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•/HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1007.
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Wife of Naval Lieutenant
Fired Twice At Intruder
and Missed.
Norfolk, Vs., Sent. 10,-lfrs. Marj Uw
Ini Rorosebach, aged 78, wife of I.letiten
ant Frank Roroschach, United Slatca nary,
recently promoted and ordered to the Pa.
cite coast on tbe cruiser Minneapolis, now
In the fleet at Provlncotown, Mass., was
ebot and killed In ber borne at Portsmouth
by an unknown burglar at 3:90 o'clock.
Mrs. Roroschnch was alone In ber home In
front of tbe naral hospital, at Portsmouth,
with her two small children. She was a
fearless woman, and bearing tbs burglar
downstairs, ran down tbe bock stops. She
cornered the man In the kitchen and shot
twice.
Tbe shots went wild, and the burglar,
running upon her, took ber pistol and shot
her through the heart. The burglar escaped,
leering the woman's money tied about her
neck and rings on her Ungers.
The woman llred long enough to tell her
oldest hoy what bad happened and to send
him for help. Bloodhonnds hare failed to
get n successful scent. Whether the burg
lar was black or white Is unknown. Mrs.
ltorosehach was a slater of Joseph T. Law
less. former secretary of the commonwealth
of Virginia.
DIESATJVEST POINT
Leading Citizen of State
Survived by Wife and
Son.
Special to The Georgian.
West Point, Ga., Sept. 10.—Captain
William L. Williams died this morning
at 7 o'clock, after an Illness of several
weeks.
Ten days ago a serious operation was
performed and strong hope for his re'
covery 'was entertained, but his ad'
vanced age—71 yeara—and his previ
ous enfeebled condition rendered this
Impossible.
Captain Williams was one of the
leading' and most popular men In this
section of the state, having been mayor
of West Point and proprietor of the
Langley Hotel. He Is survived by his
wife and by an only son, William M.
Williams, who were with him at the
time of his death. The latter Is a prom,
lnent young attorney of New York.
Captain Williams' death Is unlver
sally deplored. He was an .uncle of
Mrs. Robert Wctmoro and Miss Salllo
Williams, of Atlanta,
Judge Newman to Return,
Judge Newman, of the United States
court, will return to Atlanta Saturday
afternoon. He has been spending the
summer at Arden, N. C. Court will be
opened Saturday at 4 o'clock In the
afternoon, but as - the Judge will not
arrive until after that time, It will be
immediately adjourned, probably until
Monday.
Her Husband Took Out His
Engine and Never Came
Back Alive.
D*»pon<J*nt, becuone ebe baa l»«*n unaltl*
to lecuro work for the reason that «he had
three children, whom ehe would not Rive
up, Mrs. Dells Psdfstt, 311 Windsor street,
applied to Probation Officer Gloer Tues-
dsj for relief.
Her husband, a railroad man, was killed
In sn accident fifteen months nifo. Since
then she has struggled to maintain them.
How well the has aucceetled waa shown
when they came Into the Jureolle court
with clean blouses, patched knickerbockers,
darned stockings snd polished shoes. Every,
thing about them, from tbelr carefully,
brushed bnlr to their cleanly finger nails,
indicated a mother’s care. . ~
She had found a situation .that would
give her enough money to support herself,
and to give the l>oya a little holiday every
week she came to visit them. Officer tlloer
asked that* they be sent to the Home for
the Friendless, with the privilege that
gives her the right to take them out at
•ny time when she believes she will be
■hie to take care of tbemj
^ Tremulous, and with tears streaming
down her face, this little mother, who
must weigh let — *“
Judge Broyles:
mj nusnnna ana I nan oeen raarneo nine
years when they brought him back to me
from the wreck. We bad l>een so bonny
up to that time. I often had asked him
to leave railroading, because, after I was
married, I met so many women whose hus
bands or brothers bad been killed. Hut Tom
always laughed at me snd said there was
no danger.
’When be kissed me goodbv that morn
ing, 1 don’t know why, but I sort of felt
that something wnhld happen. 1 lagged
h Ci uot to go. He iauifuwl it me snd
kissed me again.
