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VOL. IX. FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR LAWYERS AS FEES IN THE INMAN ESTATE CASE Ex-Governor Joseph M. Terrell, Acting As Arbitrator. Announces His Award in Lengthy Item ised Report. I ROSSER & BRANDON FEES ARE CUT DOWN FORTY-FIVE PER CBNT Attorneys for Petitioners Cut 20 Per Cent—Those Intimate With Work Done Say Fees for Receiv ers’ Attorneys Are Exorbitant Ex-Gov. Joseph M. Terrell, acting as auditor under appointment of Judge John T. Pendleton, and as arbitrator, by consent of all parties, to award fees in the settlement of the Inman estate case, Ute Saturday afternoon completed his re port.- . . His x total awards in fees to be paid by receivers to lawyers and others is $71.- 774-46- • E*-Govern or Terrell received $5,000 for his own services. An award of $10,006 each to Mrs. May Inman Gray and Mrs. Harriet F. Brandon, receivers, who are also the residuary legatees of the estate of the late Walker P- Inman was also made. I $39,000 VS. $54,500. Rosser & Brandon, attorneys for the re ceiver*. who presented a claim for $54.5v0. for services rendered in connection with the case, were awarded the sum of S3O,<KK). ] rw C.WO. which had been previously paid on account. This represents a reduction in their claim of about 45 per cent. To John L. Hopkins & Sons and King Spalding A Little, as at torneys for the petitioners, he awards the sum of $20,000. less $2,500 previously paid on account. These firms of lawyers present**! a bIU for $35,000. This was a reduction of $6,000 in their claim. oY 20 per cent. To Mrs Harriet F. Brandon, who pre sented a claim of SB,OOO. in addition to her regular commissions, an award of $4,250 was made. Her claim was cut by the ar bitrator about 47 per cent. In addition to this Mr*. Brandon was paid the sum of j1.M7.39 regular commissions, the same sum being awarded to James R. Gray for similar services. ABOUT TWICE TOO MUCH. It is considered by those who have fol lowed the case from the beginning and are familiar with the work performed that the award made by the auditor to Rosser 4c Brandon, counsel for receiv ers. for their services, is about twice as much as they were entitled to. notwith standing the cut of 45 per cent below the amount asked for. Nevertheless, all parties have agreed to abide by the decision of the auditor and the flnding will stand if it meets with the approval of course, of Judge Pen dleton. who some time ago declared from the bench that no exorbitant fees would be permitted in the case. With the signing of the order for fees by Judge Pendleton all matters connect ed with the Inman estate will have been settled. ' THE AUDITOR 8 REPORT. The auditor's report follows: Georgia, Fulton County: The undersigned having been chosen as sole arbitrator to decide the matters sub mitted In the articles of reference hereto attached, adjourned the hearing of the same matter*, which was then in prog ress before him as auditor, and after first being duly sworn proceeded in ac cordance with said agreement to the con sideration and determination of the questions submitted. In the investigation of the facts as to the estate of W. P. Inman it appeared that the executors had received and paid •ut about $60,000 that the receivers had received and paid out or would pay out about $1.0*0.000. that the receivers had and would turn over to legatees property in kind to the value of $900,000. and that the executors on January 6, 1908. had contract ed to pay $7,500 for legal advice in unliti gated matters connected with the admini stration. Therefor*, had the entire es tate passed through the court of ordi nary. with no litigation of any kind or character, the fees allowable under the code of Georgia to executors for such ser vice* would have been $54,400 for receiv ing and paying out $1,080,000 and $27,000 for turning over property in kind of-the value of $900,000. and the further sum of $7,500 counsel fees, aggregating SBB.M), besides costs of court. It further appeared that the estate had been most successfully administered un der the direction of the court, as is con clusively shown by the fact that all of the parties interested in the matter were of the opinion, at the time the original petition was filed, that this vast estate would hardly do more than pay the debts and specific legacies, and after deduct ing receivership expenses, leave for the residuary legatees very Uttle. if any thing. which proved to be a mistpke, as there will be for division between the residuary legatees property and money to the value of at least $750,000. CONSIDERABLE FRICTION. It further appeared that in the admin istration of the estate there was considerable friction between the execu tor* and others Interested, which seemed to threaten unfortunate consequences to the