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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Sbow- ),n tonight and Tuesday; _no de cided change In temperature. The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day In The Georgian. AND NEWS “The Bracebrldge Diamonds,” a thrilling mystery story, Is now being printed In The Georgian. 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.