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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 44.
Railroads Fare Well Under
Georgia “Reform” Policies
Four Big Roads Actually
Increased Net Earnings,
While the Loss of Others
was Less in Georgia Than
in the Country as a Whole
ATLANTA. —Governor Hoke Smith
Saturday gave to the press an im
portant statement in regard to the
net earnings of the railroads of Geor
gia for the year covered by the
panic.
The figures are taken from official
reports to the railroad commission,
and show that the net earnings of
four of the big lines actually in
creased, while the falling off of net
earnings of eight of the principal
systems in Georgia was but one and
one-half per cent against a loss of
dtfteen per cent by the roads of the
bwmtry as a whole.
JIE GOVERNOR’S
STATEMENT.
The governor's statement follows:
“Much has been said during the
past twelve months to create the im
pression that the railroads of the
state have been crippled by what is
termed ‘reform’ policies.
“Quite recently certain railroad im
provements have been promised pro
vided Georgia is real good and ‘re
peals some of its anti-corporation
act's.’
“I believe that the legislation and
administration in Georgia affecting
railroads and public service compa
nies has been of great value and that
a reactionary policy would be a pub
lic calamity. For this reason I wish
to call attention briefly to what has
taken place, and to the financial
showings of the principal Georgia
railroads during the year ending July
Ist, 1908.
"Transportation companies and oth
er public service companies are given
special powers by the state, and are
to a large extent necessarily monopo
lies. The courts of America and Eng
land agree that the state and nation
owe to the public the duty of requir
ing such companies to give proper
service at reasonable rates. To in
sist upon the performance by state
and nation of this duty is not hostil
ity to railroad companies. It is sim
ply a demand for justice to both the
companies and the public.
"The legislation passed in Georgia
provides for a railroad commission
with enlarged powers to do no wrong
to the companies, but to see that to
their customers are accorded legiti
mate lights.
CANNOT NAME
HOSTILE LAWS.
"It is noticeable that the critics do
not dare name the legislation which
they say should be repealed. The
legislation and administration in
Georgia on this subject may be com
pared to that of New York state
without fear that our state will soe
by the comparison.
"The administration has required
better road beds and better service.
It has prevented the suspension of
train service necessary for public
convenience. It has required the
settlement of claims due to shippers.
It has required service for factories
and local plants.
"It has prevented the wages of em
ployees from being arbitrarily nut.
“It has stopped the free pass evil,
and has reduced the cost of travel
to thosii who pay.
"The public service corporations
have been compelled to pay more
nearly their just taxes.
“This is the record. From what
part of it shall the state recede?
"But have the railroads been crip
pled, or has the outcry been rather
one without reason unless for politi
cal effect?
"The railroad companies are re
quired to file with the railroad com
mission statements showing the busi
ness which they do annually. These
reports cover the business of each fis
cal year running from July Ist to July
Ist.
A REMARKABLE
SHOWING.
"The reports of the nine largest
railroads with the exception of the
Seaboard are now in the hands ot
the railroad commission. The figures
which I shall use are from these re
ports.
"Eight railroad companies in
Georgia from July Ist, 1907, to July
Ist, 1908, made net profits as follows:
Central of Georgia $2,485,429 12
Western and Atlantic .. 689,243.47
Georgia Railroad 492,614.52
Louisville & Nashville ... 149,863.50
Atlantic Coast Lino 1,217,745.67
Atlanta and West Point.. 235.385.9"
Southern Railway 1,141,949.66
Ga. Sou. and Florida .... 455,021.56
Total net profits of
eight roads $6,867,243.33
“The net profits of four of these
roads increased for the year ending
July Ist, 1908, over their net profits
for the year ending July Ist, 1907, as
follows:
Central of Georgia $218,873.96
Georgia Railroad 19,830.23
Louisville & Nashville ... 99,781.57
Western Atlantic .. .. 100,973.81
QUEER OF
THE WEST POINT.
"While the Atlanta and West Point
showed a decrease of net profits
amounting to $193,368.40 for 1908 It
also showed an increase of operating
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COOPER JURY IS
COMPLETED
IT LAST
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Every one
connected with the Cooper trial felt
a sense of relief Saturday when the
state announced that it was satisfied
with the jury selected and was ready
to proceed with the taking of testi
mony Tuesday morning, to which
time Judge Hart has adjourned the
case.
