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THE ATJjANTA HBHMHMl
(Communicated).
CHIEF JOYNER BRANDS AS FALSE ™
CHARGES OF THOMASH. GOODWlM EACH OTHER'S ROLE
Replies to Insinuations
innuendos of His
Opponent.
THEBE IS NO FOUNDATION
FOB SHAMEFUL CHARGES
Card of Edgar Anderson Exposes a
a Charge Exploited by Goodwin
In His Speeches^Chlef
Joyner's Record In
Atlanta.
To tlje People of.Atlanta:
I had hoped that the bitterness of the
gubernatorial campaign would give
sensation enough to lovers of that sort'
of thing without an Injection of it into
the race for mayor. But my opponent
seems to have caught the infection, and
has tilled the public ear with so many
misrepresentations of me—so many
charges utterly without foundation, and
so many petty insinuations, which he
knows are based only on his own vi
cious Imagination and desire to get into
an Important public office, not on his
own merit, but on the passion and
prejudices he hopes to inspire against
me, that I feel it Is due myself, my
friends and the whole city of Atlanta,
to make vigorous and emphatic denial
of his charges, and so I can do, for they
are utterly untrue and without founda
tion.
I had hoped that my long life here as
a citizen and an officer would save me
from the foul mouth of slander. I had
hoped that my continual Indorsement
and re-flection as head of one of your
most Important departments through
more than a quarter of a century would
be a guaranty against malicious
charges of graff.
I had hoped that my dealing with
hundreds of honorable and faithful men
In the fire department would be proof
against false attacks charging me with
favoritism and almost despotism; I had
hoped that a long life in the public
gaze, coming into contact with every
business Interest in Atlanta, would pro
tect a man from Insinuations that he
peeks an honorable posltlofi to sell out
the interests of his people to a “soul-
GOODWIN CAMPAIGN FAKE
EXPOSED BY ED. ANDERSON
| They Deny Operating a
“Matrimonial Bureau,”
However.
August IS, 1906.
To the Voters of Atlanta: I have
just returned home from my vacation,
and learn that Tom Goodwin, candi
date for mayor, has made the follow
ing statement In several of his
speeches: “You remember when the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
went to Marietta, Ed Anderson was
foreman at No. 7 engine house, he
filed an Injunction against them to
keep them from going through his
place, without paying him $750. That
Is a court record. Now, gentlemen,
Ed Anderson received a letter. The
letter came out one Sunday to the
West End engine house, saying that
his services as foreman would not be
needed any longer. What happened?
There was correspondence. Ed Ander
son went up to headquarters and said,
T will withdraw the injunction.* What I
resulted? He was put back on at $76,
and is still a foreman. I will give you
tbht for what it Is worth.”
There la not a word of truth in the
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 20.—Evidence tend-
less corporation.” But vile and base
less attacks have been made, and I here
and now denounce them.
It has been said that if there was to
come another flood und another Noah
was to build another ark, there are
some people who would refuse to get on
board unless they could get upper
berths. And It has been said that there
arc many people who will beiieve any
thing about anybody. Even without
proof, even without reasonable suspi
cion, there arc some ready always to
condemn and ready to applaud misrep
resentation and slander.
I know that nearly all the people In
Atlanta are fair-minded, nearly all are
generous, nearly all patriotic, nearly ail
despise misrepresentation, nearly all
abhor demagogues, and all are tired of
the mud-slinging in politics my oppo
nent has Injected into this campaign.
Makes Firm, Absolute Denial.
But I want to deal briefly with the
charges made against me. T make my
denial as Arm, as absolute and as un
qualified as 1 can find language to ex
press It.
Mr. Goodwin goes on to describe the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
as a monopoly, as an oppressor of the
people, as a grafter, and as everything
else he can conceive of worthy of ab
horrence and attack. He then goes on
to describe himself within the lines of
purity and perfection, and then pro
reeds to insinuate that somehow or
other I would be In favor of the mo
nopoly and of all the things he charges
it with.
I am not In any way Interested, di
rectly or Indirectly, in the company re
ferred to. I have no stock In it, no in
terest In it. I am not bound to it in
nny way. I am ns Independent of It as
any man In Atlanta. I believe I am
more independent of it than Mr. Good
win.
If I am elected mayor all the Inter
ests of Aliantn, whether they are cor
porate nr individual, shall have a fair
showing amt fair treatment.
