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VOL. 1. NO. 193.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7,1906.
MANY ROASTED TO DEATH
IN CORNELL UNIVERSITY FIRE BEATEN NEAR TO DEATH
BY W. TURNAGE, WHITE
Bodies of Three Stu
dents Buried in
Ruins.
FRATERNITY HOUSE
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Students Leap to Save
Themselves—Three Fire
men Lose Life.
Ithaca, N. Y., Dec. 7.—
A terrible holocaust visited
Cornell University this
morning. At 3:30 o’clock
Hames broke out in the
kitchen of the Chi Psi fra
ternity house.
A strong northwest wind
fanned the flames so that in
5 minutes the entire lower
floor was a raging^ furnace.
The sleeping men upstairs
were awakened by the roar
ing of the flames. Some of
them jumped. Of these O.
L. Schmuck, of Hanover,
Pa., has just died in the in-
flnnary of his injuries.
The building, which cost
£130,000 originally, and was
Imilt of rubble masonry, col
lapsed and many Avere’burn
ed in the ruins, including
three Ithaca vounteer fire
men Avho died at their posts
<>f duty at the west end of
tiie building pinioned under
debrifi and roasted to death.
These were A. 8. Robinson,
John Rumsey, a hardware!
merchant, and Esty Landon. •
When the firemen arrived the walls j
were too hot to lift ladder*.
In the southwest tower two students
'•ere *een at the windows, dunclng In
pain and calling for help. Just as the
liremcn were bringing a ladder the
tower collapsed and burled the two
men in the hot debris. They are sup
posed to be F. W. Grelle and W, H.
Nichols, of Chicago.
H. M. Curry, of Pittsburg, is also
numbered among the dead. The ruins
are too hot to dig In. J. M. McCutch-
• on, of Pittsburg, substitute fullback,
In in the infirmary, badly burned.
The building was erected by Jennie
MeGraw Fifke, but she never entered
it alive, but was burled from It.
ATLANTA MAN INJURED
AT FIRE IN ITHACA, N. Y.
Ithaca, N. Y.. Dec. 7.—Seven men met death, one other was fatally In
jured and four were hurt, some seriously. In the Are which early this
morning burned the Chi Psl fraternity house at Cornell University.
R. R. Powers, of Atlsnta, Ga.. was badly cut and burned about tho face,
Ho was taken to tho hospital.
HERE IS A LIST OP THE DEAD.
ESTY, J, LANDON, of Ithaca, member of volunteer Are department,
crushed to death.
AV. O. NICHOLAS, of Chicago, a student, burned in his bed.
ALFRED L. ROBINSON, of Ithaca, member of volunteer Are depart
ment, crushed'to death.
JOHN C. RUMSEY, of Ithaca, prominent attorney and member of vol
unteer Are department, crushed to death.
F. W. GRELLE, of Orange, N. J., a student, burned to death.
J. L. SCHMUCK, of Hanover, Pa., a student, died of Injuries.
JAMES M'CUTCHEON, of Pittsburg, Pa., fullback on football team;
hurt trying to rescue others. Died In college hospital.
HERE IS THE FATALLY INJURED:
C. A. ROPPE, a student, of Ithaca.
. NOT FATALLY INJURED, BUT IN H08PITAL.
H. M. Curre, Pittsburg, Pa., burned about head.
G. R. Sailer, Swlsavale, Pa, burned about head.
B. B. Powers, Atlanta, Oa., badly cut and burned about lace.
AV. AA’. Ooethe, Milwaukee, AVIs., Injured by Jumping Irom third story
window.
MRS. CARRIE COMSTOCK DEMOCRATIC
YOUNG ATLANTAN IN FIRE;
' BUT SLIGHTLY INJURED
It. R. Powers, the young Atlanta man who wan re ported In the pres#
dispatche* aa being badly cut and burned about the face, la the son of
E. J. Powers*- of 734 Peachtree atreet, and will gruduate from Cornell In
June.
Hla father la a well-known Atlanta man. The flrat thing young Mr.
Powera did after eacaping with hla life wa*<o aend a telegram to hla fum«*
Uy In Atlanta aaying he had eacaped and waa unhurt, but according to the
dlapatchea he waa badly cut und burned about the face, and la in the hoa-
pital. Hla Injuries*, according to the dlapatchea, are not aerloua, how
ever.
