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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
The Herald is the best medium for merchants who desire to win a large share of the Easter trade this week
VOLUME XIV., No. 98.
HAL CHASE, YANKEE FIRST BASEMAN. IS
HELD HERE WITH CASE OF VARIOLOID
Contracted the Disease in
Macon and Complained
of Being 111 Before Leav
ing There. Disease Was
Discovered as Soon as
Chase Arrived in Au
gusta.
It was officially given out Thurs
day morning that Hal Chase, the
great first baseman of the New York
American team, who was taken ill
after he arrived in Augusta Monday
morning had a case of varioloid. Mr.
Chase is being sequestered here un
til the disease has run its course, af
ter w'hich he will rejoin his team.
That Chase contracted the disease
while he was with the team in Ma
con cannot be contradicted as he de
veloped it within a few hours after
arriving in Augusta; in fact, Chase
complained of being ill before he ar
rived in Augusta. It was discovered
by Manager George Stallings him
self who noticed it, and had Chase
examined bv a local physician, who
at once told Mr. Stallings that his
suspicions were correct. The case
was reported to Dr. E. E. Murphey,
president of the Board of Health, and
Chase was hustled away to the de
tention camp. The other members
of the team were gathered together
and their clothes collected and fumi
gated. In addition to this all of them
were vaccinated. This, together with
the fact that Chas was a leader
amongst the Yankee players, and ail
were saddened by the prospect of his
being absent from the team for some
time, caused the rather poor exhibi
tion in the first stages of the game
with the Tourists Monday afternoon.
Chase's condition is not at all seri
ous. He is able to walk around the
grounds of the place of detention ami
even to climb upon the roof of the
house and watch the ball games.
Those who are attending him say
that he is now in the worst stage of
the disease, but as said is still able
to walk about. He keeps cheerful
over the outlook of being separated
from his team for three weeks, which
is the length of time the disease has
to run. Before leaving for Anderson
with the team Mnager Stallings made
every possible provision for the com
fort of Chase.
Following the announcement of
Chase’s illness the team was held up
today at Lynchburg and their bag
gage fumigated and the players ex
amined to see that they were vacci
nated. It is probable that Chase’s
illness will embarrass the team some
what. The team is scheduled to
open the season playing in Washing
ton on April 12. In a letter to a
friend here today Stallings stated
that he expected some difficulty in
opening in Washington and intimated
that he might he prevented from tak
ing his team to Washington.
SUBMARINES LAUNCHED.
QUINCY, Mass.—Three submarines
for the United States navy were
launched at the Fore River yards
Thursday. They are the Stingray,
Tarpon and Narwhal.
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Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity:
Rain tonight and Friday.
For Georgia and South Carolina:
Rain tonight and Friday.
The depression is still confined to
the west gulf coast. It is causing
rain and unsettled weather over the
greater portion of the cotton belt and
while the rainfall has been excessive
ly heavy along the coast from Galves
ton to Mobile, the interior of Texas
has only received light showers dur
ing the past 24 hours.
. The lower lake storm has passed in
to the north Atlantic waters, follow
ed by generally clear weather over the
northeast part of the coustry.
The great western high pressure
area has spread eastward to the Ohio
valley and southward to northern Tex
as, acoompanied by Intensely cold
weather, for the season, in Colorado
and New Mexico and is causing de
cidedly lower temperatures about the
lower lakes, while a marked modera
tion has occurred in Montana.
NEXT SUNDAY IS EASTER
Herald's Easter Contest Closes Friday Night,
April 9 th.
The Raster window- displays In Augusta this week have been
unusually good and gorgeous. Trade has also been good and is going
to continue to be good. Each good, warm, splendid day brings out
the crowds and augments the army of eager, active traders in August
ta's hustling, enterprising and up to date stores.
And so Saturday morning, some one’s mail is going to carry a Her
ald check for $5, $4, $3 or $2, as the case may he for the best select
. yon and short description of the best Easter window display in Au
„ tusta. .lust pick your window and write briefly the reasons whv
same appeals to you. Write on a post card, scrap paper anv old
thing. You stand a chance to win a nice little Easter present for
yourself, which will be in your hands for Saturday’s shopping.
