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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TODAY, OCTOBER 12, 1906.
The Atlanta Georgian!
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES . - * Editor.
F. L. SEELY President.
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veftlsfng^ liellher 'does ‘it print whisky* or any liquor'
advertisements. • •f/'- • • . • " •• r
more of time, talent and money to this Investment, and
we trust that our friend from 'Dunwoody will join us
In. Impressing'upon the farmers everywhere'the pleas
ures and the proflt of this line of Industrial activity on
his Increasing acres. : - -
c /' 1 > An Appreciated Letter.
To ■ the Editor of‘Tho Georgian: ‘ '
'• In«beh4lf-»Af organised -labor- I• wish.to express ,
to.yon their gratitude for your manly editorial on
the utterances of the president of the American
Bottlers'- Protective Association concerning the labor
untqqa.
, la measuring yoii up, not:only by.that editorial,
but by. your attitude on similar occasions in thn
.past.vwe-.do-not claim you. at. our. friend any more
than any class of true American citizens should
• claim .ydu.
Your expressed sentiments In the past an<\ your
present attitude for “equal rights to all and Bpeclal
privileges to none," stamp you as a man who Is loyal
to the .principles that go to make a true American,
and one In whose breast throbs a heart that Is filled
with sympathy (or any man or class of men who
stand for those principles.
As organised labor Is loyal to such principles
we can but claim you as our friend.
Your ringing words come as a sweet message
of love and encouragement to all true men who have
any respect for high Ideals, and the honest efforts of
others who seek to attain unto them, and must,
therefore, be a stinging rebuke to any who fall to
possess these attributes of.manhood, whether they
chance to be a president of a great business associa
tion of men or not.
The Georgian Is a model paper, clean In every
respect and as such can. but demand the respect of
nil truly good people, and I am sure that It does
not covet the respect of any other class. Such a
paper cannot be antagonistic to any class that Is In
harmony with all that Is good, be they labor unions,
bottlers' associations or corporations. Long live
The Getorglan. • \V, A. WELLS.
Member of the Machinists’ Union, Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga., October 12, 1900.
Thts letter Is peculiarly pleasing to The Georgian
because It evidences a thorough comprehension of the
spirit and purpose on which this paper Is founded, and
or the. motives by which it is moved.
We took frlondly issue with President Hugo, of
tho bottlers’ convention, not because wo.desired to win
any especial good will from the labor unions of Geor
gia (for they are now and hqvo always' been our
friends), but for the simple reason that President Hugo’s
position appeared to us to be abstractly unfair, and In
equitable In denying to the labor!qg people the very
right of organization which In tho next breath ho
vehemently and eloquently urged upon his own fellow
workers in the Bottlers' Association.
it was tho spirit of justice and fain play for which
we contended, and for which we shall always contend,
and in this Instanco wo should just as promptly have
taken tho bottlers' side If the labor unions, urging their
own organization, had protested the right of the bot
tlers to organize for their own proflt and protection.
If President Hugo had attacked any other cIubs of
our'citizens in his opening address, perhaps'' solhe - of
our.'contemporaries would hare more promptly joined
us In their defense.
Fair play’s a jewel, and while we may grope among
many complex and baffling problems of this ■ strenuous
age, we can at- least keep close In advocacy to one or
two clear, simple truths llko this, and exalt tho golden
rule which teaches men In business, as in religion, to do
unto other's at they would that others should do unto
them. ■ * *
We are very glad that Mr. Wells la.broad enough
and clear enough to see and to express The Georgian's
motive In the various questions and controversies in
which we are moved to participate.
* i The Cattle Industry Speaks.
''To the Editor of The Georgian:
Dear Sir:’ ’As an Interested member’of the Geor
gia Dairy and'Live Block Association, I read your
'editorial October 8 on the cattle Industry. Your re
marks I-claim-do not do full justice to tho South
ern farmers, and-1 think you should correct yourself
to the extent of calling to the attention of the thou-
* sands of farmers, dairymen and beef men reached by
,your paper, that we have as an evidence of their
high standing, the greatest exhibit ever shown by
'Southern cattlemen to be held at the Georgia State
-Fair, October 10th to 20th. The rush for avatlabio
.show space will be overcrowded. On thorough-bred
Jersey cattle alone there Is f1,000 In premiums to be
‘given away'by the. American Jersey CatUe Club and
'one-half this amount added by the fair association.
