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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 190‘ TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. T TROLLEY LINE col prams Plan On Foot To Build Interurban Line North of Capital City. ported on what Is thought to be good authority that before another year passes Cartersvllle will be connected with Atlanta by a trolley line. It Is said that a dam will be constructed across the Etowah river three miles from this city that will furnish some thing like 9,000-horse power, which will be sufficient for an Interurban line be tween here and Atlanta as well as an other line from this place to Rome, which is also In contemplation. The route for the Atlanta-Carters- vilie line has already been surveyed, and It is said, partially graded. A prominent citizen of Rome was In the city a few days ago and stated positively that a line would be built within the near future between that city and Cartersvllle. He said that the people of Rome had become so dissat isfied with the service of the railroads and the rates of freight, that they had decided definitely to build an electric line connecting Rome, Cartersvllle and Atlanta. These Interurban lines would mean much to Cartersvllle, for no city In the state Is in a better condition to meet these Improvements. Cartersvllle of fers great advantages as a manufactur. log point. It Is also said that the Louisville and Nashville railroad will soon begin the construction of Its own line from Car tersvllle Into Atlanta. The present congested condition of the single track of the Western and Atlantic railroad makes It almost Impossible to get the freight over the road with any degree of quickness, and the passenger service Is also very seriously hampered at times by the great number of trains. TAFT 10 PROBE SPAIN’S DOWAGER QUEEN IS VERY ILL AT MADRID Madrid, April l.—The Illness of the dow- condition Is extremely critical today. njjer queen. Christiania, if cnualag tunch anxiety. The last sacraments of the church have been administered and her FROM THE BOARD OF OISUOLLEGE Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Ga., April 1.—Colonel H. H. Perry, of Hall, who was chairman of the board of trustees of the Ninth District School, sent his resignation to the board, of which Governor Tyrrell Is ex-offlelo a member, and Saturday It was accepted. Hon. John N. Holder, of Jackson, was elected chairman of the board to succeed him. No reason was assigned by Colonel Perry In his letter to the trustees for his resigna tion. He was the author of the bill estab lishing these agricultural schools In each of the eleven congressional dis tricts of the state, and much surprise was expressed that he resigned. Eli" EVELYN THAW Confined from Page One. The dowager queen had planned to meet King Edward at Cartagena, when the Eng lish monarch visits King Alfouso, but her Milieus will prevent this. T Havana, April 1.—Secretary Taft, on reaching here, will be presented with the troubles of politicians and business men. The most difficult task to be straight ened out Is a bad quarrel between sol diers and rurales as a result of a clash on last Saturday between the rurales and members of the Eleventh cavalry. Business men and conservatives will nsk Secretary Taft to urge the presi dent not to call the elections now which would he won by Liberals, mostly ne groes, thus establishing negro rule. LARGE VOLUME OF BUSINESS DONE IN BRUNSWICK. Special to The Georgian. Brunswlik, Ga., April 1.—Notwith standing the longshoremen’s strik which existed during the months of February and March, the vplupip Qf. business at this port for the month of March shows up well. There were for eign shipments amounting to $781,000; domestic shipments, $737,770, und. Im ports amounting to $1,259,857. A total of $2,778,627. TO START NAN ELIZABETH ON REGULAR SCHEDULE. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., April 1.—Since the recent appropriation by congress $30,000 for the Improvement of the Ocmulgee river below Macon, It has been decided by the owners of the steamer Nan Elizabeth to agafn put her on a regular schedule between Brunswick and Macon. The Nan Eliz abeth made several trips between this city and Macon last summer and the parties Interested feel thoroughly sat isfied that a regular water schedule be tween Brunswick and Macon will be both practical and profitable. JUDGE HUNDLEY NOTIFIED OF HIS APPOINTMENT. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., April 1.