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P the weather. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair Thursday night and Friday. The Atlanta Georgian If you wish to keep posted on what the Legislature Is doing, get The Georgian Every Day. AND NEWS "Tho Bracebridgo Diamonds, a thrilling mystery story, Is now being printed in The Georgian. Read It. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady; 7.26. Atlanta, quiet; 1213-18. New York, quiet; 13c. New Orleans, quiet and steady; 12%. Augus ta, quiet; 13%. Savannah, steady; 12%. VOL. V. NO. 336. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1907. PRTfTCT. “Is Atlanta: TWO CENTS. ■IT AV-LLaC . On Trains: FIVE CENTS. GET TOGETHER The Chamber of Com merce Calls Public Meeting. LET EVERYBODY PULL FOR GOOD OF CITY Business Men Ready To Forget Differences and Get Down To Work. Everybody pulling together for the good of Atlanta, to moke It the greatest and biggest prohibition city In the country—that Is the program that will be carried out now. To launch this program arid bring Atlantans, no matter what their views were on the question Just settled by the legislature, together for their city, a mass meeting will be planned by the Chamber of Commerce. > This tylll be done at the regular meet- lng of the directors of that organisa tion next Tuesday afternoon. This mass meeting will be attended by everybody who has the best Interests of Atlanta at heart. They will be boost ers. Acting on the optimistic advice of Forrest Adair, those Atlanta people who are always looking out for At lanta's best Interests, will not tolerate the croakers and knockers. "Atlanta people might differ upon some questions, but when It comes to Pulling for Atlanta and working tor the Interests of our city, they are all agreed. There Is no difference of opin ion then." The Atlanta Spirit. That’# the way Sam D. Jones, former president of the Chamber of Commerce and one of Atlanta's leading manufac turers, sixes* up the situation. Than he there Is no better friend of Atlanta , He Is tilled to overflowing with the “At lanta spirit.” Not only he, but others like him— men prominent In Atlanta'* business life—hold the same views. "Now that Atlanta Is going to be a prohibition city, let's make It the great est prohibition city In the world." That’s what they say. and they are now making plans to do It. There are lots of things Atlanta needs and all these will be dlscuesed at the big mass meeting of Atlantans—not prnhts nor anti*—Just hustling Atlan tans, filled with the “Atlanta spirit." Forrost Adair is Right. The ringing article of Forrest Adair, which was published In The Georgian Wednesday afternoon, was the talk of Atlanta afterwards. On all sides was heard praise for him. Both prohls and antis agreed with him. Atlanta never did have many croak ers. That's why Atlanta ha* been made such a great city. And the men who helped make Atlanta great say they are not going to have any croak ers now. Robert L. Foreman, third vice presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, I* another who thinks and talks along the line of Forrest Adair. He put* the view* he held about prohibition aside and wants to Join with other loyal At- lantans in giving the new law a fair test. And he wants to boost and help make Atlanta even greater still. Interest In the coming mass meeting Is widespread and the Indications are that it will be one of the greatest gath ering* of Atlantans In years. And everybody will pull and boost and not croak. IS,WITHERS BURIED CITIES FOR WILLIAMS; VARDAMAN WILL GET COUNTRY DISTRICTS Th* funeral servlets of W. B. Wither*, president and founder of the Wither* Ma chine Works, and a pioneer cltlten of At lanta, who died Wednesday morning at bla rpRldence In Oakland City, after an Illness of three weeks, were conducted Thursday afternoon at l o'clock at the residence of J. B. Withers In Oakland avenue, Oakland Hty. The servlcea were conducted by Dr. W. Landrum of the First Baptist church, of which Mr. Wither* bad been a devout member for years. Besides his wife, Mr. Withers Is survived by three sons and two daughters. The chil dren are Mrs. Mary Cherry, Mrs. Julia Ban ders. W. G. Withers, J. B. Withers snd W. T. Withers, Fifteen grandchildren survive him. Mr. Withers was a member of the Atlanta Pioneer Hoclety, and many mem ber* of that organisation attended tho fu neral. Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Aug. 1.