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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THCBSDAT, SEPTEMBER It 1507. 5 515 Friends Called Us— in two hours yesterday to know the baseball score. The Georgian must be sort of an authority to them. What advertiser doubts the value of his announcement reaching even 500 people who believe in the newspaper that carries it like they believe in The Georgian. How would you like for 500 people to telephone you in one afternoon for information about the goods you sell? Would you take it as a compliment or otherwise? SLA 7 ON FOR SLA IE SENA 7 E; SPEAKER OF HOUSE WANTS TO HEAD UPPER BODY Gen. Drude Attacks Tribesmen Near City. BIG BATTLESHIPS GIVE TROOPS AID Fight Likely to Put Down Revolt of the Na tives. Paris, Sept. 12.—General Drude. com- inandlng the French forces In Morocco, todnv captured and burned the town of ’I’ohnddart, seventy-ftve mile* north east ofvCasa Blanca, Inflicting terrible loss on the Moors. The French lost one killed and six wounded. f A large force of Moors,' led by many assembled chiefs, had cttnrpert at Ta- Imddart nnd It was believed that they I .ntcmplated an attack or. either Tan- ricr or Dur-El-Beda. General Drude sent a heavy force of troops to Tahaddart, which lies about fifteen miles back from'the coast and In the mountains, and attacked the Moors. The lighting was fierce for eev. uni hours, resulting In the complete lout of the tribes," the slaughter of a huge number of their troops and the burning of the camp. The French lost ■ ne man killed and six Injured, accord, lug to the official advices received here iroin General Drude. In th» engagement French warships flood off the coast, covering by a heavy lire, the landing of large forces of ma rines which Joined In the battle. It Is Dclleved here that this victory will com- l-lcteiy discourage the Moors from any further attempt to take possession of the northwestern corner of ihe Moroc- ion country. SOUTHERN’S TAXES NOT YET FIXED Beginning Wednesday afternoon the board of arbitration In the tax returne r-f the Southern railroad had not reached any award Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The session Thursday morning was executive, the board hearing from Colo- nel McWhorter and others'. Hon. Ro land Ellis Is arbitrator for the road, Commissioner Stevens for the state, and Judge A. L. MUler Is umpire. At- Nirney General Hart la conducting tne light for the state.' _ , _ . Comptroller General Wright assessed Hie Southern at $26,500,000. after the umpany had returned Its property at 114,000,000. GIRL MADE WILL; KILLED NEXT DAY IN A RUNAWAY LexIAgton, Ky., Sept. 12.—Miaa Ju- flith Morton, a society leader here, noted horaewoman and well known, wai killed by a fall from a runaway horse here today. . , _ ... She made her will the day before her death and told her mother on leaving for a ride, from which she never re- turned, that,if she did not return her will was made. CARRIE NATION AS SALOON ORATOR HON. JOHN M. SLATON. The speaker of the house announces his candidacy for the senate and the presidency of that body. John M. Slaton, speaker of the house of representatives. Is a candidate for the senate, and the presidency of that body, from the Thirty-fifth senatorial district. Under the rotation system, Fulton will have the naming of the senator for the general assembly of 1909-ID. For some months there have been rumors that Mr. Slaton might be a can didate for congress from the Fifth district, but with the announcement of Mr. Slaton for that position, Mr. Slaton enters the senatorial lists. To date, there has been no talk of Washington, Sept. 12.—Accompanied by a number of her followers. Mrs. -.'arry Nation, of hatchet fame, went Into Sullivan’s saloon last night and made a long and eloquent address, us- ng the man who dispenses refresh- nents as her audience. Several men who were about to have "one more were told In unmistakable terms what tort of a future waa In store for them ai yond-the grave. Lumber Mill at Albany Bums, ipeclal to The Georgian. Albany. Ga., £ept. 12.—Fire yester day morning destroyed-the smaller of :he two lumber mills of the Red Cy press Lumber Company at Pretoria, this county. The cypress mill was not damaged, but the pine mill was com pletely destroyed, together with a con siderable quantity of lumber. The loss »,$15,000 and Is protected by Insur- ir.H? to the extent of three-fourths that tmount. It la said tbs mill will be re- luilL HENRY H, ROGERS IS SERIOUSLY ILL Boston, Sept. 12.