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THKJ A'i'LA-M'A UUUKUIA;* a:v i> a. wrcpxBRDAY. orTnnrrrt ». nm. CREWE GREAT Europe’s Gold. Being Drawn to U. S. by Products. New York. Oct. 30.—With the rune on t&e various bank* of this city at an end and money In abundance, leader* In financial circle* declare today the *1 tu rn Ion will aoon be normal. Tdlegrnph dispatches from cltlea throughout the country atato that the money market la rapidly Improving, but to protect thsinselvea and their de positor* many of the Western hunk* have taken udvantage of the clause providing for n time notice on with drawals. Gold Coming In. It |a announced by all the larger cor poration* thut there will be no dlftl- culty In the payment of November cou pons on the first day of the month. It also became known that S8.ooo.oou in good I* aboard the steamship Kron- prlnzemdn Cecalle hound for tills coun try and that SIO.000,000 will arrive In this city early next week. European bankera have begun to plate obetuclev In the way of further uhlptnent* of gold from their countries. Cotton 8old Short. Mllliona of bales of cotton are being told for December, January and March da livery by people who never owned or rained u bale of cotton to deprewa the price hiiJ scare the farmer Into telling »o they can pay their debt* in Europe. If the farmer takes advantage of the dltuatlon and hold* lie I* hound to get a good price for hi* cotton. American Products to Help. The enormous Influence which Amer- Ican product* are exerting In building up a credit balance abroad hu* been the moat algnut development of the finan cial situation Kepori* from all quar tera allow that the great American sta ple*—wheat. cotton, copper, tobacc oil, meats—are on their way to Et rope, thla being the season of the year when American products are marketed abroad. The Immediate effect of thi* shipment la to give the I'nlted Htate* credit abroad which can be speedily converted Into cash. Staplaa Are Solid. Tbeae natural resources of the coun try promise to exart even greater In fluenca than the sale of American ae curltlea abroad. The latter have to some extent Buffered discredit under recant prexaure, hut the Intrinsic value of American staples used abroad and theft' colossal aggregate at thla period of the year I* beyond the reach of financial distrust. Plana adopted to couservc the cash of tlie banka and trust companies have prevented any further hoarding and till* fact of Itself Is <>n« of the best features working to strengthen the situation. In the Interior, throughout the West and Bnuth. the banks and financial Institutions have taken time by the forelock and have required no tices of 30 nnd 60 duy* to depositor* before funds can lie withdrawn. Exchange Closed in Pittsburg. Pittsburg. Pa., Oct. so.—'The stock exchange board of director* voted to remain doted today. No announce ment wae made other than that liusl naaa would not be resumed today. statfs FIX FLAT RATE OFMENTS Reported That Gov ernors Will Fix Rate. Asheville. X. C., Oct. 30.—An agree ment ha* practically been reached. It la said, between the governors of North f'arollna, Georgia and Alabama whepe- by the existing low paenenger 1 rates put Into effect by the last legislature* of these, state* will lio eet aside and uniform rata of 2 l'-2 cent* u mile substituted.' liy the santt tentative agreement, it la said, thi* 2 1-2-cent rate U tu be applicable not simply between points In each state, but on Interutate business throughout these three states. If not all Bout Item mates. • Only the dstalla of the arrangement, it Is dedured. remain to he worked out. It la added thut a conference among Governor Glenn, of North Car olina; Governor Hoke Binlth, of Geor gia. and Governor Coiner, of Alabama, and probably Governor Bwanaon, of Virginia, was called to be held In At lanta on Friday for th* purpose of for mally adopting the plan. The sole question to be settled. It I* asserted, relate* to the method of car rying the agreement Into effect. Governor HmUU at III maintains al ienee as to the conference, or any probable line of