estate. However, none of this proved in the end to have been very detrimental to its best interests, azyj this is only here in mentioned to emphasise the wisdom of the court in framing such a splendid or ganisation for considering and present ing to the court to be passed upon the matter* Involved in this large estate. It also further appeared that the re ceivers had very little more than a nom inal connection with the administration of the affairs of the receivership, but practically all of th* matters were dis posed of by and through the attorneys, all of whom are entitled to credit for the successful administration. _ In passing upon the questions at issue 1 have sought to dispose of same as if th* receivers were not the residuary leg atees. and -allowed to them such com pensation as would have been allowed to any persons in the same position and not similiarly interested. After due consideration of all the mat ters submitted. I decide and award as follows: L To Messrs John L. Hopkins A Sons and Messrs. King. Spalding A Little, as attorneys for petitioner. In full payment of all services rendered in respect to the matters and thing* involved in this liti gation. the sum of twenty thousand dol lars ($20,000*. from which shall be deduct ed th* sum of $2,500 hefetofore allowed *te ihem'by th* court upon account,. l*av i -a . Atlanta S rtn i - W eeklj) 2o nmnl What They Asked for and What They Got Per cent of Asked for Awarded Reduction Rosser & Brandon $54,500 $30,000 .45 King & Spalding and J. L. Hopkins & Sons, 25,000 20,000 .20 Mrs. Harriett F. Brandon 8,000 4,250 .47 Ex-Governor J. M. Terrell, audi tor and arbitrator (by agreement) 5,000 ATLANTA FEDERAL PRISON TO GET OVER A MILLION Fund for Continuing Wall and Maintenance Provided for in Esti mates of Expenditures Submitted by Secretary MacVeagh—Al bany, Augusta, Savannah and Other Southern Points Mentioned. Total Amount Asked Is $103,370,303 Less Than for Current Year. (By Associated Frets.) WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.—That there has been a careful scrutiny of the estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 19U. Is shown by the figures submitted to the house of representa tives today by Secretary of the Treas ury MacVeagh. The grand total of es timates for 1911 is $732,223,075. which is $10,370,3(18 less than the appropriations for the current fiscal year and $123,066,498 un der the estimates submitted a year ago for 1910. A general cut has been made wherever possible and new work author ised only where regarded as absolutely necessary. Heretofore it has been the practice of departmental officers to “pad’’ the esti mates with the expectation that the amounts would be materially reduced be fore being finally passed by congress. As I soon as President Taft came into office he directed that this practice be discou [ tinued and gave notice to the members 'of his cabinet that In the future all esti mates must be submitted on the basis of the actual needs and requirements of the service. The result Is. the officials say. that the figures submitted today kre down to bedrock basis and will bear the closest examination by the appropria tion committees of both houses of con gress. The departure, they add, will re duce materially the actuaJ work of the appropriation committees. SOME REDUCTIONS MADE. Large reductions In the estimate* as compared with the appropriations for the current year are: In the treasury department a decrease of $12,000,000 for public works; In the war department about $6,000,000 in the mili tary establishment made up of decreases tn the estimate* for regular supplies, con struction works for the army, mounted equipment, transportation, ordnance and manufacture of arms and $2,500,000 for public works, exclusive of the Panama canal: in the navy deparment $26,000,000, due partly to the fact that Secretary Meyer has not asked for any money for new ships and that only $2,000,000 is r* ported for armor and armament as against an appropriation of $12,452,000 for this year; In the postoffice department a reduction of $5,000,000 In the estimated deficiency In the postal revenue; and in the department of commerce and labor a decrease from $10,000,000 to $2,000,000 on account of the 13th census. On the other hand, there Is an Increase of nearly $15,- 000 000 for the isthmian canal expenses. The estimates in detail for the va rious departments are (cents omitted): Legislative. $13,169,679. •x«cut l ve. $472,270; state department. $4,5 <0,301, treasury. $136,998,605; territorial gov ernments. $287,510; independent offices. $2 400,695; District of Columbia, sll.