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” 111 The Macon Daily Telegraph EIGHT PAGES. WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIAFAIR AND WARMER SUNDAY AND MONOAY; FRE8H NORTHEAST WINDS. FOURTH SECTION. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. THIS ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR SEC TIONS—24 PAGES. MACON, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1008 DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR. | —■ H v ir i OPEN ARJSJE NOMINEE Auditorium Packed With People to Hear the Distinguished Gentleman-— Makes a Clear Ringing Speech on all the Issues of the Campaign. 3fef. at Depot Bj r JjftrWG Dele- lawless, f° r those wfto plunder the ' poor and fatten on their earnings, gat ion of Citizens on Foot but eoto to *" wlu> ar ® en!rnK< ‘ < ' ln honorable enterprise, and he Is and anil in Carriages .»■*>* " 1 " a > s »= * » a '« ami ° ; friend to every man whose heart Is l ight and whose acts are Just." Mr. Kern closed with a peroration of splendid power ln denunciation of the crayen-hearted clique of conspirators who threatened to bring on a panic and destroy the men and women of tho country If they did not suffer them to continue In control of the government and oppress them In order to drain off the wealth of the country into their, coffers. lie was given an ovation of long-continued applause as he took his Beat* At the conclusion of Mr. Kern’s ad dress, Chairman Hall made the an nouncement that upon adjournment tho vlcA. presidential candidate and Col. J. Hamilton Lewis would Jointly hold a reception at the hotel to ladles and gentlemen. He then Introduced 11 r Lewis. Mr. Lewis began by “amending the statement of the chairman.” He said that the reception would be held, as stated, but that “the gentlemen will be received by Mr. Kern, tno ladles by myself.” He followed this up with ref erence to himself and Mr. Kern as the "Bearded Twins,” and added that with Mr. J. H. Hall Included *“here la i trinity that cannot be excelled." Be fore the laughter had subaided, he, re lated a very humorous and appropriate Joke, and was generously applauded i« turn. Mr. Lewis delivered a campaign speech that was. In the minds of many, one of the best ever heard In Macon at any time. Ills diction was fluent and flowery, his enunciation clear, and his power to sway an audience manifest. His remarks were frequently inter spersed with anecdotes on the southern darkey, that marked him as a story teller of much originality and ability. Very frequently he was Interrupted by hearty and prolonged cheering, and when he. concluded there were cries of “more. Mr. Lewis discussed Mr. Taft and gave “that distinguished gentleman,’* as he called him, considerable mention. He referred to Mr. Taft as a “me-too’ randidute. “the heir apparent to the crown of Roosevelt,” “a candidate who did not stand for anything, and who did not know where he stood.” a man without ft public record, and a man who had never held office as the gift of tlie people. He discussed Mr. Tnffi position on the trusts, the tariff, the national bank laws, and the matter of ramnalgn funds. He took up In de tail Roosevelt’s policies nnd desires and declared that the republican party had made, an outright steal of tho'.demo cratic platform. There was no phase of the campaign upon which Mr. Lewis did not touch, with credit to himself and to the evident satisfaction-of^the audience Ha referred with’ pride to the fact that he wa* a Georgian by birth and rearing, and to the fact that his father and mother still lived In Augusta. Ho paid his compliments to the Mercer representation in a neatly phrased h"? SThS’ , ^nL <, ' V M5rtR««8i H&aMoke!“ ."nun The coming of Hon. John W. Kern, the democratic nominee for the vice presidency,, to Macon last night was in the shape of a demonstration on the part of the people that*, meant a hearty welcome to the standard- bearer. The Central train bringing him and -Is party to Macon was scheduled to arrive In Macon at 7:30, but was twen ty minutes late In arriving. A largo crowd of citizens had as sembled at the union depot long fore the hour of arrival In the hope of getting a glimpse of the distin guished nominee. Shortly after 7 o’clock the Bibb County Democratic Club assembled at the Hotel Lanier. Tho inefnbcra of the reception ,committee In carriages, preceded by the Second regiment band, proceeded from this point to the des pot. In the carriages were: Senator A. O. Bacon, Congressman Charles L. Bartlett. Hon. Josep.i M. Brown, Mayor A. L. Miller, Emmett Barnes, M. H. Taylor, Jessre Harris. R. J. Taylor. Curran Ellis, Judge John P. Boss, Roland B. Hall, Walter J. Grace, George B. Robertson, Msrtln V. Cal vin, Hon. Dudley M. Hughey and others. Arriving at the depot the reception committee passed Into the depot be tween two formed lines of tie Mer cer Bryan and Kern club, who occu pied the steps leading Into the de pot. Mr. Kern left his car and his hand was af once grasped by a number of gentlemen, and he was at once es corted to the carriage provided for him* In which were Senator Ba $ n. Congressman Bartlett and Mayor Mil ler, amid the cheers of the crowd, above which was heard fie especial yells of the college boys forming tljo Bryan and Kern CLub. ., The band struck up n marching olr and the procession Immediately form ed and marched up town to Vao Hbtel Lanier, where another large crowd had assembled. Leaving the carriages Mr. Kern want In to dinner. With him at din ner were Hon. J. Hamilton Lewis, Senator -Bacon. Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick and State Treasurer R, E. Park. While at dinner there was a gath ering of the citizens both of the city and surrounding towns. Kern and party to Macon. Mingling with friends In the lobby of the hotel was Governor-elect Brown, Congressman-elect Dudley Hughes, President of the Senate Flynt, ex-Ropresentatlve J. T, Hill of Crisp. Representative Heard of Dooley, Rep resentative Jackson of Jones, and others. At 8:40 the dinner had been finish ed and with the music In front the line of march was taken up for the auditorium. It was ten minutes to 0 o'clock be fore Mr. Kern. Col. J. Hamilton Lewis nnd other distinguished guests escorted by Senator Bacon, Mr. Joseph H. Hall and the local committee entered tho hall which was now packed with hu- mnnlty. Mr. Hall In an eloquent speech of some length paid a tribute to W. J. Bryan and Mr. Kern nnd Introduced the distinguished Indlanian as one with Southern blood In his views, a de scendant from a Virginia ancestor who was worthy of his southern lineage. The nudJenee rose en masBe and ap plauded Mr. Kern with hats, feet, voice and hands as he stood before them a f>n , ;r"<--«e>K!nr typicil Anmrlrmi and . modestly bowed to the plaudits. ?#r. Kern spoke In a musical voice which was easily heard ln every part of the Im mense hall and from time to time hi* even flow of clear-cut English roa«* to a climax of eloquence that thrilled hla hearers and commanded their spon taneous and enthusiastic outbursts of applause when he denounced the enor mities of republican graft and misrule. Mr. Kern said he was overwhelmed with the cordiality of the greeting which he had met with In Macon and from this audience, but he was be coming accustomed to It as he had been the recipient In Georgia and the south from the time he had entered this section with the warmest and most splendid hospitality ho had ever experienced. He came here, the speaker said, "at the personal request of your peerless leader, that matchless American, Wil liam Jennings Bryan, to ass— his confidence that Georgia ginns would be found stand der< to -houlder with the dei tho e?*t nnd of the west wl sue was Joined at the ballot ' vember. “I come as a democrat In of my being. I am glad i Georgia: glad to look in th the men and.women of the The speaker said he knew of Georgia and of groat • He paid eloquent tributes to H. 8terpens, B'-n HIU an* 1 Gordon that evoked the w piause from the audience, admired John Temple G Thomas E. Watson, but It rermw tret he realized I the great democratic victor cord. ,i in November the plat tguided Ge recently went to a depot tleket win flow In Chicago and asked for a rail road ticket to Now York. “What class?" asked tho agent. “Mercer. ’86,” but It’s pone of your business," was the reply that astonished tho ticket seller. Mr. Carl Hutcheson, a graduate of Mercer, was Introduced by the chair As the representative of the Young Men’s Democratic Club of Fulton county, who had been sent here to make n speech. Mr. Hutcheson oc cupled the floor about fifteen minutes, confining his remarks for the piost part to discussIon of the alleged rot- i ennoss of tho republican party and Its /fading lights. Gdvernor-elect'Joseph M. ITrown wns the last speaker before adjournment, although there were calls for Con gressman Hardwick nnd others. Ho only said n few words, giving hJs ob servations as to the democratic pros pects ln Georgia. He said that “dem ocratic pyres were burning brightly" everywhere that he had been, and that he was convinced that this state would give a bigger vote in tho national elec tion than it had ever done before. NOTES. The trip from Atlanta to Macon was without special Incident At the various stations there were many people gather ed. having learned of the presence on the train of Mr. Kern, and many hands were shaken. At Griffin thei crowd at the depot. Mr. Kern did not speak, but let the crowd see him. shak ing hands with those within reach. Hon. Hamilton I.ewls made a short talk. number of country pen- yesterday to see the norr'- not knowing that the program would he changed, nnd therefore went home without seeing him. and of course Mr. Kent leaves