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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIII,, No. 278.
UNI PREPARES
FUIL FIGHT
ON CANNON
CHICAGO.—Labor is preparing a fi
r.al onslaught on the candidacy of
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. The po
litical action committee of the Chica
go Federation of Labor has planned
to send a number of labor leaders
into "Uncle Joe’s” district next
week.
In the last three weeks of the cam
paign there will be nearly 50 labor
speakers in Danville, Kankakee and
the vicinity. Two organizers for the
American Federation of Labor are in
the district now making speeches for
the democratic candidate for Speaker
Cannon's seat in the house of repre
sentatives.
Among those to he seat by the
Chicago Federation of Labor will be
Secretary E. N. Nockels, and John
C. Harding, secretary of the typo
graphical union.
ENGAGEMENT OF
KISS ELKINS IS
DEED
(By VIOLA ROGERS.)
ELKINS, W. Va.—With the an
nouncement coming from across the
waters that Miss Katherine Elkins
would become the bride Of the Duke
d’Abruzzi, on December 10, I called
at the palatial home of Senator and
Sirs. Stephen B. Elkins, on the hills
above this smoky little coaling town,
to learn whether the report as pub-
Extraordlnary as it seems, after the
persistent rumors of her daughter’s
engagement to the royal duke, Mrs.
Elkins positively denied that such an
engagement existed, and this on the
heels of the report that the duke Is
about to sail for this country to
claim his bride.
There certainly has been no an
nouncement of Katherine’s engage
mr‘ to the duke made by me, and
no erne has a right to make such an
announcement but I, her mother,’
said Mrs. Elkins.
"It would seem that the papers
were afraid that my daughter is des
tined to become a hopeless old maid,
the way they engage her to people.
It has been some one ever since she
came out, and her engagement to the
Due d’Abruzzi is by far the most
persistent rumor. I will tell you now
that when my daughter Is engaged 1
will take it upon myself to notify the
editors of all the papers that there
may be no mistake.”
WEST DEVELOPMENT
WAS THE SUBJECT
The Trans-M ississippi
Commercial Congress
Listened to Practical Ad
dresses.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Assemb
ling after half a day of recreation,
the delegates to the nineteenth ses
sion of the trails-Mississippi com
mercial congress listened to practi
cal addresses on the developm tlft of
the west.
A new flood of resolutions deluged
the seer, tarv's desk Thursday. Th<
committee on resolutions is deter
mined to recommend a resolution
urging the necessity for a rejuvln’a
tion of the merchant marine and has
also decided to report adversely the
resolution commanding the attitude
of Postmaster General Meyer on the
subject of parcels post.
One jl the messages received
Thursday by President Case was
from E. H Hardman, ill which he
expressed disappointment, "not to be
with you all and go over our experi
ences of the last decade and to as
sure you that ther is as much ahead
as lies behind, if we only work to
got her.”
DOUBTFUL STATES
LOOK DEMOCRATIC
Candidate John W. Kern
Says That Things Look
Mighty Good To Him.
ROANOKE, Va.—Democratic Vice-
Presidential Candidate John W. Kern
will on, Friday deliver a speech at
Fincastfi the county seat of Bote
tourt county Thursday he spent the
afternoon and evening at the homo
of his sister. Mrs. Isaac Engel, n»*r
ibis city visiting for a short tfrne
his grave, on the Eagle plan
ration, ffclr Kern is very much
psi i«. Ueftb the prospects of demo
cratlc Tsiceess in the coining election.
He said:
"The prospects are promising. I do
not mean by tbnt the south, or weli
known democratic states are going
democratic. I meau that the pros
pects are bright in distinctly doubtful
state*. ’
WiFE SAYS HUSBAND
STOLE AlilD KILLED
THEM
NEW YORK.—Mrs. Francis Mc-
Cloud. Brooklyn, whose seven-year
old son Harold was mysteriously kid
napped while he was playing on the
street, positively identified at 2 a.
m. Friday clothes worn by a boy
whose body was washed ashore at
Belford, N. J., on Tuesday last as
those she hod given her son, and then
declared the child’s father had stolen
him and put him to death.
She told the police of Belford that
the boy’s father was not her husband,
Alexander iucCloud, as generally • sup
posed, but a New York lawyer, who
Is soon to be married to a woman of
prominence and wealth.
She was firm in the belief that the
father had murdered the child to sup
press a scandal, which might prevent
his marriage.
