THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XV., No. 25.
Are You Willing to Stop Eating Meat for 30
Days, In the Effort to Force the Beef Trust
to Reduce the Price Mere In Augusta ?
■ls Willing to Join Such a
Movement, Sign the
Coupon Below and
Mail The Herald
Meat Prices Have Been
Lowered. In Other Cities,
and May Be In Augusta.
Write Your Views on the
Subject to The Herald.
What about Augusta joining the na
tional movement to cut out meat eat
ing for 30 days in the effort to force
the Beef Trust to reduce the price of
meat to the people of this country?
Ar present there is the intensest in
terest in this movement all over the
country and the news of its spread
and of the good results it has accom
plished in other cities where it has
been inaugurated, are read with inter
est and longing by the people of Au
gusta.
All that is needed is a concerted
movement here in Augusta to make
the move effective. The near ap
proach of Lent will add force and
strength to the movement as a great
many of our people give up as a
church observance eating meat dur
ing the Lenten season. This year the
movement will be more secular, per
haps, but certainly broader in scope
than ever.
In order to test the feeling among
the householders and housekeepers of
Augusta and among the people gener
ally as to the high cost of meat and
whether they are willing to give up
eating meat for a period of 30 days in
the effort to force the Beef Trust to
lower the price of meat hero in Au
gusta, as has been done in other cities
as a result of this new movement,
The Herald is printing a coupon be
low on which parties interested in
the movement may record their
wishes and view's on the subject.
Read and sign the coupon below and
mail to the “Meat Editor of The Her
ald.” These coupons are not for pub
lication, but the totals for or against
cutting out meat eating for 30 days
will be published and any pertinent
comments or suggestions on the situ
ation will be gladly given space in
r ihe Herald.
To the Meat Editor COUPON. Date, Jan. —, 1910.
of The Herald.
I will be glad to Join a movement here in Augusta to cut out meat eating for the next 30 days—
with the hope that concerted action on the part of all th e people in the U. S. will be effective in forcing
the Beef Trust to reduce the price of meat to the people of this city.
Address .... .... - - -
My suggestions for the success of such a movement and its necessity are as follows:
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If this space is too small, paste coupon on suggestions, etc.
REVENUE OFFICERS
IRE WHIG win
Dll BLIHLTIGERS
ATLANTA, Ga.—United States
revenue officers in Atlanta are on the
trail of the blind tiger men, and there
is every reason to believe that
through the activity of the govern
ment agents, local illicit traffic in
liquor will he almost entirely wiped
out.
The new revenue law which went
into effect January 1 requires that all
interstate shipments of liquors he
plainly marked as to nature and
amount of contents, and that'all ship
ments be delivered to bonafide per
sons.
Must Get License,
The revenue men have secured the
names of person receiving whiskey
and other intoxicants in any volume,
and have set watch upon the sus
pected prsons. in all cases where
there has been reason to believe that
whiskey w T as being sold surreptitious
ly, the boot-leggers have been notified
that they must take out license as
retail liquor dealers or risk arrest.
As soon as such men have taken out
a license, the state and county and
city authorities, taking the securing
of a government license as prima facie
evidence of admitted violation of the
Georgia prohibition laws, will pro
ceed against the persons suspected.
It was from a thoroughly
reliable source on Monday that the
revenue officers have a list of some'
no or more persons in Atlanta who
must secure government license or
quit business. The records in the of
fice of thtf ;ollector of Internal reve
nue show' that several persons have
secured retail dealers licenses since
the first of January.
BOYCOTT IN OTHER CITIES
SENDS PRICES TUMBLING
NEW YORK. —Milk, eggs and but
ter led the procession of receding
prices in food products here today.
Nation-wide agitation, aided by potent
. local intluences, have brought about
the drop. Meat, too, is on the de
i cline, following a greatly decreased
consumption. State anti-monopoly
laws are to be invoked in the move
ment to combat the trusts that have
advanced food prices. Today a spe
cial grand jury whose particular of
fice it will be to consider the effect
of combinations among dealers in
foodstuffs .was sworn in. While it is
expected first to deal with the alleged
milk combine, the meat question is
likely to be investigated thoroughly
and possibly the whole scope of the
food situation will be taken in during
its probing.
