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VOL. 1. NO. 203.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1906
PRICE:
TO CHOOSE ATLANTA
AS SUB TREASURY SITE
Treasury Department
Wants It in Gate
City.
BIRMINGHAM FOLK
ARE MAKING FIGHT
Columbia To Be Dropped at
Conference on Jan
uary 7th.
Washington, Dec. 19.—Atlnn*^, Ga.,
will be selected as the site of the new
«uh-treasury In the South.
Unless every Indication falls, unless
the wishes of the United States treas
nrv department go for naught, Atlanta
will win the coveted prise. In spite of
the fight that has been made for Birm
ingham, Ala., and the representations
made by Senator Carmack for Tennes
see, tho Georgia city Is well In the lead
for the prise.
Department Favors Atlanta.
The Georgian’s correspondent Is able
to state authoritatively that the treas
ury department favors Atlantu us the
location of the sub-treasury. At the de
partment It Is considered that estab
lishment of the sub-treasury Is mainly
for the states of Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida.
The opinion at the department Is that
the choice lies between Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Columbia. While the de
partment's opinion will havq great
weight In the balloting on the subject
In the congressional conference on Jan
uary 7 next, the department will not
assume the responsibility of making the
decision,
Columbia To Be Dropped.
It will leave this to the conference
with the plain understanding of how
the department stands In the matter.
Columbia will be dropped on prac
tically the first ballot and the contest
will then llo between Birmingham and
Atlanta. That Atlanta will win Is the
positive assertion heard today In all
circles Interested In the matter.
ATLANTA BANKERS MEET
7O PUSH CLAIM OF CITY
Joseph A. McCord, president of the Atlanta Clearing .House Associa
tion, has called a meeting of the association for Wednesday afternoon at
4 o clock to> discuss the proposal to secure the sub-treasury for Atlanta.
„ j *u n a the Gejr S !tt Bankers’ Association met here last June It waa
uyed that every effort be made to secure the sub-treasury for Georgia,
lantaifpossible” lhC At,anta banker8 was “* ot it for Georgia first—At-
Acting under this policy, no-active effort was made to secure the
sub-treasury for this city, until Savannah stepped In and began work-
Ing for her own Interests. It is probable that since this step waa taken
by Savannah, that Atlanta will send a committee to Washington to push
the claims of this city. The meeting Wednesday afternoon will doubt
less take this step and appoint a committee.
PRISONERS ATTACK
BAILIFF IN AN EFFORT
TO GAIN FREEDOM
Fulton Court House
Scene of Desperate
Fight.
HOLE IS CUT IN
WALL OF ROOM
Two Attempts Made to Es
cape From Prisoners'
Room.
DEFECTIVE FLUE
MUSES BLAZE IN
Damage To News Building
Said To Be Few Hun
dred Dollars.
The plant of The Atlanta News, at
Alabama and South Forayth streets,
"a- visited by a fire shortly before
n -"ti Wednesday, which originated from
a defective Hue In the office of General
Manager Charles Daniel and did dam-
••tg.- to the amount of several hundred
dollars in the attic And roof.
After the flames had been extin
guished by the fire department and an
•diminution of the building and plant
ba 'l l, e* n made, Mr. Daniel gave out
tin- following statement:
The machinery and equipment of
The X« ws was not damaged at all. The
damage to the building, I think, can bo
covered by a few hundred dollars. The
fire caused a delay of about three quar
ters of an hour In the work on today’s
Is^ue, but I am satisfied we will be able
t " go to press at the regualr time.”
The flre burned rapidly, and although
J'mi io. >\s of people were at work In the
building, had gained considerable hea1-
the attic before discovered.
' f h»‘ space of but a few moments
'h<- building filled with smoke,
* • biK In great excitement and caus
* yy employee* to flee to place* o
Jumped From Window.
mpotlng room force was shut
|escape by the stairs by reason
,(u ‘ I'.uvy volume* of smoke, and
G* m men sought safety by leaping
' " a r.-ar window of the second story
Lie roof of an adjoining building, a
i t in. , of about eight feet. In mak-
* ~ i, ap i>. W. Webb, a linotype
V 3; ' r v as painfully Injured.
