The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, April 10, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD Buster Brown Has Hired a Print Shop, in Sunday’s Herald is Told How He Used it to the Advantage of Red Whiskered Men VOLUME XIV., NO. 100. HAPPY CROWDS OF SHOPPERS THRONGED BUSINESS SECTION Merchants Report Big In crease Today in Rush of Easter Buyers. Many Signs of Prosperity. Seldom have greater crowds been seen on the streets in Augusta than those which thronged the business section today. Had it not been that the merchants say they have done a remarkably fine business up to this time, one would be tempted to be lieve that the buyers had put off their Easter shopping for the last day. The favorable reports of business, how ever, make the rush an exceptional thing, and an indication that the pre dictions of prosperity have been more than fulfilled thus far. From an early hour until the after noon shoppers poured in steady streams in and out of the stores, a happy throng. Many of them carried the precious bundles they were un willing to trust to the delivery de partments for fear some mishap might cause disappointment on account of the enormous mass of business which it was evident was being transacted. These crowds were made of all classes of people. Rarely has there been seen so many conveyances of the out-of-town people on the city streets. These furnished abundant evidence that the people living in the suburbs and adjacent to Augusta feel able to spend more liberally this East er season than last, or for that mat ter for several Easters. Quite a number of suburban shop pers came in on the trains and trol ley cars. Their number was swelled by the city people, who on the day before Easter, felt that there were other little or big luxuries which could be afforded, and therefore were out bent on supplying themselves tomorrow. The merchants in every line report a good day’s business, with a pros pect of it keeping up until the closing hour late tonight. The big rush was not unexpected by those of the mer chants who have been reading the signs of the times in the increased patronage w'hich has followed the ju licious placing of their wares before the public. That the business will keep good is conceded and the mer chants for the most part are ikying in bigger stocks and mapping out ex tensive advertising campaigns i n or der to keep apace with it. THE WEATHER. FORECAST. For Augusta and Vicinity—Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Sunday. For Georgia and South Carolina— Fair, continued cool tonight with frost. Sunday fair and slightly warmer. Observer Fisher’s thermometer missed the freezing point just four degrees Friday night, reaching a mini mum of 36. The highest mark was only 59 degrees, which is much cool er than prevailing summer weather the first of the week. Key West was the warmest city in the country Fri day, with a maximum of 84 degrees. The Middle Atlantic depression has moved to New' England, attended by p;M precipitation in the northeast part of the country, while the depres .x.ii is still confined to south Florida causing light showers in that state. The pressure has fallen decidedly throughout the Rocky Mountain dis tricts, where temperatures have be come much higher, w-ith rain falling in the state of Washington and snow in Montana. High pressure covers the region Easter Window Display Prizes Awarded to Successful Contestants CLOSE OF HERALD'S UNIQUE CONTEST. AROUSES INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM OVER THE SUBJECT OF EAS TER WINDOW DISPLAYS IN AUGUSTA The Herald’s Easter Window Display contest closed as ner an nouncement on Friday night, and the awards have been made and the m 3 fhn rl^ntl!lt tL V onn ° f Heraid checttH mailed to the successful ones In the oontest. It was ho difficult to decide that after the best let ers were gone over and over again, an extra prize had to be provided for in order to do fml justice to the interest and participants in this new and novel little contest that The Herald inaugurated. The award of the prizes was as follows and the five winners fol low: Miss Mary Sylvia Leltner, Grovetown, Ga ; Miss Mary C North, 615 Telfair; Mrs. F. Richards, 301 Telfair; Mrs’ c R Hett 602 Lincoln; Mrs. B. B. Gray, 234 Campbell. n , The Window Displays of Augusta at this season have been un usually prominent and noticeable, and to this in large measure was due the success of the contest. It Is safe to say that as a result ot this Easter Window Display contest, the people of Augusta have spent more time than ever before in studying window displays, and that also as a result of The Herald’s Interest in this matter special h a % e been put forth by the window dressers for the various ▼ es during the Easter season In order to contribute their share of interest and attention. Among the window displays that were specially discussed in this little oontest by the various contestants were the following: M Sheron & Co.; J. B. White & Co.; Andrews Bros Co.