The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, April 12, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE AUGUST A DAILY HERALD The Afternoon Paper Is Read by ail the Family. It Is Therefore the Advertising: Medium Best Calculated to Bring Results VOLUME XIV No. 102 BANK CLEARINGS ARE JUMPING FAR OYER LAST YEAR AND LAST MONTH Extraordinary Increase in tlie Bnsiness of the Banks Shown by the Figures of the Clearing House As sociation, Demonstrate That an Area of Prosper ity is Being Ushered in. The receipts of the Augusta Clear ing House association for the month of April, up to date, show an increase over the same period of last year amounting to $597,989.12. The receipts for the month of March, 1908, were .$6,791,395.48. as against a total of $7,399,401.09 for the month of March, 1909, making an in crease for the month of $608,005.52. Thus it will be seen that the Increase for April up to date has already been nearly as great as the increase for the whole month of March. Clearing house figures for the month of January did not show an increase over the same month of last. year. Rut for February, March and April there will be a material increase. The increase for the year up to date over the same period of 1908 is $421,315.76. Clearing house receipts represent the amount cf money that has been deposited in a.i the Augusta banks by checks drawn on all the other banks. A record is kept every day It—ie, therefore, a sure index to the State of the city’s finances. Increases in the bank clearings prove that an era of business prosperity has been ushered in. A portion of the increase cited above may be attributed to an unusual activity in the local cotton market during the months of February and March, while otherwise it is regarded as an evidence of restored confidence and a consequent stimulation of busi ness. EASTER TRADE WAS SO HEAVY MERCHANTS WERE PLEASED Augusta merchants are beginning to wear tne smile that won’t come off. The provocation for the first appear ances of this has been the steadily THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer tonight. For Georgia: Showers tonight* or Tuesday; warmer tonight in interior. For South Carolina: Partly cloudy In south; showers in north portion to night or Tuesday; warmer tonight. Warmer weather Is returning. Au gusta’s maximum temperature for Sunday was 68 degrees, a marked in crease over Saturday weather, and the Monday thermometer is even high er than that. The warmest town in America Sun day was Amarillo, with a maximum of 8u degrees, while Yellowstone w r ent to the other extreme, with a minimum of 6 degrees. At Jupiter, a small town in the southern end of the Flo rida peninsula, a rainfall of 2.50 in ches w'as reported, which is an exces sive precipitation. A depression of considerable depth overlies the lower Missouri valley. It is causing light showers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and eastern Texas, and heavy rains in western and is also causing snow in Colorado and northern Michigan. The Atlantic states are generally clear this morning and are dominated by high pressure with light showers having occurred along the coast be tween Jacksonville and Savannah and an excessive rainfall at Jupiter. Moderately cold weather obtains to day throughout the Rocky mountain districts and Missouri valley, attend ing the high pressure area moving hi from the Pacific northwest. The river as 8 a. m. was 10.3 feet, a fall of 0.6 feet during the past 24 hours. CASTER MONDAY’S TRADE GOOD. WHY NOT MARC CACH DAY A GOOD BUSINESS DAY? “Business is Good"—means much for Augusta. It means much for every citizen of Augusta, whether you are in merchandise, manu facturing, finance, professional or a working man. Business is good and it sounds good and it makes every one feel good. As The Herald has so often said, "The way to do business is to do business.” The way to make business good and to keep It good is tS go after it. Each day Augusta is doing more and more and the Monday is a good trade day in Augusta because merchants talk their store news to Herald readers in the Sunday Herald. Saturday la a good trade day in Augusta, because Friday’s Herald carries the news and announcements of enterprising merchants to 40,000 read ers in this city and trade territory. And the same reason and argu ment will make Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday also good trading days for your store, if you advertise In The Herald. IF YOU WANT THE NEWS, YOU NEED THE HERALD. IF YOU WANT THE PEOPLE TO READ YOUR STORE NEWS, ADVERTISE !H THE HERALD. Latest Scheme of Smugglers -\x \ JPwTil ■ f\s /mtm&iA. \\ it foam fll‘ Iwwi iKSf k Vm r WfHEK??rmn! -f f I. v TJ&mr cur- * - ■ - rj?azj,jsr Oj **j ;/. 