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FOUR THE AUGUSTA HERALD Published Fverjr Afternoon During the Week and on Suv Morning by THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO. Entered at the Auguste. I • Mall Mat er of the Second-cl jubb. Subscription rates: Dally and Sunday. 1 year .. 16 00 Daily and Sunday, t months 3.00 Daily and Sunday. 3 months 1.60 Dally and Sunday. 1 month 60 Dally and Sunday. 1 week 13 Sunday Harold, 1 year 1.00 HERALD PHONES™ Buainesa Office 2P7 Want Ad Phona 206 News Room 290 Circulation 203« Society . tfl« "TO R KICK REP IUBS3 NTA Tl VES Th % Pfrymin A Kentnor Co.. 226 Fifth Avo., mam Tortt i 1 *%tk’§ • • frsr. Adams £t., and Michigan Blvd,. Chicago Address aP. business comm union Hone to THE AUGUSTA HERALD 731 Broad Street. Augusta. <ia. WEATHER FORECABT Washington, D. C.—Georgia Local showers. Surda> and Monday: light to moderate variable winds. South Carolina: Local showers Sun day. Monday generally faJr; Ugh to moderate winds ho Strang* r—Are you quite sure that that wMi marriage license you gave me list month? The Official—Of course! What’s tha matter? The Stranger W«sM, I've lived u dog's life ever since. **l had such u g< -d time the other day Wtchlng my wl/r's ('iM'.mti uri . "Nice 'hhig to say. J!o\v was it?" "She !•* : »» ha mi slid fata ab'jut her rules fcV-..t the hoimft won’t even allow mo a dggrette. Ihr chimney '»«Kan In tl i. - ■ ing and srn ltci all day in spite of her. TOGO VANQUISHED BY A NEW ENEMY. Admiral Togo oi Japan is now on a visit to our coujutr.. lie arrived a low days ago in New York, and \ as made the recipient oi'tin- most distinguished audition. Every courtesy was shown him. The rep resentatives oi' tiie government, sharpened their wits to do him honor, and private citizens joined enthusi astically in tiiis work. Oi course he was dined and wineu in the most liberally hospitable manner. Tor Togo is a hero, lie is the ranking naval hero of the world at this lime. It was Togo, Japan’s chief admiral during her war w ith Russia, who commanded tin fleets which won Hie greatest naval victories in half a century. It was Togo who with his fleet bottled up and destroyed one Russian fleet, at Port Arthur, and who destroyed another Russian fleet in the Japan Strait. The little Jap is a great hero; and as devoted hero worshippers, <>n his arrival among us, we paid him honor as best we knew how. But quickly Admiral Togo was reported sick. Only a few days in New York, accepting the honors bestowed on him. and it became necessary to cancel his engagements. He was unable to go t<> Boston, to receive the honors prepared for him in that city, be cause he had been seized with an attack of acute indi gestion. The great naval hero who could destroy the enemy’s fleets and win great victories, during a cam paign extended over a year, was vanquished by an other enemy after a few days’ campaigning. , If the Russians had but known the great Admi ral’s weakness and had the chance to attack hlrn there! If, instead of meeting him with armored fleets, they could have wined and dined him, what a different end ing there might have been to the war! \nd noor old Togo* Ho could whin tHo Russians lmf ho u'.-klv was knocked out when lie tried to eat and drink with his entertainers like a hero. FOR A GREATER AUGUSTA. The (iicatLT Augusta bill has passed both houses of the ami is now a law. I'uder it Octo ber _t> has boon sot as the day for the people of Sum merville to vote on the question of annexation to Au gusta. On that day the qualified voters living within the boundary lines of the village of Summerville are to ratify b\ their votes what the wisdom of their ooum-il and their most progressive fellow citizens has decided t<» be best, the annexation of the village to the city. That this annexation is'ultimately inevitable is recognized by all. This has dispelled the opposition that was formerly manifest. The constituted authori ties of Summerville, aided by public spirited and pro gressive citizens of the village, have met a like com mission from the eit\ and arranged all the details and conditions of t his proposed union in a satisfactory manner. All this was embodied in the bill that has heen passed. It should now ho ratified enthusiasti cally and as nearly unanimously as possible bv the people. To this end every progressive citizen of Summer ville should contribute. There may be opposition on the part of some people. Nothing, no matter how ben eficient or desirable, could ever lie adopted without some opposition, and some may ho expected in this case. But this opposition should he reduced bv wise foresight on the part of the majority. \ eanvnss of the voters' list, and proper presentation of the subject to those opposed, would result in a practically unanimous vote for annexation. This sljould be done. The good results that would follow such condition are .worth the effort. LET US HAVE LESS PETTY POLITICS. Petty politics have been the bane of many a city. They cause dissension and strife. They misapply ef forts and waste energy that should be devoted to building up a city. Whore petty politics obtain little things are magnified. Mole hills are converted into mountains in tho desperate earnestness with which No communication wl!'