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SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, easier; 6.87. Atlanta, quiet;
11%. New York, quiet; 12.25. New Or-
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Savannah, steady; 11%.
VOL. VI. NO. 39.
• ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1907.
PftTITfi!* In Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
UAV1AJJSiZ o a Trains: riVB CENTS.
ON MOCK
Van Buren Held Block,
But Didn’t Profit
by It. -
E
EXPLAINS HIS
FILTHV S
TILFORDBACK
ON THE STAND
Standard Lawyer Objected
to His Answering Some of
the Questions.
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O SHOULD NOT CONTROL. 0
O O
O New York. Sept. It.—'"John D. O
O Rockefeller is moet emphatically 0
O the man above all other* who 0
0 should not be put back In control 0
0 of the Standard Oil Company. The O
0 new leader should be an honest 0
0 man. Rockefeller la the greatest 0
S hypocrite In all the world, or else 0
he I* a very narrow honest man. O
O Standard Oil will be honest oil 0
0 only when Its whole slate has been 0
O rubbed clean."
O Ida M. Tarbell, the woman O
0 whose denunciations of Mr. Rocke- 0
0 feller and tire oil trust hare won
0 her International fame, gave this O
0 opinion of what the great monop- O
0 oly must do to be redeemed.
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New /fork. Sept. 19.—It developed
during the proceedings before ex-Judge
Ferris. Instituted by the United States
government to dissolve the Standard
Oil Company, tlint Charles M. Pratt,
secretary of the Standard Oil Com
pany, had held for his company the
stock of the Wstors-I’lerce Oil Com
pany at the time when It was not per
mitted to nj»ernte In the state of Texas,
lie said on the witness stand that he
held tho stock as n matter of conven
ience, and not to avoid tho anti-trust
laws of Tet.l"
He threw some Interesting side light*
on the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, the
stock of which was held for a long
period by M. M. Van Huren, who was
not connected with the Standard Oil
Company.
Standard Got Dividends.
Mr. Van nnren purchased tho stock
from Mr. Pratt, and early this year the
Standard Company bought It back. The
nature of the transaction showed that
Mr. Van Buren received from the
Standard Oil Company exactly what he
paid for the stock, and that during the
time he held It the dividends were paid
to the Standard Company.
Wesley H. Tllford. treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company of New- Jersey
and vice president of the Standard Oil
Company of New- York, was In the
witness chair when the hearing was re
sumed today.
Lawyer John O. Mllburn, for the
trust, offered vigorous objection* to al
lowing him to answer questions con
cerning the acts of the Standard pre
vious to the passage- of the Sherman
anti-trust iaw on July 2, 1990. William
(' Rockefeller Is expected to follow Mr.
Tllford on the stand.
Had Looked After It
Inquisitor Kellogg, for the govern
ment, wanted Treasurer Tllford to tell
what Interest the StandariLhad In the
Old Chess-Carley Company of Ken
tucky .back In 1992, and Mr. Tllford,
When called to the stand last evening
lust before adjournment for the day,
admitted ho had looked after the Stand
ard's connection with that concern.
The trust.lawyers made It known that
they will Object to any Investigation of
the Standard's dealings previous to 1190
anil It was said their defense will be
that since that date the trust has con
scientiously and strictly obeyed the law.
r.otwithstanding profits of from 100 to
1.100 per cent on capital stock were
made by the various subsidiary con
cern*.
Mr. Kellogg has got hold of some of
the Standard's books which cover the
period between 1992 and 1999. when the
trustees In liquidation \yprc cleverly
continuing the business of the monop
oly, which has been declared Illegal by
the Ohio supreme court.
Dividends Are Admitted.
Attorney Kellogg Is making strenu
ous efforts to get on the record a copy
of the "original trust agreement” of
W2, which was the beginning of the
greatest combine.
This trust, or trusteeship, was en
tered Into by various companies, plac
ing their affairs In the hands of nine
trustees, who had absolute power. It
was declared Illegal In 1892. and was
In course of dissolution during the
• wht preceding years Until the pres-
-'-npany was formed In 1899.
lurer Tllford, today's first wlt-
1 ilmlttrd that during the eight
'■ - bf liquidation dividends from
*--!b-companies were paid to trust cer-
tiUcate holders. This point I* of much
Importance, as the Ohio supreme court
' rder of 1892 demanded the trust’s dls-
""iutlon. Mr. Kellogg sought to show
Wat It Is actually being conducted as
I- fore, in open defiance of the court’s
order.
