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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THAW SEES PASTOR; MYSTER Y IN HIS VISIT Slayer of White Has Long Talk With Clergyman. PREACHER CONFERS WITH HARTRIDGE James Osborne Says He Is Ready to Aid Defense If Called In. Newr York, Sept. 10.—Former Annie Mnt District Attorney On borne returned from Europe on the Atlantic transport liner Minneapolis today and announced that he would defend Harry K. Thaw ■ when he came to trial should the prfs oner's present counsel call him Into the case. "No one has communicated with me on the matter thus far,” said Mr. Os borne, "but I am prepared to make the defense In the case." The greatest mystery was today thrown about the visit to Harry K. Thaw In the Tombs of the Rev. Dr. Francis L. Patton, head of the Prlnce- . ton Theological Seminary, and former ty president of the University. Dr. Patton called at the prison while Mrs. Evelyn' Neebit Thaw was visiting her husband. The clergyman's visit had been expected, and after he had a talk with Thaw In the presence of the prisoner's wife, the latter came down stairs with Dr. Patton and the two drove In Mrs. Thaw's electric hansom to the offices of Clifford W. Hartrldge, Thaw's counsel. Neither Dr. Patton himself nor Mrs. Thaw, nor Attorney Hartrldge, would explain what the purpose of the clergy man’s visit to the Tombs was. They all admitted It wan of considerable sig nificance, but resolutely refused to ex plain Its Import. MAY A8K GOVERNOR FOR A SPEEDY TRIAL. New York, Sept. 10.—Conjecture was being made by the friends of Harry ' Thaw today upon the probable effect of an appeal by his counsel, Clifford W. Hartrldge, to Governor Higgins, compel the district attorney to expedite the business of his office so as bring Thaw to trial without further undue delay. Thaw fears that at least five or six months must elapse before the defend ants who will precede him In court face a jury, unless the district attorney moves with more celerity than he has recently. mm invited TO GOTO COLORADO TWO MINERS MEET A HORRIBLE DEATH BY FALUN SHAF They Drop a DiHtanee of Three Hundred Feet From Surface. Springfield, III., Sept. Id.—Charles Cox and Charles Fulls, miners, met death In a horrible manner by falling down the shaft of the coal mine at Mount Pulaski, a distance of 300 feet, by mistake, reversed the lever, and In stead of descending the cage shot up toward the top of the tipple. All seven men jumped, five of them landing safe ly on the ground, but Cox and Fults missed their footing and fell down the shaft. Malaria Makes Pats Sickly Children. The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price CO cents. MEN AND MIN STORM A PLANTi COPS JTOP RIOT Employees of Edison Com pany Cause Trouble with Pranks. New York, Sept. 10.—The police te- servea of the Delaney street station had to be called out today to disperse a crowd of 600 men and women, who, goaded beyond endurance by the em ployees of the New York Edison Com pany's plant at 162 Clinton street, who turned water on them and then stoned them, tried to batter down Its locked Iron doors to get their tormentors. IRE CHIEUOYNER RESIGNS OCT, 1ST GIVES HIS VIEWS L Says the Director Ought to Kick Guilty Presi dent Out. 6hlcago, Sept. 10.—The following copyright cable has been received by The Tribune: "Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 10.—Paul Stensland passed a quiet Sunday, but his custodians got Into trouble with the Moorish government. Stens land suffered last night for lack of air and thjs morning his old bronchial trouble developed. We broke open the stairway In his prison, locked up by the chief of artillery, and moved the prisoner to a flat roof where he en joyed the sunshine and osone from the sea. "The Moorish guards, however,. re ported to the pasha what had been dene. The pasha kicked to Minister of Foreign Affairs Torres, who In turn lodger a complaint with the American legation, saying that If Stensland was not returned to a barred prison the Moorish guard would be withdrawn. "The roof garden was closed Immedl ately and Stensland spent the morning with us moralising on the various Chi cago