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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIII., No. 275. NEAR-BEER TAX STANDS 'JUDGE ELLIS DECIDES Upholds Constitutionality of Act and Denies Peti tion for Restraining Order. ATLANTA, Ga.—Today in the su perior court. Judge Ellis rendered a decision upholding the constitutio nality of the act placing a tax upon dealers in '"near beer” and denied the petition for an order restraining its collection, The decision dissolved the temporary restraining order granted pending the final decision. REPRESEBTITIIE CLARK QUIZZED ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON. Representative Clark of Florida has addressed a let ter to President Roosevelt directing attention to the political activity of two federal officeholders In Florida. He savs: Hon. John W. Cheney, United Stales district attorney for the south ern district of Florida, is the republi can nominee for governor of that state, and Hon. W. R. O’Neal, post master at Orlando, Fla., is the repub lican nominee for congress from the second congressional district of that state. Both of these gentlemen are now active' engaged in traveling over Florida, making partisan speech es for Taft and Sherman and for themselves. Is this in accord with your views?” The representative adds that he does not object to the "partisan polit ical activity of these republican fed«- rai officeholders, but believes the rule said to have been inToked in the case of Messrs. McCleary and Glasscock should be made uniform throughout all sections.” DIED FROM RABIES; -HUSBAND LOOKING ON Had Been Taking Pasteur Treatment For Seven Weeks, But To No Avail. NEW YORK.—Mrs. Harvey M. Day, of 16 Cherry street, Elizabeth, N. .1., died Tuesday of rabies from the bite of a pet bull terrier, in spite of the fact that she had been under the Pasteur treatment for the past seven weeks. Mrs. Day had to be restrained in a strait jacket for the past twenty-! four hours, so violent did her strug : gles become All hope of saving 'her had been given up several days ago, and her husband was compelled to ■*e her die by inches before his eyes. JOHN W. KERN RECEIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE, N.C. —‘John W. Kern, democratic vice-presidential nominee left here Tuesday for Greensboro, C., where he spoke on the Guilford battle ground Tuesday afternoon. An all-day picnic and barbecue was ar ranged there in his honor. TODAY’S POLITICS IN CONDENSED FORM Mr. Bryan denied a report that he had opposed pension legislation and started on a stumping tour that will last until election day. in rnid-Octo b*r he will make seventy speeches in Nebraska. Mr. Taft completed his tour of Kan sas, speaking at one point to a crowd that stood in the rain to hear him. and then began his trip through Missouri. He asked Missourians to vote for him, as he would carry on the Roose velt policies for which they voted four years ago. Governor Hughes, with no indica tions of throat trouble, made fifteen apeeches in Wisconsin, paying tribute to Mr. Bryan's sincerity, but saying his remedies for political tils were cure-alls. Congressman Longworth said bis Rock Island speech had been jocular and Inaccurately reported. News paper reporters made affidavit that It was Jocular, but that they had re ported It correctly. Governor Haskell, in a letter to President Roosevelt, accused him of not gett'ng a fair royalty for the Indl •» yards of the nation when the gov Orient granted an Oklahoma franchise to a Standard Oil com pany Standard Oil lawyers gave out a statement denying In detail the state ment of Prank 8. Monnett. that while attorney general of Ohio, the oil company had tried to bribe him. iuffragettea made vain efforts to register ee voters. WM. R.NEARSTNOW STRIKES IT MR. JOUR 111. KERR LOS ANGELES.