—Hon. Os car R. Hundley has received no Infor mation relatives to his appointment as judge of the Northern Federal district of Alabama, as was Indicated in the dispatches of yesterday. ' He has re ceived a large number of congratula tions from friends, who telegraphed him from many sections of the coun try. CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR CLOSES IN HUNTSVILLE. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., April 1.—Huntsville will elect a mayor on Tuesday. The campaign will be closed Monday night with rallies by both factions, and the campaign will go down In history as one of the most Interesting ever held here. The two candidates are R. E. Smith, an attorney, who was a candi date for the state legislature on the anti-dispensary ticket, and Paul Speake, who was judge of the Six teenth judicial circuit. The dispensary forces that won in the county flection last August have lined up behind Speake and they have nominated a full ticket of aldermen. Buys Quay’s Childhood Homa. York, Pa.. April l.—The birthplace of the late Senator Quay at Dillsburg has been purchased by hi» daughter. Miss Cora Quay. The place will be kept from decay as a sort qf memo rial. Every Respect that. In killing White, he did what any man, to a certain extent crazed by wrongs, might have done and might be pardoned for. And the fight for hlB life has been conducted on tnese lines. May Declare Thaw Sane. Pending the report of the lunacy com mission, the Thaw trial was adjourned today until Thursday at 10:30 a. m. Justlco Fitzgerald was Informed by members of the commission that they would be able to report their conclu sions as to Thaw’s mental condition by Wednesday afternoon. It was assumed about the criminal court building that the commission had already expressed a determination to declare Thaw sane and that the ses sions of the court would be resumed on Thursday, Immediately after the. com mission delivered Its official decision. "The defense will offer no witnesses before the commission." said Daniel O’Reilly. "No alienists will be aclled to testify to' the present mental condi tion of the defendant, although the dis trict attorney has lie promise of the commission to hear Ills witnesses on three points. Drs. Gregory. Pilgrim and White, who were witnesses of the defense, will not be called, because their affidavits were not filed with the affi davits of the other experts. ‘‘It Is probable that Dr, Hamilton may be excused entirely, not because he de clines to waive his professional prlvi lege, but because what he would tell would be too remote to determine the present condition of the defendant. The last time Dr. Hamilton had an oppor tunity to make an observation of scien tific value was In July, 1906. All the indications are that the trial will be determined before the end of the week.” “Crazier Than Czolgote.” When the commission resumes, its hearings tomorrow It Is known Mr Jerome will Insist on the legal right to call not ohly Dr. Hamilton, but as many other experts In Insanity as tie deems necessary* to sustain his conten tion that Thaw Is an Incurable parlnoi- ac,.and that.he.will.cite on opinion, ex pressed only a few months ago by Dr. Hamilton, on his return from Europe, that Thaw was ’’crazier than Czol- gosc,” the assassin of President Mc Kinley. ‘ CLOSED UP STREETS TO COTTON MILLS Business Men Seek to Stop Exposition Mill From Its Scheme. ANNUAL MEETING OF ATHLETIC CLUB The annual meeting of ■ the ■ Atlanta Athletic Club will be held Tuesday night at the club house. Nothing exciting In the way of busi ness is likely to como up. Officers will be nominated at that time and elected one week later. George Adair will un doubtedly by re-elected president again and W. H. Glenn vice president. BECAME SICK AT HOTEL: DIES IN SHORT WHILE. Rome to this occasion. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 1.—Mrs. Grace Everett, of Leeds, Aja., Is dead at the Victoria Hotel here under pe culiar circumstances. An autopsy failed to show that there was presence of poi son in the stomach, although a further examination of the stomach will be made. The woman went Into convul sions Saturday morning and then lost consciousness. Thnt morning she went into the hall on the way down town, when she was seen to stagger and fall. A letter, addressed to Mrs. O. W. Park er. of Leeds, Ala,, was found In her room. In the letter she said she was very lonesome and asked her mother to send for her baby and take care of it. INCREASED BANK CLEARINGS FOR MONTH IN MACON Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., April 1.