"This fa pay day,' be said, ’and we’ll
get Bob that Buster Brown suit.’ I tried
to fonet my thoughts about him, but—
he dlon't-como—back,” sobbed Mrs. Pad-
fett.
Msay of the people In court were In
oara by the time she broke down. Her
idt-st boy, Irvin, was crying softly, snd
ths tears were rolling down Willie's cheeks.
Irvin is • years old aid Willie Is I. Bob-
*rt. the youngest, now a little over three,
jvaa buoy trying to pull one of the brasa
buttons from officer Oloer’s coat.
Kecorder Broyles followed the recom
mendation of tbe probation officer. The
laat kisses were given In tbe corridor out-
aide the recorder s court, snd tbe young-
?. fer *.. w#r * taken a way to tbe home, while
the little woman, who could not stifle her
tears, trudged away up tbe street to tbe
floce where jibe Is to be t gerrant,
BULKED IN LOVE,
YOUTH AND GIRL
KEEPjEATH PACT
Kentucky Couple Take Car
bolic Acid to End Tlieir
Lives.
Ashland, Ky„ Rept. 10.—As a result
of parental objection and a suicide pact,
Isabella Zetrone and ber sweetheart,
Tommy Bales, are dead today at the
home of their parents.
They ran hway from home and at
tempted to get married, but were re
fused on account of their youth, neither
being 16 years of nge. The parents
learned of the escapade and refused to
allow them to meet.
They procured a bottle of carbolic
acid and ended their lives.
SCHOOLS OPENED
IN WASHINGTON
Washington, Os.. Bcpt. 10.—The fall term
of tbo city school* of Washington < —
meaced this morning, with 2M student
slight Increase over former years. The same
personnel In the teaching force of the
school szlsts this year as Inst, and the
prospects sre that by October 1 the at-
tendance will exceed 300.
OF
General Wilder’s Spouse
Wants Him to Head
G. A. R.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 10.—The vet-
erani of the Grand Army own Saratoga
today. The flrat session of the en
campment will be held tonight, when
Governor Hughes will welcome the
veterans to New York state. Com-
mander-ln-Chlef Brown, James Tan
ner, former commander-ln-chlcf, and
Archbishop Ireland will also speak.
Great Interest Is evidenced In the
choice of commander-of-chlef for the
coming year. Five candidates are In
the field, among them General John T.
Wilder, of Knoxville, Tenn.; P. H.
Coney, of Topeka, Kans.; Charles O.
Burton, of Nevada, Mo„ and Charles
D. Burroughs, of Rutherford, N. J.,
present quartermaster of the order.
General Wilder, who commanded
..Wilder's Lightning Brigade, a famous
'organisation during the war. Is one of
the most active candidates. In his can
vass tie Is assisted by his charming
young wife, whom he romantically
married three years ago. Mrs. XVIlder
Is the daughter of Captain John W.
Lee, of Asheville, N. C„ who was cap
tain of a Confederate company In the
Flfty-flrst North Carolina regiment
during the war. General Wilder has
the support of the Southern posts,
which sent solid delegations.
Commander Brown emphatically de-
nlea thnt the Grand Army will Indorse
Roosevelt for a third term, saying the
organization Is not a political one.
SEND DOPE HS
TOHTITIITM
Dr. Longino Says They
Must Be Known First
of All.
CHUB MHO ACT
Criminal Judge Says Some
thing Should bo
Done.
Special to The Gcorghui. .
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 10.—
Somewhat of a sensation has been
sprung In municipal political circles by
the charge of Criminal Judge 8. D. Me
Reynolds to the newly-orgnnlzcd grand
Jury for Hamilton county. Among
other things Judge McReynolds said In
hts charge:
"There have been all kinds of charges
made against the councllmen and If
these men are guilty they ought to be
Indicted and sent to the penitentiary;
If not, they ought to be exonerated. If
necessary to have this Investigation, l
will turn this old county upside down."
ANOTHER BELTROAD
VICTIM PASSES AWAY.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 10.—Con
ductor William Stroop, who was one
of the victims of the accident on the
Belt railroad Saturday afternoon late.