— William Ran dolph Hearst threw another of his justly celebrated political bricks Monday night in a speech directed at John Worth Kern, the democratic nominee for vice-president. In part Mr. Hearst said: “Mr. Wern who has achieved fame as (he railroad :>ass candidate, and who aspires to represent the liig Foifr railroad in the government of the United States, seems eligible fop the retired list in the face of these re turns and without the presentation of any further facts. “Mr. Kern was nominated for the vice-presidency by one of the most corrupt bosses in the country—Tom Taggart, of Indiana, You citizens, in your simple, trustful nature,' tuny think that a convention nominated Mr. Kern. A democratic convention does not nominate nowadays—it merely ratifies an appointment. Mr. Bryan for 24 hours held up the con vention at Denver to offer Charlie Murphy, of New York, the opuoriu nity to name the vice-presidential candidate. But Charlie Murphy, the most corrupt boss in the United States, refused the responsibility, and so the honor fell by natural In hertlance to the second most corrupt 1 boss In the United States—Tom Tag I gart, of Indiana.” COMMITTEE MAKES APPEfILJOEURQPE SALONKI, European Turkey,—The conmittee of union and progress which carried out the recent success ful revolution in Turkey by young Turks has issued a proclamation ap pealing to Europe against "these at tempts on most sacred rights of na tion.” * ST. LOUIS WILL BE THE MECCA FOR TAFT Will Deliver An Address, Witness a Parade and Hold a Public Reception. BMOERLY, Mo.—St. Louis V* **> be the rni'cea Tuesday of Candidate Taft. After five short speeches at Moberly, Mexico, Montgomery, VV'ar renton and St. Charles Taft will ar rive, in St. Loujs shortly after noon, where he will make an extended ad dress Tuesday afternoon and witness a parade of the veiled prophet In the evening besides the holding of a put) lie reception in the Planters’ hotel.; BASEBALL THIRTY THOUSAND FANS WILL SEE SOX PLAY SOUTH SIDE DALE PARK. CHI CAGO. The White Sox and Tigers todny fight for the pennant of Un- American league before tremendous crowds that packed the South Side Park. The pennant of the league de pends upon the outcome of thin game and nearly iiO.OOO people tilled every inch of available apace an hour be fore the game. Outside thousands of fans, willing to pay any price for a ticket, clamor for admission. "Doc" White, the aou’hpaw la the hope of the Sox In this crucial game. “Wild Bill” Donovan, the veteran s*ar who has pltcned In ho many exciting games that he doe* not feel the sen sation, will be on the slab for the Tigers, and as cool aa If the park had been deaorted and he and his teammates were out for a bit of prac tice. The Sox were the favorites in the betting down town, and while even EVERY PLAY IN THE CRUCIAL GAME BETWEEN DETROIT AND CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON, WILL BE FOUND IN THE HERALD’S SPORTING EDITION AND ALL BIG LEAGUE SCORES BY INNINGS. Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Wednesday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 6. 1908. PIES. CASTRO IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION WILLEMSTAD.—A telegram from Caracas to Maracaibo announces that President Castro is very IH, and it is reported that he will not recover. HIM RRyili WELL RECEIVED 111 101 PERRY, lowa.—Hon. William J. Bryan got a rousing reception hero, where he delivered the first of three scheduled speeches to an immense crowd during the day. He will also speak at Tama, and Cedar Rapids. He attacked the republican party for falling to make public its campaign contributions and reiterated his charge that it was because they fear ed the light of day. While enroute here he spoke at Valley Junction Waukee, Dallas Centre, and Min burn. money was the price In the morning, at noon it wua Impossible to place a Sox bet save at the odds of 10 to 7. "We will win today,” said Jennings. "The team was never in better shape, and we’ll win.” were the words of Manager Jones. Both managers will send their strongest line-ups into the field. Jones will have Sullivan behind the bat again. The teams will line-up as follows: Chicago Hahn, rigid field; .