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2 •J IU'J A J JjAM A liWUKUlAX AND NEWS. CDIEFSARESET Docket Called and Of ficials of Big Com panies Respond. New York, Oct. 7.—There we* a big gathering of legal talent In the crimi nal term of the supreme court, which Justlco Victor M. Dowling opened to day, when District Attorney Jerome moved several of the Insurance cases. The flrst case called was that of John R. Hegeman, president of the Metropol. Uan Life, who Is under numerous in dictments for perjury and forgery. I' was set for next Monday. The rase of Georgs W. Per' kins, who was Indicted In con nection with the Investigation of the New York Life Insurance Com pany, was taken up. Attorney Dela- field said he was desirous of preparlni a motion of withdrawing the plea 01 not guilty made by his client and to have the Indictments quashed for va rious legal reasons. The date was llxed peremptorily for October 1C. The next case was Charles 8. Fair- child. president of the New York 8e curltles and Trust Company, against whom there are six Indictments for forgery. His attorney made a simi lar motion. The case was set for Octo ber II. The case of Walter H. Gillette, for mer vice president of the Mutual Life, was next called. There are six Indict ments against Mr. Gillette, one for perjury and five for forgery. A mo tion woa made for the dismissal of the Indictments on various legal grounds. This was denied. The date set was October 17. The case of Robert Grannie, former vice president of the Mutual, Indicted for forgery and misdemeanor, was set for Monday, October 14. ISC0-RESP0NDE1T Marietta Man Entangled in Massachusetts Divorce. Worcester, Mass., Oct, 7.—Alfred J. Park, treasurer of the Norcross Broth ers Company, contractors, has brought suit for absolute divorce against his wife, Lola D.. on the ground of un faithfulness. He names ns co-respond ent Mllledge a. Whitlock, Jr., of Ma- rietta. Oa. The Parke for many years have been roclal leaders In this city. They main tained a fashionable residence and were considered a loving and well-muted couple. The ault la scheduled to be heard this month. LIBERAL RESPONSE TO APPEAL FOR AID A trip to the North win be made this week by Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of the Congregational church, colored, and one of the foremost colored men In Georgia, and on hie visit he will en deavor to raise funds for the comple tion of the projected new Institutional church which the congregation has planned for some time. The proposed church was described fully In The Georgian a short lime ago, und Atlan tans have been liberal In their sub scriptions to the fund. The pastor writes the following acknowledgment of the gifts of his friends: "I wish to express to you my appre ciation for the real help you have given me, both through your news and editorial columns, In my efforts to erect In this city a church for my people with Institutional facilities. I am sim ilarly Indebted to the other daily pa pers of the city. The help of the preas In this movement has been Invaluable. "A generous response has been re ceived from my own people. 1 started out to eecurs 112.600 for this enter- price from the colored people, and that amount has been secured In reliable pledges. It Is worthy of note that 62,501) of this has come from people outside of my own church. "A surprisingly gratifying response has Come from the white people. 1 asked them for *2,500, and they have given me that and something more up to this writing. Not only has the re sponse been liberal, but invariably the gift has been accompanied by expres sions of good will. This has been a revelation to me. to find such abound ing good will among the best element of the white people toward the col ored people. This gift has been the finest contribution made to the good feeling between the races In many a year In this cltM — way the races. “Next week I go North to secure funds from that source, and with the backing from both races In this city which I have received I feel that my task In tha North will be comparative ly eaay. It la significant that this practical enterprise le to be an effort In which the Southern white man. the Northern white man and the negro himself will co-operate for the better ment of the negro. What the negro needs at this tlma la not oo much theo. retlcal discussion of hts problem os practical effort to ameliorate his con dition. “I have studied my people In this city now for thirteen years as a min ister of, the Goapei, and I am con vinced that the kind of a church It Is our purpose to erect here Is the most needed thing for the race In this city. Mire is a religious folk, and whatever takes hold of them most powerfully SPOONER FIGHTS FOR CENTRAL ROl AGAINST STATE Case in Federal Court Against Fare Re duction Is On. 8ENAT0R JOHN C. 8P00NER. Iln represents the Central rail way In suit against state ot Geor gia. A large array of logoi lights, prominent among whom whs ex-Heimtor John C. Spoon er, of Wlaconsln, gathcrnl together in the federal court Hon tiny before Judge Newinnn and begun the buttle between the state rail road commission nnd the Outnil of Georgia tllroad over the rnlured pnssenger fures. Senator Spanner was engaged by the rail road to help tight Its cose, and with him sod against him were lawyers who have . 