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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORQIAt—FAIR AND WARMER WEDNESDAY* THURSDAY FAIR* LIGHT TO PRE8H SOUTHWEST WINDfc
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1908
DAILY, J7.00 A Y EAR. *
CHAIRMAN M’LENDON DISCUSSES
CONTROVERSY BETWEEN SOUTHERN
AND M.&B. NAVIGATION COMPANY
Beals at Length in Legal Ques- gPffi'BS'WS: SJSHWWS
subject to the Jurisdiction of The inter-
i state commerco commission. nor In It
Included within the meaning of that
provision of law relating to the granting
of equal facilities, etc.
Assuring you of our readiness to aid
you whenever we can do so, I beg to rr
main, very truly yours,
8. G. McLKNDON, Chairman.
tions Involved in "Wharf
age Rights.
QUOTES RULINGS OF THE
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
President W. E. Small Asks Georgia
Railroad Commission For Relief In
Regard to Brunswick Wharfage
Privileges—Controversy Arose Over
8ettlng Afloat By a Southern Em
ploy# a Boat Load of Cotton on
tha M. and B. Line, Which Had
Been Tied Up at the Railroad
Wharves—Commission's Jurisdiction
In Such Matters Appears Limited-
Question Is Probably a Judicial One
and Will Be Settled In tha Courts.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 17.—(Tele
graph Bureau, Kimball House.)—In a
letter to W. E. Small, president of
the Macon and Brunswick Steamship
Company. Chairman S. G. McLen
don discusses at length the legal
questions involved In the controversy
between that company and the South
ern Railway In regard to wharfago
privileges at Brunswick.
The controversy reached a sensa
tional status recently when an em
ploye of the Southern cut loose and
set afloat a boat load of cotton whfch
had been tied up at the railroad
wharves by employes of the naviga
tion company.
Ho quotes several rulings of the
Interstate commerce commission anil
of the courts that bear on tfhe ques
tion Involved.
He offers whatever aid the commis
sion can give In straightening the
matter out.
The chairman’s letter Is as follows:
Chairman McLendon’s Letter.
Atlanta, Nov. 17, 1808,
■ ■ ■ File 7184.
Mr. W. E. Small, President. Macon. Ga.
My Dear 8Ir: I have been awsltlm
further advice* - from you since the |
oelpt of your letter of November I. In
that letter you complained that Strachan,
‘ nt Pn
ruplfl. -
^^^^fl^^runswlck, refused to receive
from TJ. B. Ford A Co., of Macon^mM
■)
t °®PB
algnmeiit of cotton- shipped from Macon
to Brunswick via the Macon A Brunswick
Navigation Company’s boat. It Is under
stood that Strschsn A Co., occupy wharf
property tt Brunswick under contract
with the Southern Railway Company.
With the controversy between Strachan
A C©. and B. B. Ford A Co., this commis
sion could not rx ’Nlblv d*al. as that Is
not a matter wTthln Its Jurisdiction. In
ANNA GOULD TO
GIVE UP PRINCE
She Must Part From Her
Children or do Sagan—
The Prince to Go.
_ her title. She Is woman enough to
know there Is only one alternative. She
must give up the prince and again be
come Anna Gould.
With these words a lawyer of Interna
tional repute, wha has had the confidence
of the Gould family for many years, last
night disposed of the questiou whether
the trlde of Prince Helle would soon seek
a Evidence had been placed before the
civil tribunal of Paris, the attorney said,
which could not but persuade the court
to take the children of the princess sway
from her and place them In charge of
their grandmother, the Marchioness do
Castellans.
This testimony had been procured
against Prince Ilolie by Count Bonl de
ra.stell.ine In his fight to regain the chll-
Resting Secure In Belief
That His Young Wife
Is True to lli in.
ATLANTA. Ga., Nor. 17.—The return
to their homes In this city of Mrs.- W. A,
Sjveer sii^ her ^uughter, Mrs. ** "
is, has awakened Interest In the
probable outcome of Mrs. Thomas’ mare
"as.
i. Bpeer and Mrs. Thomas spent the
tenth or two In Europe, going abroad
‘ ween Mr.
soon aftor tho marriage between Mr. and
Mr*. Thomas became known. They went
sway without the groom’s knowledge
consent, and he has remained hsre, al
most. as much In the dark regarding hla
bride's sentiments as Is the public In
general. It will be recalled that hs was
employed as chauffeur for the Speer
family, but Is a young man of good fam
ily and intelligence. Mrs. Thomas Is,
prospectively, probably the rlchcHt heiress
In Atlanta, a large fortune having been
left In trust for her by her grandfather.
the hie John 8llvey.
Both families have engaged attorneys,
Thomas Is said to be waiting to heir
from hJs bride, confident In the belief
that shy wilt remain true to him. There
has been no communication between them
since her departure for Europe, that la,
none up to a few days ago.
dren.
"I have not seen the charges against
tho prince." said the Informant, "but I
know that they fiercely assail his charac
ter. He Is charged with being a man
whose influence as a stepfather could
only tend to demoralise, the Castellano
children.
. His Present Life Attacked.
