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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST FOR OEOR QIAi GENERALLY FAIR SATURDAY AND 8UNDAY1 VARIABLE WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1828.
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBEB 21, 1908
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
STANDARD OIL’S EARNING POWER
BROUGHT OUT BY FRANK KELLOGG
IN BUEL OF WORDS WITH OIL KING
■Within Past 8 Years Has
aBrn Over Half a
Billion
OU Company. th« American Transfer.
Company and the United Pipe Lino
Company. Mr. Rockefeller's attention
was called to the agreement with the
South Improvement Company and the
rate* provided there for rebates on
oil.
EVEN AT THIS
GALLS IT "P
D.
Is It not a fact that to all other
parties according to this agreement,
were to be charged the full gross
rate?"
"Probably so.'
For Mora Than Five Hours Mr.
Rockefeller Faced Federal Counsel
and Fenced With the Attorney Skil
fully as the Fire of Questions Came
Thlok and Fast—He Was Question
ed Closely on the Matter of Re-
Were you a stockholder of the
South Improvement Company?”
‘‘I never received the certificate as
far as I can recollect.”
“You spoke yesterday of a pool
agreement among several railroad for
dividing up traffic and freight rates in
bate*—Hit Memory Was Sometimes
Good, but Frequently Bad—Father
if the Oil Trust Admits That He
Has Been Prosperous From the Be
ginning.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20.—For over
five hours today John D. Rockefeller,
witness for the defence in the gov
ernment suit to dissolve the Btandard
Oil Compans', faced an unceasing fire
of questions from the federal coun
sel. Frank B. Kellogg, and when ad
journment was taken until Monday,
he was still being cross-examined
on the charge that the company In
Its early days accepted rebates to the
disadvantage of Its rivals.
The enormous earning powar of fn*
oil combination was sharply brought
out in today’s hearing when Mr.
Rockefeller, after stating that the
Standard had paid dividends amount
ing to $40,000,680 in 1807. said It had
earned ns much more and that this
wus added to the company’s surplus,
which was stated by the government’s
counsel to bo $300,000,000. It was
further stated by Mr. Kellogg that
the company within the last eight
years had earned over half a billion
dollars.
The rapid fire Interrogations of the
prosecutor were always met with un
shaken Imperturbability and readiness
to answer, except when as Mr. Rocke.
feller explained, "It Is quite Impos
sible for me to remember after thirty
five years. I do not recall.”
Questioned Closely About Rebate*.
1874. So the rates from Cleveland
seaboard were the same as from oil
points In Pennsylvania to the
board7”
Yea."
Roads Paid Drawback 22 Cents.
And the roads carrying crude oil
to the seaboard were required to pay
a drawback of 23 cents a barrel to
the shipper lftho rates on the agreed
pipage to the shipping points on the
railroad be maintained?”
“Yes.”
Mr. Kellogg then sought to show
that all the pipe line companies to
tho agreement were subsidiary com
panies of the standard.
His Friends Perfect Organi
zation and Expect to
Win Out
TWENTY KILLED
DY EXPLOSION
In Brooklyn Street Gas Ex
plodes in Trench Spread
ing Havoc
IAFI CABINET
IS NOT SLATED
ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 20—James O.
Woodward, whose candidacy for mayor
of Atlanta was revived at a mass
meeting Wednesday night, was on the
street again today, shaking hands with
his friends and supporters. As was
his wont In former campaigns ho took
up ’temporary hoadq\iarkers tat tho
cigar stores around the corner of Ma
rietta street and Viaduct Place, nnd
established a countenance of compos-
urn that contained no fear of probablo
defeat.
It is probable that permanent head
quarters will bo opened by the Wood
ward forces tomorrow. They are
considering several places, mostly va
cant stores. It is probable that one
will be selected—one In the center of
tho city where it may be easily
reached.
A meeting of the Woodward leaders
was held at the Kimball House tonight
and steps were taken to perfect an or-
ganlxatlon of the city -by wards.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20.—An explo
sion of gas in a deep trenoh In Gold
•treet, Brooklyn, In which & number
of men were employed, today cost
probably twenty lives and caused a
panic.
The victims Included Frederick- W.
Scheffmeyer, city Inspector of sewers
and Foreman Samuel W. Trout.
Practically the whole street from
the stoop line betweep Gold and IHrorlt
etreets was tumbled Into a fifty foot
excavation In which fifteen or more
men were working, and several per
sons who were walking along tht
street are believed to have been car-
"We had an Interest In some, but
not In all,” said Mr. Rockefeller.
'You testified yesterday to the
stockholders of the Standard Oil Com
pany from 1872 to 1879 obtaining in
terests In stocks of other refining
companies. The compauy of Charles
Pratt and H. H. Rogers was acquir
ed by you in 1874?”
