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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1909)
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 226. HSTA MAN ARRESTED By smsjcips J. E. O’Neal, Arrested in Savannah, Says He Has a Young Wife in Au gusta. CHARGED WITH ROBBING RICHARDS Was Taken Up on Pick- Pocket Charge and Mile age Book Was Found on Him. Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Ga.—J. E. O Neal, 19 years old, who says he has a ycmng wife in Augusta, is held here charged with stealing a railroad thousand-mile book from Mr. T. E, Richards. Chief Norris of the Augusta police is in receipt of the following commu nication from the chief of the Sa\an nah police: Mr. M. J. Norris, Chief of Police, Augusta, Ga. Dear Sir: Kindly advise this cle partment at your earliest conveni ence whether you want a young man, 1 E O’Neal, about 19 years of age, dark complexion, dark hair, wearing a light suit of clothes with a stripe m He claims Augusta as his home hut states that his family live m CbM lepton. O'Neal reached Savannah Sunday morning on the excursion from Augusta. He was arrp/ted here on a pickpocket charge. An Atlantic Coast Line mileage book was found on him when he was arrested and we have reason to be lieve that this book was taken from its rightful owner in Augusta. The hook was issued at Montgomery, Ala., oil or about July' 18th. Your prompt attention will be ap preciated. Very truly, (Signed) W. G. AUSTIN, Chief of Police. Chief Norris stated that he was supposed to have stolen S6O and six annual passes from a Mr. Joyner on July 31st, but that on account of the fact that no evidence could be got ten against him he was allowed to depart from the city. His mother is supposed to live at No. 42 George street, Charleston, S. C. Investigation of O'Neal's story about having worked at several soda fountains in Augusta brought forth the fact that he had never worked in Augusta, but that he was known by a number of sodawater men. TEACHERS; BLOOMERS? SHOCKING! SAYS BOARD “And Right on the Play ground,” Cries One, “Where Janitor and Po lice Can See.” NEW YORK.—A shocking discov ery was made recently by two mem bers of the New York board of edu cation. They found not one, but sev eral young women teachers wearing bloomers on school playgrounds. And they were so wrought up about it that they said they were going to intro duce an anti-bloomer resolution at the next meeting of the board. The Woomeri were full, balloon like affairs, quite large enough and ugly enough to satisfy an ordinary sense of modesty, but one of the astonished; board members declared: “That costume is unnecessary and unladylike. It is not proper for young women to wear bloomers where they have to meet men, as they do on the playgrounds. Wherever we went, the policemen were always on the girls’ side of the playground. These young women have to meet the Janitors and the men teachers, too. They prob ably think nothing of It now, but when they first appeared in public, they must have blushed if they are the sort the board should employ.” COURT TERM POSTPONED. MITCHELL, Ga.—Judge D. W. Meadow has announced a postpone ment of the term of Glascock county superior oourt, to have convened Mon day, to a date to be named at the dis cretion of the court. The postpone ment was because of the hot weather and the farmers being busy with their crops. THE WEATHER Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity: Showers tonight or Sunday. For Georgia and South Carolina: Local showers tonight or Sunday. Weather Conditions. Showers occurred In all districts of the cotton belt with heavy rains in portions of Texas, Georgia and North Carolina. An extensive low pressure area oc cupies the country from Arizona, northeastward to Michigan, and has caused rain over the upper lakes, mid dle Ohio valley, In Minnesota, North Montana and Now Mexico, wl;4 a heavy fall st Chicago. •A slight depression overlies Georgia and a marked increase nas occurred in the New England high pressure area. Nearly all Rocky Mountain dis tricts are somewhat oooler today whiie to the eastward, some of the states are slightly warmer. ft is somewhat cloudy in Texas, Oklahoma and North Carolina and generally clear over the remaining southern states. BROADWAY PAVING a HALF FINISHED South Side Work Finish