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MACON, GA, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7, 1008
DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR.
TAFT TO RECOMMEND AMENDMENT
TO THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT
GIVING POOLING RIGHT TO ROADS
May Bo Put Through at Extra
Session With Tariff
Revision. ,
SEVERAL OTHER MEASURES
ON JUDGE TAFT'S PROGRAM
Among These Are a Law Putting a
Limitation on the lasuance of Inter*
stat* Bonda and Stocks—Modification
of Injunction—Scrutiny of the Books
of Great Corporations—Co-ordination
of Departments—Financial Reform-
Internal Improvement. •
HOT SPRINGS. Va.. Dec. (—The
principal legislative program of the
Taft administration la summarised be
low:
Tariff revision ja the primary reason
for the extra session that will be call
ed Immediately after March 4, 1909,
but the next president sees do reason
why. during that extra session, the
Sherman anti-trust law should not be
so amended that railroads may make
rate ngreCe'gnta under the strict-su
pervision \ «xhe Interstate commerce
commission.
An extra session of congress differs
from an extra session of a state leg
islature in that congress in such ses
sion may taka action on such matters
ss it pleases.'while a state legislature
is confine^ to (he subjects mentioned
In the message or messages from the
governor. It Is not likely that more
subjects than the tariff und an amend
ment to the Sherman act will be
named by Mr. Taft In calling the extra
session, though Me htay decide later to
mention all of the principal laws tfiat
he hopes to see enacted. Theso are:
1. A law; putting a limitation on the
Issuanco of Interstate bonds and
stocks.
2. A law authorizing railroads to
make rate agreements, which other
wise would be In violation of the anti
trust law. subject to the approval of
tho Interstate -commerce commission.
Modification of Injunction.
S. A law defining particular cases
In which temporary restraining orders
may issue without notice, and pre
scribing proceedings limiting their
operations to the very shortest day.
4. Such amendments to tho law or
ganising the bureau of corporations
as shall require certain largo corpora
tions doing an Interstate commerce
business to submit to the scrutiny and
examination of agents of the federal
government.
5. A law reorganising tho depart
ment of Justice, the interstate com'
rnerco commission aod the department
of commerce and labor In respect to
the jurisdictions exercised hy them
over Interstate corporations, both rail
roads and others.
It Is Mr. Taft’s Idea that the three de
partments should work harmoniously and
progressively, so thnt no one should ~~
over ground covered by another, and
that there shall not be conflict of __
thorlty. Ultimately, cases handled by
these departments must now go to the
courts, but it is Mr. Taft’s Idea that a
large number of cases can be disposed
of finally and equitably by the deport
ments under the right sort of lr—
While he has not mapped out such
tnw definitely, it can lie said that
genera) idea Is that the bureau
corporations of the department of cc
merce and labor shall exercise an exam
ining Jurisdiction, the department of Jus
tice shall act us prosecutor only, and the
interstate commerce commission shall
act as a sort of grand Jury, with quasi
Judicial powers.
Financial Reform.
•. Reform In the monetary and bank
Ing systems of the country.
This Is recognised as one of the great
problems before the new administration,
but It Is not expected that It will be
takerf up at the extra session.
7. Conservation of the natural re
sources of the country, including the
Appalachian bill.
The question of the constitutional
power of tho federal government In this
matter Is not yet dear. It can bo said
that Mr. Taft Is In sympathy with the
end to be accomplished, but that he will
recommend no legislation until he Is sat
isfied sf to the exact length to which the
federal government can go.
j/i. Improvements of rlyers and har-
The new administration Is committed
_ i an energetic policy of Improvement,
particularly of inlnnd waterways.’ The
Ohio river nike-foot channel from Pitts
burg to Cairo is to the front at present.
It will cost $61,000,000 and the next pres
ident favors the lasuance of Imnds to
push the work.
A BILLION DOLLAR CONGRESS THIS
PROVIDED APPROPRIATION BILLS
RECEIVE SANCTION LEADERS SEEK!
Session Will Do Little Except
Pass Upon These Meas
ures.
EFFORT WILLbTmADE TO
HOLD THE BIG ITEMS DOWN
Harbors and Rivers to Get Small Slice
of $30,000,000— Provision Must Be
Mode for the Census of 1910—Thera
Will be Other Exceptional‘Demands,
So That As it Now Looks, Congress
Will Do Well if it Succeeds in Hold
ing Appropriations for Second 8*s
sion Down to Dimensions of Those of
the First 8ession.
views the legislation of the session of
congress which begins tomorrow will
Include very little* except the appro
priation bilks. These Dills will oarry
In the aggregate about $1,000,000,000
and the general opinion Is that In tho
time that will be allowed, the two
houses will find they can best servo
thO country by giving proper attention
to these appropriations.
