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The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS NIGHT EDITION SPORTS. VOL VI. NO. 119. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1907. PRICE: T [ I ACCIDENT Carlton C. Tedder Wounded by C. F. Long. Is long was handling HIS NEW PISTOL Tedder in Grady Hospital With Bullet Thru Lung. At 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon It was announced at the Grady Hmpltul that the condition of Officer Tedder had grown worse. Hie relatives were 1 remitted to nee him Saturday morn ing. but during the afternoon no one was allowed at his bedside. Owing to the condition of the wounded man. no effort has been made to operate on him. Dr. William Perrin Nleolson Is attend ing him. Bicycle Policeman Carlton C. Ted der teas shot accidentally by Bicycle Policeman C. P. Long early Saturday j morning, the bullet entering the lung* dose to the heart.. Tedder win re- • moved to Grady hospital, and is in a critical' condition. The accident occurred at 7:30 o'clock In the Store of Lane Bros., railroad contractors. In Haynes-st., neor Wert Hunter, where the railroad grading for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad Is being done. The two mincer* were engaged In conversation over their new pistols. The police department a few days ago-changed the old 4l-call- ber pistols for new ones of 38-cali ber and lighter make, and Officer Long was handling his new weapon. As Lbh'g handled the revolver, hi pushed, out the cylinder nnd then push ed It In again, and as he did so the weapon.was discharged. Officer Ted der was standing about 10 feet away ami the bullet entered his left lung. Just urt/ler' the heart. It pierced the long and' lodged In the officer's back. An ambulance was called at once, and the wounded man was removed to Grady Hospital, where It was stated that his wound was not necessarily fa tal, though a dangerous one. Officer Long went at once to the po lice station and submitted a written re port of the occurrence. He was ter ribly shocked at the accident, ae he and Officer Tedder are close friends. Officer Tedder lives at 307 Glenn tvood-ave.i and Is married. He la one of the ynungeat men on the force, and ha* aerved but a short time. Officer Long lives at 113 Pearl-»t. Assistant Chief of Police Jett ordered Long's insignia and other effects taken from him, and held him at the station until the arrival of Chief Henry Jen nings. Upon the latter’s arrival. Offi cer Long wae suspended, pending an Investigation. Officer Tedder recovered at the hoe Pita! sufficiently to eay that the (hoot ing was accidental. A C ESC- nation SEES N. 0. RACES CARLTON C. TEDDER. He was shot In an accident by Officer C. F. Long Saturday morn* Ing. SHOT HIS COMRADE. BE IN CITYJF BIRTH Pounder of National Con gress of Mothers Was Atlanta Woman. Washington, Dec. 21.—Mrs. Alice Me Lellan Btrney, aged 49, founder and president for five years of the National ''ongress of Mothers, died yesterday afternoon at her home at Chevy Chase, a suburb of Washington, after a two months' Illness. Bhe Is survived by throe daughters, one of whom, .Mrs. Harold Walker, lives In Mexico. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mm, Birney was born In Atlanta, Ga., her maiden name being McLellan. At «n early age she married a Mr. White; who died. Thrown upon her own resources, Mrs. White developed business ability, and for several years she enjoyed a com fortable Income by advancing the bust, ness Interests of other women. In 1892 Mrs. White married Theodore William Birney. of Atlanta, Ga. With her hus band Mrs. Birney came to Washing ton, later removlnr to Chevy Chase, where Mr. Btrney died. Four year* after her arrival here •Mrs. Birney conceived the Idea of bringing the mothers of the country into conference for the common' good, "he called together * number of promi nent women, who met in this city In l ebruary. 