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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
__ Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity-Fair and cooler tonight and Wednesday. .
VOLUME XIV., No. 28.
HOUSE DISPENSARY COMMITTEE
FAVORS STATE-WIDE DISPENSARY BILL
Prohibitionists Are Strong
Enough To Pass Bill. An
sel Declines To Say
Whether or Not He Will
Veto It.
Special to The Herald.
COLUMBIA, S. C. —By a bare ma
jority of one the house dispensary
committee today reported the state
wide dispensary bill favorably. The
prohibitionists are strong enough, ap
parently, to pass their bill but not
strong enough to over ride veto of
Governor Ansel, who was elected on
local option platform. He declined
to say today whether he would veto
such a bill.
Though state officials receives ri
diculous salaries efforts to *raise their
pay have thrice failed. The house
today killed the senate’s salary in
crease bill, without debate or divis
ion.
The house passed Browning’s bill
to prevent fraudulent use of a cor
poration's credit. This was inspir
ed by the Seminole scandal.
A resolution for a commission to
simplify educational laws was killed.
Kurtz Smith’s bill requiring cor
porations of over $25,000 to make an
nua! statements to each stockholder
was passed.
SEVERAL IRE HURT
II WRECK 01
GOLFJ.INE
Special to The Herald.
PITTS, Ga. —A wreck occurred on
the Gulf line Monday night at 9
o'clock to freight train No. 78 at Dou
ble-Run.
John Dorsey, a son of Mrs. S. L.
Dorsey, of this place, was badly
bruised.
Sam Parker, a negro, was serious
ly hurt.
A •split switch is supposed to have
been the cause of the wreck. Two
cars were torn up.
UiiSTFAGEMURDER
CHIR6EJN ICON
MACON, Ga. —Chicken Bell, a man
wanted in Macon by the county au
thorities to answer to the murder of
Babe Lewis, wili be brought to this
city Tuesday from Savannah, where
he was arrested Sunday night. Dep
uty Sheriff McCoy left Monday for
Savannah to take the man in charge
and carried with him an indictment
by the grand jury to use as a war
rant.
Bell is charged with the murder of
Babe Lewis on Middle street on
Christmas day tw-o years ago. He
made a speedy exit from the city af
ter being charged with the crime and
has not been heard from since.
5160.000 VESSEL
DESTROYED BE FIRE
VANCOUVER, B. C.—The steamer
Venture of Victoria, worth more than
SIOO,OOO, was destroyed by fire short
ly after starting from Prince Ruperc
for Vancouver.
Fifty passengers and the crew safe
ly landed.
DIDN’T PAY ALIMONY
OR LAWYERS’ FEES
An Order Has Been Issued
For the Arrest of John
Messervey For Contempt
of Court.
CHARLESTON, S. C.—ln the cir
cuit court, Judge Prince has Issued an
order for the arrest of John E. Mes
servey for contempt of the court In
falling to pay lawyer fees and 1 ali
mony in the case growing out of his
alleged desertion from his wife, short
ly after marriage. The case has been
pending in the courts for several
years and was persistently and hard
fought, with decisions being generally
in favor of the young woman, a sales
clerk in a large department store, an
occupation to which she has been
forced to return to earn her living,
while the young man is said to be
dependent upon his father for his sup
port.
EX-GOV. WARMOUTH WITHDRAWS
WASHINGTON— Notice of his with
drawal from the contest for the seat
of Representative Estopinal of Lou
isiana was received today from form
er Governor Warmouth.
SURVEY OF RIVER KERR AUGUSTA
AGREED ON BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
NIGHT RIDERS
INDICTED IN
WARE
Special to The Herald.
WAYCROSS, Ga.— Fifteen indict
ments were returned Tuesday morn
ing by Die grand jury at an adjourned
term, of the Ware superior court
against alleged night riders, taking
part in raid upon' Beach, a small
town, nineteen miles northwest of
Waycross on the A. B. and A., De
cember 18. The charges specified
are misdemeanor, riot and assault
with intent to murder, the last charge
to cover the shooting of Miss Mag
gie Taylor, aged 14, the daughter of
Leonard P. Taylor, who appeared as
prosecutor.