- BleaklevV f S. McCresry & Co.; Rival’s; Von Kamp, Vaughan & Gerald- I ’ j Schaul * Co.; Burton-Taylor-Wlse Co.; Sancken Millinery Co • R L Hunter; L. Sylvester Sons & Co.; McElwee-Thomas Co- l" Miller Walker; Mullarky tc oullivan. William O'Brien jjftgyiß x, *|i William O'Brien, a mem ber of Parliament for County Cork, Ireland, who recently resigned his seat in Parliament to publish a paper called “All For Ire land,’’ but was dissuaded for this purpose on the plea of the Irish Parlia mentary party that the publication would be in jurious to the success of their cause. FROST DIR SILL DMUSnO TRUCK Irish Potatoes and Early Beans Nipped a Little. Thermometers on East Boundary Went Almost to Freezing Point. A very heavy frost fell Friday night in the low places. Thermometers along East Boundary are said to have gone to a minimum of 34 degrees. Several persons arising early said they saw a thin coating of ice in the extremely low places. It is stated, however, by the mar ket gardeners, that they suffered com paratively small damage. Irish pota toes and snap beans were nipped a little by the frost, but other early vegetables, such as tomatoes, cucum bers, squash and early corn escaped. On the high ridges only a light frost was seen. Mr. L. A. Berckmans said that none of his early vegetables or peaches were hurt by the cold “snap.” He was out early Saturday morning to examine the orchard trees. Frost is predicted again Saturday night. from the gulf to the lakes with consid erable frost this morning in the eost gulf and South Atlantic states. No rain of consequence has occur red in the cotton belt since yester day morning, while the cool wave has spread over the eastern part of the country. The river at 8 a. m. was 10.8 feet, a rise of 0.2 feet during past 24 hours! AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 10, 1909. FRENCH ORDERED ! CASTRO 10 LEAVE Ex-President of Venezuela Says That His Health Will Not Permit Him To Leave. FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique— Gipriano Castro, the former president of Venezuela, was informed officially Saturday of the decision of the French government to expel him from Martin ique. He at once declared to the chief of police of Fort De France that the state of his heanh was such as to make it impossible for him to leave his bed. The government thereupon called in Dr. Vouvier. who will make a re port on the condition of Castro. DANES MAY BE FRIENDLY TO CASTRO. COPENHAGEN —The United Slates has approached Denmark in the mat ter of permitting Cipriano Castrr) to remain on the Danish West Indian Island of St. Thomas in case the for mer president of Venezuela should proceed from Martinique. A definite answer is expected Sunday. SHIP WILL TAKE CASTRO AWAY. PARlS.—Precise instructions have been forw'arded to M. Foureau, the governor of Martinique, in the matter of the government’s intentions to wards Cipriano Castro. A steamer of the French line will leave Fort De France Sunday for Europe, and there is a possibility that Castro will be sent from the island on this vessel in case he is well enough to move. • t CASTRO STRONG ENOUGH TO SAIL. FORT DE FRANCE.—The doctor called in by the government to pass upon the state of Castro’s health de cided that the former president of Venezuela was sufficiently strong to travel, and that he could take the French steamer Versailles Wre hero Saturday afternoon. NIGHT RIDER SENT TO PEN FOR YEAR PADUCAH, Ky.- John Jackson, charged with participating in a night rider raid when an aged negro and a negro babe were shot to death and five other negroes were wounded, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by the jury in the court at Kenton. Jackson is the second man sentenced in that county for this raid. COMMISSION HEARD PARDON PETITIONS One Hundred and Sixty- Eight Petitions Came Up and Commission Has Nearly Completed Hear ings. ATLANTA.