"And not only do these charges In
volve the past life of the prince. They
also concern his present mode of life,
alleging that despite his recent dramatic
courtship, his impsssloned vows of eter
nal devotion, which fairly shook the foun-
the matter of wharfage rights at Bruns
wick, this Is one which concerns in a
. *—- f 0Wn | n Georgia,
general war every river town In Georgia, them
Including Macon. Hawklnsvllle and Jesup -
on the Ocmulgee and Altamaha, Buhl In
on the Oconee and /ifcijusta on the
rsnnsh. I have given the matter
wharfage rtghtn some Investigation, and
for your Information would call your at
tention to several decisions of the court!
and of the Interstate commerce commis
sion on this mibjeet.
Example of Steamer Rate.
A steamship line quoted a through rate
from New Turk via Wilmington and the
Carolina Central to Interior point* In
, /Georgia by adding the steamer rate to
’ the local rate of the railroad to such In
terior points, there being no agreed
obligation to tender the steamship the
rates earned by It In transporting the
freight to Wilmington, but might leave
the steamshln and the ahlnper to settle
the matter of the steamer’s charges be
fore transporting the freight to the In
terior points.
* PSM n ...... ,
railroad
boat# owned Ey*lt "it'not guilty oifviolat
Ing section S of the act by refusing to
permit boats of a rival company to land
•t Its wharf. This decision you will find
In 87th Federal Reporter, page 171, 6th
Other Cates Cited.
In the 69th and flrd Federal Reporters,
pages 408 and 778 rypectlvcly, you will
And that -on oomplafnt that a railroad
oompany had agreed with another com
pany for through routing and Joint rates
and refused so to agree with complainant
company, it was held that a court of
equity was without authority under the
ain to compel by mandatory Injunction
the same arrangement with complaint
the same arrangement with complainant.
Hepburn bill, ths Interstate commerce
commission has a right to prescribe un
der certain conditions through routes and
Joint rates.
Referrlnr again to the deolslotx In the
67th Federal Reporter, you will find at
the conclusion of the opinion the follow
ing language Is used:
"The contention of complainant la not
that defendant's facilities are Inadequate,
hut that It 1s excluded from them. The
exclusion, however, only consists In ths
prevention of the landing of Its boats at
defendant’s wharf. We have probably
said enough to Indicate our views of this;
Ish. mors fastidious than aver. As In
thA old days, he seeks the companion of
men and women 'outside the pale.’
"But It Is not ths use of her wealth for
tho private pleasures of her prince which
I understand Is about to force the unfor
tunate wife again to seek her liberty.
Though the suit of her former husband
to regain the children of their marriage
Is still before the civil tribunal, yet the
princess has been Informed that unless
she obtains a divorce she must be bereff
of her children.
"It bas been argued that the only rea
son why Count Bonl figs brought thin ac
tion la to ret control of that part of hla
former wife's income .which the court
might set aside for the education and
maintenance of his children.
Prince’s Family Grieved. ■
•To meet this objeetldrf the tribunal
will, in all probability, place the children
In the custf-dy of their grandmother.
"At present the little Castellanos
i dearly that It'would kill her to
lose them. Bhe would give up the crown
of the queen of England Hrat."
It was also learned yesterday
present extravagances of Prince dc- Sagan
at the expense of his unhappy wife had
unhappy - .
also grieved his own kinfolk, occurring
as they do at a time when the death of
_ -JSV dO -
his father, the venerable Due de Talley
rand. Is momentarily expected.
Other lawyers familiar with the mstrl-
any length the wrecking of her second
romance.
Edmond Kelley, her attorney In her
suit for divorce from Count Bonl. talked
reporter over the telephone from
„ _ ... pho
Nysck lost night, but laconically.
"Is It not true that the rifll tribunal
will take the Castellnne children away
from their mother if she does not saerl-
flee the Prince?" was asked.
Prince***ttrAet.tV Hereelf.
"If the charges which &buqt Bonl d*
Castellans has brought against the nrlnce
art found true, such a decision wbuld In-
deed be logical.” replied the attorney.
Almost as reticent was Ixtrenzo Semple,
of Coudert Bros., who for many yeere
ot l.ouu<ti oros., wmi i-ir many yrnrs
have represented the Interests of the Eu
ropean member of the Gould household.
When seen at his home near Mount Kl>-
i. Mr .Semple said:
"When the Princess de Sagan again
seeks a divorce she will act for herself,
and herself alone. It Is not a matter In
whleh any othar member of the Gould
family will take any part. The Income
of the princess Is fixed at 8200.088. the
remainder of It. which has been as much
8400,000, being devoted to the credit-
Mr. Semple seld It was true that the
father of tne prince was at the point of
n up being prepa . . _ _ _
the Persons parole bill Into effect. The
measure was adopted at the recent spe
cial session of the legislature, and places
ths entire management of the system In
ration of terms. They will be shaped to
ault the class of prison population Geor
gia contains and the kind of work and
confinement provided.
In nearly all states where the parole
system Is In vogue, they have walled
penltentl&r*rs and have to deal almost
exclusively with white prisoners. With
these conditions prevailing, complete rec
ords of conduct may be kept and a high
er standard of behavior may be required
than mav he exacted In Georgia, where
they work In the open and most of them
are negroes.
