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r The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR OEORQIAi FAIR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, LIGHT SOUTH WIMPS. ESTABLISHED IN 1821 MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1908 DAILY, A YEAR. U: jfc HEREAFTER A PRISONER’S TERM WILL BE DETERMINED MORE BY HIMSELF THAN BY THE COURTS Prison Parole System Is Now in Vogue Under the Persons Act. WILL ALMOST ABOLISH PRESENT PARD0NIN6 PUN All Prisoners WUl Be Graded, the electee Being "Below Zero. M "Zero" And "Above Zero"—Uniform* Will Beer Distinguishing Marks Showing Prisoner's Grade—Six Months of Good Deportment Required to Rite From One Grade to Another—No Parole Considered Unless Prisoner Has Been in Highest Class One Year. ATLANTA. Go- Nov. 19—(Telegraph Bureau, Kimball House)—The prison parole system, as provided for the state penal institution under the Person's bill passed by the last legislature, la now In effect, the governor having on today approved the rules prepared by the prison commission to govern the operation of the same. The rules are In two sets, one gov- emig the method by which parolos may be sought and tho other fixing the standard under which they will be granted. A complete system will pre vail, and leniency will be shown only to the deserving. The new system will practically abolish the present method of almost Indiscriminate pardoning of criminals. In only exceptional cases will outright pardons be hereafter granted In the first Instance, but only after prison ers have shown themselves to be mor ally capable of enjoying the freedom sought. Those prisoners who are paroled may after one year apply for complete pardon, which will not be granted unless the conduct of the ap plicant as a free man has been exem plary. Rules for Applications. The rules for making applications, » provide: First, no application will be consid ered until tho applicant has served the minimum time provided by law punishment for ths offense committed. For Instance, where the offense Is burglary the application may be made after two years, though the sentence may have been for twenty. Second. No application will be con sidered on behalf of a prisoner serving a life term for treason, arson, crimi nal assault or attempted criminal as sault. Third. No application will be con sidered from any other prisoner serv ing a life sentence until ten years shall have been served. Fourth. Applications must bsmado In writing to the governor and the pris on commission, a complete history of the case furnished, a brief biography of the applicant given, and statements from the judge and solicitor who trlod the case. Fifth. Applications* will be adver tised In the county of the conviction for three weeks before being taken up for consideration, though In case where ibcrcv or Justice demands this will bo /•'waived. Sixth. Notice of the application must be served on the prosecutor per sonally. Seventh. Applications must bemsdo at least ten days before,the meeting of the prison commission where it Is to be considered. Eighth. Printed or typewritten ar guments \?111 be considered, as well as oral argument" of no more than thirty minutes length, nnd the applications of prlsontyA^niay be presented by friends or attorneys In person. Ninth. The prison commission re serves -the right to, of Its own ac cord. after complete Investigation as provided by law. make recommenda tions for parole of prisoners whose previous conduct seem to Justify or demand the same. The rules and regulations govern ing the granting of paroles are to be gotten out. In book form, and are to he addrpsserl to the prisoners In per ron. One will be mailed to each In- mtte of the penitentiary. From these books they will learn how they may work out their own salvation. Classification of Prisoners. Prisoners will be divided In three classes, "zero." “above xero." and "be low xero." Before an application for , parol® will be considered the pris oner must have been In the highest class continually for a term of twelve months. It Is provided that all pris oners shall be graded at once, the rat ings being made by wardens on the basis of their conduct during their past service. Suitable marks of distinc tion will be attached to the uniform of each prisoner showing the grade to which ho belongs. Demerits will be made on the score of general deportment, and will be applied the first of each month. Tho offenses for which demerits will be given are divided Into misdemeanors, comprising attempts to escape or vio lence. and breaches of discipline, con sisting of ltslness. uneleanl'ness. lack of attention to duties, discourtesy, etc A commission of a misdemeanor will aubJect the offender to a reduction in gr»de. while an accumulation of the milder offenses will have the same It will require *!