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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1907. 5 HOUSE WILL VOTE ON INVESTIGATION OF CENTRAL DEAL Resolution Will Probably Be Taken Up Early Monday Morning. DEATH HAND HOVERS OVER N. Y. ARMENIANS When the house of representatives meets Monday morning, It Is probable that the resolution of Mr. Hardman, calling for an Investigation of the al leged ownership of the Central of Geor gia railway by the Southern railway, will be adopted, end steps taken toward going to the bottom of the Matter. On Saturday morning. Mr. Burwell. of Hancock, Introduced a resolution retting this matter as the first order of business on Monday morning. This went to the committee on rules, and will be reported upon favorably. Without a dissenting voice the'com mittee on railroads from the lower house Friday afternoon recommended that the resolution providing for an Investigation be token up at once and adopted. The resolution, which was Intro duced In the house some time ago, sets forth In the premises that It Is gen erally believed throughout the state that the Southern railway owns and controls a majority of the stock of the Central railroad In violation of the con stitution, and that said stock Is held through private persons who vote It at meetings of stockholders as directed by the Southern Railway Company. To Encourage Monopoly. It is further set forth that If this condition of afTalrs prevails, that It lessens the competition guaranteed the citizens of the state under the consti tution and tends to encourage mono poly. The resolution empowers the governor within thirty days after the adjourn ment of the legislature to appoint three Hi and proper persons, citizens of this state, as a commission for the purpose of Investigating, ascertaining and de termlnlng by what contract, agreement or pretended right, or In what other manner the Southern railway owns or controls the stock of the Central of Georgia railway. The commissioners provided for In the resolution are vested with all the rights and authority of a superior court of this state and are given authority to compel attendance of witnesses. Is sue subpenns and produce any books, papers or other documents which may be essential to a full and completo investigation. The resolution also extends the Juris diction of the commissioners over the entire state and provides that they may hold their sessions at any place In the state and at any time they may see tit. It Is provided ihafat the conclusion of ths Investigation til* commissioners shall submit tholr report to the gov ernor, 'together with all ths evidence adduced, and if It Is found that the _ Soiiffiern railway Is guilty of the’ charges made, the governor, shall then direct the attorney general'to. tnko the necessary. Steps to.cancel the contract o’- agreement .under which .the South ern railway owns or controls the stock of the Central. ATLANTAN KILLED ON CANADA ROAD Telegrams were received in Atlanta Friday telling of the Injuries received by Newt Hagan at Ontario, Canada, and later of his death from the Injuries. Mr. Hagan was a young man well known In Atlanta and Birmingham, and until two weeks ago resided here and worked on the Southern. He left that road and secured employment on the Grand Trunk In Canada. It was while working as a brakeman that he fell be tween the cars and was Injured so bad ly that he died. He Is survived by his mother and one slater, who reside at 94 Dodd avenue. The body will be brought to Atlanta, where the funeral services will be held. The young man was 24 years of age and had a multitude of friends here. DRILLING SIX FEET AWAY WHEN BLAST WENT OFF. Special to The Georgian. Dahlonega, Oa., Aug. 8.—The Bar- low mine explosion reported Thursday was more serious than at first' thought to be. Henry Whelchel, Henry Sparks, Brady Bracket and John Tolbert were running two machine drills: Welchel and Bracket were In front and the other two behind the machines. According to Sparks' report, the new holes were tlx feet from the one that exploded, whlch»seems to Indicate to Sparks that the explosion was due to a alow burr. Ing fuse. Welchel's body has about 200 wounds, mostly In the back, from several of which small rocki have been removed. Bracket has one leg crushed below the knee, one eye burst and a great many small wounds on the body. The other men were only slightly hurt. All may recover. LOCAL MEASURES PASS HOUSE IN WHOLESALE LOTS General "Tax Act Set for Special Order Next Monday Morning. §&g& CAMFOHP H. 3. TAV8HANJIAN, WIFE AND CHILD. Rich rug merchant murdered In New York by blackmail In band of Armenians, headed by Father Mar- toogeslan. New York, Aug. 3.