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■ The Macon Daily Telegraph WfATHtR FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—SHOWERS TUESDAY; WEDNESDAY FAIR; LIGHT TO FRESH VARIABLE WINDS, SHIFTING TO NORTH. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, SA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1908 DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR. BRYAN DECLARES FIGHT IS WON; AWAITS RESULT WITH CONFIDENCE; HURLS DENUNCIATIONS TILL LAST People Not Peceived By the Panic Stricken Republi can Leaders STRAW VOTES AND SHAM BETS CAN’T STEM THE TIDE •The Candidate Bespatters Mt\ Taft and the President With Standard Oil By Exposing the Oil Trust's Letter •f Instructions That N*w York Env ployes March in Republioan Parade ~-Also 8cores Administration For Depositing Government Funds With* out Interest In Rockefeller's Bank. MARYSVILLE. Kan., Nov. 3.—W. J. Bryan concluded his campaign be* fore an enthusiastic audience here to night. It was the last political speech, his address at Lincoln being non-par tisan. His perotatltfn was delivered with all the earnestness at his com mand, and as he declared that he had given an Impulse to honest politics and helped to create a sentiment in favor of reform, ho' was wildly ap plauded. Mr. Bryan said In part: “Ladies and Gentlemen: I am now ■48 years old. It is eighteen years since I began my political parecr as a candidate for congress. I 4 told the people of my district that If elected. I would not try to get their hands Into other people's pocket; that I wou-1 simply try to keep other people's hands out of their pockets. For eighteen years this thought has run through ,every speech and act. I have tried to apply to government the Jefferson ian maxim of ‘equal rights to all and special privileges to none.* I have tried to help make this government a government of the people, by the p*o- Iple and for the people. Bryan's Ambition. “For eighteen years you hav„e had a chance to scan my every speech and oct. While republican leaders have disappeared as the result of investi gations I have Invited the scrutlnv of my opponents and have outlived their misrepresentations. I know not what the future has for me. I know not whether It Is the people’s wish that I shall be tholr spokesman In the white house or continue to perform the work ■which I have tried to perform as a private, oltlzen; but I. have not lived In vain. I have given an Impulse to honest politics. I* have helped to create ft sentjment In favor of reform, and as n candidate I have but one thing to rely upon—the confidence of the masses in my fidelity to tholr Interests. My opponent has behind him all those forces which are considered potent In f iolltics, but I would rather have the ove of the people, the affection of the multitude in whose behalf I have fought, than to hold any office. If I enter the white house I shall enter it free to keep the nledges I have male, free to serve with a singleness of pur pose. If I am elected I shall for four years devote whatever energy I have and whatever ability I possess to the one object of making this government again a government in which the peo ple rule and under which every cltl- *e n shall draw from society a reward proportionate to the success which n* renders to Ills fellowmen. Candidate la Hopeful. “Our fight Is won. and we aw<U the verdict with confidence. The people will not he deceived by the palled straw votes published by the p&rt'.wn newspapers, by the sham bets of Wall street gamblers or the boastings of the panic-stricken republican leade* * nuu enormous campaign fund tainted that he dare not let the people Is contributed to the republican congres- atonal committee will ‘ then. be known even "I have behind me the awakened con science of the country and the sentiment In favor of popular government which de- "I have behind ..mats who are v . laboring men whose netltjons have been rejected by the republican party; the de positors whore savings are Jeopardised by the carelessness of bank officials and the consumers who have been exploited by the beneficiaries of the high tariff. Hope for. Relief |n Victory. • “All of these people see In a demo cratic victory their onlv hope of relief, and they know that with the election of a democratic president and a democratic congress hacked by a popular verdict In behalf of democratic policies, the way Is open for remedial legislation. ••The repub’.'cnn leader* have been weighed and found wanting: thev hive betrayed the rank and file of their own party and have left the TOtmurjit!c party ..... end” democratic. “And I may odd. we expect In this I campaign, the votes of all reformers, for cusslon of the labor Issues and also de nounced the republican party for its al leged trust leaning*, saying that "There I* not a financial pirate in this country that la not supporting Mr. Taft: there Is not a commercial Bedouin In the United Slates that {s not supporting Mr. Taft." That Deposit Without Interest. Referring to Mr. Roosevelt's denial of Standard Oil support, he asked: "Did not this administration give to the Standard Oil Company a monopoly of pipe Wnee across the Isthmus of Panama In epile of Mr. Shonta' protest? Didn't the administration deposit enough money, without interest, In Mr. Rockefeller's Na tions; City Bank, that if the Interest on that monev were collected after it waa lent out. It would more than finance a national campaign? That bank has made enough money loaning from the govern- msa titjrf.hU that It had without Inter est. t» make a aum larger than our en tire campaign fund." Speeches were made at Leavenworth. Atchison. 'Everest, Hiawatha. 8a bet ha. Seneca. Axteli and Marysville, to gathi erings said to be the largest ever assem- bUd In th.-se cities. In each Mr. Bryan alto dlacussod the guarantee of bank de- loalts, the tariff, the labor planks of the and, considering the size of the cities, the largest the candidate ever addressed. RUBBED OF THE CLOTHESHE.WORE Laurens Comity Colored Min ister Is the Victim of Highwaymen DUBLIN, Ga.. Nov. 2.—Last night shortly after dark F. B. Baker, a negro preacher of this city, was held up In Turkey creek swamp by three negroes and robbed of his clothing and $29.W in money. Baiter preached near Tingle and started for Dublin about sundown. He overtook three negroes in the swamp and one of them asked to be allowed to'ride. He gave his consent. The two talked a little when Baker was knocked from the buggy and all three negroes then Jumped on him. His money was taken and he was required to give up his ciothtng. After being required to give up his wearing apparel Balter secured his re lease and Jumped in his buggy and drove to the clfy. as. fast as he could. Sheriff Hicks was fiotlfled snd every effort Is being mado to capture the highwaymen. Fifty-Pint Tiger. Henry Plummer, who has served on both the city and county gangs on the charge of selling whisky, Is now in the city barracks on the charge of Illegal storage of whisky. Fifty pints wero found In his home. The city has ample evidence against him and Plum mer Is awaiting trial. He Is an-oil offender and has been acquitted sev eral times on the whisky charge. Gets Ninety Days. Jake Bryndage was this morning placed on the gang for ninety days on the charge of shooting up Acotts- vllle Saturday nhrht. He filled up on mean whisky and proceeded to make the night hideous with a Winchester. The negro women were made by him to kiss him and Jeff Fort, a negro merchant, suffered from Brundage's wrath. 'Brundage was caught about a mils and a half from the city, and this morning Recorder Sturglss gave him three months on the gang, the heaviest sentence allowed by the city charter. All Ready For Election. Everything Is In readiness for the election tomorrow. This county has been one of the storm centers. Can didate Watson has been hero nn-T aroused hia followers. This la ihe home of Chairman Green, of the re publican campaign committal and :he Taft club. He Is making a desperate effort to carry Laurens. The rock- ribbed democrats are determined to keep Laurens democratic and hope tomor row to secure more votes for Bryan than Watson and Taft will receive and still have as many more to spare. There Is no doubt of the fact that Bryan will get a large plurality here, but a good majority Is wanted. Congressman W. G. Brantley. Con gressman T. W. Hardwick and ex- Congressman Charles L. Moses have spoken here, also A. L. Hatcher, Esq., democratic elector for the Eleventh district. The democrats are united and are working hard for a good ma jority. BEAUTY WITH MEGAPHONE BELLOWED TO VOTERS IT Lin IN MATES Latest Political Forecasts as Gathered From Wide ' Territory ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK. Nov. 2.-pThe repub- ,.jjana concede the state to 'Bryan and a full democratic congressional delegation. The democrats claim the state by tho largest majority In Ita history. ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM. Nov. 2.—A steady rain which began late this afternoon proba bly will cut .down the total —“ *“ CONNECTICUT NEW HAVEN. Nov.' 2.—Amid the greatest excitement known in Connectl- politics, the campaign closed Bm_. . , — and that Robertson will be elected governor by 10,000. COLORADO DENVER. Nov.* 2.—At democratic atate headquarters 17.000 is given as the prob able plurality for Br.van and the demo cratic atate ticket. Republican leaders claim the state by the same figures. Both turtles lay claim to the three SSf! —. and tHe legislature which will United States senator. CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCI8CO. Nov. 2.