Yes. we bought the entire concern
with tho funds of the shareholders of
the Standard Company or the capital
shares of the Standard. Mr. Pratt
and Mr. Rogers gave up the Pratt
stock and later became partners of
the Standard.”
"Did not Mr. Pratt and Mr. Rog
ers receive salaries for their work?”
"I believe they did/'
BOGUS $5 BILLS
ABROAD IN LAND
Mr. Rockefeller waa questioned
closely regarding rebates which the
Standard wan charged with receiving,
but with the exception of the agree
ment with the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which Rockefeller explained gavd the
Standard a rebate because It effect
ed an equalization of oil shipments.
Mr. Rockefeller could not recall any
other rebates, though he thought It
was likely that he might have heard
of it at the time.
"You have been prosperous • since
the beginning?* ’asked Mr. Kellogg of
Mr. Rockefeller, when the latter re
sumed his testimony.
"Yes.”
He was asked about the trust agree
ment of 1882 and whether the trust
certificates did not show a value of
$70,000,000 and that the stocks held
under the agreement nn actual value
of $55,710,698. Mr. Rockefeller said
he believed thorn figures were cor-
"The record shows thal up 1908 the
ret earnings of the company were
$551,922,904. What was the dividend
In 1907?” ...
”1 should say about 40 per cent.
"That was about $39,000,000."
"That would be a million In favor
of the poor old Standard," said Mr.
Rockefeller. He# added that tho net
earnings for 1907 were approximately
$80,000,000. „
He assented to Mr. Kellogg’s fig
ure* showing that the company earn-
ed $490,000,000 from 1899 to 1908.
Adding the earnings of 1907 would
give a total earnings of $570,000,000.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Nov. 20.—Tho appear
ance in 6t. Louis of a new and dangerous
counterfeit $5 bill ha* aroused secret
service operatives to endeavor to stop the
circulation of tho bills, and a general
warning describing the bills and asking
all business houses and banks to keep a
close lookout for tbem, has been sent
Where’s the Ri«k In Oil?
•Then where does the hazard of
the business come In?” asked Mr.
Kellogg.
"In the first place, since the first
refinery was built more than fifty
years ago,
we ihave been prepared
at any moment, day or night, to hear
the fire alarm. We nre dealing w.th
a very explosive product. Fires ars
constantly occurring."
"But your profits were above your
fire losses which have been charged
to profit and loss account.”
"Yes. sir."
Mr. Kellogg then asked Mr. Rocke
feller about the Standard Oil atm
ment with th* Pennsylvania Railroad
In 1877, In which the Pennsylvania
agreed to pay back 10 per cent of
th*» freight «ale s which the Standard
paid. The witness said thls^
ment followed the rate war between
the northern and southern lines, and
that th*re was nn agreement where
by he was to equalise the amount
of freight distributed between the dif
ferent railroads.
Large Shippers Got Rebates,
Replying to a question whether the
Btandard Oil Company was the only
ope to get the rebate the witness said
that the greater volume of business
given* by the Standard was given In
part for the rebate and In those days
it was the custom for large shippers
to receive consideration.
"Did you know of the contract
whereby the Standard was to obtain
20 cents a barrel In rebate on outside
shipments?"
”1 mey have known of It generally
at the time. 1 had nothing to do
with the contract.”
The wltnesa said he could not re
call whether Mr. Caxtatt had testi
fied that these rebate* were paid to
the American Transfer Company.
Mr. Rockefeller said be had no
doubt that the state of Pennsylvania
brought suit In 1»79 to oust the
United pipe Line from the stall
on the ground that It waa In cons pi r
sr- with the Pennsylvania Railroad
to* btaln preferential nates and drew,
bsrks. He could not recall Mr.
Cassatt testified th-t fb* Pennsylvania
railroad paid rebates to the Btandard
They Come From Chicago-
Chief Wili h Issues Do-
scription of Bills.
Local Papers Very Partial.
The managers of the campaign are
also considering the abvlsablllty of
printing a small newspaper in order
that their side of the campaign may
be placed before the public. The
three local papers are showing as
much or more partiality to the Mad
dox side in their news columns than
on their editorial pages. Everything
relating to Maddox Is given great
prominence, while the Woodward news
is boiled down to half-statements of
(beta.
The idea Is to have a small circular
to be Issued dally, telling all the news
that Is favorable to Mr. Woodward,
for free circulation.
Ward organizations op behalf <if
Maddox have been put In working or
der, and great exertions . are being
ma&e.
Most of the wor kfor Woodward has
been of the quiet kind. He has an
nounced no campaign manager, but
Walter R. Brown has general charge
so far.
IE CARS GROWING
FEWER EACH DAY
every person
rled down.
It la believed that ,
who went Into the excavation was
killed Instantly or smothered
drowned.
Many Houses Wrecked.
