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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIV., No. 342. AUGUSTA’S GUESTS FROM THE WIREGRASS HAPPY ON THE WAY PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE FOR RECEPTION Georgia and Florida Day” will be fittingly celebrated in Augusta Thurs day. A special train bearing 600 guests, who represent the most pr»m inent citizens of Souith Georgia and West Florida, will arrive in the city Wednesday afternoon. All arrange ments for the entertainment of the guests have been perfected by a ca pable committee and the features of we day's program will include a street car ride, a barbecue at Lake View park, and theatre party, where the guests will enjoy the musical pro duction entitled the “Isle of Spice,” which will be the attraction at the Grand opera house, Thursday even ing. Indications are that the special train will be crowded to its capacity, and fine service will be given by the Georgia and Florida railway from its southern terminus, Madison, Florida, to its northern terminus, Augusta, Georgia. As the entire city of Augus ta is much interested in the coming of the Georgia and Florida railway into this city, the celebration of the formal opening of the new highway of commerce will be a grand success. The special train o n the Georgia and Florida left Madison early in the morning Wednesday and it is duo to arrive in Augusta at 6.30 p. m., eastern time. At this hour the re ception committee, consisting of sev eral hunared prominent citizens, will be assembled at the depot with a band of fifteen pieces and as soon as the visitois detrain they will be given the welcome of the city of Augusta. Tuesday the following committee was appointed: R. R. Goodwin, A. J. Salinas, P. J. Rice, Abram Levy, C. A, Bland, E. S. Johnson, W. J. Mick ell, J. Frank Carswell, Thos. J. Ham ilton, of the Augusta Chronicle, and B. M. Lee, of the Augusta Herald. The above named gentlemen were asked to go to Millen at the special request of the entertainment commit tee, and left on the train of the Cen tral of Georgia departing at 2.30 p. m. and will board the Georgia and Florida “Special” art some point below Augusta, and will go through the train directing the visitors to their board ing places and giving out any infor mation desired. The program will also be distributed on the train. There A no official program for Wednesday night, but it is probable that informal entertainments will b e given at the various clubs in the city. GREAT BENEFITS. Realizing the greait benefits that will come to Augusta from the open ing of the Georgia and Florida rail way, the citizens of Augusta decided that it would be well to have the new patrons dwelling along the line of railroad which has made South Geor gia and west Florida a part of ‘‘Au gusta territory,” come up to the city and learn for themselves of what Au gusta is in a commercial way and at the same time receive the hand of friendship from her people. The init iative in this matter was taken by the Chamber of Commerce, of which Mr. L. C. Hayne is the able president, and at a meeting of the directors it was decided that a sum of money to THE WEATHER Conditions favor fair weather In this section tonight with tempera ture about 28 degrees, and fair, con tinued cold Thursday. SHOPPING days $W&h : Till Christmas >* Lfl ' / ' I?* Join the “Shop Early” Club * //[ . ( [k Read Herald Ads Dally ImV i K y w. A FEW FACTS ABOUT AUGUSTA Among those who will go down on the Central train to meet the Georgia and Florida special at Millen, will be Traffic Manager C. A. Bland of the Chamber of Commerce, who will be the official represenattive of that organization in extending Its welcome to the visitors. On a card which Mr. Bland will distribute among the visitors there is contained the following interesting information concerning Augusta: "You’ll like Augusta. A few facts about Augusta: Population, city and suburbs, 00,000. Nine banks —capital and surplus, $2,444,408. Bank clearings, 1907, $94,000,000.00. Eight railroads, low' freight rates. Head of navigation Savannah river—four steamboats to coast. Second largest inland cotton market in the w-orld—receipts, 400,000 bales. One of the largest cotton manufacturing centers in the south, 300,000 spindles. Cheapest water power in United States. Post office receipts 1897—557,425.06; 1908 —$117,652.29; gain $60,227.13. Leading winter esort. Hotel accommodation for over 1 100 guests. Ideal Climate —mean wfinter temperature 47 degrees, humidity 70 de grees. For health and pure water challenge comparison. 