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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1909)
VOLUME XIV., No. 360 FiUCHOT MAKES OPEN ATTACK ON PHESIDEHT TAFT If Ballinger Takes Excep tion to Remarks of For restei’ He Will Admit Truth Struck Home. WASHINGTON, D. C—ln the opin ion of officials of Washington, the speech of Chief Forester Pinchot de fending the conservation policy of the Roosevelt administration, which was to have been delivered at New Rochelle, N. Y., but -was not because of the storm, but still was published is the beginning of the end of Mr. Pin chot's connection with the Taft ad ministration and the end, it is thought is now' not far off. While the chief forester does not mention names it is easy enough to read between the lines of his bitter speech just who he was hitting at, and the hints have a decided "big stick'’ swirl. There is every reason to be lieve that the “ultimatum," as some term the "few plain words” of the chief forester, will be taken up and echoed and re-echoed by the congress men who known to belong to the “Back From Elba Club.” ASSAULT ON “LAND GRABBERS.” It is regarded as significant that the defense of the conservation policy and the assault on the “land grabbers” should be made just at the time that congress has virtually declared for an investigation of Secretary Ballinger and the Glavis-Cunningham Alaskan coal scandal. By many who have read the pub lisher report of the Pinchot's phillipic it is said that it is most difficußt to construe it other than an open at (Continued on Page 2.) PROMINENT AMERICAN DEATH AND ARRESTED IIIICAHACUA Ex-President Zelaya Af ter a Record Breaking Run Has Landed in Mex ican Territory. WASHINGTON, D. C.—The start ling news that the eon of a promin ent American citizen at Granada, Managua, has been beaten and ar rested at Managua, Nicaragua, was received at the state department Mon day morning In a cablegram from U. S. Vice Consul Caldera. The son was not registered at the consulate at Managua, but this fact does not de prive him of the protection of the Am erican government. If an inquiry proves that he has been unjustly treated. The name of the youth beat en is not given *n the despatch. The cablegram adds that troops from Leon are being sent eastward, and that men from the same city are being placed In power at Granada. Leon is the home city of President Madriz. ZELAYA IS IN MEXICO. VERA . CRUZ, Mexico.—Ex-Presi dent Zelaya of Nicaragua, Monday is in Mexican territory. After a record breaking run, the Mexican gunboat General Guerrerro landed him at Kal ina Crus Sunday night, a dispatch re ceived here says, although he was not expected till Monday. The warship anchored outside the port when she arrived from Corinto. ZELAYA INCIDENT IS NOT YET CLOSED. WASHINGTON, D. C.—An official of the Btate department Monday gave out an unofficial statement concern ing the question of the asylum af forded former President Zelaya by Mexico. The statement sets forth that the granting of an asylum to the former president of Nicaragua has not in any way changed the plan of the United States In regard to placing the re sponsibility for the execution of Can non and Groce upon him. An inquiry is to be conducted, It Is asserted, to ascertain the facts in the Cannon- Groce matter. Secretary of State Knox made It clear In his note to Senor Rodriguez, charge d’affaires of legation, some time that reparation would be exact ed from those directly responsible for the execution of the Americana. If the investigation Inculpates him he will be extradited, if possible, and brought before a competent tribunal for trial. The department Is reported to be re! v d hat Zelaya has left/ Nitarrg a, lr feels that Mexico has incurred a heavy responsibility In al lowing him to enter Its territory, which is taken to mean that Mexico has by no means heard the last of the Zelaya Incident which, It Is DR. FRED A. COOK Dr. Frederick Cook, who has been weighed in tm ..alance of Arctic exploration by the University of Copenhagen and found sadly wanting by that body in proofs submitted that he had discovered the North Pole. At present nobody knows exactly where Cook is. With the exception of his brother all who were his supporters and admirers, when he returned from the north, have deserted him. A few weeks ago lv;* was garlanded as a hero. The portrait shows his gratified smile. Some of his ironical critics say that he is still sailing, thinking of SIOO,OOO he has made in the lecture field and other ways, as a result of his “discovery.” CARDINAL SATOLLI IS NEARING DEATH ROME.