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The Macon Daily Telegraph
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MACON, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1908
DAILY, $7.00 A YEAR.
CENTRALIZED FINANCES WOULD
BE HURTFUL TO CITY OF ATLANTA
DECLARES NOMINEE WOODWARD
If Maddox Is Elected, Amer
ican National May Con
trol Funds.
PERTINENT STATEMENTS
PRESENTED TO VOTERS
In Lengthy Statement to the Publlo
Mr. Woodward Laya Aside the,More
Personal Things and Launohea Into
the Merits of His Candidacy* Giving
in Detail a Quantity of Facta and
Figures for the Consideration of the
People of Atlanta—He Pointa Out
How His Opponent, if Elected* Can
Completely Control the Finances of
the City for the Banking Institution,
of Which Ho la Vice President.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 28.—'! never
figure on a majority; I only figure on
winning." said James G. Woodward,
candidate for mayor today, when ask
ed for a summary of the situation from
his standpoint. "However, I expect
a vote of between ten and twelve
thousand will be polled. In which case
I will receive a majority of fifteen
hundred or two thousand. I should
get a much larger one. but a severe
fight Is being made upon me* I will
carry the First. Second. Third, Fourth
and Fifth wards, and I concede to my
opponent the Sixth. Seventh and
Eighth, though In each of these I shall
receive large votes.
Negro Vote Balance of Power,
"The uncertain quantity in this con.
test Is th? negro vote, and this Is the
biggest misfortune of this fight. I
have made nq effort to get the sympa
thy of the negroes, although there Is
no good reason why they should vote
against me. unless the fact that I am
the whltt primary nominee Is a rea
son. If the negroes were left alone
75 or so p«r cent of them would vote
for me. This can not be due to any
thing I have ever done for them from
political motives; for In nono of my
r re«’lmi* racea have they figured and
have never before hail reason to ex
pert that they would be able to cx-
presH anv voice where I was con
cerned. But during my entire official
career they have been treated right
hv me. I have nothing to boost of
In this regard and am not now pa
rading it fpr political purposes; as, so
far as 1 am concerned* the negroes
are going to be left free to vote as
thev wish. It was during my lasj ad
ministration. however, that the first
propertv was purchased by the city
for negro school purposes. My part
Ip the riots of September. 1906. Is well
known. One act alone, that of calling
out the fire department on the night
the riots began, probably saved the
lives of a hundred negroes on Deca
tur street. They well know that I did
nil I could to protect and defend them,
hut such was my official duty. They
have never appealed to me In vain,
nnd I have alwnys done all that was
consistent to aid them.
“| Am White Primary Nominee,
"So far as the records show fl >ra
the white primary nominee, nnd I am
depending upon the white people not
the negroes, to ratify the will of the
r rimary. I stated at one time that
would withdraw. This act of mine
was prompted by an unselfish desire
to save the city from the ecara of a
factional nnd fanatical contest. The
people who had nominated me met ana
refused to ratify my withdrawal.
What the city executive or lawyers
may say regarding the statusof the
case has nothing to do with It. The
nomination was made by the people;
it would be for them, not the com
mittee. to ratify or sanction a with
drawal. The opinions of lawyers who
are known to be lined up with the
enemy, amount to nothing more than
legal briefs. While they may pre
sent an argument, the alignment of
the lawyers making them rid* thorn #f
tudlclal powe- or dignity. The pub
lic had as well be governed and ab’de
bv a brief a retained attorney produce*
for his tide of a case In court, rather
than by the decision of the Judges.
The business of lawyers Is to make
/ brief* or produce arguments for their
..cjlents.
People Are the Court.
"Ir. this rsse the people are the
cmrt. Their action can not he con
trolled bv ihe opinion of u few law-
van identified In the management of
the opposition campaign. Thoy must
be governed by rule 18 of tec primary
regulations, which says ’every yotei
taking part In the primary shall b-
obllgated to support the nominee in
the general election.’
Hard Fights Put Up.
"Many hard fights have been made
upon me. They have always come
from some well-defined sources. To
get rid of me forever, as they thought,
thev forced me Into another race ft>r
mayor by adopting the majority rule.
Thev always Mid I could not get a
majority, and I did get one over two
other candidates. Losing Wgg***?
$,o V a seized on a new and unheard f
SKJflwdSumdln* th.t th. will „f
th.lr own majority-prim,ry h, an-
Administration Not Atulltd.
“Novor In my c.mpol*n. ror olDco
hov<i I thrown mud or Injrctrd p*r*on-
alltlro Th. prlvata lives of men op-
rosrd to mo h»v« been th»ir own »f-
fa'rs, to b» ruled by their own eon-
•e'enee and not to be proeerlbod by
me. The mud-altnging of thla,cam
paign la not of my willing, and It
doe, not meet with my epproviil. If
I beve been millty of «ny. It *• *sojim
the nrovoeotlon baa been *re»l. 8lnco
IS: rempel.n opened. Ih.v, tried to
MANY NOTABLES TO
ATTEND CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. W.—Re
ports to J. F. Ellison, secretary of the
National Rivers *nd Harbors’ Congress,
Indicate that tho attendance win be fully
4.000 when the congress assembles here
on December 9, to emphasise the needs
of waterway development to meet the
growing demands of trade and commerce.
