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TWICE REPORTED KILLED, OILTON MIN GOES HOME Mourned as Dead for Decade, Will Ellis Suddenly Returns to Friends (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) DALTON. Ga.. Dec. 20.-Having been mourned as dead for more than a de cade, Will Ellis haa returned to Dalton. Kills left here 18 years ago, going west. For several years his relatives kept 1n touch with him and then he disap peared. His letters ceased to come, and scon afterward the report of hla death reached here. People who had known Ellis In the west wrote his family of lls death, which was soon established leyond reason for doubt. The first reports were that he had been mobbed for killing a race track follower. The final report from friends of Ellis was that he had been killed ty a train. On his arrival here Ellis began to took up his relatives, but found only hla old step-father. Mr. A. C. Guns, all of the family having either died or moved away. His statement was that for three years he was confined In a hospital, suf fering from trouble of a bone in his leg. He had his foot mashed in an accident, and the amputation left the leg In bad shape. MANYWANT OFFICE OF COLUMBUS JAILER COLUMBUS. Ga., Dec. 30.—Following the funeral of Jailer Phelts on Sunday afternoon, which was largely attended by sorrowing friends of the deceased, conditions have become quiet in Colum bus again and no further trouble is antic ipated by the authorities. There is much talk as to who will be the successor of Jailer Phelts. Several well known citizens are spoken of as possible candidates for the office, which ;s to be filled by the county commis sioners at their regular meeting in Jan uary. W. T. Bartlett is serv.ng as tem porary jailer. NO SUCCESSOR CHOSEN TO LATE PRES’T. HANSON (By Asaodatad Frau.) NEW YORK. Dec. 30.—The executive committee of the Central of Georgia met in this city today but took no action with regard to a successor to the late President Har.son. The decision of the Georgia court of appeals in the case of the Income bondholders was discussed by the ecm ml tee. but nothing was said for publication on that point. The directors of the company will meet In Savannah on January 9, when resolu tions on the death of Major Hanson will be adopted and a successor probably elected. COVINGTON ELECTS ” MAYOR AND COUNCIL COVINGTON, Dec. a-Covlngton ' elected mayor and council today for the ensuing year One of the lightest votes were polled that has ever been polled in hhe history of the city, only 80 votes be ing polled out of over 300. The follow-j Ing ticket was elected without opposition: For mayor. George T. Smith; for coun cil. J. R. Stephenson. R. P. Lester, R. E. Everett. Dr. Luke Robinson. T. J. Harwell and W. Cohen. For members of the school board to serve three years: N S. Turner. R. W. Milner and C. C. King. SHAFT WILL HONOR WOMEN OF THE SOUTH MACON. Ga.. Dec. 30.—The fund being raised for the building of a monument to the women of the soutfi was increased to the extent of SSOO by a carnival held in the city last week, a percentage of the gross receipts of which went to the Macon veterans, under whose auspices the affair was conducted. The veterans are much gratified at re ceiving this money, and are hopeful of raising the remainder within the next year. The monument will be erected in front of the city hall. MANILA RAILROAD BQNDS ACCEPTED AT 90 PER CENT WASHINGTON. Dec. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh has decided to accept bonds of the Manila Railroad company at 90 per cent of their market value, but not to exceed 90 per cent of par as security for government deposits in national banks. No additional public deposits are in contemplation at this time and the bonds / of the Manila Railroad company merely have been added to the list of securities which are acceptable. THREE MINERS SHOT x IN OSBORNE RIOT WEST NEWTON. Pa.. Dec. 30.—Three miners were shot in a riot at Osborne mine today. There was a strike on at the mine and deputy sheriffs were guarding the property when the riot occurred. Joseph Rofack is at the McKeesport hospital with serious wounds. The other wounded were tsken to their homes. DIES FROM~POISON drug JUST ELECTION RALEIGH. N. C-, Dec. 20.—After tak ing poison by mistake a week ago. Rev. N. P. Stainback. of Weldon, N. C., Demo cratic representative-elect to the general assembly of this state, died yesterday morning at hia home after being in ag ony for five days. THE GREATEST results in cases of weak di gestion are obtained from SCOTT S EMULSION because when ordinary foods do not digest it provides the needed nourishment in highly concentrated form. Scott's Emulsion is so easily digested that tts strength is rapidly absorbed by the youngest babe or most delicate adult. SCOTT'S EMULSION is the food that strengthens the race, all druggists CHICAGO POOH HUNGRY. DESPITE PROSPERITY Thousand Men in Line to Get Free Coffee--“ Hogan’s Flop” Crowd (By Associated Press.) CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Despite the fset that the big retail stores report more money being spent