Fifty tenement houses on the block
are In such danger of falling Into tae
trench that the occupants have been
ordered out by the police.
The most Intense excitement pre
vailed for blocks around the scene of
the accident, and the streets were
filled with wailing women and chil
dren. Who were unable to get any
word from relatives known to be In
the vicinity when tho explosion came.
The explosion tore the street to
pieces for rods on either side and
the twelve men who were working In
the excavation for a big «*wer pipe,
wore burled by the debris which fell
In upon them and are believed to
have been smothered or burned to
death In the fire that followed the
explosion. .*
Rescuer Loses Life.
President-Elect Declares no
Ono Has Been Decided
On
HOT 8PRINOS. Vs., Nov. 26.—A gen-
eral dlscusselon of affairs with Senator
Scott, of West Virginia, this morning and
a visit from former Senator Henry Gas*
h.-iwuy Davis, of the same state, who
four year* ago waa the democratic can
didate for vice president. tala afternoon,
were the only demand* made today on
tho tlm« of tho president-elect.
"I wish you would Just say that my
cabinet Is not made up or slated. No
one ha* been decided upon for any plaoe
In It and no offers of any cabinet poll*
tlons have been made to any one.’"
. This waa the response of President
elect Taft today to the statement from
Minneapolis that FYank II. Kellogg ha4
been Invited to become attorney gem
Bed Lodge Mine Is Seethirg
Inferno—Death List
May Be Heavy
In the Taft cabinet Senator Scott eald
........ ».ie quali
ties. desire* and determination of Pres)-
*“ ■*’ * * ** * no heal-
dent-elect Taft, thera would ba
tatlon whatever In the upward trend of
Period of Prosperity Predicted.
'We are going to hava a period _
great advancement and prosperity Under
the administration of Judgo Taft." the
senator said.
Thanksgiving day here Is going to be
the occasion of a genernl reunion of the
BUTTE, Mont. Nor, 10.—Firs In the
Northwest Improvement Osmpany's mins
at Red Lodge today caused the death
of six miners and entombed many others.
Members of the lire department end
volunteers rescued mors than 100 men
many of whom were Injured or com
pletsly exhausted. All will recover.
Tonight It Is stated by the rescued ml
nsra that at least <4 men are still In the
moat dangerous part of the mine, and It
Is Impossible for the rescuers to get near
them at present
Firs Is Terrific.
The fire ta terrific. Judging from the
volume of smoko and flames emitted from
one entry. Coal cars and lumber are
ablaxe and the damage to property will
be heavy.
An Iron pipe line was laid Into the
and there la now a flow of water playing
on the flames. The fire Itself Is said to
be confined to a small area, but tha gss
and smoko nave fled to the various work
ings. t
The company operating tha Red Lodge
mines Is controlled by the Northern
Paclflo railroad. Most of the miners
employer are foreigners. A similar dis
aster at this property In 1900 coat ths
lives of eight miners.
the occasion of a genernl reunion of the
Tnft family. Thanksgiving dinner la to
be partaken of at the home of M. E. In-
E lf*, whose aon Is the husband of a
UKhter of C. P. T»fL Tho C. P. Tnft
fnmlly will be here, likewise Henry W.
Taft and family, and Horace Taft as well
as Robert. Helen and Chaa.. the three
children of the president-elect and Mrs.
Taft.
Samuel Trout, who lived near the
scene, lost his life in attempting to
save a woman who was passing
through Gold street at the time of
the explosion and fell into a trench.
Trout waa caught by the flames
from tho blazing ga# main and Toast
ed alive.
Tho woman was dragged out of the
trench and saved by a boy.
Tho workmen were digging a trench
through Gold street for the Installa
tion of a thlrty-slx-lnch sewer pipe.
Tho excavation was to bo nearly forty
feet deep nnd as the laborers removed
tho earth tho walls had been shored
up by large timbers.
With Charles Schiffmeyer, a city
STATE WEAVES NET
T
TESTIMONY OF 8TATE 18 CON-
eudy rt
t. Loul
These counterfeits made their first ap
pearance In Chicago Nov. 6 and several
hundreds have already been passed there.
Tho first reported In 8t. Louis was last
Probably Made In Chloago.
No clew as to the persons who made or
passing the bills has been obtained
by the secret service men. It Is believed
they are made In Chicago.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service, has
sent out the following description of tho
counterfeit:
The bill is of the 1899 series, and tho
check letter Is D. Each of tho counter
feits I* numbered DI7963872. The fare
plnte Is number 1164 nnd the back plate
number Is 782. The signature of W. T.
Vernon, registrar of tne • treasury, and
Charles H. Treat, tre&aurar of the United
States, appear on the face of the bill.
Marked With Colored Inks.
marked with rod and blue Ink In Imlta
tlon of the silk fiber which Is found be
tween tho two pieces of paper of which
genuine money Is made.
