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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, JILT 21 AMERICAN AUTOS Accident of Some Kind At tends Nearly Every Trip in France. By RAOUL DE ST. RENE. Special to The (leorgliin. Paris. July B.-The celebrated Krt»« mansion In the Av«*nue «!u Hols Is being torn donriu It was liequeatbed to tiie aUt« by the famous American dentist, and served durlns the last exhibition as a residence f- r the king of Uelglura. and later for ths shah of Persia, which canaed the building to Ik* known aa the Palace of the Hot rrsIniK. It see ally It wa* reported that ex-Major Wyck Intended purchasing the hotiae. which was for sale, but negotiations fell through and the building Is uow Indus demolished sad the marble, brdnse and carved wood work are helug sold on tin* spot. The Bvaua Stun cell ne hr automobile liaa been at tempted on the Belgian frontier. but baa fnlled through the elever ahoollug of a French customs officer. An sutomoblle coming from Belgium rushed through tae little frontier vlTtagc of dnlnonpolnt. disregarding the order to stop from the eustooia officials. Two offl- • era pursued the machine on bicycles, and — *. —ftHHled In puncturing the Olll" OI lUrill llin mini in e- tires with shots from Ids revolver.* The crippled car bail to stop, but before the officers could reach It the ocotlDttUta bad du-oped. Its coitfitiliaiid load consisted of $1.6uo worth of tobacco and dgara, which the officials confiscated, together With the 24-11. P. automobile, valued at $1,200. The Swiss police Iwllcre I hey have found the factory whence Isnulis have been aup- plled to anarchists In different parts of KuroiM*. The maker Is an Austrian, who was nr re* ted nt Zurich wlieu the auarchlat oiuirter there was raided. . The I snubs, which are finely constructed, correspond in every detail with t note re cently dlseoveml nt Ancons la connection with'the plot against the king of Italy. Postcards front Ancona hearing evidences of a cipher code were also found In |»os- session of the Austrian, who will be tried by the Swiss federal tribunal. An exciting chase. IT which Judge Stone and Ur. Wallace Higgs, of New York, Were I icing pursued by the police, caused a stir on the Him nips Kl.vseea the other day. Both Americans are the nofloeMora of elec tric runabouts, which they have brought ever with them, and a dispute having arisen as to who owned the speedier machine, a race - was proposed> - down the Champa Klysoes. from .I he Klyaeo Palace Hotgl to the place dc In Concord, circling the obelisk anil buck. . , Mr. Higgs' car led till the Place do la 'ord was rcachwl. when Judge Ktone ran inehliie npoll the sidewalk and circled t ’onepr* his um< the n^e mt tnn'iirk m • nl the place made a mail hhhh -proceedings. Inn llx-.v were not swift enough •ml Hu* two nr. evaded them nnd sped >IP the avenue again. with tin- liollo-men chan- Hie after nml wildly gesllrnlntlng. >ot- withstanding Judge Htoaj’nilMtaBisnsuver. lit* was outdistanced by Mr. Riggs. who wutt by two yard*. A hoodoo seems to rent mion American • iitoiiioblll.l. In France thU year. Hcnrccly n party of Atnerlenn. net., nut f«* *B au tomobile ride tint It tl«*« not meet with «■ •ertdeut of twine kind. Ju.t Itefore lenv tiB for Troubllle, Mr. \V. K. Vanderbilt • ear knocked down n postman 111 the atreetn of Paris, badly Injnrtnghlm. The rletliu wna taken to the nearest drag More mill Inter eonveyed to 111. home. The Incident wna purely accidental and Mr. 