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The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA!—FAIR THURSDAY. EXCEPT POSSIBLY SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST PORTION) FRIDAY FAIR. SLIGHTLY COLDER IN THE INTERIOR) LIGHT TO FRE8H EAST WINDS BECOMING VARWHCK
ESTABLISHED IN 182S.
MACON/ GA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1908
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
TODAY WORLD’S BEST DRIVERS'
WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL
IN UNPARALLELED MOTOR RAGE
Hemery, Frenchman, Is the
i
Popular Favorite at
Betting.
SECOND CHOICE IN BOOKS
Over the Savannah Course at 9 O’clock
Begins the Race for the Grand Prize
Offered by the Automobile Club of
America, for Which Tw«nty of the
Heaviest and Most Powerful Cars
Ever Built Will Compete—World’s
Most Skillful and Daring Drivers
Will Be at the Wheels and the Great*
est Race the Motoring World Hae
Known Will Be Witnessed.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. 25—With
the running of the International light
car race an accomplished fact, interest
Is turned upon the outcome of the
Grand Prize contest tomorrow when
twenty of the heaviest and most pow
erful cars ever built In this country
or abroad will be sent away on a
break-neck Journey of 402 miles over
roads which In places will offer an
Invitation for the last ounce of speed
within the throbbing engines, and at
other places will test to the limit the
consummate skill of the drivers. Th*
men who will be at the steering wheels
of the French, German, Italian and
American cars tomorrow are among
the most skillful and daring chauf
feurs the perilous game of modern au
tomobile racing has produced, and a
new American record undoubtedly
will be established. The racers will
start promptly at 9 o’clock, the twen
ty cars being sent away at one mln-
nte Intervals.
City Shrouded in Mist.
Such a tog as was experienced this
morning, and which did not lift until
10:30 o'clock, would seriously Inter
fere with the starting of the Grand
Prize race and although fair weather
Is predicted a wet and clinging mist
covered the city tonight.
The running of the race will re
quire about six hours and with a
prompt start the wnner should bs
known by 3 o'clock, eastern time.
The Plrgt Great Rsc«.
Tomorrow's Grand Prize Is the first
ever held In this country. It Is also to
be the longest rood race of an inter-
-nattonaP*clnrnreteiT‘wrer •sSen in this
country, the distance to be negotiated
exceeding the Vanderbilt cup routo by
nearly 150 miles. It Is run under the
auspices of the Automobile Club of
America, a rival of tho American Au
tomobile Association, which conducted
the Vanderbilt cup. The Grand Prize
rules conforming moro closely to those
laid down In Europe, secured for the
Savannah race the endorsement of the
leading automobile associations of Eu
rope and entries of the leading for
eign cars. Many officials of theVan-
dcrbllt cup commission were Invited
to the races here, however, and hav*
received a cordial welcome.
Setting is Brisk.
Betting on the outcome of tomor
row’s big race Is brisk tonight and the
odds are heavily In favor of the for
eign contestants. In today’s light car
race there were twelve American itart-
ers and three foreign cars and con
sequently much chagrin when one of
the Italian entrants won. This was
tempered somewhat of course by the
fact that a young American driver was
at the wheel. With only six American
cars entered against fourteen foreign
rivals tomorrow, the chance of Amer-
icai\.success seems slight.
Hemery Is Favorite. ,
Hemery. the winner of thejftnder-
blit cup In 1905, a Frenchmahi'who
will tomorrow have the seat In 4ne of
the thrfce Ben* German cars, In the
popular favorite tonight and the odds
against him have steadily fallen until
In a field of twenty, with all tjie haz
ards and mishaps of automopile racing
taken Into consideration, his chances
are being eagerly supported by the
betters at the 2 to 1 offered In the
brokerage offices and hotel gobbles.
Nazarro Second Choice.
Nazarro. the holder of “the world’s
road record of more than 74 miles ?n
hour and a member of the Italian Flat
team Is second choice In the books at
4 to 1. Wagner, who won the Van
derbilt cup In 1908. and who tomorrow
will drive a Flat, shares with Earle,
of the German Benz team, the honors
of third choice at 5 to 1. Duray who
will drive the French Dedletrlch has
been placed down from 10 to 1 to 6 to
1. Szlsz and Depalma are also .quot
ed at sixes. The favorite among the
American contestants is Willie Haupt,
who will drive the Chadwick car and
who has made the fastest laps, of any
of the cars during the preliminary
practice period. He Is quoted at .12
to 1. The prices against the flveolHer
Americans go all the way up to 40,
the top price In tho books.
Police Protection.
Thi police and military arrange
ments for the protection of the.course,
of the drivers and of the public whlcn
worked so admirably In the light car
rac* today will be continued tomorrow
and although the crowd In attendance
will be many time* larger than tha*
of today, not the slightest trouble 1*
anticipated In keeping the pathway,*
absolutely clear. The course Isfonced
In with barbed wire for a large part
of the way.
Ralph Mulford has replaced Mlche-
ner as the driver of the Lozier car to
morrow. /.
The Way They Start. .
The number of tho cars and th# or
der of start Is as follows: ‘
No. 1—Clement-Bsyard. Rfgal.
No. 2—Lozier, Mulford.
No. 3—Simplex. Seymour.
No. 4—Bulck. Burmnn.
No. 5—Chadwick. Hai
No. 6—Mat. Nazarro.
No. 7—Acme, Zenglc.
No. 8—Benz, Hemerv.
No. 9—DeDletrlch. Duray. ■
No. 10—Benault. Szlsz.
No. 11—National. Harding.
No. 12—Itala, Cagno. * •
No. 13—Clement-'Bay* rd, Hautveet,
No. 14—Flat Wagner.
No. 15—Ben*. Hanrioti
No. 18—Reanault, Strang.
