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MUNICIPAL ownership
FIGHT BEGINS TUESDAY
First Guns of Battle LABOR CELEBRATES
““ST 11 wn cities
(JAS PROBLEMS
TO GO TO COUNCIL
Special Committee Will
Adopt Report and Send
It to Council.
The tight for municipal ownership
sill commence with renewed ardor on
Tuesday morning In the committee
room and be waged In council, at the
adjourned meeting In the afternoon.
The special committee appointed some
months ago to Investigate the fran
chise of the Atlanta Gas Light Com-
uany will hold session at 10 o'clock,
dimes L. Key, chairman of the com
mittee along with several other of the
members, and backed by thousands of
Atlanta citizens who have clearly
ihown their atrong Inclination toward
city control of public utilities, will, it
u believed, succeed In getting council
to adopt a report providing for munici
pal Inspection and an investigation into
the legal merits of the franchise, as
well as getting an ordinance passed
changing the city charter so as to
make It legal for the city to own and
operate a gas plant.
These Ihree point* are all deemed
essential. The first will protect the cit
izens from any imposition the gas
company might be guilty of. while It
mil holds a monopoly. At the present
time there is no way of protecting the
citizens through the city laws.
The second. It Is believed, will result
In the gas company's charter being
fund null and void.
The third will give the citizens the
opportunity to build a gas plant, for
lvhlch they so unmistakably clamored
In the last electlofi.
The Investigation of the gas fran
chise has been watched with the great
est of Interest. Despite the efforts to
side-track It at every turn, both In
council where the committee has been
readv to report and has reported sev
eral times, and In committee.
After fighting the matter In commit
tee, Mr. Key succeeded In getting two
provisions of his former report report
ed upon favorably. One of these pro
vided for municipal Inspection, the
other for a change In the city charter,
allowing the citizens to decide whether
or not they wished a municipal plant
and making It possible for the desire
lo be carried out.
When this report reached council an
effort wns made to table It. This was
not successful and the report was sent
back to committee.
Since the voice of the people has
called so loudly for municipal control
It Is believed the opposition to
other features of the report will not
receive such bitter opposition as here
tofore. . ■ • i .■ )
Because of the'"national holiday,
council will meet, only to adjourn Mon
day, and for thla reason the gas fran
chise matter will not he taken up until
Tuesday. At the session of council
Thomas H. Goodwin, who hnd munici
pal ownership as the chief plank In hts
mayoralty platform, will appear before
council and speak In favor of munici
pal ownership. It Is probable that
other citizens will appear.
THREE SPEAKERS OF THE DAY
Hundreds, of Excursionists
in Meridian to Partici
pate in Festivities.
Spec lit 1 to The Georgian
Waycross, Ga.. Sept. 3.—Labor Day
was appropriately observed In Way-
cross today.
In the morning the colored labor
unions gave a very creditable parade.
In the afternoon the various white
labor unions met at the baseball park,
where they formed a parade and
marched through the principal street*
music being furnished by the Bruns
wick band. There were a (lumber of
handsome floats In the parade.
Practically all the business houses
closed for the afternoon to allow their
employees to take part In the celebra
tion. After the parade speeches were
made at the ball park by Judge J. S.
Williams and Colonel J. Walter Ben
nett, of Waycross, and Rev. Mr. Thorn
ton, of Brunswick, and others.
HUNDREDS AT MERIDIAN
JOIN IN CELEBRATION.
Special to The Georgian.
Meridian, Mias., Sept. 3.—Labor day
la being observed here In grand style.
All of the principal business bouses In
the city are closed and every union
man In Meridian Is participating in the
program that has been arranged for
the occasion.
A little over three weeks ago, dele
gates were selected from the various
unions throughout the city and shortly
thereafter a general meeting was held
and a committee to formulate plans for
the festivities of today was organized.
Funds to defray the expenses Incident
to the occasion were raised by indi
vidual subscriptions among the locals
and ball games played by s ’ect teams
from their numbers.
Every train that has arr.tred In the
city since yesterday morning has
brought visitors from the neighboring
towns and villages, and it Is believed
that there are fully 30,000 people, upon
the streets today.
