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LAKE SHORE THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN'. ‘ PICTURE OF THE WRECK AT SALISBURY, ENGLAND, IN WHICH A NUMBER OF AMERICANS WERE KILLED; YOUNG BRIDE WHO WAS MADE A WIDOW BY DISASTER BY HISJ1ENCE Grammar Takes Immunity Bath by Going on Stand. Ity Private Leased Wire. ' Cleveland, Ohio, July 17,—< 'aptslll O. J Grammar, vice-president of the I.ake Shore, whom. It waa hoped, would be Indict ad by the grand Jury, Investigat ing the Standard Oil Company and the I-vke Shore, appeared before the grand Jury (hta .morning, I hue making him l:nmuhe from Indlctmerit*. 1 Just' what Grammar, who occupied tha aland all the mornnig, told the grand Jury, could nut be learned ut noon. In the-hope that an Indictment could > be aecured ugalnat Grammar, plana for aummonlng him at Hie be ginning of the Inquiry were counter manded by Washington. The confer ence of I)latrlrt Attorney Sullivan In the Baal with Moody had for Ita reaulta the calling of Grammar. Another,waa the announcement of a grand Jury Inquiry at New Turk. It la now believed the cancellation of Chicago alorage chargee of tha Lake S' ore ogethei the' Standard mny have been hiade In the New Yolk Central older* In New York and that arrange ment for the febaten were made there by big oil and railroad official*. With the return of Sullivan to <,‘leveland Tueaday morning, the grand Jury be gan a flna,I effort to Secure conclusive evidence. Ke.\t sweat-box' method* were In Vogue All the I.ake Shore men pre- vlouafcr examined' were levelled for more minute examination. ' To fix def inite reaponalblllty oh certain high Htandkrd official*!* now the great aim of the proaecutlon, which hopes the needed evidence will be aecured from Grammar. : CHILDREN TAMPERED WITH ARC'LIGHT At khe reault of aeveral uccldenla front of the court houae on South Pry or -itrot recently when aeveral team* have fnllen Into a ditch at that point during the dark hours .of the night, due, It hag been suld, to the fact that the electric llght-at that point hag not been operated as It should, II. A. Stockton, foinnan la the employ of the Georgia Hallway and Kleotrlc Company/ ap peared before Judge Broyles Tuesday rnlng to explain why the light waa no eeldom lit. The testimony of Mr. Stockton and other retire.rotative* of the company toil to the effect that everything pos- Mlble had been done to keep the light In good condition, but flint children or other* maliciously Inclined had con- etantly tampered with the globe of the light and prevented the beam* from throwing their ray* where the danger IBM haa'toe*. The recorder waa con* t in. rd that the fault wa* not with Stockton, and ordered hla discharge. ui UIJU’JIIIUJJJJ. m i p. !5wr ***** m woammnmmytxmxmm SCORE Judge 8hew Delivers Em phatic Charge to the jury. TCP ?T , A?uS l « C I U ncMclA l i n 5.=oS > nI •P,?ASFf , !I. 8 n5 F ..fH O J2 QRAPH 8 C Of :y! i ; ?IE'RA 0 | 6 LRSAD‘WRECK^AT SALISBURY, ENGLAND, TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IFinnn tup nmnl N n E ir R A L CBw\li2c St* MANY AMERICANS WERE KILLED AND INJURED. A PICTURE OF MRS. C08SITT,' DAUGHTER OF 8UGR0, THE BRIDE OF A FEW WEEKS, WHOSE HUSBAND WAS KILLED, 18 ALSO SHOWN. I L ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD FATHER M'OSCAR LEAVER ATLANTA The Rev. Father Peter McOacar, S. M„ aaalatant pastor of the Sacred Heart church, ha* gone to Weeterly, nhode Inland, where he will aieume charge of the church. Father McOacar will have a large paatorate In hla new held. For two yearn he haa been at the Sacred Heart church and haa won many Mend*, who regret hts departure. LEAPS FROM TRAIN • AND MEETS RIS DEATH Special to The Georgian Collin*. Ml**., Jufy 17.