—In spite of a slight Im provement in the condition of Cardi nal satolli the physicians Monday de clared that there was no hope, and that the end could not be more than 48 hours off at best. The cardinal was conscious only at intervals. thought, may lead to serious conse quences. EX-PRESIDENT WILL SAIL FOR BELGIUM. MEXICO ClTY.—Minister Castro, of Nicaragua, Monday said that for mer President Zelaya probably would be entertained by President Diaz hero after which he would sail for Bel gium, his wife’s native land. ESTRADA’S ENVOY PLAYS WAITING GAME WASHINGTON, D. C.—Dr. Salva dor Castrillo, special envoy of the Estrada provisional government of Nicaragua, denied today, that he will ask the state department to recognize the Estrada government, at this time unless he receives an unofficial Inti mation that recognition will be grant ed. Otherwise he will wait until Es trada has taken Managua and over thrown the Madriz government. Dr. Castrillo does not Intend to risk a refusal for recognition of the Estrada government by the United States, when by waiting a few days he can make sure that the state department will recognize Estrada as president of Nicaragua. If he should ask recognition now It is believed the request would be refused, for the reason that Estrada’s government has control of only the eastern half if Nicaragua, while the Madriz faction is in possession of the western half of the republic. Should the state department recognise Es trada now, and later developments re sult ,in Madriz being recognized by the whole of Nicaragua as president, the department would be placed in an embarrassing position. It Is generally believed that the state department will await develop ments, and will take no action toward recognizing either faction, until one or the other gains a positive position. The state department and Estrada's envoy will therefore play a waiting game. Dr. Castrillo has been for two days without advices from Estrada, with the exception of cablegrams con cerning the battle at Rama and mes sages announcing that an advance of the revolutionary army would soon begin on Managua, which were delay ed in arriving. Senor Enrique Creel, the special ambassador of Mexico, is still here. It Is understood that he, too, Is await ing developments. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1909. HIS 10 Hi BUT IRiIHfS STUB Large Crowd Came to liear And See Battle Despite the Bad Weather. NEW YORK.—With the avowed in tention of determining the real at titude of W. Gould Brokaw, the mil lionaire yachtsman, toward a recon ciliation with his wife, Arthur J. Baldwin, attorney for Mrs. Brokaw In her suit for separation, Monday put Brokaw under examination in the su preme court at Minoola, L. I. Bald win also wished to prove that Bro kaw's income is SIS4U>OO a year. The defendant has tried to show that he could not afford to pay the $30,000 maintenance which Mrs. Brokaw asks claiming to have only $48,000 a year. When under direct examination. Brokaw admitted that he would make up with hie wife if she would curb her jealousy. Attorney Baldwin charged at the time that this was a play for public sympathy. In spite of the bad weather, the prospect of the battle batween Bro kaw and his wife’s attorney drew a large crowd. Despite his lawyer’s coaching, Brokaw was nervous. Brokaw finally withdrew his offer of a reconciliation. "I had a feeling of affection for Mrs. Brokaw before this trial start ed," he said in answer to a question from his wife’s lawyer, "but now I don’t think as much of her as I did before our marriage.” "You said on the stand you would take her back,” persisted Lawyer Baldwin. "I said if she would be different and I could believe her I would take he) back undor certain conditions,” re plied the millionaire. "Are you fond of her?” "Yea." "Do yon love her?” "I did." "Do you love her now?” he was asked. Lawyers for the defense objected to the question was allowed. Brokaw said that he had changed heart toward his wife as the result of certain things ho had found out since his declaration under oath that he was open to a plan of reconciliation. preferredleath TO THE TOOTH ACHE LOS ANGELES, Cal.—Preferring death to the pain of a continual tooth ache. Mrs. Louise Moleno, swallowed a quantity of carbolic acid at her home and died a short time later Iri the receiving hospital. According to Antonio Moleno, the woman's husband, Mrs. Moleno had been suffering from a severe toothache for five days and had been unable to secure any relief from the pain. PORTUGAL LOST m PERSONS 1 TERRIFIC STORM King Me. mi cl is on His Way to Aid in tke Work of Rescue Among Vic tims. LISBON- —Five hundred persons aro believed to have perished in tlie storm that has swept Portugal in the last few days. Seven hundred vessels were swept to sea, and hope for the great majority of them is abandoned. The loss is fully $30,000,000 latest dis patches say King Mamui is on his way inland to aid in the rescue work in the interior. PRICE CIS 115' sunns SHANGHAI.