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The Macon Daily Telegraph SECOND SECTION FOUR PAGES ESTABLISHED IN 1826. THIS ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR ! TIONS—24 PAOE8. MACON, GA., 'SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1008 DAILY, 67.00 A YEAR. $150,000,000 Worth of Cars to Be Built Next Year— 253 Builders. NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Interesting statistics have Just been collected here wnich show the surprising growth and magnitude of th« auto industry In this country. The present capital of this business Is $94,000,000, with $36,000,000 Invested in kindred trades and $57,• 000.000 in garages and retail sales* rooms, making n total of $187,000,006 In a business practically unknown ten years ago. More thun 58,000 persons are employed In auto factories throughout the country; 29,900 more are employed Indirectly in mak ing parts and another 21.500 in gar ages and salesnrnms, making a total of more than lOS.ooo employes. Fig ured on the regular basis this indus try, therefore, la the support of nearly tialf a. million persons. There are now 253 builder* of automobiles In the United 8tutes, of which at least 125 have passed the experimental stage. The output for last year was about 52.000 cars, the largest In the history of the Industry, which up to date has turned out altogether nearly 200.000 machines. Careful estimates for the coming year place the output at 75.000 cars, of which four factories will produce about half and one alone 12,000 autos. During the history of this industry 128,000,000 worth of for eign car* have been Imported, but to day America is exporting far more than she Imports. Eight years ago the sales*of American cars totalled less than |8.000.000: last year they wire more than *$105,000,000. Perhaps the most significant feature of the whole development of this infant In dustry is found in the fact that the great majority of cars now manufac tured sell for $1,500 or less, showing that the auto, at first only the toy of the wealthy. Is fast becoming an accepted •means of transportation among ah' classes. Biggest Club in World. The biggest club In the world ha* •|ust been organized .here. Its bigness consists, however, not in the number of Its members but In their size, the organization being known as the Fat Men's Club of New York. TWe tlrst requirement for membership Is n weight of at least 300 pounds, and in the first election of officers Just hold the ten officers elected have a total 'weight of 3,435 pounds, or 345 pounds per officer. For obvious reasons the club has taken ground-floo? rooms. Although It Is not a. trust, the first bylaw stales that tho object of the club la "to further the development of corporations." In addition to a weight of 300 pounds requirements for eligi bility to membership are a waist measurement of at leqfct 48 inches. This of course Is the minimum, and the bylaw* adopted at the first meet ing indicate t.ie advantages of further avoirdupois. It la provided that any mun of good appetite who weighs pounds is. eligible for honorary mem bership, while any one weighing ove* 500 pounds Is eligible to life member ship and will bo entitled to cast one and two-thirds votes. The bylaws also provide that any member losing ten pounds In weight shall be sus pended until he recovers It. These by' laws can bo changed either by a two thirds vote by numbers or by ,a vote of two-thirds of the weight of the club Irrespective of numbers. For the latter contingency a pair of hay scales ha* been provided. The presi dent of this club is a lightweight of only 380 pounds. The sergeant-at arms weighs 510 pounds. Gotham is Nervous City. According to experts on nerve dis eases, New York Is the nervous center of the country. Certain Investigators who have Interested themselves In the question of the amount of nervous en ergy expended in various cities of tho United States have complied a table which places New York lirst in nn alarming manner. According to the table this city leads all other cities to a surprising extent, since for each 100 units of nervous energy expended lu New York, otl>T municipalities rank In thp following order: Chicago 81 units, Pittsburg 80 units. Philadel phia 64 units, San Francisco 60 units, St. Louis 49 unit* and New Orleans 41 units. Of course there are various other Intermediary cities, but New York Is so far ahead of the rest that the cocseryation of Its nervous ener gy has become a major problem, es pecially In view of tht doubt as to whether New York gets a proportion ately greater return for Its nervous expenditure as compared to other cities. Various solutions looking to a fnore quiet life have been suggested. Tho Rev. Dr. Aked, Rockefeller's pas tor. In an article for Appleton's Mag azine. suggest* more faithful church attendance. "The Americans who live hardest." says he. “are those who at' tend church least." Inversely, there fore, New