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THE TWICE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1907.
HAYWOOD TRIAL MAKES
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS
Eleven Tentative Jnrors
Held Bat. None Finally
Accepted
Questions Take
Wide Latitude
BOISE, Idaho, May 9.—Wm. D. Hay
wood. first of the alleged participants
In th~ avenging conspiracy by tvhich it
I ft n\ rred tho aaslssinaLIon of Frank
fltounenberg was plotted and execnt-
ed, was placed on trial for his life to
day. Counsel for State and prisoner
entered at once upon the examination
of prospective Jurors and kept steadily
at the task for five hours. No jurors
were finally accepted but substantial
progress was made and the Indications
are that a Jury may be obtained by the
end of next week.
The opening day of the trial was
earnest and business like. Its striking
feature was the absence cf demonstra-
ilons. At no time, morning or after
noon. was the court room more than
half filled, and the streets forming the
court house square, contained not a
single loiterer.
Eleven Men Locked Up.
The case was halted shortly before
five o'clock by the exhaustion of the
Jury panel and adjournment was taken
until Monday. Meantime the sheriff
will summon a special venire of 100
men. The eleven men under examina
tion but not yet finally accepted or re
jected were locked up and will be close
ly guarded.
’ Haywood was brought Into the court
room at 10 o'clock sharp in the morn
ing. He found his family In chairs
to the right of bis seat and In front
of which were his counsel. He devot
ed more attention to his youngest
daughter than to any one else, and took
practically no part in the selection of
Jurors. Many men In similar jeopardy
make close study of their prospective
Jurors and frequently express their
personal preference, but Haywood
seems content to leave the matter to
bis lnwyers. Haywood gave no sign
of emotion, but sat quietly throughout
the day. Mrs. Haywood and the older
daughter stood the ordeal apparently
well, but the vounger child rrled after
the examination of talesmen began.
Ml 1 --. IT M V 1 pd hor children did
not attend the afternoon session.
Effect of Roosevelt Letter.
The question of the defejise took a
much wider range than that of the
State. Its most striking feature dealt
with the possible effects upon the minds
of the juror of the letter of President
Roosevelt In calling Haywood and his
associates “undesirable citizens," the
speeches in Tdnho of Secretary Taft,
the message of Governor Gooding to t.He
Legislature, the speech In Boise 'of
Senator Heyburn, and the action of tie
Idaho Legislature In appropriating
money for the prosecution of the three
prisoners. Mr. Richardson who con
ducted the examination of the talesmen
was also particular to ascertain their
attitude towards Socialist, and mem
bers of labor organizations. He was
also anxious to know if they had any
professional, fraternal, religious or po
litical affiliations with nny of the coun
sel for the Stnte, and connection with
detective agencies, any experience In
tho pursuit or prosecution of crimi
nals. nr who are members of the mine
owners’ association. Richardson also
asked If they had contributed to any
funds for the prosecution of the prison
ers, If they were members of the citi
zen’s alliance, If they remembered the
old labor troubles in Idaho and If they
had taken sides in the labor troubles at
hny time.
Swore Not Influenced.
The talesmen all swore that they had
not heen influenced by the letter of
President Roosevelt or the speeches of
other officials, or the National or State
Government and a majority of them
said they were Republicans.
The chief concern of the counsel for
the State was the attitude toward cir
cumstantial evidence, the ahsence of
the accused from the St3te when the
crime was committed, the effect of tho
manner in which tho prisoner and his
companions were brought from Colo
rado, the view of the talesmen on tho
death penalty for murder In the first
degree and on union labor. Their ex
amination brought out the fact that
certain labor or socialistic papers arc
being distributed free of charge In
parts of Ada County.
The custom of the Idaho courts in
selecting juries for criminal cases Is
to call twelve talesmen to the jury box
and to keep the box full. The State
first conducts a complete examination
that continues until twelve men have
been passed. Then the body of tales
men pass to the defense for examina
tion The State passed twelve men
early this afternoon and the general
examination is in the hands of the de
fense. Eleven were in the box at the
".lose of today's session, hut only three
have heen passed by both sides.
They are still subject to peremptory
challenge. Under the law each side
has ten peremptory challenges.
Will Give Wide Latitude.
Judge Wood announced that he in
tended to give both sides a wide lati
tude in the examination of talesmen.
He also showed a willingness to grant
challenges where there seemed any
reasonable objection to the talesmen
and in the one contest of the day he
ruled with the defense, which had
challenged the talesman.
The State today filed a supplemen
tary k’t of 151 witnesses who are to
he called to jtestlfy against Haywood.
Moyer or Petiibone and Mr. Hawley
announced that additional names
would he filed later. The list Includes
former Gov. Peabody, of Colorado, and
his daughter. Miss Cera Peabody:
Charles Sweeney, mine owner of
Spokane: Detective James McPart-
land: Steve Adams, Mrs. Steve Adams.
Bulklej Wells. Adjutant General of
Colorado: A. E. Carlton, president, and
C. C. Hamlin, secretary of the Mine
Owners' Association, of Cripple Creek:
Julian Steunenherg son of the dead
Governor, a number of residents of
Caldwell and the Cour D'Alene region:
officials of Idaho and Colorado and
several detectives of the Pinkerton
and Thiel agencies.
