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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MOMMY', OCTOlitJU U 1**.
A CANDIDATE
OF THE PEOPLE
T. M. POOLE
Robert Maddox, president of a land com
pany, a director of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company, wants to be county commis
sioner to pass on bis affairs. Does the Mad
dox bank want the earth? Mr. Peel, his partner,
is chairman of the city’s sinking fund that holds
all the city securities for the redemption of her
bonds. His cashier, Mr. Peeples, is city treas
urer. Does the city and county want to turn
over their affairs to them in full or in part? I
am a candidate of the people and if elected will
represent the people.
T. M. POOLE.
Ministers in Meeting
Decide Against it
After Argument.
Whether to Inaugurate an Immediate
campaign for a prohibition election or
to accept the action of the city council
in refusing Meanses to a part of the
saloons was the question before the
Evangellcig Ministers' Association ut
Its meeting Monday.
Impassioned arguments for and
against immediate action In which
leading ministers took opposite sides
was a feature of the meeting. The
conservative element won their light
and the following resolution was adopt
ed. after more vigorous movements hud
been discountenanced:
"That It is the opinion of the Mln-
Isttftf Association of Atlanta that the
tlmfe Is ripe for a vigorous agitation
looking to the ultimate suppression of
traffic Jn Intoxicating drinks in our
city."
Dr. John E. White led the conserva
tive element and was supported by
Rev. George H. Mack. Rev. .1. C. Sol
omon, superintendent of the Anti-
Saloon League, led the movement to
Inaugurate an Immediate election for
local option. Ho had the slipport of
Presiding Elder J. H. Kakes. The
meeting continued for nearly two
hours.
JDr. White opened the discussion by
saying that Monday afternoon and
Tuesdny the council committee would
meet to consider the re-licensing of sa
loons, and the ministers should appear
before It. He understood that at least
sixty saloons would be cut out of the
list.
“Ripe for Prohibition.”
Dr. G. H. Heuttie Introduced a reso
lution expressing the opinion of the
meeting that the time was ripe for a
concentrated effort against the sale of
liquors. The interpretation of this led
to the argument which followed, some
taking It as moaning that an active
fight for prohibition should be begun.
Dr. John E. White made an appeal
for sober action. He said:
"I have been a steadfast opponent of
whisky, as you know. Hut ministers
have Influence just in proportion as
they act with calmness and level heads.
Back of their burning convictions they
must know how to act and how to plan.
They must realise that the city author
ities must be governed by reason and
common sense. I believe that the re
cent trouble In Atlanta will bring to a
focus the prohibition question and at
no distant date.
“I believe we are going to see an
Issue with the good white people on
one side and the good, well behavd ne
groes on the other and between these
two there will be no conflict. But be
tween them will be that large class of
negroes who come in contact with the
better negroes and with the lower
whites and here is found the dive—the
saloon, which Is at the bottom of the
crimes.
"I believe that In flve years the city
and the state will be absolutely under
prohibition law's. It will be the result
of calm, resolute action. And under
those conditions prohibition will not be
overthrown.
“Tims Not Yst Corns.”
"The time Is not ripe for a prohibi
tion movement In Atlanta. The com
mittee of ten at the court house said
that this Is not the time to complicate
race troubles by an election which
would certainly reproduce the scenes
of that fomer prohibition election. The
negroes would become the balance of
power and as before would be march
cd to the polls to vote for whisky. We
don't want any struggle for those ne
gro votes under the present conditions-
"Another thing. This election would
cost $50,000. Where arc you going to
get the money? From tho Ministers’
Association? It Involves the leadership
of lending men. If we inaugurate this
movement now we shall lose these
leaders, who are not ready for the
movement. Men who oppose whisky
bitterly tell me that they will not sup
port a movement for an election at
this time. It would be unwise gener
alship. It would bo a fiasco and all
the glorious promise before#' us would
bo lost. We must plan wisely and
work wisely, and w'hen we do this we
shall sweep whisky out of Georgia, and
It will stay out."
“Too Much Commercialism.
Rev. J. II. Eakes answered Dr. White.