1897. and organised the Na- ilonai Congress of Mothers. Mrs. Bir ney was the first president of that or ganisation, and was re-elected until she refused longer to occupy the position. Jhen Mrs. Birney was unanimously designated founder. Her efforts to uplift humanity fought to her a large circle of friends. It Is believed that Mrs. Blrney's body tter funeral services here will be sent to Atlanta for Interment. C. F. LONG. He shot Officer Tedder Saturday morning while examining new pis- FIBE THREATENS Baltimore, Dec. 21.—A Are which threatened to repeat the conflagration of 1904 occurred today in the heart of the down-town business district. After a hard fight, the firemen got control of the blase. The loss Is 3280,000. The building was occupied by the wholesale millinery establishment of Wllenvlgn Brothers ft Co., the Balti more Overall Co, and Robinson, Val- cnsteln & Co., cap makers. The flames spread quickly to a five- story building adjoining occupied by Itelnhard, Meyer ft Co. and W. L. Den- W ft Co. Both stork* were ruined. Losses were sustained by the Baltimore Overall Co. SAYS COUNT WITTE Flames Destroy Large Part of City's Business District. St. Petersburg, Dee. 21.—Having re fused an opportunity to rufute on the witness stand General Kuropatkln’s testimony at the trial of General Stoestel that before the war he had recommended the abandoning o. Port Arthur because It had lost Its strategic Importance, Count Witte has broken his silence and published a letter In the Novoe Vremya. He says Kuropatkln was guilty of misleading the whole army before the war brake out by overrating Bussla’s preparedness. Count Witte narrates nstance* of discrepancies In Kuropat- kin's official acts and the general's testimony before the Stoessel court martial. He says the general did not provide sufficient siege guns at Port Arthur. The controversy will likely develop Into a great sensation. Sen. Bankhead Under the Knife NEW ORLEANS. By BERT E. COLLYER. Fair Grounds Race Track, New Or leans, Dee. 21.—"John J. Ryan has not been warned away from the New Or leans tracks.” This Is the import of an Interview secured with Manager Matt Winn to day. When Ryan suddenly left for Cin cinnati two days ago. the rumor was freely circulated to the effect that on account of his spectacular plunging, Ryan had been told that his room would be more acceptable than bis company. • Since coming here Ryan's plunging has been the nine-day sensation and Ills success phenomenal. Every time the Cincinnatian had the rocka down the horse seemed to edllver and a well- defined wall was heard all over the ring. No unfair means, however, have been laid at the plunger's door. The preliminary Derby Handicap, an affair at sis furlongs for two-year-olds, was the magnet of attraction at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. The race contained such high class performers as Chamultepec, Plnkola and At Muller and this had the effect of Intensifying Interest. Fair Grounds Race Track, New Or leans, Dec. 21.—Hisses, hoots and cat calls were heard after the finish of the second race In which the heavily backed public choice Marbles, failed to finish In the money.. In the betting May trick closed at 7 to 10. LaSouer. backed by the Celia connections for n limit bet. hoped home an easy winner. Saturday’s Scratch**. Second Hiee-Oamcad, Thomn* Chfltaoun, Turkic. Orlandot. Bucket Brigade, Mack erel, Ketchem Ike. Third K«c—Thurbet, Higginbotham. Art ful Dodger, ITsrm' Huron. Meredith. Lucy Young, Flitwkam*. Fourth Ho ce—Marbles, doubtful * tarter: Chamultepec nnd Dow of Dawn, 104 pound*. Fifth Usee—Light Note. Sixth Itsce—8t. Noel. Weather clear; track benvy. Saturday’* Results. First Rare—Dick Rose, 30 to 1. won; Tea Leaf, 11 to 5 and even, second; Salnesatv. 9 to 1, 2 to I and 4 to S, third. Time 1:08 3-9. Second Race—LaSeour. 9 to 8, won; Bounding Elk, SO to t, 6 to 1, second; Pat Ornus, 50 to I, 12 to 1, and 7 to 2, third. Time 1:08 3-5. Third Race—Coltness. 