Was It *4,000,000?
The flret question asked of Mr. Til-
ford was whether Comptroller Fay had
p-t been In error slightly yesterday
*hen he said tho Standard's dividends
I" 1999 were 84,000,000.
Did he not mean 112.800,000, and did
“n the 84,000.000 dividend* mean for
Had Qualifed Fore
cast in .Giving
It.
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to
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Recently Governor Smith gave out
an Interview In which he predicted that
the cotton crop In Georgia would be
2,000,000 bale*, If not cut oft by hot
winds.
This statement ha* brought a tern
pest about the chief executlnve, particu
larly from ‘tho Farmers' Union. Presl
dent R. F. Duckworth has Issued
card in which he calls Governor Smith
to task for making this statement, and
asks ‘‘why should Governor Smith, as
the governor of Georgia, be placing
high estimate on cotton at all?”
President Duckworth asserts that
evon though the cotton crop should be
2,000,000 bales no reason existed for the
chief executive tq ehout forth this In
formation to the epeculators and ene
mice of the farmers. He concludes
with this statement
"There Is no doubt that the govern
or's statement will take thousands of
dollars from the* pockets If the farm
ers of this state, who are forced to sell
their cotton and con not hold It for the
Farmers’ Union minimum price.'
Thursday Governor Smith gave out
the following statement relative to his
Interview, and his position on the mat
ter:
Governor Smith’s Statement.
“About three weeks ago I gave an
Interview to the press on the pros
pects of prosperity In the state for the
coming year.
"The effort to create the Impression
that the Interview could bear the price
of cotton Is not sustained by what
said.
"The Interview contained the follow,
ing statements, which have b<
ted In recent references to It:
‘“I believe tho financial conditions
fn Georgia, will be better during the
coming year than over before.'
“ '8tock panics In New York will
have practically no effect here.’
” 'Our cotton crop, unless Injured
the hot winds of tho last fen- days, wl!
be larger than at any previous time,
and the farmers should sell at a higher
price per pound than they have ever
received, • • • for the crop Is short
In Texas and along the Mississippi
river.’
“ 'The corn crop of the state will be
the largest ever raised.'
” 'It does not require an optlmlat to
look upon the financial future of our
people With the greatest confidence.’
"I expressly qualified my estimate of
the crop by the statement, ‘unlesa In
jured by the hot winds of the last few
days.'
"That the Georgia crop has been In
jured, as I suggested, and that It will
not be over an average crop. Is now
well known.
“I expressly declared that 'the farm
era should sell It (referring to cotton)
at higher prices than they have ever
received,’ and I gave a* a reason the
fact that the crop In the South aa a
whole was short, especially referring to
the short crop In Texas and along the
Mississippi.
"For years I have aought to aid the
farmers of Georgia In obtaining a full
price for their cotton. I have urged
the danger of dumping the crop upon
the market all at the same time, and
the Importance of selling, as far os
possible, along through the year, eo
that better prices would be realised by
those who produce cotton.
"I believe that cotton Is now celling
below It* real value, and those who
are In position to do so. should aid the
farmer In distress to tee that the great
staple, upon which the prosperity of
our section so largely depends, brings
a full price.
"I am In hearty sympathy with the
effort of the formers to get 15 cents for
their cotton.
“I am holding the cotton on my farm
for 16 cents, and have prepared to pro
tect the cotton of my tenants.”
Dr. Bothwell Here.
After five years’ absence, Dr. George
E. Bothwell. of Mayo, Fla., Is In At
lanta visiting relatives and friends. Dr.
Bothwell. who was formerly a resident
of Atlanta, I* now one of the leading
medical practitioners of Florida,,
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Race Results.
GRAVESEND.
First Race—King's Daughttr. even,
won: Cloister***. 6 to 6. second: Golden
West, 4 to 5, third. Time 2.111-6.