* months good de portment to rise from one grade to tne Other. . , . . before any one may be Jgarptod must assure the commission that he will be riven honest employment or taken care of by friend* or relatives, and not become an object of charity. Conduct After Release. "Tour three greatest duties." the com* mission state* In the book of parole ad dresses to the isieontn. “ere to be truth ful. obedient and Industrious. Cleanll- ness and order muat be observed and your deportment muat beat all time* gentlemanly and respectful. This refers mission, nor will change of residence be permitted without similar authority. Can’t Touch Drop of Liquor. Any infraction of the commission's rules or any misconduct, even to taking a drink of Intoxicating liquor, unless on a doctor’s prescription, will subject the convict to re-arrest and re-confinement during the remainder of the term. "You shall In all respects conduct your selves honestly, pay all your Just debts. If within your power, avoid all evil asso ciations. and shall absolutely abstain If within your power, avoid clatlons. and shall absolutely aoeuun from all Intoxicating drink, except upon the prescription of a physician." says the commission. "The prison commission has a deep and friendly Interest In you." the book continues. ’’They are anxious to help you when possible. Do not hesitate to apply to them when In trouble, and every aa sistance In their power will be rendered The system of parole practlcallr Intro duces tne Indeterminate sentence In the E unlshmont of crime by Georgia courts. lereafter a prisoner's term of service will be determined more by himself than encourage reform after impose heavier maximum penalties than formerly. The prison commission has been urging the adoption of the parole system In au Its reports since 1901. Back Tax Case 4n Federal Court. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 19.—The ault brought by the atato to recover from the Georgia Railroad nnd Banking Company back taxes on debentures held In the At lanta and West Point railroad will come up In the federal court before Judge Newman here next week. Boykin Wrignt and Judge W. F. Eve. of Augusta, were i conference with Attorney General Hart regard to the suit yesterday. The amount Involved Is about tss: and the claim Is divided between the city of Augusta and the ty of Richmond, the same as In the back tax case involving stork in the Western of Alabama road which wan settled by agreement several months ago. The defendant claims that the deben- To Form Cotton Organization. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 19.—Harvle Jor- _an, president of tho Southern Cotton Association, has called a meeting of the committee named at the recent Memphis conference for the purpose of forming _ national cotton organization, whoso pur pose will be to work In the Interest of everything that will benefit the cotton growing Industry. Tho committee will meet at Jackson. Miss., on Tuesday next It Is of F. L. Maxwell, of Mound. La.; rt. rt. Rogers, of I<out*vllle. Miss.; J. M. Pear son. of Memphis’, Charles L. Gey. of Montgomery: Leo Richardson, of Vicks burg. Miss., and E. H. Frasier, of At lanta. CHARGES OF CRUELTY PROTESTS EXCITING 3CENE8 AT PRISON ASSOCIATION MEETING IN RICHMOND. RICHMOND, Va. t Nor. 19.—Chargee of cruel and unusual punishment, In flicted upon prisoners In the indus trial reformatory ut Huntingdon, Pa., precipitated an exciting sceno at to day’s session of the American Prison Association. D. Sulzberger, member of the State Prison Society of Pennsylvania, made the allegation and admitted they wero based only on statements of former prisoners. T. R. Patton, general superintendent of the reformatory, resented the charges and a dozen delegates chal lenged Mr. Sulzberger's sources of In formation. The association finally tabled a res olution offered by Mr. Sulzberger, looking to an Inquiry Into tho eystem of punishment for refractory prison ers In penitentiaries and reform schools. NEW HELTH CULT. IS BIG FEW CHANGES Wentworth, Fryer and Swiu- ton Among Authors , Hot Cut Out JOHN 0. ROCKEFELLER TALKS OIL AND TO REPORTERS ON THE SIDE GIVES RULES FOR LIVING LONG Says Fie Never Felt Better iu IIis Life Thau at > Present nearly three weeks, the state text-book commission reachtd a decision today with refereooe to the. books to be used li public schools of the state for the next ive years. It was decided to retnln near ly all those now In use. The changes to be made are set forth In the following statement given out on behalf of the commission by Gov. Smith this after- requested by the state school book commission to notify the public that after careful investigation and confer- ATTRIBUTES GOOD HEALTH TO SIMPLE DIET AND AIR five years In the setup) use of the books covered by the former ad—*— — *-— determined to rotate the retain Wentworth's Practical phies; torman's Civil Government; to retain Wheeler's Graded Primer: to retain Bran son's Speller, and Bwlnton'a Word Book of English Spelling. Competitive Bids Asked. "We have further determined to open for competitive bids: "First, a primary and Intermediate arithmetic tq precede Wentworth's Prac tical Arithmetic. "Second, a grammar to supplement Hyde's First Course. "Third, a work on agriculture. series of writing books. "Fourth. 