Before going to Cornell Mr. Powera attended achool In Tenneaaee. Hla
father came .to Atlanta about aeven yeara ago and la one of the ownera
of the Marietta Paper Milla. i »*
YoiipiOty.l?b\Ver8 ha* been in Cornell nearly four yeara and la 22
years of age; * • * • ~
SHOT AS HE ENTERED
GATE AT RESIDENCE;
IS PROMINENT LAWYER
Mrs. Carrie Comstock, of
36 S. Humphries street, Avas
attacked late Friday after
noon by Will Turnage in his
house at Jones avenue -and
Edwards street, and so badly
injured her that she Avas tak
en to the Tabernacle infirm
ary in a serious condition.
Mrs. Comstock went to tlie
Turnage home canvassing,
AA'hen Will Turnage seized
her and a desperate straggle
took place. He pulled her
into a room and beat her se
verely. Ho beat her over the
head Avitli a pitcher aud a
pistol. m
Her nose was broken, her
temple cut open and her face
badly sci'atched. Turnage,
who is 28 years, escaped, pnd
the police are looking for
him. Mrs. Comstock Avent to
the house canvassing and
asked for the lady 'of the
house. Will Turnage answer-
ed the call, and then attacked
ed her.
Atlanta Wants Great
Political Boiy to
Open Armory.
NEW AUDITORIUM
TO BE READY IN 1908
Macon Postmaster
Will Not Succeed
Rucker.
8|MN'ial to The
Blue Ridge, Ge., Dec. 7.—Colonel W.
A. Guinn, a prominent lawyer of Me-
Caya, Tenn., ten milee from here, wee
•Hot and mortally wounded ae he en
tered the gate at hie residence laet
night, by an unknown party.
There ie no clew to tho murdoror.
IF C
KILLS TWIN SISTER,
WOUNDS NEGRO BOY,
IS HIMSELF INJURED
Waahington, Dee. 7.—Secretary Loeb
denies that Harry Stillwell Edwards,
the postmaster at Macon, Ga.. will be
appointed collector of customs at At
lanta, On., succeeding Henry Rucker,
a negro.
The iiuuierotiK report* to tho effect tlmt
Harry Htlllwell Edward*, postmaster nt Mn*
eon, Go., would succeed II. A. Rueker, col*
ored. eolleotor of eustonts for the North
ern dlstrlet of GtMirght, at Atlanta, have
created some discussion as to tin* proba
bility of the change In hsml Republican
circles' Nothing definite I* known by tho
officials at the custom house.
t’ollector Rucker denied any knowledge of
the rumor of a change, or that the depart
ment would l»o removed to Macon, beyond
the newspaper reports. This office Is with
out tenure, and changes of officials are
made at tho pleasure of the president. With
percentage allowed, the salary of tho
j office amounts to alxMlt $1,500 annually.
It Is know that Mr. Edwards Is a very
J dose personal friend of President Roose
velt, ami for this rcamm his recent visits
to the capital have probably been tho
basis for the rumors. It has tieen said
that he did not care for this office, but
It Is thought that be will accept If the ap
pointment Is made.
Combine Is Said
Eclipse Standard
Oil. .
to
The
chamber of commerce and the mar-
to t exchange will be located In tho Em
l ire building.
The committee, to whom whs left the
i- Ioetlon of a site, has agreed to terms with
the owners of the building for the rental
"f all the offices on the fifth floor that
tme Marietta street. These offices are
•v ven In uumlier, nil connected. They are
now occupied hv the Home IJfe Insurance
‘ "inpany and Ino Hanover Fire insurance
• "inpany.
While the offices are numbered 503 b> 510.
•here are really but two, five being Joined
together In one, and two In another, wjth
a reception room ndjolntng.
at Ion for the, market exchange, ns well i.~
a'liulrable quarters for the chamber of coin-
bierre. The deal has been made, but not
completely closed.
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Spartanburg, S. C.. Dec. 7.—Hein-
it*li Togglna, aged S year*, while play
ing with n gun Inst night, accidentally
shot Hattie Lou, hi* twin sister, the
load entering her breath, tearing out
her heart.
A colored boy, who was standing
near, received a portion of the load
In his head and lie may die.
The t'oglgtiH boy was badly Injured
by the recoil of the gun, the butt of
the gun kicking him In the head, In
flicting a serious wound.
Lleso t'ogglns, the father of the
Coggins children, had Just returned
from "a hunting trip. He placed the
gun In bis room and it was picked up
by young Coggins, who pointed the
gun at hi? sister. The gun went off
accidentally, the load entering the body
of the little girl, killing her Instantly.
