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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 60. JHE INAUGURAL PLANS ARE COMPLETE Finishing Touches Were Put on Monday—Ceremo nies to Exceed all Others. WASHINGTON. —Preparations for the induction of William Howard Taft into the presidency are complete, and various committees make the pro phecy that the ceremonies of the day will be more briliant and picturesque than any previous inaugural event. The prediction is made also that the crowd of visitors will be a record breaker. The work on the great court of honor, one of the most beautiful fea tures of the inauguration, received its finishing touches Monday, and this focal point of national function, pro duces a color and decorative schemes which is said to eclipse all previous efforts in this direction. The task of getting the pension office in readiness for an inaugural ball will be finished Tuesday. The beauty which will attend this bril liant social event will be unsurpassed, the committee having spent $20,000 for decorations alone. The large crowds that have already arrived were augmented Monday by many more thousands reaching the city on every incoming train. There was also an influx of many organlza tons from dfferent states. STEPS ME BEING TAKEN TO HAVE HORSE_SHOW Mr. E. C. Denton suggests a Permanent Guarantee Fund to Insure the Show an Annual Affair.- With a view- of enlisting interest in the horse show and starting a definite movement to put on a show again this year, Secretary Johnson, of the Chamber of Commerce, will probably cell a meeting within a few days of prominent business men who sup ported the enterprise last year and presidents of the various commercial organizations In the city. He made partial investigation Mon day morning to ascertain what is the sentiment of the business community toward the horse show, and only dis covered opposition from one source. It Is thought, however, that an under standing can be reached with thoße parties as soon as the movement is begun to hold another horse show. Mr. E. C. Denton, who introduced a resolution in the Chamber of Com merce last year that led to a horse show, is very enthusiastic in his en dorsement of the plan. "I think Augusta would indeed be unfortunate not to have another horse show this year,” said he. “The event is well established on a record of suc cess unqualified, and attention has been attracted throughout the coun try to the Augusta horse show.” Mr. Denton further stated that he would be willing to contribute this year the same amount he put down last year to the guarantee fund, which it was not necessary to collect. He firmly believes that every other citi zen of Augusta who contributed to the horse show guarantee fund last year would be willing and glad to contri bute the same amount again this year. “I will be one of twentj'," continued Mr. Denton, “to contribute SIOO each toward establishing a permanent guarantee fund, which would be de posited and carried over from year •t» year. In that way the horse show would be insured, without the neces sity of making up a guarantee fund every year. Numerous other prominent business men are equally as enthusiastic in their endorsement of the horse show, and there is every reason to believe that within the next few days a defi nite step will be taken. THOMAS HUDSON TO RUN FOR CONGRESS Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga.—A dispatch from Washington, D. C., says Thomas O. Hudson, Georgia commissioner of agriculture who is there on business Saturday declared he would be a candidate for congress from the Third district two years hence. He has been previously mentioned as a pos sible candidate for governor. •'d FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA. I LADELPHIA, Pa.—The large building at 529 Arch Bt., occupied by the Paxson & Comfort company and several other firms, was camag'd by fire early today entail ing a loss estimated at SIOO,OOO. Two firemen were slightly Injured. Local Observer’s Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair and warmer tonight; Tuesday probably rain. Height of the River— Thirteen Feet; Falling. FOREST RESERVE BILL ATTACKED BY liDDEN WASHINGTON, D. C.—Under the suspension of rules the house took up the senate bill “for acquiring na tional forests in southern Appalach ians and White Mountains. The measure is an amendment in nature of the complete substitute for the bill passed by the senate. The bill is general in its scope. It per mits acquirement of lands in many parts of the United States where such acquisition can be shown to be advisable by the national forest reser vation commission, created by it, af ter a geogolical survey has determined such an acquisition will promote or protect the navigability of the streams on whose water sheds the lands lie. Originally me bill was designed to cover the Appalachian and White mountain ranges, but the house sub stitute makes its provisions applicable to all states. Mr. Weeks, Massachusetts, report ed the measure. “It is one of the most vicious meas ures ever presented to this house,” asserted Mr. Madden, of Illinois. CABINETOEEICIIL AIOHMENE MM SIR WASHINGTON, D. C.