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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. ARE KILLED Rif CALLOFFICERS They Were Shooting at Whites—Narrow Escape. “CLOSE UP NEGRO DIVES PERMANENTLY,” URGES LARGE JOINT MEETING Committee Appoint ed to Carry Recom mendation Out. While attempting to kill Bicycle Po licemen George H. Maddox and P. C. Smith, Tnesdny morning shortly after 6 o'clock, at 2 Magruder street, near i he corner of Randolph, Will Moreland nnd James Fletcher, negroes, were themselves shot to death by the officers. Both Maddox and Smith had a nar row escape from death, one of the ne gross tiring his pistol In the face of Maddox. By a quick movement, how ever, the officer saved himself. G. H. Woodson, a furniture dealer, who was with the two officers, also had a narrow escape. He was shot through the hat. The affair created a great deal of ex citement and It was the spare of but a few moments until an excited crowd of white men had gathered on the scene, armed with guns and pistols. There was no further outbreak, however. * Was Shooting at Whitss. | Officers Maddox and Smith had gone to the place In response to a message received at the police station to the ef fect that a negro wiyi ambushed In a house at Randolph and Houston streets and was shooting at passing white peo ple. When the'ofllcers arrived this ne gro made a break and ran from the house, secreting himself In another house a few doors away In Randolph at reel. The officers gave chase and cornered the fugitive, Maddox guarding the front of the house and Smith taking up a position In the rear to prevent the ne gro's escape. They were Joined by Woodson, who stationed himself In thfe back yard near Smith. Before the officers could get Into the house, Moreland and Fletcher began to fire on Smith and Woodson, the house in which they were secreted being sit uated Just ncross Magruder street, fac ing the rear of the Randolph street house. Maddox being In front of the house was out of range of the bullets, but on hearing the shooting he quickly ran to the rescue of his companions. Fired In Maddox’s Faee. After firing several shots at the white men. through n front window, tho ne groes retreated Into a rear room and closed the door. The two officers, pis tols In hand, bravely charged the house and tried to got Into the refuge of the assailants. One of the negroes sudden ly opened the door Just enough to admit his hand, and, shoving his pistol In the face of Maddox, tired. The officer Jerked his head to one side Just In time to escape the bullet, and at the same time returned the fire through the opening. The nogro fell to the floor, moaned, and was dead. The other negro was behind the door trying to shoot the officers through a crack, but his pistol failed to fire. As the weapon snapped, Rmlth reached his arm around through the opening In tho door and fired, wounding the negro In the hip and musing him to fall to the floor, in another second or two he had been killed. The officers obtained the two pistols of the negroes and carried them to the police station. "Close up the negro dives perma nently," was the decision of the meet ing held In the council chamber at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning to discuss the situation. Over 200 representative business men of Atlanta attended this meeting. Sam D. Jones, president of the chamber of commerce, presided. He stated that 'It was the purpose of the meeting to take such steps as seemed wise to end the distressing state of affairs and to end them permanently. Resolutions Adopted. Asa a. Candler and Dr. John B. White also made short talks, advising caution. H. Y. McCord offered the fol lowing resolution, which was adopted "Whereas. The present deplorable condition of afTalrs In this city Is large ly, If not entirely traceable, to the dens of vice and Idleness existing on De catur. Peters street and similar places, and that lawlessness which Is bred there nnd disseminated from such Places; and, "Whereas, It has been publicly de clared by the white people as a wholo and by the best element of colored people that this class of saloons nnd restaurants nre public nuisances and responsible for crime nnd tho present conditions of mob rule nnd lawless ness; and. "Whereas, The Interests of peace, good order, sobriety and law demand the breaking up of the places referred to; therefore, be It "Resolved by this meeting, represent. Ing the business Interests of Atlanta and declaiming ourselves devoted to the welfare of the entire city and the Protection of all classea of our law- ahldlng people, both white and col ored. That the saloons and restaurants In Decatur and Peters streets and slm- liar places, well known to the people and the pollco department, ought to be at once and permanently cloned. "lie It further resolved. That In our representative capacity we urgently advise, request nnd Insist upon the mayor and general council the necessl- XI000OO0OO000O0C 00O0000O00 0 BI8HOP TURNER WAS O TURNED BACK BY CROWD. O O O S Bishop Turner did not attend O tbs conference between the busl- O O ness