No corporation In Atlanta and no In-
dlvldual shall receive at my hands any
favor or privilege that they are not
fairly entitled to.
Every corporation In Atlanta, so far
as i ran control It, will be forced to
treat the people fairly, and shall be pre
vented from discriminating betweep
nny sections of the city or between
any classes of people.
To claim that he can do more than
this |s as fibsurd as Mr. Qoodwin’s
Haim of superior excellence over ordi
nary people.
Untrsmmslsd and Unbiased.
If elected I go Into the office of may
or utterly untrammeled of any bias, or
prejudice or obligation to any corpora
tion or business Interest 7 in the city.
I do not know that the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company desire to
buy the waterworks; but I do know
that I am, and will be, opposed to the
sale of them, Mr. Goodwin’s Insinuation*
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nor'am I committed In any way on
the subject of a gas franchise, and
shall stand ready, if elected, to deal
fairly as between all those who have
rights and those who wish to *secure
them.
The insinuation of Mr. Goodwin that
he was a saint and that J was a sinner,
with respect to the holding of the last
fair, is In keeping with his other accu
sations. His insinuation that 1 am in
favor of gambling is utterly without
foundation, and is made with the idea
of impressing people unfavorably
against me.
It Is known to the people that at the
time of the last state fair various con
tracts had been let and premiums of
fered, based upon an estimate of re
ceipts from horse racing, and at the
time this question came up it looked as
though the adoption of an ordinance
by the city would break up the fair,
and such was the opinion of as good
men as there are in the city of Atlanta.
I gave my honest opinion on the sub
ject, and to say that by the giving of it
the young men of the city
pie of the city of A large amount of
money is not only untrue, but utterly
unworthy of a man who desires to pre
sent the truth of an Issue for public
consideration.
Ths Cobb County parm.
My wife and I are natives of Cobb
county, Georgia, and I own a little farm
there. It has been more of a recreation
than a profit, and among the people
who have enjoyed it are sick firemen.
No fireman ever went there who did
not want to go. No fireman ever struck
a lick of work there at the city's ex
pense. No fireman ever did anything
there except of his own free will.
■'When the men got sick and needed
a rest out of town I let them have the
use of my place, and they stayed there
generally at my expense, never at the
expense of the city.
' No man who ever worked any on the
farm can truthfully say that he was
working at my dictation or command.
To twist this, situation into one of com
pulsion and of graft on the city, with
the knowledge that Mr. Goodwin must
have of It, can be little short of mali
cious. As against his version of It,
there are scores of men who know to
the contrary.
That the firemen of Atlanta have
been made to do menial service for me,
that tney have been treated as serv
ants or anything approaching or ap
proximating It, are slanders utterly
without foundation, and my record for
over a quarter of a century in the fire
department, the love and good will of
the men who compose It, and the at
titude of those -who are now in it and
out of it, give the lie to all such’ accu
sations.
Of course, I have had to be strict in
discipline and exacting in the lines of
duty, and I have made some enemies
of men who have been connected with
the fire department. My present oppo
nent is one of them. There are some
things In the line of progress that
ought to be done. Atlanta ought to
have a baseball team, at least a ma
jority of our people have appeared to
think so. Atlanta ought to have a
drum corps-'the «clty government has
appeared to think so—and to aid these
things I have taken a part in the one
and organized the other, and the first
words of condemnation I have heard
on account of either come from the
man who desires to beat me for the of
fice of mayor and to use these things
as instrumentalities.
I do not believe that our people have
nnv censure for me for using some
spare time in furthering the city’s de
sire to have a baseball club. I do not
believe there are any people in Atlanta
who desire to abolish the drum corps
Goodwin's Politiosl Trick.
