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THE AUGUST A DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 126. BIG CROWDS ATTENDING SCHUETZEN FEST TODAY Many Persons Sat Down to the Breakfast and Din ner Provided. DANCING BEGAN AT THREE O'CLOCK The Shooting Began This Morning. Mr. Brunster man is Ahead and Messrs. Schroeder and Edelblut Are Close Up. The thirty-seventh annual test of the Augusta Deutscher Schuetzen clut opened Thursday morning at 8 o’clock There was a large crowd on the grounds when the events were declar ed open. Over a hundred persons were out to breakfast, which was serv ed in the dining sheds. The only events during the morning were the shooting and bowling. The others to to open after dinner. After dinner, which was from 1 to 3 o’clock, the various events opened. About two hundred persons took din ner. The dinner was one of the best that has been serveji here in a long time. Everything in season was on the tables. The cuisine was excel lent and with the liquid refreshments furnished by the club, the dinner was as good as could be wanted. The breakfast was up-to-date in every re spect. CITIZENS’ SHOOT. The citizens’ shoot opened about 3 o’clock, and it is expected that many will participate in the event. The athletic contests, the ring board, the card shooing and other games of amusement also opened about 3 o’clock. There was a large crowd on the grounds and all wero enjoying themselves. The dancing began at 3 o’clock. It will last until 7 o’clock, and then be gin again a few minutes after 8 o'clock, when the king of the fest is crowned. The crowning of the king will be the great event of the day. Immediately after he is crowned, the grand ball is opened. The dancing will continue until 1 o’clock Friday morning. Special cars will carry the crowds back to the city. SHOOTING FOR THE KING. The shooting for the king will begin at 615 o’clock and last until every member of the club has shot. The best shot is then crowned king for the coming year. Not many persons have been shoot ing during the morning. Mr. C. Brun stermann is ahead in the target shootr ing with the fine score of 117. Mr. John Schroeder and L. C. Edelblut are also 117, but they only made 24 on the last shot, while Mr. Brun stermann made 25, giving the prize to him, in case there is no higher score during the afternoon. Practi cally all the scores are 100 or over. The following is a list of the highest scores up to 2 o’clock. Messrs. C. Brunstermann, John Schroeder, and I, C. Edelblut, 117; Mr. A. .1. Renkl, 108- Mr. Fred Gehrken, 111; Mr. A. G. Edelblut, 111, and Mr. D. Sancken, 106. In the bowling contest Mr. Frank Markwalter is ahead with the score of 83 Only two or three scores have been made during the morning on the bowling alleys. Among the others who shot were. Messrs. R. H. Brenner, J. H. Kahrs, M Brill and A. B. Kirsch. At the point target the following scores w r ere made: D. Sancken, 6, Henry Sancken, 9; Harry Eckholl, 5; J. H. Schroeder, 8; Fred Gehrken, 10. NEGRO WEDDING IN SUPERIOR COURT Maria Ross and George Whitaker, a negro eouple, were married in the superior court room Thursday at noon by Judge Hammond. The ceremony lasted not quite two minutes. Whita ker in consenting to the ceremony es caped prosecution. THE WEATHER Foreeast for Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight; Friday probably show ers. . . For South Carolina: Fair tonight and Friday; cooler In the interior Fri day. For Georgia: Fair tonight; Friday fair in east; showers and colder in west portion. Augusta was the warmest city in the South Atlantic states Wednesday, with a maximum temperature of 87 The depression is till confined to the upper Missisippi valley and ha 3 caused light rains from the Lake re gion eastward to the Atlantic coast, also in the middle Missouri valley and of Montana. \-“pression of moderate depth (verlies c ultra! Texas and has caused considerable rainfall in the central mid southern parts of that state, Hen rietta receiving 1.20 inches and Tem ple V inch. The middle and northern Rocky Mountain d!siriots are dominated this mornipg ’ ’ , ”h pressure and clear rnldo, f-om the ” o the of ip , v is warmer east qf the Mississippi, particularly in the Ohio valley and about the lower lakes. , POLICE RAIDED SLACK HAND , LICE' BI.UEFIELD, W. Va. —Joseph Ver dic, an Italian, was killed and a num ber of Italians arrested when police officers made a raid as a result of information that a “Black Hand’’ or ganization had planned to burn an Italian’s home. Officers raided the lodge room at Peerless near here, and in the fight that ensued Verdic was killed, and all the members of the alleged band taken into custody and placed in jail. GiiiiiisT IN JALA WEEK Trades Display of Mer chants is One of Most Attractive Features of Proposed Program. A suggestion that the "old-time” firemen’s tournament be made, in con junction with the annual meeting of the Savannah Valley Associated