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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 138. AUTO ROUTE TO NEW TORN 1 AUGUSTA Carolina Good Roads As sociation Will Hold Con vention Asking That Roads Go By Augusta and Carolina Cities. Special to The Herald. COLUMBIA, S. C— Arrangements were made at a meeting here Tues day for the calling of a general con vention to be held here June 10 of the cities and counties interested in beginning the Nw York-Atlanta auto route by Winnsboro, Camden, Colum bia and Augusta. The State Good Roads Association is behind the movement. II WHEAT MAKES NEW HIGH RECORD CHICAGO. —After a fortnight of quiet steadiness, wheat for May delivery today jumped to $1.30 a bushel, which is a new high record for the crop. The cov ering of a small line by a belated short is said to have caused the advance. FORMULATED RULES FOR NEW CAMP Two Tuberculosis Patients Are Already Under Care of Miss Hall. The tuberculosis camp Is open and '■'three patients were admitted Monday afternoon. The work at the camp is going on smoothly and everything is In good order. The rules for the camp have been printed and hung on the walls. The following is a list of the rules: Patients admitted to the hospital are forbidden to use profane or In decent language; to express Immoral or infidel sentiments; to play cards, or any other game for money; to smoke in the house, or to procure for themselves or others, any Intoxicat ing liquors, morphine or narcotic drugs. No patient shall be allowed to have any book, pamphlet or newspaper of an immoral or indecent character. No male patient shall go Into any of the women’s wards, or any fe male patient into any of the men’s wards, except by permission. No patient shall enter the dead house, engine rooms, kitchen, or any of the attendants rooms except by permission of the superintendent. No patient shall leave the house without the permission of the super intendent. Convalescent patients will be peeted to do sewing ynd such other light work about the hospital as the superintendent, may require. Janie E. Hall, superintendent. Bradford Merry, superintendent County Home.. C. J. Montgomery, M. D., physician in charge. T. E. Oertel and W. C. Kellogg, consulting physicians. Approved. WM F. EVE, Commissioner Roads and Revenue. NEWSPAPER MAN AS ALASKA’S GOVERNOR WASHINGTON. The president Tuesday sent to the senate the nom ination of Walter Ely Clark, of Con necticut. a newspaper man, to be gov ernor of Alaska. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity! Sbowera tonight or Wednesday. For South Carolina: Local raina tonight or Wednssday. For Georgia: Local rain* tonight and Wednesday. Warm weather is prevalent over all the South today, but a wide-lying area of low pressure extends over the belt east of the Mississippi and this gives indication of showers. Yesterday the major portion of the South was bless ed with some rain, but only a trace was reported in the Augusta district The maximum temperature In Augus ta was 90 degrees and the minimum 68 degrees. The hottest places on the map were Ab'fcne. Texas, whidh reported 94 and Thomasvllle, Ga., which bad the same trigh mark. Winnemucoa was the coldest place with a minimum of 34 degrees. This morning the low barometer Is reported off the North Carolina coast with a pressure of 29.9, and over the southern slope of the Rock ies where 29.7 Is recorded. Texas points reported stiff breezes but the maximum velocity, 22 miles, occurred at Oklahoma City. The maximum velocity attained locally was four Allies. FIFTH REGIMENT MTSIO GIF HEIE Secretary Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce Has Been Approached On the Subject. Secretary Johnson of the Cham ber of Commerce is in receipt of a letter from Col. E. E. Pomeroy, of the Fifth Regiment, National Guard of Georgia, headquarters Atlanta, in | which he inquires if Augusta is In a position to offer a suitable site for a summer encampment. The Fifth Regiment will be among (hose to have an encampment this j summer at the state's expense. Col. Pomeroy states that in casting about for a suitable location he was re ferred by Adjutant General Scott to Augusta. Secretary Johnson Immediately took the proper steps in the matter, and it is altogether probable that the Fifth Regiment encampment will be held here. When General Scott was here a few days ago he was taken to the fair grounds by a committee which pointed out to htmt he advantages of the place as a site for summer encampment. That he was impressed favorably is testified by his recommendation of Augusta to Col. Pomeroy. If the joint encampment of the Third Regiment, headquarters Savannah, and the Third Battalion, headquarters Au gusta, is held at the fair grounds, as an effort is being made to so bring about, Augusta will see more military this summer than ever before. PRESBYTERIANS ARRIVING II SAVANNAH Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Ga.