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The Macon Daily Telegraph
FOURTH SECTION
■ FAIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY; WARMER IN NORTH PORTION SUNDAY; LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
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TIONS—28 PAGES.
MACON, GfA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1908
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DAILY, 87.00 A YEAR.
His Views at Length on Fu
ture Policy and Action
of the Party
URGES SPEEDY RETURN TO
THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS
The Senator Recites the Fallacies That
to Follow Strange Political Gods and
Have Caused Good Southern Men
Points Out tho Grave Danger to the
Principles and Self-sacrificing Ef
forts of the South in Following Un
charted Political Channels — Ho
Writes That the Presumptuous Claim
That Republican Rule is Neoessa'ry
for the Development of the South
Is Veriest Rot—Severe Excoriation
for the Republican Party.
GEORGIA SYRUP
NEVER FINER
Drought Increases Saccha
rine In Cane—Helps
1 Potatoes, Too
VALDOSTA, Go., Dec. 12.—The long
dry spell throughout this section of
the country has threatened cattle
with famine, has forced mills and tur
pentine -stills to dig deeper In the
ground for their aupply and has made
tho roads and oountry unusually full
of dust, but all of this la partly com
pensated for by tho good effeot which
It has upon the sugarcane, sweet pota
toes and hog crop.
Helped Cane Crop.
One of the leading cane growers
said today that the dry weather had
stunted the stalks, hut that It had
Increased the amount of saccharin©
matter In tho cane. He says that he
never saw south Georgia ayrup so de
licious as It Is this year and ho at
tributes It to the dry weather. He. has
already made 120 barrels and Is ship
ping it *■» other sections.
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—Senator A.
O. Iiacon, under date of the 10th In
stant, writes to Hon. Pleasant A. Sto
vall, Savannah, *n reply to the lat
te r’s inquiry relative to the future pol
icy and action of the Democratic par
ty, having principal regard to the
presidential election four years hence.
The senator declares that the ancient
landmarks of the party must be the
guide to those men of the south who
would preserve the principles and self-
sacrificing record of forty years; that
democratic sails must not be act to
catch every shifting wind of political
doctrine; that the peoplb of this sec
tion must confine themselves to the
chartered democratic channels and not
needlessly venture upon the danger
of unknown political seas. On ttie
proposed seduction of the south by
the Republican party, ho writes that
the presumptuous claim that republi
can .policies and republican rule are
necessary for the development of the
south are the veriest rot. Tho extrav
agance of the Republican party Is laid
barn and the statement made that if
that party should abandon the princi
ple and practice of using the govern
ment for the benefit of the privileged
classes at the expense of the country
at large, It would go to pieces In a
—Continued on Page 8, Seo. 1.
CASE OF INTEREST
TO All GUARDSMEN
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAKING
HUMAN LIFE WHILE ON DUTY
AS SOLDIER.
county, today rendered a decision of
importance to national guardsmen
throughout the country, as construing
the extent of their responsibility for
the taking of human life while .on
duty. The decision was rendered In
the case of Jos. B. Klein, a private In
the First regiment. I. N. G.. who Is
under Indictment for the killing of Earl
•Nelson, at Kankakee, last August.
The Killing of Nelson.
The First regiment, among others,
was on Its way to Springfield when a
race war was In progress. Acting as
guard of a baggage car m which anv
munition was stored, ana under orders
to allow no unauthorised person to en
ter, Klein stabbed Nelson with a bayo
net when, according to his story to a
court of enquiry. Nelson attempted to
enter the car. Even then, Klein stated,
he had no Intention of doing bodily
harm to the alleged Intruder. His In
dictment, however, charges that tho
“murder” was wilful and malicious.
No Offense Against 8tat«.
Klein applied to Judge Kavanagh for
liberty 09 a writ of habeas corpus
•which the court In a lengthy opinion,
refused on the grounds that he did not
have Jurisdiction. The coyrt held,
however, that upon the facts as pre
sented by Klein, even granting that
the k'llln# of the man was not acci
dental, but In the execution of orders
of a superior ofTIcer, no offense against
the state had been committed. The
soldier’s responsibilities and his Im
munities, the court said, alike follow
him from the time he fells Into line at
the polht of mobilisation until he re
turns home and ranks are broken.
Judge Kavanagh explained that the
court of Inquiry which declared Klein
guilty could not bo held to havo placed
the guardsman in Jeopardy, since It
could not punish Jor homicide. Klein’s
plea, therefore, that a trial In the
criminal court at Kankakee would be
placing him twice In Jeopardy, was In
error.
[R A. J, WOOD DOING WELL
FROM REGENT OPERATION
FITZPATRICK. Ga . Dec. 12—Dr. A.
J. Wood, a prominent physician of
this pleee, while In Macon a few days
ago was attacked with appendicitis,
and was taken to the city hoepltal
where he was operated on. The opera
tion was a success, and hla friends will
be* glad to know that hit present con
dition polnu to a certain recovery.
