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THE ATLANTA GEUHlilAiN A.Nu KbWii.
jfrKBUAT. UIJTUtfisn ay, lmrt.
FARM STAPLES STATES MAY I™ IE. iuEAMDYOF
CREATE GREAT FIX FLATRATE
CREDITABROAD! OFZI-ZCEITS
Europe’s Gold Being
Drawn to U. S. by
Products.
New Yilrk, Oct. SO.—With the runs
in the varloue banka of thla city at an
•ml and money In abundance, leader* In
lnanclal circle* declare today the situ-
it Ion n lll aoon be normal.
Telegraph dispatches from cttlee
hrmighout the country atate that the
noney market la rapidly Improving, but
:o protect thetnselve* and their de
positor* many of the Western banks
lave taken advantage of the clause
irovldlns for a time notice on with
Irawala.
Gold Coming In.
It Is announced by ail the larger cur
jorationa that there will be no dlffl-
■ulty In the payment of November cou-
xm* on the flrst day of the month. It
ilso became known that S8.oou.0oo In
pmd ta aboard the steamship Kron-
irlnsessln t'ecelle bound for thla coun.
ry am] that SIO.OOD.OOO will arrive In
Ills city early next week. Kiirwpean
lankera have begun to place obstacles
II the way of further shipments of gold
'rom their countries.
Cotton Sold Short.
Millions of bales of cotton are being
s>ld for December. January and Marcti
lellvery by people who never owned
}r raised a bale of cotton to depress
:he prlre and scare the farmer Into
telling *o they can pay their debt* In
Europe.
It the farmer takes advantage of the
iltuatlon anil holds lie Is bound to got u
food price for bis cotton.
American Products to Hslp.
•The enormous Influence which Amer-
:<dn products are exerting In building
ip a credit balance abroad lias been the
xio'st signal development of the Ilnnn-
ilal situation. Reports from all quar-
era show that the great American sta
ples—wheat, cotton, copper, tobacco,
sit,' meats—are on their way to Eu
rope. this being the season of the year
when American products are marketed
ibroad. The Immediate effect of this
ihlpment Is to give the United Slates
•rfdlt abroad which can ho speedily
W*verted into cash.
Staples Art 8olld.
These natural resources of the coun
try promise to exsrt even greater In-
luence than tl\e sale of American ae-
■ufltles. abroad. The latter liuve to
tome extent suffered discredit under
•scent pressure, but' the Intrinsic value
if American Staples used abroad and
:helr colossal aggregate at this period
if the year IS beyo'ml the'reach of
financial distrust.
Plans adopted lo conserve the cash
if the banks and trust companies have
prevented any further hoarding and
:hts fact of Itself la ons of the best
features working to strengthen the
•Ituatlon. In the Interior, throughout
the West and Mouth, ths honks und
financial Institutions have taken time
tar the forelock and have required no
des* of 30 and Cu duy* to depositing
lefors funds can he withdrawn.
Exchange Closed in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa., Oct. tin.—The stock
exchange board of director* voted to
remain dosed today.' No nnnuunre-
mept was made other than that bust,
ness would not be resumed today.
DUCKWORTH CALLS
Reported That Gov
ernors Will Fix
Rate.
Asheville, N. C„ Oct. JO.—An agree
ment haa practically been reached. It la
said, between the governor* of North
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama where
by the existing low passenger rates
put Into effect by the last legislatures
of these states will he set aside and
a uniform rate of X1-2 cents a mile
substituted.
By the asms tentative agreement. It
Is said, this 2J-2-cent rate Is to b*
applicable not-simply between points In
each stalk, but on Interstate business
throughout these three states. If not
all Mouthern states.
Only the details of the arrangement.
It I* declared, remain lo be worked
out. It Is added that a conference
among Governor Glenn, of North Onr-
ollna; Oovernor Hoke Smith, of Geor
gia. and Oovernor Comer, of Alabama,
and probably Governor Swanson, of
Virginia, was called to lie held In A(.
lanla on Friday for the purpose of fur.
mully adopting the plan.
The sole question to be settled. It I*
asserted, relates to the method of car
rying the agreement Into effect.
