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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1JWT. ■I $1.00 Start, an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the book only in me SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAL BANK Interest allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER rFNT PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually. " t-tNT. 2. H. THORNTON, President. H. C. CALDWELL. Asst. Cashier. W. F. MANRY, Cashier. DUTY OF DEMOCRATS TO MUSTER BIG VOTE Election Tuesday For Congressmen and New Judges. LIST OF OFFICERS AND POLLING PLACES State Chairman Calls Upon Party to Go to Polls and Cast Full Strength. Georgia will look complacently on Tuesday while the battle of ballota la being waged In all parta of the coun try. Kleven congressmen and three judges of the court of appeals will be formally elected In this state Tuesday, but It Is only a form, since all contests havs been decided In advance. The desire, however, of all the candi dates and Chairman MUler, of the state Democratic executive committee. Is to get out a full vote In this state In order i,i offset the old criticism of the light vote in Southern states. The three judges of the court of ap peals to be elected are R. B. Russell, benjamin H. Hill and Arthur. O. Powell. The following Democratic congressmen will be elected: First district, Charles Edwards, Sa vannah: Second district, J. M. Griggs, Dawson; Third district. E. B. Lewis, Montezuma; iFourth district, W. C. Ad amson, Carrollton; Fifth district, L. F. Livingston, Newton county: Sixth dts- trlct, Charles L. Bartlett. Macon; Sev enth district, Gordon Lee, Chlckamau- K«; Eighth district, W. M. Howard, Lexington: Ninth district, T. M. Boll, Gainesville; Tenth district, T._ W. Hardwick, SahtWrsvIHe; Eleventh dls- trlet, W. O. Brantley. Brunswick'. In Atlanta the polls will open at 7 ami Close at 6 o’clock; In the country precincts the polls, open at 8 and close at 3 o'clock. The following places In the city are loeated as follows; First Ward—39 West Mitchell street, Second -Ward—County court house. Third Ward—Poole's store, comer of Fair and Fraser streets. Fourth Ward—Mrs. Chamberlain’s More. comer Jackson and Chamber- lain streets. Fifth Ward—Martin’s hardware store, IMS Marietta street. Sixth Ward—Avery drug store, 79 North Broad street. Seventh Ward—Mrs. Florence’s store, 2uo Lee street. Eighth Ward—Judge LangHtm's court room, 334 Peachtree street. In the country districts of Fulton county the {tolling places will be lo cated at the various Justice of the peace courts In each district. The following managers and clerks will conduct the election In Fulton county: Adams vllle, 1289th District—Mana- iters. J. P. McDonald. N. P. and J. P.; It. E. I,. Carroll, J. W. Thompson, clerks, Frank Jones, Jack B. Smith, W. It. Knight. Hattie Hill. 1611th District—Mana gers. W. K. Wood,' N. P. and J. P.; A. s. Smith. H. C. Dunlop. Clerks, T. C. t'otirsey, R. C, Meager, W. P. Little. Hlark Hall, SJOtii District—Mana gers. Toylor Y. Brent, N. P. and J. P.: Dr. J. W. White, Almaml Morgan, clerks, J. A. 8, Balsden, B. D. Thomas, W. W. Tracy. Bryants, 479th District—Managers. J. P. Bobbins, N. P. nnd J. P.; J. M. Mc Gee. Dr. J. M. Buttles. Clerks. R. A. McMurray, D. W. Connalty, W. II. Sims. Huckhead, "22d District—Managers, J S. Donaldson. C. H. Hicks, G. P. Donaldson. Clerks, G. W. Hammett, O, B. Langford, C. C\ House. College Park, 1615th District—Man- iscre. Henry Harris. N. P. and J. P.; ■I M. Mason, 1. A. Madden. Clerks. J. I) Tradwell, H. A. Godby, J. C. Bond. Collins. 1328th District—Managers. C. A. Howell, N. P. and J. P.; B. Sea- graves, M. J. Rosser. Clerks, J. B. Thomason, M. M. Walker, D. L. D. Mc Donald, cooks, 489th District—Managers, Vlr. gil Jones, N. P. und J. P.; C. P. Jeter, ■L ». Booth. Clerks, William Gllleland, Bussell Shirley, O. C. Lewis. East Point, 1333d District—Managers. I E. Nsbell, N. P. and J. P.; W. G. " Isenaut, c. Q. Trimble. Clerks. J. W. ■Norton, 8. Kendrick, P. 8. Pearson. Kdgewood. I432d District—Managers, II- W. Hopkins. J. F.; E. T. Htuncv. Ubelby Smith. Clerks. L. W. Allen, J. •I Thomas, John Faith. Hapeville, 1689th District—Managers, l- A. Doane. N.. P. and J. P.;. J. L. Nms, J. F. Wilson. Clerks, O. A. C, GYPSY EVANGELIST COMING TO ATLANTA "Gypsy Smith," the great evangelist, now promoting religious revivals In New York, has accepted an Invitation from Rev. Len G. Broughton to