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ATLANTA I opuf.-illofl Home* as.oog Telephone* 15.000 M»l» of raltraods Seven Mites of street railways 150 mating cwplt.il... 8X.OOO.OOO The Atlanta Georgian. RiGpo cotton i ».l In 1006. 800.001 VOL. 1. NO. 155. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24,1906. PRICE: INTO A RIVER Many Persons Hurt in WreGk of Flyer.* TAKE TARIFF OUT OF POLITICS; CARRIAGE MEN WANT REVISION Convention Takes Up Strong Resolu- NEW YORK HEARS MRS. T. C. PLATT HAS FILED SUIT FOR A DIVORCE tions. FIVE OF INJURED GO TO HOSPITALS Two Pullman Coaches Are Completely Demolished in Accident. Pittsburg. Pa.. Oct. 24.—The "Cleve land Flyer,” known as train No. 810, on the Cleveland and Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad, was wrecked at Bellevue, four miles west of this city, shortly after noon today. The engine of the "Flyer" crashed Into the rear end of a freight train aft er It had left the track owing to a spreading rail. Ten are known to have been Injured. Those brought to the Allegheny general hospital are: A. V. Reynolds, 27 years old, fire man, Cleveland, Ohio, burned about the head and body: may die. B. A. Hayes, Allegheny, concus sions and scalded. William Morarlty, aged 32, brake- man, of Corapolls, Pa., left hip frac tured, contusions of the face. C. E. Ewing, aged 50, Cleveland, en gineer of "Flyer," burned about the hands and face. C. B. Shlllltto, passenger, Pittsburg; scalp wound. The wrecked locomtlve went over the bank Into the Ohio river, at the bottom of which stream It now lies. Three Pullman coaches, which composed the train, are wrecked, two being com pletely demolished. DAVID T. WILSON FORMALLY ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT Reports of the Committees Show Prosperous Year in Association. ewooooooooooooooooooooooa O BARBECUE TO BE 8ERVED O THUR8DAY AT 1 O'CLOCK. O O At midnight Wednesday 2,000 0 O pounds of meats will go to the O O roasting pits to be barbecued for O O the great 'cue Thursday. 0 O "Cap" Joyner will prepare this O O feast for the delegates to the C. B. O O N. A., and there will be meats O O sufficient for 8,000 people. The O O 'cue will be served In the Georgia O O building Thursday at 1 o'clock. O O In * addition to delicious roast O O lamb, pork and beef, there will be O O salads and beer to wash It all O O down with. > CEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0O00000000 REAL ESTATE LOCKED UP ON A. S. Crumpton Charged with Larceny From Office. Charged with stealing a pistol and a chair from the office of one Mr. Wilson, a real estate dealer In the Empire building, A. S. Crumpton, another real estate dealer, well known In Atlanta, has been arrested by Detectives Lan iard and Kilpatrick. it Is alleged that while Mr. Wilson was out of his office Mr. Crumpton Hipped In, took the chair, opened the desk, and then took the revolver. The chair was found In the office of Oruitip. Ion. The pistol was found In a pawn •hop on Decatur street, , A gold-headed umbrella Is also miss- n ft. Mr, Wilson says he left his desk ... .** an< * "ben ho returned It was itlll locked. The pistol was left In his desk. In the pocket of Mr. Crumpton «ns found a key, which, It Is said, fits Wilson’s dssk, Crumpton knows nothing of the re- volver, according to his statement. The ;halr, he says, was loaned to him by Wilson, IS REPORTED DIG Stricken With Serious Ill ness Tuesday Night at His Home. Worcester, Mass., Oct. 24.—Congress man Roekwood Hoar, son of the late l nlted States Senator George F. Hoar, '; as stricken with a serious Illness dur- , nK *(*e night and today his death Is •ared at any moment. He Is suffering from a general ner- i"us break-down. ' - ', 0 ?* r *** m » n Hoar haa been renoml- „mr congress, but has been too 10 ,a ke any part in the present cam paign. !;3OOO«KHJOOOOOO0OO00O0OOOO r o i ADVOCATES THE REPEAL 0 ? OF 15TH AMENDMENT O 3 TO 80LVE RACE PROBLEM. O 3 0 3 Special to The Oedrglon. O 3 Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 24.