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The Atlanta Georgian A XT"P\ XT |j'"\Tt TQ ‘The Brscebrldge Diamond#,” a thrilling myatery atory, la now xViN mJ L*l J—/ V t O being printed In The Georgian. For Georgia: Fair Monday night and Tueeday; variable winda. Full and Complete Market Reporta are Printed Every Day In.The Georgian. ATLANTA, GA., y[ONDAY, SEPTEMBER i HOSTS OF LABOR CELEBRATE GREAT NATIONAL HOLIDAY PRTfTFT.. «» Atlanta: TWO CENTS. c Xt-LL/H: . on Tralna: FIVB CUNT*. THE WEATHER. H. H. CABANISS. Chairman Finance Committee. J. M. BOHLER. Chairman Committee on Floata. ARTHUR AR.DERY. Vice Preaident Federation of Trades. W. C. PUCKETT. Chief Marahal of Lab'or Da/ Parade. H. F. GARRETT. Chairman Committee on Location. H. A. AGRICOLA. Chairman Committee on Amuaements. ■F Some Knotty Prob lems Face the Agents. . INTERSTATE RATE . . IS NOT CHANGED Many Complications Arise Through Enforcement of Commission’s Order. 15-CT. COTTON TOE DEMAND OF f, Texas Union Leads Way at Convention at Little Rock. Southern Railway—21-2c. Per Mile From Atlanta to— Old Rate. New Rate. Savins. Macon $2.63 *2.18 .45 Brunswick .... 8.24 0.87 1.37 t'olumbua 3.50 2.76 .75 Rome 2.05 1.72 .33 Central of Georgia—21*2o Per Mile. Old Rato. New Rate. Saving. Cnlurabua $3.50 $2.77 .75 Griffin 1.29 1.08 .21 Savannah 7.80 0.94 .80 Western and Atlantic—2c Per Mile. Old Rato. New Rate. Saving. Daiton $2.00 $1.98 $1.02 Rome 2.05 1.72 .33 Chattanooga—»nme rate; no change. On rate to Rome, 2 cente l» charged to Klngaton and 3 cents on branch line from Klngeton to Rome. Georgia Railroad—21-4o Per Mile. Old Rate. New Rate. Saving. Augueta ...... .$5.1$ $3.86 $1.28 Covington .... 1.23 .92 .31 Madleon 2.04 1.63 .61 Greensboro .... 2.04 1.98 .00 Atlanta and West Point—2c Per Mile. Old Rate. New Rate. Saving. Falrbum $ .64 $ .38 $ .1} Palmetto 75 .50 .25 Newnan 1.17 .78 .39 Hoganavllle ... 1.74 1.14 .80 LaOrnnge 2.13 1.42 .71 West Point .... 2.81 1.72 .89 Old Rate. New Rate. Saving. Cedartown 1 ... .$1.79 $1.60 .29 Roekmart .... 1.42 1.18 .24 Dallas . .92 .77 .15 (loins East— ■flberton . 3.22 2.68 .64 hens 2.19 1.82 . .37 vjder- . 1.55 1.29 .26 ^ incevtlle 1.04 .86 .18 Wfc m ay la bargain day In railroad [ • are marked down and regular >: are being bought cheaper than befere. Of course, the rallroada excursion and other kinds of -hlch are as low as four-tenths I it per mile. r the straight, regulation, one oad ticket that folks have ■10 habit of paying for at the ,ee cents a mile, the bargain yjgBE • i* .'t the official* In the ticket i 1 they had the services of elphla lawyers to figure , r them. Every road af- > order of the railroad ■ v t the rates Into effect, -ta of work and worry tralght. ,V f the complication and all around, no through ■ purchased where the more than one road, hrough Ticket*. .ger went to either the Central of Georgia and cket to Tlfton, On, there doing. Either office •|ek»t to ilacon. but there r would have to get his Macou over the Georgia ,n and Florida. only exception made to this rule 0000<50050GW1300<100<H3000GOO O GREATEST EVER HELD, O O SAYS PRESIDENT BARRETT. O O ; O O Special to The Georgian. O O Little Rock. Ark, Sept 2.— O O President Barrett, - of the National O O Farmers’ Union, today gave The O O Georgian the following statement: O O ’’This will be the greatest con- O O ventlon of our national organlza- O O tlon. Reports from all the states O O are Indeed, gratifying and en- O O couraglng. The members are O O working In perfect harmony and O O great good will be the result of O O this meeting/' oooooooooooooooooooooooooo Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 2.