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MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1908
DAILY, ?7.00 A YEAR.
ATLANTA’S MAYORALTY CONTEST
ENDS AMiDST BLAZING TORCHES
AND BURSTS BRILLIANT ORATORY
Closing Feature of Campaign
Great Torchlight Parade
of Woodward’s.
MEETINGS LAST NIGHT IN
NEARLY EVERY CITY WARD
Both Sides Express Confidents In the
Closing Hours of the Campaign—
Woodward's Manager Claims Elec*
tion by 3,400, While the Maddox
Forces Will Be Disappointed With
a Smaller Majority Than 2,000—Bet
ting at Even Figures Popular,
Though Maddox is Favored—Close
of Most Intense Political Campaign
Atlanta Has Ever Known.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 1.—More than
3,coo persons took part in the torch
light parade given by the Woodward
forces, which brought the municipal
campaign to a close tonight. It was
perhaps the greatest demonstration ot
the kind ever seen In Atlanta and ex
ceeded in numbers the afternoon out
ing of the Maddox forces by a thou
sand or more.
The Maddox parade consisted of be
tween 2.000 and 2,500 persons, but In
view of the rain which was falling
while it was on, was a compliment
to the candidate.
New Sight for Atlanta.
The Woodward parade extendod
through the principal streets of the
city, coming to a close on Broad and
r 7 Marietta streets. It was headed by
the candidate himself and ho topk
position at the close on the Grady
monument, while his followers throng
ed about him. For two blocks the
wide thoroughfare was filled with
torch bearers, presenting a sight
never before seen in Atlanta. Mr.
Woodward made a brief speech, but
could be heard by a comparatively
•mall number. The Maddox forges
held meetings in every ward of the
city and most of them were address
ed by their candidate.
ATLANTA. Ga*. Dec. l—Despite the
rain, the daylight parade already
planned brought the Maddox cam
paign for mayor to a close this aft
ernoon. Aa most of the big stores
and many factories wero closed for
the occasion, it was "/Uncased by
large crowds, and. considering the
atate of the weather, the showing
made was a creditable one.
The other closing feature of the
short spectacular campaign was the
big torchlight procession on behalf of
Mr. Woodward tonight. Meetings In
nearly every ward were held in the
Interest of the opposing candidates,
marking the finish of the most in
tense political campaign Atlanta has
ever known.
It was rumored that large sums of
money were offered to be bet on the
Independent candidate at two to one.
Some was placed at these odds, but so
far ns could be definitely traced, most
of It consisted of small sums. Wood
ward’s friends declared, however, that
they were unable to obtain any large
aums at one* to two and boasted that
they were ready to cover any amount
nt such odds.
Woodward’s Manager* Confident.
"I am its confident of Mr. Wood
ward’s election ns I was on the first
day of the campaign, even more con
fident," declared Walter R. Brown, hi*
campaign manager, this morning. "Ho
will receive a majority of 3,400. Tho
workingmen of the city will vote al
most solidly for him. I know whereof
I speak, for I have been closely Iden
tified with all of his races.
amounts to nothing. Is made up of
women, children, non-voCw-s and persons
who Joined It bee*use morally forced to
do so. I can name numbers of persons
whose names are on the club list and
who have been wearing Maddox badges,
but who will vote for Woodward. They
will not be able to buy the election/
for most of those who eell out will take
the money and then vote for our candi
date. Put It down that Jim Woodward
is going to be the next mayor of At
lanta."
Maddox Forces Confident.
No official forecast could be obtained
at the Maddox headquarters, though per
fect confidence In the result was ex
pressed. They are claiming a majority
of from 1,500 to 4,000, dependent on the
total vote cast.
11.000 nr 12,000 to be polled, and will be
disappointed if hla majority falls below
”’ J ‘ Would Watch Ballot Boxes.
Walter R. Brown addressed J. K. Orr,
campaign manager for Maddox, a not*
today, suggesting that they ask citv
council to permit three unofficial repre
"Representing the respective candidates
in the present mayoralty contest, we re
quest proper authorities to allow each
side three cltlsens to b# present and
ness the count of the vqtes by the
council so that a resolution embodying
its agreement may be adopted."
Mr. Orr Declines Request.
Mr. Orr declined to Join In the petition.
He said that such would be an Imputa
tion of diehonesty against the men se
lected to manage the election and who
will be sworn to perform their duty Im
partially. If they were to send partisans
to watch their work confusion might b#
caused, snd. the unofficial representative*
being unsworn, opportunities for >
peels* fraud would be afforded.
thinks cmmcR has made proper provufion
for a fair count of the ballots. /
It was els j announced at me Maddox
headquarters that complete IIof such
voters known to be registered Illegally
because of non-residence and other dls-
qualification* have been prepared and
• ha* If i iey seek to vote they Will be
challenged nnd .forced to sign an oath
attesting their right. It is also stated
that those who »ign the oath wltl be
prosecuted tar perjury.
