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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 137. GEORGIA RAILROAI DISCHARGING FIREMEN Men Say Firemen’s Places Are Being Taken by Negroes Strike Looks Certain. The feature of the threatened strike of the firemen and enginemen of the Georgia railroad is the discharge of the men by the railroad authorities as they report for duty, or to go out on their runs, It is stated by the men that by 9 o'clock Monday night, the time the strike is scheduled to begin, every man will have been laid off if the railroad continues its present tactics. The men declare that their places are being filled by negroes. The members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men held a meeting Sunday at which there were some thirty persons pres ent. The situation was gone over and the plans of the men laid. The situation is being handled in Augusta for the firemen by one of lueir members, through Mr. A. P. Kelly, third Vice-President of the na tional organization is On his way here from Hartford, Conn., and is expected to arrive in Augusta Monday night to take charge. Vice President Ball, who has been in Augusia for some time is now making his headquarters in Atlanta, from where he will direct the movements of the firemen. The men here say that unless the railroad makes the concessions asked the strike will begin at 9 o’clock Mon day night. A meeting was held between Presi dent Hayne and Secretary Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce, and some of the men Monday at noon. They were brought together by parties who thought the arbitration committee of the Chamber of Commerce might use its good offices, in the matter. Noth ing was accomplished and the Arbi tration committee will not act. In case the strike takes place Mon d"v night as now seems almost in evitable, the firemen are planning to call a mass meeting Tuesday night. ATLANTA, Ga.—Vice-President E. A. Ball, of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Engineers, is in Atlanta representing the interests of the firemen and endeavoring to bring the differences to a satisfactory is sue says: "The men have taken their stand for themselves, and will cease to work Monday night at 9 o’clock, unless their rights as white men are respect ed.” BLUE RIDGE MAN LACERATED IN MACHINERY BLUE RIDGE Ga.—Night watchman Walter Mason, was literally cut to pieces being caught in machinery at the Tannic Acid plant of the Union Tannery company Monday morning. A young man named Coon is fatally hurt attempting a rescue. COLUMBUS YOUTH DROWNEDJN RIVER COLUMBUS, Ga.—Brady Grooms, seventeen years old, was drowned Sunday evening in the river near the North Highlands. BOY WAS DROWNED. NEWARK, Ohio.—The body of John Altmeyer, iT-years-old.,.thought to have been kidnapped, was found In the river. THE^WEATHER For Augusta and Vicinity: Showers tonight or Tuesday. For South Carolina: Partly cloudy; showers in west portion tonight or Tuesday. For Georgia: Loeal rains tonight or Tuesday. Heavy rains have fallen in portions of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama and generally light showers in the rest of the cotton Belt, due mostly to an extensive area of low pressure orerlylng the southern Rooky Moun tc*n districts. „ i •'’■£» depression over the eastern lower Lakes has been attended by rain in the northeast part of the country and the depression confined to South Dakota is causing rain along the northern bordors of the country from North Dakota, westward to Oregon and snow In western Mon tana. Moderately cold weather prevails this morning in the states of the Rockies with temperature at freezing or below in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada. The Aero Club celebrated the return of the Wrights to this country, by giving them a luncheon, at which many noted men were present. This is a snapshot of the dining room during the progress of the banquet. Among those seated at tlic table were—No. One, Kerman Ridder; No. Two, L. V. Dozier; No. Three, Jerome Edwards; No. Four, Orville Wright; No. Five, Holland Forbes; No. Six, Wilbur Wright; No. Seven, Allan R. Hawley; No. Eight, J. P. Hamilton; No. Nine, Colgate Hoyt; No. Ton, G. W. Wilson; No. Eleven, R. A. Smith. Vice-President Ball of the Locomotive Firemen Replies to Manager Scott's Card Declares Road Discriminates Against the White Firemen in Favor of the Negro Firemen And That White Firemen Will No Longer Work on Road Where Such Conditions Are Put Upon Them ATLANTA, Ga., May 16, 1909. As my name was used publicly in this morning's paper, espcially In Mr. Scott’s letter to the public, and a letter giving a full and concise statement of the facts, in some instances not appearing, I feel it a duty to reply and correct some words that may be