No. 17—Itala. Fournier.
No.. 18— T5 iat, DePalma.
No.' 19— Benz, Earle.
No. 10—Itala,. Piacenza.
SAFE BLOWERS
E ESCAPE
Burglars Cover Sheriff Colbert
With Revolvers—May Be
in Dallas.
Hilliard Drives Over 196-Mile
Course at Average Speed
62 Miles.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Not. 25—The
Italian car, Lancia, driven by Robert
Hilliard, of Boston, averaging fifty-
two miles an hour over the 196-mile
course today won the first Internation
al light car automobile race ever run
In this country.
Bulck No. 8 was second; Chalmers
No. 10 third.
Mechanician Frank Thompson, of
Bulck No. 14 was seriously Injured In
the wrecking of his car.
The following Is a list of the start
ers, with weight and drivers:
No. H P Car Wt. Driver
1 18 S.P.O. 1984 Conners
2 18 Lancia 2000 Hilliard
3 SO Chalmers 1900 Bergdoll
5 18 Cameron 1125 Cameron
6 10 Isotta 1500 Poole
7 16 Gregolre 1500 Robertson
8 18 Bulck 15B0 Burman
9 14 Maxwell 1525 See
10 30 Chalmers 1900 Larimer
11 18 Bulck 1475 Hesme
12 14 Maxwell 1175 Costello
13 30 Chalmera 1900 Burns
H 18 Bulck 1126 Easter
15 20 Maxwell 1126 Nunweller
18 18 Bulck 1560 Jeffers
17 20 Maxwell 1150 Kelser
Story of the Race.
RACE COURSE, Savannah, Ox,
Nov. 25.—A little red Italian car. with
four cylinders that hummed like a
giant bumble bee and with an Ameri
can driver at the w*ieel, today won the
Ar t International light car race ever
held In this country. In doing so. the
r»r and driver set a high record of
r.2,56 miles an hour for the 196-mile
jrumey over a part of the circuit
wHeh tomorrow will be used by the
grand prl** racers.
William M. Hil lard, of Boston, who
drove a Lancia car, proved the win
ning combination. Th# elapsed time
was 3 hours, 43 minutes and 33 *ec-
ends.
Robert Burman. driving Bulck car
No. 8. finished second, more than aix
minutes behind the winner. U B.
I.orlmer. ,n 11 Chalmem-Detrolt, No.
jo. fousrht his way Into third position*.
E T. Ilarnes. Bulck No. 11, was
fourth, and A. L. Poele’a Itallon Isotta.
fifth. Then came a whole fiock of
two-cylinder Maxwell*, Arthur See* in
No 9 finishing sixth, and Car! Kelsey
In No. 17 finishing seventh., Costello’s
Vo 12. and Munwellefs No. 15. were
running In eighth and nine* position*
respectively when the raA was called
off The only other car running at
this time waa the French 8. P. 0~
mu raur, uui which was cunuiiuuusiy
In trouble, succeeding finally . In mak
ing only five circuits of tho 9.8-mIle
course.
Weather Perfect.
The race was run under sapphire
skies and In the warmth of a summer
sun. A crowd of many thousands
filled the two big grandstands at the
finish lino and other thousands lined
the rectangular course on all four of
Its regular sides. Six hundred mili
tiamen under martial law were thrown
about the racing circuit, and they kept
the pathway of the car* absolutely
free from trespass. ^
Serious Wreck.
The only serious wreck came at the
very close of the day’s racing. Easter,
driving Bulck No. 14, while driving
alon£ pell mell In his fourteenth lap.
lost the road and went crashing Into
a ditch.
The mechanician. Frank Thompson,
waa hurled from the car and rendered
unconscious. He regained conscious
ness later and It was said tonight fte
would recover.
Accident to Burns.
Cor No. 13, a Chalmers, driven by
W. R. Burns, crashed Into a tree on
the first round and the chauffeur lost
four of his front teeth. Burns did not
draw number 13 originally, but
changer with a more timid driver who
was fearful lest the fated number
should bring him ill luck.
The race was a duel between the
ears that finished first and second
from the very start. Burman In hla
Bulck held the lead for the entire first
half of the race. Then he stopped to
replace a lost nut. and Hilliard drove
red car come to a standstill. Then It
wag only for a second to allow th«
mechanician to take on board two
small cans of lubricating Oil, which
later he pumped by hand into the
throbbing motor. Burman fought
valiantly to regain his lost advantage,
but to no avail. The Lancia Kent
bumming away over the ground, with
engine* muffled, while Burman. In his
Bulck, and Lorlmer in a Chalmers,
kept snapping and barking with open
exhausts at hi* heels.
Th# Exciting Moment.
Once Lorlmer got by Burman and
held the honor of second position dur
ing the fourteenth, fifteenth and six
teenth of the twenty lap# in the race,
but Burman, known as one of the
most daring drivers at the course, kept
crowding hl« engines and humming
hla car forward until he was again in
second place. Hilliard, meantime, had
gained nearly a lap on hi* struggling
rival*. Early In the r*ce It was seen
that' the Lancia was runnln~ more
smoothly and holding the road better
than any of the other cars and It was
balled as a winner as early as the
third or fourth Up. Hilliard seemed
to be driving with ease and nonchal
ance, and did not seem to be using
the maximum of his power at any
stage of the contest The ILtle Lan
cia is only rated at 12-15 horse-power,
but It fabrlv swept the heavier of the
"baby racers” off their wheel*.
The Bulck car No. il. driven by
Hearne. was in a contending position
DALLAS. Ga.. Nov. 25.—After fol
lowing for several miles ihe trail of
the safe blowers who dynamited the
bank vault at Buchanan, Ga.. early
Tuesday morning. Deputy Sheriff Col
bert this afternoon came upon three
strangers In the woods near this place.
