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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1**, LABOR CHIEF nra m FORJIS LIFE Haywood Formally Arraigned For Mur der of Steunenberg. By J. S. DUNNIGAN. Boise, Idaho, May 9.—William D. Haywood, accompanied by his Invalid wife and two daughters, appeared In the district court tills morning tp stand trial for the murder of former Govern or Frank Steunenberg. After many months of Imprisonment the big sturdy man appears In robust health and good spirits. Twenty-live term Jurors, a large corps of newspaper men and a com' psrotively few spectators, most of whom are men from distant points, are la attendance at tho opening of the trial. Before proceeding to the examination of Jurors the defense made a lost effort to penetrate the secrecy' which shields the state’s case. A demand that the Idaho statute requiring the filing of tho names of the witnesses to be called by the state was made by Attorneys Dar- row and Richardson. Should It happen that the state Is compelled to file tho names of all the witnesses to be called It will then be known Just what crimes and conspira cies alleged to have grown out of strikes and lockouts In the mines are to be the basis of the prosecution. Former Representative Wilson, of Boise appeared In court this morning as additional counsel for Haywood. Wilson will practically have charge of the selection of the Jury, as he Is thor oughly acquainted with the citizens and conditions. Crowd in Court Room. For the first time since the case be gan a crowd was In the court room. Nearly all the new-comers were Jurors who were summoned to try this case. Special Prosecutor Hawloy presented a list of witnesses who are to be called by the state. The names of all wit nesses In all of the trials were tiled. Darrow asked If ft Included all the names, and Hawley said all witnesses known were listed, but that other qiames might be added In a week or so. History of Case. Boise, Idaho, April 9.—Years of»ln- dustrial warfare has led through end less chargee of assassination by whole sale into the courts of Idaho, where President Moyer. Secretary Haywood, for the Western Federation of Miners, and G. A. Pettlbone stand accused of the murder of former Governor Stouu enberg. The Mine Owners’ Association and the Western Federation of Miners re sulted from the fight for gold In early days. Warfare elnce has been relent less and bloody. The strike of 1894 and the strike of 1903 have kept the Rocky Mountain states in continual bitter' DIES AT CANTON L Was Wealthy Marble Man ufacturer and Leaves Es tate Worth $500,000. Special to The Georgian. Canton. G*„ May 9.—Captain Tbomae F. Brady, after a lingering Illness, died at bis home here at 3:20 o’clock tbla morning. The funeral will be Conducted from the residence tomorrow- morning by Father Gunn, of Atlanta, and Interment will be In the cemetery here. Captain BradJ was 67 years of age and la survived by a wife and four children I follows: Harold. J.. Thomas JT. Jr. dmtind and Mlsa Bessto Brady. Captain ltrady waa born In Boston and came to Georgia 19 yeare ago, locating at Canton, where ba founded the Georgia Marble and Flnlahlng Works, of which he was president at his death, and which la known as the largest limrble works In the state. He bad amnssed a fortune and lenves an estate said to be worth more than one-hnlf a million dollars. The es tate consists of marble works, quarries mines in and about Canton. The new. .. his death was received with regret by the people of Cantbn. Comrades 8end Salary. William Haywood, whose Invalid wife and two little daughters await In Denver the return of husband and fa ther, la given peace of mind by the knowledge that his comrades at liberty send his salary regularly to the family, dependent alone upon him for support. Through years when she lay a victim of paralysis, completely helpless, her brawny miner husband carried her up and down the mountain sides after hta work was done, that she might get fresh ulr and possibly recover. Certain of Her Husband. Regardless of charges against him, despite the characterization by Presi dent Roosevelt of William Haywood as "an undesirable citizen," Mrs. Hay wood Is certain of the man's Innocence, nobleness and ultimate release. Moyer, Haywood and Pettlbone are well supplied with attorneys. Money lor every purpose has been supplied to them by labor organizations throughout the country. Some one placed the dynamite that kll