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WEATHER FOREOAST FOR GEOROIAl—FAIR MONDAY AND TUESDAYi LIGHT EAST TO SOUTH WIND8.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1«2«.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1908
DAILY, |7.00 A YEAR.
BIG POSTAL DEFICIT IS SHOWN
IN ANNUAL REPORT JUST ISSUED
BY POSTMASTER GENERAL MEYER
Largest Discrepancy in the
History of That Depart
ment.
AND 1909 REPORT WILL
SHOW AN EQUAL DEFICIT
In Addition to This Difference in Re*
oeipta fend Disbursement#. $37,056
Were Lost to the Government *by
Fire, Burglary, Etc<—Attention Is
Called in the Report to Improve
ments in tho Department—Necessity
of Good Roads is Brought Out Very
Plainly—Legislation Permitting Es
tablishment of Postal Savings Banks
is Urged—New York's Service is a
Problem, According to the Report,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 29—In- hla
annual report for the fiscal year endea
June 30, 1903. Postmaster General
Af- yor gives the total receipts for the
year us 3191,478,603 and expenditures
32'>S.351.886. thereby showing a deficit
of 31C.S73.223, the largest In the history
of the department with an additional
lo:-* from fire, burglary, etc., of 337.-
058. The ‘deficit of 1909 it is estimat
ed again will exceed 316,000,000.
Department Improvements.
Attention Is particularly called to a
number of Improvements In business
methods of the department as tend
ins; to Its advantage and th# saving
«>f considerable amounts. Reoom-
tnemlrUion Is again made for the crea<
tlon of the position of director of
posts, at a high salary, and who shalt
hold office during good behavior, the
object being to have a continuity of
policies for the benefit of the postal
service and the people of the United
States.
Necessity for Good Roads.
The necessity for good roads is point
ed out in connection with the develop*
ment of the rural tire delivery ser
vice. It I s suggested that should
congress^rant the department author
ity to utilize rural routes still further
by th« establishment of a limited par
cel post confined entirely to rural de
livery routes. It would then be possi
ble to earn additional revenue amount'
Jng to millions of dollars and at the.
same time benefit the farmer by en
abling him to have merchandise deliv
ered when ordered bv telephone or
postal card, which otherwise would not
' be pnrehaasd. “The special parcel
post” ssvs the postmaster general,
"will epable the farmers to have small
parcels delivered at their gates, to IIv<
better, and to -obtain easily the neces-
sarles of life.” Permission Is request
ed to establish experimentally a lim
ited parcel post In not to exceed four
counties In order to demonstrate the
practicability of the plan.
Postal Savings Banks Urged,
The postmaster general again urges
legislation permitting the establish
ment of postal savings banks or dc<
p-sltorles In • connection with postof-
Experiments with stamp vending
machines, saya the postmaster gener
al. are atlll being conducted, with
everj* prospect that the defects which
developed in the preliminary tests will
be overcome. These machines. It Is
expected by the department will add
Immeasurably to tho public conveni
ence.
The campaign of education In the
school houses In matters pertaining to
the ordinary operation o2 the postal
service. sO as to emphasise the lift*
portance of careful addressing, tho
placing of the name and address of the
sender on envelopes, etc., Is recom
mended to be continued, so as to gave
hundreds of thousands of letters and
packages from going to the dead letter
office, each year, as is now the case.
Retaining Efficient Men.
A marked Improvement In the ef-
fluency of the service la noted by the
postmaster general which, he says, is
. due to the policy of retaining post
masters of all grades whose records
have been satisfactory. He believes,
however, that the appointments of sec.
*6nd and third class postmasters should
He with the postmaster general, as Is
now the practice with fourth class of
fices. This, he says, would reserve to
the president the appointment of post
masters at the more Important offices
and relieve him of a vast amount of
routine work that Is a tax upon his
latlons between the two great English-
.speaking .-uiniii Iof." It Ir stHt- 'l. •’ami
It will do much to enable our manufac
turers to better advertise their feeds
and thus Increase their sales In those
countries." Modern progress. It
added. Is annihilating distance, and
olutlonlxed methods In shfp-bul.
huvo n;ad»- tin* English markets hut a
few days from American ports. It Is
urged that cheaper and direct mall i mm
vice, as a stimulus to business
friendly Intercourse of nations. Bhould
extended wherever practical)].*.
Casualties Among Clerks.
Figures relating to the railway mall
service show a decrease of IS In the
number of railway postal clerks killed
and of Si Injured as compared with the
fiscal year 1907. In 1903 there were
clerks and 2 substitute* .killed *hd 1
seriously and 639 slightly injured. Re-
ommendatlon Is. mads that railway pos
tnl clerks be given annual leave of ab
sence with pay. for thirty days and tha_
when so seriously disabled as not to be
ability leave with psy at fifty per cent of
tbelr regular compensation during suclr
disability for not exceeding twelve addl
tlonal months.
The regulations covering "sample"
copies are treated at length in the re
port, the postmaster general concluding
with the statement that the publishers,
with rare exceptions, hove endorsed re
position .of the department and cm
mended It for the course It pursued.