—President elect Taft said the first official an nouncement of the make-up of his cabinet will be made on March 5, when he sends the names of the men he has selected to the senate for con firmauon. The cabinet, however, has been made known. Changes in the diplomatic corps, Mr. Taft says, will not be considered for some time to come. COIL 100 IRON CO. IBSORBTION INIS UNFIRED WASHINGTON, D. C.—The senate committee on judiciary voted to re port a disagreement on the resolu tion providing for the investigation of the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the United States Steel corporation, and to de termine what "authority of law the president permitted” the merger. Any views submitted to the senate on the subject will be considered "indi vidual,” the reports not having the sanction of the committee. This is generally regarded as a compromise. SEMINARY PLANS NOT YET KNOWN All Arrangements Have Not Been Made for Re moving Lutheran Theo logical Seminary. CHARLESTON, S. C.—While some attention is being given to the mat ter of a site for the location of the Lutheran Theological seminary, to be removed to Charleston from Mount Pleasant, as wa3 stated, no definite plans for the removal of the institu tion across the river will be made until the annual meeting at Mount Pleasant in May, according to the latest advices. The pastors’ and laymen’s commit tee are yet to be officially notified of the decision of the commission to re move the institution to Charleston and the present investigation of pos sible sites Is for the purpose of put ting the local committee in a posi tion to clearly state the terms of the location of the institution In Char leston. IMPROVE JACKSONVILLE BUILD 118 u. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Sundry clvli appropriation bill reported to the sen ate Monday provides among other things for the public building im provement at Jacksonville, Fla., and to provide revenue cutter launches at Key West, Fla. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1, 1909. KING EDWARD AND THE KAISER IN BERLIN This picture has just beeu received from the other side. It is a snap-shot showing King Edward, of England, and Kaiser Wilhelm, of Germany, during the king's recent visit to Berlin. J. D. ROCKEFELLER TELLS HIM DID IT Multimillionaire Tells Some of the Secrets of his Success—Was Helped by Nature. In the current issue of World's Work John D. Rockefeller continues the relation of his experiences in the oil business. He tells how the firm of Rockefeller & Andrews was es tablished in 1865, and discusses the problems that confronted the business at the outset. The subjects of foreign markets, insurance plans, management of capital, rebates, the Backus pur chase and why the Standard Oil com pany pays large dividends are ex haustively treated by Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. Rockefeller states that the firm of Clark & Rockefeller, oil dealers, was dissolved in 1865 and that the good will and plant were sold to him at auction for $72,500, after spirited bidding between Mr. Clark and him self. "This purchase,” said Mr. Rocke feller, "was really my start in the oil trade. It ywas my most important business for about forty years until, at the age of about 56, I retired." According to Mr. Rockefeller, the oil business at this time attracted all sorts of people, there was overproduc tion, and prices went down until the trade was threatened with ruin. Tho company proceeded to buy the best refining concerns in the country and to centralize the administration of them, so as to procure greater econ omy and efficiency. Although the company had its setbacks, owing to severe fires and the instability of the crude oil supply. Mr. Rockefeller ad mits the business grew much faster than he and his associates had an ticipated. Formation of the Standard. William Rockefeller & Co., Rocke feller & Andrews, Rockefeller & Co. and S. V. Harkness and H. M. Flagler united in 1867 in forming the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler, thus starting the Standard Oil company, which was later incorporated with a capital of $1,000,000. In 1872 the cap ital was increased to $2,500,000 and in 1874 to $3,500,000. Later, as the busi ness grew to mammoth proportions there were other additions to the cap ital, but as to these sums Mr. Rocke feller is silent. The success of the Standard Oil company Mr. Rockefeller ascribes “to its consistent policy of making the volume of its business large through the merit and cheapness of its pro ducts.” He further asserts that the company attended strictly to its own business, and never went into outside ventures. That the company should pay dividends, frequently going as high as 40 per cent., he says, is due to the fact tnat "they represent the re sults of the savings and surplus gained through all the thirty-five or forty years of the workings of