There will be a general effort to hold
the appropriations down to tho lowest
possible limit. It in generally under
stood that there will be a bill for the
improvement of tho rlvern and bar
born, to carry not less than $25,000,000
or $30,000,000, Provision must be made
this year for the census of 1110. and
thin will require not less than $10,000,-
000. There will bo other exceptional
demands, so that as It now looks, con-
grm* will do well if It succeeds In
balding the appropriations for tbe nee*
end session of the sixtieth congress
to the dimensions of those of the first
session. The house committee on ap
propriations already has begun Its
work on the sundry bills.
Foraksr and Brownsville.
The fact that the managers desire
to restrict legislation will not prevent
other members of the senate and house
from exerting their efforts In behalf
of favorite measures. The first effort
In this direction will bo made In tho
senate by Mr. Forikor. who will re
new hls attempt to have passed the
Mil authorizing the ro-enllstment of
the negro soldiers discharged without
honor on account of the 'Brownsville
riot. This measure would bo tho ape-
ct*| order for December Id.
Senator Beveridge will make on ef
fort to obtain early consideration of
Ms child labor bill, end Senator Car
ter *>f the postal savings bank bill.
New Agreement to Come Up. .
It Is quite certain tint the recent
agreement between the United State*
and Japan will recalve early const ler-
atlon In the senate. Already a num
ber of senators have privately express
ed disapproval of the fact that the
compact was entered Into without con
sulting the senate.
Both houses will receive communlce-
Iowa, will take the oath of offlm as
the successor of Henitnr Allison os
will Carrol! S. Pa*.*, nf Vermont', as
the successor of Kmntor Stewart. In
th- house the seven members who were
elected In November to succeed mem
bers who have died or resigned, nro
Henry A. Barnhart, democrat, who
Uons from the eongreasiaaal monetary succeeds tbe late Mr. Brick, repuhll-
commlttce looking to cbowgae In th# can. from the thirteenth Indiana dls*
laws retaliating the supervision of na-ltrict; Albert Katoplnal. democrat, who
tlonal bank* and the prueent Indies-! succeeds the late Mr. Merer from the
t ions era that sort* simple IsekiUt ion for (first Louisiana district: otte c». FY*ik-
that purpose will be enacted. rr. republican successor to Mr. Don-
There also Is a considerable element well, republican. In the third New
la both bouses favorable to auoh Tork district; frank E. Guernsey, re-
changes In the Sherman anti-trust law
as will provide Immunity for aomo of
the combinations like labor unions
which have been held to be in restraint
of trade and which it is contended arc
not injurious. Many also desire tho
amendment of the interstate commerco
law so os to permit tariff agreements
among the railroads and to elimlnato
the commodities clause of the Jaw. Tho
labor interests will continue their ef
forts !u behtlf of a modification of the
Injunction laws. There Is opposition,
however, to all of these measures.
The advocates of separate statehood
for Arizona and New Mexico declare
they will have tho support of the pres
ident for their measures. There will,
however, be an effort to pass these
measures over to the sixty-first con
gress.
To Regulate Telegraph Lines.
The president will recommend legis
lation looking to supervision telegraph
and telephone lines. Bills will too of
fered bringing them within the Jur
isdiction of the Interstate commerce
commission. Ship subsidy also will
receive attention but the probability
of action Is remote.
Hammering at the Tariff.
There will be much discussion of tho
tariff In the cloak rooms and tho
ways and theins committee of tho
house will continue its efforts to frame
a bill, but no measure will receive at
tention on the floor of either house
until after March 4th, when the pro
posed special session will concentrate
Us efforts on this subject.
It Is even probable that action look
ing to a change In the print paper and
wood pulp schedules will be positioned
until tbe special session. , In the house
the question of the change of the
rules will he much discussed by indi
vidual members although as this mat
ter Is Intimately connected with the
speakership, its consideration will go
over until after the organisation of
tho house.
Among other subject* which ■prob
ably will -receive attention are those
looking to the establishment of a por-
nvinent waterways commission; pro
viding for a national Inheritance tax;
looking to the more thorough Investi
gation of Industrial disputes; and pro
viding means for the Improvement of
farm conditions along the lines to be
suggested by the president's country
life commission.
It Is understood that early In Jan
uary, the president will send In a spe
cial message roebmtrt>nding certain
steps for the protection and conserva
tion of the country's natural resource*
There also will be a renewal of the
effort to croate forest reserves j n the
Appalachians and the White moun
tains.
