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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 15
MINS FOUND
NOT GUILTY
THIS_P.NI.
FLUSHING, N. Y.—(3:30 P. M.)
THE JURY HAS JUST BROUGHT
IN A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
FARMERS WILL
DEMAND SOME
WEES
i
Agricultural Interests to
Work to Secure Desired
Legislation by Carolina
General Assembly.
Special to The Herald.
COLUMBIA. 8. C.—That the farm
ing interests will sit in at the legis
lative fame this session was shown
in a concurrent resolution adopted
by the house this morning, calling
for a meeting of the fnrmer mem
bers of Both houses next Wednesday
to opnsider agricultural needs. The
state farmers’ union is to have a spe
cial meeting in Columbia that day to
demand among other tnings a repeal
of the lien law, and better roads,
though they are not agreed among
themselves as to the feasibility of
the two-and-a half-million-dollar bond
Issue called for by the Cosgrove bill.
Publishing the returns of the last
state election occurred in joint ses
sion today. Wednesday next was
fixed as the date for the inaugural
ceremonies.
House bills were introduced provid
ing for giving trained nurses official
standing, requiring railroad to use
electric headlights, relieving building
and loan associations of double taxa
tion, creating a commission to revisA
the laws on education, making assault
with intent to rape a capital crime
and creating a commission to sit be
tween the sessions aad recommend
next year needed changes in the tax
laws. This last will likely stave off
any tax legislation this session.
Representative Doar has a bill pro
hibiting the use of noiseless guns.
Representative Dixon revives his
proposition to furnish school children
their books free.
Senator Rogers has again intro
duced his bill to abolish the depart
ment of agriculture, commerce and
Immigration.
Representative Sawyer, of George
town, speaking to a personal privilege
today replied to editorial* in the Co
lumbia newspapers, saying Columbia
should brag less about its water sup
ply. The Congaree was good for nav
igable purposes, and perhaps bathing,
but he was not partial to medicateJ
drinking water.
Adjournment Saturday afternoon
will be until Wednesday at noon.
HOUSE WOULD PUT
MARINES RACK
ON WARSHIPS
WASHINGTON. —By unanimous
vote the house commitee on naval af
fairs agreed to recommend the plac
ing of marines back on warships con
trary to the action of the president.
NINE PRISONERS
LEFT THOMSON JAIL
Two of Them Have Been
Captured and One Other
Has Surrendered.
THOMSON, Ga. —Nine prisoners es
caped Wednesday night from jail
here. The heavy wooden door was
burned through to the sheet iron cov
ering, which was torn loose at one
corner making an opening through
which ihe prisoners crawled. One
prisoner returned Thursday morning
and surrendered. Two others were
captured at Appling. Three of the
prisoners were charged with murder
and two with arson.
COTTON MEN MAKE PLANS.
MACON. Ga.—The cotton dealers
of Macon who are members of the
chamber of commerce will hold a
me*' , Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of making plans to enlarge
the cotton trade of the Central City
the coming year.
LIBERIAN BOAT
BOMBARDED
GERMANS
■SMMBI
KONAKRY, French Guinea, West
Africa.—News has been received here
that the Liberian customs gunboat
Lark has bombarded the German
steamer of the Woerman line, off the
coast of Liberia. The reason for the
action is not given. The German
guardship from Ivamerum has sailed
for Liberia.
AMERICANS DON'T
« HIESSINI
People of Florida Are Not
Pleased With the Plan to
Colonize Earthquake Sur
vivors in Their State.
TAMPA, Fia. —Duke Pompec Litta,
an Italian nobleman, the owiiiH' of a
large tract of land in Manatee coun
ty, it is understood has offered it to
the Italian' government to use as a
colony for earthquake survivors. Or
anges, lemons, limes and other trop
ica! fruits thrive on the estate, which
is below the frost line. The duke
plans a “New Messina.”
The people of Manatee, it is under
stood, are displeased over the possi
bility of the influence of Italians,
and a probable protest may be filed
in Washington.
Italians May Come.
ROME. —The government is consid
ering Dulte Litta’s offer of 5,000 acres
of Florida land for the colonization
of earthquake sufferers, but it is un
derstood that there is a likelihood of
a plan of conflict against American
immigration laws.
HOUSEiiMED
THE HEPBURN BILL
WASHINGTON.—The house adopt
ed a resolution requiring the inter
state commerce commission to inform
the house what advances have occur
red in freight rates since the pas
sage of the Hepburn act of June 29,
1906, and the reasons therefor. The
house then considered the Hepburn
bill on private calendar.