56 miles electric roads, city and suburbs. One of the finest Country Clubs in the soutn. Golf, tennis, and other out-door sports year round. 45 miles good roads in county. Beautiful residences, parks and monuments, wide and shaded streets. Our Slogan: "COTTON AND CLIMATE.” Official Reception Program Thursday Formal Opening of Georgia and Florida Railroad, at Augusta, Georgia, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. Bth and 9th, 1909. Wednesday, Dec. Bth, 1909. Band concert in front of Chamber of Commerce building, from 5:39 p. m. to 6:15 p. m. Reception committee will assemble at 6:00 o'clock p. m. at Chamber of Commerce building and proceed to Union Station and welcome visitors Thursday, Dec. 9th, 1989. 10 o’clock a. m.—Band concert in front of Chamber of Commerce building, on 700 block Broad street. 11 a. m. —Special cars leave the Monument on Broad street at 11 o’clock for car ride over the city and Summerville, for visitors and re ception committee. 1 o’clock p. m.-—Barbecue at Lake View Park. All visitors and re ception committee cordially invited. NOTE —Admission to barbecue by badge only. Admission to Theatre by ticket only. All visitors invited to attend and tickets will be fur nished at Theatre door. the extent of SSOO should be appro priated as a nucleus of the Georgia and Florida entertainment fund. I The chairman of the entertainment committee, Mr. R. Roy Goodwin, was appointed in charge of the Georgia and Florida railway celebration and, with the assistance of Mr. E. S. John son and Mr. C. A. Bland, respective ly secretary and traffic manager of the chamber of commerce, started to “go into action” as it is expressed in the army and navy. The first rein forcement which appeared was in the Augusta Cotton Exchange, whose members made up a subscription list which swelled the entertainment fund ;to SI,OOO, and then followed the ap propriation of $260 from the city and several hundred dollars from the mer chants of Augusta and with this fund on hand the committee started in to work with the following committee in charge: A. J. Salinas, James P. Verdery, James Tobin, A. B. Von Kamp, P. H. Rice, Abram Levy, Wm. M. Dunbar, H. H. Stafford, A. Pope, IE. S. Johnson, Chas. A. Bland, Wm. !M. McGovern, W. W. Hackett, Chas. S. Bohler, T. S. Raworth, Chas. S. Heard, John W. Walker, R. Roy Good win, chairman. Mr. Goodwin has placed the bar becue in flie best hands, namely in charge of Mr. E. L. Benson and un ! der the supervison of Messrs. C. S. Bohler and T. S. Raworth. After the conclusion of the barbecue Mr. W. H. Barrett, who wil act as toastmastec of the occasion, wil! introduce Mayor Pro. Tem. J. Frank Carswell, who will make the address of welcome in the name of the people of Augusta and a response to this greeting in the name of the Georgia and Florida Rail way will be made by Vice President J. M. Wilkinson in the place of Presi dent John Skelton Williams, of the Georgia and Florida Railway, who is unable to attend. Besides these there will be speeches delivered by several prominent citizens of South Georgia, including Hon. W. S. West, of Valdosta; Hon. J. W. Quincy, of Douglas, and 'TTsn. F. H. Suffold, of AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1909. Swainsboro, but no speech will bo de livered by local persons except the address of welcome. The menu for the barbecue is most tempting, great pains having been taken in its selec tion. The following