Macon this morning nt 7:20 for Asheville by wav of Atlanta. It has been arranged to make close con nection with the Southern at Atlanta. Hon. Jos. H. Hall, chairman of the _Ibb County Democratic Club, spent yes terday in Atlanta with the Kern pgrty, coming on the train with them. Jt reems that Dr. E- Powell Frazier nd Hon. J. Ham Lewis i from the depot. Brown was one of the with the strangers, and on the arrival of , the Atlanta party the Governor was | Riven an ovation. Mr. Brown heartily I enjoyed the bustling scenes. The presence of tho Mercer Bryan and K*m Club on the streets and at tbe I depot was a pleasing sight. The boys were thoroughly enthused. ■“* ** * •*- mid ant. >rn talked on the ti poke at length about 1 r In Cen« , r***. *Tiang was recoi is the “champl audience appl at the bead of and added ■pirn oi rr.lire was that of tne politician-the young democracy. Mr yell last night was: Reuben a Rah, p.*>uh«>n a Rah! Jrpta- and f -— - - — Reuben « Ra Taft and Sherman— o^IUh! Ml large number of citizens. It eluding many ladles, paid their respects to the vice presidential candidate. Among those at the depot to meet Mr. Kem was Perry Williams and his sister. Mies I2U May WllUami mrel Mr. - .Jin sister. Their sister a cousin of the •Among the happy men ! .«t night was Hon. Dud Hughes, Hr- says that he ha» visited many portions of he State re cently. espec ially throughout his owe dis trict. and he finds the people practically TRAGIC DEATH l FORE Millard Sheppard Is Badly Mangled in Vienna Oil Plant VIENNA, Oct. I.—Millard Sliep- pard, night foreman of the Vienna OH Mill, met a horrible death this morn ing while engaged in tils work by be ing caught in a rapidly rev living belt. HU left arm was tom fti m hip body ami he was otherwise badly bruised and mangled. His death was Install taneous. . ' He was a son of Mr. L. E. Shep pard, a well known citizen. The remains of young Sheppard wilt be Interred at Unadllla today. “Lying To His Followers,” Says Taft—“Palpable Un truth," Says Gompers. WASHINGTON. Oct. S.—Samut.1 Gom- pern, president of the American Federa tion of Labor. Issued a statement tonight In which Wm. H. Taft, the republican candidate. Is bitterly arraigned because of the latter’s charge ln a speech at Denver last night that the labor leader was "lying to his followers." “It Is quite evident that Candidate Taft is losing his temper, ns well as his manners and his dignity," asserts Mr. Gompers. "He cannot meet the truth and the Justice of lubor's contention as regards his Injunctions, his parties fusal In congress to accord the relief from discriminating decisions against the workers In the Injunction abuse, and from the Sherman anti-trust law, under which the voluntary organizations of the working people ore now held ns trusts. I assert he cannot meet the Issues and he therefore undertakes to resort well know* policy of the pettifogger who lias u bad case, that is, by abusing tlie other side. Taft’s Accusations. “The working peopio of the country know that Mr. Taft’s ’rldlculo and rasp ing sarcasm' are not aimed at me, but at thtjm, for there Is not one thought 1 ' expressed or one step which 1 nave taken but what had their initiative In the r *‘ nnd tile of America's tolling masses, lighter vein of attack accuse# me of lying. In what have I lied In gard to any matter, ut lenst, In regard to Judge Taft? Those who know inn will attest my dependability and my veracity. Judge Tuft la tho first re spoctabie man to question either." Mr. Gompers’ rolteratlon la much of which ho has previously said about the failure of the Chicago convention to grant the demand of labor and also the attitude of the republican ma jority ln Congress toward labor. "In ao stating have I been lying or have I told the truth," Inquired Mr. Gompers. Hot Aftsr Taft 'Did not Candidate Taft read, or did not some one tell him, that noither my colleagues nor myself have either by word or action assumed that wo had the right or the power to de liver tho labor vote to any candidate? Does he not know that upon every occasion in this campaign tret I have phatlcally declared that I did not presume either to dictate to, or de fact Is It fair for Mr. Taft to declare and reiterate ao palpablo an un truth?” TAFT IS ROUGH ON DENVER. Col.. Oot. 3.