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THE MACON MAILT TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBEtt 13, 1908
SHARPE JAILED
Charged That Ex-Sheriff Aded
Cooper in Slaying the
Editor
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Nor. 1!.—John J.
Bhsrpe,. ex-sheriff of this county, was
arrested hers today charged with mur
der and aiding and abetting In the murder
of Senator E. W. Carmack last Moi *
It has been understood here for sev
eral days that warrants would be issued
for the arrest of Sharpe and his arrest
today was no surprise. It Is alleged
that Sharpe was seen with Col. D. C.
Cooper and Robin Cooper, his sen.
shortly before the killing and was also
at the scene of the tragedy Immediately
after Carmgck fell to* the ground. Htiari*e
was at once taken to Jail.
Attorney General Jeff McCam today
took up before the Davidson county grand
jury the Investigation of the killing of
ex-Senator E. w. Carmack by Rolfln
Cooper and Col. Duncan B. Cooper. Only
a few witnesses were summoned before
the Jury, and it la believed that the In
vestigation will consume no great length
of time, as the finding of an Indictment
Is rather In the nature of a preliminary
proceeding, the real battle coming when
the case gets Into the criminal court
fo rtrlal. Among the witnesses at the
court house this morning to go t-efore the
grand Jury were Carrie Polk. Mrs. Ellen
Morgan. Laps D. McCord and Victor B.
Stewart, the latter of The Tencsseean,
and one or two others. It Is said.
It Is doubtful If a Davidson county
grand Jury had before the duty of Investi
gating a case of the magnitude of the
NEAR-BEER NOT
BAD SAYS ELLIS
Macon Pastor Discusses Pro
hibition Law—Is Pleased
ifith It
. COLUMBUS, da.. Nov.- 12.—Speaklnz
In Columbus tonight at the Invitation of
the local Antl-raloon league. Rev. T. D.
Kills, of Macon, stato president of the
league, said that In hla opinion the pro*
hlbltlon law la the best enforced law or
the atatute books of Geoi—la.
lie said that wonders had been accom
plished over the state aa a .whole In re
ducing drunkenness and crime, and that
. the record of the ten months since the
law has been In exlstenco had surpassed
hla anticipations. .
He expressed th* opinion that n
beer was not auch a bau thing as many
beople supposed, because a great many
people buy it Instead of sending off for
whisky.
WORK or MISSION
00 COUNTRY LIFE
AFTER SATISFACTORY SESSION AT
ATHENS MEMBERS MOVE TO
KNOXVILLE.
ATHENS. Ga.. Nov. 12.—The commis
sion on country life In America finished
Its session here this afternoon and moved
• on to Knoxville. Tenn. Dr. L. H. Bailey,
apeaklng of the meeting, said that it had
been one of the most satisfactory yet
- held, that he found the farmers and cltl-
■gens generally Interested In the move
tnent and willing nnd ready to give In
formation and make suggestions to th<
commission as to what should be done to
make farm life brighter and better in
every way.
^In the oj
from the conference, is In regnrd to bet
ter facilities for education. It seema to
be the greatest need the farmer has. the
thorough training of children In all that
Is best In education, and e»p*c.tally thr
providing of adequate agricultural edu
cation.
Of scarcely leas Importance l i this
state from what was suggested to Hie
commission Is the question of prohibi
tion. There Was a remarkable unanimity
of sentiment on the part of all who made
talks during the conference that one of
the gravest problems of country life Is
the restriction of the liquor traffic.
Many emphasised the necessity of having
the united States so change the Inter
state commerce laws as to prohibit the
shipment of liquor Into » ary state or
Into any dry territory.
Willie many other suggestions were
made these two seemed to most firmly
strike ths commission ua being of prime
imporlanca.
Great emphasis was also laid on the
building of good roods nnd the help the
government might give In that direction.
Still greater stress. If anything, was laid
on the extension of the rural free deliv
ery system. The benefits of* the tele
phone system to the country people were
In addition to the two meetings held at
Jhe university chapel yesterday there
were held two meetings today. One
meeting from nine to eleven o’clock was
for the negroes and was held at Knox
Institute where a number of negro farm
ers and cltlxena were gathered.
At the last meeting held on the univer
sity campus today from 11 to 1 o'clock,
addresses were made bv lire. Walter B.