Haifa A Carter and Miss Mary
rry, of the society department,
titvir office on the second floor
'' 1 '• greatly frightened, as the
1 idenly bwept from an alrshaft
u'h a doorwdy Into this office.
>'"ung ladies made a hurried
“waped without any Injury'.
J’anlel, Joftlah Carter, news edl-
krut-st R. Dalits, city editor: ‘ sev-
reporter* and others were In the
"fnces, but were able to get out
building before It filled with
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Filled with a desperate courago by
fear of punishment for the terrible
crimes which were laid at their door,
prisoners in the prisoners’ room at the
criminal court room made two succes
sive attempts Tuesday and Wednesday
to pain their freedom.
An attempt was made Tuesday by
some of the prisoner* to ctif their way
to liberty through the brick wall of tho
court house.
In a bold attempt to eecape from the
prisoners' room Wednesday morning
Richard Partee and Madison Williams,
two negro criminals, made a vicious
attack on Bailiff T. M. Oliver. After a
short struggle with the negroes, Mr.
Oliver knocked them to the floor and
hand-culTed them.
Partee and Williams are also sus-
peeled of being the men who tried to
cut their way to freedom.
Partee Is charged with assault with
Intent to murder n negro boy on Fair
street. He has several smaller charges
pending against him. In the assault
case he has already received u sen
tence from Judge Roan of four years.
Williams Is Indicted for assault to
murder and highway robbery. A ne
gro Is the' prosecutor. Williams plead-
ed guilty to the crimes In both coses
Tuesday, but was not sentenced.
The Firet Attempt.
Tuesday afternoon, after the prison
ers had been removed from tho prison-
ers' room, where they were placed
pending trial before Judge Roan, one
of the officers discovered that the wall
small room connecting with the
main prisoners’ room had been cut. A
hole about a foot square had been
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0 day from London, reported that
O on Monday the ship's second
0 steward, J. H. Stewart, died of
0 consumption and was buried at
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made In the plastering and some of the
brick had been removed. An Invest!
gallon failed to reveal which prison
ers were guilty of the attempt to break
Jail.
Bailiff Oliver was placed In the pris
oners' room Wednesday morning t.
guard the prisoners and see that no
further attempt was made to get away.
Attaoked the Bailiff.
When Mr. Oliver walked neat* the
Iron-barred door Which separate* the
room from the criminal court room,
about 10 o'clock. Partee, who hod been
hiding behind the main door, which
opened Into the prisoners’ room, Jump-
ed out at the bailiff. Mr. Oliver, how
ever, was too quick for him. He heard
the negro behind and quickly wheeled.
As the negro struck at Mr. Oliver
the officer dodged. When he struck
again the officer brought his flits Into
play. Aiming a blow at the face if
the prisoner, Mr. Oliver succeeded In
flooring him.
Williams attacked Mr. Oliver on the
other side. Mr. Oliver dodged a blow
from this negro and backed off as the
negro advanced In order to secure his
club. Williams was preparing to strike
the officer, when the latter rushed ut
him and knocked him down.
8ubdued Prisoners.
Mr. Oliver quickly hand-cuffed the
men.
"We weren’t trying to do anything, 1
the negroes mumbled.
The negroes were cuffed to the Iron
bars of the door leading Into the crlm
Inal court room and gave no further
trouble.
Tho two men are considered very
dangerous by the officers and It Is be
lieved they will be given the limit when
their cases are tried. Williams 4s
said to be the negro who attacked Jail
er Donagan with a knife at the Jail a
short time past. The Jailer had to
knock him down.
JUMPED AND SAID “OH;”
YOUNG CANN RELATES
HAPPENINGS AT HUNT’S
George A. Cann, 31 yeara of age, was
found guilty of simple assault In the
criminal court Wednesday afternoon
and sentenced to one year In prison.
He was charged with attempted as
sault on Mrs. Cornelia Hunt, aged 16
years.
Cann took the stand In Ida own be
half Wednesday. He was perfectly
calm and spoke in a loud, clear voice
thnt could be heard outside the court
room. He denied the charge. He said
he went to Mrs. Hunt’s apurtmonts, 660
South Pryor street, to see If she want
ed to order any groceries from W. R.