. be- published In The Herald unlffs the rime of the r/ritor 1» Hgned o the artlc'e. TF YOU WANT THE NEWS YOU NEED THE HERALD." 1 The Augusta Herald lt-;« a '.aruer city circulation then any other paper, and a larger total circulation than *ny ' ther Aurittt paper. This has Men proven by the Audi! Co., of New York. x Tha Herald Guarantees Advertleere V) per cent, more Home Carrier Clt> Circulation 'n Augusta than Is giver by any other Augusta Ne/^Bpaper. Thla gurrantee will be written I* every contract and The Hsrald wl!' be ready and willing at all times to give full acce<« to Its records to all advcrtlcars who wish to teat the accuracy c # 'bis guarantee In comparison with the claims of other Augusta newsp“pe»a. NOTICE TO READERS. PalrouH of The Hefald will confer a favor by notifying thu office If they are tumble to se cure a copy of THE HERALD from any regular new. w dseJer, or any Irregularity in delivery of paper. A telephone mtiiiaie to 20bG. Bel), will receive attention promptly. RartUn leav r*K Aupusta for the summer months should have The Herald follow them. Phone your vacation address to ilOiJti—Herald Circulation Dept. men strive to gain advantage for their side. And there will be squabbling over little things which would ad just themselves if the energy wasted in this squab bling were directed to the upbuilding of the city. Augusta has not been exempt from this kind of petty polities. It is a sad faet, well known, that we have had too much of it. And it is not all of the past. Occasionally there is a cropping out of it still. For tunately there is not as much of it as there was once, but why should we have any? Xo real interest of the city is served bv it. That on the countrary it does harm by the paralysing effect it has on more meritorious causes is well understood. Then let every loyal Augustan resolve to taboo petty politics, give such game no aid or comfort; help to f”own it down and suppress it by disapprobation, and in this wax- help to unite our people that matters of real interest to the city may be promoted by*receiving undivided attention. THE INFLATED CROP ESTIMATES. In regard to cotton the belief is industriously fos tered that there will be a bumper crop gathered. The slump in price as the time for harvesting the new crop approached indicates how this belief has taken hold. Everywhere, by men who can only form their opinion by the reports presented to them, this view is held— They are firm in the faith that a bumper crop will be picked. The latest government report, issued only a fexv days ago, has fortified them in this belief. They place full confidence in this report. Yet it is absolutely cer tain that this report is erroneous and that all conclus ions based on it and like reports are doomed to come to grief. The prospect for a large cotton crop was really flattering during the early part of the season. A bum per crop then seamed by no means impossible. But the prospect is anything but flattering now. The con dition of cotton has deteriorated rapidly during the past, two weeks. Since the last government report was issued greater damage has been done the growing cotton crop than was ever before experienced in the same length of time. One has but to see the cotton fields in this section to realize how the crop has suffer ed. The wilted leaves and dried-up forms tell the story of the damage that has been done so plainly that even the inexperienced can understand it well. And the same applies more or less to every -sec tion of the cotton belt. It means that there will be no bumper crop. More than that it means that there will barely be an average yield. And this means that those who pin their faith on the belief of a bumper crop will awake to finU them selves mistaken. Those who make investments based on that belief will find themselves in a hole. ' The present price of cotton is too low for the larg est yield that is now possible xvith the condition of cotton deteriorated as it is. AEROPLANE FATALITIES. Two fatal accidents followed one upon the other at the great Chicago aviation meet. William Badger and St. Croix Johnstone fell to their deaths almost simultaneously, one falling upon land and being crush ed to death, ad the other falling iuto the water of Lake Michigan and drowning uder his machine. 11 is stated that some twenty aviators were in the air at the time these disasters occurred. The weather conditions were favorable. Some of the aviators had been in the air for hours, and all were sailing so smoothly that accidents were not expected. In both cases it is expected that the accident was due to some sudden break in the machinery or in the aeroplane. On the same day these accidents happened Atwood flew from Chicago to Elkhart, hid. He made his as cent from the Chicago aviation field. On the previous day he had flown from St,. Louis to Chicago. At Elk hart he declared that it was becoming evident that aeroplanes were losing much of their danger, and were becoming vehicles of practical use. And even while he was saying this two aviators fell to their death. Yet Atwood was undoubtedly right. While the list of fatalities in aeroplaning for 1910 and the first half of 1911 has been large, one sigular fact is to be noted in connection with it. All of them occurred at exhibition flights or in