GEORGIA DENTAL 80CIETY
ELECTED ITS OFFICERS
I the announcement of its arrival was front of the shop. We believe In a
! made, and the railroads were congrar- good show in the window, and you can’t
; uiated upon having brought It through ge: the full effect ;f this in a narrow
I In comparatively good time. It came : thoroughfare. We also avoid opening
j via the Baltimore and Ohio and South- near a fishermonger's or a butcher's
era Railway. The statue will be placed as our experience shows us that very
In the Georgia Railroad yards convenl- i few people like to Ilnge in the vicinity
ent to the capltol grounds, and will I of such places. On the other hand,
be unloaded and set upon the pedestal j being adjacent to a florist's shop Is
as soon as that huge piece of stone : great help to us. I don’f know ex-
has been placed on the base which has j actly why, but I have often thought
FEDERAL GRAND JURY
ATLANTA. May 9.—Following offi
cers were elected tonight by the Geor
gia State Dental Society, which then
adjourned sine die:' President, T. C.
Gibson. Forsyth: first vice-president,
C. P. Davis Americus: second vice-
president, W. C. Miller. Augusta:
corresponding secretary, Delos Hill
Atlanta; treasurer, H. R. Jewett. At
lanta: executive committee, Joseph
Broughton, Atlanta; E. A. Tigner, Mill-
edgeville: W. R. Holmes, Macon and W
E. Buggs, Athens.
The dental society will meet next
year at Warm Springs.
already been prepared for it.
SAVANNAH AND SOUTHWESTERN
ELECTED ITS OFFICERS
SAVANNAH. Ga.. May 9.—The Sa
vannah and Southwestern Railway
Company was organized here today
with the selection of the following
officers and directors: President
Harvey Granger: vice-president, J. A.
Carlton: treasurer. E. M. Frank: sec
retary, D. G. Purse. Jr. Directors:
F. C. Battey. Harvey Granger, J. J.
McDonough, E. M. Frank. D. Y. Dancy
J. W. Quincy and J. A. Carlton. It is
proposed to build a road from Savan
nah to SL Andrews Bay, on the Gulf
of Mexico, a distance of about 400
miles.
MRS. MATTIE LEE
AN AGED LADY, DIED YESTERDAY
Mrs. Mattie Lee. aged 50 years, wife of
Mr. J. H. Lee, died at 12:30 o’clock at
her residence on Main street. East Macon
after an nines* of two week*.
The body will be shipped to Hampton,
Gr.. this morning at 3:30 o'clock, where
the funeral and interment will take place.
MESSENGER BOY
(Continued from page 1.)'
Georgia Dental Society.
ATLANTA. May 9.—The Georgia
State Dental Society concluded its
thirty-ninth annual convention here
tonight. At the business session this
morning the dentists discussed at
length three recommendations made in
the annual report of President Wil
liam Crenshaw. These related to
unethical practice, the interchange of
licenses and the question of joining
the National Dental Association at
Jamestown this year. Some complaint
Is made on account of the law which
prohibits the practice in Georgia of a
dentist from another State until he
has first passed the required examina
tion and obtained a Georgia license.
With proper credentials from another
State It Is believed a dentist ought to
be allowed to secure a license in Geor
gia without going through this form.
The dentists spent the afternoon see
ing Atlanta by trolley car, and tonight
after the election of officers for the en
suing year adjourned sine die.
Death of Drl. Chas. W. Ottiey.
ATLANTA. May 9.—A telegram has
been received in Atlanta announcing
the death In Baltimore of Dr. Charles
William Ottiey. a physician, and a
brother of Vice-President J. K. Ottiey
of the Fourth National Bank of this
city. His death followed within less
than ten days that of his brother, Eu
gene M. Ottiey. of this city, who died
from meningitis. He was from Colum
bus, Miss.
Conductor Williamson Dead.
ATLANTA. May 9.—Conductor E. G.
Williamson, 27 years old, of the South
ern Railway, died this morning at the
Grady Hospital as the result of inju
ries received yesterday at McDonough,
Ga. His left arm was caught between
two bumpers and crushed off as he
was in the act of coupling cars. His
death was due to the shock. He was
from Juliet Ga.
Southern Railway vs. Rowe.
ATLANTA, May 9.—In the case of
the Southern Railway vs. Rowe from
the City Court of Hall County, .revers
ed by the State Court of Appeals today.
It was held by the Appellate Court that
a cause of action which has been dis
missed In the United States Court may
be renewed in the State Courts at any
time within the statute of limitation
and without having first paid the cost3
required by the United States Court.
Case of Izzie Bashinski Affirmed.
ATLANTA, May 9.—The Court of
Appeals today affirmed the decision of
the City Court on Sandersville in the
case of Izzie Bashinski vs. the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. The suit was
for 51,999.99 damages for a delay of
two and a half hours in delivering a
telegram from 'Bremen. Germany, or
dering the purchase of 200 bales of cot
ton. it being claimed that the delay
caused the loss of the sale. The Court
of Appeals holds that a demurrer was
properly sustained because the plain
tiff failed to set forth the nature of
the contract, the amount of the com
missions involved, and the meaning of
the cypher said to have heen delayed
In transmission. The suit was sent
back to the lower court with direc
tion.
