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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIV., No. 249
AUGUSTA WILL PLAY NEAR-SPORTS
WITH REGULAR SEASON TEAM
Management Decides that
Sportsmanlike Thing to
do is to Use Old Players.
ATTANOOGA'S LEAD
NOT TO BE FOLLOWED
Secretary Farr Says Au
gusta has not Been Fair
ly Dealt With But Will
Win or Lose Without
Resort to Fear Begotten
Acts.
A meeting of the Augusta baseball
club directors was held Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock in the baseball
offices, and it was decided to report
at Chattanooga Thursday under pro
test. Mr. James TJ. Jackson will rep
resent Augusta on the committee to
be composed of Mr. Jackson, Presi
dent Andrews, of the Chattanooga
club, and President Jones of the lea
gue. A protest will be made against
the Near Sports, formerly known as
the Lookouts, using any players in
the post-season series except the play
ers who were on the team before the
season closed. Augusta will play the
men who are now on the team, and
the team that will play the Near-
Sports will be the Augusta team,
while according to the information
received as to the doings of the quit
ters, Augusta will go up against the
pick of the S. A. L„ with possibly a
Southern Leaguer thrown in for good
measure.
Those present at the meeting were:
Messrs. James U. Jackson. A. H. De-
Vaughn, James S. Farr, H. H. Morris
and Manager L. M. Castro.
Secretary Jas. S. Farr, of the Au
gusta club, said: “President An
drews, of the Chattanooga club, was
to represent Chattanooga, and Mr.
Jas. U. Jackson were to represent Au
gusta. They were to appoint the
third man. Mr. Jones stated at the
last meeting that he did not want to
be a member of the committee, and
now he appoints hinlself the third
man. He and Mr. Andrews got to
gether, and without giving Augusta a
show decided that the first three
games should be played in Chatta
nooga.
“We are going to Chattanooga un
der protest and w e will protest Chat
tanooga using any players in the se
ries except the men who have been
ion the team ail the time. Augusta is
well satisfied. with her players and
we will make absolutely no efforts to
get any men. Chattanooga after boast
ing all the season about being truo
sports, now show the yellow streak
by going out and getting new play
ers. It is due every player on the
two teams to play in the series as
they have won the respective halts
of the season for their city, and it is
very unsportsmanlike for Dobbs to get
other men, and the Augusta team will
appeal to Mr. Jones, asking that they
be made to use only their players.
“We are going to fight for every
game, and I believe that we will win
the pennant. The men have their
hearts in the game, and besides get
ting their salaries, they will get a per
centage of all the receipts. The team
will leave the city Wednesday morn
ing and lay over in Atlanta Wednes
day afternoon to break the trip, so
they will be In fine shape for the
game Thursday.
Mr. James U. Jackson will leave
for Chattanooga Wednesday, and his
presence there means that Augusta’s
Interests will be well cared for.
ALL ENROLLMENT
PROCEEDS SLOWLY
Houghton School Leading
with Twenty-Five New
Pupils Added to Roll.
The public school enrollment start
ed Monday morning and the profes
sors of the different schools state that
this will he one of the best years the
public schools have had.
Professor Otis, of the Houghton
Grammar school, states that he has
enrolled 25 new members up to date,
but thinks he will enroll a 3 many as
76 by the end of the week. Profes
sor Parks, of the Central of Gram
mar school states that he has enroll*
ed 13 new members up to date. Pro
fessor Sandford, of the Davidson
Grammar school has enrolled 10 new
members. Professor Bruce, of the
John MUledge school, has enrolled 15
new members. Professor Osborne,
of the Woodlawn school, has enroll
ed 10 new members. Professor Gar
rett, of the Tubman High school, has
enrolled 16 new members. The pro
fessors of the different schools wish
to announce that all parents who have
children they wish enrolled in the
public schools will please do so as
soon as possible.
MUCH COTTON SENT
FROM WAYNESBORO
For Year T9OB-09 26,204
Bales were Shipped from
Waynesboro Depot.