- 884.928: war, $200,461,485; navy, $117,- 029,914; interior, $191,224,182; postof flee department proper, JJ*" fiiclency Jn postal revenue. $10,634,122. department of agriculture, $17,681,136. commerce and labor, $14,187,913; jus tice, $9,518,840. Expenses of the postal servi® are paid from the postal revenues and are not estimated for. WANT ADDING MACHINES. The money order business has grown to such an extent that In the opinion of Postmaster General Hitchcock, some change in method of auditing the accounts is necessary in the 'interest of economy and efficiency, so that he asks for an appropriation of $24,570 to pur chase adding machines. For collecting the corporation tax SIOO,OOO is asked. Total estimates re quired an account of th* forestry serv ice are $5,043,700. of this amount, 8397,500 being for the protection of the 28,000,000 acres recently added to the national forests. Secretary of War Dickinson wants $1,350,000 for the expenses of the en campment and maneuver* of th* organ ised militia as against an appropriation of $425,000 for the current year, the secretary explaining that the additional amount is rendered necessary by the fact that in the season of 1910 the an nual joint coast artillery and military exercises will be held as usual and also the biennial encampment* and maneu vers of the mobilised forces of the mili tary and regular army. For the build- / ing a balance of $17,500 now due to them. HOW AWARDS ARE MADE. 2. To Messrs. Rosser & Brandon, in full payment of all services rendered in respect to the matters and thing* in volved in this litigation, including their fees for services in representing the executor* of the estare, and as well as fees due to them a* counsel for the re ceivers, and for any and all other serv ices rendered in this case the sum of thirty thousand dollars ~$30,000), from wnich shall be deducted the sum of $2,500 heretofore allowed to them by the court upon account, leaving a bal ance of $27,500 due to them. The dif ference in the allowances so counsel the arbiter believes and finds to be fully justified by the fact that Messrs. Rosser A Brandon not only in all respects rep resented the interests of the estate in ail matters prior to the receivership, in cluding the negotiations for the con tracts of December 19, 1907, but also the estate on th* hearing of the original petition, and thereafter In ail matter* affecting the administration of the es tate. 3. To James R. Gray for his commis sions and allowances as executor for re ceiving $51,258.87 and paying out $48.- 533.34 the sum of $1,247.39; and to Mrs. Harriet F. Brandon upon the like ac count as executrix the sum of $1,247.39. and in addition thereto to Mrs. Brandon i* allowed for extra compensation th* sum of $4,250. Ine last mentioned sum as extra compensation is allowed to Mr*. Brandon for and on account of th* very valuabl* service rendered by bar in ♦ OVER A MILLION IS ♦ PROVIDED FOR ATLANTA ♦ ♦ By Ralph Smith ♦ ♦ WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6. ♦ ♦ The letter of the secretary of the ♦ ♦ treasury embodying estimates of ♦ expenditures for the fiscal year ♦ -* ending June 11, 1911, carries the* -* ♦ following Georgia items of interest: ♦ -* Albany postoffice, *$50,000; Au- ♦ ♦ gusta arsenal. $2,500; Improvement ♦ ♦ Brunswick harbor, $50,000; improve- ♦ *- ment Darien harbor. $10,000; main ♦ ■*■ tenance Savannah harbor, $2,000,- -* *■ (500; improvement Alatahama, Oco- -* ♦ nee and Ocmulgee rivers $90,000; Im- -* provement Plantation and Club ♦ ♦ creeks. $25,700; improvement Flint ♦ -* river, $25,000; improvement Savan- ♦ ♦ nah river, $33,000; improvement ♦ ♦ Chattahoochee river. $115,000; 1m- -* *- proyement Coosa river, $60,000 im- ♦ ♦ proVement Cumberland, $50,000; ♦ ♦ maintenance waterway between -* ♦ Savannah and Fernandina, Florida. ♦ ♦ $25,000; continuing wall Atlanta -* prison, $1,000,000; maintenance fed- ♦ eral prison, $115,220. * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *♦ • » » *♦*♦*»♦•♦♦*** * * * Ings and grounds at West Point milita ry academy $1,070,252 is asked. The $17,435,724 asked for under the head of increase of the navy Is for the completion, outfitting and armament of vessels already authorised. For mod erniztag turrets of naval ships #564,000 is wanted. For public works under the bureau of yards and docks the esti mates include: Navy yard, Boston, $105,000; naval sta tion. Guantanamo. $100,000; navy yard, Mare island, $107,000; navy yard, New York, $516,000; navy yard, Norfolk. $320,- 000; naval station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $2,045,000; navy yard, Philadelphia, $215,- 000; navy yard, Puget Sound, SBBSOOO. For land for a torpedo station near the Pacific coast of the United States, $145,- 000. I PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Under the head of public buildings the estimates Include Albany, Ga., $50,000; Gainesville. Fla., $65,000: Gulfport, Miss., $65,000; New Orleans, $300,000; New York city assay buildings, $150,000; barge office, $100,000; marine