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The Macon Daily Telegraph
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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., ‘WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 25, 1908
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PERSONAL OFFENSE OF A NOMINEE
IS UP TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SAYS BLACKBURN IN REPLY TO ORR
No Body of Men, However
Represenative, May
Change the Buie
MUST RESIGNTOlXECUTIVE
The Secretary of the 8tate Democracy
Thought This System Was Known
to the Most Untrained—Declares Mr.
Oit Shot Wide of the Mark of Logio
When Ho Refers to the Position of
the Voter Confronted With a Nomi-
• Who Had -Been Jailed for Burg-
lary^-Tho Woodward*Maddox Fight
vWaxes Warm and Interesting.
ATLANTA, Nov. 24.—(Telegraph
Bureau, Kimball House)—In regard to
the statement by J. K. Orr. to the
effect that the city primary of Atlanta
Is not a democratic one but merely a
white primary. B. M. Blackburn, sec
retary of the state committee, gave out
the following Interview today:
“In answer to Mr. J. K. Orr, allow
me to say that the personal offense ot
a nominee is In the hands of the ex
ecutive committee which Is supposed
to control nominating elections—not
within the power of a self-constituted
body of men. however representative
All city, state and national govern
ments are so organised. One citizen or
25 or 100 citizens may feel that they
have the right to change some admin
istration act on on the part of a city,
state or national government, but they
can’t do It. And all these officials
must, when they so decide, resign to
the executive or administrative power.
Such resignations are never legal un
til they are regularly accepted. This
Is true of clubs like the Capital City
Club, and to corporations like tho Orr
Shoe Company. I .thought the sys
tem known to the most untrained.
"With all due'regard for ethical dis
cussion. the only kind that I will en
ter Into In the present unethical con
test, unless compelled to act other
wise, I respectfully submit that Mr.
Orr allot wide of the mark of logic
when he referred to the position of
the voter who was.confronted with a
nominee that had been jailed for burg
lary. A nominee thus situated would
be decltlzenlzed. and therefore Incap
able of holding office under the law
of the land. The suggestion bears
not the slightest analogy to the ques
tion Involved In the present contest
for mayor, Even in such an extreme
case it would not devolve upon a com
mittee of 25 to furnish a remedy by
putting out an Independent candidate,
but upon the executive committee un
der whose authority the nomination
was held, and to whose authority all
committees of citizens, however rep
resentative, must bow. to call another
primary and correct the wrong with
out destroying regularity.
"Mr. Orr does niy position an in
justice and his own no good, by inti
mating that I contended in my reply
to the committee that, the city elec
tions of Atlanta are democratic pri
maries. If he will read my letter
carefully he will observe that I mode
this differentiation: That the white
primary of Atlanta was held under
practically the same rules as was the
state democratic primary, and, al
though not confined to party lines, was
more binding it that It wa " more com-
prehefihlve, meaning .that it bound, re
publicans as well as democrats.
"Mr. Orr and Mr. Maddox, together
with a majority of the committee that
aaked the latter to run. may have
voted for Taft for president for all I
know, but these have no right in reg
ularity to bolt a nomination until thsr
nominee has been repudiated by tho
executive committee.”
All Forces in Action.
With a big rally of the Woodward
forces at the court house here tonight and
four ward meetlnee held — ‘ *
ACTOR IS KILLED
IN SHOOTING ACT
LONDON, Nov. 24-H.rb.rt
Lee, a musical performer died In
this city today from the effects
of a wound in the head received
during a performance of ■ “Wil
liam Tell” act at a local hall last
night
Lee held a ball on his head at
which Madams Clementine shot
at a distance of fifty foot. Mad
ame Clementine surrendered to
the police.
Mr. Lee had bean giving this
aot for a period of eighteen
years without having met with
any aocident.
of the other side, but no systematic work
was in evidence.
Mr. Maddox's friends take great
prldo in the showing . .mads at the
meeting held ht the Lyric theater
last nlght.e when three sepi
assemblage, and nothing proved it more
than the presence and enthusiasm ofm
of
women. Many of them
wore Maddox badges.
The candidate met with * splendid rel
ceptlon, and his address was greeted with
much enthusiasm. His speed,
fense of himself as >an Independent
dld&te. and the defense was Dased c
claim that it Is for the good interests of
He made reply to a generally circulated
rumor to tho effect that he voted for
Taft at the recent national election. He
confessed high regard for many very
excellent citizens who had conscientiously
believed that Mr.-Taft, was the better of
the two presidential candidates and who
voted their convictions, but avowed that
since becoming of voting age In 1991 ha
haa nevu
democratic ticket.
■ The *
. ig
voted spy but the straight
_ ticket.
ildox-meetings tonight were held
The candidate went from one to the
other of the meetings, speaking briefly
at each. In addition, many others pre
ceded and followed the candidate, the
meetings being handled on the relay sys
tem. which has been used with great
effect In the municipal campaigns of most
of the large cities but never before here.