discutslon or propo sition to In* advanced l herein Friday. It is his him that whatever transpire* In that meeting of the governor* should not go out to the public now, at any rate. DUCKWORTH CALLS MEETING OF UNIONS National President t\ 8. Barrett ha* called all the county union* throughout the cotton belt to meet on November V Following this call, President Duck worth ha* Issued a call for all of the Georgia unions to meet op the same date. His call Is us follows: "To the Member* of the Farmers' Colon of the Btate of Georgia: "Following the call of Nationul Pres ident C. H. Ilarreti for ull counties throughout the cotton belt to meet on November *, I hereby call u meeting of ad county unlonu In the state of Ueor- « lto meet nt in o'clock n. m. Saturday, uvember 9, for the reason* mentioned In President Barrett** call. Where It Is deemed beet you may Invite non-union fanners and other* Interested In ob taining the Farmers' ITtilon minimum to rasti with you In the afternoon. •n. F. ore WORTH, "President Georgia Btate. Farmer*' t.’nlon? "Banxeaville, Go,. Oct. 29. 1907.'* At a dinner cJveu In New York recently to Rear Admiral Joseph It. foghlsu by tbs Hpatilsk war veteran*. In* was balled as ••tke man who made the knlger fnaious." One of the advantages of Orape- Nnts food is that it is pre digested in the process of manufacture. The starch contained in the wheat and barley is transformed into grape-sugar by exactly the same method as this process is carried on in the human body, that is. by the use of moisture and long exposure to moderate warmth, which grows the diastase in the grains, then long baking completes the remarkable change from starch to grape-sugar. Therefore, the mo3t delicate stomach can handle Grape-Nuts and the food is quickly absorbed into the blood and tissue ce;tan: parte of it going directly to build and nourish the brain and nerve centers. "There’s a Reason." HlMriiili i ’ifiryi’i/iJa SOLD TO M'KENZIE Ml*. T. Mitchell Horner, who recent ly sued her husband, "Jack" Horner, for divorce, told her beautiful resi dence In Peachtree Tucadu.v through Forrest and Georg* Adair, real estate agents, to George M. McKenzie. for merly of Mnrlettu, for $30,000. Mr. McKenzie, who is a brother of W. M. McKenzie, purchaser of Brook wood, the Thompson residence, ad joining, hu* put a force of men to work c'cunlng up and renovating the Horner home, and will move In within a short time. The Horner house, which I* sat In a lot 125 by 30o feet, was built for Mr. nnd Mr*. T. Mitchell ilorner by her father. Dr. Isaac Emerson, the Bromo- Heltxer millionaire, who sent hi* archi tect end contra*-tar- .from- Boston to erect the house. It Is one of the hand somest In Peachtree, being splendidly finished within atul without. No on* In Atlanta knows Its cost. Tim deal I him been pending for soma time. Bluntly after Mr. Horner filed his sensational suit In Baltimore against his wife's |xirents for $100,000 damages for alienating her affection*, Mrs. Homer came to Atluntn. A week later she filed sifft for divorce, after putting the residence on the market. Mr. McKenzie took the opportunity to buy u home adjoining thut of hi* brother. The two residences are among the finest In Pewhtree. FREE PASSES CUT OFF BY COMMISSION Continued from P*o« On,. TROLLEY COMPANY ANSWERS PETITION FOR LOWER FARES President Arkwright Shows Company’s Side of Argu ment Before State. Jurisdiction of the railroad commission of Georglu. to transport from one point to another point in tills stute any arti cle or article*, or merchandise, or freight, of any kind, free of charge, except such articles or commodities us may be necessary and Intended for Its own use In the conduct of Its business a* a common carrier, and except ore, cot I. atone, timber and the manufac tured product* thereof, manufactured, mined or produced by It, on or from It* own pro|ierty. Provided, however, that for purely charltuhte purpose* free transportation may be granted, hut when such Is granted It must be promptly reported to thi* commission. Provided, further, that reduced or free tVattaftortAtlon of the