the com panies." "There is nothing strange or mirac ulous in all this,” writes Mr. Rocke feller, in summing up the causes and effects of the growth of the company's business. "It was all done through this natural law of trade develop ment. It Is what the Astors and oth er large landholders did." Mr. Rockefeller denies that the Standard Oil company ever speculated in any commodity except oil. “The business,” he says, “is speculative enough and its successful administra tion requires a firm hand and cool head.” Mr. Rockefeller devotes much space to his explanation of the so-called Backus Oil company purchase in Cleveland in 1878, in which he says he vas depicted as "the robber of a THE MiSSIOII LDGKIHS INTO IMMIGRATION Making Special Investiga tion as to the Effect on the Country and the Im migrants. WASHINGTON.—Some facts show ing the far-reaching character of the work of the joint commission on im migration which wbb appointed by congress on February 20, 1907, were presented to congress Monday through the publication of a preliminary re port of the commission. This report deals with practically every phase of the immigration question, Including Oriental aliens and other excluded classes, peonage, charity among im migrants, white slave traffic, condi tions of steerage, anthropology, con gestion in large cities, alien crimin ality, competition of immigrants, school inquiries, administration of the Immigration laws, distribution of im migrants and other questions. No Conclusions Reported. No conclusions have been reported by me commission, but the scope of the work is shown in a manner which presages extensive legislation in the future. It is stated that if the plans of the commission are realized the various lines of work outside Wash ington will be completed in the early fali. The entire investigation prob ably will be finished during the next fiscal year. The report was printed and circulated to show the necessity for an appropriation of $250,000 to carry o ri and complete the work. The commission says it is generally admitted by (hose acquainted with the subject that, notwithstanding the fact that the present law proposes to provide for the exclusion of every undesirable immigrant, thousands of undeniably undesirable persons are admitted each year. It. has been found that the iaw in theory so far as the exclusion privileges are concerned i* exceptionally strong, but in effoct it is, in some respects, weak and inef fectual. Immoral Women. An extensive investigation Is being made into the question of tho impor tation And harboring of women for immoral purposes. The results show that many women are being constant ly imported under conditions which amount to absoluto slavery. As the results of its inquiries and the evi dence it has gathered there has been a noteworthy attack upon this busi defenseless widow." He says the wide publicity given to the story “has awakened more hostility against the Standard Oil company and against me personally than any charge which has been made.” That backus Transaction. Mr. Rockefeller states that when the company experts reported upon the sum to be paid Mrs. Backus he gave orders that SIO,OOO be added thereto, “in order to make doubly sure she received full value." The sale was consummated and a few days la ter she wrote to Mr. Rockefeller com plaining that she had been unjustly treated. A long correspondence followed, and from the affidavit of Mr. MaloneY, superintendent of the Backus Oil com pany, excerpts of which are published by Mr. Rockefeller, it appears that Mrs. Backus was paid and willingly accepted $60,000 for the property of the company, although Mr. Maloney says “I could at the time of the Bale have built the works new for $26,000. There were no threats or intimida tions, The price paid was In excess of tfce value and satisfactory to Mrs. Backus and all concerned for her.” BOXES TOO SOLE TOO PRESS CLUB'S BENEFIT Everybody who Is anybody will, un loss Providential causes Intervene, hear Beauchamp’s amusing lecture, "Take the Sunny Side,’’ at the Grand Tuesday night, of next week. Mr. Beauchamp’s coming Is of Interest to tho Press Club, which Is to share in the money derived from the Bale of tickets. Particular attention Is called to the boxes of which thero are throe stiil for sale, and to the loges of which there are four. It is hoped that, prominent Augustans will come forward and take the hoxes and thus help the cause along. There are a number of Augustans who are friends to the newspapermen and these will doubtless want to tax a box or a loge. The members of the Press Club ask that all such come forward prompt ly, notifying the committee’s secre tary, J. Fred Bernhardt, care The Herald, of their intontlon. ness which has resulted In a very marked decrease, since tho commis sion began its work. Diseased Immigrants, It has been found that In numerous instances persons affiliated with con tagious diseases, and even criminals of a dangerous type, have been able to evade the immigration laws and come to this country under