Is dead. He formerly resided In At
lanta, and has many relatives In Geor
gia.
WHITE WORKMEN WON’T
WORK WITH NEGROES.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 10.—A
strike has been declared at the lock
and dam a few miles south of Chatta
nooga on the Tennessee river. It seems
that a number of negro laborers were
recently put to work by Superintendent
Stone, In charge of the construction
work. Many of the white men object
ed, Including Master Mechanic Owen.
The latter Is said to have been sum
marily dismissed and many of his men
followed.
MELVILLE INGALLS
Former President of Big
Four Road Wants
Office.
Cincinnati, 0„ Sept. W.—Melville E. In
galls, former president of the Big Four
rnilronil, will. It Is reported today, be Demo
cratic candidate for Untied States senator
from Ohio. Ingalla Inst week conferred with
friends on the nttuntlon, and they advised
him to make the rare.
Among those Intensely Interested In
the proposition to give treatment to
slaves to the drug habit, now that the
taw prevents them from buying the
poison, Is Dr. T. D. Longino, chairman
of the council committee on hospitals
and charities.
Dr. Longino Is heartily In favor of
the establishment of an Institution
where these unfortunates may receive
treatment ar d In order to ascertain Just
who they are, he proposes that they
call lit the office of City Warden Evans.
"What we need to know,” said Dr.
Longino Tuesday, "Is who these un
fortunates are. We can not treat them
until we know all about them. What
wont them to do Is to call on the
city warden and tell him all about
themselves—how long they have been
using the drug and how much they are
in the habit of tnklng. It whs through
a misunderstanding thnt I was quoted
as In favor of having them call at the
Grady Hospital. They must be sent to
an Institution where they may be cared
for and treated. 1 want that distinctly
understood. They must go where they
may be lokked nftsr and confined. It
would do no good to treat them unless
this was done. But first of all we must
know who they are and all about them.
Then we can take steps to have them
sent somewhere and treated.”
Thnt there are mony such unfortu
nates In Atlanta there Is little doubt.
Druggists estimate that there are sev
eral hundred dope (lends who have been
shut off. from the drug since the antl-
narcotlc law wqnt Into effect.
JUST TWO DRINKS;
BUT WHAT SIZE?
"It's funny what a difference Just a
few drinks make," said Judge Broyles
Tuesday morning. B. R. Burnett, who
had been found drunk on the street,
declared he had taken only two drinks,
while J. L. Maddox Insisted that he had
abaorbed Just two beers until two un
known "friends" offered him a bottle
and he took a drink out of It. He was
unconscious when discovered and .he
claimed In court that he had been
robbed of 110. He was fined the mini
mum 11.76, while Burnett, whose wife
wss there to plead for him, waa given a
To Attend Meeting.
General Freight Agent Pride of the
Seaboard Air Line and other freight
officials of the road In Atlanta will at
tend the meeting of the commercial
men of that road to be held In Ports
mouth Wednesday. At this meeting
freight men wilt be In attendance from
sit over the system for the purpose of
having a family chat and talking over
conditions.
SCHOOLS MUST USE
BASEMENT ROOMS
OR REFUSE PUPILS
Increase ih the Attendance
Gives Problem to Au
thorities.
EXTIU SESSION TO
GET SCHOOL CUSH
Savannah Man Says Gov.
Smith May Call General
Assembly.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Oa., Sept. 10.—J. J. E. An.
tlirson, representative from Bulloch
county, was here yesterday. When
asked about money to run ths agrlcul
turn! schools this year, he said that he
expected Governor Smith would call ati
extra session of the legislature to make
the necessary appropriation. He said
Governor Smith had written him that
unleaa he could borrow the money he
would call the extra session.
ALDERMAN AND NEWS
REPORTER HAVE FIGHT.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah. Oa., Sept. 10.—As ths re
sult of a controversy between Peroy
Miller, a Morning News reporter, and
Alderman H. E. Wilson, In the court
house, a warrant charging Captain WII.
son with assault and battery has been
sworn out by Mr. Miller.
