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• "V THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. v/vnf ^ v frrfr/^inn L /l’, CURT JETTS TRIAL FORMAL CHARGES BOMB SUSPECT IS BEGUN MONDAY, AGAINST OFFICERS KILLS HIS GUARD OF MURDERED AMERICANS Mexican Rioters Adopt Brutal Way of Treat ing Dead Enemies. at Jin 111 l>u Private Leased Wire. I vim, Aril.. June 4.—No Anten na nere killed yesterday, anij there the greatest faith In Kosterllsky's tlity la handle the situation. It l» 11 ne that there was much deaul r\ rti Inc yesterday, but it wa* be een ruralea and the Meslrana, re- innt In the killing of perhaps a dosen •xlrnn strikers and two of Koster- ■i ' - ruralea. mere was a train out of Csnanea at I" ''clock yesterday and about 200 will ans. mostly women und chll- . got nut of the camp, crossing the at Xaeo. General Torres has 'l ee<| to get 2.000 Mexican soldiers h' camp at once. Situation Well in Hand, lone) Greene has stated to John McGowan, whose family were in the refugees, that Torres and nen would arrive today. A tele- message from ('Imrles- Was wall, I Greene's agent, anid that the utd passed quietly and that Kos> rttiiky had the sltuntlon well In hand. Vl mi; as Knsterlltsky Is alive the millions are safe. His bnnd only umbers It, now that two nre dead, is should be able to hold the fort mil T irres can land his troops. Thn i’tilted States has four troops of he Fifth cavalry at Naco. Greens Not Molested, i- lnnel Greene has ridden every- Iwro In camps this morning nlone ml no one has offered him the slight* ei viol tore. - Tlw American dead ns far as known 'W rye Metcalf, W. D. Metcalf, Bert tush, <'nn Geler, George Lachey and i f\ McIntosh. Five other Americans are said to inve been killed. The death of II. A. McIntosh Is de- iled by his non, but A. 8. Young, <*o|. ne| Greene's private secretary, states o is certain McIntosh perished with lie Metcalfs. After the Metrnlfs were murdered lie Mexicans drove nails In their skulls tul pierced their bodies with long undlestlcks. ATLANTAN AT OANANEA GETS SAFELY TO NACO A telegram has been received In At, Junta from C. A. J. fteddon, one of the Atlanta men at t'ananea, Mexico. »tat- Inc that Iw Is safe In Naco, Arlxonn. Mi seihlnn was editor of The Herald, I).. .'fflclal organ of the areene Inter, •■fin In Mexico. CLAIMS ATLANTA WAS HIS HUM ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED IN CINCINNATI, Carried Paraphernalia for Manu facture of Silver Dollara, Hperlal to The Georgian. Cincinnati, Ohio, May 4.—Andy Wat son, who claims Atlanta, Ga., as his home, and who the police aay haa served a term In the Atlanta penlten Gary, waa arrested here laat night on a charge of counterfeiting. Molds and other paraphernalia for the manufacture of silver dollara were found In Ills room near the Latqnla race track. During the past few days It Is said he has passed several hundred dollara of the bogua coin on the bookmakers at the rare track. The coin la of the best make anil would require an expert to detect It. Wataon ts about forty years of age. He Is minus a leg and walks crutches. Nat Known Here. Inquiry was made at police head quarters In an effort to establish the Identity of Watson. The statement waa made that the man waa unknown. If he ever served a sentence In a local penitentiary he waa under another name. GRADED SCHOOL HOLDS COMMENCEMENT 8|ieclal lo The Georgian. Newberry, 8. C, June 4.—The com menrement exercises of Newberry graded schools were held In the opera house Friday night. The following composed the class of nf.- MImmom Millie Jurnhffi V’amu Mnv. I906i Misses Klllr Jacobs, Verna Mny bin, liuby Summer. Louise Iflpp, Lalla Rook Simmons, Kva Guggans, Juanita Evans, Fannie Holloway, Florence llowmnn. Aneaaa Williams, Virginia t’halmers, Annie Taylor and Mr. Alan Johnstone. The dlploinns were delivered by Fro reaaor 8tuckey, after which the bene diction was pronounced by Dr. Srherer. Music for the occasion waa furnished by the Newberry orchestra. Or. Elkin Appointed. At R. Elkin, Jr., of the Elkin*Wat s..q Drug Company, Atlanta, waa ap ■•■•hiii'il a member of the slate board of pharmacy .Monday morning.to aucceed l>r. George F. Payne. Dr. Payna'a term explica on November 1, when Mr. Hi kin'.