The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914, December 24, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTH]" 1 AVGUSTA VOLUME XTV., No. 358. GARFIELD CHIEF MISCHIEF MAKER 111 TAFTjECIME Secretary Ballinger’s Pre decessor Will Figure Prominently in Pinchot- Ballinger Controversy. WASHINGTON, D.C.—lt is believed by many members of the house and senate that before the congressional investigation of Secretary Ballinger and the land office, growing out of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy, gets fairly started, the figure of "Jim my” Garfield, Secretary Ballinger's predecessor will loom up as the chief mischief maker in the Taft adminis tration. It will be recalled that Garfield, who was endearingly termed by former President Roosevelt “Jimmy” was a strong upholder of “My policies” as applied to the conservation of public lands and water power sites. No man in the Roosevelt cabinet was more set in his ways than Secretary Garfield. He brooked no contrary opinion on the part of subordinates in the interpre tation of the law as he proclaimed it. A story is told that after Garfield read In the newspapers that Ballinger had reversed him and suspended his orders withdrawing millions of acres of the public lands from entry, the former secretary of the interior, whis pered under his breath, dire forebod ings against Ballinger and the admin istration, and soon after the attacks on Ballinger began to appear, increas ing in virulity every week until the case finally reached President Taft who promptly dismissed the insinua tions and innuendoes against his sec retary of the interior. The president's action, it seems did not mollify the “sore heads.” Mr. Garfield expect ed, it is said, to be retained in the cabinet as he had been one of the most pronounced and active support ers of "My policies.” The attacks became mire vicious as the time of the meeting of congress approached, and with the introduction of resolu tions in the house to investigate Sec retary Ballinger there was nothing for the latter to do but to insist that congressional light be turned on. The outcome will, it is believed be, a change in several Important positions under the administration. LIP EXPLOSION KILLEDJ PEOPLE NEW CASTLE, Pa. —As the result of an oil lamp explosion early Friday In the home of Santano Cierba, at Hillsville, a quarry town nine miles from this city, eight persons were burned to death and two are serious ly injured. The dead are Clerba, aged 41, his wife, 81, two daughters, aged eight and five years, one six year-old son; Frank Ambroslno, 21; Mike Daridalle, 28, and Stephen Ran pele, 40, boarders. The Injured are, Aliesco Tiederino and Petro Ange- Hno, boarders. The dwelling was entirely destroyed The dead bodies have not yet been recovered from the ruins. ■- * ' 1 4 OPPOSE APPEAL OF DISMISSED MIDDIES WASHINGTON, D. C.—Navy de partment officials Friday declared that there is a strong feeling of op position to the reported move for a rehearing of the cases of the three Annapolis midshipmen forced to leavt the academy Thursday. F. C. Ben nett, of Henderson, Texas, and S. A Arnold, of Greenville, Miss., were dis missed, and Ralph Sanford, of Bridge port, Conn., was allowed to resign. They took French leave on Thanks giving day. It was reported that the appeals of the West Point hazers to Washington had emboldened th» friends of these middies to broach the project of an appeal, LIVINGSTON MAY BE MCKEE’S ASSISTANT ATLANTA, Ga.—Hugh L. McKee, who has been named as postmaster at Atlanta to succeed Edwin F. Blod gett may have as his assistant Lon. F. Linvingston, Jr., a clerk in the At lanta postoffice. Mr. Livingston Is a grandson and namesake of the rep resentative in congress from the Fifth district, CoL L. F. Livingston. It is known that Congressmen Livingston had much to do with the appointment of Mr. SicKee. The term of the pres ent Incumbent, E. F. Blodgett, will ex pire on February 28th. ► THE WEATHER ► > Conditions favor rain in this * section tonight and Saturday ► with warmer tonight. WOULD MAKE UP WITH WIFE, SAID IfIOKJUBIDJy Proposal of Reconcilia tion Was Made on His Behalf in Court Christ mas Eve. NEW YORK.