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THE AUGUSTA SUNDAY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 38.
Mr. Rockefeller Was Guest
of Beech Island Farmers
Made Speech, in Which He
C omplimented Good
Roads and Recommended
Diversified Farming
—Was Delighted With
Trip.
The Beech Island Farmers’ Club
entertained Mr. John D. Rockefeller
yesterday at their regular monthly
meeting, as a guest of honor. He was
accompanied by Dr. I. D. Warner and
a party of well known Augustans.
Even a larger crowd than that assem
bled to geet Mr. Taft, when he went
to the Beech Island club just a
month ago yesterday, welcomed the
distinguished guest.
Mr. Rockefeller went down in the
Peerless touring car, accompanied by
other members of his party. The
roads between here and Beech Island
evidently appealed to him, as he
made favorable comment during the
course of a brief speech in the meet
ing. i
Even as Mr. Taft adapted himself
intimately to the significance of the
occasion, and put everybody at per
fect ease by the informality of his
manner, so did Mr. Rockefeller. The
great financier was courteous, affable
and exceedingly cordial. He shook
hands with dozens of men, and con
versed with animation on varied
topics.
During the regular business ses
sion, held in the club house, Mr.
Rockefeller was asked to make a
speech. His response was a pleas
ant surprise. When Mr. Taft spoke
to the Beech Island farmers he be
trayed the fact that he was hardly
as well at home in addressing ag
ricultural clubs as he was a mass
meeting of voters. Mr. Rockefeller’s
sayings savored of practical sense
that made an immediate appeal to
the farmers, and his words about good
roads, diversified crops, intensified
fertilization and other matters of in
terest to the farmer were entnusi
astically received.
He said that although he was not
a farmer himself, his people had been
farmers as far back as be could re
member. He said that the farmers
during his forefathers’ times were
not farmers like those of today. He
said they went after business in a
haphazard sort of way, and the in
evitable result wns in many instances
the uatter loss of land value.
I-. e complimented the roads of the
county, saying: “I believe the thing
farmers most need is good roads. It
will save them much. You will save
in hauling and also in the length of
the life of your stock."
Concluding he said: "But after we
get through with farming, or rail
roading, or whatever our task in life
may be, we will be asked the perti
nent question it will come to us after
we have finished our work and have
handed it down to our children, what
was the fruit of our work—what was
the real fruitage?”
A number of other short speeches
were delivered, among the speakers
being Judge Henry Hammond, Major
Hammond, Dr. Warner, who made a
few brief and appropriate remarks;
Mr. Robert C. Ogden and others.
The barbecue dinner was such a
feast as only the Beech Island club
cook can prepare.
After dinner a pleasant hour was
spent informally, during which time
Mr. Rockefeller met nearly every
body on the ground. A photographer
was much in evidence, taking many
snapshots of Mr. Rockefeller and
other members of the party, in vari
ous poses. He took one picture of
the barbecue table. Mr. Rockefeller
left about 3:30 o’clock.
PREPARATIONS
FOB BAZAAR
Sisters of Sacred Heart
Academy Have Extensive
Plans on Foot.
The Sisters of Sacred Heart Acad
emy announce that their bazaar will
open at the lower Miller Walker hail
on the evening of Monday, February
15 at 8 o’clock. Morris’ orchestra will
be in attendance for dancing each eve
ning.
The decorations will be among the
most beautiful and tasteful ever seen
in Augusta as the ladies ‘n charge
have been untiring in their efforts to
make the bazaar a success.
There will be two fancy tables: The
St. Patrick’s Table, over w’ch a com
mittee from St. Patrick's parish will
preside; the Sacred Heart Table will
be in charge of several ladies from
Sacred Heart parish.
The Daughters of Isabella will as
sist in the decoration of both tablea
A candy and cigar booth will be con
ducted by a group of the younger
matrons.
The supper rooms will be in charge
of Augusta Court Daughters of Isa
bella, whose fijjll in preparing daintj
and tempti |;/menus is well known.
All friends of the Sisters of Mercy
are cordially invited to co-operate with
the good women who have charge of
the bazaar which will continue for
two weeks.
