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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX, No. 10.
EUGENE GRACE IS
REPORTED DYING
At His Mother’s Home in New-j
nan. Victim in Sensational;
Georgia Shooting, is Slowly
Sinking
NEVER SUFFICIENTLY
WELL ENOUGH TO WALK
His Wife, Mrs. Daisy Opie
Grace, Accused of Act, Ac
quitted of Charge at Trial.
Refuses to Talk of Dying
Husband.
Newntn, Ga.—Eugene H. Grace, who
was mysteriously shot in his residence
in Atlanta nearly two years ago, is re
ported to be dying at his mother's
home here. In a bulletin today the
attending physician says:
"Since one o'clock this morning Mr.
Grace has had no radial pulse. He is
gradually growing weaker.”
Nearing Death.
Aftlanta, Ga. —Alter an invalidism
lasting for nearly two years, during
which he never recovered sufficiently 1
to be able to walk, Eugene H. Grace
was reported dying at his home in
Newnan last night.
The shooting of Grace at his West
Eleventh Street home in this city
some time during March 5, 1912, was
one of the momst dramatic events in
the criminal annals of Atlanta, and
there is involved in it a mystery
which will probably never be solved.
Early in the afternoon of that day
a telephone message was received at
police headquarters from Grace him
self to the effect that he had been
shot, and urging the police to come
to his assistance. On their arrival,
the police found it necessary to bat
ter the door with an ax in order to
gain admission.
Said Wife Shot Him.
They found the man lying in bed
with a bullet wound In his back. He
was perfectly conscious, although ap
parently suffering great pain. He
told the police that bis bride of a
year, Mrs. Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace had
shot him. They had had quarrels
abour money, he said, and she shot
him in order to collect several policies
of insurance on his life, aggregating
$17,000, which were in her favor.
Mrs. Grace returned later in the
day from Newnan, where she said she
had been on a visit to Grace's mother,
Mrs. S. L. Hill. Immediately on her
arrival in town she was taken into
custody by the police and carried to
the station.
Mrs. Grace stoutly maintained her
innocence and professed great love
for her husband. On the following
day, March 6th, she was released on
giving $7,500 bond.
On the warrant sworn out by Grace
and on the representations made by
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Moonshiner Operated 20
Years; Is Caught Asleep
Whiskey Making Device Was
Portable and Known As a
“Wild Cat Still.”
Waldron, Ark.—John Dale, who for
20 years has defied revenue officers
in the western counties of Arkansas,
was found asleep in the woods near
here today and arrested by a United
States marshal’s posse on charges of
operating an illicit still. Dale lay
asleep on his rifle at the foot of a
tree. Awakened to find tfix guns
pointed at him, he showed fight
was soon overpowered.
Dale’s alleged crude still and 260
gallons of liquor were confiscated and
the reputed operator put In Jail. The
alleged whiskey making device was oi
the portable kind generally known as
a ’'wild cat still." As early as 1594
attempts were made to corner Dale
and scores of government officers af
ter trailing him for months in isolat
ed regions of Scott and Polk coun
ties had abandoned the chaae.
$396,354.73 Indemnity
in 2 Years to Injured
■» ——
This Sum Paid to Wisconsin
Workmen Since Compensa
tion Law Went Into Effect
Madison, Wia.—ln the two years
irince the workmens compensation law
went into effect employers of the state
have paid as Indemnity to Injured
workmen and their descendants the
sum of $396,354.73.
This announcement was made today
by the state Industrial commission
which has Just completed the compila
tion of the statistics. The amount
does not Include the amount paid un
rip,. the niedical relief provision of the
lnw which it Is estimated would equal
j,o per cent of the amount paid as In-
JVmnlty. .
’ There have been settled up to Jan
uary 1. 1114. a total of *.894 claims.
The average amount paid as indemnity
in each case is $67.72. _
60,i1l TROOPS
CALLED FOR II
AFRICMIKE
Rally to Colors Ordered When
General Labor Disturbance
Threatens With Possibility of
Far Greater Danger of Na
tives Uprising
All Traffic Tied Up in Trans
vaal and Orange State. In
Diamond Mines Clash 7 Are
Killed and 36 Wounded. Fear
Grave General Trouble.
Pretoria, Union of South Africa.—
The conviction is growing here that
the government of the Union of
South Africa is faced with a situa
tion more in the nature of a revo.y
tion than of an ordinary strike, while
the fea r that the trouble may spread
to the native in the various provinces
is causing a panic among women in
the outlying districts.
Pretoria, Union of South Africa. —
A further proclamation calling 60.009
I men of the citizens defence force to
i the colors was Issued here today. This
step was taken by the authorities in
view of the possibility of widespread
disturbances following the expected
orders for a general strike by the
labor federations.
