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T 7T- ROADS TO TESTIFY IN OWN BEHALF ' t ^ * ■" — THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FIVE OF COAL CARRIERS EX PECT TO TALK. Commence Commission Is to Qo to Washington for & Session. B> Private Leased Wire. r.ilailelphla, P*.. June 11.—Prior to the taking of testimony In the WMlon nr the Intenitate .commerce comtfils stem this morning. t'ommlssloner Cla menta announced that the commlaslon would hold a session in Washington at 10 o'clock on the morning of June 21, when any of the public carriers who had any testimony to offer on their own behalf, will be heard. This statement Is In lino with the In timation that live presidents of coal- ro r -ying railroads would appear be fore the Investigators. UP TO COMMITTEE RETAILERS AND WHOLE SALERS CLASH. Red Hot Meeting Is Expeoted Between Booze Sellers. A red hot meeting of the tax and p .lice committees will be held Jointly Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock v hen the fight between retail liquor dealers and "bottle men” will bo waged «tth the ardor which competition ba tmen these two classes of business has sprung up. Some thirty local retail men, r> presented by attorney and' petition, n tipeared before the last session of council and there argued' that the license on dealers selling from one quart up to live gallons should be 1500 Instead of 1200 ns has been the case slmo prohibition days. - When seen Just previous to the meeting. Llgon Johnson, attornsy for the wholesale men, sard he would base his argument along the line that all the petitioners are dealers who buy from one firm, wholesalers, In Atlanta, anil that It la the purpose of this mon- opoly to run out of.the city all men who nro selling pure liquors. The Oldknmv liquor ordinance* Stive to restricting the wholesalers front owning or leasing to retailers and putting the wholesalers on the eame basis as the retailers will also be con sidered. Miss Krupp to Wed Miss Bertha Krupp, owner of the great gun works, who Is to wed Gustav von Bohlen und Halback, secretary of the Prussian legation at the Vatican. Mlsa Krupp, who Is only 11, has never cared for society and has spent the last two.years living among her working men, who number 150,000, and who adore her. She owns 175,000,000 In her own right and will receive as much mors t.'omplegne, wo called at the Hotel da lanrly her Income on charity, when her mother dlea. She spends nearly her Income on charity. HERE IS THE STORK CURTIS JETT TOLD WHEN HETpEALED SAYS HE AND WHITE MUR DERED FOR MONEY. Relates Just How He Waited in the Courtroom to Kill Cockrell. WIFE OF BREWER ARRESTED FOR CRIME Sioux Palls, la., June II.—A sensa tion waa caused here yeeterday by the a i rc.-t of Mrs. Mose Kaufmann, wife of a wealthy brewer, on the charge of manslaughter In connection with the flenth of Mlaa Agnes Polrela, who waa employed aa a domestic In the Kauf- menu home. The girl died several days ug . and waa burled at Parkston, her home town. It. evlng that her death waa due to unnatural rauaes, Interested persons bail he body exhumed end exemlned b\ ph Iclsns. On her head and body w. i. found numerous cuts end bruises. It is alleged that the girl died aa the result of beatings administered by Mrs. Kaufmann. Mr* Kaufmann waa arrested, ar raigned before a Justice of the peace am! was bound over to the next term of the state circuit court. BOY KABDUCTED FROM CLASS ROOM By Private Leased Wire. Philadelphia, June 11.—Called from ths rises room by the startling an nouncement that hla mother had been Injur' d, and that she was seriously III In a I spltal, Charles P. Muth, a 7- years'l'l boy, was turned over ta an unknow n man - by a messenger boy here vonterday and abducted. Although the police have made a general —arch of the city, no trace of the missing child has been found up t» a late hour last night. The boy Is the eon of Charles Muth. a wealthy jeweler. MAN'S CONFESSION REFUTED BY ALIENISTS By Private Leased Win. Chicago. June 11.—Two of the great est alienists In the world over their nun signatures today declan that It k hard Ivena Is probably Innocent of the murder of Mr*. Be**ie Hollister, lib confessions, they assert, prove that he peculiar mental condition was probably Induced by hypnotism. One of these authorities I* Hugo Munsterberc, professor of psychology at Harvard, sad ths other Is William Jamesf professor of philosophy at Har vard. and a brother of Henry James. The statements from these experts, It is assarted, uphold the position of the netense In the trial that Ivens was hvpnntlssd Into a confession by Aa- Ism t Chief ■cbuettlsr and that tough Innocent, he was thought to be- the story himself through the nt polks penuasl a. Suss for Olvorc*. Alleging that the girl's father awore out a warrant against him and had him put In Jail, from which place he would only be released It he married