—The repub licans tonight claim California by 45.000 plurality for Taft, and the democrats 20.000 plurality for Bryan. The state la admittedly republican, but the demo crats hope to break the solid republican delegation to congress by the election of the two representatives. DELAWARE WILMINGTON. Nov. 2.—The demo crats claim the state but give no esti mate while Republican Stnte Chairman Dupont says Taft will have from 3,000 to 4.000 plurality. FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE. Nov. 2.—The politi cal campaign In Florida closed quietly tonight. Republican leaders concede the ©lection of the entire democratic ticket by a plurality of from 15.000 to 20.000. GEORGIA ATLANTA. Nov. 2.—The night before election democrats of Georgia went to bed serenely confident that they would carry the atate for Bryan and roll jip the ususl democratic majorities for both the state and national tickets. IOWA DES MOINES. la.. Nov. 2.—The repub lican managers tonight claimed Toft will S t a plurality of 75,000. Both Governor unmis and former Congressman Lacey are .claiming the nomination in the re publican primary for rtTimrStstes wm- tor by a majority of 10,000 to 20,000. .In the congressional districts the democrats are making s hard fight In the First. Sec ond nnd Sixth. The democrats express hope of electing their candidate for gov ernor. INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS. Nov.. 2.—There hire not been an . election In ^ears In this state whore there was i , feeling of uncertainty aa to the outcome as exists tonight. The democrat* are not giving out any figures, but Fred A. SImi. act ing chalman of the republican state com mittee, In a statement tonight said: “Basing my prediction upon the thirty- day poll. I feel safe In saying that Mr. Taft will carry Indiana by not fewer than 30,000 plurality. That the entire republican state ticket will bo elected and that we will elect a mnjorlty of the legislature In both houses and probably eleven of the thirteen congressmen “ Stokes Jarkaon. chairman of the demo cratic atate committee, said: “Tho whole democratic atate and national ticket will be elected. We expect to ear ly the legislature and eloct ten of tho WISCONSIN v • KENTUCKY while Impartial observera reason to change their predictions of a close vote with chances favoring a mod est plurality for Bryan. The republicans probably will msKn gains In the fifth and seventh districts. Indication* point to a full vote. KANSAS publican State Chairman Dollar Increas ed his claim, saving the republican state and national tickets would be elected by plumlltlea of close to 15,000, and that all eight congressmen were safe. Demo- cratlo Chairman Martin reiterated his statement that the entlgn democratic ticket would be successful. the Democratic party Is the only party: almost' ended in wholesale arrests. The that eon bt'njr s f ©nee the reforms which'* * — **-- ** “* the people nre*. The Republican party Is the open foe of labor and —“~ J * ss enemies of the trusts, i the open foe of labor snd having nosed -emles of the trusts, now loin bondsj Rockefeller, Harrlman and Carnegie In suportlng the Republican party which I Is today the champion and bulwark of aii| th »Whst a spectacle the republlcsn cam- j palgn presents st its close, the-republi can eendidate trying to repudiate the, support of the trust magnates who are! coming out from under the cover end -■> to him snd at ■■ ©l*!m the supnort of beauty waa a member of the Equality league for self-supporting women, who hail hired a window at No. 229 Fifth ave nue to give the marchers a glad-hand and shout such pleasantries as T 'you vota for But the chief attraction was the flock of yellow balloons carefully labelled "votes for women" that, unleashed, by the fair one, circled madly up and down the line, each choosing its man und with a purely feminine intuition falling straight CK_ them. Surely the hour ha* come for a r«- ! natured r’i'ot was threatened, a police call turn of the government to the hand* of the people. Let the people ruf©.“ Pour* Oil on Taft. Into hi* arms. The marcher* performed athletic stunts In their effort* to seize the bobbing globe* and when a good natured riot was thre * - '* was hurriedly »ent in. K!*s fnes Mllholland. at Vassar was Mr' Bryan talked today In towns and • permitted them to continue their demon- dtie« through the state. In every speech “~“i |g be dellv#-ed he referred to the effort ©f th© president and of Mr. Taft to deny the support of Mr. Rockefeller and the trust magnates snd ouoted from a fac-: confidential letter Issued hv foe plmfi* Standard Ol! Company ordering the < day n?