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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1UCC. 5 \ WIRELESS PLAN! ALMOST READY TO HANDLEJOSINESS Will Open Station at Augus r ta Within a Few Weeks. Within four or five week, the wire- lees telegraph station, which ha, been erected on the top of the Candler building, with offices on the first floor, will be open for commercial purposes. The station was opened up about leven week, ago. Like all of the wire less outfits, it took a long time to ad just the wire, and machinery and to get all running smoothly. There ha, been consfderable trouble experienced in both the transmitting and receiving of message,, but practically all the kinks have been straightened out. The American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company, which owns the station here, has »ent a man to Au gusta, and In about four week, there will be a station there. As soon a, this Is constructed It Is announced that the local station will be open for com mercial purposes. Numbers of messages have been re ceived and transmitted already, but these have been, more or less, In the nature of experiments. All have been "deadhead" messages. AH have been ton and Savannah having stations al ready, the company has decided that as soon as Augusta opens there will be enough stations In the Immediate vi cinity of Atlanta to open offices for business here. J. H. Baskervllte Is operator at the local offlce. The flashes, from the pole on the top of the Candler building Tuesday night, which were seen by many, he states, were from a message being sent to Galveston, Tex. In re ceiving there are no flashes. "It seems to be a characteristic ol the Atldhta people,” said Mr. Basker- vine to a representative of The Geor gian Tuesday morning, “not to believe until they are shown. Many Atlan tans still think that wireless messages can’t be sent." JEROME GIVES HIS VIE WS ON MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN REPLY TO THE GEORGIAN S f WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME. It Was Reported He Was to Have Charge of Colored Schools. ' Washington, Oct. ft.—The report that Superintendent Chancellor ’has consid ered, appointment, of William E. Du bois, the Atlanta educator, for the as sistant superintendency In charge of the colored schools of this city, Is de clared to be without foundation. Some time ago when the announcement was made that Dr. Montgomery, the pres ent assistant superintendent, was about to be reduced In rank, a report was circulated that Dr. Chancellor was about to offer the position to Dubois. Dubois Is said to be out of the city on government work li Alabama. At the Atlanta University. It is understood Says That He Has Only Declared That All Cities Should Be Given the Power to Own Utilities Should Citizens Deem It Wise. that he has already been appointed to some educational position in Washing ton, but no definite statement would be made. S MARINE ACQUITTED! VERDICT OF JUR' CAME IN II MINUTES Special to The Georgian. Thomasvllle, Go., Oct. 34.—After be ing out only ten minutes, the Jury In the case of Tom Mardre, of Boston, Ga„ accused of killing Abraham Khalil, an Egyptian, returned a verdict of not guilty. This case has been before the Thom as county superior court since last March, when the killing occurred. Mr. Mardre I, a member of a well-known Thomas county family. He has a large number of friends. Mr. Mardre was represented by Cap, tain W. M. Hammond and Judge S. A. Roddenberry. SA YS THAT HUSBAND THREATENED LIFE Washington, Oct. it.—Kate A. Bir mingham has sued Alfred J. Birming ham in the local courts for divorce, naming a woman In the proceedings. She states she married the defendant In Atlanta, Ga„ In 1884 and that for the past fourteen or fifteen years he has treated her with systematic cruel ty, 8he also says he, a month ago. Purchased a pistol and threatened her The subjoined communication has been received by The Georgian from William Travers Jerome, district attor ney of New York, and recent candi date for the nomination for govern or, in reply to an editorial in The Georgian, following the recent an nouncement In the news dispatches that Mr. Jerome had publicly declared unequivocally for municipal ownership of public utilities. It appears from Mr. Jerome's letter that his declaration on municipal ownership was made with mental reservations. The statement by himself of his position on the subject will be of much Interest. His letter follows In full: ’William Travers Jerome, New York City.—October 22. 