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THE , nviCE-A-WEEK TELEGRAPH V
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1907.
TAFT-FORAKER FIGHT
OHIO IS GROWING WARM
' OflO , ratHeir it escaped through
:t wintry tretfitr i? a mystery
not .« isfnctorllv explained.
A Chattanooga Cour.ty man stated
in Atlanta the other day that he was
one among three or four orchardmen
. JNO. L. M’LAURIN
REPRESENTS SO.
COTTON ASSOC’N.
ro^e^^ohSod^Tssu 3 ^^ Batch of Current
made
td rejoinder to tho ataterr.ent
public in Columbus, O. yesterday by
Chairman Brown, ot rhe Republican
Plate central committee, embodying
his views end those of Gov. Harris and
other State officials respecting Ohio's
chol-e / f a candidate for the Presi
dency. The Senator says It Is "diffi
cult to make a polite answer.” to a
part of Chairman Brown's statement,
declaring that "for rank, dictatorial
nr.d offensive br.srlr.m. It far exceeds
anything I can recall."
He gives definite notice that he not
only resents Chairman Brown's dicta
tion. but that his choice for the Presi
dency will bo namc-d by tho next con
vention of Ohio Republicans, and that
he will abide by that choice.
Following Is the text of Senator
Fornker's statement:
“The State officers have a right to
their preference and to declare It when
they like, but such declarations do not
41sper.se with the necessity for a con-
r ention, nor change my opinion that
Xhe voters should be given a chance to
be heard before final action has been
taken.
"If the Republicans are all 'over
whelming.' or even by a bare majority.
In favor of Keen-1 ary Taft, his friends
teed not either fear the primaries, or
be In a h’jriv about holding tlrom.
"No one need suffer, certafDly not
wrongfully. If wo proceed In order. In
stead of trying to rush conclusions by
unofficial announcements and declara
tions.
"So far ns the control of tho Stato
organization Is concerned. I have never
made tmy claim to that. I have always
supposed that organization was mere
Gate City Mews
return for 1904 was
The Charleston and Western Caro
lina. on Its 21.G miles in Columbia and
Richmond counties, returned a total of
$325,811, of which $21,600 Is franchise.
This .return includes the Augusta
;n his cour.ty who lost about 75 per Terminal Railroad, which was sepa- _____
cent of their crop, while all other rately returned last year.
orchards were completely wiped out so NEW YORK, May IS.—Discussing
far as this season is concerned. I De'egate* to Charities and Corrlsctions. his connection wi h the case of Tbeo-
'•-4s it is I am luck." he raid. "I ATLANTA, May 18.—Gov. Terrell. dore H - Pr!ce a S aicst the New Yo rk
Will have about 6.000 crates which will at the request of Gov. John A. John- Cott . on Exchange, in which he has been
IIIS PRETTY ROMANCE
HAD FINALE IN MACON
ATLANTA, May IS.—Georgia
assemble In martial and civic st
about the State capitol grounds
Saturday when there will be unveiled
in lasting bronze the heroic equestrian
statue of Gen. John B. Gordon, soldier,
statesman and orator, which the peo
ple of the State and the South have
erected In honor of his memory.
Gen. Gordon has always been looked
upon as the typical Georgia soldier,
and there was no man whom Geor
gians, In fact those of all the South,
mere delighted to honor. Then, after
the war. In legislative halls, executive
chair and upon the orator's platform
ho carried the message of peace and
fel owshlp to every section of the
country, becoming, in fact, a national
character admired and loved wherever
he was known. Indeed, not a few sub
part of a crop. That Is the only way | man: Prof. T. A E. Means, of the
I know of In which to account for it.” j Fulton County Reformatory: Supt. B.
j T. Bethune. of the State Reformatroy, :
Dinned to Gov. Terrell. , Mil!edgeville: Judge TV'. F. Eve. of Au-
ATLAN'TA, Mav 18—The dinner , Ju,1 se C. H. Ellington, of;
Thomason: Gen. Clement
which it is proposed by his friends to [ I nomason: Gen. Clement A. Evans,
give in honor of Gov. Joseph M. Ter- At -. an J,? : J s - Turner. Eatonton.
requested me to come to New York
to see if they could not in some way
be represented in the suit, and lend
such assistance as was possible 'n the
eradication of the evils complained of.
"The average man has not been able
befo-e to comprehend the subtle a;»l
insidious manner in which 'he price
Mr. Jack Duncan, of Jasper. Fla., Is
the name of a young man who was
rocently confined in the Macon Hospl-
perlod of a week and a
last Thursday was suf-
ered from his sickness
hospital. No sooner had
g man tasted the freedom of
tho outside than his thoughts, from the
natural tendency that lovers have, be
gan to turn to her, who was the
choice of his heart. Being just recov
ered from n long sickness and con
finement. and enjoying to the fullest
the freshness of renewed energy and
HIE£T BE Jill 6
finding a dining hall of sufficient size
in which to give It.
