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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1907.
PRICE
In Allanta..TWO CENTS.
On Trains..FIVE CENTS.
HOW THE GREAT BAPTIST TABERNACLE WILL LOOK WHEN IT IS COMPLETED
PROPOSED BROUGHTON BAPTIST TABERNACLE WILL INCLUDE A GREAT AUDITORIUM, A WORKING GIRLS’HOME, A NURSES’DORMITORY AND INFIRMARY.
Waehlngton, Nov. 8.—A recommen
datlor. to congress by President Roose
velt In his next message that the tariff
on press paper, wood pulp and the wood
that Is used In the manufacture of this
paper be abolished, was Indicated by
the president yesterday, when the paper
committee of the American Newspaper
Publishers’ Association called at the
White House.
The call was made In pursuance to a
resolution adopted by the Newspaper
Publishers' Association last September.
The resolutions asked for the abolition
of the tariff In view of the monopoly
that had grown so as to absolutely con.
trot the sale of this product.
Medlll McCormick, of Chicago, pre
sented the facts to the president. It Is
understood that a probe Into the paper
trust has been In progress for some
time by the department of Justice It Is
also understood that the’president will
call for the facts obtained to date that
he may make a comprehensive state
ment to congress.
The ’’Conspiracy.’’
The president's attention was called
to what was termed the "conspiracy''
by which It was alleged that the makers
of new:* print paper "hove arranged for
an advance of til por ton upon the eup-.
Illy of that article for the-current year,
and tor an additional advance next
year, averaging 810 per ton. This. It
was explained, inenns a burden Imposed
on the printing industry of the country
Tit JIO.OOO.OOO fbr the present, and 818,-
tiOO.OOir for the coming year. The excuse
for these advances on the part of the
paper-mnkers Is the cost of wood and
labor have Increased. This excuse was
met In the argument to the president
by the statement that the published re
port of the largest manufacturer of
news print paper gives the Increased
coet of material and manufacture. In
cluding the expense of administration
and sales, as about 84 cents per ton.
Caused Paper Famine.
The noxt step, the president was told,
has Just been consummated by the
creation of n combination to exhaust
the surplus stock of paper, to cause a
paper famine, and to raise pflces.
The president was further informed
that after the disbandment, by order
of the court, of the General Paper
Company, varloua meetings of Eaatern
and Western manufacturers have been
held to stimulate prices and to limit
the contract period. A conference of
Eastern manufacturers was held In
New York during the first week of Sep
tember, lest, when the last advance In
prices was decided upon.
Withdraw Quotations.
Since that tlma manufacturers who
had previously solicited the business of
various newspapers have withdrawn
all quotations. Publishers who apply
for quotations realise that In some way
their supply has been predetermined,
and the pries they are to pay also ar
ranged for them, in each case, the
statement adds, the manufacturers all
make bide, but they are at a prohibito
ry price.
bins us
mra chits
TEN III SENT
TO DOOM BY
Two Cars Powder Ex-
piods Near Necozari,
Arizona.
Douglas, Art»..‘ Nov.' 8.—Ten men
were killed as the result of a terrific
explosion of two cars of powder near
Necosarl. They were employees of the
Montesuma Copper Company.
ATLIMTAOPERATORS
WILL VOTE RETURN
TOKEfSl FRIDAY
Local Union 60 Meets Upon
Recommendation From
Chicago.
HAVE SEEN YELLOW
IF A JOURNALIST
Senator Edward W. Car
mack Talks of Politics
and Prohibition.
SHE KNEW DEATH WAS NEAR
AND PREPARED TO MEET IT:
VOICE LAST HEARD IN HYN N
Report Shows Increase in
Spite of Reduced
Rate.
Under a 2-cent passenger rate the
Atlanta and West Point railroad ac
cording to the report filed with the
railroad commission for the month of
September past, earned 88.000 more
tnan for the corresponding month last
year, when the rate waa 8 cents.
No abnormal condition of passenger
traffic Is noted, and the heavy
Increased earning In the passen
ger department may be taken ns
an Index of Increased bualness un
der lower rates. Apparently any plea
of confiscation here would not stand
the test.