1|0 , . 'pooner, IB rood was represented l»y Lnwtou A run- tU A — | nm, or., tftklli The railroad Attorney-General Hurt, Judgt Until the court opened Senator Spooner Alexander and Wlmblsh, Wntkins &- kills. Until the court opened Senator Him was the center of attraction, and he chatted pleasantly with the many attorneys for upon the decision In this case rests con siderable. argutn.lBMHBBMH Ided to consider the suit on the demurrer of the state to the railroad's bill first, and also the order asked by the rail road making Governor Iloko Smith u party * the suit. Lttoruey Cunningham tiegnn the nrgu- •nt for the railroad and sought to show the court that the railroad commission Itself could be made a party to the suit, add that the some was true with the governor. If" •poke all the morning ami he will be ft lowed by counsel for the railroad cotnmls slop. The railroad will have the conclud Ing argument, und It Is probable this will * ide by Senator Hponuer. ENGINE RUNS AWAY; WRECKS BUILDING 8peclnf to The Georgian, Marietta. On., Got. 7.—One of the engines i use at the plant of the Georgia Manufac turing and Public Service Company l/eeame uniiititiugeublo yesterday afternoon ami reached such raloctg torn from Its faster ••*«» • MV Va Ml lllllli; n r In tbit city, and It will go a long - In making better relations between demolished. Tile diameter. 11 crashed through tw ami the roof alnive, doing $5,Oft) damage, No one was hurt. HOLLAND GUESTS SCARED BY FIRE Fire at 6 o'clock' Monday morning threatened the destruction of tho Itot- lnnd Hou,e, a family hotel at 29 Au burn avenue, and caused acenca of considerable excitement. The guests, being hurriedly awaken etl. rushed from their rooms Into the etreet In negligee attire, and a big lot of personal effect* was nlso piled In the street. The blaxe originated In the kitchen nnd was extinguished by the fire department before It had gained much headway. The fire was discov ered by Call Officers Gallaher anti An derson and Policeman Bradley, who were anewerlng a call In that vicinity. BOY FALLS DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT Brooks Johnson, the 10-year-old boy who tvas Injured Sunday morning shortly before 11 o’clock by accidentally falling Into an elevator shaft In the circulation department of The Atlanta Journal. Is reported Monday as being slightly better nnd Grady hospital phy sicians say there U now a chance of his recovery. The boy regained consciousness Sun day night and this gave the physicians hope, lie struck oft his bead and Is suffering with concussion of the brain. In uddltton to which he has an ugly gash over his left eye and Is badly bruised otherwise. It waa feared at first that the brain might be perma nently affected, even should the lad recover, but the physicians Bay his tnlnd now appears perfectly bright. and day In this city for the colored people, containing rending room, gym nasium. baths, model kitchen, sewing room, etc., free to all, is to open a door of light to offset the shutting of the doors of darkness that will tell Im mensely for the good of both races. "The actual work on the construction of this edtnce will begin next July, when we shall have In hand, according to our present plans, three-fourths of the money. While the Work of con struction Is In progress we plan to raise the other fourth, and thus move Into the structure free from debt Payment upon the subscriptions is to he made In four installments, the first In October, the second in January of next year, the third In July and the fourth In Decem ber. The flrst Installment Is due Sun day. when we hope to make our first effort for the payment of subscriptions, and it Is hoped that those who have subscribed will pay In ut least a part of their subscriptions at that' time, or before. In some cases payment Is be ing made in full. The larger our first Installment Is the more effective my plea In the North will he. "It Is gratifying to me that I shall go North with such a large measure of . the good will of the people of both nould proce.