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The Atlanta Georgian
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AND NEWS
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SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, steady; 7.51. Atlanta, nom
inal; 13%. New York, quiet; 13.25. New
Orleans, quiet; 139*16. Augusta, steady;
13 la-16. Savannah, steady; 13 5*16.
VOL. VI. NO. 30.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1907.
PRICE:
RING KNELL
RF VACATION
Back to Books Go
16,000 Boys and
Girls.
SCHOOLS CROWDED
WITH NEW PUPILS
Will Be Down to Hard Work
By .Next Thursday At
Latest.
There wns flurry and bustle Monday
morning In many houses In Atlanta that
owned hoys and girls, from 8 to 18.
School was opening and the army of
young Atlantans was beginning Its an
nual mobilisation. From every street
and every block they came to school
after three fnonths of Idleness.
The advance guard of new pupils was
the first to report. At noon about 4,675
had received the little ticket*, that en
title them to the Joys of education, Ii
this number were those who pad
dropped out of school for a while and
those who were changing schools.
Wednesday Is the day set for the
general gathering of pupils. Then the
children whb have been promoted, and
all the rest, will be gobbled up by the
thirty-one school buildings. It will be
an army of 16,000 at least, and when
they come out again they will have left
their absolute freedom behind. The
sign of school life will be upon them.
Congestion Threatened.
During the forenoon It looked as
though many children would be turned
away from the overcrowded schools.
Particularly was this the case In the
lower grades, the little tots seeming to
have sprung up like mush rooms since
last season. At the Pryor Street school
It was reported that < Ighty nppUennts
fur the first grade made their appear
ance, while there was room for but
fifty. It appeared at first that a num
ber would have to be turned back and
sent home for lack of room.
But Superintendent Slaton announces
that every child will be provided for;
that none will be lent home, and that
within a day or two the congested con-
dltlon will-be stralghloned out by Judi
cious changing about and making extra
provision for the more crowded grades.
Superintendent Slaton's office was in
a state of siege during the day. He
and Assistant Superintendent Landrum
were kept busy answering questions,
adjusting unexpected situations and
solving problems which arose on every
lia "lt was the biggest day’s work I ever
tackled." remarked Superintendent
Landrum at noon. "It was a week s
Job all In one day.” _ _
From seacoast and mountains fam
ilies are hurrying home to start their
young hopefuls back into the paths of
learning. Books must be bought, school
clothes made—especially white aprons
for the girls—and other Incidental ar
rangements completed. The breakfast
hour must be pushed back to 7:46 or
7:30 o’clock, that there may be no tardy
marks for the boy or girl who Is ex
pected at school at 8:30 o’clock. For
the school girl and the school boy are
the dictators of the household now.
For the first few days the school au
thorities face the difficult problem of
seating this army of children so that
each may be properly graded and in a
school as near home as Is practicable.
It Is the belief of the superintendent
that they can all be seated, although
there Is a difference of opinion regain
ing the comfort of some of the school
rooms, which are rather full.
Few changes In the curriculum of
the school will be made this year. Tho
same books which have been used for
four sessions under the five-year adop-
:lon rule will be studied In all the
grades, although next year It Is prop
able that there will be some new books
Introduced. In the Girls’ High School
the second grade, for the first time, will
he given the choice of Latin or French.
Two Temporary Schools.
The only additions in the way of
tulldtngs tire two temporary schools
rtiabllshed. In ths Fourth and Third
wards until tho completion of the new
Achool buildings In North avenue and
near Grant park. Tho North Avenue
•■chool, consisting of the first four
tradss. Is being conducted In a resi
dence In North Boulevard, while the
four grades of the W, F. Slaton school
nr* divided between the Grant Park
Baptist church and the Fair Street
tchool.
One of the most crowded rooms Is
ths eighth grede at the Calhoun school.
Thera were two seventh grades In this
school last year and the class th<t was
promoted exceeds tho capacity of the
one eighth grade room by about twenty
pupils, for whom other arrangements
must be made.
Increased Attendance.
The attendance for this session prom-
hes to be an Increase of about 900 over
last y,ar, when 16,898 boys r.nd girls
received instruction. It Is possible that
the enrollment will reach 17,000 before
the close. To care for this host of
young Atlantans, the city hos provid
ed 647 teachers, with twenty-three sub
stitutes. About *00 pupils will be en
tered In the Girts’ High School, while
Boys’ High School will have about
ir. orcniili.ing the schools for tho year
the .'oithorttlee. first care for the old pu
pil* who h*v> been proa
nu’.n In the jsme school.