ing and North Will Be Started This Week. The paving of the south side of the 1200 block of Broad street is about completed and Monday or Tuesday the, gang will begin work on the north side of the street. When this block is finished, McKinne street will Be paved from Broad street to the river. Gravel has been put on Marbury street and it is one of the best streets in the city. McKinne street front Broad to the river is the thoroughfare for all wag ons coming into the city from Caro lina, and since the flood the street has been in rather bad condition. The Augusta-Aiken car line 1<- ;ves the city on this street, and the space in the tracks will also be paved. The work on Broad street has been rapid ly pushed, and it will only be a shofl time before it is completed. BOTTOM OF ELEVATOR USED FOR BLIND TIGER Elevator Boy Fined One Hundred Dollars, Given Thirty Days in Stockade and Bound Over. ATLANTA, Ga. — Henry Tucker, who has been the elevator boy in the Gould building for the past, eleven years, was arraigned before Acting Recorder Aldine Chambers Friday af ternoon on a charge of keeping a blind tiger. He was fined SIOO and given a sentence of thirty days in the stockade, and in addition was bound over for selling whiskey. Detectives Bullard and Black put in evidence a marked half-dollar which they found on Tucker after J. R. Jackson, a ne gro, returned with half a pint of whis key. The detectives testified that in Tucker’s locker under the stair case a box was found which contained four full quarts of whiskey. Tucker was represented by Attorney G. A. Stevens, who will carry the case up on a certiorari. Mr. Stevens con tends that Tucker was forced to pro duce evidence against himself, and also raised the point that the closet was not a place of business. SAVANNAH READY FOR ENGINEERS Will Welcome Several Hundred Delegates Who Will Attend Convention Special to The Herald. SAVANNAH.—Savannah is ready to welcome the several hundred dele gates who are expected to be here next week to attend the union meet ing of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Ladies Grand In ternational Auxiliary. The session will open oil Tuesday morning and; will continue in session four days. The business sessions will be held at the Airdome theatre if weather per mits. Mayor Tiedeman will extend a wel come to the visitors who will come from all parts of the United States. One day will be spent at Tybee and a part of one day will be spent on the water on board a steamboat. MR. J. T. JEFFCOAT DIED AT KEYSVILLE Had Been Living in Geor gia Only Few Months. Formerly Lived in Aiken Special to The Herald. KEYSVILLE, Ga.—J. T. Jecffoat died at his home near here Thursday evening after a very short illness. He had only lived in Georgia about eight months, having moved here f rom Aiken, S.- C„ and by his genial dis position had won many friends In his new home who were shocked to learn of his untimely death. He leaves a wife and four children: Messrs. Rbett and Moody and Misses Leila and Cary Jeffcoat, all of whom were with him when he died except Mr. Rhett Jeffcoat who was visiting In South Carolina and did not arrive un til after he died. His remains will be shipped to South Carolina for in terment. The sympathy of the en tire community Is extended to the be reaved family. MONOKS CORNER HAS PROHIBITION RALLY Hon. M. L. Smith Address ed Large Crowd At the Court House Friday. Special to The Herald. MONCKS CORNER, S. C —Hon. M L. Smith delivered a strong plea for prohibition here Friday to an im mense gathering. About two hun dred people gathered at the court house and a most enthusiastic prohi bition rally was held. FUNERAL TODAY OF DR. E. C. GOODRICH The funeral services over the re mains of Dr E. C. Goodrich, who died Thursday afternoon, will take place Saturday afternoon from the resi dence of his brother, Mr, Charles G. Goodrich, on the Hill. The interment will be in the city cemetery. It is expected that the funeral will be largely attended as Dr. Goodrich was for years one of the best known and foremost physicians in the city. He numbered his friends by the hun dreds and his death has caused uni versal sorrow. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 14, 1900. A*?