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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. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ A « THE WEATHER. ♦ 4> ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« 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. 7 || 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 I! 510 —■—■■■■■« 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* (Continued from