—A proposal of recon ciliation between William Gould Bro kaw r and his wife who is suing him for a separation in the supreme court at I., was made to her on his behalf Friday by his counsel, while he was on the witness stand to deny the allegations made against him. When questioned by his lawyer, Brokaw said that he had no unkind ly feeling toward his wife and that the chief trouble with her was that her word could not be relied upon. She was not in the court room at the time. “You have no unkindly feeling to ward the plaintiff at this time?” At torney Jno. F. Mclntyre asked. "I never had.” “If she should assure you now that she would return to you and cease charging you with going out with other women, would you forgive her?” “I would if I coyld believe her, but one time she would say one thing and the next minute deny it.” HUES WILL LET COOK KEEP HUES Cook Was Received As American As Well As Supposed Discoverer. Not Decorated By King. WASHINGTON, D. C—Dr. Maurice F. Egan, United States minister to Denmark, reached Washington Thurs day night. Dr. Egan has two months leave of absence from the state de partment, part of which will be spent in Washington. In discussing the verdict of the University of Copenhagen, which in effect, declared that Cook's claims to having reached the North Pole were bogus, Dr. Egan said Friday. "One thing should not be forgotten in the reception accorded Dr. Cook by the Danes. The great honors paid him were not only for his supposed discovery of the pole, but also be cause he was an American. "Contrary to the generally accepted opinion. Dr. Cook was not decorated by the king, who was waiting for the official verdict of the university be fore bestowing the honor on him. "The honorary degree conferred on him by the University of Copenhagen and the medal lie received from the Royal Geographical Society of Den mark were not given for his supposed discovery of the pole, but for his pre vious achievements in polar explora tion, and esjiecially for his services as a member of the Belgica Expedition. He will not, therefore, be asked to re turn these honors." ATTORNEY ASKS FOII CONFERENCE Thursday afternoon the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Reve nues for Richmond county received a letter from the legal counsel of the various court officials, who had been asked to confer with the commission ers in regard to salaries, in which the officers express their willingness to be present at the conference which will be held at a time mutually agree able to the commissioners and them selves. The answer to the commissioners was sent out by Mr. W. H. Barrett, who represents the officers who In clude the judge of the superior court, the Judge of the city court, the solici tor general, solicitor of the city court, clerk of court and the sheriff of Rich mond county. No date has been de termined upon as yet as tho time of the conference. CHRISTMAS CHECKS FOR THE TEACHERS ATLANTA, Ga. —The school teach ers of the state will receive check* during the coming week. It is stated that they will receive fifteen per cent of the total appropriation before the end of the year. This payment will make a total of sixty-six per cent of the $2,500,000 appropriation for the year paid teachers. Last year sixty three per cent of the $2,000,000 ap propriation had been paid at the same time. GEORGIA POSTMASTERS. WASHINGTON. The following fourth-class postmasters were ap pointed today: Georgia—Newton, Mary L. Odum; Toonigh, Edward M. Barrett; Rayle, John G. Sisson. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1909. THE CHILDREN ARE LOOKING FOR HIM ( V T" 5 - MEL STREET SHE ILEIONJH SIFTS NEW YORK.—More than $1,000,- 000 was distributed Friday as Christ mas presents in Wall street by the various brokerage and financial houses. Not one in the street fail ed to remember the holidays, and the prosperity in the financial world in the last year sent the total Above the average. The house of J. P. Morgan & Co. gives the most to Its employes, and in the past the remembrance.-, have equalled a full year’s salary to the recipients. The Central Trust company alone this year gave $50,000, fifty per cent of their annual salaries to its employes. The Christmas fund to be distri buted among employes of the Stock Exchange is said to be the largest ever raised by that institution. The Con solidated, or "Little" Exchange this year gives each employe five per cent of his annual salary. Practically every brokerage house in the financial district gave each of its employes two weeks extra salary as a Christmas present. “UNCLE JOE’S’’ TEAM WILL HAVE TO HUSTLE DANVILLE, 111. —While the insur gents of congress are laying plans to oust ‘Uncle Joe” Cannon as speaker, the Three I baseball league has pass ed a stringent rule that every city in the league must show an attendance of 35,000 during the season, which will surely oust “Uncle Joe” and the team representing this city. WM. J. BRYAN IS GETTING BETTER JACKSONVILLE. Fla.