Fuller. He asked Mrs. Hunt If she
wanted any honey. Mr. Cann declares
that Mrs. Hunt said;
"Naturally,” stated Cann, "I sold,
■Sure." ”
He snld Mrs. Hunt moved close to
him and laid her head against him.
Mrs. Hum heard some one down stairs,
he said, and she slapped him and said
"Oh." Cann then went down stairs.
When the prisoner finished, he shook
his head at the Jury and declared
"That Is the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth.”
Mrs. Cora Melton sold H. L. Car-
roll, one of the witnesses of Tuesday,
hail her ring. Cann, she stated, of.
fered to get the ring for her If she
would testify In hie favor.
Argument In the case began at 10
o’clock. Hollcltor General Hill assisted
by Atiorncys James L. Key and Van
Astor Batchellor, represented the state.
Don't you think I'm sweet enough The defense Is represented by Attor-
without honey?” neys George Napier and J. N. Wright.
RUSS CONSULATE CLERK
PROVES TO BE WOMAN
I-lioonlx. Arts., Dec. 1S.-N. D’lteyUn.1,
supposed soil of n Russian admiral, assist-
ant to the Russian consul at Chicago, Is
.load here. The l«»ly, which Is In ;• private
morgue. Is that of u female. Ills icr
uiiml nhvntrtnn. Dr. W. C. Rowe, of Chi-
cozu. Who Is here, Is astounded and mystl-
Bed.
WIFE HAD NOT HEARD
OF HUSBAND'S DEATH.
Chicago. Dec. tt.-"D'Baylznd wsn n clerk
In the eonsnlate." snld Baron Mcbllppeli-
dach. Russian consol nt ObR-ago. "He had
lieeu In the employ of the Russian govern
ment In Chicago for twelvejreere *•**•<>£
he Irft the office lieeause nt III health, and
went to Arizona, hoping to ngaln If. f
not know. K there Is snjr mystery
to Ills identity I ennnot solve it.”
Mine. D’HarUud, st her resilience here,
hue not been Informed of the reported death
of her htiMhaud.
”1 received a message from him within
the Inst day nr so.” ahe Mid, ’In which he
raid he was 111, bat not seriously to.”
DE8PONDENT MERCHANT
TAKE8 OWN LIFE.
B|*eclnl to Tho Georgian.
Albany, Go., Dec. If.—Firing a bul
let through bis head, T. J. Thornton, a
merchant and farmer, took hia own life
_ . yesterday. Financial trouble U said
•1 do uot know much of his antecedents, to have nee** the cause.
pisses mr
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Apoplexy Causes the
Death of Famous
Methodist.
BISHOP C. C. M’CABE.
He died in New York Hospital
Wednesday.
New York, Dec. 19.—Bishop Charles
C. McCabe, known f>» the “lighting
bishop,and on. of the sturdiest and
most picturesque figures In the Meth
odfot Episcopal church, died In the New
York Hospital today az a result of
stroke or apoplexy a week ago.
Mrs. McCabe, the bishop's wife, and
Miss Brouse, of Philadelphia, his niece,
were at his bedside when he died. His
end came peacefully. He had sunk
rapidly since he was seized with the
attack of apoplexy, os he was entering
the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City
to return to hie home In Germantown,
Pa, last week.
Bishop McCabe was born In Athens,
Ohio, In 1836 and was graduated from
Wesleyan University. In 1863 he left
Ills pulpit to become cnptaln of an
Ohio regiment, and a year later was
captured and sent to Libby prison,
where he served four months, when he
was exchanged. It waa his favorite
custom to gather kindred spirits about
and lead them In song. A’lien the last
battle had been fought he continued
to comfort and cheer the soldiers In
ks. Then a broad Held opened.
;ame secretary of a'missionary
society, and In the fulfillment of Its du-
e, became known around the world as
the "singing missionary.”
Straight as an arrow, vigorous and
full of life, spiritual nnd physical, Bish
op McCabe has carried an Inspiration
with him Into the episcopate. His fa
vorite hymns were "Nearer. My God, to
Thee” and “I Would Not Live Always.”