Second Race—Locked Out, 20 to 1.
won: Garrett. 4 to 5, second; Blue
Pigeon, out third. Tima 1:60.
BEINCSOLD
Being Used in Build
ing Houses in
Atlanta.
Did you know that a great part of the
sand—probably more than one-third—
used In Atlanta for building purposes Is
secured from creeks into which the
sewers of the city empty?
It Is true. There are a number of
iqpn in the city today, an Investigation
brought out, whose Income consist*
largely of what they are paid by con
tractors for the sand they haul from
sower branches, and which Is converted
Into mortar for buildings and tile for
sidewalks.
The board of health has several times
taken the matter up. but each time de
cided that this was not conducive to
bad health, as the lime with which It Is
mixed kills all the germs In the sand.
Also, there was the fear of damage suits
from the owners of property through
which these creeks run.
"I should think one-third of the sand
used In the city,” stated Building In
spector Hayes Thursday morning,
“comes from the branches Ip and
around the city. All the sewers, of
course, empty Into branches,
general rule, this sand Is not os good
os the shipped sand for building pur
poses. It costs about 85 cents a load
and the same amount of shipped sand
costs about 81.39.”
Continued 22 Years.
Ranee Scott, a negro who lives on
North Boulevard, Just above Ponce De
Leon avenue, not more than s'hundred
yards from where the Butler street
sewer empties into a branch, says he
has been making hie living 22 years
digging out the sand from the
branches.
He has been living at hi* present
home for two years.
“Not long ago,” stated Ranse, “this
sand was condemned, but the men who
haul the sewer sand ore sharp—mighty
sharp. You see, this sewer sand is
black now. They Just took It up on the
hill for a few hours and It changed Its
color and nobody could tell the differ
ence,. ,
"One man who la building a big place
In Peachtree place, near Tenth street,
got mad when he saw them bringing
him the black sand and he said he
didn't want any more of that sewer
sand. The -next time they took the
sewer sand out and let It sun *
and turn Its color. He didn’t know It
was the same kind of sand and said he
wanted 175 loads of that.”
Ranse and a reporter for The Geor
gian stood on the edge of the sewer
branch not more than 10 yards from
where the sewer emptied. The odors
did not seem to worry him a particle—
he said he was used to it.
If the city of Atlanta runs a (ewer
Into a branch that run* through a man's
property and then condemns the sand,
t Is argued that the man could retaliate
with a damage suit on the ground that
the city, by running this sewer, has
prevented him from celling his sand.
Ranse says a policeman leases the
property on which Ranse Is living, and
that the officer counts on selling about
1,000 loads during the year from this
sewer branch, which would bring about
1550. -
A Serious Prsbltm,
Atlanta, It Is stated, la the largest
city In the world with no water near
by Into which It* sewerage may be run,
end, for this reason, the problem, which
council has never dealt with seriously,
Is considered the most dangerous that
the city government faces.
effort was made at one time to
Install the septic tank system, but It
foiled. It Is estimated that the coat of
Installing septic tanks would approxi
mate 9600,000.
It was decided toward the flrst part
of Mayor Woodward’s last administra
tion to lay aside 850,000 to begin the
Installation of the septic tank system
and to carry on the experiment.
The money was duly laid aside, but
waa later devoted to other purposes.
Lime Destroys Germs.
Dr. J. P. Kennedy, the city health of
ficer, and G. H. Brandon, the president
of the board of health, etate that as the
sewer sand Is used mostly for mortar
and as the lime In the mortar kills the
germs. It Is not as Insanitary
might seem.
There Is no question, however, about
the grave Importance of the sewer
problem, and the danger that confronts
he city In this connection. Repeated
efforts have been made to have the city
government deal with the situation,
aut for one reason and then another It
has been neglected.
In the meantime, Atlanta's buildings
aro being constructed. In large part,
of sand and tilth washed down from
the sewers.
WOULDN'T IT MAKE KING SOLOMON MAD-
(Copyright, 1907, l»y American-Journal-Examlner.)