In Dry Atlanta Whisky Sold.
ATT.ANTA. Ga., Nov. 17.—Considerable
attention was attracted by an auction
sale of whisky at the federal building
u— ‘M« morning.
sals comDrlsed several barrel)
^re this
■ The sais comorised several barrel*,
which were, auctioned off In original
package lota. Being on government land.
FAMOUS LOOKOUT INN DESTROYED;
SPECTACULAR FIRE IS WITNESSED
FROM THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA
Hostelry Visited by Persons
of Note From Every Sec
tion of Globe.
OWNERS JUST CLOSED
DEAL FOR SALE OF HOTEL
Sale Price Fixed at $135,000— Insur
ance Carried $26,000—Lose on Four
Cottages Destroyed $16,000— Hotel
Fire Starts Blaze, Which Swseps
the Mountain—No Attempt to Re
build Soon—Location Pronounced
Grandly Ideal, the Scenery Being
More Gorgeous Than That of the
Swiss A'ps.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. Nov. 17.—
Famous old Lookout Inn. on the ores*
of Lookout Mountain, wag burned to
the ground this afternoon, together
with all Its contents, and also four
cottages In close proximity to the
hotel. Tho hotel owners, . Messrs.
Jung A ShamotulskI, stated that a
deal had Just been consummated f-»r
the sale of the Inn property for a con
sideration of $186,000 and thgt but far
the fire the deal would have been
closed today. There was 126,000 In
surance on tTie hotel and its furnish
ing*.
Lott on Cottages $16,000.
The loss on tho four cottages and
the residence* was estimated at $!•.-
000. with insurance not given. The
Incline railway power house, was bad
ly damaged and tho treatlo on tfto
face of the bluff was ublase for a
considerable time. ,
Tonight there Is a streak of fire al
most fr<>m the *<>;» t.-» r'm bn---
of Lookout Mountain along the line
of railway, and a force of men Is
fighting to prevent It from spreading
Woooward Forfeits Bond.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 17.—Jamea O.
woodward did not appear In tho reeor-
_ court when the case agalnet him
charging disorderly conduct was called
for the second tlm# tld* afternoon. To
avoid the ombnrra**inent of a trial he
deposited tho sum of 96.76 to
... ,_gui
hi* appearance, and when ho fall
show up the sum was forfeited by the
i end to the rase.
TWO SUSPECTS ARE
CLOSELY GUARDED
SUPPOSED MURDERERS OF JAS.
HALL HELD FOR 8HERIFF IN
AMERICU8.
AMERICUS, Ga., Nor. 17—Two he-
groes suspected of complicity In the
sensational murder of James Hall, the
country merchant neaF Perry last Fri
day, are closely guarded In tha Arpert-
cua Jail.
Efforts wern mada by the sheriff to'
prevent their presenco here being
known, fearing mob violence. The
negroes deny knowledge of the murder
but circumstances point to their com
plicity In the crime.
The prisoner* are held for Sheriff
Cooper, of Houston county.
((■
CAN’T BE HAPPY;”
IE ENDS LIFE
but w# may add that the whtrf does not
It la a
venlenee. onlv. In connecting Its railroads
end boats; ths general station being at
Uwaco. where ample facilities exlst.* r
Tn the 69th Federal Reporter, the court
ssld:
"A rail road company Is not required by
..je Interstate commerce act, section f.
clause *, to furnish competing connecting
the Interstate
clause 1, to fu _—- . —.
carriers equal facilities for the Inter
change of traffic, when this Involves th«
tise of Its track* by such eanrter*. and It
to"tha**axSusion "of "the “power; o?7mI
T8rd Federal Reporter, the court
"An interstate carrier which enters Into
sn arrangement with a connecting carrier
tor through Mlllne. rating and loading,
and for the ure of If* track* and termi
nals l« not Obliged to make the earn#
arrangement with other connecting car
rier*. though tha phralcal facilities for
an Interchange pf traffic are the same.
Without Intending In any way to ex-
or Intimate any opinion In tha
w»tt»r. T call your attention to the**
ruling of the courts and the Intern rat*
most stronMy to any common carrier
honesMy endeavoring to give to the
the M
NovationjTctnpawv lajdHwg 1 £
SoMthera Rsttwav Comwany. not
a- * nqevwi. b"* •« * J**
iMteetlo* thn« re»*** Is » JudlHat. 0
—•» «**i
h- «eelus*«n nf Ijej
THREE ARRESTS MADE
IN SMITH MURDER
WOMAN IN THE CA8E HA8 BEEN
FOUND—MAN WAS DOPED
AND ROBBED.
RALEIGH, N. C„ Nov. 17.—Three
arrests were mada late today In the
Dr. E. W. Smith murder case. Ti.nse
taken Into custody were Oracle Jarnos,
a whito woman; Tom Crentf-.a*. a
negro hack driver, and Reddy Hop
kins. a white clerk and cook in a
small restaurant.
The police claim to have unearthed
conspiracy against Smith, charging
that he was doped, robbed an1 his
body thrown over tho precipice Into
the rock quarry.
Tha police are after othe.-o alleged
to be In the conspiracy.
