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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME xm., No. 282.
GUADELOUPE
TERRIFIED BY
MIN
BASSE —Terre, Island of Guade
loupe.—A rain of asheg from volca
noes on Martinique or St. Vincent Is
lands is falling over Guadeloupe.
Mount Soufriere, the largest volca
no on St. Vincpftt is calm, and the
ashes must come from some other
crater.
BHUOOFSftIiK
IN SOUTH SEA
MOW
uKLIN'.—A wireless message re
ctived today from Arnold, conductor
of the St. Ixmis, as balloon in the
Qordon-Bennett race says:
"Lost everything in North Sea last
night.”
Another despatch received hero
says the St. Louis smk in the North
Sea and that its occupants were res
cued by a schooner. '
UNCLE JOE HUMOR
IS SELLING UID
OMAHA, Neb. —“Uncle Joe” Can
non, speaker of the houpe, is evident
ly hard up. He has just sold $49,000
worth of hlg Nebraska farm lands and
is offering for sale still other proper
ty he owns in eastern Nebraska. The
farm Cannon has just sold contains
700 acres, and sold for S7O an acre.
The market price for lands of the
came class in the vicinity is $75 to
$80 v
M'i Cannon purchased this land
years ago, when lands were going at
a song He is reported to own thous
ands of acres of land in eastern Ne
braska, right in the heart of the corn
and wheat belt.
AEROPLANE WAS
CMMEDJfj TRUNK
WASHINGTON—A. M. Herring, the
Ntw York aeroplanlst, arlved in town
with his machine locked up in a trunk
and two hand bags Monday. He took
his outfit to Fort Myer, where it will
be delivered, technically, to the gov
ernment within a few days. It is an
nounced, however, that the first
flights of the Herring machine will
not be made at the Fort Myer parade
grounds. Mr. Herring has always pro
tested against the restricted quarters
at Fort Myer. with the necessity for
frequent short turns in the flights. It
is said tne signal corps have no ob
jection to the tests being held else
where, and will detach officers to ac
company Mr. Herring and take note
of his progress. Herring refuses to
indicate where the flights will be held
saying he is afraid of crowds and ac
cidents.
Political News
Ex-Senator W. A. Clark, of Montana
will stump for Bryan, whose election,
he said, would help and not hurt bus
iness interests.
Mr Bryan, before the students of
the University of Nebraska, called
Governor Hughes a ‘ defender of the
trusts,” criticised his veto of a two
c«nt fare bill, called attention to the
contributions of Morgan, Rockefeller,
and others to his campaign fund, and
described him as a doctor who laugh
ed at the prescription given by an
other physician though refusing to
furnish a prescription of his own.
Mr Taft began his tour of Ohio,
making sixteen speeches. He devoted
much time to the labor question, and
defended his decisions when on the
bench in labor cases. He said labor
nnlons had thrived under the law as
he had laid It down He repeated his
woman suffrage sentiments. Hi*
crowds were not as large as those he
bad In the west.
Mr. Sherman, speaking In New Jer
sey said Bryan was "dangerous" be
cause he was sincere, and would not
be if he were a faker. %
Governoi Hughe* spoke at Oswego
and Waygfly to large audiences. He
said the fndlcattons “for the electlou
of Taft and Sherman arc very grati
fying;" that he would sign no hill*
for plurality, and that "my family Is
largely dependent upon the insurance
companies if anything happen* to m«"
CHARLES 8. PATTON
: M-fofcald
Charles B Patton, convicted of be
ing an accessory to a murder of
which the principal had long been
pardoned, has just been released
from the Georgia penitentiary after
22 years of imprisonment.
DISTRIBUTION OF
ALIENSJLANNED
THE ENTIRE IMMIGRATION
SERVICE WILL BE REQUIRED
TO ASSIST IN GETTING
INFORMATION
LABOR BUREAU
Will Get In Touch With
the Farmers and Manu
facturers of the
South and Supply
Them Labor
WASHINGTON.—The fullest meas
ure of assistance to the bureau of
information of the department of com
merce and labor in promoting a ben
eficial distribution of aliens who
come to the United States will be
expected and required of the entire
immigration service, according to a
communication sent out by direction
of Secretary Straus to the commis
sioners of immigration. A division
of information was created by con
gress for the purpose of promoting
the distribution of all admitted aliens
i and other persons seeking employ
ment.
