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The Macon Daily Telegraph FOURTH SECTION EIGHT PAGES V ESTABLISHED IN 162S. THIS ISSUE CON8ISTS OF FOUR SEC TIONS—n PAGES. 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,