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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XV., No. 8. HARDWICK, WITH AUCHSTA HELEGATIi, WEST BEFORE GOSEBESS COHHITTEE Made Strong Plea For Protection of Augrasta and Improvement of Sa vannah River. Hardwick Working Hard cn Pro ject. WASHINGTON, D. C.—Frederick B. Pope, of the Augusta flood com mission; Nisbet Wingfield, city en gineer, and Judge Jos. R. Lamar, counsel, accompanied by Congress man Hardwick, appeared before ths. rivers and harbors committee of the house Saturday morning and were heard to advantage on the claims of the upper Savannah river for im provement and for protection to the city of Augusta from damage by floods. Congressman Hardwick, who pre sented the Augustans, made a strong and logical appeal for the city of Au gusta and the Savannah river. He was followed by Judge Lamar and Mr. Frederick B. Pope, each of whom made convincing arguments to the committee. The delegation asked an appropriation of $360,000 for the im proveir'xA'tef ihe Savannah to a point thirty miles below Augusta. Col. Kingman, the engineer, hue - ./ported (hat this much money will he re quired to bring the desired results and report has been supplemented by additional official information fa vorable to the project. The government engineers, includ ing Chief Engineer Marshall, esti mate that protection at Augusta, in the aid of the navigation, will cost two hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. The city of Augusta offers to bear one-half of this cost, and it is hoped to induce the government to stand for the other half. Judge La mar and Mr. Pope were particularly strong and convincing in their argu ments along this line, and it was evi dent that the committee was favor ably impressed. Congressman Hardwick is making a vigorous effort to land the appropri ations both for the river and the flcod protection and he feels that the showing made in the Augusta dele gation before the committee Saturday will prove invaluable to him. EDUCATION BOARD ‘ MET_SATURDAY Hon. Janies L. Fleming and Lawton B. Evans Unanimously Re-elected. The annual meeting of the board of education was held Saturday morn ing- at which the election of officers, the election of a trustee from the Third ward and from the 118th dis trict, and the receiving of the audi tor's’ report for the year’s expense were the more important matters. President James L. Fleming and Secretary Lawton B. Evans were unanimously re-elected. Captain Frank E. Beane was elected trustee from the 119th district, and Mr. Chas. F. Baker was elected trustee from the Third ward. INCREASE GIVEN B. H. I. EMPLOYES NEW YORK. —Prompted by the high cost of living and the increase in foodstuffs, the t Brooklyn Rapid Transit company Saturday posted no tices to the effect that 8,000 train men, conductors, motormen guards and switchmen beginning January 28, will reecive an increase in salary of from 5 to 7 per cent. The increase, according to the transit officials, will mean an extra expense of from $250,- 000 to $300,000 per year, and will bene fit about 4.0,000 persons, figuring five members to each of the families of the 8,000 employes. MRS. SARAH NORTON DIED IN POVERTY Woman Suffragist, Work er and Lecturer, Who Lost Fortune Few Years Ago, Has Passed Away. TROY, N. Y.—Mrs. Sarah Norton, aged 72, woman suffragist, worker, lecturer, one of the original advocates for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Animals, and a colleague of Henry Ward Beech er and Susan B. Anthony, died hero Friday night, in abject poverty Her fortune was swept away a few years ago in a New York failure. She was well known in Washington among statesmen and had lectured all over #ie United States and Europe. In her room was found the follow ing note, written and signed by her self: “1 Save spent my life aDd nearly two-Fietunes working In the interest of women and this is the end, friend less dissolution, death.’’ PROF. JAS. BARR AMES DEAD. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Prof. James Barr Ames, dean of the Harvard Law school died Saturday at the age of 63. He was formerly chairman of the athletic committee. JAMES M. GRIGGS Representative James M. Griggs, of the Second Georgia District, who died recently very suddenly following a stroke of apoplexy. He '.'.-as esteem ed one of the most brilliant South ern democrats in the house. He was over six feet tall and possessed a winning personality. He was espe cially active in the special session of congress which passed the new tariff bill last year. io Me gricTs 1 ' SOCCESSOR OOi Governor Will Probably Issue Call For Am Elec tion Within the Next Month. ATLANTA, Ga.