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X The Macon Daily Telegraph FOURTH SECTION WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA) INCREASING CL0UDINFS3 WITH POSSIBLE SH0WER8 LATE SHOWER^ LATE 8UNDAY1 MONDAY PARTLY CLOUDY; MODERATE 8OUTHEA8T TO 80UTH WIN EIGHT PAGES ESTABLISHED IN 182«. THIS ISSUE CONSISTS OF FOUR SEC TIONS—28 PAGES. MACON, GA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER C, 1908 DAILY, 17.00 A YEAB. NEW STATE REGISTRATION LAW MAY OPERATE DIAMETRICALLY TO THEORY OF FRAMERS OF RILL ‘.Requires Books to Close Six Months Before the Election. OBJECT TO RID ELECTIONS OF FLOATING ELEMENT Measure Is One of the “Pure Elec tion" Bills Adopted at the Last General Assembly-—It is Charged by Many That It Will Have an Effect Opposite the One Proposed—Claimed That Politician* and “Heelers” Will Be Vigilant In the Matter of Reg istration, While the Better Class of Voters Seldom* Think of Plaoing Their Name* on the Lists Six Months Before Election. ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 6.—The* re rent municipal contest In Atlanta has directed attention In some respects to the new registration law, which will be In effect In this state next year. In that It Illustrates what may happen In case of an unexpeced state contest. The law was passed by the legisla ture at the recent session, and Is very drastic, perhaps the most drastic that Is now in force anywhere In Amer ica. The law requires that the registra tion books hereafter close at least six months before elections, and that only those who pay all taxes due and register that long before the day of voting will be allowed to participate. For instance, if the law had been In force during the present year, no one who had not qualified as a voter by April 1 last, could not have taken part. Tho law Is applicable to pri mary elections, which may not here after be held earlier than fifty days preceding the general election In which the nominations made are to be con firmed. Law Is “Pure Election” Measure. The law is one of the "pure elec tion" measures adopted by the last general assembly. The others are apt to meet with approval, as they con tain no verv objectionable features, They comprise laws making contri butions to campaign funds by corpor ation* an offense punlshablo by heavj •fine and long Imprisonment; stringent laws governing vote buying and sell ing, etc. Provisions of the New Law. The new law provides that the' reg istry books shall be. opened when the collection of taxes begins. They shall be closed at least six months beforo the date of the general election, wliloh will be about April 1. The tax col lector of each county Is required to file with the board of county regis trars a complete list of those regis tered ten days later.* The tax col lector, clerk of court and tho county ordinary must get up a list of the disquall fled voters of each county, and file It with the board of regis trars by April 20 each year. How the disqualified Hat Is to be obtained Is not known, as to get an accurate ono would require a complete census of each county. However, the board Is to take the disqualified list and compare It \yitta that of the qualified, which will bo purged. The Idea they will purauo will be to get up a correct list of qualified voters. All whose names arc removed must bo notified and given a hearing If desired. The guar anteed list must he completo by Juno 1. After that date It is to be on file la the office of the clerk of court, and will be subject to public inspec tion. After the registry books have been closed for the general state election, a voter may qualify for the national election or that of magistrate anv time within six month* of the date of those elections. When such l done the name or names will be add ed to the list used for the election for which the addition is made. The first list made up will aerve at all elections of the year. May Not Stand Court Teat. It Is not believed that the law will WATER WAGON FOR LYNGHRURG Votes License System By Majority of 195 Votes. Out stand i * that It will aurvive The motive behind Ita adoption wa rUl elections of the floating element the Irresponsible class of voters who —.- little for the side they espouse, but who are often u«*d with great effect In timer «f great political excitement. It will also be a bar to •colonising." as no politician would take the risk of supporting • non resident six months In order to get -bl* vote. Atlanta Election an Illustration. The election here Illustrates how the !•» ma Y !