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i ox a i ijAiN XA UlfiOKUIAN AND NEWS! ROOSEVELT TO PREVENT STRIKE IF IT IS POSSIBLE Washington, March 29.—President Roosevelt I* determined that there ■hall be no strike on the Western rail roads, If It con be prevented. The sit uation is considered dangerous In the extreme, although It was significantly pointed out at the white house this morning that the greater part of the femands of the employees have been met by the roads and the Inference was left plain that If the men, under the circumstances, forced a strike, they would have small sympathy In govern ment circles. Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate commerce commission, and Commis sioner of Labor Neill, who constitute the conciliation board under the Erd- man act, left at noon for Chicago. Mediators Get Telegrams. Before leaving they had received tel egrams from A. B. Garretson, chief of the Order of Railway Conductors; P. H. Morrissey, grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and C. B. Rawn, vice president of the 1111- mols Central, chairman of the general managers' board, all Indicating willing ness to meet the conciliation board. This Is not equivalent, however, to agreement to arbitrate, and serious doubt Is felt whether arbitration will be secured, Jt la firmly believed by those closest to administration views that In case of strike the national government will give a repetition of the vigorous meas ures of 1K94, If they arc necessary, to prevent riot and destruction of proper ty. The president consulted with Com. mlssloner Nelli before he and Chairman Knapp left the city. Cabinet Discusses Strike. Tho previous disposition of the rail roads to fight the Erdmnn act has greatly weakened their chance of get ting the employees now to arbitrate under It. Two or three Federal Judges, whom the employees regard as un friendly to them, have held the law In valid. President Roosevelt discussed the strike situation with the cabinet today and the gravity of the situation was fully conceded. L Demurrer by Road in \, Famous Circular 318 Case. 3 • In an amended bill and demurrer filed In the United States court Friday morning the Southern railway clatmH that the enforcement of circular 319 by the Georgia railway commission would amount to confiscation and would be taking Ita property without due process of law. It will bs remembered that circular 118 called for a material reduction of preferential allowed several months previously and sought to be reduced \ by the railroad commission because the railroads have enjoyed them sufficient ly. This action was stopped last Jan uary by a restraining order granted by Judge Pardee upon the application of the railroads. In the amended petition the Southern sets out that If the circular In question Is allowed, the maximum net earnings .of the road within the state of Oeorglu will not be sulllelont to pay the Interest on the bonds Issued on tho property' within the state. The Southern rlalms that figures nr .the maximum net earnings for the year ending June 30, 1906, of the rnnd within the state of Georgia are 3161,376.01. These figures were established after deducting a certain percent for Im provements and for annual Insurance. The capital stock of the Southern Is put at 3180,000,000, $60,000,0000 of which 'Is preferred, and the 3120,000,000 Is 'common stock. The aggregate bonded Indebtedness of the road's property In 'Georgia Is 324,697,578, which bears •3.73 per cent Interest. The annual In terest on the total Indebtedness of the system Is put at $1,202,678.28. The I bills were amended In order that the litigation might he tried on Its merits before Judge Newman, T CITY HALL TO BE REMODELED For the purpose of remodeling the Interior of the lower floor of the city hall the finance committee of council authorized Friday morning the expen diture of 83,976. The committee, after hearing of the financial plight of the Carrie Steel Orphanage) for Negroes, decided to In crease the monthly appropriation from 360 to 3100, as was the case last year. The committee on hospitals and chari ties will have charge of the approprla- 'on. The committee adopted a resolution appropriating 120 a month for twelve months to Mrs. Robert Payne, the wid ow of the fireman whose hands were frozen while fighting fire during the winter of two years ago. CLEVELAND TEAM IS UP AGAINST Hi Macon, Ga., March 20.—The Cleve land baseball team Is already up against It hard. Lajote Is lame, Hlnch- mon has a sore toe, which may require an operation; Turner Is afflicted with a stiff neck; Birmingham's arm was In jured so badly yesterday that he may l>e out for months; Bradley has an ab scess on his neck; Bay haa a bad knee, and Flick la still In tips North, i Vico President Somers, In response to the telegrams asking for players, wired today as follows; "It now looks as If we would soon be buying players Instead of selling them.” McWilliams Promoted. H. McWilliams, general freight and passenger agent of the Georgia, Florida and Alnbnina at Balnbrldge, Ga.. has been made traffic manager and the va cated office abolished. The appoint ment will be effective April 1. Buried With Military Honors. Washington, March 29.