Mr. Goodwin has no greater desire to
statement that I ever filed an injunc- f n g to show' that Mrs. Blna P. Ver-
tlon or any other kind of a suit against rftllIf „ nd * fr « T-pii a Rcnwn
the Georgia Railway and Electric Com- r ? u,t „* a BV)Wn * m&t -
pany. I never demanded $760. There rlmonial bureau promoters, often ex-
is no court record. There was no cor-1 changed roles, and that ardent suitors
respondence about the matter, and I who thought they were addressing Mrs.
never agreed to withdraw any Injunc- Lverrault were in reality pouring forth
“on, as none was filed. I
I met Tom Goodwin on the street, pkeir worda of Jove to ® rown * waa
and told him It was not true, and he Placed in the hands of detectives work-
said it was a political scheme, but that Ing on.the case today,
he would not use it again. I am in- When Mrs. Brown was told the re-
!*h no- th /h«np°i e, S P°T t th&t the women had played dual
when he raid it k ^ k false I rotes, she denied it and incidentally
" K. R. ANDERSON. of the* “matrimonii! bureau th ® h * ad
Hoseman No. B Engine House. | S5 *!SSSJ to talk about ouch
thing*. That'* not even worth while.
advance the pay of the lire department wt?/? if T e 5td°hnvi n f«£^m,?n , V,. d mn e '
than I, and whenever I believe that can I » d Th»t' V rfn!«!n ,t t eI ?Av
be done, I shall advocate It aa readily a ?°”. ™® J . v ^J 1 1 a !; ( d ?®"2* ’ a L I *2*
a* he. It Is easy enough for a wan *? o e ® C th er» w^
with the political beb In hi* bonnet to I ■■oi.i.* .tm >< mi t ■n.oi h nf e ,J!Inu
be taking time by the forelock and In- Vheie awful schemes - rot* all oMt P
sse-•%«*&*** which r&.r.rr r H£ n & w o° n r ;
*oV^^l±c c . h cw,ri we“t e th a .rrwo^ n i,^M T do l :o o :
hnrhtcife *2' SI. 1 .! either, because there’s nothing to tom-
barbecue. In other words, he seeks to I This Is the last I am goinir
make capital out of the fact that I have R“have to «ay about It" * g
Sl»n n .n a ^", lea t an „„iw n "^“paper The Brown-Verrault Mansion, where
5!f“ A° A 1 }**.’ „L n “? b " a ,?°"* '"i suitors were received, In which spirit-
f if^° P *’ <unong uallstlc seances were held and a gam-
th *Ti ‘SLSMST A™*'., ... . bllng layout maintained, Is being close.
Mn Goodwin has gone so far as to I j y guarded by secret service men and
charge me with having ownership In a I th women will not be permitted to
printing office and seeks to array print- I i.S ve the country.
, clty He knows George Gordon Miller, their attorney,
that I have many friends among the Ba y, the y have no Intention of leaving,
printers and publishers of the city and an d then added:
he could know without difficulty that "Those complainants are fortune-
hls charge that I have an Interest In a I hunters. When they appear on the wit-
printing office Is without truth. I do ne *a stand they will give a most pltla-
not mean to say that It 1* anything hie exhibition of themselves, and the
against a man to have an.interest In «I trial will be a veritable farce. They
^, f ce ,' ”’* , at X mean to say Is I W IU have to answer questions, and
that Mr. Goodwin goes out of his way every answer wljl reveal laughable
to charge that I have an Interest in . a traits of-character and show their In-
non-unfon office and to seek to array tentlon In seeking to marry a harm-
union printers against me, when, If he ] eB « helpless woman for her money,
had asked Mr. Bean about It, he would "The sentiments which they express-
have known that his accusation was ed on | 0V e were all trumped up, and
untrue. j assure you my client will be freed
I will not weary the public to reply without putting up any defense what-
to all the petty fling* and Insinuations eve r. The stories of the complainants
Mr. Goodwin has made against me. He w m be eufflclent to show that an at-
hns traveled In hla range of Imagine- tempt was made to Impose on her/'
tlon from the alleged Influence on me 1
of n soulless corporntlon down to the
burial of a little pet goat, and all his
charges and Insinuations that Import
prejudice, bias, Influence or graft,
against mo are utterly without founda
tion or truth.
In one of his speeches this man went
so far as to say: "If he (meaning me)
ain’t run by the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company, why don’t he come
out and deny It." In this paper I have
denied It. I brand the Insinuation as
bo5y', U and donotOTast Freight Crashes Into
anybody or anything.
THOMAS H. GOODWIN
PROVES CHARGES AGAINST
W. R. JOYNER
4 There lire only two more dny« hot ween now and the day of the primary, therefore it will bo Ira-
poMible for me to M' anything like nil the votera In person or reach them with a public nd-
drees. There are some things that I want to impress upon the citizens of Atlanta why they do not
want to support my opponent for the office of mayor.