—By the report of Manager Oscar E. Dooly, of the Ma- jon Clearing House Association, It Is shown that there has been a substan tial Increase In bank clearings for the month of March over the same period of last year. It Is shown that the clear ings for the month amount to exactly $3,143,750. FERRY ENGINEERS STRIKE, INTERRUPTING TRAFFIC. Special to The Georgian. . New Orleans, La., April 1.—Traffic between New Orleans proper and Al giers. its principal suburb, located across the Mississippi river, has been Interrupted because of the strike In augurated by the engineers employed on the Canal street ferry boats brought about through the failure of the com pany to meet the demands of the men for better pay and an eight-hour wotk day. A movement by business men has been set on foot to prevent the closing by the Exposition Cotton Mills of the streets leading to the mill. Two grocers, J. S. Smith and P. E. McAdams, who do a large business with the employees of the mills, have em* ployed Attorney Sam D. Hewlett to represent them in the matter; and an injunction will probably be petitioned for. Other merchants affected may also take action. The entire matter grew out of the following notice, which has been posted conspicuously at the head of Chestnut street and other thoroughfares leading to the mills: "NOTICE! "The genera] public will please take notice of the fact that It Is our Inten tion to prevent the continuous use of the street over the property. It Is our purpose to erect gates at this point within thirty days from date of this notice, and we will allow the public use of same only with our consent and ap proval. "EXPOSITION COTTON MILLS. "March 23, 1907." A vast majority of the thousand and more people employed at the mills live on these streets, and the closing of them will prevent the delivery of goods from outside stores. The mill operates own commissary. What Mill Men Say. ‘Nothing could be further from the real truth of the situation,” stated J. D. Tuller, secretary of the Exposition Cot. ton Mills, "than the statement that we are going to Injure our own property by closing up all the streets leading to It. “There have been a number of drive, ways, paths, and the like started through the property, to which we have no objection. We itostcd the notice be. cause we did not want It to go so far that these should bo considered as reg ular streets and be used as such. “I have heard none ot, our employees raise any objection to the notice.” MENDEZ IS LIABLE FOB NOMINAL SUM Special Master George Bell has made his report In the proceedings brought by the Porto Rlcan-Amerlcan Tobbacco Company against E. Mendez, of At lanta. Action was brought to stop Mendez from placing on the market a cigar called El Toron, which was In a box much like that used by the Porto Rlcan-Amerlcan Company for Its El Toro. Special Master Bell held that the similarity was striking, nnd that the blr tobacco conce’m would be entitled to nominal damages. The matter will go to- Judge Newman for final action. CHADTERilBANTED FOR $600,000 MILL Columbia, S. C., April J.—Clearwa ter near Augusta Is to have a new $600,000 cotton mill according to charter Issued by the secretary of state here today, to the Seminole Manufac turlng Company of that place. The officers are Ttyomos Barrett, Jr., president; J. L. Robertson, secretary, and Charles Estes, treasurer. The other directors are Norman Schultz, H. B. Vaughan. J. F\ McGow an, W. B. Pope, Cecil Cochrane and W. K. Kitchen. COL,A,A,LAWRENCE OPENS ARGUMENT IN FEDERAL COURT Stroup Fight Will Be Made For New Trial for Greene-Gaynor. Special to The Georgias. New Orleans, La., April L—Argu ment of the Green nnd Gnynor trial begnu today In the United States court of ap peals, Colouel A. A. Lawrence, of Savnn nnli, making the opening address. W. E, Osborne, his partner, will follow' and Hon. P. W. Meldrlm, chief counsel for the de fendants, will close. District Attorney Marlon Erwin, of Georgia, will make the jovernment'a principal argument nnd Judge W. W. llowe, district attorney for the eastern district of Louisiana, will also l»e heard. The case Is expected to consume at least three days of the court's time. SUES FORJVORCE J. Avary Dailey Says His Bride Influenced Him. If J. Avary Dailey, the boy groom who married Mrs. Mana Kitchens—a woman with a son as old as he—Is back In Atlanta, he Is being carefully guarded from the public nnd Interviewers by his mother or brothers. Inquiry at the Dailey rooms on Whitehall