For twenty-five days the court, at
torneys, and officers have been weari
ly trying to get competent jurors.
It was necessary to draw five cen
ires of 500 each and one of 519, or a
total of 3,019 before a jury was se
cured. As it is, four of the jury can
neither read nor write and two other.t
understand English indifferently.
Every man of the twelve swore ho
had not read the newspapers since or
before the killing and some had not
read one for ten years. Bierman, is
the only exception, ana he had been
out, of the state from a week before
the killing until the day he was sum
mode.
The jurors are as follows: E. M.
Burke, Robert McPherson, G. A. Lane,
W. A. Adcock, Casper S'Ninupp, J. H.
Vaughn, S. M. Hyde, Gus Knipfer, F
O. Bierman, J. A. Woodruff, Jacoo
Frutiger, William Hows. All are farm
ers with the exception of Burke who
is a carpenter.
SOVEREIGN LOWIE
GIVEN LIFE TERM
He Was Refused a New
Trial By Judge Watts.
Court Adjourns.
Special to The Herald.
AIKEN, S. C.—The case of the
state against the Dinken Brothers,
two negroes, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill, was
the first case tried in court Friday
morning. Davis, Gunter and Gyles
represented the defendants, while T
R. Morgan, Esq., assisted Solicitor
Byrnes with the prosecution.
The case consumed most of the
morning session, but the Jury ren
dered a verdict of not guilty a little
before court adjourned for dinner.
Joe James, a negro, pleaded guilty
to the charge of stealing a bicycle
and was sentenced to one year on the
chain-gang and fined one dollar.
Otis Wingfield, a negro boy abouc
twelve years of age, also pleaded
guilty of stealing a bicycle and was
given a like sentence.
Judge Watts refused to give Sov
ereign Lowe a new trial, and passed
sentence on him Friday afternoon.
The sentence was life time impris
onment.
Having finished all the business for
this term, court adjourned about 4
o'clock.
GYPSY SMITH WILL
HAVE BIG CHOIR
Famous English Evange
list Plans Great Revival
in Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A chorus of
2,000 voices, largely composed of
members of the Young Women’s
Christian association, will be Kansas
•City’s musical contribution to the
great revival to be held here during
the next two weeks by Gipsy Smith.
The famous English evangelist, who
began his-career in a gypsy wagon,
is here Saturday and has completed
plans for the greatest revival in Kan
sas City’s history.
His famous march through the
"red light” district of Pittsburg, made
during the recent campaign in the
Smoky City, will doubtless be re
peated in Kansas City.
PRES. W. M. ROWLAND
WAS RE-ELECTED
Associated Charities Held
Annual Meeting At Wo
men’s Club Rooms.
The annual meeting of the board of
Charities was held Friday in the Wom
an s Club rooms. The entire board was'
re-elected. Mr. Francis H. McLean, the
field secretary of the association was
present at the meeting. The officers
elected were as follows:
Mr. W. M. Rowland, president; Mr. T.
I. Hickman, vice-president; Mrs. C. H.
Phinisy, second vice-president; Mrs. E.
F. Verdery, third vice-president; Mrs.
C. A. Rowland, fourth vice-president;
Mr. A. Blackshear, ?»wmey; Mr. J. O.
Weigle* treasurer; E. S. Hollings
| worth, secretary.
Forecast for Augusta and vicinity—Rain tonight and probably Sunday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 13, 1909.
Smith Pigott , Messiah
“The Rev.” Smith Pigott,
of London the self styled
Messiah, and the interior
of his chapel at the Abode
of Love. He has just been
officially denounced by the
Church of England as guil
ty of immorality, unclean
ness and wickedness of life.
JUDGE SPEER GAVE
ADDRESS ON
LINCOLN
Eulogized the Great Man
At Celebration of Anni
versary in New York.
NEW YORK.—“In vain may the
search be made through the reports
of all the speeches and through all
the writings and correspondence of
Abraham Lincoln to find one syllable
of depreciation or unkindness toward
Southern men,” declared Judge Em
ory Speer of Georgia, in his address
Friday night at the armory of the
Twelfth regiment, New York State
National Guard, in speaking there in
connection with the celebration of
the centenary of Lincoln’s birth.
TRIED TO ,
PREVENT WAR.