Special to The Herald.
WAYNESBORO, Ga.—For the year
1908-09 there were shipped from the
Waynesboro depot 26,204 bales of cot
ton. From the first of September to
tbe 4th, there were shipped 796 bales
of new cotton. This is a very good
showing for the county.
I WEATHER FORECAST.
* For Augusta and Vicinity:
Cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
LIFE OF TAFT
THRESTENEO
BY LETTERS
President Taft in Banger
While on Visit to Chica
go- Threatening Letters
Received.
CHICAGO, 111. —Two letters threat
ening the life of President Taft dur
ing his visit in Chicago are now in
the nands of Captain Porter, of the
secret service, and have stirred up
the latter and the police officials of
the city with the result that efforts
will be made to make the chief execu
tive of the nation the most guarded
president that ever came to Chicago.
Captain Porter was inclined to be
little the threats, although he began
making preparations immediately to
prevent the possibility of an attack
on President Taft.
HEAVY TRAFFIC
FQfISTREETRAiLWAY
I
Record Breaking Crowds
Transported Without
Accident to the "Various
Pleasure Resorts Monday
j Labor Day, with its many amuse
j nients and general holiday caused the
patronage of the Augusta Railway &
I Electric company’s car system, both
j city and suburban, to be very large,
j but at no time, did -the company fail
j to give perfect satisfaction. The calls
| for extra service were numerous and
| the company was forced to place ev-
I every piece of rolling stock into opera
i tion. The day, as far as the rail
j road company was concerned, was a
! grand success for the reason that
throughout the entire period the ex
cellent service was not marred once
jby a delay and no accident was re
i ported.
j In speaking yesterday of the Labor
i Day operation, Mr. James U. Jack
; son, the vice-president, general man-
I ager of the Railway & Electric com
-1 pany expressed himself as being
i thoroughly pleased and stated that
i the employees of the company, con
ductors and motormen, deserved
much credit for their excellent work
during the day. In the early morn
ing the large surburban cars of ihe
Aiken division were loaded to their
capacity with passengers who came
into Augusta from the various towns
along the route to spend the holiday,
and, of course, this same crowd had
to be moved back In the afternoon.
One of the routes of heaviest travel
on the railway was the line to the
Plata where the Labor Unions had a
large celebration.
In the afternoon and evening the
Lake View cars were up to their ca
pacity and passengers were being
brought hack into the city at a late
hour Monday night. The baseball
games, both morning and evening call
ed for the operation of every avail
able car that could be sent out of the
car sheds, and In nearly every in
stance these cars were provided with
trailers. To relieve the heavy travel
situation of the city system it was
found necessary to operate many of
the Aiken cars to the ball park and
Lake lew at hours when the line to
Carolina was not crowded. The figures
of travel for Monday showed that the
number of passengers carried was an
increase of over 160 per cent of the
number hauled on Labor Day a year
ago.
EXTRA PERFORMANCE
WAS GIVEN AT CASINO
One of the largest crowds of the
season was out to see Capt. T,. ft
Blondell perform his marvelous and
daring feats which held the crowd’s
attention for two hours.
Atter Capt. Blon dell’s daring per
formance the crowd enjoyed the mu
sical performance given by the
Dewiek trio at the Casino. This is
one of the best musical performances
seen on the local vaudevlile stage.
“Bott” Schaffer, the well known
black face comedian, also gave a very
pleasing performance with his latest
coon songs and new jokes.
The Casino Is only scheduled to
have two performances a night, but
owing to the enormous crowd they
had to put on - special show before
they could get the house cleared.
Mr. Bagy_ superintendent of trans
portation for the street railway com
pany, handled the crowd to and from
the Lake In a very lredltablo manner.
The service of the street railway
company to and from all parts of the
city was very efficient.