The attention of congress Is Invited to
tne previous recommendation for a re
duction' In the rate and an Increase In
himself
on record as being decidedly opposed to
1 the law which prohibits the establish
ment of postal stations more than five
GOVERNOR’S SON
UNDEJURREST
Memphis Police. Interrupt
Cruise of Son of Gover
nor Pingree.
MEMPHIS. Nov. Clalmin* to b*
the son of the late Go'- *'■
Michigan, H. 8. Pingree,
arrested hero
■ __—M man. registered
the Cordova Hotel as his wire, fol
lowing a quarrel In their rooms at the
hotel. In which Plngree's fare was
scratched. The night clerk called ths
police.
The officers found the room In jdlsor-
ir. Chairs were- ove ‘ ‘
K scattered about,
drinking, he admitted.
"The trouble started.” he explained In
the putrol wagon, "when I wanted to go
out with some of 5 the boys and the girl
wouldn't let me. We had a little scrap
and there you are. I'm the son of Oov.
Pingree. of Michigan, nnd came down
here on my yacbL This woman struck
me on the.jsnst with & hat pin, and I
guess I did throw her down." •
"Joe." Interrupted the woman, who
“ him in the wagon, "you'i
all your fault, you naughty boy. I hope
they lock you up for two weeks till you
get good and sober.” »
.. With a merry party aboard the trim
little yacht Result. Pingree and his com
panion, known, the police say. as "Jano
Pingree/' arrived at Memrhts Monday.
They had started from Detroit on a
cruise In Inkes Huron and Michigan and
down the Mississippi.
"We Intended going on to New Or
leans,” remarked Pingree. "and I guess
we'll—or I'll go on." '
The Woman wan allowed to return to
her hotel and Pingree was spared the
discomfiture of being locked up behind
prison hors.
Hazen 8. Pingree. son of the late gov
ernor of Michigan and familiarly called
"Joe” Pingree. has been known as
bon vlvant In Detroit where he Is on<
the richest men in town.
When In 1K9S he brought a bevy
nurses east to care for Michigan sofdlers
wounded In the Spanish-Amerlcan war,
he was reported to have fallen in love
with one of them. Miss Natalie Parson.
In 1906 he was said to have been named
si co-respondent In the divorce suit of
Alexander W. Beal, a Detroit business
man.
Young Pingree was married six years
ago and has a son.
SPIRITS MARKElT
FIRM FOR IRE WEEK
JUNO QUOTATION 39'/* SEEMED
TO MEET APPROVAL OF ALL
INTERESTS.
tlon exists with reference to the axten
slon of the free delivery service. The
department, he declares, should not be
S laced In the position of being able to
ellver mall from door to door and at
the same time of being forbidden to sup
ply the district so served with the other
“ The ropes!
usual postal conveniences.
of the law complained of Is urged.
New York’s Service a Problem.
The maintenance of a suitable postal
service f- v *— —** -•*- '* c •*— J
becomes , — ...
quires Increased expenditures in order to
reduce so far as possible the heavy con
gestion of mall matter there. Ths post
master general speaks of what has been
done toward remedying this fcondlUon.
end save that a night deliver^ In the
residential section hss gone far In that
direction.
Leave of Absence.
Recommendation is again made that
the leave Of absence with pay allowed
by law to employes of the postal service
be increased from fifteen to thirty days
whenever the postal revenues warrant It
While/ favoring an Ingrease in pay of
the supervisory employes In postoffices,
the postmaster general says he has not
estimated for additional promotions for
the coining year because of the great In
crease In the deficit
Pneumatic Tube Service.
Jn retard to pneumatic tube service. It
Is stated that the commission appointed
under the act of congress of May 27.
1901. to Inquire into the feasibility of
tho government acquiring and operating
the pneumatic tube service, has com
pleted Its work and that the report will
be submitted to congress soon after It
convene#. No hint Is given regarding
the commission's recommendations.
The Lower Rate to England.
Tho recent establishment of the 2-cent-
on-ounce rate of letrcr postage between
the United States and the united klag-
dom of Greet Britain and Ireland will, it
Is stated, have the effect of
about greater postal receipt*,
er postage rale win prove
toward closer soda! and c
•T“S5?
J SAVANNAH. Oa.. Nov. 29.—Though
two days were skipped In the past week
owing'to the observance of the automo
bile race* the volume of sales for the
Iweek Just closed In the turpentine mar
ket shows but little falling off from ths
itotal of tho week preceding. - The sales
lat 39Hc at which the market ruled firm
during the entire seven days, ware very
Jarge at certain times and as the market
we* pretty generally covered at full
board quotations for the late trading
period of yesterday It Is probable that
the market will open tomorrow morning
at that level. „
Only once before In the present season
ha* the market remained. for the full
seven davs at one fixed price, in the
S et week, however, the ruling quota-
n. 194c, appeared to be about suita
ble for all hands and with London spots
moving steadily, upward, as was the case
during the better part of the past week.
It Is prpbable that there will .be no re
cession; rather to the contrary; there Is a
possibility of an advance In the week
ahead.
Receipts for Week Large.