It was originally contemplated that,
there should bo served 100 plates, but
as the plans became known others in
various sections of the State insisted
on taking part until there were more
. . ... . . i than 250 names on tho list, and now
151 6 * un< ^ w lth which this j the final limit has been fixed at 300,
erected, came from , even with prospect that this may have
rell Just prior to b!s retirement from ! Eason * Fitzgerald, mem- i 0 f cotton had been depressed by the . wanting nothing: In this freedom but
the executive chair, has outgrown ! 5, e * s State Prison Commission; ? system of grading on the New York < her, Mr. Duncan could not hear the
already Its original proportions, until i H°;V , ^• , till. _ president of the Cotton Exchange, but we think that j idea of separation, and accordingly
some question has been raised as to 1 *?ethescm Orphans' - Home, Savannah; j we now see the cause of the ileprrs- sought the long distance tolephono and
•.-j.-- _ - , " • ■ Recorder Nash E. Broyles, of the At- : slon and cn opportunl'y to correct this 1 soon got connection with Korkmart,
lanta Police Court, and Rev. John R. evil, and bel'eve that in the tong run Gn., where ho had a long conversa-
Gunn. manager of the Georgia Indus
trial Home, at Macon.
Resist Change in Method of Election.
ATLANTA, May IS.—The employes
of the Southern Railway, between 200
_ and 300 in number, held a meeting at
monument was erected, came from : e ven with prospect that this mav have I noon at the Southern’s shops and
those who stood In opposing ranks in to be exceeded I P asse d strong resolutions against the
the sixties, and with each came a mes- | The suggestion came from a num- i Proposition now pending to change the
sage of admiration and esteem for his j,er of Gov. Terrell’s well known method of elemion of the citv engl-
nobllity of character and his generosi- friends that it would be a gracious act • neer - the commissioner of public works
‘7®* h ® art : , l to tender him a banquet on Thurs- i and ? ther city of Atlanta officials, from
noted, fmm admiring friends in the
( North. The project was first under-
partv machinery, and not the personal j taken a little more than three years
property of any one. not even the j a fto Just after Gen. Gordon's death, and
chairman of tho State central com- | when $10,000 had been raised by the
miltee.
i John B. Gordon Monument Assoeia-
"As to the rest of Mr. Brown's state- ! tion, the Georgia Legislature appro-
ment, it is difficult to make a polite prlated the needed $15,000 to complete
answer. For rank, dictatorial and of- ; the work, taking over the association's
tensive bosslsm. 11 far exceeds ar.v- j fund and naming a commission to act
thing I can recall?' It amounts to a | aP tbe State’s agent,
threat that uni'?' I straightway do- j In a competition entered by half a
riare for Mr. Taft I shall lose the sen- | dozen well known artists. Sculptor So-
•torsnlp. That may be, but If so, the Ion H. Borglum, of Norwalk. Conn.,
fact has no terrors for me. , won the award, his work being highly
trade generally, including the New
York Exchange.
"The methods adopted by the cl'que
in control of the New York Cotton
Exchange have been so successful in
the past that, in thrir over-confidence,
those in con'rol have at last raised
the abuses to such magnitude, and
have at the same time placed them
selves in such a position with regard
to the market that they have over
reached themselves and have g’ven
the South the very opnorturlty It
needs. I believe that th**?** interests
have vastly oversold for Julv delivery
the entf-e amount of splnnnb’e cot'on
left in the rountrv. and that they have
done so solely with the idea of making
deliveries through the New York
Exchange of a lo* of riff-raff which
does not deserve the name of cotton
here for this banquet fromalf part-Tof Gregory Smith, o'f Atlanta, is wonder- [ br ' 1 ,r 8che '" e . which has
,v.- 1” ... Inc- Ti-hat „e «, heretofore worked so well, becomes ln-
subscrlption among comrades and j fl Ve years ago The dinner will be j interfering with the election ^if these
friends, largely in Georgia, but also In . ^iven. probably, either at the Kimball , or °‘her officials by the people, and
other States, ar.d in some instances an | House or the Piedmont Hotel, to be i Pledged all present to voto against
'' n, - xA r *«-- dec , dc(J in th3 C01lrse o{ the nc ; x ' t week ! any one who favors this proposition.
and it Js announced that it Is "posi- , ,
tively of no political significance.” j Crook” Fascinated by Art.
There will be well known Georgians | „ -^TLANTA,^ IS.—Artist Edward
it will redound, rot only to the ad- J tion with one Miss Milllo Thomason,
vantage of producer, but to the cotton ! and without more ado. for this con
versation was only Intended for two.
I the result of the whole matter was
I that Miss Thomason hurriedly caught
the next train for Macon, arriving In
this city at 4 o’clock on Friday eve- |
ning, where she met her eager lover, j
and arrangements were soon begun j
for the marriage ccromony, which had :
to follow such a determined action, j
Consequently at the First Methodist |
parsonage. Rev. TV. H Ttudd. at 5 i
o'clock yesterday afternoon, united the i
happy young couple in the holy bonds
of matrimony.
Mr. Duncan, who is IS years of age, I
is an enterprising young stenographer J
of Jasper. Fla. Mrs. Duncan was
formerly of Cnrrolton, Ga.. and up un
til Friday was attending school at
Rockrr.art, Ga. She Is also IS years of j
age
The sixteenth annual meeting of
the Georg.a 'Banker’s Association will
be held In Macon June 6 and arrange
ments are being made to provide a
program which wlH be of much prac
tical value to those in attendance as
the names of many of Georgna's fi
nanciers will appear upon It with pa
pers upon subjects bearing upon mat
ters of the greatest value to bankers.
The annual election of officers will
take place on the first day and there
are many matters to come before tile’
convention.
This meeting In Macon of the as
sociation which represents nearly all
of Georgia’s banking interests is of
peculiar Interest from the fact that
it was in this city that the first meet-,
ing of the association was held many
years ago and its permanent organiza
tion effected. From the small begin
ning then made the membership of the
association has grown until there are
few bankers In the State not enrolled
upon the books of the organization at
present.
