The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, April 06, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD The Herald is the best medium for merchants who desire to win a large share of the Faster trade this week VOLUME XIV., No. 98. New Theatre Will Be Named The Wistaria, Says Mr. Wells Kind of Attractions to be Put on Not Definitely De termined. Remodelling of Walker Kali Begins in Next Few Weeks. Wist aria Will be Universal Decoration. The new Jake Wells theatre will be under construction in about a fort night and will be ready for occupancy not later than August Ist. probably earlier. Already the architect and contractors who do the work for the Wells circuit are preparing estimates and plans, and as soon as these are completed the actual tearing down and rebuilding will be begun. This information is furnished officially, fol lowing the visit of Mr. Wells to Au gusta Monday. The Herald stated last week that cne blossom would be used exclusive ly in the decorative scheme, and it is now announced that this flower would be the wistaria and the name of the new playhouse will most prob ably be the "Wistaria,” though it may be called the Bijou, as so many of the Wells theatres are termed in other cities. Mr. Wells states that he has not determined definitely the class of at tractions to be put on at the Wis taria. It has been announced that vaudeville tvill hold the boards, but this plan may be altered and Au gustans may have two playhouses pre senting plays during the winter. Mr. Wells also states that it will be the prettiest novelty theatre' in the South and one of the prettiest and most complete for its size in the country. Expense is not to be spared to make the theatre attractive and beautiful. The stage will be enlarged and will carry any "sets” that the Grand can. The roof over the stage will be raised and the front will take in the entire southern end of the building. The balcony on the west ■side of the present building will be retained but will be glassed in with frosted French plate panes, arid the floor will be covered with linoleum. Rugs and easy chairs and settees will be placed therein, and the place made a cosy lounging room for ladies be tween acts. Outside large signs of incandescent lights will face north and south, bear ing the name of the theatre. Espe cial attention will be paid to the in terior lighting effects, a series of drop lights being planned that will add to. the attractiveness of the decorative scheme. SCHIFF SAILS FOR EUROPE. NEW YORK.—Jacob H. Schiff sail ed Tuesday for Europe. His trip Is understood to be for rest and recre ation and will occupy two months. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦<>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ O ♦ THE WEATHER. * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ FORECAST: For Augusta and Vicinity: Fair to night and Wednesday. For South Carolina: Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. For Georgia: Partly cloudy in south, local showers tonight or Wed nesday in north portion. With only one or two exceptions, Augusta was the warmest city in, America Monday, and Tuesday’s tem perature will reach an equally high point at the maximum stage. Ob server Fisher’s thermometer showed 86 degrees Monday. Sunday the Mer cury rose to 82 degrees, and that was delightful. Monday an increase Herald Ads in This Season's Business MR. MERCHANT, you have in stock new things which people never have even heard the names of. Be sure to make these things known. In a word, ADVERTISE. Advertising is the “combina tion" that opens most purses. The purpose of Herald Adver tising is to increase your sales. Make an appointment, so we can talk the matter over. To do business requires that you have customers. To have custom ers requires that you advertise. Advertising is the greatest time saver ever discovered —It will crowd two years' business into one, by selling twice the amount of goods you would sell if you did not advertise. „T.*-6 HERALD ADS., MR. MER ijfe-iNY IN ANY AND ALL LreES. DON’T LET A GOOD THING GO BY. YOU CAN AFFORD TO TRY ANYTHING ONCE. AFTER YOU HAVE TRIED HERALD ADS., THEN TELL US ABOUT IT. THIRTEEN INJURED m mi WRECK COLORADO SPRINGS. — Thirteen were injured when the rear coach of the Denver, Rio Grande train was overturned, striking a switch at a point seven miles north of here Mon day morning. DID SMITH ACCEPT RAILROAD FAVORS? Mr. Wimberly Says That Although the Governor Wouldn’t Ride In Private Car He Used It At Dako ta, Ga. ATLANTA, Ga.