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MACON, QA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6, 1908
THIRD TERM IS NO MORE HATEFUL
THAN ROOSEVELT’S UNDERTAKING
TO NAME SUCCESSOR TO HIS SEAT
Principle Repulsive to People
Since Time of George
, Washington
JOON W.
THE ROOSEVELT "DYNASTY?
in Asheville Speech Last Night Vice
Presidential Candidate Hurls a
Broadside of Grape and Canister Into
the Camp that is Seemingly Plotting
the Ascension oF the Prwident Back
to Hie Present Throne In 1916.
"In a speech in the west, that
distinguished gentleman, Nicho* Tj
las Longworth. who has become —
distinguished because of his mat*
rimonial relations with the pres
ident's family,* declared to the
peopTe of America in effect that
after eight years of Taft then
Roosevelt shall again assume
gentleman. Nicholas Longworth. who
become distinguished because -of his
matrimonial relations with the presi
dent’s family, declared to the people
of America In effect that after eight
years of Taft then Mr. Roosevelt shall
again assume the reins of government
In this land. And there the whole
plan |s disclosed.”
Mr; Kern went on to point out what
he termed the futile effort* of Mr.
Roosevelt to effect reforms, whiqh efi
forts, he aald, were thwarted by the
speaker of the house of representatives
and a “dominant coterie” In the sen
ate, and concluded: “If the Imperious
Roosevelt was powerless In their grasp
whAt can we Expect of Taft when
Roosevelt is away on that hunting trip
in Africa?”
Mr. Kern will leave tomorrow morn
ing for Greensboro, N. C\ where he
will speak at night.
MRS. COSTINO SUES
ASHEVILLE. N. C-, Oct. 6—“Patri
otic men everywhere will agree with
me thct the third term Idea is no more
hateful to the minds of the American
people than that the president of this
great nation shall undertake to name
epd dictate his own successor”
•Before one of the largest and most
demonstrative audiences that has
greeted him on his speaking campaign
democratic ticket. In these words
raigned the president, and the leaders
of the republican campaign, at a rally
of North Carolina democrats here to
day.
Longworth’* Utterance.
He declared that he sjuv in recent
utterances of Congressman Nicholas
X<ongworth the plan of President Roose-.
velt to-Insure his return to the white
house in 1916- He contrasted the
' course of the republican leaders, which
he described as merely an evasion of
popular antipathy to a third term, with
the declaration o tMr. Bryan that If
elected he would not again be a candi
date and brought the audience to Its
feet with a eulogy of Bryan as a can
didate whose nomination v/as ’“de-
manded by all patriotic Americans.”
Mountaineer* on Hand.
Mr. Kern spoke in the large audi
torium which was crowded'to Its grea^
horsemen through th6 stftets, which
Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, said
was the greatest political demonstra
tion In this city since 1896. A strik
ing feature was the presence of sev
eral hundred mountaineers on farm
mules, who had ridden miles from sur
rounding counties to attend. Mr.
Kern’s speech followed a short Intro
ductory address by Governor Glenn and
at Its conclusion the audience, atood
and sing a verse of an ancient song,
“The Old North State.”
Col. J. Hamilton Lewis, of CHIcligo,
closed the meeting with a characteris
tic address which with weighty poli
tical argument, keen shafts for the op
position candidates and amusing anec
dotes, held the attention of the audi
ence for an hour.
Evil* of Republican 'Miarule.
"AH men are agreed,” said Mr. Kern,
“that we have fallen upon evil times
—that, a great danger threatens our
very existence as. a nation. This fact
Is not denied by the republican party
manager*.” He referred to the repub
lican pfatform. which ho said con
tained suggestions for remedies which
were an acknowledgment of the exist
once of evils “born of republican mis*
rule,” and continued: "After having
shown their powerlessness to cope with
this menace to human liberties, the
republican leaders nbw ask to be <
tlnu^J In nower. promising that If
given four years more they will do
what the*» have so long neglected to do.
It Is Indeed a peculiar campaign—
the leader on one side chosen by the
president of the United States fcnd on
the other a man whose candidacy was
. bom of the common people of the
land." •
The Third Term Idea.
Taking up the question of the .third
term Idea the speaker aald:
“It Is a principle' hateful to the
minds of the people since Washington's
time. One of the most popular char
acters in the history of thla country-
General. Grant—has aald that the ex
ample of Washington and of Jackson
*h|Ul be respected: that there shall be
no third term. Recognising therefore
that the third term proposition was
well nigh an Impossibility, the presi
dent of the United States has under
taken to name his own successor, both
In the convention o? his party and now
In the councils of the people. I be
lieve all patriotic men will agree with
me that a third term Is no mxfs
hateful than that the president snail
dictate his own successoh
How Nicholas Achieved Feme.
"Only a day or two ago the future
policy of this adm'nlstratlon and those
REV. A. J. DREWRY. ORDINARY OF
SPAULDING, IS DEFENDANT IN
SENSATIONAL SUIT.
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. 5—A band of
crepe about his hat. signifying grief
for his recently departed wife, led to
an acquaintance which led to a breach
of promise suit fob ; $10,000, says the
Rev. A. J. Drewry the defendant, In
ahswer to the petition of the plaintiff,
Mrs. Louise Cost I no, of Massachu
setts. The answer was filed today In
the United States court, where the ori
ginal suit was brought.
