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IHHB Atlanta Georgian Th» weather fnrern for Atlanta and vlclnl follows: Miowers I rfsht or I rlilny; no m t f rfil cbonge 1“ tempt ature. Sitvnnnnli, Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 24,1907. Morning Edition. PRICE; lo Atlanta: TWO CENTS. FIVE CENTS' The Weather: Spot Cotton Men Are Satisfied They’ll Get Square Deal. MEETING IS HELD IN NEW YORK Plans Were Ready to Call Out Men All Over Country. New York, May 23.—The World an Bounces that a strlko of telegraphers has been averted. Peace negotiations between the men and the officials of the rompanles began yesterday and pro gressed so far that the announcement was made that the foundation for a settlement of all grievances had been laid. Neither party would go Into particu lars, ns there Is still much to be done, but the men are satisfied that the West ern Union directors and the Postal offi cials will give them a square deal. Before this announcement was made special committees, appointed to make the strlko aa effective as possible, should It be ordered, held a long ses sion at their headquarters In the Astor House. Preparations were made to put Wall street and the Chicago board of trade out of business by preventing di rect connections In. the event of a strike. On top of this came informa tion that every Western Union and Postal telegrapher In Jersey City and Hoboken had Joined the union and would strike when the order came. Samuel J. Small, president of the national organization of telegraphers, it was nnnouncsd, has full power to call a strike without waiting for the mem bers of the national executive commit tee who will arrive here shortly, but ha Is conservative and has never hod such an Intention. He Is highly respected by the 20,000 telegraphers In the country who have repeatedly elected him president. The San Francisco telegraphers wired Mr. Small yesterday that they wanted to strike "at once.” but Mr. Small Wired back to "be calm.” MRS. M’KINLEY MAY NOT LIVE THROUGH DAY Canton, Ohio, May 23.— Mis. McKinley has suffered a stroke of paralysis and her ’attending physician, Dr. O. E. Portman, said this after noon that she is unconscious ami there is no hope for her recovery. *■*> C. R. Macauley, In the New York World. “With the Compliments of John Temple Graves.” JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES' APPEAL FOR ROOSEVELT A messnge wns sent to Surgeon Gen eral Rlxoy at Washington this after- nism that he come here, If possible. Admiral Rlxey was thp physician of the 1st,. President McKinley and attended *rs. McKinley during her last serious II.ness after the trip of the president snd .Mrs. McKinley to California, and II Is thought he understands well the treatment necessary for her. A consultation of local physicians Is railed for this afternoon at the McKin ley home to determine what treatment l» to t.e resorted to In a hope of saving her life. WANTS THE JOKERS BEHIND THE BARS (Lending editorial In Tuesday’s Issue of The New York World, one of the lending Independent Democratic newspapers of the II. S’.) Whatever may be said against John Temple Graves’ argument favoring the renom(nation of Mr. Roosevelt by both Democrats and Republicans next year. It must be admitted that the Atlanta editor In the Blgned article which The World printed yesterday reared a strong and logical structure. Mr. Graves’ thesis may be reduced to the following propositions: 1. No other political Issue approximates In Imminence and vital Importance to the great question of the relation of predatory wealth to the rights and Interests of the people. 2. Mr. Roosevelt Is peculiarly the representative of this Issue and Is the man best fitted by experience and popular confidence to carry it to a successful conclusion. , 3. Although Mr. Roosevelt would not accept a renomlnatlon from the Republican party, neither he nor any other patriotic American could decline a nomination tendered him as a common expression of confidence from the people of all parties. 4. Mr. Roosevelt's second elective administration would be another "era of good' feeling,” during which time permanent form would bo given to this paramount policy of railroad and corporation regula tion. 5. There would then come anew adjustment of party lines, based not on names but on Issues. The rad icals could go Into one party and the, conservatives Into another party. Men would have ceased to be hypno tised by the word ‘’Democrat’ or "Republican." 