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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XVIII. No. 340.
GODBEE NEW TRIAL
s CASE IS CONTINUED
Judqe Hammond Grants Post
nonement Till Next Thursday
Week. An Amended Motion
Charaes Court Erred in Many
Instances
STATED THAT THREE OF
THE JURORS PREJUDICED
Claimed That Statement Made
By Foreman That Defendant
Ought to Have Her Neck
Broken,
At the request of Solicitor General
Moore and the other attorneys for the
jitate Judge Hammond postponed the
consideration of the motion for a new
trial until next Thursday week. The
reason r r the continuance was that
the att-insys for the state had been
unable to nee the amended motion for
a new trial until a few minutes before
the hearing began today.
Amerided Motion.
The amended motion charges that
the court erred in many instances in
charging the jury. It also alleges that
three jurors who sat on the case were
prejudiced and that each of the three
stated before the trial that Mrs. God
hee ought to be hung. The Jurors men
tioned were Mr. Samuel Palmer, the
foreman and Messrs. Hoyt D. Brinson
and Geo. W Johnson. It is claimed
that Mr, Palmer made the statement
that the defendant ought to be hung
to Mr, O. B. Brown at Stellaville, that
Hoyt D. Brinson told J. J. Brinson
that she ought to have her neck broke
and that Johnson said she ought to
have "her d n neck broken.”
Started at 11 OO'Clock.
The hearing of the motion for a
new trial in the case of Mrs. Bdna
Perkins Godbee started at 11 o'clock
Saturday morning before Judge Ham
mond. Representing the state were
Judge W. H. Davis, of Waynesboro
and Judge Anderson, of Millen, as
sisting Solicitor General R. Lee
Moore, while the defense was repre
sented’ by Messrs. Saffold and Dekle,
of Swainsboro, Dixon of Millen,
judge Jas. K. Hines, of Atlanta and
Charlie Reynolds, of Augusta.
The principal grounds upon which
the new trial will be asked for are
that the. defense was rushed into trial
without paving been given time to
prepare; that the sae of he public
mind in Jenkins couny at the time of
the trial was such that Mrs. Godbee
could not get an impartial trial, the
alleged fact that several juTors ex
pressed opinions abou the case before
the trial and that there were witness
es who could he secured at a second
trial who could not be secured at the
lirst.
INDIANAPOLIS TEAMSTERS
ARE RETURNING TO WORK
Indianapolis, Ind.—Three hundred
union teamsters who have been on
strike since last Sunday midnight re
turned to work today and union of
ficials say 1,000 will be back in their
old places by Monday morning. Only
those drivers whose employers have
signed contracts with the uqion are
permitted to take out teams by the
resolution adopted at yesterday s
meeting of teamsters.
ROMANCE OF 50 YEARS.
• Canton, Ohio. —A romance of fifty
years was consummated last night
when Mrs. Helen Ream* 70 years old,
became the bride of Jacob Snyder, 73
years old. Twenty-two years ago
Mrs. Ream went west and married,
l.ater Snyder also married. Recent
deaths left Mrs. Ream a widow and
Snyder a widower. A correspondence
resulted In the marriage of the aged
couple who were youthful sweethearts.
MAIN BURSTS; 3 DROWN.
Cincinnati, Ohio,—One white and
two negro laborers were drowned by
the bursting of a sixty-inch water
m ain at the bottom of a trench 24 feet
deep at the Rookwood avenue crossing
of the Pennsylvania Railroad near
eastern avenue here today. The men
were at work in the trench.
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you can offer the sales
people in the stores is to
do your Christmas shop
ping early.
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will result.
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’GETTES BURN IN
REM PLANS
Militants Continue Campaign
of Destruction. Put Torch to
Racetrack Buildings.
Exeter, Eng.—Exeter jail was today
surrounded by militant suffragettes in
anticipation of the removal or release
of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, their
leader. A number of automobiles were
at hand ready to give chase in case
the prisoner should be taken to some
other jail.
it is understood that Mrs. Partkhurst
cannot be forcibly fed owing to the
condition of her heart. The police hope,
however, to keep her in custody until
after the demonstration in London an
nounced for tomorrow.
Where Premier l».
