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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
tt JMlNKMHAY. KKP'i EM HER 5, l**.
A, D,ADA!R t SR,,ILL;
SEIZED SATURDAY
He Is Somewhat Better
Wednesday and May
Recover.
HOKE SMITH’S SPEECH
BEFORE CONVENTION
A. D. Adair, Sr., one of Atlanta’*
pioneer* and for thirty year* a lead
ln$ business man. Is very 111 at his
home, f4 Washington street. For four
days he suffered from constant hic
coughing and It «ras fearld for a time
that he could not live.
Wednesday, however, the hiccough
fng became only Intermittent and hope
I* entertained for his recovery.
Dr. Clarence Johnson and Dr. Roy
Harrta are In attendance on him.
Mr. Adair Is senior member of the
fi *m of A. D. Adair & McCarty Bros,
who own and operate one of the larg
est fertiliser plants In the state.
LEADS IN BATTLE
Sonora Santos Aids Her
Rebel Husband in
Fight.
Jly Privste Leased Wire.
Now York, Sept. 5.—Garbed In man')
<! 'Tiling nml lighting In the rank* of
the Cuban Insurgents today, la a beau
tiful woman. Benora Olarn Santo*, wife
of Juan Samoa, a wealthy Cuban,
member of Havana aoclety, who hoa
been entertained and la known In every
Orawlng room. Senor Santo* donned
the uniform of a commlaaloned officer,J
and, in an engagement near Havana
personally led a column of troop*
ncnlnst the government force*. This]
information concerning tho woman
rebel waa received today by Colonel
Charlea M. Aguerre, head of the Cu
ban {evolutionists In ihla city.
Colonel Aguerre declared that there
were 16,000 Inaurgent troop* In the
field*; thnt they were well armed and
had plenty of ammunition. Colonel
Strampaa, Colonel Aguerre aald, met
defeat at Ouanea, In the province ofl
Havana, several day* ago. Kenoni
Samoa played an Important part In
the battle. She rode nt the hend of the
insurgent troop* until the pitched bat
tle .'netted, and then drove her charger
miu mvii uiuve iicr i nnrgtT
the thick of the fighting, alaahlng
tight and left at the rural guarda with
a Damascus blade, and running down
eet*ral of the enemy a* ahe fought to
enntrol her horae, a* well aa puntah
the men who oppoaed her.
By Private beaa.il Wire.
Keystone, W. Va., Sept. 6.—Daniel
Hatfield, at Welech, McDowell county,
shot and Iriatuntl.v killed Concord
W 'aonT » negro achnol teacher.
A’oodaon was' celebrating over the
victory of Jo* Guns. Woodson. platol
In hand, awore he could whip nny
white man living. Woodson crowded
Hatneld, who w*e unarmed, off the
v i '*t. Hatfield went to a nearby
M* re. procured a Winchester rltle and
went In purauit of Woodson nml nt
tint eight of the negro *hot him dead.
Hill Held la a aon of Kllaa Hatfield, of
fcn l fame, la the Republican nominee
fo! county commissioner of McDowell
a unty, and I* prominently known. He
bus never been arrested. He has made
no attempt fo escape.
Macon, Oa., Sept 6.—In accepting
the nomination for governor from the
state Democratic convention yesterday
Hon. Hoke Smith spoke aa follows:
Gentlemen ef the Convention:
I accept through you from the Dem
ocrats of our state their call to eerv-
Ice.
I thank you and them for the trust
oeatowed upon me.
The unanimity of their support fa
an Inspiration for the future.
The Issues which have been involv
ed are of utmost Importance to all of
us and to our children.
They carry ua back to the day* of
1868, when white civilisation was at
stake, and to the constitutional con
vention of 1877, when Robert Toombs
was laying the foundation to protect
our people from corporate aggression.
We have determined that what was
done for u* In those day* will be pre
served and perfected for the future.
1 thank God also that this campaign
has again reunited all the Democrats
of Georgia under the old party name,
lighting for Democratic principles.
“I Accept With Obligations."
I accept the nomination for the of
fice of governor charged with the or
dinary duties of the position and with
certain specific obligations created by
the canvass.
Let me state briefly Ihe specific ob
ligations:
The white voter* of Georgia are to
be given the fullest opportunity to rule
In the state and to express their wleh
es at the ballot box.
