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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. stateYeSt T GETS HERE CHEAP ;e 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.