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6 rHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NE-VS. tvedneudat, mav », nxn. THE ATLANTA 6E0K6IAN (AND NEWS JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every. Afternoon, /Except flandayl 8y THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 95 Tat Alt bams St.. Atlanta. G*. Subscription Ratal: £»• Trar *«.m sii Month* 5 W Thiee Month t.« Bjr Carrier, Per Weel 19 Telephonea ccnnecffne nil depart- Dfotp Long distance terminals. rfMfititlrii for all territory outsit George. Chics rn office..* Tribane Padding New York office; Potter Palldlof If yon bare any trouble xettlnf THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS telephone tbe circulation department nnd have It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4917 mein, Atlanta 440L It la' desirable' that ad eotnmunlcn- tints Intended for publication In THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS he limited to WO word* In length. It la Imperative that they bo signed, at an evidence of good filth, Rejected manuscripts trill not b». returned unleea stamps are aent for tbe purpoee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints* no uncleso or objectionable ad* vert!sing. Neither Joel It print whisky IB? OtJlf PLATFORM: The Georgian and Newa stands for Atlanta’s owning Its own gas nnd electric light plants, as It now owna Its water works. Other rifles do this and get gas ns low as «0 cents, with a profit to tbe city. Thla should be done at once. The Georgian and New a believes that If street rail* ways can lie operated successfully by European clJlea, ns they are, there la no good reason why they can not be so operated here flat we do not heifer# this can be done now, and It mny be some years licfore wa are ready for so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta should aet Its race In that direction NOW. Persons leaving the city can have The Georgian nnd News mailed to them regularly by send i ing their order to The Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. The President’s Souvenir. Commissioner Mitchell, who. In all the arrangements tor Georgia at. the Jamestown Exposition has shown moro than ordinary good taste and judgment, has further distinguished himself In tho touvcnlr Invitation which Is to be presented to the presl dent on Georgia Day at Jamestown. It Is a solid sheet of gold dug from Georgia hills and pronounced by gov ernment essayists to be the puregt of the metal. It bears In simple words upon Its shining surface the presi dent's name, an exquisitely engraved picture of the Bulloch home, the date, the occasion and the name of the gov ernor of Georgia and the commission er of the state. 'Wo do not hesitate to predict In ad vance that few' of the thousand! of souvenirs in the possession of the president will be more cordially ap preciated' than that which bears the name of Georgia and the golden pic ture of his mother's home. Three to live or six years In the pen itentiary for the theft of f£0,000, or <200,000, Is rather a license tha na pro hibition against crime. A half life time Is scarcely enough to atone for such a crime. THE ERA OF GOOD PEELING OUR ONLY HOPE. The Houston Post, a timorous partisan, fears that If the Democratic party should ever merge In another Era of Good Feeling It would never come together again. Strange apprehension this, for a reader and a maker of history. The Democratic party It Indestructible. It has survived all other parties and will survive as many more. Ita principles will live as long as representative government. Our contemporary need not fear. The Post! cites the fate of the Federalist party In aupport of Its ap prehensions, and even The Commoner quotes without comment, a recent article Vrom the Mobile Register referring to the action of tho Federalists In the time of Monroe, and- the failure of the party to meet under that name thereafter. The Post. The Register and The Commoner all seem to forget that of which The Georgian has reminded them, that If the weak and unsuccess ful. Federalist party died under the Monroe era of good feellngi it was only to be bom again, strong, militant and all-conquering under the name of the Republican party. It only needed