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Saturday. rtBBUAkr h, tier
Feb. 19—Sergeant
i n„ w In charge of qunr-
- ln barrack*. BrowaavlU*. the
August 13. t**lia«d before the
committee todey. The teeth
" . „f Browner we* considered Im-
a. brine the non-commisslon-
^ in chare* of qusrter* In C
- - was hi* duty to open the
r8 ,. k . When the calt to arm* wa*
an *t once, and the
tip iii<t U't
" ha in nw red on the rook* breakln*
, II lie became confused under
'* questioning, but In ttje main
I, ,-iear that he delayed open
" |',. 8 .-neks hrcaune the actjng flrot
“L rMn i mid him to "wait for orders."
entrant’* knowledee of the die-
camed him *om* »rl*f. He
• ..mmlttre the barrgcks were
•en the man hammered on the
Senator Lode* called the at
„f the wltnea* to an affidavit
J^madr Hint "he had lighted a lantern
, bJ i,».| found all of the gun rock*, ex.
III,. ,,nr that waa broken open.”
Thr (entrant *ald the light wa* u*eil
ifirriiard to verify the count of gun*
.ad hr raid hr thought “Intact" meant
J,,,,/ rack* were nccountedfor.
d.mary
told ih
dark "
nek
BE
Bouton Slated as Agent to
Investigate the Cotton
Seed Market.
U. bhlngt.iit, Keb. 16.—The bui<*au of
iuiia nt th* (irpnrtmtint of
romtii iif Mtid labor m expected 10 ap*
point J. leovlck Benton, of MontictU
|o, <;«. a agent to Investigate
the market for cotton seed products
both in this country and abroad.
MORE
FOR GAINESVILLE
flutter ^Vmmtittee Makes a
Favorable Report on
Bell Bill.
Austin, Tex., Feb. U.-J. D. Johneon.
•Homey of the Wafers-Here*
Oil Company, and A. N. Findlay, vie*
president of that company arrived here
yeeterday form Ht. Lout* to teatlfr In
the Bailey Inquiry. Mr. Findlay waa
Placed on the stund a* the principal
wltneea pending a committee review
of the books.
The legislative <ommlitee did not
meet till late In thr afternoon to at*
low Benator Bailey'* utturney* on op.
portunlty to examine the book* of the
U'nter*-Plerre Oil Company before they
were flubmttted to the committee.
<>it the Mund, Mr. Findlay stated
that he had never had any bualnesa
dealing* with Senator Bailey nor hnd
he been consulted by hint. Mr. Findlay
explained hi* connection with the Wa.
iSR’ 1 ?.*"? < ' om P a, ». which began In
1*78. Lp to the year 1*00 he acted a*
vice president and for several month*
during that year he wa* president
He atated that he waa made preatdent
when the company waa reorganised In
rebrunry. 190u. Ho remained president
until the May following when Mr
Pierce again became prealdent. He
could not tell the reasons for the
change otlitr than It wa* because of
legal complication*. The witness was
unable to go tnio detail a* to why
the company was reorganised In Feb
ruary. l»oo, nnd did not know any
thing about the report that Pierce had,
oeen restored to the presidency by the 1
Standard Oil Company because of sup
posed political Influence exercised by
him In Texas. Mr. Findlay said th*
•lock of tho Water*-Pierce oil Com
pany In February. l*0n, amounted to
4.000 stuire*. of which about :,700 be-
longed to the Standard oil Company:
In May, 1*00, when Mr. Pierce waa re
turned to the presidency, nearly alt the
stock belonged to Pierce. He could not
remember how long the etock remain
ed In Mr. Pierce's name.
IVitMnglon. Feb. M.—It Is a now
Iii«u> certain that an aasay ogle*
*w be eMablfshed at Gainesville. da,
'.Tnrrc .'■man n-ti- hill providing for
it olHee iias"becn given a favorable
lo the house committee on
ramne. w< ighu and measure*
MV lieu nm urged that the nlltce
• d at Dahlonegs, but the coni-
mltto,. ol,jet ted to this, stating that
UHiloneg.i. white In the center of the
rod mining region In northenal Geor-
■i* illatnnt from th* rnllrond and
luentlv inaccasstble.
BANK OP WILKES
INCREASES STOCK
<•1 t • The Georgian.
Ga., Feb.
16.— At a
f the fttorkholdcm anti direct-
f the Hank of Wilkes thin week
* <!«•• liled ti» Increane the capital
"f the hunk from 125,^00 to tr>0,-
*1 •• Hank of Wllkea la the young-
U.iKhington'a thrao strong Anan-
1 hwtltutlon* nnd has had a remark-
; h since its organisation l««» I ner*satr»«'tactory to nil
ngo. —.