partici pate In the annual Bible conference, and will be heard In Atlanta next March at the Baptist Tabernacle. This gypsy evangelist, who comes from Europe, is said to be one of the most powerful speakers In the pulpit. Great crowds are flocking to hear him and his audiences are held by his homely eloquence and magnetism. His New York debut has been tremendously successful. He Is quaint In address. Because of his peculiarities and personalities he says and does things that ordinary preachers dare not. His fame as a preacher whose Influence reached the masses attracted the attention of Dr. Broughton, and when the gypsy preacher finishes his work In New York and takes a brief rest he will come to Atlanta.. APPEALS TO VOTERS TO ELECT DEMOCRATS .Special to The Georgtsu. Gadsden, Ala., Nov. 6.—The Evening Journal of this city, probably the only daily paper In the Southern states which Is owned and edited by Northern men, one being from Ohio and the oth er from Indiana, comes out In Its Issue Saturday'in a strong double-column editorial. urging the Democrats to g to the polls and vote Tuesday and says In part: “We believe that this Is- a white man’s country, that In It lie must be supreme, and that his welfare and do mestic tranquillity can only be secur ed by eliminating, once and forever, the negro as completely frqm our po litical Hfe, as he has always been from out domestic life—that in nd other way can the supremacy of the white man and his laws be peacefully maintained and the permanency of our free Inst! tutlons Insured, These are the princi ples that Democracy stands for. These are the things that constitute the rea sons for the faith that Is In us—the reasons-why we are Democrats. To us they seem reasons sufficient for the election next Tuesday of a full Demo cratic ticket, and we believe that this will be done by an overwhelming mi Jorlty.” Its position Is all the more significant LAST HONORS ARE PAID TO MEMORY OF j.M. HIGH Largest Funeral Atlanta in Many Years. in EMPLOYEES MARCH „ IN A BODY TO HOME Prominent Merchant Is Mourned by Hundreds of Associates. The respect and regard felt for J. M. High, for many years a conspicuous figure In the commercial life of At lanta, was well attested Sunday when many relatives, friends and former em ployees gathered at the residence of the late merchant, 628 Peachtree street, to pay their Anal tribute to the memory of a friend and employer. The funeral was one of the largest ever held In the city. In addition to being attended by many of the promi nent citizens, 360 employees of the J. M. High Company dry goods Arm, after marching from the headquarters of the Arm on Whitehall street to the High residence, formed an honorary escort to the body of Mr. High as it was car ried to the grave. The funeral ceremonies at the resi dence were conducted by Rev. R. O. Fllnn, pastor of the North Avenue Presbyterian church, and a personal friend of Mr. High. Rev. Mr. Fllnn Is the Arst pastor of this church, of which Mr. High was one of the original founders and supporters. A wife and three daughters survive Mr. High. Misses Hattie High, Eliza beth High and Dorothy High. Two L CLAIMED BY DEATH Aged Statesman Dies Hospital in New York City. brothers, Forrest and Mark High, _ St. Louis, and two sisters, Mrs. Blrney, | the rank of brigadier general of Macon, and Miss Emma High, of this | which he retired from the war. city, mourn his loss. New Yofk. Nov. 6.—General John H. Ketcham, who has been nominated nineteen times for congress by the Re publicans of the Twenty-Arst New York district, and who was In con gress almost continuously from 1866, died yesterday In St. Catherines hospi tal here, after a long Illness, following a third attack of paralysis. Congressman Ketcham held the unique distinction of a unanimous vote every time he was nominated. He de clined to run for election to the flfty- thlrd and Afty-fourth congresses be cause of 111 health. Early In October last, although he was then In the hos pital In a very weak condition, the Republicans in convention at Pough keepsie placed him In nomination once more. General Ketcham was 73 years old and was born at Dover Plains, Duchess county, where he made his home. ’ In point of service he was the dean of both branches of congress, having been active in politics ever since he was 23 years old. When the civil war started he or ganized the Fifteenth New York vol unteers and was chosen the Arst colo nel of the