Is Prominent .Citizen.
In addition to being a Baptist' minis
ter of considerable local prominence,
Mr. DreWy is ordinary o'f Spaulding
county. In her original petition Mbs.
Costino declared that after an ac
quaintance of several months, during
which time she was often a guest at
the minister* house and was frequent
ly with him In Atlanta and on*buggy
rides, that he expressed sentimental
feeling towards herself, all-of-which
she felt in fieturn. and that an agree
ment of marriage was entered Into.
Later she returned north, and was to
have met. the preacher at the Southern
Baptist convention In Richmond, but
he, being unable to leave his sick
niotherrvvlred her to come to his hornet
She came as far as Atlanta where, he
Informed her that all matrimonial ne
gotiations were off.
The First Meeting.
Mr Drewry state* In hi* answer
that his first meeting with the woman
wa* at the railroad station In,Griffin.
While awaiting a train, she nppifoachcd
Junction of Judge Speer. This Injunc*
ti'.n
sustained by the higher courts.
The counsel for the rallro&dg cl«lm that
have -
In charge of the republican campaign
wa* made known by a member of the
president’s own household. In a
speech l n the west that distinguished
GOVERNOR NAMES-TRUSTEES
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct S.—Governor
Hoke Smltn named the folhtwlng new
members of the board of trustee* fog
the state normal school at Athena to
day
r the City of Athens—Thomas J
Shackleford. , _ .
For the Second Congressional Dis
trict—6. B. Brown, Of Albany.
For the Sixth Congressional Dlsi
trict—Dr. J. C. Beauchamp, of Wil
liamson.
For the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict—L. M ■rand.gof Lawreoceville.
Mis* Emily R. Dandy, of Augusta,
was named a member of the state
board of examiners for trained nurses . — - -------
to succeed Miss Mary Campbell, of respectfully resene the right to select
Macon. ' 1 her for hIm,elx *
should file suits
The roads den;
require
purpose.
grievance on this scor# they
“s aa Individuals to recover,
ly ^he rlijht of the court
fund for any *uqTi
him with the remark: “I see you have
been in trouble, too," referring to the
crepe,about his hat. He had lost his
wife only a short time before. A con
versation followed Jn which Mrs. Cos
tino told of having only recently lost
a loving husband and a child, and
seemed much aggrieved, all of which
touched the sympathetic heart of'the
clergyman deeply. He expressed Chris
tian words of cheer, got on the train,
took a sent by Judge J. W. Lindsey
and saw her no more for the present.
Later he received a letter from his
chance acquaintance, he states, In
which she said his comforting words
"had greatly cheered her ahd given
her hope and courage " He goes on to
state that he was much flattered by
her appreciation of his ministerial
counsel which he supposed was given
to a broken-henrted woman, and, “be
ing country-bred and wholly unfamiliar
with the wiles of strange women, he
after receiving another letter more
flattering than the first, offered to net
as her pastor during her stay In the
south."
He declared that his only Interest
was to give her religious counsel, and
that all he did was to “advise her spir
itually.’’
The Only Buggy Ride.
Then followed nn acquaintance
which he admits. He aided her In oh- i
taining work In another city, but she I
returned t„ Griffin Inter. One nfter- A| j™' fTBranVeMd’ 1
noon, he nn nn he wan drlrlnr Hast “• Branoice and T,M. Cun-
CONVERSE WINS
OVERSTATEN
Contest for Legislative .Seat
in Lowndes Was Close
Race
VALDOSTA, Qa., Oct. 6—The pri
mary election here to nominate a can
didate to succeed J. G. Cranford, who
resigned the nomination for the legls
on© hundred and eighteen with two
small precincts to hear from. They
may reduce Converse's majority to one
hundred.
The prohibition question entered Into
the contest very largely, the lines be
ing pretty well drawn. Converse was
a conservative anti and Staten a prohl
ln the election last year. It Is con
ceded that Staten made the beat race
possible In the line-up that was made.
Converse Is a progressive man and one
of the strong factors ln the develop
ment of the city,
A.B. & A. ON TO
JACKSONVILLE
By Trackage Arrangement
New Road Soon Enters
That City
QUITS STUMP
But Loeb Says His Late Ut
terance Is Not Reason
for Action
■WASHINGTON. Oot. 6.—Sccroury Lofb
today denied the reports that Representa
tive Nicholas Longworth, son-in-law of
the president, had been ordered from the
stump by Mr. Roosevelt, because in a
Rockford. Ills., speech the representative
had said that the country
eight year* of Taft, then eight more of
Roosevelt, then eight of Sherman.
No comment Was made upon the fact
the vice presidential candidate Would
continue his tour alone throughout south-
— Indiana.
