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\ "• v vp • THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND \ NEWS. \ $4,250Worth of Pianos will be given away by The . Georgian in its popular Voting Contest. Ten Kingsbury style T Upright Pianos and one Grand Piano—they are guaranteed for 10 years and are used in some of the biggest edu cational institutions in the country—Cox College has 44 of them. They are made by the largest maker of Pianos and Organs in the world, and can be seen at the Cable Co’s., 96 Whitehall Street. There are 94 Prizes to be given away—among which are: $1,000 in gold; 1 Automobile ($2,000); 1 Runabout ($650); 20 Trips j Cuba; 30 Scholarships; 15 Diamonds, which can be seen at Schaull & May’s; and Fifteen Gold Watches, which can be seen at Crankshaw’a. Write The Georgian for full particulars. BETTER SERVICE T° __ Georgia Road’s Policy N,ot Followed by Other Lines. In spite of the statement of Major J. B. Cummin*, general counsel, that the Georgia road does not recognize the order of the commission, the heads of other lines are displaying a commend able spirit of co-operation in the mat ter of bettering schedules and quicker delivery of freights. Thursday morning Chairman McLen don gave out some correspondence relative to this point. He said: "Assurances of a like nature have been given by other lines. The people make up the Jury. Their verdict Is asked at the end of ninety days." The correspondence opens with the letter to the common carriers of the state, and replies follow: The Chairman’s Letter. Atlanta, Novi 14. Dear Sir: The great majority of shippers in Georgia Is composed of men of-limited capital, who buy In small quantities and make frequent ship ments. For this reason promptness and regularity are of vital Importance to both the wholesale dealer, who sells, and the retail dealer, who buys. Delay not only annoys, but damages both, and frequently works Inconvenience to the customers of the retail dealer. De murrage penalties do not seem ti quicken the movement to tho neces •ary speed. The roads have a small army of men stationed at trade centers and at junc tion points conducting on their behalf what Is known as a weighing and In spection bureau, the primary purpose of which I understand Is to correct all errors made against the carriers In bill ing. Thousands of errors against the shippers are made, and these go un corrected unless the shipper happens to discover them, and In other thou sands of cases, even when discovered go uncorrected, because In the eyes of the shipper life is too short for him to make the long drawn out effort necessary. , Delay. In the movement of freight, delay In the settlement of claims, delay ln trains—these are the chief sources of complaint on the part of the pub lic. You can remedy these causes of complaint, or reduce them to a mini mum. May I expect you to do at least the latter within the next ninety days? ■f you agree now to do so, and If at the end of ninety days these complaints nre satisfactorily reduced In number, I will be greatly obliged, as will all your patrons. If you do not do both. I shall recommend to the commission the adoption of a remedy which, I be- heve, will be efficacious. Mr. J. 8. B. Thompson, assistant to the president of the Southern Railway Company, can Inform you what my remedy will be. I shall not submit this plan to the commission unless It becomes neces sary. Yours very truly, 1 8. G. M'LENDON, Chairman Georgia R. R. Commission. Atlantic Coast Line. Office of President. Wilmington. X. C., Xov. IS. Hon. S. G. McLendon, Chairman Rail road Commission of Georgia, At lanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—Absence from Wilmington has prevented earlier reply to your fa- for of the 14th. 1 beg to assure you that we fully ap preciate the troubles you refer to, and ycu can count on our full and hearty co-operation In correcting them. In fact we have been using most strenu ous efforts for some time past to reach the very matters to which you rtffer, and the results, so far, we feel, have been material. Our passenger schedules are being operated more nearly on time, and our freight Is being handled more expe ditiously, and our claims are receiving ntore prompt attention. We, however, do not propose to stop our efforts In this direction, and we will be very glad If you .or your com mission will advise us promptly of any complaints In the direction