The receipts for the put seven days
were large; unusually no Ur fact for this
season of the year t*caua* as a general
rule the sap Is showing In constantly
leu volume with the advent of cold
weather.i The Increase, .however. Is
probably coming from Florida points. At
Mast that Is the accepted explanation
and with all things considered It Is
doubtless correct. The market opened
the week Monday. CNov. 13) at It^c and
dosed yesterday firm at 39«4*\
Rosin Demand Excellent.
Rosins were In excellent demand and
quotations as a rule are above tboe* of
the Saturday preceding. At the call yea-
terday the following prices were quoted:
Water white, "i*.40; window glass. 16.98;
N. »«; M..35.30: K 14.95*5; I. 34.95; H.
13.40: O. 12.95*2.974; F. 92.Me3; J2.
b.H M*: 8. SIM.M24
Th, statistic.:
IMS.,. 1,07-S.
Receipts: Sptr. Rosin. Spfr. Bonin.
Saturday ... 1242 3.755 1.034 4.170
Week 4.844 14.482 4.343 IMS!
Month JM3* 73,734 20.5«1 U.4M
Season 204.402 623.734 187.278 817.015
hen
the north »ro the
. ii.r r> ...» t valu' ;>.r mainun i
•a ,ilr< • tlv In line with Hi'- forci ng of
lent In the huslr.e** n i
t.i«*e columns r>
1 . * !.-. • : drlft-d Into HA
AF-.d. fro: , tr - t It uui»t If
»: at • ■ f r-riemllv Mk.v
_ change for the better and th'
I trade as ft result is showing th
Saturday ... JJ32 2.611 Jtl 1.0M marked nptlmizrn.
Week 8 971 lft.499 S.»? 10.11ft Bualne*Sjjjji*g|
WEEK PROMISES!
SPICY EVENTS
News Forecast Indicates Vari
ety Enough to Please all
Headers.
variety of subjects, constitute the fea
ture of the news outlook of the coming
week. From coal mining and life Insur
ance to Interdenominational religious
fellowship and the philanthropic work of
Jewish women, the subjects range. That
of most unusual character and perhaps,
In the long run of most far reaching In
fluence. wfll 'be the remarkable meeting
of the "Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ of America," which will open
In Philadelphia on .Wednesday evening:
and will represent nearly twenty million
Protestant church goers. On Tuesday, at I
Cincinnati, will begin the meeting of
the national federation of the councils i
of Jewish women, handed together all
over the country. "To further the best
and highest Interests of humanity In
fields religious, philanthropic and educa
tional." The united Presbyterian*. In
annual convention at Pittsburg, will con
duct the .organization of a "National
Lord's Day Alliance'’ In the Interest of
Sunday ob«#r v »nce.
Conservation Meeting.
One of .more materialistic interest will
be the meeting tn Washington, beginning
Tuesday, of the national commission for
the conservation of natural resources,
growing out of the meeting of governors
called last spring by President Roose
velt. In connection with this meeting Is
to be made public the "Inventory" of
the natural resources which the govern
ors have caused to be compiled In the
various states since the president's
meeting adjourned. A large number of
the governor* are expected to get to
gether again on the 6th to consider
further tne same Important subject. At
about the same time at Pittsburg, the
American Mining Congress will be In ses
sion. Governors of the coal-producing
states have been Invited to attend. At
New Orleans this week comes the con
vention of the International Seamen's
Union. Life Insurance problems will be
considered by the Association of Life
Insurance presidents which will hold Its
mniunl meeting tn New York Frldny and
Saturday. The first day's proceedings
will he devoted to memorial nddressrs
I In honor of the late Graver Cleveland^
first chairman of the association.
| % Archbold On Stand In Oil Case
"Standard OH" will contlmi* to runl
Ithe gauntlet In several pluiaes of the
prosecutions running against the great
corporation In sundry places. Jno. P.
Archbold .will return to the witness stand
In New York qltv before the referee who
Is taking testimony In the government's
suit for dissolution of the Standard Oil I
Company, of New Jersey. There may he]
developments of the famous 129.000.000
fine before the United States supreme j
court, which resumes sessions st Wash
ington after a fortnight's recess; at Buf
falo Is scheduled the company's action
]trlal of the rebating
which It was convicted at Rochester last
spring.
Democrats to Choose Leader.
The democratic members of the house
of representatives at Washington
caucus on the 5th to choose a ml.
leader In nlnee of John Rhara Williams,
whose resignation. Issued last June, will
Mkra **>rt December 1. Tho -ways • and
nmmlttee will continue its hear-
the subject of revision of the
tariff, but there Is little expectation of
^arlff legislation at this session
Atlanta's Mayoralty Campaign,
Atlanta's mayoralty campaign has
reached a stage of bitter feeling. ‘
jhWt between the Woodward
>x factions having become so ...
—„__Jthat the mayor and police officials
have been urgerb t0 Prevent the v torch-
llght parades of* both sides which were
planned for Monday night on tho ground
night
possmniiy ,oi not.
Tang Shao Yl. the special envoy of the
_hlnese government who came more
especially to thank "Unci* ,8am" for his
Monday and the government
has arranged a cordial reception for him.-
Criminal Trials.
Among the criminal trial* aet down
for the week, that of widest note Is the
trial of Chas. K. Davis, at Omaha,
charged with having killed Dr. Ruatln In
cldai Intent. The case Is one of the most
remarkable In recent criminal annals.