Registration Reaches 16,000.
The registration totalled-'ntarlj 16.000
at the close of todor.'and the books will
close for the eltytTectlon tomorrow night.
It Is probable Chat he total qualified vi *
will amount to 16.K00. and about 2.*
of these will be negroes.
The colored man may prove
“•"VS. ja
Import
«t: for.
Ill hold the
w , .„ ... _ i both tides
—there was plentv of political excitement
here during the day and night, particu
larly the latter. The forces are lining
up for the grand finish, as but one wee!
remains for campaigning. The electloi
occurs on Wednesday of next week.
Great Final Dlaplay.
Among the tentative plena for great
final display are a great torchlight pro-
for Woodward next Monday nighl
great darlight street parade foi
..... Tuesday. Both of these have
virtually decided upon, and, except-
Ig final ward rallies on the evening
e the. ejection, they will pracHeally
the campaign “ *
managers na\„ —.—
torchlights for use Monday evening.
A Remarkable Campaign,
Never in the history of local politics
has such a campaign of organization been
put up as haa been done on behalf of Mr.
Maddox during the last few days.
Ten rooms have been engaged at the
Kimball house, and have been In use and
will continue to be used throughout the
remainder of the contest. A force of
stenographers and clerks is keeping tab
on every detail of the campaign.
In addition to the central headquarters,
similar ones on a smaller seide have been
established In all the wards.
Tn addition to the big centra! commit
tee there are ward committees with ward
managers in charge, and members of all
com mitteea ere devoting the greater part
of their time to actlvo work on behalf of
the candidate.
The Maddox Lists.
It Js claimed that nearly 7.060 names
have heeh enrolled fn the Maddox club.
These are checked with the registry lists
vi.<< have not already nullified for the
election. The effect of this work Is
shown In suthoritatlve reports coming
from the court house, to the effect that a
large majority of those who have been
registering since the campaign began are
going to vote for Mr. Maddox.
Mr. Woodward Talks.
"We are working quietly, without any
Woodward.
great
when
SSS’u
declared Mr.
.. _ to the condition of hie
campaign today.* "We have committees
in all the wards, and our work. I am
confident Is se effective as that of the
other side. Their results way look big
ger than ours, but I think analvste will
show then to be superficial. They are
working on the surface, while we are
going to the hettern of things. I will
venture to^ea^^that Jj^*”**, of
found tn\rhieh a* majority are not* for
me. My reports from the shops and of
fice* convince me that the bulk of the
voting population are for me. Many per
sons wearing Maddox
uaitr vote for me,- I e
who occupied platan «...
meeting lest nigtrt wffi wot vote Mr ti
but for m«s. f eee nai **“
nee*, end *m confident
Pr-'-tlcolly as tunny wrw
the Woodward headquarters
balance of - power and may decldo the
result.
Friends of Mr. Woodward say the
Jorlly of the negroes will support their
candidate, but leaders on the other side
declare that the more reputable class of
colored people are lining up for
There has been little or,no effort
55fi ygnaSMAB. ’Kn'SWas
be left for the closing days of tne cam
paign, and will depend In large port upon
the exigencies of the occasion.
School Checks Sent Out.
ATLANTA. Go., Nov. 24.—School
money amounting to 83,406. was sent
out by State Treasurer Park todav.
It goes to live counties. Dodge. Horal-
son, Harris, Sumter and Telfair. The
payment completes the distribution of
S5 per cent of the 1808 state school
fund, amounting In all to $2,000,000.
The remainder, ll.SOO.OOO, will not bo
made unjil tax?* begin coming in early
In December.
Gets Lieutenant’* Commission.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 24.—A com
mission as, lieutenant In the third di
vision of the naval militia was Tsaued
Halford Falllgant, of Savannah, from
the adjutant general's office today.
Mr. Falllgant will be commander
of the naval branch of the national
guard, and will begin a reorganiza
tion of that department at once.
. Atlanta to See Races.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. ”4—Nineteen
extra sleepers already engaged tells
tho story of how Atlantans are going
to attend the automobile races In Sa
vannah Wednesday and Thursday.
Hundreds are going from here, manr
have already done so and the remain
der will leave Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad will run a special out
of here Wednesday evening for Sa
vannah. which will arrive there early
Thuraday morning, and return Thurs
day night.
Many extra sleepers have been made
necessary by the unusual demand on
the Central of Georgia, which supplies
the most direct route. Several per
sona are taking their machines along.
In order to enjoy the races thor
oughly.
Among those who have gone already
are Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Humphrey.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cohen. Mr.
and Mrs. A. M. Robinson. Mr. and
Mrs. John J. Woodalde. Charles I.