SAVANNAH OBSERVES
NATIONAL LABOR DAY,
Special to The Georgian
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 3.—Labor Day
Is being appropriately celebrated here.
parade was given in the morning
and contests at Tybee In the afternoon.
All nearby resorts are filled.
All business was suspended In the
afternoon.
LARGE VOTE BEING POLLED
IN ARKANSAS ELECTION
LOOTER STENSLAND IS
CAPTERED IN MOROCCO
Continued from Page One.
HON. B. M. BLACKBURN.
Who will deliver one of the ad
dressee.
JAMES O'CONNELL,
The orator of Labor Day in Atlanta
HON. MADI80N BELL.
Whose child labor bill was one of
Labor’s viotories.
STATE CONVENTION
MEETS TUESDAY
Continued from Page Ona.
Inez, J. E. Maddox and a number of
other*.
The Hnke Smith Club of Pulton
county will go down to Macon at 6:IB
Tuesday morning. It wa* originally
planned to run a special train, but It
has been decided to carry the contin
gent In special coaches, attached to the
regular trnln.
Mr. Smith gave out hie list of dele
gates and alternate* Sunday morning.
In fourteen countlea the appointments
"ere not given, the naming of same
being left to friend* of Mr. 8$nlth In
the counties thus designated, in all
r ( the counties delegates have been
[tamed in accordance with the rule*
laid dmvn by the state Democratic ex
ecutive committee.
However, alternates havo been
named in practically all the counties,
'be number varying. For Instance,
Pulton has six delegates, but seven
teen alternates have been named. Mr.
smith will Insist In the convention
that (Hegaten and alternates be
B'nccd on the same tooting.
This means, of course, If the pro
gram is carried out, and It undoubt
edly will be, that the unit rule will
prevail, instead of being composed of
persona, the convention will, there
fore. he something like 600 strong.
All One Way.
1 lark Howell, Judge Russell, Colonel
Ke’IH nnd ' Colonel Jim Smith, It Is
understood, will not attend, nor will
*ny of them name delegates to the
convention for the counties they car-
JH- It will be all one way. Hoke
etmth will be nominated governor
Practically by acclamation.
1 nor t„ the opening of the conven-
lon a great deal of the work will be
Put under way, so that there will be
no delay In the actual business of the
Credential, platform,
nominating and other committees will
W named at once and retire to form
ulate their reports.
...Platform has practically been
famed under James R. Gray and
otner leaders of the new regime. It
M, uatbody the principles upon which
fight m ' th ma<le nn<1 won hi* great
A» to the Platform.
I il Wl11 ,m,on,e legislation to curb
an< * Influencing legislation,
1 “long the lines of Seaborn
hv .i ht * antl-lobbylng bill, defeated
t„ ,1. '""I senate. The plank relative
election of railroad commlssion-
u> the people haa been met by the
butTh 1 “fseniMr passing such a law,
men.i .u P lotform will probably recom-
1 the broadening of the powers of
CELEBRATION HELD
AT BIRMINGHAM.
Special to The Georgian
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 3.—Labor
Day wa* appropriately celebrated here
with an Industrial parade. Exercises
are being held at East Lake this af
ternonn.
The chief speaker Is Charles H. Nell,
United States commissioner of labor.
NO CELEBRATION
HELD AT ALBANY
Special to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., Sept. 3.—Labor day was
quietly observed In Albany. The banks
of the city nre closed on account of It
being a legal holiday. Labor organi
zations here are making no demonstru
tlons.
Special to The Georgian. ' 1
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 3.—Today being
a legal holiday, the banks, public- of
fices and post office are closed, as are
most of the manufacturing plants and
business houses of the city. The prin
cipal attractions of the day will be
three baseball games between the An
niston Giants and Kingston Giants of
South Carolina, sports at Oxford Lake
and a traveling minstrel troupe which
will exhibit under canvas afternoon
and evening. Several hundred people
from this section Journeyed to Atlanta
Sunday to take In the parades and oth
er events of the day In that city.
50,000 ARE IN PARADE
IN GREATER NEW YORK
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept, 3.—Labor triumph
ant celebrated its spcelal holiday today
by general and enthusiastic Jubilation,
not only In this city, but every state
In the Union. New York city and
state led In the observance of the day.
It was estimated that 50,000 workmen
marched In the parade In this city.
