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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1007.
STEEL CORPORATION
FAILURE LAID TO
Prominent Persons May Be
Involved in Develop
ments.
HE PLANNED TRIP WITH PEARY
r Bristol, Vn., Ropt. Thero Is now little
hope of com prom I sine the claim* against
the Union Iron ami Steel Company, for
Which a receiver was appointed by Judge
fekeen Monday, and a number of addltlonol
Creditors bare joined In the receivership,
The additional petitioners Include the Key-
•tone Coal and Iron Corporation, Norton
Corporation and Kelly A Krwln.
Officials of the Union Iron and Steel Cor
poration refuse to makf a statement In
etlon with Its present cnibarrasiimenf
1 re la a rumor that the next few d—
. • some sensational developments,
.-.vine prominent persons,
i The corporation owns furnace* In \ lr<
Jbuch less than the above amount. It I*
alleged that the receivership Is a result of
the tight money market.
NEILL IN GOTHAM;
; HE SHIES AT STRIKE
New York, Sept. 6.—Federal Labor
Commissioner Neill la In thla city today
and some persons declare his mission
Is to try to effect a settlement of the
telegraphers’ strike. He. however, de
clined to discuss the question.
T OCEAN RACE
IS TO BE STARTED
Hers Is Mate Murphy, who prepared to aecompsny Commander Rob
ert E. Peary on his fifth expedition in starch of the north polo. Tho pho
tograph was taksn on the last voyags on a particularly warm day in the
far north.
me m.
PRESENTS PROBLEM
Lusitauia and Lueauia' to
Contest for a Record
Voyage.
By PAUL LAMBETH.
London, Sept. 6.—At 4:30 o’clock to
morrow afternoon wilt begin the great
est ocean race the world hue ever seen.
Three hours later every craft In Liv
erpool will scream Its whistles as the
Lusitania, the biggest ship In tho
World, steams out on her maiden voy
age ‘to the United States.
The first ship to leave will bo the
Lucanla, which has made the fastest
trip ever tecordcd between Queens
town and New York. Tho distance of
about 3,300 miles was covered In flvo
days, seven hours and twenty-thres
minutes. Captain Horatio McKay on
the bridge.
The Lusitania Is expected to break
this record and startle the world with
her speed. The ship Is surely a giant
She carries more harnessed power than
anything afloat. On her trial trip she
has steamed twenty-six knots an hout
—about 30 miles. This Is tremendous
speed, considering the vessel must dls.
place 38,000 tons of water as she goes
along.
Expeoted to Maks Record.
There Is no doubt here that the new
Cunnrder will establish a new record.
Experts are deeply of the opinion that
she will steam past the Kaiser WII
helm IL the North German Lloyd Com
pany’s ship, which held tho record In
both speed and slxe until the Lusttantn
wns built.
I had a trip through the ship today.
What I saw was too remarkable to ad
equately describe. It seemed at times
as If I was In some mammoth hotet
Instead of a boat which Is expected to
carry Its population of 3,130 across the
Atlantic In little more than live days.
The Lusitania Is 708 feet long and 80
feet wide. She stands out of the
water like a municipal building, nnd,
viewed from the dock, a man is but
a small speck when he wnlke the deck.
It Is the fittings of the boat that In-
tereated me most. The rooms are like
those In flrat-claas hotels. There are
suites of them—apartments Just as you
would find In one of your line River
side Drive apartment houses In New
York. These suites are composed of
bed rooms with brass beds, high ceil
ings. costly fixtures—walls papered
and everything In grand style. There
Is a dining room, one or more bath
rooms to each suite, dressing tables,
delicate curtain hangings and all those
things that go to make a finely ap
pointed home on shore.
Elsetrieity Is Utilissd.
Every electrical device of known con
venience Is arranged In the suites, as
well as the single state rooms. Even
the sheets will be warmed In winter
time by electricity. Passenger ele
vators travel up and down like those
In an office building. There are Turk
ish baths, vapor baths, barber shop,
gymnasium, nursery—everything. And
alt this achievement will go plowing
through the Atlantic at a rale of speed
never before known, and not even
dreamed possible a few years ago.