—Delegates from every Southern state, from the states of the Pacific slope and as far north as Nebraska, who will represent 1,500,000 members of the Farmers' Ed ucatlonal and Co-operative Union of America, will assemble at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning In the hall of the house of representatives for the na tional convention of the organization, which will be In session three days. The fixing of the minimum price on the growing cotton and grain crops that will be demanded for the harvest of 1307 and the consideration of plans that will broaden the scope of the farmers' union will be the features of the con vention. The advance guard of delegates have already arrived In Little Rock, and are quartered in the Capitol Hotel, which will be tho national headquar ters. The greatest Influx of represen tatives will come today, and late trains tonight will bring In the full represen tation. The members of the board of directors reported last night, and they held their Amt meeting this morning, preparatory to submitting their annual statement. Miss Lutle Gresham, daughter of the founder of the farmers’ unlonTarrlved today, and she will be the guest' of honor at the convention. She la but eighteen years old and her home Is at Point, Range county. Texas, where the farmers’ union had Its Inception four years ago. National President Barrett, of Ah- water. Ga, arrived several dayi ago from Conway, Ark., where he had been III for the poat three weeks. The secretary of the Arkansas state union. Hon. Ben L. Griffin, will deliver the welcome address at the opening session; President Barrett and a rep resentative from each state will re spond. The Georgians present are: R. F. Duckworth, state president; J. L. Bar ron. state secretary; J. L. Lee, state organiser; Q. 51. Davis, state lecturer; J. G. Eubanks, state business agent; J. M. Han, of Clayton county; S. R. Taylor, of Dodge county, and J. E. Bodenhamer. DeKalb county. This being Labor Day, Little Rock Is In Jtala attire, all lousiness Is sus pended and a well arranged program will be carried out In honor of the oc casion. State Proliant R. F. Duck worth, of Georgia, wljfl be the orator of the day at the big celebration at Won- ii'Tl.iiii i'.irk. Fifteen Cant Cotton. President D. J. Noll, of the Farmers' Union of Texas, ha* Issued the follow ing manifesto to member* of tho Farm ers' Union of Texn.i: $5,000 SAVED ON SCHOOL BOOKS HFAR^T PAYS I Tlifl rtporcrian Tina arrntiornH a nlfl.n W mkinli f.lia fatJiAra anH mnfliArfi nf At- ■ ■ ^ ■ I I 1 I w The Georgian has arranged a plan by which the fathers and mothers of At lanta’s school children will save 20-per cent on every text book purchased—one- fifth of its cost. This will effect a saving of $5,000 or more in the cost of school books in-Atlanta this year. For particulars of the plan, see page 3, this issue. Thief Ends Life of Policeman and Shoots Self Continued o n Page Sewn. lliUU n price i TliMrin 1 ... pect of winning 15-cent cotton Is far more bright and rosy than when we made the stand for 10 cents. Our mem bership Is educated ami trained, our organization is more complete anil re liable, our ineonu of communication 1* quicker and elfucllve. . -In fact, everything is propitious In our favor, and we have to only act as one man to win a decisive victory. "Now, therefore, I proclaim that on and after September 1. 1907, the mlnl- New York, Sept. 2.—While taking two burglars to jail at Haverford, N. J.. early today. Policeman George Cas sidy was shot throngh tho heart and Instantly killed by. one of the men. After tho murder the two men broke away. One of them ran to the Passaic river, but not knowing the vicinity, wns soon enrnered. Finding that he could not escape, the murderer pulled the gun with which he had killed the policeman and sent a bullet through his right ear. Posses have been formed and are now scouring the towns and vlllagesin the vicinity of the shooting for the missing burglar. IS LAjDJO RES! Police .Guarded Home From Throngs of Idly Curious. FOUND IN CLOSET AT BRIDE'S HOME Father Has Him Locked Up To Prevent Hasty Marriage. New York, Sept. 2.—While guards In plain clothes formed a cordon about the country home of the late Richard Mansfleld In New London today prevent the Invasion of tho merely curious, who had crowded tho lawn and stood in a downpour of rain, the sim ple Impressive services of the Episcopal church were read at the bier of the actor. Mrs. Mansfleld, the actor’s brother and about twenty of the men and worn, en who belonged to hla Intimate per sonal and professional circles were present as mourners. Gibbs Mansfleld, tho 9-year-old son of the actor, who had for several days been kept In Ignorance of his father’s death, was secluded from tho mournful scene of the funeral services. Many noted actor* and actresses whose engagements kept them far away from New York at this time of