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Dhe Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. VI. NO. 72.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 28,1907,
PPTPTC. I" Atlanta..TWO CBXT8.
X XM.V.EJ. on Train*., FI VKCENTS.
Morning Vote Showed
Majority Against
Saloons.
GREAT PARADE
THROUGH STREETS
Women and Children Sing
and Serve Sandwiches
at Polls.
THE BEST WAY TO TREAT ’EM
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O “Birmingham. Ala.,, ,Oct. 28.— O
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O Birmingham. Ala., Oct. 28.—in- 0
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0 to 3 o'clock indicates a majority 0
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O city nnd county are fairly ringing O
v with the triumphant shouts of the O
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By J. D. GORTATOWSKY.
■nirmln^Kii'ii! ' Alii.. xJct zl.—OKI of
the most remarkable and certainly the
fiercest struggles In the history of
Birmingham and Jefferson county will
come to a close tonight when the last
vote has been polled In the prohibition
contest that has been waged here with
insistent force for the past two months.
The whisky men of the South and of
the entire country practicably have
concentrated their forces on Jefferson
county and every effort has been made
to meet the wave of prohibition that
has been sweeping over the entire
South.
The prohibitionists have been untir
ing In this work and the final demon
stration of their enthusiasm and their
strength came this morning at 6 o'clock
with the opening of the polls, when
about 7.000 men, women and children
marched through the principal streets
of the city to the strains of a brass
band singing together, “Jefferson is
Going Dry."
Ribbon and Flowora
The procession rapidly grew In length
until Anally It wound like a thread
around the business center of the city.
National colors and emblems were car
ried by many of the women and chil
dren and hundreds of banners with
such Inscriptions as "For God nnd
Home,” “Down With Liquor," lent In
terest to the strange and wonderful
spectacle.
The women have been serving coffee
and refreshments to the voters, carry
ing the lunches through the streets In
their hands. Thousands of white flow
ers are being distributed and everybody
I s wearing white ribtffms.
The whisky voters at a mass meeting
Saturday decided not to resist the per
suasions of the women and children and
all accepted the white flowers and rib
bons, regardless of their convictions on
the question involved.
Business at Standstill.
Business Is at a standstill. The city
hall, the court house and other public
buildings are crowded. Nobody talks
anything but prohibition and anti-pro
hibition. The city Is tom asunder by
the conflicting factions.
Practically all the school children
are mingling with their mothers and
sisters In distributing prohibition tracts
nnd* waving prohibition banners. The
men are not Idle. In the procession that
filled the streets this morning many
hundreds of Juggles and carriages and
not a few' automobiles made up the
"hole. The vehicles were fluttering
with prohibition paraphernalia and
many of the horses were covered with
tenners.
Antis May Carry City.
About 12,000 people are qualified to
v *rte In the election today, but It Is not
anticipated that more than 10,000 votes
win be cast. A little more than one-
*hird of this vote will be cast In Birm
ingham and the balance In the sur-
rnundlng cities and the country pre
cincts. Less than 300 negroes will vote.
, In Birmingham proper It will be near
ly a stand-off, with the probabilities of
a small majority for the antis—possi
bly 100. The other cities in Jefferson
county are: Ensley. with 10.000 popu
lation; Bessemer, with about 15,000;
Pratt rity, with about 7.000, and sev
eral very small towns.
The antis will secure a small major-
Py In these three cities. Conservatives,
Prohibitionists and others concede this.
Country for Prohibition.
It is in the rural precincts that the
Prohibitionists have ‘ their greatest
Mrength and the Indications are that
die combined majority In Birmingham,
Continued on Pago Three*
TALUKS
Four Governors to
Meet Here This
Week.
A conference, bearing, It Is Bald, on
the rate lights In four states, will be
held In Atlanta this week between Gov
ernor Smith, of Georgia: Governor
Comer, of Alabama; Governor Glenn,
of North Carolina, and posalbly Gov
ernor Swanson, of Virginia.
Governor Smith stated Monday that
he had no Information as to the day se
lected by the governors to come here
for this conference. One dispatch stat
ed Tuesday, another Thursday. In or
der to ascertain If any definite date has
been agreed upon, Governor Smith will
call up Governor Comer over the long
distance 'phone Monday afternoon. Ar
rangement for the conference were left
entirely In the hands of the Alabama
chief executive.
This conference has been called at the
Instance of Governor Comer, of Ala
bama, whose fight with the railroad, to
enforce new rates Is more recent than
the troubles In other states.
Governor Comer’s Plan.
