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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XTV., No. 250. “DON’T TAKE EXPLORER COOK’S STORY TOO SERIOUSLY’’ □is sir COOK DID DOT FIND THE POLE Commander Peary Claims Cook Didn’t Go Far North and Remained in Sight of Land. SAYS ESKIMOS EXPOSED EXPLORER Natives Who Went With Cook Say That They Didn’t Go Any Distance North. LONDON —The Reuter Telegraph Co., has received «.ne following cablegram from Commander dated Indian. Harbor, Labrador: “Cook’s story should not be taken too seriously. The Eskimos who accompani ed him say he went no distance North and not out of sight of land. Other men of the tribe corroborate the state ment.” Commander Peary’s dispatch from Indian Harbor to the Associated Press gives his first expression con cerning the claim of Dr. Cook that he reached North Pole almost a year prior to Peary. Peary’s latest tele gram is hardly less notable than his first announcement which absorbed the attention of the entire world, as it gives concrete form to issue al ready vaguely outlined in scientific quarters of the authenticity of Dr. Cook’s announcement and question of priority in reaching the pole. At the same time it is the first expression of opinion from any one in position to know the facts of the Arctic region on which Dr. Cook’s claims are based. It contains a dircet intimation that Cook never reached the pole at all. The dispatch from Peary was respon sive to an inquiry sent by wireless telegraph Immediately following his first announcement. London is Suspicious. LONDON —Challenge by Peary to Cook’s claim that he reached the North Pole has given Impetus to growing tendency to regard the claim of the earlier arrival with suspicion. The Westminister Gazette says there is no question as to the accuracy of Peary's statement LONDON —The question of the ownership of the land of the North Pole came up In the house of Com mons Wednesday when Premier Ac qulth replied to Sir Gilbert Parker, and led to some playful badinage. The Premier said the question in volved was too much of a hypotheti cal matter to permit of a definite re ply to the question of ownership.- Short of Fuel HALIFAX. N. S.—A dispatch re ceived from Red Bay, Labrador, says the Roosevelt, bearing Commander Peary’s North Pole expedition is short of fuel having missed the supply ship from New Foundland several weeks ago, and that she left Indian Harbor Wednesday morning. The ship is battered and may be burning some of her wood work for fuel. Dr, Cook Very Nervous. COPENHAGEN —Several newspa pers published letters from Green land saying Dr. Cook was in an ex treme state of nervousness and anx iety while' awaiting the coming of the steamer Hans Egede, and was desir ous of returning to civilization as quickly as possible, because he had heard the report that Peary had reach «d the pole and wanted his own an | nouncement made first. Wires Mrs. Peary. The text of Commander Peary's message to his wife was made public here Friday as follows: “Delayed Dy gale. Don’t worry about Cook. Tsquimaux say Cook never left sight of land. Tribe con firms. Meet me at Bydney. (Signed) "BERT." Peary Mentions Cook. NEW YORK—A dispatch from Peary was received for Herbert L. Bridgman in Brooklyn gave some details of the explorer's return from Etah, also told of the movements of Harry Whitney, the Arctic hunter of Now Haven, Conn., and mentioned Dr. Cook. The message follows; "Indian Harbor:— E “H. L. Bridgman, Brooklyn, N. Y. “Took Whitney on board at Etah. Cook gone to Copenhagen. “Met Jeanle of Saunders Island, August 23. Coaled at North Star Bay. “Whitney went on board the Jeanle, Parted company after twenty-fourth. ( Signed) "PEARY.” The Jeanle is the Peary relief steamer which sailed from New York this summer to search for the explorer and bring him back to New York if the steamer. Roosevelt has been dis abled in the ice. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* •>♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ]» WEATHER FORECAST. ♦ -*♦ Unsettled weather in this sec- ♦ ‘ ♦ tion tonight and Thursday. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Explorer Cook At Age Seventeen <:• fl'.' 