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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AN1) N EWS. TIintSDAY. APRIL 4, 1907. 13 KAISER’S SON IS TO STUDY AT HARVARD Harvard is to Have as a student a real imperial prince, In the person of Prince Oscar, youngest son of Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. The young prince is said to be quite elated over the prospect of becoming an American college man. This picture is from a favorite photograph of the kaiser’s young son. RooseveltTells Friends of Harriman’s Visit to Washington. Washington, April 4.—Features of the controversy betweon Hardman anil President Rqoeevelt were discussed yesterday by the president with sev- el jl of his friends and callers at the white house. The president also re ferred to the statement made by Alton "• Parker, desiring, however, not to be quoted on either subject. ” Mr. Roosevelt said that Hardman JUI* Jo the white house before the 1301 election because he wanted as- siatance from the national Republican committee to assist Chairman O'Dell ‘"’ho New York campaign toward iY"*JJ Hardman had donated or raised •100,000. The president promised Mr. Harrlman to do what he could and communicate with Cortelyou and Biles The president eald he did In this case just as he had done In other Instances. What Roosevelt Said. In reference to the etatement by Mr. Parker In which he said It had never been denied that the Equitable. Mu tual and New York Life Insurance eontpanle. had turned over 4150,000 to -Mr. Cortelyou’a committee and congress refilled to Investigate the donation or Prohibit future donations, Mr. Roose velt said: . ".T h »i contributions have been made to the Republican committee as well as to the Democratic committee Is not 'he question at Issue. Mr. Parker's assertion Is In effect that such contri butions have been made for Improper motive*, either In consequence of threats or of Improper promises, direct ? r Indirect, on the part of the Repub licans—but there is not one particle of ,ru, h Jn the statements.” Was Harriman Ambitious? That Harrlman wanted to advance bis own ambitions was authoritatively stated at the white house yesterday as Jn*. real reason for his Interest In the 1901 election of the state ticket In New ** w *a understood that he want ed Depew'* place In the senate and this was why he wanted Iiepew sent to s ranee as ambassador. secretary Loeb stated yesterday aft ernoon that there would be no further statements from the president concern ing the controversy growing out of the Harrlman-Webster letter. BRYAN IS8TLENT ON HARRIMAN SCRAP Omaha. Nebr., April 4.—William J. {Joan declares he will not enter the Kocsevtlt-Harriman controversy and Intimates that he will not even com ment upon It In The Commoner. Mr. WITH RIFLE IN HAND Held Officers at Bay for Twenty Hours Before Arrested. gpeclul to The Ceorglau. Water Valley, La., April 4.—Mrs. L C. Drew, charged with shooting her husband, armed herself with a rlllo and standing guard over hit dead body, held a sheriff and four deputies at bay for over twenty hours. ^ When the sheriff's posse arrived to arrest the woman she opened Are. She did not hit her besiegers, but they did not capture her until darkness had fall, en and herw ammunition was all used up. Another woman, whose name has not been mode public, was found with Mrs. Drew, but so far as known she did not take part In the shooting. Mrs. Drew wss taken-to Jail. No cause for the shooting of her hu»- band la known. He was 48 years old. ALL SOCIETY AGOG Gossips Are Working Over- Time in Nation’s Capital. DURIIGJACE RIOT Whites and Blacks Clash in Street and Many Shots Are Fired. Lynchburg, Va.. April 4.—A pistol battle last night between four negroes and three white men resulted In two whites and two negroes being shot, one of the latter being mortally wounded. An approaching street car was riddled. How Motorman Bruffery, In charge of the car, and the passengers escaped In. Jury Is a mystery. The wounded sre: A. L. Weir, shot In the hip and leg. 8 C. F. Crawford, shot In left hip. John Haskins, colored, shot through the abdomen. • . .. Unknown negro, shot through the wrist. ' , . .. .m The white men claim they were Jos tled off the sidewalk by the negroes and a quarrel ensued, the negroes be ginning the firing. Weir and Crawford say they did no shooting and that the negroes were shot by their companions. All the principals mentioned were ar rested. but they were sent to the city hospital. Bryan's opinion is that Harrlman did not seriously aspire to be United States senator. Washington, April 4.—The exclusive fihevy Chase Club has declined the nomination for membership of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. Altogether Wash ington has not had such a bit of gos sip for years. They have succeeded In a social way to a marked degree and there Is not a house closed to them with the sole ex ception of the executive mansion. They have become popular with officials and diplomats and with the old Washing ton set. Their functions have been of the most recherche character and have passed with an eclat which has pleased even the most fastidious of their Eu> ropean guests. It Is ss necessary to belong to the Chevy Chose Club as It Is to have money In social Washington. bride’aHooni BURNEDTO DEATH Lose Their Lives in Fire in Hotel on Wedding Night. 7.50, 8.50 AND 10.00 SKIRTS AT 4.95 And what woman isn’t all attention at once when Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose says spic-span new skirts at such a figure? 