(ones, center field; Isbell, first base; Dough erty, left field; Davis, second base; Parent, shortstop; Sullivan, catch; Tannehill. third base; White, pitch. Detroit—Mclntyre, left field; Hush, shortstop: Crawford, center field; Cobb, right field; Rossman, first bsse; Schaefer, third base; Schmidt, catch; Downs, second base; Donovan, pitch. GOLD HAS BEEN FOUND NEAR BRENIO RICHMOND. Va —Gold has been discovered in the section near Brerno, in the bed of a creek which traverses the slate quarries at Arvonla, lu Buck Ingham county. Dust worth $8 or $lO has been washed out. The creek is below the Seven Is land-plantation, in James river, and traverses the farm of Philip Nicholas MRy Allis DIVORCE SUIT IS FILED NEW YORK. —The papers in tha motion of Mrs, Claudia Libby Halns for alimony, counsel fees and the rustody of her three children, in her suit for divorce against Captain Peter C. Halns, were handed to Justice Carr in the supreme court, Brooklyn, Tues day. Lawyer Percey, representing Cap tain Hains, and a clerk front the of flre of Lawyer Wild, representing Mrs. Hains, filed the documents, which were voluminous. They in clude a sworn statement of S.OOO words, made by Mrs. Claudia Libby Hains in Boston and reciting her mat rlage history and the events which led to the shooting of Annls. Justice Carr said he would not make the [tapers in Ihe case public until he had gone over them himself. He is sitting In the trial lerm of the supreme court, and will be unable to reach the case for several days. GERMAN-AMERICANS HOLD CELEBRATION This la the 225th Anni versary of the Firat Ger man Emigration. II s ■■ • PHILADELPHIA, Pa The follow Ing telegram was received Monday: "While House, Washington, October , lflOg “C, J. Hoxamer, Esty President Na tional (lerman-Amerlcan Alliance, Philadelphia, Pit ; "Through you I present my heart! eat. good wishes for ihe success of the National Qorman-Amartcan Alll anee on the occasion of Its going (o eelehrato the 2’:Mh anniversary of the first Herman emigration to this coun try. "From that dsv to tills Americans of German birth and descent have borne high and honorable part In the history of this great nation. "Theodore Roosevelt " With a street parade, a dedication of a cornerstone of a monument to the founder of Germantown, and a patriotic celebration Tuesday night, the Oerman-Amerlcans of Philadui phia Tuoaday, held one of the gre-t ear demonstrations of Hi kind ever held in this state, If not in the na tlon. Not only tfid all the German-Amer Iran* of this city participate In the exercise in commemoration of the landing of the first Harman colonists under the leadership of Frans Daniel Paatorloua, in IM3 and the founding of Germantown, hut thousand* of nous and daughters of the fatherland were here from other cities. PUBLIC SCHOOL DESTRUCTION PLANNED NEW YORK.—What the police of tho Bronx believe to be a plot to blow up public school No. 6, at Tremoni and Bryant avenues, wui utscoveird and thwarted by Janitor i Commers. This school Is one of the largest In the Bronx, with u capacity of 2,000 pupils. Janitor Cotnmeva , found a large hole In the outer wall. I It was newly made, and looked as If it had been gouged out with sonic | rude tool. In the hole was a mass ! of wires, broken off at the edge of : the hole. The wirea were covered j with dynamite, j There was enough or the explosive I to destroy the whole building, and If exploded during a session of the school, tho lives of 1,500 to 2,000 | children would have been sacrificed. EUNICE'S BERT IS NON-COMMITTAL ! PARIS,—The hope that hostilities may h c . avoided In the Ralktins Is growing hero. The latest advices In dicate that the port* for tfio moment Is not disposed to go further than a formal protest against Bulgaria's proclamation of Indepi ndeuoe. ' Foreign Minister T'lchon continues conferences here. ■ Tuesday he talked with M. iswolsky, Russian minister of foreign affairs, ami M. Standoff, the diplomatic agent of llulgarlu, arid Tuesday afternoon he will confer with ,tlie British. Turkish, Italian and Span ish ambassadors. France believes a new conference of signatories of Ihe Berlin treaty tis necessary to clear Ihe situation and safeguard the Inletests of all the powers If the principle of the new congress Is approved, France, In tie cord with Great Britain and Russia, | will abstain front recognizing the In dependence of Bulgaria anil the selz ' urc of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus j virtually hacking up Turkey’s protest. Pursuant with litis policy President j Fallleres' reply to Emperor Francis Joseph will he non-committal. TO DEFEND MOTHER BOY SHOT FATHER Leaned Ovar Hi* Mother’* Shoulder and Used Piatol On Hi* Father. NEWARK. N. J In d< r.