FIRST. I have charged that W. it. Joyner hat been guilty of carrying on a graft during bis en-
cumbency as chief of the tire department.
HE HAS NOT DENIED THE CHARGE,
n men who have worked on the fire department, which
those meu will make affidavit to what they have
This is to certify that I, P. M. Moody,
worked on the fire department for six
years. While in the employ of the city
and drawing my regular pay, I, accom
panied by Rill Walker, superintendent of
the fire alarms, took down wire from the
poles In the city and took them to Chief
Joyner*# Cobh county farms and built wire
fences for him.
(Signed) P. M. MOODY.
This Is to -certify that I, Ram Jenkins,
nerved in tlio Atlanta tire d^mrtment
about four years, and while I served in
said department, every year Cbitf Joy
ner would send the firemen up to his
farm and do carpenter work, plumbing
and painting; and these men were paid
from the city treasury for doing said
work.
These are facts, sod 1 know them to
be true.
(Signed) SAM JENKINS.
This It-to certify that I, J. L. Hudson,
—•--* n the Atlanta Are department tor
•s, and while I was employed on
worked .
four years,
. . Sj depart
ment would go up to Chief Joyner’s farm,
and these men worked for weeks at a
time, and the city paid them for their
time while they worked on the anld farm.
Theso are facta, and I know them to be
true.
(Signed) J. L. HUDSON.
ployed on the Atlanta fire department, it
was a well-known fact that men from
the different engine houses would leave
the city and go to.Joyner's Cobb county
farm and do various kinds of work, such
as plumbing, painting, carpenter work,
etc., while on tho pay rou of the fire
dtj
II. B. COBB.
J. M. FULLER,
T. H. GOODWIN.
be pro-
I HAVE CHARGED THAT JOYNER IS SUBSERVIENT TO
THE WISHES OF THE GEORGIA RAILWAY AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
This he half-heartedly denies. I ask you to look at his affiliations, and be your own Judge.
The Georgia Railway^ am^Electrlc Company owns the Atlanta baseball club. Chief-Joyner is the
fflllstlon, l am publishing a statement from Mr. Wells, who say* that
reck totween n street car and one of the fire engines, he waa told by
! c V“ p *_ D J*a "hen he wefl knew that it waa the negligence of
ATLANTA, Ga„ Aug. 13. 1906.
Thla is to certify that I served In the fire department for twenty yeare under Chief Joy
ner without a charge against me. I waa knocked off a fire engine by a street car In July,
1903, and dieabled for life. Chief Joyner asked me for my resignation, saying if I did not re
sign he would disoharge me. I resigned. I had borrowed some money from the Fireman's
Real Estate and Investment Company, of which Chief Joyner was president. Chief Joyner
had my benevolent fund which wae due me from the Firemen's Benevolent Association gar
nisheed; also one hundred ($100) dollars or more due me from the Aetna Accident Ineur-
Chief Joyner knew my condition. Chief Joyner tried to make me be-
for damages against the street oar company.
SEVEN MEN DIE
Work Train at Water
Tank.
ROUND TRIP
Summer and Convention Rates.
Round trip summer excursions from all. points
East to Pacific Coast and Northwest, from June 1 to
September 15th, with special stop-over privileges,
good returning to October 31st, 1906.
Summer Rates to Colorado, June 1stto Sept, 30
Use the splendid through service of the SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, UNION PA
CIFIC from Kansas City or Chicago to all points
West, Northwest and Southwest, including palatial
steamship service from San Francisco to Japan,
China, Australia, etc. « .
Through Pullman Tourist cars from Washington,
Atlanta, Montgomery, etc., and from St. Louis and
Chicago to California.
WRITE ME FOR LITERATURE AND INFORMATION.
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt.,
124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga.
G. W. ELY, T. P. A.
Goodwin Kept His Pass.
