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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD F. Hopkinson Smith’s Story “A WORTHLESS EXPERIMENT” will appear complete in Saturday Afternoon’s Herald VOLUME XIV., No. 106. \}Jheat Again Soars Upward A t King Patten’s Bidding Wheat King Receives Threatening Letter and Employs Burly Black Body Guard. STATE TAKES HAND Illinois Will Make Effort To End Forever the Cornering of Wheat and Dealing in Futures. CHICAGO—James A. Patten is con siderably disturbed over an anoy mous' letters received threatening him for his operations in the wheat market. He appeared Friday with a gigantic negro as a body guard. In ad dition two detectives one near the wheat king constantly. A whirl of excitement was felt on the board of trade when it developed that the state of Illinois would make an effort to end forever the possibility of corner's in wheat and dealings in futures. The matter has been placed before the attorney general. There was another advance at the opening Friday morning, July and September are rising nearly a point. WILL DEMID mm MRS. BOYLE RE RELEASED SHARON, Pa.—The attorneys for Mrs. Boyle, charged with kidnapping Willie Whitla, stated that unless the jtrosecution arranges for an immedl >»je preliminary they will apply Sat rday for a writ of habeas corpus and mand the woman’s release. . RANGEBURGER WILL HUNT FOR NORTH POLE Jake Farrell Will Join Capt. Perry in His Polar Expedition. Special to The Herald. ORANGEBURG. S. C.—Jake Par rel, an employe at the cotton mill of the Orangeburg Manufacturing com pany, of this city, haa notified his em ployers that he would leave within two weeks time, and gave for his rea son, that he would be one of the crew in the Polar expedition, which would sail shortly under the command of Capt. Perry. He will leave for New York shortly, and will begin his pre parations for the trip at once. Farrell is employed in the card room of the mill and is considered to be one of the best men in the em ploy of the company. Farrell says that this is not the first time that he has accepted a berth aboard a North Pole exploring vessel, but that, he has made the trip before. TAFT WILL SPEAK AT FORT MAHONE WASHINGTON—President Taft has accepted an invitation to attend and speak at the unveiling of a monument erected at Fort Mahone, near Peters burg, Virginia, in memory of the Penn sylvania soldiers who fell there during the war between the states. w t NEGRO HANGED LOUISVILLE, Ky.—William Carter, a negro, was hanged in the jail yard Friday morning. Carter was condemn ed to death for the murder of Wil liam Walker, a foreman at the Men gel Box factory. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and vicinity: Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Saturday. For Georgia and South Carolina: Fair tonight and Saturday. Augusta weather is fair and warm, just a little better, even, than Thurs day, when a maximum temperature of 78 degrees was recorded. The warm est town in America Thursday was El Paso, with a maximum of 84. Observer Fisher says that fair and warmer weather will prevail Frida./ night and Saturday. Generally clear weather prevails this morning in the cotton belt with a tendency to higher temperatures, especially in western Texas. The depression is still confined to the southern slope of the Rockies and one of slightly less depth overlies the northern slope of the Rockies. *Tbe eastern states are dominated i_jL,igh pressure and no marked falls In-‘emperature have occurred any where in the United States since yes terday morning. The river at 8 a. m. was 10.9 feet, a rise of 0.1 foot during past 24 hours. MOUNT AETNA THREATENS COUNTRY PALERMO. —The complete destruo tion of the country around. Mount Aetna is threatened Friday by the increased activity of the volcano. In habitants have been warned to flee. After the first violence early in the week the volcano subsided, but Fri day become more active than before and is ejecting a great volume of steam and lava. BBY ARRESTED ERR BURiIKS MOTHER WITH ROT ITER BIRMINGHAM, Ala—Ed Snyder 19 years old, was arrested Thursday night on the charge inflicting what will probably prove fatal injuries upon his mother. Two weeks ago it is said, the young man, in anger, threw a vessel of boiling water on his mother’s back. OBUNGEBURG TO SEND MANY TO FESTIVAL Special to The Herald. ORANGEBURG, S. C.