attempts to break records. Not a single fatal accident was recorded otherwise. It must he remembered that many times more men fly in aeroplanes than those who fly for exhibi tion purposes or to break records or to accomplish some new feat. All aviators must learn, and it is not recorded that a single learner was killed during his trial flights. Also thousands of flights were made, for various purposes other than exhibition or prize win ning. and all of these were made without a single fatal accident, so far as known. This proves the correctness of Aviator Atwood’s conclusion. Fatal accidents in aeroplaning seem only to happen when aviators take extra risks, subject their machines to extra strain, and in their eagerness to win applause if uot a prize neglect prudent carefulness. Accidents may and will happen, to aeroplanes as well ns to nil other machines. But usir.tr all Proper care, the records show that aeroplaning hns reached the where, if safetv is the main thing desired, it Is fultv ns safe ns motoring or riding in any other form of conveyance. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSIA, UA. WHAT IS BEER? Tn this thirsty weather the bureau of chemistry raises an important question. Complaints have been maue that consumers find too little bser | iri_ their glasses and too much foam. Xvhat is beer, and how soon may we legitimately expect to get dovv n to it? The EgyptifVs have quaffed the liquor for 50 centuries without once raising this question. Only in this modern era of whys and wherefores, of inspection and introspection, is it asked that the ingredients of the pop ular beverage be published, together wish the conditions of its brewing and sale. Now it has been thought of, there can be no objection. If consumers are getting five quarts to the gallon of foaming malt ed extracts, they should know it. What is lager? What is bock? /hat are ale, porter and stout? What is “malt extract?” These things should be explained upon the labels. ' If pois onous chemicals are being dissolved in them, the/ should be excluded. The bureau of chemistry is about to determine whether any of the parts of beer, as brewed, are deleterious, j It has the support and moral encour- ; agement of the imbibing public.— New York Times. THE CARRIER BEE Thq_ bee ha s been suggested as a .military dispatch carrier, because it I returns infallibly to its hive, how jever far away. The sense of orienta tion is keener in the bee than in the ! pigeon, and as a messenger he pre i sents an easy means of sending mes , sages through the enemy’s lines. I Hitherto the only difficulty has been to find a form of dispatch light ] enough to be carried by a bee. This I difficulty has been overcome by pho -1 tography. When enlarged by the or dinary photogra.phic methods, the most minute characters are legible, and experiments have shown that a photographic film as large as the head of a pin can be glued to the back or the belly of a bee. Bees will be able to defy the bullets of the enemy as well as the falcons trained to intercept carrier pigeons. It is true that many birds eat bees, hut the cost of rearing a bee is no small that innumerable armies of relays or substitutes can be kept for military service, while a number of copies of the same telegram can be sent out at the same time.—Harper’s Weekly. AUTOMOBILE CUT-OUTS AND HORNS. The people of this city are glad to see that the city council has up thq I matter of suppressing unpleasant and unnecessary noises by automobiles. It is only the ohea.p skate automo bilist who wants to rush through the streets with his muffler cut out and his engine emitting loud, sharp, dis agreeable sounds from the exhaust •find possibly blowing continuously by mechanical means a rasping horn or siren, all o; which makes as much jor more noise than an express train i running 75 miles an hour. The real ' motorist does not find pleasure in these things, but understands that one of .he great virtues of a good au tomobile is its noiselessness, and this he enjoys. The pub.ic likes to see those who can afford it and like that sort of thing enjoy automobiles, but it is un reasonable for people who wish to attract attention to themselves to commit a nuisance on those who have a right to be free from unneces sary nplses.—Spartanburg Journal. THE BATHING GIRL. The bathing girl Will soon declare She hasn't got A thing to wear. And, Judging by Her garb, forsooth. We’ll all believe She tells the truth. Springfield Union. BORAH OF IDAHO. Senator William E. Bora;. f Idaho, who, in speaking against the recall section In the constitution of Arizona during the statehood debate in the senate, declared It to be his “deliber ate and uncompromising opinion that without a free and independent Judi cial, popular government would be a delusion, a taunting, tormenting de lusion." highest types of SIYLE. The quality is there too, but that alone is not enough. In a Young, you full measure of both. Fall Models Derbies and Soft Hats V Especially designed in a variety of block 3 to meet every individual require ment. August Dorr’s Sons Augusta, Ga. EBaa»Hta3 A The Best Read Material IF you are interested in road bn-i Street fc&teriai you Saeuid fenp :irs absnt (3assei3 Ueaieat (jravei: can shew you the best feiiec'ieft! analysis) ahd