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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1909)
FRIDAY, JUNE 25. SOCIAL GOSSIP REBECCA LODGE MEETS THIS EVENING. .The regular meeting of Martha Washington Rebecca Lodge, No. 19, I. O. O. F., will he held this evening at eigth-thirty o’clock. All members are urged to attend promptly, and all vis iting Rebeccas are cordially invited to be present. MRS. TICE ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. GIBSON. Mrs Gibson of Athens, a sister of Mrs. Dwight Deas of this city, was complimented yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. J. N. Tice with a pond party at l-ankey’s. After a refreshing swim in the cool pond the guests enjoyed refreshments. —The improvement in the condi tion of Mrs. Josiah Miller, who is at Pine Heights, will be learned of with sincere pleasure. —Mrs. E. D. Beman entertained a few friends in the most informal man ner today, in compliment to her guest, Mrs. Fricker of Americus. —The Neighborhood Whist club was pleasantly entertained yesterday by Miss Alice Dickey. —Mr. Nisbet Teague is back in Au gusta from the Tech. —Miss Sarah Parks of Atlanta, who has been the admired guest of Miss Gertrude* JUghley, will return home on Sunday. —There is no improvement in the condition of Mrs. Doughty Miller, who is ill with typhoid fever. —Friends of Mr. Elmer Ransom are congratulating him upon the splendid record he made at the academy, from which he was graduated last evening. In addition to carrying off the first honor and receiving the general com mendation of his teachers, he has been given the more substantial token of his ability, and today, the first day following his graduation, he has ac GEORGIA ROAD CONTENDS FOR NEGRO FIREMEN (Continued from page one.) as 7oox-out ana as nagmen. But lie maintained that the negro can dis charge these duties as well as the white fireman. He said that the ne gro fireman is, as a rule, more ex perienced than the white fireman by reason of the fact that he remains in the position of fireman, while the white man is open to promotion. He insisted that the negro fireman is always disciplined as strongly as the white. ' The admission was made that the white firemen receive 33 1-3 per cent more in pay than does the negro. “Then why doesn’t the road hive all negro firemen, if they are as compe tent and can be got more cheaply than white firemen?” asked Attorney Arnold. WHITE MEN GET MORE WAGES. The witness replied indirectly that white firemen are kept from which to recruit engineers. “Do you think that the negro owuld make a safe and competent en gineer?’’ asked Congressman Hard wick, of the hoard of arbitration. “1 'do not," said the wdtness. “Why?’’ asked Mr. Hardwick. “Because of lack of intelligence,” said the winess. “Then can he make a good fire man?” “He can. There is a limit to the demands on a fireman." O. N. Grady, superitendent as fire man on the Georgia Southern and Florida road, was next called as wit ness. He said that he has found ne gro firemen on his road as compe tent as white firemen. “Our seniority rule,” he said, “is based on ability. It is the able man who ge*s the best run.” W. W. Foreacre, general superinten dent of the Eastern divison of the Southern road, was called to the stand. He said that 40 per cent of the firemen on the eastern division of the Southern road are negroes. “The negro firemen are satisfac tory," he said. “We consider those w-e keep as competent. If we didn’t we wouldn't keep them.” Replying to questions from counsel of the road, he said that white fire men on the Southern road are always considered as being in training for engineers’ positions. EXPECT MORE OF WHITE MEN. The witness was asked if a differ THE PERSON WHO WROTE ONE OF TODAY'S HERALD WANT ADS. Is Looking For You! If one of today’s want advertisers had known your name and address, the want ad. would not have been printed. : : Under such circumstances, isn’t it of some personal importance to you to find and identify that want ad? ; : : : THERE’S REAL MONEY IN READING HERAIJ) WANTS. cepted a position and is at work with the National Bank of Augusta. Mr. Ransom is only seventeen years old and a tine future is predicted for him. —Mr. Jack Cranston is in the city. The closing of the colleges brings home many