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ATLANTA ilmflM ... sg.noo ol a tree t railway*.... nanlrloe rsnltal The Atlanta Georgian. VOL. 3. NO. 146. ATLANTA, GA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1906. PRICE: THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY-AND THEY ALL KNOW WHERE ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE FAIR AND ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THERE. MACHINISTS WAIT FOR INSTRUCTIONS Ff Strikers Pail to Return to Work and Are Uncer tain as to Future. The local striking machinist* of the Southern railway are eagerly awaiting advice or Information from ' President O'Connell, of the National Union, In regard to the latest development In the situation. Thursday night they received a me*, sage from the president telling them, In effect, that the Southern railway wanted the men to return to work Sat urday, and advising them to resume their duties at the shops. — A meeting was called, according to the suggestion In the message from President O’Connell, on Friday morn ing. The men were confident that the strike was at an end, and were anx ious to once pgaln be doing active ser vice In the employ of llto railway. It was decided not to take positive action Just then, but to wait until the stand taken by other unions In other Cities was learned. The meeting, at which It was to have been deflnltely decided whether or not the advice of the president and executive board of the National Union would be taken, was to be called for 0 o'clock Friday evening. O'Connell's Message, About 5:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, however, all plans were rudely shat tered hy another message from Presi dent O'Connell. This one, like the firm, was addressed to J. L. Jones. It read as follows: ' Take no action o'f any kind until further ordered by me." Accordingly, the meeting yesterday evening resolved Itself Into a discus sion of the mysterious whyfores and wherefores. The men were very much perplexed, but they as ns being determined out us long s they think they are not Riven their .ights by the Southern. "We arc Just where we were before,' stated Mike Riley, of the preB* com mlttee, to a representative of The Geor Ktan Saturday morning. "We thought that a satisfactory ad justment of the differences had been reached, when the first telegram was received from President O’Connell, but the later messago Indicates that the agreement fell through. "As for President O'Connell, thf men know that whatever action he take* will he for the best Interests of the union. We are eagerly awaiting ad- ' Ices from him now. He Is anxious for a seitlement of the differences, but he doesn't Intend to have the men return work under the old unsatisfactory and unjust scale of wages.” Look for Settlement. Washington, Oct. IS.—The striking machinists of the Southern railway arc today voting on a proposition to R" back to work on a compromise ar rangement with the railroad. It l» the expectation of President o Connell, of the machinist's union, 'bat the men will agree to the 'Ion, the terms of which he 1,1 make public as yet. The railroad company, he declares, will accept the term* |( they have the strikers' dorsemenL A speedy settlement of the difficulty 'a In prosppcL MAY GET SILVERIA FI BY MERE REQUEST CHILDREN’S DA YDRA WS RECORD CROWD OF FAIR Youthful Orators Will Compete For Prizes. Hundreds of Youngsters Throng Exhibits and Midway. Children’s Day at the Georgia State Fair, the oratorical and the declama tory exercises In the auditorium, brdught out a crowd which broke the record for attendance at Georgia fairs. The grounds literally swarmed with people, the buildings, exhibits and at tractions were crowded all day. The little folks were admitted to the grounds Saturday for 10 cents, and they fairly toqfc charge of things. Not an exhibit escaped their quick eyes, every building was thoroughly Inspected, every nook and cranny within the closure was explored. The attraction* on the Midway did a land office buslpess. The children llv enod things up, anil- the fair officials, from General Manager Weldon down to the laborer who feeds The UnlmnlJ In the live etock exhibit, became In fused with the spirit of the occasion and added to the enthusiasm. » Tho news that the big airship had made a successful flight over the grounds Friday afternoon had spread over the city, and tnls attraction proved to be a source of great Interest and matter for Investigation by the little people. All manner of questions were asked about when the next flight would be made; prying eyes and longing countenances were constantly turned toward the big tent where the airship stays. The phenomenal stunts of Lunette the flying lady, jvere never more won derful than they were Saturday; the wild animal* In Rollins' Wild Animal Show were never more awe-inspiring, nor did the deep-sea divers ever provo themselves to be less Interesting than they were to the children. All Day Singing. The all-day slnglrjg with the delega tions which failed to