ed thirteen miners at Independence. Colo, on the backbone of the conti nent. Some one killed Frank Steun- enberg, governor of Idaho, during the Couer d'Alene troubles. Killing of 8teunenberg. Steunenberg waa blown up by dy namite as he entered the gate to his home at Caldwell, Idaho, December M. 1903. His body waa blown twenty feet, U portion of the fence waa wreck 'd and his house damaged. Governor flooding at once charged the crime to officials of the Western Federation of Miners, fn the February following Harry orchard, tn the Idaho penlten- t»ry, made a long confession, so It la 'barged, to Detective James McPart Denver. As a result of this ranreaiton and upon other evidence, Sr- be held Hy the police, steps .„I*i aken to remove Moyer, Haywood HI fetHbona into the Jurisdiction Idaho from Colorado. .';“ r , r . an, , R were sworn out by Cov er n '"'Odlng formally charging Moy- mnrJ? ay "iP 0<I an<1 Pettlbone with the of ('fF d Hteunenberw. The governor tm,iml orad0 eecretly. honored tho ex- radltion papers, the men were aecret- jnornm* lei1 and ,n the darkness of early tram 1? "?, re Placed aboard a special MAN DIES IN AGONY FROM HYDROPHOBIA Gainesville, Ga., May 9.—A. J.Hul- sey, brought to this city Tuesday from Toccoa for safe keeping and lodged In the Hall county, prison, died this morning In the cell from hydrophobia. The man was recently adjudged In sane In Stephens county. He was vio lent last night, and this morning was again raving, foaming at the mouth, beating himself with his flats and fling ing his body with mad force against the walla of his cell. The body will be sent to Toccoa this afternoon to the county authorities. FIND SHORTAGE IN ACCOUNTS C. X. Huggins, the young bookkeeper In the employ of the Woodward Lum ber Company, who gashed' himself Wednesday with a piece of glass, will be tried in police court Thursday aft ernoon. Officials of the Woodward company have traced a shortage of 11,030 eo for. but /have not completed their In vestigations. Huggins aided In making out the payrolls, and It Is said that when an employee was 111 or absent he made the rolls as usual, then pock eted the money. Huggins has con fessed the shortage, and says he spent the money on women. 00000000000000000000000000 0 o O GETS ONLY LICENSE O O TO KEEP OUT WHISKY. O S . Norwich, Vt, May 9.—Because 0 he did not want Dartmouth'.Col- O S iege students to drink llquqr In O this town, which allowed licenses 0 O this year, a Dartmouth ■ professor 0 0 applied for a license, paid the fee 0 O and was granted the only one al- 0 0 lowed in the town. 0 0 0 0000000000000000000000000O DETECTIVES CLAIM CLE W TO OWNER OF OAKEN BOX • WHICH HELD EXPLOSIVE The detectives say they have evi dence which Indicates that they will shortly be able to confront with proof of his crime, the man who eent the In fernal machine to the McCarthy home. Although the officers are reticent concerning this evidence, they say they have the name of a witness who Is re ported to have declared that he knows tho man who had In his possession such a box as that sent to Miss McCarthy. The name of this witness has not been disclosed. Detectives Simpson and Campbell, who are working on the mys tery, will hold a conference with this witness during the day. , Fred Bush, tho young man held at police headquarters, dentOB that ho has ever been In love with Miss McCarthy, ana says he had no 111 feeling toward her. k Miss McCarthy stated to a Georgian reporter Thursday morning that some time ago she quarrelled with Bush, and that since that time he had not been to her house. Bush says ho had never been to sea Mlsa McCarthy but about three times In two years, and the young woman corroborates this' statement. Miss McCarthy was disinclined to discuss her quarrel with Bush, saying It was about a ’’business” matter. Latter she admitted, with a smile; that It was ’’personal bustnoas." Mint McCarthy’s Story. Miss McCarthy said: ‘‘I was horrified and surprised when I learned of the explosion. I am unable to say who sent the box to the house; and why anyone should have wanted to kill me. If Mr. Bush sent the box I am Ignorant of his reasons. He never came to see me but three or four times and I have never had the slightest Intimation that he was Jealous. We have no other enemies and I don't know of anyone who would want to commit such a hor rible crime. ’’Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bush's partner Hi business, has been calling on me and bought three tickets to the Bijou thea ter, Intending to take mother and my self. Mother was unable to go last night, however, because of a sore foot. and gave her. ticket to my 16-year-old brother, John. We three went to the theater, leaving mother and the two younger children at home. "As to the explosion. I know only what mother told me. About 10 o’clock sho says she heard the door bell ring down stairs, and, on answering It, found a messenger boy with a package. The package was addressed to me, my name having been written on a typewriter. Mother went back upstairs Into the hallway, and, thinking the package was a box of candy for me, unwrapped It, flndlng It to be a wooden box, with a key In It. Bhe then unlocked the box and raised the ltd. A terrific explo slon Instantly followed." Bush Makes Statement, Bush made the following statement to The Georgian Thureday morning at tho police station: •’I am entirely Innocent of this charge against me. I know nothing of any In fernal mnchlne and had no connection with It whatever. I was not a sweet heart of Miss McCarthy and have never been in love with her. Her mother, who conducts a store, has had business dealings with my firm and I became acquainted with the family through this means. I have called at the house only about three or four time* in two years and have never tried to marry Mlsa McCarthy. I had no reason to want to kill her or her mother." Bush was taken Into custody shortly before midnight by Sergeant Lanford and Detectives Simpson and Campbell at his room, 101 1-2 Whitehall street, which room Is also occupied by Doolit tle. Bush declares he left his store at 36 South Broad street about 7:30 o'clock and retired between 8 and o’clock. When asked at to his move ments after leaving the store, he said ■’I first went to a saloon on Broad street, near Alabama, and took a glass of beer. I then walked around on Ala bama street, near The Constitution building, and had lunch In a restau rant.. Leaving there, I strolled down Whitehall and stood fpr some time In the stairway, which leads to my room, and listened to a phonograph across the street Iffhen retired." LITTLE GIRL FROM NEXT DOOR PROVED HERSELF A HEROINE IN RESCUING M’CARTHY TWINS rr aim taiucu Ml ... . To prevent Interference along ma(ie tou . te cha »*®» of engines were •tatluiul 1 rcmo,a •Wings instead of at nua. p r? t ** t against this proceeding, the fno 5 ! h,! PtWoners, was carried to decided 1 * 4 H ta,e * supreme court, which » , ■‘gainst them and cleared the the tr'nf lh . e ,tate to proceed with lonai‘SJ- Governor Gooding has per- 8. °f the prosecution, but J. •late wF y i ,a fleld marshal for the . State* J* 9 lead| n« associate ts United »« enmt na , t< l r Borah . one of the great- 1 enmlna i lawyers In the West. . For the Defense, the -lelT 01 J ' H ’ Nugent has charge of the d preparation of the case for cago ,! Clarence Darrow. of Cht- ainote thf ne of ,h8 niost prominent FranJ h |. eouna * 1 for th* defense. i | iaho n dt,rt ,eun l nb * r S wa * governor of tPoubie* Ur «* th * Couer d’Alene lebor brought'irVS U* 4 * U** application that gg»»t U nlt *a 8tate , troop)| lnt0 the elap,J to restore order. Several years •hair h * ** ft ,he executive hTi,1 ,ie waa Rilled. The miners he had passed from their minds BONAPARTE ALIVE; GOING AFTER TRUSTS Washington, May 9.—Preparations for action by the attorney general's office against the harvester and to bacco trusts are being made. NEGRO BISHOP MAY BE ELECTED Philadelphia, May Swayed by the eloquence of Rev. Henry L. Philips, a negro clergyman, the diocese of Penn sylvania, at the closing session of Its annual convention. almost unani mously voted to recommend the elec tion of a negro missionary bishop. MORE AFFIDAVITS IN EDDY CASE Concord, N. H., May 9.—It was learned today that the plaintiffs tn the Eddy suit have filed a supplementary bill on separate affidavits reiterating all the charges In the original bill. A number of affidavits reassert the In competency of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to manage her own affairs, NEW COMPANY CONSIDERS BID The stockholders and directors of the North Georgia Electric Company met Thursday morning for the purpose of considering the advisability of submit ting another bid for the city's lighting. General A. J. Warner, the president, ts not attending the sessions because of Illness. A. G. Carlisle, vice president and treasurer. Is acting In his stead. None of the officials would give out a statement. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF HYGIENE ASS’N Pretty little 13-year-old Mary Rosa Johnson, daughter of Mrs. L. W. John son, of 40 Pavilion street, proved her self a heroine by bravely rescuing the McCarthy twins, Mary and Joseph, 12 years of age, who were locked In the house by a strange freak of the explo' slon. While the two McCarthy children were groping about trying to And a means of exit in the darkened room, which was filled with dust and smoke, the little Johnson girl smashed the glass from a window, and, without considering the danger to herself, bravely climbed Into the room, seized the frightened children and lifted them out onto the ground. As a result of the daring act, the Uttle girl waa pain fully gashed on the hand by the Jagged glass In the window. She didn’t seem to mind the gashes and the pain, however, and Thursday morning laughed and Joked about her Injury as though she counted it noth- ,n Jf*ry Rosa Johnson resides directly In the rear of the McCarthy home, her home fronting on Pavilion street, and she was attracted by the explosion. Rushing Into her back yard, she heard the frightened screams of the McCar thy children In the house, and. realiz ing they were In danger, proceeded, without hesitation, to break .into the house and get them out. A peculiar prank of the explosion caused the children to be Imprisoned' In their room. When they retired Wednesday night they left the door open and a light burning in the room. The concussion from the explosion instantly extinguished the light and blew the door shut with such force to lock It. Awakened by the explosion and the sefeame of their mother, ths children leaped from bed and rushed through the darkness toward the door, only to find It securely fastened. While the be. wlldered children were groping about the room and crying out with fright, the glass In the rear window fell out with a crash snd little Mary Rosa Johnson sprang Into the room to ths rescue. LOVE LETTER GOES WRONG- MINISTER IS BETRAYED Harrington, Del., May 9,—Admitting his Infstuatlon for a young woman member of his congregation, although he had been married thirty years to a highly respected woman and has one son, Rev. D. M. Carpenter, aged 66, until yesterday pastor of ths Holiness church here, left town, he says, for good. An error In sending a letter Intended for Miss Della Goodrich, aged 22, to the recorder of deeds at Dover, resulted In the exposure of the preacher’s ro mance. Before leaving, the preacher explain ed ho had learned hts wife was not his affinity Immediately after the ceremony, but dlecovered his affinity when he met Miss Goodrich six years ago. Carpen ter says It Is hard for people to under stand the ways of Heaven, so he did not mention the matter to his congre gation. Washington, D. C, May 9.—President Roosevelt has consented to become an honorary president of tho American School Hygiene Association. and that they harbored no feelings of r °The7ong delay In getting the case to final adjudication has been favorable to the defense In that they have se cured as a witness Steve Adams, chief of those Intended by the state to cor roborate Orchard’s alleged confession. The prosecution claims to have found In Orchard’s trunks Instructions In cipher from Moyer, Haywood and Pettlbone. CHICAGO LABORERS o TO Tf?ATioN Chicago. May 9.—Refused permission by the South Park commtaalonera to hold a demonstration on the lake front on May 19, delegates to the Moyer- Haywood conference Mat night decided to gather on that day in the old Na tional League ball park. It was an* nounced that a parade of 160 union* SSn«Mll.tlc organizations wUl take place. SHOOTS WIFE AND FRIEND, THEN COMMITS SUICIDE SILENCE KEPT E Thomas F. Stocks Re fuses to Make • Statement. CLOSE SESSION OF WATER BOARD Purchase of Coal for Water works Causes Investi gation of Member. IS KILLED AND THREE HURT IN OHIO WRECK Hamilton. Ohio, May 9.—One roan traa killed and three injured In a wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad six miles south of here today. A passenger train crashed Into a freight. Tho engineer was unable to see the signal on account of the fog. DOUGLAS PLEADED GUILTY TO THEFT OE OVER $110,000 New York. May 9.—Wintom O. Dongl*s. the iMlstant loan clerk of tho Trust Com pany of America, pleaded guilty In the court of general sessions today to three In- dletmenta charging hint with the larceny of WILD STAMPED IN NEW - YORK STOCK EXCHANGE New York. May 9.