—If the threat of the Hunchaklst, the blackmailing band of Armenians, Is carried out, this will be Millionaire Armon P. Aleon’s last day on earth. He has.dared to disre gard the demands of the society and lie Is doomed to die by tonight. His hand some home at East Orange, N. J., Is heavily guarded. He has token the threats of the Hun chaklst so seriously that not only haa he settled up his business affairs but he has made his will. HIb mother and sister are resigned to the situation. Mr. Aleon Is taking no chances. He carries two revolvers. Two other wealthy men have been given until to night to accede to the Hunchaklst de mands of. large sums of money. Others have been threatened but the time 11m. It has not been set. H. H. Karaghusian, a wealthy rug merchant at Eighteenth street and F ourth avenue, also Is . taking precau tions to guord his life. His factory Is In Freehold, N. J., and he Informed the police that foltr Armenians have been loitering about the premises. He feared they had been sent after him because he had signed one of the affidavits charging that Father Martogesfan hud demanded f 100,000 frqm him. Two rela tives of Bedros Khachndorlan, the murderer of H. S. TavshanJIan, were allowed to see the prisoner In the Tombs. RACE EOR COUNCIL' WOULD-BE SUICIDE Next Wednesday’s Primary Will Bring Finish of Contest. To Increase One of the surest ways to in crease your income is to decrease your outgo. By opening an account in our Savings Department, and regular ly adding to it, you will not only profit by saving the small amounts you would otherwise spend use- lowly, but will receive a sure, profitable return at the rate of 4% Interest compounded twice a year Central Bank & Trust Corporation Candler Building, I'riwi-l; Cor. Mitchell and Forsyth. The race for councllmanic and alder- manic honors, to be decided In the pri mary on next Wednesday, Is warming up considerably and the candidates are ready for the homo stretch next week. The first Indications for a vast num ber of candidates did not pan out. Many have fallen by the wayside. The result Is that In a number of wards the candl dates are unopposed, while In others there are fewer entries than had been expected. In the Third ward only Is there oppo sition for the aldermanlc place. Coun cilman C. L. Chosewood Is here fight ing It out with Frank A. Pittman, for mer building Inspector, and the race Is about the liveliest that Is being pulled off. Major E. E. Pomeroy will be elected without opposition alderman from the Fourth, and Wllllnm A. Hancock and Charles M. Roberts will represent the Seventh and Eighth, respectively, nei ther being opposed. The candidates for council from the Third, Fifth and Eighth wards are without opposition. These are respec tively, J. C. Harrison, W. T. Winn and James T. Wright. In the First, Frank A. Hllburn and A. J. Johnson are the candidates; Sec ond ward, Harry L. Silverman and Eu gene Dodd are having a lively tilt for lonors; Fourth ward, B. Lee Smith, W. G. Sands ar.d Warren D. White are mixing It up: Sixth ward, Steve K. Johnston and Henry S. Jackson are op ponents; Seventh ward, F. J. Spratling and George H. Wade. Election by People. Two Important questions will bo voted upon by the people In the pri mary. the only trouble being that what the people say Is not final. The people will have an opportunity to say whether or not they favor elec tions of a number of city officials by the people who are now elected by council and boards. Bnt the vote must be either for electing all named In the resolution by the people or none, as there Is to be but one vote. The people will also have an oppor tunity of saying whether or not they favor requiring a majority In a primary to nominate or not. The majority rule would necessitate the holding of second primaries