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TO BRING ABOUT PEACE I
LITTLE HISTORY
AND THE WEATHER.
Hotel Waitress Resents Insult of
a Guest During Con
vention.
K|ic'lal to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C., July IS.—Postmaster
A. M. Long, of Rockingham, N. C.
rt-'.t'l »« the result, at least In part,
it it alleged, of a blow on the head,
delivered by a pretty young hotei
Maltreat, a white girl, at Greensboto,
during the atate Republican convention.
II Is asserted that Long, while par
tially under the Influence of liquor,
a.-t"d the young woman the number of
her room, to which she replied by
breaking a idate over Long's head.
Matty years ago Long waa a con
n ruled drinker, but for six years had
lived soberly until about five months
ag >, when the old temptation gained
ba, k Into his former habits.
FUNERAL FRIDAY
OF MRS, RUCKER
On account of the failure to make
connection at New Orleans, the body of |
Mrs. L. 8. D. Rucker, the daughter of
Judge and-Mrs. William T, Newnan,
will not reach Atlanta until 11:40
Thursday night, and the funeral serv
ices will be held Friday morning. The
body will be taken from the station to]
Barclay and Brandon's undertaking es
tabllshment. and simple services will
' b. held at the grave at the time of In
terment. Rev. C. P. Bridewell officiat
ing. Lieutenant Rucker will accom-
l*any the body to Atlanta, and will
tiring with him also his Infant child.
He was met at Ban Francisco by Col
quitt Carter, of the United States court,
who went on from Atlanta.
The following named gentlemen will
act as pallbearers: W, O. Carter, P.
, 11. Adams, Harry Dodd, Evelyn Harris,
John Hill, F, P. Gamble, John Glenn,
Jon Dean Steward.
Judge and Mrs. Newman came down
Wednesday from Arden, N. C., accom -
ter Howard, Mrs. John I* Patterson
and Miss Frances Newman and by their
son, Henry Newman.
STATISTICS.
BIRTH8.
To Mr. and Mrs. William 8. Wler, at IN
McAfee street; a sou.
DEATH8.
Sparks, died of heart
, Nancy
_js, at M Pulliam street.
J. liensnn, 41 years old, died of elec
Special Cable—Copyright.
San Salvador, July It.—The United
States warship Marblehead Is now at
Acajulta where Dr. Jose Pacus nnd
Senior Gallegaa, the Salvadorean peace
commissioners, will go aboard and Join
the Honduran commissioner.
The Marblehead will leave this after
noon from San Jose, Guatemala, where
the Suatamaian commissioners will loin
them.
United States Minister Merry and
Mexican Minister Clambea will be In
the party. It Is the purpose then to
proceed to sea, outside the 1-mlle limit,
where the peace terms wilt be nego
tiated.
Deaths ahd Funerals.
Miss Sallle D. Miller.
Miss Halils D. Miller, 1» years old.
died at the residence or her parents.
ipsiuniivs iici tmiciiis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Miller, 8 Oartreli
street. Wednesday evening at 7: IS
clock. Funeral services will be held
at the residence at 2 o’clock Friday
morning, and the body will be taken to
LaGrange for Interment at 12:26.
Charles E. Griggs.'
Charles E. Griggs, a well known citl-
xen of Atlanta, died suddenly at his
home, 162 Piedmont avenue, at 12
o'clock Wednesday night of heart fail
ure. Mr. Griggs was formerly a con
ductor on both the Seaboard and the
Southern railways, and has since been
In the clothing business. He Is sur
vived by a wife and 6-year-old girl.
The funeral services will be held at I
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the resi
dence.
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Heavy Finos for Samples.
A total fine of 216 and coats waa as
sessed against John Samples In the
recorder's court Wednesday afternoon
when that personage waa arraigned on
the charge of disorderly conduct, and
all because of the fact that he was
arrested a year ago for drunkennesa
and failed to appear In court when
out on ball. For being drunk at that
time he was fined IJ and costs, for
contempt of court In not showing up
afterwards he was fined 116 and costs,
and on the charge of disorderly conduct
he was fined |16 and costs.