He said:
I expect to be In my grnvo before
general prohibition exists In Georgia.
There are 112 dry counties now and you
haven't got It. fou keep on saying,
Not now.' The spirit of commercial
ism is sweeping over this town. The
commercial Interests will never he
•ady. I think we should he conserva
tive, hut we can not wait on the busi
ness men to get ready.
And I am eternally opposed to send
ing a delegation beMr^tJla,‘council. If
—!» do wo shall he.support Its
tlon. If we consent to the re-llcens-
Ing of certain saloons we shall have to
stand by It. Of course, as private eltl-
ns, we may do ns W'e please, but ns
delegation from the association thero
is hut ono course—that is to detnnnd
that no license whatever ho Issued."
Rev, J. C. Solomon made an eloquent
appeal for Immediate notion.
"The time is now,” he said. “The
sentiment is on, the people are aroused
and we can win the fight. Gentlemen,
am In for the fight. I’ve held off.
•e wanted to be conservative. But
a can’t loso this opportunity."
Mr. Solomon then rend a letter from
Hon. W. A. Covington, of Colquitt coun
ty, urging him to Inaugurate a fight
against the saloon at once.
The cloning of certain saloons gives
an air of respectability to the rest."
said Mr. Solomon, "and the question
will he settled against us for years
then. Let us get our forces together
and let the worst come.”
Conservative Action.
Dr. M. J. Cofor, editor of The Wes
leyan Christian Advocate, was In fa-
■ of conservative action.
Any preelpltato action would divide
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CHAPTER XXXIII. _
Tho Grand Etang. , „
The negro guide., driven by the fear dlvlde lnto tw0 partle „.. , a , d
of the full moon which would eoon rlee Phin p quickly. “And go opposite ways,
over the hllla to flood the lake and call and meet at the other aide. Of course
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from Its depths the fabled Obi, dread
ed Spirit of the Rain, had fled
breathless haste back to the lighted
security of Georgetown. And the par
ty of four, three men and the woman
whom {hey had been powerless to keep
back, were approaching the goal of
their strange expedition. •
Suddenly the ,path ; began to fall
slightly, and through the nocturnal
solitude came to their ears a noise re
sembling the music of hammers on
distant anvils. It was regular, un
ceasing, and Indubitably metallic. And
it pierced the night like a shaft of
sound. They all stopped instinctively,
and listened.
"What's that?" Tony whispered.
“That," said the, captain, "is the
blacksmith force qf the Grand Etang,
if you want to know. They’ll keep it
up all night. You'll soon get used
to It.”
Five minutes later Philip stopped.
"There you are!" he said.
At their very feet was the w-ater,
black, awful, mysterious, sullenly re
flecting the faint constellations of the
sky above. The rays of the men’i
lanterns seemed to glance oft It ca
priciously as a lance might glance off
Impenetrable armor, leaving the dark
ness invlqlate and terrifying. In the
distance of the lake great fireflies dart
ed and flashed their Intermittent sig
nals, and, trailing through the surface
of the pool, they touched the night with
phosphorescence. The effect of this
play of spangled radiance, to the ac
companiment of the frogs’ > loud and
Incessant ringing, was like nothing elBe
in human experience. It caused the
adventurers to forget for the moment
even their adventure, and to humble
themselves before the secret works of
the Mother, which she performs In far
places tor herself alone. Save the
fireflies and the frogs, there was
naught but sleeping life. Tho huge,
waveless fronds of pnlm trees bor
dered the lone shore, and round about,
felt rather than discerned, rose the
gigantic peaks and fhoulders of encir
cling hills. Eastwards, a dim pallor
heralded the climbing moon.
Tho party hesitated, as it were con
founded by the immensity of the mys
tery of the theater In which they stood
like Insignificant pigmies.
"I say, old man,’’ said Tony, ad
dressing Philip, "wo might as well have
waited till tomorrow, eh? Except that
it's worth coming to see.”
"Tomorrow we might have been too
late," Philip answered. "I’m certain
that whatever Pollexfen means to do
he means to do tonight. He la some
where about with Coco.”