reorganisation to win. Tho Post forgets that one of the two great reasons for urging this temporary obliteration of party lines. Is that both parties and our Demo cratic party more especially may find an opportunity to purge Itself of discord and division and heresy, to eliminate the Republican and corpo ration magnates who cloud our councils, and Insure our defeat before a waiting people—to reorganize the ranks of the real Democracy, to restate the real definite creeds which the people are willing to follow, and to shed our errors and our traitors for a long lease of usefulness and power as tbe party of the people. We have not much of a party at this time, and The Post knows It Our lack of coherency and union Is the subject of cartoons and tho theme of paragraphers. We are a patchwork of principles, a crazy quilt of doc trines, made up from Bryan and Belmont and Ryan and Hearat and Gro ver Cleveland and Carter Harrison, and when we attempt to spread this thing over a republic and call It a platform, it may not make the angels smile, but by the sorrowful record, it makes the voters, laugh. Let's get together, brother of The Post, and let us realize that noth ing ever bylqgs. a. crowd closer together than a funeral or so. Let us have a little burying and a little blessing, and then let us bo reborn sure enough to power and to glory. It don't matter so much Bbout names. Principles are the only things wojth while. *. If 'Is no greater- sin to worship a graven Image than to bow down and adore a name. What we want Is tho policy, the principle behind the name. A rose of liberty will smell as sweet by any other.name. You cannot, our brother of The Post, elect your great sonator to the presidency with this old tangled, divided and uncertain organization that we have today. Let's tear It apart In order to put It together again for a halt cen tury of service and victory. On with tho Era of Good Feeling. What Is a Democrat? ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS THE MONTGOMERY STATE. The Georgian greets with cordial felicitations The Montgomery State, which blossomed out of promise Into realization on Sunday morning, May the 26th, with twenty-eight well filled pages of telegrams, nows, adver tisements and vigorous editorial. Montgomery Is one of the crowded fields of Southern Journalism. The State makes the fourth newspaper to enter, and of course It Is sim ple logic to understand that "somebody must go.” Wo are prepared to believe that Tho State will stay. Ita staff Is modem, vital and progressive. Its editor, Alva Fitzpatrick, Is a man of conviction, personality and force. Its managing editor, Leslie R. Hahn, Is a trained Journalist who will doubtless keep up that vital and Important department of tho newspaper to a high standard. Ita business manager. In whose hands at last rests the larger measure of The State’s life and prosperity, is Mr. F. F. Rleg, who comes from the Buckeye State with all the vim and vigor of Northern hustle added to tho keennesp and tact of a Southern experience. - - . ... ... , . The State measures fully up -to any one of Its contemporaries la the. ilierlt of its ffiltlal'nulfefieV.- 'niS'tiffljdf llATrn good name. Thercrlfi an tfr ' of breeziness, alortness and, life about It which argues well for ita stay ing qualities. We ltjqrnr that it has plenty of money to see It safely tbrbugh the trial iferfod of Its existence, and with theso conditions there can be no sort of question of the ability, tact and popularity of tho men who are to make The State a success and a power in tho Journalism of Alabatna. We sincerely wish all good things to our new and rigorous contem porary acroaa tho Chattahoochee. If Its subsequent Issues hold their own with the splendid merits of Its first appearance, wo may safely predict that Tho State will not be the ono to leave the field of Journalism In the capital of Alabama. t ' Army Orders. Washington, May 29.