“« SrtLff have been closed, nil who had not regts- Isteredwould be disqualified. It Is not annlleabl*. of course In cltv contests. In Atlanta, however, the state registry Itata are used In municipal elections. Hadtha law prevailed this year, there could hav* twin no now SKSJS.'SI,’ teat between Maddox and woodward do- wlonjol. b|, u„t th, l»w win t» an Incue In th« n«lt >Ut, cmpalxn. *• It nupplle. ron.Mwmtn. P-undI M It is charged by many persons that It will have nn « th.lv fnllowlnic befor. the tlM» limit erelree Tner ere ever vlftknt. »nl wttrh for men onpnrtunttlr, ee m,ir he elfotJe«. Th- better claaa of voters, tt la stated, seldom think of qualifying until a cam- palgn la under way and they become In terested In the Issues. It It very seldom that campaigns to be decided at fall election* become very excited by e*rly spring when the regis try hooka are to be clos'd. Whether or not the law wtU have a good or damaging effect, no one can tell until tt has been tried, hot It la praetl- filly certain to figure In the next slate campaign unless the legislature repeals It at the session of neat year, which would be before It will have been given a trial. , Sen State Lands. * . OLYMPIA. Wash.. I>ec. S -fftata toad] andVtimber holdings to the appraised SSSw *f I2M.0M were sold today In 2£totoen counties of Washington. LYNCHBURG. Va.. Dec. 5.—Lynch burg voted against liquor license today by a majority of 195 In a total vote of 1,958. Tho election was without disorder and bad feeling waa suppressed. The only unusual feature was coffee and prayer rooms maintained by the W. C. T. u., near each precinct, ail day prayer service at one church, and marching and singing of 250 well organized children. There seems to be no chance of a contest and If not. the thirty-four sa loons will close March 5 next. KIDNAM2 FRESHIES; TIE THEM UP IN BARN SOPHS PLAY DESPERATE TRICK TO KEEP PRISONERS FROM SUPPOSED BANQUET. NEW YORK. Dec. 6—Twelve New York University freshmen deserve, ?n the minds of their classmates, seats with the martyrs. Th© dozen yester day suffered silently and Spartanllke in prison wth a score of fiendish soph omores ns Jailers. Ana all because the sophs were laboring under the Impres- alon that the "fresh" were going to hold their class dinner. Instead of a dinner tho freshmen held an Informal smoker at Little Hungary. The sophs didn’t know this and Just to show a true brotherly feeling ana supposedly to prevent the "green ana verdant” from overeating they aet n net for any unwary freshmen. They picked off stragglers, tied them hand and foot, stowed them In a barn on Sedgwick avenue and placed a guard over them. All the members of the class but tho twelve unlucky ones managed to elude the watchful sophomores. Several or the claas had narrow escapes from fall ing Into the hands of the second year men. Among these waa John Bren nan, president of tho freshman captive roll. Brennan made his way across the campus and through University Park to the railroad tracks. A long string of freight cars was on a siding, and under one of the cars Brennan sought refuge. Thus he escaped the eyes of hi* pursuers, and after they had given up the search he made his way to the smoker. It was not until after 11 o’clock that the sophomores discovered that Instead of a dinner the freshmen were hold ing a smoker. Then they loosened their prisoners’ bonds and fed them on sandwiches and coffee. The sophomores held their dinner Wednesday night at the St. Dents Ho-, tel and the freshmen were unsuccess ful In preventing any of tho sophs from attending. RABIES DEVELOP; DEATHRESULTS Man Bitten in September Felt No Ill Effects Till Last Week GREENVILLE. G»., Dec. S—A very sad death waa that of Zeke Owen near Oakland, thla county. Mr. Owen was bitten by a dog some time In Septem ber lost. About daylight one morning he went out on his piazza to load cot ton to carry to the gin. A dog apraog from the pile of cotton and bit hlnr. on the hand. The wound was dressed by a physi cian and soon healed up, and no one thought of the dog being mad. Las* week symptom* of rubles developed from which he suffered agonies beforo he died Thursday morning. His death brings great sorrow to the community. MOTORMAN DM; 30 OTHERS INJURED TWO HEAVILY LOADED STREET CARS CRASH HEAD-OhJ IN DENSE FOG. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 5—Gus Ol sen. motorman, was fatally Injured nna about thirty more or less seriously In jured In a head-on collision between two heavily loaded trolley cars in a dense fog on the University line early today. Both cars were badly damaged nn-1 the crews and passengers piled up with the debris. ABOUT TO TAKE REST ADMIRAUS CALLED REAR ADMIRAL JOSEPH B. COG LAN DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS NEW HOME. Joseph B. Coghlan Ik dead In New flocheil*. N. Y. He ......... .... mend of the New York navy yard from 1104 to 1907. Rear Admiral Coghlan's death woe very unexpected. He, with Mr*. Coghf Ian, was living at tho home of Chariei Chamberlain, a formo# New York news paper men. In Hutton Manor, while-wait- lng for his new home In that city to b< made ready for his occupancy. The reail admiral was seen about the streets of New Rochelle yesterday and appeared toi be as well a* usual. His death occurred early