"I don’t see any signs of them,”
said Tony. “How are we going to look
for them?”
"There Is only one way to look for
them. That is to make the circuit of
the lake. It’s not more than three
miles, I think.”
"Rather like looking for an escape
of gas with a lighted candle,” Tony
remarked, reflectively.
"That’s tut you please,” said Philip.
"W’ve got one great advantage over
Pollexfen. We’re expecting him, but
he Isn’t expecting us. He thinks I’m
safe In the ‘White Rone.' You have
a revolver, and you can shoot straight,
can’t you? You used to be able to,
anyhow. As a matter of fact there
won’t need to bo any shooting,
we have to do is to keep an eye on tho
doings of our precious friend. That’s
perfectly peaceable, surely. Now the
first thing is to go round the lake."
"Yes. And suppose ho finds out w'e
•e here, and Just enjoys himself by
many of our churches," ho said,, “and
tho men who built up and support the
churches are against any such move
ment now. When a minister holds his
church together and fulfills his duty to
his congregation ho has done all that
he can be expected to do.”
Dr. Cofor then offered a resolution
pledging the support of the associa
tion to a prohibition election when
ever the laymen might be ready for it.
This was afterward withdrawn after
I)r. Whlto had amended Dr. Beattie's
resolution.
Though the vote on the amended res
olutlon was unanimous tho feeling of
the members for and against an early
local option election seemed almost
equally divided. Nothing hut the fear
of arousing further race troubles pre
vented the- association from declaring
In favor of action at an early dute.
No delegation was appointed to
pear before the council, but a number
tf tho ministers expressed their Inten
tion of appearing as citizens to protest
against the re-issuance of any licenses
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we must keep our lanterns dark."
“And how are we to .divide?”
“You and the captain will go togeth
er,” Philip ingeniously replied with a
decisive air. "Stick to the shore, go
as quickly as you can. Is it agreedV
“Ye—es," from Tony.
“You see,” said Philip, “as a Jake is
water entirely surrounded by land,
wp’re bound to meet again ultimately
U we keep going."
"And If nothing happens," Captain
Chetwode put in solemnly.
“Exactly," Philip smiled. “Are you
ready? Cover the lanterns. It’s not
so dark as all that. What you have to
do is to walk slowly and carefully."
"Well,” said Tony. "Good luck! It’s
a gamble. I hope we shall win. Miss
Pollexfen, are you quite sure—"
“Quite," she interrupted him, and
added more softly, "Thank you very
iquch.”
“In about half an hour or so, then,"
said Philip, "we'll run into each other
on the opposite coast. Remember where
the moon is rising. When you’ve got
that point exactly on your right, you’ll
know' you have done your share of the
distance. And look here, don’t get ex
cited and shoot us w'hen you meet us.
We wouldn’t like it at all, should we,
Miss Pollexfen ?"
She murmured a faint appreciation of
s witticism. Then the two couples
turned their backs on each other. Phil
ip and Mary found the walking com
paratively easy. She would not take
his arm. He was on her left, between
her and the water, into which his foot
splashed lightly at intervals. She now'
wore her cloak. Once she stumbled,
and once she drew back with swift
foreboding at sight of a long dark ob
ject which barred their progress, one
end of It. disappearing In the water.
"Step over It," said Philip. "It’s only
a dead tree."
I thought—" she began, but did not
finish the sentence.
He helped her over the tree.
"Why did you come?" he demanded,
suddenly. "I said it was madnoss, and
it is. However, you are not used to be
crossed, and so you had your way. But
you ought not to have come. I have a
habit of speaking my mind to women
I admire, and so I speak it to you."
"Ah!" she breathed, looking straight
ahead. "I had to come. That was all.
I had to come. Women have these
fancies. It was something In me
stronger than myself that forced me
to copie- Something—perhaps I was
wrong,” she broke off.
"What puzzles me," said Philip, after
a pause, “Is the doings of Master Coco.