—Crated by a blow on the head Inflicted by Willie Holland, George Boothe, of Kola, Mia*., leaped from the window of a train on ! which he-was being conveyed to a doc. I tor Saturday and waa crushed to death under the wheel* of the moving train. It la alleged that Boothe had been making disrespectful remark* ubout I Holland'* wife, and Holland called ‘ upon Boothe for an explanation. A quarrel ensued and lloothe wa* struck on the head with an ax. It 1* stated that the wound Inflicted by Holland on Hoot he - * head wa* a fatal one. This, however; will Itave to be determined, i as. the Immediate cause of death re sulted from being crushed beneath Ihe train. Realizing that hta wound was severe, Boothe boarded a train and was trying to reach this city for the purpose of obtaining a surgeon. He became mad and frantic, resisted the attempt* of his friend* to hold him on the car, mhed wildly out and leaped from the moving train. HI* body waa terribly mangled. Holland haa not yet been appre hended. TRYING TO OUST EDWARD 1IA RRIMAN By Private Istaaed Wire. New York, July 17.—That the light for control of Wella-Fnrgo A Co. la becoming hitter waa made clearly evi dent today when XV. C. Stokes & Co. In a circular to stockholder* of the former company accused E. H. Har- ilman and the Well*-Fargo & Co. management of deliberately Issuing Bn Inaccurate balance sheet of the com pany. If the movement to ouat Har- rtmen from the company Is successful Stokes A Co. promise a thorough In- \ estlgatlon of the company'* affair*. WAITER FELL DEAD WHEN HE GOT TIP By Private Leased Wire. Elkhart. Ind.. July 17.—Martin Pgue, • waiter at the Imperial hotel here, whs given a Ave-dollar bill as a tip at the dinner hour yesterday by Henry Cole, who la reported to have been a big winner at dice the night before. Pgue looked at the bill, and dropped to the floor, unconscious, and died fifteen minutes later. The coroner pronounced t .i « ■ of Uagrt failure. f Big Ncwol Post oil Top of Building Smashed Down Through Roof. Something of a panic wa* caused In the Terminal station Tuesday after noon at 1:21 o'clock by the terrific noise of llgltl nlng striking and dislo cating one of the newel posts on the south lower. The post, composed of material akin to concrete, was hurled to the several roofs of the station, part* striking the asphalt walk In front of the station. Nn one was Injured, although many were badly frightened. A depot horse was struck nn the noee by a flying fragment. The horse started to run, but was caught before causing any damage. The tunder bolt first tipped Ihe top- moat plnacle of the south tower, then caromed down to the northeaat cor ner, where It dislocated the newel and several of the pillars In the ballustrade. All of these were given a tremendous Impetus, some landing on the roofs and some thrown far out Into the drive way. Borne ten or twelve large holes were knocked In the terra cotta roofing, hut none of the fragments came all the way through. The accident would probably have caused the loss of life, had not the heavy rain driven all paaaersby and those uniting for trains to the Inte rlor of tlte building. Shortly after 11 o'clock a thunder bolt struck In the vicinity of the gas tanks, not far removed from the Ter minal station. No great damage wa* done. TOM TAGGART ASKS FOR ROAD FRANCHISE lly Private t,en*ed Wire. Memphis, Tenn., July 17.—Applica tion for a franchise In this county for the Lakevlew Traction t'ompany, of which Thomas Taggart, of Indianapo lis, Ind., I* president, waa made In the county court yesterday. The request was made for Ihe privilege of locating and maintaining for a period of 31 years single and double tracks, poles and other equipment necessary In the proposed electric line from here to I'larksdale, Mis*. This line will touch at Lakevlew, Ml**., a summer outing place, where. It I* said, there I* to be created a casino, with all sort* of amusement* provided for patrons of Indoor and outdoor sports. MARCHING THROUGH DIXIE IS PAD- BOLL WEEVIL. K|te<inl to The Georgian. Baton Rogue, La., July 17.