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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THTMDAT. KKt'TF.Mni’R M, 1508.
3
MR. BRYAN ARRIVES.
IN ATLANTA AT DAWN
Warm Reception G ven Nebraskan by Com
mittee—Taken to Piedmont Hotel
For Breakfast.
William Jennings Bryan came to At- j handclasp firm and cordial.
lanta at dawn Thursday morning.
The Georgia train pulled into the old
car shed promptly at 5 o’clock. Atlan
ta still slumbered. A few sleepy-eyed
passengers got off and the cHy swal
lowed them up. Artificial light Il
lumined the grim old shed dimly. Two
or three trainmen moved about like
phantom figures.
But Mr. Bryan slumbered, tranquilly
In his berth in the "Alkin,’’ for orders
were strict not to disturb him or his
wife until 7 o’clock. A white-coated
porter, Important over his distinguish
ed charges, moved around softly and
warned off straggling inquirers as day
light began to flood tne world.
One big man walked up to him Just
after the train pulled in and asked:
•'Is Billie Bryan on that sleeper?”
A group of photographers had gath
ered, and when asked to stand for his
picture, he acquiesced, waiting for Mrs.
Bryan, who came a few minutes after
he had appeared, with a great bunch
of American Beauty roses clasped in
her arms. There is an indefinable
charm of poise and strength about Mrs.
Bryan. 8he bore no signs of the fa
tigue of the trip around the world,
und the constant, strain of traveling
since they reached the United States.
Then while photographs were taken,
they stood quietly at the car step,
changing the pose at the request of the
artists.
The party then entered the waiting
carriages In the following order: In
the first carriage, W. J. Bryan, Lamar
Hill, Burton Smith and H. R. Arnold;
In the second carriage, Mrs. W. J. Bry
an, F. L. Seely, Sam D. Jones and Louis
Gholstin. The rest of the committee
••Yessah,” replied the autocrat of the used the two remaining carriages, and
Pullman, ’’but nobody is agoln’ to see all drove to the Luckle street entrance
him ’till 7 o’clock/
Thunder," retorted the big one.
’Why, didn’t somebody say so, and I
could have had a couple of hours more
sleep.
A lone reporter gave voiceless ap
proval to the B. M.’s indignation.
The ‘‘Alkin” was switched to a side
track at the Southern end of the shed,
and was left in quiet until the recep
tion committee arrived about 7 o’clock
They straggled In one at a time, marks
of unusual hours in most eyes.
Personnel of Committee.
The personnel of the committee that
met Mr. and Mrs. Bryan at the train
was as follows: Burton Smith, J. E.
Maddox, Lauren Foreman, Lamar Hill,
Reuben R. Arnold, Louis Gholstin, Sam
D. Jones, J.’j. Hastings, F. L. Seely, I.
R. Calvin and E. E. Dallls. At 7:15
the committee moved on the car, but it
was 7:80 before Mr. Bryan appeared.
As he stepped from the car, with
head bared, Burton Smith was the first
to greet him, and he was then Intro
duced to the other members of the
committee. Perhaps a hundred curious
people had gathered to see the Ne
braskan.
An aged man, bearing upon him the
marks of toil, crowded forward to
shake hands with Mr. Bryan.
“Pardon my presumption,” he said,
“but I want to shake the hand of the
man I voted for twice, and whom I
hope yet to see president.” i
“I thank you," said Mr. Bryan cor
dially with a hearty handclasp.
of the Piedmont.
Photographers Hold Them Up.
Here the oraeaLof being photograph
ed had to be undergone again. Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan took It all very good-
naturedly, however, a;id stood with the
reception committee grouped about
them. A number of the dentists here
for the national convention crowded
Into the entrance to the hotel.
“Let Mr. Bryan have the flowers this
time,” said Mrs. Bryan,. passing, them
to him. And he was photographed
with them pressed to his breast.
“Now, let everybody else get away
except the reception committee,” said
the photographer.
“That means us, too, doesn't it?'
asked Mr. Bryan as he took hold of
his wife's arm and started Into the ho
tel.
“Hold on, hold on,” yelled the man
with the camera. ”1 want you and Mrs.