Maddox’s Claims.
The Maddox Club Hat was printed In
the local papers tfcl* afternoon. It is
claimed that It contain*! 7.714 names,
and that ICO were not published because
‘ they should not ba. The
re that the names have
l:h the registrv lists end
of r
on dee*ft
CHIEF BIGGY IS
DROWNED IN BAY
Head of San Francisco’s
Police Department Loses
-Life Mysteriously.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dm. L—Win. J.
Blssy. Chief of police of this city, was
drowned in the bay hut ntfht. Hie body
has not been recovered. He was return-
in gto the city from Belvidere In the
r lice launch ^Patrol." and when the
at arrived it was discovered that ho
was missing. Engineer Wn. M. Mur
phy. the only other occupant of the boat,
says Blggy crossed the bay In the launch
to Bervidere, where he went to the home
of Police Commissioner Kiel and spent
soma time in conference with the *~
mtsaloner. ’..
About 11 o’clock the return trip was
started. Th# chief complained of reeling
ill from the motion of tho boat, and the
engineer advised him to go to the stern
where it was cooler. A little Utter Mur
phy looked toward this stern of the boat
and sa wthe chief leaning
vomiting. When he looku_ — ..
chief had disappeared. Murphy reported
at the harbor station that tne chief had
* tllcn overboard and was lost.
A party searched all night without
Blggy was appointed to his position In
September, 1207. by Mayor Taylor.
Since the suicide of Morris Haas,
assailant of Assistant District Attorney
P. J. Heney. there has beeu much hard
feeling between the chief of police and
the graft prosecution. Out or the case
Vice President of Standard Oil
Subjected To Grilling
Examination.
have grown many charges of lncompe-
”ncy against Blggy.
Chief Blrey Is survived by his wife.
STATE IS READY TO
TRY NIGHT RIDERS
SEVEN MEN ARE INDICTED. ON
TWO COUNTS, MURDER AND
FELONIOUS ASSAULT.
.NASHVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 1.—Ca
piases, were today turned over to the
sheriff’s office for the arrest of al
leged night rider prisoners In Jail hero
and they were later served upon the
prisoners by Jailer Bradley.
Israel Johnson, Bob Hoffman, Roy
Ranson, Jesse Carter, Llgo Clear. Bob
Leo and Sam Applewhite were each
Indicted under two coupts, both based
on the Walnut Log raid. In which Cftpt.
Quentin Rankin lost his life. The two
charges aro murder and felonious as
sault and battery.
It Is learned that the state will not
only be ready for trial of the casos
beginning next Monday, but that the
state will insist that the trial he
taken up.
136 BODIES FOUND
IINE
BELIEVED THAT ALL BUT TWO OF
THE BODIES HAVE BEEN RE-
* COVERED.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.—State officials,
mine owners and rescuers, when dark
ness fell tonight, believed that all but
> victims or the explosion In the Ma-
recovored. At that time 134 bodies hud
been hoisted from tho bottom of tho GOO
foot shaft and turned over to undertak
er* nt work In Improvised morgues near
the mine. Many or the bodies nave been
claimed by friends, and a large majori
ty of the others have been Identified by
acquaintance or through timekeepers’
Twelve bodies were brought to the sur
face today. These were found In various
parts of the mine, many of them under
falls of roof and other debris. It is _
believed the final removal of tho debris
will reveal Additional bodies. Heareh for
the two bodies believed to be In the
mine continues tonight.
Sipo has set December 10 for the taking
of testimony for the inquest The res
cuers. so far aa possible, have Indicated
by chalk marks just where bodies have
been found as an aid to the final Inspec
tions.
HORACE BRIGHAM
IS A SUICIDE
Son of Owner Central Hotel,
Savannah—No Cause Is
Assigned.
SAVANNAH, a,.. Dm. 1,—After din-
appearing 'on Saturday night from the
Central hotel, owned by his father, Hor
ae* Brigham, aged 22, was found at
todav lying dead on the floor of a
In another house with the burns of
boitc add on bis lips and an empty bottle
nearby.
The young man’s family recently come
to Ravaonah from Augusta, and he form
erly lived at Tlfton. Well provided for
financially. In good health and w. l| liked,
th* yourjj man had apparently no reason
Coroner Stanley declares that no other
theory than that he killed himself Is ten-
Security Oil Company, of Texas, and
other oil companies, which the gov
ernment charges are controlled by the
Standard Oil Company, Frank ©. Kel
logg. federal counsel in the United
States suit to dissolve the so-called
oil trust, subjected John D. Ardhbold
to a grilling cross-examination today.