—Prince Chun, the re gent and father of Emperor Pu, was stabbed and slightly wounded while leaving his carriage near the palace at Pekin M mday. His assailant, who was arrested, is a Manchu, who was formerly a cook in the imperial house hold. Pekin in Ferment. TOKlO.—Despatches received here Monday from Pekin state that Prince Chum, the regent of China, was bad ly wounded when attacked by n would-be assassin, but that his recov ery is expected! According to the adivees here, the attack created great excitement with in and without the Walled City. The news spread rapidly and In a short time the streets were in a ferment. Extra troops were rushed to all quart ers. The report spread among tho lower classes that the plot was hatched by foreigners, and for a while tho lega tions appeared to be in danger. Stops jwere taken to prevent an attack and I tho Chinese officials did all in their power to counteract the report. The coolie classes, however, maintained an attitude, inimical to all foreigners. | The attempted assasination bore all the signs of a carefully considered plot, It is reported. | The assailant was seen about the palace for two days. He was appar enly waiting for tho opportunity to wield Is knife, and In spite of the pre cautions of the court officers and mil itary, he was not discovered until he rushed at tho prince. As he danshed at the carriage, a soldier attempted to seize him but the assailant dodged by and reached the prince as he was alighting. Chun fell into the arms of a guard. His assailant, as he tried to stab again, was overpowered after a ter i rifle struggle in which some of the soldiers were cut. SLRIOI BUS Ml) CM GULLIED Monday morning at 11:30 o’clock the inbound North Augusta car col lided with the Albion ‘bus’’ on the corner of Jackson and Broad streets, and Richard Carter, the driver of the bus, was thrown to the ground and slightly injured. He was carried to the office of Dr. 15. P. Rice, lp, the Miller Walker building, where he was given attention. Acoording to a story of the accident ,as told by an eye witness, the car 1 and tho bus were coming down the street, parallel to each other, and when the car reached Jackson street It slowed down. The negro, thinking that the car had stopped, turned the bus across the track, aud before he could get out of the way, the car started, striking the front end of the bus. The negro was knocked from his seat, under the horses feet., and I but for the timely assistance of Of | fleer Hardeman, he would have prob , ably been stepped on by the horses. ! Mr. Hardeman was standing on the corner of Jackson street and as the negro fell he started forward and pulled him from his perilous position. Two bystanders ran to the horses heads and held them. Dr. Rice stated that the negro had a contused wound on his head and several bruises on his face. Dr. Rice said that, unless the negro was in jured Internally, he would recover in a short, time. Tho ambulance was sent for, as It, was thought that, the man was in a serious condition, but on examination his wounds were not as serious as was thought at first, and he remained In Dr. Rice’s of fice. NEGRO KILLED WIFE AND THEN MET DEATH CORDELE, Ga. —West Starling, a negro, shot and killed his wife Sun day. Joe Smith in whose house Starling's wife sought refuge then killed Starling. Smith surrendered and the jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. SEil AEROPLANE GREAT TRIUMPH Ora OTHER KID Youth Makes Craft From Alumiunm That Flies Like a Bird—Will Chal lenge Wrights. TACOMA, Wash.—Experts say that Reginald Weathorsby, 22 years old, who lives at Spanaway Duwc, has achieved a triumph in aviation after three years constant experimentation that gives him high rank as an aero naut and will undoubtedly make him world-famous. lie has completed and successfully tried out his aluminum aeroplane, circling, with two othei machinists aboard, the summit of Mount Tacoma last Wednesday. The machine promises to revolutionize the entire system of air navigation, as it is an aeroplane with wings. The new feature of his aeroplane is a substitution of a system of undu lating planes for the ordinary revolv ing propeller, by which he has de monstrated a speed of 120 miles an hour without vibration or jar as In the case of the revolving propeller typos. The machine is made of thin sheet: of aluminum, reinforced with steel frames, long and neck-like, act ing as n steering point, making resist ance light. Aviators sit in the body of the machine, tandem style, and along the underside of the long body undulating