street availed nothing. A brother of the boy groom declined to say where he Is. He also declared that Mrs. Dailey could not be seen. No little Interest bos been manifested In the divorce proceedings which followed so closely upon the yonth's return to Atlanta In charge of his mother. This petition for divorce was filed In the Laurens superior court by Attorney J. B. Ridley, of At lanta , and alleges that the lad was suffer ing from meutnl aberration nt the time he married, and thnt Mrs. Kitchens, by reason of superior age and mental ability, Induced him to marry her. Ills petition also states that he Is under eighteen yenrs of age, and thnt bln wife Is many yenrs older thou he, and the mother of five chil dren. Dnllejr claims he hss been subject to spells seriously affecting hls mind, nnd thnt when he married he was In no mental condi tion to be responsible for bis nets. The wife of the boy groom Is said to be still In Ilaucock county. SLOT MACHINES GET MERCHANTS INTO TROUBLE 8peclal to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., April 1.—The grand Jury of this city has created a big sen sation by returning indictments against some of the most prominent druggists and confectioners In the city for run ning slot machines. It Is alleged that these slot machines are a popular re sort for school boys and girls; that news boys, when they want a glass of soda water, never fall to play the slot machine. Several days ago the chief of police ordered all the slot machlnos In the city put out of commission, and some who did not heed the warning hgd their machines seized and taken to the police headquarters. Reefers For Little Folks For Just Such Days as This. ■ /’ •. For days a bit chilly—they come every little while all the spring and now and then in sum mer. Too cold for the little folks to be without a light coat of some sort. These “chic” little reefers are exactly right. Reefers in fancy mixed weaves, neat plaids, overcheeks and broken stripes with collar and cuffs inlaid with plaid silk and ornamented with straps caught with fancy metal and pearl buttons. Some have the collars inlaid with white cloth trimmed with bands of silk braid, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00. Reefers in white Serge, with hair line black stripe. Regular coat collar and turned back cuffs of solid color blue gros grain silk, 5.00. Reefers in tan Sicilian unlined. Plain coat collar and turned back cuffs. Trimmed with pearl buttons, 3.00. Reefers in solid blue or red Serge, plain with military buttons, or with fancy white pique collars trimmed with embroidery, 3.45. Children’s White Pique Reefers from 2 years to 6 years. Double-breasted with collars of solid blue or trimmed with blue, white or red braid and cloth covered but tons to match. 1.75, 2.25, 2.75. CHILDREN’S COATS. Ages: 6 Months, 1,2 or 3 Years. Children’s White Pique Coats, with hand- embroidered • collars or plain with scal loped edges. Some have the collars trim med with bands of inserted embroidery or with wide embroidery ruffles. The more expensive coats’ have hand-embroidered collars. Prices 2.00 to 5.00. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBos? Co. MADISON COUNTY GINNERS ORGANIZE A UNION. VIOLATERS OF WHISKY LAW HELD UNDER HEAVY BOND. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., April 1.—Constable Janies Overton made four arrests of alleged "bootleggers" Saturday night, and as a result of hls evening’s opera- tlons, Pinkie Weaver, J. R. Fears, for mer constable In Dallas Village; Ed Grubbs, a tinner, and Alex Sweeney, a negro, are In Jail In default of bonds ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. The Wea ver woman, it Is claimed, has been sell ing beer and has done a land office business. When she was arrested she was in the act of Icing several dozen bottles.. Four charges were made against her, and she was committed to Jail In default of $4,000 bond. TO BEGIN WORK 300N ON HUNTSVILLE ROAD. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ga., April 1.—Tracy W. Pratt, of Huntsville, director of the Nashville and Huntsville railway, has returned from New Tork, where he spent several days In connection with financiers Identified with the project. Mr. Pratt says the enterprise Is under written by some bf the ablest railroad financiers In the United States and the money required to build the line will be forthcoming when the cities and towns along the route ara ready with their subscriptions. The American < '(instruction Company, which has the construction contract, is ready to begin •rk in May, Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., April 1.