The party machinery must not be
used to promote the Intereata 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, anti fie ure of money
by anybody to control elections must
be stopped.
The iwlltlcal agents of the great cor
porations must be kept out of control
In tho Democratic party machinery,
and the laws defining lobbying must be
enlarged, so that legislation will de
pend solely upon argulnent, based upon
merit, and not upon political pull.
The free pass system must come to
an end, and the charge for transport
ing passengers be reduced.
The people must be given a square
deni 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 comiuinlcs.
As a step toward solving the race
problem In Geotgla, n constitutional
amendment must be passed by the leg
islature and submitted to the people for
ratification providing for the jirolec-
lon of the ballot box, so far as It can
'onstltutlonally be rtonp, against Igno
rant -and purchasable negro vote*.
These propositions hnvn been fully
jresented to the voters of Georgia, and
inve received their overwhelming In
dorsement.
To their accomplishment I pledge
every effort of my mind and heart.
8truggt* Not Completed.
Hut we must not regard our recent
Ictory aa a completion of our struggle.
Next June the legislature will meet,
and with the first session of the leg
islature bills should be passed cover
ing the Issnes for which the people
have spoken.
Willi the close of the ballot box on
August 22 we bury, as far as possible
all the bitterness engendered by the
recent strife.
You have embodied the principles for
lileh wo fought In ihe platform of the
Democratic party of the state.
We cordially Invite those who were
not with us heretofore, fo yield to the
Democratic principle of majority rule
and Join ua 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
Ihe party 1 * voice, and we will harbor
no grudge against them because they
ere once our antagonists.
Wo ask every loyal Democrat In
Georgia from this day on to give cor
dial support to the enunciated princi
ples of the party.
1 hope every Democratic nominee for
Ihe stale senate and for the houee will
freely declare his purpose to abide by
and supimrt the party's action.
Platform Mutt Be Supported.
It will be necessary to organise both
bouses of the legislature with officer*
who will support from this day on the
plntfonn of the party.
If there are candidates for these
position* who do not freely and heart'
lly Join with os to enact into legist
tlon the things for which the people
have voted, and the party spoken,
promises to them from those who are
with us should be unhesitatingly with
drawn.
Unless all resistance by Democrats
named tor the senate and for the house
Is brought to an end. It will be neces
sary for caucus nominations to bi
made for president of the senate and
speaker of the house.
We cannot afford for the senate or
the house to he organized except un
der officers who will carry out the
principles of out- party platform,
I beg you to go back to your homes
and talk to your nolmnees for the sen
ate and for the house on this subject.
Urge them to come with us and to
publicly declare their purpose to do so.
Wa cannot afford to oppose a party
nominee, but If there are those who
have conscientious scruple* against
the legislation to which the party Is
S ledged, they owe It to their fellow
emocrals to resign their nominations
and let men who are willing to act
take their places.
See How Nominess Stand.
I ask the delegates to this conven
tion to take this question up at jtnee
and learn how the nominee* for the
legislature In their countie* will stand.
There Is another message which I
would hare you carry back to the peo
ple at home.
We have declared against the use
of money to buy votes or hire work,
era 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 ours, where
money Is spent to hire men to do po
litical work, or to debauch the Indl
vldual 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 seme thing to de
feat them.
We cannot excuse ourselves for such
a course by claiming that our oppo
nents resdrt to those means, and that
we must do the same thing to defeat
them.
We must not light Ihe devil with
fire. Fire Is the devil's own weapon;
he will whip us with It. We must
light 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 election.
All the class legislation which ex
ists throughout the country comes
from the use of money In politics. The
mnsses 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-
, ectlng to the use of money In politick,
ta use degrades the Individual voter
and takes from the state and 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 Held*. It la to be
determined by the Intelligence and
character of her citizen*.
While we appeal for the highest
sense of duty on 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 citizen who stays
at home, desiring no office. Is pursuing
his dally calling, asking from us only
that his rights be guarded.
And as to 1908.
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 ewell the tide which la dally
rising throughout our country and
which promise* In 1908 to sweep from
national power those who have permit
ted millions of people to be burdened
to crowd the coffer* of u few million
aires.
We will do our part In the national
struggle, but we must never forget
that here In Georgia are certain op
portunities.