—Hon, O P. Lane, editor of the O Z LunuvlUe Evening Tribine, who 0 ** W&M lU’Icp lha n«nilhtl«an mIn.m (*l Revision of the tariff was the keynote of Wednesday's session of the Carnage Builders' National Association. Two resolutions were Introduced by the special tariff committee. One call:- for a complete revision of the Dingley tarlff act and Immediate action along that line. The second calls as emphatically for tariff revision, and complete separation of the question from politics. It Is stressed that this matter Is one that should be beyond political jugglery. It Is recommended that the question of revision be referred to some depart ment of the government or else to a board.of tarifr revision to be appointed and to sit constantly for this work. Tbese resolutions were. referred to the resolutions confmlttee, but will 'come up for aetloh'~Thursday7 it-was ordered that special engrossed copies of both resolutions be made bv the sec retary of the association and sent to' President Roosevelt. The tariff committee consist* of C. D. Furestone,-Columbus. Ohio; J. F. Tay lor, Cincinnati; W. H. McIntyre, Au burn, lnd. Session Late Opening. Members were rather slow In gather ing for the Wednesday morning ses sion of the C. B. N. A., and It was 10:40 before President Brunsman call ed the meeting to order. Daniel T. Wilson, as chairman 1 of the executive committee, read a most In teresting report. It covered fully the work of the association, and touched many matters of vital Interest to the trade. He stressed the necessity for good roads. The executive committee re quested all the vice presidents, as well as the good roads committees, to par ticipate in and further any action tending to enlarge the number of good roads In their respective states, whether by conventions called for that purpose or through state or municipal authorities and to appoint three local delegates to represent the association. Great strides have been reported In many states In road development, and the association will push Its campaign along this line. The report also calls attention to the necessity of cooperation on the part of the association with the government In Its work of forestry. During the past year five active and two honorary members of the associa tion have died, and later suitable memorials will be read. Clangs in By-Laws. A new article to the constitution was adopted. It makes It possible to have apeclal sessions of the association on the written call of ten members. Talk on Timber Tests. H. P. Holroyd, of the forestry dlvls Ion or the United States department of agriculture, gave a most Interesting talk on hardwoods and tests of tim bers for the vehicle trade. He stated that the necessity of laboratory In Washington to tqake these teats was an Imperative one. Many of the so-called defects are not such un der test, and do not affeet the strength of the woods. With a chart he demonstrated tests REPLY MADE TO SPENCER BY STRIKERS E L Say That Southern’s Proposition Is Not as Fair as Seems. Here dro' pictures of Mrs. Lillian Platt, who, It Is reported In New York,, has bpgun suit for a divorce from United State* Senator Thomas HAVE POLICE There Is No Confirmation of the Report—The Aged Senator Is Badly Broken Up by His Matrimonial Troubles. New York.. Oct, .24,—A report that has gone through since the dlsagree- «a* twice the Republican nominee O - lor governor «.f Aluhr.ina. bn* mi- O 3 Iressed a letter to Governor W. D. O ' Jelks, of this state, In which he O - say* the repeallnj of the fifteenth O 3 amendment Is the only sure so- O 3 mtion of the grave race problem. O 30000000000000000000003000 woods. His language was technical but proved of keen Interest to the carriage men. With the chart he demonstrated that, there was very slight difference be tween the red and white spokes, but If any It favored the red hickory. At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Wil son Introduced a resolution to appoint two members of the association to go to Washington and urge the passage of a measure In congress to carry out the recommendations of Mr. Holroyd for a special laboratory to make these Um ber tests. It was referred to the reso lutions committee. Treasurer’s Rsport. The report of Secretary and Treasur er Henry McLear followed. It showed receipts of 814,872.49 and disbursements of Sit.117.83 for the past year. Twenty-five new active members were enrolled last year and thirty- three associate members. A resolution was read protesting against the action of railroads In their proposed cessation of "stop-over" priv ileges. Lucius Gregory, of Chase City, \a.. president of the Southern Vehicle As- Senator Platt has'been served with papers In a suit for divorce was cur rent today In political and financial cir cles. Neither Sonilor Platt nor an> one else would talk about the matter. Mrs. Platt's lawyers refused to say a word. Mr*. Platt heiself Is at the sen (.Anta A * TTIretilnrwl Mills ator's country home at Highland Mills, Senator Platt la very III and feeble. He Is carried In and out of the Hotel Gotham when he Is able to go to his office. The worry and excitement he ment between himself and his wife has changed him greatly. 