—First Lieu tenant John McRalg, Twentieth Infan try, to general recruiting service at New Iberia, La.; Major Dean C. How ard, surgeon, from general hospital, Washington barracks, to Philippines. First Lieutenant Dexter Sturges, of Thirteenth cavalry, general hospital, Washington barracks, to his regiment. First Lieutenant Charles M. Wesson, Eighth cavalry, from general hospital, Washington barracks, to proper sta tion. . Major William H. Arthur, surgeon, detailed to represent medical depart ment at Fifty-eighth annual meeting American Medical Association, Atlantic City, N. J. Sergeant Major Michael Reltdorf. Twelfth Infantry, placed upon retired list. Private (First-class) William Brooks, hospital corps, to Fort Sam Houston. Battalion Sergeant Major Emil G. Neubner, Twenty-seventh Infantry, and First Sergeant William R. Graves, of Company M, Twenty-seventh Infantry, from Washington to proper station. Navy Orders. Lieutenants R. Morris and G. S. Lincoln detached naval academy to California. Lieutenant G. T. Pettlngtll, detached Iowa, home to watt orders. Lieutenant C. M. Tozer, detached naval academy to Albany: Lieutenants D. C. Bingham, H. A. Baldridge, O. C. Dowl ing, E. P, Finney, J. O. Fisher, R. Henderson, M. S. Corning, -L. Brooks, Jr., J. O. Richardson, A. A. Peterpon, J. P. Lannon, F. W. Osburn, R. C. Davis and E. J., Marquart, commie stoned. Ensign B. Barnett, detached navy re cruiting elation, Oklahoma City, to Rhode Island. Ensign D. W. Bagley, to Rhode Island. Passed Assistant Pay master N. B. Farwell, detached Brook lyn, to navy yard. New York. Assistant Paymaster L. N. Werten- baker to Norfolk, os pay officer Brook lyn, Texas, Mlantonopah and Canon!- cus. Chief Gtfliner A. C. Stelnbrenner, commissioned. Carpenter B. D. Pen der, retired, detached Lancaster. Phar- maclet R. P. Neville, retired, detached naval hospital, Norfolk, home. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED—May 27, West Virginia and Colorado at Kobe, Raleigh at Chee- foo. Pa., and Maryland and Yokohama, Scorpion at San Juan, Alexander at Cheefoo, Preble at San Diego, Mil waukee at San Francisco. BAILED—May 27, Supply from Guam for Cavite, Scorpion from Culebra for San Juan. TRIAD RIOTS CONTINUE; UPRISING VERY SERIOUS Hongkong-, May 29.—Tho antl-dynaa- dispatched, to Swfttow from Canton, tic riots continue. An organized and armed division of Triads, 10,000 strong, Is on the march. So far foreigners have not been mo lested. Commercial steamships and gun boats are being uMd to transpbrt troops to the neighborhood of the dis turbances. It Is reported that Sun, former taotol of Changwan, a neph ew of Grand Secretary' Chla Gal Sun, Is leading the rebellion. He is well known as a revolutionary, 1 and was arrested at Nanking last January on a charge of conspiring against the gov ernment Thirteen hundred troops have been and another detachment from Shin- hing will follow. The malcontents captured the entire family of a briga dier general and compelled them to commit suicide by drowning in a well. The Svatvan Revolutionary Society has Issued a proclamation saying that the rising was not directed against foreigners, nor against ordinary citi zens. The Intention Is to attack every yamen and exterminate all the officers, with the object of overthrowing the government. Local officials at Swatow take a se rious view of the situation and are usklng the authorities at Canton to dispatch boats ROOSEVELT IS CALLED UPON FOR APOLOGY BY DR. LONG The South Is filling up with new newspapers ot exceptional merit and promise. The pessimistic "bears” who for six months or more have been predicting panic and collapse, ought to be fa tigued with their own low spirits. No, the "bears" who are growling of panic are not. Teddy Bears. If we have a prohibition election it fa to be hoped that every man will not vote aa he drinks or even aa he prays. At any rate 4be flirtation with At lanta has made all the suburban towns perk up god put on their beat clothes. Tha suburbs have never been so beau tiful ■> ' - The Georgian hears reliably that the departments ot public comfort'at Grant Park need care and attention badly. The taxpayers who support the park are entitled to ask Immediate attention to these conditions. The city of Atlanta makes no pro vision aa other cities do for places of public comfort In tbe congested busi ness and shopping district.’ The ab sence of these drives many men to tho saloons who do not primarily go for drinking Uquor. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MEET IN RICHMOND. Richmond, Vo.. May 29.