NAS Nile HIDDEN 1
iinp
[Hi
,ntpre8t,n * t0ast ,ISt For* Z£L S °, r ; 5*5222 effective whenever they ’ cannot 6 coni two rears ago at LH'c Oak. Fla., where , k f c ked off the .dashboard. About three
will be arranged. ” for crooks Is possessed by a modest
The local committee which has Utile picture which is done in oil on a . _ ...
charge of the arrangements Is com- board. It has been on exhibition at ^ brought to avalizin'" sen”of"the tending school. The two have been
- ” •" I”* I ®° ® rtU,rht *° a rea,!zln:r sen8 « ot th0 contemplating marriage for some
sun-mate it by making such deliveries. Mr - ° unca " was ? w ° l ; kin? as sten< ’'
grapher, while Miss Thomason was at-
posed of Joel Chandler Harris, S. M. . the art disolav In the Alfriend buikl-
Inman. Judze John T. Pendleton. J. K.
Orr. Col Robert J. Lowry. Dr. John E.
White. Judge John S Candler. John M.
Slaton. F. J. Paxnn. Dr. W. W. Lan
drum. Henrv S. Johnson, M. J. Cofer,
! ing. and Mr. Smith had just succeed- fact tTiat the 7 ca " 1,0 ]r \ nz0T de]iver
| td in selling it for $20 to be delivered ! consumers of cotton and purchasers of
at tho cnnoiii«inTi of tho ovhihlMoo. I It who intend to make Ultimate dellv-
I said at Canton tnat I would not ; commended by those who best knew | Dr. Daxld Jfarx. Dr E. i,. Connally!
at the conclusion of the exhibition.
Today, however, he discovered it had
disappeared Some one had taken out
erv of it to the consumers the sort of
I cotton which has been handled
time, hut It was finally decided last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will go to Jas
per. Fla., tomorrow, where they will
be dictated to by any kind of a boss,
big or little, inside or outside the
Stale. I meant that announcement for
just such borses as Mr. Brown, and .for
lust such performances as he is now
giving us.
"To be specific. I emphatically re
sent his dictation and give him notice
that my choice for the Presidency will
be named by tho next Ohio Republi
can convention that Is lawfully held
to nominate State officers, and-that so
far as I am personally concerned. I
shall abide the action qf that conven
and \vere most intimately associated i Samuel T>. Jones'. Dr J.' W. Lee and
with Gen. Gordon, emong them his CoL j w English Jr
wife and daughters The sculptor's
task under the criticism of such
judges, was no easy one. and its com
pletion has beep the almost constant
work of a twelvemonth. The statue
was cast in copper hronze in Brooklyn.
N. Y., and forwarded to At’anta April
29, arriving here May 9. So short a
tjme was given for the completion of
the Intricate work upon the huze
granite pedestal, that the statue still
stands on the car on which it was
Mon ns to whether I shall be a candi- l loaded and will be set early in the
date again for anv office, and if
what that office shall bo.”
SCHOOL BROKEN OPEN
week, but a few days prior to the un
veiling ceremonies.
This statue represents Gen. Gtfrdon
as he Is best "ftmembered in the years
shortly before his death when almost
upon the same spot whore it will stand
for generations, he sat mounted and
reviewed year after year on Memorial
Day, the ever thinning hosts of those
who followed him in battle. And there
It will stands for years to come upon
the northwest corner of the State
capitol grounds, in reviewing atti
tude, while past it will march on each
ATLANTA. May 18. — Executive
cl-mency was granted by Governor
the tacks, and carried away the pic
ture, leaving the large gilt frame
hanging empty on the wall. Three
previous unsuccessful attempts wero
made at other eThlH ion* to steal the
same picture, and Mr. Smith is new
lamenting his fate that the successful j
around on the exchange without anv
intent that it should ever get outside
of the exchange warehouses, the cor
rection of the ahuseg which we com
plain of will be easilv obtained. For
that reason I hope that everv man
who has a contract for the delivery of
years ago he thought he would ride to
the depot and he got on an electric
car. This car ran off the track, and
then he gave It up.
There Is another remarkable thing
about Jake. He started twenty years
ago with a mule and wagon. He now
runs two double drays, has his home.
make their home. ^ a PPy young an( j n ves well, not tp Say anything of
couple have the good wishes of all a3
they enter upon the matrimonial jour
ney.
bank account. In all his life he
never took a drink of Intoxicating
liquors
This is a record not often made,
especially by peopio of his race.
Terrell today in the following cases, lamenting nis rave mav me aucrewrui cotton on fh Neu , y ork Exchan ~e will
in accordance with recommendations a “ e ™ e pt ha fl 1O ^t 0 ^Ted a^s™ of J “ t us his sunport in compelling
° f "L e ?*22 “’SE'Jr;™-- Them iXri^to tLVeT proper classification of such cotton un-
Bud Coggins. Spalding, illegal se'l- There is no clue to the thief.
Ing liquor. S300 or twelve months; _ _ _
commuted to S150 fine. , Row Cruses Game to bo Called Off.
