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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. BRYAN DECLARES HE Wants States to Fee Free to Change Support. HEARST AND OTHERS TO BE CONSIDERED Nebraskan Arrives in London with Mrs. Bryan—Expects to Tour Scotland and Spain. By Private Leared Wire. London, July 4.—Upon his arrival here from Norway, William Jennings Bryan gave out a statement to the deputation of newspaper men who called on him. In which ho said be would not prosecute any state conven tions for breach of.promise If they happened to transfer their affections to some one else after having Indorsed him for the presidency. Sir. Bryan was accompanied by his wife, and they will make a tour of Bcotlsnd, France anil Spain before starting for home. Statement by Bryan, Here Is the statement dictated by Mr. Bryan: "The first suggestion of a reception for me at New York came prior to the action of any of the state contentions and before there was any discussion of the next campaign. It came from the Commercial Travelers’ League, of which Mr. Hoge Is president. I as cured him I should be pleased to meet the memoers of the league, suggesting that the reception be characterised by simplicity. Now that the actions of some of the state. conventions have raised a question as to the political significance of the reception, I am glad to say that tt must not be regarded In the light of an Indorsement for the presidential nomination. "While I appreciate the compliment paid by the various state conventions, I do not regard their expressions binding upon them or upon the party of their states. I shall not prosecute them for breach of promise If they transfer their affections to another; I will not even publish their letters. To allow the re ception to be regarded an Indorsement would in tho first place bo unjust to others who may be candidate*. Should Consider Othsrs. "I have seen tho names of several mentioned as possible candidates, among them Congressman Hearst, Sen ator Bailey and Governor Folk, who have all rendered conspicuous service to the party and the country and their rlalma should be considered. The par ty Is entitled to Its most available man, nod the question of availability cannot be determined so far In advance. Clr- umatances, and Issues may strengthen the claims of some of tho gentlemen mentioned and the list should be an open one until the time cornea to choose. "I may add that It would not be Just to me to be put In the attitude of an nouncing my candidacy or admitting the certainty of my being a candidate. It Is two year* before the convention meets and I am not willing to sit on a stool and look pretty that long. I pre fer to be In a position to say what I think ought to be said, write what I think ought to be written and do what 1 think ought to be done. I am ad MOTHER IS TO TESTIFY IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE OF HARRY THAW COLUMBUS M, PAYNE HAS PASSED AWAY WAS THE TREASURER OF FULTON COUNT YFOR THIRTY- EiflHT YEAR8. Insanity and Justifica tion To Be Plea of Defense. WHITE (JOT NESBIT OIRL TO SUE YOUNG THAW Affidavit Was Sworn to But the Action Never Came to Record in the Courts. Judge Columbus M. Payne, for near ly thirty-eight years treasurer of Ful ton county, a pioneer cltlxen of Atlanta and a veteran of the civil war, died at hie home. No. 1(0 Spring street, at IS o'clock Tuesday night! Hts health had been poor for soma time, but up until last Thursday he had been able to attend to his duties at the court house. Since thst time he was confined to hts bed until the end came. Judge Payne Is survived by a wife and one child, Mrs. S. F. Flood, of Jacksonville, Fla., and four granchtl- dren, C. P. Goldsmith, of Atlanta; John Flood, Samuel Flood and Mattie May Flood, of Jacksonville. Judge Payne was born In Newton county In 1831, and came to Atlanta In 1845, when It was a mere village. At the outbreak of the civil war ho enlist ed In the Seventh Georgia regiment and served throughout tho war In the Army of Virginia, ranking aa sergeant. After the war he returned to Atlanta, where he held a minor Judgeship for some time, and In 1868 was elected to office of county treasurer, which the position he held, without Interruption, until his death. He has often had op position, but such has been his otflcla! record and personal popularity that at no time has he been In danger of de feat. Judge Payne was a member of the Mason. No funeral arrangemei have been announced, but It Is probable that he will bo burled with Masonic rites. time. "I shall be