Ryan and J. B. Conally.
Frank A. Muneay In Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 24—Frank A.
Munsey. the noted New York publish
er, left here today with a party cn
the private car of Major J. F. Han
son for Savannah, where he win at
tend the automobile races. Since h!s
arrival In Atlanta he has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lit
tle, and haa been the guest of honor
at several entertainments.
At a dinner last night. Miss Tracy
Duncan and Sam Dunlap, of Macon,
were guests In addition to Mr. Mun
sey. Others Invited were Miss Laura
Payne. Mias Marion Peel. Ml's Helen
Ragtey, Mr. Ulrlc Atkinson, Dr. Wil
liam Owens. James Alexander and
Robert Campbell.
Mr. Munsey will stop In Atlanta
several days on his return home from
the automobile races.
SONS OF CONFEDERATE
VETERANS ARE ASSEMBLED
D.
R.R. STOCK, TOO
With Reluctunco Ho Tells
How Many Roads He Is
Interested In.
wvfd A* Veteran
net* as at those the Urs
MOBILE. Ala.. Nov. 24.—The de
partment of Tennessee, United Bona
of Confederate Veterans, comprising
the mate* of Tennessee. Alabama.
Georgia. Mississippi. Florida and
Louisiana, convened here today.
The attendance was large. The an
nual address was delivered by wil
liam E. Fort, of Montgomery.
The annual convention of the Ala-
division of United Confederat*
opened today with one of
largest crowds on record.
NEW YORK. Nov. 24—Closing his
testimony today in the federal suit to
dissolve the Standard Oil Company,
John D. Rockefeller threw some un
expected light on the popular ques
tion of Into what channels of invest
ment he turns his tremendous earn-
IngB from the oil oompany. Mr.
Rockefeller was loath tn state the
names of the railroads in which his
investments were made, but did so aft.
er entering his objections, declaring
that his holdings In railroads consist
ed chiefly In bonds and that, with the
exception of a few roads in which he
held only small amounts of stocks, he
preferred the bonds as a form of In
vestment.
Mr. Rockefeller appeared greatly de
lighted that his long ordeal waa ovei
and hurriedly left the room.
Mr. Rockefeller said he held stock
In t$ie Delaware, Lackawanna /and
Western, the New York Central, the
Pennsylvania, the Western Maryland,
the Missouri Pacific the Texas Pacific
and the Colorado Southern.
Mr. Rockefeller said he opposed the
keeping of millions of dollars of sur
plus by the Standard.
Archbold Good Witness.
John D. Archbold, vice president of
the Standard, proved a mine of de
tailed Information, under the direction
of the company's counsel, regarding
the early production of crude oil and
tho development of the pipe lino sys
tem. Mr. Archbold llkfly will be on
the witness stand for several days.
Mr. Archbold beamed with satisfac
tion In telling of the Standard’s early
history. He said that he kept careful
watch on his competitor and then
tried to beat him."
Upon resuming cross-examination of
Mr. Rlckefeller today. Attorney Kel
logg read what he eald was a list of
stocks obtained by the Standard Oil
Company In 1899 for which It had ex
changed Its own shares. He said that
442,097 out of a total of 983.883 shares
first Issued were In the name of Jno.
D. Rockefeller.
Mr. Rockefeller said he owned but
256.854 shares of stock of the Stan
dard Oil Company, of New Jersey, at
that time, but he accepted tho other
stock for others.
Mr. Kellogg asked the witness If
he made It known to any one at that
time that he had nn Interest In tho
companies Included In tho trust agree
ment of 1879 and If It was not a fact
that this agreement was kept a secret
while he wna combining tho
panles.
“I cannot say but I think It must
have been known to a number of pro
pie outside of those who signed It,'
replied Mr.^Rockefeller.
Mr. Rockefeller did tint recall If he
had not made an affidavit that the
Standard had made contracts with
railroads whereby the Standard haa
obtained rebates for guaranteeing
certain volume of business.
Rockefeller's Railroad Interests.
•Are you largely Interested In rail
roads over which the Standard Oil
Company Is doing business?” he waa
asked.
I am nn Investor. I may have stock
... a railroad company over which oil
shipments! may be made.”
"Are you Interested In the stocks and
bonds of the Pennsylvania railroad?”
“No. excepting at different times i
small Interest in the bond*. I pre
sume I may have stocks in six or eight
railroad corporations. Mv holdings
are principally In the bonds."
"Can you name the railroads?”
"I would nrefer not to mention the
railroads. These goodly gentlemen nt
the stock exchange over there would
not think It very wise. I personally
should nnt care to parade my Interests
unless INIs necessary to further the
cause of Just Ice.”
The Standard’s Loans.
Mr. Rockefeller was asked about the
large amounts of money which tho
Standard had loaned in Wall street
and he replied that the company loan
ed out about $32,000,000 but no sums
larger than that. ..