—One hundred and six- JJy-eighr. petitions for pardon and clem ency have been heard by the prison commission since it started on the pardon docket last Monday, five days ago. The commission announced Fri day afternoon that it was through with all cases except, those that may come before it Saturday. It will not continue any hearings into next week. Among the petitions considered so far is one for commutation of the death sentence of Lewis Millirons, a white man, Clay county, to life im prisonment. Millirons is under sen tence of death for a crime rare in tho annals of the Btate. The belief of those on the inside around the com mission’s offices Is that he will hang, though strong appeals have been made for him and arguments have been ad vanced that he is not mentally com petent even to be hung. Sam Taylor, a Coweta county ne gro, is under sentence to hang for murder. His case has interested a number of the citizens of that coun ty and Newnan, and it Is expected that a number of them will appear be fore the commission Saturday morn ing when the case is heard. These two cases, of Millirons and Taylor, white and negro, have just been sustained by the supreme court, and unless there is some interference both will hang on the same day, April 16, next Friday. The case of John Harper, convicted of the murder of Sheriff Keith in Fannin county, three times sentenced to hang, six times respited, has not been considered by the commission, which held it over from last session! Rumor says it will not be considered till the case is out of the courts. Harper's sentence stands suspended under a writ of supersedeas that has carried his case to the supreme court of the United States. SERIES 010000 FRIDAY HELL ATTENDED Many People Went To Churches During, After noon and Night. There were large crowds out to the Catholic and Episcopal churches Fri day afternoon and night, lo attend rhe services. Services were held in the Episcopalian churches at 5 o’clock. At the Sacred Heart church Friday night. Rev. Father Sherry preached on the "Crucifixion.” The evening was taken up in the Veneration of the Five Wounds, as is customary in the Catholic churches on Hood Friday. At. St. Patrick’s church Friday eve ning at the 8 o’clock service the Ten ebrae and other beautiful music was rendered by a trio of priests assisted by the choir. BUTTERINE PUNT Ull SEVERELY MUSSED CHICAGO.—A fire at the Swift Com pany’s temporary butterine plant cans-' ed a loss of SIOO,OOO. The fire was probably caused by crossed electric wires. The butterine plant was de stroyed by lire last January. MilS. 1 CHASE SHI HER HUSUD Great First Baseman and His Wife Conve rs e d Across “Dead Line.” Chase is Up and Around. Mrs. Hal Chase, accompanied by her sister, Miss Heffernan, arrived from her home in Bayonne, N. J„ Saturday morning, and went at once to the small pox hospital, to see her husband, the great New York first baseman, who Is confined in that in sttutlon with a case of varioloid. Chase was greeted "across the dead line.’” Dr. J. B. Morgan accom panied Mrs. Chase, and the ladies were carefully halted at a point just outside the danger mark. Mr. Chase was waiting their arrival, and for quite a while they engaged in an animated conversation. Chase says he feels no inconven ience from the varioloid except a slight pains in a few places where the breaking out appeared strongest. He walks about the grounds and building at will, answers telephone, reads thj dally papers and watches the youth ful ball games on the common. He got a letter this morning from Pitcher Dock Newton, of the New York team, which contained a flood word from all the hoys, and it cheer ed him up a great deal. He expects to be released on April 26. In the meantime Mrs. Chase will probably remain in Augusta. If he feels well enough to take the long trip, Chase will then leave for New York, as he wants to get in as much time practicing as possible. CKO MNGEIS mum mies NEW YORK— Threatened with loss of voice unless he rests Enrico Caruso has cancelled all engage ments In America and Europe and will sail home Wednesday. He was under contract to sing in Chicago, Atlanta and Pittsburg. WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION TO MEET AIKEN, S. C. —The annual meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Aiken Baptist association will be held on next Wednesday, April 14t.h at Granlteville. A very attractive program has been prepared, and a most interesting meeting Is looked forward to. OXFORD'S NEW COUNCIL. OXFORD, Ga.