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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 128. MHDV.FM SWORD OF BTfIUUM Young Turks Salute New Sultan As He Formally Assumes Rule of Turkey CONSTANTINOPLE—The girding on of the sword of Othman upon Meh mad V took place Saturday. The ceremony answers to the rites of crowning in monarchies. The event was consummated amid great splendor and magnificence. The sultan left the palace at eleven, riding a white horse with harness which glittered with precious stones. This was the first function of mag nificence in which the democratic new sovereign indulged. The pageant was one of the greatest ever seen. From the palace the procession moved to the famous Eyoub Mosque, where the ceremony was performed, the Grand Shiek of Novelis officiating. The en tire route was lined by troops of Young Turks who stood at attention and saluted. VENEZUELA WANTS GASTHO TO RETDRN MADRID.—It is reported that Cip riano Castro received a cablegram stating that Venezuela wishes him to return and resume the presidency. Castro it is said, has declared that he will stand aloof until he is form ally recalled. AIKEN RIFLES TO HOLD DRILL MONDAY Best Drilled Man in Ex cellent Company Will Receive Prize. AIKEN, S. C.—The Aiken Rifles will hold a competitive drill on Mon day afternoon. The prize, a fine pair of dress shoes, will be given by C. K. Henderson & Son. The Aiken Rifles have the reputation of being the best drilled company in South Ca rolina and Captain J. M. Richardson and his brother officers as well as the men deserve credit for their untiring efforts to make the company one which is unexcelled. MORE SMALLPOX IN , ROOSEVELT PARTY NAIROBI, British East Africa.— The Roosevelt expedition is still in camp pn the ranch of Sir Alfred Pease, near Machakos. All are well. It is reported that two more cases of small pox have been discovered among the porters of the expedition. Roosevelt will proceed to George McMillan's Ju Ja ranch some Lime between May 16 and May 20. YOUNG LAWYERS EXAMINED MACON, Ga.—Mercer's law class appeared before Judge Felton of the superior court yesterday to stand an examination. Those who make the passing mark will be permitted to practice in state courts. There were forty-eight applicants in the class and it is believed that at least forty-five of this number will make marks high enough to entitle them to diplomas. TAFT DINNER TONIGHT. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The dinner to be given by the business men of Washington to President Taft has been set for tonight at the Willard hotel. The dinner Is under the aus pices of the Washington Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce, THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. For Georgia and South Carolina: Showers tonight or Bunday. Friday the maximum temperature in Augusta was 85 degrees, and today the weather iB even warmer. It is summer “for fair." Every electric fan in town is buzzing at full speed, and the rumble of the big blue ice wagon is heard in every street. Coats have been laid aside, and the summer girl parasol is out in full blare. Prospects are that Sunday will be Just as warm. An extensive trough of low pres sure occupies the country from the Southern Plateau region to the up per Lakes with a depression of mark ed energy overlying the southern slope of the Rockies. As a result snow Is falling in Colorado and rain In western Missouri and light rains ha%J- fallen In New Mexico and is Era,Jung cloudiness over the middle and southern slope of the Rockies. Occasional showers have occurred in Florida and southern Georgia, also along the Middle and North Atlantic coast. It Is much warmer in Oklahoma and western Texas and somewhat warmer In western Missouri and southern Illinois, while temperatures have fallen 10 degrees or more in eastern South Dakota and upper Ohio valley. The river at 8 a. m. was 10.05 feet, a fall of 0.5 feet during the past 24 hours. CORN CONTESTS HELPJBOLI State is Now Recognized, as Competitor of Western States in Corn Produc tion. Special ot The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. C.