—The polls In the state primary election- opened at 9 o'clock this morning, and will close at 6 o’clock this evening. The early In dications are that a large vote will be cast. The candidates for the United States senate to succeed Senator Money are Hon. John Sharp Williams, leader of the minority In congress, and Governor James K. Vardaman. This contest has attracted national attention, because of the great leadership of the two candi dates. They made a thorough canvass of the state. One Joint debate was held In the campaign, that at Meridian, on July 4, and was attended by several thousand people. Governor Vardaman has become known by his views on the negro question and antagonism of President Roosevelt, while Congress man Williams has attained eminence as a floor leader In congress and his great knowledge of parliamentary usages. The day dawned bright and clear over the state. A large early vote Is being polled all over the state. The following are the gubernatorial candidates in the race: E. F. Noel, of Holmes; T. U. Sisson, of Montgomery; E. N. Thomas, of Washington; CharlOR Scott, of Bolivar; Jeff Truly, of Fay ette, and Earl Brewer, of Coahoma. The flght seems to be between Scott, Truly and Noel, with two of the three to run in the second primary. No dis turbances of any sort have taken place at any of the polling places. The Democrats, besides voting for the nomination of a candidate for the United States senatorshlp to be relin quished by H. D. S. Money, will elect candidates for all state and county of fices from governor down to constable. There are 1,700 names on the ballots In all the counties, and it will be Friday before anything Is known definitely in regard to the outcome. To the unprejudiced It looks that there will be no landslide either way. Williams Is the stronger man in the towns, while Vardaman Is expected to poll hla greatest vote In the country precincts. Both speakers closed a long and hard campaign with speeche* in Jackson last night. Mr. Williams and Governor Varda man are a long ways apart on the gov ernment ownership of railroads, and while thq governor has Insisted it Is not an Issue In this campaign, he brought the matter up early In the contest and Mr. Williams has neve* permitted him to get away from It, thus forcing it as an issue. FRIEND8 OF WILLIAM8 CLAIMING VICTORY. Special to The Georulnn. Meridian, Miss., Aug. 1.—The voting In today’s primary will be the heaviest ever polled in this county. The race for United States senator and governor Is absorbing all the interest. The friends of John Sharp Williams are claiming the county over Governor Vardaman from 600 to 760. The Var daman Club predicts that Governor Vardaman will carry the county, but will fix no figures. The race for governor Is going to be close between Sisson, Truly, Noel and Scott. So far, not an Incident has oc curred to mar the election. HON. JOHN SHARP WILLIAM8, Minority leader on the floor of congress and candidate for the United States senate. GOV. JAMES K. VARDAMAN. Mississippi's Chief Executive, op posing Williams for the seat In the United States senate. SEIIATE RILLS T TO AMEND BILE Concurs in House Amendments Except One Error. Many Killed In Russ Riots St. Petersburg. Aug. J.—It I, reported that rioting I* in progre*. at Lodx. The troop* are *ald to have fired on the mob*, killing and wounding thirty per- MM. LITTLE GIRL SLAIN NSHADOWOFHOME BT "JACK RIPPER" New York, Aug. T.—Within one block of the hou*e In which she lived and less than fifty feet from a thoroughfare, alive with a bustle of humanity, both night and day, "Jack the Ripper" ha* claimed another victim. This time the unfortunate 1* an 8- year-old child. The girl was Katie Ttechler. Her little body, bearing the mark, of the hnnd* of the gorilla-man, her neck showing she had been strangled slowly to death, either before or after she had been Inhumanly ubused, was found to day In the basement of 203 First ave- te. The mother of the child, one of the first to reach the scene, after the dis covery of the gruesome crime today, was loud In her denunciations of the entire police department and declared that notwithstanding she had reported the matter officially last Thursday, when her child waa kidnaped from the door of her home, not a single thing was done to find the abductor. Johnson Named To SucceedPettus Montgomery, Ala.. Aug. l-At noon todsy, form-r Governor- Joseph F. Johnson wss confirmed at n Joint session caucusi of the Alabama legtslstore to succeed the late Senator I'ettus. RACE RESULTS. BRIGHTON BEACH. First Race—Number One, 12 to 8, won' Rialto, e to 8, second: Zlephen, 8 to 6, third. Time. 1:12 4-8. FORT ERIE. First Race—Julia Gentsberger, 18 to I won: Alsono. 