Governor Comer first approached the
matter by a long-distance conference
with Governor Smith. In that conver
sation ho suggosted the conference here
between Governor Smith. Governor
Glenn nnd himself. Governor Smith
expressed himself as In accord with the
Idea, and Governor Comer said he
would take the plan up with Governor
Glenn. It Is presumed that he later
decided to Include Governor Swanson,
of Virginia.
There has been several of these tele
phone conferences between the Georgia
and Alabama ehlef executives. It Is said.
Last week Governor Comer suggested
that the conference be held this week,,
but named no specific day. Governor
Smith said he would be here all of the
week, and any day named woulg suit
his convsnlence.
When the matter came out Saturday
morning In telegrams from Washington.
Governor Sifiltn declined to make any
definite statement, because he had
heard nothing directly from either of
the governors relative to the matter. Me
expected to have some communication
from Governor Comer In his mall Mon
day morning, but was disappointed.
On Rate Reduction.
Governor Smith, It Is understood. Is
satisfied with the way events are shap
ing In Georgia. While reduced rotes
are not effective In other states, Injunc
tions Intervening. Georgia's reduced
rates have been effective since Sep
tember 3. Tlint the conference will
have to do with the general Issue of re.
duced rates Is generally understood.
According to the stories sent out
from Washington, the railroads are
anxious to meet some kind of a com
promise on the subject. One story Is to
the effect that the Southern wants a
2 3-4 cent rate. Under the Georgia law
It can charge only 2 1-2 cents.
That the conference will be of the ut
most Importance In the paramount Is
sue of low passenger rates Is generally
recognised. Governor Smith declined
to make any statement whatever as to
the possible trend of the conference.
STREET CAR FARES
GAS RATES
Councilman Terrell’s Peti
tions to be Considered
Tuesday.
Councilman W. H. Terrell’s petitions
affecting street car and gas rates In At
lanta will be taken up, formally by the
railroad commission Tuesday.
In hi* three petitions Councilman
Terrell asks the railroad commission
to compel the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company to grant six fare*
for 25 cent*; to reduce the price of
ga* In Atlanta to 7b cents per thou
sand and to allow a considerable cut
on the price of telephones. The tele
phone case will not be taken up now.
however as Councilman Terrell first
desires to *ee the statement of the
Southern Bell, to be filed on Novem-
bC On the other two Issues Councilman
Terrell will probably present some In
teresting facts and figures to back up
his petitions.
The first ouestlon the commission
will pass on Tuesday Is an application
of the Florida Central railroad for a
>2u0,vv0 bond issue.
PERKINS NAMED
TO TRAVEL ABROAD
President L. A. Ransom, of the In
terstate Cotton Seed Crusher*’ A**o-
ciatton. has been advised by Secretary
Straus of the department of commerce
and labor at Washington, that Albert
G Perkins, of Memphis. Tenn.. has
been appolmed to succeed J. Lovlek
Benton, of Montlcello. On., as Lnlted
State, government expert on fottoni
aetd *n«l lu by-product* abroad.
UNGL-E SAM—It’s about time for you to go; so git!
FOR GEORGIA END
OFSGUTHERNSTEEL
Creditors Ask Judge New- g ® Slock R ' m '
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man to Protect Their
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An echo of the bankruptcy troubles
of the Southern Steel Company In
Birmingham was heard In the Federal
court Monday afternoon when a peti
tion was filed with the clerk of the
court asking for the appointment of a
receiver for the property owned by the
company In Georgia under the Jurisdic
tion of Judge Newman.
The petition also prayed for an In
junction restraining the officers or
agents of the company from changing
or altering the status of the property In
l *'xhe creditors who file this petition
are the Etowah Development Company,
the J. M. Veach Company and the
Lumpkin Hardware Company, of t.ar-
tersvllle. It Is clnlmcd that receiver*
for the company have been appointed
In Alabama and that application Is to
be made In Tennessee. The petition
states that the Southern Steel Company
owns from 18.00# to 20,000 acre, of land
In Burtow county, from which Iron ore
I, secured, nnd that on this 1 1 “ n l 1 „ l {’'
valuable mining equipment and a rail
road eighteen or twenty mile, long with
locomotives and equipment.
property alleged to be owned by the
defendant tn Georgia Is several thou
sand acres of coal and iron lands In
Dade and Walker counties.
These creditors point out that the
Alabama receiver ha, no Jurisdiction
over the property In Judge Newman,
district and point out that for It to be
saved a receiver should be appointed. It
Is asked that the court restrain the of
fice” or agint, of the company from
altering the present "“LVelvcL^So far
nnnv and nppolnt a receiver, no tat
Judge Newman ha, not taken any ac
tion.
