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i HK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, OrTOHER 7, 1017. 9 PUT SPECULATOR IS Tueets Monday Morning to Outline Union’s Share in Conference. MACOLL OPENS GREAT C077ON MEN’S MEETING •‘Direct dealing between the Bplnner and grorer and entire elimination of the bane rat,peculator," 1»at la what Cbnrlea 8. Barrett, preab licit of the National Formsi*' I'nlon, anbl Umtlay morning. following the meeting of h|i organlaotlon In the senate chamber of !h( enpltol. held Jnat before the meeting of the aplnnera opened In the house of rep reientatirea, •It has got to come,” continued President Birrett. "The spinners of the world mnat d«l directly with the former In securing all cotton supplies, nnd that la one of the tUnga the Farmers' Union will urge strong- lr before this meeting. ••The speculating element has controlled tlr cotton markets at the world tong r tough, nnd now Is a good time to Insugn- rite n great reform. The Wall street •tmlilera hare manipulated cotton prices Sir years to their own Interests, and the •rower and spinner wss not considered, 'bit the end of that sort of thing Is In deht Compact, purposeful organisation nanus the farmers, nud the co-operation of the men who spill the product will bring (hedownfall of the cotton gambler” The conference of members of the Far mers' Union In the senate chamber Monday Inc lusted alioot two bonrs, and was ......ded by near two hundred of the lead ing officials nnd members of the union from all over the Mouth. Slate President It. V. Duckworth has arranged for three Ida rallies this week, while so many of the leading members of the organisation are here. The Drat one will be held In Fayette Thuradar, the ae niul at McDonough Friday and tha third i Mtlmnla Saturday. The apeakers for the meetings bare uut been announced yet, CITY fUBRJfiS Puts On Best Dress In Honor of Visiting Spinners. Atlanta preaenta a gala appearance this week oa the result of the decora tions In honor of the delegates to the International Conference of Cotton Growers and Manufacturers. All the central portion ol Whitehall street la guy with flags and bunting. George Muse. Elsemnn Brothers, The Globe, Goodyear, High. Chamborlln- Johnson-DuBoee Co., Essie Brothers, Davlson-Pnxon-Stnkes, Schaul A May. the Southern railway ticket ofllce, and numerous other* of the big atorea In Whitehall hnve on their holiday attire. The Piedmont Hotel, the headquar ters for the convention, la almoat cov ered on the Inside with the (lag* of the different notions represented, and tho Interior of the hall of the houae of rep- ntenintlvea, where the bualneaa ae*- •Ions will be held, la lined with flag*. Of course, the Whitehall street via duct Is the mnat gaily decorated. Ed ward v. Buchanan, the New York mil lionaire and former Georgian, author ized a local decorator to do everything possible on tho viaduct. Mayor Joyner was very much pleased with the offer of Mr. Buchanan, and the suggestion of decorating tho via duct has also auggeatod to him that the viaduct should bo arched In order that. In the future, It may be better arrang ed for decorating purposes. He also nnis nn electric sign, "Welcome," on the arch, so that during any big con ventlon this, arch may be lighted. He states he will take action looking to this early next year. “THE DAYLIGHT CORNER" Young men are not the “only ones.” There are others who have regard for dress and our store is the place for men of all ages to find everything cor rect from Hats to Hose. Eiseman & Weil 1 Whitehall St. Gat your Boys* Clothing hero. « o«month*’ subscription to the **ntncan Boy” Magazine free o'* 1h .Purchases from $5 up in our L °y*’ Department. President MaCell’s address, in railing tho spinners' convention to order Monday morn* Ing, follows: “In calling this second conference of growers and manufacturers fo order. It may be advisable to state briefly seine of the purposes aimed nt. and the results hoped to be achieved, by tho coming together of so large and Influential a hotly of men. ropre- sen tine every branch of the cotton Industry. The movement tending toward closer rela tions between growers nml spinners was Inaugurated nt the Washington meeting of Inst year, and It wns then