Captain Wilson has waived prelimi
nary hearing and the case will probe'
bly be heard In the city court Friday.
The trouble originated over On article
written about a caae In the city court,
at which Alderman Wilson took um
brage.
THE PULASKI AND HOTEL
TYBEE HAVE NEW MANAGER.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 10.—The Pulas.
k! House and Hotel Tybee, In this city,
have changed hands. Messrs. Georgs
L. Keen, of Anniston, Ala., and Mr. F.
B. Stubbs, of Macon, both former,8a-
vannahlens, having acquired the rights
In the property formerly leased by Mr.
Charles F. Graham. Mr. Graham has
gone In the automobile business.
D. C. Mayfield.
The funeral service# of D. C. May-
field, aged 2* years, who died Saturday
night at his residence. ISO Mills street,
were conducted Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock In the chapel of Barclay &
_ _ Brandon. The Interment was In West-
five dayi r sentence in the station house, view cemetery.
Eleven basement rooms, several of
which are poorly lighted and ventilat
ed, and three dark "Inside" rooms will
be In use In the Atlanta public schools
this year. The ever Increasing host of
children, which at the end of one day
has proved greater than was expected
and the lack of sufficient provision for
their comfort Is responsible for this
state of affairs.
Monday was a big day In the public
schools. The children came In streams
and It Is generally believed that the
total enrollment will Jump from nearly
16,000 to something like 17,000 this year.
No accurate estimates can be made
until Wednesday, wjicn all the pupils,
both old and new, gather In their class
rooms.
The appearance of more school chil
dren than expected In some- places re
sulted In overflows of certain grades.
So far none has actually been turned
away, although It will be difficult to
locate them nit within two weeks.
Every effort has been made to lit the
basement rooms comfortably or to do
away with them altogether. However,
the number of children as compared
to the. facilities Is so great as to make
the use of these rooms Imperative, and
they ore so located ns to give little op
portunity for Improvement.
Basement Rooms Used.
In the Fair Street School there are
three basement rooms to be used this
year. Two of these have been refitted
to some extent and are fairly comfort
able. The third Is not considered at all
adequate. When the W. F. Slaton
School Is completsd two of these will
be vacated.
At Edgewood there Is one rather
pleasant basement room, while another
being used Is partially underground and
would not be occupied If any other ar
rangement could be made.
. Other basement rooms which vary In
comfort are: One at Formwalt, two
at Williams, two at Grant Park and
one at Tenth Street.
At the Crew Street School are three
rooms lighted by an opening between
the buildings, which are very poorly
lighted on dark days.
The school authorities are facing a
difficult problem. It Is always,hard to
apportion the children so that none
may be turned away and there may be
no over-crowded rooms. Tho superin
tendents can never tell until echool
opens In what section of the city there
will be the most children. This year,
however, the situation seems more se
rious, although by using the basement
rooms nnd providing temporary quar
ters until the two new buildings are
completed and by numerous transfers
the authorities believe they can provide
for all.
Three grades of the Calhoun Street
school were overrun with applicants
when school opened Monday. The
eighth, fifth and fourth grades were all
besieged with children, many of whom
will be transferred to schools not so
close to their homes.
The third, fourth and fifth grades at
the Edgewood Avenue school hod more
than they could care for, despite the
fact that two basement rooms are be
ing used.
At Grant park t)ie first grads has 100
■eats and there are 141 applicants. The
first grade at South Pryor had almost
twice ms many applicants as seats.
There were 03 children and 60 desks.
The new North Avenue school had far
too mony children In Its third grade
and other provision will have to be
made. A similar condition developed
In the flrat grade of the Fair Street
school. ,
The playground situation Is the same
as last year. The Boulevard school and
several others have ample grounda, but
the Boys' High School, the Girls' High
School and ths colored school on Hous
ton street have practically no space
at all.
FEARING RIOTS, JAPS
ARE BUYING ARMS
Continued from Page One,
as solidly opposed to the Japanese as It
was In San Francisco. The same rea
sons for anti-Japanese sentiment pre
vails here as In San Francisco.
