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mate «W7 JRT/rcZ&h AHO fXPrV GOAPDfDJ rvju* roe OAfiyniCf On the left Is a picture of Gen eral Philip Schuyler, grand-neph ew of Alexander Hamilton, noted clubman and veterap of the civil ^ar. who was killed In President Spencer’s private car. In the cen ter is a map showing route taken by President Samuel Spenoer and party from Washington to Law yers depot, where , the rear-end collision occurred. On the right Is n picture of President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern railway, who was killed in a wreck on his own roAd on Thursday last at Law yers Depot, Va., and was buried Sunday at Washington. /o ■ J- ' r 1. | rati »—V lYNCBBV/X \ lawyer ^ iCCtie V THC mLfiOAD OAMJUB AW// cacouna After the funeral all of the floral of ferings were distributed among the va rious hospitals and charitable Institu tions of Washington, by special direc tion of Mrs. Spencer. A. Bullard, the white man who was killed at Klbbec, Oa., In Montgomery county, about ten days ago, and both lodged In Jail. The negro confesses the crime and claims that Culbreath forced him to help commit the horrible deed. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. DISTINGUISHED PERSONS ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF MR. SPENCER Body Borne Into the RUMBLE OF 1 RAINS CEASED WHILE BODY OF PRESIDENT WAS BORNE TO LAS7 REST Stauding on the track floor of the Atlanta Terminal station Sunday after noon at 1 o’clock, Statlonmaster John D. Patterson raised his arm as a signal to every employee In the station to cease action as a mark of respect to j the memory of President Samuel Speti- ; cer. The employees of the station, the! trainmen and railroad employees with- j In sight stood still with their caps In j their hands and bowed head In honor of the memory of the dead executive. The occasion was Intensely impres- j slve and silence prevailed even In the office of the superintendent of tele graph. No noise save the tolling of the 1 locomotive bells broken upon the ears of those who were witnesses to this beautiful tribute. Engineers In the yards near the Terminal-stopped their locomotives and Joined the occasion of sorrow. Every freight and passenger locomo tive on the 8,000 miles of Southern rails came to a halt promptly at 1 o'clock' Sunday afternoon. By eastern time It was 2 o’clock, the hour of the funeral of the dead railroad president In Washington. This period of silence prevailed for ten minutes and the Im pressiveness of the occasion will never be forgotten by those who witnessed this mark of respect. SOUTHERN’S TRACKAGE DOUBLED BY SPENCER Church by Faithful Negro Porters.- Washington. Deo. 3.—After Impres sive funeral services at St. Johns Pro testant “Episcopal church the body of Samuel Spencer, president . of the Southern railway, who was killed In a wreck on his own road Thanksgiving day, was laid to rest yesterday after noon In the receiving vault at Oak Hill kemetery. Long before the hour set for the Service the church was crowded and hundreds of persons were turned away. The service was conducted by the Right Rev. Henry V. Satterlee, bishop of Washington, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith, the rector of St. Johns, nnd the assistant rector. Employ,,* Attend Service. Many of those who attended the service came from the South. Officers and employees of the Southern railway. 319 In number, assembled at the gen eral offices of the company here, and proceeded as a body to St. Johns church. They were headed by the four general superintendents ot the company. Messrs. Foraker. Loynll. Rltchlo nnd ("oapntun. and Included tiencrnl Passenger Traffic Manager Hardwick. General Passenger Agent Tayloe and Assistant General Fasscn ger Agent Cary. Other Roads Rsprsssntsd. Practically all of the officers of the company throughout Its system of nearly live thousand miles were In at tendance upon the .services. Joining their friends of the Southern railway <n paying respect to President Spender were representatives of the Mobile and Ohio,/Georgia, Southern and Florida, Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pa cific, New Orleans and Northeastern, Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast I.lne, Seaboard Air Line, Chesapeake and Ohio. Pennsylvania and Norfolk and Western. Among the distinguished people who attended