Miss Ethel May Hudson.
Miss Ethel May Hudson, 21 years old,
died suddenly at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. M. A. Hudson, 414 Luckle
street, Thursday afternoon. She Is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Hudson. The
funeral services will be held at the
Tabernacle Baptist church Friday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, and the Interment
will be at Oakland.
William F. Knoop.
William F.'Knoop, 20 years old. died
Wednesday afternoon at his residence,
71 Hampton street. He Is survived by
a wife and one child. The body was
taken to Woodstock, Ga., at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning for funeral and In
terment.
I. G. Mosety.
I. G. Mosely, 30 years old, died of
typhoid fever at his home on Oreens-
ferry road at 2 o'clock Wednesday af
ternoon. He waa an employee of the
Westvlew cemetery. He Is survived by
a wife. The funeral will be held at
Ills late residence at 2 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, and the Interment will
be at Westvlew,
Mrs. Nancy D. Sparks.
Funeral services will be held at 2
clock Thursday afternoon over the
body of Mrs. Nancy D. Hparks at the
residence of her son, William C. Sparks
of 28 Pulliam street. She Is survived
daughter, Mrs. Mariam Cridley
Tye, and a son, William Clay -Sparks.
llotuptou street,
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
j;.;uo Penal Sun;—It. J. Magrader to WII-
-i renal Hu
W. Hyatt,
no and I’Iik
. lot on corner of kutumlt
Pl'lnr street. Ilond for title. .
1172—Mrs. F. J. Wallace to Atlanta Hank
I a All g. Ft lie II IllSt - - - —. _.
and flavin** Company, lot on Mnl*
* * ••tnut -
street, uear Chesti
Mrs. Mary L
■prince, nrar Whitehall street.
»:«"-\\\ T. Ashford to Jessie
B. Wra«f,
A niiu 4i iiiimii > mj bjhh nr.
and a slater, Mra. Lucretla Mention, of
Atlanta. Mn. Bparka, who waa the
widow of the late John William Bparka,
waa 12 yean old at the time of her
death, and had been a resident of At
lanta since 18*6. Hev. H. K. Pendle
ton will officiate at' the funeral, and
the Interment will ba at Oakland,
Mn. Philip 8. Dunlap.
Funeral services wan conducted
Thunday afternoon at 2 o'clock over
the body of Mn. Philip 8. Dunlap, wife
- - - - . wmet-Rldloy
anty deed.
J175—Host], llncser A Brandon, to Charles
1. Wood, lot on Fpltou street, near Cou
ture, lot on Met drlm street, near Chest-
nut Warranty deed.
f:: 206—M. D. Dobbs'to Mrs. f. K. 67011,
et nl., an undivided half Interest In hind
lot 134. Fulton county. Warranty deed.
IFono—Clareare n. Houston to Dickie
Went Fourth stent. Mortgage.
11.060 Penal .Hum-Frank L Malone to
Mr.. <1. A. Johnson, lot on Linden street,
mar Butler. Bond for title.
BUILDING PERMITS.
221,006—Georgia Hallway and Electric
■■SI stmt.H
Oes-Mn. M. C. Bell, lo relay floor at 411
Mart.tin atrnt. , i
ISO—U. O. Cochran, to re-cover one-story
Tratnr dwelling at 44 Davis street, gjj
1*0—Mrs. A. W. Harris, to Imlld
276-W. M. Bpratl
one story
«ia»-Mra. J- yr Allan, to build frame
ream In rear 46 Laclls arenas.
ISO—M. Peseoeh, Jr., to re-cover frame
do idling on. Ashby street.
Ilnr on Ashby strnt.
U\ II. Finley, to add onestory to
frame dwelling nt 111 Markham staeet.