Drastic Measures.
Capetown, Union of South Africa.—
Drastic measures have been taken by
the government of the Union of South
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Verdict of Not Guilty
For Herbert, Columbia
Charged With Attempting to
Defraud Stockholders of
Seminole Security Co.
Columbia, S. C.—C. J. Herbert was
not found guilty this morning of at
tempting to defraud the stockholders
of the late Seminole Securities Com
pany, out of $98,000. The jury was
out all night and brought in a ver
dict of acquittal shortly before noon.
The trial consumed two days.
MISS SYLVIaTn STATE OF
COLLAPSE WHEN RELEASED
London.—Miss Sylvia Pankhurst,
the militant suffragette, was today
released from Holloway jail. She
b*ad been a prisoner since January 3,
when she was arrested in the Hast
End of London. She was in a state
of collapse as the result of a week’s
"hunger strike.”
WILL RAISE QUARANTINE
IF NO MORE SMALLPOX
Washington.—ls no more smallpox
develops In the detention camp at
Delaware Breakwater for sailors
from the battleship Ohio the quaran
tine will be raised on January 17tu
when all hands will return to the
ship. No case has developed in the
Delaware camp since January 2nd.
Several cases have developed, how
ever, the detention camp at Guan
tanamo.
SOLD COLD STORAGE EGGS
AS FRESH: FINED SSOO
New York.—A fine of SSOO was Im
posed today on the James Van Dyke
Company, egg dealers on their plea
of guilty to selling cold storage eggs
as fresh. It is the first conviction
of its kind in this state. The action
was brought by the state department
of health, which has been conducting
a crusade against the practice of
misrepr(s enting cold storage pro
ducts.
DAY FOR EACH CITY.
Washington.—Assistant Secretary
Swete of the department of commerce,
and George R. Putnam, commander
of lighthouse will leave tomorrow
night for an inspection tour along the
South Atlantic coast to determine at
what city the lighthouse for which
rongre'ss approprlaed $125,000 shall
be placed. They will visit Wilming
ton, Charleston, Wavannah, Bruns
wick, Fernandina, Fia.. and Jackson
ville, spending a day at each place.
PITCHER S WIFE DEAD.
Cleveland.—Mrs. Grace Hess, 31,
wife of Otto Hess, Boston National
League baseball pitcher died at her
home here last night, __
AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 10. 1914.
President Wilson and His Double At Pass Christian
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LEFT TO RIGHT: PRESIDENT WILSON AND H. B. WARE
U fj Ware, of Lafayette, Miss., is in Pass Christian, Miss., where President Wilson and his family are en
joying a vacation. Ware looks so much like the President that residents followed him about the streets. On
some occasions Ware has had a hard time convincing people who wanted to Hhsko hands with him that he was
jest plain Mr. Ware and not President Wilson. Now that It has become generally known that tho President’s
double is in Pass Christian some folk are mistaking President Wilson for his double.
In Annual Report Sup’t. Evans Says
Arrangements Must Be Made to Take
Care of School Growth in West End
Some Startling Facts Recited
to Board of Education in An
nua ISession at Tubman High
School This Morning
CONDITION AT WOODLAWN
Present Accommodations in
Monte Sano and Summerville
Sufficient to Meet Growing
Enrolment For Next Two
Years, Says Report.
The aunual meeting of the board of
education of Richmond County, held
at the Tubman High School this
morning Hon. las. L. Fleming, pres
ident, in the chair, was very largely
attended. The annual report of the
secretary of the board, Lawton B.
Evans, and the financial report were
submitted.
Bupt. Tvans’ Report.
Superintendent Evan’s report Is in
teresting. It is as follows:
To the Board of Education of Rich
mond County.
Gentlemen: Jn presenting you this
report 1 beg leave to express my grati
fication nt the spirit of co-operation,
zeal, and devotion which characterize*
the various parts of our school sys
tem. The teachers have been faithful
In the performance of their duties;
the pupils have been regular in at
tendance and diligent In study, and
the patrons of the schools have shown
much co-operation In furthering the
educational [dans of the school au
thorities.
The Woodlawn School.
The growth of our city continues
westward and the schools in the up
per portion of the city show a steady
increase In enrollment. In 1909 it whs
found necessary to add seven room*
to the Woodlawn aohool. This addi
tion corufisted or a kindergarten, a
domestic science room, and three
grade rooms. The extension was made
at an approximate cost of $25,000.
Almost Immediately the kindergarten
(which had been in the auditorium up
to this time) went to an enrollment of
75 and the grade rooms have been
taken up year by year until now the
Woodlawn school Is full again, having
about 800 on roll. In all probability
that building will continue to enroll
an additional 50 pupils a year as the
community grows around it, which is
at the rate of one new teacher a year.