Mr. Ellison has opened headquarter! at
the New Willard hotel, where the conven
tion will hold its stations. Delegations
me »»•*->.> PS* - — - r , have been appointed by -governors of
get them to pitch It MW th# fitness, gtstss, mayors of cities end trede end
of the twomeiv—Mr. commercial bodies throughout the coun-
.■i.i.ia In not one line that has been**lves will bead delegation*, notable
& isa mS* i
of the elty> affairs. If I were not * Tennessee; Curry. New Sfexleo; Handera.
.And mayor. If the city did apt srow \ j^ulriana; Hrowerd. PWMa; Willson,
during my adw.inls*re • | Kentucky: Ogsr. Alabama; lloggatt,
ttons ,*tf I^ld not always stand for the Alaska, and Frcsr, Heesil.
upbuilding of Atlanta, I were guilty
of official misconduct, duo either to
bad judgment or dishonesty, why don’t
they say so—and give specifications?
A Proposition for tho Voter.
*1 Impute dlehoneaty to no man, but
there are some matters of which the
public fh'HiM tike cognizance in the
present situation. A bond issue or
81.000,000 will be made during the next
administration. The money Is to be
expended equally for water..sewerage
and school Improvements. It was
gotten up on the plea that the death
rate of the city Is too high. Them
are sections that have needed water
and sewerage Improvements for many
years. People living. In them have
pleaded for them, but the Improve,
ments have usually been controlled by
the men of greatest Influence. Why.
trunk sewers have even been run be
yond the city limits, in direct viola
tion of pledges. Just to Improve the
property of some men of Influence,
while others have not been built to
the city llmlta..
The Druid Hill Property.
"Recently 400 acres of land, known
as the Druid Hill property, was pur
chased for speculation purposes. It
Is natural that the owners want mains
and sewers extended through that
property.' On the entire plot there is
nothing more than a negro shanty. It
Is significant that the prime movers
in the Maddox campaign are interested
in the Druid Hill venture. I any told
that one of the largest stockholders hag
contributed $10,000 to the Maddox cam
paign fund. Those who know him
will not believe-he would make such
a contribution for his health or for the
health of Maddox.
People Who Need Improvements.
‘T am making no fight on the Druid
Hill property. I think It should have
all the improvement* it deserves and
the city can make. But the lower
sections of the city, occupied in the
main by the more moderate class of
white people, and, some parts, by ne
groes—the sections where the death
rate has been highest—should receive
first attention. Some of these *jc-
tloqa have been clamoring for water
for years, but for lack of influence
were unable to get It. To make these
sections more sanitary, was the main
reason advanced for the bond Issue.
They know If I am elected the duty
of the city to those sections will be
performed.
Handling Bond laaue.
'The bond issue will be handled by _
special commission composed of the
finance committee of council, as named
by tho .mayor and an equal number of
cltlsens. elected by council, and mo may
or. This arrangement give* the mayor
control. ■ There la another board*, knowr
«**• the sinking fund commission. It han
dles the city's Indebtedness, which
amounts* to about $3,500,000. One-thir
tieth of fhls passes through the hands of
the commission each year.
American National and City Finances.
'This alnktng fund, commission Is .Com-
posed of three members elected l»y coun
cil the chairman of the finance,commu
te*. who Is the mayors appomTSe., end
thi mrjor. The president of thlt. rrn?-
rnlrslcn Is W. L. Peel. \:re*'d«-nt of the
bank Of which Mr. Maddox la vice preal
dent. .If Mr. Maddox la elected, by ap
pointing son ...
finance committee chairman, It. will _
possible for the American National Bank
te completely '
•dnesi. •
"The entire receipt* of the city amount
to. more than $2,000,000 a year. Thta Is
expended by warrant of the mayor, by
the city treasure?. Thomas J. Peeples,
who Ir cashier of Mr. Maddox’s bank, is
city treasurer. The warrant Is drawn by
the comptroller, whose co-operation la
alone needed, under the arrangement
made possible, for the city’s finknc* - “
be In tne hands of one bank.
Where the Danger Comes In.
'1 do not question the stability of Mr.
Maddox’s bank, or the Integrity of any
of Its officials, but I do say that It seems
S angerous to place so much power In the
ands of a single Institution. The public
should not forget that only a short time
ago everybody thought the great Inaur
anca companies were managed In a man
ner above suspicion, but soon awoke to
the dangers of centralized finances.
Maddox's Lack of Qualifications.
. .n regard ti» the qualification*; of Mr.
Maddox for mayor. I>an only state that
he has no experience In city.affairs. His
only business experience has been In the
bank established by his father. Although
bsyond the years of Impetuous youth, he
has not been made head of the Institution
In which the majority Interest Is con
trolled by himself and relatives. He has
never known what-It is to earns dollar,
out of need for the dollar. He has not
known what It Is to want for anything.
He has had no affiliation with the poor,
and has never shown any particular ayra-
pathles for the masses.
Woodward’s Record.
'It would not be modest for me to re
fer to my own record, but it Is well to
again mention that not one of them has
dared to attack the record of my admin-
latratlons or one official act I have been
in municipal office for the greater pa-t
again mention that not one of them has
dared to attack the record of my admin-
latratlons or one official act I have been
In municipal office for the greater pa-t
of twenty years, yet every act while in
office meets with' the silent approval or
even my enemies—a record of which I
am proud. I need only to call attentirn
‘he viaducts, all but three of which
the direct cause of building.
to the
I was
(a been
tower F
because of the Whitehall viaduct that
. rtr Peachtree street has been studded
with skyscraper*- The public will recell
my successful fight In Its behalf.
could refer to my contest with the
tllroada. resulting In their making
r recedented contributions to the
Improvements; to my pert In the street
railroad war because of which the city I*
getting an Income, above regular
of $50,000 a year, and which Is not
only perpetual, but compelled to grow
regularly for the next fifty years.”