- enmmbency for live years will Irogiii Mr. Kikln Is eminently qualified til nil the position. Dr. Payne haa been -mi iary of the board for many years. Hon. H. C. Arnall Appeintad. Him. H. C. Arnall, nf Coweta county, oils appointed by Governor Terrell .Monday morning to a place on the bn- rd of trustees of the Georgia Kchool fur ih- Deaf lo succeed lion. H. M. Davis deceased. This la a life appoint rni-nt. ', Private Exchange for Aragon. A private telphnne exchange connect lux • m il room with the local and long dim nice service la being Installed thta week In the Aragon hotel as a part of the improvements being made In the him— by Managers Couch und Harnes. Sackatt Takas Chargs. Haney P. Sackett, of New York, as* amnetl charge of the recently Installed ofni e nf the Southern sales department •>r the N. K. Fairbanks Company, nf t 'hi. -go, on Monday morning, Manager D.iii ioe leaving for the North tb taka Chaika of another office of the com* panjr. -» Booze la Swiped. \t an sarly hour Monday morning, , Klara crawled through the transom er the rear door of Goldberg A nn* saloon, at 14* Decatur street, d after helping themselves to whts* and cigars, made good their es* Aside from currying off a quan- r of whisky and tobacco, ths bur* II- -.'altered private papers over the m- which gave evidence that the twees bad been rifled In the searrli ■ mow y. The burglary waa dtacov- ••! by Patrolman Hradley. Directors Will Mast. Tti-t directors of the chamber of cuiin arce will meet Tueaday after* nomi at 4 o’clock, when a number of ■Haiti'! - of a routine nature will be dla* CU"i'd Metsr Bids Opened. Bldg for new water metere and meter i.v- will be opened at a meeting of h, v liter board to be held next Wed- •■-day afternoon. Blakeataa Passes Through. and Mrs. It. W. Ulakealee, of York, are visiting s few days In ms while on their way to New -nr. where Mr. Blakealee la to sue* thr late Mr. J. F* McDaniel tui -per of the office of the Associated * in that city. Mr. McDaniel died ally, after completing thirty .years im.iger of the t’reacent City office. Birth ef a San. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Cooper, of No. .mi North Jackson street, are receiving congratulations of their friends on tin l irtn of a son tarty Sunday morn* Ina U- Gtorge P. Hardy Returns. -ge p. Hardy, manager for the uth-m states of the Stanley G. I. •cirlc Manufacturing Company, has uinrnl from a six-months* absence tbe city for ths benefit of his ulih. end Is so far Improved that he r.K*m {i'*, ti ling la hi0 office duller. Sold Eooze on Sunday, rrt Lowe. Hattie Moeely. Hattie I and a little baby, all negroes, arrested Sunday night at a house itler street, near Baker, and lock* t tbe police station on the f Illegally dispensing Intoxt- tuors. Tbe raid waa made by Wlllliuna. WUey, Brown and Pharr, and In addition lo the prisoners they took to the station an empty beer cask arid several dozen bottles. Dssertsr Arrested. Charged with being n deserter from the United States navy and later ad mitting the charge, Tom Yeargln, form' erly of the gunboat Denver, was ar rested by tha local police Sunday and Is at tba station to await the arrival of the United States authorities to take him hack to the ship. Yeargln left the ship at Norfolk ufter serving two years before the mast.' Virginia Hetsl Raided, The Vlrginln hotel, at No. T South Brdari street, was the scene'of a raid by a squad of pollcs Sunday night and when the officers left' thr place they ehcorted four men anil four Women to the station, officers Robins, Kil patrick, Hamilton, Frys and Jamison were the members of ths raiding squad. Hsnry Andrews Misting. Henry Guy Andrews, deacrlbed as a handsome young man of 1«, with dark hair and eyes. Is missing from his home In Slloam and his anxious father has requested the aid of the local police In helping him locate the boy, whom he believes to be In Atlanta. The youth disappeared on Friday. Much Interest In Meetings. Much Interest la being taken In the meetings held afternoon and night at the tent In old Brlablne ball park. Rav. Rolfe Hunt, D. IV, paalor of tha Con- tregallonal Methodist cltureh and pres* dent of the Atlanta Bible school, ta officiating at the meetings which will be held throughout the week at 1 o'clock In the uflemoon 'end 7:46 In the evenings. President Harding to 8peak. At the chapel of Ihe Church of Christ, corner of West Knd and Wei- born streets, President J. A. Harding, of Poller Bible college, Bowling Green. Ky.. will dlscuaa tbe following sub jects this week: Monday, 7:45 p. m.: la There a God 7“ Tuesday. 