planes, which, working back and forth, shoot the machine for ward like a rocket, the planes work ing in four separate sets, so there 13 never a period of rest, but a continual rush ahead. In case of accident or stopping machinery the aeroplane sails an hour or more, gradually lowering the altitude. The inventor says the balanced undulating motion of the sea gulls on Puget Sound gave him the first idea. Weathershy will offer his invention to the United States gov ernment and will also challenge the Wrights and other aviators to a trial of speed on their own terms. LETTERS RECEIVED EROU.FIEORT Attorney for Miss Ward law is Writing Letters to friends of Family here Letters have been received In Au gusta by the friends of Miss Mary Wardlaw, who is charged wilh the murder of her niece, Mra. Ocey Snead, In New York, from her counsel, Frank ltn W. Fort, asking that her friends in this section send him a letter as to Miss Wardlaw’s character. The letters are causing much Interest here, as Miss Wardlaw has relatives .living In this section, and she was iknown In Augusta herself. Tho following is a copy of the let ter that was received In Augusta: Dear Sir —Your name has been suggested to me as a friend of Miss Wardlaw, formerly head of Soule Col lege, Murfreesboro, Tenn. Whether you have been Informed of the ut terly and despicably groundless charge of murder made against her, growing out of the suicide of her niece, Mrs. Ocey Snead, on Monday, November 29th, I do not know. If not I can only Inform you that the charge has been made without even a decent basis of suspicion, and Is ridiculously absurd in view of the known facts. The charge Is, however. being strongly pushed by the press and some of the public authorities, who nave worked themselves Into a hys terical condition, unprecedented as far as I can recall, and the life and charcater of Miss Wardlaw, the thor ough beauty and glory of which have impressed me through and through In a week's acquaintance, are being dragged into the mire of a venomous and disgusting publicity. Every cir cumstance of her life, upon which her natural pride and reticence have refused Information, has been treated as though It was the covering of a disgraceful scandal, and Insinuation and brutal deduction have followed until a Northerner such as I am Is ashamed of the utter lack of decency, chivalry, and consideration for a de fenceless woman which is being ex hibited. May I ask you to add your tribute to the many beautiful letters I have received from t-.ose who have known, admired and loved Miss Wardlaw? This letter Is written, 11. Is true, by Miss Wardlaw’s counsel/ but. ev ery statement made herein comes from a sincere and utter confidence In her Innocence, and loftiest, admira tion for her beautiful and wonderful character. Htn- herself refused to give me names of her friends to whom I might write, desiring, with character istic loyalty and consideration, that no name of a friend should be con nected with hers while she was un- I der charges so Infamous. From her friends In the North, however. I havo learned who her friends In the South are, and against her wishes have In sisted upon writing thlß letter, having no doubt that those v/ho have been favored arid blessed with the friend ship of Miss Wardlaw longer than I, will welcome any chance to assist In vindicating a reputation, which, If based upon character, should be of the highest. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. TERRIFIC STORM KILTED MANY AND DESTROYED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY SEYERIE NEAR BEER PLACES DAVE TO CLOSE Places Outside City Limits Hard Hit by New Law License Materially Rais ed. The near beer dealers will he hard hit ou January Ist, when they gi> to pay the special taxes. The taxes have been materially Increased. The dealers In Ilarrlsonvtlle, Ne.lieville and throughout the county outside of the city of Augusta will have to, in all probability, close their places of j business after January Ist, as the now I law reads that no place can be oper ated except in a corporated town of j 2,500 Inhabitants or more. Nelllevllle is not Incorporated, and It Is doubt ful If 2,500 people ltvo In Harrlson vllle. This will hit the dealers who have their places on the edge of town. Lasa year the lax for manufactur ers was $500; this has been raised to SI,OOO. The tax for wholesale deal ers last year was SSOO, and this year it has been raised to $ 1,000 for each different kind of near beer that Is handled. Tills also applies to the dlf ferent brands that are made by the manufacturers. The retail license has been raised from S2OO to $."00. East, year over $20,000 was sent to the state treasury by Ordinary Wal ton. that was collected from the near beer dealers, and It is believed that the amount will be. Increased this year. H HOMELESS ABOUNOJOSTON Thirty-One Reported Mis sing and Much Property Destroyed When Dyke Broke. RO.STON, Mass.