AT PANIC REPORT!
BAPS WALL STREET
Hadn’t Heard of Immunity
For Alton; Not Worried
by Fish.
RUSSELL HOPKINS PLANS TO STARTLE
BROADWAY WITH HIS ZEBRA- TEAM
New York, Sept 9.—“What sort of
reflector Is the street, after all7 1’
tell you; It’s a false one. What mat
ters It If stocks show an upward turn
of a point one day and a downward
switch of two to five points the next?
That Is no Indication of the real wealth
of the country or of the country's pros
perlty, and It Is no reflection of actual
conditions. There Is no panic condP
tlon. We’.ve had our panic and now
It’s going away.”
Edward H. Harrlman, back In New
York from the Sierras, with the peace
of the uncontondlng solitudes on his
soul, gave out the mpst optimistic gr
tervlew of his recent career.
Asked to tell how well pleased he l&
with the Immunity promised his Alton
by the Roosevelt administration, the
railroad magnate smiled benlghnly,
saying:
”1 don’t know anything about any
Immunity bath. If It has been pledged
anew the knowledge has escaped me."
And of the recent fist blow which
Stuyvesant Fish planted on the end of
James T. Harahan’s nose—saying the
while that he wished It passed to "that
little shrimp"—Haranan’s boss, Mr.
Harrlman was equally unlnfortpet
"All exaggerated, don’t you tnl:
he asked. "Anywoy, I’ve nothing
against Fish—any flsh—and I've been
catching a good many of them lately,
as you may have heard. Not a thing
against them have I got. Nrine of them
ever gave me a very desperate tussle,
When questioned again about the
"coming panic-*'he said:
"Why a panic? What’s the use of
one. The country Is enormously rich.
Out In the West, the Southwest and
the Northwest, the people are too busy
making money to lose time In search
ing the future In the hope ot having
trouble develop for them."
INE
TWENTY-SEVENDEAD
Mexico Miners Entombed
by Fire Damp Explo-
San Antonio. Texas, Sept. 9.—Two
hundred men are believed to be doom
ed In Las Esperanzas mine. In Mexico,
where they were cut oft by flames
following the explorVm yesterday.
The rescue party has so far made
little hendway aaglnst the flames. The
explosion was caused by fire damp, and
Is believed to have killed twenty-seven.
At least 180 are Injure* and many of
the rescued will not recover.
NO EXCUSES FOR
‘If We Are Beaten It Is Be
cause Atlanta Is
Best.”
■ uv rjcusrs IU uiuar.
statement of Manager BabB
upon bis arrival In Atlanta this morning.
The Memphis team arrived on acbednle
time, after n good trip, and every man.on
the team la lit first-class condition. Barring
the faet thnt Jack Manning la not with
the hunch mid that Criatall la playing In
the outfield, the team la ag good as It hat
been at any time this season.
Manager Babb confirms the advance dope
that Htorkdale will work Monday, Suggs
Tnesdny nnd Shields Wednesday. Hurlbnrt.
In spite of bis slightly crippled fingers, .will
work In all three games
It Is stated by the Memphll that Jack
Law, who wna signed to take Owen’a place,
baa liven released. If ho has, bis presence
at the Aragon Is hard to expalln.
The confidence of the Memphis players Is
little short of marvelous. They feol sure
that they can take two out of three t*.
least from Atlanta, and are going In for
blood.
One thing Manager Bald, wishes made
very plain. He will not proteat any games.
"! want only those won In the field and won
because we make the most runs." Of
course the game that they forfeited over
In Hhreveport Is np to ths league, but goes
unprotected.
are seated, those who have been pro
moted but have changed schools are
next taken In hand. Then come those
ailed to go up; then the new du-
plls. Only those entering for the
time or those who have dropped out or
changed schools are required to regis
ter. Of these there were about 4,060
Monday morning.
As usual, many parents failed to en
ter their children before the opening
of school and Monday morning there
was u long line of people waiting In the
office of the Boys’ High School to get
entrance tickets. It was a care
••wish Td come earlier and avoided the
^Tuasdar the work of organisation
w in be well enough under way for the
teachers to begin giving out the list cf
books which the children must study.
NewCanditfate Wades
Into His Opponent’s
Record in Congress.
\
1,500 PEOPLE
HEAR DEBATE
Campaign is Creating Great
Interest and Followers *
Are Enthusiastic.