—A large number of farmers of Madison county held a meeting here and organized the Madison County Glnners' Association. John M. Hampton presided at the meet. Ing and committees were npoptnted to go out and canvass the county to en list members and to urge the farmers to raise more of the necessities ot life on their farms Instead of having to spend cash for what they need. Mrs. E. Darden Borders. The funeral sendees of Mrs. E. Dar den Borders, aged 20 years, who died at the residence of her father, J. T. Child ress, Sunday morning, after an Illness of about one week, were conducted -in Monday morning at 10 o’clock. She Is survived by her husband, E. Darden Borders, of Conyers. Ga., her parents, and several brothers and sisters. The services were conducted by Dr. J. T. Purser, of the West End Baptist church. The Interment was In West- view cemetery. BIG PENSION FEE CAUSESLAW SOU Union County Merchant Tried in Federal Court. CHATTANOOGA GIRL WEDS WEALTHY TEXAS RANCHMAN Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 1.—A ro mance of unusual Interest has come to light here in the wedding of H. J. Glero, a ranchman of western Texas,* and Miss Pauline Hancock, of the Mill er Brothers department store. Mr. Glere met his bride here a few days ago and proceeded to claim her as hls own. The date for the wedding was set and the groom carried hls bride from her home In a trap drawn by four dapple gray horses to the Read House, where the ceremony was pronounced by a magistrate. It Is said that Mr. Glere owns one of the largest ranches In the West, nnd It Is here—60 miles from a railroad—that they will spend their honeymoon. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL IN ALLEN CASE TO BE MADE. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 1.—It is stated here that Attorney Robert Pritchard, representing James Allen, of Benton, Tenn.. who has been found guilty of murder In the first degree with mitigating circumstances, for the as sassination of Attorney W. A. Guinn, of Benton, will make a motion for a new trial in the case on several grounds. The verdict was reached by a compromise. Some of the Juror* did not believe there were any mitigating —rcumstancea, iu tbo cast. Thomas K. Jackson, a prosperous looking merchant of Union county, was placed on trial In the Federal court Monday, charged with violating the Federal statutes In tlemandfng and re ceiving excessive fees for collecting n pension for Mrs. Elmira Ingram, of Union county. Under the Federal laws an attorney or agent Is allowed a fee of $10 for col lecting pensions. Jackson Is said to have received $60 from Mrs. Ingram In White county and $240 In Union county. Ho nfterwnrds paid back $200. A question of Jurisdiction has arisen In the rase. Part of the transaction took place In White county and part In Union. Union county Is In the Atlanta division and White In the Athens di vision. Mrs. Ingram received $1,200 back pension In a lump sum. All the evidence was In Monday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock, when the court adjourned. The case will he concluded Tuesday. JOSEPH MABBETT DIES IN MICHIGAN IN GRAVESEND FIRE Recent Fires Will Be In vestigated by Fire Marshal Beers. Special to The Georgian. Quitman, Go., April 1.—A telegram was received here this morning, an nouncing the death of Joseph Mabbett, which occurred at Battle Creek, Mich., last night at 7 o'clock, due to Bright s disease. . , Mr. Mabbett left here about a week ago for that place, hoping to be bene fited. He was one of the leading busi ness men of Quitman and had large property Interests here. INCREASED FREIGHT RATES BRING STRONG PROTEST. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 1.—The fruit growers of thin section are In- dlgnant because freight rates on the Queen anil Crescent system have been Increased $24.30 more than last season. The rate Is 27 cents per crate, includ ing refrigeration. It Is said that the Increase In rales will play havoc with business which yields this section over $200,000 per annum. Rswsrds for Murderers. Rewards of $100 were offered Mon day for the arrest of Jack Woodward and John, alias "Nig” Brooks, charged with murdering Henderson Oates In Meriwether county In January. The men wanted are colored. Eli Edwards. The funeral services of Ell Edwards, who died Wednesday, were conducted Monday afternoon In the chapel >f Harry Poole at 1 o’clock. The body was held until the arrival of Dr. J. H. Edwards front South Carolina. The Interment was in Casey’a cemetery. New Tork, April 1.