*ht. and published In r »w York p-»ner. He also said th*t M© Taft bed claimed the votes of Mr. XtteheU. Mr. Duncan and Mr. Morris and other labor leader*, and ouoted frwm Mr. Gomners* a©ee©h of Sunday In which tha president of the American Federation of Labor r©*wf telegrams from each stattnr thet ther wet* not supporting Mr. Taft, bnt were with Mr. Conner* in his support of *he democratic tlejtet At Wan*»* “ aw ©ud$e»4PHPI .. people. He went into an extended die- Brran addressed SOUTHERN LIFE CASE TO BE HEARD NOVEMBER 16 NORFOLK, Va.. Nov. 2.—Upon suit filed In the United State* circuit court here by Chart** L. Hilgartncr. Andrew Hllgartner and Add it on E. MnUJkln citizens of Maryland.- for the appoint ment of receiver* in Virginia for the Southern Life and Accident Insurance Company. Judge Waddill today cited th* defendant company to appear her* November 16 and show cause why a receiver should not b« named. LOUISIANA NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2.—Heavy rain* In Louisiana today caused tome appre hension on the part of political leaders who threw even more activity Into the national canvass among the voters, MISSISSIPPI * JACKSON. Nov, 2.—Mississippi will g ve Bryan probably fifty thousand mi- rlty tomorrow. The entire democratic congressional delegation will be returned to Washington. MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON. Nov 2.—Republican mana gers claim that Taft will have a plurality tomorrow of upwards of. 20,000, and that Draper will defeat Vahey for governor by over 60.000. The democratic leaders con cede the state to Taft, but cltlm that Vahey has a good chance. The hardest congressional fights have been made In the fourth, fifth, ninth, tenth and elev- enth districts. MAINE PORTLAND. Nov. 2.—Maine people ere little concerned about the vote In (hie to site, believing the state to ba republi can by about 25.000. MARYLAND BALTIMORE. Nov. ’ 2,-Perhap* th* feature of the local situation on the eve of the election 1* the corrupt practice* act, which I* in force for the first time at this election. Both sides claim the state for presidential electors by figure* the conservatives of both partlo* deem extreme. MONTANA BUTTE. Nov. t.—Republican Slate Chairman Lanstrum today claimed that Montana would go for Tall and Sherman by not leas than 2,000. with §.000 for Donlan for governor. Democratic Bute Chairman (Horse's estimau might t* that Montana will give Bryan a plurali ty of at least 10.000 and pluralities of at least 0.000 tor the state ticket. NEW _ JERSEY TRENTON. Nov. 2 —The republican manager* claim tie state by at least 20.000 plurality, while the democratic figures are.given as 17.000 tor Bryan. The democrats claiming four out of ten FAIR WEATHER GENERALLY WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—Fair weather in all but eleven states is the final forecast for ©lection day made tonight by the weath er bureau. Moderate tempera ture will prevail in all states. Showers are Indicated for Tues day in Georgia, Alabama. West- ern Florida, Mississippi, ffsstern T Louisiana, ' the mountain* of. congressmen, while the republicans give NEBRASKA LINCOLN, Nov. 2.—Th* republlcsn ..jnnngcrs concede a flight gain for Bryan, but Insist the etnt* 1* for Taft for president and that the entire state ticket will be elected with probably five of the six congressmen. Big rallies by both parties wero the feature tonight. Mr. Bryan making the dosing speech ol tilt campaign “to the homefolke." NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH, Nov. 2.—The situation re mains unchanged In North Carolina, with Indications of a democratic majority of over 45,000. The ten congressional dis tricts will go democratic, republicans only hoping for the eighth and tefith. NEW HAMPSHIRE CONCORD. Nov. 2.—The republicans maintain that Qulnby will have 10.000 plurality for governor, while tiio demo crats claim that Carr will be successful by a good plurality. Democratic leaders concede that Taft will carry the atate. northIjakota FARGO. Nov. 2.—The republican and democratic leaders express confidence that their candidate* will be Victorious. The democrats claim Governor Burke's re-election by at least 8,004). The repub licans assert that C. A. Johnson will be elected. The poll* open at 7 a. m. and close at 7 p. ro, NEVADA RENO. Nov. 2.—Both republicans and democratic chairmen claim the state, but a conservative estimate gives Bryan a slight advantage. OKLAHOMA GUTHRIE. Nov. 2.-—The promise of good weather Is expected to bring out a total vote of between .