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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
-ATtntDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1507.
T
HURT IN
ACCIDENT FRIDAY
Shoved Against Motor Car
in the Street by Jack
Wilson.
Edgar Thompson, a brother of Joieph
Thompson. the well-known distiller and
liquor dealer. Is In the Grady Hospital
In a serious condition, with two ribs
fractured and his left lung badly In
jured, and as a result Jack Wilson,
proprietor of the Stag Hotel and one
of the moat popular men In Atlanta, Is
under a $6,000 bond to await the result
of Thompson’s Injuries,
A hearing before the recorder will be
held on October 25.
All this was brought about by a most
singular chain of events and. In the
belief of Mr. Wilson and his friends,
was caused by Mr. Wilson’s being
mistaken for someone else.
According to eye witnesses of the
occurrence, Mr. Wilson was standing
at the entrance of the Century build
ing on Whitehall street Friday shortly
before noon talking with a couple of
friends when Mr. Thomson seised Mr.
Wilson by the throat from the side.
Mr. Wilson, without knowing who
made the attack, threw himself around
and shoved the man attacking him, and
Mr. Thompson was thrown across the
sidewalk and fell against an automo
bile standing along the curb.
. Then Mr. Thompson stood up
straight, and shaking his fist In the air,
exclaimed at Mr. Wilson:
"You've been following me for six
months and I’m tired of it."
Bystanders say he then walked up
Whitehall and Peachtree streets with
out any assistance and It was not
known until later that he was seriously
Injured. Then a charge was made
against Mr. Wilson when the extent of
the Injuries became known, and he
came In from the fair grounds In the
afternoon and Immediately made bond.
"No one regrets this most unfortu
nate thing more than I,” said Mr. Wil
son Saturday. "I wouldn’t harm a hair
of Edgar Thompson’s head, and when I
shoved him away from my throat I
didn’t see who It was and did not know
It was Edgar Thompson. It has been
years since I saw him, although when I
was with his brother at the Kimball
House I knew him welt. I did not know
he was In town. The Itrst Intimation I
had of his presence was when I felt
his Angers choking me. Even then I
didn't know who It was."
Mr. Thompson, It Is said, has only re
cently returned to Atlanta from Mll-
ledgevllle, where he has been In the
state asylum.
Joseph Thompson said he had no
Interest In Mr. Wilson's prosecution
other than to have the affair fully In
vestigated. as he had learned that his
brother's Injuries were of a serious
nature.
Inquiry at the Grady hospital Satur
day developed that the Injured man
was getting along well.
The following statements are made
by witnesses to the affair:
Or. Roberts’ Statement,
Dr. J. Ben Roberts, a practicing phy
sician, who lives at No. 190 buckle
street, says:
“Friday morning I was going Into
the Whitehall street entrance of the
Century building and met Mr. Jack
Wilson. I spoke to him, stopped and
was shaking hands with him, when
some one whom I did not know, ap
proached Mr. Wilson from the rear,
grabbed him around the throat, and
begun choking him, saying: 'You have
been hounding me down for about six
months, and I have got you at last!'
"I first thought it was some friend
of Mr. Wilson’s who was perpetrating
a Joke, hut Immediately afterwards
realised that Mr. Wilson was being at
tacked.
"Mr. Wilson nabbed the person
(whom I have since learned to bo Mr.
Edgar Thompson! by the arms, tore
loose Thompson’s grasp from his
throat, shoved Mr. Thompson from
him, at the same time asking, 'What
on earth Is tho matter with youT Mr.
Thompson fell on his knees and hands
against an automobile which was
standing In the street by the sidewalk.
"Mr. Thompson Immediately got up
and came back Into the entrance of
the budding and repeated the state
ment that Mr. Wilson had been for sev
eral months hounding him down like a
pickpocket. Mr. Wilson made no re
ply. I then asked .Wilson who the par
ty was, and he stated to me that he
did not know. Quite a crowd gathered
and Mr. Wilson walked away, and I
took the elevator and went on Into the
building."