The Identification of the clothes
was made in the undertaking estab
lishment of Melville *P. Yard, 10
Chlldsberry, was taken after it was
dragged from the water. There was
no claimant for the body and its con
dition compelled a hasty burial.
PASSENGER KILLED
IN A TROLLEY
COLLISION
HAVERHILL, Mass. —An open car
filled with Italian laborers and a
Georgetown regular car with 28 pas
sengers were in collision on the Bos
ton and Northern street railway In
Bradford district Friday fnorning, and
as a result one passenger was killed,
a motorman is probably dying in the
hospital, ten Italians are confined
there with injuries, and the surgeons'
offices in tnat vicinity were taxed
to the utmost in caring for the slight
ly injured.
RfCHMONO HOBSON
SUES JR LIBEL
BOSTON. Representative Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, apostle of the
greater navy, won’t stand for being
called a liar, even in the longer and
prettier word. He made that plain
when he brought suit for $30,000
against Representative John A. Keli
her, of Boston, charging libel.
The trouble arose over a speech Mr.
Hobson made here September 21.
Former Representative Conroy, who
was vainly seeking to prevent the
renomination of Mr. Keliher, import
ed Mr. Hobson to speak in his behalf,
in his address Mr. Hobson said:
"I came to Boston because of my
interest in the American navy. I
came at my own expense and of my
own volition," and much more to that
tenor.
Mr. Keliher, it is said, made the
following answer: "Mr. Hobson tells
the people that he comes here entire
ly because of his stand on naval Is
sues. When he says that, he tells an
untruth, for he comes here for a
price, paid by Martin M. Lomasney;
comes here for his regular fee of $l3O
a night, and his railroad bill.”
Mr. Hobson demanded an explana
tion, and apparently the reply was
not satisfactory.
REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS GREATER
CINCINNATI, O.—Figures so far t
indicate that there is a great in j
crease in the number of voters reg
istered this fall. In Cincinnati 63.
329 voters have registered, as
against 51,891 last year.
The second day’s registration it !
Columbus brings the total for the i
two diys up to 29,300, which Is on !
Increase of nearly 4,000 over las:
year. At Cleveland, however, the ;
results are disappointing. A yeat
ago the registration for the two
days was 66,00 u, as compared with
26,000 this year.
HARBET OFFERS REWARD
TO AEROPLANE ARTIST
CHICAGO.—In the hope of increas-1
Ing Interest In flying machines and !
aeronautics In the vicinity of Chios
go. Edward F. Harbert has offered a
prize of SSOO to the first person who
succeeds In crossing from Chicago to !
South Haven In an aeroplane
Harbert. himself an enthusiast on
the subject, ia building an aeroplane, I
but, will not compete for the prig*.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity-—Fair and cooler tonight and Saturday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 9, 1908.
Who is the Republican Candidate , Anyhow?
[ J ASH' FOR Ttif AMERICAN PEOPLE HAV£~~\
1 Support Of MR a h/qht 70 choose their
TAFT PM Cfit£F TfECor/vF WITHOUT
, ms/own INFLU£NCF 0F rm mSIO£NT
FEAR OF WAR HANGS OVER
EVERY EUROPEAN CAPITAL
Scrvia’s Atti tn de Gives
Rise To Pessimistic Feel
inj? Over Outlook. Inter
national Conference Not
Likely To Be Held.
LONDON.—Feeling in all Europ
ean capitals has become decidedly
pessimistic. This is partly due to
the fact that irresponsible little Her
via seems likely to begin the game
of war within a few hours.
Great Britain, and no doubt other
countries, lias sent strong remon
strances to Belgrade, but public pas
sion throughout Servia is so high
that this will hang in the balance,
but the scale is tipping toward the
wrong way.
There are small chances that the
much talked of inter national confer
once can now materialize. Austria
naturally objects to the conference
idea unless review of her action in
Bosnia and Herzegovina be exrlud
ed. Germany will support Austria.
This attitude alone would make a
conference impossible.
No Vessels Shot at.
CONSTANTINOPLE.—It is denied
officially that the forts have fired on
any vessel in the Bosphorus.
BERLIN.—The correspondent of
the Lokal Anzeiger telegraphed his
paper tills morning that the fort at
the entrance to the Bosphorus had:
fired on an unknown vessel, probably
a Bulgarian steamer.
No Vessels in Bosphorus.
BELGRADE.—It is said here to
day that Bulgaria has no vessels of
any description In the Bosphorus.