'Other hooka heretofore In the course not mentioned have been omitted from the course. The state school commis sioner will at once advertise for bids In the four respeefs where the adoption hAs been opened." The Nine Books Dronped. Nine books have been dropped from the uniform list. They i Bncon'a Primary nnd Intermediate Arithmetic, Ginn A’ Company, retail price Milner's Standard Arithmetic, tlon. American Book Company, price 40 centa. Reed A Kellogg's Graded Lessons In English Grammar, Mnynard Merrill “ Company, retail price Hunnleutt's Agriculture, • Cultivator Publishing Company, retail price 60 cents. Conn's Elementary Physiology. Silver, Burdett * Company, retail price BO cents. . Coleman’s Elements of Physiology, Macmillan Company, retail price 70 cents. Holton's Primer. Southern School Book Publishing Company, retail price 19 cents. Roudehueh Copy Books, Ce ‘ ~ ' Sn.House. Bushier'* Modem English Grammar, Newsom it Co., retail price BO cents. Four new books. Including ttr* — books, will be nut In the course. books. Including the writing e nut In the course. It is rumored around the eapltol that some of the meetings of the commission at least, submitting them to competitive bidding. The voting sloner Jerp M. Found, and the majority of Secretary of State Phil Cook. Comp troller W. A Wright and Attorney Gen erai John C. Hart. The majority took the position that no material changes should be made, arguing that the books are giving gen eral satisfaction and that to change them would coat the people of the state more than $100,000. The three i cost about $50,900. This would be brought about bv making old books useless. terlsl change* made win COLLEGE LIFE MAKES , HE SAYS "WINE, WOMEN AND 60NG” 8E MEN TO 6LUM8, DECLARES MERCER. CHICAGO, Nov. It.—Higher education as given as a causo for tho filling of prisons by E. C. Mercer, a reformed drunkard, now engaged In evnngellstc work, who addressed the students at B18HOP FALLOW8 PLANS INTERNA- ORGANIZATION ‘•LEAGUE OF RIGHT LIVING." CHICAGO, Nov. 19.—Fiona for giving worldwide scope to tho Christian cure of the sick, which he started a year ago In this city, have been announced by Bishop Samuel Fallows to his congregation at St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal church. A new International organisation pat terned In many respects after the Chris tian Science movement, but differing rad ically In Its attitude toward medicine, Is — mi „ the means by which Bishop Fallows de clares he expects to spread broadcast the teaching of psychotherapy. It will be known as the Right Living" with the pr ’League of promotion and happiness ror its avowed L--- Local centers, he announced, are to bo established wherever possible. The bishop will be at the head with the of president, bishop will be at the president. So far perfected Is the enterprise that Bishop Fellows wss able to announce the names of noted neurologists In both Eu rope and the United States, who have agreed to assist him by contributing arti cles to a "course of study," comparable tn some ways to Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy'* "Ectcncg and Health/’ that one-third of the men who came there ragged and dirty and begging for food were college-bred. I have round them on the Bowery making up beds or waiting February of last year more than 400 of E rlsoners at Bing Sing prison are college- red men. " ’Wine, women and song* in college life are responsible for this condition. I could name man after man who because of that desire for strong drink < at college has pursued course." downward WASHINGTON, Nov. 19—Another labor conference was held at the white house today when T. J. Dolan, aecre tary of the Hteam Bhovelera and Drodgmt-n’s union, called to se« the president. Mr. Dolan waa a guest at the Tuesday night “Labor dinner." He Ib In favor of the passage of & bill authorizing a publicity commission to Investigate proposed strikes and l lockouts and give the facts to the pub The work of the league will be carried I lie as speedily as possible. This Is ths by "correspondence study." this de partment to be under the charge of Blah- on Fellows, Dr. Sidney’ Kuh, of Chicago, Each released prisoner muat report to the commission In writing on the nrat day of each menth. stating for whom he Is working, how much ssmed the vlrv •month." hoar* much spent fluid Kjr much saved. This report muet be certi fied to by the emp’oyer. who must attest the good ‘■ooduot of the prisoner, win be snowed to change en_ . without the written consent of the com- WANTS GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SHIP'S MACHINERY plan approved by Mr. Taft in a let ter to a prominent New Yorker dur ing tbs campaign. Mr. Dolan expressed his views to the president who Hstened attentively, but refrained from expressing any I opinion WASHINGTON. Nov. It—A protest was made at the white house and at