Saturday night, are to thaeffecpQRRPUP
Is well pleased with the manner ln which
the newspapers have played un his re
marks end that lie is busily engaged th
WATCROSS. Ga.. Oct. B.—By a track
age arrangement with the‘Seaboard'Air
Line the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic
will, within a short time,* establish
through passenger train service frbm At
lanta and Birmingham tri Jacksonville,
Fla. The Atlanta. Birmingham & At
lantlc will use its own lines from Birm
ingham and Atlanta to Thallmsn, where
trains will take the Seaboard tracks to
Jacksonville. This Is the service Way-
cross people wanted over a link of the
Atlanta. Blfmlngham & Atlantic proposed
from Waycrossato Jacksonville, and for
which a number of cities of south Georgia
worked.
When the first train
viUe. the third of three —
southern cities Will have been entered by
Atlanta. Birmingham & Atlantic
Birmingham and Atlanta will be given
by the Atlanta, Birmingham A Atlantic,
and their equipment made the best fn
every way possible, which Is the estab
fished custom of the road.
TIFT APPEAL BEING HEARD
BY CIRCUIT COURT APPEALS
; TIFTON, Ga.. Oct. *.—The case of the
States circuit court of appeals In Atlanta
'Ms morning. Judge Pardee presldli
This cose Is an appeal front an <
’ Judge 8pcer requiring the rallr
of the southeast to pay $600,000 with
Appeal From Speer’s Order.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 5.—At trie reg
ular session of the United States cir
cuit court of appeals, which began
here today, the old lumber, rate lltli
gatlon between the lumber companies
of south Georgia and "the railroads
was given new life. An appeal from
Judge Emory Speer’s last order in the
case was argued.
Judge Speer, after enjoining ad
vanced freight rates on lumber, passed
an. order requiring the railroads to set
aside 1500.000 to refund so much of
the advanres as had already behn col
lected. The railroads appealed on the
ground that trio court had no right
to pass such an order, but that each
shipper having a claim for previous
overcharge!* would have to bring sep
arate suit for the same.
The railroads were represented by
he was drltdnw n-wt I /%lbort s * Brnndlce and T. M. Cun-
th* wav to thJnSm- "*n*ham, and the shippers by W. A.
tne way to me cem-i vv|mblgh n|1( , E(lgar W atklns. The
case an argued is entitled the South
ern Railway et nl. vs. H. H. Tift ct al.
During trie morning the case of Ml^s
noon, he say .
the local hotel on the way to the
ctery, where he was going to plnce
flowers on the grave of his late wife,
he was hailed by ^he hojel steward-
Mrs. Costino then came out, and asked,
that she be allowed to go along. Hav
ing no good excuse‘for a denial, he
consented. This, he declares,
only buggy ride they ever took.
Ha admits meeting her In Atlanta
Emily Thomas vs. the Thqma* A Bar.
ton company, of Augusta, whs argued.
The case arose over a suit for lnfur*c-
tlon brought by Miss Thomas to pre
vent the company taking the name vt
.hmTSS hPr bother out of lt8 corporate name
three different occasions, while here , nnfl putt | ng him out as president of
th** corporation. It was granted by
Judge Speer. Judge J. R. Lamar, *.f
Augusta, represents the company, and
Alexander Akerman, of Macon, MB*
T*'tcmas.
The T. J. Olive bankruptcy esse
from Augusts will be taken up to
morrow. Mr. Olive resisted bank
ruptcy proceedings on the ground that
purely business trips. One time
he says they conversed at the Terminal
Hotel. He claims It was all about get
ting Mrs. Drewry a position.
Mrs. Costino then went nortfc, she.
says to prepare for her wedding. Mr.
Drewry states that he expected to sec
her no more. His mother became 111.
and Mrs. Costino. being a trained
nurse, he wrote asking her to return
south and look after her. Before she
had time to depart, he wired her not
to come.
Mrs. Costino came anyway, states
the answer, and on reaching Atlanta
telephoned the defendant to meet her
here in Atlanta. Mr. Drewry con
fesses that he came up, but avers that
when he met the plaintiff he was up
braided for having wired her not to
come: that she refused to shake hands
with him. and demanded that he mar
ry her at Ance and take her to his
home as wife.
Declares Mrs. Costino Was Drinking.
The defendant declares that she was
under the influence of, whisky, as Il
lustrated by a well-developed breath,
and the fact that "she took a flask
from her satchel and offered him a
drink which he refused.”
He Anally agreed to give her $100
on which to return home.
Denies "Loving" Letters.
Mr. Drewry denies having ever writ
ten her loving letters, as -she claims,
or at anv time expressed any affection
for her. He claims that she deceived
him about herself; that Instead of be
ing a new widow she had been dlvorc-
K for twenty years and had no child
lose as she claimed, lip further
more avers that she was at one time
out of a hotel for conduct unbecoming
a nelf-respecting woman: that she |»
not such as he would like to have for
n Wife even should he want one; and
that if he should want one. he mubt
seemed glad that the speech had been
taken seriously and raid, according to
dispatches, that he had Intended It to be
i the stump after a short rest,
out ii problablo that there will be no
more “eight years of Roosevelt” talk Just
for the present.
“JOKE”DECLARES
LONGWORTH
Bnt Ono Which Brought
Consternation Into Ranks
of Republicanism
CINCINNATI, Oct. fi—Congressman
Longworth, who was In Cincinnati to
day en route east, where he will con
tinue his speaking tour, denounced hh
a campaign lie the widely printed story
that In a speech at Ilock Island. Ill.,
he proposed that after Judge Taft had
two terms as president, that President
Roosevelt would again be a candldato
for the presidency.