IS
FATALLY HURT
Wealthy Yaldosta .Resident
Plunges Down Flight
of Stairs,
NAVAL MEN FACE
FEARFUL TESTS
Hints ofnoCigareites, Going
Without Water and Do
ing Various Stunts
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Nov. 2S-4fr. ®en
Holmes, a wealthy bachelor living on
North Ashlfly street, fell through «
stairway opening at his house this
morning and received . Injuries which
may result In his death.
He plunged head foremost, Ms head
striking a trunk nearly severing an
ear. Hla skull was crushed and sev
eral riba were broken, one of them be
ing pressed against hit lungs. He was
also hurt Internally but how serious
ly cannot yet bo ascertained.
He resided with a young man whom
he had adopted and was living In a
two-atbry houso which ne recently
bought. He wan having repalil made
to the house, among which was a new
stairway. The* foot board of the steps
had been torn away and It Is presum
ed that he had forgotten this. He got
up for some purpose early in the morn
ing and stumbled Into the opening.
Mr. Holmes moved here from Mad
ison county. Florida. Ho was carried
SIX KILLED BY
SULPHUR GAS
Gang of Miners 350 Feet
- Below Surface Are
Suffocated.
DETROIT. Mich.. Nov. 28.—Six men
ware suffocated to death this afternoon
In the village of Oawood outside the
western outskirts of Detroit. They were
at work 350 feet down in a shaft being
sunk for a^sslt mine, when the canvas
tube which supplied them with air became
clogged and tne shaft filled with gas.
Four bodies have been recovered.
DETROIT. Mich., Nov. 28.—The Oak-
wood Contracting Company has been en
gaged in sinking an 850-foot shaft for the
Detroit Salt Company. The six men who
lost their lives this afternoon were at
work excavating .350 feet In the shaft.
—jppiy of air came from a two-
iVass tube which ran down tjie
shaft from the surfaco of the ground.
In some unexplained manner this tube
either became tangled or clogged this
afternoon at 200 feet down from the sur
face. With the air supply shut off tho
shaft rapidly filled with gas and the
were suffocated. It was some time __
fore rescuers from the surface could reach
them and then they were nt first able to
extricate only foug of the.bodies. Tho
cxtrU-uto only four, of tne.bodies,
workmen arc said to bo Americans.
-The dead ere: _
Edward Jlrouks.
Frank Wllkiy.
George Gibbons.
J00 Dailey.
L. P. Petersen.
I William Holt. _
All except Holt are married men and
^families. The six men were doing
repair work *50 feet down In the coni
foot shaft. The contractors state that
they had failed to properly connect 150
Ifeet above them the canvass tube which
carried air down th« shaft. With th# air
supply shut off. suuphur gas rapidly filled
the mlno. and suffocated the men. It was
several hours before rescuers reached 1
them and attempts to resuscitate thcm|
were then fruitless. H H
FIVE LIVES LOST IN
DISASTROUS WRECK
IN FOG TWO 8EABOARD FREIGHTS
COLLIDE NEAR SILVER SPRING*
FLORIDA.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 28.—
In a collision betweem two freight
trains today In a fog on the Seaboard
Air Lino near Silver Spring^. Engi
neer Walker, Brskeman C. D. Smith.
C. R. Phllbrick and two negro fire
men were .killed. :
Both engines and eight cars . .were
reduced to wreckage. .
Several other trainmen were injured
but hone fatally.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla., Nov. 28.
An the result of a headon collision
un the Seaboard Air Line Railway
near Silver Springs at 12:05 o'clock
today five men were killed and two
others seriously Injured. The dead
are:
P. D. Smith, white, brakeman.
E. R. Phllbrick, white, brakeman.
Lee Best, negro, fireman.
l;-b-rt Sabba. n'Rrr.. fin--. <n
N. N. Wakefield, engineer, missing
and It Is believed that Me body Is
under the mass of wreckage.
Train No. 11. southbound, and train
No. 24. northbound, both freights,
came together about two miles north
of Hllver Springs, but as yet tho
Reaboard officials have been unablo
to ascertain the cause of the wreck.
P. D. Smith was a resident of
Richmond, Va.. and Phllbrick v ?Re«t
and Sabba were of Jacksonville. En
gineer Wakefield also resided In Jack,
•on vllle.
Engineer C. W. Johnson received
NAZARRO WINS OUT;
FULLY EXONERATED
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Nov. Herr
Neumaler. n director In the Hen* Au
tomobile Co., who preferred rbarges
•gainst FVItce Nstarro. the driver of
Plat car. and who won third place
in tha Grand Prise automobile race
Thanksgiving day withdrew them to
day at a meeting of tha contest com
mittee of tha Automobile (Club of
America.