6. Nothing more wholesome could come to the Republic than such a readjustment of party lines at the end of an ’’era of good feeling” in which Republican energy would not be dissipated In attempting to recon cile a Roosevelt with a Foraker, and Democratic energy would not be ex hausted In trying to arrange compro mises between a Bryan and a Belmont, a Ryan and a Hearat. Mr. Graves’ appeal as a Democrat to Democrats Is forceful, original and daring. With the Democratic representatives In congress voting solidly for Mr. Roosevelt’s corporation measures, with the Democratic senators almost solidly supporting Mr. Roosevelt on this Issue, and with the great mass of Democratic voters- earnestly In sympathy with the president's policies, who will Bay that Mr. Graves’ suggestion does not merit sober, Intelligent discussion? The World submits his appeal to the consideration of his fellow-Democrats. together with Its own ques tion, ’’What la a Democrat?"—a question, by the way, to which It has yet' to receive a single comprehensive and satisfactory answer. NT, EDDY'S CASE IS NOW ON TRIAL COURT ROOM FDLL Hi Thomas D. Love consulted with ' iiiff of Police Jennings Thursday rel- io the matter of the practical J !, Kp said to have been played on hie’ “ughter. Miss Marie Love, and the Publicity which followed the story of * ’Chicago millionaire" and his an noyance nf Miss Love. Ur Love objected to dropping the Investigation, and said that If the af- i»it was a Joke, he demanded the ar- of the Jokers. Considerable an noyance had been caused his family in **• matter. Hr. Love first Interviewed the detec- r'*". Who worked on the case, but they him they had no authority to act 'hhout instructions from the chief, the detectives will probably continue ° n the Investigation, and arrests may remit DECATUB wants SEABOARD DEPOT ' protest against the Seaboard rall- r °"’ 1 "losing the depot at North Deca- mr ’•'«* nied with the railroad com- Thursday. It Is said that many nr ' compelled to come to At- ir"* 5’’ board the Seaboard, entailing f" additional coat of 38 cents and the over an hour In time. The com- ,, .ion ''HI take the protest up at the • — oieellna. Concord, N. H„ May 23.—In a court room crowded almost to suffocation. Judge Robert N. Chamberlain. In the superior court of Merrlmac county, to. day began the hearing of the famoua suit which Mrs. Eddy’s relatives and "best friends” have brought to deter mine how her wealth Is being handled and her personal and mental condi tion. Attorney General Frank 8. Streetor, leading counsel for Mrs. Eddy's trus tees, opened In an address In which he stated in brief the case from hla standpoint. Many Christian Scientists were pres ent from all over New England, and thera were representative* of the faith from distant points. The great ma jority of Chrlatlan Scientists present were women and aged men. SELECTING JURY TO TRY MRS. FREENEY Special to The Georgian. Eastman, Go.. May 2*.—The grand Jury having returned a true bill against Mrs. Sallle Freeney for the murder of W. P. Harrell last February, the case was called before Judge Martin Dodge, In the superior court, and Is being watched with much Interest. The entire morning session was con sumed in securing a Jury, only eleven Jurors having been secured at 2 o clock this afternoon. Mrs. Freeney looks none the worse for Jier confinement In the Macon Jail for the last several months, and, from all appearances. Is confident of ac quittal. John R. Cooper. DeLacey A Bishop and Charles Atwell are the at torneys for the defense- * Son. William Morrison, C. W. Grif fin and Ed Graham and the solicitor •nerai are prosecuting the case. HOLDS CONFERENCE Hon. S. G. McLendon, of Thomas- vllle, recently elected railroad commis sioner of Georgia, to succeed Commis sioner Joseph E. Brown, la In Atlanta at the Majestic, and during the morn ing, Thursday, he held a conference with Governor-elect Hoke Smith. Mr. McLendon Is the first railroad commissioner to be elected by the peo ple under the new law providing for the members of the commission by the C ple, and he Is considered one of the t experts on railroad matters In the country. While the new railroad commissioner and the new governor held quite a chat together and discussed the coming ad ministration In general, Mr. McLendon said there was nothing significant In the conference and that Mr. 8mlth Just dropped In on him to have a little chat. The new commissioner's term of of fice does not begin until next October. When the time of Inaugurating the governor from October to June wae changed, no change wax made In the terms of office of the railroad commis sioners so that It will be several months before Mr. McLendon assumes the duties of hla office. Mr. McLendon's health has greafly Improved and he Is now enjoying bet ter health than In years. He' has re cently recovered from a severe Illness and his friends will be pleased to learn of hie recovery. PRESIDENCY National Figures Be fore North American Baptist Convention. NEXT MEETING GOES TO MACON Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga.. May 23.