today. Sincere regret waa expressed on every hand today when the news of the death of Roar Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan be came known. Fearless, kindly and a good story teller, he bed hosts of warm friends both among offlcero and those outside the service. Admiral Dewey expressed himself as shocked at the news. Coghlan was with Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay. In command of the cruiser Raleigh, and he was promoted later for hie work‘In that battle. He enjoyed the admiral’s confi dence to a marked degree and was dis patched by him on various Important missions while the fleet was in the Phll- P ?t n *was Admiral Coghlan’s popularity and capacity as a good story teller that Involved him In the Incident of which I much was made at the time when the admiral recited the poem, "Hooh der Kaiser.” which somewhat ruffled the German authorities. The Incident occurred at a dinner which the admiral attended, and though tt was not Intended that the fact of the recital should becomo public, tt appear ed In newspapers after the return from Manila, where there lied been some fric tion with the German authorities, and the affair waa treated with mom signi ficance than otherwise would have been iwerranted. . _ The navy department called on the ad miral tor an explanation. The.admiral replied that no disrespect was meant by him towards the Gorman omperor and lowed Admiral Coghlan was a native of Ken tucky. where he was bom In 1844. In the course of his distinguished career he had active service In the civil war. In th* Spanish war. a* second In command of the North Atlantic squadron on board feteftavsa. so. &sa recently commanded at th* New York navy yard. * Southern Field Trial*. RICHMOND. Va.. Dec. 8.—'The great est field trials In America this veer wilt (nM next week at fifrag. N. n.. by 111 flirts Tnrtri Carolina Association. TIGERS’ BLUE WEEK IN MUSCOGEE COURT YOUNG MORRIS IS FINED $500 WITH TWO OTHER CASES PENDING. COLUMBUS, Ga.. Dec. 5—This Is blue week with alleged violators of tho Georgia prohibition law in Columbue. Following the fining of A. Reid $750. Young Morris was convicted and fined J800 today, but Judge Willis, who was presiding for Judge Gilbert In super ior court, reduced th© fine to 1500, In asmuch as there arc two other cases against him. Tho trial of the case of J. W. Bishop resulted In a mlstrli * YANKEE SINKS A6AIN WHILE BEING TOWED IN cm entranoe to Buzxard’s <Bay, where she had been Impaled alnc© Scptembei 23, the United States cruiser Yankee sank six fathoms deep early today near the sand spit, while being towed.to this city for repairs. She lies Jqat north of Penlkes© Island. The sinking oocurred 12 hours after she was floated, from tho ledgo and It Is believed the vessel can be raised. IMPORTANT ACTION BY JEFF DAVIS GRAND JURY HAZLEHUHST. On., Dec. B—Jeff Davis superior court adjourned la«t night after a busy aesslon. Judge Parker recovered from his Ill ness with the loss of only ono day. Tom Purdy, who was alleged to have assaulted Mrs. Will Burko last sum mer. was tried and acquitted. He proved an alibi by crcdltahlo cltlsens. The grand Jury recommended that a board of county commissioners ho created for this county; that section 618 to 819 of volume 1 of tho civil code of 1895 with reference to obstructing roads be enforced: that Jeff Davis county contract with Appling county to work their convicts together, giv ing each county Its proportionate part of the work based on the number ot convicts each has; that tho north and south line on the east side of tho coun- tv be made straight: that a sinking fund of 12,000 per annum be loved to build a county Jail; that 9700 past duo felony convict hire be applied to the public schools: that J. I— Herrington be nnpolnted a membsr of the board of education. Benjamin Brantley, re signed. PLAYS FINE FOOTBALL ALTHOUGH ONE-ARMED WORCESTER Mass.. Dec. 5.—Wil liam Kardi. a member of the local high school foot ball squad. Is prob ably the only one-armed foot ball player In the country. He Is also an adept at playing base ball and Is no second rater as an oarsman, for In the latter capacity he rows on tha crack Worcester high school crow. Young Karat aarned hla -W" with the foot hall team this fall and was then obliged to quit school ind help out In tha nula fruit store run by bis parents. Tha robust athlete la but 19 years old. In a recent foot ball game In this city Nardl was the whole team. Ha Played at Isft tackle. Tho one-armed COUNTIES OF MILLER AND BAKER IN THROES OF A BIG SENSATION OVER ALLEGED NIGHT RIDER RAID Judge Spence Orders Arrest of Two Prominent Miller ; County Men. HARROWING STORY TOLD BY A| Frank Adams and John Rodney, the Latter an Officer, Ar© charged With Takina Aged Negro.and HI* Family. Including Two Womens to the Wooes And Severely 'Beating Them—Tho Old Negro Alleges He Was StrunQ Up but the Rope Broke and H* Es caped Amidst