It was alleged that Naxarro hod re
ceived outside assistance in putting
on a rite during the race and was thus
disqualified. The withdrawal of tho
charges is equivalent to an exonera
tion*
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.—Naval of
ficers are considerably cheered up be
cause they hear that the physical'teste
for the sons of Neptune are to be taken
In automobiles. The assistant secretary
of the navy, now In charge ef the sea
fighting force. Is in favor of light exer-i
dee. He Is ahaped like a Oedney Chan
nel buoy and a dlrectolre gown would fit
him like bloomers on tho Washington
monument He Is conical both ways
from -the waist band. Climbing hills and
wading creeks do not suit him. He ban
only roll down and float through.mm
to date his exercise has been take.. . ..
the decks of hla own private yachts, in
the tonneaus or his own automobiles. In
the rocking chairs on the verandas of his
own summer homes and In the parlors of
his own private cars. That la for the as
sistant secretary of tho navy and 4 lt
Pleases the deep naval porpoises of inis
port
President Rough On the Boys.
The president Is hard after & test for
the naval officers. At first he wanted!
the regular Rock Creek scrambling teat.
The sea dogs were to be rushed up and
down hills, over fences and up trees; I
through streams, and three-cornered eat
for the wind-up. Mr. Newbepy ha^^^
protested. . ....
The president Is to have hla way with
modifies tfonx
'Ml IK Inc
Instead . _____
through tho woods, the president will
quire that teste be made to see how long
mon can keep awake. There will be
tests to determine how long the* off leers
of the navy can do without water—they
m.iv he shipwrecked, you know. Thej
will be asked to shave on tho quartordeef
of the rolling Georgetown trolley cars
for It is necessary that naval officers b«
always ready to receive the president 01
other persons of Importance. For the of
ficers detailed to tne diplomatic service
they will be asked to sniff red pepper
without sneexlng. for thoy must bo
taught to never show_ eurprlso. Also,
flag officers and captains of shins must
show th:»t thev csn remain mi dutv f.ir
TIPTONVILLE IS
AGAIN STIRRED
>
Pickets Guarding Saw Mill
in All-Night Battle With
Riders.
report brought by a .number of fishermen
that the pickets at a sawmill near Fort
Rankin,' within a mllo and u half of
Hamburg, wore fired upon during tho
night.
The fishermen did not known whether
not any of the militiamen were shot.
.
the fishermen said the shooting began at
10 o'clock last night, and
Intervals until tills morning.
The owners of the saw m Wi.. J
to resume operations last week. They
were notified by night riders not to runi
tho mill, whereupon a detail of soldiers
whs plnced on duty about the property; 1
[The wires are In trouble today and tho
iWory cannot be confirmed. A posse of
Tlptonville men prepared’at oncer to visit
tho
vi no.
TURGHES FLASH
MADDOXPARADE
About 2,000 March in Spect
acular Torchlight Pro-
cession.
ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 21.—A great
torchlight parade was pulled off tonight
on behalf of Robert F. Maddox, candidate
for mayor. The evening In Atlanta was
like a holiday, as business was practically
suspended. Tho estimates nf tha number
taking part In tho procession vary,
era! who claim to have counted them
offer to make affidavit that there were
leas than t.WO. Thou* who
sny that morn than S.OGO torch
given out, but most of those tftk...„ .
Had two each, in passing tho corner of
Mitchell and Whitehall streets,' twenty
minutes’ time was taken up by tne pa
rade. They passed at the rata of 75 to
100 a minute, which would Indicate that
there were about 2.000 persons In line.
A great many of thoso taking part, pos-
stbly 15 per cent, are boya who cannot
A * great thmng lined the sldewalka
rat eh tha marchers as they passed. The
onlooklng crowd was about equally di
vided In sympathy, apparently, between
the two candidates, except \ n the v|r|nlty
of Marietta and Peachtree streets. In
the open square there were severs| thous
and parson* gathered Mg’ Woodward
sympathy, ns Indicated by the. cheering,
predominated, to - ggg|
very larjfe
nraeb thUiustasm for
both candidates* good order prevailed.
WESTERN FEED STUFFS
CLOSELY SCRUTINIZED
ATLANTA, Oa.. Nov. 28.-Oeorgi»’«
pure food and pure drug Inspectors are
out on their final tour of , the stat* for
tho year which comes to a close on De
cember II. They are endeavoring, If
possible, to have the new year begin with
only pure food* arid feed stuff* and pure
drug* on Bole In Georgia.
The pure food law ha* been in effeet
now fifteen month* and ha* accomplished
wonderful reeulte. The pure drug law
has been In effect only since summer of
thie year, but during that time much
good has been arcompltahod. Dr. T. A.
Cheatham, tho pure drug tnrpector, ha*
found a number of drug store* or aeml-
dntg a tor *m over the state that are being
operated without a licensed pharmacist
^ |B '-'“‘on of the
cue plsr».*a
fl licensed
Pure" Food Inspector t». A. Methvin is
•voting his time now tn the inspection
weeUrn feed stuffs, which are being
■tapped Into this state. Under the re-
pert of the state chemist recently Issued.
It we* shown that a majority of these
feed ■tuffs do not measure up to the
i4axd required by the Georgia Uw
— 1 — : -- *—" ’—“ ‘ltd ship-
Tims Replies Jim Woodward
to Maddox’s Afternoon
Statement
k ATLANTA. Ga., Nov. 28—Jame* O.
foodward gave out tonight the reply
a has sent hla opponent. Robert F.
Maddox, to the letter and card laaued
by Mr. Maddox today. He give* hla
reason for not filing affidavits he
Halm* to be In hi* possession with tha
clerk of court. He offer* to read them
publicly If Mr. Maddox will appear
8nd answer them at tho mass meeting
to be held at the Lyceum Theater
Monday night.