'lliSl ‘ V> 7 iIF: j iß|l \ §■; i * My - : -; ' . . v jl J This is a picture of Ex plorer Cook, aged 17, when a student in New York. mSTMiS TO GO GOOD ROADS MEET Special to The Herald. ATLANTA, Ga-—Delegates to the Good Roads convention, which will be held In Cleveland, Q., Bept, 21st to 23rd, were Tuesday appointed by Gov. Brown. As Is known the convention Is held un der the auspices of the American Auto mobile association. Among the delegates named ar e Judge W. F. Eve, Hon. Fred B. Pope, W. J. Henning and Hon. X. D. Murphy, of Augusta sworaciMT OPENED TODAY With over 140 pupils registered, St. Mary’s Academy opened its session Wednesday with prospects of a very successful year. The registration of pupils was held yesterday and Wed nesday all Btudents are expected to report with their lessons for the first day well prepared. Two changes have been made in the faculty and the course which has always met with favor from the best families of Augus ta will be better than ever before. The school building has been placed in fine order and the many changes met with much appreciation for from the young ladles who registered yester day. The present years graduation class consists of seventy members and the other classes are very large. According to a person who speaks with authority there will be over 170 students in attendance this session as there are many members of the school who have not as yet returned from the summer vacation. COLONEL T. W. WEBB CLAIMED BY PELLAGRA Prominent Georgian Who Served on Three Gover nors’ Staffs Dead. JEFFERSON, Ga. —Colonel T. W. Webb, who for the past few months has been suffering from pellagra, died Monday night. The burial was held Tuesday after noon at Jefferson. Colonel Webb was recently appoint ed oolonel by Governor Brown and was a colonel on the staff of Gover nors Terrell and Candler. He was 48 years oln, a substantial citizen and a public spirited Mason. He is survived by a wife, mother and stster. He was a member of the baptist church. MAN LEAPED FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE NEW YORK—A man leaped from the Brooklyn bridge near the middle of the center span this afternoon. Heveral hundred people In trolley cars saw him take the Jump. The man started to swim after he came to the surface oi the water, and was picked up by a pass ing tug. By that time he was uncon scious, and was taken In that condition to the Brooklyn hospital. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1909. CITY EMPLOYES PAYING FARES New Rule of Street Rail way Requires That They Present Ticket for Each Ride Taken on Cars. Policemen, firemen and inspectors of the sanitary and water-works de partments of the city government, all of whom have been riding for several months on city street cars without actual payment of fares, under the terms of a contract between the city and the railway company which was sanctioned by the state railroad com mission, are now required to pay their fares. For their use the railway company has issued a series of spe cial coupons, in books containing 100 each, a large supply of which lias been distributed in the departments mentioned above. In a circular addressed to the con ductors of the Street railway, Gen eral Manager James R. League, orders ulint these tJfket? shall not he tc cepted unless the holder in present ing them In payment of transporta tion shall be in uniform and wears a badge, or in some instances only the wearing of badge is necessary. These tickets are to be accepted on any line in the city, and will be registered by the conductors on the transfer side of register. Before the passage of the “anti pass” law the Augusta policemen, firemen and inspectors rode on free coupons which 'were given them for transportation and after passes were declared Illegal Councilman Austin Branch provided an ordinance which was sanctioned by the state railroad commission, which resulted in a con tract being made between the city and the railway company for the transportation of its employees, fire men, policemen and inspectors when provided with badge or uniform and badge. BAPTISTS DECIDE TO MAKE DIVISION Stone Mountain Associa tion Will he Divided into Two Bodies. STONE MOUNTAIN.—The seven tieth annual convention of the Stone Mountain association has adopted a resolution providing for the separa tion of the association into two bodies and authorizing the Baptist churches in Atlanta and button county to or ganize themselves Into a new asso ciation. The churches between Decatur and Social Circle will retain the old name, and Dr. I. G. Wakier, of Decatur, who was elected moderator, will con tinue as Buch. Within the next few months the Fulton county churches will meet and organize the Atlanta as sociation and select a moderator. AUGUSTAN SUING CITY OF CHARLESTON Mr. W. F. Bowe Claims That City Owes Him Money For Work on Sidewalks. Special to The Herald. CHARLESTON, B. C/—W. F. Bowe, a citizen of Augusta, filed suit Tuesday In the United States Circuit court against the city council of Charleston, asking for a payment of 82,701.30, which the plaintiff alleges Is due him on ce ment sidewalk work done In King street. Mr. Bowe finished the work started ory Mr. T. H. Reynolds, at the name price agreed upon by the original contractor, and alleges that he has never been paid the full amount due him. DIES FROM TETANUS CAUSED BY SPLINTER DAWSON, Gras —Clark Lewis, 13- year-old son of Dr. John H. Lewis, died Tuesday from lockjaw, result ing from his having stuck a splinter In one of his feet Mwday of last week. Tetanus developed Sunday night and the best medical skill could not counteract Its effects. Clark was bright, manly and only son of his grief-stricken parents. GRAY DELAYS ANSWER. SAVANNAH, Ga.