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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1907. ANDERSON ELECTED OF STATE GUARD Every Vote Received !s For Colonel of Fifth Regiment. Colonel Clifford L. Anderson will head the hntloiifll guard of Georgia. Of twenty-three rotes of the Held offi cers for brigadier general, seventeen votes bad been recorded In the office of the adjutant general up to Monday noon, and every vote was for Colonel Anderson. The balloting will close Monday night, stul by that time the six missing votes will have been recorded, making the well known Atlanta 11 the itmuiinioug • hob-,, of the na tional guard for the m*w position of brig adier genet ill. Colonel NV. O. Obenr. Inspector generat, wns a candidate for u time, but he with drew, leaving the Held to Colonel Ander son. The position of brigadier general is •i new one, comtug Into existence under tin* reorganisation of the national guard ..f the country. It Is expected that Gov ernor Smith will Immediately commission Colonel Anderson. Than Colonel Clifford I,. Anderson there js no letter known, popular or efflclcut military officer In the state. He is not oulv very much liked by every man In his own regiment—the Fifth—but by the com panies nil over the state. intrltig the Atluutu riots, Colonel Ander- Fun was In entire charge of the military here. He was on duty constantly—here, there, everywhere—cheering the tired sol diers t<> strict devotion to duty' h> his own courage nnd tirelessness. He Is the ranking colonel of the national guard of the st * end his promotion to the head of the ganJxntlon Is a Juat and deserved recogni tion of bis faithful and shite service In years past. , CARRIERS GRIEVE AT LOSS OF FRIEND IS Of COLLEGE PARK Fulton County Gains Tract of Land and 300 Citizens. BAPTISTS SATISFIED WITH_PROHI LAW Will Not Ask Extra Session to Provide for Sacra mental Wine. “There are 2,218 Baptist churches In Geor gia. and the one at Harris is Just one of them." That Is the way in which Dr. W. W. Lan- of the legislature to provide for suernmeu tut wine. It was the general opinion among the Baptist ministers present Monday morning lit' the regular weekly meeting that this was something that would talce cart Itself, and that no action was needed by the Ilnimit churches. Dr. John K. White, too, considered report lightly and sntd no action along the line taken by the Harris church was neces sary. It was the opinion of several minis ters that no other church In the state would follow the action taken by the Harris con gregation. The local branch of the National Letter Carriers' Association has passed resolu tions on the death of It. M. Hughes, a well known member of the \ order. Mr. Hughes was stricken with typhoid fever some weeks ago, nnd died after an opera tion was performed. The following are the resolutions: ‘-Whereas. It has ^pleased God In Hla Infinite wisdom to remove from among us our brother. It. M. Hughes, a member of Branch 172. National Letter. Carriers' As sociation. and whose sterling qualities al ways challenged the admiration of those with whom he came In contact, nnd “Whereas. In hla death the association rml the postal service lose a valuable man; therefore, be It ••Resolved. That we hutnhly how In sub mission to Him whose plans nnd purposes are hidden from the wisdom of man. ••Resolved. That we extend to the bo- rented family and friends our unqualified synqMifhy; ••Resolved further. That a ropy of these resolutions he furnished tho bereaved fntn- liy. The Postal Record, press, nnd that thf same he recorded It) the mluutea of the ussiK'latlon. \ •M. K. Stallings, chairman; J. B. Leman, J. It. Greenwood, committee.’’ EDWARD H. WALKER. Hcvtyas elected mayor of College Park by the bare majority of three vote*. 1 afd H. Wa Edward H. Walker, who was elected mayor Ml College Park at the election on Saturday, had about as close a race a* wa* ever pulled off in Georgia, win ning over J. B. Hardin by but three votes. And, Incidentally, Fulton county has gained 100 acres of land, 50 homes and about 300 population. The town turned out Saturday to vote and when the boxes were opened It was found that Mr. Walker had 114 votes to Mr. Hardin’s 111. The vote represented nearly every qualified man In College Park. Every'councilman but one who ran on the Walker ticket was elected. They are: W. yJ. Harris, A. J. Jones. H. H. Cantp, D. G. Bettis and J. R. Farwell. V. C. Afgson, who was on the Hardin tlckait. was the sixth councilman elected. The proposition to transfer that part of College Park now lying In Clayton county to Fulton county was passed with but one opposing vote out of 87. This will- give Fulton county about 100 acres of land, with 50 homes and a population of about 300 persons. Mayor Walker, who succeeds Mayor Curtis, has been one of the leading fac tors In building up College