Mr. Beasley'* Ststemeot.
J. Myrick Beasley, manager of the
rent department for Forrest and George
Adair, made the following statement:
"Friday morning, about half past 10
o’clock, Mr. Jack Wilson was In our of-
Ace, and, upon leaving, I walked down
the hall and went out of the building
with him. When we reached the
Whitehall street entrance of the build
ing an old gentleman. Dr. J. Hen Rob
erts, spoke to Mr. Wilson, and they
both stopped and were shaking hands.
Just as I started to leave them to go
out Whitehall street, Mr. Edgar
Thompson rushed up to Mr. Wilson,
grabbed him by the throat and began
choking him, exclaiming: 'You have
been after me for about six months!’
Mr. Wilson disengaged Mr. Thompeon's
hands from his neck, and with consid
erable force threw Mr. Thompson from
him. He did not strike Thompson, but
merely threw him from him. and Mr.
Thompaon fell against an automobile
that was standing by the curbstone.
"Mr. Thompson Immediately arose
and walked back Into the entrance of
the building and stated that he had
heard bow Mr. Wilson had talked about
him and had been hounding him down,
and that he (Thompson) had every
right to attack him.
"By that time a considerable crowd
bad gathered and several people
stepped up to Mr. Wilson and explain
ed who Mr. Thompson was; that he
was of unbalanced mind, and Mr. Wil
son stated that he did not recognise
him and would not have done him any
violence except for the unprovoked as-
saulL I then left
"I recognised Mr. Thompson and
knew that he had been in the state asy
lum.”
TERRELL PETITIONS
TO BE CONSIDERED
ON OCTOBER 29
Commission to Take up Re
ductions on Gas, ’Phones
and Car Fare.
Old Company Wins Contest
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. It.—Tho solu
tion of the lighting proposition in thin
city, involvtnir the contract for light
ing the municipality for two years,
seems to be that the Savannah Elec
tric Company has won out In the com
petition with the new company* the Sa
vannah Lighting Company.
On October 29 tha railroad commission
will bear the three petitions of Councilman
W. II. Terrell.
These three petitions relate to reductions
in rates of three public service corporations
of Atlanta. One petition asks for eight fares
for St cents from the Georgls Italhvay and i
Electric Company, another for 75-cent gas)
froth the Atlanta Gas Company, and the I
third for reductions in the rates charged |
by the Southern Bell Telephone Company.
When these matters catne up before coun
cl I a warm tight took place, and council re
fused to ask the commission to take up
these matters. It resulted Anally In Coun'
rtlman Terrell taking un the Issues person
alls with the commission.
The commission hss Axed Tuesday, Octo
ber 29, for going into these three r
fully. At that time Cottticflmnn Terre.
be present to press his cases. Officials of
the three corporations will probably be
band to oppose any reductions.
CITY WILL HONOR
PRESS OOB PARTY
Committee Named to Re
ceive and Entertain
Guests.
RE IS PROUD OF
John Hill, Coachman, First
Negro to Win Carnegie
Medal.
A splendid reception is being plan
ned for the party of delegates of the
International Association of Press
Clubs, now touring the South, who will
arrive In Atlanta at noon on Satur
day, October 26, over the Seaboard' Air
Line.
They will be met at the train by a
reception committee composed of the
mayor and general council, the presi
dent and directors of the chamber of
commerce and the hoard of governors
of the Piedmont Driving Club and fol
lowing Atlanta newspaper men: Clark
Howell, John Temple Graves, J. R.
Gray, F. L. Seely, Roby Robinson, John
8. Cohen, Morton Smith, Buford Good
win, Walter Reynolds, John A. Brice,
Shirley Brooks, Lauren Foreman, John
Paschal, Dan Carey, Dudley Glass,
Fred Lewis.
After a car ride around the city the
party will go to the Piedmont Driving
Club at about 6 o'clock, where a lunch
eon will be served.
Ladies' Committee.