EMETIC BRINGS UP RIN6
BALL PLAYER SWALLOWED
CINCINNATI. Nor. 17—Harry stein-
feldt, tha Chicago base ball player, re
ported to the police last night that hie
t:M diamond nag had been stolen from
*' home Id BeBovue. Ky. He asked the
_ j* to uok for tin ring in the piwa
shops of Ctnclaaati. but this request was
countermanded tarty this morning with
out expit ration, the presumption being
that he had found the missing ring.
Stelnfeldt left today an a hunting trip,
but at hi# home tt was said that be ah-
gentmindedly swallowed the diamond yea-
aasiay. and when he found it musing iaet
night thought It had been stolen.
He recovered tha ring with the aid of
an emetic.
NEW TORK, Nov. 17—Bridge of six
months. Mrs. Catharine Hannon sat
gaging dolefully yesterday afternoon
out of tho window of her little flat at
No. 887 West Twelfth street. Her
husband. Charles Hannon. In a turn
of perverse luck, had lost hla posi
tion.
There wo* little money In thehouse-
hold and the girl. Just out of her teens.
felt that her dreams of honeyed bliss
had gone wrong. Her husband tried
In vain to cheer her. They quarreled,
made up and then her young husband
left home for a walk.
Halfen hour after he had gone Da
vid Maroney. who owns the flat build
ing and live* on the lower floor, tapped
his flat.
•’No," replied tho bride, sadly. "I
can’t be happy. I’d only spoil every
thing.”
A short timo afterward Hannon.re
turned and on opening tha door of his
flat was almost overpowered by gas
fumae. Hs found tils pretty bride lying
upon her bed with a tube In her mouth.
Bh 0 was unconscious. Hannon sum
moned a policeman and the girl was
revived on the way to Bt. Vincent’s
hospital.
•Why did you try to kill yourself?"
asked the ambulance doctor.
"Because I was so unhappy,” was
the mournful reply.
Bhe lapsed Into unconsciousness and
died an hour after reaching the hos
pital.
A. C, L,
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
to tho timber on tfap mountain side,
and to many cottages which dot the
elope of tho mountain.
Origin of Fire.
The Are started In tho south wing
of the hotel building, but tho exact
cause ha* not yet been ascertained.
Tho generally accepted theory 1* that
a defective flu? 1* responsible for the
Are.
The building was a* dry a* tinder,
and a Oilgh wind which waa aweepiffg;
FEDERATION OF
WOMAN’S CLUBS
Very Pleasant and Highly In.
structive Meeting Begins
in Valdosta.
VALDOSTA, Ga., Nov. 17—Tho Fed
eration of Woman’s Clubs of Georgia
is In session here and the first day has
been a brilliant one. The ladle* wore
entertained nt the Elks’ parlors last
night In one of the most brilliant re
ceptions ever given here. The club
rooms were beautifully decorated, tho
parlor In green vines and pink io|ta,
the dancing hall In American flags and
the reading room In bamboo with a
profusion of purple chrysanth-mom*
and snow balls. The receiving Mne w*»
composed of officer* of the Elks’ lodge
and their wiyes, the president of tha
Wymodnusin 'CHub. Mrs. Frank Rob
ert*. and the president* of the federa
tion, Mr*. Lipscomb. About 800 gues-s
were present. Ices were served and
pink carnation* were given as favtrs.
Murphoy’a orchestra furnished tha
music.
The regular sesnlon of the federation
began this morning nt the high school
auditorium, where addresses of wel
come were delivered by Major Varoe
doe for the city, Mrs. Frank Roberts
for the Wymodausls Club, Mrs. A. J
Strickland for the Daughter* of the
Confederacy and Mr*. W. E. Rouse
for the W. C. T. U. The response
for the federation was by Mrs. Rating
Jones. Reports of committees were
then taken up. At noon a luncheon 1
wa* given ths ladles at the horn# of
Mr*. W. 8. Went by the members of
the Wymodausls Club. It wa* one of
the moat briUIsnt affairs of the aea
son.
The afternoon session wa* devoted to
report* of various committee* and to
addresses on different subject* by dif
ferent member* of the club. "The
Scope and Possibilities of tho State
Library Commission” was discussed by
Mrs. Perclval Bneod, president of the
league of library commissions. "In-
Armories' for State Educational Instl
tutlons” was the subject of a report
by Mrs. Hugh Willett, chairman. Mr*.
A. O. Granger,.a former president of
across the mountain from tho* west, tho federation, gave an interesting ro-
qulckly carried the flames the cntlro
length of the structure, which was
consumed In a very short £lme,
Seen from the city the Are was
spectacular during Its asfly nrogrea*.
but soon the whole mountain was ®b-
tlrely enveloped In a dense cloud of
smoke and all thnt could be seen from
high point* in the city wa* wibat ap
peared as a tqrrlhlo storm cloud roll
ing from the southwest.
With the coming of darkness, how
ever, the smoke cleared nnd thp out
line of the crest of Old Lookout, was
marked by a rim of red Are, resem
bling a huge figure 8,
No Attempt to 'Rebuild.
Tt la definitely known’ thnt there
will be no attempt In tho near future
to rebuild the Inn. The Ihotri was
completed in 18S9 nt a eo*t Of 81CO.OOO
and contained about four hundred
room*.