Aaron Garner. Fulton, drunk on a ! ATLANTA, May IS. As the result
public highway, conviction under a 1 a row over yesterday's game, to-
law of the last general assembly, six dav's baseball game hetweon the T.Tnl-
months; commuted to present service verslty of Georgia and the Tech whl-fi
of about four months. i was to have boon placed here this aft-
Bud Harr’s. Taylor, sellling liquor, I ernoon, was called off. The first game
$200 or twelve months: commuted to I the series was won by the Tech In
Last Sunday, May 12. it la reported .
that during* the day two locks were I Memorial Day to come those who join
broken and largo crowds entered the j in tribute to the recollections of tho
Warrior school building, eleven mlies : past
from Macon, where. It Is alleged, the ; Upon the front of the granite pedes-
manuaj training models were destroy- i tal will appear in bronzo letters the
»d and the pads and books of the °ne word. "Gordon.” Upon either side
children were defaced. It is also said ■ of the pedestal will appear a hronze
that the bell of the school was kept 1 base relief, three feet by five in di-
rlnglng during the greater part of the mensions. representative of the most
Jay, and the flower beds of the school i conspicuous features in his career. The
were trampled down and runted. I one represents Gordon at Spottsylvan-
The names of several large bovs, i ia on the famous 12th of May when,
who, It is alleged, took part in the ar- before his entire division, he forced
fair, have been presented to the proper j Gen. Robert E. Lee to the rear, and
authorities find a thorough invostlga- : probably saved the intrepid Confeder-
tion will be made.
It will be remembered that when the
two schools were consolidated, the
Board of Education decided to have
the school at Warrior for the benefit
of the small children In the neighbor-*
hood to whom the long walk to Li-
zella would enact a hardship. The
ate leader's life, an act which has fig'
ured in poetry, song and story. The
other Is representative of three impor
tant phases of Gordon's life, soldier,
statesman and patriot.
The unveiling ceremonies which will
take place Saturday at noon. May 25.
wlH be preceded by a military pageant.
enrollment at Warrior has been larger ; in which there will join troops from all
than the expectations of the board parts of the State, while Federal offi-
three months in Jail.
Oscar Skelton. Dodge, voluntary
manslaughter. four year: commut'd
to present service His term would
have expired within a few months.
Alf Shelton. Floyd, burglary, five
years; commuted to present service
of about three years. He was only
18 years of age when convicted.
Charles Preston, Fulton, vagrancy,
twelve months on the chaing?.ng:
commuted to present service of about
four months He is a boy of 16 years,
and his relatives have agreed to be
responsible for b*s support.
Frank Felton. Fulton, assault with
intent to murder, one year: pardoned.
He had completed his term, and the
pardon acts as a restoration of citizen
ship. Felton has secured a good posi
tion in Baldwin county. •
Executive clemency was declined in
the following cases:
Chas. Christ’an. Quitman. Involun
tary manslaughter, two venrs; H. C.
Plummer, Laurens, selling whisky,
Athens some months ago. Tech also
won yesterday's game in Atlanta, but
Georgia Insisted that the game should
he thrown out because of a dispute re
garding a certain run which decided
the score. Tech refused to agree to
this proposition and the Georgia team
declined to play today’s game.
Burglars Foiled.
ATLANTA. May IS.—Burglars en
tered the store of the Southern Farm
Tool Company at 111 South Forsyth
street last night- and destroyed the
safe door in their efforts to get at the
cash box. The safe turned out to be
burglar proof in this instance, for they
did not get in. There appears to be
no clue as to the criminals.
Wi’l Johnson Resulted.
ATLANTA, May 18.—Upon the sug-
gest'on and request of the prison- com
mission. Gov. Terrell today granted a
respite unt'l June 14 to Will Johnson.
T , T . I the negro sentenced to be hanged In
t^VOIV© months, J. N. Mctcslf, Wulk^: I n- ar„,. ni
felony, eight voars: Ben JIoo e. BooTd- ***}' n *» “ B “* 4 r for rri ™ inal as '
Ing. riot, twelve months; Tom Evans, i SBvt ur ° n iMrs ' C5eP - r
Georgia Hembre
Cobh, receiving • stolen goods, twelve
months; Henry A Patterson, Hall,
murder, life; Frank Paschal. McDuffie,
burglary, five years; John Fox, War
ren. voluntary manslaughter, seven
years; J. J. w 0 rt. Worth, selling whis
ky. six months; Chas. J. Wh'te, Chat-
The purpose of the prison commls-
' slon in asking this respite was to se-
1 cure furth»r time in which to investi-
i gate certain other facts in connection
j with the case, growing out of the
hearing. The commission has given
i the case practically full consideration
I from the negro’s standpoint and now
wishes to go into It more thoroughly
other property of the school.
P. H. MORRISEY ELECTEB
BJ.T.I
I Glenn and music will be followed by
re.ading of tlbo history of the John
j B. Gordon Monument Association by
l its first president. Judge W. L. Cal
houn. of Atlanta. The principal addre-
ATLANTA, May 18.—Grandmas- | wli-1 be delivered by General Clement
ter P. H. Morrlsey, of the Brotherhood A. Evans, tho ranking Confederate
of Railway Trainmen, was re-elected veteran next to General Stephen D.
today to head that organization for j Lee. who succeeded Gordon as corn-
two years, having already filled the ^ mandcr in chief of the United Con-
The principal dlff’culty confronting
the commission in this case .was the
or the patrons of the school, the teach- cers and troops from the Department am f ^ 50n g fl h n " . r S I wishes to go into it more thoro
er-s books showing cn enrollment of of the Gulf and Fort. McPherson will | £>“£«!n* marshaughter' ; from the standpo-rt of the State
from 40 to 60 pupils per term. participate in doing him honor. Geo- j - a „' ' ' ' 01UI,t " r > ran. laugnter, j ^ ^ nrlI , MT , al eonfrn
The teachers and pupils of the era! W. S. Edger.y, commander of the IOU * years,
school are very much disturbed over J department and his staff .having nc-
the defacement of the school and the | cepted the invitation of Grand Marshal
destruction of the beds of flowers and R. E. Park to take part in this func-
1 tion. The military will break ranks
at the capitol grounds and join the
i vast throng of officials, civic bodies
and citizens who will be there to par
ticipate.
