The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, February 14, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE AUQUSTA SUNDAY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 45. A 716 BROAD Burton-Taylor-Wise Company’s Bulletin of Bargains—lt is a well known fact that when this Reliable House says Bargains, it means something out of the regular order and anything they advertise can be absolutely depended on without any evasion. We invite your attention to the following quotations: Piece Goods Department • Our prices in this depart ment has never yet been excelled and our friends tell us they have not been equal led, note the prices: We always sell the best Calicoes, at .. 5c The best Ginghams, for Aprons at 5c The Best Sea Island, 36-in. wide, at 5c The Best 36-in. Percale, at 10c The Best White Madras. at 10c The Best 40-in. Lawn, at 5c The Best 36-in Bleaching, at 5c The Best Persian Lawn, at 10c The Best 45-in Batiste, 25c 36-in. Motor Cloth, white and colors, at 15c 36-in. Persian Linen Lawn, at 25c Fast Colored Chambray, at 7i/ 2 c Toile, du Nord Chambray, all colors, at 10c Chicagoan Told Knox of Obstacle in Way of His Job CHICAGO.—It was a Chicagoan, says the Tribune in a news item to day, who put over a quiet little joke the other day on Philander C. Knox, Wm. H. Taft and several other per sons supposed to know a good deal about constitutional law. At least this is the assertion of Dr. Eugene Murray-Aaron, president of the American Geographic institute. Dr. Murray-Aaron Saturday gave out a carbon copy of a letter written January 25 last and reading as fol lows: “Dear Senator Knox: Allow me to call your attention to the second pa ragraph of Section VI first article of GLEHRING HOUSE FOO NIHON IS MOWED Chas. H. Taft, at American Institute of Banking Meeting, Tells of Ad vantages of National In stitution. BALTIMORE, Md.—The seventh annual dinner of the Baltimore Chap ter of the American Institute of Bank ing was held Saturday evening. Among the sueakers were U. S. Sen ator! Robert Lowen, of Oklahoma and U. S. Treasurer Charles H. Treat. The establishment of a national clearing house bank to be owned by 'the banks —not by one bank or by the government —was advocated by Mr. Treat, in an address before the Bal timore Chapter of the American In stitute of Bank clerks in this city Saturday night. The operations of such a., bank he said would seem to f leet all great business need 3 of the country through banking ac commedation, would give elasticity to cred' and an ample supply of cur ren- od Mr. Treat declared: “There v.-ou! no scarcities or famines to occur thereafter.” Mr. Treat said this proposed bank should have a capital of $200,000,000 to $500,000,000 and should be allow ed to issue national back currency THE SATISFACTORY STORE BURTON-TAYLOR-WISE COMPANY the United States Constitution. Is not this a bar to the position now of fered you by Judge Taft? Is not an enabling act. called for first? (Signed) “EUGENE MURRAY-AARON.” “I have been working lately along lines of that sort, on a volume touch ing on constitutional matters. Dr. Murray-Aaron explained, “and as soon as the senators proposed appointment came up I saw the difficulty. My first thought was to write Mr. Taft. Then it occurred to me that the ap pointment was unsettled, and in as much as I have known Senator Knox for several years, I decided to write to him.” K. OF P.’S TO INITIATE MANY CANDIDATES New Building Has Been Turned Over and Per manent Officers will Soon Be Elected. It is probable that the plan of the local Knights of Pythias to celebrate the anniversary of the orler on Feb ruary 19 by having here some <jf the grand ifficers of the order in the state will be abandoned. Vigilant Lodge, whose regular meeting night oc curs on the anniversary date, will hold a meeting and initiation, inviting the members of the other lodges in the city to meet with it at that time. A large number of candidates are to be in itiated in the several ranks. The Initia tion will take up the major part of the evening. The transfer of the Jliicson building to the Knights has been fully accomplish ed. There will be a meeting of direc tors called, probably on Tuesday night, for the purpose of electing a permanent secretary and treasurer of the new as sociation. After this the plans of the Knights in regard to the building will mature rapidly. and be a government depository and reserve agent for all banks doing business with it. It should have the right to buy and sell foreign exchange and the privilege of re-discounting the bankable paper of its sharehold ers at a rate of interest not exceeding four per cent-, of which 25 per cent would be left as a margin as is now done by the clearing house bank as sociation in its loans. Tan, Pink, Blue, Green, ana Fancy Striped Linen, at per yd .. .. 