—In the Denver auditorium In which Wm. J. Bryan was nominated for the presidency last July, Wm. H. Taft last night addressed a'tre mendous throng, setting f*»rtl» reasons and arguments why the Nebraskan should not ba elected. Mr. Taft was accorded a notablo reception hera. - Mr. Taft’s speech covered tho various sauce of the campaign. He paid hla “* -pacts to Mr. Bryan and received couragement from the audience. Ono t feature of hla address —■*' the subject of **" which he took i sugar, he said. was. a trust-made article. Tho Democrats proposed to pud all such articles on the free Hat Just to punish the trusts. This would, he meln-i tnlned, not only punish the trusts, but iwould also punial^nan^nnocen^arjmj-d an*l producers Mr. Oompers having the labor Ms power and laboring men bell* lies he tells, Is something that I m believing the Mr. Gompers attacks me on the ground that [ am an enemy of labor. I was a judge on the benrh_ and I decided the Ing apology for a single decision, what I complain of this wlndjai end misrepresentation of a man who claims control of labor in order to de feat a m*n who Is In favor of labor," Mr. Taft mode numerous speeches to day on his trip from Omah* to Denver by way of Cheyenne, Wyoming KERN REPLIES TO N. Y. TIMES GIVING REASONS FOR UTTERANCES REGARDING CLEVELAND LETTER Says Manner Letter Was Hacked About Aroused j Suspicion EVERYBODY BUT TIMES BELIEVES IT SPURIOUS Vice Presidential Candidate in Bir mingham Speech A'luded to Docu ment as a Base and Criminal Fab rication, Whereupon the Times Files the Candidate a Long Telegram Re questing Source of Pftoof of State ments Made—Mr. Kern Files Answer Here, John W. Kern, the democratic vice presidential candidate, upon arriving here tonight, telegraphed hla reply t*i rbe letter attributed to the authorship of the late Grover. Cleveland, n« charged by Mr. Kern In a speech at Id mlngham yesterday. The Utter in question purported to show that Mr. Cleveland favored the candidacy of the ici.u» Lean presidential n.-mlme, and Mr. Kern branded Its use a# a campaign document by Mr. Tafi's campaign managers as an attempt to place a stigma upon the memory of the ex-president. He further declared that although proven to b? a fabri cation the newspaper* responsible for Its circulation either have failed to right the alleged wrong or have ao placed the retraction as to’attract no attention. What the Times Says. The Times declared. In a long tele gram that reached Mr. Kern at -Birm ingham last night, that the evidence against the genuineness of the letter was flimsy and called upon tho Vico presidential candidate to produce any proof ho might have to bear out tljo charge mnde In his speech. Mr. Kern’s reply follows: Mr. K«rn to the Times. “When the executor of Grover Cleveland's will, after due examination, declared the letter In question to bo spurious, it wns but confirmatory of tho opinion‘held and expressed by the sur viving members of President Cleve land’s cabinet, his most Intimate friends, and, ns I understand, by Mrs. Cleveland. Every Intelligent and fair- minded man familiar with Mr. Cleve land’s character, his language and manner of expression. mu»t have been satisfied on a casual reading of the let ter In question, of Its spurious nature. The manner In which tho letter was hacked about tho New York newspa per offices, before it , came to you, ought to have aroused suspicion. Tho direct evidence hf Hasting* ft fortified by the opinion everywhere of those best qualified to testify, nnd the cir cumstantial evidence surrounding tho case already alluded to, seems to have convinced everybody but the editors of the Times, that the letter was never written by Grover Cleveland. The Tlm.es owes to tho American public tho duty of righting this great wrong." Times’ Telegram, Following Is the telegram from'tho Times to Mr. Kern: "You arc reported by tho Associated Press as saying In a speech nt Birm ingham, Ala., today: ’Pfoofs that this alleged letter of Mr. Cleveland wns a all hands that the distinguished ex- president wrote no sueft letter,- and Dis trict Attorney Jerome, of New York, has already taken steps to determine the guilty author und to bring him to justice.’ "If you have In your possession such proofs as you mention, will you oblige the Now York Times by putting them In Its hands, so that they may bo Im mediately nnd conspicuously publish ed in Its columns: or. if you have not the proofs yourself but know where they can be found, will you kindly put this newspaper In the way of obtain ing them? It you have taken the pains to Inform yourself on tho subject you should be aware that the only ‘evi dence’ against the genuineness of the Cloveland article Is tho statement of F. H. Hastings, the executor of the Cleveland estate, that he has ’evidence,’ a statement mnde afler his repeated certifications to the genuineness of tho article and his sab* of It to the agent j who In turn sold It to the New York j Times. You should be aware that Mr. j Hastings has persistently refused our demands for the production of this evi dence and because of this refusal It was tho New York Times itself which laid the matter before tho district at torney. You are quoted further ns saying In your speech that the 'rows- papers which originally printed ths fabrication under great headlines have either refused to print tho exposure of the crime or have so placed such ex posure in their Journals as to attract no attention.