will be the re past that will be enjoyed by over 800 persons: DINNER Farm-Raised Shoats Mutton Hash Giblet Hash Barbecued Chicken with Mushrooms Brains and Eggs Fried Pigs Feet English Peas Corn Tomatoes Rice Beets Cold Slaw Boiled Irish Potatoes with Sauce Deviled Eggs Irish Potato Salad Sweet Pickles Sour Pickles Macaroni and Cheese Celery Asparagus Com Muffins Rolls Coffee. Returning from the park the cars will leave at 5 p. m. and from then on until 8 p. m. there will be nothing to be done but to prepare for the the ater party. At a suitable hour th e committees will again assemble in the city to es cort the vistors to the theater. Plans have been made to entertain at least 600 visitors to the theater, the attrac tion Thursday night being “The Isle of Spice,” a pleasing musical comedy, and an escort between 100 and 150 of the local committee will be present at the Grand Opera House. The seats secured include all of the boxes and nothing but the best seats in the house, and in the former will be seat ed prominent railroad officials and mayors and intendants and the more prominent citizens from the various places along the line of the Georgia and Florida Railway. The distribu tion of tickets will be made at the door of the theater. After the con clusion of the performance, which it will be needless to say wili be much enjoyed by fte visitors, the commit tees having charge of the entertain ment features of Georgia and Florida Day will bid their guests good night, and assure them that at all times they are welcome to the “Queen City of the Savannah Valiev.” Assisting the committee in charge at the various entertainments will be a committee of three hunred repre sentative business and professional men of Augusta who will be on hand at all times to giv e any information and extend Augusta's hospitality. This committee has been selected by Mr. Goodwin and the committee in charge ,and every class of business and each of the professions is num bered among the long list of names which were published on its announce ment. During the week the follow ing additional names were added to this committee: Capt. A. J. Twiggs, H. K. Lowry, Geo. R. Ferguson, Theo. F. Wash burn, D. J. O’Donahue, D. W. Marks, R. H. Somers, T. F. Cashin, T. M. Philpot, L. M. Clinton, W. H. God win, U. S, Commissioner; T. Knox Felker, John R. Burke, Geo. P. El liott, B. M. Lee, Geo. James, J. W. Wertz, Clifford Steed, James Gardner, Walter A. Clark, John W. Clark, Col. M. P. Carroll, Dr. E. M. Wilder, E. W. Carroll superintendent of mails, Augusta postoffice. The names of the guests of the people of Augusta who are coming from places along the line of the Georgia and Florida Railway was fur nished by Traffic Manager A. Pope of that system. Mr. Pope has a very careful selection and it is known that the representation tha; will come in on the special train Thursday will in clude the leading citizens of that sec tion. The day means a great event HUNDREDS TO WELCOME GUESTS TDIIGHT It is expected that hundreds of per sons, including a committee on recep tion numbering 300 of the most prom inent business and professional men of the city, will b e at the union sta tion Wednesday afternoon at 6.30 o'clock ito welcome tlie visitors from south Georgia and w r est Florida, who are coming to this city to enjoy the celebration of the formal opening of the Georgia and Florida railway. The committee is expected to report at the Monument at 6 o'clock and will go from there to the depot in a body. There will be no formalities at the depot but every visitor will be glad ly received, and the committee will hold itself in readiness to give out any information that may be desired. Preceding the reception at (he union station there will be a band concert at the Monument which will com mence at 5.30 p. m. The band will also go to the depot and render a number of selections ou the arrival of the train. Indications are that all of the com mittee appointed to receive the visi tors will be present at the union