goods or ef< fecta of its bonp fide employees may be given by n common carrier. Provided, further, that the commis sion will, upon application and proper showing made, authorize free*or re duced transportation to fair*, exhibi tion* or for other public purpose*. By order of the hoard: H. O. MT-KNDON. Chairman. GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. Sec. CalliaQ fer Charters. Ordered. That within ten days front thi* date all terminal companies, cor poral Iona or person* owning, leasing or operating terminal* under the Juris- diction of thi* commlNnlon. shall fur nish this commission with copies of their charter*, rates and rules, and that on the 13th day of November. 1907. n public hearing tro had at which said mipanie* and their patrons, as well « the local authorities, may be heard, Ith a view to Improving the service, and If Jn any case a monopoly or ex- luslve right Ip claimed, the grounds f such claim are directed to be pre sented and will be open to discussion by 1 %.>ncgrncd. Ordered further. That a copy hereof be mailed to each of said companies without delay. By order of the board: 8. G. M'LENDON. Chairman. GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. Bee. COL. GRAVES TO SPEAK AT NEW OPERA HOUSE. Kprrtst to The Georgia*. Winder. Ga., Oct. 3<k—Hon. John Temple Graves will lecture at the new opera house here November I. This will he the second attraction In the Lyceum course. The people here are proud of Mr. Graves as a Georgian and one. of the foremost speakers of the country. In tiro hearing before the state railroad .commission Tuesday of. the petition of W. II. Terrell for a reduction In afreet car fares to eight for 25 ceuts, the Georgia Rail way mid Electric t'ompftny submitted a com plete and lengthy uuawer to the charges made by Mr. Terrell. In this auswer, Pres ident Arkwright set forth that under the law'the company had att old'cost rart with the city, which permitted the company to barge us much as 19 cents for short dis tance* and 29 cents for long distances. I pon this contention, the bearing was ad journed until Ngvemlier 12. In addition Vo this purely legal point, le company made auawer to the conten tion of Mr. Terrell that the service was Inferior, and that the ratupnuy could af ford To'reduce Its rates. Mr. Arkwright's aiiswrir give* » full showing of the present equipment of the company und II* deal ings with the public. It I* given lu full: Th« Company's Answer. "To the Honorable Railroad 4'oiuiulsslon f the Stale uf Georgia: Georgia Railway lid Electric I'oippnny answers the com plaint filed by William H. Terrell lu the hlnive Hinted matter, and shows: "I- ICeaiKMidsxt admits the avermeuts In paragraph 1. • . *J. Re* |ui nigra pi girdles* of distance; that the fare on the line I* 10 • - ... I nnd has Jug this fsi. ... „ ....... rein her I, 1907. Respondent shows that .... ose fare of & cents a passenger may ride - ii any of respondent's street car tines from uv poliit oil any one of such does to any (joint on any other of such lines: that rn- epiaidcut issue* universal transfers from any oue Ibis to any oilier line. Respondent show* tlist for one fare of 6 cents a passen ger may travel from ('ollego Park to At' lauta. a distance of 9 miles, sud transfer lo the river line by the use of a transfer ticket, mid travel a distance of T miles u the river line lo Ilollou, inuklug the to- till distance traveled of 18 miles for 5 ceuts. Twenty-two Lines. "Respondent shows that It operates twsn- •two separate him! distinct routes of street railway lines; that Its lines cover the city f Atluntn iiud all the surrounding territory fur u distance of 9 miles out from the city of Atlanta; that a person may travel oil nuy of said lines In any direction, or by use of transfers on any two of said Hues from any one point lo any other point In or around the city of Atlanta, for one fare of 5 cents. ltes|MHidcnt states that the fares churned by It are low. Itespoiideut doules that It could sell eight tickets for 25 ceuts, mid further denies that It could make u res soualde profit on Ita Investment when sell