—"Luck” Jack McGinnis' fine string of thoroughbreds, which has been carefully trained to partake In the Eastern meets on the local tracks, had a narrow escape from being burned to death today In a mys terious fire which started shortly after midnight In hls stable, which Is Just in side the gate of the Ocean boulevard side of the Gravesend race track. All the animals escaped Injury. Convinced that there Is something suspicious connected with the blaze of today and the one of a week ago, which occurred In tho stables of Henry Watt, who lost eleven horses and hls spacious stables. Fire Marshal Beers went to the Gravesend track personally today to begin an Investigation. HERRINGTON CASE WILL BE HEARD IN SUPERIOR COURT WILL ISSUE BONOS Committee Authorized to Is sue $175,000 Bonds and Sell Them. Special to The Georgian. Waynesboro. Ga., April 1.—The April term of Burke superior court convened here this morning, with Judge H. C. Hammond on the bench. Hls charge to the Jury occupied only about five or six minutes and dealt with the usual rou tine work of such Juries. This will be one of the most Interesting sessions of court held In the county. There are eight murder trials, four whites and four blacks; four arson rases nnd other minor cases to come up on the criminal docket. The court’s civil docket will occupy only a short time and the criminal business will probably be begun during the after noon. Tho witnesses In the Herrington case were summoned for today, but the case will probably not be called until to morrow. 8peclal to The Georgian. New York, April 1.—Mrs. Josephine Martin Bibb died Silt unlay In New York. Mrs. Bibb hail been III three years und her body will be taken to Augusta, Ga., and Interred In the Sum merville cemetery, near that city. She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Wil liam H. I.ucasr who died In Bartow county several years ago, and the wid ow of the late Captain Feyton Bibb, formerly of the United States anvy. Miss Bessie Whitworth. Miss Bessie Whitworth died at the residence of her mother, Mrs. F. S. Whitworth, 124 Echo street, Sunday afternoon. Her father. F. S. ,Whlt- orth. was killed In the Exposition Cot ton Mills about two months ago by a flying shaft. The funeral services will conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 lock nt the residence, by Rev. W. A. Babb. The interment will be In Casey’* cemetery. The stockholders of the Atlanta Ar mory-Auditorium will Issue $175,006 In bonds, securing the Issue by a mortgage on the property. This step was authorized Monday at a meeting held In the Chamber of Com merce rooms. The committee appoint-- ed at the meeting was authorized la pay for the lot purchased at Courtlan l. and Gilmer streets from the $75,000 fund appropriated by the city, tho price being $69,500, and to take a deed for the property. The committee Is com posed of J. R. Gray, chairman; Asa 0. Candler. J. J. Hpalillng, W. L. Peel and John E. Murphy. It Is expected that work on the big building will be begun at an early date. Steps will be taken at once to dispose of the bonds. INSPECTOR MORGAN TO BE SUCCEEDED Captain J. M. Morgan, of the Twelfth cavalry, has received orders relieving him from Inspection duties with the national Ouard of Georgia after he has Inspected the Marietta company on April 9. First Lieutenant Frank L. Case, of the Twelfth cavalry, now ot Fort Ogle thorpe, will succeed Captain Morgan for the balance of the Inspection, which will conclude at Wayneaboro on April 26th. The exact reason for relieving Cap tain Morgan la not known, but It I, presumed because of orders recently Issued sending hls troop to Jamestown for the-opening of the exposition cn April 26. Inspection of Atlanta companies will begin Tuesday evening, when head quarters of the Fifth regiment an 1 Companies A and B will be Inspei ted. This work will b* done by Ins] tor General Obear and Captain Morgan. The Inspection will continue here through next Monday. Mrs. Henrietta H. Wall. Mrs. Henrietta H. Wall, aged 69 years, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F. M. Fortson, 127 Oak land avenue, Sunday afternoon. She is survived by one son. W. V. Wall, and three daughters, Mrs. J. M. Crlm, of Lawrencevtlle; Mrs. B. F. Smith, of Klberton, and Mrs. F. M. Fortson. of Atlanta. The body was removed from the chapel of Harry Poole and sent to Gainesville, Ga.. Monday morning for Interment. Every Respect