In cases where no candidate received a majority In the first. Council has already adopted a r. lutlon requesting the legislature to make the necessary provision for the second primary system in Atlanta. A bill embodying, these provisions has been Introduced by Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and Bell and tbe special Judiciary committee of the house has reported favorably. It will be seen that what the people say at the pri mary la not. being waited upon. Bowles Before Recorder Charged With Disor derly Conduct. ^ • With a Sufficient number of members present to pass local bills which were not contested, the lower branch of the general assembly met Saturday morning at 10 o'clock and held an hour and thirty-live minutes' aestson. On motion of Mr. Wtse, 6t Fayette, unanimous consent was given for the reading his bill, known as the general lax act, and which provides for raising revenue for the state for the years 1908 and 1909. This bill has been set as u special order for Monday morning immediately after the reading of the Journal. During the session a number of lo cal bills were read the third time and passed and a few bills of minor Im portonce were Introduced and read the first time. - At 11:30 the house adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday morning. Bills Pasted. The following local bills were read the third time by Reading clerk Me Clatchey ami passed by the house: By Mr. McMahan, of Clarke—To re peal act establishing dispensary Athens. By Mr. Pope, of Brooks—To Incor porate the town of Barwlck. By Mr. Nix. of Gwinnett—To amend the charter of Auburn. By Mr. Gibson, of Glascock—To ere ate board of county commissioners for said county. By Mr. Nix, of Gwinnett—To amend charter of Lawson. By Mr. Brown, of Carroll—To extend limits of Carrollton. By Mr. Strickland, of Pike—To nmend act creating board of county commissioners. By Mr. Ballard, of Newton—To amend act Incorporating Covington Mills. By Mr. Dormlny. of Irwin—To Incor porate Fitzgerald. By Mr. Slaton, of Fulton—To amend act Incorporating Hapevllle. By Mr. Smith, of Calhoun—To amend act Incorporating Edison. By Mr. Gibson, of Glascock—To re peal art creating board of county com mlsatoncrs. By Mr. Adams, of Elbert—To amend charter of Elberton. By Mr. White, of Screven—To pre scribe method of selling Intoxicants In Screven county. To repeal act prescribing method of granting liquor licenses In said county. By Mr. McWilliams, of Henry—To amend charter of Hampton. By Mr. Flanders, of Johhson—To amend charter of Wrlghtsvllle. By Mr. Hullender, of Catoosa—To Incorporate Boynton. By Mr. Edmondson, of Chattooga— To amend act Incorporating town of Tryon. I By Mr. Bowen, of Tift—To authorize election of county commissioners. ' To regulate sate of intoxicating nq uors In said county. By Mr. Reid, of Wilcox—To repeal act Incorporating Pine View school dls. trlet. By’ Mr. Edmondson, of Chattooga— To Incorporate school district of Chel- A Section of the Sewing Room of the Robinson Neckwear Co. Corner Mitchell St. and Madison Ave. Special to Tho Georgian. Mncon, Oa., Aug. 3.—This morning Jesse Bowles, a young man who It Is alleged twice attempted suicide, was arraigned before Recorder Cnbanlss, charged with disorderly conduct. About i wo weeks ago Bowles attempted to end his life, but was sent to the city hospital, where prompt medical atten tion saved him. Bowles was arrested from the Ma con hospital Thursday and the case against him was called yesterday but discharged.' REV. SAM SMALL IN VINCENNES, IND. Vincennes, Ind., Aug. 8.—The Rev. Sam Small, of Georgia, revivalist and temperance lecturer, addressed the Vincennes Chautauqua yesterday, and before leaving town gave an Inter view on politics. He said he believed that Fairbanks would be nominated by the Republicans for president. He said the business men of the West and tho negroes of the South are for him al- most to a man. NOTED SCULPTOR IS VERY WEAK CREWS JUMP TO SAFETY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. Special to The Georgian. LaOrange. Ga., Aug. J.