—Much comment Is heard around the capitol anent the card of Minter Wimberly of Macon in connection with the governor’s refu sal to approve the purchase of his place in Twiggs county for a prison farm. The most interesting point apjmars to be Mr. Wimberly’s charge that though the governor refused pri vate car accommodations out of Macon, on his tour of inspection with the prison commissioners, he (the governor) was nevertheless willing to accept the same accommodations after nightfall while, the car stood on the tracks at Dakota, Ga. Gov. Smith, it is known, will pay no at tention to Mr. Wimberly’s charge. It is known that the governor sat in the car at Dakota, but he claims there was no other place to sit, the depot being closed. As soon as the pass enger train came along later that night, says the governor unofficially, he transferred to a Pullman. “But what difference does it make, one way or another?” queries a prominent statehouse official. “The people don’t care whether the governor rides in a private car or not. If he didn’t ride, he might as well have ridden. The railroad commissioners of a number of states make their tours of inspec tion in private cars.” CLOSING NUMBER OF LYCEUM COURSE Mr. Ralph Bingham and the Christine Girls Com pany at the Grand To night. Those who attend the last attrac tio nos the Augusta City Lyceum at the Grand tonight are assured that the evening will be an Intellectual di version, including pleasure and de light, provoking mirth, merriment and laughter. Mr. Bingham is an artist in his line. The Christine Giles Recital com pany is composed of three metropol itan artists. Miss Giles, who has suc cessfully perfected the unusual ac complishment of playing artistic vio line obligatos to her own soprano numbers; Miss Evelyn Lewis, than whom there is no cleverer exponent of artistic readings on the platform, and last but, not least, Mr. Leon C. Batchelder, who work upon the solo flute and piccolo has made him a reputation in rtiusical circles second to none in America. Each artist in this company has had several full seasons upon the con cert stage, and it will no doubt be one of the successes of the present Lyceum season. of four degrees made it warm. Pour more degrees will make it 90, and that’s hot. But it will hardly go that high today. Even at 86, however, it feels like summer weather. Electric fans are buzzing throughout the city. House holders are busy re-hanging soreen doors. Some have even unearthed old musquito bars. The rumble of the big blue ice wagon echoes early and late. Straw hats no longer ex cite remarks, or even attention. Mon day there was a rush to all the stores for summer toggery. It’s the "good old summer time.” Discussing general weather condi tions, Observer Fisher says: The trough of low pressure has moved slowly eastward and extends this morning from the West Gulf coast, northward to the Lake re gion. The New Mexico depression has passed to western Missouri, It is causing rain in Arkansas, Southern Illinois and about the lower Lakes and snow in Western Nebraska, and has caused precipitation in Colorado, Eastern Nebraska, lowa and along the shore of Lake Michigan. The depression overlying Wyoming is causing snow in the northern por tion of that stsie. Generally cloudy and warmer weather prevails east of the Missis sippi, Including the southewest but temperatures have fallen mate-tally in Arizona, New Mexico and Colo rado . The river at 8 a. m. was 10.7 fee. a fall of 0.3 feet during past 24 hour*. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 6, 1909. MARION CRAWFORD LJ \ \ Marion Crawford, the nov elist, who is seriously ill at Sorrento, Italy. He is suf fering from bronchial and pleuritic complications. Win thr op Chandler, of Philadelphia, who is Mr. Crawford’s brother-in-law has arrived at Sorrento, in response to Mr. Crawford’s summons. After visiting the novelist, Mi-. Chandler said, “He has only a fight ing chance.” LEAPED II ILL AID IS DROWNED Special to The Herald. NORCROSS, Ga.—Mrs. Mary T. Duncan, aged 60, committed suicide by leaping into a well at her home near here Monday night. CASTRO CAN’T LAND AT PORT TRINIDAD British Government Will Not Allow the ex-Presi dent of Venezuela to Land. PORT OP SPAIN, Trinidad —At an urgent request of the state depart ment at Washington it was communi cated to the London foreign office that the British government has de cided not to permit Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, to land at Trinidad. Cipriano Castro in returning to the West Indies from Europe with the avowed purpose of recovering the presidency of Venezuela. He left Prance March 26 on baord the steam er Gaudeloupe. Where he purposes to land in the West Indies is not defi nitely known. His original intention was to leave the steamer at La Gual ra, Port of Caracas, but the Vene zuelan government at first refused its permission. Subsequently this refusal was with drawn, and it was intimated that Cas tro could land on Venezuelan soil but at his own peril. It was then said that Castro would leave the Guade loupe at Trinidad to await develop ments and watch his opportunity from that port. It was also said that he might continue on to Colon for the same purpose. The Gaudeloupe is due at Trinidad on April 10. Castro at Gaudeloupe. POINTE A PIETRE, Gaudeloupe.