'e also. She was a daughter of Mrs..Platt. He was at hla office In the federal building today getting ready to go out of town for a vacation. may be until he Is strong enough to take up his work again. Mr. Carmody said he was pledged not to say anything at all about Senator Platt's affairs. Defense pf Negroes Takes New Turn . in Court. GIRL CHLOROFORMED ‘AND SPIRITED AWAY IS BELIEF OF MOTHER Birmingham Is Stirred by Mysterious Dis appearance. K pedal to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 24.—Birming ham Is stirred today with gi story that Involves the mysterious disappearance of Miss Fannie Fennell, the pretty 18-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. H. Sfdebottom, who resides at 729 North Twenty-first street. The mother Is of the opinion that her daughter has been kidnaped by a mysterious man who has been writing her letters since Septem ber 18. She declares that she detected _ . - - M A ui amaIawm n-han shfi Ptlf social Ion, delivered an Interesting ad dress on the progress of vehicle build ing In the South. He showed that re- Continued on Pag* Two. odor* of chloroform when she entered her daughter's room at 5 o'clock this morning and found her missing. The clothes discarded when she retired last 0OOOOOOOOOOOOOO0OOOOOOOOOO o ' a O PUPILS GET LUNCHEON O O FOR ONE PENNY EACH. O O O O New York, Oct. 24.—For the O O nominal charge of one cent the O O younger children In five of the O O public schools on the lower east O O side are being supplied with O O lunches each day by District Su- O O perlntendent Julia Rlrhnmn, aid- O O ed by the principals and the O O teachers of the schools. The O O luncheons consist of crackers and O O milk. 2 O *3 00000000000030000000000000 night were In place, and there was nothing to indicate that anything else was put on. If the mother's theory Is correct the girl was carried away In her night clothes. A hackmsn has been found who car ried a man to the house st 11 o’clock last night and a brother of the girl says he heard a noise about that time. The police are at work on the case. BRITISH COTTON MEN START FOR THE SOUTH London. Oct. 24.—As a result of ob servations of the commission sent by the Lancashire cotton sjlnners to ex amine the methods of cotton produor tlon In the Southern United States, a second commission, invested with lar ger powers, has sailed on the steamer Caronla for New York. The commission Is authorised to buy suitable land In the Southern states and to experiment In the growing of cot ton on behalf of certain Lancashire spinners. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O o O THESE ANIMAL8 LIVED 0 O 8,000,000 YEAR8 AGO. O O O O New York, Oct. 24.—Scientists O 0 today, are much Interested In two O O carloads of petrified skeletons, of 0 O about 500 animals, mostly new to O O science, and which lived on earth O O from one and a half to eight ml)- O Has the county. police force a right to exl»t? - f Tho trial of the forty-odd negroes, now under arrest o| a murder charge for alleged complicity In the killing of County Policeman Jim Heard on the night of September 24. while he, with others, was patrolling the negro suburb known as Brownsville, will again bring this question to the front. These cases are set as a special order of the crlml- dtvlslon of the superior court Thursday. The lawyers defending somo of the negroes under arrest will attempt to convince the court and Jury that the county policeman has no extraordinary rights under the law, and that the act creating the department Is unconstitu tional, os It now stands. ; ! J. D. Kilpatrick, who represents sev eral of the prisoners, said to a Georgian reporter Wednesday afternoon that the point he was going to make was entire, ly different from those under which the legality of the county police force has been carried to the supreme court in several other cases. He will contend, however, that the men composing the party of which Mr. Heard was a mom. her had no right to be going Into the settlement In the manner they did; that they had no more rights than ordinary citliena: and that the negroes who fired at them thought they were doing so In self-defense. The representatives of the defend ants will also argue that all of the ne- vroes responsible for the death of Mr. Heard and the wounding of others of the force were killed on the spot. « The members of the county police force who were In the party are sure, however, that they have at least a