Governor Smith still maintains si
lence as lo the conference, or any
probable line of discussion or pri
sltlon to lie advanced therein Krli
It Is his.Idea that whatever transpires
In that meeting of the governors should
not go out to the public now, at any
rat*.
FOR LOWER FARES
President Arkwright Shows
Company’s Side of Argu
ment Before State.
HORNER RESIDENCE
SOLO TO fKENZIE
Mr*. T. Mitchell Horner, who recent
ly sued her husband, “Jack" Horner,
for divorce, sold her beautiful reel-
deuce In Peachtree Tuesday through
Torrent and Cieorge Adnlr. real estate
agents, to George M. Me Ken lie, for
merly of Marietta, for 130,000.
Mr. McKensle, who Ih a brother of
VV.> M. McKenzie, purchaser of Brook
wood, the Thompson residence, ad
joining. lins put a force of men to work
c'oanlng up and renovating the Horner
home;'find will move Iri tVlthlriGi slibrt
time. . ’ , • • I ■’ {
The Horner house, which In set In a
lot 125 by 300 feet, was built fur Mr.
nd Mrs. T. Mitchell Horner by her
father, Dr. Isaac Kmerroti, the Bromo-
Selfzer millionaire, who sent his archi
tect and contractor from Boston to
erect the house. It In one of the hand-
Moment In Peachtree, being splendidly
finished within and without. No one
In Atlnnta knows Its cost.
The deal has been pending for some
time. Shortly after Mr. Horner filed
sensational suit In Baltimore
against bln wife's parents for $100,000
damages for alienating her affections,
Mrs, Kohler came to A Hants. A week
later -she Hied wilt for divorce, after
putting the residence on the market.
Mi 4 . McKenzie took the opportunity
buy a home adjoining that of bin
brother. 'The two resUietu'es are among
the fluent In Peachtree.
National President C\ 8. Barrett has
'tiled nil the county unions throughout
;ht cotton belt to meet on November 9.
Following this call. President Buck-
worth has issued a call for all of the
Georgia unions to meet on tho same
Jate. His call Is us follows:
*To the Members -of the Farmers’
' Union of the Btate of Georgia:
“^Following ths call of National Pres
ident C. B. Barrett for all counties
throughout the cotton belt to meet on
November 9. I hereby call a meeting of
all county unions In the state of Geor
gia to.meet at Id o’clock a. m. Saturday.
November 9. for the reasons mentioned
n President Urn met Fa call. Where it Is
1e«m*d,best you may Invite non-union
farmers and ethers interested in ob-
ninlng the Farmers’ Union minimum to
meet with you In tho afternoon.
“R. f \ BUCWORTH.
•President ( Georgia Htate Farmers'
Union.
“Barnvsvllle. Ga.. Oct. 2$, 1907.”
s dinner given in New l'ork recently
One of the advantage! of Grape-
Nuts 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
:arricd on in the human body,
that is. by tho use of moisture and
ong exposure to moderate
.varmth, which grows the diastase
n the grains, then long baking
:ompletes the remarkable change
!rom starch to grape-sugar.
Therefore, the most delicate
itomach can handle Grape-Nuts
ind the food is quickly absorbed
nto the blood and tissue—certain
parts of it going directly to build
ind nourish the brain and nerve
i«nterg. “There’s a Reason.”
FREE PASSES CUT
OFF BY COMMISSION
Continued from Pago One.
jurisdiction of the rail rom I commission
of Georgia, to transport from one point
to another point In till* Mate any arti
cle or «itides, or marcha mil**, or
freight, of any kind, free of charge,
except such articles or commodities a?*
may he necessary and Intended for Its
own use In the conduct of Its business
us a common currier, and except ore,
toal, stone, timber and the manufac
tured products thereof, manufactured,
mined or produced by It, on .w from
Its own property.
Provided, boo ever, that for purely
charitable purpose* free transportation
may be glut ted, hut when such Ik
granted It mtivi be promptly reported
to this • omnllsslon.
Provided, further. Hint reduced or
free irmisvortntton of the goods or ef
fects of U- boni tide employers may be
given by u common carrier.
