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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 158 SEIWATIONAL REPORT ON QUALITY OF GAS FURNISHED Report of Speciial Commit tee Appointed to Look Into Gas Furnished Au gustans Will Go To Council Monday Night. Interest in the meeting of council tonight centers in the report to be made by the special investigation committee recently appointed to look into the quality of gas furnished lo cal consumers. In advance of Its pre sentation to the city fathers it is im possible to secure the report for pub lication, but it is understood that it will be sensational in its findings. It will be in two parts that of City En gineer John D. Twiggs dealing witn the Gas company’s property, its au thorizod capital, net earnings tor last year, general expenses, an inventory of the system and plant and a discus sion of the equipment and *ha quality of ga6 furnished. City Chemist W. C. Lyle devotes his portion of the report to a review of the result of an analysis of the sample of gas recently made and a statement about local methods of gas nianufc ture. Beyond these generalities the com mittee will give out nothing for pub lication, but it is understood they will state that the candle power of the gas furnished patrons is below the stand ard, and that the pressure maintain ed, with variations, in tlxe pipes is far too great. In conclusion the city chemist’s report will, it is learned contain recommendations that will if followed result in a decided improve ment of the candle-power of gas fur nished and a diminution of the pres sure that is said to increase the amount that passes through the me ter without correspondingly increas ing the amount of light obtained. The commitee has been at work for months in securing its data and f or some days there have been rumors to the effect that it had found defects in local gas, but it was not until today that anything definite could be learn ed. Without knowing just what will be the figures in the report, it Is safe to say that it will uphold the con tentions of those who have been “kicking” about the gas. WHEN WHISKEY IS IIOTWHISKEY Lloyd Bowers Tells How and When Adulterations Affect Legal Status of the Stimulant. WASHINGTON, D. C—Lloyd W. Bowers, solicitor general of the Uni ted States today submitted to Presi dent Taft his opinion as to what the term “whiskey” means in law. In effect Solloltor General Bowers holds, after discussing at great length what the term “whiskey” meant at the time of the passage of the pure food law, that the public does not consider that added coloring or flavoring matter can make whiskey ottt of what otherwise is not whiskey. Whiskey is regarded generally and naturally as having a flavor and prop erties of its own. "There is no more reason for saying that alcohol becomes whiskey because colored and flavored like some true whiskey than for saying that alcohol becomes brandy because colored or flavored like some brandy,” he says, “On the other hand, the mere addi tion of harmless coloring or flavor matter to what is previously whiskey does not destroy its character unless such addition unduly dilutes or other wise affects the essential properties of the whiskey.” , A mixture of whiskey with alcohol or neutral spirits Mr. Bowers holds is entitled to the name of whiskey, pro viding the mixture retains a substan tial amount of by-products in the prop erties of the mixture, giving its dis tinctive flavor and properties. While the opinion of Mr. Bowers Is not final and may be overturned by a subsequent proceeding, It Is ditinctly a victory for the contention of the blended whiskey distillers and a re versal of the position of the agricul tural department. WOMAN KILLS TWO. SALEM, O.—Mrs. G. V. Sharp, the wife of a prominent politician and manufacturer killed her 25 year old Bon then suicided Monday. The tragedy Is the result of the woman’s Borrow over her son’s Incurable corv dltion. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. For Georgia and South Carolina: Fair tonight and Tuesday. The area of low pressure has moved to another part of the country, and it is raining now In the north *jt. Throughout the cotton belt 13 » i r rid dry. Auorfkfa weather Is exceedingly warm' again. The maximum tempera ture Sunday was *8 degrees, with a minimum of 77 degrees. The hot test town in the country was Phoenix, Arizona, with a maximum of 102 de grees, while the coolest station was Yellowstone, with a minimum of 36 d-erees. The river went down 7 feet be tween 8 o’clock Bunday and 8 o’clock j Monday morning, the gauge ahowiw* I only 19 feet now. ILL BALLOONS IN DICE HAVE NOW LANDED INDIANAPOLIS, Ind—The balloons that started in the races Saturday have been heard from. The balloons Ohio and Cleveland landed Saturday night. The Chicago, Indianapolis and Uni versity City landed Sunday. The Indiana was reported Sunday night to have landed for a few min utes, and then to have put up in the air again. The New York landed at Corlnru, Miss., and the Hoosier landed at In dianapolis. EUGENE PEEBLES I NERVOUS WRECK Special to The Herald. NORFOLK, Va.—The gi'and jury today returned a true hill of indict ment for first degree murder against Eugene Peebles, the Augusta and Sa vannah, Ga. man who murdered his wife hert May 21st by chopping her head open with an axe. The date of the trial has not been fixed. The prisoners stepfather, Mr. Woodward, is here from Augusta, conferring with counsel appointed by the court to defend Peebles, whose relations were unable to secure priv at counsel. While now eating a lit tle Peebles is a complete nervous wreck. SENATE RESDMED WORK ON TARIFF WASHINGTON—The senate re sumed work revising the tariff by sus taining the committee on finance in its recommendations by a vote of 41 to 26, Senator Foster and Senator Me- Enery, as usual, voting with the ma jority and nine republicans, Bever idge, Bristow, Brown, Burkett, Cum mins, Dolliver Gamble, LaFollette and Nelson voting with the democrats. This vote taken was on an amend ment to levy a duty of three cents a square yard and 20 per cent ad va lorem on cotton window Hollands. Before the senate met the finance committee held a session and review ed its work on undisposed of para graphs of the cotton schedule. No new amendments were adopted. DE-RAILED CARS TIE-UP RAILROAD Special to The Herald. MACON, Ga—Traffic over the Geor gia Southern and Florida between Macon and points south was as tight ly bottled up Friday night and Sat urday as could have been possible. Not a train left the city during the afternoon and not a one reached the city from the South.. The train that was to have left for Valdosta at 4:05 Friday afternoon was standing idly on the tracks Saturday but it did manage to get away shortly be fore 10:30 o'clock. This tied up condition of affairs may be placed at the feet of the de railment of fifteen box cars near Fil berts, Ga., a small station on the G. S. and F., about fourteen miles be low the city. Freight train known as No. 30 is the one that met with the trouble. A brake beam is supposed to have dropped to the track and then in sheep-like fashion the next fifteen carß piled up upon the one that was first to go down. The wreckage was strewn along both sides of the tracks and the rails were badly torn up. No one was In jured, however, and this fact may be considered but little short of a mlr acle owing to the way the cars were derailed. Some of the cars were empties, but the majority of them carried freight bound for Macon and points north of this city. As soon as the wreck occurred the Macon officials were notified and a wrecking train and crew sped at once to the scene. During the hours of darkness the big derrick worked busily removing the battered cars while laborers busied themselves placing new rails and leveling the road bed. As a result of the trouble all north and south bound trains over the G. 8. and F\, bad to suspend ope rations until late Saturday. The Dixie Flyer,, which was to have made connection in Macon for Florida, came In two hours late but that did not matter as it was unable to con tinue upon Its journey to Florida be cause of the wreck The wreck oc enred between 4 and 5 o'clock in the | afternoon- AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1909. TLE ACjmrzx ~>*^ Harara " Scene in the White House, showing; President Taft pressing; the golden key which started the machinery at the Alaska- Yukon Pacific Exposition at Seattle, June 2. MAN ARRESTED AND WIFE K'LLS SELF AIR CHILDREN ST. LOUIS, —Fred Mohrle who arrest of her husband charged with embezzlement, his wife, Martha O. Laessar, aged forty, killed herself