Afloat, the Lusitania will show lights
from 1,200 windows; 5,000 electric
May Necessitate Change in
the Passenger Rate
* Circular.
Is the 2-cent passenger rate appli
cable to the Rome railroad?
On first thought It would appear so,
Inasmuch os the Rome rood Is the only
way by which the Louisville and Nash
ville gets Into the Hill City, nnd the
Rome road branches off front the West
ern and Atlantic nt,Kingston.
The 3-cent rote applies to tho West
ern and Atlantic, which Is leased by the
Loulsvlllo nnd Nashville. The question
arises as to whether or not the Romo
road Is to be considered as n pari of tho
Western and Atlantic.
Apparently the Louisville nnd Nash
ville does not think so. Inasmuch us It
Is charging the 3-cent rate front King
ston to Rome and Intermediate points
along the Rome road. Complaint to
this effect has been filed with the rail
road commission by a clllr.cn of
Ktngston, who says his daughter wns
charged 63 cents for pnssngo from
Kingston to Rome. The distance Is 18
miles.
In circular No. 335. which reduced
passenger rates on certain roads, no
mention whatever Is made of the Rome
rond. There Is no question ns to the
ownership of the Rome rond by the
Louisville und Nashville, nnd that It Is
by contact with the Western and At
lantic tlmt entrance Is effected to Rome.
Now, the rather delicate question arises
as to Just what rate does apply on the
1* miles between Rome and Kingston.
The contention of the Loulsvlllo and
Nashville Is that the Home rand Is
separate nnd distinct line from the
Western nnd Atlnntlc, nnd Inasmuch as
the former rate on the Rome rond w
not disturbed In circular 334, that tho
3-cent rate still applies to It.
Just what tho railroad commission
will do about the matter Is not rertutn
yet. At the next regulnr meeting the
matter will, rente up formally. If It Is
meant thnt the S-cent rate shnll apply
to the Rome rond It may he necessary
to amend clrrulnr 334 or Issue u new
order for this short line.
T
FATALLYHURTSSON
Opinions On Public Ques
tions Believed to Be
the Cause.
dally paper Is published containing the
news from shore, received fresh
through the air.
The contest which really begins when
the Luennln has tuken on passengers
at Queenstown nnd the Lusitania
catches her out from the same port Is
Interesting In the extreme to mariners
the world over. The Lusitania hns
been booked to her capacity and I am
Informed that many wealthy and prom
inent Americans will watch the contest
from the deck of either ship.
Uses 2,000 Tons boat Dally.
Some Idea' of what such a test will
be may be conjectured by earnest re
flection on the dimensions of the new
glnnt of the sees. The Lneltunln Is of
32,500 gross tonnage. Her Indicated
horse power Is 68,008. She Is pro
pelled by four propellers nnd four fun-
nels are required to carry off the smoke
lights will glow when darkness ar- I of over 2,000 tons of cool a day. She
rives. The vessel la equipped with le the first of the Cunard Line’s tur-
wirelets telegraph Instruments and a j bine boats.
Little Rork, Ark., Sept. 8.—The
year-old eon of Attorney General
W. Kirby, candidate for governor, was
fatally hurt by the explosion of a rty
namlte bomb which he found at the
front door of the Kirby home. It Is
thought Kirby’s recent opinions In re
gard to some of tho state’s contracts
for public work, rallrdad and trust
questions, the capitol appropriation and
other matters affecting private and cor
porate Interests led to the plot to kill
him.
WOMAN SHOOTS
NEGRO INSUTER
Mrs. Buchanan, who lives on the Ros.
well road, near Sanders Springs, shot
Paul Rucker, a negro convict, for an
Insult he offered her In her own home
Thursday morning. The gunshot load
tore away a part of the flesh on his
right leg, but the physicians state that
he will recover. He Is now In the hoi'
pltal nt the county barracks.