Mr. George FUspatrlek, a mailing
clerk In the Macon poatoftlce. Is a*
home on the tick llat. but la much Ira
proved In health.
It Is said that tho effect has been
much the same on sweet potatoes,
which have been unusually prolific
this year and the quality la unusually
good. There has never before been so
many sweet potatoes In this county aa
are being gathered now. Many of them
are very fine, Mr. BUI Swllley bring
ing in one today that weighed fifteen
pounds.
Stayed Hog Cholera.
Another well known farmer jays
that the dry weather has been helpful
to the hog crop, as the cholera has not
been so bad during the dry spell. The
crop of porkers that have been gath
ered In the smokehouses during the re
cent cold snap and that are yet to bo
gathered Is the greatest this section
has known In many years.
Bad Runaway.
Messrs. Frank Roberts and A. F.
Langford figured In a bad smash-up
while out looking over the new route
from here to Moultrie. On returning
home they stopped In the river swamp
to get a-holly bush for Christmas dec
orations. Mr. Roberta staying with the
horse, which was th© old family nag
and never known to be affotd of any
thing. • -
When Mr. Langford came from tho
swamp with the big bush, moving
along like the "woods that came to
Dunslnane," ft was more then th**
horse could stand. The animal made g
leap, getting away from Mr. Roberts,
and running through the woods, over
logs and stumps, for 300 yards. Every
spoke was broken frem the wheels, the
shafts wore ^broken, the buggy body
was smashed and there was not enough
left of .the vehicle to bring to town.
They gave the smashed buggy to 1
gro to bring them to town.
LIVELY DEBATE
IN THE HOUSE
National Body in Its Old
Time Form Again—Fire
Boll Calls
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—The house
of representatives todnj' was in old-
time form. No particular program had
been mapped out, but under a call of
committees, several measures in which
the members were especially Interested,
and In some cases vitally concerned,
wore considered. With few cfxcopJ
tlons they engendered the liveliest, sort
of debate, and It was disclosed that
thu forces for or against them wore
fully lined up for tho fray. Parlia
mentary tactlos were freely resorted
to, with the result that live times tho
roll was called.
The first wrangle occurred on a res
olution fixing tho boundary lino bo-
tween the states of Colorado, Oklaho
ma and New Mexico, which was adopt
ed by a good,majority but not with
out two roll calls. Tho house then by
declslvo vote refused to further con
sider tho bill providing for arbitrary
settlement of disputes between em
ployers and employes., Next turning
attention to the bill providing for the
'protection bf aliens in the United
States tho subject was threshed out at
length. The measure had rough sail
ing and it was passed by a slim ma
jority after tho roll had been called
twice.
At 5:37 p. m* the house adjourned
until Monday.
To Royise Copyright Laws.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—The house
committee on patents today directed
Its sub-commlttoe to proceed with the
preparation of a bill for the revision of
•tho copyright laws, and a meeting of
the sub-commltteo has been arranged
for next Monday for that purpose.
AT FALL DINNER
Made Notable By Fresence
of Distinglislied Company
of Guests
EVENIN6 OF FUN MAKING
LONG TO BE REMEMBERED
Following the Recent National Cam
paign the Dinner Was Especially
Notable for Wide Range of Oppor
tunity of Supplying Mirthful Sub-
jecte.—Clever Skit Furnished by Rolf
Gall After Recent Political Battle—
"Corporal" Norman Mack Was Re
ported “Burying the Dead," and
"Corporal'’ W. J, Bryan was "Among
the Missing."'
House Not to Act Haetity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12—It Is evl
dent that the house does not Intend to
take any hasty action In rebuking the
president for the statements ho made
In his mossago regarding the action of
congress .at the last iesslon with refer
enco to the secret service. The com
mittee appointed yesterday, of which
Mr. Perkins, of New York. Is chair
man, did not meet today but is ex
pected to come together on Monday.
The understanding Is, however, that no
report will be. made by the committee
until the latter part of tho week.
HORRIBLE DEATH
BRIGHT LITTLE LAD
GEORGE MURPHY, AGED FOUR,
KILLED BY HIS BROTHER,
AGED TWELVE, WITH "
SHOTGUN.
BARNESVILLE, Ga., Dec. 12—Geo
Murphy, the four-year* cld son of Mrs.
Phlneas Murphy, was accidentally kill
ed this afternoon on Forsyth street,
the load from a shotgun blowing Al
most half of his head away.
Askln Murphy, twelve years old, his
brother, and J. W. Bankston, another
twelve* year-old boy, were starting
hunting.
Before they left the yard the gun
was discharged Into the boy’s head
from within two feet of the muxsle of
the gun. death resulting Instantly.
THEIR FIRST RIDE
ON RAILROAD TRAIN
WHEN PORTER CRIED "ALL OFF
FOR BATON ROUGE," THEY
HIKED.
BATON ROUGE, La., Deo, 12.—Four
men from the country, who hud never
before ridden on a train, leaped from
train traveling j thirty miles an
hour near here today.
Asked why they Jumped, they said
because the porter called out: “All off
for Baton Rouge!” They were net
seriously injured.