hospital, $50,000; postoffice, $500,000; Oklahoma City, Okla., $100,000; Owensboro, Ky., $75,000; Richmond, Va.. $150,000; St. Louis, Mo., postoffice, $77,500; Salisbury, N. C., $50,000; Shreveport, La., $60,000; Washington. D. C., building for bureau engraving and printing, $653,695. By the Isthmian Canal commission, $15,- 504.086 Is asked for skilled and unskilled labor—an Increase of more than $3,000,000 over the amount provided for the current year and $20,218,983 Is asked for material -ran Increase of almost $10,000,00(L The total increase In Isthmian canal expenditures is from $33,638,000 to $48,063,- 624. For public works under the war depart ment the estimates include $2,000,000 for the alteration and maintenance of the sea coast artillery; $1,319,000 for sea coast batteries in the Philippines to be ex pended under the engineer department; $1,900,000 for fortifications in the insular possessions under the ordnance depart ment; $500,000 for store houses at Manila; $183,000 for completing the military prison at Fort Leavenworth; $850,000 to complete the army supply depot at Fort Mason, Cal.; $200,00i) for a cavalry post on Ha waiian territory; $150,000 for the improve ment of the Yellowstope National park. Under the head of rivers and harbors, the larger estimates are $315,000 for im proving the channel in Gowanus bay, New York; $194,000 for the harbor at Cleve land. ' The interior department wants $500,000 for protecting the public lands and the attorney general $200,000 for the detection and prosecution of crimes against the government and investigation of the acts of officers of the United States and ter ritorial courts. negotiating the contracts of December 19, 1907, these contracts being of such a character as to place Mr. Gray, her co-executor, because of his personAl in terest in the firm of Inman & Co., for the time being in a position which was adverse to the estate. The execution oflthese contracts being, in the opinion of the arbitrator, a very Important fac tor in rendering possinie the final satis factory condition of affairs. One-half of the usual commissions oelng allowed on the Brice transaction, and as Mr. Gray’s position in this matter was ad verse to the interests of the estate, the same should go to Mrs. Brandon, mak ing a total of $1,247.39 avowed to Mr. Gray, and a total of $5,497.39 allowed to Mrs. Brandon. 4. To Mrs. May Inman oray and Mrs. Harriet F. Brandon as receivers for their allowances for services in this case each the sum of ten thousand dol lars ($10,000), making a total of $20,000 to the receivers. Total to be paid by the receivers as above set forth. $<1,744.78. This the 4th aay of December, 1909. J. M. TERRELL, Arbitrator. Plot to Assassinate Kaiser BERLIN, Dec. A—An anarchist weekly, the Freie Arbeiter, says the sudden ar rest* at Breslau last week on the occa sion of Emperor William’s visit to Car dinal Kopp, were due to the discovery of a plot to assassinate the emperor In which plot one Noack wa* supposed to be the ringleader. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1909 CONGRESS OPENS; BRIEF SESSIONS IN ROWHOUSES Speaker Cannon Is Applauded, When, Customary Carnation in His Button-Hole, He Goes to the Speaker’s Stand. DEATH OF MEMBERS CAUSES ADJOURNMENT Senate Held Thirteen Minutes, and the House Also Had a Short x Meeting—Only Routine Busi ness at Session. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—An animated scene presented itself to Speaker Cannon when he appeared in the chair promptly at noon today to call to order the house of representatives in the initial gathering of the first regular session of the 61st congress. • . The galleries were crowded to the doors long before the hour arrived. A round of applause greeted the speak er when he entered the chamber with his customary red carnation. For a moment he stood in nis place nervously fingering the gavel. While the applause was sub siding the gavel descended with a re sounding left-handed whack. “The house will be in order. The chap lain will offer prayer.’’ As if only on yesterday the doors closed upon their activities, both houses of con gress at noon today took up the work of the so-called “long session,” which may not adjourn until well into the summer. Although since’the memorable inaugura tion day last March these same senators and representatives have already done five months’ work in the extra session from March to August, which brought forth the new tariff act, the session be gun today is technically the first of tho 61st congress. BOTH SESSIONS BRIEF. The senate was in session but 13 min utes, the house session, too, was brief, and the work in both was of purely rou tine character. The net result was that the president was informed that both houses were ready for business and awaiting any message which he might see fit to send. His