men and the leaders of the 0 O negroes Tuesday morning. He 0 started from his home,' he says, 0 but had" not gone far before he O O saw such a menacing crowd ahead 0 O of him which he feared would do 0 0 him podlly harm, so he decided 0 O to return 'and remain within 0 doors. Bishop Turner stated that 0 he was urged not to Attempt to O O reach the city by many friends, 0 0 who regarded the situation as a 0 0 dangerous one. O0000O00O00OO00000O0O0O00O clare, not only that theae places are largely responsible for the present con ditions and for past lawleaaneas, but we believe that the permanent and apeedy breaking up of them will prevent crime and a repetition of present conditions," Commutes Appointed. A committee was appointed, com posed of Bam D. Jones, H. Y. McCord, T.ouls Oholstln, Jj. H. qick and W. K. New-Ill, to take this matter up with council and use every effort to have the dives which are now regarded os the greatest menace to the'city, closed Anally; that all licenses be revoked, and take away the authority of the mnyor or of council to Issue licenses for such purposes In the future. This sentiment prevailed In the meeting and the effect of the resolution was gsnerally approved. Among others present were several leaders of the negro race, nev. E. It. Carter, colored, pastor of Friendship church; Bishop Holsey and Jim Reeves, city chaplain of the stockade, who made short talks approving the resolu tion. Rev. Rush, pastor of the Central Avenue Methodist church, colored, stat ed that he wished to make a sugges tion, which he did with considerable hesitancy, but which he hoped would not be misunderstood. White Dives, Too. He said that he wished those dives which tho worst elemegt of white peo ple frequent should also be closed. He believed thet this, too, was a menace to the white and colored people, and that If these were also closed and the licenses revoked If would have a ten dency to rid the city of a lawless ele- MEET TO DISCUSS Session Was Held in Office of Hon, Clark Howell. Twenty of the most prominent bug! ness men of Atlanta met In the office of Hon. Clark Howell In The Constltu tton building Tuesday morning for the purpose of discussing the general slf; uation as It effects the business Inter ests of Atlanta and to devise a plan to present to the conference of business men and the representatives of the colored people which met at II o’clock; The general feeling was that thla meeting should frame up assurances to be given the negroes that protection would be afforded every law-abiding member of that race. Some of the business men present were: George Muse, H. S. Johnson, Frank Hawkins, R. J. Guinn, R. '2 O'Donnelly, Beaumont Davidson, Rob ert F. Maddox, Luclen York, Morris Rich, Charles A. Smith, Asa G. Candler, H. C. Bngley, E. H. Thornton, Sigmund Well, John McClelland, George E. King, Clark Howell and others. The discussion was general In nature. The prevailing opinion was to the ef fect that the law-abiding negroes should be assured that they will re ceive the protection of the police and mltftla. A committee was named to be pres ent at the conference of business men and negro leaders to give them as surances nf protection. Tills committee was composed of Robert F. Maddox, H, C. Maddox and Oeorge Muse. NEGRO TOWN CLEARED BY THE STATE TROOPS Continued from Page One. ty of Immediate action, both revoking ment which was a danger to the colored all such licenses, breaking up these sa- face and to peace and order, loons, restaurants, dens, pool and club rooms, and a permanent anil persistent refusal to ever allow such, or any slmllur place or establishments, to be opened. "Resolved, further, That we look to the mayor and general council for such action as requested, and that we <le- Thls sentiment was gsnerally ap proved. The meeting adjourned after the adoption of the resolution. It Is likely that the resolution will be taken up for discussion at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which meets Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. 250 SOUTHERN SHOPS MEN TO GUARD HOMES SCORES OF NEGROES FLEEING ATLANTA Special to The Georgian. Anniston. Ala., Sept. 25.—Realising that 4 the Influx of Idle negroes from Atlanta boded no good to the city if Anniston, Mayor Tom Kilby yesterday afternoon Issued orders to Chief of Police Joe Dill to proceed at once to keep the streets cleared of all Idle per sons, white or black, and this order was at once put Into effect. Neither May or Kilby nor Chief Dill Is apprehen sive of any serious trouble In this com munity, although the riots In Atlanta and Memphis were the sole topics for conversation last night among the whites nnd blacks. Scores of fleeing negroes from Atlnntn passed through here Sunday and Monday. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Marshal Buchanan, of Edgewood, was shot and slightly wounded In the head Monday night by a negro whom he challenged. The negro shot with out warning. Marshal Buchanan fell to the ground and was unable to re turn the Are. Considerable apprehension was felt In the town during the night on ac count of the many negroes which seemed to be passing through on their way out of Atlanta. A detachment of the Governor's Horse Guard spent half the night In the suburb. The authorities tonight will ask Col onel Anderson for a company of militia to patrol that section tonight, in view of any possible danger. POSTOFFICE INSPECTOR HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED. Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., Kept. 25a— Post office Inspector o. J. ('lark, who has been at this station for about a year, has re ceived notice that he has been trans ferred to the Mobile district. He will be succeeded by 8. A. Clsler. who cornea to this district from Nashville, Tenn. <Ms|er has taken charge of the work already. Out of a total of 300 men employed at the Southern Railway shops 2G0 men did not go to work Tuesday morning and practically no repairing or work of any kind will be done until after the excitement has (lied out. The Southern railway officials did not Insist upon tho men’s working ns a majority of the employees of the shop live In the vicinity of Pittsburg, where It Is believed both by employees and officials that greater service can he rendered Atlanta and all Its tribu taries by staying at home and guarding their families. The employees of the shops and oth er residents In that section of the city have formed a vigilance patrol nnd are guarding the streets. This action has been highly commented upon by the city nnd other authorities, ns the wntchers assure peace to the neigh borhood. BITTER RACE FEELING DEVELOPS IN MACON Rpeclnl to Tho Georgian. Macon, Ga., Sopt. 25—Secret mcet- Inxn of negroea loot night and the wholcaale purchaae of flrearmi havo cauaed the police to make preparattona for race trouble here and commander* of the local militia are now keeping themaelvea In a poeltlon to be In toqch with the city authorities should they be needed. The recent killing of a negro on Pleasant Hill by George 8. Smith, a white man, ha* aroused the negroes of that locality and subsequent action on the part of the negro’, friends ha* aroused the white*. Added to this Is the new* of the troubles In Atlanta. That the negroes are preparing for an emergency W the belief of Chief Connor, of the police department, and he ha. noted accordingly. I,aat night five secret meetings of negroes were held nnd the chief re ceived Information to the effect that passible conflict with the white people was fully discussed at these meetings. Smith, who killed the negro, and who was exonerated by a coroner'. Jury, and then re-arre*ted on a warrant sworn out by negroes, yesterday In formed Sheriff Robertson that the que.tlon of lynching him had boon subject for discussion among Pleasant Hill negroes, und he asked that prep aration be mnde to give him protec tion on n moment’s notice. Inquiry by the police last night at the principal pawnshops In Macon, which nre patronised largely by negroes, resulted In the discovery that three of them had almost completely sold nut of flrem-ms, nnd that the purchaser* were negroes. Of the five secret meetings held last night Chief Conner had negro stool- pigeon. present at four and at the flfth he smashed an entrance by force. No nrrest. were mnde, hut the meet- Ingn were broken up. In nearly every Instance It was rlalmed that the meet ings were those of secret orders, but the fnct that live of them were held simultaneously enuse* Chief Conner to look with suspicion upon the, especial ly after he ascertained about the wholesale purchase of firearms. The discovery yesterday of pictures of whlta women in negro dive, and bar rooms ha. not helped matter, any. MARIETTA STIRRED BY BOLD ASSAULT Hpeclnt to Tho Georgian. Marietta, tin.. Kept. 26.—A night watch- limn, \v. T. Mason. wn» Attacked on tin* •troot «t midnight Inst night, by four negroes, knocked down nnd l.enten nneon- im*Ions. Several uglj wound* were Inflicted on tho bead and fare. II,. was later pleked .ip and taken to the office of I»r. J. A. denies, where he re- rclved medical attention. After nlwvit two hours. Mr. Mason regain- ed eouscloiisness nnd told of the nsnnult, nnd who two of the negroes were. They were Inter apprehended, arrested aud placed In Jail. One of the negroes made n full confession off the deed a Her lielng loeked np, nnd tinpllcnted the others arrested, When the new » off the nr**“ was a growing feeling at an«l some tnlk of violence. The negroes were spirt fed nwny by the officers this morning, nnd taken to Can- ton, (in., for safekeeping. OPINION OF THE GEORGIAN AND 17S CONSER VA TISM ARE STRONGLY INDORSED i the Editor of The Georgian: I want to thank you for your mag- nlflcent article to Tho New York World on the present deplorable situ ation. In the writing of that article you have placed not only Atlanta and Georgia, but the people of the entire South, under a lasting debt of grati tude to you. I want also to thank both the editor and publisher of The Georgian for the general tone and attitude of your paper during this period of excitement. While other dally papers, with flam ing headlines nnd sensational read ing