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WEATHER FORECA8T FOR GEORGIA:—FAIR AND WARMER WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY FAIR, LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1626.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1D08
DAILY, *7.00 A YEAR
ROOSEVELT SEVERELY ASSAILED;
WORLD DEMANDS CANAL SCANDAL
BE PROBED AT ONCE BY CONGRESS
Says President Knew State
merits Were Untrue When
He Made Them,
NEWSPAPER ACCEPTS
Declares Fight of the Indianapolis
News Was a Continuaticn of a Ques
tion Raised by the World In Con
nection with the Latter Paper’s His
torical Summary of Mr. Cromwell's
Connection With the PaHama Canal
—Since Inquiry Was Originally the
World’s the President’s Challenge is
. Accepted—Scathing Languago Direct
ed at Mr. Roosevelt and Pointed
Questions Asked.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8—The N<rtr York
World, to which Delavan Smith, editor
of the Indianapolis News, 'referred In
hl.s reply to President Roosevelt’s at
tack on him. as the authority for the
article on the Panama canal which
appeared In his paper and called for
the president's letter, says today:
"In view of President Roosevelt'
deliberate mis-statement of fact In his
scandalous personal attack on Hr. Del-
avsn Smith, editor of the Indianapolis
News, the World calls upon tho con*
Kress of the United States to Imme-.
dletely make a full and Impartial In-
vej-ticatlon of the entire Panama canal
scandal
"The Investigation of 1906, by the
senate commission of the Inter-oceanic
cam Is. was blocked by the refusal of
William Nelson Cromwell to answer
the mc.*t pertinent questions of Sena
tor Morgan, of Alabama. Since that
time nothing has been done, because
after Senator Morgan's death there
was no successor to carry on his groat
work of revealing the truth about
Panama corruption.
"The Indianapolis News said In the
editorial for which Mr. Roosevelt
sails Mr. Smith: ,
"'It has been charged that
United States bought from American
citizens for 840.000,000 property that
cost those citizens only 812,000,000.
There Is no doubt that the government
paid 840,000,000 for the property. But
who got the money?’
Roosevelt Abusive.
"President Roosevelt's reply to this
most proper question Is for. the most
part a string of Abusive and defama
tory epithets. But he also makes the
following statements as truthful Infor-
mation to the American people:
"'The United States did not p«y a
cent of the 840.000,000 to any American
citizen. The government paid the 840,-
OOO.OnO direct to the French govern
ment. getting the receipt of the liqui
dator appointed by the French govern
ment to receive the same.
" The United States government had
not the slightest knowledge as to tho
particular! Indlvduala among whom the
French government distributed
same.
‘"So fnr as I know, there was
syndicate; there certainly wasno syn
dicate In the United States that, to my
knowledge, had any dealings with the
government, directly or Indirectly.’
’To the best of the World’s knowl
edge and belief, each and all of these
statements made by Mr. Roosevelt
and quoted nbove are untrue, and
Mr. Roosevelt must have known they
\tere untrue when he made them.
Distribution of the Loot.
"As to the detailed distribution of
the Panama loot only one man knows
it all. And that man Is William Nel
son Cromwell. The two men whp
were most In Mr. Cromwell’s confi
dence are Theodore Roosevelt, pres
ident of the United States, and Ellhu
Root, former secretary of war, and
now secretary of state. It was they
who aided Mr. Cromwell In consum
mating the Panama revolution, nr
ranged the terms of the purchase of
the Panama canal, made the agree
ment to psy 840,000,000 on the canal
properties, and an additional 810.-
000,000 for n manufactured Panama
republic, every .penny of both of which
sums was paid by check op tho United
States treasury to J. r. Morgan &
Co.—not to the French government, as
Mr. Roosevelt says, but to J. P. Mor
gan & Co.
World to the Front.
"The natural query of the Indianap
olis News, as to ’Who got the money?*
was based on the World’s historical
summary of Mr. Cromwell’s connec
tion with the Panama canal. The in
quiry was originally the World’s and
the World accepts Mr. Roosevelt’s
challenge. If congress can hava sll
tho documents In the case, as Mr.
Roosevelt says, let congress make a
complete investigation of the Panama
canal afTalr. and In particular of Wil
liam Nelson Cromwell’s connection
with the French company, with Pana
ma and with the government of the
United States.
"Let congress officially answer this
question:
•* ’Who got the money V
"The old French company, organ
ised by Ferdinand de Lessens In 1878,
failed In 1889. years before Mr. Crom
well’s relations with President Roose
velt began. An Mr. Cromwell testi
fied before the senate- committee on
February 28. 1208. ’We never had any
connection with the so-called ds Les-
seps company. Neither did the United
prate* government conduct negotia
tes w*th the old French Panama
Canal Ocmrnny.*
History of Matter.
"What Mr. Cromwell did represent
tin« the new Panama canal comosny.
the American Panama Cans! Com-
prny. and the I5.M0 OOO' syndicate
whtch he formed to flnon-e th* new
companies. . After Mr Cromwell hsd
u rt‘fed *1 do not recall any contract.'
ftmator Morgan produced a contract
reading Panama Cana! Hearing. Vol
ume P*ge 1,148.
“Mr. William Kelson Cromwell Is
ehislvelv ermowemd und-r the formal
*rre*ment with the hoard of .llrertow
of the Compsgne Noureli* du Canal de
Psnsma fKew Panama Can*t Cnc*n*nv
of France! to,effect with i
M*nd|rnte the Americas!* ‘
Panama Canal Company <
American
m of thw
the foUrw
wta that an American Panama Canal
company with a capitalization of 880.-
000.000 preferred and 845.000,000 common
stock should be organized to take over
the Panama Canal concessions and all
other property belonging to the new
French Panama Canal Company which
had bought the- same from tho old do
Lesseps company. This company was
Incorporated In New Jersey with dummy
directors.
