Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, March 09, 1909, Page 7, Image 7
? '' timely Topics.-' ’ Addre- .1! cmnmuaß.tto- for this Ocportmeat ts Mm W. H. FSltaa. Cartersville. Ga. {politics In Tennessee. The history of Duncan Cooper throws li*ht on the politics of Tennessee for the last twegty years, and the people who throng tne court house in Nash ville to listen to the testimony, which u certainly convicting. the men who assassinated ex-Senator Carmack are brought face to face with the deeds of certain men who have used their po litical offices to rule or ruin everything in front of them. The criminal court of Nashville may save the necks of the assassins, buv their escape will un doubtedly be credited to tne influence of certain men in high office who are tarred with the same sttck. «s a great state, but it has been afflicted with glaring imposture. In the persons and acts of a number of its prominent officials. . Many of our readers will recall a Justice Snodgrass, who sat on the bench to shoot at his enemies. , Others will remember certain Ten nesseans who committed a glaring fraud on the treasury of the Vnited states in the conduct of the noted, and 1 may truly say. the notorious Metho dist Publishing House claim before congress. The defaulting stale treasurer who r -oed the treasury of Tennessee of large sums of money, in conjunction wtth this Duncan Cooper, now on trial oefore the criminal court, will not be overlooked in the story of Tennessee’s affliction and humiliation. But Action is outdone —outclassed —In the story of Coopers connection with Tennessee politics, which has culmi nated in the assassination of ex-Sena tor Carmack, as the possible way to curb Carmack s pen <and take his life*, in the opinion ot this hoary and dis-, reputable politician, who ia desperate and deadly In bate. So violent and so. tyrannical have been his methods that! be has Anally shoved his only son into . the dark shadow of the gallows to carry ; out his foul plans. I am sorry for the son because he has • been brought up under the influence of a ’ father who had no respect for the pres-, ennce of a nice young lady, and poured out such filthy abuse of Carmack before j he started out to kill him that she could • not repeat the obscenity when called as, a witness against him. He is a self-con- . fessed gambler, and a notorious embex- j g’er, when occupying a seat as chancery j judge to whom had been committed mon- \ ey belonging to widows and orphans, as shown by Court records. When Tennessee was robbed by Treas urer Polk of many thousands this same Cooper was exploiting a silver mine dowr. tn Mexico with money furnished by Polk as his active partner. We have read of morphine flends, who scarred continuous ly tbeir own bodies with hypodermic In jections until the entire epidermis was tattooed and disfigured, but here is a man who has had the run of the gov ernor’s office In Tennessee for the past year who is scarred with evil deeds, evil thoughts and murderous intents, and yet has gone unscathed and defiant until haled before th* criminal court for con spiracy to murder ex-Senator Carmack. Backed by official influence, he con ferred with Tennessee’s chief executive before he went forth to kill, and he was in no wise deterred by the presence of Mrs. Eastman, when he caught up with his intended victim, and saw his own son do the murderous deed, conspiring with his own parent, also armed, to kill. What a sight for men and angels to look upon. To show the extent of this wretched man’s infatuation and degradation and dishonesty he made public boast on his oath that he donated over a thousand dol lars to a poor Confederate soldier a short time ago and yet was forced by his own counsel to go back and again testify on oath that the donation was less than fifty dollars. This cloak of Confederate sympa thy. so often abused and misused, was attempted to be applied by this man (catching at straws) to Influence the jury to save bis neck. It goes without saying that Tennes see. under her present trouble, will either repudiate the entire gang of conspirators or receive the public scorn and contumely that her imbecility and impotency will merit. The Parable of the Prodigal Son Mr. W. P. Wrigley. 1 noticed in Mrs. Felton’s department your reply to Mr. Stanford’s letter, and I desire to give you my views on the subject of the Prodigal and elder sons. This parable, of the two sons, is in t*ie fifteenth chapter of St. Luke, and was given after the Pharisees had mur mured against Him for keeping com pany wtth sinners. The father of the sons represents God. The elder son represents the law dispensation, for He salu. "Lo. these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandments and yet thou never gavest me a kid that I might make merry with my friends.” The father said unto him: "Son. thou art ever wtth me aud all that I have is thine. ’ bo we see that as long as he kept the law he was equal with his father. So it was in the law dispensation, as long as they kept the law God accepted this through sacrifice and burnt offerings. But the prodigal represents salvation through grace. And at the r.ppointeJ time of the father he sent his son into the world, and he fulfilled the law. and set up his kingdom that we as sinners or prodigals might be saved by grace. We see that at this time, the father saw us as prodigals t andered far from home, and at our return he saves us by grace, and not by any of our works or keeping of the law. but a free gift by our believing on his son. We can make this parable applicable to out day. We teach our children from birth to keep the law. as we desire a moral character, yet knowing there is no sal vation in the law. and when they come to themselves as the prooigal did they can realise that there is something more required in salvation, and, as he aid. also the father is the only one who can save, and resolve as he: ”1 will arise and go to the father." and as he empty handed, and art fully saved hy grace. We will now return to the elder brother. When Christ came to this world at the end of the law dis pensation he offered salvation through grace to the Jewish tribe and they re jected him. He said: “1 came amongst my own and my own received me no', and 10. 