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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Tuesday. The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day In The Georgian. AND NEWS "The Bracebrldge Diamonds," a thrilling myater) story, Is now being printed In The Georgian. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady; 7.47. Atlanta, nomi nal; 13%. New York, qnlet; 13.50. New Orleans, quiet; 13 7-10. Augusta, steady; Savannah, steady; 12%. VOL. VI. NO. 18. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 26,1907. PRICE* I" Atlantal TWO CENTi. rAil/a* On Trains: FIVE CENTS. HILLYER AND CALLAWAY APPOINTED MEMBERS OF RAILROAD COMMISSION JUDGE GEORGE HILLYER. These are the two new railroad HON. FULLER E. CALLAWAY, commiaiioners appointed Monday by Governor Hok: Smith under the no w law increasing membership. Reorganization Brings Out Plans of New Body and Attitude on Pass Question. Atlanta Paid the Bell Company for the year 1902 $2,656.50 (Telephones were previously charged at as high as $125 a year each, or over $10 a month.) July 1,1903, a new contract was made, after the competing company had bid, and in order to meet the rate, the Bell Company gave 33 1-3 per cent off their regular rates and 12 free telephones. The competing Company bid to supply the same number of ’phones at $3 a month, and now supplies 22 'phones at $3 a month, 25 'phones at $2.50 a month, and is now giving, and always has given, the city 25 free 'phones. 5 DEPUTIES APPOINTED L SOME BELL SERVICE Judge George Hlllyer, of Atlanta, and Hon. Fuller E. Callaway, of La- Grange. are the new railroad commis sioner,. Governor Hoke Smith announced the appointment of these two gentlemen to the newly created places on the board of commissioners Monday morn ing. At noon the board was reor ganised. S. Guyton McLendon, re cently appointed by Governor Smith, was elcted chairman, and George F. Montgomery was re-elected sec retary of the commission. The members of 'the reorganized commission will be: Hon. S. Guyton McLendon, of Thom as county, chairman. Hon. Hiram Warner Hill, of Meri wether county. Hon. O. B. Stevens, of Terrell coun ty. 'Ion. Fuller E. Callaway, of Troup county. Judge George Hlllyer, of Fulton county. George F. Montgomery, secretary, Commission Organized. On motion of Commissioner Stevens the selection of the stenographer to the commission was left entirely In the hands of Chairman McLendon. The question of a rate expert went over to some future meeting of the commission. A question arises as to whether or not under the bill creating this place any provision Is made for paying the *4,000 such an expert la to receive. Commissioner Stevens did not reach the cnpltol Until shortly after noon, aa he did not arrive In the city from Daw son until near that hour. All of the other commissioners were on hand be fore the hour fixed for the meeting. Mr. Callaway and Judge Hlllyer had received the oath of office from the governor earlier In the day. In calling the commission to order, Chairman H. W. Hill said: “Before putting the motion of Com missioner Stevens, placing Mr. McLen don In nomination for chairman of the reorganized board, I should like to make n few observotlons. In point of service I am the oldest commissioner on the board, having served four years, two of them as chairman. "I have endeavored to do my full duty In discharging the duties Imposed on me. That I have made mistakes Is probable. The only man who never erred was crucified. It may be that we will make mistakes, but I believe they will be mistakes of the head and not of the heart. This commission conies with the big purpose of carry ing out the new law, aa the old com mission endeavored to administer the old law. The old commission asked re peatedly for Increased powers, but the legislature failed .to give It. Honest Differences. “This new commission, I believe, will be characterized by wisdom, Jus tice and moderation. You will find, »lr, that nothing will add to the effi ciency of this commission rbore than the loyalty and co-operation of your colleagues—such loyalty as I had. We have not always agreed, but our dif ferences were honest ones. Because men differ this body was Increased to five members to get wisdom In In creased numbers. "Efficiency will depend on the unity of action' of the members composing this commission. I believe we will hold up the hands of the new chair man. and will present a united front In protecting every Interest we may have to,pass upon. The Interest of the shlnner and the common carrier will he protected. "1 have known Mr. McLendon a long while. We served side by side for two years In ths old Capitol, and I learned to love and admire him then as 1 do now. His nomination as chair man of the commission Is pleasing to me. When the people of the state un derstand that harmony prevails In this