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VOLUME XV. = jf~1NDSTINCT ALBANY, GA.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 4, 1906. NUMBER 165. TP* HjirrT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT \ . r. H. IVlLLI ON RATE DISCRIMINATIONS Election of Officers This Af ternoon — Visitors Were Entertained at Enjoyable Smoker Last Evening. The smoker in the club rooms of the Elks’ Home last nlglit, complimentary to the visiting members of the Trav elers’ Protective Association, was an exceedingly enjoyable affair. It was attended by most of the members of the traveling men's organization in the city, and by a number of Albany business men. Post K, T. P. A., and the Albany Business League were joint hosts, and the affair was marked .by’ an Informal ity which made It an occasion to be remembered by the knights of the grip, to whom Informality never falls to appeal strongly. The smoker be gan at 8:30, and It was midnight when the congenial company dispersed. Between refreshments and cigars, a number of bright talkB were made. The principal address of the evening was delivered by Judge D. F. Crosland, who spoke of “Albany as a Wholesale Point.” Always a pleasing and inter esting speaker, Judge Crosland was at his best last night, and the frequent Interruptions of applause evidenced the Impressions made upon his audt ence. He discussed Albany’s natural and acquired advantages, and painted a glowing picture of her future pre eminence as a ’distributing point. President H, D. Calhoun, of the Georgia Division, T. P. A.,-made a charming talk on various subjects of Interest to traveling men. There |s a -Vein of droll humor In- everything Mr. Calhoun says, and besides saying much to Interest his hearers last even ing, he injected a good deal that was in a lighter vein into his remarks. Mill Supply Department: Genuine Gandy Belt, Atkin’s Cir cular and Cross Gut Saws, Marsh Steam Pumps. Implement Department: Harvesting Ma chinery, Thresh ing Machines in stock, all sizes. COMMISSIONER GARFIELD’S REPORT TRANS MITTED TO CONGRESS. Attention of Congress Called to the Fact that the Stand ard Oil Co. Has Profited Immensely by Unlawful Eates. Washington, May 4.—The president today transmitted to congress a report of Jas. R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, giving the results of his investigations on the subject of trans portation and freight rajps connected with the oil industry. The president, after emphasizing the importance of the subject at the pres ent time, says that the Standard Oil Company has been benefited enor mously almost to the present time by secret rates, which are clearly unlaw ful. He Bays the report shows that the benefit was $760,000 In 1904. He says the Standard Oil Company also profited immensely by open rates, which were so arranged as to give overwhelming advantage over inde pendent competitors. Other corporations nlso benefited by an elaborate series of rate discrimina tions. Instance the sugar trust, which rarely, if ever, pays lawful transpor tation rates. Commissioner Garfield’s report finds that the output of refined oil annually is 20,000,000 barrels, of which the Standard controls 23,000,000, and ap proximately the same proportion of other finished petroleum products. RELIEF FOR SAN FRANCISCO FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES WATER SUPPLY NOW INTACT—REMARKABLE HEALTH REPORT. San Francisco, May 4.—In the mat ter of outside relief the Southern Pa cific officials said that to yesterday morning 1,066 carloads of supplies had been delivered for the relief of San Francisco from all paits of the coun try. It is expected that an additional 300 cars will be received from the east In the next few days. The danger of a water famine ap pears to have passed, and all the clty'B source of supply Is intact. Henlth continues good. One case of typhoid fevor and six suspicious eases of the same disease have been report ed In the last two weeks, which Is be low normal. This is regarded as a most remarkable record by medical men.- L Rev. S. R. Belk, division chaplain and a regular attendant upon the an nual conventions of the T. P. A., was another speaker. For twenty minutes he regaled the company with a rarely charming talk. He told something of the men who constitute the T. P. A.— who and what they are, what they do personally and professionally, -collec tively and Individually. He told some good stories, injected a little of James Whitcomb Riley’s poetry, and left an altogether delightful flavor in the earB of his auditors. Short talks were made by Mr. J. H. Anderson, of Atlanta; Messrs. O. D. Green and Tom Sherman, of Augusta; Messrs. Joe Lorensteln and Hdgo Frank, of Savannah; Messrs. Ed. Har- raison and Henry Lanier. Yesterday Afternoon’s Business Ses sion. The delegates to the convdntion were busily engaged during yesterday afternoon’s session, which was entire ly, taken up in the consideration of rou tine business. The reports of core- SOLID CAR Twine, \ t wine, Twine Sufficient to bind all the oats in this sec tion. Alt any Machinery Co. mlttees were made, and the showing was that every post In ,ths Btate Is In most flourishing condition.. "Strictly Business” Today, The session this morning has kept the convention closely occupied with matters presented by various dele gates. It has been "strictly business” since the gavel sounded the call for order at 9 o’clock, and a great deal that is Important has been disposed of, President