In carrying out this scheme Secre
tary Straus directs that one employe
be detailed to take charge of the ln
j formation and distribution work at
j each immigration station.
The bureau of Information Tues
day also started the enormous task
of getting 1n touch witlh farmers,
manufacturers and all other persons
throughout the South, to learn at first
hand if they are in need of help, par
l ticularly farm laborers, common la
, borers, mechanics, etc. This work
will require the sending out of 806,-
1 000 return postal cards for distribu
tion by rural delivery carriers In the
| atatea of Virginia, West Virginia.
: North Carolina, South Carolina. Ken
tucky, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
land other Southern states. On the
j cards that, are returned will be indi
| rated the kind of labor needed and
' the bureau of Information will assist
lln securing the desired help.
BISHOP CHARLES W- SMITH
RESIGNS BANK PRESIDENCY
PITTSBURG, Pa Bishop Carles W
I Smith, of Pittsburg, has returned his
position as president of the Central
National bank, of Wllklnsburg. a posi
tion he has held for many years. Rev.
Mr Smith was recently unpointed
bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Portland. Oregon, and
leaves next week to take up his work
.on the coast.
Forecast for Aug-nsta and Vicinity— Fair tonight and Wednesdayi cooler tonight..
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 13, 1008.
Bum's Brass
ON WITNESS STAND
EDNA WALLACE HOPPER
TELLS OF AUTOMOBILE
AND INSURANCE
POLICY GIFTS
HAS ENGAGEMENT RING
Expects To Marry Bank
rupt Broker soon. Brown
Paid For Garage
and Chnuffenr
Until He went
Broke
NEW YORK—The receivership
being heard before Commissioner
Gilchrist, in the federal building in
the case of the defunct stock ex
change firm of A. O. Brown A Co,
waa enlivened today by the pres
ence and testimony of Miss Edna
Wallace Hopper, the actress, to whom
A. O. Brown gave an automobile and
a ten year policy for $25,000. Mis*
Hopper, In reply to questions by Ed
ward Lauterbach, counsel for Brown,
said that she was engaged to marry
the broker at the time the gifts wers
made, and that they are still engaged.
With a most engaging smile she as
sured Mr. Lauterbach that their mar
riage would not be long deferred.
Mr. Brown and Miss Hopper ar
rived at. the federal building togeth
er in the automobile which caused
her to be called as a witness. She
looked very fetching in a wine-colored
corduroy suit, a big hat trimmed with
gold cord and black plumes; a gold
chatelaine, and other interesting dec
orations. When she stepped to the
witness chair. Dauiel P. Hayes, noun
sel for Receiver Littlefield, questioned
her.
“How shall I address you Mrs.
Hopper?" Mr. Hayes asked.
"Oh, it doesn't matter; call mo
anything you like," she said, gracious
ly. "I am called Miss Hopper."
Proceeding on this basis. Mr. Hayes
elicited from the actress the fact that
she knew Mr. Brown, that, she had
met hint in New York about two
years ago, and that hs had given her
an aulomobf.e and a life lnstiranre
policy in which his deceased wife had
been originally named as the bene
ficiary.
“He gave you an automobile?" Mr.
Hayes asked.
"Yes."
“Where did this happen?"
“At my home.”
"What took place? Tell us about
the transaction.”
"Oh, It wasn’t a transaction," Miss
Hopper protested. “It was simply a
gift."
“Yes, but why did he give it to
you?" Mr. Hayes persisted.
"Well, he knew I wanted an auto
mobile, and he wanted me to have
one," Miss Hopper explained, with
the frank guiltlessness of an Ingenue
In a "pumpkin drama.”