Bryan In It, of course. What would a
picture be worth without It?"
And the crowd laughed, as every
body grouped again for a picture.
“I don’t care for this very much,”
said Mrs. Bryan. *
With this ordeal out of the way, and
it took the artist five minutes or more
to get all the pictures he wanted, Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan moved into the lobby
of the hotel.
Dentists Meet Him.
number of the visiting dentists
came forward and shook hands with
Mr. Bryan, most of them recalling hav
ing met him in various parts of the
GOVERNOR J03SEPH M. TERRELL.
Who Will Be at Mr. Bryan’s Right Hand at the Dollar Dinner.
MANY THOUSANDS MEET
AND GREET WM. J. BRYAN
Continued from Page One.
country. Throughout it all neither Mr.
Another man shook hand's with Mr. (nor Mrs. Bryan showed the least fa-
Bryan, and Just before moving away,
reached Into his pocket and pulling out
a handful of cards, said:
“That's my business card, Mr. Bryan.
Have one.”
Mr. Bryan sllpepd It Into his vest
pocket.
Bryan Still Looks Young.
Years have set lightly on him. There
is a marked thinning of the hair about
the top of his great head, but a thick
and curly fringe renders this unnotlce-
able when he has on his hat. No gray
tinges It as yet. His smile la still
broad, genial and heartaome. His
tlgue or Impatience, though they had
been up until midnight In Augusta,
and had been on the move all the
while.
After lingering In the lobby fome
ten minutes, they were shown to their
rooms, to rest there quietly until the
public reception began in the Pied
mont parlors at 11 o'clock. Breakfast
was served to them there.
Congressman T. W. Hardwick, of the
Tenth district, came up from Augusta
on the same sleeper with Mr. Bryan.
He says that the Nebraskan is of the
opinion that the Democrats will gain
many new members In the November
congressional elections.
a few letters before the luncheon at 1
o’clock, Mrs. Bryan was carl red away
In an automobile to see some of the
city. At 1:30 she was the guest at a
luncheon at the Piedmont Driving Club.
At 1 o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were
entertained at l.uncheon in the Pied
mont by the officers of the Young Men s
Democratic League. President Lamar
Hill presided and the luncheon was
strictly informal In its nature.
Addrsss at 4:15 O’clock.
At 4:15 o’clock the address at the
Ponce DeLeon rink will begin and will
probably continue for two hours. Lamar
Hill, president of the league, will wel
come the great Nebraskan on behalf of
the league, and will introduce Reuben
Arnold, who will deliver the Intro
ductory address.
At the close of his address Mr. Bryan
will be ’given a short drive through
principal streets. He will spend the
early evening with Mrs. Bryan In their
apartments and the dinner will begin
at 8:30 o’clock.
The dinner to the Great Commoner
will be given in the main dining room
of the Piedmont, on the first floor. It
will be that essentially Democratic 4 o’clock Friday morning.
function, a “dollar dinner^ and the
guests will wear burlness suits instead
of the more formal evening clones.
Speakers at Dinner.
A long list of eloquent speakers has
been prepared. Burton Smith, well
known as a ready'and witty after din
ner speaker, will be toastmaster and
among those who will respond are the
following:
Governor Joseph M. Terrell.
Hon. J. Pope Brown, of Hawkins-
vllle.
Hon. S. A. Roddenberry, of Thomas
vllle.
Hon. 8eaborn Wright, of Rome.
Hon. John Temple Graves, of Atlanta.
Hon. Henry M. McIntosh, of Albany.
Hon. W. A. Covington, of Moultrie.
Hon. Pleasant Stovail, of Havannah
Hon. E. K. Overstreet, of Sylvanla.
Hon. Hooper Alexander, of Decatur.
Mr. Bryan will deliver his address of
response at the close of the other
speeches.
Covers will be laid for 400 guests
and an elaborate menu has been pre
pared. The dinner will continue until
midnight, when Mr. Bryan will leave
for his sleeper on the Southern railway
His train will leave for Birmingham
U. S. MARINES STAND
GUARD TO PROTECT
AMERICAN PROPERTY
Taft Finds Job
Forcing Peace Is
Big One.
of
By MANUEL CALVO.