—Colonel Dan iel M. Taylor, ordnance department. U. 8. A„ who died at Augusta, Ga.. Inst Tuesday, was burled In Arlington cem etery yesterday with full military hon ors. Out of the Ordinary Are the Spring Suits for this season made by the master craftsmen of Alfred Benjamin & Co., New York. We say master craftsmen because they are skilled workmen and they are artists in the true sense of clothes making for men of taste and good judgment Every man that wears an Alfred Benjamin & Co. 5 suit wears an air of satisfaction that only good clothes can produce. The range of fabrics for this season is widely diversified, in cluding both solid colors and pattern effects in hard and soft finished cloths. Each suit bears the label that means “made in New York” by the leading tailors of New York —but the prices are altogether modest. About one-half what custom tailors would demand for garments of equal value. Three-Piece Sack Suits Ranging in Price From 15.00,18.50,20.00 up to 35.00, ESSI0 BROS. “CORRECT CLOTHES FOR MEN 26 Whitehall St. Seaboard Promotions. J. H. Witte, superintendent of the third division of the Seaboard Air Line at Abbeville, has been transferred to the Richmond division, succeeding W. R. Hudson, who went with the South ern. W. A, Gore, chief dispatcher, has been promoted to a superlntendenry and lms succeeded Superintendent Witte. COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA. Thursday, March 28,1907, 241. Argument concluded. 244. J. A. Logan v. C. E. Irvin, from city court of Washington. Argued. 246. Southern Railway Co. v. J. W. Flynt, ’from city court of Forsyth. Ar gued. GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS GET MONEY MONDAY Judge C. G. Janes, of Cedartown. announced Frldny that payment of Georgia Spanish war veterans wquld begin on next Monday and continue until the 4,300 men entitled to It were settled with. He will have an office at the capitol and payment will be mado In check, which will be mailed to those who do not call In person for tho amounts due them. STATISTICS. For Hats Come to the Hat Store For years this store has been known as “THE Hat Store of the South”—a title deservedly won; for largest assortments of dependable and fashionable headgear are always to be found here. This season our stocks are larger, styles better and values greater than ever before. If you buy your Easter Hat elsewhere you’ll get less style and less value than you ought to. ’ , The Stetson “Real Nutria” Forty years’ experience in flot hat-making is condensed in the Stetson “Real Nutria,” the world’s finest hat. Only the very highest grade of materials in it; hand-made throughout in the famous shops of the Jno. B. Stetson Go. Shown here in soft and stiff styles; new shapes; black and best colors $6.00 Lots of stores sell Stetson hats; hut mighty few carry such immense stocks as you’ll find here. Every shape that’s new and good and every shade that’s fashion able is included in the showing. We can fit your head, please your taste and suit vour purse. Prices range from $3.00 to $6.00. Daniel Bros. Co., 45-47-49 PeachtrceSt.—Opp. Walton St. The Famous Miller Hat We ’re the only Atlanta sellers of the famous Miller Hat—the best five dollar hat yet produced. You’ll see them on the head* of fashionable men everywhere. The new blocks ate here in large variety — soft and stiff styles—black and colors.. S5.00 PROPERTY TRANSFERS. $4.550—J. B. Chamlee to Mrs. Alice W. Perry, lot on Mills street; warranty deed. $1,500—Mrs. Alice W. Perry to Mrs. Erma N. Douglas, lot on Oak street; warranty deed. $2,000—R. Lee Walker to Edgar Dun lap, lot on Piedmont avenue; warranty deed. $i.600—John M. Wright to J. T. Well- ham, lot on South Boulevard; war ranty deed. $1,800—J. M. Wright to Miss Marlon McClintock, lot on South Boulevard; warranty deed. $2,866—Mrs. Robert Leo to Mrs. An nie A. Dunn and Samuel A. Albright, lot on Madison avenue; warranty deed. 81,000—Thomas L. Johnson to J. W. Bell, lot In land lot No. 225; warranty deed. 8100—Thomas L. Johnson to John W. Bell, lot In land lot 225; warranty deed. Love nnd Affection—John W. Boll, Sr., to H. H. Bell, lot In land lot No. 105; warranty deed. $6,000—penal sum—J. F. Leary to Bernard Ehrlich, lot on Fourteenth street; bond for title. $3,700—J. F. Leary to Hugh M. Spitz, lot on Fourteenth street; warranty deed. $5.000—penal sum—Laura S. Kim ball to Charles H. Bowers, lot on Pied mont Place; bond for