8:30 Friday Morning. Qdd skirts from this lot and that whose companions were swept away during the week - before - Easter rush. Skirts in black, blue and gray Panamas, fancy mixtures, in panamas and worsteds. Plaited designs in the many effects that have been brought out this Spring. The blue and black Panamas are in a full run of sizes—some 7.50 skirts bought especially to sell at 5.00. Stop and Argue a Little How much would you have left out of 4.95 after you had paid the dress-maker for making a skirt like one of these? Very little for the material, very little indeed. Chamberlin - Johnson - DuBose Co. Sutton. W. Va, April 4.—Dr. and Kira. Lloyd Garee, of thla place, were burned to death laat night when the Rlvervlew Hotel wa* destroyed. Dr. and Mr*. Garee were married yeaterday In Moundavllle, W. Va, and were en route to the home of the groom’* mother, where a wedding aupper await ed them. The Are originated in the laundry of the hotel, and within a few minute* the building wa* enveloped In Aame*. John Martin had an Interior room, and when he heard the cry of Are he made hi* way Into the room occupied by Dr. and Mr*. Garee and leaped from th* win dow. He says the two bodies were lying on the Aoor. A Small Fire. Fire \Vedne*day afternoon burned off the roof of John P. Eve'* residence at 200 Highland .avenue. The damage from Are and water will amount to 41,000, fully covered by insurance. HIS RESIGNATION Sped*! to The Georgian. Rome, Ga, April 4.—Mayor John W. Maddox has announced that after duly considering the matter, the reelgnallon of himself ns mayor, und that of G. E. Maddox, city attorney, will be with drawn These resignation* were placed be fore the council at Its session on Mon day night and created a profound sen sation. They were urged to reconsider and decided to give their Ahal answer at the meeting of council next Mon day night. Since Monday Mayor Mad- dox had been urged on all aides to withdraw his resignation, and his de cision to do so has been met with gen eral approval. Judge Maddox slates that ho will continue during the bal ance of hi* term the movements he has Inaugurated for the carrying out of extensive Improvements In the city and hopes to be able to complete many o{ them before his term expires. If you see it in The Green it’s so. TRUST BUSTING WASJISCUSSED President Talked with Mem bers of Cabinet Regard ing Prosecutions. SSUES STATEMENT T<?11 of Arraignment and Trial of Pastor of Meth odist Church. Washington, April 4.—An Important conference waa held at the white house yesterday afternoon on the subject of trust prosecutions under way by the department of Justice. Those present included four members of the presi dent's cabinet, Messrs. Root, Bona parte, GarAeld and Cortslyou. ATLANTA RIFLES' PASS INSPECTION Company D, Atlanta RIAes, Fifth regiment, haa reason to feel proud. Wednesday night the company was Inspected by Colonel Obear, Inspector e meral of the state, and Captain W. T. organ, of the regular*. Only on# man was absent out of n company of 4« men and three commissioned offleers. The drill put up by the company was Ane. nnd the property was In excellent condition. Captain W. T. Spratt Is one of the most popular and efficient offi cers In the state service, and he takes an especial pride In keeping his com pany up ot a high atandard of efficien cy. Millen, Ga, April 4.—In view of the reports that were In circulation the board of stewards of the Methodist church at this place has Issued the following statement of facts regarding the church trial ot Rev. Solon. H. Bryan: “Last week the charge ot Immorality was brought against Mr. Bryan, which resulted in his suspension from his du ties as a minister until he can be tried by hi* conference next fall. The In I vestlgatlng committee was composed of I Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, Dr. J. H. Scruggs, anil Rev. T. R. Darley, and presided over by Rev. J. M. Lovell, presiding elder. "On Saturday last following the In vestigation on Friday, R. N. Berrien swore out a warrant charging Mr. Bry an with whipping his wife. This war rant was served by the sheriff at 4:80 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and 51 r. Bryan was conducted to the sheriff's office, where he remained In consulta tion with friends for several hours. He Anally decided to give a cash bond for appearance. At this point a friend ad vised him of some uneasiness on the streets, and suggested that he remain In the sheriff's care until morning, but Mr. Bryan decided to take the 10:30 train for Macon and consult with friends, and was accompanied to the depot by the sheriff and two deputies, which arrangement wa* kindly made by ths sheriff hlmaelf. Mr. Bryan re turned Monday morning, and was pres ent when,the case waa called, and an nounced ready for trial. - “After the slate had Introduced three negro witnesses, who teatlAed to hear ing noises about Mr. Bryan's home, but knew nothing of him ever mlstrej ' or whipping his wife, here thi rested, and the attorneys for 5tr. Bryan stated that the state had failed to prove anything, except negro rumors, and asked that the warrant be dismissed, and Mr. Bryan be discharged. The at torneys for the prosecution then stated that they had other evidence, and In troduced two ladles, who testlAed that they had heard Mrs. Bryan crying, but did not know what caused her to cry. and did not know of 5lr. Bryan ever mistreating her. Here the state'closed, and defendant’s attorneys asked that the defendant be discharged, Inasmuch ns the state had failed to make out any cose, which the presiding Justice, S. B. A. Wallace, a prominent member of the Baptist tdnirch. promptly did. The warrant against Mr. Bryan was sworn out by R. N. Berrien, who Is not a member of the Methodist church nor any other church, neither I* he a citi zen of our city or county, but Is a traveling Insurance agent. ■ R., P. JONES, Chairman. "E. O. DANIEL “J. N. BUXTON, ”P. V. DANIEL. ”K. R. CARSWELL ”H. II. CREW, Board of Stewards. Millen Methodist Episcopal Church." RAILWAY RATES FIXED BY ECONOMIC FORCES, SAYS PRES. FINLEY Special to The Georgian. Greensboro, N. C* April 4.