Mr. Kellogg Insisted that the wit
ness namo the railroads In which he
s Interested.
T did not buy stocks and perman
ently hold them as I do the bonds,”
said Mr. Rockefeller. "I have no large
holdings In railroad shares today ex
cept In two or three railroads. They
are held for Investment. Some of tho
shares are the Delaware. Lackawanna,
and Western, the New York Central,
the Pennsylvania, Western Maryland.
Missouri Pacific and a railroad in
Mexico. I have a few shares In the
Texas Pacific. Colorado Houthem,
about 500 share*, and Erie first pre-
re-direct examination. Mr. Mil-
bum asked: "Have you ever at any
time sought to Influence any railroad
with respect to Ita rates or supplies
with reference to.the Standard Oil
C °T have not. As far as I know none
of my associates has over done so.”
Archbold’* Experience*.
John D. Archbold then waa catted to
tho stand. He flr*t described his early
experiences. Speculation In oil stocks
SB? 1870 to ttlEHr. Arehbold said was
Tami-ant, a fid •vsirtb* price of oil was
speculate d tn, which demoralized the
SSSmSa and mads It hazardous for the
manufacturer. The witness aaldI the
fltandard did not fix tho price arbitra
rily for the crude otL Mr. Archbold
nv. .Ull.llr.l Information of th, total
murage of tho Ht.ndnM • gattwrtng and
trunk lines, which was In 1683. 2,331
SB In H.W3 nnd ln 190*. 54.616
miles- This Increase, with the excep-
tlon of one purchase, was brought shout
Ky construction by tie Standard. Wher
ever oil was discovered, said Mr Ajirh-
bold. the pipe lines wsrs extended.
Oil production waa a hazardous matter
and frequently fields were quickly ex
hausted and the Investment In refineries
was practically lost, .said Mr. Archbold.
Mr Archbold said ths Standard found
and was now finding much competition
abroad. This affected the price paid for
crude oil- Mr. Arehbold said that there
waa now stored In tanks 65,000,000 bar-
of that the Standard haa
$50,000 GIFT FOR
VA. UNIVERSITY
Col. Oliver Payne, of New
York Admirer of Jefferson
and the School
111)00 .
the endowment fund of tha University
of Virginia haa been made by Col
Oliver H. Paynft of New York.
Announcement of the donation was
made last night by President Aider-
man to the members of tho faculty,
who were advised that Col. Payne was
an admirer ot Thomas Jefferson and
of the University of Virginia, and had
become Impressed with the greatness
of the university’s work.
CRAZY FARMER
CREATES STIR
Tries to Kill Family and
Neighbor, Then Takes
His Own Life.
SPARTANBURG. S. C.. Nor. if.
John Haynes, a farmer of Winona, 8.
C.. after trying to kill his wire ar.d
children with a shot gun today, shot
Henry Moorp who went to tho as
sistance of the family, in' the' leg.
Haynes then turned the gun on him
self and blew out his brains.
THE TAFTS TAKE
ANOTHER^HOUSE
Announcement Made That
Territ Cottage Will Be
Occupied.
HOT SPRINGS, Va.. Nor. 5f—Pres,
idont-cloct Taft unnounced today that
ho had taken tho Tcrrlt cottage at
Augusta Ga., fqr occupancy tho IStti
of December.
The cottage is adjacent to the »Bon
Air Hotel where the Taft romily will
take their meals.
Mrs. Taft left here tonight for New
York, where she will be mot by her
IS SHOT,
BAKER CO. SENSATION
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 24.—A dispatch
from Newton, linker county, states that
Information has Just reached there from
Milford, a town without railroad, tele
graph or telephone communication, of a
HoiiNutlonal shooting affray Sunday.
“ Tho report sayn that the town
thrown Into a condition almoNt
prmehlng panic when. Just a* many
citizen* were returning to the|y home*
after church service*. E. K. Taylor fired
n pistol live time* at Rev. Mr. Morris,
pastor of the Milford Methodist church.
Only
shot took effect, inflicting
-Jy ... ...
alight wound In the fleshy part of Morris*
'g:
According to Information received at
Newton, Morrl* hoarded at the home of
Taylor. Taylor moved Into tha county
‘ — After the sliootinr
about a year
f o. After the aliootlng
In custody at Milford
until a warrant could b* issued and
served by Bherlff Perry, who lodged tho
prisoner In Jail nt Newton yesterday.
Taylor has also sworn out a warrant
charging Morris with an attack upon
Mr*. Taylor.
CUMINS NAMED
TO
kept tm t
"AtTthls enter* Into the price paid lot
HV.. (a *o.’