Mr. Kellogg also sought Information
regarding certain mysterious loans of
32,700,000, made to James McDonald,
by the Anglo-American Company, a
Standard subsidiary, but Mr. Arch
bold. a director of the Anglo company,
waa unable to throw any light on the
question.
For over a year the government’s
counsel had been trying to obtjjjn in
formation regarding these McDonald
loans, but has failed.
The government alleged that tlw>
loons were made to enable the Stano-
ard to secretly purchase tho Man
hattan Oil Company, of Ohl. Mr.
Archbold aald that he and Henry H*
Rogers resigned- as directors of the
Anglo-American Company . shortly
after their election a year ago. Smo
vice president of the Standard de
nied that the resignations wore brought
about by the present government pro
ceedings.
Mr. Archbold was closely questioned
about many pipe lines and refineries,
which had beon purchased by the
Standard. He dented that the reflner-
«Ss had been bought that they might
be dismantled, thereby removing com
petition. They wero secured, Mr.
Archbold said, to succeed to their
volume of business.
“Active’’ Official of Standard.
When -asked If ho waa a “leading"
official of the Standard, Mr. Archhohl
said he was "active."
“Do you know unythlng about the
General Industrial Development Syn
dicate. limited, of London?" asked Mr.
Kellogg.
“I have heard of It since these hear
ings began.’’
“Is it controlled directly or Indirect
ly by the Standard?"
"Not to my knowledge.”
“Don’t you know that the General
Industrial Syndicate Company pur
chased the Manhattan Oil Company, of
Ohio?”
"No, I do not.”
Mr. Archbold was asked If It was not
true that the Stamford had purchased
the tank cars, refineries end pipe linen of
the Manhattan from the Ixmdon com
pany. The witness said ho understood
that the purchase was made. Mr. Arch-
bold said that Anthony N. Brady had told
him that h« purposed selling the Manhat
tan Oil Company and wanted to obtain ft
contract for oil supply for tho People’*
Gas Light and Coke Company, of Chi
cago. A contract was entered Into. Mr.
Archbold said, hut he did not know the
terms of tho contract. The witness sold
that for many years Jan. McDonald was
manager In England of tho Anglo-
American Company and severed his con
nection three or four years ago.
Knows Nothing of Loans.
Mr. Archbold** attention waa called to
the loans of $2,700,000 which the Anglo
company had made to Mr. McDonald, but
he said he knew nothing of them. About
this time the Genernl Industrial Com
pany bought the Manhattan Oil Com-
the McDonald loan for that pur
pose?”
"I don’t know," said Mr. Archbold.
"Will you produce the London books
of tho Anglo-American Company?"
"I don’t think I havo tho power. I
shows that you wero elected & director
of tho Anglo In June 1907."
“I Think I Reslgnc_.
I think I resigned shortly after that.
"Did you resign as c result of this in
vestigation?"
’•I should not say I did.”
In response to lator questioning by Mr.
Kellogg In regard to the McDonald loan
tho witness said ho could not explnln
tho loan ns ho had not Investigated It.
"Why didn’t you investigate It?”
"If my counsel so ndvlsei.
"Is It a fact that the Htondnrd Oil In-
. ... knowledge of It.”
"Doe* the Standard own or control the
my knowledge."
Mr. Archbold said ho understood the
Corsicana Refining Company hod been
built with the Standard's money. He
was not aware that the money furnished
for the Corsicana company only appeared
on the Standard’s hooka as a loan to Fol-
ger and Payne.
"How is it held now?"
"Folger and Payne are pay.ng for It
The vexatious condition* .n Texas made
us want to got rid of it."
"Will you produce tho English books
of the Anglo-American Company?"
"I don’t think I have th* rlgh
will advise with counsel."
Mr. Archbold said that under advice of
counsel the legal ownership of the Wa<
ters-Plerco OH Company was held hy C
M. Platt and M. M. VonBuren. Mr. Arch-
bold-
i-In-law.
An adjournment was then taken until
tomorrow, when Mr. Archbold will be
further cross-examined.
NEW EQUIPMENT
FOR SEABOARD
Fifteen Engines and 700
Freight Oars Are Among
the New Items.
Air Line Railway Company have asked
fnr bid* on new rolling stock Invoivln -
expendlture of $900,004 and that *pe<
Lord's Drfy Alliance.
PITTSBURG. Pen. l>ec. L—For the
purpose of organizing a Nation il
Lord's Day Alliance of the United
States, a great religious meeting wll:
be held here during the next three
day*.
Uniform Bill of Lading.
CHICAGO. Dec. L—Following sim
ilar action on the part of eastern
roads, the western railroads today
Adopted the unirorm bill of lading.
Hhtppers who refuse to accept fh« in
novation srs Informed that 10 p*r
cent will be added to their freight
charges.
Ideations are being prepared for Impori
ant purchases of track met- rial and Iroi
•nd steel products for shops.