JI...VT-W. L. llstley, to add to frama stors
at 3K> East Georgia avenue.
lOO-Fnrmera' and Traders' hank, to bnlld
vault at tss Peters street.
t'.nu-O. B. Booth, to bnlld two one-
story frame dwellings at 181 aud 163 Chapel
street.
ll.sM-J. B. Edwards, to build one-story
frame dwelling at 32 Prospect nitre,
276-Mra. 8. A. Owens, to sdil to frama
dwelling at 61 Pondera avenue.
HARTJE DAMAGED
BY WITNESSES
By Prlvtls Leastd Wire.
Pittsburg, July It.—The first witness
today In tha Hurtje divorce suit was
another handwriting expert, Samuel C.
Malone. The famous torn letter repre
sented to have been written by Mra.
Hartje to Madine was the first to come
under bis attention.
Mr. Malone was of the opinion that
thsra were flaw* In the composition of
the letter In question. He also found
several other defects, all of which went
to show that the expert wae decidedly
of the opinion that the letter wae not
genuine.
He said tha writing waa an Imitation
of some other pereon’e writing.
Elisabeth Bechtel, of Second avenue,
the tenderloin etreet, went on thestend
and testified to the habits of Mr.
Hartje. Her testimony caused a mur
mur of surprise to pass around the
is poet store and wUneases In the court
room. Bhe Identified Hartje aa the
man she had seen with a tall dark-
haired young woman.
of P. S. Dunlap, of the Everett
Company. Mrs. Dunlap died on the
train near Spartanburg, 8. C., while be
ing brought home by her husband. She
hud been at Asheville In the hope of
recovering her health, and Vras being
brought, home when death overtook her
on the way. /
R. B. Ssndiford.
Special lo The Ueorglaa.
Oxford, Oa., July 12.—R. B. Sandlford
died here Monday afternoon at 1
o'clock. Ho Imd been alck for several
months and his death was not a sur
prise. The funeral service* were con
ducted at his late residence by Dr.
James E. Dickey, and the body waa
taken on the early train to Halnt Mary*
for burial. He leaves one daughter and
four sons. , , . . .
The family accompanied the body to
St. Marys and will return In a week.
Preaching by Rev. 8am 8mall.
The Baptist tabernacle tent meetings
which are being conducted this week
by Rev. Sam Small are proving to be
a great success and large crowds at
tend each meeting. The aeries closes
Friday night.
Camping Party Returns.
The Young Men's Christian Associa
tion camping party, which has been en
joying the past two weeks at Demurest,
Is expected to return Thursday after
noon. Messages from the thirty young
men In the party have brought the In
formation that they have enjoyed the
mmmr Immensely, In spite of the In
clement weather, and have been much
benefited In health.
8ues Because of Levy,
J. J. Dorsett entered suit Thursday
morning against the Central Realty
Company for 21,120. He alleges that
R. L. Lyon, an agent of the company,
levied on furniture owned by petition
er and that thla action waa brought
maliciously and without reason.
Company Asks for Charjcr.
Homer Jackson, J. T. Jordan and
N. K. Merck filed In the superior court
Thursday morning an application for
a charter for the Jackson Mercantlls
Company, to be capitalised at 1600,000
The company proposes to enter Ipto the
sale and manufacture of surgical and
dental Instruments and supplies.
Old Sol made a gallant strug
gle Thursday to shine without
interruption from the clouds,
and was fairly successful.
Thunder heads tumbled and
boiled up for a major portion of
the morning, but no rain fell.
Forty-two years ago this date
the battta of Peachtree Creek
took place. If some of those
0» who took part In that affair, and
O who haven't been In this neck o’
the woods since, could drop In
about this time,'they'd hardly
recognize It as the shot and
shell-torn village of near half a
century ago.
Forecast: Occasional, show
ers Thursday night and Fri-
day.
Thursday’s Temperature.
7 a. m 71 degrees
1 a. m. .. .. .. ..76 degrees
2 a. m 78 degrees
10 a. m. .. 72 degrees
11 a. m, .. ,, ,. .. ..81 degrees
12 noon 82 degrees
1 p. m 83 degrees
2 p. m ,.84 degrees
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MASONS LOSE *95,000 .