He must have kept some private In
formation up his sleeve all this time In
order to sell it to Mr. Pollexfen at the
end. And the information must have
been Important, or the good Pollexfen
w-ould not have dragged him off as he
did Jn such a hurry. I’m rather sorry
Coco has ratted. Especially as he Isn’t
clever enough to make Mr. Pollexfen
keep to any bargain that Mr. Pollex
fen may have concluded with him."
“Do you think that Coco has ratted,
then?" Mary questioned.
“Don’t you?"
"I do not. I’ve had too many talks
with him to think that. There Is only
one secret that Coco has kept, and that
is the depth of his hatred for the man
who killed my father. I realized that
bit by bit. Ho lives simply to nurse that
hatred. Probably he overheard some
thing last night that decided him upon
a course of action."
"What!" cried Philip. “Do you mean
that Coco has enticed the great Pol-
lexfcn up here with the intention of—
er—taking some sort of revenge?”
That Is what I mean,” Mary answer-
“An inspiration! You've saved my
life—do you know?”
“I came to do that,” she replied
simply. "Something had told me that
I should.”
"A woman’s cloak!” he murmured.
"What an l<V»a! Some day I shall try
to thank you," he added. "I can’t now.
But you're wonderful! Take the cloak,
please. You will be chilly."
As, In a manner almost laughably
matter-of-fact, he helped her to re
sume the cloak, they discovered, en
tangled in the pleats of the cloak, a
heavy object. It was a revolver.
“It is Pollexfen’s,” said Philip quiet
ly w'hen he had examined it by the
light of his lantern. “In that quarter,
now% we haven't so much to fear.”
With frequent glances behind them,
they proceeded cautiously as far as the
light, which still shone unmoved amid
the ceaseless play of fireflies. And the
light proved to be an ordinary shtp’S*
lanterrt set on a stick upright in the
loose soil. Whether Pollexfen, having
observed the lanterns of the party
from the “Wanderer" immediately on
their arrival, had placed It there for the
purpose of distracting attention from
the real scene of his operations, or
whether It did Indeed mark the real
scene of his operations, which he had
lefb in order to reconnoitre, Philip
could not then decide. But either hy
pothesis demanded the utmost vigilance
and wariness.
•'We had better wait here for the
others to come. We have at any rate
found something, and between ua we
have done something.”
They waited, silent. The moon in
blanched majesty stepped /orth from
her couch behind the eastern hills, and
threw the magic of her first beams Into
the great cup. And even as she ap
peared they heard .In the distance,
above the noise of the frogs, a faint
sound of a shot, and Mary took Phil
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"Well,” said Philip, shortly, “I'm sor
ry for Coco.'*
“I—”
She stopped, clutching Philip’s arm,
and pointed over a segmont of the
lake.
“What can that be?” she whispered
excitedly, with outstretched Anger.
"I've been watching it for some min
utes,” Haid Philip. “At first I thought
It was one of these fireflies that had
tnken root somowherc and made up Its
mind not to fly any more. But it’s a
lnntern. Sometimes It waves a little.”
“I—I’m glad you had noticed it,” she
stammered. "What are we going to
do?"
"Get a little nearer,” said Philip.
The anvil music of the ravine black
smiths continued with monotonous
resonant regularity The fireflies
darted hewllderlngly to and fro, weav
ing thotr fanciful patterns on the black
water. The great fronds of the palm
trees succeeded each other In an end
less succession of forms serrated
against the profound gloom of the Arm
ament. The pallor in the East had not
yet perceptibly Increased. Tire one
change in the scene was that steady
yellow circle of light which had startled
Mary—and which had equally startled
Philip, though with masculine dlsin-
genuousness he had pretended precisely
the contrary. And that light altered
everything for them, even to the pace
of their heart beats. That light meant
Pollexfen. It meant the treasure, if
treasure there was. It meant the solu
tion of the mystery of the Corner
House in Strange street, off Klngsway.
It shone steadily, like a demoniac lure.
••It Isn’t by any chance Sir Anthony
and the captain?" Mary suggested.
•’Not unless they have walked two
miles or more in the dark in about a
quarter of an hour,” said Philip. "No.