Fifteen locomotives and 700 freight
KNIGHT IS RELEASED ON
BONQjAFTER HEARING
. HA WKINBVILLE, Ga.. Dm. 1—John
T. Knight was given a commitment
trial before Judge Ridley today, lie
Ss charged with burning the Dorminy
school nous* Sunday night.
He was bound over under a $1,500
bond. W. U and Warren Orlcs rep
resentsd the defendant.
COTTON FACTOR
KILLS J1IMSELF
0. G. Cowie, Known Through
out South, in Financial
Straits, Suicides.
MEMPHIS. Tenn., Deo. X—O. G.
Cowle, formerly a wall-known cotton
buyer and prominent In Memphis so
cial life, was found dead with a bul
let hole In his temple late this after
noon. Cowlo’s body waa found In n
locked room In hla residence on Unton
avenue. The police declare it waa a
case of suicide.
Mr. Cowie waa 40 years old end
married Miss Mary Pierce, of Green-
villle, Miss., several years ago. Ho
waa widely known Jn cotton circle*
In tha south and at*one time rep
resented Townsend, Cowie 4b Co., of
Llverpol, a concern with which hla
father was prominently connected.
Mr. Cowle’s friends say he has re
cently been in financial straits.
MRS. ROSTINON
WITNESS STAND
Relates To Jury Her Story of
the Tragic Death of
Dr. Rustin. ,
OMAHA. Neb. ' Dec. I During tho
second day of the trial of Charles E. Da
vis. charged with the murder of Dr.
Frederick Rustin. the Jury In the enso
was completed, Statements of at
torneys were heard and two witnesses
wero heard.
Archer, who lives’directly
.... . ;reet from the Rustin homo
and heard the shot that killed Dr. Rustin
and witnessed from her window the
struggle of Mrs. Rustin tn get her hus
band from the porch into tho house, told
of her experience as she hiTH previously
recited It at tho preliminary hearing of
the ettso.
Mr*. Rustin on Stand.
Mrs. Grnco Howe Rustin. widow of the
slain doctor, was tho other witness. 8ho
showed ak*rtnrs In replying to questions
Intended to bring out disnroval of tho sui
cide theory. Slio testified to her mar
riage to Dr. Rustin. their removal to
Omaha and told of his success In surgery
* fitted thst o~- ‘
„ husband,
said tiint l>r. Hunt In left her a b
away front homo nt 7 o'clock In tho *v
Ing of the shooting, kissing their yt_.. w
daughter goodhye. She then recited tho
events of the night.
Events of the Night Related.
kened by a pistol shot," she
— , _ steamer chair «...
porch. 1 went up to hint and said: 'Fred,
wliut lias happened to you?’ lie replied:
*A man shot nte.’
"I placed tny arms around him and
tried to assist him Into tho l\ouse. 1
half carried him:, and aa wt^rettYhed thn
door, 1 could no longor sustain his weighf
and he fell across tito door sill. Tner.
I screamed for Hannah, my servant. Wo
got him Into tho hallway. Ho was still
conscious and told mo to onll Dr. Lord,
which I did. I nlso railed Dr. Lang, who
was a near neighbor."
Mrs. Rustin then recited tho cvnnta
whleh followed, of how the physicians
came, examined the wound, decided on an
operation and took tit* Injured
hospital. Replying to questions, she
wild "he did not see it revolver around
the house at any time bofore or after
tho shooting. She said sho could not
have seen a person leave tho vicinity of
tho porch owing to an overhanging roof.
Carried Heavy Insurance.
On cross-examination. Mrs. Rustin
said that she had no watch;- and could
only approximate the time of tho shoot
ing. it seemed to her to bo about 3
o’clock In the morning. Sho said Dr.
Rustin had $75,000 Insurance when lie
died, of which amount $22,000 was acci
dent Insurance. All except the nrrldont
policies were InronteRtlble and 92.1,275 had
already been paid, "lie said.
~ ** 1 nt 5 p. tn. with Mrs.
ROADS’ TRACKS
IN FINE SHAPE
Inspectors For Commission
Submits Very Good
Reports.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. I.—Reports re
ceived by the stale railroad commission
Indicate that the truck* of tho railroads
In this statu are In first-clnsa condition.
One was submitted by an inspector today,
and lias to do with tim Southern railway
butween Jcsup and Macon. The report
Is to the effect tl.nt the line Is In excep
tionally good condition.
J. F. Bond Named Solicitor.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. l.-Qov, Hofi
Smith today appointed J. F. Bond solic
itor of the city court of Uanlwsvllle for
a four-year term, beginning January 1,
1901. Berry T. Mostly ha* been appointed
judge of the same court. It was created
by an act of thn last legislature.