Rucker, who wns water bby for the
camp, entered Mrs. Buchanan’s house
nbout 10 o'clock, presumably to buy a
lunch. Laying his hand upon her
shoulder he made an Insulting remark.
Mrs. Buchanan stepped Into the next
room, selxed a shotgun nnd before the
negro could escape, fired. The load took
effect nnd the negro fell. He regained
his feet and ran to the road, where
other convicts found him and look him
to the barracks.
Dr. Paul McDonald, the county phy.
slclan, dressed his wounds. It Is con
sidered probnblo that the grand Jury
will Indict him for tho attack nnd that
he will be given a sentence In nddttton
to tho one he Is now serving.
ENGINEERS SECURE
ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY
2500 FEET
of 25 and 50 foot lengths of 1-2 Crown
lawn hose.
EVERY FOOT GUARANTEED
as long as it lasts, for only 6 cents per
t, coupled.
KING HARDWARE CO.
53 PEACHTREE ST.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Gn., Sept. 8.—Assistant En.
glneer J. \V. Webster, of the Georgia
nnd Florida rallrnnd, and Dr. W. B.
Goodman, of Nashville, Go., were In the
city yesterday arranging for the right
of way for the railroad Into this city.
They drove through the country, fol
lowing -the proposed line, and closed
options for a considerable po
the right of way. The road will
likely enter the rlty on the eastern
bonier, with a sharp curve to the
south, where a Junction will be effected
with the Valdosta Southern to Madi
son, Fla.
Engineer Webster states that work
on tho gap from this city to Nashville
will begin In a short while, but owing
to the fact thnt nearly all the rallwny
contractors In the country have about
all the work they can handle now with
their present equipment, and a dispo
sition not to Invest money In Increased
facilities, It Is Impossible to state ex
actly when active work will begin.
ROOSEVELT WORKS
ON IHS MESSAGE
Oyster Bny, Sept. 8.—President
Roosevelt's vacation Is drawing to
close. Secretary Loch announced #.
day that from now on the president
wyi see very few visitors. The few
remaining necks will be busy ones.
The president already Is writing his
annual message to congress, and wfll
work on this and the speeches of his
coming tour from eight to ten hours
each day.
Died of Heart Failure.
Hpcclnl to The Georglnn.
Spartanburg, S. C.. Sept. 4.—Adolphus
L. Brice, a well-known nnd prosperous
farmer of thla city, died suddenly this
morning at his home at Roebuck. He
wax nut In his garden gathering veg
etables for dinner when he was taken
ill. He went Into the house Immediate
ly, where he expired soon afterwards.
Heart dlaeasa waa the cause of death, allmnnv
Silk Remnant* Sals Saturday
8:30
Remhahts ef Silks, Taffetas ih plain colors ahd all parts of faheiss, checks, plaids and warp
print patterns.
Then there’s a geodly sprinkling of Messalmes, Saphos, Psau ds Cgyhe, ahd Peau de
Crepe.
Ahd tg the attractiveness of the pries reductions is addsd ths desirability of Iehgths, fsr
hsarly all ars in Shirtwaist lengths. Remhants from 3 to 6 .yards.
One-Third and Ons-Half Off
the Regular Pricss
75c Silks at 50c—And Some at 37c
1.00 Silks at 663c—and Sems at 50c
1.50 Silks at 1.00—and Some at 75c
2.50 Silks at 1.65—and S°me at 1.25
I
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Father of Kidnaped Boy
Has Mysteriously Dis
appeared.
New Orleans, 8ept. 8.—The where-
abouta of Peter Lamana, one of the
main flguren In the famoua Lamana
Black Hand" case, Is the subject of
the greatest conjecture today. Rumors
are flying about the city declaring that
his body had been found cut In small
pieces and placed In a box. Tele
phone Inquiry to different points In St.