misunderstood. In the first place, Mr. Scott says 1 demandTl ertain things. This I positive ly deny; unless a business proposition discussed between his employees and himself and l being present, is consid ered a demand, there being no tnraats used or thought of, so far as I am aware. As for a strike being announced, it w r as news to me when I read it in his letter, for the reason that this being a free country any man has the privilege to resign his services if he does not feel disposed to work under the conditions imposed on him, and as these de cided by a unanimous vote between themselves not to work under existing conditions after a certain time. That was their right and privilege. “Congress Can Go to Hell” Say Engineers of The Army WASHINGTON—“Congress can go to bell. We will report when we get ready.” This said Clark of Missouri, in the house of representatives was the alleged response given by the engineering department of the army, when asked for information regarding PRIMARY DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED IN NEXT FEW DAYS The city white primaly will be held between July 9th and 13th. The ex act date has not been decided. The registration books close on July Ist. It usually lakes about ten days to get the lists in order, but as the 10th falls on Saturday, it is possible that the primary will not be held until the next week. Chairman Geo. S. Murphey of the primary committee states that he will announce in a few days the exact date of the primary - . Candidates have an nounced In all the wards, hut there Is opposition In but one ward, the Fifth. Mr. Thos. Barrett for mayor la unopposed. DINNER IN HONOR WORLD'S GREATEST AERONAUTS But in that letter why did not Mr. Scott refer to the hiring of negroes as firemen and state if it had any bearing on the white flremer receiving only 47 per cent of engineers wages, when they formerly received r>o, and how it was that, white firemen were disciplined with suspension, and the negro firemen al lowed to continue rr/>rk for same offense; and how it in th%t if a negro does not work f his place is usually filled by a white man, but when the negro returns to work the white man must give up his place to the negroe. Also, why Fire man Thomas Campbell, chairman of f*»e grievance committee, was diseased when on leave of absence. This is not u matter of sentiment or bluff, but a business and patriotic prop osition for the people of Georgia to de termine whether white firemen are to be superseded by negroes. I court investigation in this matter, believing our cause is a just one and in no way unreasonable. Yours truly, E. A. BALL, Second Vice-President, B. L. F. A E. the result of the examination made by engineer officers into the practicabili ty and the desirability of constructing and maintaining a navigable channel fourteen feet deep and of suitable width from St. Ixiuls to the mouth of the Mississippi river. FLORIDA MAN DIES IN NEW YORK HOTEL NEW YORK—Louis Davis from St.. Augustine Florida died in a room at the Broadway Cenral Hotel Monday morning, heart disease. MR. SUTHERLAND SPEAKS FOR BILL WASHINGTON—When the Senate re sumed consideration of the tariff bill today, Senator Sutherland, of Utah, spoke in support of the measure as re ported by the lluai.ee committee. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 17, 1909. COL OVER FIRS ANNEXATION ' PLAN Believes in a Larger —n gusta Su mer ville Could not Exist But For Augusta. Col. D. B. Dyer, a resident of Sum merville, who has for 2(1 years taken an active interest in the growth of Augusta, and who has done great things for the city’s upbuilding, de clares that in his opinion the annexa tion of Summerville and other adja cent suburbs is the most logical step in the growth of Greater Augusta. "The history of every city has been practically the same,” he says. " Wheth er it be a town on the plains or a city at the head of navigation, like Augusta, it haß always begun with a gathering of a few men, whi were quick to perceive its natural advant ages. Every town, in the course of its growth, has reached out and in corporated its suburbs, because muni cipal growth is made possible only by a consolidation of government. “As to the question of taxes, I will Judge Eve Tells Good Reasons For Extending City Limits A Herald reporter called on Judge William F. Eve, and asked hlrn how he stood upon the question of annex ing Summerville to Augusta. Judge Eve replied that he has always been, and is now, heartily in favor of a Greater Augusta. "We cannot havs a Greater Augusta without adding ter ritory, Increasing the population, and also the taxable wealth of the city.” He says “this cannot be accomplished except by 4f, king in Summerville, Harrisonvllle, and a part of Nellle ville. With a large city, we can