Labor day outings tilled every sea
side resort and recreation pnrk in the
city and Its environs with happy
throngs of men, women and children.
In the up-Btate cities and towns the
celebration was as general as In the
metropolis. This was especially true
In Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.
er, R. J. Guinn, Louis : Gholstln, W. D.
Harwell, S. D. Jones, J. K. Orr, E. P.
Burns, H. M. Patty, Isaac Haas, H. II.
Whitcomb and C. W, Bernhardt.
Besides Hon. Hoke Smith for gov
ernor, the following state house of
ficers will be nominated by acclama
tion, the. vote In the primary being
given:
Attorney General—John C. Hart,
168,727.
lanta.
Secretary of State—Philip Cook,
157,663.
Comptroller General—W. A. Wright,
124,356.
State Treasurer—R. E. Park, 168,050.
Commissioner of Agriculture—T. O.
Hudson, 168,874.
School Commissioner—W. B. Mer
ritt, 102,986.
Prison Commissioner—C. A. Evans,
167.424.
Chief Justice (unexpired)—W. H.
Fish, 169,204.
Associate Justice (full term)—Mar
cus Beck, 167,890.
Associate Justice (unexplred)—S. C.
Atkinson, 151,097.
Associate Justice (unexplred)—J. H.
Lumpkin. 161,427.
Associate Justice (full term)—J. H.
Lumpkin, 152,029.
Associate Justice (full term)—S. C.
Atkinson, 161,070.
United States Senator—A. O. Bacon,
159,293:
Special arrangements have been
made In Macon for the comfort and
care of th,e delegates and visitors. The
big auditorium will be cooled by elec
tric fans and plenty of Ice water will
be on hand.
The special over the Central will
leave Macon Tuesday night for At-
THOUSANDS APPLAUD
THE HOSTS OP LABOR
Continued from Pigs One.
Deaths ahd Funerals.
SCHOOL BOOKS
AND all supplies at
j °HN M. MILLER CO.’S,
39 MARIETTA ST.
that body.
other features will be disfranchise
ment, development of the educational
system of the state, prevention of the
use of money or undue Influences In
elections. It is understood that J. M.
Strickland, of Spalding, will Introduce
n resolution to tlx state primaries for
the first Monday in June, and that
this will meet with the approval of
Mr. Smith.
How Convention Works.
As announced .exclusively In The
Georgian last Friday, Judge A. L. Mil
ler, of Macon, will be permanent chair
man of the convention. Congressman
Thomas W, Hardwick, of Sandersville,
will be temporary chairman, and H.
H. Cabnnlss, of Atlanta, and E. I..
.Martin, of .Macon, secretaries. Chair
man M. J. Yeomans, of Dawson, will
call the convention to order at noon
"^ft *has been practically decided that
S O. McLendon, of Thomasvllle, will
be nominated for railroad commission
er to succeed Joseph M. Brown. Mr.
MrLendon l» Mr. Smith’s personal
choice for the position, which means
that no other name will be presented
to the convention.
Pulton Delegates.
The Fulton delegates and alternates
are: Delegates—J. R. Gray, B. M.
Blount. George HUIyer, J. K. Mine*.
O. 8. Nix and R. R. Arnold Alter
nates—J. L. Anderson. H > al }’
J E. Maddox, John II. Andrews B. J,
(irfflln. S. II. Venable. It It Hlghtow-
- B. F. Baker,
B. F. Baker, 78 years old, died sud
rtenly at his home on the Oampbelltown
road Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
The funeral services were held at Wes
ley chapel at 10 o’clock Monday morn
ing, and the Interment was In the
church burying ground.
Miss Fannie May Nolan,
Funeral services over the body of
.Miss Fannie .May Nolan, who died at a
private sanitarium Sunday morning at
9 o'clock, were held at Poole’s chapel
at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning, Rev.
John E. White ofiflclatlng.l The body
was carried to West Point, Ga., for In
torment at 12:40 o’clock.
Ruby May Parkins.
Ruby May, the 1-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Perkins, died
at 3 o’clock Monday morning at the
residence of the parents, 176 Lindsey
street. Funeral services will be held at
the residence at 9 o'clock Tuesday
morning, and Interment will be at Cas
ey's churchyard.
Estsll DeLorme.