* "The New York Times, which orig inally published tho Cleveland article also printed conspicuously In the two first columns of its first pnge Mr. Heating’s denial of Its authenticity, to gether wifi his previous certifications of Its genuineness, and Is now print ing dallv a large number of quotations from other newspapers ratline for the production of Mr. Hastings’ evidence. This evidence or any other It ha** been and Is eager to print with equal con- snlcuousness. To the end that nil doubt In the matter may be ek e rod up. It Invites your co-operation or that of any other person who mav pomcis ldcnce hearing on the subject.” ATLANTA GIVES KERN GLAD HAND Vice Presidcntal Candidate la Accorded Splendid Re ception ATLANTA, Gil., Ool. S—Official Alia political Atlanta turned out today to do honor to John W. Kern, democratic candidate for vice president, and to pay Its respect to his traveling com panion and mutual whlskerlne, James Hamilton Lewis, tho noted cx-Ueor- glan. Owing to the presence of Mr. Lewis, tho vice presidential candidate had to get along with the bulk of the honors. The attention went to his companion. Mr. Kern came very near to having to play the part of the poor relation, because of the general Inter est In Mr. Lewis. The two prominent men wore enter tained and feted throughout tho day herd. After ft good night'* rest, they were met at the Piedmont, Juat as tho newly risen sun was uddlng aroma to the fresh autumn breezes, by promi nent men who had them In charge un til 4 p. m.. when they left for Macon, where they spoko tonight. An Automobile Rid*. An automobile ride around Atlanta and suburtni. thru a trip to the capitol, where an Informal reception was held, followed by a luncheon-at the Plod- mont. constituted the round of ova tion and entertainment provided. The state democratic executive committee Joined ivlth the Young Men’s Demo cratic League In bestowing honors and conferring attention on tho distin guished gucsta. The autombbllo party was mnde up of Hcyeral hlg machines, heavily loaded with prominent men. Mr. Kern’s car led the procession. Accompanying hhn were Clark Howell, national comtnlt- teemanl .Hewlett A. Hall, state chair man: Aldlne Chambers, president of the dolpocratla'league; B. M. Black burn, aecretary of the stato commit tee, and Shelby Smith, chairman of the executive coinmltteo of the democratic league. Mr. Lewis was the guest of honor In tho second car. In which were also Col. W. L. Peel. H. H. Cabanlaa. Carlos Mason, C. D. Richards and Eb T. Williams. Then followed other cars filled with focal celebrities only. The tour of tho city camo to a close at the capitol nt about noon, and Messrs. Kern and Lewis wero taken to the jfovernof* ojtico, where afler tho usual formalities they entered tho re ception room and were formally pre sented to more than 20(1 prominent Georgians, all of whom gave cordial welcome and extended bt*st wishes to the guests of tho occasion. Joe Hill Hull, president of the Bibb County Bryap Club, Joined the parly at tho capitol, nnd remained with It through out the remainder of the stnv here. H«* headed the delegation which escorted thh speakers to Macon this afternoon. Jim Ham Lewis Delighted. "Delighted to be hack In my native state." was Jim: Ham Lewis’ greeting to nil his acquaintances and old friends. "It has been six years since I was down here before, but tho land is Just ns dear to me as ever." Mr. Lewis was born and reared In Augusta and studied nnd practiced law In Savannah. Ho went went, nnd rep resented tho state of Washington In congress, where he earned fame ns ths Beau Brummel and one of tho most brilliant men of that body He hns since prominent In the 1 fflce, an«| the cordial greetings exchanged mnde up one of the most In in cm Inn Inn tents n* the ncraMon vSucctfS Is In the Air.'* "Wilt F-iyan and Kem win?" refunded Mr. Lewis when asked about tho pollt leal situation. "The Democratic pnriy never nod a better chance. Kuccess Is In the nlr. The mlddlo west Is tnnklng It certnln. Put Indiana. Illinois, Ohio and ths rest of those states out that way are usually called •douhlf'd' In the Ihyan column. Our success this time does not hinge upon neeldonts, we vn got the votes nnd we are getting more of them every day." Mr. Kern Optimistic. Mr. Kem Is equally optimistic regard ing the result. "We ure down here,” sold he. "not because we have nny doubt about how the south Is going, but Just becuiiso Mr. Bryan thought Alabama nnd Georgia should nut be Ignored. I mu glad to l»e here, and more than glad to l.e here with your native son. Mr. Lewis, but at first I Objected to coming. I thought it would • best to put In our work wh ARE Cjp IN Thomasvillc Abduction Cose Resolves Into Sensational Affair OF THE SOUTH ARE J j REDUCED TG LEVEL OF BEGGING DESPITE CLAIMS PAST EARNINGS, VALDOSTA, Go., Oct. 3.