'i cut jbqat vo jpocJs. * «. >3j>;| - — . > ..ij U i - 2 *■*—* y increasing goodness of trade for the last several months, while the direct reason is the excellent Easter busi ness which has swelled their bank rolls and assisted in making previous clearing house figures for April look like the proverbial 30 cents. In The Herald Saturday was a statement of the excellent Blaster trade for the day, and the pre diction that by night, it would have gained such volume as to amount to a record-breaker. The fophecy came true with a rush, and when shutting up time came late Saturday night merchants found their advertised linos depleted and their stock of cash look ing like the bank roll of a trust mag nate. A rather remarkable thing about the so-called Easter trade was the fact uat it was not confined to Easter goods alone, though these fineries, both for tne male and weaker sex, were predominant among the articles the shoppers were after. The feeling of trade seemed to permeate all lines, and merchants of every sort disposed of their bargains in rapid manner. Even the hardware dealers felt the Increase in the buying Satur day and their stores felt the increased city trade and got their share of the influx of visitors from out of the city. This is hut one of the lines of mer chandising which felt the influence of the spirit of purchasing so much in evidence. In fact people seemed to buy liber ally of everything they saw or read in the advertisements. One large mer chant gave it as his expression during Saturday evening that people were getting to read advertising more than ever before. This conclusion he drew from his own experience, stating that he found people asked for articles ad vertised almost to the exclusion of everything eise he had tried the ex periment of giving particular names to certain articles of well known de mand, and found that customers in variably asked for these by the ad- AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1909. Revenue officers have just discovered a novel and successful method of smuggling at the Ameri can line pier. The diagram shows how trunks filled with contraband goods were smuggled ashore from steamers. MACON CITIZENS RUSH TO REGISTER MACON, Ga.—There is a great rush of citizens to register today, as this has been discovered to be the last day on which names can be taken. A mix-up of two laws has kept the public in the dark. vertised names. Easter is rightfully looked upon as the commencement of the buying sea son and with this good start mer chants are expecting a continuation of the good trade through the re mainder of the year. Today is coming in a healthy trade to which is added those who are affected by the general EJaster shopping spirit, making the prospect for Monday’s trade better even than any day last week, with the exception, of course, of Saturday. About due to arrive now among the buyers of spring clothes are those who cherish the notion that by hold ing off until after Easter better prices can be obtained. A feature of the trade this year has been the inclination of buyers to dis regard more than usual the cost of the things they desire, say the store keepers. In other words, shoppers feel that they could afford luxuries and dealers who heretofore have found their partons calling for cheaper grades of goods find now a ready de mand for tne higher priced kinds. WRECK i GEORG!) OEMI TRAINS Eight Freight Cars Derail ed West of Greensboro at 5.10 a. m., Monday, and Track Was Cleared at Noon. Eigt cars of extra, westbound Geor gia freight train No. 1, were derail ed at 5:10 o’clock Monday morning at the BVfeth mile post, just west ot Greensboro, by a broken bumper, which fell under It* own truck, de railing that car, and causing eight others to leave the track. The wreck ing tTain left at once, and the track was cleared at 12 o’clook. Passenger train No. 92, known as the “Buckhead Special," dne to ar rive here at 11:15 a. m., was delayed eight hours. Train No. 2. due to ar rive here at 2:25 p. m. was delayed 50 minutes. Train No. 1, leaving Au gusta at 7:45 a. ra., was delayed one hour. No person was injured in the spill and the damage was slight. WOMEN HONORING THOMAS JEFFERSON NEW YORK.—The Woman’s Dem ocratic Club is determined that Thomas Jefferson shall have a monu ment in this city which will not only honor that statesman, but will be a credit artistically to the city itself. For '.he purpose of raising funds a mammoth dinner-dance will be given by the club at the Hotel Astor to night. BOOTH’B BIRTHDAY HONORED. NEW YORK. —Gen Wm. Booth’s eightieth birthday was honored hy the Salvation Army by large assem blages and vigorous praise of the great commander Sunday, and In the evening Miss Evangeline, dressed In rags, described slum work at the lAcademy of Music, Brolclyn. Miss Booth wil also speak Monday Bight at the Carnegie Music HalL MIIORiTT HIS 19 SIT AS TD TIFF Majority Leaders in Com mittee on Finance Pass Amendments Without Vote of Minority. WASHINGTON.