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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 176. M'LEHONS FATE REFERRED TO COMMITTEES Legislature Took Up Case of Suspended Railroad Commissioner Friday Af ternoon. ATLANTA, Ga.—When a special message from Governor Smith, an nouncing the suspension of Railroad Commissioner McLendon wa-s rend in the senate Friday, Senator Burwell of the twentieth introduced a reso lution which was adopted fcr the ap pointment of a joipt committee con sisting of five front the senate and seven from the house to inquire into the evidence and reasons for the sus pension, and to report the result of its investigations. Commissioner McLendon will cease to exercise the functions of the office for the present and until the legisla ture fails to approve the governor’s action, if it adopts that course. He has four more years of his term yet to serve, having served only two years of the six-year term for which he was elected. Governor Smith said he would make no appointment to fill the vacancy caused by Chairman McLendon’s sue pension, simply leaving the entire matter in the hands of the legisla ture. THE FORMAL ORDER. The executive order is couched in almost the identical language as that suspending former railroad commis sioner, now governor-elect, Joseph M. Brown, on August 21, 1907. It, simply announces the suspension of the com missioner under the authority con ferred upon the governor by section 2185 of the code. The order is as fol lows: “June 24, 1909. “By virtue of the authority confer red upon the governor, under the pro visions of section 2185 of the code of this state, it is “Ordered: That S. G. McLendon, Esquire, of the county of Thomas, be, and he is hereby, suspended from the office of railroad commissioner, v (Signed.) “HOKE SMITH, "Governor. "Bv the Governor: (Signed.) “JOSIAH CARTER, “Secretary of the Executive Depart ment.” Governor Smith, it is understood, ■will send a comparatively brief mes sage to the legislature announcing his action and stating his reasons for suspending Chairman McLendon. In substance, the governor’s reasons are stated in the first paragraph above, that Commissioner McL/endon has “abandoned the principles upon which he was elected to the office.” READY TO ANSWER. When seen at his home, Chairman McLedon replied that he had no statement to make with regard to Governor Smith's action suspending him from office, further than is-con tained in the letter, which he address ed early in the morning and before it was known definitely that the gov ernor contemplated any action, to i President John M. Slaton, of the sen-! ate, and Speaker John N. Holder, of the house. Chairman McLendon says he is ready and eager for a hearing from the general assembly at onoe; In ef fect, he demands Immediate hearing. His letter is as follows: “Atlanta, June 24, 1909.—H0n. John N. Holder, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Capitol—Dear Sir: If Governor Smith sends . any mes sage to the house of representatives today, or at any other time during the balance of his term, concerning the writer, please announce immedi ately upon its reading that I am ready lnstanter to make reply. I have also to request, most respectfully, that if the general assembly can possibly do so, it will arrange to hear from me within five minutes after the reading of the governor's message. I am per fectly familiar with what the gov ernor has been doing, and am really very eager to answer anything he may say. Tours very truly, “s. g. McLendon, "Chairman.” There have been a good many In quiries as to whether Chairman Mc- Lendon would continue to exercise the functions of the office pending legislative action in the matter. He will not, of course, as he says he considers himeelf suspended from the office, and, under the law, he is not a member of the commission un til the legislature shall have acted adversely upon the governor’s mes sage If the legislature follows the same procedure followed in the case of Commissioner Joseph M. Brown last year it will refer the governor’s mes sage relating to the suspjension of Commissioner McLendon to special coma-lUtees in the house and senate, posiji’.y *o a joint committee, before which the matter will be fully heard and threshed out, and the same re port submitted to both branches, In the case of the message relating to the suspension of Commissioner Brown, special committee* were ap pointed lr. both houses, but by mu - ml consent the matter was dropped, 1 the legislature took no action, die section of the code under which Governor Smith suspended Commissioner McLendon, 2185, is a part of the railroad commission law enacted by the genera! assembly in 1878. This section provides that the rail MRS. GORED TO GET 136,000 A TEAR NEW YORK. —A separation has been granted Mrs. Gould with an ali mony of $36,000 a year. NEW YORK.