A colored child who was standing near
received a portion of the load.
STREWN TO WIND
FROM HIGH BRIDGE
ARE ASHES OF MAN
Washington. Dec. 7.—Investigation
of ihe lumber trust, which I* proposed
by Senator IKttredce, of South Da
kota, In a resolution presented to the
senate, promise* to unmuak tho moet
gigantic combination and monopoly
that yet been probed by tile federal
government.
Even the Standard nil monopoly and
the Immense combination headed by
the United States Steel corporation
will bo found In all probability eclipsed
by the tremendous combination of cup
Ital alleged to have It* grip on the
grea bulk of lumber used In every city,
town, village, hamlet und rural dis
trict In the United States.
Senator Klttredge'a resolution directs
the secretary of commerce and labor to
Investigate and report to congress or
to the president If congress Is not In
session as to the lumlier trade of the
United States, with a full Inquiry Into
the causes of present high price* of
lumber and particularly whether a
combination, conspiracy or trust agree
ment exists which operates unlawfully
to restrain the lumber trade.
It Is expected tile senate will order
the Inquiry through the bureau of cor
porations, which will begin probing
Into the facta. Prosecutions of Individ,
uala and aultgto break up the trust
are to follow.
GROWS PALE AT SIGHT
OF BLOODY CLOTHES
VICTIM WAS WEARING
gpeeisl tn The Georglsu.
t'hnttanooga, Tenn.. Use. 7.-A most peril-
ip,r Iiirlilent win that in which the nnhes of
Churles A. Johnston, n mechanical engineer
ninl ilrnuifbtnmmi. were shewn upon waters
of the Tennessee
hrldjze hi
from ihe couuty
liniy'of Johnson w-ns
„ ... mated In n
crematory tn ('fiieiiiiintl sod the ashes were
brought Isirk In nil urn. I poo Ms 'lying
request to his wife, his ashes were strewn
witter*.
wns linlttiei! with this
> wns eoninitsslniie.1 ns one of
throw the unties of n friend
ye nliex of the Itsrtholdl statue of
Utterly In Sew York city, mid from Him
time forwurd tic insisted thnt Ills remains
must In* dlsfKised of In n similar manner.
Tin* nrn whieh euutuine.1 the nnhes of
Johnston now- rests on the mantel ut the
home of Ills wife ill this eity.
Mr. Johnston helleleil in n siqinsne belli;;,
bill nut III il perstmnl (led.
Hpeelsl to The Georgius.
Jackson. Miss., Deo. 7.—At the trial
of Mrs. Angle Birdsong In the Copiult
county circuit court this morning the
blood-souked clothing of Dr. Rutter,
her victim, wns exhibited, and the de
fendant displayed the only nervousness
she has shown since the trial com
menced, but quickly recovered herself
and resumed a calm and passive de
meanor.
The defense made persistent efforts
to prove through state witnesses that
Dr. Butler had boasted of hla relations
with Mrs. Birdsong, but Judge Miller
refused to admit evidence of this char,
acter througli witnesses for the prose
cution.
The defense expect* to show that
knowledge of these boasts reached the
ears of Mrs. Birdsong und caused a
form of emotional Insanity that pro
voked the tragedy.
“Let us hav, the next national Dem
ocratic convention in Atlanta in ths
now auditorium."
—Voice of Atlanta Pooplo.
Now that's a voice that can make a
heap of noise when It takes a notion.
Atlanta people generally get what they
want and this time they want the next
national convention of the Democratic
party at which candidates for president
and vice president of these big United
State* will be nominated.
A few of the most prominent Atlantu
men have talked a tout this proposition
and not one; of them has been opposed
to the plan. Every one of them want*
tills convention to come to Atlanta,
They will tell you that such a conven
tion has never been held In the South.
And they'll say that It Is time the South
got what's coining to It.
Now. as Atlanta is the metropolia of
the Suuth—any Northerner will say
that—Atlanta folks think this conven
tion should be held here. And they'll
ask whether or Sint the -Democratic
party has not for a generation or more
been furnished with nine-tenths of Its
support from the South.
These are things Atlantu people want
the national Democratic executive cum
mlttee to think about. That la the
committee which aelects the city for
the national convention. And It Is to
this committee that the Atlanta people
will extend their Invitation It they de
cide to have the convention hero.
Easy to Reach Atlanta.