“Dummy Directors."
“There was also Incorporated In New
Jersey with dummy directors the Inter-
oceanlo Canal Company.
"Senator Morgan unearthed a copy of
the 85,000,000 syndicate agreement which
provided that the subscribers should
contract with William Nelson Cromwell
to pay 85.000,000 In cash and to take
their several allotments in tho enter-
prise,
‘ Five million dollars was more than
ample to buy the majority of the old
Panama stock. As the World said on
October 25.
“ 'Mr. Cromwell applied to tho canal
situation the methods of American high
finance by'which a syndicate takes over
tho property of a bankrupt concern, then
creates a holding company and recapi
talization. keeping a majority control in
■ syndicate trusteeship.’
"Finding that, to quote from Mr.
Cromwell’s testimony. 'In May. 1904, I,
representing the new Panama canal, and
Judges Day and Russell, representing
Attorney General Knox, consummated*
the transfer and sale to the United
States.
The Contradictions.
"Mr. Roosevelt says: ’The government
paid this 840,000,000 direct to the French
government.’
“Mr. Cromwell testified that the United
States paid the money to J. P. Morgan
& Co.
Mr. Roosevelt says: ‘The French
government distributed tho
Mr. Cromyrell testified os to how he
distributed it.
"Mr. Roosevelt talks of 'Getting the
receipt of the liquidator appointed by
the French government to receive tlio
paid to the
govornmei.- .
liquidator of the old Panama' Canal
pnny. under and In pursuance of an
agreement entered Into between the
llqvldator and tlm new company. Of the
balance of 815.000.000 paid lo the new
Panama Canal Company $12,090,000 have
already been distributed among Its
stockholders and the remainder is now
being hold awaiting final distribution and
payment.’
Some of the Testimony.
"What follows is further eloquent tes
timony by the senate committee:
" ’Senator Taliaferro—There Is $3,-
000.000?"
Mr. Cromwell—Throe million, yes
sir.’
•Mr. Cromwell—The New Panama
Canal Company. In Its treasury,*
"And vet Mr. Roosevelt says Him: *The
United States government has not the
slightest knowledge’ as to the dhtrlbu*
tlon of 840.000.000 and that ‘this was ‘he
business of the French government.'
7As to Mr. Roosevelt’s statement tha*
'Then* was no ryndiente’ he wou'd have
read the 'syndicate subscription .agree-
** page IIU; *‘ “ * ‘ *“
volume 2,-of tho t
tlmon.v bafore the committee'
oceanic canals—U he had cared for <ha
"That the United States government
deallnr with The French gov-
was not
.. 'The liquidator . appointed
by the French Government’ or with Co
lombia. or with Tanama. or with anyone
elae except William Nelson Cromwell
and his associates. Is made still more
plain by the description of Senor J. Ga
briel Duquo as to the Panama revolu
tion and aa to the manner In which Mr.
Cromwell got 110.000,090 additional from
tho United Bt&t*s treasury.
"Cromwell Made Revolution."
"Honor Duque said: 'Mr. Cromwell
made the revolution. He offered to make
me president of the new republic and^ to
through If I would raise a smnll
force of men end declare a secession from
Colombia. He made promises that
should have the help of his government.
eying 83.000 to $4,000 per general.
i Colombian officers
"Then Mr. Cromwell, having been
elected by the Panama republic as gen
eral counsel, and he and J. Plerpont Mop
having hern appointed a 'fiscal
mission,' negotiated with President
mission' for Mr. Cromwell's Panama re
public. Of this money threc-auarters Is
still under the control of ’the fiscal
World's Questions.
Why did the United States pay $40,000.-
000 for a bankrupt property whose control
could have been bought In tho open mar
ket for Isas than $4,000,000?
"Who bought up the obligations of the
old Panama Canal Company for a few
000 paid to the new Punnma Canal Com-
r ‘^h„h,r Douglas Robinson, who In
Mr. Roosevelt's brother-in-law, or any
of Mr. Taft’s brothers associated himself
with Mr. Cromwell In Panama exploita
tion or shared In these nrofits Is Inci
dental to the main Issue of letting In the
wr
•Whether they did or did not, whether
all the profits went Into Mr. Nelson
Cromwell’s hands, or whatever became of
them, the fart thnt Theodore Roosevelt,
as president of tho United States, Issued
a public statement about such a public
matter full of flagrant untruths, reeking
with mis-statements, challenging line by
line the testimony of his associates.
Cromwell and the official records, makes
It Imperative that full publicity come at
once through the authority and by tho
action of congress.’’
8 INDICTMENTS 1
T RIDES CASES
GRAND JURY CHARGES MURDER IN
FIR8T DEGREE FOR RANKIN
OUTRAGE.
UNION CITY. Tenn.. Dec. 8-Elght
Indictments charging alleged members of
the night rider band of Reel Foot lake
with murder In the first degree were re
turned by the grand Jury late today, the
Indictments alleging that the eight
named Garrett John
Sam
white. Arthur Cloar, Fred Pinion/
Hanson, Rob Huffman. Tld Burton nml
Bud Morris had a part In the actual put
tlngto death of Captain Quentin Rankin
at Walnut Log on the night of Oct. 18
last. All of the men Indicted today are
Indicted today i
n theiri
called for trial tomorrow the ]
under arrest and when their ■
The witnesses upon whose evidence
-jr indictment* were drawn are Col. R.