ROOT REFUSES 10
SEND RUDOVITZ
TO RUSSIA
WASHINGTON.—The Russian gov
ernment’s demand for the extradition
of Christian Rudovitz, whose case is
similar to that of Jan Pouren, has
been refused by Secretary Root. The
Russian government asked for the
surrender on the ground that he is
a common criminal, but Rudovitz
proved to the satisfaction of the state
department that he is a revolutionist
and a purely political refugee.
cubAn youth is
LOST ifr GEORGIA
Letter Came From the
Young Republic Seeking
Young Man Who Came to
This State to Study Medi
cine.
Special to The Herald.
MACON, Ga.—Letters from Gama
guey, Cuba, seeking information as
to the whereabouts of his son have
been received in Macon from Senor
Seagon De La Torro Derado. The
son’s name is Maran and he has been
missing for some time.
It is thought by the father that he
may be in this part of the state, as
he left Cuba for Georgia to study
medicine.
ASKING AID FOR
NEEDY VETERAN
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mrs. A. B. Hull,
president of the Savannah chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy has
sent an appeal to the Daughters in
general in behalf of Dr. and Mrs.
Bridgman of Chicago, who are in
need. Dr. Bridgman is .a Confederate
soldier, but is a native of Hanover,
N. H. His record is in Atlanta. He
is unwell and is 75 years of age.
The Savannah chapter has cared
for him for some time to the extent
of $7.50 a month, but has been com
pelled to cut Us donation to $2.50
a montfc, and it wants the other
chapters to lend a hand in this cause
Mrs. Hull requests all chapters to
send contributions direct to her.
THOUSANDS GREETED GRAVE
CREW OF ILL-FATED REPUBLIC
NEW YORK.—With bands playing,
flags flying and cheered by thousands
of men and hysterical women, the
revenue cutter Manhattan Tuesday
landed Captain Sealby, of the sunken
steamer Republic, and his brave little
crew and the hero of the hour, Chief
Wireless Operator Binns. Women
seized on Captain Sealby, hugged him
and smothered him with kisses. Men
carried him on their shoulders while
the band played "America.”
A pretty young girl espied Binns,
bashful, palefaced and clean shaven.
She rushed on him and kissed him.
It was not a wireless kiss and Binns
seeinglhundreds of other women clam
oring to get to him fled precipitately
to avoid being Hobsonized. Coming
up the bay Captain Sealby, Binns and
the other members of the crew told
the story of the disaster but all of
them, however, refused to place the
blame.
Captain Sealby would not talk of
the collision, but told a thrilling
story of the marvelous escape of the
second officer, Williams, and himself
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 26, 1909.
First Step Toward Gov
ernment Aid in Protect
ing Augusta From Floods
Has Been Taken.
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON. —The house com
mittee on rivers and harbors today
agreed to a survey of the Savannah
-river at and around Augusta with a
view to having the river banks
strengthened and render all possible
aid to the city in protection from
flood.
WILLIAM R. HEARST
IS CAUSE OF
IT ALL
MUSKOGEE, Okla.—With conven
ing of the grand jury here today to
investigate the alleged town lot
frauds. Muskogee became the cyno
sure of the eyes of half the nation.
That the government regards the in
vestigation of great import was evi
denced by the fact that the jury was
watched and guarded by secret ser
vice men. Additional interest was
added to the case by reason of the
implication of Governor Haskell in
the investigation. He in turn de
clares the entire matter is due to
the enmity cff William R. Hearst.
nmm DID NOT
TALA ABIT HIS
ROADS
Special to The Herald.
ATLANTA, Ga.—E. H. Harrlman,
the railway king, waked up in Atlan
ta Tuesday morning in his private car
on the tracks under the terminal sta
tion, having arrived over night on a
special over the Central.
While eating breakfast he discuss
ed many rumors about the purchase
of other roads. He said he never de
nied rumors. He expects the country
to retrieve its loss from the recent
panic.
He was met by a committee and
driven over the city. A public recep
tion followed at the Piedmont hotel.
JUDGE WADDILL
DISMISSED SUIT
Southern Savings, Life and
Accident Insurance Com
pany Assets Taken Over
By the Directorate.
NORFOLK, Va. —United States
Judge Waddlll dismissed the receiver
ship suit brought in Virginia by C. L.
Hilgartner and others of Baltimore,
against the Southern Savings, Life
and Accident Insurance company and
H. O. Jackson, the consul explain
ing the matter had been settled by
Jackson resigning as president and
a directorate taking over all assets,
and cash consideration having been
paid.