COLUMBUS TO BE DRY
THIS
PROVIDED THREAT OF HEAVY
PUNI8HMENT CAN PREVENT
THE EGG-NOGS.
COLUMBUS. Ga., Dec. 12—The Wo
man's Christian Temperance Union, of
Columbus, today petitioned City Re*
corder E. J. Wynn “not to follow the
custom of remitting fines for cases of
drunkenness that may come up before
you during the Christmas holidays, and
that you make known your intention
to Impose the usual fines, so that those
who might be disposed to take advan
tage of leniency at thia time may be
warned before hand.”
Farm ere hereabout are sowing oat*
and It le expected that a larger acre*
«ge of them will be planted this year
then in many years. If the hard con
ditions brought about by the all-cot-
ton plan will but lead
BOY IS ACQUITTED ON
CHARGE SHOOTING 6IRL
I methods these hard 1
h|«M|Rf. Three tbl
eminently la our 11*1
•w: (Vtrtct econorej
‘ just while returning fn
r, fo . 11 mn. H quitted Up
il*n of the hearing tod*f.
pg to reel- millng v,
Whllo the members of the select
committee do not evince any desire to
hasten their deliberations on the mat
ter, they are determined to present
their recommendations as to what ac
tion congress should take on thnt por
tion of the message before adjourn
ment Is taken for the Christmas holi
days. The action to be taken by the
Bcnate In asserting its displeasure has
not been outlined with any definite
ness. It had been understood that a
resolution would ho offered by some
democratic senator providing for an
Investigation by the committee on np
proprlatlons of the president's lan
guage. It was agreed that ns a re
publican Introduced ft resolution in the
house, the selection of a democrat for
the same service in the senate would
give a non-partisan flavor to the course
being pursued in congress. Confer
ences today, however, developed that a
number of the lenders believe the ac
tion should be taken by a republican
member of the senate and It was sug
gested that Senator Burrows, chairman
of the committee of privileges and
elections, would bo tne propor person
to offer the resolution. Senator iBur-
rows has not yet consented to do so.
Protection of Aliens—A Fight,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—The ques
tion of statea!j rights figured promt
nontly In tho debate In the house of
representatives today on the bill pro
viding for the protection of aliens In
the United States in accordance with
the treaties entered Into with foreign
powers. The bill Is designed to relievo
tho United States from what was stat
ed on the floor by Mr. Sherley, of Ken
tucky, to be "the embarrassing and
often humiliating position arising from
Its Inability to make good the obllga-
tlons of Its treaties for the protection
of foreigners In this country."
The opponents of the measure prac
tical! y were a unit In contending that
the Jaws of the several states were
ample to meet the situation whenever
It presented Itself.
Declaring himself against the multi
plication of federal offenses, Mr. Clay
ton said there was not an alien In the
country who had not already a remedy
In case he Is Injured or threatened.
Mr. Sherley took faaue with Mr.
Henry and said there was no law
granting to aliens rights superior to
native. The bill got support also from
Mr. Jenkins, of Wisconsin, who assert
ed that the house would b« derelict In
Its duty did they not pass the meas
ure. “It it an absolute necessity,” he
declared.
BUI Passes 100 to 99.
After further discussion the bill was
passed. 100 to 99. Tho vote was so
close that tho speaker ordered a recap
itulation at the suggestion of Mr.
Henry, of Texas. This disclosed that
the vote actually atood 100 to 100. The
tie was broken by the vote of tho
speaker In the affirmative, which again
passed the bill. Mr. McArnold, of
Missouri, challenged the speaker's vote
on the ground tjiat he had no right to
cast It after the vote had been closed.
He contended th«t ihn only doty <-r
the speaker In such a case was to an
nounce the result of tho recapitula
tion.
In an elaborate decision, supported
by precedents which he read, the
speaker held that he had the absolute
right to vote and he declared that his
Vote would stand.
IV< n. th#- «faker’s d^rlrion Mr. r>-
Armond appealed, tout in the maantlme
Mr. Jenkins moved to adjourn. On
that proposition a roll call was forced,
resulting, ayes 99, nays 95, and tho
house accordingly at 5:27 p. in. ad
journ ed. %
Labor Dispute*.
WASHINGTON. Dec. U.-Whkt wn*
I 1 radically a toot rote on tho Mil provVW
ng for th# arbitrary Investigation of dlf-
foroncoo between employer* and em
ploye# In labor dl*put*q was taktn *n
Uio beoee today srh#n Mr. Townrend,
(Mich.), sougnt to bring It op for further
iponcnta of
102 to 111 refuted
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—The an
nual fall dinner of tho Gridiron Club
held at the New Willard tonight was
made notable by tho presence of a dis
tinguished company of guests,
extonded program, dovoted entirely to
fun-making, made tho night one long
to bo remembered
The company was one that la only
possible at the capital of the nation.