Speclsl to The Georgian.
Tlfton, Go., Sept. 9.—Before a swelt
ering mass of 1,600 people crowded Into
Jay’s cotton warehouse, James M.
Griggs, of Terrell, and S. A. Rodden-
berry, of Thomas, engaged In the
first Joint debate of the congressional
campaign that fs stlrlng the Second
district.
The debate began at 1 o'clock. Rod
denberry opened with a one-hour
speech, the first thirty minutes
which he devoted to a discussion of
national Issues, defining his position
and declaring against the indlscrlml
nate Immigration and favoring a na
tional appropriation.
He handled Judge -Griggs’ record
without gloves and ended by a striking
number of pointed questions. Judge
Griggs responded with nn hour and
twenty -minutes’ speech, defending his
record, telling of his service to the dls
trlct, nnd sharply criticising the as
pirations of tho Thomas county can
didate.
He was followed by Roddenberry
with a twenty minutes’ rebuttal.
A special train from Thomasville
brought one hundred Roddenberry aup-
porters. Griggs men come over from
Albany on a special, reaching here Just
In time for tho debate. Griggs badges
wero much In evidence nnd the sup
porters of both men were very enthusi
astic. Wild applause greeted the tell
ing points made by each. The men
meet tomorrow In a second debate at
Ashburn and Wednesday at George
town.
MRS, PHILLIPS WAS
NEIGHBORS TESTIFY
Cleveland Woman Accused
of Murder of Her Hus
band.
murder.
She returned nt once to her home, anil
the guards were removed. Mm. Phillips did
not leave the Invalid carriage. Au official
oday that Detec*
ttsburg, w«a sent
ir the Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal Company,
jf which the Cleveland and Pittsburg Coal
Compauy la n aubHldlnry corporation, to aee
thnt Mra. Phillip* got justice. Phillips waa
president of ^—
the Pittsburg and
The directors
-ompamr. —
and Buffalo company met an
*“ Mr
formerly
Ruffnlo
Pittsburg
O’Mi
Ips got s
was disclosed*
Three witnesses who were on the front
porch of a bouse 125 feet of the front
porch of the Phllllpa home say the night
of the murder they beard cries of s woman
apparently In distress coming from the
Phillips home. They were not calls for
help, and they decided not to Interfere, as
tbs cries were not repeated.
f
THENKILLEDSELF
Mob Stormed Room, But
Murderer Cheats .Ven
geance.
Wbu hav; bw» .promotofi anfirej Tht»retlay. Steckay «tata
Mlneaola, L. I.. Sept. 9.—As she stood
■creaming at the open bedroom window
of her home, Mrs. Martin J. Smith waa
shot to death by her husband In full
view of hundreds of passers-by. When
a mob of enraged neighbors broke Into
the house to lynch the murderer he
cheated their vengeance by sending two
bullets Into his own lungs. He fell
back dying across the bed.
Smith was a contractor, who was
formerly employed upon the Clarence
Atlanta Man Expects
to Wake Up “Great
White Way.”
New York, Sept. 9.—Russell Hopkins,
son of Dr. Hopkins, a wealthy citizen ot
Atlanta, Ga.. thinks the "Great White
Way” in New York Is a trifle alow, and
he Is planning to wake things up by
driving, a zebra tandem up Broadway.
He purposes not to draw rein until
he is in front of Delmonlco’s famous
place. That the advent of the zebra
team In Gotham's great thoroughfare
will cause a sensation' goes without
saying.
Learning that It was extremely diffi
cult to train the zebra so that the ani
mal would work well In harness, the
Southerner's sporting blood asserted it
self, and he determined to accomplish
the feat
Mr. Hopkins has an estate at Irvlng-
ton-on-the-Hudson. He keeps a me
nagerie there—bears, lions, tigers, qs-
trlohes and birds. But he yearned for
zpbras. He got one, and called It
“Sing Sing." Now ho's negotiating
for the purchase ot another, which he
will call “Arsenic."
Mr. Hopkins got In the public eye
here when he ran away with and mar
ried Miss Vera Seagrlst, a beautiful
young heiress. The ceremony was per
formed aboard Mr. Hopkins* yacht In
the Hudson off Poughkeepsie.
E®
BELL CO. TO
RESTORERATE
A. A. Smith Appeals
to R.R. Commis
sion.