—Tuesday morn ing the firßt of those who are coming to attend the meeting of the general assembly of the Presbyterians began to arrive. One of the first of the officers expected is Rev. W. A. Alex ander, of Clarksville, Tenn., the clerk of the assembly. Rev. Thomas H. Law, the perma nent olerk will probably arrive early in the morning also. He is from Spartanburg, S. C. Rev. W. W. Moore, of Richmond, Va., the retir ing moderator will not arrive until tomorrow evening. Every detail for the reception of the delegates and for their entertainment has been care fully looked after. A large picture of John Calvin the 400th anniversary of whose birth will be celebrated dur ing the Bession of the assembly has just been hung in the First Presby terian chureh where the assembly will meet. It will remain there dur ing the session. MERCHANTS READY FOR THEIR SMOKER Messrs. Dan Fogarty and Bryson Crane Will Be the Principal Speakers. The members of the Merchants as sociation and their guests are expect ing a very pleasant time at the smok er to be given by the association at the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. The members of the associa tion have invited all the other mer chants of the city who are not mem bers to he their guests on this occa sion and it Is expected that a large number will gather at the smoker. Messrs. Dan Fogarty and Bryson Crane will be the chief speakers, but It is expected that some Informal talks by those present will be made. Refreshments will be provided, and the Inner man will not be negleotec while the merchants discuss topics of Interest to them. pyromaniacTplays HAVOC IN ILLINOIS Many Fires of Questiona ble Origin Cause Activ ity In Search of Escaped Lunatic. CHICAGO. —Four fires Tuesday be lieved to have heeti of Incendiary ori gin, and in which one life was lost, and property valued at SIOO,OOO was destroyed caused an Increased activ ity In the search for Andrew Hanson, a pyromanlac, who recently escaped from the asylum. Since Hanson's escape there has been 19 fires of questionable origin, losses aggregat ing about half a million dollars. FIRE IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO.—The Lake View Mer cantile Co., stock and building were destroyed by fire Tuesday. The loss Is two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The origin of u»- fire la a inysterg. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1909. Guarding Against Strikers if. Lv-s” ES3E3 ■ ;y 14 r I ff,.Z|T I,i»i Vte rrr ffefilllial r'fel: ~-«y jfg'iV mr M|MB , t j-W-4'? - f JSTV ..-t. y.&fcr! *• v* I' L. -I ePfit K ,*!■ t; , Strong measures have been taken by tlie French Government to prevent any disorder from the strike of Post Office, Telegraph and other government employees in Paris. This picture shows the Eight- Hotir day sign posted outside the Bourse de Travail, and the guard of Cavalry around the building. BLACK HAND KILLS CLOSE FRIEND OF PETROSINO ■■ i ■ ■ « NEW YORK. —Pioggio Puccio, a schoolmate and lifeloiia-frlend of De tective Petrosino, was shot and killed in the hallway of his home Tuesday by an agent of the secret blackmail ing society which is responsible for the assassination of Peterosino In Palermo. Puoci had been warned to cease activity in behalf of the widow ■Petrosino and against the Black Hand. HR. 0. 1 GREW OIEO TUESDAY Was a Well Known In ventor Who Had Lived In Augusta Six Years. Mr. Benjamin Augustus Chew, one of t.h@. best known Southern inven tors, passed away at his home la Summerville at 8:80 o’clock Tuesday morning in his 42nd year. Mr. Chew had been In ill health for several years. It- is with deep regret that many friends learn of his death. The fnnerai services will be con ducted from his late resldenoe at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney will officiate. The interment will be In the city oeino tery. The following are requested to act as pallbarers: Messrs. Will Tarver, I)r. T. E. Oertel, Dr. C. D. Perkins, John B. Jones, Geo. Bailey and Wallace Pierce. Mr. Chew is survived by his wife, two small children, one sister,Mrs, 0. G. Lacota, of New York, and ons aunt, Mrs. I. E. Jones, of Hendon, Ga, Mr. Chw -had been a resident of Augusta for six years. He formerly lived in Hendon Qa. Hfl father was 'ad one tTme~one *f the best known men In the South. He was Mr. W, H. Chew, lor years a cotton merchant here. He acted m a second tn the famous THly-Raddlffe duel. Mr. Ben Chew was an inventor of some repute. He Invented a cotton picker, a non-reflllable bottle, a pres sure valve, and several other small and useful articles. He had been In 111 health for the past three vars, and Tuesday morning he passed peace fully away. MRS. TAFT IS MUCH IMPROVED TUESDAY She Suffered From Nerv ous Breakdown Monday But Is Much Better. WASHINGTON. —Mrs. Taft, who suffered a nervous breakdown Mon day, was much improved Tuesday. After a call of Dr. Delaney, the at tending physician at the White House Tuesday morning, it was announced that the president's wife had rested comfortably, and was much better. Although Mrs. Taft was much Im that she would not undertake to go to TARIFFOELDV COSTS TEII MILLIONS nyn WASHINGTON, D, C.