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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 183 AH OF LEON FOUND DEAD IN OUOSON 010 Dead Chinese in Morgue Recognized by Reporter Who Knew the Alleged Slayer of Elsie Sigel. REPORTER POSITIVE OF MAN’S IDENTITY Says He Knew I,eon Ling Well When He Ran a Ping Pong Gallery at Fort George. NSW YORK—A reporter, who view ed the body of the Chinese at the morgue Friday morning whose body was found in the Hudson river last night, said that he was sure it was Leon Ling, charged with the murder of Elsie Sigel, “This is undoubtedly the body of Leon Ling,” said the reporter, “I knew him well at Fort George last summer. He was running a ping-pong gallery there. I recognize him par ticularly by his hair and by appear ance.” MERRY WAR ON BETWEEN MEN AND ELECTRIC CO. Following the action of the city council of Aiken Tuesday night in passing ordinances requiring the cars of the Augusta-Aiken line not to run at a speed greater than eight miles an hour from the corporate limits of the city to the corner opposite the Hotel Aiken and from that point to the terminal at the Southern railway passenger station at a speed not ex ceeding four miles an hour, the rail way company has adopted retalitory measures and a merry little war will probably be the result. The Aiken authorities have also de cided that the express car will not be permitted to deliver any freight in Aiken except at the street cross ing nearly opposite the store now be ing used by the express agent of the company, and that this permit is only to last sixty days. The company, over the signature of its vice president, Mr. James U. Jackson, on Thursday advised the au thorities of Aiken how the company looked upon the measures adopted and sot forth the stand to bo taken by the company , Notices were post ed in the cars and. along the right of way of the company putting people on notice ox the new regulations follow ing the action of the Aiken council. In Mr. Jackson's letter he states that it would appear that the ordi nances were passed because the com pany has not extended its tracks across the Southern railway tracks to the freight depot In Aiken. The letter states that the company had hoped that this would have linen set tled satisfactorily, but now that the ordinances had been passed it would necessitate the company abandoning the idea of extending the line. The ex tentlon, says the letter, would make it impossible for the schedule to be maintained running the four-mile rate as prescribed. In order to main tain the schedule and give the pa trons of the company the proper ser vice, while carrying out the eight mile schedule as made obligatory by the ordinance, the cars will have to be stopped at the Hotel Aiken. This is therefore being done beginning Fri day morning. The letter also states that the com pany may find it necessary at the end of sixty days or sooner to operate the express service inly to the city limits of Aiken. The citizens of Aiken are understood to be considerably stirred up over the state of affairs and in teresting developments may be ex pected. It is understood that a mem ber of council who was one of the best advocates of the measures pass ed against, the company was the first to he stung, when he boarded a car Friday morning to go to the terminal, and was informed that it would only go to the hotel. CROWD AT CAPITOL. WASHINGTON—The fact that to day was to be devoted to a further debate of the income and corporation tax amendments to the tariff bill at tracted a large assemblage to the Cap itol Friday. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity: Showers tonight or Saturday. For Georgia: Partly cloudy; show *ers tonight or Saturday. South Carolina: Showers tonight or Saturday. Showers were general Thursday over a most of the cotton belt, numer ous points in Georgia, Florida and Alabama reporting excessively heavy precipitation, Quitman, Ga., reports 6 1-2 T Inched. Augusta’S rainfall was only shout .28 at ap lnbh, but that *tvae enough to interfere with the baseball fhma and the citv tennis tournament at the Lakeside Club. Friday weather Is fair and warm, though, and there is not a proapeet of rain, though the ob server 3a> s showers will prevail 1* this section tonight. Glorious Fourth Will Be Generally Observed With Big Holiday Monday Business Houses Will Be Shut Down and Banks and Public Places Will Be Closed. NATIONAL SALUTE Lots of Folks Will Go Fishing. Many Diversions Provided For Those who Want Enjoyment. The Glorious Fouith will be ob served in Augusta in the customary manner, and the booming of the guns of the