Estelle, the 3-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. DeLorme, died at 10
o’clock Sunday night at 129 Kelly
street. Funeral services will be held at
Poole's chapel at 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning, and the body will be carried
to Greensboro, N. C., for Interment.
Miss Julia Frances Grovss.
The funeral of Miss Julia Frances
Groves will take place from the resi
dence of J, H. Groves at 3:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Hezekiah Purssly,
Hezekiah Pursely, aged 81, died Mon
day, morning at 124 Curran street. The
funeral services will be held Tuesday
at the North Atlanta Baptist church,
and the Interment will take place at
(Oakland cemetery.
fishebTtopsIme
ev AN INJUNCTION
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept, 8.—The morn
ing game at Athletic Park was delayed
some thirty minutes, owing to an In
junction bill filed by the former man
ager and owner of the club. Newt
Fisher, who alleged that 3333 was due
him In back rent for the park. He se
cured an Injunction .against the use of
the park and got hi* money before the
game began.
NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER
THEN MAKES ESCAPE.
Special to The Georgian
Greenville, 8. C„ Sept. 3.—In the
heart of the city, at the Southern
passenger station, this morning, Jim
Blasslngamc was shot and killed by
Tom Whitmire, both negro employees
of the Southern. Whitmire, who Is
rook for a train crew, made his escape
nftcr the shooting. He Is now being
hunted by the authorities. The fight
was over a woman. It Is said.
FEE SYSTEM UNPOPULAR
AMONG CHATTANOOGAN8.
gpcolal to The Georgian
Chattanooga. Tenn., Sept. 3.—Sheriff
J. F. Shipp, who Is to be tried before
the supreme court October 15 on a
charge of contempt, ha* placed hi*
outside deputies on the fee system.
Only Inside men will receive a salary.
This system Is said to be unpopular In
Chattanooga.
gay ribbons, evincing the large num
ber of Atlanta's women ont In honor
of the gala day, was also a feature, and
probably the most pleasant of the day.
Certain of the boys In line had their
heqds turned to no little degree by
ihese cheering members of the fair
sex.
The Whitehall and Broad street via
ducts presented a study In the semi-
nude. Lining the Iron railings were
the newsies—one hundred and ten
bare legs to a side, all swinging in
cadence with the music.
In the parade Itself, aside from the
men, the major float, the water tower
and the 80-foot ear of corn, which was
a portion of H. M. Rose's exhibit, re
ceived the most comment.
Although business was suspended
throughout the city, the office windows
were crowded with anxious sight-seers
all along the route taken by the pa
rade.
Order of Parade.
The length of the parade can be well
gathered from the number of organi
zation* represented. They were in the
following order:
First Division.
Mounted police.
Military band.
Chief marshal and aides.
Band.
Federation float.
Farmers' unions.
Granite cutters from Llthonla and
Stone Mountain.
8econd Division,
First, marble workers: second, steam
and gas fitters; third, granite cutters;
fourth, plumbers; fifth, carpenter* and
Joiner*, No. 439; sixth, brick masons.
No. 14; seventh, painters and decora
tors; eighth, carpenters and Joiners,
No. 865; ninth, stone cutters; tenth,
electrical workers. No. 84: eleventh,
sheot metal workers: twelfth, electri
cal workers. No. 78; thirteenth, car
penters and Joiners, No. 39.
Third Division.
First, boiler makers; second, black
smiths; third, brewers; fourth, Broth
erhood Locomotive Firemen, No. 247;
fifth, barber*: sixth, bartenders; sev
enth, Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen;
eighth, carriage and wagon workers.
Fourth Division.
First, moulders; second, garment
workers; fifth, printers; sixth, stage
employees; seventh, telegraphers;
eighth, web pressmen; ninth, stereo-
typers: tenth, printing pressmen; elev
enth, stove mounters.
Fifth Division.
First, machinists; second, copper
smiths; third, musicians; fourth, leath
er workers; fifth, horseshoers; sixth,
clgarmakers.
Sixth (colored division)—First, car
penters; second, painters; third, brick-
masons; fourth, plasterers.
Sixth Division.
Merchants’ floats.
