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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
SATUHD \Y. SRP1 EMREll
WARE & LELAND PLAN
FIGHT ON BOYKIN BILL
Georgian’s Prediction
of Legal Battle Is
Verified.
W*re & Leland are lining: up to make
a strong light on the Boykin antl-
buc-ket shop bill, which becomee effect
ive on January 1. 1907.
First Intimation of the probability of
this course 'was printed In The Geor
gian last Saturday, when the Southern
members of the big New York comrnls
slon Arm met here.
Three prominent Atlanta firms of
lawyers were consulted by J. H. Ware,
of Chicago, head of the Ware & Leland
houses. That the attorneys determined
that a fight could be made on the
grounds of the constitutionality of the
law has been determined by subsequent
events. Efforts were made to keep se
cret for the present the fact that a
big legal battle was to be opened up,
but It Is known positively that this
course has been fully agreed upon.
It is said that the fight will be made
upon three grounds, but the exact na
ture of these are not yet known. The
Ware & Leland people pay about
115 0(10 In taxes in Georgia annually,
ami they say they will pay out an equal
sum In trying to down the Boykin bill.
The opening gun will probably be In
the way of application for injunction
near the first of the year, then will
come the long and bitter legal struggle.
Boykin Not Worried.
Representative J. H. Boykin, of Lin
coin, author of the bill which places
ail bucket shops and commission
houses out of business on January 1,
attended the state convention in Macon
and was asked what he thought of the
proh .Ml'tles.of a fight on his bill,
-I heard rumors that Ware &
Leland are to make a legal tight on
my measure, but I am not worried
about the ultimate outcome. It was
most carefully drawn -by some of the
ablest lawyers In the state, and to my
mind Is an even stronger bill than
North Carolina's, which has stood the
test of the courts. .
• It is simply the dying gasp of the
octopus, and I am absolutely confident
that legalized gambling In futures Is a
thing of the past in Georgia. If they
determine on a fight, we will be ready
to meet them at every step.
"Bucket shops In Georgia have been
legalized solely by the legislature fix
ing a license tax of 11,000 per annum
for them to do business. If the leg
islative body refuses to further extend
this privilege I cannot see where the
concerns have any authority to do
business anyway.”
SHAW'S SPEECHES
ABE TO REFLECT
TEDDfS_ OPINION
Administration Seeks to
Counteract Bryan Sen
timent in South.
Washington, Sept. I.—Hon. Leslie M.
Shaw, secretary of the treasury, left
Washington last night on a speaking
tour of five Southern states—Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Missouri. At Memphis next Sat
urday night the secretary will reply to
Mr. Bryan's government ownership
speech. He will speak this afternoon
at Martinsville, Va., and tonight at
Danville, Va.
As members of the cabinet do not,
as a rule, make speeches on Important
political subjects without first consult
ing the president, the Shaw speech at
Memphis Is expected to have special
significance in expressing the views of
the administration on the position of
the Federal government owning and
operating the railroads. Coming' so
soon after Mr. Taft’s recent effort In
North Carolina to break up the solid
South, It is thought that Mr. Shaw's
deliverance will be a continuance of
that policy.
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GETS HERE CHEAP
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So Says Ry. Commission
Anent Complaint Geor
gia Dealers.
IS
TO BE A FINE ONE
Geologist Yeates Preparing
Entirely New Forestry
, Display.
Special to The Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., Sept. 8.—The erstwhile
negro politicians of this portion of the
state are complaining that they have
been driven out of the Republican par
ty and now sofho of them are threaten
Ing to organize a party of their own in
which they can be their own bosses.
Two conventions recently held goes
to prove that the Republicans of thla
portion of the state have had enough
of the negro in politics. Recently
county convention was held at Hart-
■elle and at this convention there were
four negroes present, but they were sat
ui»in good and hard. The convention
elected a new county executive com
mittee and elected delegates to the
(ongr> eslonal convention. Not a negro
Was named for either place. A few
days later the congressional convention
was held and not a negro attended nor
was a negro given a place on any of
the committees or delegations of this
organization.
