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The Weather: FOR ATLANTA AND Vicinity - itnin tn. night; Saturday partly Atlanta Georgian (and news) SiS VOL. V. NO. 266. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1907. T)T?Tr»T?. Tn Atlanta: TWO CENTS, i ll LOEi: On Trains: FIVE CENTS. First Time in Genera tions First Royal Child Is Male. FUNCTIONARIES PAY HOMAGE TO PRINCE Recorded in Rook Contain ing Ancestiy of Child for' Last 500 Years. Madrid, May 10.—The queen of Spain today gave birth to a son and heir to the Spanish throne. This is the first time in many generations that the first child of a king and queen of Spain has been born a male. The announcement from the im perial palace that Queen Victoria had presented her subjects with an heir to the kingdom was hailed with great enthusiasm by the thousands who gathered about the palace after the formal an nouncement had been made. Salute of 21 Guna. As soon ns the sex of the child was known, the waiting populace were no tified by a salute of 31 guns fired from the palace grounds. Next to the enthronement of a king the birth of a son and heir to the royal parents Is the most Important ceremony at the Spanish court. • Following the custom of centuries, the baby Is placed on a huge gold plate Immediately after birth and presented to Its father. The king himself ac companied by Queen Victoria's. Span ish arid English physicians on either side, walks down a long lino of func tionaries, all of whom bow profoundly. King Announoes 8ex. The king walks to where the prime minister Is standing. After determin ing the eex'of the child he announces: "It Is a prince. Qod bless the prince.” This Is the signal for prolonged ap plause. Then the king still carrying tho prince, walks through a long line of ambassadors and exhibits the baby to each of them tn turn. • The next step In the unusual cere mony Is the taking of the Infant to the notary of the palace. He has a book In which la recorded- the sex of the child, the date, hour and place of its birth. Tho book relates the ancestry of ths child for the last (0.0 years. Child Prasanted to Mother. This task accomplished, the king bands his son over to the mistress of the robes. Then the little one Is taken to Its magnificent layette and presented to Its mother. As soon as she Is able the queen pro ceeds to the Church of the Atocha. where she gives thanks for the birth of her child. Then follows the baptism, which Is accompanied with as much pomp and ceremony as the birth of the child. More than one hundred Spanish women have been working for months on the baby's wardrobe. The christen ing and presentation robes of the new heir will be the same as those worn by King Alfonso. SPANISH MINISTER - GETS NEWS OF BIRTH. Washington, May 10.—Minister Pina has made a statement, saying: "The news brings much happiness to me. I know It will be received with great rejoicing throughout the kingdom. Our people love the king and queen dearly. It might be said a great prayer went up throughout the country for the first born of the happy couple to be a son." Alfonso Wedded Em May 31/06 The mother of the heir to the Span ish throne was the English Princess Victoria Ena, daughter of the Princess Beatrice. She was wedded to King Al fonso at noon May II, liOt. In the church of San Oeronlmo In Madrid. - The wedding was a great affair and was attended by representatives of ths Principal nations of the "world. Fully 1,300 persons ware crowded Into the church to witness the ceremony. Immediately after the wedding the king and queen entered the royal coach and were on the way to the palace, when a bomb was thrown at the vehi cle from a window of a house In the Call© Mayor. Twenty persons were killed, many Injured and the royal coach wrecked. The royal pair escaped unhurt. But for a badge of the Portuguese Order of Santiago, which he wore upon his breast. King Alfonso doubtless would have been killed. A piece of the bomb struck the gold chain of ths Insignia and glanced off. Tho king appeared cool and Inalated upon continuing the Journey to the I>alacc In an open carriage that the people who lined the atreeta might see that he and the queen were unharmed. PARENTS OF HEIR TO THE SPANISH THRONE KING ALFONSO AND QUEEN VICTORIA, OF SPAIN. TEN PERCENT Commission Thinks Road Is Earning Enough. A straight cut of 10 per cent In the freight rates of the Seaboard Air Line was ordered by the railroad commis sion Friday morning. Heretofors the Seaboard has been In Class C, permitting It to charge 25 per cent above tbe standard tariff. Sev. era! weeks ago the railroad commis sion decided that the road was earn ing enough now to stand a cut. The effect of the rule Is to put ths road into Class B. A hearing was ordered and offi cials of the Seaboard appeared and tried to show reasons why the rates should not be slashed. However, the