—The condi tion of William Jennings Bryan was Friday reported better, and it was stated that there was no great dan ger. Mr. Bryan Friday was unde* the care of specialists, but it is be lieved the threatened attack of pneu monia which caused the cancellation of his lecture engagements can be averted. STRIKE MAY CAUSE MINE TO CLOSE BUTTE, Mont.—A general shut down of the Butte Mines is threaten ed as the result of the railroad switchmen’s strike, which as pro duced an alarming shortage of coal. Supt. J. Gillies of the Amalgamated, and Manager A. H. Wethey of the Clark interests Friday announced that only an immediate settlement Of the strike could avert the closing of the camp, which would throw thousands of men out of work. TURKEYS WILL BE GIVEN POLICEMEN As has been their usual custom the ■city council will distribute among the officers of the police force and firemen more than one hundred and fifty turkeys Christmas Eve. Both the policemen and the firemen will receive the gift with open hands aB a token of their untiring efforts and efficient work during the year. WILL DEPORT” HUNGARIANS. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Twenty eight dependent Hungarians are to be deported Friday from the Ellis Is land immigrant station. They have been held by the immigration authori ties at Ellis Island since October 31. They were hound for Shreveport, La. ... CHRISTMAS DAY ... How barren and how bleak a world, how grim a thing this life of ours. Despite the ceaseless song of birds, despite the fragrance of the flowers, The gentle sun. The brooks that run, And laughing, tumbling, dancing go Through leafy glade, And cooling shade, To meet the ocean’s ebb and flow, Had never Christmas bells rung out upon (lint holy winter morn, Had never angel chorus sung: “For Unto Us a Son Is Born.” How pitiless and hopeless, too; how useless seem our stay on earth- What joy would living "have for us, what prize that we’d consider worth The pang of life, ~ The ceaseless strife, The heartache and the burning fearsT v ’ And who would bear His load of care With courage down the lane of years Had those wise men not journeyed forth to Bethlehem that. Winter morn And learned to sing that holy song: “For Unto Us a Son Is Born.” Wipe out this Christmas day and who could stand beside a loved one’s bed. And watch the soft cheeks whiter grow, arid hear the words, “Your babe Is dead.” At such an hour With all our power - _ t. We'd strive to tear our breasts apart, We’d rather die, Than live and try, Uncomforted, to bear the smart; Had never Christmas bell rung out, death would have brim v n mon. arch here. Unsoothed and unsustained by hope we’d weep beside a loved one's bier. ‘Tis not enough that skies are blue, 'Us not. enough that roses bloom, For all of Mother Nature’s skill can never dissipate the gloom- Earth’s beauty here ’ Can only cheer And help the heart that is sustained Throughout its grief, By this belief: Through death, eternal life Is gained; And so we live, and so we strive, to pluck the rose we brave the thorn, And sing, as they at Bethlehem: “For Unto TTs a Son fs Bom!” —Edgar A. Guest, in Detroit Free Press > DR. COOK'S PICTURE > BROUGHT TWO CENTS. > ► MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Rev. ►C. L. Morrill, pastor of the Pao ► pie’s church, in order to raise ► money for a Christmas poor ► fund, offered to auction off a ► picture of Dr. Frederick A. Cook ► which the explorer had auto ► graphed and presented to the ► minister during his visit to Mln r neapolis on a lecture tour. The ► highest bid for the photograph ► was two cents and it was knoek f ed down at that price. NORTH CAROLINA HAD NO LYNCHINGS IN PAST TWO YEARS RALEIGH, N. C.—A report to Gov. Kitchen shows that no lynebings have occurred in North Carolina for two years. It is probably the only South ern state with this record. BIG NEW YORK FIRE. NEW YORK.—The New York fire department had one of the hardest fights in its history Friday with flames In the factory buildings at No.’s 334 to 340 Stanton street. The fire, burned fiercely for nearly four hours and during that time caus ed $500,000 damage. It was at first reported that four men were missing. This report proved to be erroneous. Ail of ttie men were accounted for during the morning. EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL “BABY SHOPLIFTER.” ST. LOUIS.—An eight-year-old girl, blue-eyed and pretty, is held today by the police as “the baby shoplifter.” She is Annie Pavlinski, daugh ter of Frank Pavlinski. She has been arrested three times for shop thefts; has spent two weeks in the industrial school, and escaped; has run away from home dozens of times, and makes a practice of slipping out of bed after her family Is asleep and pil fering money from her father and her big brother. NOTORIOUS FORGER GETS 14 YEARS IN PEN NEW ORLEANS, La.