national salute and the cessa tion from labor, and all things that go to make up the holiday here will commemorate the one hundred and thirty-third anniversary of the sign ing of the Declaration of Independ ence. The chief celebration will take place on Monday, the Fourth falling on Sunday. In many quarters the day will be observed as a whole holi day while in others a half a day will comprise the observance. While it has not yet been fully decided it is understood that, the retail stores will have a holiday after 2 o'clock Mon day. Many will take advantage of the holiday and go fishing or indulge in some other sort, of diversion. Bar becues, will be ilberally patronized and many forms of entertainment will be provided for the relaxation of those who have the day off. NATIONAL SALUTE. On Sunday, July 4th, at 12 o’clock the national salute will be fired at the United States Arsenal on the Hill. The national salute is 45 guns. Mon day, July sth, the works at the Ar senal will be closed for the day. The national salute is fired only on days that are of national import. LONG HOLIDAY FOR OFFICIALS. Mayor Dunbar and other officials at the city headquarters will observe the Fourth of July by closing up shop on Monday the fifth. Old “Tom,” the big yellow cat, aided and abetted by his side partner—a feline of the grey persuasion—will receive callers that day. It is a regular custom for the city offices to close at 2 o’clock on Sat urday afternoons. From that hour until oponing time the following Tues day is a liberal rest, and the gentle men who direct the city’s affairs an ticipate it with not a little pleasure. SHERIFF’S FORCE ON THE JOB. The county offices will be closed Monday. Practically all the offices will be closed all day. The clerk’s office, will close at noon. There will be no session of court, In either the city or superior court rooms, and the officiate of the two courts will be off for the day. The treasurer’s office, the office of the tax collector, the tax assessor’s office and the sheriff’s office will be closed for the day. The fact however, that the sheriff's office is closed does not mean that the officers will hot be on duty. Sheriff Clark and his depu ties will be on duty during the day. They will be at the office part of tire time. BANKS WILL SHUT UP SHOP. The banking houses will he closed on Monday the sth. The holiday how ever will not affect parties having notes in the bank except by extending the time limit one day. A bank law reads, “Notes failing due on Sunday are payable on Monday, should Mon day be a holiday they are payable on the next succeeding business day.” As many as twenty or twenty-five of the bank clerks have expressed their intention of taking advantage of the holiday by spending two days on the Isle of Palms. COTTON MEN GET THREE DAYS OFF. The Augusta Cotton Exchange and and Board of Trade will be closed all day Saturday the 3rd and Monday the sth of July in observance of the 4th of July which falls on Sunday. In all probability the market In every part of the United States will observe the holiday In the same man ner. As there will be no market on Saturday and Monday the cotton houses of Augusta will probably ob- Sunday’s Herald Copy for Sunday's Herald should be in Herald ofioe by noon Saturday in order to secure proper display, classification and inser tion In all editions of the Sunday Herald. There are over 40,000 readers, eager and anxious to read Sun day’s Herald. These readers must be served prompty and on time, and advertising forms cannot be held beyond a reasonable time in which to catch all malls. BE SURE YOU READ SUNDAY’S HERALD. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 2, 1909 Sanford Robinson and Wife Sanford Robinson and his wife, of the firm of Cary & Robinson, the well known corporation law yers, who was convicted of impeding justice in re gard to a plot to mutilate and spirit away the hooks of the United Copper Company. MOST INHUMAN SCOUNDREL IS SAVED FROM LYNCHING CUMBERLAND GAP, Tenn. —David Moore and wile were brought to the Jonesville, Va., jail last night to escape probable mob violence at Erwin. Moore is charged with .murdering Harry Lee Nutshell, his flve year-old stepson, after having compelled the child to carry from a saw mill lumber out of which bis coffin was made. menu. CRIES JOE HILL ATLANTA, Ga. —With Its contin gent of the McLendon investigation committee just appointed the lower house of the legislature adjourned at 12:25 o’clock until Tuesday at 10 o’clock, after the ugly word “Impeach ment" had been uttered on the floor of the house by Hon. Joe Hill Hall himself, in a hot