The president, the vIco president, tho
president-elect and vice presldcnt-elec:
presidential possibilities of the future,
senators and representatives wlihout
number, an English lord, diplomat*, of
this and other countries, newspaper
men whoso names arc known'far and
wide, captains, of finance and . Industry
and men of affairs generally, were
guests of the club and seated about
tho gridiron shaped table.
Following tho recent national cam
palgn tho dinner was especially notable
In the exceptional opportunity of sup*
plying subjects for the merry-makers.
There were many rollicking, .tuneful
TBt MEN KILLED
Y Ml!
Explosion Dynamiteon Pan
ama Canal^jVorks Does
Great Damage.
SHOCK OF EXPLOSION
FELT OVER THIRTY MILES
Tradition Says the Panama Railroad
Cost One Human Life for Every
Tie, With AccldentSf Insurrections
and Disease, and the Construction of
the Canal Has Not Gone Along
Without Exacting a Heavy Toll—
This ia One of a Series of Bad Ao
cidenta in the Last Two Years.
COLON, Dee. IS.—A giant blaet of
• ynamlte, already prepared for firing,
oo prematurely exploded In the work-
igs at Bos Obispo today. Ten men
killed and fifty Injured. It may
songs and pests that carried In their
words no sting to Irritate th® distin
guished guests to whom they s rsfurred.
Souvenirs Unique.
In an unusual degree, the souvenirs
of the dinner, & miniature steam roller
was unique. It drew particular atten
tion to Chairman Frank H. HItchcok,
of the republican national committee,
who was one of the notnole guests. The Wi . %i ,„
steam Mirer was * JtttlebroMe.«fo|r wi ; thnt eleven dead had been found
with the name “T-A-F-T on tho ob* while YnAny other* In the gang of a
verse and the gridiron emblem on.-tho
reverse side. ,
The banquet hall at the New Willard
was gorgeously decorated.
No Report .of Remarks.
President Roosevelt. President-elect
Taft, Vice President-elect Sherman, &
11. Harrlman, the distinguished finan
cier. Chmp Clark, tho new minority
nor John Johnson, of Minnesota, were
among tho distinguished speakers of
the evening, but a rule of the olub
prevents any report of their rbmhrks.
A Delightful Skit.
One of tho most delightful skits of
the evening's entertainment was fur
nished by a roll call after tho recent
political battle. The mournful tap of
a drum was heard In the ante-room
and thero came marching In a battered
and dilapltated troop. Their uniform*
showed they had been on the firing
line.-
President Henry announced In sol
cmn voice that the battle was over and
that tho slaughter had been terrific.
The members of the troop answered
to tho roll call. Sergeant Jlni Wat
son was reported as "killed while
riding to the front on the water wag
on."
Private Charlie Landis, "fell at Wat
son’s side.”
Private Chas. G. Dawes "passed In
his checks,” and Private Frank Low-
den was “shot In tho pocket."
Corporal Norman K. Mack was re
ported «s “burying the dead.”
Corporal Bryan Among the Missing.
Corpora] Wm. J. Bryan was “among
the missing.”
Corporal fx>*b was "in the hands of
his friends.”
Private Taft was reported present,
and Color Sergt. Hitchcock was an
nounced as “Here with the colors.”
The List of Guests.
The guests Included President
Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks.
President-elect Toft, Vice President
elect Sherman, Speaker Cannon, Sec
retary of tho Navy Newberry. Post
master Genera) Meyer, Secretary of
the Interior Garfield. Senators Al
drich, Beveridge, Bourne, Galllnger.
Guggenheim, Hemenway, Newlands
and Warner; Representatives Champ
Clark. Hughes. Hull. Humphrey,
Landlcy, Lloyd, Lowden, McKinley,
Mann, Dalseli. Moore of New York.
Stevens, Tawney. Perkins, Ransdell,
Small, Burleson and Sparkman; Gov
ernors Magoon of Cuba, Frear of Ha
waii, hnd Johnson of Minnesota, Sec
retary Loch, Frank H. Hitchcock, Nor
man E. Mack. Charles H. Boynton.
Victor Morawet*. George W. Perkins,
E. H. Harrlman and William Roche,
all of New York; W. H. Crocker. San
Francisco; Milton K. Allas, Assistant
Secretary of State Adee, Brigadier
Gen. Clarence R* Edwards. Prof. Wil
lis L. Moore, chief of the weather
bureau; Commissioner of Patents E.
B. Moore, W. W. Abel. Baltimore Sun;
Kidney W. Dean. Boston Herald; Jas.
Elvcrson, Jr.. Philadelphia Enquirer;
Conde Hamlin. New York Tribune;
W, K. Haskell, Boston Herald;*A. F.
Holden. Cleveland Plain Dealer; Lot
Lee. Indianapolis News; Lynn R.
Meeklns. Baltimore American-Star:
irg* E. Miller. Detroit News; W.
Nelson, Kansas City Star: Victor
lion* water. Omaha Bee: John B.
Townsend, Philadelphia Press; B. G.