*l from the point of view races for the success of the enterprise o£ rtLVfloa Mfl To open a church night which Is to mean so much to our cii Announcing the Most Brilliant Autumn Creations Ths fins r< oJd wine” °f Autumn is in Hie air, and the sun, Sven though hot at midsky, has a . rich, cool mslfewness ih its early morning and late evening rays. Foliage hasnt turned as yet, but a swift and hurrisd glance stirs indefinabls suggestion of the wsalth of colors that naturs holds in store for us. Autumh is here and that fact holds largs interest for us as sellers of Ready-to-wsar and yeu as buyers. The Suit Dspartment throbs with nsws, bursts with bsauty. Today s express has put many of the season s new creations beneath our rsof. Brilliant autumn cQhceits—the best productions ef trans-Atlantic ahd cis-Atlantic style setters. Long and Short Coat Suits, Silk Dresses and Gowns, Costumes and Evening Coats. The showing is at its height. Suits 25.00 ts 100.00 Costumes 35.00 te 100.00 Silk Dresses 25.00 to45.00 SK C 35.00 to 75.00 Chamberlin-Johnsoh-DuBose Compati/ ALL OLD OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED BY CONVENTION Continued from Page One. now* to me, ae I wa* tolil yesterday l,„.ir that It had already been fixed at 15 cent*. "The governor'* address nlso pleased ...e," continued Herr Huffier, "but 1 believe I like tlte mayor'* the bent. "The governor told u* thnt If wanted anything In the South that we van get It If we will pay a good price for It. The mayor tell* ue that If we want anything In Atlanta to take It.” The speaker then paid a Kpiendld tribute to the rapid growth of Atlnntn during the pn«t forty year*, and the J xcat proeperlty which ahe now en- oys. At the conclusion of Herr Huffier'* addre** the band played the national air of Auetrla. Preeldent Pope’* Addree*. President J. Wllfe Pope, of the Atlan ta Chamber of Commerce, next deliver, ed on address of welcome on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pope spoke at eome length upon the relation of the cotton grower, the cotton manufacturer and the "middle man," the cotton speculator. He de clared that the (South Is the section where nre located one-half the cotton Bplndle* of the world, and predicted thnt In a short time It will be the home of moat of them. Mr. Pope's speech wae followed by Way Down Upon the S’wanee River," Played by the band. The closing response was delivered by William Hartshomo, of Lawrence, Mass., president of the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturer*. Mr. Ilartshome thanked the citlxens of Atlanta for the cordial welcome which ha* been extended the delegatee to the conference. "The weather ha* been Ideal.” mid "It le as balmy as spring, and. ludgtng from the warm welcome we lave received at your hands, your peo ple must partake of Ite Influence." At the conclusion of Mr. llartshorne's speech F. II. Hyatt, of Columbia, S. C„ presented to Mr. Mncara, president of the International Cotton Spinners of Europe, the largest boll of cotton on record. It contained fourteen locks and weighed one ounce. /The cotton was raised on the form of .Mr. Hyatt. In Richland county. South Carolina. President K. Q. Motheson, of the Georgia Bchool ot Technology, extend ed an Invitation to the conference to visit the Tech Monday afternoon. TTh, delegates to the conference will be car ried out to the Tech on special cars from the Piedmont Hotel. Nominate Officers. The committee on organization, Herr Huffier, chelrman, made the following recommendation In regard to the elec tion of ofllcere: That Jame* R. MaColl. of Pawtucket, R. t, be elected president, together with the following vice president* and sec- retaries: Vice presidents, Harvle Jor dan, of Atlanta; W. D. Hartshorne, Lawrence, Mass.; C. W. Macara, Man chester. England: S. B. Tanner. Char lotte, N. c.; C. S. Barrett. Atwater, Ga. Secretaries—Arno Schmidt, Man chester, England; Dr. Will H. Woods, Natrhex, Miss.; C. J. H. Woodbury. Boston; R. H. McCullough, Arkansas; C. B. Bryant , The committee further recommended that no speaker be allowed to speak IS RE-ELECTED AND BIG GRAFTERS C. H. J. WOODBURY. The Itoxton man was re-eleetod secretary of the international con ference. unless additional time be allowed by the conference. The report of the committee was unanimously adopted. Closer Relationship. The next order of business was a dis cussion of the topic, "Closer Relations of the Spinner and the Grower.” President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, suggested that the discussion of this question be referred to the sectional committee. In view of the limited time left the con ference. There waa objection to the