GOOOOOOOOCtOOOOOOOOCHjOOOOOO
O DUCKWORTH LETTER
O HAS NOT YET ARRIVED. O
5 o
Q Washington, Nov. 8.—A recent O
o telegram from Barneavllle. Ga., O
O states that President R. K. Duck- O
O worth, of the Georgia Farmers' O
O Union, had addressed a letter to O
O the secretary of the treasury ask- Q
O Ing for authority to Isaue certlff- O
O cates to the amount of 1100.000,- O
O COO to be secured by 8800,000,000 (0
O of cotton. If such a letter was O
O sent It must fcavt miscarried In O
O the malls, for It has not been re- O
O reived. O
OOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOCOO
Acting upon recommendations received
from uatlnnal officers In tldcsgo. the tele
graph strike In Atlanta will lie stispended
Friday afternoon at a meeting of Hie anion,
and the uiea will la- free to return to work.
A letter was r cert red Frldny morning
by the officers of the local union from
President W. W. Ilcntty and Secretary J.
IVesley tlnasell, of the Commercial Telegra
phers' Union, giving the result of the eon
ferences and work done hr the committees
of the striker,! Ih New York, and recoin
mending that the strike lie suspended until
March 1.
As recommendations of this kind
prarlleally to Instructions, It Is hardly prob
able Ibai the Atlanta union will net other
than lo call off the strike. In fact, offl
eers of the anion stlil thla course would lie
taken,
The letter received In Allantn said that
while the three committees at work
settlement had been unable to meet with
the officers of the telegraph companies and
the Associated Press, they had Indirectly
received nu Intimation tlint If the men re
turned to work there would he uo dis
crimination or cut In wages, and that all
the men would lie taken liurk that there
were plni e« for. It was said, however, that
..(DHL. era In Atlanta will apply
for positions with the two companies nod
the Associated Press, amt many of them
have expressed their determination to work
faithfully and give their employers the
liest aerTlce. and will so back without any
lit feeling whatever. This spirit serins to
Special to The Georgias.
Spartanburg. 8- Nov. 8.—Passen
ger train No.'10, from Spartanburg to
Columbia, was wrecked aix miles south
of Union at 12:48 o’clock last night, the
wreck being caused by a broken rail.
The mail car. baggage and passenger
coaches were overturned In a cut. The
Pullman remained on the track. There
were twenty-eight passengers In the
day coach and all escaped without In
jury.
Union.
“If President Roosevelt had been a
newspaper, man he would have been a
yellow Journalist. But yellow Journal
ism ssetns to' be popular nowadays."
That was one qf alts veuinrks |>r<b
' ■” "• >• >■ -f ■"
the benefit ef tbe police relief fund.
Senator Carmack talked Interestingly
to The Georgian Friday morning at ths
Piedmont on various topics of national
Interest, and especially Interesting were
his views on the political question.
And according to these views, the
sweep of prohibition Is going to con
tinue until It finishes conquering the
South and It will then continue going
some. Hut on the contrary, Senator
Carmack doesn’t think Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lewis stuyveannt Chanter's boom
l« going to tnke that direction.
"Chanler?” he asked when that New
Yorker's name was mentioned. "Well. I
might repeat what the fellow said of
the gome of keno—that one man said
'keno' and the others sold, 'Oh, hell.'
I don't think the boom will get much of
a start outride of New York ntfttA
"Bryan ia All Right”
But with Bryan. Senator Carmack
thought the case was different. He de
clared Bryan waa all right, and that he
would continue to go some.
President Roosevelt’s methods of do
ing things were Interesting to the gift
ed Tennessean, and he smiled as he
talked of some of them.
"Yes, 1 believe he would have been a
yellow Journalist If lie hod been a
newspaper man.” he said. “He Is al
ways getting up a new scheme to keep
In the limelight and to keep big heada
on the front page about him. But yel
low Journalism seems to be popular.”
Slnre bin defeat for re-election to the
senate by Governor Bob Taylor. Sena
tor Carmack haa entered the race for
governor of his state and he was all
smiles when asked concerning the situ
ation In Tennessee.
Prohibition in Tennessee.
"Things look very well at this time,”
he said, "and I think everythlng'a com
ing my way. Yea, the prohibition ques
tion will probably enter largely Into
the campaign In' my state. The senti
ment Is growing every day, not only In
Tennessee, but In other stales. We have
ubollshed liquor over there, except in a
few. places, but the change has been
wrought without any hysterical meth
ods. It has been a light agulnst whisky
selling rather than against whisky
drinking. It has been a fight against
the saloon."
The recent financial flurry In Wall
street and other atreets Is not worrying
the eloquent ex-aenator.
"Things will subBlde,” he said. "This
has been caused by the great prosperity
and the abnormal Inflation of values.