The men covered the officer* with re
volver* antj made their escape. .
The supposed burglars are reported
a* having been seen In Dallas tonight
and the town Is being guarded to pre
vent the escape of the trio, who are
heavily armed.
\ Although the safe and vault of the
bank at Buchanan waa badly dam
aged by the explosltlon, the burglars
failed to get any money or valuables.
COOWlAL
Alleged Murderers of Carmack
Arraigned—They Plead
Not Guilty. (
NASHVILLE, Term., Not. 25—The
criminal court today fixed the trial
of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, his son,
Robin J. Cooper, and John D. Sharp
on tho charge of the murder of for
mer United States Senator Carmack
for December 8tb.
All pleaded ndt-guilty when arraign
ed separately. They wero refused
bail.
Denfense Loses Point.
Counsel for defense objected to their
clients being brought In person into
court and asked to be allowed to waive
formal arraignment, urging the cus
tom which ha* prevailed In this court.
The attorney general! Insisted on fol
lowing the law to the letter, however,
and the court sustained him.
Col. Cooper listened closely to the
reading of the Indictment and at Its
close Judge Hart said:
"Are you guilty or not guilty?"
"Not guilty," was the reply In a clear
voice.
Robin Cooper was next called and
the Indictment against him read In
the manner of thei preceding one.
His answer to the usual question was
In a low voice. ’’Not guilty."
Sharp’s Voice is Pitched,
■ Mr, Sharp was called and the Indict
ment charging him with tho murder
of Senator Oanr.ffck'wax-first ree^battd
the usual question asked him. His
reply in a loud voice was, "Not guilty,
sir."
j The Indictment charging him with
being an accessory before the fact was
next read, and In the same manner
and words he entered his plea.
WAYGROSS KNIGHTS TO
BURN MORTGAGE ON CASTLE
WAYCROSS Ga.. Nov. 25—The
Waycross Knights of Pythias are pre
paring for a great time on December
9. On this occasion the mortgage on
the castle hall of Wakefield Lodge. No.
27. will be burned, and the district
convention of the order will bo held.
Following this. December 10th. will bo
the twenty-third anniversary of Wake
field Lodge and a banqtiet will be
served. Mr. C. H. Lowther chnlrman
of the entertainment committee, has
secured for this occasion fifteen men
from Chivalry Lodge, No.7, of Savan
nah. This team will put on In splen
did style tho third rank. It Is also
the Intention of the committee to have
a first class brass band to famish
music for the convention and the an
niversary exercises. Hon. John P.
Ross, of Macon, grand chancellor, will
deliver the anniversary address. Other
prominent members of the order are
also expected to be present and de
liver addresses.
To Honor Memory “Uncle Remus. n
Wednesday. December 9th, the pub
lic schools of Waycross will observe
bv appronriat# exercise# the birthday
of Joel Chandler Harris. At tho con
clusion of tho exercises a collection for j
the "Uncle Remus” memorial will bo
taken.
PLAYED POKER WITH ROB MADDOX
AND LOST HIGH STAKES TO HIM
DECLARES WOODWARD LAST NIGHT
All the Players Church Mem
bers But Him, He
Says.
BUT HE WAS THE ONLY ONE
CUSSED BY THE PREACHERS
Mr. Woodward Begin* His Exposure*
By Disclosing to a Thousand H*ar
era tho Alleged F*ct That He Had
Engaged in a Game of Poker With
His Opponent and 8ix Other Church
Members—States That Employers
Are Trying to Force Thslr Employes
To Support Maddox—Advise* Them
To Vote or Quit.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 25—At tho
only open meeting held In his Inter
est tonight, Mr. Woodward confined
his "exposures" to a poker game In
which he said, he and his opponent
took part while returning from Wash
ington, D. C.. during the last Wood
ward administration. The candidate
alleged that the stakes were high And
admitted losing most of the money.
The Only One Cussed.
"Besides that, I was tho only one
cussed out by the preachers," ho de
clared. "The other seven players were
church members and 1 was the only
one who was not. Mr. Maddox was
one of the , church members.’•
“Vote or Quit.”
The candidate again allged that big
employers of labor qre using the Job
lash to coerce their help In favor of
Maddox, and advised his followers. In
case efforts were made to keep them
from the poll* on election day. to
"vote or quit." : v
Nearly 1,000 were present at th*
meeting which was held on Poter*
street In tho first ward. ,
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 21-AtlSnta is
all astir, politically, today over charge*
made and Intimated by James Q.
Woodward Inst night against those
who ere leading the opposition against
him for mayor of Atlanta. Tho pub
lic Is about convinced of eno thing,
which is that the present brief cam
paign Is going to mako a record os a
mud-slinging contest. The bitterness
arising over the fight Is causing many
to fear serious trouble. Tho leaders
on. bnUi inch:fol
lowers to rcin.ilii c.ilin nrid K©*p the
bearing of gentlemen In all their con
duct. Up to dato there has been no
trouble, not even a personal diffi
culty, so far as known. Heated ar
guments and lively controversies havo
so fnr been settled without resort to
force, but If excitement continues to
grow and bitterness continues. to bo
augmented by charges and counter
charges, thero Is little telling wnat
may occur.
Reasonably good order has prevailed
at all the meetings, and qiost of them
have been followed by good natured
demonstrations.
Talk of Woodward’s Charges.
Tho one great topic of conversation
today has revolved around tho Inti
mations mad- by Woodward In regard
to Maddox last night. It Is well
known that Mr. Maddox was gelect-
cd to lead the opposition because of
his high standing In tho community,
and generally credited reputation for
line moral character. If anything re
flecting upon him 1s disclosed. It will
bo a surprise to his friends, as tho
genera! reputation of no Atlantan ha*
been better..