Park from a village of a few hundred to a suburban town of about 2,000 population. He Is manager of the College Park Llrne Company and also does a general real estate business. HIDDEN IN BOX Found Buried Under the Branches of Trees Near River Line. Attracted to a spot in the rear of s residence by the action of his chickens Sunday afternoon, A. Elliott, who lives on the river car line three or four miles from the city, was horrified to find the dead body of an Infunt placed In a small box and cov ered over with branches broken from neighboring trees. After making the discovery of the Infant Mr. Elliott notified Officer Dun bar, of the county police, and the body was held for the coroner's Inquest Monday afternoon. The Infant was found In a grove In the rear of Mr. Elliott’s residence. Is white, and apparently about six months old. There were no evidences of foul play and It Is supposed that the child died and was left In the deserted spot In an effort to conceal Its Identity. There is no easier way to be sure you are correctly dressed than to be sure you have on our clothes And these splendid Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schaffner & Marx garments are not only correct in style, but worthy in quality and perfect in fit. Made of all-wool fabrics by best tailors, they are in a class by themselves--away above usual kinds of ready-for-wear clothing and equal to the most expensive products of high-class custom tailors. Yet our prices are quite moderate. Fifteen dol lars buys a good all-wool suit or overcoat—hand- tailored, stylish, perfect fitting—and from that fig ure, prices go up by easy steps to $50. Come in and try on some of these more-than- good clothes. Daniel Brothers Co. I | L. J. DANIEL, President Copyright 1907 by Htrt Schiffner W Mirx 45-47-49 Peachtree Street New Sleeping Car Service, fiperlnl to Tho Georgian. Brunswick, Gn., Oct. 21.—It Is now stated that the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic railroad will probably In augurate tho sleeping car service the first week In December. State Association Meets at Piedmont and Dis cusses Plans. Terms and Prices to Suit Everybody There is nothing that goes in the home from the most modest piece of Furniture to that of the pore pretentions kind that can not be bought here at a satisfactory price and on terms most reasonable. Our Rug nnd Matting Department has also been greatly added to this season, en abling 11s to offer the very best in floor coverings at prices much lower than you have been accustomed to paying—9x12, all-wool, reversible rugs ns low as .+10.00; Tapestry Brussels, +15.00; Sanford’s Ax- minsters, +25.00, and Wilton Velvets. +40.00: smaller sizes at corresponding low prices. Don't you think it would be well to ex amine this stock before placing your order? We will take pleasure in showing you and endeavor to make your dealings of mutual interest. Here are a few prices that will show how low some good pieces can be bought. Round top pedestal dining tables, $15.00 and up. Large Quartered Oak sideboards, $25.00 and up. Leather seat dining chairs, $2.75 and up. Quartered Oak dressers, $15.00 and up. Best imitation leather couches, $18.00. Solid cedar box couches, $10.98. Imitation mahogany music cabinets, $6.50. Sole nnd exclusive ngents for the cele brated Bernstein 3-piece Brass and Iron Beds, the most rigid, most comfortable and most ornamental bed sold a t any price. Large line of children’s goods, Safety Crib Beds, Glasscock Walkers, Bloeh Go- Carts, Carriages, etc. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH US AND HAVETHE PAYMENTS DIVIDED TO SUIT YOUR CONVENIENCE CarmichaeLTalman Furniture Co. 74-76 Whitehall Street About fifty firemen, both paid and volunteer, met at the Piedmont Hotel Monday morning In the convention hall and completed the organisation of the Georgia Firemen’s Association. Representatives were present from all over the state and from now on the work of the organisation will be pushed. The meeting resulted In the election of the following officers; I. F. Pearce, chief of the Columbus fire department, president. C. c. Bunn, of Cedartown, vice pres! dent. E, E. Thompson, of Cordele, score tary. Thomas E. James, of Albany, treas urer and statistician. An Interesting discussion took place on a law Introduced In the North Caro lina legislature and Which the hmsocIe lion will probably have introduced In Oenrgln. This bill provides for all fire Insurance companies doing business In the state to pay to the treasurer of each town or city where there Is a fire de partment 1 per cent of the premiums on fire or lightning Insurance In that town. This money Is to be held by the treas urer to be used for a firemen’s benefit fund. It will be used to protect the firemen In their work and also assist those who become disabled. Among those present at the meeting were: Chief Cummings, of Atlanta; W. II. Phil pots, R. E. Grltlin and Graham Norman, of Cedartown5 P. H. Vandiver, of Rome; W. H. Perry and Joe Black, of Dalton; E. E. Thompson. G. <\ Lewis nnd J. P. Hughes, of Cordele; J. E. McMillan. Rogers M. Lemon and K. W. Ray, of Ac worth; S. F. Summers, of Vienna; T. E. James, or Albany; W. B. Skelton and 8. W. Kinney, of Dawson; \V. r. Wilson and G. F. Kircher, of FItxgerald. and I. F. Pearce, of Colum bus. BEEF PACKERS’ CASES REOPENED Washington, Oct. 21.