York must be the wickedest as well as the busiest city In the world. Aside from this, however, doc tors assert that If the city does not let down In Its nervous expenditure Its municipal supremacy will soon be a thing of the past. Famous Tree Gone. Ono of the last vestiges of British royalty In New York, once the tory center of the country, before It be came the United States, has Just dis appeared. The big English oak known as the "Prince of Wale* Tree," which has stood In Central Park for. nearly half a century, has Just been cut down. Curiously enough, the uxe which brought It low was wielded by a loyal Irishman. The "Prince of Wales Tree," or king’s tree as It was sometimes called, was really a living monument to the pleasant relations existing be tween England and America at tho time of its planting by a royal hand. It was during the visit of the then Trlnee of Wales, now King Edward T HE increased attention given to the study of music ip our Public School curiculum as well as in the courses of ail Colleges and Universities, indicates a growing recognition of the vital importance of music. During the Summer, educators from all parts of the country have been meeting in-conventions and formu lating their line of work fdr the coming Winter. The prominence given to *5^ the consideration of music has been significant PIANO The Piano anyone can Pit, ArtUtically Is already in use in many of the leading colleges and schools throughout the country. „ W HY allow less perfect and progressive influences to surround your children, or yourself, in their home than in their schools? The Angclus Piano is certainly the royal road to learning, as far as musical appreciation and unadulterated pleasure arc concerned. It, repertoire, ytayaU, at ii(M by c.yon t, con.ut, of or or 15,000 com* poiltlom—cletaic, popular, operatic, dance, racred and accompani ment*. The educational value, aa well aa the treat general utility of tho new Artiatyle Muaic-Rolia, ia worthy of remark. Every alighteat change of time and tone ia clearly indicated on these Uteat invention*. You ctn now have this wonderful instrument on very easy term* or we will make you a liberal allowance oo your present piano and take it in exchaofe. But whether or not you are ready to purchaso T<x« should make it a point to hear this instrument at your first opportunity. Come ia today and play it yourself. No obligation. Ludden & Bates, 417 Second St, Macon, Ga. 7 HERMES Sitting Bull of the Sioux Tribe Rest Undistnlied in Old Fort ST. PAUL. Minn.. Nov. 7.—Tho white undertakers from St. Paul who have been moving the bone* of dead Indians from Fort Yatea. N. D., an abnndoned military post, to Keokuk, Iowii, will not disturb the remain* of famous Sitting Bull, war chief of the Sioux, and an uprising of that tribe has been averted by tho tactful hand ling of the situation by army officers and special agents of the Indian aer- vice. The remain* of fourteen bravei have been transferred to Keokuk. The bones of those remaining will remain where they are, and the keen supersti tion* of the Indians has proven of such weight that the white men will not touch what Is mortal of Sitting Bull. A portion of tho remaining braves of the Sioux have suggested. In nego tiations which have been In progress for ten days, that ultimately they do- slre that Sitting 'Bull's bones be trans ferred front Fort Yat*»a to a spot on the Grand river In the heart of the ancient range of the Sioux, where the war chief was killed. The place where ho fell has been marked by the In dians and is held to be sacred ground. Tho consent of all the Sioux will have to bo obtained before this can be done, since the government's experi ences recently have convinced army officers that bloodshed will follow any action with reference to the remains of the chief, which does not meet tho approval of the braves still living. The Smithsonian Institution and the historical societies of both North and South Dakota have asked tho govern ment for tho bones of Sitting Bull. No action will bo taken on these requests In view of tho recent troubles with the Indians, who bellevo that white Interference will be followed liy tribal calamities and the vengeance of evil spirits upon their braves. AURA MILLS TO TURN WHEELS AGAIN $200,000 PLANT, AFTER MANY SET BACKS, 18 TO TRY LUCK ONCE MORE. that the Aldora mill* will be started up Monday, a force of operatives hav ing already been secured and the ma chinery put In condition for operations. This plant originally cost about $200,000. but It failed In 1892 and since that time It hos been In a bad way. starting up several times, but always running up against financial difficulties which forced It to stop again. Homo months ago It was bought by the Inman, Stewart Inter ests of Atlants. and It Is asserted now that It has all tho financial backing It needs for a successful career. The property Is a valuable one and while It haa been Idle It hus been kept In good condition. Tho people here aro rejoicing that the property Is to again bo put to work ns It will bo of much help to tho community. Farmers' Institute. BARNESVILLE, Ga.. Nov. 7.