After decribing the early life of
Lincoln and the privations and hard
ships of his frontier existence, Judge
Speer went on to pay high tribute
to the efforts made by Lincoln to
preserve the union of states without
war. Referring to the assassination
of Lincoln as "the deep damnation
of his taking off,” Judge Speer de
clared that the horrors of Reconstruc
tion, "based upon the theory which
Mr. Lincoln had declined to discuss,
namely, that the seceded states had
lost their status in the union," might
have been averted had Lincoln lived.
He asserted that when the policy of
Reconstruction finally fell, there
came "the final, eternal triumph of
the loving heart, the prophet’s state
craft, the patriotic soul of Lincoln.
OLD AMERICAN
SPIRIT FLAMING.
"And with what result?” as asked.
“We have reconsecrated our altars;
we have kindled the torch of educa
tion; we are laying the first fruits
of our almost untouched resources
ot field, forest and mine in the lap
of our re-united country; we have re
called our lovo for the flag and the
old American spirit is again flaming
in our hearts. It lives in the sons
of their blood, aye, in the surviving
veterans of Lee and Johnston them
selves. And, my countrymen, U
with the flag to stay. Whenever the
safety or honor of our country is in
dangered the soul of Lincoln will
thrill and swords of Grant and Lee
will point the charging columns of
Its sons, no longer ‘dissevered, dlacoP
dant, belligerent,’ but forever fondlj
embracing and upholding ‘the flag of
our union forever.’ ”
CHILD OF THE
PLAIN PEOPLE.
Judge Speer called Lincoln "a child
of the plain people, the nursling of
his country and his time. His early
habits of self-reliance imparted such
independence, resourcefulness and im
movable' but. modest self-eonfldence,
that, dqspfte all efforts from many
quarters to change his plans or
thwart his policies, they made his
prescient mind In the crisis of our
country’s fate the actual organiser
of victory for the union.” Referring
to the fact that Lincoln was South
ern born, the speaker said “that what
ever their differences on questions
of national policy, Southern men wor
thy of the name ever cherish a com
mon, tender sympathy for the homo
geneous population, which hands
down from father to son the primi
tive virtues of the brave and kindly
American stock."
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NEW ORLEANS.—Secretary Taft
left here at 9:20 Saturday morning.
He is due to arrive in Cincinnati Sun
day morning. This completes tho
schedule of his visits to Southern
cities prior to his inauguration. He
will remain In Cincinnati until Tues
day morning, when he will go to
Washington. Mrs. Taft goes with
Mr. Taft.. Nothing occurred to mar
Mr. Taft’s visit. The city wore gay
garb, the weather was ideal and the
program was carried out without a
hitch.
WOMAN FINED FOR
WHIPPING COUPLE
Some Time Ago Mrs. Mau
ri ie Mahaffey Horsewhip
ped Her Rival in Buggy
on Streets.
Special to The Herald.
SPARTANBURG, S. C.—Mrs. Min
nie Mahaffey was tried In the police
court this morning on the charge of
disorderly conduct and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $25. The case is
the result of an alleged horse whip
ping case several weeks ago, which
was reported in this correspondence.
It will be remembered that ICarie
George, while out driving with a
young lady, was held up by a rival
and the lash was applied. The young
lady In the buggy with Mr. George
“skldooed” and was not located until
a few days ago.
Mrs. Mahaffey, who Is said to have
used the whip, was asked to pay $25
for the sport she had.
RALPH DORR GOES
INTO BANKRUPTCY
VALDOSTA, Ga.—A voluntary peti
tion In bankruptcy was filed In the
United States court here by Ralph
Dorr, formerly of Wllkesbarre, Pa.,
shows liabilities of $243,000, and not
one penny of assets.
Judge Dent Was Fined For
Having Whiskey For Sale
NEWMAN, Ga.—Judge Dent., the United States commissioner, was
found guilty In the city court here on the charge of keeping whiskey
for sale and fined SIOO. Five barrels of whiskey consigned to Henry
Smith were seized by the police, who discovered that Smith was none
other than Dent.
He admitted that the title to the whiskey was in him, and explained
to the court, that being accustomed to a toddy, he feared the prohibi
tion movement would deprive him of a drink, whereu H*n he decided to
lay some in store for the future.