—The grand lodl» of the Knights of Pythias con vened In annual session here last nigh!, with Grand Chancellor It. E. Warren, of Portsmouth, presiding, and about 150 delegates In attendance. They were welcomed on behalf of the city by Don P. dia!iey. The grand lodge wilt be In Renton probably until Thursday. AN AN8WER TO THE WORLD'S QUESTION. To the Editor of The Georgian: The question that Is asked by Tha New York World, tVhat Is a Democrat? It vary simple to me, and Is answered In the following words: A Democrat Is a man who loves hls country and Its peoplt more than he dose party name, party politics and 5 raft, who recognise* no class of peo* le, but works for or votes for the things that are for the best Interest of all the people. If there are any better exempllflert of Democracy than Thomas Watson, John Tempts Graves nnd William R. Hearst, show them to me. Youra truly, JOB M. WUSTHOFF. Atlanta, On., May 23, 1907. WHAT 18 CONFEDERATE MONEY WORTH? To the Editor of The Georgian: Some time back I saw a statement In an Atlanta paper relative to the present value of Confederate money. I know a few parties here who have some and they have eaked me to find out If I could, for them. In fact, I have some htyself. Could you give me any Information on the subject as to value and where tt could be disposed of? If so, I wilt appreciate It as will the oth ers. Yours truly, J. A. TOOLE, M. D. Glenwood, Go. SHAM FIGHT8 VS. REAL FIGHTS. To the Editor ot The Georgian: The sham battle ot Saturday was very Interesting, so much to be pre ferred to the real flight. I trust In time the real will be displaced and the sham —or something better—will be the rule and practice. The sham boys seemed very eager os they chased the fleeing foe, and some looked a bit disappointed that they really must not kill the other fellows, but ell enjoyed It and there were no killed or wounded, no weeping women at home, not even a-group of pension ers. Do you remember how the mock tur tle wept because he was not a real tur. tie? That was the way some of the lads appeared at the close. Just a bit of sadness a gleam ot disappointment In that there were not wounded to be cared for. Real life Is never quite equal to the unreal, the ideal for wHIch we long never I, or can be realized, yet Is pleas ant to dwell upon. Is that to be the ultimate of the peace Ipver? Must there ever be wer? It looked that way a hundred years ago. Today a new light seems to be dawn ing. "Is tt possible to serve two masters?" To receive wages from each, to go to war yet to love peace? Has modern theology no new note to sound, no word of cheer for those who wander In darkness, seeking, never finding? My grandson, not yet I, as men count time, replies to my question, “I don't know: do you?” And I am compelled to answer "no," but tvo rest, knowing we have only to watt,'waiting all things are revealed to us. OLD CONFED. Atlanta, May 29. Will Build Railroad. Special to The Georgian, Huntsville, Ala, May 29.—Every- thlng le looking favorable to the early construction of the Nashvlllo and Huntsville railway, and If Nashville falls down on her subscription the counties along the line ot the proposed route ere ready to make up the deficit. CARTER8VILLE SCHOOLS CLOSE SESSION. Special to The Georgian. Cartsrsvllls. Go., May 29.—The clos ing exercises ot the Carteravlllo pub lic schools were held tble morning. This year will mark the graduation of the first class from the tenth grade that was Introduced Into the schools here last year. The Csrtersvllle public schools, under the direction of Profes sor H. L. Sewell, principal, and Profes sor Joe Arnold, assistant principal, have made wonderful progress within the past three years. Ther* are 975 white and 250 negro children In the schools of thl* city. MASONS~MOVE LODGE MEETING PLACE TO ST. GEORGE. HIST 11 PiHtMl, SITS fflSIMI Preacher to Take Mat ter Before President Roosevelt. Special to The Georgian. St. George, Oa., May 29.—The Ma sonic Lodge of Montac has moved Ite place of meeting to St. George, and last Saturday evening was the occasion of the first meeting In this place. Jerome j ed courts' of Justice are simply extor- Hmlth has begun the erection of a bust- tlon mills. New York, May 29.