8 to 1, won; Bertha E, 3 to 1, and 3 to 2. second: Halbert, 8 to 1, 3 to 1, and 11 to 10, third. Time 1:21. Fourth Race—Angelus, 3 to 1, won: Miss Delaney, 11 to 10, second; Batn- brtdge, 3 to 1, third. Time 1:31 J-t. Fifth Race—Dainty Belts, 14 to 20, won; Mortlbny, 0 to 1, and * to 5, sec ond: Grenade, 40 to 1, 8 to 1 and 2 to 1, third. Time 1:67 3-5. Sixth Race—Dr. McCluer, 3 to 4. won; Terns Rod, 20 to 1, and 6 to 1,- second; Agile, 6 to 1, 2 to 1 and even, third. Time 2:11 4-6. Monday's Entriee. City Park Bare Track. New Orleans, Dec. 21.—Entries for Monday: First Itnce-Flre and a half furlongs; purse for 2-year-olds: Cuernavaca, 199; Oaa win, 103; Burking Boy. 109; P*d(*r*#,196: Hostile. 101; Sweetener, 193: I’otlr Star, 103: Ulinalnyn, lot; Ban Itldge. IN: Altstlan, 106; Lorrliner. 10*; Evelyn H.. 109; Apple Toddy, 108; Hulun, 109; Divorcee. 10*. Second Ilnee-Heven furlonga, telling; for 3-yeur.obls: xlllxxlnbotliani, 97: xPeHhnno, 97; sNo Guarter. 97; non Art. 103; Tlvotlnl, 102; lAliIngton. 103; Mr. Peabody, 101; Jav- ancae. 106; Flowswny, 106: Pyrltanla, IK; Warner Grlaweli, 106; Halbard, 1C6. Third Rare—Five and e half furlonga, puree; for all uges: Dew of Dawn, 93; Sil ver Ball. 93; Pedro, 101; Iteflned, 101; Boll- wether. 101; llawkama, 101: The Bear, 101; Al Muller. 101; Artful Dodger, 101; Itand- aarra. 108: I,run. 108; Platoon. 106; Meadow Breete, 101; Comedienne. 107; Arch Oldham. 114. Fourth Ilace—Seven furlonga, for 3 ye»r- obis and up: Okenlte. 104: Kauai. 107; glpnngo, 207; Old Honesty, 167; Donna. 109; Little Lighter. 110; Jack Dolan, 111; Jacob ite. 112; Psaadeno, 116. Fifth Race-One mile nnd s sixteenth, •riling; for 3-yenr-olda and up: xFlsvIg- ney, 96; xlluated, 96: Rio Grande, 98: xAp- probntlon, 101: Rebounder. 108; xOauae, 103; Dainty nelle, 104; Moratllioy, 106; The Clansman, 106; Hauibrlnua, 108. With Rare—On* tulle and an eighth, sell ing; fur 3-yenr-olda and upward: xDoubt, 89; xWater Dog. xdold Circle, 96; xKatle Powers. 96: Mllalmre. >7: xl-ady Ooakland, 90; Lndv Charade, 100: Klrat Mason. 100; Charlie Thomi'ton. 100; Vlncentlo, 101; xAm- herjnek. 102: Trennln, 103; Rellevlew, 104; Anna Day, 104: Grace Laroen, 101. Fair Grounds Race Track, New Or leans, Dec. 21.—The Irrepressible Carrie Nation, minus her Utile hatchet, made a descent upon the race track here thle afternoon. Immediately her presence was known, a. grand rush from pit to dome was made to get a glimpse of the world-famed saloon breaker with the result that a panic of the utmost pro portions was created. Chair* were overturned and It took the combined force of police to clear the balcony where Carrie had taken refuge. Betting on the fourth and feature event, was utterly suspended and amid cheers and yells of "Where's your hatchet, CarrleT" she was escorted to a box, where she spent the balance of the afternoon. "Are you avers* to race tracks?" was asked. "No, I rather love to watch a horse race," she replied, "but I think It a sin to bob" AND SHOT HERSELF MARIETTA FAMILY ADOPTS BABY FRANKIE ON SEEING PICTURE IN THE GEORGIAN “Get Frankie Taylor ready for us. We're coming after him today and will give him a really, truly home." The message came over the long dis tance ■'phone to the Home of the I Friendless Saturday morning from a well-known family In Marietta) Frankie Taylor 1st the baby boy at the home, whose picture was shown In a group of little folks In last Tuesday's Geor- S lan, with the Invitation to have a aby for a Christmas present. Miss Mitchell, the matron at the home, put a nice clean dress on little Frankie and will turn him over to the Marietta family Saturday afternoon. The applicant for a Christmas baby wouldn’t wait to get the references de sired, but Miss Mitchell knows the fam ily so well that she said they might take Frankie now and then furnish the needed Information. The story In The Georgian with the row of seven bright-faced babies has started many Inquiries for the little ones, and