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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