A committee of the following tadles
appointed by President Pope, of the
chamber of commerce, will aid in the
entertainment of the visitors:
Mesdames Robert L. Foreman, chair
man; W. R. Joyner* Clark Howell,
James R. Oray, F. L. Seely, J. W. Pope.
Robert F. Maddox, Milton Dargan, ML
C. Peter*. H. B. Jackson, John Temple
Graves, W. H. Hirer, D. Woodward,
John E. Murphy, W. A. Wlmblsh, C. A.
Conklin, Maud Barker Cobb, Victor La
mar Smith, (Julian Field, Morris Bran
don, Wllmer Moore, Albert Howell, Jr.,
Preston Arkwright, W. D. Ellis, Jr., C.
E. Caverly, Sam Evlns, Linton Ifopklns,
H. L. Schleslnger, W. A. Taylor, Henry
Inman, J. M. Slaton, Robert Alston,
Charles Sclplo, Roby Robinson, J. 8.
Cohen, Harry Stearns, Misses Elisa
beth Adair, Susie May Pope, Agnes
Ladson, Margaret Ladson, Alberta Ran
kin. Alice Steele, Florence Jackson, Ieau-
ra Paine, Kate Robinson, Sadie Morris,
Mary Brent Smith, Eugenia Oglesby,
Ada Alexander, Rebecca Raoul. Inina
Dooly, Nannie Nlcolson, Elisabeth
High, Hattie Orr, Constance Knowles,
Harrle * Stockdell, Adorn Anderson,
Martha Woodward, Bessie Woodward,
Helen Bagley, Martha Whitman.
POTTER DINNER
MAY RAISE RACE
ISSUEJNJHURCH
Delegates Considering Ad
visability of Making
Public Protest.
JOHN B. HILL.
The flrst negro to receive a med
al for heroism from Carnegie fund.
Dsatrks and Funerals
Mr*. Charles E, Winburn.
Mrs. Charles E. Winburn. wife of
Charles E. Winburn, local manager for
the Willis Wall Paper Company, passed
away at her residence, 83 Angler ave
nue. Friday night at 7 o'clock. The
funeral services will be held from
Grace Methodist church Sunday aft
ernoon at 2:80 o'clock and the Inter
ment will follow at) Westvlew ceme
tery.
Max Clark.
The funeral of Max Clark, aged 8.
who died at the family residence, 170
Fowler street, Thursday, wus hsld from
the home Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. The Interment was In West-
view cemetery.
Thelm* G. Tweedy.
■ Thelma G., the Infant daughter of
Mr. and Mre. R. A. Tweedy, died at the
family residence, 787 Ashby street.
Friday night. The funeral services
were held from the residence Saturday
ufternoun at 2 o'clock and the Inter
ment followed at Hollywood cemetery.
Gladys Pitre*.
The body of Gladys Pierce, who died
at her residence, 309 Auburn avenue.
Thursday, was sent to Stone Mountain.
Ga., Saturday morning for funeral and
Interment.
Lillis May Jones.
The body of Lillie May, the Infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Jones,
who died Friday, was sent to Norcross,
Ga., Saturday morning for funeral and
Interment.
Special no The Georgian.
Greensboro, N. C„ OcL 19.—Engineer
Charles E. Holten, who was injured
when his engine collided with a freight
at Rudd Thursday night, died at mid
night last night at the age of 87. The
body will be taken tonight to Danville,
for burial there Sunday. He leave* a
wife and one child. He was considered
but slightly Injured, and his wife, who
had been with him. returned home at
10:30 o'clock last nlghL All others of
Injured remaining in the hospital were
>rted as doing well at noon.
John B. Hill, of 608 Butler street
coachman for ’Willis Bagan, of 674
Peachtree street, will be the first negro
to be awarded a Carnegie hero medal,
the commission having voted him
medal at the fall meeting In Pittsburg
Friday.