glad to return to Amer- been enjoyable. I shall be glad to meet iny friends In America, and after I have met them they will he Just as free as before to do what they think best on Usues and candidate*.” EXCELLENT SERVICE TO WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA. During tho months of June, July and August the Seaboard Air Line Railway will operate on lta train leav ing Atlanta at 9:35 p. m.. every SAT URDAY, a through aleeplng car to Wilmington, N. C.; returning the through aleeper will leave Wil mington Thuraday at >:00 p. m.. arriving In Atlanta at 6:30 a, m., Friday. Arrangement! hare been made with the atreet rail way people at Wilmington to have otto i Immedtate- cara ready sj the depot ly trim port passengers nt Wrlghtsvillo Beach. Baggage will he checked to destination. WEEK END rate, good for five days, 18.25; SEASON tickets, $18.55. SEABOARD. Firecracker Start* Blaze. Chicago. July 4.—An 180,004 firs. _ hve-ntory building at Franklin and Van Huren streets, was started by an ex ploding firecracker thrown Into the baaement through an open window early this morning. SHIRTS WELL LAUNDERED are indeed a luxury—also a necessity such weather as this. But the life of the shirt must be considered. We do high-class work with out injuring the clothes. Try Us and See Excelsior Steam Laundry •10 42 WALL ST. TELEPHONE 4i GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Many Picnics Given. Special to. The Georgian. Hoschton, Go., July 4.—There Is quite a number of picnics being held on the Mulberry river this week. Just below town. Small Boy Dlss. Special to Tho Georgian. Cordele, Ga., July .4.—The nineteen- monthe-old baby of Mr. and Sirs. H. H. Smith died late Monday afternoon, af ter an Illness of aoveral days. The funeral waa held yesterday morning. Institute In 8eision. Special to The Georgian. Montlcello, Go.. July 4.—The annual Inatltute of the teachers of Jasper county Is In session here this week. Professor Wilber Colvin, of Toccoa, Ga.. Is conducting th* Institute. By Private Lested Wire. New York, July 4.—Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, tho slayer of Stanford White, Is to return from England and behd all all her ef forts and lavish all her wealth. If nec cssary. to save her son from the elec trie chair or from Imprisonment. She Is expected to leave tho earl of Yarmouth's country seat at Parkhal lives hum, as soon as she has resteu and recovered from tho shock caused by the news of th* tragedy > plea i Insanity will be the plea upon which she hopes to save Harry Thaw from punishment. She will go on the wit ness stand at the trial and declare that abe has known for years that Harry was Insane, but that she did not think his actions would become violent and therefore had made no ef fort to have him placed In an asylum. To Plead Justification. Her teatlmony will be corroborated by the earl and counters of Yarmouth, who will probably return with Mrs. Thaw. If not, they will be here tor the trial. Mrs. Thaw’s decision Is In line with the policy of the counsel for the defense, who havo agreed upon' a plea of Insanity. Justification for the kill Ing of White Is to be shown by L clearly defined exposition of events that slowly drove him onward until sud denly his pent-up hatred for the char acter of the man who had wronged his wife burst forth In a sudden gust of Insanity. , It was cither Just before or after their European marriage that Thaw, already filled with hatred and loathing for White, heard from her lips tho story of how she had been drugged and mistreated by White In his den In the tower of Madison Square Garden shortly after White first met her. The story fanned the flame of Thaw’s growing detestation of the architect, She Was to Sue Thaw. The theory of the prosecution will crystallise around statements made to the district attorney's office Indirectly by a lawyer who was counsel for Eve lyn Nesblt In a suit for damages Which she Is alleged to have brought against Thaw several months before their trip to Europe. At the tlmo this suit Is said to have been brought Stanford White was, It Is alleged, on friendly terms with Miss Nesblt. It via* White, according to the In formation In the district Attorney's of lice, who took Mias Nesblt to a lawyer who had figured In many family scan dals of high and low degree, and the Information given by Miss Nesblt at that time waa the foundation of a suit for a large sum of money t,\- dam age*. Miss Nesblt, It Is said, dictated to her lawyer a statement which caused Thaw great uneasiness. The ■ult was