there Is little doubt that every one of the seven will find a comforta ble home. A lady In Dallas wants little Margaret Mitchell as soon as she re covers from an Illness, and Baby Mar garet Is Improving rapidly. An In quiry was made for Willie Lightfoot, or the Decatur Orphans' Home, with in a few hours after his picture ap- FRANKIE TAYLOR. His address * Is changed from Home for the Friendless to Ma rietta. peared, and since that time the Insti tution has been flooded with letters and telegrams asking for the children. Al' were* anxious to secure one of the ba bies before Christmas, but the rules of the Institution make It necessary to refer applicants to the trustees, who will meet soon. Montgomery, Alt., Pec. 21.—Mrs. W liarnes, wife of the chief 1rlrt man of the loug-dlataoce telephone exchange, commit ted suicide here this morning by shooting herself thru the temple. Despondency in •aid to have been the cause, she having been lit for some time. Bhe was n native of Qulfmau. (In. Mrs. Humes locked herself In the bath room Juat before hrenkfnst nnd, using her hunhniul'n pistol, shot herself In the temple, Hbe lived several hours, but never regained conscious ness. CHRISTMAS TREES CAUSE OF TRAGEDY OAKLAND. Flrat Race—Cloud Light, 4 to 5, won; Fulletta, 2 to 1, second; Triumphant, 4 to 1, third. Time not given. SOUTHERN EXPRESS PROMOTES O’BRIEN Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga. Dec. 21.—An order waa received In Savannah today an nouncing the discontinuance ot the of fice of aaalatant manager of the South ern Expreaa Company and the promo tion ot Mark J. O'Brien to be aaalatant to the president at the executive offices In New York. Dtvleloiti of the com pany have been formed In two depart ments, with John B. Hockaday as gen eral superintendent of the eastern dis trict with headquarters at Savannah and Edcar M. Williams, general super intendent of the weatern district at Birmingham. Charles C. Wolfe, agent at Jacksonville, succeeds Hockaday as superintendent of the Florida division at Savannah. Washington, Dec. 31.—John E.‘ Elliott, aged 42, of Walker Chapel, Va., ilea at the point of death In Georgetown Uni versity hospital from a pistol wound Inflicted by Harry Brown, aged 23, of Cherrydale. Va., late yesterday after noon. Brown is locked up at Rosalyn, Vo. The shooting took place in the woods a mile from the chain bridge on the Virginia shore. They quarreled over how tome Christmas trees should bs loaded on a wagon, and In a fight which followed. Brown drew a revolver and shot EltlotL Chief Witness In Druce Case Is Under Arrest New York, Dec. 21.—Rolrert Caldwell, chief wit new Id the Druce rnne, was nrrented nt the pier of the iteameblp KnUer August* Victoria, on bis arrival front Europe, lie Is wanted In England on tho chane of per jury, It being alleged that the offence was committed when he testified that the duke of Portland ami Edwin C. Druce were the same man. He said he arranged the funeral of the duke of Tortluml and Instead of the body being In the coffin there was the weight of a man In lead sod copper. Caldwell was released on 15,000 ball, which wan Immediately furnished ami the prisoner was taken by hla (laugh er, Georftana, to his home on Staten Inland. During the proceedings Cald- vtll collapsed five times because of 111. nesa. E PEACHTREE-ST. LAND BRINGS HICH PRICES DemocratsThink Out look Good Against Republicans. WILL INVESTIGATE MINE DISASTERS Birmingham. Ala.. Dee, 21.