Speaking of the Georgia Railway and I
Electric Company, I am Informed that
Mr. Goodwin on the day before his lost
retirement from office, sought from this
company a book of free tickets, in oth-1
when’ln’’offlce CCelVed fr ° m ‘ h * m Bl PrtTa '* '-““O
He sought favors from them when | J»fterson, Pa., Aug. 20. Seven per
about to retire, and he went out of of- sons were killed and seven seriously
flee with a book of pauses from this Injured yesterday when a fast Penn
corporation In hla pocket for future I .yjvanla freight train, rushing along at
for"the 'outrageoua > ?nslnuatlra made'fn I th ° f ' n
one of his public speeches. ® b indltur rain storm, crashed Into
I do not deem it necessary to further I train at 8ang Hollow,
trouble the people with the shameful I _ Tha i! a, ?,;,? B !Li t in l ]£r d It
and senseless and unfounded vapor-| -“T,. 11 ?®
Ing* of Mr. Goodwin. I might have
passed him by with a reference to the th ® t^ln through t 'J e f«avy. down-
card of Mr. Anderson, who effectually w h[fn r ih. a l!™h h pi?m« * * d
dispoaps of his charge. I am fully per- I W ?T® a ’i e, P
suadeu when the people learn how tit- J h * ™? at JJPJJ a, ' : rtlf.a aC ,®„ ne ,h. ,0 ,lL 0 r r^
terly untrue are Mr. Goodwin’s ‘*' a J' r ^ a . dd .*‘Ll 0
charges which Involve matters spedaliy ?" d f to hi
within Mr. Anderson’s knowledge they bodies’werJ'strewn aboSt
will be well prepared not to credit, or " a ' ed - „^ aa Dod, * a wer ® atre, ' n aDout
be !"l Ue "r d by anytMn * he may Engineer E. N. Wood la said to have
.I’hni. us. i,,, Increased the speed of his train Just
before the crash, in order to take on
tn.oh a ^m t v a ,J.n»L!li nd .n , d 0 matimr water from the pans along the track.
$ar.; have^been^evotedto h» ! I he wreck I. being Investigated to flx
have many a time risked my life in her | tno D arn _
service. I have been paid a good salary
by her generous citizens In their corpo
rate capacity. I have earned every
dollar and every cent of It.
Devoted to Atlanta.
I am devoted to this city. I love Its
history, part of which I have helped
to make. I shall continue to love It,
and when the time comes, as It must
before many years, vor me to leave Its
SOCIALISTS TO HOLD
MEETINGS ON STREETS
t , he".ov'e e an"'rIve 8 r h e tt n 1 ce r a t nd |Though Denied Privilege by May
or, Say Meetings Will Be
hope of Its future greatness that fan
move an earnest arm or Inspire a loyal
heart. * in my devotion to the city, to
its women and children, to ita personal
and business citizenship, 1 yield to
none.
It would be a poor reward to good
citizenship, to faithful discharge of du
ty, to work and love for one's home,
Held Anyway,
Though Mayor Woodward has denied
... , , „ .. , .the Socialists the privilege of holding
and friends. If after a reasonably long hll nn n f At
life among my people my standing and P ub » c meetings on the streets or At
even my Integrity can be besmirched I lonta, members of that party announce
by the unsupported charges of a rival I that they will hold such meetings on
candidate who, not content with unduly Marietta street, between Peachtree and
magnifying his own Importance, seeks I j} road ^ evenings beginning Tuesday
to elevate himself by charges which all I 7*30 and continuing until tu
who know me well ought to know are I n ,* nt al 7 JU ana coni,nu,n « unui 1U
utterly unworthy of credit. I 0 clock.
I have sought to conduct this cam- Monday morning a committee of So-
palgn on a high plane, have avoided j clallsts, composed of "William E
personality and abuse, but my adver- glosser, Paul Handley and J. A. Stra-
ind°UTav^w°; -h-" 1 - P""en tei l a Petition to tha may-
liTiilf .."ha artraneed until th«?“f and Chairman Terry, of the police
h2i d cnme to brand hi* accuse tlon*' 1 ** I commissioners, asking the privilege of
hl. manlfit moUve. uS »® ldl "* such meetings. In the petition
falae and hla manifest motives un
worthy. W. R. JOYNER.
Voto for M. T. LaHatte, |
Alderman First Ward.
TWO MEN IN JAIL;
NEGRO WOUNDED;
they quote the constitution of Georgia,
which provides that "no law shall ever
be passed to curtail or restrain the
liberty of speech.”
Mayor Woodward denied the peti
tion because there is a city ordinance
against such meeting*. The committee
announce that they will have the meet
ings anyway, and that there will be
good speaker, nn hand. It Is presumed
that J. B. Osborne, the blind Socialist
1 candidate for governor, will be one of
ROW OVER NICKEL the speakers.