the girl, Albla Llnthlcum has filed suit for divorce from Eva Llnthlcum, to whom he was married April 21, 1905. The petitioner declares that ho was taken before a Justice and not even al lowed to telephone a friend, but was married.to the defendant, with whom he has never lived. Officers Made Raid. , In a raid on a hotel at 10 Trinity avenue Wednesday afternoon. Officers Rosser, Rowan and Starnes arrested Ollle Rakestratv, a sixteen-year-old girl, and C. W. Hall, a young white man, (thout 11 years old. The pro prietor of the place. W. E. Kingston, was also arrested, but released later on 150 and costs collateral. The girl and Hall are still at police headquar ters. 8u*a Southern Railway. James Murphy lion filed suit for 12,- 000 damages against the Southern rail way for alleged Injuries received by being run over by a train. Wants 12,000 Damages. Alleging that he was Injured while riding on a street car In Atlanta May 5, 1101, Robert Wllkerson has filed suit against the Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company for 11,000. Woman Indicted as Horts Thieves. Clara Clark and Mrs. Blanch Clark were Indicted for horse stealing In bills returned by the Pulton county grand Jury Wednesday morning. Fined for Blackmail. R. C. Banks, a young white man, about 10 yeara old, pleaded guilty to blackmail In the superior court Wed nesday morning and was fined 1100, In default of which he will serve twelve months. W. P. Nolan, superintendent of the Gate City Printing Company, was the proeecutor. Held on Serious Charge. On the charge of assaulting with Intent to murder a negrees by the name of Gordon, at 21H Wallace street, Buster Smith, a negro, was bound over under 1500 bond In the recorder's court Tuesday afternoon. A knife waa used on the woman, who received many deep wounds on her face and shoulders. In the court room. Smith tried to establish a relationship with ths woman, but she Indignantly denied ever having had anything to do with him. Concert at the Fort. The following concert program will be rendered from I to * o'clock Wed- needay night by the regimental band at Port McPherson: 1. March, "Our Favorite Regiment"— Dominick Ertl. 1. Overture, "Orpheus In dsr Unter- well"—Offenbach. - 1. Walts, "Impassioned Dream"—J. ^Selection. "The Jolly Musketeers" —Julian Edwards. 5. Dance, "Serpentine"—Andrew Herman. . 1. Spenlsh Intermesso, "La Zurtta" —Florence McPherran. The public Is cordially Invited. The afternoon concerts have been discon tinued. Concert* are now held from 1 to * p. m, dally, except Saturdays and Sundays. John Grant Suss Pullman. John W. Grant, through his attor neys, Slaton ft Phillips, has filed suit against the Pullman company for 1411.50, the value of Jewelry and trink ets alleged to have been lost by him In a Pullman car as he waa leaving Washington on May IS, 1*0*. Missionary to Speak. Rev. Wllllaln H. Shepard, P. R. O. 8., the African missionary, will make his farewell •address In Atlanta tonight at tha FI rat Congregational Church, col ored, corner Courtland avenue and Houaton stmt at 1 o'clock. Ha will axhlblt African awards and curios. The admission la free, and the public gen erally, white and colored. Is Invited. Ligon Johnson's Cleat Call. Llgon Johnson, a member of the law firm of Arnold ft Arnold, waa run evar and badly bruised by a furultt — wagon driven by II. B. Willie, a negro, on Marietta street, near the Empire building. When about half way across a horse struck the umbrella and then knocked Mr. Johnson down. The wagon ran over both ankles and the horse stepped on the edge of Mr. Johnson's straw hat, which was at the time on hl» head. Although rather stiff from the accident Mr. Johnson waa able to bo around Wednesday. The negro driv er did not stop after running over Mr. Johnson. Willis will bo tried Wednes day afternoon. Obsolete Ordnance for Schools. If a bill now pending In congress becomes a law, and It has received a favorable committee report, the obso lete ordnance belonging to Uncle Sam, and atorad In warehouses ovtr the country, will be allotted to the schools over the country' having cadet corps. College Park and, perhaps, other In stitutions In Georgia would benefit by this act. Great quantities of obso lete ordnaneo no longer of the slight est service to the army Is piled away, and It would prove very serviceable to the schools If given them. Ill InFlorld*. Aocordlng to news received In At lanta Tuesday, Prank Eckelman, of Byron, Fla., formerly of Atlanta, la torlously III on his Immenaa orange plantation In that vicinity. The Ill ness Is supposed to be partially due to a recent fall of Mr. Eckelman from tree upon which he was working. Second Annual Banquet. The second annual banquet of the South Carolina Society of Atlanta will be held this year on the evening of June 21, and Is expected to be the banner event In the history of the so ciety. Many distinguished kueata are