Moody Indicted for Death-of Barnhill.
ATLANTA, May 9.—A man named
Moody was Indicted In Tattnall Super
ior Court for the homicide of M. C.
Barnhill. It developed on the trial that
M. C. Barnhill was living and had ap
peared before the grand jury to testi
fy, and a verdict of not guilty was or
dered. Moody was then indicted for
killing O. D. Barnhill which should
have been the name in the first indict
ment. and whom he did kill. He set
up the plea of former jeopardy, and
acquittal. The State Court of Appeals
holds that this is no defense, the mis
take in the first indictment not relieving
him from trial for the alleged crime.
The Court of Appeals expresses grave
doubts of Moody’s guilt of the crime
charged, but as there appears to be no
error in the record the verdict of the
lower court is sustained.
that it may be because, after looking
at beautiful flowers, men become im
bued with a desire to make themselves
look more presentable. And, when in
that mood, what more natural than to
turn into an adjoining tailor’s?'
REV, J. W. BRIDGES
IN THE HOSPITAL
Rev. J. W. Bridges, brother of Rev.
C. S. Bridges, assistant pastor of Mul
berry Street Church, was carried to the
hospital yesterday fqr treatment He
has been suffering for some time from
an attack of sickness, and it was
thought best that he should be brought
to Macon from his home in Waynesboro
for hospital treatment
SALE OF OLD-TIME TAVERN.
Latest Theory of Bush Case.
ATLANTA, May 9.—The latest
theory of the police in the infernal
machine case is that Fred Bush sought
to kill Miss Kate McCarthy and other
members of her family not because he
was jealous of the girl, but because he
was possessed of a strong infatuation
for Charlie Doolittle and thought the
McCarthy family was drawing Doolit
tle away from him. Bush is 30 years
old and Doolittle 22. And the older
man Is said to exercise some sort of
influence over the younger which had
even impelled him to neglect and for
sake his own family. It Is on this
theory the police are now working.
Members of the McCarthy family open
ly express their belief that Bush is the
guilty man.
BRAINY TRADESMEN
AND THEIR SHOPS.
a Place
-Counting
Shipping Liquor to Minors.
ATLANTA. May 9.—If a liquor deal
er in one county in the State ships
liquor to a minor in another county he
Is triable and punishable in either
■county for the offense of furnishing
liquor to minors, although he may not
be aware that the party he is shipping
the liquor to is under age.
This is the Interesting decision ren
dered by the State Court of Appeals
today iii the case of W. D. Newsome
vs. the State. Newsome is a liquor
dealer in Valdosta. Lowndes County.
He shipped some liquor on order to
Joe Davis, a minor, at Nashville, in
Berrien County. He was indicted,
tried and convicted in Berrien Supe
rior Court, although his residence was
not in that county. The Court of Ap
peals holds that the liquor dealer who
makes such shipments must be sure
of his customer. Ignorance of the age
of the customer does not excuse the
liquor dealer from the penalty of the
law against furnishing liquor to min
ors.
SPAIN WILL BE IN
SUSPENSE FOR FORTNIGHT
MADRID. May 9—The health of
Queen Victoria Is still all that could
he expected The advent of the royal
baby is locked for within two weeks
and today her majesty. In addition to
superintending some of the prepara
tions for the eyent. took her custo
mary morning and afternoon drive.
DONATION OF $14100.000
TO PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PRINCETON. N. J.. May 9.—John
Grier Hlbben. in a communication from
the Princeton alumni committee of fif
ty, announces the gift of 51,200,000 to
Princeton University.
A trustee of the university said the
money was donated by a wealthy fam
ily Interested in the welfare of
Princeton, but not even in the public I about its arrival yesterday. All this
eye. | was dispelled today, however, when
State Treasurer Turned Over Bonds.
ATLANTA. May 9.—Under an inter
esting opinion rendered today by At
torney General John C. Hart, the
State Treasurer turned over to Burton
Smith as attorney for the Delaware
Fire Insurance Company. $10,000 State
of Georgia bonds which had been de
posited as a guarantee fund, which
were held up pending a suit on a pol
icy In Fulton Superior Court, not
withstanding the fact that the Dela
ware company had withdrawn from
business within the State.
The suit in question was brought by
the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
Company as the result of a policy re
insured with the Delaware on a build
ing in New Orleans. La. The conten
tion in the suit is as to whether the
policy was for three years or one year.
The property was destroyed by fire
some time after the lapse of one year.
Though the Delaware company had
withdrawn from the State its guaran
tee fund was held up on request of
King. Spalding & Little, attorneys for
the Pennsylvania company, on account
of this litigation.
The question as to the right of the
State to hold up this guarantee fund
on such a claim was submitted to At
torney General Hart, and urged by at
torneys representing the respective
sides. Judge Hart held that the Geor- I termini
gia law requiring the deposit of a 1
$19,000 guarantee fund, as found in
section 2041. of the civil code, was for
the protection only of the citizens of
Georgia and not those of ar.y other
State. The policy in litigation was
upon property in Louisiana, and the
Important Thing is to Find
Where People Congregate'
Pedestrians.
