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VOL. VL NO. 29.
ATLANTA, QA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1907.
PRIOR* >■ Atlanta: TWO CENT*.
fXUtOJ. On Tnloai FIVB CENTS.
B.R.T.OFFICER
Western & Atlantic
Employees Claim
Grievance.
ROAD OFFICIALS
IMPROVE SERVICE
Say Men Fired For Cause,
Not Because They Are
Union Men.
Val Fitzpatrick, vice prezident of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, ar
rived In Atlanta Saturday afternoon
from Cleveland, Ohio, to Inveetigatc
grievances of B. R. T. men of the West
ern and Atlantic railroad, and upon
his report to Grand Master P. H. Mor
rissey depends future conditions In the
local yards.
That quite a number of B. R. T. men
formerly employed on the Western and
Atlantic have had grievances has been
known for several days. These griev
ances came about as a result of the
discharge of several men from the
Western and Atlantic employ In At
lanta by Superintendent of Terminals
Otto Best, who came to Atlanta a few
months ago. .
It was claimed by the men that union
men were singled out and discharged
and that the only reason was the fact
they were union men.
On the other hand. It Is claimed for
the railroad side that this was not the
case and that the men were discharged
for other reasons.
Complain to B. R. T.
When complaint was made to Grand
Master Morrissey, correspondence wns
entered Into with Master W. A. Demp'
NEVER FACE
Charge Against Mrs.
. Phillips Likely to
Fall.
WITNESS TO TELL
OF SUICIDE TALK
Warrant Not Yet Served
Upon Widow of Wealthy
Cleveland Banker.
ney, the local lodge of B. R. T., and
the result waa that Mr. *’”*
. Fltipatrlck was
ordered to Atlanta to make a thorough
Investigation.
Mr. Dempsey was one of those dis
charged from the employ of the West
ern and Atlantic after being In the em
ploy of the road for about fourteen
years. Since his discharge he secured
employment with another road.
When seen at the Kimball House, Mr.
Fitzpatrick declined to discuss the sit
uation until he had been fully informed
as to the conditions existing and until
after he had made a thorough Investi
gation. He said he had Just arrived
und was not In a position to talk.
It was learned from an official of th-
Western and Atlantic that the rail
mad’s side of the case was entirely
different from that of the men.
claimed that when Mr. Best was sent
Lore «-omc months ago, the Western and
Atlantic yards were in bad shape and
were very much congested. It was
Hnld further that Mr. Best proceeded to
Hiralghten things out and in doing this
he discharged several men he thought
were not stilted to the road. Further
it was said that a committee of the B.
K T. men waited on Mr. Best and ask
ed whether or not he Intended firing
union men. Mr. Best is declared to
have told them It was immaterial to
him whether the men were union men
or not, that all he wanted whs good
work, add that he would as soon em
ploy union men as others, providing
they made good.
The same official said that since Mr.
Best got busy conditions had greatly
Improved and that the congestion of
tars had been relieved.
IE GAME SUM
No Double-Header — Game
at Birmingham Doubt
ful.
Birmingham, Ala.. Sept. 7.—Memphis
plays only ons game with Little Rock
In Memphis.
It Is very doubtful If a game Is pulled
off In Birmingham today. Rain Is fall
ing now, with no sign of any let-up.
i’RUDHOMME, WRITER,
IS DEAD IN PARIS
TO PUT SECURITIES
WITH TRUST FIRMS
Important Announcement
For Income Bond Hold
ers of Central.
Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 7.—Though
more than 48 hours has elapsed since
the Issuance of warrants against Mrs.
Charlotte Phillips, charging her with
the murder of her husband, John J.
Phillips, the woman has not been for
mally placed under arrest. It Is be
lieved the case against the woman Is
falling to pieces.
"In view of the unsatisfactory way In
which ths Inquest was conducted,” said
Prosecutor McMahon. "I shall probably
ask tor a special grand jury to consider
the rase.”
Objection was made by Mr. McMa
hon to the presence of Judge Neff, at
torney for Mrs. Phillips.
James Dunn, who was private secrO'
tary to Phillips, had a conference with
Chief Kohler, in which he told the
chief the nnme of the enemy of Phil
lips, who had threatened the broker.