—Governor Brown has not yet decided when he will call an election to elect the successor to the late Congressman Griggs, in the Second district. He will be govern ed by the recommendation of the chairman of the executive committee of the district. Under the law the governor has fifty days In which to is sue the call but as congress is now in session he prefers that such an election be held as early as possible. If left entirely to the governor he will probably Issue a call within the next twenty or thirty days. Governor Brown will probably write to the chairman of the district executive committee Saturday with view to as certaining the wishes of the commit tee in the matter. Whether a pri mary will he called or general election, will he left to the committee. ILLS PROMTED III! ORDINARY The will of the late James T. Both well was probated In the office of Or dinary A. R. Walton Friday afternoon. Considerable property was left by Mr. Bothwell and with the exception of his home at No. 944 Greene street all of the property will be equally divid ed among his widow and three chil dren, Messrs. J. T. Bothwell, Jr., War ren Bothwell and Miss Louise Both well. The will was probated In solemn form and letters testamentary were granted to Mary F. Bothwell and James T. Bothwell, Jr. The only spe cial legacy was that the home should become the property of the widow. Another will probated in Judge Wal ton’s office Friday afternon was that of Mrs. Caroline E. Hearing for which P. M. Boyce qualified as executor. The will directed that the grandchil dren of the maker should be the heirs. DEATH OF MR. JOHN W. GOODWIN FRIDAY The death Is announced of Mr. John W. Goodwin, which occurred at the residence, nine miles from Augusta, on the Wrightsboro road Friday af ternoon. He had been in failing health for the past eight years and though his death was expected, he has many friends, who will regre to learn of his death and sympathize with the be reaved ones in their hour of sadness. He was 84 years old, at the time of his death and has lived a devout Christian life for many years, being a member of Ray's Creek Baptist church. He is survived by two sons, Mr. J. A. Goodwin, of Richmond county, and Mr. G. E. Goodwin, of Oconee, Ga., two daughters, Mrs. Mary T. Clark, and Miss Joe Anna Goodwin. The funeral service will occur from the residence Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, the Rev. Dr. Marks ofTiCfHt* ing. The interment will be in Ray’s Creek cemetery. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 8, 1310. COAL FAMINE meows MANY OUT OF WORK Situation Growing Desper ate. Industries Will Have to Close Down Unless Relief Conies. CHICAGO. —Many factories will close in the next few days as a result of the coal famine, and thousands will be thrown out of work. There is Saturday just about enough coal in the city to last two full days, and only about half a day’s supply arrives each day. Chicago grain houses are beginning to worry. Five million dollars, it Is estimated, is tied up in grain en route, all of which is standing on sidetracks in the desperate effort to move coal. Continued delay soon would create a shortage and consequently an advance in food prices. 1,000 Idle. DES MOINES, lowa—More than 1.- 000 men and girls are idle Saturday as the result of the coal famine. Rail roads are abandoning trains. In Des Moines a mob formed and attacked the ccal yards of the Northwestern road, confiscating several carloads for the city heating plant, which had been closed for lack of fuel. Factories at many points are closed and all passenger train traffic may be stopped. illilllil WILL BL OPPOSED It is Not Known Wllo Will Run, But There Will Be Another Candidate in the Field. ATLANTA, Ga. —It has recently been rumored and written throughout the state that on what is described as ‘‘apparently authoritative inform i tion,” that Hoke Smith will not be a candidate for governor this year. There is no authoritative informa tion on the subject. The very keenest politicians in At lanta and throughout Georgia are ask ing themselves is whether Hjoke Smith will run or not. He has not said. He has not said when he will say, nor has he intimated what his word will be when he says it. But the pot is bubbling, though the year is young, and the anti-Brown leaders in Atlanta declare that, re gardless of whether Hoke Smith be comes a candidate or not Governor Brown will meet with opposition this year. “If not Hoke Smith, then an other candidate to beat Brown," they say, and they have practically de clared their Intention to put one in the field, though speculation as to who the man will be has been some what held in check by the Smith pos sibility. The opinion prevalent last fall that 1910 was to be an “off year” In Geor gia politics is beginning to be dissi pated in Atlanta, and even friends of the governor are frankly facing the possibility of having to make the fight of their lives to keep the incumbent in office. BEAUTIFUL WORK IT POSTOFFICE New Electric Fixtures Call Forth Much Favorable Comment. At the postoffico much favorable comment is heard