Mr. Maddox’s friends claim that the
Intimations are nothing more than
slanders, which were anticipated from
the start Inferred. They declare that
Mr. Woodward will be unable to prove
anything he may charge.
Woodward oaya. Has Proof*
On the other hand. Md. Woodward
avers tlwt he has Positive .proof of his
veiled assertion*. *nd that if e ven fur
ther provocation, tho same will no dis
closed. Ho declines to dlucuss the na
ture of tho charges he threatens to
br {t*is probable that tho result of Uio
dontost will largely depend upon Mr.
V, ooiiward’s ability to "make good" with
hi* threats. It will bo almost Impossi
ble for Mr. Maddox to Ignore the guant-
let a* thrown down by his opponent
Woodward can not well evade tne chal
lenge. which ho la probably provoking:
tvrd when .the clash occcurs there will
bo mud. mud. mud. Tho one wb"*« clmv-
jictcr survive* with fewest Stains will
become mayor of Atlanta.
Maddox Forces Active.
At the Maddox headquarter* today the
uMial big force of workers wero busy,
cplng tab of tha camnalgn with the
pet attention to e.«t*»t ffctrli has made
' 1 ‘ - •■l> 1 1 ' I M •• "•T.MIm* »
of the beat handled the city or'statu
ever seen. They claim to have al-
rmdy enrolled nearl> 8.500 registered vot-
in tho Maddox club, and they »v*r
a clear majority of mcr* than 3,000
dready In tight. Many committee
erences were held during tho duy,
-- moro nerd meet mg t» wllll take place
tonight.
/ Meetings Galore.
At the Woodward headquarter*'several
qe.ifcreiices of a general nature wero
•jowl during the day. and a ward com
mittee meeting was held tonight An-
in another i
t being completed
for the torchlight procession or next Mon
day night. which It to bo followed by
a daylight parade for Mr. Martdot. It
I* a'so piohablo that another mass meet
ing will he held by the. Woodward forces,
perhaps on Friday night. Owing to - the
»Act that all tho theaters are engaged,
both sides are finding It Impossible to
obtain meeting places of sufficient size
imiodnto tho crowds that at-
Padded List* Alleged.
•> “Wo do not doubt that the other side
ms more than 6.000 enrolled In their
club.’’ eald W. C. Puckett, one of tho
Woodward managers today. "However,
that number Includes largo numbers of
women end children, for whose signa
ture* the dry goods stores hn Whitehall
Street
canvassed. Tho list also
-It for reasons of policy Joined tho Mnd-
'We are much pleased with the mass
etlng of last night, and 1 believe nine
ten thousand people wero there. When
... crowd was marching through the
Street to tho Omdy monument, hundreds
of men and women lined the sidewalks,
applauding.”
‘ Bernhardt’s Denial.
'harles W. Bernhardt, one of tho
lpportlng Maddox,
inn labor leaders, Kupporiing minuox,
died today to tho charge that "ho
1 his small following Imd bean ex-
Hied from the Federation nf Trades and
,t he possesses .no standing with the
1 labor folk."
Te rien'ed the charge, saying that ho
nklng his present* step for the good
iiwoe of the laboring people of Atlanta:
tovshow that they *ro, for decency and
9'i government.
Huddleston nJSo replied
rdilrga* of Ingratitude made against I
to lho
PIIMIMRHMRit him.
H«f admits that Mr. woodward endorsed
hlf?notes for about Ifioo when he. Ilud-
dllaton, was in trouble, but .that every
doQar had been paid back. He de
nounced ns fnlse tho charge that he bad
mused trouble In the family of a broth*
errprlnten In UiiiHnni'tl. Maying that h
-m not In thnt city at the time chats
etU.;»*• «ayp that 'Voodward had „ 0 iron
tlW with- the nftfff Tf8"Wra?>i8M. **^1
1 Maddox’s Signed Statement.
With reference to the Intimated
charges against him. Mr. Maddox made
the following signed etatemont today:
To the Public: One of tho reasons
why I disliked to enter thle rare was
because I knew If tho decency nnd good
name of tho town could be besmirched
by Its chief executive at will, thnt cer-|
tnlnly no private character would be
respected by him. Perfect comprehend
alon existed upon my part with roforenci
to the reaults which were Inevitably in*
votved In an attempt to rescue the city’s
diameter from the hands of htm who
hnd so openly defamed It.
It lias been reported to me from
number of different source* that last
evening J. G. Woodward viciously as-|
snlled nty Individual good nnmo. I and
the good men who are supporting
are. therefore, this morning In no L.
surprised. It Is but u type of whatl
trutinplred until the morel sentiment of
the city arose In united revolt.
We regard whst waa said hh being hut
a mere prelude of the deluge of seandah
that will come. The ability to conduct
such a race Is limited by no sense of
truth or Justice. This man can doubt
less secure from sonin of his associates
any foul thin* that human Ingenuity
can devise or Hugest.
The cause which I represent had Its
origin nnd birth In the desire of every
good citizen to rid this city of Just
such conduct as he exhibited lust night.
The struggle nf the elty Is for freedom
from suen public, disgrace of character.
It I* to redcccm this city and Its goodl
name and permanently protect it from a
repetition of such scenes, that my can-r^
dldury was launched. The battle for de
cency shall be decently fought. ■
The good men and women of Atlanta
mean effectually and determinedly to
wage this contest to the end and see
to It thnt no further shame can bra
officially Inflicted upon us.
ROBERT F. MADDOX.
Atlanta, Ga,, Nov. 25. |
NEGLIGENCE IS
NOT EITJXCUSE
Contract Is Binding Though
One of Parties Doesn’t
Read It.