GREAT CROWD AT
CAMP MEETING
Rev. A. M. Pierce of the Woodlawn
Methodist church states that the
Richmond camp meeting Is one of the
largest In many a year. Monday is
considered a poor day at camp meet*
lng, but there were more people at
Richmond camp grounds Monday than
any day last year. Mr. Pierce states
that quite a good many have joined
the church and a good many seem to
be taking great interest in tbe work.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 7, 1909
KR. rMf
PEIRY SAYSHE
PRECEDED CHOU
Last Man Heard From will
Be Honored "by National
Geographical Society.
WASHINGTON —Commander Peary
will bo honored by decoration by the
National Geographic society. Dr.
Cook probably will be decorated it
he accepts the invitation which the
society will extend to him.
Reached Pole First.
LONDON. —The Reuter Telegraph
company publishes a despatch from
St. Johns, N. F., in which it is said
that Commander Peary claims he was
the first man to reach the North Pole.
Another Announcement.
WASHINGTON.—Herbert L. Bridg
man sent a dispatch to Secretary of
the Navy in which he says Com
mander Peary telegraphs from Indian
Harbor, Labrador, as follows:
“The North Pole reached April 6
by the Peary Arctic Club expedition
under my command.”
Cook Real Discoverer.
ST. LOUIS. —“I consider Dr. Cook
the real discoverer of the North Pole,”
said Father Charles M. Carroppin, S.
J., professor of astronomy at the St..
Louis university, when informed of
Commander Peary’s message.
“Commander Peary deserves credit
for his work and hardships, but Dr.
Cook’s records have made me a be
liever in him,' Father Carroppin con
tinued. “Even if Dr. Cook missed the
pole by a few feet by inaccurate
readings, I consider him the real dis
coverer.”
JARRELL'S MITO
HI HR BANK
Special to The Herald.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —Messrs. J. S.
Jarrell. of Halcyondale; R. B. Smith,
of Savannah, and Miss Meta Shep
pard, of Halcyondale, and Miss Helen
Cartwright, of Savannah, had a nar
row escape from death last night
when an automobile driven by Mr.
Jarrell plunged over the embankment
ln-to the river at the Isle of Hope.
All parties were finally saved.
Mr. Jarrell bought his car In Au
gusta yesterday and came through
the country to Savannah.
REV. JNO. K. WRIGHT
DIED TUESDAY
At 10 o’clock Tuesday morning the
Rev. John K. Wright died al his
home on the Billedgeville road, three
miles from the city. Mr. Wright was
77 years of age and had been 111 four
weeks.
Up to a few years ago Mr. Wright
traveled for the American Card Cloth
ing company, and was connected with
them for 30 years In that, capacity.
Since that time he has been engaged
tn farming, and was a member of the
Richmond County Agricultural club.
.ie was also a member of the
Mann’s Methodist church and often
preached in that edifice. Surviving
Mr. Wright are a wife, one son, Mr.
Edward Wright, two granddaughters,
Mrs, Hurbert Koger, of Augusta, and
Mrs. James Haskin, of Key West,
Fla. Funeral services will be from
the house at 4 o’clock Wednesday af
ternoon, at which Rev. Mr. Reynolds
will officiate, and the interment will
take place at West View cemetery.
Acting as pallbearers will be Messrs.
W. K. Nelson, Charles Reney, Wm.
Brodie, James Smith, C. M. Herring
ton and James Gresham.
The announcement of Commander Peary that he has discovered
the North Pole rivets the attention of the entire civilized world.
Whatever question of priority may exist between the claims of
Commander Peary and Dr. Cook, there can be no doubt that to the
United States belongs the unquestionable credit nnd lasting renowu
of discovering the North Pole. The remarkable fact of two American
announcements of such a colossal achievement, coming within five
days, after centuries of fruitless endeavor, constitutes one of the
most remarkable coincidences in history.
The question of priority in reaching the pole now absorbs the
attention in this country and Europe. That Peary will claim to be
the first discoverer appears to be definitely assured.