—Senator Bankhead la in Dr. R. M. Cunningham's hospital at Ensley, where an operation was performed for the removal of pus Ir. the shoulder. The pus accumulated (luring the senator's recent attack of 1,n Mr ,n Bankhead Is doing nicely and It j Brotherhood of Carpenters yesterday la believed ha will be out in a few day*, voted not to consider a cut In images. Lost Hie Case. Charging that he failed to properly conduct a defense to a damage suit, W. L. Brown Saturday filed suit for 31,317 damage* against R. I. O'Kelly, a practicing attorney. > The plaintiff allege* that he was sued for 3600 by Mrs. Julia Yarbrough and that he employed Attorney o’Kelly to defend the suit. When the answer to the suit was Hied the attorney failed to have It verified and It was thrown out of court. When the case came to trial he alleges the attorney waa not present and a verdict was given In fa vor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff Is represented by At torney George Gordon. ; 150,000 Carpenters to Strike. New York. Dec. 21.—A strike of 150,- noo carpenters In the greater city Is threatened on account of a reduction In weges. The imt(ter carpenters' asso ciation prapbsed to cut wages from 34.76 to 34.60 beginning January 1, on which day a new contract must be drawn up. The district council of the Washington. Dec. 11.—Senator Scott today Introduced a resolution calling for the appointment of a Joint congres sional commission to Investigate the cause of the recent mine disasters In West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Mobile, Ala.. Dec. 21.—Grand Chan cellor J. D. Bloch, of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias of Alabama, has appointed Professor L. K. Benson, of Monroeville, Ala., as fraternal corres- nt tor the grand lodge to suc- f he lamented Ell P. Smith, of Blr. w Professor Benson Is one of known Pythtans.ln the state TOama. Count Bilinder Arreeted. Naples. Dec. 21.—Count Blunder has been arrested for his part in the oper ation of a clandestine emigration bu reau which gave false passports to emi grants who wanted to go to America. 00000000000000000000000000 O 8HORTE8T DAY IN YEAR; O ARE YOU FEELING 8HORT7 O Shortest day In the year. O Lot* of fellow*, hit hard by O 0 Christmas shopping, will probably .O O agree with this statement In ev- O O ery way. • O 0 But this Is the sure enough O 0 shortest day. Sun gets up earlier O 0 and goes to bed later than any O O other day In the year. O 0 From now on days wilt begin to O O lengthen, twilight coming a few 0 O minutes later every day—until the O O baseball season opens, and then 0 0 It won't be necessary to write O O much about such things. O 0 O ©0000000000000000000000000 Washington, Dec. 31.—Because they believe they have a good chance to elect the next house, the Democrats are taking considerable Interest In the fight for the chairmanship of the con gressional committee between Floyd, of Missouri, and Flood, of Virginia. The work of rounding up the representa tives of the respective state delegations on the committee was continued yes terday. The Committeemen. The twenty-eight committeemen who have Just been elected are Brundlge, Arkansas; Davenport, Iowa: Moore, Texas; Smith, Arizona; Bartlett, Ne vada; HJtchcock, Nebraska; Hammond, Minnesota; Hamilton, Iowa; Rainey, Illinois; Ryan, New York; Welese, Wisconsin; Dixon, Indiana; Ansbury, Ohio; McHenry, Pennsylvania; Gran ger, Rhode Island; Hughes, New Jer sey; Lloyd, Missouri; Gill, Maryland; Flood, Virginia; Kltchtn, North Caro lina; Finley, South Carolina; Griggs, Georgia; Clark, Florida; Burnett, Ala bama; Bowers, Mississippi; Brous sard, Louisiana; Gaines, Tennessee: Johnson, Kentucky; Kellher, Massa chusetts. Engtnder Disoontsnt. The Democrats believe that discon tent can be engendered against the Re publicans sufficient to defeat them If a proper policy be pursued this winter. They have to carry twenty-nine dis tricts In order to do so. There are that number, which, on the face of the re turn* for the last election, need a change of lees than 1,000 votes in each to go Democratic. These districts, their present Republican representatives and the number of votes that will have to be changed in order to make them Democratic, are as follows: Statss and Districts. Indiana—Foster, 660; Chaney, 170; Holliday. 477; Watson. 748; Gllhama, 175; Brick, 104. New York—McMillan. 4t6; South- wick. 677; Fairchild. 