Congressional Forecast.
WASHINGTON. Dec. (—'Tomorrow
at 1$ o’clock both house* of congress
will convene for the beginning of the
second session of the sixtieth con-
press. Vice President Fairbanks and
Speaker Cannon arc both In tho city.
Practically no business will be trans-
NEGRO THIEF IS
TRACED JO COVER
Crack in Horse’s Hoof anil
Wobbling Wheel His
Undoing. .
VALDOSTA. Ga, Dec. d—A crack
In a horse’s hoof and the wobbling
wheel of a wagon caused Jake Higdon,
a negro farmer, to be landed in Jail
here charged with stealing some twen
ty bushels of cotton seed from a ne
gro woman named Georgia Vance, who
lives on the Briggs place, a mile north
of town. Jake made hls visit to her
cotton seed house during the early
morning hours. She noticed the seed
scattered on the ground as she left
her house and made an investigation.
She colled one of her neighbors. Mr.
S. M. Myrlck. and told him of the
theft, lie went over and found the
fresh tracks leading from the seed
house toward town. He followed them
a half mile and notified the sheriff.
Tho two took the track and followed
two miles to one of the oil mills where
they found 'Jake unloading hls wagon.
He arrived before they did, but had to
wait until tho oil mill opened to dis
pose of his seed. He was arrested
and landed In Jail. The track of tho
horse and the wobbling of one wheel,
in and out. was so plain that tho of
ficers would have to stop at times and
laugh at the case with which they
were following their man.
Jako is a tenant on tho Powell place
this year and has been selling rood
of hls own raising.
Ministers Celebrate.
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dee. 6—Two of
Valdosta’s popular ministers celebrat
ed anniversaries here today. Rev. J.
D. Chapman celebrated the first year
of hls ministry at* the First Baptist
Church and Rev. Rfclukrd Wallace
celebrated the fourth year of his pas
toral*) with the First Christian Church.
Both churches have prospered wonder
fully under the pastorate of these min
isters and both are very prosperous
today.
The Methodist Church was closed
today, as the pastor was In atten
dance upon conference at Quitman. It
Is generally expected thnt Rev. M. A.
Morgan, the Methodist pastor, will bo
returned here for hid fourth year.
The Presbyterians are still without
a pastor, though Dr, Forgartle. presi
dent of Young Female College, occu
pied the pulpit there today. The
Presbyterians are building a beautiful
church here and will resume the work
of construction toeforo very long.
publican, successor to Mr. Powers, re
publican. from the fourth Maine dis
trict; Eben M. Masters, republican,
successor to Mr. Parker, republican,
from South Dakota at large; O. C.
Wiley, democrat, successor to hls
brother. A.. A. Wiley, democrat, from
the second Alabama-district, and John
P. Swasey, republican, successor to Mr.
Littlefield,, who resigned during the
xoMMion from -tho second Maine
district;
To Honor Memory Addison,
The two houses will appoint com
mittees ench to notify the other house
and the president that the two bodies
arc organized, and prepared to go for
ward with • the business of the ses
sion. The senate will then adjourn
for the day out of respect to the- mem
ory of Senator Allison, who died dur
ing the recess. The house will term
inate Its brief session with resolutions
commemorative of the lives of tylcjisr*.
Parker, Wiley. Dun well and Powers,
who have died since adjournment last
May. Tuesday will be given up by
both houses to rending the president’s
message. As this In President Roose
velt’s last annunl message to con
gress, there is unusual interest In It.
The general report Is that It will
prove to be a conservative and care
fully prepared document, and It I" net
believed that n grant ninny recom
mendations for legislation along new
lines will be ventured upon by tho
president.
Census Question First Up Wednesday.
It Is expected that* the house will
begin business Wednesday morning
with the consideration of the hill pro
viding for the taking of the thirteenth
census, which was pending when con
gress adjourned In May. Mr. Tawney,
chairman of the committee on appro
priations, expects hls committee will
be prepared to report tho hill making
appropriations for the legisintlye. ex
ecutive and Judicial branches of tho
government before the end of tho
week, and Its consideration will bo
begun at the flint practical moment.
The senate hns no special order for
the week except for the delivery of
addresses on Saturday In honor of the
memory of tho late Senator Redfleld
Proctor. It Is probable only brief
dally sessions will be held.
For next week the senate hes ngraed
to take up the bill for the establish
ment of postal savings banks and
Senator Foraker’© bill authorizing tbe
re-enlistment of the negro soldiers
discharged on account of tho Browns
ville riot.