the year and countless men otherwise prominent publicly sent telegrams. Thousands of such messages were delivered at the Mansfleld home today. The services were performed by the Rev. Dr. Alfred Poole Grant. The ceremonies closed with the singing of 'Lead, Kindly Light," by the choir of St. James church. This was done at the request of Mr. Mansfleld. agreed on and adopted by the Farmers' Union of the state of Texas will be In full force and effect; that you are hereby commanded and directed to proceed to carry into effect the Instructions at our grand state union: also you arc hereby reminded that $16 per ton Is the mini mum price for cotton seed, all of which Is In line with union agreements and recommendations." Officers Present. Preaident Charles S. Barrett, of Geor gia, arrived yesterday and established headquarters at tho Capitol hotel. Ifany delegates are reaching the city today and by the time the convention meets Tucsdny, It Is expected that MO member* with many more proxies will he preseat. The national board of di rectors now In session Is composed of the following: estdent Charles S. H.irrett. ox-of- II. I.. |.hull man. ,.f Uc.irgl.i; \\ A. .\|..r- ris. of Alabama; \V. fi. Miller, of T*x- Is N. McAllister, of Louisiana; mpbell Russell, of Indian Territory'. 1 James Butler, of Kansas. Thl* trd, which l« the executive commit- of the union, will probably I*. In klun until the convention meets. Mt, Vesuvius In Eruption; People Flee Romo, Italy, Sept. V—Vesuvius again Is In active eruption. The activity began on Friday, making an Impressive spectacle. Lava Is pouring forth from scores of fis sures In the earth, which Is subject to fre quent seismic tremors. The main lava stream Is advancing to ward the village of Torrennunzlntn. and tho Inhabitants are terrorised and fleeing from their homos. These people narrowly escaped the last ornptlon and are much frightened at the latest d tmonstratlon of the volcano. Many of thorn sleep In tbo open air. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Makes Important Dec laration in Speech at Jamestown. THE SWEETHEARTS. Miss Lizzie Rayfield and Carl Meier, from a snapshot. Asserting that his son bnd Income so madly Infatuated with Miss Llxxle Rnyfleld that he was not In his right senses, and Intended to celebrate Labor day by making her his bride, John J. Meier, a pattern maker for the Ilouchlu Manufacturing Com pany, caused the arrest of his boy, Carl, early Monday morning. Carl, who Is held In the juvenile ward by the police under the assumption that he Is not sixteen yesrs of age, looks to be nearer twenty years old. Ho was found at the home of Mrs. Thomas Rayfield, mother of tho girl be admits be hopes to wed, after midnight When the police officers reached her home, 24 Dodd avenue, It was denied, they state, that he was then*, and Officers IUshop and Barfield were about to leave when they heard a noise in a closet. Young Meier was there, covered with some doth lug. The police say that after they found him and also on the way to the station, he made desperate attempts to get away from them. Quarreled With Father. jiinoe, It scorns, while the father upon having something to say about It Tbo quarrel took place about foundry, and also met Ray tho film With field. ttf . ... nnd since that time he has t living at tbo Bayfield home. The father says that !q the last ten days kls boy hits been home to 1S1 Irs street only twice. Sunday he heard.that hla sou had planned Miss Hnvfhdd on Labor day. He Id home, failed to sue night went to the car Oloer, to whom e explained ?n<» Hiiuntiou. Mr. Meier called at tho police station I outlay morning and was closeted with his in for nearly an hour. When he left he i!<! lor had not decided what course tq amue. Intends to Marry. Carl olso refused to talk. He declined to tell hU age or hla Intentions. l*roud the ' t that he Intended to marry MK-rJlar- Washington Beats Phllly. At Washington. First game: Score: . R.II.B. Philadelphia 000 001 000-1 6 r ' 000 002 100-8 6 1 Jtnbs and Veto reck C. Smith nnd Block. Umpire, O'Loaghlln. DETROIT BEATS CHICAGO. At Chicago. First game: Score: R.II.E. Detroit .010 801 000-6 12 ‘ Chicago ....... .000 000060-5 0 . Batteries: Killian nml Moren; Smith. Owen nnd Sultlvau. Umpires, Evans and Hurst. CLEVELAND WINS FROM ST, LOUIS. At Cleveland. First game: Score: R.II.E. Ht. Louis 001 000 000-2 7 Cleveland 010 100 001—3 0 _ Batteries; Howell nnd Spencer; Joss nnd Clsrk. Umpire Connolly. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston Defeats Phllly. At Phll*<lrl|>!ila. First sum*: „ _ Hroro: R.II.E. Phils•l.'lpbls 100 000 000-1 ‘ ' IlMton 080 200 00*-: „ . IlnttPri**: Moran anil Doran; Llndemnn nml Brown. Umpire*, t'arpsnter and John ston. NO SECOND GAME, rhllndelnhls lloiloii second xnme post- [mill'll on nrvount of rain. I'lttshurf-Clnrln nccoiint. of rsln. RACE RESULTS. 8HEEPSHEAD BAY. First Race—Keator, 6 to I, won; Marwk Anthony, 7 to.5, second; Cres- slna, 7 to 5. third. Time,, 1:141-5. oooooooooooooooooooooooooo o o O LABOR DAY FOR O O • OUR NEWSBOYS O O o O Everybody Is having a holiday <3 O and buying pink lemonade— O 13 today. O O The Georgian wants the news- O O boys to have one and money with O O which to buy the lemonade—so we O O are going to give the second O O GREEN EXTRA to the boys, O O FREE. O O Buy the GREEN GEORGIAN. O O and If you have a nickel, don't O O worry about the three pennies. O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO was going to leave, end be asked that, he might board at my borne. I consented, tak ing him ns I would any other alee boarder. Girl Is Just 16. It wss only occasionally that he would go out with my daughter, I.lzllr, ami there was Do courting and no thought of marry- Ing. as far a- I know, on the port of either, lie Is only aliont seventeen nnd my da ashler Is jn.t -sixteen. -Hnsdsy morning Ids brother. I think, came aronnd nnd n.ke.1 mo aboot Carl, snd at to whether be wm* going to retnrn home or not. I told bin: ho .aid be would stay where he was If left alone, and wonld leave AtJsnU If hi, folks persisted In mis treating him. "That night. Ms father ram.- around, but Carl had gone ont with uiy daughter. It wn* half past l o'clock tills moraine en I wit* awakened by an officer nt door. When 1 found oat who It »■>. railed my step-son. who roomed with ' ml told him an " Jamestown Exposition Grounds. Sept. 2.—A great crowd assembled early hole to greet William Randolph Heurst, nnd when the boat on which he wns a pas senger arrived the original crowd had swelled until It reached three squares back from the river front Mr. Hearst received a most enthusiastic welcome. When he -reached sho.re a parade, which had been formed as an escort, led the way to tho hotel at which ho will stop while here. Feople all along the way cheered heaertlly. Flags waved and Mr. Hearst was obliged to ac knowledge salutations from tho time the procession started until ho reached the hotel. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hearst. Tho weather was clear and pleasant and the Labor Day demonstration one of the greatest ever held In this coun try. Tho meeting addressed by Mr. Hqarst was the most Important event of the day. A great crowd assembled early and waited tho arrival of the principal speaker. What Mr. Hearst Said. In part, Mr. Hearst said: "Labor Day should rank with July tho Fourth ns nn American holiday. The Fourth commemorates the means by which wo gained our Independence; Labor Day Is the means by which we made the nation the most powerful, progressive and prosperous In the world. Capital Is the accumulation of wealth which the employers nnd employees create together. Wages are but the division nt capital. As dong ns the division is Just, there will be no occasion for conflict. If tho division Is unjust. It can be made Just by arbi tration." Mr. Hearst dwelt on tho cost of ma terial going up after tho San Fran cisco disaster, and Bald when the In crease In the price of labor was asked a great howl went up against tho un ion. He said to govern corporations ns Individuals, and urged a prison penal ly against the powerful criminals ns well ns the weak and helpless. He urged the organization of tho union to ire serve the government as patriots lad founded It. Praises Farmers’ Unions. Capital. Mr. Hearst said, so long as It obeyed the law. was worthy of Its reward and there should be no preju dice against a proper employment of capital and a proper return for Its em ployment. He continued: And honest, law-abiding organlza- CHARLE8 