7:46 p. ii.: “Is the Bible Ihe Book of Uod?” Wednesday, 7:46 p. m.: “Is Jesus the Son of GodT Seats free. Take Wal ker and Weatvlew car. Badgsr Sant ta Solicitor Hill. Solictor Charley Hill haa been pro sented with a “badger" by a friend In Texas. Some lime ago the solicitor prosecuted the man who killed the Texan's son. sending the murderer up for a term of years, and the animal, which. In all probability, will be placed In the too at Grant park, ta sent aa an appreciation of tha solicitor's efforts. Winget Back From Convention. I. E. Winget, of tbe toll traffic de partment of the Southern Bell Tele phone Company, returned Hunday from New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Mr. Winget attended ths convention of telephone men held In Philadelphia, where prominent ‘phone men from all over the world were assembled. Pilot in Bankruptcy. Frank D. Pelot. an advertising aollel- tor of this city, tiled a voluntary peti tion In bankruptcy In the clerk's office of the United States court Saturday afternoon. Ilia liabilities are $1,200.96, and aaaela nothing. At Heme at Firet Baptist. Monday night there will he a con tinuation of the services begun Sun day lit the new Plrat Baptist churrh. At t o'clock the services will be an "At Home to Our Own." The First Baptist church has sent out colonies that formed other churches, notably the Second Baptist. West Knd Baptist, Ponce DeLeon, Jackson Hilt and others. The pastors of these rhbrrhh* are ex pected to be present this evening and AT CHIEF JENNINGS IS PREPAR ING OFFICIAL PAPERS. AND ENDS LIFE A WFUL DISCLOSURES | ARE MADE IN REPORT ON PA CKING HOUSES IS CHARGED WITH SLAYING TOWN MARSHAL. Breathitt County Feud Again in Limelight as Result of .Calling of Case. By Private I-eased Wire. , t'ynthlana, Ky., June 4.—The case of Cuttle Jett, charged with the murder of Janies Cockrell, waa called for trial today. The killing grew out of the cel ebrated Breathitt county feud. Cockrell waa town marshal at Jackson, where the crime was committed In February, 1*01. - — CROWD TRIES TO STOP HIM Sergeants Turner and Mitchell ’ gui HE CHEATS PURSUERS . and Detective Lockhart To Be Tried. EX-8ENATOR ALEX HARGIS ON WAY TO THE TRIAL By Private I-eased Wire. Lexington, Ky., June 4.—Former Sen ator Alex Hargl*. uncle of Curt .Jett, and June Jett, brother of the alayer of James B. Marcum, arrived here laat night from Jackson en routs to Cyn- thlana, where the second trial nf Jett for the murder nf Jim Cockrell la lo be cal I ad today. Jett waa convicted and sentenced tt> death, but waa granted i new trial by the court of appeala. WII Ham Britton, who was sentenced to i life term In the penitentiary for Ihe name crime, and who Is In Jail here pending the action of the court nf ap peala In hla cane, waa brought to Cyn thlana by Jailer Ahearn today to teatl t<f tor Jett. HOME MISSION SOCIETY HOLDING CONFERENCE H|km'IeI to Tbe (Jcorglnn, heentur, Ain.. Jmir 4.—The nnnnnl meet InK of the North Alnlmnin conference of the WoiiMirn Home MImIoii Society la In aea- nIom nt the Plrat Mcthodiat t’burch III ttila city. Tl»e meeting will continue until Tniwlny night. Quite a nuniltcr of dclcgatea nre preaent ml ninny quentlona of Intereat will he acted upon Iwfore the meeting cloaca. WEALTHY CITIZEN KILLS SELF WITH REVOLVER By Private Leased Wire. Worcester, Maas., June 4.