never brought to trial. Further evidence came Into the pos- session of the district attorney today traps agents In <ha employ of Harry Thaw In the past year and a I half. 810,000 were paid by Thaw to detectives, who ever seemed to be on the verge of ob taining compromising evidence against White. But at th* moment of con frontation. when white was to be set upon by policemen and Ignomlnlously mm xu, ■ ■■ haled to jail, something always hap pened to allow White to slip through the meshes. But White was forewarned, and thus forearmed. He pursued his pleasures of his own arranging with companions of his own selection. Not one move of Thaw’s men was unknown to him. A spy reported to White each plan and movement of tho enemy In time for him to outwit them, Old Officers Rs-stscted. Special to The Georgian. ' Covington, July 4.—The stockhold- Company met yesterday and semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent. The old officers wtre re-elected. Chief of Police Re-elected. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July 4.—Wiley Wil liams waa re-elected chief of police by tho police commission Tuesday night to serve for two years. With the excep tion of one year, ho has been chief of police for twelve year*. First Immigrant Arrives. Special to the Georgian. Augusta, Oa.. July 4.—Th* first Im migrant haa arrived here, and la In the person of George Holliday, of Glas gow, Scotland. He has been In this country thirty days, and is looking for a place to do truck farming. Registrars Tak* Oath. Special to th* Georgian. Augusta. Ga., July 4.—The three <tty registrars, appointed by Mayor Allen, wtre given the oath by the mayor yes terday* and they at once settled down to, business. Louis Sayr* has been named the clerk of the committee and U C. Hayne chairman. Negro 8hoots Young Man. Special to the Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 4.—E. W. Napier, a young white man, was brought to the city yesterday on- th* Charleston and Western Carolina train from Jackson Htotlom In South Carolina, with a badly shot leg, the wound hav ing been •Inflicted by a negro man. Will Kendrick. An operation was performed. REDUCED R. R. RATES FOR FOURTH OF JULY. The W. A A. R.IR. and N. C. A St. L. Railway will sell cheap round trip tickets to all points south of the Ohio and Potomac and east of the Musis slppl river, Including 8L Louis, Evansville and Cincinnati, at one and one-third faros; tickets to be sold July 2d, 3d and 4th, good to return until July 8th, 1406. For further information and tick ets apply to any agent of the W. A A. R. R. CHA8. E. HARMAN, General Pass. Agent «... AT THE THEATERS isstsstssssssstsasssssi At the Casino. Max Hoffman's name attached to an organisation la a guarantee to theater goers of something worth whilst and the audience that went out to the Casino Monday night expected a per formance quite out of the ordinary. That thp crowd was not disappointed Is best shown by the large audiences that have gone out to see the show since the opening performance. The crftwd last night was even larger than integral kryptok. Bifocals era solid. Invisible, double- vtaloncMsses; greatly superior to th* csmsnt k£d visible. John L. M^re * fitons are»Me manufacturer* of the Krytoka In Geor- giaTwhlch are th# oaly durable blfo- SI*. Youthful^ looking. _ dressy. 42 >. Broad street. Prudential Iran. 4 building. for tho remainder of th* week, there will be no falling off In the attendance. Th* fact Is, Max Hoffman has one of the best show* of the sum mer season and It deserve* all th* nice thing* that have been said regarding It In advance. Possibly one of th* charms of the performance lies In Its absolute originality. Th* old beaten B lhs of muslcah comedy have been ■ t behind, and In Its stead a most [pleasing melange of music, comedy and nonsense has been developed which la aa effervescent as It Is pleas- ,n *h. management haa shown good taste In booking this attraction for th* summer, as It suits th* occasion and meets every requirement of a bright and up-to-date entertainment. There will be a special Fourth of July matinee Wednesday afternoon and the usual regular performance during the balance vl tho week IK:. it< 4/ wjM 130 YEARS AGO V-yfy'- 12 O'Clock TODAY at NOON \ Independence was Declared. V George Washington, from the front steps of Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, Pa*, t sent forth the glorious Declaration of American Independence. From that date the old flag of stars and stripes has gloriously waved over the most prosperous, God-loving and