NEWS FORECAST FOR
THE COMING WEEK
... ia* n
sixth president of the United States
to the national congress will be
ing
hou
The
feature of the
wlll.be read In both'
>greaa on Tuesday,
be more popular lop:
asm
that
aft*
• were any protpect
at tariff revision. In
is generally assumed
HR bo deferred for an
extraordinary session to be called
Mi|Hginrtrafguratlon of President
rslon ' falls Into the
Mr. Taft Is expected to return
to Washington this week, but a
wider public Interest attaches to
hla appearance In New York city,
whero he will apeak Monday even
ing at the annual dinner of the
North Carolina Society of New
York.
THa sensational “night rider"
.casco In Tennessee will come up
In definite form Monday far trial
of
port
: recently
Quentin Rankin and assault upon
—“ “ H The state will try
irosecutlon forthwith;
/III seek delay. It Is
the trials will be
Got
to p
the
bell-
posl
Fi
Cas
Can
to (
ceptlon Of President
serious-irergioaj op-!
ubjett of Internatlon-
-
Meanwhile the Dutch
warsnipa are maneuvering signifi
cantly In tha Venezuelan neighbor
hood and thora are (Maly, but un
confirmed rumors of an American
participation In a projected naval
demonstration In that vicinity.
‘Haytl’s last revolution contin
ues to thrive since the repudiation
of President Nord Alexis and hla
narrow escape from violence by
flight to a French vessel. It (s
Impossible to forecast events be
tween now and such time as or
derly government may again be
Liquor legislation will be discuss
ed by the National Liquor League
at its sixteenth annual convention
wh*
folk
tom
I UBt
•ro
rk it.it*
New Yoi
, are
say on 1
self*
fork city on the
likely to have
___ .1 the same sub-
icresslng number of
represent a problem
who deal In liquor
>re and more serious.
A successor to Bishop Spauidlna.
of the diocese of Peoria, Illinois,
will be Chosen by Popr Plus.
Bishop Spaulding reslgnsd recently
on account of falling health.
In the field of labor, one event
of special Interest Is the vote of
the local unions making up the
mine workers of America, who
will ballot on Tuesday for nation
al offlairs: the other Is the appeal
which will be heard by the United
States supreme court of the
American Federation of Labor from
tho anti-boycott Injunction from
the district supreme court of the
Herman Blfllk, after a tremen-
KSiSS??™-®
gallows at Chicago on Friday f*r
the alleged murder of several
members of tha Vzral family. Hls
case Is rendered the more tragic
by the recent death of hls aged
mqther, overcome by the horror
which clouded her destining years.
Only the Intervention of Governor
Deneen can save Bll|lk now.
Business men and captains of •
Industry and transportation will ..
gather In large numbers at Wash- ^
Tngton this week to attend the
National Conservation Commission,
with Ita gathering of governors;
the 6outhern Commercial Con
gress the Riven • and Harbor*
and the National Council of Com
merce.
ALLEGED DEAL
ATLANTIC FLEET
AT SINGAPORE
Flagship Salutes Port But no
Communication Had With
Shore.'
FIRE DESTROYS
SUPPLY HOUSE
Wilkins Supply Co., Jesnp,
Loses Heavily—Sentinel
Is Damaged
JEBITp. On.. Doc. C.—Fire destroyed
tho building and store of tho Wilkins
Bupplv Company today. Tho build
ing and store were worth $15,000. in-
suranre on store $6,000, and on build
ing $2,000.
Knight's pharmacy wa« damaged
about $1,200. The Jesup Sentinel was
also considerably damaged.
Mr. W. T. Wilkins, manager of the
Wilkins Supply Company, reports
that all Halms against the company
will be promptly met
CASTRO CAN’T LAND
T AP0L0I
NO OPERATION FOR VENEZUELAN
PRESIDENT ON FRENCH BOIL
WITHOUT AMAf DS.
PA It 18. Deo. If President Castro, of
iux he will
French s .11
Bordeaux hr will
foot on French s #r
- hr lias offered a formal opol
for the fashion In which h© has
determined that
iKtminlnli
yesterday.
ftlmuld he arrive
Illness not he ter
.1 that
exacted from Castro for hls
us expulsion of M. Talgn
•hnrttc d'affaires, from that
*906.
land therefore will be
Bordeaux and hls
the cabinet lias
• signal redress
.. tn Oastn
xpulslon of M. Talgtty, the
_j d’affti*
January. 1906,
Permtssli..
made conditional upon, first, the dispatch
•*f au official telegram of apology to the
Frem-li government, and uflcr Hint tho
Liverpool, panned
7to Santander,
cot President
OVER STATE OHIO
FIFTY-FIVE OF 88 COUNTIES ARE
DRY—1,730 8ALOON3 VOTED
OUT.