The successful tradesman of today
must be a man of brains. Some of the
kings of retail trade are indeed men
of that shrewdness and indomitable
energy which, in combination, amount
to something like genius. They have
reduced shopkeeping to a fine art, or.
if you prefer it, to an almost exact
science.
Take "the case of a widely-known
firm of Jobacconists. They have shops
in every crowded thoroughfire. and
the pains they take in the selection of
a site for a new shop are infinite.
Prospecting.
Having had their eye on a street fer
possible new branch, they do not
open the shop forthwith. Before doing
that they find out things, says London
Tid-Bits. So their first step is to post
a man in the street, whose task is to
take a census of the people who pass
by on each side. For a week this man
keeps careful count of the pedestrians,
marks the places where they cross
from one side to another, and also
keeps a sharp eye on the number of
people entering the nearest tobacco es
tablishments. This particular firm has
a great penchant for corner shops, and
pays strict attention to the construc
tion of the doors. Instead of the old-
fashioned corner door, they have one
placed in each street which the shop
faces, with a showcase between the
two. A shop adjoining the entrance
to a busy railway station is their ideal.
Next to that a site close to a theater is
most desirable. "Don’t wait for peonle
to come to your shop, but take your
shop where the people are,” seems to
he their motto. A considerable staff
of men is employed especially for the
selection and examination of sites.
Trade Scouts.
"In establishing a shop, the import
ance of the site is one that cannot be
over-estimated,” remarked a director
of a huge drapery firm. "Just as
doctor feels your pulse and finds out
the weak points in your constitution,
so does the successful tradesman in
quire into the condition of his possible
customers. When we contemplate open
ing a new branch we send out scouts
to spy out the land. In every district
there Is always a favorite street for
promenading, and for preference we se
lect the most crowded part of this. Our
scouts keep close observation on what
the local people buy at other shops.
"In addition, they attend concerts
and other entertainments, and oven
churches and chapels, in order to study
the dresses and millinery most In vogue
among the inhabitants.
"Then we make the most careful in
quiries among news agents regarding
the papers they sell most of. A*neigh
borhood may be known by the papers it
reads. A big sale of fashion papers is
a sure indication that the buyers pay
considerable heed to their raiment.”
“Our chief derire.” observed one of
the principal officials of a big dairy
company, who had depots for tea and
other light refreshments all over Lon
don. 'is to secure shops close to big
blocks of offices, or other business
premises, employing a large number of
people. We depend more on regular
than on casual customers. And busi
ness men. slipping out for a few min
utes, don’t want to go far to get lunch.
They turn to the first decent place they
find.
"Other spots where we establish
j shops, as far as possible, are at tram
and places where omnibuses
drop and take up passenfers.”
Selecting the Site.
A very well-known gentleman who
has an infinite number of provision
shops all over the country, pays great
attention to the selection of sites. So
important does he consider this sub
ject that some years ago he advertised
Gordon Eouestrian Statue.
ATLANTA. May 9.—The bronze
equestrian statue of General John B.
Gordon which is to crown a high gran
ite pedestal on the State capital grounds
reached the city by freight last night
via Southern Railway. The statue was
shipped from New Tork on April 29.
and as it had been on the road nine
days, some uneasiness began to be felt
Delaware company having satisfied ail
outstanding claims in Georgia it was I that anybody who suggested a site for
directed that its guarantee fund be a new branch which he approved of
returned to it which was done today. would be placed in the position of man
ager as soon as the shop should be
opened.
A large hoot manufacturing company
do something of the same sort now.
To any person suggesting an approved
position for a new shop, either in Lon
don or in any important provincial
town, they supply, free of cost, one pair
of hoots per annum for life.
"When we contemplate opening a
new branch." said the secretary of a
huge tailoring company, “we insist on
a street with a very wide pavement in
Its History Antedates the Revolution
ary War.
The old Rushing Sun Tavern, one of
the most historic buildings in this
city and possibly in this State, has
heen sold at public auction in order
to settle up an old estate. Its history
dates hack beyond the Revolutionary
War, and in its time it has been the
scene of many swell social functions,
says a Fredericksburg (Va.) corre
spondent of the Washington Star.
The old Inn was run by George
Weddon, who afterward became a
major general in the Continental
Army. The old tavern was the stop
ping place for many distinguished
men, some of whose names have gone
upon record as among the first states
men of this country. Prominent among
them were Gen. George Washington,
Gen. Hugh Mercer, Chief Justice John
Marshall George Lafayette and the
first admiral of the American navy,
John Paul Jones. The tavern is situa
ted at the extreme end of upper Main
street, and was in olden days a favo
rite stopping place for those who own
ed large plantations. Hardly a! day
ever passed that some of the promi
nent citizens of the town did not as
semble at this old inn to pass away
time which would otherwise have
been freighted wirh monotony.
Famous old Virginia mint juleps
were made and dispensed there by an
old negro servant. “Nelse,” who was
famous for his ability to make a julep
which would make the mouth run wa
ter. It was in this famous old inn
that the story of George Washington
with his famous little hatchet that cut
down tho cherry tree of his father
originated. It was while in company
of Gen. Hugh Mercer and several
other distinguished gentlemen who
were stopping at this old tavern that
George proposed to throw a silver dol
lar across the Rappahannock, which
was twice as wide then as at present.