—-The new city coun cil entered upon its duties with a meeting Tuesday night, when con siderable business of more or less Im portance was transacted. The fol lowing municipal officials have been nam'd: John C. Kitchens, recorder; E. K. Turner, mayor; E, H. Johnson, mayor pro tem; R. M. Dial, marshal; and J. Z. Johnson, treasurer. DR. WHITNEY IDE COMMANDER OF 15015 Was Elected At the An nual Meeting; of Georgia C o min andery Friday Night. The annual conclave of Georgia Commandery, No. 1. Knights Temp lar. was held at the Masonic Temple Friday night for the purpose of elect ing officers for the ensuing year. Other important business was trails acted. The officers who were elected were as folows: Eminent Commander —Rev. G. Sher wood Whitney. Generalissimo—Sir M. J. Nevln. Captain General—Sir L. G. Beat so. Senior Warden—Sir Frank E. Lowe. Junior Warden Sir F. G. Mertins. Prelate-—Rev. Richard Wilkinson. Treasurer—Sir William Schwelgert. Recorder—Sir H. A. Brahe. Standard Bearer—Sir W. E. Mob ley. Sword Bearer —Sir H. R. Fund. First Guard —Sir (’■ B. Wilson. Second Guard —Sir T. T. Gumming. Third Guard—Sir G. M. Bowen. Warder —Sir R. J. Hahn. Sentinal —Sir W. S. Carmichael. TWO OLDEST MEN OF OXFORD ARRESTED Were Charged with Being Drunk and Were Fined in Court. OXFORD, Ga.—Two of Oxford's oldest citizens, 11011111 J. E. Black stock, 71 years old and J. C, Jenkins, 65, were arraigned before Recorder John Kitchens Thursday morning on the triple charge of drunkenness, lighting and disorderly conduct. The fight occurred Wednesday night, and was the result of difficulties arising over a quart of corn whiskey. Jenkins j was cut on the head and bruised con siderably aboil! the face. Both of fenders were fined $5.75. DURANT WILL TAKE CHARGE OF PORT SOON Man Who Succeeds Crum As Collector of Charles ton Port Assumes Duties in Few Days. Special to The Herald. CHARLESTON.—Mr. E. W. Durant, Jr., recently appointed collector of the port, has received the oath of office and preliminary papers which will be properly filled out at once and for warded to Washington and with the receipt of hiu commission the first part of next week, he will take charge of his duties at the custom house. It will probably be Tuesday or Wed nesday before (lie new collector en ters upon his official duties, now be ing transacted by the deputy, col lector, as acting collector. FOURCHER CHILD IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION TODAY Little Harry E. Fourcher. Jr., who wa4i injured by falling from his front porch Thursday afternoon, is still in a very serious condition. The little boy fell, striking his head on the pavement, fracturing his skull. He has regained consciousness, but at times goes back into a stupor. Ev erything possible Is being done for him, and there is some hope of his recovery. V/ANTED FOR MURDER AFTER MANY YEARS Grand Jury Indicted Man After Thirty-Five Years on Murder Charge. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga.—in 1874 L. C. Cole man met a violent death in Abbeville, Oa. The oldest inhabitants of Wii eox county remember the affair only faintly. That, was 36 years ago. (n March, 1909, the grand Jury of Wilcox county Indicted John Dozier for the murder of Coleman. On Friday, April j 9, Governor Smith offered a reward of SIOO for Dozier’s arrest. Dozier Is said to be somewhere In Alabama. EASTER IN CHARLESTON^ CHARLESTON, S. C,—Easter will be celebrated In the usual elaborate style in Charleston. In the Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches es pecially, there will be particular ob servance of the glorious festival. The decoration of the altars and shrines, the rendition of line music, and the general Inspiration which will come with the celebration, all com bine in this community where the hituallstlc churches are strong, to make easier a big day in Charleston, arid Indications promise a celebration in keeping with the custom of Char leston. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. DEATH PUTS FINIS TO M. CRAWFORD’S WORKS F. Marion Crawford J Jw< CONNECTICUT’S GOVERNOR DYING HARTFORD.—The family of Rover nnr Lllley Is gathered at his bedside, the physicians having announced that he Is hovering at. death’s door, with little chance of recovery, Ha has been unconscious for many hours. SOW a ' ———— TO GIVE AMERICANS FAIR TRIAL SOON Two Arrested in Honduras on Charges of Incendiar ism. WASHlNGTON—Concerning the im prlsonment of Eugene Griffith and Miss Caroline Beauchamp at Trux lllo, Honduras, on charges of Incen diarism, the state department receiv ed word from diplomatic represen tatives that Ibe Honduras local au thorities promised a speedy arid fair trial of the accused. MONEY—A SHORT STORY By CARL EWALD One evening I wan Hilling In ft poor village In the Northlands and all I possessed was four crownH. The mall had come llial, day and once more It had not brought the money I expected. This made me croßß. Now, when I had no money and could get no money till the next day, Biiddenly all that, might be had for money appeared to me In a fairylike light. I remembered that I ought, to have left that day. I would hire a carriage, go to the city and see people and hear mimic. I wanted to read the news paperg