response will take the form of his first annual message, the reading of which will constitute the fea ture of tomorrow's business. The extra fltoflaton -of the summer af forded opportunity for the organization of both houses, election of speaker, ap pointment of committees and such mat ters of routine so that both houses were free to start today with all the smooth ness of a well-oiled and thoroughly at tuned machine. The procedure followed on the first day was -similar to that which has charac terized every opening of congress. A great maas of bills was Introduced. Rep resentatives simply deposited the bills In the Receptacles provided. Senators will wait Until tomorrow before laying be fore their body the new measures which they propose to father during the com ing months. The announcement of the recent death of Senator Johnson, of South Dakota, and Representatives Lassiter, of Virginia, and DeArmond. of Missouri, caused ad journments today on both sides of the capital. The swearing in of Senator Foun tain L. Thompson and of Representatives W W. Credle, of Washington, and W. J. Moxley, of Illinois, who have beer, named since the adjournment of the spe cial session, will not take place until tomorrow Just before the president’s mes sage is’received. Before today Is over there will be pre liminary conferences on both sides of the capital for the purpose of laying out plans for the session’s work. Progressive senators will not long delay their dis cussion of the legislative work they de sire to see done before the session closes. The Insurgents of the house will soon begin to cement their forces into a working brigade. Meanwhile both sen ate and house are awaiting the presi dent’s message with the utmost Inter est. Bailey Wants Night Sessions; Senate Astonished by Request WASHINGTON, Dec. A—Astonishing the senate with the unique suggestion that he would like to see that body hold night sessions, leaving the day to be de voted to individual-business by senators, end declaring his purpose of attempting to have sessions convened hereafter at 2 o’clock, Senator Bailey, of Texas, to day attempted to hold up the usual reso lution by which congress begins its work at the noon hour. Finally yielding to !Senator Hale, he withdrew his objection, saying he would renew his request for a change in the hour of meeting. When the senate was called to order 81 members responded. Mr. Culberson, of Texas, and Mr. McLaurin, of Mississippi, were both absent on account of illness. Senators Hale and Bacon were ap pointed a committee to Inform the pres ident that the senate was ready to re ceive any message from him. As a mark of respect to the late Sena tor Johnson, of North Dakota, the senate adjourned after being in session exactly 13 minutes. President Has a Cold WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. —President Taft has a cold, contracted Saturday or Sunday. Badly drawing chimneys In the president’s room at the new execu tive offices are held responsible for the attack by some of tnose officials close to the president. Appropriations Meets WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Ready for the fray with the various branches of the public service demanding their an nual apportionment of public funds, the house committee on appropriations held its first meeting today. Three new rep resentatives were provided for in the distribution of subcommittees. These are G. R. Malby, of New York, placed on the subcommittees on dflciencles and permanent appropriations; J. A. Kellher, of Massachusetts, pensions and perma nent appropriation*, and E. L. Taylor, Jr., of Ohio, on District of Columbia and permanent appropriations. Members Call on President WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. —More than 50 senators and representatives paid their respects to Preslcent Taft before noon. None of the congressmen at tempted to take up business affairs. So called insurgent* and regular* alike were f represented. “NEWNAN IS YOUR CHARGE; GO THERE; DO YOUR DUTY;” I SA YS BISHOP TO DR. BIGHAM APPOINTMENTS ARE GIVEN MINISTERS FOB ENSUING YEAR Forty-Third Session of the South Georgia Conference Came to • Close Monday With Reading of Assignments. » DR. AINSWORTH AGAIN HEADS WESLEYAN COLLEGE (SpeciffT Dispatch to The Journal.) BY REV. LOY WARWICK. WAYNESBORO, Ga., Dec. 6.