'an- derldlt did oil he could to ttee the utau comfortable before leaving town. Between Hieltn. mid Mel. tlu* other dag an automobile eontalnlng Mr. and Mrs. Usman, of New lork and Mrs. Rose. who w.. aceoninnnylng them. Sde-.llttped anil collidine with n tree, wit. w_r«*ked. rite oreuiuinta were thrown out and linilly .link- en. Mr.. Hone .n.latneil aouie bail hrulnea and wn. eonreyed to the home of Hr. t o- ■l.iterl nt tthelm., where she l» being nursed, lint her Injuries are not eon.ldered dull ser ous. * Chopin. the composer, whose music la nd - mired umre than that of any of the dead mindrlati. who hare at wnt tlmn made their home In Part.. Innlwitt to hnve hl» nionntuent In the Parr Monrean. Tito work I. by the forootia sculptor, Kroinent Meti- rice, and will lie onyelled nt on early date. M. Cntnlte Meades. Fronrn’n greate.t liv ing poet, who I. also a distinguished critic, playwright and nietnlier of the Aendenile. has Just received a gold medal fj«m the lory presiding over the enllnary exhRrttlon \t. Mcndes wne rewarded for a new way of cooking gall which be Im. Inveutetl. lie rail. It ••carp a In Mcndes." The famous |niet la a hrst-rlana cook and he often Invite, n few Intimate friend, to partake of a delletou. fenat every which haa I cell prep, ted by hltuaelf from the soup to the complicated desserts. murdeTis charged AGAINST A WIDOW Special to The Georgian. Mobile, Ala., duly 21.—Mra. Joseph Ml t,ll haa lieen arreatetl nt Waynesboro, Mlaa.. charged with iiolaonliig her huabnnd. and Race Hall, a uelghlmr. la rlmrged with lielng an aceompllee. The body of Mlaell was exhumwl on rc|»orts of foul piny anu poison wna found on examination of the Ah'tmriiee are prominent In Eaat Mlaala- ’^Fra. Mlaell la the mother of eeyenteen children. MAN WHO WILL ARREST ROCKEFELLER Snapshot of RhcrHf E. t. Groves, of Ohio, who will servq the warrant on John D. Rockefeller, and a fac simile of the warrant IhmiuhI by the state of Ohio for the arrest of America's richest man. At the bottom Is a photo* ■ graph of Prosecuting Attorney Willis® R. Davie, of Flmllay, Ohio. Deaths ahd Funerals. Mra. W. A. L. Johnion. Mrn. W. A. L. Johnaon. 24 yeam old, died Friday night at 1# o’clock at her residence on Lakewood Height.. She la aurvtved by her husband, who la u Southern railway engineer. The fu neral service, will be held Sunday af ternoon at t o’clock at Marvin church, and the Interment will be In the ehurch burying ground. Rev. II. C. Hammond will officiate. Mra. E. A. Qltnaan. Special to The Georgian. Opelika, Ala., July 21.—At the home of her daughter, Mra. Jnham Meadows, of Motta, near thin city. Mrn. K. A. Gibson died at 10:20 o’clock yesterday morning. She had been 111 for several weeks. Her death was not unexpected. Mr,. Fannie Banka, gpeelal to The Georgias. Opelika. Ala.. July 21.—In her 75th year, Mra. Fannie Banka, widow of the widely known Dr. N. P. Banks, parsed away early yesterday morning at the home of her daughter. Mm. W. B. Vatklna. with whom ahe had re tided for aeveral yearn. W. P. Green. TV. P. Green, 4t year, old, died at hla reatdence. <04 South Pryor atrect at 7 o’clock Saturday morning. He la sur vived by a wife and one child. The funeral services will be held at the lata residence at 4 o'clock Bunday af ternoon, and the body, will be taken to Joneaboro, Ga„ Mondhy morning at 8 o'clock for interment. Mrs. Fannja Holmes. Funeral services over the body of Mra. Fannie Holmes, who died aeveral days ago at the Tabernacle Infirmary, were held at |h# First Baptist t’hurch nt 2:24 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Dr. tv. \v. Landrum officiating. The inter ment was at Weatvlsw. ALFRED BEIT LEFT $6,000,000 TO DEVELOP SOUTH AFRICA By Private I,e»«eil Wire. *» , feUHion, July 21.—The exeeufors of the estate of the Inte Alfred Beit thin after noon gave out tbo exact terms of the public bequesta, without. however disclosing the amount of the fortune left. The most notable provision of the will telegraphy add telephones In Rhodesia and upon the rape of Gtlffi riiftway, which, with other btNiuhsts for Mouth Africa, dein onstrate that Hr. Belt's Interest In the welfnre of the country In which hla for tune was made, was equal to that of hla old associate, Cecil Rhodes. The sum of $1.00i).00b Is left to the Univer sity of Johnniiesburg to erect buildings on the laud which he gave to that institution, mid $75,000 Is left to Dr. Jauielsou,> uow pre mier of Cope Colony. FORTY-SECOND GEORGIA MET IN ANNUAL REUNION Little grottiw of nged men. nomd bent with toll and InHrmlty, some still erect and energetic, filled tha sidewalk In front of the court house Saturday morning. Many of the men wore bits of faded