Farm ers clubs, the occasion for a grand gala week in Augusta, has met with instant popular favor, and it is by no means improbable that tentative plans now under consideration will be car ried out. The farmers’ annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 7. All clubs in the Savannah Valley Associa tion-ten in number—will be repre sented, and it is estimated that at least 1,500 visitors will be in the city to attend the convention. Dr. J. E. Green, president of the S. V. F. A., declares that the farm ers are all in favor of making a gaia week of the occasion, and is sure that they will help in every way to make it a big success. The plan as contemplated provides that the gala week begin with the pre liminary exercises of the firemen’s tournament on Monday, July 5. On the following day, Tuesday, the main program of the tournament will be pulled off. It Is to include, as outlined now, all sorts of athletic events, con tests with old-time fire-fighting appa ratus, and other features appropriate to the occasion. One of its big num bers, as proposed by some of those who are interested in the success of the event, would be a mounted plant ers parade, open to ladies and gen tlemen, for which prizes might be of fered, to stimulate interest. Then on Wednesday the annual meeting of the farmers would form a fitting climax to the series of gala days. Another most profitable and interesting feature of one day’s program is a proposed trades display, consisting of floats to advertise merchants’ wares. It will be seen that the plan has been outlined so that each day’s pro gram leads up to that of the day fol lowing. Besides those features men tioned above, it has been suggested that Governor Smith be invited for one day, which would he "Governor’s Day,” that a 'sham battle be put on that day; that the nex day be given over as “Firemen’s Day,” and that the third and last be “Farmers’ Day.” The committee in charge of prep arations for the firemen’s tournament will meet the Boosters’ Club this week at the Chamber of Commerce, to dis cuss plans for the event, and out of that conference will probably develop a definite movement for gala week. CLEMSON TO PLAY SOUTH CAROLINA CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C.—Man ager Wolff today sent off signed con tracts to Manager R. M. Cooper, of the University of South Carolina baseball team, closing date for two games in Columbia on May 7th and Bth. The games previously arranged with the University of Tennessee on May 14th and 15th have been called off by the manager of the Tennessee team. The Clemson team regrets this change, as they anticipated a pleas ant trip to Knoxville and would have preferred this to the Columbia trip. GIRL CAN JILT LOVER AND KEEP HIS RING NORFOLK, Va.—After all, a Jilted fiancee may not legally recover the engagement ring, and his only redress is by way of a breach of promise suit, holds Justice Andrew Jackson Dalton, of the Norfolk magistrate’s court in a decision just handed down “he decision reverses Justice Den r of similar jurisdiction who, ac rding to Justice Dalton, should not have tried the case, which has now for the third time been threshed out in court. i AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 6, 1909. Thornton Hains on Witness Stand This picture is from a snapshot of Thornton Hains as lie appeared in Flushing at the trial of his brother, Capt. Peter C. Hains, for the killing of William E. Annis. This is the first photograph of Thornton Hains taken since he shaved off his luxuriant mustache worn at his own trial. NEGRO SCHOOL TO he oi mm LEXINGTON, Ky—President Frost of Berea College has announced that a great industrial school for negroes will be established near Shelbyvllle, Ky., and erection of the building will be begun in a short time. There has been some objection front various parts of the state on locations of a negro school near certain cities, and President Frost announces that a railway station and postoffice ex clusively for use of students will be established and that It will be called Lincoln, Ky. He gives the names of largest individual contributors to the movement as Andrew Carnegie, $200,- 000; Mrs. Russell Sage, $25,000; Mrs. Henry Pickering, Boston, $25,000. STRIKING BAKERS MURDERED DRIVER CHICAGO. —The strike of the bakers resulted in the murder of Henry Teetil bohm, a 4bakery wagon driver. lie was shot and fatally wounded while on his wagon. A policeman, who hud been riding with him to protect him, had left the wagon a half hour earlier. Teetllbohm was foun's ’ying unconscious In the street by detectives and was taken to the coun ty hospital, where he died. Four members of the bakers’ union were arrested. I ROBBERS LOOT STORE; STEAL A FINE HORSE; DYNAMITE BUILDING Take Off Plunder in Wagon Drawn by Famous Trotting Horse. One Thief Captured. LAPORTE, Ind.