—Mr. Jos. F. Gray, the railroad commission against whom Quo Warranto proceedings have been begun by Hon. GuyL McLendon the de posed commlsalon will not be In any hurry to .answer the charges filed by the contesting officer. He states that he has until the day the case Is set for a hearing In Oeober .to present his an swer and that he will probably rgqulre about that length of time to get It on the reoord. , His attorney, CapL TL M. Hitch will prepare the answer and have It filed at the proper time. LEAKEN NAMES ASSISTANT SAVANNAH, G*.—Mr. W. R. Lea ken, the new collector of the port has ap pointed Miss Alice D. Bwansftm as his Secretary and stenographer. This la the first time this officer ha* been per mit c(l to engage such an aaatntaat In Savannah. The authority to make the appointment was received a few days ago. Miss Bwanston ha* been Mr. I.token's stenographer In hi* law office for sometime. Wife of Lieutenant Robert E. Peary> Expressing Doubt of Cook's Story SliEllfP: b Mrs. Robert E. Peary, wife of tke Artie explorer, who knows Dr. Cook well, said: “It is a great tur price to me if Dr. Cook kas been able alone and with but two Esquimaux boys to accomplish in so short a time what so many others of much greater experience and better equipment have failed in doing.” NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS TO BE BUILT AT AN EARLY DATE At the meeting of council Tuesday night, the ordinance was passed au thorizing the building of a new fire headquarters, where No. 3 Engine house now stands. Bids will be ad vertised for at once, and the work will begin as soon as possible. A place will be secured at the earliest possi ble moment to put No. S and the Hook and Ladder, so these properties can be vacated. The plans of Preacher & Holman were accepted, subject to such changes as council sees fit as the work progresses. At the meeting oi council In Au gust, the fire committee was authoriz ed to sell the Hook and Ladder site, for not less than SB,OOO. The prop erty was sold Tuesday to Messrs. 11. H. Cummlng and Bush for that amount The new headquarters will be a model one. When the plan of build ing a headquarters was first suggest ed, Mr. G. Lloyd Preacher, of the firm of Preacher &' Holman made a tour of the south, Inspecting the fire head quarters. In this way ho got Ideas frim each, and found the defects in each. He came back, and drew the plans that were accepted. The headquarters are to be three stories high, and it will contain three fire companies, and Jho chief’s buggy. The first floor will contain the auto mobile. fire engine, the hook and lad der, the chemical engine, and chiefs buggy. There will he stalls for the horses, and everything will be In fine shape. The second story will be the bunk room for the men. Chief Rey IN THE AUGUSTA TERRITORY CONDITIONS ARE EXCELLENT Mr. R. A. Brand, Freight Traffic Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway was In Augusta Wednesday morning on business for the company. When interviewed by a Herald repre sentative Mr. Brand stated that condi tions In every section of the country particularly In the territory tributary to Augusta were hotter than he had ever seen them. “The crops around Augusts- nro much better than aver age and farmers seem to be in a much better flnancal condition than ever before. I am expecting the year 1909-10 to be th blggst from a stand point of business In many years.” "The railroads are In a better shape than they have ever been. Wo have improved onr lines wonderfully and the service Is now practically perfect.. The other lines are also buying new rolling stock and improving the ser vice In every way. "I expect the cotton movement to be extra heavy as the crops will ail be picked at about the aaaur time and the present high price of cotton will cause the farmer to ship his cotton to the market an early as possible. The management, of the railroads realize the importance of movinv promptly and there will be very few If any delays in moving the crop. The railroads have bought much new rolL nolds’ office and private room will be on this floor. Shower baths, baths, dressing rooms and lockers for the men will be put here. There will be twenty-seven men stationed at the heatlqtiarfers. The third story will be an amusement room, containing pool tables, etc. The fire alarm sys tem will be on this floor, and the su perintendent of tho fire alarms will have his office there. The general store rooms will be on this floor. The main building will have n very elaborate front, being built, on the Tuscan style. There will be arched door ways, and a bell tower with a flag pole will be erected. In the rear of the main building there will