In sporting circles most Interest at
taches to the Indoor chnmplonshlp
meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union,
whic h will lake place Monday wnd Tuea-
dny at Madison 8quare Garden. New
York city, -
Interesting Foreign News.
This will be a week of Interesting for
eign news. Wednesday will see the be
ginning of a new Chinese era with the
enthronement of the Infant emperor of
China. Pu Yl. It gafna Interest from th#
publication of American-Japanese agree-
DeCaatellane and the Defiagnn Interests
ie suit of Count Bon I DeCaatellane
>*t his former wife. Princess DeRa
gan (Anna Gould) for the custody of
I DEATH LIST
REACHES 138
Horrors of Terrible Disaster
in Model MineStill Gome
Out
PITTSBURG. P«-, Nov. S9.—Twen
ty-flvo bodies, all but two of them
horribly mutilated, were taken today
from the mine of the Plt>burg-Buf
falo Coal Company at Marianna,
forty miles south of here, .where an
explosion occurred yesterday; kllllnf
many and casting Into gloom what
wa* untjl then considered the model
mining town of the world.
There I* no doubt that the death
list will reatfh 138 men. Official# of
the company, who last night stated
that not over 125 had been killed to
night admit that 138 men went <lown
the ahaft to work yesterday morning.
Aa In nearly all mine diasters, there
seems no way at praoent of knowing
how many men want f* work. The
number check-off system has again
proven defective. It Is possible that
the exact number killed will never be
known. Up to darkness tonlgh^ 25
bodies had been brought to the sur
face In sn Iron bucket. Arms, legs
It 1* Is estimated that one-fourth of
tho trunks of /others were burned,
bruised and cut.
Horrible Deaths.
Two of the men had been suffocated,
their bodle* not being scratched. One
of theso was John Ivlll. a cousin of
John H. Jones, president of the Fltt*-
burg-Buffald Coal Company, owners
of the mine. Ill* body was found
beneath a coal digging machine. It
was apparent that tho young man had
crawled there In a vain effort to ea
cape the deadly t fume*.
The body of the other man was
found near Ivlll. He had placed hla
face Ip a pool of water, which al‘
miner* are advised UYdo when an ex
plosion occurs, In a desperate attemfil
to fight off suffocation untlll rescued.
The opinion was expressed today b£
a number of expert miner* that the
mine will notvbe cleared of victims
for several daya.
Early today a small fire broke out
In th# mine but It w*s extinguished
before any pertous damage wn* done.
Another Explosion Expeotsd.
■Report* have 'been In circulation
nil day that a second <Uid more ter
rific explosion I* likely t,o occur at
any moment. The company officials
assert thli Is not true. Thar* Is con
siderable gas In the mine, however.
Conditions about the mouth of the
mine were disagreeable today,
drlxillng rain fell and the wenther
grew cold. There were few of the
harrowing scene* usually associated
with a mine explosion. /Most-of-the
relatives are Engllsh-nifeaklng pso-
ple who bear their grief in silence.
It Is estlmataej that one-fourth of
the victims are ATrterleanfc*-
At *hort Interval# n<*w me* „ r e sent
Into tho mine to relieve others search
Ing for the dead. Owing to the dnfi-
gcruiis giiMp aiiri the iniifH of wreck
age in the mine the rescue tvork Is
slow and 1" being carried on with
great precaution. Notwlthetai^Ung
the Isolation of Marianna, thousands
of person* found their way thero to
dav. One boarding house near the
mine wn* almost wrecked by persons
seeking meals. The small house war.
packed almost to nuffocatlon. Over
a thousand hungry sightseers drove
from flvo to ten mile* to appettxe their
curiosity. Tonight tho oindcrtaker*
■■arranging for many fur>eto1* to
morrow. Whenever possible tho
bodies sre being embalmed. The
bodies recognised today will be In
terred before tomorrow night owing
to the rapid decomposition. Disin
fectants are being used In larga quan
tities. It Is feared, had the weather
remained ns warm as yesterday, an
epidemic of disease would hav* re
sulted.
CONSERVATION MEET
TO BEGIN TUESDAY
REPORT TO PRESIDENT WILL BE
COMPREHENSIVE IN IT8
CHARACTER.
•WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.—On Tues
day of this week the National Con
servation Commission will meet In
this city In closed session to begin
the formulation of Its report to Pres
ident Roosevelt on the sla e of tho
country’s natural resources. This ra
in London on Monday begins the long | ,M <lur * on ** w Ql.j*
anticipated congress of the powers on tho basis upon which the president
maritime warfare, which Americans will “
watch with Interest, but tbelr hearts
will go out chleflv to Manila whence on
the same day, after brilliant ceremonies
LUMBER PRICES AND
DEMAND LOOKING UP
SAVANNAH. Oa.. Nov. 29.—Now that
everybody and hla grandfather" In ths
lumber business hss departed fro pi Sa
vannah after being present at the meet
ing of cypress men.and the auto meet
during the post week, conditions toward
the last few days have assumed a con-
dltlon more nearly normal.