The daxltng hope of national success
must never divert ua from accom-
R llshments already assured here a{
ome If we continue our efforts.
As I have gone among the people of
our state for the past fourteen months,
my love for them has grown, until 1
would lay down my life to serve them.
1 ask your help. That I may be able
to serve them faithfully and well will
be my constant prayer.
Millions of Dollars Taken
in bv Big Railroad
' System.
Uy Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 6.—The report of
the Pennsylvania Railroad system east
of Pittsburg for July shows the enor
mous gross earnings of 612,648,708, an
Increase of 11,826,000. Net earnings
84,186,408. Since January 1 the net
earnings were 824,180,694, Increase of
84,634,100.
THREE LITTLE GIRLS
ACCUSED POLITICIAN
By Private Leased. Wire.
Defiance, Ohio, Sept. 6.—Sensational
and serious are the charges of mis
conduct against David Rasor, former
superintendent of the Defiance County
Childrens Home and prominent Demo*
cratlc politician. Three little girls
taken from destitute conditions and
placed under his protection, are the
principal witnesses for the state.
by Private lsea*Ml Wlr*
New York, Sept. 6.—The North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company is
thinking, It Is said, of arranging a <11-
iert service of steamships between
Hr. men and Charleston, S. C. ■■
For some time Gustav Schwab, the I
representative of the North German
Lloyd line In America, and Commls-
M-tier of Immigration Sargennt have
been working over the scheme, whichl
they think will help to solve the prob
lem of directing immigration ti> sec
tions 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-I
rope, conferring with agents of the]
steamship company.
SPEECH OF NOMINATION
BY JAMES L. ANDERSON
,S, KEALHOFER LEAVES
In order to accept the management
of the freight bureau In Montgomery.
H. 8. Kealhofer baa tendered hi* res
ignation as chief clerk to Division
Freight Agent L. L. McCtesky, of the
Southern. Mr. Kealhofer begins his
new duties on September 16.
While Ihe departure of Sir. Kealhofer
will be regretted by Atlanta railroad
men and a host of friends, they all are
glad to know of bis splendid promotion
and wish for him every success In bis
|ccw borne and work.
Macon. Ga„ Sept. 6.—In placing the
mime of Hon. Hoke Smith tn nomina
tion for governor, Hon, James L. An
derson, of Atlanta, spoke as follows;
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 as the candi
date of the Democrats for the offlre of
governor of Georgia, the greatest living
Southerner, the Hon. Hoke ttmtth, of
Fulton county.
He has not claimed to be -divinely
called." This charge against the mod
esty of a great man was bitter slander,
born of desperation; and yet the hand
of l’rovldence Is In It. Is not that man
'"divinely called" who Is the efficient
Instrument tn work the wilt of God and
redeem Ills fellow man from political
slavery? Notwithstanding sneers and
vilification, I tell you, my friends, that,
through the force of thla man and the
great end he Is th accomplish, he will
wear In the thoughts of our children,
and of our children's children, n nimbus
about his bead like those which the un
.■lent masters painted about the heads
of saints.
I do not hesitate to nay that be has
a divine mission—a mission which, well
performed, ns he will perform It—
means the salvation of the South.
Mr. i "hall mnn. a noble people,
whom dark shadok'a had fallen, have
seen the light and raised a mighty
shout of Joy to high heaven. The way
la now clear, anil we are given a lead
er of power, courage and endurance,
and the South'* redemption Is assured.
The election, of Mr. Smith means a
great desl more than the triumph of
one man In a contest between men.
This la not the ascendency of a mnn,
but of vital principles; It means more
than the advancement of Georgia—It
means that the South will again as
sume Its high rank and place In na
tional affairs. It means that the black
and sickening clcud of negro lnso<
ful land these forty years, and caused
the heart of man to wither, must pass
away, and God's blessed sunshine will
fall upon us and make all nature green
and beautiful. It means that the white
man will again govern his own coun
try. and govern It forever, without
suggestion from the negro or his de
signing allies. It means that the nc-
gro will no longer think of equality
with the white mnn—political or social;
that our homes and our wives, and
our daughters, will no longer be threat
ened with hts Insolence; nla heart will
no longer be tilled with malice toward
the white man—with murder, rap* and
arson—but he will again become the
humble "marster” loving negro of ante
bellum days. It means the solution of
the "negro problem."