this year for holiday goods than in any previous year, 1.000 men stood in line last night in a biting wind to obtain a tincup of coffee and a roll each. - » It was the tenth night that Malcqlm McDowell haa had his coffee wagon Out to feed the hungry unemployed. The results have shown that this charity is almost as badly needed as •in the hard “panic" winter of 1907-08. The municipal lodging house had over 400 guests last night, a number far tn ! excess of the number of beds, and in ex cess of the number accommodated at this time in the winter sfter the panic throe years ago. ,| Hogan’s “flop,” a four-story building I where men may’ sleep on the bare floors for a nickel a night, had more than 1,300 guests last night- WORSHAM~EXECUTIVE OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION 1 E. Lee Worsham, state entomologist l of Georgia and president of the South ! ern Conservation congress, is now a ' member of the executive committee of 1 the third national conservation congress. Henry Wallace, president of that body, has so notified him in a letter which Mr. Worsham received Monday. The executive comtaittee is the gov erning power of the congress, which Is in itself in turn the leading conserva tion force of the country. His appoint ment to the executive committee is a distinct tribute to the ability of Mr. Worsham, and will place him in a posi tion where he' can do great good for the furtherance of conservation in Geor gia and the south. The other members of the executive committee are J. B. White, of Kansas City, chairman; J. N. Neal, Gov. George :C. Pardee, of Calofornia, Prof. L. H. ■ Bailey, of Cornell university; Frank C. I Goudy, James R. Garfield, former sec j retary of the department of commerce : and labor; William Fleming Jones, Wal ter H. Page, editor World's Work; Mrs. | Philip N. Moore, and B. N. Baker, life I member of the committee. a “UNCLE BILLIE” DEAD; OLDEST NEWSBOY NORFOLK. Va., Dec. 20.—William Ashby, known to almost every man, wo man and child in Norfolk, as “Uncle 1 Billie." a veteran of the Mexican and • civil wars and pr< ibly the oldest news , boy in America, died Monday at St. Vin cent's hospital. "Uncle Billie" was more than 85 years of age. Ashby served in a North Carolina regi iment during the civil war and for the last 25 years he has been selling papers •on the streets of Norfolk. He was I known nil over - the south by Confeder ate veterans. He was a. conspicluou* figure at reunions of Confederates. He was a member of Pickett Buchanan camp Confederate Veterans of thia city. .MUSCOGEE TEACHERS FAIL TO RECEIVE PAY COLUMBUS. Ga.. Dec. 20.—There is .much complaint in Muscogee county in regard to the non-payment of the county . teachers. These teachers received their last pay Ln February—just ten months J ago—and according to the county -board lof education it wijl be Impossible for * another payment to be made before the . first of the year—possibly the middle of January. It had been hoped by the teachers that they would be paid In time for the Christ mas shopping season, but this hope was dismissed this week by the announcement of School Commissioner Pound to the ef fect that no funds were available before I the first of the year. • st-.- CONVICT CHASED FOR 2 i MILES BY DOGS AND MEN I When a negro convict, serving a ten year sentence for burglary at the Don . aldson's camp escaped early Monday ' morning, he outran several excellent ' bloodhounds and two officers riding bi | cycles. Officers Mack Folds and Haynie joined • i the guards in the chase, which was 1: through South Atlanta, and followed the dogs for several miles. The dogs started 20 minutes behind the convict and rapidly gained on him in the '{long chase, but they finally outran the, • officers and guards and if they caught ' the convict, the guards d d not know it. CONGRESS TO LEGISLATE AGAINST LITTLE MOTHS I WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—The placing ; of a ban on importations of citrus fruits, ■ potatoes, fruitshrubs, etc., through legis ! latlon imposing restrictions on such ar • tides, will be reported to the house by • the committee on agriculture soon after • the holiday recess, according to the prez ' ent plans. The committee has already ; authorized a favorable report on tAe ■ pending bill for that purpose. The idea ' is to safeguard the country against the extension of the ravages of little brown moths and the Egyptian moths which so far are understood to be confined to : parts of New England. TERRITORY FOR SALE TO LIVE COUNTERFEITERS I NEWBURGH, N. Y., Dec. 20 —ltalians ■ of this city have received circulars from Erie. Pa , in which they were invited to buy special territory for the distri > bution of counterfeit sl, 85 and $lO notes. Copies of the circulars have been turned over to the police and se cret qsrvice men will investigate. The circulars are In Italian and sug gest that if the recipient means busi ness, he should communicate with a man whise name the police did not disclose, but whose address they say was 226 State street. Erie. Pa. GOVERNMENT CAN’T RECLAIM FORGED CHECKS RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 20.