This Is the first time In the history
of the Republican party in Alabama
that negroes have not practically con
trolled the convention, or at least play-
el a prominent part In the party af
fairs.
CROWNS, BRIDGES, PLATES.
BEST ON EARTH
$3, $5, $7
ATLANTA DENTAL OFFICES
391 Whitehall St.
Phone 2563-J. for Dr. Lanier or Dr.
Lovelace.
State Geologist Yeates will not take
the forestry exhibit on the third floor
of the state capitol to the Jamestown
Exposition.
An entirely new collection of woods
will be secured, and arranged In a
more attractive way, so as to take up
less room, giving more space for other
exhibits.
Furthermore, Geologist Yeates says
that the constant handling of the pres
ent specimens has nearly ruined them.
They receive rough handling on these
many excursions, and In the future this
part of the state museum will remain
atatlonary In the state capitol.
In getting up the display for James
town, Professor Yeates is handicapped
by two serious drawbacks, but as he Is
a man of the most resourceful energy,
those difficulties will be finally over
come by him.
He finds it hard to secure expert
help In gathering this display. Geol
ogists and their expert helpers are In
demand In this day and time. It Is
difficult to get them when you want
them, says Professor Yeates. Then,
the time intervening between new and
the opening of the celebration In April
will also prove a handicap.
Professor Yeates will do much of this
field work himself. He will have to
tuke to the field In order to make the
display In keeping with the state’s
R rogress. With the expert helpers he
as a line out for, he hopes to get to
work In earnest on this display In the
next two or three weeks.
Vice Chairman W. N. Mitchell
of the Jamestown commission, Is now
In the east and I* expected to return In
the next week or ten days. As soon
as he returns he will call the commis
sion together and map out the plan of
campaign.
Should Geologist Yeates succeed in
securing the expert help he need*, not
withstanding the rather short time to
gather the display, the showing to be
made at Jamestown will in size and
magnificence be ahead of those made
at Buffalo and St. Louis.
Hotsl Property 8old.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus. Ga„ Sept. 8.—The property
of the old Hotel Racine Company, of
which George C. Palmer was appointed
receiver by Judge Little,, was sold at
auction today and.purchased by James
A. Lewis, the owner of the building, for
82,157.
The railroad commission will meet
next Wednesday to take up the com
plaint it the Georgia marblemen that
the Vermont product can be shipped
to certain potfits In Georgia for the
same rate that the Georgia dealers are
required to pay.
This complaint was filed several
month! ago by President Roberts,
the Georgia Marble Retail Dealers' As
sociation. This hearing waa postponed
from time to time at the Instance of
President Roberts, but a final hearing
has been set for next week.
On the surface, the local marble
dealers would seem to have a real
grievance, as the little, state of Ver
mont Is ab^ut 1,300 miles distant from
Georgia', but, according to the com
missioners' view, there are two sides
to the question.
Low Rates Only to Sea Ports.
The points In Georgia to which the
Vermont dealers have as low a rate
as the Georgia dealers are sea ports.
The railroad commission says It has
no Jurisdiction over water ratee. That
being true, It behooves the local quary-
men to get busy with the ship own
ers.
It has frequently occurred In the past
that granite and coal has been freight
ed free of cost, to be used as ballast
for ships. Particularly has this been
the case during the cotton season.
Ships would sail Into Georgia ports for
cotton cargoes, and having no load on
the incoming trip, they were anxious
for the opportunity to get the marble,
or granite, or coal, as the caee may
be, In order to ballast their ships.
If they did not do this, they would
be compelled to go out and buy rock
for ballast purposes, pay for the carting
of it to their ships, the loading and
unloading, and the carting away from
the wharves at the place of their des
tination.