the church services were Vico President Fairbanks, Justice White, of the supreme court of the United States; Senator and Mr*. Foraker. of Ohio; Senator Bacon, of Georgia; Governor Swanson and Senator Martin, of \ lr- gtnla; Senator Kean, of New Jersey; Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock; Senator Wetmore, of Rhode Island, an l former Senator Henry G. Davis, of West Virginia. All Whasls Stop, At 2 o’clock. Just as the strains of Chopin's funeral inarch pealed from the church organ, every train on the Southern system enme to a standstill, and every employee of the road put aside Ills work. For five minutes the thousands of employees of the South ern paid silent tribute to their dead chief. J. Plcrpont Morgan, of New York, a life-long friend and business associate of President Spencer; Charles Steele, Of New York, and First Vice President Andrews and Second Vice President Finley, of the Southern railway, occu pied the pew reserved for them. The casket waff brought Into the church by colored porters of the South ern railway, nil of whom have been lit the sendee of the company for many years—several of* them nearly a life- rime. and all of them were known per sonally to President Spencer. Beautiful Floral Offerings. All the honorary polllieiirors were per sonal ami official friends of Mr. Spencer, nnd were principally presidents or klith of. rtelals of the railroad* of America. K. II. Ilnrriuan. n lifetime friend, wns one of I he Inst to arrive nt the church. With the honorary palllienrer* were mem- her* of n committer nn|toliited by the wn*h- Ingtoii Alumni A**oclntlnn of the t nlver- •It* of Virginia, of which President Hpeoccr -'a* n htetnlter. The committee Included con General P. M. Itliey, of the uitvy; 'tils MRS. SPENCER DISTRIBUTES MRS. SAMUE' SPENCER. Shs directed that after the funeral of her husband, tha floral effaringt ba sent to Washington hospitals and charitable institutions. “/ AM NOT TO BLAME FOR WRECK, ”SA \S MA TTOX 9 ' . ... Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 3.—G. D. Mattox, the operator charged by the Southern railway with being responsible for the accident that killed President Spencer, General Schuyler and five others, and who was sup posed to have disappeared, was found at his home, a mile from the Ran goon telegraph office, hnd he made a statement for the first time. “I am not to blame for the wreck.” he said, "and I think I would have no trouble to substantiate this claim If I had an opportunity .to be heard. “Operator Clemmer and a student operator were both In the office and heard the operator at Lawyers give me a clear track for So. 33 (the train to which President Spencer's car was attached). This was at 6 o’clock, as the block sheet In the office will show. “I do not feel responsible for the accident and the railway officers can And me at any time. I have no desire to get away, but court an Investi gation to clear the matter up.” CLOTHES CHAT Trustees and Directors Pay Tribute to Late President’s Work. Washington. Dec. 3.—A statement touching the death of President Sam uel Spencer was adopted at a Joint meeting yesterday of the voting trus tees and board of directors of the Southern railway. First Vice President A. B. Andrews presided and the others present weie J. Plerpont Morgan and George F. Ba ker, voting trustees, and the following directors: Joseph Bryan, Richmond, Va.: Samuel M. Inman,_Atlanta, Ga.; ganlzatlon. conceived by J. Plerpont Morgan, and conducted by his partner, Charles If. Coster, the first meeting of the SofKhern Railway Company was called to order at Richmond by Samuel Spencer, n* president. ‘in that calendar year the Southern railway system embraced 4,391 miles of road, with 623 locomotives and 19,- 694 cars, which carried 3.427,858 pas sengers and 6,643,298 tons of freight and earned $16,643,298. Employees Number 37,003. "In the last fiscal year tne Southern railway system embraced 7,515 miles of road, with 1,429 locomotives and 42.110 cars, which carried 11,663,550 passen gers nnd 27,339,377 tons of freight and earned I53.641.43S. "The number of employees had In creased from 16,718, June 30, 1895, to 27,003, June 30, 1906, and the wages paid from $6,712,796 to $21,198,020. To appear fit Is worth while, don't you think? When you come here for your clothes you expect, and rightly, too, something better. The very ex cuse