—Plans are rapid- ly being perfected to bring before Pres ident Roosevelt and later before con gress the fearful condition of morals on the Isthmus of Panama. The Rev. William F. Ferguson, editor of Tho Defender, the prohibition organ. Is at the head of the movement. Ho Is at present In the West telling what he saw In an exhaustive Investigation of the conditions In Colon and Panama and the canal zone. He will return to this city next week and then the plane now under consid eration will be perfected nnd with the assistance of good men and women all Over the country he hopes the govern ment will be aroused to cleanse the moral sink hole which, as a result of hls Investigations, Mr. Ferguson de clares the entire Isthmus has become. . Conditions are Terrible. Some of the things which were seen on the Isthmus by Mr. Ferguson are almost past belief and are utterly be yond the telling In print. He makes the direct charge that there Is slave trade In young girls, and gives Instances where he found two S lrl* not more than 27 years old, who nd been brought in shortly before. One of them was from Jonesboro, Ark., end the other from Memphis, Tenn. Three weeks later he saw them phyal cal, mental and moral wrecks, Mr. Ferguson says: “I have talked with the surgeon In charge of juet one of tho numerous hospitals to be seen and he told me that In Just one department of hts hospital there nre slxty-one American boys suf fering from a disease that may blight their whole lives and the lives of their loved ones. Little Girls as 8laves. “I have seen two little American girls practically slaves In a vice den In this city, lying drunk and almost nude, show for native boys and men—two little Amsricsn girls, to all Intents and purposes stolen from American homes where Just a few weeks ago they were the Joy and light ot those who loved them." He makes this explicit charge: "I want to put on record here the statement that the government of Colon Is a mass of graft and fraud: public service, so far as there la any. It man aged for practical robbery; its so-call- Stamford, Conn., May 29.—Asserting that tbo Issue between him and I'reefdeat Roose velt was not one of anlmnls but ono of men, Dr. Wllllem J. Long wrote tbe president a lengthy epistle in which he nsaerts' hls Ideals of truthfulness nre Just ns high ns those of the executive. "I hare spoken the trnth," said be. "and you accuse mo of deliberate falsehood and misrepresentation. As president of the United States you have gone out of your way publicly to Injure the prlrate citizen who was attending strictly to hls own busi ness. "This Is the whole Issue between us. I meet It squarely, nnd so mutt you. If I hive spoken falsely. If In book or work of mine I linvo Intentionally deceived any child or /man regarding animal life, I promise publicly to retract every such word nnd never to write another animal hook. On the other hand, If I show to any disin terested person that you have accused mo falsely, you must publicly withdraw your accusation nnd apologize. As a mnn and as f resident, o you." OFFICERS PINCH ‘TRAIN WRECKER,’ TAPPING LOVE TO SWEETHEART 4% Oa Your Savings Compounded Twice a Year The average balance for each account in our Savings Department is $391.20. As nearly all of these ac counts were started with small amounts—many with one dollar—this high average clearly Indicates the success of those who regularly save a part of their income. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. J Altoona, Pa, May 29.—"Train wreck ers at Creason. Rush officers." . This warning dispatch, flashed along tha various points of thp Pennsylva nia, Pittsburg division, and detectives were hurried to the scene. Beside the track a youth, on all fours, was seen tapping on a westbound rail. They closed on him. bore him to the ground and .handcuffed him. Half a mile up the track a pretty country girl, on bended knees and with ear close to a rail, wondered why the tappings suddenly ceased. Her youth ful swain waa trying to explain to the detectives that “Dad wouldn't let me see my girl this afternoon, and I waa telling her.” Handcuffed, he was es corted to hls amazed sweetheart, whose explanations followed and ho was re leased. ttM**M*Ma*M«'MM«*tt*MaMMat*****«'MM*'***tBM***MM»M*»"'*M***MM******»"***»*M*«M**'**' [THE