-nso of 1 his mother, whose life was threaten | e«J Theodore K Filer, lit <-i- 1 , old, shot and mortally wounded his ' father, John Eller, .’.r. years old, In the family home m ,j*i Lit'' on ,ive ' mi*, tills c)l>. Tin- youth leaned ever the shoulder of tic terrorized mother, placed the muzzle of a pis tol itv-tinsi 'lie head of ill. lather and pulled Itm trigger. I < for.- the elder man could fall, tin- I t! tired another bullet Into his father’s shoulder. TEN MORE CHOLERA CASES MANILA, Ten new tans-, of chol era were reported for the paxt 2i hours. The list Includes wo Amer- Pans, r. O lluidctigh of th< civil service, and Charles Ridgeway, known as thy "blind poet,” DAILY AND SUNDAY SO.OO PER YEAR IS. ROCKEFELLER I LOCKER IS CELL fir POLICE NEW YORK William G. Rocke fellor, Jr,, son of Standard Oil m e; 1 mile, and nephew of John I)., was looked up in a cell In the Mmrisanm police station today because he was unable to furnish SIOO ball. Young Rockefeller and two other men. who gave their names as Waller Glffney ami Arthur Gibbons, New Rochelle hankers, were, arrested on the Pelham parkway lasi night, charg ed with over speeding. The three were unable to raise $10(1 between them. When the ease was railed before Magistrate today, young Rockefeller was held In *IOO hall for special sessions.. If Ip' made any at tempt lo Improve Ills financial con dition over night, he met with but little success. Hlh friends, too, were In the same straitened rtrcumst aliens as before, and as the bail was not. forthcoming, Rockefeller was locked up. A! the last report Glffney and Gibbons were scouring the city trying to get some one to come to his res cue. TURKS CONSIDER RRLEARIR'S MOVE CONST A NTINOPLE —The Council or Ministers held a long session Tuesday morning considering ttye an lion of Bulgaria tn declaring her in dependence of Turkey at Tlrnova Monday. Tho council decided It Impossible to aocopt any proceedings Ihal violated the existing treaties and Ihal Turkey should address n circular note to the powers pointing out the necessity of taking mens tires lo enforce tho rospect for the Berlin treaty. Replying to a telegram sent, to the Turkish government by .rlnce Fer dinand Turkey says she haH invited the powers to confer on the situa tion and as her rights are guaranteed by the powers she will look to them for their defense. The Yeiml (Jazutto, a organ of the Grand Vizier, says Tuesday; We are ready tn defend our rights with all our strength,” ami adds Aus ti'U Hungary haft informed the pow ers of her intention of withdrawing her troops from Ban Jak of Novlpaz 81'. THAW’S MOTHER AT WHITE PLAINS Now Occupying Rooms Near th© Place Where Her Son la Confined. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.—Mrs. Wll Ham Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, who arrival! from Europs Monday nf tarnoon, reached White Plains this morning, ami Is now occupying rooms at the t’arlyon Arms hotel, on Booth Broadway. Mrs, Thaw has an com panions her daughter, former Count huh of Yarmouth, and a friend, Miss Gertrude Ross. Tho Cnrlyon Arms Is on old fashioned, quiet country tern peraniV hotel located In -a pretty section of the county seat of West chester. it Is only a few blocks from the White Plains jail, where Mrs. Thaw's son, Harry K. Thaw, is now confined It is understood Mrs. Thaw nnd daughter came here so as to he present on October 12, when Justice Mills of the supremo court will hear testimony to decide whether Thaw Is now sane or not. It Is reported Ihai Mrs Thaw and her daughter will be witnesses In behalf of Harry to try to prove that lie Is not Insane. CASHIER ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT Denies Emphatically That. He Misappropriate;d Any Money of the Bank. NEW YORK Hlberl L Morgan, cash lor of the First National bank of Friendly, \V. Va.. was arrastod Mon day night In Jersey city by (lofted Plates Marshal Mayhow, on a warrant issiti-d by United States Commission er Hoe. The warrant charges him with cm be/.deini-nt of J.’