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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Kl’l KM It Kit 5. lifj«.
A.D.ADAIR.SRmILL:
SEIZED SATURDAY
HOKE SMITH’S SPEECH
BEFORE CONVENTION
He Is Somewhat Better
Wednesday and May
Recover.
A. D. Adair, Sr., one of AtlantaV
pioneer* and for thirty years a lead
Ins business man, Is very III at his
home, *4 Washington street. For four
days he suffered from constant
coughing and It was feared for a time
that he could not live.
Wednesday, however, the hiccough
Ing became only Intermittent and hope
la entertained for his recovery.
Dr. Clarence Johnson and Dr. Roy
Harris are In attendance on him.
Mr. Adair Is senior member of the
Arm of A. D. Adair & McCarty Bros,
who own and operate one of the larg
est fertiliser plants In the state.
AS
LEADSJN BATTLE
Senora Santos Aids Her
Rebel Husband in
Fight.
Bv Private Leaded. Wire.
New York, Sept. 5.—Garbed In man’s
rl thin* and fighting In the ranks of
t ho Cuban Insurgents today. Is a beau
tiful woman, Senora Clara Santos, wife
of Juan Santos, a wealthy Cuban,
member of Havana society, who has
been entertained and Is known In every
drawing room. Senor Santos tjpnnrd
the uniform of a commissioned officer,
and. In an engagement near Havana,
personally led n column of troops
mt.ilnst the government forces. This
Information concerning the woman
rebel was received today by Colonel
Charles M. Aguerre, head of the Cu-
b.m revolutionists In this city.
Colonel Aguerre declared that there
were 111,000 Insurgent troops In the
fields; that they were well armed nnd
hnd plenty of ammunition. Colonel
snampes, Colonel Aguerre said, met
defeat at Guanes, In the province of
Havana, several days ago. Senora
Santos played an Important part In
the battle. She rode at the head of the
Insurgent troops until the pitched bat.
tie ensued, and then drove her charger
Into the thick of the fighting, slashing
t Ight and left at the rural guards with
a Damascus blade, and running down
several of the enemy ns she fbught to
control her horse, as well as punish
the men who opposed her.
7 Private loaned Wire.
Keystone, W, Vs., Sept. 5.—Daniel
Hatfield, at Welseh, McDowell county,
•hot and Instantly kilted Concord
Wontlson, n negro selmol teacher.
\V. odson wits tflebmtlng over the
vli lory of Joe Guns. Woodson, pistol
In hand, swore he could whip any
white man living. Woodson crowded
H it field, who was unarmed, off the
fiwet. Ilattleld went to a nearby
st' V, procured a Winchester rltlo nnd
"<ul In pursuit of Woodson nnd at
hist sight of the negro shot him dead.
Hnitjoln Is a son of Kllas Hatfield, of
feud fame. Is the Republican nominee
for county commissioner of MeDowell
ccunty., and Is prominently know n. He
h«- novel' been arrested. He lias made
no attempt to escape.
It' Private Iwused Wire.
New York. Held. E>.—The North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company It
thinking. It Is said, of arranging a di
rect -Service of steamships between
Bremen and Charleston, 8. C.
For some time Gustav Schwab, the
representative of the North German
I.loyd line In America, and Commie
•loner of Immigration Snrgrant hunt
been working over the scheme, which
they think will help to solve the prob
lem of directing Immigration to sec-
Ilona of the country where It Is most
needed.
At the present time E. J. Watson,
commissioner of agriculture and Im
migration of South Carolina. Is In Eu
rope, conferring with agents of the
steamship company.
Macon. Ga., Sept. 5.—In accepting
the nomination for governor from the
state Democratic convention yeeterday
Hon. Hoke Smith spoke ea followa
Gentlemen cf the Convention:
I accept through you from the Dem
ocrats of our state their call to serv
ice.
I thank you and them for the trust
oeatowed upon me.
The unanimity of their support la
an Inspiration for the future.
The lesues which have been Involv
ed are of utmost Importance to all of
us and to our children.
They carry ua back to the daye of
1808, when white civilization was at
•lake, and to the constitutional con
vention of 1877, when Robert Toombs
was laying the foundation to protect
our people from corporate aggression.
W* have determined that what was
done for us In those days will be pre
served Rnd perfected for the future.
I thank God also that this campaign
has again reunited all the Democrata
of Georgia under the old party name,
fighting for Democratic principles,
“I Acoept With Obligations.”
I accept the nomination for the of
fice of governor charged with the or'
dlnary duties of the position and with
certain specific obligations created by
the canwaaa.