—The 43d session of the South Georgia Methodist conference came to a close Monday at ternoon with the appointments of the pas tors to their pulpits for the coming year. The appointments have attracted un usual interest this year as there were so many fourth year pastors in the confer ence. This necessitated the filling of many important pulpits with new preach ers. However, the bishop met these emergencies in his usual style with the result that all are pleased. Dr. Ainsworth was returned to Wes leyan Female college as president while J. W. Malone goes to the Andrew Fe male college as president. MEMORIALS ARE HELD. A memorial session of the South Geor gia conference was held Sunday after noon. Memorials of Rev. J. W. Simmons and Rev. S. J. Davis were given. Both 1 of these were good, true men with many friends in south Georgia. Mr. Simmons had been a Methodist for more than 50 year*. He died two days before confer ence met. , Th* full delegation, clerical and lay, is as follows: Rev. W. N.‘Ainsworth, Rev. T. D. Ellis, Rev. W. C. Lovett, Rev. B. Anthony, Rev. J. H. Scruggs, Rev. A. M. Williams. Lay, W. B. Stubbs, H. J. Truebright, N. E. Harris, J. B. Wight, R. L. Greer, R. F. Burden. This is a dozen of the finest men in the conference. Dr. Lovett’s present home is in Atlanta, but he is a member of the South Georgia conference. The *tatlstlcal secretary and his help ers 'havjj done the conference fine and unselfish service. The chief of the staff is Rev. O. F. Cook. His assistants are Rev. J. E. Seals, J. E. Summers, W. G. Allaben, W T. Phipps. SAVANNAH DISTRICT. W. F. Smith, presiding elder, Savannah. Trinity, G. W. Matthews; Wesley Monu mental, T. D. Ellis; Grace, T. M. Chris tian; Epworth, Loy Warwick; Asbury Memorial, C. C. Elliott; Waynesboro, C. A. Jackson; Statesboro, E. M. Overby; Guyton, W. A. Brooks; Millen, W. M. Blitch; Girard, R. R. Norman; Sylvania, W. D. MacGregor; C. A. Adams, super numerary; Midville, R. L. Wiggins; Springfield, T. I. Ness: Greencut, T. E. Pharr; Rockford, J. W. Tlnley; Rocky ford Mission, Nathan William; supply, Bascom C. C. Ledbetter: Lawtonville, Jesse Ford; Brooklet, N. W. Carmichael, Rincon, Paul Muse; Zoar, C. J. Mallet to; Meldrim, John Swain; supply, Oliver, E. J. Daniel: Bulloch, C. S. T. Strickland; supply to Cuba, O. K. Hopkins. MACON DISTRICT. Macon district, Osgood F. Cook, pre siding elder. Macon, Mulberry Street, J. E. Wray; Vlneville. J. A. Smith; First Street. T. H. .Thomson; Century, Paul Weills; East Macon, B. E. Whittington; Second Street, J. W. Dominges; City mis sion, C. S. Bridges, supply; Bibb, J. N. Hudson; Knoxville, J. P. Ross; Byron, J. G. Harrison; Gordon, P. L. Hollo way; Irwinton. C. W. Jordan; Washing ton. Paul Kendall; Tentllle. J. A. Roun tree; Sandersville, H. M. Morrison; Da visboro and Newhope, T. C. Gardner; Warthen, G. R. Partil; Spread, William Kitchens; Matthews, A. A. Sanders. Editor Wesleyan Christian Advocate, W. C. Lovett; president Wesleyan Female college. W. N. Ainsworth; professor Wes leyan Female colelge, W. W. Sheats; conference missionary, J. M. Bass; con ference missionary, Oscar B. Close, sup ply; agent orphans’ home, W. A. Hucka bee; conference colportuer, J. H. Math ers; to Japan, W. J. Callahan; missionaries to Cuba, E. E. Clements and H. B. Bardwell. COLUMBUS DISTRICT. Columbus district: T. B. Stafford, pre siding elder, Columbus. , St. Luke’s, B. Anthony; St. Paul’s, L. G. Lang; Rose hill, H. C. Jones; East Highlands, W. P. Blevin; North Highlands, H. Stevens; Broad Street. H. 8. Allen; Midland, E. W. Gray; Hamilton, R. W. Cannon; Waverly Hall and Shiloh, J. N. Peacock; Geneva, R. A. Howell; Talbotton, W. F. Hixon; Talbot, G. C. Ingram; Woodland, W. S. Heath; Butler, S. W. Brown; Rey nolds, N. H. Olmstead; Mauk, G. W. Thomas; Buena Vista, W. L. Stewart; Cuessta, R. M. Booth; Marlon, E. W. An derson; conference missionary, Jason Shl rah; missionary to Korea, J. L. Gerdine. CORDELE DISTRICT. Cordele district, K. Read, presiding elder; Cordele, M. A. Morgan; Fitzgerald, Guton Fisher; Hawkinsville, J. O. A. Cook; Fort Valley, J. P. Wardlaw; Vienna, J. J. Ansley; Oglethorpe, J. B. McGhee; Montezuma. E. H. McGhee; Marshallville, T. E. Davenport; Unadilla and Snow, J. N. Jones; Ocilla, B. 8. Sen tell; Mystic, R. B. Ross; Pinehurst, A. G. Brewton; Perry, M. F. Beals; Elko, E. E. Gardner; Byromville. C. G. Earnest; Rochelle. R. M. Wesley; Pineview, H. C. Fentress; Arabi, J. 6. Lewis; Ideal, Walter Williams; Rebecca. E. H. Daniels, supply. ‘ AMERICUS DISTRICT Americus district, J. B. Johnston, presiding elder. Americus, O. B. Ches ter; Dawson, J. H. McFerrln; Cuthbert, J. E. Seals; Lumpkin, C. L. Clark; Fort Gaines, J. G. Christian; Shellman and Graves, T. W. Darley; Ellaville, S. E. Bailey; Plains, J. M. Rustin; Richland, M. B. Ferrlll; Mount Zron and Leslie, J. P. Dickenson; Bronwood, J. H. Allen; Smithville, W. C. Glenn; Edison, R. M. Allison; Lean-, C. L. Nease; Spring ville and Georgetown, J. W. Connors; Parrott, C. E. Roberts; SHellman cir cuit, J. T. Lowe; Omaha, J. D. McCord; Sumter, P. Flanders: president Andrew Y’emale college, J. W. Malone. THOMASVILLE DISTRICT. Thomasville District: A. M. Williams, Continued on Page Three LOWNDES BUILDING TO BE MADE ANNEX FOR THEGANDLER j Big Office Building Will Be Con nected With Candler Edifice by an Underground