"Who paid the garage bills?"
“WIR r , Mr. Brown, of course. The*
was part of the gift. He paid the
garage bills and the chauffeuf except
when 1 had the machine en tour.
Then I paid the expenses. After
the failure I had to pay the chauffeur
and garage bills."
BROWN’S INITIALS
STAYED ON CAR.
“What were the Initials on the
car?”
"A. O. B.”
“Did you ha'-e them changed?”
"Not at first. But after tho fail
ure, when I put the car up lor sale,
I had my own Initials put on.”
“Mr. Brown gave you a life Insur
ance policy?”
"Yes; he said he wanted me to be
the beneficiary aB his wife had been.”
“What company was It In?”
"I really don't know I dhln't.
pay much attention to It. I Just took
the paper and put it In a vault and
forgot all about It."
"Was there any consideration given
In exchange for the automobile and
the policy?”
"No.”
On behalf of the receiver Mr
Mayes then demanded the surrender
by Miss Hooper of the automobile
and the policy. Before Miss Hnppei
could reply, Mr Dauterbar.h Inter
Jected “Miss Hopper, were yen and
Mr. Brown engag.-d to me married*
"Oh. yes.” Miss Hopper replied
quickly. "On the day h* gave m«
the automobile, 1 got the ring vv«
were to have been married soon.”
“You are sill! engaged?”
"Oh, yes ”
“I hope that I shall receive an In
vilalion to 'he wedding," Mr. I.autor
bach said.
'Oh. ves; I shall not giro him the
car nor the policy,” Miss Hopper
said, with the utmost nonchalance
The fair witness I*ft th* stand arm
went up town In the sub-way. It
la likely that the receiver through
Ills counsel will take legal steps ir
recover possession of the machine
arin the life Insurance policy for tlie
benefit of creditors of the firm
ASKED DOCTOR HANDLEY TO
RaTURN.
VINELAND, N .1 —At the thlro
quarterly conference meeting of the
first Methodist church, Rev. Dr. John
} Handley received a unanimous call
|to return another year.
WAR SITUATION
CONSIDERED
SERIOUS
LONDON—The beat evidence that
notwithstanding the most hopeful out
look In some direction, the situation
is still censldered serious. Is the fact
that Lloyd* is charging 25 guineas
per rent to Insure against the risk of
war between Vulgaris and Turkey, on
or before Deeemher sl. and fifteen
gnlneas j*r cent against war between
Austria and Varela during the ensuing
month.
Commercial circles »t present nre
not Inclined to regard the hopeful dec
laration of statesmen as more than
pious wishes.
Balkan News
The featuflk of the International po
litlcal situation today was the appa
rent calming influence of delay. The
war points on the map have lost
their alarming aspect
SOFIA.—The new czar of the Bul
garian! made triumphal entry inlo
the new capital, greeted by oheering
populace and rear es artillery.
PARIS—It i* unofficially reported I
in The Matin that Rulgarla will send
an ultimatum te Turkey demanding
that her independence be recognised.
LONDON.—The sentiment of war
In the near Bast has died out, but
the effect of the Imbroglio has been
an Impetus to naval construction!
VIENNA.- There Is less fear of
war here than that a dynastic crisis
will result through an effort to place
the crown prince on the throne of
Servia.
CETTINJE, Mentenegro—The Mon
tenogrlan natiensl assembly In an ex
traordlnary session, and through the
appropriation yesterday of a a vast
sum indicates t belligerent attitude.
[ CANANISA, Crete—Through the
consent of me Cretan parliament to
unite with Greece, an International
action which has been pending for
many years his been consummated.
MADRlD—Despatches received here
state that other British cruisers have
been ordered te Malta.
ODESSA. —Further rumors are
heard here concerning the moblllzn
tion of !he Black Sea float.
ROME—The Italian fleet, which waa
about to disband, has been ordered
to await further Instructions.