1 turn to the Gentiles." We notice that he invited the elder son in. bo aesus invites the Jews and lawkeep ers Into his fold, but they will not ac cept, but ratner try to keep the law. Mr. Wrigley, we will now consider the bondwoman and her son Ishmael. Here Abraham represent* Gmi. and ldh.,c Christ. We are-sons of the bond woman and God at the appointed time offered to redeem the children of the bond woman. In the days of Isaac the older son by birth became heir to the inheri tance. This parable of the two sons came betwewen the rule of law and grace, and the father divided the in heritance between his two sons. The younger wasting his portion by riotous living returned to the father and was saved by grace. This is a long subject for discussion.; and 1 could say much more, but tor j fear of being too lengthy will close. , 1 hope to hear from others, and es- * peclally you, Mrs.. Felton. You are i an able writer, and I hope you will long I continue your writing for us. Your brother in Christ. J. S. ECHOLS. Sewanee, Ga., Route 2. Compulsory Education I am requested to explain . why this country must finally adopt compulsory attendance, if our public school system ever becomes thoroughly efficient and practical. I have tried to do this be fore at different times, but it “is line upon line and precept upon precept, here a little and there a little.” which finally arouses the public mind to its obligations and duties. 4 When patrons paid the teacher, it was a different condition, altogether. Then the teacher was accountable to the patrons for the discipline and thoroughness of the Instruction. Now the state Is the patron. Not the parent or guardian. The state puts Its iron hand deep down In your pocket to educate my children or grandchildren. You must pay that school tax money or be sold out by the sheriff and I submit there Is neither justice or common sense in taking your money’ away from you by force, unless I can be compelled to send that child to the teacher, your mon ey has paid for. I also affirm that my child should be ready to go to the teacher, quite as soon as you must ante up that school tax mon ey. If I refuse to accept Such Instruc tion or defeat the endeavor to educate the child (by refusing to send to the state school teacher), then you have been robbed of what belongs justly to you. and the state has shown Its ipcapacjty to car ry on the public school business. The child is the end and aim of the public education, not the teacher. If there is no child to teach, then the teacher is drawing tax money for nothing and this tax money drawn out of y’ou Is applied to an ulterior purpose; and you are a vic tim of official tyranny. Viewed in the ab j street, there is no good sense in making 1 one man educate another man s child. You may be charitable enough to be will ing to d|spense your charity and sink your bonds'to teach as well as feed the poor, but the state has undertaken to usurp the parent's place (as regards pay ing the teacher), and it should (manifest ly) be just enough to'jtfu. so see that mi child accepts the benefit thus tendered, or confess to failure, and quit such-tyr anny. The state says it ie bettef to pre vent to ptnrfsh crifre, fore my ignorant child must be educated for 'the protection of society. You there fore' pay for' the protection of society, as you are taxed t° sup/port courts and pay juries, to build prison* and pay jailers. If this contention is correct, and I think it is; then 1-Should- be? fined or made to 1 suffer fbr refusing to educate my child, after you have been forced to pay for its must-adopt both or cebae the tyranny, instruction. • Having adopted compulsory’ taxation, compiulsory attendance is a ne cessity. One system complements the other A refusal to send to-school de feats the whole business. Therefore we Cut a Straight, Level 'Ditch While I am sensible that my Ignor ance ot the conditions in Panama may expose my’ personal opinions -to criti cism. (because it is acepted that silence is more becoming to ignorance than speech), but it is the consensus of pub lic opinion also that a lock canal is more or less beset with dangers, while a sea level canal would fill the bill, except for the Increased cost of exca vation to secure depth. In the last analysis. It is a final ques tion of money, and the promoters whe started out wtth expense figures of less than two hundred millions are now hedging and talking very freely of 1400,000.000, if not a half billion, before the waters of the two oceans can meet and mingle in an interoceanlc canal, it is not presumable that - the ' United States will ever dig another ditch of such magnitude, so there is no good at this late day in advocating a cheese paring policy, when there is a money difference only and one plan suggests risk and haxard. while the other is as sured of safety and permanency. We are in tor great expense, to be sure, and while there has been much money wasted without doubt, common sense dictates a safe canal at all haxards. If it requires an extra year of digging, let the canal be finished in the best way, to stand secure, without any tremors of apprehension or omens of failure. Even a Georgia cracker can under stand there is risk, when great ves sels, heavily freighted, are lifted eighty ttve feet high above the sea level (where they must finally sink In crossing the isthmus), and it will be humiliating be yond expression to admit failure and be obliged to begin over and do it right, after the defeat occurs. What's a few more