The face of the note Is very black, and
the part of the script lettering that cross
es the blue iml and tho denominational
character la filled In b~ hand and I
poorly done. Th* letter ”e” In "demand'
Is not formed well. The second li
"bearer’’ instead of being a loop "e” a
In the genulno. fa like the reserved flgut_
"I." The "b” In "payable" looks more
like an ”1" than a "b."
Th* fine hair lines inside tho large fig
BRAD8TREET REPORT8 EXPAN
SION DOMINATING INFLUENCE
4N TRADE.
Inspector of sewers, overseeing the
work this forenoon, tho men were
working at the bottom of th® trench
when an accumulation of gas from{Xj April.28, no proposition advanced
a main .whieft had been accidental^ % y Attorney Worden " In Tils opening
broken during the course of tho work,
exploded with -tremendous force,
■ Tho supporting timbers -were ripped
d the high '
pway and
NEW YORK. Nov. 20—BradatreeCs
tomorrow will say: Enlargement and
expansion arc stlU tho dominating In
fluences In trade and Industry and tho
volume of sales and of orders booked
by wholesalers and manufacturers
continues to show gains, -particularly
In the commercial and manufacturing
centers of the north, east and west
Still certain evidences of Irregularity
are found In the reports that ml’d
weather Is restricting sales of winter
goods at retail In the above sections
and southern advance advices ore that
Improvement In that section Is rather
slower than expected, and that lo*t
cotton prices and holding of that prod
uct by producers are cheeking trade
and collections. Idle cars ars report
ed growing fewer In number rapidly.
_ Schiffmeyer and hi* men
A large water main also was broken
by th* force of the explosion, and a
perfect torrent of water, began to
spurt un through the mass of wreck
age. Almost side by side with Hiese
geyser* roared the flames from the
gas escaping from ths broken main.
Many Heroio Deeds.
There Is more doing In leather, and
shoes aro In better Inquiry from man
ufacturers, though affected by mild
weather at retail. Leather h high*
oil around. In wholeanlo nnd Job
bing lines north, east and west, re
ports aro generally that trado is ex
panding that spring purchase* are In
creasing. and that stocks In final dis
tributors hands are light. Cotton
goods are growing In demand and
prices are being advanced. Fail River
print cloth mills ars sold up to Jan
uary 1, and cotton yams and men’s
wear woolens are In better sale. Cloth
ing trade reporta are Irregular be
cause of weather conditions. The be
ginning of the tariff hearings at Wash*
Ington brings to the attention of the
business community the fact that re-
pany worked desperately together In
gn effort to check the flow of gas
and water and to relieve ’the men who
had been imprisoned.
There seemed little hope, however,
that any of those who had *>e«n at
work at the bottom of the trench
could have escaped death.
Nearly half an hour's work was
required to reach the body of Trout,
who had been burned to death on the
surface of the street.
The bodies of the other men are
believed to be burled under tons of
earth. „ ,
Creates Panio.
The 1 explosion was followed by
scenes of the most Intense excitement.
Every building for blocks around had
been severely shaken, and It was at
first feared that serious damage had
been suatalned by some of thorn.
Among the buildings In the vicinity
vision of some kind Is -promised s#d
that congress,early In 1909, will have
this matter to digest.
Business failures In the United
States at the week end, November It,
number 272 against 267 last week, 213
In the like week of 1907.
ure "5" on both the fsc# and back of a
bulges upward Instead of
being concave, making it much thicker
than the genuine.
CLEANING UP DAY
IDGE
CIVIC CLUB'S CRUSADE AGAIN8T
FILTH BRINGS GENERAL
RESPONSE.
BAINBRIDOE. Oa., Nov. io—dun
lin day under tha nu.plcca of tha
Civic Improvement Club hu been sen.
eroully responded to today. Filth of
Sfty year* .tending hM.been burned.
The officers of the Civic Improvement
Club feel greatly encouraged and they
openly assert that hitherto no dis
ease will show up In this city which
cleanliness can subdue. From man
sion to hut ths response for “cleaning
up day” has been uniformly respected.
Plain notice from the Civic Improve
ment Club that cleanliness of premises
was desired net with bon fires from
city limit to city hall, beginning yes
terday. Rain bridge has benefited In
calculably. The ladles of the civic
club have tha congratulations of ths
dirtiest dive.
Louis Fletcher Hsngod.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Nov. _
Louis Fletcher was hanged here today
for the marder of Geo. Boyd In Sep
tember last. Fletcher admitted his
guilt. Both wi
SOUTHERN DEPOT
TO
ROAD SUFFER8 HEAVY LOSS AT
NORCROSS—100 BALES OF COT
TON BURN.