The police are looking for this man.
Woman Guards Widow.
Mrs. Phillips continues to be kept un.
der surveillance of the police. She Is
being specially guarded by Mrs. Carle-
ton. /
The attorneys for Mrs. Phillips have
found ft witness who will give strong
testimony tending to prove that Phil
lips was contemplating suicide.
They will not divulge the name of
this witness; but It Is known he Is a
man of responsibility, and that his evi
dence will be so positive that It will be
difficult to overcome it.
Believing Mrs. Phillips, In attempt
ing to shield her husband, and to make
it appear that he did not kill himself,
aroused police suspicion, this man Is
ready at the proper time to take the
witness stand and tell all he knows.
Did Hs Crests Confusion!
Mrs. Phillips' attorneys are not yet
In possession of all the facts, but they
know enough to make them confident
of Its value. They may make use of
the witness at any time.
'My opinion Is,” said this witness to
the lawyers, "that Phillips himself cre
ated In the house the confusion to
make It appear that burglars had been
there.
Mrs.' Phillips has been suffering
from nervous breakdown for a long
time. She frequently had hysterical
attacks. Her neighbors and several
doctors can testify regarding her nerv
ous conditio!^” „
The man who gave the attorneys the
Information has known Phillips for
many years, and Is well acquainted
with Mrs. Phillips.
New York, Sept. 7.—The protective
committee of the holders of the second
and. third preference Income bonds of
the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany, Charles Altschul, chairman, has
Issued a notice urging holders of the
second and third preference Income
bonds promptly to deposit their tecurl
ties with the Central Trust Company
and the Manhattan Trust Company not
later tbRn September 20. After that
date bonds will be accepted only upon
such conditions as the committee may
determine.
The truet companies named are the
designated depositaries of the commit
tee and will furnish bondholders copies
of the agreement prepared by the com'
mlttee and will Issue negotiable re'
celpts or certificates of deposit for all
bonds turned In. The committee has
provided that In no event shall bond
holders bo required to contribute for
expenses more than 87.50 for each sec
ond preference Income bond and 816
for each third preference Income bond
deposited.
The first Installment of 82.50 per bond
Is payable at the time of deposit of the
second and 85 per bond of the deposit
qf the third Income Issue. Stamped
bonds must have the October 1, 1907,
and all subsequent Interest warrants
attached. The Interest to be paid on
October 1, upon all second Income bonds
deposited shall be collected by the com
mittee at Its discretion for account of
the holders of the negotiable receipts
or certificates of deposit therefor, and
If collected shall be paid to such hold'
ers as provided In the agreement.
Dook Strikers Parade.
Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 7.—With
cart loads of provisions, the striking
dockmen paraded the streets today, en
■bill
listing public sympathy.
COTTON 15 CERTS,
SEED $20 PER TON
IS PRICE NAMED
Cotton Association Adopts
Price Fixed by Far
mers’ Union.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 7.—After adopt
ing minor changes In the constitution
and by-laws of the organisation, the
executive committee of the Southern
Cotton Association adjourned yester
day. The most Important action of the
two days' session was the fixing of the
minimum cotton prloe at 16 cents per
pound and 820 per ton for cotton seed.
A committee was appointed to con
fer with manufacturers in an effort to
have the seed market open at 820 If
possible. "*■'
President Harvle Jordan, Organiser
Smith and President Walter Clark, of
the Mississippi division, were appoint
ed a committee to arrange an Itinerary
for a tour of the cotton belt to arouse
enthusiasm tn the work of the associa
tion. Madison county was selected as
the site of an experiment station of the
organization.
Husband Is Taken to
Hospital With His
Throat Cut.
GREAT MYSTERY
IN THIS TRAGEDY
WITH APOLOGIES TO CARTOONI8T M’CUTCHEON, OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
CHEAP CAR PARES
ARE INTERESTING
GENERAL PUBLIC
Terrell Resolution to Be
Acted Upon at Early
Date.
BY FRANTIC DASH,
BERNIN GETS LEAD
Racing Autos Go Nearly 100
Miles Neck and
Neck.