The Invocation by Rev. Wm. F.
der the rules of the exchange. If we
can once compel the liquidation of
contract? for a considerable amount by
the delivery of splnnable cotton called
for by them. I believe that we will
have taught the exchange a lesson that
will sco a great ways to prevjnt the re
occurrence of the abuses of which we
comnlain.
"Mv retainer, of course, is even
Vender than the interests of the plain-
t’ff In this suit and therefore. X hope
that I shall have th<
OF REAL LIFE ON RANCH
The many friends of Mr. Charles M.
Adams. Jr. will be glad to know that
he is getting along famously on a ranch
in the far West, where he wont some
weeks ago in the interest of his health.
In a letter to his father. Mr. Adams
tells Interestingly of tanch life as he
benefit of tiie has thus far experienced It
co-operation and advjje of aH persons I Following Is the letter in substance:
who agree that the principle of the Delano, Cal., May 5. 1907.
suit is right and particularly of those “I arrived at my new 'camping
whose demands for a strict fulfillment grounds' yesterday about noon. Had a
of their outstanding contracts will I 5ttl e dinner and got right' to work
help to force the exchange to adopt doing some grading In a young orange
the reforms sought to he effected, and orchard, driving four mules to a grad-
wlth that result in view. I shall be er. It’s a’pretty hard Job. but I rather
very g’ad to get in communication lilt® the work. The only thing X. don't
with all such rersons. for I fully be- i like about the place is the foreman,
IIeve that co-operation of all interested who is a fellow about like the average
in effecting the reforms sought will chaingang guard, and who likes to
undoubtedly result to the advantage of
ail concerned.
“With regard to the attitude of the
Sou.h upon the entire question. I think
I may safely say that nothing in re
cent years has created so much in
terest there, and has aroused so strong
show his authority. John dug ditches
Is this a case for the newly organized
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals?
J. L. Will'ams, saiji to bo a saw mill
man of Unadilla, was arrested and
locked up yesterday on four charges,
disorderly conduct, carrying concealed
weapons and cruelty to animals.
He was found by the officers beating
a beautiful little black hor;e until it Is
Said, the blood ran down the animal's
legs.
It is charged that Williams drove
the animal to Macon and then proceed
ed to get drunk. Then he drove over
the town, accompanied by a negro
man. It was evident that tho negro
was trying to take care of Williams.
He would get out of the buggy and
public sentiment as has the prospect will stick to It. unless the old foreman
of remedying the abuses of which abuses us as he does the rest of the j
Mr. Price complains, and I believe | hands.
that the cotton Imerests there are. ; “We spent a very pleasant Sunday
unanimously behind Mr. Price’s en- j today scouring the kitchen and cooking
deavors.” ' our meals, while some of the other fel-
—— , .. . .. j lows were plowing.
“We consider ourselves verv fortu-
defendants in eddy I nate in striking this place, inasmuch
for. about half tho afternoon in water hold the horse as street cars passed by
up to his- knees, and was then directed J them preventing a runaway,
to the stables to throw out the manure. • Williams will face the Recored to-
where he very ‘pleasantly’ passed the j morow morning.
rest of the evening. j —
'We don't mind the hard work and
SUIT MAKE ANSWER !» no
l you don t
SASE OF
FINS TRJ
No Escape for Euck High.
ATLANTA. May IS—There will be
no escaping the gallows for Buck
High, a Henrj r county negro now in
h's 15th year, who was convicted at
the Apr'l term of Henry superior court
of criminal assault upan a little four
year old white girl, and sentenced to
be hanzed.
Notwithstanding the recommenda
tion of Judsv-' E. J. Reagan, before
whom the negro was convicted and
sentenced, that his sentence bo com
muted to life Imnrisonment on account
of his youth, the prison commiss'on
today declined to recommend any
clemency whatever. Governor Terrell
as we get a house to sleep in, <al- Rather a queer case was reported to
bed), which is something ! Officer Avent yesterday,
often see on California ' In response to a telephone caK from
i ranches. In most places the wide. I 126 Cole street. Officer Avent hurried
n.nlrni ttTiuuiV' « i wide world is your sleeping quarters, j to that number and this Is waat ho
Elder'ind wfmam'A Mwe"’ counsel for ! - *re eight miles from Delano, f was told A young woman- had called
the original ten defendants In the suit Cal., our nearest town, about 200 miles ; a.nd solicited Mrs. Core, an aged lady,
of equity brought by "next friends” to north of Los Angeles and about 250 living in the houst
secure an accounting of the property of miles south of 'Frisco, in the
office for 12 years. The -other grand
off-cers re-elected were W. G. Lee, as
sisted grand master; T. R. Dodge, Val
Fitzpatrick, W. T. Newman and Jas.
Murdock, vice grand ma?iers,and A. F.
Whitney, of Eagle Grove, la., was
federate Veteran*. General Evans par
ticipated with General Gordon In the
Spottsvlvanla incident and was his
comrade and lifelong friend.
The statue standing twenty feet
from base of pedestal to top of .head.
elected fifth vice grand master, which ' wll! be very appropriately unve'lca by
office was created at the present con- I General Gordon’s two daughter*. Mrs.
vention. A. E. King was re-elected I Carolina Lewis Gordon iBrown, of
grand secretary-treasurer, and D. L.