millions, when the whole lock business can now be cleared out and allow the ships to float tffong in a sensi ble way from shore t<3 shore? We have had a surfeit of experi mental work. Anybody, even a cabbage head, can understand why it will be more feasible to fl>*. immense ships on level, smooth flowing water, rather than jerk thdm up to risky- heights every time they are to be conveyed from ocean to ocean. EIGHTEEN CULPRITS WHIPPED IN PRISON WILMINGTON, Del.. March 6-Today was the biggest whipping post day in the criminal records of Delaware. Eighteen culprits were whipped. at the work house, and the total number of lashes inflicted was 265. ♦ • ♦ BUY LOCK OF HAIR OF ♦ ♦ YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR ♦ “Kipling’s hair,” said the curio ♦ -♦ dealer, “has gone up of late. A ♦ ♦ quarter used to buy a lock, but one ♦ ♦ of the latest shades now costs *2. -p ♦ ‘ Those are Upton Sinclair s and ♦ -© Jack London's in that ease. They ♦ ♦ are cheab and plentiful—all you ♦ ♦- want at a dime apiece. ♦ . ”ThaA pair side by side on th» >© ♦ black velvet* pillow are Mark ♦ Twain’s and W. D. Howells’. We ♦ -e- are getting among our rarefies and ♦ high prices now. A Twain ot a ♦ ♦ Howells of decent size fetches *lO, ♦ ♦ and the price is steadily rising.” ♦ THB ATLANTA SEMTWEEKLY JOItgSAL, ATLANTA. GEORGIA. TI ESDAT, MARCH 9, 1909 MARKET REPORTS Spot Cotton Atlanta steady. 9%c. New York, qutet, 9 85-100 New Orleans, firm. Sec- Liverpool. quiet, * 18-100 d. Galveston. steady, 9 9-16 c. -.•• •• Savannah, quiet. 9 6-16. , . I Mobile, quiet. 9 .7-Wc. » . K Charleston, steady, 9 346 c. Wilmington, quiet, 9%c. NorMik. steady, 9%c. Baltimore, nominal. 9%c. Boston, quiet. 9 85-100. Philadelphia quiet. 10 19-100 Houston, dull. 9%c. Augusta, steady. 9%c. St. Louis, quiet. 9 7-16 c. Louisville, steady, 9%c. Memphis, quiet, 9 7-18 c. New York Cotton The fallowin< were the ruling prices ia tM »A<tart Tone, steady; middling. 9 85 100 c, quiet. U.st Free. Open High l.ne «»'• Close Cl««* January .. . . 9.18 9.27 9.18 9.2« 9.96 9.20 March '9.45 9.53 9.45 9.53 9.62 9.4 b At.rfl .. »<» 9 Mar ... ; 9.49 9.54 9.43 9.51 9.50 9.48 June 9.43 9.37 Julr 9.36 9.45 9.34 9.45 9.44 9.48 Augttst . ... . 9.29 9.38 9.29 9.38 9.39 9.3 September ... . 9.94 9.34 9.34 9.34 9.31 • 9,k» October 9.23 9.34 9.21 9.32 9.31 9.a- November . . *••• *•*} December .. .. 9.19 9.29 9.19 9.26 9.27 9.21 New Orleans Cotton The following were the ruling prices on the exchange ‘oday: Tone steady; middling 9%c, easy. L«JLSt rr®v. Open.High.Low. sale.Close.Close January .. .. 929 March... .'. ..9.45 9.45 9.45 9.45 9.44 9.42 April ... »« »«- May 9.49 9.58 9.48 9.58 9.57 9.54 June .. ... ... 9.63 9.58 July 9.58 9.89 9.58 9.69 9.68 9.64 October 9.25 9.33 9.23 9.31 9.32 9.29 December 9.27 9.28 Chicago Quotations The following were the ruling quotations .» tne exchange today: Previous Open. High. Low. Close. Closr. VTHEAT— Mav 116%©116% H«% 1133* 114 V» Ju1y104%©104% 104% 102% 102% 104% Sept9B%© 98 98% 96% 97 98 December* 98 w May***.. ..65%®68% 68% 67% 67% 68% July6B ©68% 68% 66% 67% 67% September .. .. 67% 68 66% 67 6-% OATS- 1 May56%@56 56% 55% 00% 56% Ju1y50%@50% 50% 49% 43% 00% September .. .. 41% 41% 40% 41% 41% 17.75 17.55 17.70 17.82 17.70 July ~17.80 17.90 17.75 17.85 17.72 Mav ß .?Tlo.» 10.35 10.25 10.30 10.25 JulyN.42 10.45 10.37 10.42 10.35 September .. ’ 10.32 10.47 May°“ .. .. -- » « »•« 9.35 9.40 9.27 July.. .. .. 9.55 9.55 9.50 9.52 9.50 New York Produce Market NKW YORK. March B.—Sugar—Raw, firm; fair refining. 3.21%; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.81%; molasses sugar, 3.06%: refined firm; crushed. 5.45; powdered, 4.85; granulated. 4.75. ’ Petroleum steady; refined, all ports, 8.45 steady; No. 7 Rio. 8%#8%c; No. 4 Santos, 9. • ’ Molasses steady; New Orleans, 28©42c. Live Stock (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO. March B—Cattle— Receipts esti mated at 25.000; market steady. Beeves, 84.70 ©7.25; Texas steers. 94.5rt85.30; western steers, 14 20®5 65; Stockers and feeders. 93.50©5.50; cows and heifers, »2.0«®5.80; calves. »6.26©9.50. Bogs—Receipts estimated at 43.000; market 10c higher. ‘ Light. 96.>5C6.70r mixed. 30.35© 6:80- heavy.' >6.46©6.85:’ rough, »6.«©6.56; good to choice heavy, 56®6.85; pigs. 86.35®#.16; bull, of sales. »6.56fi6."#. Shefi-Recetpts estimate* , at 1 18,«e y. market Steady. Native. V.40©5.85: western. 93.60© 5.85. yearlings, I6.10©7,?0; lambs, natib*^»♦.« 7.90; western. 96-rt^* *,, f ATLANTA MARKETS. Atlanta Cotton. ATLANTA, Ga.. March B.—Cotton by wagofi, stsody. 9% centa. ‘ - - t-,.,- J Fruit Sundries Lemons. Messina fancy, per. box. s3.so<jfcS.7s; extra fancy. >3.75©4.00; Florida. »2®2.25; Cali fornia lemons. |3.50©4.00; pineapples, Florida, popular sires, crate 12©2.50: crapges, Florida, owing to sites and condition on arrival, per box 82.25&2.50; limes Florids, per 100, 50@«0c; graoe fruit, sixes 36 to 54 inclusive per box 62.00W3.00; smaller sices per box »2®2.5Q; apples best varieties fancy,quality 1^15,85; ergnber rica gallon 60©85c; barrel 211 . h CJI Dressed Poultry 1 Dressed turkeys, iiead and feet on, drawr* 23c; dressed frys, per ft’;, -20®22%e; broilers, fancy, per poupd, J2%@25c: hens, active, lb.. 15©16c; cocks, per lb.. B©9c; ducks, per lb., 15c; geese, per lb,. 12c. Habits. 10©12%c; quails, 15Q 16c; squirrels, 8©10c; doves, s©Bc. Candies - Candies—Standard mixtures, 20 lb. pslls, 6%c; Kennesaw Cream of Tartar mixture, 45 lb. bas kets, 8c; French creams, mixed; 30 lb. palls. ICc; hand made bon-bon mixtures, 30 lb. pails, 12c chocolates. 5 lb. boxes. l«©2sc per lb.; tine H. M. bon-bous and ices, 18(g20c per lb. Groceries Salt 100-pound bags 50c; ice cream 61; rock (1.25; Royal Gloss starch 3%c; best Gloss starch 3%c; World's corn starch 4c: nickel packages 8.76. Pickles 86.50. Potash $3. Matches Fairy 45c. White fish kits 6 lbs 40; 60 lbs 82.40; j 1.0 lbs. 83.40. f Sugar standard granulated 84.90; New York irefined 4%: plantation 84.70 ;Coffee. green bulk. Kio s«lo%: Santos 114012%; roasted bulk. Bio AAAA 113.50; Stonewall 16c; I'no 19c; Rice Jap 5%. head, cane syrup 38c gallon. AxNa groaae *1.75; Navy beans 82.70 bu.; Lima beans 5%c. ©2sc; western firsts. 