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mm. The Macon Daily Telegraph 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. “