Milk is down a cent a quart already
on at least two big dealers routes;
butter in the best qualities has been
cut five cents a pound and eggs that
have been selling most “strictly fresh”
at high prices, are no longer put out
as such, the big wholesalers say.
Weather conditions were none too
propitious for the Union Square mass
meeting in protest against high food
prices, but a great outpouring, never
theless, was expected.
LOUISVILLE
ACTS TONIGHT.
LOUISVILLE—At a meeting tonight
of the trades assembly, organized la
bor in Louisville will either accept or
reject the popular program of a boy
cott on meat. A resolution will be
presented pledging its signers to ab
stain from meat for 30 days and bind
ing them to urge all secret and non
sectarian secular and church organi
zations to join in the conflict. Mem
bers of the assembly also will be ask
ed to exclude meat from their bills
of-fare until the price is reduced. It
is predicted that the resolution will
|be adopted.
BUTTER
DROPPED.
LOUISVILLE. When Louisville
awoke this morning it was to be pleas
antly greeted fvith the announcement
i that butter prices had decreased six
MUSIC FESTIL
IS ROWJSSURER
Subscription Committee
Has Sold Enough Season
Tickets to Make Concerts
a Certainty.
It is now an assured fact that Au
gusta will have a Music Festival in
April. The executlvo committee is
very enthusiastic over the prospects
and the arrangements are being made
to have one of the biggest and most
complete music festivals ever brought
to this part of the country. Among
the artists will be several who have
attained world-wide reputations, in
cluding Madame Mary Hissem De-
Moss, Miss Van Der Veer, Reed Miller
and Mr. Holmqulst, who are well re
membered in Augusta. Madame Sarah
Anderson and the famous Damrosch
orchestra will also be present and the
musio lovers of Augusta may rest as
sured that they will have the pleasure
of hearing the greatest music ever
brought to this city.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Choral Society Monday
afternoon, in the office of President
Hickman, all details regarding ar
rangements were thoroughly gone into.
The fact that the socitey needs seven
hundred dollars more to defray ex
penses was discussed and the presi
dent and treasurer were authorize!.
proceed in any manner they deem ad
visable to raise the necessary amount.
President Hickman announces that a
whirlwind campaign will be inaugurat
ed and that the committee hopes very
shortly to report the collection of the
| seven hundred dollars.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25, 1910.
cents per pound during the night.
This reduction was made following
the action of the board of trade at
Elgin Monday. Louisville* retailers
could give no reason for the decline
other than the agitation against high
prices and the pledges being signed
in many centers to eliminate bulTt'r
from the diet while the price remains
at a high level.
HOUSTON
WILL ACT.
HOUSTON, Texas. —A call has been
issued for a joint mass meeting of all
the labcw organizations of Houston
for Thursday night when a sixty-day
incat boycott will be proposed. It is
probable that concerted action in pro
test against the high cost of living
will be taken.
iioTilT
iet ran
The old firemen, or volunteer fire
men, will meet at the house of Mr.
W. Edward Platt, on the 800 block of
Broad street, Wednesday night at 8
o’clock, when plans for the proposed
firemen’s tournament in May will be
gone over.
The old firemen are most enthusias
tic for the tournament and it is ex
pected the meeting will be an inter
esting one.
HEPHZIBAH BANK
BUILDING READY
i The building for the Bank of Hoph
zibah has been completed and is now
ready for occupancy. It is a hand
some structure and adds much to the
beauty of the little town. It is a brick
building and has been in course of
construction for ma,ny weeks.
It is expected the building will be
occupied immediately by the insti
tution and a brilliant future is pre
dicted for it, located as it is in one of
the richest sections of Georgia.
EMIGH PREDICTS FAIR
WEATHER WEDNESDAY
Forcaster Emigh predicts some very
good weather for Augusta. The fore
cast for the period endiing at»B p .m.