THEATERS laaaVaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaiaaaaaiaaaaaaaataaalaaaaaiaaaaaaanaiaaaaaaaaaiaal “Henrietta” at the Grand. With each evening tho popularity of the Fawcett Stock Company, present ing "The Henrietta" at the Grand, In creases. This production received an ovation from tho hands of tho Atlanta public and the dramatic crlilcs which has never been eqnaled by any summer Btock company here. "The Henrietta" Is one of those bright, laughable Amer ican comedies which haa becomo a classic. Replete with sclntlllant sen tences, funny situations and laughable climaxes. It Is Just tlip^flort of breezy humor which appeals to the American public. "Friends,” the play that has delight ed thousands for years, has been se lected by tho Fawcett Stock Company ble, and their work Is fully up to tho mark. The cast Is an unusually good one. Matinees will be given on Thursday and Saturday afternoons, beginning at 2:80 o'clock, and will bo over In time for tho ball game. Patrons of the Casino will bo de lighted with the announcement that Charlie Grapowln wilt appear next week at the Casino, presenting hls la test success, "It's Up to You, John Henry." He will be assisted by clever Anna Chance, and many of the com pany who made “Tho Awakening of Mr. Pip" such a great success. Charlie Grapewln following so closely on the heels of Little Chip and Mary Marble, sets a pace which Is pretty swift for summer attractions, and patrons of the „ »„ „ —.Casino may well congratulate thom- for hext wdek, and rehearsals ore no\v*selves on the prospect ior_tho season under way. The parts have all been at the popular play'house. assigned and when tho curtain rolls' up nt the Grand on Monday night for the change of bill there will be present, od a more finished and complete play than was the case on th» last Monday night At ths Casino. The Casino Is indeed a popular place for theatergoers this week, but It could not be otherwise, with Little Chip and Mary Marble and their clever asso ciates presenting "The Nancy Hanks.” Three big audtonces have crowded the house so far, and Judging from the advance sale, there will be little room for late corners during the balance of the engagement. Of course, Interest centers in Little Chip and Mary Mar- Pastime Theater. The crowds' of ladles and children who dally flock to the matinees of the Pastime theater, on Peachtree street, Is proof positive that there' Is a place In Atlanta for vaudeville, and that place haa been recognized as tho Pas time theater, The bill this week 1 large and varied. The work of Profcs sor Connors, the Hindoo king, with hls Oriental mysticism; that, of DeVItt and Klssengen, the acrobatic jugglers, and the nlnglng nf Tommy Wilks, the boy with the big baritone voice. Is each worth tho price of admission. In ad dition, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wiley, songs and dances; A. Cartes Brown, In hls monologue, and tlie other members are given cordial receptions. ness building on Georgia avenue. Into which he will move hi* grocery busi ness. Overwhtlmlngly for Schools. Special to The Georgian. Stone Mountain, Go., May 29.—At a regular election called for to determine whether or not bonds would be Issued for the purpoee of erecting a new school building, the people declared themselves almost unanimously In favor of bonds, the vote betng 104 to 9. Will Observe Memorial Day. Special to The Oeorgtan. Chattanooga, Tenn., May 2».—Ar rangements have been completed for memorial day exercises here Thursday. As usual, there will be a parade, fol lowed by speaking and music at the cemetery. A portion of the Twelfth .... .. United State* cavalry and the regt- Truo philosophy enables us to find mental band will participate. In the plunder that come* from this, leading Americans, who share In the government of Colon, look on silently." Charges Graft to Officials. He say* he has proof of the .state ments that American official* are at least In some Instance! directly Inter ested In these Infamous places, i He say*: "Within fifteen feet of the postoffice at Coton and commltsary store. In plain eight nf both, to the common knowledge of thousands, a huge build ing. owned by an employee of the Unit ed States, Is operated, not only as a saloon, but as a vice den." There are. he says, not less than 300 saloons in Colon, which has a popula tion of 12.000; twice that number In Panama and one for every mile at least along the canal tone. Within a slx- mlnute walk of the Colon poetoffice, he aaya, he paseed thirty-four saloons. As to the responsibility for the conditions on the Isthmus, Mr. Ferguson feels no doubt. Boy, Aged 18, Murders Woman Lexington, Ky., May 29.