for our existence Is the fact that “Benjamin” clothes are built upon a higher plane—that they represent tin- acme of modern tailoring. Hence il is that the wearing of “Benjamin” clothes carries with It that soothing conscious ness resulting from the knowledge that every detail of your attire Is In accord with fashion and good taste. Get the “R88IG BENJAMIN” habit. It Is hh you will stick to. Our motto: Better quality for less money. “BENJAMIN” SUITS —and— OVERCOATS $15.00 to $37.50. Essig Bros. “Correct Clothes for Men,” 26 Whitehall Street Adrian lselin. Jr.. Ne» \° rlt "The ful1 detail* and the Impressive D. Randolph, New York- Jwm-J • [character of this remarkable advance, Woodward, New York, Uliotli extended for uresent recital, are Finley. Washington, and Charles Steele New York. In the statement. which was placed on the records, a tribute Is paid Mr. Spencer’s services to the Southern, to other corporations and to the public. The statement points out that under his admUilstiatton the road’s progress was effected without making It the basis of an Increase In the road’s stock be- yond the amount contemplated when the properties were reorganized some years ago. The statement follows: “Hampel Spencer, horn In Columbus, Ga.. March 2, 1847. died November 29. 1906, near Lawyers Station. \ a., upon the railroad of the Southern Railway Company, of which he was the first an*, only president. “The personal qualities of Mr. Sp?n- cer. his Integrity In heart and mjid. his affectionate nnd genial disposition, his loyal and courageous spirit. Ills un tiring devotion to duty. Ills persistent achievement of -worthy ends and Ills comradeship on the fields of battle, of affairs, and of manly spoil, combined to establish lilm In the loving regard of hosts of friends In every sec-inn of tha country, and nowhere tnot-e se curely than In the affection of his .el- low workers In the service of the Southern Hallway Company. Hie Work fo* Road. -The Importance of his service to this company Is a matter of common knowledge throughout the railroad world, but the character, the extent and the consequence- of that service are and can be appreciated at their Tull worth only by Ills associate* non gath ered here to attest their regard for him and to record their high estimate of his life and work. "Upoft June 18. 1894, on the comple tion of the.Richmond Terminal reor- kenstor f. 3. Faulkner, of West ■ -Photon* Nelson I'ngo. t\ U. lass lit. Itnudolpb II. Mrklui. A special musical program wa* irntN. Mr*. Hpcuccr having selected her favorite hymns: “bead. Kindly bight.” •Tor All Ui»* Hnluts. Who From Their |.alior* float. “Ahhto With Me.” “Fast Falla the fcven* tide.” * , . Beautiful floral offering* were received from nil imrt* of the eonntry. The Georgian, one of the South’s best afternoon dai lies, is given free with pur chases of $5.00 or more at Smith & Higgins. Both htoros. Washington, Dee. 3.—Not since the funeral of President McKinley lias such a great profusion of beautiful lloral offerings been seen In Washing ton as tilled the home of the late 8am- uel Siieneer, of the Southern railway, und the chancel of St. Johns rliurcli, where the funeral service was conduct, ed yesterday. From the time the casket containing Mr Spencer’s body arrived In tills city it was kept covered with beautiful flowers, cut fresh every morning by direction of the officers of the Southern. CULBREATH 18 HELD. CHARGED WITH MURDER. Special lo The Georgian. ML Vernon. Ga.. lb**-. 3.—IMII I'ul- bVeath. a white man. and Webster Grimes, a negro. Iiaie lin n suspected ta being Implicated in the murder of Mr*. Mary Williams. fhnttanooga, Tonn., Dec. 3.—Mm Mary Williams Is dead at her home here. She leaves nine children, her iiusbaftil having died twelve years ago. Mrs. R M. Johnson. Mr*. U. M. [mid and Mr*. I.lda Gilliam, uf At lanta, are among tip- children. The condition of Rev. Minor Savage, who I* In a sanitarium near Cleve land, Is s.