Woodward's Reply to Maddox,
j Mr. Woodward’* letter I* ns foilowaj
Atlanta, Go., Nov. 28 1908,
To Mr. Robt. F. Maddox, City.
Dear Sir:—I bavo had under con
alderatlon your letter of this date. Ii
it you use such expression* concern
Ing me and my friend* a* follow*:
"Lying *nd vtolous scandal* Issued
toy you and your henchmen;” "I have
grown weary of your Infamou* slon
ders." etc.
1 Under ordinary conditions and cir
cumstances l would decline to reply
Until and unleas you withdrew the «g-
fircssions and couched your request In
decent and gentlemanly language. But
you and your friends have brought
about an abnormal condition ft affairs
In the city and. should I decline to re
ply on account of the acurrllou*. inde
cent and ungentlemanly language you
use. you and your subsidised press
would doubtless undertake to u*e my
declination to further your own. unholy
and sinister political purposes.
Some of Woodward’# M F*cts.'
Let me briefly slate some of the
facts and circumstance* that render
th* present condition* abnormal:
1.—I am the regularly nominated
nnd duly declared nominee of the white
primary for the office of mayor of
Atlanta. Neither you nor any of your
supporters charge any fraud or unfair,
ness In that primary.
2—You participated In that primary
and have repeatedly stated that you
voted for ma. At the time you cast
your ballot for me In that primary
you knew my character, my repntgtbtn
a>id habits. A majority of the people
voting In that primary, hgylng tha
same knowledge that you bad, vode.d
for me. Neither my character, my
reputation, nor my habits have chang
ed for the worse since that primary
On the contrary. I trust that bitter
experience has taught me the lessons
of self-control, charity, and forbear
ance, and thaf >these lessons have made
me a better man than I was when
nominated. •
8—Neither you nor any of your
friends have charged or even insinu
ated that my official conduct aa an of.
fleer of the city of Atlanta during
pwtctlcally all of the past twenty vear*
has not measured up to the full re
quirements of a faithful. Intelligent
nnd upright performance of every of
ficial duty demanded by tho offices
held by me. On the contrary, with
full knowledge of all the facts, your
present supporters have repeatedly
stated that no Just and true' charge
could be brought against any official
act 6f mine.
-t.'Juatlfy Your Candidacy By Abuse. 1
4—You are nn Independent candidate
against me. You and your friends un
dertake to Justify your candidacy by
charging that my personal morals and
habits unfit nie for the office and by
claiming that vour personal morals and
habits peculiarly fit you for the noultlon
of mayor. Through a subsidised prom,
you and your friends have repeatedly
etated that you repre*ent all that Is de
cent and pure In the city and have
charged that I represent In my personal
hnblta and morals the Indeeent and the
Impure. In other words, you and your
(•importers undertake to Justify your ean-
„.. the sole Issue of personal hab
its and morals. You nnd your supporter*
nnd your subsidised press have not hesl-
tnted to search out. and magnify and
publish to the world thus magnified every
fault and weakness of mine and many
mmTvi
publish to the world"thus mogn
fault and weakness of mine a
other faults nnd weaknesses that
justly chargeable to me. In omw
drag me down and rob me of the g
will of my fellow cltlxens and to hold
up to the ridicule nnd contempt of tha
world, the sanctity of my home hsa £#en
Invaded and my wife and daughter
been made to suffer unspeakable
tU 5—in every speech I have made during
the present campaign until last night at
the Grady monument, I have made the
following statements:
Holds Maddox aa the Aggreiaor.
First. That If you and your support#!
end your subsidised press would desist
from uttering and publishing things that
reflected upon my .personal habit* and
morals that I would deslat from dlsousa-
Ipg your private habits and morals:
Second. That If you persisted In at
tempting to besmirch me by a cholleng*
of bitter personalities, then 1 stood reodj
to meet you In debate before the peoph
I son* why I did not desire to discuss yeur
morals and habits that T did not car* to.
I wrong or offend the Innocent who are re-
Is ted to you, either hy the ties of blood,
affinity; or friendship. You and your
supporters and your subsidised pres*
have not shown a like consideration for
taae my family *nd friend*.
FThus. you will *ee that you are respon
sible for Ihe abnormal conditions that
surround 11*. With these ^conditions In
view, I now mako reply to your request
that I ’’file with the rlerk of the auperlor
court by 1 o’clock today a signed state
ment covering the charges I have mad#
end expect to make against vour charac
ter. accompanied by nil affidavit*, on
which these charges rest, duly sworn to
before an officer authorised to admlnls-
itcr oaths.'*
The Affidavit# and Charges.
Jl have In my possession several affida
vits, sworn to before officers authorised
to administer oaths, the contents of
which I believe to be true, charging you
with offenses more Indecent and Immoral
than any charges made against me, al-
Ithouth of a similar nature. Rut I do-
••line to file these affidavit* with tha
elerk of the superior court aa reoueated
hy you. In other words. I decline to
permit you to dictate the time when I
shall file my evidence and the manner In
■rhlrh I ahall use my evidence and the
person who ahall bo the depositor/ of my
[vldence against you. Notwithstanding
of the term* and conditions upon which
you shall have access to mv evidence.* f
now make you a ——*3.-*.
I har*.
The Challenge.