Remember: The Easter Window Display contest closes Friday
night, April 9th, and your choice and letter must be in Herald office
Friday night, and not later. Address
EASTER WINDOW DISPLAY EDITOR,
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
!0n OFFERS
PLHEfiS TO
JUSCT
President Andrews, of the' Chatta
nooga Baseball club, is a very gen
erous man. Manager Castro, of the
Augusta club, has received a letter
from him to the effect that he un
derstands that Augusta is in a bad
fix for outfielders and that he has
two he is willing to let Augusta have
for the season. He states t<at the
men are Southern Leaguers and good
men. The Augusta Club appreciates
his offer, but will not accept it.
Manager Castro has written Mr.
Andrews that he has seen the men
at work and that he does not think
they are fast enough for the Augusta
team. Also, referring to Chattanooga
having such a fine team of Southern
Leaguers, he told Mr. Andrews that
the three games next week would
show whether Augusta or Chattanoo
ga had the best team. Augusta is
well satisfied with her outfield of Mc-
Laurin, Coles and Smith.
SENATE DISCUSSED
TARIFF ON COTTON
Says Demands of Florida
Senators To Take Off
Duty on Long Staple Cot
ton Might Affect Other
Grades.
WASHINGTON, D. S.—The decis
ive vote taken in the house which
placed hides upon the free list is not
to influence the senate, according to
the present intentions of the senate
leaders.
The demands of Florida senators
from the duty of five cents a pound
on long staple cotton, in order to
protest from the manufacturers of
Egyptian cotton goods. It is assert
ed that If this protection is given the
paragraph might be interpreted to ap
ply to the bulk of cotton raised in
Mississippi and Texas which Is long
staple as compared with the short
staple cotton of other cotton growing
states.
DR. J. C. FIELDS DEAD.
MACON, Ga.—Dr. J, C. Fields, of
Americus, passed away at the city
hospital in Macon Wednesday after
an illness of ten days. He was about
48 years of age and leaves a wife.
Funeral services will be conducted in
Americus some time Thursday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 8, 1909.
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HAL CHASE IN ACTION
■5 IK TEXSS
DEPRESSED COTTON
Bulls Had Difficulty in
Sustaining Prices in
Early Market.
NEW YORK.—Owing to reports of
considerable rain in Texas the bulls
experienced difficulty in sustaining
the cotton market, although cables
were better than expected. There was
considerable selling by .room trad
ers, who are unwilling to carry hold
ings over the holiday. Openinf prices
were two lower to one higher.
NORTH AUGUSTA SETS
DATE FOR ELECTION
Monday, April 19 is the date get for
a municipal election in North Augus
ta. The city register book will close
Friday afternoon, and all voters must
register before that time, or they can
not vote.
Messrs. P. L. Nurnberger, John
Wadley and W. H. Rountree were ap
pointed managers, and the polls will
be at Mr. Nurnberger’e store.
The administration Is In the field
for re-election, and expect no opposi
tion. They figure that an opposition
ticket would either have showed up
before this time, or, as a bare
chance, that dark horse candidate*
will come out the day of the election.
The administration is as follows:
Mr. fl. C. Wall, Intendant; Messrs.
J. R. League, W. E. Mealing, Charles
Petty and Henry Frey, members of
council; and Mr. Frank J. Storey, sec
retary and treasurer.
STATE FARM MADE
LARGE COTTON CROP
Was Sold To Milledgeville
Cotton Buyer For About
Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars.
MILLEDGEVILLE, G*.—Th<- cot
ton raised on the state farm last year
was sold Wednesday to N. R. Elli
son, a Milledgeville cotton buyer, i
Nearly 475 bales were included in the j
tale and classed good middling. Th' j
price paid was 9 5-8 cents per pound,
approximating a total of 825,090 arid I
the sale was one of the largest to be j
made In the state recently.
WE. MODJESKAi
DIED II LOS
ANGELES
LOS ANGELES. —lime. Helen Mod
jeska died here today.
PORT RATE HEARING
POSTPONED 10
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Speeiai to The Herald.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Until Wednesday,
May sth, the port rate hearing in
which the whole stale Is interested,
stands postponed. This action was
taken by the state railroad commis
sioners Thursday morning when the
petitions involving these rates were
called for a hearing.
HID. ROGERS HERE
ILL NEXT IFF
The religious committee of the Y.
M. C. A. has devised a plan whereby
it is expected that next week's se
ries of men’s meetings will be made
unusually attractive.
Rev. Wallace Rogers, former pastor
of the Woodlawii Methodist church,
now stationed at College Park, in
Atlanta, will conduct all the meetings.