** i ' ' ' —W w T#vn I IT I | co. ro« so-000 i ' i oO*.t-AX> 1.0 A/Y CM I ' Jo °o / Donald Persch, the young curb broker of New York, who was arrested and held in fifty thousand dollars bail for his connection with the vanishing bonds owned by F. Augustus Heinze, and an illustrated chronicle of the events which led up to his arrest. DELUDED HE RAN FROM HERHUSBAND Thought That He Would Kill Her. Notice in Paper Caused Reconciliation. Special to i.ie Herald. ATLANTA, Ga —“Your husband has sworn to kill you the moment he re turns to Atlanta,’’ was hissed into the ear of pretty Mrs. A. Hill, who lived at 230 Courtland street and whose husband was traveling in the interest of a large wholesale firm whose Atlanta offices are located at 1203 Candler building. "He knows that you go auto rid ing at night.” “H e no longer trusts you.” "Ho has telegraphed that he intends to blow your brains out.” "Your only hope is in flight.” Woman Frightened, The wife was almost crazed by the false but terrible story told her by the people whom she believed her true friends; she knew she was innocent, but feared her husband’s mind had been poisoned against her, so without daring to communicate with him, with out daring to leave one word of fare well, though she loved him dearly. She hastily gathered together a few belongings and fled for her life—fled from a husband whom she adored but whom she believed would murder her without giving her a moment to clear her name of the awful charges against her honor. Man Not Angry. It appears that Mr. Hill had never thought of threatening his wife. He addressed a message to his wife, a message only two lines long, printed in tiny type, but fraught with con sequences of life or death He brought, it to a local newspaper office and be fore the day had passed Mrs, Hill read: “Your friends have deceived you. Return to me; have never threat ened you. All will be well.” Mrs, Hill, who had fled to Carolina, started Immediately for Augusta and arrived here Thursday night. On Fri day morning a complete reconcilia tion took place. The husband had wired his wife’s father, Dr. J. W. Glover, of Lapierre, Michigan, and Dr. Glover was present when the reunion occurred. SIX YEARS FOR SMITH, BUTLER, Ga—Charles Smith, found guilty of making a murderous assault cv Charles G Wiggins, in Taylol- su perior court Friday, was given a sen fence of six years. What Caused Curb Broker's Arrest TWO MEN DROPPED DEAD-GETTING OFF US IDJTLADTA Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —Just after ,T. B. Travis oi No. 4 Highland avenue, foreman of the Georgia railroad round house, had alighted from a trolley car at Edgewood avenue arid Delta place, shortly after 6 o’clock this morning and had walked about, twenty steps, he suddenly Staggered and fell in the street unconscious. A few moments later he was dead. Apoplexy is supposed to have been the cause of death. Mr. Travis had just left his home a few minutes before and whh on his way to the Georgia railroad round house. He was 70 years old and mar ried, and had been connected with the Georgia railroad for many years. Capt. Sewell Dead, Cap'tain John B. Sewell, general foreman of the machine shops at Inman yards died suddenly lti the street at. the corner of Edgewood avenue and Delta place just as he stepped off a street car going to work at 6:30 o'clock Saturday morning. He was chief engineer of the Atlanta waterworks nearly 20 years. Prior to that time he was master mechanic on the W. & A. road. FIVE PEOPLE DIE AS TRAINS COLLIDE PUEBLO, Colo.—The Denver and Rio Grande train, No. 8, east-bound, and the Denver arid Rio Grande train, No. 1, west-bound, collided Just east, of Huat.ed, Colo,, between Colorado Springs aud Palmer Lake Saturday morning. Five persons are known to have been killed, and 24 injured. Both locomotives and many of the ears in both trains were badly dam aged. The failure of one of the crew to observe orders is believed to have caused the wreck. EXPLOSION KILLS TWO, ST. PETERSBURG. —There was a serious explosion Saturday on a Rus sian submarine anchored In Nevt. Two men were killed and several oth ers wounded. _ GRIEOREN IN AUTO KILLED 01 TRAIN Mother and Father of Tompkins Children Are At Indian Springs. Special to The Herald. WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga—Two ohif dren of W. C. Tompkins in an auto mobile were killed by the W. & A train near here, no details are known. Mr. Tompkins