ribbon, pinned to well-worn coals with the bronxe cross of the Southern legion of honor. There were greetlnge In familiar tones as Home new comrade came with halting etepe to Join the groups on the sidewalk under the cool shadow of the building. It was the reunion of the Forty-second regl- ment. Forty-five years ago the Forty-sec ond Georgia marched away, 1.200 strong, with new gray uniforms, under a strange banner, with red and white bars. Saturday morning not more than 125 nt the regiment answered to their names. Some were too far away to reach the reunion, others too en feebled by age or sickness. Hut the great majority of the absentees had un- awered Ihe last roll and passed on to the silent bivouac of the spirit army. But the men who come Were the same young fellows who murched away that summer to battle for live years for the cause they felt was right. Just as young In spirit, Juat as full of love for their country. The atmosphere of the armv pervaded the reunion, the generations since the great conflict were swept from the memory and the comrades of long ago became comrades again for a day. The little grodps talked In cracked voices of the day* at Manassas, In the Wilderness, at the siege of Vicksburg. They fought again tha battle* of bygone daya, they laugh cd over metdorles of camp ground Jokaa. Colonel Thomas Still at Head. Colonel L. P. Thomas, who com manded the regiment through the close of the war, Is still nt the hend of the Forty-second Georgia. He beara hla age better tlmn moat of the veterans and he had a good word for ever}’ man Saturday. Dr. W. M. Durham, the sec retary, called the roll front a Itook which has done service for yeurs. Con gressman Livingston apjtcared before the exercises began and occupied a seat on the ldntfurm. He was quartermaa ter throughout the war. The roll tvaa a long one. It began with <’oiit|iany A, and continued through the many oompanles of the regiment, but the responses to the names were few. Occasionally the sec- retuVy would pause after reading a nnnte ns If expecting a reply when from u distant corner of the hall some voice would answer, "Dead." Age has made tnnny Inroads In the regiment since the lass reunion. The speaker of the day tvaa Thomas , a. Jeffries, who welcomed the veteruns ‘on behalf of Atlanta nnd the officers nt the association. Bhort talks, remin iscences of the great ’war and reports of deaths among the members occupied the remainder of the meeting. At noon u number of the veterans boarded the special cars and paid a visit to the fa miliar ground where Ihe buttle of At lanta was fought, while others remain ed to enjoy the watermelons provided by the officers. PEftCH CROP SHORT ALMOST ONE HALF Kprchd to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn.. July 21. Ac cording to the statement* of fruit grow ers the Klberta peach crop has been badly damaged. The rains have caused the fruit to drop from the trass. Man ager Kent, of the Chattanooga South ern. which penetrates the north Geor gia peach belt, says that his road will get only about 200 dare, when he ex pected to handle 400 cars. Similar re ports have come from other points In the north Georgia belt. PEACHES ARE ROTTING BECAU8E OF RAINS Hpeciil to The Georgian. Rome, Ga., Jtly 21.—Reports from all the peach growers In this section are to the effect that the prevailing rain* have considerably damaged the fruit crop. In many places the fruit Is rotting and falling from the trees, and what remains Is being gathered half rine and shipped. TYPHOID FEVER AT FT. OGLETHORPE S|M*t*lal to The Gt*orgtan. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 'SI.—Ty phoid fever has broken out at Fort Oglethorpe. There have been several deaths nnd several are In the hospital. There are also, several cases In this city. The mayor has taken the proper precautions to ha\* the city put In the beat sanitary condition, ami he will lend the ^reneflt of his good offices to the authorities at Fort Oglethorpe to clear the camp of the disease. New Rural Routes. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 21.