Provided, further, that the commis
sion will, upm application and proper
showing made, authorize free or re
duced transportation to fairs, exhibi
tions or for other public purposes.
Bv older of flu* board:
S. t?. M’DKNBON. Chairman.
geo. F. MONTGOMERY. .See.
Calling for Charters.
Ordered, That within ten days from
this date nil terminal companies, cor*
poratlon* or persons owning, leasing
or operating terminals under the juris,
diction of this commission, shall fur
nish Ibis commission with copies of
their charters, rates and rules, and
that on the Uth day of November. 1907.
a public hearing be had at which said
companies and their patrons, as well
as ihe local authorities, may be heard,
with a view to Itnprov'ng the service,
and If In any case a monopoly or ex
clusive right Is claimed, tin* ground*
of such claim are directed to be- pre
sented and will be open to discussion by
u:i i 'iiikci nfil,
ordered further. That a copy hereof
be mailed to each of *uld companies
without delay.
By order of the board:
S. G. M’LENDON. Chairman.
GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. Sec.
COL. GRAVES TO SPEAK
AT NEW OPERA HOUSE.
EpcHal fo The Georgian.
Winder, Ga.. Oct, 3t$—Hon, John
Temple Graves will lecture at the new
opera house here November I. This
will be the second attraction In the
Lyceum course. The people here are
prmid of Mr. Graves as u Georgian and
uue of the foremost speaker* of the
country.
In the hearing before the state railroad
commission Tuesday of the petition of W.
II. Terrell for a reduction In street car
fares to eight for 25 cent*, the Georgia Hall
way and Electric Company submitted a com
plete and lengthy answer to the charges
made by Mr. Terrell. In tbla answer. Pres
ident Arkwright Set forth that under the
law the compnny bad an old contract with
the clly*. which permitted the company to
charge as much as 10 rant* for abort dis
tances nud 20 cents for long dlatancea.
Upon this contention, the hearing was ad
journed until November 12.
lu addition to this purely legal point,
the company made answer to the conten
tion of Mr. Terrell .that the service was
Inferior, and that the company could af
ford to. reduce Its rotes. Mr, Arkwright’s
answer gives a full showing of the present
equipment of the company and Its deal
ings with the public. It Is glreii lu full:
Tha Company's Answer.
“To the lion urn Me KaHrosd Commission
of the .State of Georgia: Georgia Hallway
and Electric Company nutwera the com
plaint Hied by William H. Terrell In the
above stated matter, and shows:
averments In
“1.'Respondent shows that the uulforni
fare on Its street railroads Is 5 ceuts, re-
B miles* of dlstauce; Hint the fare ou the
ver Hue Is 10 cents, but respondent linn
agreed And Iium published Ids Intention of
reducing this fare to 5 cents, beginning No
vember 1, 1907. Respondent shows that for
one fare of 5 cents h passenger may ride-
on any of respondent's street car Hues from
any pot tit on any one of such lines to any
point on any other of such Hues: that re-
s|Hiitdeiif issues universal transfers from
any one line to any other Hue. ItespoudeiiL
slums that for one fnfe of 5 cents ii pasaeii
gee may travel from College Park fa At
Isuia. a instance ,,f p mile*, nud tmnsfei
to the river l|ne by the use of n trsnsfei
ticket, and travel u distance of 9 mile*
on the river line Iq Holton, making the fil
ial distance traveled of 18 miles for 5 Cents.
Twenty-two Linos.
“Respondent .show* that It optrirtM twen
ty two separate nud distinct routes of street
railway lines; Hint Its lines cover the city
of Atlanta and all ths surrounding territory
for a distance of 9 miles out from the city
of Atlanta; that a person may travel on
of snld lines lu any direction, or by use
ralister* on any two of snld lines from
any one point to any other point In or
around the city of AHautn. for one fare of
.1 cent*. Respondent states that tin* fares
charged by It are low. Respondent denlc
Hint, it could sell eight tickets for 25 eeuti
and further denies Himr It could make a roi
Hoiirtble profit on Its Investment when *el
lug ell'll! ticket* for i'» cents, but assert
that it count not sell eight ticket* for
25 cents and earn the Imre operating
pi *11 sc*.