—The next meeting of the grand lodge of Odd Fel lows goes to Maron. The orphans' home project waa dis cussed and defeated. Norfolk. Va., May 23.—The second day's session of the Great North Ameri can Baptist Association, held at the Jamestown Exposition, will be given over to the election of officers. It Is generally expected that E. W. Stephens, president of the Southern Baptists, and temporary prealdent of the N. A. B. A., will be choaen regularly to fill that of fice. There fs great ritfilry for the much coveted post aa head of the body. Some of the great names of the United States are In nomination. Prominent among the candidates are Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York: ex-Governor Andrew Jackson Montague, of Virginia: former Mayor Weaver, of Philadelphia: Governor Folk, of Missouri. The session was called to order at 11 o’clock. The nominating commit tee, appointed yesterday by President Stephens, composed of a delegate from each state, Canada and Mexico, an nounced Its slate shortly after the opening. As the meet la executive. Its choice was not given Out. Orlandot Stewart, of Philadelphia, extended an Invitation to the associa tion to hold Its next convention In that city and offered a resolution making that a selection for the convention of 190J- ADOPTED 81 Assembly Accepts the Charlotte Agreement After Debate. MINORITY REPORT VOTE WAS'TEST First Ballot Showed Major ity in Favor of Accept ing Organic Union . Plan. Birmingham. Ala., May 23.—At noon today the Southern Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly, by a vote of 99 to 93, refused to adopt the report of the mi nority of the special committee on the Charlotte agreement, which report op posed adoption of the articles. The ap peal of Dr. Allen G. Hall, of Vander bilt University, who stood for adop tion of the articles, and who said the Southern Presbyterian church was standing on the sidewalk while the pro cession waa passing, Is regarded as the winning card for the majority report. At a little after 12 o’clock the assem bly had commenced to vote on the ma jority report, favoring adoption of the Charlotte articles without amendment. Dr. Cecil’s amendment, to make the new council advisory only, was ruled out of order. Dr. Howerton declared he favored the majority report. The vote then proceeded and the ma jority report favoring the Charlotte agreement waa adopted by a vote of 96 to 94. MSS WIFE ‘Big Bill” Says Offer Still Remains Open 881 GUILTY, SAYSKY.JURY Acquitted of Murder of James Ccckrill in Bloody Feud. WANTS HER TO GET DIVORCE Asserts Gould Family Will Give Money if Million aire Backs Down. Birmingham, Ala., May 23.—Approv. Ing the celebration of th* four hun dredth anniversary of the birth of John Calvin, the pan-Presbyterian exhibit at Jamestown and encouragement of In fant baptism; disapproving assembly Indorsement nf the forthcoming Hague peace conference, establishment of the office of deaconess, and formation of an organic union with the Presbyte rian church In the United States of America were some of the Important recommendations contained In the re port of the committee on bills and over tures of the general assembly, which was ■as read yesterday. Th# report was isde by F. D. Daniel. Rev, Mr. Mc Kay made a report for the committee on Sabbath observance and family worship, In which It was recommended that a permanent committee to take charge of this work be appointed, to consist of Rev. W. L. Pringle, Rev. R. O. Fllnn, J. a. Patton, Hoke Smith and M. A. Candjer. Amendments Offered. After the cloud of discussion on the articles of agreement had cleared away the condition seemed to be as follows: A substitute had been submitted by the chairman of both the minority and majority of the special committee on articles of agreement, Rev. J. 8, Lyons, of Louisville, and F. T. Glasgow, of Lexington, Va., proposing to take the »loee of both previous reports