be two small two-story buildings. The first floor of one of these buildings will be tho supply wagon house. There will he several stalls for extra horses on this floor. The second floor will contain tho feed store room, and the store room for coal, and other necessary equipment. The second building will be a ma chine shop. The first floor will be equipped with modern* machinery and an office for the foreman of the shop. The second floor will be a harness re pair shop and all the repai.Ti of the department will be done here. The headquarters will be the most complete in the south. Mr. Preacher talked with the different chiefs, and they picked out the defects In their buiidings, and he has done everything possible (o eliminate the defects In the building that, is to be erected. The approximated cost of the building will be $18,500. ing stock and the freight schedules have been so much improved that, we expect to handle the heavy movement of cotton with as much alacrity as we are handling freight at the present.” MR. E. S. SANFORD DIED WEDNESDAY The sad news of the death of Mr. E. 8. Sanford, which occurred In Hat tiesburg, Miss., was received by his relatives in Augusta Wednesday tnorn lng. Mr. Sanford died at hts home In Hattiesburg at 2 o’clock Wednes day morning from a stroke of paraly sis. Mr. Sanford was 42 years old. He Is survived by his wife who lives in Hattiesburg, his mother, Mrs. Mary Sanford, three brothers, Mr. Will Sanford, Mr. Jordan Sanford and Mr. James Sanford, and a sister, Miss Della Sanford, ail of Augusta. Mr. Sanford has lived lit Augusta the greater part of his life and only a few years ago went to Hattiesburg to engage In tne lumber bnsltxss. He was very well-known here and had a wide circle of friends who will be grieved to learn of his death. The funeral arrangement* will be announced later. DAILY AND SUN DAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. 1 — LIEUT. COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY FLOOD COMMISSION EKPLAINSWHY IT WAS NECESSARY TO HIRE LAWYER Report Called For Dy Council Read At Meeting! Held Tuesday Night. QUOTES Cites Ordinance Creating Flood Commission and Giving it Right To Spend Money As it Considered Best. At a meeting of council some time ago, tl.*’ request was made that the flood commission report to council their au thority for hiring an attorney to go to Atlanta, to secure the paHsuge of lie bills relative to Richmond County. The report was made at the meeting of coun cil Tuesday night. The report set forth the authority to appoint counsel, and the work done by the counsel. The following Is the report.” To the Honorable City Council of Au gusta: At a recent meeting of the City Coun oil, a resolution wp.h passed, calling on Ihe flood commission to explain by what authority It had seen fit to employ special counsel to urge upon the legislature of Georgia, the passage of certain hills, ‘which the flood commission thought to Its Interest to be passeu. At the outset, tho flood commission de sires to record its pert % willingness to give to the city council of Angusta, or lo tlie public at any time, full state ment of Its expenditures In its efforts to adopt a plan for the prottctlon of tho city or Augusta front damage by floods and freshets, and therefore they respond to the resolution with all prompt ness, and beg to submit In reply tlitre to, tho following; 1. q*ln.t their authority to hnvo em ployed Counsel to represent tfm commis sion in the passage of bills that they thought absolutely necessary for the carrying out of their wora, Is to be found In the Ordinance passed April b, 1909, section 1, which Is m follows: ORDINANCE OF COUNCIL. "The powers conferred upon the flood commlHfllon under the ordinance of Hept. 28th, 1908, be and they are hereby en larged, so that snld alood t’ommlaslon heretosire created shall have full power and authority lo adopt n plan for the protection of the City of Augusta aliff Richmond county rrom damage by floods and freshets, and to execute such plan In such a manner and upon such terms ns may seem proper and advantageous to said commlHdion. Section 2. 1 hat an expenditure of 8100,000 Is hereby authorised for the pur pose of carrying out tho powers, and ex. ecutlng the plans herein provided for. 2. That acting under this authority the commission has been exercising f most ability, and giving unstintedly of Its time and attention to the rulthful carrying out of he trust conferred. That they found It absolutely necessary, ltn mediately after their Inception Into pow er, that a bill be passed authorising them to condemn property that they needed for the futherance of their work. That never mind how patriotic a cltl sen might be, wtien the city demand hls property for public use. extortionate prices were frequently demanded by the best eltlsens. That the passage of such a bill woe absolutely