—-Justice Dowling said all the evidence was in favor of Mrs. Gould and that the conduct of Mrs. Gould when alleged to have been in toxicated might have been caused by excitement. The justice disposed of the allega tions concerning Mrs. Gould’B meet ing with Dustin Farnum by saying that they all occurred since Mr. and Mrs. Gould separated and that Gouiu had never objected to them. MRS. GOULD MET ACTOR OFTEN BY APPOINTMENT NEW YORK. —Mrs. Goitld resumed the stand at the opening of the sep aration suit against her husband, Howard (Jould. On cross-examination she declared it was true, as she had testified; that, she never had been intoxicated, Ist under the influence of liquor in her life. Counsel for both sides agreed Mrs. Gould and Farnum had met nineteen times in all, of which Mrs. Gould said eighteen were by appointment. SAVANNAH SORRY M'LENOON IS OUT Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Ga. —The suspension of Hon. Guyton McLendon, chairman of the railroad commission of Geor gia, by Governor Hoke Smith yester day created the greatest Interest in Savannah. This port has always been opposed to the port rates whlcfi At lanta and one or two other points wanted promulgated and believed that Chairman McLendon did the proper thing when he voted to sustain them. The action of Governor Smith has been very much criticised. There is scarcely a man in Savannah but who thinks he made a mistake in taking the action he did. MRS. MIMS DIED FRIDAY MORNING After a lingering illness, extending over a period of seven months, Mrs. Mary A. Mims, aged 55 years, widow of the late James M. Mims, passed away Friday morning at 10.55 o’clock, at the residence about three miles from the city on the Savannah road. The deceased was a consecrated Christian, and a woman of fine traits of character, beloved by a large cir cle of friends, who deeply mourn the news of her death. She leaves one son, Mr. E, W. Mims, a citizen of Richmond county. The funeral services wifi be con ducted from the residence Saturday morning, Rev. J. P. Irwin officiating, and the interment will he in the city cemetery. BINGHAM SUES GAYNOR. NEW YORK. —Police Commissioner Bingham sues Supreme Court Justice Gaynor for SIOO,OOO libel charges. The suit wag brought about by the charges made by Gaynor. road commission shall consist of three members to he appointed by the governor, fixes their salary at $2, 600 each, and then continues as fol I lows: "Any commissioner may he sus-: pended from office by order of the governor, who shall report the fact of such suspension, and the reason therefor, to the next general assem bly, and If a majority of each branch of the general assembly declare that said commissioner shall be removed from office, his term of office shall expire. The governor shall have the same power to fill vacancies in the office of commissioner as to fill oth er vacancies, and if for any reason said commissioners are not, appoint-! ed during the present session of the general assembly (referring to the first appointments) the governor shall appoint them thereafter and re port to the next senate, but the time until then shall not be counted as a part of the term of office Of said com missioners respectively as herein provided. Said commissioners shall take an oath of office, to be framed by the governor, and shall not joint ly or severally, or in any way, be the holders of any railroad stock or bonds, or be the agent or employee of any railroad company, or have any interest in any way in any railroad, and shall so continue during their term of office, and in case any com missioner becomes disqualified In any way he shall at once remove the dis qualification or resign, and on failure so to do, he must be suspended from j office by the governor, and dealt withj as hereinafter provided. In any case of suspension the governor may fill] the vacancy until the suspended com-i missioner is restored or removed.” | AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 25, 1909. PROSPERITY, SAYS OGDEN. ARMOUR NEW YORK.—Ogden Armour, just home from abroad, predicts big crops and a prosperity boom such as the country has never experienced. He says the tariff wont affect the coun try. torrlm: BRINGS DEATH IN NEW YORK City of Narrow Streets Sweltering in Fierce Heat That Brings Death To Many. NEW YORK.—City is till swelter ing in a fierce heat wave. Four deaths occured early in the day. The tenement district is suffering most, many babies falling victims to malty dies engendered by the heat, TWO DEAD IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPHIA.—Two dead and scores are prostrated by the heat here today. The temperature is 96. eeoHgTs NOION WAY TR CALIFORNIA NORFOLK, Va.