felt by all who took pnrt that much good had boon do* lived from the friendly Interchange of Ideas and that developments of great Importance to the cotton industry of the world would result by continuing the work. “At the llrenien congress of the Interna* Federation of Europe, hold lost yenr. was talked over informally nud In April the presidents of the American Manufacturing net Growing Associations met In Nsw York Invitations to all the prominent and Issued Invitations to .... » cotton associations, cotton exchanges and the general nubile who wore Interested to attend this Atlanta meeting. The visit of representatives of the cotton'growing asso ciations to tho Vienna congress of this year was Instrumental In creating a wider Inter* est, and ns a result we art* honored now Europe. Resources of 8outh. "One Important object which those of us who are American citizens, whether grow* ers or spinners, hnve in view Is to demon* titrate to otir European friends who consume two-tblrds of the crop the wonderful re* ■ourcea yet undeveloped In the Southern states for the production of the raw mate rial. Me want them to see for thmselves that they need have no anxiety about their the cotton tbatJRPVHMVIHIP^PJIP other band, it is desirable for the growers by personal contact with the aplnnera to realize that If they are to maintain their ■ loser union Ixrtween growers and spinners Is not antagonistic, In my Judgment, ito the legitimate merchant or middle man, [who serves any useful purpose, but tho r grower and spinner sro equally Interested n the reformation or abolition of methods employed by middle men which are wasteful and therefore Injurious. The planter should the spinners he must In some woyM work of the middle man nnd nave the Isnme financial responsibility; he must grade, carry, and finance the cotton as the mer chant now does. The crop should be trans ferred from the plantation to the factory with the least possible expense, so tha* grower and spinner may snare the econ omics thus effected. "The spinner comes here to Inform the grower regnrdlng the merit and value of cotton of even runulng staple nnd grade Cremluii^jriHwhwtton?4prernIum wfilch will more than pay for the extra cost of production nnd fAr the Improved machinery I which may he necessary. Bud Packing 8ystem. BAs regards packing, iv ta Idle to waste words In condemning the present system. IAJ1 admit that the time has now come for definite suggestion nnd prompt action to offeet needed reforms. This ran not be ac complished In one week or one year, but by gradual and steady progress. To this end we should discuss gin compressing, which would effect an enormous saving In trans portation and Insurance nnd enable the loverhufdened railroads to move more expe ditiously the ever-increasing crop. Our for eign friends are prepared to show ns how cotton from the new African fields Is Iwlng K icked. and to urge tho adoption of a siiul- r system here. •The proper marking of cotton should 1* Insisted upon. This can oc brought About If spinners demand it ns a condition when purchasing. If this conference can suggest nud secure the adoption of an efficient sys tem of marking bslea a great deni will have Wn done to remove loss, friction and trou ble. tho cot to » linn nee nnd ho tho nl the bnuks "KqultVibie"titre and how to make It for the interest of the grower fo bale cotton right arc also Important topics. In my opinion, cotton should he bought on net weight, but in addition splutters should ledge themselves to pay nn adequate price tho bagging nnd bands when pr* *o a required standard. Welcome to Europeans. "We welcome to this conference repre sentatives of tbe leading cotton exchanges of'-Europe nnd America, •and with their ““ slstanco wo desire to discus* cotton change contracts nnd their effect up- growing nnd spinning industries. Till clple should be established: that ES cording ds nrl ny till sound* eted or dono ers and spinners bellev pnrt of the trading Is for hedging and that most of ft Is-closely allied to gam bling, and, therefore, highly objectionable. the welfare of the Industry, and retaliate by saying that spinners are speculates when they sell goods without owning cot ton, or, own cotton without selling goods. This vital question