—Reports that reached here from Thomasvllle today Indicate that the outside world has not been given all of the aensa- tlonal developments In the recent at tempt to abduct Miss Luclle Linton nnd the alleged attempt last Saturday night to nssasslnato w. H, Mitchell, of Ihut city. Solicitor General Thomas went to ThoinasvIUe last night In response to a message from Miss Linton and her brother-in-law. T. F. Green, of Ath ens. Miss Linton charges a prominent young man with the attempted abduc tion. fihe declare* thut ahe recog nised him before he attempted to throw the laprobe over her head, though ho wns blacked ns n negro woman. A Pinkerton dotectlvo has been nt work on the caso nnd he nays all of tho evidence points to this young man. On the evidence adduced Solicitor Thomas today ordered Sheriff I-Ilght to swear out a warrant for him, hut tho sheriff refused to do so on the grbund that Miss Linton had not told Ml mher suspicions or what ahe would swear to. Miss Linton nnd her hrother-ln- law, Mr. Green, went to Athens. Ills home, this morning to remain somo time. The developments nnd the de clarations of Mias Linton have almost dazed tho people of Thomasvllle, It Is anld. Solicitor Thomas today addressed n note to the county commissioners of Thomas countv. urging them to em ploy the Pinkerton detective employed by Miss Linton to keep up the search and Mat all of the evidence In tho case he laid before the grand Jury. The solicitor was called Into tho case by parties nt Interest nnd he Is determined to put It up to the grand Jury to say whether or not prosecution Shall be mnde. The theory now is that there were no accomplices. Miss Linton attrib utes her escape to the fact that she soon realized that she was In fie hands of a demon nnd she kept her nerve. 8hc had lately read Gamin Doyle's detective story, ltolmns, nnd she determined practice something she got pages. BOSTON Sanders, alias Cornelius Fisher, ngi 30, of Talbot county. Georgln, xyt^ur- rested today in Cambridge ygj, ti, c charge of murder. It Is claimed that tj m e be tween October G nml"November 2. 11»07, lie killed n cojdfpd man name'7 Westhlll In his hfmio county. 81nce thut time thojQico have been In quest of Nun££|.g Cnpt. Hurley, of the Cambridge, police, «qT,.ived a letter from Sheriff MeDajfi,.!*. „f Tallmtton. Gn., request- m , „„„„ n 2- / that he arrest Sanders. Hurley Hherlock/TThvated hhn with Mis wife und throe NEAR-BEER THT HARD TO COLIFCT HOPE OF GETTING MUCH MONEY UNDER WISE ACT 18 A VAGUE ONE. ATLANTA. On., Oct.. 3.—Returns received from county ordinaries by the comptroller general Indicate that the hope of getting mud money from the ncur-borr license lux Is u vagun one. Indeed, Near-beer saloons, /if they existed, have been abandoned In nearly all the counties. Tho comptroller recently sent out blanks on which tho ordinaries wore Instructed to report the amount of taxes due or collected from denlers In nssr-beers. Returns indlrnto that 11,000 has been collected, while In sev eral counties sums have boon hold up pending tho outcome of Injunction proceedings. Tho reports so fsr received nro nt follows by counties: Bartow, Brooks. Gnfioun, Ghnlta- hoochoe, Clayton, Colquitt, Franklin, Habersham, Henry Jackson, Jarper, Jeff Davis. Macon. Stephens, Thomas. Tift nnd Whitfield—no dealers to be taxed. »ten Hill—$1.f»0n due, hut held up. Crisp—8460 due. but held up. Floyd—$4,600 paid. Mitchell- -8400 j nl.1. Stewart—-8200 paid. Htewart—$200 paid. The law Iihb now been In force for nearly one month, having been ap proved on September 5. to puLdn children u frnivf its Sanders Westhlll i •r return to slst,»i| that the Demncrnry of the south deserved somo attention. Just ns u compli ment. Wo have no apprehensions cernlng the solid south." . Ini ....JRMIIiW Tiie luncheon nt the Piedmont was « llreiv Informal. It lasted until tbn party to leave for the Macon train. Mr. Kern sal beside Gov. Hoke Smith, nnd Ji»e Hill Hull wns Hie mate of James GARRY DEPOSIT OF $300,000 i uijhlishi'd this wevk each In Z-hJlon. Milner, Concord nnd various banks arc well sotfd for the democratic nominees, both state and national. The father of Mr. Ham Lewis eras In -he *am*» company during the w*r with County Treasurer-elect M. Lettte*. This fart came out In a meeting of Mr. Lewis and Mr. Lattice last night. rinian. and bis hones rest In Virginia There ws« a crowd tn th* *tr»M Lanier late os any of thei I healthy financial condition. The county In every way has made rapid advance- I ment during the past two decade* and Is { now one of the best In the state. RICHARDS' RETIREMENT JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS ATLANTA. Ca.. Oct. 8.—The report of the military examining board which has been considering the proposed enforce,! retirement of Lieut, a. L* Richards, of Company B. Fifth infantry, Atlanta, wu* sanctioned by Gov. Hinltji today. It pro IS HEARD IN NEWBERNE NBWBBRNK. N. C... Oct, 3.