Let me state briefly the specific ob
ligations:
The white voters of Georgia are to
lie given the fullest opportunity to rule
In the state and to express their wish
es at the ballot box.
The party machinery must not b«
used to promote the Interests of par
ticular candidates or to hinder the
wishes of the people.
Contributions of money by corpora
tions or special Interests must be pre
vented In Georgia, end t ie use of money
by anybody to control elections must
be stopped.
The political agents of the great cor-
(orations must be kept nut of control
n the Democratic party machinery,
and the laws defining lobbying must be
enlarged, so that legislation will de
pend solely upon argument, based upon
merit, and not upon political pull.
The free pars syatem must come to
on end. and the charge for transport
ing passengers be reduced.
The people must be given a square
deal by the railroads.
While the railroads should receive
equal Justice before the law, the peo
ple must not be taxed to pay dividends
on the watered stocks and watered
bonds of railroad companies.
As a step toward solving the rare
problem In Geoigla, a constitutional
amendment must be passed by the leg
islature nnd submitted to the people for
ratification providing for the protec
tion of the ballot box, so far ns It can
ronstltmlnnally be done, against Igno
runt and purchasable negro votes.
These propositions have been fully
iresented to the voters of Georgia, nnd
inve received their overwhelming In
dorsement.
To their accomplishment I pledge
every effort of my mind and heart.
Struggle Not Completed.
But we must not regard our recent
Ictnry aa a completion of our struggle.
Next Jilne the legislature will mre»,
and with the first eesslon of the leg
islature bills should be passed cover'
Ing the Issues for which the people
hnve spoken.
With the close of the ballot box on
August 22 we bury, aa far aa possible
all the bitterness engendered by the
recent strife.
You hnve embodied the principles for
htch we fought In Ihe platform of the
Democratic party of the state.
We cordially Invite those who were
not with us heretofore, to yield to the
Democratic principle of majority rule
and Join us to give the people that for
which they have so overwhelmingly
declared.
While we cannot help loving those
ho were the friends of our cause, we
will welcome new recruits who yield to
the party’s voice, and wo will harbor
no grtidgo against them because they
were once nur antagonists.
We ask every loyal Democrat In
Georglu from this day on to give cor
dial support to the enunciated princi
ples of the party.
I hope even* Democratic nominee for
ihe stale senate nnd for tile house will
freely declare his purpose to nblde by
ami anpport the party’s action.
Platform Must Bo Supported.
It will be neoessao - to organise both
houses of the legislature with officers
who will support from this day on the
platform of the party.
If there are candidates for these
posltlona who do not freely and heart
ily Join with us to enact Into legisla
tion the things for which the people
have voted, and the party spoken,
promises to them from those who are
with ua should be unhesitatingly with
drawn.
Unless all resistance by Democrats
named for the senate and for the house
is brought to an end, It will be necea
•ary for caucus nominations to bi
made for president of th’e senate and
speaker of the house.
We cannot afford for the senate or
the house to be organized except un
der officers who will carry out the
principle# of our party platform.
I beg you to go back to your homes
and talk to your nolmneea for the sen
ate and for the house on this subject.
Urge them to come with ua and to
publicly declare their purpose to do eo.
We cannot afford to oppose a party
nominee, but If there are those who
have conscientious scruples against
the legislation to which the party Is
pledged, they owe It to their fellow
Democrats to resign their nominations
and let men who are willing to act
take their places.
See How Nomineee Stand.
1 ask the delegates to this conven
tion to take this question up at once
and learn how the nominees for the
legislature In their counties will stand.
There Is another message which I
would have you carry back to the peo
ple at home.
We have declared against the use
of mouey to buy votes or hire work
ers In an election. I cannot too strong
ly commend this plank In our platform
to your loyal support. The blessings
which are to come from popular gov
ernment will never be oura. , where
money Is spent to hire men to do po
litical work, or to debauch the Indi
vidual voter.
We cannot excuse ourselves for
such a course by claiming that our op
ponents resort to those means, and
that we must do the same thing to de
feat them.
We cannot excuse ourselves for such
course by claiming that our oppo
nents resort to those means, and that
we must do the same thing to defeat
them.
We must not fight the devil with
Are. Fire Is the devil’s own weapon:
III whip ua with It. We must
flght the devil with truth.
We must oppose men who would use
Impure methods In an election by ap
pealing to the patriotism of the In
dividual voter, and by punishing the
guilty after the ejection.