MC, OF OFFICIAL:
H. M. Waite, ex-superintendent of
the Queen and Crescent, who resigned
to become superintendent of the Atlnn-
tn-BIrmlngham division of the Sea
board Air Line railroad. Is well known
In railroad circles over the Bouth and
middle West. The appointment became
effective Friday, February IS.
He Is the fifth official of the Queen
and Crescent who has resigned to ac
cept a better position with the Sea-
hoard. . Vice President anti General
Manager W. A. Garrett waa the lint.
He waa followed by 1. Sevier, second
vice president of the Seaboard. J. C.
Nelson, assistant chief engineer, has
been made chief engineer of the main
tenance of way. and C. H. Dent, for
mer fuel agent of fho Queen and Cres
cent. ha* been given special work on
the Seaboard. Mr. Walt* makes the
fifth who has gone with this road with
in two months.
MAYOR FINOS FLOWERS
WAITING ON HIS DESK
Mayor Joyner ha* return ’d from a
trip of mingled business and pleasure
to Cincinnati, 1-ouls.ille nnd Indianap
olis.
Ills return was made peculiarly
pleasant by the gift of a pot of Rowers
by the little children to whom h* gave
the rights of the street* to skate on
when they pleased. Th* fallowing note
accompanied the flowers:
For our little friend nnd playmate.
Mayor Cap Joyner, front the skater*:
te Fills, Elizabeth Tuller, William
Ellis, Melba' Fleming, John Beverly,
Helen nnd Isabelle. Wnyt and Gladys
Bayne."
The mayorma* entertained pleasant-
ly on his trip, and he report a delightful j
time. During his absence Mayor Pr
Tern. Qullllun tilled his chair In a man
A NEW ENGRAVING and
ELEGTROTYPING PLANT
IT BLOSSOMS FORTH WITH NEW IDEAS, MODERN METHODS
AND CAPABLE MANAGEMENT
THE
MANSION
ENGRAVING CO.
MR. CHARLE8 A. MAN8TON,
President and General Manager.
"THE MAN8TON ENGRAVING CO."
Manufacturers of
Fine Copper Half Tones
Zinc Enamel Half Tones
Zinc Etchings
ELECTROTYPERS
NICKEL TYPERS
TELEPHONE MAIN 3980
ILLUSTRATORS
ILL be ready for Inminena
Monday, ttwl will have in
operation the moat com
plete and modern Photo-Engrav
ing establishment in the South.
The plant will be under the di
rect management of Mr. C. A.
Mantton, who is conceded to be
the moat capable photo-engraving
craftsman south of New York.
High-clana work will be the
daily schedule. Promptness in
filling "orders will alao be the con
stant effort.
Out-of-town orders enpeeially
solicited.
Address
The MANSION ENGRAVING 00
67 to 61 Sonth Pryor Street,
ATLANTA, OA.
DESIGNERS
ENGRAVERS
Horn* of th* Manston Engraavini
fofran vjTA C GA 67 t0 #1 8 ° Uth Pryor B<~t.
w
ATLANTA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO.ti
APPRECIATES THE GEORGIAN'S POLICY;
GLAD THAT IT FLOATS THE UNION LABEL
ATLANTA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 48
FOOD QUESTION
••hied With ,‘srfsct Satisfaction by a
Dyspeptic.
I’d ....
1«lt| ,
tn I
hi easy matter to satisfy all
• mb* t* nf the family at meal
'■* 11 ' '* v,, Fy housewife know*.
b. n the husband nas dysvepsla
11 1111 the slmpleat ordinary
l""it musing trouble, the food
doubly annoying.
""man writes:
"i'!»and's health wa* po ir. lie
M'ellle for anything 1 could gel
h “••"med.
• hardly able to work, was
"blue continually, nnd as
""Hid feel better would go
c un only lo give up In a fee'
■ -uffered severely with
Ttr.,1
iblp
' vorythlnr I htj h*'t\ obit*
1,1 rat, ono lUv. b«h*Idic
It a,|. " 1,1 r «‘. ono il.IV. ■«H»ID»C
tot g . l f v, * lu r ni ttb °ut Om.vi-NutK. I
ih# ^ '* ,m io try f«»i bivakftst
»Uli„u t ii „!i’"iighl it wns pretty rood,
rsgui.tr.' ,! hl11 ’ n ° •<•** >f uelng It
hiii .. " hen my husiutnd rr.ire
Nat. n, * ,1< he asked for Urape-
i,,„ „ I ‘" ’‘nine next Jar nnl l had
siiai.i 'Hong, because when we
ll*v, 1 " 'he table the uuaaUon,
ib*r tht, ‘ (i,l ‘l>e-Nuts' wa* a reg-
d "'"n : ki- ‘ " 1 , '*‘ Kan 10 buy It by the
t'luve !T,health liegan to tns-
eflm.l.,,1 lllo pg. I eometlines felt
"mughi r " in *be sowe'.ulng I
•ml ,' "'"ild like for it change.