ATLANTA. Oil. Nov. 25—A ennj)
tract is binding though one of the par-’
ties signing It does not rand It ov*&
according to an opinion handed down
today in the case of J. F. B. Bos
well vs. J. M. Johnson appealed from
t!u- city court of i'arrollum.
The Court's Opinion.
In opening the opinion, which was
prepared by Judge Arthur Powell, th*
cour* stays:.
"This .1 unt, a* tho title of the esse
would e'igb**t. an net tore by Dr. John-
eon ngainer his friend Boswell, for any
failure of the latter to Include all the
saylngH and doing' 1 .' witticisms (i: I.
I'.n! and linllff-T-Mit. n al nr lin.u:in r, >
and dlverg eccentricities of the former
In the famous biography; nm- yrt an
action by tho faithful Boswell against
the learned doctor for sendees In hJs
behalf, hut If pn*«uh*. r.ffalr hrtwi-cn
Horsedcalor Johnson and Mechaalo
Roswell ns to tho price of two mules."
History of Caae. ..
Mr. Roswell bought two mules of
Mr. Johnson, nnd signed a contract
for future payment, taking all respon
sibility for the life and health of tho
s/ilmals pending payment. One or
both ^developed glanders and died.
He refused payment on the ground that
their condition had been misrepresent
ed and that he had signed a contract
which he did not read.
Tho court statoa that the Jefendant
must suffer for his own negligence;
that while a sirlct construction of. the
law In this single c*ae may cause a
moral injustice, yet a contrary prece
dent might cause still greater wrong.
Fewer Lawyers In Georgia.'
ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 25—The pro
fession of the law Is on tho decline
In Georgia while tho other lending pro
fessions are growing In numbers, ac
cording to roiurns of special taxes
msde to the comptroller general.
The total consolidation of-all tho re
turns.-as just completed, shows that
there are 1,877 lawyers In OeorglR en
gaged In the ncllvc practice of tho pro.
fesslon. In J907 thero were only
1,877. and tho samo number mado re
turns In 1908.
Tho number of doctors hove grown
Ip a yenr from 2,462 to 2.496; dentists
from 451 to 500; vetorinnrlans. from
30 lo 33 nnd architects from 36 to 37.
All of these hove to pay special taxt*
lo 1 lip htnto.
Whst Return* 8how.
The consolidated returns bIiow tho
5BS T.
AU Increase of f8.220.4M[ww' the returns
for 1907. which Is ronshh-red very rce/1-
Itnhle *n view of the df pr*e»lnx busi
ness prevailing during much of tha time
! Involved. It Is oHtlnmted. thnt tho val
uation of corporate property. *hlch
‘«p)iixu*at^Lt*-.|ieaaoee.
which will leave a total Increase of about
the same amount.
B iturns for different classes of
In tho generhl class show the
3 Acres*of Improved Isnd, 31,171.073 In
throughout nnd held third place for
h Ibng while, fighting over every Inch
of the oiled roadway with the Oml-
mer* No. 10.
Crowds Wild.
The fifteen cars starting in the rata
—twelve American, two Italian and
on** French manufacture—were sent
nway at half-minute Intervals and
kept In clusters throughout. At time*
there was as high as four of the
little racers In the homo stretch In
view of the stands, and tfh# aharpnes*
of the struggles between them kept
the great crowds continuously on their
feet.
The official time In hours, minute*
and seconds of the seven cars alllewed
to finish were:
Lanclla. 3:43:33.
Bulck No. . 3:49:45.
Chalmers No. 10. 3:53:55.
Bulck No. 11. 1:58:04.
Isotta. 4:11:22.
Maxwell No. 9. 4:18:3*.
Maxwell No. 17, 4:20:44.
OOLUMBU8. Go.. Nov. 25.-8. J. Brown
>day sued the F. H. Luramu* Rons Com
pany for 95.000 damage* on rather un-
usunl ground*. He rlsims that on August
8 a letter was received at the com
pany's office addressed to Mm front tha
Farmers' Oln Company, at Newborn. Oa-,
offering him a position. „
Ha was employed by the Lumntna Con*
C tny at the time. He alter** that tha
tier was opened and was not delivered
to him by tha company until October I.
at which time It was too lata to accept
the pealtlon offered him.
He Is not now with th»
K ny. The company will -
ms. but reserve* the details of the
defence untU the time for trial.
HE CONFESSES
HORRIBLE; fiRIME
Negro Tens How He and His
Pals Killed Former
Sheriff.
GREENSBORO. Ala.. Nov. 25.—Sheriff
Oewln has captured three negroes charged
with the murder of former Sheriff IL W.
Drake, near Iianevlle. Al*.. last night.
One of the negroes confessed and Impli
cated the other two. He say* that he
held the light while the other two negroo*
Idled Mr. Drake by knocking him In the
head with an nxe; that they then satu
rated his clothing and the bedchthlng
with oil and set fire to them.
Htt ps have been taken lo call * apertal
term of court to try the negroes became
of the feeling, which I* running very
hlfh.
CAROLINA SUIT IS
RENIANDEDJO COURT
COLUMBIA. 8. C\, Nov. 25.—The a
preme court today decided the f*mo'
merger oult of the stnt# of Bouth Caro
lina against the Southern railway. 1 lie
decision reveniee the order of th** lower
coart and remand the case for trial.
The suit waa orlgltiftXy begun by the
late Attorney Oeaeral Gunter-to Mat.the
validity of tha lease* bv the Southern
railway of the old South Carolina aful
Gronrt* line and other road*.
It wo* brought by reaoon of the suits
against tha Southern railway by Private
parties who wanted panMItlts provided
MILITIA OUT
TO QUELL RIOT
Five Companies Sent By Gov
ernor to Stop Perth Amboy
Trouble.