On Wednesday he speaks to men at
the C. & W. C. railroad shops, on
Thursday to men at Lombard’s, on
Friday at the Sibley mill, and on
Saturday to men at the Y. M. C. A.
Mr. Rogers was one of the most
popular ministers in Augusta, in Y.
M. C. A. circles, during his residence
here, and it will be a source of much
gratification to his many friends and
admirers to know that he will come
back soon for a whole week’s work
among those who iiked him so well.
In this connection it. Is alßo an
nounced that effort is being made to
perfect a similar arrangement with
Rev. Dr. S. R. Belk, former pastor of
St. James’ church.
Rev. E. F. Dempsey mode a very
helpful talk to an audience of men
on Thursday at Lombard’s. The Fri
day meeting at the Sibley mill will
be conducted by Rev. Thomas Wal
ker.
An unusually interesting program
has boon arranged for the Sunday
meeting. Rev. O. P. Gilbert wili de
liver an address, and a feature of
the music service will be the rendi
tion of a duet, entitled "Saved by
Grace,” by Mrs. C. T. Gauze and Miss
Willie Parks.
TYPHOID FEVER
FOLLOWS THE NEGRO
States in Which Most Ne
groes Live Have Largest
Typhoid Fever Death
Rate.
NEW ORLEANS, La.—Dr. C. W.
Smith of the United States public
health and marine hospital service in
discussing at Tulane Medical college
Wednesday night “The Medical side
of the negro problem’’ decla-ed:
“Figures show conclusively that ty
phoid fever follows the negro. Of
the fifteen negro states, fourteen have
a typhoid death rat'- which is above
the average for country.’’
CREW OF WRECKED
SCHOONER SAVED
Ship Was Crippled and
Damaged When Struck
By Storm.
N7W YORK. —Five members of the
crew of the Philadelphia schooner
John R. Penrose, which put into Ber
muda In a leaking condition and
otherwise damaged on March 7 last,
arrived here on the steamer Bermu
dian. The Penrose, coal laden,
bound from Philadelphia for Charles
ton, had been pounded Into helpless
ness by a heavy storm and In her
crippled condition was being driven
toward a dangerous shore when tuga
put out from 9t. George and towed
her into port.
SAVANNAH’S D. A. R.’S
READY FOR MEETING
Special to The Herald.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The Savannah
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion are making ample preparations
to entertain the visitors to Savannah
who come here next Thursday to at
tend the state convention. There will
be a scries of musicales and teas for
the visitors and there will be other
forms of entertainment also provid
ed. This meeting is one that Is
looked forward to each spring with
a great deal of pleasure.
Many Cotton Mill Operatives
Suffer By Fire in Manchester
SMS STANDARD'S
PROFITS ME
HOT LARGE
ST. LOUlS.—Attorney MilbUrn, the,
chief counsel for the standard Oil
company in the sull brought by the
government for the dissolution of the
Standard, resumed Ills reply to Gov
ernment Attorney Kellogg. He denied
that the Standard had made enormous
or unreasonable profits.
NEGRO ORUOIaS
BURNED TO DEATH
The three-year-old child of Henry
Lambecker, a negro, living on the
Graniteville road, about two miles
front the city, near the place of Mr,
John M. Oliver, was burned to death
Wednesday morning.
The child was left playing in the
house while the parents were at work.
In some way the child’s clothing
caught fire, and it was fearfully burn
ed before help could reach It. The
child only lived a few- hours.
FIRE BURNsTsUMMER
RESORT COTTAGES
Five Summer Homes De
stroyed By Flames of Un
known Origin At Ocean
View.
NORFOLK, Va.- A fire of un
known origin destroyed five cottnges
on the Chesapeake Bay front at
Ocean View, a summer resort eight
miles east of NoLulk.
Occupants of several of the cot
tages barely escaped with their lives,
losing nearly all Ihelr effects, E. 11.
Miars was injured In get tug his wife
and children from their burning cot
tage. Captain Foster, 1)1 in bed, had
to he carried out. This is the third
time in five years his home on the
seaside has been destroyed by fire.
The loss is about $25,000.
POPE HILL’S PARTNER
CONSULTS GOVERNOR
Talked to Executive About
the Mysterious Death of
His Law Partner.