•u- Taytort. the associate of Captain
Rarkin. who narowljr^scaped a similar
fa is. P. C. Ward,
walnut Ism. Ed Powell, a farmer w?
declared that he was forced to ecrorr
ny the band on tin* night In questloi
A V anil tVHr.rr > if t»
j OF
THE PRESIDENT
Document is Read in Both
Houses of Congress
Yesterday. *
WASHINGTON, Doc. 8—Interest In
both houses of congress centered today
In the ©resident’s message. Senator
Aldrich on behalf at the senato com
mittee, and Representative Payno for
the house committee, appointed to no
tify the president that the two bodies
were in session, informed their re
spective houses that they had per
formed this duty. Secretary Latta
followed close upon the heels of the
two committees, first In the senate and
then In tho house. The reading of
the message began In tho senato at
12:15 and In the house a few minutes
later. The galleries of both houses
were well filled, and almost all the
seats of senators and members wore
occupied by their owners. All of
them were supplied with printed copies,
of tho message which proved to bo
a document of forty-four pages
with nn elaborate nppendlx contain
ing numerous Illustrations showing the
results of the work of the forestry
bureau. Senators and members gave
comparatively little attention to the
reading of the message at tho desk,
but most of them Immediately busied
themselves with the printed copies be.
fore them.
To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives:
Finances.
The financial standing of the na
tion at the present tlmo Is excellent
and tho financial management of the
nation's Interest by the government
during the last seven years ha*
shown the most satisfactory results.
Hut oar currency system Ih Imper
fect. and it Is earnestly to be hoped
that the currency commission will be
able to propose a thoroughly good
system which will do away with <ho
existing defects.
During the period from July 1. 1901.
to September 30, 1908, there was an
Increase In the amount of money In
circulation of $902,991,399. The In
crease In the por capita during this
period was 87.06. Within this time
thare wtj-e several occasions when It
BRIEF SUMMARY
WORK OF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.—Th«
business of both houses of con
gress was confinsd today IsrMly
to listening to the reading of tho
president's annual message, but
in addition to the bills introduced
in the senate and houee a num
ber of bills wera aent to confer
ence# among them being one pro
viding for ji new Immigration
station in Boston.
In addition, the speaker an
nounced the appointment of Mr.
Higgins, of Connecticut, to a
place on the committee on judi
ciary In place of Mr. Littlefield,
and of Mr. Martin to a place on
the committee on Indian affairs
in place of Mr. Parker, deceased.
For tho first time during the
present congress tharo was a call
any of them.
The miscellaneous work of tiro
senate consisted in the main of -
the reference in executive, session
of about 1,5C0 rocest nominations
which wers today sent to tho
senato by the president, and the
adoption of resolution-; of regret
on account of tha death of mem
bers of the .house who havo pass
ed away sinoe the adjournment
last May.
Tho senate adjourned for the
day at 2 o’clock and the house at
2:35.
year of unprecedented prosperity In
two states assembled in Wichita today
for the largest convention In the history
of their association. The sessions will
pistinguished Guests of the
5 Nation Are Victimes
Bod Accident.
WASHINGTON. Dac. I—Senor Don
Juan Barrios, Guatemala's minister of
foreign affairs, who Is in Washington
on a special mission for his govern
ment was probably fatally Injured and
Dr. Don Luis Toledo Herrurte, the
Guatemalan minister to tho United
States and General John Drummond,
a wealthy coffeo planter In South
America, were badly hurt In an auto
mobile accident late today. The dip
lomats were riding In a heavy touring
oar when It turned turtle Just after
pissing over the highway bridge Into
Virginia, the occupants being hurled
beneath the car and pinioned under
the tonneau. When they worn extri
cated they were apparently unconscious
and were bleeding freely from face and
scalp wounds.
George Starling, the efrauffeur, who
was driving tho mnehlno at swift
speed, esonpod with bruises about tho
head and legs.
Senor Barrios, who was removed to
the emergenoy hospital In an ambu
lance with the three other occupants
of the oar, l.i suffering from concussion
Of the brain and la supposed lo have
sustained a fracture of the skull, aside
from Internal Injuries.
Late tonight lie Is still unconscious
hud the physicians say his condition
Is critical.
this power should be summary. Thoivhlch tho constitution was founded,
power to Investigate the financial | ft does not represent centralization. I
operations and accounts of the rail- believe that tho more farsighted cor-
ways has been one of the most val- horntlons nreHliemselvos coming to rcc-
uuble features In recent legislation, ognizo the unwisdom of tho violent
Power to make combinations and trfif- hostility they have displayed during
flc. agreements should be 'explicitly **'“ ’ '— *“ —*
conferred upon the railroads, the per
mission of the commission being first
was necessary foe the treasury de
partment to come to the relief of tho
money market by purchnsea of f
demptlons of United States bonds;
by increasing deposits In natjonal
banks; by atlmulatlng additional Is
sues qf national bank notes and by
facilitating Importations from abroad
of gold. Our Imperfect currency sys
tem has made these proceedings nec
essary, and they were effective until
the monetary disturbance In the fall
of. 1907 Immensely Increased the diffi
culty of ordinary methods of relief.
bad been reduced -Xo - approximately
85,000.000. ’ Clearing house associations
throughout the country had been
obliged to resort to tho expedient of
Issuing clearing house certificates, to
be used as money. In this emergency
1’ was determined to Invito subscrip
tions for 850.000.030 Panama canal
bonds, and 8100.000,000 8 per cent cer
tificates of Indebtedness authorized by
the act of June 13, 1698. It was pro
posed to redcpnslt In. ’ the national
banks the proceeds of these Issues,
and to permit their use as a basis
for additional circulating notes of na
tional banks. The moral effect of this
procedure was so great that it was
necessary to Issue only 824,681.980 of
the Panama canal bonds and $15.-
430,600 of the certificates of indebt
edness.