TRENTON, N. J, Nov. 25— tn «c-
cordance with a message received
from Col. ailkysnn, assistant adjutant-
general, who was sent to Investigate
the strike riots at Perth Amboy stal
ing that the militia was needed to
quell the disturbance there, the Tren
ton battalion of the Hecond regiment
of the state national guard left this
city at 6 o’clock this evening for the
scene of tho trouble.
The battalion is composed of com
panies A. R. C, D and E, nnd Is com-
mandril by Mnf. John McCullough.
NORFOLK. Va., Nov. 25—Holding
thwt evidence Introduced tending to
«how In.vnlty since his conviction
| was slnn !/ along the same Unas of
"Inssnty evidence" offered at the time
of hla trial. Judge Honckel today over-
| ruled the motion for the empanelling
of a Jury to Inquire Into tho present
mental condition of Benjamin P. Gil
bert, the youth recently convicted of
the murder of his sweetheart, Miss
unless the court of appeals of Vif.
j glnla Interferes In the action of tha
! lower court, or executive clemency is
' extended by Governor Swanson,
j Counsel for Gilbert gave notlca of
I appeal to the supreme court.
following:
Acres Oi imnnimi
1M7. .nil StjZM.W In,1951,
Vahm of I TO Ornv od Inml tl«4,e<4.712 In
“Ac™S , 'of 1 wiM 7 i , .nd. n 4U74'.ll4 In l«n7
ISVyi IS. I4.725.572 In INI
nml 15.112.5*4 in 1054.
Vnliio or rlty nnd t'L-l nr;'jwrly.,<l«,-
770,5(7 In 1807 nnd ll77.H0.4ft In 1805
rnl ImpIrntnnlK. $10,141,878 In 7107
nnd $8,818,411 In 1805.
Cntlnn nnd produrn for nnln $7,884,388
In 7887 nnd $1,125 700 In 1805.
Mnnufnctorlon, $84,212.05$,
Tax on professions, 150,910 In 1907 and
’ S Tox’nn noUn," $227,484 In 1807 nnd $344.-
$r,« In 18ns. . . ,
Thn numbor nf poll tnnnn mlnrnnd In
1808 nre 281.883 for thn wliltn people nnd
114.311 for lho neuron.; OKolnet 214.180
whiten nnd IH.0II blnckn In 1807.
Plromnn nnd Conn to nldo Prot.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 25.—A con tract
miuln between Ihe city nf Atlanta and the
OcMfclu RmIIwhv and Electric (miipmiy.
under which Atlanta firemen and police
men will 1h* nhle to ride on the street
cars without paying fares, when .n uni
form. was approved by the state rail
road commission today. It .a held that
the men arc lo be transported for
."'n-ld.mtlnn._lhe n^nnKemenl doe.
commission* is as follows.
Order of Commission.
"It appenrlns from Ihe contract In
this esse tlwt there Is a valuable eonsld-
nrnlliMi, innylnir from the oily of Allnn-
I, moving rrom $$$# cuy
la ut the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company, whereby tho policemen and
firemen, while on duty nnd In 'm fnrm
afo to b* transported over tb« |lnts J
arc to b* transported over ine lines,
and that said transportation Is furnished
IbV tho city of Atlanta and not by the
GoorRla Ball wav nnd FJectrlc Company.
5! .. Anl*p*fl atnd ■iHuriaed
GoorRlm BSIIWHV nnn ro-n*™- wwi$n»-.>»
U Is" considered, ordered and adiudxed
by the railroad commission of Georgia
that said contract U not violative of pen.
nrli order Nn. 3 nf Ihln rnmm .jlon."
It I. pmbnhln thnt «te|>« will hn ..hen
.j wnjrn .Indlnr rrlvll.-r, nn tho «*mn
heels for the policemen and fin-men of
other eltJe*.
Governor Manly Qeorola’s Guest.
ATfoANTA Oa. Nov. 21.—Governor J,
Frank Henly. end a parly of 250 Indian-
Ians, arrived In Atlanta this afternoon,
their way to Andersonvllle.
Jlty and state officials and
tlofis of Confederate end union veterans
JilSed In entertaining the visitors. They
left for Macon tonight.
Black Root In <k»Hon.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov 25 - There will
anitn be Issued from the department of
entomology by fitnje Entomologist K F ;
Worsham and Assistant A. <. Lewis a
tulletm UP?." :$„ .hufctai
••black root" 1 n . cottaro wMeh ha* be
come n foe to the fleecv ntapt* In this
elate The last bulletin Issued upon this
subject was In December. 1908 Since
tha* time the department of entomology
• ——iductod a mori successful experi
ment with the vlej
It la known mat i«'» "n« niesw is
Invading the cotton field* of Oenrsla.
During the post season experiments
have been conducted bv which a real slant
specie of cotton haa been produced, and
tfd« additional bulletin, giving the ex-
perlment with a disease that Is an ln-
R?ry to tha cotton crop, will greatly aid
the planter of this etate. During the
Inst faw years he ha* not only leaned
upon the cotton crop, but upon the cot-
ton sesd for his support, as Ihe value
am well as Its use has greatly Increased.
CATER-MYRICK WEDDING
PORETTFT. a».. NOT. 2!4—Tbo mor-
rii« of MIm Klorenc C»t«r, of Hilt
fit*, to Mr. William Hanf-irH Myrlc*.
of MI1I"<!««V||I». will oerar b*m tomnr.
row .ft,moon at lb. Hapttat Cburrh
at I o'clock. Bar. D. W. nnonen. of
Mllltiffrvltlf. ofriclatlnr. . . ...