Augusta boys. Among those who have returned home are the following. Mr. John Hart Porter and Mr. Frank von Sprecken graduat ed from the University of Georgia as civil engineers this year. Mr. Edward Bleakley is heme from Tech. He carried off honors in his class. Mr. Fraser Bleakley is also home from Georgia. Mr. Phinizy Gary graduated from Tech with honors. Mr. Douglass Conacher is home from Tech. Mr. Talmage Wilson is home from Stone Mountain. Mr. Lombard KelTy is home from Georgia. Mr. Kelly took first honor in the sophomore class at Georgia. Mir. Nesbit Teague has returned from Tech. Mr. Hal Beeman has returned from Georgia. —The many friends of Mrs. Frank Beane, who is at Pine Heights, will be delighted to learn that she is do ing splendidly. —Mrs. Earle Barton and- children will arrive tomorrow from Columbus, Ga., to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bar ton. —Miss Katherine Boyd with Mrs. Arnold and her small son are on a visit to Greenville, S. C., and Nash ville, Tenn. —Miss Sarah Evans has returned from Smith college, where she, as usual, acquitted herself in the most laudable manner. —Friends of Mr. T. O. Brown will regret to learn that he is at Pine Heights. ence is not made in the treatment of white and negro firemen. He said that more is required of the white than the negro firemen, because the former is looked upon as a future en gineer. W. K. Smith, general superintend ent of motive power on the Atlantic Coast Line next testified. His tes timony was that 76 per cent of the firemen on the Atlantic Coast Line are negroes. “We consider these negro firemen as competent,” he said, “or we would not retain them. "We maintain a very fast and exacting schedule and the fact that the firemen on our road do satisfactory work, shows that they are skilled and competent.” Further questioning of Mr. Smith was waived to permit him to leave the city; and at 4:15 o’clock the hear ing adjourned until 9:30 o’olock Fri day morning. So far as introducing testimony is concerned, the firemen rested their case at 11 o’clock Thursday morning in the hearing before the arbitration hoard of three which is to decide the differences of the Order of Locomo tive Enginemen and Firemen and the Georgia road. The road put its first witness upon the stand at the begin ning of the afternoon session, which was opened at 2 o'clock. If the cross examination is not too lengthy it will have completed its testimony before the close of the afternoon. It is be lieved that in any event it will have rested its case by the end of the morn ing session on Friday. It Is prob able that by Friday evening argu ment and testimony wIM have been concluded ar.d the hoard will have gone into executive session to make its decision. The firemen introduced about forty witnesses, the major portion of whom are firemen and engineers on the Georgia road. The burden of their estimony was that the negro is in competent as a fireman. Many said that it is unsafe for him to be ptit to use as fireman. The endeavor of counsel for the firemen has been to draw out the fact that the negro, through unreliability and lack of in telligence and training, is a menace to public safety when used at the employment of fireman, and that for that reason should he eliminated from such employment. They have stressed the fact that the position of fireman is important and that its Importance on the Geor gia road is underrated. Their con tention as shown in their testimony is that the fireman’s duties go further than merely shoveling coal. Part of SiDfIISCHOOLFOR CHINESE TO Si! Officers and Teachers Deny Statements That it is to he Discontinued. Has Done Much Good. It is officially denied the local Chinese Sunday school is to be dis continued, as was stated recently in The Herald. Mrs. A. Smith Irvine, who is the superintendent, though at present Incapacitated through a re cently received injury in an automo bile accident, states that she is deep ly displeased at such statement and that it is not founded on fact. Mrs. Irvine says that there has nev er at any time been anything in con nection with the noble work done by devoted Christian ladies and gentle men in Augusta in behalf of the Chi nese that has in any way indicated that the work should be discontinued and that there is nothing now. That