—Henry H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate, Is a very sick man. So sick. Indeed, that at least three months must be passed before he can be approached on business or ap pear as a witness In court. This startling testimony was given today before Judge Hammond In the superior court by Dr. Brntton, In the case of Cardwallader M. Raymond, who Is suing the Standard Oil for $15,000,060 for infringement on patents that render reilned petroleum non-exploalve. Mr. Rogers, krho Is 70 years old, seems to be suffering from general de bility. GEN. BURTON NOW HEAD OF G. A. R, any one elne for tlie senate from thin district, and friends of Speaker Slaton believe that he will have no opposition. John M. Slaton was speaker of the house In 1905-6, and was re-elected to that position for the sessions of 1907-8 without opposition. He has mode a fine record as presiding officer, and Is very popular all over the state. In announcing his candidacy for the senate. Mr. Slaton also announces his ambition to be president of that body. His experience ns presiding officer #f the lower branch would especially fit him for the duties of guiding the high er body. ANNISTON. ALA. A wedding of great Interest Is thst of Miss Willie Wallace to Mr. llenry F. Mont- gomerjr. which occurred at Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Montgomery has often visited her sister. Mrs. F. M. Hender son, in this city and has man/ friends all over the stato. The Wallace family Is one of the oldest and most prominent of Talla- • ga county. Mr. Montgomery Is a genial in ““ On Wednesday morning at 9:80 o'clock • very Important business meeting of the Wednesday Study Club was held with Mrs. John Knox on Tyler hill. _ Mrs. Knox Is dl* >f the Wednesday „ of the strongest clubs In the city. Very delightful Hirelings ore held semi monthly for study nnd for Its philanthrope cal work u young girl Is being educated at Montevallo. At the meeting yesterday morn ing Miss Treddy, of Fold water. was prys- Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 12.—General Charles G. Burton, ot-Nevada, Mo., was elected commander In chief of the Grand Army of the Republic this after noon. GEORGIA DRUGGISTS TO GO TO CHICAGO Gsorgla druggists will gather In At lanta Sunday to Join Atlanta drug men In the trip to Chicago to attend the National Association of Retail Drug gists. The Journey will be made over the Louisville and Nnshvllle Sunday evening. Dr. George Case, of Mllledge- vllle, will respond to the address of welcome, delivered by Mayor Busaee, of Chicago. Among those who will attend from Georgia will be: National Vice Presi dent W. 8. Elkin, Jr... of Atlanta, and Dr. George Case, of Milledgevllle, rep resenting the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association; Dr. J. A. Pickard, of At lanta, representing the Atlanta Retail Druggists' Association; Drs. John Kem- mle and William Oremah. or Atlanta; Trail Rice, of Greensboro; J. A. Lege, of Marietta: William Young nnd M. F. Word, of Cartersvllle; Jule Cleveland, of Elberton. meeting of the Young Lad lea' Sewing Club on Tuesday morning. The regular mem- liern. nine In number, nud Miss Gertrude Williamson, of Washington, were enter tained by Miss Thomason. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Clarkson, of Mobile, after spending several weeks In the city and at Ingram Wells, have returned to their home. Miss Alice Ashley, of Tuscaloosa, who was with them, has also returned to her home. Miss Laura Kennedy left Tuesday for Tal ladega, where she will visit Miss Miry Oliver. Yesterday they went ont to Jemf- son's mill, where they are attending a large house party for several days. Mies Marie Lyle Harwell. 4>f Nnshvllle, — —•— *•- to be the guest of no McClure Knox, Miss Marie Burke, of Jacksonville, Is vis- itlng Miss Bunnle Darden-at her home on Qulntard street. Miss Sarah Oliver, of Talladega, Is visit ing Mrs. H. P. Kennedy on Leighton street. Mr. Boy Woodruff left Monday for Tusca loosa to enter the third year at the univer sity. Miss Marie Greene will return the latter part of the week from n visit of several weeks to Ashvllh*. Ala., where she has lieeu entertained by the younger social set. Mr. Walker Itelmolds left Monday for Auburn, from which college he will bs grad uated next June. WAYCROSS. Miss Maude MeKnlght baa returned from a visit to relatives III