Crime of Fifteenth Amendment.
Mr. Chairman, with sincere convic
tion I Insist that the crime committed
against us by the passage of the flf-
teanth amendment to the constitution
of the United States Is responsible for
the stench of negro Insolence, which
ha* blighted this glorious Southland,
and soiled Southern womanhood these
forty years; that political equality, and
the thwarted hope of social 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 this—
It means that the South, under his
leadership, will appeal to ami convert
our brother* of the North anil West.
The fifteenth amendment will ultimate
ly tie repealed, and we shall realise the
glorious noonday of a united white peo
ple, In absolute control of the white
man's country. Ye*. Mr. Chairman,
our Northern brothers must, and will,
undo and nullify the horrible crime
which they perpetrated against us. In
the .heat of passion and the lust of
blood, nt 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 Mood, snatched thla
lence, which has darkened our beauti- beautiful land from the savage, and
made a wilderness to blossom; it Is
his heritage; In Its government and
control docs he need the aid nt a semi-
barbarian, only recently emerged from
the Jungles of Africa? So have our
friends of the North endeavored to
teach us through the fifteenth amend
ment, This doctrine, if rarried 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 Wnna-
maker's daughter to dinner.
Mr. Chairman, the people of Georgia
have, In no uncertain terms, and with
practical unanimity, selected Mr. Smith
aa their champion and leader In the
great Impending struggle against cor-
porate greed and corporate domination
of public affair*. The people of Georgia
have done well. They fftave selected
a man powerful of mind and body, and
absolutely sincere of purpose, a man
who will win the fight, relieve us from
corporate oppression and put aside the
little politicians who have been accua-
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
meant 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 u divided
white people; a brotherhood North and
South, East and West—and in Georgia,
a glorious Democracy which has em
braced and assimilated our friends and
brothers, the Populists, and become
richer-blooded by virtue of the fact.
We Welcome 8traying Brothers.
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
comed them as brothers indeed; wo
have not counted their sins against
them, but havo accorded them equal
rights with ourselves tn the Democratic
household.
Yes, Indeed, they are brothers. Ih
their veins flows the same noble blood
as in ours, and they have a common
right with us to the heritage which
Southern white inen ark struggling to
preserve unto themselves. And. yet,
we have been told that the cause Is
tainted, which Is supported by these
our brother*, and that the leader la
despicable who accepts their support.
Shame upon such lack of good faith
and manly candor; ahame upon such
Democracy. I glory In the fact that
Mr. Smith has received and accepted
the support and 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 Demo
crats—have supported Hoke Smith.
This Is true Democracy—old It; princi
ple, but discredited by the erstwhile
Georgia ring, who do not recognise
anything as Democracy which means
their overthrow.
Whit* Supremacy the Cry,
My friends, let us all press forward—
os brothers, running together—under
the leadership of this strong man,
whom God lias 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, thevnegro 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 aspire to equality with the
white man. We must nullify—yea. re
peal—this odious fifteenth amendment;
else, my friends—miserable thought—
the educated negro Is Justified In lilt
claim of social equality with the white
man, and tn his attentions to the white
■nan's daughter.
Mr. Chairman, It Is not needful for
me to dweli ujsm 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
can*; corruption and venality must dis
appear from politics and legislation;
the great railroads shall no longer grip
our throats and take our substance
from u*. The victory means Just and
righteous government for the people,
and by the people, provided the negro
Is thrust back to his proper position.
My friends, this lutter consideration
(the negro's status) absorbs all others.
Another word, 81 r. Chairman, the re
cent overwhelming Indorsement by the
people of 9!r. Smith's candidacy for the
office of governor. Is an Indorsement of
pure methods In politics, and an
Indorsement of the man; It I* a
crushing rebuke to those who, forget
ful of the public welfare, and 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
that the character assassin Is despi
cable and - shall not prevail.
I present Mr. Smith as the champion
of the white people nt Georgia, and of
the South. His election will mean Ihe
dawn of a new and glorious day.
ASK BETTER SERVICE
. ON EAST POINT LINE
By a resolinJva of the county com
mlssloners at their meeting Wednes
day morning the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company waa requested
put on a better service on Us East
Point line. It was stated In the reso
lutlon that the street car people were
not furnishing ax 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'* constabulary bill didn't get
through the legislature.