The trade generally reports a further
Improvement in the local market for lum
ber, both nn regarding the Inquiry and
n prices secured. During the past eev-
... days there was aulte a largo number
of Inquiries received by the trade and
prices secured on confirmed orders were
better than anything secured, recently. In
•C tne |*i— —
i act. o»e <
larger wholesalers said
Returday that he had dosed several or
ders In the two days preceding and that
the price# he had secured on most of the
business ranged In some Instances
-Jgh ••■» t: per “
old current value*.
per thousand bettsr than
A Noticeable Feature.
Probably the most noticeable feature In
this regard Is that the large yard men of
“• ~- —— who are paying
will prepare a special message to con
gress. Tho commission will go over
statistics and reports thst bsvo been
complied during the six months since
It began Its work and draw up a ten
tative outline of Its report, which It
will, submit to the Joint confVance
with the governors of tho states and
other representative# of the states and
national organization* which haa
Both Factions in Atlanta Con
test Massing Forces for
Grand Finale.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Nor. IS—Only two
more days remain before the Atlanta
municipal campaign will be brought
to a close, but the work and enthus
iasm of a month will be crowded Into
tho#* two. Until after Wednesday,
which la election day, tho town will
be given over to politics. •
Both sides are massing their forces
for the grand finish. Two big mass
meeting ore scheduled for Monday
night. Mr. Maddox'a following will
gather at the court house, and that of
Mr. Woodward at the Lyceum Thea
ter. Informal parades will probably
follow both meetings.
Another Maddox Parade.
A great daylight parade la to be
held by the Maddox forces Tuesday
afternoon.- It la on that oocaaion they
expect to mike their great showing
and efforts will be mgde to get the
candidate's entire following to take
part in the procession through the
streets. It Is believed that the show
ing will be a better one than that of
last night; for a great many of Mr.
Maddox's supporters. In fact those
who make up the backbone of hla
campaign, would lake part In a day
light procession but would be disin
clined to carry a torch In a flambouy-
ant night demonstration.
Many Business Houses to Close.
Several hundred business men and
firms have agreed to close their places
of business Tuesday afternoon, for the
Maddox parade. Thla will enable
those of their employee who so desire
to take part, add will permit othera to
aee the sights. Many wngona have
been offered by frlenda of the candi
date. and they may be used to carry
floats. Genera’. Clifford L. Andnrson
will be marshal of the day. and ha
will be aided by aeveral scorea of
aides, dlvnlon commanders, and so on.
the names of whom have nil been an
nounced In the program of arrange
ment*.
Mr. Woodward's campaign will he
brought to a close with a great torch
light procession on Tuesday night.
Several thousand torches have been
ordered for the procession, bands have
been engaged and floata and trnnapsr.
♦ncles by the score are being prepar
ed for the occasion.
Woodward's 8tock Rises.
It Is not partisan to say that Wood-
ward stock rose a little by reason of
last night's demonstration. There
were not as many persons In line as
had been expected, and the enthusiasm
of (he crowds waa not aa great for
Maddox as had been anticipated. 'B—
sides this, practically all the Maddox
enthusiasm subsided when tho parada
ended, nut crowda -remained on the
street shouting, for Woodward until
midnight. Th» voluntary meeting held
by the Woodward forces at the Grady
monumdnt after the parade helped
that candidate, as there was no at
tempt ot n gathering of tho other »lda.
Those who had been betting on the
former were no encouraged that thev
turned their money loose with r more
liberal hand, though the odds remain
ed about tho same. Most ot the wag*
era placed were at the rata of two to
ona In favor of Mr. Maddox. One
prominent Maddox msu Is asld to hava
been able to bet 33,000 at these fig 1
urea. Some few bets at odds more
favorable to Woodward than the above
were made, but very llttlo even money
was placed.
Candler Denies Contribution.
Asa O. Candler has given out i
statement denying that he has con
trlbuted 310,000 to the Maddox cam
patgn fund.
'The assertion I* as foolish *s It Is
false/’ he says. T have made no such
contribution. I am undertaking,along
with thousands of other good cltlsens
of Atlanta, tn do what ! can to save
our fair city from further public dis
grace."
Mr. Woodward has Intimated In hts
speeches that such a contribution had
been made. In order to Influence the
next city administration to maks pub.
lie Improvements on real rstate, known
aa the Druid Hills property, which Is
owned by a company of which Mr.
Candler Is president.
THOUSAND RESIGNATIONS CAN'T
EFFACE WOODWARD'S NOMINATION
IN FACE OF HISTORICAL FACTS
managers have engaged practically every
available conveyance for election day.
Hacks, carriages and automobile* will be
u »ed In sending for voters and bringing
out a full vojn for their candidate.
If Mr. Woodward wins his eledtlon will
be ono of the greatest tributes ever paid
a man In this stats; for victory will be
won over what Is perhaps the best-
managed end most liberally endowed
campaign of opposition tho atate haa
ever known.
Is New Law ForgetttnT
ATLANTA. Oa., Nov. 21.—It la prob
able that those of neither side In the
present municipal contest In Atlanta have
taken notice of an Important Uw bear
ing on elections which was passed at the
laat session of the legislature. The act
which is now of full Force and has been
throughout the campaign, makes It a
crime for any corporation or officer o>
agent of any corporation to contribute,
from *° any »'*mpalgn
fund. While the law was probably in
tended for state application alone, good
lawyers her# slat* that It la so drawn
that It applies In letter and spirit to all
elections that occur within ths state.