CEO. STALLINGS
Will MANAGE
LINES
NEW YORK— George T Stalling*
has finally been announced as the
manager of the Nsw York Amerlcnn
league team far aoxl season
Stallings rentes from the Newark
Eastern league team, hut I* well
known In hlg league circle*, having
handled the National league club In
Philadelphia for two season*, ns well
as the Detroit elub for the first two
years of the American league.
Stallings Is new 'rying to secure
the return es Hal Chase, and It I*
more than likely that the grto> firs
baseman will be seen In a N< w York
uniform again next spring Whether
Elberfeld will he a member of th"
team again next sesaon or not, is a
qtieation. "she probabilities are that
he will hot.
WILLIAM TAFT’S TRAIN
IN A SLIGHT WRECK
CLEVELAND, O— While pulling
slowly Into the East end of the yards
here Tuesday mernlng, the ffilrj
bearing W H Taft, the rails spread
under the secoad reach, but the train
was running so slowly that It came
to an tiniest Instant stop. No darn
age was done to the coach, and,
after a delay of 20. minutes, the
train resumed It* Journey. The Taft
party experienced only a slight Jar,
ns the train esme to an abrupt stop
PLANT" WORKER
WAS INSTANTLY KILLED
ERCA.NaBA. Mich - George Roe
nun, een es the superintendent es the
munelpnl electric light plant here,
while testinr wire connections Tim*
day mornlDg, received a shfiek of 2,
'/00 volts and was Instantly killed,
FOUND BP AD IN BCD.
BORDKNTOWN, N J.—Louis Mil
ler .living on a small place on the
outskirts of Rordentown, waa loitnd
dead In bed this morning He was s
I widwar.
NEWWRIT SECURtG
IN THE n DUSE
ORDERED THE ASYLUM AU
THORITIES TO PRODUCE
THAW AT PITTSBURG
AT BANKRUPTCY
HEARING
HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
Once Out, of the State of
New York, Thaw Can
Be Free Again.
NEW YORK. —After a dash to
Scranton, Pa., begun Monday, when
Harry K. Thaw wan sent hack lo
Matteawnn asylum for the criminal
Insane by Justice Mills, in the su
preme court, al While Plains, Roger
O'Marti, the Pittsburg detective, who
has been appointed trustee for Thaw,
secured a writ from th« federal court
In Scranton, ordering the asylum au
thorities io produce Thaw iu Pitts
burg at the hearing in bankruptcy.
This writ will be served on Dr.
Baker, acting superintendent of the
asylum Tuesday. Whether Dr. Baker
will obey the court, or whether ho
will lay himself liable to contempt
of court, remains to be seen.
The new writ will further compli
cate matters. Sheriff Lane, who re
fused to recognize the federal court's
order, seems lo have shifted the re
sponsibility to the asylum authori
ties. Dr. Baker, it is believed, will
follow the advtre of counsel.
Once outside the state of New
York, where Thaw is considered to be
a lunatic, habeas corpus proceedings
can be brought, It is said, and Thaw
esn go free, unless the Pennsylvania
courts find him crazy. Then he could
be held in Pennsylvania. Thaw said
Tuesday (hat lie would he pleased
to return to New York and go back
to Mstteswan. after the bankruptcy
proceedings Thaw hates Mstteswan,
though, as he never hated a place in
his life.
"However, my going to Pittsburg
Is not settiad," he added. "The fed
eral court* hold that I must person
| ally appear and mikwor my creditors.
I That 1 shall he pleased to do If the
opportunity Is given me, but I shall
also be pleased to return to New York
state and fare another court In an
effort to establish my sanlly. All my
friends know 1 am not Insane and
I have not the slightest doubt I can
convince a Jury I am not.
If I am taken to Pittsburg under
orders from the federal court, I am
In the custody of the federal officers
from the moment I leave this asylum,
and they are responsible for iny re
turn here again. Even If this were
not *o, I have no other desire than
to return here and prove myself sane
before the world ”
WORLD'S CHAMPION
DIVORCEE TO
RE-IRRY
DOR ANOICDER, Cal.—Tho cham
pion divorcee of the world Is to add
to her conquests taking a former
husband again as a spouse Mrs.