A petition from the Boys' Club of
Atlanta, In which wax. Incorporated
something of the alma of that organi
zation, asked that the commissioners
help It along with an appropriation.
The matter waa referred to the county
attorney for hli opinion.
City Councilman Terrell appeared be
fore the board to try to hurry along
the work which the county authorities
have "reaoluted" to do on West Hun
ter street near the Atlanta University.
The city has available 82,600 appropri
ated and 3600 contributed by Interest
ed persons and Is ready to do.It* part
of the Improvement of the xtreet 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
lng of the proposed thoroughfare wll
give a large section a shorter cut to
the heart of the city and will probably
Induce the building of an electric car
line.
But this was not the only call for
the services of the county chain gang,
and the matter waa referred to the
roads committee.
’ One petitioner protested that the next
place the county's road-builders should
be sent wax to open up a road
Hollywood cemetery. Others asked that
the Mason-Turner ferry road get wlfat
Improvement was coming to It as soon
as possible, and still others told how
buggies or wagons on Bellwood avenue
had to tqm out into the woods In order
to get along a? siL
Numerous other petitions for the Im
provement of old joad* and the open
ing of new ones were presented and
referred to committees.
One man wanted pay for hi* horse,
which bail been killed aa a result of
shying at a road roller. He didn’t get
It, however.
A bill of coxta for paying the Jurors
who tried a recent nuisance case
against a negro dance hall was pre
sented by the parties bringing the suit
and was referred to the flnance com
mittee.
STRIKE OF HACK DRIVERS
MAY TIE UP FUNERALS
By Private Leased Wire.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 6.—In order to
force the abolition of Sunday funerals,
the Baltimore City Hack Drivers' Asso
ciation has declared a strike, and a*
a result undertakers all over the city
are having some difficulty In getting
drivers to take charge of carriages at
funerals.
The strike was 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
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 baa 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 ulong 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 that
case, that of blocking the street*
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 off the streets. Since the case
was tried she and the twenty-six chil
dren In her charge have not appeared
on the streets at night.
Tho other caae was to show-cause
why the children should not be placed
in state Institutions where proper at
tention could be given them. This
case was allowed to go over until Sep
tember 6 so that the home, might be
placed on a better baste, a charter
taken out and a board of directors
formed.
It Is claimed that all of the provis
ions have been complied with.
GH
HUS BEE* HH
Gov.
Terrell Announces
List of His Ap
pointees.
The following gentlemen will constl.
tute the Jamestown Exposition com.
mission from Georgia:
Governor Joseph M. Terrell, ex-offlcla
chairman.
W. N. Mitchell, Atlanta, vice chair,
man.
Martin V. Calvin, Augusta,
S. R, Fields, Cordele.
C. R. Russell, Columbus.
W. a. West, Valdosta.
J. W. English, Jr, Atlanta.
S. F. Parrott, Macon.
J. Carroll Payne, Atlanta.
S. C. Dunlap, Gainesville.
The last six members were provided
c r n y n "S° ,u ‘ lo “ of Representative
C. R. Russell, of Muscogee, and
serve without any expense to the state.
The other members of the commls-
slon are to be paid only their personal
expenses. The original resolution pro.
vlded for the expenses of the additions!
six members, but that proviso wss
stricken by the.senate. Messrs. Mitch,
ell, Calvin and Fields were named is
the original resolution.
The remaining six were named and
commissioned by Governor Terrell
Wednesday Just before his departure
for New York.
This commission. will have entire
charge of the exhibit at the JamestrPn
three hundredth anniversary celshra-
tlon. They will overlook the collection
and display In connection with the stats
museum already collected by Geologist
Yeates, of the mineral, granite, mar
ble and forestry resources of the stair
Tha 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 Is 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 St.
Louis.
Deaths ahd Funerals.
OUTLAWED SONG CAUSES
TROUBLE ON STREE7 CAR
"Everybody works but father
He sits around all day,
Feet in front of the flro"
That's as far as J. F. Peter 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 Is a
limit even to good nature.
In the trouble that ensued Fetter
and the conductor had a few words,
some of which were not necessarily In
tended for publication. Fetter faced
Judge Broyles In the police court Wed
nesday morning.