‘’25.000 and 150. ^ In th© ..... • state. The democrat# adh*t© _ their claim of 40.000 for Bryan snd feel sure of the legislature, while the re publicans claim both, hut give no figures- PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1*— Chairman Andrews, of the republican state com mittee. stands on his prediction that Wm. 10 GETJARDON Strong Petition Presented to Board for His Relcaso From Prison H. Taft will have a plurality of more than a quarter of a million in Ponn- sylvanla. Chairman Dlmellng. of tho democratic state committee, says his re ports Indicate that the republican plu rality will be greatly reduced. If not en tirely wiped out. The democrats expect to win several districts from the repub lican* In the congressional fight. Them la much Interest In the local option fight. RHODEISLAND. “TOOWISEVCn; Nov. l.'—tJrSh. «v« of election both republican*'and democratic loaders expressed confidence in the out come. Democratic State Chairman Fitzsimmons sold Olnoy Arnold would he SOUTH DAKOTA BIOUX FALLS. Nov. 2.~The republl- - i tonight expressed confidence In their electing th© den their state ticket and especially SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA. Nov. 2.—There Were no new developments today In the national polltlrnl situation In South Carolina, the state being conceded to Bryan by about sixty to sTxty-flv© thousand mnjorlty. TENNESSEE NASHVILLE. Nov. 2—Governor Pat- terson. democratic candidate for rs-elec- tlon, who cancelled many of his engage ments to give his attention to the night rider situation In the lrf»k« region, spoke to a large crowd nt Clarksville. Demo crats claim the stole by 25,000. Republi cans say th© “situation Is well In hand.'* Many negroes will vote the democratic ticket for the first time. TEXAS DALTjAR. Nov. 2.— Democrat* claim the state by the usual majority. Repub licans claim Taft's vote will approach that given President Roosevelt. Repuh- UTAH SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 2.—Both par ties confidently claim the stale, the re publicans by 20.W)0 for the national tick et and the democrats by 5,000, VERMONT MONTPELIER. Nov. 2 —It Is expected that between 10,000 and 00.000 ballots will be cast In Vermont tomorrow, and that Taft will carry the slat© by al^out 21.000. VIRGINIA RICHMOND. Nov. 2 —The campaign in Virginia closed tonight with Governor Hwsnson speaking In the fifth district and Senator Martin at Alexandria. It Is conceded th© democrats wlH carry nine of th© ten districts and give Bryan fif teen to twenty-five thousand-majority. ' WYOMING CHEYENNE Nov. 2 — Republican for©- casts Indicate that Taft will carry Wy oming by 5.000, a reduction of ovtr one- half from Roosevelt's majority four rears nao. Th© democrat!© leader* *r© hope ful thai the republican defection will J rove sufficient to give th*'- state to 'ey an. WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2 .—Republicans, will hav© 104.000 plurality and the demo cratic chairman say* Bryan will win with votes to spore. The republicans ore reasonably certain of electing six con- gressmon, leaving four district* In doubt. WASHINGTON SEATTLE. Nov. 2 —Republican lead- ers claim the state by 80.000 for Toft The democrats claim 4.600 majority for Bryan. Tho returns will ba late, aa th* poll* In th© municipalities open at 6 o’clock In th© morning and elos* at 2 at night. In th© country precincts tha polls op«n at 7 o'clock snd close at 9. WEST "VIRGINIA WHEELING. Nov 2.—Democratic Vica Chairman Geo. I. New and National Committeeman Jno T. McOraw both de clare the state will ha found In the Bryan column br a substantial plurality. Re publican State Chairman B. V. Mathew* claims the state for Taft by 26.000 and for the state ticket by 20.000. Ha also claims the election of tha fire republi can congressional candidates and a re- publican legislature by a large majority. Two thousand members of republican and democratic marching club* Joined here to right In a parade in unique and ATLANTA, p*., Nor. 2.—An appli cation for pardon made on behftlf of Thomas W. Alexander, of Augusta, was presented the prison commission today by Henry Cohen, Judge E. II - Callaway nnd J- B. Alexander. One of th© strongest petitions ever mado to that body accompanied the appli cation. It was mado by tho citizens of Augusta. Mr. Alexander was a prominent e>:- ton broker of Augusta until several years ago. He belongs to one of tho oldest and most aristocratic families of the state. 1* a graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia, and was for many years prominent in the social, club and political Ilf© of his native city. , How Hie Trouble Came, Several years ago he got Into trou ble through excessive speculation in cotton fu.tures. He wgs accused of obtaining large amounts of money on false collateral. His shortage Is said to hove amounted to about 275.000, the Georgia Railroad Rank being among th© heaviest losers. He suddenly left Augusta, but was Inter arrested In Pittsburg. He re turned. entered a plea ot guilty and was sentenced to serve six years in Ihe penitentiary. He has served near ly two years of tho sentence. Why Sentence Was Long. In the application for pardon. It !