— The steamship Gaudeloupe, with ex- President Castro, arrived here today. Senor Castro did not come ashore. The vessel will proceed later to Bas set Terre. ROOSEVELT GUEST OF KING AND QUEEN Will Be Shown the Ruin* of the Messina Earth quake. MESSINA.—The battleship Re Um berto bearing the King and Queen ar rived Monday morning and Is now awaiting the arrival of the steame- Admiral which Is bringing formor President Roosevelt and party. The majesties will accompany Colonel Roosevelt ashore and point out vari ous scenes of interest among the earthquake ruins. INJURIOUS SCALE DISCOVERED 01 TREESJIERE State Board of Entomology Has Been Called in and is Fighting the Scale. Many peach, and stiade trees around Augusta are aftected with destructive scales. The number of trees that have the scales has been increasing rap idly. The discovery of tho West In dian scale on the trees In this vicin ity has created a great deal of un easiness among the fruit growers. The state board of entomology is preparing to make a thorough cam paign here to exterminate the pest before it does any material damage. Recently a gentleman on lower Greene street noticed a scale on his peach trees. He sent it to Mr. P. J. Berckmans, who In turn sent it to. the board of entomology. In the meantime it was found that numbers of fruit and shade trees in and near the city had the San Jose and West Indian scale. One ol the assistants from the board was sent here. He made a careful investigation and the state board started to work to exter minate the scale. Mr. Jake Platt, of the tree and park commission. Is resting ail the shade trees that are affected. The scale is exterminated by a lime sulphur solution. Mr. N. L. Willet stated 'Tuesday that the San Jose scale was increasing over the South and that the time would soon be here when fruit growers would have to spray all their trees. The San Jose scale is the worst pest that the fruit growers have. It multiplies more rapidly than any oth er scale and when it once gets .i ■start on the tree it is only by the use of poisonous gases that it is final ly exterminated. The scales are often brought into a locality by imported trees. In the lower part of the city there are some trees that are cov ered with the scale to such an extent that at a. casual glance a person would think a fungus growth had formed on jibe trees. COL. POPE S. HILL’S FUNERAL TUESDAY Man Who Was Found Dead in Office at Mcßae Was Buried in Macon. Special to The Herald. Funeral services over the body of the late Col. Pope S. Hill of Macon were conducted Tuesday afternoon from his late residence at 507 Geor gia avenue. The body reached Macon Monday afternoon and wbb met at the depot by a committee from the Macon Bar Association, of which organiza tion he was a prominent member. The murder of Mr. Hill in Mcßae Sunday night was about the fifth that has occurred as a result of the liti gation over the Norman W. Dodge lands. Other persons have been ttireiil ened with death and Mr. Hill receiv ed a black hand note just a short time before his end. The note said: “Next time you break up our settle ment you will be broke." A skull and cross-bones served as a signature. That Mr. Hill had a premonition llmt something was to happen Is to be believed through a statement he made to Col. Llge Graham, the solicitor at Mcßae. He told Graham about, re ceiving the letter in question. Then on Sunday afternoon he purchased a gun with which to defend himself. HARRY WALKER CARR BURIED IN MACON Little Son of the Late Mr. Harry Carr was Laid To Rest Monday. Special to The Herald. MACON, Ga.—The funeral of lit tle Harry Walker Carr, a son of Mrs, Harry Carr of Augusta, was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Stafford In Macon Monday afternoon. A very pathetic circumstance about the death Is that the lad lost his father during tho recent, flood in Au gusta. Mr. Carr was one of three men who were caught, in tb<* Nixon building during the flood. The building took Are and all three had to jump into the flood. Mr. Carr was the only man who was unable to swim. FATHER SCHADEWELL CELEBRATES JUBILEE SAVANNAH, Ga—Rev. Father Schadewell, chancellor of the Catho lic diocese of Savannah, will celebrate his silver jubilee as a priest on Sun day, April 18th. Father Schadewell i*s one of the best, known priests In the diocese of Savannah. He has been stationed at Atlanta, Albany and other points and his friendships are very extensive throughout the state. Bishop Kelley arid Father Kane, the chancellor of the diocese, will leave early in May for a trip to Rome, They will call upon his Holiness the Pope while there and will later vlalt other points in Europe IIS. SIMM HEMS COIISIIISI FOR HER FIFE District Attorney