banks. Some, doubtless, would have been Interested In Ills discourse. "Stensland'a Idea of a modern bank Is one run by a hired president who could be kicked out by the directors If anything goes wrong." NEGRO AND DEPOSITS BODY IN ABANDONED WELL Was Taken From Officer and- Riddled with Bul lets Before Left. Centennial Celebration Dis covery of Pike’s Peak September 24-29. Governor Joseph M. Terrell has been .Invited to attend the centennial exer cises of the discovery of Pika's Peak by Brigadier General Zebulon Mont gomery Pike, to be held from Septem- ' ber 24 to 29, Inclusive, at Colorado Springs, Colo. Governor Terrell being In New York, It could not be ascertained whether he would attend or not. It Is not likely that he wllL however, as his attendance would necessitate another trip from the state so close upon hla visit to New York. The Invitation Is as follows: "You are cordially Invited to be pres ent at the centennial exerrlses to be held at Colorado Springs, Colo., Sep tember 24 to 22, A. D. 1904, lu com memoration of the discovery of Pike's Peak by Brigadier General Eebulon -Montgomery Pike. Respectfully, "J. A. HAYS, "Chairman Invitation Committee." •'Governor Joseph M. Terrell, "Atlanta, Go. "R. B. V. P." On the reverse sheet the following special days for the celebration are gtYsn: Monday, September 24, Military Day. Tuesday, September 25. Pioneer Day. Wednesday, September 26, Historical Day. Thursday, September 27, General Z' bulon M. Pike Day. Friday, September 22, Colorado Day. Saturday, September 22, Centennial Day. OOOOOO0O0DOOOO0O0OOO6OOOO4 O CAN’T FIND 8HOES D FOR DAKOTA BRIDE. O O >— O O Millers. S. D, Sept. 10.—Gard- O o ner Brothers, merchants of Roe O O Heights, may delay a wedding be- O O cause they are unable to eupply 0 O the prospective bride with shoes O O large enough to lit her feet. The 0 O else required le No. II. double O O EE, and there !• none In the town. 0 O They sent In a rush order *to a O O shoe manufacturer of Bt. Paul end O O he could not fill It. Ooooooooooooooooopoooooooo Hot Contest Is on to Suc ceed to the Posi- | tiou. O LOCKJAW KILLS BABEi . O O HIT WITH A SHOVEL. O o o Cumberland. Md.. Sept. 10.—A O O child of William H. Matthews, O O aged I years, who was struck on O O on the head with a shovel by an- O O other child, died today from lock- O O jaw. O O O ooooooooooooooooooooooooog O GOTHAM BANK GETS O $8,0000,000 IN GOLD. O t> O O New York, Sept. IS.—The Na- O O tlonel City bank haa engaged 28,- O O 024.800 In gold for Importation to O O this country. The bank will se- O O cure an sdvance of this amount O O today from the local sub.treasury*. O O Further Importations have already O O been arranged for. O i"I —' Chief W. R. Joyner, now mayor-elect, after 21 yenni of active service, will resign hla position aa head of tha At lanta fire department October I, or aa near to that date oa convenient to the city council. After Chief Joyner reaignx the city council will elect another chief. This will be done at the flret session of the city futhers In October. "Whq will be the next chief?" la the question. ^ Assistant Chief Henry P. Hayne and Iloseman William B. Cummings are the two candidates for the position. Both candidates have been working since Chief Joyner first annnounced that he would enter the mayoralty race. Both candidates claim the majority of councllmanlc votes. Many rumors are afloat as to which will get the position. Chief Joyner states that he will not throw his Influence either way and Is “mum" as to which will succeed him. It Is evident that the city council Is divided among Itself to no little degree. Which side will be the stronger can not be said. It Is claimed that whut Is known In political circles as “the Eng lish faction" Is back of Cummings, while Hayne Is barked by the opposi tion. This matter has. up to the present time, been exceedingly quiet, but from now on will be a lively political topic. Both men have served the Are de partment In nearly every rapacity up to chief. Mr. Hayne has held the posi tion of assistant chief for some time and Mr. Cummings whs assistant chief before he resigned several years ago. He re-entered the department about eight months ago us hoseman. BARBECUE AND SMOKER FOR VISITING DRUGGISTS Special to The Georgian. Culloden, Gb., Sept. 10.