—The Hawaiian Steamship Company's steamer Ari zonian,' which sailed from Norfolk yesterday bound for San Francisco, has aboard Leon Ling or Lang, who was signed as a member of the ves sel’s Chinese crew In New York June 11. He left on steamer June 12 • for Lambert's Point, where she yester day finished taking o n a full cargo of government coal for the Pacific coast. LEON LING SENT THE TELEGRAM NEW YORK.—The fact that the telegram sent to the parents of Elsie Sigel, from Washington on the night of her disappearance, assuring them of her safety and promising her early return, had been sent by Leon Ling, the Chinese whom the police charge with her murder, was established by Detectives Van Wagner, who has re turned from Washington armed with the original of the telegram. irisTamerican BANK DECLARED BIG DIVIDEND At a meeting of the directors of tha Irish American Bank Thursday even ing a distribution dividend of 20 per cent was declared payable to the stockholders on July fist. HOGS GAVE BIRTH TO LITTLE ALLIGATORS STATESBOR/O, Ga.—The News prints the following this week Mr. J. R. Adams, of Lucetta, was in town on yesterday and relates some experience he has been having with a new breed of hogs Some three weeks ago a sow on his place gave birth to seven pigs, six of them had alligator heads and crawled around Just like an alligator; their heads and mouth wpre so much like an alligator until they couldn’t suck the sow and hence they soon died. A few days ago another sow gave birth to four pigs, two of them be ing half a.ligator. Mr. Adams (s not very enthusiastic over his new breed of hogs and feels a eertain degree of consolation in their early death for the reason that should they live lie wouldn’t know just how to make pork out of them. CAROLINA DELEGATES RETURN. COLUMBIA, S. C.—Mr. .las S. Wil son of Lancaster, sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives, has just returned from Detroit, where he rep resented the state council of the Junior Order of United American Me chanics at the annual meeting of the national council, J. O. U. A. M., last week* Chong Sing .A jhk_ I ,ft Avflaw'lvii ’ Ml Chong Sing, the friend of Leon Ling, accused of the murder of Elsie Sigel, who was caught recently In Amsterdam, New York, and who confessed to Dis trict Attorney Jerome that lie witnessed the killing of Miss Sigel. ELKINS WANTS FAVOR SHOWN AMERICANS WASHINGTON—Tho Benat.o having taken up the schedules of the tariff bill formerly passed over, Mr. Aldrich proposed a committee amendment, in creasing the duty on harneHs, sad dlery, etc., from 35 per cent ad valor-, em, as provided by the house, to 40 per cent, which he said was still be low the rate of the Dingley law. Senator Elkins introduced the fol lowing as an amendment to the tar iff: “On all goods, wares and merchan dize imported in ships or vessels of the United States, there shall be al lowed a reduction of five percentum in the duties prescribed by law to be levied, collected and paid on such goods, wares and merchandise.” geolgiiTslTe CALLS ON TAFT FOB ASSISTANCE Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —In the senate Fri-| day morning Senator Longley, of the Thirty-seventh district, by unanimous! sent, introduced a resolution calling tho attention of President Taft arid Secretary of State Knox to the dis-l crimination now made by the United! States government against cotton growing states In the appointment, of diplomatic consular and financial agents to foreign countries. Tho res olution referred to President Taft’s recent friendly assurance to the! South and asked that the allged dis crimination he righted. The resolu tion was adopted. Sunday’s Herald 8265 Copies Advertising copy for Sunday’s Herald should be in The Herald Office by noon Saturday, to se cure proper display, position and classification. YOU GET THE LARQEBT CIR CULATION, THE BEST BERVICE, THE MOST SATISFACTORY RE SULTS WHEN YOU ÜBE THE HERALD GEORGIA ROAD CONTENDS EOR NEGRO FIREMEN Introduces Testimony To Show They Are Not a Jeopardy To Traveling Public. WILL FINISH ITS TESTIMONY FRIDAY Firemen Will Not In-- troduce Any Evidence in Rebuttal. Arguments are Likely Saturday. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga.—The Georgia road resumed its efforts Friday morning to prove to the arbitration board of three sitting here that its use of negro fire men is legitimate and is in no wise a matter of Jeopardy to the public. The road will lmve concluded its testimony hv this afternoon. It. is practically certain now that no tes timony will be introduced in rebuttal by the firemen. When the road lias rested its ease, arguments for the road and the firemen will be heard. COOK STANDS UP FOR NEGROES. John S. Cook, master mechanic ot the Georgia road, the first witness called, explained that he has control of the firemen and enginemen ot the road. At the outset of his testimony, he said that before the Civil war ne gro firemen were employed exclusive ly on the south branch of the Georgia road white firemen on the northern branch. After the war, the number of white firemen used was increased. Tho condition continued until seven years' ago, when the road again adopted the policy of employing ne gro firemen. Ho said ttiat this change was caused by the fact that engines had become larger in size and that the endurance required to fire -.lem is possessed in greater degree by ne gro than by w-hite liremon. In ex plaining seniority on the Gon-gla road, he said that it simply means that the man who has been longest In the service of the road stands high est in the line of promotion. This was in effect a denial of the contention of the firemen that ne groes on the Georgia road have what amounts to seniority. The witness presented figures which showed that In 1903 the Georgia load employed 77 white firemen, 21 no groes; and in 1909 employs 42 while firemen and 39 negro. Tho effort was made by counsel for the road to bring out the effect that englnenrs prefer negro firemen. But objections were ntered by Attorny Arnold. "The negro, I have found, makes a satisfactory fireman, so far as stok ing and keeping up his other work on the engine is concerned,” said the Wit ness. , In reply to questions from counsel of the firemen, it was hrought out. that slaves were used as firemen be fore the war, and that it was wood that, was used then as fuel, Instead of coal. . .. The effort In the cross-examination was to show that conditions were very different then when the negro was used successfully as fireman. Roused by questions, the witness said: . "The white man cannot do Ine wont on an engine in this day of big en gines that a negro can,” stud the wlb ness. “He hasn’t the endurance. SAYS NEGRO STANDS MORE. “You mean to say that the negro has more endurance than the white man''” asked Attorney Arnold. “For certain sort of work,” replied the witness. Another point of attack was thon tried by the firemen. The admis sion was drawn from the witness that there are no trains on the Georgia road of as great size as theengines on the Pennsylvania road. The fact, was then brought out that only white firemen are employed on s he Penn sylvania road. The witness, how ever, pointed to the difference in cli mate here and in the north. The witness said that, the action of the Georgia road seven years ago In adding negro firemen to its list of employes was caused by the fact that the white firemen had proved un»a*- isfactory He admitted that, the du ties of the firemen are not. confined to stoking but that they must alro act (Continued on page three.) THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday. For South Carolina: Local showers tonight or Saturday, continued warm For Georgia: Local showers to* night or Saturday. Out of a total of 76 stations sub mitting weather reports to the head quarters of the weather bureau at Washington, no less than 39 send bul letin.! of rainfall for the 24-hour pe riod ending at 8 o’clock Friday morn ing. Most of that rain was in the cotton belt, in the form of showers, all comparatively light. Friday’s weather perhaps reaches the high mark of the year. The sun beat down from a cloudless sky, its rays fairly sizzling with intense heat, and the excessive humidity served to increase the effect of the high tem perature. Thursday’s maximum was 91 degrees, but today’s thermometer will probably go higher than th£L DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. EMMETROBERTS SHOT TO DEATH AT DATS DAI Another Wanted For Mur-j der of Mrs. May Thomp- j son Woodill Died At Hands of Posse. FIRED ONE BULLET BUT MISSED HIS AIM Was Trying, To Escape in Boat Near St.. Michaels, Md., When Overtaken. Poison found in Clothing ST MICHAELS, Md. Emmet E. Roberts, newspaper correspondent and magazine writer and author, who was wanted for the murder of Mrs, Edith May Thompson Woodill, adopted daughter of Col. Charles A Thompson, was shot to death by a sheriff’s posse while resisting arrest off the wharf at McDaniel, Talbot county, at 4 o’clock Friday morning. Roberts tired one shot from his Re volver but without effect. Shortly after midnight a mysterious looking craft was seen moving up the waters of Back rlvoy, along the shores on which are the homes of Col. Thompson and Roberts. It 1b unusual to Hee a small boat out in the river ut snob an early hour, and John Mo Quay, who has a farm on the point, making out Into the creek near Bose man. notified Sheriff Mortimer and Magistrate Willy, who were at. St. Michaels. McQuay said the boat, look ed like one in which Roberts had es caped front McDaniels and that the man in ft looked ll|te the missing au thor. Sheriff Mortimer, Magistrate Willy and a posse of six men, all armed, hurried to the scene. The sheriff and two men obtained a boat and rowed leisurely after Roberts, while Willy and his party followed along tho shore line until Roberts was abreast of thf» lunding place. Willy commanded Rob erts to throw up his hands. Roberts rose In his boat and fired. The posse replied with three shots. Roberts \*» i found dead in the boat., shot through the mouth. Roberts had a bottle of poison in his possession. LOVE AND ROMANCE. BALTIMORE.