Home arrangements must be made to
take care of this growth. Already ev
ery room In the building Is occulted
amt there Is practically no place where
another grade can be organized. At
present there are 18 grade rooms and
one domestic science room In occupa
tion, with an average enrollment of
44 pupils to a grade.
The most economical plan of exten
sion of the Woodlawn school Is to
add another story to the present
building. By ihe construction of a
third story we could get twelve addi
tional school rooms, which would take
care of over 500 pupils, which is prob
ably the Increase of enrollment that
can be expected in the next eight or
ten years. After that time it will be
necessary to start another school
smewhere to take care of the enroll
ment.
This proposition practically mean*
adding a twelve-room school building
to the Woodlawn section. It has the
great advantago of economy In that
the construction would be very much
less than building a separate school,
and the administration would be less
expensive by reason of Its concentra
tion. Thb* proposed addition of n
third story to the Woodlawn school
would result in a building of 31 school
rooms, of which two could be used for
domestic science and art, and one for
manual training. Thla would leave
28 rooma for grade seating, capable
of holding an enrollment of twelve to
thirteen hundred pupils. If this en
rollment Is too heavy for one princi
pal to rnanugc an assistant principal
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General Simon Bolivar
Buckner's Body At Rest
Distinguished Pallbearers in
Attendance at Interment at
Louisville Today,
Louisville, Ky.—Tho funeral train
beurlng the body of General Simon
Bolivar Buckner, who died at his home,
“Glen Illy," near Munfordvllle, Thurs
day night, arrived here at noon today
on Its way to Frankfort where burial
will take place late this afternoon. In
la.ulsvllle the funeral party Including
tho late (Jrnor:il’s relative* and friends
from his home town were Joined by
the pallbearers and representatives of
several military, historical and civic
organizations.
The list of pallbearers comprises
many persons prominent In military
and political circles from various parts
of the country who were Intimate
friends of the last surviving lieutenant
general of the Confederate army. Her
vlces at the grave In Frankfort will be
conducted by tho Rev. Dr. J. G, Mln
nigerode and Rev. Dr. Chas. Kwcll
Cralk, both of laiulsvllle.
ENGLISHMAN IS ARRESTED
ROBBING HIS EMPLOYERS
Naw York,—Kenneth Gordon, n
young Krigllshman, was arrested here
today charged with robbing hla em
ployers, « Manchester Importing firm,
of $50,000 by forging endorsements to
check*. The detective who made the
arrest ssld that Gordon confessed the
crime and said he lost the money
making hook/* on horse races. Gordon
left Kng-ond Oct. 1 and wont first to
France and then to New York.
5 SUBMARINES ARRIVE
CHARLESTON FOR GASOLINE
Cherloton, 8. C.—The five subma
rines, D-l, D-2, D-3, and K-l and B-2,
which were expected to arrtvo here
ail day yesterday from Georgetown,
H. did not reach Charleston until
last night st II o'cloek. They are at
the navy yard today taking on a sup
ply of gas* ’’ne, The monitor Tonopah
wbl pr< ha. convoy the diving ermt
Ui Savannah toJi or tomorrow.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
DRAGGING SEA
FOR WARSHIP'S
LOSHODIES
Board of Inguiry Meets on
Flagship Wyoming to Deter
mine Cause of Disaster When
Motor Launch Foundered.
Driven Too Fast
Load Carried Not Too Heavy.
First Accident to Crew of
Battleship Since Commis
sioned in 1912. Atlantic Fleet
Sails.
Norfolk, Va. —A board of Inquiry
was today in session on the battle
ship Wyoming in Hampton Hoads In
vestigating the cause of the sinking
yesterday of a motor sailing launch
carrying wheelbarrows from tho Wy
oming to the collier Proteus, with the
loos of tlio lives of four seamen of
the Wyoming's crew. The Wyoming,
flagship of the Atlantic fleet, is sched
uled to sail today with the battleships
Florida, 1 unaware, South Carolina,
Utah and New Hampshire for Culebru
and Guantanamo, Cuba, for regular
winter maneuvers and drills.
Still Unrecovered.
All of the bodies of tho victims of
yesterday's accident other than that
of Olai Komeilus Olsen, of Ports
mouth. boatswain's mate in charge of
tho 111-fated launch, were today still
unrecovered, notwithstanding many
effort** made in the direction of their
recovery by slilpmatea and others from
navy vessels In Hampton lioads.