The exhibit of Hereford and other beef breed will
also be notable arid something to be proud of. Their
■ Jersey • exhibit will be from Southern States and
: Sooth of the cattle quarantine line.
These facts witness flrst that the Southern
■ farmers have the chotce bred stock to exhibit, and
„ second that there are a plenty of flrst class farmers
with dally increasing numbers who realtzo the profit
In keeping only thoroughbred dairy cattle and beet
cattle—each breed for its own particular purisuo.
.The common and less profitable cross breeds are fast
being culled out.
After seeing the exhibit. Mr. Editor, please tell us
'then what you think of the South.
SUBSCRIBER.
* Dunwoody, Oct. 9, 1906.
It gives us a very genuine pleasure to publish the
letter of our subscriber, who is.a well known and Influ
ential planter, and to receive his nssurance that tho-cat-
tle Industry is yet vital and prosperous In the .South.
We have not yet found tlmo to visit the fair and
to observe the exhibit to which our correspondent directs
attention, but we have heard.from others that It is at
tractive and suggestive of progress In this line. We
commend the view of It to the readers of The Geor
gian.
We still contend, however, that the basis of our. edi
torial of the 8th was sound, and that there should be
a larger and more active Interest In the raising of cattle '
throughout the state. Every Interest of the fanner and |
A Great Lesson For Atlanta to Learn.
t Atlanta boasts itself.as the.Twentieth,Century city
of the South. The splendor of Its pnblio buildings,: the
jagged grandeur of Its sky line, the beauty of its" streets,
the perfection .of Its stores, and the general.atmosphere
ot--,presperity and life 'upon - Its thoroughfares justifies
t , \ , > *
the appellation. ■ ' *
And Atlanta Is growing with wonderful rapidity.
It Is growing not only In. population, in size. In commer
cial Importance, but'It Is growing, majestically in the
number ol'lts wants'and in the necessity of other and
larger Improvements to keep pace, with its advancement
and'with Its population. » ’
- In stating this last proposition .we stand face to face
with a grave- and serious question of municipal policy.
How Is Atlanta.to obtain Jtho things which Atlanta de
sires'and which Atlanta “need's? How' are Its" great
public buildings to grow, how are Us Institutions of
general 'Interest and utility, to be built, and from whence
Is.to. come-the money with'which its majestic necessi
ties are to be met? —
Here Vo'stand, face' to face .with'the- public policy
by which cities riso 'or fall. - • *
. /..Let us-speak-fqr a momenj, thrqugh.the .-mouth of
a vigorous add. loyal'citizdn. The .editor of The Georgian
in-a casual conversation Vas-disfcusaing this-phase, of
growth..jviih. Colonel tHarry L. ,Schicsinger,..whose ‘.devo
tion to the city and whoso intelligent conception of its
needs is not surpassed by any gther. citizen of,Atlanta.
“What do you think of the future?’’ was the'question
“and how are, we to do tho things.that we warft to do?”
and this Is what Harry Schleslnger said: -
“A city cannot be built by private subscriptions.
Talking about Peachtree street needing paving and
no funds to pay same. Hire on -the -North 'Side so
am not talking against paving Peachtree street. Of
course. It needs It without a doubt, and every other
street In the city needs repairs. I don't wish to be"-
understood as finding fault with tho gentlemen
who have that in charge, for you can't build streets
without money. If there has been a mistake mado
in reducing taxation some time ago, the taxes should
at once be raised to the amount that will fcnable us
to carry on the city 1 # business. I don't think, that
wo should get our revenue or depend on our reve
nue from the unfortunate. This Is not a village, but :
a city, and we need city Improvements, and you can't
have city improvemontB with village capacity.
