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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIII., No. 286. 1 FRIGHTFUL ISSUES IN ARMENIA BERLIN.—There have been fright ful massacres in Armenia, according to a Constantinople correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt. This paper publishes a despatch from the Turk ish capital, which says: "Armenians in Wiranschehir have been massacred by the Turkish troops Women ana children have been sub jected to fearful treatment.’’ Troops were sent to Wiranschehir to over awe the mutinous townspeople, two thirds of whom are Armenians and they at once began to murder and plunder. They are said to have com pletely over-run the city. natTgoodl is NOT TO in SOON CHICAGO—"No wedding bells for me. I am too busy making money to thing of marriage, and gossip about .Miss Edna Goodrich and myself is without truth,” declared Nat C. Good win, actor and mine owner, who is at the Auditorium Annex hotel. Mr. Goodwin came to Chicago Friday afternoon with his partner, George O. Weeden, from Reno, Nev.. and they will leave for New York on Monday evening, after attending a "mining brokers' banquet” to be given on Monday for himself anc partner. ”1 returned from Europe seven weeks ago," he said "and while there did not see Miss Goodrich. Why should I? She is a fine little woman and all that, but our relations have simply been of business and not of the heari. My marriage to and di vorce from Miss Maxine Elliott, se cured last week, is public property. "I am now an actor, business man, newspaper publisher—for I have the Reno Daily Gazette—and miner. Is that not enough to keep nte busy with out hunting around for more domestic trouble? I guess! “This idle gossip about Miss Good rich and mvsolf is rot. The same may be said regarding young Harry MS' Mlllan, a nice fellow of Goldfield, who they tattle will m|irry Miss El liott. Nothing to it. Idle gossip. ’ IvrCOY USED HIS OLD-TIMESNEERS NEW YORK. —Five thousand fight fans crowded into the arena of the National Atheltic Club in East Twenty-fourth street last night, to see the much talked of bout between Kid McCoy and Jim Stewarl. In wnat little fighting took place, McCoy had the best of it. His weight was given out as 165 and Stewarts at 200. At the start McCoy at oner resort ed to his old exasperating tactics of sneering at hits opponent. Stewart seemed afraid to try a single punch. He doubled up every time McCoy made a rush at him. Just before the bell announced the end of the round. McCoy landed a left on Stewart's chin, an 1 the big fellow dropped. He got up iiiickly, and the men were clinched ai the gong. Curing the other rounds McCoy look no chances of mixing matters, hut he did all the leading, and ip the opinion of the crowd, would have earned the decision had there been one. Ills reputation overawed Stewart apparently. The third and fourth ronds were ■o tame that the crowd repeatdel;. yelled to the men to mix it up. In the fifth McCoy turned things up with some faifcy sparring, but did lit tie damage. The kid was evidently tired. He landed cne hard one on the jaw and Stewart clinched till Referee White forced him to break away. He clinched again till the gong, lie acted as if he was frightened arid the crowd jeered. WILLIAM TUCKER CRITICALLY ILL The Chances Are That He Will Not be Tried in This World. CHICAGO.—CoI. Wllllm F Tueker, chief paymaster of the department of the lakes Is now believed to be critically 111 Ir. the army hospital at Hot Springs, trk., ind 'he rhane< t are that the grand jury will never be asked to inquire Into his domestic troubles His deserted wife, Mrs. Mary i.n Tucker, and her mother. Mrs. John A. Logan, are still at the Audi torium Annex awaiting the outcom'* of the case No further action will be taken pending further develop bents in Col. fucker a Illness. MR SITUATIDN IS GROWING SMS PARIS.—The situation between Bulgaria and Turkey is regarded here as distinct'v more grave, owing to the intransigeant attitude of the for mer and latter's preparations for war A report that Bulgaria has rejected the offer made by Germany and Aus tria to recognize her independence if she settled the dispute over the Oriental railroad directly with Tur key is officially confirmed. FEW GEISHA GIRLS HE INJNOLULU About Thirteen of Them in this Place and They Make Good Money. HONOLULU, Hawaii.