the pre tense of being seamen. ~ Economic Status. The most extensive and important work undertaken by the commission Is the general field investigation into the economic and social status of im migrants In various sections of the country. In taking up the congestion of im migrants in large cities the commis sion is observing communities inhab ited principally by members of one race as to whether the clinging to gether of members ,of the same race handicaps them in their struggle for advancement and prevents their rapid assimilation and Americanization. Oriental Immigration. The Investigation of Oriental Immi gration has been confined thus far to the Rocky mountains and Pacific coast sections and special emphasis has been placed upon the Inquiry con cerning the Japanese. Without the censtis recently ordered iu California, the agents of the commission claim they have fairly accurate information concerning the numbers of Japanese in California, fheir distribution by counties and industrial districts, their occupations and trades, in California and Washington the report, when made, will cover the presence of Ja panese, Chinese and nidus. School Important. The school Is declared by the com mission to be the most potent influ ence in promoting the assimilation and Americanization of the Immi grant. Steerage Passengers. Treatment accorded steerage pas sengers at sea has been given espe cial consideration and the agents of the commission in many Instances have come from foreign ports in the guise of Immigrants, it was found that the steerage of today Is far bet ter in many ways than in the past, but that there is still great room for improvement. Inter-Marriage. The commission expects to report at an early date the effect of inter marriage between tho native-born and Immigrant and with one another to determine whether the deleterious In fluence results, or whether beneficial Influences will not be felt. Ponage is being made the subject of a spe cial inquiry. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR Hussars Ready to Fall In For The Washington Tris. COOPER LAWYERS SEE* TO DRAW INFORMATION Unusual Legal Point Ar gue iu Famous Trial—the Jury Sent Out While Ad missibility of Certain Testimony is Under Dis cusion. NASHVILLE. —Refreshed after the day and a half adjournment, and with their lines of battle reformed, coun sel iu the Cooper-Sharp trial for the slaying of former Senator E. W. Car mack, appeared in court Monday morning for a renewal of the contest. With their ordeal of cross-examina tion behind them, tho three defend ant's were in an especially good hu mor. Even the Colonol usually stern and taciturn, smiled genially at his friends, shook hands with some and seemed to enjoy a playful push in the back given him by his young est daughter, Mrs. Beverly Wilson of Mobile. There was (lie usual large,crowd awaiting the opening of tho court room doors. As soon as Judge Hart had rapped for order Judge Andhrson of tho de fense, said: "if your honor please, wo have a matter to submit and wo doom II best to present it In the absence of the Jury." “Take out the jury,” said the court. “Call Dr. Glasgow,” said Judge An derson "Now if your honor please, the defendants are Informed that a tew days after the. burial of Senator Carmack, some time, we do not know when, on autopsy wns perform ed by Dr. Olasgow, He says, to his credit, however, that ho Is personal ly willing, but that he has been In structed by the State not to talk. Wo ask that he be Instructed to talk to us—not to volunteer Information, but to answer our questions: The Attorney General McCarn said: "We have instructed Dr. Olasgow not to talk. We retained Dr. Glas gow to get certain facts for us. These facts the defendants know. They put those bullets into Mr. Carmack's body, they shot the buletß into the dead man. They were there, and we were not. We have no living witness to that killing. The defense simply wants to know how much we know and we object to their trying to get at our evidence. If they want to put Dr. Glasgow on the stand under oath then nil right. We are willing, but they have no right, to try to find out just how much of the truth we know, wo would have the same right to call Dr. Lucius Burch and question him as to the wound Inflicted upon his broth er-in-law, but we did not have the nerve. Some papers said that we had decided not to put Dr. Glasgow on the stand. That Is untrue. Wo are handling the case in our own way and we propose to follow our own methods.” General Waehingtnn replied for the defense that when the State closed Its case without using Dr. Olasgow, the defense subpoenaed the doctor, that he was the defense’s witness and that under all the rules of procedure the defense was entitled to know what information he had before it put him on the stand. It will be recalled that no autopsy was held on Senator Carmack’s body after the tragedy. Two physicians cut out the two bullets that passed through his abdomen, hut these bul- Tets were directly under the skin. No measurements