of these matters that may come to your atten tion. Yours very truly, (Signed.) T. M. BStERSOX, President, Seaboard Air Line Railway. November 18. Hon. S. G. McLendon, Chairman Rail road Commission of Georgia, At lanta. Ga.: • Dear Sir—I am Indeed grateful for your courteous communication of the 14th, In which you urge the executive officers to give preferred attention to certain operating conditions of the railroad. / - In regard to the prompt.and regular handling of freight trains to avoid com plains about delays, which complicate tjie wholesale nnd retail dealers, I wish to give you every assurance that this matter will have prompt attention. The general manager, general superintend ent, superintendent of transportation and division superintendents nre being especially urged at this time to effect an Improvement wherever possible. As to the freight claim adjustments, we have recently reorganized the entire freight claim department and put on adldtlonal claim adjusters with special duties as to the prompt Investigation and adjustment of claims, as I recog nize full well that this Is one of the most annoying conditions that the shippers have to contend, with. I will direct that special attention, as sug gested in this connection, be given the prompt Investigation and settlement We will not only make a special effort as to adjustment during the next nine ty days, as Indicated In your lettei', but will urge the Importance of handling business In such u way as to avoid com plaints. As to th“ on-tlme passenger ached ule, this handling will also receive the attention that It so Justly deserves. I want to take this occasion to ex press to you the appreciation of the Seaboard Air Line railway for the ooun. teous manner In which this matter hrfs been presented, and I trust that the business Intrusted to our care In tho state of Georgia will be handled In such a way that It will not only be entirely satisfactory to the commission, and, therefore, to the great number of ship pers and the traveling public, but at the snme time be satisfactory to the officials of the Seaboard Air Line rail way, whom I will thoroughly Impress with the desire of the commission as outlined In the letter above referred to. With best wishes for the success of the program you have mapped out, be lieve me, sincerely yours, (Signed) W. A. GARRETT, President. Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, Atlanta. Xov. 14. S. G. McLendon, Esq., Chairman Geor gia Railroad Commission, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—I have your favor of the 14th Instant and have noted same with gieat care. I heartily agree with you that the chief sources of complaint against the railroads on the part of the public are "delay In movement of freight, delay In payment of claims and delay In . trains.” We arc giving constant attention to these matters and are making every effort to remove any cause of com plaint so far as this road is concerned. I assure you that you can count upon our full co-operation and we will re double our efforts to reduce complaints on these accounts to a minimum. I hope nnd believe that this road is serving Its patrons satisfactorily. If this Is not.the cose, we will never rest satlsfled until It Is. Your letter In the form of a printed circular Is being sent to every employee of the mad, with the statement that I have promised that we will redouble our efforts In giving service satisfac tory to our patrons. As soon as the circular Is printed I -will send you a copy. Yours very truly, (Signed.) H. M.‘ ATKINSON. President and General Manager. The boys’ suits . XIPASQgj) Special sale will soon end Just a day or two more of the special sale of boys’ suits at oue-third reduction, for the odds and ends and brok en lines are selling out rap idly. You won’t have another opportunity soon to buy sty lish, seasonable suits at so much less than real value; don’t miss it. Daniel Btos. Co. L. J. Daniel, President. 