commission has determined that the line Is earning enough.now, and ts sufficiently prosperous to authorise a reduction In the rates. The reduction on the Seaboard Is the same as that ordered for the Geor gia Southern and Florida, a short time ago. 18 MONTHS IN PEN KELSON'S SENTENCE \ Former Postal Clerk To Be Confined in Atlanta Federal Prison. TENTH STREET SCHOOL VISITS THE GEORGIAN THE TENTH STREET SCHOOL. Teachers and Pupils Shown How Modern Newspaper Is Prepared, Completed and Distributed. Miss EUie Dunlap, principal of the Tenth street school, brought her sixth nod seventh grades for a visit to the plant of The Geor gian Friday afternoon, and teachers and -—alike enjoyed with the keenest In', thetr tour through tbe plant. Special to Tbe Georgian. Wilmington, N. C„ May 10.—Early thl* afternoon Edward A. Nelson, the Wilmington railway mall carrier charged with abstracting from the United States malls In this city a reg istered package containing (10,004 In currency consigned by the Atlantic National Bank of Wilmington to the Chemical National Bank of New York, sentenced to serve eighteen months at hard labor. Nelson will be sent to the Atlanta Federal prison. WOULD INCREASE SALARY TO $10,000 Washington. May 10.—"If men of ability, but without Independent means, era to be enabled to continue their service In con gress, they sbonld be given a salary of (1A- 000 a year," declared former Heoalor John U MrUnrin. of Houth Carolina, at the New Willard. "A nun can do better In .uu» .—I IBTUUKU (MW First of all. the visiters were given a brief explanation of bow n newspaper Is made. - from tho gathering of-tbe.news to tha milling or Mpen to out-of-town aub- Mcrlbtrs. Every port of tbe proceM w»s explained tboraughTy.and tbea’th. vlrilora were tnken to the composing room to watch tho fast-flying typesetting machines and tbe deft "make-up men ' at 1vdr work. Then tho guests were shown through the stereotyping, department aud the press room, where they saw ths finished newspa pers corns tumbling from the whirling rolls. When they hsd completed their, Inspection they knew more of the miking of s dally newspaper then many biislm.smen who hove spent years lu sonnd of tho humming ^The teachers and pupils Invited to visit The Georgian were:. Teachers. ’ Miss Elbe Dnnlnp, Principe]; . Miss Evs Closets, Assistant Principal; SIS Annie 7.nber. Miss BbsS Bojlatnn. Miss Isabel Stephens, Miss /wish Williams. .MISS Not* Goodman,. Mias C. Henderson, Miss Bom Ucrmtof' MUa C. Monsalvstgs. Seventh Grade. ftSl! g V^STSSk. jlotfno'ljlortoo, MarTKo^ tori nr lUrton, «-ort Iwdw, Martin. {•■■to McKee, Caroline Middleton. Joeepblne Mobley, * Hortente Moran, Mary Lee Towel!, *’ay Waldron, y*u Dancy, . >l>ert Forrader, Adiet Fraser, (.'lark Howell, Carrie Peabody, Ante* Smith, NVynetta Walker, May Hello Yarbrough, Frank Dancy, Edwin Duncan, Howell Foreman, Ofden (Hover, Tya, Don Watts, Sixth Hnehel Heck, I noil ne Campbell, Laura Cole, Annlo Donalrigon, Helen Dykea, Elisabeth Foster, Jewett Hodge, Hand IUuman, - Idullne Kiser. Marxaret McKaft, Marian * Ponder. Gertrude Richardson, Lillie Rolle Smith, Neva Gilbert, Lynne Rrnuuen, Joel Cloud. Albert Wll Grade. Mary Drown, Nellie Cox. Margaret Nortben, Elisabeth Denman, Kathrlne Kllxnbeti Lawson Elisabeth Ingram, Annie May Mallory, jonn iiarnsnii, Kidney Holland. Dolling Jones, Leonard Lewis, 1 senile Mallory, Walter Reynolds, Druce tyitus. DenJtmln m Theodore Davidson. Montgomery Francis, William Harwell, Rhoden Haverfy. Emmett Itollyfletd, l«ewU lee, Holiert Lapsley, Duncan Peeples, Holiert Redding. Henry Tompkins. WIFE OCCUPIES HUSBAND VA PULPIT CATED FOR GIRL Harrington. Del., May 10.—For time being.and until a successor of Rev. D. M Carpenter Is elected, Mrs. Carpenter will conduct the services In the Apos tolic Holiness Union church here. She has no Intention of leaving Har rington as her husbonH did after ttu disclosure of hla relations with a you nr woman who was formeryl assistant pastor of the church. It was decided at a meeting of the trustees of the church today to take no further action concerning Rev. Carpen ter than to accept his resignation, which was tendered Immediate!)' after he publication of the love letter which ne sent by mistake to the recorder of deeds. BRYAN CENSURES ROOSEVELT’S LETTER ABOUT LABOR CHIEFS Lincoln. Nebr.. May 10.