—James P. Butler, aged 64, a prominent and wealthy cltlxen of thin city, committed suicide at S o'clock this morning. by ahootlng himself In the head with a revolver. He died Instantly. Ill health la believed to be the cause. make brief talks. The public Is cor dlally Invited. Tueaday evening pas tors of churches of other denominations will be nt home In the new church and make brief talks. Dr, Hunt at Brisbane Park. Dr. Rolfe Hunt, pastor of the Con gregattona! Methodist church and pres dent of the Atlanta Blbla school, •reached Bunday night nt Brisbane “ark on the text, “As for Me and My House We Will Serve the Lord." Ser vices had been announced only the nights during the present week, but there aroae a demand for an afternoon service, eo there will be services each ‘ ty at 1 p. m. and at 7:46 p. m. Those going out on the Cooper street car should get off at Crumley alreeL Lockridgt in Bankruptcy. Charles J. laickrldge, a printer of this city, tiled a voluntary petition In bankruptcy In the clerk's office of the United States court Saturday after noon. Ills liabilities are y 1,774.16, and aasets nothing. Tha Federal Grand Jury. The grand jury for the United States and district court waa In session Mon day. The docket coiutlsta of forty eases of violation of the Internal reve nue laws. Governor Goss to Millodgovillo. Governor Terrell will leave Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, via the Central, for Mllledgcville to attend the Geor gta Normal and Industrial school com' mencement exercises. Commissioner Morritt in Dahlonoga, State School Commissioner Merritt ta- In Dahlonega attending the com mencement. exercises of the North Georgia Agricultural College. Court Bailiff Doad. Owing to the death of John Jordan, who hao been the bailiff In the criminal branch of the city court ainre Ita first organization. Judge Andy Calhoun, aft er calling the court to order Monday morning, and calling the Hat of tha prisoners who are eonllned In Ihe Jail, announced that court would take a re cess until Tueaday morning at • o’clock. Fain & Stamps Sued. era, hare tiled suit for I249.lt against Fain * Stamps, or Atlanta, alleging that a car of potatoes ordered by them aa refused. Sent to Reformatory. Ham Gallltnore, a ll-year-nhl white boy, waa sent,to the reformatory by Judge Andy Calhoun Monday morning. He waa charges! with stealing a valise. Hla father appealed In court and said that as the boy's mother waa an Invalid and he himself had to work all day, he supposed It would be the beat thing for tha boy. Susa for $1,000. Alleging certain Illegalities In regard the sale of certain Interests of the Brady-Union Stork Yards, has filed suit against Levi Wlleon. R. C. Harper end B. F. Walker for yi.MO and Interest from July 1, lint. THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINE TO Wrightsville Beach, N .C. Commencing Saturday. June the 9th, and continuing eerh Saturday daring tbe months of June. July and Au gust, through sleeping cart will be op erated, delivering ptsaeogera at the hotels at Wrightsville Beach, leaving Atlanta at 1:26 p. m.: returning, leave Wrightsville each Thursday, arriving Atlanta the following morning at 2:10 Season tickets $19.55; week end tickets, good for Are days, $8.25. After a rest of several days, the po lice commission will again begin oper ating Ita probe next Tuesday night. At this time It Is expected the rases against Station Sergeants Turner and Mitchell and Detective Lockhart will be brought up for trial. Chief Jen nlnga has prepared furrnal charges against the three officers and will serve them aome time this week. Kach of the officers ta Charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. Ser geants Turner and Mitchell are accused of allowing Kdna Kexford, the former rhorua girl and star witness In the Mdon-Uohnefeld Investigation, to use the police station vault as a dressing room. Detective Lockhart la accused of appropriating to hla own use certain articles alleged to have been turned over to him for Investigation.' The charge is mada by Joe Eplan, a pawn broker at it Decatur street. MILL BLOWS UP; DEATHS REPORTED OTHER PERSONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN INJURED AS RE- Man Is Identified as Occupant oi tbe Balcony Overlooking Roy al Marriage Procession. President Urges Dras tic Laws to Punish the Guilty. By Private Leaped Wire. . Madrid, June 4.