23©23%c; do seconds. -23 c. Flour, Grain and Hay Flour, sacked, per barrel—lgleheart’s Best flqur. *7.26; Swansdown. 86.25; Puritan (full patent). 86.25: Home Queeu. 86.25; Supreme, 66.15; Ocean Spray (second patent), 85.65; Sun rise (second patent). $5.65. Meal, sacked, per bushel—Plain. 96 lb. sacks, 82c; do 48 lb. sacks. 84c: do 24 lb. sacks. 86c. Grain, sacked, per bushel—Corn, choice red cob. 90c; No. 3 yellow. 88c; mixed. 86c. Oats, choice irregular, clipped. 72c; white clipped bßc; No. 2 white. 66c: mixed. 64c. Seeds, sacked, per bushel—Cane seed, Amber. 81.65; do Orange, $’.65. Oats. Burt. 78c; Tex as Rust-proof. 76c: Blue Spring. 68c. Hay, per cwt.—Alfalfa, No. 1 *1.15: timothy, choice small bales *1; timothy. No. 1 clover mix ed. 90c: timothy. No. 2 90c; choice clover, bee; tvrmuda 75c- Feed Stuff, per cwt.—Chicken feed. 50 ih scks *1; Purina scratch, bales 1 dos. *2.20; Purina eiiick *2.20; Purina scratch, 100 lb sacks *2.05; Suerss scratch fed, 100 lb sacks f 1.95; Purina feed. 175 lb. sacks *1.75; Purina tea. 100 lo acks (1.90: Arab horse feed *1.80: June pasture *’..50; shorts, white *1.75; shorts, fancy (5 R>. *1.65; short*. P. wheat, cot. sacks. 75 lb $1.60; sluorts, brown .M lb *l..w; tran 75 lb and lUO 10. *1.45. Salt brick, per case *1.50; salt brlek, medi cated per ease *4.50. salt, rock, per cwt. *1; salt. M lb sack* 50c; C .8. meal, per ton *a>: square sacked bulls, per ton *8.50; round sacked bulls, per ton *B. • Florida Vegetables Beans—Round green, drum or crate. *2.50(03.00. English Peas —eery active, drum ar crate, *2.00(1:2.50. Squash—Very active, white, crate, *1.»>m,2.0U; yellow, crate. *2.00©2.50. Peppers—Very active, crate, *2.50(03.00. Okra —Vepr active, crate, *2.30(0.3.(». Beets—Very active, barrel crates, tops on, 88.gMW6.08. Cauliflower—Active, pound, B©loc. New Irish potatoes—Not second crop, but., *■>. 00<tf 8.00. Lettuee—Fancy stock, good supply today, *1.50. Celery—Large, well blaeched. *2.00(02.a0. Cabbage—Booming. 82.25(02.50. Tomatoes—Dull, plentiful, $1.50@2.00. Egg Plants—Very active, *2.75(03.00. Cukes—Very active, *3.50©4.00. Pineapple*—Very active. J2.25M2.50. Strawberries—Booming, owing to condition, £><o3o cents. Sweet Potatoes—Bushel, 55(00c, Fish Pompano, per lb., 25c: Spanish mackerel, per [lb. lk%c; trout, drawn, per lb., 9c; bl’ieilsb, pet lib. 7c; mixed flab, per lb. sg; mallet, pet I bam'., J9.v0W10.00. Dried Fruit Evaporated apples, in pound cartons 7%c; boxes ! bulk, 7c; bags, 5%c; evapors ed peaebe*. 7c. Meat. Lard and Hain Dry salt, -extra ribs. 35 to 50 lbs., *9.57%; dry salt rib bellies, 20 to 25 lbs., *10.20; dry sal: fat backs 8 to K lbs $10; Premium hams 13c; Premium breakfast bacon 19c: Plcule ham* o%c; Premium >ard 12c; Silver leaf lard 11c; Jewel Urd BUc; cOtbSUSt B%C. Condensed News Items Gathered From c/11l Farts of the State- MT. VERNON.—On hie tmir through the state. Governor-eleet Josenh M. Brown ar rived here Wednesday night hnd remained over until Fridav. He attended the chapel exercises of the Union Bantlst institute early Wednesday , morning and gave a short talk. He spent nart of th* morning In acquainting himself wtth the cttlxens of the town, and at 11 o'clock made an address to about 150 ■Cltixea* in the courthouse. MACON.—Commanders of the camp* of Con federate veterans in Macon have about de cided to adopt the rotation system in electing camp officers as has been adopted elsewhere In the south. The bead* of (be camps of this city recognise the fact that the veterans are dying out rapidly and if they are to be honored witii offices of trust they must be given such places ( within the next few year* or never at all. SAVANNAH. -With; the remittance of $12,000 to ths state treasurer by Judge Henry McAl pin for near-bepr licenses, collected during the ;>ast month, the total sent in from Chat- i ham countv reached’ the handsome sum of I $4.»,000. There is annarentlv more to come I arid go because <>©• vesterdav another retail I dealer in this seductive beverage paid his ■ license of S3OO. The officials of the court of I ordinary' are optimistic and anticipate that before lone thev will have accumulated, in so far as numbers are concerned, as many I dealer* in this commodity as formerly existed ! two years ago in stronger beverage*. ROCKMART. —Rockmart, the home of the big ! eement factories and grbat slate quaries. is go- ; ing to bare its street,* paved. The city council ' has so decided, and the work will be begun , soon. The paving is to include Marble street. 1 from the Southern to the Seaboard depots, and , to extend out over some of the connecting I streets. These improvements will add much to the attractiveness and value of this rapidly growing little city. ROCKMART.—It may be Interesting news to; say that a deposit of a very fine grad eof marble has recntly been discovered near Rock mart. Likely no other place lu the state Is the center of as much aud as varied mineral wealth as is stored in this vicinity. There is marble, slate, limestone, shale, iron, baux ite, and likely others. GRIFFIN.—Jack Cane was snet to the Spalding county chaingang Wednesday, where he began a life sentence for the murder of Zach Brown, near Rover, last December. Both parties were negroes. SAVANNAH—That all military organizations in Savannah will assiat in patrolling the auto race course in the event of another inter national race here, is assured since the local companies of the First Georgia infantry have agreed to take part in such service if the plans for getting another race here are suc cessful. The Chatham artillery is the only military organization from which no reply to the request for sirnh assistance has been re ceived. There is no doubt, however, that this organization will fall in line with the others, the Guards. Naval Reserves and Georgia Hus sars, all having volunteered. MACON.