CONDUCTORS KNOCK
DOWN GOOD INCOMES
Some Make Twenty Dol
lars per Week and Have
Fifty Dollars Income—
Companies Installing au
tomatic Fare Collectors.
NEW YORK.—The surface street
car lines of Manhattan think they
lose at least two million dollars a
year in fares not collected or not
turned in. One street car conductor
was sued by his wife for alimony.
She wanted S2O a week and said he
made SSO a week, of which about
S2O was salary and the rest “in
come.”
Every year the entire force of con
ductors is changed three times. That
is—thrice as many men are employ
ed during the year as there are posi
tions to be filled. The inference as
to conductors with short arms for
the fare register is plain.
To avoid this source of leakage the
receivers of the system have installed
one hundred and thirty-five “fare-in
slot” cars, and will add others.
The money boxes on the new cars
are attached to a long iron bar at
the side of the entrance door. There
is a little lever which the conductor
operates, and which every time it is
pulled down rings a bell and regis
ters the fare and the total number
of passengers on the car.
It is expected that tTiis device will
increase receipts at least 7 per cent.
MR. LEE ENTERTAINED
UNITED STATES OFFICIALS
Mr. J. M. Lee was the host Thurs
day night of a very pleasant party
at his home. The guests included
Mr. Alexander Akerrman, United
States district attorney; Mr. George
White, United States marshal; Mr,
Henry C. Tucker, Mr. Walter God
win, United States commissioner; Mr.
John M. Barnes of Thomson, and Mr.
A. L. Cunnirsham.
TECHNICAL SOCIETY MEETS.
SAN FRANCISCO. —Electrical and
mechanical experts from many west
ern states are participating ip the ges
sion opened Friday by the Tech- |
nical Society of the Pacific Coast.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Rain Tonight and Saturdar.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 1909.
MRS. STIRLING OF WASHINGTON
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Mrs. Stirling of Washington, D. C., who is suing
her husband, Capt. Stirling for divorce in Edin
burgh, and who charges Mrs. Atherton with break
ing up her happy home.
Mrs. Mains Frantically Crying
and Begging God toSave Herßoy
FLUSHING. —The jury in the Mains case came in to ask that the
testimony of Tierney and other witnesses be' read to them. It is re
ported that the jury stands ten to two in favor of an acquittal.
Noon recess was not taken until 1 o'clock. All the morning tho
jurymen could be heard arguing in excited voices.
At Hotel Astor, General Hains said his aged wife was constantly at
prayer at tier bedside. Ever since the jury retired Thursday she has
been begging God to spare her boy.
ATLANTA ENTERPRISE (?)
LEADS REPORTER ASTRAY
Unless some telegraph editor is at
tending strictly to duty, the Thurs
day afternoon edition of the Atlanta
Georgian should prove interesting
reading as wTtll as an exposition of a
certain kind of “progressive journal
ism." As one Augustan put it, “It
is about time to make a new nomi
nation for membership 'in the Ana
nias club.”
Atlanta has been gloating so long
over having Judge-Taft as their guest
for a few hours that his leaving Au
gusta Friday morning for the state
capital seemed so great an event-to.
Atlanta newspapers that .special cor
respondents were sent down'the night,
before to accompany Mr. ..Taft and
party to Atlanta and to send bulle
tins along the way that. Atlantans
might know in advance how the dis
tinguished citizen was received en
route to the headquarters of hot air
and blow-hard. Naturally there was
great rivalry among these newspaper
men to get in their stories first, but
it is likely that one will easily sur
pass his competitors, for he hit upon
the expedient of telling all about It
in advance.
Having learned that. Mr. Taft would
make stops on the way ho conceived
the brilliant scheme of getting his
work done in a lump and thus be
free to enjoy the beautiful view
along the line of the Gerogla road
as the train sped on its way to the
place where a lot of people are think
ing tney are going to give Mr. Taft
his first taste of ’possum, forgetting
that Augustans have attended to that
epicurean desire of their distinguish
ed guest long ago.