—Charles Ful ler, a negro, twenty yearn of age, wan arrented here Thurnday afternoon, charged with attempted asnault on the 12-year-old daughter of a prominent farmer. He waa atqrted to Forayth In charge of an officer. When about alx mllea from here he waa overtaken by a crowd of determined men who do. ■nandcd the prlaoner. The negro waa taken away and In a ahort time about one hundred ahola were heard. Search waa made for the mlaslng negro, but J e waa not found until thin morning. Ila body wan found In an old well about one mile 'from where he waa taken from the officer. It waa riddled with bulleta and hla neck waa broken by the fall. GOVERNOR HIGGINS SEES ROOSEVELT ' Oyater Bay. N. Y., Sept. 10.—Gov ernor Hlgglnn la a gueit at Sagamore Hill today and Paul Morton alao took lunch with the preaident. • New York atate polltlca waa the aubject of the conference between the governor and the preaident. Mr, Hlgglna waa smil ing when he wan seen today, but de clined to talk polltlca at all. COL S. A, DARNELL IS BY BOTH PARTIES TWO MUST HANG; ONE GOES TO PEN Republicans Claim Victory, Big Vote Is Being Polled. Lewiston, Maine, Sept. 10.—With Ideal weather the vote at today's elec* tlon In Maine promisee to be much greater than was counted upon by eith er party. At noon In Lewiston and Auburn and In other places In the Second district a larger vote haa been cast than fbr the corresponding time at the presidential election two years ago. Despite the signed agreement be tween the Democratic and Republican county committees against the use of llquore or unlawful means to Influence voters, both parties are using rum freely In Lewiston today. The chairman of the Republican state committee makes this statement: "With tuch a pleasant day. thfc Re publican majority In the country dis tricts promises to be much larger than we predicted Saturday night. I can see no possible chance for the defeat of Llttiefleld or Cobb.” 'GLASS OF WINE WAS ALL I HAD, Lower Court Again Passes Sentence on Rawlins Boys. MILTON AND JESSE GO TO THE GALLOWS Leonard Sentenced to Pen for Life—Alf Moore Swings Oct. 5. Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Oa., Sept. 10.—Milton and Jesse Rawlins were today again sen fenced to be hanged, and Leonard Raw lins to the penitentiary for life by Judge R. G. Mitchell, for the murder of the Carter children. The boys declined to make any statement when arraigned before the Judge except that Leonard said he was Innocent of the crime. The date of Alf Moore's execution la set for October 6. J. G. Rawlins' sentence Is held up awaiting the action of the United States supreme court on the extradorl- nary motion for a new trial. Leonard Rawlins will be carried back to the penitentiary as soon as an order for the transfer Is received by the prop er officers here. Special to The Georgian. Richmond, Va., Sept. 10.—Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, formerly pastor In Atlanta, and now pastor of Grove Avenue Baptist church, who fell from a, street car last night, and was remov ed to hla home In an unconscious atate, Is reported by his physician today to be Improving. No serious consequences are feared. Dr. Hawthorne received bruise* on his face and on the thigh. Special to The Georgian. Richmond, Va., Sept. 10.—Rev. Dr. J. ! Hawthorne, pnator of Grove AVenne Bap tist chnrcb, fell from a raorlng street car last night, sustaining painful Injuries. Ha was on the running board of the car when a sudden lurch In rounding a curve nnlmlaneed him. He struck head flrst upon the cobblestone, the fall being sufficient to render him unconscious for a considerable length of time. The divine was Immediately given med ical attention and later taken to hla hoteL He will probably not be laid np for more tbnn a day or two. Dr. Hawthorns was formerly pastor of the First Baptist chnrcb of Atlanta. CAAAPAIGN CLOSES Ansel and Lyon the Pr 0 b able Winners in the Second Race. TIED TO TRACK BY TWO NEGROES, WHITE MAN IS BEHEADED BY TRAIN; SUSPECTS THREATENED BY A MOB Special- to The Georgian. • Columbia, S. C„ Sept. 10.