and son John, oged five, and daughter Annette, eleven, by leaving a gas jot turned on in a closed bedroom. Leas sar was a salesman for the Bathels Cigar Co. COL A. K. M’CLURE DIED SUNDAY PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Colonel Al exander K. McClure, prothonotary of the supreme and superior courts of Pennsylvania, and for many years a prominent figure in polities and jour nalism, died Sunday at his home in Wallingford, Delaware county, aged 82 years. Colonel McClure had been suffering from infirmities due to his advanced years for some time. Born in Perry county, Pennsylva nia, he became editor of the Juanita Sentinel when only 19 years of age He first, gained political prominence In 1R53 when he was nominated ami defeated for auditor general by tlm whigs. A member of the republican convention which nominated Lincoln In 1860, McClure was the one who suggested that the Pennsylvania dele gates should break away from Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and vote for Lincoln. This was done, and Lin coln’s name stampeded the conven tion. He formed close relations with President Lincoln and his cabinet and took a prominent part In national politics. Colonel McClure came to Philadel phia more than fifty years ago, where for a time he practiced law. In 1873 he was narrowly defeated for mayor of Philadelphia after a hitter pontest. With the late Frank McLaughlin he established The Times, and for years wielded a trenchant editorial pen. One of hig greatest battles was a cru sade against “the dandy mayor,” Wit liarri B, Smith. He was for many years president of the Clover olub. WHILE OH 11 IN WIS KILLED ST. LOl IS, Mo, Fred Mohrle. was on trial for murder here, was as aaslnated in the corridor of four courts by James Qane, an ex-deputy constable, Monday. FIVE INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK DYER, Jrid.—Jacob Baehil, age 77, and his wife, age 70, Henry Baehil, his son and his wife, were badly in jured Monday morning, when their speeding automobile struck a tree. Jacob and bis wife are fatally injur ed. They lived in Chicago, President Taft Opening Big Exposition First Contributions Received For Milk and Ice Fund Already a number of responses to the plea for a milk and ice fund have come in, but it should be remembered that a large sum of money Is required to do all (hat was done lasi year and that needs lo be done this year. The donations received today are as follows: ‘ Mrs. Fred Peterson 50 Casli 25 Washington Lodge, I. O. O. F.. 5.00 Dr. Thomas Wright 1.00 Total *6.75 EXPLOSION CAUSES PANIC IN FACTORY BAYONENNE, N J—Two men were fatally and scores serious injured by an explosion in a large gasoline tank In the laboratory of the Pacific Coast Borax company Monday. Seven hun dred workers fled In panic, many were blown great distances and build ings were wrecked, while windows in houses a mile around were shattered. ANSEL AND JOHNSON GO TO PEABODY MEET Carolina Governor and President of Winthrop Will Help Give Out the Funds to Colleges. Special to The Herald. ROCK HILL, S. C. —Governor Ansel and President Johnson of Winthrop College go north this week to attend the meeting of the Peabody trustees, who will appropriate the remainder of the Peabody fund, amounting to about a million and a half dollars, following the awarding of the hlg sum to the Peabody Institute. Perhaps the most, prominent member of the board Is J. Pierpont Morgan, a firm friend of Winthrop, and to whose influence is due the appointment on the hoard of Governor Ansel, who takes the place of the late William A. Courtney. Mr. Morgan has given liberally of his own money to Winthrop. The fear is freely expressed among Wlnthrop’g close friends at Rock Hill this week that the board will give all of the remainder of the fund to Hook er Washington and his Institute at Tuskegee. Disquieting reports along this line have reached Rock Hill from I the north, the argument being that j Peabody having gotten such a big fund the remainder should he given to the negroes to even up matters. DOCTORS GATHERING FOR ANNUAL MEETING Phyßician* From All Over America and From For eign Countries Will Be at Convention of Medi cal Association. ATLANTIC CITY. —Physicians from all North America with many from European countries are corning by hundreds to attend the annual meet ing of the American Medical Assocla tlin, which opens here Tuesday. 