—Robbers looted the store of C. F. Somiebom for the fourth time In six years and covered their get ting away by an explosion of dynamite that wrecked and set fire to the build ing. The thieves carried off a thousand collars worth of fire arms, photograph* and sporting material In a delivery wagon drawn by "Humming Bird,” a valuable trotting horse which they stole from a nearby stable. The robbers were overtaken In the woods near Michigan by the sheriff and the chief of police. Shots were- exchanged. Three robbers 1 escaped. One was captured and all of the plunder recovered. — THE KANSAS STORM DID LITTLE DAMAGE KANSAS ClTY.—There was no loss of life nor serious damage to property in the storm that struck Ardmore, Okla homa, Wednesday night, according to information received here Thursday morning. The heavy wind demorollzed wire communication for several hours and the report was spread that the town [had been destroyed* IRS. G 1 ANDREWS DIEDATGREENWOOD Mother of Messrs. G. W. Eph and James Andrews of Augusta—Funeral in Greenwood Friday. The news of the death of Mrs. G. Worth Andrewß of Greenwood, S. C., was received in Augusta at 2.30 p. m. Thursday. Mrs. Andrews is the moth er of Messrs. G. W., Eph, and James Andrews of this city, and three sis ters, who reside at the family home in Greenwood. She was about 65 years of age and had been ill for sev eral months. Her sons were at her bedside at the time of her death. Be sides her six children, Mrs. Andrews is survived by her husband. Mrs. Andrews was an affectionate wife, lov ing mother and a consistent and de vout Christian. Surrounded as she was at her death by her devoted, and affectionate children her motherly heart must have swelled with pride to know that each and everyone of them had won for themselves the re spect and esteem of all their acquaint ances and that much of their success was due to the splendid early training they had received from her. The funeral will occur Friday af ternoon at Oreenwood. The Herald extends its slncerest sympathy to the family in their deep bereavement. MR. KESSLER INVENTS TYPEWRITER DEVICE Mr. W. H. Kessler, of Augusta, has been granted a patent on a type writer attachment which adds a groat deal to the convenience of certain work on wriling machines. The pat ent has been bought by the manufac turers of the Remington 'Typewriter at very advantageous terms to Mr. Kessler. The device is intended to go with the hilling attachments of typewriters and automatically numbers the bills turned ojit. This Is a gerat conveni ence for the purpose of Indexing and for other reasons. BARTENDER OUT OF WORK DRANK CARBOLIC ACID Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Oa.—Charles A. Dona hue, a bartender out of work, swal lowed an ounce of carbolic add this morning with suicidal intent. He will probably die. He left a note giving instructions as to his burial. MISSISSIPPI AT NEW ORLEANS. NEW ORLEANS.—The battleship Mississippi- lifted anchors and entered South Pass at 9a. m. Thursday. With an old Mississippi river pilot on board Ii he trlji through the Narrows was made with safety and without inci dent. NAVAL TRANSFERS, WASHINGTON, D. C.—Orders is sued Thursday make the following as signments to the Atlantic Torpedo Flotilla now at Charleston: Ensign Walker, to Blakely; Ensign Wright tc Shubrick and Ensign Woodward tc Biddle. AUGUSTA DRIVING CLUB BEGINS MATINEES Some of the Fastest Horses in the City Will Stai’t in Contests Thursday After noon. The first of a series of racing mat inees by the Augusta Driving Club will he held Thursday afternoon at the Dan Bowles track. Admission will he free, and a big crowd will at- j tend. The public is cordially in vited. Some of the fastest horses in town will start. Secretary Henry Saxon, j of the Driving Club, made up the card, and to his active efforts in pre paring for the event credit will lie due for its success. Among those who intend to enter are Messrs. Guy Hamilton, Dan Lyon, H. F. Saxon, Dr. A. C. Wade and others. ■ Mr. Hamilton has one or two new horses that are said to be very fast. In preliminary brushes they showed astonishing speed, and will probably give other entries a run for their money this afternoon. Dr. Wade’s wonderful young trot ter, “John W.,” will be entered In at least two events, and Mr. Saxon’s well known “Mary Tudor” will make her debut again. Mr. Lyon, as usual, will start a fast, horse. The racing begins at 4 o’clock. MISS JANE E. HALL APPOINTED NURSE AT TUBERCULOSIS CAMP Miss Jane E. Hall has been ap ; pointed nurse at the tuberculosis camp by Mayor Dunbar. She will probably open the institution within a few days. Dr. T. E. Oertel, chairman of the governing boards of the Lamar and City Hospitals, whose individual ef forts were largely instrumental In securing the tuberculosis camp, de clares that no more competent or well-equipped trained nurse could have been secured for the place than Miss Hall. She has had wide experi ence as a private nurse, and under stands fully the duties that will de volve upon her In charge of the in stitution. She will go out to look over the ground Thursday afternoon with Judge Eve. It will he no trouble lo find pati ents for the camp. On the contrary, tho accommodations will prove io bo too limited, in all probability, after the lapse of a few months. Five per sons are ready to take up thotr there now. As soon as her assistant. Is needed, Mayor Dunbar will appoint the sec ond nurse. CONFERENCE BEING HELD AT JOHNSTON Columbia District Confer ence Now In Session in Popular Carolina Town, Special to The Herald. JOHNSTON, S. C.