expected to be proa M‘ ernor Heyward, of lion. John Temple Graves will preside over the banquet In hla capacity aa president. H. C. Johnson in Bankruptcy. H. C. Johnson, a railroad man of this city, has filed a voluntary petition In bankruptcy with the clerk of the United States district court. His lia bilities are given aa 1552,52, with no aarets. Burglar Tried Twice. Two unsuccessful attempts were made Tuesday night by a bui ‘ enter the home of Morris Sell, mrr street. Mr. Sell was awakened each time by some one at a window, but he waa unable to get a shot at the Intruder. The latter waa frightened away before Mr. Sell could get at him. The police were notified. Two Companies Mustsred Out. Orders will be Issued by the adjutant merat at once mustering out of the ate National Guard Company I, Cor- dele, Fourth Infantry, and Company H, Ladrange, Fifth Infantry. Theae two companies had apparently lost Interest In military matters, hence the order mustering them out. Hit By Red~Hot Metal. John Harrington, of Anniston, Ala., waa brought to Atlanta on an early train Wednesday morning for expert treatment following on accident In the I the Louisville and Nashville Anniston, In which ho waa struck In the eye with a piece of red hot metal. He was accompanied by F. M. Nixon, and a s|>cctafiat waa con sulted. Blue and Gray Meet Friday. The meeting of the Blue and the Gray has been postponed until Friday night on account of bad weather. Hopes are entertained that every one will be present. The committee appointed by the five veteran campe and th Grand Army of the Republic camp of this city, are requested to meet Friday, June 11, at 3 o’clock at Hltburn ft Holland's, 102 South Forsyth street, for the pur pose of perfecting plans tor the re union of the Blue and the Gray, to be held July 4, 1907, at Washington, D. C., or some other city to lie selected. Reception Postponed. The reception which was to have been given Thursday evening to Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Mark, by Mr. and Mr*. A. H. Alfrtend, of College Park, has been postponed until from 4 till 3 o'clock. Inclement weather. Dr. Mack Is pas tor of th* College Park Preebytertan gen SMI By Private Leased Wire. Lexington, Ky., June 13.—No writer of drama has ever pictured a villain which would do Justice to Curtis Jett* Kentucky's arch assassin. His con fession wa* made to Attorney B. R. Jewett and SMnley Webster, a Cyn- thlana attorney. Jett sat on a chair facing the .win dow- which showed every line of bis face. He never changed color or ex- resaed the It i t home when relating ow he committed one of the foulest murders that has ever been recorded In Kentucky. He said he and Tom White, who were convicted for the murder of James Cockrell, were no tool*; that they worked for the money promised them. Jett said hla uncle, James Hargis, who waa then county Judge, flrat sug gested killing Dr. Cox- that the plans went wrong, but finally Dr. Cox waa killed. He did not know by whom, as ha arrived on the scene too late. Next It waa decided to kill the town mar shal, Jim Cockrell. He, with other* whom he names, waited In the court room and shot Cockrell as he waa passing along the street. He ran across, from the room and over to Hargis' store, telling that oil had gone well. Next he deUlled the various ploM to murder James U. Marcum. He told them how, after sll other plots had failed ar.d after tha nerve of the men employed to murder Marcum had failed he nnd Tom White undertook and ex. routed the plot. THEIR MOTHER AND SISTER HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. Victims of Fire Were Brothers, the Youngest Two Years Old. By Private Leased Wire. Ottawa, Cyiad^yJune 13.—At Kllla loe, 94 mlleii h-fim Ottawa, foul 1 sons of Daniel Dlckaon were burned to death by fire which at midnight de stroyed their home. The dead are: Daniel, aged 13; Carrol, aged 8; Wil liam, aged S, and James Dlckaon, aged 2. Mrs. Dlckaon and her daughter had narrow escapes. CHftUNCEY OEPEW IS SEEKING HEALTH HE GOES TO "BILLY” MULDOON’S FARM AND BEGINS THE 8TRENUOUS LIFE. By Private Leased Wire. Nets- York. June It.—Chauncey M. Depew haa been taken In hand by ‘Billy" Muldoon, who Is trying to make a new man of the menMIly and physically shattered United States senator, on the Muldoon farm, up at White Plains. Senator Depew la lead ing the simplest life that has been hla portion since he waa a barefooted boy with a atone bruise on hi* big toe In Peeksklll, N. Y. There Is a good deal of strenuoalty mixed with the aim' pllclty. U, S, CRUISER READY TO SEIZEREBEL SHIP STEAMER EMPIRE MAY BE HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR AIDING THE GUATEMALAN REVOLT. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June 13.