Another mistaken report Is that the
rioting was participated In only by
hoodlums. The thousands who took
part In the demdnstratlons were In the
main working people and there was
practically none of ths loafer element
among them. Bitter denunciation of
the Japanese and Chinese le heard on
every street comer today. The whole
city Is aroused and the sympathy Is
extended to the working people—not to
tho Orientals.
Demonstrations Arranged.
The statement by Japanese officials
that demands for Indemnity would be
made only excite a defiant aplrlt.
to an apology, which certainly will be
demanded by Japan, the excited popu
lace hold! that It would be merely a
worded formality. Inexpressive of the
temperament of the people. Mayor
Bethune's declaration that Indemnity
will be refused meets with popular ap
proval. Fifty-six stores In all were
raided and partly demolished, totaling
loss to ths foreigners of at least
916,000.
Meetings are arranged for tonight,
when further demonstrations will be
made against the Japanese. The work
ing men are Arm In their attitude and
declare that the Orientals must leave
the etty If they wish to avoid further
trouble. Altogether, the situation to
day Is one to further complicate an
International problem calling for the
Interference of the Dominion govern
ment and the English government as
well. The situation la more alarming
here than It ever was In San Francisco,
snd the officials hsvs taken a similar
attitude to that taken by the municipal
authorities during the San Francisco
riots.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
MU8T SETTLE QUESTION.
London, Sept. 10.—It Is generally
realized here that England Is facing a
most dellcats problem and that It will
be a long time before the feeling de
veloped by the Canadian demonstra
tions against the Japanese will be wiped
out.
Canada will bare to settle the difflcul-
MISS JULIA KUTTNER.
Here Is a pleture of Miss Julia Kuttner, who hails from Bethlehem,
Pa., and is “soul's affinity” of Ferdinand P. Earle, the New York ertist.
Mite Kuttner thought it perfectly proper that Mrs. Earle should take her-
self off to Franco and scours divoroe In order that she could be married
to Mr. Earls. Strangely enough, Mrs. Earls and her rival wer good
friends.
LIT IGA 7 ION 7HREA JENS
SUE OF FITZGERALD, GA.
Rpoclnl to Tha Gaorjrfnn.
Fltajrernld, On., 8i*pt 10.—Tho grim ajMH?'
tor of litigation la threatening the title
to nluiost every foot of ground upon which
the city of Fitzgerald la built. Injutictlona,
pleading* and aulfa of every kind nre fiy
lug alwnt In all direction* nnd about fifty
of the moat prominent cltlien* have been
•erred. Including E. K. Farmer, of the
BURTON IS HELD
Express Collector Charged
With Embezzling
$4,100.
Charged with embeszllng 14.100 from
the Southern Express Company, by ds.
■troylng way-bills after he had collect
ed the sums they called for, o. L. Bur
ton, a former employee of the company,
was bound aver by Justice Klnsbery
Tuesday morning In the sum of 94,000.
He will be held pending his making
bond.
Burton was a collector for the ex-
presa company, and was arrested aev.
eral days ngo and locked up In the po
lice station. At that time It was stated
at offices of the company that his
shortage would be a small one. and a
sum less than 9100 was popularly sup
posed to cover the total loss. Those
who had followed the case were sur
prised Tuesday when the express com
pany officials charged Burton with em-
beszllng not less than- 94,100 and pro
duced evidence In support of thelt
charge. . . ....
Arnold A Arnold, counsel for the de.
fendant, were represented by John B,
Ridley, and they had aa associate coun
sel J. P. Broke, of Alpharetta, who was
engaged, It Is understood, by the fa
ther-in-law of the defendant. Mr.
Brake has known Burton and his wife
for years. Robert C. Alston appeared
for the express company.
M Fsronz. 1 French statistician, e»t|.
mates that atxmt 650,00ft motor ears hare
been ntsnufsctnrsd In the nine yearn nine*
the experiments of self-propelled road r “-
bleles Bret succeeded. end these have
for more than 1300,000,000.
First Nations!, snd E. XV. Stetson, cashier
of tbe Exchange National bank.
