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4 HtlllAY. KKl'l'I.MBKU 7, 1>«. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WARSHIPS LINED UP FOR GREAT NAVAL REVIEW OF LAST MONDAY SNAPSHOT TAKEN DURING LABOR DAY’S GREAT NAVAL REVIEW, SHOWING THE PRESIDENT’S YACHT,*MAYFLOWER, ON THE LEFT AND SOME OF THE WARSHIPS LINED UP. YARBROUGH MAY GET KILPATRICK’S PLACE Water Board Mix-Up Creates Much Talk . in City. David W. Yarbrough will, In all probability, be the water commlaaloner fr«»m the Fourth ward to aucceed J. W. Kilpatrick, resigned. There la at 111 doubt aa to who will he the next sec rotary of the water board to aucceed W illiam R Dlmmock, deceased. Widespread Interest la being taken In the light which was brought to light and the facta truthfully stated in Thursday's Georgian. The account published by other evening papers la being criticised to no little degree. In a word the situation is as follows: Mr. Kilpatrick resigned from the wa ter board Tuesday luat, expecting to made secretary of the water board. It was previously planned, on abort ti rice, to put M. M. Welch on the vs* ter board to aucceed Mr. Kilpatrick. This was learned a few minutes be fore council and the plan wax balked. There was no election held and Wed nesday there was no secretary elected by the boartL. In the Fourth ward the general sen tlinent Is toward Mr. Yarbrough, he having been In the ward for many years and thoroughly understand.ng things pertaining to the water depart ment, whereas Mr. Welsh moved Into the ward only alx weeks ago. Councilman F. O. Foster stated Fri day that Alderman Hlrsch, of the l -irth ward, was out of the city, and that there had been no c<di*ultatlon with Councilman E. K. Pomeroy. "I am glad the election did not come ofT at the last meeting of council," said Mr. Foster, "for the people of the Fourth had not been consulted ns to their wishes. Then 1 uin strongly In fnvor of putting new blood Into alt Imnrda and 1 think Mr. Yarbrough Is admirably suited for the txisltlon as he is a master plumber and understands the technical matters that arise In connection with the waterworks." Major Pomeroy said that as he had not talked with Mr. Foster he was un able to express his opinion. Mr. Yarbrough, although he could not I • seen Friday because of being on an inspection tour In West End. is work- i >g among his friends for the |s>sltlon. J' is staled that he was somewhat In- t ised at the manner in which the slate was brought before council and will «. • everything to Ik* the successor of Mr. Kilpatrick. Ills friends are leav ing no stones unturned to accomplish those ends. "1 Was Asked to Run.*' Mr, Kilpatrick said Friday: "1 had no bleu of running for sec ret siry of the water hoard until four of the commissioner* came to me and asked me to. That was on Saturday and 1 told them 1 would not decide be fore Sunday or Monday. I was called «.(x the following day and consented with the proviso that there would be no tight or friction. I was told that the majority of the commissioners hud j i mised to vote for me. Even then l wished to delay the matter, but 1 was asked to resign Tuesday s«» ns to stop t - Hood of applicants for the i n. Under these conditions 1 entered the race. I am now In It to a finish." \S\ Z. Smith, who commands five vote* out of the nine, said Friday that be was anxious for the promotion, but bad rather not have It than cause any ti qble In the waterworks department. Mr. Smith has held every position In tin waterworks office up to secretary and on several occasions has been act ing secretary. . . , Manager Park Woodward stated I V lay that the report about the slate b. . jg made up before Mr. Dlmmock ' vu cold in hls grave was not true. '’ his, to hls personal knowledge, as M Kilpatrick was not asked to run until after the death, and then did not consent until the following day. "I have nothing to do with the selection •f the secretary'. That Is the business f the board, but the applications were t jrned Into me and, of course, I know v ; -n the different applicants entered th< race." _ ... . Statement From Welch. M. M. Welch gave out the following statement: -ft has been made to appear that I am a party to a pre-arranged slate. Thie la entirely erroneous. I did not know that Mr. Kilpatrick had resigned nor that my name had been suggested os hls successor at the last council et<ng until I saw the fact stated in , newspaper# the following day. -Mayor Woodward is quoted as hav- ..g said: 'Mr. Welch was to vote for •r. Kilpatrick for secretary of the •a.?