—The statement that the cotton boll weevil is migrating eastward very rapidly, and that lie believe* It will get^lnto Missis- slppl by the close of the season, lias been made by W. 8. Hunter, entomolo gist of the United State* government, *nd In charge of the government's boll weevil work in Texas and Loulslami. He came here to observe the summer and fall migration of the pest, which Is appearing this year In low. wooded portion* of Louisiana. Never In the past have the entomologists had the weevil under Inspection In these *ec- tlon*. and ns the result of Mr. Hunter’s visit, two additional government In spectors have been assigned to Louisi ana. Chattooga's Representative. Hon. H. II. Edmondson wa* nomi nated as Chattooga county's represen tative for the next legislature at a I" Ini.ir\ held there SntiU'day. Jle will succeed the venerable Ilr. n. T. Rudl- cll. Air. Edmondson 1* one of the leading business men of Summerville and Chattooga county, and Is one of the leading peach growers of that sec. tlon. Story Waa a Fak*. Pat Hsgarty, who on Saturday night ind lying outside the Exposition serious condition, was Monday ivus foum hotel In ralgned before the recorder afternoon and retracted hla sensational story In regard to being thrown out of the window by a woman, stating that he waa simply on a drunk. The usual fine of 13 and coal* waa Imposed. New Live Stock Company. Tho Farmers' Iilve Stock Insurance Company, of Macon, waa granted charter Tueaday morning. It la u mu tual concern and all the Incorporators are resident* of Jefferson county. They are: G. F. Dixon, XV. J. Rollins, E. M. XValden, F. M. Rivera and J. D. Denton. HE DEMANDS $25,000 FOR HIS WIFE’S LOVE lly Private leased XVIre. Cleveland. Ohio, July IT.-Ilr. P. It. Car- roll, who wna ninrrlcrt a month n*o, wm ■u«! r«*»tcrdav for $28,000 by Will In in C. t’u<lni*T, n merltmilcnl <*nKln<H»r. for tha nllegml alienation of the nlfectlona of hla young wife, Oeraldlne Hehlrie Gartner. Ur. ranrell a month ago married M»m Georgia Flnher, a nurae. FIRED HIS PISTOL, CAUSING STAMPEDE Hpeclsl l<> The Georgian. Albany, Ga, July 17.—A serious Hot was narrowly averted at the ball park during a game of ball between the colored teams of Cordele and Albany yesterday afternoon. Henry Howard, a negro, drew a pistol and began f!Hng, though without effect. In the stam pede that followed several were knock ed down and bruised. The entlr* police force was called out to quell the disturbance and a good many arrest* followed. DECLARED THE RABBI LED A DUAL LIFE lly Private Wire. Kranavlll*, JmJ., July 1*.—Hnlrtrt Fret>- liurtcr, of t!i«» H'Xnl Mom-lit* JhwUU c*«hi- jrtvgittloti of this city, hit* *urtrtenty tnken hl« dcpnrturo front thlt city Ihn**um> of tho itrjro ngrtlnet him that he wn» lending tliiMl life. The rabbi came here four month* ago to aMtiuie charge of the IVNut Mow he congregation nurt brought along a wouinu whom he called hla wife. All weut well nntll one day * visiting rnbbl from New York dropped Into the city nnd on Id thnf Freelumler hnd a wife and .three ebtldren living In New York *nd that he had deuerted them. The trustees of the efcutvh railed a meeting to Investi gate the charges* and when the rithhl waa asked for nn explanation he declared hi# Inuoceaee. FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO BY WIRELESS Kiwtisl In Tb« Georgian. New Orleans, La., July 17.—Thomas Wood, manager of the Pacific Wireless Telegraph Company, has announced that his company will soon be ready to transmit commercial message* to Chi cago. The company propose* lo have a station In Mississippi and to cover the entire Mississippi valley, commer cially sneaking. The seventh annual convention of the Georgia Retail Grocers’ Associa tion will be called to order at 3 o'clock T-tesday afternWn In the convention halt'of thj New Kimball by the presi dent of the association, J. XV. Kilpat rick, of Atlanta. Thera are a number of Important matter! to come before the convention this year, the moat promi nent being Ihe pure food bill and the question of the trading stamp compa nies. The convention will alto dlecuae the question of a fair profit for the dealer, at the same time InsuHng for the customer a square deal. A matter which will probably call foHh more or leas academic discussion Is the credit system and th* opening of new ac count*. There will be present at the meetlnf John A. Green, president of the Nations Grocers' Association, and J. A. Van Hooae, the president of the Southern XX’holesale Grocers' Association, both of whom will make addressee. Th* officer* of the association are: president. J. XV. Kilpatrick, of Atlanta; vice president, B. J. Ford, of Bruns