--genator- ilerl John Khnrn Williams spoke at the •curthoure In tnta city today to an lm* nenno und enthusiastic audience gath- r«-«I from the surrounding NO CARTER MEN, AND BUT FEW WILL SCRATCH THE NAME OF JOE BROWN. DUBLIN. Oa„ October I—Kverythlng Is In readiness for the state election next Wednesday. The election papers have been placed In the hands of all of the elec tion managers, tho tickets Move been printed ready for use uml the regis trars have completed their work. There nre 3,940 white voters quali fied for the election and 986 negro vot er*. It is not expected that more than half a vote will he polled. Not a Single Carter Man. Ho fnr not a single Yancy Carter man ha* been,found In the county, and not more than a half dozen have been beard to state thst they will semtei the name of Joe Brown. The amendment to lho constlfiitio cast In excess of the negro vote. It Is expected that practically the full negro vote will be polled, as all of them are opposed to the disfranchise ment measure. No Interest In the pension commis sioner race Is being taken. Ths vot ers of the county consider that race as one-alded ns the rsco for the gov ernorship between Moo Drown and Yancy Carter. OVER BALI RESULTS PITTSnunO. Pa., ocf. J-Th:. city can be truthfully said to l>e bupcbull ’’mad" tonight. Most everywhere on* goc-s bu*cball Is the princlpu! topic nnd during; the afternoon thouKanos of person* con gregated about tho bulletin boards. 1*1 number of places traffic was retard ed by tho dense* cr.iwds. The defeat of New York by Philadelphia, and St. Louis by Pittsburg today caused great er Interest, If that Is possible* la the Notional League race here, aqd prac tically all Pittsburg Ik on the auxlops sent where they will remain until after the game at Chicago tomorrow be tween Pittsburg and Chicago. • Recent Roports to Railroad' Commission Are Aston ishing ^ practicallyalTroads ‘ FACE BROWING DEFICIT! Fall Crops and Business Have Mac# Little Effect in Relieving the Dir* Necessities—Deficit in Georgia Road's Report is Fairty Typical of Condi-* tions—Increased Rewsnue Necessary! to Stop Receiverships and Wage Re ductions. MURDERER IS IN HANDS LAW Stephens Sanders Wanted In Talbot County Caught in Massachusetts . 15 Kenwood street. . claim* he wns attacked by nnd another man. ’ H«* V" return to Georgia without (vqiiMtl papers. MISTRIAL RESULTS IN THE SUTTON CASE -The j,. ABBBVILLK. Ga.. Oct. the caso of diaries O. Butt oily who w«i* charged with killing TOm dtutler. mods a mistrial. ' / Hutton. It was clnlmed, tyrtyjnld Ilutlor and shot him In the bark»houi9 lime Inst November, about two miles qbove Ro chelle. 1 •The Jury was out about 48 hfluis on the caso. It stood elgld tor * acquittal and four for msnsUiuglitqr. Hutton Is s married man, but had not It was stated, been living with Ills wife. It was claimed that Duller objected to Hutton pitying attentions to hla daughter, but Hutton persisted In making Ala visits. On the occasion of tho tragedy Hutton Is said to have gono to Butler's home and a quarrel ensued. It Is claimed that Butler cnrssd Button and ordered him to lt|vi tho premises, which he did. It Is charged that Butler went Into IiIh house and aftsr procuring « shotgun ent to the VSrtUtds nnd fired t)V ,rB ' nto • air us a warning D Hutton to ray. Butler, supposing Hutton to he arlrij to tho houfe »>f a nm»r net nmned. A short distance frou house. It wns charged that Ihitler shot from ambush by Hutton and from Ills wounds n f»w hours,Into stay MRS. COTTON'S DEATH RESULTS FROM ACCIDENT ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 8.—Tho fall ' crops and the fall business have hod little effect towards relieving tho dfen necessities of the railroads, as shown by recent reports received* by the atat*> railroad commission. Practically all tho transportation companies of tho south nro shown to bo fuoing a grow ing deficit, with but smull outlook for Improvement In future. It is free!/ predicted among knowing men that unless some measures by which tho Income of the railroads may W on- . nMim ^ornoUus JUS61 wu g4^*4u3tlons, wljtf possible inju rious strikes,fesult before many months. For onco, those In position to know nro expressing sympathy for th® rail roads, regardlegfl of their previous at titude. Many portions In authority nr.i anxious to lend a helping hand, hut are faced by nntt-rallroiui public sen timent built up when times wore good. Tho railroads of the south, despite tho claims of extravagant earnings In tho past, arn being reduced to li.o level of having to beg for llf.». AstoniXAlng are recent report* a* received here. They are no icsi fore boding of danger. Georgia Road’s Condition. * Tho statoment of tho Georgia Ra l- road of Its August business, an just filed. Is fairly typical of the richest In the south nnd It Is one of tho old est and most firmly established. It Is shown that tho total operat ing cxporra**H for tho memth of August constituted 97.12 per cont of the gross earnings, wbll»* for the same mont’n of 1907 tho ratio wns 84.35 per cort. Itself above the nverago under nor mal conditions. - ' , The ro'r'i'v.il.ir woiCd 8151,416.9;> in ft-pir**. traffic revenue In August. 