the navy department today by Reprc tentative Wm. M. Colder, of Brook lyn. N. Y.. against the proposal to let the contract for machinery for the new battleship Florida to private man VALDOSTA. On.. Nov. 18—A deputy sheriff from Lake City. Fla., came down from Tifton this morning with a negro boy. of this city, named Ham utaclurers. Mr. Catder contended i Jordan, who wl*a wanted at Lake that lr.armueh as the hall is being! City for grand larceny, built at the Brooklyn mvy yard. In, When the train stopped at the A. C. accordance with law, that the ms chin-1 L. crossing here the negro, though ery also should b* constructed there. I handcuffed. Jumped through the car In leaving the white house he said j window and made his esc*;*. The that the officials In charge of the i deputy culled upon the local officers matter seemed inclined to favor hi* to help him catch the fugitive, bu' suggestions. .they wera unable to apprehend him more to ship refined oil to seaboard than made from any other point. line, said Mr. Rockefeller, Talks to Reporter. An Interesting side light on Mr. Rock*- presence - - — hearing today - his chat with the reporter during the intermission about his health. Ht sn Id: “When I whh a vout:g man. I used' to work day nnd night, *»»«» I never forrnt that 1 bail a stomach. hla own mind. Convinced that no far ther proof war necessary, the accused man cut hla throat- before the Jury The Oil Klnq Tells of Requisition of Refineries Giving the Date When tho Trust Really Began—A Com pact In 1872 Was Entered Into ‘To Secure at High a Price foe Crude Oil as Possible”—Denies Intention to Crush Little Companies— Relates History of Rate Wer With Pennsyl vania Lines—Kellogg WUl Take a Whack at tho Witness Today—Hi* Health Story la High Side Light. today, as policy of t waa a boy. I ad- wante to keep hie Then when you whet l put Into have cause to l>e. very ft a nevrr f«-lt in better health .... result of rigidly adhering to careful dint whi _»e any nn* whi health to do the i inr men get to be seventy years old i will be able to keep up your work. I hever felt better In my life than 1 do r.'< For the last twenty years I have kept out of doors as much as possible •And to that practice, coupled with a in ref u I diet. I attribute tny excellent liealtli." NEW YORK. Noy. 19.-With the telling of the story of the flret acorn of yearn of tho industrial development of tho standard Oil Company the testi mony of John D. Rockefeller, presi dent of the oil combine, on direct ex amination In the federal suit to dis solve the Standard company, was brought to an unexpected close this afternoon. The head of the Standard told today of the processes and causes of the company’s growth up to the trust agreement of 1682 nnd after Iden tifying the''parties to that agreement counsel for the defense announced that Mr. Rockefeller had concluded his direct testimony and requested an adjournment until tomorrow. Before Kellogg Today. Friday will find Mr. Rockefeller on the witness stand under the sharp fire of the cross-examination of Prank B. Kellogg, special assistant attornoy genera] prosecuting the case for the government. The cross-examination by the government will be generally confined to the period from 1862 to 1882 except where the testimony has direct bearing on developments In the com pany’s affairs In Its later period. Counsel for the Standard lot It be known tonight that tho history of the company from tho trust agreement of 1882 would be told on the witness stand by John D. ArchboM. vice pro* ident of the company, who is conver sant wlih iho comblno’s development... Acquisition of Refineries. Mr. Rockefeller’s testimony today had to do principally with tho acquisi tions of other refining companies to gether with the transportation con cerns nml plpo line systems which he declared were necessitated by tho na tural growth of the standard business. Upon resuming the stand today. Mr. Rockefeller said that the oil business was made a hazardous proposition because of the apprehension that Uia jupplyxj* crude ol| would become exhausted. He then recalled the organisation of a Producers’ Union In the 70’s about the time of the agitation of tho South Improvement Com pany. This led, he said, to an assoclatlor of oil refiners who were desirous of hav ing a supply of crude oil which waa no' controlled by Interests entagontstlo t< them. Producers' Union and the refinera' asso ciation entered Into — —. secure as high a price for crude ol| as The agreement did not *— possible." The agreement did not last long, ho said, because the producers vio lated it by selling crude oil under the fixed price. ■ Mr. Rockefeller said hla attention was first directed to lubricating oil about 1876 About 1*78 the Standard Oil CnmesnjM purchased the American Lubricating Mb Company, of CleveTatld. and tha Ml-.