—The Columbia district, of the M. E. church, South, 1b In session in our town, with BO lay men and 30 preachers, both active and superanuary. The entire confer ence has assumed an air of progress and life very noticeable. The reports from churches are good and the dis trict reports all missionary assess ments paid in full. There are throe sessions with two sermons a day. With seventy-five preachers and lay men among us arid Into nearly every home the citizens are obliged to Im bibe holy and great things which will tell In the ages to come. Men of God in any community Is a blessing and our people are using hospitality not grudgingly. AUGUSTA BANKERS BACK FROM MEETING Report Having a Very En joyable Time At Athens. Returning delegates from the an nua! convention of Group 2, Georgia Hunkers’ Association, held at Athens Wednesday, report that they never attended a more well attended or en joyable meeting. It was a success from every standpoint. The business session was held Wednesday morning. Officers elect ed were as follows: Mr. R. N. Her rlen. cashier of the Citizens’ Hank at Waynesboro, chairman; Mr. H. H. Hunter, cashier of the First National Bank at. Elberton, secretary. The convention next year will he held at Waynesboro. The hosts of the convention pro vided hospitable and delightful en tertainment for the delegates, about 80 of whom were In attendance. Wed nesday afternoon they were taken to the principal points of Interest In Athens in automobiles, visiting the Htate University, the Agricultural School and other places. Wednesday evening a banquet was tendered at t.he new Georgian Hotel. Those who attended from Augusta were: Messrs. Rufus H. Brown, of the Georgia Railroad Hank: A. a Hatch, of the Merchants’ Hank; and K A. Pendleton, of the National Ex change Hank. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. OFFICIAL SAYS CONDITIONS AT ASYLUM ARE DEPLORABLE ’ JAMES BOTLE IS FOUND EOILTI Little “Billy” Whitln Identifies Boyle as Man Who Kidnapped Him From School. MERGER, Pa. After being out about 15 minutes the jury in the kid napping case against James Hoyle re lumed a verdict of guilty as indicted. MERGER, Pa.—“ Billy” Whitla, on the witness stand In the trial of •lames Moyle his alleged abductor, Thursday pointed his finger at the de fendant and said with posit Iveness that could not be doubted, "that is the man,” he bad been asked if be could point out the man who took him away from Sharon last March and his answer was given without the slight est hesitation. In his boyish way he told the story of the man who said his name was Mr. Jones, calling for him with a buggy at school, and tolling him lie had been sent "to take him away on account of small pox, that he was lo take others also and that “Hilly” would meet his friends on a train. “Billy” said “Mr. Jones" gave him a letter and told him to write bis mother's name and address on it, that he did so with a pencil, and tho man mailed it in Sharon. When ask ed to describe the difference in the man's appearance then and now “Bil ly” said that when he first saw the man “He had his whiskers here,” pointing to his upper lip. He said the man took the whiskers off after a while. When Abner Hancock, a I barber of Niles, Ohio, was asked to | stand up, "Billy" identified him as the man who shaved Boyle. He told of | the trip to Cleveland and how he had j hid In the bottom of the buggy, as di rected by "Mr. and Mrs. Jones.” UNION VETERANS ARE SORE ON KENTUCKIAN Don’t, Want. Ex-Confed erate To Take Part in Exercises After He Had Been Invited By Vermont Governor. LOUISVILLE, Ky.— Kentucky and Vermont are exchanging telegraphic messages over Gol. Bennett Hrssjier son Young, commander of tin- Ken tucky division. United Confederate Veterans. Col. Young In 1A64 led the band that sacked the city of St. Albans, and the memory of this Is rankling in the hearts of the Union Veterans of Vermont. This has caused the present relations. Rutland post G. A. R. objected some ttys ago because Col. Young had been especially Invited by Governor Prouty and the citizens committee on the tercentenary of the discovery of Lake Champlain to take part In the ceremony In June. According to a Boston paper they railed the Colonel a "Guerilla.” Tho Colonel at once withdrew Ills ac ceptance of the invitation of Gover nor Prouty, and the citizens commit tee, but they renewed It declaring that the war was over, At present the Kentuoklan Is “con sidering.” ROOSEVELT WARNS JAP IMMIGRANTS Says Mikado Must Stop Emigration of His Sub jects To America or Gov ernment Will Take Hand NEW YORK Former President Roosevelt in this week's Outlook warns Japan that Americans have taken mutters in their own hands unless the Mikado checks the Immi gration of his subjects to this coun try. He says it is the duty of Amer ica to wait and see whether Japan takes the proper steps to stop etui, gratlon, hut adds that this govern inent must secure the desired result even and if necessary it must take •initiative. EVELYN THAW MUST PAY HER FINE SOON If Ske Refuses To Make Payment in Five Days She Will Have To Go To Jail. NEW YORK.