The .McMillan building construction
abandoned, Mr. McMillan being one of the
defendants. This Is c*|h-oIbIIj unfortunate
HI THE WINDY CITY
Mines to be Merged Are
Now Valued at
$21,000,000. . I
Chicago, Bcpt. 10.—A gigantic coal com*
bine which will merge mine* rained at $21.-
000,000, and bring together under one com
pany more than thirty of the rfobeat mlnoa
of llliuola and Indiana la In proceaa of for
mation.
The merger will Include twenty-fire mlnca
of the Danville and Clinton dlatrlrta In Il
linois and the propertlea of the Kelly, Onk
IUU and Deering cotnpanlea In Indiana.
George T. Ilucklngham, an attorney, nnd
William Krldgett, an Investment broker,
of DanrlUe, will conduct the merger. 1
Official corroboration of the contemplated
merger wag given by Mr. Buckingham and
Mr. Brldgett In Danville. All the mine* are
In condition. The railway facilities are un
excelled. There Is scarcely a mine In the
number which Is not accessible to the
tracks of aoveral lines. The new John U.
Walsh road will pass dose to the tuiues of
the Illinois district.
KILLED BV AUTOS
Pltsburg, Sept. 10.—Helen William* was so
badly Injured that she died In a hospital,
nnd fonr others were more or less seriously
hurt when an automobile was wrecked In
California avenue, Allegheny, shortly after
1 o'clock this morning. The Injured:
Miss Laura Bell, badly crushed; prob
ably will die.
Charles Kuhns, bruised.
Frank Donnelly.
8sdle Donnelly.
Kuhn* was driving the machine at a
rapid speed. In rounding « sharp curve It
was upset. Tho occupants were scattered
about thG street snd Ml** Bell, who Is the
worst hurt, was crushed by the machine
and Injured Internally. , ,
While racing his onto. Rex I’araeston,
aged 35, president of tbe Automobile Re-
pair company, this city, was killed, his skull
being fractured, when his machine turned
over on a curve. Walter Christy, of New
\ork, was Internally Injured as a result of
an accident to his auto. Clair Bastoo also
was injured.
PLEADSJIS WIFE
Tells Pardon Board She Can
Prove Ho Didn’t Do
Murder.
ty without open aulstancs from the
home government. ....
The papers are cautious In discussing
the riots, end there Is general dismay
that England, Instead of viewing with
Interest and even amusement an en
tanglement between the United States
and Japan because of the anti-Japa
nese demonstrations In tha United
States, Is now In the same position she
regarded the United States aa wel
come to.
The Morning Post hopes that the In
flux of Japanese Into Canada will be
restricted by friendly agreement. The
Dally News recognises the color ques-
tlon where Western and Eastern peo
ple arc now meeting as one of the
most difficult ot modern times. . ..
Claiming that she could prove her hus
band's Innocence, Mrs. Walter J. Wblte, of
Atlanta, appeared before the prison com'
mission Tuesday morning wltb a *
thnt her husband, Walter J. White, — ..
aerrlng n Ufa aentence for murder, be par
dnned.
Whlro wss sent op from Fnltoo county
In the spring of VJM snd Is now aerrlng
tlma at the Chattahoochee brick yarda naar
the city. In ber petition Mrs White if-
firms that she can positively prove thnt her
husband waa not In the vicinity of tha
_ tboreegh Investigation of
tha case will lie made. A petition tor par
don baaed on tbe Innocence of tha accuaad
la rery aeldom praaented to the board snd
In theae ram s eloaer Investigation If
ixwnlhle It otwayn made.
During the a bar nee of Chairman Turner,
General Evana preaided oyer the deilbera-
tlona of ths board.
Among tbe other petitions for clemency
which were considered by the board were
tbe following: O. L. Downing, of Dooly
county, sent up for life on s charge of
murder: A. 1. Poeey, Dougherty county, ‘
years for larceny; J. L. Duller, of I
county, aeven years for burglary; W. _.
Collier, of Richmond county, two years fur
larceny.
None of the petitions were acted upon at
the session Tuesday.