and his wife are at Indian Springs. wolnMcked NEGRO ASSAILANT Miss Daisie Fussell Was Wrestling, With Brute When Relatives Came and Negro Escaped. Special to The Herald. FITZGERALD, Ga, At 2 o’clock Saturday morning Miss Daisie Fiih seli was awakened by a negro who had entered her room through a win dow. She sprang out of bed and at tempted to escape, but the negro caught her by the throat, and tried to choke her. She fought him vici ously, finally succeeding in tearing loose from her assailant. A brother in-law, sleeping iri an adjoining room, heard the noise and rushed to her as sistance, but the negro escaped. WIFE A NEGRO, MAN KILLED HER AND WOUNDS HIMSELF Married Eight Years Be fore Discovery was Made. Leave Sev e n-Year-Old Son. COLUMBUS, Ohio.— Ascertaining after eight years of married life 'that his wife was a negro woman, Alfred Haberman, a whit* man. shot her Iwice and then, turning the revolver on himself, inflicted a wound that will prove fatal. She was a beautiful woman and had no apparent traces of negro blood. They had a seven year old non: JUDGE ARMBTRONG SUICIDES LANCASTER, Ky city Judge Clin ton Armstrong committed suicide by shooting himself. He was widely known in political circles. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. MR. BLEftKLEY DIED FRIDAY P. fill. Fall of Well Known Au gusta Merchant Had Fatal Termination. Mr. Arthur Bleakley died at the Margaret Wright hospital at 7:JO o’clock Friday night from injuries re ceived from a fall from his third storv window to the ground Friday morning at. 1 o’clock. The news of Mr. Bleakley’s sad death conics as a shock to the people of Augusta . While it was known that he was badly hurt, it was not thought that his injuries would prove fatal, but Friday night he passed away. Mrs. Bleakley and Dr. Wright knew of his serious oondtton and every thing possible was done for him. Ho held up well until 1 o'clock Friday when he began to sink. He was con scious pan of the day. There were no internal injuries, and death re sulted from shock. Mr. Bleakley is survived by his wife, six children, Edward A. Frasier, Ma rion, Mary, Emily and Arthur. Be sides his wife, and children, he is survived by four sisters Misses Mar garet and Hattie Bleakley of this city, Mrs. Geo. D. Philips, of Atlanta, and Mrs. W. A. Deas of Birmingham. The funeral services will take place Sunday afternoon from St. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. S. It. Carpenter will officiate. Tito inter ment will be in the City cemetery. Mr. Bleakley began his business life as a cash boy. He was first with the Fredericksburg Dry Goods Co. Later he went to J. B. White Co., and then to Daly & Co. From Daly’s he went into business for him self on Broad street, near Jackson, moving about two years ago to his present location. Mr. Bleakley was one of Augusta's most progressive business men, and by his death the city has lost a valuable citizen. Mr. Bleakley knew every part of the dry goods busi ness, and by his personality and in tegrity, he won tho respect, and ad miration of the business world. He was a fond husband a loving father, and to his widow, in this her deepest sorrow, and to his children, the sincere sympathies of a large number of friends and acquaintances are extended. WT FIBS PUN INCREASING MEMBERSHIP RED CROSS WASHINGTON, D. C.—President Taft heartily endorses the idea of in creasing the membership of the Na tional Red Cross, from 20,000 to 100,- 000 and a letter from him commend ing the plan is printed in a pamphlet just. published for distribution throughout the United States. GIRL SEEKS AID FOR INDICTED BROTHER Miss Maybelle Raising Funds To Help Brother, Who Is To Be Tried For Manslaughter. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga.—Miss Maybelle Stowers, of Conyers, Ga., is now lour ing the state endeavoring to raise funds to pay the attorney fees and other costs in the battle her brother, V. T. Stowers, is to make under In dlctment for manslaughter. She was in Atlanta Friday and many well known citizens aided her In her fight for her brother’s life. Stowers is charged with the killing of a young man named Williams In an altercation at Huzlehurst. He is now out under a SIO,OOO bond and will be tried soon. His sister has cast away pride to raise funds for the coming legal battle. TREASURY OFFICIAL HAS PASSED AWAY WASHINGTON, I) C.