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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1909)
PAGE TWO IMPORTANT MEET FOR FRUIT EXCHANGE Executive Committee Will Complete Plans For the Shipping Season, Which Opens in June. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, La The oxecutlve committee of the Georgia Fruit Ex change will moot hero on May 121 h. This meeting will he one of the most Important yet held, an at that time the committee will have com pleted all the preliminary details for the shipping season, which will open about the Drat of June. The committee will hear the re •; port of tho officers on all tho com mission houses In the smullcr mar kets of the country. It will also take up for ratification the names of those agents who will represent the ox change In the Eastern markets, at Potomac Yards and at Cincinnati, The ratification of agents at the shipping points In the Georgia terri tory will be taken up, and lho ar rangements with the railroads an to schedules, rates, etc., will be ratified. I The meeting will Complete every de tall of the organization machinery, and the exchange will he ready fur the active business of handling the. yield. The members of the exchange are enthusiastic over the outlook lie ports that have In n rei.ntly re ceived show that th i esti mates of the size of iup have not been altered. Tie ; i lei will he between 3.000 and 3,000 - in With 90 per cent ot the shipments of the stale pledged to the exchange, and a systematic plan of distribution, growers fee) sure that the crop wbt hi distributed In such a manner as lo avoid congestion, and consequently to bring the highest prices, ED. TURNER PUT ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE Special to The HsraM. GA. politic* ere beginning to hum. Tt. 11. Mo- Mi.hael of Marlon county, t» anotliet oenfttAat, whit bee iteolare.l for the Sj iiWr--*-‘r pm ‘• in ,h * "•** house B*pr««nistlve MoMiohael has aarved In iho houss during sevarsJ twma. unit ,IU make e strong candidate. lbepn eeuaeiWe John Holder of Jsokecn t» look ed upon ee the strongest candidate foi the speakership. John M. Slaton speaker of (he luet ho wee, le elated f»t Vh, presidency of <he •mate. and Sen ator Julian Baaaon McCurry of tho 31m district te one of the strongest candl dates for the presidency pn> lem. WILL RENEW FIGHT ON THE FEE SYSTEM Representative Hn» Drawn Up Bill Attacking Pres ent System and Maklnn Office of Solicitor Gen eral a Salaried Position ATLANTA. O.v On. • more will tho fight ha renewed on ihr system of foe oompeueatlon for aoltcitor *. nernt. In the Incoming lagielsture A hilt te l>e ing drawn up tiy Representative Mo Michael attacking the present system and placing the solicitor gensral on enl artee This one*"" l ' ufl b *‘ fore the legtetsture several times In re eent years, but s change ha- always been defeated Tha enemies of th# pres ent eystvm srgus that It te pernicious In ih“' 't give *° nisny solicitor# In the larger counties oerapensattoa far beyond figures raneonnVdy eemmansorsts with (~or services. They say that tha ays* em hue already been dlscardod aa anti guateil In many of Georgia's neighbor RICHMOND ACADEMY TO HAVE FIELD DAY Tha annual field day of the cxd.t* of tha Academy of Richmond county will b» hald at th* Georgia Carolina f air grounds on May noth Th# pub Jtc le cordially Invited The program for the day has not been decided upon, but lu all probability they will usual sports lor bo>a Tho boys of the Academy have been working hard and It 1* believed that many of th* record a mad* at the re cent field day meet of the schools of the Tenth congressional district will be brvken The program will be nnnounoed later. ■ROYAL Aviimma Absolutely PUPvE/ The only baking powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Royal does not contain phosphatic acid (which is the product of bones digested in sulphuric acid) or alum (which is one-third sulphuric acid), unhealthful substances adopted for other baking powders because of their cheapness# BIG MACHINIST IS NOW IN AUGUSTA Mr. .1. I). RuckniPw, third vice presi dent of the International Association of Machinists, arrived in the city to day. He was met at the train by the following committee from August* Lodge, No. 544: H. R. Bushmill, I). P. O'Connell, B. F. Egbert and Geo. J. Sumner, Mr. Buckulew will be In the city several days on business pertaining atrlolly lo the work of the agsoela tlon. Mr. Buckadew has been In the In bor movement for a number of year*. He has at nil times been a hard und energetic worker for tho machinists, and he expects much good to be de rived from his visit to Augusta Mr Buckalew Is a young man of pleasing personality and Intellectual ability and Is very popular with the entire membership of the association. The committee has arranged for a meeting at Machinist Hall tonight at K::!0 p. ,m. The membership of tho Augusta Lodge will be in attendance to a man. ns none of them care to miss tho great treat that Is In store for them. HARO GETS COMMISSION ATLANTA. On -Charles JC. Hnrp has 1 • ■ o commissioned first lieutenant of Com|mny !'.. Fifth Infantry, Georgia na oiml guard Harp was a sergeant In ot Oyvgla during the Spanlnh- Amerlcan war. Prompt Relief 1 had suffered every month, for a year. My head and back would ache so bad I could not ait up. I tried all othar kinds of medicine* and they all fallad to cura mt. Then my mother told me to take CARDUI. When 1 had takan one bottle I was able to do all of my work. MRS. DORA GARRETT, .Vacdovoort, Ark. Car bo i Works Like a Charm For als year* I wag a sufferer. 