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POLLERTO SUCCEED
W. E. CHRISTIAN AG
AGENT jOR Si L,?
Reported In Railroad Circles
That Change Will be
blade.
According to persistent rumors In
railroad circles J. J. Puller, now district
passenger agent for the Seaboard Air
Line, with headquarters at Philadel
phia. will be transferred to Atlanta as
assistant general passenger agent, suc
ceeding W. E. Christian. A dispatch to
this effect was printed In a New York
paper from Philadelphia, hut this was
not official and was only rumored.
Mr. Christian Is now In Norfolk con-
suiting with officials of the Seaboard
and could not he seen Monday. He Is
expected hack Tuesday. It Is said that
Mr. Christian w ill be transferred to an
other point on the Seaboard and that
Ms new position will be even higher
than that he now holds.
Than W. E. Christian few railroad
men In the South are better known and
few nre better liked. He has friends
me rtiivKi.i -
country. He has been assistant general
passenger agent for tho Seaboard In
.Marseilles, rTgnrx; r:' Atlanta about six year* and In that time
Three hundred persons perished he has made an enviable record for
ACTDR HITCHCOCK
1.300 ^TIMS OF ^Snud-m'-addmon is o.Tol
FIRE AND WAiilili most efficient railroad men In the
__ ..... ix*» ha« hot>n nKflUtant ventral
Marseille*, France, Oct. 28.—
Three hundred persons perished „„
by fire at the town of Hakodate, himself.
Cochin China, and 1,000 by flood
along the west coast of Japan
just before the departure of mail
which wa* received here today.
12 DEAD, 40 HURT
IN A CHURCH RIOT
Rosesaghegy. Southern Hungary. Oct.
While a, church festival was In
progress early today, a dispute broke
out among * number of farmer* and
villagers. In a short time a riot wa*
on. Pistol* and knives were used and
before the police and cooler heads could
restore order twelve were killed and
fully two score Injured. Seven per
son* were taken to the hospitals *o
badly cut thet they will die.
New York. Oct. 28.—Raymond
Hitchcock, one of tlie best known
American actors and now the star
comedian In "A Yankee Tourist.” at
the A*tor theater, was this afternoon
arrested on a very aerlous felony
charge by agents of the children’s So
ciety ns guardians of Elsie Voeck*,
aged 12. *
On reaching the corridor outside of
the district attorney’s office In answer
to a summons. Hitchcock was met by
Assistant Superintendent TtMOM
Moore, of the Children’s Society, who
FUNERAL DIRGE
TOOK PLACE OF
Fiancee of Charles Walker
Weeps Over His Grave
Sunday Afternoon.
The death of Charles A. Walker, of
the Southern railway, who wa* killed In
the yard* last Thursday afternoon and
whose funeral occurred Sunday, wai
rendered particularly ead from the fact
that he wa* to have been married on
Wednesday of thl* week and had made
all preparation* for the ceremony.
Hi* fiancee wa* Ml** Josle Harding,
of KeysvIUe, Va., nnd he wo* to have
gone there the first of thl* week to
claim her a* hi* bride. While In the
performance of hi* duties late Thuni*
day afternoon in the north yard* of
the Southern, he wa* run down by a
freight car and wa* crushed to death.
While Ml** Harding was at her home
in Keysvllle planning for the approach*
Ing wedding, she wa* shocked to re
ceive a telegram Informing her of the
fatal accident.
The grlef-*trlcken young woman then
quickly boarded a train and came to
Atlanta. She arrived In time for the
funeral and *aw' the body of her fiance
placed beneath the *od in Westview
cemetery Sunday afternoon. Miss
Harding Is a friend of Mrs. 81ms, wife
of former Alderman George H. 81ms,
nnd Is stopping at the 81ms home. She
will probably remain In Atlanta several
days.
Mr. Walker was a popular member of
Delphi lodge, Knights of Pythlu*. and
carried an Insurance policy for $1,000
In the endowment rank. This policy
was made payable to his fiancee, Miss
Harding.
The funeral services were conducted
by Dr. A. R. Holderby at Mr. Walker's
late residence, 408 Luekle street. The
ceremonies at the grave were conduct
ed by the Knights of Pythias.
Race Results.
JAMAICA.
First Race—La Jeunessc. 15 to I,
won; llcnrdall, 4 to I, second; Ml** De
laney, 7 to 10, third. Time not taken.
Second Race—Don Knrlque, ll to 20,
won; Mar*ter, even, second; Trouble
maker, out, third. Time 1:48 1-5.
iwinsichi
Financiers of East Say
Flurry Will Have
Lasting Benefits.