—Among oth er peculiar customs of Japan still re tained by the Japanese colony in Honolulu is ** it of entertainment hv the geisha girls. There are about 13 of these girls in Honolulu, and they are said to earn from SIOO to S3OO per month by their graceful dancing, sing ing, smiling and chatting. The Haw aii Shlnpo, a Japanese newspaper published in Honolulu, tells about the Geishas in its English edition under a caption of “Why We Need Geisha Girls,” as follows: "Geisha girls are the flowers of our society. They are present In almost any social functions, except those of the Japanese Christians. They are skilled in music and dancing, and act as waitress at Japanese dinners. Without them our parties will look as sober as a funeral and each guest would look like a tomb. Indeed. Gei sha girls make our society jolly and pleasant. They know the art of en tertaining. This is owing to the fact that Japanese as a race are very poor conversationists. For centuries, they were taught that silence was a virtue and that too much sooialiblty Is a sign of degradation of character. Still more is this the case with our women. The first virtue of our womanhood was considered to be, until recent years, her keeping silence in the pres ence of men! z’Seldom were wives present in sa murai’s parties, although with the In troduction of the Western customs this is now changing. Men and wo men must sit In separate rooms; so taught our old sages. Thus, our par ties lack the jolliness of European society. If Japanese women would become as chatty and half as en chanting as their American sisters we would have no need of Geisha girls, but so long as they remain as they are, geisha will have a place in our society. Geisha girls are not necessarily immoral. Especially in this true of our Honolulu girls who arp mostly married women. They are entertainers engaged in making a living in the way for which they have been educated. The ordinary charge made by the geisha girls in Honolulu Is $3.00 an hour, that Is to say, to come to chat, sing, dance and smile. “There are about 13 of them in Honolulu and they arc all Hiroshima girls or ’gans girls as we cal! them because of the peculiar provincial col loquialism they use. Thetr monthly Income is said to range from SIOO to S3OO. BURNED TO OEM IN POTATO FIELD COLUMBUS, Ga.—Mrs. Nancy Dod son. aged 72 years, died Friday af ternoon of hums received while in a 1 potato field, whleh her grandson had set on fire whl'e digging potatoes The hoy was badly burned while try ing to save the life of his grand i mother. MANY BURGLARIES IN NEW YORK CITY The Number will Be About Fifty Thousand This Year NEW YORK.—Tin Ocean Accldepr j and Guarantee corporation has com- I piled some interesting statistics re i latlve to burglaries In New York City. According to these figures, the | burglary and larceny crimes In this • city t-»isl over 45,000 annually—and will probably tofol up 30,0 K) this ! vear—and the property loss is sls k7ti,ooo. Th» average annua! number of arrests for such crimes up to this I year was only 1.784. and the average I number of convictions only 420. it i i said that under the present polle* j system only 7 per r-nt of the Jewelry t stolen is recovered. Forecast fox- Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Sunday. . AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 17, 1908. THE DIFFERENCE! TIN IS BEING DESTROYED IT FIRE INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—A telephone message to The Sun says that the town of Shirley, Ind., is burning ami' may be totally destroyed. Two lives have been lost. THE INDIGTiyiENTS HIST INS ! It Is Said That the Haius Brothers Are Jointly Charged With Murder. NEW YORK.—Just before the Queens county grand jury fned into , the supreme court at Flushing Satur day District Attorney Darrin an | nounced that indictments had been voted agatnsi Captain Peter G. Halns and his brother, T. Jenkins Halns, tor the murder of William E. Aunts, at the Bayslde Yacht Club. ’’The Indictments are to be return ed to Jlist tc Garrelson," said Mr. Darrin. "I don't think anything fur ther is to said:. The Indictments | have been voted and that is suit, cient." While Mr. Darrin wou'd not dis cuss the charges in the indictm<nts, it Is said tlie Hains brothers are jointly charged with murder. The grand jury concluded its inves tigation of the ilalns case v.sterday afternoon, and then adjourned urnll Saturday to report to Justice Car leison. POLICE COMMISSION MET FRIDAY NIGHT Private Grubbs Wa* Elect ed To the Position of Mounted Sergeant. The hoard of police commissioner held their regular semi monthly meet ing Friday night. There was no bust ness on hand beyond the election of a sergeant to succeed Sergeant Hill. The board was In executive session, and the following business was trains I acted: A sergeant’s ixisltlon on the police force having been made vaeant by th ■ death of Sergeant Hill, on motion, j the hoard of police commissioners do! hereby elect Private Grubbs a moult ed sergeant. On motion the board hereby elects; Sergeant Reynolds a foot-sergeant. On motion the petitions