—Rural Route Inspector George R. Hill haa commenced to arange for the establish ment of several new rural delivery routes In this county. It is possible that from seven to ten new routes will be established.. RECEIVER DIRECTED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION Kpeclsl to The Georgian. Gadsden. Ala.. July ft.—T. I*. Kane, dep- nty and acting comptroller of the currency, has directed Thooiss M. Thornton, receiver of the defunct First National Bank, of At tails, to tnke all necessary proceeding* l»y suit or otherwise upon the ulutt-ehold- eh* of that liiKtltntlon to collect $9),fttG, the full amount of stork held liy the Atoektioblerii, t»* lie p«hl to the reccivar by them su or before Ammst A Its purity, quality, and wholesomeness yuaranteed by The Southern Cotton Oil Company TELEGRAPHIC NEWS TOLD IN FEW WORDS Agsd Man Crsmatad. Lancaster, Pa., July 21.—Charles Cur ly, aged 22, of Lincoln, was burned to death In the firs which destroyed Isaac Venlm’s barn, in Earl township, causing 25,000 loss. Two Suspected of Crime. Belcliertown, Mass., July 21,—Work Ing today on the theory that Wln*bla M. Goodell, the pretty daughter of Postmaster Goodell. was murdered and her body either burled or thrown Into a pond, the authorities are closely watching two young men who have thus far been active In the search for the missing girl. HIBERNIANS ELECT THEIR NEW OFFICERS Hr Private UnmJ Wire. ■New York, July 21.—The following off! rer* were elected bjr the Ancient Order of IHbernlan* today: President. Matthew Cummings, of Bon in: vice president, John K. Regan, tit. Paul: aecretar.v, James C. Carroll. Colum bus, Ohio; treasurer. John F. Quinn, Joliet, Ilia.; directors. P. F. Moran. Washington, |i. c.; Kdward T. McChrlstle, Sew York; lir. W. J. O’Brien. Pennsylvania: Rev. M. J. llyrne. Indiana; Johu T. Kelley, 2111- Tlie ladles’ auxiliary elected the follow- '"f’realdeat. Mlu Arona Kmalla. Benin. ton. Pa.; vk*e pre.ldent, Mr#. 2lary Me. Carty, Massachusetts; aucretary. Mra. !>n- -m*. New York; Ireaauror,. 2Ira. Daly, llnneaota. ’ , . The i-oiiveutlou adjourned to meet next year In lndlatin|Mdls. MOB ATTACKS MAN WHO KILLS DRIVER By Private Leaaed Wire. Chicago. Jnty a.—In a dispute between two teamsters over the right ot one of them. Albert Wegel. to drive a wagon, not lietug a member of the teamsters’ natnn, Wegel was liealen senseless, thrown Into the river nnd drowns,! nt the foot of La- galle avenue, by Rudolph Jonsn. who wn* net u|h*i and beaten by a crowd, but wna flnaly taken away by two poileemea. LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED Spaeisl Manangtr Arrested. Will Hunter, a negro special delivery messenger at the postofflce, was ar rested Saturday mornlpg and locked up‘charged with frightening a horse at Johnson avenue and Huhter street on Friday. The runaway caused the seri ous Injury of Mt*a Ila Lloyd, of De- Kalb county, who is now at the Grady hospital. Postmaster Blodgett heard that the boy was wanted and went to the police station with the negro, where the messenger was surrendered to the juithorltles. Stuck, Hand Cuffs Wars Bad Luck. Willis Bridges, tt negro, had bad luck Baturday. He was arrested by Officer Covington, for some small offense and when he reached the station the offic ers could riot loose the handcuff* from the negro’s wrists. The prisoner was taken to the detectives’ office on the third floor to have the handcuff* re moved when several of the detectives recognised Bridges as a negro wanted on two charges of burglary. The negro Is being held for the more serious of fenses. To Drive Ovar Route. The council committee on eleatrlc and other railroads will meet In the front of the city hall Tuesday afternoon and from there will board carriages and drive over ths proposed route of the interurban after It reaches Atlanta. ' To Wrestle in Coliseum. The coliseum at Grant Park has been contracted for July 30 on the evening of which day a wrestling match will be held between the Greek wrestler and the Turk now III Atlanta. The colis eum was let by the park board to M. Carlson. Mayor’s Gallary