London.—The campaign of revenge
for the arrest of Mrs. Emmeline Pank
hurst was continued by the militant
suffragists today. They had marked
for destruction various exhibition
buildings and grandstands on the race
tracks in Lancashire were Premier
Asquith is spending the -week-end and
delivering a series of political
speeches.
Two of the items on the militant
program were successfully carried out.
“Arson squads” burned down exhibi
tion buildings at Liverpool and Man
chester. Their third attempt how
ever, was unsuccessful, the suffra
gettes being frightened away by the
approach of a policeman when they
were preparing to set fire to the
grandstand on Aintree race course.
SEARCH FOR MISSING IN
COLORADO SNOW STORM
Denver, Colo. —Reports came today
from Mountain points through the
state of missing persons and of those
who have been found unconscious in
the snow by searching parties since
the abatement of the storm which pre
vailed for two days.
Two men were reported lost on
Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado
Springs and searching parties In snow
shoes have been unable to find trace
of them.
The streets of Denver have been
cleared sufficiently of snow to permit
the delivery of coal, milk and provis
ions.
CLYDE LINER BEACHED
AFTER SPRINGING ALEAK
New York, —The steamship Seminole
of the Clyde Line has beached at Puer
to Plata, San Domingo to keep her
from sinking after she sprang a leak.
This news reached the office of the
Clyde Line here today in a message
from their agents In Haiti. The Sem
inole’s cargo is being removed. It is
understood that the crew and passen
gers are safe.
ASKS TO BEE HIM DIE.
Buffalo, N. Y.—Mrs. Frank Martin,
of Warren, Pa., mother of Geo. Gille
spie, wbo was murdered last Sep
tember by Gulssippe dl Giola, wants
to attend the execution of dl Giola. In
a letter to District Attorney Dudley
she stated that she inteds to at
tend if permission can be secured.
Di Giola Js now in a death cell in
Auburn prison under sentence to be
executed the week of January 4.
COMMUNITY XMAS TREE.
Washington.—There will be a com
munity Christmas tree on the broad
plaza at the Hast front of the capltol
Christmas Eve, with high govern
ment officials participating in the
festivities and the United States ma
rine band furnishing music. Vice-pres
ident Marshall and Speaker Clark to
day signed permits suspending capi
tal rules to allow the erection of the
tree.
CALIFORNIA PROGRESSIVES
San Francisco.—The Progressives
of California who thus far have con
trolled the present situation under
the nominal title of republicans—a
course in which they were sustained
by the state supreme court —gathered
here today to organize their party un
der Its own name.
ENTERB GERMAN ARMY
Berlin, —Prince Charles, eldest son
of the crown prince of Rumania Is to
enter the German army on Jan. 1, as
lieutenant In the First Footguards at
Potsdam In order to complete his mil
itary education. The prince who ts
twenty years old, Is to remain two
years with the regiment.
WANT BIGGER P. O.
Washington, D. Cr— The purchase of
additional land and the enlargement
of the postofflce building at Norfolk,
Va., at a total coat of $825,000 would
be provided for by a bill Introduced
today by Henator Bwanson.
COMEDIAN DEAD
London.—Alec Hurley, one of the
foremost coster comedians on the
English music hall stage, died here
today. He was recently divorced by
Marie Lloyd, the variety actress.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 6. 1913.
American Suffragette Risked Arrest To Be
With Mrs . Pankhurst
■J
Left to right: Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the noted militant leader, and Mrs. Rheta Child Dorr, an ar
dent American suffragette, who accompanied Mrs. Pankhurst back to England. This photograph was made
just before the two women sailed Trom New York on board the Majestic.
London.—lt has now become known that when the police arrested Mrs. Emmelino Pankhurst., the noted
English militant loader, on board the Majestic on her return from America, Mrs. lUieta Child JJorr, an Amorl
can friend who accompanied her on the trip, insisted Off following'-her friend to the very doors of the jail in
Devonport, The police threatened Mrs. Dorr with arrest, but she deflect them and assured Mrs. Pankhurst
that her friends would soon have her liberated.
ASK ACQUITTAL
FOR t CRAIG
State to Finish Presentation
of Evidence Today in the Dr.
Knabe Murder Trial.