2 to 1, second: Belle Wence 15 to l, third. Time, 1:14. Second Race—Please, II to 10. win; William a Lyon, 4 to 1. second. “ ar * bta*- third. Time, 1.06 MORE MAD DOGS1 IN ATLANTA THAN IN m HISTORY Pasteur Institute Physician Says It Amounts To Epidemic. The most serious epidemic of hydra phobia ever known in Atlanta exists among the dogs of the city and threat ens to spread even omer rapidly unless checked by some means, ac cording to the statement of Dr. J. N. Browner, of the Pasteur Institute. Tho police are killing dogs by the hundreds, but Dr. Brawner advocates even more rigorous measures. Within the past six weeks, six pa tients bitten by mad. dogs within the city limit* have been treated at the Pasteur Institute. This Is the great est number received from Atlanta proper In the history of the Institution. That there were no more fatalities Is probably due to the treatment, which, If begun In time, is now considered al most) always successful. "Hydrophobia spreads In geometrical progression, as It were,” said Dr. Brawner, "one dog la Infected, and be fore he Is killed ho will have bitten from two to six others who, tn turn, fctve the disease to others. Sometimes a mad dog will run twenty miles through the country Infecting dogs all along the way.” Breckenrldge, Md.. Aug. 1.—Three men were killed and another Is dying as the result of the bursting of the boll, er of a Burlington locomotive hauling a freight train near here last night. The dead: HENRY M1LLHALL, head brake- man. PATRICK BREWER, fireman, and a atudent fireman, whose name le not known. The engineer, Samuel Roberts, le dying. The explosion was heard three mile* away. What Is left of the holler of the engine Is In the ditch on one side of the track and the truckf In a field on the other. The care nearest the engine were badly smashed. The causa of the disaster Is not known. Urbana, Ohio, Aug. 1.—When a freight engine on the Indianapolis di vision of the Pennsylvania blew up here this morning, five railroaders lost thetr lives and two were seriously In- lured. The dead men whose names are earned at this time are: LEWIS LAMBERT, Columbus. CAREY WEINER, fireman, Colum- bU *' ■ BTEWART, brakeman, Columbus. The other dead were brakemen of the train crew. The cause of the explosion Is said to have been due to a fault In the escape steam valve. The big engine waa blown to pieces and the explosion shook Urbana from end to end, start ling the Inhabitants from thetr sleep. With the correction of a technical fault, which necessarily sends the bill back to the house, the senate Thurs day afternoon adopted the prohibition measure as It came lrom the house. After udoptlng an amendment by Senator Hays to strike from the bill the clause prohibiting physicians from having prescriptions for alcohol filled In drug stores In which they had In tetest, a motion to reconsider prevailed, and the amendment to strike out lost. Amendments to permit the manufac lure of domestic wines for domestic purposes and to allow the sale of al coliol to dentists, were lost. The amendment necessary to correct the technical fault will scud the bill back to the house Friday. It will be qulckly concurred In, and the enrolled bill should reach the governor for his slg, nature Saturday. , At 10:45 o'clock Senator Hardman moved to take up the prohibition bill us amended by the house. When the amendment of Mr. Wise, of Fayette, to strike out tn Section 1, after the word manufacture the words "lor purposes of sale,” It was found that tiie wording of the amendment re furred, evidently, to the printed bill. As the senate was considering the engrossed measure, the amendment was ambiguous, and it was necessary to make' It clear. Action on the meas' u^e was suspended until the amend, ment could be amended. This action alone will necessarily send It back to the house. An amendment to the committee amendment was offered by Senator Qordy and Flynt, providing that noth, lng In the act should prevent any head of a family from manufacturing domes, Ur wines for- home uses;' outmf grapes, ’OernS'W‘other fruits raised cm the home premises. It precipitated a sharp debate which most of the members present liartlclpated. Senators Knight, Hard man, Hudson, Williford, Wilkes, Cow art, Camp, Walden, Bush and Martin opposed tho amendment because It let down the gap. Senators Flynt, Gordy, Felder, Pea cock and Hays spoke for the amend ment. Senator Flynt said he yielded to no man In this state In his views on state prohibition, but that he thought the old mothers ought to havo tho right to manufacture a little back- terry or grape w ine. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 18 to 12. Those who voted for It were: Brock, Buth, Farmer, Felder, Flynt, Gordy, Griffin, Hays, Johnson, Peacock Stephens—12. Against the amendment: Boyd, Camp, Cowart, Crittenden, Hardman, Hen derson (15th), Hudson, Hughes, Knight, Loshley, Martin, Overstreet, Stapleton, Steed, Walden, Whaley, Wilkes, Willi ford—18. Senators Gordy and Flynt also of fered the following amendment: "Thu retail druggists shall have the privilege of selling pure alcohol to dental surgeons for use In thetr prac tice, provided application Is made In writing.” After n discussion, In which several members participated, the amendment was defeated by a vote of 17 to 13. Those voting for It were: Boyd, Brock, Felder, Flynt, Gordy, Griffin, Hawes, Hays, Johnson, Mar tin, Peacock, Steed, Shephens—13. Those voting against It were: Bush, Camp, Cowart, Deen, Farmer, Hardman, Henderson (15th), Hudson, Hughes, Knight, Lashley, Overstreet Stapleton, Walden, Whaley, Wilkes, Williford. Senator Hays offered an amendment to Section 4, striking out the words "nor shall bo filled In any drug store In which said physician Is financially Interested," which refers to the section ndltlvc to physicians prescribing al cohol. It carried by the narrow margin of 14 to 13 no aye and nay vote being taken. The house commutes amendment* were then adopted without discussion. At this moment Senator Knight arose ond moved reconsideration of the action relative to allowing physicians to filling prescriptions In drug stores In which they s^e Interested. Senator Flynt at once moved recon sideration of the two defeated amend ments. Senator Felder moved to ad journ, but It waa defeated 17 to 8, The motion to reconsider carried by a vote of 18 to 10. The Hays amend ment was then lost 17 to 10. Senator Dobbs' bill to compel rail- fiult and produce growers under heavy roads to supply refrigerator cars to penalty for failure, passed the senate ,y a vote of 29 to 2 Thursday. It also provides for the recovery of damages Cor losses sustained through failure to supply cars under the act. At 1:30 o’clock tho senate adjourned until 10 o'clock Friday morning. 0O0Q000000000000000000000g 0 RATHER JUSTICE OF PEACE 0 THAN VICE PRESIDENT. O O Chattanooga, Team, Aug. 1.—At 0 0 Columbia, Tenn, ex-Senator Car- 0 0 mack said today: "My alleged O O boom for the vice presidential 0 0 nomination Is fictitious. 1 would O O not want the office If I could get 0 0 It without effort The duties of a 0 0 vice president are simply to look 0 0 solemn and draw his salary. O 0 I prefer to be a Justice of the 0 U peac nr school commissioner and 0 0 have something to do.” O 0 00O0000000O0OO000O00000000 WILL PUNISH VIOLATORS OF PROHIBITION LAWS, SAYS JUDGE A. E. CALHOUN No person In Atlanta or Fulton county whp seeks to violate the new state prohibition law may expect mercy at the hands of the courts. Judge A. E. Calhoun, presiding Judge of the city criminal court, be fore which tribunal all violators of the prohibition law will he tried, hat gone on record to this effect. Judge Calhoun unhesitatingly declares that he will carry out the law to the letter. He also appeals to the clti- xens to aid In Its enforcement. With such a declaration from the courts, together with tho general sentiment for a rigid enforcement of the law, blind tigers will be given a "hot time" In this city and county. When asked by The Georgian Thursday for a statement as to the en forcement of the prohibition law In the criminal court, Judge Calhoun said: DUTY OF THE COURT. "The legislature has passed the prohibition law, forbidding the sale of liquor In Georgia, and It Is now the duty of every court In the state to see that this law Is enforced. As Judge of the city criminal court; I will use my efforts to enforce the law and see that all violators are properly punished. Violation of the prohibition law Is lawlessness, -Just the same as the commission of 'any other offense, and any violators arraigned and convicted In my court may expect to receive the penalty. "However, I believe the people of Atlanta and Fulton county, both prohibitionists and antt-prohlbltlonlsts, are law-abiding people and will aid the courts In carrying out the law In Its every detail. While the courts stand ready, however, at all times to execute the law, these courts are powerless unless aided by the cttlxens of the community. Atlanta Is too great a city to wink at crime and I feel confident that all good cltl- xens will old the courts In enforcing this now law." DROPS DEAD ON BODY OF LIFELESS BROTHER Amerlcus, Os, Aug. 1.—The people of Sumter county were shocked this morning when the news that the two Godwin brokers had dropped dead be came known. Bram Godwin went to the field to work, and after being there only a few minutes dropped dead. He was carried home, and his brother. Ar nold Godwin, was summoned. When Arnold Godwin saw the lifeless form of his brother he dropped over the body dead from heart failure. The double death has caused the whole county to sorrow, as these men were held In high esteem. Bram Godwin leaves a family, while Arnold Godwin leaves a brother and several sisters, he being a bachelor. Heart failure has visited members of this family for years, and the sad death of the two brothers was from this source. Mr. Hawkes Gives $100.00 Worth of Georgians to Working People. Mr. F. L. Seely: Dear Sir—Inclosed please find check for one hundred dollars ($10Q). Send one copy of dally Georgian to New Astor House, New York city, until January 1, 19Q8. Address: A. K. Hawkes, and for tho balance of the amount send as many Georgians to different families as the money will pay for. Seloct those among the working classes and among those who otherwise would not be able to subscribe for your paper. I wish to add my approval and Indorsement of the high and lofty sentiments expressed In your columns from time to time, so freo from objectionable reading matter and advertisements that are so often found 111 many of the other dollies. 