*" set forth that Mr. Alexander's term was made longer than would have beon the case, but for an odd circumstance connected with the laws of the state. It was first understood thnt his term would b© no more than two or three years. Then It waa dl*cov©r©d that such a sentence would place him on a county road chain gang- Richmond county was short of Its pro ratn share of convicts at that time, and th© chance was thnt he would b© srnt back to hi* home to serve Ih© sen tence, wh©r© Infinite humiliation to himself would not alone result, but un deserved pain nnd embarrassment to his relative* caused. This condition of affairs resulted from th© law requiring all convicts ■.serving terras of five years and lew* to be placed on th© roads, those hav ing longer terms bolng sent to private or lens© enmps. In order to avoid the road camps. Judge Hammond was ask. ed to mnk© the sentence longer than he was Inclined to give. Kick Wss Rendered. The result wos thnt Mr. Alexander was sent to th© Fargo lumber camp. Being a good business man of excellent train ing. be was given office work to do and has not fared badly. About a year ago tho prison commission received a letter from a well known clergyman of th© stale, eomnlulnlng OF^hs *■■* Ur *“ n©corded the Augusta prisoner. Tl later declared that Alexander had not been required/ to don stripe* nor was compelled to ©at th© some food and sleep In th© same quarters a* the other convicts: hut was permitted to do light office work and eat and sleep In a n©ar by hotel. He threatened exposure Tho facts set forth In th© application with reference to th© sentence wss con firmed by Judge Henry C. Hammond, who Imposed It and who also expressed th© hop© In a letter to the commission thnt a pardon will he granted. II© stat ed such would meet with his approval. Those Who Signed Petition. The petition asking (hat the pardon he granted was signed by five of the six bank presidents of Augusta, the presi dents of all the ootton mills, the cltv court and 'county officials, members or the grand Jury which returned the true hill, all the ministers of the city, editors of both papers, present and, members; Judge W. F. Eve of the city court sp ared In person to recommend the par- ‘'Besides Ih© circumstances of the “at tho mi....... i two year* for .ndei' ~ ■“* © than ti...... ordinary criminal; that bis continued confinement will punish number* of In nocent and verv reputable relatives more than himself; Ihnt ho has been model y* his conduct nnd Is nnxlous to Win Ilf* anew and reclaim his lost prestige while still on the bright side of Ihe meridian. It will be several days before the ap plication will he si ted upon. Meeting County Official*. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. Wll, Ham K. Eve, of August*, will he thi principal speaker at tho meeting* o| county rood oftlclnls to he held heri Thursday for the purpose of discussing th© new convict bill. Judge Eve probably ha* had more ex perience In working . convict* on tlui roads than any other official of the slate. . u - i said to he the beat In the south. . . .. . County road commissioner©, ordinaries tend'the’nieetlng. .Judge J. B. Turn' chairman of th# prison commission, will probably preside. ... . , . The new law, providing for the placing of practically all the*, convicts on - roads, will be discussed In detail. In der that th# best end most effective method of enforcement win be arrived at J The attending officials whl he urged to take advantage of the th© roads of thdr count! Enough requisitions for convicts have already been filed with Ih© commission to practically Insure all convict* going on the roads. The demand promises to double the supply. , . The commission has already disposed of six or seven hundred misdemeanor convicts under the terms of the new law. About flv© hundred of these go o roads of different counties this we. all “wlld-cat" cc misdemeanor convict ©amps went out of business yesterday Under the law no woman can.be placed on the roads and those that have b©©n heretofore employed In private r "t T, 0 B of white men convicted of misdemeanors aa tt waa not the purpose of the legists sent to th© state farm. without return. Mrs. Rucker's Will Contested. ATLANTA. Ga. Nov 2 —A con teat In- rolling tha will nt the let© Mrv. Mary J. Rucker, by which more than 1100.000 tn proparty waa disposed of. was began be- tor* Judge W. D Bin# In th# Fulton superior court thl* afternoon. Mr*. Rucker waa the widow of the founder ot what Is now the American National The contestants are Mrs. Resale Miller. SECRET ORDER DAY AT THE FAIR; JOE BROWN COMING TOMORROW; FINE RAGING PROGRAM ARRANGED Balloonist Mado Highly Suc cessful Ascension and Para chute Jump. PRIZES GIVEN IN A Thousand Dollar Han on Exhibit In the Poultry 8how—List of the Win ners of Premiums—Jockey Barrad From the Track for Misconduct— Over 8even Thousand People At tended the Fair Yesterday—Hun dreds Coming From Out of Town. Today'# Program. 