I*. \s V. ! J " 1 V 1 •• M nr fn.llj. •
1 siuls; George Montreal, Can-
\\ Frank N. Tlarksdnl-*, Prnrtsyl-
iia Railroad: Timothy E. Byrne,
w York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad; William M. *'oilier, minis
ter to Spain; Solicitor General Hoyt,
William PHt Kellrev*. Virgil V. Kline,
Cleveland; Interstate Commerce Com*
1 »• that others have been killed, for
( ebrla is plied up In all directions.
Has Obispo Is about thirty miles
from Colon and the shock of tho ox-
ploslon was distinctly felt here, as
In addition to that In tho blast, twenty-
two tons of dynamite was exploded.
Dynamite Discharged.
Numerous reports are current as to
the cause of tho accident, but the offl
clal version from Culebra. which gives
an estimate of ten killed and fifty
wounded, states that during the load
ing of the last holo nf the blast, the
dynnmlto In this cutting was dis
charged, and the remaining twenty-two
ton* were exploded by concussion.
The holes had not been connected
electrically as tho discharge, of th«
blast was sot for 5 o'clock In the after
noon. Tho last hold was being loaded
under the supervision of one of tho
noon. The last hole was being loaded
ploy of the commission.
Passenger Train Near.
1 A passenger train had Just passed
whop the explosion occurred, but It
was not in any way damaged.
• The majority of the victims
Spaniards.
Relief trains were sent to the scene
of tho dtauiter and one which return
ed here several hours later brought
beck the report thnt forty-five of tne
Injured had been sent to Ancon hos
pital. The officials on the train stat
hundred and twi*nly, Who were em
ployed in the cut. wore missing.
Another Theory of Accident.
It woe also reported by the tralnnv
that the explosion was due to a paa*lt.„
steam shovel, which hooked the wire
lending lo the Immense clinrge of dyna
mite. Whether or not this was tl*i
' vol.
cause of the accident, a steam above
and crew whlrh happened to he on the
amine were practically hurled under the
of rocka and onrth thrown up.
riling* wens noon soarchlni *
moer.
•Clang* wens *oon senrohlng f»
dond and assisting the wounded.
trie lights .wore set up and tonight steam
ahovela worn at work removing tho tons
upon tons of ..debris.” Many o? the men
have been seriously Injured, some of
them
Trs
read cost
Tradition hag U^hat'tjie Panama rail-
for every tie,
w 1111 acciurm*. insurrections and disease,
and the construction of the oana) has
not gone along without exacting Its toll.
There have been a number of acci
dents In the last two years, chief among
which was tho premature explosion of
dynamite at Pedro Miguel In Juno. 1907,
which resulted In the death of sever
men and tho Injury of a number ol
others.
Two Americans Killed.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 12.-80 far M
official advices ahow there were on|;
A!*!?!!?*"? J 1 ****'* Jh the explosion of itV-‘
- j 0 kn
PART OF MESSAGE.
THAT BROUGHT KICK
The chief argument in fevor
of the provision was that tho
congressmen did not themselves
wish to be investigated by secret
•erv/ce men. Very little of such
investigation has been done In
the pasts but it is true that the
work of the secret service agents
was partly responsible for tho
indictment and conviction of a
senator and a congressman for
lend frauds in Oregon.
I do not believe that it is In
the public interest to protect
criminals In any branch of tho T
public service, and exactly as we
have again and again during the
past seven years prosecuted and
convicted such criminals who
were In tho executive branch of
the government, so in my belief ,
we should bo given ample meant
to proeecute them if found in
the legislative branch.
But if thia is not considered
desirable, a special exception
could bo made in the law pro
hibiting the use of the secret ser
vice force in investigating mem- X
bare of congress. It would be 4*
far better to do this than to do
what actually was done, and
strive to prevent or at least to
striva to prevent or at least to
hamper effective action against
criminals by the executive branch
of the government,—Extracts
from president's message.
ture; Charles C. Dawes. Chicago, and
Nathan Frank. 8t Louis; George
Harrison Fraser, II. U. Goehom, Ar
thur W. Bewail, John B. Townsend
and Henry V. Walton, all of Phila
delphia.
mlai
Lon
Dakota
I- Mason. Bare
Big 8uit Filed.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 12-In
the United Btates court hare today suit
for *10,000 wm* filed by the A marl-
Trust Company of Boston, against
. 18. R. Kinney and tho Mlgwe
toy. who own a Catholic hook store
rg. I In New Orleans The Finney* arc ol-
led ' v » borrowed 110.000 from
Dr. the
Ki* an li
! r.:' <
vey W. Wiley, deperl
of agrkul-1 paid bu
Novemh'-i
They rial
y *ut
21 PRISONERS
TO BE RELEASED
Prison Board Passes on 84
Applications for Execu
tive Clemoncy.
ATLANTA. Qo., Du JJ.—Eighty-
four applications f?r executive clem
ency have been passed on by tho pris
on commission during tho past three
days. Twenty-dne of these for whom
mercy wae sought will be released un-
dor commutation of sentence, parole
or pardon.
Several others will be taken up un
der the new parole bill and may be
released during tjie next week or two.