Wednesday predicts fair weahter and
slightly warmer.
THE WEATHER.
For Augusta and Vicinity:
Fair tonight; Wednesday in
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
For Georgia: Fair tonight, frost
south portion, warmer In west
portion. Wednesday Increasing
cloudiness and warmer.
THE NEWS THE NEWS
It is The News, the First
News, the Best News, The
Most News, that you want
these days—
The News at a time when
you can read and enjoy it—
You want to read The Herald
every afternoon and on Sun
day morning.
Full and complete news of
today’s markets today—not
the morning after.
The 1 ocal news the day It
happens—Georgia and Caro
lina news—the news of the
world—This Is the News
service you find In The
Herald.
Alfred G . Vanderbilt's Coach Venture
To Run Third Season on English Roads
SEISE S FLOOD
ILL OF PlfllS
Ruin and Consternation
Throughout Entire City
With Fifty Thousand
Soldiers at Disposal of
Authorities.
PARlS.—Fifty thousand soldiers
comprising the garrison of Paris, were
placed at the disposition of the muni
cipal authorities this morning lo
fight the ilood whose ravages are
spreading ruin and consternation
throughout the city.
At 8 o’clock this morning the wa
ter at Pont Royal had touched 26 feet
above low tide, and was rising at the
rate of nearly half an inch an hour,
with the prospect of the rise contin
uing until midnight.
Damage Incalculable.
The damage already done is incal
culable. The Industrial life of the
city is rapidly becoming paralyzed.
Only two sections of the suhway are
in operation, while three-fourths of
the surface line* are tied up. Fac
tories are shutting down because of
the lack of power due to the electric
plants having been flooded. Half of
the telephones In the city are out of
commission, and telegraph and rail
road communication is demoralized.
The disaster locally Is due chiefly
to the fact that the whole marvellous
underground architecture of the city
which Is honey-combed with laby
rinths is filling Up with water, caus
ing the sewers to hurst and tin:
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Atlanta Broker’s Engagement
Causes Big Scandal in Navy
ATLANTA, Ga—The breaking of
the engagement between Harry D
Storer, a well known young Atlantan,
and Miss Madeleine Swift, of Boston,
daughter of Rear Admiral Swift, has
led indirectly to one of the biggest
social scandals In the recent history
of the naval department.
Miss Swift’s engagement was
broken off on the very eve of the
wedding, after the groom had gone
north for the ceremony.
Gossip had it that Paymaster Geo.
Perclvai Auld, of the Charleston navy
yard, was also a suitor for Miss
Swift’s hand, and had persuaded her
COMMITTEES TAKE
UP ASSIGNMENTS
The committees appointed by Chair
man John Jay Cohen of the grand
Jury, to Inspect the buildings and Jails,
roads and bridges and the county
home, met at the court house Tues
day morning to receive a few insi ruc
tions and shortly after departed to
inspect their respective assignments.
LUMBERMEN CONVENE.
KANSAS CITY.—The annual con
vention of the Southwestern Lum
bermens’ association began there to
day. Among the 1,500 delegates In
attendance Is Miss Rlfzabeth Stone,
manager of a lumber yard ut Oron
ogo, Mo.
H CHRISES
Tfl EE URGED El
BOARDS OF TRIE
Fortietli National Conven
tion Meets at Washing
ton With Object of Con
certed Action on Live Is
sues.
WASHINGTON. —Sixty chambers of
commerce and boards of trade, voicing
tiie business needs of the nation from
as many cities, were represented in the
fortieth annual meeting of the Na
tional Board of Trade, which began
its sessions bore today. Concerted
action on the live issues of the day
will be taken and expressions of the
national body indicative of the senti
ment of business interests will be giv
en in the form of resolutions propos
ing some legislation, favoring some
now proposed and asking for the; re
peal of some now in force.
Ship Subsidy.
Twelve of the largest hoards come
with strong resolutions calling un
equivocally for a ship subsidy to pro
mote an American merchant marine.