—The death of Rob erta at St. Michaels marks the culmi nation of the most sensational tra gedy ever occurring In Maryland, with ramifications that have become countrywide in their extent. Soma facts in t.he meteoric career of Mrs. Woodill, in whose brief life love and romance played such a great part, were related today by an intimate friend of tho slain woman. DEATH IN VIOLENT FORM CAME TO MANY DURING DAY CHICAGO. —A saloon in tho heart of the business section was wrecked early this morning by a bomb. The loss Is SIO,OOO. The affair is believed to he part, of a secret fight against bars where gambling is allowed. Twenty-nine have been wrecked in two years. CYCLONE STEALS BABE. NORTON, Kan. —Cyclones in Nor ton county did much damage, wreck ed houses, telephone lines and timber. A child swept from Its mother's arm* has never boon found. HUSBAND KILLS FAMILY. KITANING, Pa. —Armour Duvier shot, his wife to death and tried to kill his three-year-old daughter. He then cut his throat. The tragedy was caused by a separation a week ago. Id ;i certain Augusta store this true incident happened only the oth er day: A lady stood at the counter looking at some dress goods. They had been advertised “as a special.” The lady inquired of the salesman: “You are certain that these goods'are all right, are you V “They are all right, madam,” said the sales man. “Well, I believe you,” said the lady. “I have been shopping here for quite a while and every thing 1 have ever bought “One paper in the home is worth a thousand on the highway/* NEGRO EYNCRED BY MASKED MEN ATCUTHBERT.GI. Albert Reese Had Assault ed Miss Mary Taunton and Was in Jail At th« Time. MOB WAS COMPOSED OF 15 MASKED MEN Work Was Done So Quiet ly That Sleeping Town Did Not Know of Affair Until Daylight. Special to The Herald. CUTHBERT, Ga.— A mob to tk Al bert. Reese, Hie negro assailant of Miss Mary Taunton from Jail last night, and lynched him. The work was done rapidly and with no disor der, very few knowing of the lynching till daylight The wrs was com posed of fifteen men who wtT* masked. who said they were told by Mrs. Woodill herself. She (Mrs. Woodill) said oho wag horn In Minneapolis twenty years ago. Her mother died when sbo was throe years old, leaving her in Ignorance of iter parentage. Mro. Charles Thompson, of McDaniol, Md., took her and brought her up. At twelve they went, to Washington, where they lived at tho home of Lymen J. Gage, who took a groat internet la her, when she was 15 he sent her with Mrs. Thompson to Paris, where she studied music, Mr. Gage paying all the expenses. Subsequently she was married to ■ Mr. Caswell in Boston. At 17 she came to Baltimore, loarlng her hus band, and was known as Miss Edith Thompson. She later entered suit nguliist Caswell for divorce. She left Boston orer a year ago and In thirty days after securing the divorce from Caswell she married Gilbert Woodill of in Baltimore, Mrs, Gage sent her checks continually. All tbeae faote are asserted to have been stated by Mrs Woodill to friends in Baltimore. There are always mors or less mystery surrounding Mrs. Woodill. She talked constantly of and referred to ex-3ocretary Gage and seemed fon der of him than anybody else in tho' world, spanking of him as “Papa Oagb.” Mrs. Woodill sang at the White .ottse for President McKinley and some guests. May Have Been Eastman. NEW YORK— It Is now believed the slayer of Mrs. Woodill may have been “Lame Boh” Eastman, a Wall street broker who feiied e peer or more ago. Eastman was iiwskl In Chicago last year. TROLLEY CARS COLLIDE. WILMINGTON, Del.—Forty -*e«pl« were injured, two fatally, in a*tffl«Uh of excursion trolley oat*. FERRY BOAT CAPSIZES. HOUSTON, Me. —A ferryboat ,cap sized with a party ot 28 young pea pie, three girls being drowned Tha heroic conduct of a priest saved many. PLATFORM COLLAPSED. SHREVEPORT, La.—A platform holding 200 students of the Louisiana industrial College at Rushton coV lapsed. Seven girls were badly In jured, also twenty-five other stud denta. has turned OUT TO BE just, what you said IT WAS.” \ t A number of ladies standing at the counter overheard the lady’s tes timonial to the integrity of the house, and im mediately bought goods they wished, remarking itig as thev did so, “IT IS A REAL PLEAS URE TO BUY WHERE YOU ARE SURE THAT WHAT YOU BUY IS ALL RIGHT.” The Augusta Herald believes in honest adver tising and is printing-r --so far as it knows —only reliable advertisements from reliable firms.