—The farmers' Institute for tho twenty-sec ond senatorial district will bo hold at the Sixth District Agricultural School here on Saturday, November 14th, un der the direction of Prof. Andrew M. Soule, of the Stuto Agricultural Col- lego at Athens. Tho Instltuta Is be ing extenstvclv advertised through the vicinity and It is expected thnt n*large crowd will he In attendance. Among those on the program are Prof. Soule, Hon. T. G. Hudson, commissioner of agriculture. AtlWfce* Hon. W. L. Wil liamson. Commerce; Mr. A. C. T*ewls, assistant state entomologist. Atlanta, and President E. W. Childs, of the Sixth District Agricultural School. These institutes are being held In various parts of the elate and It Is be lieved they will result In great good VI!., to this country In 1860, when he traveled under tho Incognito of Baron Renfrew, that the famous tree was set out. It was dona at the suggestion of Mr. A. H. Green, then! controller ef the parks. Many prominent men were present at the ceremony to observe a futuro king shoveling dirt with an ordinary apade into the hole In which the tree was set. At the same time when the English oak was planted "Baron Renfrew" also set out close by an American elm. The oak Is gone now In spite of all the efforts of ag riculturist* to save It, but the elm Is ■till flourlshlpg. The trunk and larger branches of the famous oak have been preserved and will be cut up Into sou venirs. ' Who Knows Whet Fish Eggs Are? The famous question, which event ually went to the supreme court, as to whether frogs' legs should bo classed as poultry or flsh, promise* to pale into InsIgnllU-ance when com pared to one which la now' troubling local custom house appraisers and causing epicure* to tremble *,eat th?y be deprived of a famous delicacy. The point of argument now la whether un der the Dlngley law caviar, which la a preparation or the eggs of the stur geon, should be classed as flsh. Fish enters this country under a high duty; caviar, a* flsh eggs, free from duty. The contention of the custom ap praisers Is that the egg* of flsh from which flsh are hatched are naturally flsh. and therefore dutiable as each. On the other hands the Importers In sist that Ashes* eggs are no more flsh than hen’a eggs are poultry. They held that an egg which can never Ctatch Into a flsh. aa In the case of caviar, cinnot possibly be a flab, any more than a hard-boiled hen's egg could be a chicken. This difficult question which ts now on Us way to the eypreme court will eventually evoke an answer Just about as com plicated aa the solution of the fam ous question aa to which carat first, the egg or the chicken. IMPROVEMENTS IN MM CITIES Activity in Southern Munici palities Brings Big Bond Issues BALTIMORE, Nov. 7.—Baltlmore'i vote this week In favor of an issue of $5,000,000 of bonds for an extension of its water-works upon the most com prohenslve scal.e emphasises the ac tivity In municipal Improvements In the South. Among those noted by the Manufacturers' Record Is the spend ing within thW near future of nearly $300,000 upan - the utroets of Dlttlo Rock, Ark. Tho city hus recently awarded a contract of $59,549 for pav. lng two mlleiuof streets in meet this contract the city will spend $57,000 and the county $12,000, while the electric railway will spend $175,- 000. Authorities at Richmond. Va., have just awarded contracts of $47,738 for a new pumping station, Including $19,803 for cast iron pipe and special castings for a new line between the reservoir and the pump-house,, $14,550 for four centrifugal water pumps with an estimated capacity of 4,000.000 gal Ions dally each, $7,476 for electric mo tortjfnnd appurtenances and $5,460 for nn addition to the steam pump-house. Danville, in the same state, has award ed a $22,000 contract for Improvement of its electric light plant, East Point, Ga.. has voted 15,000 Of bonds for similar Improvements, and Noncross, Ga.. voted this week on a like proposi tion. Among the corporate undertakings evolving electric lighting of towns and cities Is the planned expenditure of $15,000 by a company at Roonsboro, Md., to develop about 200-horse power from a stream to construct six miles of wiring and to transmit light and power to Roonsboro and other c!tfe4. A company at (Bristol.- Tenn.. la pro ceeding with the development of Its plans for n water-power electric plant, calling fore-tho construction of two concreto dams 100 feet long. 15 feet wide at the bottom. 11 feet high and 5 feet wide at tho top, and the erection of 20 miles of transmission wire. To supply Albertville, Ala., with electric lights uijtll the development of a wa ter power at Siort Creak Falls, a fran chise has been given a stenin power plant In North Highlands, other inu nlclpnl undertakings Include the con' structlon of n $110,000 outfall sewor at Louisville. Ky., a vote this month on nn Issuance of $250,000 of bonds for a sower system and water-work* at Roek Hill, S. C.. construction of sanitary sewers at Tuskegee. Ala., a reinforced contract reservoir at Mo rldlan. Miss., an expenditure of $23.