—The records made by those entering the corn growing contests in South Carolina have attracted such attention in other parts of the country that this state is now recognised as a competi tor of some of the western states. As a result Commissioner Watson has received a lettey from Mr. W. O. Paisley, general manager of the Na tonal Corn exposition, held at Chica go, asking that this state be in the list of states competing for the prizes offered annually by the exposition. Mr. Watson has replied that he will be glad to do everything possible to obtain entries, and is gratified that the possibilities of this state are rec ognized. The fact there is an opportunity offered to win some of the very hand some prizes is shown in Mr. Paisley’s letter, which states that $54,000 In premiums is given at the exposition for the best crops of corn, wheat, oats and grasses. “The south,” he writes,” “is taking an advanced step in agri culture, inasmuch as the farmers of that section have found that they could raise good crops of other things beside cotton and this means much for the prosperity of our country. SMITH TO APPOINT PARK'S SUCCESSOR Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —The success of State Treasurer R. E. Park, deceased, must be appointed by Governor Smith to fill the unexpired term, which ends with the gubernatorial ad ministration. Au election by the peo ple will be held to name the perma nent incumbent when the next ad ministration comes in. WHITE MAN KILLS HIS MOTHER’S COOK’ Mother and Cook Had Dif ficulty and Son Used Rifle With Deadly Effect GIBSON, Ga.—At Agricoia, tPn miles west of this place, Sam Brown and a negro woman who cooks for his mother became engaged in a dif ficulty, and it terminated in the death of the negro woman. Mrs. Brown and the negro woman disagreed about some of the domestic affairs. They passed a number of words, until the difficulty became so \ violent until Mrs. Brown called her son" from the store nearby. He or dered the negro to leave the house, which she refused to do, attacking him with a rock. Brown fired one shot at her with a rifle, taking effect in the head. The shot was fatal and the negro died in a few hours. The entire difficulty took place in the house and yard of Thomas Brown, of Agricola. CAROLINA INCOME TAX REPORTS GOOD The Banner County is Sumter, While Chester Report Shows Lowest Amount Collected. COLUMBIA, 8. C.—The income tax reports are coming in nicely from the county auditors now. So far 21 coun ties have reported and these show a total amount collected over double that for 1908. In the 21 counties 203 persons have made returns. The Beaufort auditor reports no returns made. Florence, Greenwood, -a, Pickens and Williamsburg counties reported no collections last year, but all contribute now. The banner county so far reporting is Sumter, whose auditor reports 21 income tax payers and a total tax col lected of $504.86. The lowest amount collected was tn' Chester, where a lady paid $lO. SCHOOL QUARREL ON AT FOUNTAIN INN Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. C.—There is a blt ! ter school quarrel on at Fountain Inn, a thriving little town tn Greenville couhty, and If the person who a few days ago went into the new high school building there and chisled the name of Mr. J. W. Givens from the tablet carrying the names of the trustees and the principal is caught there will be a lively trial in court over the matter. Most Fountain Inn people think the name was chiseled | off by someone destring to cast sus picion on some prominent member of the faction opposed to Mr. Givens. AIKEN GETS CANNON. AIKEN. 8. C. —The secretary of war has issued an order for the re moval of two old cannon from the , .-lUgusta arsenal. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 8, 1900. Miss Iselin To Wed a Title Miss Nora Iselin, who is the latest American girl to many a, title. She is to wetl Count Ferdinand Cal loredo-Mansfeld in this city shortly. Count Mans t'eld is also shown in the picture. AIKEN BOY ININS PRIZE IT TILE NEW HAVEN, Conn.—The Mc- Laughlin memorial fund prize at Yale, established for the encourage ment of English composition in the freshman class, has been awarded to Joseph LaConte Bell, of Aiken, S. C. His subject was “The Eclogues of Virgil.’’ CECIL MORGAN BACK FROM WASHINGTON Appeared Before Way* and Means Committee in Be half of Georgia Clays and Kaolins. Special to The Herald. MACON, Ga.—Cecil Morgan has just returned from Washington where he went to appear before the ways and means committee of the house to urge a higher duty upon foreign clays and kaolins. Though Mr. Morgan can not say what the house commit tee will report he believes that some thing will be done to change the Payne bill and guarantee the Ameri can producers. Mr. Morgan says that protection must be bad If tie manu facture of articles from clay Is to continue as an American Industry. GEORGIA HUSSARS BACK IN SAVANNAH Returned Saturday Morn ing With Mcßae, Who Was Convicted of Murder Friday. Special to The Herald. BAVANNAH, Oa.