regiment. He served ac tively In the entire war, and with his regiment was engaged at Gettysburg and also In Sherman's march to the sea. For valiant aervlce he received with | , While still at the front he was nominated. TO BE CONSIDERED BY_C0MM1TTEE Walton and Bartow One Lot Which Is Avail able. about the only one In the state has a full ticket In the Held by the Re publicans for all the county und stnte offices nnd a Republican candidate for congress In the Seventh district oppos ing the Democratic nominee. Hill, Dr. 8am Rape, J. 0. Nosblt. (tak Grove, 1100th District—Man agers, B. F. Burdette, N. P. and J. P.; A_A. Acre, J. L. Heard. Clerks, M. J. C’dbk, H. F. Lively, J. L. Chapman. Peachtree, 1362d District—Managers. J. C. Todd, N. P. and J. P.; A. J. Col lier, E. I.. Douglas. Clerks, A. P. Lid dell, E. R. Black, T. J. Cheshire. South Bend, 1348th District—Man agers, C. K. Buzbee, N. P. and J, P. W. C. Henderson. W. H. Hurroughi. Clerks. T. K. Harper, J. I., Hughes, J. R. Slaton. The City of Atlanta.' First Ward Precinct—Managers, E. Morgan. | H. 0rr, J. P.; Isaac Stelnhelmer. George A. Kudge. Clerks, E. P. Chil dress, A. C. Belcher, D. W. Llgon. Second Ward Precinct—Managers, J. G. Bloodworth, N. P. and J. P.; E. D. Thomas, Puul Ethridge. Clerks, N. S. Culpepper, R. R. Shropshire, E. S. Stuart. Third Ward Precinct—Managers, Amos Baker. J. H. Owen, W. W. Gaines. Clerks, N. H. Penny, C. G. Murray, W. A. Ivey. Fourth Ward Precinct—Managers, S. R. Landrum, J. P.; M. I. Tolbert, M. M. Turner. Clerks, J. c. Dunlap, L. D. Thomson, Louts Stahl. Fifth Ward Precinct—Managers. O. H. Puckett. J. P.: W. T. Winn, J. O. Adams. Clerks, W. R. Harris, J. A. Dodson, B. Forsyth. An effort to purchase the property at the northwest comer of Walton and Bartow streets as a site for -the audi torium and armory has been made. It Is said, by the committees on purchasing a lot and securing plane and bids for tbs building. The house and lot at Walton and Bartow street* have been Inspected and the owners approached in regard to selling the estate. The committee believes the site a most de sirable one, and that it can be bought within the 375,009 allotted for the pur chase of land. * The committees on the purchase of a lot and the selection of plans are: On the Purchase of u Site—James R. Gray, chairman; John E. Mutfphy, Jas. W. English, Jr., F. J. Paxon, David Woodward, George Muse. On Plana and Bids—James K. Gray, chairman; Clark Howell, Clifford L. Anderson, Robert F. Maddox, E. R. Du- Bnse and W. T. Gentry. Mr, Gray, chairman of the two com mittees, sold the committee on selection will invite proposals from persons own ing land suitable for the erection nf the new building. The lot should con tain et least 40,000 square feet and be within a hulf mile of the center of the city. All satisfactory offers of eligible sites will be reported to the general committee, with recommendations to any particular lot that In the opinion of the sub-committee should be pur chased. The committee on plans will confer with architects in regard to the con struction of the auditorium and armory. They will report their Andlngs to the general committee. Tile committees will meet early next week. In. the meantime, persons own ing desirable property can communi cate with the members of the commit tees, or with the secretary. W. G. Cooper. • , SWIFT WILL FIGHT CITY TAX DECISION ILLS WILL CLOSE FOR LACK OF COALj SUPPLYJEXHAUSTED Engines Out of Repair and Roads Unable to Deliv er Consignment. MONDAY, Nov. 5, TUESDAY, Nov. 6, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7. BRASS AND METAL BEDS, MANY PATTERNS, from $1.89 to $65. SEE OUR SPECIAL DINING TABLES, $20.50 MATTRESSES. The strongest line to be found. We can save you from 50'c to $3.00 on any mat tress you may want. On the above three days we will inaugurate a special three-day Cash Furniture • Sale. Ou these three days you can buy furniture, Rugs, Matting and Art Squares almost at what it cost the average furniture dealer to put them on his floor. Our low rent, location, car-load buying and desire to get cash busi ness headed our way, enables and .iustifles us in making this tliree-day special sale. We hope to be able to continue them every week and will be able to do so with your support. You can find oil our floor furniture that meets your requirements and approval at 15 to 50 per cent less than other prices. Ed Matthews & Co. % 21 E. Alabama Street. 