Tho work of dragging for the bodies
has been made most difficult for the
reason it cannot be told where they
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High Tide Submerges a
Village; 100 May Be Dead
Koeslin, Germany,—A high tide sub
merged the village of Damkerort. on
the borders of Buckow Lake adjoin
ing the Baltic Sea last night and the
fate of its 100 Inhabitants is un
known.
A heavy gale is blowing in shore
and the waters have reached such an
extraordinary height that only three,
roofs of houses In the village were
visible this morning.
Troops have been sent from here to
assist in the work of rescue.
DIVORCE APPEAL FORMER
ANNA GOULD REJECTED
Roms —The segnatura tribunal, the
hltdi court of the Roman curia today
rejected the appeal of tho Duchess de
Talleyrand (formerly Anna Gould, of
New York) from tho verdict of tho
rota tribunal annulling her marriage
to her first husband, Count Bonl de
Castellane.
ANNEXATION PROPOSITION,
LEXINGTON TO AIKEN CO.
Lexington, S. C. -On next Tuesday,
January 13, an election will bo held
in tho lower section of this county
on the proposition of annexing a por
tion of Lexington county to Aiken
county. The territory embraces what
Is known as the Edlsto section of the
county, and takes In tho towns of
Hamarki, Steedman and Pel ion.
OPPOSED BY JAPS.
Toklo,—The Japanese g overnment
today declared that It. was opposed
to the withdrawal of all foreign
troops from China as suggested by
tho Russian government on Decem
ber 12th.
HEAD BTATICIAN RESIGNB.
Washington.—O. P. Austin, chief of
tho bureau of statistics of the de
partment of commerce since 1898, hus
resigned and will leave the govern
ment service.
Every little Augusta Herald “Want
Ad” gets Into the big spot light of
the public eyel Come along with
that story of the thing you need—
the audience is waiting and ready
to respond—speedily.
Leave With Your Druggist
or Tell It to Phones 296 and 297
THE PRESIDENT
PLAYS OIS IASI
VACATION GAAAE
Crowd Collects on Golf Links
to Watch the Executive. On
Wav Back, Flags Waved and
Cheers Given Along the Road
As Auto Passes
One Big Reception is Consent
ed to in Way of Farewell and
to Thank Citizens For the
Seclusion They Have Permit
ted Him.
Pass Christian, M ise.—President
Wilson played his last, game of golt
on the Mississippi coast, as tomorrow
ho will return to Washington. A
crowd collected at tin* links to see the
president when he finished Ills game
and along the rente going to and from
the course, men, women and children
stood I the road Wavlg flags and
cheering.
Tho president expected late todav
to say fHrewcll to the people of tlihi
section, and to thank them for tha
seclusion they have permitted him. A
tilg reception had been planned h.V
Representative Harrison and people
from all parts of Southern Mississippi
started early today for Pass Chris
tian le greet the chief executive.
While declining nil invitations for
entertainments nil reception** hither
to, the president consented to attend
one lug reception on the day before
tils departure.
Lever, S. C., Wants Bird
Law Enforcers Aided
Representative Asks Dep’t of
Ag’l to Make it Federal Of
fense For Attack on
Official.
Woihington.—llopt t-sontu! Ivo l,e\ r
of Lexington, s. (ohilrnian tlio
house- agricultural committee, !';>s ask -
c<l the department of jjgrbMi'trrc* to
submit a draft of a propumrl 1« w mak
ing it a federal often v* to ptt icl. i
federal officer in the dif:ehnrjv. of Ids
duty in enforcing the law for the pro
tection of migratory birds.
“It Is an open sea/on on bird war
dens ui| the year.” said Dr. T. H. Palm
er, assistant chief- of the biological
survey, who explained that while tho
employe enforcing the animal indus
try and forest Service law has redress
In the courts If Injured in the line of
rluty, the employe who enforces tho
bird law I’as no redress except at his
own expense.
END HEARINGS ON THE
THAW RELEASE QUESTION
Con c ord, N. H.—Hearings before th«
commlslson appointed by tho United
States court to determine whether
the release of Harry K. Thaw on ball
would endanger public safety were
concluded today and three members
of the commission went to Boston to
consult their colleague, Dr. Morton
Prince, who has been confined to his
home by Illness.
It 1s expected that the findings of
tho commission will he filed with
Federal Judge Aldrich within a few
days.
TWO WINNIPEG HOTELS IN
ASHES; LOSS IS $250,000
Winnipeg, Man. Tho Iroquois and
Manitoba Hotels, two of the pioneer
hostolrles In Winnipeg, wore In ashes
today as a result of a fire last night
It was only after a hard fight that
firemen were able to keep the flames
from spreading to other buildings.
The loss Is estimated at $250,000,
Many persons were In tho hotel but
all escaped unhurt.