Washington, Sept. 20.—General Fun-
ston will leave this city Saturday night
for Tampa, Fla., en route to Havana,
Cuba, where he will Join Secretary
Taft.
General Funston was unwilling today
to discuss In any manner the Cuban
situation or his plans for the invasion The new
of that Island by an army of the
United States. He said he w#s only
acting under orders which it would be
Improper for him to discuss for publi
cation.
Llttlo or no news was received by the
state or navy departments today from
Cuba. It was explained by a high of
ficial of the state department that for
the present all communication with
Secretary Taft will be brought to Oys
ter Bay.
Havana, 8ept. 20.—These be busy
days for Secretary of War Taft and
Acting Secretary of State Bacon, and
apparently they are making little prog
ress in bringing the warring factions
together.
The American commissioners, though
here barely twenty-four hours, have
seen President Palma and his cabinet
and heard their statement of their
ease; Alford Zayaa, titular head of the
be called Into question, and If the c
mlsstoners decided that a new election
should be called, he would at once re
sign.
Situation Is Complicated.
Senator Zoyas asked Secretary Taft
to suggest to President Palma that
the prisoners, who include Jose Ml
guel Gomes, former candidate for the
presidency, be released. He says to
keep In prison much men as Gomes,
Castillo and Garcia is an act of vio
lence; and he will refuse to negotiate
while they are In prison.
All that Mr. Taft would say today
was that the situation was more com
plicated than he had thought, and it
would take a longer time to straighten
things out than had been anticipated.
of the active military and
naval preparations In the United States
has caused almost as much talk as
the advent of Secretaries Taft and Ba-
rebels, from whom they have secured j T _«»
the views of the Liberals, and Vlcej
President Capote, of the Moderates,
who presented the situation from their
viewpoints. /
To Haar From Foroigners,
The American commissioners also
MU listen to the ideas of the American
and foreign property holders, which are
likely to have as much Influence as any
the others.
To President Palma Mr. Taft reiterr
ated the terms of President Roosevelt’s
letter and expressed the hope that a
lasting peace will be established.
President Palma declared Jf an agree
ment was made by which even partial
Water 8upply Cut Off.
A dispatch to Le Lucha from Cien-
fuegos says that the rebels who are
besieging that town have cut off the
water supply, and that the situation
there is so serious that American ma
rines have been landed for the Dixie
and Marietta to protect American sugar
estates.
The water supply* was cut off early
this morning at Jlcotea. The poor peo
ple are suffering greatly.
The rebel leaders in Santa Clara
province have passed resolutions to
accept the armistice, but to begin hos
tilities again as soon as any train
passes carrying troops, arms or ammu
nition for the government. 'They voted
not to accept any terms short of the
annulment of the election and appoint-*
ed new -delegates to meet Secretary
F. L. SEELY,
Member of the Bryan Reception
Committee.
COL. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES,
One of the Speaker at the Dollar
Dinner to Mr. Bryan.
WM. J. BRYAN AND HOKE SMITH
MEET FOR A SHORT CHAT
(Continu.d from Page 1.)
GEORGIAN'S LIST
WAS NOI OFFICIAL
In justice to the special committee
from city council and the police de
partment, which last Saturday night
took In Decatur afreet for the purpose
of Investigating the number of negroes
loitering In saloons, It ahould be atuted
mngreaalonal election* would he held j that t | )a || st Tiie Georgian published
It would render It Impoaaible for him j Tu<llu)ay wa , n „ t official, not- wa» It
Jf continue aa president, aa .t. hB , le **l; j announced by the committee. It waa
a first draft of the result of the com-
j mlttee's lour, .poured unofficially.
I In the Hat appeared a typographical
; error, which did .1. f. Wallace, of .
Central avenue, nn Injuxtloe. The num
ber of while men .een In the saloon
: uf -Mr. Wallace was placed under the
heading "negroes."
Mr. Wallace allow* no negree. In hi.
: .nloon. and the official, of the police
.department te.tlfy that they have never
had report* of trouble from 111. place.