A CHANCE TO DO BUSINESS
WITH HERALD READERS WHO
SPEND OVER A MILLION A YEAR
IN TRADE HERE IN AUGUSTA
“BE SURE THAT SUNDAY'S HERALD CARRIES YOUR STORE NEWS TO ITS READERS." -
87 LIS LOST
IIPERCUII
WRECK
WELLINGTON, N. J.—Sixty-seven
lives were lost when the steamship
Penguin was wrecked off Cape Tern
White. - Seventy-six bodies have been
recovered. The Penguin is a totaj
loss.
JUDGE REFUSED
JONES m TRIAL
Special to The Herald.
UNION, S. C. —At 4:30 this after
noon Judge Menmlnger refused a now
trial for Jones, convicted of the mur
der of his wife. He has been sen
tenced to life imprisonment. The
prisoner took the sentence composed
ly. He will appeal to the supreme
court.
NAVY YARD OFFICERS
MAY WALK 50 MILES
Charleston Officers Don’t
Like the Idea of Making
the Test Px'escribed By
President Roosevelt.
CHARLESTON, S. C. : -The officers of
the Charleston navy yard aro now much
concerned over the proposed physical
test of walking fifty miles, which Pres
ident Roosevelt has ordered for tho men
in tho service and are
making toward this on * Tho route
will probably be in the center of trio
rails of the Southern railway tracks to
Sttmmerville and return, a distance of
about forty miles, and the additional ten
miles will be made up with u long walk
to Charleston from tho navy yard and
about a few streots until the prescribed
distance is eoverod. Rear Admiral J.
i‘>. Adams is now arranging for tho walk
and It is attrsetlng no little Interest
among the naval officers. Why naval
r/leers who commend vessels at sea
should give evidence of their ability to
walk is not of course given in President
Roosevelt’s orders for the physical test.
CHARLESTON MAY NOT
SEND A DELEGATION
Council Will Probably Not
Make Sufficient Approp
riations For Proposed
Washington Trip.
CHARLESTON, 8. C.—Much Interest
centers among tho militiaman In the pro
posed attendance of tho first battalion
of the Third Regiment, N. a. S. C., at
the Inauguration of President Taft, but
unless the city council makes an appro
priation, It Is not likely that the troops
will go. It Is understood In city hull
circles that the desired $1,500 will not
be appropriated, although a smaller sum
may ho finally determined upon by tha
ways and means clmmltteo of city coun
cil to whom tho petition of a number
of officers of the Third Regiment haa
been submitted. The dealro Is very gen
erally expressed for the Charleston sol
diers to be represented at the Inaugura
tion, but there Is somo question of the
advisability of elty eouncll spending tho
public money for this purpose,
HONOR MEXICAN HERO.
CITY OF MEXICO.—AII loyal sons
of Mexico will Sunday do honor to
the memory of one of tho republic
early presidents and patriots, General
Vicente Guerrero, on the seventy
eighth anniversary of his assassins
tion. Guerrero was ono of the heroes
of the Mexican war for Independ
ence and ranks in Mexican history
with Hidalgo and Iturblde.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
RUSS POLICE
SEES HUM SORE?
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ST. PETERSBURG.—PoIico have
issued a warrant for arrest of Max
im Gorky, Russian novelist. Maxim
Gorky is in Italy,
corn is in
CONTRABAND
ARTICLE
LONDON.—At the international na
val conference Friday it, was decided
that cotton will bo placed on tho list
of absolutely non-contraband articles
Is considered quite a vletory for the
American delegation.
landslide Wes
DUI WHOLE FAMILY
PASADENA, Cal. Little lliiby
Drew, aged 5, Is dead and her moth
er, Mrs. Eva Drew, Is dying and the
father, Fred Drew, Ims a broken back
as a result of a landslide on the Pa
cific railway.
LINCOLNTON NEGRO SHOT.
LINCOLNTON, Ga.-—Peter Forlson
a negro, was perhaps fatally shot
while visiting the poultry yard of Mr
John Crozlcr’s Wednesday night.
EVENTS OF THE COMING WEEK
NEW YORK.—Among the Import
ant news events scheduled for the
coming week are the following:
Sunday.
St. Valentine's Lay will he oh
served In the usual manner through
out the country.
Anniversary of the birth of Freder
ick Douglas will he observed by-in
groes In many cities.
Monday.