Congressman Longworth’* statement
In full follows:
“The facts of the caso are; At a
meeting at Rock Island, III., I was
Introduced by the chairman of the
meeting os a son of Ohio, and since
Ohio seemed to be determined'to break
the record as a mother of presidents,
he said In a Jocular vein that I prob
ably would be a candidate soma time
myself.
Replied in "Jocular" Vain.
“Replying In similar vein, I said that
I was not there as a candidate for any
office I was there to speak of' tho
present and to advocate the election of
Judge Taft for president, not in tho
future but now. 1 said that I belley
ed confidently that Judge Taft would
be elected president and that his ad
ministration would be so wise and
beneficial to the people that they would
demand that he would servo them an
other term." After that I said, “Ohio
would not be selfish and would 1 yield
to some other state—perhaps New
York—to nominate the noxt president.'
"I had no particular candidate |._
mind, New York coming first Into my
mind because of the presence of Mr.
Sherman on the platform.
"At that point many people shout'
ed 'Roosevelt' and the audlenco cheer
ed his name loudly.
"I am surprised that some demo
cratlc newspapers should have taken
this up, because the democratic psrty
Is most anxious to distract the peoples’
attention from the Issues of today and
talk about either the remote futuro
or of the dim past.
•Tho story that I commented upon
my alleged prediction and, said It would
be approved by the president Is abso
lutely false. I have never even thought
wf. much less mentioned, the Incl
dent."
Danger Lies In Precipitate
Action By “Young Turks”
to Bold Sway
PARIS. Oct. 6.—France has essayed the
role of mediator with the object of pre
venting war between Turkey snd Bul
garia, and as a result of Foreign Minis
ter Plchon’s aeries of conferences t**duy
with the representatives of the powers,
Including M. Iswolsky, the Russian for
eign minister, Naouin Pasha, tho Turk
ish ambassador to France, the Austro-
Hungarian, British, the American and
the Italian ambassadors, and of active
exchanges which* have been going on be
tween the various cabinets, It was an
nounced tonight that Prance, Great Bri
tain. Russia and possibly Italy were pro-
oared to'act In unison to preserve peace
and to call a conference of the signato
ries of the Berlin treaty to deal diplo
matically with the sltuatlH) that has
arisen between Turkey andVlulgarla and
to harmonize conflicting Interests so that
compUeatlopa
assent
the
be secured It la
__ curium (**“ * ’•***“ —
maintained.
Nature of Peace Proposals.
The nature of these propositions has
not been disclosed, but It Is understood
that they Involve the recognition of Bul
garia’s Independence ns a ••fnlt accom
pli." The danger of war Is belfeved to
He in precipitate notion at Constantino
ple. Forced by the "Young Turks" par
ty. which may fear 1 a blow at Ita pres
tige If It acquiesces In the loss of Bul
garin. and by the military party, which
wnnta to reatore the old order of things.
It Is feared that Turkey, although 111 pre
pared. both from a financial and military
standpoint, may proclaim war. Should
this be the case the efforts of the pow
ers will then bo directed to limiting the
war to Bulgaria and Turkey.
Bulgaria Courts War.
According to Information received here
Bulgaria would weld
hvlnced that their army
Constantinople
Issued tonight
that
ad Italy
"It Is certain
different
Ole
what means will bo best to
attain thla end. All depends upon what
will happen at Constantinople nnd events
which wiH now rapidly ensue might very
shortly place the powers In tho presence
of 'fait accompli' and completely modify
the aspect of affairs. •
“The Idea pf an International ennfer-
charged with the duty of deriding
wmfid* „ - - -
certain persistence In political circles.
If Turkey Is favorably Inclined to this
believed the powers can easily reach
nJi agreement oh the principle of a con
ference. Tho Initiative for which France.
Great Britain and Russia will take. Hut
these are only hypothesis which for the
present must be regarded with reserve."
The vie
Is l
held hero that there
MAN IS BEATEN
ALMOST TO DEATH
t
Lawlessness Still Prevails
in PhenixCity, Ala
bama
he was engaged ln fanning
greater extent than any other avoca
tion. He lost before Judge Speer and
appealed.
“AT PRESENT”
NOJNTENTION
Of Taking Stump for Taft
But ftoosevelt’s Mind
Might Change
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5—"President
Roosevelt at present hts no Intention
of taking the stump In behalf of Mr.
Taft," Is the way In which persistent
reporta to the effect that he was to
make a speaking tour In favor of the
candlcjacy of the republican nominee
are now denied at the white house.
The latest stor- on this subject l»
that received at Lincoln. Neb., yester
day by Mr. Bryan that the president
Intended taking .the stump and was
planning to make at least six speeches
on a tour'across tho country terminat
ing at Han Francisco. This Information
was agid to hays reached Mr. Bryan
from persons fn the east upon whom
reliance could be placed.
COLUMBUS. Ga., Oet.B—News reached
here early this morning that Bud Phil
lips was beaten nearly to death In Phoe
nix City, Ain., at 11:30 o’clock last night.
Particulars have notfbeen learned. It Is
ntated that Phillips’ condition In serious.