They repaired to the farm of George's
mother in Stafford County., just across
the river from the old ferry landing,
from which bank George threw the
dollar to the bank on the Fredericks
burg side.
After the colonies had won their in
dependence Gen. Wasihngton held in
this old tavern a reception to the of
ficers who had been with him at
Yorktown. Among the distinguished
guests present on that occasion was
Gen. Lafayette.
Troubles of Government Ownership.
The Railroad Gazette says that the
Government-owned railroads of Hun
gary are having troubles of an even
more disastrous character than the
railroads of this country. Starting
from January 10, “all transportation
into Budapest, with the exception of
that of live stock, salt, coal and fire
wood. was suspended. No freight des
tined for Budapest was to be received,
while that en route thither was stopped
and placed at the order of the shipper.
The order did not affect goods shipped
from 'Budapest.
"The management stated that this
order was necessitated by the enormous
accumulations of merchandise at all of
the stations: accumulations that have
resulted from the delays to traffic that
have occurred since Christmas. The
decision for this action was taken sud
denly on account of the congestion that
threatened Budapest. The transporta
tion of freight into Budapest has in
creased very greatly since autumn. The
last order of this kind was issued in
1893. The transportation of passen
gers was not affected. The order nat
urally created some excitement in com
mercial circles, especially in view of a
threatened strike by the railroad em
ployes: and it was regarded as an at
tempt. on the part of the management,
to retain the mastery of the situation.”
ILLICIT DISTILLERS ROUTED—
BODY FINISHES WORK AND IS
DISMISSED. . „
The Federal grand jury yesterday
ended up its work with the following
indictments:
Those indicted upon illicit distilling
charges were George Evans, Jr. and
Jesse Gooden, of Monroe County; J. H.
Cantrell, Wilcox County: Jack Green
and Oliver Phillips, Jasper County;
Lucius Everett, Houston County: Joe
R. Foster, Lawrence County: Mack
Soyer, Hancock County; John Smith,
Neely Perkins, Sherman Tooks, Mayer
Towns and Eugene Hicks, Macon Coun
ty.
On the charge of altering a money
order Erias Holden, of Wilkinson Coun
ty was Indicted. Another indictment
was brought in charging Gus Caldwell
with breaking into the postoffice at
Neel. Monroe County. Remus R. Gor
don was indicted for defrauding by the
use of the mails, and a similar indict
ment was returned against Levi Bryant,
of Lilly, Ga.
The ends the work of the grand jury
and they were dismissed after express
ing in the following resolution, thanks
to the judge and district attorney, for
their courteous treatment:
“Be it resolved that we appreciate
the kind consideration shown us by
Mr. Alexander Akerman, the able Dis
trict Attorney, who has assisted us in
our work, and we congratulate the peo
ple of the Southern District of Gec."-
gia, upon having as a presiding judge
over the courts his honor, Emory Speer,
on whose sound judgment and benevo
lent nature we can depend for justice
and mercy in all cases where the law
requires us to find hills of indictment.
“We are impressed with the fact that
justice is administered with as great
wisdom in the Southern District of
Georgia as' in any court in the country,
and that this justice is always tempered
with as much merev as is conisstent
with the public welfare.
"We feel sure that our country is
safe as long as our courts admin
ister justice in this manner.
‘■Respectfully.
“(Signed) E. Y. MALLARY.
“Foreman.”
MB TO SELL 000
MO DIVIDE PROCEEDS
Officer Jack "Wilson found some boys
wit ha fluffy white poodle yesterday, and
on seeing him their actions indicated
that they did not come into possession
Of the poodle rightfully.
On being questioned, they owned up
that the dog was taken by them from
some place on Cotton avenue, they
couldn't tell where, and that it was their
purpose to sell it and divide the proceeds.
Officer Wilson will keep the poodle until
claimed by its owner.
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SALVTATION ARMY
OFFICERS COMING
Maj. Berrlman and Adjt. Wldger and
Mrs. Berriman will conduct the Salvation
Army meetings on May 25 and 26. These
three workers ar e greatly beloved in the
Salvation Army, and their coming is
looked forward to with interest bv the
local encampment.
MR. HUBBARD’S FUNERAL
HELD THIS MORNING
The funeral services of Mr. J. C.
Hubard, who died yesterday morning
at his late residence, 1704 Second street,
will occur this morning from the fam
ily residence at 10 o’clock. Rev. W. H.
Budd of the First St. Methodist Church
will conduct the services and the inter
ment will be at Riverside cemetery.
Mr. Hubard has been in the employ
of the Central of Georgia Railway for
a number of years. He was well liked
by all of his fellow workmen and he
numbers his friends by the score, who
will regret to hear of his death.
Mr. Hubbard is survived by his wife
and four daughters, Misses Annie, Myr
tle, Maggie and Josie, also two broth
ers, J. J. Hubard of this city, and W.
T. Hubard, of Jacksonville, Fla.
SAVANNAH LINE OF STEAMERS COM
PROMISED WITH ITS 600
EMPLOYERS. .
Weeds That Are Worth Money.