Those In Carriages,
Aside from the carriages occupied by
public officials, prominent cltfxens and
the labor lenders there were many of
the -union men. The official list of
those In the carriages was a* follows;
1. Jerome Jones, J. G. Woodward,
James O'Connell, H. F. Garrett.
2. H. H. Cabnnlss, J. L. Maysnn,
Thomas J. Peeples, E. H. Thornton.
3. Thomas N. Scales, A. 8. Clay, C. T.
Ladson, R. F. Maddox.
Sam D. Jones, Dan Carey, H. H.
Quinn, Dennis Lindsey.
5. Madison Bell, W. C. Puckett, W.
R. Joyner, Randolph Rose.
6. Dr. W. W. Landrum, Dr. A. R.
Hoiderby, Rev. C. B. Wllmer, R. B.
Blackburn.
8. J. B. Hewitt, Albert Steiner, H. L.
Collier, M. L. Blckart.
9. A. J. McGahee, J. M. Hlmonton, G.
H. Wade, Simon Einstein.
10. Harvey Johnson, William Strauss,
B. G. Preston.
11. W. P. Andrews, J. M. Russell, Dr.
George Brown, E. C. Bruffey.
12. Sllke HI.ey, J. J, Hastings, Park
Woodw'ard, Jack Wilson.
13. H. W. Quinn, John Jentzen, C. A.
Cooper, W. J. Tllson.
14. J. H. Harwell, O. H. 81ms, J. Sid
Holland, J. N. McEachem.
15. K. O. Peters, F. A. Qullllan, James
L. Key, A. L. Curtis.
16. W. H..Terrell, Howard Pattlllo, E.
W. Martin, William oldknow.
17. C. L. Chosewood, F. O. Foster, E
Pomeroy. W. W. Draper.
18. S. C. Glass, W. D. Ellis, Jr., W. A.
Taylor, C. A. Wlkle.
19. C. 8. Winn, W. A. Hancock, W.
H. Patterson, C. M. Roberts.
20. A. P. Stewart, J. U Wilkinson, J.
W. Nelms, Arnold'Broyles.
21. R. E. Riley, R. M. Clayton, Hugh
Cardoza, J. y. Patterson.
TWENTY-THREE TANKS
IN STATEJF GEORGIA
Surprising Number of Dis
pensaries in State—Ter
rell Comity Leads.
Then* nre “twenty throe*' illapeiinnrlus
In Georgia, to tvhieh the more ardent
prohlMtlonintn would like to my “skldoo.”
Comptroller General Wright received on
Inquiry from it prominent railroad offlelal
o» to the number of dlnpenanrlea now In
operation In Georgia, and General Wright
found that uulueky number existing upon
examination.
In one county there nre four. Thl* !•
Terrell eount.v, tin* home of Itnllrond Com-
mlHfdoner O. II. Stevens. For years, It Is
sold, no county tax has l>een levied there,
the profits from the dispensaries meet
ing all necessities.
There are three In Lee county. In two
other counties there are two each. Gen-
rul Wright expressed surprise that there
rore. so niunv.
The list of dispensaries In Georgia In
1906 are as follows: Athens. Clarke couu
ty; Unlnlirldge, Donulsonville. Decatur
county; Illakely, Early county; Home,
Flovd county; Whlghnm, Grady county;
Ocllla, Irwin counTy; Armenia, Leesburg,
Nrnlthville. Lee county; Buena Vista. Mar
lon county: Colquitt, Miller county;
ItarnesvUlc, rlke county* Lumpkin. lHcb-
liutd, Stewart county; Dawson, Parrott
~ Ter "
flrniiwood. Sasser. Terrell county;
Grunge, Ilogatisvllle, Troup county; Jeffer
sonville, Twiggs county.
POSTOFFICE MS
Postmaster Blum Delivers
Welcome Address and
Rogers Responds.
Special tn Tli,' Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 3.—The seventh
annual convention of (he National Aa
noclatlon of postofflca clerks convened
this morning, with the largest attend
ance on record.
Addresses of welcome were mnile by
Postmaster Blum nnd Assistant Pierce,
and the response by Frank Rodgers, of
Chicago.
The morning was taken up In a gen
eral discussion.
In the afternoon the delegates visited
Tybee for the Labor day exercises
They will be In session here four
day*.