a Volley of Shots— Riders Charged Negro Family With Hiding an Escaped Conviot—Men'* Frienda Say They Won’t be Taken. ALBANY, Ga.. Dec. 5—Miller and Baker counties have a night rider sen* witlon which Is expected to have start ling developments. Judge W. N Spence of the Albany circuit superior court, has issued warrants nr Camilla for the arrost of Frank Adams and John Rodney, prominent whit© men Miller county, charging them with serious offense. The warrants were issued on Information of Couch Matht*. a well-known planter of Couch’s Mill*, Baker county. The Charges. Mathis says that an old negro man rain© to the house of Andrew Moore on his plantation for protection, telling a story of a miraculous escape from un alleged attempt to lynch him. Ac cording to the old negro’s story, co- roborated by member* of his family, h© had n son In the Miller county chalngang who recently escaped. The Negro’s Alleged Offense. It I* alleged that a party V>f night riders led by Adams and Rodney, the latter a deputy sheriff of Miller coun ty, went Into Baker county looking for the escaped convict. They went to the old negro’s house and chargee him and his family with hiding the es caped convict. This they denied, whereupon the night riders. It Is charged, took them Into the woods nnd severely whipped the old man, his wife, his son and his son’s wlfo. Rope Broke 8aving Old M*n. This bringing forth no confession aq to the Whereabouts of the escaped convict, a rope was put around the old man’s neck and over the limb ot a tree, and he was bqlng slowly choto-d to deafh when the rope broke and he managed to esenpo In the darknes*. followed by a volley of shots from the guns of night riders. Says Evidence Positive. Couch Mathis who swope out the warrants says he has positive' evidence that Adams and Rodney were leaders of the night rriders. Judge Spence has directed that the sheriff arrest the two men. place them in Jail, and have them well guarded until • th* grand Jury meet* el Newton 'Baker WHinty, a week from tomorrow* Men Won’t Be Taken, y. Sheriff Perry, of Baker county, at last reports was searching for the ai*. leged night riders, who have many friends In Miller county anfl who say that the two men wl* never, be taken, or if they should be placed In the Baker county Ju.ll. Its walls are ro r strong enough to hold them, .y WIRZ MONUMENT FOR MONO That City Accepts and Pro vides Site in Hollywood Cemetery AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. *—Officers ot Augusta chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy, ar« in receipt of Informa tion that Richmond, Va., has accepted Atlanta Railway Clerk Charged With Fondness for Valu able Clems. ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 5.—The local police were notified today of the ar rost of Elmer Long, who has l>*bn wanted here for several weeks on a qharge of cheating and swindling. H* w»s caught in Han Francisco and De tectlve Roberts left this morning t© bring him back. Long was employed as. a clerk by the Western nnd Atlantic Railroad. About September 15 he went to the diamond store of Harry L. Dicks and purchased a stono worth $450. gave a check for $100 and had the remainder charged. The chock was returned. Hounded By Deteotives. The young man left the city a few days later, first writing the diamond merchant thot he would return tho Jewel, in a few days Mr. Dicks fd- reived a box from New Orleans. Ji retained nothing but paper. It. came through tho Southern Express Com pany. Tho Inferenco la tha: Long wanted to place -the lose on tho ex press company. The latte?, however, put Its detectives on hla trail, and found that the diamond had been pawned with local brokers for $200. They kept after Long until ho was landed In California yesterday. FULLWOOD CANCELS DATE DUBLIN. Ga., Dec. 5.—Owing to the fact that urgent business tele- f rams call him elsewhero Hon. John Kullwood. of Codartown, has wired to Dublin that lie will be unabl< to deliver un address In this city on Monday In explanation of his plan to Issue cotton certificates. He will doubtless mako a new date nnd ap pear here some time during tho month. To Dedicate Christian Church. ^On tho. third Sunday in thla month the Christian Church will be dedicat ed. Dr. J. H. O. Smith, .of Des Moines, will preach the dedicatory sermon. During the next two weeks there will be special services lending up to tho dedication. Rev. V. W, Wallace, pastor of the church, will preach for tho first week and R»V. Frank Adams, of Atlanta, will preach tho second week. Tho church qo*t about $10,000, nnd Is a • handsome structure. C. A. Weddington Honored. C. A. Weddington, Esq., of this city, has been named by Hon. J. W. An- person, comtnnnder-ln-chlef of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, and assistant Judge advocate gen eral. The appointment has Just been received and Is highly prised by Mr. Weddington. The