A Question foe Scientist*.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. l.—Can a calf
suffering from hydrophobia Infect Us
mother through the usual means of ob-
The doctor rent In tho offices of the
board the head of the rnlf In question.
He state* that It wn* bitten by a dog
that had moles, and has since acted
querrlv. It has, however, been In regu
lar natural communication with Its moth
er, and the owner* of the
quandary nt
bo used.
i to whether the milk should
New Bark for Tennllfe,
ATLANTA Ga.. Dee. I.- Application
has been made to the secretary of state
for a effortcr '•* G*e Bennie’* Bank, re
cently organized at Tennllle. The cnpttAl
stock I* to he 9*0.009. The orgn niters are
J. Bsrhlnri:!. O. II. Wood and If. M. Ba-
shlnskf.
Confederate Daughters.
ABBEVILLE. 8. C. Don. !.-South
Carolina division. United Daughters of
the Confederacy, convenes here this
evening for Its thirteenth annual
rentlon. Many delegates are already
here and a large attendance Is ex
•pected.
Texas Masons.
WACO. Tex , Dec. Texas Grand
Lodge of Masonic fraternities con
vened in Waco today, with a larg*
attendance of delegate*.
One of the new matters coming up
•t this desslon will be the report of
the committee on revision of the Ma
sonic law*. This commit;##, for th*
Grand Lodge Is headad by W.S. fly
of San Antonio, as chairman.
BREWTQN TELLS
OF THE RESCUE
Principal Witness In Mitchell
Ca30 Is Man Who Assist
ed Miss Linton.
THOMASV1LU3, Ga., Dec, 1,—Ml,,
Luclle Linton resumed the witness
stand this morning In the trial of the
case against W. H. Mitchell, charged
with her abduction. Thera was noth
ing new in her testimony as her story
told in the five hours that she
occupied the stand yesterday.
Mrs. Mitchell waa In court ngnln
this morning, sitting by the aide of
her husband, who spent much of hie
time chewing the end of a cigar and
who took a lively interest in what
was going on.
He appeared to be little disturbed
by the fact that ho was on trial. Mr*.
Mitchell seemed to be in much the
earn# frame of mind. When the dreta
brought out and submitted In ovu
donee and Miss Linton idontlfled^It
as Mrs. Mitchell's dress, tho ldtter
smiled.
Miss Linton'a Rescuer on the Stand.
Following Miss Linton on the stand
came Mr. Brewton. who rescued her
and who waa put through a very rlgliT
examination for two hours or more.
Ho told of tho rescue, and of the dis
guised person running off In the bush
es. He also told of tho action of the
dogs when put upon thn troll, of how
they followed It toward he little house
that hns boen so much talked of dur
ing tho discussion of the case. Ho
said that Mltcholl camp to hla houao
. 12 o’clock ihnt night.
Saw Mitchell Again Next Day.
He also aald that he met Mitchell
and Mr. Snodgrass near where tho
rescue was effected early the noxt
morning. Ills evidence was merely
a connecting link In tho chain of evi
dence which tho elate Is trying to
weave. It dealt with numerous cir
cumstances, *omo of them suhatanttat-
lug what MIbs Linton said In her
testimony and other petrts of It lead
ing up to what other wltnessoa ave
expected to testify later on.
Mr. W- 8. Kaufman was the next
to take the stand, lie testified to
finding the bundle of women's cloth
ing and a bonnet In the old well near
the Illlc house. He nlso said that Mlsa
Linton told him when she rcaehod tho
VashlI Homo on the night of tho ab
duction that the owner of the horse
and buggy was tho guilty man. He
did not remember that «he used Mitch
ell's tinnio. but he under*tood from
what sho said thnt Mltcholl v " was
meant.
The House of Mystery.
Considerable evidence was brought
out In regard to the little house mid
Its wiring", tho object of tho state
being to show that Miss Linton woi
to ho taken there and kept In confine
ment. Mitchell, It In said, will claim
that the wiring was only a part of an
alarm system he waa fixing.
The general Impression lo.Jay war
that the State wns making’’ a vers
strong showing, though the defenfl-
nnt’s hand bus not yet been shown.
Col. Jesso Walters entered the case
today ns ono of the prosecuting at
torneys. He and Congressman How
ard are assisting Hollclior Thomas In
holding up the state’s side. The .
Is Just reaching the Interesting stage
and nearly everything else In thlj
county Is taking second place to It.
INNOCENT BABE
IS SLAUGHTERED
Then tho Inhuman Mother
Ends Her Lifo With Same
Deadly Drng.
—.’-old daughter dying, thn distorted
attires and blackened mouths of both
where poison lutd touched, hearing mute
evidence of tho mean*, was thn scene
which greeted sttaches who. attracted by
ithe cries of the child, hurst Into an
apartment of a hotel early today. Tit*
woman waa lying on the floor dead.