PRESIDENT
Roosevelt*
Tell=, all
ABout
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PaejiptN-r
Roosevelts
Opinions on
family litt,
Race suicide'
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After he had been the undisputed world’s champion Wise Men, if He could come back now and find that another Wits Man has put him In the
Rummage Sale? Wouldn't it give nim a FIT?
Atlanta Telephone Co.
Applies to R. R.
Commission.
ASKED FOR RECEIVER
JUST TO RAISE FUNDS
FOR ELECTRIC CONCERN
W. S. JARVIS DEAD;
WAS 83 YEARS OLD
W. S. Jarvis, local manager for the
New Home Sewing Machine Company,
died at his residence, 29 Carnegie place,
Thursday morning at 11:20 o'clock of a
complication of diseases. He waa 8S
years of age.
Mr. Jarvis had been 111 for over three
months and his death waa not unex
pected: Heart disease was one of the
causes, of his death, say hla family.
Mr. Jarvis had been in the buggy and
carriage business before he engaged In
sewing machine work. He has a large
number of friends and relatives In At
lanta who will be grieved to learn of
his death.
The funeral service* will take place
Friday afternoon at the family resi
dence at 2:20 o'clock, and the Inter
ment will be In Westvlew cemetery.
An application for a permit to Issue
82,000,000 worth of bond* was died with
the railroad commission Thursday
morning by the Atlanta Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Tho company de
sires to be allowed to Issue 21.000,000
worth of bonds at once and 81,000,000 at
some date to be decided upon In the
future. The commission set the peti
tion for a hearing on Thursday, Sep
tember 28.
President C. Jerome Simmons, of the
Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. was out of the city Thursday and
could not be Interviewed as to the na
ture of the bonds and the purpose of
thalasue.
when asked for a etalement concern
ing the Issue of the bonds, C. J. Sim
mons, Jr., general manager of the com
pany, said:
"The meney raised by Issuing the
bonds will be used In enlarging the
service and In the Installation of new
equipment. The service of the com
pany has Increased so rapidly that It Is
absolutely necessary to take further
steps to meet the demands made upon
us.”
The exact changes and the details of
the Improvements contemplated by the
company have not yet been definitely
decided upon as the proposition to se
cure the permit to Issue the bonds and
the Issuance of the same will be first
disposed of.
GIRL IS SHOT DEAD
BY INSANE SUITOR
New York, Sept. 19.—Johanna Holt-
man, aged 21, employed In the coffee
house and baker,' of her uncle, Carl
Fisher. No. 281 Tenth avenue, waa shot
and killed today by her Insane suitor,
Henry Flschner, aged 87, a baker, who
then sent a bullet through hla own
brain and was token dying to Roose
velt hospital.
Through Its attorney. Colonel II. H.
Dean, of Gainesville, the North Geor
gia Electric Company Thursday morn
ing filed a warm answer to the peti
tion asking that the North Georgia
Electric Company be declared bankrupt
and placed In the hands of a receiver,
and which Is now ponding In the
United States district court.
The answer was filed *prior to the
hearing of the petition filed by John S.
Ro»b!!ng Son's Company, a creditor of
the electric company, and which seeks
to have the appointment of Samuel C.
Dunlap as recelver-for the company va
cated upon the ground that the qp-
Lpolntmeni of Mr. Dunlap waa out of tne
Jurisdiction of Roforoe Clifford Walker,
by whom he waa appointed.
strong showing that Judge Newman
requested that the grounds for bnnk-
ruptcy be shown before he took any ac
tion In the matter of removing Mr.
Dunlap,
Attorneys Heyman ft Howell, repre
senting the original petitioners In the
bankruptcy proceedings, staled that ho
was not ready at this time to go Into
that features of the case, and It waa
carried over until next Monday.
Company Makes Answer,
In Its answer to the suit the compa
ny denies that It has committed nny
act of bankruptcy. It Is set forth that
D. M. Stewart, president of the com
pany, was elected to this office at a
meeting of the directors held last May:
that he waa elected with the under
standing that the management of the
affairs of the company wua to be left
entirely In the hands of W. A. Carlisle,
vice president, and W. H. Slack, secre.
tary.
It Is alleged that shortly after his
election Stewart met Gsorge E. Cuugh-
■In. a promoter, and was told by the
letter that hr could sscure sufficient
funds to pay off the Indebtedness of the
company and develop Its undeveloped
properties, but that the money could
cnly be secured by placing the company
In the hands of a receiver.