“We need streets; wo need waterworks; we
need sewerage; we need an nuditorlum, an armory
and a city hall. Now, from what I can see .we must
raise taxes and Issue bonds. That seems very„
)>lalu to any business man. We have talked, and '
talked, and talked about this thing and nothing b'uf
talked, now, let's go to work.
"Atlanta Is my home and I expect to live here -
the balanco of my life, and I don't want to 1 live In
n finished town, but I do want improvements to
continue, and surely necessities must be-provided ~
for.” . j
To the mind of The .Georgian these remarks contain
ed tho esaenco of common sense. .
It Is not right or just In the abstract that great en
terprises and institutions should be built by the- sub:
scriptlons of n few gejerous private Individuals.- Tho
great enterprises are for the common welfare; the com
mon pleasure and tho general good. They aye to be
enjoj'ed and they are to be used by the genarpi pub
lic of tho future—-and the general public ought to-pqy for
them. It n meeting of citizens decides that Atlafifa
stands In urgent need of a great public institution, and
tho prose Is Invoked to agitate the subject and to arouifo
the people, it will be found when -the thing Is over that
some 600 or perhaps 2,000 people have contributed by
prlvnto subscription, every dollar of the money fbr tho
erection of an Institution in which 120,000 people havo
an equal Interest and an equal stake.
Now thts is neither equitable nor is It wise. Each
citizen to the extent of biz ability should psy for en
terprises In -which his convenience and safety is in
volved, and the only way known unto man by. which
this just and equitable assessment of subscriptions can
be mado U through the Intelligent and dispassionate aid
of tho tax assessor and tho tax gatherer. Tho supreme
lesson which Atlanta has to learn In Its stately steppings
toward a greater future ts a tranquil and courageous View
of the subject of taxation. s -
When the public Judgment of our wise citizens do-
etdes that Atlanta urgently noeds and oyghtto have a
public improvement and n public Institution, then the
whole people of Atlanta should frankly and fearlessly
face the question of being taxed in a just and equita
ble manner for their common good. One man may
contribute $2,600 for a public enterprise in which he has
no larger Interest than 20,600 of his felloy citizens. And,
In the long run It will be found that wo will have moro
enterprises and moro Institutions and moro growth If we
shall distribute the expenses of this development among
all tho people rather than rest It upon tho* generous
few,.
Our newspapers and our public men should begin
horo and now to educate tho %tass of our citlzons (and
by the mats we mean tho prosperous as well as those
of .moderate means) that It Is only through a just and
equltnble taxation that all of us can be Induced to con
tribute our just and proportionate share of the money
that goes to make our Twentieth Century city what we
aspire Vo have It be.
If Atlanta's taxation has been recctftly reduced be
low the level of our patent and pressing necessities, then
every Instinct of public policy and public spirit would In
duce us to restore the taxation to Its original limit until
our vital Improvements havo been established and the
emergency removed. • ’
The wholo genius of government and of growth
rests upon a proper conception and a proper appre
ciation of taxation. Human selfishness is always willing
to permit the money of the few to meet the necessity
of the many. But human wisdom it onco aroused will
easily recognize thnt tne wisest thing is to stand under
the guidance of un intelligent law and to permit dis
passionate officials in loasonable assessments to Induce
the whole people to do their share In the things that are
necessary and the things that are wise'.
Let us cease to be afraid of taxation, honestly made.
Let us cease to fear additional taxation for indispensa
ble Improvements. Let us e'ease to He down upon a gen
erous and public spirited few for our general growth and
development. Let us comprehend the desirability' and
the nobility of an equal effort and an equal sacrifice on
tho pnrt of every- citizen.
And when wo-have learned this splendid lesson tho
future of Atlanta will be no longer a question of doubt
but a distinct and magnificent certainty.