Tennessee. Mrs. W. II. I'ayne, of Norfolk, Ya., Is the guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. omnium, at their home, on Tebeau street. Mies Jennie Grnnllinm. of Clearmont, N. C.. Is tile guest «»f Mrs. 8. F. Floyd. Miss Sydney Hit! has returned •« her borne In Hlruilnglinm after spending the summer with her aunt. Mrs. \\. H. Frier. Miss Jimmie Ketterer is at White Springs. Fla. From thw she will visit friend* In Alabama Itefore returning home. $\Ils» Susie, May Watt entertained 'The CrtM-odllon" on Wednewlay evening. Mr. nnd Mrs. .?. K. Wadley have returned from an extensive trip to Canada. Professor nud Mrs. K. Aldlnr Found are at home after spending the summer In north Georgia. Mrs. It. F. Ixlar am! children are the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank *'. Owens, In Atlanta. ' Rev. nud Mrs. W. II. Scruggs are lit Asheville, N. C. O0000000000000000000000000 o o O HE’LL HAVE TO PLAY 0 0 PIANO A LONG TIME. O 0 0 0 London, Sept. 12.—Napoleon 0 0 Bird, the champion long-distance O 0 piano player, ha* accepted a match O 0 to play David Monks, an aaplrant 0 0 to the title, for $1,500. The chal- 0 0 lenger has a tremendous task on 0 0 his hands, for In winning the title 0 0 Mr. Bird played for forty-eight 0 O consecutive hours. During this 0 0 period he rendered 510 composl- 0 0 tlons and accompanied vocal and 0 0 Instrumental solos at four con- O 0 certs. He played nearly every- 0 0 thing from memory. He Is fed 0 0 lightly while playing a mttchs O 0 sips an occasional drink of brandy 0 0 and when sleepy Is sprayed with O O eau do cologne. 0 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 IS yp 10 COUNCIL The proposition of whether Atlanta Is to have the new auditorium-armory Is now up to the city council. At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Auditorium-Armory Com pany, held In the chamber of commerce at noon Thursday, the recommendation of the council committee and the com mittee on plans that the bid of Gude It Walker for the erection of the building be accepted, was adopted, and the next step In the matter will be taken by council In either adopting or refusing to adopt the recommendation. ■ The bid of Gude & Walker comes within the amount of money appro priated' for the purpose of erecting the building, but It will not be made public .until the council meeting Monday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock. On motion of Mr. Clark Howell the entire noard of director, waa resolved into the committee of the whole for the purpose of going before council and co-operate with that body In the die cusslon of the plans for erecting the nuditorlum-Armory. Colonel Clifford Anderson was appointed chairman of the committee to act during the ab sence of President Gray of the board. committee consisting of Colonel Clifford Anderson, Burton Smith and W. L. Peel was appointed to assist tho city attorney In drawing up a contract between the auditorium company and Gude It Walker, architects. The con tract will be drawn up at once and will be presented to council Monday after noon. An additional committee consisting of J. J. Spalding. W. T. Gentry and J. Wllle Pope was appointed to appear before the board of county commis sioners and request them to do the ex cavating for tho building. It Is be lieved that the commissioners will comply with the request and assist the city and the company to this extent, Inasmuch as the armory will be used by the state troops which Is os much a part of the county as the city. BRINSON CITIZEN BITTEN BY DOG Bitten by a mnddog, J. H. Rims, of i. Ga.. LUCIAN L. KNIGHT ILL IN FAR LOS ANGELES Horrible Atrocities Are Practiced in City of Kishineff. ODESSA ROWDIES LEADING IN RIOTS Inhuman Tortures Inflicted Upon Men, Women and Little Children. LUCIEN L. KNIGHT. He It critically III from nervoue prostration at Loa Angeles, Cat. Brinson. Oa., came to Atlanta Wed nesday, accompanied by Dr. J. A. Par sons, to undergo treatment at the Pas teur Inutltute. The wound was Inflicted a week ago, but the physicians state that they apprehend no trouble In car ing for the case. The head of the dog, which was a fine bird aog, was sent to the institute about a Week ago, and on examination showed that the animal had the rabies. Farmers' Union Buys Warehouse. Special to The Georgian. Conyers, Ga., Bept. 12.