Shelbyville, Ind. —Court adjourned at
Boon today until Monday without the
state completing its side in the trial
of Dr. Wm. B. Craig, charged with the
murder of Dr. Helene Knabe. Mlsb
Augusta Knabe, cousin of Dr. Knabe,
was being questioned on direct exami
nation when the state asked that the
court adjourn until Monday. It had
been expected the state would rest be
fore adjournment today.
Miss Knabe wept softly when hand
ed a kimono which she Identified as
one she had given Dr. Knabe as a
Christmas present and which Dr.
! Knabe is said to have worn when an
swering professional calls at night in
Iter apartment.
Like Faded Rag
j The witness said the kimono when
I she gave It to the doctor was a beau
tiful navy blue with red poppy flow
ers, but that now it looked like a faded
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DECLINES POINCARE'B OFFER
Paris.—The French ministerial cri
sis brought about by the resignation
of Premier arthou, who suffered de
feat in the chamber of deputies on
the question of the finance bill, was
still unsolved this morning. Jean
Duppy, after consulting his political
friends informer President Poincare
that he must decline the task of
forming a cabinet.
WANTS HE#t MONEY BACK.
Boston —Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, re
cently acquitted of the charge of hav
ing poisoned her husband, Rear Ad
miral Jos Gllbh Eaton has appealed
to Gov. Foss to have the state reim
burse for the expense of her trial. In
a letter to the governor, Mrs. Eaton
charges that the grand Jury was not
warranted in Indicting her for mur
der.
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AGED CARDINAL
ALDFIS DEAD
Pope Deeply Grieved at the
Passing Away of Dean of the
Sacred College. Was 85
Years Old.
Rom«. —The pope was deeply grieved
when told this morning that Cardinal
Luigi Oreglla dl Santo Stefano .Aloy
sius, dean of the Sacred College, had
passed away last night. Although the
aged cardinal's death had been expect
ed, the pope sustained a shock when
Monslgnor Giovanni Bressan informed
him as cautiously as possible of the
occurrence.
The pontiff has frequently express
ed great appreciation of the energy
with which Cardinal Oreglla conduct
ed the affairs of the Vatican during the
interregnum between the death of
Pope Leo XIII and his own election.
The dead cardinal was 85 years old
and was the only surviving cardinal
created by Pope Pius IX.
Luigi Oreglla di Santo Rtefano was
head of the cardinal bishops or dean
of the Sacred College. He was born
at Bene Vaglenna, diocese of Mondovi
on July 8, 1828. He was created arid
proclaimed a cardinal by Pope Plus IX
on December 22, 1878. He was bishop
of Ostia and Velletti, arch chancellor
of the Roman University and prefect
of the congregation of ceremonies.
GOODFELLOWS, HARK YE!
There Is Joy In the living of life—for the most, of us. Rut some of
us have burden* that are almost greater, and suddor, than we can bear.
And those of us who find life easy, and love easy, and a fireside happy
and cheery when the day’s work Is done, should pause.
The Christinas season la at hand. Ist us link our hands In warm
friendship. I*st us seek out the less blessed I/et us be brothers of
brothers. Let us be Goodfellows I>et. us plant the seeds of cheer where
cheer has not grown before
Ho who can sow a smile and raise ft laugh where none has grown
before should himself be thrice blessed. The Herald Is to establish a
Ooodfellows’ Club. IU sole object Is to bring cheer, Joy, happiness, glad
ness of living In the desert hearts of the needy.
Come with us this Christmas season and enroll as a Goodfellow. Be
tween now and Christmas “Goodfellow" will be a sacred word on every
tongue wherever The Herald Is read. Tomorrow there will ho another ap
nouncement concerning the Ooodfellowshlp. You, Mr. Happyman; you,
Mr. Wellclotbed; you, Mr. Petted and Nourished, will be shown a way
to Join us In a Goodfellow’g well doing
The Herald Is to be the Recording Angel who will write down the
good deeds of the Ooodfellows. If you have a pair of shoes that do not
fit, a garment, good and warm, hut a trifle out of date; a heart and a
hand to help, a purse that Is bursting, or even well filled, harken yo to
our pleading for humanity's sake—ls you have these things Join us.
You are needed, good reader, and blessings awult all who answef
our appeal. Be with us.
EXCITED OVER
IRISH IS BAN
To Prevent Seizure, Quantities
of Rifles, Bayonets and War
Munitions Moved in Autos.