1906. "To the Editor of The Georgian: "My Dear Sir: My attention has Just been called to an article In your valued paper In which, under the heading 'Je rome for Municipal Ownership,' It stales: "•He declares without hesitation or equivocation In favor of municipal ownership of public utilities. He not only believes that the cities should own the gas and electric light plants, but thinks that the traction utilities, "whether they be underground, sur face or elevated," should be likewise owned by. the municipality.' "This does not correctly represent my attitude toward municipal owner ship. I have at no lime declared that I believed the city should own the public utilities, so-called. I have only declared that. In my opinion, all cities should be given this power, to be exer cised or not In any individual case, as seemed wise to the citizens of that city. My views generally on the sub ject are as follow: "First: I believe that by constitu tional provision cities should be pro hibited from alienation, except for very short terms, any franchises for public utilities. "Second. I believe that power should be conferred upon all cities to own and operate public utilities Involving the grant of a franchise, should the peo ple of the city deem It expedient. "Third. 1 believe that, as a general rule, to which I fancy 1 there are few exceptions, It will be found wiser and more economical for a city to lease Its franchises far public utilities for short terms to the highest bidder, than to own and operate Itself Its public utilities. v "Fourth. I think the chief value at the present moment to most cities In conferring upon them the power to own and operate public .utilities Involv ing franchises would be found In the fact that by the possession of this power they could effect leases of their franchises for public utilities to vote corporations at better terms they could If they did not possess such power. Very truly yours. POSTOFFICE MEN MAY GETjNCfiEASE Department to Urge Appro priation to Increase Clerks’ Pay. Washington, Oct. 24.—If the recom mendatton of the postoffice department for a substantial appropriation tor an Increase of salaries tor postal em ployees prevails, 75 per cent of the clerks In grade below $900, about 50 per cent of the clerks receiving $900 and 51,000, about 40 per cent of those receiving from 51,100 to 51,200 and about 30 per cent of those over 51.200 will be benefited. An appropriation of 525,700,000 will be asked for clerks of the first and second class offices, an Increase of 523,- 000,000 over the current year, of which Increase 51.370,000 Is for employment of additional clerks and the rest for the promotions. The estimates pro vide for the promotion of 18,300 clerks In first and second-class postofllces. The department Is considering an amendment to the present law limiting the payment of higher compensation to letter carriers. ATLANTA EDITOR ELECTED TO KAPPA SIGMA OFFICE Ed. L. Sutton New District Grand Master. GEORGIA PLANTER Men Named by President Barrett Doing Work of Convention. Topeka, Kan., Oct. 24.—The real work of the Farmers’ National Co-operative Congress, In session here, Is being done through a number of committees ap pointed by President C. S. Barrett, of Georgia. The chairman of the committees are: Creamery Products—C. O. Wilcox. District of Columbia. Fruits and Vegetables—G. M. Davis, Georgia. x Telephones—L. T. Barringer, Iowa. Grain Marketing—L. T. Barringer, Iowa. Life Insurance—R. H. McCulloch, Arkansas. Cotton Marketing—Ben L. Griffin, Arkansas. "WM. TRAVERS JEROME." HAWKINS WITHDRAWS MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL,; WILL BEGINSER VING TERM Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Ga.. Oct. 24.—Before judge J. J. Klmsey, at chambers in Gainesville yesterday, counsel for Fred Hawkins, convicted of the assassina tion of Henry E. Cagle at the Septem ber term of Hal! superior court, with drew their motion for a new trial. The dismissal of the motion was made In the following language: "Fred Haw kins, declaring his Innocence of the charge of killing Henry E. Cagle, and yet being unable at the present time to prove his Innocence, withdraws his mo tion for a new trial.” The sentence of the court and a copy of the withdrawal of the motion was yesterday forwarded to the prison com mission by Clerk Bill Smith, and Haw kins will at once be carried to the pen itentiary to begin serving his llfe-tims sentence. 1 Y SURE TO VOTE TICKET New York, Oct. 24.—The Democratic ticket—state and local—will be sup ported by Tammany Hall. This was decided at a meeting of the executive committee of the organization. Tammany Leader Murphy said he expected all Tammany members to do their utmost, so that on election day the results when compared with the best vote of previous years would pre clude any possibility of any charge of treachery or knifing. U8ES FIRE AND 8TRENGTH TO E8CAPE FROM JAIL. Elkins, W. Va., Oct. 24.—In n rage at being locked up. Thomas Mcnafie, a prisoner In the city Jail, yesterday atiurnoon set lire to the bedding In his cell. The fire was extinguished. About midnight Menntle pried off a beam about his cell door and escaped. Ed L. Sutton, of Atlanta, has Just re ceived notice of his election by the su preme executive committee to the posi tion of district grand master of Kappa Sigma for the states of Georgia, Ala bama and Florida. He will have super vision over the chapters of the frater nity In the colleges and universities of these states. Mr. Sutton Is a well-known news paper worker of Atlanta, now occupy ing the position of editor of The Atlan ta Semi-Weekly Journal. He Is a mem ber of several fraternal orders, but Kappa Sigma' was his first love. It was by Mr. Sutton's suggestion 21 years ago that the Kappa Sigma Journal was started, and during the three years In which he was Its editor the fraternity first began to show the development which today gives the order more than a hundred active and alumni chapters, and a magazine of acknowledged supe riority In the Greek letter world. One of the first official acts of 5Ir. Sutton as district grand master will be to-call a district conclave to be held In Macon the day before Thanksgiving. All the chapters In the three states, anj many prominent alumni, will be ALL JILL FLAT Grand Jury Fails to Find Anything But Cam paign Gossip. In attendance. Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Rome; Hon. John'Sullivan Schley, of Savannah, and Dr. F. K. Farr, of Leba non. Tenn., will be among the promt nent speakers present. As Athens and Auburn football teams meet In Macon on Thanksgiving day, there will be quite a number of under graduates In attendance at the con clave. NEW MEN NAMED FOR CABINET OFFICES Cortelyou Is To Be Secretary of the Treasury. Washington, Oct, 24.-—Here are the cabinet changes determined upon by President Roosevelt, which are to fol low the retirement of Attorney General Moody on January 1 and that of Sec retary of the Treasury Shaw on Afarrh 4: Secretary of the Treasury—George B. Cortelyou. Postmaster General—George Von L. Meyer. Attorney General—Charles J. Bona parte. Secretary of the Navy—Victor H; Metcalf. * Secretary of Commerce and Labor— Oscar S. Strauss. Changes Are Announced. Announcement of these proposed changes was made from the whits house last night. Mr. Bonaparte Is now secretary of the navy; Mr. Metcalf, secretary of commerce and labor, and Air. Cortel you. postmaster general. The transfer of Messrs. Cortelyou to the treasury, Bonaparte to the attor ney generalship, and Afetcalf to the navy has been generally accepted as among the probabilities for some time, although It has been known that both Air. Bonaparte and Air. Metcalf were for a time loath to leave their present positions, because they had become so fully Identified with the work of their departments. . Meyer Is Ambssssdor. Mr. Aleyer, who will become postmas ter general, Is ambassador to Russia, to which place he was appointed March 0, 1905, having been promoted to that offlce following his service as ambas sador to Italy from 1900 to 1905. He Is n native of Massachusetts and has been well known as a business man. The appointment of Mr. Strauss will be the first citizen of Hebrew faith to be made a member of the president': cabinet. He was born December 3 1850, and Is well known as a merchant, diplomat and author. He represented the United States as minister to Tur key on two different occasions and was appointed by President Roosevelt to fill the vacancy caused by the death of ex-PresIdent Harrison as n member of the permanent court of arbitration at The Hague. New York. .Oct. 24.—Charges made by Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany leader, that Tammany Hall candidates had been “held up" for cash considera tions by the managers of the Independ ence League, are announced to have fallen through completely, when In vestigated by the grand Jury. The grand Jury declared the charge* were "merely campaign gossip," and would not be "dignified by making a presentment as a result of lts«4nquiry." The grand jury announced that In Its opinion there was nothing wrong in an offer by Congressman Goulden to pay the expenses Incurred In getting signatures to the Independence League petition in his behalf. POPE IS ATTACKER BY GOUT IN KNEE Formation of French Cabi net Causes Pontiff Men tal Suffering. CARRIES HIS BURIAL ROBE BACK AND MERCHANT REFUNDS MONEY Catarrh of the Stomach ATLANTA BOY RESIGN8 FROM NAVAL ACADEMY. Bpeelsl to The Georgian. Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 24.—Because of his Impaired eyesight, Midshipman Carl Pickett, U. 8. N„ of Atlanta, has resigned from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. His resignation, which was placed In the hands of the navy department a few days ago, has been accepted. Atldshlpman Pldkett was appointed to the Naval Academy from Georgia, entered the Institution on June 16. 1908. When he was forced to resign he was member of the second class, with but another year to serve before he would be graduated. \ Fine Opera Glasses The French makes surpass all. The French makers can put such touches of elegance and grace in the finish of their work that theirs easily win the honors. A new lot of these splendid Opera Glasses, just in, contains some beauties. Pearl, unadorned or gold-mounted, Dresden 'and Empire styles with exquisitely tinted florals and dain ty miniatures for decoration, are exceedingly good. The prices are moderate; quality the best. For a gift, there’s nothing more desirable than a good pair of Opera Glasses. See ours. Maier & Berkele FATHER W. GIBBONS IS MUCH IMPROVED Special to The Georgian. New Orleans, La., Oct. 24.—Rev. Father William Gibbons Is much Im proved. His condition has allowed his removal to Hotel Dleu. DECLARE THAT MILK HELD FORMALDEHYDE Pittsburg. Pa.. Oet. 24.