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To San Francisco by Air
The telegraph was quite >oung when 1
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phone, which wea placed t * twee " ’
capltol and government printing offlc *
Washing city. The building, are a mile
distant from each other, and It f
sldered one of the greatest wonders oi
32 world that the sound of the human
voice could be transmitted so f
The telephone Is now a public •«**"»’
like the steam railway and the "J’*™*!’;
The world would consider Itself sorel.
Impoverished If either of these three pub
lic necessities were obliterated.
Now. the possibilities of •<" M *P h *2
transit are to be ser.ou.ly and
the arrival of the successful
Wright with their balloons and aero
planes from France to make a demon
stration of their remarkable utility and
nuccess. marks an era in the history of
our time The transportation of freight
and passengers in horseless carriages
was also a wonderful event, but when
freight and passengers can be carried
overhead in dMigible balloons. it will rep
resent far gteater success, and perhaps no
more risk or danger. Perhaps there are
a lot of people who vow they will never
risk their lives in a balloon, and continue
to be afraid of such conveyances, but
when they become common, useful and
economical, we may certainly expect to
see them well patronised.
All new inventions or discoveries er this
kind were first looked upon as chimerical
and impossible. We are told there will be
stations, regularly established, where a
supply of hydrogen can be obtained when
ever these traveling air cars get down to
steady work, and after successful transits
are accomplished between Philadelphia
and New York, the distance to California
will not be a hindrance to the enterpris
ing | contractors who manage the air
travel
In the early emigration from the east,
over the plains to California, there were
no railroads, no ’telegraphs or telephones.
Emigrants used ox-teams principally, and
the American desert was strewn with the
bones of men and animals that perished
on the way. It was a period of sore
stress, strain and danger.
It only requires a few days now. with
steam cars, and Pullman coaches make
the trip delightful, according to reports
from tourists. I have always wanted U»
go there.
When the dirigible balloons or aero
planes undertake to carry freight and
passengers, it may consume much less
time and fatigue than at present to reach i
the Pacific slope.
To ride five or six hundred feet above
the earth on a clear day will be some
thing to be ever remembered, and we
may hear of passing glimpses of other
stellar bodies when traveling In the sky
becomes common, popular and reasonably
safe.
"What wonders ba’h God wrought.”
was the first recorded message that
passed through the first submarine cable
from London to Washington fifty years
ago. •Nothing collld give better expres
sion to the wanders that the sky may
hold for the future travelers than the,
same words. “What wonders hath God
wrought on land and sea and air.”
Bed Bugg
1 saw a few days ago a little story in a
popular magasine which may be set down
in even fewer words, in this connection.
A little girl accompanied her parents
on a trip through a rural section and
they put up at an inn for a night in a
small town in Georgia.
That night the mother heard the little
one say her prayers, and told her that
angels were round about her. to be not
afraid, while she (the mother) sat out on
the piazss. during the hot evening hours.
After an hour or so of quiet the little
one called for "mamma." and when the
mother reached the bed she asked her
child what was the matter? The artless
Ifttie pet cried out. "mamma, the an
gels are biting me!"
The season of the year is now upon us
when bed bugs are getting active. If
there is a ndbk or cranny where they can
hide tn daytime and come out to forage
after dark you may be sure the "creet
ers" will enter and occupy.
Ever htnce I can remember I have been
listening to bed bug remedies from older
people and I guess the end of time will
find some of the later generations of the
bed bug family still holding their own.
When they once get • * foothold in
walls and ceilings the pestersome
as chicken mites, and tells the sto
ry. Scalding and scouring will do much
towards keeping them down, but a bed
bug la tike a eat. in haring nine chances
to propagate and continue under difficul
ties.
Iron bedsteads have done much towards
providing a real remedy, and disinfectants
and plentiful. In my early time we re
lied on quicksilver, whipped into the white
of an egg to scare the bugs away, but
the only certain relief lay in constant
watchfulness and painful cleanliness. It
must be war to the knife and the knife
to the hilt with chlnces.
Nothing disturbs me so much as the
advent of a chinch bug. and the smell of
one will keep me awake all night.
Some years ago I was with a party of
friends in lower Georgia and we were en
tertained at the only hotel In town.
Next morning the company yawned and
complained of sleepleeaneas. not insomnia,
because we might have slept if the chinch
bugs had not kept up a circus perform
ance from dark until dawn. Even my
bare feet showed the marks of warfare.
There is no excuse for such neglect, but
bed bugs are terrible pests
The Automobile Menace
In process of time horses and mules
jasy get reconciled to automobiles, but
you may l>e sure that time is not yet
come. Only yesterday I read of a fright
ened horse and an overturned buggy, and
the lady driver dragged a quarter of a
mile tangled in the harness.
It Is a common occurrence to read of
frightened horses and when my sleepy
headed old Dolly mare had a conniption
fit. and ran like a rabbit with me. and
I coukj not check her until a man ran
out from somewhere, jumped up on the
beck of my buggy and puHed the lines
until he sesawed the old thing to a stand
still. I fully understand how badly an
auto car can frighten the gentlest of old
horses.
This same old Dolly keeps one eye
open now for any strange noise behind
her. and when I see an automobile away
up the street or down the big road. I
drive to another street as quickly as I
can. or X get down and swing to her
bridle close up |o her head until that
snorting bugaboo goes by us.
Our town has taken the erase, and
we win have six or more automobiles
darting about our streets within a few
days, and I seriously ask myself: “What
I am to do?”
I must have a conveyance or stay in
the house, for my pedestrian days are
over. It will be a sore affliction to me
to lose my accustomed eaercise. and 1
am not financially able to sport a touring
cgr. ..