proposition and Mr. Jordan withdrew his motion. j Charles Metcalfe, of San Angelo^ Texas, vice president of the Texas sec tion of the Southern Cotton Associa tion, was the flrst speaker. "The spinner and the grower can get together In about a minute and a half,” said he, "and all that is necessary is for them to pay the price we want for cotton, and the price we are going to have." C. D. Harper, of Summerville, Go., spoke several minutes upon the subject under discussion. Congressman J. Thomas Heflin, of the Fifth congressional district of Ala bama, was next recognlxed. He spoke In the Interest of the farmers of the South, and declared that the cotton speculator Is the bane of the cotton growers’ existence. D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, rep resenting the spinners, was next recog nised. He spoke of tho necessity for the cotton grower and the manufacturer to get together and co-operate with each other In promoting <he interests of each. ^ Do Away With Exchange, New York, Ot. 7.—As the result of reve lations made through the Investigation of the local traction situation, It Is the pro gram of the New York city section of the public service commission to recover up- wnrd of IIO.OOO.OOO alleged to have been Illegally paid from the treasury of the New York Traction Company to coerce politi cians nnd financiers, nnd to begin criminal actions ngainst the recipients of those fuuds and the meu who puid the money over. It will also recommend to the stuff legislature the enactment cf drastic statutes to do awav with the "yellow dog" fund of all stock companies. HIGH COURTS OPEN THEIR FALL TERM Both the supreme and appellate courts began their fall term. Monday and It will be a steady grind now for several months. The supreme court will not begin hearing nvgument* until next Monday. Justice Andrew J. Cobb will retire from the bench Saturday and Judge Horace M. Holden, the new Justice, will be on the bench for the first time on next Monday. The southern circuit will be tnken up first and continue through the Oconee and Brunswick circuits on the first call. The appellate court has about sixty case* to hear. OPENS THURSDAY! CLOTHING ON CREDIT FOR MEN AND WOMEN. SPARE *1.00 A WEEK. WE WILL KEEP YOU WELL-DRES8ED. THE FAIR 93 WHITEHALL 8TREET. ICC l<>r ll. lie SlSiea uxuimmra iu Him mu* v.m no nn • find, forty Instead of 1 WTt "< of tare In a bale of ‘“ft? J the manufacturers. He declared that neither the grower, the manufacturer nor the spinner can fix the price of cot. ton, but that they can do away with tho cotton exchange, which fixes fic titious prices for cotton. He suggested that If the grower would put respectable bagging on tho cotton and send It to the manufacturer in a marketable condition they will re ceive a better price for It. He stated that he frequently eighteen pounds cotton. At 1 o'clock the conference adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED FOR SUB-C0MMITTEE8. The chairmen and vice chairmen of the sectional committees which will have special topics .for consideration during the session of the cotton confer ence were named Monday morning by Chairman Arthur Huffier, ot the com mittee on organisation. The topics which each committee will discuss were also announced as follows: "Growing and Handling," L. Maxwell, chairman: F. A. Fiather. vice chairman. "Transportation." 8. Cooledge, chair man; J. L. Crawford, vice chairman. "Contracts of Cotton Exchanges." H. \V. McAllister, Chairman; T. H. Rennie, vice chairman. "Buying and Selling." IV. TV. Welch, chairman; A. Waibal. vice chairman. "Reports and Statistics,” W. D. Mar- tin. chairman; TV. C. Moore, vice chair- tY" man. Closer Trade Relations Between the , „ . . „ Grower and Shipper," B. H. Jackson, J- B. GattenmlL -f Manchester, Eng- chairman; Dr. H. D. Hudson, vice more than ten minutes on any question land, was next rev -gnlxed In behalf ot chairman. Only two more ilsys and Piedmont pnrk will open on the biggest nnd best stats fair In tho history of Georgia. From October 10 until Octolwr 26, the park will be crowd ed with visitors from nil over the state, nnd will enjoy tho multitude of features which bare been arranged. The fair grounds now present a busy scene. Workmen are engaged Installing the various exhibits, while others nre nutting the finishing touches on the (tooths an stalls to be used by concession meu am showmen. Exhibitors from several counties In the state have arrived In Atlanta, and from now until the gates open they will super intend the work of having their displays artistically arranged. Secretary Frank Weldon spent all of Inst week nt the fair grounds, and with a corps of assistants lias