—Alleging that milk and cream served on Pullman cars on the Pennsylvania railroad be tween New York and Chicago con tained formaldehyde, thirty-two pros ecutions have been ordered against the Pullman Company. The prosecutions arc the result of Investigations made by order of Dr. B. H. Warren, atate dairy and food commissioner. PRINCETON’8 PRESIDENT 18 COMING SOUTH. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 24 —Presi dent Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton University, has announced that he will attend the Tennessee Princeton Alum ni Association meeting to be held in this elty Saturday. He will be enter tained by the Mountain City Club on Friday evening. , $2,000,000 COMPANY PROJECT BIG OPERATIONS. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oet. 24.—A new tl.000,040 cotton mill, a bridge to span •he Tennessee river and a coal carrying railroad Into the Walden's ridge coal fields have been assured for this city. The completion ot this enterprise calls for the expenditure of 52.JOO.OOO. A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe end Ef fectual Cure for It, C08T8 NOTHING TO TRY. Catarrh of the stomach has long been considered the next thing to Incurable, The usual symptoms are a full or bloating senaatlon after eating, accoin pnnled sometimes with sour or watery risings, a formation of gases, causing pressure on the heart and lungs and difficult breathing, headaches, fickle appetite, nervousneaa and a general played out, languid feeling. There Is often a foul taste In the mouth, coated tongue and If the In terior of the stomach could be seen It would show a slimy. Inflamed condi tion. The cure for this common and obsti nate trouble Is found In a treatment which causes the food to be readily, thoroughly digested before It has time to ferment and Irritate tl^ delicate mucous surfaces of the stomach. To secure a prompt and healthy dlgesl Is the one necessary thing to do, when normal digestion Is secured the catarrhal condition will have disap peared. According to Dr. Harlanson, the safest and best treatment Is to use aft er each meal a tablet, composed of Di astase, Aseptic Pepsin, a little Nux, Golden Seal and fruit acids. These tablets ran now be found at all drug stores under the name of Stuart's Dys- safety and assurance that healthy ap petite and thorough digestion will fol low their regular use after meals. Mr. R. 8. Workman, Chicago, Ills., writes: "Catarrh Is a local condition resulting from a neglected, cold In the head, whereby the lining membrane ot the nose becomes Inflamed and the poisonous discharge therefrom passing backward Into the throat reaches the stomach, thus producing catarrh of the stomach. Medical authorities pre scribed for me for three years for ca tarrh of stomach without cure, but to day I am the happiest of men after using only one box of Btuart's Dys pepsia Tablets. I cannot find appro priate words to express my good feel ing. I have found flesh, appetite and sound rest from their use." 8tuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest preparation as well as the sim plest and most convenient remedy for any form of Indigestion. Catarrh of stomach, biliousness, sour stomach, heartburn and bloating after meals. Send your name and address today for a free trial package and see for yourself. Address F. A. Stuart Co.. 51 Stuart Bids.. MarshalL Mich. Special to The Georgian. Newberry, S. C„ Oct. 24.—A most unusual occurrence Is reported as hav ing happened recently In this city. Sev. era! months ago a man who resides In the county purchased a burial outfit, consisting of a black suit and whits gloves, from a clothier In this city, the purchaser stutlng that a young friend had died, and he desired the clothes for him. Nothing more was thought of the transaction until a few days ago, when a young man entered the store, and depositing a large package on the counter, announced to the clerk that "I nm Just now returning the suit which had been purchased for my bu rial.” The young man then explained that he did not die: that he was thought to be dead at one time, end his friend had hurried off to secure his burial clothes. The explanation was satisfactory, and the clerk unwrapped the parcel and laid It away on the shelf. SHAVES, DRESSES, THEN CUTS THROAT Cumberland, Md., Oct. 24.—Mortimer Mlnshall committed suicide at Key' ser, W. Va.. last night, after, sha and dressing himself In his best by cutting his throat with a raxor. He was a blacksmith, aged 60 years. He was found dead on the floor of hie room. NEBRASKA FARMERS WANT CONVICTS TO HELP HARVEST THE CORN CROP Lincoln, Nebr., Oct. 24.