—A lively meeting of the Bibb county commissioners was held at which time Solicitor Walter J. Grace caused some excitement by sending in a coiuinunication in which he stated that the commission bad no legal grounds for asking him to keep a special record of the work done by Lane Mullgly, his bailiff. He said that the act creating the office did not provide for such a record, and were all the movements of the office made public many stale secrets might be disclosed The comn- s«loners finally tabled the letter and may take steps at their next meeting to reduce the salary of the bailiff again. It was raised to *6OO per year a couple of weeks ago after a bard fight in that direction bad been made. CUTHBERT. —Two negroes. W’ill Jones and Abner Smith, fought over a "skin” game near here Tuesday and 15'111 Jones struck Smith a terrific blow with an ax, burying the weapon In his side. It is thought that he will die. Jones fled and has not been seen since. MACON.—An Associated Press report given to the morning papers yesterday gave the names of L. B. Wfkox and C. S. Shorter as the two Georgians who were passengers upon the illfated steamer Heredia, which grounded off, Cape. Gracias, lo miles from the Nicara guan coast. The report failed to state, how ever, that the purser of the ship was Hugue xUn IjCllls. a son of Mr. and rMs. John M. Ellis, of tfie city of Macon. Young Ellis has been with .dhe Unitsd, Friilt company for two years and last November he was made a purser on the-Heredia. Ne.>* that all three Georgians were safe was received through a cablegram to Sir*. J. W- Wilcox, of this city. Young Ellis was on hi* waj; to Colon when the storm arose. qte-,.-- MACON.—Presidenl rDuPont Guerry, of Wes leyan college, of thM» city, la now trying to srtcure the' Vanttcrtflft Glee club as well as some of the best orchestras of the country for recitals this spring The 'various classes in music at Wesleyan afd now finishing up their terms and it is the wish of the president to present to them high class entertainments be fore commencement begins. , ' MACON.—Ex-President Charles Eliot, of Harvard, has been tendered an invitation by Mereet; university, through President S. Y. Jameson, to come to Macon on March 12th and be the guest of Mercer. On March 11th, Dr. Eliot wil be in the city of Atlanta anl it is believed, that he may be induced to come to this city for a short 3'isit at any rate. MACON.—The millennium may be coming all right enough, but if the blotter at police court in Macon Is to be taken as an indication of the coming reign of good will 4nd general goodness, then it is farther away than it was during the early spring of last year. This is true because in February, 1908. 176 cases were made by the police and in February of this year 224 cases or arrests were made. This makes an increase of 48 cases for this year’s February. ATHENS.—It is said Athens is soon to have an afternoon dally naner. and it may appear in the next few weeks. The renort is that it is to be the prooertv of a stock company, and that one of Athens’ successful young bus iness men will have tne oosltlon of business manager, and it is possible that Atlanta may furnish the editor. CARTERSVILLE.--Frank Lavton, fourteen years old. the son of J. W. Layton, of this city, cut his left foot entirely off with an ax while cutting wood Wednesday morning. CUTHBERT.—The three-vear-old child of Mr. George Martin, who lives about 3 miles from Cuthbert, fell into a tub of water yes terday and found was apparently life legs. The parents phoned to Cuthbert for a doctor and after working with the child sev eral hours, it finally regained consciousness. SAVANNAH.—Mr. John D. Rockefeller passed through the city Thursday afternoon on his wav from Jeckel Island. His car was closely guarded and he would not receive any newspaper men. ”" / ACWORTH.—Acworth is enioving a marked prosperity. Every dwelling house in Acworth is occupied and the bpard of trade is kept busy answering correspondence from families seeking houses here. DOUGLASVILLE —Douglasville is to have a steam laundry, a greatly needed conven ience. A contract has been let to Mr. J. D. House for the erection of the building. Mr. Charles Grlges. of Atlanta, is at the’ head of the new venture. LYONS, Ga., March s.—Hon. Joe Brown Georgia’s next governor, was Wednesday the guest of Toombs countv. He arrived Wednes day morning at 10 o'clock from Savannah, a party of twelve having met him at Collins, Ga. At 11 o’clock he adddressed the citizens of Toombs countv in a verv forceful manner. He was Introduced bv one of Toombs county's lawyers. Hon. E. J. Giles. At 1 o’clock dinner was served on the courthouse grounds to more than 2.500 people. There was more than 1.800 pounds of barbecued meat disposed of. besides most every one had a well filled basket. Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock the pub lic school and school teachers were the guests of Mr. Brown at the New Lvons hotel. Mr. J. R. Smith, of Atlanta. Mr. Brown's campaign manager, was also Invited and was here with inanv of his friends. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Smith gave a reception Wednesday night In honor of Mr. Brown and Mr. J. R. Smith, who is a cousin ot Mr. F. M. Smith. OClLLA.—Governor-elect Joseph M. Brown reaeiied here Saturday afternoon and remain oiver until Monday next in his visit to south Georgia towns. OClLLA.—Captain Wiley Williams of (he board of state prison commission has been in town looking over the section for a state farm for tire state convicts, and expressed liiinself a* well pleased at the prospects for sncli farm in lr«in <-ount.v. He lia<! flattering offers ma fit as an inducement for purchasing a farm here. AMEKKTS.