1 hut that It ha. alway* been conducted
in an orderly rnanno.-
by of hi* own election would thereby
Daffodil Bulbs
PLANT NOW
Any quantity 60e per hundreti
Send to
MRS. KATE ROBSON,
South Kirkwood, Go.
ed much?” askeu a newspaper man
from Macon.
“I haven’t seen It except from the
trains,” answered Ur, Bryan, “It never
struck me that It needed any Improve
ment.”
Democracy's Chances.
“Has the Democratic party a good
chance to win two years from now?”
asked another reporter.
“The Democratic chances are always
gooff—this far ahead,’* remarked Mr.
Bryan.
"Unn’t you give us a talk on the
Cuban situation?” asked the third in
quisitor.
"I do not think this Is a proper
time," said Mr. Bryan. "When I heard
that troops had been landed in Cuba I
was about to telegraph my paper an ^ ^ .....
editorial criticising that action, hut I [ the XeiVrAakan.
Pleasant A. Stovall, of Savannah, s
I member of the house and editor of Tht
of once, where some one said to a can
didate, ’Tfcere don’t seem to be any
body on your side but the people,'"
said Mr. Bryan.
"I made two campaigns for the house
and t»ne for the senute," he continued,
“and It didn’t cost much. I spent less
than five dollars to gain my first nomi
nation nnd less than $500 in the race
for election. And do you know,
have had more people to come to me In
my campaigns and offer to contribute
to* the fund thun have asked
money.”
Besieged With Callers.
From the moment he finished break
fast—ami Mr. and Mrs. Bryan hav
good appetites, to judge from the ap
pearance of the table afterwards—un
til his reception began, Mr. Bryan was
besieged by callers. Governor Terrell
one of the early arrivals and he
spent half nn hour In Mr. Bryan's room.
Mayor Woodward culled on his way
to the office und had a short chat with
heard Just afterwards that they had
been withdrawn. ,
“I believe that the United States j Savannah Press, paid hls respects to
should not Interfere In Cuban affairs. , the Democratic leader,
but that It should merelv tender its | w. D. Upshaw, better known as
good offices. Any talk of annexation j “Earnest Willie,” editor of The Golden
would be 111 ail vised. The Cubans J Age, was an early caller.
If tills were discussed nation
ally, construe any intervention of the
United States as an action looking to
ward annexation nnd would resent It.
As to the future of Culm. I do not think
this b« a time to discuss that."
Mr. Bryan continued hls Informal
talk with Hoke Smith, the two dis
cussing campaigns of the past. Mr.
Smith spoke of his own successful cam
paign.
”** must have been like a case I knew
Colonel J. J. Plynt. of Spalding coun
ty, a member of the legislature and a
prominent Democrat, stopped to shake
hands with Mr. Bryan.
James II. Moore, one of the editors
of The Macon Telegraph, was among
the visiting newspaper men.
Men from ail parts of Georgia and
several from other states sent up their
cards and were given brief Interviews
with the distinguished visitors.
One man from Dallas called to re-
Chari e Wells’ Body
Found in Abandon
ed Plant.
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0 J. W. Wells, who discovered the O
0 body of hls child In the old ma- 0
0 chine plant In Marietta street, 0
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0 tlon to search for my boy,” said 0
0 Mr. Wells. "As he had been there 0
0 Tuesday, I thought he might 4iave 0
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'0 and I was attracted to the spot. It 0
0 seemed that something. 1 don’t 0
0 know' what. Just led me to the 0
0 door. I felt as though 1 ought to 0
0 go to that door and examine It. 0
0 When I got there, I noticed the 0
0 feet of my qhlld, and then I knew 0
O hls fate.” ' 0
OOWKHftlOOOOOOOOOOOOCHKKIIJOO
After he had been missing since
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, the
dead body of Charlie Wells, little 8-
year-old son of J. W. Wells, of 26 Cgr-
put street, was found Thursday morn
ing at 8:30* o’clock by the distressed
father underneath a massive sliding
door In an old abandoned plant of the
Stephens Machine Company, 616 Ma
rietta street.