I seriously believe there must be a town
ordinance to confine the autos to certain
streets and to compel the owners of the
machines to halt when approaching a
buggy or carriage team. The risk with
runaway horses is a very serious one, and
it would be preposterous to make ail the
poorer folks go foot-back that rich ones
may enjoy these loud-smelling horseless
carriages—that go like a railroad engine,
and ever and occasionally fly the trick
and mash the owner to a pulp.
These auto cars are star performers
when they make a killing, and a good
many many of us are in a quandary. If
we can't drive a horse or a mule in the
neighborhood, because the frightened ani
mals may kill us, and with the slim
chance of preserving life if we drive an
automobile, we must either walk or con
fine our traveling to railroad trains, that
is. if we have the money to go around in
that expensive way.
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD
FIREMEN’S STRIKE
Editor Atlanta Journal—This is not a strike
for higher wares. It is not tn correct a pe
cuniary Intuatlee does the laboring man.
Sometimes these acts cf resistance to capital
by labor are just, proper anneals to the cor
poration's conscience, a psychological element,
sail! not to belong to coroorate bodies, but
which often is put. under proper circum
stances. into active operation when ths man
agement has a conscience.
The present strike is a voice of the advanc
ing ages, the step first made after the royal
entertainment of the African oueen by King
Solomon. down throuah th* missing and puri
fying of Israel In the wbshinu out all but
the white blood: through th* agonies of th*
Grecian and Roman empires: the final occu
pancy of Europe bv the white races, and the
establishment of the auoremaev of the white
race in America.
This strike is an element of the movement
along the same line.
It is one of th* necessarv resultants In the
operation of the great and self-built line of
traffic and transportation in a system that
is part and rare*l of our rrvrlization. without
which at this dav we could not. as a nation.
There are here met two elements that must
move in harmonv: the whit* race and trans
portation bv rail. That either shall block
the other is death to both.
The energy ot the Saxon coupled with his
patriotism and unflinching resolution to over
come anv obstruction in his advance to com
mercial greatness and national power forced
Into life the great railroad svstem. It is a
factor In the white man's civilisation, with
out which our land would be as an Indian
wild, as desolate as orovlnaial drowsiness
could make It
It is one of the mile posts down the ages
of the advance es white sunremacy.
Shall a shadow from darkest Africa stop
this prosrress. even for a moment? Whither
has fled the patriotism of the management
of the Georgia railroad that at will permit a
few negro firemen to block even one turn of
an engine wheel?
Why have they not recognised the call of
the ages? Whv have thev dulled their ears
to the buele note sounded bv the white fire
men? It is not the voice of those few men
on the Georgia road alone—heroes in the right
caua*—but It is the lone roll nf the drum that
sounds a ca!l for all white men “into line."
White supremacy to the front, and the negro
necronite to the cotton field or to Africa!
He might be snared a little while from tak
ing his trio to his ethnic nativity, to make a
temnorarv diversion, a short call, north of
Mason and Dixon's line. A direct trip east,
though would save him from the unpleasant
recollection of seeing his bosom friends -ip
th*re In a hurry to "speed the parting guest "
The closer thev com* In contact with him—
that Is. the pure strain of white blood—the less
thev |fk* ht-n
The dav has dawned with nmphetlc rays of
Its rising win pointing eastward. And If the
negro will take a friend's advice, he will see
the proprletv of shlf’ine hie tent pole to an
other bivouac. His march has not ended.
This is from one who never, knowingly, did
one of the race wrong: who has risked his cwn
Ilf* when that life was voung and full of
hope end werth enjovlng: vea staked his own
life for tho life of one of them: threw himself
in between the negro that had done no .me
any (rrons and an Infuriated mob of negroes
and saved Mm from the rone and pistol.
The writer has not heretofore refrained
from telling them some truths, and has this
further to aar: It will be wise for the negro
to cur* his wlll-be-fatal <■•%»* of nostalgia,
with which he Is suffering ignorantly, by pre
paring his mind tn so home ft will take
time for him to go. With his will every way
helping hit.,. This generation can see and .'eel
only the beginning of his exodus. But we live
in a day when lightning Is our standard of
motion
Th* white firemen sav the railroad's engines
must be fed bv white firemen They are
only move-1 bv a law as strongly operative
as the universal law of gravitation.
The corn and cotton field can. seemingly,
for a while stay the operation of the law of
searation and removal.
It is wiser to look willinslv at the pointings
of friends than wait for the forcing of enemies.
JAMES J SLADE.
St. Elmo. Columbus. Ga_ Mar 23. 1909.
SIO,OOO Fee for Lucky
Baldwin's Doctor
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Dr. J. W. Trueworthy.
I>OS ANGELES. Cal.—Because of his
untiring and successful efforts in extend
ing for a few short days the life of E. J.
tLucky) Baldwin, when the famous turf
man was dying at his home near this
city. Dr. J; W. Trueworthy, a prominent
Los Angeles physician, is to receive 1100,-
000.
When Baldwin died Dr. Trueworthy,
who had been his medical adviser and
confidant for 12 years, presented a bill for
>1(0.000. It has been absolutely assured
that no litigation will ensue pending set
tlement of the large fee. as the Baldwin
heirs agree that the physician did miici
to lengthen Baldwin's life during the final
Illness.
For two days and nights before Baldwin
<iied Dr. Trueworthy was almost con
stantly at his bedside.
When it is considered that the Bald
win estate is rated at 125,000.000 the foe
compared with a f 2 bill for a man leaving
a 1500 estate.
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 28. IWR. , .
Market Reports
Spot Cotton
Ailanta, steady. 10 lJl6c.
New York, quiet. 11 40-100 c.
Idverpool. steady. ' 3 88-100 d. |
New Orleans, steady, 11c.
Galveston, firm, 10%e.
Savannah, steady. 10%c.
Wilmington, quiet. 10%c.
Norfolk, quiet, 11 He. '
Baltimore, quiet. 1114 c.
Boston, nominal, 11 40-100 c.
Philadelphia, steady, 11 65-lOOc.