Belfast, Irelands-Tho Kroateat ex
citement haw been created amon# the
rank and file of the Ulster Unionl«tn
who say they nre ready to fight aKiiirmt
proposed Irish home rule by the royal
proclamation prohibiting the importa
tion of arms and ammunition into Ire
land.
During the night large quantities of
rifles, bayonets end munitions of war
were moved from Belfast to country
towns in automobiles for fear the gov
ernment authorities might put the
Irish crimes act into force and seize
the war stores already collected.
The customs authorities made their
first seizure under the terms of the
proclamation this morning when they
detained 89 cases of ammunition and
eight cases of rifles and bayonets.
PRESIDENT’S COLD MUCH
BETTER: DICTATES NOTES
a
Washington. President. Wilson's
oold was much better today. He dic
tated somo letters at the executive
offlres and signed some commissions
but saw no callers. Engagements
were being made for Monday as us
ual.
DAILY AND SUNDAY. $6.00 PER YEAR.
HO FOLLOWING
FLOODS CAUSE
OF SUFFERING
Refuaees, Mostly Negroes,
Have Sgent 48 Hours in Tree
Tens. Death List Has Now
Reached Total of 50. Cotton
Bales Washed Away
______ i
More Rescue Boats Arrive in
Brazos River Bottoms As
Stream Commences to Fall.
Thirty Hour Downpour in
Kansas and Missouri.
Bryan, Texas.—Cold weather last,
night caused intense suffering
throughout the Brazos river bottoms
where hundreds of flood refugees
the maority negroes have spent
nearly IX (lours In trees. The flood's
death list which was placed at about
50 last night, had not been Increased
by the early morning reports.
More bgats arrived In tile bottoms
today from the gulf coast strengthen
ing the fleet of hastily made frail
craft used yesterday to pick flood
victims out of trees. The river today
began falling In this region, giving
promise that before night most of the
urgent rescue work will be completed
as far south ns Navarota.
Below there however, is the crest
which exceeds all previous Brazos
River rises by two or three feet. It
has been impossible to get all the ne
groes tq heed warnings and many of
the white people refused to leave
their property.
Thousands of head of cattle have
perished in the flood. The greater
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SENATE HEARS PROTEST
ON HETCH-HETCHY PLAN
Washington. Proles! against t'h »
Hetch Hetchy bill from ('has. M. Eliot
president emeritus of Harvard, Fred
erick Law Olmstead of the Natiomn
Fine Arts Commission and from In
dividuals and associations In many
states again marked the re-opening of
Uic light today in.the senate.
The criticisms of the bill from Dr.
Eliot and Mr. Olmstead were present,
ed by Senator Hollis. Mr. Olmstead
wrote be did not believe San Fran
cisco's needs required that particular
source of water supply. The effort
to get possession of the public valley,
wit'll Its water power possibilities lie
characterized as a “raid on national
property for local pecuniary advant
age and not for local necessity”.
13 HOURS A DAY NOW ON
DISCUSSION OF CURRENCY
Washington.—Democratic senate
leaders with the aid of ten republi
can votes succeeded today in forcing
a program of thirteen lions a day ses
sion for consideration of the curren
cy bill.
Two bouts recess, from fi to 8
o'clock In the evening will be the on
ly break In the daily work from 10
o'cloek in the morning until 11 o’clock
at night.
Senators Borah, Brady, Brandegee,
Cummins, Oromm, Kenyon, LaFol
lette, Norris, Perkins and Smoot, all
republicans. Joined In the democrats
voting for the long daily sessions.
GAILLARD TO BE BURIED
AT ARLINGTON MONDAY
Baltimore, Md. -The funeral of
Lieutenant Colonel David Dußose
Halliard, division engineer of the Pan
ama Canal, who died here yesterday,
■will be held in Washington next Mon
day afternoon. Col. Halliard will be
burled with military honors from fit.
Johns 11. I*. E. Church and the body
will rest. In Arlington cemeterv
Mrs. Halliard and her son, Lieuten
ant David P. Halliard, U. 8. Army,
will go to Washington with the body
on Monday.