—Und,r th* heading "Undesirable CUliens." W. J. Bryan devotes an article In'the forth coming Commoner to President Boose, volt's strictures an Mayer and Hey- wood. Mr. Bryan censures the presi dent by saying: "It is strange It did not occur to him that his caustic criticism of the ac cused would have far more Influence on court and Jury than any edlogy pro nounced by the friends of the accused. No one should try to excuse tbe accused If the evidence shuns they # committed the murder, and no one s£o|ild want to cnnvtc: them unless the evidence establishes their guilt." DID FRED BUSH THREA TEN WHOLE M’CARTHYFAMIL Y? Mrs. McCarthy Tells Story to the De tectives.' Did Fred Bush threaten to kill the whole McCarthy family if Miss Kathryn McCartli/ did not break off her friendship or engagement with Charles V. Doolittle? Detectives Simpson and Camp bell visited a sanitarium in Crew street, where Mrs. McCarthy is recovering from her injuries, and obtained statements from her which they will introduce at the trial Friday afternooli if permit ted by court. According to the detectives, Mrs. Mc Carthy mode the following statements, In brief: That Bush 1 had repeatedly threatened her life; that Bush had told her that he loved Doolittle better than bis life, and If she did not stop her daughter from going with Doolittle that he (Bush) would "get” the whole family. v That tn last February Doolittle was In Florida, and was visited by Bush there, and that Bush put a pistol to Doolittle's head and forced hint to write a letter to Miss McCarthy break ing off tha engagement. Mrs. McCar thy stated that this was told her by Doolittle after his return from Florida, and that Doolittle and her daughter then became reconciled. The detectives will Introducs this evidence If It Is not ruled out by the court. Falling this, they will ask a continuance until Mrs. McCarthy Is able to take the stand and testify. Charles V. Doolittle, who was held for a few hours Thursday at the polite station, was released during the after noon under a bond of<(200 for his ap pearance at the trial. He will be placed on the stand Friday afternoon unless for some reason a continuance Is or dered; Mtyson to Prosecute. The base of the prosecution at the trial Friday afternoon In police court will be handled by City Attorney James L. Mayson. Detective Sergeant Lon- ford, at tho direction of Chief Jennings, Friday morning' communicated with Mr. Mayson and requested him to be present, owing to the Importance of the case. A conference was held later and tho city attorney acquainted with tho evidence In possession of trie detectives. The detectives say they will be able to connect the following links In tho chain of evidence against Bush: As a motive for the crime, they say they will show that Bush was Infatu ated with Charlie Doolittle, hla business partner, and that he became wrought to a frenzy by the attentions Miss Kathryn McCarthy was receiving from Doolittle. They will also Introduce ths negro messenger boy, Battlnger, In an effort to prove that Bush Is tho strange man who handed him the package to de liver Wednesday night on the Forsyth street bridge. The boy Is being held In the detention ward as a witness. The boy described Bush to the detective© and later Identified him as 'looking like the man." Say Thsy Saw Machine. The detectives also say they will show by a reliable witness that he saw the Infernal machine In the Broad street store of Bush A Doolittle about three days ago, and overheard a con versation regarding It. WILL ERECT MEMORIAL TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBU8. Washington, May 10.—Secretary Root has called a meeting of the mem bers of tha Christopher Columbus Me morial Commission to be held on the llth Inst., for the purpose of selecting a site and design for a suitable memo rial to which congress has appropriat ed (100,000. ’ Fish Optlmlstlo. New York. May 10.—Btuyvesant Fish has returned from a 7,000-mlle trip over the Oould lines of the Southwest, the first Inspection trip since his re cent election to the directorate of the Missouri Pacific. Mr. Fish said that his trip had convinced him that his country Is all right. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCiO o o O “LOW” AREAS MEAN O o RAIN AND MORE RAIN. O O O 0 Way up In tbe far Northwest O a Is an area of "low” chasing down O O In this direction on the heels of 0 O our own "low," which shows a O 0 tendency to meander gulfward or 0 0 chase Itself up the Atlantic sea- 0 O board. 0 0 All of which means that rain Is 0 0 likely to prevail In this section for 0 O a spell yet. Forecast: 0 O "Rain Friday night; Saturday 0 0 partly cloudy: no marked temper- 0 0 ature change." 0 0 Friday temperatures: 0 0 7 a. tn. <5 degrees 0 0 8 a. m IS degrees 0 O 9 a. m (S degrees O 0 10 a. m (S degrees 0 O It a. m ..(4 degrees 0 0 12 noon M degrees 0 0 1 p. m (7 degrees 0 0 * 2 p. m. .. .. ..