ENCAMPMENT FOB
WASHINGTON’S
BIRTHDAY
Clinch Rifles and Qgle
thorpes Will Go Into
Camp Two Days.
It is always customary with the lo
cal military to celebrate Washing
ton’s birthday in some appropriate
manner. This year the Clinch Rifles
and the Oglethorpes wil go on a two
day encampment. The men will leave
the city early Sunday, morning, Feb
ruary 21st and return to the city Mon
day night, February 22d. They will
camp about five miles from the city.
The two days the men are out, they
will be under absolute military dis
cipline. They will have guard mount
day and night. The food will be
carried with them, and every detail
of the encampment will be complete.
Major Geo. P. Elliott says that he
thought he would be able to carry
two full companies, as many of the
stores and shops will be closed ou
the holiday. The men will march'
to the camping ground in heavy
inarching order. The tents will have
to be erected, and Sunday will be a
very busy day.
Major Elliott says visitors will be
welcome on both days of the encamp
ment. It is expected that a large
number of young ladies will go to the
encampment to see their husbands,
sweethearts, and brothers. The men
will come back to the city early
enough Monday night to get good
night’s rest and be in shape for the
next day’s work.
Mffl RELEASED
BULGARIA! FROM
SENTEHGE
Peter James Tells a Hard
Luck Story. Socialists
Trying To Send Him To
Toledo.
Peter James, the Bulgarian who was
sentenced to serve 90 days on the pub
lic works, has been released by Mayor
Dunbar, through the efforts of citizens
who became interested in the case af
ter reading of it in The Herald.
The man was brought before the
recorder charged with loitering be
cause he could not give a good ac
count of himself. He did not speak
English. Judge Picquet fined him SIOO
or 90 days.
Mr. A. W. Dellquest became inter
ested and went to see the man. He
found that he was able to speak a
little Russian, and to Mr. Dellquest
he told his story.
He said that he came to America
about 20 months ago, leaving his wife
and children in Bulgaria. He went to
a Bulgarian boarding house in Toledo,
Ohio, and did not learn English. He
worked on the streets of Toledo for
several months and later went to
work in a factory. The factory closed
down and he was forced out of work.
He, with several others, was roped
in by an employment sharper, to
whom he paid sl2 for a job. The man
secured tho money and sent him to
Cincinnati, where he found there was
no job for him. James then determ
ined that as there was no work in
America he would get to a seaport
and go back to Bulgaria. He started
working his way toward Savannah.
He finally reached Atlanta and fail
ed to get work. He was arrested on
the charge ol loitering. When he told
his story he was released on the con
dition that he would leave town in 24
hours. He was told that steamboats
came to Augusta, so started here,
He walked the entire distance from
Atlanta to Augusta, the trip taking
him over a week. He worked along
the road for a little food. He reach
ed Augusta at night and while look
ing for a place to sleep was seen by
Officer Vaughn. He could not give
any explanation, and OlTlcer Vaughn
did his duty by sending him to the
barracks as a suspicious character.
He was then brought before the re
corder the next day and sentenced.
The socialists have taken his case
up and are trying to get up enough
money to send him back to his friends
in Toledo. If the money cannot be
raised efforts will be made to get him
work in Augusta. He says he Is a
good farmer and is willing to do any
hard work.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY.
South Carolina —Partly cloudy Sun
day, possibly local rains at night or
Monday; variable winds.
Georgia—Partly cloudy Sunday,
possibly local rains at night; Monday
partly cloudy; variable winds.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1909.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Who was the guest yesterday at ths barbecue of the
Beech Island Farmers’ Club.
Chicagoans Deny Saying
Singing Dixie Is Treason
CHICAGO. —Did any aulhorized or !
oven consequential person in Chicago
forbid as an act of treason the sing
ing of "Dixie” in the public schools
during the Lincoln celebration?
The foregoing question confronted
Richard C. Hall, president of the Chi
cago association of commerce in a
telegram received today from Phillip
Werlein, president of the New Or
leans Progressive union. The answer
in an emphatic negative was tele
graphed to Mr. Werlein after a few
hours of strenuous investigation.