Cease, of Phllllpsburg. N. J., was re
appointed by Grand Master Morrisey,
editor of the official organ of the or
der. During the afternoon the train
men were adressed by Samuel Gom-
Vermont ar.d Mrs. Frances Gordon
Smith, of Atlanta: and a* the cords
release the veiling fold-?. "Dixie” from
the band will he the signal for an
other “rebel yell.”
The dedication poem will be read
pers. of the American Federation of j by its author. Charles W. Hubner. of
Labor. I At’anta. followed by music In which
will participate a chorus of more than
R. H. BROWN VICE-PRESIDENT OF ; a hundred voices,
e ?£ H /-. AN »« so VL H iK. ESTERN i After the formal delivery of the
SA\ANNAH. Ga.. May IS.—The organ- ,v, e Rtate bv Cantnin Na
tation of the Railroad Construction and ' vi ')j a v> 55
Finance Company, to have charge of the : Harris, of Macon, in behalf
building of the Savannah and Southwest- f o{ r ' ie State commission, and its ac-
ern Railway, was completed with the j ceptance In a response by Governor
following officers: President. J. H. H. | Joseph M. Terrell, the ceremonies will
morning of the day on which the
crime was committed. The assault
occurred shortly after 6 o'clock at a
point someth'ng more than two mile?
away from where the negro reported
for work that morn’ng. Th» doubt, if
there was anv. In the light of the other
evidence against him. arose over the
question as to whether he could have
gone that distance between the time
the crime wa-s committed and the time
at which he reported for work.
The respite granted by Gov. Terrell
has approved its action and there is-,, result in a postponement of the
Enteloian. Savannah; vice-president. H.
R. Brown, Macon: treasurer. M. a!
O'Byrne Savannah: secretary, D. G.
Purse. Savaronh. The company is capi
talized at $500,000. The line is to extend
from Savannah to the Gulf of Mexico.
conclude with the Introduction to the
audience of Sculptor Borglum, and
the benediction.
General Gordon’s Is the only monu
ment on the capitol grounds. There
is another Georgian's statue within
the capitol building, the marble statue
of Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill,
which was removed from the Junction
and IVest Peachtree
Remarkable Blind Qirl.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Ruth, the blind 4-veor o-d daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Turner, of I of Peachtree
6744 Knox street. Germantown, Is Just i streets, where it formerly stood, away
now attracting considerable attention ! from the elements of youthful van-
bv reason of the roma-kaWe talent dls- dais.
p'ayed by her. For one of such tender -
years her plaving on the piano is mar- Some Luckv Peach Growers,
velous. an.l frequently she entertained ATLANTA. Mav 18.—The adage
small gatherings at the home of her j about the 1H wind that blows nohodv
parents. Being sightless, she plays by j good, has been well Illustrated in the
ear. her memory belns except!anally j case of a number of Georgia’s peach
retentive. It is only necessary for her j growers. The icy winds of April that
Po hear a musical selection rendered on I blew a wav many a crop, brought to
the piano two or three times when she j ori-ers fortunes which thev wll- reap
can -e—pat the si—'e n!mo«t fnul-les«- wlf-. this summer’s gathering of the
ly. Her parents intend placing her In fruit.
charge of a professor of music In order | Half a dozen stories of the mlraeu-
now no sscape for High from the
punishment of death.
Outside of the prisoner's attorney,
W. R. Brown. Judge Reagan was the
only one who signed the petition for
commutation to 1'fe imprronment, the
Judge stating he tbouvht that pun
ishment would he adequate.
The sole plea In behalf of High was
made on account of his youth, but the
facts all showed the crime to have .
been one of the most diabolical ever j
committed in Henry county, or for .
tbat matter, in anv other section of !
the State. The little 4-year-old vie- I
tim. whom H'uh, was employed to look
after and protect, somewhat In the
capacity of a nurse, was horribly ,
wounded, and it was with difficulty, ■
it Is stated that her life was saved
The father, relying upon the Justice :
of the law. did not take summary j
vengeance upon the negro, who was
conv'eted a short time ago and sent- ;
enced to be hanged on May 29. t .
From what Gov. Terrell" and mem- ! morning.
act'on of the prison commiss'on in the
matter until its June meeting.
they procured or induced Mrs. Eddy to “The ranch, which is owned by the
transfer her property under a trust deed Callforn’a Irrigated Farms Company,
to Henry M. Baker, Archibald McClellan ' cover8 about 3,600 acres and the work
and Josiah E. Fernald, and they deny i _» farm!rv
that the three trustees are the agents j lsts Of heavy
or attorneys of the defendants. They i I ara to do eome plowing tomorrow
severally deny that there is any collu- ! with an eight mule team. Went out
slon whatever to surround and seclude today and learned how to drive them.
Mrs. Eddy or to take ch?.rge, possession
and control of her property, and they deny
that there Is any reason to believe that
any .money or property of Mrs. Eddy's
has oeen misappropriated.
JUDGE SWEAT WILL FIGHT
LYLE CASE TO LAST DITCH
They work about forty mules on the
place and six horses.
“As I am very tired and It is now
about 9 o’clock and everybody else
sleeping, I will close.”
CHARLIE
The Bakery Waitress.