Misled by these statements, says the
answer, Mr. Stewart notified three
creditors of the company, W. D. Cham
berlain, Ellwood Allen and D. H. Al
len, that It was necessary. In order to
finance the company, that they should
place their claims In the hands of
Brown A Randolph. Stewart himself
held a note against the company for
85,000.
Suit* Were Divided.
It was then decided by Stewart,
according to the answer, that the suits
should be divided Into three lot*. The
first of these, Mr.' Stewart's note, was
fflvfn to Brown ft Randolph, with In
structions to bring suit against the
company and ask for a receiver In the
United States district court in the
name of John A. Nesblt a* bearer. The
second of (he series of suits was pre-
served to Attorney* Dor*ey, Brewster,
Howell A Heyman, with Instructions
to commence bankruptcy proceedings
In the United State* district court of
the northern division of Georgia, the
action to be baaed upon the action of
Judge Shelby upon Neeblt's applica
tion for a receiver. With this ault were
turned over the notes of Allen and
Chamberlain.
Tho third suit was entrusted to Me
Daniel, Alston ft Black, with the note
of D. H. Allen and with Instrucllon*
to apply to the superior court of Hall
county for the appointment of George
E. Caughlln as receiver.
On the second allotment of suits, the
answer alleges. It became necessary
to have three creditors, and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, which.
It Is alleged, Is Itself Indebted to the
North Georgia Electric Company, be
came the third party to the eult.
In Us answer the company allegee
that the claims of Ellwood Allen and
W. D. Chamberlain are counterbal
anced by stock which ha* been Issued
to them.
It was further alleged that there Is
no ground for bankruptcy proceedings
because the petition for bankruptcy
was based upon the expected actlonof
Judgo Shelby In appointing a receiver
upon Nesblt's application, when, as a
matter of fact. Judge Shelby had de*
nled the petition and had refused to
apnolnt a receiver.
In stating that he would continue
the case until the reason* for. bank-
E
AS WTBRVAK
Two Presidential Pos
sibilities* to
Meet.
ruptey proceedings were ehown. Judge
Ts’ewman said: *
"Before you put a big concern like
this In tho hands of a receiver-you
must flrst show why you do It.”
SPINNERS TO ARRIVE
ON OWN SPECIAL TRAIN
TWO THIEVES BEAT
WOMAN TO DEATH
New York, Sept. 19.—After being
bound, gnggod, beaten and robbed by
two burglars In her home at 499 East
One Hundred and Sixty-second street,
opposite the Bronx detective bureau,
Mr*. Estelle Huge*, wife of Joseph
Hughes, a city employee. It dying to
day. Her skull Is fractured.
10,000 PERSONS SEE
AERONAUT KILLED
Troy, Ohio, 8ept. 19.—In tho pres
ence of over 10,000 people, most of
whom had never beforo seen a balloon
ascension, Edward Richard* met an
awful death yesterday afternoon at the
Miami County Fair.
The balloon shot upward more than
1,200 feet. Shortly after cutting the par-
a’chute loose, a win band rain atorm
came up and damaged the parachute,
when Richard* was let fall.
Richard* lit In a tree, the weight of
hla body breaking limb*. Ha wa* dead
when found.
Painter Commits Suicide.
Hperiel to The (leorxl.m.
Savannah, Ox. Sept. 19,—William E.
Hinely. a painter. In the last stages of
consumption, committed suicide here
this morning by taking carbolic acid at
414 Tbirty-iccond street, WesL
The International Conference of Cot
ton Orowera and Manufacturer* which
1* to meet In Atlanta on October 7-8-9
waa called by four organisation* repre
sented at a, preliminary meeting held
In New York In April. Those present
at the preliminary meeting Issuing the
call were:
National Association of Cotton Man
ufacturers, William I). Hartshorne,
president. Lawrence, Mass.
Southern Cotton Association, Harvle
Jordan, president, Atlanta, Ga.