—The United States cruiser Marblehead has the United States steamer' Empire cor nered In the harbor at Corlnto, Nica ragua, and the moment the little American vessel attempt* to leave the Nicaraguan coast It is believed the warship will seise It* and brine It to account for the part played In assisting Guatemalan revolutionism. INJUNCTION REFUSED IN SCHOOL CONTRACT Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga, June 13—Judge Henry C. Hammond refused the Injunction In the school case this morning and the board of education baa decided to re open the bid*. Th* ault waa brought by the Woodward Lumber Company et al vs. the Richmond county board of education, executing a contract with Contractor T. O. Brown for the erection of the* new Fifth ward school building. Th* letlng of th* contract to T. O. Brown behind doted doors has been a source of much comment her*, and It wa* upon these grounds, together with th* fact that Mr. Brown waa a member of the board, that tha^caae was laid for the Injunction, fl Archbishop Farley, of New York, who has Just been commanded by the pope to carry the papal blessing to the Catholic workers of Amerca. THEATER ORDINANCE AMENDED TO DEATH Council Committee Hacks It Up Practically No Restrictions Are Left. Unti Theaters now standing In Atlanta wilt be almost entirely exempt from molestation by the law, as the portions of the Oldknow theater ordinance af fecting the structures which are now standing were hardly without exception killed by the special council commit tee which has had the ordinance under consideration for the past three weeks. Tuesday afternoon tha committee, consisting of the ordinance committee, City Electrician Evans, City Engineer Clayton,, City Building Inspector Pitt man and Chief of the Fire Department Joyner, met and completed the work of revising the ordinance. The new ordinance, or rather the old ordinance, renovated, will be ready for the com. Ing session of council, when It will doubtless be passed and become a por tlon of the city code. Aside from eliminating the restrlC' tlona on the old theaters, the only other Important change* made In the ordinance were the striking out of the portion which required fire-proof structures, and that which requires au tomatlc sprinklers over stages. FULTON WRANGLE OP AGAIN TUESDAY SUB-COMMITTEE TO NAME OFFI CIAL HEAD ON THAT DATE. On Tuesday, June 19, the subcom mittee from the etate Democratic ex ecutive committee Is slated to meet here to determine which one of the two Fulton county committees Chairman Yeomans la to deal with officially. May 23 and 29 the committee wrestled with the proposition here, but could not get the contending forces together on any kind of a profioeltlon. They then decided to take evidence from both sides, deliberate over It until June 29, and meet here to announce their decision. Chairman Yeoman* appointed five on this subcommittee, but Senator W. C. Bunn, of Cedartown, waa not present at the first meeting. The others are Judge W. \V. Stark, of Commerce; Hon. Frank Park, of Sylveater; 8. T. Bla lock, of Fayetteville, and Judge .J. B. Burnside, of Hamilton. This commit tee will not attempt to enter Into the question whether the Felder or the Maddox committee la official Insofar aa county matter* are concerned. FORREST AYE, FOLKS MAY GET INJUNCTION It I* understood that th* property owners on Forrest avenue are protest Ing vehemently against th* proposed double tracking of that street from Piedmont avenue to Fort street, five blocks east, and that th* residents on this street are contemplating filing a bill of Injunction asking that the street car company be restrained from dbuble tracking Forrest avenue. WANTS AN EXTF.A TERM TO TRY FORMER AUDITOR CONVICT'S BODY WILLBEjXHUMED INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE OF NEGRO WHO DIED FROM CASE OF SUNSTROKE. Special to The Georgian. Amerlcu*, Go., June 13.—There will be an Investigation of the death of the negro convict, Munch Holloway, who died six hours after he began work on the county c'hatngang. It Is alleged that he-was cruelly beaten by the su perintendent of the gang, but there Is little credence placed In the story. The body will be disinterred and examined to ascertain whether or not there were any bones broken and to what extent the body was bruised. The superintendent admits whipping the negro, but he says that It waa not severe enough to produce death. The examination will be held today. CONSTRUCTION WORK IS SOON TO BEGIN 8pertal to The Georgian. Huntsville, Ala., June II.—The con struction of the Nashville and Hunts ville railway will begin at an early date, and Colonel Pratt, In charge of the MadlSon county end of It, says he will be ready to give out some definite news aa to the construction In a few days. COURTS ARB TO DECIDE GREATER PITTSBURG FATE By Private Leased Wire. Buffalo, N. Y, June 13.—Blocked In his effort to secure an early trial of Former County Auditor John F. Neff, by the action of Justice Marcus In •ending the case to AVyomtng county where there Is no regular term until late In September, District Attorney Abbott la today drafting an appeal to mo.