Twelve others call for a forward
march on harbor and river Improve
ments. Others, while divided some
what in opinion of method, stand f<|r
conservation of the natural resources
of forests, water power and minerals.
Postal reform Is strongly urged,
some opposing a parcels post, others
in favor of one witli limited extent,
some organizations call for a. read
justment of the rates 'if postage and
postal savings banks are endorsed with
some conditions. Resolutions favor
(Contlnued on Page Four.)
to jilt her Atlanta betrothed. Dr.
Edward Spencer Cowles, of Boston,
repeated this gossip, and his state
ment came to Auld's ears, it is said,
with the result, that Auld insulted him
grossly at a big dance given at the
residence of Dr. Howard B. Ames,
medical inspector of the (!. S. navy,
and is said to have assaulted him
j from behind, striking him on the head
land felling him lo the door. For tills
alleged action, Auld wilt he court
martialed within a week or two, on
charges of a grave nature, including
] disrespect to a superior officer, insult,
assault and conduct unbecoming at:
officer and a gentleman.
| HEADQUARTERS OPEN
FOR HOOKWORM
FIGHT
Campaign For “Laay
Worm” Eradication to
be Directed From Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON. Headquarters of
the Rockfollcr hookworm commission
have hern opened In the Union Trust
Building In this city. Its work will
he directed from Washington. A
member of the commission will leave
tonight for a tour of some of the sout
ihern states in connection with the
J <arnpalgn the “lazy worm”.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, SG.OO PER YEAR.
LONDON. —Alfred Owynne Vander
bilt arrived here today for a two
weeks’ visit, after which lie will make
a tour of the Continent. Speaking of
ills plans for the summer, lie said h<*
would run his coach “Venture” only
between London and Brighton during
the months of May and June, making i
tin* first trip of his third season of
public coaching in England on May
3rd.
“In intend to drive myself through
out the season,” said Mr. Vanderbilt,
“except on Saturdays and Mondays,
when my friend, Vanderhorst Koch,
will be the whip.
”Kifty- six horses have been in
winter quarters on my farm at Kings
bury and 1 have Just been informed
that they are In excellent condition
My horses last year were not in such
a state as I would hove liked owning
to the climatic conditions.
“I shall bring over my team of
grays this year. It will make the
fourth time they have made the trip
across tin; sake of good coaching.
“The fare I shall charge (his year
will be fifteen shillings one way and
a pound and a shilling for the box
scat. The trip will lie a treat for
one going from the Hotel Victoria In
London to the Metropole at Brighton.”
CAROLINA HOUSE KILLS
YELLOW DOG MUZZLE BILL
COLUMBIA, S. C.—After two days of bitter da
bate, costing about a thousand dollars, the house,
Tuesday, killed tlic Harmon “yellow dog” bill by a
vote of 58 to 42. The bill required the muzzling of
all dogs uncliaperoncd and a dollar capitation tax
for the school fund.
Clear Skies Give Augusta ns Chance
To See New Comet This Evening
Augustans will have ari opportunity this evening of seeing the great
coun t reported from so many places last Saturday ami which has Just
been described in detail by a noted Berlin astronomer.
Although the cities around Augusta have seen the comet, It has not
been visible here tin account of the weather conditions. To those in
terested In such things an excellent opportunity will be afforded to view
It from the hills around Augusta about sunset. Owing to the fact that
the cornet Is so close to the Hun, It sets early in the evening and will be
visible here only a few minutes. It was this proximity to the sun that
prevented It having been observed earlier. Its brilliancy having been
obscured by the sun's rays. While It will not bo quite as brilliant to
night. as it was Saturday evening, those who know about such thing*
tell us It will be well worth while.
Swaps Hundred Thousand Acres of Land
For Same Number Gallons of Whiskey
HAN ANTONIO, Texas Jihiii'h H. Aiken, a real estate man of Fort
Worth, who Is in thin city today, In responsible for the statement that
he had exchanged 100,000 acres of land in Brewster and Presidio coun
ties for 100,000 gallons of whiskey, with luiyton, Ohio, distillers. Tile land
Is valued at sl.lO an aero and the whiskey also valued In the same sum.