Aside from the question of priority, Commander Peary’s an
nouncement of reaching the pole appears to be accepted throughout
the United Slates and the world at large by scientists as well as the
general public, and there is the absence of doubt and skepticism which
greeted the Cook announcement. There is, however, an apparent re
serve of judgment on the question of priority between the two ex
plorers. '
Dr. Cook in an interview at Copenhagen Tuesday says lie is the
“first to shout hurrah for Peary.”
Dr. Cook also states that he does not want any controversy.
No further word direct from Peary has been received Tues
day, nor can there he any further word from him until he reaches
Chateau bay, Labrador, Tuesday night or Wednesday.
Hit and Win Fund $59.85;
May Include Six More Games
The Herald’s “Hit and Win” purse
has reached large proportions, and
the rivalry among the members of the
team for the purse is great. Tho fans
responded liberally at the park Mon
day afternoon and 831.00 was col
lected. This brought the fund up to
$59.85. It has been suggested that
the fund continue through the Chat
tanooga series, and this will be de
cided after Tuesday’s game.
The three highest, players In the
percentage column will have the say
so. If they are willing to let the fund
continue through the Chattanooga se
ries and give tho other players an
other chance at the fund, the solicit
ing for contributions will continue
and by the end of the Chattanooga se-
DURBAN PROPERTY
IS SOLD TUESDIY
Several blocks of stock and several
pieces of property were disposed of at
the public sales at the court house
Tuesday morning. The following Is
the property that was sold:
In the estate of Dr. 8. C. Durban,
the following property was sold:
Seventy-five shares, capital stock of
Alexander Drug Co., to Mr. Irvin Al
exander, Attry. at $60.00 per share.
Two hundred shares of Verde-Jerome
Copper Mining Co., at 6 cents per
share to Mr. D. G. Fogarty. One hun
dred shares of the Carlssa Copper
and Gold Mining Co. to Stafford &
McClellan at 5 cents per share. Three
hundred shares of tho Diamond Field
Bull Frog Mining Co. to C. 8. Smith
at 5 cents a share. Two hundred
shares of Rawhide Tarantula Mining
Co. to Schley and Lucky at 3 cents
a share.
A lot on Fenwick stTeet. was sold
by Mrs. M. J. Burnley, Adrnr., to Mr.
D. G. Fogarty for $405.
YACHT JOYETTE
WINS TAFT CUP
MARBLEHEAu, Mass—The Sender
yacht Joyette representing the Ben
sonhurst Ya.ch club of Brooklyn, won
the Taft cup, the principal prize in
the Gerraan-American series of races,
defeating tbe Boston boat Ellen.
ries the fund will Increase greatly.
Viola. Honnhorst and Castro are now
tue three leaders.
When The Herald started the fund
it was for twelve games and Tuesday’s
game will be the twelfth. The bat
ting of the Tourists has Increased ma
terially since the starting of the fund,
and they have been playing great ball.
The following are the contributions
that, have been received:
The Augusta Herald SIO.OO
President A. H. DeVaughn.. .. 5.00
Secretary James S. Farr 5.00
Director H. T. Morris 5.00
Previously collected 2.25
Hit. and Win box 1.60
Collection at the ball park.. .. 31.00
Total $69.85
FARMERS CROWD
TO BIRMINCHAM
Special to The Herald.
A i LANTA, Ga.—A big delegation
of tho National Farmers’ Union left
Atlanta Monday afternoon at 4.16
o’clock In a special train via the Sea
board for Birmingham to attend the
1909 convention of the National Fann
ers’ Union.
John L. Lee, president of the Geor
gia state convention of the union,
headed the delegation, which was the
largest that Georgia has ever sent to
the national convention of the union.
The delegation numbered two hun
dred, and many ladles accompanied
their husbandß and fathers In the del
egation. It Is generally understood
that the minimum price for 1909 coj
ton will be fixed at this meeting.