while the numbers of Chinese schol ars is small at present, this is due to the season of the year and the school is progressing in a manner sat isfactory to all concerned. She de fends the Chinese who have attended here and says they have never shown any attitude except an earnest de sire to learn the truths of Christianity. Any aspersion cast upon them is un warranted by the facts. The Chinese evangelical work here has been practised for nearly a quar ter of a century and has been the model upon which all othei-H in the South today are based It has done a good work in behalf of the Chi nese and its interdenominational plan, first advocated by Mrs. Irvine herself, has latterly been adopted as the best procedure by the workers in China. The ladies of the Sunday school deny most emphatically that the insti tution is to be discontinued and say that, recent events and the consequent outcry can have no effect locally, be cause entirely different conditions ob tain here than in New York and oth er places. Much feeling is expressed at the statements made recently to a Herald reporter and their correctness is absolutely denied by Mrs. Irvine and other teachers among the Chi nese. SPECIAL, PROGRAM FOR MISS FLEMING At the Reid Memorial church Sun day afternoon a special program will be presented in the interest of Miss Elisabeth Fleming, the missionary w'ho is at work among the women of Soochow, China. The purpose of the meeting is to raise money to send her. At the meeting an account of the work Miss Fleming is doing will be given. sides the regttlar choir Sunday, Mr. Henry Garrett, baritone, and Mr. Gard ner C. Dclmonico, tenor, will sing. TAX OFFICE OPEN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON The office of the tax receiver will remain open all day Saturday for the convenience of those desiring to make their tax returns. The last day on which these returns can be made is i Wednesday, June 30. OFFICIAL VOTE ANNOUNCED BY HOUSE. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga.-—The house yester day consolidated Georgia's vote in the general eleotion of last October. The report of the consolidation commit tee showed: For Governor Joseph M. : Brown 130,895; Yancy Carter 12,1 PT. | For the office of secretary of state, compiroller general, treasurer, at torney general, commisioner of agri culture, state ’school commissioner, | prison commissioner and railroad | commissioner, the following gentle : men received all the votes oast, in their respective order: Phil Cook, W. A Wright, Robert E. Park, de ceased; John C. Hart. Thus. G. Hud j son; .Jere M. Pound; Wiley Williams 1 and Fuller Calloway, George Hillyer and H. W. Hill. For prison commls | sioner, J. W. Lindsey received a ma jority of the votes cast. REGISTRATION IS SLOWING UP SOME Fifth Ward, However, was An Exception, and Sixty- Nine Persons Got on the Books. The registration in all the wards except the Fifth ward was very slow, Friday. In the Fifth ward 69 persons registered. In the other wards 6,8, 10 and 15 persons registered. Satur day is the last day, and it is expected that, the registration will be very heavy. The registration by wards to date is as foliows: First ward, 416; Sec ond ward, 584; Third ward, 316; Fourth ward, 498; Fifth ward, 904. Total, 2,718. FATHER’S MISTAKE, “That young man who has been calling on you for some time seems to lack ambition,” remarked Papa Go trox. “There's where you go lame, papa,” rejoined his only daughter. “He is ambitious to marry me.” —Exchange. the session Thursday morning was taken up in showing the high regard in which firemen are held on roads in the north and east. Unles they have the privilege of re buttal, the firemen will introduce oo further testimony. They will be granted this privilege only in case the road aliow's its testimony to go beyond a reply and introduces new facts. THE AUGUSTA HERALD t Double “S. & H.” Green Trading Stamps ’til 12 o’clock. What a Busy Store This Will Surety Be AH Day and After Supper SATURDAY Famous After Supper Sales 6 to 7 Mennen’s Violet or Borated fv Talcum Powder, 25c quality . . yC Zu Zus and Uneeda Biscuit, fresh ly baked; 5c value, * z~v 3 plfgs IUC Short muslin petticoats, hemstitch ed ruffles or plain with jp tucks; 50c value . 