Hut If they let the wind out gradually
things will get back In their natural
shape.”
Senator Carmack bellevea the rail-
Thursday afternoon. Her husband is far away'in the Philippines.
Mrs.
Mary Ambrose Found Dead on Floor,
Fully Dressed, After Premoni
tion.
Arrives in Time For
Distribution of
$10,000,000.
With a strange premonition that
death waa near and of which ihe had
spoken to her neighbors during ths past
week, Mrs. Mary E. Ambrose, 65 years
of age, Wednesday morning aat at an
organ In her home at Fort McPherson
and played and sang the old familiar
hymn, “Jesus Is Calling Today.'
Thursday afternoon, thirty-six hours
afterward, her dead body, lying on- the
floor beside 'the bed In a pool of blood,
was found by Mrs. George Oertel,
friend and neighbor. Investigation
showed that Mrs. Ambrose, who lived
alone In a little cottage at the corner
of Jacons and Jonesboro drives, had
died suddenly of a hemorrhage. It Is
supposed she was stricken shortly after
singing the hymn, or possibly while
still at the organ, us she had not been
seen about the house after neighbors
heard her organ and the Impressive
words of the old hymn.
When nothing hud been seen or
heard of the aged woman up to Thurs
day afternoon, her neighbors became
alarmed and Mrs. Oertel decided to In
vestigate. Going to the rear door of
the little cottage, xvhlch sho found
slightly ajar, Mrs. Oertel peered inside
hnd was shocked to discover the boffy
of Mrs. Ambrose, fully dressed, lying
on the floor In blood. The alarm was
quickly sounded and Marshal Ed Ryan
notified, It being feared at first the
woman might have been murdered.
Coroner Thompson was also notified.
The coroner later held an Inquest, the
Jury finding that death was due to
natural causes.
Mrs. Ambrose had felt for several
roads responsible for the wave of anti- |flaVlIw th?« rime hlul fr»ouentlv*»l h
railroad legislation that ha* been I YjY"
sweeping the country. He said thw t ,R?22» a SJlTSn!?" f
nil Ipwi.iaiion .... mil .that she would live but a short time.
have fought all legislation ever put
through congress and he blamed them
for meddling with political affairs In
the nation, state, county and city. He
declared the people were tired or It and
that the present condition of affairs
would not have resulted If the railroads
had not rought fair and equitable reg
ulation.
BUT NO ONE HURT Steamer Ablaze
Off Sandy Hook
New York. Nov. 8.—Bandy Hook re
ports a steamship, evidently an Old
Dominion liner, approaching the Hook
on fire.
Race Results. *
AQUEDUCT.
Flint Race—Hesrflan, 8 to I, wos;
The passengers walked tack to f Miss Sain, 2 to 8. second; Jubilee Jug-
sins, 4 to 1, third. Time 1:144-8.
Some time ago, following a short Ill
ness. Mrs. Ambrose made her own
burial clothes, which were found among
her. possessions. In these garments.
laid beneath the sod.
The latter purt of last week Mrs.
Oertel begged Mrs. Ambrose to quit
her life of solitude and move Into the
house with her. To this Invitation, the
aged woman responded:
"No; I will remain here alone. The
Lord Is with me. I have but a short
time more to live anyway.”
Shortly after this, while talking to
Mrs. Oertel, a funeral procession passed
the house, headed by a white hearse.
This ut once attracted the attention of
Mrs. Ambrose, and she stated that
when she died she wanted to be burled
In a white shroud. In a white coffin, and
wanted a white hearse to convey her
body to its last resting place.
Ho persistent was Mrs. Ambrose In
her belief that she was soon to die, that
Mis. Lillie Boss, a daughter of Mrs.
Oertel, asked her If she wanted her
husband notified when she died.
“lie will know when I die. He will
be sufficiently warned." was the strange
reply.
Her husband. Charles Ambrose, a re
tired commissary sergeant of the Unit
ed States army. Is supposed to be in
the government service somewhere In
the Philippine Islands. He left Fort
McPherson five years ago am) for the
pust two years his wife has heard
nothing from him. He had ceased
writing to her, but neighbors state that
the wife never once censured him.
A peculiar circumstance In connec
tion with the tragic death Is the fact
thut only a few days ago, notwithstand
ing she had received no word from hef
husband for two years, Mrs. Ambrose
mailed a package to him In the Philip
pines. What this package contained Is
a mystery, but It Is believed the woman
felt so strongly the presence of death i
that she sent to her husband some artl-
artlcle* of value she desired him
to have after she had passed away.