630. Illinois—McGovIn, 43. Kentucky—James, 400; Bennett, 553; Lengiy. 458. Iowa—Kennedy 140; Dawson, 796. Nebraska—Bo>5i 164. Wisconsin—Nelson, 963; Stafford, less than Democrats combined. Missouri—Ellis. 894; Caulfield. 19; Coudrey, 415. Pennsylvania—LaFean, 225; Acheson. 669. New Jersey—Fowler. 276; Parker. 256. Mrs. C. H. Clears Ridley Big Rumored They Will Ask Injunction Against Law. PROHIBITION LAW MAY BE ENJOINED Profits. Real estate deal* Involving more than 310M00 worth "of Atlanta proper ty have Juat come to light. The Atlanta Real Estate Company, ot which John E. MLrphy Is president and W. Adair secretary, on December bought from Mrs. C. H. Ridley for 1100,000 the store at 99 Peachtree-st, occupied by Musnch & Blersdorfer, Jewelers, and also 174, 178 and 180 Peachtree-st., which Is a; row of two- story stores opposite the Aragon Ho tel. For 968,000, or $1,000 per front foot, Attorney Reuben Arnold has purchased the three stores at 174, 178 and 180 Fcachtree-st. Roth deals were made through Forrest & George Adair, real •state agents, and the papers In the former were just filed Saturday. Upon the deals, which are among the ir«cpt Important made recently, the At lanta Real Estate Company cleared n good sum. although owing to the na ture of the transactions the exact amount Is not known. It Is stated, however, that the property at 99 Peach- tree-st., which the company mill holds, Ih worth more than $50,000.' No better Illustration of the rapid ad vance of Atlanta real estate values could be found than a comparison of the prices Mrs. Ridley paid for the property and the amounts for which they were sold. In 1881 she bought the property at 88 Peachtree-st. for $5,100, and it Is now worth more than $50,000. In 1$90 she purchased the store at 174 Peachtreo-st. for $12,000 and the other two in 188$ for $10,500, making a total of $22,600 for the three stores for which Reuben Arnold paid $63,000. For the three pieces of property she paid $27,- 600 and received $100,000. In speaking of his purchase, Reuben Arnold said Saturday: “K believe I have a fine Investment. For the pres ent I will hold the property and Im prove It somewhat. Possibly In the future I may erect a large building.'* The property at 99 Peachtree-st* Is a three-storied brick store, 28 by 90 feet, and is almost opposite the Eng lish-American building. The buildings on the comer of Klll/t and Peachtree- sts. have a frontage of 63 feet 9 Inches and run back 70 feet. All are occupied by tenants who have long leases. Georgia Breweries Have Shown No' Sign of Re moving From State. Haye the brewers of Georgia a plan to prevent the prohllhtlon law. from going into effect on January 1 by In junction proceedings In the United States court? According to a well defined rumor circulated on Saturday, they have, and it is reported that attorneys will leave Monday, from Atlanta for New Orleans to ask Judge Don A. Pardee, of the United States circuit court, for an In junction restraining the enforcement of the law until the question of its con- stltullonalily can be determined That the brewers of the state lmve hod some card they proposed playing before the last minute has long been the belief of those who are keeping posted on the prohibition question. Instead of making arrangements to move their expensive plant* to points outside the state, most of the brewery owners have done nothing except, as In the case of the Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company, to expend money Improv ing the plant. Several of the brewers have been ex perimenting with a beer without alco hol, but so far the only people who have announced their Intention ot malk Ing till* beer are A: ft U. M. Block, of Macon, owners of the Acme Brewing Company. If lit* brewer* nfe not making ar rangement* to move their expensive f dant* and have not announced their mention of quitting the business, many people Interested argue that thev are contemplating fighting the law In the courts. Judge