should, therefore, be discussed with the utmost fairness nml frankness, and nn endeavor made to arrivo nt the truth. If speculation is hurtful to the Industry, there should at least bo de vised some method of restraining it nnd rendering it more difficult, und less ex treme lu Its character. "The cottoo-growing associations propose to reduce speculation by building ware houses and marketing the crop slowly through the year. The International Feder ation uns suggested holding a reserve stack which can be sold on the market when prices are soaring too high. Both of these schemes nre meritorious If carried out on sound business nnd economic line*. Improve Classification. . nrn heartily In sympathy with the re port recently issued by a committee of tho New York cotton exchange on the certifies* tlon of cotton In Southern warehouses, and control speculation, nnd nt tho same time make the New York contract more service able to spinners both as a hedge and for actual consumption. program for debate. “Perhaps tho most _ this conference can accomplish Is to per petuate Its own existence by forming a per manent International oriranlzntb-n <*f grow ers nnd spinners; It might be named International Committee of Growers and Spinners, nnd he coinnosed of ono repro- seutntlvs each of English, continental, North and Houtb Southern Cotton _ ~_ Fnrmers' Educational Union, nnd. In addi tion, a president and two vice presidents representing cotton-growing. American spin ning nnd European spinning. This com mittee could curry on continuous work In the direction outlined by the present confer ence and call together another convention nt such time and place ns may be consid ered wise. It In suggested that the commit- snd It will be neeessnry to economize the time of the conference. The committee arrangements recommends , jeette noon and Tuesday the direction of a ___ _ chairman, who will Im nominated by the organisation committee. "This la n notable gathering, snd we hope the results may be commensurate wiyi the expenditure of time given to It by r~ busy men. Let me express the ho] ig that frankness and eourtei characterise nil our discussions and pro* as many liu.y m,n. Dst me express the I In rfo.Ing that frankness nml courtesy rhnraeterlse nil onr illscusslnns and . ceeillnps. and Hint by tnterrhnnxe of Idets, not only In the hnll of delwle, but ns we meet In n social w«y, wc shnll be »hle not only to sdrsnee the cotton Industry, lint to cement more elnsely the brotherhood of men nnd of notion*.' NEARL Y FOUR BILLIONS OF WEALTH REPRESENTED Deletate* to the great spinners' con vention represent wealth to the amount of |3,987,000,000, according to C. B. Bryant, of Charlotte, N. C., secretary of the American Manufacturers' Asso ciation. His estimate of the various opertle, represented le os follows: rm lands 3 630,000,000 Present cotton crop 650,000,000 Gins In America 16,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 Cotton exchanges In New York. New Orleans, Liv erpool, Bremen and oth ers Compresses One hundred and twenty million spindles 2,400,000,000 Cotton mill machinery .. 100,000,000 Other Interests 100,000,000 Total ..33,067,000,000 TWO NATIONS JOIN IN ONE ANTHEM The first session of the International Conference of Cotton Growers and Manufacturers was not marked only by speech making, for there was music a. plenty between addresses. The arrangement committee had se cured the services of a band, which played the national hymns of the dif ferent countries all during the session. “The Star Spangled Banner” was fol lowed by "God Save the King" and “The Watch on the Rhino” and other airs peculiar to the respective countries represented. Just after ’’God Save the King” was played the flrst time which wns fol- owlng the address of Mr. Mscars, the chairman requested the entire body to rise, asking the Englishmen and Americans to both sing, the former In the worda of "God Save the King.” and the latter "My Country, 'Tls of Thee.' After Mayor Joyner concluded hi* address of welcome and handed the key of the city over to the chairman, the bank struck up "A Hot Time In th " Old Town Tonight.” nnd Jhe entire body cheered with delight. L, W. Psrrts. L. W. Parris, a pioneer cigar-maker of Atlanta, died at his home, «l