—The Georgia Hussars, who have been at Clyde Bryan county for the past three days guarding Brunswick Mcßae, the negro convicted Friday of the murder of Mr. Zonas Warned, returned to Savannah at an early hour Saturday morning with the negro In their custody. The trip was made from Clyde to Savan nah without incident. The convic tion of the negro was expected and the jury apparently did not remain out long. COL. WIS3ER OPULAR. SAVANNAH, Ga.—CoL John P. Wis ser. IT. S. A., who has been ordered to Fort Screven to take command of the military forces on Tybee Island, Is said to be an officer of very pleas ant address and one who will speed ily prove popular in Savannah. Col. Dan C. Kingman says he Is a charm ing man and one of wide experience. Ho will bring bis family to Fort Screven with him. He has a wife and several daughters. FOURTEEH DROWN IS STEAMER SUNK CLEVELAND, Ohio.—lt. Is believed here that fourteen members of the crew of the steamer Adella Shores have perished and that the boat lies at the bottom of Lake Suporler off Whiteflsh Point. IN HIGHER IIP MV BE INDICTED Discharging of Guilty Em ployes Not Deemed Suf ficient By Federal Grand Jury. NEW YORK.—It Is believed men “higher up” In the sugar trust will be Indicted in connection with frauds against the government. The trust has dismissed seven employes alleged to have been implicated, but It is said they worked under instructions from their superiors and the federal grand jury will try to find who Instructed them. MR. FRASER DIED AT HOME SATURDAY Was Connected With the Clark Milling Company, and Was One of the Best Known Men in the City. Mr. Donald Fraser died at his resi dence No. 430 Walker street, at 12.30 o’clock Saturday. Mr. Fraser was 64 years old. He died of pneumonia, after an illness of eight days. The many friends of the family extend their deepest sympathy to them in their bereavement. Mr Fraser is survived by his wife and two sons. Messrs. Hugh C., and Charles C. Fraser. The funeral serv ices will be conducted from the resi dence Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Rev. .1. T. Plunket., D. In, will offici ate. The Interment will be in the city cemetery. Mr. Fraser was one of the bast known men in Augusta. For many years and up to the time of his death he wa* connected with the Clark Mill ing company. He was born In Scot land and came to Augusta about 34 i tars ago. HELEN BOILE 15; FOUND GUILTY BY_JURY MERCER, Pa,—Helen Boyle Satur day afternoon was found guilty of aiding and abetting in the kidnapping of Willie Whitla. The jury reached a verdict on the first ballot but court having adjourned until 1.30 p. m. the result cannot bo reported until later. MERCER, Pa.— Manifesting tLo same stoical indifference to her fate which has characterized her through out her trial for the abducl’ou of “Billy” Whitla, Mrs. .lames Boyle sat immovable as the jury returned a verdiot of guilty on the second count of the indictment against her today. Her indifference was even more pro nounced than It lias been during pre ceding portions of the trial. Quietly as though she were preparing lo go out for a walk Mrs. Boyle drew on her gloves, arose from her chaii and went with the sheriff back ro her cell. BOYLES "PROMISE SENSATIONAL EXPOSE Say That Others Are Im plicated in Kidnapping and Will Have To Suffer With Thom. MERCER, Pa.—“ Life in the peni tentiary would kill me and rather than submit to this I would take the 'Dutch route,’ ” said Mrs. Boyie Saturday. Like her husband, she is anxious to tell more’ than has been brought out in the trial of herself or her husband, regarding the kidnapping of ''Btliy" Whitla. “If Jimmie and I are sent to the penitentiary,” she said, “we will not go alone. Others will go with us or Join us soon there. Half of the troth has not yet been told in (his case. One other man who planned the whole affair has not been arrested. I am willing to suffer for any crime I may have committed, but there Is no evi dence that I have been imxed up in this case and rather than suffer an injustice from this court 1 will quit this earth and take justice from my Maker.” The address of Judge Miller, coun sel for Mrs. Boyle, was begun this morning. GETTING EXHIBIT IN SHAPE FOR THE OPING Dr. Rontzahn Has Return ed to City. Will Be Ready For Opening Tuesday Evening. "SATURDAY’S PROGRAM.” "Day of Preparation.” 