Tho church will bo d<eoralo<l with
MAGNITUDE OF STANDARD OIL
FORMS INTERESTING NARRATIVE
OF VICE PRESIDENT ARGH80LD
white ancj gold, the colors of Kapn
Delta society and *11 tho decoration* of
bride’s homo will carrF this sartro
cojbr acchent.
wilt maid of honor will bt» /Mia*
■*%Jsy Cater. The other muldn will be
Isaes Ruth Whatley, of Newnun;
Wllhelmlna Drummond, of Atlanta;
Harriet Blood worth, Annie Kutp
Fletcher and Lurtlu Outer, <f Forsyth.
Rev, l/qiar Mims, of .Milledgevllio,
will be h* et man. The' groomsmen
will be .Messrs. Britt Kltwsfti* uni
Echols, o( Macon; I’rof. J. M. Wal
ker, Andrew Edunfdh nnd Frank Bone,
of Mlllfr'igevllle.
Tho u.*hcrs will hr Messrs. A. M.
Outlaw, J; J. Cater.’Jr.. nf. Idnrsyth:
L. PictnliUcr, of MlllcdgcvlMi), and Dr.
AV. T. Jones, nf Atlanta.
Ut«rx5ulso Blood worth will be rlnt
bearer; Miss Mary Rlrdsey wllj * •
flower girl. The ribbon bearer* uRl
bo MImo* Cornelia Ensign. Julb'iu-
Rulllford ftnd Hugh Jackson. Im
mediately after the ceremony the bri
dal party will leave In a churtercj
car for Macon, whore they will be
entertained by the groom at tho Hotel
Lanier nt an elegant dinner.
During the week Ml** Cater ha* had
paid h#r many Hocial honors. Mias
Fletcher entertained for her Tuesday
afternoon nt u linen shower. Today
Mr*. R. P. 'Brook* entertained’In her
honor, also Mrs. W. Q. Champlain.
After tho rehearsal this ovenlng Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Cater entertained the
bridal party nnd visiting guest*.
Miss Jennlo Clements, of Brents,
and Mr. W. C. Collier Wilson, of For
syth, will bo married December 2d.
Mr. R. 11. Stephens.and other gen
tlemen friend* will attend the auto
mobile races In Savannah.
MR. ROOSEVELT
PLEASES LABOR
President's Ideas Aro Satis
factory to Labor Gen
erally.
WASHINGTON. Nov, 23—''Tho
things President Roosevelt, ha* in rr-fnd
for the Improvciuunt of the conditions
of labor throughout tho country and
will probably recommend to congress
cover* everything wo doulrd," said A.
L. FOJkner, . of CJgvelnnd, O. presi
dent of the National Window Glass
^Vorkrr* who with Vic* President W.
A. Jarrlngton -hilled nt the white
house today.
"Tho president'* Idea* ure entirely
satisfactory to mbAr's preH-ntjt1vch
generally,’.' (lectured Mr. Fnlkncr.
Mr- Fencmr-wue «•»« of tin- Ish-
Insists, However, That Trusl
Brought Cheaper Oil to
. ■ Consumer.
STEPPED IN AND PUT THE
EXTORTIONATE JODBER OUT
He Declared That Those Moat Closely I
Identified With the Standard in
Their Rosestse Dreamt Imagined
Net l<* Future Posaibl'ilie*—Va'ua
of the Refineries That Went Into
the Trust in 1882 Was Placed afc
*17,000,000—Value of Refineries in
1906 Was $57,689,560—Hearing to Ba
Returned Mondav,
STEAMER BURN^'
10I1E LOST
British Steamer Sardinia Goes
Down in Port of
Valetta. v
VAI.KTTA. l.lnml o7 Malta, Nov. 25.—
A terrible disaster, In which more than
a hundred persons lost tliejr lives, oc
curred at the entrance to this port
tills morning. Tho llrltlsh steamer Har*
(Unlit of the Kllerman line, hailing from
Liverpool, and bound for. Alexandria,
with a crew of 44 EngUsnrtien. 11 first
class and six second cabin Eng
lish passengers and nearly 200 Arab pil
grims ulHxtrd. caught fire and within a
fow minutes was a roaring furnace the
flames bursting upward to a height of
200 feet, from Irequcnt explosion* In the
‘•old.
Ho rapidly did the fire sprrad that the
seemed hut i
moment hafor* tht
..jirks nnd musts crashed down upon the
deck, while tho ship’s, boats were crushed
by thn falling debris or set firo and
quickly burned.
Safety Only In the tea.
Safety lay only In the sen. for no one
could save himself except by Jumping
overboard and taking chance* of being
pic ked up. Assistance was hurried lo tho
burning veaael from nil th* warships
In the harbor jujd from the shore, but
the work of rescue was greally Impeded
by the strong tide that was running-
Even the naval launches wero unable
to go alongside. Among tho Arab* thero
wu a panic that could not lie non trolled.
Many of them were too frightened to
Jump and they wero burned to death,
other* coating themselves Into the waves
were drowned.
Crew Behaved Well.
Th* craw behaved with admirable
the’last! *nd V work?ng th? purnS- ' When
tha pumpg became useless, Gsp.aln Chos.
Lit tier, commander of the Hsrdlnla. took
the helm and directed hi* ship towards
thn shorn so long as It could ba navi
gated. He perished at his post. First
Officer Frank Wataon. *11 three engl-
neera. fiatigravcs. Hlslop and Neill, eigh
teen of llie ship’s compsnv snd two first
class paaaengers, one of them a boy
named Grant, are mlsalng. Fifty or
moro l>odle# have b«en recovered and
aevnnty persons were rescued. It Is Im
possible at preaent to say Jost bow many
wero drowned or burned to d»-ath. nut
the numlHT will doubtless far exceed
n hundred.
Is Flnslly 0:*ehed.
The vessel drifted around throe times
and finally was lamdicd broadside on
thn rock* at the mouth of the harbor.