lug eight tickets for*25 rents, hot asserts that It could not sell eight tickets for 24 cents nnd earn the hare operating ex pettse*. "Respondent dentes the overtnents con jilued lu psi ‘ “ * flint It does Its curs are aitequn that It does furnish rtiotigl. Its passengers lu comfort. Respondent states that It Is trim (hat nt certain tiroes In the day and on certain occasions pas sengers stand In the cars for tbs lack of a scat. Respondent states that this Is a necessary and unavoidable Incident In the nature of respondent's business: that In all cities whore practically the entire popula tion moves st practically the same time It If utterly Impossible to furnish seats for -M»M*uger: that If It were possible It ■he unreasonable to demand of re spondent. or of any street railway company, that It should provide cera sud service suf ficient to meet Instantaneously the greatest possible maximum demand. Has Good Equipment. “Respondent dentes that It operates cars that are old, out-of-date *tid dirty. Re spondent avers.that Its equipment will com- imre favorably with the equipment furnish ed In nuy city of the I’nlted States, or In any city lu the world; that on au average It* equipment Is far superior to the equip ment found on street railway linos In most of the cltlea In tbn l ulled Ntatea. Re spondent states that It is true that It oper ates some longitudinal-seated cars on the Marietta-Decatur street line and on a few of the other lines. Respondent shows that similar cars lire In cnmiuon use In other cities of the C lilted States. * Respondent concede* that under the conditions In At lanta. particularly with regard to the sep aration uf the races, these longitudinal- sent cars are not. lu respondent'* opinion, lies! adapted. A short time ago respondent was requested by tome of Its patrons to substitute cross-seat cars for these longitu dinal scut cars on one of respondent's lines, namely, the McDaniel irwlu streets line, lu answer to tills request, respondent pro posed and nunouuced Its Intention of sub stituting cross-scat cars for the longitudinal- seat car* on the particular line covered by the request, end also on nil other or Its lines, Purausnt to this suununced Inten tion. impendent I* substituting crnessc.it cars for the longitudinal-seat cars Just as fast as the new curs can lie turned out of the shops, and contemplates that all of these longitudinal sent cars will he retired from service ou or before the Irat day of Jauuery, 1901. Good Light and Power. "Respondent denies the averments con tained In paragraph 5. except ns the sum* herein admitted. Respondent shows thut Its elrctrlc light atul power service Is unexcelled I* fny locality: that respondent has the heat machluery and electric equip roent that ran possibly he obtained: that It readily adopt* any Improvement lu um- hlnery or apparatus that will tend to bet- er tin* electric service furnished by It. This has Iroen respondent's constant prac tice. Respondent invites the closest scru tiny of Its stations, equipment, apparatus and methods, nnd avers that they will !>«• found to l*o equal to the best known to the art. Respondent avers that Its roe lers are constantly Inspected by u force employed by It exclusively for this pose; that these meters are kept as rate ns It Is possible for a mechanical device to In* kept; that It makes eoostunt Inspections and teats of the meters on Its own motion, fn<l It Is Its Invaliable practice to test any meter about which complaint line I wen made. Respondent offers not the slightest objection to any public system T meter Inspection. ‘•Further answering, respondent show*: ■"That It operates a street and suburlwn elect He railway system lu the rouutlos of Fulton nnd In-Kalb, and In the municipal! site or Atlanta. Kdgewood. Kirkwood. Deca tur. Oakland city East Point nnd College Park, and Is htilbilng e line Into tlie numb-- Ipality of llsncvllle; thut the * ~nd con tig III HOTEL Police Are Puzzled by Tragedy in the Waldorf-Astoria. New- York. Oct. 80.