sta tion on the train’s arrival. Owing to the fact that a committee will go down to Millen on the Central of Georgia and accompany the train back to Augusta, and another com mittee, consisting of Mr. C. S. Heard of the Read Phosphate Company and Traveling aPssenger Agenrt W. W. Hackett of the Central ol Georgia, went to Madison and will be on the special train for entire trip, therp will he little work to be done. All of these gentlemen will give out In formation desired by the visitors and will distribute badges to those who are not provided with such credentials of admission, to all of the features of the entertainment on Georgia and Florida Day. in the hifetory of Augusta and it is In deed an honor to the city for such a representation of Georgia citizens to be present to enjoy the celebration. OFFICERS OF ROAD. All of the officers and directors of the road have been invited and with the exception of President John Skel ton Williams, who is unable to come to Augusta at this time, it is expect ed that all of them will be present. The Georgia and Florida directors and officers include: IJKrectwrs —Messrs. John Skelton Williams, Richmond, Va.; J. Wm. Mid dendorf, Baltimore, Md.; Samuel C. Rowland, Baltimore, Md.; H. C. Huf fer, Jr., Baltimore, Md.; J. M. Wil kinson Valdosta, Oa.; J. M. Ashley, Douglas, Ga.; F. L. Sweat, Douglas, Ga.; Joseph T. Orme, Atlanta, Ga.; Geo. R. Lombard, Augusta, Ga.; Thos. Barrett, Jr,, Augusta, Ga.; Jesse Thompson, Swainsboro, Ga.; Frank R. Durden, Savannah Ga. Officers —John S. Williams, presi dent; Franklin Q. Brown, vice presi dent; K. L. Bemiss, second vice presi dent; J. M. Wilkinson, third vice pres ident; J. M. Turner, general man ager; A. Pope, traffic manager; W. H. Alexander, auditor; V. H. Barrett, general counsel; C. T. Williams, sec retary; Rutherford Fleet, treasurer. In addition to the six hundred citi zens of South Georgia and West Flor ida who have been invited to attend the celebration, invitations have been sent to a large number of out of town people who ar« prominent railroad men and officials officers of commer cial organziations. These gentlemen will in all probability be present and in this way representation will be had from a number of cities in the Caro linas and Georgia: J. B. Lee, president, chamber of commerce, Spartanburg, S. C.; Mr. W, S. Glenn, secretary chamber of com merce, Spartanburg, S.C John B. Cleveland, president C. & W. C. Ry., Spartanburg, S. C.; Col. D. Caldwell, D. F. A., Co. Ry., Columbia, 8. C.; W. Moorman secretary chamber of commerce, Columbia, S. C.; R. W. Pegratn, general freight agent, So. Ry., Charleston, S. C.; W. J. Craig, passenger traffic manager, A. C. L. R. R., .Wilmington, N. C.; R. A. Brand, freight traffic manager, A. C. L. R. R, Wilmington, N. C.; T. C. White, G.’P. A., A. C. L. R. R„ Wilmington, N. C.; E. M. North, A. G. P. A., A. C. L. R. R., Savannah, Oa.; J. C. Haile, G. P. A., Central of Georgia Ry., Savannah, Ga.; Chas. T. Alrey, F. T. M. Central of Georgia Ry., Sa vannah, Ga.; S. W. Wilkes, commer cial agent, Georgia Railroad, Atlanta, ;Ga.; R. W. Hunt, superintendent Southern Ry., Atlanta, Ga.; J. M. ; Cutler, G. F. A., G. S. & F. Ry., Ma con, Ga.; C. B. Rhodes, G. P. A., G. S. & F. Ry., Macon, Ga.; J. J. Cham pion, T. M., C. C, & O. R. R„ John j son City, Tenn.; Theo. Dehon, Jr., |D. F. A., C. C. & O. R. R., Spartan burg, S C. P. B. Thompson, A. 0, F. A., S. A. \j. Ry., Savannah, Ga.; R, H. Stansell, A. G. P. A., S. A. L. Ry., Sa vannah, Ga; C. B. Ryan, G. P. A., S, A. L. Ry., Norfolk, Va.; W. W. Sto vall Stovall & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; J. L. Pace, W W. Stovall & Co., Atlanta, Ga.; Julius H. Walker, president, chamber of commerce, Columbia, tfi. C.; H. R, Jackson, M. F. it Trass. | Bureau, Charleston, S. C. FOUND POSITION HARD TO SECURE all ' 4> ** * *WOM gffftt* ■J^SMF*SPY£ii3fisfeSß^t a '"\»i S>L,m JB^oi Miss Charlotte Van Cortlandt Nichol, niece of Delaneey Nlchol, a distinguished New York lawyer, who has gone 9n the stage. Mlbh Nichol, although a relative of the house blooded families of New York found it as hard to obtain a tiny unimport ant position as any ambitious daugh ter of poverty ever experienced. MANY HUNDREDS JUG ID AUGUSTA The following tHograrns have been re ceived showing the progress of the train bearing Augusta’s Georgia and Florida guests. VALDOSTA, Ga.