—Announcement by the Union Pacific that the com pany would Issue 3100.000,000 of new stock caused a wild break and stampede In the market today and many of the active iseues declined from 1 to 3 points. Union Pacific, which had been selling at 147, broka six points to 141. Reading also broke 6 points. the "I have nothing to say’’—Thomas Stocks, secretary and treasurer of the Stocks Coal Company and member the board of water commissioners. This In reference to the report that the board of water commlsilonera going to Institute an investigation Mr. Stocks' alleged connection with the Ragland Coal Company, of Rag land, Ala., from which the board pur chases coal. T have nothing to »ay”—Frank Rice, president of the water board. ”1 have nothing to say”—Colonel Park Woodward, general manager of the waterworks department. have nothing to say"—All members of the board. That the board went Into executive session Wednesday afternoon to dis cuss and Investigate rumors and state ments which connected the name Thomaa F. Stocks with the purchase coal for the waterworks, Is practically admitted by the fact that no denial has come forth from anybody. Will Give Out Nothing, None of those present at this secret session would give out any statement, and so positive Information relative to what was done and what was said was hard to secure. But some of this known. Commissioner Hugh Dorsey moved that the board go into executive ses slon. This done, the secretary, Z. D. Smith, was callsd upon to read some correspondence between the water works officials and the president of the Ragland .Coal Company, on which cor respondence Is based the rumor of ths alleged connection of Commissioner Stocks with the Ragland Coal Com pany. It Is said that the Ragland Coal Com jany, when charged with not furnish ng coal to the department os contract ed, replied, through the president, W T. Brown, that It was not through the fault of the company, but of the Btocks Coal Company, with which the Ragland made a deal relative to the furnishing of coal. Denial of Contract, This, It Is said, brought on further correspondence. The Stocks Coal Com pany la said to have denied making any such contract. The Ragland Company Is sold to have stated, In a subsequent letter, that such a contract had been made through Thomas F. Stocks, see rotary and treasurer. Commissioner Stocks denied any such connection with the Ragland Coal Company at the executive meeting, and Is reported to have agreed to a full Investigation. Commissioner Hugh Dorsey, It !■ ■aid, moved that W. T. Brown, presi dent of the Ragland Coal Company, be Invltfd to appear before the board Special to The Georgian. Wilmington, N. C., May 9.—In a fit of anger Henry Hamilton, a private In the Nineteenth company. United States infantry, stationed at Fort Cas well, at the mouth of the Cape - Fear river, yeeterday evening shot hla wife and Corporal Watson and then killed himself by firing a bullet Into his left breast. Of late Hamilton had frequent ly quarrelled with his wife, It la said. and yesterday attacked her with a mur derous intent. After shooting her twice lie fumed his pistol on Watson, who had Interfered. He then fired a bullet Into hit own heart. Mrs. Hamilton died of her w'ounds this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Corporal Watson Is probably fataly wounded. Hamilton was a native of Columbus, Ga., and la aald to have come from a family of Influence and prominence In southern Georgia. 12,000 LONGSHOREMEN WIN STRIKE AFTER BIG FIGHT New York. May 9.—On the hecle of the worst riot that has yet marked the strike In Manhattan of the 12,000 long shoremen, the men who ere out gained their biggest victory today when the Savannah line, the largest of the coast wise companies, capitulated. All of the coastwise lines have practically reach ed an agreement with the men. but tho trans-Atlantic liners, are standing fast. Three hundred of the stevedores at tacked 160 strikebreakers and at least a dozen Italians were knocked out In the fight, this afternoon, the ktrlkera using granite paving blocks. GIRL PHONES FIREMEN,\ BUI PERISHES IN FLAMES City, Mo, May 9.—MU* Aurora Wlttebort, the second victim - of the flames which destroyed the University building yesterday afternoon, managed to call up the headquarters of the fire department while the fire waa raging and tell the firemen where she was. The efforts of the fire men to reach her were unsuccessful. The loss on the building woe 3600,000. The other victim wss Charles DeMare, a portrait painter. This motion was carried end the board adjourned. President Brown will bo unable, It Is reported, to be here in lees than two weeks, because of ur gent business engagements. To Make Investigation. While Mr. Stocks will not give opt any statement, his friends, both social and In business, who are many, are confident that the investigation will not shop him In an Improper light. Commissioner Stocks was elected In December. 1903, for a term of three year*, and last December wa* re-elect ed for another term of three years. He has been a constant attendant at board meeting*, and has taken an ac tive Interest In the affairs of the de partment. He has always been consid ered one of the most faithful and valu. able members of the board. The waterworks department has i contract with the Ragland Coal Com K ny to furnish coal for 32.36 a ton. at year the department used 12,000 tons, at a cost of 323.330. Resolution Adopted. Dorsey at the executive session of the water board, calling for another meet ing of the board on May 16 at 3 o’clock, for the purpose of looking Into the chargee against Thomas F. Stock*. The resolution requested F. M. Stock*, president of the Btock* Coal Company; Thomas F. Stock*, secretary and treas urer. end member of th* board, and W. T. Brown, president of the Ragland Coal Company, to attend. It le possi ble that the date will be changed, aa It Is said President Brown, can not be here on May 18. EXTENSION SMOKER TUESDAY NIGHT Plans for enlarging the limits of the city frill be dUcussed at a smoksr to be given by the Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. The smoker will uke place In the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, on th* fifth floor of the Empire buildings. Talks will be made by prominent Atlantans, snd all Interested In Atlanta’s growth are Invited to be present and partici pate. "REJOICING IN LANGUOR OF DEPT. OF JUSTICE.” H. CLAY PIERCE IS RELEASED Oil RAIL St. Louie, Mo., May 9.—H. Clay Pierce, chairman of the board of dlree- tore of the Waters-Plerce Oil Company, waa arrested Wednesday noon by As sistant Chief of Detectives McCarthy and taken to the Four courts. The United States court set 10 o'clock next Saturday morning as the time for trial on Its merits of the habeas corpus proceedings against Chief Creecy to prevent Pierce being taken to Texas. Pierce was then released on bond in the sum of 310,000. UNITARIANS COME TO ATLANTA NEXT A dispatch from Chattanooga states that John L. Moore, of Atlanta, was re-elected president of the conference of Unitarian churches, and that At lanta, was named oa the next meeting place. President Moore la head of John L. Moore and Sons, opltlclans In Broad street, and le a prominent business man, of Atlanta. LOOKING IN MIRROR MAN CUTS THROAT Special to The Georgian. Wilmington, N. C„ May 9.—Standing In front of a mirror at hla boarding houso on lower Market street, Jacob Schalch, an unmarried man, 38 years of age, cut his throat with suicidal Intent this morning. He died two hours afterwards. The remains will be sent to Coschoc. ton, tho man's former home. OLIVER D. STREET GETS FEDERAL PLUM Washington, May 9.—The appoint- ment of Oliver D. Street as United States district attorney for northern Alabama has been announced. WII llam F. Willoughby, of tho District of Columbia, it to be secretary to Porto Rico. RECEIVER IS APPOINTED FOR LUMBER COMPANY. Special to Tho Georgian. Montgomery. Ala., May 9.—The Co necuh Pine and Lumber Company, a corporation with offices at Nashville, Tenn., had a receiver appointed on pe tition of creditors, who allege the com pany owes more than It Is able to pay. , • It Is rne of the largest lumber plant* in the city. Shoes and Spectacle* for Animals, lu Bohemia when geeee are to be driven Ions dlatauces to market they ere ebod for the Journey. The method of shoeing le se simple as It le effective. The geeee err inede to walk repeatedly over patches of tar lutxed with aand. This forme a bard ernat on their feet, which enaldci them to travel great distances without be coming sore footed. Even more useful then shoes for geeee art ic spectacles worn by the cows that feed n tnr Russian ttrppee, e region where ■e snow lice for elx months In the, year. These eettle plrk up a living from the ifts of grass that crop above the enow, .be aim shines eo diaalngly upon the white surface that many