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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY. JULY TWO A TLANTANS DIE IN FEARFUL WRECK; ONE BODY IS MISSING three of wreck victims RESIDENTS OF ATLANTA Three of the victims of the wreck were Atlantans—Engineers R. H. rtklr.son, R. A.'Hamilton and Fireman Oliver A. Gentry. ' K H. Atkinson was 43 years old, and had an enviable record of 19 .ears'' service with the rond. He leaves a wife and six children, a son belmr grown. Mr. Atkinson lived at 256 Capitol avenue, and was a member of the Odd Fellows and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Hi, son went to bring back the body. But nothing has been heard from ’"' tv. P. Hamilton, the engineer of the other train, was It years old' and lived at 73 Simpson street. He had been with tlft road for 20 years nr more, and also had an excellent record. He was a member of the Bro'hcrhood of Locomotive Engineers, and will also probably be burled •imier the auspices of the order. His wife and sister left for Dalton Sunday to attend to the funeral arrangments. The only one of the trio whose body has been brought home Is Fire man Oliver A. Gentry. His body was brought to Atlanta Monday morn ing and carried to his late residence at 68 Jones avenue. He was 36 .ear, old, and leaves a wife and two sons, 12 ami 16 years old. and a young daugltfer. The funeral services wilt be held from the Georgia Ave nue Baptist church at 9:30 Tuesday morning. Rev. Mr. Goodwin officiat ing The following will act as pallbearers: J. D. Pyron. C. E. Pratt, J. \ Adams, W. B. Adams, E. M. Quinn and James Garsh. The Inter ment will be at Hollywood. Freight Trains Collide Head-on at Early Hour Sunday. DEAD. OLIVER A. GENTRY, Atlanta, Ga. R. H. ATKINSON, Atlanta, Ga. W. P. HAMILTON, engineer, Dalton, Ga. FIREMAN PINSON, Ellijay, Ga. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 9.—Al though a large force of firefighters and rescuers have been at work clearing the wreckage ’caused by the frightful head-on freight collision on the West ern and Atlantic the past thirty-six hours, the remains of Engineer Atkin son have not yet been recovered and It !.« feared the body has been cremated. The remains of the other dead were shipped to the homes of their families for burial this morning. Social to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 9.—One of the worst freight wrecks that ever oc curred on the Western and. Atlantic road happened about one mile south of Boyce station Sunday morning at 1:24 o'clock. Four trainmen were killed instantly, about fifteen .cars were burned, including a car load of cattle, and the damage will amount to about J 100,000. Trainmen Forgot Orders. The southbound train was a few minutes behind time and had received orders 'at Boyce'station to take the aiding at Kings Point switch, but,, it is believed, the trainmen fotgnt their or ders. This trnin.had passed the switch only a short distance when the crash came. Engineer Atkinson jumped, and at a late hour yesterday his remains were still In the burning wreck. The body of Fireman Gentry was pinned between the engine and tender and was badly muttlated. The bodies of Engineer Hamilton and Fireman Pin son were found wedged between the tender nnd the engine of the north bound train. Fifteen Cars Burned. About fifteen cars were burned and orders were issued by Yardraaster canehart to the fire department to send an engine to the scene of the Are, and this engine and company was taken to the wreck, seven miles away, In eight minutes. Only three head of cattle escaped cremation. One of these w a* seen grazing Jn a field nearby with , a broken leg. * Wreckage Clear'd Away. Soor. after the collision * wrecking train, In charge of George Pears, was sent to the wreck and the debris was sufficiently cleared away so that trains could be operated at 3 p. m. The wreck occurred on a fill and the tender of the southbound train was thrown down the embankment with the wreckage and was burned. The tender of the northbound train jammed into the cab of the engine and Is a total * re k. Both engines were of th# heav iest type eight-wheelers. linth engineers were married, and 'll the trainmen were among the old est and most reliable In th# service of the road. NEGRO IS ACCUSED OF INSULTING LADY SIDNEY BARNES CHARGED WITH TAKING HOLD OP MISS MILLER'S ARM. CROWDS FLOCK TO HEAR BIO JOINT DEBATE Continu.d from Page On., Accused of Insulting Mis. Mlnnis Miller, daughter of Bailiff John Mllier, of 184 Edgewood avenue,' Sidney Barnes, a .young negro. Is held prisoner In the police station and will be tried Monday afternoon before Re:order Broyles. The negro Is said to have caught Miss Mllier by the arm Just as she alighted from a trolley car early Saturday night at Edgewood nnd Piedmont avenues, and to.hnve spoken to her In an Insult ing manner. -The negro then ran and Miss Miller reported the matter to the police. Call Officers Norris and Brannan went to the scene nnd soon arrested Barnes.. The ■ negro denies ho caught hold of Miss Miller and protests that he was speaking to a negro woman In front of the young lady. negroImnk ALICE CAREY WILL HAVE SUPER VISION OVER NEGRO BOY8 AND GIRLS. M,100,10 INCREASE MISSISSIPPI ASSESSMENTS ARE RAISED THIRTY-THREE PER CENT. »> The Georgian. Jackson, Miss, July 7.