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VOL. VL NO. 37.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1907.
PRTfrc. Is Atlantal TWO CENTS.
A lUVyli• o n 1 rains: riVIl CENT*.
Harold Telford, of
Gainesville, Dis
appears.
WAS A STUDENT
IN ZURICH UNIV,
Father is Not Alarmed, Al
though No Word Has
Been Received.
Harold W. Telford, a son of James
T. Telford, of Gainesville, Oa., has been
missing from the University at Zurich,
Switzerland, since August 3, and none
of his relatives have heard from him.
He had finished his term at the univer
sity and was on his way home when all
track was suddenly lost.
The following cablegram was re
ceived by The Georgian Tuesday morn
ing:
"Berne. Sept. 17.—American relatives
of Harold W. Telford, who reside In
Georgia, are telegraphing with regard
to his disappearance. Telford, who was
a student at Zurich, has been missing
from Engelberg since August 3."
Harold Telford Is a Cousin of Hubert
Telford, circulation manager for Tho
Journal In West End.
According to relatives of the young
man In Atlanta, Telford has not been
heard from since the first of August.
During his iltay at Zurich he kept up a
frequent correspondence with his rela
tives. and the last letter received from
him stated that he would start at once
for Paris and would return home some
time this fall.
Is Harvard Graduate.
Teung Telford Is 2* years old. He
graduated from the' University of Geor
gia In 1305. While attending the uni
versity he won a scholarship at Har
vard and took a course of one year In
electrical engineering at that Institu
tion. In the fall of 1906 he went to the
University of Zurich, to continue his
studies In hla chosen profession.
He had Just closed his first term at
that Institution when he disappeared.
When called over the long-distance
telephone this morning. Mr. Telford, at
Gainesville, father of the young man.
confirmed the reports of his disap
pearance.
"We last heard from Harold at En
gelberg, Swltserlanrt," said Mr. Telford.
"He had finished his term at the school
and was coming home after he visited
several cities on the continent and
spent a short while sight-seeing. This
was In July.
"He has been away from home at
school for the most part of the past five
years. However, he has always writ
ten home every week and not less un
der any circumstances than twice a
month. We are at a loss to understand
why he has not written and have ca
bled the officials of the school at Zu
rich. He Is 26 years old and fully nble
to take care of himself."
Mr. Telford Is Assistant cashier of I
the First National Bank at Gainesville.
(ME HALL
Will Spend $100,000
For a New
Home.
LITTLE NETTIE
SPENT NIGHT
E
HENRY H. ROGERS REPORTED DYING;
WHOLE LEFT SIDE IS PARALYZED
Doesn’t Remember
Anything For a
Whole Day.
A Pythian castle to cost 1100,000, lo
cated In the center of Atlanta, will be
erected within the next year, accord
Ing to the statements of prominent
Knights of Pythias, who have applied
for a. charter and are soliciting sub
scriptions of stock In the new building,
which will be the finest of its kind in
tho South.
Upon the petition filed In the HUpe
rlor court are the names of R. M. Eu
banks, S. F. West, Ed L. Humphreys,
Thomaa C. Pelot and J. R. Reynolds,
all prominent citizens, but In addition
there are a large majority of the 1,600
Pythlans In Atlanta Interested in the
erection of the castle.
According to the plans, which have
not been entirely completed, the build
ing will be about eight stories In
height. On the bottom floor will be
located handsome store rooms with
offices above, and lodge rooms for the
eight Pythian lodges of Atlanta and
other secret orders will be provided.
The stock will be sold to Pythlans
as an Investment, and If Is expected
that the offices will be largely occuplsd
by Pythlans.
Dr. S. F. West, one of the Incorpo
rators, said Tuesday:
"We expect to raise the funds with
in a few months and have work on the
building begun In six months.”
PLATFORM PLANNED
TO PROTECT PEOPLE
New York, Sept. 17.—Governor John
son, of Minnesota, who Is In town to
day. while declining to talk politics,
said hs was not a logical candidal? for
the next Democratic nomination for
president. It would be anybody's prise
when the convention met, he snld. He
declared the next Democratic platform
will be a document which will utterly
conserve the rights of the people
against the trusts. TJho railroad prob
lem will come In for much attention, as
ould the tariff.