Peters street, Sunday night about It oclock. Mr. Parris camo to Atlanta from Ber lin and engaged In tbe cigar business years ago. He was n member of a number of secret organisations and the Masons will have charge of his fu neral. He has been a delegate to the Atlanta Federation of Trades for years. Ho Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy Parris, snd one daughter. The body will be held at Greenberg. Bond A Bloomfield's undertaking establishment until Tuesday morning, when It will be sent to Mcansvllle, Oa.. for funeral and Interment. Mrs. M. E. Tomlinson. Mrs M E. Tomlinson died late Sat urday' night at a private sanitarium. Mrs. Tomlinson was the sister of J. E. Stallings, a grocer In West Peachtree street. The funeral w-as held nt the residence of her brother. J. E. Stallings, on Rawlings street. Monday morning 2? 11 o’clock. The body will be sent to Valdosta. Oa.. Tuesday morning st 11:40 o'clock for Interment. Mrs. F. E. Strong, late Dr. R. B. Strong, died at her rest dence, 16 Bedford Place, late Saturday night. Mrs. Strong le a elster of Airs. Colonel W. S. Thompson, of this city. The funeral will be held Tuesday morn ing at 11 o'clock and the Interment will be In Westvlew cemetery. Mist Bsulsh Murdoch. The funeral of Mis* Beulah Murdoch, who died Saturday morning at the fain tly residence, 127 McDaniel street, was held at Greenberg, Bond & Bloom field’s undertaking establishment at 8 o'clock Sunday night. Tho body was sent to Rome, Ga., early Monday morning for Interment. Joseph Daniel. The funeral pf Joseph, the l-yeor-old son of Air. and Mrs. W. T. Daniel, who died Saturday, was held from the real dence on Peachtree road Sunday after noon nt 3 o'clock. The body wns sent to Rossvllle, Ga„ for Interment. Mr*. Mary L. Dodd. Funerals services of Mrs. Alary Dodd, who died at her residence, 186 Bellwood avenue, Sunday morning, were held Monday morning St 3:30 o’clock from her late residence. The Interment was In the family burying grounds at Collins Springs. Mrs. Mamie Moore. The funeral of Airs. Mamie Moore, 23 years of ago, who died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning at her residence, 44 Almo avenue, was held Alonday morn ing nt 10 o'clock. The Interment was In Caseys. Edward McCellsn, Funeral services of Edward Oscar AfcCellan, son of Mr. and Air*. J. J. McCeltan. who died Sunday at the real- dence, 116 Love street, were hold Mon'- day afternoon nt 3 o’clock at the resi dence. George W. Everett. While M. L. Everett, of Stewart county, a prominent planter and busi ness man, was visiting Atlanta Satur day he was advised of the eudden death of his brother. George W. Everett. In Lumpkin. He was sested on the ve randa when death came to him. The deceased was 73 years of age. nnd a well-known cltlsen of Stewart county. UNABLE TO WAKE CHILD: HA8 SLEPT TWO DAYS. Afocon, Ga., Oct. J.—Francis Strozler, 4-months-old daughter of Airs. Henry Strozler. was taken III Saturday morn ing and, after falling asleep Saturday afternoon, her mother has been unable to arouse the little girl, and doctors think that the child Is suffering from A Demonstration of the Novcht A demonstration of a Petticoat is indeed an innovation—an out-of-the-ordinary demonstration, but in the “Novent” there’s something to show and advantages gained. It’s the Petticoat best suited to the prevailing modes, for the Petticoat is the foundation of the gown. • If the effect is to be satisfactory, the Petticoat must fit perfectly about the hips arid must hang gracefully from hips to hem. You all know the caprices of the ordinary Petticoat—bulging and adding bulk where least desirable. The unbiased opinion of many of New York’s most fashionable dressmakers is, that the "Novent” is the only Petticoat producing a small waist, a tapering and unbroken line from waist to foot. Not a gather, or vent, or button, or hooks and eyes. Glove-fitting jersey top. Elastic waistband. Produces new bell-shaped figure. Encircled at the base by a deep flaring flounce, in a profusion of new styles. All these points our demonstrator wants to show you. The price range of “Novent” skirts is $2 to $8.50—$2, $2.50, $3, $5, $7.50 and $8.50. Made with flounces of mercerized French sateen or Taffeta silk. At $5, $7.50 and $8.50 the flounces are silk and the top silk jersey. EXPELLED BAPTISTS CAUSE DISCUSSION Dr. Len O. Broughton stated at the Baptist minister.'