concerning the beautiful new electric light fixtures which are being installed throughout the building. The fixtures, which are the most modern type of Tungsten lamps, were furnished by a Northern concern, and were installed by the contractor having charge of the work. There are two styles of chandel iers, the one in the hall being single globes of great canffle power. The work on the metal part of these hall fixtures is antique, oxidized, and the globes which are of cut glass are suspended from th 0 ceiling by heavy chains. Throughout the lower floor and in fact throughout the entire building the chandeliers In the offices are fixtures with lights and are or burnished bronze. When they have been installed the lights will make the postoffice almost as bright as day during the evening and night. INSPECTOR MUCH PLEASED. After completing his work of In specting the repairs and improve ments now being made at the post office Col. J. H. Deveraux, superin tendent of Federal buildings, left, for Charleston Saturday. This official expressed himself as being much pleased with the work being done and was of the opinion that the Au gusta postoffice would present a very I handsome appeartuce in the course I of the next few weeks. SATOLLI DIED II HOME EARLY SAIHHOSII.FJ. Former Papal Delegate to the United States Ends Heroic Fight For His Life. ROME.—Cardinal Satolli. bishop of Frascati and formerly papal delegate to the United States, died at 4 o’clock Saturday morning. The end came af ter a heroic fight for life extending over several Since he was first stricken with nephritis, only his will-power kept the cardinal alive through several crises. The end came peacefully. .Some time before he died the cardinal fell into a deep sleep from which he did not awaken. In the last ten days blood poison ing complications added to the grav ity of the cardinal's condition, which was made worse by his advanced age —he was 71. So low was the cardinal’s condition last month that on December 26, ex treme unction was administered. Tn his last days the cardinal, during his conscious moments, insisted on having abstracts of the history of the United States read to him. Every plia.se of Cardinal Satolli's ill- ; ness was closely watched by the pope, j who was his firm friend. The news of the cardinal’s death was taken to his holiness soon after it occurred, when the pope arose. Although he had expected the end, he appeared greatly shocked. His holiness retired to pray for the reposo of Satolli’s soul. Early in the day masses wore cele brated in churches throughout Italy for the late cardinal. Work in America. Cardinal Satolll was regarded as the strongest factor in the connection between the United States, now the fourth strongest Catholic country nu merically in the world, and the Vati can. In spite of the many fields In which he attained eminence, he will be best remembered because of his work in America. He kept in close touch with the situation there through the university at Washington, of which he was superior, and had the appointment of the rector and profes sors. When hope for Cardinal Satolli was abandoned the question of his prob able successor came up. It has been stated that Cardinal Segna will prob ably take the place of the late prelate. The successor will be chosen from the congregation of the propaganda. OF NOBLE FAMILY. Francis Satolli, trie distinguished pre late, was born In Marsciano, Arch-diocese of Berugia, Italy, July 21, 1839. He came of a noble family, and one of very an cient lineage. When still comparatively young ho gained recognition as an eminent schol ar, having studied at the Keminary at Perugia, at the college of the Propagan da and the academy of the Noble Ec clesiastics, Rome. His success in difficult research first won for him the regard of h!s great friend, the late Pope L**o. Completing his studies Satolli was as. signed to the faculty of the College of the Propaganda and in an unusually short time became professor of theology and philosophy. The v/ork of teaching and the oppor tunity for study and research appealed strongly to Satolli and if he had been guided alone by his own inclinations tie would have preferred to remain a teacher, but the Church had need of him outside of the class room, and a Per a few years he was made Archbishop of I/epanto, and then sent to America by Pope Leo XIII, to represent the Vatican at the Columbia Exposition In Chicago in 1893. His first visit to this country how ever, had been made some years before, (Continued on Back Page.) TAFT PUTS FORESTER PINCHOT OUT OF OFFICE tA? %jjf AND BRINGS ON FURIOUS INTER-PARTY WAR UNCLE SAM MAY SEND PARTY TO IHE SOUTH POLE Plans Being Unofficially Discussed in Washing ton. Congress May Make Appropriations. 