Consult All Protest
CANANEA, Crete—Consular body
lias protested in principle against
yesterday’s declaration union wit it
Greece.
The people say they will not with
draw the declaration except undet
compulsion.
The members ot the new govern
ment have taken an oath of loyalty
to Greece.
The executive committee of the
revolutionists has sent to King
George of Greece, who Is now at
Copenhagen, a despatch inking him
to extend Ms sovereignty to the Is
land.
Bulgaria Recognized.
SOFIA, Bulgaria. Nicholas I.
nrlnce of Montenegro, is the first sov
ereign to recognize the Bulgarian
kingdom. ll<- sent his congratula
tions to King Ferdinand through the
Bulgarian representative at Cettlnje.
Elaborate preparations ate being
made at Fhlllpo polls, eaatern Roiime
lla, for the reception of King Fer
dinand and his ministers, who are to
arrive there on Sunday.
England Sends Battleships.
LONDON. The naval officers Krl
day ordered two battleships and two
cruisers from Malta to the Island of
Lemons which Is in the Grecian
archipelago and which belongs to
Turkey. Although this movement Is
likely made to protect English In
terests in European Turkey, F Is re
ported In some quarters that It Is a
demonstration on the part of Eng
land in support of Turkey's conten
tion in the Be I kan situation. The
PROMINENT PEOPLE
SAW TREjIIGITS
LE MANS, Franco.—The testa now
being made 4iy Wilbur Wright, the
Amcrieau aeroplanlst, are al tract ing
throngs of spectators to tht course
at Auvours. Among those who wii
liessed the Rights of the American
Thursday was Queen Marguerltn, ot
Italy, and among his passengers were
Lieut.\ General Baden-l’owell, of the
British army; Count Serge Kazna
koft, a chamberlain to the Russian
emperor; Mine, liollee, and Com
mandant Bouttleaux, director of the
military aerostatic park at Meuden.
During these flights, which were
not of very great length, Mr. Wright
kept his machine comparatively close
to the ground, except the Right, in
which he carried Commandant liout
tieaux, wneit he ascended to a heigh’
of 75 feel. Later Mr. Wright was
presented to the dowager queen, who
warmly congratulated him.
A public subscription has beer
opened nt LeMans, with the object ol
presenting a testlmenial to Mr.
Wright.
HUGHES CONCLUDED
HIS KANSAS TOUR
Spoke.At Eight. Towns To
Farmers and Railroad
and Busincaa Men.
WICHITA, Kans.—Gov. Hughes,
of New York, concluded a speech
making tour of Kansas in Wichita
last night. He spok'- at eight towns
to farmers and railroad and business
men.
At Topeka Governor Hughes said
altaeks had recently been made upon
him In connection with contribu
tions to ills campaign funds while he
was running for governor two years
ago, anti lie took occasion to reply
to them.
Among other things Mr. Hughes
said: "The contributions made win n
I ran for governor of New York
against Mr Heart! had nothing what
ever to do with my purposes, my
policies or my official posliloii When
1 was nominated for governor I nail
‘■(l my flag to the mast and there it
has been floating ever since,
"It stood for favors to none and
justice to all. It stood again:
every form of special privilege at
the expense of the public welfare It
stood against every effort to pervert
the machinery of government to eel
fish purposes."
ships affected are the Glory and the
Prince of Wales and the armored
cruiser* Diana arid Lancaster.
Bervlan Bands Forming.
HUDAPEfiT.—According to Infor
rnatlon received here the Hervlan re
servisls have been ordered to Join
colors October II It Is reported
also thst Hervlan hands are being
termed, ind directions consequent tv
have been given to guard the roads
and the bridges ou the Bosnian
frontier.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY'S
AMBASSADOR TALKS
WASHINGTON. Baron Hengelrnul
ler, Ihe ambassador from Austria Hun
gary to the United Stales, was In eon
forenee with President Roosevelt at
the White House Thursday night for
nearly an hour. It is understood that
the purpose of the ambassador's visit
was to explain Austria Hungary’s of
Rrlal position with regard to the In
dependence of Bulgaria and the an
nexation of Bosnia and the Herzegov
ina by Austria.
As to the Balkan situation, the am
bassador said: ‘I am satisfied that
there Is no reason to fear war. There
Is nothing Involved that cannot be
compromised at a conference of the
powers. Servla for years Inis cher
ished Ihe hope of adding Bosnia and
Ihe Herzegovina to her own territory,
and now that the hope has departed,
Hervln rslses the cry of war.”