skirmish on the McLendon matter as put up to the house by the senate’s concurrence with the amendment in the Harde man resolution adopted Thursday by Hie house. The skirmish marked the firing of the last shot by the house into the McLendon matter ere it went to the joint committee and until it comes back several days hence, with the report of that committee upon its investigations. Herman, of Jefferson; Anderson, of Chatham; Wright, of Floyd; Eli is, of Bibb; Tuggle, of Troup; Boyd, of (Spalding; McElreath, of Fulton; Brown, of Carroll, and Sheppard, of Sumter, were named by Speaker Holder for the McLendon case. Chair man Hareman called the contingent to meet immediately after the ad journment of the house. The senate contingent to the committee is as serve the same holiday as the cotton exchange. RAILROAD MEN WILL GET OFF. Every railway machine shop in Au gusta will be closed Monday. There has been no program arranged for the celebration of the 4th but it Is understood that the different trades councils will interest Its members by a barbecue dinner or something of the kind. NO FREIGHT ON THE FOURTH. The freight agents offices will also observe the holiday and no freight will be received or delivered on this day. The clerks of the agent* of fice generally go fishing at some point down the line of the railroad for which they work and in all probability a large number of the men will try their luck on the sth. The genera! offices of the Georgia railroad will only observe a baif holi day on the sth of July, closing Its of fices to business at 2 p. m. Monday the 6th. With tills exception prac tically every railway office in Augus ta will be closed on the sth. COTTON MILLS QUIET ALL DAY. The cotton mills In and around Au gusta will be closed down all day on the sth of July in observance of the national holiday. The mill opera tives will enjoy picnics to the Lake and moonlight rides down the river. ROUSE on CHANGE TIME OF MEETING Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga, —Senator McCurdy of the Thirty-flrdt district, Friday morning, introduced a bill in the sen ate to change the time of meeting of the general assembly from the fourth Wednesday in June to the second Wednesday in October. Several amendments and a substi tute were offered 'to tho resolution, providing for an inquiry into Mc- Lendon’s suspension. A resolution was introduced in the house by Butt, of Fannin, to put the galleries in such a condition as will enable the fair sex to attend the ses sions. follows: Senators Burwoll, Slater, Matthews, Calhoun and Gordy. It has not been settled when the joint committee will meet to organ ize. The Day of the Bargain Sale is Here Bargain Sales —Rag Sales, as they are called In Engiund Sea son has started in Augusta in ear nest these days. Read the ads. in today’s Herald, in tomorrow’s paper, and especially in Sunday's Herald, and see what stores arc advertising their Sum mer Season Bargain Sales in The Herald. The idea is to reduce, clean up, dispose of stock. The merchant that carries goods from season to season is soon bankrupt, styles change and money must circulate. There’s rio profit in paying insur ance, rent. Interest, etc., on goods that stay on the shelves, SO BELIEVE US, OH YE BAR GAIN HUNTERS, THE BARGAIN SALE SEABON 18 ON IN AU GUSTA. IT’S UP TO YOU TO READ YOUR HERALD CARE FULLY THESE DAYS, OR ON SUNDAY, AND GO TO THE 8T ORES WHERE THE VERY BARGAINS YOU WANT ARE AD VERTISED. SUNDAY’S HERALD WILL SAVE YOU MANY A DOLLAR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR BAR. GAINS THESE DAYS. LET’S HAVE A CIVIC SLOGAN FOR AUGUSTA AN OFFER OPEN TO ALL WHO LOVE AUGUSTA One of the most encur.igmg and significant facts that faces Augusta at the present time is this: More good Augustans are thinking good of good old Augusta than ever before. At the same time, more people in the United States know about arid think about Augusta than ever before. Only yesterday one of the best business men in Philadelphia 'urned up in Augusta. I said -o him, "When did you leave Philadelphia.’’ he said "yesterday.” I said, "what ate you doing down here?” He said, "I am making a little tour of the South, going to Savannah, Atlanta, Bir mingham, Nashville, New Orleans and then to Chicago and I thought I would start in at Augusta." Do you realize that Augusta is really on the map? Do you realize, dear good citizen, that Augusta is going to have the best summer and the biggest fall and winter business in the history of the good old town? Do you realize that there are more citizens of Augusta today than ever before? That there are more hustling, helpful citizens of the com munity than ever in the history of the city? That there are more capa ble, earnest, intelligent and active and loyal Augustans ready and will ing and eager to push the good old town forward, than we have been ever able to get together? Do you realize what this means for Augusta, for yourself, and for the community? Generally speaking, if you're a knocker or a moss-back, a good old Has-Been, against Annexation or any of the dear old things that used to mean Augusta, you'll neither know, nor care, nor understand, and we don't blame you. How could you and be what you ate? But on the other hand, you're an Augustan all right, a part and parcel, bone and sinew of the community. Never mind how you got it, just figure out just as we want every citizen of the community to fig ure out, what are you going to do with it. What are we going to do with Augusta—its future and its pros pects? Are we going to rally together each according to his means and ability and talents and inclinations and make this city, “Good Old Au gusta,” one of THE cities of the South—one of the best business, one of the best residence, one of the livest, biggest and fastest growing cities of the South? All these and more are Augusta’s in the near future. Why not? Lets have a real rallying cry—a civic slogan that appeals to the heart as well as the head and pocketbook of every citizen of good old Augusta. Something to shoot at for the rest of 1909. The Herald of fers a small pecuniary prize of SIO.OO, much love and loyalty and a uni ted citizenship to the pat phrase that expresses in a short sentence Augusta of today, as well as Augusta as she is to be In the future. Give us a civic slogan to encourage industrial and commercial, and municipal Augusta and her militant thousands of fighting men. Give us a rallying cry for the army of workers and well wishers that are ushing Augusta forward day by day. Give us a sign and symbol where by people all over the world will know what Augusta means and stands for in these days of peace and plenty and hard work and prosperity. The best six months of a century face Augusta today. They mean more people, more business, more material prosperity, more activity in commerce, in industry and in every progressive movement. Lets cry tallize this situation into a sentiment that will put to work every cle ment that means bigger and better and brighter things for good old Au gusta in 1909. Augusta has been called the Fountain City, the Electric city; we’ve heard and practiced the slogan of Patronize Home Industry we’re proud of the title of the Lowell of the South, we’ve gdt the cheapest water power in the world $5.50 per horse power per annum, we’ve got cheap freight rates into Augusta, we’ve got good water, a splendid cli mate and the best people in the world, now who will sum uo all these and other advantages in a phrase and slogan that will nlve us new heart, more strength, and make 1909 the banner year in the history of the city? The small prize offered by The Herald for a phrase and suggestion, a civic slogan, we are confident will be added to by the Boosters, the Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants Association, the Cotton Exchange, the City itself, if such an Idea appeals to the people as we believe it will. What’s your idea about the matter? Send in your suggestion to the AUGUSTA SLOGAN EDITOR, care The Herald. "Let Augusta keep in touch with all Augustans all over the world.” COTTON ROSE HIGHER WHEN THE GOV T ESTIMATE CAME IN Cotton Mon Cheered on Floor of Exchange and Pandemonium Reigned. JUMPED 32 POINTS ON ONE QUOTATION Consensus of Opinion is That Condition of Crops Around Augusta is Better Than Figures Show For Rest of State. The government estimate on the condition of the cotton crops in the United States was received at. the Cotton Exchange Friday at noon. The estimate was 74,6 per cent perfect. Authorities on the crop condition had placed the estimate at not less than 77 per eent perfect and the remark ably low estimate of the government, was a great, surprise to every one on the floor Immediately after the estimate was announced the market jumped 32 points on one quotation, general ex citement reigned .there were deafen ing cheers, rne n frantically gesticulat ing and shouting the possible limit that the market would reach a mad rush for the telegraph boxes, and tel egrams hurriedly scrawled and sent. From 11 o’clock until the market closed there was one continual reign of excitement. The low average of the government estimate is attributable to the condi tion of the crops in tin- states of Ala bama, Mississippi and Louisiana. The condition of the crop by states for June 25, 1903, June 25, 1908, and ten-year average respectively as shown in the government estimate follows: Virginia, 75 and 92 and 84. North Carolina, 73 and 89 and 84. South Carolina, 77 and 91 and 81. Georgia, 79 and 83 and 81 Florida, 88 and 84 and 85. Alabama, <l4 and 82 and 80. Mississippi, 61 and’ 84 and 80. Louisiana, C 2 and 80 and 81. Texas, 79 and 80 and 80. Arkansas, 76 and 85 and 81. Tennessee, 80 and 89 and 84. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR Missouri, B.'! and 87 and 81. Oklahoma, 81 and til and 82. While tho general average of the condition of the crops in Georgia is only 79 per cent perfect, the con sensus of opinion among cotton men in Augusta is that, the condition of tho crops in the vicinity of Augusta The OBJE< T of this col umn is to refer to adver tising successes- to hold them up as BEACON LLGI Id’S, encouraging this WHO HAVE STARTKI), TO SAIL ON encouraging those WHO HAVE NOT started, TO HOIST SAILS to gel ready for smooth and rough waters, hut to feel that they will filmllv land in the' FI ARBOR OK SI.’C CKSS! A NOTH I R OBJECT is to he helpful, if pos sible, in pointing out OTHER WAVS of suc ceeding on YOUR OWN ACCO I N 'l' showing how a beginning may he made with a small ex penditure of money— emphasizing met hods that should he followed "One paper in the home is worth a thousand on the highway.' CORNELL IN FIRST EINTESI 8! \ LENGTHS Picked Crews From Cor nell, Columbia, Penn sylvania, Syracuse and Wisconsin Row in An nua). Meet. CORNELL SEEMS TO BE FAVORITE Chief Interest Centers in ’Varsity Eights Over Four Mile Course For University Cup. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.—Cor nel! wins by four lengths; Sy racuse second; Columbia third. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.—Over a course rich with memories of former j aquatic si niggles, the college crews from Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Syracuse ami Wisconsin gathered to j row in the annual regatta of tho in tercollegiate rowing association. Three events are scheduled, a t.wo j mile race of the university four-oared | shells at It i>. m. for the Kennedy chal lenge trophy ,nnw held by Syracuse; a freshmen clght-on red two-mile race |at 3:15 p. m. fur the Steward’s cup, now held by Cornell, and a univer sity eighl -onred race over a four-mile course for I In: Varsity challenge cup, , which is now in the keeping of tho Syracuse navy. The chief Interest is centered In the contest of tho Varsity eights, timed to start at 5 p. m. Cornell’s crew is picked to wrest the coveted cup, from Syracuse. It is tho opinion that Cornell weald win all three events. Conditions indicated a good racing day, COUNCIL TO HAVE HOLIDAY ON FIFTH ft is probable that the next regular meeting of council, scheduled for Mon day night, will he postponed on ac count of the observance of the Fourth of July holiday at the city offices on that day. Mayor Dunbar Issued a formal or der Friday morning for a holiday at the city hall, and as quite a number of eouucilnicn will probably take hol iday excursions or enjoy somo other form of diversion appropriate to the occasion, It was thought a good idea to postpone council meeting. Mayor Dunbar favors the plan, and City Attorney Cohen will draw up a resolution, to be presented to the members of council, providing for a postponement. If a majority sign, tho session will la- held later in the week. J. B. WHITE & CO. WILL GIVE WHOLE HOLIDAY In observance of tho Ith of July, which falls on Sunday, the department, store of J. It. White, will give their r lerks a full holiday on Monday. Is fully 85 per cent perfect. The condition of the crop In the United Stales averaged 74.(i per cent of normal on June 25 last, according to today':', report of the department, of agriculture. This against 81.1 on May 25 last. Oil June 25 a year ago It was 81.2 and two years ago 72. The average condition on June 25 for ton years was BU.B. Market closed 55 points in advanco of yesterday. in Hie matter of eopv —- preaching the IMPORT ANCE of ACCURACY in all statements —and finally, URGING and REI RUIN'G PERSIST ENCY. STILL ANOTHER OB JE( Tis to call attention to The Augusta Herald as a good advertising medium- pointing to the character of the adver tising it carries and in sisting that it is wise to keep in good company. All three of these ob jects are legitimate, are thy not ? We are glad to receive suggestions, to hear of good advertising stories and to print anything that will serve for the betterment of advertis ing. and that will in crease interest in advej> < ising.