If the governor follows tho recom
mendation of the commission the par-
dons will be In tho nature of Christ
mas gifts.
Childish Plea Granted.
In fact, one, that of Otto Black,
was brought about through a touch
ing appeal made by the man's little
daughter. She wrote Governor Smith
a personal letter, imploring him to
let Santa Claus return her father as
a Christmas gift to her. The matter
was referred to the commission, and
ho sooner than they mude out tho
childish writing the application was
granted.
An Interesting Case.
One of (he most Interesting cases
passed on Is that of Dr. T. C. Burch,
of Wilkes county, who will be releas
ed under commutation of sentence.
His trial, which resulted In him re
ceiving a life sentence, wan a very
sensational one. It occurred about
four years ngo.
He wae a young physician with *i
good practice. Ho slew an old friend.
Temporary Insanity *was urged at tho
trial In his defense.
Those whose eentencos will be com
muted to present service are the fol
lowing: v
Those Pardoned.
Otto E. Black. Fulton, horse stea!-
Ing; J. N. King, Appling, misdemean
or; James Hatcher, Richmond, volun
tary manslaughter; T. C. Burch, of
Wilkes, murder: Pearl Black, Sumter,
misdemeanor: Richard Quinn, Fulton,
vagrancy; Frank Holmes, Chattooga,
larceny from the house; Frank Por
ter. Jenkins, hog stealing; Lee Payne,
Polk, burglary: Frank Goins. Rich
mond. murder; Charles Williams,
Bibb, burglary; W. A. Norvell, Rich
mond. attempt to murder; Bruce
Reed. Harris, burglary; Gay ‘Rudlcll;
Cobb, larceny; Rosa Lee Turner,
Glenn, misdemeanor; Robert A.
Broomfield. Jefforsnn, perjury; Charles
Angling, Jr., Chatham, misdemeanor;
J. W. Peck, Pickens, bigamy; Alamesa
White, of Fulton, voluntary man
slaughter.
Blusher Smith, of Houston, convicted
for embesslement and previously released
under a commutation of sentence, was
pnrdoned. In order that hla o'.tlxenshlp
ho restored.
«na Redd, of Muscogee, charged with
esr-aplnk. whs granted a parole from the
state reformatory.
ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. II.—The state
has been divided Into three penitentiary
districts by the stale prison commission,
each district to hereafter he looked after
hy an Inspector who will be held respon
sfble for the same.
The districts will be known os thi
nortern, southeastern and southweatern.
lie first will be looked after bv Inspec-
-_r Deadwyjer. the second by inspector
Flanders and tho third hy Inspector
Burke.
Tho northern will contain tho road
catnps of the following counties: Floyd,
Bartow, rulton, Di-Kalh, Walton, New
ton, Jackson, Clsike, Oglethnrpo, Mndl
coiummi*, imiRirrru. ureouv, juyrr,
Putnam, llaldwlji, Warren, Hancock and
I The southeastern district will contain
tha following: ' Chatham, Effingham,
Screven, Bulloch. Glynn, Ware, Clinch,
Echols. Lowndes, nrooks, Berrien, Coffeo,
I Appling. Hen. Hill, J)odge, Laurens|
Jenkins,
following: Coweta, Monroe, Jones, BlbhJ
Houston, Macon, Sumter, late. Crisp?
Wilcox, Turner, Tift. Colquitt, Thomas,
Decatur, Mitchell, Miller. Early, Calhoun,
Baker, Randolph/Muscogee.Mi
Tho Inspector* will he inquired to visit
each camp at least once a month, and to
make detailed reports In regnrd to the
Qeorgle Prohibition Law Case.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. Il.-Judge Wm.
T. Newman, of the United Htatee court,
ha* asked the attorneye representing the
complainants In the case hy which a test
I* being made of the Georgia'prohibition
law. for a aupplementary brier , m several
phaees of the question Involved. Some
of thoae Interested In the matter hope
Ithat this Is an Indication of favorable
consideration.,
■ The application for Injunction against
■ha enforcement of the law was argued
before Judge Newman on Nov. 12, the
Christian Mperleln Brewing Company, of
St. Louis, being the plaintiff. The case
was presented hy T. B. Kelder. of At
lanta, W. K. Miller and Salem Dutrhcr,
of Augusta.
A New Railroad.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 12.—The Sevan-
‘ Valley Railroad Company has ai
. _ Jey Railroad Company has ap
plied to tne aecretary of state for the
f>rivltei|e qf extending Its line _ from
Screven county,
flngham. It will be granted.
Egypt.
Central's Back Taxes,
pATLANTA. O#.. Dec. 12.—Comptroller
General W. A. Wright Issued executions
I today against the Central of Georgia
Railroad Company for bark taxes claim
ed to be due for the years 1999 to 1909,
on 11,000 shares of stock in me Western
Railway of Alabama. They wera tinned
n-r to thn sheriff of Fulton county who
Nit probably serve them Monday.