During the period from July 1, 1901,
to September 30, 1903, tho balanco
between the net ordinary receipts and
the net ordinary expenses of the gov
ernment showed a surplus In the tour
years 1902, 1903. 1906 and 1907, and
a deficit Jn tho years 1904, 1906, 1908
and a fractional part of tho fiscal
year 1909. The net result was g, sur
plus of 899.283.413.54. The financial
operations of the government during
this period, based upon those differ
ences between receipts and expendi
tures, resulted In a net reduction of
the iptercst'bearing debt of the
United States from 8987.141,040 to
8897.258,990, notwithstanding that
there had been two sales of Panama
canal bonds amounting In the aggre
gate to 854,631.980, nnd an Issue of
” per cent certificates of Indebtedness
under the net of June IS, 1898, amount
ing to 815,36.000. Refunding opera
tions of the treasury department un
der tUo act of March 14, 1900, resulted
In the conversion Into 2 per cent con
sols of 1930 of 8200,809.400 bonds
hearing higher rates of Interest. A
decrease of 88.687.956 In the annual
interest chorgo resulted from these
operations.
Corporations.
Aa regards the great corporations
engaged In Interstate business, and
especially the railroads, I* can only
repeat what I have already again and
again |ald In my messages to the con.
gress. I believe that under the In
terstate clause of the constitution the
United States has complete an$ jvara
mount right to control alt agencl** of
Interstate commerce, and I believe
that the national government 'alone
can exercise this right wlth^wlsdom
nnd effectiveness so as both to secure
Justice from, apd to do Justice to,
the great corporations which are the
most Important factor* in modern bus.
Iness. I believe that it Is worse ihan
folly tp attempt to prohibit atl com
binations as Is done by the Rherman
unequally, and Its enforcement werks
almost as much hardship as good.
I strongly advocate that Instead of
an unwise effort to prohibit all combi
nations, there shall b« substituted a
law which shall expressly permit com
binations which are In the Interest of
the public, but shall at the same time
give to some agency of the national
government full power of control and
supervision over them.’ One of the
chief features of this control should
be securing entire publicity in nil mat
ters which tho public has * right to
know, and furthermore, the power, not
by judicial but by executive action,
to prevent or rut a stop to every form
of Improper favoritism or other wrong
doing.
The railways of the country should
be put completely under the Interstate
commerce commission and removed
from the domain of the antl-trutt law.
The power of the commission should
be made thoroughgoing, so that It
could exercise oomplete supervision and
control over tho Issue of securltlaa aa
well as over th« raising end lowering
rates. Ae regards rates, at kaa%
of
•IfW
gained and the combination
tneht being published In all Ita de
tails. In the interest of the public
representative* of the public should
have complete power to see that tho
railroads do their duty by the publl-\
nnd ns a matter of course this power
should also be exercised so as to see
thnt no Injustice Is done to the rail
terests that must be guarded. . It la to
the Interest of all of them that no
kindling stock speculation should b»
allowed, nnd that there should bo no
Improper issuance of securities.
Telegraph and telephone companies
engaged In Interstate business should
be put under the Jurisdiction of thi
Interstate commerce commission.
It Is very earnestly to be wished
that our people, through their repre
sentatives. should act m this matter.
It Is hard to say whether most dsm
age to the country at Urge would come
from entire failure-on the part of tho
public to supervise and control the ac
tions of tho great corporations, or from
the exercise of the necessary govern
mental power In a way which would
do Injustice and wrong to the corpora
tions. iRoth the preachers of nn un
restricted Individualism, and preach
ers of an oppression which would deny
to able men of business the Just re
ward of their initiative and buslnotv
aagnrlty, are advocating policies that
would bo fraught with the gravest
harm to the whole country. To por-
mlt every lawless capitalist every law-
defying corporation, to tuko any ac
tion. no matter how iniquitous. In the
effort to secure an Improper profit and
to build up privilege, would be ruinous
to the republic nnd would mark the
abandonment of the effort to secure In
the industrial world the spirit of dem
ocratic fair-dealing. On tho other
han'd, to attack these wrong* In the
spirit of demagogy which can see
wrong only when committed by the
man of wealth, ond Is dumb and blind
In the presence of wrong committed
against men of property or by men of
no property. Is exactly as evil ns cor
ruptly to defend tho wrongdoing of
men of wealth. The war we wage
must be waged against misconduct,
against wrongdoing wherever It !»
found; and we must stand heartily for
the rights of every decent man. wheth
er he be a mnn of great wealth or a
man who earns his livelihood ae a
wage-worker or a tiller of the soil.
It is to the Interest of all of us that
there should bo a premium put upon
Individual Initiative and Individual ca
pacity. and an ample reward for th*
great directing Intelligences alone Com
petent to mnnngo the' groat business
operations of today
the lust few years to regulation and
control by tho national government of
combinations engaged In Interstate
business. The truth Is that we who
believe in this movement of osserlng
and exercising a genuine control In tho
public Interest, over those great eor
Duration* havo to contend against two
gets of enemies who, though nominal
ly opposed to one another, are really
allies in preventing a proper solution
Of the problem.
We do not for a moment believe that
tjie problem will be solved by tiny short
and easy method. The solution will
dome only by pressing various concur
rent remedies. Some of these rorao-
dles must lie outside tho domain of
all government. Some must Ho out-
skip the domain of the federal gov
ernment. But there Is legislation
which the federal government alone
cvn enact and which Is absolutely vital
iji order to secure the attainment of
our purpose. Many laws arc needed.