All the class legislation which ex
ists throughout the country comes
from the use of money In politics. The
masses of the people cannot compete
with the great corporations In a po
litical struggle where money measures
the power for success. The might of
the masses would fall helpless before
the millions of the entrenched classes.
But there Is another reason for ob
jecting to the use of money In politics.
Its use degrades the Individual voter
and takes from the state nnd the na
tion that Independent patriotism so
necessary from the Individual citizen.
The power and grandeur of a state
Is not to be measured by accumulated
wealth or by fertile fields. It Is to be
determined by the Intelligence and
character of her citizens.
While ws appeal for the hlgheat
sense of duly onl the part of the Indi
vidual voter, those of us who accept
office must never forget that we have
no higher official obligation than that
which we owe to the dtlxen who atays
at home, desiring no office. Is pursuing
his dnlly railing, asking from us only
that his rights be guarded.
And as to 1608.
We have begun a contest for popu
lar rights and higher Ideals of civic
righteousness In Georgia, and our suc
cess will inspire hope and action bee
yond the borders of our state. It will
help to swell tile tide which Is dally
rising throughout our rountry and
whlcl. promises In 1908 to sweep from
national power those who have permit
ted millions of people to be burdened
to crowd the coffers of a few million
aires.
We will do our part In the national
struggle, hut we must never forget
that here In Georgia are certain op
portunities.
The dasllng hope of national success
must never divert ua from accom
plishments already assured here at
home If we continue our efforts.
As I have gone among the people of
ouv state for the past fourteen months,
my love for them has grown, until I
nihl lay down my life to serve them.
I nsk your help. That I may be able
111 serve them faithfully and well will
iie my constant prayer.
ARE JNORMOUS
Millions of Dollars Taken
in by Big Railroad
System.
ASK BETTER SERVICE
ON EAST POINT LINE
By Ptlvate Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. S—The report of
the Pennsylvania Railroad system east
of Pittsburg for July shows the enor-
mpus gross earnings of S12.S4S.703, an
Increase of »1,«*I,000. Net earnings
(4,183,458;' Since January 1 the net
earnings were 124,130,894, increase of
(4,634,100.
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
ACCUSED POLITICIAN
By Private Leased Wire.
Defiance, Ohio, Sept. (.—Sensational
and serious are the charges of mis
conduct against David Razor, former
superintendent of the Defiance County
C hlldrens’ Home and prominent Demo
cratic politician. Three little girls
taken from destitute conditions and
placed under hla protection, are the
principal witnesses for the state.
'Jiade a wilderness to blossom; It Is
hla heritage; In Its government and
control floes he need the aid of a sctnl-
barbarlun, only recently emerged from
the Jungles of Africa?, So have our
friends of the North endeavored to
tettch Ihrough the fifteenth amend
ment. This doctrine. If carried to Its
proper conclusion, means that the ne
gro Is the equal of the white man, and
Justifies Booker Washington at Roose
velt's lunch table or leading Wana-
maker’s daughter to dinner.
Mr. Chairman, Ihe people of Georgia
have, In no uncertain terms, nnd with
practical unanimity, selected Mr. Smith
as their champion anil lender In the
great Impending struggle against cor
porate greed and corporate domination
of public affairs. The people of Georgia
have done well. They have selected
a man powerful of mind und body, and
absolutely sincere of purpose, u man
who will win the fight, relieve us from
corporate oppression and put aside the
little politicians who have been accus
tomed, at the Instance of Eastern Re
publican capitalists, and In the sacred
name of Democracy, to manipulate
Georgia’s affairs, to the untold Injury
of the people. They have selected a
man who will help us win all that Is
mennt by a united white people In the
full and complete enjoyment of a glori
ous heritage. Mr. Smith’s victory does
Indeed mean a united and not a divided
white people: a brotherhood North and
South, East and West—and In Georgia,
By a resoluttea of the county com
missioners at their meeting Wednes
day morning the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company was requested to
put on a better service on Its East
Point line. It was stated In the reso
lution that the street car people were
not furnishing as good schedules as
they promised when the franchises
were obtained from the county and the
towns through which the track passes.
For • the legislative committee, Mr.
Anderson reported that the only thing
the committee had to tell was that Mr.
Blackburn's constabulary bill didn't get
through the legislature.
A petition from the Boye* Club of
Atlanta, In which was Incorporated
something of the alms of that organi
zation, asked that the commissioners
help It along with an appropriation.
The matter waa referred to the county
attorney for his opinion.