ATLANTA, Ga.—Col. Nat E. Har
ris, of Macon, was closeted with Gov
ernor Smith in lhe governor's office
at the capitol for an hour, Wednes
day morning. Colonel Harris is sen
ior member of the law firm with
which the late Pope Hill, who met.
such a tragic death a couple of days
ago in Mcßae, was connected. It Is
assumed his visit had s6me reference
to the death of his partner. He
would make no statement, for pub
lication.
DEAD BABY FOUND IN
BASKET UNDER BRIDGE
Infant Has Probably Been
Dead For Some Time Be
fore the Find was Made.
MACON, Ga.—The body of a dead
Infant was found In a basket, under
neath the Second street bridge Wed
nesday morning In Macon. A piece
of a rug covered the basket and had
not Gus Bradford raised the covering
he would not have made the grew
some find.
The Central of Georgia railroad
tracks pass beneath the Second street
bridge. The Infant was probablv
dead before It was placed In the bas
ket and deposited on the tracks.
ADULTERATED OATS
SEIZED IN MACON
Special to The Herald.
MACON, Ga. Four hundred sacks
of alleged adulterated oats sent to
the Albany Grocery Co., by the V. I*.
WllHaros Grain Co., of St. Louis, have
been seized by the government ami
a libel issued against the Missouri
Ann.
Judge Speer has signed a decree
allowing the Grain Co. to have th <•.
oats back, but asked for a bond of
$1,500. The charge is that the sacks
carried no inscription making it
known that they contained barley.
RIVER STEAM ERB IN.
The steamers Swan and Augusta
came up from Savannah at 1 o'clock
Wednesday night. They report no
accidents on the river. The river is
about 11 ff-et and there wa« no trou
ble In getting over the sand bars. The
cargo was of general mercandlse.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
Large Section of Town De
vastated by Flames which
went Beyond Control of
Firemen. Militia May Be
Called to Check Looters.
MANCHESTER, N. H -Thursday
fire started in a twenty-tenement
block about three quarters of a mile
south of the business center of the
city, and at 12:110 had extended four
blocks east and two blocks north and
was stlll spreading.
Dover, Rochester and Portsmouth
have been asked for help.
The fire continues to spread. At
1 o'clock fifty buildings had been
burned or dumagvd.
The names were fanned by a fierce
gale literally beyond (he control of
the fire department, which had been
augmented by companies from Con
cord and Nashua.
The militia will probably be called
out to prevent looting.
An area of ten blocks has been de
vastated. Tile sufferers are mainly
cotton operatives.
WANTS TO KNOW
OF MR. W. DUNCAN
Englishman Who was in
Augusta Has Failed To
Write Home and Family
Are Concerned About
Him.
Ensign Robins, of the Salvation
Army has received another letter
I front Hull, England, asking about Mr.
W. Duncan. The second letter states
r t Duncan was in the hospital In
...gusta for three or four months
last summer and had been in Augus
ta about twelve months in all.
He wrote home regularly until two
months ago, since when nothing has
been heard of him. In hi* last, let
ters he mentioned something about
trouble with some negroes, and that
ills life had been threatened. Ills
wife Is fearful that some trouble tins
befallen him and would be glad to
bear any news from him. Anyone
knowing anything of his whereabouts
can relieve the feelings of Mrs, Dun
can by communicating with Ensign
Robins.
PASSION SERVICE WAS
RENDERED AT ST. PAUL’S
The passion service for Ihe season
of Lent was solemnly rendered Wed
nesday evening at, St. Paul’s church
by a choir of perfectly trained voices,
which did full justice ttf the genius
of the composer, Alfred R. Gaul.
The soloists were as follows: Mas
ter Max Dlemmer, soprano; Master
Don Gulley, contralto; Mr. Ollie
James, tenor; Mr. Ollie Murrah, ten
or; Mr. Charles Goodrich, tenor; Mr.
Alonzo Muller, baritone; Mr. Harry
Bell, bass.
The rendition was pronounced by
many to have been the best ever
heard at St. Paul's. Particularly im
pressive WBs the singing of Masters
Dlemmer and Gulley, and the voices!
of Messrs. Bell and Goodrich were
heard to an exceptional advantage.
The passion music for the season of
COTTON AFIRE IN HOLD
OF ITALIAN STEAMER
NORFOLK.— Italian steamer Mon
cenislo. New Orleans to Genoa, ar
rived with fire in the hold. Tugs
are fighting the blaze. She carries
6,000 bales of cotton, also lumber.