Way. ‘525,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROJECTED Within the near future the Lowndes building, recently purchased from G. S. Lowndes by Asa G. Candler for $125,000, will be subjected to vast costing at least $25,000, and will be con nected with the Candler building proper by a subterranean passageway. It will be recalled that the announce ment of the transfer of this valuable piece of Atlanta property from the orig inal owner to Mr. Candler was made sev eral days ago, at which time the future plans for the building were not disclosed. The announcement that the Lowndes building will be transformed into the Candler annex was made public Sunday afternoon by Asa G. Candler, Jr., who was in Washington en route to New York on business. The younger Mr. Candler Is manager of the Candler In vestment company, and his statement Is absolutely authoritative. The Lowndes building is. perhaps, the oldest of the modern office buildings of the city, and is regarded as a very val uable piece of property. Its location on North Pryor street, practically adjoining the Candler building, makes the .plan to convert It into a physically connected, annex eminently practicable. The importance of this action on tiie part of Asa G. Candler, the active head of the Candler Investment company, with reference to the financial fabric of the community is at once apparent. No man in the city is more closely Identified with financial, industrial and commer cial affairs than is Mr. Candler, and the raet that he is about to put $150,000 more into Atlanta property is a direct evidence of his profound faith In the soundness of her institutions and her future. GUNOLEBGTOiIILO A BIG GOTTON MILL IN DEKALB COUNTY Witham Mill at Hartwell Has Been Bought for SIOO,OOO and Will Be Moved Near Limits of Atlanta. By Ralph Smith WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6. Th* Witham cotton mill, at Hartwell, ha* been purchased by Asa G. Candler, Sr., and his son, Asa G. Candler, Jr., for SIOO,- 000. The mill which has been closed since last July, was sold by the trustees for the bondholders. The Candlers propose to organize a new company and remove the cotton mill to a point near Atlanta. Their plan also con templates the doubling of the old mill’* capacity from 6,000 to 12,000 spindles. The mill will be located in DeKalb coun ty, at the junction of the Southern rail way main line and the old Seaboard belt line. The land has already been acquired by the Candlers, and offers, it is said, an ideal site. Asa G. Candler, Jr., is now In New i York working on the organization of the company. He will be joined there on Wednesday by his father, now attending the Southern Commercial congress here. It is proposed to sell the land and old mill building at Hartwell and issue $250,000 of stock on the new property. CHILD SPENT NIGHT WITH SLAIN PARENTS Y- Father Kills Wife and Suicides. Child Exhausted by Cold and Hunger KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 6.—Through out the coldest night of the season thus far, Earl Campbell, 2 years old, was locked in an apartment in Kansas City, Kan., alone with the dead bodies of his father and mother, both slain w6th the same weapon found in the father's hand. The child’s plight was discovered by neighbors who had been disturbed all night by Its crying. Joseph Campbell. 32 years of age, shot and killed his wlte, Nyra, and then slew himself Saturday night while the neighbors were away. Stains on the child’s dress and hands Indicated that it had tried to arouse tne slain mother. When found the child was almost exhausted from cold and hunger. DR. DOXEY HELD PENDING INQUEST_OVER ERDER ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 6.—Dr. Loren B. • Doxey, husband of Dora E. Doxey, is under surveillance and practically a pris-1 oner pending the inquest Into the death of William J. Erder, whom Mrs. Doxey is I accused of having killed with arsenic. The Inquest is set for Tuesday. Dr. Doxey is stopping at the Mrechants' hotel with Jefferson Fuller, Mrs. Doxey’* father. CHARLES W. MORSE LOSES HIS APPUAL WASHINGTON, Dec. A—The supreme court of the United States today de nied the petition of Charles W Morse the New Y"ork banker, for a writ of cer tiorari. The result of the decision Is to leave in effjet against Morse the senten'-e of 1* year*' imprisonment at the federal peni tentiary In Atlanta. , \ Dr. R. J. Bigham Returns From a Hurried Visit to Bishop Hen drix, but He Is Not Released From Appointment. DR. BIGHAM TELLS WHY RE ASKED FOR RELEASE ■ Has Many Friends in Newnan and Loves the People There, but Thought He Should Not Be Returned. “Newnan is your charge; go there and do your duty.” This is the mandate of Bishop Hendrix to Dr. R. J. Bigham. It was delivered Jn person by the bishop to Dr. Bigham him self, and closes the incident as to