25c to 40c The Newest Thing in Em broidered Batiste for Jumper Frocks, in the newest shades, at .... 39c 19-in. Messaline Silks, in newest shades, at .. . 59c 24-in. Foulard’s, in new shades, at .74c 36-in. Black Taffeta, ..89c 36-in. ■ Wooi Batiste and Brilliantine in new shades elt 39c Newest Weaves and Shades in Panamas, Silicians, Veilings, Serges, etc., at 49c Fast Colored Linings, at 10c 72-in. Bleached Table Damask, at 59c 36-in. Pure White Linen Lawn, worth 39c at . .25c 45-in. Persian Lawn, worth 25c, at 14c AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1909. Ready-to-Wear Department Our success in this line has been phenomenal and we attribute it solely to the selection of materials used in these goods and the up-to date style of everything we carry in ready to wear gar ments. We will not carry any garments that cannot be cleaned and pressed to look like new as long as they last. Note the prices, and see the goods, they speak for themselves: Children’s Panties, at .10c Children’s H. & W. Waists, at 25c Ladies’ Muslin Drawers, tucked and hemstitched ruffles and heavy Muslin, at 25c Ladies’ Embroidered Mus lin Drawers, at 39c Ladies’ Muslin Gowns, for a leader, at 50c, 89, SI.OO COUNCIL ENACTED CITY CHEMIST ORDINANCE Measure Met With Strong Opposition and Aye and Nay Vote Was Necessary. Immediately after the adoption of the resolution outlining city council’s attitude toward the proposed Twin City Power company development, Councilman Munday introduced, at the special meeting Saturday night, an ordinance defining the duties of a city chemist and fixing his salary. After heated discussion the ordinance was passed, on an aye and nay vote, of ten to four. A dispute arose as to whether or not the ordinance was on its first or third reading. Several attempts were made to explain in detail the intri cate course taken by the city chem ist ordinance since its inception last June, but none was sufficiently clear to be unanimously accepted. Mayor Dunbar ruled that the ordi nance was on its third reading. Mr. Beaver moved its adoption, and Mr. Munday promptly seconded the mo tion. On motion of Mr. Beaver the may or’s ruling was upheld, anad Mr. Bos well’s appeal was a failure, for lack of a second. Amid considerable confusion, Mr. Boswell finally succeeded In getting the floor to state at length his yea sons for opposing the ordinance. He contended that the ordinance had been twisted and swapped and chang ed until it was an utter impossibility to identify its mangled remains. Re j peatedly he was about to discuss the i question of whether or not the ordi nance before the house was the orig ; inal, only to be ruled out of order i by the chair. The strongest opposition to the measure developed from Mr. Kalb fleisch’s quarter. The gentleman from the fifth made some very caus tic remarks during the course of his heated argument against the ordi nance. He asserted that “all sorts of schemes had been resorted to,” in an effort to “railroad” the ordi nance through council. He stood out strongly for a competitive examina tion of candidates for the office. He charged that the ordinance was be- I ing put through council to “furnish j Ladies’ Muslin Skirts, for a leader at 50c, 89c, SI.OO A 40c Corset Cover, at .25c Ladies’ Princess Suits, new designs and shades, at $20.00 Ladies’ Spring Suits, in cream, light stripes, black and colors, from.. .. $15.00 to $35.00 New Line Panama Skirts, plain or heavv satin band ats7.9B, SIO.OO, $12.50 and $15.00. New Line Panama Skirts, at $4.98, $7.50 and SIO.OO New lot Silk Petticoats, at $3.98 Heatherbloom Petticoats, at 69c White Lawn Waists, new est creations, at 98c, $1.49, $1.98. SI.OO and $1.50 Kid Gloves, at 50c COUNCIL CHE husk sum At the meeting of council Saturday night a petition from Capt. J. Coleman Dempsey, of the Richmond Hussars, ask ing council to give the troop S3OO to help pay their expenses on their trip to Washington. After some discussion, the resolution of Councilman Branch that the troop be given SIOO was accepted. It was passed with only one dissenting vote, Mr. James Bothwell. the very man a job who is now here in the interests of the measure.” He said he wanted to go on