—The seconi primary of the Democratic party to morrow probably will mean the noml! nation of Martin F. Ansel for gov. ernor on an anti-dispensary platform, although his opponent, Richard J. Man. nlng. Is making a splendid fight to overcome Ansel's big lead In the flrst primary. 1 J - Fraser Lyon, the antl-dlapensary candidate, will defeat with eaae J w Ragsdale for attorney general. • A „ cl ?" e ra™ will be run between J M. Sullivan and J. H. Wharton for railroad commissioner. Candidates for railroad commissioner and all other state officers were noml. nated In the flrst primary. The legislature is affil-dlspensarv with the exception of the senate, which Is doubtful, for four art to be noml. nated tomorrow. Suspended Officer Magill Was Found Drunk in Alley. Patrolman James F. Magill, who has been suspended pending an Investlga- >t charges of drunkenness on duty, 1 Monday morning that he had merely taken one glass of wine with a friend and that the effects had been more than he anticipated. Magill appeared at the police station Monday and slated to officers that on the previous night he had found a door open at the store of Waters & Son, on Bouth Broad street. He had entered and found an employee of the firm at work. While In the store he had been offered a glass of wine and had accept- eO, and this was all the drinking he had dob*.' qU Captain Mayo, In charge of the even ing watch, found Magill In an alley near Broad etreet at 8:30 o'clock. Ma gill was asleep and It required several minutes to arose him. He was escorted the station, and after a little while as permitted to go to his home. Chief Henry Jennings has returned „ duty after several days of Illness. He stated Monday that Maglll's con duct and Its discovery meant a suspen sion, and that he would be tried at the meeting of the police board Tuesday night. "There Is only one thing to do In such cases, of course," said the chief. The board will doubtless drop him from the force." It Is a violation of the rules of the police department for an officer to take drink while on duty. Portsmouth. Va., Sept. 10.—News reaches here from Grover, N. C„ on the Southern railway, that Erastus Spur rier, a white man, was murdered by two .negroes whose names are not given. The man was stunned and hla body placed on the railroad track be fore an oncoming train, the head being ground Into a Jelly, The suspected negroes were found at home with their clothes on, and al though they denied the charge, there was strong talk of lynching them. Wiser counsel prevented, however, and the men were lodged In Jail. . COMES TO ATTEND FUNERAL AND DIES OF HEMORRHAGE At the coming convention of the Na tional Association of Retail Druggists In Atlanta, October 1 to 5, two especial- fy pleasing entertainments have been offered by Atlanta manufacturing con cerns. As announced In The Georgian some time ago, the Coca-Cola Company will give the visiting druggists and their hosts an nhl-fashioned barbecue at Ponce DeLeon springs, October 5, at 12:10 In the afternoon. Now the 8. 8. 8. Manufacturing.Com pany has offered to give a smoker to the druggists on the evening of October 4. Both of these offers have been gratefully accepted by the Atlanta Drug Association. Polk Miller, the fa mous Richmond humorist and racon- O j teur, will be invited to come to Atlanta for this smoker. Other notables wlU be Invited. Colonel 8. A. Darnell, one of the moat prominent Republicans In the state, died at 191 Angler avenue at 12:20 o'clock Monday afternoon from Bright's disease after a very ahort Ill ness. Less than two weeks ago he wo* present at the meeting of the Repub lican atate central commltee,. and waa <»ne of the committee who went to Minneapolis a month ago to urge the Grand Army of the Republic to na- slst in securing the establishment of a national park around Atlanta. Colonel Darnell was born In Pickens county, Georgia, December 28, 1845, and received his early education at Cleveland. Tenn. He entered the Union army at the outbreak of the Civil war, serving In the Fifth Tennessee regl ment of mounted Infantry. He was elected tax collector of Pickens county before he was 21 years old, and