Hill. rol. I. C. Wade. Mr. L. K. Rest.
Prof. F. J. Orr. Prof. D. L. Earnest, Tot
T. J. Shackelford and others. Th* dis
cussion was lively nnd Interesting tip to
the very last moment the commission
could remain, and every one seemed to
enthusiastic Interest
* Meettnq In Carolina.
SPARTANBURG, 8. C.. Nov. 12.—Two
members of the commission on country
life appointed by President Roosevelt—
Dr. Walter H. Page, of New York, and
Homy Wallace, of Iowa—accompanied ry
Dr. S. H. Stiles, of the marine hospital
service, and C. L. Blanchard, held a*pub-
Hof conference here today for the purpose
of securing Information on the conditions
of country Ufa in this state. The eonfar-
ence attracted large numbers of farmers,
milkmen and educators from all sections
of the state.' O. B. Martin? state superin
tendent of education: President Kell and
Prcf. Harper, of C!em«on Agricultural
Cohere; pjrof. Hand, of the gotith Carolina
University, and Mlsa Mary Nanee, pres
ident of the South Carolina School Im
provement Association, furnished Infor
mation alohg educational lines, and made
suggestions aa to what was needed for
betterment In rural schools. .
The commission Is collecting data on
prices of farm products, facilities for
hanking and aanltary conditions. E. J.
Watson, state agricultural commissioner,
waa heard at the afternoon session on
general condition* In the country. The
commission left tonight for Knoxville,
where a hearing will he held Friday.
Gov. Glenn Enters Protest.
RALEIGH. N. Ca Nov. IS.—Aa an at
tempt to injure North Carolina rather
than to Improve the conditions In the
atate. la the way Gov. Glenn character
ises the talks made by Dr. C. W. Stiles,
of the national public health and marine
hospital service, and tha members of the
Roosevelt country life commission at Ral
eigh vaaterdav. The governor gave out
tonight an Interview criticising the work
of the commission, and especially the
statements made hire hy Dr. miles.
Gov. Glenn said: “While I am always
glsd to welcome any commission to the
state that has for Its ohfect the better
ment of the health and the Improvement
of our people. I do not believe that the
coming of such commission tend to do
any good when .the statement* mads by
them are In dlrpct conflkr with true con
ditions and are given out without anr
thorough Investigation or actual visits-
FOR SALE—Two cheap horses: biggest
of bargains. Call at 207 Appleton ave.
GOWERS TO FIGHT
FOR LABOR’S RIGHTS
WIL LCHfPOgE ANY AMENDMENT IN
CONGRESS THAT WOULD HURT
LABOR.
DENVER. Colo., Nov. 1L—At the elose
1 tho day's session of tha twenty-eighth
annual convention of the American Fed
eration of Labor, President Bamucl (Join
pera said that he had heard since comini
to Denver that it waa intended by th<
present session of congress to pass a bill
amending the Berman anti-trust law In a
way detrimental to the labor movement
He said If such an attempt were made
lie would fight It Jn the halls of con*
grass.
At the request of Mr. Gompers, the sec
retary then read a letter from W. J. Bry
an. In which he thanked President Oom
pera and the other members of the Fed
eratlon for the support given him during
the recent presidential campaign.
With the exception of two reports made
tho Immigration boarcL of the ho
slona of the Presbyterian church
York, spoke on “The Parallel
the Church and the Labor Party.'
Mrs. Raymond Robbins and Mrs. Anna
FltsgenUd. representing the women's
trade union league, told the delegates of
tho organized movement among the w
on. Mrs. Robbina said the league
aisled of four branches, i
cn con take in the labor movement by
Instating that the union label Is on
Federation delegates to the forty-first
British trade union congress. He said
that the committee found that In England
women and children were being pitted
in all lines of Industry.
urging that Fnmuet Gompers attend the
next British congress.
Raymond Robbins, of Chicago, urged
the necessity of organizing all lines of
labor.
President James Lynch, of the Interna
tional Typographical Union, told the con
vention the history of the.establishment
of tho union printers’ home at Colorado
Springs. He said that It now costs about
$75,000 a year to maintain the Instltu-
TWO ARRESTS MADE
coin WRECK
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 12.—Aa a result
or the collision which yesterday cost
eight lives and the serious wounding of a
■core of nersons at Little Woods station
on tho New Orleans and Northeastern
railroad, two men have alreudy been ar
rested and thorough Investigation Is be
ing made Into the wreck as well os the
delay in sending a relief train from New
Orleans.