So Mr. Newspaper man sits him
down out at the Augusta depot and
in a strain something like this pro
ceeds to tell what he did not know
about things in general: “Mr. Taft,
did not get up at midnight, but when
he did the usual Augusta fog was
so dense that it might have well been
midnight so far as darkness was con
cerned.” It was not in this verbiage
but that was the tenor of his lan
guage. Perhaps tho young man
taught he was in London —certain
it is that there is an English quality
about his joke at Augusta's climate —
but he assuredly displayed a lament
able ignorance when he talked ahout
Augusta's'usual fog. But what could
you expect of an Atlantan when out
side of Atlanta?- •
Mr. Reporter then proceeded to
write about the reception accorded
! Mr. Taft at Thomson, at Crawford-
I vide and even at Madison, “great
I crowds, enthusiasm,” and'all that. A
1 messenger was secured and the dls
j patches sent, to the telegraph office.
They may' be" accurate' in' their fore
cast., but if they are no closer to the
truth than the phrase about Augusta's
usual weather,” then God save the
mark.
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MAYOR CALLS FOR
ELECTION ON THE 28TH
At That Time Mr. A. J.
Successor Will
Be Elected in First Ward
Mayor W. M, Dunbar today order
ed an election for successor In coun
cil to Hon. A. J. Twiggs, resigned, to
take place in the first ward on Thurs
day, Jan. 28, between the hours of
8 and 3 o’clock.
Managers of the polls are not named
as yet. There have been no public
announcements ol candidacy. It is
understood, however, that Mr. James
Robertson, a well known citizen of
j the first ward, will enter the race.
MR. J. F. M’GOWAN IS
SINKING VERY RAPIDLY
No hope Is entertained for the ra
jeovery of Mr. James F. McGowan.
|He is rapidly sinking. His condition
was much weaker today, and it is
i thought to he only a matter of a few
| hours before be shall have breathed
| his iast.
THOUSANDS OF
HAT WORKERS
STRIKE
NEW YORK. —Seventy-five bat fac
tories employing from 20,000 to 25,-
000 persoiy will be affected by the
decision of the Associated Hat Manu
facturers, promulgated Friday, to dis
continue the use of the union label in
all factories represented in the asso
ciation. The issuance of the order
was followed by strikes in hat fac
tories of Orange, N. J., where 4,000
went out, and in Brooklyn,
where 500 men employed by Samuel
Mundheim and company went on a
strike.
Four Thousand Strike.
NEWARK, N. J. —Four thousand
workers In the hat factories in Or
ange struck Friday morning when no
tified by the employers that no more
union labels would be permitted in
the hats produced in the Orange sac
tories. It is understood that the or
der promulgated was decided upon at
a recent meeting of the Associated
Hat. Manufacturers. The entire hat
manufacturing industry of the country
may bo affected.
Danbury Waiting.
DANBURY, Conn. Employes of
the hat, factories here were notified
Friday morning of the action of the
National Association of Hat Manu
facturers. No action was taken by
the employes up to 10 a. m.
Seven Hundred at Norwalk.
NORWALK, Conn.—Seven hundred
employes of the Crofut and Knapp
Co., hat, makers. Walked out on the
refusal of the firm to permit the use
of union labels in its product.
CAT BIT COOK
PLK HERO
Naughty Pussy in Shackle
ford Home May Have Had
Hydrophobia.
Eliza, the cook of Dr. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Shackleford was severely bitten
Wednesday by a house cat, supposed
to have hydrophobia. The cat first,
jumped on Mrs. McDade, the sister
of Mrs. Shackleford, who screamed
and the cook ran to her help. Eliza
struck Ihe cat with a chair, but be
fore she could get, away, the cat bit.
her on the ankle.
Dr. Shackleford shot the cat and
with the help of Dr. Bryans cut the
head off and sent, in to the Pasteur
Institute in Atlanta to see if the cat
had hydrophobia.
The cook is confined to her room
and is very much frightened for fear
she will devclopi- hydrophobia.
POLITICAL TALK
IN SPARTANBURG
Issues of Next City Cam
paign Are Being Discuss
ed—Probable Candidates
Suggested.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.—Although
It is several months until the mu
nicipal primary election Ihe political
pot is showing activity and the names
of a number of prominent business
mom boing mentioned in connection
with the mayoralty and aidermanlc
race. Mayor John Floyd, who is
rounding out his second term, will
not be a candidate for re-election.
Among those who are being mention
ed as mayoralty timber are J. B.
bee, a well known capitalist; O. L.
Johnson, a successful business man;
A. W. i.aw, a member of the pres
ent city council; F. L. Liles, a prom
Inent merchant; J. W. Allen, present
member of the aidermanlc board.