1 would like to see your paper in every Southern home. Sincerely, Asbury Park, N. J„ July 37. 1907. A. K HAWKES. ■ Mr. Hawkes’ $100.00 pays for 100 two months’ subscription to The Georgian. The first 100 names received by us of people not now taking The Georgian will get these subscriptions. They will only be sent to homes of working people. Give name, address and occupation. VA UDEVILLE AT EL DORADO; PLAYHOUSE IS LEASED BY WEBER AND RUSH COMPANY Vaudeville, good vaudeville. Is prom Ised for El Dorado for the coming eea- in. It will open about Labor D#y, Sep tember 2. and continue until late In the eprtng. The beet on the Kelth- Proctor circuit le announced by the management. . Dorado has been leased for a number of yeare to the Weber 4k Bush Company, of New York, well-known vaudeville circuit managers. Ben Kahn, representing that company, Is in At lanta Thursday, and ha* completed ar rangements for leasing the Marietta street playhouse for a number of years, W. Edward Thompson, manager of Dorado last season, confirms the an nouncement of the lease. The Star theater. In Decatur street, owned and managed by J. B. Thomp son. will continue under the same man agement, giving vaudeville and bur lesque throughout the year. Though vaudeville will be the regu lar bill at El Dorado. It Is possible that Minnie Maddern Fluke. Blanche Bates and others of the "Independent" play ers and their companies may be seen there during the season. Mr. Thomp son stated several days ago that If he leased the house It would be with the proviso that the leesee must open his louse to such attractions. Unconscious from the effects of an overdose of morphine, Warren Jour- dan, 83 years of age, a salesman for Lynch, -.he tailor, for the past thirty years, was found lying on the fioor of his room, 319 1-2 Peters street, Thurs day morning. The unconscious man was removed to the Grady hospital, where he Is still alive. It is thought there la some chance for hie recovery. The overdose of poison Is believed to have been ac cidental, as It Is reported that the aged man has been addicted to the use of the drug for a long while. Jourdan le a familiar figure In At lanta and has probably been seen by every man, woman and child In the city at some time or other standing In the doorway of the Lynch tailoring es tablishment In it’hltehall street. He never married and for years has lived alone, like a recluse. In the little up-stalrs room In Peters street. He has no people In this city or state, but "The beet vaudeville we can get, and two performances every day In the week," was the announcement made by Mr. Kahn. "Our company Is affiliated with the Kelth-Proctor circuit, which has houses In Cincinnati and New Or leans, the Columbia and the Orpheum, and Atlanta will break the Jump be tween the two cities. "Weber & Rush are well known In the Eastern vaudeville field. We have houses In Schenectady, Binghamton, the Murray Hill, In New York, Wash ington, Baltimore, Columbus, Detroit, and other cities. We are associated with the Hammersteln and Percy Wil liams circuits also, and have good at tractions to draw upon. "It Is our desire /> make vaudeville pay In Atlanta by giving hlgh-claes, clean acts, and depending upon the best people for our patronage. We want to keep the house on a- high plane. Popular price* will be charged." Many Atlanta theatergoers were given their introduction to El Dorado at the close of last season, when “Glo rious Betsy" was given there. Miss Mannerlng, who was billed to appear, was called away by the Illness of her child, but It will be remembered that Miss Helen Macbeth gave a perform ance which left nothing to be desired. Theatergoers found ths little theater a very cosy and comfortable playhouse, and there Is little doubt that, if good vaudeville Is provided, Atlanta will fill the house throughout the seaeou. It is understood that he has relatives in South Carolina. Scandals in Religious Institutions Fanning Flames, SEVEN MONKS UNDER ARREST Pope Fears Dangerous Dem onstration and Prohib- # j its Jubilees. , Rome, Aug. L—A dangerous anti clerical feeling. Inflamed to a high pitch by the exposure of scandals In re ligious Institutions, Is spreading throughout the kingdom. The govern ment has