necessary for the economical administration of their trust. That In uddltlon thereto. In order to create a flood commission, as a perman ent body, removed entirely rrom politics or factionalism, It was necessary that such conditions he brought about. FOR RAISING NEEDED FUNDS. That, in addition, the commission round it necessary to havt passed an act that would authorise the city of Augusta to raise without, direct taxation funds for the carrying out of the work. That, the passage of these three* Mils was nn Im portant. part of their work. That in this emergency, It became ne cessary that someone snouid he employ ed to look after these spertaJ IntereHts before the legislature, and In sure, u possible, their prompt passHge, That h this contingency, Jlon. C. 15. Dunbar who for seven years has been a member of the house and speaker pro t«m or tho Ugiblalure was unanimously ;u*ert ed on account of his recognized legtsto t»v * opeiVncft an« ablir.y in mnM.n '.t Mils cfaiaoter. That the amount of compensation agreed upon, they consider most conser vative: end their action both warranted bv the facts and they believe- justified by the results. ieTpwT COMES UP FRIDKY Special to Tho Herald. - COLUMBIA, 8. C.—Notice was Is sued Wednesday of meeting of the State Board of Canvassers Friday, noon, to hear the Aiken liquor pro test and the contest of Rutledge county advocates. Mr. J. C. Hellner of Savannah spent Wednesday in the city. POSTISTEBS MET iT GAINESVILLE Mrs. Helen B. Longstreet is Hostess To Postmasters At Their Meet For First Time in the South. ' ' a. .'. Special to The Herald. GAINESVILLE, Ga.—The National ns soda tion of postmasters of the second and third grades were called to order Wednesday tu tho large auditorium of Brenau college, lion. J. O. Adame, rep resent a! ivo In the legislature from Hall Co., presided as chairman of the exer cises. Mayor Rudolph delivered the ad dress of welcome In behalf of the city. Hon. 11. H. Perry, state senator, wel comed the postmasters on behalf of Georgia, and Mrs. Helen B. Longstreet, the host postmaster, through whose ef forts the convention was secured for Gklnesvllle. Mr. James L. Hlbley, the postmaster at MHledgeville, voiced the welcome of the postmasters of Goorgla. Thompson a<’ reused the convention. The Hon. GSeorge P. Estes and Col. Howard addresses of welcome were responded to by President Parmenter. Among the distinguished delegates Is Postmaster- General Prank H. Hitchcock. A big bar becue will tendered the visiting post masters at Chatahoochee park Thurs day afternoon. Mrs. Longstreet enter tains the body at a reception Wednes day evening mid at a Dutch supper Fri day evening. This is the first time the National order of postmssterG has met in the South or outside of a largo city. robbebsStbii m GET 140,000 SAMARA, Russia—A bond of rob bers masked and armed with bombs and revolvers attacked the postoffice at Miass Tuesday night and after killing night, watchman and three po licemen looted the office and made their escape with SIO,OOO. Ten men were more or less seriously wounded In the fight. The robbers cut telegraph wire# and fled up the track on a locomotive. ORDERED STATEMENT OF NATIONAL BANKS WASHINGTON, I). C.—The comp troller of currency Wednesday is sued a call on national banks for a statement of their condition at the close of business September first, 1900. .. .. ■ ■— " »—" n CHARLESTON TEACHERS ~j f Special to The Herald. OHAHLERTON, S. O.— Thoi. F. Most, menn, of Charleston, a graduate of th# College of Charleston arid F. W. Cap pelrnan, a graduate of Newberry col leg", have been elected teachers at the high senool of Charleston, succeed. Ing Messrs. MoGllHvray and RhetL Mr. McGllllvray has accepted a chair at Con verse college, and Mr. Rhett takes th# princlpalshtp of the new Mitchell school. Mr. Moslmann will teach English, and will have an assistant to bo elected lat er. Mr. Cappolmnn will teach In Mr. Hhrtt's place. The election of Mr. Most, mann makes a vacancy In the publlo school corps. m> he wan a vice principal. Mr. Cappelmnnn has been promoted as a teacher at the high school, where b# was a teacher last year. Notice to Subscribers ' ■***■ During the Summer months, a great, many Herald subscribers had their paper changed from the city list to tne mall list. Some of these were extra papers in addition to the regular city de livery. A great many of these papers were ordered sent until ordered discontinued. Augustans are coming home on every train from summer vacations from the mountains, from the sea coast, from the north anil ea3t and west. It is important that Herald sub scribers who have ordered The Herald sent away during the sum mer months should notify the oir latlnn department of both the old address, where the paper was sent during the summer and the city address, PHONE 297 OR DROP A POSTAL FOR HERALD CITY DELIVERY.