* 564 for Htorm water sewers at Jack- son. Tomfl, and $40,000 for suburban water main at Nashvillo, Tenn. BREAKS RECORD BY BADJCCIDENT Runs Car for 23 Years With out Accident to Kill Ilis Little Friend BROOKLYN, .Nov. 7.—After a steady employment aa inotorman for tho Co ney Island and Brooklyn railroad com pany for twenty-three years without ever having an accident, Francis II. Laparl, aged 60, of 759 Franklin ave nue, broke his splendid record yester day, when, while In charge of car No. 227 of the Franklin avenue division, ho run down and* killed Catherine Carr, aged 9, of 782 Franklin avenue. Cath erine hnd been playing with three oth er children, playmates, and with them whs following boys who parading up und down the street. Suddenly tho car with Laparl In churge hove in sight. The inotormnn clanged Ills bell and moved along at a slow rate of speed. Tho children, filled with the spirit of fun, continued to run to and fro across tho street, and when the boys who were parading turned suddenly to\var<f where Catherine with her play mates wus, she screamed and ran di rectly aoross t*he track In front of tho car. Lnpurl upptlicd tho brake and tried with all his power to stop the car. but In vain. The fender knocked the child down and the wheel* passed over her body. It was Impossible to move the • car. and a craw from the railroad company was sent with Jacks to hoist tho car. Catherine, mangled and torn, was lifted from under the car and placed on the sloop of a near by house. The accident occurred not far from her home, on Franklin ave nue, near Park place. In tho meantime a summons w.'.t sent to the Swedish Hospital and Dr. McGuire responded. He Immediately conveyed the child to the hospital, but it was too late. She died as she ar rived at tho hospital. * Policeman Therkuys of the Grand avenue station was not far from the accident when it occurred. He ran to the scene and arrived In time to ore- vent an uprising that was fermenting egnlnst tho motorman. Several In tho crowd that gathered were Intent on "knocking *.il* block" off, but Therkaya quelled the Imminent attack. He placed Laparl under,arrest and took him to the Flabush court today, where he was ndmlltted to ball for examination No vember 24, on a chnrge of homicide. Catherine Is described as a brlgh*, pretty child, the pet of her fond par ents. and It ts said that her death •haa renderedr her mother III. In court to day Laparl was heart-broken. "This Is terrible." he said. "To think that for twenty-three years I have run my car through that street and never had an accident, and now have run over end killed the prettiest-little girl on the block. I knew the little dear a:»J had often seen her on the street* and admired her. The children knew me. too, and always shook their hands to m#. Why. we are neighbors. I live only a few doors across the street from Catherine and ter parents. It’s terrible." Laparl was always careful, and the pedestrians of Franklin avenue thought they were Safe when his car wa» near. He never raced it. and particularly near hi* home he went very slowly. It was hi* custom always to wave to his family from the car s* he passed tie door. Laparl was regarded on* of the most trustworthy and careful men in the employ of the comjtany. 10 ERECT SHAFT TO NOBLE BRAVE Movement on Foot to Honor Memory of Georgia Soldier Boys CAPT. TIP HARRISON IS LEADING SPIRIT IN MATTER Plan Was Launched at August Meeting of the Veterans of Atlanta Camp, No. 159—Endorsement of the State Mon ument Plan Wae Presented to tho State Division at the Recent Meet ing, When Capt. Harrison Addressed the Veterans on the Subject—Pro posed to Erect 8h*ft to Memory of Goorala Officer. «nd 100,000 W vates. ........ ATLANTA, Ga* Nov. 7—What promises to be a general movement among the Confederate veterans of tbe state and their friends and relative* was put forth at the recent state re union here by Capt “Tip" Harrison, of Atlanta, who In an eloquent address urged tho erection of a state monument to the soldiers who went forth from Georgia to tight the battles of the Con federacy—a substantial shaft upon which would be commemorated tho memory of the Georgians who led brl glides, divisions find corps at thn front, as well as tho one hundred thousand private soldiers who answered the call of duty. Capt. Harrison Is confident that within a fow years such u memorial will be established, and hopes to bs present at Its dedication. The movement was started at the August meeting of Atlanta Camp, No. 159, when a coinmltteo was named to formulate a suggestion embodying tho sense of tho movement. Tho commit tee's report was endorsed ,wlth much