*.' If the mayor had no better i foundation for other statements con- HIT IN THE NECK BY WAGON SHAFT! IS BADLY HURT Stanhope Erwin, of Athens, Meets With Bad Ac cident. MINIMUM. PRICE Stanhope Erwin, of Athens, Oa., son of Judgo Alex Erwin was struck by a wagon at Pryor and Decatur streets Friday afternoon and was very badly hurt. The shaft of the wagon struck him In the neck. The young man was carried to 8t Joseph's Infirmary and It Is believed lie Is In n precarious condition. lie Is 'one of the best known young men of Athens, and Is a relative lion. Hoke Hmlth. The negro driver of the wago^ was not arrested. mis WILL APPROVE FRANK JL_ PITTMAN Edwin R. Hays, who for a number of years was a prominent contractor of this city, and Is now with Randolph Brothers, will oppose F, A. Pittman for the office of city building Inspector. Mr. Hays Is a resident of the Third ward. Hls home Is at 323 Mouth Boule vard. He formerly lived In the Fifth ward, where he also has many friends. alabam/Tdemocrats TO INDORSE BRYAN Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 7.—The Democratic state convention of Ala bama, which meets In Montgomery on Monday, will be asked to adopt resolu tions Indorsing William Jennings Bry an for the next Democratic nominee for the presidency. The motion will be made by the Hon. John W. Tomlin son, a delegate to the convention from Jefferson county, who has Just re turned from New York. e was a member of the committee mimed to meet Mr. Bryan. NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY FOR MISSISSIPPI. Hpi'Clnl to The Georgian. Jackson, Mla^, Sept. 7.—An appll- atlon has been made to the governor for u charter for the Claremont Rail road Company, which Is to run an electric line from here to Clinton and from there to Copper's well, with au thority to build one to Hrnndon. talned In hls Interview than he had for this, they are entitled to very little con sideration. I wish to say emphatically that there has been no such under standing. either directly or remotely, and that the question of my vote on the election of secretary, or on any other subject, has never been mention ed In my presence. "I have had nothing to do with the suggestion of my name as the sue- ■essor of Mr. Kilpatrick on the board of water commissioners, beyond con senting to serve if elected. F did that reluctantly, and only when It was rep resented to me that my years of ex istence on the board rendered me ef ficient for such service, and I was appealed to -from the standpoint of duty to the public.” TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN No Matters of Importance Taken Up by Cotton Association. Nppclnl to Tht 1 Georgina. Llttlo Rock, Ark., Sept, 7.—The Southern Cotton Association, which It In session, «i>ent all the forenoon today discussing the minimum price ot cot ton. No other questions have been taken up yet. - Tho Interstate executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association be gan Its regular tall session yesterday. More than 1,000 return postals In an swer to Inquiries as to the condition of the crop were submitted to the committee, and representatives of the various sections gave testimony which will be used as a basis In arriving at the minimum price. , The making up of an estimate of this year's crop nnd the report of the coin' mlttee appointed at a meeting In At' Innla last month to Investigate charges against oUlcers of the association of dealing In futures and other Important muttors will occupy the time of the members during the session, which will probably continue through three days. Fourteen of the members of the ex ecutive committee and ten of the presi dents of state associations were pres ent when the meeting was called to order by President Hnrvle Jordan. Mr. Jordan said that the finances of the association are In bad shape, that no salaries have been paid since Feb ruary, nnd thut there Is no money In the treasury with which to conduct n campaign of any kind, lie closed by referring to tha 'report of the special committee appointed to Investigate the charges that certain olllcers of the as sociation hnd dealt In futures while OC' cupylng their offices. A motion by Committeeman J. A. Brown, of North Carolina, for tho ap pointment of a committee of five to six to fix the minimum price at which cot ton should be sold, was carried, but before the committee was named by President Jordan, E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, moved a reconsideration, which carried, and n substitute motion by Mr. Smith that the committee, ns a whole, go Into executive session to dis cuss the minimum price, prevailed. By Private Leased Wire. Denver, Cola, Sept. 7.—New evidence has been accumulated against Dr. J. D. Kgglest on. son of the president of the Pacific Express Company, and graduate of Georgetown (D. C.) Uni versity, who was arrested July 27 by the local United States secret service agents, charged with counterfeiting. According to County Clerk Doughty, of Delta, Dr. Eggleston told him that a friend of F.ggleston's, who was then engaged with the government In the Washington offire, was to furnish the plates. Kggleston wanted Doughty to join him In opening offices In New York for the ostensible purpose of buy ing government bonds In large quanti ties. The doctor's argument for such a amimlgn was that with these arrange ments as n "blind" the New York finan ciers would be deceived und the field of of>cratlons would be unlimited. STRANGERS SIGN BOND FOR GENTRY By Private leased Win*. Salisbury, X. C„ Sept. 7.