THE RUN OF
THE BRINDLE CAT
(By H. C. Bloomberg)
A Story for Kallroud Men about a Cat that
Saved Many Lives J* d* ** j* j* jl
"So you’re gain' 10 pull out the New
ton Special tonight, eh? Well, Jest come
over to the round-house with mo an’ I'll
get the "Professor" ter tell yer a lit
tie somethin' about the run."
"Professor Lincoln is one of the old
eat men that sits In the cab, and there
isn't a more popular man on th*- whole
payroll of the Central and Western
Railroad company. ills early Jlfe m
uhouded In mystery. lie has given evl
donee of coining from good stock, pos
sessing h colb education, and a thor
ough knowledge of railroad matters, pro
motion had frequently been offered him,
and as frequently refused. He was IWing
down something in his past life what
It wns no one knows, but. he Is content
to spend the remainder of his life at the
throttle.
* nay, Professor, Bill here Is goin,’ to
make the run to Newton tonight, arid
if yor got anything handy about, the
run Jest Jog your money and lot Bid
MO ORDERED
10 LEAVE FRENCH
TERBITORr
PARlS—Because It was learned he
had ordered arms for use against
\ enezuela the French government
has formally ordered Glpriano Castro
to leave Fort De France, Martinique.
Tills decision followed the consld
oration of a cablegram from M. Jus
serand. the French ambassador at
\Vn filing)on, giving an account of his.
conference with Secretary of State
Knox yesterday.
The decree of expulsion was com
nniiilcaled to Castro through the pre
fect of Fort De France where Castro
now ts. It is presumed here that
the government of the United States,
which initialed the exchanges wlt>
foreign governments to prevent Cas
tro from establishing headquarters
close to Venezuelan coast, will pre
vent him making his way to the main
land on sailing vessel. This course
will leave Castro the alternative of
taking refuge on one of the Danish
West India islands, or returning to
Europe.
HOLDING HORSE SHOW
OUT ON THE OCEAN
Atlantic City Pier Crowd
ed With Prize Winning
Equine*.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J —The ele
venth annual exhibition of the At
lantic City Horse Show association
opened Thursday at Young’s Pier.
The pier, of course, extends out over
Ihe surf, and beneath the prancing
horses’ hoofs Ihe ocean waves will
roll. The exhibition will last until
ihe 10th.
’I he prize list contains seventy-one
classes, divided Into harness horses,
saddle horses, ponies In harness and
under saddle, hunters and Junipers.
Novice saddle and harness classes will
be a feature of the show. The ring
will betSlßxßß, almost the same size
as the one in Madison Square Gar
den. Excellent stable aecommoda
| lions for 200 horses will be furnished
iree. The make-ready space will lie
200 feet by 85 feet, so every exhibi
tor will have ample room for his
torses, with separate entrance to and
exit from the ring.
ROBBERS HOLD UP
GAMBLING GAME
Walk in Don, Hold Guns
on Dealer* and Player*
and Take About Two
Thousand Dollar* From
Them.
OGDEN, Utah. —Wednesday night
five robbers walked into the White
Elephant gambling house, held up the
place and made their escape.
Four of the men held guns on the
dealers and the crowd of 25 players
while the fifth robbed the games of
botweeu $1,900 and $2,000.
WOODLAWN DEFEATED BY
MODEL BIBLE CLASS
The Woodlawii team played the
Model Bible Class team at Bohler’s
field Wednesday afternoon. The
game was never close. The Bible
Class won by a score of 8 to 2. The
batteries were: Woodlawn, Green
and Fleming and Hooper. Bible
Class, Perkins and Cates and Love.
hear It. He's not made the run since
he’s been promoted to senior partner of
a cab."
* Well," said the professor, "there's
one or two things about the run, but
the most important to me was my
maiden trip."
"Bill here has never engineered the
trip before, so that'll be pretty ’proprl
ate."
The professor lit his pipe, crossed his
legs and mode himself comfortable. "It
was about 10 years ago," he began,
“when T first pulled the Hurley and New
ton special out of t .at name depot that
still stands at Hurley today. I was
still a young man, though I had been 13
year's in the company's employ. It was
my first run as engineer. Fred Baker
was my ‘Are.’ It was on Saturday night,
the last night of the county fair at Hur
ley, and three 'extras' were put on t*
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