While the little fellow was rollicking
about the dingy old building Wednes
day afternoon the big wooden door,
which Is double thfck and weighs fully
700 pounds, accidentally fell and crush
ed him to death. The mangled and
bleeding body then lay under the heavy
weight throughout the night, while the
anxious parents, totally unaware of the
whereabouts of the child or the terrible
accident that had befallen him, con
ducted a fruitless and nerve-struinlng
search.
Playmate Afraid to Tell.
Little Carl Anderson, of 110 Plum
street, a playmate of the dead boy, was
with him at the time of the accident
and saw the door, fall, but through
fear had kept hls lips tightly sealed
until Thursday morning, ufter the body
had been discovered.
The Ahdersoa boy attended the State
Street public school, where Charlie
Wells was also a pupil, nnd, after ar
riving at the school house Thursday
morning, he told some of the other
hlldren of the accident. This reach
ed the ears of the teacher and she
questioned the Anderson child, learn
ing the details. The tfeacher then took
the little fellow' to the Wells home In
Corput street, where he said he had re
mained silent because he feared the
police might get him.
He stated that he and the Wells
child were playing together In the old
plant, nnving entered the place through
the doorway, the sliding door being
partially open. He started out of the
building, he said, and as he did so no
ticed Charlie Wells tugging at the big
door. A few seconds later he saw' the
door fall nnd crush the boy to the
ground.
Parents Became Alarmed.
The Wells child gave hls mother no
Intimation of where he was going
when he left hls home Wednesday af
ternoon, and when he was missed the
mother supposed he was about the
place at play.. When he failed to return
at night, Mr. nnd Mrs. Wells became
uneasy and began to search for him.
No trace could be found, however, they
failing to find anyone who had seen the
little fellow or knew anything concern
Ing hls whereabouts. Finally, the
father telephoned the police station
and put the police on notice regarding
the disappearance.
The Wells boy and a companion had
gone to Howell Station Tuesday, and
Thurslay morning Mr. Wells decided
to make a search there, thinking possi
bly hls son hod returned to that place
and spent the night. As he passed the
old Stephens plnnt, only a short dis
tance from hls home, he noticed that
the big sliding door was down and this
attracted hls attention. He stopped In
front of the building, nnd. while look
ing at the fallen door, discovered the
feet of hls child slightly protruding.
Quickly me father raised the heavy
weight and there found hls boy dead.
The body was later removed to the
undertaking parlors of Barclay A
randon to he prepared for burial.
Family Ovtrcoma With Grief.
On being Informed of the sad news
of the tragic fate of her child, Airs
Wells was almost overcome with grief.
Numbers of neighbors soon arrived at
the house and did all they could to
comfort the weeping mother.
Jr. Wei If, the father, Is w'ell known
the city, being a former member of
the fire department. He was connect
ed with that department for 20 years.
The Comfort of a True Fit
and Faultless Style
We are all the time fitting new
cuatomer* who have absolutely
nover known what shoe
fort ia. They have come to be
lleve that new shoes must mean
a month of misery—all because
their feot-msasuremant happens to
be between the half-tires. If they
buy shoes that fit amoothly,
they find them too tight; and If
they buy ahoet that are long
enough they have to put up with
wrinkling and slipping.
All we want la for you to TRY
ON a Regal, If you arc hard to
fit. No one ahapo can be made
to fit every foot, but we cai
promise you not only the ex
act 8HAPE that fits you, but
the exact size aa well. The
Regal la the only shoe made
In quarter tires, and that ac
count* for It. It makes all the
difference In the world—that
little quarter lire.
y $3.50 and $4.00.
SEND FOR STYLE BOOK.
Mail Orders Promptly Filled.
We will» send
yonr shoes by
express upon re-
••elpt of your or
der containing
tdxe nnd descrip
tion of sbi
wanted.
$4.00
Mora ele
gance could
not be built
into a shoe—nor
yet better materi
als. Vamp of finest
Patent Coltskin with
round-cornered top of dull
Calf. 8hapely half-narrow
toe, medium sole.
Quarter SizesI
—Special Attention to Mail Orders—
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FOR MEN AND WOMEN.
6 WHITEHALL STREET, Atlanta, Georgia.
J. W. GOLDSMITH, JR., 8ales Agent.
MR. BRYAN JU8T AFTER ENTERING A CARRIAGE AT THE UNION
DEPOT.