An financial agent of the Christian
commission, Bishop McCabe raised
large sums of money for that organi
zation. About six months ago Bishop
MeCabe created something of a
nation by quarreling with tho
members of International Policy 1
ers’ committee, and resigned hie
that body.
In September lost year at the Detroit
Methodist Episcopal conference, he
said:
"I would like to see one more war:
one with the Sultan of Turkey, and I
would tike to participate. I'd l|ke to
see Dewey, with a good fleet, sail up
the straits of Bosphorus. We don't
want any more such rulers as the sul
tan of Turkey and the czar of Russia''
It created a sensation.
SOLDIER MISSING;
FOUL PLAY FEARED
Bpeol.'il to The Georgian
Chattanooga, Teiin., D**©: 19.—Private J.
Gavin, of Troop D. Twelfth United State*
cavalry, la uiiaalng from the pout nt Fort
OfletboriH», A soldier's eap And a soldier’*
aleeve were found on the river tank, nnd
It Ih believed that Gnvln linn been foully
dealt with or cite he performed a trick to
rover Up hia tracks In deacrtlng hla pout.
Nothing has been seen or heard of him
since December 12.
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NASTY WEATHER TODAY* O
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weather man and opened hia 0
aluice gate* a notch or two aooner 0
than wa» expected. An a result O
there were a few shower* Wed- 0
neflday morning, and according to 0
weather man there will prob- 0
ably be more rain Wedne*day 0
night and Thursday. But here’* O
the official forecast: 0
Cloudiness nnd probably rain O
Wednesday night and Thursday 0
nnd warmer Thursday. Contln- 0
lied cold Wednesday night.” 0
The temperatures: O
a. 34 degree* 0
a. m 34 degrees 0
a. m. * 33 degrees O
>a. m. .. 32 degrees 0
a. m. .. 31 degrees 0
12 noon 30 degrees 0
1 p. m 31 degrees 0
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ROOSEVELT BRANDS NEGRO SOLDIERS
WHO STARTED THE BROWNSVILLE RIOT
AS GUILTY OF BLACKEST OF CRIMES
Commerce Commis
sion Unable to Recti
fy Matters.
Washington, Dec. 19.—"The commis
sion Is without authority under the
iaw to deal effectively with the car
shortage situation.” declares the annual
report of the Interstate commerce com
mission, which was sent to congress
this afternoon.
It Is stated that congestion now ex
isting In the Northwest, Southwest,
trans-MIssourl region Is "alarming."
Tho causes ascribed are In some cases
lack of cars, in others Insufficient
tracks nnd motive power, nnd In still
others wholly Inadequate freight yards
and terminal facilities.
A situation of such gravity calls for
every remedy that can bo usefully ap
plied,” says the commission. •
Investigations Instituted.
Special Investigations have been
Instituted by tho commission,” con
tinues the report, "Into the relation
between the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific systems growing out of
their combined management nnd con
trol and relation of the Northern Pa
cific, Great Northern and Burlington
systems with a view to ascertaining to
what oxtont they are unejer unllled
control and effect of such control upon
their rates and practices.' 1
Tho report shows twenty-one civil
cases pending In the courts for en
forcement of the Interstate commerce
law, and a large number of criminal
proceedings disposed of or Instituted
during the year. The fines Imposed
upon corporations and Individuals In
volving criminal violations amounted to
several hundred thousands of dollars.
Two persons -were sentenced to Imprls
onment within the year,
1,084 Complaints Filed.
Since the laet annual report of tho
commission tvas submitted 1.084 com
plaint* have been filed with tho com
mission. Tho number of formal cases
and Investigations Instituted during the
year Is 83, relating directly to tho rates
and practices of 664 carriers.
Referring to the operation of tho now
railroad rate law, the report says:
•'Oenemlly speaking, the law has
boon well observed. Certain carriers
have been somewhat lax and In theeo
cases It has been necessary to prose
cute.
"The only suits dscldod against ths
government are two recent caees tried
In the district court In Colorado.
"Should thla Interpretation of the
law be sustained by a higher court ths
statute will bo greatly weakened. To
secure proper results In the adminis
tration of the law congress should pro
vide for an Increase In the force of In
specters.”