Hhe Is still burning and will bo a total
*°The British vice admiral, Sir Assheton
Curson-Mowe snd Admiral Fisher, direct
ed th# rescuing b«mts. which did gallant
work In saving those who were yel alive
and bringing the b<»dlea “f tne dead
ashore. Taptsln Llttlei-s body, which
was terribly mutilated. *M landed this
afternoon. The other bodies were also
mutilated and burned. Flfty-sl* of the
injure* are being cared for In the hos
pital* One of the rescued poosengera
gavo * graphic account of the dlaas-
’ " Story of tha Disaster.
"Tha Sardinia.’’ he said, "left Valetta
at 9:45 this morning. We were Just
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.—Detailed In
formation on tho inagnltudo and di
versity of tho business of the Standard
OH Company was given by John D.
Archbold, vice-president of the com-
panjr, on resumption of his testimony
today In tho hearing of tho federal
suit to dissolve the oily combination.
Mr. Archbold asserted that It waa tha
Standard which, by eliminating
Jobber* nnd rotallers, stepped In
greatly reduced tfoe price of oil to
consumer. The hearings were un
counted today after n' brief action
until’ next Monday, when Mr. Arch
bold will resume his testimony.
No,One Dreamsd Such 8uocess.
That even those closely'* Identified
with-She Htandan! Jn IIU early day*
did not recognise Its future phaolblll-,
ties was brought today when Mr.
Archbold sold that In the eight I--
foara wero widespread Elt the supply
of-crudo oil would be depHfyL nnd
that accordingly ho parted .wflh s*»m«
of his trust shares at 70 and 80 c r.n
on tho dollar. Much of th# day wa*
ppent In spreading upon tho record
figure* Hhowlng the production and
consumption of oil In th* period of
year* ifctwccn 1882 nnd t&o present
time. '
Extortion of Early Retailers.
'Moritz. Rosenthal, of roynsrt r th* .
Standard OH tort pony. *1< groped from.
Mr. Arcl.b.dd that t and t**-
tnilcr exacted rxtor/ijJJJWwoflt* 1*
the early d«y«. wf l«;^ tuWl com
plaint. nnd the Standard trhfl to g*t
cJuser to the consumer, ‘HI taken
In bulk rtir* fnetiiHd "f bored# t-r.i»v«
marketing center*, where It was dis
tributed to the consumer In wagon*
This method, ho said, n it only in
creased the oil trade, but cheapened
the cost to the consumer. .
Mr. ArcTibolrt said the production nt
crude oil In Pennsylvania was 5.26o.,4!i
barrels In 1870, and thnt the maximum
of production was reached In
with 83.009.236 barrels. In West ' lr-
glnla the maximum of crude oil pro
duced was 16.195,675 barrel*. Fin.”
that time there has hern a lesseml'X
of crude oil production In those mates
The mid-continent field, whlci In
clude* Kansas, Oklahoma and contig
uous states, said Mr. Archbold, showed
a constantly Increasing production.
The Standard started purchasln*
producing properties In 1M9, when
the "shut In" movement started. Th-
witness said that in If}* *5®.
crufto production In the United Stnt -
was 121.493,936 barrels of which tha
Btandnrd produced 14,052,118 barrels,
Th# Consumption of Oil.
In 1906 the totnl copsumptfon of oil
by the Standard Oil Company was
64.958,301 barrels*. ...
Mr. Archbold laughingly said that
ho had little opinion of the produc
tive capacity of the mld-contlncnt
Hold when II wo. flr«l dl.eovered, nn 1
"'•l'«»ld »t the time that I would un
dertake to drink nil tho oil that who
produced In thnt •ertlon ; "
Tho value of the rednerlM Wat went
Into the Htnndard Oil tnufTh 1883
was 917.000.000. snld Mr. Archhold,
and the value In 1906 of the reflnsrtpx
In the companies. Including manufac
tories. was $57,669,560
An adjournment until next Monday
was then tken.
minutes flams* _
tha otb*r vaatflot**
pel amidships was
Tha Arab passengen
i good. In less than
the hatch to which tb#T clui>g d#ar#r-
stely. but they refused to jnove. All
who remained forward PJTlahSHl. exrrpt
some of those who leaped Into V 10 '■' 1 *
t0 "ln the meantime naval P'nnaces hur
ried to the scene. Tney could not ap
proach closely on account of ihe high
jir.'m nnd falling spars. The great ma
jority of the European passonKcrs suc
ceeded In reaching shore. Th# Arab#,
among whom „"}; n and
children, clung together snnsKiPg. ana
tiut few of them would Jump overboard,
although urged to do so.
•The ship’s boat* "•'•rendered u .e-
less by the flames and no attempt waa
made to get them over tho side#,
the hatch## were btajm a®*LM l n h tft |o t V 1 i
explosions, throwing the Arnos into tt
air and killing and Injuring many of
them. After a few m nuta* bad been
spent In trying to pu.out the fire
nothing remained but to Jump over-
b Tjnluf#ttonably explosions Jjjr
though the Muse Of fig ^
known, and It we* first neu* vt a mac
REVENUE GUnERS
ASSIGNED_TO SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23—Tho pr.,-
Ident ha» doolpiat.d tho followin*
namod vea»ol« of lho jovonuo cutlor
■trvleo to crulie octlvoly along tho
Atlantic coo«t from December 1 to
April 1, next, to aailat vcfuclu In d.,-
tr Tho Woodbury and Andmecogsdn
on Maine coait, the former with head-
quartern at Eaitport. and the latter
at Portland; lho Gresham with head-
quarters In Boston; .the Acushnct
Woods Hols; the Mofcgwk *t
York; th* Onondaga at Norfolk, tna
Apache at Haltlmoro: the Pamlico at
Newbern. N. tiemlnolo at
Wilmington, N. C.
Last year revenue cutter* afforde.i
aid to about 150 vessels In distress,
which with thslr cargoes were valu*4