WHS FIRST PRIZE
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 20.—In the com
petition for best drilled cantons of
renty-four chevaliers nnd three offi
cers, t’anton \Vashlngton,V>f odd Fel
lows, from Washington, D. O., won first
prize and Canton Lucas, of Toledo, O.,
second. The canton competition for
ighteen chevaliers and three officers
i won by Canton Victoria, from
Thomas. Ont., and Canton Roches
ter from Rochester, N. Y., second.
mind Mr. Bryan of Texas’ allegiance to
his stnndard. Some stopped only for a
greeting at the door, but all received
cordial welcome.
KM FREE
Bond Was Readily
Given Upon Return
to Augusta.
H peels I to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga„ Sept. 20;—Hale and
healthy, and from all appearances in
the pink of condition, T. VV. Alexander
returned to Augusta this morning, ac
companied by Lieutenant Collins, who
W'ent to Pittsburg after him last Sun
day afternoon. Directly upon arrival
Alexander waa carried to the office of
Sheriff Clark, and he was served with
hls first warrant. He was brought back
to Augusta without a warrant. Mr.
Collins had a warrant, but he did not
have to use It, and therefore the first
warrant was served this morning. He
was served with fourteen warrants,
each charging him with obtaining
money under false pretence.
Alexander was not carried to the de
pot and taken off the train before a
large crowd of people, but was taken
off the train at the outskirts of the
city and carried to the court house in
hack. He and hls brother. Bishop
ii-lm ti.ia. 1,1m 1 I —
BILL BADLY HURT
BY FALLING UNDER
WHEELSJF A CAR
Well Known'Young Atlan
tan Has Limbs Ampu
tated.
While In the act of boarding a trol
ley care Wednesday night at Peachtree
and Marietta streets, Sumpter Mays
Bull, one of the beat known young
men In the city, was badly Injured by
missing his footing and falling beneath
the car. „
Before the car could be stopped the
wheels passed over Mr. Ball’s body,
crushing the left leg and left arm. He
was removed to the Grady hospital,
where the left leg waa amptuated above
the knee. It waa found necessary
Thursday also to amputate the left
hand. It waa announced at the hospi
tal Thursday that the Injured man Is
In a serious condition, but that there
Is some chance of hls recovery.
Mr. Ball Is the son of Major and
Mrs. George C. Ball. Mrs. Ball Is so
ciety editor of The Atlanta Georgian.
Alexander, who was hls' partner lit
business, had a conference In the sher
iffs ofitce before the warrants were
served.
Joins His Family,
Mr. Owyn H. Nixon went the bond of
Alexander, which was placed at IR.OOO.
He left the court house Immediately fob
hls home and has Joined hls wife. He
had the appearance of being a capital
ist Instead of a person Just released
from custody.
Acting upon the advice of hls attor
neys, he has refused to give out a
statement, but he will have one pre
pared In a few days. All of the report*
from Pittsburg to the effect that he
broken are fulse, for the only
change In his appearance Is the ab
sence of hls mustache.
Had No Drug on Porton.
The warrants served op Alexander
were upon an affidavit from Jacob
Phlnlxy, the president of the Georgia
Railroad Bank.
Lieutenant Collins says that the re
port sent out to the effect that Alex
ander hud a deadly drug In hls posses
sion when they started for home waa
all wrung. He said that' be bad no
drug and that from all appearances Al
exander waa pleased at being given a
chance to return home.
There will be no preliminary trial,
and the caae will be taken up In the
regular order of the city court.
The report received In the city yes
terday to the effect that Alexander hail
tried to commit suicide did not have
much weight, aa he had been away
from the city nearly three months and
had had time enough to commit sui
cide a thousand times If he desired to.
The counsel fpr the -state and the
defense In the caae have been busy for
the past two or three days getting
things In shape for the bearing. Major
Joseph B. Cummings la the attorney
for the bank, and will assist Solicitor
Black, while the defence will be looked
after by Judge J. R. Lamar and W. H.
Barrett.
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40 PEACHTREE.