God-serving people that the sun has ever shone upon. And, just as <( Old Glory” waved on that memorable day, she will continue to wave forever. Tomorrow we will be open bright and early after having celebrated the Fourth, and every salesman will be in the very best humor, and chock-full of low price talk that that will satisfy any full-fledged free, American- born citizen. Just as a reminder—-.you might forget. We can show you all of the goods generally carried by leading Household Goods people. Our stock in this-line and especially on Staple Hardware is quite up to anything South, and we try to induce more patronage by low prices. KING HARDWARE CO. Main Store 53 Peachtree Street. 87 Whitehall Street. 116 Decatur Street. 203 Peters Street. JOSEPHM. BROWN WRITES OPEN LETTER TO PUBLIC IN REGARD TO PORT RATES To the People of Georgia: commissioner of Georgia, to deny the petition of the Atlanta freight bu reau for "port rates,” which, besides causing radical discriminations, would make a' reduction of IS per rapt In the existing rate*, while the United States supreme court has declared a reduction of 29 1*2 per cent too great and over ruled It, the attitude of Mr. J. It. Gray, editor of The Atlanta Journal, was dis tinctly friendly toward me, and that of Mr. Hoke Smith was mofe than frtemj ly, It was dordlol. Two day* sftsr my * Mr. Gray, my vote, above referred to. The Atlanta Journal, demanded resignation as railroad commissioner. about two weeks later Mr. Hoke Smith, In a public speech, declared that ted governor he would remove elected governor he would remove i froip 'office. „ If’ It be claimed that their words were not. caused by my vote'on the "port rste” petition, It can also,' " spleen came when, on June 19, In The Atlanta Journal, was published an arti cle declaring that 1 hod mode one state ment about the railroad rates In Geor gia, which, In an affidavit. I subse quently swore was not true. I accordingly wrots to Mr. Gray, June 21, asking that he "copy from the offi cial records or from any communica tion over my signature, any statement I have made which Justifies the state ments mad* In his article abov* re ferred to.” To this Mr. Gray replied, quoting from a decision of tbs railroad commission, printed September 15,1(04, via: "The commission finds, upon Invsatl- , that ' are > he said that the above colncldences at. least very' striking. The- Atlanta Journal and Mr. BrnlUi,,on.th* stump, have unceasingly ' ounced me, Mr. Smith going to the that he waa asso- railroad commie. Bmltlwon.the stump, denounced me, Mr. S extreme of denying, tl elate 1 counsel for: the i slon In the "ClreulSi whereas the court record shows that he was associate counsel for this commis sion. and Mr- Gray g.ing .to .the ex treme Of "creating" a marble .quarry at Blue Judge,. Ga., 41 mile* north of the real quarrlts,-and: publishing'from this fictitious quarry fictitious rates, which, he said., were "fixed by the Georgia railroad commission." these. Th* Jour* nsl's rates, being from 4 to * cents higher than would have been the com mission.'* rates. If there were a real time Mr. Grar published In The Journal fictitious high raws from the real quarries at Tate, and aald that they, too, .were fixed by this'commission. Bur the culmination ot Mr. Oray’a FULTON TINTED LEAD. Every painter knows what tt Is. It Is the best tinted lead made. Manu factured by F. J. COOLEDGE & BRO., Atlanta Savannah.- gallon, that tbs rates promulgated by It as a whole are lower than the rates established by th* commissions of otlfsr Southern states." There are twenty-two classes o freight In the commission'* tariff, be sides rates established between the common points and commodity rates, etc. These rates are governed by a classification of which several hundred Items are In lower classes than In other Southern state*. Tb* commission's declaration means that, applying all the classification to all the rates and considering the quan tity. of freight moved In each class, the result as a whole Is that the money paid for the transportation of freight In Georgia Is - teas than I* paid on th* gross amount of freight In other South ern states. But the railroad commission found that th* percentages above the stand ard tariff allowed on certain classes lo by ms brings, therefore, the railroad commission's statement In reference to th* rates as a whole. Th* table cov ered by the oath Included Sts dMNh which. In some of the other states, ap ply only on th* main lines. In Oeorgta they apply also on th* branch lines. The entire tariff In Georgia