palhoun called Col. Max Banner to the chair to preside during the greater part of the morning. Mr. Banner believes that the spice of life in a deliberative body is “hustle,” and he practiced that theory with a ven geance this morning. Tinder his guid ing hand the convention made rapid progress, and will be ready, when the body reconvenes at 2:30 p. m„ to en ter upon the Important business de ferred for the last hours of the meet ing. Election of Officers. Great Interest centers in the busi ness of electing officers. This, according to the program, is scheduled for 4 o’clock. Savannah will present the name of Mr. Hugo Frank, who will receive the solid support of his delegation and oi some of the other posts. A Macon man will be presented for the presidency In the person of Mr. Gilbert Carmichael, of Macon, one of the best known traveling men in Geor gia, and members of the convention who claimed to be "Informed” were this morning predicting confidently that he would be elected. All the members of the convention will be In the ball at 4 o’clock, when the election Is scheduled to be called. THREE MILLIONS And It Will Cost-One Hun dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars to Clear Wreck age. TARGET WORK Of the battleship Missouri, Which Also Wins in Speed '{'rials With Sister Ships. Oakland, Cal., May 4.—Gov. Hardee has been Informed that the, property pedoes loss at Santa Rosa from the recent earthquake will be $3,000,000. It will cost $160,000 to clear away the wreck, age. New York, May 4.—The battleships Kearsarge, Kentucky, Missouri and Maine arrived yesterday from Guan tanamo, Rear-Admiral Evans com manding. The ships’ funnelB are black with soot and burned with paint, the result of racing. All the money on the ships was wagered on the result The Missouri will probably carry, off the honors both In speed and target practice. She made a record of thirty- seven-straight hits. with- bar 12-lnch guns and .twelve.straight-hits with tor- SAVANNAH’S CANDIDATE For-Pretldent of the Jk. P. A. Jjj Me, Hugo I. Frank;, Special to the Herald, Savannah, Ga„ May 4.—Mr. Hugo I. .Frank, the Savannah member of the make some searching Inquiries ns to T. P. A., who is scheduled to go at the certain decreases the road presents In head of the Georgia Division as presi- Its returns ’ ™ B year the total re ' ... „ . , „ turns of the road aggregate only $10,- dent, Is an active member of the firm ... 261,219. ■ v of Frank & Co., wholesale dry goods I OFFICE BUILDING FOR ATLANTA. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 4.—Atlanta Is to have another office building. The structure Is to be built at the corner of Waltoil and (FairHe streets and Is to cost $100,000. It will be occupied exclusively by the officers and depart ment employes of the Atlanta, Bir mingham & Atlantic Railroad Co., of which H. M. Atkinson is president The Site cost $43,000. / THE CENTRAL’S TAX RETURNS To Be Subject of Searching Inquiries by Comptroller-General. Special to The Herald; Atlanta, Ga., May 4.—The Central Railroad of Georgia has made Its 1900 tax returns to Comptroller-General Wright, hut tho comptroller Is not satisfied with the statement and will E i Acocrdine to General Duvall, and the Military With Fa ther Sherman Was There fore Turned Back. Atlanta, May 3.—Father ThomaB Shormnn today abandoned his trip over the historic fields ’which his fath er, Gen. W. T. Sherman, traversed forty yedre ago, and with the escort ing-party returned to, Fort Oglethorpe early today. A special messenger with orders from Gen. Duvall, commanding the De partment of the Quit, reached Carters. Vllle at' midnight Wednesday from Fort McPherson. Mall and telegraph orders were also received by Lieut. Campbell, com manding the escort, sent by Gen. Du vall, stating that on account of the misapprehension by the Southern .peo ple, the War Department ordered the Immediate return of the party to Fort Oglethorpe. The return tngrch was 'commenced at 6 o’clook this morning. ' Father Sherman expressed--tegest* merchants of Savannah. There Is no HJQjJ SCHOOL more active young business man In Savannah. He has been associated! CORNER STONE with his father, Mr. Isaac M. Frank, and his brother, Mr. ESwin M. Frank, May Be Laid With Public Ceremony, for the past several yearn, and he will Grand Master of Georgia May Come, make a splendid bead for the drum-j mers’ organization If lie is chosen to: that post. Mr. Frank taken-great In terest in fraternal order affairs and Is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Masons. FAIRBANKS WILL VISIT ATLANTA. It has been suggested that it would be interesting to all the people of Al bany If the laying of the cornerstone of the new high school building were to be made an occasion In which the general public might participate. Alderman Joseph Ehrlich, of the city council, has interested himself in the matter, and finds that there are Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 4.