of Privates Horn and Adams, for a remittance of fine* Imposed on them by the board, i was refused. CHAIRMAN MACK SAYS ERIE COUNTY FOR BRYAN BUFFALO. National f.'halrman Mack reached here from tin- West j and talked with several of the local leaders on the situation In Erie coun ty. The chairman said the reports! made up from the secret canvasses! showed a beam- percentage ’of lo'-- frotn th' Roosevelt vote and that th<-' county would be for Bryan by a large plurality. j TO-DAY’S POLITICAL NEWS President Roosevelt wrote n letter to T. J. Dolan, general secretary of the International Brotherhood or Steamshovel and Dredgmen, of which Mr. Taft is an honorary member, do elating: "I do not believe laboring men of ibis country have over had in office a stauncher friend than Mr. Taft.” Mr. Taft said he was astonished at his cordial welcome in Tennessee. He pleaded for breaking up the ho ltd South, saying the Southern states are i the tail of the Northern kite, and continued: "Furnishing no electoral votes and substantially but little con gressional support to a republican ad ministration, It Is not human nature that your leading men should have Influence wllh republican admlnistra tiollB.” Mr. Sherman spoke yesterday in Salamanca and Glean, N Y. Mr. Bryan spoke to an tinmens" audience in the hall in Denver In which hi- v. as nominated. A parade of three hundred negroes, bearing banners containing extracts from Sen nior Foraker's speeches on Browns vllle, was a feature of Ills reception. Mr. Bryan used as a text, "Lot there be light.” He said: "The republican policies are without form and void Darkness conceals their plans.” He naked for publicity before election as to the republican campaign funds, the republican tariff phttiß, Philippine policy and other Issues. Mr. Kern spoke in Brooklyn and predicted that ts the republican party Is not defeated on November 3, It will, within eight years, occupy an Impregnable position. ''Socialism will cout little to grow, fostered by the evils perpetrated by the republican party, ami at the end of 25 years prop erty rights in this country will he destroyed. A sheriff at Omaha smashed In a door of a Pullman state room occu pied by W. ft. Hearst anti Ills wife, and served Mr. Hears! in a s<loo,ooo still for libel and slander begun by Governor Haskill of Oklahoma. Vice President Fairbanks talked tariff trusts and currency in four mass meetings In New York eity Names of contributors to the demo cratic congressional committee’s cam paign fund w*r« made public.. The fund amounts to $20,000 and th" larg "S! contribution, $3,000, earn" from the national committee. Nathan Straus, a member of th-* democratic national advisory commit tee. asserted that the republican na tional committee bus been bolding up Wall street brokers lor campaign con trlbuttous of not less than SSOO each. Mr. Hearst arrived In New York this morning and will deliver an nd dress this evening together with fan dldatc Bhearn, nominee for governor of New York on the Independence league ticket. Candidate Taft Is scheduled to speak hi Hallsbtiry, N. and other Southern points today, arriving at Richmond. Vu., tonight. Candidate Kern Is at Stamford. Conn., tonight. Candidate Bryen will he at Omaha tlila evening. Governor Hughes will Iddress sevu ral New York audiences tonight | WIND AND TIRE WRECKING ROMES SAIILT STE MARIE. Mich. This morning dawned with no relief from the forest tires which are raging be tween White Flsti Point, on Lake Hu perior, to Detour, at the innutli of HI. Mary’s river, on Lake Huron. A thick pnli of smoke hangs over the lakes and the sun Is blood red. Reports from the country In all di rections say the (la.ties are spreading rapidly. There are no Indications of rain, and it nmy 1»- days before the flames ure checked. Farmers anil residents of lho sinall towns sat tip nil night watching the tires which ure burning as high as the tree tops, aided in their widespread destruction by strong winds A telephone message from Plckford Saturday says that between there and Detour the tires are Stuttered over a stretch of territory twenty miles wide. 808 EVANS SCORES SECRETARY EOEB NEW YORK Admiral Evans takes a fall out of Hecretary Ixieb In this month’s Issue of a New York magazine, for which he Is writing about the cruise of Hie fleet while under Ids command. The statement of Admiral Evans has lo do with the denial sent out by Mr l.oeb as lo the destination of tin- tb-ei when It lefl Hampton Roads, A few days after the departure of the fleet a correspondent with the fleet sent a wireless message Hint the fleet would return to Atlantie waters after going through the Hut"/, canal. This statement was said lo have eoinii from the president. As soon as Hits was