Whon prominent men In all wulka
of Atlanta life thtrrtc amt say Atlanta
should have the convention here In flu
new auditorium. It la a good argument
that the convention should come nere
and that Atlanta people should get to
gether and Invite the convention here.
It Is Just as easy and easier, In fact,
to get to Atlanfh from most of the
country than It Is to get to oilier cit
Jes that want the convention. And At
lanta Is the metropolis of a part of the
country that never hesitated to give
the Democratic party all It had in the
way of votes.
A New Jersey man from Trenton was
In Atlnnta yesterday. He lives In a
nlty 34 miles from Philadelphia and 80
miles from New York with about 83,040
or 90,000 people in It. lie ha* been at
Atlanta many times and 'lie more he
comes the better he likes It. Now he
Is making nrmngementa to move his
business here. Why'.’ Because he says
Atlanta Is the greatest city south of
New York and that It la a miniature
New York all by Jtaelf.
He declared emphatically that It wa
time the national Democratic cunvcn
tlon was held In Atlanta and he la one
of those Democrats who kept New Jer
sey In the Democratic column from the
time the party was organised until the
Republican wave of 1898 swept the
ountry.
What Democrat* Say.
Listen to .what * few of Atlanta's
cltlsens say about the proposition:
Judge tteorge lilllyer: "This Is an
excellent titan and one which I hope
will be curried to a successful termina
tion. Bring the convention here by all
means.”
Charles T. Hopkins: "N'utlonal
Democratic convention in Atlanta?;
New Buildings Need
ed to Meet City’s
Growth.
MANY CLASSES TOO
LARGE FOR ROOMS
Growth in Population Not
Met)>y Improvement in
Buildings.
With all of Atlanta's growth md
progress during the past few year.-, it,
public school facilities have not been
Increased proportionately.' As a result
of the lack of money spent In this di
rection the Atlanta school* are tni-er-
ably Inadequate to the demands upon
them, and are so crowded that the
minds and health of thousands of
school children are suffering.
Hardly a achool but has classes with
a maximum of scholars that Is largely
In excess of what the maximum should
be.
In addition there are several sclto-l
buildings that are relics of the dark
nge*—rambling frame atructures, poor
ly ventilated, heated by primitive moth-'
oda.
Of the twenty-three white achools in
Atlanta, sixteen have classes frith ‘
maximum attendance In excess of what
the maximum should be.
Any one of the six colored achools i-
oven more congested than the worst
crowded of the white schools.
And all of this lack of growth an.l
improvement In conditions Is appar
ently nobody's fault.
The present council has been an ex
ceedingly liberal one to the board of
education. This year an appropriation
of over 3304,000 was made.
Of this over 3313,000 went for sal
aries.
■ A few new and modern schools have
been liullt In Atlanta within the last
few years, but the Increase In pupil-
has been greater than the Increase in
facilities.
City Needs Streets.
When a city grows as Atlanta has
grown, It Is necessary to spend Isrge
sum* for the opening of streets and
then for paving them. Children cannot
go to school very well unless they have
streets to walk In, anil unless the sani
tary sewer system I* extended as the
growth of tho city warrants,, the health
of tho school children will be endan
gered. And, too, It costs money to give
people police and Are protection.
There Is no money to throw awuv.
und none has been thrown away. Pos
sibly It has been that city law-maker,
have not seen the necessity for In
creased public school facilities as read
ily ns they have seen the necessity ■•t
new streets and more paved streets:
inure sewers and more police and lire
protection.
If that Is the case, it Is a good plan
to bring to light the true’ conditions ex
isting in the Atlanta public school sys
tem.
First of all, Atlanta has tqilav the
lineal public school system In the state
of Georgia, and. In fact. It la hard l v
equaled by any other In the South.
But the city has outgrown Its facili
ties.
It Is not that the children are n -t
competent teachers. That la all ri.Tl
ought tohave It lief* geUt*heie U Vm ■ u ■* * lm P , » l a uuestlon of more
foranv?hlna that will heln Atlanta and and more , ®« ch ® r » for * h ® thousand-
thU wd i We are entlTud tn U snv . children who are now attending - I,
this will. We are entitled t.i It any- d who were not enrolled a fbv . .
HA R VE Y BEDFORD DEA D
HE SUCCUMBS QUIETLY
AFTER PNEUMONIA ATTACK
BAY WAS KILLED,
THROWN IN RIVED,
FATHER BELIEVES
.SimtIuI to Tin* Oenrglnn.