POSTAL EMPLOYES
TO VISIT SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH.—Savannah Is to have
a collection of lively visitors In No
vember when the Postal Employes of
New York arid their friends come for
a stay of a couple of days. They will
arrive on Nov. 7th, and will stay a
couple of days. Then they will go to
Florida and after visiting Jacksonville
and St. Augustine will come hack to
stay an additional day In Savannah.
They will go north by steamer.
CHATHAM TAX RATE.
SAVANNAH. —The county tax rate
will be fixed by the county commis
sioners at the September meeting. It
will remain tbe same as at present
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
NOTIFY WORLD
OF DISCOVERY
IRES PEARY
Second Message From the
Second Man to Reach the
Pole Was Received by
Peary Arctic Clnb on
Tuesday.
WORLD AWAITS
PEARY’S STORY
Explorer’ Will Probably
Reach Point Where He
Can Wire Results Some
Time Late Tuesday.
NEW YORK.—The second message
from Peary was received by Herbert
L. Bridgeman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic Club, early Tuesday morning.
In this message, Peary requests
Bridgeman to notify the geographical
socleiies throughout the world that
the Peary Arctic Club expedition had
reached the North Pole. The message
is dated Indian Harbor, Labrador.
While Commander Peary or. board
his Arctic exploration steamer
Roosevelt is on his way from Indian
Harbor, Labrador, to Chateau Bay,
the world awaits anxiously for de
tails of his successful trip to the
North Pole, of which he gave infor
mation in the brief hut stirring mes
sages Monday from Indian Harbor.
Chateau Bay is the nearest point to
Indian Harbor, where Commander
Peary can reach a telegraph line by
which to tell to the world the story
of his dash to the Pole. The Roose
velt was due at Chateau Bay Tues
day afternoon and when Commander
Peary reaches there he probably will
send a confirmation of Ills first mes
sage giving the results of his trip and
tell for the first time how he achieved
the goal that has been his aim for
for so long a time.
Indian Harbor Is connected with
the rest of tho world only by wire
less telegraph and a full story of the
trip could hardly be expected from
that distant station.
The latest word to come by wire
less from Indian Harbor to Cape Ray,
New Foundland, was received by Her
bert L. Bridgeman of Brooklyn, secre
tary of Peary Arctic Club of this city.
Pole Certainly Found.
IjONDON.—“The honor of planting
the national flag at the North Pole
undoubtedly belongs to America.’’
Lieutenant. E. 11. Shnckloton, English
explorer, who recently led an expedi
tion Into the anlarttc regions said,
Tuesday.
"The news within a week,” he con
tinued, "that two men have reached
the pole Is an extraordinary coinci
dence. Wo all expected to hear of
Commander Peary’s arlval some time
during the month, and we sincerely
hoped that the result of his years of
effort and struggle would bo crowned
with success.
“Peary undoubtedly got to the pole;
between him and Dr. Cook, the pole
Has certainly been reached.”
“Pole Is Ours.”
PH i LA DELPH T A—Tho fol low Ing
telegram has been received:
“Indian Harbor, Via. Cape Ray, N. F.
“Henry G. Bryant, Philadelphia. Pa.
“The Pole is ours. Thank you.
“PEARY.”
Brynnt. Is president of the Geograph
ical Society of Philadelphia.
"It is Accomplished.”
NEW YORK. —Captain Bartlett of the
Roosevelt telegraphed to a friend here
from Indian harbor, as follows:
“It Is accomplished. Kind regards
to all.”
steeTsTrikers
HAVE QUIET DAY
PlTTSßUßG.—Conditions at the
pressed Steel Car company strike,
McKees Rocks, were quiet Monday,
notwithstanding the fear that the re
cent dissensions among the strikers
is responsible at. present for the fac
tional disputes, would result, in trou
ble during the celebration of Labor
Day. State troopers were early on
the streets maintaining a strict pa
trol, hut. during the morning no at
tempt was made by the strikers to
congregate In numbers.