—The police department was in s’ meted this morning to slaughter n dozen dogs tdtten Wednesday by another canine af flicted with hydrophobia. The mad dog’s head was expressed to the pasteur institute for ex aminatibn and reported to show evidences of hydrophobia. FITZGERAI’D —Governor elect Jos. M. Frown arrived in this city Friday afternoon at 4:3<> o’clock from Abbeville nud was met at the de pot by a band ami quite a number of citizen*. Fridav night he was the guest of the Ben Hitt Joe Brown club at a banquet at the Lee-Grant hotel, where sixty members of the club enjoyed the company of the next governor for several hour*. Saturday morning he was driven over the city in nn automobile and at noon delivered a public address at the city hall. He left at 4 o clock for Ocilla. He will return and spend Sunday night In the city en route to Thomasville. WAVERLY HALL.—The Columbian Woodmen, a well known fraternal organization, whose head quarters are located in Atlanta, constituted a local Household at this place to be known as Stephens Household No. 79. The following of ticers were installed for the ensuing year; Dr Geo. T. Gurr, worthy consul: E. R. Kirkpatrick, worthy viceroy: John G. Owen, worthy cardin al; L. B. Kilpatrick, clerk; R. L. Baldwin, hank er; Dr. L. W. Stanford, worthy physician; It. R. Carlisle, worthy pilot: R. C. Baugh, wor thy guardsman: Geo. H. Williams, worthy her ald: M. Z. Storey, worthy picket. After the in stallation of all the officers the ritualistic work was beautifully exemplified by Consul General H. L. Jones, of Atlanta, and Deputy Consul General E. F. Tudor, of Yatesville. An offer, of *IOO reward has been pub lished by tnte governor for the arrest of Jim Johnson, alias Allen Bush, charged in Emmanuel county with having killed Marguerite Johnson on October 18, last year, and with having attempted to Kill two other persons. Commission was signed by the governor, Saturday morning, by which Earle Hilton Cameron, of the National Guard of Geor gia, Is promoted to a first lieutenancy tn G company, fourth battalion of infantry. The purchase of a prison farm is said to have reached the point where no furth er delay is possible. It’s a case ot ■•must.” The prison commission, occupied during the past week with pardon mat ters, has determined jo give the farm purchase business its immediate and final attention. Some decision Is expected next week. Trap Gun Wounds Columbus Burglar COLUMBUS, Ga., Mrch 6.—A trail of blood leading from the store of Tenson Brothers this morning indicated that a tiap gun set to catch burglars had done its work. Following it up the officers came upon John Tom Cook, a negro, who is so badly hurt as to be in danger ot death. The signs show that he tried to break into the store. Dragged To Death Under Train AUSTELL, Ga., March s.—James Lan drum was killed here at 5 o’clock Thurs day afternoon. Landrum was a brakeman on the local train from Atlanta to Heflin, Ala. The train was doing some switching, and Landrum was on top the front ear, and in trying to turn the brake the rod having been cracked, broke. He fell under the car and was dragged 40 yards under the train. He was horribly mangled. Landrum was 22 years old, and unmar ried. His parents live at Powdqr Springs. Preachers’ Views to be Investigated. Rev. C. M. Lipham, pastor of Epworth Methodist church at Edgewood, whose sermon on theatregoing last Sunday kindled the admiration of some <rf his parishoners and the protests of others, has been summoned before the presiding elder of the Atlanta district, Rev. J. T. Daves. What was said and done at the meet ing between the pastor and the presiding elder no one can say. It is thought prob able, however, that Mr. Lipham's views may be investigated by the district confer ence. His sermon was not of the sensa tional character, but It insisted that some plays are worth seeing and beneficial in their effect, and that some of the church rules are no longer observed or entitled to be observed. DeKalb Injunction Suit is Deferred The second petition for an injunction brought by DeKalb county to restrain the city of Atlanta and the officials of both counties from certifying the re sult of the recent election to annex a certain portion of DeKalb county, came up before Judge Pendleton of the supe rior court on Saturday, but went over until 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Attorney Alonzo Fields, who with J, D. Kilpatrick, represents James R. Rivers, the DeKalb county taxpayer In whose name the suit was brought, was indis posed, and Mr. Kilpatrick was engaged in another court. For this reason a post ponement was taken. The grounds for the present appeal for an injunction are practically the same as those in the original suit, which was denied by Judge Ellis of the superior court. Mr. Rivers objects mainly to hav ing his political domicil* moved. Stress is laid also on the illegality of the act which would permit a county site to be changed. Associated with Assistant City Attorney Mayson in the defense is County Attor ney Luther Z. Rosser, who. on motion ot the board of county commissioners, is representing the county. Elbert Man to Face Murder Charge ELBERTON, Ga.. March 6.