New York, Sept. 7.—With a remark
able burst of speed that aroused 1,000
spectator!, among them many women,
to a frenzy of enthusiasm, the 35-45
horse power Renault racing car, driven
by Maurice fiernln. took the lead In
the 24-hour automobile race at the
Morris Park track at dawn today after
running neck and neck for 100 miles
with a fifty horse power Lozier driven
by Smesler, who had been holding the
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O RAIN MAY HOLD OFF •
TILL GAME IS OVER, I
the Renault car,
which had never left second place.
Berntn's good work on the turns
bi
Paris. Sept. 7.—M. Armand Sully
I’rudhomme, the noted French writer,
died here today. M. Prudhomme was
n warded one of the Nobel prizes In
1901.
RACE RESULTS.
SHEEP8HEAD BAY.
First Race—Cresslna, ( to 5, and J.
C. Core, 2 to 1 (dead heat), won; Fancy
Bird, | to 1, third. Time 1:15.
Second Race—Mr. McCann, 6 to !.
won; Sinister, 2 to 1, second; John M.
V ' and Bayonet felL Time. 5:16.
Mr. Weather Man. won't you be O
0 good, and Just hold off that O
0 threatened moisture until the fall O
0 of dusk over Atlanta? Billy Smith 0
0 wants that final one with the Pell- O
O cans just to make It a eure thing O
0 about that flag. Here Is the prom- O
O Ise, however: ., . g
O "Partly cloudy, probably show- O
O ers Saturday night or Sunday." O
O Saturday temperatures: D
0 7 a. m .' 72 degrees O
Q 8 s. 78 degrees O
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.. ..78 degrees 0
.. ..75 degrees 0
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brought him nearer and nearer to the
fast running Loster until the race be
came so exciting that those who had
fallen asleep In tb
le grand stand and on
the lawn were awakened by the frantic
shouts of the others.
Finally a few minutes before 4 o’clock
the Renault car bounded ahead when
Its driver seized a favorable oppor
tunity at the east curve and shot down
the bank In front of the Lozier car. A
few miles further and the Lozier car
broke a wheel and at the eleventh hour
the Renault car was t miles In the
lead.
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New Route Agent.
II M. McCulloch has been appoint
ed route agent of the Southern Ex
press Company and has been assigned
to upectal duties, with headquarters In
Atlanta.
Probably no resolution has been In
troduced In council In years which Is
creating more Interest than that by
Councilman W. H. Terrell, looking to
the securing, through the railroad com
mission, of cheaper telephones, cheaper
gas and cheaper street car fares.
The amendment proposed by Coun
cilman Terrell that the railroad com
mission shall also be requested to fix a
standard system of meter Inspection, as
announced by The Georgian Thursday,
has added to the general favor with
which the resolution Ib being received.
The resolution provides In effect this:
The committee of three from council
shall appear before the railroad com
mission and petition that body to order
the local street car company to sell
eight fares for a qtyirter; to order that
gas be sold at 75 cents per thousand
feet Instead of 31 and 31.10 ns now,
and tn arrange a scale of prices for
telephones. regulAted by the number of
local subscribers.
While there Is difference of opinion
as to whether or not the exact figures
of the resolution a?e the proper ones, as
a general proposition It Is receiving the
commendation of the people and coun
cil, It Is believed, looks with favor upon
the resolution.
The resolution IS now In the hands
of a joint committee composed of the
members of the committee on electric
and other railways and thrf committee
on electric lights, telegraphs and tele
phones. .. /
The following compose these com
mittees:
Electric and other railways—Hud
dleston. chairman; Curtis, Peters, Grant
and Hlraeh. ,
Electric lights, telegraphs and tele
phones—Pomeroy. chairman; Beutell,
Hancock, Qullllan and^Verrell.
Tha probabilities are that the com
mittee will report the resolution favor
ably and that council will adopt It.
Members of council express the hope
tftat committees wll ltake up the mat-
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED
AT PEACE SESSION
Germany Blocked Provision
Regarding Treatment of
Neutrals.