Hence, for thla reason, they are
more than glad of the chance to get
their ballast for ths mere hauling. This
Is a condition that operates harshly for
the local dealers, but the commission
so far has found no way to provide a
remedy. If the marblemen will point
out the remedy next week, the com-
mlaslon will doubtless get buay along
the lines suggested.
Bought Coal Abroad.
For several years a well-known coal
dealer In Savannah bought all of his
coal from England. The coal oper
ator* on the other aide of the pond
would watch out for empty cotton ships
headed Savannahward and would easi
ly get the coal brought over 4Fee for
the use as ballast. The Savannah deal
er would only pay for the loading and
unloading, and could distance his com
petitors a mile on coal prices.
The “Georgia Yankee,” It would eeem,
wants the commission to give the Ver
monter a wooden nutmeg In exchange
for his flannel sausage.
MOODY IS LIKELY
TO GET JUDGESHIP
ON RIGR BENCH
ROGER SULLIVAN BRANDS
STATEMENTS OF BRYAN
45 PLAIN FALSEHOODS
Democratic National Committeeman From
Illinois Offers to Resign if Nebras
kan Proves His Charges.
New York, Sept. 8.—Replying to re
cent attacks made upon him by Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, Democratic Na
tional Committeeman Roger C. Sulli
van, of Illinois, who Is here, last night
Issued a lengthy statement. He brands
as untrue certain declarations of 5Jr.
Bryan, who discussed the 8ulllvan af
fair at Chicago several days ago.
He saye:
"In his Jefferson Club banquet
speech at Chicago Tuesday evening
William J. Bryan again saw fit to make
the excuse for exploiting his new am
bition to convert the Democratic party
of the United States Into an autocracy
with himself on the dictator's throne.
I regret that he has done s<
would regret any Incident or ctrcum
stance tending toward discord in the
Democratic party.
“Wsnts His Own Way."
“If portions of Mr. Bryan's speech
mean anything, they mean that he
would rather have hie own way than
have the Democrats elected to congress
or any other office. He has invited all
Illinois Democrats who agree with him
In his opposition to me to bolt their
ticket. If there are any Democrats
In Illinois who are disposed to act on
this typically Bryanlstlc advice, many
of them, unfortunately will be found
In congressional districts which are
close, but In which, with united ef
fort, we have a good chance to elect
Democratic congressmen. If these dis
tricts send Republicans to the next
national house of representatives, the
Democratic party of the nation will
have Mr. Bryan to thank.
"Mr. Bryan has said by Ihnuendo that
I, as an official of the Ogden Gas Com
pany of Chicago, have secured govern
ment favor and profit by alleged Illegal
corrupt means. He harps on my con
nection with the Ogden Gas Company
as if that connection were disreputa
ble. The public prees will ehow that
the only offense this corporation ever
committed was to reduce the price of
gee. Among my associates In that com
pany were" Governor John P. Altgefd
and Judge Thomas A. Moran, of Chi
cago. Does Mr. Bryan dare Impugn
’their memories?
“That It Not True.”
"The very first paragraph In Mr.
Bryan's speech on me and on the lilt
nols situation contains a deliberate un
truth. Practically every succeeding
paragraph contains either a deliberate
untruth or an equivocation of the kind
that we expect only from the shifty,
word-Juggllng pettifogger. Mr. Bryan
eaya he wrote me a letter asking me
to resign In the Interests of the Dem
ocratic party.
“That Is not true. Mr. Bryan knew
It was not true when he said it. He
never wrote me a letter. He did write
a letter to Judge C. P. Thompson, In
which he told Judge Thompson to tell
me that he, Bryan, wanted me to re-
algn from the Democratic national
committee."
“Mr. Bryan’s assertion that I held
my seat on the national commltte for
fraud was refuted two years ago at
St. Louis by the national convention
itself, and I have not asked for an In
dorsement of the state convention.
“Forgeries Were Pressnted."