~Manuel Morales, chief suspect fn the bomb outrage at the nuptials of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, was captured at Torer Jon De Ardos Saturday, but killed the guard who tried to Intercept him, then com mitted suicide. Moral**i i am** t. Ard«**» in .li>ttuisi', but was recognized from descriptions. He killed the guard, but a crowd tried to stop him and he turned the weapon on hlmielf. death resulting Instantly. Later he was Identified by authorities as the man on the balcony from which the bomb came. GOV. JEFF DAVIS IN FULL CONTROL SULT OF BLAST. By Private Lcaaed Wire. Newcastle, Pa., June 4.—A powder milt, ten miles went of here, la reported to have been blown up thla morning. Several men arc reported killed and Injured. No details are yet obtainable. TOO MANY CONDUITS AOE BEING WANTED THE MAYOR 8ENDS MESSAGE ON MATTER TO COUNCIL MONDAY. MaVor Woodwanl, In a letter which will be reed before council Monday afternoon, states on the authority of the city electrician that a surprisingly large number of conduits will be asked for by the Atlanta Telephone Company, and that theae conduits will seriously Interfere with the connections of the sewerage system. The communication follows: “To the General Council of the City of Atlanta. "Gentlemen: You wHI recall'the feet that aome time ego your honorable body granted to- the Southern Light and Power Company, provided they are Incorporated under the laws of Geor gia—and In case of failure to do so the same powers were granted to the North Georgia Electric Company—the right to eatabllah an electric light plant for the •urpoae of furnishing heat, power and Ight, and for these purpose., were granted the further rlghta of laying conduits and erecting poles for the distribution of such current, and the said company waa given the right to use by lease the conduits of the Atlanta Telephone Company. “It haa come to my knowledge that the said Houthrm Light and Power Company has made no effort to get a permit for any kind of constructions, cither by underground or poles, but all the permits that have been asked for have been In the nnme of the Atlanta Telephone Company, and It was gen erally understood in the discussions when that matter was up before the committees that the Atlanta Telephone Company had a perpetual charter. The Atlanta Telephone Company le asking streets for elgh- for a permit on aome teen conduits, on another for twenty ftiur conduits and on another as high aa thirty conduits. It appears to me that thla la an unusually large amount of conduits to put on'any one street, ns It would accommodate 12,090 tele phones. * i ; < Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark., June 4.—The Democratic state convention will meet at Hot Springe tomorrow. Governor Jeff Davie seems to be In control nf the situation, and will be declared the nominee for United 8tates senator, to succeed Senator James H. Berry. The contest for the senatorshlp waa settled at a primary election held on March 22, last, when Davis received a majority over Berry of about 14,000. Hon. John 8. Little will be nominated for governor without opposition. Other candidates who are unopposed are W. V. Kirby, attorney general; James L. Jones, state treasurer; L. L. Coffman, land commie.loner; O. C. Ludwig, secretary of state; J. J. Doync, superintendent of public Instruction, and J. E. Riddick, associate Justice of the supreme court. There will be two contests before the conventlqn, and they promise to be very lively ones. These are for the nominations for agricultural commla sloner and railroad commissioner for the northwestern district. There are five candidates contesting for each position. By Private Leased Wire. _ Washington, June 4.—President Roosevelt’s message transmitting the Neill-Reynold report .was read In the house and was received In absolute si lence. The death of Senator Gorman caused an Immediate adjournment of ttie senate, and the message and re port were not presented. Representatives I-orlmer and Wads- "••rth M il" ned till. I and arc actively engaged In creating senti ment for their substitute bill, which has not yet been printed. Representatives of the beef trust were closeted three hour, with Wads worth this morning, while Lorlnter was reporting the result of tils quick vlalt to Chicago to his colleagues. Madden, Mann and Boutelt. President's Message. The president's message waa in part aa follows: “Thla report la of a preliminary na ture. J submit ft to you now because It shows the urgent need of Immediate action by the congress In the direction of providing a drastic and thorough go ing Inspection by the federal govern ment of all stock yards and pocking lloll.'CK and .'