—The Georgia and Florida “Augusta Celebration Special,” passed here on time with a largo pas senger list from points below here. Val dosta will he rerpesented by 53 of Its most prominent citizens, who are look ing forward to a most enjoyable visit. Douglas, Ga.—Georgia and Florida special passed here on time. There were fully one hundred and fifty opople on train from points below. Train was bparded by a delegation of fifty prominent citizens here. TINNERS’ STRIKE MIS SERIOUS PITTSBURG, Pa.—The strike of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers against the American Sheet and Tin Plato Com pany, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporal lon, which has been in progress during the past five months, In Ohio, West. Virginia and Pennsylvania, is gradually assuming serious proportions. Developments in the labor dispute Wednesday demon strated the temper of the partici pants. A house, occupied by non union men at Struthers, was dyna mited and seven persons were In jured; a soldier opened fire on a striker at Bridgeport,, without effect, however, and non-union men were se verely beaten at New Castle, Pa. The authorities at Wheeling and Martins Ferry are preparing for trou ble which is momentarily expected at the mills. HAWLEY NOT BUYING SEABOARD INTERESTS RICHMOND, Va.—John Skelton Williams, a member of the executive committee of the Seaboard Air Une railway, Wednesday denied the re port that the Hawley system is In the market buying Seaboard securi ties for purpose of control. ACTOR JOHN DREW IMPROVES RAPIDLY NEW YORK. —Favorable reports concerning John Drew canid Wednes. day from the Presbyterian hospital, where the actor was taken Tuesday with a broken collarbone and other injuries sustained in a fall from a horse. His rapid recovery is ex pected. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. 8,878,277 BALES GOTTOTJ GIBED TO DECEMBER 1 Crop This Year To Decem ber First is 2,130,384 Bales Less Than at Same Time Last Year. WASHINGTON— There were 8,878,277 running bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1909, to December 1, as com pared with 11,008,661 for 1908, according to the census bulletin Isued Wednesday. These figures count round as half bales and exclude linters. The proportion of the last three crops ginned to December 1, Is 84.1 per cent for 1908, 76.6 per cent for 1907 and 77.2 for 1906. Hound bales included this year are 133,919 ngalnst 201,480 Included for 1908. and 164,630 for 1907. Sea Island bales Included are 77,- 776 for 1909, 68,396 for 1908 and 66,299 for 1907. Th<» distribution of Sen Island cotton for 1909 Is Florida 25,906; Georgia 43,- 118; South Carolina 8,752. The total cotton crop for 1908 was 13,' 086,006 and for 1907 is 11,057.822. Cor rected statistics of the quantity of cot ton ginned tills season to November 14 Is 8,112,199 bales. Cotton ginned from 1909 growth, to De cember 1, In the following states, Florida 56.958; Georgia 1,677,232; North Carolina 536,163; South Carolina 998.340. WOMEN CARRYING REVOLVERS IN MUFFS Aurora Women Devise Means of Protection Against “Jack the Slasher.” CHICAGO—Women of Aurora who have to be on tar »treots after dark without escorts, are carrying small re volvers tucked In their mufTs as means of protection against the mysterious "Jack the Slasher” who made vicious attacks on five women recently. GEO. W. WOODRUFF RESIGNED OFFICE HONOLULU —George W. Woodruff, a federal Judge of the territory of Hawaii Wednesday cabled his resignation to Pres, Taft. “White Slave" Traffic A sent Confessed To Save Intended Victims in Atlanta (Herald Bureau, Candler Building.) ATLANTA, Ga—Rather than