ARMED GUARD AT TOMB
OF J. PIERPONT MORGAN
Hartford, Conn,—Although nearly
eight months have passed since the
body of J. Plerpont Morgan was hu
rled on the summit of Cedar HHI cem
etery, the grave Is now us It has been
from the day of Interment, closely
guarded, particularly at night. Lur
ing the day no specially assigned
watchman Is kept there but at sunset
an armed guard goes on duty until
sunrise.
he body of Mr. Morgan was Inter
red here April 14, In u concrete lined
grave with a huge slab of stone cov
ering It. A cemetery official said to
day that the Morgan family Is puylng
for the guard and It will be contin
ued as long as the family desires.
GEORGIA SHOW CASE CO.
HAS $75,000 FIRE LOSS
Columbus, Ga.—Fire early today de
stroyed the plant or the Georgia
Hhow Case Company here, causing a
loss of $75,000, The plant was Insur
ed for $30,000. It will he rebuilt.
POISON NEEDLE
ISAS OSLO IN
THEATRE M
Woman Felt Sting of Puncture
and Became Unconscious in a
Few Minutes. Two Others
Had Same Experience As
Mrs. Graff
South American Student of
Pharmacy to Be Confronted
By Them. Is Held in $20,000
Bail. Drug is Described By
Doctors of Newark.
Newark, N. J.—A common darning
needle, found today in the theatre box
occupied last night by Mrs. Marjorie
11. Graff, bride of a week, Is believed
to I)' the, instrument by means of
which Mrs. Graff was inoculated with
a -übtle poison which caused her to
lull insensible within a few minutes.
This developed today with the ar
raignment of Armund Mcgaro. a stu
dent. pharmacist, the other occupant
of the box, on a charge of assault.
To determine the nature of the poi
son, the needle was submitted to a
chemist, today. It was found near the
spot where Mrs. Graff sat. Megaro
stoutly asserted Ills Innocence when
confronted by Mrs Gruff on the wit
ness stand.
She repeated her story that she had
fell, a sting on her hand, as If she had
been picked by a pin or a needle, that
her hand had quickly become .numb
and that, the feeling spread to her
arm. She left the box and went to
the women's waiting room, where she
fell unconscious but was soon revlv-
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WOMEN FINISH
EGGS BOYCOTT
$
Petition, With 25,000 Names
For Presentation to Con
gress, Will Be Completed
Monday.
Washington.—Having obtained the
support of Mrs Thos. R. Marshall,
wife of the vice-president, Mrs. Robt,
M. LaFollette, Mrs. Albert B. Cum
mins. the views of nearly all the cab
inet. officers and those of many sense
tors and representatives, the egg boy
cott camiittgln will be brought to a
close here today by local clubwomen.
The only other work that now re
mains to lie done is the final round up
for signatures to the petition that will
he presened to congress at an early
date asking remedial legislation to
prevent food monopolies.
25,000 Names.
This petition, which Mrs. Ellis Lo
gan, head of the movement hero, de
clares will bear more than 35,000
names will be completed on Monday
and will then be ready for presenta
tion to congress also with similar pe
titions for Philadelphia, Chicago,
Pittsburgh, Kansas City and other
large cities.
During the last week egg |rrlc»s In
Washington have decreased from 60
cents a dozen to 50, the price they
were quoted at yesterday for the first
time since the egg boycott began
here. Dealers declare be drop In
price, while coincident with, is not
due to the boycott but to the lncress
ed supply ami a lighter demand.
In Cold Storage.
Boston—There were 181,200,228 eggs
in cold storage in Massachusetts on
Oct, 1, held for use as food, accord
ing to the report of the state board
of health which was made public to
day. Of this number 37,780,200 had
been placed in the storage plants
within three months. The report did
not give trie age of the others. Of the
whole an umount described as 7,340
pounds was condemned as unfit for
food.
The report says that 19,383,098
[pounds of butter was held in cold
j storage on the same date.
DAY IN CONGRESS
Washington The day In congress:
Senate
Met at 10 a. m.
Ratified the democrat program for
thetlreen hour sessions on the curren
cy bill.
Senator Sheppard Introduced a bill
for a good roads committee of sew
enteen members.
Mill to sanction use of state cleo
tlon machinery for election of sena
tors delayed.
Resumed debate on the Iletch
Hetchf water bill.
Called on Secretary Lane to report
the cost of administering the land
laws for the last five veart.
House ,
Met at noon.
Discussion of the naval hcrtlday rat
■timed.
Commerce committee gave hearing
on automatic train stopping device*