21 BETWEEN WHITEHALL AND PRYOR. CHINA-CLOSETS $12.50 am. up. All new patterns. HAT RACKS $4.75 to $65. In this line you will And many big values. 9x12 RUGS, Tapestry Brussels, $12.50 27-Inch Oxford ' Rugs $1.65 to $4.00. Big line Japanese and China Mattings. VGRAND Tonight f Tuesday—Matinee Tuesday. Ernest Shipman Submits the Famous English Players, LAURA BURT and HENRY STANFORD In "DOROTHY VERNON • OF HADDON HALL." Night 26c to 31.60; Matinee 36c to 31,90. Rale now open. 1.(3 At, OPENING OF THE HEXCTIFt'L ... EL DORADO THEATRE By the Company That Has Msde.Sew Orleans Famous for Stock Productions, . BALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK COMPANY, TWO ELABORATE PKOIU'CTIONH THIS WEEK. &4Tad“we^ v ik.fe; ‘AtPiney Ridge.' ‘Thelma.. 1 Change of play each week. Singed In elegant nmj apprnprlnte manner. Bcn'utlful Seuta .in aal - at box office of theater. Both phones. ‘ “ IJsJfkhd 30e. Night Prices: to, 30, .» and 5pe. Catering cap- coatumea. Matinee I’rleea: .... , ... dally to hullea nnd children. Special to The Georgian. Greenville, 8. Q, Nov. 6.—What threatens to be the most serious coal famine ever known in this section now menaces this city and the entire Pied mont section of the state. The altuatlon 4a molt acute and un lees the Southern railway delivers coal within the next forty-eight hours near ly every cotton mill operated by steam will have to dose down and thousands of operatives will be out of work until the situation Is relieved. Today's demands will practically ex haust the city's supply. Slxty-Ave cars destined for this point were yesterday located at Greenwood, and It Is said that they cannot be forwarded for lack of an engine, us nearly all the road’s extra locomotives are tied up In the shops. Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 7, 8. Matinee Thursday. Direct from the Astor Theater, N. Y., ANNIE RUSSELL ''A MID-SUMMER NIGHTS DREAMS Wagenhals and Kemper's Production of 4 CARS SCENERY—127 PEOPLE. KIRBY’S SENSATIONAL FLYING BALLET. The Most Notable Production of the Year. Night. 60c to 31.50. Matinee, 25c to 31.00. Hule now open. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 5.—A small sensation was sprang In the Inquiry which was held In the office of the county court clerk as to the alleged privilege license delinquency of eleven foreign and local concerns doing busi ness In tills city, when It was claimed that the Armour Packing Company bad receipts for licenses which had been sixth Wart "Precinct—Managers, C. j paid to Oscar T. Peeples, former attor- Klngsbery, N. P. and J. F.; Robert ney for the state revenue agent, and no I ee A vary George C. Drummond, record could be found that the money Clerks Kb T. Williams, Thomas A,: had been turned Into the county court Daniel M. B. Avary. clerk’s office before W. P. Hays took Seventh Ward Precinct—Managers, i charge. O J Dallas. J. 8. Dozier. J. M. 81- State Revenue Agent A. 8. Birdsong monlon Clerks, P. 8. Brownlee, Charles held tlist these coueerns were deltn- Evans, F. F. lister. I quent. at least some of them, four or ” Eighth Wart Precinct—Managers, J. | live years. A hearing was set and the x. Langston. J. P.; H. Y. McCord. H. east To prove that the men who made the complaints on the strength nf which criminal Indictments charging peon age were returned by the federal grand Jury last week absolutely misrepresent ed themselves In order to get free transportation to the Bouth, Is the pur- puse of the Southern states fmmfgra- Lee Walker. . _ Logan Clarke, Krampton E. Ellis. LOVING-CUPS Fop presentation occasions the silver loving-cup is expressive of a charming sentiment and at the.same time > s a gift of real value. Our collection of handsome loving-imps is not equal ed in Atlanta. For clubs, for trophies, for family-gifts, appropriately iriseribed, they are truly elegant. See tllL’Iil. - * MAIER & BERKELE ■ase* were being heard when thl* waaj clerks. A. M. Bancker, | sprung. The revenue law provide* a | i tax of $250 per annum for *ueh con- j j cemi. All of the concerns excepting Swift A Co. agreed to pay the tax, hut I j It la understood that Swift A <*o. will | fight the matter through the court*, j Before the hearing 8. H. <'hamblfg*, at- (tornoy for the mate revenue agent, no- i tided Mr. Peeple*. who now resides In j C’artersviJJe. Ga„ to be present, but he did not appear. EVERY SUNDAY Athens, Ga., amt Return. | Only One Dollar for the Round trip. Trains leave the Union Depot ! at 7:20 a. m. Cheatier to go than It ) is to stay at borne. Remember just i $1.00 SEABOARD. 