—The rallr 'ommlsaion this morning Increased the assessment on all common carriers operating | n the state 31 per cent. The total Increase will be about 113,000,000. J ms action was based on the net earning, of the corporation capital I engaged In business. The rail- ™. d ’ ® re raising a storm of protest and w 111 endeavor to Induce the com- mtf.lon to reconsider this action. CLASH OCCURS BETWEEN UNION AND NON-UNION The Georgian. Savannah. Ga, July The striking ""riiians and linemen of the South- . Telephone Company had a ”-.: up Saturday night with the non- • v e .t! f ', vho h »ve been employed to t“. The tight occurred at .!r..,i rnr r.r if Drayton and Broughton i a" hlle hundreds of people were *,., A r,ot fall was sent to police teSlVSfS? ,otuI nf de ll,,. ** 1 • ni1 uniformed men hurried to : 1 W M found that E. E. electrician for the Atlantic tT-n „:i ne ' had been stabbed. Four < erreeted, one union man, n>r iu£i ,d ?i c k and t hree non-union J. t Ulackwrii. 0rTD * r ' J - R1 ‘" * nd In order to Increase the efficiency of the probation work In Atlanta, Proba tion Officer Gloer has appointed as an assistant Alice .Carey, a well known negro worn an, who will have supervis ion over the negro boys and girls on probation. The woman assumed her new duties Monday morning. She will visit the homes of the negro children Bnd keep In -close touch with them and their mrente as long as they are on proba- lon. With this assistant, officer Gloer, who has his hands full with the rapidly Increasing work ’of the probation of fice, will be able to give more time to the welfare of the white children. This new move Is sanctioned by the leading negroes of the city, and the Carey woman will be paid for her wor|c by popular subscription among - her class. Alice Carey was formerly principal of the Mitchell Street public school/ and Is regarded as one of the most I; telllgont negro women of the city. COURT ORACHES BILL AGAINST ICE COMBINE AMENDED BILL FILED AND SUIT WILL PROCEED AT JACK SONVILLE. Special to The Georgian. Jacksonville, Fla., July I.—The decis ion of Judge Samuel T. Shaylor In the court here this morning was to the ef fect that information against the local ice dealers, or alleged trust, be quashed on account of certain defects therein. Judge Shaylor, however, practically sustained County Solicitor Bryan on the merits of the case, and gave him an, opportunity to file an amended In- formatlon, which he did at once, and which, he claims, covers the defects In the first. A. W. Cockrell, Jr., one of the at torneys for the tee men, asked that a week be given the defense to meet the new information, which was strenu ously opposed by Solicitor Bryan. Judge Shaylor decided that the case was Important, and there should be no delay. He consequently set the case for trial on next Wednesday. The case against the alleged Ice trust was first taken up a week ago last Tuesday, when Solicitor Bryan filed Information against local let dealers. The defendants at once secured able counsel to fight the case, and rarely. Indeed, have such distinguished ,Uw- vers figured in a case In Duval county. Those engaged In the case are Francis P. Fleming and his son; ex-CIrcult Judge W. B. Young; W. H. Baker, president of city coucll; A. W. Cockrell, Jr., a member of the board of the bond trustees; Duncan U. Fletcher, ex-may or and chairman of the Democratic executive committee, and Robert A. ^TbJ defense made was a strong dne. Arguments were made last week to quash Information, which, the lawyers alleged, to be defective. The case has been for several days K nerally discussed and the pefple ve been much Interested. Mr. Bryan today said that even a conviction of the Ice men might not atop the high price of Ice that now prevails, and that the best remedy was for the city to engage In the Ice busi ness. Clark Howell entered at 11:55 a.m. and the cheers were equally as enthu siastic. Both candidates took seat the stage after fighting their through the crowd. At 11:20 o’clock A. P. Vason, of Dougherty county. Introduced Smith. By this time the crowd had swelled to nearly 4,000. Outgoing trains were un til after, the speaking. Smith was greeted with