later served two terms In the legislature. IJe served as United States district at torney at Savannah under President Arthur, and last hs United States com missioner of claims at Macon. Presi dent Harrison appointed him district nttorney at Atlanta, and since the Har rison administration he had practiced law here. He had at all time taken an active Interest In the policies of the Republican party In this state, and had been a delegate to most of the conventions. on February 22, 1871, Colonel Dar nell was married to Mlsa Susie Hotch kiss. who survives him. in addition he Is survived by his daughter, Mrs. W. A. Jones, of Jasper, Ga., and son, 8. A. Darnell. Jr., of Atlanta. Brief funeral services will be held at the residence, 191 Angler avenue, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, and the body will then be taken to Marietta, where It will be Interred In the nation al cemetery. A detachment from the O. M. Mitchell Post, G. A. R., will ac company the body as an honorary ea cort. TLA1TA MEN LEASE ISLAND Coming to Atlanta to attend the fu-t neral of Mrs. John R. Murphy, who died Saturday at LaGrange, Ga., J. W. Dorman, of Fayetteville, was attacked by pulmonary hemorrhage at the resi dence of his uncle, Joseph H. Murphy, 287 East Cain street, during Sunday night, and died before any assistance could .be rendered him. He was 28 years old and Is survived by a wife. The body was carried to Fayetteville for funeral and Interment Monday af ternoon. > This Is the second case within the last thirty days where a person has come to Atlanta to attend the funeral of a relative and haa died suddenly while here. The other case was a baby who was brought here from Anniston, Ala., to attend the funeral of the mother's sister. THE MAYOR OF KOBE, JAPAN FELICITATES OUR MAYOR governor folk CONFINED TO BED Jefferson, Mo., Sept. 10.—The condition of Governor Folk showed little if liny improvement today. He is still confined to his room and bed. and visitors are de nied access to him. According to s story from Brunswick, \V. I., Harmon, of Atlanta, Is president of a club that has leased the hunttni and Ashing privileges of Cumberlem Island, exclusive of the Carnegie hold Inge, for u period of one year. The organisation Is to be known as the Cumberland laland Fishing Club, and E. L. Stephens, of Brunswick, Is secretary and treasurer. The Cumber land hotel will be used as a club house, and parties have been engaged to take charge of the hotel as soon as the sum mer season closes. It 1s stated that If the club secures sufficient membership during the win ter and the hunting and Ashing proves as good os expected, the lease will be extended for several years. It Is understood that a number of Atlantaqa are Interested. bigfaWrow IS AIRED IN COURT l The Woolfses and the Lewises and the Dennarda have law-ed It out and nothing has come of their row. Mrs. Lula Dennard and her brother, Gus Lewis, have been found not gulltv of assault and battery on James Woolfs little boys. Alvin and Preston. Mon day morning the case, which had coma up to Judge Andy Calhoun from the court of Justice Landrum, was aired, and after all the detalla had been pre sented the case came finally to noth ing. Mrs. Dennard's little son. Curtis, It seems, got Into a scrap with the little Woolfs over some dead wood. Mrs. Dennard came out to Separate the com batants and the larger Woolf made at her with a stick. She switched him acroes the back and then her brother Gue came out and held the small boy until ho promised to be good. The kid told his mamma that he had been held and whipped, but the jury didn't look at It that way. SULTAN RECOGNIZES LEISHMAN AT LAST Special Cable—Copyright. Constantinople, Sept. 10.