* OUR PLATFORM—The Georgian stands for Atlanta’s Owning'its own gas and elec
tric light plants, as it now owns its Water works. Other cities do this and get gas as low as 60 cents,
with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. The Georgian believes that if street rail
ways can be operated successfully by European cities, as they are, there is no good reason why they
can not be so operated here. But we do not believe this can be done now, and it may be some years bof
fore We are ready for so big an undertaking., Still-Allanta should set its face in that direction NOW
I gossip!
cm, TILE# HIES
Southern Capitalist and R
R. Promoter Passes to
Long Slgcp-
Anniston, Ala., Oct.' 12.—Captain Ed
mund Leighton Tyler was taken
with apoplexy, yesterday and died eight
hours later at his home,.. “The Pines.'
The funeral will be--held at Grace
church Saturday and the remains will
be Interred here.
Captain Tyler was of marked active
capacity. He was born In Connecti
cut In 1838, being the son of General
Daniel Tyler, who, with Samuel Noble,
founded the city of Annlstoh.
sefved In the Federal army during the
Civil war and came to Anniston In
1887. He was connected with the New
Orleans and Northeastern railroad as
superintendent. He .endedthfs railroad
career as general-manager of the At
lantic and West Polht. '
Captain Tyler accumulated a large
fortune,-being regarded, as > a. million--
alre, and-foe several years' had-lived -in'
retirement at his Anniston.home.
j AT THE THEATERS;;
1 ‘'Sergeant Kitty.” ■ >
If Baldwin SI oane would write .twice
as much music os iie does the comic'
opera stage would be twice as att'rne-,
tlvft. One of the best, examples of Ills
work Is "Sergeant Kitty,” which came
to-the'Grand Thursday night, with
Helen Byron in the title role, and an
excellent .company supporting- here ■ .
It Is real music. Not the reminis
cent, made-over airs of the usual muli-
:nl comedy, but music that.charms the
sar, and haunts the memory. .Stirring
marches' - predominate, for “Sergeant
Kitty?’ is .military in tts. theme,' but
there Js one waltz, ' LoVe“ which ‘Is
nbdRt' the best number In light.opera
In .many..seasons. There Are ' solos,
i“9».,cMvinbfe numbers—oil.Individual
gems In a worthy setting* and that
magnificent finale of the-tlrrt act ;ls
ilrnost' worthy, of grand. operq.
The costumes are equally worthy of
commendation.- • The scarlet -and white
unlforme of tho soldiery form a.back
ground for a rainbow of color' In the
chorus. Helen Byron has donned now
gowns for th)e 'season.and her oaglptoea
ire. more daring fti their contrasting
rfocts than many singers would.core
o risk,' "Ohs gorgeous yellow an-i r-t
-rcatlon makes the pretty actress—and
there are few-so- wholesomely attrat-.
:tve op the. stage—resemble a dewy
nasturtium. Her changes ore' bewil
dering In their number and rapidity.
There Is comedy of the, better -port,
with ho horseplay and genuine humor.
The company Is fully up to every re
quirement and there aft- too many to
give special mention to tfipki whodc
serve tt.- • * - » : u*-a
Repeated recalls .kept.. the. .singers
busy on tho flrst night and set the
stamp of approval on the opera. That
“Sergeant Kitty" has been heard here
before -has evidently made It only more
popular. There will be few more at
tractive offerings In Atlanta during the
season. The engagement is tor Frl
day afternoon and night.
CT. D. O '.
"Human Hearts.”
So strong an Impression' did "Human
Hearts” maks upon a prominent cler
gyman In New York, that he wrote to
the gentleman Impersonating Tom Lo
gan, vigorously endorsing the play and
Informing him of his Intention of trot
ting all the orphans of a local asylum
out to sec tt at his own expense. And
he <lla »• . .. _ .
"Human Hearts" comes to the Grand
Saturday, matinee and night.
“On Parole" at Grand.
It. does not often occur that a play
develops enough of the pathetic quality
to Incapacitate the members of the
company while rehearsing It, but it Is
vouched for on no less an authority
than Louis Evan Shipman that during
the rehearsal of his latest play, “On
Parole,” at Lyric Hall, New York City,
recently. Miss Charlotte Walker, the
talented und beautiful young actress
who is to play tho leading part, was so
greatly affected by one of the
ANONYMOUS INFORMATION.—Once more we
must Inform our (ricuds that we cannot print anony
mous communications upon public questions, nor can
_ wc write editorials upon Information furnished by
SAft pleasure as well would be greatly enhanced by giving] parties who.do not sign their names.