Shatf Jroti praetieh! rebiiits. dotterels fetrftvel; Reefing Bravfii Cud Shad — 1 hftd: asms CEMENT BMm CO, vl iidaniei* Kibnageir and SHtrttarjr, 613 Broad Streep Abgbeta) &ii READ HERALD WANTS AND PROFIT THEREBY Federal Figures Explain Farmers’ Prosperity The “cost of living” issue has just been mathematically measured by the government. The average wholesale price for the year of 257 commodities climbed to a new peak in 1910, touching 131.6, as compared with a former high record of 129.5 in 1907 and a former low rec ord of 89.7 in 1897. The gain in percentage wa# 4 per cent over 1909, and over 1896, 47 per cent. This post-panic dip and subse quent recovery followed a ten-year period in which commodity prices had, with two insignificant variations, ris en steadily and swiftly. The price climax came in March, after which a decline set in, shared more or less by most products. Let the Farmer Take His Advantage The price of meat has again been advanced in New York and other cit ies. Ir. the New York market porter -1 house steak is selling at 28 cents a pound, round stead at 22 cents a pound and pot roast at 20 cents a pound. These prices are on a level with those of January, 1910, when, because i of the high prices, the whole country undertook a meat boycott. The pack j ers gave as a pretext for the last raise l in price an alleged "scarcity of cattle j in the South and Southwest." The packers are more likely to have ! forced up Prices for their pockets; to have eased back the prices to the old 1 figures, than because of any condi ! tions in the stock raising industry of the South and Southwest. The mo nopoly in the packing trade enables THOUGHTS FOR WORKERS Don't fear honest competition. It is a splendid way to show your strength. Don't go to your work half hearted Good work needs plenty of enthusi asm . Don't hope the great thipgs to come your way until you do the little things well. Don't shun plenty of hard work .it is a true, steadfast friend If you wish to enjoy your work, work one day at a time If you want to do good work, find time for recreation A man who works without resting soon rusts out. —Mod- ern Methods. ‘Why do you take this country news paper?” It just suits my wife's ideas of jour nalism." * "As o how?' •‘The front page, as you see. is entirely given over 10 love stories." SUNDIY. AUGUST 20. GEORGIA RAILROAD BANK Capital and Surplus. .5800,000.00 Savings Detartment, paying four per cent merest. Foreign Exciange sold, and also Travelers’ Checks on -xll Parts of Europe Safety Deposit Box:*. Solicits your pnronage; sat isfaction guaranted. N. L. WILLET SEED CO. AUGUSTA GARDEN SEED— For fall growing, all kinds. FALL GRAINS— Barleys, Rye, Wheat, Oats, &c. FALL GRASSES— Hairy Vetch, Oregou Vetch, Crimson Clov er, Burr Clovers, &c. SEE US OR WRITE US. BACHELOR TAX IN TEXAS There is nothing new about this idea. Twenty years ago Hon. Jeff McLemore introduced a bachelor tax hill in the Texas legislature .being a bachelor himself at the time aid even now. His bill provided, how ever, that where the bachelor had made a boufide offers of marriage he should be exempt from the tax. That would have exempted him from the provisions of the bill, as it was well known that he had proposed to hundreds of fair women of Texas with unsatisfactory results.—Houstofi Post. WOMAN AVIATOR WINS Etamps, France —Jane Herven, the only entrant, was awarded the cup offered for the competition of women aviators Sat urday. Shg covered 63 miles in 105 minutes. Raw commodities rose 9 Per cent in 1909 tnd but 2 per cent in 1910; fin ished products gained only 1.4 per cent irT 1909, but 4.6 per cent in 1910. Compared with the low prices of 1897, the lowest figures for 1910 show an increase for farm products of 110 per cent; food, 54 per cent; clothing, 36 per cent; fuel and lighting, 36 per cent; metals, 49 per cent; lumber, 70 per cent; drugs, 33 per cent, and house furnishings, 24 per cent. The reason for present prosperity of the farmer is at once evident. His wares have more than doubled in mar ket value, the enarest second being the increment in price of lumber, due in part to influence of growing scar city.—Printers Ink. the packers to juggle prices to a cer tain extent, but natural conditions must aid them. The high price of meat, and the al most correspondingly high price of cattle should be an inducement to raising more cattle in the South. While meat is higher than ever be fore, we must admit also that cattle on the hoof is selling at top prices. The increased cost of living is an op pressive burden to the man struggling in the city for a living, but it should be no misfortune for the man on the farm, who lives at home. We must admit that every farm product, pota toes, corn and cattle or what not, have increased in proportion to the increase In the retail market. —Montgomery Advertiser. Established in 1865 The National Bank of Augusta Capital. Surplus, and Undi vided Profits over 1500,000.00. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum allowed on certifi cates of deposits, and savings accounts. avelers' Checks on all parts of Europe sold; also Exchange, at cu-rent rates. Safety deposit boxes for rent from $2.00 Per year up. Promptness. reliability, and satisfaction guaranteed. Give us your patronage.