—Aj» east- bound extra on the Atlanta and West Point railroad collided head-on with the switch engine of the LaOrange yard about one mile, below the city yes terday. , Both engines were considerably dam aged and three car. were badly loru up The responslbl.lly for the acci dent has not yet been placed. The crews of both trains escaped injury Kv lumping. Boston. Aug. 1.—The condition of Mr. St. Gaudens, the noted sculptor. Is practically the same ae yesterday. He passed a rather quiet night, but le In a very weak condition. M O N U M EN TCO RNE R~sVo N E TO BE LAID AT PERRY. Special to The Georgina. Perry, Oa.. Aug. 3.—The foundation of the Confederate monument haa been laid. The date of Inylng the corner stone with appropriate exercises has been fixed for the 15th of this month. There will be a reunion of veterans on that day. A barbecue will be one of the features. The Daughters of the Con federacy have been working very en ergetically for years to secure this monument, and It Is being erected through their efforts." Rural Delivery Service. Washington. Aug. 2.—Additional service on route J, rural free delivery service, has been established, to com mence September 16, 1907, at Mllltowa, Berrien county. Georgia. Length of rqute. 25.15 miles; families served, 105. Following appointments of carriers and substitutes In the rural letter car rier service have been made In Geor gia: At Rockingham, route No. 1. Emory S. Johnson, carrier, and David S. Pitt man. substitute. At Stockton, route No. 2. Harris L. Tomlinson, carrier, and Oscar Johnson, substitute. At Bronwood. Archie T. Carroll, car rier. and'Jullan L. Glass, substitute, on route No. 2. At t'hlpley,.Walter E. Hopkins, car rier, and Ida D. Hopkins, substitute, route No. L By Mr. Candler, of DeKalb—To amend act Incorporating Llthonla school district. By Mr. Kendall, of Paulding—To amend charter of Dallas. By Mr. Keith, of Meriwether—To amend art Incorporating Haralson school district. i By Mr. Fagan, of Houston—To amend charter of Fort Valley. By Mr. Cook, of Thomas—To amend charter of Boston. By Mr. Dormlny. of Irwin—To re peal act Incorporating Fitzgerald/ By Mr. Tift, of Dougherty—To In corporate the town of Pretoria. By Mr. Ward, of Coffee—To create charter for Buahnell. ' By Mr. Clifton, of Toombs—To cre ate local law for government of public roads. By Mr. Hill, of Monroe—To extend the limits of Forsyth. By Mr. Slaton, of Fulton—To amend charter of East Point. New Bills. By Messrs. Slaton, Blackburn and Bell, of Fulton—To amend charter of Oakland. „ _ , _ By Mr. Johnson, of Jackson—To cre ate city board of education for Monti- cello. By Mr. Trent, of Heard—To pay pen sion to Mrs. C. F. Crain. To amend the code with relation to the appointment of guardians. By Mr. Foster, of Cobb—To amend the charter of Marietta. By Mr. Ooode, of Pickens—To amend act Incorporating town of Nelson. To provide for system of public schools In Nelson. By Mr. Orr, of Coweta—To amend charter of Newnan. By Mr. Keith, of Meriwether—To In corporate town of Gay. By Mr. Donaleon, of Decatur—To foster military education. By Mr. Edwards, of Habersham—To prohibit putting saw dust In streams of said county. VOTE OVERWHELMING ' AGAINST DISPENSARY. The sewing room at the Robinson Neckwear Company Is ventilated and lighted by thirty large windows. Light and air from three sides. Experienced Operators Wanted, Anyone wishing one of the few va cancies we now have will apply at our office at 66 West Mitchell street, cor ner Madison avenue. Robinson Neck wear Company. GREAT OFFER BY NESS COLLEGE In Order to Supply the Unprece dented Demand of the Busi ness World For Help, the Big School Makes Special Offer, If there ever was a time whan our young men nnd young women should learn n profession, such ns shorthand, bookkeeping nnd telegraphy, that time Is now at hand, for there never wus such a great demand for telegraph operators, stenographers and book keepers os nt the present time. Twenty thousand telegraph operators will bo needed within tho next twelve months, on account of the eight-hour system, and tho salaries are going up, too. I The Southern Shorthand and Busi ness University, of this city, which also conducts tho Atlanta School of Telegraphy, Is going to give a two months' course In shorthand absolutely free to oil who enter the department of telegraphy during the next ten days. Telegraphy and shorthand will make you Independent. Take a course telegraphy and you can be also stenographer without any cost what ever. , This Is a liberal offer made by tho old reliable Southern, and no doubt many will take advantage of same the coming week. One day this week tho Southern re ceived nine applications for office as sistants nnd placed several of Its stu dents. Call or write at once and enter now while the special offer Is In force. Ad. dress A. C. Briscoe, president, or L. \V. Arnold, vice president, Atlanta, Oa. INDIANA FARMERS CHA8E NEGROES AWAY. Owensvllle, Ind., Aug. 8.