body, great good Is -sure to result.” ■He said that the first vote he ever oast was for Judge Hlllyer ae a dele gate to a national Democratic conven- [lon. He said that Mr. Callaway was born within a few miles of where he ved and that their mothers had been lifetime friends. Following Mr. Hill, and before his WELB01 HILL TO BEST IN OAKL Funeral of a Well-Known Man to Take Place Tues day Morning. Continued on Page Seven. Welborn Hill, of 4*6 Peachtree street, for many years one of Atlanta’s most prominent citizens, died at the Preebyterlan Hospital Monday morn ing at 1:46 o'clock, after on lllnese of two or three weeks. Since he was f ’:_t taksn 111, Mr. Hill's condition has been' precarious and he was removed to the hospital late Sunday afternoon In the hope that an operation would save, or at least prolong, hie life. Fol lowing the operation Mr. Hill rallied for a short while, but late In the night he declined rapidly until death ended his suffering. Mr. Hill was 61 years old. and has been a resident of Atlanta for nearly forty years, having moved to this city from Wllkee county shortly after the war. Since his residence here he has been closely Identified with the busi ness Interests of the city and for a number of years he was connected with the Gate City National Bank. He also served for awhile as deputy In the sheriffs office and as city marshal. Of Decent years Mr. Hill has been asso ciated with Harry C. Stoekdell In the Insurance business, In which he was encaged at the time he was taken III Mr. Hill Is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Lucy Ewln, of At lanta; four soils, Hugh Hill, of West Point; Lamar Hill, Ashby Hill, A. W HIM, Jr., and Thomaa Cobb Hill, of At. lanta; one daughter, Mrs. Lewis Hill, of Newnan: a sister, Mrs. Ida Hill Carey, of Wilkes county, and three brothers. L. J. Hill, of Atlanta; Dun can Hill and E. Y. Hill, of Washington. The funeral will be conducted Tues day morning at 10: *0 o'clock at St Marks Methodist church, with Bev. S. R. Belk officiating. The Interment will be In Oakland cemotery. GAYNOR GRANTED PERMISSION TO GO TO INDIAN SPRINGS Federal Authorities Are Preparing For Struggle. Macon, Ga., Aug. 26.—Word waa re ceived In Macon this morning that permission had been granted Colonel John F. Gaynor, who haa been con fined In the Bibb county Jail, to go to Indian Springs, forty-five miles from this city, for rest of summer. - The order was signed by the Judge of circuit court of appeals. For some time Colonel Gaynor has been troubled with asthma, and Jukt recently locomotor ataxia has set In and he le In a serious condition. Captain Ben Green will remain In this city. Colonel Gaynor will leave for Indian Springs Tuesday morning with his wife and Deputy Sheriff White. Secy Taft Is In Joplin, Mo. Special to The Georgian, Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 26.—All day yesterday the people of thla state dis cussed with much Interest the latest move of the elate authorities, in the clash with the federal court In the railroad case. But few grasped the true meaning of Attorney General Garber's refusal to appear In the fed eral court; few realized that It was simply another ahrewd move of Gov- ernor Comer in the Interest of state rights. Late Saturday night friend* of the administration admitted that Governor Comer was acting wisely In hfs latest stand and stated their be- lief that the governor now has the railroads in his power. Since the ad' jnurnlng of the legislature, the gov ernor hns threatened to reconvene the lawmakers to prepare laws which can be enforced, but he has not lot any one spook of his strongest card, that of prohibiting the moving of freight trains In the state of Alabama an the Sabbath day. The governor knows that by holding such a law over the heads of the railroad companies he-ls almost sure to force them to concede to the present demands. The position taken by the nttorney general hns caused much talk. Declaring that It waa futile for him or other attorneys to go Into the federal court represent- Ing the solicitors and sheriffs of the state, when the presiding Judge hnd already prejudged the case at Issue, the attorney general declined to ap pear for the county officiate who were responding to the enlarged Injunction obtained by the Louisville and Nash ville railroad. Inasmuch as the etate wae not represented Judge Jones made his temporary order granting an In junction permanent. Louisville and Nashville railroad men are much concerned aa to tho probability of being arrested and late Saturday night a delegation of em ployees waited on Judge Jonea for the purpose of Anding out whether or not the employees would In case of ar rest secure the protection of the fed eral court. Judge Jones In assuring them protection, said: “However divided the good peoplo of Alabama may be os to the prop er rate of transportation, they have no sympathy In the efTort to prose cute you In order to get a decision of that matter In the criminal court, where It does not belong, and take It away from the court where It does belong. A good many of these threats are mere newspaper talk. 