City Councilman Terrell appeared be
fore the board to try to hurry along
the work which the county authorities
have ’’resoluted" to do on West Hun
ter street near the Atlanta University.
The city has available (2,500 appropri
ated and (500 contributed by Interest
ed persons and Is ready to do ita part
of the Improvement of the street any
time.
The resolution adopted by the com
missioners some time since provided
that the preliminary grading be done
by the county. It is said that the open
ing of the proposed thoroughfare will
give a large section a shorter cut to
the heart of the city and will probably
Induce the building of an electric cor
line.
But this was not the only call for
the services of the county chain gang,
and the matter was referred to the
roads committee.
One petitioner protested that the next
place the county’s road-builders should
be sent was to open up a road
Hollywood cemetery’. Others asked that
the Mason-Turner ferry' road get what
Improvement was coming to It as soon
as possible, and still others told how
buggies i.r wagons on Bel I wood avenue
had to turn out Into the woods In order
to get along a: all
Numerous other petitions for the Im
provement of old roads and the open
Ing of new ones were presented and
referred to committees.
One man wanted pay for his horse,
which had been kilted as a result of
shying at a road roller. He didn't get
It, however.
A bill of costs for paying the Jurors
who tried a recent nuisance case
against a negro dance hall waa pre
sented by the parties bringing the suit
and was referred to the finance com
mlttee.
STRIKE OF HACK DRIVERS
MAY TIE. UP FUNERALS
By l*rlrste Bested Wire.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 5.—In order to
force the abolition of Sunday funerals,
the Baltimore City Hack Drivers' Asso
ciation has declared a strike, and as
a result undertakers alT over the city
are having some difficulty In getting
drivers to take charge of carriages at
funerals.
The strike waa Inaugurated, yester
day, when almost the entire member
ship of the hack drivers’ association
quit work, leaving several undertakers
who had funerals for the day In a bad
way.
MEMORIAL ORPHANAGE
COMES TO COURT AGAIN
SPEECH OF NOMINATION
BY JAMES L. ANDERSON
I, S.KEALHOFEB LEAVES
In order to accept the management
of the freight bureau tn Montgomery.
H. 8. Kealhofer has tendered his res
ignation as chief clerk to Division
Freight Agent L. L. McClesky, of the
Southern. Mr. Kealhofer begins his
new duties on September 15,
While the departure of Mr. Kealhofer
will be regretted by Atlanta railroad
( men and a host of friends, they all are
|tad to know of hla splendid promotion
Ind wish for him every success In hts
hew home and work.
A
Macon, Ga., Sept. 5.—In placing the
name of Hon. Hoke Smith In nomina
tion for governor, Hon. Jatnea I* An
derson, of Atlanta, spoke aa followa:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention:
The very great honor Is mine to pre
sent to the consideration of the con
vention, for nomination n* the candi
date of the Democrats for the office of
governor of Georgia, the greatest living
Southerner, the Hon. Hoke Smith, of
Fulton county.
He has not claimed to be '’divinely
called." This charge against the mod
esty of a great man was hitler slander,
born of desperation; anti yet the bund
of Providence la in It. la not that nutti
"divinely called" who la the efficient
Instrument to work the wi'I of UimI nnd
redeem Ills fellow man front itolltlcal
slavery? Notwithstanding sneers and
vilification, 1 tell you, my friends, that,
through the force of this man nnd the
great end he Is to accoinHIsh. he will
wear In the thoughts of our children,
and of our children’s children, a nimbus
about hla head like those which Ihe an
cient masters painted about the heads
of. saints.
I do not hesitate to say that he has
a divine mission—a mission which, well
performed, ns he will perform It—
means the salvation of the South.
Mr. Chalttnnu. a noble people, ■
whom dark shadows had fallen, have
seen Ihe light and raised a mighty
Shout of Jqy to high heaven. The way
Is now clear, and we are given a lead
er of power, courage and endurance,
and the South’s redemption Is-assured.
The election of Mr. Smith mesns a
great deal more than the triumph of
one man In a contest between men.
This Is not the ascendency of n man.
but of vital principles: It means more
than the advancement of Georgia—It
means that the South will again as
sume It* high rank and place In na
tional affairs. It means that the black
nnd sickening cloud of negro Inso
lence, which has darkened our beauti
ful land these forty years, and cauaed
the heart of man to wither, must pass
away, and God’a blessed sunshine will
fall upon us nnd make all nature green
nnd beautiful. It means that the white
man will again govern hla own coun
try, und govern It forever, without
suggestion from the negro or hla (|e-
"Ignlng allies. It means that the ne
gro will no longer think of equality
with the w hite man—political or social;
that our homes and our wives, nnd
our daughter)!, will no longer be threat
ened with his Insolence; his heart will
no longer be filled with malice toward
the white man—with murder, ra|>e nnd
urson— but he will again become the
humble "marsler" lovntg negro of ante
bellum days. It meuns the aolutton of
the "negro problem."