Houston, dull, 10%c.
Augusta, steady. 11c.
St. I ouis. quiet. 10%c.
Louisville, firm, 10%c.
Memphis, quiet. 10%e.
Mobile, firm. 10%c.
Charleston, firm. 10%c.
New York Cotton
The following weer the ruling prices in th*
exchange today:
Tobe steady: middling, 11 40-100 c; quiet,
last Peer
Open. High. Low. Bale.Close.Close.
January .. ..10S6 10.84 10.88 10.85 10.84 10.82
March 10.87 10.91 W. 87 fi».BB 10.88 10,87
Mavll.3o 11.80 11.03 11.09 11.08 11.30
Junell.66 11.06 11.02 11.03 10.99 11.02
Julyll.o6 11.06 10.97 10.98 10.97 11.00
August .. ..10.94 10.97 10.91 10.91 10.92 10.35
September .. 10.92 10.93 10.92 10.92 10.88 10.89
October .. ..10.fl 10.93 10.86 10.87 10.87 10.88
November 10.85 10.85
December .. 10.92 10.93 10.87 10.88 10.87 13.88
New Orleans Cotton
The following were the ruling prices In the
excbsnge today:
Tone steady; middling. 11c; firm.
Last Prev.
Open High. Low. Sale. Close. Close
January .. ..10.85 10.85 10.85 10.85 10.83 10.88
March 10.88 10.95
May 11.85 11.05
June ~ 10.98 11.05
Julv 11.25 11.25 11.12 11.13 11.13 11.20
August 11.08 11.08 11.06 11.08 11.04 11.06
September .. 11.01 il .03 11.00 11.03 11.00 11.02
OctoberW.B9 10.89 10.82 10.84 10.84 10.57
November 10.83 10.86
December .. 10.88 10.88 10.81 10.82 10.82 10.86
Chicago Quotations
The following were the ruling quotations la
the exchange today:
Previous
Open. High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
May132%0132% 183 131% 132 132%
July.., ~117%@117% 118 H«% 116% 117%
Sept!O%ollO% 110% 108% 108% 110%
Decloß%® 108% 108% 106% 106% 106%
CORN
May7s% 75% 72% 73 75%
July7o% 70% 69% 69% 70%
5ept67%®67% 67% 67% 67% 67%
December .. .. 57% 57% 57% 57% 57%
OATS—
Mav6o% 61% 59% 59% 61
Julvs4 054% 54T 53% 53% 54%
5ept44%®44% 44% 48% 44% 44%
Dec44%@44% 45 44% 44% 46%
PORK—
Maylß.B7 18.87 18.77 18.71 18.95
Julylß.9o 18.90 18.75 18.77 18.95
September .. ..19.02 19.05 18.90 18.90 19.02
LARD—
Mav10.92 10.92 10.82 10.82 10 92
Ju1y10.92 10.92 10.80 10.80 10.92
September .. ..11.05 11.05 10.92 10.92 11.05
Octoberll.os 11.05 10.92 10.95 11.67
etnsg—
May 10.25 10.37
Ju1y10.37 10.37 10.22 10.22 10.37
September .. ..10.37 10.37 10 25 10.25 10.37
Octcberlo.2 10.32 10.30 10.30
New York Produce
NEW YORK. May 27.—Flour receipts, 13,690;
sales, 2,500; steady at the old price level.
Wheat receipts none. On the whole, to
day’s early wheat market was quite steady
and a shade higher, reflecting bullish Argen
tine crop news, small receipts and bull sup
port. July. 81.25(81.26%; September, 81.16%®
1.16%; December, 81.14%®1.14%.
Rye steady; No. 2 western, 97c, nominal,
f.o.b. New York.
Corn receipts, 3,375.
Beef steady.
Pork firm; mess, >19.50®20.00.
Lard strong; western. >11.20®11.30.
Sugar—Raw steady; fair refining, 3 42; cen
trifugal. 96 teat. 3.92; molasses sugar. 3.17;
refined steady; crushed, 5.65; powdered. 5.05;
granulated. 4.95.
Petroleum steady; refined, all ports, >8.45
®B- a ’ . . „
Coffee quiet; No. 7 Rio, 7%®Bc; No. 4 San
toa, B%®9c.
Molasses steady; New Orleans. 28®42c.
Live Stock Market
CHICAGO, May 27.—Cattle: Receipts esti
mated at 4,500. market steady; beeves. >s.lo®i
7.26: Texas steers. >4.75®6.35; western steers,
>4.75446.35: Stockers and feeders.
cows and heifers. >2.50ia6.40; calves. |5.00@7.00.
Hogs—Receipts estimated at 26.000; market
steady to strong; light, >6.9507.37%; mixed,
>7.05@7.55; heavy, >7.1007.67%: rough, >7.10®
7.25; good to choice heavy, >7.3507.57%; pigs,
>5.9006.90; bulk of sales, >7.30®7.50.
Sheep—Receipts estimated at 12,000: market
10c lower; native, >4.0006.50; western, >4.250
>.65; yearlings. >6.2007. m; lambs, native, >6.25
08.60; western, >6.5009.50.
Naval Stores
SAVANNAH. Oa., May 27.—Spirits firm 391®
89%c, sales 302. Rosin rfrm. W W >5.30, W I.
>5.25. N >5.15, M >4.95, K >4.86. I >4.0504.10,
H >4.00,0 G 13.C503.80. F >3.72%03.75, E >3.47%
03.65. D »8.22%03.80. B >2.75(02.95, sales 2.870.
Spirits, receipts 1,193. shipments 164. stocks
28,483. Rosin, receipts 3,752, shipments 2.611,
stocks 123.225.
ATLANTA~MARKETB.
Atlanta Cotton
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 27.—Cotton by wagon,
steady, 10 11-16 c.