Here is the message from New Or
leans:
"Press dispatches stated that sing
ing of Dixie in public schools on
Lincoln Day has been forbidden as an
act of treason. If Chicago wishes
to make any progress in the soutli,
take it as a timely, friendly bit of
advice, have that order rescinded an 1
get rid of the head of the school sys
tem that has issued such orders.”
Mr. Hall in a somewhat lengthy
answer, stated that “Dixie” remained
on the musical program, that there
had been no orders removing it and
said:
"President Woodrow Wilson, of
Princeton, a southerner, is to be the
principal speaker of the celebration
and other prominent southerners will
participate in several of the meet
ings. The idea has been foremost
from the beginning to show national
appreciation of Lincoln and to pro
mote friendly national feeling."
Dixie a National Air.
WAbxi^.xGrON. —Joseph Nfmmo,-
Jr., one of the few surviving personal
friends of Abraham Lincoln today
took issue with a statement appear
ing in a local paper that President
Schneider of the Chicago Board of
Education, had forbidden the singing
of “Dixie” at the Lincoln centennial
as treasonable.
"This, I am prepared to deny from
my personal experiences,” said Mr.
Nimmo. "Eearly one morning in
the month of April, 1865, the news
reached Washington that Richmond
had been evacuated. There was a
rush to the White house led by a
band. I accompanied the crowd.
Soon Mr. Lincoln appeared .at the
window over the front entrance. He
replied to the demand for a speech.
I well remember his closing words
which were as follows:
" ‘There is a song or a tune which
I used to hear with great pleasure be
fore the war, but our friends across
the river have appropriated it to the
use during the last four years. It
is the tune called ‘Dixis’ but I think
we have captured it. 'At any rate
I conferred with the attorney gen*
eral this morning and he expressed
the opinion that ‘Dixie’ may fairly be
regarded as captured property. So
I shall be glad to hear ‘Dixie’ by the
band.’
"Ever since then ‘Dixie’ has been
regarded as a national air beloved by
the people of the north and the south.
The tune of ‘Dixie' wan composed by
Dan Emmett, a northern man who
wrote the words and the music. For
years before the war it was sung at
the north and at the south and it wil
remain for all time a truly national
song, made so by the good natured
humor of Abraham Lincoln.”
CALHOUN JURY INCOMPLETE.
SAN FRANCISCO.—The forenoon
session today of the trial of Patrick
Calhoun, accused of attempted bri
bery was occupied in a fruitless at
tempt to secure another juror to add
to the ton already accepted tempo
rarily. The case was continued until
next Monday.
BRYUf INJURES
II All AUTO
WRECK
TAMPA, Fla —While returning from
Sutherland college where he delivered
his lecture “The Prince of Peace,”
Saturday afternoon, Wm. J. Bryaji
came near losing his life. A big
machine in which he was riding threw
a tire on a bridge near Tarpon Springs
and plunged into the trestle work,
throwing the occupants out.
Mr. Bryan was on the side next to
that which struck the woodwork, and
was jammed against a rail and suffer
ed considerable Injury. At first it wns
thought that his leg had been broken,
but when he arrived at Tampa an ex
amination revealed that the leg was
only badly bruised.
Mr. Bryan is scheduled to appear at
St. Louis soon and at Springfield,
Ohio, on February 12, Lincoln’s birth
day, where he makes the principal ad
dress, and it may be that he will have
to cancel these dates. He is in his
rooms at the Tarn pa Bay hotel and
is suffering much pain..
WILL DELEGATES
BE SENT TO
ATLfINJA?
Daughters of Confederacy
To Decide Whether They
Will Take Hand In
Monument Matter Again
At the meeting of the Daughters of
the Confederacy to be held Thursday
afternoon, the question will come be
fore them, whether the Chapter will
send a delegte to the special conven
tion which meets in Atlanta on Marcli
11th to decide where the Wirz
monument shall be located.