Enlarged. Becretary Dan Carey received a pho-. graph of James K. Williams, mayor —’ - Atlanta during reconstruction times. Saturday morning. It will be added to the already targe collection on the mayor's wall. Ylayor Williams was first sleeted In 132* and after serving the one year term la vogue at that* time, waa re-elected. In 1222, when his second term should have ex pired the military governor of Atlanta declared there should be no election, so Mayor Williams with his council, .kept office tor another year. Vour Counties Show Gains. Four more counties making returns to the comptroller Baturday morning swell the Increase for 190* over last year 2257,557. DeKalb county show s an Increase of 211.283; Clay 185,281, Clinch 3822,701, Camden 1237,892. Fire Company Deposits Bonds. The Fireman's Fund Insurance Cor poration, of 8an Francisco, which has absorbed the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, deposited 310,000 In regis tered bonds with the state treaeurer Saturday,morning to protect its policy- holders in this state. John M. Higgins Dead. Xaws was received lu Atlanta Satur day of the death Friday night at Rich mond, Va., of John M. Hlglns, father of Joseph A. Higgins, of Atlanta. Mr. Higgins, who was at his father's bed side at the time of the death. Is chief clerk to Joseph Billups, passenger agent of the Atlanta and West Point railway. 8uit for Damages. Mlsa Maude McConnell, a ’clerk In* the office of the superior court clerk, has Hied suit against the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company to recover 310,040 damages for Injuries alleged to have been sustained In an electric car collision on the Eaat Point line on July 5. Lee McConnell, also a passenger on the car, has filed suit for the same amount. Rev. H. C. Hurley Quits Id. Rev. H. C. Hurley, pastor of the Woodward avenue Baptist church, has been critically 111 with stomach trouble for the last three weeks. Besides a large circle of acquaintances in At lanta, Mr. Hurley has. many friends elsewhere In Georgia and Alabama who wish him an early recovery. Personal Workers’ Masting. All personal workers In the city of every denomination are requested to meet at the Central Congregational church. Ellis street and Carnegie way, at 4 o'clock Bunday afternoon. Bring your revival hymns, as used In Torrey-Alexander meetings; also your friends. . - Psychological Society. The Atlanta Psychological Society, Robert Bryan Harrison president, will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at 122 Peachtree street. The members will reason about "Psychology from a Bcrlptural Standpoint,” the subject or Dr. J. W. Lee’s lecture last Monday night. This society haa no creed or strange beliefs and Is always open to visitors. An Ideal schol for children under consideration by the members or the society. STATISTICS. DEATHS. , , Mias Marie Larson, 55 years okl. dM »■ rheumatism nt Kina’s Daughters l"»l" : Mra. Fannie Holmes. 18 years old. 0* * of hluoti ikiIsou at S buckle. BIRTHS. , To Mr. nnd Mrs. James Rinehart, at *» Sunset avenue, n daughter. To Mr. nml Mra. t'has. II. Brotheri"0, 23 Central avenue, a son. , ,3 To Mr. ami Mra If. M. Boas. »< Windsor street, a daughter. . w To Mr. nml Mrs. Bara Caw-hern, at -* Pondera avenue, a daughter. BUILDING PERMITS. 312,000—Fulton Bug and Colton » ■ httfld fourteen one-ttory frame i»«*nr l’eorl •tiioef. t o $1.050—Johnson. Holromh & .',.urr*» Ituilil one-story frame dwelling at H • " MOoL-Mrs. Mnry Robinson, m rei-ab dx one-ntory frame dwelling* at 3W t*» •** Daniel Mtreet. _ nn*- $2,400—1*, |\ Starry, to build •tory frame dwelliiur* at 69-71 Bjjai*' $2w>—Mr*. Dora Knott, to bulM at ebrner Harrl* atreet nnd Pivdni 0 " 1 "w-A. L Langston, to add frame dwelling nt 314 West fourth » ,rr ' PROPERTY-TRANSFERS. one-sixth interest la lot to East I <"* Loan deed, mf $139—Empire State Investment 1 ^ to W. A. Lindsey, tat on •{»£»* *’,pwi. near tlr.-nsferry avenue. Warrott V „ 83.750—J. F. tarry and P. f ./ ' .irwt. Annie H. Anils, lot on, Jacks-a near North arenw. • TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN