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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AN1) N EWS.
TIintSDAY. APRIL 4, 1907.
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KAISER’S SON IS TO STUDY AT HARVARD
Harvard is to Have as a student a real imperial prince, In the person of Prince Oscar, youngest son of
Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. The young prince is said to be quite elated over the prospect of becoming an
American college man. This picture is from a favorite photograph of the kaiser’s young son.
RooseveltTells Friends
of Harriman’s Visit
to Washington.
Washington, April 4.—Features of
the controversy betweon Hardman anil
President Rqoeevelt were discussed
yesterday by the president with sev-
el jl of his friends and callers at the
white house. The president also re
ferred to the statement made by Alton
"• Parker, desiring, however, not to
be quoted on either subject. ”
Mr. Roosevelt said that Hardman
JUI* Jo the white house before the
1301 election because he wanted as-
siatance from the national Republican
committee to assist Chairman O'Dell
‘"’ho New York campaign toward
iY"*JJ Hardman had donated or raised
•100,000. The president promised Mr.
Harrlman to do what he could and
communicate with Cortelyou and Biles
The president eald he did In this case
just as he had done In other Instances.
What Roosevelt Said.
In reference to the etatement by Mr.
Parker In which he said It had never
been denied that the Equitable. Mu
tual and New York Life Insurance
eontpanle. had turned over 4150,000 to
-Mr. Cortelyou’a committee and congress
refilled to Investigate the donation or
Prohibit future donations, Mr. Roose
velt said:
. ".T h »i contributions have been made
to the Republican committee as well as
to the Democratic committee Is not
'he question at Issue. Mr. Parker's
assertion Is In effect that such contri
butions have been made for Improper
motive*, either In consequence of
threats or of Improper promises, direct
? r Indirect, on the part of the Repub
licans—but there is not one particle of
,ru, h Jn the statements.”
Was Harriman Ambitious?
That Harrlman wanted to advance
bis own ambitions was authoritatively
stated at the white house yesterday as
Jn*. real reason for his Interest In the
1901 election of the state ticket In New
** w *a understood that he want
ed Depew'* place In the senate and this
was why he wanted Iiepew sent to
s ranee as ambassador.
secretary Loeb stated yesterday aft
ernoon that there would be no further
statements from the president concern
ing the controversy growing out of the
Harrlman-Webster letter.
BRYAN IS8TLENT
ON HARRIMAN SCRAP
Omaha. Nebr., April 4.—William J.
{Joan declares he will not enter the
Kocsevtlt-Harriman controversy and
Intimates that he will not even com
ment upon It In The Commoner. Mr.
WITH RIFLE IN HAND
Held Officers at Bay for
Twenty Hours Before
Arrested.
gpeclul to The Ceorglau.
Water Valley, La., April 4.—Mrs. L
C. Drew, charged with shooting her
husband, armed herself with a rlllo and
standing guard over hit dead body,
held a sheriff and four deputies at bay
for over twenty hours. ^
When the sheriff's posse arrived to
arrest the woman she opened Are. She
did not hit her besiegers, but they did
not capture her until darkness had fall,
en and herw ammunition was all used
up.
Another woman, whose name has not
been mode public, was found with Mrs.
Drew, but so far as known she did not
take part In the shooting. Mrs. Drew
wss taken-to Jail.
No cause for the shooting of her hu»-
band la known. He was 48 years old.
ALL SOCIETY AGOG
Gossips Are Working Over-
Time in Nation’s
Capital.
DURIIGJACE RIOT
Whites and Blacks Clash in
Street and Many Shots
Are Fired.
Lynchburg, Va.. April 4.—A pistol
battle last night between four negroes
and three white men resulted In two
whites and two negroes being shot, one
of the latter being mortally wounded.
An approaching street car was riddled.
How Motorman Bruffery, In charge of
the car, and the passengers escaped In.
Jury Is a mystery.
The wounded sre:
A. L. Weir, shot In the hip and leg.
8 C. F. Crawford, shot In left hip.
John Haskins, colored, shot through
the abdomen. • . ..
Unknown negro, shot through the
wrist. ' , . .. .m
The white men claim they were Jos
tled off the sidewalk by the negroes
and a quarrel ensued, the negroes be
ginning the firing. Weir and Crawford
say they did no shooting and that the
negroes were shot by their companions.
All the principals mentioned were ar
rested. but they were sent to the city
hospital.
Bryan's opinion is that Harrlman did
not seriously aspire to be United
States senator.
Washington, April 4.—The exclusive
fihevy Chase Club has declined the
nomination for membership of Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont. Altogether Wash
ington has not had such a bit of gos
sip for years.
They have succeeded In a social way
to a marked degree and there Is not a
house closed to them with the sole ex
ception of the executive mansion. They
have become popular with officials and
diplomats and with the old Washing
ton set. Their functions have been of
the most recherche character and have
passed with an eclat which has pleased
even the most fastidious of their Eu>
ropean guests.
It Is ss necessary to belong to the
Chevy Chose Club as It Is to have
money In social Washington.
bride’aHooni
BURNEDTO DEATH
Lose Their Lives in Fire in
Hotel on Wedding
Night.
7.50, 8.50 AND 10.00
SKIRTS AT 4.95
And what woman isn’t all attention at once when
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose says spic-span new skirts
at such a figure?
8:30 Friday Morning.
Qdd skirts from this lot and that whose companions
were swept away during the week - before - Easter
rush.
Skirts in black, blue and gray Panamas, fancy mixtures,
in panamas and worsteds.
Plaited designs in the many effects that have been
brought out this Spring.
The blue and black Panamas are in a full run of
sizes—some 7.50 skirts bought especially to sell at 5.00.
Stop and Argue a Little
How much would you have left out of 4.95 after
you had paid the dress-maker for making a skirt like
one of these?
Very little for the material, very little indeed.
Chamberlin - Johnson - DuBose Co.
Sutton. W. Va, April 4.—Dr. and
Kira. Lloyd Garee, of thla place, were
burned to death laat night when the
Rlvervlew Hotel wa* destroyed. Dr.
and Mr*. Garee were married yeaterday
In Moundavllle, W. Va, and were en
route to the home of the groom’*
mother, where a wedding aupper await
ed them.
The Are originated in the laundry of
the hotel, and within a few minute* the
building wa* enveloped In Aame*. John
Martin had an Interior room, and when
he heard the cry of Are he made hi*
way Into the room occupied by Dr. and
Mr*. Garee and leaped from th* win
dow. He says the two bodies were
lying on the Aoor.
A Small Fire.
Fire \Vedne*day afternoon burned off
the roof of John P. Eve'* residence at
200 Highland .avenue. The damage
from Are and water will amount to
41,000, fully covered by insurance.
HIS RESIGNATION
Sped*! to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga, April 4.—Mayor John W.
Maddox has announced that after duly
considering the matter, the reelgnallon
of himself ns mayor, und that of G. E.
Maddox, city attorney, will be with
drawn
These resignation* were placed be
fore the council at Its session on Mon
day night and created a profound sen
sation. They were urged to reconsider
and decided to give their Ahal answer
at the meeting of council next Mon
day night. Since Monday Mayor Mad-
dox had been urged on all aides to
withdraw his resignation, and his de
cision to do so has been met with gen
eral approval. Judge Maddox slates
that ho will continue during the bal
ance of hi* term the movements he has
Inaugurated for the carrying out of
extensive Improvements In the city and
hopes to be able to complete many o{
them before his term expires.
If you see it in The Green
it’s so.
TRUST BUSTING
WASJISCUSSED
President Talked with Mem
bers of Cabinet Regard
ing Prosecutions.
SSUES STATEMENT
T<?11 of Arraignment and
Trial of Pastor of Meth
odist Church.
Washington, April 4.—An Important
conference waa held at the white house
yesterday afternoon on the subject of
trust prosecutions under way by the
department of Justice. Those present
included four members of the presi
dent's cabinet, Messrs. Root, Bona
parte, GarAeld and Cortslyou.
ATLANTA RIFLES'
PASS INSPECTION
Company D, Atlanta RIAes, Fifth
regiment, haa reason to feel proud.
Wednesday night the company was
Inspected by Colonel Obear, Inspector
e meral of the state, and Captain W. T.
organ, of the regular*. Only on# man
was absent out of n company of 4«
men and three commissioned offleers.
The drill put up by the company was
Ane. nnd the property was In excellent
condition. Captain W. T. Spratt Is one
of the most popular and efficient offi
cers In the state service, and he takes
an especial pride In keeping his com
pany up ot a high atandard of efficien
cy.
Millen, Ga, April 4.—In view of the
reports that were In circulation the
board of stewards of the Methodist
church at this place has Issued the
following statement of facts regarding
the church trial ot Rev. Solon. H.
Bryan:
“Last week the charge ot Immorality
was brought against Mr. Bryan, which
resulted in his suspension from his du
ties as a minister until he can be tried
by hi* conference next fall. The In
I vestlgatlng committee was composed of
I Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, Dr. J. H. Scruggs,
anil Rev. T. R. Darley, and presided
over by Rev. J. M. Lovell, presiding
elder.
"On Saturday last following the In
vestigation on Friday, R. N. Berrien
swore out a warrant charging Mr. Bry
an with whipping his wife. This war
rant was served by the sheriff at 4:80
o'clock Saturday afternoon, and 51 r.
Bryan was conducted to the sheriff's
office, where he remained In consulta
tion with friends for several hours. He
Anally decided to give a cash bond for
appearance. At this point a friend ad
vised him of some uneasiness on the
streets, and suggested that he remain
In the sheriff's care until morning, but
Mr. Bryan decided to take the 10:30
train for Macon and consult with
friends, and was accompanied to the
depot by the sheriff and two deputies,
which arrangement wa* kindly made
by ths sheriff hlmaelf. Mr. Bryan re
turned Monday morning, and was pres
ent when,the case waa called, and an
nounced ready for trial. -
“After the slate had Introduced three
negro witnesses, who teatlAed to hear
ing noises about Mr. Bryan's home, but
knew nothing of him ever mlstrej '
or whipping his wife, here thi
rested, and the attorneys for 5tr. Bryan
stated that the state had failed to prove
anything, except negro rumors, and
asked that the warrant be dismissed,
and Mr. Bryan be discharged. The at
torneys for the prosecution then stated
that they had other evidence, and In
troduced two ladles, who testlAed that
they had heard Mrs. Bryan crying, but
did not know what caused her to cry.
and did not know of 5lr. Bryan ever
mistreating her. Here the state'closed,
and defendant’s attorneys asked that
the defendant be discharged, Inasmuch
ns the state had failed to make out any
cose, which the presiding Justice, S. B.
A. Wallace, a prominent member of the
Baptist tdnirch. promptly did. The
warrant against Mr. Bryan was sworn
out by R. N. Berrien, who Is not a
member of the Methodist church nor
any other church, neither I* he a citi
zen of our city or county, but Is a
traveling Insurance agent.
■ R., P. JONES, Chairman.
"E. O. DANIEL
“J. N. BUXTON,
”P. V. DANIEL.
”K. R. CARSWELL
”H. II. CREW,
Board of Stewards. Millen Methodist
Episcopal Church."
RAILWAY RATES FIXED
BY ECONOMIC FORCES,
SAYS PRES. FINLEY
Special to The Georgian.
Greensboro, N. C* April 4.—In re
sponding to the toast, "North Carolina
nnd its Relations to the Railroad Prob
lem,” President W. M. Finley, of the
Southern, who was a guest of the Mer
chants* and Manufacturers' Club last
night, said In part:
"Leaving aside the question as to
whether the railroads of this country
are over-capitalized, I wish to say to
you that the idea that railroads are
controlled by capitalisation is entirely
without Justification. Capitalisation
may affect the IntrinBic value of a com
pany's securities, and thus affect th
Investing public; U ran not control i
carrier's rates nnd hence can not af
fect the shipping public.
“No rate can ever, with proper con
•(deration for , the business of the
country or of the curriers, be made in
dependently of these economic inter
ests—by legislation arbitrarily fixing
the rate, and not by capitalization of
the carrier likewise arbitrarily fixing
the rate. In a broad sense, therefore,
the management of u railroad is power-
less to fix Its rates. It must accept
the rates that aro tjie resultant of
economic and commercial forces, which
are os absolutely beyond the control
of Its managers-as are the tides of the
ocean. That this Is true. Is further
shown by the fact that many railroads
have never been able to pay dividends
on all of their capital stock. Vhile oth
ers are unable to pay any dividends at
all, and still others are not able to pay
Interest on their bonded Indebtedness
If a railway could adjust its rates to its <
capitalization there would be no reason
why any roud should not earn divi
dends on Ita capitalization, nnd thus
forever abolish receiverships and bank-
ruptcj."
Southern Improvements.
Referring to tho argument that rates
aro kept up In ordet to pay dividends
on watered stock, and if these pay
ments are not mado earnings could go
to improvements, Mr. Finley said that
tills wns nn entlro misconception of the
financial situation, and he greatly fear-
I that an exaggerated idea of the
earnings nnd wealth of the carriers
was nt the bottom of much of the ex
asperated public sentlmont and hostile
legislation.
"Tho Southern railway, since Its or
ganization, twelve years ago,” he said,
"spent, or contracted to spend, and l«
In the act of spending, more than $26..
000,000 for its additions to its facilities
nnd for i :ipltallz< d betterments and
Improvements. This means that on its
l-ns.'iit mileage it has spent, or thm
has contracted to spend, within a frac
tion of fourteen thousand dollars per
!nil<*; whereas, If every cent of Its net
earnings after the payment of Interest
and without paying one penny of divi
dends, or carrying ono penny to sur
plus, had been expended for these pur
poses, It would have amounted to only
about thirty-six hundred dollars per
mile upon Its preoent mileage. Tho
fact Is that proper dividends should bo
paid In order to create the credit on
hlch a carrier can provide Itself, In
the money market with the means to
add to Its facilities In those particular!
which are essential, not only to its own
Interest as a carrier, but to the Interest
ot the public at lurge.”
MRS. MIMS IN BROOKLYN;
SPOKE 70 GREA 7 A UDIENCE
re. Sue Harper Mims, of Atlanta,
one of the beat known Christian Sci
entist lecturers In the country. Is now
traveling over the United States lectur
ing for her- church.
Tuesday ahe spoke 'In Charleston,
and on next Sunday will address the
Scientist* In Savannah. Recently Mrs.
Mims appeared In Brooklyn, and Tbe
Eagle says of her:
"Mr*. Sue Harper Mims, C. 8. D„ of
Atlanta, Ga.. lectured on Christian Sci
ence yesterday afternoon before an au
dience- which teated the capacity of The
Orpheum theater, and ‘ was evidently
an Intelligent and Interested one. Mrs.
Mims, who Is a member of the board of
lectureship of th* First Church of
Christ, Scientist, of Boston, 5!a*s„ is
a woman of pleasing personality, and
from th* beginning of her lecture won
the sympathetic hearing of her audi
tor*, a large proportion of whom were
women, though there was qoite a sprin
kling of men. She had no oratorical
trick* and Indulged In no Impassioned
phrase*, her method being rather argu
mentative than exhortory, but for oven
an hour she held the rapt attentl
all. Her theme was the usual o
the lecturers of this church, ami
Intended to prove the truth of It
llefs. She said that Its apparent
ness did not militate ogalnst Its
any more than did that of Coper
when Arst It was promulgated,
used few gesture*, but nil were grui
ful, and In appearance she much
eembled the late Elizabeth Cady Sta
ton. .Mr*. Mini* Is said to have h.
a woman of high social standing In i
South, her husband having been i
mayor of Atlanta, Ot.. and she I
taken the lecture Held for pine love
Christian Science. She wa* Intrmlui
by Mr. O. E. St*cklc*. a lawyer -if it.
ton. who i- ‘-n tin- hoard ,,f lecture
the Christian Si lence churt h."
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