—The sultan has at last signlfled his willingness to recognise Mr. Lelshman as United States ambassador to hla court. The only objection to this recognition was the disinclination of the sultan to give the American representative free ac cess to him, which as ambassador he —Ml have. Mayor H. Mlnakalni Is greatly pleased—pleased with the municipality of Atlanta, with Its mayor, with Its mayor’ll secretary, with—well, with ev erything connected with the Gate City. Mayor Mlnakalni Is mayor of Kobe, Japan, and from a communication Just received by this city's chief executive, has viewed the working of Atlanta with no little pleasure while acroee the Pa cific In the land of the mikado. Mayor Mlnakalni wrote Mayor Wood ward some months ago asking for re ports of the city of Atlanta. Eight pounds of ’em were sent over. The following pleoelng array of adjectivee were received In reply: “Kobe Shi Yakuahe, "Kobe City Hall, “Kobe, Aug. 18, 1208. “Mayor James G. Woodward, City of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga., U. 8. A. - "Dear Sir: 1 have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your eeteemed reply under the date of June 6, 1906. "I can not help tendering my most heartfelt thanks and appreciation t< you for your warm cordiality and sin cerity 4n favoring me with the most valued and instructive annual reports and several documents with regard to the management of your prosperous municipality. "I feel certain that their Informa tion, I have Just received, will afford me a great deal of best kind of sug gestions and guidance for further progress and development In our mu nlctpallty. "I have the honor to be, sir, "Your most bbedlent servant, (Signed) "H. MINAKA1NI, "Mayor of Kobe, Japan.” The communication Is accompanied by the "International Review," which Is published partly In English and part ly In Japanese. One of the Items relates how "H. E, Mr. Luke F. Wright" (Colonel Luke E. Wright, of Memphis,) had audience with "Y. H. M. the Emperor." ID OE Washington, Sept. 10.—Captalh Sam uel T. Comly, commander of tjie battle ship Alabama, and Lieutenant Alfred W. Pressey, officer of the deck of that battleship, will be court-martialed for neglect of duty In connection with the collision between the battleships Illinois and Alabama at Newport July 31. The members of the court will be an nounced late this afternoon. TEXTILE TRAINING IN NEW COLLEGES Textile and technical (raining may be made a part of the training In the eleven district agricultural colleges In the rftate. Electricity may alao form a feature of the curriculum If tha Gainesville Idea Is carried out. From a statement given out by As slstant State School Commissioner John N. Rogers Monday, It would seem that many of the congressional district agricultural colleges will take on wider sebpe than has heretofore been contemplated Professor Rogers attended the mass PRIEST SNOOTS MAN cure the necessary land and funds which to secure the college for the ninth district. One man offered 300 acres of land, for which he recently refused $8,000 cash. Another offered 176 acres, with good water power and a milt site there on, It being proposed to odd a textile department to the school and install an electric light plant therein. There Is not a district In the state but that could otjTer opportunities along the same line for textile and technical training Pittsburg, Sept. 10.—Rev. Father A. Garstka, rector of the Polish Catholic church of (Kasaport, who shot Joe Klayenskl, one of his parlshoners, has given himself up to the authorities. The shooting was the culmination of a fac tional quarrel In the congregation. A REWARD OF M FOR FERRELL'S SLAYER A reward was Issued Monday from the state executive department by Sec retary B. M. Blackburn of $200 for the capture of Tommie Lucas, the man who stabbed E. J. Ferrell to death on Mon day, September S, Labor Day, In a sa loon on Decatur street. Lucas, after the killing, escaped on a Western and Atlantic freight train headed toward Chattanooga. The two men got Into a dispute over a union card, the controversy ending In the killing of Ferrell and Lucas' precipitate flight. OR, G, uicfSAYS HE'S STILL IN RACE Dr. O. Y. Pierce, of the Fifth ward, wishes It denied that he has withdrawn from the race for the county commis sion. He says that the report has been circulated that he haa backed down. Dr. Pierce says he has the backing ’ the Fifth ward, which side of town urtiot been represented on the board for fourteen veara. LIGHT VOTE EXPECTED BY CHARLESTON VOTERS, Special to The Georgian. Charleston, S. C„ Sept. 10.