# .... scenes In
the last act that she gave way to her
feelings and wept and sobbed, stopping
the rehearsul for the time being. Mr.
Shipman, the author, says It was real
emotion, and explains It- In this man
ner: "On Parole" is a war-time piny,
written from the point of view of the
Southerners. Miss Walker Is-a native
of Galveston, and many of her near
relatives served In tho Confederate
Ca -'On Parole” will be seen at the Grand
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and
goes thence for a four weeks' tour into
the Southern elates.
“In Old Kgnlueky.”
. In recent years there have been few
euch notable Instances of enduring
popularity In the theatrical world as
the famous American drama, “In .Old
Kentucky,” which wilt be seen all next
week at the Bijou. Originally produced
In St. Paul In 1892. it ha* been before
the public. season after season. Not
only In the United States and Canada,
but In England, Ireland, Scotland. Ger
many, France and even far-away Aus
tralia. the piece has been phenomenal
ly successful.
MISSISSIPPI RETAILERS
FORM ASSOCIATION.
Special lo The Georgian.
Meridian. Miss., Oct. 12.—Tempora
ry organization of the Mississippi Re
tail Merchants’ Association was effect
ed vesterday by the election of W. F.
Plgford chairman and W. D. Hawkins
secretary. Several committees were
appointed and a permanent organisa
tion was perfected last night. There
Is a large number of delegates from
all over the state present, and not a
few visitors from adjoining states.
The delegate* were given a trolley
ride over the city In the afternoon.
A banquet closed the convention last
nlahL
CONVENTION OF FIRE CHIEFS
TO ME El IN ATLANTA IN 1908
Speclsl to TherOpOrglsa. r
Dalla^ Texas, Oct_12.—Atlanta ,1a to
be the meeting place tor fire chiefs In
1908. This was agreed upon yesterday,
when Chief Joyner, now mayor-elect,
of Atlanta, withdrew, the Invitation’of
that city for the convention In 1907 and
allowed, that meeting to go-to Wash
ington. f* * , . . •
aJorlty'.Uf. thbi delegate* In' at-
Vheartt-
ly favored Atlanta ns the -place for
holding the t convention, two years
bench.' • ’ ' ■’ J
The proceedings yesterday morning
were Interrupted by thu’sudden'death
of, Mrs. John Sthgg, wITe Of Chief
Stqgg, of the Paterson, N. J.. depart
ment. Her death occurred at the hotel
where ahe was stopping shortly,before
upon. '
.-Thb - convention-adjourned-at- noon
out of respect "to her memory.
NEWSBOYS RAISED PRICE
OF PAPERS THURSDA Y NIGHT
Newspaper*- at M; cents eneb are a nor,
. lAnrW the. 1 !«l«t, 'nn<l it*spread *rAnldly.*
city lu these dsj-s of 2-cent.’sheets:’ imt.theyl
brought' n dluic-nt »tho ^firework*, show hla nriii.- y -.^v: j
. jpriMrff,
Thursday night.' niid Sold like hot* cakes..
If'they had .beftii uJttUe h6tier’they mlghY
hare brought n quarter.
It was Mecldeclly cool on the benches. A
light frost".bad rfnllQn. mul lhe boards of
fered hut chilly'• comfort'. ’ People l»egap
looking nround .for cushions, and onp mail-
spread a newspaper 4 op his seat. That
“keep 1 tlui rhange. sonny.'**'remarked the
llrpt gureimser. ‘T^ worth< dime-to*
JrltH n corner on de paper marker.
Afid nor oniy # the young" financier,*
•vernl others whrfc.nrnved on thn" janr"
wrtlng editions, sold out thel^ stock
reipluin.
but
*?t*
at a.
SE CRE TA R Y TAFT DE CLINES
-INVITATION OF ATLANTA
Frank.Weldon, secretary and general
manager,of'the Georgia State Fair, re-
celycd a disappointing reply Thursday
night Trqm ^Secretary Taft, who will be
ungble* to-'vtelt Atlanta and the fair
because of more- Important business.