By the way, you will kindly remain be
hind, nnd not move. Miss Pollexfen,
hen I give the word. I shall ap
proach that lantern alone."
you wish," she answered,
moment later they dhtlnctly
heard footsteps within the belt of trees
thnt bordered the shore, and they
halted.
Who’s there?” Philip cried In a loud
voice.
The shadow seemed to move In the
trees, scarcely 10 feet from them. Phil
ip's heart knocked at his breast like a
hammer. He wondered what Mary
must be feeling.
"Who’s there?” he repeated.
And then he was astonished to see
Mary break away from him with a
movement of surprising swiftness. She
pulled off her large cloak as she leapt,
and with a sweeping gesture, as Philip
could dimly discern, she flung It over
the shadow amid the trees. There was
the report of a revolver, and some
cursing within the folds of the cloak.
Ere Philip could quite reach It the
cloak shifted quickly away, further
within the belt of trees. He clutched
frantically after It, and caught it by
the corner and held It But he held
nothing save the cloak. Footsteps died
away In the deep shade of thf palms.
Ami all was still again, except for the
eternal ringing of the frogs.
"I saw the glint of a revolver,” said
Mary, breathlessly. v "I saw It quite
plain!5% and It was pointed nt you. And
thought of my cloak.”
sound or a snor, ana Mary look x-nu?
ip’s arm and held it. In vain they tried
to see Into the belt of trees. They
knew not what might be happening
within a quarter of a mile of them.
Of one thing only could they be sure
namely that since the shot had come
from the left and not from the right,
their friends could have no concern
in It
Another nerve-shaking pau?4 en
sued, and then, quite suddenly and un
expectedly, there was a sound in the
trees close to them. Mary, who was
reclining, sprang up, and the moon's
rays fell with a pale glitter on her
white cloak.
”De Obi!” yelled a despairing voice,
cleaving the very heavens.
And the terror-struck visage of Coco
appeared for a second time and was
gone. Coco had seen Mary, the fatal
goddess of negro mythology, she who
controls the rain, and guards the pool,
and foretells death. He fled shriek
ing, moaning, with wild gesticulations,
and so passed along the shore into the
shade of the mighty palms. And then
there was a heavy splash, and then
nothing but the metallic music of the
frogs and the darting of the gorgeous
fire-flies under the full moon.
When Tony and Captain Chetwode
arrived, Philip was bending over
Mary’s form and moistening her fore
head with water from the lake.
“She has fainted," he said briefly.
She will come to directly.”
“Not hurt?” Tony demanded.
“No,” said Philip. “I'll tell you
what’s happened in a minute. We've
nothing to fear."
Captain Chetwode knelt down by the
woman’s side. Tears were In his eyes.
She had come Into hts life like a breath
of romance. He knew not the name of
love, but nevertheless the tears in his
eyes were real tears.
At daybreak the watchers, two of
whom had twice made the circuit of
the lake and found nothing fresh, were
again at the lantern. Both Pollex
fen and Coco had vanished utterly.
Mary was perfectly recovered. From
a heroine of the stage she had devel
oped Into a less specious and artificial
heroine. The blind and waveless face
of the lake reflected the movements of
earliest light, while the splendor of
the moon waned and died. The
watchers could now for the first time
savor the primeval peace that wraps
the lovely hollow. The Grand Etang
lay before their eyes In the heart of
the verdure-clad hills, curtained on
all sides by branching boughs embroid
ered with orange and scarlet and pur
ple flowers. But nothing lived save
the trees. Though It was morn, not a
bird flashed plumage nor uttered cry;
not a lizard rustled in the shade.
Thanks to the prudent sagacity of
Oxwlch, the party were able to eat and
drink.
“By Jove! I say. What’s that?” cried
Tony, after he had shied a dead palm
branch Into the water. With the nat
ural elasticity of his temperament he
had recovered sooner than the others
from the events of the night and the
possthle fatal corollaries of those
events.
He pointed to a minute black point
ticking up out of the water, about
three yards away from them, exactly
opposite to where the lantern had
been.
Better go In and see,” said Philip
laconically.