There should be regulation by tha na
tional government of the great Inter
state corporations, Including a simple
method of account keeping, publicity,
supervision of the issue of securities,
abolition or rebates nnd of spsclat
privileges. There should be short
tlmo franchises for nil corporations
engaged In publlo business; Including
the corporations which get power from
water rlrhts. There should be nation
al as well as state gunrdlnnshlp of
mines and forests. Tim labor legisla
tion hereln-ifter referred to should con-
rurrentlv be enacted* Into law.
To accomplish this, menns of course
o cortaln Increase In tho use of—mot
tho creation of—-power, by the control
government. Tho power already ex
ists; it does not have to be crented:
the only question Is whether It shall
bo used or left Idle—and meanwhile
the corporations over which tho pow
er ought to bo exercised will not re
main Idle. Let those who object to
this Increase In the usn of the only
power available, tho national power,
b« frank, anil admit openly that they
propose to abondon any effort to con
trol the great business corporations
nnd to exercise supervision over the
accumulation nnd distribution of
wealth; for RU?h supervision nnd con
trol can only come through this par
ticular kind of Increase of power. We
no more believe In thnt- empiricism
which demands absolutely unrestrain
ed Individualism than we do In that
empiricism which clamors for a dead
ening socialism which would destroy
nil Individual initiative and would ruin
(Continued on Pnge Seven.)
The opposition to government.con
trol of theso groat corporation* mjikes
its most effective effort In shape of an
appeal to the old doctrine of states*
rights. Of course there are many sin
cere men who now believe In unre
stricted Individualism In business, just
as there were formerly many sincere
men who believed In slavery—that Is.
In the unrestricted right of vnjndl-
in inn unrewntiru nmu »» lJ.* I
vldual to own another Individual. Th'-el
men do not by themselves have greet
weight, however. The effeqtlvo fight
against adequate government control
and supervision of Individual and es
pecially of corporate, wealth engaged
In interstate business Is chiefly done
under cover: ond especially under cov
er of an appeal to states’ rights. It
not at all Infrequent to read In the
same epeech a denunciation of preda
tory wealth fostered by special priv
ilege and defiant of both tho public
welfare and law of the land, and «
denunciation of centralisation in the
central government of the power to
deal with this centralized and organ
ized wealth. Of course the policy set
forth In such twin denunciation*
amounts to Wbsolutelv nothing, for
the first half «s nullified by the sec
ond* half. The chief reason, among
11,010,864 BALES
GINNEBTODEG. I
This is Against 8,343,306 Bales
to Same Date Last
Year.
WASHINGTON, Dee. I.—A total of
11,010,864 bales of cotton ginned from the
growth of 1908 to Decomhor 1 and 16,928
active ginneries against 8,148,396 bates
ginned to December 1 last year and
26,854 ginneries a year ago were an
nounced In the census bureau report on
cotton ginning today. The 1907 crop was
11,057,822, of Which 75.5 per cent
glnncr to December 1. the 1906 crop was
12.911,201, with 77.2 to December 1, and
1905 crop 10,415,105 with *2.8 to Decem
ber 1. In 1906 there were 10.027.861 bales
and In 1905, 8,689,662 bales ginned tp De
combe? 1.
The report counts round n* half bales
and excludes llnters. It Includes 200,111
und balea for 1908, 154,686 for 1907, end
the many sound nnd compelling rea- j 227.145 for 1906 8e» Island balea In-
sons, that* led to the formation ofJhe eluded 68.497 for 1908, 55.209 for 1907,
national government, was the ®n*«- l anJ 4 i 2 60 for 1906.
lutn n.cd that the unlon..«nd HOt th , i | n,port by St«t„.
Today’s report gives running bales
••*»»> ■te." .■■h"uhT^««; - | thJnI«J T , x|ay ., re|mrt Ilve ,
with Inuratbff 1 win- *'m«l lr> Ihwmlw I Ana active Kin-
pn*r»r to JmI w ith ri-rl.« rc.pcctlv.lv by «t»!c* HJI fotaw,:
tn-irco VII *ranied ab«ohit«(Iy wwl Bale, uinntrlc,.
t.lcnarily t« iho central (rovamnicnt,Alabama 1.171.404 t.m
anil wma narclmtit nnmplrtaly an ra- ,Artan«aa HJ.I** S.07J
card, the only Imitnimanta of Inter-1Florida AA.4I7 :(!
atat. commerce hnowniMtft-w «»w- i^P* K y:'N.">t«.'in4
tho waterways, the highroads, as iLoulslena .. - ——
as the partnerships of individuals who .uisaisslppl
then conducted sll of what htislne** Mlssnqrl ...
there wee. Intemtate commerce is K. Carolina..., TS'T!*
now chiefly enndactad hy rallroada: i «:'2Ir
and tti« great corporation h,» tun- *
planted the runes of small pertn^r* Texas laoe HI
shins or Individuals. The proposal in Virginia *.T7J
1,297,291
397.179
17.191
45,7M
8.184
626
4,091
ke the national government supremo j TS. dim dilution’ of oaa Island cotton
over, and therefore to give It com- i
plete control over, the railroads and 2*.0$8
'■'fher Instruments of Internists cam- lawSth UqroUnii'
Uncle Sam’s Force Sells 5G0
Gallons at Auction in
Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Go., Dee. I.~"Good old
corn whisky, boys—guaranteed a hun
dred proof—wnat am 1 ^fferod—one-
fifty a gallon, did you aay?—remember
Christmas la nearly here—who'll make it
ene seventy-five?—one seventy-five's the
bid—who'll make It two dollar*?—uh.
the gentleman wants to sample It—
pass the dipper to Idm-and Ita pretty
good liquor. Isn't It?—I knew you’d my
i»r, inn * iu-i Micw
so. im bid two-fifty—two-fifty, one
two fifty twice—three times—sold!"