Each succeeding seanon following |U
opening It has Wen visited by porsons
of note from all over the world. Prinee
Henry, of Prussln. pronounced it the
most Ideal spot he had over.vtaltfd
nnd the scenery more gorgeous taan
that of the Swiss A1p*» .Thera wen*
no casualties so *far a* cgn bo
learned.
WOODWARD TO GET
BACK IN THE RACE?
ATLANTA, G«., Nov. 17,—A
mass meeting has been called for
Wednesday evening, the ■■me to
be held at the Lyceum theater to
enter a protest againet the with
drawal of James G. tyoodward
from the race for mayor.
It ia said an effort will b* made
to hove the primary nominee re-
onter the contest and failing in
this to get out tome other can
didate against Maddox.
port on ^Chlld Labor.'
The following Interesting program
was carried out tonight, tho public be
Ing Invttod to attend this, ns well fl«
all of tho federation meetings:
Melodics In F. (Rubrnstefn) violin
trio—Miss Edna Rrlggs, Miss Caro
Lewis, Miss Emllo Briggs.
Address of President-Mrs. M, A.
Lipscomb.
"Work of Education of Georgia
Federation"—Mrs. Robt. Emory Park,
general 'chairman.
"Compulsory Education-Mrs. Nel
lie Peters Black, chairman.
"Compulsory Education”—Mrs, Wxr-
ren Boyd, chairman.
.."Local Taxation”—Mr*. Edwa.d
Brown, chairman. •
School Improvement—Mra. Walter
B. Hill, chairman.
'Tanya’s Bong"—(8. Von Atutxmann)
—Mr*. W. M. Oliver.
Model Rpral Schools—Mrs. M. A.
Lipscomb, chairman.
Report of model school directors,
Tallulah Falls—Mrs. Lipscomb.
Habersham county.
Danlelsvllle, Madison County—Mra.
Eugene B. Heard.
Walters District, Floyd County—
Mrs. J. Llnsdny Johnson.
Messachusetts-Oeorgla School, Cais
Station, Bartow County—Mrs. M. L.
Johnson.
Marion Smith School. Egan Fulton
County—Mra. W. P. Patillo.
students’ Aid Committee. Mra. H. IL
Wey.
The Country School In Georgia—
Mis* Celestla 8. Parrish.
Lullaby (Cart Lachmund)—Three-vlo
tins. > ,
GREW OF BARK OSBERGA
RESCUED BY ST. HELENA
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. If.—
Tha captain of the British itoimlf
St| Helena, which arrived at t ! io Dole
ware tui* afternoon from Sourabaya,
report* that ho rescued the captain
r.r.d crew •; rixtocn men o? tho Prlt-
lah bark Osherga. The men were
landed at Lew<-x, Del., tonight.
Tho rescue of the men occurred S00
miles southeast of the Delaware
Breakwater. Tho Oaberga wei lost.
3 FER CENT ADVANCE
TO SATISFY ROADS
THIS TO TAKE PLACE OF PROPOSED
INCREASE OF 10 PER CENT
IN RATES,
CHICAGO. Nov. 17.—W. C. Brown, een-
RICIIMOND. Va.. Nov. 17.—Tho
annual meeting Of the stockholders of
th» Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany was held bare today, and aV
r » old officers nnd directors were ra
cketed. * i
I’l .
Mar t z . .. JPH ...
fcM agreed that * three per cant advance
Hi freight rate* would satisfy the require
ments of the roads.
This advance takes the place of the.pla**
threatened 19 per cent advance which
aroused shippers to apposition several
months ago.
He aald.that an Increase waa ner««»*ry.
*•%•** been ebettarad. Torn I Iran
WHmPchtoagn today, assured the ———Ij—PI—PI
latter that the rail read* of the country dl’Wwted Joints have been numerous
had
10 DEAD: 290 HURT
IN 1908’S FOOTBALL
PROCLAMATION
BY GOV. SMITH
People of Georgia Aro Called
to Join in Festival of
Praise.
ATLANTA, 0«.. Nov. 17—QrtV. Hoke
Smith has Issued the usual Thanks
giving proclamation. It follows:
On tho twenty-sixth day of the pres
ent month the American poopiu will
Join In a festival of pralae and thanks
to the Giver of All Good.
It la a beautiful custom to at>p ft»m
labor, and take In common wtt.t o
fellow-cltlcens of the entire nation, __
day of rest and recreation, while at iho
somo time wo turn our thougnts to
the Ruler of the universe In humh’e
acknowledgment of many hlenlng-
Ing*.
Therefore. I. Hoke Smith, governor
oX Georgia, do hereby designate Thurs
day, tha twenty-sixth day of November,
1808, as g day of Thanksgiving, and I
urgo that It bo ao observed throughout
the entire state.
No life Is without Us Joys. The way
to And them la to seek to see them.
They can ba found by all who from
the heart will sing:
"Count your many blessings;
Count them one by one—
Count your many blessings,
Sea what God has done."
While we seek to All our liver and
the lives of those near and dear to
us with cheer, w# must not fall to re
member always the less fortunate.
In the midst of struggle much can
be added to each life by asking tiod’seld
to find th# spiritual and the better side
of all around us.