Ihe child wna on a lied and nearby
was the empty vlnl from which the
mother had evidently, after ndnilnlster-
Ing tho deathly carbolic add to the child,
removed to a
hours later.
Tha woman registered last nightL
"Mrs. Schmitt, Hot Springs. Ark.,” and
after depositing Jewels valued itt ff.00
with tho clerk Ihe two retired to their
apartments. Early today the night I
watchman heard the feeble cries of tits
child which led to tho griieuotno dlscov-i
Among the effect* of the woman war#
)und an Insurance policy ard other pa-
era bearing tha natr.n of Teresa Erring-
Husband In Chisago.
CHICAGO. Dec, 1.—Nicholas Errlni
ton, 242 Bchllar street, when Informed of
tha Memphis occurrence, said thnt thsi
woman must have been bis wife, Theresa
Lereg Errlngton. and he prepared to go
j^onen to Memphis. He said that she
I possible motive thnt be knew of
"With our little girl sho was going to
Hot Hprlngs where I wss to have joined
them. Theresa wn* not well and wn bad
hoped that thn trip would do her good.
She was usually of a cheerful dlsposi
GEORGIA GROWERS ASK FOR DOTY
TO PROTECT SEA ISLAND COTTON;
WOULD PLAGE RATE IOC A POUND
I • *vr -
Views of Long Staplo Cotton
Growers Presented To .
'■ Committee,
REPRESENTtrii/ECURK
METHODIST HOST
IS ASSEMBLING
Fol* T$o Days 8outhJGeorgia
Methodists Reach Qnitnmn
For Conference.
QUITMAN. Qt. Dm. 1.—Quito a
large number of the members of the
South Georgia \afihodlst Conference
arrived yesterday 1 and tho committees
ara at work today. Much work Is
done the day before the formal open
ing of this body.
About twenty young preachers are
seeking admission on trial by the
conference and thego are being exam
ined by the committee on applicants,
Revs. C. R. Jenkins. T. H. Thompson
and L. A. HUL Th*n tho committee
on admission will inquire into their
age. health «tc., and • pan* on their
cases. This committee is composed
of Revs. H. Anthony, W. F. Smith,
20.-M. Whiting. Guyton Fisher, T. W.
D.arley, W. C. Glenn, J. A. Smith, W.
L. Wootten, W. F. Hlxon anil J. H.
Thrasher.
For four years preachers hayn to
stand examinations and the following
•e the committees:
First Year—Rev. W. L. Wright, W.
B. Arnold and P. Bills.
Second Year—Revs. M.‘ A. Morgan.
J. B. Heals, W. K. Dennis.
Third Year—Revs. J. W. Malone, I.
P. Tyson. O P. Revlero.
Fourth Year—Revs. I* W. Colson,
C. A. Jackson, J. J. Ansloy. *
Tho board of mission* Is one of tho
most Important board* of Ihe confer
ence and Is In session today > Dr.
A. M. Williams Is president. r Rev.
J. A. ilnmmn and Rev. J. W. Weston
treasurer of the domestic and foreign
department, respectively, also tao fol
lowing aro members: <1. G. N. Mc
Dowell. VV. H. Rudd. K. F. C6ok, H.
H. Bryan. O. W. Matthews. It. P.
Fain, O. F. Cook. J. P. Ward law, W.
B. Stubbs. E. C. Moseley. J. 3. Dolts,
R. F. (Burden, R. L. Grier, M. C. Aus
tin, G. J. PencockJ It. J. Htroxler.* T.
M. Furlotv and J. M. Williams.
Quitman's hospitality Is equal to
this'great, occasion and the preachers
and delegates all have hotttss provided
for them.
At 9 o'clock tomorrow the fbrmal
opening w»ll he hold and the regular
session work will commence.
Bishop Galloway has not yet reach
ed here.
Cotton and Silk Manufacturers Appear
Also Before the Committee, And With
But Few Exceptions Higher Tariff la
Urged on Manufactured Articles—D. A.
Tompkins, on Behalf of the American
Cotton Manufacturers' Association.
Urge# Duty on High Grads Yams, De
claring That Free Traders Are Mere
Theorists,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Today’s hsar-
tg on th# proposed jariff revision was
no of tho most Important of the enttre
aeries held hy tho houso ways snd
means entnitiUle*. Cotton manufacture*
and silks mid silk goods were tho two
{•npjjrtant schedule* taken up. In past
IS
AWARDED CONTRACT
WILL HARNESS BROAD RIVER FOR
80UTHERN POWER COMPANY,
CHARLOTTE.
HoOsiar Fruitmen.