Grace flnell-Coffln-f'offln Walker Coffin
I-ayman I,ove, announces she Is to
marry Perkins A. Dayman, as Hoon as
her divorce from Dowa is made
final.
Mrs Dove etc , Is tho daughter of
Amos ,J. Mncll. a millionaire of f'hlca
go, who was murdered on February
18, 1888 at bis home, 420 Washington
Boulevard, Chicago
NO OPPOSITION TOR
GOV. J. A. JOHNSON
The Republican in Not a
Citizen of the United
Staten and Cannot Run.
MINNEAPOLIS Minn. Mov. John
A. Johnson may have little or no op
position in h?s candidacy for the gov
ernorship If a report from Madison,
Minn., the home of Jacob P. Jacob
son, the republican candidate, has
any foundation.
It Is claimed there thut Mr Jacob
son has not been properly natural)?,
cd. and not being a citizen of the
United Stales, cannot run for office.
Mr. Jacobson was born In Norway
and moved to this country with bis
parents. inquiry shows Mr, Jacob
son has never taken out naturallxa
tlon papers and Inquiry falls to os
tnbilsh that his father did The mat
ter I* being Investigated by the re
publican state central committee
WRIGHT CHANGES PLANE
DK MANS. France Wilbur Wrlrlt
announced loda" 'hat In 'hi • ar fn
turn h< will sail M» aeroolane at n
height Of from 2,000 to 4,000 feet,
using only sails at motive power.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
LEADING FIGURES
IN ERB MURDER CASE
The principals In the lOrb tragedy
of Philadelphia. The womian pin
lured above is Mrs. J. Clayton Kill.
Capt. ICrb Is shown lo the left and
Mrs. Lib's slHler, Mrs Kutberlne
llelsel shown to He right.
REQUEST 10 HOLD
UP INDICTMENTS
NEW YORK—A request to hold up
Indk't meiilH found luHt June ugulnst
Theodore H. Price and Moses Haas,
pending Iho prosecution of requisi
tion proceedings before Commission
er Shields, for the removal of the de
fendants to Washington, D. C., was
made by Assistant United Staten At
torne/ IJorr, to Judge Hough In the
United Htatcs circuit court Monday.
Price and llaan were Indicted with
Edwin Holmes, uHHlKtanl Htatlntlrlan
of the department of agriculture. In
connection with the ao-culled cbtton
report leak scandal.
The motion, Mr. Dorr naltl, was
made at the request of Attorney Gen
eral Bonaparte, who In a letter Hint
ed that the Washington officlaln, be
ing thoroughly familiar with ihe con
spiracy charges, are prepared to tiring
them to Irlai December 1 next Mr.
Bonaparte further slated that If the
trials nre to take place here, and the
government be required to tiring Its
witnesses here and main la I n them for
three weeks while the ease Is on, the
business of ihe department of agricul
ture will be seriously hampered.
Judge Hough reserved decision un
til he lihh heard argument In Hans'
behalf, which will lie made next Hat
urday.
PAINTER SEEKING
RECONCILIATION
NEW YORK Julian Story, tho
famou* portrait painter, Im a
reconciliation with lilh former wife,
Mme Emma Kbiiich, th<’ *llll more
I famou* prim a donna.
Member* of the artlwtlc an' 1 mimical
world, from their European vacation*,
made thlk known. Htory'a tentative
advance* were made on Hie other *jdo
from whence he return' d i< day or two
; ago, and where Mine Earn** Ktill re*
main*.
Ho far there ha* been no reconcilia
tion, and no Indication that the *irig
t-T wl*h‘* one, however, ardent tno
iartlvt niay he In the matter.
Newspapers and Advertising
The newspaper is one of the qgreat formative forces of the ctvlllz*
tlon of the age. it. Is also one of the greatest forces for the de
velopment of buslnesu. It Is capable of making (justness -creating
new Industries, and extending arid widening old ones. It has come
to he a necessity in the promotion of business Without It. much
that Is could not have been. Without It, life would dwindle arid lose
Its savor.