at tract outsiders better and Increase the civic pride of our own people, better than with one small city, arid half a dozen little villages. “The population of Summerville has Increased very largely in the past fifteen years. It Is becoming so thickly settled that teh questions of water, sewerage, police and fire pro tection 9re becoming very important questions. “To have a proper sewerage sys tem, it should conform to the sys tem of Augusta, as its outlet must be through the system of Augusta. The Water Supply. “The present water supply of Sum merville is inadequate, and to he maintained as a separate and inde pendent system, an expensive one. By combining with the water system of Augusta, the expense will decrease, and we will have a larger and better supply of water. “As the population of Summerville increases, the importance of an effic ient police arid fire protection, In connection with that, of Augusta be comes more apparent. If all of the thickly settled territory were under the same police management, the en forcemeat. of the criminal laws would he much more efficient. TWO INVESTIGATIONS ON IN CAPITAL OF CAROLINA be concerned largely myself, but I do not oppose annexation because ol’ that. As a matter of dollars and cents it will cost me more for Sum merville to be taken in, 1 should think, than for the present, system to remain in vogue. But that to my mind is a small consideration, when we consider that annexation Is an other step toward progress and de velopment.” In pointing out some of the advant ages that will accrue from annexa tion, Col. Dyer calls attention to one important consideration, that of a waterworks supply. The Summer ville water supply Is now pumped to the summit of the Sand Hills at a very great expense, and it Is impos sible, under the present system, to maintain as much pressure on the high levels as on those nearer the foot of the Hill. “Citizens of Summerville,” con tinued Col. Dyer, “take pride in the village only as a beautiful suburb, of their home. When they go away they register from Augusia. All our olvic pride is centered in Augustu, in her growth and development. Summer ville would not exist but for Augusta. The interests of one are the inr.eres.s of all. We are one community, and should be one city, under one incor poration.” “If Summerville was put under the same fire protection that the present territory of Augusta lias, wo could reasonably hope for a saving in our insurance. Bettor Results. “If this territory Is annexed, and the sewerage and water supply and Improvement of the streets, are placed under the supervision and direction of the able and efficient commissioner of public works, we can expect more Intelligent work, and better results than where It Is done In a disjointed, haphazard way. "While I think that it is important to the Interest of the citizens of Sum merville and the outlying territory to come in to Augusta, and that the benefits and advantages that they will recelv" will be very much Increased by so doing, I still believe that. Au gusta should ho liberal to this new territory, and a liberal basis of as sessment should he decided upon, to Induce the residents of Summerville, Harrisonvllle and Nelllevllle to enter the city. I think that the city should agree that the assessment should not exceed, for the next five years, the present assessment, except as to i provments made after the annexation. Several Advantages “That, In conclusion, Judge Eve said, that the spirit of the times de manded the annexation; that every progressive city and town in the country was Increasing its population by consolidating adjoining villages. That there are certain advantages commercially, as well as In a govern mental way, that are accorded to cities, according to their population and we Ith.” DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. Sensations Expected to be Disclosed When Old Dis pensary and Asylum Are Looked Into. Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. 0. Two Important legislative investigations, one of the old state dispensary by the dispens ary winding up commission and the other by the commission to iavosti gale conditions at the Stale Hospital for the Insane, will lie running here this week at the same time, both starting up Tuesday morning. Ow'lng to members of the commission arriv ing on late trains, however, enlther investigation was able to make much progress Monday. Dispensary Commission. The dispensary commission starts with a calendar of cases of accounts with liquor houses lasting through the 2lst, and It Is likely that right along testimony of a sensational na ture will bo brought out, and there would not be no great surprise If there are one or more arrests of men who have been mort or less promi nent for yours in politics