—George Gentle, acquitted of jaltbreaking and onsplracy, with the recent lynching party here, was released this morn ing upon $2,500 bond to appear before the November term of court on a charge of murder In the first degree. The popular sentiment against thla move was well shown when tiauper's bond was Immediately signed by three strangers. Congressman Kluttx, counsel for Gentle, prepared for hls release, but Judge Ferguson thought the case! should be thoroughly Investigated. PRESIDENT BOARDING YACHT TO REVIEW BIG NAVAL PARADE Snnpshnt of President Roosevelt In a mackintosh, during a drlxxllng rain, leaving hls own pier to board the Mayflower and review the great naval parnde held last Monday. TWO MURDERERS DIE FOR CRIMES OF PAST JEFF HILLHQUSE PATS THE PENALTY Induced Two Children to Go Into Woods and Com mitted Crime. CRT FOR TRAILERS EIGHTJY COME ICouneilnian Foster Inti mates There May Be Something Doing. President Preston S. Arkwright, of the Georgia Railway and Electric Light Co., says he Is entirely In sympathy with the public demand for "trailers’ for handling negroes. But, to put trailers on certain of the car lines would be expensive. So President Arkwright says, "It is Impossible to have the trailers." Councilman F. O. Foster, of the Fourth ward, who has accomplished many things In council this year for suffering humanity, such as closing up exceptionally obnoxious saloons, pro hibiting children working In wholesale liquor houses, etc., is the principal lead er in the fight for trailers and Is backed by nearly every white cltlxen of At lanta, and many of the shadier inhabi tants. It Is true that trailers will cost the railway a Utile money," said Mr. Foster Friday morning. "It Is also true that It will probably be some trouble to the railway company, but we need then); every one wants them, and they are going to have them. M W« hope to get the trailers in an amicable way and everything will be done to accomplish the purpose with out a fight. If these means should fall, well, then we will see what can be done. President Arkwright Is In favor of the trailers, und 1 guess he will find a way of putting them on.” '"Aside from the matter of switches. President Arkwright states that U 2,000 PERSONS SEE - MAN FALL TO DEATH While 200 Feet in Air Ath lete’s Hold on Trapeze Breaks. Topeka, Kan*., Sept. 7.—A crowd of 2,000 peraons at the fair at Oekalooaa. Jefferson county, aaw Jerry Turner, an aeronaut, fall 200 feet from a parachute and have hla neck bruken. The balloon went up about 3,000 feet before Turner cut looae the parachute, which had a trapexe attached and on the bar of which the batloonlat wna performing. Ilia hold on the trapexe broke, and he came earthward, turning In air ao that he.atruck upon hla hqad. would he impoaalble for car* to no*! some of the curve* with the trailer*. He atated that hla engineer* had gone over the tinea and had found that the trailers would be Impractical for thla reaaon, but there aeem* a very almple solution to thla—If the car* can't paiyt on the curve*, they can wait until one of the cars gets pass the curve. 1 hail a long talk with President Arkwright, and he said he had also Investigated the advisability ot putting on special cars for the negroes. Thla seems to him and to me be Impracti cable." The several petitions on thla subject, brought up before council at the last session, have been referred to the cc/e mlttee on electric and other railways. They will be considered next week and referred back to council, when definite action will be taken. In the city cnide there I* now a law under which the railway company can be forced to put on the trailer*, but the state law calls for a separation of the whites and the negroes. Special to The Georgian. Perry, Ga., Sept. 7.—Jeff Hllthouse was hanged here at 1:30 o'clock today. He made a full confeaalon on the scaffold. In June hi the upper part of this county near Wlllston, Florida King, a 16-year-old mulatto girl and her brother, Johnnie, 9 years old, were met In a path running through the woods by the negro, Jeff Hllthouse. He forc ed them to go In the woods with him. He hnd a pistol. When he raped the girl and then with a hoe mashed her skull, breaking It In several places. He broke the boy’s skull, and then ran off, and met Crawford Wheeler. He told Wheeler there was somebody’dead In the woods. H% was arrested on suspicion and convicted at a special term of the court on August 13. The boy was taken to a hospital In Macon and treated. He was nble to testify against Hillhouse at the trla', but Is partially paralysed. The boy was brought Into the court room on n cot and taken before the Jury. lie Is a very Intelligent boy. MEETING ON SATURDAY ON COURT OF MLS To boost the passage of the court of appeals amendment, the award and prospective candidates for the court of appeals will have a conference In the state library Saturday at noon. This ante-commlngllng- ot the can didates will be a love feast. After the passage of the amendment the hair pulling will begin. The avowed candidates are: Henry C. Peeples, Atlanta; Judge A. O. Pow ell, Blakely; Benjamin H. Hill, Atlan