- lAxle Greaso Company with th* Idea of further diversifying the buslneas and alio lubricating trade. Mr. Rockefeller referred to the Empire Transportation Company, which owned cars, transported oil and other products over the Pennsylvania railroad and en _ jiwnr gaged In the refining of oil. It deratood that this company wae trolled bv the Pennsylvania and other roads, fearing that a toes of their 1 oil trade would follow, began cutting rates heavily. Pennsylvania Road a Competitor. "Our Interests stnppod our shipments over the Pennsylvania and used other lines," he raid. "We objected Pennsylvania railroad engaging In the fining business. They were shipping their .. *--• iinqg and dlscrlm- own oil over their own I tnatlng ogslnst Other railroads agreed to stand by u*. but them much bittern*** between the railroad*. Afterwards wa pure baled the Empire Transportation Company and Ha pl| line." Denies Intsntlon to Crush Empire Co. He denied that the rates obtained by him during the period of the Btandard Oil Company's war with the Pennsylvania railroad were to crush and cripple the Empire. Transportation Company *6 that the Standard Oil Company might acquire Its property. Mr. Rockefeller said that when the Pennsylvania railroad stopped refining the railroad war stopped and an agree ment wia entered Into between the roods whereby they obtained a percentage of the oil carrying trade. The war between tb# railroads *o obtain the oil trade r * been demoralising to th* oil business. Mr. Rockefeller's attention then was called to an agreement between Wm. Rockefeller and Thomas Bcott, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, which had been approved bv nil the oil carrying rail roads. Mr. Rockefeller said that the.company guaranteed the Pennsylvania vLlroad a certain number of barrel* of oil a year and In oonsldern tlon th* railroad Mflm penr guaranteed to pay bask ten cent of th* rate on the oil shipped. Began Acquiring Pipe Lines. Mr. Rockefeller said that the Standard began acquiring pip* line interest* * 1*72 and Increased Its ownership 1 time to time until 1*77. when they were ownership from VRPWVRHIVIIHPvliMJlwa were assembled into the United Pipe Line. The Btandard aKo had the American Transfer pipes. He nald that all the pur- to which he referred were made bir the Standard Oil Company, of Ohio. — ras taken from Its I that the money was A ^wat agrreement madejn^ fM2 affect ing tbe*atockho!dir* of the Company, of Ohio, and VIUMilPMI Cheater as trustee*, was put In evidence. Attached to It were contracts made with the Ella and New York Central railroad Mr. Ko/dcefefier waa shown a pooling contract for the distribution of oil carry log between different railroads flxtni rate* on refined and crude oil and con raining a provision for "drawbacks' work you are careful about what ‘ways careful about ■mi* hit stomach, and today I to lie. very grateful for It. BOTH SIDES ARE RAISING FUNDS Atlanta’s Municipal Mix-Up Is Bringing Out Wads of Long Green ATLANTA, Ok.. Nov. t9.—Th. lockl municipal campaign, probably the most interesting as well aa the most curlour the cl tv has ever known. Is again on It full away. Until December 2, the politi cal pot Is expected to boll ~ * ‘‘ bolted before. i it has never amassing their strength the death. The meeting of last nlgl lent great encouragement to th* ward forces, and the Maddox party has not recovered from the demoralisation! Ithat cam* with seeming assurance of no contest. ' Both sides ara said to be raising large campaign funds, and money will be spent with a liberal hand. Men of experience I In politics are being employed to take charge of different phases of the cam* patgn. L A committee representing the Wood- Ward forces, and headed by Walter R. Brown and Walter Taylor, called on Afire Maddox today and requested that he tire from the race. He received tire® courteously, thanked them for the visit, and stated he would reply by letter. 1 The letter wss a polite declination to comply with th* request. being mad* for public part of the city, torch- Preparations t •reMInga In every light procearions, w. huMtImBRHRHHHRP hall IIourc hnve been re-opened and hla force Is again at work there. The sumo enthusiasm prevailing before yvood- i headquarters at the Kim i letter of Monday night heoamt IS RAVAGED BY FLAMES .AZK STARTS OFF CAROLINA COA8T ANO STEAMER HEADS FOR NORFOLK. NORFOLK, Va.. Nov. 1».-R*fu*lng alA aoalstanc* despite a raging fire In her hold, the steamer Chattahoochee, of the Ocean Hteamshtp Company, plylrvg be tween Savannah and Boston, made this port shortly after noon and Capt. Row lett Immediately beached his charge on tho Lamberts Point fists just below the He reports that th* fire was discovered off the Carolina coast, and Jt proving stubborn he Immediately madq for this port. Wrecking tugs met the steamer, but d was refused. . The crew this afternoon flooded the forward compartment with water and It la believed the fire Is now under control. The extent of tha damage Is not known. The Chattahoochee left Savannah «... Monday with a cargo of 4,000 hales of cotton. MAGNESS GETS YEAR IN PRISON Eawyers Held Ho Was Orazy Over Anticipation of Honey WASHINGTON. Nov. !».