.UOO deposited with the hunk by flic Baltimore and Ohio railt id to the credll of Ihe state of West Virginia Morgan denied emphatically that he had misappropriated any moneys <il the bunk. JOHN WANAMBKER AND HORACE GREELEY JOHN WAN AMAKER:—"It la Impossible to build a large business today without publicity. Advertising Is an evolution of modern Industrial competition. HORACE QREELEYi—"To neglect to advertise Is like resolving never to travel by steam or to communicate by tela gi aph”, THE HERALD CETB RESULTS FOR ALL ITS ADVERTISERS. EI3EE3 POWERS IS TOE MEDIATORS GREAT BRITAIN MAKES PRO POSITIONS TO TURKEY AND BULGARIA; GERMANY AND FRANCE FAVOR THE ACTION CONGRESS DANGEROUS If the European Powers Come Together To Delib erate, a European War Might Be the Result. —* A*** LONDON. Great Britain has made mediatory propositions to Turkey and Bulgaria, Franco bus also undertaken to act. ns mediator, and Germany has announced that she approves Groat Britain's propositions. An eminent English authority on Hluropcun affairs, who fofused to al low his name to bo used, for obvi ous reasons, said Tuesday: “Tho only real danger of a European war over tho happenings In the near East will ui'lho if tho European powers summon a congress to deliberate upon tho sits nation. Once Pandora's bo* of Euro pean ambitions, Jealousies, rivalries and hatreds Is opened no one can foresee the oonsequuncos. If Presi dent Roosevelt wishes to dual tor peace, let him use all his inlluonoe to prevent the summoning of a Euro pean congress." There Is a disposition here to wait to sei what Paris will do In a crisis that is deemed more momentous for her than uny in JO years. In Paris they wait on London which, they say, is far more directly concerned with Bulgaria's freedom and Aus tria's annexation of Bosnia and Herso govtna than France could possibly bo. it is considered certain that if Bul garia and Turkey light no power will Interfere on either side, so the quar rel will be strictly limited. Great Rejoicing Over News. PHILIPPOPOLIB, Easteui Itmigt lia. —An official iinuouncemunt of the Independence or Bulgaria was eißliu slastlcally received hero. Church bells are tinging and largo crowds with bands are parading the streets and are holding peaceful domonau* lions before the consulates. Moblllgatlon Report Denied. HOKIA, Bulgaria. A report for or ders for the mobilization of luo.uuu men was ofilulally denied Monday. Report Denied. VlENNA.—Reports that Austria- Hungary was mobilizing troops of ficially denied. TRYING THE CASE OF T. JENKINS HAINB Lawyer Brings Up the Case of the Accessory Be fore the Slayer To See What Evidence the De fense Has. i I * I NEW YORK—The evidence In the case of T. Jenkins Halns, charged wlt.lt bulng an uocassory before the murder of William E. Annls by Cap tain Polar G. Halns, Jr., was presents oil to the Queens county grand Jury Tuesday by District Attorney Ira O. Darrin, lie had decided to bring up the case T. Jenkins Halns before that of his brother, the actual slayer. It. was the Intention of District At torney Darrin to sucure the Indiot rnent of T. Jenkins Halns, first in or der that he may be brought to trial. By this moans lie hopes to force the hand of tho defense and learn whst ueiual evidence they have in the case of tin- real slayer, Csptstn Halns. It became definitely known Tues day that tho chief witness against both her husband and his brother, will lie Mrs. Glaudla Llbboy Halos. Of next Importance will be Mrs. Wll llam E. Annls, widow of the slain man. ANOTHER STORM BREWINQ. WASHINGTON, D.C.—Another se vere tropical storm Is blowing north east of Bermuda Islands and threat ens marine craft In lls path. It Is moving In northeasterly course over the Atlantic anil. Ih not egpected io cause any disturbance qo Hie coast. Warnings have been sent to Azores L lands and to shipping interests The storm appeared north of ihe West Indies Sunday and passed near ' i . iida y< derday.