—The superi or court of Elbert county convenes Mon day morning with Hon. David W. Mead ow presiding. Solicitor General Thos. J. Brown will look after the interests of the State. This will be the first time since their election that these two well known attorneys will fill their respective posi tions In the superior court in this county. The case which will excite the greatest interest next week is that of the state against J. R. Booth, charged with killing George Oglesby, near the former's store at Nlckvllle one day last fall, by shooting him through the body with a rifle. They were close neighbors, but feelings of ani mosity had existed between them for years. It is claimed by Oglesby’s friends that he was shot from the rear, while Booth I claims self-defense. After the shooting Mr. Booth came to Elberton and surren dered, but was released under bond ol *5,000, a coroner’s jury rendering a ver dict of voluntary manslaughter. Judge P. P. Proffitt, of Elberton, and Hon. Reuben R. Arnold, of Atlanta, will assist Solicitor General Brown in the pros ecution, while Hon. Jos. N. Worley and Colonel Sam L. Olive, of the local bar, will represent Booth. William D. Upshaw to Marry in May On eof the mos twidely interesting mar riages ever announced to take place in Georgia is that of Miss Marguerite Bev erly, of Thomasville, to William D. Up shaw, evangelist, editor, author, orator and prohibition leader. The wedding has bten fixed for May 5, next, at the home city of the bride-to-be. Miss Beverly is the daughter of Mr-, and Mrs. Edward Beverly. She is a young woman distinguished for her briliant gifts of intellect and personality and is a devoted church worker. Mr. Upshaw is known in every county of Georgia and indeed throughout the south. Early in life he earned the title of "Earnest Willie” for his plucky and inde fatigable fight against obstacles and though it has fallen from him in actual name since the ripening of his juvenile talent into the mature fruits of manhood, he still exemplifies its fundamental sig nificance. By pen and tongue he has aided scores Os worthy and Christian undertakings and has already written his name high on the scroll of those who love and serve theii fellow man. To the cause of education he has contributed largely and notably in the campaigns he has made for Bessie Tift college and Mercer university and in siTutions of learning in Texas. He !s now editor of the Golden Aeg, a papei devoted to purity in the home and state. Mr. Upshaw’s many friends will be gratified to learn of this the crowning event in his luminous career and will bid him Godspeed. ♦ DEATHS IN GEORGIA. ♦ MM44»»»4 4MM4M4 STATESBORO. Gs.. March 5.—H. T. Melxi inore, a prominent citizen of this place, died this morning after a lingering illness. He leaves a widow and seven children. SAVANNAH—Caotain John Fitzgerald, for manv years one of the leading pilots of the Savannah Pilota’ association, died here yes terday morning. Caotain Fitzgerald was one of Savannah’s prominent citizens and is well known throughout the state. MILLEDGEVILLE. Ga.. March s.—Mrs. Martha Bearden, aged 65 years, one of the best known women of this section of Georgia, died this morning. She leaves several children, including Mrs. Stovall, of this city, and Mrs. Rainwater, of At lanta. COVINGTON, Ga., March s.—Judge John Walker Robertson, a prominent planter of this county, died at his home near Mansfield yesterday from a compli cation of diseases. Judge Robertson was seventy-five years of age and bls death was not wholly unexpected, he having been sick for several weeks. He was a Confederate veteran, a loyal soldier and a member of several secret orders. He is survived by’ his wife and eight children, six sons and two daugh ters. The fuileral was conducted today at Mansfield, and was. largely attended. OCILLA, Ga.. March 6.—J. L. Nichol son died at 2 o’clock Friday morning of renal colic, after suffering several at tacks for the past two years. He attend ed church at 8 o’clock Thursday even ing and was seized with an attack while at church. He was twenty-eight years of age and unmarried. His remains left over the Seaboard Air Line railroad for hia home in Rochelle, Ga., inhere his family resides. He was p. son of Judge D. B. Nicholson, of Wil cox county, and also a member of the Methodist church, and also a member of Masonic, Odd Fellows and K. of P. or ders of this place, and had been in the employ as bookkeeper of the Henderson- Powell Co., of this place, for three years. BARTOW, Ga., March 6.—Everett Whitfield Is dead at 84 years of age. He had been in bad health for the last few years. He has been a citizen of Wash ington county for a long time. Mr. Whitfield has been a faithful church member of the Metholst church at Pleas ant Spring for a number of years. He leaves one sister an a number of other relatives. The burial took place at Pleasant Springs. Rev. Simmons, the pastor in charge, officiating. LAGRANGE, Ga., March 6.—The fu neral of Mr. Tam Jones was held yes terday afternoon, the remains being laid away in the family cemetery at Big Springs. Mr. Jones died in a sanitarium in Atlanta from an operation, having been taken there from his home in the country last Tuesday. He was about 37 years old and a pros perous and well-to-do farmer of Troup county. His wife, who was Miss Jose phine Hall before her marriage, died last May. Five orphan children are left, the oldest about ten years of age. FORSYTH, Ga.. March I.—Hon. Cyrua H. Sharp is dead at his home in this city, surviving a stroke of apoplexy only a few hours. For thirty-six years Mr. Sharp was clerk of the superior court, and the grand jury at its recent session passed resolu tions of appreciation for his services. He was a prominent worker of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Sharp was a brave Confederate sol dier and lost an arm during the war. The Monroe county veterans acted as honor ary pallbearers at his funeral, which was held at the Presbyterian church on Wed nesday. and conducted by Rev. Mr. Hunt, of Atlanta. Mr. Sharp leaves a wife and four chil dren—Dr. C. K. Sharp, of Arlington. Ga.; Mr. Henry M. Sharp and Mr. A. N. Sharp, of Atlanta, and Miss Annie Sharp, of Forsyth. Barton Smith Lodged in the Tower. Under life sentence in the penitentiary for the murder of Frank Webb at Al pharetta on Jan. 23, there arrived in At lanta Friday and is now lodged in the tower Bartow Smith, a young man who formerly lived in this city as an employe of the .street