At the meeting held in Savannah
it was decided to have tho monument
located in Richmond, Va. This de
clsion, however, brought forth a
strong protest, as the ladies and per
sons interested over the state said
the money was raised to have the
monument erected in Georgia, and
they wanted it located in this state.
When the money was raised, It was
for the purpose of erecting a monu
ment at Andersonville. It was de
cided that, if it was placed at An
derson ville, it would iri all probability
be defaced. It was then decided o
place it at Macon, but numerou dif
ficulties arose, and at the last meet
ing it was decided to have It erected
in Richmond At the meeting in
Atlanta it will be finally decided what
shall be done with the monument.
FASTIS KILLED
PRTPASIIG
SEMI
HOUSTON, Miss. —The body of Uov.
W. T. Hudson, pastor of the Baptist
i church at this place and one of tho
most prominent ministers in the state
Was found riddled with buckshot in a
pond near Houston late Saturday night.
Mr. Hudson left his apartment at tho
Houston hotel early today and when he
did not return at night-fall, a sea run
was instituted which led to the dis
covery of the body. It was ills custom
to prepare ids Sunday sermon seated
under a tree near the pond and it is
considered evident that he was hot
from ambush and killed while thus en
gaged. As to the motive which could
have prompted th* killing or the per
son who committed the crime, nothing
can he learned tonight. The condition
of the body indicated that he had been
dead for some hours.
THREE 11 HELD
FOR KILGORE’S
liliOER
ATLANTA, Gn.—The coroner’s in
vestigation into the death Saturday
of ~). E. Kilgore was'!followed by (lie
arrest of .1. E. Collins, W. E. Cook,
and Webb Cox, to be held pending
Investigation. Kilgore wns found un
conscious on the street last, Tuesday
and the coroner said his death was
due to a blow with a blunt instru
ment.
ijiraY
RUNS II THIRD
Mr. Ramsey Withdraws
From Race For Council.
Mr. W. M. Nixon Not a
Candidate For Business
Reason.
The approaching municipal cam
paign took an interesting turn In the
Third ward yesterday. Some days
ago Mr. W. W. Ramsey announced
as candidate for council from that
ward and the rumors had it that
there would be a race between him
and Mr. W. M. Nixon whose friends
were earnestly at work to get him
into the running. Strong pressuro
was brought on him and he look tho
matter under advisement.
Yesterday, however, Mr. Nixon an
nounced definitely that for business
reasons he could not consent to run
and would not allow his name to bo
used, though deeply grateful to his
many friends who had shown their
regard by their many expressions of
endorsement and promises of warm
support, should ho decide to enter
the contest.
It Is also authoritatively stated that
Mr. Ramsey has withdrawn, though
he had many supporters and was
highly regarded and looked upon as
a strong candidate.
Following these two statements
comes the announcement that Mr.
David Slusky had consented to heed
the solicitation of many friends Aid
become a candidate from Ward
Three. His offielal advertisement of
candidacy appears elsewhere in Tho
Herald today. Mr. Slusky is one of
Augusta’s solid citizens. He is a
progressive and has arrived at his po
sltlon in life by winning It. Ho has
worked up to a proud position and
Is generally esteemed as a good citi
zen and a man of probity and In
tegrity. When elected the Third
will have another fine representative
in council.
It is understood that there will bo
no opposition to Mr. Slusky.
GAMBLING PARTY
DIED SUNDAY
The hcrrfe of Mr. W. R. Robinson,
at 943 Walker street, was raided
about two o’clock Sunday morning
and thirteen young white men were
found gambling Sergeant Peebles
and Officer Hardeman walked In on
the unsuspecting gamesters anil
caught them red-handed with the par
aphemaila. They were taken to the
police barracks and bonds arranged
for tbeir appearance. Mr. Robinson’s
bond Is SSOO, which was atood by
Mr. R. A. Fleming. The bonds for
the others was placed at $l5O, and
was stood by friends. Tho ease will
be called Monday morning at record
er’s court.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
JURY CONVICTED WEALTHY
UNION FARMER OF MURDER
GIRL MURDER
STARTLES
DAYTON
DAYTON, O. —There are no new
developments in the Fulhnrt murder ■
1 case. The police are holding an un
known woman, who was in the com
pany of the dead girl for a few days
previous to her death, and her former
sweetheart, Albert Wilkie, is also in
tiie station house. The evidence on
which these two prisoners are being
i held is of the most flimsy character,
and it is probably that both will bo
released before morning.