With regard to IfiligHrlu, Baron Hen
geliimller said: '‘Bulgaria for years
has been as independent of Turkey
as any country could lie The nullnn
of Turkoy was recognized in Bulgaria,
hut he had no power In the adininis
tratlon of Its affairs. Through the es
tablishment of tin- Independence of
Bulgaria. Turkey loses nothing, as
Bulgaria paid no tribute lo the Otto
man empire except for eastern Hu
mella.”
(Rtß-BIDP DIME
BACK ID NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Arch Bishop Farley
came hack to New York from Hone
Friday on the North Herman Lloyd
Mnei Prlnzessln Irene and brought
with him a ineasage of good will and
explicit y expressed admiral ion far
Ihe American people from Pope Plus.
The return of the a*rh bishop has
made Ho occasion of a demons!lu
ll on of welcome on the part of 1.000
Roman Catholics, dignitaries of tti -
church ami prominent laymen, whe
wenl to nicer ihe llnei in a charter
ed steamer, such as inis seldom oc
curred In New York.
“I found fin* Popi- in excellent
health, ’ said ihe arch bishop. “In
fact, he was In much hotter health
than when I saw him the last time,
1 even years ago, IBs Holiness sends
tils In si wishes to tiie American
people Whenever ip- speaks of
America or the Americans, his face
lights up, He says that he eon
aiders the American people most,
wonderful and that he has the great
eat admiration for them and for Am
erlcan Institutions.’'
SUIT AGAINST MARKS
AND POWELL FOR $l4O-62
Hull was entered In the clerk of
court's office Friday morning by Dan
Talmage's Hons' company against
Marks and Powell, for $140.62.
The Taimage people claim they
shipped 25 sacks of rice to Marks
Powell and they now refuse to pa'/
lor theta.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR.
TODAY’S POLITICAL NEWS IN BRIEF
Mr. Bryan spoke before the Deep Waterways’ convention, in Chi
cago ami then resumed stumping. His lungesi speech, before the
Northwestern University students, included a bitter attack on executive
interference in presidential elections.
Mr, Taft registered in Cincinnati, consulted with Manager Vorys
and went early “to a bed that stands still.” After three days rest he will
resume his tour,
Mr. Sherman at Wesleyan University, a coeducational institution
Rt Delaware, 0., said he favored co-education.
Chairman Hitchcock Is said to be having trouble In raising campaign
lands. In Chicago It is said its expenses there have been $390,000 ami
collections only SIOO,OOO.
Samuel Gompers criticised President Roosevelt for his defense of
• ntt's labor record, and insisted that the candidate had abused
flic power of injunction.
Eugene V. Delis spoke to Yale students at New Haven; in a parade
wni<*)ft preceded the address 2,000 persons took part, among whom were
many women.
I homos L, Hisgen and William Randolph Hears!, spoke in an enthu
siastic crowd of minors at Reno in the heart of the Nevada gold Reids
last night.
The Tndpendoneo party "flying wedge is scheduled for speeches to
night at Decatur, 111.
( andldate James S. Sherman ended a three thousand mile tour yes
terday, speaking al Mansfield and Marlon, O.
William J. Bryan will speak today at Quincy, Galesburg and Joltat,
Governor Hughes in Kansas speeches called Bryan’s policies twins of
16 to t.
J. Frank Carswell announces for council from Ward Two, Augusta,
to fill unexpired term of Eugene L. Johnson, resigned.
ELOPERS WERE MARRIED
BY NEWSPAPER REPORTER
CHICAGO Miss Gertrude K. M.
Moffat and Flank M. Barnelt eloped
Thursday from Clinton. 111., and name
to Chicago. A former minister of tho
gospel, who is a reporter hero, was
attracted to the debate of tiie pair In
tiie street over the question of finding
a minister to perform (lie marriage.
"I beg your pardon," quoth the for
nier parson, "but | am a minister and
qualified to marry you.”
