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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 231 PRESIDENT TUFT WILL NOT OPEN ii mii-iMii ri Tn Massage to Columbia’s Mayor Secretary Carpen ter Says Exectuive Will Be There as Scheduled. COLUMBIA PLANS HIS ENTERTAINMENT President Will Arrive There From Augusta on Morning of the Eighth. COLUMBIA, S. C.—The program for the .entertainment of President Taft on the occasion of his visit to Columbia in November was outlined Thursday at a conference he.d in the governor's office, which were pres ent Governor Ansel, Mayor Reamers, Messrs Win. E. Gonzales and Jas. A. Hovt of the Chamber of Commerce executive committee, and Secretary Moorman, of that organization. The, progran as outlined: \rrive Union station from Augusta, Monday, Nov. Bth, 10:50 a. m. Break fast at the governor’s mansion at ll o'clock Public address from the portico of the state capitol. noon. General reception in the state library at the conclusion of the address Luncheon at the Colonial hotel, 2:30 p, m . From the Colonial hotel the; president’s party will go direct, to the Union station, where their train for Wilmington, leaving at 5:30 p. m„ will be taken. I Mayor Reamer Wednesday night re-1 ceived a telegram from Private Sec- , retarv Carpenter at Beverly, Mass., 1 stating that the ' date of the presi- j dent's visit would not h e changed and that he would come here from Au gusta the morning of the Bth. HEAT PROSTRATES LOUISIANA FOLK BATON ROUGE, I,a.—Several heat prostrations have been reported In Baton Rouge during the last twenty-tour hours. Today the mercury is hovering around the 110 mark. MESS mm] BN SKIP IS BEiNo TRIED B! COURT MARTIAL WASHINGTON— A wireless mes sage was received at the navy departs ment from the Atlantic fleet, saying that David Williams, the mess attend ant on the battleship Vermont, is now being tried by court martial at sea on the charge of manslaughter. This is the sequel to a boxing match which occurred on the battleship Ver mont off Provtacetown, Mass., be tween Williams and another mess at tendant. The authorities of the state of Georgia had applied for his sur render to them, hut ti is said that in the case of conviction he will not be surrendered until he has suffered his punishment. ENGLISH WARSHIPS ON WAY TO CRETE MALTA.—Six English warships and a torpedo flotilla steamed out ot the harbor this afternoon. Their destina tion is unknown, but it is believed to b e uanea, Crete. BENZINE WAGON BLEW UP KILLING TWO PARIS. —Two persons were killed this afternoon, many others were in jured and the Moullns station was de stroyed when a railway wagon from Orleans, laden with benzine, exploded. Fir e followed the explosion. NEWS IN PARKBVILLE PARKSVILLE, S. C—The “Damned” Warm” club of Parkßville, of which Mlse Sallie Bsll is secretary and Mr. Dan BeU la secretary, held an inter esting social function last evening at the home of Miss Martha Dorn, whose beautiful blue eyes sparkled with de light as she gracefully passed to and fro through their mansion, anticipat ing every wish of the delighted visi tors. The only note of sadness that was cast over the joyous occasion sounded when the announcement was made that the fair and efficient pres ident, Miss Sallie Parker, was quite sick and unable to attend. However, the vice president. Miss Martha Dorn, STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST NEW YORK.—The local weather bureau has received the following spe cial from Washijvton: The disturbahcb south and near Porta 'Jico is moving westward. It js c i |7uered unsafe for vessels in the vide. * of the Greater Antilles dur ing the next two days and probably later off our southwest coast. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦«►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ WEATHER FORECAST. ♦ ♦ Fair tonight and Friday. ♦ ♦ (For detailed weather new* ♦ ♦ see market page.) ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ DR.SOULEHQNQREQ 111 POmO MEET Elected Vice-President of tiie American Associa tion of Farmers’ Insti tute Workers. Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —Word has been re ceived by the department of agricul ture at the state capitol announcing the election of Dr. A. M. Soule, presi dent of the State Agricultural Col lege at Athens, as vice-president of the American Association of Farmers’ Institute Workers at their conven tion held at Portland, Ore. The general assembly, just adjourn ed, appropriated ten thousand dollars, at the urgent request of Dr. Soule, for the purpose of continuing the ex tension work planned by this collegp through the medium of Farmers’ In: stitutes, which are held in each sena torial district of the state once oach year. Dr. Soule and his co-workers, ably assisted by the department of agri culture, have done