In addition to the handsome medal
which will be presented to the brave
Atlanta negro who saved three lives by
his daring act In stopping a runaway In
Peachtree street several months ago,
HIM will be awarded 1600 In cash by
the commission.
The runaway In which the coachman
risked his life to save those of three
others happened one morning several
months ago. The carriage of J. E.
Hunnlcutt, of Spring street, collided
with that of Henry Inman In front of
the First Methodist church.
In the Hunnlcutt vehicle were two
little boys, Edgar Hunnlcutt, son of
J. E. Hunnlcutt, and Thomas Pres
cott, a nephew, and their nurse. The
horses, frightened by the collision,
dashed down Peachtree street at a ter
rific gait, the vehicle swaying from
side to side and threatening to turn
over at any minute.
Just before passing the home of Mr.
Ragan, Hill observed the runaway and
saw the danger the four occupants of
the carriage were In. He had not yet
fully recovered from an operation that
had recently been performed, but he
leaped the fence and tearing after the
horses finally secured hold of the
bridles.
He was thrown and dragged some
distance, but held his grip and finally
■soured control of the animals. As a
result of this over-exertion, Hill be
came III again and was In bed several
weeka
Governor Terrell, Mr. Ragan, Sam
Inman and other prominent Atlantans
Interested themselves In the brave
negro's behalf and through their ef
forts largely secured tho recognition
for him from tho Carnegie commission.
George A. Campsey, special agent of
the Carnegie hero fund commission, of
Pittsburg, was In Atlanta several
months ago, making an Investigation
of all the acts of hravory reported here.
Ho was then on a tour of tho South
doing this work.
At the meeting of the commission
Friday twenty-four awards of medals
wore made. The total to date Is 126,
but John Hill hns the distinction of
being the only negro so far to be so
honored.*
"I haven’t heard from the commis
sion yet,” stated HIM Saturday morn
ing. ' ‘but I understand that I have
been awarded the medal and 8600.
"Of course I will be proud of the
medal and will wear It. and the money
will come In mighty handy, too.”
A dispatch from Pittsburg gives
other awards by the Carnegie fund
commission as follows:
Leon Harris, 15 years old, Pensacola,
Fla., bronxe medal and 1600 for educa
tional purposes, saver Bernard Z.
Johnson from drowning In Pensacola
Bay.
Ralph F. Berlin, 22 years old, Santa
Rosa Island, Florida, bronxe medal.
Saved three from drowning In Pensa
cola Bay.
Lochlln E. Winn, 30 year* old, Annis
ton, Ala., silver medal, saved three
men from drowning In Spencer's mill
pond, Clayton, Ala.
bank"clearings
SHOW INCREASE
The bunk rlearltiKi for the week Id At
lantn, on ehown In tho report of th«
Atlanta Clearing House Association, nre nti
Increase of $544,137.43 orer the corres-.witVig
week of luat year—more than n half million.
The elenrlngB for the week Just clo|et]
were $4,587,726.59, and for the corresponding
week of last year were $6,045,591.16. The In
crease for thla Saturday over tho corres
ponding day of last year la $106,292.38.
Dr. Bachman Coming.
Dr. Bachman, the well-known evan-
gelfut from Chattanooga, will arrive In
the city Saturday evening ami will
conduct a aerlea of meetings at the
Inman Park Methodist church next
week, at which the Methodists, Baptists
and Presbyterians will all worship to
gether.
REV. CURRY DIES
AT HOME IN PELHAM
Special to The Georgian.
Pelham, Ga., Oct 19.—Rev. W. L.
Curry, one of the oldest and moat
prominent Baptist ministers of this sec
tion, died suddenly at his residence at
an early hour this morning. For some
years he has been moderator of this
association and a leader In hts denomi
nation.