I worked in a bakery this week. It
large high-celled place, with
WAYCROSS. Ga., May 18.—At 10
o’clock at the court house this morning ^’ as
Judge J. L. Sweat, loading cour.tei for flowery red paper and mirrors ranging
Harry E. Lyle, who was convicted of along the walls. In spite of its cheer-
murder by a jury yesterday and sen- . ful decorations, the room was neither
tenced to be hanged by Judge Par- ; ,tiv.
ker on June 21st, filed a motion for a Pleasant nor .
new trial. Judge Parker named June ! When I was ready the first morning.
15th, as the dav on which the motion I went to the head waiter and found
will be heard. Judge J. L. Sweat an- him distributing cash-books and pen-
nouneed today that It was the inten- cl’.?. I don't like pencils. They are not
tion of himself and Judge John T. half so much fun as punching checks
DTI
00T UNION ARTICLES
After I Myers to fight the Lyle verdict to the The books are kept in the bibs of the
j last ditch, and that ht- firm-iy believed girls' aprons, and the pencils back of
re ses- , their client win he e'eareit in tae the ear. The latter practice gave me
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May IS
strenuous meetings In executive ses- ; thHt thelr client will be cleared in the
slon today, the special committee ap- | end. Judge Sweat rays he believes
pointed by the Presbyterian general ■ Lyle innocent and is prepared to
ssembly to thresh out the question of E E en ? 5 he : ' emai n; 3er °J days in an
rfnntmn nt «®>rt to clear him of the charge of
adoption of the Charlotte articles of
agreement, named a special sub-com
mittee of three to formulate the re
port which will be made Monday
This sub-committee con-
murder. Whe nasked if any funds had
the ear. The latter practice gave me
an ill-balanced feeling, as If I knew
more on one side of my head than on
the other.
A pretty, plump girl, with dull brown
ha-'r, motioned me to sit down at a ta-
bers of the pr'son commission say
with regard to the case, it Is safe 4o
snv that there is no possible plea
which will avail In saving High from
the gallows.
been provided for Lyle by his friends ble beside her and pick strawberries,
to defray too expense? of the trial, : “Put the spoiled ones over there for
Judge Sweat stated that beyond , the pies." she said, suiting actions to
small sum furnished by J. A. Lyerly. words.
of Canton, N. C., there were no funds We talked while picking, and. of
sists of Allen G. Halo, J. S. Lyons and . but that he is prepared personally to course, began on the all-important
cultivate her talents, which were ! leus sav'ng of small orchards. lying
flr*t observed about two years ago by | right next to others which were eom-
her mother. The latter ss was then | p'etriv devastated. have recently
her custom, took her darling baby on
her lap. whi'e seated at the piano, ar.d
plnved melodlea which seemed to de
light and entrance the little one. Ruth's
brother Stuart, aged 16. Is an neconi-
plished violinist, and he also paved
freouentlv for his muslc-lovlng sl»ter.
and In this way ahe became fami far-
IzcJ wtth tbo popular music'*! selec
tions of the day. Tomorrow Ruth will
be 4 years old and she will gi\-e a mu
reached At’anta. One o' these comes
from Elbert County. The story was
told ju*t after the last Arril freeze
of an Flbert Countv ord'-nrdman who
had lOftfO trees 'elUr**’ his entire 1907
cron for $in cash. This orchard ha?
since been searched from stem to stem
with the re«ult that not a. sl"'’n neac**
wa? found on a single tr»*v Rig'-? op-ri
to It there Is ,ero*her orchard of lO.oen
trees ?!’eht'y more e'evsted. with fru'f
Armory at Monroe.
ATLANTA. May 18—Col A. J. Scott,
assistant Adjutant General, todav re
ceived a telegram from Mayor B R.
Barret of Monroe. Walton County,
stating that the City Council of that ; the three members of the sub-commit-
place would make an appropriation at tee are among the leaders in favor of
its next meeting for the maintenance I the adoption of the articles.
of an armory for the new military
company to be located at that point.
As a result of this understanding It
has been arranged to have the com-
The articles of agreement which
constitute the principal basis of dis
cussion at the present assembly pro
vide for the creation of a council
J. P. Trimble. I bear
While the opposition have all been j
active and the members are non-com
mittal as to what the report will be
there Is a feeling tonight among the
commissioners that a resolution for
the adoption of the articles will be
made to the assembly. A poll of the
special committee shows a majority
who are known to favor adoption and
every expense.
. DETTRE STRUCK
BY BIO AUTOMOBILE
pany mustered Into the State service which shall have the power of naming
next Tuesday night, when Col. W. G.
Obear will go there for that purpose.
Georgia cities wanting military com
panies In the future mav as well take
notice that they will he expected to
provide them with armories free of
cost, and those willing to show local
Interest to th>s extent win be the first
to secure military organizations.
**c»’» a * home for the benefit of a I In plentv now grown to the size of
few friend*. eggs and with the prospect of a yield
Gainesville Mid'and’s Return*.
ATLANTA. Mav i«_The Gaines
ville Midland Railroad, oneratlng sev-
en’v-one miles from Ga’nesvllle to
Athens. form=rlv the Ga'nesvllle. Jef
ferson and Fcuthpcn. made its tax re
turns to Pomptro'ler Ger»ra! W. A
Wright todav. tho total 1 *«!nf S?76.8(“V
of which $5,350 is franehlse. The road
has recently been extended to Athens
and it* gauge has been broadened. IU
Itself. This council shall be made up
of commissioners from all the general
assemblies of the church and holding
the Presbyterian faith The council ,
is to have no Judieiatory power, but
can make recommend? t’on to various
general assemblies. While It will have
no actual authoritv its creation would
be regarded as a long step toward or- :
ganlc union. i
A telegram to the Southern general '
assembly from the Northern general
assembly at Columbus, O- todav is re- j
That was a narrow escape of Mrs.