Gilbert, Conducting Prosecution Against Alleged Hus band Murderer, is Her Cousin. LYONS. —District Attorney Joseph Gilbert Monday demanded the life of his own cousin, Mrs. Georgia Allyn Sampson, who is on trial charged for the murder of her husband, Henry Sampson, a nephew of the late ad miral. Mr. Gilbert made the demand In the opening address to the jury. Tears were in the eyes of Mrs. Sampson as her cousin, whose duty Its to pro secute her because he is a state of ficer, dwelt on every feature of the case that seemed to point to her guilt. He declared it impossible for Samp son to have killed himself. The rifle Gilbert declared was found standing against the wall, while Sampson lay dead at a distance away with a bullet in his heart. A man with a bullet in his heart, the prosecu tor exclaimed, could not have placed the rifle where it was found. Mrs. Sampson faced the jury with a smile Monday morning. She is supremely confident of acquittal. Some of her friends predict Ihe case will be dismissed without the jury even retiring. MRS. SAMPSON’S FRIENDS CONFIDENT. The prosecutor explained his ideas of the duty of the state’s attorney. He believed it his duty to protect the defendants rights and diligently those of the people. Mrs. Sampson's friends are apparently pleased at the attitude of the prosecutor. Gilbert declared that Sampson made a will in favor of his wife; that they had frequent quarrels because of the latter's slaying away from home often; and that there was such a quarrel the night before the trag edy. The first, witness was Charles W. Vanburen, an architect, who Identi fied the plans of the Allyn homo made by himself for the state. $12,025 FOR SEVEN SHARES BANK STOCK People’s Bank in Orange burg Had Stock Soaring Sky High When Factions Try to Get Control. Special to The Herald. ORANGEBURG, S.C.—Seven shares of bank stock with a par value of ?100 each, and being quoted at the present time at something like 160 selling for the fabulous sum of twelve thousand, twenty-five dollars reads like the frenzied financiering of which Mr. Lawson has written Yet. such a deal was consummated In tills city last Saturday In a light, to gain control of the People’s Bank of this place. There haH been considerable talk within the past several days of con templated changes In this bank, ami it has been known that there existed in this Institution two factions who wore anxious to gain a controlling in terest. The fight narrowed down on Saturday to where the seven sharrs which were purchased, if thrown o either side would give the holders the balance of power. An effort was immediately made to obtain these seven shares by both sides. But the holder who it seems had noi allied himself with either faction said that he would consider bids for the seven shareß, ho It is stated, and the bids were presented. On reliable author ity it is staled that one faction made a bid of something like »2,200, while* the other side named the amount which they were willing to pay for the stock at $1,225. This amount is perhaps the largest amount that has ever been named for any slock in this stale. PRESS REPORTER TO VISIT SWEDEN SAVANNAH, Ga—Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Charlton aiv making prepaartions for a visit to Sweden this summer. They are going on one of the vessels of the American Naval Stores com pany, and are only waiting now for their ship to come In before depart ing. Mr. Charlton is a reporter on the Savannah Press. His wife Is a native of Sweden and it is to visit her pm rents that the trip is to be taken. ATLANTA PREACHERS FIGHT POOL ROOMS ATLANTA, Ga- The Atlanta preach ers have gone out heftily after the local pool rooms that are trying to get their closing hour extended from 11 o’clock to midnight. Dr. John E. White declares that there Is sn or ganized conspiracy backed by money outside the state trying to break down Atlanta's prohibition record and make her appear a city of drunkenness. The ministers are stoutly opposing *he late hour request before council. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. COUNTESS GRANARD The Countess of Granard, who was Miss Beatrice Mills, of New York, rode up and for a time watched the struggle between the police and the suffragettes before the House of Parli ament recently. The Coun tess is not in sympathy with the suffragettes and thinks the action of these ladies “simply awful.” crai iisui KILLEDJIMSELF Despondent, Because of 111 Health and Loss of Posi tion As Convict Guard. Special to The Herald. MACON, Ga. —Despondent because of ill health and through the loss of his position as a convict guard W. rs. Tyson, aged 68 years committed sult clde Monday night at his home, cor ner Fourth and him streets. He used a pistol and held if close to hla right, temple. Death must have been instantaneous as the ball lodged In the brain. Captain Tyson leaves his wife und nine children. The funeral arrangements huvo not yot been com pleted. YOUNG STUDENT LOSES HIS MIND SAVANNAH, Ga.