—Floyd Fra sier, aged 18, charged with the murder of Mre. Ella Flannery. In Letcher coun ty, has been safely lodged In tbe Bell county. Jell at Pinevtlle. When officers left Letcher county with him they expected to go to Stan ford, Lincoln county. Learning of the Intention of the mob to lynch Fra iler, the sheriff turned aside and rode 50 miles over the mountains to Bell county to save Frazier’s life. Frasier confessed the prime, saying he was angry at the woman. He lay In wait for her all day, and when she passed him going to the spring for a bucket of water, he attacked her, atrik. Ing her with a rock. Mrs. Flannery attempted to defend herself with a case knife, but Frailer struck her with another rock, render ing her unconscious. He then cut her throat, the blood spurting all over him. Hls bloody clothing led to hls arreet. Pinevtlle Jail will be guarded to pre vent a lynching. GRIFFIN PUBLIC 8CHOOL8 CLOSE SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Special to The Georgian. Orlffln. Ga. May St.—'The Griffin schools closed Monday after one of the most successful terms In many years. The school system has made many Im provements In the past few year* un der the able superlntenilency of Pro fessor C. B. Mathews The graduat ing exercises at the Bijou theater Mon day night were largely attended. The members of the class are: Misses Ruth Bullard. Mattie Boyd, Carrie Corbin and Messrs. Tllman Blakely and Robert Cummlng. COLUMBUS POLICEMEN REDUCED IN RANK. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., May 29.—Three mem ber* of the city pollbe force have been reduced to the'position of aupes, and three supes have been given tbelr places sa regulars, the charge betng drunkenness on. duty and while on furlough. Officers Green, Brown and Water* wer* reduced to thh rank of ■ope, and Officers Pendergast. Ussury and Harvey were promoted to regulars In their places. A motion to fine the men and not re- GOTHAMMA y OUST GAS CO’S. Saw York, May 29.—Suit ..-to compel tbe Consolidated Gat Company and tbe eight other companies doing business In this city to relinquish their franchises and to take from them all the permits to use the streets which they now enjoy was begun In the supreme court yesterday by Corporation Counsel Ellison oa behalf of the city. In commenting on tbo suits, Mr. Ellison said they were brought In fulfillment of n determination made several months ago to begin action a# soon aa condition of tho preient 80 rents gee litigation would per mit. He believed then, and he believes now, be tit Id, that under tbo taw the gas eompautes have no rights at all In the city. FOUR COMPANIES WANT CHARTERS Four applications for charters were filed Tuesday afternoon In the office of the clerk of the superior court. E. H. Williams, of Fulton county, and E. E. Williams and E. E. Summers, of Douglas county, made application for a charter for the Sweetwater Park Company. The purpose of the company Is to promote all sorts of athletics and to establish club houses at various points, especially at Sweetwater Park, In Douglas county. Shelley Ivey, of Fulton; Wyatt D. Ivey, of Polk, and James M. Bonnelt, of Newton, applied for a charter for the College Co-operative Company. The amount of capital stock Is <16.000 and the company will engage In the sale of all articles usually found in a college department store. E. J. Henry. J. L. Morrill and R. L. De Lamar applied for a charter for the Eagle Manufacturing Company, with a capital stock of <25.000. The company will engage tn the manufacture and sale of a patent washing machine. The Atlanta Hardwood Company aj> piled for a charter, with a capital stock of <12,000. The Incorporators are: W. C. Humphries and J. H. Evlns, of Ful ton. and J. C. and T. M. Evlns, of Spartanburg, 8. C. Strong Appeal Made For Change of Venue Case. in Lynchburg, Va, Mny 29.