Cereals
Quaker Oats, wood. 36's. >2.30: Quaker Oata.
pulp, 18'a. >1.00: Quaker Oats. tin. 90's, >4.25;
Quaker Puffed Rice. 36’a. 53.70: Quaker Wheat
Berries, 36'a. >2.90; Quaker Corn Meal. 24's.
>2.30: Quaker Corn Flnkea. 24’C. >1.86; Pett>-
jotn'a M’s. >3.70: Pettiiohn’a 18's. >1.85; Quaker
Farlca, 14’a. 87730: Quaker Breakfast * Efc
culta. ?4's. 11.85: Saxon Wheat Food, 24 a, 53.80;
Scotch Pearled Barley. 24'a. 81.66; Scotch Pearl
ed Hominy, 24's. 81.65: uure eve flour, bbls.,
16 25. rye fiour mixture. 85.25: rve meal, bbls..
>5 00.
Poatum. large. >2.25: small. >2.70; Grape
Nuts, >2.7C: Post Toasties, oonular afae, >2.70;
family else. >2.70.
Amber graham, bbls.. >6.75: kegs, >3.50,
XXX graham, bbls.. >5.60: kegs. >3 00.
No. > pearl barley, kegs. >3.65: 2-0 pearl bar
ley. kegs, >5.25; B. oatmeal, kegs. >4.09.
Live Poultry
Turkeys, lb., 12H014*; hens, each, 37%040c;
each, as to slse. 3OoF>c: geese, each. 5O06Oq;
50060 c; ducks. 25030 c; cocks. 25c.
Flour, Grain, Hay and Feed
Floor, sacked, per bbl.—Puritan (full patent),
>6.90: Home Queen (fnll patent). >6.90; Supreme
(full patent) >6.90: Ocean Snray (% patent)
>6.50; Sun Rise (hslf patent) >6.50; Fitzhugh
(half patent) $6.50: Tulin (straight) $5.25.
Meal, sacked, ver bushel—Plain 96 lb. sacks
90c; plain. 48-lb sacks. 92c; plain. 24-Ib sacks
94c.
Grein, sacked. r*r bushel—Wheat, for poul
try. >1.40; com. choice red cob, 98c; com. No.
2 white, 97c; corn, choice yellow. 97c; corn,
mixed. 96c; com. chops. 95c; oats, fancy wniu
clipped. 76c; oats, white clipped, 72c; oat*
clipped, barley mixed, 70c; oats. No. 2 white,
70c; oats. No. 2 mixed, 69c.
Seeds, sacked, per bushel—German millet
seed. >1.75; cane seed, amber. >1.40; cane seed,
orange. $1.40.
Hay. per cwt.—Alfalfa hay. >1.30; choice
large bales. >L10; timothy, choice small bales,
$110; timothy. No. 1 third bales. >1.05; >im
othy. No. 1 light mixed, >1.00; timothy, No. 1
Clover mixed, 90c; clover hay, 90c.
Feed stuffs, per cwt.— Chicken feed. 50 lb
sacks, >1.00; Purina Scratch, bales 1 dos..
>2.25; Purina chick, >2.25; Purina Scratch, 100-
Ib. aacks, >2.10; Purina feed. 175-lb. sacks,
$1.75; Purina feed, 100-lb. sacks, $1.80; Arab
horse feed. $1.80; Germ meal. 81.70; Juns
shorts, fancy. 75-lb. sacks, $1.80; shorts.
P. wheat, cot. sacks. 75-lb. sacks. $1.75; shorts,
brown. 100-lb., $1.70: bran, I<M)-Ib.. $1.70; salt
brick, pe* case. >1.50; salt brick, medicated,
per can*. $4.75; salt rock, per cwt., $1.00; salt,
100-lb. sacks. 50c; cotton seed meal. No. 2, per
ton, $30.00; square sacked hulls, per ton. 88.50.
Meat, Lard and Hams
Dry salt, ex’ra ribs, 35 'o 50 lb.. ll%c; dry
salt rib bellie. 2>> to 25 lbs.. 12%c; dry aalt
fat backs. 8 to )<i !bs., 10%c. Premium bams.
15c; Premium v teak fust bacon, 2lc; Picnic
bama, 9%c; Premium lard, 13%c; Silver
lard. 12%c; Jewel lard compound, B%c.
Crackers
Crackers—XXX Florida soaaa. 6%c; block
select sodaa. 7c; lemon creams. 8c; pearl oys
ter. 7c; ginger snaps. 6%c; cornhllls, 8c: pennj
cakes, B%c; animals. ioc; lumbles. 10%c: fig
bars. 15c: cartwheels. 9c: raisin cockles. B%c
Fruit Sundries
(•etnons. Messina fancy, per box, $3.0003.50:
extra fancy, $3.7504.00: Florida. $1.50(52.00;
California lemons. $3.5004.00: pineapples. Flor
ida. popular sises. crate. $1.5002.00; oranges,
Florida, owing to sizes and condition on arrival,
per box. $3.0003.50; limes. Florida, per 100.
60060 c; grape fruit, sizes. 36 to 51 inclusive, per
box. $4,0005.00. smaller siaes, 36 to 54 inclusive,
t>*r box. ?ic®sl.oo. App'»s. per barrel. s7.o*a>
f3O Cranberrlea, per gallon, 60085 c; per bar
ral. $1640.
* Condensed items Gathered From c/11l Farts of the State*
SAVANNAH. Ga.. May 24.—Rev. Frank Fos
ter, field secretary of the American Tract so
ciety, delivered an address today before the
Presbyterian general assembly on the society
and its work. At noon Rev. A. M. Fraser.
D. D.. of Staunton, Va.. spoke on the subject
"How May the Principles of Calvinism Bt
Rendered Most Effective Under Modern Con
ditions.”
Tonight Rev. R. A. Webb, of Louisville. Ky.,
will speak on "Calvin's Doctrine of Infant
Salvation.”