"Recently the Bureau of Plant In
dustry of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has been giving
its attention to the weed,” writes E. B.
Clark in The Technical World Maga
zine for May. “Today it is telling the
farmer that that which he has been
looking upon as a pest has its uses and
that it may profit him to consider the
weeds. It is not a matter of common
knowledge that some of the weeds ‘in
festing’ the land will produce the crude
drugs which today, in large part, are
obtained by importation from abroad.
Alice Henkel, an assistant the Gov
ernment's plant industry bureau says
that the roots, leaves and flowers of
several of the weed species regarded
as plagues in the United States are
gathered, prepared and cured in Eu
rope, and not only for useful commo
dities there, but supply to a consider
able extent the demands of foreign
lands.
“There are weeds in this country
alnst which extermination laws
have been passed which hold in their
leaves, stems or roots medicinal prop
erties which have a value in the work
of preserving the health of the nation.
It is possible in ridding land of weeds
in order that crops may be grown to
make of the uprooted ‘pests’ a source
of income. Moreover it is possible to
maintain upon land given over as
worthless for crop growing purposes, a
weed plantation, which after the har
vest, will prove itself to be not less
profitable than some of the tilled
fields.”
NEW YORK. May 9—The striking long
shoremen gained a partial victory today,
when the Savannah line compromised with
its 600 employes. The new terms are 35
cents an hour for week day work. 50 cents
for Sunday and night work. For Sunday
work occupying less than half a day, the
men are to receive a full half day’s pay.
For more than half a day’s work, a full
day is to be credited.
The strike leaders claimed today that
30.000 men were out in Manhattan. Brook
lyn, Hoboken and Staten Island. Though
these figures are disputed, the steamship
companies were, nevertheless, badly crip
pled. Throughout the day freight gath
ered in rormidablo piles along the piers
and comparatively little of it was gotten
about the vessels to which it had been
assigned. Small gangs of inexperienced
men. aided tho crews to get necessaries
aboard; shipping firms sent their own men
to load perishable goods, while tile steam
ers’ firemen, in most cases, did their own
coaling.
Passengers' Took Hand.
The passengers came to the aid of Os
car II. of the Scandinavian line, which
sailed this afternoon, and put aboard their
own baggage. Many of these arrived oil
trains from the West, and learning that
the vessel was likely to be slightly de
layed, voluntarily undertook to expedite
matters. The novel situation seemed to
appeal to the humor of the travelers and
the work went merrily on until the last
piee" of baggage was aboard. Among
.the volunteers were three wfmen who
loaded their trunks upon a truck and
trundled them down to the gangway. All
the scheduled steamers got away today,
though with short cargoes and usually a
trifle late. Among them were the French
liner LaSovie for Havre. White Star liner
Cretic for Naples. Grosser Kurfurst of the
North German Lloyd line for Bremen, and
the Biucher, the Hamburg-Ameriean liner
for Hamburg. The coastwise compa
nies are suffering most from the strike.
Manv of these carry fruit, which, if not
promptly unloaded, entails heavy loss.
Carried Cargo Back.
Before the Savannah line made terms
with the men today, its steamer, Kansas
City, sailed for Savannah with the same
cara-o that _she brought North a few
days ago.rttetete
.ABOR PR0BLEM5 NOT
DISTURBING ELKAN
Mr. M. M. Elkan. the railroad contract
or, was In the city yesterday. He is now
engaged in gullding 70 miles of railroad
in North Carolina. He employes a force
of 1,400 laborers, all negroes, pays them
$1.50 per day. and has no trouble in se
curing ail the hands he wants. The
labor problem never disturbs him.
DOUGLASS WANTS EDITORS
TO MEET THERE NEXT YEAR
10 SAVE
OWN LIFE
Mr. Tal Raley, who has a farm near
Seven Bridges, on Foster creek, about
eight miles from Macon, came Into the
city yesterday morning and reported
that he had had a serious difficulty
with one of the negroes on his place
by’ the name of Tom Hammonds, and
to protect his life he had shot the ne
gro.
It was the intention of Mr. Raley to
come in town and give himself up.
believing that as he had fired four
shots into him that he was dead. On
reaching the city, however, he found
that the negro had preceded him. hav
ing been brought In a wagon.
At the hospital where the negro was
carried, it was learned that he was
shot in three places, but the examina
tion had nor been thorough and his con
dition cculd not at the time be told.
Mr. Raley says the negro was drunk,
and when asked for some money that
he owed Mr. Riley cursed him and
threatened to kill him. When he made
the movement to draw a weapon Mr.
Raley shot him.
STATE PRESS VIEWS
More Cross-Tie Walkers.
Rome Tribune.
“The Jungle has been dramatized.'*
Gracious haven’t we got enough to
bear already.
Sic ’Em.
Baxley News-Banner.
Deniocraic efforts from now on
should b'e to get together and “sic” or-
the Republicans to keep asunder.
Waycross’ Need.
Waycross Herald.
What has become of tho Greene and
Gaynor case? We need it in our bus
iness now that ail else has failed.
Wants to See Fighting Blood.
Alphrarette Free Press.
If there’s a man in Georgia who can
beat Steve CJay for the Senate wo
would like to see the color pf his ey<v
Pleads Not Guilty.