—No unlutinn In the myaler)’ of the death uf Herman Bradley Potter, an Insurance agent of poyleetown, Pn„ a man of excellent nu clei .tending end comfortable meiine, who wae found dead in lile rormin on the fourteenth door of the Waldorf-As toria last night with hie ekull fractured In two places, hie noee broken und bleeding und bruieee ubout Ilia lege and face, allowing that ho had been horribly beaten, hue ue yet been found. Whether the mnn wee murdered In the hotel or whether lie w»» bcalnn In the etreet and went M Me room to die le not yet determined. A qUMtlon of poealbte poleon also figures In thle ex traordinary mystery. There Is a sus picion that a Jur of white powder found In the room after the discovery of the body contained cyanide of mercury. An uutopsy will be held today to reveal whether or not there are’traces of the drug In the man'e etomach. Mysterious L.tter. At the eame time there was a mys terious letter written by Mr. Potter to hi* wife In Doylestown. which puts the whole a trail' In a different phase. When the man's body was found Coroner llurberger was eent for and after an examination. Hold: "This man has been beaten to death. I can't eay that he was killed In the hotel, but a murder lias been commit ted. On a table In hie room was a let ter addressed to Mrs. H." Bradley Pot ter. Jr., of Doylestown, Pa. The letter was on u letterhead of the Michigan Commercial Insurance Company, Doylestown. The letter In no way threw light on the mystery. It read: Letter to Wife. "My Dear Wife—In the left-hand drawer of the bureau you will And an envelope of every (Ineuranre) company 1 repretent. Write to every ono of them and aak them to appoint you agent. "Everything I own Is In the box my deek. Oood-bye to you and the children. I forgot to say last Satur day night 1 waa put out of business on my way home to the hotel. "I waa tackled by three toughs and I hud quite an experience. I actually put two of them to sleep, but the third ducked and lilt me with a sand bag on the left tide of the head and put me to sleep. He took my watch, locket, garette case, ring and pocketbook. "I waa picked up by an officer, lying tn the gutter. Fortunately I hud my room key with me and the Waldorf meant a great deal In Xew York. Fare well to you all. Hood-bye. "HERMAN.” While the letter would teem to In dicate Potter knew deatlv wae ap proaching, It waa agreed the wounds on hie body, could not- possibly have been self Inflicted. It was shown the letter waa written In a strong hand nnd by a man who, If In physical suf fering or under a nervous strain, allow ed no sign of It In his writing. A corn, parlson of the writing with the signa ture on the hotel register proved be yond doubt that Potter had penned the note. Further examination of the room dis closed the Jur of white powder. In tho trousers of the dead mnn was found 86.31 In cash together with papers and | other effects that proved Ills Identity. GEORGIAN ANT AD PATRONS f Free to Emrybodyi Thousands of people are our regular Want Ad patrons and the number is increasing every day. Thousands have taken advantage of our GREAT FREE OFFER OF WILEY’S CANDY. HAVE YOU ? For the benefit of those who may not have heard of our FREE OFFER we will again state that with every 30-cent Want Ad sent or ’phoned to The Georgian office Frida? nr Saturday, Nov. I or 2, To be inserted in the Saturday Georgian, we will give ABSOLUTELY FREE ent nrsrs that the strict rail way sen.*.* furnish*! by It Is unexcelled any when* a in! Is equnl to tiro best street railway- servlc** furnished In any city trader i.nythlng up “tin- conditions prevailing in this ■ Respondent avers that till* I* tin* II general scntiuicnt of Its patrons nnd tbn public served by it* line*. ItciqMinilcnt Is H constantly lidding additions! ear* to It* ^ service. Hline this company wa* organized I >*r Iroen it time when mi In proccMs of con* ■traction for service on It* line*. Respond ••tit show* that It bn* from time to time in creased tin* service fiirnlslind the public and decreased the fares charged the public. RestMiiidrut states that It voluntarily put on n system of uulversnl transfer* and ex.I tended the same from time to time no that It covers respondent's entire system: Hint It has Just recently agreed to’ ratfitn tin* fine from 10 ocently largely Increased tiro number of ear* operated by It. Right to Chargs Mors. Respond* nt furthermore show* Ibat by contract with the city of Atlanta It has tho right over n large portion of It T , .. . . ... . Ity of At* lanta and contiguous territory Is well sup- pi'rd With »?