A communication was read from the foreign
mission board of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, announcing that it had tele
graphed tho authorities at Washington to en
deavor to have the trials of the Presbyterian
missionaries, Sheppard and Morrison, for libel,
at Ijeopoldvllle, Congo Free Etate, postponed.
This afternoon it is expected there will be a
spirited discussion of the proposition to with
draw the Central University ot Danville, 5 a..
from the control of the church so that the
Carnegie fund for aged professors can be ac-
CCDtcd>
The next meeting of the general assembly
will probably be held in Loulevile, Ky., io
which city it has been invited.
GAINESVILLE, Ga., May 26.—Bishop Wnr
r>'X A. Candler preached the annual bacca
laureate commencement sermon at the «u d| -
torium of Brenau college-conservatory Sunday
morning, the auditorium being filled to its ca
pacity about 1,800. long before the hour for
the services to begin. The exercises accom
panying the sermon were in keeping with the
dignity and excellence which characterizes all
the commencements of recent years at Brenau.
All the churches of the city closed last
night to unite at the auditorium to hear
Bishop Candler again preach.
MARIETTA. Ga., May 24—While It is over a
year off before the next race for congreasHaau
for tile Seventh congressional district, several
candidates have announced aud are already in
the race. In all probability. Cobb county will
have at least one entry for congress. For sev
eral weeks petitions have been circulated urg,
tng Hon. B. G. Brumby, general manage? of
the Marietta Chair company, and one of the
most prominent business men in the •'ate. to
enter this race as a business man's candidate.
So far all the annoustced candidates are law
yers. and there is no doubt that If Mr. Brumby
should enter the race, he would have the active
support of thousands of business men through
out the district.
Besides being a good bualuess man. he is an
orator, and is one of tl,e most popular men in
the district. „ , .
Mr. Brumby has been active in politics for
years, but if he enters this race, it will be his
first real interest in polities. Hs was an active
supporter of Hon. Hoke Smith in his last ca?n
paign and was chairman of Cobb County Hoke
Smith club. a « -
Willie Mr. Brumby has not announced for cer
tain that be will make this race, his friends are
urging him to run.
ELLIJAY, Ga., May 24.—The jury returned a
verdict of "not guilty” in the case of the State
va. J. B. Anderson, charged with murder, on
last Saturday morning, after having been out
about twelve hours. The case was begun on
Thursday morning, and was not terminated
until Saturday about 11 o'clock, when a verdlcT
of acquittal was returned.
Anderson was charged with having killed
Monroe Mulkey last October. • Both were promi
nent citizens of the county and a great deal of
interest was felt in the outcome of the case.
Anderson was prosecuted by J. P. Brook, so
licitor general of the Blue Ridge circuit, and
bls assistant. Hon. William Butt, of Blue
Ridge; Cd. Charley Griffin, of Marietta, and
Col. A. H. Bnrtz. of this place.
Anderson was defended by Clay A Morris, of
Marietta, assisted by Hon. A. N. Edwards, of
this place.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Mav 25.—For* the first
lime probably in the historv of the past, cer
tainly s<nce the dave of Oclethorpe. there is
a vessel in nort at Savannah manned by
Indian sailors. The men are natives of the
United Stales of Colombia. They have the
red complexion and straight hair of the Amer
ican Indian and resemble these people vary
much. The master of the schooner Herbert D.
Maxwell, upon which thev are employed, savs
thev are the most active and alert and daring
sailors he has ever seam Tl.ev can hang sus
pended by the rigging with one hand and
work with the other for several minutes at
a time.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Mav 35—Mr. Eugle R.
Rove and Miss Camilla VMp end Mr. W. C.
Duggan and Miss lone Varn. the grooms of
Savannah and the brides of Thunderbolt, were
married at Rindgeland. S C.. on Sunday. Some
of the friends and relatives of the brides and
grooms went over to the Savannah gretna
gre<-n with them and saw the kntos tied. Mr.
Rowe has ’ived in Savannah >4l his life, but
Mr. Dugran recently oafha her* from Charles
ton, B. c
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BLAIRSVILLE. Ga.. Mav 25.—Governor
elect Joseph M. Browp snoke here yesterday.
After Mr Brown had spoken he left for
Gaddlstown. where he will visit the old homo
Os his father.
THOMASVILLE, Ga.. May 26.—The gradfi en
campment of Odd Fellows opened its session to
dav and every train brings many members of
the order. The A., B. A A. brought several
delegations to Thomasville In special cars last
night and more are arriving today.
Delegations from Atlants. Macon, Dalton,
Anerlcns and Brunswick are now On the ground
and several others will arive on a special tralh
at 5 o’clock this afternoon. The only work of
the encampment today 1« the business session,
at which officers will be elected and other
business transacted.
Among the prominent visitors are John B.
Goodwin, of Baltimore, grand scribe of the
sovereign lodge of the world; Judge Robert T.
Daniel, of Griffin. Ga.. grand representative;
E. A. Heard, of Rome. Ga.. past chief patri
arch. and John P. Duvls, of Rome, deputy gratffl
master.
The Brunswick delegation is busy distributing
badges and working for the next meeting of
the grand encampment at that city. Athens anl
Rome are also busily at work presenting the
claims of these cities.
Several receptions and dances will be held to
night and chief attrac'lon being a play by
the Yonah Rebekali lodge, of Macon, given at
the opera house, the funds to go to the con
struction and maintenance of an Odd Fellows
home in this state.
LITHONIA. Ga.. Ma-x 25.—Granite City Tent.
Knlehts of the Maccabee* of the World, have
been instituted here with 27 charter members,
and following officers wee* elected: Past
commander. A. H. Flake; commander, J. T.
Pate: lieutenant eommandor. L B. Norton;
record keeper. W. A. Webb: chaplain, T. J.