which tad been argued so extensively, amend ing the articles of agreement by strlk- out the last clause of article ’ Ing out the last clause of article 4, substituting the words "for their con sideration” for the last clause In article 8 and changing the words "two-thirds,” In article 17, to "all.” "■his substitute would take away all Judiciary powers whatever from the proposed council, making It simply ad visory, and would require the consent of all the churches before any amend ment might be made. After the gen eral mlx-up, the substitute for the majority and minority report, present ed by the Rev. J. 8. Lyons, was ta bled and the general discussion of the minority and majority reports was again taken up. as to whether the arti cles rfhall be adopted. The hour of 12 o’clock today waa set for the time of final vote on the whole question. I OF WHEAT MARKET; SCRAMBLE FOLLOWS Fall Came in Face of Re ported 20,000,000-Bu. Shortage. Chicago, May 23,—The bottom was knocked out of the wheat pit this morn ing shortly after the market opened on one of the moat amasing situations of th* present campaign. Prices ware tumbled down all about, and the trad ing, especially selling, was enormous. The pyramids which have been eo carefully built up by the heavy buyer* were undermined today and they came tumbling down amid a wild and sen sational scramble. The situation came In the face of bullish reports from all over the world. There was a great deal of miscel laneous liquidation. The old-timers declare the situation looks like a shake out. John Barrett was one nf the early heaviest buyers and soon after his act the slump In price started. It has been estimated that the yield would be 28,- 669,990 under last year . New York, May 23.—One million dol lar* hss been offered by Howard Gould to his wife for a divorce. This prop osition still stands today, and the money will be turndd over by Howard Gould or the Gould family at any mo ment Mrs. Kllbourne Clemmons Gould will acquiesce In the hard conditions which they impose. The acceptance of this offer by Mrs. Gould Is a chance so exceedingly remote that It Is hardly worth considering. I know positively that Howard Gould, or his family, If he should back down, will give Mrs. Gould 11,000,000 to get a divorce from her husband," said W. C. Woodward, alias "Big Haw ley." ‘There Is a standing offer to Mrs. Gould of 31,000,000," said Woodward. It was first made when the troubles between the Goulds assumed an acute form, whtcli was about a year ago, 1 think. Through Intermediaries Gould told his wife that he would give her 31.000,000 flat If she would go to some state where the divorce law* are easy and sue him on the ground of Incom patibility. "8he also was naked to relinquish all claims against, his estate and to drop the Gould name, never to assume It again. He was willing not to put In any defense, and to reimburse hit wife for all of her legal and other expenses. "But she turned him down. He was too anxious. The Gould family now stands ready to make good on the of fer. But It never will be accepted. You may depend upon that." Interest in Probe. Interest continues strong In Police Commissioner Bingham's Investigation Into the charge that the city detective bureau was used by Gould In the con spiracy alleged by his wife to blacken her name. The case Is delayed by the Illness of Captain McLaughlin, former chief of the bureau. Bingham Is Im- K tlent over McLaughlin's Illness which a delayed calling In the Goulds to testify. MUST STAND TRIAL FOR ANOTHER CRIME Court iu Elliott County Will Arraign Him for Mur der of Dr. B. II. Cox. 10 SLEW FATHER Special to The Geerglsn. ( Palis#, Tex.. J?«y k-B. E. Griffin, a prominent hanker of liases, Tex., was shot nnd family Injured yesterday afternoon liy Frank Maner, a 16-year-old Imy. Voting Manor Is the son of Dr. Lee Maner, who was shot and killed about a year ago liy Griffin. The killing of Maner by Griffin waa wbat led up to yealerday's tragedy. Laat night about 7 o'clock Leon Polk, a prominent young farmer, living near Kui- ory. Tex., was stint and Inatnntly killed hy William Boyle, hla farm hand. No cause la known for the tragedy. Lexington, Ky.f May 28.