record un mistakably as opposing the passago of the ordinance. Mr. Stafford secured the floor and offered an amendment to the ordi nance, providing for a competitive examination of the candidates. At this point, however, Clerk Mar tin interposed an objection to the amendment on the ground that It would be useless, in view of the fact that Dr. W. C. Lyle is already the chemist of the board of health, and that the purpose of the ordinance was only to define his duties and fix his salary at $125 per month. Mr. Kalblleisch demanded to know if any such appointment of a chem ist had ever been authorised by coun cil, but at this moment City Attorney Cohen put an end to all discussion by ruling that the ordinance was sim ply a definition of the chemist’s du ties, and a provision for his compen sation, wherefore any question of the validity of Dr. Lyle’s election was out of order. Mr. Bothwell said he would oppose the ordinance unless the board of health evinced a disposition to prac lice the policy of economy which they had already outlined. Mayor Dunbar stated that he had opposed the ordinance until he heard an expression of Dr. W. C. Kellogg's opinion, In which that eminent au thority regarded t|ie office of city chemist and bacteriologist far more important than meat and milk in spector.. The. question was put to a vote, but when a chorus of “No’s” peal ed forth in seemingly equal volume to the vote for adoption, Mr. Kalab fleisch called for the "ayes” ami "nays,” and the result was as fol lows: Aye—Messrs. Robertson, Munday, Carswell, Branch, Adams, Saxon, Bell, Beaver, Koon, and Dunbar. Nay—Messrs. Stafford, Boswell, | Bothwell, and Kalblleisch. INJUNCTION MIT STOP THE PIT OF GHEMIST As a result of the manner In which the city chemist ordinance went through city council Saturday night, comes the significant statement from one of the councilmen who so strong ly opposed the measure an avowed deternflnation to secure an Injunc tion from the courts against, the pay ment of any salary to Dr. W. C. Lyle on the contention that the ordinance was not legally enacted. The history of the ordinance is so complicated that no man can clearly brief Its biography, save possibly Mr. William Lyon Martin, clerk of coun cil, whose explanation was cut short last night by the mayor’s ruling that the ordinance was on its third read ing. As soon as the minutes of council are available, the councilman who af firms that he will secure an injunc tion intends to go intc the record of the various readings, references to committees, subsequent revisions, and the final submission of the ordi nance to the Board of Health. Ho hopes to establish his claim that the ordinance as read Saturday night, had never been before council in exactly that, form before, and on that ground will base his petition son an Injunc tion. He asserts that If necessary he will take the matter to the highest court. MAN BURNED TO DEATH TRYING TO SAVE LANDLADY. RICHMOND, Va.—Mrs. Robert Sklpwith ,an aged woman belonging to a prominent family, and a man named Johnson, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed an old mansion near Clayvllie, Powhatan county, last night. Johnson and his wife were tenants in the house which was the property of Mrs. Sklpwith. Johnson returned to rescue Mrs. Skip with when the roof fell In. HARRIMAN GAVE MONEY AWAY. ROANOKE, Va.—The members of the Norfolk and Western train crew that, early today handled the special of K. H. Harrlman from Hagerstown, Md., to Roanoke, were each present ed with S2O upon reaching Roanoke The money was the gift of Mr. Harri man. Notion Department The reliability of the prices in this department is man ifested by the confidence that mothers, exercise by sending heir children to make purchases here. They get good pins, per paper lc Good Handkerchiefs, at .2c Good Safety Pins, at .. .2c Good Ilooks and Eyes.. .lc Rust Proof Hooks and Eyes, at 5c Light Weight Dress Shields at 8c 1-lb. Jar Vaseline, at . .10c Good School Hose, at . ,10c Best School Hose, at 12*40 Black Gat Hose, at ... 25c Petticoat Lace, *4 to 3-ins. wide, at 5c Embroidery Edge and In sertion, at. 5c Nice Wide Embroidery. 10c Corset Cover Embroidery, at 29c Taffeta Hair Ribbon... 10c Nice Lace Collars, at ..10c Nice Embroidery Collars, at .. .. .. 