The suit in Chicago is identical
with the one brought in Virginia, and
also will be dismissed.
from the Republic.
“It was about 8 o’clock Sunday
night when the Republic waß strik
ing,” he said. He and Williams
were on the bridge. There was rum
bling and cracking at the after end
of the boat, and the stern was set
tling rapidly. Leaving the bridge
started for the forward rigging.
When they reached the saloon
decks the boat was sinking so rapidly
that the incline was so great they
could hardly keep on the deck.
They were burning blue light and
gave a signal to the boats around
that they were going to leave the
ship. The captain climbed up to the
masthead light and fired a last shot
from his revolver, Williams went
over the side of the ship.
The captain said he was caught in
a whirlpool for some time as the boat
went down and was churned Around
until he came to the surface. He
caught onto some wreckage and when
the lights were played upon him he
waved a towel and finally was res
cued. ,
MRS. WINSTON CHURCHILL,
VICTIM OF A SUEPRfIGETTE
N.
-.C* " ' »-•-*
Mrs. Winston Churchill, wife of the president of
the English Board of Trade, who was the victim of a
vicious tongue lashing in a London restaurant by a
woman suffrage advocate.
FIIIHIH MUST
FOUND INY DUPES
Special to The Herald.
ORANGEBURG, S. C.—H. H. Dantz
ler, who arrived In this city the first
of last week, and who claimed to be
the representative of the Cash Buy
ers’ Union of Chicago, succeeded in '
doing the people of the eastern part
of this county out of a good deal
of money, and has skipped to parts,
unknown.
Dantzler arrived here last Sunday, -J
had his landlord secure a double team j
and driver from a livery stable foi '
the day. He left on Monday In the 1
team, and did not return that night. |
The driver continued to drive him
through the country from house to j
house, until Friday night, when he
reached St. Matthews, where the
traveling salesman gave the driver j
the slip, and instead of coming to
Orangeburg went the other way.
According to the story of the driver)
Dantzler sold anything he could find
a customer for. Buggies, wagons and
groceries, all at. remarkably low
prices. He required a cash Install
ment at first and gave a receipt, hut
the goods will hardly ever he deliv.
ered. He worked all of the country
from Ellorre to Fort Motte, and final
ly wound up last Friday night, in St.
Matthews with something like SBOO
to the good. He stacked this away
in his jeans, and is probably enjoy
ing his gains.
THE ASTRONOMERS
EXAMINE MERCURY
The Little Planet it
Making An Interesting
Move That Is Being
Eagerly Watched.
WASHINGTON— Amateur and pro
fessional astronomers of Washington
and throughout the country will
spend the next, few evenings making
observations of the rapidly-speeding
little planet Mercury. For some time
this small world has been moving
out from behind the sun, and Tues
day it reaches its greatest distance
east, affording the best opportunity
for observation. Tuesday evening
many telescopes will be trained to
ward the southwestern sky where
Mercury may be seen In all Its glory
shortly after sunset. The planet will
be seen a short distance northward
from the point on the horizon at
which the sun was seen to set.
WILLIAM AUSTIN AWARDED
DAMAGES AGAINST ROAD
COLUMBIA, 8. C—ln tb • Federal
corrt here William A tin has been
awarded damages In the sum of SBOO
against the Atlantic Coast Line for
personal injuries, received In a col
lision in the local yards. He sued for
$5,000.
FURNITURE MEN MEET.
MINNEAPOLIS ,M!nn. Mayor
Haynes welcomed the delegates who;
gathered Tuesday morning at the !
opening session of the Minnesota
Furniture Dealers' annual convention
Governor Johnson is expected to ad
dress the furniture mea late this af
ternoon.
JORGE CROSSCUP
WILL RETIRE
SOON
SPRINGFIELD, Ills.—Judge Peter
Grosscup of the United States circuit
court and a member of the appellate
bench will retire in the immediate
future. W. .1. Calhoun, a prominent
Chicago attorney wili bo appointed to
succeed him.
'it fleldror
WHO CURSED COURT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. —The examina
tion of the fifth panel of prospective
jurors drawn for the Cooper-Sharp
trial was resumed Tuesday morning.
Judge Edward Baxter, one of the
counsel for the defense, was in court
Tuesday morning for the first time.