MONTH'S STATISTICS
AT BRUNSWICK PORT
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga„ Sept. 3.—Tho report
of the port statistician for August haa
been made up, nnd shows total value of
shipments from Brunswick during the
past month wns $1,812,042. Vessels ar
rived at this port as follows: Twenty-
stenmers. seventeen schooners, three
harks, one brtg. Thirty vessels cleared
from the port with cargoes for United
States ports anil nine with cargoes for
foreign countries. Among the domestic
shipments were 60 barrels syrup. 1,100
bales sheeting, 495 hales wool, 200 bar
rels cotton seed oil, 7,600 barrels
rosin, 3,000 barrels turpentine, 800 eases
cedar, 1,100 pieces piling, 161,964 rail
road crosstfes, 125,000 shingles, 8,562,-
000 feet lumber, 30 tons miscellaneous
merchandise. Among exports to for
eign countries were the following:
Two thousand eight hundred tons phos.
phnte rock, 2,100 barrels turpentine, 6,-
.-iflo barrels n.sln. 1,280,000 feet lumber,
47,500 shingles, 74,900 rosstles.
The tntnl virtue of Imports f ir month
of August wa* $958,910.
Following the carriage* of the first
division were the other division*, all of
which, with the exception of the lust,
were given to the various unions. The
position* were *ettled la*t Saturday
night at a drawing held In Federation
Hall.
The last division wa* formed of the
merchant*' float*.
The creditable manner In which ev
ery feature of the morning went-oft la
due to the tireless effort* of the nu
merous committee* In charge. Since It
wa* first determined to have a record-
breaking Labor daY celebration thl*
year and the committee* were (elected,
the member* have cheerfully given up
their time and worked In perfot har
mony. President Jernne Jones, general
TWO CHATTANOOGA NEGROE8
TAKE THEIR OWN LIVE8
Special to The Georgian. •
f'hattanooga, Tenn., Sept, 3.—Ne
groes In thl* city are making a record
for suicide*. Two have suicided with
in the past ten days. The first was
Jim t'onnor, a saloon isirter. who I*
believed to have ended his life by
Jumping from the county bridge be
cause of III health. The second and
last Is John Smith, a negro blacksmith
at the Conclnnatl Southern shops.
chairman: Vice President W. Bern
hardt. chief marshal; the assistant
marshnls and the chairmen of the dif
ferent committees ore especially .T>-
servlng of credit. Both President Jones
amt Vice President Bernhardt were
highly delighted at the manner the
carefully laid plans were carried out.
"It la the greatest |>arade we have
ever had," said President Jones.
Things could not have moved off
more smoothly.” said Vice President
Bernhardt.
And both of them voiced the opinion
of the public at large.
him by an eyelash. We went to Tan
gier yesterday and he arrived at Gi
braltar two hours after we salted. The
boat pn which we were returning pass
ed the boat on which he wa* going six
miles out of Gibraltar. He passed »o
close to us that we could distinguish
the passengers on deck.
His Money Tied Up.
We discovered that he had $12,000
In a bank in Tangier. Steps have
been taken by Assistant State's Attor
ney Olsen to tie his money up, and If
possible restore' It to the swindled de
positors.
I was told a story of a woman scorn
ed that led to the finding of Stensland's
trail. One of his numerous friends
who thought she had been shabbily
treated put the correspondent In pos
session of the first hint as to the fugi
tive’s whereabouts. Her Information
was Indefinite, but Investigation provetl
Its probable accuracy.
Finally, on August 18, It became cer
tain that he was In Tangier and had
been fdr sixteen days. He fled from
Chicago on Sunday, July 12, went di
rect to New York and took the White
Star boat sailing on Tuesday for Liver
pool, and stayed In that town two days.
Stensland then took the P. nnd O. boat,
reaching Gibraltar on July 27. There
he immediately took the boat for Tan
gier on the northern coast of Afrlcn,
the original haven of the Moorish pi
rates of olden time, who held the record
for freebootlng until the modern thiev
ing bank president put them back. The
correspondent and Mr. Olsen sailed
from New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm
II on Monday, August 20.
Banker's Track* Plain.
Paris was reached on Monday and
was’ left Tuesday noon. Madrid was
reached Wednesday afternoon and Gi
braltar twenty-elx hours later.