matter, have tended to excite and Inflame their readers. The Georgian has been calm nnd conservative, making strong appeal* for temperance and right, nnd the exercise of sober Judg ment and thought. • The power. Influence nnd responsi bility or a great ncwspaiier 1. practf- cally unlimited, tta province being not only to give the news, but to educate the people Into right thinking and mold public sentiment In the right di rection. In these several respects, the lieoplr of Georgia have a right to he promt of your patter, the principles you advocate, the stand you have taken In the present, crisis. Very truly yours. * M. F. RAMSEY. Atlanta, Ga.. September 25, 19U*. fulness necessary, the plan belpg to get the negroes Into the etty before a mob of any proportions gathsred. The negroea were marched to the crossroads In squads of from live to fifteen. They were then carefully searched for weapons. Those on whom were found knives, razor-, or revolvers were placed In the electric cars waiting on the sidetrack at the roads and the others were made to sit down on the ground. Within two hours the work was com plete. The negroes were, with only a few exceptions, exceedingly quiet and gave no resistance whatever while be ing searched. Machine Oun Comes. The machine gun which was ordered to the scene at 8:30 o'clock arrived In the record-breaking time of fifty minutes, with lieutenant T. A. Kemp' In command and Sergeant J. II. Grey In charge of the gun. Aside from the gatllng gun spad, which rode on the carriage, there was 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The gun was placed ready for action at the crossroads and there remained until late In the morning. After the nrrlvnl of the soldiers early In the night there was only one negro wounded to any extent. Negro Breaks Ankle. Shortly after the searching had eom menred, one of the negroes broke through the lines. One of the privates of company B shot the fleeing negro In the arm, breaking that member. The negro continued his flight, however, and was pursued for more than a mile. He was at Inst raptured, after being shot through the nnkle. Shortly after 7 o’clock nn attack was made on several of the negro houses In Brownsville by a crowd of men. On* of the houses waa broken Into, but no one was Injured. ( Psac* Restored. The militia hearing the shot, went from the crossroads back to the negro settlement and there soon restored peace. Throughout the morning the mem bers nf the hospital corps did excellent service. Attention was given to sev eral of the county police and tb the In jured negroes. The two negroes killed by the county police were found at 109 McMurry street, across the street, tracks of blood were found through a house and lead ing to the back yard. It In believed that another negro was badly wounded and taken off by the negroea. Malaria Causes Lots of Appstlt*. The Old Standard, Grove's Taateless Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the system. Sold by all dealers for 27 years. Price 50 centa OFFICER JAS. HEARD IS SHOT TO DEATH Continued from Page One, reached the scene and recovered Officer Heard’s body." The following companies were hur ried to the scene: Company A, under Captain Oscar Palmour: Company B, under Captain E. B. Dlshmnn: Com pany F, Marietta, under Captain Fred Morris; Troop L, Governor's Horse Guard, and a detachment from Com pany M, with a machine gun. Brownsvilla Surrounded. Chief Turner also hurried to the scene and counseled that nn attacks be made on any negroes, but to have the military surround Brownsville and await the dawn. This course was fol lowed and a heavy patrol pladtd about the settlement. Every suspicious negro attempting to leave nr seen Jn the vicinity was Imme diately taken In charge nnd searched. When dawn came to dtspell the gloom and flood the country with light, the work of searching tho negro houses began under the military and county officers. Three dead negroes were found tn the cabins and one badly wounded. It Is the opinion that others were killed and wounded, but their friends suc ceeded In spiriting them nway. Every negro and house was searched, and when weapons were found on one and his conduct was the least suspicious ha was sent to the Tower. 'Jaskat of Weapons. More thnn a hamper basket full of knives, ugly dirks, razors, pistols and other weapons were secured by ths county police. Two car loads of ne groes were sent to the Tower as sus pects, Perfect quiet followed the night of terror. Chief Turner remained In command of the situation all the fore- LEADING NEGRO PASTOR APPEALS TO HIS RACE P. James Bryant, paator of Wheat Street Baptist church, and a leader among the beat element of the negroes, makes the following stirring appeal to hla race: To the Negroes of Atlanta: Aa a member and leader of the race, I beg that you cease all violence and lawlessness. We all, white and col ored alike, deprecate the outbreak of violence and vengeance In our city, as well as th<5 shameful causes of which It was the effect. And now It Is the Indlspenslble duty of the negro as well as the white man to pour water on the