(( degrees O 0 0 00Q0000O0000000000QOOOOOOO [ltd every CITY OFFICER Committeel Pans Charter Amend ment ForCity. A rpMlutlon nuking the legislature to amend the city clinrter bo sb to permit council to elect nil city official*, except mayor ntuDcouncllmen, will probably be In* traduced by tbe streets committee In coun cil Bt the next Mention. Tbe whole mutter grows ont of tbe recom mendation of the mayor, relative to the pavement illungreement lietweeii Henry Col- Iter, cotnnilBBloner of public works, ami It. M. Clayton, city engineer. In thlN recommendation, tbe mayor aug- tested that It would be better, Innimucb mb both officer* are under the direction of council, for council to elect them. The recommendation waa referred to the atreets committee. It la atated that tbe street* committee will not only adopt thl* HuggcMtlou, but will go It one better nnd Introduce a resolution providing for tbe election of all city officii s by council. It la planned to have tbe committee meet In executive Reaalon for the purpose of conilderlng tbla proposition and tbe recom mendation of tbe mayor. The meeting will be held at 4 o'clock Fri day afternoon. Austria and Southern Russia Offer the *. Best. Six Men Hurt In Big Explosion Chicago, May lO.-^SIx men have been Injured,' two fatally, in a great, explo sion In the works of tile*Illinois Steed Company in South Chicago. $3,500 DEMANDED BY Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., May 10.—A black mailing letter has been received by Dr. E. C. Register, a leading physician of this city, demanding (3,(00, The affair has resulted In a big sensation. There Is no clew to the writer of the letter, who threatens his victim with death If the money Is not produced. SHRINERS WILL GO TO ST. PAUL IN 1908 Los Angeles, Cal., May 10.—Frank C. Roundy, of Chicago, has been advanced to the office of imperial potentate, and each of the other officers were elected to tho next highest point. St. Paul has been awarded the next seealon of the Imperial council on July 14 and 1(, 1(03. According to announcement made at the state department steps have been taken In the reorganisation of the ad ministrative offices of the foreign service. SAFE AT HOME FROM HIS TOUR Tells of His Defense of Roosevelt-on Board Kai ser Wilhelm. "I found the place, where we want to find our Immigrants—Austria and southern Russia—tho pure strain of Teuton who wants to move. They ars solid, clean. Industrious people, and will make the- most desirable citizens we can have." So stated Governor-elect Hoke Smith Friday morning In hla office In the Peters building. Governor and GOV.-ELECT HOKE SMITH. Who has returned from a trip to Europe, where ho studied Immi gration. Mrs. Smith returned Thursday evening, via the Southern, from a trip abroad of live weeks. They were due here at 8:IS o'clock, but the train did not ar rive until 11:30 o'clock. Friday morning Governor Smith was besieged In his office by visitors on Important business matters, and he had only a few minutes to give the news paper men. He announced that he would glvo out a detailed statement Saturday morning covering the Im pressions gained on Immigration, and what had been accomplished by the 'trip. Governor Smith was accompa nied to Europo by G. Gunby Jordon, of Columbus, and Major W. W. Wil liamson, president of tho Savannah Chamber of Commerce. Direct Steamer Line. Major Williamson and Mr. Jordan Contlnusd on Page NIns. Growth and Progress of the New South BY' JOSEPH B. LIVELY. The more Important Industries established In Alabama, Arkansas nnd Georgia during the week ending today are shown by the accompanying list which Is authorised by The Tradesman. Among the most notable <•/ these new concerns are lumber mills snd mining companies In Alabama; coal and lumber companies In Arkansas, oil and fuel company and ce ment compay In Indian Territory; mining and lumber companies In Ken tucky; lumber companies In Louisiana: cotton harvester company and lumber companies In Mississippi; mtnlnr, land and "lumber companies In Missouri; machine shops, lumber companies In Oklahoma; cotton picking machine company In South Carolina; waterworks, steel works, etc., In Texas; lumber, coal and coke companies In Virginia; cement works, de velopment company and glass factory In West Virginia. ALABAMA. Birmingham—(10.000 mining and land company; $(.000 development company; (10.000 coat company; electrical company; 120,000 laundry: (16,000 manufacturing company; ore company; land company; $50,000 pipe and lutings company. Cullman—(12,000 ware house and manufacturing company. Columbiana—Waterworks. ■ Calf ra—Brick works. * Montgomery—110.000 sand and gravel company. j Tuscumbla—(5.000 warehouse company. . Ensley—Foundry and machine shops: (15,000 development company. Jasper—Machine and engine company. Clayton—110,040 fertiliser factory. Taylor—(50,000 lumber mill. ARKAN8A8. Clarksville—Canning factory. , . Berryvllle—(25.000 hardware company. Benton—Warehouse company. Russellville—Electric light plant; waterworks. Helena—(5.000 woodenware factory. Blythevtlle—(10,000 gin and warehouse company. Coal Hill—Coal company. Fordyre—(50,000 lumber company. Hardy—Saw mill, GEORGIA. Atlanta—(10.000 blow pipe and manufacturing compc company; (00.000 star vending match company; (5,000 l Columbus—Fertiliser factory. If-'.ooo land factory.