—H.vln, been adjudged guilty of desertion from tho navy by a courtmartlal at Phila delphia, Hecretary Metcalf today ap proved the sentence In the case of Charles J. Hargrove, musician oi tho first class, ullaa C. J. Mag neaa, w.to left th«* service In order to marry the daughter of the late Sen ator Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland. The punishment to bn meted out to the young man Is Imprisonment for one year at the naval prison. Porta- mouth. N. H.. at the end of which he lx to he dishonorably discharged. He Is to perform police duties during hie confinement nnd to forfeit alt pay ex may reduce his actual sentence eight months. The plea put up by Mogness* coun sel wen that Mngncss "was In a state of mind that might be called delirium over anticipation of his honeymoon/' J. M. HIGHTOWER ELECTED MAYOR OF WRISHTSVILLE CONVICTED RY “VOODOO TEST” Accnsed Mistakes Hast on Gun for Blood and Stabs Himself LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Nov. It.—The voodoo test" applied to en alleged murderer by a negro member of a coroner’s Jury made rust on a gun- barrel look like blood and convicted the defendant, who is a white man. in and died without uttering a The dramatic suicide followed an emphatic denial by the prisoner, Louis Hurach, that he waa guilty of the as- sasslnatlon of 8am Haywood* * farmer near Montlcello, Ark., who was called to hla'door Saturday night and shot to death by a man standing at his front gate. . Tlfo assassin emptied the contents of shotgun Into bis victim, who died ithout malting any statement which would tend to Identify tala assassin. Made Impassioned Denial. An Investigation by the authorities cast suspicion on Hurach, and ho was arrested. A coroner's Jury was Im paneled and Hurach made hla atate- ment. It was an Impassioned denial that he was the slayer. When Ilursah's testimony was eon- eluded. and hla acquittal seemed cer tain. the negro member of the Jury arose and demanded the "voodoo test." "If the gun Is discharged and the man Is guilty," he nald, earnestly, "the gun will sweat blood at the mussJe/V Th* weapon was loaded, Inspected by the other members of the Jury, and then discharged Mr. Taft'B Brother Wants to’Bo Senator and Expects His r \ Support. '. V -rv < Stain on Muzzle. When tha smoke had cleared away Hurach, the prisoner, looked at the muzzle. It waa stained. "Blood." said the negro. Tlursch drew a knife from hla pocke and plunged tha blade Into hla throat He died without a word. Then the other members of the Jury examined the gun. "Rust," they said. “FIGHTING GOB” 10 BUILD RAILROADS BECOMES CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR ATE LOS ANGELE8 HARBOR COMPANY. LOS ANGBLEB, Cal.. Nov. 1|.— "Fighting Bob" Evans 1s to become a builder of railroads nnd a devel oper of hatbor wnttrways, - This' became known today when It was announced that he had been chosen chnlrman of tho directorate of the Los Angeles Harbor . Company, which Is building a railway system from San Pedro harbor to points In southern Californio. Officials of the harbor company statod today that Admiral Evan* is oxpocted to assume hie duties before April 1. ONE REPUBLICAN GAVE $50,000 Wm. Nelson Cromwell There fore May Recoivo a Cab , inet Position WAHinNOTON, Nov. 1».-Tr,»iur,r Sheldon of the republican national com mltte# will maka a public statement aoni showing th* number of contributors th* oampalgM. — —. their contributions. Between 12,000 and 12,000 persons contributed, their remit- fund and ths amount of tanres ranging from ff to ICO,000.1 fi|jt^^^oj^jlb^lWj^m^nUng to f 19,0 . ,Jwas made by Wm. Nelson Cromwell, of Now York, who la now men tioned In oonnectlon with* position In TOM JOHNSON’S FORTUNE IS GONE; LOSES EUCLID AVENUE MANSION and gives up HiS'Automobiles OHIO CONTEST IS EMBARRASSING TrrctionProperties of Broth^ er’s Estate Wrecks Hla (Fortune TRIED TO MANAGE ESTATE r DY LONG DISTANCE! In tho contest to succeed Foraker, all tho rest of Ohio Is. Th* verdict of republicans, so far its It could bo got today In Cincinnati from the country Ohio papers, Is that Charles P. Taft In placing his brother In an embar rassing position. It Is ocknowledgad th&t O. P. Taft put up the money for the w. H. Taft personal campaign and until It became known that the half-brother would demand an Im mediate reward his liberality was ap plauded. Now. however, that he hex demanded a seat In the senate he is ator Taft (If he should become sena tor) makes a statement the country will think It la the utterance of Presi dent Taft. Those knowing the two men would know that the probability would be to the contrary. public embarrassment would remain. Congressman Burton Is recognized as the logical successor of Senator Foraker. but the men who admit Bur- (nn'a nhllllv anv that hn Cannnt Win. ability aay that he cannot win, unless President Taft backs him. Ohio Wants Cannon Out. The sentiment in Ohio for the de feat of Cnnnon la surprisingly strong and aggressive. The same