1937. nnd only $119,972.10 In 1908. n de crease of $31,544.85. Passenger ♦ant ing* wero reduced from 879.GKR.70 to $74,080.87. or $5,607.83. Kven revenue for tho transportation of the Unite’. Htatea mall foil off $.'67.72. The tots! enrnlnga from nil sources ln August, 1808, were $20.7,660.78. or I.7R.80R.91 Iohh than in 1907. Operating exponas* were only $6,474.77 less In 190R than In 1907, while net enxnlnga, that is the money left after all operating ex penses had been met. wore only $0,928.49, ngnlnst $38,262.63 for 1907, or n decrease of $32,334.14, for ono month alone. Tho Goorgla Railroad was left with _ deficit of $33,951.62, on Its Inst Au gust business, w'hlch deficit was $12 - 073.71 greater than the ono of 1907. Tho two months of July and Au gust. taken n# a whole, show prartl- ’ rally tho sarno results. There was a total decrease of $55,152.51 In oo*Tat- Ing revenue, and onlv $18,696.93 In op erating expenses, whllo a deficit of $11,613.39 greater than tho on< of 1907, wns left on ’fsnd. It fa shown that* It required 94.99 vt cent, ur $.03 per cent more than In J907 >f the total transportation earnings to pay «he cost of operation for the two months. A statement of ttia condition of tbn road shows n total deficit of $647,- 301.73, of which $65,825.97 was acui- mulnted slnco tho present fiscal yeaf began on July 1. , Other Road*. Tho report from the Atlartle roast Lino shows that Intrastato business, for eleven months decreased $143.- ,383.26. This means tho falling off In Georgia nlone, while on Interstate nn d In tills county, nnd lived here until about live years ago, when she married Mr. Lin dt nth were pecullnrlv sad. Hhe wns on a visit to her husband’s brother lit lows, nnd had gone tn town to do some shopping, «’>« th*’ homo bocninn frightened ut a threading niu- chlno and ran away. In attempting to gel out of the earring'’ she fell. Her clothing caught In some way nm? she wait drugged for about one hun dred yards. After being taken to Mr. Cotton’s home n physlchm tvi* culled In und pronounced her Injuries quite puInful, but not serious. Lust Sun day she wrote a cheirful lei ter to her mot*ter, Haying she would ‘tome uh soon u* nhe could travel.' In u few days u tele gram wns sent to lo r hus band, saying she was wurs*. - ml ke left on the first train HCto'>i».’n!. d by hi* wife’s mother, huv b« f ?re they reached her she had | ns** d uw;t>. JOHN SHARP INJURED; SON-IN-LAW LOSES ARM ADEL. Gn., Oct. Mr. J Sharp, of Colquitt county, got his bund aught In hts gin a tiny nr so ago i ml badly lacerated. Mcdlcol ntten- ld*s that the officer shall be reprimanded! Lantern North Carolina. Mr. William* Lieut. Richards Copt. W T. B. Wilson Laird, all of Atlanta.. n. but platforms and signed for ran*is The IxmiLthe safety of hank deposits. Ooa>r. j somewhat fo: .<! Lit Jt. 51. E. i vb . to reduce south- TO BE6IN FINAL TRAIL 1 was In' Adel, hi* kes. had hit gin unj so badly | the elbow, the operation being per - formed at the Adel sanitarium. 11 >|luek seems to have followed Mr this year, only a» fsw months WASHINGTON. Oct. 8—The ^attl ship North Carolina will proo# *d Hampton Road* for her final oerept- [ Bhai „ _ ante trial which will begin on Octo-jngo his oon hail to undergo ber. 14. Upon the completion •*» thei Hon for appendicitis and now Mr. trial th# vessel will xo to tho Nbr- } sharp nnd hi* son-in-law are both folk navy yard. * badly injured. only Hi de-. 430.55 for the B mno period. The Central of Georgia ifiiowi crease of $225,800 In the buslne between July 1 and September 21 n2 thin year. Tho Southern shows a dre-ease or 15.46 per rent or $2,028,351. for tho^ snmo period. The Georgia Bouthem and Florida shows a decroaso of ‘$87,142.72 for the porlod between July 1 nnd Septem ber 21. The Seaboard shows a decrease off 14.93 per cent, and the Atlanta and Birmingham, 19.98 per cent. THAW’S TRIAL C0STS54,837 Trial on Question of His San ity to Be Held on Oo- tober 12 ■ NEW YORK. Oct. Til * MM! ^’"1 to New York count), of the prosecution Hurry K. Thaw for the shooting Stanford White has been $54,137 Soril- nnpsrs submltt**d by District vt- Jerome to Justice Mills at NbxM burgh today. 1 lorney Jerome * irgh today. .... The purpote of Mr. Jerome s tlon to'Juith r Mills was to have t ap- l preaching trial on the question of ! u.m a mental condition transferred ft Chester to New York county. mental condition transferred ficm Wj cheater to New York cc--*~ rome said In the papers j — - - county woul use than If Westchester county would greater e»p**r