Robin Cooper and his two beautiful
sisters, Mrs. Bureh, of Nashville, and
Mrs. Beverly Wilson, of Mobile, wore
again In attendance.
it was learned Tuesday morning
that G. W. Klber will probably bo
fined for contempt for having "cursed"
the court when the Jury summons
were served on him.
Two more jurors, H. L. Luster, a
farmer, H. P. Jackson, a blacksmith,
and it is not possible even to guess
the time necessary for securing the
remaining three jurors and to dispose
of the charges against Juror Lee.
FOREST RESERVES
FIIIORERBT HOUSE
WASHINGTON.—-The bouse com
mittee on agriculture Friday agreed
to report to the house as favorable
the Weeks bill providing for a com
mission for the establishment of tho
White Mountain and Southern Appa
lachian Forest Reserve.
CHARLESTON MAY HAVE
NEW INFIRMARY BUILT
CHARLESTON, 8. C. The sisters
of Mercy have Issued an appeal for
help to erect a new St. Francis Xavier
Infirmary, The present hoapltai Is
several frame buildings, connected,
and the structures are In need of
such a thorough overhauling that it
has been determined to construct ar.
entirely new building and towards
this end an united and co-operative
effort will be made by the triends of
the institution, without regard to
creed.
WASHINGTON POULTRY BHOW.
WASHINGTON!.— The Columbia
Poultry and Pigeon association open
< d its annual exhibition in the oH
Masonic Temple Tuesday. An In
novation at the show Is a poultry in
stitute which Is conducted by' lec
turers of national repute.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR
LEVEES IMPRACTICABLE,
THINKS MAYOR DUNBAR
EIGHT INJURED
IN BIG TRAIN
fffl
PITTSBURG. —The Pittsburg spot
clal from St* Louis on Ihe Panhandle
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
was wrecked between Conosville and
Trinway. Seven passenger and Gen
eral Manager McKeen of the Vanda
lia lines, were injured, none serious
Iv, ii Is said. Two cars, 'he Burnley
irom Louisville to Pittsburg, and Mr
McKecn's private car, left the iraek
and turned over on their sides.
It is presumed the wreck was
caused by broken rail.
n InlTleo
BY GAS IN
MINE
PITTSBURG.- —Two men are dead
and twenty others supposed to be
dead as the result of throo gas ex
plosions In the Boswell mine of the
United Co. in Somerset county, Mon
day night and early Tuesday. The
men were members of an Invest!,
gating party that bad entered the
mine to make an Inspection of sits
piciotts gas traces before allowing the
miners to go to work.
Until early Tuesday signals were
heard from the imprisoned men. At
daylight, however, the %/ials ceased
and it Is believed that all the men
had come under the Influence of the
deadly after damp.
About 4:50 o’clock Monday after
noon a fimall explosion occurred In
the mine and it was decided to make
a thorough inspection of the under
ground workings and entries Thin
was in charge of Superintendent Lo
gan and twenty one men volunteer
ed for the dangerous work. They en
tered the mine shortly after 5 o’clock
and while they were in the mine a
second and third explosion occurred,
about 6 o'clock, tearing down great
quantities of coal, slate and rock In
the Interior completely preventing
the men from reaching the outside.
CHARLESTON HR
ON TUBERCULOSIS
Local Physicians and Oth
er Experts Give Several
Hours Each Day For Its
Eradication.
Special to The Herald.
CHARI,EHTON, 8. C. —A movement
to check the sperad of tuberculosis
was inaugurated Monday afternoon
with the hoiding of special boiirH for
consultation and advice by the sev
eral physicians who have consented
to give their services In behalf of the
cause for the cheeking of the spread
of the disease.
Three hours a week will he given
to the work and on Monday, Wedn -s- 1
day and Friday from 4: :;0 to £: 30
p. m., Dr. J. L. Dawson, represents/
tlve from South Carolina on the na
tional board for the prevention of
tuberculosis, assisted by several of
the physicians of Charleston, who'
have made a study of the disease, will |
be at the Shlra's dispensary office
on Society street, one door from Meet- 1
ing street, to receive all cn'lers and 1
enlighten them on the methods of
treating the patients and < arlng lor
the households that, the disease may
not spread.