45-47-49 Peachtree St. Csntral of Georgia Railway. Macon, Ga., Nov. io. Hon. S. G. McLendon, Chairman Geor. gla Railroad Commission, Atlanta. Ga.: "Dear Sir—I am very much surprised Id receive your letter of November* l*. as I Intended in mine of the 18th to as. sure you as fully as I could that tbe Central would apare no ’effort to (cor rect the delinquencies of which you complained In your letter of the 14th. I do not know how to say anything that will make my position clearer, or to give you better assurance of the fact that we Intend to do .our utmoet to re lieve the Central of any just cause of complaint upon the grounds Indicated, t can not promlso the prompt delivery of every package of freight shipped on the Central'i system, because I enn not ese this promise fulfilled; therefore it would be uselees to make It. I note the complaint of Cope A Daf fin, and have referred this to our Iran* portatlon department for further in formation, on receipt of which I will make further reply. 1 beg to request that you call upon Mr. Popper to furnish you a list of his shipments for th? past three monthe via the Central railroad, giving datee, character and quantities of shipments, ond time of delivery, ao'that If hie com plaint Is baaed on actual experience, I may have this Information upon which to thoroughly Investigate the matter, with a view to eliminating the evil of which he complains. I trust that you will comply with this request, and beg to say that In the ab sence of thtf Information we are pow erless to Investigate the matter thor oughly. Yours very truly. (Signed.) J. F. HANSON, . President. PAT A! ANSWERS $188,396 GIFT OF BAPTISTS FOR MISSIONS Continued from Pago Ons. WILSON SPEARS MASTERS CHARTIER SHORTHAND IN TWELVE WEEKS Will Inspect When It De sires and How It Pleases. JUSTICE COURTS EOT Jl MM tlW Investigation committee appointed by the grand Jury will probably conclude Ita labor* Thuratfay and make Ita report at tbe meet* wblrh reported In their presentment* that charges of malpractice had come to their ears, but which had not been Inreatlfated for lack of time. The committee baa held several meetings anil the cbarfta will he probed To the bottom. It la iuid*T8tood the records of Judge J. A. odgen nnd .ludee II. W. Hopkins are those under tire. Rath these justices. With their rrtmlual dockets, appeared before tbe com* mlttee Thursday In response to summons. that they were ammuonei. _ criminal charges and compelled to marry against their will. Home or them. I am In* formed, have stated that they were made to marry when they were already married to some one else. asked them questions Co find out If there were auy reason* why they should not marry. ••I bad two bailiffs Is Juy court whoso conduct I did not approve of and 1 dis charged them both. If these parties making complaints to tlx* grand Jury made any statements like those attributed to them they were made to the bailiffs and not to Chairman S. G. McLendon Thursday morning gave out his reply to Major J. B. Cummlng. general counsel of the Georgia railroad, relative to the matter of the inspection of the road, and Major, Cummtng's statement that the,, road would not obey an order made on a report of an anonymous person. Chairman McLendon first details the receipt of Major Cummtng's letter, and said he immediately dictated a reply. On second thought he decided It best to submit the same to Commissioners Hlllyer and Hill, both of whom were absent. In the meanwhile a letter came from T. K. Scott, saying that he would be In the office of the commission dur ing the present week on another mat ter. The chairman waited to-see Mr. Scott before replying to Major Cum mlng. As Mr. Scott has not yet shown up, the reply to Major Cummlng was given out today. In referenco to the contention of Major Cummlng that the Georgia -rail road commission has no right to ex amine the property ?of the Georgia road without the knowledge or consent of Its officers, tho’chairman sayst rail. HU Rluff In rrtai.,, ., -. «_>ws. If tber* were any reneon* tbe contrary they did not e«mn* to light ir court." Jttdj Calls Hi. Bluff. “As to thla position, the commission begs moit respectfully to differ with you. It will have euch examinations made of tha physical condition of the properties undsr Its jurisdiction as It sees proper to havq made and In such manner as It 'sees proper, and will do the same with or without notice to any railway company." Upon the second contention, that the company has been condemned without hearing. Chairman McLendon calls attention to that part of the order which eaye "that In any event within thirty daye from this date they mpst report to the commlseton of ita acts and dotnga In compliance with this order, or within that time allow cauaa why it has not done ao.' Chairman McLendon hold* that thla la In effect a rule nisi, and glvea tho road every opportunity to present