GOOD ENROLLMENT
IN VIDALIA SCHOOLS
Vldalla, Ga., Sept. 10,-Ths Vldalta Col
leglate Institute opened Its fill term yes
terday with flattering prospects. Knperln-
(undent E. L. Hay has secured sn exeetuat
faenlty and la well supported by tha city
board of education.
The enrollment waa rery encouraging.
ENGLISH LORD BISHOP
IS NOW IN CANADA
Ottawa. Out., Sept 10.—The Rt. Rev.
Arthur Foley XVtnnlngton Ingram, lord
bishop ot London, arrived here yester
day, from Quebec. His lordship will be
the guest ot Viceroy Lord Grey whlla
In thla city. After his visit here and at
Niagara, the bishop will go to. the
United States. • The primary object of
the bishop's visit to America la to par
ticipate In the celebration at James
town of the rhree hundredth anniver
sary of the establishment of an English
colony on this continent. He will call
on President Roosevelt before returning
home, - *■ '
Columbus, Go., Sept. 10.—Mrs. Jane
C. Hughes, aged 77, died it her home In
this city Sunday night. She was a
member of an old Huguenot family of
Virginia, her grandparents being named
Pledge, and among the early settlers of
that state.
She was the relict of the late XV. H.
Hughes, a former cotton factor and
planter of this city, and leaves two
sons, H. A. and Sam S. Hughes, and
four daughters. Her funeral took place
today and was largely attended,
BODY OF J. HENRY IONES
BURIED IN COLUMBUS.
Special to Ths Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 10.—The re
mains of J. Henry Jones, a railroad
man, who was killed by falling from a
freight train of the Central railroad at
Jacksohs Gap Saturday night, were
brought here and the funeral took
place Sunday. Jones was an employee
of the Seaboard Air Line railroad and
was on a vacation when killed. He
leaves hie mother and several brothers
and staters.
COLUMBUS NEQRO Y. M. C. A.
BUILDING NOW DEDICATED.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, On., Bept. JO.—A three-
day dedication service of the negro
Toung Men's Christian Association
building. Just erected In this city, la
now going on and will close tonight,
having started with a “sunrise prayer
meeting” Sunday morning. Addresses
were made by O. Gunby -Jordan
and Professor C. B. Gibson Sunday nft-
emoon. Other addresses by prominent
negroes were made yesterday, nnd to
day the woman held meetings, the ex
ercises closing tonight.
CLOSE ARBITRATION
BY NEXT FRIDAY
Unless some unforeseen difficulty
arises the arbitration' of the assess
ments made by the comptroller gen
eral upon the valuation of the South
ern, the Alabama Great Southern and
the Seaboard Air Line railroads will be
concluded next Friday.
The case of the Southern will be
taken up XX’ednesday, the Alabama
Great Southern Thursday and the Sea.
board on Friday, The two lines first
named are represented by Roland Ki
lts, and Judge A. L. Miller will act oa
umpire.
In the caae of the Seaboard, which
la set for a hearing Friday, no umpire
has been appointed, as tt is thought
that an agreement can be reached with
out one. Should an umpire he found
neceseary Judge Miller will probably
be appointed In this case also. The
Seaboard will be represented by Attor
ney L. H. O. Martin, of Elberion. O.
B. Stevens will appear for the state In
all three coses.
The valuation returned by the rail
roads and the assessment made by the
comptroller general Is ns follows:
Southern railway franchise’, $1.61l.»!f».
total 914.884.P19: assessed 911.641.306.
total, 118,600,000. Alabama Great
Southern franchise returned at 2168,-
304, total 1684.406; franchise assessed
8143,000. total 1117,681. Seaboard fran
chise returned at 11.615,000. total 110,-
091.002; franchise assessed 17,163,961.
total 117,011,680. - l
Petition in Bankruptcy.
An Involuntary , pettton In bank
ruptcy was filed Tuesday In the Fed
eral court by Homman, Sawyer A Co.,
A. Flatau and A. Samuels against J.
lllgler. alleging he Is bankrupt. The
a-s-ujfnt Is in the liquor business