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NOW IS THE TIME
To telephone this office for list, of houses for
sale, if you are living in a rented house and ex
pect to buy for next season.
City and suburban homes at prices to suit your
means. Liberal terms can be arranged for ap
proved purchasers
Phone 221.
wm. E. BUSH
On “The Hill”
For rent: partially furnished for the summer,
that desirable residence recently occupied by
Mr. A. G. Jackson.
Martin & Garrett
Dyer Building.
STOCKS =
Orders executed to buy and sell storks, bonds
and investment securities on the New York fcstoek
Exchange. We solicit your business.
ARGO & JESTER
7 Library Building Phone 12.
THREE JUDGESHIP
CONTESTSSETTLtD
Taft Sends Nomination of
Per«onal Friend For
Federal Jmlße«hip in
Alabama.
WASHINGTON Thnw f(td*n»l Juiltf.-
ship oonlMiß w«re today decided when
provident Tuft ■ent to tho N«nat* th«*
nomlnsflo* of Win h. Grubb ns )ud|<«
of tti* northern district of Alabama;
Gooro Dt»n worth, for th# western (11h
trtty of Washington, and Charl«*» A. Wil
lard, mh dtntrtot bulge In ‘Minneapolis,
'fw of Judgeships nppotntmonu
were mad# pwvonttUr by the president.
Mr Urtftoh, <»f BirnilngbJThi. weir former
If a rw*td«i%t of Cincinnati, n Yale grad
Plant Now
GERANIUMS—ALL COLORS.
Balk's Nursery
PHONE 685; RES. 1618.
Hot and Dusty —
Isn't It?
A, good Spnnklkig wit Mttla
tha duat and cool off thing* but
to do thta you nead • aectlon of
Rubbar Oardan Ho**. We aell
tha good kind "All the water
through the nozzle.”
The Henry Hutt Co.
••THE SION of SATISFACTION"
Phone 472 811 Broad St.
Who Is Going To Invest $1,650.00 and Make
$5,000.00 or More?
15 ACRES FOR SALE ON WALTON WAY,
WEST OF ARSENAL.
HALF MILE FROM HILL CREST.
51,650.00 Buys It.
W. T. Houston, Jr.,
No. 206 Harleon Building 'Phone No. 607
= STOCKS AND BONDS =
Orders executed on tlio
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
to buy and sell Stocks, Bonds and Invest
ment Securities. Loans negotiated.
Your business solicited.
\\. GARDNER & COMPANY
124 Bth Street.
In the truest .tense of the word—if!
you are wor ymg about something.
People cannot but help worry about l
future possibilities if they have no
oank account to fall back upon In
times of need. You need not worry
a.iy longer. Come 1,, tomorrow morn
ing and start a bank account with i
any amount. Four Per Cent lnter».t I
paid to all.
THE AUGUSTA SWINGS
BAN!!.
82a Jroad St.
Percy E. M-y, Dr. Thos R. Wright,
Pres Vlce-Pres,
J. G. WEIGLE,
Cashier
tint* with high honors In the Hums of
isv:* itiul u room mat® of the* president's
youngi-Ht brother Horace I>. Taft for four
years at the New Haven University
Mr. Willard served for several year* as
.lust!' '* of the supremo court In tho Phll-
I tlplne Island.
I Judge Oruhb succeed* Judge Hund
h*y, who was tlwce named for the place
l-ut failed of confirmation by the **n-
I ii«> and roatifned. After leaving Yale
iMr Grubb graduated from the Cincin
nati law school :pid then settled at Birm
ingham. where he Is a member of one of
the leading: law firms. I f«* Is distantly
related to President. Harrison* family.
M** had democratic tendencies when he
left Ohio and supported Fulmer and
ltuckner In and has opposed Mr.
Hr yan ever since. Ho voted for Mr.
Tuft ui the Inst presidential election
hut hue never taken an active part In
politics, lip had many recommondattbiiH
for the appointment.
With the nominations sent In Saturday
ihe president cleared up all the Judge-
Mhlps pending before him except that
for tho eastern district of North Car
olina which Is still a subject of earnest
consideration by him.
POINT SCORED IN
INDIAN LAND SUIT
Overruled Demurrers of
Defendants in So-Called
Mott Civil Creek Indian
Land Suits.
MVSKOOKK, OUla—Federal Jiultfe
<*tunpb«ll Saturday over-ruled the de
murrer* of the defendant * In the so-call
rd Mott Civil Creek Indian land suits,
brought by the government against Gov.