—The metal, ' agri cultural, gloves and hosiery sched ules of the Payne tariff bill are the most important provisions of the measure which are affected by the changes made by the senate finance committee; which was Monday made public the amendments upon which it has reached decision. Senator Aldrich reported the bill as amended to the senate when it met at noon. Leaving the question of free hides and free coal in un settled state. The committee has made many changes in the free list, most of which restore to the non durable list articles upon which the house committee placed a duty. Ou the other hand several articles, of which iron ore is the most important, have been restored to the duitable list. In reporting the turiff bill from the committee of finance Senator Aldrich moved that when the senate adjourn ed It would meet Thursday and he gave notice that he would then ask the senate to proceed with its con sideration. Senator Daniel interrupted, stating that the minority of the committee had had no chance to consider the tariff bill. They had, he said, no op portunity to vote on anything In con nection with it except upon the mo tion to report it to the senate upon which ,he said, hey had voted "No.” Continuing his statement in the sen ate, Mr. Daniel said he had been told that it had been customary for the committee on finance to proceed in this manner, but he protested that st» h a method of doing business ex cluded the minority from all right to consider the measure at the most important period 'of the framing of the bill. The d&jnocrats, he said, had a right to be present, at the time when the bill was under discussion in the committee. "This practice,” said Daniel, “Is op pressive, tyrannous and is an impedi ment to the full discharge of the pub lic duties of senators.” Senator Culberson inquired wheth er the bill had been read by the com mittee before it waß reported to the senate. Senators Bailey and Bacon joined in protesting against the method of the majority in reporting the bill, and replying to them Senator Aldrich said the bill was reported by the major ity on the committee and added it was the majority party that would be held responsible for the tariff leg islatlon. Notice of the proposed amendment to the tariff bill was given by Mr. Daniel, the purpose of which was to impose a tax of one-quarter of one per cent on the gross receipts of cor porations of the country. On his mo tion the amendment was referred to the committee on finance. The senate then went Into execu tive session. INSURANCE MEN TO FIGHT “SCAB AGENTS” Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —"Scab agents,” so termed by the regularly licensed in surance solictors, are becoming nu merous in Atlanta and the state, it is claimed, and some steps may pos sibly be taken before long to bring a few of them before the eyes of the law. The Insurance Field has takeg tho matter up, and may push a hard fight against these amateur solictors who earn their living in regular oc cupations and pick up a commission on the side now and then with some Insurance policy. Comptroller General Wright, who is the insurance commissioner of Geor gia, says that anyone who solicits In surance without a license is amenable to the penalties of section 4310 of the Georgia code. He can be punish ed for a misdemeanor, and fined any where from $1 to SI,OOO or put to work for one year on the county roads. The law also provides that any person soliciting insurance with out a license shall be personally liable to the holder of any policy he sells for any loss covered by that policy. CELEBRATION AT THE BABILICA OF ST. AGNES ROME.—An interesting osfremony took place Monday In the basilica or Bt. Agnes, two miles outside of Rome. The building stands over the cata combs, where among others, the body of St. Agnes ts buried. While Pius IX., April 12, 1855, was receiving tWo ihe college of the propaganda, the floor gave way and all present were precipitated into the catacombs twenty feet below. Fortunately, no body was injured, this being by some persons considered a miracle. The basilica is beautifully decorated. A high mass was celebrated, the Te Deum was Intoned and the benedic tion was bestowed upon- the mem bers of the college of the propa ganda. A number of American stu dents were present. GOTTOISOLBFOR OVER TEH COTS NEW YORK. —Cotton contracts in New York market sold above 10 cents’ mark Monday for the first time in nearly a year. The business was very active on better trade reports and continued dro/ght. rose to 10.12 for May and July, while Octo ber sold at 9.96 or about 20 to 30 points above the closing prices of last week. AUGUSTA COTTON WORTH n GENTS For First Time Since the Season Opened Spots Reach a High Figure— Advance Canscd hy Ex port Demand. For the first time since the season opened, Augusta spot cotton Is quoted at 10 cents. Following a three-day close, there was a “runaway” market, and prices Monday morning all wont, skyward. Increased demand in Au gusta aipong the exporters accounts for the' advance. Sales Thursday were 3,095 bales, which is about four times as much as ordinary. ITALI Mill ASK FOR REDRESS AGAINST NIGHT-RIDERS Have Been Buying' Tobac co in Kentucky and Ask ed for Protection. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The diplo matic. correspondence of the state de partment in 1906, just made public shows that the Italian government was buying yearly in Kentucky and Tennessee about 34,000,000 pounds of tobacco for needs of the tobacco monopoly. It was in this connection with these purchases that the Italian ambassador at Washington made a formal protest to the state depart - ntn for security against depredations of the "night riders." In replying to. tho ambassador's representations, Secretary Root sug gested that the Italian government was purchasing tobacco in Its private capacity rather than as a sovereign. “In such a case the Italian govern ment,” said Mr. Root, "might seek redress in our courts of justice, be cause it is a settled law of this country that courts of justice are open to sovereigns upon the same terms as to private Individuals for protection of property rights.” IN ELECTROCUTED FOR MURDER OF HIS MOTHER OSSINING, N. Y, —For the murder of his mother, one year ago, Bernard Carlin, aged 22, was put to death by electricity in the state prison Mon day. BASSFORD TIGER CASES CONTINUED Men Were Arrested and Place Raided Sunday Night. The cases of Leonard and Oscar Bassford, charged with running a blind tiger were continued by Recor der Plcquet Monday morning until Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. The men were arrested Sunday night hy Sergt. Peebles and Officer Tinley, The men keep a store on the cor ner of Florence and 12th street. The officers found eighty half pint bot tles of whiskey. There were about 15 men In the store, and the officers state they were all under the influ ence of whiskey. Bond ha* been fixed for them at $l6O each. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. MOUNT ETNA ERUPTS, GREAT FEAR IS FELT liras it B 1 fflO LARGE AUDjENGES Preached Eloquent Ser mon at First Baptist Sunday Morning and Night. Or. M. Ashby Jones preached two splendid sermons to congregations that crowded the First Baptist church Sunday. Dr. Jones in taking charge did so with an expressive statement that while he might not claim to lib the place of Dr. Melton, who had preceded him, he did lay claim to the heritage of his frienshlps. The congregation was much moved by Dr. Jones’ remarks. In the morning and the evening Dr. Jones preached from textß appro priate to Plaster. In the morning ho dealt of death and life beyond the grave. In the evening he spoke of life, and its relation (o tho here after. Al the morning service Dr. Jones maintained his belief in a life be yond the grave, where each one has an individuality, and is known as he was ou earth. I)r. Jones said that if there was not that power of recognizing one’s loved ones beyond the grave, and of living wth theta and earlug for them, ho would not deserve an eternal life. He referred very feelingly to the death of a father recently and said. “I would know him after a million yea s and feel again the joy of his eom radshtp and the power of his love.” Dr. Jones said the searchlights of more than nineteen centuries had been turned upon the proofs of the resurrection of Christ, and the most, subtile* minds of all the ages had si ti died the question, and belief was now stronger than ever before. Dr. Jones during his sermon pictured in graphic, manner the going of Mary and Martha to the grave of Christ, and finding that He had arisen and told of the recognition of Christ by the Apostles after the resurrection. Dr. Jones' evening sermon was a very strong one, containing a plea for righteous living, and was full of power at times expressed in epi grams. The tenor of Dr. Jones’ mes sage was that death did not change a man's morals, or his character, that, the life In eternity must In large measure be what It Is on earth. His Illustrations were graphic and illum inating. and he held the attention of hts audience throughout In masterly style. That life here was in large measure a type of what it is in the hereafter he expressed In the state ment tliHt “Death does not change personality, the grave does not give character." A SHIRTWAIST GIRL By Lenore Gunn The corridors were filled with noise and laughter. It was the after-dinner hour at Glenwood Finll. The young ladies were gathering in Ihe reception room to spend this hour of recreation before