ta; Judge W. R. Hammond, Atlanta; Judge Howard Van Epps, Atlanta; Judge C. O. Janes, Cedartown; Judge Fred C. Foster, Madison; Emerson H. George, Madison; Oeorge S. Jones, •Macon; Thomas F. Green, Athens; Judge Frank Harwell, LaGrange; Judge D. M. Roberts, Eastman; T. J. Chappell, Columbus; Judge W. II. Hen ry, home; Judge P. P. Profflt, Elber- ton; Judge W. C. Hodnett, Carrollton; O. H. R. Bloodwnrth, Forsyth: B. S. Willingham, Forsyth, and C. S. Reid, Palmetto. The prospective candidates are: H. H. Perry, Gainesville; I. K. Shumate, Dalton; R. T. Fouche. Rome; E. P. Davis, Warrenton; Judge James K. Hines, Atlanta, and Judge R. B. Rus sell. Winder. The mode of selecting the candidates will also be discussed. The-prevail ing sentiment, It Is said. Is in favor of another primary. The Macon con vention having adjourned sine die, no longer has the authority to act, ac cording to many state politicians. It Is scarcely In the minds of the new executive committee td allow a free for all scrub race In the congres sional election In November, and a primary now seems to be the thing. The committee will meet here next Wednesday to take up the matter. HICKS EXECUTED Professed Religion on Sea: fold Before the Trap Was Sprung. Special to The Georgian. Amerlcus, Ga., Sept. 7.—This morn ing a 11 o'clock Jonas Hicks, the negro who murdered Jarrett J. Davie, a prominent farmer of Sumter county, was hanged. Several months ago Mr. Davis was trying to stpp a light be tween the negro, Hicks, and another one of his hands, when Hicks became angry at him nnd shot him, the wound proving fatal. Hicks professed Christianity while on tho scaffold Just before he was ex ecuted by Sheriff Bell, Only friends, relatives and newspa per men were allowed to see the hang ing. BEFORE SUNSET THE ASSASSIN MAY BE CAUGHT Bpoolnl to The Georgian. Moultrie, Ga., Sept. 7.—At 12 o’clock today 8herlff Campbell has not re turned from the community where John Johnson was assassinated Wed nesday night. prominent citizen from the com munity who has Just reached Moultrie, makes the statement that the sheriff will be in town with the slayer of Johnson before sunset, and that he will be a white cltlxen of the community, and one perfectly familiar with the premises. He Is equally sure It was a white man. The neighbors are raising a re ward to offer for the murderer. Enthusiastic Rooter (In grand stand) —Isn’t that pitcher In splendid shape today, though? The Young Woman — In splendid shape! I think he's the awkwardest and most ungainly looking human be ing I ever saw In my life.—Chicago Tribune. STENOGRAPHER SET TRAP. Landed a Human Shark Who Wanted Work for Nothing. Having been graduated from a business college, the <*onfidlng stenographer adver tised for a situation. Her first answer wua from a man who bad an office in on Im posing new skyscraper. He was a young man, gractons In manner — . not easy to please. Ills please. Ills stenographer I ttsfsctonr In general, be he had been obliged to mr tieen so uns plained, that It a rule that liefore be ... must Insist upon a trial of the applicant's speed nnd accuracy. The young woman pritled herself on 1st proficiency, and sup posing such testa to be strictly lu tbe order of buslnesa, promptly consented to the arrangements. The young man brought out a pile of let* tern nud commenced to dictate answers. It was 3 o’clock when her |*ericil Jotted down the first address; when nbe laid the heap of neatly written letters on hls desk It was 5:30. In that time she hnd written twenty letters. The young man glntieeil nt her work carelessly. .. „ "I haven’t time to examine this tonight, he said, “hut will do so the first thing t> the morning. Cali at 10 o'clock. , w m "gain, the youug man met her with a deprecating siulle. *1 «m sorry," he snhl, "Imt your wort has a haphazard look that Is not exactiy businesslike. I am very particular al»out , |frr - -r- morning." . year ago. .~ r , - Ing young woman has since worked In oth er pinccs, and has learned many thing*; not the leant Important of which Is a brier history of the yonng man. I*nst week she hnd occasion to advertise for a position, and again she received a letter from the young man. He did not recognlie lH*r. nud dictated thirty letters to In* written "ou trial." She rattled off the correspond ence with the qnlck touch of a master ma nipulator. . "I am In a hurry tonight." he explained when she had fintabed. "Call In the morn ing. please, nud I will tell you what I think of yonr work." . . , •Pardon me," she said calmly, "bn* * never do business that way. I have done J our work and now I .want my pay for u* Ijr bill Is $10." , . “Ten dodars?" he stammered. "Ten dol lars for thirty letters?". _ „ "\ea," she said; "$3 for these, $2 for an* «»ther liatch I wrote a year ago. ami $» •■ Interest and partial compensation for the At 10 o’clock next morning she railed trouble and worry you bare given me. I put tnla matter in the hands of a law yer it would cost you more than $10, able* unpleasant publicity.” . — ouug man thought hard for a rew i and then paid tha Idll.-New 1*1