8ECRET ORDER DAY. 10 o'clock—Full opening of mid way. 11 o'clock—Sessions by secret orders. 2:80 o'clock—Races start. 4:00 o'clock—Balloon ascension. 5:80 o'clock—Exhibit buildings dose. 9:00 o'clock—Closing of Art Hall. 12:00 o'clock—Closing of the grounds. Wednesday will be ono ot (h© big gest days of the fair. Th© officials expect record breaking attendance and aro In thorough preparation Nor enor mous crowds. The day will bo known as “Brown-Smith-Jones Day,” and all persona by any of those name* are ©xpeettd to attend. Prlz©H will b© dis tributed to th© tallest, shortest, ugliest, fattest and handsomest Smiths, Jones and Browns. The day will ho featured by the appearance of Govornor-elect Joseph M. Brown nnd possibly Governor Hok© Smith, hoth of whom will, together with Ptesldent 'Ben L. Jones, make speeches in Music Hall. They will recelv© handshakern at th© hand-stand, near Ihe entrance to Happy Street. Governor-elect Brown will arrive In "thg-thy tonftht-eurtMirtll h*_Ui© guest ot Vr. E. P. Frasier, nt whoso home li© will be complimented with a, re ception. In connection with th© visit of' Mr. Brown It .will ho of. Interest to Jmow that a chair which he used ns n child is on exhibit ns n pnrt of the Dooly county agricultural display. This chair Is a small hide-bottom aflfnlr of th© ante-bellum style. It wn* sold at miction after Ih© Brown family fled from Mlllcdgcvtlle as refugees during the war. Today at th* Fair, Today Is secret order day at the fnlr nnd It will h© th© occasion for Ih© gntherlng of members of fretornnl or ganisations from nil over Ih© stnte. The Red Men. Odd Fellows, Knights of Pylhlss. Woodmen of tho World and others will bn In session the entire day / ln Music Hell. More than ft thousand secret order men are expect ed to h© In attendance. For their benefit the midway will open sooner than usual, while a va ried and nttractlv© racing program wJJJ be run. There wlll.be hoth har ness and running ©vents. In the nft* ©j*ndon, wrather permitting, there will be two balloon ascensions. A highly successful one was mad© yesterday, the aeronaut making at parachute lump nnd falling within Ihe fnlr ground. More than seven thousand people en tered the gates yesterday, hut there was a much larger crowd present at night. Th© rnllrond returns show that hundreds of people are coming to tho fair from nil srcUons of the stnto. TO DISTRIBUTE PRIZE8. Prizes for tho best ponies, mules, horses nnd colts will be distributed In front of the race track grandstand this morning nt 10 o'clock. AH of the entries will ho Judged at this pls^e nnd tho work will require several hours. Home of Macon's best stock, as well ns scores ot animals from out- of-town place* have been entered, and an Interesting exhibit Is looked for. MILITARY*”REVIEW FRIDAY, If arrangements can he made with the business in©n of th© city there will be a military review Friday after- noon at th© state fnlr. It Is fanned to have the militiamen of the nty ap pear In full dress and execute the va rious military maneuvers and drills Within tho mllo track. .The great success of Military Day 1a*t week has encouraged th© fair association offi cials to have a repetition as f*r as possible of the program. MUSICAL CONTEST. Context for thp Irvine gold medal b© held at 8 o'clock this afternoon In Music Hall. Thin Is for the children of the third grade. YESTERDAY'S RACES. The races will start promptly *t 2:30 o'clock. The raring eard pulled off at the BUI# Fair yesterday afternoon wss the heat yet. as record lime In two of the events goes to show. Fiamey. a non-favorite, ran away with the flam Mrs. Annie LeNoIr nnd Mrs. Amanda Houston, the complaint being directed at <^pt. 1. Y. Sage, who Is the administra tor. They charge that Mrs. Rucker waa unduly Influenced In disposing of bar estate. Near-Baer Case Argued. ATLANTA. Ga . Nov. 2.—The appeal from ih©^ decision of Judge W. O. Elll*. of the Fulton superior court, tn which the Wise near-beer license tax bill was upheld was argued In the atate supreme court today. The attorneys hope to se cure a reversal of tbs lower'courts Judg ment. Attorney General John C. Hart and Henry C. Peeples, ot Atlanta, appeared tor the state, made up of practically *U the near-beer dealers of Atlanta. Clem Dunbar, of Augusta, appeared In the case a* th© representative of the Au© 8?vri5& fc.rmyafif Blackburn. J. D. Kilpatrick aud Walter Broan. all of Atlanta. In the first race by the excellent drlY** Ing of her mount. Neely; tltna, lr40. Fiamey took all unawares, evonthe hookies, and the betting wan the other way. but nrverthelens