Th „ Georgian Monday morning Secretary of State
■ ; in. ,a Phil Cook received a communication
Jacksonville, Ala., Aug. 20,—Two I f Pf . m SudillitN irivlnz a list of
white men, brothers, named Hadgtna, I candidates and asking that the
living near Jacksonville, are under ar-Lj rj{et given* the same rights and
rest here, and a negro named John | p r | V n g ^ eB ^ others In the returns.
Walker lies at his home seriously | 1 " *
wounded as the result of a shooting af
fray at 7 o'clock Saturday night in this | Ladies Work for Diapanaary,
„ , .. . . SiHH-lat to The Georgian
Sanford Hudgins, under arrest, 1 ‘ A ,„ Au - 2 o—The
iaims that he did the shooting be- I^atur, Ata Aug. 20. The
cause the negro “cussed” him. He had Ladles’ Home Protection Society, the
revolver under hla coat when ar- I auxiliary, to the Dispensary <iub, held
rested. The story of witnesses is tola meeting In the iVntral Methodist
the effect that the brothers and negro church of New Decatur, with fully 100
had an argument In an uptown saloon, ladles present. The meeting was
and the dispute over a nickel led to opened by Mayor Samuel Blackwell, of
the shooting in an alley close by. I New Decatur, who Is one of the leading
Both *»f the men are held without I advocates for dispensary for Decatur
ball, pending the condition of the negro, and Sew Decatur.
eral little children,
lieve that I had no case
(Signed.) .... ’ J. W. WELLS.
In connection with the statement of Mr. Wells, it will be interesting to know that the
street railway company paid the city of Atlanta tha turn of $2,500 for*damages to the en
gine on which Mr. Welle was Injured. —.. s
WHY THE G. R. & E. COMPANY WANT JOYNER ELECTED.
Ever aince the establishment of tho Georgia Railway and Electric Company they hare sought to
control the affairs of this municipality. They own the gas plant, and Know that the franchise
has expired, and that they will want to get it renewed.
I HAVE COME OUT OPENLY IN FAVOR OF THE CITY
OWNING ITS GAS PLANT.
The franchise. In question, is worth $2,000,000 .to the city of Atlanta, If they will take advantage
of It and establish a plant of Its own. X shall 'advocate this policy and do all in my power to put
it through.
JOYNER HAS NOT OPENED HIS MOUTH ON THIS SUB
JECT AND WILL NOT.
Will the votera of Atlanta alt. by and aee $2,000,000. of their money go Into the coffers of the
street railway truat, or will they protect their rights and voto to save this enormous athn by
electing a mayor who will defend them from aueh a loss? Does the action of W. R. Joyner argue to
you that he will be ready to fight thla measure when it is pnt to a test? ANSWER ON THE 22D.
* I HAVE CHARGED THAT JOYNER IS ALLIED WITH THE
GAMBLING ELEMENT OP THE CITY.
To support this charge. I refer yon to his record on tbs light to suspend the ordlnitnc*
tnd allow pools on horse racing at the Inst state fair. Thla record showa that he headed ths
gsnx of gamblers who desire to roh the young men of their money, and that I fought the meas
ure, almost single-handed, until tho good people of ‘ * ‘ - - • -
tag .
to stamp out tho gambler’s scheme.
the town came to my assistance and helped me
THOMAS H. GOODWIN, Candidate for Mayor.
DIVINE DENOUNCES
RECENT LVNCHINESI
SHINGLE LATH BUYERS
Bpoelal to .The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 20.—In a rath- I
er startling sermon on "Lynching," de
livered at Trinity Methodist Church
Sunday morning. Rev. Plato Durham
the pastor, spoke In favor of using the
rifle to protect the dignity of the low
from the unholy hands of the mob,
and said that It would be better that a
few people should dl* than that respect
for law should die. ’
Referring to the Salisbury lynching
of three negroes and The statement
from United States Senator Overman
that the Rowan Rifles, a military com
pany, did not fire on the mob because
they were not willing to sacrifice ths
lives of white men for the sake of -ne
groes, the preacher said that It . was a
very’ poor conception of the duty.of a
sheriff. If he thought It was a question
of white or blacks being killed, anti
did not realize the fact Hint he stood
as sheriff between the dignity of the
law end Its being Insulted, and not
merely between the mob and the
negroes. Such an officer or rtny of
ficer who ha* such nn opinion of law
Is not worthy of Ills office, said the
preacher. /
Confesses Burglaries,
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala,, Aug. 20.—Robert
Wllkerson, a young man of Haynes-
vllle, Alg., has been arrested here on
the charge of burglary- When first ar
rested, the young man stoutly denied
his guilt, but Inter broke down and
confessed. - .