James, St. Charles and Jefferson par
ishes are fruitless of news. The most
deflnlto news so far obtained Is of the
finding of the body of a man In the
Mississippi river last Wednesday at
Jamestown. St. James parish. The
body was found In a box with one arm
hopped off. a leg broken and the head
caved In. This Is the story told by
the constable at Jamestown to E. 80-
meaux, a clerk on the river xteamer
E. Trudeau, who In turn notified the
police here. Peter Lamana has been
missing since August 28. On this date
he wrote his wife from a hotel In
Baton Rouge nnd In It he Intimated
that he wax coming back to New Or
leans at once.
Lamana has been most active In the
search for the murderers of little Wal
ter Lamana, who are still at large, and
lx believed that some men who are
Implicated In the famous case have
seised the chance to put Lamana out of
the way. Others contend that the fa
ther may have suicided. The xtruln of
the long chase made for the murderers
and the way he has brooded over the
untimely taking off of his favorite
child may have unbalanced his mln<l
Others say that a feeling of revenge
was paramount In Lamana's mind, anil
that he la merely on a-long chose after
those whom he nates.
,8,
APPOINTED JUDGE
FAMINE
FACES NEW YORK
News of the appointment Thuraday
by President Roosevelt of William B.
Sheppard to the United States Judge-
ship for the northern district of Flor
ida to succeed the late Judge Charles
Bwayne, was received In Atlanta with
considerable interest
Judge Sheppard Is well known here
nnd figured prominently In tho Federal
court before Judge Newman a few
months ago. It was he who had charge
of the prosecution In the several peon
age cases which were tried here and In
u-hlnh several nrnmln.nl rSenrela man •>«■■. inHl me true cause IS tne
0e ° r8,a man -‘ dissatisfaction of the farmers over the
vigilance of the present board of health
Inspector!* who Insist upon the condi
tion of the product being within the
letter of the law.
One of the best known dealers said
today that the present decrease In the
quantity of milk received In New York
within the past ten days amounted to
about 80,000 quarts.
New York, Sept. 6.—A milk famine
menaces this city and unless condi
tions change soon many families not
only will have difficulty In obtaining
milk, but the price will be advanced
again, so that It will be beyond the
means of a large number to buy It.
There are many reasons given among
the dealers as to the cause of the short
age. Some say It Is owing to the late
spring and that the scarcity of fodder
for tho cows hns made the supply less
than usual. It Is alleged, however, on
some sides, that the true cause Is the
EXECUTEJOLD-UP
Play Highwaymen in New
York and Rob Wealthy
Manufacturer.
ufacturers ware on trial.
Before that case. Judge Sheppard
made a reputation In Florida In the
proaecutlon of eeveral other peonage
cases for the government and he was
highly Indorsed to the president for
appointment.
There were several other candidates
for the position and the officials of the
Federal court here have watched the
race with Interest. The news that Mr.
Sheppard has been appointed caused
general satisfaction among the Atlanta
court officials.
MUST PAY IHS WIFE
$500 EVERY MONTH
New York. Sept. 6.—Alleging that
her husband, who ■» a nephew of Sam-
uel J. TlldetC a member of the stock
exchange and of the brokerage firm of
HornMower A Weeks, at 130 Broad
way, had taken a young society woman
their mansion on Riverside drive,
whHe she was out of town. Mr*. Marie
Louise Swan, wife of Henry Tllden
Swan, has brought action for an abso
lute divorce. Until the case Is decided,
Mr. Swan- has been ordered by the
court to pay his wife 3500 a month
POINTS AT ISSUE
REFERRED TO HAGUE
London, Sept. 8.—A modus vlvendl
to cover tho operations of American
fishermen In New Foundland waters
during the present season has been
acted upon by the governments
Great Britain and the United States
nnd both have expressed approval of a
draft of a protocol which will be sign
ed early next week. All the points at
Issue In the New Foundland fisheries
controversy will be submitted to The
Hague tribunal, and final adjudlca
tion and settlement will be made of
litem.