—In the supreme court the motion of the government for writs of certiorari In the Chicago beef packers' cases was granted. Tills ac- tloll brings “ “ CALL ON C Probably Seeking Against Rate Trouble Before Leg islature Meets. the cases to the supreme »pen« them. Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala.. Get. 21.—Governor Co mer Is today holding conferences with the various railroad officials. bvLwbnt Ingoing on bss not been given out. It Is expected the conference Is In reference to the extra session of the legislature. Among the prominent officials present are W. W. Finley, president of the Houthern; J. H. It. Thompson, K. L. Bussell ami \l«e- President Culp of the Houthern. President M. II. Hmlft) and Vice-President • A. it. Hmlth nnd Truffle Manager r. B. Compton of the DhiIhvIIIc mid Nnshvllle. I he con ference will Inst till «ten tog. CORONER CALLED , BY FLITS FAMILY Boy Was Killed by Accident in Machinery at Mill. GIVEN JDRE TIME Attorney General Hart Has U. S. Supreme Court to Delay Injunction. Washington, Oct. 2t.-Attorney-GenernI Hart, of iGeorgia, today asked the supreme court of the ( ulted Htates to postpone In- definitely the Issuance of an Injunction against the Tennessee nnd Ducktown Cop per companies of Tennessee to compel them to n I site the sulphuric fumes nuisance of their plant. The supreme court announced last spring that It a mild issue the Injunction this fall upon the presentation of the form by the rglii authorities. . Jie attorney-generaI of Georgia stated that the copper companies nre now Install Ing Improvements to abate the uulsauce. Judge Hart’s direction In this fatuous case i the result of it personal visit to the cop er plant some weeks ago. After golr ‘ irentRy over the works ami bellig sods ..ie tnstn list ion of the plant for converting the fumes Into sulphuric add. Judge Hart deemed It ndvlsahle to postpoue Indefinitely the Issuance of an Injunction. This means that: if the plan under way stops the tcstructlou to vegetation that the matter will l»c dropped. TERRELL AT WORK FOR REDUCTIONS Councilman W. II. Terrell called at the office of the railroad o'lmulsslon Monday morning for nn Informal talk with Choir man if-Lemlon und Commissioner lllllycr relative to three petitions of Mr. Terrell hearing on reductions In car fares, gas ami telephone rates. . , The commission had already set October 29 n formal hearing of these Issues, hut Councilman Terrell simply wanted to dis cuss the Issues Informally. He wants par ticularly to sec the statements to !>• filed l*y the 'telephone company relative to capi talisation. etc. lie stated that he would produce n «vm pilot Ion of facts nnd figures made by him after a thorough Investigation of tbq ones Hons, and that he believed these facts MORTGAGE FILED FOR PHONE BONDS A mortgage tor 12,000,000, covering the boml Issue recently authorized by the railroad commission, wa* filed by the Atlanta Telephone Company In the office of the clerk of Fulton auperlor court Monday. It specifies 2.10' 20- year, 0 per cent gold bond*, valued at 11.500 each. The Fidelity Truat Company, of Rocheater, N. V.. la named aa truatee, and a lot In Decatur, a lot in East Point and tne properties and franchise In Atlanta are given aa zecurlty. TO AUDIT BOOKS OF CENTRAL ROAD L. C. Matthew*, expert accountant In the employ of the Georgia railroad commlaalon, will leave Monday evening for Savannah, where he goes to audit the book* of the Central railroad. A committee from the Income bond holder* la now Inveatlgatlng the books of the Central for the benefit of theae bondholders. Accountant Matthews goes partlcu-. larly to Investigate the enormous In crease In operating expenses, aa record, ed In the 1*07 report of the officer* of the road. For the one Item of repairs anil overhauling rolling atoek the Cen tral claims to have expended a million dollars. That sum will buy 1,250 new ear*. Coder the new act Accountant Mat thew* goea clothed with full authority to examine all the books and papers of the company. Hla Investigation will be careful, painstaking and complete. POO0O0O0O0O00O0O00O00OG0OO D D O 'QUAKE QUAKED o O FOR TWO HOURS. 0 O Washington, Oct. 21.