whether or not Dr. Bigham would be released from the Newnan church’ or would serve as appointed. The announcement of the bishop's final decision is furnished by Dr. Bigham, who arrived in Atlanta Monday morning. Dr. Bigham, as stated exclusively in The | Journal last Friday, left Atlanta Thurs day afternoon for Searcy, Ark., to have a personal conference with the bishop. Immediately upon his return to Atlanta, Dr. Bigham called The Journal and gave out the result of this interview. Dr. Big ham states his reasons at length for ask ing to be relieved of the Newnan charge and goes more fully «into the controversy thari upon any previous occasion. DR. BIGHAM’S STATEMENT. Dr. Bigham’s statement in full, as fur- , nished The Journal, is as follows: “I have been out to Searcy, Ark., to see Bishop Hendrix, who is holding the White River conference there. I went out, not to ask him to give me any appoint ment, but to ask him, as I had tele graphed him before I left Atlanta, tj release me from the Newnan appointment for reasons which have been stated here tofore in the Atlanta papers. "I have a great many friends that I fondly love in Newnan, Ga., among" all denominations,.but I have thought from the first that' I ought not to be sent back there because they had had a new appointment and I had been remove* and they were taking steps by corres-r pondence and otherwise with their nevr pastor and .1 thought that appointment ought to remain—res adjudicate. - “He said that he would not release me from Newnan. I told him I was willing to take any appointment in the confer ence instead, but he replied to me: “ ’Newnan is your charge; go there and do your duty.’ “I suggested to him several charges which might be made, everyone of them to my disadvantage. But he did not know about the points I suggested; and I could not assure him that the brethren would themselves be agreeable, even though it would increase their salaries. BISHOP’S MIND MADE UP. “He seemed to have his mind positive ly made up. I said that there was such an uprising in Atlanta both among preachers and laymen as would make it impossible for me to do the work of the district to the best advantage. That he knew I would be at such a disadvantage as would disqualify me for taJdng up th* work of the Atlanta district. “I desire to say to the public that hew great an uprising there really was among preachers and laymen will be stated later by myself and many friend* for me an this city. j “Under the Methodist system I am obliged to go back to Newnan and I go ' with a very great deal of pleasure under I the circumstances. I did not originally ask to be relieved of the Newnan charge and I wish to repeat my fondnesa for the entire town and my church particularly. I only resisted, as far as I could cour teously do so, because I did not think that after the trouble at St. John and In the Atlanta district It wa* fair to <ne or Newnan to send me back to that charge. GRATEFUL TO FRIENDS. "Please permit me to express my ap- ( predation through The Journal to th* thousands of friends I have in Atlant* and throughout Georgia who have writ ten and telegraphed me congratulation*, first, in the case of my St John appoint ment and afterwards when I wa* ap pointed to the Atlanta district “I have been quiet and courteou* for four or five years. I mean still to pre serve what every gentlemen preserves, a spirit of kindness, but I shall, if it seem* advisable to me later, present some fact* touching me for the last three or four years, which I have never yet made any statement of to the public.” CALBIN AGGEPTS posno CRM Chicago Lawyer Is Finally Ap pointed—Choice Is Acceptable to the Appointee, Secretary Knox and Chinese Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. A—Announcement was made at the state department today of the appointment of William J. Cal houn, of Chicago, as minister to China. Mr. Call' • "’Mis accepted the appoint ment and the . t’s-aese government has in dicated its pleasure in receiving him. In appointing Mr. Calhoun to the Chi nese mission. Mr. Taft has selected a man of wide experience and one well qualified to fill that very Important post, which requires a statesman combining both business and diplomatic qualifica tions. Mr. Calhoun is a well known corpora tion lawyer of Chicago, paving begun practice in Danville, 111., in 1875. He has done some Important diplomatic work durin ghis career, notably when at the request of President McKinley he investi gated conditions in Cuba prior to the out break of the Spanish-American war, and later v hen he investigated the difficulties between the asphalt companies and President Castro, of Venezuela, for Pres ident Roosevelt. | For two years he was a member of the interstate commerce commission. Mr. Calhoun is 61 year* old and a natlv* of Pittsburg, Pa. j ; NO. 24.