-ild to he Improving. * Spasms St Vitus’ Dance Many persons who suf fered untold agonies from epilepsy, fits, spasms, and St. Vitus’ Dance ai-e to day well. The strength ening influence of Dr. Miles’ Nervine upon the shattered nerves having restored them to perfect health. which followed a very Revere spell of rheumatism. I doctored with a phy- elrlan: but the more I took of hi* med icine the worse I got. My mother's de votion saved me. After she had become almost heart-broken . ms well a* phys ically exhausted from constant care, by the advice of a neighbor she procur • ed a bottle of Dr. Miles’ Nervine. From the first dose to the last a continual change for the better was notlcable, and when I find taken eleven bottles I was well, and In robust health.” EDWARD D. REAM. North Manchester. Indiana. **Our little boy Harry, had spasms for three years, and although we doc tored with many physicians, he con- attention was called to Dr. Miles’ nervine. We began giving It to him. Ills Improvement seemed slow, but when he bad finished the fourth bot tle the spasms had disappeared, and have not been seen now for years. Wo shall always recommend Dr. Miles' MRS. BELLE M TINDALL Hastings, Neb. Dr. Miles* Nervine is sold by your drugqist. viho will guarantee that tho first bottle will benefit. If it fade, its will rsfund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind too extended for present recital, are exhibited In the masterly communica tion which, upon February 1. 19ns. Mr. Hl»encer addressed to Messrs. J. P. Mor gan & Co., as the basis of the develop ment and general progress. He Planned Improvement., "In till* progreee every step had been taken and Initiated by Mr. Spen cer with the cordial concurrence of the voting trustees and the board of direc tors, and It I* significant of the conser vative and cautious disposition of Mr. Spencer and Ills supporters that this phenomenal enlargement of the system and Its business was not made the basis of any Increase of stock, or even of any Increase of dividends beyond the amount contemplated and stated In th« plan of 1893 with reference to tlie properties originally reorganised. Every dollar that could be borrowed under Prvsldvnt Spencer's management wits put Into the property in the effort to enable it to meet the ever Increasing demands of the vigorous and wonderful growth of the South and Its Industries. "The mighty fabric which for twelve years lie has been molding must con tinue under others to develop and to Improve In the service that It shall render to the public, but never can 't cease to hear the Impress or to reveal the continuing Impulse of the master mind of Its first president. In tlie height of 111* usefulness and Ills power* lie has been called away, but the In spiration of Ills shining example and his lofty standards must ever animate Ills successor. Was Chosen Spokesmen. "To many other corporations con ducting Ihe commerce of the country, as well as to the Southern railway, did Mr. Spencer render Invaluable service, and all of them will share 111 our sense of loss and peiwonal grief. As Ihe chosen spokesman In the tremendous agitation culminating tn the congres sional action of l#il«, hla mastery of his subject. Ills dignity of besrlng and til* Integrity of character commanded the confidence nnd approval of the vast In terests Whose constitutional rights It became his duty to insert and to pro tecl. "To the great public not less than to the commercial' Interesta did lie recog nise Ills obligation. How well lie eon- reived. how admirably lie performed that duty, was Indicated In the last of Ills publle addresnes. Ills last message to Ills friend* In the South, delivered it Montgomery, Ala., on October 23, 1909, an address which deserves wide circu lation and close consideration, not only In his own South that he loved so wall, but throughout the whole countrv, which he had learned to know far bet ter than most of Its cltlsens. wherever born. Sympathy for Family. "HU chosen career has.closed, but the wisdom and Ihe virtues that (liar- ncterlzed that career will abide as long as there shall he a regard for duty bravely done and for high service gal lantly rendered. "To his family we extend our deep and most respectful sympathy, and our assurance that for them, as well os f ir Ills associates, honor and happiness will ever result from their relation to Saiu- usl Spencer, that Just and uprig|it man.” MODERN EXPERT DENTISTRY AT REASONABLE PRIDES. Crown and Bridge Work Set of Teeth ... Alt other Dental Work at Prices that will please. Plates mads and dsliverad asms day. OR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS 241 -2 WHITEHALL STREET. Bell Phone 170S. HOURS, 8 A. M. TO 9 P. M. SUNDAYS. 9 A. M. TO 4 P. M. THI ‘Prophet” Tells of Battle and Wears Bandages on Limbs. ChltAgo, Dee. 3.