Rumors of corporations being interest
ed on both sides of the present contest
have been sfiont. but whether any has
msde any contributions to the campslxn
funds of either candidate la not known.
Muny men who are prominently Identi
fied with various corporations have been
taking prominent part In the contest,
particularly on the Maddox side. The
new law. howaver, does not make this an
offense, nor does It make It an offense
for any offtcer or agent of a corporation
to make subscriptions from hie own pri
vate resources. It may be and probably
Is true, that all contrthiitlo.is have been
within the law, hut If the law has been
overlooked there may be embarrassing
results.
What Act Provides.
The act as passed and approved Is as
follows:
prevent eont
— their officers ... ...
campaign funds, or for any polltlcnl pur
poses, or for the purpose of Influencing
the vote. 1u«igment or action of any offl
clal of Cn<* state.
- "Rrctlnn 1 Re It enacted hv the gon
hiiI assembly of Georgia, nnd It Is here
by enacted by authority of the seme.
That from and after the passage of *hts
. It snail he Illegal for any cnrporaMon.
•rporated under the law* of tlilJ Mate.
3 r doing business therein, or any officer
r agent thereof, from corporate funds,
to maks or authorise any contrlbnMonH,
directly or Indirectly, to campaign funds.
for political purpose* »n any election
■ primary election held In this state,
for the nurpoae of Influencing the vi
judgment or action of any officer of this
"ale. legislative, executive nr Judicial.
"flection 3. Be It furtner enacted that
any corporation or officer thereof or any
pe-son who shall violate the prnvi-lnn*
of this art shall be deemed guilty of
crime, and, on conviction, shall be mi.,
•shed by a fine In the sum of ten times
the amount of the contribution made,
hut In no event shall said flna he less
than 31,900. and In addition ths officer
nr officer* making or authorizing said
contribution or Jn any wise connected
therewith, shall .be punished-pv Impris
onment In the penitentiary for not less
than one year por more than ft.ur years,
unless the jury trying the case shall re
commend him to the mercy of the court.
In which event he shall pay the aforesaid
fine prescribed herein, nr In default be
subject to the ttlternntlve punishment
prescribed In Beetlom 1039 Of tho crim
inal code of the stale.”
Another law adopted at the last
slon requiring that full publicity be given
campaign funds Is not applicable to mu
nicipal contests, nnd the candidates reed
not make them public if they do nof, want
■ 1 hji/ldl ii
Such Is ths Statement of Vice
Chairman Alex. W.
\ - Stephens.
LEGAL STATUS OF CASE
PRESENTED VERY PLAINLY
declares that water, gas sad sewerage
Improvements ha/e been made ...
being midrt on the property nt the
panv's expense; that contracts wll
let for sidewalks and street grading
and that the property should he Improv-
ehould want from ths next admlnlstra-
**on,
A statement has-been Issued by Mr.
oddox's executive committee, replying
i the charges mnde by Mr. Woodward
against the moral character of their can
didate. It Is recited that since the cam
paign opened slanderous assertions
against Mr. Maddox have been circula
ted. but they could be traced to no defi
nite sourco until Mr. Woodward spoke at
the Grady monument Friday night. Mr.
Maddox had offered 3809 to charity In
been called for next wo«k. beginning -.ft
Decernbcr S. to assist {L W J*J ; the clerk of the superior court. ^Thls was
and suggestions ns to tne form uni don*, thev state. In order thnrthe arru*
form
substance of lt« report. Then
commission will get to work on tho
final formulation of tho report.
Information On Hand.
All tho material and Information
necessary for the report, Including th#
first Inventory ever made of any
country’s natural resources I* In hand
now. An epitome of It all Is ready
for the co
of tho fou
Conserv*tlr
had charge
respective
sources, w
minerals, n
of the re«
their depar
have -carrl
Investigate
■wer que^t
features.
To
tha National
who hava
ration of tha
natural re-
land** and
L a summary
ual work of
hand to an-
rd to special
■.. 1IM4 48.727 19.147
114.140 847.447 I37.IM <
....lll.r* “
Foreign ... .111,233 294.424 77.«24 I• ‘have )^*n . ».nflrmed and the trade be-
ttoek Bat.. . 40.333 144.448 24.57X 115.2'4 Uoves that the long expected advance la
■Loudon spots Saturday, 29a- 7Hd. —
in tho r<>
flr*t work
K ,-!i < 5:-i!r
lion of thi
the rubjcri
hand. Th»
scniatlvr T
r.f th** spc
H«*. d Frn/v
of fore-t.-;
ost Minnesota.
H* pregenta.
)* r - *\ I van la. o
52S This will l
rommli
nd practk
tlon*.
s report, tho
by section!.
*nt the por.
done, they state. In order that T tha arcu*
actions might be gotten before the proper
tribunal for showing them to be false.
"The committee knew they wer* abso
lutely false," concludes the statement
"and were merely a low. dirty, political
method, made neceoaary by the estremlty
of the situation. Mr. Maddox, therefor*,
on the advice of his frlenda, determined
to force the Issue, and, If possible, at
any expense, to bring Into the light these
foul marges and their authors.