Pardee has Jurisdiction over Georgia and would be a competent- judge before whom Injunction proceed. Ings could be commenced. It Is said the brewers claim the law Is uncon stitutional because It takes away prop erty without due process of taw nnd because the stats chartered the con cerns to do business and then passed a law prohibiting the business. WAS GEIGER THE WRITER OF THAT (< SUICIDE ,f NOTE? WAS IN ATLANTA OFTEN Was that mysterious note found on a writing desk in the Piedmont Hotel a short time ago. and forecasting the writer’s death by the suicide route, written by Dr. Charles A. Geiger, for mer Atlantan who shot and killed Broker Jamee H. cyiphant. In New York, and then committed suicide Fri day? Thoae familiar with the circum stances believe he did. Pres* dis patches from New York indicate that Dr. Geiger was In Atlanta at the Pied mont about that time, wiring his brokers In New York for money that was never sent. According to these dispatches, at that vary time, the unfortunate Atlantan owed his brokers for margins, snd bad lost • fortune trying to beat tbe gome which has caused death and misery to hundreds. In 1902, Dr. Geiger lived In Atlanta for about a yeur at the Fairfax. In Peachtree-st., and made many friends here. He was related to the Barnwell*, of Beaufort, R. I'., hla former home, and was a kinsman of Dr. Charles 51. Barnwell, a dentist, with office* In the Prudential building. While In Atlanta, Dr. Geiger had an office In the EnglUh-American build ing. did quit* an extensive practice and seemed to be a man of means He was Interested in cotton mills that brought him In a considerable income, but Just what this was and the extent of hit: property he would never tell evon hi* closest friends. Dr. Charien M. Barnwell remembers Continued on Page Three. Jacobs Creek, Pa., Dec, 2L—With only eleven bodice actually removed from the wrecked Darr mine, with the danger of a great explosion, more ter rific than the first, and with tho al most Insurmountable volumes of gas that poison the air. the recovery of the bodies of the three hundred dead mi ners will be extremely alow. * Ho great Is the fear of another explo sion that a large area at the mine entrance has been roped off to prevent the poeslble death of scores of onlook ers. Thus It will be days—perhapa weeks —before the actual number of entombed men will be known. 51!chae! Hallopy, organiser of the United Mine Workers, claims that at least 300 men have been killed in the Darr mines. He believe* It will reach nearer 305. Mr. Hallopy bases hU allegation upon a canvass of Ihe miners’ homes. In spite of the many difficulties, res cue parties have penetrated about 6,500 feet, but It may require thirty-six hours more to reach the for entry of the mine, where most of the men were known to be at work. Officials of the company today stated that the mine was damaged to a greater extent than was expected. A suicide and an attempt at self-de struction has already resulted from the disaster. Conrad Schuth, aged 4 8, erased by the death In the mine of his son and other relatives, ended hi* own life yesterday by drowning In the river near the mine. He was a widower and leaves four small chlldrtn. Mr*. Carrino Delano was restrained from committing suicide yesierday. Bhe lost her husband and two sons In the disaster, and. In quest of the bodies, was crossing the river on the ferry, when she was seized with' tho Idea nt leaping into the stream. The efforts of three men were required to restrain her until a landing waa reach ed. 00000000O00000000000000000 O SATURDAY’S CLEARINGS O 0 SHOW GOOD INCREA8E. 0 O A healthy Increase over the $ 0 same day last year is shown by O O Ihe Saturday report of the At- O O lanta Clearing House Association. 0 O The report shows the clearing* for O S Saturday to be 3111.374.27, while O the clearings for the same day last O O year were only 3899.564.39. an In- O 0 crease of 361,309.36. O O 000000000000000000000