•■ f " .1' til" letter cntT Into Interstate or foreign commerce. Con ditions show n by even this short report to exist In the Chicago stock yards are revolting. It Is Imperatively necessary In the Interest of henlth and of decen- that they should be radically changed. Under the existing law It la wholly impossible to secure satisfac tory results." 3,000 U, S, SOLDIERS LOST THEIR LIVES BY POISONOUS MEAT THIRD REGIMENT,GiSJq IS TO BE REORGANIZED Captain John D. Twiggs. of August*. and Captain II. I*. Hunter, of Elberton. wer# elected majors In the Third regiment. Na tional Hoard, laat Friday. This Is the Initial step In the reorganize tlon of the Third. Home weeks ago all the atatf officer* resigned, and now the work of complete rehnldlltntlon la adder way. Colonel W. O. o’Bear. Inspector general of hare Iwen In cominlaalon a long while, hare seen much aerrlco and nre senior cnptalns In their rrspcctlv battalions. WEST POINT RUNAWAYS JAILED IN EAST POINT Hoyt Crowdar and Lon Gurley, two l$-year-old boy., who claim aa their native town West Point, ran away'from home to win fame and fortune, and cloned their career In the Bait Point Sunday afternoon after County Officers Wright, Miller and Oliver had caught them in an exciting chaee. Crowder end Gurley were on their way home, and, having no money with which to pay fare, were "beating" their way riding on the bumper of a way freight. They were seen on the train by the officer*, whom the boys also spied, and they lost no time In trying to i he boys refused lo give their par- f nta' name*, but the .officers have writ- en to West Point In an effort to locate their homes. “I am Informed by the city electrician lb are being that the way these condul laid In the elreeta practically builda a wall nearby aeven feet high, and this being placed underground would se riously Interfere with the connection nf houses to the aewera, besides other service pipes. “I briefly submit this to your honor- able body and suggest that the matter be referred to tbe committee on electric or thor ough Investigation, and further suggest chat no permit be granted the Atlanta Telephone Company tor any further work In thla line until Ihe matter ,le finally settled. I would further sug gest that no permits be granted to any rempany now using tha public high ways for public utility purpoqea, or which may harsafter apply for sama, they secure Georgia charters unle BALLADE OF THE SOCIAL PARIAH. The art of diulns'a on tb* wake. And fear The Imnr And “tal ——.— The tardy sues*, who ongbt in »l *11 111IIK ■ «M1 I uc «atir, fearsome folk sit down with me: itonr Who .pttts hi* partner ■ train “talks aeross" Ineesemtly. One may forgive tbe aatatored awala ,Pour perrer" * " * * Who Mte* si Ike claret. tVbat hoots tbe salt? That blond red stats. Ills horrid deed be eanaot fee. ; marks him Uke the beaad of fata. If kill* hi* drier repartee. Ills Is a darker tra Than • rt/ar Ol'aay i&yed tr Itooth or Barret. Furies snMtrgi' eta, hettlsk glee - dtaereat wao -pCN tbe risen. UMPIRE RUDDERHAM'S TRIAL IS CONTINUED Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ale., June 4.—The trial of Umpire Rudderham. charged with using obscene language In the pres ence of ladles, which was set for to day, was postponed till the first Mon day In July. AMERICAN CANNED MEAT NOT PALPABLE, THEY SAY Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., June 4.—It la claimed In letters received here from South Afri ca that the soldiers have entered a pro test against eating American canned meats, claiming that they ere not pal atable. Claims are made that the gov ernment la being petitioned to cancel Its contracts - TABULATION OF NAMES NEARING COMPLETION The laborious task of tabulating names of the two thousand or more subscribers to the Atlanta exposition of 1910 and getting them Into alpha betical order will be completed Mon day, and Tuesday at noon the com mittee of five specially appointed and means of completing SEABOARD- II.mmcs. oar hearts are all with thee: The dread rebuke la tk!a.