all the facta It may deelre. He says, when the company complies with this rule nisi, that It will afford pleasure to pre sent the civil engineer, who made the examination of the Georgia, to Majo Cummlng In person. He says that tha commission la ex pressly charged with the duty of su pervleing the physical condition of roads, and that It Is the Intention to carry this out In spirit and letter. He concludes with this statement: * Not Yet Outlawed. ‘Tt Is needless for me to say to you In perfect frankness that the Georgia railroad will not be considered by this commission as an outlaw.until It es tablishes Its claim to that distinction by disobedience to the reasonable reg ulatlona and ordera of this commis sion." , It will be remembered that beforo the report of the expert waa given out that Commissioners Hlllyer and HIJI formed a committee from tho commis sion to verify the report. They did so In soma points and In others did not. The outcome of this Interesting matter is awaited with great Interest Major Cummlng's Lettsr. On thn ground tbnt tbe report on tb. physical condition of Ibe Georgia railroad come from an anonymous person; that lbs report Itself In part It unlrne, and that defect* reported were mogolded. General Counsel Joseph II. Cummlng, of Auguste, his oddreoeed a latter to Chairman Mc Lendon declining to carry ont ordera of tbe commission. In a lengthy letter to Chairman Mr. Lendon, Major Cummlng Mrs that Ibe Georgia rood “respectfully decllai out the orders of tbe bouormMe except Where It relates to certain normal operations of repair, which now, no tt til time., nre In nroircss.” Major Camming nays that an unknown person appear, before the railroad comm!. •Ion an Ita accuaer, and that 'It I. ■ thing unprecedented In t country where despotic procedure, and methods are abhorred that Sw "Be then anko the privilege of croascumllng this eipert, who made the last report on the Georgia road. "1 inn not niw mu loeru we. snv charge ngafn.t me. The drat lutlmatlott I had that tb. grand Jury ws* troudnctlng sny inre.tlgntlflttln which I was lliroiv.-i we. when I received the atiiumon. to appear tn>. fore the committee today."’ The itirratlgstlug committee from the grand Jury la nimiioMd of tbe following gentlemen: It. J, Griffin, foreman: Joseph Ulrx-h. Amo. t'vz, Frank Inman nnd Xju Hopkins, when asked to task# a McCullough. conducted by Dr. E. C. Daman, the body was called to order by President Northen, with prayer by Dr. Smith. On the call for pastors who have come Into Georgia from other 1 states since the last convention, ten or twelve came forward, among them being Revs. W. A. Parker, J. J. Crosby, F, W. Cre- tner, H. M. Long. G. B. Tilley. J. C. Turner. L. W. Mann, M. 8. Stephens, H. M. Frier and E. C. Dargan. The call for those representing Bap tist Interests was responded to by sev eral representatives of denominational publications, and soma representing schools and colleges, among them being Dr. E. Y. Mullins, of the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary, of Louisville. Ky.; the Georgia Baptist Orphans' Home, by Dr. Hawkins. Dr. J. D. Jor dan, of the Baptist Sunday achool board, was recognised. Help to Ministers. The report of the executive commit tee of the convention zhows some In teresting facts. The board has extend ed help during the present year to for ty-one young men studying for the ministry at Mercer. There are ntore than fifty young men there now. The convention recommends that the state mission board raise at least gS.OOO dur ing the next year with which to help these young men. The report of tha state mission board showed that Georgia Baptists had raised during this year for missions several thousand dollars more than was contributed last year. A telegram to the convention from the Georgia Baptist boys In school at Louisville, Ky„ was read. The little difference among the delegates ss to the sending of a telegram of congratula tion to the Alabama legislature .was settled by Dr. Mali, of Atbsns, calling a. point of order, which was sustained by the chair. It will be remembered that Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Atlanta, opposed the sending the telegram, on the ground that the Baptists have noth. Ing to do with politics. Dr. Landrum's views were strongly opposed by many, but. as stated, the point of order was sustained. Missions and Education. Missions and education were tho themes discussed