BERNHARDT. President Federation of Trades. IN HISTORY Parade Eclipses All Previous Records in Atlanta. GOV. HOKE SMITH TO MAKE ADDRESS Sunshine Smiles Upon the Union Men On Labor Day of 1907. Labor’s hosts are remnant in Atlanta Monday. To tho steady' roll of drums, the fan- fnro of bugles, tho strains of enliven ing music and tho acclaim of thou sands upon thousands gathered to look on, tho sons of toll marched through tho city’s streets. September gave one of her perfect offerings for tho day on which labor’s army' marched In solid phalanx through tho crowded marts of trade. And pplndlo, forge, all the vuried affairs upon which man is busied, paused to permit sinew nnd brawn to parade. For the time toll stopped. The click of typewriter, the whirr of cash sys tems In the great stores, the hurry of men nnd women In store and office and factory', stood to look at labor’s great ■how. And It was a goodly sight to look upon. .Men, bronzed by sun, grimed by forgo or bent In the dally task, marched In orderly ranks. Danners fluttered In the wind, bands discoursed Inspiring music and horses pranced to tho strains. Banked along the way Atlanta’s thousands watched In deep est Interest as the uniformed tollers passed in apparently endless proces sion. Crowds Out Early. Long before tho hour for the parade to start the capltoi grounds were massed with people to look on the Hh- leldoscopic picture of floats and uni formed men, with the banners of their respective unions. Organization after JJJJU U organisation arrived and took position tlqns’of capital are valuable not only I on East Mitchell or Washington street, to ’their own stockholders, but the I seemed aa if every' trado Imagina- Ifctlc'* combination. ‘VSftflfl'f ^^ratTo'vvonT^comman"^' t r ,, ^2ol n cSJS5HStSli , *fo‘? It was a a con 8 tamly changing picture, tlon, but for extortion, and activity o'f rXll'wlhZTuy IluVtf "to this character I* not Industry, but rob- ^S^eaM^Sy on the veranda* I *5. « there a great tallyho filled with ladies. There Is the Bame difference be- j niem bers of the telegraphers union; tween legitimate organization yonder a banner floated over a long criminal combination as? .5?” I line of men, old and young, who tolled tween commerce and piracy, f en | dally j n ^ heat and dust and glare house building and house breaking. .Mr. Hearst spoke at length of the value of farmers’ unions, and tho or ganization of wnge-oarner.s. He said If the farmers and laborers are not prosperous there Is no prosperity. There is no more dangerous menace to our form of government, he con tinued, than that threatened by cor porate wealth. There Is no greater traitor to the country than the man who has made his money under the liberal institutions of this government ml who used his money to undermine hoM Institutions and debauch (he ovemment. Cut, — — ffl door. Naturally, curl b«* hlil In tf»$* rim I came t«» Atla . „ > from AmiUtn yf.hr shout thn OCEAN RATE WAR MAY BE GENERAL Liverpool, Sept. 2.—That even Cana dian lines will be drawn Into the pres ent ocean rate war Is the belief of leading men In . hipping circles here. It is regarded ah certain that the rate fight will be general. dally in the heat and dust and glare of the furnaeo. Although the line of parade did not move until 10:30 o’clock, there was no Impatience or disorder of any kind. The utmost good humor prevailed every where. and as the different groups waited for the word from Grand Mar shal Puckett, they chatted and ban tered each other good naturedly. At no time was there the least dis order or unseemly conduct. Those solid sons of labor set an example for seemly conduct that marks the trade unions of Atlanta as being as fine and orderly a body of men as can be found any where In the world. Great Parade Bsgins. At 10:30 o’clock Grand Marshal Puckett rode down Mitchell street and gave the order to march. Instantly the lounging ranks closed up In fins array, and to the heartening roll of th« drums in th*« hands of Atlanta’s unique organization—the Firemen’s Drum Corps—the purade moved. out of uppurent chaos came perfect Continued on Page Seven, “Tho Bracebrldgo Diamonds,” a thrilling mystery story, Is now being printed in The Georgian. 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