—It was an- 0 O nounced today that another earth- O O quake of - considerable Intensity C O was recorded on the seismograph 0 O at the weather bureau, beginning O O at II o'clock last night and last- O O Ing two hours. O ROBERT FLYNN. He was hurt by an accident In a mill and died at Orady Hospital. N.Y.tS FORCHANLER ‘There Won't Be Contest,' Says State Chairman Conners. Certain circumstances connected with the death Sunday morning of Robert Flynn, It years of age, of 14 Terry street, an employee of the Atlanta Mill Ing Company, which were then regard ed as auspicious, resulted In a thor ough Investigation Monday morning by Coroner Thompson. The coroner found witnesses, how ever, whoae atatementa precluded the Idea of foul play, and It was decided that an infiueat was unnecessary. The young man was Injured late Saturday afternoon In the boiler room at the mill and was removed to the Grady Hos pital, where he died early Sunday morning. Eye wltneaae* were found by Coroner Thompson who said young Flynn waa struck on the back of the head by a piece of machinery while engaged at bis duties In the boiler room. Certain cuts In the young man's coat, which appeared aa though made with a knife, caused his family to think that poaal- bly rout play had been done. This Idea was banished, however, when the eye witnesses were Interrogated. The funeral arrangements have not been announced. The funeral services will be held from the Church of the Immaculate Con ception at t o’clock Tuesday morning. The place of Interment will be nounced later. Residence On Fire, Fire Monday morning burned the roof off of the residence of Alexander Hamilton, a negro contractor, at 125 Hilliard street.- The blaze was caused by a defective flue. Moat all of the furnishings were gotten out of the house. A few shingles on the adjoin Ing houses were burned, but the dam age was Inconsiderable. Mrs. Oarrett Recovers. Mrs. H. F. Garrett, wife of City In spector Oarrett, has sufficiently recov ered front her recent severe Illness to |>ermlt of her removal from the Wesley Memorial hospital to her home, 310 Highland avenue. Mrs. Garrett waa taken III several weeks ago und for a time her recovery was doubtful, but her Improvement has been so rapid that her health Is almost entirely restored. To Issue New Bonds. Application was filed with the rail road commission Monday by the Geor gia railroad to Issue one million dollars worth of refunding bonds. As this Is simply the Issue of one set of bonds to absorb others matured, no new debt Is „ made and the commission will probably 00000000000000000000000000 pass favorably bn the matter. New York. Oct. 2$:—"The New York state delegation to the Democratic na tional convention will be unanimous for Lieutenant Governor Lewis Ktuyv. snnt Chanter for president next year. There won't even be a contest for the delega tion. The matter Is aettled now." On the eve of William J. Bryan’s visit, here to, set In motion hlai cam paign fot* Nsw York's,delegation, thla statement waa- made by William J. Conners, chairman of the Democratla state committee. It I* the first author itative announcement of the plan now already far advanced to scotch the Bryan movement In the East. Without New York's delegation those opposed to Mr. Bryan believe that his nomina tion will he Impossible, and that tho Southern states will not consider him. "1 have (feen In every county In the state," continued Chairman Conners, 'and I find all the leaders for Mr. Chanler. Four counties have declared for him—Putnam, Washington, Dutch ess and Columbia. The other counties will fall In line juat as soon aa they, hold meetings." "What about Bryan? He Is coming this week to start his campaign In the slate?" was suggested. “I don't care if he Is," waa the reply. "All the Bryans between here and China can not prevent Chanler from getting the New York delegation. All the leaders have taken a liking to him. He's made a mighty fine Impression on every one by hla record at Albany. He la a square young man, an able young man and the sort of man we want." HEGEMAN ARGUES FOR DISMISSAL New York, Oct. 21.—(Maiming that John R. Hegeman, president of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, was In no way responsible for any false entries In the books of the company and no money was ever lost by any pol. Icyholder In the company, former Judge O'Brien today argued In the supreme court for his dismissal on aeven Indict ments charging forgery and three al leging perjury. Caffeine—in coffee—is such a direct poison to the nerve centers of many highly organ- ized people that it produces all sorts of disorders, from stomach and bowel troubles, palpitation of the heart, kid. ney affections, etc., up to more intricate nervous troubles, such as paralysis. The way to keep well is to leave off coffee and use Post, urn, which is a direct rebuild er of the nerve centers. ‘‘There's a Reason.” Sure and well defined improvement in health will follow this course, as can easily be proven by any person who values health enough to make a trial.