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next day in your own store, Mr. Merchant. Be sure to read the store news in Sunday's Herald and to say when shopping in Augusta Monday,
€4 I Saw It In The Herald”— lt will pay—Try it.
THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIX. No. 17.
EX-SUPREME
COURT JUDGE
AND NIECE
IN DOUBLE
SUICIDE
Police Mystified By San Fran
cisco Traqedy. A. B. Wood
Served Once on Tennessee’s
Hiqh Bench, Girl Shot Self
Through Heart, Uncle Did the
Same
San Francisco.—The double suicide
early today of a young woman knowh
as Blanche Wood and a man known
as her uncle, A. B. Wood, said once
to have been on the Tennessee su
preme court bench has mystified po
lice investigators.
The double tragedy occurred at a
local hotel, while Miss Wood and a
friend of W'ood’s, Edward Roberts,
were trying to dissuade him from car
rying out a threat of suicide. While
Roberts was talking with Wood. Miss
Wood shot herself dead. A moment
later Wood died by his own hand,
using the same weapon.
Assumed Name.
Roberts said Wood was an assumed
name but he was unable to tell the
real otrri He said Wood left Tennes
see two years ago because of politi
cal trouble and came to (California.
Wood, according to Roberts, has a
son living in Memphis, Tenn., and a
daughter in Dexter, Mo. He was 54
years old.
Previous to the tragedy Wood had
been to a picture show with Roberts.
Roberts left Wood at the latter's ho
tel and went to his own home where
he found Miss Wood hysterical. Bhe
had found a note from her uncle say
ing that he had decided to kill him
self, as he had lost his money and
his friends had deserted him.
“Ghastly Joke.”
Roberts and Miss Wood hastened to
the hotel and burst in on Wood. Rob
erts and Miss Wood upbraided him
for what the woman termed a "ghast
ly Joke.” Suddenly she took a revol
ver from a bureau drawer and shot
herself through the heart.
Wood leaped across his nieces body,
snatched up the weapon and shot him
self through the heart. Both died
within a few minutes.
In San Francisco Wood engaged in
the restaurant business but six months
ago he sold his business. His niece,
Roberts said, had literary aspirations
and wrote short stories and motion
picture plays.
Roberts’ statement that Wood, un
der another name, had once been a
member of the Tennessee supreme
court gave no details.
No Trace Yet Found of
British Submarine "A-7”
Plymouth, Eng.—Not a trade had
been found up to late this afternoon
of the British submarine “A-7” which
was lost In Whitsand Bay on the
shores of Plymouth Sound yesterday.
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closing hour was established for the accommo
dation of those who could not get them in earl
ier.
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supper to phone their ads that it is impossible
to get them all into the first out-of-town edi
tion.
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editions.
PHONES 296 AND 297
This photograph was taken at the Municipal Lodging House in New
York, where more than a thousand men, women and children sought
refuge nightly from the recent zero weather.
41 Heirs Are Defeated
In $7,000,000 Contest
Court Holds That Woman Who
Re-Married Ceased to Be
Stearns’ Widow.
Los Angeles, Cay.— Forty-one New
England heirs of Abel Stearns, a
pioneer, %ho died in the early seven
ties, were defeated here today In their
contest for the $7,000,000 estate of
Mrs. Arcadia de Baker, formerly the
widow of Stearns, and who, at her
death, was the richest woman in
Southern California.
The Stearns heirs based their
claims on the fact that before his
death, Abel Stearns settled upon bis
wife property which formed the nu
cleus of her fortune. Mrs. Stearns
after the death of her husband mar
ried Co. R. S. Baker. She died in
1912 intestate.
Judge Rives ruled today that upon
her second marriage Mrs. Baker ceas
ed to be the widow of Stearns and
therefore sustained the demurrer in
terposed by the Baker heirs to the
claims of the Stearns heirs.
DEATH OF GEN’L OROZCO,
HUERTA’S CHIEF,REPORTED
Washington.—Reports of the death
of General Orozco, who fought with
Madero in his revolution against Diaz
but who for some time had been en
rolled under Huerta's banner, have
been received by General Parker, com
manding the First Cavalry Brigade, on
the border, according to a message
received by the war department today
from General Bliss. No details as to
the time or place of Drozco's reported
death -were given.
AUCTION M’KINLEY RELICS.
San Francisco.— Relics of the late
President McKinley sold at auction
here by the estate of his niece, Mrs.
Ida McKinley Morse Cooper, brought
$990 it was announced today. A gold
plate presented by employes of a local
iron works as a memento as a launch
ing of that battleship Ohio brought
$325. It was said to have cost $1,500.