—William E. MacClennan, who had been for many years chief of the bookkeeping and warrants division of the treasury de partment died at his apartments In this city Saturday, after a lingering illness. MacClennan was one of the best known of veteran experts of the treasury. FRED LANDIS MARRIES. LOGANS PORT, Ind. Fred Landis, former representative In congress of the Eleventh Indiana district and brother of Judge K. M. Landis, of 129,000,000 Standard Oil fine fame, was married at 5 o'clock Thursday morning to Miss Bessie A. Baker, daughter of Dr. L, J. Baker of this city. The fact, that the wedding was to take place had been kept, a secret. Advertising creates pres tige and prestige brings profit. Dealer and Consumer alike ad mire and patronize “headliners.” k TAFTS CABINET ILL SPENDING VACATIONS IFF Not a Member in Wash ington. Assistants Aro Handling the Works of the Government. CLEANING UP THE CAPITOL Making Enlargements in Senate Restaurant and Putting Elevators in Sen ate Wing of Building. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Not a mem ber of President Tuft’s cabinet is in Washington Saturday. The capital is in the midst of mid-summer dull ness and the members of the cabinet are seeking rest elseyhere, leaving the administration of affairs in execu tive departments in the hands of as sistants who keep in touch with them by telegraph, telephone or mail when ever necessity arises. The situation while unusual Is not without prece dent. It is a commentary on the easy manner in which business of the na tional government may be conducted. Any sudden emergency requiring the presence of the cabinet here would he promptly met by summoning them to Washington or Beverly, Mass., the president’s summer home, for nearlv all are within thirty-six hours rail road ride. Cleaning Capitol. Summer house cleaning is now In progress at the United tSates capltol, and in addition a number of repairs and improvements will lie made be fore Ihe legislators return from their vacation. Chief among the changes will be the intallation of new eleva tors in the senate wing and the en largement of the senate restaurant. On the house side seating arrange ment in the hall of representatives will lie changed. NEGRO EDITOR IS SUED FOR LIBEL William J. White, Owner and Editor of “The Geor gia Baptist,” Has Several Damage Suits on His Hands. Three suits, aggregating $6,000, were filed Saturday morning in the clerk of court’s office against William J. While, the owner and editor of "The Georgia Baptist,” askiug for damages for libel Sam Stnilh, and. Ills two daughters, May and Adelina claim that they have each been in jured to the extent of $2,000 by an article published In White’s publica tion. The Smiths are represented by Milton C. Harwlck. Smitti and ids daughters in their pe titions set. forth that in December, 1908 While published what was sup -I,mind to tie a communication from a man by the name of Homer Caldwell, from Mullenrn, Ga. The Smith# claim there Is no place known as Mul learn, Ga. The body of Caldwell's letter is to lhe effect that he went to church over at White Springs, and while sitting there was annoyed by two "gals who giggled, etc." during the service. That later a man came in, and told him to move, to give a woman a seat, and wlion he moved a man sat there. He asked who the people were, and was told that the girls were the daugh ters of Ham Smith, and that the man wtio told him to move was Snm Smith. In the letter Caidwoll speaks of Smith, calling him a scoundrel, a grand liar, and spoke of the Smiths, collectively as "the most foolish in sen n states.” Caldwell wrote further that when the services were over the gins rush ed to him and wanted him to go home. He did not want to go and they in sist'd. becoming so Insistent, that hie coat was tom from top to bottom by them In an effort to make him come Smith and his (laughters denied 'he allegations, arid claim damages. Tlia» case will corue up in the superior court. T 1 *■* KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. PHILADELPHIA —Defective steer ing gear caust d the overturning of an automobile carrying nine persons, near tho entrance to Fairmont Park, and one man, the chauffeur, was kill id, one woman fatally Injured and two others gainfully hurt.