flames and help to bring order out of chaos, and peace out of confualon. Not a man of us can afford to resort to violence, be resentful, nor discour teous, nor by any means further strain the relations between us. The good people of this community, the mayor, police force and militia are doing their best to protect us as well as themselves, and It Is our duty to assist them, by controlling ourselves and restraining those over whom we have Influence. I therefore urge that you return to a faithful performance of your duties; do not carry firearms; do not Interfere with people In passing; be courteous and faithful; stay Indoors at night; be peaceable; keep your tongues; subdue your passions; possess your souls In patience; divorce yourselves from criminals; obey and Uphold the law, and the good people will protect you. P. JAMES BRYANT, Pastor Wheat Street Baptist Church. WHAT SOME PROMINENT ATLANTA WOMEN THINK OF THE CAUSE AND REMEDY FOR THE PRESENT TROUBLE Deglrlng to obtain the news of prominent women, as to the cause of and. remedy for the present conditions now existent In Atlanta, The Geor gian Interviewed the following representative women Tuesday morning, asking their views on this acute, all-absorbing question, with the following result; . MRS. A. McD. WILSON. Mrs. A. McD. Wilson, the newly elected president of the Atlanta Wom an's Club, and prominent In the Daughters of the American Revolution, and also other Important organizations, In replying to the question, "What la the cause of the present disturbance and what remedy do you suggest?" said: "The Immediate cause. In my opinion, was tho numerous assaults upon white women, which have occurred with terrifying frequency, within the last few weeks. This condition obtains throughout the South, several having occurred at Memphis within the past few days. Aa Is very ob vious, these assaults have been committed by the younger generation, the so-called educated class, or rather the class which has hnd opportunity for education, thus proving that education Is not the remedy for this present awful condition of affairs. The efforts of the beat element of both races should be employed to bring about a proper regard for law and order, and to assist both civic and military authorities In re-establishing normal con ditions as soon as possible. "It is evident that the best representatives of the negro rare are as op posed to lawlessness and rioting si are the conservative whites. As to th* Introduction of white servants In the South, much can be said pro and con. Unfamiliar as Southerners usually are with the management of white labor. It remains to be seen whether the Importation of Germans nnd Swedes would accomplish the results to be desired. But something must hd* don for Southern civilisation, and for Southern homes, and done quickly.” MR8. RALPH VAN LANDINGHAM Mrs. Van Landlngham, who haa been very prominent In tho social and club llfe-of Atlanta, and especially conspicuous In the work of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution In Georgia, when asked for her views, said: "It seems to me that the Insufficiency of the city police has been large ly responsible for ths present exciting conditions. It Is very evident that the measures at first adopted by police authorities were not sufficiently drastic and positive. The situation became unmanageable while conserva tive methods were being employed. The Immediate remedy lies In our ability to show that no form of disorder will be tolerated In either whiles or blacks at this crisis. "There would be difficulty In the employment of white labor for some time to come In the South. Not until the negro is deported can this experi ment prove entirely satisfactory." MRS. MILLER B. HUTCHINS. Mrs. Miller B. Hutchins, regent of the Thomas Jefferson Chapter, D. A. It., said: "As long as assaults upon white women continue, so long will rioting exist. The chief hope of putting a stop to these assaults Is to close, for all time, the disgusting negro dives which have disgraced Atlnntn for yenrs. There should be a thorough and systematic enforcement of the most strin gent laws against Idle, loafing negroes, and a sufficient police force for the protection of the whites and of the good negro element. All genuine South erners desire full justice for the better negroes, who stand for law and or der. Military discipline Is absolutely essential nt this crisis nnd should continue until all evidences of friction between the races disappear. The Introduction of white labor In the South must come slowly,’ because of ths present preponderance of the negro race.” MR8, ROBERT CUNNINGHAM. Mrs. Robert Cunningham, one of the most brilliant and thoughtful women of Atlanta, and of the South, when asked for her views, said: "I fully agree with the position taksn by Hon. John Temple Graves for several years, as to the solution of this acute .question. The negro should bs departed, and as soon as possible, thus relieving the South nf the pres ent race friction nnd algo providing room for the Introduction of a more sat isfactory form of labor In this section. It