1 W. E. CHRISTIAN, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. WANT TO KNOW what your friends are doing 1 TELEPHONE and find out—doyouv shopping — attend to any one of the thou sand details that may be accomplished if you use the BELL. Reasonable Rates Call Contract Dept M. 1300. BELL SERVICE IS SATIS FACTORY. THE BIJOU Tonight—Matinee Tueeday, Bickel, Watson & Wrothe, Surrounded by a big company of Com edian* and pretty girl* In th# ihow of 1,000 Laugh*. "Tom, Dick and Harry.” Same Bijou Prices.' THE STAR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5. Strong VAUDEVILLE Bill With large chorus of pretty girls. Now Moving Pictures. Matinees Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday nt 2:30. Every night at 8:16. ROUND TRIP ‘ And Cheap One-way Rates -TO- CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST Round trip Summer Excursions from all point* East to Pacific Coaat and Northwest until September 15th, with special stopovsr privileges, good returning to October 31st, 1906. CHEAP COLONIST ONE WAY TICKETS TO CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST FROM AUGUST 27th TO OCTOBER 31st. Use the splendid through service of the SOUTHERN PACIFIC from New Orleans, or UNION PACIFIC from St. Louis or Chicago to destination with 8teamahlp Lines to Japan, China, etc. Round trip tickets account Baptist Convention, San’ Francisco and Los Angeles, on sale from Sept. 2d to 14th, final limit October 31st. WRITE ME FOR RITES AND INFORMATION, J. F. VAN RENSSELAER, General Agt., 124 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. R. O. BEAN, T. P. A. $15.20 tlnn rnmmlaslon with headquarters In New Turk. David Robinaon lias asked President Roosevelt to direct the department of Justice to make an Investigation at New York. Mr. Robinson Is confident that ouch an Investigation will refute the peonage chargee against persons con nected with R. D. Pole & Co., of Sew- nan, Ga. The commission realizing that Its work of Inducing desirable Immigration demands fairness tn behalf of Southern strles Kill push this Investigation, •h will no doubt throw some more light on the motives which have led to forcing conditions detrimental to tha South, but which play right Into the hands of the Western railroads. TAMPA, FLA. AND RETURN via SOUTHERN RAILWAY $6.10 ATLANTA to SAVANNAH AND RETURN. Account Confederate Veterans’ union. Savannah. Ga., the Central of Georgia Railway will, on November 12 und 13, sell tickets from all points in Georgia at 1 cent per mile, plus 25 cents. Tickets limited November 16 to return. W. H. FOGG. D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Tickets on sale November 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd and 27th, 1000, limited 15 days from date of sale, Passenger and Ticket Office, 1 Peachtree St Phones 142 and 2199. Ticket Office, Terminal Station; Phone 4900 i. C. LUSK, District Passenger Agent. DURAND’S Commencing Today we will Serve our famous FISH and I OYSTER SUPPERS, 50c II 1-2 EAST ALABAMA. WANTED. lioutl Contractor* anti Builders nt F. J.- Cooled (ft' & Sob, 150 Peters street, to jtet lowest price* on Htiilders’ Hardware. Hardware and Tool*. F. J. COOLEDGE & SON. DIED AFTER TAKING HEADACHE MEDICINE *|H-cfai to The Gccrptes. Valdosta, Ga., Nbv. 5.—R. H. Force, yardmaster for the Atlantic Coast Line at this point, died at h!>: home here Saturday night under peculiar and rather mysterious circumstances, lie had been complaining of feeling badly for several days, but kept nt his duties until shorfly before, noon Saturday, when he stated to Mr. Harris, the A. C. I. agent, that he .had a jrevere head ache and would go home, residence head becaaie easy. Mrs.. Force we Inquire about his condition -In twenty minute* and found him u sclous. suffering apparently from powerful poison. Three ,' were -summoned to him. but u. unable to relieve him, and he .... until 8 o'clock, when -he died, physicians state that Mr. Force’s i toms were much like those of ac. poison, but they cannot say positive It Is not known where the drees- obtained the headache ' medicine swallowed, or what It was. Many Applicant* for Schools. H|MM!laJ to The fjtHjrgton. Gadaden, Ala., Nov. Ham*, county *uperlntende; anti th* board of ... .... »v„„-. Kunvah county are busy today Reaching his | Ing contract* to vchool teach Informed hi* wife that he winter and spring term* of i