—Wabash township, Gibson county, was sudden ly depopulated of negroes when forty or fifty farmers, resenting the hiring of negroes, attacked a camp of ditch dlggei* and drove them nut of the county. Five of the negroes were bad ly Injured and were taken to Prince ton for treatment. KEPT HANDS OFF IN RATEJROUBLE The President Left Matter to Department of Justice. New York, Aug. 3.—After his cotv- ferenco with tho president, Assistant Attorney General Cooley said' »hat While he was not personally familiar with the North Carolina railroad case, he'wlshed to moke clear the position of President Roosevelt and the depart ment of justice. •There has been a demand upon the part of newspapers," sold Mr. Cooley, "that the president do something. Tho president left the entire matter with the department of justice and the ohly thing they could do was to see that the order of the circuit court was properly served and that the authori ties of the court were obeyed. There was no other way In which the presi dent or federal government could take action." Mr. Cooley said he thought the rate case would reach the supreme court In the fall term. NOTICE. J. E. Hale haa bought the business of the Screen & Cabinet Manufactur ing Company and will continue the business In his own name. All bills arc due nnd payable to the old company who will pay all debts of the company. THE SCREEN A CABINET MANUFACTURING CO. Monarchs MeeC In.Baltic Sea MOBBED AUTOISTS AND BURNED CAR Chicago, Aug. 3.—Mobbed by farm ers after their big touring car had ac cidentally run over a little boy. 8. B. Chapin, millionaire packer, and two women companions, one of whom was Mr. Chapin's wife, are said to have been driven from the automobile In tho vicinity of Deerfield, III., and forced to stand and look on while the big machine was Incinerated in n big bon fire that the farmers had built under It, nnd then compelled to walk miles through the country before they could find an accommodating driver who would take them to the Moreton hotel in Highland Park. Special to The Georgian. Zebutnn, Ga.. Aug. I.—At an election htld In the county of Pike to determine whether or not liquor shall be sold In dispensaries, the vote was almost solid against dispensaries. Zebular pre cinct polled 102 "against" and nothelng "for;" Meansvllle 72 against and 3 for; at Concord only 4 votes wer polled for dispensaries. Those who are In favor of the dlspOnrarie running at Barnes- \ file, late In the evening filed a bill en joining the ordinary from receiving the returns or publishing the result as re quired by law. Judge Reagan will hear the question at Griffin August 8. Every-day good health Grape-Nuts FOOD "There’s a Reason” Read "The Road to Wellvllle,” In pkgs. \ Winners at Tseky Party. The tacky pnrty at the 8t. Nicholas Auditorium Friday night was one of the biggest hits of the season, and the costumes were the cleverest ever seen there. The prizes were ns follows: Ladles—First, Miss Fannie Cain: second. Miss Inez Crawley, and third. Miss Mary Mullins. Gentlemen—First, James A. Howard; second, U II. Grlzzard, and third, J. M. Pates. Georgian Held in Maryland. Rockville, Md.. Aug. 3.