7to 8 , Octagon and Light House Soap, large cakes, for laundering * 3 cakes.. lUC 4711 White Rose and Lily of the Valley Soap; per cake VC Lade trimmed muslin corset cov ers; good quality, 35c value I”C Children’s skirts and bodies, nice ly made; regular « /-v 15c and 19c kind IUC 8 to 9 Ivory and Fairy Soap, for -% toilet or bath, cake Cuticura Soap, for medicinal a g purposes, cake 1« / C Octagon Soap Powder, large ✓ size, 3 packages for OC Children’s lace trimmed drawers; 19c and 25c value t p good material, ldC Toilet Goods Underpriced Brown's Pine Tar *■)!/ Sofep, 5c value a&/^>C Bradley’s Violet Sea Salt j w for the bath, 25c and loC Bradley’s Pure Distilled a z-v Bay Rum lUC Lambert’s Listerine, two sizes, 42c and j£lC Napoleon Violet Ammonia, *■% large bottle Packer’s Tar Soap, . _ big cake 1/C Pinard’s Eau De Quinine, *l-00 size OVC Parson’s Household Am monta, quart bottles IVC Hind’s Honey and Almond Cream, 50c value Dr. Parker Pray’s Diamond t A Nail Enamel IUC Dr. Parker Pray’s Ongallne VC Napoleon Antiseptic « _ Shaving Sticks 15C Emery Boards, large _ size, dozen 5C Woodbury’s Facial Cream, « in tubes IVC Rouge de Theatre, 25c value afclC Sanltol Face Powder, flesh and white Woodbury’s Facial j z\ Soap, 25c value IVC 20 Mule Team Borax, j z\ half pound pkg IUC DeMiracle Cream (coke j /"v soap free), large jars IVC Lx AUGUSTA'S ONLY DEPARTMENT STORE 5,000 Pairs $1.25 and $1.50 12 and r»Qn 16 Button Long Silk Cloves Dull Another sale mode possible only through the gigantic buying organization of which this establishment Is a part, revealing the mighty power which we, from time to time, exercise for the benefit and profit of our patrons. Rarely do we chance across as choice a bargniu as we struck in this lot of FINE SILK GLOVES —rarely do we have such an op portunity to buy so cheaply something you really desire. 5,000 pairs of one of the most widely advertised and best known makes—the name of which we cannot reveal, but which you will find In every pair—elbow length, fine Tricot and Milanese silk Gloves in black, white and fashionable shades, with double tipped lingers; mousquelatre style, in a full range of sizes—beautiful gloves In deed; made to sell at $1.25 and*l.so; / n to be sold here at only OVC Real Slaughter Sale of Millinery Saturday All Day and After Supper We have recently changed the management of this Department, and are determined to make a clean sweep of the entire stock, so* as to give the new management a clean sheet at inventory. A Big Table For Each Price TABLE NO. 1— TABLE NO. 4 * r Women’s and Misses Trimmed Hats, ... values up to $1.50, choice at ]VC Women's and Girls’ Untrimmed Hats, values up TABLE NO. 2 10 choice Women's and Misses' Trimmed Sailor Hats, !l1 « values up to SI.OO, choice r at .... A... .... 25c TABLE Nas “ TABLE NO. 3 Women’s Trimmed Hats, black apd colors, values / Women's and Misses’ Sailor Hats, eA up to $3.50, choice values up to $1.50, choice at *SUC at VoCt More of Those High Grade Shoes For Women kK. $1.98 It Is the mission of this store, to offor the best, there Is In foot wear at popular prices. Wo have never been better equipped to supply every shoo need of our patrons, big or little, and our presentation of low shoes Is ex oeptlonally varied, both In style and quality. Women’s Gibson, Bailar and Ankle Strap Ties, and Two and Three Button Oxfords, light, ahdt heavy soles, Cuban or Military Heels, pat ent leathers, black, wine arid golden brown kid, gun metal and tan Russia calf, sizes 1 % to 8, widths C, D and E, worth $2.50 and $3.00, tomorrow only Jrl.YO GROCERIES W In market and our prices, the lowest In the city. We reserve the light to limit quantities. 10c CRACKERS, 7'/ 2 c The National Biscuit Company’s freshly bake I, de licious Social Teas, Vanila Creams, SalUnes, But ter Thins, Fig Newtons, Graham Crackers, Sugar Clusters, Oval Saltlnes, Nablscos, Marshmallow Dainties, Pretzelettes and Zwiebacks In Inner-seal packages, regulary 10c, 71/ per pkg., special at / /^jG 811 VER LEAP LARD We ask thnt jon compaie this wit h the quality yOJ get elsewhere at *IXO, and vat’ will find .t. Identically the same. Swift’s Silver Leaf Lu’-d, Is the purest and best of all Lards. It) pound palls, always $1.50, (f*| T/i PURE GEORGIA SYRUP. Pure Georgia Cane Syrup, put up In two sizes, ab solutely the best, Flap-Jacks makes It