. speak to. men only at the Lyceum
Theater on Monday night next. With
out cost to you or your friends I eek you
to meet me there in Joint debatn and
here and now agree to produce there all
the affidavits In my possession, and
further agree to either read or emu**
them to be road to tm audlinBo.
I not# fust In closing your letter that
mi ssv that If I a ill file my affidavits
with your friend, tha cta.lt. that he will
deliver to me your rrrilfied cheek for
tVro payable to the Associated Charltjea
If I were dUpoted to sell my evidaac*
Offers to Put Up $500 for
Charity [If Woodward
Will File Them
ATLANTA, Oa.. Nov. 21—Robt E
Maddox, independent canaidato for
mayor, today Issued the following
statement In reply to charges made by
his opponent, Jas. a. Woodward, In
a apecch Friday night: ,
hfr. Maddox’s Statement.
To the PuNIc: From the very day
on which 1 consented to lead this
movement for decency on behalf of
Atlanta, Innumerable rumors have
reached me from Irresponsible sources
reflecting upon my personal character.
These rumors were false, unfounded
and contemptible, but until Inst .night
they were vague and indefinite, and,
therefore, Incnpabla of being denied
and denounced.
Last night, tn hla Grady monument
speech. Candidate Woodward by re
peating these rumors aaoumnd re
sponsibility for them. I. thernfore,
Immediately addressed him the follow.
Ing letter; and havo deposited the
cheek therein referred to with Mr.
Broyles, tho clerk:
"November 38, 1908.
"Mr. J. a. Woodward. City.
"Dear Sir: During the past few
day* the city has been flooded with
lying and vicious scandals leaned by
you and your henchmen against niy
private character. Laat night at tho
Grady monument you said that you
had certain affidavit* In your safe
which reflected upon my character,
and that the worst was yet to come.
"If you will file with the clerk of
the superior court by 1 o'clock today
a signed statement by you covering
the charges which you made and ex
pect to make against my character,
accompanied by all affidavit* on which
these charges rest duly sworn to before
an officer authorised to administer
oaths, the clerk of the superior court
will deliver to you my certified check
for $500.00, which I* made payable to
The Associated Charities of this city.
•'I have grown weary of your In
famous slanders, and I desire to press
this matter speedily to lta proper la
aue.
"Youra truly.
"(Signed) ROBERT F. MADDOX”
Personally. I knew full well when I
agreed to lead this movement that It
would result In my being thus vili
fied and maligned. 1 do not Intend to
allow my personal feelings nor this
vilification to Injure the cause that we
aro all fighting for on behalf of At
lanta. Everyone who knows me. and
especially those who aro circulating
those foul statements, nre fully awnre
that they are without tnaaWlflftlflflit
foundation in truth, and that they are
being clrculstod sold/ and alonp to
distract attention from the real 'Jl*
Mies. :md to »M In f.-istnilng o n fhl.-s
o|ty for the next two yearn tho shame,
humiliation nnd mortlfifotlon that. !m
Involved in Woodward’s election.
So f«r a* I nm personally concerned
with these charges mndo by J. G.
Woodward at tho Gr*dy monument
laat night, t denounce them each and
all aa being infamously and ungttar-
ably false. No dirtier lie* were eper
conceived by human Intellect or Uf-
tereij by human tongue to serve a viler
purpose,
ROBERT F. MADDOX.
MAYOR WON’T STOP
BIG STREET PARADES
TMK WOODWARD AND MADDOX
FORCBft EACH OPP03ED MOVE
OP COMMISSIONERS.
ATLANTA. Ga., NovTlI.—>The lead
ing development In the local political
Situation today was a move on the
part of the board of pnflc* commis
sioners to have all street parade* at
night stopped. The action was taken
bornuso of the Intense feeling being
aroused over the race for mayor, aid
the possibility of acrloua disorder.
The hoard was unanimous. In $h-»
request on the mayor pro tem, F. A.
Qullllan, to revoke all permits for
night parade#, nnd thvoe voted in
favor of preventing day parnde« as
well, the three being Messrs. English.
Vandyke and Holland.
A commute was appointed to tak*
th* matter up with the acting mayor.
This was done Mr. Qullllan stating
he would oonsult with the Maddox nnd
Woodward campaign managers.
Permits had bean burned to the
Woodward forces for the use of the
streets on Monday and Tuesday nights.
The Maddox leaders hid planned a
big torchlight procession for tonight.
Both sides tied gone to much expense
purchasing and preparing parapherna-
a for their demonstrations.
The police board, at the same meet
ing Raturdoy morning, decided to add
eight policemen to the force for elec
tion day. A resolution suggesting fe
th* mayor that It would be advisable
to close all near-beer saloons on Wed*
nesday was also adopted.
No Ssrious Disorder 80 Far.
Despite the high feeling which has
prevailed and which Is growing, there
ha* been no serious disorder, narely
•n arrest has been made on account
of conduct growing out of the cam
paign. Th# meetings of both can
didates have been enthusiastic, all the
crowds being demonstrative to the ex
trema, but they nave been good-na
tured and have shown no violent pro
clivities. The partisan* of, neither
candidate have not mado them con-
doubtless some of the subsidised ]
^ ijt you would glvo me ten t
Pardon Me. I'm Not For Sale.'
Pardon me. In this connection. If I re
PBfict welt known tn all
yourattf snfi partisans, tbst 1
RDM ssle. and that my evidence la
for sale. It 1* currently report**, and
mind you of
men. fv*n yc
him not for ns!" nod
• v>r sale. It f
Jnot been dMMI—
campaign fund much 1*ra»r than Ir
essary to meet all legitimate »ami ..
expense*. It l» well known tint your af-
you have a
mich that you could command
cmlnd you that there
»r* of the city of AUanu
thin**
itaa pdMiy wt aaRknat
* ‘ j»d by the solemn ■
took to support
' james‘6. woodward.
rid who feel hound by the solemn ohl|<
suns they ther *"
omln*#. Truly
MINE EXPLOSION DEALS DEATH
TO MORE THAN HUNDRED MINERS;
NOT A MAN LEFT TO TELL TALE
Between 125 and 300 Men En
tombed Many Foot Belov/
Surface.
On Eve of Mining Congress Conven
tlon In Pittsburg, When Mine Ex
plosions Will Be Dieoussedi a Ter
rible Disaster Occurs at Marianna
Mina of/ the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal
Company—Mlno Inspector Louttit
Had 8p#nt Two Days In the Works
and Had Juat Ascended in the Cago
When the Explosion Occurred—'The
Mine Was Considered in Good Con
dltlon.
PITTSBURG, P*, Nov. 28.—The
last ray of hop* for the rescue of
any one of the 125 or more miners
who were entombed by an explosion
at the Marianna mine# of tho Pltta-
burg-Buffalo Coal Company ehnrtly
before noon today was dispelled at
8:80 o’clock tonight, when the first
rescuing party reached the workings
and found tho dead bodies scattered
about the floor of the mine.
Few, If any, of tho bodle* are mu
known that there are at least 125
and the number may be larger. All
but two*of the bodle* In the mine,
It la said, are those of foreigners.
No effort ha* yet been nrad© to
remove the bodle* from the mine.
Instead the rescuers and tha min
ing experts are making a complete
exploration of all of the workings to
see If they are now safe. This work
I* expocted to occupy aeveral hours.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. Nov. 28.—On the
eva of. the convention of the Ameri
can Mining Congress, which n**emble*
here next week to consider mining
problems In the various state* In gen
eral and particularly to discuss mine
disaster* and provide means for their
prevention, there' occurred shortly be.
foro nonn foilnv :«n < xi-lo- l-'ii in Mu-
rlnnna mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo
Coal Company, which entombed nnd
utmost beyond doubt killed nil of the
men omployed In tho mine at tho
time, tho number being variously es
timated ot from 1J6 to 300. The un
certainty as (o thq exact number that
prevailed throughout the afternoon
continued when darkness enveloped
the new mining town, from which tho
owners had expected so fhUch In tho
way of safety and comfort of the
men through the extraordinary study
and expense that had been devoted
to this feature of thp development nf
'• now coni field.
President John II. Jones, of the
company, snH tonight ilist tna num
ber of entombed fnon would not ex
ceed 125, but neither ho nor any other
Officer of the company has been able
to this time to locate the books which
sptcuou* ot meeting* of tho other;
no cheer* for Maddox being heard nt
Woodward gathering!, and vice versa.
Mr. Woodward’s statement* In re-
Kurd to tho mnrql chnroclcr of his
opponent were tho l-sding subject of
dlscuselon this morning and were tho
object of several conferenc4s among
lender* of tho opposing side. It was
reported that whatever action taken
by tho Maddox manager* would be
positive nnd to the point; In fact. It
was stated by those olose to the on-
posing candidate that unless Wood
ward ws* "able to produce the goods"
ho would be forced to keep gllant In
regard to matter# involving the repu
tation of leading citizens.
Maddox Foroes Silent.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to
day to get a forecast from the Mad
dox headquarters, but none would bo
given out, officially. Among th»» can
didate’s frlonds a majority df from
2.000 up Is claimed. It Is known
that persons closely Identified with
the Maddox campaign are sincere In
the belief that hi* majority will not
b« leas than 1,000.
Tho Maddox people are depending
upon tha splendid organization they
have formed throughout th* city. Ex-
ceptlng the one that wae made In the
Interest of Joseph M. nrown’s c*ndl-
dacy for governor. It I* doubtful If a
better one was *ver h<kr **
They claim to havo enrolled »,000 reg
istered voters. „ „ . .
The mayor pro tem declined this* aft
ernoon to revoke permits for any atreet
pared". Tho suggestion Is said to
have been opposed’ by managers on
both sides.
More Case* Rabies.
ATLANTA. Nov. 28—More cases
of threatened hydrophobia are bring
brought to Atlanta for preventive
treatment by th# state board of health.
Nellie Brunson. 14 year* old. of 561
Whitehall streat, thf* city, w** carried
there yesterday, suffering from th*
bite of a pet dog.
The board Ml notified that the 3
year-old son of Robert Shatzer. of
Dalton would be brought here ^luring
the day for examination.
An appeal has been made for virus
to bo used In treating Mrs. C. H.
Dunbar, of Augusta. She will remain
at home during the treatment.
Murdered Man Friend Cept. Park.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov .28—R. W
Drake, the aged man who was mur-l
derm at his home n**r Lanevillo, Ala.,
several days ago. was an old col-
leg#, and *oldler mat# of C$.pt. R. E
Dark, state treasurer, who heard of
th#» death with much regret and
row.