“Respondent denies the nverfnetits .....
mined In paragraph 4. 1 Respondent- shows
Hint It doe* furulsli proper Service; that
Its «-ir* arc adequate for Hie travel and
Unit It does furnish enough cars to haul
■ft** passenger* d« comfort. ■• Itstpotrdeftt
stole* that It Is I ijuc thnt at • cor fa In times
III the day and' ou eeftufn occasions pns-
igors stand in the car* for the lack of a
t. Respondent states Hint this Is a
•essary and ifutivoldnlde Incident In the
are of respondent’* business; that In all
les where practically the entire popula
tion moves lit practically the same time It
is utterly Ituin^slhlo to furnish scats for
every punM’iiger: that If It were possible It
would be unreasonable to demand of re
spondent. or of any *tre«t railway company,
•lint It should provide car* and service suf-
Heleni to nicer lustnutnncuindy the greatest
possible maximum demand.
Has Good Equipmont.
"Respondent denies thnt It operates cars
Hint are old. out-of-date nud dirty. He-
*pon-lent avert that It* equipment will com-
ire favorably with the equipment furnish-
I lu nuy city of the United Htates, or In
any city In the world; that on an average
i equipment Is far superior to the equip-
ant found on street rnllwn.v lines (u
>st of the el Ilea In the United States. Re
spondent states thnt It is true that it oper
ates some bmgifndliial-seated cars ou the
Marietta Decatur street Hue and on a few
of the other lilies, Respondent shows thnt
similar cars ate in common use In other
cities of the t ulted Htates. Respondent
concede* Him under the conditions In At
lanta. particularly with regard to the sep
aration of the races, these longltudfmtt-
4.»:it cats are not, lu respondent’* opinion.
icim adapted. A short time ago respondent
»v.is requested by some of Its patron* to
edislltttte cross-sent cars for these longttn-
llual sent ears ou one of re*|Htiuleut’s liues,
tamely, the McDaniel Irwin streets line. In
answer to this request, respondent pro
posed sod announced Its intention of sub
stiltitiiig cross-sent ears for the longitudinal
seat cars ou the particular line covered by
the request, ami also on all other of It*
lines. Pursuant to this announced inten
tion. respondent Is substituting moss scat
. nrs for the Imigltitdlnal seat ears just as
fast as the new ears can t>o turned out of
the fclinps. ntnl contemplates that all of
there longitudinal-sear ••am will bo retired
from service on nr before the flrst day of
January, I9MS.
Good Light and Powor.
Respondent d**nie< the averments con-
tafned In paragraph 5, except ns the same
are herein admitted. Respondent shows
ht Its electric light and power service la
.••seeded- In guy locality: that respondent
best machinery nm| electric
y be oli
Improvei
10. HOTEL
Police Are Puzzled by
Tragedy in the
Waldorf-Astoria.
’ New York, Oct. 30.—No solution In
the mystery, of the death of Herman
Bradley Potter, an Insurance agent of
Doylestown, Pa., a man of excellent so
cial standing and comfortable means,
who was found dead In his rooms on the
fourteenth floor of the Waldorf-As
toria last night with his skull fractured
In two places, his nose broken and
bleeding and bruises about bis legs and
face, showing that lie had been horribly
beaten, has as yet been found.
Whether the man was murdered In
the hotel or whether he was beaten In
the street and pent to his room to die
Is not yet determined. A question of
posslblo poison al*o figures In this ex
traordinary mystery. There Is a sus
picion that a Jar of while powder found
In (he room after the discovery of the
body contained cyanide of mercury. An
autopsy will be held today to reveal
whether or not there are traces of the
drug In the man’s stomach.
Mysterious Letter.
At the same time there was a mys
terious letter written by Mr. Potter to
his wife In Doylestown. which puts the
whole affair In a different phase.
When the man’s body was found
Coroner Httrberger was sent for and
after an examination, said:
-This man has been beaten to death.
I can't say that he was killed In the
hotel, but a murder has been commit
ted. On a table in Ills loom was a let
ter addressed to Mi's. H. Bradley Pot
ter. Jr., of Doylestown, Pa. The letter
was on a letterhead of the Michigan
Commercial Insurance Company, of
Doylestown. The letter In no way threw
llgiit on the mystery. It read:
Letter to Wife.