of the antmula formerly Buffered from anow blindneaa. Ir occurred to an Ingrnloua and humane Individual that tbla altuatlou might me remedied: eo be at oner experimented In the manufacture of amoke colored apertacln that might tie adjusted to cattle. The result waa sue- ecssful, and the animals were saved much suffering. Railroad Employae Hurt. 8. J. Frazier, a railroad employee, aa knocked from a car In the Inman yard* Thursday morning and serious ly hurt. He wa* sent to Grady hoa- pltal, where It waa found that he had suffered a fracture of the leg and severe scalp wound. He live* at 398 Auburn avenue. PARDON FROM ABOVE CAMEJOj’RISONER A man agod about 60 years, who gave his name as Oliver, when arrested on a United States charge some weeks ago, died In the Fulton county, Jail Thursday morning. He was arrested and charged with cleaning used stamps and selling them for new ones. It Is believed that tho nomo Oliver la a fic titious one. His body was removed to the under taking establishment of Harry o. Poole to be held, while an effort is made to ' communicate with relatives, believed to reside in San Francisco. LORD BERESFORD ft SERVED TERM IN WILKES COUNTY! Special to The Georgian. Asheville, N. C. May 9.—The body of Sydney Loacelles, known on two con tinents as the bogus Lord Beresford, one of the boldest, Bllckest of Interna tional crooks, stands on a pedestal In a locnl undertakers establishment used for advertising tho skill of tho proprie tor as an embalmer. LoscolleH first came to grief In Georgia, whero ho was convicted of crimes, and sentenced to six years imprisonment. Ho served a part of this time in the Gress Lum ber Company’s camps In Wilkes county, Georgia and was pardoned. At the ! Asheville undertaking establishment, several women from different portion* of the Union havo recognized the em balmed body claiming It aa their hus band's, .asking to be allowed to tuko It away. AGED LADY ATTENDED MEETING OF,STOCKHOLDERS Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga, May 9.—Nlnoty-four years of age, yet hale and hearty to a remarkable degree, Miss Sarah Jane Crawford, of Columbia county, camo to the city to attend tho meeting of the stockholder* of tho Georgia Railroad Bank, bliss Crawford Is the oldest S stockholder of the corporation. waa chartered In tho thirties, and she Is a descendant of tho famous lino of Crawfords who contributed so much to the history of Georgia a half century and more ago. Mlsa Crawford Is a very wealthy woman nnd lives on her largo planta tion In Columbia ’county, a few miles from Appling. Her slater, also an aged maiden lady, lives with her and they havo a brother, Nat Crawford, who is superintendent of education In Lin coln county, Georgia. AUGUSTA COTTON MEN — ' TO HOLD BIG BARBECUE Npeclnl to Tho Georgian. Augusta, Go., May 9.—May IS has been set as the data for tho annual barbecue of the Augusta Cotton Ex- ' change and at Carmichael's pond, a noted place for picnics and barbecues. Which Is about eight miles from tho city, will gather all tho cotton mer- I chants and warehousemen of tho city. ———— Fleming Not Responsible, f Special to Tho Georgian. Montgomery, Ala., May 9.—Tho fall- , ure of old Joslah Morris Bank! fwas brought up again today when the *u- l promo court decided the case of ,WaI- | ter Alsup ve. David Fleming. Sir. | Fleming and F. M. Billing were ap- ■ pointed trustees of the estate of Wal ter Alsup's mother, which amounted to about 319,000. The court held that Mr. Fleming was not responsible. Apparent Shortage. Special to Tne Georgian. Charlotte, N. C, May 9.—The new ' finance committee of tho board of Al derman has discovered an apparent shortage of nearly 31.000 In the ac- I counts of the retiring city treasurer. | It may develop a clerical error In the books. Washington, May 9.—For an hour today Attorney General Bonaparte con ferred with the president; When asked If he had anything' to give out after the interview regarding the trust prose cution, M r. Bonaparte said, with a grin: "Only they are rejoicing In'the lan guor of the department of Justice.” Queen Wire Jumping Rope Coupon. ] COUPON NUMBER 14 Twelve coupons of different numbers will entitle the. holder of Borne to ono Queen Wire Jumping Rope. * Nome Address Tho Jumping Rope will bo presented FREE to any one paying a month's subscription to The Atlanta Georgian in advance. EJent by mail to any address for 12 coupons of dif ferent numbers and 5c in stamps to pay postage.