C. OF C. COMMITTEES
ARE BUSILY AT WORK
Committee on Advertising
and Publicity Meet
Wednesday For Adver
tising Campaign.
The Chamber of Commerce is very
busy forming the various eommltt<
I for the ensuing year. The work of
forming these committees lias been in
progress for some time but is not yet
completed. The following Is the list
of committees up to date:
Legislative - L. C. Hayne, chairman;
K. K. McCreary, H. Walker Wallace,
Joe. 10. Green, and J. Harper Davi
son.
Finance William Martin, chairman;
Fielding Wallace, It. H. Brown, J. P
Prof. Wlekllffe Rose, of Nashville,
.Tenn., will he one of the directors of
the work.
20TH CENTURY’S
ENGINE JUMPS
FUOM TRICK
Locomotive of New York
Central’s Crack Train
Slides 300 Feet. Fireman
Killed; Engineer Man
gled.
UTICA, N. V. -The engine on the
New York Central Twentieth Century
Limited, cast bound, turned completely
over about a quarter of a mile west
of St. Johnsville Tuesday. It slid 300
feet before it stopped. Under the en
gine pits, Fireman Melvin J. Hand
vllle of Syracuse was crushed beyond
recognition. Engineer John Scanlon
of Fort Hunter attempted to leap
when the engine left the rails but he
was caught between the engine and
tender and out and crushed In a ter
rible manner. None of the coaches
left the track, though the trucks of
several of them are derailed. Most of
the passengers were thrown from their
berths and some were slightly in
jured.
There is a signal tower about a
quarter of a mile west of the fit. Johns
ville station, and from this the switch
es and cross-overs are controlled. For
some reason not explained, it was
necessary for the operator to shift
the train from track No. 1 to trade
No. 2, and he had thrown the switch
for the cross-over and set tho sig
nals. The supposition is that the sig
nal cautioning Engineer Scanlon to
slow down was not seen by him in
time to bring bis train under full con
trol and when the locomotive struck
the cross-over the ponderous machine
I bounded Into the air, turned upon its
•side in a twinkling and then, as it
struck one of flic rails, rolled upon its
back and ploughed ahead through*the
rails, ties and ballast at least 300
feet.
The sudden twist wrenched loose the
coupling between the engine and bag
gage and mall car and this Haved the
train from the ditch. The heavy
coaches bounded from the track in
front, but they fell back right Hide
up and remained In an upright posi
tion. The passengers were mostly all
asleep and some of them were scarce
ly disturbed.
No blame appears to be attached
to the tower man, Joseph Hattie, for
the accident, as he had set the alg
mils In proper time. The engineer,
who apparently misjudged the speed
of his train, Is dead.
All the coaches were derailed and
they stand at present at an angle,
reaching from track No. 1 to track
No. 4. The passengers have been sent
forward op other trains.
Mtilherln, N. M. Reynolds.
Labor and Labor Conditions -J. M.
Turner, chairman; T. H. Haworth, 11.
C Perkins, T. <). Brown, K. W. Her*
man.
Entertainment R. II Brown, chair
man; M. 11. 11. Duvall, 10. B. Johnson,
T. I. Hickman, W. J. Hollingsworth.
Statistics Paul II Dunbar, chair
man; 10. B. Hook, '’ H. Bohler, Mil
ledge Lockhart, W. C. Boykin.
Hospitals: Dr. 'l'. 10. Oertel, chair
man; Austin Branch, It If. Brown, J.
J. Farrell, W. It. Houston.
Advertising N. L. Wlllet, chairman;
W. H. Brand, IP-rry Benson, L< A.
Dorr, F E. Williams.
Retail Merchants D Slusky, chair
man; J. L. Janes, .1. Willie Levy, C.
F. Marks, John J. Evans.
'l’hi committee on advertising and
publicity, of which Mr. N. L. Willett
Ih chairman, will meet at the Cham
ber of Commerce Wednesday after
noon at 4 o’clock, for the purpose of
inaugurating plans for an advertising
campaign.