—Senator Gore’s resolution, directing the com mittee on finance to conduct an in vestigation into the wholesale and retail prices of commodities, was dis cussed before the senate Tuesday. Seeking to have the resolution adopted, Mr. Gore said he wished to have statements concerning extortion ate prices of retail dealors fully prob ed so that the country might know just where the responsibility for high prices rests. That cotton manufacturers sell their products with an agreement as to the price at which they are to bo sold at retail was the substance of the charge made by Owen. Demanding proof of this assertion, Sonator Gal linger said what the country is de manding Is prompt action on the tariff bill. He added that It had been as serted that the business interests of thiß country wore losing $10,000,900 day by the holding up of the tariff bill. EDNA ERBELDING HAS PASSED AWAY Bright and Lovable Child of Mr. and Mn. E. J. Ex belding Died Tuesday Morning. The death is announced, at five o’clock Tuesday morning, at the fam ily residence on Bay street, of Edna, the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Erbeldlng. About a little over tyro weeks ago she was taken with fever. HJvery care and attention that a devoted fa : thar and mother could command was ] given her out without avail, and this ’morning calmly and peacefully she passed away to the groat beyond. Although still quite young, only 14 J years old, she bad already evidenced the beauty o< person and tha gracious thoughtfulaess of a sweet Womanly mind that one would not expect to find Ip one Of her years. Patiently and without a muemur she bore tha plldn incident to her malady, and when the tired little frame could stand no more, sank into a dreamless slum ber from which to awake la Paradise. The funeral services will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, laorninK at 10 o'clock at St.. aPtrlck’s church. The flower-laden little eaeket wUI be borne by six of her young hoy friends: Masters Robert Walton, Ned Holder, T. M. Plillpot, Charlie McKenzie, Hor ace Stephens, and Victor Markwalter. Sincerest sympathy from countless friends le extended to the heartbrok en parents. FOR COAL TEBTINQ PLANT. WASHINGTON. Representative Slemp, of Virginia, Introduoed a bill for the establishment of a coal test ing plant under government super vision at Norton, Va. Petersburg and tfhr.rlotte with Presi dent Toft Wednesday. President Taft will make an addreee at Hampton Institute, at. Hampton, Vir ginia, Sunday. The president accom panied by Mrs. Tell, will leave Washing ton Saturday on the Dolphin and roach Hampton Sunday morning. PRESIDENT HAYNE IS II FAVOR Of ANNEXATION Thinks Other Considera tions Should Outweigh Those of Sentimentality. Mr. Li. C. Hayne, president of the Na tional Bank anil the Planters Loan and Savings Bank, and president of the Chamber of Commerce, takes the same stand in favor of a larger Augusta that other prominent citizens nave adopted. “I do not know the amount of Sum merville’s bonded indebtedness," sold he, “nor the tax digest of the village, which are very important considerations when we look at the question of annexation, but I think that benefits accruing from the incorporation of Summerville are of such importance that we can afford to disregard tliu.e considerations." ,Mr. Hayne declared that he regards an nexation as an excellent idea, thorough ly in accord with Augusta’s policy of progress and development along all lines. Would Increase Population. "The annexation of Summerville would increase the city’s population at least 10,000, I should think,” continued Mr. Hayne. "Any city’s importance Us always measured by Its population. One of the first questions to be asked by the stranger who comes into our midst is about Augusta’s population, and next, ho wants a comparison with ihe popula tion of other cities, in this and adjoin ing states. In that way ho forms an idea of the importance of our city. And rightly so, too, for a city’s population embraces all considerations that are to bo regarded as indexes to her growth an development. Increase in population Is the chief benefit, I think, to he derived bp Augusta from annexation. "The advantages to Summerville would he numerous. Property on the ITIII now has practically no fire protection but ample facilities for coping with any situation of this kind would be provided by the city government, of Augusta if the village were Incorporated. Not ortfy fire, but police protection, #nd various civic improvements would greatly ben efit. residents of the rillago. The streets would be kept In better condition, an ample siypply of water would bo insured bv the el tv government of Augusta, and better health rogeuluMonn would