by the convention yesterday afternoon, and lha conven tlon Is enthusiastic over the showing made In the various reports. Tho report of the committee on co operation showed an Increase this year In the collections for foreign missions of 851,500, or an Increase of *1 per cent In state missions, 52 per cent In home missions and 14 per rent In for eign missions. It Is doubtful If more enthusiasm was over shown In a elm liar body than that which greeted the reading of this report. The committee recommends for the next year, for over half of tho seventy-zlx associa tions comprising tho convention, a per capita averago of (0 cents. The other associations hare been rated higher, the average of the whole being $1.20 per capita. This plan of estimating gives 1172,540 to bo divided as follows: 505,000 for state missions, 100,000 for home mis sions, 595.000 for foreign millions, 817,- 000 for orphans' homo, 520,000 for echools and colleges and the balance In various funds. The report from tho woman's work was very oncouraglng. showing that the Baptist women have raised during the past nineteen years the magnificent sum of 51,490,000, and that they raised last year 5154,700. One hundred and forty-nine messengers attended tho re. cent meeting of rh* woman's union at Waynesboro, thla being the first- meet ing held by the union alnce Us separa tion from the state convention. Tho money raised at this meeting amounted to 528,708. Roddenbtrry Speaks. Tht feature of tho session last night was the address of Hon. 8. A. Rodden- Bagwell Business College J Again Challenges Old Schools to Contest a Six Months’ Pupil Against a Three Months’ Pupil of the Chartier. By actual results obtained. Bagwell Business College has shown conclu sively that the new and wonderful sys tern of Chartier Shorthand, which It has tho exclusive right to teach In At lanta, makes a much better stenog rabher In one-half the time required for Ihe old systems such as Graham, Munson and Gregg. Chartier shorthand contains only ten simple rules and the alphabet. It in so simple that a child can learn It. nnd yet It can be written with greater speed and.read with far more accu racy than the old systems which con tain hundreds of rules and exceptions and thousands of wonl signs and arbi trary contractions. Any word In the English language can be written In Chartier shorthand without lifting the pen. ’ Old 8chools Challenged to Contest. It Is n fact well known to every one that schools teaching the old systems of Shorthand have denounced unspar ingly the Chartier system ever since Bagwell Business College secured the exclusive right to teach It In Atlanta. These schools know that Clmrtler savei at least one-half the time re quired for the old systems nnd that It makes a better stenographer, llnnce. It In to their Interest to light It. In order to prove the great superiority of the Chartier system In a manner that everybody could understand, Bagwell Business College has challenged time after time the old schools to contest publicly any of thslr six months’ pupils against a throe months’ pupil of tho Chartier. The challenge has never been accepted. The Challenge Renewed. * Bagwell Business College again challenges schools teaching tho old systems of shorthand to contest pub licly any of their six months' pupils against a three months' pupil of the Chartier system. Unless competitors accept this challenge with every ad vantage In their favor, Bagwell Busi ness college Is Justified In taking thsir refusal as evidence of their convtotlon that Chartier ehorthand Is superior to the old eysteme and that they are not able to meet the Issue. WILSON SPEARS, of Brunswick, Os. A 14-year-old pupil of Bagwell Business College, who jicceptod a position with the Lorain Steal Co* after twelve weeks' study of Char tier Shorthand, Bookkeeping by Actual Buainess. This la the best arranged, most prac tical and comprehensive course taught In the South. One who complete* this course. can keep any set of books for any line of business. Department of Telegraphy. Under the management of operates i and dispatcher of twenty-tin,., years' experience. Railroad wires run lnt*| the school. For full and complete Information.! address J J. O. BAGWELL, Pres., 19S Peach* tree Street, Atlanta, Ga. • - • “Staying power” is one of the essentials to success. The ability to “hang on” “till the last cat’s hung” has won out for many a man, other wise