Special to The Georgian.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 19.—Bishop Pot
ter, of New York, will probably find
himself the center of as great a storm
as has been ^aroused In the South in
years as the result of his action last
night In entertaining at dinner Bishop
Ferguson, of Africa, the only negro en
titled to a seat In the house
of bishops In the general Epis
copalian convention now In ses
sion here. Southern delegates are
already protesting that the bishop’s
entertainment of a negro Is a direct
slur upon the South. One result of his
action may be to raise the race Issue in
the present convention, as some of the
delegates are considering the advisa
bility of making a public protest.
Bishop and Mrs. Potter, who are oc
cupying a residence in this city during
the general Episcopal convention, yes
terday evening entertained Bishop Fer
guson.
TRUE, 8AYS POTTER, AND
WOULD DO IT AGAIN.
New York, Oct. 19.—Bishop Potter
laughed when asked whether or not
the report that he had lunched with
Bishop Ferguson, of Cape Palmas, Af
rica, was true.
“Yes, perfectly true," replied the
Bishop. "There Is nothing startling In
that. I’ll wager two shillings the bish
op of Louisiana would have accepted
an invitation to meet Bishop Ferguson
li I had extended it to him," said the
Now York dignitary, turning to the
Louisiana. “Wouldn’t you, bishop?"
The bishop of Louisiana, with some
evidences of embarrassment, replied in
the affirmative and Bishop Potter said:
“I knew it.”
When asked later concerning his re
sponse to the query of Bishop Potter,
the bishop of Louisiana replied that he
wan “pre-occupled at the time the
question waa asked "and did not real
ise the great Import of his response.’
"I am a Southern man," he said, "and
the influences there are far different
from those In the North."
DR. HOWARD JOHNSTON
TO DELIVER LECTURES
Governor and State Official:?
Will Attend in a
Body.
DR. HOWARD AGNEW JOHNSTON.
Distinguished Presbyterian divine who is to lecturo at North Avenue
Presbyterian churoh.
NEEDS STATE FUNDS
Opening of Dormitory Post
poned For Lack of
Equipment.
Two Sentenced for Life.
Special to The Georgltn.
Perry, Ga., OcL 19.—Judge Felton
has been engaged all this week In the
criminal docket of the court here. Three
murder cases were tried and two con
victed. All were recommended by the
jury and a life sentence was Imposed
In each case.
The trustees of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College met at the Kim
ball House on Thursday fot the pur
pose of hearing a report of the building
committee of the new dormitory. Those
present were: Colonel James M. Du-
Pree, Monteruma. chairman: R. N. La
mar, Mllledgevllle; Colonel John Tem
ple Graves, Atlanta; Dr. R. E. Green,
Gainesville; R. J. Atkinson, Greenville;
Dr. E. A. Tlgner, Mllledgevllle, and
Professor M. M. Parks, president of the
college.
A report was made by the building
committee, consisting of Dr, E. A. Tlg
ner. R. N. Lamar aand President M. M.
Porks. The committee eubmltted an
Itemised statement of all expenditures,
showing that a total of 139 checks had
been paid, and that vouchers had been
kept for each expenditure, each voucher
having been npproved by the foreman
of the building and by each member
of the committee; that all accounts
had been paid In checks, and that the
treasurer of the college had the vouch,
ers on file for each expenditure. The
board was very much pleased with the
report and complimented the building
committee upon the care and economy
displayed In their work.
The committee reported that prac
tically all of the work had been fin
ished on the exterior of dormitory, and
that within three weeks most of tho
work would have been completed on
the Interior. The committee reported,
however, that at that time the entire
appropriation of 827,(00 will have been
exhausted, and that there will be no
money for furniture or heating appa
ratus, as the legislature foiled last
summer to pas* a special bill, which
was requested for this purpose. It was
found necessary, therefore, to delay the
opening of the dormitory until Sep
tember. 1908, and the legislature will
he requested next summer to pass a
bill appropriating money for the heat
ing plant and for the furniture In this
building.
The money for the erection of this
dormitory was appropriated by the leg
islature of 1906. The bill was passed
by the remarkable vote of 118 In favor
of the measure and only one vote
against It.