*•*-• railway lines wtihiu a rsitlas of 9 miles around the c||y of At- lanta. tiro total mileage of respondent's Ultra being about 151 miles on a single track hoslr Respondent operates approximately 10 motor ear*. Univtrssl Transfers. On this system of street railways the fare Is 6 cents, with s universal system of trans fers from any line to any oilier Hue. This system of street railways furnishes quick, frequent, safe and comfortable service to lb*> popuDilon served. The tracks of re- ■ mtldlng the entire track* of Its Ibira. It has use.! for this purpose the licst material that can be had. The ears «qro- rated by respondent are modem, cumfortn* ldr. are kept dean, freshly |i*ltited. are heated In whiter srol are equlptied with the latest Improved electric apparatus. R. *p. iui- to charge lance au<| contract « ... H | SS tlie Atlanta (''iiisollriiitcd Str«*et Railwn. t'oinpany. and thnt on suother portlcu mindi ns i<) ceuts for abort dis cent* for biug distances, tills | ring tlie lines fannerly known Its tine**, uninely. the Hues known ns tlro| Atlanta Rapid Trsusit ('otupuuy, respond • m. it lias I Respondent further show* that the val uation of Its pro|K*rty for taxation has been Increased so that the itnionuts It will lie romncited to pay for laxntlnu lu *!■«• | year !*)7 and snlHMspieutly over what It r J »nld In the y«nr IfxH will exceed the sum of | „ 100,000; that it 1ms recently agreed wltli XB the city of Atlanta to reduce It* prices forjJQ street lighting, whereby It* revenue from this source wifi be from $2<M*)0 to $.‘5,iM0 per annum less than heretofore; that it lias also agreed to reduce the price* charged l*y It to private consumer* for electric light nnd power nml its revenue from this source will lie reduced approximately til" wages of Its employees whereby Its pay rolls will lie Increased approximately per annum on ncrotuii of this Increased rate of wages; that It luro Inorisisod tli* amount of street railway service furnished, thereby decreasing the amount rivclv«*l by tt per car mile and Increasing tin* exjicuse* per car mite: that the redaction* lu Its rev- enoes from the nourera shove state! will approximate the sum of $299.ikr> per atiimiu: that It Is in no condition to Htnud any further reduction in Its corning*. No Gsnsral Complaint. Respond* nt fiirrherimH-e show* that tiro rate# of street railway lares conriicu hi St and the Street railway service furnish.d by It are satlsfartory to It* patrons and to tu<> public nt large; that there I* no general complaint a* to the nmount of Its fares or quality of Us service: thru there hi up gen eral desire Hint lu fares should n«» re- dined: that tt Is generally recognised by rhe public server) hr respondent flwr the fares rjmrgod by rci'sindciil are low and; fl I fie servin' g.md. sud thst respondent tot-1| nutarily makes every effort to furnish th •. I*est service at the lowest price within rrn .E J Wherefore respondent shows -omplnlnt U without suer|t. that charged by It arc low nod the service good. that the fi Wiley*s Candy Is Famous. You Get Wiley*s Best, GEORGIA RY. A KLRtTRK* CO., liv I*. M. Arkwright. ITcsidenL Atlanta, Ga^ Uik % A Half-Pound Box of Wiley’s Best Candy Wiley’s Candy is so well-known in Atlanta that it is hardly necessary to sing its praises here; suffice it to say Wiley 'S that there is no better on the market—with a reputa- tion for purity and flavor that is above reproach—pack- Candy carefully piece by piece in handsome boxes-it retails for 80 cents per pound—this is the kind you get with your want ad in the Georgian. REMEMBER THE DAYS! Friday or Saturday, and if it is not convenient to send your ad, ’phone Eell 4929 or Atlanta 4401 and WE’LL PAY THE MESSENGER. I