he ea tab Ishou. These, f think, ore the con trollng benefits to he derived by resi dents of Summerville, an tho result of annexation. Other Conalderatlons. Other considerations were touched on briefly by Mr. Hayne. "I feel very kind ly to the sentimentality of a separate Incorporation,” said he, "but T think oth - er cone 1 derat lonn, more practical, should he resrarded. The Individuality of Sum merville after all, only looal, and would In no way be Impaired or destroy ed by Incorporation.” Mr. Heyne says that he rngerds Sum merville ns one of the most beautiful stfburbs In the south, and that Its no qulsltlon would add a very mhukhle and attractive area to Augusta's Incorporate limits. OAPT. PETER HAINB JR. BEGINS SENTENCE Leaves Queen’s County Jail for Sing Sing Tuesday Morning. NEW YORK.—Captain Peter G. Halns, Jr., who was sentenced Mon day on oonvlction of manslaughter lor the killing of William E. Annls left the Queen's county Jail Tuesday for Ring Ring prison to begin serving his term of from eight to sixteen years. SING SING PRISONER No. 3002 IS HAINS FLUSHING, N. T. —Captain Halns Is now prisoner No. 2002 In Sing Ring. The Captain's pedigree was taken. No. 2002 was assigned to hhn, he wae equipped with milt of prison (clothing and then shaved by the prison barber. Later he was sent to his cell. No effort was made to prevent his .transfer to fling fling One of Bains' attorneys said no application would be made for a certificate of reason able doubt but that an appeal In (he captain’s behAU would be taken to higher courts In the regular way. Mr. Young went to the Jail Tues day and notified Sheriff Harvey of the decision of Halns’ counsel to offer no opposition to his transfer to prison. NEGROES HAVE SAME RIGHTS AS WHITES Railroads Oan’t Discrimi nate Against Passengers Paying Same Fare. WASHINGTON. lhjJuet discrim ination between white and colored passengers paying tho same far» Is not legally permissibly by a railway, according to a decision of the Inter state) Commerce Commission, an nounced In the case of Winfield F. Cosart against the Soothers railway. It waa not shown by the testimony that the complainant had been dls criminated against or that, he had loss adequate accommodations than white pass'-ngers Tho complaint wus therefore dismissed. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. FIREMEN STRUCK ON SCHEDULE TIME But Few of Men Were At Work When Time for Strike Arrived. Cldim Train Service Crippled. The strike of (lie Georgia railroad firemen took place as scheduled at :) o’clock Monday night. When Urn time for the strike arrived there were i but three or four of the firemen in Augusta who had not been dismissed, ll is stated by the men that two trains were stopped at liuclthead, on account of the firemen quitting at 9 o’clock, and l hat another train car rying mall was fired into Macon by one of the men after the hour for the strike. The men claim that the train service of the company is crip pied on account of the strike, and that eight trains were tied up Tues day afternoon. The mails coming into Augusta over the Georgia road a:e ar riving on time. Mr. A. P. Kelly, third vice presi dent of the national organization, who was expected to arrive in Augusta Monday night to take charge of the strike at this end, did not arrive. This was due to the fact that he stopped in Atlanta to confer with Vico President Ball, who is directing the strike from Atlanta. Mr. Kelly is expected to arrive in tho city Tues day night. On account of Mr. Kelly’s not be ing here the mass meeting which it was proposed to hold Tuesday night has been called off wailing his ar rival. Instead there will he a meet-j ini Tuesday afternoon ai 4 o’clock at ] Odd K.llows Hall of the striking Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engiuetnen to which are invited the members of Ihe Brotherhood of Lo comotive Engineers, the Order of Railway Conductors, and tho Brother hood of Railway Trainmen. Th< raon have no other program manped out pending the arrival of Mr. Kelly. The strikers say that the number :of Augusta men concerned in the strike is thirty-two. DRUGGISTS TO MEET IN MACON MAY 2G. May Go In Special Train to Lloyd Slioulu for Pleas- Trip. Special to The Herald. MACON, (ia. Requests for a spe cial tr u for May 26th have linen made of the transportation of the Southern railroad by President W. Jordan Masses of tho Central Geor gia Power compuny. On the 26th of tho month the state association of druggists meet here for their annual convention and the plan is to lake th cm up to Ihc darn at Lloyd Hhouls. A special train with at least three coaches wilt be needed to convey the delegates to tie dam and back. RT. REV. BENJ. KEILEY GONE TO VISIT ROME SAVANNAH, Ga.