G. B. Det're from perhaps serious in
jury on Friday evening.
The acc'dent was unavoidable and
unfortunate. Mrs. Dettre, with a num
ber of other ladies, had intending go
ing to the Outing Club, and had just
stepped from a street car in front of
the union depot, when Mr Gus Small
turned to the left to avoid the car.
He did not see Mrs. Dettre, nor did
she see him, until it was too close to j
avoid a collision.
Mr. Small applied the brake and
turned h s car to run it on the side
walk, and Mrs. Dettre. in the confu
sion, not knowing which way to turn,
was knocked down by the au'o.
Beyond a few bruises on her face,
caused by falling on the gtone pave-
question of wages.
“The half-time girls, from 10 to 3,
get $3.50 a week." she said, :'n answer
to my question. ‘The three-quarter
time-L6 to 3—get $5: and the full time
—6 In the morning till 7:30 at night—
gert $6. Full times don’t get any tips,
because they’re behind the counter.”
It fell upon my mind like a blow.
For a moment I did not hear what she
was saying. To stand behind a ccunter
from 6* in the morn'ng until 7:30 at
night, thirteen and a half hours, almost
:>e, to purchase some
articles she wa? selling, samples of
which she carried in a bag.
While talking to the canvasser the
express wagon came up and Mrs. Core
left the room to receipt for a pack
age. On returning to her room she
found the young Cady about ready to
depart, and this she did after a few
words about the purchase.
As soon as the young woman was
gone out of the reom, Mrs. Core missed
a little clock that she kept on the
mantel. Instantly she caled the can--
vasser back and bluntly accued her
of stealing the clock. The canvasser
denied stoutly the charge, woereupon
Mrs. Core demanded that she open the
bag. Th's was- done, but ' there was-
no sign of the clock, and she was al
lowed to go.
In talking to her neighbors about
the occurrence, one of-them, Mrs. Min--
ter, said that the young woman had
visited her house. a*ked for a drink
cf water, and appeared very nervous.
Th'nklng perhaps that some thing
might be missing from her parlor
when she had left the canvasser alone
for a few minutes and made a hurried
inspection. There was nathlng mis
sing. but behind the picture was 3frs;
Core's little clock.
Then the officer was called.
In a few minutes he found the
young lady and saying noth’ng of the
clock transaction he found that she v
had no license to canvass or sell, and',
because of her apoearance he gave her
a summons to appear before the Rea
corder on the charge of selling wl.th-
otit a Hr. me, . .
The young lady -has eyerp appear
ance of refinement and Innocence. She
may be able to explain the transfer of
the clock, or she may be able to prove.
her entire innocence.
j There Is a well known negro dray-
j man in Macon, who has been hauling
for the public for the past twenty
years, and has never been on a street
| car but twife in his life,
j Jake Jordan lives at 311 Ash street,
! within half a block of a street car
P | line. Once, when the cars were drawn '
The young couple met each Ocher | by mules he boarded one and the mule
4
Counting Uncle Sam’s Money.
In discussing the efforts of’ Chief
Wilkie of the secret service, Joe
Mitchell Chappie. In h’s "Affairs at
Washington.” In the National Maga
zine for May, speaks of what he says
■‘typifle3 a more effective precaiitionary
system than could be afforded h;.’
manv hundreds of six-shooters." The
article continues as follows:
AH the money In the treasury is
counted every time a change is m«1o
three timei as long as I had f, e" n j 'n Its higher officials. The last tim
working, for $1 a day.—From “The Di
ary of an Amateur Wanress.” by Maid
Younger in the April McClure’s.
Bookishness of American Statesmen.
A London newspaper, recalling the
bonJ.-ir-hn‘'S3 of some English statesmen
reminds us that America has h2d a few
thus: . _ .
Not to mention Dispel! and Balfour Ir
| our list, there Is ho?kIshr.e-s with st*tee.
man*'ip on the other silo of tho Atlanta"
ehieflv In President J"fforson of th" pas'
end ih President Roerovelt of the nresen*
day. Though hia literary pursuits aro
charact»rlzed rather by wide range and
profundity. Mr Roosevelt mar,:? a grea'
advance uoon the public prejudice again?
“literary fellers” in the days of the elde-
Haroisan. who was indebted to Webste -
garded as significant. The message ment, it was seon that she was not j for killing off 14 of the Roman pro-con3i
referred the assembly to Ephesians very much hurt, but it was only the that he put into th- first draft of hi
4-13. which reads?
"Till we all come in the unity of the
faith and of the knowledge of the Son
of God unto a perfect roan, unto the
measure of the stature of the fullness 1
of Christ.” though painful. ' quality
this occurred was when Treasurer
Charles H. Treat took office several
years ago. It was then that a re
markable theft was discovered, which
had been accomplished by a day la
borer. who handled the . hags of gold
and found means to substitute pieces
of lead In place of the precious metal,
-*s he passed It out to be weighed. He
thought out his plan so well that the
weight of the bogus gold was exactly
the same as that of the specie removed
from the bags, so that when these left
his hands for the scales the theft was
not detected. Since that time, every
hag has been opened, ar.d every piece
of money counted, dollar for dollar.
This, however, is not so heavy a task
as might be supposed, for. strange as
TOUTS'TTWr’T' PPTOT