cheers. Hoke 8mith Speaks. Mr. Smith began by saying that a year ago he demanded a square deal between the railroad companies and the people. He declared lie had not sought to do Injustice to railroad companies, but had demanded that they cease to tax the Industries of the people of Georgia with excessive charges. He said that those who support the corporation side do not favor prevent ing excessive bond and stock issues and fool no hostility t<> dividends on a|ered stocks and bonds. They qul etly permit high freight and passen ger charges on. the part of the rail- road companies to pay dividends nnd Interests on the watered stocks and bonds, he asserted. Controls Freight Rates. Your railrdad commission has con trol of the freight rate from here to Savannah,” said he. ”A study of-the freight rates on cotton In Georgia will show that a reduction of from 30 to 60 cents per hale can he made and yet leave the railroad earning a fair profit. This would save-the farmers of Georgia •er $500,000 a year.” He said the Southern, Central and Atlantic foam Line "have millions of dollars of watered stocks and bonds, and are proceeding to make these stocks and bonds valuable by the taxes they levy upon the people for carrying passengers and freight. "If you wish to place the Democratic party where it enn permanently stand for the right of the manses «.f the people in this state, you must drive the use of money by corporations out of politics In Georgia. You must en large and broaden the definition of lobbying, nnd lessen the power of the man or men employed to look after the Interests of the corporations In connec tion with legislative matters. You must put an end to convention nomi nations, and require that all nomina tions be made at the ballot box by the people. ... “Where Does He Stand T "Now, where does my opponent, Mr. Clark Howell, stand upon these sub jects? Where does all four of my op ponents stand upon them? Not one word of criticism has come from either of the four about the conditions which I criticise. Neither of the four has said one word to help me In this strug gle. Colonel Estlll, Colonel James M. Smith have not claimed to desire that th*' people 1m* freed from taxation to meet Interests nnd dividends on water ed stocks and bonds. 'Judge Russell has openly proclaim ed that he stands by the vote he cast In the legislature In 1885 to take away from the railroad commission the right to fix freight rates. In the present campaign Mr. Howell has, therefore, put himself In the position of Indors ing the course of the present railroad commission, and pf Indorsing existing freight rates now being paid by the people of the state, four opponents are defending condi tions as they exist: "If my position that the taxes which the railroad companies are n6w plac ing upon the people of Georgia are ex cessive and unjust, then my four op ponents are defending the right Of the railroad companies to unjustly and ex- ssively tax the people of the state. “Who Are Backing 'Em?” "Who are backing my opponents in this race? The leading attorneys and officers of the big railroad systems of ?Ia are supporting them, herever one of the four candi dates la selected as the candidate In a particular county to oppose me, you find the leading representatives of the railroad companies backing that par ticular candidate. 'I call your attention to two matters which came up while h«* (Howell) whs In the legislature. One was the ef fort to put Patrick Calhoun, o railroad lawyer and vice president of the Rich mond and Danville Railroad, In the United States senate. Mr. Howell has said that he voted, for Hon. N. J. Ham mond, his fellow citizen. I ask Mr. Howell If he did not go into the cau- . of friends of \ .if lotis candidates ,> w.-re opposing General Goidon and there urge the caucus to select Patrick f'allioun h.m the cauciiH’ nominee, and I ask him further If he was really for lion. N. J. Hammond, why he did not urge the caucus to Indorse Hammond Instead of Calhoun? I call his attention to franchise legislation, by which the franchises of the railroads have been attacked. There was a conflict in the legislature to whether the bill called the Cand ler bill should be passed, or whether another bill, which In the senate was the Skelton bill, should J. M. HIGH CO. §0RGSI SHOES J. M. HIGH CO. J CARPETS, RUGS, MATTINGS GREATLY REDUCED. Atlanta Buyers: Here*s Your Chance! 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Some $3.00 Beds $2.00 Some $3.50 Beds ...$2.50 Some $4.50 Beds .. j.. .$3.00 Some $5.98 Beds..... .$4.00 Some $6.50 Beds $5.00 Some $8.50 Beds..-.... .