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1'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
■VKnNESDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1997.
IN CAPITAL CITY
Two Days Will Be Spent in
the City of Wash
ington.
Washington, Oct. 2.—Two hundred
mid fifty delegates are extiected to at-
trnd the biennial convention of the Na
tional Association of Cotton Manufac
turers, which opens here tomorrow.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
io .st master General Meyer, Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Straus and Di
rector of the Census North will bo
among the speakers. William D. Harts
horns, of Lawrence, Mass., president
of the organisation, will occupy the
The program I* as follows:
Thursday.
Thursday, TtKt s. m.-cCatl to order.
Wolcome to the association by Com
missioner B. F. MacParland. Address
by Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson. President's address, William
D. Hartshorns, Lawrence, Mass.,
l’ew Suggestions on Merchandising
f Mills', Products/' Frederick MaoKay,
: New Bedford, Maas., "Present and Fu-
; turs Conditions of Cotton Production
and Manufacture In the United States."
S. D. N. North, director of the census.
Thursday, 1:10 p, m.—“General
Question of Cotton Mill Fires,” Charles
JI. Smith, Dover, N. H. "Cotton Manu
facturing and Fire Waste," H. L. Phil
lips, Hertford, Conn. "An Analysis of
Usage," George Otis Draper, Hopedalc,
Mass. "Block Is White In Customs
Administration,” E, O. Hartshorns, 62
Leonard street. New York.
Frldey.
Friday, Oetober 4, 6:60 a. m.—Ad
dresses by Postmaster General George
von L. Meyer, Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Oscar 8. 8traus and Rob
ert Harper, president of the Washing
ton cliombor of commerce, “American
Shipping on Deep Seoa," D, A. Tomp
kins, Charlotte, N. C, "Tha Economic
Position of the New York Cotton Kx-J
chunge nnd Its Relation to Trade," A
K. Marsh, New York. "The Loading
and Shipment of Cotton,” L. Green.
Washington.
Friday, 2:39 p. m.—"Use and Abuse
of Warp Stop Motions and Other Auto
matic Appliances for Looms,” Loula
Simpson, Vallcyfleld, P. Q. "The Ev
olution of tho Log Strap,” W, Irving
Bullard. Danielson, Conn. “Tests In
Colton Mills," William F. Parish, Duls-
berg, Germany.
GEN. GORDON’S OLD DESK
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION
TEAM
TRAIN WRECK
DESK USED BY GENERAL GORDON FOR 24 YEAR8.
Hundreds ot people panning along Pencil*
tree afreet Wednesday war* attracted to
tb® show window of the Fielder A Allen
Company, where the desk of the late Gen
eral John II. Gordon Is on dlsplny. It la
an Interesting relic of the Stirling period
during #blch the famous Southern leader
lived nnd as such Is tho center of attrac
tion In Peachtree street.
The desk Is the property of Mrs. Burton
Smith, a slaughter of General Gordon, nnd
hns been preserved Just ns ft wns when
used by him. It Is especially Interesting for
the fact thnt It Is tue desk, used by uen
era! Gordon when he wrote his iiimou*
book, “BeminJsoenre* of the Civil Wnr,’
On top of the desk rsrte n horse shoe,
picked up by the general for Pluck," nnd
placed there years ago. As seen from the
picture, the desk Is a roller-top nfTsir, and,
though It waa used by General Gordon for
twenty-four years, it Is still In splendid
FAIR BAN KS COCKTAIL STORY
JUST WON' T ST A > DOWNED
•PINNERS o\jE8T8 OP
N. Y. COTTON EXCHANGE.
New York, Oct 1.—When eeen at
the Waldorf-Astoria today, C. W. Ma
caco, chairman of the delegation of Eu
ropean cotton eplnnere and manufac
turer/,, who are to attend the cotton
ronferenco In Atlanta, eald that hla
fellow delegatee and himself hod had
a mof-t delightful trip thue far and
were delighted with the cordial men
tion they have tnet. Tonight the dele
gates wilt bo the guests of the New
York Cotton Exchange at a banquet at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
After ihs convention at Atlanta the
delegates will visit Birmingham, New
Orleans, Golvtston, Bt. Loula, Chicago,
Toronto, Niagara Falla, Buffalo and
then back to New York.
MOVED UP DATE
FOR THEIR WEDDING
Eight days to welt for their wedding was
toe long for Ml.. Min.v l'owell and ■ Je .r
8. Itlley, of .Mm.,ri. mid III- n--lit I- tIn,r
Mr. and Mrs. Utorga 8. nilsy registered
Tus.dsy night at tbs Piedmont, and II.