LABOR SHOULD REMAIN
SB PE RATE FROM POLITICS
CHICAGO.— Ila tile I J, Keefe, gene
ral president of the longshoremens
organization and a member of the ex
ecutive council of the American Fed
eration of Labor, has made a state
ment In which he declares that the
labor niowiueni must remain sopar
ale from polities, ami that In IIHh
AERONAUT’S DARING DEED
THOUSAND FEET IN THE AIR
HPIUNUKIKIJ). Mash. My ollmb
iug Into iln* rigging of (In- Imiloon
Howton, one thousand foot from tho
ground Thursday afternoon, beo Kte
von* unfaHtom-d with hlk tooth tin*
cord around tin- safety valve of tho
gmbjig, and Unis prevent'd Uu poa
rlbllify ot (hi* balloon bursting In
midair. if wan the moat exciting
Incident connected with buloonlng In
this city, mid IhouimndH of persona
excitedly watched Hu* aeronaut an In?
performed Ijih perilous tank, and
when he finally climbed back Into
the basket, ;i loud cheer arose from
tho Mpcctatom.
Tho balloon wnw owned by Charles
.1. GJlimeu. II wan about to hi art
on a trip, carrying lwo paKHengers,
Floyd Jl. Hmllh, of Yon kern and liar
lan T. IMerponl, of BprlngfleJd. Jumi
hh the balloon wuh ready lo a*r.end
11 wa« learned that the load wuh too
heavy and Mr Steven* look Mr
Uliddcit'g place hh pilot.
The rope conceding with the safe
ty valve which had been looped
looped around the neck of the gun
AWAITING SATURDAY’S GAME,
DETROIT BALL ENTHUSIASTS
CAMPED OUTSIDE GROUNDS
bKTItOIT, Mich Several hundred enthusiasts were camped thin
morning boson the tlckei window*. at Itennott Mark, where Detroit
American* and Uhlcago National* tomorrow play the first game ol the
world ehamj ionshli >erle* if win Manager Jennlng*' Intention today
to have IMtchef Killian, Detroit'* left, hander, to face Chicago In tho
opening game.
Jeiinlng In confident of winning.
The Vagaries of Publicity Arithmetic
•publicity Arithmetic” I* not unite Unit of the Mchool*.
For example: The merchant whom* advertising 1h 75 per cent.
ADKQI'ATE la TWICK AH KFFfCCTIVK AN ADVKItTfHKK hh 1h the
merchant whose advertlHlng I* hut 50 per cent. ADKQI'ATK,
The above proportion doe* not work out in mathematic*- but It
doe* In ACTUAL HUHINKHH I JFK.
Ho Unit a More that hrt* but three quart or* enough advertising—ls
none of it Ih of the wrong sort -still ha* double tin* eahrico of pros
perity i** the Mtore thot I* hilt half advert!** d.
There are not many More* that are advertised on the full 100
per cent of adequacy plan If you know one that I*. you know a store
that, by this Maine vagary arithmetic. I* twice an effectively adver*
lined an the store that use* 75 per cent of “enough" advertising.
And, of course. It I* twice a* prosperous, too,
adequate ADVERTISING IN THE HERALD pays BPLENOID
DIVIDENDS.
The trio walked to tho county build
ing, whore a license was obtained.
In a reception room at tho annex
two witnesses wore lined up and the
reporter married tho elopora,
"What 1h your fee?” asked the
bridegroom,
“A picture of the bride," replied tho
reporter.
lie received it and it is a feature
of his story today,
campaign the unions, ns a whole,
have not boon committed.
He endorses Ihe candidacy of Hecre
lary Taft, saying that "as secretary
of war, he has done more to enforce
Inws In favor of organized labor than
all his predecessors,"
liaK, wiih pulled lyoac, but. railed to
w<trk. At the Hama time the man
holding thr Irnnkel let go. Hr. Olid
ib'ii and Mr. Woven*, Hoeing the dan
Ki'r, Hhoiitod In luild fiiHt, but It whh
too late. Thu gaabag had been fill
id in Ith 1111110*1 capacity on acoount
id bavliiK three [iiiHaviiKiTH.
Ah I hr* kiih rixpundH an a balloon
iiHi-i iiilk, Mr. Htovuu* feared the hat
loon would burst. There whh no
way or K'*l lUik lit Ihn aafoty valvo
without r.llmbiiiK Into the rigging,
m arly fifteen feet, above the ba*k<it,
and Hilh lie did.
After llxlng the valve and letting
out Home of the gaH the trip wan
made Hcin:iinnfully.
BALLOONS ASSEMBLING.
FIICRLIN- Klghty-*lx linlloonH have
aaaemhled here in lake part In the
mtii'h of HlrHhlp ennteata that, wir
levin Friday. Among the pllota are
Heveral army aeronaut* of world
wide reputation. The principal event
will be a conleai. lor an International
cup, wlili'h will take place .Sunday.