—John Foote, of Cotlervllle. On., who was arrested In Baltimore a few days ago on the charge of larceny of a horse and buggy from Herman Krahllng, of Washlng- lon, at Chevy Chase, was before Jus tice Reading here yesterday. In de fault of 31,000 ball he was committed to Jail. Oldknow New Manager. J. M. Nye. formerly superintendent of the Bertlllon Identification bureau at the federal prison and who became manager of the Capital City Automo bile Company In April, has resigned Ills position with the company and has bene succeeded by William Oldknow. Mr. Oldknow has purchased the garage and repair department of the company and will conduct this separately from the Capital City Automobile Com pany's other business. Mr. Nye re signs to engage In other business and for the present lie will .take a rest for the benefit of his health. Colding Commissioned. Robert L. Colding. of Savannah, was commissioned lieutenant commander of the first battalion, naval militia, Saturday. He succeeds Major F. A. Wrench, retired. POSTOFFICE SHOWS INCREASE IN JULY Once again the poatofflee receipts show that Atlanta Is growing. Postmaster Blodgett has Just com pleted Ills report showing the post- office receipts for the month of July and It shows n gain of 35,276 over the receipts for the same month last year. The receipts for July, 1907, are 366,- 015.24, while the receipts for July, of last year, amounted to 360,739.24. FARMER BIT BY DOG; NOW FEARS RABBIES. Special to The Georgian. Rome, On., Aug. 3.—John Ashworth, who was bitten by a mad dog a few days ago, will go to the Pasteur Insti tute In Atlanta today for treatment. Ashworth Is a farmer and has a large family dependent upon him for support. His family and friends are much con cerned over the misfortune. Wound May Prove Fatal. Special to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., Aug. 3.—All hope for the recovery of Stanhope Logan, a well-known farmer who was shot on July 4 by Nathan Weytman. has been abandoned. The wounded man has shown a vitality that is remarkable, but blood poison has set In. Weylman Is In Jail. Special to The Georgian. , Charleston, 8. C„ Aug. 3.—The Com mercial Club, of Charleston, with a membership of 700 business men, has taken up the fight for the enforcement of the liquor laws of the county by making a move to establish the locker system and set an example In obeying tlw •"spcnxary regulations. Berlin. Aug, 3.—Emperor William of Germany and'CXar Nicholas of Russia met today In the Baltic sea, off B.wlJie- munde. Emperor William was on board the royal yacht Hohenzollcrn and .the Russian emperor on bis ‘ yacht, the Standart. The German authorities' took • every precaution to Insure the safety : of the Russian emperor. APPEAL JUDGES DRAW SALARIES Governor Smith Saturday signed the bill fixing the salaries of the threa judges of the court of appeals. < Under the act creating this, court no salary was fixed or provisions made I for paying the Judges. Governor Ter rell arranged to pay them 3200 each • per month for the first six months. At the same time the governor signed ’ the bill fixing the salaries ar34,000. he , signed vouchers for 3800 for each of 1 the three Judges, which amount com pleted salary payments for the first ‘ six months of the year. The three secretaries to the judges • had not received any money for their services and were given vouchers for 3750 each. Sheriff Pittman got •! voucher for 3500. DRUNK YEAR AGO, : '-i NOW PUT IN JAIL. . W. O. Collett was arrested and placed * In the Fulton Tower Saturday on the pharg9 of having been drunk on . the public highway In Gilmer county k’ year ago last Christmas. He Is being held until the sheriff from Gilmer - comes for him. Collett says It Is a case of persecu tion. He claims that his arrest was caused by u former business partner * In Gilmer, who Is sore over a business , transaction between them. GUERRY RECOMMENDED FOR BI8HOP COADJUTOR. Special to The Georgian. Charleston, 8. C., Aug. 3.—A major ity of the etandtng committees of the . diocese have Just reported favorably on the election of Rev. W. A. Guerry. of Sewanee, as bishop ooadjutor. Hla name will now go before the head bish op and his confreres for consideration, looking to his consecration. Bishop Ellison Capers Is still too 111 to.curry on the work of his office. Boy Had a Pistol. Chester Clayton, a 15-year-old boy living at 271 Magnolia street, was ar rested Saturday charged with pointing a pistol at some little girls who were . playing In the yard of their homes. The boy Is said to be mentally unbalanced. Avoid Appendicitis It is caused by the clogging of the bowels and intestines. Keep the di gestion active, the stomach right, the bowels healthy and open with Beecham’s 1 Pills Sold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. and 25s.