—When the trial of Judge W. G. Loving, who killed Theodore Estes, was resumed at Lov- Ington today, there was no doubt that the "unwritten law" would be Invoked and that the trial will attract more at tention than any case In the Virginia courts In the past decade. There seems to be no doubt that the motion for a change of venue wilt be granted, and it Is believed the case will be sent to this city for trial. When the applica tion for the change of venue was made an affidavit was filed by Loving In which he recited the circumstances leading up to tho killing of Estes. It is asserted that the Commonwealth's At torney Whitehead was bitter against the accused. The fact that the Judge of the epurt naked to he relieved of duty and nnother Judge wag design :l-d ' > alt In tho court. It Is asserted, showed that the trial should not take place In.' the county where (he crime occurred. It Is alleged that there are only twenty families living at the county seat, had that one-half of them ora connected with Estes. ^ Tho affidavit further states that the only two hotels In which the Jury could be kept were both operated by bluer partisans of the Estes family, and that t would be Impossible to lock a Jury up there without It being exposed to subtle Influence against him. He de clared he I* Innocent and believed he would be ncqulttod upon a fair and full Investigation. Tq obtain It, he assert ed, was the object of the application of a change of venue. Numerous other affidavits were read and (Heel as a portion of the record, substantiating that of Judge Loving. History of Trsgsdy. Sunday night, April 21, at 8 o'clock, Theodore Estes took Mlsa Elizabeth Loving, daughter of ex-Judge William G. Loving, on a drive and gave her a drink of whisky. Sho became uncon scious and was taken to ths home of Mrs. W. T. Kidd, where a physician was summoned. Monday April 22, Mrs. Loving was told by Miss Loving that Estes gave her a drink of whisky, and the father of the girl learned of what happened on the drive from the lip* of hi* wife. He loaded a double-barreled shotgun and went to Oak Ridge, where he killed Estes. Judge Loving surrendered himself to Magistrate Perkins at Elmlngton, who placed the prisoner In charge of Con stable Wood to spend the night In Mc Ginnis’ Hotel. Tuesday, April 23, Judge Loving was released on ball In the sum of <6,090 by Ball Commissioner John W. Payne, of Amhers county, with J. H. Griffith, H. 8. Snead, E. Witt Pettit. T. M. McGin nis and W. B. Lee as bondsmen. Judge Loving declares that he killed Estes for drugging and dishonoring hi* daughter. It is believed that the 'un written law" will be the plea of [“• accused, who has remained In seclusion at Oak Ridge since the tragedy. BULLETS FLYING; NEGRO WOUNDED Carey Acquitted. Parkersburg, W. Va.. May 29.—John Carey, a railroad brakeman. Indicted for murder In the first degree for shoot ing Martin Devaughan, another brake- man, In this city last fall, was lost . ■ . . evening acquitted by a Jury In the duce them to ranks wa* defeated In the criminal court. The defendant pleaded meeting ot tbe commission. self-defense, ' Bicycle Policemen S. E. Long and Buchanan engaged In a pistol duel ear. ly Wednesday morning with Tom Tol bert, a negro whom they were seeking to arrest, nnd Tolbert made' ht* escape with a bullet hoi* through hie arm. Neither of the officers was Injured. The shooting occurred In an alley la the rear of Washington street and cre ated considerable excitement, awak ening many of tho people tn the u- clnity. The policemen were trying to arreet the negro for heating a negro woman. At sight of the ofilcers he " cd the alleyway, and ns he ran. sudoem. pulled a pistol, turned nnd fired. Long and Buchanan promptly returned tn compliment, firing several shot*. . At one report the negro* arm tea limp to hls side nnd he uttered » cr. of pain. He continued to run, bow ever, and succeeded In getting away. To Furnish Ic* to Poor. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., May 29.—Tn local corps of the Salvation Army_ wu. furnish free tee water on down-tow streets na well as free Ice to poor iarn liters this summer. Barrel* *■“ _ placed at several prominent come and all who thirst may drink without price.