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.-
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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,
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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
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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
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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?
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Huvl
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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,
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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.
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