MORE SUBPENAS
FOR COMMISSION
Chairman McLendon, of the railroad
commission, wns served Friday morn
ing with copies of the suite entered
In Fulton superior court and the Fed
eral court by the railroads to prevent
the enforcement of the passenger re
ductions.
Subpenas w*re served on the com
missioners Thursday. The papers filed
Friday are copies of the application*
for permanent Injunction.
That the commission and the govern
or will use the arbitrated tax returns
of the several roads, parties to the
suit, for combe
■ue la assured.
HUDDLESTON REVERSES
BROYLES' DECISION
Although ho tvn* not nnmotl n* tho «lo-
fpiidnnt, “Judge" A. A. Manning enn»t!tuted
hlmaolf ns *uch In the recorder’* court
Frhlny inorolng. ToIk* Tughly, n negro,
who run* n cigar *tninl nt 4% Central nve-
nue, wm chnrgod with hnvlug Improper
licenses by License Inspector ICwlug nud
Assistant City Attorney HIM.
’T’hnt’s iny store," snhl the former ser
geant of Company F, of the Fifty-sixth
Itegulnrs, United Confeilcrnto Veterans,
"ami I took out the licenses. This tuan is
In my employ. I pay nil the ex|>eti*cs down
then*, nnd pay fi»r his hoard, Imlslng and
washing, nml then we divide profit*/'
"That," said Attorney Hill, “constitutes a
work ng partncrshln. which Is prohibited by
the law which gives voteruus those li
censes."
R W? ler * Vr "*" Huddleston
thought, although Mr. Maunlug said that a
similar cast* Its#! been brought against him
■tiout a year_ngt» nud had lM*en dismlssetl
by Ueconler Itrovle*. Councilman Iluddlr*.
ton fined Tol»c $8.75 tin each cjiarge
“As Judge Manning hns faced this charge
once and thought, doubtless, upon Its ills
mlsMtl. that he wns violating no law, I
lines lie re-
inttted. said Attorney Hill, “provided In
New York, Sept. 6.—Charged with
highway robbery, two young women
were arraigned In Jefferson court to
day. They were accused of having held
up Walter P. Hatch, a wealthy man
ufacturer.
According to Mr. Hatch, he was
walking through Madison avenue when
at Fortieth street he passed two wom
en. The next Instant he was seized
from behind. One of the women blind
folded him and held him about the
neck nnd the other went through his
pockets, securing his pocket-book and
card cose.
The women took to their heels, hut
were afterwards overhauled by the po
lice.
crossed off the record (took.
tines were
Mrs. Htnry Garrett III.
Henry F. Oarrett arrived home on
Thuraday night from St. Louis, where
he had been attending the convention
of machinists. He was called back be-
cause of the aerioua Illness of his wife
suit, for combatting the railroads' la-' at the family home, ll« Highland ava-
■ tii. ia aMtipail. -IIS
LAWYERS’ HEALTH
FAILING RAPIDLY
Many cases were called In Jftdge Pen
dleton’s court Friday morning, but few
were taken up. One nfter another the
attorneys, either personally or through
representatives, pleaded Illness nnd
begged that their cases be delayed.
Judge Pendleton looked keenly nt
each speaker. Sometimes the plea of
Illness brought forth n smile from the
spectators. Sometimes the attorneys
looked really III. The Judge consented
to the delay, but when he had at length
secured a case that was ready to be
tried, he remarked:
“The health of the Atlanta bar seems
to be falling.”
The bailiff pounded vigorously to
subdue the iaughter. Several of the
attorneys hurried out, presumably to
hospitals.
GOT OFF HIS DOPE
AND TRIED BOOZE
Bill Bowen wns In the recorder's
court Friday charged with being drunk.
Patrolman Andrews said that Bill, who
la a negro, wan giving him a strenu
ous time until other officer* came to
his assistance.
"What have you to say. Blit?” asked
Acting Recorder Press Huddleston.
“Ah Jes' got out off on mah dope,
jedge.” said Bill, ’’an’ Ah reckon Ah did
take too much llcker."
BUI waa lined 83.75.