—The Farm ers' Union of Rockdale county has purchased a new warehouse In which to store their cotton. The members of the union will hold their cotton for 15 cents. Dispatches from Los Angeles, Cal., an nounce that Luclnn L. Knight, formerly of Atlanta, Is critically 111 as a result of nor- rou*.prostration. It I* stated that he wits resting easily st an early hour Thursday morning. Lucian L. Knight I* one of the l>e«t known of the younger Georgians who have entered the field of letters, nnd he has many friends In Atlanta and nil over Geor gia who will regret to learn of his Illness and who will Join In wishes for his speedy recovery. He has been In Los Angeles for more than a year, engaged In literary work. Mr. Knight Is about 40 years of sge. He gla, studied Inw In Athens for k and then came to Atlanta, where he was religious and literary editor of the Constitu tion for a short time. He afterwsrd entered Princeton, where he took a theological course, and was afterward ordained a Pres byterian minister. Ho was In the active ministry at Washington. D. C., for a short time, after which fin went abroad. Upon hts return he became connected with the Agnes Scott College at Decatur. In May, 1906. he went to I/js Angeles, his health having failed hlm.‘ Hlnce bis visit to the West he has completed the first volume of "Lives of Great Georgians," and has re cently been at work upon the second ?ol» urne. SYLVANIA ANXIOUS FOR NEW RAILWAY; CASH BEING RAISED LANGFORD FOUND; WHERE ARE PARENTS? Who has lost a small boy? Irvin Langford. 5 years old. has been found and he Is now waltlnic until the police can And his parents. The child was found by people In the vicinity of 371 North Boulevard, and Is now being cared for at that ad dress. He Is well dressed and bright, but the task of tolling Just where he lives and who his’ parents are Is too much for him. Mrs. W ...Itli. I Johnson. GRIFFIN. Berks has one to Fort Griggs, of Houston, Heim tor George B. . Tex. Is In Griffin, the guest of Judge Rob ert f. Denis), who Hill give s tee Thursdsy evening In his honor. Senntor Griggs Is a prominent Bed Man, and .author s. well. One of his stories "Norkoma, Is dedl- i-uteil to Judge Daniel. Miss More Ruth Thornes has gone to lli-nder«onvllle, N. O., where she will teseb this aohiilsstie year. Mr and Mrs. A. U. Smith hsve returned from Gadsden. Ala., and will again mike Griffin their home. Thu largest event of the week In Orlf- 6ii was the "at home’’ giren by Mrs. A. J. Burr Thursday evening from 5 to 7 n'elork. About one hundred Invitations were issued. Mlsaea llosale Hall and Alllne Newton will leave Tuesday to enter Lucy C'olih, at Ath ens, Ga. Special to The Georgian. Sylvanla, On., Sept. 12.—Fully a hundred representative cltlsena of Screven county met Monday with Mr. Brinson In the Interest of the exteneton of the Brlneon railway from Savannah to Sylvanta. Mr. Brlneon has com pleted hie road to 8piingfleld, Effing ham county, and has fitted It out with first-class rolling stock and equip ments. It Is hoped by the cltlxene of Sylvonla and Screven county that It will reach Sylvanla within twelve months. Nearly $10,000 has been raised by subscription. A committee composed of W. J. Walker, president of the Cltl- gens' Bank of Sylvanla: W. M. Hobby, editor of The Sylvanla Telephone, and H. A. Boykin, a leading attorney of the Sylvanla bar, waa appointed to Inter est the citizens of Sylvanlu and the county In the enterprise, to raise the amount to $$2,000. LEARD LEAVES FOR RICHMOND, VA. Harry F. Leard, district passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line at Richmond, but who has been stationed In Atlanta for the past several monthe, left Thursday for home. Mr. Leard came here to help out In the rush oc casioned on the Seaboard by the Jamestown Exposition and other sum mer travel. He has a multitude of friends here who are always glad to welcome him. 8. B. Murdock, traveling passenger agent of the Seaboard at-Philadelphia, and Fred I,. Gelssler, traveling passen ger agent at Memphis, arrived In At lanta Thursday and will assist In the office of Assistant General Passenger Agent W. E. Christian In handling the rush of business. Bucharest, Roumanta, Sept. 12.