CLKVF.LAND. O.
of Ohio's 86 counties
are wrL This Is tho l _
work ou the part of the Ohio Antl-Hii-
loon Leaguu ** **
Fifty-Jlv©
■I. " Haven
result of stx months
der thnt law It wn* dlsplim
law which bns hem siim-e
III hr- held In
hy the net
ill. Voting
•nmlnlng 26
•nth*.
Counties within the
In uniat of population the state Is
nearly half dry now. and In tint
area two-lhlrds. Most of the dry
ties do not rontnln large el ties. Ro far
nlKiiit 1.730 saloons have Iter
WILLIAM DUDLEY.FOULKB.
The President'* Reply.
White House,
Washington, f>. C., Dee. I. 1968.
Mr. I>enr Mr. Foulke:
Charges* of Indianapolis
News Bring Matter to At
tention of President
HOT SPRINGS. VaT Dee. (-Cor
respondence passing between President
Roosevelt and Wm. Dudley Foulke,
nvade public hy tho latter, is In part
The President.
Sir: Tho Indlnnnpoll* News net only
during the campaign, hut even afl-r
Its close, has been repeatedly and con
tinually making s’rloii* charges ngulnst
your administration is well us against
read It In connect|i
Tetters, enclosing qik - ,
•1 in no polls News, u paper edited li
Dels van Hmlth. • • •
The News states In one of II*
thnt -pruhnbly
dealing With the matte
have been dr-
stroyed. Thin Is false. Not one lisn
been destroyed. It states that the last
documents were sent over In June of
this year, the object of thin partlmi-
Inr falsehood being, apparently, to con
ceal the matter In some way with the
nomination of Mr. Taft. As n mutter of
fart the lent paper* thnt we Imvn re
ceived of any kind were sent over to us
In May of 1*04, and they have been ac-
r easlhle to every human being who cared
to look# at (hem ever since, amt are
accessible now, • • •
Public Has Had Knowledge.
You quota tha News n* Hinting thnt
"Tha paopje have no official knowledge
concerning the Panama ennui deal."
Tim fact Is thnt the people Itnve had the
most minute official knowledge; that
every Important ntep In tho transaction
and every lmp«>rt©nt document Imva been
made piddle In •rominunlcnilnns to con
gress and through the daily press and
the whole mutter hnn been threnhed over
In all Ita detalla again end again and
again. • • •
The flirt has been officially published
again and again (hat the government paid
$40,000,60il, and that It paid thin 940,060,-
600 direct to French government, getting
•Ipt of the liquidator as appointed
hr the French government to receive
the same. The United Htnie* government
has not the slightest knowledge as to
the particular Individuals among whom
the French snverninent dlr'rlhuted the
This
•rnment. The
received from
French government.
SINGAPORE. Dro. (.—The TTnlted
Htates Atlantic battleship fleet pasted
through here today. The scout rrulw
| Yankton, which has been here for a few
acted In either house tomorrow, in days, kept In constant communication
tha senate Ex-Governor Cummins, or with the fleet during Its passage, but
' otherwise the bat tie* hips did not corn-
lowing:
“THE PANAMA MATTER."
"Tho campaign Is over, and »he pro-
pic will have to vnt». tomorrow with
out any official knowledge concerning
the Panama on mil deal. It hns been
charged that tho United States bought
from American citlxen* for $40,600,000
property that cost those citigens only
$12,000,000. Mr. Taft wag secretary f Hon that any A mark
of war at the time the negotiation was ! h# P lr pnr t l gove—---
closed. Them Is no doubt that tho
government paid $40,000,000 for the
property. But who got the money?
We arc not to know'. The administra
tion and Mr. Toft do not think 1t
right that the propl* should know.
The president’s brother-in-law Is In
volved In th«* Mcnndal, but ho has noth
ing to ssy. The candidate’* brother
has been chnrgejJ with being a mem
ber of the syndicate; he has It is true,
denied It. But he refuses in nppeii
to the evidence, nil of which Is In the
possession of the administration and
The mere supposlj
||MMrrelvcd from
rake off" |a
It Is I
ornmenf.
abominable fell" hood, and It
■ The president’s brother-in-law was In-
Jvolvrd In ho scandni. Mr. Delnvnn Hmlth
and the _othf»r_ people who repented this
mvnlcste with the shore.