Tt may be as well now as later un
derstood that decency Is In the majority
In Atlanta, and the character of the city,
and of .Mr. Maddox. Is going to be pro
tected from the character assassin as
we»l ss from the Immoral and Indecent
If Mr. Woodward wlli either file or pub
lish any such affidavits as he claims to
have, or put them tn nosttlnn wher* ihf
makers thereof •
he proceeded iignlntt
rnHnlnr^l^wHr spars neither lime,
effort nor money to bring the matter to
a Judicial Investigation and demonstrate
their falsity, whether the election la over
present.
or not.*
Have Don# Good Work.
The Maddox managers wilt on tomor
row and Tuesday wind up the completes!
campaign Atlanta has eyer fcnown. For
las had In
sre Itepre-
ton, of Ohio.
•s: Senator
the section
e Nelson, of
I of lands;
til; of Penn-
of minerals.
II section of
organization t „ wlt
nber will be j tivV'warlz*along* thi*"'Uiv
| It Is also reported that the Maddox
— —. ever known.
eeveral days a house to house c*
has been, mad* and It wttl be continued.
A census Is being taken showing how
practically- every voter who can he loca
ted stands on the presont campaign.
Those who are for Maddox are then
urged witn the necessity ot voting, and
systematized arrangements am made for
seeing that he does vote. Rt-ps are
taken to try and prevail on all the vot
ers who declare for Woodward to change
their Intention*. The method likely to
be the most Influential Is u»ed. It in re.
ported that the paatorn and hading
IS OUT OF WAY
Steps Asido for Sccrotary
Root After, Gonfercnco With
President-Elect.
HOT BPRINOH. Vc. Nov, l».-Timothy
L. Woodruff, chairman of the New York
rennhllcan state committee, today elimi
nated himself from th* senatorial rare In
favor of Secretory of fltate Rllhu Root,
Tills action- was taken after a pro
tracted conference with President-elect
Taft, end was followed by statements by
both Messrs. Taft end Woodruff. Aside
from these statements, each of which
noncedes the election of Mr. Root to suc
ceed Henator Platt on Jan. 19 next, no
details of the conference were made
known. Mr. Taft said:
What Mr. Taft Says.
"I ran only ray that I am very much
pleased at the attitude that Governor
Woodruff haa taken In this matter. He
has been moved by an earnest desire to
promote party harmony snd has estab
lished his claim to the gratitude of the
republicans of New York and also of the
country at large for making It as certain
Vice Chairman of Atlanta's City Exeo-
utivs Committee Issues Statement
Answering "Some Eminent Law
yers of the Atlanta Bar” Who.Have
Taken the Position that Mr, Wood
ward's Withdrawal Amounts to a
Resignation of tha Nomination-
Resolutions of Committee Declaring
Him the Nomine# Have Not Been
Rescinded, and Authorities Are
Quoted to Indicaba that Ho is the
Nominee of the Whit* Primary.
ATLANTA. Oa., Nor. 29—In regard
to whether or not James G. Woodward
Is th« "legal nominee" of the recent
white primary here, Alex W. Stephens,
vIco chairman of the city executive
committee, has prepared the following
opinion:
What Viee Chairman 8ays.
Much la being said concerning Mr.
Woodward's so-called "resignation” an
the nominee of the white primary held
In Atlanta September 24th. Is he the
legal nomine,, or Is ho not the legal -
nominee of thla primary?
A candidate may withdraw from a
K lltlcnl contest and decllno to further
n candidate, but aa n nominee or
a primary election and declared aa
such by the executive committee he
Is considered an office holder, and 4
cannot resign that office by merely de
clining to run. An office Is not rn-
llnqulzhed by a mere refusal (tempor
ary at least) to perform Its duties.
Home eminent lawyers of the At
lanta bar have taken the position that
Mr. Woodward's letter. Of Immediate
withdrawal amounts t« a resignation
of the nomination. They contend fur
ther that this resignation lo o« effec
tive need not be accepted by any au
thority. To support thla contention
they rely upon the razee of State vs.
Augustine. 113lh Mo. 31; Klnto. vs.
Hauss. 43rd Ind. 108, and a case In
the 80th III. 432. I respectfully submit
that theen cases do not benr out their
contention.
State va. Augustin* holds that a
resignation after acceptance cannot be
withdrawn. • - -
Rtate vs. Hauss holds that a resig
nation to take effect at present can
not bo withdrawn nfter having been
"traasmlttsd to, and received by, the
officer to whom the law declares the
realxnatlnn shall be forwarded."
50th. III. 432, I cannot nhrnln access
to, but I venture tha suggostlon that
It doe* not hold that a resignation to
take Immediate effect In beyond recall
when auch ''resignation" Is a mere
.public statement declaring a relin-
/qulsbment of the office and I* not
transmitted to the legal authority hav
ing power to pnss upon or accept It.
The Georgia supreme court hag held
In the case of Waycross vs. Youmana,
88th Ga. 708, that a resignation to be
effective must be accepted. The same
Is held by the supreme court of Wash
ington In tho case of Iloydo vs. Kitsap
county, 91st Hvc. 4. There on, also
rasen to th* same effect from other
courts. i
Edwards va. U. 8. 103 U. 8. P. 471.