few who had guns at the time and were using them. The local striking machinists of th« Southern railway have prepared an answer to the statement of H. B. Spen cer, general manager of the Southern, published a few days ago. In this statement the proposition of the Southern In regaid to the offer of arbitration was made and dwelt upon. The strikers, In their answer, set forth the reasons why this offer was not ac cepted. They contend that the otter Is not as fair as It appears to one who casually glances over It. The answer Is signed by J. L. Jones, chairman, and the other members of the strike committee. It Is as follows; "The Southern railroad would leave the general public under the Impression that the company offers. In their prop osition to the machinists, a flat prop osition of one cent In all their shops on their system. The fact Is that the machinists would really accept a flat proposition of one and u half cents and submit the balance to arbitration. The real proposition of the company follows: The company agrees to 'ollowlng advances: Manchester, one cent; Lawrencevllle, one cent; Spencer, one-half • cent; Columbia, one-half cent: Charleston, one-half cent; Aa gusta, two and a half cents; Atlanta, one and a half cents; Birmingham, one cent; Selina, half cent; Knoxville, one- half cent. From the above It can be plainly seen to the. mast,casual observer that the above figures would only give less than 7-8 of a cent Increase to the men Involved. It would be a most unreason able proposition to expect the men to yield this much at the very start and trust to arbitration for <h# balance. "Were It a matter of profits, one could, with safety, i accept. But when It Involves the living and life of hu man beings, the proposition Is man! festty unjust upon Its face. "We urge the public to suspend Judg ment In the matter until the evidence Is all In. In the proposition submit ted to the men, several points were not allowed any advance whatever, not withstanding a number of man were employed at these discriminated places. In consequence, much dissatisfaction was expressed on that acjfiunt. 11-2 cents In- 'At Augusta, where crease was allowed- tha truth Is only four men are employed In that city, while In Salisbury, where 180 machin ists are employed, only 1-3 Scent was granted. This Is one of the largest points on the system. "We ask that the public consider this matter In a fair and Impartial manner. The general tenor of labor organisa tions Is to avoid strikes, and the ma chinists are no exception to this rule. for something In this difference be tween the Southern railroad and the machinists.” London, Oct 24—Wild scenes of dis order took place today In the West minster police court, where the woman suffragists, who created a disturbance at the opening of parliament yester day, were given a hearing. The' court was besieged by a big crowd, mostly women sympathisers of the prisoners, who mode the outside of the building as noisy a* the Inside. The police nlmost had a pitched battle try ing to keep the crowd In order. Fifty special guards were called to the building. Would Not Give Bond. Inside the court room the women who made the trouble In the house were arrajgned. There was eight of them and all refused to testify, declar ing In loud voices that they did not recognize the Jurisdiction of a male court. The Judge, amid cheers from sympa thisers In the audience for their stand, bound each of them over to keep the peace for six months In the sum of 825. All eight refused to give bond, declar- Ing they preferred to go to Jail. This sentiment was cheered loudly. Eight Prisoners Liberated. When approached by the officers the eight prisoners refused to leave tho court room. The officers then decided to leavo them lnslrle, and did so, lock ing the doors. Sympathizers attacked the policemen and secured the key to one of the doors. Th* rescuers rushed In and set free the eight prisoners. One policeman In the scrlmmngc was thrown bodily back Into the room and the door locked. The crowd then inarched away In triumph. Reserves Charge Crowd. Policemen chased the women for sev eral blocks and blows were exchanged before the key was secured and the men went back to release their brother officers. The escaped prisoners then addressed the crowd of 2,000 that had followed them, returning to the steps of the court room. Miss Parker, who became very vio lent, was re-srrested and talen to prison. Reserves then charged tho whole assemblage and the crowd scat tered. Women Use Testh. During the tuatle with ths police, the women fought with their teeth and finger nnllz, their hftt pins and also did considerable kicking. The clothes of many of ths officers were torn and they were scratched and bitten. The court later Imposed a sentence of two months' Imprisonment on the eight women for refusing to give the bond to keep the peace. OMAHA COAL MEN HAD FORMED TRUST Omaha, Neb., Oct. 24.