It Js not known positively who did the
beating. » .
Saturday afternoon, Edward Huggins,
of Phoenix City, received an annoymous
letter thrown In hla yard, warning him:
“You may fix yourself, for I will get you
before tills week Is gone."
The people In the community are much
wrought up over the law'essnes*. Only
s few days since John W. Mullln. was “
tacked on the street about daylight i
cut to death with a knife.
NO OPPOSITION TO NOMINEE
IN COUNTY OF HANCOCK
tlon of Hon. Jos. M. Brown. The
former supporter* of Mr. Smith are
loyal to the ticket. There will be
some opposition to disfranchisement.
We have In Hancock county twelve
hundred white voter*, about two hun
dred of whom were supporter* of Mr.
WatSon In 1892, but are now organised
democrats.
There are three thousand negro vot
ers, ' only one hundred and seventy-
five of whom are qualified.
There seems to be no opoaltlon to
the democratic ticket.
* OP HIS FINGERS
ATHENS, Gs, Oct. 5— Roy G.
Young lost four fingers from his T
right hand this afternoon by ?
getting hi*^ hand caught In a I
. . . . +
sausage i
i tho part of Bulgaria
ry, them two coun-
rtlng together nnd that Germany
and Italy were advised of Jt In advance.
Rtisala alao received nn ln(imntlon of the
plan, but M. Iswolsky nsperta that he
was not let fully Into the secret and In
some respects was misled.
tol of Tlrnovo the Independence of Bul
garia was proclaimed today with the
czar of the Bulgurlnns ns a ruler. Csur
of the Bulcarlnns Is recognised to menn
of Bulgaria because It la
GOV. COMER GOES
TO _PRES1DENT
Invokes Aid in Preventing
Enforcement, of Increased
Rates -
WASHINGTON, Oct E—Shipment of
Alabama cotton to Liverpool can be mode
cheaper than to the New England mills
a* a result of the railroad rate Increase,
declared Governor Comer, of that atale,
at a protracted conference today with
tho president and Attorney General Bon
apart*. Governor Comer appealed to thJ
administration to take a hand in the legal
controversy growing out of the Injunction
iMMMHUtlng
preventing the enforcement of the
rate laws of Alabama against rsllroids
— Interstate ahlpmanta ~
cerned and It la believed the* attorney
general will take under consider
plana by which the government
take up the matter under Its own
laws. .
Governor Comer said tho increased
rates almost prohibited cotton from leav
ing the state At all, one result being
that Alabama cotton, with an IncreaNa
In rate from 4 to 12 cents a bale to New
•n Interstate shipments while tho
wore not enjoined‘from Increas
t Ho declared tnnt the high*"*
tariff to New York und New England
than to Liverpool was attempted coercion
NEW CONVICT LAW IS
SOURCE PERPLEXITY
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS BEEN
ASKED TO RENDER OPINION ON
CERTAIN CLAUSES.
LET OUT G.I.P. SECRET?
REPUBLICANS AGHAST AT STATE
MENT THAT EMINATED FROM
PRESIDENT’3 SON-ltf'J-AW.
PHILADELPniATTIct.'c-A WV»«h-
Ington special to the Record says: To
say that republican politicians are
aghast over the revelation made by
Congressman Nicholas Longwotth In a
speech at Stirling, Ill., last night th*t
he expects President Roosevelt to run
ngnln for the chief magistracy In 1916
Is to put It mildly. ,
As campaign aide shows the Fora-
ker and Haskell Incidents now go 'way
back Into the respectable background,
and should President Roosevelt recov
er sufficiently from his last encounter
with William Jennings Bryan to again
enter the arena of debate he will have
to devote his "bulletlna und pronuncln-
mentoea" to explaining whether or
not there is a secret deal between him
and Candidate Taft whereby the .lat
ter Is merely to keep the presidential
chair warm until the former feels like
returning to It. Ifr pc denies that
There | n any such understanding then
ho w Hi 1 ».* I'Xp. -'lr. 1 to Kxj.lMln wli.tt
on earth Ron-ln-L#nf'3E<xh£worth did
moan by making 1>|1W.lOWHrntlnn
' That the Incident will cost Taft dear
ly there is no doubt among politicians
In either party. Already one of the
most serious thlnr- against the Taft,
candidacy has been that he was forced
upon hla party by the president, and
ATLANTA. Ga.. Oct. 5.—The prison
commlnslnn began Its regular monthly
meeting here today, the first, since the
special session of the legislature, at which
u neW convict bll| was passed, dJosrdj
On tomorrow the commission will lietflm
first steps towards putting tho new Inw
Into effect. The attorney general has
asked to construe !
hill.
f, a and”'lefi-
carrylng It
to carrying It
IToct. will nwali his opinion, which
In being prepared.
Joseph S. Turner this morning. “Many of
clear, and until they
various county uuthorl-
prlsoners and placing them on the public
roads.”
Some of the Questions,
The questions which the attorney gen
eral has been asked to answer nr
follows:
"First—After March 81, 1908, who has
charge of tho felony and misdemeanor
Iba munty authorities or the prison
mission? Under the acts of 1*97
1#03, you ruled that the prison commission
j,
. such chnrgo nnd control.