—Rt. Rev. Benj. Kelley, Catholic bishop of Savannah, has gone to New York to take steam er for Rome. He will sail on May 20th. Father Kane of this parish has gone with the blahop. GIRLS NARROWLY ESCAPE FROM BURNING BLOCK AKRON, O. —Fire in the seven story Howe power block destroyed the building and Its contents Tuesday causing a loss which ft Is thought will /aggregate $1,1500,000. Several gl’is employed In the building had a nar row escape. The firemen were in danger from falling wills. WASHBURNNAMED TO WILLIAMS’ PLACE WASHINGTON, D. C.—President Taft has announced the nomination of William fi. Washburn, as civil ser vice commissioner, vice James T. Wil liams, resigned. WILD MAN CAUGHT IN DEPTHS OF SWAMP PKKNTTHS, Mins. Hherllf Laird ban oeptuxed In t.hs swamps near here ft min who hns shunned civilization foi flvr, years, and whose occasional pres once In Isolated communities earned for him the title of ”wtld man." He refused to eat cooked food when It was offered to httn. He was Identi fied bh Marvin Whitehead, whose ret utltree have long searched for him. RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS. MACON, Ga.—lmproverm ms to the shops of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad are now being made here and they will add greatly to the capacity of the plants. The present shops have hesm in use for a good ttiaiiy years and are not large enough for the amount, of work that hat to } b* done in the way of repair:) and building. AGREED IS INCOME IIS IN SECRET < SESSION WASHINGTON. —It was learned from excellent source that practically all the republicans and democrat senators who favor the income tax bill met In secret conference Mon day night. They practically decided to ; opt a compromise of the Bailey and Cummins bills and agreed that the graduation feature be abandoned and straight percentage basis sub stituted to apply in all cases, i The bill will provide a tax on cor porations. Those Interested in the new movement so far have kept their identity and intentions secret, but it was admitted Tuesday morning .that not all of the senators who fa vor the Income tax were present. Thr\ will be communicated with im mediately. It is their hope to pass the Income tax hill this session. Tho president was informed Tues day morning of the proceedings of the conference Monday night, and it is understood expressed approval of Ihe movement. GEORGIA LAWYERS WILL DRINK WINE One Objected to Spirits Being; Served At Ban quet of the Bar Associa tion. Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH. Ga. There will be wine served at the dinner to bs ten i dered the Georgia Bankers by the | bankers of Savannah nt Tybee when the state Bankers convention meets at Tybee May 27th to 29. There is no doubt about this as one of the country members of the association knows by this time. He wrote to Ihe local committee protesting against tho ttse of wine. The com mlteo replied with much firmness to Hits brother. They advised him that wine was to be served hut that no one wrh to he forced to drink it. He v.as told If he did not want to stay on the Island when the dinner was served frequent trains to the city gave htim a means of egross. He was also advised that as the Savannah bankers wore the hosts on this occa sion and tho visitors the guests It did not come In good grace for a guest to criticise what a hoet served on his table. The Inquiring brother htiH not been heard front slnoe. There seems little doubt of the fact that bankers will have a ohanoe to drink wine at Tybee If they wish It when tho banquet, is served. MACON MAN MAY GET BISHOPRIC Rev. T. D. Ellin May Be Named to Succeed the Late Bishop C. B. Gallo way. 1 * MACON, Ga—There is a possibility that Rev. T. D. Fills, pastor of the Mulberry Street Methodist churqb Of Macon, will he elected to sucoeed the late Bishop C. 0. Qallaway whese wrath occurred last week, Tho next general conference of tus Methodist ohuroh will not be held un til next year and then In Asheville. Friends of Rev. T. D. Ellis will do till they can to secure his appoint ment. LITTLE BOSWELL GIRL DIED MONDAY Lucy May Boswell, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Bos well, died at the residence of her parents. No. 1727 Walker street, Mon day night at !! o’clock. The child hud been sick a few days. The funeral services will be con ducted at 5 o’clock Tuesday after noon from Rock church. Tho Inter ment will be In Rock ohuroh ceme tery, on the Wrlghtsboro road. Selling Goods is Business Advertising Sells Goods. Advertising is Busines. Frequently advertising Is the most Interesting part of a news paper, because advertising has to do with the personal needs of the readers. If you are not afraid to do busi ness, do not he afraid to adver tise. Helling Is the thing of greatest Importance tn storekeeping. Ad vertising makes selling easy. A considerable part of advertis ing Is creating demand, therefore, to neglect to advertise is not to use one of the greatest factors of salesmanship. The merchant who doesn’t ad ver'lse, depends on chance to bring customers to his store, IF YOU WANT RESULTS IN GOOD OLD AUGUSTA USE HERALD ADS ,-AILY.