— The grand jury today re turned fifty-seven indict ments against members of the Omaha coal exchange for violation of the anti trust laws. OELRICHS’ WIDOW FIGHTS HIS WILL MURDERER OF ACTRESS COOLLY TELLS POLICE FULL STORY OF CRIME <3 lion years ago, which arrived from O the Rocky mountains as the result O O of three expeditions of the Muse- O O um of Natural History. O 0 O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO New York, Oct. 24.—Mrs. Herman Oelrichs’ determined fight to gain share of the millions left by her husband for her 15-year-old son, Her man Oelrichs, Jr., was renewed today following the rupture of all negotia tions looking toward a compromise be tween her and her husband's brother and sister. A protest against admitting to pro mt, cutting bate the will of her huibam off both herself and her son from all benefit from the estate, was made by Mrs. oelrichs through her attorneys to Che surrogate. Chicago, Oct. 24. — Mystery sur rounding the death of Mrs. Margaret Leslie, an actress. In her room at the Palace Hotel, Wednesday night, was cleared last evening, when Howard EX Nicholas confessed that he had stran gled the woman and then escaped from the hotel with her diamonds concealed In a secret cavity In his cork leg. Nicholas Is one of the most remarks- hlo criminals the police of Chicago have had to deal with. Omitting no details and without ntsltatlon, he told how the actress, suspecting nothing, had ad mitted him to her room, and how. while she sat on the edfib of tho bed, laugh ing and talking, he had suddenly crept close, overpowered her, and strangled her to death. Thought it Was 8ulclde. Tho woman's Jewels, valued at 82,000, have not been recovered, and other ar rests are expected. It was first believed that Mrs. Leslls had committed suicide, an open gas Jet strengthening such a theory. A cor oner’s Jury returned a verdict of acci dent. Then the woman's relatives hur ried to the city, and an Investigation resulted In the attest of Nicholas. He was confronted by two pawnbro kers who Identified him as having of fered the diamonds for sale. It was said that Nicholas produced the Jewels from a cavity In his artificial limb. In the face of this Identification, Nicholas fyufcc down and made a complete con- festion. Nicholas Makes Confession. Nicholas lost a leg In a railroad ac cident. fir which he got 84,000. Later he was "angel" for a theatrical com- late he had been In .When Nicholas had completed his confession, he turned to Chief of Po lice Collins and said with a smile: "Now give me a cigar. Don't you think what I have told you Is worth a cigar 7” Nlcholv told how he went to Mrs. Leslie's room just before midnight. Strangled With Sheet. "When I asked htr for money." he said, "she told me she was ‘broke.’ I then asked her to lend me the diamonds that I might pawn them. When she still refused 1 threatened her, and she laughed at me. I was the smalleet and a cripple. "Well,' I took a corner of the bed' sheet and put it around her neck so my finger marks would not be left, and strangled her to death. She fought hard and pleaded for mercy, but I knew 1 was In for it, and. I finished her. I laid her on the bed, arranged things around In the room, and turned on the gaa to make It appear that she hail committed suicide. Then I tool: the diamonds and hid them tn my cork leg, and walked down the rear stairway and escaped. She Aided Speaker Cannon. "Is that all?" "Yea; I gueee that's all for this time, and all for me forever,” replied Nich olas, smiling. Mrs Leslie eame from a well-to-do central lltlncls family, the Wcodys, and the tragedy bringe back reminiscences o; Joseph G. Cannon’s early clays In politics, Ic was the Woody quartet, composed of Sirs. Leslie's uncles, that accompanied "Uncle Joe" In many of Ms campaigns and sing "Illinois" when the speskei first stumped the district In his race for congres. Mr. Leslie, then a slip of a girl, sang with her un- cles, a*d in one hotly contested cam paign It was l-ald her voice contributed materially to "Uncle Joe's"-success. I Women Suffragists Defy Law and Are Rescued. WON’T GIVE BOND; DON’T GO TO JAIL Police Reserves Cli irge Crowd to Get Keys of Court.