Ix>we; sergeant, J. E. Lineman; physician.
Dr. J. A. Bell: master-at-»rms. B. F. Full
bright; first master guards. W. H. Watson:
second inastav guards. J. W. Johnson; senti
nel A L Webb: picket. C. 8. Guinn; trus
tees, C. H McDonald. D. P. Phillips and
R. G. Minlck.
State Commander A. C. Hamrick, of At
lanta. was installing officer, being assisted
by Sir Knlsrht J. K Williamson, who acted
as mnstrr-at-arm*.
The Maccabees of Lithonia have decided to
fix up nice club and lode* rooms and will
endeavor to make this the leading social and
fraternal order of this section Sir Knight
Williamson aoes from here to Conyers, where
he expects to put in a large tent of this popu
lar order.
JOHNSON INDICTED FOR
BLACK HAND LETTER
On Tuesday there was filed in the
clerk s office of the United States court
a true oil;, indicting ’B-year-ol< Daniel
W. Johnson for sending “black hand"
letters to z\s» G. Candler some time
uro. It wlh b*> ivcalled that yo'ttig
Johnson confessed ’hat he sent the let
ter.
The true bill wns found by the fedcai
grand .lU’V that Is now in session acte.
With it is filed a complete record of
the case, with the l*tter in which young
Johnson jjemanded >35,000 of Mr. Cand
ler. Th’ boy failed to come for '•.he
$35,000, but compromised over the phone
f>r ?)<• Ui'o.
A package resembling money was left
is requested under the steps of tb«. n
men Park Methor’Sl church, And wh« n
Johnsi-n came to claim it the wni’.lt g
detectives arrestid him. The trii.l of
the case will come up before Judge
Newman later. The lower courts w’ll
nnrdly proso.tiue Johnson, but he will
likely be convicted on the strength c.f
his confession in the federal court and
be given a light sentence.
FLOUR NOW SELLING
AT $7.60 PER BARREL
There has been no marked increase in
the price of flour for the last week or
more, and it now seems that the maxi
mum figure has been reached.
The last quotation was >7.60 and >7.40 a
barrel, and this price has stood for over
a week. The advance of flour has been
about the same over the country, other
cities suffering the same in this respect as
Atlanta.
Conviet Guard Dead
MACON. Ga.. May 26.—J. I. Oxleytn. fm ten
years a guard at the county convict camp, died
| yesterday astern an illness of four days. He
was 86 years of age and leaves a wife and four
I children.
Attempt to Burn Store
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 25.—Last night
an attempt was made to burn the store
of R. B. Patrick, at 1912 Twelfth avenue.
The owner heard some one in the building
at about nine-thirty, and went to inves
igae, bu finding nothing, he retired.
About an hour later, he was awakened
by the alarm and he and his friends suc
ceeded in extinguishing the blaze before
it had done any considerable damage.
Blind Tigers Convicted
DALTON, Ga., May 25.—Two men.
Frank Howard and Sim Adams, charged
with running blind tigers, were convicted
in recorder’s court here Monday after
noon aad fined >SO and costs, with the al
ternative of serving twenty days on the
strets and twenty days in jail. These
were the first cases made under the new
blind tiger ordinance of the city. The
fine, in each Instance, was as high as
the recorder is allowed to impose.
Court Sustains 2 Liquor Appeals
The hearing of certiorari proceedings
brought by A. Samuels and H. T. Connal
ly, who appealed from the fine and sen
tences Imposed by Recorder Broyles on a
charge of selling near-beer to minors, was
resumed before Judge Ellis, of the superi
or court, on Thursday.
Judge Ellis sustained the certioraris. He
held that the court of appeals had al
ready held that selling to minors was
a charge already covered by the state
law, and that the recorder could not sen
tence and fine offenders for selling to
minors, but only for keeping liquor on
hand for purposes of illegal sale.
The distinction is mainly a technical
one, although in this instance It saves
Connally and Samuels from a stockade
sentence. Had the recorder used the evi
dence of the sale to minors to show that
liquor was kept on hand for purposes of
illegal sale, he could convict, but he could
not convict for selling near-beer to mi
nors.
The court denied certlararis sought by
F. P. Whitley and L, W. Harbuck. who
were found guilty by the recorder of keep
ing liquor on hand for purposes of illegal
sale, and who appealed.
J. R. AJOERSON QUITS
RACE FOR SPEAKER
It is authoritatively reported in Atlanta
that J. Randolph Anderson, representa
tive-elect from Chatham county, who has
been a candidate for speaker of the
house, has withdrawn from the race.
It is believed the friends of Mr. An
derson will try to throw their strength
to Hon. Roland Ellis, of Bibb.
PROMINENT WOMEN
ON VISITING BOARD
Vacancies on the board of visitors for
the Georgia Normal and Industrial col
lege have been filled by Governor Smith
as follows:
From the Third district, Mrs. J. E.
Hayes, of Montezuma; Fifth district,
Mrs. Sam D. Jones, of Atlanta; Seventh
district, Mrs. B. O. Moseley, of Rome;
Eighth district. Miss Bessie Butler, of
Madison. The terms of thes appoint
ments are for three years each.
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS
HAVE FOOT-WASHING
SUMMERVILLE, Ga., May 26.—Hun
dreds of people from every direction im
pelled by curiosity, assembled Sunday at
a country church near Lyerly to witness
the ceremony of foot-washing practiced
by the Primitive Baptists of northwest
ern Georgia.
There were paesent yesterday some 25
communicants, male and female, all of
whom, in accordance with the ritual of
this church, submitted to this ordinance.
A failure of any member to undergo
this service at the hands of some pious
member would be deemed a matter of
such gravity as to necessitate the ap
pointment of a committee to Inquire into
the spiritual condition of such a one.