—Th» terrible massacre of Jews at Kishineff continues. Scores of men, women and children are being mowed down In the streets, or else driven Into blazing houses, near which their persecutors stand and watch them slowly roost to death. According to the dispatches received here, the atrocities are tho most In human since the massacres began. Rowdies from Odessa, who descended on the turbulent city on the first day of the Jewish new year, are responsi ble for the appalling butcher}-. FEDERAL COURTS OPEN NEXT WEEK Judge Newman will return to Atlanta on Saturday afternoon from his sum mer home at Arden, N. 0., and will be gin hie work on the bench for the fall term of court by hearing argument In the railroad rate coses. The cases of the Central of Georgia, Atlanta and West Point and the Louisville and Nashvlllo nnd Atlantia Coast Line as lessees of the Georgia railroad are set for a hearing on Sep tember 16, and the stato railroad com mission will show cause why the order of the commission reducing the passen ger rates In Georgia should not be re voked by the Federal court. This will be the beginning of what win be a hard-fought litigation and which will probably bo carried to the United States court of appeals before it Is finally determined. MINERS' CONTRACT NOW EFFECTIVE MAY TAKE SOUTHERN AGENCY IN COLUMBUS E. M. Owen, until August 15 assist ant city ticket agent of the Southern and who resigned to travel for a man ufacturing house, will probably be ap pointed city ticket and passenger agent at Columbus to take the place of C. A. Carson, who will All the vacancy caused by the promotion of F. R. Me- Mlllln to traveling passenger agent at Atlanta. Mr. McMillln conies here to take the place of S. t-awrenc# Hunt, who re signed to become traveling passenger agent for the Central at Columbus. Mr. Owen la well known In the Atlanta railroad world and Is an expert busi ness getter. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IS SOUVENIR NIGHT JSiT 00000000000000000000000003 O O O JAPAN IS NOT ANGRY, O O BUT WANT8 INDEMNITY. O o o O Seattle, Wash., Sept. 12.—In an 0 O interview here Baron Izhll, Jzpa- 0 O ness chief of the bureau of for- Q O elgn commerce, said the Van- 0 Q couver Incident will not disturb 0 O the friendly relations between Ja- D O pan and Great Britain—that the 0 0 two countries are too firm friends 0 O to allow the occurrence to affect 0 0 their relatione. He said that Ja- 0 0 pan will not make an international 0 O affair of the trouble, but that In- O O damnify will be collected for the O O damage done to Japanese reel- O 0 dents. O O O 00000000O0000000O0000OO000 ^hittanooya. Tenn., Hept 11—A epccltl from Knoxville esye the contract between the United Mine Workers of America, me tric! No. II, end the coal operators, and the contract recently agreed npon la now effective and binding for ono year from Hen- temper 1. 1107. Forty-five mines In eaat Tonneaaee and In four counties of southeastern Kentucky are concerned In the contract. The mines em ploying non-union miners will probably fol low this compact. Ten thoutand mluera are affected. NEW OFFICERS ON COUNTY FORCE GOVERNOR TO SPEAK IN CHATTOOGA Governor Smith will leave Friday aft ernoon via the Western and Atlantic railroad for Summerville, In Chattooga county, where he will deliver an ad dress at a great educational rally on Saturday. As Governor Smith will spend Friday night In Rome, the citizens of that city are preparing for a public reception to the chief executive In the t'ltec^ffee _____ _ Hotel Friday evening. Governor Smith THE NEW 'KIMBALL! wllj go to Summerville Saturday morn- PALM GARDEN. 'evening. Three new county policemen, Carl Hlckz, R. P. Houze and W. C. Chap- pelear, were elected by the county com missioners Thursday to dll vacancies which have occurred within the past month. All three were highly recom mended and received unanimous votes. Chief Turner has not a» yet decldeu upon which beats he will place them. Officer Buntyrt, who resigned two weeks ago, ts now with the Southern railway as a special officer. He has already made several arrests and Is performing an efficient service In cap turing car breakers and other offend ers. Old Soldier Fined. Jacob Wofford, until recently an In mate of the Soldiers' Home, was before Recorder Broyles Thursday charged with being drunk and Insulting women In Grant Park. He said ha couldn't remember anything about it. The po lice say that since he left the home b» has been sleeping at the station B*a** nearly every night and spending hi- day* begging money for drinks. He was lined $10.75. Petition In Bankruptcy. A voluntary petition in bankruptcy waa llled In the Federal court Thurs day by O. P. Herndon and V. K. Hern don, doing business under the name of Herndon & Herndon. They are mer chants and give their liabilities at $740.7u, with no assets.