La Grange Reporter.
And now William Randolph Hears*
says it would be right to classify film
a Democrat. Nay, nay. Willie, we
have never. done so.
Dr. W. C. Bryan, of Douglass, Ga.,
editor of the Douglass Enterprise and
manager of the Bryan Realty Co., pass
ed through Macon this morning en-
rounte to Eibert County to visit his
father, .Dr. Jasper Bryan, who is very
sick.
He says he will be a Sandersville
with the Georgia Weekly Press Asso
ciation, and will extend an urgent in
vitation to the association to meet in
Douglas next year. Douglas is one of
South Georgia's best towns, and a
meeting there would be enjoyed by the
Georgia editors.
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON
ENTERTAINS KUROKI
WASHINGTON, May 9.—For the
next few days official Washington will
be busily engaged in entertaining the
Government’s distinguished guests.
Gen. Kuroki, the famous Japanese field
officer, Vice-Admiral Ijuin. the rank
ing officer of the Mikado’s naval fleet
at Jamestown, and the Duke Degii
Abruzzi, commander of the Italian
fleet, all of whom arrived In the city
today. Elaborate plans have been
made for the entertainment of the vis
itors during their stay in the national
capital, which only include a dinner
and reception, which Secretary and
Mrs. Taft .are to give tomorrow night
in honor of Gen. Kuroki and a State
dinner at the White House Saturday
evening, complimentary to the Duke
Degii Abruzzi.
Gen. Kuroki is accompanied by
Lieut Gen. Yasutsuna Kigoshi, Maj.
Gen. Michiharu Umezawa and the
others whose names were announced at
the outset of the Kuroki party's trip
across the continent.
The Duke Degii Abruzzi commander
of the Italian fleet at Jamestown, ar
rived in Washington today on his flag
ship the Varese and will remain for
several days as the guest of Baron
DesPlanches, the Italian ambassador.
A dinner will be given him by Presi-
Qualificaiions for a Colonel.
Darien Gazette.
Governor Smith will have the ap*
ponitment of but twenty-five colonels
and these twenty-five colonels will
have to know the difference between
a sword and a turpentine ax.
Sense and a Southern Man.
Bainbridee Democrat.
Will Taft stand much chance in
the South as a Presidential candidate?
Decidedly as mmuch as any Democrat
unless the party of that name has
sense enough to nominate a full*
fledged Southern man next time.
Politics and Politicians.
Congressman Llewellyn Powers, of
Maine, has announced, it is said, to the
party leaders that he is serving his last
term.
Secretary Taft’s mother would rather
see her distinguished son on the Su
preme Bench than in the President's
chair. Her choice for the latter posi
tion is Elihu Root.
S. C. Crummer Is about to retire vol
untarily from the chairmanship of the
Republican State central committee of
Kansas. The committee will meet in
Topeka shortly to accept Mr. Crum*
mer’s resignation and to name his suc
cessor.
Henry M. Whitney has announced
his candidacy for the Democratic nom
ination for Governor of Massachusetts.
He states his desire to make the cam
paign on “business issues.” particularly
the tariff and Canadian reciprocity.
Chicago is in the field for the next Re
publican national convention. She will
have as competitors Kansas Citj', St.
Louis and Philadelphia, which have al
ready entered the list, and probably
other cities will present their claims
before the national committee meets
next December to select the place for
holding the convention.
_ dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White
The lemon trade has been j House Saturday evening. The Japa-
’ nese naval party with Vice Admiral
already seriously affected. It is imposi
8W5SSM •srur .*5r»s i
are now awaiting the auctioneer 131,500
boxes. Only 10.000 boxes have been landed
since the start of the strike. New strike
headquarters were established today in
Greenwich Hail. Manhattan, where Pat
rick Connor addressed a big meeting.
SENATOR CHARLES DICK AN
NOUNCES THE FORMAL CALL
FOR A CONFERENCE
aid in the festivities in honor of Gen.
Kuroki.
pise sium
HELD liiEB 558
The man who snatched a purse from
the hand of Miss Julia Burnett, of
Milledgeville, on Fourth street near
Poplar, on Wednesday night, and was
caught by Officer Johnson, was bound
over to the Superior Court yesterday
morning in the sum of $500 on the
charge of highway robbery.
Miss Burnett, in company with a
Macon lady friend, was on her way to
the union depot, when a tall black
National Democratic Chairman Thos.
Taggart is sffld to be feeling the pulse
of prominent Democrats to discover
whether he will stand any chance of
re-election. Though he enjoys the con
fidence and friendship of many of the
nartv leaders in the West and South.
Mr. Taggart is not in the favor of Wil
liam J. Bryan nor the Eastern Demo
cratic leaders, and consequently there
is believed to be very little possibility
of his being again chosen* to head the
national committee.
Gov. Terrell Returns.
ATLANTA, May 9.—Gov. Terrell re
turned to Atlanta today from a trip
to New York and Washington. D. C.
where he went particularly for the
purpose of calling on the United States
Commissioner of Agriculture with a
view to securing the establishment of
model farms in connection with the
agricultural schools in each of the
congressional districts In the State.