The body was taken In charge by
Harry O. Poole A Co., undertakers, and
prepared by her own hands, she will be prepared for burial.
CARMACK SPEAKS TONIGHT
FOR THE POLICE RELIEF FUND
A grout audience will greet former Senator Edward W. Carmack at the
Kaptixt Tabernacle Friday night, when he deliver* hie lecture for the bene-
flt of the Police Relief Association.
Than Henator Carmack there Is no more eloquent or forceful speaker
In the country today, and a rare treat Is In store for the hundreds who
have never heard him.’ *
He cornea to aid a most worthy cause, the fund for paying elck and
death benefits to Atlanta’s guardians of the peace. The advance sale of
tickets ha* been very heavy, and the Tabernacle will probably contain a
great audience.
Rcnator Carmack will be Introduced by Hon. John Temple Graves, and
a number of prominent men will be on. the stage. The distinguished visi
tor will be the guest of Chief Jennings and Mr. Graves while here, and will
be entertained at the Piedmont.
New York. Nov. 8.—With 81U.OOO.OOO
of gold tucked away In her hold, the
richest rargo of money that haa ever
crossed the Atlantic on one ship and a
new trans-Atlantic record written In
her log. the big Cunard turblner Lust,
tunla steamed from quarantine this
morning and pushed up the bay to her
pier.
The money on the ehlp had come In
time to be distributed today among the
banks, so badly In need of cash. When
the veseel nosed her way Into her pter
wagons were there for the yellow metal
and there were men to unload It and
others to guard It as It was sent away
for distribution. Along the river front
crowds were gathered and as the vessel
came cloee she was greeted with cheers.
The westbound trip had been made
In four days, nineteen hours and ten
I minutes, approximately. Her hourly
average haa been a little better Qian
24 knots. Her former trip, completed
on October 11, was made In four days,
nineteen hours and fifty-two minutes.
The best day's run waa 61? knots.
Banking Conditions Normal.
An almost normal condition has been
restored on the financial market here,
and bankers In general feel that con
fidence ha* been completely restored.
The actions of the London banka In
raising their discount rates are re
garded ns an Indication of the ability
nt New York to command gold, and
the efforts of the European banks to
protect themselves against this de
mand. Europe's new discounts, how
ever, are regarded as Insufficient to
prevent the further Importation of gold
Into this country, In view of ths large
credits which are being created by the
shipment of wheat and cotton.
High Rates Ineffective,
The high rate fixed by Ihe English
bank Is not expected to entirely arrest
exports from London to New York, but
In counted on In London to equalise
the distribution-of the yellow metal
among European money centers, so oa
to offset losses to America by Imports
of gold from other places. The fact
that the Rank of France hod advanced
Its rote, although to only 4 per cent. Is
considered a recognition of the severity
of the pressure upon the bank’s great
gold resources.
San Antonio Bank Suspends.
Han Antonio. Nov. 6.—By order of
the board of directors of the Institu
tion, the Woods National Bank, of this
city, suspended yesterday. The presi
dent of the Institution, W. W. Collier,
claims the action was taken in order
to-protect the depositors, anti every
depositor will be paid In full.
N. V.Financiers
Will Fed Hand
Of U. S. Law
Washington, Nov. 8.—As a result of
l the recent money troubles in New York.
' men high In the financial world In that
city are about to feel the strong hand
of the law upon them, according to In
formation obtained at'the treasury de
partment today. Criminal prosecutions
are soon to be instituted.
The offenses for which the prosecu
tions will be started. It Is said, are false
reports to the comptroller of the cur
rency. Although the officials of the
treasury department are reticent on the
subject, the most reliable Information
Is that these false reports described the
outstanding loans of certain banking
Institutions. AU evidence has been se
cured.
4
While the inspection of the Georgia
railroad by an expert, supplemented
by a partial inspection by Commis
sioners Hill and HUlyer, showed that
the road bed was not actually danger
ous now, the commission Friday or
dered that the management within ten
days make the needed repairs.«
The report of the expert, as announc
ed In The Georgian a day or so ago. haa
ix t-ri flnallj complHted and was placed
In the hfinds of Governor Smith Friday
morning. It may be stated in this con
nection that this Inspection does not
end with the Georgia road. In fact, a
report on the physical condition of an
ther line Is now In the hands of the
commission, but Just what road could
not be ascertains!.