Those arrested sre Wayne A. Black
burn and A. B. Keys, engineer and con
ductor respectively of the Great North
ern express, which telescoped the New
Orleans and Northeastern local train.
They were released today under $10,000
ball
It was announced today that no matter
-whether the Great Northern crew or the
Northeastern crew was responsible that
Keys and Blackburn's connection with
the train which did tho damage required
their arrest.
Even today there was doubt as to
whether all of tho bodies had been found
An investigation completed today ap
pears to bear out the statement of rail
road officials laat night that eight wero
killed and twenty-three were Injured.
Encouraging reporta on the condition
of the Injured came today from the hos
pitals. Jacob Salmon, the lumber man
of Hlidell. La,, who was yesterday
thought to be dying (s greatly improved.
In a statement given out from the gen
eral offices of the New Orleans nnd
Northeastern railroad It was said that
the delay In sending a relief train was
SHERMAN JOINS
PRESIDENT-ELECT
HOT SPRINGS. Vs.. Nov. 11-PraaI
dent-elect Taft was Joined here today by
Vice President-elect Shermnn. who said
he had come to the Virginia mountains
to rest and play for a week. He mat
Judge Taft on the veranda of the Home
stead Hotel, and the two exchanged Jo
vial and cordial greetings.
Mr. Sherman said no matters of state
had brought him here. He waa taking
a week’s rest, and came here at the sug
gestion of Mr. Ward, who was his travel
ing companion. The son and daughter of
the vice president-elect accompanied him.
Representative Theodore E. Burton, of
Ohio, nrrived last night and will remain
for ten days. Senator Burkett, of Ne
braska. spent the day here. He came
for the purpose of discussing comint leg
islation. Mr. Burkett said he found
Judge Taft In favor of pushing the postal
savings bank bill at tha next session of
congress. He laid before jhe president
elect a plan for legislation authorising
the Issuance of bonds to pay for perma
nent public Improvements. Senator
tor Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon.
Senator Scott Is in hearty favor or im
mediate tariff revision. He said today
he believed It could be accomplished at
the short session of congress to begin
It was stated here today by those In a
position to know that the republican cam
paign fund was made up of between
11,0*0 and 12.mo subscriptions, but three
or four of which were In amount greater
than the $20,000 limit fixed by Mr. Bryan,
and Mrs. Taft were tonight the
of honor at a dinner at the Home-
tea d Hotel, gfven by Mr. and Mra. D.
t. Holmes, of Kentucky. Other guesta
REACHES ACUTE STAGE
uatlon has now reacl.^, ... —
where everything depends upon the na
ture of the note which la expected from
\ lenna tomorrow, and the outcome of the
mediation which Russia. France and Great
Britain have undertaken at Belgrade, at
Austria-Hungary's request, with a view
to limiting the belligerent activity of Ser
if mediation la not auccaasful. war Is
recognized as a possibility In authorita
tive circles. The Austro-Servlan rela
tions are too strained, it Is believed, to
permit conditions to continue Indefinitely.
The Austrian nota will definite!* outline
the attitude of that government regarding
tha discussion of the annexation of. Boa-
nut and Herzegovina, and the possible
compensations to Ben-la and Montenegro
and the nature of the note will determine
whether or not an International congress
can oe held.
APPLICATION IN OIL CASE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—In a state
ment given out by the department of
Justice tonight. It sets announced that
an application would be made to the
supreme court of the United State* when
It reeofivenea on Monday. November M.
for a writ of certiorari Ur bring up and
review the art loo of the circuit court of
apoeals of Chicago In refusing the gov-
KJ.aasw’.’sssss'dS 4£^. nuw ‘t 5.
They Are Here! Thursday's
Express Brought Us 200 Fash
ion's Latest in Tailored Suits
From Clever Maker.
We place them on sale today at at
tractive ‘saving figures.
Again The Big Store Triumphs!