560 Gallons On Block.
And thus the alcoholic total of (60
allona of tho most sparkling kind of
mountain dew" was auctioned off In
public here this morning. A crowd of
nearly n thousand attended tho sale,
which was characterized by great ex
citement. It required s squad of po
licemen to preserve order, which was all
they could legally do. aa their power did
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dee. 8.—In
shadow of the city hall a riot, In wlilck
religious fanatics and policemen wen*
participants, ami during which n him.
dred shots were fired this afternoon.
not extend to the enforcement
Itlbiilon lew.
Wall From Antl-Whlekyltee.
Several anti-saloon lenders stopped aa
they were passing and gazed with won
der at the sight, muttering bitter words
anent the depravity of the human race.
of
who wouldn't know a glnrlcky
from Tom Collins, and blind tiger oper
ators supplied their stores In open mar-
‘■at, oana express.
The whisky denier who sold tho goods
as none other than Uncle Bam, who
knows no prohibition law. Tha sale
was conducted by his servants, local
revenue officials. It was hold on his
exclusive domicile, on the lawn facing
tho postofflre.
Good Time to Sell.
causes during tnn iosi novcrni momue,
nnd tho sppronchlng sale lurd lieen well
advertised. The coming Yule-tide led
hundreds to seek their holiday lx*o*e at
prices below Chkttanooga quotations.
Competition thus engendered resulted In
the government being paid prices that
the fight was In progress the partici
pants traversed an entire block.
Probation Off her Holt, of the Juve
nile court, today went to Fifth nnd
Main (street, to Investigate a case
of alleged abduction. Near that cor
ner ho met John Sharp, known as
"Adam God," who was exhorting a
crowd. With sharp ware A. J. Bel
ter, a woman nml five children, rang
ing In ago from 3 to 14 y%nrr. Holt
to the package. Entire casks
et t.l,e time, and they brought from 8* 80
to 83.75 a gallon, which, mn-lderlng tha
splendid
Many parties were formed and big
. Aokuges purchased to be distributed In
smaller lots. The bidfling whs lively,
J ATLANTA. Ga.. Doc.
Htato Phil Cook hns granted a charter
to the Southern Co-operative Fire Insur
ance Company, of Griffin. It Is mutual
nnd has no cnpltnl stock. Tho jneorpop
rotors ora J. M. Strickland E. 6. New-
s .f.
sim
Guile, S. 'll. Fraye and
Officer Holt rushed Into the rolled
station and announced that n bond of
rallglous fanatics, armed to the teeth,
were at the threshold of tho station,
and he warned tho officer* to pre
pare for trouble.
Hart Superior Court Reversed.
ATLANTA, Or.. Dee.. 8.—The Mate
SB, ■ —-
Norrl,. a negro. The rout I, u Itrnngn - -----
° n wnll I* n ymiDK while mnn. Norrln
wh, mlMHl /mm llie nelBlilKirhood In
mn«. Nn nun mlnpeetnd ho hnd hn.ii
killed until Wnll. under pmwiira of nn
avenging conscience, voluntarily confess*
I'd to the sheriff. He recited how lie
nnd the negro hud t>een gambling, and
he, Wnll. won all or Norrln’ money. The
negro striked Ills shoes nnd hat. which
wore won by Wall. The winner claims
thnt when he started lo collect Ills bets
be wn« attacked by the nf«m. nnd to
stive his life brained him with nn axe.
Tho homicide occurred In nn old
house, situated In a secluded place
Wall confided Ills secret to Ills wife, and
she ndvlscd him to roncenl his deed bv
burying the negro’s butty. This lie did
nml after confessing led the officers to
the grave. The Isuly wan exumed und
Wall's story confirmed. , ,
llo wiib tried for murder nnd offered
self-defense nn nn excuse for tho net.
Ite was convicted of voluntary mnn-
slaughtsrHH
.... 1
was unfair to convict the dnfendnnt on
Ids own testimony nnd then refuse to
accept that portion of his atory which
tended to expiate the offense, unless
.1“ te.?.
The Jury
statement to the
effect thnt ho hnd killed the negro, but
had accepted Wall’s
declined to believe such hud been done
In self-defense. This. "...
court holds, was an erro
Elberton Southern’s Bonds.
ANTA, Ga.. Dee. 8.—The railroad
today Issued an order sn-
Issue of 1200.000 In stoi
and 8250.001) In bonds for the .new Elber
ton Southern railroad, whlnh hns coma
Into tha control of *ha Klbarton Air Lino.
nnnles made up of students at tha dte;
„ He holds
that th'o arina belong to the federal gnv-
ment. and cannot ba used to equip
eminent, ana cannot
college organisations.
V , N# wTax Money. ....
nTf/ANTA. Oa.. Dec. 8.—About 11(H).-*
060 in new tax money was added, to the
coffers of the state treasury this mom-
RUPfa a few days. Treasurer J’nrk hopes
to have sufficient nynejMg> pav ; Uie. per
1,000 to
slonora. It will take about
teat the last quarterly payt.JPIP
Tha money esnnot be sent out until a
warrant for the same la Issued bv the
governor. He Is out of town, anil the
payment will probably be delayed until
Atlanta Diocese Meete.
ATLANTA. Oa..
meeting of the organisation.