—1 n the fed eral court of appeals here today Judge Rose handed down an opinion affirming the deciso nos the circuit court of Greensboro. N. C., wherein it was held that the government could not recover money from the bank of North Wilkes boro, N. C.. paid in good faith on forged pension checks. JNO. P. EDMONDSON DIES AT MEMPHIS MEMPHIS. Tenn, Dec. 20.—John P. Edmondson, aged 61. one of the most prominent citizens of Memphis and iden tified for many years with religious, and fraternal societies died at his residence here after a lingering illness. I’HE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DEC. 23. 1910. 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Berger, aiderman at large and So cial-Democrat congressman-elect, yester day was defeated by the Socialist con tingent in the city council when he op posed the passage of a measure which the city attorney has declared unconsti tutional. The measure was one to allow washer women to use city water free of charge. The Socialist city attorney had declared the measure unconstitutional, but the Socialists wanted to pass it anyway, and did so despite the objections of Ber ger. 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ARRESTED FOR STEALING AS HE LEC'FS ARMY CHATTANOQGA Tenn.. ; 20. —Ray Gardner, alias William Gardner, a mem ber of the 11th United States cavalry, was arrested when released from the guard house at Fort Oglethorpe today, where he had just comp’eted a term for desertion, and was turned over to Wil liam Bentley, chief of detectives, of Lincoln, Neb., where Gardner is wanted on the charge of stealing hogs and cat tle. It is claimed that after commit ting the theft in Nebraska Gardner joined the army and later deserted. He was captured and sentenced to tho guard house for desertion. , FINES YGAINSYROADS ENJOINED BY COURT NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 20.—Dis trict Judge Rufus E. Foster, in the United States circuit court, has perpet ually enjoined the collection of fines as sessed by the Louisiana railroad com- against several roads. 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WILSON IS GUEST OF JERSEY GOVERNOR TRENTON, N„ J., Dec. 19.—G0v.-elect Woodrow Wilson came to the state house today and was the guest of Governor Fort. Dr. Tyilson's trip to the state house has for its object the familiarizing of the governor-elect with the business of the different -departments prior to the wrltilng of tne address for his inaugural January 1. Governor Fort La giving Dr. Wilson ev ery assistance in this matter and today showed him a rough draft of the annual message he will send to the legislature on the ppening day of the session on January 10. , MILL MANAGER SHOT: ’ NEGRO HURRIED AWAY MARSHALL, Tex., Dec. 19—Joel S. Barnes, mill manager, is suffering from wounds which possibly will prove fatal and his assailant, a negro, is being hur ried to a place of safe keeping to pre vent mbb violence. Barnes was attacked at the office of the mill company late last night. Cov ering the manager with a pistol, the ne gro demanded that he ctirow up his hands and make available the funds of the office. Instead Barnes grappled with the man and in the scuffle was shot. RED CROSS”SEALS WILL NET $500,000 NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—Reports re ceived at the New York offices of the Red Cross indicate that more than 35.- 000,000 of the Christmas seals have been sold thus far this year, and reports from agents throughout the country indicate that the total for 1910 will exceed 50,- 000.000. The campaign against tubercu losis will therefore realize about $500,- 000 from the Red Cross seals this year. This is about twice the total of last year four times the amount real ized in 1908 ALABAMA TOWNS SHOW CENSUS GAINS WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Population statistics of the 13th census made public todav include these places In Alabama: Place. 1910. 1900 Anniston 9,696 Bessemerlo.B64 6.358 Gadsden.... 10,557 4,282 Selma• 13,649 8.713 MACONELKS TO GIVE XMAS TREE TO POOR MACON, Ga., Dec. 20.—The Macon lodge of Elks is arranging to give a Christmas tree for the benefit of the poor children of the city. The exercises will take place Christmas afternoon in the lodge rooms in the Grand building. Thousands of ar ticles will be given away. SCHOONER PREFERENCE HAS BEN ABANDONED BOSTON, Dec. 20.