—Bo strong has become the demand for corn huskers In Nebraska that petitions are beginning to reach Governor Mickey for the parols of convicts, that they may help with the harvest. Favorable action was taken yesterday on one such application. A negro sentenced to three years for burglary was paroled to a farmer, for whom he once worked. The governor said there would be no wholesale paroling. THREE BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS ARE FILED Three petitions In bankruptcy, one Involuntary and two voluntary, were filed In the bankruptcy division of the United Slates court Tuesday. The Involuntary petition was filed against Athens Prattle, a Greek, who runs a fruit stand on North Pryor street, In the Kimball house building. J. W. Moore has been appointed re ceiver. voluntary petition was filed by M. L. Shalzen, a liquor dealer at 112 Decatur street. He sets forth his lia bilities at 53.325 and his assets as 51.000. Harry Todd has been appoint ed receiver. The other voluntary petition was filed by J. M. Flenberg, a Decatur street merchant. He sets forth his liabilities as 53,112.29. and hla assets as 5800. F. E. Ellis Is receiver, WORKING TO 8AVE YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS. Special to The Georgian. Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 24.—The Hon. Crawford Jackion, of Atlanta, chair man of the Central Juvellne Protect ory committee, has been making a tour of this state and spent three nights here Interesting the cltlxens In his plan of saving the youthful criminals. He says he has had the most encouraging co-operation from the ministers and other citizens here, and upon the ros trum with him was Editor John 51. Julian, who Is pledged to the move. Mr. Jutlen Is a representative of this county In the stats legislature. He de clared that although there are fifteen millions of children In the schools, 150 times as many as there are actual criminals. It costa 8600,000,000 to deal with the criminals as agatat 8185,000,- 000, nearly four times as much for the children of the schools. HARTJE COACHMAN TRIED FOR PERJURY Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 24.—Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman formerly employed by Augustus Hsrtje, and who was named In Hartje’s suit for divorce, was put on trial yesterday on a charge of perjury. The case was adjourned on account of the absence of some papers which should have been In court. • DENY THAT SYRIAN LEPER WAS POI8QNED AND BURNED. Wheeling, W. Vs„ Oct. 24.—It Is em phatically denied from Pickens, W. Va., where George Raschld, the Syrian lep er, spent 4ile last days, that he was the victim of poisoning and that the shack In which he wag confined was set on fire purposely that his body might be cremated. During the ten days previous to his death he suffered from dropsy, which primarily caused his death. Rome, Italy, Oct 24.—The pope has had a aharp attack of gout In the knee. Although the pope Buffers severe pain, his physician says the attack is not alarming. It Is reported that his holiness, dis cussing the formation of a new minis try In France, said that events there were far more painful to him than his physical suffering. SUED FOB $50,000 Detroit, Mich., Oet. 24.—Slander, as sault and battery, conspiracy and ma licious libel are contained In the charges which William J. White, millionaire gum manufacturer, former congress man from Cleveland nad recently cele brated in a divorce case, will have to answer to, In the suit which began this morning In the United States court be fore Judge Swan. Homer C. MUlen, former manager of the White Portland Cement Company, located at Limn, Mich., who was White's partner in business, make the allegations, and asks 550,000 damages. Mlllen says he and hla wife were beat en by White. 1WILLRESUME, 1 ' New York, Oct. 24.—J. W. Henning, whose suspension was announced on the stock exchange Monday, stated that he had made arrangements to re sume business right away. He said: "O, my friends have come to my as sistance, and os soon ns the necessary formalities are gone through with I •hall resume business.” MAY BUILD EXTENSION TO LOOKOUT TUNNEL. Bpeelsl to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 24.—It la atated here that preparations are be ing made by the Alabama Great South ern railway to build a line four mllea long from Wauhatchle to connect with the new line that is being built through Loookout mountain to Btsvsnaon, Ain, by the Southern railway. The Ala bama Great Southern railroad has been using the tracks of the Nashville road for many years. Engineers have been at work some time surveying the new line. STATUS OF MEN IN BLUE IS TO BE DETERMINED. Newport, R. I, Oct 24.—A test case, which may be carried to the supreme court, and which Is calculated to set tle the status of soldiers, sailors and ass at public places while In uni form, has been docketed for trial. Fred Buenaele, a chief yeoman In the navy, has brought suit against the Newport Amusement Company for refusing him entrance tp Its dancing pavilion while In uniform. OOO0OO<H>OO0OOWOOi>OiKHXKH>O Chatham, N, J, Oct. 24.—The o police searched for little John J. o Sacco, 7 years old. who while a playing with a Flobert rifle accl- O dentally shot his mother. The Ju- a gultr vein was severed and she O died In twenty minutes. The boy o then disappeared. O O OODOSOOOOOfHSOtMJOOOOOOOOOOO $1.00 Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the book only In tha SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest allowed at the rats of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. PER ANNUM, compounded semt-annually. E. H. THORNTON. President. W. F. MANRY. Cashier. H. C. CALDWELL, Ant Caahisr.