Crime of Fiftaanth Amendment. ~
Mr. Chairman, with elneere convic
tion I Insist thnt the erlme committed
ugalnst us by the passage of the (If
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States Is responsible for
the stench of negro Insolence, which
has blighted this glorious Southland,
and nulled Southern womanhood these
forty years; that political equality, and
the thwarted hope of aortal equality,
have made of the old-time humble ne
gro a demon, with a heart full of ha
tred toward the white man. Mr.
Smith’s victory means an end of thin—
It means that the South, tinder his
leadership, will appeal to and convert
our brothers of the North ami West.
The fifteenth amendment will ultimate
ly be repealed, and we shall realize the
glorious noonday of a united white peo
ple, In absolute control of the white
man's country. Yes. Mr. I'halrman.
our Northern brother* must, nnd will,
undo and nullify the horrible crime
which they perpetrated against us. In
the heat of passion and the lust of
blood, at the close of the civil war.
The white man, even If unlettered. Is
descended of a long line of noble an
cestors—to whom Is due this present
high order of civilization; the white
man through centuries of toll and suf
fering. and through blood, anntrhed this
beautiful land from the savage, am|
a glorious Democracy which has em
braced and nsalmljnted our friends and
brptheri, the Populists, and become
richer-blooded by virtue of the Met
Wo Welcome 8traying Brother*.
Mr. Chairman, we have not. like oth
ers whom you may recall. Invited our
straying brothers back to the hall of
Democracy, and met them at the door
with bludgeons to beat out their
brains. We have met them at the
threshold with open arms, and wel
corned them as brothers Indeed; wx
have not counted their sins against
them, but hnvo accorded them equal
rights with ourselves In Ihe Democratic
household.
Yes, Indeed, they are brothers. In
their veins llmvs the same noble blond
as In ours, and they have a common
right with us to the heritage which
Southern white men are struggling to
preserve unto themselves. And, yet.
we hnve been told that the cause is
tainted, which Is supported by these
our brothers, nnd that the leader Is
despicable who accepts their support.
Shame upon such lack of good faith
and manly cundor; shame upon such
Democracy, I glory la the fact that
Mr. Smith has received and accepted
the support anil allegiance of these, our
friends and brothers. I glory In the
fact that these, our brothers, who
have come to us again, have come see
ing the right, and supporting the great
principles upon which Mr. Smith’s can
didacy Is based. I glory In the fact
that the former Populists—now Demos
crats—have supported Hoke Smith.
This. Is true Democracy—old Iq princi
ple. hut discredited by the erstwhile
Georgia ring, who do not recognize
anything as Democracy which means
their overthrow.
Whitt Supremacy the Cry,
My friends, let us all press forward—
as brothers, running together—under
the leadership of this strong man.
whom God has sent to us In a time of
great need, and let us establish In
Georgia, In the South—yes. In America,
the doctrine of everlasting white su
premacy. Let color be the line of de
marcation. Put It squarely here. The
most Illiterate white man has, through
Inheritance, noble conceptions, and
hears heavenly music, which neither
education or association can make per
ceptible to the negro, In whose soul the
darkness of savagery Is Just beginning
to fade Into twilight. No, the negro for
ages—perhaps always—must be the
servant of the white man; he has no
other place In a white man's country.
He shall not usplre to equality with the
white man. We must nullify—yes, re
peal—this odious fifteenth amendment,
else, my friends—miserable thought—
the educated negro Is Justified In his
rlalm of social equality with the white
man, and In his attentions to the white
man's daughter.
Mr. Chairman. It Is not needful for
me to dwell niton the other great prin
ciples advocated by Mr. Smith.
Henceforth, the people of Georgia will
rule, and not powerful corporations
dominated by rich Eastern Republi
cans; corruption nnd venality must dis
appear from politics and legislation;
the great railroads shnll no longer grip
our throats and take our substance
from us. The victory means Just and
j-lghtenus government for the people,
and by the people, provided the negro
Is thrust back to his proper position.
My rrlends, this latter consideration
(the negro’s status! absorbs all others.