WANTS NIGHT RATE
ON LONG DISTANCE
At the top Is a picture of Mra. Russell Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins’ picture
is shown at the bottom. In tho center is a picture of one of Mr. Hopkins'
wild zebras and a sketch showing tho zebra tandem as it will appear in
Broadway.
ROOSEVELT TO RUN
IF IT'S
So Asserts His Son-in-Law,
Congressman Long-
worth.
Honolulu, Sept. 9.—Congressman nnd
Mra. Longworth left here yeaterdny for
San Franclaco on the Korea. They were
given an ovation aa they ascended the
tang plank, and there were cheera from
lundreds of frlenda.
Congressman Longworth, in talking
to a correspondent, said:
President Roosevelt will not become
a candidate for renomlnatton unless the
entire country demands It. He has
firmly made up his mind to stick to this
course. Mrs. Longworth and I have had
a most enjoyable trip and are In the
best of health. We shall rush right
through to Cincinnati.”
IS ROOSEVELT WAVERING
REGARDING HIS NOMINATION?
Washington, Sept. 9.—Politicians here
.wtri-ui-uog,, jeioeqj* au[j.,puo.w art
Nick” was correctly quoted when a
Honolulu Interview attributes to him
the statement that Roosevelt will not
become a candidate for renomination,
“unless the entire country demands It.”
Politicians take this to indicate that
the president Is wavering In his de-
lnation
THREE WOMEN LOST
LIFE IN HOTEL FIRE
White Woman Guest and
Two Negresses Burn to
Death.
termli
, not to be a candidate again.
ROOSEVELT WON’T AID
BURTON IN HIS RACE.
Oyster Bay. N. Y.. Sept. 9.—Secreta
ry Loeb today emphatically denied that
the president Is planning to speak at
Cleveland. Ohio, In the Interest of Con
gressman Burton's candidacy for tho
mayoralty.
Big Land Cass Settled.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston. Ala.. Sept. 9.—A compro
mise was reached late Saturday after
noon "by which the esse of the City
Land Company against W. J. Edmon
son over the ownership of a tract of
49 acres of land waa withdrawn from
the court and settled by agreement.
The details of the settlement ore' no,’
public.
Shelby. N. C„ Sept. 9.—Cleveland
Springs Hotel was totally destroyed by
fire early this morning.
Two negroes, women servants, and a
whits woman, registered as Mrs. Cora
Smith, of Ellenbbro, N. C., were burned
to death.
The hotel was a four-story brick
structure, with frame annex, worth
about 620,000. The property was in
sured for about one-half Its value. The
furnishings were worth abou 67,000 and
were entirely destroyed, but not In
sured. The Are originated In the kilob
it was supposed to have been
caused by lightning.
COTTON CROP LATE,
SAYS U. S, REPORT;
0NLY19U16BALES
That Is Situation Up to
September 1 of This
Year
Washington, Sept. 9.—The census
bureau announced today,that the total
number of bales of ’ cotton from the
crop of this year ginned'to'September
1 was 191,416, as Compared with 407,-
661-to the,same date lost year.
The ctop this year is ubout a-month
behind.
Tho crop reporting board of the
agricultural department today estlmat-
76.0 July 65, iso,; n.a on august
, 1906: 72.1 on August 66, 1996, MM
ed the condition of the crop on 'August ten-year average of 74.6.
North Carolina Has Already;
Forced Restoration of
Cheap Night ■
Message.
A. A. Smith, of Atlanta, has filed with
the railroad commission a petition ask
ing that the Southern Bell Telephone
Company be required to restore the
night rates, recently discontinued by
the company, not only In Georgia, but
all over the country.
Mr. Smith asks that the former night
rates bo restored, as there was no Valid
reason for discontinuing them. Since
these rates were discontinued the state
of North Carolina has compelled the
Southern Bell to restore the foipnfr
night rate.
It Is not improbable that the commis
sion will take some formal action on
the petition during the meeting, which
begins Tuesday morning.
Mr. Smith Is a member of tho A. A.
Smith Cotton Produce Company, with
offices at 909 Prudential building. The
firm does n business of 680 to 6100
with the Bell in long distance messages
per month, and the elimination of tho
night rate means a considerable In
creased cost to tho firm.
On last Monday tho Southern Bell
gave out formal notice that the night
rate would be suspended. Tho reason
given was that tho reduced rate was
made at a time when there was little
business at night, but now tho wires
were congested after 6 o’clock, and It
was, therefore, necessary to discontinue
the night rates.