The American Association of Cotton
Manufacturers, S. B. Tanner, president,
TWELVE MEN READY
TO TRY JONES BOYS
Eat on ton. Ga.. Sept. 19.—A Jury has
been secured to try the two Jones boys
for killing Robert Adams. Nearly 200
veniremen were examined.
The examination of witnesses has
begun and great interest I* manifested
In. the trial.
Attorney Cooper moved to quash the
indictment, but this was overruled. Hi,
asserted that two of the Jurors who
signed the Indictment were related to
Adams.
Charlotte. N. C.
The Farmers' Educational and Co,
operative Union, C. 8. Barrett, presi
dent, Atwater, Ga.
A special train bringing the Euro
pean spinners and the New England
manufacturers from Washington, where
they hold a preliminary meeting, will
arrive In Atlanta on Saturday night,
October 6, and they will spend all of
Sunday quietly resting here. On the
following day the convention will be
formally opened In the house of repre
sentatives at 10 o'clock, with addressee
of welcome by Governor Smith and
other prominent gentlemen.
BEE STUNG MULE;
RIDER BADLY HURT
Rome, Ga. Sept. 19.—While riding
hi* mule over hi* farm on Ride Val
ley, J. H. Hawkins, a prominent plant-
was severely Injured by being
thrown from his mount. The acci
dent was caused by a bee stinging the
mule. Mr. Hawkins was brought to
Rome In a serious condition.
ANTIGUA’S COTTON
BRINGS 35 CENTS
Washington. Sept. 19.—Vice Coneu'
Samuel Galbraith, of Antigua, reports
that the area of Sea Island cotton
planted In that West Indian Island in
1*05 wa* 400 acre*. In 1908 870 acres,
with a larger acreage this year. The
yield In 1904 was 52,550 pound*, which
ay*ed 24 to 25 cent* per pound.
Lieutenant Governor Louie Stuyves-
ant Chanter, of New York, a posslBlo
nominee of the Democratic party for
president,' will deliver an address to
the Georgia State Fair on October 19,'
the same day on which William Jen
nings Bryan, also a possible nominee.
Is scheduled to apeak here.
Mr. Bryan accepted tho Invitation to
■peak In Atlanta several days ago. On
Wednesday an Invitation was sent to
Lieutenant Governor Chnnlcr, of Now
York, to speak here on October 24.
The fair association had not received
any answer to the Invitation to the dis
tinguished'New York official Thursday,
but the following special to Tho Geor
gian tells the atory:
"New York, Sept. 19.—Lieutenant
Governor Chanter ha* accepted the In
vitation to address the Georgia State
Fair, In Atlanta. October 19,”
It Is probable that the lieutenant
governor could not come on the day
designated and accordingly accepted
for October 19.
If both should be In Atlanta on Oc
tober 19. and both seem to have ac
cepted for that day,, It will ho a re,v
letter,day-for the fair nhd for Atlan
ta, and the possibility of a Joint debate
on some political, toplo'.looms up as
possible. ‘
It will - be recalled.that when,Hearst
opposed Hughes for.governor Chanler
ran on the samo ticket as the former
for lieutenant governpr. Hearat was
defeated an4' New .York now has a Re
publican' governor and a Democratic
lieutenant governor.
MAN JILLS WIFE
Chemist Drinks Laudanum
in Effort to Commit
Suicide.
Franklin, N. H., Sept. 19.—Angered
by the repeated refusals to marry him.
Louis Cots today shot and killed Mrs.
Nellie Clark at Pennock, and then com
mitted sulqide by cutting his throat.
CHEMIST KILLS~WIFE
AND CUTS OWN THROAT
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 19.—“I have
your letters; we both must diet”
With this exclamation, Talbot .Mc
Donald, a chemist, aged 12, who ar
rived from England three months ag".
grabbed his wife and slashed her throat
with a razor. She died within a few
minutes. The man then drank lauda
num and Is expected to die.
The cause of the tragedy Is a mys
tery. ‘ ,,
llirseh Trial Postponed.
The trial In New York of Patrick
Henry Hlrach, a wealthy contractor,
accused of deserting hi* Wife. a Georgia
trmnan. for Mis* Ituby Yearxaln, his
•affinity,” haa been postponed untU
ptembcY 26,
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