’ Another word, Mr. Chairman, the re
cent overwhelming Indorsement by the
people of Mr. Smith’s candidacy for the
office of governor, Is an Indorsement of
mre method* In politics, and an
ndorsement of. the man: It' Is a
crushing rebuke to those who, forget
ful of the public welfare, end without
principles to support them, seek to at
tain personal ends through vile slan
der and perjured testimony. The peo
ple of Georgia have pointed the lesson
thnt the character assassin la despi
cable and shall not prevail.
1 present Mr. Smlih a* the champion
of the white people of Georgia, and of
the South. Hla election will mean the
dawn of a new and glorious day.
The little tots of the "Memorial
Orphanage” will be again the guests
of the recorder's court Wednesday af
ternoon. And the Investigation of the
way In which the home has been run
will be continued. .
Several weeks ago, after the Inves
tigations by the Associated Charities
and City Warden Thomas Evans, the
children were brought to the record
er's court along with Mr, and Mrs.
Harwell, who are at the head of the
Institution, and there nodded through
the afternoon, while two cases were
tried against the Harwells. The drat
case, that of - blocking the streets
without proper permission, was allow
ed to continue until Mrs. Harwell
prayed for guidance In the matter of
determining whether or not she would
stay bff the streets. Since the case
waa tried she and the twenty-six chll
dren In her charge have not appeared
on the streete at night.
The other caee was to show cause
why the children should not be placed
In state Inetttutlons where proper at
tention could be given them. Thie
case was allowed to go over until Sep
tember 6 eo that the home might b*
placed on a better basle, a charter
taken out and a board of directors
formed.
It Is claimed that all of the provls
Ions have been eomplled with.
OUTLAWED SONG CAUSES
... TROUBLE ON STREET CAR
"Everybody rtbrks but father
He sits around all day,
Feet In front, of the Are"
That's as far as J. F. Fster got be
fore the Indignant passengers on the
car demanded that he be put off. A
Labor day crowd returning from a
picnic Is good natured, but there la a
limit even to good nature.
In Ihe trouble that ensued Fetter
and the conductor hnd a few words,
some of which were not necessarily In
tended for publication. Fetter faced
Judge Broyles In the police court Wed
nesday mbrnlng.
■ The conductor said Fetter cursed
and . Fetter said he didn’t. Fetter's
mother and sister said the conductor
cursed awfully and the conductor eald
he didn't.
“What have you got to say about
It?” asked Judge Broyles, turning to
Fetter.
"Honest, I didn’t curse, your honor,”
he said. "I waa on the back platform
and was singing a little,”
"What were you ringing?” Inquired
the Judge.
"Everybody Works But Father," aald
Fetter.
"Five seventy-five,* aald the court
"Next case.”
El COMMISSION
HIS BEEN MO
Gov. Terrell Announces
List of His Ap
pointees.
The following gentlemen will conitl.
tute the Jamestown Exporitlon com.
mission from Georgia:
Governor Joseph M. Terrell, ex-offlcls
chairman.
W. N. Mitchell, Atlanta, vice chair,
man.
Martin V. Calvin, Augusta.
S. R. Fields, Cordele.
C. R. Russell, Columbus.
W. S. West, Valdosta.
J. W. English, Jr., Atlanta.
S. F. Parrott. Macon.
J. Carroll Payne, Atlanta.
8. C. Dunlap, Gainesville.
The last six members were provided
fpr by the resolution of Representative
C. R. Russell, Of Muscogee, and will
seiwe without any expense to the state.
The other members of the eommli.
slon are to be paid only their personal
- e *’ ,T he original resolution pro.
vlded for the expenses of the addltlonel
six members, but that proviso wu
stricken by the senate. Messrs. Mitch.
C( ! 1 ': ln , and wore named la
the original resolution.
The remaining six were named and
commissioned by Governor Terrell
Wednesday Just before hla departure
for New York.
This commission will have entire
charge of the exhibit at the Jamestrl.n
three hundredth anniversary celebra
tion. They will overlook the collection
and display In connection with the state
museum already collected by Geologist
Yeates, of the mineral, granite, mar
ble and forestry resources of the state
The large meteorite, discovered by
Professor A. B. Park, of Jasper, In the
north Georgia mountains, will form
an Interesting part of this display, as
a movement I* on foot to have the
commission purchase It for that pur.
pose. It weighs 6 or 7 pounds. The
purchase price has not yet been agreed
upon.
The state display at Jamestown Is
expected to far outstrip that at 8i
Louis. .
Deaths and Funerals.