—Augusta’s Music Festival has been talked of in this city, and there will no doubt be visitors front here who will take ad vantage of the opportunity of hear ing the noted artists who will be heard at this great event. And the music lovers of this section never fail to take in such rare treats. The music festivals which are an nually held at points located at con siderable distances from this city have always attracted a number of visitors from this city, and the fact that Augusta is so much nearer to Orangeburg, will mean that, this city will have noted among its visitors at ■ the festival many Orangeburg peo ple. MTU 08 TIL TOO MURDER OF mi WHITEVILLE. N. C—Charged with the murder of Jerry Bigford, who Is said to have been a rival suitor with Cleveland Rus6 for the hand of Miss Squires, of Bladen county, Russ was placed on trial Friday. In view of the fact that a special venire of tales men has been called for, it appears as if some difficulty was anticipated in securing a jury. Bigford, a well known young farm er and merchant, who was to have married Miss Squires, March 24 last, was shot to death through a window, In his home near Freemans, on the night previous. After the finding of his body bloodhounds followed a trail four miies through swamps and across a river to the Russ home, whore three brothers were arrested. Two of the brothers were released, but held as witnesses for a higher court All par ties to the afTair are prominent in their respective communities. Russ is 21 years old. DISTINGUISHED MEN TO VISIT CHARLESTON Special to The Herald. CHARLESTON, S. C.—Arrange ments are makip.g for the entertain ment of Secretary of War Dickinson, Gen. Franklin Bell, and others, mak ing up the party which is to depart from Charleston next Tuesday for Panama. Ine plan of entertainment has not yet been completed, but ft will probably include a drive to the famous Magnolia Gardens on the Ash ley river and probably a luncheon. Secretary Dickinson will be Mayor Rh eft's guest while in Charleston. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16, 1909. PROMINENT EASTER PARADERS '^**““* .4*ii«Aw»«Wk-*vww.. ’ 4 » Prominent in the New York Easter parade were Count Lazio Szehcny and Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt. This is a snapshot of the Count and Mrs. Vander bilt as they were walking down Fifth Avenue. Bulgaria Demands Turkey To Recognize Her Independence PARIS.—It is reported that Bulgaria is taking advantage of the cha otic conditions existing in Turkey and has demanded tire recognition of her independence. LOCAL VETERANS ST GEN. BUTLER’S FURERAL Delegation Appointed and Wreath Sent to Show Augusta’s Regard For Distinguished Veteran. Capt. Kent Biseli, commanding Camp No. 435, United Confederate Veterans, has appointed a committee to represent the Augusta Veterars at the funeral of Major General M. C. Butler at Edgefield Saturday. The committee will leave the city Satur day morning. The camp has already sent a lloral design to Edgefield. The committee appointed is as fol lows: Messrs. W. M. Dunbar, F. B. Orchard, John W. Clark, E. J. O’Con nor, B. C. Wall, Peter G. flurum, Moses C. Murphey and W. B. Young. Several members of the committee served under Gen. Butler in Hamp ton’s Brigade during the war, and they not only go to the funeral to represent the camp, but to show their respect and love for one of their former comrades. The floral design was sent to Edge field Friday morning. The design was a large wreath, forty inches in diameter. The wreath was made of laural leaves, calla and Easter lillies. The Rowers w<ve held by red and white ribbons, the colors of the Con federacy. COMMISSION WILL TRY THREE OFFICERS At the semi-monthly meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners to be held Friday night at the city ha!!, three police officers are to be tried for neglect of duty. They are Offi cers Joe Stone, James Kennedy and B. H. Odom, charged with being asleep on duty. It is expected tha; the trials will be very interesting. SPARTANBURG BANK MOVES. SPARTANBURG, S. C.—The Cen tral National Bank has moved their quarters to the Palmetto building I where elegant fixings have been placed. This is one of the strongest banks in the state and in their new quarters have as handsome a bank as can be found fti the state. NEGRESS SHOT IN SUMMERVILLE 01 c. im Claims He Shot in Self- Defense. Woman in Hos pital and May Die. Etta Brooks, a negress, was shot and probably fatally wounded Thurs day night at !» o’clock at her home in Summerville, near the Lake, by C. Albert Camp. The woman is in a critical condition at the Lamar hos pital. Camp was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Whittle. Camp was lodged la the jail charged with assault with in tent to murder. He refused to talk except to say he shot the woman in self-defense. - Carnp kept a store in Summerville near Lake View some time ago, but closed out his busines. It appears that the Brooks woman owed Camp some money. Thursday night he went there to collect it, and after having some words, shot her. As has been said he claims that ho did the shooting in self-defense, while the Brooks woman’s two daughters claim that he came there and started to quarreling about the money. They say their mother got up to go into the house, when suddenly Camp pull ed his pistol and shot her. The bullet entered her left side and penetrated the abdomen. The wo man is at present resting easy. Camp is (represented by Mr. Isaac S. Peebles, Jr. MR. DANIEL McKIE ON MUSIC FESTIVAL Well Known South Car olinian Has Praise For Augusta Programs. WOODLAWN, S. C.