\ yet.spare It! Be merit fat, the—I >,u !,»- devise ways tbe raising of the remainder of the half-million dollar guarantee fund will meet In the Maddox-Rucker bank. The committee consists of R. F. Maddox, chairman: Forrset Adair. F. J. Paxon. C. E. Caverly and Walter G. Cooper. Aside from the list of those who have subscribed, there will be a list of alt cltlsen* who are aa;a to subscribe. The committee will then check off those who have signed their names to the pledgee and appoint committee! to aee others. ARer which tlfe strenu ous work of Individual canvass will be commenced, and It Is hoped thla will result In raising the amount needed. By Private Lcaaed Wire. Washington, June 4.—Disclosures so horrifying as to be almost beyond be lief are made in the special report on the Chicago packing housea prepared by Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, and James B. Reynolds, of New York, and aubmltted to congress today by President RoogevelL In his message accompanying the report the president characterizes con ditions found by the two Investigators aa "revolting," and urges Immediate and drastic legislation “In tbe Interests of health and decency." Recommends Beveridge Bill. He not only recommends the passage of the so-called Beveridge amendment to the agricultural appropriation bill, but threatens to destroy the foreign business of the packers should congress fall to provide for Federal Inspection of meats at all stages of preparation. In the event of such failure the pres ident says he will be compelled to order that Inspection Inbels and certificates on canned products shall not be used hereafter. Without these labels the products will be excluded from Euro pean markets. le Not Nice Reading. Tho KelU-Reynoldn report Is not nice rending. It Is a story of filth and pollu tion. Borne of the statements are ac tually sickening. . The packers ere charged with dis playing absolute disregard, not only of the accepted rules or sanitation and cleanliness, but also those of common decency. In describing dirty conditions In the meat tmndllnfr rooms and the disgust ing practices of the employees, the two Sensational Declara tion Made By Gen. • Miles. Ing practices of the employees, tne two Investigators have been compelled to use plain tanguage. They tell only ■what they actually saw during their two and n half weeks' visit In Packing- town. Numerous affidavits were presented to them, most of which ware rejected, By Private Leased Wire. Knn-H.i City. Mu- June 4.—"I believe that O.OOrt United State* soldiers |,■■{ their lives because of adulterated. Im pure, poisonous meat," said General Miles, comnmnder-ln-chlef of the army during the war with .Spain, today "There ts no way nf estimating the number of soldiers whose health was ruined by eating Impure food. "The disclosures.about the pocking house protlucts now being exposed .-re we metre to bn. t knew it yean ago. i told irhat I knew then. Had the mat ter been taken up at thai time thou- •sands of lives would have been spared "I have n barrel of testimony on the subject In the way of affidavits that I collected when I made my investiga tions several years ago. The Investi gation dosed and refused to hear 2.000 witnesses whom I hml ready. At that time I could have secured the testimony of 10,000 men that the canned beef sold to the nrmy waa Im-ure, adulterated and unwholesome. “In my Investigation of embalmed beef during the Spanlsh-Ameriran war I found poisons were used to preserve meat. ' •'I turned the reports over to the war department and n whitewashing In vestigation waa Instituted and nurreea- fully carried out. The report was that a colossal error had been made. As a matter of fact. It was n colossal frsud. and the persons that perpetrated It and were Interested In It should have been sent to the penitentiary.” an being beyond the possibility of veri fication In the limited time at their disposal. Inquiry Still in Prograss. Attention Is called by both the presi dent and the