COTTON BATES UP
ON SEPTEMBER 20
The lnter«tnte commerce comm Union has
notified the Georgia rnllroml comtnlMlon
thnt tt will tnkc tip the question of rate*
on cotton to port* on Heptcmbor 23, at the
imtloun! oitpltol, nt Washington.
The railroad comint*Nlon« of the cotton*
productm; Htiitcn, exporter* him! nil Inter-
on ted partlen hnve ^*ii notified of thin
dnto. no that they inny be promptly on
hand with whatever evidence they hnve
nt their eotniuiind to nuhnilt.
Thin complaint win* Inaugurated by the
exporter*, who. It U clnluied. hnve been
hit hard by the Interntnte mtea In vogue
In the pant few hchkoii*.
An the bulk of the cotton crop will l»e-
gin to move «oou. the (‘onmiliudoii has been
prevelled ui»oii to take up thin liuportaut
matter.
hunerIopTLoTs
BRING GOOD PRICES
The real estate I ^longing to the Huner-
kopf estate. In the neighborhood of the At
lanta Steel Hoop work*, nnd nold at mic
tion Wednesday by 8. It. Tnrtnnn k Co.,
before the eourt, brought good price*, thus
allowing the upwnrd tendency of renl es
tate In nnd around Atlanta.
Mr. Turman say a inldniminier tale* were
i»ver wore nuei ckhMI In Atlnntn thnn
following
.. ..ll.Ktt
.•with*. ,,
The lot* eohl brought
[dice*:
V. . II. Bee. Keren lotn...
T. la FmnelH. one lot....
Ilogli ItlrhanlHon. one lot
W. O. Foote, one lot
i. It. It. Thornni. three lute
I.. Pettigrew, eight lotn
.. J. Ilnyden, neven lotn
Hr. l\ C. Needham, live lot*
Samuel J. t’obeli, one lot
MULATTO SUSPECT
HELD AS MAN WHO
WEDDED MISS GREEN
Hpcclnt tn Tin' Georgian.
Waycroas, Ga., Sept. 5.—A man an-
awerlng the deacrlptlon of A. T. Wtlaon,
the mulatto who married Mias Green
nt Leesburg, Ga, palming himself off
as a white man. was arrested here last
night. He fills the description of Wil
son exactly, but denies being the man
wanted and tells a rather straight tale
about himself. An officer from Lees
burg w-lll- arrive tonight to see If the
man Is the one wanted at Leesburg.
The fellow- waa arrested at ’ a negro
house In Waycroas. where he had been
boarding. He haa been at work at the
car factory here for the past few
daya.
BITTER FIGHT ON
IN FINLEY ESTATE
A bitter flght over the ten or fifteen
thousand dollar estate of the fan
James Finley Is now In prospect.
J. B. Stewart, for years the personal
counael of Mr. Finley, has filed an ap
plication for letters,of temporary and
permanent administration on the er
tate. John A. Hynds and James E.
Warren, as a committee from the
lodge of Odd Fellows, to which Mr.
Finley belonged, have filed an appllca'
tlon requesting that the estate be turn'
ed over to County Administrator Court-
land 8. Winn. And now comes Mrs,
Mary Lou Jordan, of BlVmlngham, Ala.,
mother of Mr. Finley's alx-year-old
son. asking that she be allowed a say-
so In the settlement of the estate. The
boy waa adopted by Mr. Finley and la
his only heir.
Several years ago Mrs. Jordan sued
Mr. Finley for damages and on several
other accounts, but a settlement was
finally reached which was satisfactory,
KILPATRICK WILL
' SUCCEED DIMM
• At the regular session of the water
board Wednesday afternoon J. W. Kil
patrick will be elected secretary to
succeed William R. Dlmmock, 'de
ceased.
Mr. Kilpatrick, who hat been a mem
ber of the water board for a number
of years and haa served the city as
alderman, tendered his resignation at
the session of council held Tuesday af
ternoon. M. M. Welch, formerly a
member of the water board from the
Second ward and who resigned because
of moving to the Fourth ward, wu
named as Mr. Kilpatrick’s successor to
the beard. The election did not take
place, however, because of the mayor's
absence.
Aside from the usual ran of rou'J;**
matters, resolutions will be adopted by
the board on the death of W. R. Dim-
mock. who was connected with the city
water department, in the capacity of
secretary, for seven years.
Tax Rate Decreaeed.
Hperlai tn The Utorgtan.
Columbus, On., Sept. 6.—The Chat
tahoochee county tax rate has been
reduced from ((.10 per (1.000 to (2.70.