Saturday morning the boat was taken
for Tangier, the Moorish city being
reached early In the evening.
All last night and until 4 o'clock this
afternoon the Investigation proceeded.
At every town Stensland's tracks were
uncovered and the last clew pointed to
the Grand Hotel at Gibraltar.
Stenslund arjived In Tangier July 28
by the steamer Olbel from Glbrnltur.
He apparently made previous Inquiries
regarding the hotels, avoiding the large
and prominent ones such as Villa de
France, Cecil and Continental.
Registers at Norwegian.
He entered the city gate, walked to
the Grand Hotel Oriental, it Is perched
on top of a hill and Is the most promi
nent building in the ranks of dazzling
while and blue skies that rise terrace
on terrace, till the summit Is crowned.
It la the resort of Europeans and by a
strange coincidence la the place where
an absconding railway auditor of At
lanta, Ga., was captured through the
efforts of United State* Minister Gum-
mere, six years ago.
Stensland registered as "P. Olsen,
Norway.” He was given a room over
looking the aea with a view of the
Spanish shore in the distance. For one
day he kept to his room, complaining
of a cold on the lungs. The affliction
waa real, and for a few days he was a
sick man. The day after hla arrival
he amazed Proprietor Philip Sterwlnd
by exhibiting, ns Sterwlnd said, "an
awful lot of money and a great number
of big bills." As a banker Stensland
knew which was the best bank In Tan
gler, and mounting a mule with i
small satchel In hand, rode to the
Comptolr Natlonale D'Escompte, where
he said he wanted to make a deposit
and open an account.
Handed Out 112,000.
When he dumped $12,000 on the
counter the eyes of the clerk bulged
out and lie called M. Gaurant, the
governor, who questioned the prospec
tive customer. The money was In
American bills, English bank notes and
French notes. Stensland In answer to
the governor’s Inquiry, said he came
from America, and when further ques
tioned as to why he curried money In
such shape nnd had no letter of credit,
Negroes Staying Away
From Polls and Dem
ocrats See Victory.
Hpwlnl to Tli«» Georgian
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3. -Ideal elec
tion weather prevail** throughout the
state of Arkansas and a large vote
will be polled. Very few negroes are
voting In thl* section of the state. It
la predicted that John S, Little, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, will re
ceive a majority of 25,000 to 40,000 over
Worthington, Republican.
Adams, Prohibitionist, and Hogan,
Socialist, had a warm contest over
liquor license. They claim they will
carry all counties now wet and three
that have heretofore been dry.
The Republicans claim a gain of two
state senutors and ten representatives.
John II. Page, secretary of the Dem
ocratic state committee, says the Dem
ocrats will not lose a single senatorial
district nor u single representative
from the Democratic counties. He be
lieves the school amendment to the
constitution, Increasing the school tax
from two to three mills, will receive a
favorable vote In every county.
The ticket being voted today Is aa
follows:
Governor—John 8. Little. Democrat,
Sebastian county; John I. Worthington,
Republican, Carroll county; John G.
Adams, Prohibitionist, Polk county;
Daniel Hogan, Socialist, Sebastian
county.
Secretary of State—O. C. Ludwig, of
Pulaski county.
Attorney General—W. F. Kirby, of
Miller county.
State Treasurer—J. L. Yates, of Lo
gan county.
Auditor of Rtate^-A. E. Moore, of
Faulkner county.
State Land Commissioner—L. L.
Coffman, of Boone county.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction—J. J. Doyne, of Pulaski
county,
Commissioner of Mines. Manufac
tures and Agriculture—Guy B. Tucker,
of Union county.
Associate Justice of Supreme Court
J. E. Riddick, of Pulaski county.
Railroad Commissioners—J. W.
Crockett, of Arkansas county; J. K.
Hampton, of Dallas county, and R. P.
Allen, of Crawford county.
, BUTTLE SUES
FOR TOTAL DIVORCE,
ASKS BIG_ALIMONY
B. Lawrence Battle, Hus
band, Is Worth
$125,000. j
DREW PISTOL ON 'WIFE
Says Husband Is Habitual
Drunkard—Wants $50,-
000 Alimony.
In a petition In which ahe alleges al
most Inconceivable debauchery and In
decency, Mrs. Marie Allen Battle on
Monday sued n. Lawrence Battle, a
rich land owner, for absolute divorce,
$50,001) alimony and the custody of
*nl(i he thought he would get the worst * h ** r *' vo children, B. Lawrence, Jr..
of exchnnge and concluded it wa* best ani ‘ Jake Allen Battle.
to carry currency.