With a purchase of 200 latest model
suits just originated by celebrated maker j
who, to sell Middle Georgia's Largest Ready-
to-Wear Store, quoted a price much lower I
than accorded usual stores,
OUR BUYER
who is in the market search
ing for faskion’s latest creations snapped them up
and closed one among the most successful deals he
has yet made.
Suits hustled to the express office and
fired to The Big Store by first train reaching
here Thursday.
200} women and misses are to participate in
great suit saving and “handsome ” is the word that
describes the garments.
$35.00, $37.50 $40.00 Suits
of hard-finished woolens in small stripe effects and
shadow stripes in shades of taupe, green, navy and
brown. The very latest materials, the very latest
cut of coat and skirt—style just originated.
Our Special Prices wiB be m - uch Us ,
than actual value of the suits and the 200 who get
here first will secure the suit bargains of the year at
$14.98, $19.98 and $24.98
AHNENBERG CO..
ALLEGED HIGHWAYMAN
WITH ONLY ONE EYE
SAID TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE
MEN WITH TilE FAMOU8
GYA8CUTU8.
Charlie Jackson waa bound ovar by tha
racorder yesterday morning to tha supe
rior court on the charge of highway rob*
tolled off to the old gray# yard at the
foot of Uopiar street by two town negroes
to sea a syascutus and while one of them
held a pistol In hla fact, the other went
through hla pockets and got a watch and
■ome money.
mtectlve Harrison got the description
pcrlor court. The detective found the
other, Charlie Jackaon, and yesterday be
w«* sent after hla partner.
The boy described the second negro, the
one who went through hla pockets, aa a
negro with one eye It bo happened that
~ iotnar
there was anoi
negro at tha
-jMtayad
station house who wfcs first shown to
the boy, but ha immediately said ha waa
not the man. When shown Charlie Jack
aon. he exlatmed "that’s tha fallow."
aTlbl*brokajown Pf ° V * *° * ,,bl ’ but tb *
* The negro boy!* Will Mathews, tha vic
tim of the alleged highwaymen, says he
will get work here so that be can be on
hand to appear as a witness against tha
two men.
Deaths and Funerals,
MANSFIELD.
Mrs. W. If. Mansfield died suddenly at
;i* o'clock yaaunlay morning at tha
n!lv residence, comer of Orange street
M r. W. H.:
dd. aae of Macon's best and
field, s
known
citizens, and waa a lady who waa
beloved ty all wiio knew tier. Rhe had
cot been la good health for soma lima
past, but "there was never any thought
that her illness was of a serious nature.
She complained of a severe headache yes
terday morning at breakfast time, and
retired to her rodm, where she aoon loet
consciousness.
Hhe Is survived by her husband and
children, Mrs. R. J. rarr and Mrs. A. M.
Rogers, of Macon; Mrs. O. B. Mat nows,
of Atlanta, and Mrs. Charles Yager, liv
ing In California. Also two sons. Messrs.
Calder, of Macon, and Clarance, of 8L
Louie; i—i^—ms
The .....
morrow (Saturday) mornfi
from tho family residence.
HELMElT
The death of Mrs. Mary Helmer oc
curred on Sunday night last at the Heph-
zlbah Orphan Home. The funeral services
“ere heir ** "
•stenlav
r. Coble officiating.
Mm. Helmer was 11.1
J- G. Helmer. of Attnnta. Bhe was the
"Mary” In her father’s book. "Young
i tho widow of the late
Gooldlnx. of Chattanooga.
She had been living In Macon some
eight years, and her time wan given, as
a labor of love, to kindergarten work.
It wan her request Just before death that
nothing should he written about her.
Henc« thin trlef notice of the death of
one whose life waa spent In doing good.
~ to King-
The remains will be carried .
•ton this morning for Intermant.
WARD.
Tha funeral of the late Patrick TL
Ward wen held yentetday from 8t
Joseph’s Catholic Church. Slav. Faf'
Madden officiating. *
Joseph's cemetery.
. The following gentlemen w<
bearers: M. Fltzermld.
Jack CofTey. I»r. Eugeni _
Mr Murray) Bridge* Hmlth.
Thun was laid to mat one of Maeon'a
good citizen*. a man of whom Father
Madden spoke In the highest terms, and
a man whom It wan a plwiurar —
nnd a man who never had no plac
heart for an unkind thought
Interment In ‘If
men were the pall
id. JUhjrrt Jones,
ne u. Elder, J. D.