FEEDING FAMISHED DERELICTS IN THE COLD
Midnight Visit By N. Y.
Mayor to Lodging Houses
New York.—"We must see that no
person goes without a bed or Is hun
gry," said Mayor Mitchel early today
after a midnight visit to the municipa :
lodging house and a recreation pier,
where the city's homeless are being
provided for. The mayor declared the
city would find work for the men.
More than. 1,200 homeless were cared
for last night. : —''
Doesn’t Think Much of
First Women's Grand Jury
Redwood City, Cal.—The ‘first wo
men’s grand Jury," so-called, in Cali
fornia, was not a great success in the
opinion of Judge George H. Buck, of
the superior court, who discharged the
Jury here today.
Eleven members of the Jury were
women. The court criticised its unfa
vorable reports on county officers,
which, he told the Jurors, were based
on inadequate knowledge and concern
ed matters essentially trivial.
ANOTHER CASE DREADED
TYPHUS REACHES N. Y.
New York. —Another case of the
dreaded typhus fever reached port to
day on the steamship Belvedere from
Trieste. A steerage passenger was
the victim and symptoms noted in
another passenger Indicated that he
too Was suffering with the disease.
Both were removed to Swinburne Is
land where they will be Isolated and
the ship was held for fumigation.
FOR EDISTO SURVEY.
Washington, D. C. —Representative
Byrnes of South Carolina, today intro
duced a bill directing the secretary of
war to survey the south fork of Edis
to river in South Carolina from, the
point where the river forks to opposite
the city of Springfield, to meet the
demands of commerce.
4 KILLED; 5 INJURED.
Brockton, Masa. —Four persons were
killed and five injured in an apart
ment house fire here today.
DEAN INS. PRES’T DEAD.
Philadelphia.— L. G. Fouse, presi
dent of the Fidelity Mutual Life In
surance Company, of Philadelphia,
and dean of the Life Insurance Presi
dents of America, died at his home
here today. Mr. Fouse was 03 years
old.
GORGAS TO BE SURGEON GEN’L.
Washington, D. C. —President Wil
son has practically selected Col. Wm.
O. Gorgas of the Panama Canal Com
mission, for surgeon general of the
army. Col Gorgas attracted world
wide attention for his sanitation work
in Cuba and Panama.
P. O. TO MAKE GOOD.
Washington.—The senate today au
thorized the postmaster general to
make good to postmasters losses sus
tained through destruction of funds
or supplies by fire or robbery. The
bill had passed the house.
AT 90, COMMITS SUICIDE.
Freeport, lll,—Naaman Spencer, 90
years old, who claimed to be the In
ventor of the gang plow, committed
suicide at his home in Eagle Point to
day.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 17. 1914.
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STILL HUSTLING TODAY FOR
THE M. & M„ BUT UNOFFICIALLY
Although First Lap in Organization’s Efforts Over, Planning
For Next Week’s Work—Officers and Members Much
Pleased With Results—Over SB,OOO in Subscriptions Al
ready Signed.
Officially there 1b no whirlwind
campaign in progress in Augusta to
day. It may be stated, unofficially,
however, that some two score repre
sentatives of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers’ Association are hustling
after memberships and subscriptions,
and will continue all day Monday
until Monday evening, when the va
rious teams will meet at headquarters
to organize for the second and last
lap of the campaign, to raise $15,000.
To the “Card System.”
Heretofore the teams have been
strictly held to the so-called “card
system” of solicitation. This method
worked wonders because it gave the
Soon After the Death of His Baby,
Chauffeur Badly Burned and Seven
Passenger Touring Car Destroyed
111 Fortune Seems to Follow Dr. A. J. A. Alexander, a Wealthy
Kentuckian, Who is Residing in Augusta For the Winter.
While Coming Down Town to Make Arrangements For
Shipping Away Remains of Infant, Car Caught on Fire
and C. N. Britton Badly Burned.
C. N. Britton, a young white mao,
chauffeur for Dr. A. J. A. Alexander,
a winter resident from Kentucky, who
with his family, Is stopping at the
Rldgely cottage on The Hill, lies to
day at tho Margaret Wright hospital
suffering from painful burns received
this morning at 4 o'clock, while driv
ing to the city shortly after the death
of the infant child of Dr. Alexander,
who passed away after a short illness
ot the- winter home here.
At the Wheel.