The morning was taken up with
reiving repeyts of committee and o
business Incident to nrrnnlalng. TO*...
Nelson addreesed the rlery on personal
nd official matters tonight.
The new All Saints’ church will be
consecrated tomorrow morning. ■■
AT WAYGRQSS HOME
YOUNG THOMAS SUES THE SPEEDS; '
CHARGES WIFE KEPT FROM HIM
AND HER AFFECTIONS ALIENATED
Seeks Damage in the Sum ofi,
$100,000 — Suit Filed —
Yesterday.
Kansas City Religious Sect
Goes Wild, and Are Sub
dued By Eullet3. \
\ CHARGES THAT PLEDGES
MADE HIM WERE BROKEN
resulted In the death of Policeman
A. O. Dalbow. probably fp.tal Injuries
to four, and slight Injuries to two
other persons.
Those probably fatally Injured nre
John Sharp, known ns "Adam God,"
a street preacher; Michael Multane, a
patrolman; Lola Pratt, 13 years old,
and Patrick Clark, a polled aergeant.
Harry IS. Stcgc. a policeman, nnd
Georgo M. Holt, a probation officer,
were also hurt. Tne trouble occurred
while the streets were v crowded. While
did not like the manner In which the
woman attempted to get money from
the crowd and he decided # ,thnt she
nnd her male companions were not
proper persons to have the custody
of young children.
Woman Fnnatio Defiant.
The woman announced Jhat she and
'Adam Ood" would conduct services
jt Poor Man’s mission* tonight,
whereupon she nnq her companions
started toward tho mission. Officer
Holt Inquired as to the. Identity of
the children. She Immediately as
sumed nn attitude of resentment and
replied that the officer "Had’better
attend to his own business."
"Adam God." who wears Ions' white
hoard and hair, threatened the 'offi
cer- Officer Holt was not armed but
stood hi* ground until "Adnm cjod"
struck him a heavy blow behind tlm
car with a pistol, making nn ugly
wound. Ilolt then started for the po
lice station for asslstnnco. A* Holt
moved away the preacher tried to
shoot him. but tho cartridge failed to
The sergeant In charge ordered Pa
trolman Charles Dalbow nnd Harry
H. Strge to arrest Hhurp and his fol
lower*.
flharp nnd his companions were
within fifty yards of the pollcp sta
tion when the officers stepped Into
the street Tho Shurpltes gnvo evi
dence of frensy mid with profane abuse
they. served notlco on all that they
would preach right "under tho eaves
of the police station and the police
cannot prevent us."
TJhe officers did not, however, ex
pect serious trouble and wore not
prepared for the volley of bullet*
which met them almost Immediately
after they appeared on the sceno.
Dalbow was klllnd Instantly and a
bullet pnssed through Htege’s arm.
Other officers, hearing the firing, rush
od Into the street and n general fight
ensued. Tne officers refrained from
shooting for fear of endangering the
live* of Innocent persons. Lieut Clark,
who had come Into tha street unarm
ed. was shot In the eye, and Patrol
man Mullano was shot In the back
as he hurried Into the police station
for reinforcements.
In the meantime a riot call brought
policemen from all directions. Thor
oughly aroused, ’the officer* Wnsed
In on Shorn and hls followers, firing
as they went. When the firing "Adam
God" lay fatally shot through ths head
and body.
A Later Rsport.
K ANN AH CITY. Mo., Dec. 8—Lola
Pratt died tonight, Aergeant Clark is
reported to be at tha point of death
while Patrolman Multane may not live
until morning.
LOWNDES COUNTY LANDS
VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 8.—B. L.
Dowling, a young farmer living five
miles above Valdosta, sold hls farm
of 230 cleared acres and 220 seres
of uncleared lend to J. H. Cooper, of
Brooks county, for 810,000. Mr.
Cooper Is to take possession of the
plnco the first of January.
Mr. Dowling, It Is understood, owns
the adjoining lot of land and will
build a handsome home nnd move to
It. lie wilt continue hb» farming op
erations, being one of the most suc
cessful young farmer* In the county.
Ho has accumulated what he has dur
ing the ps*i ten or twelve year* nnd
has made It raising "hog nnd hom
iny," with eottr- m Mb m *
us hls surplus.
merce Is merely a proposal to carry! The t-orrerod statistics at the quantity
out to ths lettar oa# °f tha prime pur- of mi ton sinned thla season t» Novamb* -
poses, If not the prime purpose, fbr|14 ora •.59»,t99 balea.
WAYCROSS. . Oa.. Dec. Tho
funeral of Mrs. Bertha WIII(Blps, wife
of Editor L. Volney Williams, of the
Waycross Dally Journal, occurred at
the realdenee thla afternoon at S
o’clock. The services were conducted
by Rots. W. II. Hcrugg*. R. A. Ilrown
and J. P. Wardlaw. The large con
course of friends st the funeral at
tested ths hleh eateum In which Mrs.
Williams was held. The deceased was
Miss Bertha Wiggins before marriage
• nd besides her husband, la survived
by her father, Mr. C. W.Wiggins, of
this city, one sister. Mrs. R. B. Groov
er, of Pelhsm, Os.,- and three broth
er". Tmn Wiggins, of Naw York
gene Wiggins, of Florida, and Cfcarllo
I Wiggins, of Waycross,
Another Chapter Is Added to the Ro
mantic Marriage and Elopment of
Russell J. Thomas snd Silvey Ado-
lene 8pecr on September 28—Young
Husband Alleges that Promisos of
Forgiveness Came to Naught and
' That tho Keeping of Hi* Bride-Wife
From Him is a “Deliberate Conspire- 1
cy"—Stated the Speers 8eek Annul
ment of th« Marriage.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 8—Russell J.