splendid work in this direction for the past two years. At these institutes the farmers are urged to diversify their crops, to en gage more deeply in cattle raising and dairying and in other ways making the farms self supporting. By the use of cotton seed meal as a cattle feed, it has been demon strated at these institutes by the va rious professors of the State College of Agriculture, that cattle raising and dairying can be carried on o a great profit in any county of Georgia. That this advice has been needed is evi denced by the increasing sales of cot ton seed meal which Is registered with the state department of agri culture. These farmers’ institutes promise to he a wonderful benefit to the plant ers of the state and the dates on which they will be held will be an nounced shortly. FRUIT EXCHANGE TO (MELONS Growers Had Bad Season and Like Manner in Which Peach Crop was Handled. Speoial to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga. —The Georgia Fruit Exchange has heard from several growers of watermelons and caute loupes of late relative to co-operation with them on the shipping of melons as well as peaches. The manage ment of the exchange will bring iheaa applications to the attention of the executive committee and the trus tees when they meet September Bth In Atlanta. The melon season has been a dis astrous one for the growers, in con trast to the highly successful season of the peach men, who got the benefit of organization. If the melon grow ers oould prevail on the peach men to ship melons through the exchange, they would get the benefit of a sys tem already organized, which has proven Its success. The following letter to the exchange from Howard P. Whiddon, secretary of the Mcßae, Ga., board of trade, is typical of several received: "Our farmers In this sxHicn, have been, and now are, shipping a great many melons but the proceeds have been very unsatisfactory. For Instance one of our customers was in this morning and tells me that be shipped two cars of melons for which he re ceived only $22 and that he sold yes terday afternoon to a man on the ground one car for $65. I notice that the fruit exchange had just closed a successful season for the peach growers and I felt that we could pos sibly interest you in the melon Indus 'try. The late melons will be moving for two or three weeks yet and the farmers are anxious to ship to some one who is responsible and who will pay them what the melons are worth. Unies they can obtain relief I fear that no melons will be grown next year.” NAVAL STORES MEN MAKE LARGE SALE SAVANNAH, Ga.—Those Savannah naval stores exporters and factors who have been holding spirits of tur pentine in tanks awaiting a raise in price have sold out their entire hold ings to the American Naval Btores company at fifty and a half cents a gallon. The total amount, received for the tank holdings was $23,000. This is a profit of about $7,800 Thua neat clean up wac made by the fact ttoat the stuff was tanked where it could not deteriorate or become damaged In any way. SUGAR PRICES ADVANCED. NEW YORK.—AII grades of re fined sugar were advanced ten cents per 100 pounds, making standard granulated 5.05. AUGUSTA GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 19, 1909 KING GEORGE OF GREECE WHOM CRETANS WANT TO RULE THEM _ | * jpi t*' ' ft 1 V:; Ls/V’cJr FATS AND LEANS CROSS BATS FRIDAY AFTERNOON A Milk and loe league baseball game will be played Friday afternoon at Warren park that has everything else in that line backed off the board, to use a household expression. The contesting teams will be the Fats and Leans, about which you have all heard so much. As their names, simply, the outfits are composed, respectively, of gentle men who can’t, find ready-mad t clothes large enough, and gentle men who cast shadows only when the sunlight is very brilliant. The heaviest man on the Fat team is ’’Babe'' Adams, star trainer and physical director, whose duties also include the pleasant pastime of ad ministering discipline to refractory umpires', and tilting the diamond in the right direction when the e are runners on the paths. Willie Elias is perhaps the lightest SECOND RICHMOND COUNTY BALE ARRIVED THURSDAY The second bale of cotton raised in Richmond county this year was sent in to Spears & Pilcher Thursday morn ing. by Mr. T. F. Layton, from his farm about six miles from Augusta near Gracewood. Mr. Layton Is one POLICE KEEP THE STRIKERS 11C PITTSBURG. —Mounted and using their hickory riot clubs members of the Pennsylvania state constabulary are Thursday keeping th strikrs on the move in the Pressed Steel Com pany strike zon e at McKees Rodks. It is stlmatd that ovr 500 shots were fired Wednesday night and early Thursday by the strikers and their sympathizers who had gathered on the O’Donavan Bridg 8 near the works. During the firing the troopers and other police remained inside the mill, orders having been Issued to take no action unless the strikers attempted entrance to the plant. THE NEW YORK CASH PRODUCE MARKET NEW YORK. —Cash produce mar kets: Spot cotton 12.80. Minneapolis No. 1 Northern wheat 1.36. Wheat firm; No. 2 red 112 3-8 t. o. b. Com firm; No. 2 mixed 80 1-2 in elevator. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed 48c in ele vator. Rye firm; No. 2 western 76c f. o. b. Barley dull; feed 57c i. f. New York. Flour dull; spring patents 640; win ter straights 540. Mill feed steady. Pork quiet; mess 21.75. Lard firm; prime western 12.25. Tallow steady; prime city 5 916 c. Coffee quiet; No. 7 Rio 7 3-Bc. Sugar quiet; granulated 496. COTTON SEED OIL. NEW YORK.—Cottbn Seed Oil closed: August 546a51; September 648 aol; Oetober 560a53; November 540 a 50; December 547a48; January 556 a 59; Marchsßß aTO; May 575a77. Spot oil 546a55; sales 9,400 barrels. THI MONEY MARKET NEW YORK—Money on oall 2 l-4et-z. Time loans firm; 40 days *; »0 days I l-4a 1-t; six months 4 per cent. Posted rates sterling exchange 4X4a.57 1-2, with actual business in bankers Mils at, 4*8.80 tor de mand, and 4»f> 05a10 for sixty days Mils Prime mercantile paper steady, rates un. changed. man on the Lean team. Ho will play an outfield position, maybe, and will do a stunt on the coaching line, sure ly. At this latter position he is a gem of purest ray serene. His long practice with his voice as a newsboy makes , him peculiarly suited 'to the coaching line, while his line or strong tHlk will keep up interest. The hour is 4:30 o'clock, and the admission is 10 cents. It will be remembered that this gamo was post poned from Tuesday, because it was Impossible to put full teams in the fiei-d. on that day. But the players are nil in fine form, and looking for ward to the fray with enthusiasm. There will he more laugh to til <3 lineal minute at this game than you’ie derived from all the comedy of the summer put together. And as to the quality of baseball—it won't be slow. of the representative farmers of this seotlon and conducts a farm that is up-to-date in every particular. The bale weighs 526 pounds. The staple is considered very good for new cot ton. TRYING FOR BOliO TOR MISS TODD Mr. Watson is in Critical Condition at Hospital, But May Recover Unless Complications Set in. Mr. Richard D. Watson, who was shot three times in the Central of Georgia railroad office Wednesday about noon by Miss Elvira Todd, Is tn a critical condition at the city hos pital. Miss Todd is confined in the county jail. Dr. Asbury Hull, who is attending Mr. Watson, says that Mr, Watson was resting as easily as could bo ex pected but that be was In a serious condition. If complications do not arise, Mr. Watson’s chances for re covery are good, but if complications do arise, his chances for recovery are very slight. Solicitor General Jos. 8. Reynolds said Thursday that Miss Todd would not be granted bond until Mr. Wat son was on the road to recovery. Mr. Ctias. A Plcquef, who represents her, will make efferts, however, to obtain bond for her. COTTON CROP AT WILSON IS POOR None Will Be Ginned This Year Until After First of September. WILBON, S. C.—The farmers throughout this section have about, finished gathering in their fodder and now the cotton fields are beginning to whiten. It will only be a very short while before every one will be busy picking, ginning and marketing the crop, which in some sections is very good, but in most sections the crop Is very poor and very late. Last year in this section the first bale was ginned on the 20th of August, but there will be none ginned this year bcfor e the bat of September. MBS. I'D CLAIMS RMS CIICES FALSE Woman Named in Divorce Suit by Wife of Major Hanson Says Charges are Perfectly Absurd. MAY SUE MRS. HANSON FOR HEAVY DAMAGES Husband of Mrs. McVicar Says He Will Put Case in Hands of His Attorneys. NEW YORK.—Mrs. James Mc- Vickar was indignant Thursday when she learned she had been named in the divorce suit brought by Mrs. Cora L. Hanson in Atlanta, against her husband. Major ,1. Fletcher Hanson, president of the Central of Georgia railroad. “It is au outrageous affair," said Mrs. McViekar. ”1 know both Major and Mrs. Hanson during my residence at Atlanta in 1907, but. we met merely in a social way, and wo were friends merely. The statement that Major Hanson became infatuated with 1110 after my divorce from T. Mitchell Horner, in 1907, Is absolutely false. 