H*i„ ’ the same old question,
'll.. t ' '■'» 'Irape-NutaT*
'■-a . i., , ' "eh that for the las: two
inn , hardly lost a lav from Ids
«* are still using Grope-
list: . , , ' M " giver by l>jst"‘i t’o.,
Tf. p .31 h’h. Read tin Is ■•!<.
“li-t. . 'Vellvllla," In pkr*
■' *■canon."
W1IITELAW REID
HAS INFLUENZA
laindun. Feb. 16. — Ambassador
Whltelaw Held ha* sulfrred from In
fluensn almost ever «inre Ills recent
visit here. It was only by great ef.
fort that he wns able t" attend the
opening "f parliament Tuesday.
Mr Held has liern "commanded to
attend the king’s full dress banquet In
Manli. _______
WARSHIP GEORGIA
IS NOT YET READY
\va*hlngl"n. Feb. 11—The hetlle.ihlp
Georgia, which was to have left the
Boston navy M'F.I yester.la.v for Its
sSskedoivn cruise, will not be ready till
ro? um. ». the fist. The shaaedown
irin vlll be somewhere In southern
waters and will last about
iieek*.
Called lo Tcssc-
Mr George Freeman, one of Hlrsch
Brothers' popular salesmen, left Bat-
urdnv ”r >he bedside of hi. mother.
Mrs. K. H. Freeman, who Is de*|wrate-
|y III at the Iv
- Bre
of Iter daughter,
-te, at Mineral Well*. Texns.
'• . ...... _s.lA»,l |n
uT'TexIis* wU iTVer'daughter*
,-unity Expert Wslehe* Hsu.
inssmiy.- e r'arl llau
Berlin. Feb I
of George "
Washing'"'' G
dering hi
-hlngton
Fnlversltv,
i barged with tnu* -
niotiier.In-law. was taken to
the university < I"' 1 '' •*'
he will Is 1 'i"' 1 '' 1 Vl*
Profess "' f
l Frleburg. wlier”
hservntlnn
he to test his santty.
WADK r. HARIIINU.
President.
P. O. BOX
WAl.TJCIt II. IIIIANT. 28S
Htvretsry.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
CANIil.Elt BL'II.IIIMI
ATLANTA rllONK
FIRST GRAY FUNERAL HEARSE IN Cm
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. IS, '07.
Mr. Fred L. Seely, Publisher
The Atlanta Georgian, City.
Dear Mr. Seely: .
At the last meeting of Atlanta Typographical Union, we were appointed a
committee of three to thank you for placing the union label in your splendid
paper—The Atlanta Georgian. While The Georgian is comparatively new in
the newspaper field of Atlanta, yet because of the progressive maimer in which
it is carrying on business and the fact of its absolute immunity of unclean
advertisements, it makes us doubly thankful to know that at its masthead
ring wages. _
dent that the paper will ever he a power in the cause of truth and justice.
Yours very respectfully,
D. W. GREEN. Chairman.
P. L. RIKARI).
W. S. WARDLAW.
Hr M. Patterson & Son, Funeral Directors,
Add the First Gray Hearse in City to
Their Livery Department.
H. M. Patterson ft Bon, the progres
siva fuaaral directors of the city, who
always have the most modern and up-
to-date equipment, have Just added a
gray funeral car to their now greet
number of vehicles, the flrot to be In
the city.
Gray funeral cars have been used a
year or more do the large cities of the
Bouth as Well as In the North and are
very pretty and appropriate.
The funeral car selected le very ef
fective: It Is a beautiful light allvei*
gmv on the outside, with Inside of
Ivory white, with broadcloth draperies
to match. A One pair of gray hones '
are used with this.
Atlanta la the most progressive city '
of the South, and Is noted for the feat
of always having the best It* cltlssna 1
sre always kesplng pace with that I
em and
which Is modern and up to date.
THAWING OUT DYNAMITE
WOMAN MEETS HER DEATH
Lebanon. Pa, Feb. I*.—A terrlflo
dynamite explosion, which wns heard
for miles around, occurred yesterday
morning on the premises of the
Annvllle Lime Company, several miles
west of this city. Mrs. John Zellers,
aged 45, wife nf a well-known quarry-
nmn, was Instantly killed. Her two
children, Lydia nnd Mary, 11 and t
years old. respectively, were seriously
Injured, but will recover. /
The explosion occurred lu the kltchstt
of the Zellers home, caused by Urn,'
Zellers attempting to thaw out some
sticks of dynamite, which her husband
had left In the house and which were
to he used In blasting. Mrs. Zeller*
wns terribly mangled. The coroner
was notified and ls making an Investi
gation.