--John Foster, the notorious forger wanted in twen ty-two cities in the South and South west, has been sentenced to fourteen years for attempting to pass a big check on the Hibernia bank. NO DRILLS UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS Owing to the nearness of Christ mas, the Richmond Hussars will not hold another meeting until after the holidays are over. At the next meeting, Rene Brouder, will be presented with an “attend ance medal” by Captain Yancey, for not missing a single meeting of the troop during the entire year. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. UNITED STATES TO DEMAND THE SURRENDER OF ZELAYA TRAINMEN ILL DEMAND lICREASE OFWAGESONJAN.3 NEW YORK.—Announcement was made Friday that the formal demands of the 125,000 railroad employes, work ing on all the lines east of the Miss issippi, would be laid before the rail road companies on January 3. In these demands the men, including passenger and freight train conduc tors and switchmen, will demand a wage Increase of from 12 to 53 per cent, according to the position they hold with the companies and length of service. When the demands are laid before the employes and adjustment commit tee representing each of the railroads will, according to plans that,have not been completed, meet another commit tee of the employes and endeavor to make terms that will be satisfactory to both parties and thus stave off what would be the most gigantic rail road strike In the history of the rail roads of the East. Just what the attitude of the rail roads will be cannot be foretold. It is believed, however, that the de mands of the men in so far as the wage Increase is concerned will he bit terly fought. Should the demands of the employes be accepted, It would mean the annual expenditure of mil lions of dollars for extra wages. Vice President and General Mana ger J. C. Stewart, of the Erie railroad, today said to the American News Ser vice: "So far as the Erie Is concerned, the application of the maximum In crease requested by the trainmen would amount to f 10,000,00 Oincrease annually in the cost of operating our lines. “However, we can do nothing until the demands of the trainmen have reached us. Just what attitude the directors of the Erie will assume I cannot say at this time,” MOVING PICTURE SHOW FOLKS BUBO PITTSBURG, Pa.—Joseph Estap, aged 41, was burned to death while operating a moving picture machine in the "American," a little moving picture theatre, of which he was pro prietor. Mrs. Della Estap, aged, 18, his wife, Was badly burned while trying to res cue her husband. Samuel Craft, tick et seller, was burned and Internally injured by being trampled on by the audience. Eight other persons were injured, hut none fatally. The theatre was crowdod with Christmas shoppers and Estap, who was handling the pictures during the illness of the regular operator, was locked in a little room with all his paraphernalia when the film explod ed, and had no chance to escape. BISHOPS DAUGHTER TIRED OF JAPANESE Girl Who Married Fathe’r Or i ental Houseboy Wants to Return Home. HAN FRANCISCO, Cal. —An appeal for permission to return to tho homo and protection of her father, Arch deacon Emery has been made by Mrs. (iunjlro Aokl. This Is announced by friends who stood by the Episcopa lian clergyman when fils household at Corte Madera was divided over the announced Intention of bis daughter, Helen, to marry the Japanese house boy. Unable longer to endure the treat ment of her Nipponese husband, the young woman has written from the little cottage on the shore of hake Washington asking forgiveness and bugging to resume her place at hlfc side with her six-months old child. This was the reason for the arch deacon's hurried departure for Heat tie a few days ago, and It Is under stood that he will bring bis daughter and her Infant back with him. CHARLESTON SCHOOLS CLOSE FOR HOLIDAYS CHARLESTON, 8. C, The city schools, colleges, academies and schools generally suspended exercises for the usual Christmas holidays and with the closing of the doors Thurs day the educational institutions will remain closed until Monday, Jan. 3. At many of the schools, the closing was attended with some form of ex ercises more or less elaborate. TWO FIREMEN KILLED. LEWIBTON, Maine—Two firemen were killed Friday when one of the biggest business blocks in Lewiston was destroyed. Several stores were gutted and many offices went up. The firemen were trapped in a falling wall. The damage was reported at $50,000 and the blaze was still on several houses after it started. Rear Admiral Kimball Has Orders to Prevent Escape of the Ex-Presi dent and to Prevent Mexico From Interfer ing. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Rear Ad miral Kimball, in command of the United States naval force in Nicara guan waters, has been ordered to pre vent the escape of ex-President Ze laya from Corinto, according to a semi-official report here today. The commanders of the Amerlcaxv war vessels in the south have been commanded, this report says, to de mand the surrender of Zelaya to the United States authorities and to taka active steps to prevent the thwarting of this plan either by the Nicaraguan guard of Zelaya or of the Mexican government. The United States Is prepared to demand the surrender o£ the former president If he takes re fuge, as Ills plan Is said to be, under the Mexican flag on the gunboat Gen eral Guerrero, detailed to Corinto for the purpose of aiding him. Zelaya must answer for the death of Cannon and Groce. MEXICAN GUNBOAT IS IN READINESS. COLON. —The Mexican gunboat General Guerrero at Corinto Friday was In readiness to receive aboard ex- Presldont Zelaya, in defiance of tho protests expressed from the United States, according to advices received here Friday. Feeling against Zelaya at Corinto lias been running high fur some time. Tho election of Madrlz as his succes sor was accepted there as a move of reform, and the subquent realization that Zelaya was still dominant and Madrlz was a mere puppet Increased the anger of the "stormy petrel's” enemies. It is reported that extreme precau tions to prevent Zelaya, and his lieu tenants, Madrlz and Iritis as well, from attack by mob or by assassin have been taken, blit that an outbreak Is feared In spite of tilts step. ESTRADA IS GROWING STRONGER. On the eastern coant, Estrada Is re ported to have nil’tidy started tho vanguard of his army on tho expedi tion to -Managua. Tho provisional government- Ih credited with doml natlng more territory thnn that con trolled by tho Zelayans. From tho Rio Coco on the north, tho border Urn. between Nicaragua and Honduras, to the Kan Juan river, on the south, neat tile Costa Rican frontier, Estrada Is regarded as tho real head of the gov ernment and the zone of his author ity extends fur into the interior—to within a comprehensively short dis tance from the capital Itself It Is snld by those familiar with the develop ments in tho Interior. No operation Is looked for in tho sweep of the Re bel army on the capital /.el ay a and Madriz were stripped almost entirely bare of troops by the recent victory of Estrada, near Rama, and tho capi ta I is unprotected. DUNNINGTON AGAIN FOUGHT OFFICERS Attactecl Officers in Cell Whe n They Came to Carry Him to Milledge ville. R. E. Dunnington, tho young white man who has been confined at the county jail for the past several months, again showed ills lunacy when lie made a desperate struggle against the officers who entered hi* cell Thursday afternoon for the pur pose of taking him back to tho asy lum at Mllledgeville. The fight was a fierce one and Dunnington imagin ed that he was the equal of five men. Jailor T. J. Plunkett, Deputy Sheriff M. G. Whittle, Ituillff Clark and two Jnll attendants. The officers, however, were determ ined to control the crazy man, and an all of them are men physically, Mr, Plunkett being one of the strongest men In Augusta, they took things easily, and in spite of tho blows that Dunnington passed about with pieces of a window frame that he had wrenched out of its place during his anger, they soon overpowered tho young man and, placing the strait jacket about him, they led him oIT to the depot where, under the escort of Deputy Sheriff Whittle and Bailiff Clark, the train for Milledgevllle was boarded and Thursday night Durtnlng ton was ba< k in the asylum. The orde for Dunnington to he carried Lac.* to the Milledgevllle asy lum were Dsiied a day or so ago, but In order that the prisoner could he kept quiet until the time arrived for his being taken to Milledgevllle noth ing was given out for publication. It was expected that such a scene at the Jail would happen, which, by the way, Is only a repetition of many viol ent assaults that Dunnington has made upon officers of the law, among them being his disgraceful conduct in the ordinary’s court when that of ficer announced that tire commission conducting the Dunnington hearing had pronounced the young man a luna tic. It Is well known that every coun ty official and especially the officers connected with the Jail, are glad that Dunnington is out of Richmond coun ty. , .