The iagahip Connecticut, when abreast,
saluted the pert and tha satete was re
turned. Atony launches and small steam-
am filled with spectate** escorted tha - _—t — -- -
siting for same little distance The Yaak. !f~ D re to this alleged grand')L
tan tMs morning rMl«*d a wlrelcea - mrfl ***** fads In .regard to It?
wholly Inaccessible to outsiders. For
weeks this scandal has been befom*
the people. The records nro In Wash
ington. and they nro public records.
But the people arc not to soa them—
till after election. If then."
Continue* After Election.
Even after the election this has been
continued. It being said that Mr. Taft’s
"weakness" in Indiana (where he ran
many thousand ahead of miy other
republican candidate) was du« In great
falsehood lied about the president'_
brother-in-law: hut why the fact that
Mr. Hrnlth lied ahould l»c held to Involve
Mr. Rnhlnaon In e ’scardel’ I* difficult
to understand. The scnndai affects no
one but Mr. Hmlth; and hls conduct has
been not merely srandaP ‘ ‘ *
* hi '
i Mr. Robinson
iMirt _
but infamous.
nd not the slightest
from tha Connecticut to th* I Where aro there "inaccessible records?"
.rt.'-t ihM <m ■.turflar mwtlnc ,h. fl~tl Wfc»n dirt th.y mm. Inin th« porao-
-"m 1 ," 7 ••> ,n ! ‘Inn of Ihn .ov,mm.nl and what tlr
SBTuSl. ThP ,h '>' donum? If lh« aUl.m-nm of
winiTm. iJrtMSafL'TS-lii’Ula ll» Wh*. nr* true, our people might
uneventful. Th# weather %»* line and *° *»mw |t; |f not true they ought tn
tha sea smooth, and soma time was given I have unnie just means of astlmsting
up la nsaewtrtfig. I what credit should b* given In other
nectlon of any kind, sort or description
time or uh ter any ciroumatanctm
jy It.... .
with the Psnamn matter,
’harlee Tnft.
Neither did
’Vwt-
- — ...tlcau
In the f’nlted Htatns thnt to my know!
rdg* had any dealings with th# govern-
*" “*“"**“‘i and Inasmuch
The News
All of |.
any Impottnnea ns ftlustratlmr any j
uro of the trwnanrikm# hnve already been
I ms-la public. Those remains a groat
■■PMdoeimiarHa of little or no 1m
porianre which the administration la en
tirely willing to have published, but whirl
I a— and pointIroais—
borause of their
GSS*
r-cared to publish. Any
eon have fall secern to
(Continued on page Three.)
‘ I’LL STICK TO HER” ENGINEER SAID
AND HE GOES UNDER LOCOMOTIVE
TO BE SLOWLY ROASTED TO DEATH
Alex King Is President.
ATLANTA. On., Dec. At the an
nual banquet or the Atlanta ltnr Asso
ciation licit night Alex C. King was
elected president. Other officer# chosen
are:
Alex W. Smith, first vice pres Merit.
Eugene II. Mitchell, second vice presl-
“PUT IT
UP TO THE JURY”
Solicitor Said From Begin
ning of Mitchell Case He’d
Not Let Up.
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dec. «--■Solicitor
General W. E. Thomas returned from
Thomasvllle Inst night nftcr having
spont a week thnro In the famous
Mitchell ease.* which has .been the
hardest fought und must Interesting
case this section has luut tn a long
tint©. Col. Thomas' friends lure met
hint at the train und heartily congrat
ulated him upon tho tight which
made.
Pushed the Prosecution.
From Ihn time the abduction of Mis*
Linton was committed up to the ver
dict of th© Jury, he has pushed th©
case with all of th© skill that he could
command, lln said from th© begin
nlng that h© expected to "put It up t«»
th© Jury,” and h© kept hls word. In
spit© of the powerful Influence of tho
accused and hls Influential family
connections thora hns • not been tho
slightest !et up In the vigor of th©
prosecution. Th© solicitor general
went over nil of th© ground hlinsclf
and had th© friends of th© accused to
go over It with him. making an in
rate time that It would take, and nlso
going Into ©very dctull connected with
the affair. Th© result wan that arana
was imula out that paralyzed the op
position. R startled tha community,
for It was stronger than anybody ox-
pectod to see.
8ome of Thomae' Work.
Cot. Thomas was th© prosecutor In
th© Rawlings case, th© celebrated pick
pocket cas©. and has be©n called Into
th© prosecution of th© Waycms* bank
officials. Thesn are untong th© most
noted cases that have been tried In
tho atato In tho pa"t ten years, nnd
the Holleltor has mad© good In ©very
one ho far. His frlFflds are naturally
elated over hls victory nnd th© more
so since, in ench case, they think that
only Justice-has. been dppn.