Last fall President Parks mads a two
weeks’ trip In the North and East, se
curing Information In regard to modern
dormitories, In order that the best Ideas
might he Incorporated In the architect's
plan! for this building. The construc
tion of the building was begun In April,
1907, and, with the exception of the
Interior equipment, will be finished by
November 16 next.
Colonel DuPree, chairman of the
board, states that he believes the leg
islature will readily appropriate this
money next summer, without any trou
ble. President Parks reported to the
board that the attendance at the college
this year wus the greatest In the his
tory of the Institution. He said that
there were one hundred more students
In attendance than at tne same time a
tew years ago, and that In addition to
this 334 had been refused admission
this fall because of the lack of dormlto.
ry room. The board of directors was
very much pleased at the continued
growth of the college, and Colonel Du
Pree state* that probably no other In
stitution In Georgia ever refused so
many applicant* as has the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College during
the present session.
ATLANTA MAY DRAFT
8AVANNAH CENTER FIELDER.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga, OcL 19.—It Is stated
here, on good authority, that Ernie
Howard, center fielder on the Savannah
team, will be drafted by both Atlanta
and Little Rock. Logan. Savannah’s
second baseman, will be drafted by
Birmingham. Dexteajhe Augusta flrst
baseman, has already been drafted by
New Orleans.
Beginning Sunday morning at 11
o’clock and running through next week
to Friday, Dr. Howard Agnew John
ston, one of the ablest and most elo
quent divines In America, will deliver
a series of lectures In North Avenue
Presbyterian church.
By those who have heard him he Is
considered one of the ablest pulpit ora.
tors In the country, a man of force, In
tellectuallty and magnetism. Hon.evening.
Seaborn Wright, who heard him In a
series of lectures In Rome recently, said
that he had never heard a more bril
liant talker.
That he Is certain to attract large
congregations of all denominations to
hear his lectures seems assured. On
Sunday he will speak at 11 o'clock In
the morning, and at 7:46 in the even
ing, and during the week at 4 o'clock In
the afternoon and 7:30. o'clock in the
CHOR US GIRLS RE COGNIZE
MRS. CORE \ IN A UDIENCE
Chicago, Oct. 19.—It waa left tor
some of the chorus girls with Eddie
Foy In "The Orchid" to recognize In
the audience at the Garrick last night
their former footllght confrere, Mabelle
Gilman. With her was her husband.
W. E. Corey, the steel trust chief. Had
It not been for the smiles which were
cast In their direction from the stage
the audience would not have known
that Mr. and Mrs. Corey were among
them. After the theater Mr. Corey sub
mitted to a brief Interview at the door
of his suite at the Auditorium Hotel
annex.
"The year 1908 will be the most pros
perous era the United States ever has
known,’* he said. “The general depres.
slon of the market Is only temporary
and precedes an era of great prosper
ity."
PLEmy of big Game for
ROOSEVELI IN ROCKIES
Denver, Colo., Oct. 19.—Should Pres
ident Roosevelt decide to go hunting
for mountain lions and wild cats as a
change for bear hunting, he will like
ly be compelled to take longer hikes In
search of his game.
Uncle Sam has employed eleven ex
pert hunters, whose sole employment
the year round will be to track the
beasts to their lairs, kill them and de- for mountain lions
stroy the cubs.
The mountain lions, wild cat* and
other snvago animals keep up their
record of slaughter and In the region
of the Yellowstone Park alone the
ranchmen Iobo nearly $30,000 every
year. Tho work Is extremely danger
ous, but It Is of sufficient Importance
to pay the men, besides salaries, $6 a
head for wolves and $20 to $30 a head
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GIVE FREE DIRT
FROM ARMORY SITE
Work on the excavation for the au
ditorium-armory will begin In the
course of the next two weeks.
Colonel Clifford L. Anderson, of the
building committee, requests that all
property owners In the neighborhood of
Gilmer and Courtland streets who need
dirt to fill In their lots notify him at
once. He desires to know where the lot
is located and the dirt will be delivered
without expense to the property owner.