"Greatly regret my Inability to attend
the meeting uf,;tho Georgia State Agri
cultural Society,” was the way the ca
blegram read.
The visit of Mr. Taft to Atlanta and
the fair was anticipated with a great
deal of Interest and pleasure. The fac'
that this member of President Roose
volt's cabinet Is regarded as a Repub
lican presidential possibility would
have added Importance to his visit.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York. Oct. 12.—A chance meet.
Ing. after un estrangement of two
years, toil to the wedding. In Philadel
phia, of .VHss-Frances 'Mnrgaret Fuller
of San Francisco, anjl Ennalls Wag*
Banian, of Washington. They'met after
the Yale-Prlnccton football game of
1904, and It was a caste of love at first
sight. They were soqn engaged, but
before a date for-the wedding was set
they quarrelled,, and agreed to part
forever.
A few days before the wedding Wax-
gahiaft, hearing Miss Fuller was in
.Washington, asked her to go to the
tbtater. Sho'- did so, and before they
parted they were again engaged. Then,
to prevent any posalble separation, they
decided to get married as soon as n-'s-
sihle. - 1
The bride-Is n niece of Colonel Lewis
Smith, L*. S. A., and the bridegroom is
a son of John P. Wuggaman;'a wealthy
man of Washington. .
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS
' IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
Special- •to i T'hev<7Pofglnn.
Chnha noAjjp/'lVlihp. Oct. 12.—The Trade**
man’* Weekly “reyfrw of Southern Indu**
trtarrprGgro* akfto the prlnclpnl new lu*
dufltiie* lu the South during
the week, and-b^a fair Index of the great
forward ipovrmoht In which thl* section
Is'playing'Mb*, n conspicuous part. It
will lie. noticed,. from a study of tho ac
companylng.* list-for the week, thnt nil
UM*'tif*4b4p«tcy are represented, and that
tho new Investment In the South Is most
conxylcuouxhlong the lines of exploiting the
▼ifBkv hntarnt • resources of the various
A
rtnSrfman’a list tor tho week is as
folio war 1 & \
Alabama.
■ Tallasfice—Lunil>or company.
; Birmingham—160.000 brick work*.
Scott's Station—$6,000 gin and mill com*
’ Wo'odlnwn—125.000 lumber company.
Ituglnud—110,000 construction company.
Florida.
Lake City—Knitting mill.
Ht. Petersburg—1500,000 building and loau
company.
Georgia.
Cedartown—Cotton mill.
Louisiana.
130.000 manufacturing company; $150,000 saw
warehouse company
Silt
-Wlnnfleld—$25,000
laundry.
Misilteippl,
Colllm—Ic<> factory.
PoieuDjneck—Cotton gin: grist mill.
North Carolina.
Indian Trail—$50,000 mining company.
pnny.
Cherlotlh—$10,000 optical company.
Islington—Lumber company.
Itocky Momit—Land company.
A.hcvlllo—'Telephone sy.tera.
Gaatonla—$60,000 Ice and cold storaga
plant.'
Merchant.' Mllle—Dry kiln.
South Carolina.
Columbia—$25,000 oil mill and refinery.
Honca Path—creamery.
Chernw—$10,000 lumber company; $25,000
Imlldlug and loan company.
Charle«tnn-$30,000 coal and lumber cotm
pany; $20,000 cur company.
Tenneeiee.
Chettenodgs—$100,000 land company.
Knoxville— Mining company.
. Nnibvlllc—$8,000 fiiinlator pin factory.
Swcetwntcr—Water worke.
THREE MEN BITTEI
BT flEROAQ CAT
New York, Oct. 12.—^Thomas Coul-
ton and John Ruascll, ambulance driv
ers, and John Heydon, a night watch
man at the Bellevue hospital stable,
today are under careful observation
In the Institution, they having been
bitten In a battle with a mad cat.
It Is. believed the cat was suffering
from rnble* a* a result of having been
bitten by a mad dog.