The commission * now has two ex
perts employed who will make an ex
amination, afoot, .of every road In the
state, and report same tb the commls-
rk»n. /
The rfcpor^of the expert on the Geor
gia roSd la-moat exhaustive. it covers
•‘very loos** bole, fishplate, bad tie. In
fact everythin!) wrong with the main
line from Atlanta, to Augusta. Ap
pended to his detailed statement to tho
commission Is a tabular statement
showing everyp defect in compact form.
When this report was rendered some
•lays ok". It was decided to send two
members of. the commission out to the
worst points reported by the expert to
MihstantlMte his statements. They
found that report substantially correct
In every particular, the bluest point
at difference being in the percentages
of rotten ties.
At points along the road the expert re
ported that the percentage of bud ties rang
im1 from 26 to 46 per cent. The two com-
mlsslooers think 15 per cent would cover
'li** 11that should hr replaced «t once.
They say:
Repairs Are Ordered.
While we ran not say that the road la
uallr dangerous at thla point at the
present tune, not only from our lnspectlou
of the track and observing heavy and feet
truins (musing over H. vet we recommend
that the commission order said road to
have replaced at once the missing broken
holta and angle bara, na r**ported by the In
apector, and that the rotten crnsstles. as
Indicated, be replaced as hereinafter order
ed at the various designated points.
"We deem It not Inappropriate to add,
from the Interchange of views amongst our*
Helves, that It la ths fixed policy of the
*fininlBsIt.r, b» give thorough and. eo far as
may be, effective attention to improvements
In the roadbed and equipment of the dif
ferent carriers. The alarming Increase of
accidents resulting In very great lose of life
and Injury r.. t*ers«ine and property make
this Imperatively necessary. A very large
; -r •■!.’ I*' *.f til.'*..* arr-itUnfs Is directly
traceable to defects In the tracks and road-
l>eds of ths different companies."
Not This Road Alons.
They close by stating that It was not ths
. urpose to single out thla particular reed,
as believed to have been In especially
worse condition than others In the state.
They state that they are ted to believe that
It Is generally above the average. The de
ed to Jacob Phlnlsy. president of the Geor
gia Railroad and Ranking Company. The
order Issued In connection with the report
Is ss follows:
It Is ordered by the rallrotd commission eg
Georgia, that the Georgia itAiiroed sod
Banking Company shall, within ten days
from the date of this order, repines ill
missing bolts In ths main line of Its road,
and particularly at such places as are In
dicated In the report this day made to this
commission and copy thereof transmitted
to said Georgia Railroad and Ranking Com
pany. or within that time to show cause
—*iy it has not done so.
t la farthered ordered, that within tea
ys from this date the said Georgia Rail
road and Banking Company shall remove
nil half-angle platen In Its main line track
and shall replace them with whole angle
plate* properly adapted to the rails in use
on saldT main line. Especially nhnll this re-
iluceuient tie made st .the points Indicated
d the report, ropy of which has been, for-
si" within that time to show cam*#
In order to render Mid main line track *
for the transportation of persons and
nrty, or within that time to show
rhy It has not done so.
It Is further ordered, that In any
.B9L. or within that time show cause why
It has not done so.
By order of the Itoan!.
8. G. McLENDO.Y. Chairman.
GKO. F. MONTGOMERY, Secretary.
SECY TAFT SAILS
FOR VLADIVOSTOK
Manila. Nov. 8.—Secretary Taft sail,
ed lor Vimiivueiok twlar- Ke will take
a trans-Siberian train for St. Peters
burg November It. He waa given a
tremendous ovation by the natives as
hi- left.
Leopold Threatens to Quit.
Liege. Belgium. Nov. 8.—A newspa
per of this city declares on .ilgh au
thority that King Leopold may abdf-
ate rather than give In to the Belgian
parliament *n the question of Conga
Report Shows Need
o f T r a c k
Work.
TWO COMMISSIONERS
EXAMINE TRACK
Not Now in Dangerous Con
dition, But Work is
Badly Needed. r ^i|
American Newspaper
Publishers Visit
Roosevelt.
trust is NOW
UNDER PROBE
President Indicated He
Would Recommend Tar
iff Be Taken Off.
THE WEATHER.
r
For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair
tonight and Saturday; somewhat
cooler Saturday.
The Atlanta Georgian
AND NEWS
SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, easier; 6.91. Atlanta, Arm;
109-J6. New Orleans, Arm; 10 V New
York, steady; 10.80. .Savannah, dull;
10 5-16. Augusta, steady; 1018-16.