-H<*r long may thl* oil be htldr*
"Altogether it Is Improbable that this
oil new bHng taken out of tha talfi-eor
Unent field will be uard for tea gars.
lfr. Archbold said that In tl~ ■
day* It was a question of a bargain be
tween tho shipper and the railroad.
"This continued until the postage of
the Interstate commerce taw.* sate Mr.
AretlboM. "and tM* tremendous talk
about our eosapanv being unbar la Its
relation tow**da the xtulread* waa very I tow.
DES MOINES. In., Nov. 24-Ry a
atrlct parly vote of 109 to 35 Gover-
nor Albert R. Cummins today was
elected United States senator tn fill
the vacancy caused by tho death of
(Senator Wm. : B. Allison, whoso term
ould have expired on March 4. 1901.
The Joint nrsnlnn of the legislature
quietly fulfilled tho mandate of the re
cent primary vote. The democratic
minority voted solidly for Claude Por
ter.
Following the election of Governor
Cummins to the senate, ho resigned
the governorship and Lieut. Gov.
Garst was Installed as governor for
the remnant of Governor Cummins
terms, whldh will end on January 15,
1809.
A reception which thousand* attend
ed was held in the rotunda of tho
capital tonight. Governor Oarst and
Senator Cummins stood In line for
mora than two hours receiving ths con
gratulations of Iowans. Senator
Cummins will go to Washington early
next Monday to bo sworn In as sens
tor.
Henators Cummins’ speech of ac
ceptance was a idea for harmony and
for an eradication of factional differ
ences In Iowa. He pledged himself
for Immediate tariff revision, Sena^i
tor Cummins declared himself unal^l
terabfy opposed to discrimination in
freight rates end condemned stock wa
tering and other alleged abuses of
corporations.
TOBACCO BUYERS ATTEND
SALE OF 5,000(000 LBS
WINCHESTER. Ky.. Nov. 24-Re
ports of every big Independent tobac-
co concern in the United States as
well as buyers for the American To
bacco Company were hero today to
attend tho sales of the remainder of
I he tobarco In the pool of the burley
society, amounting to about five mil
lion pounds.
Prices ranged from IS to $0 cents.
unjust Indeed. The people who made
tbs outcry have done ft for ulterior
^know what your next
IN TENNESSEE
Negroes Murder Officer and
Wound Another—Quick
Purnishment.
UNION CITY. Tenn.. Nov. M.—Tha
little town of TlptonviUe, bordering on
Reel Foot Lake, which has been the
scene of many stirring incidents the
past month, witnessed the lynching
late this afternoon of threo negroes
Who were arrested this morning for
murdering 8peclal Deputy Bherlff
Richard Hurruss, and fatally wounding
Jttftn Hall, a deputy sheriff.
Tho negroes names are: Marshall
Steinbeck. Edward Steinbeck and Jim
Steinbeck.
Cause of Trouble.
Three brothers created a disturb
ice at a religious meeting near Tip
tonvlllo Saturday night and when the
two officers attempted to arrest them,
a fight ensuod In which tho negroes
came out victorious and made their
escape. It was barely daylight Sun
day morning before a posse of cltl-
aens from TlptonviUe and the sur
rounding country were in pursuit of
the negroes, but they successfully elud
ed the white men until 8 o’ dock this
morning, when they were surrounded
and captured in a ^lttle swamp near
the village of Rldgely. The vicinity
is known as the old river bed cane-
brake and it is a difficult matter to
trace man or beast through Ita tan
gles. Once captured, however, the ne
groes, covered by a hundred guns,
were quickly landed in Jail at Tipton*
ville. The negroes when nrrcittnl had
two guns In their possession, but had
run out of ammunition. The news of
their capture spread rapidly to th**
surrounding territory and In addition
the several hundred members of th*
posse began nrrlvlng by every road
and soon the Jail was surrounded by
a mob which had no hesitancy In
threatening a lynching quickly and
surely. In fact It was feared nt neon
that the best townspeople could not
prevent the lynching from taking place
In broad daylight.
Appeals to Crowd.
One of the first citizen* to mount
the stops of the Jail and make an
appeal to the mob was J. T. Bur
nett, a well-known lawyer. He re
called tho recent night rider outrages
which had disgraced tho vicinity. Ho
admonished his hearers not to do
anything desperate, nnd to lot the law
take Its course, nt the same time
promising that full Justice would be
* h r thro ° bInrk wen. This met
with it long growl of disapproval snd
Mr. Burnett, evidently seeing that his
remarks were of no avail, pleaded with
the men that if they were determined
to lynch the negroes, to at least wait
until night had fallen.
Mob Rsstlsss.
juvnoSi ii roth r r nf * ho
ed deputy sheriff, followed Mr. Bur
nett. He said In effect that a post
ponement of the lynching until night
would be satisfactory to him. The
mob. however, was very restless and It
wa 6."°°n fiem that It would ho im
possible to atom the tide of feeling.