Let ua enjoy Thanksgiving Day. re
turning unto our Heavenly Father
praise for HI* loving kindness, and let
u* show our thanka by what wo do for
others.
Our blessing will only reach floodtMo
when, an our own want* are met, we
are mindful of the wants of others.
Th# people of Georgia live In a sec
tion upon which the Almighty ha*
bestowed Hla richest material gifts.
Opportunity abounds for honest In
dustry. Let us encourage industry for
the acquirement of property, but let us
always place manhood above money.
On thia Thanksgiving Day may the
people of our state, so far ns possible,
refrain from labor of all kinds and. as
sembling in places of worship nnd In
their horns*, find for their mind* and
heart* higher Ideals nt life as they
thank God for hla many blessings.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of tho state of Georgia at the
cnpItoJ. In th* city of Atlanta, this, ths
16th day of November, In the yvar of
our Lord, nineteen hundred and eight.
IIOKE SMITH. Governor.
AGED LADY RUN
DOWN BY CAR
EIGHT CONVICTS PERISH IN MINE
RESULT CUNNINGLY DEVISED COUP
TO ESCAPE IN CONFUSION OF FIRE
15 YEARS FOR
THIS BURGLAR
Mnscogeo Negro Pardoned
For One Crime to Com
mit Another.
rann, coioraa, was •entcncru 10 mo peni
tentiary for flfteen years by Jadgs Oil-
I ert In Muscogs* superior court . today,
under circumstances quite unusual.
In October Coleman wa* arraigned be
fore Judge Gilbert In Harm county au-
K rlor court for burglarising a farm
uae and upon conviction waa sentenced
to a term In the penitentiary.
Ha soamad to be a vary Hi man and
owing to his physical condition and cer
tain mitigating circumstance* tha Judge
and solicitor untied in a petition to tha
prison bosrd for his pardon, which waa
granted.
Coleman came to Muscogee county and
almost Immediately burgtarlXMd a farm
house. Hs was raUght soon afterwurda
with the goods on him.
HI* convalescence after hf* pardon In
the Harris county case w*s regarded by
court officials as rather remarkable.
$1,218 IN PRODUCE
WILL “GO DOWN”
To the Credit of Itothodist
Brethren of the North Ga.,
i Conference. v
will hr u tuorO potefii tmetur I
tertalnment of ths NortJi Georgia confer
ence. whkh convene* |ft Gainesville to
morrow morning at 9:10 o'clock, char
Turkey Gobbler, • Ol# MlsK’ Hen
Master Yaller I .eg, Jxwal produce
have heard that the last throe named
hold a conventlou In order
to he sent do
to draft n mcNsag
Wlslder of th* lifg Htlck Informing him
that they linve at Inst come Into their
own Iti thnt they have been dubbed by
ths Gainesville house wife very "deslta-
' > cltlssrpL"
For th* feuding of some three or four
int they have b
jvllf •
bio cltlsoim.”
Fop tha fst_. x ._ .. —..4MB
humliT.I m .mcIi* i API'!" ••rilH,
undergraduate*, laymen and commits
mm Gi a i—
Mrs. Susan Burke, Deaf and prod,,M
Dumb, Meets Death on
Atlanta Street.
ATLANTA, Ok, Noir. 17—Mr, Hu Min
Burk*, an aged deaf and dumb woman
was run over and crushed to death by
a College Tark car at tho Washington
street crossing In East Point late this
afternoon.
Bhe was crossing the street and be>
cauee of her Infirmities failed to note
tha approaoh of tha car. 8he wag
about sixty years old.
PLOT TO KILL HENEY
TOLD TO A WOMAN
MRS. KOHN DECLARES HAAS TOLD
HER HE WOULD KILL WHOEVER
EXPOSED HIM.
’DBBRUTALIZEO” OAME IS A8 DEAD
LY A8 EVER. ACCORDINO TO THE
RECORD.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.—"Dehrutalfged”
foot ball has been as dangerous this year
as ever, according to the list of the ca*-
fare between tile college*, high schools
and athletic clubs to date o:
In ten deed and 290 wounded.
Gridiron war-
■ high schoolfl
has resulted
Cooper. Johh, University of North Car
lo*.
Dougherty, Albert. Evansville find.) T.
Dickinson. Ernest. University of Ar*
kan*as.
Dyck, J. J., Oklahoma flute Normal
School.
Evan*. Thomas, Utah Agricultural Col-
”V.r.h«, O. Cook, Virginia MlllUry In
stitute.
Marker. Charles, Great Rend. Kef.
pot I*. Wm. M.. Cennonsburg. Pa.
Fmlth. Wm.. Clarion. Ia.
Two players died from spinal Injuries,
one from paralysis cause In an open
tackle, me from, a broken neck, two from
concussion of the brain, two from Inter
nal Injuries cauaoit by strains and kick*
In vlui psrtat and one player fell dead
of heart dl«t
(MlarboMfl l
r* .u
lor vice pixrtfleat of the New fork Om- east end wrt*ta have been cracked
«ral lines, at a conference with i. and Jaws. fret, lees *[>d _ahoittdtr ^mes
but that th* amount of tb* proposed I
crease had not been determined.
t»>*ra are two weeks left In which to
ranutteg from
the n-'-n r.'sWwr’ The exception waa tha
rare of Charts# Mocker who waa a *o#c-
urer nt a asm# In Orest Rend. Kan.,
and wn* run over by th* Pteytra and
•o serlowly Injured that ha died.