—Unless Evelyn Nes blt Thaw appears before Magistrate i Every within five days and pays the fine of two hundred and fifty dollars l imposed for her failure to appear In j the supplementary proceedings she I will be sent to Jail. The appellate court has denied her lapplication for a stay of proceedings, j The case grew out of a Judgment ob tained against Mrß. Thaw by a mil ' "-er. Dr. Thompson, Before In vestigation Committee of Carolina State Asylum, Says Inmates would Burn if Fire Broke Out. Special to The Herald COLUMBIA, S. C.—Dr. James L. Thompson, of the official family of the State Hospital for the Insane management, was on the stand at the legislative investigation Thursday morning and lie disclosed some situ ations and conditions which are ap palling. Among other things he said in answer to questions by members of the committee that there were no fire drills, no instructions with re gard to fire except that the watchman | was told to turn in the city alarm in case of fire. "In case of a fire,” said he, "a panic would ensue and patients would burn like nits." He said the wards were provided with fire hose, but they had I not been used In a long time MISSIONARY FIELD AGENT IS IN CITY Mr. R. L. Wiggins Work ins lFl> Interest in Ashe ville Convention. Mr. R, L. Wiggins, Jr., the field ! agent for the Young People’s Mis sionary movement of United States I and Canada Is in tho city Thursday. Mr. Wiggins Is from Nashville, Tonn , Tho hMdqimrters of the movement. Ho will leave the cilv Thursday night. While in the city, Thursday night at 9:15 o’clock ho will confer with all the protedant ministers of the city in view of sending delegates to tho convention near Ashvllle, N. (1, on July 2 to 11th. The conference is for the purpose of having the members of the church, especially the younger members take a week's training, in church leader ship. The ministers will confer wllh Mr. Wiggins, and a course of study v.ill be outlined for the delegates who will at'end from Augusta. The dele gates have not peon chosen. During his slay tn the elty Mr. Wiggins will be with Rev. E. F. Dempsey, on upper Broad street. HEPHZIBAH SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO PICNIC AT LAKE VIEW FRIDAY The annual plc-nio and out Ing of (be Hephzlbah Sunday schools wilt be held Friday at Lake View park A large crowd will be Imre to spend the day, and quite a number of Atigustnns will lie guests of the visitors. The picnic party will come In spe cial cars over Ihe Augusta 9m| hern railroad. Special trolley cars will meet them at. tho depot, and they will proceed at once to Lake View. A sumptuous feast will be spread at, 1:30 o’clock, and the picnickers will spend the full day at the park, leav. ing on special cars In tlmo to catch the out-going Augusta Southern train al 5:05 o’clock. WHEAT MAGNATE IS STILL OUT WEST CHICAGO. —Reports that James A. Patten, the hull leader In wheat, had returned to his home after his vaca tion In the west were vigorously de nied by his brothers. “Mr. Patten has not returned; he has no private wire to Bartlett Ranch, as reported, and we haven't heard a word from him for three days,” said George Paten In refuta tion of the story. TRIBUTE IN GEORGIA REPORT TO MR. MILLER Tim 131st Georgia law report is Just out, and being received by Augusta members of the Mar. A feature of the edition that will be of particular Inter est locally Is the beautiful memorial tribute to the late Mr. Frank H. Mil ler, Esq. A Proverb That Suggests a Thought About Ad vertising. A long time ago a sage wrote this proverb: "Having at the spigot and losing at the bung,” Whether this had reference to merchants who fall to advertise, we do not know, but It. certainly applies. In this city, and every other, Ihei are shelves tnd stock moms filled with goods whose value Is little more than junk. And for the simple reason, the articles are out of date. Back of the reason lies the fact that these goods could never have remained on hand to become out, of date, had a sufficient amount of Herald adver tising been used. Tho merchant who saves at the “spigot” of newspaper advertising generally loses at the “bung” ol shop worn goods. IF YOU WANT RESULTS IN GOOD OLD AUGUSTA USE HERALD ADS DAILY.