Mr. Bryan says: 'I examnled into
his (Sullivan's) conduct of the Spring-
field convention before I took part In
the attempt to unseat him, and at the
St. Louia convention I had In writing
request for his repudiation signed by
more than half the delegates to the
convention.' . That statement Is not
true. Mr. Bryan knew It was not true
when he made it. Mr. Bryan has nev
er substantiated It with evidence.
“Mr. Bryan and hla associates at St.
Louia made the statement that some
five hundred delegates In the Spring-
field convention had signed petitions or
letters repudiating the action of that
convention. They never presented any
such number. They presented some.
The other side at the same time pre
sented telegrams and affidavits certl
fylng that nearly all of the signatures
presented by Mr. Bryan and his asso
elates were forgeries.
“He Makes Politics Pay.”
"He Insinuates that I make money
out of politics, 'and that hla sincerity,
therefore compels him to oppose my
participation In Democratic affairs.
The plain Inference Is that Mr. Bryan
thinks It wrong to make money out of
politics. If Mr. Bryan thlnka tt wrong
to make money out of politics, he
should quit making money. Mr. Bry
an has not one dolalr that he ever
made out of anything but politics. He
tried to be a lawyer; he waa a failure
at It. He tried to be a newspaper ed
itor: he was a failure at that.
“He Is now a man of proparty,
fortunes go he Is a rich man. He made
every dollar of his fortune out of poli
tics, using as a stepping stone the lect
ure platform. He Is In politics because
It helps the gate receipts.
Sullivan Offers Test.
"To help Mr. Bryan's boasted sincer
ity a little, I challenge him to this:
If I hold my position on the Democrat
ic national committee by fraud, I ought
to resign. If Mr. Bryan has falsely
accused me of profiting by fraud, then
he ought to quit running for president
—because no man Is fit to be a candl
date for that high office who goes out
In public and lies about any member of
hla party. Therefore, I propose that
Mr. Bryan and I put the Issue as be
tween us up to the men who sat as del
egates In the Springfield convention of
two years ago.
"Those delegates are still living In
Illinois; they can all be found. Mr.
Bryan said that a majority of them
were opposed to me for national com
mitteeman. He has said that he had at
St. Louis letters from more than half
of those delegates In which they re
pudiated the action of the convention
which resulted In my becoming nation
al committeeman. Let us have thla
poll made under the direction of the
chief Justice of the supreme court of
Illinois. If the majority of those dele
gates will support Mr. Bryan's present
contention and will say that I was
elected to the national committee by
fraud, then I will resign from the na
tional committee.
"On the other hand—and this I con
tend Is but a fair proposition—If the
majority of those delegates of two
years ago do not support Mr. Bryan'i
allegation of fraud, then I will Insist
that Mr. Bryan shall announce that he
will no longer be a candidate for the
presidency at the hands of the Dem
ocratic party. The American people
believe In fair play. Call the roll."
New Gym. at Emory.
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., 8ept. 8.
—The J. P. William* athletic hall here
le nearing completion and promises to
be one of the largest and best-equipped
gymnasiums In the South.
Washington, Sept. 8.—The Intimation
Is given In a high official quarter that
Attorney General William H. Moody
will be nominated for associate justice
of the United States supreme court
to succeed Justice Henry B. Brown; re
tired.
Attorney General Moody Is a citizen
of Massachusetts, as Is Associate Jus
tice Holmes. The statement about Mr.
Moody fits In with the now generally
accepted belief that Secretary Taft will
decline the president’s offer to appoint
him to the vacancy caused by Justice
Brown's retirement.
Justice Day, whe
already a member
the president made the tender to Mr,
Taft.
CANDIDATES FOR TAX COLLECTOR
TIE BEFORE THE COUNTY PRIMARY
WHAT WILL CURE CHRONIC
CATARRH ?
A remedy that will heal the
inflamed membranes of the head
and nose and drive the disease
out of the blood.