arrive Friday, be gan at 11 o'clock In the auditorium. Wedemeyer's Concert Band Is playing the accompaniments, and a very Inter esting program has been arranged by Professor Showalter, of Balton. Singers from a doxen counties ar rived Friday night and Saturday morn ing to enter the contest In singing "Home, Sweet Home.” .Bartow county had 300 In the all-day singing Friday under Director J. D. Bowles. Fully as many were In the Fayette county dele gation Saturday under the direction of C. H. Bottoms. This delegation won the blue ribbon In 1905, and expects to win In 1905. Oratories! Contsst, The older children were Interested In the oratorical contest, which will be gin at 3 o'clock In the auditorium. The program Includes speeches and declam ation* and a physical culture drill. The judges are W. A. Wright, comptroller general; Judge Beverly Evans, and Prof. J. T. Deny. These officials will award the prises. The educational department Is under the control and direction of Dr. W. B>' Burrows, superintendent, of Brunswick, Ob. He also has'charge of the educa tional exhibits, one of the most Impor tant and Interesting collections ever gathered for the purpose. THREE—CHILDRENS DAY -rqsre Children have entered the contests from many counties of Northeast Geor- gls. Quito a number of school super intendents have made entries to tho iperintendent and failed to supply this official with the names of the children. Piedmont College, a north east Georgia Institution, has entered a large class In the physical culture drill. Two boys wore entered from Dallas, On Young Elocutionists, The following entries have been re corded In > the declamatory and oratori cal contests: Madison—Spurgeon Holmes, Charles Shackleford. Florence Michael, Shep ard' Baldwin, Fannie Mny Malcom, Virgin Barker, Ruby Cocroft, Suele Balding. Covington—Rosa Lee Lunsford, Phe- na Avery, Mattie Edwards, Henry Stone, Time Ellington. Atlanta High School—Earl Sims, David H. Gordon, Walter LeCrow. Cornelia—Eva H. Burnes. First and second prises are offered for the best declamation by a boy from any county school system, 315 and 310. Similar prises arc offered for city or local school boys. For the beet girl elocutionist, IPS and 310 prises are offered. Prises of 350 and 335 are of fered for the best physical culture drill classes. 7,000 FANATICS businessmens v^w TURNED AWAY 0F ownership FROM GAME Cubs Favorites in Bet ting Before Fifth of Series Begins. TENNESSEE FARMER BRAINS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN AND THEN COMMITS SUICIDE Washington, Oct. 13.—Although the ‘ "ban republic has extradition trea- "** with only live countries. Including ■be United States, It I* the opinion " f officials here that Manuel Sllveria, " f Havana, who I* said to have ab- "'onded with 31,000,000 belonging to 'be Arm of Ceballos & Co., of New ' irk, can be apprehended and taken buck, even If he should go to some ""intry with which Cuba has no such ' i caty. The fact of the request of the Cuban rfovunment for Silverla's extradition •Igned by Provisional Governor Two Other Children Wounded By Murderer. Newport, Tenn., Oct. 13.—Chalbume Mlntooth, aged 60, a farmer, today mufdered his wife and four children, fstaily Injured two other children and then committed suicide hy cutting ^il* throat. It Is believed that Mlntooth became suddenly Insane. An ax was used for the deadly work. The wife and four children were brained. The two chil dren who are alive can not recover, their skulls having been crushed. PROMINENT PHY8ICIAN DIES AV JACK80N, MI88. Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss, Oct. 13.—Dr. W. K Todd, on* ef Jackson's most prominenl physician*, died this morning after an Illness of several days. Magoon, with the prestige of the L nlt- ed States back of him, probably would Increase the chances of favorable ac tion upon IL OO0OQOODO0OQQO0OO6O0O00OQD O RACE ENTRIE8 FOR . _ O O MONDAY AT THE FAIR O 0 o O FIRST RACE—Four and one- O O half furlongs; purse 3136: Fore- O O piece, 93; Sweet Kitty. 100; O Q Twirling, 101; Rosaline May. 101. O O SECOND RACE—Five-eighths O Q mile; purse 3135: Glen Gallant, O O 113; Blue Silk, 104; Ethel Barn O 109; Gill Boyle, 104; Foxy Grand O mo. 109: Balshot, 104; Proof O O Sheet, 109. _ O O THIRD RACE—Three-quarters O O mile; purse $136: Charles McKee. O O 107; Car Line, W„ 113: Vic Zleg- O O ler, 110; Laura Hunter, 113; Mrs. O O Annie, 113. O O FOURTH RACE—Mile: puree O O 3160; Chauncey Olcott, 101; O O Reed, 97; Mis* Lida, »«: Exla Lee, O O 111; Cosperdene, 97; McDecelver, O O 104. O c First race, 3:30 p. m. O * oooooooooooooooooofiooooooa CONFEDERATE SOLDIER8 EAT BIG BARBECUE. Chicago, Oct. 13.