—The Jury which has been out since 6 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon In the trial of Jnmes Hargis, of Breathitt county, fur the assassination of James Cockrlll, town marshal at Jackson, this morning returned a verdict of acquittal. As soon ns the verdict was an nounced, every Democratic city and county official In the court room ut tered shouts of applause and made a rush to Hargis' side, congratulating him. Circuit Judge Parker rapped for or der and reprimanded Sheriff John Mc- Elroy for permitting such action In tile court room. Hargis Smiles Broadly, Hargis sat In a chair with an enig matic rmlle playing over his face until the verdict was rendered; then he smiled broad. He said to a Hearst New* Service reporter: "1 never had any fear os to the out come. No fair Jury could convict me on the testimony of Area White, Mosa Feltner and John Smith. I could take these men and convict Christ of tha murder of Abraham Lincoln." This whole community, Democratic officials excepted, were stunned by the verdlci. The strongest testimony ever given In any Breathitt case wan given against Hargis, proving conclusively that he was the arch-conspirator In the plot to assassinate James Cockrlll. Demooratlo Jury, Every Juryman was a Democrat, and with one exception came from Scott county on a special venire. Scott coun ty Is where Caleb Powers, former He- publlcan secretary of state, has been convicted three times by a Democratic Jury for the alleged assassination nf Senator William Goebel, Democratic naplrant for governor, and whose fourth trial will occur In July. It Is an open secret that politics has played a great par: In the Hargle trial. It Is now believed that the cases of Senator Hargis. Elbert Hargis and Ed Callahan, also charged with CotfltriU'a assassination, will be filed away and never be called for trial. Hargis, with his uttorneys, left today for Sandy Hook, Elliott county, wltero the case* of himself, Alex and Elbert Hargis. Ed Callahan, John Abner and Jease Spicer will be called Monday for tha murder of Dr. Cox. Petition In Bankruptcy, Hpedal to The Geerglsn. Columbus, Ga.. May 23.—Jams* Mer cer Gay. of Cuthbert, Ga., has filed a petition In bankruptcy here, giving his Indebtedness at $6,644.74, with no as sets. Growth and Progress of the New South Tbs Georgian records her* rack iluj soots economic fact lo reference to tbs oownrj march of tbs Louth. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY. A majority of the male* at work In American factories arc foreign ers or the sons of foreigners. Without their help the product of our fac tories would be reduced one-half and the market for American farm products would be destroyed to that extent. Th# farmers who pass res olutions against Immigration ought to think about this. If they real ised the Importance of It, they would not be so quick to denounce the Im migrant they don’t know anything about.—W. O. Cooper, secretary Cham ber of Commerce. The Georgia Marble Finishing Works, at Canton, Ga., are making extensive Improvements and are adding considerable new equipment to their already Immense plant. They have recently Installed a traveling crane, with a capacity of thirty tons, which Is 60 feat In width and op erates on a runway 390 feet In length. It Is what la known as a three- motor machine and was Installed by the Northern Engineering Work*, of Detroit, Mich. They also recently Installed a new turning lathe which will turn a column 22 feet In length and 4 feet In diameter. Other now equipment, consisting nf two polishing machines, known aa the cyclone air polishers, and manufactured by Foster A Hosier, of Chicago, have also been Installed. They have recently added 200 feet to their shipping dock and built some new sidetracks. By the present arrangement they can load ten cars of marble at one time. It la quite a convenience when prompt shipments are so much de sired. The shipping department ts directly connected with the mill, and as soon as the finished Jobs come out of the plant they are boxed and crated and placed on th* care. The Georgia Marble Finishing Works make a specialty of the monu mental business. They have customers all over the country ami ship to places as far east as New York and as far west aa San Francis. > No firm In Georgia la better equipped to handle the monumental business than this company. E. A. McCandleas, the secretary and general manager, Is one nf the best posted men In the business and la constantly making Improvements In the plant. The Georgia Marble Finishing Works have recently furnished the stock for two Confederate monuments about 30 feet In height, for the Co lumbus Marble Works at Columbus. Miss. They have also on their floor a Confederate monument for D. N. Stinson, the well-known monument dealer of West Point, Miss.