$6.00 And so on. Feather Pillows, hygie nic and* odorless, $1.50 pair, each • h < 75c. Mattresses, well made, cotton filled, covered with best ticking, $3,00 and Up, J. M. HIGH CO. J. M. HIGH CO. BODYGUARD OF ROOSEVELT PLEADS GUILTY TO ASSA ULT termed patted. Acepteble to Roadt. "The Skelton bill was acceptable to the railroads. The friends of franchise taxation Insisted that the Skelton bill provided no machinery for enforcing the taxation, and would have been use less. The Candler bill was the bill finally passed. "I call his attention to the fact that he moved to recommit the Candler bill, and that when he did so, the effort In the committee was to substitute the Skelton bill for the Candler bill. If the appointment of commission, ers remains with the governor, I will name as commissioners men with vlewe upon thle subject In harmony with the platform which 1 am urging, and would not put upon the commteslon Mr. Joseph M. Brown or Mr. Warner Hill. if the legislature posses a bill to elect the railroad commlaaloners.by the people, then It Is of the utmost Import ance that the party machinery should be taken out of control of railroad lawyers, and that an entire change of our present plan of nominating state house officers should be msde. “1 would urge the railroad commis sion to bring the Southern Railroad, the Atlantic Coast Line, tho Georgia. Southern and Florida and the Central Railroads down to the standard tariff of rates. As to Disfranchisement. 'I come now to the proposition of passing legislation which will protect the people of Georgia from the presence at the ballot of Ignorant and purchas able negroes. Six southern states hare passed legislation upon this line. Mis sissippi acted first, then South Caro lina, then Louisiana, then North Caro lina, then Alabama and then Virginia. What has .been the result In these states? ”1 hold in my hand letters from the vernor of North Carolina, from both nlted States senators, from the ex-governor during whose administra tion the legislation was passed, and from other distinguished and prominent cltiens, who declare that the result of the legislation upon this subject has proved to be an unmlxed blessing to the people of that state, that no white men have been disfranchised, and that not five per cent of the negroes have been able to register and vote.’’ gov Uni fiy PriTSte leased Wire. Oyster Bay, July 9.-w''I plead guilty, your honor," said Jaims C. Sloan, se cret service man, and Pretldent Roose velt's body guard, when his case was called before Justice Franklin today. Sloan was charged with assaulting Clarence Legendre, a newspaper pho- Clark Howell 8peaka. Judge D. F. Croeland, of Albany, In troduced Clark Howell, who was re ceived with prolonged cheers. He said In part: "Mr. Smith has .aid many things about the railroad freight rate ques tion with which 1 agree. The differ ence between Mr. Smith and me Is that he never found nut about high freight rates until he had been hired as a law yer to do so. It III became him to claim to be the father nf freight rets reform when he never took It up until I had been fighting for lower rates for two yeers. "1 submit to you my record of six teen years to show you that In no sin gle Instance did I ever vote against the interest of the people In favor of corporations. My record Is In his pos- session and not until two weeks ago did I get him to specify a charge ■gainst me. Today he has not been honest enough to specify them, for I hare already disproved the three charges he had pjevlously made." About Virginia Pastor. He took up the Virginia minister In cident and showed the dangeroue pos sibilities of an educational disfran chisement law. In regard to the dli- franchlsement circular he said that he did not have to edmlt the responsi bility for that circular when It bore hie sign an Inch deep. He readily admit ted that he was responsible for pre senting the pictures of negroes, but ■aid that Hoke Bmlth was responsible for putting them In their official posi tion. Mr. Howell reed tour propositions which he was willing to sign and ask ed Smith to sign, wagering 34,#06 to Miss Berry's school at Rome to be aid by the one proven wrong. Thee# prop ositions were In relation to the ap pointments of the sons of Biehop Tur ner, a negro, for which Smith had’dis claimed responsibility. Frantic cheers wed the reeding of the proposi tions. Mr. Smith did not signify at the time whether or not he would sign It. tographer, who was trying to get- snapshot of the president at the time of hie home-coming. Justice Franklin Imposed a fine of 310, which Included coals, which was promptly paid by Sloan, and he left the court room. There was a big crowd present. Exempted New Roada. Mr. Howell stated hie position on the Glenn bill providing for taxing rail roads by counties and said it had brought 316,000,000 revenue to the ■tate. It was true he had voted to