published, Secretary l.oeli came out with a denial of the correctness of Admiral Evans' statement. la writing his story of the cruise, Admi ral Evans says: "For the tlrst time I was authorlz ed by tee president to say to the officers anil men of the fleet thin after a slay ot a lew months ill the Psclfle the fleet would return to the Atlantic ports via the Hues canal.” Speaking ol Secretary Igieb's denial of the correctness of this statement by him. Admiral Evans says of the president’s secretary: "One of the newspaper men sent the message to nls paper by wireless, ami It was published the following morning. Afterward I saw that Mr l»oeb had promptly denied that the president ever authorized any such statement ' Mr. Isreb Is undoubtedly one of th best, men who ever served as secre tary to n president, but I am sure l can keep him busy for u long time denying things If I published every thing the president, has said to me. ’ Admiral Evans quote* the presi dent as having said to him as he left lor his ship: "Remember, admi ral, you sail with the confidence of the president more completely than any admiral ever did before; your course Is a peaceful one, but you real Ize your responsibility IJ It should | turn out otherwise.' DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. BOOSTERS WORKING FOR LOCAL FREIGHT BUREAU Meeting; held Friday Nifilit in Interest of Augusta's Advancement. Will Help Fail’ Along By Correcting False Impressions. Up in arms, fighting for Xugusla'a enterprise, the Georgia Gttrolina fair association, a freight bureau for the city and for several other maters in which Augusta Is vitally Interested, the Boosters Club met Friday night It was scarcely mote than a called meeting as the organization lias been acting in co-operation with other hurtles since the flood, raising more money for the Georgia amt Florida railway shops than any oilier or ganization and doing other work, hut a small crowd of enthusiast to moil were present and took part In the meeting. A few days ago the club undertook to have some action taken without delay to get a low rate on shoes to Augusta from common eastern points and since they began their cruaado the railroad ('"vnitllnc of the Chain her ot Commerce and the Retail Met' chants association tins virtually forc ed action on the muter and tt Is stal l'd that Hon. Jos. Gittmhl has been sent to push the ease. Falling in a mutual settlement ol the auestton with l.ie railroads and inlutielions proceedings will at once b< insil I tiled. The subject of a freight bureau was brought up for consideration and Mr. T. G. I ’ll i I pot moved that a com mittee of l.irei be appointed by tint Boosters Club to confer with a similar committor front Chamber ol Citmtiv-rce anti the Retail Merchants association and President Howard 11. Stafford appointed Messrs. I’hl!- pot, Harry Johnson and L. M. Henry oil the oomnitl lee. Mr. Hlnfford is an ox officio mem her. Tin- secretary of tile Boosters ('lull wus Instructed to address a com munication to the Chamber of Com mono and Retail Merchants assecla lion and ask them to appoint a com mittee of three and that they meet with the Boosters committee upon call ol President Stafford. It Is plan ned lo definitely settle the question al lie- an-itial meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Dunbar spoke on Iho subject and staled that during Ins business career he had paid out annually ul most SIOb,HUO In Height bills and lie knew jusl what a saving tl would be to Aiißiistn lo have a freight bureau Mr. Austin declared II was time for action as Hie Chamber of Commerce ami oilier organizations bad been ills cussing the proposition for over two years now and nothing wtinlovor had been don" to dale. Mayor Dunbar stated that lie could not ship goods Imm Hie Clark Milling company to Georgetown, K. C. as cheaply as Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta could send them in and Dial despite vuilotis appeals he hurt received no aid. lie al aled I hat the city was new simply at the mercy of the i\l road men til Aiigiistu and while most of 111' m had u kindly fooling tor tin city still they coulil not gel the roads to make just concessions In freight rates. One ol im imm, liuporfnni instinrH, perhapK, brought up was that of n letter addressed lo one of 111" leading tide-show men now on the road who will show al the Giiorgla-Carollna fair this season. It came trom the secre tary of the concession committee ot the Macon fair and endeavored to In dm-e the putfty addressed to runnel Ida Augusta engagement and come to Macon, selling forth the fact that he would piobalily get nothing In Ail- Hindu im the city was demoralized on account of it recent flood. Tin- letter WUS UH PIIIOWS, "Miieon, Ga„ Of. 2, Utllk. Capt W. D Ann-ill, care Atlniila Filr, Atlanta < in "Deal Hlr Your letter of the 2ttth. Ins,l , received and contents nm*d. "I am very sorry to hear lliai you cannot snow with us during our fair. ”1 glv von IhlH for Information: Augusta lias Just gone through a seven calamity; the people of the entire city aui demoralized, street ear companies are In a terrible con dition and will In- for some time to have enough power to run the cars "Th--n has been a terrible flood whieti 1 1 n m rau-red a loss of thousands of dollars, and I think you are mak lllg a great mlslnki by not coming to our fair We run for II days, wliih Augusta only runs for eight Hoping that you can reconsider, I beg to remain, (Higm-d ) Yours truly Jesse Harris, Secretary Gonci-sslon i iornniHtee." FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR ADVERTISERS. In Judging what the future has In store for advertisers, they will do well to consider the following That never before was there so much money, and cheap money at that, In the country as we have now money that seeks employment and Investment. That the average amount of money per head of population amounts to $35 th" largest In the history of the country. That the crops are splendid, and that good crops have always been the forerunners of general prosperity, for they start up factories and lead in employment of labor ai good wuges That the country Is constantly growing In population nnd the peo ple’s necessities are Inereaslng correspondingly, That an optimistic sentiment pervades the entire nation and that, sentiment Is a mighty force In upbuilding business Thai this nation is determined lo prosper and lo work out Its wel fare, no matter how the presidential election goes. To this determina tion may be due th" present political apathy. In these consider,- it lons advertisers ought to find Inspiration to go ahead on a large scale. THREE HUNDRED LUES LIST IN TYPHOON AMOY.— Native reports received from Chang Chow are to the effect that more than three hundred lives were lost in that city as a result of Thursday's typhoon. THE FOREST FIRES THREATEN TOWNS JOHNSTOWN, Pa. The worst, forest fires In Cambria county since the beginning of the drouth arc men acing property Saturday. Heaverdalo and Lloydoll are threatened. Minor Point is literally surrounded by names, and every man Is lighting to save Ills homo. ALI’KNA, Mich. It Is believed to day that ilie total number of dead, due to the terrific forest fires that are sweeping the country In tills vicin ity, will reach thirty, possibly more. Twenty-three persons are known to be dead up to tills hour. John I’ach- Inskl and wife, an aged couple, were burned to death in Ihelr home near Pulaski. Their hones were found to day liy the lire lighters Mrs. August SnerzsUt and three children were cre mated five miles stallli of Rogers City. TOWN CONSUMED BY FOREST FIRES TITUSVILLE, Pa. Llncolnvllie 1s being consumed by flaim-s that HMirt ed from a forest fire. The blase is beyond control ami le-lp has been sum limned from nearby places. Word received here by telephone early Hat iirda.v morning stales several homes hail been burned and that there was little hope of saving buildings still standing. Half a dozen of iliose present. In cluding Mayor Dunbar, Mr. Harry Johnson, F. li Austin, T. G Philpot and others, gave vent to their opin ions and the Pillowing resolution was Introduced and passed "We, the Boosters Glut) of Augusta, recognize the truth of the assertion that Au gusta nas passed through a calamity, hilt we are entirely through. In the heighl of our calamity we are confi dent enough to believe the city and surrounding country amply able to support rapt. Ament's shows, or any others as for that, equally as well as Macon could do hi the midst of her vaunted prosperity. w« declare that the people of Augusln are not de moralized. every business and In dustry Ik agin ready for resumption of huKlnefM, the street cars are running without interruption and we have great confidence In Ihe future of Au gusta. "Therefort be It resolved that we condemn sueli communication!; as the one In question and that Augusta papers he requested to publish our action and that a marked copy ot the paper be sent to Hneretniy Jess-z Harris ’’ The club decided to hold semi monthly meetings hereafter, the dates being the second and fourth Friday nlghis at light o'clock during (he winter months. A special speaker will he si cured for each meeting and a strong effort will be made to se cure a large attendance at the nexi meeting. After the business session was over the crowd repaired to the banquet hall ol the Chamber of Commerce where refreshments were served arm an Informal discussion of pertinent topics was held.