This will make the combined state and
county lax rate tn that county (7.(0
Instead of (COO.
Dr. Clem C. Greene,
Funeral services over the body of
Dr. Clement Clay Greene were held tt
Park Street Methodist church. In Wert
End, Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.
The Interment waa at Weatvlew.
Edwin Plaater Hop*.
Died at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Plaster, Edwin Flatter, ton
of C. B.. Hope. The funeral service*
will be held at Rock Springs church
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
’ W..R. Cobb BMtffJV?-
Special to The Georgina. ■■ ■■ •"■
Macon, Ga., Sept. 6.—W. It. Cobb,
one of the best known planters of Gor-
don. Ga., died at his residence near
that place Monday afternoon at the i
age of 52 years. He Is survived by
a wife, four sons^and five daughters
The funeral occurred at the home thli
afternoon.
Mrs. Alice E. Clark.
Mrs. Alice E. Clark, wife of Dr. John
C. Clark, of the Union Stock Yards,
died Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock
In the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. Clark
was 40 years of age and leaves no
children. Funeral services will be held
at the home. 15 Forrest avenue, on
Wednesday afternoon. Dr. W. W. Lan
drum conducting the services. The re
mains will be ennied to the old home,
at Smlthville, for Interment.
C. G. Harris.
Rprclal to The. Georgian.
Decatur. Ala., Sept. 5.—C. G. Har
ris, county tax assessor of Morgan
county, died Saturday night at Me-
Clannahan Springs, In the southern
part of the county, where he had been
for hla health for the paat few' daye.
The Immediate cause of his death wae
due to paralysis. Mr. Harris was near
ly 70 years of age and an ex-confed
erate soldier.
STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mr*. 8nm Broomaton, at fi
Gilmer Htrcet. n daughter.
To Mr. and Mr*, George Brown, at 25 t of
noil* afreet, a aon.
DEATH 8.
Lawrence Brand. 17 month* old. died
cholera Infantum at 80 Yonge atrect. .
I»r. t\ tv (Sreene, 43 year* old, died *t
352 Whitehall afreet. . , ..
E. G. Ferrell. 28 ream old, died of knife
wound at Grad? hngpltnl. . , .
George T. Hand!?, 1$ year* old, died
parnlyala at Roldlera’ Home. ., # .
Katrllede Isortne, 3 month* old, 4lod # *
121 Kelly atrect. .
BUILDIN(TpERMIT8.
3258— J>. C. n fell fordL to move one-nn»rf
frame dwelling at 21 William* atrect.
$550—J. I. Lowry, to liulld frame bouae nt
222 Jackaou afreet. , . ..
IMS—Atlanta L’nlveralty, to change briei
adding at enmnua.
1300—A. I\ foie, to build one-atory frame
dwelling at 6£S West Feachtree atrect.
1128—W. J. Goran, to re-eover frame
dwelling at (5 Went Pine ntreet. . _
8L200—T. A. Cook, to build a one-ntorf
frame dwelling at 72 Neal afreet. _ ,
SI.400—Georgia Granite Co,, to build on*
atorr frame dwelling at 281 Kant avenue.
tl.fiod-G. W. MeCarty. to build one-*t«rf
brlek building at « Weat Mltehed e*rcef.
$500—Fulton county, to re-eover eourt
nu*e at Pryor and Hnnter atreefn.
$3Sd-J. M. Crouch, to add to one-atory
frame at 10 borer atrect.
PROPERTYTRAN8FER8.
1350-T. F. Rtnlth to Charte* Brantlnghsm.
t on Chentunt atreet near Carter afreet.
Warranty deed. . . „ .*
I®—Weatvlew Cemetery AaaoeUtlon **
Mary bnhme. lot In Weat view cemetery.
Warranty deed. _ ..
14,800. Penal Hum-Mra. E. B. Jobnnon m
Mr*. C. F. banlel. lot on Month Pryor #trnt
near Alice street. Bmt'l far fills. .
(750—Muttml IsHtn anil Banking l*. JJ 2
Tlppen. lot on Mouth street. Warranty
ileM. ,.»
(S75-J. T. Bailey to J. T. Bachelor. I™
on Isms street. Warranty rteefl. .
(10—Annie 1>. Carroll to E. I-Osborne. "
on Htonewall street near Chapel street. U™
claim deed.
Band Concert Postponed.
The concert at Grant’s park by Pf"J
feaaor WedemeyeFs band, scheduled
for Thursday evening, haa been po”*
poned to Friday evening, owing to ttw
absence from the city of several of tn*
band member*.