New Orleans, Oct. 19.—The officers
of the thousands of striking levee la
borers of New Orleans declare that
they will not accept a compromise
which carries with It the provision of
arbitration for labor contention alone.
They want to compromise on a pro
vision that all port condition* In gen
eral be Investigated, the laborer detail
among the rest, and they agree to abide
by the findings of such an Investiga
tion.
ALLEN WILSON TO LEAD
CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVIVAL.
The First Christian church Is plan
ning for revival service* beginning Oc.
tober 20 at 11 o'clock and continuing
through the week at 7:30 p. m.
Allen Wilson, preacher, and Professor
LlnL singing evangelist, will conduct
the service.
It Is stated that there Is nothing of
the circus, nothing of vaudeville, noth
ing spectacular or aping of somebody
else, nothing sensational and cheap
about Allen Wilson. He Is a man with
a message—a man with something to
■ay and the ability to say It.
Professor Lint I* said to be one of
Special to The Georgian.
Carters vine, Ga., Oct. 19.—The f u -
neral of Judge John W. Akin, who died
yesterday morning, will be held In the
Sam P. Jones tabernocla here at 2 30
o clock Sunday afternoon
, ™ e funeral of Judge Akin's mother
hiJS T *}J ,rs< *ay evening, win be
at 8 80 n*c e ioc£ e « y 'S rlan Church
at 8.80 oclock Sunday morning, ami
Interment will be made In the ceme
tery at Cassvllle. Rev. R. j Blgham o'f
Atlanta, will conduct both funeral
services. 11
The school children of Cartersvlll.
will attend the funeral of Judge At,In
"‘“V’ "•*« many State officials.
Including Governor Smith and the Mu.
sonic Lodge of thlh city.
Two hymns will be sung at the fu-
neral, the last having been written by
Judge Akin.
The pallbearers will be; L. W Reeves
Jr.. W. H. Howard, W. W. Daves N \
White J W. Vaughn, Levi Shau uni
L._ B. Robeson. Of the Masonic Lodge:
Sr‘ efh k !? Thomas Lumpkin,
Worth Collins, James Crawford, A. M.
^hekett, VSL C. Warden, N. c. Andersen
and W. H. Lumpkin.
The entire city Is In mourning over
the loss of the distinguished citizen
and hundreds of telegram* of con
dolence have been received by the fam-
GOVERNOR AND PARTY
TO ATTEND FUNERAL.
Governor Smith and a party of state
house officials will leave the city Sun
day morning for Cartarsville to attend
the funeral of Judge John W. Akin,
president of the senate, who died Fri
day morning.
DEATH OF JUDGE AKIN
DEPLORED IN SAVANNAH.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannuh, Ga., Oct. 19.—The death
of Judge Akin produced a profound Im
pression here among those who knew
him. Senator Stephens said:
"I am deeply grieved to leagn of his
death. He was a gentleman In the
truest sense of’ the word, a man of
scholarly attainments and deep con
victions. His Influence has ever been
for good and he will be greatly missed
In Georgia.
JL, mm LEASED
PASSENGER OFFICE
Will Occupy Building Now
Used By Ponce DeLeon
Saloon.
Traffic Manager J. R. Rowland, of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad,
announced Saturday morning that the build
ing at the corner of renchtree. Poplar and
North Broad streets has been leaaed, effre.
tire January 1 of next year, to be used by
the road as an uptown passenger nod com
mercial freight office. The huflrilng will be
entirely overhauled, refitted with handsome
and modern office furniture, and, like every
thing else connected with the A„ It. nod A.,
will be as modem and hnndnome tin welt
convenient aa money and brains cau
tall cigar store, known na the Ponce !>«••
Leon. It la located on one of the principal
corners of the rltr, being In the center of
the hotel and business district, and afford
ing every convenience to both pnsseng-r
and freight people.
The commercial freight office will be tin
der the supervision of Theodore I)ehoe,
WARRANTS FOR OFFICERS
CHARGING MURDER.