—Mr. Daniel McKle, in speaking of the Augusta Music Festival, said: "I am heartily in favor of the Mu sic Festival, and trust, it may prove successful in order that it shall be come an annual event. Good music will make better people, and with such artists earned for the occasion good music Is Insured. I studied music in New York, and know what Damrcrsth arid Fames means 1» *be world of music.” II AMERICANS KILLED IN TURKEY CONSTANTINOPLE. —lnformation has been received here from Alann, In Asiatic Turkey, declaring that two American missionaries have been kill ed in anti-Armenian outbreak at that place. BRANCHVILLE HAD BIG FISHING PARTY Prominent Orangeburg Business Men Spent Pleasant Day In Branch ville. Special to The Herald, BRANCHVILLE, S. C.—On Wed nesday morning Messrs. A. 1,. Dukes, W. H. Dukes, E. B. Khoad, W. I l ’. Fairey, W. J., Glover, M. E. Mathews, W. B. Martin, B. H. Moss, John S. Bowman, Jr., W. E. elgler, W. P. Nor folk, T. L. Ayers, M. F. Inabnet, R. H. Jennings, I’. M. Hmoak, j. M. Olliver and ,1. S. Weeks, of Orangeburg City, came down on the morning train to Branchvillc and joined Messrs. A. 8. Dukes, F. W. Frederick, .1. S. Britton, L. F. Fairey, Abo Pcarlstlne, J. M. Tucker, Freddie Tucker, W. W. Con nelly, J. R. Hamilton, F. F. Bellinger, P. P Bethea and others In a fishing party at Tucker’s Lake, on the Edlsto river, aboift three miles from here. The’ party was taken down to the river In carriage and they spent nearly all day in fishing and eating fish. At noon time there was plenty of fish prepared and fho entire party re ported having had a very good time. Branch ville is noted among other things for the fine fish that Is mar ket.ed ai this place. The crowd left i on the afternoon train for their re spective homes, wishing that they could join in a fishing party at Branchvilie every week. , 1n , X ABKS ROCKS PRESERVATION. OTTAWA, 111. La Salle County Historical society has appealed to the governor and legislature to preserve Starved Rock as a state park In Its appeal tin- society says: "About the middle of the seventeenth century there was enacted the barbaric trag edy which gave the, rock Its present name. The once powerful mint, at war with neighboring tribes, took re fuge on Its summit, accessible then, us now, only In single file and In a single place. Tltelr foes surrounded the base and cut off supplies; starvm tion and thirst did the rest. From that time on It was fittingly called Starved Rock, arid the nation which so miserably perished there -rave Its name to our state.” DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. ST. LIS YOUTH KIDNAPPED 81 UNKNOWNS . James Shepard Cabanue, of Prominent. Family, is in Hands of Abductors. ST. LOUIS. James Shepard Ca bitnne, seven years old, the youngest scion of a famous St. Louis family, was kidnapped from in front of the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Julia C. Cabanne, in the most fashionable district of the city Thursday. There is no clue as to his whereabouts save i a telephone message from an uniden tified man saying that the lad had i been taken to Louisville. Shortly before midnight Mrs. Ca banne, almost distracted summoned the police and put the matter in their | hands. The authorities at Louisville and Memphis have been notified and will keep on the lookout for Ihe bov Barring a possibility that lie Is In the hands of abductors who will try a repetition of the Whilla case It is Ihe theory of the police that the kid napping Is due to domestic troubles i MR.OGDENELECTED PRESIDENT OF EDUCATORS ATLANTA, Ga.—Robert C. Ogden, of New York, was elected president of (he Conference of Education In the South. The other officers chosen were: Vice president, It J. Baldwin, Mont gomery, Ala.; secretary, Wlekliffe Rose, Nashville; treasurer, William A. Hlliir, Winston Salem, N. C. At the morning session, Mrs. Mun ford, of Richmond, spoke of "Wo men's Work for Rural Schools,” ami Or. Johnson, of Memphis, on "The Woman’s Club us a Factor In Educa tion." Dean Lida Sliuw King, of Woman’s College, Brown University, discussed "Tin- Higher Education of Women.” ('. L. Coon, of Wilson, N. ('., delivered an address on "Public Taxation and Negro School." GEORGIA LAWYER WILL DEFERS URN SAN FRANCISCO. Alexander S. King of Atlanta, Georgia, has been re tained ns one of the attorneys to de fend Patrick Calhoun. COLONIAL DAMES HONOR AUGUSTANS Mrs. J. S. Lamar Was Elected as Corresponding Secretary and Mrs. Frank Screven Historian Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Ga. At the meeting of the Colonial Dames, here the fol lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs. .1. 