.' meeting Monday morning that expelled members of hi* church were being received by the oth er Baptist churches In Atlanta, con trary to the usual practice of the de nomination. Dr. Broughton declined to mention any names, but entered a vigorous pro test against tho proceeding. Within the past few weeks several former officers of the Baptist Tabernacle have enter ed other churches, but It is not known whether or not Dr. Broughton referred to them. PLANTER KILLS NEGRO WHO ATTEMPTED ATTACK. Newton, Allas., Oct. L—William Ben der, a negro, attempted to attack the 6-year-old daughter of Benjamin Co ker. a planter, and wns shot and In stantly killed By Coksr. Air*. F. E. Strong, widow of the concussion of the brain. Hall Clocks The dignified beauty of a good English Hall Clock makes it a desirable and charming accessory for any house. We have the handsom est line in the South. Maier & Berkele FACTS AS TO THE RIVER LINE. To the Kdltor of The Georgian: In Init Saturday** Georgian Mr. Edwin F, Johnson, manager publicity, Georgia Hall Way nnd Electric Company, emienrors to correct certain errors that he says appeared lu the cnnl of Mr. C. A. Howell, so I trust Mr. Johnson will not consider tne presump- tlous If I coll his attention to on error or two lu his card. As to Mr. Johnson’s statements concerning the Atlonta and Northern railway, I have nothing to .any, hut when ono roads hla statement as to the Hirer Hue he Is com pelled to ask if Mr. Johnson bns l>een on tbe Hirer line any time In tbe last fire years? He states "there nre no towns or vllleges to draw from ns along the College Park nnd Knot Point line.” I wish to Inform Mr. mistake; there ore i inn? at the river, and coming to At lanta we have Holton. Itirerslde, Peyton, Hollywood, Tnmpn, Center Hill, Hlinavllle. Groove Park, Johnnoiis Switch, Rellwood nnd Western Heights. From Western Height* to Atlanta, one-tnlrd of tho length of the line, there Is ono continuous row of houses, nnd the ears take on and pat off passengers at each street corner. The (dd argument that we bare been hearing for the last ten years, that n 10- cent fare must be charged ou account of the light travel, we think. Is won* ont nnd not consistent with the facts. On Saturdays. Holidays nnd holidays tne travel on the Hlver line Is very heavy* I am reliablyIn- formed that on the Fourth of July tbe East Point line, with sixteen cars, did not haul TO more passengers than the IUvur line, rial* of tin* Georgia Itnlrway Company nre mistaken as to figures, as Mr. Johnson la as to tbe "towns and villages.” Arkwright loose into me stiunuon a nine further he will do the right thing by the people of this section and give them a t- cent fare to tha rlrer. « to manufacture cheaply and fttthh the AT ANY PBIi CITY TAX NOTICE. CITY TAX BOOKS WILL BE CLOSED OCTOBER 10TH. PAY NOW BEFORE FI. FAS. ARE ISSUED AND COSTS CHARGED. E. T. PAYNE, City Tax Collector. if You Are Going to Paint Consult us before placing your orders. We attend per sonally all jobs. Will cheer fully furnish estimates. We guarantee all work done by us. ATLANTA PAINTING COMPANY, 613 Temple Court Building. Both Gilsey House Broadway and 29th St EUROPEAN PLAN. NEW YOU! CITY. Most desirably located Entirely rsnovatsd Now under the management of MR. L. FRENKEL, who conducted the Hotsl Albsrt for twelve years. A restaurant of rare excallence at REASONABLE PRICES. Rooms from $1.00 up. Rooms with bath, $2 up. BEST HOTEL VALUE II NEW YOU CITY. BRYANT WILL NOT GIVE UP HIS PLACE Official denial of the rumor that Dr. IV. C. Bryant would resign the position of state oil Inspector was made Mon day by Commissioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson. "I do not know how the rumor start ed,” paid Colonel Hudson, but there la not the slightest substance to It. Dr. Bryant II\» in Haberttham county, but he can attend t<* hN duties there as well as If he resided in Atlanta. His ap- I" Intrm nt extends to October, IMS. and Dther Intention than to < ontlnue to discharge the dutlea to the public, so that they may Judge for Phones: Bell M. 5112; Atlanta 128*1* of his office until then, at least."