The young man was at the wheel of
his employer’s handsome, seven-pas
senger touring car. In the car besides
him self were Drs. N. M. Moore and
Riehard Lamar, the latter « patholo
gist at the medical college. They were
coming in to make some arrangements
for the shipment of tho baby's re
mains to Dr. Alexander's home In Ken
tucky. The machine was near Craw
ford avenue on Watton Way when the
chauffeur discovered a leak In the
tubing from tbs gasoline tank. The
car whs stopped sod he Jumped out
and with an oil lamp in his hand
crawled under the car to slop the leak.
Almost before he realized what had
happened his clothes, soaked with
gasoline, had Ignited and also the car.
Used Overcasts.
The young man scrambled out and
but for the flames being smothered
out by the two physicians, who used
one of their overcoats, the chauffeur
would have probably been fatally
burned, A hack happened to pass at
hurried to the hospital. Dr, John
the time and be was placed In It and
Wright, who attended him, stated this
afternoon that while his patient was
seriously burned he did not expect him
to die. The Injuries on hi* arms are
Merchants and Manufacturers enthus
iasts a chance to do some effective
educational work Next week, the
city will be districted and a certain
number of workers detailed for each
block. In thiß manner it is hoped to
bring in several hundred iudlviduals
and firms who have not yet been
seen.
Officers and members .4 the Mer
chants and Associa
tion are greatly pleased with the
progress made during Rhfc past three
days. A little over SX,OOO in subscrip
tions have been signed up. As the
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severe, It Is said, and he is also burn
ed about the chest with a sligtit burn
on the head.
A fire alarm was turned In and the,
department’s apparatus responded
promptly, but on account of the in
tense heat, most of the damage htul
been done before the firemen arrived.
The automobile is a total wreck.
To the Junk Pile.
The wrecked machine was pulled to
the Lombard Iron Works, where it
was ascertained that It can lie dls
posed of for nothing more than Junk.
When asked how badly the automo
bile had been burned, the reply came
that the transmission, engine and rear
axle were left. It is stated that the
flames from the spilled gasoline were
so hot the glass In the wind shield
was melted Into crystals.
Reisirts from over-heated tires
bursting were heard end residents In
the neighborhood who arose to see
what the trouble was thought from
the appearance, of the wrecked car that
there tied beep an explosion.
MOTHER ESCAPES: HER SIX
CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH
Coboconk, Ont.-Six children of
Mrs. Woatberby were burned to
death today when fire destroyed their
home. The mother escaped by jump-
Ing.
NOMINATION OF GORGAB.
Washington. -The nomination of
Col. Wm. C. Gorgas as the Isthmian
Canal Commission td be surgeon gen
era] of the army was prepared at the
White House today for formal pre
sentation to the senate.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
DEVASTATION OF
ERUPTION GROWS
1,511 HOUSES
Alt BURIED IN
LAIIAJESEHT
New Huqe Molten Rocks in the
Sea Block Passage on East
Side of Japanese Island.
Ashes to Eaves of Houses
New Craters of Volcano
Sakura-Jima Pouring Great
Volumes of Smoke. Think
Entire Range Has Entered
Into Period of Activity.
Kagoshima, Japan. —Professor Omo.
rl. tho Japanese seismologist, circled
the Island of Sakura today and found
ft pronounced physical change. Huge
molten rocks formed a range Into the
sea. practically blocking the bay
across to Osumi. Many dwellings re
main In perfect condition In the north
ern coast but on the devastated east
ern coast aßhes and lava reach to the
eaves of houses.
Many new hills have sprung up.
The professor saw a woman on the
shore, but when he spoke to her she
fled. She was undobtedly Insane.
New Craters.
The new**crat.erß formed on Sakura-
Jima are still pouring volumos of
smoko In the direction of Osumi.
About seven-tenths of the Island l»
a desert of lava and tho remaining
land 1s In such a hopeless condition
that if. must be abandoned.
Fifteen hundred of the 2,000 houses
on tho Island wore burled. The dam
age on this account Is ten million yen
($5,000,000). How to deal with the
Islanders is a grout problem, the pro
fessor says, but evidently they must,
migrate.
Entire Range Active.
Prof. Omoro thinks the entire vol
canic range of Kleulu has entered
upon a period of activity that recurs
every sixty years and that eruptions
may bo expected at any time, espec
ially from tho voleabo TJnzen, eight
miles from Oblmit, tho prefecture of
Nagasaki.
J. Ham Lewis Talks on
American Citizen Abroad
London. —The American citizen
abroad should conduct himself with
consciousness of bis power but with
no evidence of bluster. Senator James
Hamilton Lewis declared today to
members of the American Luncheon
Club.