500 WOUNDED BY POWDER EXPLOSION LONDON.—A despatch from Cra cow, in Austrian. Poland, says 500 persons were wounded by the explo sion of an army powder magazine Saturday night. Three soldiers were killed, forty houses were wrecked and hundreds of other houses damaged. Many of the wounded are seriously hurt. PROSPERITY BEAMS OVER UNITED STATES NEW YORK—Plenty of money and restored confidence on all sides, are potent, factors In the upbuilding of any country; When In addition the country Is teeming with Industrious people; equipped with the greatest railroad facilities In the world, ope rating in every direction across, through, and around It; and Its mines and farms are ready to yield to the pick and the plow endless millions more then prosperity must he the outcome. This Is the situation In the United States today.—,l. S. Bache. Crop Outlook Good. The crop outlook thus far Is as satisfactory as could bo expected. The season Is late and n compara tively small crop of wheat must he expected owing to reduced acreage, which suggests continued high prices’ for that staple and relatively small exports nexl winter. The loss In wheat, however, Is likely to he more than compensated for by a big corn crop. Should the latter escape early frosts. It. Is not unreasonable to ex pect a bumper yield of about 3,000,- 000,000 bushels Plenty of cotton is also In prospect at. good prices. In view of the high prices for all farm products, It Is quite certain that the agricultural classes will enjoy an other very profitable harvest, which nothing short of unusual disaster can prevent Henry Clews. JOLLY HOUSE PARTY HELD AT HEPHZIBAH Special to The Herald. HEPHZIBAH, Ga. Mrs. Frank Carswell Is the genial host of a jolly house party. The guests are spend ing a most pleasant time In the town. Marty social functions have been ar ranged for them and the affair prom ises to he most enjoyable. Among those at Mrs. Carswell's home are Mrs. K. N. Bryson, and he r charming little daughter Miss K K. Bryson, Misses Ethel and Jennette Morris of Waynesboro, Miss Lizzie Elliott of Stlllinore and Miss Cleo Chapman, of Augusta. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. EX-SHERIFF MS ASSASSINATED ST JACKSON JACKSON. Ky -Ex Sheriff Edward Callahan, famous throughout this sec tion of the state for the part he play ed In numerous Breathitt county feuds, was shot front ambush Monday, and it s believed, fatally wounded, at his home in Crockettsvllle. ( allahan had swept out his store Preparatory to opening for the day, and was brushing the refuse from his front door when the shot was tired. The ball took effect, in the left side of the abdomen. Bloodhounds have been put on the trail of the assassin who It is understood, hkl Dehind a pile of coal to fire the shot. Excitement In tills region Is intense over the shooting. Callahan was in Jackson Saturday in attendance upon court, a warrant having been served upon him for ma licious shooting a family affair some time ago. His case was continued and he at once left Jackson, telling one or two friends Hint lately he wn fearful of his lire. It is reported here that the imme dial" eause for the shooting of ex Sheriff ( allahan was n dispute over the management of a church he built ami of which he Is a deacon, at .’rock ettsvllle. Many of the members of the Hargis dan had lefl Breathitt rmtnlv and It was believed the feud had ended; hut the attempted killing of Callahan shows that It has broken out afresh, t allahan supposed that he had recent ly made peace with the Deatons and Smith's, Ids worst enemies. Callahan’s former wife was a Deal oil, and She eloped with John Smith Last January a Deaton was shot and killed from ambush near Callahan's home. EMORY STUDENTS Mill SERAfQN Special to The Herald. By Linton K. Starr. EMORY COLLEGE, (la. Before an audience of about 1,500 people whose undivided attention the powerful ora tor held from lilh opening words, Dr. James H. McCoy, president of Birm ingham college, Birmingham, Ala., preached an inspiring comoneement sermon here Sunday morning at 1/ o’clock. The music was especially good, and Ihe decorations of the morning were most tasteful, not palling in their elaborateness, bul beautiful In ihelr simplicity. The graduating class. In