Hasty Trial Arranned.
As a last resort. 8. J. Caldwell, a
townsman nnd Bherlff Haynes went
before Justice Lee Davis and ex
plained the situation, telling of the
menacing attitude of the crowd which
thronged the streets leading to the
Jail. Justice Davis ot once agreed to
open his court nnd at 5 o’clock sum
moned a Jury of twelve men, nnd al
lowed the negroett after all evidence
that could be adduced was heard, to
be duly sentenced to death.
Troop* Arrive Too Lets.
Meanwhile Governor Patterson was
advised by telephone of tho situation
and ordered a company of militia !r.
this city to proceed with all hnste, to
secure the negroes and conduct them
to a place of safety. The troops wore
started at once but failed ?o arrive In
time to prevent the lynching.
At the trlnl only tho evidence of
those who had seen the killing was
heard and In on Incredibly short time
the case was given the Jury, who In
n fow minutes returned a verdict of
guilty and Axing the penalty nt dunth.
Court Sentence of No Avail,
The sentence had barely been pass
ed on the threo negroes when tha
mob, with a whoop and n, yell swarm*
ed Into the court room and seizing the
negroes rushed them to a Inrgo tree
near the edge of town nnd hanged
them, llrlng volley after volley Inin
the air as tho bodies wore drawn up
from thn earth.
HEAVY LOSS FOR
GROCERY FIRM
Bainbridge Grocery Co. Is
Destroyed By Fire—Loss
$75,000.
nAINRRIDGR, G».. Nov. 14.—r»r
the second time within a year th«
Balnbrldgn Grocery Company was tn>
day destroyed by fire, tha loss amount-
Ing to $75,000. The imount of insur
ance could not bo learned.
Tha cause of tha fire Is unkmwn.
This concern wan one ot the larg
est wholesale grocery firms In this
section of the state, ths lino of goods
being large and complete.
60V. HANLEY ON WAY
10
MALLORY HEADS NEW COMPANY
WHICH PLANS TO SAVE LINES OF
CONSOLIDATED STEAMSHIP GO
CHAPES PLAYMATE;
IS SHOT TO DEATH
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Nov.
~W.—Clarenco Little, 10 years
of age, was shot and instnntly
killed by Tom Wlckes, aged 14,
this afternoon. Young Little
ohafed the Wlckes boy on re-
turning from a hunt without
any game and said: “1 would
not be afraid to glvo you a
■hot at me.”
"By Q . I’ll take It.” said
■Wlckes, and fired a charge of
burkrtot Into the boy’s breast.
The coroner’s Jury Meld Wlckes
first degree murder.
TODAY STARTS
THE CUP RACES
Nearly a Hundred Thousand People In
Savannah—Fifteen Cars Have
Entered.
L SAVANNAH, da.. Nov. 24.—All of the
rorcign and American drivers who sre tn
pilot car* In thn International light car
and grand prise races here, were called I
together tonight at tho headunarter* of
the Automobile Club of Ann-rlca In ths
Deftntn hotel and given the/r Anal Inslnic-1
tlons for th* reesa. The light car event
—a twenty Inp Jaunt around a short ten-
mil# rectangle—will bo started tomorrow
morning at 11 o’clock, and the Indications
tonight point to fifteen final ontrants.
The grand prise race of 402.08 miles, the
longest road race ever run In America,
Iwlir he started at 9 o’clock Thanksgiving
morning, with twenty of tho faxtest cars
irepresentlng France, Oermary. Italy and
the l'nlted Rtatss, entered.
hgThe egndltl«M|ij|kMd
of the races end thn
M0ERI through Interpret.... m
disposed Of. Everything lx In readlnexs
for the light ear race tomorrow. Tho
tiny racing machines will ho sent away i
lislf-ralnute Intervals, and If all goes w
the last of the fifteen should hprdlv i
under way before No. 1 conics swirling
down the home stretch In completion or
the first Inp. The unusually large nuinhei
of laps to the race and the short Inter
vale separating the tears arc expected
to furnlah Plenty of excitement to the
of people * ‘
SMHPths flnlal. ......— .-
rlous aeddonta of the practice period
for the raring here have occurred to thn
light cars and there la not a little, ap
prehension tonteht lest th* -mere daring
of the drivers should aenfl their frail little
rim rues along tomorrow at too groat a
"need for eafety. Thtro are but four
turn* on the rectangular course, hnw
RPTaNiiiMi
i tn be Htntlnned
racing roads, flagmen
at the shortest of Intervals and every
thing possible in protection of the course
"with iK’iiitit
o'clock, the result should be known short-
in maintain an average speed of between
« and 60 miles sn hour. Th# exact dis
tance of the race tn 196 miles. 'It was an
nounced last week thst nn nddltfnnnl lap
would l»e'required of the drlvefs In order
to brlhg the total nillengc nhnve 200 miles.i
but It hna now been decided to let the
race Mend aa a 30-lap affair. The two
absentee* from the seventeen starters
lorlalnally snnnunred for tomorrow's twee
will be the Ainerlrnn Aristocrat, which
Idld not arrive, nnd the Ofegnlre, a French
entrant, which George Robertson, the
winner of the Vnnderhllt cup. and the
iFalrtnon Park races this year, waa to
have driven,
crashed Into two trees and wsnt
pletely through
i killed, has been practically i
tonight, It wns announced
starter tomorrow morning.