would not be necessary to go to the expense of the national government sending the negroes to Africa, as there are thousands of acres of reservation lands In the West where they could be carried at a comparatively small cost, and where they could estah- llah themselves In comfortable homes. The negro should be deported, and as early as" possible. Colonel Oraves Is eminently right In Ills position.” MRS. WARREN BOYD. Mrs. AVarren Boyd, who Is one of Atlanta's most able and thoughtful women, In a most Interesting Interview expressed her opinions frankly and fearlessly. When naked what she considered the causes of the present agitation, Mr*. Boyd replied at once: "I can not express ton strongly my condemna tion of the mob spirit, nor do I hesitate to say thnt riots are almost In variably originated and led by whits men nf the lowest class, whose only mark of supremacy la a while skin. I believe, however, that the mob spir it has been deliberately fanned by a certain Atlanta newspaper, which tor weeks has been a mob organiser, and In offering to purchase and tn use bloodhounds has usurped the functions of the police. The call for separate street car* I considered, untimely. In view of the feeling already existing between the races.” Mrs. Boyd said she believes that the rapist should be dealt with ac cording to the enormity of the crime, but that the mob forgets the criminal and punishes the Innocent. . ,! A further renson for the agitation Is due to the politicians, who have for years made the negro the Iseue In politics nf the South. The Decatur and Peters street dives are responsible largely for the brutish negro. I be lieve thnt we should demand a chemical Investigation of the poison sold the negro for whisky, and that the dealer should he. prosecuted to the full ex tent of'the law. We must not forget that after we have disposed of the raptst, as we will, the cause of the disease is still here, and will generate others.” Mra Boyd was then aeked what she considered the panacea for the dis tressing conditions. "It seems to me that the present disturbance will probably have to be controlled by Federal forces. When conditions have become quiet, I be lieve that the Cnristlan and humanitarian view must be adhered to. We must remember that the negro le here through no fault nf his own, and that the whites can never cure one crime with another. We must demand the protection of our homes and our women, and we must meet every crisis with the Justice and with the Christianity that have made the Anglo- Saxon supreme." MRS. S. E. GABBETT. Mra. 8. E. Gabbett, cuatodiun of the Cross of Honor of the United Daughters nf ths Confederacy, upon, being asked what waa her opinion of the present trouble, said: "The negroes who committed these awful crimes were mostly mad with drink, therefore the selling of cocaine and whisky should be stopped. There should be a vagrancy law that allowed no loaflng now or at any future time. There should be a law such as was In force during slavery, compelling a negro man or woman to give reasons why he or she was loaflng and rot at work. , "Then," Mrs. Gabbett said, "Ihe law should be amended. There snould be a court that would take up-os rapidly ns possible such cases os rape and dispose of them without delay. The attempt as well as commission should be punished by death—not by two, five or ten years of Imprisonment. "Every woman and child should be taught the use of firearms—eo that they would be so familiar with the use of them that there would be no hes itancy tn using them when the emetgency presented Itself.” MRS. THOMAS MORGAN. Mrs. Thomas Morgan, regent of the Atlanta chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, and representative of what Is best In the social and club life of Atlanta, said: "In the present deplorable conditioner affairs the authorities should deal positively and forcefully with both whites and blacks. The races should be separated and ns early as possible. I have always felt thnt separation Is essential for the absolute good of both races. The negro needs race Isolation. In order to achieve proper development, and certainly the white « of the South will be far happier without the constant menace of Insubordlantlon and an utterly unreliable form of black labor The South needs whlte'labor, and at once; It Is desirable for all classes." BY SHERIFF Governor Terrell Has Wired for Guns and Shot. Sheriff John W. Nelms has determ ined to control the ominous situation In Fulton count? with every force at his command, and to that end swore In about 450 deputies Monday night and Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning he made an effort to get guns from the state to arm 500 men, but the weapons were not avail able, though Governor Terrell said he had wired for a supply. By 8:30 o'clock a crowd of about 300 men had gathered on the plaza at the side of the county court house and these were told by_the sheriff that ho wanted to swear liT 500 of "their kind, but that he would not endeavor to lend them anywhere unless he could proper ly arm them. "If we can get arms for you." said