appointment dfttea front June of thla year. wonder's aide was in bad throughout the. first hatf. and as a last resort the quarterback decided to let NYrr have a chance at the "business $Dd” of a forward pass. To the surprise of the spectators Nardl made a per fect catch of a hard-thrown pass and with the fleetneis of the deer cleared the field for seventy yards, a touch down and victory. In base ball he never uses a glora He can pitch *11 sorts of curves, nnd make* stop* either side, as though favored with bl* two "wings." in . rowing the strength of the mighty f one arm of-Nardl Is considered mar velous. and he has easily won hto place on the erew. With this brilliant record the young athlete must now turn to the banana stand to help the family exchequer. COMPRESSED AIR TO DIM AUTOS Valdosta Genius Believes He Has Worked Out Success ful Idea VALDOSTA. Ga., Dec. 8.—-Thor# ls a good deal of interest here In a test which Mr. W. I. Pittman expects go make pretty soon of hla automobile to be operated by compressed air. The air compressors hay# been put upon th© machine and the motor to pump IN SMITH MURDER CASE RALEIGH, N. C.. Dec. 5.—Testimony that Dr. E. W. Bmlth, a Richmond. Va.. ronl company salesman, on the night of Ills recent murder here, visited In ar In toxicated and disheveled condition Bari* Cotton’s cafe In the tenderloin district nnd that he wns taken Into a rear room by Cotton and Cotton’s friend, Vim Ho!- derfleld, and later brought out and car ried away In h hark driven by a negro Kd Clevaa, was produced at today’s pre liminary hearing In the casn of Cotton ■ Holdrrfleld. rliaraed with the mur- and with assault and rubbery. —iltti was found dead in a mrk quarry the morning after these events. Rich ard Williams, a negro, testified ihat Cot ton sent Smith's diamond ring and wstrh to a negro woman, who hid them. Th* hearing will be continued Monday. SEVEN MEN GO DOWN WITH ILL FATED OIL BAR6E NO. 101 SHELBURNE, N. B., Dec. 8. -Seven met death off the southern coast of Nova Scotia last Thursday morning, when the barge No. 101, ownej by * the Barrett Manufacturing Company, of Boston, In tow of the tug John Hughea, bound from Boston for Hali fax. went down with all her crow. News of the accident was brought here today. The victims of the wreck were: Capt. James Nelson. 30 years old, residence unknhwn; Mate Alvin Lund, New York, 37 years; Engineer Edward Nelson, Cook J. Olsen, Fire man II. Llndman and Deck Hands Hlguard Hsensen and Ole Olsm. The barge left Boston Wednesday In tow of the tug John Hughes, carry. Ing 200,000 gallons of coal tar. That night a gale sprang up and the sea became boisterous. About 1:40 o’clock th. air wa* a!.o aUJuMed, hut rh. w Thum-lay mornln* an ununuully •tore*, butter!., wtilth tl« fixrd hern *>ravy "train waa frit nn th. low iom would not do lh«lr work, «n hi* AHt i and th. bar*, .udden y dUapp.arjd experiment did not pan ool so "well, from the view of the lookout on th# He ha* ordered naw baiUrlek* arid; tug. Capt. Evans of the tug. had th* he to confident that he will have hh >‘ne cut Immediately, ao that the machine running as soon aa they ar- sinking barge would not drag the tug Tlve. Tha motor I* to puirtp th* air. down with It. Freed from the .lawaor ■which will drive the machine, whH” i ‘he tug steam*# back to .where the th* same movement .will recharge hla barge waa last aeeir, but was unable batteries. Pittman says that hla to find any traces of the cr*w or -scheme la easier than the airbrakes wreckage. on a train, and h* takes comfort from | The accident ocrurved at a. point the fact that the-older Vanderbilt re-1 thirty mile* south of Heal Island, Capa f-rrrd to Westlnghouse g* ”s d—d | liable. After remaining In the vldn- for even thinking that he could Itv until daybreak the tug headed for •atop a freight train with wind." Hhelburn* and reported the tragedy to- Pittman’s indoor experiments have day. met with some euceess. but the thing; The barge waa built twenty years that he Is after is to drive a machine ago at Dututh. Minn,, and was eon- about the streets at good spend and j strutted of Iron. I Car hailing port control It aa he pi* 1 waa Niagara Falla. AMERICAN GIRL TOWEDCHINAMAN Teacher In Gotham’s China town to Become Wife of a Washerman cosmopolitan city Is scheduled to take place tomorrow, when Miss Belle I^eroy.i a refined and accomplished young whltel girl, who has for some time acted os a missionary end teacher Ip . Gotham's Chinatown, will become the bride of Kee Sing, a Chinese washerman of 24 Mott street The full Chinese marrlsgo cere mony will be used to unite the loving pair. i Rev. We* Lung, high priest of China town. will officiate. The prospective bridegroom Is a laundrymsn. Miss Lc-I roy has vlaited him dally and spent hours at a time In teariitng him the Englishi language. She came to New York from I »t Louts two year© ago. Even In tier childhood she had tieen attracted