SPIRITS FIRM
AT QUARTER
OFFL
Heavy Receipts and Slacken
ing of Bnying Support
Bring Slight Weakness
HAVANNAH. O*.. Dee. 6.—After re
maining stationary st J9*/4o for nearly
two week* the local spirits of turpentine
market toward the latter pert of the
week Just ended was manipulated for a
declino nnd n loss of Kc from tho pre
vious levels was scored.
The receipts of turpentine at th© !>ort.
ns mentioned from time to time, have
G -oven unusually heavy. Considerable
tying for European requirement# was
noticeable In the early part of the week,
hut iKtndon quotations continued to ©sse
off. probably assisted by brarlsh manip
ulations for American Interests and for
th* savon dsys a net loss of 12 penco
was seoreil In that market.
Buying hupport Not 8o Marked.
Following the losses there the buying
support here was not quite so marked.
Friday morning the American Naval
Btoraa Company wer# bidding 39c for
supplies, doubtless "feeling" tho market
and th# article shifted to steady at 39%©
* Toss of %©. The short day’s trading
HSturday witnessed tha ch ""F ,n f «b*
tone from steady to Arm at fli© final rail
and at that time the larger buyers were
again In the market and a considerable
portion of the total accumulations was
purchased. Th* markot opened Monday
(Nov. 10) firm at 39Vfcc. Tim ©lose yes
terday w«* Arm at $9'Ac. Net loss Ke
per barrel. . .
Rosins wer© In very good demand snd
prices as a whole are "bqv© those of th*
Haturdsy preceding. At the rail yester
day th* following price* were quoted:
Water white, 1166; window elans, $6.40;
N. il l*; M. 1*75; K. 16.10:1 14.16; If.
13.40; tl. I2.9la3.lfti; F. $3; E, $2.96; D.
$1.90; B. $2.90. , m
Th© statistics follow: „ . _ .
Receipts: flplr. Rosin. Heir. Rosin,
iturduy. .. 016 1.700 630 2,369
WmSl. 4,787 26.172 4.661 1S.2I6
Month. 4.16$ 17.471 4,601 18.216
Hesran .... .201,119 I4I.900 171,121 136.231
Haturdsy ,,, 238 66 267 1,633
Month ..... 1.876 8.466 3.024 7.614
Reason 191.146 661.601 141.443 466.937
Foreign ...117.11* 297.374 71.926 194.71!
Htock Hat. . 42.320 169 481 11.141 120^7 0
I<oudon spot lurpontlno reported Sat
urday. 21s IQKd.
SHOOTING THE FILLS
l D« TO DEATH
J08. H. PAINTER AND COMPANION
L08E THEIR LIVES IN THE
POTOMAC.
WASHINGTON. Doc. (-Joseph H,
Rainier, aged *•. a boliwtlst In the na
tional museum, and hi* companion.
Robert Wallace, agod 18. wer© drowned
today while trying to shoot the rapid*
at Stubblefield Halls. In th© Potomn:
river, about ten miles north of the
ty.
The bodies have nut be-iu recover’d.
Th# young in*n wer© »m a fishing
trip tn a email nano©, which overturn
ed In midilrrom with Cieui. due to
striking a rock. Both were reeideals
I of this city.
A. A. Rcppard Dies Like a
Martyr Bravely at His 1
Post.
BAD WRECK AT AARON, GA.,
ON S. A. & N., EARLY SUNDAY
Tragic Death Overtake^ Reppard While
Working Extra as* Engineer—la a Reg-
ular Conductor, But Was Atelgned to
Run a Light Engine From airfield to
Steteeboro—Tender Left Track On
Curve, Engine Followed and Turned
Turtle— Engineer Wee Werned of
Danger When Accident Came, Out Re
fused to Leave Hie Engine.
HTATKHBORO, 1 (Jn.' Dec. (.—Remain
ing at th© throttle nf hls engine, even
after danger threatened, A. A. Heppant,
son ©f th© latu well known lumberman,
It. It. Ilcppard. or Huvannah, was slowly
scalded tu death in th© wrack of hls
train on© mil© from Aaron tuid seventeen
miles from HtatestHir© on the Huviumuh.
Augusts eml Northern railroad at an
early hour this morning. ■
Engine Running "Light."
