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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight ana FrldaJ-, no chango In temperature. The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day A 1 A ^VTTd'"\A7 r C “The Bracebrldge Diamonds,” a thrilling mystery story. Is now In The Georgian. a\.X M A-J i 7 VV being printed In The Georgian, SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, easier; 6.87. Atlanta, quiet; 11%. New York, quiet; 12.25. New Or- leene, firm; 11%. Augusta, firm; 111MC. 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. 00000000000000000000000000 O SHE 8AY8 ROCKEFELLER O 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. 00000000000003000009000000 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. wtt to fi Page Ten. 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,, O0O0OOOOOOO0O000000OOO0000 0 WEATHER IS IDEAL a FOR COTTON PICKING. 0 0 - — - - 0 Weather man Is paying some 0 O attention now to the 'Interests of 0 0 the cotton planter, for he is turn- O O Ing out a very line line of nice, 0 0 sunshiny weather. Forecast: O O "Fair Thursday night and Frt- O 0 day.” 0 Thursday temperatures: 0 t a. m TO degrees O O 8 a. m J4 degrees 0 0 TJ degrees 0 O 10 a. m. T8 degree* O O 11 a. 81 degrees Q O 12 noon 82 degrees 0 O 1 p. J4 degrees 0 2 p. m. ..85 degrees OOOO0OO0O0OO00000000OOOOO0 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 Wilj> animals AHP RENOUNCES NATVRE. •FAKIRS >_ T THE. SELLERS’. Si* 5SSX-' t _ ET TEW, Svenme. Tatt’5 SPEECH'. HE SAY'S PW5lJ> ENT Roosevelt Ribvrr about - . EVERYTHIN* PaejiptN-r Roosevelts Opinions on family litt, Race suicide' ETC. liNJ)lJil?ABi.E ClTiXEN.?,;: t/O-T* -PATU MA&AUNK ILLUJTRATSP ASTUtET |pn.ES'J>'N°TRo»l>EVELT rancwman" JJ Buy itwowi Roossvtc-r BjtYcusM /ft i IjJtisKP* •sass* roose^? TTOt-h 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, EO