NOMINATE CANDIDATES
FOR CITY COUNCILMEN.
Wa have for sale, Immediate delivery:
300 M. ’’Carolina Specials” Highest grade Cypress Shingles, full
dimension, Bxl6, Beits-Primes.
E00 M, each All Heart Pine, full dimension, 4x18 and ExlS
Shingles.
COO M. No. 2 Pine 4x18 and CxlO Shingles.
1,000,000 Standard Green Laths, 4 feet long, exactly 1 1-2
Inches wide, exactly 3-8 Inch thick.
We can deliver, carloads and mixed carloads to all points In
Georgia at satisfactory prices. Drayload lots a specialty.
800 tons Hair Fibre and Wood Fibre Plaster ready for Im
mediate shipment from Atlanta, Birmingham and Montgomery.
Dehydratlne, the highest g.ade Damp and Water Proofing
'Compound.
KEYSTONE LIME—THE PUREST, WHIT
EST LIME ON THE MARKET, PUT UP IN
THE STRONGEST AND MOST ATTRACT
IVE BARRELS. SEND FOR SAMPLE BAR
REL OF KEYSTONE LIME.
CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
ONLY ANOTHER WEEK
OF ARMY MANEUVERS.
Hiavlsl to Ths Georgian.
Katonton, Ga.. Aug. 20.—The city
council passed a resolution at Its meet
ing Thursday for a mass meeting of the
Democratic voters of the city to be
held Thursday, August Sit, at 10
o'clock In hear r"i*>rt* of the present
council, to nominate a council for next
ear snd for other purposes.
New 8avings Bank.
»|B?elnl to The Ib-irglnn.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. !J.- The Aeh-
vllle Ravings Bank, of Ashvllle, gt.
loir county, a new banking Institution,
.. III open It* doors for business today.
The hank begins business In It* own
new building and has a capital stock
of »2r.,ooo.
EARLY MORNING TRAIN
WANTED BY MERCHANT8
Hperiul lo The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 20.—The mer
chants of this city have laugurated a
movement to try’ to secure a morning
accommodation train over the Rome
end Decatur division of the gogthern
Railway from Rome, Oa„ to this city.
If such a train I* put on. It would
bring an Immense amount nf business
this city which Is now going else
where.
Kpeclnl to The Georgian.
Uhattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 20.—There
will probably 1st only one more week
of army menauvers at Cltlckamauga.
Following the close of the week the de
tachments of signal corps will probably
be sent to the Catoosa target range
for practice. There are now only three
regiments at the camp, save the
Twelfth cavalry, and these are the First
and Third Tennessee regiments und u
North Carolina regiment.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
BUYS LAND FOR STATION
Hlierlal to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 20.—The
gouthern Railway has taken another
step toward, securing a right of way
for the Stevenson extension* from the
Lookout tunnel to the site of the pro
posed new pnssenger station, and
transfers have been made for land
amounting to nearly 875,000 within the
past few days. The companv has al
ready spent over 8200,000 In buying
land fob this work.
FRANK A. HILBURN A WINNER
Popular First Ward Candidate for Alderman Is Not a
' Flopper.
Frank Hllburn, candidate for aider-
man from Ihe First wnrd, is Widely
known over the city. Mr. Hllburn has
represented his ward In council to ad
vantage and ha* a reputation for good,
honest work for the city. Mr. Hllburn
ha* for year* been engaged'ln the un
dertaking business. In which profession
he has gained prominence.
Mr. Hllburn Is a Confederate Vet
eran. commander of Camp W. H. 1
Walker. He has held this offio# to
two terms, and has served with dl*
tlnctlon. He Is known to be a friend o
union labor anti hi* record has beet
consistent. He has never tlopiwd
It will be a matter of Interest to *1
grocer)' merchents to know thst Mr
Hllburn Is strongly | n favor of Improv.
Ing all back streets. When elected hi
will work to this end.