5 p. m.—Executive Committee meeting, Chamber of Commerce. 6 p m.—colored 00-operatlng Committee, The Armory. Special communication* to ministers from Chairman Ed ward 1 1111 of committee on churches. Arrangement of Hhop meetings by Y. M. C. A. Physical Depart ment. Mill Executives invited to con ference about special campaign among operatives. Following the Y. M. C A. Gymnas tic carnival, the Tuberculosis exhibi tion people have continued their game of checkers, in which boxes, c.utes and trunks have formed the checker men. The entire collection after having been moved up and down stairs, will again be assembled on the drill floor of the Arn/try. A temporary partition was erected this morning so as to provide for of fice room and storage space. The office campaign of the exhibition Is one of the Important features. Here Is conducted by mall, telephone, mes senger and printed matter, many lines of communication reaching out to every member of the city and the surrounding country. DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR. WEEK S BUSINESS HAS BEEN RECORD-BREAKING, SAY THE MERCHANTS Intrinsic Value of Reading Herald Advertisements j is Realized by Angustans ADVERTISING IS AN ABSORBING TOPIC Coming Week Promises a Continuance of tlie Splen did Record in the Retail Trade of the City. With the coming of Saturday after noon Augusta merchants were able to pronounce tills week a record breaking one for business done. Prob ably never before in the history of the city lias there been a week during which the same amount of business was done under ordinary circumstan ces. The week preceding Christmas is, of course, always a week of much buying, but there 1r the Christmas incentive to urge the purchasers on. Other weeks have been seen itt Au gustn where the business was as great us last week's, hut never has this been the case unless there was some great contributing cause which could be readily given as the reason for the many stiles. WHAT ONE MERCHANT SAYS. This week lias had nothing of this to look to. The business was mere ly the healthy increase of good times, where people had money to spend ami spent It. The merchants who report the record-breaking business lay It l.> better times and judicious advertis ing, A well known merchant said today: "Augusta lias conic to a pe rlod in its business lift' where ad vertising Is occupying its propel sphere, and results are being fell accordingly. Business men have long since realized the values to be gained from judicious publicity. What. is more to the point,” he says, "Herald readers also realize the value of the advertising sections of the paper. "As a matter of fact everybody Is In business. The householder and housewife who patronize the retail stores as much so as any other class of citizens. They are, therefore, in terested In the advertising carrieil by the merchants in proportion as they expend I heir Incomes with these merchants. It is not peculiar, then, to find the housewife ns interested in the retail advertising as is the cot ton man in the market page,” RECORD OF THE WEEK. That these expressions are true Is borne out by the record of Ihe week. It Is the advertisers whose stores were thronged. On advertiser de clared that Monday’s business was as big as that of Christmas Eve. An other claims Hint this week has been the biggest, in the history of Ills store. Another, who thought, the holt had been shot, for the week with Monday's heavy record of salos, determined, however, to keep up the lick, and found that his advertising in The Her ald has kept his clerks busy. These are but. a few instances. On every hand are found examples. The mer chants unite In the belief that the business next week will be heavy. The topic is an absorbingly inter esting one. Herald ads are discussed with the same Interest that its news pagos ure—and why not? The news contained in the advertising pages means dollars and cents to the peo ple who read them. The other news rarely has so much intrinsic value. BANKS REPORT GOOD BUSINESS. Following this week’s heavy retail business the hanks report good Imsl noHs. Enterprising merchants who have caught the business with their advertising are putting more money than ever in the banks; while the small depositor finds that by careful perusal of the paper’s business news, the advertising, and by a careful Helen lion of bargains, he is able to Increase the amount of the money he saves. Tima advertising rests on a solid ha sla. It Is good for both the adver tiser and the buyer. Angustans are realizing this and are profiting ac cordingly. WESTPOiIN RILES STEPFATHER WEST POINT, On. Henry Beck Saturday morning shot and Instant ly killed his stepfather, It". Taylor. Beck gave hlmseif up, he would make no statement concerning the cause of the tragedy. WRITE-UP OF BLYTHE AND HEPHZIBAH The Herald’s representative is back from Hephzlbab and Blythe and we will have a fine account of these towns in next week's Issues. DONOHUE RECOVERED. SAVANNAH, Ga.