The Governor announced today that
the department at Washington had
agreed to establish such* a model farm
in connection with each of these dis
trict schools and to pay all expenses
connected with same from a fund
which the department has available for
that purpose. Secretary Wilson stated
it would be impossible at the present
time to furnish a man in connection
with each of these model farms, but
that four men would be sent to Geor
gia by the department and these will
divide their time between the eleven
schools. It is estimaetd the expense
will be about $600 for each school or a
total of 56,600.
AKRON, O., May 9.—United States
Senator Charles Dick, chairman of the . — - - ,
Ohio Republican State executive corn- . negro, known as Rich Carr, jerked the
mittee. announced :oday a foimal call J purse from her hand. Both ladles
for a conference of the State central screamed and this attracted the atten-
Alnhonso Taft, father of Secretary
of War William H. Taft, was President
Grant’s last attorney-general in the
last cabinet. Another instance of father
and son as holders of. Cabinet port
folios was J. Sterling Morton, who was
President Cleveland’s Secretary of Ag
riculture, and Paul Morton, who was
Secretary of the Navy for a time in
President Roosevelt’s Cabinet. In tho
case of the Mortons it is curious to
note that the father was a Democrat
while the son is a Republican.
and executive committees, the chair
men of Republican county executive
committees, the elective State officers
and the Republican members of Con
gress at Columbus on May 15.
Senator Dick made the following
formal statement:
“As chairman of the Ohio Repub
lican State Executive committee, I
have invited a conference of the State
central and executive committees, of
tion of Capt. H. H. Starr and Mr.
George Postom. and they had abun
dant opportunity to get a good look at
the man.
The negro ran through the alley in
the block followed by Capt. Starr, and
was lost in the darkness. In a few
minutes Officer Johnson was on the
scene, and hurriedly securing a de
scription he traced the negro to Rich
mond’s saloon, on the same street, be
the chairmen of the Republican county i tween Cherry and Mulberry, where he
' was arrested.
In court yesterday both Capt. Starr
and Mr. Postom identified him com
pletely. All the statement he would
make was that he was not the man,
and that if the lady was present in
court she would say so.
The identification was so complete,
and the circumstances of his arrest so
corroborative, that the Recorder
promptly committed him.
executive committees of the elective
State officers, and of the Republican
members of Congress, to be held at the
Buckeye Republican Club rooms at
Columbus Wednesday, May 15, at 9
o’clock a. m.
“If there were to be a Republican
State convention held this year, there
would of course, be no occasion for
this gathering, and while willing to as
sume entire responsibility for the call,
I did so only after conferring with
men who had equal interest in the
matter and all of whom approved of
the plan.
“The meeting has not been called for
the purpose of ratifying any deal or
compromise, but to secure party har
mony and unity of purpose among
Ohio Republicans, which it was
thought could be done after a full and
frank exchange of opinion in a repre
sentative gathering, and finally the
adoption of some public expression
voicing as nearly as maj" be, the ■ sen
timent of Ohio Republicans. It is be
lieved that such action would allay
any dissensions which now threaten
our party strength. If Ohio Republi
cans are to secure the best results in
the State and in the country, they
must be united.” 1
The Democratic Congressional com
mittee proposes to make a vigorous „
fight to secure the election of the five’’
Democratic candidates in Oklahoma.
The election for the ratification of the
proposed Constitution of Oklahoma will
be held in August, and at the same
time five Representatives will 'be elect
ed. a Legislature will be chosen which
will have the power to elect two Sena
tors. and a Governor and all State offi
cers for the new State will be selected.
To Identify the Dead. •
From the Technical World Magazine.
An army general order has recently
been issued, stating that in the future all
officers and enlisted men will wear, when
ever in field uniform, an identification
tag. which will be issued by the Quarter
master’s Department, at cost price to of*
fleers, and without charge to men.
This tag Is of aluminum, about the
size of a half dollar, and will be worn
suspended from the neck., beneath the
clothing. On the tag will appear the
name, rank, company, regiment o r corps
of the wearer, and it is ordered that
when not worn as directed. It shall be re
garded as part of the uniform, and be
habitually kept in the possession of the
owner.
Senator John T. Morgan, one of the
venerable representatives of Alabama
in the upper house, occasionally writes
magazine articles which Involve a
great deal of research, but he unlformr
ly refuses to accept pay for them. In
the course of his public career he has
been offered innumerable railroad
passes, hut never accepted any either
for himseif or any member of his fam
ily. Of moderate means when he en
tered the Senate, he is now a poor man.
having little or nothing but his salary.
Instances where a State Legislature
fails to elect a United States Senator
In time to take his seat at the begin
ning of a new Congress are so few in
the history of the United States as to
be worthy of mention. The Rhode Is
land Legislature, after taking eighty-
one ballots, has failed to elect a suc
cessor to George Peabody Wetmore and
it will not reassemble again until Jan
uary of next year, whereas Congress
will' again be in session in December
of this year." For an interim of at least
one month In the beginning of the Six
tieth Congress Rhode Island will,
therefore, have only one representative
in the upper branch of Congress. •
Made Fri-nds at Homervilie.
HOMBRVILLF. Ga.. May 9—Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Brooks and their daughter.
Miss Nettie, have returned to their
peace,'In the event of accidents, etc.
es them leave.