In May and September of every year,
this ceremony dT foot-washing is piously
observed by the faithful few of that sect
at this church.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
GO TO GRAYMONT
GRAYMONT, Ga., May 24.—A party of
railroad officials of the Georgia and Flor
ida railway, including J. Middendorf, Vic
tor E. Bloede, Joseph Chesney and Jas.
R. Hagerty, of Baltimore; and C. T.
Williams, Joseph M. Turner and E. L.
Remiss, of Richmond, spent the night at
this place after making a partial tour of
the branch lines comprising the Georgia
and Florida railroad. John Skelton Wil
liams, president of the road, was not with
the party.
Rapid progress is being made toward
the connection of Madison. Fla., and Au
gusta, Ga., by e trunk line of road. By
July Ist trains between Vidalia, Ga., and
the Altamaha river will be in operation,
and also south from the Altamaha to
Hazelhurst, Ga. The bridge spanning the
Altamaha river will be completed by Sep
tember Ist. The officials are confident
that by the early part of the following
year through trains will be operated from
Madison to Augusta. The party will spend
Saturday night in Madison, Fla.
DIRECTORS BEHIND
SCOTT IN STRIKE
One of the developments of the strike
situation Wednesday was the important
announcement that the directors of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking company
are tn absolute accord with the action
being taken by General Manager Scott,
reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
It was reported Tuesday that the two
local directors in the Georgia Railway and
Banking company—namely, John W.
Grant and Dr. A. W. Calhoun, had held
a conference with Governor Smith and
decided to use their influence with Gen
eral Manager Scott to bring a quick set
tlement of the affairs, and acept the prop
osition to artbitrate made by the gov
ernor.
Mr. Grant states that this was not done,
although, as directors in the company
that own the road, they sought Governor
Smith, at the request of Jacob Phinizy,
president of the Georgia Railroad and
Banking company, and urged that every
possible protection be given the railroad
against disorder.
Mr. Grant stated that it would have
been presumption on the part of the di
rectors of the ownership company to have
urged General Manager Scott to arbitrate
or to try to dictate his course.
The report had the tendency to lead
to the Inference that Dr. Calhoun and
Mr. Grant and other directors were in
opposition to General Manager Scott in
his attitude in the strike, when as a
matter of fact, it is stated that the di
rectors are backing up General Manager
Scott.
SACRED HARP SINGERS
MEET AT AUDITORIUM
Singers from far and near will gather
in the auditorium next Sunday for the
quarterly meeting of the United Sacred
Harp Musical association. The joyful
noise will begin at 9 o’clock and will con
tinue, with noon hour intermission for a
basket dinner, throughout the day.
The local members of the association
are reminded to bring generously filled
baskets in order that all visitors may en
joy the noon hour. Major E. E. Pomeroy,
of the auditorium committee, will make
a speech of welcome to the visitors.
* DEATHS IN GEORGIA. ♦
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DUBLIN. Ga., May 25.—Bev. S. J. Davis
died auddenlv at his home in Erev ton Hi*
death is thqairht to have I een caused from
acute indigestion. He had charge of the
Erawton ciocult.
Mr. Davis retired after having eaten a
hearty supper, annartnciv well. About 9
o'clock he arose, complaining of feeling ill,
and went on the porch, hooina to be revived
by the frwh air. He began slaking A phy
sician was summoned, but in a few minutes
he had expired. The Interment was at Brew
ton cemet-rv.
Rev. T. J. Ballard conducted the funeral
Mr. Davis was about fortv vears of ago. a
ratlve of Florida. He leaves a wife and
three children.
ABBEVILLE, Ga.. May 25 —Louise, the j
four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
R. E. Stubbs, is dead. She had been sick
for sometime. She was a bright child S
and her Death causes her parents deep be-D
reavement.
SUMMERVILLE. Ga.. Mav 25.—The death
of Bryan Erwin, of Fairmount, here last
week saddened manv hearts in this communi
ty. where for two vears he had been assist
ant cashier of the Bank of Commerce.
During the two weeks of hl* critical illness
the four phvsldans who attended him made
everv effort to save his life.
In the absence of the cashier, Mr. Erwin
transacted the entire business of the insti
tution.
BOSTON. Ga.. May 25.—The funeral of
R. G. Stone, who died at his home in
Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday morning was
held at the Presbyterian cemetery here
Monday morning at ten o’clock, Rev. E.
B. Witherspoon, of the Presbyterian
church, officiating.
Mr. Stone was a native of thie place and
was forty-four years of age. He was a
son of the late B. I. Stone and was con
nected with some of the most prominent
families of this state. He is survived by
his wife who was Mis Ida May Bennet,
also of Boston, and by four children, Oli
ver Garnet, Ben and Misses Eunice and
Jenny Mae Stone. He was a brother of
E. F. Stone, of Jacksonville, and Mrs. J.
Willis Moore and Mrs. W. Z. Brantley, of
Boston.
DAWSON. Ga., May 25—Mr. Sam R.
Potts, one of Dawson s oldest mechanics,
was found dead in bed early Sunday
morning, although for some time he ap
peared as well as usual and ate heartily,
Saturday night.
He retired about midnight and upon
being called to breakfast was discovers®
dead, but was still warm.
Heart failure was given as the cause of
death.
Mr. John T. Moody, for eighteen years
a resident of Atlanta and one of the
city’s well-known business men, died at
4 o’clock Wednesday morning at his home,
10 East Fourteenth street, from an attack
of meningitis. He was stricken with in
tense pain in the head about 7 o'clock
Tuesday evening, and though attended by
four physicians, passed away at dawn.
Mr. Moody was 41 years old Tuesday,
his birthday and death coming within an
interval of a few hours. He moved to At
lanta from Rome about eighteen years
ago. He first entered the cotton and fer
tilizer business and was associated with
the firm of Maddox & Rucker. Later he
entered the real estate field, and more re
cently was engaged in building operations.