"My Dear Wife—In the left-hand
drawer of the bureau you will find on
envelop* of every (Insurance) company
I represent. Write' to every one of
them and ask them to uppolnt you
agent.
"Everything I own Is In the box on
my desk, (ioud-bye to you and the
children. I forgot to say last Satur
day night 1 was put out of business on
my way home to the hotel.
"I was tackled by three toughs and
1 hud quite an experience. I actually
put two of them to Bleep, but the third
ducked and hit me with « sand bag on
the left side of the head and put me to
Sleep. He took m.v watch, locket, cl-
gurette cuke, ring and pockeibouU.
. "I was picked tip by nn officer, lying
In the gutter. Fortunately I had my
loom key with me and tile Waldorf
liieuns a great deal In New- York. Karev
well,.to you all. Good-bye.
"HERMAN." •
While the letter would seem to In
dicate Potter knew death was up-
proachlng. It was agreed the wounds
on his body could not possibly have
been self Inflicted. It was shown the
letter was written In a strong hand
and by a man who, If In physical suf
fering « under a nervous strain, show
ed no sign of It In Ills writing. A com.
parlson of the writing with the signa
ture on the hotel register proved lie-
yond doubt that Potter had penned the
note.
Further examination of the room dis
closed the Jar of while powder. Jn the
trousers of the dead man was fouhd
$0.31 In cash together with papers and
other effects that proved Ids Identity.
FINEST CANDY
FOR
GEORGIAN
ANT AD
PATRONS
Free to Everybody J
t
Thousands of people are our regular Want Ad
atrons and the number is increasing every day.
ousands have taken advantage of our
pati
Th
Pitillly■ nilopfa any liii|>r<>v«>im»nt iu wa*
tilncry ur apparatus that will loml t>i b#t-
pi* Hip plrctrip tvrvlc* fitrnlsliiMi hjr It.
rills lui* I*h*ii i ^BtionilPiit's rousts lit prsr-
Irr. RrspoutleRf, invite* tln» rloMhtt arm*
tiny "f Its stations, equlpiurut. apparatus
ami nuthiHl*. and nvor* that Hn»y will Hr
I on id t to lw» equal to the best known to
hr art. Respondaut aver* Hint its tnr-
or* nrr constantly Inspected by n force
-itipluyct! by 11 exclusively for this pur
pose; that these meters are kept as mm-
*t is possible for a mechanic*I
lie kept; that It mokes constant
Inspection* ninl lest* »»f the meters on It*
n motion, amt It is its Invariable practice
test any meter aInm* which complaint
tins Item made. Kehpondent offer* not the
slightest objection to any public system
>f meter Inspection.
••Further answering, respondent shows:
••Tb.it It operate* n street ninl suburban
Icctrle railway system in the count!,•* of
Poitou mol DeKulb. and in Hie iniiiiicipali
st i«» of Atlanta. Kilgewoisl. Kirkwood. Deca-
inr. Dnl bind Ulty. East Uolnl nud Uollrgo
1‘urk. and I* building a line into Hu* mimic.
Ipnllty or llrtpevllle; that the city or At*
lawn ninl contiguous territory Is well sup-
pH..: with r!?•■•.** r«b«**y line, uimiii
radius of 9 mile* nround the city of At-
lama, the total mileage of respondent’*
Hues being about 1M mile* mi a Mingle track
Imi si*. Respondent operate** approximately
20Q motor cars.
Universal Transfers,
in lids system of street railways the fare
5 tents, with n universal system f*t trails-
s from any Hite to any other I Inc. This
stem of street railways furnishes quick,
frnqm nt. safe and comfortable serrltw to
population served. The tracks of re-
snoudent are kept In tie* very best condi
tion. Hosuondetit (ns f>ecn enraged in prac
tical! v rebuilding rtie entire track* of Ih
lines It bn* use*! for this purpo** lb* ttest
matedal that can be bad. The car* ope-
ied by respondent are modern. p»wnf«*ria»
tile, are kept clean, freshly painted. nr*»
tented tu winter and are equipped with tha __ .. . . _
«t«st improved electric apparatus. Respond* Atlanta, Ga., Uft.