10c RUMOR HAD RIVER RISING WHILE IT WAS FALLING FAST Many Persons Felt Fears of a Recurrence of the Augusta Flood and Took Precantions Accordingly. An Important feature of yesterday's life In Augusta wtfk tho concern felt over the supposed rise of tho river. Damo Rumor wan busy throughout tho day, following tho rain In tho city the night beforo and during Saturday, to tho effect that great downpours had been experienced up tho river and Unit a flood whi Imminent. Augustans, with vivid recollect lone of the August flood, quaked at the bare suggestion that the experiences of those exciting times were to be repeated, and neighbor repeated the gossip to neighbor until It came to be an accepted fact In Home districts that a flood was oue to arrive at any minute. The appearance of The Herold on the HtreetH curing the afternoon quelled theme rumor*, but noon they began to fly again, and the telephone* In The Herald offlceß were kept buny during the gHeater part, of the night by peo ple aHklng the Btate of the river, and what wa* to be expected In the way of a flood. To three were given the re assurance that the river Instead of rls- Ing Into a raging flood, wa* In reality falling rapidly, and no concern need |>,- felt. To those who kept Informed as to the Btate of affairs the queries received were laughable. One hail heard that, a dam up the river had broken and that a great crest of water was racing down to the city’s destruction. Another anx iously asked what the bulletin on such and siilh a corner was, having heard that It contained direful flood news. One merchant anxiously Inquired If he wouid have time to get. any of his stock up stairs oefore the water arrived. An other announced that he was already moving his goods. Householders In many sections accepted the rumors an gospel truths and laid In supplies of foodstuffs, to last during the high wa ter. Heads of families laid in supplies of liquids, preparing to combat the wa ter without by wetness within. There was little foundation for the rumors. As a matter of fact, the river wns fulling all the time Instead of ris ing, and there was no heavy rainfall up the river. The Georgia and the Char leston and Western Carolina railroad did, ns a matter of fart, early In the morning, receive Information that there had bees heavy rainfalls at Washington DAILY AND SUNDAY, SO.OO PER YEAR. Set Baby Pins, 5c and 10c. Best Linen Collars, for papa, at .. 10c Linlm Handkerchiefs, for mama, at 5c Linen Handkerchiefs, for papa, at 10c Solid Leather Belt, for Baby, at 25c Cold Eyed Parabola Needles, at 5c Good Bath Towels, large size, at 19c, A nice large Sheet, at . .39c A genuine rain Umbrella, at . SI.OO Miller’s Toilet Soap, at 5c Linen Tablets l ruled or plain, at 5c 24 sheets of paper and 24 envelopes for 5c Ladies’ Military Hose Supporters, at 19c Ladies’ Newest Models in Corsets for Stout or thin figures, 50c, sl, and up. 1 pair Side Combs, at . .10c 1 Finishing Braid, at .. 5c 1 dozen Collar Buttons, for 5c 716 BROAD AFTER SIXTH DEATH SENTENCE MAN MAY GO FREE ATLANTA, On. John Harper, who ts now confine?! In the Fulton county tower on the charge of murder, still has hopes of freedom. Saturday afternoon a writ for a supremo court trial of the Uni ted States was filed with Chief Justice Fish, of tho Georgia supreme court, In an effort to have the case carried high er. Harper hns been sentenced to hang by the neck till he was dead no less than six times, and before he Is hanged be will have to be sentenced for the seventh time. On one occasion the sheriff of Murray county rams to At lanta to take the prisoner back to hi* homo county for execution, and only A respite by Governor Smith prevented the execution. FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. South Carolina: Increasing cloudiness In oast, rain In west portion Sunday; Monday fair, colder In west,, rain in cast por tion; moderate to brisk south to southwest winds. Georgia: Rain Sunday, Mon day generally fair and colder. AMERICANS VICTIMIZED. PARIS. -A man going under the name of Patrick McCarthy has been arrested here on the charge of having victimised several Americana, Including Robert Her bert, of Leexbun;, Vn., who I* said to hnVft lost. SIOO. Other American* state that, tho man innde successful attempt* to secure money from them. nnd other point* up the river, and took steps to put some of the movable prop erty In snfer localities. The Information that this was being done wsm spread by the employes, who knew of It, and i.ils In a degree accounts for the starting of some of the talk. It Is a safe wager that many Augustans went to bed last, night determined not to be surprised If they were wakened before morning by the lapping of th* water against their house*.