Includes, as stated, twenty-two classes besides commodity rat**, etc. Under th* abov* circumstances, therefore, 1 leave It for the Intelligent whether th* editor of Th* Atlanta Journal doss or 1 does not stand un masked aa a character assassin, whsth- Injure me, publish* libelous slander. > > Respectfully, JOSEPH M. BROWN. Atlanta, July 2. HOTEL ARRIVALS. the Bouthern railway. Central railway ahd Atlantic Coast Lli ne railroad were too high at present, and ordered them reduced. These • railways secured In junctions In tbs Federal court against th* reduction. The Wble of rates ac companying the state's answer, pre pared by the attorney general and Col onel W. A. Wlmblsh, attorney of th* Atlanta freight bureau, covered six classes out of twenty-two. This table showed thst the Bouthern railway was allowed In Oeorgta higher rates on those classes-on-Its. main and branch lines than It was charging on those classes In Virginia, Tennessee, Ken tucky. etc., on It* main lines. This was the table covered by my oath. Mr. Gray, In reply to my demand that -oduce proof that my oath In re- to th* rates Involved In the above j falsified any previous declaration AT THE ARAGON. W. II. Epps, Elbertoo, Os.; J. E. Hatter- Halil, Halloa, Ga.; T. F. Fleming, Hpsrta, Oa.: J. If. fiblpp,.Cordele, Ga.: lettla II. Iltelaer, PlugeraM. Oa.; William II. Mare- toe, ntigereld. Os.: A. M. Willis, Emer son, Ga.; Mrs. A. It. Ware, city; J. H. Dow, Georgia; W. II. Wood. Georgia: II. II. Hiram, Georgia; Norman C. Miller. Americas, Ot.; W. A. Carlisle. GtlnearlUe. Ga.; J. Ilnlm* Morgan, Madison; J. It Boyd, Griffin. AT THE PIEDMONT. L. W. Hughes, Lumber City. Ga.; W. A. Fair, Augusta, Gs.; L. P. Harwell, Mans field. Oa.: I- C. Harwell, Man.leid, Ga.'; C. W. Henning. Brunswick. Os.; Pair Dodd and wire. Atlanta; Charles W. Walker, Monroe. Ga.; B. N. Ford, Nswborn. G*.: A. 1. Stanton, Newbore, Oa : Dr. I>. W. Wilson, Nswbora, Os.; II. A. Patrick, Cor- Ington, Oa.; Gsorge P. White, Mu AT THE KIMBALL. M I I 1,1,.| Ulf.., \v.„t Point, Ga.J Chart** L. Grader. u..t i-..im. c. ; Mu. I- Harvey, Colnmbua. Oa.; W. E. Wimt.-n, Albany. Ga.; 1. M. Wooten. Leary, G*.; K. - M ,:phi. tl, .,ri.!.i. .r i. J.-k- Georgia; P l l l i Nay, Tucker, On . w ll M.-He.-u.-, AlbsnvHs. Ga.; C. V. Wno-I. iviartown. Ga.; B. C. Townsend. Griffin. Ga.; J. Flank, llavlaun, On.; C. H. I.lnduay. Savannah, Gu.; M. II. ItiuMii. ip no. g.i ; w. W. 1 Thompson, Atignuin, Go.: Mra. !.. !„ Fit*. •Immnna, Madison. Go: Mina Carrie Price. Madlann. Ga.; J. K. Cobb. Hurt well. o..; A. T. Brown, Royaton. Ga.; J. M. Cleve land, Elbertoo. ‘ Ga.: T. F. Mirrav. Iierton, Ga.; It. O. A.lima. Monroe, Oa. AT THE MARION II. L. Hhermnu, Commerce. G*. Th .rnton. Jackson. g« : J |i rhor wife, Jar-kaon. Ga ; P. It. Todd. Ga.; It. X. Hr.,an. Jarkann. tin Ithynirr. Marietta, Oa.: W. A. it.line, Ga.: W. II Hint, tinlTiu-r.-fl., . " lit]rat. Social Circle. Gn M. II. Ilnrat. lit Clrrle. Ga.: Ural.- N*n Ur— rlal Circle, (la ; W. II. DnnWp. Gi.; J..n.i'- Evans. Gainesville. Gi Maaaey, Mniltriuma, tin .; ll. X * Hheiiman. Gn.; I> J. Slmpann tin Toccoa, O*.; C. N. p.-t.l l. «. s.u la Oa.: Carrli Pehbli - > . in: i'ir-1.- ... M. Klmmers. Cleveland tin : M. V. Huaka- li.tltim, Ga.: G. R. Adams. N'-unan, ...... F. A. Mot.bey, Toccoa, • ' «*• Williams, llnrtw.-ll. Oa.; T. i :■ irifl.i. u I Adamson, Bonn Fortl, Sylvester, Ga. circle. Ht-wart, May Lose Her Reason. Kalamasoo, Mich., July 4.—Harry L. Grant, aged 26 years, a member of a prominent family here, fell from tho third-story window of n build rug Inut Ight and suutntned Injuries which re- ulted In his death a short time later. Grant was In love with a dressmaker. Mra. Ida Belknap, n divorced widow, who was the first to discover the body, and she betame delirious and It Is feared has lost her reason. — Are You Still Paying Rent? If so, I am Surprised! Rent Receipts Remind me of Money Thrown Away. Do you Know that tho Standard Real Estate Loan Company of Wash* Ini'ton, I). C . *111 Mi ll yo'i -i hum»* j.urch.t.-un;{ contract whereby you r.uj buy or Im.id .1 aiivwh»‘t»* In the United States «nd pay for It In monthly payments for leas than you are now paying rent? They will lend you from $1,000 to $5,000 at 5 per cent, simple interest, al lowing you to pay it back In monthly installments of $7.50 on each tl.o'inand borrowed For prospectUH and plans of our proposition, call on or write J. St Julien Yates. State Agent, 321 Austell Bid*., At lanta, Ga. Boll phono 2652-J. Atlanta phono 1918. Truthful Huztfing Agents Wanted in fvtrj Centiff in th« Stats.