Mr. Woodward's "resignation" has
been accepted neither by the execu
tive committee nor by tho people; but
on the other hand a masa meeting of
the people declined to accept It.
Whether a resignation to tie effective
must he accepted or not, Mr. Woodwnrd
did not transmit a resignation to the
proper authority. In thla rase the clt/
republicans of New Yor
country lit large for ihl... —-----
as possible thst such a statesman ss Mr.
Root will be chosen to repres**"* fthfi fififiifi
of New York In the senate.
r'l am personally very much pleased,
pw that I have had to give ud my pur-
to continue Mr. Root In the cabinet,
that 1 shall hAve the support nnd assist
ance which ho will render to the admin
istration with his great ability and his
knowledge of governmental affair*.
"I am sure, from what I know, that
the action of Mr. Woodruff and th# elec
tion of Mr. Root will conduce to great
harmony umong the republicans In New
York and will atrengthen the party."
Woodruff's Statement.
Mr. Woodruff’# statement follows:
“I have refrained from all public dis
cussion of the United Htatra senatorahlp
and have made no etatement aa to what
my course concerning It would be, both
because of the views f hold, aa frequently
expressed aJ the lime of ths last na
tional and atate ronventlomi, that the
power of the state committee to further
the candidacy of any one person against
another, and also because f have been
awaltlng^elhave statedt^haprrsaj
the disposition of oil matters left over
from the congressional committee. In-
eluding the preparation and filing of our
financial statement, before giving thle
matter my serious consideration. As
soon sa this work waa cleared up I came
to Hot Rpringe at the request of the
president-elect. I have teamed from him
that as It la now definitely determined
that he cannot retain Rectetary Root's
service in the rahlnet; hft la very desir
ous. but wl'hout Interfering In the mat
ter, that hla administration shall have
the benefit In the senate of the except
ionally valuable assistance which Retro-
tary Root can render by reason of hla
Intimate knowledge, of the important not^b# a candidate fi
matters with which the government ha*
been concerned, both at home and
abroad, during the McKinley and Roose
velt administrations.
Personal Ambition Thrown Azide.
"All will doubtless agree with me that
every right-minded supporter and well-
wisher-of Judge Taft ahuutd cut,ordinate
any personal ambition to whatever may
seem to b* essential to th* complete t__
r. t>s of the new admtntetrstloa. to which
the American people are looking forward
with the highest expectations.
•Furthermore, the unanimous support
of flo roi/iry Root by the state organize-
and tha federal authorities, end i
i the case of Rtnta
executive committee, l_
ve, Hauss, supra, held should be done.
The records of the city executive eotn-
mltfe# show a resolution doclnrlng him
the nominee, which resolution has never
been rescinded or repealed. The secre
tary of that committee haa laformed me
that he haa certified this record to the
clerk of council. I respectfully submit
that this record would ho accepted In any
court aa proof that Mr. Woodward Is
the legal nominee of the white primary
‘ " 1998. To support thla
. v .._ _..J Bmr. Ene. Low, 843,
to the effect that "It I* uatially consid
ered that a certificate of nomination »»r
nomination paper, duly file* and In an-
parent conformity with the statutory re
quirement*, I* prlma fnelo evidence of
the valid nomination of tho person named
{.living aside all legal technicalities, tha
historical fact stands hack of Mr. Wood
ward that he la the nominee of. the white
primary, and thl* fact can not be effaced
by a thousand resignations, so-called.
Till* Is th# substance ef the whole cae*.
He I* the nominee. This Is the truth,
and this truth can not be repealed. Mr.
Woodward, se the nomlner. I* the politi
cal father. A child can not deny Its pa
ternity by an net of resignation.
Respectfully submitted. _
ALF.X. W. RTF.PHENB.
Vice Chairman city Executlvo Commit
tee.
November 28, 1108,
Impartial consideration of the claims nf
all the Inrai organization* In the state,
unbiased by such factional antagonisms
as s contest for tho scnatorshlp would
surely prove.
Necezzary to Harmony In New York City
"In addition to theze considerations It
Is of the xreatest Importance that In the
Greater City of New York perfect har
mony should prevail In the ranks of tho
Republican party, especially among tho
republican county organizations of the
City, which are now arrayed again*! ono
another dn th** zenatorehlp. In order t*»
Insure th* defeat of Tammany Uall Ire
the municipal eleotlon or next fall, there
by *< <<uring an administration that will
put an end to th*» extravagance and In
efficiency In tbs government nf tho city,
which la now a ronroach to every perron
living In tha first municipality of tho
limd.
"For there reasons I am not and will
_.jt be a candidate for senator, although
profoundly appreciating the unanimity
~~~ * which I havo been
PP| !_ organization and
member* from my homo county of Kings
to become a candidate, and th# cordial
offers of support which havo come to mo
from every section and almost every
county of the Mate."
Judge Taft was the recipient today of
a carefully made set of golf clubs, the
gift of (leorgo I/iwe, of Baltueroi. N. J.
*T hope It will not enow tonight,** he
remarked, "for f want
of atlrka tomorrow."
Mrs. Taft i
try this set
from New Yerk