BY COURT OECISfON.
By Private Leased Wire.
San Diego, CaL, July 12.—By
decision of Judge Hobbs In the
superior court at Los Angeles,
the Masonic order lose* over
195,000 bequeathed to It by C.
W. Hush In 1206.
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TWO FEUD LEADERS
KILLED FROM AMBUSH
By Private Leased Wire.
Lexington, Ky., July 12.—Dick Hall
and John Thornberg, feud leaders, were
killed from ambush In Floyd county,
according to news reaching here today.
DECLARES THAI RIYAL
PUT HIM INTO VAT
Major Elliott Promoted.
Major E. 8. Elliott, of Savannah, hao
been commloslonod lieutenant colonel
and aoslotant Inspector general of the
national guard of Georgia. He succeeds
J. Q, Nash, who resigned to accept the
captaincy of the Barnesvllle company.
In the Second regiment.
Colonel 0. B. 8tevens III.
Colonel O. B. Stevens has been quite
111 at his home In Cornelia thla week.
He waa expected here Monday, and
as no news wae received until Thurs
day, It was not known what kept him
away. He wrote that he hosed to be
well enough to come to 'Atlanta next
Monday.
Nsw Life Insurance Company.
charter has been grunted the
Georgia Union Life Insurance Com-
>any, with headquarters In Dublin. It
s to be a mutual co-operative concern,
and the Incorporators ara J. Warren
Carter, J. O. Carter, Sr., and M. C.
Carter, of Johnson rounty; George B.
Davis, of Laurens county: C. L. New
and J. D, New, of Washington county.
8UIT8 FOR DAMAGE
AGAINST RAILROADS.
Mrs. Fsnnis Holmes.
Mrs. Fannie Holmes, aged 16 years,
died at a private sanitarium early on
Thursday morning. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mra. Frank Hub-
bell of 176 Ivy street. She has lived In
Atlanta only a few months. She to
survived by a husband and young baby.
Her husband la now In Knoxvllls, from
which city Mrs. Holmes rams with hsr
parents a few months ago. Tha funeral
arrangements hav# not yet been an
nounced.
ON A HAND CAR
MEN ARE KILLED
By Private I,eased Wire.
Chicago, July 12.-Two men. both Italian
laborers, were Instantly tntrd at Berujce.
Panhandle freight train
flpeolnl to The Georgian.
Huntsville, Ala., July 12.—The South
ern railway has been sued here for
220,000 by the eetate of A. O. C, Mead
ows, of Birmingham. Mr. Meadows was
klllsd In North Birmingham In June.
The Charles Slaughter estate Is su
ing the Loutevllle and Nashville rail
road In the United States court here
tor 210,000 damages.
By Private Leased Wire.
Now York, Jnly 12.—Accused of s dia
bolical attempt to kill or tllsflgtire bis ri
val for the band of s youug woman by
pushing him Into n vat of boiling wa
ter, Ignnta Iternatea, of 95 Ureeupolat
avenue, Bllosvllle, Long Inland, waa ar
raigned In tho Long Islaud tilfy police
court.
Swathed
of Cllntou avenue,
waa la court to appear nsnlnst .
ei|ioa«d frightful scare vrkt-ts ho lot
bandages. Benjamin Morris,
Uaapetb,, Louj^ Islaud,
sen bled;
tea might have had reason
out of the way.
For a long time, declared Morris,, III-
llernates because both loved pretty Miss
fltrebenaky, of Masiwth.
As there wen no witnesses to the scene
In the chemical, works when Morris was
Injured, the court bus only the word of
oue ntsn against that of the other.
The esse was adjourned to Friday. .
MRS. THAW’S LAWYERS 'GIRL GRIEF-STRICKEN
WILL GIVE UP PAPERS
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 12.—The Thaw case
took another sensational turn this af
ternoon, when former- Judge Olcott de
clared ho would not oppose the legal
attempt of Lawyers Hartrldge and
Gleason to get from him such papers
and documents aa the Olcott Arm had
gathered while It had complete charge
of Thaw's defense.