—C. A. Donohue, who took carbolic acid with suicidal Intent, has recovered. He now ex presses Borrow at having been so fool ish. SERITE STILL CD THE TIFF BILL WASHINGTON As soon as the tariff bill was taken up by the senate and the section placing a duty of two and one eighth cents per pound <m pig lead was read. Senator Bristow arose to oppose the increase from one and one-half Cents per pound as pro vided in the house bill. Saying the Ufr creased rate would make it equal ta the rate of the Dingley bill, Bristow read from the tariff hearings held by the ways and means committee to show that it was there contended that this increase, if made, would neoes sitate tin increase of duties on other ingredients that are used tn making paint. He argued that the house had been judicious In Its aotion. “it makes no difference what the house did front time to time,” said Aldrich, interrupting. "We are here to do justice to this Industry In view of the facts of litis case.” MR. C. M. COLEMAN DIED SATURDAY Was a Well Known Young Man and Well Liked. Mr. Canute McCoy Coleman died at the residence of Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs. ,1. E. Coleman, No. 1015 Camp bell street, at 9 o’clock Saturday morning. Mr. Coleman was 24, years old lie had been in ill health for the pasl two years. The funeral services will be con ducletl from SI. John’s Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The Interment will be in the city cemetery, ltev. G. Luke Johnson will officiate. Mr. Coleman is survived by ills mother and father and two sisters. Mr Coleman was a well known young mart. He had been tn the em ploy of tin- Charleston & Western Carolina railroad company up to the time ho was taken ill. He wag well liked by his employers for his busi ness ability and integrity. His many friends will regret to learn of his death. NAVAL STORES CASE ARGUMENTS MONDAY SAVANNAH, Ga.—ln the naval stores conspiracy case Saturday lu the United Stales court the govern ment Introduced a few witnesses In rebuttal mid closed Its case. The tes timony mainly was to show that the upgrading of rosin In the Brooklyn yard was often done. Arguments will probably begin Monday. TWO CHILDREN DIED IN ST. MARKS SECTION LEESVILLK, 8. C Two little chil dren has Just died In the 81. Marks section near hero. One was Ihe two year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rliaw. This was peculiarly sad, as it is the fifth child out of six In tha family that lias died. The other was the little eight rnonths old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mathis. The mothers of these two children are first cousins, live In Ihe same community, and both chil dren were burled yesterday In St. Marks cemetery by Rev. J. B. Har man. MR. C. C. GLOVER DEAD. AIKEN, 8. 0. Mr. C. C. Glover died May sth at his home near Lang ley. He was a Confederate soldier arid a good citizen. He was a broth er of Mr. Butler Glover of Beech Is land. Ills remains were brought to this city and interred In Bethany oeno etery. * The Next Best Thing To Getting Something For Nothing. it Is often claimed that no one can get something for nothing. Experience proves that the claim Is generally true. Experience, the experience of foik right in this :lty, also proves that, you can get something for things which are virtually without value to you. And/ this “something” Is real mou y. In nearly every home there are articles which, through disuse, have practically no value to their possessors. There are other homes In this city, where ths things you do not iiho arc n eded, and can he sold at fair prices. Now the way to take advantage Of that which Is next best to get ting something for nothing, Is to make a list of unused articles and advertise them In the "for sale" column of The Herald. The ex pense I* small and tha returns large. IF YOU WANT RESULTB IN GOOD OLD AUGUBTA ÜBE HERALD ADB. DAILY.