Charles I. Haskell and other prominent
Oklahoman*
Tho decision Saturday, Involving ns It
docs the legality of millions of dollars
worth of lots, created great consterna
tion here. Not only Is Gov. Haskell and •
associates Involved In the charge of
fraud, but about fifteen hundred subse
quent purchasers of lots are vitally ln
t frosted .Imlge Campbell announced,
how over, that all inaoesut purchasers
would l*e protected.
NEGRO SHOT WILD
Hi (IIIEDMI
ROANOKE, Va.—Mrs. Floyd Black,
wife of a prominent citizen of Pocahon
'as, Virginia, was the victim there this
evening of a bullet fired by Thomas
Sander*, colored at another negn> nam
'd Robley William*. The bullet took ef
■< t in Mrs. Black’s shoulder and her
condition Is serious. Banders was chns
,-d and wounded before being captured
! i•• la In jH'f'aiid a telephone meesaga
j* from Pocahontas says there Is much «x-
I 'Lem nt sa the result, of the snooting.
YORK TREASURER APPOINTED
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Governor Ansel
| Saturday appointed Harry E. Jlell
county treasurer of York county, vice
H. A. D. Neely, deccaned.
$ 15.00
There are many, many more stores where a
man can buy a Fifteen Dollar Suit.
There’s no m rtgage on this urice—it’s a
ut eomnmn price for a medium grade of Suit,
-hut -now mind, we sav “but,” where can you
find a line of Sp ing Suits offered at such a
re; sonable price that will, in quality, size up
along-side of
OUR FIF TEEN DOLLAR SUITS ?
II ndsome ne v Spring fabrics, correctly cut
in th same style as the higher priced Suits.
Trimmed and well tailored in every particular
Come, see the “best Suits Fifteen Dollars ever
bought.”
McCreary’s
742 Broad, - - Augusta, Ga.
80METIMES.
Greon~-”A man can’t do anything
without money.”
Brown —“That depends.”
Green —“Depends on what?”
Brown—-'‘The man. If his credit Is
good he can get Into deht.”—Exchange.
Uhe Frat
I Blucher Oxford
Worth
Knowing
You’ll find the
Florshcim Shoe truly
comfortable.
IMgS
“Natural Shape”
lasts—that’s why.
Most styles $5.00
THE
FLORSHEIM
BOOTERY
816 Broad Street
Our Windows Worth t Walk
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
WHOLESALE FRAUD
SCHEME WAS
UNEARTHED
Prominent Member of
Washington Bar and His
Brother Cheated Women
Out of Enormous Sums of
Money.
WASHINGTON —There were si-nsa
tional developments Saturday In the case
of John C. Davis, a member of the local
bar, who wrb arrested Friday night on
the charge of obtained money under
false pretenses. The amount which Davis
Is alleged to have misappropriated in
transactions which his clients mostly
women was thought at first to have been
small, but. notes agfTegatlng $50,000 said
to have been given by Davis were ex
hibited to Unltec. States district attor
ney Baker, ami it is rumored that the
amount finally may reach SIOO,OOO.
Martin C. Davis, a brother of John
and secretary of a local building and
loan association was arrested Saturday
on a charge of conspiracy. The largest
amount alleged to have been secured
from any one person by John C. Davis
w?is $ JR.OOO advanced by a woman ’Client
who received five or six notes there for,
the next largest amount being $13,000.
When a search was made Saturday of
the safe in Davis’ elegant suite of of
fices, nothing was found but a few
deeds.
John C. was arrested on complaint
made by Miss Nettie McKeown of Cin
cinnati, who decleares that she lost sl,-
500. Davis said Saturday that he had
been in the stale hospital Tor tue m.
sane at Raleigh, N. C., between six and
seven years and that he had been In a
private sanitarium in this dry, but
his mind was “as bright as a dollar.”
“While I was In North Carolina I gave
more than $50,000 to the erection of
churches," he said.
District Attorney Baker fixed ball for
John C. Davis at $20,000 and for his
brother at SIO,OOO.
WANTS TO RUN AN
AUTOMOBILE RACE
Seneca. S. C., Man Sug
gests Race To Start from
Augusta.
A plan is afoot to hold an Intar-state
automobile raoe. with Ausuata as the
starting point, and Mayor Dunbar, the
president of the Augusta Automobile as
sociation, and other influential citizens
are Interested.
The mayor was In receipt 5-esterday of
the following letter:
Seneca, S. C„ May 7. 1909.
j Mayor Wm. M. DUNBAR,
Augusta. On.