—The extra street car* and elevated trains were filled un til they bulged today by fans eager to reach the Held In a hurry. Every on* knew that he would have to hurry or he would be shut out. With the sun shin ing so hot and the race ao close, there was not a bit of doubt about the kind of crowd that would be thore. '* The boys who sold the buttons and the other emblems reaped a harvest today. Half the crowd had their week's pay In their pockets, and they were reckless In their expenditure*. Cub Rootsrs Galore. It was noticeable that there were more Cub rootens than Sox In the stand, for tho reason that the game was played In the name of the Nation al League champions. However, there was a large enough crowd there to scream for the Sox. They made enough noise and kept the din going. . Reulbach and Walsh got out of their sweaters and began limbering up their wlnga with as mufh nonchalance as though they did not see any of the multitude of howling fans present. Cubs Ar* Favorites. They were real goods, and they knew IL If there had been any desire on their part to forget It, It would have been Impossible, for they were re minded often enough by the cheers that were given them. The Cubs were the favorites In the betting, the W<»t Side rooters backing their pets heavily. 7,000 Turned Away, The half holiday brought out a tre mendous crowd. This was the first crowd that came fully up to expecta tions. Yesterday’s was big, but today's was crushing. The man who arrived at the Held af ter 1:30 o'clock and expected to get In on a general admission ticket had absolutely no chance. There were thousands turned away. President Murphy said the number disappointed was near 7,000. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Oct. 13.—Yesterday the old Confederate soldiers and their fam ilies ate barbecue and listened to speeches by some of the best speakers of the Decaturs. The barbecue was given by the Joe Wheeler Chapter, Daughters of th* Confederacy, to the -'d soldiers and their families. 20 BY MOLTEN STEEL IN BIG EXPLOSION FiBST PAGE—HEAD TO COME Chicago,- Oct. 13.—A terrific explo. slon, In which fully twenty men are reported to have been Injured, oc curred today at the plant of the 1111 not* Steel Company, South Chicago. Ton* of molten petal were scattered In all directions and a huge converter was wrecked. .The victims were taken to the com pany's private hospital. Seventeen others, reported to have been Infused, were able to proceed to their homes with the assistance of companion*. Some of them wrge struck by flying missiles and others were burned or scalded. , The explosion was the second within a week, and was caused by some for eign mutter getting Into the con verter. MBS, “JEFF" DAVIS REPORTED BETTER New York, Oct. 13.—Mrs. Jefferson Davis, w ho has been 111 at the Majestic hotel for the past few days, was re ported today to be better. If Good Thing For Company Why Not For Atlanta?—Asa G. Candler’s Views on City Lighting Plant. “There shall be no monopoly of the necessities of life.” “If any corporation could secure control of tho air we breathe and compel us to pay its arbitrary price, how long would wo sub mit!” “Light is a necessity. It is not a rich man’s luxury, not a cul tivated demand. It is as necessary to the laborer as to thejnillion- airc.” “Why should a single company of men have supreme control of the privilege to furnish light to the people! When any engineer may build a lighting plnnt, may couple the forces of falling water to turn his gonerntors and charge his wires, why should tho privi lege be given one set of men alone!” These are some of the questions the men of Atlanta are asking today. What Is the answer? . • It has been answered'that competing companies do not compete; that they clog th* street* with rival pole* and rival wires, and yet maintain prices by an agreement—a lighting trust. Th ■ answer has been proven correct. But here the public step* In. Thsre Is a solution to th* problem. "Let the city own 'Its own great public franchises. Let it provide Its own water In Its own malm, Us own electricity In Its own wires. Us own gas In Us own pipes. The city can not rob Us people. Th* ballot will pre vent that.” This Is the answer given by the advocates of municipal ow,nsrshlp. And they are legion. IT IS NO NEW IDEA. This municipal ownership It no new Idea. It has been tested In other cities. It has been tried and proven in far off Australia, In many ways the most progressive country on the globe.' It has been advocated by many of the master political economists of past decades and this. Where It has been given a thorough test It has solved the question. You read In newspapers of cities which have tried taeperate their own Industries snd failed. You are receiving through the mafta circulars show ing the failure of municipal plants. Do you know who sends out those circulars? Th* corporations, There Is a bureau employed to attend to that and th* bureau la watching Atlanta In her first struggle against the corporations and hastening to prevent an In road Into th* corporation ranks. There are no.circulars from euccesaful cities. They ar* too busy oper ating their plant* to worry about other people's business. They ar* not paid to advertise their own successes. How many cities of Importance permit a corporation to control their water supply? Except for a few boss-ridden cities, where private graft Is too solidly In power to be disturbed by the public voice, you may count them on your fingers. How many cities which have bought their own'water plants from th* Continued on Psg* Three. TAFT AND BACON GIVEN ROVAL CUBAN SEND-OFF DESPITE POURING RAIN OGERMAN DAY PRO O GRAM MONDAY. O O O o io a. m.