academic dress, was seated In front of the speaker, while a number of diallngulslit'd Methodism were lo be seen on the stage with President Dickey. The opening prayer was of fered by Dr. J. D. McGee, of Ihe South Georgia conference, and Sun day night a! x o’clock an Interesting sermon by Rev. S. p. Wiggins, pas tor of the first Methodist church at Jackson, <:»., was enjoyed by a large congregation. Monday morning at 10 o'clock the commencement exercises will he con tinued wltti the Junior orations. In the afternon the champion debate be tween representatives of the Kow and Phil Gamma Literary aoclctles occurred, and In the evening the Literary address was made by Dr. Lincoln Hulley, A. M., J,.t, n IJlt D„ president of the John B Stetson University, Del,and, Fla. “One paper in the home is worth a thousand on the highway.” So said Marshall Field, regarded, in his lifetime, as one of Ameriea’s greatest merehants. No truer words were ever spoken. They were (lie fruits of experience. Praefieally every ropy of The Augusta Herald goes into the home. One thousand home copies of' The Augusta Herald are equal to one million newspapers on the highway. Better by far for ad vertising is the HOME news\>a pe r part icularly that paper that goes into homes where eare is taken* as to the CHARACTER IF YOU WANT RESULTS IN GOOD OLD AUGUSTA USE HERALD ADS. DAILY. TEH DROWNED US FBI WHARF COLLAPSED MANPEVTLLE, T*a—By the collapse of ft frail wharf here, upon which about sixty-five people had rushed Saturday evening to board the excur sion steamer Margaret on her return trip to New Orleans, ten persons are known to be dead and a rescue party is early searching for bodies of seven other persons who are missing'. All were residents of New Orleans. The Margaret did not land at the wharf to which she was accustomed to tie up. Instead she ran into a dock built especially for skifTs and small craft. This small wharf was pulled by the steamer’s ropes entire ly away from the main pier, and some seventy people went into the lake in about eight feet of water. The shrieks of those precipitated into the water brought many men to the wharf to join the work of rescue begun by the officers and crew of the Margaret. SHRIiEBSIPEN LOUISVILLE MEET LOUISVILLE, Ky.- The annual ses sion of Nobles of the Mystic Shrino began Monday with pomp and festiv ity Eleven pairols arrived Sunday and forty ninq, according to schedules, are due Monday. Little business comes before the session of Shriners beyond Hie election of a tier of offi cers and the granting of new temple charters. VETS ARE OFF TO MEMPHIS REUNION Quite n, Number of Them Left Monday Morning Over Seaboard. The Confederate Veterans, who nro to attend the convention and re union in Memphis left the city Monday morning at 7:45 o'clock. They were uecompiiiiled by Mr. Jas. I*. Fly the, commercial agent of the Seaboard Air Line, who will look after their com fort on the trip. Several young men accompanied the Veterans on the train. The command Is under Lieut. J. I’. K. McLaughlin. Miss Mary Hull also left the city Monday morning for Memphis, where she will participate in the exorcises with Camp No. 435. Those who left the city Monday were; Lieut. McLaughlin, Cnpt. George S. Lamlmck, Mr. J. J. Jacobs, Mr. J. 11. Pierce. Capt. A. J. Twiggs, Gen. John W. Clark, Mr. N. K. Butler, Mr. J. W. Buck, Mr. John Harbin, Mr. Dan Turner, Mr. K. G. Rogers, Mr. Henry Tyrne. Mr. W. M. ..Illtnms, Mr. W. K. Thompson, Mr. Thomas Lauder, Mr. W. M. Farris. TURKS ARRESTED MURDERING FIENDS Four Hundred and Forty- Five Moslems and One Hundred and Seventeetn Non-Moslems Charged With Rioting and Mas sacre! ng. CONSTANTINOPLE.- An official telegram from Adana, Asiatic Turkey, »ay« ihai 445 Moslems and 117 non- Moslems have been arrested there In connection with the rioting and mas sacres of April. of the paper -the CHAR ACTKR of its news the CHARACTER of its ad vert isements. The Augusta Herald’s eirculation not as large as we wish it to be— not as large as it WILL HE a month hence or six months from now—but still LARGE ENOUGH is of the kind that brings advertisers splen did returns. How much better it is to be 18 karat gold than TO SEEM TO BE gold. A great many adver tisers have learned (and some are learning), by experience, that in a newspaper, as in all else, CHARACTER counts.