"I do not understand this new mo
tion," said Mr. Olcott, "except that It
Is a perpetual motion. I worked all
day yesterday getting these papers, to
gether, and here they are." •
Mr. Olcott showed a large bundle
and a small valise filled with papers.
*T promised Mr. Hartrldge that I
would send the papers over to blm as
goon as I could," said Judge Olcott. “I
have been very busy. ur>! not until last
night was I Anally able to get the docu
ments all together.
"Everything In my possession per
taining to the Thaw case Is there
the exception of some private papers
nnd memoranda In the list suggestion*
of my own. I do not eooaloer they
would bo of any use.
It was also stated that Mra. Thaw
BY UNTIMELY DEATU
OF FUTURE HUSBAND
Taken to Hospital and May
Not Survive the Ter
rible Shock.
has determined to pay no more of her I Special to The Georghtn.
ion's bills until he accedes to her| Cbstlotte. X. C„ July 19.—.
wishes.
TO BE SINGLE IS— WELL,
IT’S NOT TO BE THOUGHT OF
. —. An •xtremri*
sad and tragic atory I* being enacted Lera
thla week. Miss Isabel Taylor, of Waih.
Ingtoa, IK C\, engaged fo R. Baxter Tarr,
Tuesday night,
over the yonn* nun's jH5rsnd^ods./L
to be •»*«&«« PrerityUriaa bJpET
for medical attention.
By Private'Leased Wire.
New York, July 13.—"To he single Is hell-
married life Is the real thing," reflectively
said Police Magistrate Luke J. Connorton,
In the Flashing court A moment before be
uttered this dictum the magistrate had
shown extreme mercy to two offenders who
confessed, shame-fscedly, that they were
more than 39 years old and unmarried.
The condition of the young woman Is re.
ettisr sfmTsVini sxrp
to "succeed nbould marry; there are few
• jy great. My advice
to men Is, 'marry yonug.'
, to human skill Is twine done to relieve the
My adrlro to any girl Is: ‘If you are *wfnl mental and physical strain undst
tain n young roan lores you and he! which abe has been borne down. -
certain n young . ■■ .HffiSSSffiS
hesitate! to pop the tjueatlon. belli him
along to It. Talk to him about tho mb
vantages of marriage nnd be will propoee
"'You are single now, judge,” said one of
the magistrate's audience, “why donT
*Tm a widower," Connorton Interrupted
.hastily.
;| FIRST IN ATLANTA
T0SUCCUMBT0HEA1
luneh,’^°«cUiiiied~ Connorton' and IIS’ hur
ried out of court. >
NSANF PATIENT
Deaf and Dumb Pole Ruus
Amuck in an
Asylum.
TRYING TO RESCUE
BABES, HE DIES
By Private Leased Wire.
Boise, Idaho, July 12.—Charles A.
Justus, aged 32, and three children of
hln ulster, Mrs. Samuel Moundy, were
burned to death at the family home-
atead, four miles east of Middleton, lost
night. The parents were In a hoepltal
at Boise. Justus remained with the
seven children. When the house was
found to be on Are the four older chil
dren esenped. Justus went Into the
burning building to rescue the younger
ones. This morning their charred bod
ies were found In the ruins.
By Private Ix-m
London, July 12.—To obviate delays
by storms, the telegraphic trunk, lines
are being put underground tn Great
Britain. The underground line between
here and Glaegow la already completed.
By Private Leased Wire.
Scranton, Pa., July 12.—Ignats
Krcwsyp, a deaf and dumb Pole, aged
36 years, an Insane patient, who .was
not regarded as dangerous, yesterday
afternoon murdered two Inmates. He
was given work In one of the wards
with two women, also Insane patients,
Mrs. Ann Golden, "Missouri" Ann Van
Valen. The three were moving some
cots under the direction of Keeper
Richard Davies, who left the room mo-
mentality.