—In re sponding to the toast, "North Carolina nnd its Relations to the Railroad Prob lem,” President W. M. Finley, of the Southern, who was a guest of the Mer chants* and Manufacturers' Club last night, said In part: "Leaving aside the question as to whether the railroads of this country are over-capitalized, I wish to say to you that the idea that railroads are controlled by capitalisation is entirely without Justification. Capitalisation may affect the IntrinBic value of a com pany's securities, and thus affect th Investing public; U ran not control i carrier's rates nnd hence can not af fect the shipping public. “No rate can ever, with proper con •(deration for , the business of the country or of the curriers, be made in dependently of these economic inter ests—by legislation arbitrarily fixing the rate, and not by capitalization of the carrier likewise arbitrarily fixing the rate. In a broad sense, therefore, the management of u railroad is power- less to fix Its rates. It must accept the rates that aro tjie resultant of economic and commercial forces, which are os absolutely beyond the control of Its managers-as are the tides of the ocean. That this Is true. Is further shown by the fact that many railroads have never been able to pay dividends on all of their capital stock. Vhile oth ers are unable to pay any dividends at all, and still others are not able to pay Interest on their bonded Indebtedness If a railway could adjust its rates to its < capitalization there would be no reason why any roud should not earn divi dends on Ita capitalization, nnd thus forever abolish receiverships and bank- ruptcj." Southern Improvements. Referring to tho argument that rates aro kept up In ordet to pay dividends on watered stock, and if these pay ments are not mado earnings could go to improvements, Mr. Finley said that tills wns nn entlro misconception of the financial situation, and he greatly fear- I that an exaggerated idea of the earnings nnd wealth of the carriers was nt the bottom of much of the ex asperated public sentlmont and hostile legislation. "Tho Southern railway, since Its or ganization, twelve years ago,” he said, "spent, or contracted to spend, and l« In the act of spending, more than $26.. 000,000 for its additions to its facilities nnd for i :ipltallz< d betterments and Improvements. This means that on its l-ns.'iit mileage it has spent, or thm has contracted to spend, within a frac tion of fourteen thousand dollars per !nil<*; whereas, If every cent of Its net earnings after the payment of Interest and without paying one penny of divi dends, or carrying ono penny to sur plus, had been expended for these pur poses, It would have amounted to only about thirty-six hundred dollars per mile upon Its preoent mileage. Tho fact Is that proper dividends should bo paid In order to create the credit on hlch a carrier can provide Itself, In the money market with the means to add to Its facilities In those particular! which are essential, not only to its own Interest as a carrier, but to the Interest ot the public at lurge.” MRS. MIMS IN BROOKLYN; SPOKE 70 GREA 7 A UDIENCE re. Sue Harper Mims, of Atlanta, one of the beat known Christian Sci entist lecturers In the country. Is now traveling over the United States lectur ing for her- church. Tuesday ahe spoke 'In Charleston, and on next Sunday will address the Scientist* In Savannah. Recently Mrs. Mims appeared In Brooklyn, and Tbe Eagle says of her: "Mr*. Sue Harper Mims, C. 8. D„ of Atlanta, Ga.. lectured on Christian Sci ence yesterday afternoon before an au dience- which teated the capacity of The Orpheum theater, and ‘ was evidently an Intelligent and Interested one. Mrs. Mims, who Is a member of the board of lectureship of th* First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, 5!a*s„ is a woman of pleasing personality, and from th* beginning of her lecture won the sympathetic hearing of her audi tor*, a large proportion of whom were women, though there was qoite a sprin kling of men. She had no oratorical trick* and Indulged In no Impassioned phrase*, her method being rather argu mentative than exhortory, but for oven an hour she held the rapt attentl all. Her theme was the usual o the lecturers of this church, ami Intended to prove the truth of It llefs. She said that Its apparent ness did not militate ogalnst Its any more than did that of Coper when Arst It was promulgated, used few gesture*, but nil were grui ful, and In appearance she much eembled the late Elizabeth Cady Sta ton. .Mr*. Mini* Is said to have h. a woman of high social standing In i South, her husband having been i mayor of Atlanta, Ot.. and she I taken the lecture Held for pine love Christian Science. She wa* Intrmlui by Mr. O. E. St*cklc*. a lawyer -if it. ton. who i- ‘-n tin- hoard ,,f lecture the Christian Si lence churt h." Six Dock En special to Tbe Ge Norfolk. Vn.. freight handler, ployed here bv iploysss -Strike. mpany say* the •anted, and that I he tilted. Two it o.k. I