—Three persons dead, 31 reported missing and 2,501 homeless Is Monday’s summary of the havoc wrought by the breaking of a dyke In Chelsea by the tide during Sunday’s storm. The property loss Ik estimated at $200,000. The homeless are being cared for In public build ings and Gov. Draper has ordered the state militia to assist. Cornelius Hawkins a.nd his wife wore drowned when the tide broke through the dyke. Hawkins might havo been saved but stayed by the side of his wife, who was an Invalid. At the height of the storm Captain John W. Small of Boston, and his en tire crew of nine men from the three masted schooner Nantaskot, which had come ashore at Sands Hills beach, were rescued by the volunteer crew of the Massachusetts Humane Society. The vessel will In all probability be a total loss. Cape Cod is entirely cut off from the rest of the world today. Tele graph nnd telephone wires are all down and not for more than half a century has such widespread havoc been reported. When communication with the cope was lost several ves sels were known to be In dangerous locations and It Is feared that some of them failed to weather the storm. At Buzzards Bay a big steamer was reported lu distress. Her Identity was unknown. The tide was the highest since 1861 nnd wont completely over the main streets In Provlncrtown. The shore on all sides of the penin sula was lushed by the heavy sea and It Is certain that several vessels went down during the frightful gale and that many lives have been lost. YOU may dodge Advertising today , but tomorrow —what? Every season brings the problem nearer and makes the need keener. Face the fact now , that the Ameri can people buy and swear by ad vertised goods. Struggling Wayfarers FeU and Were Overcome In Blizzard Ships and Trains Wrecked and De laycd - . THE WEATHER Conditions favor fair and con tinued cold weather in this sec tion tonight and Tuesday, with freezing temperature tonight. The Ch ristmas blizzard, tied up th« traffic Monday morning in cities in many Eastern states. It is believed conditions will bo normal Tuesday night, when another storm is expected from tho West. Many persons met death, five in Philadelphia, n dozen in New York. Fatalities in New England have not reported. In Philadelphia business is practic ally at a stand-still. The city is suffering from a shortage of milk. Washington did not suffer severely, but on account of traffic conditions north, President Taft decided to post pone the engagement to speak in New York. The storm in New England is worse in New Bedford, Providence, Fall River, Newport, Pawtucket and Woon socket. In New York City seven thousand men are cleaning the streets. Surface lines are blocked, and the result is heavy traffic on the subway. NEW YORK—The work of repair ing the damage wrought by the storm of the last Iwo days was taken up Monday In half a dozen states. Mil lions of dollars damage has been done by the blizzard and tidal wave that have buffeted the east and the At lantic coast. .Seventeen persons Mon day are known to be dead In New York alone as the result of this, the worst storm of two decades. Thous ands of tnlles of railroads have been tied tip and wire communication throughout the affected region was crippled. Gigantic efforts are being put forth I y every railroad ami telegraph com pany to bring order out of chaos. The (Continued on Page 2.) GORDON SUCCEEDS SENATOR M’LAURIN JACKSON, Miss. — Governor Noel Monday announced the appointment of Colonel James Gordon of Okolona us United States senator from Mis sissippi succeeding the late Senator McLaurln. YALE S LEFT END HAS JOB HELPING CLEAN STREETS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK. Harry Vaughan, Yale’s famous left end In the present season’s football games, today applied to street cleaning commissioner "Big Bill" Edwards for a job as a checkei In the snow removal work. Vau ghan Is working his way through col lege. Edwards, himself a famous foot ball player at Princeton In his way* grunted the application and In a day or two Vaughan will be on the Job at $3 per diem. BYRON M’DONALD BURIED SUNDAY Byron McDonald, aged 15, the son of Mr. ur.d Mrs. Layton McDonald, after an Illness of four weeks with typhoid fever, died at. the residence nonr Wheless, on the Georgia rail road, Saturday night, at 8 o’clock. The funeral service look place Sun day afternoon at. 3 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Mr. Williams of ficiating. Tho Interment was In the WUkerson cemetery.