Advertising Is the t< lltqg to rneny men what one man has to sell,
nnd the Invitation to buy.
USE THE HERALD ‘F YOU WANT THE
BEST RE3ULTB IN YOUR ADVERTISING.
CAPTAIN ERB
PRISONED
FIT
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A secrot
aul pay has revealed that Capt. J.
Clayton Erb, who was shot, and killed
In his home, Ited Gables, was poison
ed before the bullets which ended his
life were fired at him The poison
was administered in a high ball,
which was handed to Erb before he
was shot.
To confirm tholr beliof in the pois
on theory, the police turned over to
l)r. Meeker, of the Medico Chlrurglcal
college, the stomach and intestines of
the dead man lor chemical analysis.
They now are convinced that suffici
ent of a deadly drug was administer
ed to have killed Erb, even if no
Shots bad been fired
It Is the thoory of the police that
after the poison wsh administered it
failed to take effect as rapidly as
had been atlelpuled and that seeing
that Erb hud become suspicious, it
was necessary to kill him in order
that he might not disclose his sus
picion.
If this was tho intent of tho mur
derers, their plans went aßtray, be
cause Capt. Erb did tell his coach
man and bodyguard, Eugene Poulson,
that ho hud been poisoned, and that
his wife and his sister tn-law wore
trying to kill him.
Both women who are In cells In
the Jail at Media, refuse to add to
their statements that the shots were
fired at Captain Erb in self-defense,
and because Mth Katherine Belsel
bad been threatened by Erb with a
pistol.
"Last Tuesday nlgWt," said Poul
son's wife, "was not the first tlma
Captain Erb was shot at In his own
home. Mrs Erb slept with a re
volvor under her pillow anti often
threatened to use it. She pointed if
at mv husband one day and threat
ened lo kill him. She threatened to
kill him again tho day Captain Krh
said he was poisoned by the high
ball ills wife prepared. Capt. Erb beg
ged my husband not ta leave him that
day, and Poulson stayed although
Mrs. Erb ordered him from tlid
house Tho captain was groaning
in agony on u rouch while Ins wife
was Irving to gel rid of my husband.
Mrs. Erb made things so hot for us
finally that my husband left tho
house. lie was taking lessons In
automobile driving, and was to hftve
been chauffeur for Captain Erb this
week.
“Captain Krh exported to have a
new machine by this time, and to
have his wife oul of Ited Gables for
good."
Additional evidence haa been dis
covered In Ited Gables. It consists
of blood stains In (he hall, near the
door of his private bath room. Tho
stairs are eight reel, from the spot
where, last Tuesday night, the body
was found. If Is the opinion of tbe
detectives Dial Erb wu% not killed by
bis sister-in-law, Mrs. Catherine liel
sel. In tho place described by hor
and her sister.
They hope to show the man was
shot down without having a chanco
for his life, and that the shooting was
done Immediately on his appearance
trorn his own suite, Instead of after
u rush by him toward Mrs. Belsel
with a pistol In bis hand, as tho wo
men assert.
NEGRO RAPIST MET
DEATH IN NEW CHAIR
Virginia's New Method of
Executing Criminals waa
Tried For the Firat Time
Today.
RICHMOND, Va.—Virginia’s new
electric chair, the permanent succes
sor of the gibbet in the Old Dominion
Tuesday morning claimed Its first vic
tim, when Henry .Smith, alias Oscar
Perry, alias John Wllllania, a negro
rapist, went to his death at 1 30
o'clock.
The law substituting death by elec
tricity for the "hempen cravat" In
i uses of capital punishment, strictly
forbids the publications of details
connected with such executions. Suf
fice it say that the new chair did
Its work with terrific precision, and
ithat the prisoner seemingly was dead
In less than thirty seconds after tho
j switch had been turned on.
Btnllh was convicted in Portsmouth
lat the Sept ember term of court for
itii unspeakable crime, of which an
| aged white woman was Iho victim.