The conductor said Fetter cursed
and Fetter stvld he didn't. Fetter's
mother and alstgr said the conductor
cursed awfully and the conductor said
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 was on the back platform
and was singing a little."
"What were you singing?" Inquired
the Judge.
"Everybody Works But Father," said
Fetter.
“Five seventy-five,' said the court
"Next case.”
W, R. Cobb Dead.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga, Sept. 6.—W. R. Cobb,-
one of the best known planters of Gor
don, Ga, died ut hts residence near
that place Monday afternoon at the
age of 62 years. He ts survived by
a wife, four sons .and five daughters.
The funeral occurred at the home this
afternoon.
COTTON RATES UP
ON SEPTEMBER 20
The luteratate commerce commlMlon ha»
notified the Georgia railroad eommiiodou
that It will take np the question of rhtea
cotton to porta on Kepteml»er at th®
national capltol. nt WnahlnKton.
The railroad eommlsalons of the cotton-
prndtu'lng *tate*, exporter* nnd nil Inter-
eated pnrtlea bar * K *“
dnte, no thnt the* «*.*.» •*» ««
hand with whatever evidence they have
t their command to auhmlt.
Thla complaint wna Inaugurated by the
BITTER FIGHT ON
IN FINLEY ESTATE
exporter*, who. It Is claimed, have been
hit huril by the Interstate rates In vogue
In the post few seasons.
As the bulk of the cotton crop will lie-
gin to move soon, the commission has been
prevailed upon to take np this Important
matter.
HUNERKOPF LOTS
BRING GOOD PRICES
The real estate belonging to the Hnner-
kopf estate, In the neighborhood of the At
lanta Steel Hoop work*, and sold at suc
tion IVedneedsy by 8. B. Tnrmnn A Co,
before the court, brought good prices, thus
showing the upward tendency of real es
tate In atol around Atlanta.
Mr. Taman say* midsummer sale* were
never iuor»* *»»•« In Atlanta than
this year, which he regards as an Indict
the
following
.. ..81.100
tlon thnt the greatest activity In real es
tate may be expected in the next twelve
mouths.
The lots sold brought
prices:
K. II. lice, seven lot*
T. I.. Francis, one lot
Hugh Richardson, one lot., ,.
W. tt. Foote, one lot
Mr*. It. R. Thomas, three lot*,
r. !.. Pettigrew, eight lots...
t\ J. Hayden, seven lots
Ilr. 1. Need limn, flve lots.,
Samuel J. t’ohen. one lot.. ..
A bitter light oVer the ten or fifteen
thousand dollar estate, of the late
James Finley Is now In prospect.
J, B. Stewart, for years the personal
counsel of Mr. Finley, has filed an ap
plication for letters of temporary and
permanent administration on the es
tate. John A. Hynds and James E
Warren, as a committee from the
lodge of Odd Follows, to which Mr.
Finley belonged, have filed nn applica
tion requesting that the estate be turn
ed over to County Administrator Court-
land 8. Winn. And now conies Mrs.
Mary Lou Jordan, of Birmingham, Ala,
mother of Mr. Finley's six-year-old
ton, asking that she be allowed a say-
so In the settlement of the estate. The
bay was adopted by Mr. Finley and Is
hi* 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.
Dr. Clem C. Greene.
Funeral services over the body of
Dr. Clement Clay Greene were held at
Park Street Methodist church. In West
End, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The interment was at Wcstvlew.
Edwin Plaster Hope.
Died at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Plaster, Edwin Plaster, son
of C. B. Hope. The funeral services
will be held at JlOck Springs church
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Mrs. Alice E. Clark.
Sirs. 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
wan 40 years of age and leaves no
children. Funeral services will be held
at the home, 16 Forrest avenue, on
Wednesday afternoon. Dr. W. W. I.nn-
drum conducting the services. The re.
mains will be carried to the old home,
at Smlthvllle, for Interment.
KILPATRICK WILL
‘ SUCCEED D1M0CK
C. G. HaMs.
Special to The Georgia!!.
Decatur. Ala, Sept. 6.—C. G. Har-
i, county tax assessor of Morgan
county, died Saturday night at Me-
Clannahan Springe, In the southern
part of the county, where he had been
for his health for the past few days.
The Immediate cause of his death waa
due to paralysis. Mr. Harris was near
ly 70 years of age and an ex-Confed-
erate soldier.
STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. nml Mr®. 8nm Brootnaton, nt S2
Gilmer street, n daughter. „ ,
To Mr. nnd Mrs. George Brown, at t
India street, a ^ou.
DEATH 8,
Lawrence Brand, 17 months old. died »*
cholera Infuiitum nt 89 Yntigc atrect.
Hr. t\ X. Greene, 49 year* old, died at
252 Whitehall atrect. ,
R. G. Ferrell, 28 year* old, died of knlf*
wound at Grady hospital.
George T. Hnndljr, 79 jrenra old, died of
parnlyRla at Moldler*’ Home. ,
Ratcllcdc Isorine, t months old, died ut
129 Kelly street.
MULATTO SUSPECT
HELD AS MAN WHO
WEDDED MISS GREEN
Kpcrfat til The Georgian.
Waycross, Ga, Sept. 6.—A man an
swering the description of A. T. Wilson,
the mulatto who married Miss Green
at Leesburg, Ga, palming himself oft
as a white man, waa arrested here last
night. He fills tbe description of Wil
son exactly, but denies being the man
named and tells a rather straight tale
about himself. An officer from Lees
burg will arrive tonight to see If the
man Is the one tvantfd at Leesburg.
The fellow wa* arrexted at a negro
house In Waycroxa, where he had been
boarding. He ha* been at work at the
car factory here for the past few
days.
At the regular session of tbe water
board Wednesday afternoon J. W. Kil
patrick will be elected secretary to
succeed William R. Dlmmock, de
ceased.
Mr. Kilpatrick, who has been a mem
ber of the water board for a number
of years and lias served the city aa
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, waa
named as ilr. Kilpatrick's successor to
the board. The election did not take
place, however, because of tha mayor's
absence.
Aside from the usual run of rovUue
matters, resolutions will be adopted b'.
the board on the death of W. R. Dim’-
mock, who wa* connected with the city
water department. In the capacity of
secretary, for seven years.
BUILDING PERMITS.
3X8-1). C. I’ltchfonl. to move om-.totT
frame ilwelllng at 51 William* street.
8550- J. I. leovry. to build frame houre «
522 .Isekwitt street. . , -
3528—Atlanta University, to change hn<'*
Mi .01, to build one-story from*
dwelling at 065 West- Peachtree stru t
3I2S-W. J. Goran, to re-rover from*
dwelling nt 66 Wpst line street.
31.200—A. Fook. to build a one-.torf
frame dwelling nt 72 Neal street.
81.4)0—Georgia Granite Fo.. to build
story frame dwelling nt 281 Fast avenue-
11,600—G. W. MrFartv, to bnlld.oiie «'"ff
brlek building nt 65 West Mttrhell street.
8500—Fulton enmity, to recover e™u
house nt Pryor and Hunter street*.
32V)—J. SI. Frouelt. to odd to one-.torf
frame nt 10 Dover street.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
8250—T. F. Smith to Fhnries Brantlngbim.
lot on Fhe.tput street nenr Carter street.
Warranty deed. , ,,
865—We»tvlew Cemetery Association '*
Mary Dnhme, lot In Westvlew cemetery.
Warranty deed. ,,
•4.800. I Vital Mum—Mrs. B. B. Jnhuww
Mr*. t\ y. J>anl» l, lor on Mouth Pryor Mr.-*
near Alice street. Bond for title.
8160—Mtttusl l.nah nnd Banking
J. Tippett, lot on ttonth street.
Tax Rate Decreased.
fipeetet to Tbe Georgian.
Columbus, Ga, Sept. 5.—The Chat
tahoochee county tax rate has been
reduced from 16.10 per 61,00*1 to 32.70.
This will make the combined state and
county tax rate In that county 37.60
Instead of 38.00.
thill
WarrontJ
M
6575—J. T. Bailer to J. T. Ilsebel.tr.
on ijnng street. Warranty deed. , ,
510—Annie It. Carroll to fc. L Osborne •j
on stonewall street neer Chapel street, qmt
claim deed.
Band Concert Poxtponed.
The concert at Grant’s park by Pro
fessor Wedemeyer's band, schedule*
for Thursday evening, has been P>>*''
poned to Friday evening, owing to tn*
absence from the city of several of
band members.