by the mysteries of the Orient. i She took a deep Interest In religion, and In missionary work, and tin* one great ambition In her life has lieon to go to tho Orient os a missionary. Fall-1 Ing In this she came to New York and began teaohtng the little Sunday school class In Chinatown. GO-DAY RACE MEET AT Tt PLANS APPROVED FOR THI8 EVENT UNDER AU8PICES OF NEW YOK JOCKEY CLUB. meet In Savannah track and under M — -Tew York Jockey C It Is stated that tentative plans have al ready been unproved and that as soon as representatives from Now York, ex- R eeled within the next three days come ere, the final announcement of the meet will be made. Tho track will lie Improved and new •tables, new grandstands, fences, etc., will hr bqllt. The meeting will prohably atart during Christmas week and run through February. Most of the horses that recently ran at the track have gone to Cuba, but these will return to Savan nah, and strings of good goers from the northern wintering places nnd tracks will be brought here, If the deal goes through. The Doyles, who had several horses en tered In the fair rares In Atlanta this year, are in control of tho track. OAKLAWN ACADEMY TO BE COMPLETED VERY SOON VALDOSTA, Ga., Der. 5.—The con tract for the completion ot the work on Oukltiwn aafdqmy, th© Baptist school at Mllltown, has been let to H. L. Jolly, qf this city, and the work on tho buildings has already com xnenevd. It will take about $10,000 to finish tnc work and this Is already raised. Rev. E. L. Todd spent several months collecting for th© school and raised umvnrd of $5,000. The balance of th* amount was raised at the re cent mooting of the Valdosta Baptist Association at Hahlra. Tho people ©f Mllltown did a very heroic part by the school, contributing something like $15,000 to it. Th© pro moters of tho school did not raise the gum which they thought they would raise nnd th© work of finishing thn school hag been delayed over a year. .Th© work of completing th© dormito ries, whjch was also started, may ha taken qp next. RULESCOMMITTEE DEFENDED BY CANNON THE MISUNDERSTANDING DUE TO M LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND DEMAGOGIC PRESS” WAHHINGTON.’dm. 6-"A piece of machinery necessary to assist the ma jority of the house In working Its will," la tho way Speaker Cannon today characttrfperi the committee on rules. "The committee on rules," he said, "la composed of three republicans and two democrats. It has happened as often a* there are fingers and thumbs on my two hands that Mr, Dolxell or some other member of the majority has been unavoidably absent from a meet ing of the committee. In that case, with two republicans and two damo* crats present, according to custom, one of the democrats pairs with the ab sent member. When- throe members voting, this gives the republicans e majority vote, r.ud thla Is as It should b© In order that the majority can worn Its wilt. "Referring to the suggestion that th*. committee should be increased In mem bership, If you make a committee with eleven members, why not make tt twenty-one, and If twenty-one. why hot forty-nine? If It Is difficult to get a quorum of three, how much more difficult would it be to get a quorum of oleven? If you take away tho com mittee on rules you must provide some, thing to taku Its placa. "Thera Is a general public belief, due to lack of knowledge, misapprehension and demagogic editorials and press re ports. that the committee on rules Is sues ah order to th* house and that ,t httist obey the ordor. The committee does not wish to have defeated on the floor of the house any measure which It may present, and as tt should as- gist the majority to work Its will the republican members of the committee endeavor to learn, sometimes by cau cus or conference, what tha desire of the majority |e. ‘The object of the minority party, whether republican or democratic, in to criticise and stir up discussion. I have been re-elected to congrass by a majority of about 8.808. At any rate, t do not expert arty contest over my slMttog. It Is not of much Importance to the country whether I preside over the house or have a seat on the floor. I am a regular, and whatever to th© will of the majority I will accept Thn republican members will, as usual, holu a caucus or conference to determln*. upon the organisation of tha house. The democrats will also (I*tom#ns Hto organization which they desire. W* t of necessity. If not of choice, ac HU of ept the ajorlty.” MITCHELL IS DECLARED GUILTY ON CHARGE ASSAULT AND BATTEiiY AND GETS SENTENCE OF ONE YEAR HISTORICAL VIEW OF LIEUT. LAHM OESCRIDE8 IN DE TAIL THE "CONQUEST OF THE AIR.” NEW YORK. Dec. 6.