Herbert Gunners will be at the wheel
Instead of Jean Juhsnne, who was In
jured In the wreck. The revised lint of
light ears and drivers starting tomorrow
morning Is as follows:
No. l. fl. P. O., Conners: No. 3, Lan
cia. Hilliard: No. I. Chalmers-Detrolt,
Rergdnll; No. 5. Cameron. Cameron: No.
«. loot Is. Poole; No. 8. Hulck, Hurmen;
No. 9. Maxwell, Wee; No. 10. Chslmers-
Detfoit, Lorltner; No. II. Bulck, Ifenrne;
No. 18, Maxwell, Costello; No. 13. Chsl-
mers-petrnlt Hums; No. 14. Rules. Hea
ter: No. 16. Maxwell. Munweller; No. 16,
Rulrk, Jeffers; No. 17, Maxwell, Kelsey.
twenty entrants In the cup race went
out. Th* I/»xler c*r. one of the Ameri
can team, had a narrow escape from to
tal wreck this morning when Mulfnrd. a
merhanMan, lost tho road and took the
hnrk off a big oak tree. One wheel,
slightly damaged, was quickly replaced
and the ear made eeveral of Its fastest
laps thla afternoon. The speed honors
of tho day. however, went to DePalma
of the Flat Italian team, who made a
dmilt of the 26.11 miles In 23.65. Two
ocean steamers laden down with enthu-
xjnnta from New York arrived today.
They were held,up nt tho mouth of the
river for several hour* by for. Special
trains from New York end many cities
In the south began to arrlv* tonight and
the city Is crowded.
LAYING TRACK BEGINS ON
door^neighbor did?'*
“I did not except what 1 could And bv
cereful Inquiry, then I tried to be%t pi saw ■**•“ '»»
Adjournment was taken until tomor- Governor Hanley, who In turn win
present It to the federal govcnuntJE.
18 ACCOMPANIED BY HIS 8TAFF
AND FIFTY OTHER PROMI
NENT INDIANIAN8.
INDIANAPOliaTTnd., Nov. 24—
Governor Hanley amd staff and fifty
other Indlanlans left today for An-
deraonvllle. Ga., for the dedication of
the Indiana monument at the famous
Civil War prison.
Tho party went by way of Loulavllla.
On Thursday the Indiana monument
commission will present the sheft to
OC1LLA, Ga., Nov. 24.—The laying
of track on the Odlla Southern Rail
road was begun today from thla point
tn Alapaha, and thence to either Nash-
.ville or Adel from Alapaha.. About
thirty ’hands are at work on thla
work. The grading waa done about a
year ago. but the panic cauned the
work to sunpond. Flfty-slx-ponnd
new steal rail is being tayed all the
way.
An Approaching Marriage.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage on the evening of the 26th In
stant of Mias Guaslc Henderson, daugh
ter of Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, of
this place, to Mr. Oeorgn Dickson, of
this county, at the First Baptist
Church.
Other Notes.
Dr. J. W. Layfleld and family ar
rived Sunday from LuthersvIHe. Ga.,
and he will enter upon the practice
of medicine at this placo,
A "Day at the Union Station” waa
ntayed at the auditorium lint even
ing by local talent to a good houao.
The play made qnlte a hit.
Mrs. John D. Paulk, who had been
elck for about a year, and had been
In a sanitarium In Atlanta a good
deal of the time of her long Illness,
died here last Heturday. and her re
main* were interred at Brush* Crack
ffaureh Hunday. She waa an excel
lent Christian lady, and leaves a hus
band and three small children.
Lines Taken Over By New
Concern Are 1 Those Run
ning Southward.
IN THE PANIC OF 1907
The Morse Corporation Praotloally
Coast up Till February 4, Last,
portation Facilities of th* Atlantia
Coatt up Till February 4„ Last,
When tho Company Pasted Into the
Hands of a Receiver—Tha New Or
ganization Will Be a Holding Com
pany for Four of 8ix of tho Lines—
The Other Two Will Remain Under
8eparat* Management
BOSTON, Nov. 24—Thn Incorpora
tion at Portland, Me.*, today of a new
$40,000,000 corporation to bn known a*
thn Atlantic. Gulf and West Indies
Steamship Lines, with Henry R. Mal
lory, of New York, as president, and
with substantial backing by Boston
bankers, was In lino formulated by
Interested parties to save from com
plete wreck thn Consolidated Steam
ship Company, promoted by Chas. W.