PARENTS SEARCH
FOR LITTLE GIRL
She Returns After Night
Outdoors, Her Memory of
One Dav Blank.
“Oh, matntna, I don't know where
I've been! I woke up under a tree In
the wood* this morning and got on
car near the waterworks anci told the
conductor I was sick and wanted to g<
home."
Deathly pale and so weak from lac
of food that she coultf hardly walk,
covered with dirt of all kinds, 13-year-
old Nettle Smith, foster daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Watt Smith, who live at
the corner of Bass and Crew streets,
stumbled Into hor home at 9:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning with the above state
ment as the only explanation of an ab
sence from home of a whole day ami
night, during which her frantic parents
kept up a continued search, aided by
the police and half the residents of the
neighborhood.
As though spirited away, she had
vanished while on her way to school at
8 o'clock Monday morning. The last
thing she remembered was when a girl
companion, also going to school, turned
back a block and a half from their
homes to get an umbrella. The next
thing she knew was ttye awakening In
the wooffirmear the waterworks fully
five miles from her home, twenty-four
hours later.
A Day Forgotten.
What happened to her intfing©"tftPtf-
ty-four hours, how she got across al
most the entire city of Atlanta
around It, alone and presumably un
conscious, and many other questions
Continued on Page Threo.
FOR OIL TRUST
' IS FIXED AT $6,000,000
HE FliS THE
Acts As Head of City Dur
ing Committee’s
, Trip.
Mayor Petera.
Sounds jiew, but It fits.
It la Mayor Patera thla week In At
lanta. for the alderman from the Eighth
Is now at the helm.
Mayor Joyner and Mayor Pro Tem.
QuIUlan, Alderman Holland nnd Coun
-liman Hancock left the city at 11:30
I'rlock Tuesday morning for Norfolk,
"here they will repreaent Atlanta at
the annual convention of the League of
American Municipalities, which meeta
there September 18 to 21.
Aa a reault, Alderman Petera. who
was recently elected provlalonal mayor
In anticipation of Juat such an emer
gency, took the mnyor’a chair Tuoaday
nt noon, after a abort conaultatlon with
Han Carey, the secretary.
There la no danger of anything really
radical being done during the abaencc
of the mayor and the mayor pro tem.
Alderman Petera la the qulnteaaence of
cunacrvatlam, especially where the
ctty'K finances are concerned, and on
such questions he never falls to look
n all four sides and then be sure there
Is not a fifth.
Alderman Petera* remark that he
seemed to fit the mayor's chair need
not be taken as an Indication that he
I* a candidate for that ofllce.
Senator Bankhead in Capital.
Washington, D. C„ Sept. 17—Senator
J. H. Bankhead, of Alabama, recently
elected to the upper house to succeed
Senator Morgan, arrived In Washlng-
mn at noon today and la at the Riggs
Rouse, where he has reserved quarters
•or the approaching session.
If you had labored hard to get up evidence against the Standard C
Trust, and had had it fined $29,240,000 for rebating, and some lewye
came along and had tha fin, wiped out on a technicality, WOULDN'T I
MAKE YOU SORT OF PEEVISH?
Chicago, Sept. 17.—Judge Groaacup,
of the United States circuit court, today
fixed the appeal bonds of the Standard
Oil Company In the 129,240,000 fine case
at 36,000,000. District Attorney 81ms
at once announced that he was not sat-
lafled; that the bond was not large
enough. , ,
There were two bonds filed—one for
34 000,000, to guarantee that there will
bo no changes to disturb the value of
the Whiting. Ind., plant, and the other
for 12,000.000. Tho 12.000.000 bond muat
be a cash bond to Insure payment of
that amount agatnat the fine upheld.
Judge Groaacup Intimated that thla
amount will cover the value of the re
finery at Whiting.
John 8. Miller, attorney for the oil
company, asked If the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey might not be
security for the Indiana company and
Judge Groaacup ruled that thla would
be satisfactory If the New Jersey com
pany had authority to go on the bond.
Chicago, Bept. 17.—The 329,240,000
fine imposed on the Standard Oil Corn-
wiped out of existence on a technicali
ty, If the atatementa of the Btandard
Oil lawyers, which became known to
day, are carried to fruition.