INDIANAPOLIS. Irtd., Dec. 1.—
Members of the Indiana Horticultural
Society have arranged for one of tha
largest inoetlngs In Its history tomor
row, when It convene* in annual win
ter session at the state house. Home
of the vital problems that confront
the horticulturists of the present day
v/ftl bo discussed and remedies offered
for the eradication of evils. Orchard
problems, the possibilities of Indiana
horticulture, Ihe needs of ihe atate
bureau «f entomology, agriculture In
the schools, the effect of rod mulch
on trees, the morphology and physiol
ogy of the tree, the culture of si raw-
berries. the rare of the orchard snd
other subjects equally sa interesting
will be discussed.
Minnesota Fnjitman.
MINNEAPOLIH. Minn. Dec. 1.—
Members of the Minnesota Horticul
tural Hoclety and affiliated organisa
tions. tha Htata Rose Korlatv. the Ree
Keepers* Society and the mate For
estry Association, are here In force
today for what promise* to be the
biggest convention n{ its kind svsr
held In the northwest, ..
the contract by thn Southern P
Company, of Ohorlolta, N. C., to build a
*nm *0 feet high un the Brood river near
Incksburg, H. C.
Tho dam will T»o 1,100 feet long nnd Its
construction ami building thn power
house, which contract was al»o award
ed to Mr. Hardaway, will represent
t expenditure of aliout $1,000,000.
Tbs dam will develop 20,000 horsepower
which will he used by gout It Carolina and
North Carolina Industries, Mr. Hardaway
recently received u contract to build ft
half million dollnr lock for the United
State* government on tho Black War
rior river In Alabama,
Willis OUT ON
INSPECTION TOUR
VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 1,—Prison
Commissioner Wiley Williams reach
ed here this morning at an curly hour
on his first tour of Inspection of tho
convict camps of thle section. He came
unheralded and unexpected, 'And some
of the convict official* did not know
him until ho made hlmaolf known.
Ho stated that ho had found the
cntnps where he had boon lu very
good condition and was much pleased
with the conditions here. Ho said that
ho expected to make all «f hla vlalt*
to tho camps without giving notice
of his coming, as he wants to feel
that the different camps uro always
expecting to be Inspected and that
they will, therefore, be ready for the
Inspection at all times,
Mr. Williams has bean chief of po
lice at Columbus for fourteen yea fa
and previous to hi* aerrice In that
capacity he was In the newspaper
business for fourteen years, working
hla way up from carrier through Ml
the department* to editor. -In both
capacities, as newspaper man and as
chief of pollco, he received Informa-,
lion which he find* very useful to him
now. Ho bus started out In his offi
cial career In a manner that Indicate*
that ho will make a very valuable of
ficer.
A, C. L. Change*.
Thero has been a change in th* per
sonnel of the Atlantic Const Line here,
the general agent, Mr. J. J. Harris,
having resigned hi* position and Mr.
J. F. Bivins, of Tlfton, appointed to
the place.. Mr. Harris Is being check
ed out today and the new agent Is
being Inducted Into the office.
Mr. C. W. Floyd, who has been with
the agency here for some time, ha#
been appointed ugent of the road at
Naylor and has gon« thero to take the
place. Mr. Harris has been connected
with the rood here for ten years or
more and has beep agent for ssvera!
years. It Is understood that he will
go into another lino of business.
Standard Oil Man Talks,
VALOOHTA. Oa.. Dec. 1.—Mr. Cary
It. Townsend, for many year* with
the naval store# department of tha
Standard Oil Company, and one of the
best known men In that line, has been
here w couple of day# on a visit to
old friend*. He la now with the Mex
ican Trading’Company, In Mexico, and
he talk# with great Interest about Wer
naval stores industry there. He says
that It la limited yet and rather hard
to reach, but that It premises big
things In the future. The government
protects both the naval store* and
cotton Industrie* with a tariff that
would make Dlcgleytam look wme.
exported from tho various cot
ton manufacturing centers tomorrow to
E resent their views to the committee.
otton cloth, hosiery and silk manufac
ture# are among the article# which will
attract especial attvntUm.
Want* Higher Ribbon Tariff.
Silk and silk good# were taken up flrat.
F. W. C.huney. of Manchester, Conn..
president of the Bilk Assoelatlon of
America, said that the Importers and
tuanufacHirers wore trying to agree upon
*. schedule of duties on silk goods,
which they Intend to present to the com
mittee. B. A. Lavltt, on helutlf of the
ribbon niunufaetun-rs of New York, ask
ed that higher duties bo Imposed on rib
bons woven In tho fabric. He said If tho
In<-reused protection wns not granted tho
ribbon manufacturer* would havo tn go
out of httslness.
A specific duty i
ad valorem duty
gloves by Julius Kayscr. of New York:
on artificial silk, by Cha*. A. Kmot, of
Randolph, Pa., nnd on silk velvet, by
Chao, lllumenthal, of Shelton. Oonn.
Urge* Duty on Long Staple Cotton.