Mrs. J. H. Long, who lives across
the alley from the scene of the tra
gedy, said Saturday night that she
remembers hearing screams last
Tuesday night, bin. thought nothing of
it, as such occurrences were noted
almost nightly.
On account of the absence of
wounds on the body, the police are
now proceeding on the theory that
lhe girl was poisoned or drugged.
Scrapings from her Anger nails have
Itoeii sent to a chemist for a ntlscro
scopic examination in tho expecta
tion that tiie test will develop some
thing to indicate whether iter slayer
was white or black.
Committed by a Pervert.
CLEVELAND, O,—That the min
ders of six women In Dayton were
commilteed by a single individual Is
the theory or Dr. Charles 11. Clark,
former Clinical director of the gov
ernment hospital for the insane
Washington and now superintendent
of the Cleveland State hospital for
tho insane.
"Circumstances identical in each
case point to a single murderer, sai l
Dr. Clark today. “The facts in Un-
Dayton series have been published
broadcast. Yet no similar crimes
have occurred elsewhere. This Is an
argument for a single murderer. The
monster is selective. His victims
Imvc been nearly of an ago. Their
circumstances in life have been simi
lar. And were girls attractive In
lace ami form." The best evidence
(hat all six murders were committed
hy a single individual is the fact that
I in each case tiie victim was strangled,
j “This—the use of one method in
seve il eases—is typical of a pervort.
“The Dayton monster lias a proto
type in Jack the Ripper, (lie London
murderer.
“Once Iho pervert has taken life
in a certain manner, thereafter he
cannot bo satisfied except in that
Identical way.
“Perversion usually lasts through
life. As long as the pervert is free
he is bound to commit more crime.
“In my opinion this pervert is not
only sane, but responsible. when
convicted of crime he should be
punished as any other criminal.”
MR. REYNOLDS MAY
INVESTIGATE
BOY'S DEATH
Coroner’* Jury Returned
Verdict of Electrocution
of John Self Saturday
Morning.
An Inquest was held Saturday at
ternoon over the remains of John
Self, the little nogro boy who wa«
electrocuted by a live wire at Jack
son and Taylor streets, Saturday
morning. The Inquest was hold at
Dent’s undertaking establishment.
The jury returned following verdict:
"We, tho Jury, find that the deceased
came to his death from electric
shocks, due to contact, with a wire,
the property of tho City of Augusta,
the said wire having boon charged,
by having come In contact with a
wire, the property of tho Augusta
Hallway and Klectrle Co."
Solicitor Jo*. 8. Reynolds says ho
will take up the matter, and Investi
gate It thoroughly. Witnesses testi
fied at the Inquest that linemen had
been out to the place and cut the
wire, a short time before the boy
caught it. The witnesses could not
state positively whether the linemen
were In the employ of the city or the
railway company. Coroner Ramsey
Instructed tho Jury not to mention
any person or persons In their ver
dict, as being guilty of neglect 1*
leaving the wire hanging.
Solicitor Reynolds, on being In
formed of the evidence glvjn at the
Inquest, said that he would give tho
matter a thorough Investigation. He
said that It was possible some line
man was guilty of criminal neglect,
first, In cutting the guy wire, so as
to allow It to fall on tho live wire;
and, secondly, In allowing the guy
wire, after It bad touched the live
wire, to hang low enough to be dan
gerous.
Jones Found Guilty of
Murdering Wife. Case is
Appealed and Motion for
New Trial Has Been
Made.
Special to Tiie Herald.