make victims of two flfteen-year-old girls, Cleo Evans, a young woman, TuesdaJ went to the police and confessed that she was the agent of "White Slave" traffic. She <:am e to Atlanta from Columbus. After obtaining the con sent of the two girls to go with her to Columbus, wiring to a woman In Columbus, and receiving In return two railroad tickets for the girls the woman voluntarily went to the po llen station and reported to Probation Officer Gloer what she had done. She told the officer that although she had strayed from th<i “straight and narrow path” herself she did not have the heart to take the girls with her She asked the officer to pre MISS M. GIRARDEAU DIED IN SUMTER She Was Well Known in Educational Circles, Having Been a Teacher Forty Years. SUMTER, 8. C.—The Intelligence of the death of Miss Mary M. Girardeau, which occurred Monday occas ioned genuine regret throughout the city km many of its citizens had been educated by her and Imbibed those PERHAPS sentiment has no place in business, but what manufacturer does not feel a thrill of pride, that advertising has made his goods the recognized standard of quality? ZELBTB WON’T LET HIS PEOPLE KNOWTHENEWS Keeps Papers Censored; Won’t Admit Foreign Papers. Honduras’ Presi dent in His Ally. PANAMA- Passengers from Nicaragua state the people in the republic are kepc In ignorance of the happenings in tho country, because Zelaya’s strict censor, ship. The Honduras’ president, is report ed to he an ally of Zelaya. General To ledo Is besieged at Grey town, surround ed h yland and sea by Insurgents. For eign newspapers are not allowed to en ter Nicaragua. The situation in the In terior is desperate. OLD ENEMY AGAINST ZELAYA. NEW OKI,FANS -Former President Cardenas of Nicaragua, overthrown by Zelaya in 1891, has taken field against his old enemy and Is heading an expedi tion from Costa Rica Into Nicaragua, ac cording to advices received here. Cardenas Is at the head of about 300 armed men. Managua is her objective point. BATH-TUB MYSTERY GROWING DEEPER NJOW YORK —The mysteries piled up Wednesday In the tmlh-tub murder case. The question whether chloroform was used hi murdering the young Southern o irl, Ocey Snead, looms up as a result of druggists story that the woman re sembling one of Mrs. Snead’s relatives sought to buy a bottle of chloroform a day or two before the body was discov ered In the East Orange house o( fleath. They refused to soil the drug with a prescription. The police believe Mrs, Bnead was chloroformed then drowned. Another complication Injected Is the disappearance of Mrs. Martha Wurdlaw, the grand-mother of the vlct'.u. The woman who died so mysteriously was burled Wednesday. No friends or rela tives attended the funeral. Miss Vir ginia WardlßW, the victim’s aunt Is still locked up charged with murdering her niece. vent the two girls from leaving their homes. The girls are Pearl Haines, who liveß out on the river car line, and Annlo Milling, whose homo Is in Mangum street, near Tyler. As the result of her confession Judge Broyles dismissed the case against the Evans woman. The recorder ordered the two girls held In the rare of Mrs. BohnefeJd, the matron, until steps could be tak en to reclaim them. The Milling girl was sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd In Cincinnati by the Asso ciated ChaTltles several months ago but she recently escaped from there and came hark to Atlanta. It Is prob able that Hho wil] bo returned to Cin cinnati and the other girl sent there aIBO. high Ideals which characterized her during her entire life. At the time of her death she was BO years of ago 40 of which wan spent In Instilling knowledge in the young. She was a eonslstent member of the Sumter Presbyterian ehurch, and fulfilled all the requirements of a true gentle southern woman and her life is fra grant with good deeds. Professor Edmunds, an eminent educator and principal of the Sum ter graded school was one of her pu pils. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