■Tho fl fan are the result of the decis
ion made by Judge Newman In the
United Htatfcs court sever el days ago, ty
which the rood was refused an injunc
tion against tho collection o! this tax for
he years 1909 and 1*07.
i The amounts Involved In the execu
tion* Issued today are as follows:
For The city of Savannah. 9199,999.
For Chatham county. 97r,7tt.
For thee Ity of Savannah. 9199.909.
■The railroad will In ell probability se
cure a Stay of proceedings until the
matter may be taken to the supreme
court of tho United States,
The road claims that the stock I* not
taxable In Georgia because It fa located
In New York, where title Is owned.by a
trust rompany which holds It as a guar
antee for hoods.
tha
However, the state nujltoritlr
1 the Central has
A.J. SCOTT MEETS
TRAGIC DEATH
Rnn Down By M. D. & 8. Pas
senger Train—Father of
Mr.-?. John Davis
DUBLIN. Ga., Dec. 12.—A. J. Scott,
a white man, employed as n sawyer,
was killed by the northbound, passen
ger train on the Macon, Dublin mid
Savannah ronj thin morning bctwcqn
Dublin and Moores.
The engineer blow for him to get
'off the track; he waved his hand
If to show that he unde:^tood, but
malned on tho track until the engine
wtruok him. ,
He Is survived by his wife and one
daughter, Mrs. John Davis, of Macon.
He recently lout all of his furniture
by fire nnd hla wife Is now visiting
In North Georgia.
His remains will be held her unt‘l
Ms wife or daughter wires what dis
position to make of same.
VOLUNTEER ARMY
IN TIME EMERGENCY
BILL INTRODUCED CARRYING OUT
RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PRESIDENT,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.—The Initial
movement to carry out a recommends-1
tion of the president wae token today
when Representative Hull, rhntrman of
the committee on military affairs, Intro-1
duced a bill suggested by tlio president
nnd prepared under the direction of Mr.
Taft to provide for a volunteer army In
time of emergency.
■The hill would revise the present law I
to provide for the raising of u volunteer
- ‘ .. .. ....
army, which haa been described by the
president as Iwvlngvbocn placed on the
statute books pleoemeal and hurriedly.
It Is claimed for tho bill that It la
elastic and under Its provisions a force
of 2.000.000 men could be raised as well
,as one of 60.000.
NIGUT RIDER TELLS
THE WHOLE STORY
CONFE88ION TO LEAD TO ARRE8T
OF MEN NOT HERETOFORE
UNDER SUSPICION.
UNION CITY. Dec. 12—Through tho
confession of another of tho men hold
In connection with the night rider
depredations at Reel Foot J^nko, ovl-
-I- n- c wn* w-Mired today u lil- li will
lead to tho rest'Of men not oven un
der suspicion heretofore,.according to
statement from an authoritative
aourco.
The Identity of the man who has
turned state's evldenoo can not bo
learned, but It la stated that he told
of tho earlier raids, beginning with
the burning of fish docks at Snmburg
In April. One result of today’s con
fession will be the release on 15,000
bond Monday of tha Morgan brothers,
wealthy men who hav<W been under
arrest several weeks.
Thirty-two Indictments were re
turned today, but no Information ns
to their nature was tnailo public. Tho
prossoutlon announced that all evi
dence presented to the recent gmnd
Jury han not beon reviewed by tho
presont Jury.
GUARANTEE MUST BE
THAT DF THE MAKER
MANUFACTURERS’ LABELS T
MEAN SOMETHING—OLD LE-
GEND8 TO BE CHANGED.
'WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-pUnscru-
pulous and otherwise mlrieading
phase* in guaraqteo label# used, by
FORES! ME
m
Minister Killed at Washings
ton, Ga., Was Former
.Attache Big Circus
WAS ELEPHANT TRAINER
FOR BARNUM AND BAILEY-"
Death of Rev. C. F, Tuttle Bring* to^.-
Light the Fast That He Ws* a Mosl
Interesting Character—Member Old
JVJifJedgevilJe Family—He and Hi9 ^
•Brother Prominent in the Clrous ’
Ring—Loomed Up In MUIedgevHle
Fifteen Yean Ago With a Bible In
His Hand and Has Been Presohinq
Since—Styled Himislf “Elephant
Training Preacher."
C
VALDOSTA. Ga.. Dec. 12.-Jtev. C*
F. Tuttle, who was nbfti and killodnenr
Washington, Ga.. ycesterday. notice ofl
which appeared !r. tire papers today, !•*
bolleved r^Jinvo been one of the Inter*
.« 1111 r «-r Nil.;-u.- rgi,«.
A gentleman barb, who formerly rc- «
sided In thnt section, says that thn
man who was. killed won better known
ns "Forest Tuttle," who was at on*»
time one of tho c'cpliant keepers will*
Bumum nnd iBalley’s show.
Member. Prominent Family.