—The three-masted schooner Preference, of Windsor, N. 8., bound from Elizabethport, N. J., for St. John, N. 8.. was abandoned in a sinking condition, Sunday, off the George’s bank. Captain Ga’e and his crew were rescued by a fishing vessel and landed here today. Hearing Postponed WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Indefinite postponement was ordered by the Inter state commerce commission of the hear ing previously ordered to be held in Washington on January 13, 1911, on the matter of regulations for the transpor tation of inflammable articles and acids. The date of the hearing will be an- later. fzM/ZIY THIS FINE FLUE-CURED TOBACCO is grown in the famous Piedmont I T rBT section of North Carolina. ROCK AND RYE is the beat chew you ever put lOnrk H in your mouth. For sale all over the world. Better try a plug today. IKULjR. JW “IT MAKES YOU HAPPY" 1 ANO ■lm Manufactured by BAILEY BROS., Inc., Winston-Salem, N. C. NEGRO STEALS SI,OOO PRIZE HEN FOR HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER (By Associated Press.) NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20—Unable to resist the temptation to have a high class chicken dinner, a negro who wandered in where the prize chickens exhibited in the poultry show just closed here, stole "Queen Fisheldoole,” the SI,OOO hen be longing to Julius Fishel. The hen had been on exhibition for several days and was taken from her coop and placed in a wicker shipping basket. The negro stole the chicken from the crate, placed it in a sack a/rld was STUMBLES OVER BODY OF MURDERED FATHER NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Ambrose Wil son, a young Jersey City business 'man, returned to his boarding place on John son avenue, early today, after a belat ed evening visit with friends and tum bled head first over the body of his father, Frank Wilson, in the hallway. The old man’s body was. cold, and he had been apparently dead for several hours. Examination showed that he had been terribly beaten with some heavy implement and finally .killed by a stab in the neck, which severed the jugular vein. The police, after a hurried investiga tion. arrested August Miller and his wife, Jane, owners of the house. The two Wilsans, father and son. had boarded with them for several years. The police lodged a charge of murder against Miller and directed that his wife be held as a witness. GRANDWRY TO PROBE CHICAGO BUCKETSHOPS CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—A federal grand jury was sworn in before United States District Judge Kennesaw M. Landis to day. It will investigate the Capital In vestment company, raided last week as a bucket-shop, the alleged brick trust and the oleomargarine industry. AERO CLUB’S SANCTION WANTED FOR MEET NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20.—Request has been made by telegraph that the aero meet to be held in this city starting next Saturday be officially sanctioned by the Aero Club of America. The meet will be one of the biggest yet held in this country. BLIZZARD IS RAGING OVER MIDDLE WEST SOUTH BEND, Ind.. Dec. 20.—A1l of northern Indiana and a large part of the middle west is in the grasp of a severe blizzard this afternoon, ten inches of snow having fallen in this city since last night. There is great delay in the in terurban lines on account of the snow drifting. 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NAME BOORKSS . 0000 ••••••••• ••>••••••• eeeeeaab justing starting out of the building when the owner of the hen found it was gone- A cry was raised and the negro starred to run down Canal street, the main thor oughfare of the city, with 500 men after him. t He was captured by a policeman and the (1,000 hen returned uninjured to Its owner. "Ah just couldn’t git away from dat longin’ to hab dat hen fo' Christmas din nah,” was the explanation made by the negro for his act. I NEW BEER LICENSES ARE REFUSED BY COMMITTEE 1 The police committee of the general council Monday morning reiterated its <*eciaration that no new near-beer 11- : censes would be granted until there ' was a falling off in the number of sa , loons now in operation. I J. R. Garner made application for •i a license at 8 North Forsyth street. I! A number of the business men in the 1 vicinity opposed the license. In keep ing iwth the policy of the committee ' the application was adversed. . ; About 25 requests for transform! of . licenses from the holders to other per ! sorts were urged, some of which were 1 approved and some adversed. ' After the meeting of the oommit i tee. Chairman E. E. Pomeroy stared that the policy of the committee In regard to near-beer licenses wa« bear ing good fruit. He stated that the dealers were more careful to keep un the standard of their places and hot ter obeyed the city's nar-beer ordi nances. No new licenses have granted, jhe said since August. ‘ GERMANS WILL COACH BRAZILIAN ARMY ■ j 1 BERLIN. Dec. 19.—Twenty Germa.-) army officers headed by a major will b® selected from a number that have volun teered to go to Brazil and give military instructions to the Brazilian army. The officers thus delegated will resign th®ir commissions they now hold a.t home. i Brazil requested the services, of Ger , man officers as a result of popular dis ;' content with the present training of its s I army and navy-- ROADS AND ENGINEERS ARE STILL VARIANCE CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—N0 results were i expected today from the efforts of Med - • ator Charles P. Neill, to adjust the dif ’ ferences between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the. western railroads. - The brotherhood is seeking increased wages. Commissioner Neill held a con ference with the railrcnd managers, and one with the engineers, but it is an nounced so far they have been in vain. 3