1 never had anything to do with Ma jor Har.son, and never accompanied him on any trip in a private car. We met on several occasions in a social way, but beyond that there Is noth ing to substantiate the charges that are made by Mrs. Hanson, or to justify her dragging my name into her domestic affairs." Charges False. Mrs. McViekar stated that the charges of Mrs. Hanson, not only were absolutely false, but were made to bolster up her case In court. The hint, was made that Mr. McViekar would not reßt content with merely denying charges made against her in complaint for divorce, but he would institute action for heavy damages for defamation of character. The matter, she said, would be placed In the hands of his attorneys. Bath Room “Joke.” Mrs. McViekar interrupted her hus band at the point to say: “Why, it Is perfectly awful; it is simply ter rible.” when sip, was told Mrs. Han son said In her complaint that she. was obliged to sleep on the floor of the hath room, when Mrs. McViekar (then Mrs. Horner) was in the house, Mrs. McViekar laughed merrily, and said: “Why, that is absurd, I never heard of such a thing.” Since coming to New York I have heard that Mrs. Hanson has been unfriendly to me. 1 have been very happy since my mar riage and it Is terrible that, this wo man should couple my name with such a scandal." Her Mother Talks. BALTIMORE, Md. Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson, mother of Mrs McVlckar, said Thursday: "Any statements that have been made by Mrs. Han Hon about my daughter and Major Hanson are absolute falsehoods. Major Hanson has for years been a friend of my en tire family, whll e Mrs. McVlckar al ways regarded Mrs. Hanson as het especial friend.” MAJOR HANSON WAS INDULGENT FATHER Attorney For President, of Central of Georgia Rail road Says Client Misrep resented in Wife’s Suit. Speclnl to The Herald. SAVANNAH, Ga.—Hon. Roland El lis, of Moron, one of the attorneys for Major J. F. Hanson, who is In Savannah en route to New York Thursday gave out the following statement relative to the suit, for di vorce, filed by Mrs. ,1. F. Hanson; “If the report In Wednesday’s pa pers as to the contents of a libel for divorce filed against Major J. F. Han son be true he Is done, 1n my opln ion, a grave Injustice. The most in dulgent and genenbus husband and fa ther, so far as ills neighbors eouid know, and I have lived within a stone's throw of his home most of my life, It Is not conceivable that, the, charges as reported could be serious ly considered. “As one of bis attorneys in this un fortunate affair, which has been brew ing for some two years, I cannot go further Into details than to state that he has done with almost, superhuman patience, more than the average man undar similar circumstances would have done. “The connection of his name with that of the lady mentioned Is a eru elty to both, and his answer to be properly filed, will show that the la mentable family estrangement, Is due primarily to religious differences, which divided his entire household two years ago, most of whom, Inelud ingf his wife, are living at Point Loma, Cal., where the Theosophical society if that Is the correct name, has its headquarter*. MR. AND MRs’”bEAGLES LOSE INFANT DAUGHTER The Infant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Beagles, of No. 1483 811- coi street, died at. the residence of her parent* Wednesday night. The funeral services took place Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, from the residence The interment was In the c4ty cemetery. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. AIKEN LEPER IST TO LITER FEBT USE The State Supreme Court Decided. Injunction in Favor of Mrs. Mary Kirkland. SAID SHE WAS TOO REFINED Says Form of Leprosy Slve Has is Not Dangerous Standing; He/ to the Pest House Too Harsh. COLUMBIA. Miss Mary Kirkwood who contracted anasethetie leprosy working as a missionary iti Brazil and who while living in Aiken last December was ordered to tli e pest house, whore small pox negroes were kept had health board enjoined, and Thursday the State Supreme Court decided the ease In bur favor, 011 the ground that In the first place such a form of Isolation in her case, she being a woman ol’ culture and refinement an aged and blind, was too tiarsa for the further reason that her form of leprosy was not dangerous as to warrant such extreme measures. BREEBE’S MEMORY FAILED AT TIES Banker Says He Has Been Unjustly Dealt With One of His Letters Used as Evidence. ASHEVILLK, N. C. —Major Breoso, one of defendants In the trial of Hreese, I’enland and Dickerson, charged with conspiracy ’to defraud the First National Bank, of Asheville, today continued on the witness stand In his defense of himself, lie at times broke forth in short addresses to the jury. lie charged that 'the books of the bank hart been denied to him 1111 Justly since the Institution's failure despite his labors of twelve years to inspect them with the view of rte monstra'tlng his Innocence in connec lion with the failure. At times during (be examination by the district attorney, Major nroese was forced to answer “I can’t remem ber.” There was placed in evidence a let ter which it Is claimed Major Breeso wrote eleven days before the bank failed. The letter read: "Am sending $609 In small silver; have stir plus over and above our needs; we can’t use It here.” FRIGHTENED ill AUTOMOBILE PULE RAN DIIEU LEESVILLE MAN Mr. Paul Shealy Seriounly Injured and Little Son Had Narrow Encape. Special to The Herald, LEESVJLLK, S. C.