investigators that the present report Ir only preliminary, and that certain aerioua charges, especially those In connection with the alleged Improper uae of chemicals and dyes In “doctoring" i meats that otherwise would have to be discarded, are still the sub ject of Inquiry. Il'im-vcr. ,hc iv]".!' ", tied today more than sustains the moat serlouz allegations that have been made by Independent Investigators respecting the Inck of snnltntlon nnd cleanliness, and shows graphically that the present System of government Inspection Is en tirely Inadequate to prevent germ- Inden meat products being thrown gen erally on the market at home aa well as abroad. Conditions are Described. Prefacing their report with the re mark that they have restricted their statements to "those practices and con ditions which we found moat common, nnd not eonllned to a single house or cln*s of houros." the Investigators proceed first to describe the conditions of the yards. They say that the pave ments are mostly of brick, laid with deep grooves between them wfifeh In evitably fill Up with manure and re fuse. "Such pavements,'' they declare, "can not be properly cleaned, and Is slimy and malodorous with wet, yielding clouts of lll-amelltng dust when dry." SENATOR BURTON HAS RESIGNED By Private Leased Wire. Topeka, Kans., Jun* 4—J. R. Bur ton's resignation from the United Stales senate waa tendered to Gov ernor Hoch at noon today, and ac cepted at once. The governor will transmit Mr. Bur ton's resignation to the president of the senate. Burton la under sentence to pay a fine and serve a term In J»tl for "grafting." BREAK FOR LIBERTY MADE B Y CONVICTS ftptHnl to Tbe GcorgUn. IllnulufttMtn. Ala., Juno 4.—In vlcta Io«ikh1 to tbe Mi t'onpaajr. ilx men ramped today* Many ahota wer» flml at tbe fleeing prlaonera n long dlstajire by a trail of blood. — Trera n» I egn i*ouuty The" nien gettjni: nwa^were «» follow#: daina, frojp -f ‘ “ ** < Jeorge I IMx I,ee Ilrooka, from Kd. Adnnm, fro|i Mobile. arm. from Randolph. Joe ItlxiHi. from Mobile. Kd. Johuaon. from Mobile. Nat ('ox, from Ktowata. TWO INFANTS DEAD IN BED FOUND INA TLANTA MONDA Y CARD GAME RESULTS IN FATAL SHOOTING Special to The Georgian. Bhelfonvllle, Ga., June 4.—A quarrel which la said to have grown out of a game of “Ave up," at Ben Findley's place, resulted In the shooting here yesterday of Jack Emerson, a negro boy, by Joe BennelL ton of Bud Em- mart. Emerson dlad of his wounds. What I want," said the young man, "ts to gat married and have a peaceful, quiet home." "Well," said Farmer CornioeseL "sometimes It works that way, and ••mxr*. Buiaa mat UlIU then again nometlmea It’* like, joinin' a debatin’ eortety.”—-Washington Star. When lira. Fanny Bourne, of No- Smith Mreet. awoke Monday morning ahe found her 5-monthii-old baby, had been sleeping with her, dead. ner Thompson held an Inqueat over tne body ami the verdict of the Jun' wi ~ that the child died from unknown cause*. ^ 4 Almost at the name time that, MJ H in n* f iml h« i rhlld <:« > Burge suffered the same experience ai hi* home. So. 7- .Magnolia street. Tne dead child at thlsptac* was but weeks old. The coroner will hold an Inquest Monday afternoon. THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINE TO Wrightsville Beach, N .0. King Alfonso of Spain Is devoted to the pleasures of the table and keeps a — cook on duty until 4 fn the morning gust, through sleeping cars will he OP 0 Commencing Saturday. June lb* 9 ,1 j' and continuing each Saturday oif* 0 * the months of June, July knd au- that h« can have supper up p> that erated. delivering passengers M ' h * hour^ Five meals art served dally in vvrt.ht.vnie neach. tearing the Kscurlnl palace. dally in | hotels at Wrightsville Beach. 1** T * n * _______ I Atlanta at 9:35 p. m.: returning. I**" N. R, usher, who will be the Am ! Wrightsville each Thursday, arriving man to command the armored cruiser I Atlanta the following morning • St. Lout*, I* a young naval ofAcer. He I a. in. Season tickets $18.5.. »**_ hi. 1-out*, is a young naval officer. Hr i a. m. reason ttcK»ts —- wo* on tha historical expedition of end ticket*, good .for five dayfl. f®-** Nortb^ 11 n ' 1 SEABOARD. Mb 7