NORCROSfl. Ga.. Nov. 20.—The btggest
fire In th* history of Norcros* occurred
h ?lame* wera**2icev#r#d In ths freight
together with a large amount of frelgiit
r 800 bales of cotton.
on me piauarm. v
Citizen* helped to save.a portion of the
cotton.
Three freight cars were burned. There
were eight freight cars on .the sidetracks.
The citizens pushed five of them away
and saved them. >
The loes. whldh falls almost ..ntlreljr
on the Southern railway. Is about 50.C
trig. ^ Both men and boys aided In light-
ln £h. waterworks of ths Burhaata Plow
* Implement Company were used.
FRANKFORT. Ky.. Nov. 2ft—The
tabulation of tho official vote In the
recant presidential election In Ken
tucky of all counties except Johnson.
In which the unofficial figures are ussd
to show that the combined vote of.all
the tickets except democratic Is 24C-
4$0. while the Bryan vot* Is 244.(1$,
making Rryan Just 1.772 short of bav
Ing a majority vote In the state.
LAPORFJ, Infl.. Nov. It).—Excellent
progress won made by the defense In
ithe amount of testimony placed be-
Ifora the Jury today In tho trial of
Ray Lamphere for the murder of Mr*.
3clle Gunncss and her three children,
hut aside from two witnesses to show I
that tho fire at the Gunnes* house
occurred at 3 o'clock In the morning I
dirt walls toppled
ness, will bo here to testify that he
found poison In the stomachs of An
drew Helgeleln and three of the four
bodies found in the ruins of tho
Gunncss houso.
Dr. George Waa**r, who was called
i an expert, was shown the teeth
and brldgcwork Introduced by the
state, and Identified by state witness
es as having come from the mouth
of Mrs. Dtlfc Gunncss. He doubted
whether a gold crown In ths exhibit
over was made to fit the teeth stubs
to which it was said by the stats to
have been attnehed.
The defense tried to show that Mrs.
Gunn*** might have removed ths
brldgework from her mouth and
plafccd it In the fire to lend the
presslon that sho was burned to death.
Dr. Wowier said that crowns could be
removed Intact without burning away
the roots, but he did not know wheth<
or these were removed In that way
The defense called Rtato'a Attorney
Smith to the stand nnd naked him
regarding a trip which ne and Roy
which received nearly the full force
of the shock are n large Roman Cafb.
ollc church and a parochial school.
Tn the Immense crowd which flocked
to the scene were mothers who fear.
ed that their little ones In the school
building were In danger.
It required nil the efforts of the
police to keep the crowd back out
of danger and to keep them from In
terfering with the firemen and others
who were endeavoring to reach the
Imprisoned men.
Only Four Escaped.
Only four of the’men working In
the excavation escaped and their es
cape was remarkable. They were dig
glng near the opening of a four-foot
sewer and the force of the explosion
blew them to tho entrance of It. Ar
thur Btrand was hurled farthest and
he pulled the other three men after
him.
Water from the broken main began
to pour, Into the sewer and the four
men. In danger of being drowned,
started to run toward the river where
there was an outlet to the sewer.
The explosion shook houses
blocks around. Thousands of persons
were attracted to the scene.
Women living In the neighborhood
whose children had been on the street
when the gas main blew up rushed
to the scene and ran about the ex
cavation wringing their hands and
calling for their little ones. In many
Instances they found their children aft
er a brief search but a number of
boys and girls hsd been taken Into a
school near by end that* parents were
frantic by th* time they were found.
The *a* and water supply were
turned off shortlv after the explosion.
A force of 100 firemen was than p-it
to work digging for bodies but the
task was necessarily slow because of
ths nature of the wreckage which had
to be removed ? >
W. L. Dowd Elected Secretary.
COLUMBUR. G*.. Nov. 30—G. W.
Bt melt men has resigned at general sec
retary of the Columbus Young Men’i
Christian Association and W. L.
Dowd has been elected to succeed him
plurality over ths Taft vote will belbama. whose
abewt M74. (about a year ago
Company Gats Charter Back.
RICHMOND. Va.. Nov lft—The state
Insurance commissioner has reinstated
the Heralds of Liberty, a fraternal
nl sat Ion with headquarters In Ala-
was revoked
CLUDED WITH STRONG
■^Attorney Worden’" In his opening
statement was followed up. Court
will be held tomorrow, the expecta
tion being that Dr. Walter Haines,
of Chicago, the defense’s main wltsj
Murr made to the Warwick place to
get Lamphcrn’A trunk after Lam
phere'* arrest. He told the story
and admitted thnt It waa taken to
hll* office, where It was examined and
found to bo empty.
The state rested Its casa today
This announcement was made when
the defense finished the cross-examl
nation of Deputy Sheriff Anstlsa.