I, a state officer, and who placed him
under arrest.
Hl’chcock Immediately wax taken to
the Center Btreet police court. Msgts-
irate Wui.ii, where he was arraigned.
Bold** Elsie Voeck*. there were two
other little girl* In court, aged 11 anid
|5. They had been In Aulalaht Dis
trict Attorney Garvtut's office moat of
the (lay making statement* which im
plicated the actor.
The case was brought to a focus
after many months of Investigation hy
Hitchcock'S own action a week ugo In
having the brother of Elsie Voeck* ar
rested on a charge of blackmail. At
that time Hitchcock gave to Voeck*
>1,000 in marked bill*. Voeck* saying,
according to the detective* who were
concealed In the room and who ar-
ested him, that unless he got the
none/ he would cause HItchock'* ex-
i .-ore In the newspapers.
New York, Oct. 28.—William H. 8.
Wood, president of the Bowery Sav
ing* Bank, who predicted the panic of
last week mote than three months ago,
declared today that the worst I* over.
"Tall the people the bank* ore the
places for their money. Tell the people
who have money In the banks to leave
It there. It la safe there If they can
be made to reason."
Mr. Wood, a* president of the Bow
ery Saving* Bank, I* the custodian of
>100,000,000, the saving* of more than
200,000 persons, mostly the poor of the
East Side.
Savings Banks Solid.
"The only good that has come of all
this," Mr. Wood continued. “Is It has
proved that the savings banks of New
York are solid." Mr. Wood concluded
with a warning against race track
gambling.
William A. Nash, president of the
Corn Exchange Bank, who as acting
president of the Clearing House As
sociation, was In close touch with the
situation, said:
We should rapidly recover from the
present situation und things In the
bonking world should go on as usual.
I feel optimistic and happy In view of
the present aspect of this crisis, which
I have felt for a long time wus bound
10 come. We arc passing from an era
of bad banking to one of good banking.
If this new era will result In the af
filiation of tho trust companion with
the cleurlng house on a basis of cash
reserve of 16 per cent or more and the
clearing house Itself shall organise a
system of Inspection and examination
of Its members, such enterprises as we
have will be very largely guarded
against, and the hanking situation will
be an strong as It Is possible to make
It.”
Flurry of Ls,tin 0 Bcn.f.t
Andrew Mills, president of the Dry
Dock Savings Bank, and the dean of
the savings bank officials In New York,
said:
"There can be no doubt In the mind
of any aane person that the financial
hysteria, through which we have Just
passed, will be of lasting benefit, not
only to New York city, but to the
country at large as well.
"What was the cause of the panic?
Well, that Is one of those things that
Is difficult to determine. For one thing,
they seem to come about periodically.
The president? Well. In thst connec
tion let me tell you a little story.
Roosevslt's Punch.
"You know 5flke Donovan. He was
a great friend of Ihe president. Mike
was In Washington some time ago.
When he came back one of hi* friends
asked him If he had had hla usual bout
with the chief executive.
" ‘Bure I did,' replied Donovan.
“ ‘And does the president use much
science In boxing?' naked the friend.
No; he has none,' was Donovan's
answer. 'Hut he has a dlvvul of a
punch.’
"That Is what I think has besn the
metier with the president's ntttck on
the corporation* of the country,” Mr.
Mills concluded.
Two Brothers In Italy Were
Smothered by Sand
and Mud.
Rome, Italy. Oct. 28.—The continued
floods and hurricanes Increase the ter
rtble situation In the cities stricken by
the enrthquake. The estimates of dam.
age are ever increasing. At Ferrux-
zano the whole Abruzilnl. family dis
appeared with the house they were In
Into an enormous ravine.
At Bt. Efumla 7,000 people are forced
to live In tho open, their homes having
been either ruined or In danger of ruin
since earthquakes have been frequently
felt. The river Po has risen so Ihnt It
threaten* to overflow. ' A very strong
flood completely washed away the town
of Isamatoro. and the whole Si. Carlo
Vecclo quarter of Trapalnl.
There ore many dead nnd Injured,
house* crumbled down and tho people
are without home*. Two brothers were
■mothered by the siuid and mud raised
by the wtnd*. Bight person* were struck
by lightning.
CANE AND COTTON
GROWERS TO MEET
Hpeclsl to The Qeorxlsn.
Uarnesvllte. G*.. Oct. 28.—The mem
bers of the Farmers' Union In the sea
Island and ribbon cane cotton belt* of
Georgia nnd Florida will hold a Joint
convention, that those Interested In the
two crop* who live In the Mate* of
Georgia and Florida may get together
and form plans hy which they may
handle these product* to the best In
terest. The convsntlon will be held st
Lake City. Fla., on Thursday and Fri
day. November 14 and 16. 1907.