Special to The Georgian.
Greensboro. N. C„ OcL 19—Warrant. 1 ,*!!'? best known and most comnoh nt
Chnralmr mnr.i«n .Lin . tt „ ant " I freight men In the business. Arrangement*
cnarging murder against United States i for the enre of the passenger tleket office
nro not yet ready to lie made public.
Traffic Manager Rowland says that tbs
A.. It. and A. will lie ready for business
not later than December 1 of the present
year, when one of the best railroads In tin
ftoi ‘
Marshal Millikan, Revenue Agent Scre
ven and four other officers have been
?.« orn Y OUt befo , re State Magistrate Col
lins. La«t week theae officers composed
a posse searching for John Brame. ac
cused of blockading. He waa shot and
died yesterday.
SEVEN FEDERAL PRISONERS
ARE 8ENT TO ATLANTA.
Spoolsl to The Georgian
Greensboro, N. c, Oct. 19.—Govern
ment officials left hero this morning,
taking seven white men to the Federal
foim oetn > 5- ,, 5 ma ; "'"fenced at this
term of the Federal court for Illicit dls-
tilling.
outh will be
traveling and afilpplng public.
The leasing of the uptown tl
In anticipation of the heavy di_
the officiala believe* will be made ~~
rond. Until January 1 the freight bnalneM
will routlutie to be looked after by General
Freight Agent J. J. Campion from hla of
fice in the Electric and Gna building, while
>ut at the disposal of the
LIFE INSURANCE
REGAINING HOLD
Chicago, 111., Oct. 19.—Paul Morton,
president of the Equitable Life As
surance Society and former secretary
of the United States navy, is very san
guine about the prosperity of the In
surance companies of the country.
"The life Insurance business Is 1 re
gaining its foothold; In fact, conditions
have about reached their normal. The
life Insurance business has almost
ceased to feel the depression which
followed the Insurance Investigations.”
SECRETARY ROOT
AGAIN AT WORK
Washington. Oct. 19.—Secretary of
State Root, accompanied by Mrs. Root,
Miss Root and hi* private secretary, re
turned to Washington, this morning
from his trip to Mexico, where he was
the personal guest of President Dial.
The secretary appeared to be In excel
lent health and splendid spirits.
Up to Daughter.
"Yes; I am going to marry Mr. Bull.
Ion.’
Why, he Is old enough to be your
father!"
. . , . .... , ’’I know he is, but, unfortunately, he
the best chorus leaders in this entire doesn't seem to care for mother ”—
country. A good meeting Is expected. Courier-Journal.
DOG BITE8 BROUGHT ON
SPINAL MENINGITIS.
Isaiah Lees, the official dog catrhn
of YonkerB, died In St. John* hospital
yesterday afternoon. It was at first
thought that he was suffering from hy
drophobia, but the physicians at the
hospital say his death resulted from
spinal meningitis.
Lees had been dog catcher for four
years, and In that time Is said to have
been bitten by more than 200 dogs. He
would alwaya seek treatment, however,
and had never shown any bad effect*
of the attacks of the dogs. About a
month ago h* was bitten on the leg by
a fox terrier, and was treated, as usual.
Later hi* leg began to swell, and on
Tuesday lost hs wo* taken to St. John*
hospital. Despite the efforts of the
physicians, he sank steadily until he
died.
Several of the dogs which bit Lees
were found to have had rabies, and tne
physicians think It possible that some
of the poison might have been left w
his system and brought on the attack 01
spinal meningitis.—New York Times
Doesn't Take Warning.
"Doe* your son profit by your exam
ple? Does be Imitate your successes
and avoid your mistakes?” .
"Naw. He wants to get married.
Cleveland Leader. -
Football Rules.
"Hello. Marne! I thought you
fifteen yard* of that remnant ribbon -
"Bo I did. but the floorwalker penal
ised me ten yards for slugging-
Louisville Courler-JouruaL