He was a mtember of an old Mil .
ledgovllle family, his older brother J
Joromo Tuttlo, batng a rival of FYar.Tc
(hinlm-r. Ih-- r-M- l-i ii .1 ri<l i-
nnd double-Somersault tumbler bikrlc
In tho seventh**. Ho was with John
Robinson's circus and his fame n* a
tumbler wan nation-wide. He was nlf»
regarded an a champion billiard phvyna
and an export on roller nkates. Hie
health broko down and he died In thn
stato sanitarium somo fifteen year*
ago.
Always Good-H«*rted.
Forest Tuttle, who Im said to havo,
been the man killed, aftior his cornier-]
pi» luteal
nd Mil-'
orked around Eatonton 1
ledgavllln. lln wn* a pretty rough
customer, drinking nnd frolicking, bud
wan always good-hearted.
Came Back With His Bible. <
When ho loomed up In MUhsdgasrlHeP,
fifteen yearn ago with a ilflhlo In hb*t
hand proclaiming that ho had boon] 1
converted nnd expected to lead a roiw|t
life, tho sensation was great. He ashed;
for nn opportunity to make a ,
merit In tlm church anil It was allewsdpj'
him. Hla talk was rambling nnd majajYvf"*'"**'
people thought ho was losing hi* mind,
but It Is *nld that ha was a chang
man ever nlncn then. ;
At last accounts he we* ovor about ?
Washington, Chu preaching and.
working. Afftr hls conversion, he*
used to rnfefi 1o himself «s tho "Ele* 1
pliant Training Preacher." _ ^
nta<0 ! >
mre<9| , \
MR. M’EERDOR SITS
ALONE IN JUDGMENT
RULE8 THAT HO IS QUORUM AND-
HEARS THE CASE OP
SEABOARD. \
single member of the railroad
today, when Chairman M-I.-ndo
sitting alone, hnd the S*jl>oard
answer to.serious ch*rx«a -u
The receivers and offi-ers of
manufacturers are barred under a do
clslon promulgated today by th* pure
food nnd drug board with the approval
of Secretaries Cortclyou, Wilson and
Straus. The decision conforms to the
recent refusal of Commissioner of
Patents Moore to regtstor trad# marks
which Include the phrase "Guaran
teed under the food and drugs act.
June 20, 1906," on the ground ilifst It
waa misleading.
Effective January 1 next, new guar
antee legends must be changed mi as
to ahow plainly that the guarantee
Is that of tho manufacturer and not
of the government, but because of the
large sums of money Invested In good
faith 1n labels and plates, the old
form of label# now in use represent
ing guarantees already filed <wltb the
department will be recognised for a
term of two years.
BATTLESHIP GEORGIA
HAS [CASE SMALLPOX
COLOMBO. Ceylon. Dee. II.-The hat-
Ueahip Georgia, preceding the hattleshlp
fleet under Bear Admiral Sperry, dim
here tomorrow morning, came Into p»rt
today with a srnaltpdx case on board.
The patient wae ut once removed to
h «’ Georgia separated from the fleet
Mt ‘
night ef Den. • and
1 speed of fourteen kn-.t*
It The state
lodge Newman hew
ATLANTIC FLEET SIGHTED
AT COLOMBO, CEYLON
WAYCROSS LOERMEN
ARE NAMED IN PRIMARY
road wore acous-.d of 1
Tin In Georgia In oruer n
facilities for through tmel
Tho receiver* and comna
resented bo
Brown, the
1 the
• 1,
■ KA.
II. Illcks, tlia
k*■ 11 •• r*• I Hiii-iTlritrn-lent; W.
vision Kuparinftliilnst. and J. A. Pride,
ojodatant gen-ral freight aqent.
The compluli.-enn were Ted by J
Perry, city
of the
Attori
Kick.
The road's representatives obb
appearing before one member of t
ml- - -ii .'Ii M- I.- ini-in 1 til<-d t
constituted a quorum for such a
slon. having provided a stonogre
order that ».«• testimony might Ui
by the -other member*. He
that a similar practice on the par
Interstate commerce commlH.hr
nlshed a preced- nt for the unus
« • • -Hmf
The company also objected
ground that It had only two day*
This was ovcrrulod.
OVER PRECIPICE
MOONSHINER FAILS
IN THREE CORNERED DUEL WITH
OFFICERS JOHN WYATT DIS
APPEARS.
12.—Newt
TALLADEGA.
a three cornered fight
•lltappei
States l>«i
hid 1
reached horn today.
On Thursday- nig hi
uty Collector W. W
Marshal ri. N. Kliq
Inns of whisky allrg-
Wyatt.
Yesterday the deputies ware ambushed
by Wyatt, who stood b.-htn«l a tree as
tr.r flttht began Tho officer* used
WAYCROSS. Ga-. Dec. 12—In the
municipal primary today Jss. Sinclair
defeated Dan T. Cowart for alderman
In the first ward. J. W. Rweat wa*
re-elected In the third, defeating A.
J. Youmone and W. B. Goodrich. In
Lhe fifth O. K. Dunn defeated A. B.
CHAS. J. BONAPARTE TQ
RETIRE TO PRIVATE LIFE;
fieet lift Manila