the sheriff, “we will go to the front as law-abiding citizens. Every man whom I swear In aa my deputy must be ready to obey my orders and do nothing which will make the county ashamed. Be calm and see that the law is en forced and we will be able to cope with this situation.” All those who were willing to accept these conditions were asked to raise their hands nnd solemnly pledge them selves to subject themselves to the or ders of the sheriff. The "Yes" with which they subscribed to the oath ac tually rattled the court house windows. During the sheriff's speech the crowd frequently answered his statement of hts determination to quell the riots with "We're with you,” and "We're ready. Doctor," but there was no rowdiness In the gathering. They were men who had simply come to the authorized au thorities to get permission to defend their homes and though they dldn t make any noise about It they gave the Impression that they were In earnest nntl were determined to put down the riots by the most orderly means possi ble—but would put them down all right Monday night Sheriff Nelms swore In 160 deputies in West End. every one of whom was fully armed. Moat of the crowd which had gathered at the court house this morning were there to get permission to buy weapons or ammuni tion for the protection of themselves and their homes. POLICE ARE URGED TO BE MORE ACTIVE Strong Speeches Made by Woodwart^and English. noon, and one company of militia was kept on gunrd. Eight or ten county policemen were also kept In the vicinity to aid tn keeping order. Alt the other officers were sent to duty over the county. Heard a Bravs Officer. Officer J. I- Heard, who was shot and killed by a mob of negroes last night the Jonesboro road, resided at Stuart avenue. He had been on the county police force since It was first organised, and as one of Its bravest members. He was 3« years of age and was recently married. Besides his wife to survive him are three sisters—itrs. V. K. Fra sier. 51ra. James Jordan and Mrs. J. C. Dobbs: three brothers, C. C. Heard. Owen Heard, of the county police force, and N. R. Heard, who Is also a police man at the Southern railway shops. The funeral and Interment will tak{ place at the family grave yard Wednes day, at the old home of the deceased near Dunwoody, 14 miles from the city. FLOOR WAX. “Butchers,” “Johnson’s” and “Old English” at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 Peachtree St. Strong speeches were made Tuesday at noon by Mayor Woodward and Po lice Commissioner English, when the police officers assembled at tbe bar racks to go on duty. The officers were urged to greater v actlvlty for the pro tection of the negroea as well aa the whites. They were Instructed to ar rest every man and boy caught with firearms, and to prefer charges against all people, white or black, talking In a manner to Incite' riot, "God knows I hops every man of you will co-operate with us und the mllttlu In' wiping this blemish from the fair name of Atlanta,” said Mayor Wood ward, and every man within the hear ing of his voice knew how deeply moved the mayor was. "I want the police officers to become enrolled on the list with those dis tinguished for honorable conduct." said Captain English.' "We must put down this rioting. Arrest the youths and young men who give evidence of dis order. When you tell n man to move on make him realize that you mean It, nnd then If he doesn't move arrest him and the courts will atend to him.” The policemen nre doing twelve houra' duty now Instead of eight. The great majority of them are doing the extra work without a murmur, and go ing bravely ahead to the most remote sections or the city to Investigate wild rumors and reports of riot. The police hnrracks waa the scene of suppressed excitement. Men accustomed to dan ger talked little. Every time the tele phone rang there waa_a rush and nl- way* there was a hush In the con versation until the officer who answer ed the call turned to say that It was either a query from some excited In dividual or a false alarm which the of ficers were already working on. f'nptaln English told the officers he hnd slept not more than eight houra out of the last fifty. Chief Jennings sntd he was a complete stranger to a bed, while Mayor Woodward said he would be ashamed to have a feather eoe him: he had been careless In his attention to them in the last few nights. RAILROAD EXTEN8I0N WILL BE BUILT. SpeHnl to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., Sept. 26.—At a meet ing of the director* of the AnnUton and Columbun Railway Company held yesterday In the director** room of the First National Bank, the following amendment to the charter of the road was adopted: •That the Anniston and Columbus railway shall be extended In a north westerly direction through the county of Calhoun and the county of St. Clair to the Coosa river, the terminus to be In the Coosa coal fields.** This means that the road will be ex tended to the coal fields, being an addi tion to the line from this city to < o- lumbus, Ga., already projected, and will not conflict with the previous plana.