were made, so no effort to discover the range of the bullets was attempted. Early In January, however, the state’s attor neys, accompanied by Dr. Glasgow and one oth -r physician, wont to Co lumbia and disinterred the body of the dead senator. The results if autopsy were not made public In fact, the first Information even the defense had of the affair was when It read the account In the Associated Press despatches. BUSINESS OF THE ORDINARY’S COURT Monday Is Ordinary Walton's ragit lar court day. The following ts part of the business transacted: In the estate of Hattie E. Carswell, the will was probated In common form. Letters testamentary were granted to .las. A Carswell. In the estate of Prince Evans let ters of administration were granted to Matilda Evans In the estate of Krank 0. Ellington letters of dismission were granted to the Equitable Trust Co., guardians. In the estate of 8. C. Durban leave to sell real estate was granted to Ruth C. uDrban, adrnlrx. List of Friends of the Command who have Con tributed—Start Tuesday Evening Drill Monday Night. With everything in readiness, the Ilussai-s are only waiting for the time to arrive to start on the trip to Washington. The min have beon busily engaged In collecting the mon ey subscribed and the list Is now complete. The men will leave on a special train ever the Atlantic Coast Line at 8 o’clock Tuesday even ing The train will fall In behind the Coast Lino Florida and Now York Limited. There will tie only one stop on tile trip. That will he at Richmond, Va. The train will arrive at Wash ington at 11 o’clock Wednesday morning. A full Iroop of fifty men and three officers will be carried. They will go in full dress uniform, with sabres, guns, saddles, and other necessary articles. The men will have a final drill Monday night. They will meet at the Armory Tuesday night at 3 o’clock, sharp. The following is a list of the friends of the troop who have sub scribed to the trip: Members or the Troop $500; Mr. John D. Rockefeller $300; City of Au gusta $100; Chamber of Commerce $100; cash $10; 11. J. Porter & Co. $26; cash $25; Cash $10; caßh $2.50; Chas. H. Ilohler $5.00; W. D'A. Walk or $6.00; Cash $2.50; ensh $5.00; cash $25; cash $2.50; cash $1.00; Hem street $3.00; Augusta Hardware Co. $5.00; Bussey and Carswell $5.00; J. Uubensteln *1.00; W. E. Platt $5.00; Wm. F. Bowe, $5.00; E. A. Deraore, $2.00; Haiiokens’ Grocery $3.00; A. B. Salor & lire. $5.00; H. E. Gourcher $200; N. Htldabrandt, Jr., $2; P. F. Sheron $2.50; Castleberry & Wilcox $2.00; L. A. Gardelle, $1; Theo. Balk $1.00; Parker Bitrdell $3.00; Wm. Schweirgert $5.00; Alexander Drug Co. $2.00; IC. C. Denton $10; M. H. 11. Duvall $1.00; H. W. Nort $1; W. H. Barrett $6; J. 8. Reynolds $5; Alex ander & Steiner $6; F. Phlulzy & Co. $5; Elvln W. Shipp $26; Davison & Fargo $6; Nixon and Daufurth $10; Barrett and Doughty $5; Wall & Co. $6; A. H. DeVftugltn $6; Phinizy & Co. $10; cash $11; Barrett $6; S. M. Whitney Co. $10; J. M. Berry $6; cash $5; 00 T. G. Bailie and Com pany $3.00; A. H. Melgel, $2.60; Bessie Ford $2.50; Ga. R. It. Bank $26; The Planters Loan and Savings Bank $10; The National Bank of An gustu $25; Irish American Bank $10; Merchants Bank $10; Union Savings Bank $10; T. I. Hickman $5; J. M. Richards $2.60; J. W. Levy Co. $6; Howe & Co. *10; C. B. Garrett $6; J. Miller Walker $10; T. G. Howard $3; Von Kitmp, Vaughnn aud Gerald $5; R. L. Hunter Dry Goods Co. $6; J. H. Reynolds $6: L. Sylvaster & Sons $3; Rice & O’Connor Shoe 00. $5; D. Minsky $5; A. B. Bleakloy $5; Ahraliam Levy $5; Ga.Carollna Fur niture Co. $6; J. W. Shirt $6; Ives $6; H. W. Wullace $5; H. Gould Barrett $3; Ramsey & Lug wen $5; A. Black shear $5; H. C. Roney $6; C. E. Dunbar $5; J. C. C. Black. Jr., $5; M. B. White, Augusta Stock Yard $10; G. F. Merlins $6; Theo G. Mc- Aullffe $26; E. J. O'Connor $5; A. P. 11. Mullurky $6; The Groat Eastern Shoe Co. $5; Frank G. Reynolds $6; Jno. S. Carswell $1; H. H. Stafford 15. YE6GMMI ROBBED CUTHBERT OFFICE CIJTHBERT, Oa.—Home time Sun day morning yeggmen blew the safe of the post office and escaped with $2,100 In stamps and funds and tour registered letters. MR. JOSEPH MARTIN DIED AT BEL AIR Mr. Joseph Martin, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Martin, of Bel Air, passed away at the home of his parents Sunday night, after an Illness of several weeks. The young man was taken with measles, which was followed by Pneumonia, causing his death. The funeral took place Monday af ternoon at It o’clock from the resi dence The Interment was In the Martin burying grounds, near Bel Air. Mr. Martin wan a promising young man and his death Is deeply mourned by many friends. COMMITTEE REPORTS ON COOK’S SPEECH WASHINGTON.—The special conv mltteo appointed to examine the re cent speech of Mr. Cook, of Colorado attacking President Roosevelt, report ed to the house that Mr. Cook's re marks "treated as a whole do not contain language In violation of th< privileges of debate and do not cal for further action by the house-** The report was approved.