ATLANTA OFFICER
GOES AFTER WOLFORD
ATLANTA, CJa. -Armed with a bench
warrant papers, Deputy Sheriff Plennie
Minor, left for Cincinnati, Ohio, to bring
back to Atlanta, Hurry Woltord, who
was detained in that city by the police
when Philip Neal Jobson out. Wolford
was Indicted by the Fulton county grand
Jury for a misdemeanor, the charge grow
ing out of the indictment In the Forsyth
street building, when Mrs. Jobson was
caught in the same room with Wol
ford.
NEW AEROPLANE FACTORY.
SPRINFGIELD, O— By this time
next year the sky above the Miami
Valley will be filled with airships, ac
cording to a statement given out In
Tippecanoe City, u village northwest
of here, today. Orville and Wilbur
Wright have obtained possession of
more than 700 ncreß of land, clear of
timber, where their agents say they
will establish a park for trying out
their airships.
They will also operate a factory
here for the manufacture of aero
planes and a new propeller for steam
ships. It Is said three hundred per
son* will be employed In tbe factory.
CAROLINA ON
THRESHOLD OF
PROSPERITY
There Has Been No Such
Thing; in the Year as
Summer Dullness Bus
iness Booming.
MANY BUILDINGS
ARE GOING UP
Trades Report Activity in
all Lines Business
Buildings Are Being
Constructed all over the
State.
Special to The Herald.
COLUMBIA, S. C.—ls, as political
economists have held, the status of
the real estate market except under
abnormal boom conditions Is a fair
Index to the condition of the com
munity, and, further, real estate ac
tivity In other Carolina cities is equal
to that now prevailing in the capital,
this state has recovered from the
panic and Is upon the eve of another
era of prosperity.
There has been no such thing this
year as the usual summer dull period.
Throughout the hot weather the
agents here have ben busy, ami
though Just now they are almost
wholly occupied with the rental fea
tures, there are many Interesting
deals on foot. There are more spec
ulative transactions made than ap
pear by the records, for often a piece
of property changes owners several
times when but one entry of title Is
made. The demand for residence
properly was never more active,
agents are complaining that they can
not find enough homes to satisfy
good tenants arid In the matter of
business .property the demand for
once exceeds tho supply. '{ nere is
plenty of eligible business property
for sale, but nobody seems hard up
for cash and owners seem to have
set their Ideas of value a bit ahead
of that of the would be buyers, in
other words, holders uro now better
able to hoid, and they are holding for
stliter figures than speculators or In
vestors or even Industrial developers
are willing at this time to pay.
Tho building trades report activity
In all lines and several substantial
business structures are going up all
over Ihe stale.
POLITICS HOT IN
CITY ON EDISTO
Special to The Herald.
ORANGEBURG. S. C The city politics
will be warm during (he present wceK
on account of the election on Sept, it,
there Is no doubt. There are now twelve
candidates for Alderman nnd twp for
Mayor. It Is expected that there will
he a campaign meeting and then the
big guns will spit out their thunder. A
letter was published In one of the local
papers from I)r. I). D. Salley, the op.
posing candidate for Mayor to present
Mayor, J. W. H. Dukes, who Is offering
for re-election, asking some very pertin
ent questions. As yet this Inter has not
been answered by the present Incumb
ent.
Do you
wonder that
the public likes to buy
goods that are trade
marked and advertised?
A Guarantee
The trade mark is not
merely a device to help
the purchaser buy his
goods; it is also a guar
antee of the quality of
the goods. When you
buy trade - marked
merchandise you know
who you are doing busi
ness with. You can be
reasonably sure of what
you are getting.
The trademark move
ment is growing
Twins
Advertising is the twin
of the trade-mark. It
exploits its virtues and
puts a knowledge of the
trade-mark where the
goods themselves have
never been seen.
Tt is better to climb on
to the Car of Progress
than to stand in its way.
The Augusta Herald has
a growing circulation. It
covers this territory
thoroughly. v