BUCKET SHOP TRIAL
SET FOR NEXT WEEK
Everything I* n6w ready for the
trial of t)ie alleged bucket shop cases
tn the superior court on Monday next,
and the Indications are at present that
If will lie a hard fought battle and will
Oiisumc the greater part of th* week.
The following are the defendant* who
will he placed on trlnl under Indict
ment* returned charging them with a
Violation of thr Boykin anti.bucket
shoo law: Albert Curran. Midland Cur
ran. John Curran and Ou* Kacher and
c. N. Anderson, Harry Anderson. Louis
lluffaker. Edward Whittlesey, E. Danne
nnd T. M. Hamilton, Br.
Tho defendants have employed an
OWNERSHIP OF WATERWORKS
IS A PROFIT TO hawkinsville
AGED EX-SENATOR STEWART
MAKES FORTUNE IN NEVADA
Stircl.nl to The Geergha.
Hawkinsville, Oa,. Feb. !«.—Throe
year* ago this city floated |40,tM of
J per cent bond* to build waterworks.
1linking I2,0fl0 Interest' a year. The
reeelpf* from water rent* now amount
to over I4.H00 per annum, and will be
nt least one-fourtli more by next fall,
a* many new tana are to be made dur
ing the year. The cost of operation at
present price of coal I* about 91.000 a
year. Thus It will be seen that It i*
now self-sustaining and all addNIonal
receipt* In time to come will be profit.
The water supply come* from an arls-
slnu well, flowing 4Bo gallons per min
ute of the purest clear waiar, which
Is pumped Into a tower holding too,-
ooo gallons. Th* supply never v*rle*.
hut I* always the lame.
According to population, the cost of
water ror each eltlxro Is 91.10 a year
for alt purpose*.
San Krtuiiiaro, Cal. Feb 16 — Eight
year* beyond the allotted three-acor*
nr.it ten. W. M. Blewnrt, of Nevada,
who retired from llw - Called States
senate a poor man, has again, won a
fortune.
When lie was beaten for re-election
lie returned to Nevada/went, to Touo-
puh. hung obi 'his shingle and' began
asuln the struggle fpr 1 lag'practice.
He found competition kegn, gad U
tint things did not coma Ms way.
Then hla successor and political rival,
Benator Nixon gava him a tip on a
certain mining etock which he follow
ed. He now has about 999M44.
Former Benator Stewart was mar
ried to hi* second wife at th* Pied
mont hotel In Atlanta several year*
ago.
IF YOUR NAME IS BILL
YOU CAN JOIN THIS CLUB
Ht. Loqls, Feb. 16.—jA dispatch from
array of legal talent, and a long drawn j JefTerson City say* that the Bill Club
out battle Is expected. If th* ce*e Jn No t of the .World lias bean granted -
the superior court ends In favor of the 1 charter as a social organisation. The
' state. It I* quite probable that all of j headquiuirr* of this club la at Exnel-
of | the cases will be nppculcd to th* su-] stor Hprlngs. Mo, nnd Its membershl:-
jpreme court and fought to a flnljh. U restricted lo men, w ho answer to the
tiume of "Bill."
William J. Bryan. Fulled Slates Ben
ator tV. J. Stone and ex-Congressman
row herd, of Knnsns City, are on the
membership roll. Th* ofllcero are:
President, Hill Bisk: vice prrslden*,
ItlllWear: secretary. BIU Hydcr;
treasurer. BMI black.
NEW HOME OF FOURTH ESTATE
GROWS MORE INVITING DAILY
Members of the fourth estate In At
lanta now have comfortable and Invit
ing chib rooms st the oornar nf-Ala
bama and .Broad street*. The rooms
are open’dally from II o'elock In . tlw
morning until midnight. • ■
Workers on both th* dally and week-
ly press of the elty. as well as class
publications and magasln* wrliMx. aro ji
eligible to membership and are using *1
the dull headquarters. A apmpetent
man has been pieced In charge,. and
with papers, magastnes and books on
hand and games to play, H Is a very
Renewed Internet In the organisation
Inviting place. >
Is manifest and new members are com
ing In rapidly. It will not be long until
the Atlanta Press Club Is on* or th*
strongest In ll'.o Bouth, and the pos
sessor of ih* finest club rooms.
A meeting of the governing board
was held Friday afternoon, haring been
called together by Chairman Mtrin
"ohnsoii . Beveral new mambara were
looted, and It was decided that tbs
board would meet twice- a month, the
first and third Tuesdays. tiS transact
business. Another Important meeting
will be held next Tuesday aftsrassnS
4 o'clock to discuss Important at "