Wreck Costs Increased.
The commission urgently recom
mends shorter hours for railway em
ployees, saying In the matter of long
hours the accident reports for theyenr
have shown Instances of even worse
conditions than existed In former
FIREMEN HURT
AND OVERCOME
AT BIMEAZE
Business Section of
Boston Menaced by
Fire.
Boston, Dec. 19.—A fierce fire which
has endangered the whole shopping
district lying in the square between
Washington, winter, Tremont and
Broomfield street, today raged through
the six floors of the furniture store of
Eldrldge & Peabody, 114 to 116 Tre
mont street.
The flames Jumped to the old studio
building adjoining, breaking through a
fire wall and making toward Bromfleld
street. Then the Phillips building, oc
cupled by tho Herrick Shoe Company
and Allans Bros., milliners, caught.
One fireman was seriously and prob
ably fatally injured und several others
were overcome by smoko and fire, and
many narrowly escaped death.
The Orpheum Theater, which escaped
unscathed, and tho Bromfleld Street
Methodist Episcopal church uh well ns
many other buildings In the neighbor
hood which were threatened, were
saved. Great excitement was caused
In the shopping district.
Because of the extreme cold and the
old-fashioned architecture of the Studio
building, the fire was one of the most
difficult tbat the department has had
to cope with In years: An overheated
furnace !m given as the cause.
Captain Joyne, of the fire department,
was overcome by smoke and taken to
the emergency Hospital in a critical
condition. Many other firemen partial
ly overcome went back Into the fire
again.
One man, unidentified, went to the
relief hospital with his head badly cut
and hi* lei* probably broken. He Hjrit
fallen in the Studio building after hav
ing ventured beyond the police line*.
years.
The coat of collisions,, exclusive of
damages paid to victims or their fam
ilies. reached the enormous total of
$10,000,000 during the past year, a mil
lion greater than In 1900. In discus
sing Its purpose to Inaugurate a uni
form system of accounting among the
railroads, the commission says that Its
aim Is to grant any person Interested
the opportunity of criticism nnd sug
gestion before a definite system shall
have been determlneA^upon.
Now York. Dee. 19.—Throttled In the grip
been lost ulresdy In the sis-day crash
which bus forced man/ traders to the wall.
With enll money at 28 per cent and no re
lief In sight, people threw over thousands of
shares Unlay to lighten the burden.
The Vanderbilts and J. I*. Morgan rushed
to the sld of the situation by iiiiiioiiiicIiik
nt noon that all Interest payment* on ail
of the bonded debts of the Vanderbilt sys
tems due January 1 would be wild at ©*ee.
The Standard Oil crowd Is reported on the
floor of the stork exchange to have taken
advantage of the situation to pound the
market nnd bring out loosely held stocks.
('nil uu»t»ejr was ruling about 20 per cent.
th«» year blasted all Iw*|h* of monetary relief.
Staggering under tbe load of kited stocks,
with nioi.cy at n blah rate, pool* storteil
to throw their holding* overboard. The
slump gathered momentum today after an
Says He Will Dis
charge Any Troops
Similarly Guilty.
CERTAIN REPORTS
DECLARED FALSE
President Asserts That No
Sympathy Should Be
Wasted on the Dis
charged Troops. *
T
OF CITY HALL
To Annex Desertec
Building For Water
Board.
Will the abandoned First Christian
church building on East Hunter street
be annexed to the city hall?
This proposition will come up at
either the firm or second meeting nt
tho new council, nnd It I* highly proba
ble that favorable action will bo taken
on the proposition.
In fact, the board of water commie
sloners will conelder the matter at the
regular meeting Wednesday afternoon.
As Is well known, the waterworks de
partment Is crowded for lack of room,
and the board and general mnnager
have zeuloilsly been looking for un op
portunity to get more commodious
quarters.
Knowing of this state of affairs, A.
G. Rhodes, who bought the chur-h
building, when the new church was
begun, has submitted a proposition to
the water board, whereby the building
can be leased by the city for a term
of yearn. He Is willing to rent It for
any number of years, and will so re
model anil change It that It will make :
splendid annex to the city hall.