The line or action which may reault
In the big fine becoming nothing but a
name revolves around the decision of
Judge Landis In the Alton Immunity
case, which Is sat for hearing on Sep
tember 24.
In the event that the Alton Is grant
ed the Immunity which It has been fully
established will be promised to the
railroad through agreement with for
mer Attorney General Moody, the
Standard Oil attorneys will demand
that Judge Lendls' fine be set aside.
The ground for this plea will be that
the Standard Oil lawyers should have
been apprised of this Immunity agree
ment In order that they might question
the Alton railroad witnesses properly.
Attorney John S. Miller, chief coun
sel for the Standard Oil Company, Is
credited with being the originator of
the scheme of asking that the fine be
set aside. He and his assistants have
been working for two weeks In prepa
ration of their brief on this subject.
It will be presented as soon as Judge
Brother-in-Law Says Oil
Magnate’s Face is Dis
torted.
Boston, Sept. 17.—Henry H. Rogers,
the virtual head of the Standard Oil
Company, was reported by his friends
today to be dying.
“His face Is distorted; his speech
affected; his left side Is no longer nor
mal. In three months he has signed
only three papers, and one of them was
a power of attorney. He can not trans
act any business or even discuss ordi
nary matters."
This was the startling testimony giv
en by his son, Henry H. Rogers, Jr.,
and his brother-in-law. Urban H.
Broughton, under oath before Justice
Hammond, In the Massachusetts su
preme court.
To this Mr. Broughton added:
“He told me to take care of his en
tire Interests, and when I asked the rea
son for this, he said: ‘Because I'm
about done.’ ”
The witness appeared to prove that
the oil magnate was neither physically
nor mentally able to appear In person
to defend the suit for (50,000,000
brought against him by <\ M. Ray*
mond, of Summer Hill, for alleged con-
INE
AGAIN BUTTLES
FOR VERY LIFE
Testimony Is Being
Taken in City of
New York.
UNCLE SAM TRYING
TO DISSOLVE TRUST
Officers of Big Company
Are Ordered to Talk On
Stand.
This cut shows H. H. Rogers and his wifs v Below is shown the Roger* summer home at Fairhavon.
newed report* of the serious illness of Mr. Rogers have been recsivsd.
version of royalties In connection with
the petroleum product.
Mr. Rogers' private physician. Dr.
Pratt, added even more startling testl
mony.
“The attack on Mr. Rogers In July
was undoubtedly dr* to something
wrong irmt-HI* ItWfU^Tie swore; “He
i* stlTl suffering from that attack. It
might be from apoplexy or it might be
from other causes.
"The strain and excitement and the
closeness of the court room, If Mr.
Rogers were compelled to testify,
would be apt to result In the death of
Mr. Rogers, considering his present
condition."
“It would be cruel to compel h|s at
tendance In court," said Justice Ham
mond when he had heard the evidence
of Mr. Rogers* serious Illness from the
Ups of hls own family. Then he dis
missed the appeal for an Immediate
trial.
Just how long Mr. Rogers Is likely
to live his physicians do not say. but
all the deposition* give proof p4>s|tlve |
that he Is suffering with paralysis of
the entire left side of hls body; that he I
speaks with great difficulty because of
that paralysis, and that he never will
resume business.
WOMAN LOSES $238,000
IN MONEY AND JEWELS
New York, Sept. 17.—Central office
detective* were baffled today by the
mysterious disappearance of (236.000 In
cash and Jewels either sto&n from or
lost by a wealthy Brooklyn woman
while she was riding from Larchmont
STATES
to New York on n New Yprk, Now
Haven and Hartford train.
The identity of the woman Is being
carefully guarded. Her lawyer, BenJ.
F. Norris, has offered a reward of (10,-
000 for the return of the jewels. They
were In un ordinary tin box when they
vanished.
THREE MEN SLAIN
WHEN EAST AUTO
STRIKES JIG POLE
One Victim is Hurled 100
Feet—Fourth Dies iu
Hospital.
pany by Judf. K. M. Landta will b« Landis given the Immunity decision.
k:
Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 17.—A special
from Colorado Spring! «ay«:
An automobile party of seven person,
left Colorado City at 7 o’clock till,
morning on Its way to Colorado
Springe. Following the automobile wa»
a cab containing more members of the
party. The automobile wug running at
60-mlle an hour clip. The chauffeur
did not eee a hole In the roadway and
on making a short turn struck a tele
graph pole. Three men were instantly
kl.led, one of whom was hurled 100 feet
und a fourth Is reported to have died
later at a hospital. They were nil bad.
ly mutilated.
