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12 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 OOOOOOOHWOOOGOOOWWOOOOOO 0 BIT DYNAMITE CAP O O AND BLEW HEAD OFF O O BECAU8E OF DIVORCE. 0 o o O Grand Junction, Colo., OcL 19. 0 O Pining for his divorced wife and 0 O children, Ellis A. Torntom placed O O two dynamite caps In his mouth 0 O and bit them Into concussion. His O O head was split open and his Bkull 0 0 torn asunder os though cleft by 0 0 an ax. 0 O O 0000000000000000O00000000G 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