she pulled to the front. Ollverdear and Malediction were th# favorite* against her. Ten entraut* were scheduled In *he second, but two wero scratched, Dan dy Dancer and Sir Vagrant. The fa vorites wore .Ben Double, • Helen Vir ginia and Usury. But Amfa Smith, a rank outsider, came under the wire In a rush, tho surprise race of the af ternoon. The hotting waa 20 to 1 against her and 6 to 1 to show. She made the six furlongs In 2:14 1-4, record time. The getaway in the third was mag nificent. there helng only four to start. Five wer© on the card, hut Cathrine Cardwell wns erased. They kept to gether. tide by side, nearly the entlro five furlongs nnd it was nip and tuck, but Scotch Lass won out. The biggest card of the day was the fourth race, twelve being marked up. with two scratched. .Antlkamnla and Big Hand. From a spectacular view point. on nocount of tn© many ©ntrlg*. this one was enthusiastically received by th© grandstand with Its feminine contingent. They were together near- Flrst Race. One Mlfe—Flnrney. first (Neely): Gllverdenr, second. (St©©»: Sir Walter Rollins, third, (D. Mur- p hey). Time. 1:40. Second Race. Six Furlongs—Anna Smith, first, (D. Murphoy); Judge Pundon, second, (T. Smith); Helen Virginia, third, (Romanelll). Time, 1:14 1-4. Third Race. Flv© Furlongs—Scotch Lass. firm. (T. Smith); Spangle Ban ner, second. (Neely); St. .Abo, third, (Dubce). Tltne. 1:02. Fourth Roc©* Four and a Half Fur- tomre-Bupoct-To-So,-, tint. roll); Scotsdnle, second. (T. Smith): Istrla, third. (Dube©' Time. 0:54 1-2. An excellent card has been arranged for this afternoon and It Is expected that tho grandstand will be taxed to Its capacity by those who delight In good running races. Several of the aerstch©* were duo In the disbarment of Jockey Gore, who Incurred official disfavor In tho fir*, race. Th© Judges and starter held Ihnt Oor© flnflgrantly violated track discipline, nnd his behavior, demeanor nnd expressions, after getting a poor ■lari nnd nnlshlii* tart. renultM In tt>« pen.lty twin* Impored. H« will not bn ftllnwnd to ride tin th* Ontrnl Oily track again. i Today’s Entries. The following are tho entries for Ibis afternoon, n program with one harness race having been arranged: First race, harness, one mile. Entries to be named later. H©'ond race, running, five furlongs. Name. — - Weight. Pt Jockey. Little Osnge '"'ili Hen Double Holrer >2* Precedence Big Hand }}} gnrrnugh 111 Third raco. running six furlongs. Expect-To-8e© }J|} Invasion Bramble Lad JJJJ Platt ||5 Tlleklns JJ5 Birmingham Hkv Blue Faille Hardin Anson!* Ran After ,...110 Fourth race, five furlongs. Mav Jene 11* Antlknmnln 11* Sir VnRrnnt M*rrl*o > * Judge pundon CUT flower” DISPLAY. There will be a display of «ut flow ers in Art Hall (the round building) tomorrow, lasting throughout tho day. A hen 111 Ifni exhibit of chrysanthemum* h anticipated, an them will be hun dreds of entries from Macons best MONROE IS VISITED BY DISASTROUS BLAZE MONROE. Ga.. Nov. 2.—Monros w** visited »>y a disastrous flr© last night In which three business houses were totally destroyed. .The buildingsi destroyed[ be longed to J. Af. Hay end lira Mary • Handldg*. On on* of these was Insured One of the etore rooms waa occupied by Barrett. Medlln A Co. Their stock of goods amounting to $15,000, was totally destroyed with *12.000 Insurance. M Mend'd occupied on* room In the Bnndldae?building. HI# loss was $15,000 with fa.ot? Insurance. _ Th© Foster Grocery the other room lu the Sandldgo building ir loss was shout #4,000, pretty well red by Insurance. Their loss was shout 1 covered by. Insurance. The origin of the Are Is unknown. It Is supposed to have originated In tho cel lar of the Foster Orocerr Company, and h discovered at 2 o'clock. It _ took heroic work on the part of the Monros Are department to save the entire busi ness block. The bulldingn destroyed were erected In 1858. THIS YOUTH TO INSANITY __n, Charles, Jr., who had . tak© lunch with his father downtown. mother and sister being away united U»i town, hlel for th«( d to his i of the house for .him. He finally fo*n4[ the boy's body hanging from a beam Inf the ©©liar. CouncelT cut tho body down, but life had been extinct for some time, and the physicians who were summoned were unable to render any aid. Mr. Osn- cell said that hia son had been applying himself very cloaely to his studies of wte. and he thought that th* child's mind had become overbalanced by overstudy. Ho could give no ether cause for the act, SOUTHERN'S NO. 36 WENT INTO DITCH; NO INJURIES 2.—Southern 24. from Memphis to Sew York. left Asheville today ftt 6:f.« o. m, ran off th# track a few ^ _ut or Marlon. N. C.. 41 osllee it of her©. Th© engine, two basgaga . mall car and a paMenger cooch left rails. With the exception of slight , . o'clock miles •