Mr. Lee was a candidate for mayor
two years ago and he missed being
elected by only six votes. He is
the only avowed candidate a* pres
ent, though it is expected several
will soon get into the running.
One of the issues of the campaign
will be that of holding open sessions
of council. Mr. Lee has placed him
self on record as being iri favor of
open sessions. For many years the
meetings of council have been held
behind closed doors.
TROOPS FROM CUBA
ENROUTE TO GEORGIA
Headquarters of the Sev
enteenth Infantry Will
be at Fort McPherson.
WASHINGTON Previous orders
of the war department have been
amended so that the hi adtjuarters of
the hand and first and second battal
ions of the 17th infantry, now in Cu
ba, will sail from Havana on the
transport Sumner, Friday, for Savan
nah, and then proceed to Fort Mc-
Pherson, Georgia. None of the 17th
Infantry will participate in the inau
gural parade at Washington.
DAILY AND SUNDAY 96.00 PER YEAR
J. 0. ROCKEFELLER
M HIS PARTY
HHEJEHE
Arrived Friday Morning
and Proceeded Imediately
to Bon Air—Will be Here
Until April.
Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Mrs.
Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. S. 1,. Spoil
man and Miss McCormick, a sister of
Mrs. Rockefeller, arrived in Augusta
Friday morning, and proceeded at
once to the Bon Air hotel, where they
will stay until April.
The Rockefeller pnrty includes 14
persons, a majority of whom arc ser
vants. Several suites are engaged,
and were in readiness for their ar
rival. They are among the richest
apartments in the hotel.
Owing to the size of his party, Mr.
Rockefeller brought two automobiles,
one of which is the same White
steumer-*-a Limousine car—that he
used here last winter.
He will play golf and devote much
time to motoring throughout Rich
mond and neighboring counties, it Is
planned that Ills stay tills winter lie
the most pleasant since he became ac
quainted with Augusta.
HEPBURN ACT WILL
BE POT TO THE
TEST
Other Interesting Matters
in United States Court
Friday Morning.
The case of the Riverside Mills
against Ihe Atlantic Coast Line R. K.
will go to the United States circuit
court of appeals, as indicated In The
Herald Thursday. This Is the case
in which Ihe constitutionality of the
Hepburn act Is attacked on the
ground that it is violative of the fifth
amendment to the constitution judge
Emory Speer overruled the demurrer
and Friday Judge Lamar, attorney
for the A. C. L., filed a bill of excep
tions.
In the ense of John Richardson, by
next best friend, against Ihe Charles
ton & Western Carolina railway,
Judge Speer announced that Ihe de
murrer entered by the defendant was
sustained, inasmuch as there was evi
dence that the plaintiff had been
guilty of negligence. The demurrer
was argued Thursday afternoon and
Judge Speer then deferred passing
upon It, until Friday morning.
An Interesting point brought up
was In tile ense of M. V. Kirkpatrick
When the case -one that comes un
der the bankruptcy act was called
attorney for Kirkpatrick made a mo
tion to dismiss on the ground of lack
of Jurisdiction, contending that inas
much as the alleged fraudulent trans
fer of property was made four months
prior to the adjudication In hank
ruptov. Opposing counsel maintain
ed that an amendment to Ihe bank
ruptcy law of 1898, adopted In 1903,
gave the bankruptcy court, concurrent
jurisdiction with the stnte courts to
which Kirkpatrick sought to have it
referred.
Argument was lengthy and there
was much consultation of the author
itles and decisions of Federal and
state courts. Judge Speer reserved
his opinion until Saturday morning,
asking counsel on both sides io file
with him briefs of I heir arguments
and citations of authorities.
Joe Washington, an aged negro,
was the recipient of Judge Speer's
kindly advice and cJn'Vncy. M<
pleaded guilty to having been engaged
In Illicit distilling. He had been con
fined In jail some months and the
judge deemed that sufficient punish
nu nt under the circumstances. Me
slated, however, that lie was not quite
satisfied with Joe’s looks. So he prom
ised that If the prisoner again en
gaged In Illicit dlstlllng he would for
the present offense be sent to the
penitentiary for two years and fined
$5,000, "not,” added the court, “that
I expect you will be able to pay the
fine, but. | will go through the formal
ity of fining you.”