—A remarkable out break and statement by John Alexan <fer DovVle to his followers In the 8hltoh House. Zion City, has led them td be lieve he has become Insane. 8aying lie had received wounds in n terrible battle, he appeared In a meet ing room with his leg* nnd arms swath ed In bamlngea. He sahl he hnd led his people to victory on a frightful battle field: He was seized and carried to bis room. ANOTHER BULLETIN WILL JE ISSUED Kprrlal to The Georgian. Athcn*. ti«„ Psc. 3.-Tli* corn mnl rollon contest liingnruted by the university till* year and directed by I’rnfc**or Joseph S. Stewart, profewvr of secondary education In the 1'nlrcrslty Of Georgia, and I'rcfe**..* J. 31. Johnson, professor of agronomy In that Institution. h«* laconic one of lhrV| great agricultural movement* uf the time*. Twenty thousand people fought tli In llils stale. In this gonteat each contest- j police ( n Operto Portugal, In a rl<.» re nut wa* required to cultivate at least one. suiting from a meeting held to prole* sixteenth or an aero cr».soo .|njre feet, ,i, # expulsion of members of parlla ami the contest had to be under the Inline- j for attacking the king. dblte «upcrvl*loii of Ihe county school IaT TO TURN FUMES INTOCOMMODITY Duektown Suits Will End by Company Making Sulphuric Acid. Whether or not the United Slates su preme court decides favorably to Georgia In Ita Injunction proceeding* against tho Tennessee Iron and Copper Company to pre vent further damage to forcatry In north ern Georgia, the copper people are now preparing to meet the altuatlon If It is against them. At the Immeuse copper roasting plants nt Duektown and Isabella, Tenth, the com pany la installing machinery to convert the lestmctlve fumes Into sulphuric ncld. Mv text June, the plant will be In operation mil turning out 690 tons of acid a day. According to experts, this move will pro IcaUy end the destruction to vegetation .ttid foreatry over a wide area In Teuaen- see aud north Ueorgtt. Moreover. It milt convert waste product Into a commercial commodity. From on employee of the company In At- Inula recently, these facts were obtained. The company Is spending n half million dollars on the plant for making sulphuric acid. nnd. a* stated, expects to Imre Ir fit operation by next June. Whatever the decree of the supreme court, the officials believe that they will lie prepared to ms*-t the situation. The fill ted State* supreme court will hear the Injunction proceedings brought by Georgia in February. nmkudoncr and bis « $5-W to the winners In the coutests, nud the requirements, nnd many useful inn< OQOCOQOOOOOO000000QOOOOOOO 0 O 0 GERMAN KAI8ER TALK8 O O INTO A PHONOGRAPH. 0 O o 0 Berlin, Dec. 3.—"We must be O 0 strong In time of distress; never 0 0 deftfre the unobtainable or things O O of no value.” O 0 This Is part of what the German O O emperor spoke Into a phono- O 0 graph, records of which he wishes 0 0 preserved In the German museum O 0 of Harvard University and in the O O congressional library at Washing- 0 O ton. 0 OOOOO00000000000000000000Q comil v fairs, county InMtrda of education mid Individuals supplemented these offers. Tlie result was that the Mu boys who were in these contests were amply repaid for I heir effort* both In money mid In informa tion. 'Pie university sent out tlinnsunds of mil tions iis to the methods to lie used, ennls for Judging the corn and cotton wtrs» suggested, and by the use of the*.* cards the students gained much additional Infor mation; The university Is now preparing to get out another bulletin lu regard to the corn mnl cotton rontests among the farmer boya of the state for the year 1W7. The Consumer Is Judge and Jury The manufacturer sometimes loses sight of the faet that the consumer, is his court of first and last resort. Tlie consumer will hear his evidence aud pass # upon his ease. If the verdict is in Ins favor the people will demand his goods—and the dealer and jobber will he compelled to furnish them. If you are a manufacturer, call .in the Massengale Advertising Agency, of Atlanta, Ga., and let them prepare and present your ease to the jury through the columns of this newspaper. Don’t attempt to manage your own. advertising campaign without experi ence. Remember the old adage, tin- truth of which is recognized by all good business men—“The man who acts as his own attorney has a fool for a client.”