* Hlggtn fins for an extraordinary By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, June 13.—The electors of Pittsburg have declared for consoli dation by a majority of 25,888, while a majority of 5,435 waa rolled up In opposition in Allegheny. Thia gives a lead In the Greater Pittsburg of 20,251 In favor of annexation. The opposi tion will light annexation in the courts. JUSTICE CONFIRMS SALE OF COOPERAGE PLANT Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., June It.—Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the United States court for the middle district of Ala bama. has confirmed th* sale of th* Montgomery Cooperage and Hardwood Company to Richard Tlllla for the sum of 451,000. This company waa thrown Info bankruptcy and waa sold at auc tion SECRETARY WILSON PRESIDENT SAYS THERE’S NOTHING IN REPORT Rumor Had It That “Farmer Jim” Was to Lose Job in Cabinet. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, June 13.—The "farmer ote" Is on the anxious seat Rumors are iloatlng out of Washington and scattering over the ranches of the West, the plantations of the South and the truck gardens of the East, which declare that Secretary Wilson Is ached- uled for the headsman. The beef di». closures have angered the president to such an extent, these rumors proceed — say. that he has made up his mind — appoint a new secretary of agricul- *“™-. Gifford Plnchot, a close friend of the president. Is Utc latest man mentioned for Farmer Jim's place "There len't n word of truth, or even probability. In these atones." • The president ao declared himself this morning when he waa asked about the matter. The president la said to be well satisfied with the work of the de- parment of which Mr. Wilson is the head, and to have the highest regard for the secretary personally. ATLANTANS SIGNED MANY IN ATTENDANCE AT NA- TIONAL MEETING OF NUR- SERYMEN. TU Special to The Georgian. Dallne, Tex.. Juno 11-Tbe National Nurseries Association conveued here thin mornluf? for a three days* session. The association is presided 'over by R. Albert son, of Indiana, presldeut of the orgauUn- tlon. Tb«r feature of the morning session wnn (ldresses of welcome by Mayor Curtis I*. Smith, M. II. Thomas and John A. Kwtoii. representing the commercial organizations of Italia*. These addresnes were reapmitM to by Congresaman N. W. Halo, of Tenues* see, who is a member of the organization. Georgians In attendance are Guy L. stew- rt, Atlanta; It. 1. Smith, Atlanta; It. r. Blackmon, Augusta, and J. E. List, I'obut* ta. The delegate* from Atlanta all sljrmvl their names on tho register and put the date ••IMO” thereafter, showing tjuit they are Interested in the great ex)Huiitloii plan* -ed for Atlanta d *‘-~ | The attendance i - irge, delegates 1m every state iu the DATES FOR PRIMARY IN TENTH_ DISTRICT Special to The Geonrtan. Augusta, Go., June 13.—The conven tion of the representatives of the Tenth congressional district was held here today and thedate for the primary has been set for August 22, the same date of the state primary. There were representatives present from each of the counties, also Con gressman Hardwick. KILLED BY STEPPING ON_A_LIVE HIRE Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., June IS.—J. E. < arl- ton. a young white man. was killed here last night at a late hour by step ping on a live wire that waa down. FIRST SKIRMISH AGAINST BOSSISM Special to The Georgian. „ Savannah, Ga., June 12.—The result o{ yesterday's primary was the first skirmish In tha fight of tha Peoples League ngalnst bosalam and a wide open town, »0 the victor* say. “ h * real contest Is In January. The recent victory - will help In that election, as It has encouraged the opponents of the administration nnd disheartened tne other side, though a stubborn flfiht wilt *■■ made under the leadership of »• ... Osborne, to save the day at the city election. , It Is salt) that large sums of money changed hands on the result, one man winning over 16.000. and others win- nlng up In the thousands , Emmett Wilson, who led the ticket _J a member of the Democratic ex*cu- tire committee, will probably be tne new chairman of the county, succeed ing A. A. Lawrence. BLACKSMITHS WIN AND RETURN TO WORK Special to The Georgian. Amertcus, Ga, June 11.—The fit* blacksmiths employed here by the a L. railway, who have been out on „ strike for about two weeks, went back to work today. They struck for standard *** and upon th* company's agreement comply with their wishes thej re turned to work. God often comes to visit u*. but.gen erally we are not In.—Abbe Rolx- l good man doe* good merely by H** —Bulwer. That But 1 hold It III becomes a man to nurse u ■ in^the teeth of clinched antago- foUowup the worthiest tllUie^Je. Bind together your spare cord of some definite purpose, lam M. Tavlor.