exempt new roads which were then owned by Georgia men who were build ing up those ftrada. The exemption was for only five year*. He said he voted for the franchise tax bill and secured Ite passage. Joined In the fight for freight rate reduction long before he ever chirped on the subject,” said Howell. "No man has done more than I In be half of the people. No man will do more than I will. In alt my record for twenty years Mr. Smith cannot cite you any Instance where 1 have not stood for the people ss against the corporations. I am opposed to dis franchisement legislation now, as Mr. Smith himself believed six year* ago that It le unwise. There Is not a coun ty In the state where white supremacy Is not greater than five years ago. You may read from end to end fo the edu cation bill and not find the word negro one time." Mr. Howell said there was hardly a business In the South which had not materially Increased Its capitalisation. A few years ago, he said, Mr. Smith had sold his paper for 3360,000. At that time he was paying taxes on It In Ful ton county for only 120,000, while to day that paper Is capitalised at from $700,000 to $300,000. Smith Offers $5,000. Howell cloned amid a storm of cheer* which continued until after Smith rose fpr rejoinder. Smith was greeted In a deafening roar, which was queried only after re peated efforts. Great disorder ensued. He pronounced the speech of Howril aa-the most remarkable compilation of Inaccuracy he had ever heard and the negro circular as a tissue of false hoods. He offered to give $3,000 If Howell could prove Ids statements polntmente. that Howril had sent BIG AUDITORIUM FOR JAOERNACLE $260,000 BUILDING PROJECT- ED BY BAPTISTS. Lots for Site Have Been Purchas ed, $35,000 Being Paid for Them. A deal has been perfected whereby the Baptist Tabernacle church comes Into poasearion by purchase of the property at the corner of Spring and Luckle streets. The property fronts 176 feet on Luckle street and 163 feet on Spring. The price paid Waa 336,000. In order to complete the acquiring of property deelred two houses on Luckle street were bought at a cost of $17,000, mak ing a total expenditure of $62,000. Dr. Broughton eaye that on this property one of the largest church au ditoriums In the country will be erect ed. It will be used not only for church purposes, but for all kinds of conven tions. The cost of the building will be between 1:60,000 and $330,000. Some months ago the Tabernacle purchased a* lot adjoining the site for the auditorium at a cost of 313,300. On this will be built the Baptist Taber- ancle Infirmary. About 140,000 will be ■pent on the building. It le expected that the Infirmary will be built during the coming winter, but It will be a long while before the new Tabernacle auditorium la commenced. his circulars all over the elate on a frank. He critlclted Howell for sup porting the Felder executive committee which he said waa mad* up of cor poration attorneys. In closing, he repeatedly accused Howell of making statement* which wsr* not true. H* accused him of de ceiving the people by hie Ignorance. Mr. Smith's address closed at 3:30 o’clock. Crowds climbed to the stage to shake hands with Smith and How- •II. CMS. EARL IS GIVEN NICE APPOINTMENT 1 1 By Private Leased Wire. Oy«ter Bay, July 9;—When St*rretar^f Loeb reached tho village today aftepf IjIh muni conference with President IlfH.McvHt, ho ann.ititv <*d Hint Charles! Karl, now nttornoy for the department! of Justice, hoe been appointed solicitor} for tho department of commerce nnd labor. Ills predecessor was E. R. 8lms, now United Staton district attorney of' Chicago. Will Probe Into Mali. ' , J By Private Leased Wire. Washington, July 9.—Henry H.' Clause, secretary to Iho commission to. Inquire Into nnd report to congress it. conclurionH concerning the laws rela tive to ml . I.iss mall matter, lias. Issued an announcement that the first session will be held at the Hollsml; Hou.e. New York, at noon, October 1, 1906. 0000000O000000000OOO0OOOOO 0 By Private Leased Wit 0 their mother, Mrs. Christine Me- O O Klnnon, gave her life In an en- 0 O deavor to save them from the o O fire which consumed their home O O yesterday, died during the o O morning at different hospitals. O O but within a half hour of each 0 0 otbar. o 0 a O000000O00OOO0O0OOoooooooo "le our new cook clean, dear?' "I’m afraid not. When I ached what kind of eoap she used to ' the vegetables she said she didn't any."—Detroit Free Pres*. Phroogle—If you want to get aheadJ why don’t you cut down your personal tpenses? . j Wrounder—Became anybody ran do that. I’m trying to get ahead w ithout cutting down my personal expenses, and let me tell you, old fellow, that'# something that require, genius.—Chi cago Tribune.