'Second—Who appoints the wardens,j
Physicians and guards In charge of suoh,
aas
tho county authorities -
ted In the prison commission. Tlaz
been changed by the net of 1908?
more than czar of Bulgaria because It la
a distinct Intimation that he regards his
■country ns having sovereignty over all of
tho-people of that blood In the neai
onst. within a duy or two Austria-
Hungary, which lias been working with
Prince Fcrdlnnnd In this preconcerted
plnn. will proclaim the new status of
Bosnia nnd Ilcrsogovlna.
Does This Mea|j War?
The question which has been stirring
the whole of Europe more deeply than
any similar question within tho memory
of tho present generation Is. does It
mean war? From all the capitals tonight
corno reports, indicating that It memia,
first of nil. another European cmiglcss of
the signers of the treaty of Berlin.to con
sider the situation and probably to revise
the treaty. Turkey caught In a moment
of weakness Is (ho victim of thla situa
tion. while some internal animosities
have been stirred up, probably no power
Is willing to make war.
Reports from the emancipated Turkish
press to Tendon Indicate Hint the "Yeung
Turks" will swallow this bitter pill ns
best they can nnd If Jhev do, natural'y
tho Bulgarians, while willing nnd ear—
for wnr, will have no cause on which
base the beginning of hostilities.
Surprise to England.
ment felt Itself, with apparently ....
derstandlng of France and Russia nnd
e In ft
onean
politics, reserving out of thla considera
tion the nlmost opon enmity between It
self and Germany.
Probably never In the history of Eu
rope have politics taken such amazingly
kaleidoscopic evolutions ns during past
week. An entangling situation '
1,n
he
.. . that It does not recognise the right
of any of the parties *o thla trenty to
violate Its provisions without consulting
the others, but English diplomats know
that the conference will resolve Itrolf Into
a scramble among the powers to get what
Is termed In European politics “compen*
sating- advantages" which Austria, hack
ed by Germany, has already obtained.
1 British Foreign Office Statement.
The official statement Issued by the
British foreign office this everting says
Ills majesty’s government cannot ed-
t the right of any power to alter an
International treaty without the consent
of the other parties to It and it there
fore refuses to sanction any infraction
of the Berlin trenty and declines to
recognize what has been done until the
directly concerned than any one else.
Diplomacy May Reign,
The chances of war between Bulgaria
and Turkey are being minimized by
Great Britain snd France who are work
ing together and who have advised Tur
key against It. Turkey, however, Is ap
parently disposed to follow this advlc#
and It Is believed that If hasty action on
the part of Turkey can be prevented
Bulgaria will have difficulty In finding an
excuse to begin war.
The action of Prince Ferdinand In
proclaiming the Independent of Bulgaria
Is condemned alike by the .governments
and press of Europe, hut In some quar-
tres there this Ms considered a matter of
minor Importance so long as It does not
eventuate in war. aa compared with the
threatened annexation of the provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina hy Austrla-
Ifungary. Reports from Belgrade Indi
cate that Hervla has been aroused to the
danger point, hands of, soldiers are
marching the atreets of Belgrade and
shouting for. war with Russia rather than
annexation.
meroly limit the number «»f the particular
officers minted In the section?
“Fifth—When does section 12 of
act become operative. Immediately,
1909? (Section 12
who, since the passage of this
work misdemeanor
"Wath—If the commlsaton should he iu
lifted, ns provided In u. bv
county authorities having mlsdemagwar
convicts undisposed of. etr.. thsrf they
have such convicts, what, then, becomes
the duty of the commission In regnrd
thereto? How should they ho disposed of
so ns to return tho net funds arising
from the anme to county authorities
he ii«cd for road purposes only, aa pro
vided In thla section?
"Seventh—When do tho provisions of
this net. roonirlng superintendent*, war
dens, physlclnns nnd oilier emn|oye« U
tnke oath nnd give bond*, go Into effort,
now. or after March 21. 1909?’’
No nmre Hum a half dozen counties
have signified their Intention of t«Vln*
convlrts. nnd no tfinre thsn two nr three
Seem Inclined to tak« “overs.” How
ever, the. question will he tnken nn In
manv wnva after the prison eninml«slnn
ADMIRAL TOGO HOST TO
TOKIO, Oct. 6.—Admiral Togo to
night entertained at dinner the wives
of the ■ American naval officers who
ore here awaiting the arrival of the
Atlantic battleship fleet. There were
f ifesent alao many officials and protn-
qont persons. After dinner Lieuten
ant Commander John A. Dougherty,
the American navHl attache, presented
Admiral Togo with a silver bowl, the
gift of Col. Thompson. Inscribed "A
token of esteem,-regard and admira
tion,” to which sentiment Lieutenant
Commander Dougherty added, “the
entire country subscribed." Admiral
Togo replied briefly.
THE EASTERN STATES
NEW YORK. Oct. B.—Homer R.
Cummings, Vice-chairman of the
speakers' bureau of the Democratic
national committee, announced that
among distinguished speakers who
will be vieard In the eastern states
during the campaign are as follows:
Renatoy-eJect John Sharp Williams,
of Mfsfllsslppl; Alton B. Parker, Gov
ernor Olenn, of North Carolina; Gov
ernor Swanson, of Virginia; ex-Con-
gr-xxman Benjamin P. Hhlvely, ex-
Kenator Charles A. Towne, Martin W.