handicapped. • ' Von'can store up energy and “grit” from the right kind of food. Grape-Nuts con tains the vital elements, from wheat and barley, that make for endurance and clear.head: edness. It is fully cooked—ready to eat; is quickly absorbed and begins at once to repair waste tissue and store up energy for the “long strong pull” that wins. “There’s a reason.” Read “The Road to Wellville,” in Pkgs. berry, of Thomoavllle, who la a candi date for congreas against Judge J. M. Griggs, of tha Second district, which wao delivered In connection with tho temperance report. Tho church waa again overflowed with people, hundrada being unable to obtain admlaalon. The report on home mlaalona, sub mitted by Dr. Gray, and the temper ance report, computed the bualneaa transacted at the night session. Dr. Jameson, of Mercer university, urged the Baptists of tha atate to stand together In the effort, to ’raise the endowment fund of 5225,000. He said that If only 70 par cant of the money pledged was paid In there would be no trouble In raising the amount. Mr. Jameson was followed by ex- Govemor Terrell and ex-Congreosmon Moses, who spoke along the same line. Governor Northen made an eloquent plea for, Christian education of negro ministers. He favored the establish ment of Institutes for the benefit of negro preachers, the Idea being to im prove them In morals and tone. The report on the Orphans’ home, at Hapevllle, showed that the Institution Is In debt about 51.100, mainly due to expenditures for Improvements. It was suggested that Chrlst.-r.ii it and other offerings be made for the orphan* this year Reports submitted show that Mis sionary Baptists are very strong In the state, numerically and financially. The report* show that the num ber of white Missionary Baptists In Georgia number approximately 225, 000 persons, with more than 2,000 churches and over 1,500 Sunday schools. Bettis Tift Plans. While the denomination contributed last year for missionary and- benevo lent purposes nearly $755,000, the In dications are that this vast sum will be exceeded this year. .The pretentious 'plan* which the trustee* of Bessie Tift College at For- ayth are understood to be considering will make this one of tbe greatest Southern universities for the educa tion of Southern women. If they are carried out, and the most conservative of Ihe trustees have faith In their ulti mate accomplishment. The member* of the board of tniitees of Bessie Tift College at tbe convention are r. H. S. Jackson, I>. D„ I,L. D„ president of the Mount Vernon; Hon. E. X. Jtlks vice president of the board, Macon; Dr. tv? L. Pickard. Savannah; Hon. R. [V Borner, Atlanta; Rev. L. R. ChrlstlsJ Valdosta; Itov. W. J. Barton, o.-lllaK Hon. JL W. Gnrbutt, Wright, and Hov® W. L. Cults, Vienna. t There Is at the convention a verge full representation of,tho mcmbershlnj of the educational commission, i>r*-J sided over by ex-Govemor W. J. Nor J then, of Atlanta. The other members here are Hon. J. G. McCall, of Quit* man; W. II. Davis, Waynesboro; A. Lv Freeman, of Newnnn; C. H. S. Jack* son, of Forsyth: P. A. Jessup, Tlftona A. 11. Orcen, Hlawaaoss; M. J. Hrlt< tnln, Atlanta; 8. Y. Jameson. Macons W. W. Landrum, Atlanta, and John DM Jordan, of Atlanta. CHILD’S BURNS RESULT IN DEATH Front burns received Tuesday after noon about 5 o'clock the 2-yenr-old child of Mr. arid Mrs! E. P. Daniel, of Constitution, Ga., 5 miles from Atlanta, died Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mr*. Daniel stepped from the ro in a moment and when she retuijied the little ono was wrapped' In flame*. She smothered the ' blaze, and summoned Dr. Ryan. It was thought then that the burns were not fatal, but Wedn-*- day the child grew worse, and .died. The funeral services will be held from the home Friday morning at' 10 o'clock, and Interment will be In Harmony Bell church yard. TRAIN WRECKERS LEAVE NO CLEW! Southern railway detective* are working energetically to run to earth the train wrecker*, who caused the wrecking of passenger train * No. 3f early Wednesday morning at Dora- vllle, but ho far no arrests hav< made. livery possible ' clew its bein down, but the effort* of the x have developed nothing tangible, country for several miles about tha teen* of the crime 1* being searched achool. Forsyth; J. C. ilrewton, 1/. D., for evidence, and no pain* will i* --esldent of the board of trustee** spared to capture the guilty per sou*. . been The