Seising the opportunity afforded by
the keeper's absence, the Insane man
ran Into the doctor’s office and there
picked up an amputating knife, and
ran upetalrs to the upper floor. Keep
er Davies ran after Krewtyp and the
latter turned upon him and burled the
knife In the peeper's cheat. He then
attacked the two women. He stabbed
Mrs. Golden In the chest twice and
then stabbed Mrs. Van Valeq once.
Floyd Beemer, the son of the superin
tendent, knocked the knife out of
KrcwayiTs hands. Both women died
soon afterwards.
After the deed was committed he
jabbered In a vehement manner and no
sign of emotion could be obtained from
him. He Is now a raving maniac.
SAMUEL SPENCER
IS APPEALED TO
Special to The Georgian.
Mncon, On., July 12.—A committee of
huefncii men and Congretnman Bartlett
have requested a personal Interview with
Bsmuel Spencer, .to proteat ngslnat the at
leged discriminations against the Nan Ells
alieth, at Brunswick.
The Southern railway officials have tie
ellned to permit this Ormulgee river
•tenuier to take her cargo at the South
ern dock, where It Is unloaded by the
Mallory line hosts. The refnaal continues.
pay the us'naf charges. The threat b««
been made that In tha fotnre the South
ern will not permit the Nan to lighten
her cargo from thla. plor.
NAVAL LIEUTENANT MARTIN
ARRESTED AS A BURGLAR;
-. WOMAN CAUSED DOWNFALL
lug their war down the truck to Bernice,
when n fast moving freight train met
them jnnt an they were about lo round a
sharp curve.
NEW FRENCH COMMANDER
18 FAMOUS 80L0IER.
By Private Leaned Wire.
Paris, July 12.—General Hngron, the
new French cmnmntuler-ln-chief, In a
soldier of 'the Intellectual type. He
wan tint of hln year at Saint Cyr In
1863, and first of hln yenr at the Staff
College a few yearn later. He got hla
captaincy only a few weeka before the
outbreak of the war with Germany, In
which, attached to the staff of General
Lefebvre. of the army of the Rhine, he
fought at 6'roenchwlller and Sedan,
whence he was carried a captive Into
Germany, and confined first at Bonn
and then at Munster. Immediately
after his release he was sent to Algeria
to help In the suppression of tht
Ksbyllan rebellion, and he has. In mors
recent years, commanded a brigade, at
Constantine, a division at Belfort, and
an army corps at Chalona-aur-Marne.
ALL CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
ARE TO BE I80LATED.
11 SEALSKIN SACQUES
ARE STOLEN FROM CAR
By Prints Leased Wire.
Buffalo, N. Y., July 12.—Eleven seal
skin sacques valued at 22,000, part of a
consignment to a Kansas City dealer,
were stolen from a New York Central
car In the East Buffalo yards. Two of
the sacques were found lost night se
creted, and Fred Bartbel was arrested
and held on an open charge.
By Private Leased Wire.
Ben 6'ranclsco, July 12.—The health
committee of the supervisors hoe de
cided to recommend the passage of an
ordinance giving the board of health
authority to remove from their homea
and isolate all persons afflicted with
contagious and infectious diseases.
There has been' en ordinance of this
character applying to amnllpox cases
only.* It Is now proposed to Include all
Infectious diseases, and particularly
tuberculosis and pneumonia.
A, C. L, TO
Double Tracks to Connect
• Atlanta and City of
Macon.
The first heat prostration of the sea
son was reported Thursday afternoon,
when an unknown white man, appar
ently over 60 years old, was overcomt
about 2 o'clock on North Pryor street,
near the Young Men's Christian As-
soclation building.
The old man's predicament was first
discovered by a negro boy passing on
a bicycle, who notified the police. Aft-
•r receiving medical attention the man
was removed to the Orady hospital,
where hie early recovery le expected,
the attack being a slight one.
He couldn't Intelligibly tell his name
but said he lived at 27 Gasklll street.