The state lays great stress of two
points In the testimony of Anstlss—
first the statement of Anstlss that
Lamphere had admitted he would not
deny having seen Mrs. Gunness kill
Helcgetn; tho second Anstlss' state
ment that Lamphere had said be would
Plead guilty to arson were It not for
his mother.
PERSONAL BETTING
DECLARED LEGAL
TARIFF A UNIVERSAL GRAB GAME
SAYS CHAMP CLARK IN DEFENSE '■
FREE TRADE TO PROTECT FORESTS
Would Check Devastation/-
By Allowing Canadian
Lumber to Enter
And Mrs. Gompers Is Pre
sented Diamond By Fed
eration
DENVER, Col., Nov. 20—Approval
of the convention of the American
Federation of Labor was given Presi
dent Gompers today by adoption of his
annual report In full as presented.
The report waa before th* convention
for a day and ft half, and for u wlfite
IS
there was a vigorous discussion of
some of Its contents. Tomorrow ut
10 o’olock the election of officers will
bs the special order of business.
All the officers will bo re-elected
with the possible exception of Vice
President Daniel Keefe. It Is report-
BY GEORGIA’S ELEVEN
8A1D TO HAVE BEEN THE BE8T
FOOT BALL GAME EVER PLAY
ED ON THE GEORGIA
ATHENS. Ga.. Nov. 20-Georgla
defeated Davidson In the best foot
ball game ever played on the Georgia
campus. The teams were equally
matched, but Ip the second half the
ball bounded behind Davidson's line,
and Davidson man was tackled be
hind his line for a safety, counting
two points.
Tho gome ended with score of
to 0.
HARVARD AND YALE
ON GRIDIRON TODAY
NEW HAVEN. Conn., Nov. 2ft.—
Laughter, song and merrymaking were
tho subterfuges used In a hundred
groups of collegiana In this town to
night to drive away tho anxiety feit
over the prospects for the great foot
ball gams between Harvard and Yalo
tomorrow afternoon. All day college
men cams Into town to help swell tht
crowd and to enjoy the excitement
which Is always a setting tor ths
struggle.
All th« training has been done snd
the rival trams were esrly sequestered
In order tl it they might get a good
night's rest. The men who have been
picked to battle for college supremacy
In the premier sport are reported to
be In splendid shape. They are eager
for tho opportun'ty to moaaure
strength, skill, knowledge and strategy
against their opponents.
STOLE $1,539,423
CHICAGO, Ills., Nov. 20.—After nn
examination of tbe various documents
In the office* of Peter Van Vllsslngen,
convicted forger of mortgages, notes
and trust deeds, William C. Nlblsck,
vino president of the Chicago Title
and Trust Company, receiver for the
Van Vllsslngen properties, today de
clared that/ the forgeries amount to
91.521.421.19.
Only a thorough examination of all
ths papers, whloh Include-loan num
bers 2,016 to 3,244 Inclusive, will dis
close to the receiver and the creditors
how many hava been take up by Van
Vllsslngen, who Is now a convict, in
tfi* broom shop in the Joliet peniten
tiary.
Sines Van Vllsalngsn’s confession
of guilt, which startled the business
world and preceded his sentence only
a few hours. Van Vllsslngen has re
peatedly asserted that $750,000 would
cover the
•INDIVIDUAL" RACE TRACK BET
TING 18 UPHELD BY 8UPREME
NEW YORK, Nov. 20—That per
sonal, or what has been .termed "in
dividual” betting. Is legal at tho race
tracks In this state, was the opinion
of the JutJgf h of the appellate division
of the supreme court, mads public to
day In a decision In the case brought
by Assistant District Attorney Bldsr,
of Kings county, t-» determine the 40-
plication of the Agnew-Hart blU on
thin point.
The derision Is In favor of ths
Brooklyn Jockey Club. Tho proceed
ings which resulted In tho decision
rendered today was a test case. Mel
ville Collins was arrested for accept
ing a wager at Oravosnnd race track
June 16 of this year snd held for trial.
Collins brought habeas corpus pro
ceedings before the special term of the
supremo court and hla release was
ordered. In tho decision today the
action of the spdMal term la upheld :n
all particulars
Captain end Crew 8aved.
PORTSMOUTH. Eng.. Nov. Jft—The
British steamer Euaton. from Mobile
and Newport News for Bremen, arriv
ed here today and landed tha captain
and crew of ths schooner La Come,
which wav abandoned waterlogged on
mber 8. in latitude ~~
i forged paper which he sold
SLEEPING QUARTERS BURN
MOUNT CARMEL Penn.. Nov. JO—
By the destruction by fire of a build
ing Of the Crystal Ice Company’s
storage plsnt here tndav, Adnm Coun
4.