Thomas, tha former chauffeur who
eloped with and married Miss Silvey
Spoor, known a* Atlanta’s richest heir
ess, on September 28, filed stlt this
afternoon for 8100,000 against Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Speer, hls wtfa'g parents
and hls former employers.
He alleges that hls -wife has been
forcibly kopt from him. and her affeo-
tlon alienated. It Is reported that Mr.
and Mrs. Spear will bring suit within]
the next few days to have the mar
ring* of their daughter to their former
chauffeur annulled.
Mr. Thomas’ suit was filed In th%
Fulton superior court late this after
noon through hls attorneys, Anderson,
Felder, Roundtreo and Wilson.
J The Potition.
In the petition It Is recited that he
and Silvey Adelene Speer became m-'n
nnd wife on September 28. They left
on their bridal tour. Intending to go
to Charlotte, at which place they ’ver*
Illegally arrested by order of Mr. Spoqr
and kept under surveillance ut a hotel.
He states that they were Induced to re
turn to Atlanta on tho assurance that
all would bo forgiven. At Gainesville,
It la recited, th«y were Joined on their
return by Mr. Speer and others. He
wo* then Induced to contlnn* hls trip
to Nownan on the plea that It would
pave'emharrassmont to all parties, but
allegesithat.such “ **• ,A - - *
HHPHL tha result of A
deliberate conspiracy entered Into bv
said defendants, thereby depriving him
of hls wlfo and was greatly facilitated
because of hls absence."
Charges Pledgee Were Broken.
Mr. Thomas declares that contrary
to plodgon made him, hls bride wo*
taken by her mother and carried to
New York, leaving with her at mid
night on the day of their return from
Charlotte, nnd that ft tow days later,
they ssllod for Europe. The a*er
returned from Europe, but. he'uvers. .
ho han been deprived since the day
following til© wedding of hls wife’s
comfort, aid and association, besides
being subjected to tho loss of hor lovo
and affection.
Ho nllcges that all of hi* trauMos
aro duo to tho fnterfcrcnco of Ms
nnd Mrs. flpeer, and nska the court
to glvo Judgment ngslnst tham In hls
favor for tha sum stated, In which
amount ho claims to have been dam
aged. Tho filing of tho suit marts
tho first move toward carrying tha
nftermath of Miss Speer’s sensational
elopement Into tho courts.
Story of Elopement Familiar.
Tho story of her woddlng to Thom
as, a young man of good family, whn
was employed ns chauffeur by her
father, 1« familiar to the publlo,
well ns tho subsequent trip to Eurapa
with hor mother. Tho marriage cere
mony was performed by ft prominent
minister In tho presence of the fath
er and a friend of the groom. It Is
stated that annulment will be sought
by tho flpeera on tho ground of fraud.
This will probably bo based on tha
act of Thomas’s father In claiming to
bo tho girl's guardian nnd skewing a
paper to that effect In order to obtain
a license from the ordinary.
Mr*. Thomas Vary RloK
Mrs. Thomas I* about 17 years oM
and la sole holrra* after 4he death
of her grandmother and mother, to
the oatnte of her grandfather, the fata
John Hllvoy, which Is conservatively
estimated at- being worth mow than
a half million dollars. .
• •
MURDER OR SUICIDE
PROMINENT ROMAN CATHOLIC
FALLS IN HI8 WIFE’S ROOM
FATALLY SHOT.
ST. LOUIS. Deo. 8— Fran els Xk
Illrschberg, prominent In the Recean
Catholic Church and a personal fiVeatt
of Archbishop Glonnon, also well
known In club and business drclei
and ** a director of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, was shot and
killed at hls homo early today. Wheth
er it was murder or sulclda hoe net
been determined.
A trull of blood stains o
way. Indicated thnt Mr.
was ahot at the foot of the stairs and
then turned and walked back <e hia
bed room on the *econd floor. Pram
there he cro-«*od a hallway and paeded
through hi* wife's room to the .bath
j room. He returned i
hls wife's room. Mr
sho woke just ir.
__ ; sink to'the floor unt
PINK BLUFF, Ark.. Dec. 8.—Apparent- soon after
the stahr-
dlreotfcbnr
DANGER FROM THE FLOOD
IS PAST AT PINE BLUFF !
und staggered'late
r. Hlrsohberg says
time to see him
onscloue. He died
Ithout making a
jv* the flght against the cneiosehment of ‘ statement as to how he vrae shot. AM
thsArtanraBrtvertoamrdGtcra»urn i f ar a> the police can learn no mqaa-
resldentiul 'seetkm of jMs c.lty TJ* b«r of the household ws« on the low-
pfausa is 28?* ■«»«'■ °r !■»«« ««*. «t
a.’ iSSUJt *& W the ;th. .hontlnr Mr.. Hlr.chb.rr 1, «M<
government dyke was swept away yes- and therefore she did net hear the
terdnv the work was sospend-d «t ibe ruport of the revolver.
shop* of the Cotton Belt._raHros«i »n«t < j Irf , Hirschberg Is a slater of Lady
sS'sSi’..*8?JtsduB%ftwa : nBn *" ,hp * ,r -
ISjltTKT i T T'S,m".“« r ch' 1 ™,h. pr.mlM, hr
ful and while savor*! squares west of the police failed to reveal any sign*
the Harding Ha you raved In. the ctuni- , lf t j, c entrance of
hllug tonight ..nd reused at idle ,,n o. i 0 rk* snd bolts we
'“‘"’‘KSiSSS. “