HOLLY POSTOFFICE
WAS HARD TO FIND
Letters Addressed to Holly,
Ga., Discovered to Do In
tended for Delivery
Through Hollow in Tree.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. The search
for a postoffleo in Lumpkin county
named Holly has boen rewarded In a
romantic and unique manner. Let
ters addressed to “Holly, Lumpkin
County, Georgia,” and mlsslres dated
In the same manner have been a puz
zle to interested parties In this part
of the state for some time.
A hunter near Dahlonega last week
ran across a young man, a teacher
of a school In Lumpkin, climbing a
tree. A letter hid In a hole In the
fork of the tree disclosed tils efTortß
to climb. The letter was from his
sweetheart, and was dated "Holly,
Ga.” The tree was a stout mountain
holly.
ATLANTA GIVES
OVATION TO
MHJAFT
Many Thousands of People
Welcome Him to the Cap
ital City— Semi-Holiday
in Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga. President-cleft
Taft arrived in the city at J o'clock
Friday afternoon on a special train
from Augusta to lie the guest of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The
journey up from the border of the city
mot with continuous rounds of ova
tions. There was a knot of people
at every station and at some of tho
larger towns many hundreds clam
ored for a glimpse of the next presi
dent. When the train pulled into the
Union station of Atlanta fully 30,000
frantically cheering human beings
choked (he halt dozen streets which
run traverse and parallel to the yards
at that point. Mr. Taft beaming with
good humor was conducted to the
state capitol for a call on Governor
Smith. The program for the after
noon includes a speech from the cap
itol slops, an informal luncheon at
th<' Piedmont hotel and a reception
by i lie Chamber of Commerce and
the Yale Alumni association. Friday
night the great banquet will be ten
dered by the Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday Judge Taft will go to Ath
ens to address the students of tho
University of Georgia, returning !o
Atlanta for a dinner and reception at
Hip Capital City club Saturday night.
At midnight he will leave for Au
gusla.
Despite the threatening clouds
which overhung Hie city ail day there
was no rain and the temperature was
more like May than January.
Business houses were profusely dec
orated. Friday it is a semi-holiday
nrd from tin- enrly hours of the
morning Ihe streets were nlive with
jolly crowds of visitors from all over
the Piedmont section as well as At
tain ians.
Ovation at Crawfordvllle.
When i lie special! reached Oraw
i fordville the whole population was
: assembled to greet the next president
Bouquets were presented to him by
Miss Frances Hardaway, a groat
grandniece of Alexander Stephens,
nml the ladles of the Daughters of
the Confederacy.
Judge Taft expressed thanks at the
cordial greeting lie received at the
home of Stephens. lie said he know
the illustrious Georgian would rejoice
with us In Ihe united country, be
cause he opopsed the secession until
after Georgia left the union. He
complimented the Southern people in
their pure Americanism and family
traditions. He said he honored her
great men all the more for that.
STUDENTS FOOLED BY
LECTURER’S SUBJECT
Thought That They Would
Learn many new receipts
for Malting Drinks and
Were Disappointed.
NEW YORK Five hundred Co
lumbia university students went to
get cocktails and gin fizzes last week,
but Instead got. stuns.
Prof. Ferrero lectured at the uni
versity on "Wine In Roman History,”
and the boys thought the old chaps
of Cicero's time must have had some
nifty recipes for mixed drinks, so
they attended in a body..
But the professor only told the stu
dents that wine was one of the most
potent Influences in spreading the
lonquests of the early Roman em
pire. He told them how the Romans
used to treat, their beaten foes to
wtno brought along specifically for
that purpose and how the beverage
would moke barbarians so very hap
py that they became willing slaves
upon the spot.
“Wine is like literature,” said the
lecturer. "Literature spreads the
ideas of th" writer among his con
temporaries, and wine spreads the
fame of the country that makes it
throughout tho world.”
DID BAUMS TAKE OUT
LICENSE TOO LATE?
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Interesting Point was
Raised in United States
Court.
The concluding case of Marcus and
Julius Baum, charged with having
Ivon engaged in a retail liquor busi
ness without, having paid the special
tax was taken up in the United States
court Friday afternoon. After seve
ral witnesses had been hpard court
was adjourned for the day and the
Jury dismissed with a caution.
Quite an interesting point was rais
ed by attorney for the defense, who
produced a revenue license stating
that though it was taken out subse
quent to the arrest of the Baums, it
covered a period embraced in the
time the raid was made and was se
cured prior to the bringing in of the
indictment.
Judge Speer decided that, according
to the verbiage of the oath taken by
tho Baunis before getting the license
the plea was unsatisfactory and the
case then went to the Jury. t