The deposit was accepted, but only
provisionally, a* the governor wa* *u»-
ptclous. Stensland'* explanation of his
reason for carrying cash wa* puerile,
and M. Guurant thought he was doing
business with a criminal of some kind.
The French notes especially were re
garded with suspicion, the banker* sus
pecting they might be counterfeits. He
wa* loo polite to say ao, but shipped
them to .Maraellle* and Pari*. They
came back In ten days guaranteed.
As soon as Stensland left the bank,
M. Gaurant sent for Hotel Keeper Ster
wlnd and asked If he knew anything
nbout his guest, saying he thought
there was something wrong.
8w*,t on Dancing Girl.
Stensland'* attendant at the Moorish
dance hall waa Senorlta Vancell, a
Spanish girl from 8evll!e, who per
forms an exceptional fandango at the
Cafe Imperial. Her partiality for him
aroused a feeling of Jealousy In the
breast of an Arab chief, who enjoyed
the smiles of the maid until Stensland
appeared on the scene.
Every morning Strnsland was an
early visitor to the big soko or market
place. At the hotel he formed ac
quaintance with n professor from the
University of Cambridge, who Is a bit
of a globe-trotter. He wanted to eee
Southern Spain and finally Stensland
decided to take a two-week*’ trip In
the southern part of Alfonso's country.
This taking of Ills foot off what he re
garded as protective soil Is a little as
tonishing, but In keeping with 111* whole
conduct In Tangier.
On August 14 Stenslnnd and the
English professor and another man left
for Gibraltar. Stensland's final act be.
Ing to arrange with the Comptolr Na
tlonale D’Escompte for a credit of 2,500
peseta*, or about $400, at the Anglo-
Egyptian bank In Gibraltar.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
The petitioner alleges that "up to
three,years ago the defendant, while
never a model husband, was fnlrty so
ber and ralrly considerate of tho plain
tiff.” “Then he began to drink,” she
continues, "and has since become an
habitual, confirmed ’ and hopeless
drunkard.” She alleges that "since he
became a slave to the whisky hahlt”
he had made life almost unbearable for
her and the children.
The family moved to Atlanta from
Warren county In 1904, and the plain
tiff, In her bill, say* the defendant wa*
"absolutely drunk when he got her*
and haa been almost constantly drunk
ever since." She says that when he
la drunk he ‘‘commit* acts of unspeak
able horror to the plaintiff and th*
children.” It la claimed that he has
brought home drunken nnd indecent
companion* who have caroused and
committed unmentionable nets of Inde
cency.
It I* claimed that on Sunday the de
fendant drew a pistol on Mrs. Hattie,
and that on a former occasion he threw
n atone at B. Lawrence Battle, Jr., the
9-year-old son. •
Mrs. Battle claim* that for the last
year her husband haa not provided for
her properly and a large portion of the
expense of the living of herself and
her children waa borne by her brother.
Fred Allen. She claims that she haa
hod her husband sent to a sanitarium
for drunkards, but that he would not
stay there.
Judge Pendleton granted nn Injunc
tion restraining the defendant from
disposing of or further encumbering his
property until n settlement has been
ttinde with the defendant. The court
has set September 8 ns the dnte for a
permanent hearing.
A partial schedule of the defendant's
property, ns given In the petition, show*
him to be worth considerably more
than $125,000. In this Is Included a
life Interest In 3,000 acres of land In
Wurren and Taliaferro counties worth
$45,000, stock In the Georgia Railroad
and Banking Company, tho, Atlanta oil
nnd Fertilizer Company, extensive
peach orchards, live stock nnd note*
und account*.
MANY KILLED AND HUR1
IN FIGHT WITH COSSA CKS }
By Private Leased Wire.
Warsaw, Sept. $.—Six persona.were killed nnd tv
a fight between Coaaacka and workingmen at Raduz
for the possession of a. red flag used at a funeral pr
o wounded In
slay in a fight
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