I NION, S. C.—W. T. Jones, who
Saturday' was found guilty of mur
d”r, with recommendation to mercy,
instead of receiving a sentence Sat
urday, has been remanded to jail
pending the bearing of a motion for
a new trial, which will be heard by
.Bulge Memmlnger next Friday. Col
Geo. Johnstone, for the defense, in
sisting ini getting the offielal court
record, lints entailing the delay. U
is generally reported that the jury
stood nine for murder in the first de
gree, and three for murder, with rec
ommendation to mercy. For hours
the fate of W. T. Jones, charged with
Hie murder of bis wife last July,
seemed to hang in tho balance. The
jury, to which was given the case
Friday night at 8:45. nfter a most
able charge by Judge Memmlnger,
having not reported at all until about
noon Saturday, when it was announc
ed that a verdict had not boon reach
ed, but when nfter a further citing
of facts and expounding the law the
| twelve men were sent back by Judge
Metmiilnger, who instructed them
that they must reach a verdict so
that tho case would not have to be
tried again. By 9 o’clock a large num
ber of spectators had assembled at
the court house to hear the report of
j the jury, it being generally believed
| that some report would bo made by
I 9:30 anyway. When that hour passed
and nothing canto from the Jury room
; public Interest keyed up higher and
i higher. Judge Memmlnger and the
i court, officials were present, but
i when after waiting a while and no
| information being sent out. by tho
jurors, breakfast was ordered for
! thorn, it being served something
about. 11 o’clock.
A short while before noon, the Jury
I appeared and on being questioned by
Judge Memmlnger, llie foreman, D.
W. Anderson, who Is bookkeeper at
Leckhnrt Mills, announced that they
would not roach an agreement ba
i cause of certain facts. Judge Mem-
Jmlnger then proceeded to olio the
| case of a woman In Oconee county,
I who was found dead In her lied,
; whieli he quoted to show that clr
1 cumstantlal evidence could be consid
! ered in the arriving of a verdict, and
; t hut a person forcing or inducing an
other to commit suicide, was in the
eye of the law in this state guilty
of Inurdod. He then ordered the jury
back to the room, telling them that
ns good men and true, they must try
to roach a verdict.
About 10:30 court took a recess un
til 3 o’clock, at that hour the jury
came out and announced that they
had reached an agreement, the ver
dict was then read.
“Guilty of murder with recom
mendation to mercy."
Oh hearing the verdict Jones, who
has stood up tinder tho terrible
strain of tho trial since last Wednes
day, being one of the most composed
persons In tho whg|p court room,
with tho exception of a few moments
yesterday, when ho broke down, turn
ed pule and it was thought that ho
might collapse. However, he held
himself in hand, and spoke to his
counsel and was then in a few mo
ments taken to the Jail, where ho has
been since last July.
In the event that If thp motion for
a new trial Is refused tho ease will
bo carried to the supremo court, as
every legai effort will be made to
save the man from Imprisonment for
life, which the verdict Saturday will
mean and especially will this be done,
as Jones Is a man of considerable
wealth, being worth from fifty to
seventy-five thousand dollars. Inter
est in the trial haß been most In
i tense, for a while It was thought af
ter Judgq Memmlnger’s ruling as to
i tho evidence, that the result would
! be a mistrial or an acquittal, but af
ter bis charge to tho Jury the opinion
became general that the result would
be either a mistrial' or conviction.
DR. BALLY GAVE
BIND SATURDAY
■ m
March Sixth Has Bren Set
As the Date For Hearing
of Motion For New Trial
Dr, Hally, who was convicted in the
superior court Saturday, gave bond,
pending the hearing of the motion
for a new trial. The bond was *2,000.
Mr. Edward Shcchau whs the bonds
man.
Messrs. Plcquet and lirooks have
filed a petition before Judge Ham
mond for a now trial. Judge Ham
mond set March 01 h as the day to
hear the motion. If the new trial Is
not granted, Dr, Saily tvlll be sent to
Jail to serve his sentence. If the new
trial Is granted, It Is probable that
he will be tried again at the fall terra
of court.
□ ECKERT’S BODY FOUND.
SANTIAGO.—-The charred body of
Secretary Ileckert, of the German le
gation was found here today amid
tin- ruins of the office of the legtlon,
which was destroyed by lire yester
day.