WORK WILL START
ON THE UNDERPASS
By Prime Leased Wire.
Washington, 1). C., July 12.—A report was |
made public here this morning to the ef
fect that the Houthern Bsltwsy Company
Is to double track Its line between Atlantal After MfltlV Mnnthn nf fiajv
sml Macon nnd that the Atlantic Coast Line iU •' 1HOL1U18 01 'J 30
system will enter Atlanta from Macon over j
the Southern tracks as soon ss the new|
plan Is carried out.
It has been a matter of public knowledge I
for some time that the officials of the
Atlantic Coast Line were desirous of en
tering Atlanta from Macon, especially since
seeming control of tho Macon, Dublin and I
Activity Is in
Sight.
- _ . After many months of haranguing
Savannah line from Macon to t htalla, ns n | nnd w «|,, nr work will start nr, th»
part of the proposed extension of the lines “ na w , orK ' vll ‘ ,tart on ths
of the company from Macon to Savannah. South Boulevard underpass Immediate-
It Is said at the headquarters of the My,
,h "* " Mayor Woodward received a letter
Huh I from President Milton H. Smith. >of the
— reby
ivannsb. I
lor at the office of the xecretary
itxte lo “ ‘ " *
of rood
arriving within forty
in Atlanta for the building of a
id from Vldalla to Fleming, thei
ng within forty mllea of Hamm
.'barter bat not yet been secured. w , ....
Insry work talHd'to taPSidm way ImTheI r “" roa< * r *“ <5,r «0 commence work
rsnmiip Louisville and Nashville railroad,
The"rUarter has 'not' yet been "secured, sb Thursday morfltng, which stated ths
new section.
at once. Prealdent Smith wrote that
It Is farther stated hers that the Booth-1 th# work had been delayed because
MX? mtwmnMtroS Bra Of a being necessary for the Southern
Isuts. Many of the curret will lie aliol- rallwhy to accept the plans of the
lahed and the distance shortened .bout and Naihvllle engineer..
tree miles.
LOii'i bnEiun-r H, Jii hpiis, ut mu iw i . , ’ —: :r .. ,
struetlon department of the Southern, la the underpass, while the railroad will
' Atlanta to. ‘ *" * * *' '■ —“ ■- —-
tlon Is taken.
The
n Atlanta to look nrter tne itetniis or ao tne work uniter tne tracks, me
the proposed cbaaxea and bis report Is be- work of the city nnd of the railroad
Ing awaited Jo this city before further sc- J „.jj, be carried on simultaneously, so
that the street will not be Mocked any
Nothing Known In Atlanta,
Inquiry at the local offices of both tha
Southern and Atlantic Const Line fall to
coo6rm the foregoing reports. General
Agent Thompson, of the Southern, wnn out
of the rfty Thursday and could not be seen.
longer than is possible.
ND DEVELOPMENTS
no Information' on tSs subject sn$ was dl«* j IN THE HESTER CASE
anil 'Atlanta for the pa.t few wefk. aud
their presence doubtless gave rise to the special to The Georgian.
SSSSSS^ ll rT^RilPfc St fothe A cu/? r ” Opelika, Ala.. July 19.-There are no
Inquiry st the office of the secretary of new developments In the Eugene He*-
state showed that the Atlantic Const Mnnteomcrv no definite
had applied for « charter for the extension ter cft * e , at Montgomery no aennu*
of It. system, but se It had not been ad- steps having yet been taken In §ecur-
vsrtlsed JM rsajttjJby taw the charter ht , release, hie bond being fl*«l
ha. not been granted a. yet. | ^
BY LIGHTNING
Hester moved to Opelika shortly aft
er his arrest at Montgomery and bought
out the Crescent pool room of A. G-
Smith A Co. Since his residence here
he has, as far as la known, conducted
himself as befitting a good cltlsen, and
there were very few Opellkans who
connected his name with the case
which attracted ao much attention In
the Capital City, when Eugene Hes
ter was arrested on a charge of robbing
his own car while a postal clerk on the
Atlantic Coast Line, packages of money
By Private Leased Wire, . nii.niit. V.■—, u|>— — —. — — ,
Kansas City, Mo., July 12,—During a confided to hie car# to the extent ot
heavy rain and lightning storm l»te I »*-•” J h *
this afternoon the Frankel-Frank MU-I v cte<I mBn hM 11 l8T ** *'
llnery Company's building on Broad
way was struck and set on Are. One
womnn won carried out stunned.' The
Coates House, A. Booth Fish Company,
the Parke-Davls Wholesale drug house
and the big Loralne apartments are en
dangered. The Are has eaten Its way
to the sixth story of the millinery con
cern and the Parke-Davls building has
caught Are.