—Before fbe American Boclety «f Mechanical Ktv glnuera, Lieut. Frank 1*. Lahm. United States signal corps, spoke at length upon "The Conquest of tho Air," giv ing a brief historical view of aero nautics and describing with great de tail tho most prominent fonts In bal looning during the past several years. Lieut. Lahm has himself made muny ascensions nnd he describes some of the sensations experienced during a balloon voyage. The history of the conquest of tho nlr, Lieut. Lahm sold, had Its begin ning In 1783, when two Fjcnehmen. Joseph and Etlnens Montgolfier, pa per bag manufacturers, conceived the Idea of filling one qf their paper bags with water vapor Ip order to have nn exhibition of Interest to the pub lic. The vapor condensing so rapid ly the experiment wpe a failure. Then they tried hydrogen, but that leaked out through the paper. Finally they filled n silk bag with smoke and were awarded by senlng It rise. The news of tholr discovery spread and they were called upon to make a public demonstration. On «Iunn 5th. 1783, on the public square of their native town they sent up n balloon filled with hot air to a height of 6,000 feet. Their success made these bag manu facturers the heroes of the day. A few months later two neronnuts started from Paris In a balloon Inflat ed with hot nlr nnd Inncb'd on tho outskirts of the oily half «n hour later. Benjamin Franklin wns present on that occasion and when some one asked him of what u«e were the bal loons he .replied: "Of what use Is a new born babe?" Many Americans Who Experimented. Lieut. Lahm said that the United fllntea Is well represented among tho pioneers of aeronautics. John Wise, Philadelphia carpenter, atartw* from Louis In 1859 In a aphsrlcal bal loon nnd landed at Henderson In northwestern New York, t# 2'3 hours later, having mad# about 870 miles measured In an nlr line. Tills was tho world’s record up to 1900. when Count de la Vaulx went from Parle to Russia, a distance of 1.200 mlloa. Wlsn madc several . ascensions nod wrote a book on the subject of aero nautics. Lieut. Lahm described the three classes of balloons, the aerostat or free hallodn, which drifts with the wind and can not be guided, the aero stat or dirigible balloon, provided with an engine and one or more propeller* Mid n Kidder, the nernna* qr hSavler- thnn-nlr machine, which depends for its support on tho dynamic Yeactlon of the nlr. Experiences of a Balloonist. Tho lecturer then replied to ques tion* that are frequently naked, con cerning th© experiences of a balloon ist. He said there If no sense of dlx- slneas In mnklng an ascension, that the effect Is not. dike looking down from a high building or 'tower be cause there In nothing to connect the observer with the ground and he can not treasure hla height. Tha distance from tho ground generally appears less than It renlly Is. Tho aeronaut does not get sen sick and there Is practically no motion 1n the balloon. Ho would not know he la moving at nil except by seeing the ground re cede. Even the motion pf an elova- tor Is lacking In a balloon. Danger end Expense. The danger of ballooning lie dfrlared Is less thin that attending nulomobll- Ing and It not worth considering when the balloon Is In charge of an experi enced pilot and spiled under propor condition* of weather. The expense, he ssld, Is less than automoblllng. A balloon large enough for three people costs $800. A trip of 100 miles in cluding cost of gas Inflation, shipping the balloon back, npd thu railroad fare home cost approximately $25 per per- Methods of Inflation and ascenklon were described together with experi ences of the balloonist In managing his airship. A passing cloud, hf *M«*. cools tho gas and sends tho balloon down or a burst pf admihln'* on a cloudy day produces the opposite ef fect. The cool air from a forest has the same effect. When night comes on und the gas cools and moisture forms on the hag It Is necessary to throw out somo sand. At a height of tbree miles, said Lieut. Lahm, the oxygen Is not suffi cient to maintain life for any length of time and a supply roust be carrlel In a tube for Inhaling. Ordinary bal loons remain below a mil# and a half * two miles from tfi* earth. Lieut. Lahm reviewed the growth of aero club abroad In this country. Th© first club of that tlmo was organised In this country In Maw York <n 1*05 and since then th«*ta have been a doz en others. He described, various nota ble ascensions and slid .Ihat iiy com bining th* drifting fidelity of/th# free balloon anil the faculty of steering possessed by the dirigible the next roc* would probably break all records for tlm# and dlsfgnc*. He said that the Germans Hold nil r#foflaforspe*>l and endurance of dirigible billoons. In the United Htatee. ».» declared, owing to a lack of funds the government was unable to construct a dirigible balloon large enough to compete with foreign armies. % a ^ • In concluding hla address. Lieut. Lahm declared that'thb experimental stag© In ballooning has passed and that the conquest of th# air Is now a fact. ACK HALE TO SERVE TERM FOR KILLINGSWEETHEART KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Dec. J—The supreme court today affirmed