1- Wilder, Sa vannah; vice-president- Mrs. Louis G. Young, Savannah;; Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Savannah; Mrs. F. 11. Ormc, Atlanta; Mrs. .1. S. Lamar, Aligns is, Corresponding secretary; M "H. Clarence Anderson, Savannah, Record lng secretary Mrs, Louis Lellardy, Savannah, Registrar; Mrs. Frank Screven, historian; Mrs. 11. <1 lei ferles, Augusta; Mrs. .1. G. KeWhortcr of Augusta Is the new registrar. CAROLINA RED MEN ADJOURN MEETING Special to The Herald. SPARTANBURG, S. C. The slate meeting of tin- Red Men which has been In session here for the past few days adjourned tills morning. While j In the city they were royally enlor-j lalin-d by their brothers who live; here and much buslm-ns was frame, acted. Three hundred deb gales from j all parts of the state were here At, one of their cessions a man named: Tine,-, made a resolution that caused \ much comment. it was to forbid | any man whose breath smelled of j whiskey he excluded from the meet- 1 trig. After much discussion the mo tion was finally lost. Tlner was re cently convicted of rnurdi r, mere re 1 centlv pardoned and since has been ! elected president of the law and or- j der league at Pacolet, B. C. BE OF ARMENIANS SPREADS LONDON. Constantinople dis patches say that sixty Armenians were massacred at Adana and many houses were pillaged and burned. An employe of the British consulate and one German were wounded. Adana is near Mersina, where It was report ed Thursday that the massacre was going on. CAROLINIANS TALK OF MUSIC FESTIVAL Much Interest. Shown in Coming of Mine. Eames and the Daiurosch Or chestra. WOODLAWN, S. C.—Much interest is felt here among music lovers In the coining Music Festival which takes place in your city on the 26th and I 27th Inst. Indeed It, seems almost ln erodlble that we are to have nn oppor tunity lo hear that great and world renowned singer—Mine. Emma Eames right here at. home, and It Is to he hoped that Augusta and vicinity will show a most hearty appreciation by I giving a strong support to the good ! people of Augusta who are offering l the greatest musical attraction ever heard In the South. Let us all attend the Music Fes tival. It will do our souls good. Even those wlm know nothing about music will be better men and women when they have heard that wonder ! fully pure and beautiful voice of Mine Eames and the divine harmony of the Stahat Mater. TEACHER BOUND OVER FOR WHIPPING PUPIL W. F. Gallaway ia Charged With Assault and Bat tery For Beating Abner Donnelly. Special lo The Herald. SAVANNAH, Cm—Wm. F. Calla way, l lie principal of a grammar school, was turned over to a higher court by Ihe city recorder Friday morning for assault and battery. He Is charged with Ihe severe whipping of Abner If mnelly, 12 years old, who was a pupil the school. The boy wnH whipped with a piece of rubber hose and ihe signs on his body showed the punishment was s* vere. PRISON INSPECTOR LOOKED OVER CAMP Prison Inspector Tuggle, the first of the Inspectors to arrive here, un der the new law was In Augusta lor several hours Thursday. He made a thorough Inspection of the camp. Ho was well pleased, esiieclally with the bathing facilities, to which he paid especial attention. The camp lias both shower and tub baths, with hot and cold water. HARVEY W. SCOTT GOES TO MEXICO WASHINGTON. Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonian, will be the next ambassador to Mexico. — I TAFT IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. President Taft re turned* to Washington Friday morning. Mrs. Taft remained In New York for a brief visit. Some Points On Herald Ads . There was a time when guess ing guided most advertisers in i heir expenditures. Modern business systems have eliminated the guess. To he consistent with our edi torial policy of Whatsoever tilings are true; whatsoever things are honest; whatsoever things are Just, etc.," we have simply asked u trial and no charity. We do not want an advertiser to spend money If we feel we can not benefit him. WUh tills policy, The Herald now carries more advertising than ever before. Every month of 1909 has car ried more advertising, at least 20 per cent more, than the same month of the previous year. The al point Is that we have hud few new advertisers. The in crease represents the Increased use of space by those who have tested Herald advertising and know that It gets results. / USE HERALD ADS. FOR BEST RESULTS.