The Admlntetratlon’a Polley For th*
Preservation of Forests Figured
Largely in the Argument Before ths
Ways snd Means Committee on
Tariff Schedule—Lumber Famine
Waa Presented as Prjnolpal Argu*#
meat for Free Trade—Urged Thaft
Every Hamlet Will Feel the Blighl
of the Impending Condition in th*
Lumber Industry.
that the miners have decided to
support Mr. Keefe for re-election, and
they have tho largest vote of any
union In the convention. It la also
reported that Mr. Gompers will not
oppose Mr. Keefe, but this cannot bo
confirmed. Tho convention
probability will not adjourn alne die
before tomorrow night.
In the report of the committee on
the president's report thera was a sec
tion commending tho course of the
American Foderatlonlst. the official
organ. Objection to this was matta by
the lending socialists present. They
wanted th* report amended so that n
committee could be appointed to In
vestlgatn the sources of Income from
the Socialist party In the recent cam
paign. This amendment waa desired
because of nq attack on Eugene V.
Debs that appeared In the FYdern
tlonlst. An amendment to this was
offored, to ask the socialists If they
were responsible for the attacks mafle
on the Federation of Labor In the so
cialist press. This amendment was
adopted. A debate In which a num
ber of delegates took part Including
Mr. Gompers, followed. *
J. M. 'Barnes closed the discussion
snd denied several of the charges mado
by Mr. Gompers
Mr. Gompers desired to spsak a
second time, but Barnes objected. The
convention promptly voted down tho
■oclaMsU'-amendment and - adopted ths
defeated section. The remainder .of
tho commute#* fsport v«» adopted
without dlsruaalort.
Delegate T. L. Lewis, of tha miners,
Interrupted the proceedings and pre
sented on behalf of the convention to
President Gomners s handsome silver
loving cup. and to Mrs. Gompers r
diamond ring. Mr. Gompers wai
overcome by the good will of the del
egates and could scarcely control his
feelings as he tktlUcSd the convon
tlon.
Ths report of the committee on sec
retaries' report was adopted unanl
mously without discussion.
Among the resolutions adopted was
one Instructing the executive cduncll
to appoint a committee to Investigate
Industrial education In this country
snd report to the next convention.
Th# convention decided to send two
fraternal delegates to ths convention
of the Farmers' Union.
A resolution was also adopted, unan
Imously commending the efforts of
President Roosevelt In behalf of the
conservation of natural resources.
The recommendation that the fed
oration erect a building suitable for Its
uses at Washington, D. . C.,
adopted. i
GEN. WESTON SUCCEEDS
BRIG. GEN. FRED A. SMITH
WABHINOTON. Nov. 20—MaJ.Oen
, f. Weston, now In command of the
Philippine forces, has been assigned to
command the department of Califor
nia with headquarters at Ban Fran
cisco. Vice Brigadier General Fred A.
Bmlth, who will be assigned to other
duties. Major General W. P. Duvalt
will succeed to the Philippine
tnand. '
N.Y.C. ACQUITTED ON
seller, his wife and child and Mon
roe Hnyder, local residents, who had
sleeping quarters thars, are believed
to hava been burned to death.
New Church Building. •
LUMPKIN. Oa.. Nov. 20.—Work on
the new MMhodlst church has been
begun. Yesterday afternoon very Im-
presslvo services were held on the
grounds where the building Is to be
erected. The first brick for the foun
dation waa layed by Mrs. Louis* Htnic-
tr, who Is In her 92d year, and Is
th* oldest living member of the church.
Next followed Mr*. A. F. Fort and
Mrs. (J. O. Boiomon, Who were the
next ojdeftt members. After thres
bricks were laysd by the three young,
sat njemb*r*. who ware I^mlsc Kevllle,
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—The Indict
ment against the New York Central
Railroad Company, charging man
slaughter In ths second <Ugr*e. grow
Ing out of the wreck of ths Brewster
Express In this city In February, 1907,
In whlrf* more than twenty persons
were killed, was dismissed today upon
recommendation of District Attorney
Jerome.
Mr. Jerome said that In view of
the fact that th# government hsd
been unable to convict Alfred II.
Bmlth, an official of the road, against
whom a similar Indictment was filed,
It would bo useless to bring the pres
ent case to trial.
Upon this representation Justice
David. In the supreme court granted
tho motion and dismissed the Indict*
mont.
Nellie Humber and Susie Hlddatl.
Bricks have been purchased for the
erection of the building, and the
members purpose to erect an It,000
structure.
New Bank at Lumpkin,
LUMPKIN. Oft.. Nov. 3ft.—The Bank
of Lumpkin tins opened Its doors for
business under verv flattering condi
tions. Capital stock $ts,0ft0: readily
subscribed and paid In. Mr. John
tude IS. The shipping records do not Id. Walker, of Rparta. began the more
give any records or the schooner La I ment, but wns assisted In.same by a
Coma above mentioned* . I good many of our citizens, ..