Thn. ffnmip. Sept. 7.—At the plenary *<»■•
Hon of the pence conference thin morning
the fallowing rules governing the opening
of hoflNIItlen were adopted, HMrernl new
>i.i tries, however, making reneroitlonn
IIontllltlcH niunt not begin between u
tlona without unequivocal notice hnn been
glren either by florin ration or ultlmntum,
Neutfnl power* tnnat Immediately be notl
fled of ft state of war.
The territory of neutral (dates la Inrlola
ble.
Helllgerant* enn not cHtnhllflh wireless tel
egrniih HtatloiiM or any other menna of com
inunlcntlon with lielllRerent forces on land
- Men In neutral territory.
Volunteers can not bo onllHod or combat'
Kxportntlon «»f provlnloiiH
ntiitcs itud transport of provisions for bcl
llgerents I* forbidden.
llelllgerentR are not permitted to
inenns of communlentlon Indonglng to n«u*
trills or prlvnte eumpniilen.
auk for refuge.
A lieu trill Rtnte enn defend It* condition
•utrnllty by force which will not In*
coinddered n hostility.
The proposltoln regarding the treatment
of neiitrulx on belligerent territory was oh'
Jccted to by Germany nud returned to com
mittee for further study.
that all dttsens who are Interested In
the matter appear at the committee
meeting and express their views.
The committee will probably meet at
an early day next week In order thqt
the question may thoroughly be thresh
ed out before the next meeting of
council.
The power of the commission to car-
- out the provisions of the Terrell
resolution has not been questioned.
BAILIFF SEIZES
WHOLE RAILWAY
The miniature railway at White City
has received the hardest blow of any
railway In the country. To satisfy a
claim It Is to be sold at public auction.
The wreck, In which Mrs. Milton Ban
ders and her baby were Injured. Is the
direct cause of the Insolvency of the
railway, as Mr. Banders has filed suit
for 83,000 damages. Bailiff Miller, of
Judge Klngabery’s court, made the
levy, hut failed to find the railroad
president, who had left town.
FACED BY OCTOPUS
Standard Oil Co. and Two
Systems Are In
dicted.
Jamestown, N. Y., Sept. 7.—-As the
result of an Investigation begun before
the Federal grand Jury In this city eAiy
In July, the Jury has returned .four In
dictments, one each against the Stand
ard Oil Company, the New York Cen
tral railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and one against these two
railroads jointly.
The Indictment against the Standard
Oil Company and those against the
railway 'allies amount to fifty-four
counts, all In violation of the Interstate
commerce law; for accepting or grant
ing rebates on oil shipments from Olean
to points In Vermont. The law jlto*
vldes a penalty of $20,000 for each pro
vision of the law violated, or each
count.
Therefore, If convictions are made
according to the indictments returned,
the three companies named will be
subject to a total tine of $$76,000. In
August the same jury returned similar
Indictments embracing other charges
against the same concerns with a total
number of counts sufficient to have
justified fines, in case of conviction, of
$16,000,000.
,T
BY GOTHAM GIRL
FOR $25,000
Chicago, Sept. 7.—Mrs. Fred H. Fish,
aged 39. wife of a wealthy retired
broker, was found murdered In her
home, 422 Davis street Evanston,
shortly after 7 o'clock this morning.
Mystery surrounds the tragedy.
The husband, with hts throat cut, w»s
found unconscious on the floor of his
bed room. He was taken to the Evans
ton Hospital. The case may prove to
he a double murder.
Friends of the couple are Inclined to
believe that Mr. and Mrs. Fish were
victims of burglars, who entered the
house last night.
Mrs. Fish's death Is believed to have
been Instaneous. The head was crush
ed and there were several deep cuts .
about the neck and shoulders. It Is
believed by the police ehe was killed
with a meat cleaver as she lay asleep
In bed, and then her body was dragged :
onto the floor. The tragedy occurred
between fi and 7 o'clock In the morn
ing. /.
At that time neighbors say they
heard noises of a quarrel in the Mi
horns.
Miss Hess Was Injured Dur
ing Auto Ride With Well
Known Physician.
New York, Sept. 7.—Papers In a suit
to recover' damages In the sum of 325,-
000 from Dr. Julian p. Thomas, former,
ly of Atlanta, 'Ga., have been filed by
MIbs Frances Hess, who was Injured
In an automobile accident on Jerome
avenue last July while riding In Dr,
Thomas' car. Dr. Thomas Is still on
crutches as a result of the accident, but
Is able to attend to his practice at his
home.