Littleton and Bourke Coekrah. of New
York; Henator Isldor Rayner, Mary
land; Governor Hoke Hmlth, of
Georgia; Frank fl. Monnett, of Ohio;
Theodore A. Bell, of California; Gov
ernor Francis, of Missouri, and Igna
tius J. Dunn, of Nebraska. The date*
and places will be named shortly.
DANIELS DISPLEASED WITH REPLY
HAULS BONAPARTE OVER GOALS
SEEKING DEFINITE INFORMATION!
(stratum If he Is elected
To be Kept in the Family.
Now. to this l« added the strong
Intimation hy the president’s own son
In-law. pm on the attffnp by the prcsl
dent tn make apeechea for Taft, that
Mr. Roosevelt Is expected to succeed
Tnft after the latter shall have had
two terms. It smacks of a “frame-up"
to keep the presidency “In the family”
for the next sixteen years at lesst.
Comparison of this Longworth ut
forance with the Burchnrd Incident that
helped to defeat IHalnc In 1884 shows
It to he an even grower blunder, from
a political standpoint. Bpchard’a fling
at'"Hum, Romnnjsm* *nd Rebellion”
was explnlned on. tne. falfly round
ground that It arose solely from hla
personal spleen and could not rightful
ly Involve iRJnlne l n anv way. Yof
It cost many thousands of votes.
Txuigwdrth’s utterance cannot be e*.
plained In any such way He Is the
son-ln-law of the preMHent find oc
cupies a very close relationship with
him, as well ns with the Inner coun
cils of tho Taft campaign mating*
ment. It will ho hard to prove that
ho did not "spenk by' the hook," nm*
that, however unwise he was In reveal
Ing It, he was truthful In making
known the president’s purpose,
No Rebuke From White House.
When republican, lenders rg*d Long-
worth’s soecch this morning they tried
to find comfort In tho exportation that
there would come ffom the'wblte house
prompt disavowal. But Imthls they
were disappointed.
At the white house It was snpnrent
that Mr. Longworth’* filial declaration
did not meet with groat disapproval.*
Secretary Loeb Intimated that It might
be possible for Mr Ixingworth to have
been mlscuoted, but he did not say
that any dlsplcasuro waa felt over tho
uttornnee.
Politicians In Washington are notor
lously scary, nnd some of them’even
got Into a fight over the officers, ex
pressing a fenr that there was to he
a perpetuation of Rooseveltlsm. first
In a subdued nnd somewhnt awkward
through Mr. Taft nnd Ihen back
ngnln to the only original one. fol
lowed nfter eight years by a surren
der of the- office In favor of Theodore.
Jp, who Is now, at 21. beginning life
In tt Connecticut, carpet factory, nnd
would then be of the age to step Into
hW father’s shoes. Now and Ihen
word “emperor" was used, but ^>f
course such utferance/f entrie from pro
nounced radicals.
The meat bulk of citizens simply
said that the pronouncement of the
president’s relative disclosed an un-
foftupnte situation .with refiner
Knowledge Gained as te-
Trust Prosecutions Is
Confusing
even some of hi* Innocent nets as
private citizen open to mlnconstruc-
tlon. The general Impression seemed
to be that I he American people wmild
when occasion sro^c *«how unhes’tP.t-
Ingly whether or not they endorsed the
program which Mr. jLongworth thinks
should he followed.
Mr. Bryan Is expected to tnke un
Mr. Longworth’s statement snd use It
effectively throughout tho remainder of
the campaign.
Furious at’Western Headquarters.
CHICAGO, Opt, B—Republican man
ager* at the western campaign henr’,-
quarter* are furious and nearly crasy
over Nicholas Longworth’s break.
Here Is Mr. Longworth’s exact lan
guage used In his Rtlrllng speech.
' believe Mr. Taft should serve night
years ns president. After that I con
sider that we should elect Mr. Roose
velt for eight years.
Republican leaders cknnol under
stand why Mr. Longworth displayed
such a sudden atregk of the Roosevelt
Intemperance. They do not sen how
any man In his sober senses ornfid;>->*-
slhly make such a foolish ntatrOmt
at sueh n critical time ^nd they fear
n offert on tho campaign.
They ora at a loss how to combat
the democratic argument that If *he
openly avowed plan Is t6 re-elect Mr.
Roosevelt In 1916 thero »» no tefilng
where It may .stop. This Is a free
country, the democrat* argue, a r$-.
public, a self-governing people.
The same spirit, they assert, that
shook off the miarule of -’•rltaln al
ready resents whst they term the ar
rogance *nd self-sfifftHency of Then,
dore Roosevelt, but when he cal ml v
proposes to become president again
eight years from now it Is llkelv tn
add action to resentment and seal its
•cree wlth ballots.
The Inalienable right of every school
bov Is to look forward to th* white
house, and when the news goon out to
the old-line republicans In the cast,
what, asks the democrats, ur* they
go’ng to say? Rot »ntl£***hUh.