New York People Are
Calmer on Finan
cial Question.
$12,000,000 ON WAY
ACROSS ATLANTIC
People Stood in Line AD
Day Sunday Until Open
ing of Bank Monday.
I New York, Oct. 28.—With the opening
of banking hours today It became np-
fsront that the public has’ considerably
calmed over Sunday and the financial
situation has resumed a normal aspect.
There are Mill many depositors un
easy about their money In tho' trust
companies. This wn* attested by the
fart that a long Ilr.e of men and women
■pent all of yeaterday and all of lust
nl*ht In front of tho Lincoln Thim.
Company waiting for the paying teller
|to open hla window today.
Run Nearly Ended.
PThla ilne, however, waa less In extent
than It nan been for aeveral daya ami
the run on that Institution Is practically
at an end. So far as the Trust Com.
pany of America and Its chief broach,
the Colonial, are concerned, the obvious
determination of J. P. Morgan and
other financlera to put unlimited mil
lions In cash to maintain Its solvency
has completely restored the confidence
[of Its depositors.
Small Runs Are Met.
Small run* were started on the North,
ern Bunk, at Broadway nnd Fourth
street, and the Broadway Trust Com
pany, at Broadway and Eighth Mrset.
It was announced by the officials of
these banks that they were amply abb-
to take care of themselves and would
need no outside help.
The Dollar Savings Bank I.Kited a
statement , to Its depositors today \
small crowd stood In the rain out-l.ie
the bank when It opened anil disap
pointment wo* expressed at the 00-day
notice that was posted.
Barnard Refused Job.
Potto T. Barnard, president of the
New York Trust Company, and one of
the three men appointed receivers for
the Knickerbocker Trust Company at
the request of Attorney General Jock-
son, declined today to accept the ap
pointment. Mr. Barnard gave business
roasons for his refusal.
The local Savings hnnks situation has
entirely cleared. There will be n.nslri-
eruble latitude exercised by the bank*
In the application of the thirty, sixtv
and ninety-day rule. Any depositor
[may draw out money for pressing need.
Certificates Relieve Bank..
PThe Issuance of clearing house cer
tificates. which begun today, has re
lieved the tension so far as the national
banks are concerned.
The liberality of the secretary of the
treasury In advancing treasury funds
as loans and as deposits and the activ
ity of the Morgan syndicate with Its
unlimited million* practically has put
an end to all further talk of panic f„ r
the present.
Reassuring message* from city pul
pit* yesterday did much toward rcstor-
Ing public confidence.
Gold From London.
PThe rate of exchange with London Is
now favorable to the Importation of
gold and the National City Bank, the
Bank of Commerce and several other
of the New York national banks, have
made arrangements to Import gold. In
|thls way, wlthont the Intervention of
the United State* treasury, nearly >12,-
000,000 will arrive here from London
within the next ten days, tho first In
stallment of nearly >6,000.000 being duo
Thursday. It Is estimated that from
>25,000,000 to >50.000,000 gold will com,:
from abroad if It Is needed.
TRUST COMPANY FAIL8 '
IN KANSAS CITY, MO.
BlCansa* City, Oct. 28.—The Banker-'
[Trust t'tunpany, doing a general bunk
ing business, closed It* doors thl* fore
noon. Insufficient cash to operate is
the cause assigned by IV. H. Wood,
treasurer, a* the reason for closing
■ The reason for the step, according
[to the statement of Treasurer W. II.
I Wood, was the action taken by the
[clearing Houoe Association last nig
when It was decided to hold the ra-h
In the local banks In that association
and In lit place use clearing house eer.
klflcates.
The failure of the trust company
auseil hardly a flurry. The bank, al
though considered safe, hss not been
looked upon os one of the strong urn-
Isecretnry of State J. H. Slagle Is la
charge of the bank until receivers can
be appointed. The bank has a capital
of 1500,000.
HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED
FOR OKLAHOMA BANKS.
loklahoma City, Oct. 28. ,\. tlng
Governor Wilson today proclaimed a
holiday for every day this week. The
hanks wifi he closed on account of tl,.»
action of the Kansas City clearing
house. No notes will become due tim
ing the life of this proclamation.
105 YEARS OLD. MAINE
BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS.
Bath. Me., Oct. 28.—A run started on
the Bath Trust Company this morning
and forced the Institution to close It-
doors. It wa* established In 1802; n*
paid-up cgpltal Is 8104,000 and It- de
posits are estimated at >540,00".
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