go, Gallon 55c Half gallon 300 PURE CREAMERY BUTTER. Delicious an d sweet, made from the rich cream of pure Georgia Holstelns and Jerseys, pul. up In dust tight cartons, pound, ia., Saturday OUC WHITE CLOUD COMPOUND LARD. Use this in your cakes and other cooking purposes as a substitute for butter and see if you don't like ,t as we'l if not better. Elsewhere ft C sl.lO, our Saturday price V»SC BIG SPECIAL SALE FANCY PIE APPLES. Thlit brand of fancy Pie Apples needs no further introduction Into Augusta homes. The thousands wto have drought “Oakland” brand, will delight iri another opportunity to purchase them at exactly half price, 1,000 cans, peeled and sliced, the nice juicy kind, large No. 3 cans, full j— weigh*, 10c everywhere, Saturday, can .. . £>C Women’s and Children’s Underwear and Hosiery There are hundreds of pieces In tills purchase, which we< ltavo divided into Ihr ie lots for easy choosing. 10c Vests—Women’s splendid quality, soft finished, cotton ribbed vests, bleached low neck, no sleeves, taped..6c 19c Pants—Women’s ribbed Lisle Pants, splendid qual ity, pure Lisle, wide torchon lace edge, umbrella style, perfect lilting t2y z c CHILDREN’S 12'/ 2 c STOCK INGS, Bc. Children’s full fashioned, fust black, Cotton Stockings, fine ribbed, sizes SV& to 10, double soles, heels and toes, standard 12'/ 2 c (trades, first quality, regularly I2*4c, to morrow 8c LADIES 15c STOCKINGS, i2'/ 2 0. Price at mill’ (not whole sale) is more than we ask for thorn tomorrow, extra good cotton stockings, hem and ribbed tops, medium weight, all full seamless, fust black, some fashioned legs, regular 15c grades, to morrow only 12140 Final Clearance Sale PQn Men's Negligee Shirts OUli Another lot of the name kind that created auch a stir In shirt circles recently. An exclusive llnoiof patterns, from a large ahlrt manufacturer. Plain neat effects, that every good dresser appreciate*. Excellent quality madras, percale, chambray and and othex shirting materials, figures and strip*,*,/ regular or coat style, attached or detaohed cuff*, well made, r.trlctly perfect, SI.OO, $1.25 and SI.OO values, at O^C 50c MEN'S UNDERWEAR, 25c Men’s Athletic light weight lialbrlggan and Nain sook Underwear, Drawers in knee lengths, extra reinforced, very thin summer weight, should he 50c garment, special priced, at ZDC MEN’S TUB TIES, 9c Pretty Four-In-Hand styles, good and long, made of figured madras, mercerized cotton pop lin and plain colors, can be washed repeatedly without harm, ties that should sell at 15c, tomorrow "C MEN’S 28c BOCKB, 18c Imported and Domestic Socks, of fine lisle and cotton, plain arid fancy colors, with bleached or unbleached soles, stripes, checks, in steps and plains, 25c grades to | be offered tomorrow at IOC< MEN’S WORKING PANTB. Swejt O.'r & Co.'s famous Yellow Ticket ’’Tugof- War ’ union-made trousers, of pretty s’riped ma turlal, every pair sold with our guarantee, even the buttons; equal to any $3.00 d»| trousers made, tomorrow only 4l| t uU SI.OO OVERALLS. 69c 200 pair 'good strong, serviceable Mechanic’s Over alls, made of strongest blue denim and overall cloth; union made, guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sell everywh ere for sl, special for / Saturday, at, pair OVC PAGE THREE Croft’s Marsh-mallows, in sealed tins, 10c value, at 8c Mason Jars 'l’li is is presenvimg time—are you sup plied with Mason .lairs'? As a special feature •for*' tomorrow we will of fer genuine Mdison jars with porcuUiin lined caps—pints or quarts, just as you please, at the Up special price (loz.i. “Uli 26c Ve9ts—Women’s fine, , pure Mercerized, Swiss 'Rib- J bed Lisle Vests, nicely fin ished, taped neck Sand / arms .* 19c < 35c Underwear—Every boyy who wears genuine “Hlbros- , knit” likes it. It is the coot/ rst thing you can wftar. shirts and drawers 25c LADIES 50c STOC/KlHias, 290. ’ Women’s sheer Imparted’' Gauzo Lisle Stockings, gar ter top, "Hermsdorf" dye, boot loce patterns, about, a dozen patterns, every pair first quality, doubtlo soles,/ heels and toes, tomorrow , only 290* WOMEN’S 39c STOCKI’NCIS,/ 35c. Three pairs for *I.OO, spienU did silk lisle, fast black and } tan. garter top, double Mies , heels and toes, ’’Hem*s<*orf"* dye, high spllcod heal, regu- / lar 39c Hose, and good at/ that, tomorrow only, three } pairs *. SI.QO„