And Tony, ever ready for the water,
waded In.
The minute black point was the cor
ner of a metal box about two feet long
by one foot broad and six inches deep.
Tony could Just lift It, but he could
not bring It away, for the reason that
it was attached by means of a ring
and copper wire to something else
beneath the surface. This something
else proved to be another similar box,
and the second box was In turn at
inched to others. By the aid of a con
trlvance of the captain's, the copper
wire was cut, and the three men be
gan to carry the heavy boxes ashore.
It was a laborious task and a moist.
They were soon Indeed soaked to the
neck.
“But these aren’t old coffers," Mary
exclaimed. “They’re quite new. Look
at the key hole. And there’s a name
i the back—’Chumler.”’
"'Chumler,* the safe man!” grum
bled the captain. "If they're Chumler’s
shall never open them—that’8
sure." In his mind’s eye was a vision
of Chumler’s famous ship window in
Piccadilly, with the historic safe there
in that Charles Peace himself had
failed to get Into.
"Hum!" said Philip.
••Is this what you’ve come for,
then?” the captain asked, shaking one
of tho boxes in his wiry arms and lis
tening for the sound.
"Of course It Is,” said Tony.
"Haven’t I told you all along?”
’’Well," the captain said, "you’d bet
ter take It down to the yachts by way
of Goyane. It will be less noticed. I
can’t do with any suspicion attaching
to my yacht.”
A couple of hundred yards off a
figure appeared out of the belt of palm
and strolled to the margin of the lake;
hesitated there a few instants, and dis
appeared. The whole party saw the
man clearly, and were sure that it was
neither Walter Pollexfen nor Coco. He
had somewhat of a foreign carriage.
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CAPT. CULVERT AND WIFE,
AND FOUR FISHERMEN
DROWNED ON AN ISLAND
Special to Tho Georgian.
New Orleans, Oct. 1.—From addi
tional reports received here, the loss to
the cotton crop In Mississippi is prob
ably 300,000 bales or more.
The losr In Louisiana to cotton and
other crops Is also very great. In all
the loss to.cotton Is probably no less
than half million dollars.
Farmers In some places have entire
ly abandoned their crops and very dis
couraging reports are received. In
some places In the timber section the
loss to standing timber runs as high
as 90 per cent. From Biloxi reports
say the turpentine Interests are prac
tically ruined. Every tree that had
been boxed was weak and in nearly
every' case will be leveled to the
ground.
Captain Culver and wife and four
fishermen were drowned on an Island
In Back Bay, off Biloxi.
Provisions are being sent from New
Orleans to Mobile, where a number of
families are reported suffering from
hunger. n
All reports show the first news to
have been of a minimum of the real
damage to property and loss to life.
REMARKABLE RECORD
ESTABLISHED AT GRADY
SINCE RIOTING CEASED
Since the end of the rioting in At
lanta a remarkable record has been
established at the Grady hospital, de
veloping a situation never before known
In the big city hospital.
It was announced at the institution
Monday at noon that from last Tues
day up to that hour not a case, growing
out of any kind of disorder, had been
treated. Not a white man nor a negro
had come Into the hospital with a cut,
gun shot wound, or any other kind of
wound received In a fight.
The ambulance has made only a few
runs during the past week and has not
been out a time at night. While th#
splendid corps pf hospital physicians
were hard worked during the rioting,
they have since then been enjoying a
well-earned rest.
The hospital doctors declare this con
dition Is unprecedented, and that It is
due to the closing of the saloons.
APPELLATE COURT
LEADING FEATURE
OF STATE ELECTION
Chief Interest In the state election on
Wednesday is in the adoption of the
constitutional amendment creating the
appellate court, and the selection of
three men to preside over the court.
The only other matter of any par
ticular Interest Is In the race for rail
road commissioner to ssucceed Joseph
M. Brown. Hon. S. G. McLendon, of
Thomasyllle, was nominated by the
Macon convention, but since then Hon.
T. C. Crenshaw has announced his can
didacy.