—Ansel for governor, Lyon for attorney gen eral and Sullivan for railroad commie, sloner will likely be the results of the balloting In Charleston tomorrow. A light vote Is expected, as the coun- ty offices were filled by the first pr|. mary. Manning’s supporters here are working hard for him, but Aneel l, Charleston’s choice. Local option seems to be what the city wants. USES KNIFE ON HE FINDS WITH WIFE Pittsburg, Pa„ Sept. 10.—Finding hie wife with Lawrence B. Cook, member of the Pennsylvania legislature from .the Fourth district, who was renomi nated by the Republican party Satur day, Andrew MacMillan, a Justice of the peace, and one of the wealthy rest- dents of Carnegie, used a knife on Cook yesterday to such an extent that the man is likely to die, / EXPO. MONEY FOR PEACHTREE? Continued from Page One. been passed up by the finance commit- te and the city cquncll to pay salaries of the forty additional policemen, to be added to the force October 1. It will take $4,500 more to defray their ex penses. There have been several other •mailer sums extracted from the Ex position money and there Is now only $11,000 left. This le the total amount on hand tor appropriations. Mr. Pat terson suggested that It be taken for paving Peachtree street. Legality Is Questioned. When the matter wa» spoken of, Mayor Woodward questioned the legal- Ity of taking the money. Alderman Qullllan asked Councilman Patterson: "Isn't the 1910 Exposition a dead one?” Councilman Patterson then replied that It was "absolutely dead.” Mr. Patterson stated that the paving could be accomplished thla year If the Atlanta Railway and Light Company would flx their tracks as soon as the city was ready to start work. "The $11,000 will just about pay the city's portion of paving Peachtree from Ellis to Sixth street, with asphalt or from Ellis to Fourtenth street with bltullthlc,” said Mr. Pattefaon. It was decided that the matter should again come up for discussion Saturday next at 3 o'clock In the afternoon, when other matters discussed will be set tled. Depends' Upon Bryan, The special session of the finance committee was called to consider the appropriation to the state fair which opens October 10. Secretary Frank Weldon, of the association, appeared and asked for money to erect sheds and to repair the buildings. Mr. Wel don was asked whether or not the fair did not have money left over from last year. He replied that there was 19,000. but that It was not at all certain that such a large attendance would be at the fair thlsiyear as last. There Is nothing that advertises ths city as much as tha fair." said Mr. Weldon. "Last year It brought between 80,000 and 40,000 people to Atlanta, and we believe that the city should contrib ute. It Is not certain that Mr. Bryan will be here at the fair, and If he Is not that will greatly decrease the attend- once." .. ... It wae decided to appropriate II.jOJ to the repair of buildings, to be done under the supervision of City Building Inspector F. A. Pittman. Much of the time of the committee was taken up with the discussion <* paving Chapel street between Larkin and Humphries. Councilman A. *» Curtis appeared before the committee and stated that the people living ™ the street would suffer to no little extent during the coming winter unie-» the street was paved. , . Councilman E. E. Pomeroy asked that the money aaked for by Council man Curtis b* given to the lourtn ward for the extension of Lucie street- Mr. Pomeroy stated that the people ’> the ward had wanted the extension tor many years and gave excellent reasons for Its being opened. It was decided m allow the matter to go over until Sat urday, when the finance committee wm try to get money for both proposi tions. , , The resolution of Secretary Golvsler. of the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, asking the city council of Atlanta to pass resolutions aiding Ihe eetabllen* ment of postal savings banks In tne United States, was reported upon ta vorably and the resolution will doubt less be passed at the next session oi council. The plan Is for congress i establish the savings banka throughout the country, so that wage earners may have a perfectly safe place In which to mace their money.