'BAN FRANCIBCO. Nov. 17.—In tha *f
fort to establish more clearly the motlv*
of Morris Haas, the rejected trial Juror
who wounded and seriously shot Prosecu
tor Francis J. Henry Inst Friday, the
police have renewed their examination of
Mrs. Mlr1am k Kohn, the friend and neigh
bor to whimi Haas confided his Intention
of killing tfie officer who had exposed his
criminal record.
Has* Planned Suicide.
Questioned at tennth regarding her va
rious conversations with th* aulclde, Mra.
Kohn iteted that Hass had never*! times
threatened suicide and announced that ha
would take another life when ho killed
himself. On one occasion h* declar'd,
she said, that he was going to kill his
Wlf* and thslr four children. At all
times, Mra Kohn testified, she attempted
to dissuade him from nls homicidal puc-
of the questions naked was as fol
lows: N
. "Did Haas *v*r aay that anybody was
encouraging or advising him to kill Mr.
Ilsneyr
To which Mrs. Kohn replied:
"No. not In the least. II# said In an
off-hand manner. howev*rs ’I meet |>#opl*
and they aay they are sorry for me and
they fe*| he ought to be fixed and all
that. They didn't say It In plain words,
but sl'ons apeak plainer than words.
They mean If they w*ra me they would
take tha law Into their own hands.’
It Is expected that the examination be
gun bv the poll'-* will lie token up hy
Special Agent W. J. Burns, of the district
attorney's offlre.
Will Hold Inqusst.
Th* lnque»t over the body of Haa* will
ba hew on Thursday or Friday, th* day
following the funeral. Today the coroner
will arrange for an Investigation In the
presence of police officials and others to
ftirtsrmln* whether ot not the derringer
with which Haas committed aulrtde tn
hi* cell at ths sounty could have been
hidden In hl» *no* as tfe pulJc# affirm.
Today Mr. Hswsy was resting easily at
the Iran* Mspltal. where he yesterday
was subjected to en operation for remov
al of the bullet from hla bead. .During
th* night be alspt soundly and his rnhra,
men Is a matter ..of-,no small. *m>ment;
oepeclnlly when tho "ftpsk’^Is to ran
through a period uf *lx or seven mi vs.
And ospcrlnlly ngnln. when every >:< "<l
sister Is trying to give her "dclcgnte’
Just a llttlo better than her sister house
wlf* Is doing.
How It Flauras in Dollars.
Which leads tn the statement by « local
p/odutrt iJr.ijfr pxiay that two hundred
turkeys have been purchased f° r
conference and give* an oulrfider
Idea of what la In store for the vli
preachers who constitute this great body
of men. As the average price of a t"“
kev now Is about lit. between lion i
8460 will be expanded for tho great j
tional bird almm during the meeting.
Th* produce denier abovo quoted n
estimates that not less limn slxlr casos
of eggii will also be consumed during tho
conference. Eggs on the local market
are worth 26 cents per doten, and as on*
case contsln* thirty doxen, nr 860 slng'e
eg^Bj according to th* lo^al dealer’"
Fifty State Prisoners ConcelvS;
., Daring Plan to Gain ''
Their Liberty. .
PLANS MISCARRY AND
Conspiracy at Pratt. CIt)% Alabama, I
Mina No. 3 Waa Discovered In Timer
to Captur* 41 of the Prlionera Who
Barely Escaped With Thulr Live*—*
Convicts Expected to First th* Min^
Th*n Beat the Fir* to th# Surfaoe—•
Suffocating Gases Accumulated Rap
idly, Several Being Oveitcome.
‘V
I will be consumed by
eulatlon. 21.600 eggs will he eoi
the confareties, valued at 1468.
Now. Master Yalivr Leg, also comes In.
This same dealer figures Hint at Want
1.600 of these will be eaten und a* they
are worth 80 cents each, IJO^tn chicken
will "go down" to the credit of confer
ence. All of whleh observation* art
brought about by the fact that Gaines-
villo is a "produce" town. It’a annual
sales of produce amounting to half
million <
MED BURNS;
LOSS BEACHES $4,000
PLANT OF J. H. BEACH AM IN LAU
RENS 18 OE8TROYBO WITH ORI
GIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN.
PURLIN. Ga., Nov. 17.—This morning
th* ginnery of Mr. J. If. Bsachem was
totally destroyed l»y lire. Th# blase was
discovered about j o’clock. The depart
ment ass summoned, hut could C
MB
summoned, hut could do noth-
i* loss amounts to more that
....... Mr. Reacham carried insurance
to the amount of 88,090. The
tha fire Is not known.
*— H flap!
origin of
’tilt Convention.
DeleusUa to Bsptlit Convention.
Rev. All-u Fort. Rev. T. Bright. .Rev.
... ff. Smith. Judge W. A. Wood and Mr.