The candidates for governor and
state house officers, supreme court Jus
tices, judges and solicitors of the su
perior courts were all nominated at the
primary of August 22, and have no
DISCUSS CAUSES
OF THE RACE RIOT
warm discussion of the causes
and Inltueneea leading up to the recent
riot was occasioned Monday morning
at the Baptist ministers’ session at the
First Baptist church by the reading of
a paper by Dr. W. W. Landrum pre
pared by a committee. Dr. Landrum
gave two kinds of causes—the general
and temporary. Under the fonner head
he spoke of the increasing ailenlsa-
tlon between the races, due to several
causes, namely, the fellng of insecurity
nnd terror among our women and the
apparent unwillingness of a certain ele
ment of the negroes to co-operate with
the law in capturing and punishing
the law-breakers of their race.
Of the second kind of causes’ the
I speaker also read In chronological order
be voted' on In "h“ . egClar elecriTn rfm^raT’and"'whVh'rouVr Le""™' 1
boxes for state house officers. Candl- I Am.5*™J2*
dates for the court of appeals will be 3
voted for In special boxes provided for ,® xtr , a * of "? m *
that nurnose at. the regular rmlllmr of ? ur P?I'® r ». and "the thoughtless
"It was an Inspiration!” said Philip. (Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian.)
that purpose at- the regular polling
places.
There are sixteen candidates for the
three places. They are as follows:
Thomas J. Chappell, Columbus; Fred
erlck C. Foster, Madison; Thomas F.
Green, Athens; W. R. Hammond, At
lanta; Frank Harwell, LaGrange; W.
M. Henry, Rome; Benjamin H. Hill,
Atlanta; Charles G. Janes, Cedartown;
George S. Jones, Aficon; H. C. Peeples,
Atlanta; A. G. Powell, Blakely; P. P.
Proffitt, Elberton; D. M. Roberts, East
man; Richard B. Russell, Winder;
Howard Van Epps, Atlanta; Bartow^S.
Willtifgham, Forsyth.
HJ.VO 30IJJO 3XVJ.
8±d3dX3 110 11V
Seventy-odd men over Georgia have
been made happy, some less than sev
enty are nursing disappointments and
Commissioner of Agriculture T. G.
Hudson wears a look of relief.
And it Is all because the task of
naming the oil Inspectors to serve
Georgia has been completed, and the
new appolntee« sworn In. For many
months Commissioner Hudson has had
his troubles. No less than 2,ft09 pa
triotic Georgians signified theh wil
lingness to take up the onerous bur
dens of oil Inspecting.
They signified It by mall, by wire
and by person. They warmed to the
task of making Commissioner Hudson
miserable as the time rolled around for
the appointments to be made.
They besieged his office at the capl-
tol. They wrote tons of letters and
forwarded other tons of Indorsements,
good, bad and Indifferent. They way
hazing of negroes by white boys,”
It was this latter cause that pro
voked a warm discussion, as some of
the members seemed to think that such
a statement placed the cause of th*
riot too much on the white*.
A motion was flnnlly adopted to post
pone the passing upon the paper until
the next meeting, It being the Impres
sion that some changes are to be made
in the paper.
$3738 i * •
—TO—
Macon, Ga., and Return
—VIA—
Central of Georgia Railway.
Account Macon Centennial Fair, tbs
Central of Georgia Railway will, on
October 1st to 9th, Inclusive, and for
trains scheduled to arrive Macon be
fore noon, October 10th, sell tickets
from Atlanta at rate of $3.38 round
trip, final limit October 13th, 1906.
Correspondingly low rates will apply
from other points In Georgia and from
Columbia and Eufaula, Ala. '
W. H. FOGG,
D. P. A., Atlanta, Oa,
with them, nnd they gave Colonel Tom
nn Insight Into the strenbous life that
more than satisfied him.
But the Titanic task was completed
finally and Commissioner Hudson la
beginning to lose his haggard, harried
_ . expression. In another week he will
laid the genl.nl commissioner on cars, j he back to his normal state of mind,
at his office, his home or wherever he 1 and stop dodging every time a stranger
might be found. Georgia swarmed approaches him.