Herring's Catarrh Cure
Is applied directly to the dis
eased membranes, and Is taken
Internally to purify the blood.
H. C. C. le a harmless vegeta
ble remedy, containing no Al
cohol, Opium, Cocaine or other
narcotics.
One Dollar Per Bottle at All Drug Stores,
Ask Yoer Druggist for a Small Trial Bottle.
A thlrteen-months-old baby, the lit
tle son of Mr. and Mra. R. S. Wellborn,
of 401 Ormond street, was struck and
killed by a street car while playing
near his home Friday afternoon at 5:30
o'clock. Motorman James N. Britt was
arrested and a charge of reckless run
ning registered opposite his name at
the police station. HO was not locked
up.
Little Asbury Hudson Wellborn was
playing with his three brothers, aged
8.5 and 2 years, at Ormond street and ^ owing" to‘Ss'.^ih ‘embaSt
'' " " ~ “ which hid the track around the
Cherokee avenue. Some sewer pipes
are being laid at this point and the
loose earth fills the center of the car
tracks. The baby climbed out of Ita
cart and sat down In the middle of the
track, an embankment of earth thrown
up by the workmen almost hiding him
from sight.
A street car came In sight and the
party of children began to scream
when they saw that the car was about
BOY PAYS HEIRS MILLIONS '
TO GET HOLD OF ESTATE
VALUED AT $14,000,000
New York, Sept. 8.—Young William
SSelgler, adopted son of the baking pow
der magnate and financier of Polar ex-
dltlons, I* to>ecelve, In round num-
ra, $14,000,000 from the estate of hla
adopted father. Those who' sought to
break the will, which left him the bulk
of the estate, have been placated at a
cost of something like $2,250,000. and
all is clear sailing for this lucky boy.
He la now only 14 years old: a quiet,
studious lad, so that when he come*
Into his fortune It probably will he
above the J20.000.000 mark, and he
will have an annual Income close to
31,000,000.
BEES CAPTURE WOMAN’S KITCHEN
BUT GET STUNG WITH SULPHUR
Chicago, Sept. 8.—A swarm of beea
... Oak Park Improved a shining hour
yesterday by taking possession of the
Gtchen of Mrs. Earle C. Dodd, 320
South -Sixty-fourth avenue. Mrs.
Dodd was In the Idtehen and the bees
objected to her presence. She was at
tacked by the full strength of the
honey-makers and stung severely on
the arms and shoulders. A policeman
wa* summoned and, with head covered,
he groped his way Into the kitchen,
where he smoked the Invaders out with
sulphur.
COTTON 18 DAMAGED
IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
Rpeelnl to The Georgian.
Prosperity, 8. C., Sept. 8.—Cotton In
this middle Piedmont section has de
teriorated very much and our best
farmers xay that $0 per cent of a crop
will be the maximum and some are
putting It at 50 per cent. The ex
cessive rains ruined much cotton, caus
ing the bolls to rot before opening.
Much hay and fodder was also lost.
Cotton picking Is progressing slowly.
Special to The Georgian.
Dahlonega, Ga., Sept. 8.—In yester
day’s primary election ths following
men were successful:
Colonel W. S. Huff for representa
tive D. L. Cook, clerk superior court;
J. M. Davis, sheriff; J. M. Calhoun, tax
receiver.
M. L. Seaboldt and T. H. Wimpy tied
In the race for tax collector. The race
will be settled September 28 In another
primary.
J. A. Holllfleld. treasurer; C. J. Jar-
rard, surveyor; H. N. Ash. coroner.
The election was extremely quiet.
Professor J. W. Boyd received all
the ■ votes cast except 18 from the
Twenty-second district.
STABBED HIS WIFE
AND THEN RAN AWAY
Josh Hurd, a negro, stabbed his wife,
Maud Hurd, more than a dozen times
Friday night and ran away.
The woman was sent to the Grady
Hospital and Josh was captured by
Sergeant Poole and Officers Mashburn
and Pate and locked up at the police
station.