in this Htate. Asylum Investigation. The asylum probe this week will go Into the conditions existing In the female negro wards, and some very revolting evidence wlil bo forthcom ing. Bo fur only live witnesses lutve been examined by the commission, two former patients and others con nected with the Institution. The tes timony of Dr. Maunders, the woman physician in charge of the white fe male ward, shows that conditions are j well in that, department, but the evi dence given by Dr. Thompson, in j charge of the white male ward, sliow jed that there Is Insistent den and for I more money and belter a cr.otn meda llions. The committee are now at. i work on plans for remedying condl ! tions In this ward. The understanding Is that the flrmn ! clal side of the institution will ro ! quire inti little time to Investigate. ! This lias been in excellent hands, i those of Capt. J. w. Hunch, and on ■all sides people speak well of the way In which lli< finances of the institu tion have been managed. Investigation Extensive. | Thoogh the committee has made no I announcements as to how long It Is I likely to be on this work, it Is not probable that, the Investigation will tie carried much further, and the com ! mission has already discovered about, j all It Is necessary to know to rent- I edy conditions. And (hero Is no i doubt but that the committee’s rec- | ommendatlons to the legislature will be adopted In large measure, for the desire is very g< noral that tin; state take proper cure of Its Insane. The dispensary committee will not | meet until Monday afternoon. Mean 1 time the committee In dark ns to the witnesses. This depends on Whlskoy i houses summoned for Monday. So far the committee Is not advised j whether any will respond to the | summons. Mayor Samuels of Chester, who was I summoned as a witness has been not ified that he will not be needed for the present. Mr. Rutland of Bates burg will testify sometime this week. mill KILLED WIFE Si STUBS STEPSON ATLANTA, Ga. — George Burge, a carpenter out of employment, return ed to bis home near here early Mon day. and entering through the rear window, went to his wife’s room and stabbed her to death. He then went to (lie room of tils stepson and after a desperate struggle, stabbed and seriously injured him, Burge then made hts escape. , CAPT.HAINsTeTS PRISON jENTENCE FLUSHING, L. I.—Captain Peter llalna Monday was given an indeterm inate sentence to Sing Sing of eight to sixteen years at hard lubor for the hilling ol' William Annis last. August. He had been found guilty of man slaughter In the first degree. The sen tence was imposed by Judge Garrott* son. Sentence rends: “At hard labor in the state’s prison.” I Inins’ counsel movod for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was a gainst the weight of evldonee and con trary to law. The court denied the mo tion. The question of jurisdiction was also raised, which the court declined to consider. Mains seemed dased whon called (hr the bar for the sontonoe. The juflgo snhl l lie defendant had had a fair trial mid was ably defended, and that the Jury found n. verdict commensurate with the requirements of the law. General Mains and Major John P. Ilalii s, father and rot her, who were In court, displayed much emotion when the captain was sentenced. Captain Mains was given twenty-four hours In which to file an appeal, and was remanded to the custody of the sheriff. FIVE MORE TURKS HANGED ON MONDAY Were Found Gnilty by the Courmartial of Conspir acy in Murder of Officers CONSTANTINOPLE- Flvp moro men were hung Monday morning In front of the building of parliament op posite the Mosque of St. Sophie In Stamboui. They had been found guilty by court martial of oompllcity In the murder of ilielr officer* In the revolutionary outbreak of April 13. CURING SPECIMENS ROOSEVELT KILLED NAIROBI, British East Afriew—®d niuiiit Heller, one of the zoologist* of the Roosevelt expedition, came Into Nairobi Monday morning with some fifty spodraens of animal and bird llfo that uro to lie cured and preserved here. They include one rhinoceros, six lions, two giraffes, twenty smel ler kinds of game and a variety of birds. — | TWO STEAMERS ARE STILL AGROUND: BLOCK ISLAND, R. I.—The whale buck steamer Bay City and her tow, the barge Brlttanla, were Btlll bard and fast on the rocks at Southwest point. The vessels were grounded in a thick fog Saturday night. Their positions wore not considered dan gerous Monday, however. The crews of both vessels number ing twonty-stx men remained on board. The vessels were bound for New port Nows for Providence, with coal. YOU CAN REACH MORE PEO PLE, MORE QUICKLY AND AT LESS EXPENSE AND WITH WITTER REBULTB IN NEWSPA PER ADVERTISING THAN THROUGH ANY OTHER MED IUM. 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