“*i.
one of Macon’t
whom Father
erms. and
k to know,
are In his
fant son of Mr. and Mra. J. B. Edwards,
who died Wednesday morning, were held
K sterdsy morning at Ifi'.I* nModr from
e family mrf jsnm. Wo. SttS Fourth
Street. Rev. T. B. Htanford officiating.
The Interment waa tnadt la Joneg chapel
ctmeurjr, ,
NEGRO FIRST BASEMAN'S
THREE STRIKES AND OUT
Lucius Hooper, tha well-known negro
first baseman who waa one of the stare
df the negro club that once nourished In
Macon, but who for some time has been
playing short atop an a night hack, es
caped from the city stockade early yea
ter day morning.
, Hooper wae sent to the gang for thirty
days for aome violation or the city ordi
nances. and yesterday before the gang
was sent out on the streets ha managed
to mnke good his escape. . It 1s only a
question o? time, however, before lie will
b« caught, an It would he ImjwsslWe for
him to keep away from Maoon.
REGARDED AS A SIGN OF
Yesterday quite a number of black
smiths and boiler makers who ware drop
ped from tha Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad shops some time ago when
tha general order of suspension wan made
noma months ago. and Who found work
at the Central shops, left the Central
yesterday morning to tak* their old
places (jack.
The going back to work of these man
yesterday waa the causa of much re
joicing. It being taken aa a aura sign of
returning prosperity.
AT
DOCTORSMEET NEXT YEAR
iha Sixth DWr!
of Georgia will ho.
Indian Spring, on tha second Wednesday
Tha convention held on Wednesday laat
In Macon was attended by 6ft physicians
In the sixth district, and was one of tha
largest and most Interesting conventions
aver held by the society.
A high compliment was paid Dr. Eu
gene B. Elder bv the medical society, by
ra-e|ertl»fg him to tha office c*f secretary-
treasurer, showing la what high esteem
A Spirit in Prison
By ROBERT HIGHERS
' Author of “Tho Garden of Allah',” >
“The Call of the Blood,” oto. Vi« \
In Italy, his power of atmospheric narrative at'its
best, Mr. Hiehens lays this new story. The action take*
place on a small island in the hay just outside of Naples*
Hero Hcrmiono is living with her child, Vcro, a charming*
gracious, childlike girl of sixteen. Tho story opens witS
a sceno which is extremely light nnd pretty, at tho earn*
time portentous, and continues to a triumphant end.
Tho Above or Any New Book For Rent, 25o )
McEVOY’S 572 Cherry.
ha Is bald by tha society, and with what
efficiency he haa formerly discharged tha
duties of thla office.
REDS AND BLUES HUSTLE
The Red Men of the city are determined
that their order shall keep pace with tha
other aecret orders In the matter of new
members.
At the meeting of the Rloux Tribe leaf
night, two captains were appointed and
they were allowed to select a team each.
Th»aa teams are tn be known ae the
Reds and the Bluea. with Dr. N. G.
Ueevtnner ae captain of the Reds, and Mr.
J- C. Heed aa captain of tha Blue*. They
art now to do aome tall hustling ter
members by tha first of January. Tha
loetnt captain la to set up an oyster sup
per to both teams.
The order la In tl
•a It In rated a mo... ...
fraternal orders, there la so reason why
.Iks.-
gr* ally Inrrr^we the membership by tha
first of tha year.
WELL DRESSED MAN WHO
SMOKESTHE CIGARETTE
A long distance message was received
at th** pollee station yesterday from
Hherift Wilson, of Butte county. »t Jack*
•on. to look-out for a young whim man
named Chaa. Hedge. 21 years old. wsl
dressed and who smokes ri Ki irrttr«. Ho
Is wanted at Jackson, so the sheriff soys,
for cheating and swindling: f >
Schooner Ashore.
NORFOLK. Vo.. Nov. 12—Tho three,
masted schooner n.-n-nr.j Min>- u> tow
• ', w.:
this roast and win t , tnt..i !*.»» Fmir
» including Captain Gilbert, were res
and two died far, . itM.rfi.rs The
living and de*-i wire 1m t. i in »uif boat*
by the life sav**r* of Little L aud sad
kalae Cape station* „