men who say that Burton would not be as strong a candidate for senator aay that he. can "lick" Cannon If Mr. Taft will back him. In this they tgres with the reluctant opinion of Vice Presi dent Bhermnn and other statesmen now at Hot Hprlngs. Mr. Taft asld decidedly that he will not Interfere In the Ohio senatorial situation, but he has not yet made tm his mind what he will do regarding the speakership. A safe prophesy from ono who knows the president-elect well is that he will try to beat Cannon with the most available candidate—prob ably (Burton—and that Charles P Taft will be senator from Ohio, unless the embarrassment of the situation oocurs to himself without suggestion from William H. 8orry For Foraker. Iterator Foraker's statement In de fensa of his Btandard Oil record has made seemingly no Impression here. Everyone seems sorry for Foraker. but no one gives him a chance for * “ senatorshlp. . . . Charles P. Taft undoubtedly wishes to be senator, nut In a talk today Charles P. showed plainly that some courageous members of the republican party have frankly told him h# would greatly embarrae* hla brother, and It Is not at nil unlikely that the man who put up the money to make William II. president will soon announce publicly that h« Is not a candidate for sena- While Mr. Burton, now nt Hot Springs. Insists that ho 1s a candidal# for senator and not speaker. It Is again not Improbable that he will be the opponent of Joseph Cannon, the new administration backing. With both C. P. Taft and Con greismsn Burton eliminated from the Ohio senatorial situation, the only name suggested here Is that of Arthur X. JNO D. WALKER HEADS lAYMEN’S MOVEMENT thV cablnet. Cromwell Is a millionaire many times over. Total Amount $1,600,000. Th* total reoeivsd by the republican na tional committee la In the neighborhood of 11,R00.N0. The democratic treasurer, Herman nid- der, |s also at work on a statement that $1,$76,000, according to well Informed per* sons. The democrats never made know" tholr receipts nnd expenditures tn lMi. Evening PT5 l°A Nov. It.—A campaign -und of SI.100,609 contributed to the tfonal republican committee In th# recent campaign will be shown when the list of contributors Is filed at Albany nest Mon day, according to th* New York Evening Post. BOARDMAN & GO. GO TO THE WALL Well Known Firm Stock Brok ers Make Assignment to Trasteo. refinera for certain ahlnments to tea- board. Th# witness said th# contract "The effert of thl» agreement was that WRIGHTSVILLR da.. Nov. Jl.-In th# city primary today for mayor, recorder and five counrllmao. J. M. Hightower de feated A. L. Hatcher for mayor; In th* race for reorder Col. B, If. over George M. Rhlhisr and R. -t°W Those winning In the race for wr C. Chraur. T. L — rd. T. V Kent and J. It would cost the man In Cleveland no O. Kennedy. . rounrflm*n were PHILADELPHIA. Nov. It.—The firm of John A. Hoard man it Co., atock brok ers, made on assignment today to Lin coln 1*. Kyra, who has taken etiarge of the company's affairs. Th* firm bad many customers, but th* Individual transactions wera a* a rule on a small ***1**01 not In a position to tell about tha financial status of th" company -* the present time,” said Mr. Err*. Have nineteen offices are fne.uded In the assignment, among Ahem being the New •sign* NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE LAYMEN ORGANIZED—FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. GATNE8VILT.E. Oa.. Nov. 19.-Por the first time tn th* history of th# confer ence th# laymen organized themaelvea Into an association last night. Thera are quits a number of laymen In attendance and aa they play quite n prominent part In the work of the church each ymr ft conference for an organisation of th# lay •n to be perfected. „ _ . Mr. John I). W.lkor of Spyrlf. one of tho «r«et Chi.rrh work.™ of tho ~ >*■ chosen president of the laymen a as- .wlntlon; Mr, Ham Tate, of Tate, waa made secretary. Both of these gentle- men ara well known to the business In tereste of Georgia, aa well as In th* Ilgtoue circle#.' Iglous circle#/ . , . , In order that th# laymen might get In closer touch with each other and with •inference a aeries of *uhJ*«U* usslon at last nlaht rhoaen for dlacuasi meeting held tonight after the public ez- crclses were concluded, and over which meeting Mr. Walkar presided The first subject was: "The duties of laymen and how to Improve their — vice," Mr. J. A. McCord, of Atlanta, led in this discussion, and It proved very ln Mr John P. Walker, of Sparta, led the discussion of ’'Preacher* and Their Pay." Mr. Welker dealt with this In a business like manner and Me remarks made , 1 tutting Impression nnl will be productlvi ° Prof. I.eon Smith, of LaOrnnge, took up the question of "Educational work/’ and ho handled It ably. GINNERY BURNS; 50 BALES LOST B.oui. So Absorbed tn Platolnrij PrlvU.g. nnd Sp*cUI Int.io.t. ht Cl.v.Und Until H. L.t th. Affair* of Albert John.on’. Children Brlnirf Him to Ruin—Bay, Ho Cin b. Hap-, fpy In a Cottana—Went In to