wick;- secretary, John Bratton, and treasurer, L. O. Tisdale, of Fltigcrald, The convention will last two days, the session* being held at 8 In the morning and 3 In the afternoon. Deaths atxd Funerals. A, W. Evant, Jr, A. XX’. Evans, Jr., the 3-months-old •on of A. W. Evans, of Sanderavllle, died Monday afternoon at S o'clock at the residence of Supreme Court Justice Beverly D. Evans, No. 330 XX’est Peachtree street. The body was car ried to Sanderavllle for funeral and Interment at »:15 o'clock Monday night. Horae* P, South. Horace P. 8outh, 22 years old, died at hla residence. No. 1 Dillon street, Monday afternoon. The body wa* carried lo Roswell, Ga., for funeral services and Interment at 7:50 o'clock Tuesday morning. I. Osschgar. Funeral service* were conducted Patterson's undertaking establishment Monday morning at 10 o'clock over tha body of I. Oeachger by Rev. XVIIIiam X'ollbrecht. of the German Lutheran church, nnd the exercises at the grave were In charge of Schiller lodge. No. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Dies After Brief Illness. Hpet-lal to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., July 17.—Th* young son of Alderman and Mrs. Jesale B. Hart died her* this morning after a short ill ness. MONROE DOCTRINE TO BE ATTACKED lly Ibivste leaned XVIre. XVashlngton, -July 17.—History for the three America*, and most Impor tant history, will be made at the third International conference of American republics, which Is to assemble In Rio de Janeiro July 2(, with Secretary of State Ellhu Root as advisory counsel for the United States. Heretofore the conference* have been without any momentous resalt*. Rep resentative* of the various govern ments have met, discussed trade re lations and treaties and adjourned. X PARAGRAPHS Dies of Apoplexy. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga- July 17.—Noah L. Lanty, an old cltlxen of Alabama, who resided part of th* time In thl* city and part on hla plantation In that state, died Sunday from the effect* of a stroke of apoplexy at the home of hie eon, XVesley T. Laney, In thl* city. He wae S3 years of age and leaves a wife and five children. Receipt ie Acknowledged. Hpeclsl lo The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 17.—Yesterday Mayor Allen received offlclal recogni tion of the 33.000 that was appropriat ed by council for the sufferers at 'Frisco. There waa about 38,000 sent from Augusta, counting what was raised by 'popular .subscription. Augusta's Horn* Coming. Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 17.—Augusta'i home coming week, which will be held during the fall fair, promisee to be an occasion that will long be remembered by the people of Augusta. There have been a number of Invitations sent out by the secretary of the fair association and yesterday he received hla first ra the Invitations, thl* being t Turpin, of Louisville, Ky. Names Stricken Out. Special to The Georgian. Aui INAL lUgusta, Ga., July 17.—The county board of registry supervisors have finished up their work and have atrtek en from the registry, list a total of 47 names, th* majority of whom are stricken on account of non-payment of tax**. THOUGH CARVED UP BERRIEN SHOWS GAIN Return* from Berrien county, at first glance, showed an amaslng slump of over 3700,000 In Ita tax returns for 1908, but Captain Tip Harrison soon discovered the trouble. In making hla comparison* the Ber rien tax receiver failed to leave out Tift and part of another district, which were cut off to form Tift county. XX’lth the proper comparison Berrien county actually shows a gain of about 3800,- hli ‘ - 000, which I* nlflcent Increase, nagn everything considered. Catoosa county falls Into line with an Increase of 343,177. The returns for 1*05 were 3958,24* and for 1*08 *1,001.148. PEEK-A-BOO SUITS ARE UNDER BAN By Private leased XVIre. tierelsnd. Ohio, July 17.—Joe Gnldsolil, chief of Ihe park police, has set himself up •• a sensor of the bathing lieache*. and has drawn the line on peek-almo bathing •nil*. ■■ well as those eonatrncted of gstisy, clinging stuff and white muslin. Open work costume* don't go. GnMsold makes daily trip* of Inspection lo the lienches In an auto lioat and with i searches Air Infraction* of hi* Special to The Georgian. Alexandria, lei.. July 17.