The moat disastrous cfrrrtsarc fear
'd in the states that have ntvorlt*eoni.
The ambitions of Fairbanks. LsFol-
Cummin*. Ifirahos end o»h*r*«
whose boom* are being-quietly nursed
•e very much alive.
It 1* safe to predict that tb« speech
First Reply to Letter of Demoorati*,
Headquarters is Regardsd as Eva-*-
slve, and Information Given is Jum« ,
bled— Danisls Declares Many Guilty •
Trusts That Have Been Prosecuted i
Are Proceeding Illegally.
Even where the administration
has successfully consummated
proeacution the guilty truata
nave, continued their illegal op- X-
erstione and the pena'ties im- .j.
posed are analogous to police (•
fine* that are regarded at a j*
license to continue—Josephus X
Daniels to Attorney-General Bo- T
naparte. -L
CHICAGO, Oct. B.—Addressing an
open letter to Attorney-General Bo
naparte tonight, Josephus Daniels,
chairman of tho publicity bureau oi
the democratic) notional commltt*- 1 ,
asserts that tha attorney general Hi
hla recent reply to bhe Inquiry for a
statement showing how many trusts
doing business In the United States
had been prosecuted by the depart
ment of justice, did not furnish tha
Information desired, but inatea<1 con
fused flic prosecutions under tha
Sherman anti-trust law with tho pros
ecutions of railroads and Individual*
under other acts.
Questions Submitted
Mr. Daniels submits to the Attorney*
general four questions na follows:
"1—How many of the 287 trusts,
giving names, doing business In trie
United State*, have been prosecuted
by th* present administration?
"2—How many of these trusts,
naming them separately, have boera
fined, and the separate amounts?
“8—After’ a trust hAs been .fined
what other steps have been tAken to
prevent Its continuing Its Illegal prac
tice* for which It wa* forced to pay
the penalty?
”4—How many of tho officials of
these 287 trusts have been criminally
prosecuted And how many have been
convicted and th© term of Imprlron-
ment, giving the names of each per
son who has been imprisoned f<?r vio
lating tho laws?" ,
Conviction Has Meant Llcento.
In concluding Mr. Daniels declar*-*
that even where tho administration
has successfully consummated prose
outlons the guilty truJts have con
tinued tholr Illegal operations and
that fho penalties Imposed aro anala-
gous to police fines, that are regarded.
as license to continue.
of "Prince Nicholas' ivlll be followed
In many quarters with orders to end
this Roosevelt business In November.
The Chicago Journal has taken Ah*
matter up editorillv under th* hoadTVg,
“Th* Roosevelt Dynasty." and points
out that Mr. Rooso^lt ha* four son*
to whom he doubtless Intends to have
his crown descend, and It may then go
to the Longworth branch of the house
of Roosevelt.”
Leader* all Evade It
Prominent republicans were today
asked for their views on Mr. Long-
worth's speech. They follow:
National Committeeman Nagle—The
republican party is not responsible f<»r
what Mr. Longworth may say.
Jamoa E. Garfield, socretnry of {he
Interior—r don’t care to comment on
Mr. Longworth’s speech.
Joseph Dixon, chairman republican
speakers’ bureau—VV© are now engag
ed In trying to elect Mr. Tnft and have
no prophesies townake for tho futuro.
Mr. Longworth is his own agent; ho
docs not control tho republican party.
William Hayward, secretary republi
can national compilttce—I am In favod
of Taft for president now. Four years
hence I shall support tho nominee of
the republican party. I don't Ihlnic
anything about Mr. Longworth’s
speech.
Otto Bchnelder, president of the
school board and lender of the German
republicans—TJ)Is mny he a eaad of
Caesar refusing the crown In 1SQ8 to
take It In 1916. If Mr. Roosevelt
should run again for the presidency
eight years hone© It would begin to
look as ff that office wore a family af
fair. We would ceaso to have rep
resentative government If the president
can nominate his successor, elect nitn
and then step Into tho office himself
when Mr. Taft retifed. In case he Is
elected. The American re^pio aro not
prepared for sU9h Imperial prepara
tions. •" .■ * ^
WILBUR WRIGHT CONTINUE
TO GATHER NEW LAURELS
LB MANS, France, Oct. B.—Wilbur
Wright the American aoroplanlit,*
made two successful flights with pn-*-
scngnra today. Ono was with M. Bai
lee, who weighs about 216 pounds, nml
the other with M. Pellier, vloc-pnvd-
dent of the Aero Club of the Sartlv,
who weighs 176 pound*. These dem
onstrations of the machine’s ability to
carry weight were entirely satisfac
tory.
Mr. Wright made another shorl
flight these evening, accompanied by*
M. Pellier. /
BANK OF MONROE COUNTY
GRANTED CHARTER BY STATE
ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 5.—A charter
was grantedi by Secretary of State
Cook today to the Bank of Mnnrno
County, tho same to bo located nt For
syth. The capital rtock Is 125,ono, nnd
tho Incorporators are W. c. Hill. C.
W. Till*. W. W. Hramhlett. O. W. Car
ter. J. R. Hill. J. H. CUOmbles* and
C. B. Hollis, of Monro© county, snd
John D. Walker, of Hancock county.