Tho dead:
WILLIAM RALSTON, dealer in elec-
trical supplies.
BRITTON GRAVE8, a druggist.
GRAY, chauffeur.
All were prominent Elks of Colorado
Springs.
mrs. jTmTgolucke
DIED MONDAY
Clarkesvllle, Ga„ Sept. 17.—Mrs. J.
M. Oolurke, who was on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. D. W. 8. Fry. died at this
place vesterday after a long Illness of
cancer of the stomach.
She had only been here a short while,
having come from her home at Craw-
fotdvllle. Oa. Her reifalns were taken
to Craw fordvllle for Interment.
* Race Results.
GRAVESEND.
First Race—Momentum. 8 to 5. won;
Belle of Iroquois, 10 to 1, second; Rock-
stone, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:10.
AT
2500 Discuss Ques
tion at Anti-Saloon
League Meeting.
By REV. A. C. WARD.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 17.—About 2,500
delegate* and visitors have arrived for
the National Anti-Saloon League con
vention, nnd others are comlpg In on
every train. ,
This Is the twelfth annual convention,
and owing to the recent steps taken by.
Georgia and other states, considerable j
SNELL BURSTS
Men Are Mangled by
Explosion at Target
Practice.
Toklo, Japan, Sept. 17.—While the
battleship Kashltna was engaged In
target practice off Kabuto Island yes
terday afternoon, a 10-Inch shell ex
ploded In.one of her guns while It was
being loaded, owing to the fact that the
gun hod become overheated.
Twenty-seven men. Including Lieu
tenant Arlta, wefe killed and eighteen
Interest Is manifested. The main hu!»- I woijnrte*!.
Ject to be considered now and the one I The explosion-occurred Inside th©
most talked of among the delegates |#*8un shield, following an attempt to re.
that of state rights to control the trans- H << * from thi
portatlon of Intoxicants.
This will be the main Issue before
the convention and steps will be taken
to press through ci>ngress a bill that
will forever stop the shipment Into dry
territory.
President Luther B. Wilson, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., will coil the meeting to
order, nine sessions wfPf be held In the
armory building here and several at the
exposition grounds. Last night Hon.
M. Trlckett, of Kansas CHy, an attor
ney, who did much toward driving sa
loons from Kansas, gave a very Inter
esting and detailed account of the sit
uation.
The results show that In every way
Improvements have been made, not only
In the moral side, but In spite of dec
larations to the contrary, In the finan
cial and business circles also. He stat
ed that the very men who formerly
fought for the traffic now declare that
It would be ruinous to have the suloons
hack in Kansas City.
Wednesday evening Governor Glenn,
of North Carolina, will *;>eak. It Is now
probable that all the office!* will sur-
ceed themselves for next year. It Is
certain that Georgia will be recognised
In some way.
Atlanta Is making a strong bid
for the convention next year. Mayor
Joyner, of Atlanta, has promised to
meet Dr. Ward here tomorrow and aid
him In pressing the Invitations to the
convention.
Dr. J. C. Solomon spoke at Peters
burg last Sunday anti Dr. Ward Ailed
the pulpits of the First and Second
Baptist churches at Newport New*.
There I* a strong probability that after
gun after target* practice.
The explosion was terrific and the
i-hlp was badly damaged. Most of
those near the gun were frightfully
mangled.
The Kashlma is a ship of 16.400
tons and was built In England In 1905.
Hhe carries four 12-Inch and four 10-
inch gun*. The 12-Inch guns are In
pulrs and the 10-Inch singly In bar
bettes. Her complement Is 980 men.
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thl. session the convention will meet
every two years. This I. due to the
enormous growth of the body and the
large exi-ense of meeting.
J. B. Richard. I. also hero.
New York, Sept. 17.—The tSandaril
Oil Company 1. again' fighting for it.
life.