Mr. Drake was with Captain Park
at Auburn when tho Civil War be
gan. They eqliatefi in th# earn* com
pany. and was together through Ihe
entire conflict. He was on# of the
only five members of the company
•wiving*
contain the name* or numbers of em* >
ploye* and show thoa? In the work*.
Inga at the time of the explosion.. < |
Had Just Been Inspected. I •
The workings in which today's eaw )
taatrophe happened I* known as th#
Rachel and Agnes mines, in reality a
double mine with underground con-*
ncctlon*. Construction work was
practically finished and Deputy State
Mlno Inspector Henry Louttit a fevfl
minutes before tho explosion had com-*
pie ted a two days’ Inspection whlcli
had revealed no cause for apprehen*
slon.
He and General Manager Kerr, od
the company, came to the surface Ir*
the cago operated In one of the shafta
a few mmlnutes before H o'clock*
The mine foreman. Henry Thompson,
and two miners entered the cam an4
it was started towards the bottom oil
the BOO foot shaft. There was an omi
nous rumbling, then a trembling of!
the ground, round about the moutM
of the shaft as from an earthquake
and nn Instant later there was • ter*
rifle report and the cage was hurled
up the shaft and through the rood
of the shsft house, the mine foreman
and the two* men still In It. Tha
bodies of the men were hurled through
the top of the building and far be
yond It. Thompson was dead when
picked up. while the others although
mortally Injured, were hurried to s
hospltul.
Explosion Terrifio.
Shattered portions of th* wood
work about the mouth of the shaft;
were blown Into Ten-mile creek.
2.000 feet frbm th shaft. Portions oC
at least two other bodies were blow
from the shaft and were found In the
field nearby. The ventilating fan*
were put out of commission by th*
explosion and for several hours ho
air could be forced Into the mine.,
Immediately following the explosion'
a dense volume of smoke laaued front
the shafta. but censed a short tlma
afterwards.
Re*ru» work wss Immediately started,
hut it was impossible to gain entrance to
the mine for a long time. The opening
up of the shaft was the only solution
and for this task there were volunteers Inc
numbers.
Relief parties on special trains front
this city carried the ehlef officers of
the company and mining experts fronu
tho United States laboratory and testing
station recently established here. wh«i
took with them all of the latest appli
ances and devices for rescue work.
Several experienced miners desoendeif
the" stops* inride the rtiaft and auceeedwi
In reaching th© bottom. Here they found
further progress barred !>«causo th*
lateral heading from the bottom of th*
shaft Into tho iplno passage was choked
with muik and debris.
The largest possible force was at one*
jt to work to open this pa-eage. *
There wee plastically no hope frem th«e
first of any of tho entombed men bclmc
taken out alive, but this did not deter
the moat strenuous efforts to hurry th*
opening of tho mlno.
Heartrending Scenes.
The noise of th# explosion was an om
inous sound to all the people of the llttl*
town and they hurried to tho scene, tact*
seeking a loved one nnd most of then*
learning that that loved ono was .1,wh
In tha workings and In all probability;
dead or dying. The cries were pitiful.
Many of the women were hysterical and
their shrieks and cries were heart-rend
ing. Others were silent In thrir grief-
hut In their drawn faces could he read
the awful agony they were enduring.
The cause of the explosion has no*
been determined. Two theories aro enter
tained. One Is that a pocket of gas wss
struck by one of the tnlnern. quick)*
filling tho workings and then Igtiltln*
from a lamp. The other theory f- “"*■
trated the workings. The land In the vi
cinity Is as Id to be gaseous and It Is pos
sible that gss may have seeped through
new mining town In wash
Pa., forty miles south o
city. It wss laid out snd built up I
Pittsburg. Buffalo Coal Company i
view to making It a model town In
Svere modern device and feat
OMM M found In the mine* of foreign
countries to provide for the safety at;<f
comfort of the miner# were adopted, aji
of miners waa
<lna*, many of-
*rm of English
exceptionally goo/1 class i
secured for the new work
them being either jUMN
NE6B0 ELUDES ARREST;
ALL QUIET AT ELUVILLE
AMERICUS, at.. Nor. 28—Tho ne-»
gro who threatened Mis. Andrew Sel
lers yesterday at her country homa
near Ellavlllo eluded the pursuing posse
and escaped the country despite de
termined efforts to apprehend him.
Two negroes arrested as suspicious
I characters were released. Two hun
dred armed citizens engaged in the
search which continued through lost
night and was abandoned this morn
ing.
SPURIOUS 5-DOLLAR BILLS
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nor. 2?.-Tho
discovery of a counterfeit flve-drilor •li
ver certificate In Birmingham today led
the banks to Issue warnings to their cus
tomers, the belief being that i
are in circulation.
The Indian h*.ri on the oounterfrit is
Imperfect and ’’Washington, D. C.” In
stead of being printed In A straight line
lx slightly furred. / •fh*rwla<' bill is
an excellent Imitation or ■> *iiu*
RUSSIAN IS HB.a fiih
AT PRIEST
TOLEDO. O.. Nov. II—Joa MaJeaakl,
80. seemingly *n Insane *«**•»"• * V * r ;
rested here tonight oa •ueplcionof *4) eg
who flct.1 tw! -
»f Ch «r<v Oct
Msjcf*Kl telephoned th-- W*
Macttoa from arleets who k*
king
formed a plot t© hast him down ard kill
him. He waa ’ nlon * u ’
“i,