The proposition of Mr. Rhodes wll
be considered by the hoard Wednesday
afternoon. A committee will probably
be appointed to look into the matter.
This committee will report back to the
board, which. In turn, will probably
recommend to council tho renting i f
the church building for quarters for
tho waterworks, and. If advisable, for
other departments.
Then it will bo up to council. The
building Is constructed of brick and Is
very much of the same order as the
city's building, und It Is not thought
thnt It would take much exterior work
to make It a part of the city hull.
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I Washington, Deo. 19.—Ths president
Is so prompt nnd thorough in hlx re
sponse to the senate resolution* calling
for the facts about the Brownsville af
fair that there Is rdom for the slight
suspicion that he abetted If he did not
Inspire the resolutions. His response
came today In the shape of a bulky
document of 136 pages, or about 60,000
words, of which about 4,000 worda form
his message to the senate, the rest
Including the report of Secretary Taft
and additional documents bearing upon
the case. There are seven appendices
to tils mossage as follows:
No. 1. Report of Major Augustus P.
Blocksom, Lleuttnant Colonel Leon
ard A. Lovering and rBlgadler Gen
eral Ernest A. Garllngton, who Investi
gated tho affairs at Brownsville.
■No. 2. Letter from A. B. Nettlston
to Secretary Toft, giving his conclu
sions following a personal investiga
tion of the trouble.
Nos. 3, 4, 6 and 6. Military records
showing past actions similar or anal
ogous to the action taken by the pres
ident In the Brownsville matter.
No. 7. A quotation from Tha Char
lotte (N. C.) Observer of November J9,
1906, reciting the action taken by Gen
eral Robert E. Lee In 1814 In publicly
disgracing a battalion oa parallel to
the action of the presldenL
Died to Tell Facts.
The president In his message says:
"I ordered tbe discharge of nearly
all the members of Companies B, C
and D of the Twenty-fifth Infantry by
name, In the exercise of my constitu
tional power and In pursuance of whit,
after full consideration, I found to be
my constitutional duty as commander
In chief of the United State* army. I
am glad to avail myself of the oppor
tunity afforded by these resolutions to
lay before the congress the following
facts os to the murderous conduct of
certain member* of the companies In
question and a* to the conspiracy by
which many of tha other members if
these companies saved ths criminals
from justice, to tha disgrace of tho
United States uniform.
"An effort has been made to dis
credit the falrnesg of the Investigation
Into the conduct of these colored
troops by pointing out that General
Garllngton la a Southerner. Precisely
the same action would have been taken
had the troops been white—Indeed, tha
discharge would probably have been
made In more summary fashion. Ths
standard of professional honor nnd of
loyalty to the flag and ths service Is ;
the same for all officers and enlisted
men of the United States army, and I
resent with tho keenest Indignation any
effort to draw any line among them
based upon birthplace, creed or any
other consideration of the kind.
Thinks Both Were to Blame.
"It appears that In Brownsville, ths |
city Immediately betide which Fort '
Brown Is situated, there had been con - I
slderable feeling between the citizens
and the colored troops of the garrison j
companies. Dlfficu'tlss had occurred,
there being a conflict of evidence as to
whether the cltlsens or the colored j
troops were to blame. My impression '
that, as a matter of fact, '
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Continued on Page Two.
Mew York Life Em
ployes Are Called
on to Testify.
■ New York, Dec. 19.—The grand Jury
continued Its Investigation Into the af
fair* of the New York Life Insurance
Company today by calling Treasurer
Randolph und Bookkeeper Matlson for
examination.
It Is understood that they were ques
tioned closely regarding the Prussian
bond scandal, which was uncovered by
the Armstrong committee. Sixty books
of the company were brought Into the
grand Jury room.
Not a Relativ*.
J. U. Dodgen. of 111 Pine street, a
brother of J. G. Dtrigen, who was shot
and killed lost Saturday night, states
that the report that be was a cou
nt P. Dodgen, who was arrested an I
locked In the police elation sev-ral
days ago. Is not correct Hr -hairs
that his family Is not related to C. P.
Dodgen.