th. Of-J lie. of Mayor Rich and Loft It Poor) —I, Going to b. ■ Candidate fo« Mayor Again. CLBVBJ^AND. O., Nor. H—Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who for years hast been credited with porusesslng a very? largo fortune today announced that! he had lost everytiilng and would ba compelled to giv s up his beautiful homo on Euclid avenue and move tntoi sraaller and lens expensive quarters. The mayor «I*o irtated that ho would give up hla automobile business and other luxuries, as ha could no longer* afford to keep them. Hla fortune wa, wrecked, the miyor declared, by hl- devotlon to affairs of the estate of hla dead brother, Albert, who wm heavily Interested In trdotlon pro pert *a In th*| east. After Albert* death a question warn put up to him whether he should re sign hla office as mayor and tako up the management of Albert's estate. "I decided that I would not. I had entered the fight In thla city with certain IdeAls before me. I wanted to fight prlvlego and special Interest and I had already decided to give up work ing for dollars. Ho I concluded to stay right hero and do what I ooiflfl to help ray brother's children at long* distance. Happy to Do Clvlo Duty. "Why did I choose the course I dldfl I’ll tell you. I wanted happiness and nothing else when I closed up mn business affairs and Hook up clvl<* activity. "And I’ve been happy, too *I'm going to be happy yet, too. Wd may hava to go back to a coring*, bufij 5 e hat's the way we started, look upon life Just as Joyfallv the wo did in the Dig buuso In Luclld WW ..... _isr enemies are planning to bring finnnclnl trrubl* trpon me. I*re bsfn exporting it. My nnomlr* are rnpaq bl# of doing tbit. One i*'»r HTtp-'U nothJ Ing else from sperlul privilege.; I..>t thenq ...... special prfylle make any sort "f ntturtc upon me theft they choose. I’ll never give up nn.g they'll always find me at tho front. Fight a Pleasure. , 'It I had been a coward—If I bad nna away from this fight for tho pcrtple oi Cleveland—I oould have saved ray fortune and built It up. But I had chosen my eouran. I haven't been laboring as mayo* with the expectation of being rewnrded by the gratitude of tho people. On# mu- no! count c fight. "I have never made a single jei of th* street railways since i mayor. I don’t feel discouraged, free men, nnd that meana a r — ... great d*a$V Don't you suppose li will hm worth something,to me to have my friend* realize that I entered tho mayor's office rich end left It poor. Will Do Candidate Again. ' "I’m going to knap on Just as Vrm arted. I’m going to be a r -ndMatw for mayor ngaln when thin t«rm Is ny#r,’i The Municipal Traction Company, ofi whleh Mayor Johnson was treasurer* passed Into the hands of recolvcrs in th j federal court several days ago. Following to two local) myx i this cam* the transfer Ml ..... banks of the Depositors’ Savings A Tn Company, of which the mayor waa pres ident. It Is said this art ion was precip itated bv the threats of Mr. Johnson r d Irldui/l creditors to file suits to obudn ■ notes qtdorsod by th- mayor* Indiv payment It Is asld that Mr. Johns . .._ cently lost, approximately, 1400,099 Its connection with'hla Intercuta at Loral a. 8 HEAD STOCK LOST IN FIRE M’Duffic Fanner Suffers Los* , of $3,000 When His Barn ■: k ; Burns THOMSON. Oft., Nor. 19—NawwWgi Just been received that Mr. Jamosl IrumcII, who live* about six mlle^ north of Thomson, lost his bam by) fire. Seven mules, one horse, and elglit hundred buahele of corn were burned* The total loss li something over $9.« 000 with no Insur&noe. flvlu.. t’UvastlBcrudn SHRDL 8HH| ELEVEN LIGHT CARS PRACTICE FOR RAGE lleve nlmtecn wnBsr Baltimore .. wsra-1 all or th.-m announcing tl ment and requested the man cleae at once. Tha books of th< offices will be sent bare for sattlamont. I will collact ail outstanding asaais and distribute them equally among the cred itor ■ The firm of John A Boardman A Co. I# the gooceeaor to Haight A Frees*, whleh firm went out o( bujlneas several Donaldsonvilb Plant of A. Fort Is Destroyed With Heavy Loss ran no./ DONAIJ30NVII.I.K. Ok.. Snv. 1»— Tho large ginnery of A. Fort, near here, and fifty bales cotton, were bum 1 ed at noon today. The loss although heavy Is covet SAVANNAH, <V. Nov. If.—®#' ths «»*v*nt<-«n light cam that i participate In the race on November IS wero on the course today. Their drlrt Ft them out over the ten-mile cots tboy are to run. and some good time * Inade. Robert Bu: . <n, despite hie ac cident of yesterday, when his car wag wrecked and hla machonlqgan. Joe. Grtn- non. possibly fatally Injured, was among' thoso at practice. He was running au other Bufck. Two of tha grand prli peared on tho course • tho first time. They v driving a Lozier, and dri.Ti.K ?'•••■» o: idwl«.:< .-or that 1 d i cent Vanderbilt race ' rare drivers a»« ds aft.-noon fog Lvn Zengl*. driving »n Arm* Idl'd decrease in ll* time of •e. I>ri -glng it .ku.( to 73 0*. * fastest lap of t: <* day's prac >■' .wn by •'al’aima iu a FUL mu Jo la -T;2J. w i a ■ _