SISTER-IN-LAW SLAIN
BY MADMAN WITH GUN
Winchester. Mass., Oct. 12.—A posse
today was searching the woods for
Harry Wood, who shot and killed his
slster-in-lav.’, wife of Ira E. Wood, a
hotel-keeper here.
The murderer made a slight noise,
causing Mrs. Wood to peer into the
.darkness from a window of her home.
She received full In the face and breast
the contents of a shotgun. %
The murderer had been an Inmate of
an asylum.
NOT MUCH SURPRISED,
SAYS MR. FAIRBANKS
Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 12.—Vice
President Fairbanks says he was not
much surprised at the news of the wed
ding of hla son In Steubenville Wed
nesday night, at he knew the young
man was'engaged to'Slls’s’Scott. "
Frederick Cole Fairbanks, n young
business man of Springfield, Ohio, and
son of Vice President.'hark'M W. Fair
banks. Wednesday evening eloped from
Pittsburg with Helen E. Scott, aged
23. They went- tq Steubenville, Ohio,
where they were married.
L1CEN8E INCREASED
FROM I1.00C TO $2,600.
Special to The Georgian. 1
Shreveport, La.. Oct. 12.—By a vote
of ten to three the police Jury yea-'
terday fixed the retail liquor license of
the county at $2,590, which lx Increased
RyraJMMiW. • ■" vr ., -, •
INSURANCE
BOND PAID RECEIVER
A United States registered $10,000
bond which the Traders’ Insurance
Company had deposited in the Georgia
state treasury for the faithful perform
ance of Its cont,|icta In accordance with
the Georgia Risurance-law, was Thurs
day ordered by Judge Pardee, of the
United States circuit court of appeals,
to be paid over to the receiver of the
Traders' Insurance Company, C.
Furlow. *
The company has been doing busi
ness In the state for a long time, but,
one account of the San Francisco
earthquake, had received an unusual
financial strain, te> far as this'state Is
concerned. • Accordingly, upon applica
tion of L. Campbell A Co., a receiver
was appointed by the United States
court to take charge of the company's
effects In Georgia. Receiver Furlow,
being so appointed, demanded posses
sion of the bond, which was paid out
of the assets of the company, In orjler
that he might readjust the situation. Aa
soon as this can be done, a financial re.
K it of the status of th? company will
made by the receiver, aa required by
the United Statea court.
NEGRO SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HOLDING CONVENTION.
Special to The Georgian.
Eatonton, Ga., Oct. 12.—The Middle
Georgia Colored Daptlst Sunday School
convention Is In' session here In Its
thirty-eighth annual meeting, with Rev.
T. C. Carr presiding. A number of
counties comprise this association and
a large number‘of delegates are pres
ent.
CHEATING AND SWINDLING
BANK DIRECTOR FOUND GUILTY.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Oa., Oct. 13.—In the su
perior court last night Frank Van Ole-
sen, a director of one of the local
banks and a well-known man, was
found guilty of cheating and swind
ling. Sentence has not been passed yet
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad was
the prosecutor. Van Gleson bought a
pass lBaued from the au|>erlntcndent'8
office In the name of J. H. Roberts, a
conductor. It read to Richmond and
return.
8. F. Holxendnrff, formerly a clerk
In the superintendent's office, ts to be
tried for cheating and swindling and
fur forgery.
* For the flrst time In history, a hat-
loon will bo used for the unveiling of
a statue Afsmall balloon;will be at
tached ter the toji Of the sheetings-that
toVera thd Verdi monument, at Seven
ty-second street and Amsterdam'ave
nue and when;«et free will soar away
with them up Into the clouds.
Tho balloon will be filled with hydro
gen at the ngordome, which'Dr. Julian
J’. . Thomas • has erected at Eighty-
sixth street and Broadway, where his
new airship Is being prepared for flight.