LUSITAiSi
TO BREAK RECORD
Now York, Sept. 9.—First wireless
messages telling of the progress of the
new Cunarder, Lusitania, on her maid
en trip, created great Interest today,
not only among, steamshlpmcn. but
among the great ’ traveling population
which In these days run Into the mil
lions.
The purport of tho news seemed to be
that ths Lusitania was steaming along
In line shape at a good pace. In splto
of the difficult case of fog—faster per
haps than at first expected. Tho fact
that the new turbine liner picked up
the Lucanla In apparently easy fash
ion In the run from Liverpool to
Queenstown, led many a British ob
server to grin and remark significant
ly:
Watch her eat up the record.”
25 to be 76.7 per cent, as compared with
76.0 July 66, 1907: 77.6 on August 25,
CIGAR DEALERS
MAY REST SUNDAY
New York, Sept. 9.—The question of
cloning cigar stores throughout the
country on Sunday—especially In New
York city—wan discussed today by the
several thousand delegates of the to
bacco Industry who are here In annual
convention. The meeting will last two
days. There appeared to be u great
deal of sentiment In favor of closing
from Saturday midnight until Sunday
at the same hour.
RACE RESULTS.
8HEEPSHEAD,
First Race—Sheriff Williams, 3 to 5,
on; Blue Pigeon, 3 to 6. second;
Locked Out, 1 to 4, third. Time,
4:09 2-5.
Second Race—Snn Alvlso, 12 to 1,
won; Red Friar, 4 to 5, second; Lit
tleton Maid, out, third. Time, 2:02 1-5.
MONTREAL.
First Race—Lee Harrison II. 3 to 1,
won; Bye Bye, 4 to i, second; Hen
Strong, 5 to 2. third. Time, 1:14 3-5.
Second Race—Henry O. 5 to 1. won;
Peter Knight, 6 to L second; Excite
ment, 8 to 8, third. Time, 1:56.
Growth and Progress of the New South
reference to tho onward
progress of tbo Sooth.
BY
B. LIVELY
Home mea may po. rormeu ns 10 ine growin arm ni
Iwiro leading Institution* by the Increaae of capital,
development* of Ita various Industrie*.
During the past nix month* the Proximity Manufacturing Company and the Po
mona Cotton Manufacturing Company have doubled their plants with an oggrp-
gate outlay of capital of $425,000.
y 4»r caplt
■ Two new buuks have been established, one saving banks with a capital of S25.00I)
ami a commercial nnd saving* Isink with a capital of $100.00^ while the capital
of our ol«Ier banks has been Increased. $200,000. The.gate City Building and Loan
Association ha* Increased Its subscription capital $37,5<X), while the Greensboro
building and Loan Asaocbitlon has been organised with a
llttlldliig and Loan Association
which $17,000 is uow subscribed.
capital of $1,000,000, of
The capital of Greensboro's Are Insurance companies has been Increased $227,-
000, while the life Insurance companies have Increased their capital $225,000.
Three ami otic half mile* of electric street car line hat been constructed at a
cost of $40,c>o). Au clegaut Elks temple Is now being completed at an approximate
cost of $30,000, while the coat of constructing macadam roada leading out from
Greensboro will aggregate $70,000.
An addition to the present spacious dormitory of the 8tate Normal and Indus
trial Coliege has just been cotspletc«l at a cost of $25,000. •
Westbrook Bros., prominent wholesale hardware and commission merchants, havo
recently begun business In Greenslmro with a capital of $^T»,‘ *• ••-
A new Ice factory has recently t>een erected and equipped a
A new organ factory near Greensboro la now nearly domplet
mate cost Of $15,000. * »
The brick tenement In the city Is now being completed at a cost of
$25,000.
The vatne of the business bouses erected during tha past six months aggregates
$227,000, while the valui* of dwellings erected aggregates $35,000.
The amount of new capital added to woodworking and other smaller manufactur.
ing plants has increased $97,000.
Recognizing the advantages Greensboro has over North Carolina cities, the Erie
City Irou work* and the American Engineering Supply Company have located head*
quarters for North Carolina and Hontb Carolina and Virginia at this point.
Clan* are well matured for the early construction of 13 miles of suburban
street railway, countering Greensboro. Illgh Point, Winston nnd Thomasville, which
will add materially to the transportation fadlltes of fretgLt and paaget.gers of
these cities.
A handsome new school bonding hat been erected at White Oak ml!!*, near
Greensboro, at a cost of $12,000, by the Messrs. Cone.—Chattanooga Tradesman.