Ilecntlir. Ala.. I«" T.-TIUm*« I'lnrk. If
yenrs old. who disappeared mysteriously
Mnlolnv Might, has ««* •■ecu found. Wil
liam .'lark. Ids father, any* he has evl-
den..' that Ills am was murdered. r..bi«-l
and Ills Issiy tlirowu Into the Tennessee
’‘VeniiB Clark laid 3100 on bis perion when
b A -irange'yo'nug man la hetd on ausplelou.
SHEDS ND LIGHT
§p*Hnl to The (itnrgliin
Blue Ridge, Go., Dec. 7.—Colonel \V.
A. Guinn died thin morning at 9 o’clock
and before dying stated that he had
no Idea who shot him or could have had
any motive for doing ao.
Absolutely no clew can be found to
account for hta aaaaaalnation.
Ilnrwy If. Dctlfonl, veteran detective and
formerly le-.iri r»f til** Atlanta detective de-
I tart iiit'iit. died nt L* nVlo«*k at »»l* home, 141
|j)vpj6y Btreof. For *everi»! wn-k* be h:
ln*ei» •iiffinliijf from pneumonia, having JmU
govern) nttnrk*.
Honey Bedford ho* known to olino*t
every Hfixeii of Alluntii. II*- wo* the firvt
liend of tlie deieeth*® department, and for
many rear* prevton* to the e*tal>H«h-
ment of thnt Maneh **f the ixillre depart
ment. nth a meutfter of the uniformed
foree. II*. wae -oir.e.-d.-d aouie time 0«o
o* M»r*oniit of deter live* i*y Hergeniit N.
A. Linford. Sin®— that rime he i.oiittnued
:i* «Hie of the m»»t i-ffli fert mendier* of the
plain rlntliea foi.iv. Ill- «a* a eomdn of
General Nathan Bedford Foireat, and
aerved with him during the war.
LaGranga Savings Bank.
A charter waa granted Friday morn
ing by the »ecretary of atate to the La-
Grange Having* Bank, capital stock
$25,000 and Incorporator* Fuller Ca!ta»
way. C. V. Truitt, J. G. Truitt. Roy
Dalit*, Hatton Lovejoy, P. O. Awtry,
IL D. Glanton and J. A. Perry.
HARVEY H. BEDFORD.
way.
Luther Z. Roaaer: "Of course I want
the convention here. Ilut we should
get the auditorium flrat and ahould tie
nuro we can accommodate the tliou-
Mfinda of delegate*. If we can do thl*
and offer on Inducement, then let’*
atart to work and get the convention.
There Ih every roaaon In the world why
Atlantu 1* entitle*^ to It."
Forrest Adair: ’Bring ’em along. Let
all Ilia Democrat* come here, lie glad
to have them. Atlanta ought to have
the national convention. A better city
In the country could not be found. ’
Reuben Arnold: “t’ertalnly. The
convention should come to Atlanta, I’m
Continued to Page Five.
ago.
Maximum in Class.
It t* considered by educational -w
pert* that to do Ihe best work a tc;<- li®
ahould not have more than forty in
claa*; that thl* number should b- :ii
maximum.
But becauae of the great Increa** 1
the number of Atlanta achool chi Lire
it lm* been neceaoary to make thl
maximum sixty. Now, this malt*-* .
absolutely Impossible for a teacher i
give any Individual attention to tb<»
pupil* not a* bright a* oth» WR
the time for recess deducted It will b
readily seen that with sixty pupils in ■
Continued to Page Five.
PRESIDENTS NU SPELIN
GETS KNOCKOUT BLOW
Washington. Dec. 7.—President Roosevelt's simplified spelling <n de
ws* given a hard knock by the house committee on appropriations, which
In the executive nnd Judicial appropriations bill, reported today, dacicd
thnt “hereafter In printing ducumenta authorised by law or ordered by
congress, or either branch thereof, the government printing shall
follow the rule* of orthography established by Webster's or other gen
erally accepted dictionaries of the English language.”
The bill carries a total appropriation of 331,213,323, an In. re...- - of ;.
million of the appropriation for the current year, which was 3l4.1«t.i> i
The number of salaried offices provided for is 18,727, an lacrosse of 29 .
over the current year.
The salaries of clerks to members Is Increased from 31.200 to 3M"0
per annum and the members are not required to certify that they have
spent this amount for clerical assistance. Public Print”: Stilling- i-
given an Increase from 33,340 to 33,440, and the secretary' to the speaker
an Increase from 33,004 to 38.404.