WEST POINT. Ga . Mav 26.—Ths funeral ot
Lee Hardy, the five-year-old son of W. L.
Hardy, who died after two months’ illneax,
was conducted at the home of the child’s
parents this afternoon bv Rev. R. C. Cleckler.
Interment was at Pinewood cemetery.
FIREMEN WILL AID
IN MAIL SERVICE
The report to the effect that the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen are inter
fering with the mails of the Georgia rail
road. on which there is a strike of the
firemen, is emphatically denied by E. A.
Ball, second vice president of the or
ganization, who is in charge of the strike
for the firemen.
Vice President Ball wired the postmas
i ter general at Washington Wednesday
morning disclaiming the truth of these
reports and declaring that the firemen
would be glad to assist as far as possible
in getting the mails through. Mr. Ball’s
telegram to the postmaster general was
as follows:
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 26, 1909.
Postmaster General, Washington, D. C.
It is currently reported that an effort
is being made to charge the B. of L. F.
and E. with responsibility for interference
with the United States mails on the
Georgia railroad. So far from this being
true, we stand prepared to aid you in
getting the mails through. I should be
glad to confer with any representative
of the postoffice department designated by
you and to aid you in accomplishing this
result.
E. A. BALL,
Second Vice President. B. of L. F. and E.
RAILWAY CLERKS
MEET HERE JUNE I
The seventeenth annual convention of
the Railway Mail Clerks’ association will
convene in this city on June Ist for a
four days' session, and great preparation
is being made to entertain this depart
ment of Uncle Sam’s "business.”
The fact that Atlanta is becoming the
greatest convention city in the country
is being constantly demonstrated by the
number and class of conventions that
meet here in conclave.
This will be the first time in the his
tory of the association that a convention
has been held in a southern city, and the
organization of the railway association
was made in 1891. Conventions since that
time have been held all the way from Cin
cinnati to Boston and back to St- Louis
and San Antonio, and now they are going
to make their advent into the Cracker
state.
A program has been arranged, giving
the history of Atlanta, with cuts of the
largest buildings and most sightly sec
tions, together with the pictures of the
most prominent figures in the organiza-
36 HOURS IN A CAR
WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER
Two negroes, Lige Adams and Ben
Turner, were taken from a local freight
yard early Tuesday morning, after hav- I
Ing remained sealed up in the car about |
thirty-six hours without wate* or any
thing to ea; They had com’ all the
way from Kentucay. where they had en
tered the car to si< ala ride. Wheu tho
car was opened in Atlanta they were
wholly ignorant cf tnelr whereabouts.
They told Judge Broyles Tuesday af
ternoon that some noschievour flagman
who discovered them stealing the ride
sealed the ear and left them o their
fate. At the station house they drank
water like norsc.-i cud cculd not be given
uxugh to eat.
RURAL CARRIERS TO
MEET HERE MONDAY
A meeting of the Fifth district rural
letter carriers has been called for Mon
day, May 31st. in the senate chamber,
state capltol, by A. O. Allen, president of
this division of the Carriers' association.
As May 31st is a legal holiday none of the
mall carriers will have to go out on their
routes and all of them will be able to at
tend.
Much business of great importance to
the rural mail carriers is to come uo at
this meeting and a full attendance is re
quested. Delegates to the annual state
convention will also be selected at the
the meeting Monday. Members and non
members of the association, just so they
are letter carriers, are invited.
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CHAS. E. DAVIS CASE
IS NEARING END
ROME. Ga., May 26.—The entire morn
ing was occupied today in argumentsn in
the trial of Chas. E. Davis, for fraudu
lent use of the malls. Reuben Arnold, of
Atlanta, made the leading speech tor thh
defense, and scored a hit.
G. E. Maddox, of Rome, was ths only >.
other attorney who spoke for Davis,;
though his counsel included Judge Nel
Branham, Max Meyerhardt, and Barry
Wright, of Rome.
Carter Tate, district attorney, and J.
W. Henley, of Atlanta, argued for the
government.
The case will go to the jury this aftor- |
noon.
Davis swore on ths stand that F
not represent himself as an officer of the, -.1
Atlanta Clearing House association. Two
reputable witnesses whom, it is alleged, •
Davis tried to get to print the certificates A
swore that he told them he was an offi
cer of he Atlanta association.
A verdict is expected tonight.
GEORGIA MAYORS HOLD
SESSION IN COLUMBU3
COLUMBUS , Ga.. May 26.—The con
vention of League of Georgia Mu licipaJl-
I ties was formally called to order at 11
| o’cock by President J. L. Fincher,-’ of H
of Fort Valley. The opening address of
Mayor Browder was responded to by
Colonel R. R Martin, of Dawson. The an
nual address was well received.
Secretary J. A. Betjamens’ suggest.on
that ex-mayors and officials be eligible
for membership seems to be favorably,
received. There are about 75 city ofHciali
her and they are arriving on every train. -
The convention promises to be the most ;
successful in the history of the organize?
tion.
Some changes in policy are likely to be
made in the business session Thursday. 3
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ODD FELLOWS ELECT
THEIR ANNUAL OFFICERS
THOMASVILLE. Ga.. May 26.-The fol
lowing officers were formally elected by
lhe grand lodge of Odd Fellows this morn
ing:
Grand master. J. P. Davis, Rome; dep
uty grand master, Orrin Roberts, Monroe; J
grand warden, L. B. Clarke, Atlanta;
grand secretary, J. S. Tyson, Savannah; .-J
grand treasurer. S W. Davis. Thomas- • *
ville; grand representative, Robert P.
Daniels, Griffin.
There was a strong fight to put In Da
vis, of Thomasville, to beat out Cheat- . J
ham. of Macon. The fight was a splen- 1
did one. and was fought ut on the fkx>r J
by < olonel Luke, of Thomasville. Davis
wn by the handsome majority.
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