The scene of tho latest battle Is
Room 43, Po.tofllce building, thl. city,
nnd the trouble wn. begun at 10 o'clock
thl. morning with Former Judge
Franklin Ferris, of St. Louts, aa master
of ceremonies. Judge Ferris ho. been
made special examiner by United State,
circuit court for the eighth circuit to
take testimony In the action brought
December 3. In St. Lout, to compel the
dissolution of the Btandard Oil Com
pany.
Frank B. Kellogg, special counsel for
the government, had subpenaed over
twenty wltnesees from tho ranks of
well-known men of affairs. Including
nearly the whole directorate of tho
Standard Oil Company, hnd It was evl.
dent that he Intended tn waste no tlmo
In preliminary Investigation, but would
go straight to the point of getting the
Information he wanted. Those who re
membered (it* examination of wltnesees
tn the llnrrlman Inquisition looked for
ward with uncommon Interest to the
questions he would ask of Archbold
and Pratt and William G. Rockefeller.
Benedict First Witness,
The first witness was E. C, Benedict,
one of the owners of the Manhattan
Oil Company. He testified that An
thony N. Brady was also a large stock,
holder in the company. He declared
he could not remember iite amount of
the stock.
Ho knew, however, that hls company
had a pipe line In Ohio. He said that
In 1398 he sold 5,175 shares of the com
pany's stock at 1100 a share, which
was delivered to the Central Trust
Company. Mr. Benedict declared that
ho had forgotten the name of the pur
chaser of the stock. * He received, all
told, he said, the sum of 3889,342 for
hi. property. Mr. Benedict positively
stated that hls company had had no
dealings with the Btandard OIL
Mr. Benedict said he would pay cash
for hls property.
Questioned by Mr. Kellogg:
Q. Did you object to the Standard
Oil Company getting possession your
property? A, I did not.
Q. Then why did you Inquire wheth
er the Standard Oil Company was tho
purchaser? A. Out of curiosity. '
The witness admitted that the Man
hattan Oil Company wae a competitor i.
of the Standard Oil Company, lie said
he had gone Into the oil business to
protect hie Intereete In gas companies.
Since the sale of the Manhattan Oil
Company’e property the Standard Oil,
the wltneas said, had furnished oil gas
to the gaa companies with which he
was connected. The negotiations for
the disposal of the stock were carried j
on with the brokerage firm of Brown '
Brothers.
Charles M. Pratt, ona of the officers
of the Btandard Oil Company of New
Jersey, was next called. Pratt de
clared he had been an officer since
1899. but was not connected with tha
Standard Oil Company previously, oth
er than he bad been one of the liqui
dating trustees In Ohio.
Mr, Pratt said he had been a sales
man for the Standard.
Q. Did you sign the Ohio trust agree
ment of 1882? A. I did. I had iwo
shares of the etock at that time.
Mr. Pratt admitted that 32,000,000
worth of stock tn the Waters-Pterce
Oil Company, of Texas, was trans
ferred to hls account when action was
begun against the eompany.
Pressed for Information, Mr. Pratt
sought refuge behind the answer:
"I knew of It In but a general way.”
Mr. Pratt agreed to produce a state
ment showing the officers and directors
of the company and Its capitalization.
"Do you know anything about the
Commeiclal Trading and Investment
Company?" asked Franklin U. Kellogg,
counsel for the government.
"I do not."
Q. “Does the Manhattan sell Its prod
ucts to the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey?"
A. "I do- not know."
"I ain an active officer of the Stand
ard Oil Company of Kentucky," said
Pratt, after enumerating a dozen com
panies of which he Is a director.
Q. "Who would know of the Manhat
tan Company?"
A. "I do not know."
Q. "What Is the C. &L Pratt Invest
ment Company?
A. "I am not clear about It. But the
statement furnished me showed that in
1802 the C. M. Pratt Company earned
3137.400; In 1903, 31.099,200, and in 1904,
31,863,700."
Mr. Pratt professed little or no
knowledge of the affairs of the Stand
ard Oil Company. When pressed for
Information he gave no answer-beyond
yes or no. He said stock In the Waters -
Plerce was held In hls name for the
Btandard of New Jersey.
"Is the business of the Standard OH
Company of New Jersey managed by
committees?*'
The witness asked to have tho ques
tion repeated and shifted nervously In
hls chair. He was evidently trying to
form on answer. Attorney Kellogg
fired questions at him until he finally
answered that In 1882 the Committee
existed.