—Gates open. o o 10:30 a. m.—Concert Wed*- O O meyer’s Concert Band. o O 10:30 a. m.—Judging live stock. O 11 a. m.—German Day exercise* O O In auditorium. O 11:16 a. m.—Address In German O O by Herr Hexamer. “ 11:45 a. m.—Response by Alex. O .Smith, president uf Fair Assocla- O tlon, and others. 3 p. m.—Concert by band. 3 p. m.—Parade of Jersey cat tl£ 3:30 p. m^-Runnlng racer. 4 p. m.—Hone show. 5 p. m.—Flight of ainhlp. * 0 p. m.—Gate* open free. 0:30 p. m.—Electric row opens. 3:15 p. m.—Fall of Pompeii and O llreworks. Many Officials Cali on the Peace Corn^ missioners. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOCKHjOOOOfHSOOO EDITOR MILTON BUY8 BRISTOL, TENN., COURIER. Special to The Georgian. Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 13.—It was an nounced here-yesterday that The Bris tol Dally and Beml-Weekly Courier has been sold to The Knoxville Sentinel Company, publisher* of The Knoxville Sentinel. The paper will be enlarged, were died this morning preferring a George F. Milton, editor of The Sent!- charge of perjury against L. C. Cos- nel. will be president of The Courier j talks a member of the jury In th* Publishing Company. Junius Yerger murder case. Havana, Oct. 13.—In preparation* for his departure this afternoon Governor Taft anil Secretary Bacon received visits early In the day from all gov ernment and municipal authorities. Some of the visit* Were made with a great display of ceremony. Rain began falling this afternoon, threatening to spoil the demonstration In honor of the departing governor ar ranged by the Liberal*. Three companies of marines were withdrawn from the Island today. They will go North with Major Neville, their commander, on the warship* ordered to leave at the same time Oovernor Taft ■tarts on his homeward journey. PERJURY 18 CHARGED AGAIN8T JACK80N JUROR Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 13.'— Affidavit* Seven Men Are Injured as a Result of the Col- lision. ^ . [ Hudson, N. Y., Oct. 1».—Early thli morning the passenger night boat! Adirondack and Saratoga were In col lision while off the village of Saugcr. Itles, just below this city. Tho Adirondack was struck on thi port side near the bow and was rlppec open for about 150 feet. The damagt was done above the water line. how. ever, and the vessel was able to kee; afloat. 9 steamer Ontoera went to the rescue of the passengers of the Adiron dack, roost of whom had left theli berths In a panic when the shock oc- curred. All were brought to this city where they arrived about 3:30 b'clocl and took the 4:47 train North to theU various* dertlnatlnn*. Passengers Ar* Rescued. The City of Troy went to the assist ance of the Saratoga from which shi took the passengers. Tho Saratogi was In a sinking condition and thi work of rescue was rushed, nil th* passenger* being safely rescued. Three of the crew of the Adirondack are missing and It was not knowt whether they were drowned or ha4 been overlooked In the excitement. Seven Persons Injured. Georgo Horton, Now York. liea< clerk of the Saratoga Is missing. The Injured are: J. M. Coleman. Marion, N. Y., oi board tho Saratoga. Joseph Earklns, New York, on boar4 th* Saratoga. Martin Haskins, Manchester, N. H, on board the Saratoga. John Landrick, flrst mate on hoar! the Adirondack, burned on lega and arms byescaplng steam. J. A. ■Peckham. Brooklyn, N. Y. Prank Slauson, assistant freight clerk on the Adirondack. 8. T. Stearns, Brooklyn, N. Y., oi the Saratoga. , WILLIAM A, CAMP diesjMHB FROM APOPLEXY William A. Camp, Southern repre sentative of the White Sewing Mai chine Company died Saturday morn- Ihff. . ' While sitting In the dining roon of a hotel In Boas, Alabama, rutin) supper Friday night, he was Strieker with apoplexy. He' was lifted Urea his chair and taken to his room. At 4 o'clock Saturday morning, aftei lingering for hours, he succumbed u death. The body was brought to Atlanti Saturday morning. Mr. Camp was aged 14 years. Re- cently he accepted the responsible po sition with the-White Sewing Machlm Company, which he held at the time o: death. Surviving him are his wife and fmii children, the youngest of whom li aged 14 years. His children are Ber nard Camp and William A. Camp, Jr, of Atlanta; Sheppard Camp, of Neu York, and Mr*. David Andrede, of New York. INSPECTOR IS KILLED WHILE REPAIRING CAR Hpetjnl to Th* Georgian. | Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 13.—Car In spector, Fred Oeser. who yesterday af ternoon had both his legs crushed whip under a bos ear at work at 9 o'clock, will be burl noon in the Catholic cen survived by bis widow a of Meridian, snd his mot! In Iowa. He was 39 yet member of the Ancient Oi .Workmen. Id Who liter this after ery. He I I one Child ' ami fathe 1 i,Id anil « r of taller