Meeting In W&nmngton to com
memorate the eleventh anniversary
of the sinking of the Maine In Hava
na harbor.
Transport Kilpatrick Is scheduled
to sail from New York for Manila,
with troops to man new Philippine
fortifications.
Automobile shows will he opened In
St. Louis and Denver, to continue sev
oral days.
Tuesday.
National tariff commission con
vention opens In Indianapolis, with
delegates from all over the i'nlted
States. •
British parliament will resume Itn
session, and King Edward and Queen
Alexandra will visit Alfonso and Vie
torla of Spain.
Southern convention of the Lay
men's Missionary Movement begins
In first session In Birmingham.
Hearing of government suit, against
anthracite coal-carrying roadi will bo
resumed In New York
Will carry the store news of Augusta to 40,000 careful readers and in
telligent buyers. Mr. Merchant, do you realise what this means in dol
lars and cents and Increased business?
Let us take the lowest posslbble estimate. Out of 40,000 readers
there must, ho at. least 1,000 people who can spend SIOO.OO a year each
with 10 stores In Augusta If they want to.
If your store Is one of the 10 that means $100,000.00 a year to you.
It means a total of $1,000,000.00 a year spent here in Augusta by Herald
readers.
iSKEO BANDITS '■
008 FAST TRAIN
TWC MEN HELD UP DENVER*
AND RiO GRANDE TRAIN AT
MILITARY JUNCTION
BETWEEN PORT
LOGAN AND
DENVER
LOOT MAIL POUCHES
Intimidated Passengers by
Firing Along Side of
Train. With Pi stols Made
Mn.il Clerk Sliow Them
Registered Mail.
DENVER, Colo Two masked ban
dits: held up the Denver and Rio
Grande train No. 4 at Military-Junc
tion, between Fort Logan and Den
ver, Saturday morning, looting tho
mail car and registered mail.
There is steep grade just after
leaving the junction, and as the train
reached the cresl two men sprang
into the glare of the headlight. One
ran rapidly towards the engine and
eiimbod into tho cab. He had a gun
in each hand and quickly had the
fireman and engineer under subjec
tion.
As soon as the train was stopped
the other bandit ran to the mall oar
and hammered on the door. During
tills time both of the men were shoot
ing rapidly along the side of the train
to to intimidate tln* passengers and
tho crew. It Is estimated that, they
fired at least fifty shots. The bandit
in the engine cab forced the engineer
and fireman to accompany hint and
while one of the bandits stood guard
over the engineer the other ono com
pelled the fireman to enter the mall
car slid point out the registered mail.
Then marching the engine crew
hack to the engine Ihey ordered them
to proceed at full speed to Denver,
threatening to shoot If Ihey were not.
Immediately obeyed. The robbers fled
and the train ran lo the nearest, tele
graph office, where the robbery was
reporter.
FLEET MESSAGES
ARE HARD TO GET
Amateur Operator* Have
Been Interfering With
Wireless Messages and
They Fail to Reach Desti
nation.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.—The inter
ference on tho part, of scores of ama
teur wireless operators along the
New England eoasl prevented the
wireless station at the Portsmouth
navy ynrd from establishing any fur
ther communication with the home
ward-bound battleship fleet:
The government wireless station at
Newport, R. 1., reported the same
trouble.
Central division of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of America con
venes In Indianapolis.
Kentucky convention of tho Ant.li
Baloon league begins In Louisville.
Wednesday.
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity begins
national convention In Schenectady,
N. Y.
Annua! Tuskegee Negro conference
opens at Booker Washington's school
at Tuskegee, Ala.
Thursday.
North AmelTcan Conservation con
gress, with the United States, Canada
and Mexico represented, opens ar
White house, Washington.
Twelfth annual session of the Na
tional Mothers’ congress begins In
New Orleans.
Meeting of tobnreo growers of cen
tral states wbl be held la Louisville.
Second annual National Cement
Show opens In Coliseum, Chicago.
Friday,
American Whist association begin*
Its annual meeting and tournament in
Chicago.
Saturday. •
National convention of Theta" Delta
Chi Fraternity opens in Boston.
Mardl (iras carnival and automobile
racing meet begins In Now Orleans
Federal Olympic games will be held
In Convention hall, Washington.
Annual New Jersey Automobile
show opens In Newark.