title. $5 and deed to other land—City of Atlanta to Mrs. A. S. Cook, lot Simpson street; quit claim deed. $6—Miss Lucy H. Kick lighter to Charles H. Klckllghter and Fanhle Ktckllghter, lot In land lot No. 1052 quit claim deed. $3,000—penal sum—Jacob Elscman to Mrs. Julia M. Varnadoo, lot on Simp son street; bond for title. $3,500—penal sum—Chas. E. Thomp. son to 8. P. Aronhelm, lot on Moreland avenue; bond for title. $1.300—Mrs. Carrie Choate to W Kelley, lot on Lee street; land mort gage with power of sale. DEATHS. Will Jinks, colored, age 34 years, died at Southern railway depot. Cinch Moore, colored, age 34 years, died at Southern railway depot. Eugene May, age 7 months, died at 174 Formwalt street. Jessie Willis, colored, age 60 years, died at 123 Sims street. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lodln, at 757 Seaboard avenue, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Beaver, at 219 Howell street, a boy. To Mr. and Mrs. John W. Walker, at 60 East Tenth street, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Upton, at 274 Randolph street, a girl. To Mr. and Airs. J. E. Meeks, at 456 Grant street, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Emery, at 270 Ponce DeLeon avenue, a girl. To Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Young, at 76 West End avenue, a girl. Building permits. $7.600—Mrs. Corine S. Horton, to build two 2-story frame dwellings at 23-33 Poplar street. IL000—D. O. Dougherty, to build and repair frame dwelling at 450 Peachtree street. $300—Mrs. E. C. Sullivan, to build addition to frame dwelling at 244 Crew street. $1,760—A. C. Wellborn, to build one- story frame dwelling at 396 East Geor gia avenue. $50,000—J. H. Smith, to build apart ment house at 130-2-4-6 West Peach tree street. Velma D. Hill. Velma D. Hill, aged 27 years, a fire man on the Georgia railroad, died at the Grady hospital Thursday night. It la believed his death was caused hy Injuries received about three weeks ago. On rounding a sharp curve he was thrown against the coal tender, In juring him Internally, The body was removed to the under taking establishment of Greenberg, Bond & Bloomfield, where It will De held until word can bo received from his mother, who lives at 1503 Third street, Columbus, Ga. His sister anil brother also reside there. Miss Lalle Jones. Miss Lalle Jones, aged 26 years, died at a private sanitarium after a long Illness. The funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at the resi dence of her parents, 26 Dunn street. The Interment will be in Master’s grave yard. Government to Rest Case. Chicago, March 29.—Government at torneys prosecuting the Standard Oil Company Intend to rest their case to day. Within a week It Is expected the case will be In the hands of the Jury. Evidence yesterday tended to round out the government's case. AGED HUNTSVILLE DIVINE SUCCUMBS TO DEATH. THAW PROVES HIS ABILITY I Contlned from Page One. Huntsville, Ala., March 29.—Dr. J. M. Banister, aged 87 years, rector of the Episcopal church for forty-seven years, died here this morning at 3 o'clock. ■el by his remarkable alertness and rational manner In the two hours he [ was closeted with the commissioners. Commissioner McClure, who, by | agreement, has been made the chair man of the lunacy board, asked most of the questions of Thaw. According to ono of the persons who was within the examination chamber. Thaw bore him self as well os any expert who has been on the witness stand during the trial Itself. Answers Intelligently. Thaw had to explain letters and notes he wrote to Delmas In the mi nutest detail. Ho was asked what he I meant by this, that and the other word, phrase or sentence; why ho warned certain witnesses called; what he un derstood by certain rulings of Justice Fitzgerald; why he asked for confer ences of counsel, and why he had put Delmas In charge of the case. Thaw on the stand was a revelation. In the first place he looked better than lie has at any period since the trial be gan. He answered Chairman McClure quickly and Intelligently, with only as much nervousness as any acknowleds-1 cdly sane man would have done under I the same circumstances. I The commission will resume Its worn | Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Leonora E. Sheddon. Leonora E. Sheddon, the two-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mra. IV. M. I Sheddon. died at the family residence I on tCascade avenue Thursday nigh.. I The funeral services will be conducted I Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the I residence. The Interment will be 1,1 1 Oakland cemetery. “Clothes of Class’! Quality, character and distinction so thorough ly permeate the entire line of young men’s suits that they have been fittingly dubbed— clothes of class. Suits $25 to $45. Levy & Stanfo 17 Peachtree. d,