Mow, of New York. Thn lines to ba
taken over by the new corporation are
those operating from New York south
ward. Tho Boston men among thn In-
corporator* are Henry Hornblownr, of
the banking firm of Hornblownr and
Weeks, and Galen L. fltono, of tho
bnnklng firm of Hayden, Stono and
Company.
Holding Company for Four Linos.
The Morso corporation practically
controlled the steam water transpor-
tatloh facilities of the Atlantic const
when Morso was caught lh the panto
of 1907, nnd which, on February 4,
lust, passed Into thn bunds of a ro-
colver. Tho new qoinpatiy haa a cap
ital of $20,000,000 andf tun same amount
holding company for four of the six
linns which Morse brought under th*
Consolidated company) Inamoly, the
Ward. Clyde, Mallory and Now York
and Porto Rico.
The other two Morse lines, th* East
ern, running east from this city, and
jJzaJJetropolltnn. between ihls city end
Now York, will remain under srpnrate
management for n time at least.
’The ’ reorganisation committee, found
The ’ reorganisation commrttjx
that there waa outstanding
four per rent, bonds of the Consolidated
Htranlxliln Company and a floating debt
of I2.4ftO.WO. which had to he financed.
Tho promoter* of the new flan eae-
cerdcd In obtaining the approval of 97
per cent, of the old landholders, repre
senting $r.t.#85,«00 worth of bonds, and
the project wo* secure.
Th# Reorganization Plan.
The reorganization plan provide! that
the old bondholders shall receive for their
holding 30 per cent, in the ft par cent,
bonds of the new company: 28 per cent.
In the preferred "tork. and It 1 ,* per cant.
In common stock, tha haUuic#, l7Mi PJ r
cent.. Iwlng a tote! kwa flawg;
era However, put their original holdlnga
of atock In the subsidiary companies on
a basis of 36 rente on the dollar, so that
their lux* will n«»t he large.
The non-aaaentlng bond holder* will he
B id off In cash at n price to be fixed by
a court. . _ . ..
— i... .. floating debt
J he
an
HH | Issuance of short time
nnlra. which b..om, hu"
«•>-! of th. toW
Iwrn tiikon hr tho hourtliolrtor. Jnt ll.
tmliuiro hr no.ton h-- 1 —
Th. flr,t of th««o
, ... ... becomes due
January 1, 1909, and th# last a year from
that time.
In Operation by Decembsr IB.
It Is expected that tho new company
will be In active wonting operation by
December 16, with liesrtquartere In New
York. It haa control of the Metropolitan
line* and own# 2ft per cent, of the stock
^•SSSSJn^^S!^
ship line* will be sold at auction In this
city tomorrow afternoon pursuant to the
decree of the United States circuit eourt.
They Include allure* of the Mallory East
ern. Metropolitan. Clyde, New York and
Cuba Mall and New ^ork and Porto Rico
Steamship Companies.
Those shares were i^rtreged on Janu-
ary 1, 1907. by the Consolidated Btfifim-
■hfp lines to the American Trust Com
pany of Boston.
CUBAN ORANGE CROP IS
LARGEST ON RECORD
WASHINGTON. Not. 2t.—Th. Cu-
ban oranae crop thla jraar will ba tha
larc.t In Ilia bl»tory of tho lalaml
and will reach 600,000 hoi... accord-
Ins to a report made to th. bureau
nf manufacturer, by Con.ul n. X.
lloladay, of Santiago do Cuba..
The bu.lnre. of orange uultura n
tha laland. ha -tya. It almo.t entlr.Iy
In tha hand. o£ Am.rlcan.,
NEGRO IS SHOT TO DEATH
WHEN RE REFUSES TO HALT
JACKSON. Ml*,.. Nov it.—Will
Anderson, suspected of being Will
Mack, the negro who acted Improperly;
toward Mia* Meyers, a sixteen-year-,
old white girl, at PelahaWhi* last FrU
day, wag rf»©t to death last night by
a sherifTa poss* ntar Brandon.
The negro refused to halt wLeq $»•
command wm given to surrender.
Governor Noel today offered a re
ward of $S00 for tho capture ot Mack.,
PAPKE-KETCHEL BOUT TO
TAKE PUCE, RULES COURT
No
24-Tho
BAN FRANCI8C0.
application by John J.
Injunction to prevent Wm. rspkeand
Stanley Ketchel from fighting on
Thursday under th# au*ptc«*» of Jam*'*
J. Coffroth’a club was refused by
Judge Sewell today.
The content therefore will be held
as scheduled.