—William I-on rip. a while mau. met death In a frightful man ner yesterday while nr work on Ike Bed Hirer Valley railroad. 35 miles from her* by being caught In n steam shovel. He wae horribly mingle.‘ Castro, dictator of X’enesueln, haa de termined to make 4 grandstand play agalnet th * Monroe doctrine and he Is said to have the backing of every re public In the conference except Guate mala nnd Salvador lb Central America, and Uruguay and Ecuador on the southern division of- the hemisphere. Conferences Held Between Railroad Men and Mail Service Officers. Several conferences between the of flclal* of tha Atlanta Terminal Com pany were held In the office of Presi dent Wtckereham Tuesday, presuma bly for the purpose of discussing the status of the case of the United States against Station Master Patterson, an account of which was given In Mon day's Georgian. The official hearing on the ease has not yet been held nor has the exact date been set, but, according to Superintendent Terrell of the rail way in ail service, who will Investigate the matter for Ihe government, the case will be taken up with President XVickersham at an early date. A typographical error In the story of Monday made the account of the diffi culty between Patterson and an em ployee of the mall service read that Patterson endeavored to assault the mall clerk with a knife, when, accord ing to the statement of H. D. Harrison, It was the employee who drew the knife when threatened by Patterson. At this disturbance the police were notified, Jbut took no action. The disclosure* made In The Geor glan Monday caused no surprise among the small army of officials at the Ter' mlnal because of the previous knowh edge of tha trouble which had been brewing. It was the chief topic of con versation, however, and developments are being awaited with Interest. FINDS LABORERS IN POLICE COURT J. R. Echols, a contradict agent for the A. & C. Wright Company, who are the contractors In charge ot the con' atructlon of th* Tallulah Falls Rail' way Company, was In the police court room Tuesday morning making bids for aeveral of the negroes who are con firmed loafers to leave with him on the afternoon train for the site of the work. Hla timely plea saved mere than one negro from the chalngang, as several promised to leave with him at onee. Mr. Echols states that It Is one ot the hardest propositions that he has been up against for some time to get men for the railway construction work Nine dollars a week and board at *2 Is tha Inducement offered, and still tha company haa been about 100 men short all the summer. Mr. Echola spent all Monday trying to Induce negroes who are not employed to - go to Tallulah, but out of alxty-llve promise* only two were at the train when ready to start. Hpedal to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C„ July 17.—Two tru« hull qf Tndlfftment were, found Monday by the grand Jury In the celebrated trial nC tk* twenty-odd alleged lynch ers of. J..V. Johnson, who was. hanged to a tree at XVadesboro six weOka ago. This .marks fhe beginning of o i of the most sensational trial* that th* state has ever witnessed, *n<J the term of court, a special one that waa called to order by Judge T. J. Shaw at Mon roe, In . Untnp county, adjoining th* county-In which the lynching occurred, may continue ten day* or. even two weeks before the matter la sifted to the bottom. - - The feature of the first day la found Jn the fearlessness of the/charge dellv. ered-by the Judge to the members of the grand Jury a* -to thw performance of their duty in the cases against some of tha leading fitlxen* Of the section about XX'adesboro. Judge Shaw said that the grand Ju ryman mugt have the courage of his convictions regardless of the conse quences that might ensue In the cpse. "Tho guilty," said the Judge, "should not expect releuse by the court for their actions In the face of law, but should expect that they receive pun ishment and that If curb are liberated they Hill be disposed to repeat the crime and also draw others Into paths