Representative Frank ClaTk, of Florida*
raa first to lie heard on cc **
gued for a protective duty
West Indian and other lon_
ton. Ho gave tho vlewa of the sea Island
cotton growers and suggested that
cotton. K«
est Indian and"other"long''atapC? cot-
“ " - qf tha staTr*—Sm
tha.. _
tariff commission should have charge of
tho tariff.
"I submit Mr. Chairman." ssld Mr.
Clark, "without In iuiy wise dlactimalng
or even Infringing on the relative vlr-
tuos of a protective tariff and a tariff
for revenue, that the recent election, and
other elections preceding It. have for
ever established ns a part ef ’our sys-
lerr of r.ovcmment, the indirect schema
of taxation; the levy and collection of
rontons duties on articles Imported Into
this dnuntry from foreign fond*. Thl»
being true, this matter ought to be re
moved from the domain of partisan poli
tics and hereafter treated as a buslncsa
proposition, and a enmmlsslon or other
proper tribunal created to deal with it."
Georgia Grower* Want Duty.
Several Florida and Georgia cotton
grower* asked for ft duty of ten rent* a
pound on long staple cotton, lteprosen-
tatlva W. B. Idtinar. of Florida, sphke
for protection' for th* sea island cotton
Industry.
F. M. Ltppntt, of Providence. IL I„
representing tho American Cotton Man
ufacturers’ Association, asked that the
duty on cotton cloth be retained. Ha
said there exist* free competition In the
cotton trade, there being no commission
or trust. He gave Information regarding
cost of production.
"The cotton Industry H practically an
Infant Industry at this tlmnA sold Barn-
m i Homs, of New Bedford, Mas*., secre
tary of tlm International Association of
Mule Hplnner*.' "The manufacture of
thn cheaper class of fabric In the south
Is stt Infant Industry, while the manu
facture of high grade goods In tho
north le an Infiint Industry."
Albert Illbbert, secretary of the United
Textlln Workers of America, ask
ed Hint the tariff on cotton manufacture*
remain a* at present. He said tho pro
ductive power of operators lit America
I* much greater than In England or
Germany.
Duty on High Grade Yarns Urged.
D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte. N. C.,
representing tne American Cotton Manu
facturers’ Association, asked for an In-
‘—H “— ' the higher grades
... ... 1 to tho commit
tee. the commercial, educational mid *o-
creuse In th* duties r .
of yarns. He described
ee. tho commercial. edii(:>ui»»i „..m
Ini development of tho south. Repre
sentative Underwood, of Alabama,
brought out the**- remarks by a scries of
questions and frequently affirmed the
statements of thn witness.
Discussing thn tariff system. Mr.
Tompkins said lie believed that 50 per
cent of the pcr.plo favored a tariff that
would protect American Industrie*.
"Free traders nro mere theorfot* and
If the government was turned
them they could not run
Tompkins. "And If you
(he govern:
It." sold Mr.
..... government over to the standpatters
you wouldn’t have any government."
"I)o you still aay •Amen,’" Inmfired
Chairman Payne, of Mr. Underwodd.
It. J. Miller, of Charlotte. N. C.. and
O. Minot Weld, of Boston. Mass., asked
for Increas* tn the rates in th* finer
grades of cotton yam.
Georg# J. Martin, a manufacturer of
lace curtains at West. Newton, Moss.,
asked for a reduction In the duties on
netting. Jno. I,. Patteraon. of. North
Carolina, asked thst the duty on bleach
ed and colored cotton damask be retain
ed and that the tariff on mertorlxed cot
ton damask be Increased from 40 to 60
per cent.
WANT 5 YEARS’TAXES FROM
FRANKFORT. Ky. t Deo. 1.—In ths
circuit court today Judgo Stoat ren-e
dered a decision in which ho dlroctg
the board of valuation snd ssFeamnenl
to assemble and assess th* Hoathem
Pacific Ilallrond according to law,
Judgo Btout doe# not aay what Tala
uatlon shall be placed on the Booth-
ern Pacific, which ha* Its office* at*
Ileechmont, a suburb of Louisville.
The *ult, however, was to fores an
snses*ment on a valuation of $250.-
000,000 and will moan about $4,000,009
for the atsts If the court of appeal#
uphold* the Judgment, as five years’
taxes are Involved.
Buriat of Mrs. McCord,
PRLHAM. Os.. Dec. L—Tho remain*
of Mrs. Irene Mitchell McCord, only
daughter of H. II. Mitchell, of this
place, wero interred In the cemetery
here yesterday afternoon. Her popu
larity was attested by the presence of
a targe concourse of friends, and ths
wealth of floral offerings, the casket
being lowered Into bed of roses, fern*
•nd chrysanthemums. She hat many
relatives In Mscon and other portions
of tho stats.