I FEAR MOB VIOLENCE
WHEN TRIAL IS CALLER
Special to The Georgian. •
Charlotte, X. C„ July lS.-The Are nefnte
In jsll here charged with the brutal starter
GIRL TAKES ACID ,
AND TELLS PARENT
By Private tailed Wire.
New . York, July 12.—“To my little tbelr PIn ftftbnjLfJJSdr Vri«
mother: Done! May God Idea, you
and keep you. Just as good aa you are. lteyond their power of control. Flftros
Remember me. and know that after | !K
excw - —
NAVAL LIEUTENANT MARTIN.
Rx-Lleutei>ant Martin of the United States navy, arrested as a burglar, and Guasle M. McKee, who caused
his dow nfall. Coincident with his courtmartlal. tor misappropriating funds at 6V>rt Hamilton. It waa discov
ered that the army officer had married the McKee woman, known as the "Poolroom tjueen." He waa found
guilty and dismissed^ from the army. Afterward he served a term In prtaon for forgery. The picture of Mar-
me, non aim* inn arter - n j . dM | hinges OB the 0"'
the second one, I could not stand It. | fng. The negroes here soil majntsln thjjr
The little bog I leave, too, for It la ev- 1 ,“ n0 Cf" 1 thef
erythtng I now posse... The ■*'*. br ,h * P °" tlC
turea are Herberts, drags (mother).
Goodbye.
(Signed) "LAURA.
After writing this note to her moth
er, Laura M. Senach, known also an
Laura Stackpole, a pretty girl of 20,
who U aald to have been In the "Fan-
tana" Company during the poat aeaaon,,
■wallowed carbolic add early today In s P ec, al Cable—Copyright. ^
her room In the London apartment Parle, July It.—.A *•*•**“ ilLy te-
houee at No. 162 Weat Slxty-elgth WM * W * n “ ,h * American'
■treet, and then crawled to her moth- d,y ,n honor of Mr ' “ nd „ M , ■ dart
eriu bedside In the next room, shriek- Lcngworth, who will on 8a‘ urd »> ,
liter with ttaln. I for t'onalanllnopl*. Jt la underatsoa
I GUARD OF HONOR
FOR LONGWORTHS
IN TURK’S LAND
Ins with pain. ' Ifor Conetantlnople.
The girl awakened her mother by here th,t »hen the Longwortha re
falling on the latter’a body. The moth- ,h * Turkiah frontier they - 11 . 1 ,.
er, arcing her daughters desperate con- b >’ * fftard of honor who »ll » „
dltton. got some one In the apartment them to Constantinople. The auttai
houae to call sn ambufance"“nnd“ , the | making all aorta of
girl was taken to Roosevelt hospital, I the entertainment of the pr*"*
where it was aald ahe was In a critlcai OaoffMa* and har husband^ Th'V f|
condition. "(include an Illuminated water pata.-j
the Golden Horn, a dinner by tbe »w—
tin abows blm In officer's uni' - re
in her room beside the note to her I
mother, were found fragments of oth- I end other unuguel honors,
er notes. Indicating that she had been ■ .
wbo ? initiate TRY A WANT AD . *
and wbooe baptismal | jjq- rjvjjjj (GEORGIAN