1 WASHINGTON, I>. C. To plant tho stars and stripes at the southern ex tremity of the earth is tho ambition of prominent American geographers and scientists. That there are sev - oral concerted movements afoot to match Commander Peary’s discovery of the north pole is being unofficially discussed in Washington. Probably the most interesting of these plans is one which ,it is under stood, the Smithsonian Institution will soon suggest to congress. It will ask, according to present rumors, that the United States government send two ships, in charge of the naval depart ment to try to leach the South Pole. It is desired that congress make proper appropriations for such an ex pedition and place it strictly under government supervision. No pri vate' enterprises are to be considered in the proposed plans. GOVERNMENT ALLOWS TILE "STRINGING UFOF PRISONERS ATLANTA, Ga. The substance of the evidence introduced by the de fense In the city stockade investiga tion Friday was to tho effect that puujshmqnt, of prisoners by “sLing lug-up,” that is. by chaining them by their outstretched hands to rings or staples in the wall, was permitted by Iho Federal government, and conse quently was not (ha "cruel torture" so viviuly described by the women witnesses for the prosecution. Warden Moyer, now in charge of the Federal prison, has made the fol lowing unsworn statement, to report ers, in ennnectlon with the modes of punishment at the Federal prison here: "There are six degrees of punish-i ment prescribed by the government, viz., rprimand, loss of such privileges ! an receiving visitors, forfeiture of i good behavior time, reduction of ! grade, solitary confinement, Imprison ment in dark cells, and last and most extreme, the handcuffing of a prisoner to the cell door or to a ring In the wall at the height of the shoulder.” Warden Moyer said the rings wero not. now used, but had been used reg ularly before the Isolation cells were copleted a few years ago. The war den had discontinued it voluntarily, he said, for It was still permitted by the government. Capt. M. L. Petty, who was once the assistant warden at the Atlanta Federal prison, but. who knows noth ing of the present conditions there, tetsifies that six years ago he had known men to be strung up at the Federal prison, face to the wall, for hours at a time, and that in excep tional cases, when vicious prisoners could not bo subjugated ho had known men to bn chained there for two or three days, though they were unchained every night and fastened up again the following morning. Cap tain Petty, like Superintendent Don aldson. of the county chaingang, be lieved that flogging was absolutely necessary to enforce order In a short term prison such as the city stock ade. $2,000,000 HOTEL. WASHINGTON, D. C.—A hotel to cost $2,000,000, nnrl, It Is said, sur passing In beauty of design and ar chitecture similar buildings In Wash ington, Is to be erected here by a syn dicate of New V'ork capitalists whoso Identity is for the. present secret. Plans for tbe new hotel aready aro In the hands of architects who expect to finish their work by next March. GIVE FARMERS SEED. ATLANTA, Ga. - Between 3,000 and 4,000 Georgia planters are to be given from a peck to a half bushel of the resistant variety of cotton seed, which the department of entomology has found will resist the dread black root, with which to raise a larger quantity during this year for future planting. Slate Entomologist K. L. Worsham Is In charge of this work of distribution, which will begin about the first of February and will be devoted to that section of the state where this cotton disease has proved so destructive to the past, cotton crop. THE WEATHEF. Condition* favor fair, warmer weather in thie ecction tonight with increasing cloudiness and warmer Sunday. DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. REFiiBLiDI PARTY Nil IE SPLIT ASUNDER Ballinger-Piiicliot Contro versy Has Assumed Na tional Importance. Re publican Convention wil be Final Scene. fei&* • ' ■ t>’\^ : Lm V ' ,( " \ W& VfSfflV Wm . V?r*.^jHLMy PsswL' " GIFFORD PINCHOT WASHINGTON.—'“.The removal of Chief Forester Plnchot by President Taft," which occurred Friday night ns was forecasted In The Herald, “will result In bringing about a situation which may lie so far-reaching us to split the republican party' up the ‘nick,’’ was the expressive statement of a well known member of congress Saturday. "It Is now practically a case of Roosevelt against Taft, witlf the na tional manner, of course, the curtain an the final scene of this present trag edy. The drastic action of the presi dent. Friday was by no means unex pected but it was not believed that It would be done In such a sensa tional manner. Of course, the curtain which Is now rising on this, the very latest phase of the Balllnger-Plnchot (Continued on Back Page.) “ITUS ID SAY BUT SILENCE" — 6IFFORI PINCHOT WASHINGTON, I). C.