enthusiasm at tho next meeting, and was submitted by Capt. Harrison ut tho annual meeting of the state di vision. It wns again approved unani mously and enthusiastically by that body. Tho report ns read. In the course of his address, by Cfopt. Harrison to tho convention, Is as follows: Capt. Harrison's Address. "Comrades: Monuments and me.mo- .vjvIh have been erected all over tb land. In the south as well ns through out tho north,, commemorative of the services of tho men who answered the call of the north for tho subjugation of thn south. Nutlonnl parks and cemeteries have been established and are being lavishly cared for at Ar lington. Sharpsburg. Vicksburg Ander- sonvllle, Chlckamaugn, Murfreesboro, and many other pllres. Nearly, If not all. of the northern states huvo erected massive monuments to their volun teers. Nearly every union general of any note hns been honored, either by his state or by the general govern ment, and In many Instances by both, by costly statures or expensive mau soleums. "An almost countless list of memo rials have been built In honor of tire men who fought the battles of the north I "The Ingenuity of the architect and the skill of tho sculptor have been taxed to furnish designs and models for those tributes to patriotism and valor; and vast sums of money have been expended In oracling these tes timonials. "The visitor who rides along tho driveways of these national parks finds at every turn—on every side- tall shafts on piles of marble and gran ite, placed thero by the status of tho north. "The volunteers from Pennsylvania, Rhode Taland, Ohio, MasaachusetU, New York, Wisconsin, Iowa. New Jer- ’. Delaware, Connecticut, Nebraska, Indiana, New Hampshire, Illinois, Maine, Vermont, Minnesota,' Califor nia. Michigan and Kansas have all been remembered and honored In their respective stntes and wherever theso national parks have been established. "In comparison, the soldiers of the south who fought her battles and de fended their home* and their stutes, reem strnnrelv neglected. "Here and there may he found local recognition of the men who served tha south. The patriotic women of our state have built many beautiful memorials In honor of those who wont out from their homo counties. They are local tributes, appropriate and beautiful, reflecting great credit upon tie devoted ladles who have caused them to ha erected. They are the tendet* tributes of our mothers, our wives, our children. "Tho state has -not aided these good women. With them the work haa been a labor of love, and In many cases of self-sacrlflce. "These local monuments do not, however, represent any recognition by the atate of the soldiers, "Tho state did erect a flne monu ment at Cftlckamaugn and assisted :n paying for the mngnlflrent statue of Gen, John B. Gordon, and In a small way contributed tn the building of a monument at the Marietta cemetery. "True, GeorglA has been liberal be yond *ny other atate In granting non- alona to disabled and Indigent soldiers within her borders, and to the widows of those who have passed nway. "The Chlekamauga monument cost $26,606. Thn state gave $16,006 to t ie Gordon statue, and a small amount to the Marietta monument. The first mentioned was erected in honor of Georgia troops who took part In the battle. "Why should not Oeoreia do some, thing In honor of all thos- who went forth at the call of the atate and Illus trated Georgia on a hundred battle fields? "It would not be out of the question to erect appropriate statues or monu ments to each or her flftv or more generals who rendered distinguished service*, quite a number of whom were killed In battles, "It would be Impossible to appro priately recognise separate!v all who gave their lives for the state or who have passed sway since the war. Continued In First Section, Copyright 1906, • The Haum of Kuppsnhslmsr. Chicago The Spirit of this Store is worth your while to learn. W E believe that the way . to do best from our standpoint as wclf as yours, is to make your stand-, < point, ours. / That means decidedly not to drive bargains and force sales. It means keeping faith and keeping customers. We show the new Kuppen- heimer styles as a strong evi dence of this ]v>licy. They are 100 per cent value clothes— as full of genuine value as a , gold dollar. You’ll find not only the design and patterns that pl° asc you, but the after-worth and wear that keep on pleasing you throughout the long life of the garments. Exclusive in style and fabrics, but most approachable in price. STAR CLOTHING COMPANY Exclusive. Agents for Macon and Middle Georgia Laying a Cement Walk la easy If you have tho right maWfaK We shall be glad to tell you Just how to do It end to supply you with both the cement tor the body as well as | that tor the finish. Laid according to our directions and with our cement, you'll be sure of a smooth, handsome, durable and economical walk. WILLINGHAM SASH & DOOR C0. t 457 Third St., Macon, Ga. t