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THE WEATHER. For AtlePta and Vicinity—Fair tonight, Wednesday local show* The Atlanta Georgian Full and Complete Market Reports are Printed Every Day In The Georgian. and news “Tho Bracebrldge Diamonds," a thrilling mystery story, Is now being printed in Tr.e Georgian. SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady; 6.S3. Atlanta, nomi nal; 11%. New York, qolet; 12.25. New. Orleans, eaay; 11%. Savannah, quiet; 11%. Augusta, steady; U9-16. 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. ODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOtl § NOW COMES FOOtBALL O HERO—VALE BASEBALL! O O PrettJi noon the swathed und O O padded football hero will be 0 O prancing over the gridiron to the O O acclaim of the publle, the coal 0 O man will he hoisting price, to the O O groans of the populace, and the O 0 fall season will be here in ear- O O neat. Foreca.t: O 0 "Fair Tue.day night. Wednes- 0 0 day ahowtra." O O Tue.day temperature.: O 0 7 o'clock a. m 70 degree. 0 O 8 o'clock a. m 72 degree. 0 0 9 o’clock a. m 76 degree. 0 O 10 o’clock a. in. 77 degree. O 0 11 o'clock a. m 79 degree. 0 0 12 o'clock noon 81 degree. 0 0 1 o'clock p. m 57 oegree. O. 0 2 o'clock p. m 83 degree. 0 000000000O0000000000000000 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.