Dear Sir 1 anticipate pulling off a big
Inter-state automobile raoe In Jurt* or
July and if the people In your city will
respond liberally I will mnke Augusta ;
the starling point. There will he some j
valuable money prizes ofTered. Will you
be kind enough to consult with some !
of your automobile friends and write j
me f
Thanking you in advance, I remain,
(Signed! g, p, CHERRY.
Complying with the request contained
I 'herein, the mayor took up the mktter
| with the president of the automobile
j offiTi. and as a result of their consulta
tion the letter will be read nest week
j at the annual meeting of the Automobile
association, which will be held In the
: Chamber of Commerce.
MR. LYMAN DPMPTON. OF
MILLEDGEVILLE. DEAD
'Special to The Herald.
MILLEIXtEVILI.E. Ga. Lyman
'ompton. age sixty two, one of the
*ilost prominent men in Georgia dur
ing the reconstruction period, died at
his home here Saturday morning,
leaving two brothers. Guy Compton,
of MUledgevlK*. and Chappell Comp
; ton. of Seims Alabama, and two sis
ters. Mrs. yin ry Frobel. of New York,
j and Mrs. Anna Lee, of California
luteruiout will take yUco Sunday.
FULL PROGRAM FOR
ILL OF NEXT
WEEK
Anti- Tuberculosis Cam
paign W ill Open in
Earnest and Exhibit will
be Thrown Open For
mally Tuesday Night.
The armory is being transformed for
the opening exhibition Tuesday night.
In addition to work being done at the
Armory, yesterday was a day of con
ferences and the consummation of com
mittee projects. At 5 o’clock the execu
tive committee met at the Chamber of
Commerce to confer regarding the final
details of the formal opening which will
occur at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, An
hour earlier the doors will be thrown
open to the public for the first time.
The opening session will include ad
dresses by influential laymen and phy
sicians with a prominent and public
spirited citizen as chairman. This meet
ing will be notable as representing the
most vigorous fight ever made by Au
gusta against absolutely needless forms
of disease. From now on each day will
carry with it a number of meetings at
various points for addresses upon the
exhibition and its relationship to various
interests in this city and this secton of
tho state.
Of special significance will be the se
ries of meetings arranged by the physica'
department of the Y. M. C. A. to be con
ducted in shops and mills in different
parts of the city.
Other meetings of this kind will be
planned to be conducted during the nexi \
ten days. Already the various audience
halls in the mill district have been j
placed at the disposal of the committee
on outside addresses of which Mrs. E. S.
Hollingsworth is chairman.
Th e following is the program which ,
has been mapped out so far:
Sunday, May 9th.
Announcement of the Tuberculosis Ex
hibition in pulpits and Sunday schools.
8.30 P. M. —“The Great White Plague, i
Christian church, Director E. G. Rout
zahn.
Monday.
10:00 a. m. Miss Hill’s school, address j
5y Dr. T. D. Coleman.
6>oo p. m.—City Union and Kings’
Daughters, Dr. W. R. Houston and Di
rector Routzahn.
8:00 p. m.—Payne's College, steroop- j
tican address. Open to the public.
T uesday
12:45 p. m. —C. and W\ C. R. R. Shops
2:00 p. m.—Haines Normal and Indus
trial school, stereoption address. Open
to the public.
5:00 p. m. —Chamber of Commerce.
Presentation of the Exhibition Campaign.
8:00 p. m.—Merchants’ Association,
Consideration of Special Exhibition Plans
Director Routzahn.
Wednesday.
12:40 p. m. —Bombard Iron Works.
Thursday.
12:45 p. m.—Sibley mill, men and wom
en both invited.
4:00 p. m.—Augusta Orphan Asylum,
special address.
8:00 p. m.--sth Ward School, address
on Tuberculosis Exhibition.
Sunday
8:30 p. m. —St. James church, “The
Day is Coming When There Will Be No
More Consumption.”
Chairman C. T. Seago of the commit
tee on schools has arranged for the
school schedule.
The various schols will attend the ex
hibition In a body and will be given a
special stereoption demonstration with a
explanatory talk followed by a demon
stration of exhibits which will appeal
particularly to the groups of young peo
ple and others coming from the dif
ferent Institutions.
The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, ii.
10 to 11 —Osborne’s Business college,
Augusta Business college. Funk’s Com
mercial school.
1 to 2 —7th and Bth grades, public
schools.
Thursday, 13
11 to 12 —St. Mary’s academy. Sacred
Heart academy, St. Patrick’s Commer
cial Institute, Thurman's Preparatory
school.