car company about (our years ago. Smith is being held at the tower pend ing the prison commission’s decision as to where he shall go to serve his sen tence. The convict lease system expires in a few days more, and to this is due Smith’s not having been sent to some lessee camp. Marietta, too, is interested in Smith's case, for it was while he was living In Atlanta that he married Miss Bessie Jenkins, of that town. His imprison ment leaves her alone with their two lit tle children, one three years of age and the other a baby of eleven months. According to stories printed at the time, the murder of young Webb was a brutal and cold-blooded act. Webb, K was reported, had been persuaded to go to the place where the crap game was being held, near Alpharetta on the night of Jan. 23. after several different calls had been made at his house. He was shot from behind, while seated at th-.* game. Smith was arrested for the crime and convicted and sentenced. He pro tests his innocence, as he stands behind the bars in Fulton county’s tower, though he admits he was at the place at the time the shooting occurred. He seems stupified by the tremendous downfall of his own life, and says that the trial and all seem like a horrible dream to him. He believes the guilty party swore hisj Smith’s, liberty away, though he denie* any knowledge of who did the shooting. The convicted man is a son of B. Smith, a respectable planter who ha. 1 - for many years lived not far from Al pharetta. The man who was killed was a son of M. Webb, of Atlanta, and had spent bis life in and around Alpharetta, where he is said to have been well thought of. House Falls on Child; He May Die VILLA RICA, March 6.—The young son of Port DeFoor, foreman of the Sul phur Mining and Mineral Railroad com pany, was crushed almost to death yes terday. The child was playing near a buggy house. and the wind which was blowing crushing it so it is not thought the child crushing it so it not thought the child will recover from the injuries received. C HARLESTON MAN Hl RT IN FIGHT WITH NEGRO WASHINGTON. March 6—As the re sult of a dispute with a negro waiter, 1 Dr. Lonnie Robson, of Charleston, S. C., j who came here with the German Fusi lier company of the national guard ot South Carolina, to attend the inaugura- ' tlon, will go home minus one eye and wtth the sight of the other seriously im-) paired. The trouble occurred last Thursday; night in a fashionable restaurant here, the negro striking Dr. Robson’s eye glasses and driving a portion of the lens into his left eye. Dr. Robson was re moved to a hospital and yesterday the injured eye ball was removed. The right eye also is in a serious con dition as a result of complications caus ed by sympathetic nerves. The negro escaped and has not been arrested. EDUCATIONAL. WANTEDES MORE BANKERS in trie i» State* 1U whieh Jno. F. Drang bon’* 81 CoiK-ges are located. Indorse these Business Col leges than indorse ALL others, if YOU want EVIDENCE and want to RISK to th* $lO-a-day class, ask for FREE catalogue. Lesson* BY MAIL if preferred. Drsngbon’s Practical Bnslness College, Atlanta, Montgomery.' Jack sonville. Nashville. . «- Personal WOULD YOU MARRY IF SUITED t-MATBl monlal paper containing hundred* advertise ments marriageable people from *H *bctlon», rich. poor, young, old. Protestant*. C'atbolicv. mailed sealed free. H. H. Gunnels. Toledo. Obhx uinny 11l HIIII I Standard Cor. Club, Grayslake, 111. 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Ga., March s.—The following resolutions have been adopted by' *tha Paulding County Teachers - aswoclatloWt"* Whereas, we realize that there are thousands of children of school - age -1h Georgia who are not receiving the bettb 4 fits to be derived from the public schddls; and Whereas, we believe that no parent has a right to deprive his or her children of the advantage of an education while it is in reach; and • Whereas, we believe that a law com* pelllng parents to give their children ad vantage of opportunltaies offered by the state is necessary In order to bring all children into school; therefore, be it Resolved by the Paulding County Teachers’ association in convention as sembled. That we ask our representative in the Georgia legislature, Hon. George W. Helms, and our state senator from this, the Thirty-eighth senatorial district, Col. E. S. Griffith, to lend their best ef forts to secure the passage of some apt forcing parents to send their children to school a certain number of days la each year that a copy of these preambles and resolutions be furnished each of the county papers, and also each of the At lanta dailies, with a request to publish same. ‘ That we ask the teachers of aU the other counties of Georgia to take up thia question, discuss it and, if they fayor such law, pass similar ask ing their senators and repreentatlves to aid in securing the passage of this law. The resolutions are signed by J. S. Turner, president, and H H. Ezzard. secretary. ENGLAND MA KEsTPLANS FOR OLD AGE PENSIANS ‘ALLAHABAD, British India, March B.—The Allahabad Pioneer makes the curious statement that a project is under consideration to meet the British budget requirements for old age pensions by re viving the scheme of the late Viscount Goschen. chancellor of the exchequer, for the issuance of ten shilling notes, secured on a silver basis. The Pioneer adds that the United States is considering a similar project, and comments on the appreciation of. the price of silver, which would result from this and the consequent restoration of the value of the rupee. ONE DEAD; SEVERAL HURT IN BLAST OF POWDER WILMINGTON, Del.. March B—One man was killed and several others slight ly injures early today by the explosion of an experimental barrel, which de stroyed two mills in the Hagley yard of the Dupont Powder company, near here. The dead man is George Whitman, aged 30 years, an employe. 7