—“ Nothing to say but silence, ’’ laughingly declared former Chief Forester Plnchot Sat urday morning, when asked for a Statement In reply to President Tuft’s bittur letter of censure in ordering him dismissed. “I shall, of course, make a state ment,” Mr. Plnchot said, "but Just when It will be ready Is a bard guess, even for me.” "Will your statement be made pub lic today?” he was asked. "I cannot say,” lie answered. * "At this moment I have nothing to say for publication. Please sny, that my at titude at present is one of silence.” It Is believed that Mr. Plnchot In tends conferring Saturday with friends who are members of the sen ate and house as well as others, as to the exact form his statement shall LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR The Old Year stamped The Augusta Herald with Its approval. It may not have been good to everybody, hut It was mighty good to this newspaper. Thank you very much, 1909! By the way, It costs more money to print « newspaper that stands for the good In news and advertising than It does the other kind, There Is such a thing as placing ttic advertising rates of a newspaper too high. No such plan Is contemplated by The Augusta Herald yet this news paper cannot afford to print adver tisements except at a profit any more than a merchant can afford to sell his merchandise exeept at a profit. Advertising In The Augusta Herald Is more valuable than It ever was for three reasons First It Is careful about the kind of advertisements It prints, It will not deliberately or with knowledge aforethought print a fake advertise ment of a fake business. PRICE 10 SMI SHARED FATE OF PINCHOT FRIDAY Former Subordinates Ap plaud Former Chief Pin ch ot As He Bids Them Official Farewell. WASHINGTON*, D. C.—Georg;* P. McCabe, solicitor of the United Statea agricultural department, acting un der orders from Secretary Wilson, Saturday took charge of the forest service. This was made necessary owing to the fact that Albert F. Pot ter, an assistant forester, who waa designated Friday by Secretary Wil son to temporarily take over the office of Chief Forster Plnchot, is at present in Denver, Col. Mr. Potter is ex pected to return to Washington at once. Mr. Plnchot, Mr. Price and Mr. Siiaw were at their offices Saturday morning soon after 9 o’clock. Mr. Plnchot conferred behind closed doors with the heads in charge of the va rious divisions of the service. An out break of applause from his former subordinates greeted Mr. plnchot when he bade them official farewell, and greeted Mr. McCabe as his tem porary successor. Albert F. Potter is a Californian, who has been sev* n years in tho for osl service. lie has a reputation for “doing things.” Following the example of Mr. Pln chot neither Mr. Price nor Mr. Shaw would Saturday comment on their dismissal. RAINEY WANTED ON FORGERY CHARGE Man Who Passed Forged Checks in Several Cities Has Eluded Officers. ATJIKNB, Gn. Tho young man who passed several forced cheeks on Athens’ concerns under the name of Walter G. Heed has eluded tho of ficers and escaped from the city. The /roller claim that his name Is Wil liam (' Rainey, of Spartanburg, S. C., asd that he Is wanted In that city, Richmond, IClberton and Atlanta for passing forged checks. The police of the various cities are on tho lookout for him. take and what It shall contain. Its Importance and bearing upon the present and future situation, resulting from President Tuft's action Friday, Is fully appreciated, and as "big poli tics'' fire involved, with no doubt far reaching political results, which may even decide the Identity of the next president of the United States, Mr. Plnchot and his friends who havs wide experience In matters of politi cs! importance do not Intend to be hurried In the matter of publicly set ting forth Ids position, and while they are thus determined to "make haste slowly," It Is equally certain that there will be fireworks enough very soon, to satisfy the curiosity of the most ex acting. Meanwhile the insurgents in the senate and the house are figuratively throwing their hats into the air and shouting "Good hoy, Gifford!” Hfcond - Up readers demand and are getting a very clean newspaper and, because of our efforts to print all the news that's worth printing In an at tractive way without offending either tile Intelligence or the refined taste ot tlie peoph , tie number of reader* has greatly Increased. Third This newspaper prints care fully on a good quality of paper, use* good taste in Its make-up, makes ef fort to Klve all advertisers equal op portunity In the matter of position, takes cure of little and biff adver tisers. and goes Into the home re spected for Its neatness and all around goodness. It looks Its part—a well groomed newspaper. There are other reasons besides these three, but they strike a minor key in newspaper making. Into 1910 we turn with the hope that our efforts will be appreciated by readers and advertisers with greater force than in 1909 VVc will try to de serve their good will.