and drink wine. Had and out, of humor, I sal there staring at the grey mounlalim which I had loved bo much, but which to day seemed unbearable to look at. And as I was sluing 1 was aroused by the cry of a child In great pain. "AJ- tij aj!” It was a little boy of five who had stepped on a darning needle which had pierced his foot all through. He Jumped around, now on one foot, now on both, threw himself down on his knees and then flat on the ground. "AJ —aj aj!” In a moment nearly the whole pop ulation of the village were gathered around the child. They stood there with their cold eyes and hard faces and did not know what to do. "It. hurts him so because It does not bleed," the boy's mother explain ed. "Jump, now, little Kalle, then It will bleed and It won’t hurt any more.” And little Kalle jumped and fell and kept on crying. "Why don’t you take the boy and put his foot in a pall of water?” I SORRENTO. —F. Marion Crawford, the novelist, died here at 7:30 o’clock Friday night. He was born in 1854 Mr. Crawford had been ill for some time, one of the symptoms of his af fliction being fevers which tended to greatly weaken him. Prof. Enrico D 1 Renzi, director of the American Clinic of the University of Napies, was call ed into consultation at the Villa Crawford some ten days ago, and found serious bronchial and pluretic complications. His illness had its or igin in an attack of influenza. Death came peacefully. !’utll Friday afternoon the patient retained consciousness, but apparent ly lie knew that the end was near, and with calmness he encouraged his familj to hear up, and to cease weep ing. The novelist's last words were: ”1 enter serenely Into eternity.” According to the attending physi l O.lan.Mr. Crawford collapsed Thursday night owing to extreme weakness. Ho then was without fever. Sadly he expressed the presentment that he was soon to die, hut almost Im mediately afterwards, when referring to the approaching Good Friday, he said: ”| die with Christ,” Mr. Craw ford’s daughter at his request, then read to him Plato's dialogues, the novelist declaring that they taught him serenity In death. Harold, the novelist's eldest son, was the only member of the family not present at the death bed. He Is 111 the fur east. Bertram, who Is a student at Ox ford, England, was summoned home, and Joined his mother and his sisters, Eleanor and Claire, and Mrs. Berdan, Mr. Crawford’s mother-in-law, at the Villa Crawford. POLL SWINBURNE DO SATURDAY I.ONDON. —Algernon Charles Swin burne, poet and essayist, died Satur day morning. He had been suffering with influenza which developed into pneumonia. Swinburne, the essayist and poet, was a frleml of nil the iHttor day lit eraiurefe. He occupied a unique posi tion in European letters. For fifty years his pen has been busy, and some of Ills poems are accounted the most beautiful In the English lan guage. THREE LINEMEN WERE ELECTROCUTED Were Working on Line Which in Some Way Crossed a High Power Transmission Wire. MONTGOMERY.—Three negro line men, Sim Lett, Robert Paddle and Will Dives, were electrocuted near the plant of the Montgomery Light and. Power company, at, Tallahassee, Ala., Saturday morning. The men were working on a lino which in soma way crossed a high-power transmis sion wire. asked angrily. But that, was out of the question, the blood must come out and the boy must run around. Then I caugut the boy, sat down on the stone steps and placed him on my knee. They all crowded around us. Kalle wiggled with pain like a worm, knocked hts forehead against my shoulder and cried: "AJ aj —aj! ” I took a crown from my pocket, and forced him to look ut It. "You rimy have that If you are a real good hoy and stop crying.” A murmur went through the crowd. The rough, hard face* filled with rev erence and all stared at the glitter ing coin. And little Kalle, who did not know what, a crowd was was quite hypno tized at this. The impression If made upon the grown-ups reacted upon him unconsciously he felt he stood In the presence of a fortune outweigh ing ten darning needles. HU convuls ed features relaxed, he was Btlll trembling with pain, but he cried no more. HU dirty little fist clasped th* crown, limping out without a moan he went away holding hU mother’s hand. 1 sat in my room looking at, ths three crowns I hud left. I laughed aloud at the thought of my bad hu mor as rich as I was—l had not enough to eat I had money and would get more, If not tomorrow thes the next da\p But as I laughed, while 1 laughed suddenly a black shadow came and filled my room and my mind—thi memory of all the crowns I had spent during my life—the crowns we a| spent without thinking of their valtM