The negro went to his home In the
rear of 61 Cain street at 9 o’clock and
found the doors locked. He seised an
ax and after breaking down two doors
he reached hfs wife. He drew a dull
pocket knife and slashed her shoulders
and bark almost Into ribbons. It waa
believed that the woman would die, but
she Is resting easily at the hospital.
STANHOPE EDWIN
• NOT BADLY HURT
George Myers, a wagon driver, waa
arraigned before Judge Broyles In the
police court Saturday morning charged
with reckless driving. It was his wag
on which struck young Stanhope Er
win Jn front of the Kimball House Fri
day afternoon. «
Witnesses explained that the accident
was not the fault of the driver, who
was driving slowly, and that Erwin
must have slipped and fallen. Erwin
remained at 8t. Joseph’s Infirmary but
a short time and It was found that hts
Injuries amounted to altnost nothing.
PRIEST GIVES $30,000
TO CATHOLIC COLLEGE
Cincinnati. Ohio, Sept. 8.—Father
Anthony H. Walburg, of the St. Au
gustine German Catholic ChuFch on
Bank street, has donated another $15.-
000 to the Catholic University, Wash
Ington, D. C, making hla total gift to
that Institution 130,000. Tha donation
Is for the endowment of a German
chair at the Instltulon. Twenty thou*
and dollars more l« needed to complete
Its endowment.
TERRA COTTA COMPANY
ORGANIZED AT COLUMBUS.
Special tn The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 3.—The Mus
cogee Brick and Terra Cotta Compa
ny was organized here Friday with the
following officers: President, John T.
Fletcher; vice president, John P. 111-
gee; secretary and treasurer, John A.
Fsgan.
The company starts with a capital of
376,000, and will make brteka and ter
ra cotta pipes.
DOC MITCHELL BRINGS
DE KALB'S EIRST BALE
Doc Mitchell brought In Saturday the
first bale of cotton from DcKalb coun
ty. Doc has a habit of doing this, fi
lms turned the trick five times out of
the last seven' years.
He sold the bale to William J. Rlor-
dan.
It waa classed strict low middling and
brought 0 cents.
INFLUENTIAL CITIZEN
OF COVINGTON DEAD.
Special to The Georgian.
Covington, Ga., Sept. 3.—S. N. Stall
ings, one of Covington's oldest and
most Influential citizens, died here last
night about 10 o'clock at his home. 5Ir.
Stallings ha* always been prominently
connected In the upbuilding of Coving
ton. He waa confined to his bed only
one week before hi* death. He was 79
year* of age and leaves a wife ami
three children, vlx., Mrs. W. H. Evans,
of this city; Mrs. J: H. Chambers and
O. P. Stallings, of Jacksonville, Fla.
Interment will take place here.
THIRTEEN MONTHS OLD BABY
PLA YING IN FRONT OF HOUSE
IS KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR
to strike the child. They were stand
ing at one aide of the track and the
motorman looked at them Instead of
at the track In front and failed to see
the baby on the track. The fender
struck the baby In the back of the
neck, throwing It to the ground. The
child breathed only once or twice be
fore dying.
The Infant's body was carried Into
Its home, Motorman Britt and Con
ductor Lonny Almand accompanying It.
The motorman waa greatly distressed
at the accident and refused to leave the
house for a long time. He explained
It was Impossible for him to see such
a little child and he did not know the
baby was on the track until he struck
it.
The father of the child, R. S. Well
born, Is a Southern Express messenger
and was away from the city at tha
time. He returned Saturday morn
ing. The funeral arrangements will be
announced Saturday afternoon.
DO ADVERTISER’S STOP TO THINK—
THAT THE GEORGIAN’S
refusal to take whisky and medicine advertisements
raises it in the estimation of the reader—thus increas
ing its value as an advertising medium ?
Advertisers invited to investigate our circulation.