that are contrary to the law* of the country." The charge reached a climax when Judge Shaw said: "God helping me, I am going to take my part of the re sponsibility In this court, and I am go ing to place a part upon the grand Jury. After the trial my skirts shall be clear, and the responsibility or miscar riage of juattco shall not be thrust upon the court." , Continuing, lie said that If any of the Juror* nre troubled by men, approach ing them on this subject, the matter shall be reported to him, and that such a Xnan will not talk for many (fays to another on the court square. The Judge said that he understood letters had already been prepared to be mailed to the grand Jurors, and that he wanted such letter* placed at once In hie hands, so that he might learn what Influences are being brought to bear on the Juror*. •The two men against whom true bills have already beep presented are Tom Adams and Zeke Lewis, two of the first men to be named as an alleged participators In the lynching of John- * Those against whom Indictments were returned are: John MeLaurln, Tom Adams, Zeke Lewis, Joe J. Meacham, Clyde C. Bow- man, John-Jones, Elmer Dunn, Lester Johnson, John XV. Nevlna, B. F. Tim mons, Ottl* Martin, Fred Dunn, May Gulledge, Lewis Adams, Jim Swlnlt, Frank Graham, Will C. Dunn, XVlU A Nevlna and Will Dew. THROWN FROM RORSEi DROWNED IN CREEK Special to The Georgian/ Decatur, Ala., July 17.—XVhlle at tempting to croaa Llptestone creek on a horse Dave' Jones, a young white man. wa* thrown off and drowned. His CAMPAIGN CLOSING IN CITY OF AUGUSTA BANK ORGANIZED AT ARLINGTON, GA. Special to The Georgian. Arlington, Ga, July 17.—The First National bank of Arlington, Ga, was organised here today with a capital stock of 330,009. The officers are: President, XX’. E. Sanders; vice-president, B. H. Askew, Sr.; cashier, B. H. Askew, Jr.; asalet- ant cashier, G. M. Lofton. Land Owners' League. Special to The Georgian. Neiv Orleans. July* 17.—'What {a con sidered as the Initial step of the or ganisation of a land owners’ league, which will extend through ever)- parish In the state, haa been taken by promi nent land owners In the vicinity of Crowley. - • Bpcclal to The Georgian. AugustA Ga, July 17.—Everything is In readiness for the city white primary tomorrow and It la believed that th* race will be the closest ever held In the city for the office of mayor. The city registry supervisors have about com pleted their work, with a few little de tails that they will have to attend to this mornlpg, and they will be ready to make a report. . _ The election tomorrow will end a hard fight by two veterans, one t at tain XV. M. Dunbar, who has served the city a* councilman for three years, ana Captain XV. B. Young, who ha* **r%ed the city as mayor for one ter%i. Botn of the distinguished gentlemen »>* Confederate veterans. PROF. HUTCHESON WILL BE RETIRED Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., July 17—R J* learned that Profesaor Hutchleon, who has been traveling In South America under order* from the department of commerce and labor At Washington. “ •tudy the markets for all varieties ot American goodA will return to hla coi lege work In California, and ™ " succeeded by Mr. Putnam, of chuaetts, a prominent financier, holding extensive cotton mill Interest*. 600 LEPERS VOTE FOR OWN OFFICERS By Private Leeeed Wire. - Washington. July I7.-B*turn* hare J"" been received by th* bureau of tMubu «■ fair* of, perhaps, the m°ef novel et*. ever held under the Juriedlotlou ot' Unltod mates. The all hundred epef'',r the Island of rntlonhy, eone of the “jj Ippluee, voted for a preeldent and U> l(eeoluttona were odopted th«nU"‘'' 'JJ Amei lean government tor the care ta of the leper*. _ IN A LABORERS’ FIGHT _ THREE MEN ARE H uRT tty Private Leased Wire. ., Columbus, Ohio, July 17 —In » "*"* which took place yesterday between fifty striking molders and■ ■ en non-union men at work In theJ dry ot the Hance-Brown casting Frank MUIer, Ihe company'* booko"-! er, and Albert Angel, a »irtke employed by the company, ; oualy Injured, and Jacob mr , j. leader of the attacking pnHlV’f.H >a* era, waa shot In th* left leg I* 10 * knee.