ENGINE TURNS TURTLE;
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED
TUBCUMBIA. Ala, Nov. 2ft— Albert
Hchmurk, fireman, and Georg# Roberts,
flagman, were burned under an engine
of the Rnuthcrn railway near Tus-
cumbla today, both being dead when
found.
The engine was running tight when
It turned over.
Cspt. Tip Harriton Speaks.
CARROLLTON. Oa., Nov. 20—Capt
Tip Harrison of Atlanta, lectured herel
last night. Ills lecture was under the
auvpUes of the Daughter* of theCnn
fedcrary. and wan In tho Interest «»f
confederate, soldiers* monument fun
Capt. Harrison was Introduced l|
Gen. Sampson W. Harris, of thlal _ _
place. The lecture wag well received, lulor than Dt
OLDS THAT THE TARIFF
CAUSED HEAVY ADVANCE
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.—”A uni
versal grab game,” is the appellation
8 ven We tariff by Representative
mmp Clark, of Missouri, today ut
the hearing before the ways >v*d
means committee on the tariff soitfd,-. ePM
ule for wood and wood manufactureV
The administration's policy for Hi* >
preservation of the foresta ilgui .l
largely In the argument today.
Several lumbermen said they want- j
sd a protective tariff on lumber be
cause other articles ore protected by
present* law. This called forth Hie
term of "grab” from Mr. Clark. Rep
resentative Houtell, of Illinois. a*rert~
ed. In defense of a protective tariff,
that fthe government must secure
$300,000,000 In revenue and that, as
a result, some Industries must bo pro
tected.
Free Trade to Protect Timber Lands.
That free trade for lumber would
tend to prevent the devastation of the
American timber lands was the opin
ion expressed by Mr; Clark, who salt*
that ft didn’t matter If Canada de
vastated her forests.
Mr. Houtell argued that tho Ameri
can forests would have to supply the
lumber of the country If tho Canadian
forest* aro dpvastafad s
that some broader scfio
tariff should ho adopted
Ing tho United State* and Canada.
Blight of Famine to Be Feit.
"We have already oroe**-d the venrM
f h timber famine, so eovere that
Its Wight will be felt la every ham
let," said Theodore M. Knnrpen. oe
Minneapolis. Minn., at .today’s hear
ing.
"In five years every saw mill ii»
Minneapolis will be abandoned, yet
this Industry In its prlmo omploye.fi
6,000 to 10,000 men In thut < :ty
slnne."
If* spWco for a repeal of the duVv
on timber, saying that American la
bor had notftlng to fear from fi
trade.
No Monopoly Ini Lumber Buslaeva.
A. R. Rogers, of Mlnne&pniiii,
Minn., who appeared In favor of free
entry of lumber, said ho did not be
lieve th*r* was a monopoly In the
lumber business. ' ; I
“What Is It that Has caused the
enormous advance In the prloe of
lumber?” asked Representative Chamn
Clark, of Mlssnurh
“Tbyre are several reasons,'’ replle.t
Mr. Rogers, "but tho principal ono is
to mnko morn money.”
If tlm Canadian
nnd suggested,
uini* than th<*
I'd for
WOODWARD GETS
DIG OVATION.
Intense Enthusiasm Preveils
at Kimball Jlouse Meeting
Last Night
■ATLANTA, a»., Nov. 20-JBet, m
six and sevsn hundred men throe g*<t
the Kimball House tonight to give an
other ovation to James G. Woodward*
candidate for mayor.
The meeting was presided avm by,
Walter R. Brown, and tho enthutfiisna
was Intense. More than a dozen, i ov-.
ersl of whom are prominent orgablxetf
labor leaden, spoke.
Mr. Woodward was present and)
spoke, saying that h* It confle.lentl
of election. Ward committees arere*
announced snd active systematic s ork
begins tomorrow.
Ward meetings were held In Tarloua
portions of the city by the Maddox*
forces and they wore well atteigHedV
BIGGEST DISTILLERY
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
LOUISVILE. Ky., Nov. 20-r>*o«efv®
action by employes of the Molwoodl
Distillery Company saved one oC ths
biggest distilleries in the world frons
destruction by fire this aftermwwv. Am
It was, Oie fire destroyed the oattla,
pens, entailing r - - -
FINAL TRIAL OF MONTANA
DEFERRED TILL DEC. 18
NORFOLK. Va.. Nov. 20—The final
official trial trip of tho United St steal
armored cruller Montana has been de-»
fern d until December 18th on account
of Uocktng^H
Th* North Carolina and Mnotanst
were scheduled <*> sail about Docerabea
1st with the new Atlantic ileet for ■*
Mediterranean waters to meet th#>
homo-coming battleship fleet now left
the Orient.
It is announced that the North Cfcro*
Una also is to b« «R*«-k.-l and tba^
her dcpart.n from Norfolk wiU
uber iltfct