The purpose of tho special hours Is
to guard against, and cheek tlm spread
of tuberculosis more than ,he actual
treatment of the patient. Tuberculosis
Is largely a preventable disease. |
There would not bo r.o many eases
nor would the mortality be so great, i
If the public were batter inteimed. j
and it Is along this line ti nt Dr. Daw- !
son and his assistants wili work. No
charge will be made for advice and'
consultation and the public is invited
and even urged to take advantage of |
the opportunity of acquiring knowl
edge which will work not only to the
benefit of the Individual household 1
or family, but. to the entire commun
ity.
BIG COPPER PLANT IS
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
SALISBURY, N, C.—As the result i
Of a contention for control among op- i
posing factions of stockholders, the
Gold Hill Copper company’s plant
and other holdings at Gold Hill, N.
C., will be sold at public auction Wed
nesday, by an order of Samuel D.
Oliphant, of New Jersey, referee lu
bankruptcy.
Believes Cost of These
Would Be Prohibitive,
and Has Other Plans in
View.
I* is not believed that the present
investigations looking to the protec
tion of the city against floods will
result in the building of levees on the
river. Tills is gained from an inter
view given out by Mayor Dunbar to
day in which lie indicated his belief
that the levee was not the best thing
under the circumstances. The mayor
believes that a majority of the citi
zens agree with hint. Ho says that
nine out of ten people with whom he
discusses the matter are opposed to
the levees.
The objection, says the Mayor, Is
that aqy levee which might be con
structed at anything less than tre
mendous cost, would he in the nature
of an experiment. The fear then it
that any levee which might be with
in the ability of the city to build,
would break 111 times of floods and
cause more dimage than would have
been caused hud the levee not been
ill exist anee.
Mayor Dunbar believes that so far
as can now lie seen the efty will al
ways be in more or less danger ami
discomfort from llojxls, a menace
which Is common to many river ci
ties. He thinks however that a lu
dieious expenditure of as largo an
amount of money as ran be made
available enn do much towards les-’
senlng this danger.
The mayor has very clenr ideas as
to what should lie done by the city
in litis direction. He believes that
j great attention should be given to
| the better paving of the rlty's streets
no that In times of floods, the wntef
will run off the city lljfe it would off
a turtle back, and leave comparative
ly little damage In the cutting up of
streets,
SHOULD RAISE
CANAL BANKS.
Another matter which the mayor
thinks needs attention and should be
J provided for In the scheme of protec
tion, Is the strengthening and raising
of the canal banks particularly above
the pumping station,
The mayor however does not think
the river should be entirely nog
lected In the scheme of Improve
ment. On lhe other hand he be
lieves a great deal of attention
should be given 'o the protection of
the river bank from further erosion,
and the employment of means which
will slop the encroachment of the
river on the city.
In this he thinks the national gov
ernment can be persuaded to help.
In fact he thinks the work Is well
within the scope of the work of the
government In the protection of
river channels and similar work. The
protection of Ihe banks says the
mayor would In a large measure do
away with the shoaling of the river
at this point by keeping the banks
from washing away and becoming a
part of the bed of the river.
Nothing has as yet been heard
from the flood commission which has
the matter in hand. It is understood
however, as Indicated In The Herald
some time ago, that the levee peo-
Joel will be shown by the report to
be prohibitive in cost, even should
that scheme of protection be desir
able .
DISASTROUS FIRE
VISITED ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga.—Richardson build
ing, at the corner of Broad street and
Viaduct, was destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. The loss Is about SBO,-
000. The building was occupied by
the Mower-Hobart company.
FRENCH TRAITOR’S BIRTHDAY.
One hundred and seventy years
ago Tuesday, In the little town of
Cairtbral, In North France, was born
Duntorlez, once the popular hero and
later In ills career the Judas, the
arch-traitor, the Benedict Arnold of
France.
JUBT REMARKS.
Advertising that. Is not sales
manship Is not advertising. Sales,
manshlp that is not broad enough
to embrace advertising is not
salesmanship.
Good goods—good-prices— WRat’s
’he result? The advertiser answers
promptly, "Good business.” Right
you are.
Keep your head cool, your feet
warm, and your advertising going,
and you will be healthy, wealthy
and wise.
If you have goods to sell, why
not state so where it will be seen.
Advertisers who don’t know one
paper from another will In due
time learn the difference at heavy
cost and sometimes at the loss
ot all their money. Better get
that knowledge before starting ad
vertising or If you don’t know
how, ask somebody who does!