J. H. Wlthrrlngtor. have been named as
• legates to the Georgia li.iptlst con-
.. ntloii from tha First Jlaptlst Church of
this city. These gentlemen will make an
effort to bring back to Dublin th* next
annual sesnlon. Thomasvllle. Elherton
nnd other place# wi.l hid for the conven
tion, but it la believed that Dublin will
K, of P. Smoker.
Next Monday night the members of
Dublin lodge No. HI. Knights of Uythlus,
riar *— **— 4
r planning ror an enjoyal
-..joker will l»c enjoyed aft*. m
session of the lodge. Ths rank of knight
t»-r th* regular
- - - rank of kn!r* ‘
will he conferred prior to the smoker.
The people of th* city are delighted
that the next seselou or th* Georgia
State Missionary Society of tire Chris-
Ilf he held lu
• hel_ ...
D'lbllrr Won tffls convention
several Georgia cities
The revival which has been In progress
at the First Baptist t’hurch for the past
two weeks will end Thursday night.
tions to the church as « result of th*
meeting. Kev. It. K. Belghh-i ir will leave
Friday. He hs* been prauchlng for the
pest ten days.
regarded as indicative of blood pol». _ .
otherwise dangerous have been noted By
In Judge LawWi eonrt tha protect!*
« >n ■trergtJsrneH since the nhoottng of
r. Iftney. by tha sarvlrea of thre# rol-
onteers from tha law ranks of the city,
win r re*»n* their answer to Ruef g mo
tion for 4 cYienae of venue for bis trial
on a charge of bribery.
INCOMPARABLE PEARLS
BUYS DUKE FOR MISS KATIE
LONDON. Nov. 17.—The peart dealers
of Hatton Garden say that the Duki
the Abruzxl haa bought a rplcndld am
rope necklace nt marvelous pearls as a
Wedding gift to Miss Klktnx.
The agent in Iloma of a Hatton Ganku
dealer bought m four- * *
pearl* from a member «
Italian artrteaaattn housa.
lterthler necklace, fnrmerl.
of the widow ol President Thlera
aerirlaas of
Impecui
Tho fiitnuus
formerly the property
and
BIRMINGHAM, AUl, Nop. 17—Fifty
state convicts employed In the mine*
at Pratt City formed a conspiracy Inst
night to sot No. S mine aflro and «
during the confusion. As a result elgh
of them were burned to (loath, one
missing and the other 4t! are snrely
looked In the atockode. TTv* last body
was taken out this aftemeon at 4
o’olock.
Cunningly Devlaed P*ian.
The ooup was cunningly pflanned an I
daringly executed. A lot of timber
lying In the manway wai Ignited nnd
tho convicts hoped when attention had
been attracted to the flamt-f\ theycou’ l
make their way through the< mine and
escape by tha main entry which could
be reached after a Journey j of about x
quarter ot a mile under ground.
Plans Miscarry. I . Jr'S
They had hoped to bn abie to make
their way along the mine ahead of the
smoke nnd fumes from thjp fire. Tn
this they miscalculated, for hlno ap
pear to have suffocated. j
Tho others appeared to hi* mr -ring
with success until tho mine officials
suspected Homnthlng. Onn employ'*
saw the flames burst out nnd they
came so suddenly and in Much volume
thnt It*, v, ;is j ir* -II or noth'- v
combustible matter Imd psed lnt
starting them. I
Men All Caught. •'
Making his wny to the outiflde. he in
formed other# and they toe believed
an attempt was being modi to got -
away. Guards were at once, placed at
the main entry and tho sms caught a*
they emerged there.
The rescuo work wa* then, begun, for. |
In addition to the convict!*, it waa
known that there wero a dumber ofi
freo laborers In the mines.. All the
latter appear to have been gotten out .
safely. 1
It Is not known whether tfc « mtsslntf
convict perished or mod# his escape.
The fire did llttlo damage to the mine**
LUMBERMAN IS
SHOT TO DEATH
E. A. Rawls Instantly Killed
by T. S. Glover, Bookkeeper |
for the Concern.-’ i
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Not) 11^-B.
A. Rawls, of Jacksonville, prMfident ofl
the Bradford Lumber Compaq, wltlg
headquarters here, was shot and In#
stantly killed by . 8. Olover, book-
stantly killed by T. 8. Glover, book#
camp, five miles from Aator, Ha-, earifl
this morning. • .
Very little could be learned as tdi
what lead up to tho killing.
Tho body of Rawls was hrovghl t(4
this city tonight for IntormenL
lie leaves n wife and three rroell
children, and was one of th* moefl[
prominent lumber i
of the state.
LOSS OVER $300,000
INDIAKOLA. Miss,
plant of the Indlanol#
warehouse Company am
Jog buildings, wero drat
Th# loss probably will
17—The
iipreas and
eral adjoin-
NEW NIGS RECORD
MADE BY MAY WHEAT
MARK OF 1087-8 IS REACHED WIThl
CLOSE OF MARKET STRONG
. AT TOP.
Ma 4
CHICAGO. Nov. 17—Wheat tci
delivery and «:t th-' ’ocal exchant
day quoted l^H. high record
I for the aearon. Tha :nark i cloud
•trong at the top. Cbrn, oata and
provision# also cksod Hr.