'it le popular sentiment, or least men think It la popular, to talk about arresting you In violation of the order* of the court, but when.they And out, aa they will, that all good citizens are Indignant at the insult proposed to be put on you, and through you on all other laboring men you will hear very little of It In the future. • * • Moreover, the or ders of this court were not made to be disobeyed by anybody. Any one knows the duty of a Judge when an order of the court has been deAed. In view of the threats which have been publicly made It Is emi nently right and may save trouble for me to say to you now, aa I do say, that If you are arrested, you will be Immediately released on habeas corpus, and the officer making the arrest In contempt of the court will be very severely punlzhed, ad that he will remember It for a very long tl under the power Invested In this court by section 726 of the revised statutes of the United Btatez, as soon as the offtcera of the court can lay their hands on him, and can have hearing before me. This Is a land of law and order. The constitution and laws are still supreme. The public sentiment of this state and of other states and the powers of the United States are behind the orders this court has made for your protection.' The Kansas City. Memphis and Blr- EMERGENCIES. In esse of sickness, Are or other emergency, employees In charge of offices of this company will extend aid to subscribers In summoning assistance or obtaining Information when consistent with the performance of their regular dutlea. It la underatood that such services are given ae an accommodation to the subscriber, for which the company can not aeiume responsibility of any natura. —FROM BELL 'TELEPHONE COMPANY’S INSTRUCTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS TO SUBSCRIBERS. a. ETueniDOE ETHERIDGE & ETHERIDGE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 1004-8-6 Century Building, ATLANTA, GA. To the Editor of The Georgian: Having just spent three minutes by the watch try ing to get “Central" without success, I write to add my protest to that of other sufferers who are victims of the Southern Bell Telephone Company’s rotten service. Some time ago my wife and I were startled during the night to find the rear of the house on fire. I ran at once to the 'phone in the hack hall, which was per fectly dark. After what seemed an age central an swered. "Give me the fire department quick!" said I. "What’s the number?" said central. I replied that I didn’t know the number, hut that my house was on fire, and I must have the fire department quick. She then informed me that it was against the rules to con nect with any one unless 1 gave the number. While I was searching for a match to make a light in order that I might find the number which I knew was on the back of the telephone book, my wife came in to say that she and the cook had extinguished the fire and that I needn’t trouble central further. I am sure I could write of twenty exasperating experiences a day if I should take account of them. Very truly, PAUL S. ETHERIDGE. SULTAN'SRULEENDS EUR0PET0C0NTR0L Thousands of Moors Have Been Slain In Bat tle. Parlz, Aug. 26.—An official dispatch, received here today, statea that Mulat HaAd. the new cultan of Morocco, with large force, 1« marching on Caea Blanca. illway t< mal petition In the United States court, asking for a modldcatlon of their In junction, zo as to put Into effect the 21-2 cent pazsenger rate and the 110 commodity rate, thereby acceding tA the request of Governor Comer. Five new United States marshals have been appointed by Marshal Jud kins. Race Results. EMPIRE CITY. First Race—Hollister, 8 to 1, won; Ingraham. IS to 1, second; N'lmporte. I to 1, third. Time 1:02 2-6. Second Race—Miss Alert, 0 to 6, won; Water Speed, 8 to 1. second; La Velta, 1 to 2, third. Time, 1:421-6. SARATOGA. First Race—Mark Anthony. 2. to 1. won; Security, 8 to 6, second; Ed Ball, even, third. Time 1:28. Second Race—Kernel, 16 to J. won; Maxlmllllan, 8 to 2. second; Lights Out. out, third. Time, 4:27. Joplin, Mo,, Aug. 26.—Secretary <■-’ War Taft arrived In Joplin last night. Today he Is to make three speeches In this city and vicinity. ■ Secretary wits greeted by 1.600 persons on his ar rival. Tonight he wUl depart for SprlngAeld, Mu. Tangier, Aug. 20.