the i fence by which Ack Hale must •< a life term In the penitentiary for the killing of his sweetheart, Lillie Divls, ' i a Bristol cemetery. ■most Wells, the slayer of two .’noxvllle patrolman waa granted it *w trial- Jury Gives Defendant th*! Benefit of Doubt in Higher ) Case. / J HE IS VERY FORTUNATEI i Verdict Wat Announced at 1 O’clock! Yesterday Afternoon—Mitchell, in a Statement to the Court and Jury, 1 Said He Had No Fooling Against the 1 Jury and That He Hoped to Live Down the 8tain Cast Upon His Name by th* Mysterious Chain Woven About Him-t-Judgo Roan in Sentenc ing the Prisoner 8tated That on Ao- oount of Hla High Position He Could Not Make the Sentence Light—Given Year on Chaingang. THOMABVILLE. Go., Deo. G—The • Jury In th© case of W. H. Mltchsl% charged with tho abduction of Miss Lucllo Linton, returned a verdict thrs afternoon of aasault and battery. The Indictment against Mitchell wa* so worded as to cover either assault and battery, or assault with intent to rape, the state holding that the latter was the motive behind the abduction. The Jury gave Mitchell tho benefit or the doubt on this, reducing the crime to a misdemeanor. Sentence of One Year Without Fme. Thn sentence of the court was to aerve one year on the chalngang with* out the alternative of paying a fine. A motion for a new trial will be made and Mitchell will probably re main under bond until the matter takes Its way through the courts. It was expected that the Jury would make a mistrial after It remained out so long and many who believed that the slate hod mado out a perfect cos# agahlst Mitchell rather expected the Jury to find him not guilty. This was duo to the fact that It was generally conceded to be a Jury friend ly toi tho Accused man. The Jury came out at 10 o’clock this morning and reported that they could, not agree, but tho court sent them baric to tho room and told thejn they must bring In a verdict, provided, of course, they could reach on# without doing violence to their consciences. Judge Roan lator told them that he wmiirt-., give them until 1 o’clock to reach v, verdict. Verdict at 1-O’olock.. w About thaLbour the Jury < nmo In the room and tho verdict wns road. The verdict gave pretty general **t- lafactlon and many of Mitchell’s friends folt that lie was fortunate to get oft so lightly, under tho circumstances. Mitchell Talks. Mitchell was In court when the ver dict was read and when asked what he had to eay.mad© a short attempt In which he thanked tho court nnd tho Jury. lie said he had no feeling against tho Jury, as ho bellovrd they acted conscientiously. He said th^t there had been no stain on his nunm In the past; that ho had tried to live right and that ho had twenty-thre- more years under the allotted span -of l!fo to prove that he waa Innocent nnj thnv the charges against him were false. Attorney Weaps. Hie leading attorney, Mr. Roddin- berry. nlso made a statement, but wa# so shaken with emotion that ho could hardly speak. Ho finally buret tnl<* tears and wept like a child. Mr*. Mitchell was not In court. The Jury wo* out eighteen hour*. The report that tho Jury stood nln«- to thren for acquittal Is not beltaved, but on the contrary, tt Is said that it wc.a nearly that strong for a verdict foe a greater crime. Judge’s Ruling Satisfactory. Judgo Roan’s ruling gave general satisfaction to both sides. The care has been the most Interesting that ha* ever come up In this section and re ports indicate that It is being closely watched all over the south. The fight of Solicitor Thomas and hla colleagues for the state Ins been perfect. Without the solicitor's Splen did preparation of the rasa tho mys tery of tho abduction of Miss Lln'Pu might have remained a* myvtarloiis a* It nppeared to bo on the night of tha happening. Judge Roan, In sentencing MltohelV •aid: Jhti "Mitchell, I havo done my best I have had no Interest In the os*e other than attendant upon the dutlee of * Judge. If you did this thing I do not believe It was the Will Mitchell I now sec. Thero la another man called 'VIM Mitchell, who must havo done If. A ’Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde/ "The case ha# been an aggravated one and your high position ri>ea not allow me to make the penalty rery light. I aentcnce you to 12 months.’* SAVANNAH'S DELEGATION OFF TO HARBORS CONGRESS SAVANNAH, Ida., Dec. 5.— Tiedeman today forwarded to Govern or Smith the list of SavannahJane who will go as delegates to the'Na tional Rivera and Harbors Congress, and the Southern Commercial Con gress. Th# delegation will have * special car from Savannah and wUi leave on Saturday. Th# list Include# Mayor Ttodemen. as chairman; W. B. StillvrelL vice chairman; W. J. Doalan, secretary, nnd Messrs. Henry Blun. Jr., Frank C. Battey, Ilaivey Granger. M. A. O'Byrne, flcrumn Myers. W. W. «>h- borne. W. R. Leaken. R. M. Hull. J % Fcrrta Cano, Wright Hunter, Gc rg<i T. TennIUc. NEW Toi