lesued extreme orders for tho maintenance of order at all costs. Tho populaoe here Is excited to an extreme degree. A great crowd today gathered In Calroll square In violent demonstra tion against the foul deeds performed In the orphan asylum at Milan. The police charged the crowd and were re sisted. Quiet has been restored but the excited temperament of the people evi dences that It le only temporary. The anger of the anti-clericals be- • came more lntenso when It became known that seven monks wero arrested at Varezx today on order of the king’s public prosecutor. The arrests resulted from scandals tn the college of the MiilaHlan priests. Some of tho monks luivn anno Into hiding and the police arc searching for them. More arrests are to be made. Dispatches from Varesz say that the populace Is aroused and serious disorder Is feared. Serious attempts have been made to storm the college and unless strongly guarded by troops It will bo torn down. It hns been learned from reliable sources that the pope, fearing danger ous demonstrations ngalnst the pilgrims and priests participating In the Saxotal Jubilee, lias forbidden the ceremony. Young girls hod testified to ill treat ment In several Institutions and their stories are being told In every city by antt-clerical orators. Tho government la preparing to stop disorders with troops. Japanese Kill Many Koreans Washington, Aug. 1.—Tho disarma ment of the Korean army by the Japan ese has provoked hostilities In fighting which followed today. Forty Koreans were killed or wounded. The Japan ese casualties were alight. This In formation came to the state department In a dispatch from United States Con sul General Samsons at Seoul. WHISKY NOT WANTED IN NEBRASKA STATE Lincoln. Nebr, Aug. 1.—Prohibition- lets of Nebraska gathered yesterday In a state convention and adopted an extreme platform of principles, de manding the constitutional and statu tory outlawry of the liquor traffic. MACON BUSINESS MEN ENGAGE IN STREET ENCOUNTER, Special to Tho Oeorlgnn. Macon, Go., Aug. 1.—Two well- known business men of this city had a street flght yesterday afternoon In front of the American National bank. J. A. Newcomb, landlord of the La nier hotel, and W. A. Gambel were the parties who had the trouble. Mr. Newcomb waa coming from the bank when he mot Mr. Gamble and, after several words, the two tied up and it as necessary for an officer to separate them. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian here records etch day some BY B. LIVELY At * meeting of the stockholder* of the lot* Cotton mill*, of Dnuglssrllle, Oa.. the following permanent officers were elected: J. M. Gear, Easley. 8. C„ president; J. T. Duncan, DongluvIUe, secretary: M. E. Gear. Easley, 8. C.. vice president. The contract hns been let for thirty new tenement houses snd workmen will he on the grounds within :be week. The full 1209,009 will be P*M In and the mill will begin operations with 10.000 spindle* hy January 1, 1908. The building Is nlresdy completed, nml hns been declared to be one of the beet In tbe South. . Hnhscrtntlon books have been opened for the organisation of a cotton mill «t Junction City. Gn., with n proponed capital of 1200.000. Junction City Is at the Junction of tbe Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic, Ttlhntton railroad snd Mncon, Columbus snd Birmingham divisions of the Central railroad, having two competing lines to Birmingham, Atlanta nnd the Atlantic roast. For the firet time last week the machinery of the Mecklenbnrg Cotton mill waa ret In motion and the drat cotton ran through It This was an occasion of considerable slgnlllcnnce to industrial Charlotte. N. C„ since the mill enterprlec It quite n notable addition to the city's mills. The establishment will make One, convertible cloth goods, being tbe only plant In the city which will tnrn out thli flue of work. The eutlre mill la not yet In operation, bat will be In about thirty dnys. The full force will conalat of 200 or 250 operative.,. The mcchealcel equip- merit Includes 12.009 spindles and 300 looms. The mill wsn ■organised shout three yean ago, with a capital stock of 1250,000. William Coleman Is president nml It L. Tate Is manager. L'nder thle management the enterprise should succeed. The building 1* situated In North Charlotte, a rapidly growing section, The nnnual meeting of tbe stockholders of the Marlboro Cotton mllls.wsa held In McCall, 8. c. The .tatement ehows the net gala for the post quarter to be 387.• 922.34, or 7.05 per cent for the quarter. The profit for the year Is BU22.II, about 23 per cent, which Is very gratifying to the stockholders. Robert Chapman was elect, ed president and treasurer, with J. M. Hitch secretary. Thu regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent was declared, payable July 27.