—There Is no lon ger any government In Morocco. The InAuence of the sultan has been shat tered by the uprising In the country and by revolutionary movements. A state of autarchy prevails which before the present trouble ends wilt result In some radical changes In the country'i future. The French soldiers are anxious for the expedition which will develop a protest from every nation represented at the Algeclras convention. General Drude'a eventual course, however, Is plain. The natives released by them, selves from responsibility to the sul tan’s authority are fanatical, reckless with the blind fury of a war In a holy cause, and determined to InAlct pun ishment on the French and Bpanlsh soldiers and all Europeans in Morocco. Priests have predicted success to all movements calculated to drtve the Eu ropeans Into tho sea Thousands of Moors have baen slain In recent en gagements and the warring trlbee now face a slaughter that will appall the world. CASTRO PLAYS IN GAME TODAY Smith Goes Behind Bat and Zeller Will Do tho Twirling. SMALL SAYS ENTIRE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM WILL JOED OP Knows That Companies Are Now in Worse Fix Than Ever. New Orleans, Aug. 26.—The Geor gian'! correspondent learned by long distance telephone this afternoon that Castro would play with the Crackers In today's game at Shreveport. Billy Smith made this announcement shortly after noon. This will permit Smith t» catch. Zeller will be In the box for the Cracker*. Hickman will pitch for Shreveport and Rapp will ’.ateb- New ‘ York, Aug. 26.—President Small, of the Commercial Telegraphers 1 Union, today Issued a statement in which he said he had positive knowl edge that by the end of the week, un less a settlement of the telegraphers' strike Is brought about, the telegraph systems of the country will be com pletely tied up. The statement, which was one of the most Important the strikers have given out, read: Prospects Bright, 'The week opens with the brightest possible prospects for the strikers. We have agents within earshot of every official of both companies, and, there fore, know whereof we speak when we say that the conditions are worse today for the companies than when the strike was called. “It la positively known that the Postal Company had planned to pull off a stampede this morning. They failed utterly. I repeat that those who are working are on the verge of collapse. They have been up night and day, and the demands on them are more than any human being can stand. The Western Union abolished the double pay system today. One-hair of the force working last week faded to re port after being paid on Friday. Yes terday and today every chief operator and higher official was working at the key at No. 186 Broadway. "By the end of the week, unless a settlement Is made, the telegraph sys tems of the country will positively be ou* of the Commission, and I assure yod that this Is no Idle boast.” O. R. T. WOULDN'T WORK WIRE AND WAS FIRED. tanooga, Tenn., Aug, 26.—Be ts refused to work a wire with Night Chief Cox. of the local Western Union office, who refused to go out when the other men struck; Operator James Breme has been discharged by the Queen and Crescent system. A committee of railroad telegrapher* has gone to Somerset to demand front. Su- rlndent Caldwell the reinstatement of reme. If this Is refused, the men em- Twenty Men of Ban croft,Neb., Strung Up Murderer. NO ATTEMPT AT CONCEALMENT Passengers on Train Viewed Part of Proceedings Near Depot. CRIME WAVE is Bancroft, Nebr., Aug. 26.—Twenty masked citizens of this town, meeting Sheriff Young when he arrived on a morning train, bring Ing Louis Illgglna, a murderer, here for trial, attacked the sheriff, seized 'Higgins, hauled him In a dray to a big tree and banged him. The affair was the boldest ever known In thla nelghliorhood. It was carried out In true “wild weat” style, without attempt at concealment. The depot la In the center of the town and the whole city viewed the In cldent. Paaaengera — **- —* “ which brought fllggit 'Begins was a farm fcnnd working for W. Copple on a farm near Rosalie. He had a trivial dispute with Copple and determin ed on an awful rovenge. lie lav hidden In the barn and shot Copple and Sira. Connie with a shotgun when they entered. Feeling rau high In this neighborhood, and for the safety of I* * — Douglas c* became rat every service held In the Jail. .Sheriff Young went to Oumlm Sunday night to get his prisoner and brought him « -* this morn | n jf B ftralQ. SEVEN MEN IN JAIL Officer Shot While Grap pling With Crowd in Store. Cedartown, Oa„ Aug. 16.