Rt. Hon. Thos. James MacNamara,
radical member of the house of com
mons, another speaker, told of the
good the world Mould derive from con
tinued Anglo-American ainity.
Mr. Hardwick Defended
Tariff Bill in the House
Washington, D. Cs— When thn con
trorerHy over hijhlii**mh conditions in
the country was renewed in the bonne
today, Representative Humphreys of
WanhlnKton, assarted the lumbar In
dustry of the South had been adverse
ly affected by the lowering of tariff
duties. Representative Hardwick of
Georgia, defended the Underwood bill,
declaring that any business dlaturb
ance which might, exist could not he
charged to operation of the new law.
Senator Tillman to Be
Out in a Day or Two
Washington, D. C. Reports of tbs
condition of Henator Tillman of South
Carolina, who suffered an attack of
erysipelas yesterday, indicated this
morning that he would not he confined
to his home more than a day or two.
KICK ON SWITCHING RATES.
Washington, D. C. - The city and
traffic bureau of Nashville today en
tered complaint with the lnter-«*ato
commerce commission against the
Loulavllle and Nashville and other
roads alleging that they have been
subjected to unreasonable rates for
switching services.
Loss of Life May Be Much
Larqer Than First Thought
on Island of Sakura. Only 9,-
000 of the 19,000 Population
Accounted For Last Night
SUFFERING INTENSE IN
FAMINE STRICKEN DIS’T
Many Deaths, After the Fear
ful Heat, Now From Cold and
Starvation. Saved From
Roasting tc- Death By Boards
Over Heads.
Kagoshima, Japan.—Two fur
ther violent eruptions of the vol
eano Bakura-Jlma accompanied by
a severe earthquake occurred late
last night causing the collapse of
many more buildings. Numbers
of the inhabitants of Kagoshima
who had returned fled again In
terror from the city. Ashes are
falling thickly todny.
As a Ball of Blood.
The sun looked like a hall of
blood over Kagoshima. Dnrkness
was such that night signals were
employed on tho railroads. Fly
ing dust was so thick that tho
few pedestrians had to cover
their mouths and noses with
towels to prevent suffocation.
The sea In the Gulf of Kagoshima
seemed to be boiling and the
quan,tjty of floating pumlee stone
was so great that it prevented
navigation.
Flawing Bteadlly.
Lava today was flowing stead
ily dqwn the sides of the volcano
Increasing the area of the island
as It solidified on reaohlng the
sea.
Many refugees are reported to
have been driven Insane from ter
ror and exposure.
Over a million letters and eight
thousand telegrams are held up
in Kagoshima.
Disaster Grows.
Toklo, Japan, —lndications that loss
of life In the Island of Sakura, devas
tated by the eruption of the volcano
Sakura-Jlma may be much larger than
had been supposed was received hero
today from an official who was Bent
to Kagoshima to Investigate He
reports that 8,000 out of Kakura’s es
timated population of 19,000 had been
accounted for up to the evening of
January ]Rib.
Great Loss of Life.
Other refugees, it is expected, will
be found 1n other directions, but the
loss of life evidently was extremoly
heavy.
Measures for the relief of the fam
ine sufferers In the north and vol
cano victims in the south are rapidly
assuming shape, now that the extent
of the disaster Is more definitely
known.
A relief association, national In
scope, has been organized here and
has issued an appeal for help.
Suffering Intense.
Bishop Walter Andrews, of the
English Church In Hok-Klado. the
famine stricken district, writes that
suffering everywhere is intense. The
farmers, ho says, are hit hardest.
Their families are eating soups made
of chopped straw, leaves and rotten
potatoes, anil meat taken from cats,
dogs und fish. The more fortunate
have a thin gruel made of rice or
.Wheat.
The net results, he writes, are
many deaths from cold and starva
tion and an Increase of crime. Many
girlt,, he declared have been sold Into
slavery. He tells of many children
fainting in schools, sick from lack of
food.
Huge Lava Mounds.
The investigator of the department
of the InteHor who wired the gov
ernment this morning regarding the
number of the survivors from the Is
land of Sakura, reports that he saw
pumice stones three and five feet in
diameter that had beenn hurled from
the bowels of the earth. I,ava
mounds are 40 feet high.
Members of a party rescued from
a cave recounted how they saved
themselveß from being roasted alive
by holding thick boards on their
heads. ,
$5,000 PAID FOR A FLEA!
Paris.— Edmond Perrier, of the
French Institute is authority for
the statement that a noted British
entomological collector has paid
$5,000 for a specimen of a rare va
riety of flea. It is of the kind oc
casionally found in the skin of the
sea otter.