GREAT FREE OFFER
OF WILEY’S CANDY.
HAVE YOU 7
•nt avers thnt the street railway serv
furnished by It Is unexcelled anywhere and
I* equal to the tiest street railway service
furnished In any city under anything up-
prom-blug the conditions prevailing lit this .
territory. Respondent avers that this Is th**
general sentiment «»f its patrons mid the
public served by Its lines. Respondent Is
constantly adding additional cars to Us
service. Since this company was organised
ill 1903 there lias never been a time when
passenger car* were imt III process of von-
USm* —-yvl«.*e oil Its Hues, llespoud
crensed the service furnished the paid!
andldecreitsed the fare* charged the public.
Respondent states that It voluntarily put
bn a system of universal transfers mid ex-
led the same from time to time ho that
■overs respondent's entire system; Hmt
It has Just recently agreed to reduce the
fare on Its River line from lit e*nts to r»
cents; thnt It has recently largely Increased
the uumlier of cars operated l»y it.
Right to Charge Mora.
Respondent furthermore shows that by
youtrnet wRh the city of Atlnutn It has
tW right over a large portion of Its titles
o charge a* much ns in cent* for short dis
tance nud 20 cents for long dlMnucc*. this
contract covering the lines formerly known
Company,
Its *
that on another portio
Atlauta Rapid Transit Company, respond
ent has the tight, by contract wlfn tin*
city of Atlanta, to charge 5 cents, nud after
midnight and before 5 o'clock u ui. It has
the right to charge D touts.
Respondent further mUohs that the val
uation of its property for taxation has
been increased so that the amounts it will [
be coiuneDed to pay for taxation lu tin*
year 1907 and subsequently over whnt It
paid lu the. year JAM will exceed the sum •».*l
SlOO.OUu; Hi'Ut It haa recently agreed n
the city of Atlanta to reduce Its price*
street lighting, whereby its revenue from
this source will lo* from $20,000 to $25,000 js-r
annum less than heretofore; that It haa also
agreed to reduce the prices charged by It to
prlrnte consumers for electric light and
power nud its revenue from this source
will be reduced approximately $tW.t»» |»*i-
annum: that It has recent I v lucres s*G t •*-•
wages of Its employees whereby Its pay
roll* will lu* Increased approximately
per annum on account of this Increased
rate of wages; thnt Ii has increased the
amount of street railway service furnished,
thereby decreasing the amount received l,y J
It per car mile and Increasing Hi** expen.o i
per car tulle; that the reductions In Ita rev* I
enues from the sources above stated will I
approximate the sent **f $250,000 |w»i* umtum: I
that It is iu no condition to stand nuyi
further reduction lu Its earnings.
No General Complaint.
Kesnoudent furthermore showe that tin* l
.4tea of street railway fares enurged $»> §-. ,
sml the street railway service furnished by
It are satisfactory to its patrons and to tin*
public ni large; that there Is no general
complaint as to the amount of its fares o-
qnnlity of it* service: that there Is no gen-
eral desire that Its fares should be re
duced: Hist It I* generally recognized t»y
the public served by rt<*poi»deiit that the
fares charged by resfsmdctit are low aid /
the service go*»d. slid ;hai respondent vol-!
uiitarlly makes every effort to furnish t|c»|
best service «t <he lowest prh*e within r«*a-j
* 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
Friday or SaMiy, Nov. 1 or 2,
To be inserted in the Saturday Georgian, we will give
ABSOLUTELY FREE
Wiley*s Candy Is Famous.
/•harpi) by It arc low and the service good, I
sod there is uo jus:ideation for PdadKf
such rate# or complaining i
UnpetfoilT.
You Get Wiley*s Best.
fl Half-Pound Box of Wileys Best Candy
Wiloy’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 batter on the market—with a reputa-
tion for purity and flavor that is above reproach—pack-
Candy e( i 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, ’p^ one 4929 or Atlanta 4401 and WE’LL
PAY THE MESSENGER.