The train had left (larfleld nnd. mad©
up of nit engine nnd a cnboos©, waa
hacking to Htutestmro. In th© cab
were Mr. Rrppunl, who I* a conductor,
hut was sent out as engineer, n negro
field for the Georgia and Florida rail-
field for the GoorglA and Klolrda rail
road.
The Accident.
Just before Aaron was reached, on a
curve the tender left the truck nnd a
few moment* Inter the engine turned
over nil Its side. The flramiui Jumped tn
safety. Mr. MhUicws asked Reppard tn
Jump, hut th© latter replied: "nl stick
to hnr." Mathews Jumped as the engine
turned turtle.
lteppard was caught by tho holler
lieml. Hls legs were broken In half a
dozen places, tho bones sticking through
th© flesh.
Slowly Cooked to Death.
The legn und Innly to th© waist wer©
P inned down and covered r.nd Just above
Is bend a broken pipe sent down a
stream of scalding steam, that slowly
cooked th© helpless man.
He beagl'd Mathews and nthers to pull
him to a pine© of safety, but thny could
do nothing lH>for© hs died.
In hls agony he tried to reach th©
hrnk©n pipe and hold hls tuuid over It.
preferring to sacrifice Ills arm, but he
could not resell the pip©.
RelTef Train Reaches Wreck.
No on# els© was hurt In the wreck. A
relief train was sent out from States-
lK»r«i nnd tho engineer’* body was car-
r, Mr. 1 ^Reprar.? 1 ?* a brother of Mr*. D. C.
Carson, or Bars nn ah.
lie leaves a wife and on© child, who
reside nt ltel(svll|e. Jliif wan a mem
ber of th© Knights nf Ffthlaa and Wood
men of th© Worlds • i ...
An Inquiry Into tho ©efts© bf th©
wreck showed that th* track on th©
curve was In good condition and the*
thrro was no spreading of the rails
.UMBER TRADE
IS OPTIMISTIC
Volume Now Bnsiness Good
With Prospects Bright
for Now Year.
HAVANNAH. Go., Doc. (—With a
good volume of now business In evi
dence nnd will) graat possibilities for
the future In prospect th© lumber trade
of Hnvnnnuh Is in a distinctly good
frame of mind and Is awaiting th©
coming of the Now Year confident thnt
th© general volump of business at that
tlmo will bo fully equal to th© nor
m’ll volume which ha* been awaited
so ’patiently by th© trad© at large.
That th© volume of business now In
evidence has shown a remarkable In
crease In th© |m*t few wwck* Is con
ceded. Prices have also moved up
ward rnlhcr substantially with nil
things considered and It la well within
th© rang© of probabilities that there
will h© a further upward movement
of th© general price Hat in th© Im
mediate future. In fart nt tho mo
ment there I© ©very Indication that
business will show a further nnd most
radical Improvement toward th© be
ginning of the New Year now so close
nt hand, ©nd th© optimism of the great
fraternity Is In consequence also much
mor© marked than «t nny time re
cently.
Northern Contraote Confirmed.
Probably tho most hopeful ard en
couraging sign of the flmoe I* th© gen
eral activity of th© largo yard men
of the north In their efforts to confirm
contracts. Th© average lumbermen ©f
the port has stack* of new business
on hls desk much of which has already
been confirmed for stipulated deliv
eries and thorn Is reason to believe
that a grant deal of the business now
offering wilt b© taken by th© local
firms because tho averag© Interior mill
man Is ready to 4U»cept business In
largo velum© and thor© 1s now no
troubln In plscing any contracts which
might look desirable to the whole
salers of Savannah.
Buyers Are Waking to Situation.
Th© prices quoted 1n th© Inquiries
received lately nr© distinctly better.
Tho nv©mg© yard man of th© north
nnd other localities stems to have com©
to th© realization of th© fact that th<»
prices quoted In th© Inquiries hereto
fore were out of tin© with tho trend
of the market and tha ralu©anowquot-»
©d conform more strictly to tho actual
values to be reasonably expected. Thtw
class of business for a long while p*sb
was largely lacking ana tha sudden
renewal of activity can mean tont on©
thing—that the long expected Im
provement Is now at hand. Th© roods
ar© also In the market for fairly good
sized contracts. Taken all in all It
must be conceded that general condi
tions at tha momtnt tn th© local flehl
at least are better than for many a
long day past and th© f©ollnr of opti
mism aa a result Is becoming more
nnd mor© marked with tho paaslng of
tbe month.
Election Of Magistrates.
ATLANTA. Ga.. Dee. 8.-Judge T5dgar
If. Orr and Judge H. If, Landrum were
r»* ilr’l’.l miMri«tr©tre here vreterdav
over strong npooelUon.