1 bad loat alt hopes of evar being better, when 1 began to take CAR DU 1. the woman * tonic. Be fore I had taken on* bottle 1 folt better, and in a week's time 1 was better than I had been in tlx year*. CARDUI works like a charm. MRS. M. a McKI.KOY, Clinton, Ky. AUGUSTA MEN BUY RICHMOND FACTORY Property Wag Sold By Alexander & Steiner. Price was Fifteen Thous and Dollars. The Richmond Factory, on tho Au gusta Southern road, has been sold to a stock company for $16,000. The factory was purchased through Alex ander & Steiner from the Augusta .Savings Bank and tho National Ex change Bank, majority owners and agents for the bond holders of the factory. The factory property con slts of the factory, dwelling houses for the operatives and 900 acres of land. The place will be used as a gam* preserve. A charter has been applied for by the purchasers under the name of tho Richmond Development Co. The pi), tltlonera, who applied for the charter are: Messrs. H. H. Alexander, T. S. Haworth, C S. Bohler, R H. Land, Jr., E. H. Callaway and others. PORT RATE CASES CAME UP WEDNESDAY dpeolal to Th# Harold. ATLANTA, Oa.—Port rates on Iron and coffee In Georgia were up. Wednes day, befors the state railroad commis sion on two petitions for reduction. In- Are You a A Woman/ The m a b css o lAmo THE AUGUSTA HERALD. COLORED DOCTORS HELD FINE SESSION Will Be Banqueted By Colored Citizens Tonight At Starr’s Hall. Another successful day of the Col ored State Medical association’* meeting was experienced on yester day. The meeting at the Haines school In the morning was given over to business and routine work. In the afternoon all the doctor* went in a body to the operating rooms of the Burruss Sanitarium, where five successful operations were performed by Dr. Geo. C. Hall, of Chicago, assisted by Dr. G. S. Bur russ. Dr. L. B. Palmer and others. At night the popular public ses sion was held at Trinity church. The first, speaker was Dr. A. C. Routzahn of the National Anti-Tuberculosis So ciety. Others who spoke were Dr. J. R. Porter, of Atlanta; Dr. Loul* D. Evans, of Dublin, and Dr. Wm. F. Penn, of Atlanta. Trinity church was not able to hold the crowd attracted by the meeting last night. This morning the last session of the society was held at Haines school. This afternoon operations are being performed at the Burruss Sanitarium and a dental clinic Is be ing held at the office of Dr. F. B. Badger. Tonight the colored citizens will banquet the doctors at Stars’ hall. GOVERNOR SMITH PARDONS ALMOND Special to The H*Ald. ATLANTA. Ga.—Governor Smith sign ed a pardon for E. B. Almond, Wed nesday afternoon. Almond, formerly a young and highly respected business man of Columbus, plead guilty to a short age charged against him, which he had already made good; and was convict ed and sentenced to four years. His pardon wns urged by over two thous and citizens of Columbus, members of toe legislature, and lawyers of that city. The prison commission recommended his pardon Wednesday. dloatlons are that jt will be several days bsflrs the hearing is completed. Tho pe titions are those of the Beck and Gregg Hardware Co., and the otewart-McCord Co., et al., both of Atlanta. The South ern and Central railroads are leading In the tight against the proposed re ductions. The Atlanta Steel company, the Merchants and Manufacturers as sociation If Rome, and the Fowler-Sul livan Mfg. Co., of Rome, aro also fight ing against the grunting of the petltlone. Willie Le wis, Middle weight 'r*&tss&f :&'*nyr&i-'-'’- iwW'* : 's t \*\i'^' %!!*&! '’• jffig ' j - £,’ , j . :-C Mp-'y • «, ' • ■•> ’ '. , , .'. v.V ' J>: ’ ; , '.' fyojrA_ 3^ , Willie Lewis, the middleweight American prize fighter, who is reaping a golden harvest by meet ing all comers of his class in Baris. FRIDAY, MAY 7. OPERATION HER ONLY, CHANCE Was Cured by LydiaE.Pink ham’sVegetable Compound Adrian, Ga. —“I suffered untold misery from a female weakness and disease, and I could not stand more it. Before I had taken one bottle I was better, and now I am completely cured.”—Lena V. Henry, Route Ho. 3, Adrian, Ga. , , . ... Why will women take chances with an operation or drag out a sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health in Lydia E. Pmkham s Vegetable Compound? For thirty years it has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has cured thousands of women who have been troubled with such ail ments as displacements, inflammation, ulceration, fibroid tumors, irregulari ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges tion, and nervous prostration. If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinltham’s Vege table Compound will help you, write to Mrs. Pinkhain at Lynn, Mass., for advice.. Your letter will he absolutely confidential, and the advice free. BRANHAM LODGED IN ATLANTA JAIL ATLANTA, Ga. —R. L. Branham, ex tradited from Florida on a requisition signed by Governor Smith, was lodged in the Fulton county Tower in Atlanta Wednesday for custody and safekeeping till time for his trial in Macon county. Branham was arrested in Tampa. Deputy Sheriff Dunagan of Fulton county was commissioned by Governor Smith to go after him and bring him to the Fulton jail. It wns feared by some that he would be violently dealt with If he was taken back to Oglethorpe, where he la wanted on a serious charge that he denies when interviewed in Atlanta. Branham, was formerly a railw/iy con ductor, and has a wife and grown daughters. His family connections aro high. Suffered Ten Years I recommend CARDUI to all suffering ladies. My health was bad for ten long years. I had head ache and blind, dizzy spells, weak and cold spells which went all over mo. I took CARDUI, the woman’s tonic, and got well and all right. I cannot find words with which to thank you. MRS. CORA L. RITTER, Wilmington, N. C. Saved Her Life While staying with me and going to school, my young sister was in terrible misery. I got her to take CARDUI and it helped her at once. I have taken CARDUI myself and believe I would have been under the clay, had it not been for that wonderful medicine. MRS. MARY HUDSON, Eastman, Mias. than a minute at a time. My doctor said an operation was the only chance I had, and I dreaded it almost as much as death. One day I was reading how other women had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound, and decided to try