—One of the sad dest cases that has come to the at tention of the Chatham county author lllos In some time Is that of Isadore Wachseln, a young man who has Just been urought t,o Savannah Insane and placed In the Jail. He will lie sent to the asylum soon. Waehsteln, who Is a young man, graduated with high honors from the Savannah high school and went away to continue his atudles His mind gave way arid he was sent home. He recently became violent and had to be locked up. A POLITICAL PLOT A Story of Interest to Every Politician and to Many Voters Beaides. -------- “So ’e called about my vote, did ’e?" echoed Mr. Button, pulling off his boots preparatory to enjoying his tea. “which party was ’e?” "I don’t really know, George,” ex plained Mrs. Button, as she bustled about the little room; "’e talked so much there was no understand!!! 1 lm, but it ’peared as If 'is man got In, every one was golrt’ to 'ave a much better time of It,” “They all say that at ’lection times,” was Mr, Button’s cynical com ment as he drew his chair up to the table. "They say as 'ow there’s sufforln ettes In the town," continued Mrs. Button; “but ain’t seen any of ’em out 'ere. Glad I am, too, for the photo 1 once see showed three policemen Inkin’ one of ’em to prison, which Is worse nor thieves want. They’ll 'aye lo call out the go’jers to keep ’em In order at Merstone, I'm thinking." Mr. Button washed down a mouth MANY KILLED IN DEVASTATING TIDAL WAVE SIDNEY, N. S. W. —A tidal wave devastated a great portion of the New Hebrides. It was accompanied bv a cyclone which leveled many build ings. A heavy loss of life is re ported but the exact figures are un obtainable at present. The govern ment buildings at lilllo. were des troyed. MR. JACKSON SPOKE AT BANQUET IN NEW YORK Alumni of University of Georgia Held Annual Banquet at St. Regis. A very interesting event took plane a( Ihe Hotel St. Regis in N. Y. Sat urday when the University of Geor gia Alumni society of New York gave Its ninth annual banquet. A num ber nf distinguished Georgians were present and spoke to tofUts appro priate to the occasion. Among t hose present was Mr; James IT. Jackson, of Augusta, who spoke on the toast, "The University of Georgia as a Developer of the South." The other speakers were the Hon. John Temple Graves, whose toast was "University Alumni In New York,” i’rof. Andrew J. Soule, "Our State and Hos University;” Hon. I’. W. Meldi'lnt, "The Strength of the University is the Love of hor Alum ni,” and Gen. James P. Graves, the oldest living graduate of the Univer sity, who lives at College Park, who spoke on the subject, "Reminiscences of ’-12." A delightful menu was served and a most pleasant time was enjoyed. The menu cards bore an excellent picture of Candler Hall on the Uni versity campus. RUNAWAY ENGINE KILLED TWO BOYS ■ Ml Broke Away, Ran Wildly Down Incline, Injured Several and Killed Two. PITTSBURG, Pa. —While Engineer Britton of the St. Clair Incline, step ped to the window to get some fresh air Monday morning his car whlcfl was almost at the top of the plane broke away and dushed wildly to the bottom killing Frank Bradle and Theo dore Heber boys sixteen years old, und Injuring seven others, one of them fatally. MAKING PLANS FOR THE STATE FAIR Special t.o The Herald. MACON, Ga.—A number of Impor tant matters bearing upon the state fair that Is to he held In Macon again this fall are to be considered at a special meeting of tho directors here this week. The premium lists for the coming fair are now hetng map ped out. The premiums this year will be $r.,000 greater than those of last. MACON VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE MACON, Ga.—The eighty-third an niversary of the organization of the Macon Volunteers, the crack company of ihe Second Georgia regiment, is to be celebrated In Macon on April 2gd. The company Is located In Ma con and has seen service In several different wars. Mr. Cooper D. Winn Is now the captain, and Messrs. Henry W. Jones and Charles Adams are the lieuten ants. ful of bread and butter. "They won’t come to Littledale,” he declared; “we ain't got none of them camera chaps for the papers 'ere. I don’t ’old with” — Mrs. Button, who had heard her husband’s political views until she knew every word by heart, hastily Interrupted. “They’re goln’ to hold a meefln’ 'ere on Thursday night,” she said. "Where?” asked the Jobbing gar dener, with his mouth full. ‘‘ln the ’all.” "Oh,” said Mr. Button carelessly, and went on with his meal In si lence. But an idea had occurred to him, and his silence was because his brain was busy thinking out details of his plot. Mrs. Button noticed the smile on his face and asked hint what, he was laughing at. (Continued on page two.)