—Seven men are In Jail here pending on Investiga tion of the killing of Policeman Law rence Hunt, who was shot at Moore's store, on Glbeon street, Saturday night, Charles Walker, n Central railway con. ductor, la charged with the direct kill ing of the policeman. Three ehote were Ared, all taking effect. There are conAlctlng stories about the killing, but according to reporta seven men were In the store and u dlfAcuity arose, when Policeman Hunt drew his pistol and It wo* Ared twice, one ball passing through the hand of Charles Walker, a Central Railway conductor, and the otfier hitting Tebe Young, another railroader. A scuffle followed, and Ed Walker, a brother of the conductor, who was also a railroad er, grabbed Hunt's gun and wrenched It from his hand, throwing Hunt to the floor. Walker Ared three shots at the ofAcer, while standing over him, one ehot liaising through hla brain and killing him Instantly. Hunt was 86 years of age, waa a brave ofAcer and waa liked by the people of Cedartown. The affair cre ated quite a sensation here. Strangler Murders Lit tle Girl and Hides Body in Woods. SIX ATTACKS IN FORTNIGHT Men Lay Down Tools and Join Search for Child’s Murderer, Chicago, Aug. 26.—Aroused by tbs murder of a little girl by a strangler who lured her from her home In Gary, Ind., to a dense woods and choked her to death, armed posses left Hammond and Crown Point today to track the murderer with bloodhounda. The murder was most revolting. The child's body was discovered short ly before noon, half concealed In the wild shrubbery about the new Induz- trlnl community Just south of Chicago, In the past fortnight six children of Gary have been attacked, Tho murdered child was seen walk ing away from her home with a stran ger. Her mother did not miss her for some time and when a search about the house failed to reveal' her where abouts, the anxious parent called neighbors and. aw lder search was made. Tho child’s body was soon discov ered. When the report spread over the town that the girl had been mur dered, workmen laid down their tools to Join the man hunt. Parties started In every direction to take up the search. Threats of. lynching were made. BY COLLISION OF TUG UD DREDGE Steamer Ran Into Dredge During a Heavy, Fog. Baltimore, Md.. Aug. 26.—Five men were drowned and twelve saved from the waters of tho Chesapeake bay. 12 mlie* below Baltimore, In a collision today between the United Fruit Com pany's steamer Barnstable, Inbound, and a tug towing an oyster dredge. The steamer ran Into the tug In % fog, sinking It and causing- the dredge careen so that the crew were thrown Into the water. The Barn stable Immediately lowered boats and rescued twelve of the crews of the tug'and dredge. The tug sank so quickly that the crew hod no time to save themselves. , *124 a month to railway telegraphers at *60 a month and the commercial telegraphers are at the foot of the list at *46 a month. Every claas of trade nearly Is given and Includes twenty- four different kinds. Another enthusiastic meeting waa held Monday morning and this meet ing showed the strikers to be os Arm ever and as determined to hold out for what they believe to be their rights. Russian Prison Governor Killed St. Petersburg, Aug. 26.—The gov ernor of Vlborg prison. Colonel Ivan- hof, waa shot and killed today. The aasaseln was captured. TELEGRAPHERS COMPARE MANY WAGE SCALES. The striking commercial teleg raphers prepared a statement through the press committee after the meeting Monday morning showing the'average wages paid to various trade* In the country and, ef the long list given, the telegraphers are the poorest paid. This list ranges from bricklayers at Growth and Progress of'the New Sooth BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY CUB*lxIxll. 14," wil” HI » 4*41' are the Hkrland Hosiery Ci ell kinds or knitting goods, sir**fly been suheertned. HMHHBL... ootje They npnny of Flatrock, to manufacture hosiery ynrn and . 1 .(fn; ib irpM.ou . ,.f which $9,000 haa The Incorporators, with number of f100 eh area taken by ■ - ' *\ B. Wile— " — - 30 each; rh.” r each one. are at follows; J. F. Wilcox and F. 8. Wilcox, of Lynn, N. 8. II. Stillwell, New York. SO. The Barringer Manufacturing Com nan v to conduct Ip all Its branches the manufacture an 1 sale of cotb goods, etc., and* to conduct a general merchandise business. authorized la $150,000. with $3d.000 subscribed In shares of $100 each by the following: J. W. Garmon, 100; Paul Barringer. 100; Cook Ac Foil, 20; John A. M. Feeler, 10; Charles II. Klotz, 6; J. U. Hortoiner. W; f. M. Pool., 6. Fa pert hare been filed it Birmingham. Ala., looking to the Incorporation of the Textile Frodoeta Company, with a capital stock of $l<».000 and with headquarters In that city. It Is to bare the following officers: touts Cohn, president aud tress- urer; John M. Cartwright, rice-president; Sterling A. Wood, secretary. The new company propnoet to engage In the wanafarturo of textile products fn the Birmingham district, the chief output to be overalls. The Industry will furnish employment to sereral hundred operatives. The amount of money actually paid In is $50,000, moat of the stock being con trolled by capitalists of that town. dhe past year. An addition „ __ It Is Completet! these mills will run over 70/-O xpludh grade of cloth. The constant building cottagr Inga la evidence of the prosperity of Clinton. > authorized and - - mai