—Lcesvlll e came near having a fatal accident, recently as a result, of reckless automobile driving. The road from Lcesvllle to Batesburg is for automobiles, and Is muched used by them. As Mr. Paul Shealy was returned to Lcesvllle with h a twelve-year-old boy he met Mr. Jack Jones In his automobile. Mr. Shealy got out of ills buggy and tried to hold his mule, but when the auto mobile dashed by the animal became unmanageable, and tore away, running over Hr. Shealy. The hoy remained in the buggy and as If by a miracle was unhurt, although the buggy was upset, and torn In pieces. Mr. Shealy was not so fortunate. The mule slop ped on him and both wheels of the buggy passed over him. Medical help was called at once, but he was de ltrlous much of the time Tuesday night. His head and spinal column are aeriously hurt. Mrs. Shuler, of Batesburg, was thrown from her buggy two weeks ago, her horse taking fright from the same automobile. ELEVEN MEN DROWN IN SCHOONER’S WRECK LUNENEBIJRO, Nova Scotia Tb> Gloucester, a fishing schooner from the Orinoco has capsized and eleven men were drowned. SAYS a keen-tongued foreign critic: “You Americans think like lightning and act like thun der." You can’t reap results to-day on advertising to be done to-morrow . FLOODS PLAT mfBC li PAD IST CITIES Families Seek Safety in High Places, Trains Are Blocked, in Lonely Moun tain Passes. TRAVELERS ARE DELAYED FOR DAYS Trains Detoured Over Cir cuitous Routes, This Pro cedure will he Neoessary For Days. DENVER, Colo.- Trains blocked In lonely mountain pusses, tracks wash ed away, in some Instances pitched into canyons hundreds of feet, deep, families driven from their homes to shelter In higher places--these were tlm scones revealed at daybreak along the overflowed Arkansas river. Alarmed by another cloudburst at Four Mila creek, near Canon City Wednesday night, scores of residents in tile lower sections of Pueblo and mini points passed UlO night. In re moving household effects. The tn molls Royal Gorge with Us walls a thousand feet high has been washed by the torrent for aJmost 48 hours, and railroad tracks have been de stroyed. Trains on the Colorado Mid land, Denver and Rio Orando, and oth or railroads, most of them carrying eastern tourists, have been detoured over circuitous routes, and Is Is said the detouring of trains will he neces sary for four or five days. NEWBERRY STUDENTS RE-UNION AT DELMAR Excellent Program Has Been Arranged and Prominent Men Will Speak. LEESVILLB, fl. O.—The Dclmoc re union of the present and former stu dents of Newberry College will be held at Dei mar near here next Fri day, August; 20. The program prom ises to be the best ever offered, us follows: Addresses, H B Hare, Dr. K. C. Bulls, I’rof C. A. Fellers; dinner; art rtreHß, College Pranks by College Cranks, Rev. 9. 0. Bailee tine; ad dress, Good Citizenship, Hon. A. F. Lever; address, Newberry College, President J. H. Warms, The day Is looked forward to with much pleasure, and will be enjoyed by perhaps a thousand people. MULE BIT OFF FINGER OF LITTLE ROSS WOOD Lad Near Parkavilla Lost Middle ringer Between Mule’s Teeth. PARK9VILLK, S. C.—Little Robs Wood, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M Wood, of Meriwether, 3. C„ had the middle finger of the left hand bit ten by a mule recently. The little fellow wan gathering com or shucking corn for the nnlntal when the multf intending to bfte the corn caught the little boys finger in hla teeth biting his finger entirely off. Mr. Wood brought the little boy, who is 11 years old to Parksvllle to a physi cian, who dressed It for him and he left for homo quite cheerful. “SINGING COMEDIAN” SUED FOR DIVORCE Great Secrecy Thrown Around Case In Whloh Famous Stage People are Involved. NKW YORK. Suit for absolute di vorce lias been started against, An drew Mack, the "Binging Comedian,” whose real name Is William Andrew McAloon, by his wife, known on the stage ns Alice Mack. The first, of the hearings took place In the office of Leopold W Hnrhurger. a lawyer, who was appointed wifereo. Daniel O'Reilly appeared for Idle comedian. The greatest secrecy was thrown around the case, and the name of the woman named by Mrs, McAloon has not yet been made known. JUDGE GOSS ILL. HARTWELL. Gu—Judge H. J. Goss, for thirty years notary public of the Hartwell Idatrlct. Is seriously 111, He has been confined at hlk home for several weeks and Is In a preoarl ous condition.