—’Vice-President raan y Persons in the city who fhvor Charles W. Fairbanks, who is to at- the ldea of a Public ceremony for the tend the Methodist conference now in l a yl n 6 of the high .school cornerstone, session in Birmingham, will he in At- Next Monda y night, when the regular lanta Ma£ 12 and remain for about 8eS8 l° n °* the council is to be held, eight hours, antll midnight Prepara- 8 ^ 0U M It B tM appear that a public cer- tions are being .made for his reception em ony would probably prove popular, and entertainment while here. The tk® matter will he laid before the mu- vice-president will Inspect Jhe military nlcipal governing body for action, post at Fort McPherson, and will he* ^ * 8 Provable that in the event a given a public reception Saturday af- P u Mlc ceremony is held, Hon. Max ternoon, May 12, at Wesley Memorial. Meyerbardt, of Rome, will he invited churcfh. While here he will be the *° and ass * s t to laying guest of Major Halford, of the Be- the stone * Mr - Meyerhardt is grand partment of the-Quit master of the Masons of Georgia. It I is customary for the ceremonies inci dent to the laying of cornerstones to FIRE IN ATLANTA. Lleberman Trunk Factory Destroyed. Two Narrow Escapes. Special to The Herald. Atlanta, Ga„ May 4.—Nearly $16,- 000 worth of property was destroyed, two men had narrow escapes from death while leaping from second story windows as a result of a fire which broke out yesterday afternoon In the Lleberman trunk factory at 92 White hall street., The place la located In the heart of the retail business seo- tlon, and the fire alarm brought ap paratus from every fire engine house In the city. The origin of the blaze is a mystery. " Deaths from Appendicitis decrease in the same ratio that the use of Dr. King’s New Life Pills Increases. They save you from danger and bring quick and painless release from consti pation and the fils growing out of It J Things are rather quiet about town Strength and vigor always follow their I „„ . l Guaranteed by Albany Drug Co., | now ’ The days are getting to be mo- drusslsts. 26c. Try them. notonous. be Intrusted to the Masonic fraternity, and this will doubtless he done fh the present case. Those who favor the suggestion might do well to mention the matter to Mr. Ehrlich or some other member of the city council. IN COLLISION WITH ICEBERG. that hip mission should- have’ been misunderstood and expressed - himself as keenly hui-t by the criticisms at people and press. He declared at first that he would continue the trip alone, but finally decided to retujjn with the military escort, which had extended him the courtesy of the trip. CHAIRMAN SHONTS AT AGNES SCOTT. Head of Panama Canal Commission to Deliver Address. Special to Tile Herald. Atlanta, Ga., May 4.—At the com mencement exercises to be held May 26 at Agnes Scott Institute, at Deca tur, the address of the day will be de livered by Hon. T. P. Shontz, chair man of the Panama canal commission. Chairman Shonts has two daughters who are students at the institute. 7 O’CLOCK CLOSING. LOOKS LIKE Jl Anthracite Coal Controversy Still in the Balance at the Conference in , Scranton Today. Scranton, Pa„ May 4.—There was little hope this morning of settling the anthracite coal- controversy. The min ers express the opinion that the only alternative will be to strike, and a de cision 1b looked for this afternoon or tomorrow at the latest. President Mitchell Is still seeking a way to Ob viate extreme measures. It Is realized that the question to be decided not only Involves the future of thb tlnlted Mine workers as an organization,- hut the effort will be to materially-weak en or strengthen John Mitchell as a labor loader. Mitcholl said today that nothing had developed to influence the decision of miners and that thefe was not much hope of a peaceful outcome. The convention adjourned till After noon without decisive action. BIG CONFERENCE: AT BIRMINGHAM- Second Day Witnessed Large' Increase In Attendance. Birmingham, May 4.—The second day of the general conference of tho Methodist Episcopal Ohnrch, - South, . witnessed a considerable increase 'InJ the attendance'. After the . opening ex ercises, reports of standing commit, tees were jnade and memorials re ceived from, many conferences, "to which the, piornigg. session was do- voted? T 1 ”;:; Umbrellas are useful' articles movft . How many have yoq borrowed today? m Huvl uyier s Candi les. Sods 8ome People Seem to Have No Con sideration for the Clerks. Dangerous Obstacles In the Path Atlantic Liner*. London, May 4.—The British steam er Anglo-Peruvlan, from Shields, April 11, for Philadelphia, was recently in collision with an iceberg and found ered. The crew was picked up by th^ steamer Mohawk. Ships report dan gerous Icebergs in the track of Atlan tic liners. / The people, or some of them, don’t appreciate what closing at 7 o’clock means to the clerks. At least some of them act as It It didn’t matter to the clerks If they didn’t close at dll. Now, the life of the dry goods clerk Is not a Paradino, at best. The cioslug hour that the merchants have adopted Is almost an absolute necessity In the summer time. Yet some folks wait until the Inst minute to do their shop ping, and if 7 o’clock comes before they are through they ask, or rather demand, that they be allowed to fin ish. One gentleman says that one even ing, just after the store had closed, a lqdy rushed up to where he was stand ing, preparatory to going home, and asked that he “please, as aspecial fa vor, unlock and list her buy something or other.” And he had to consent out of courtesy. Water, I ce iream, NOTICE. We respectfully call the attention of ,the public generally that we now have on hand a complete -line of Burial Cases, Robes, Gloves and everything belonging to this line of business. We solicit the patronage of the public, as suring them the best service possible, day or night. Office ’phone No. 428, residence, No. 363 and. No. 424. 2-3t ALBANY BUGGY CO. All tk e Best. : Hilsman-Sale itU figtTfWi