one and all must retire to her respective room for study. "Dottle Dimple” -as one petite little miss was called—came dancing Into tho room. Excitement was evident from her expresalan and appearance. “Oh, there Is a new girl Just, ar rived. Miss Morgan went to meet her on the evening train.” "Where is she?” exclaimed a num ber of excited voices. "Who is she?" "Where Is she from?” But poor Dottle could give no infor mation save that Miss Morgan had taken the newcomer into her room to leave their wraps. But the young ladies had not long to watt. Mis* Morgan appeared In their midst, followed by a stylish, aristo cratic looking girl, who was decidedly pretty. Miss Helen Hawley was duly pre sented She was composed and self possessed, with that easy confidence which Is always Indicative of good breeding. After extending sufficient courtesy on her part she gracefully excused herself from the assembly on a plea of weariness after her journey. Many were the conjectures regarding the new girl. “She is real swell, I think,” remark ed Marie. us get. her In the fra ternity right away,” suggested Elean or. "Do you suppose she has swell clothes?" asked the auburn-haired Louise. The first, terra as Glenwood Hall had been In lesilon about a month when NAPLES.—Mount Etna is in erttp lion. A great cloud of smoke is pour ing out of the crater, and ashes are falling thick on the surrounding coun try. Considerable apprehension is felt and the progress of the eruption is being watched with anxiety. SENDRAGASTRONDT ALLOWED TO LAND AT LACUAIRA WASHINGTON. A dispatch to the state department Monday morning an nounces that the Gaudaulope with Senora Castro, the wife of the ex presldont of Venezuela, arrived at IjiGuayra. hTe party was not per mitted to land or communicate with the shore. The steamer proceeded to the next stopping place, Savlnllla, Colombia. Mrs. Castro Shut Out. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Mrs. Castro, wife of former president of Venezuela, also is being kepi out of Venezuela. Tho reason for this Is not explained in dispatches which have come to Washington from the American rep resentative in Venezuela. BLACK RAND DEEO STARTLES TAMPA TAMPA, Fin.—Assassination of Giu seppe Ficarotta, wholesale grocery merchant and one of the most prom inent ami wealthy members of the lo cal Italian colony, lias added a third to the series of murders here which have been charged to the black during the present year. DISTINGUISHED QUEBTS FOR THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. PHILADELPHIA.—The annual re ception at the Academy of Music Monday night, will he some distin guished quests. President Taft has been invnac, but his presence is not certain. Among Die other guests of honor will b« Secretary of Btate Philander C. Knox, Senators Penrose and Oli ver, of Pennsylvania; Carter, of Mon tana; former Senator Clark, of Mon tuna; Justices of the United States Supreme Court McKenna and White; Judge Victor F. Dowling, of the su perior court, of New York; Judge Lamorelie, of tho Orphans’ Court, of this city; Governor Stuart and Mayor Reybttnt. Senator McNlehol! wll head a long list of members who will represent the Pennsylvania legislature at tho function. Tlie Knlghtß of Columbus throughout the United States will be represented by Supreme Knight Ed ward L. Hearn, of New Haven, Conn. (he arrival of Helen Hawley created such a sensation among the girls. Helen was promptly registered In the senior class and began her school life at Qlenwood in a studious man ner. From the first knowledge of her ar rival, through Dottle, Helen wus eyed with curiosity. She had a room to herself and no girl could claim the Intimacy of a roommate with her. She was always pleasant yet a trifle dis tant, HhO always joined the girls in the after dinner dance, returned the rails that were made upon her. but yet something in her bearing checked any attempted familiarity. Dottle the Irrepressible was most perristent In making a "chum’ 1 of Helen. Hut cold-hearted Helen, as Dottle once termed her, could not be lured into secret-telling by Dottle’s dimples and pouts. The first week passed, then the second, and faint, yet audibly whisper ings were afloat. These rumors kept growing and soon became topics for discussion. First they were rehearsed between roommates In the secrecy of their own rooms, but. finally they be came the subject of afternoon teas— if Helen was not present. "The new girl didn’t ' have any clothes.” Just to think of a girl com ing to a school like fllenwood Hal without, a fairly natty wardrode. Helen Hawley had been there one month and had appeared In but two plain shirtwaists with the same black skirt. The little straw hat was sup erseded by a small turban and the thin jacket by a heavier one. The shirtwaists were pretty, thi (Continued on page two.)