A touching and dramatic scene whs
euucted -In llio sales paddock'of:Bal
mont park yesterday when Mrs. Ltbbr
CuMlrf, -who had begun sobbing when
the quctlopcor .began to ejtot the, mer
its of her only great race mare, Eu-
genjtt: Burch, arose'to cry out to the
auctioneer to stop the sale jtist'bsfoVe
Harrjr.Payne Whltndy bid 381000; "The
order tb'rtop the mile was npt given,
■for, -Mm: .Curtis - collapsed arid sank
down In a faint.
For more than four years Mrs. Cur
tis .owned Eugenia Burch and for that
period the honest race horse was the
sole support of her mistress. Eugenia
Burch repaid all Mrs. Curtis' klndnesa
by winning almost $50,000.
Made famous when she was shot by
a grand duchess of Austria, a year and
a half ago, Fraullne Marie Ziegler,
Austrian actress and prtma donna at
the Opera Comlque, Is a guest today
at a house In Lexington avenue. Sho
arrived on the Frlederlch der Grosse.
Miss Ziegler was almost (cflled by
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, -the grand
daughter of Emperor Francis ,Jozeph.
The cause of the assault woa the pres
ence of the stage favorite In the castle
Villa Graebe, near Prague, one of tho
houses of Prince Otto Wlndlsch-Graetz,
the husband of the grand duchess.
Elisabeth surprised the actress and
the prince, shooting and wounding flrst
a valet on guard, and then shooting
the diva In the breast, and it was three
months before Frauleln Ziegler got out
of the hospital.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
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New York, Oct. 12.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—W. E. Austin, A. L. My-
ers, H. A. Barton.
MACON—8. C. Allen. C. L. Allen
SAVANNAH—Mrs. M. W. Dixon, D.
B. Hull.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
OCTOBER 12.
142S— Slego of Orlenti* begun.
1710-4ounthou Trumbull boru. Died August
17. 1786.
1803~Alexan<lor T. Stewart, New York
merchant, born. Died April 10, 1876.
ISIS—I.yman Trumbull, American states*
man, born. Died June 25, ISM.
1822—Brasil proclaimed Independence.
1827—General John B. Howard, flrst gov
ernor of Maryland, died. Born June
4. 1752.
Mme. II —
1870— General Bob ..
January,19* 1807*.v. ,
1871— ITe.ld.nt Grant (ammoned Kn-Kltn-
Klim of -Mouth Carolina to dl,bmil.
Washington, Get 12.—Coble advices
received hero from Santo Domingo
state that an agreement has been
reached between the government anil
Insurgent forces In the neighborhood of
Monte Cristl, whereby the Insurgents
will surrender to the government to
morrow, and General, Llmardo; Who
conducted the cqmpatgp for President
Caceres, will becatne governor **
Monte Crl.H.
of
THREE BLUE RIBRONS
WON BY ONE OWNER
Four or live hundred people lined up
and down each side of the Piedmont
race track enjoyed the flrst day of the
state fair horse show Thursday after
noon. Though not large, the crowd was
not sparing in applauding Its favor
ites among the entries. The blue rib
bons In all three eventa went to J. K.
Ottley.
In the flrst class five galtcil saddle
horses were entered, with riders on
their backs who knew how to handle
them. It took the judges more time to
decide this contest than any of the
others. J. K. Ottley's beautiful bay.
which he himself trained, won the
blue ribbon, with C. E. Alderman, of
St. Joseph, Mo., on his back. A dapple
rrny belonging to J. W. Russell ft Son.
and an Iron gray, the property of J-
Hall Miller, took the red and yellov.-
ribbons, respectively.
Mr. Alderman also handled one of
Mr. Ottley’s horses In the light hartie-'
class and won out against a field of
seven entries. The entries of L. M-
Johnson, Jr., and J. Hall Miller took the
second and third places In this class.
Mr. Ottley, riding the same horse
which took the blue ribbon under the
handling of Mr. Alderman, carried off
the honors In the gentlemen rider"
class. The red ribbon went to Charles
H. Black and the yellow badge "»*
offered to Harry W. Russell, the only
other entry, but he would not accept It.
Jack Horner and Fred Oerhardy. w ho
also acted as officials of the races,
judged the horse show, events. In tt.e
latter EL T. Riley was referee.