"It Is my intention to sue the city
for 350,000 or $100,000 and I think Miss
Hess would have stood a better chance
to recover damnges If she had done the
same," Dr. Thomas said last night.
•The accident was caused by two poles
Supporting trolley wires, which stood
In the middle of the road on Jerome
avenue.
"Of couyno I shall contest the suit of
Miss Hess," sold Dr. Thomas. "Miss
Hess can't hope to recover damages, as
she was not paying for the ride, but
was my guest at the time."
Bear Destroys Bes Hives.
Los Angeles, Bept. 7.—An entire
nplary In MatUJa county was destroyed
by a great grlssly bear which Is now
;ed by a small army of ranch.
It Is Believed That Couple
Are Victims of
Burglars.
REV. A. J. BATTLE r 1
CRITICALLY ILL'
AT HOME IN MACON
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, G*., Sept. 7.—Rev. A. J. Bat
tle Is critically 111 In Macon and may
die at any time. He Is 81 years of age.
For a number of years he was presi
dent of Mercer University and has
many friends throughout the state.
FIFTY INJURED
BY THE EXFLOSION
OF BOILER AT GIN
Special to The Georgian.
Temple, Tex., Sept. 7.—Fifty people
were Injured at Holland yesterday aft- (
ernoon when the boiler In a gin owned \
by Sam H. Barton exploded. Sam Hilt
and Blfcke Barton were seriously In- '
Jured. All three are sona of the owner
of the gin. Blake Barton Is not ex
pected to live.
There were hundreds of wagons wait
ing to have cotton handled, and farm
ers from all over the county were at
the gin.
UPRISING IN CHINA;
MAGISTRATE KILLED
Hong Kong, Sept 7.—A serious up
rising has occurred In the Flng-Shlng
district. Hundreds of natives are In
revolt.
At Yung-Chow the local magistrate
and his entire family have been killed
and the official houses destroyed.
Four regiments of troops have been
dispatched to the scene.
Growth and Progress of the'New South
BY
B. LIVELY
The total production of Coal In West Virginia In 1908 was 43,290,350
short tons, having a spot value of 841,051,939.
Since West Virginia passed Ohio and became, In 1898. the third state
In rank In coal production. It has been steadily gaining on Illinois, and In
1906 It surpassed Illinois and became the second cool-producing state In
the Union. The production of coal In Illinois was almost entirely stop
ped during the eleven weeks following the suspension of mining operations
pending adjustment of the wage scale. This suspension began ion April 1
before the latter date and some continued after that time.
standing this extensive period of Idleness, however, the coal production
. - -- - — •- t0 41,480,104 short
of Illinois Increased from 38.434,363 short tons In X905 _
tons In 1906. a gain of 3,045,741 short tons. This would have been an
enormous Increase in a year of undisturbed labor conditions, and as West
Virginia’s production had In 1905 approached within 2 per cent of that of
Illinois, the probability Is that the latter would have been surpassed as the
second coal-producing state even had there been no suspension of min
ing operations. West Virginia's production In 1906 shows on Increase of
5 498,770 short tons, or 14.6 per cent In quantity, and of 38,710.149, or 26.9
per cent, tn value. The Increase In 1906 over 1905 was almost exactly
equal to the total production of the state In 1818. The total production
was three times that of 1897 and was nearly 50 per cent more than that
. n f i90g. The greatest benefit to the coal-mining Industry of West Vir
ginia which resulted from the suspension of operations In the competi
tive states was an enhancement of values, the average price per ton ad
vancing from 95 cents In 1905 to 95 centa In 1906. and Increasing the total
value from 833.341.730 In 1306 to 341,051,333 tn 1305.
During the laat two years a large amount of railroad building and
coal-fatning development work has been carried on In West Virginia, par
ticularly throughout its southern and central portions, and the Indica
tions are that the ratio of Increase In production In this staff will equal
or exceed that of the other Important coal-mining states, so that there
la every reason to believe that West Virginia will continue to hold sec.
ond place In tills important Industry.—Chattanooga Tradesman.
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