succeeded in get ting everything going toward a successful conclusion. Ho well has be progressed In bis work that by the time the gates are thrown open to the public, not a thing Will be left undone. The program arranged for each of tho sixteen days of the fair la Iwttcr than ever Iwfore. There will be something new every day. Of course, tho greatest days will be when William Jennings liryan. Lieuten ant Governor Lewis Htuyvesant Cbnnler, of New York, and President John Mitchell, of the Unite) Mine Workers, will be the * nests of the fair. Itut even the other ays will be hard to eclipse. Good Race Cards. A feature of the fair will be the races. The half mile track bin l***n put In excel lent condition for lliese, and plready about fifty horaea nre quartered In the barns at the pnrk, getting in shape for the dally program during the entire fair. The stables anil bams for the cattle ami poultry exhibits have l»een placed In first class condition, and are waiting for this feature of the big show. For It will l»e n feature. There wll l*e large shipments * fine Berkshire bogs, flue oxen and the h Jersey cattle arriving In the next day two. while equally aa much may lie s of the poultry display. One of tne larg.,. exhibitors In this line,, will be Will Y\ Zlm- — ——•--** - one of the - -... -T- --v htgbti "of 'October 1A U i6 * and 17 will tie banner nights at the big fair, for on these dates the great Atlnnta horse show will lie nulled off. Arrangements for this are rapidly being completed, nnd there Is every Judication tbiU ■- —*’* ts every Judication that It will eclipse any thing evsr seen In the South. Automobile Races. In addition to the horse racing, there will he racing of n different kind and which delights those who nre fortunate enough to own benaldc wagons. Automobile diy will be one of the biggest of the entire fair. On Monday. October 14, Walter Christie, daredevil driver of speedy, death-dealing and sputtering motor cere, will be on hand to risk his neck for the benefit of the mul titude. lie will bring his 13S-horsepower racing machine, and be is going to make a grab at the mile record for half-mile tracks. the famous wild west show. 10J,” of admission to the fair, and la different from anything ever seen in this pert ot the country. The Special Days. The following nre eome of the-Important. _ days of the fair which will be marked byjdnys. Judging from Information received by sped*I feature*: I Secretary Kraut Weldon front . very sec. * tbm of the state, the nttiinUtuci* this DRIVER PROTESTS IT WAS ACCIDENT Clarence Martin, the negro driver of the transfer wagon that ran down and killed Henry Strickland, tho 14-year- old deaf mute, Saturday night In .Peters street, near Walker, Is still held In tho police station. Coroner Thompson has decided that an Inquest ts unnecessary, as there wdre eye witnesses to the tragedy, and It I* probable the driver will be ar raigned for examination Monday after noon before Recorder Broyles. The ne gro protests that tho accident wa* un avoidable. Young Strickland was riding a bicy cle at the time of the accident. Unable to hear the approach of the big wagon, he wa* suddenly struck and hurled be neath the horse*' hoofs. He was tram pled by the horses and waa then run over by the wheels of the heavy wagon. When aseletance reached him the boy wa* found crushed, bleeding and un conscious. He died within a few min utes. Policeman Hood, who wa* near by, caught the negro driver and sent him to the police station. The dead boy was a son of Bedford B. Strickland, of US Walker etreet. FARMERS WILL HOLD COTTON FOR MINIMUM PRICE. ep-clsl to Tbe Georgian. Oak Ridge, Ga., Oct. 7. —Local Farm ers' Union No. 610 of Ben Hill county at a meeting adopted resolution! binding the members to hold their cotton for 15 cents, the minimum price fixed by the union, and calling on the other unions to do likewise. At Ministers’ Meeting. Rev. Crawford Jackson, representing the Juvenile court movement: Dt May er. assistant editor of The Missionary Review of New York, and Rev. Howard Agnew Johnson, In behalf of the for eign missionary movement, addressed the evangelical ministers' meeting at Wesley Memorial church Monday moriilng. Lumpkin Man Diet. Speelel to The Georgian. Lumpkin, Oa.. Oct. 7.—George W. Everett, a highly respected citizen of Lumpkin, died Saturday morning at 5 o'clock of acute Indigestion. He was tick only a few hours. All-Dsy KliiKlnx liny. Friday, October U. Bryan Day, October 19. Firemen's Day, Monday, October 41. ('hauler Hay. Friday, Oetolu-r 25. The program for the day on which IJeti- sprrla) features; Children's Day, Saturday, Orioles 12. Farmers' Union Key, October U. - Georgia.