1 to 2—Tubman High schol, Richmond j
academy.
Friday, 14.
1 to 2—Sacred Heart College.
Monday, 17
1 to 2—6th grade public schools.
Tuesday, 18.
1 to 2—sth grades public schools.
Wednesday, 19.
1 to 2—4th grades public schools.
Thursday, 20
1 to 2—6th. 7th and Bth grade public
schTols.
2 td 3—Haines Normal and Industrial
i institute.
Friday, 21.
1 to 2—4th and sth grade public school*
; 7 to 3 —Payne institute.
Elaborate resolutions were adopted last
i night by the United Commercial Trav
| oilers in commendation of the Tubercu
losis exhibition. The members of the or
der were urged in these resolutions to
attend the exhibition and help make it
known to others.. These resolutions fol
lowed brief addresses by Dr. Lyle and
Director Koutsahn. V. C. T. officials
gave additional assurance that in secret
business session full attentions w’oTild be
given to the suggestions that a commit
tee be appointed, a day at the exhibi
tion be arranged and other aid rendered
Colored Committee.
j - The colored committe co-operating
I with the white committee in making ar
! rangements for the colored people to
I visit the Anti-Tuberculosis exhibit at
the armory on next Thursday and Fri
day have made out the following pro
. gram
I Thursday afternon at 4 o’clock. Rev.
Obanning H. Tobias will preside and
Rev. N F. Hay good, D.P . will speak:
Thursday night it 8 o’elock George
1 Stoney will preside and Bishop R. S
• Williams will speak. Friday aftarHoon
I at 4 o'clock Rev. SlUa X. Floyd will pro-
Some Seasonable
Shoes For Ladies
Ankle Strap Slippers
s3*so and S4OO
In Patent, Bronze, Vici
Sailor Ties,
s3*so and S4OO
In Brown and Black Suede
(
These Shoes and Slippers are the artistic
production of Wichert and Gardiner —
a guarantee of ease, elegance
and refinement*
\
For Sale By
Mulherin & Marks
The Leaders
0. C. T. Will GIVE
IBIGJDBECUE
Will Have Three Inning
Ball Game and Other
Features.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
United Commercial Travelers held at
the lodge rooms Saturday night it was
decided to have a barbecue at the Lake
on June 12th. This will be the big event
of the year with the traveling men on
side and Rev. R. J. McCann will speak;
Friday night at 8 o’clock Prof. P. H.
Craig will preside and Rec. C. T. Walk
er will speak.
The' colored school children will have
special meetings at the armory on Thurs
day and Friday at 1 o’clock. Meetings
are free, and everybody in Invited. The
armory is located on Campbell street be
tween Broad and Reynold.
DANIEL MINERAL WATER
Read wliat a prominent physician has to say
of it:
“I have been prescribing it to my patients. I
am \ising it myself, and I believe it to be the best
water in this market for indigestion, torpidity of
the bowels, and general stomach troubles.
J. W. DUNCAN, M. D„
Atlanta, Ga.
Five Gallons delivered for $1.25.
E. SHEEHAN,
Distributor Phone 1397.
FOR SALE
CARPET
DINING ROOM CHAIRS.
CUT GLASS CLOSET.
Other Household Articles on Account of Departure
from Citv.
PAUL HEYMANN
461 Greene Street
SUNDAY, MAY &.
the city. There will be a limited num
ber of tickets sold. Three new mem
bers were Initiated Saturday nigSt. It
was decided to postpone the forming ol
the Mystio Order of Bagmen until a
later date.
At the time of the barbecue at th«
Lake, amusements of various kinds will
be indulged in. There will be trail
shooting for the gentlemen and rifl*
shooting for the ladies. Prlaes will b«
given for the winners in both contests,
Dive pigeons will be secured to make the
shooting Interesting. There will also
a ball game, of three innings duration.
One of the members suggested that the
game between the T. P. A.’s and th€
U. C. T.’s. This will in all probability
be pulled off. The game is limited to
three innings, as one of the memberi
says that it will take two hours to play
the three innings.
The three new members who were
initiated Saturday night were Messrs. B.
B. Barker, H. L. Harrison and P. F.
McCarthy. Mr. Barker is from Burling
ton, Vt., and is thinking of settling in
Augusta. He represents the Eastman
Kodak people. Mr. Barker has been in
the city for several days and is de
lighted with the climate and the many
advantages in Augusta. It is very prob
able that he will move here in the fall.
WARDROBE.
PICTURES.
SUNDRIES.