T. l’owell, father of the bride, and preil.
dsne of tho Mncnn (las Light and Watar
Company nnd the Macon Savings bank, la
>a!l,hed that yoong folks aru going to
have their way, no matter what olhar pco-
log to ba one of the senaoa'g aortal arenas.
Hot e
anxious
Washington, Oct, 2.—Senator Cul-
beraon, of Texag, Adda hla voice to
the general chorus of atateemen who
deplore the manner In which Vice
President Fairbanks Is being clrtlclsed
all over the country for having served
cocktails at hla now famous Indianapo
lis dinner.
"You can't make me believe Fair
banks drank a cocktnll at that dinner,"
said Senator Culberson. “I don't be
lieve he’s touched an Intoxicating drink
In yeare, If he ever touched one at all.
For a man to he criticised as he has
been for that cocktail Incident seems
unfair and deplorable."
"The truth of the matter Is that
he was serving up a regular luncheon
which he had ordered from a caterer
and tho caterer, knowing that cock
tails usually are served with lunch
rnons, sent them along as a matter of
course,” eald another.
Politicians who come Into Washing
ton now unite In their disbelief that
Fairbanks ever tasted the cocktail
and call attention to the fact that man.
other men have more than cocktails at
their formal functions.
MAD RACE FOR BRIDE;
GIRL'S MOTHER LEADS
Denver, Oct. 2—With his beautiful
Aancee, MU Frances Shrewsbury,
speeding away twelve hours ahead of
him In custody of her mother, Assistant
District Attorney Benjamin F. Brown
hurriedly left yesterday In a race across
the continent, hoping to Intercept them
before they can board the steamer on
res going to marry •-
oyiltully liked young 1
rsryhody else who kn
know btr daughter I
-is: ....Mil
knew him. But still
_ Powell thought thsre was no mvcoaltj
for ham-. Tha data had Iwn sot. hut
tho young folks Just dreaded asything
which might ceuaa tha wadding to ho post,
pone,!. While Mr. Powell thought Octo
ber 10 too eoou, still ha did not a"
decided objection to the marriage.
Ba; young Mr. nilay and prsttr Mias
wanted to ba msrrlsd. Tuesday
they talked It oTcr, T^eu they
Powell wo
ary Wiley
lien n
Ilka pa
111, f
a license from (>rl
ter than be had expected,
Mr. Itllrr celled, a visit waa paid to Rev.
i)r. It. E. Douginas, at the First Presbyte
rian church, and while s few friends who
had been let Into the secret looked on, the
knot w aa tied. The happy couple left Imnia.
dlolelv for Atlnnta, and on Wednesday
they (eft orer tha 8eaboard f„r the James-
town exposition and the North. Mr. Itlley
la a well-known young Macon business
man, n graduate of Tech ami popular. H
Headaches sod Neur.lg.a from C.-M,
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the
world-wld* Cold and Grip remedy, re
moves cause. Coll for full name. Look
for signature of E. W. Grove. 36o.
CAPTAIN WOODRUFF RESIGNS
FOR BUSINESS REA80N8,
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, On., Oct. 2—Captain J.
W. Woodruff, Of ths City Light Guards,
has sent In hla resignation to the gov
ernor. He hne been captain for four
years, and resigns for bualnean reaanne.
Lieutenant Reuben Smith, a Spanish
wnr veteran, will probably succeed him.
Atlanta College of Phar
macy, next to corner of But
ler and Armstrong streets,
16 years’ remarkably suc
cessful work. Greater de
mand for our graduates than
we can supply. Eighth Col
lege of Pharmacy in attend
ance in the United States.
1907-8 session begins Octo
ber 1st.
Mme eyes than there are In Atlanta
tad these pages every day. For 30
,. n t« v-iii can place any waat you may
ave before them In our want columns,
n,J Friday and .Saturday get a 49c box
f Wiley’s Candy, Free.
ORPHANS ENJOYED
A DAY AT SHOW
Huporlutcmlept Roun pf the Hebrew Or*
plmW Home b•• written n unique letter
of nppmintlou to tUr niauigmuent of the
Orpheum Theater In the town* of the chil
dren of the home who weru guest® ot the
Orpheutn n abort tlim* ngn for a nmtlueo
performance. The Jettor follows:
*To the Manager of The Orpbeum:
“Are you, two, of the opinion that Hntnr-
lay was « rnlny tiny 7 To us It wns a dny
/till of sunshine, nu<t It was your magic
wand which caused the transformation. Aa
the raln-dropa descended the beams of your
suutur disposition Intercepted them and
dried them up add the 'Vltlhlren of Israel"
passed through on dry Innd. It Is for tIUs
miracle thnt we want to tbauk you with
nil our hearts. The hill wns snperh, clean
-.-- - * le. .May you
y dN'serre.
, I felorlee, Very
Bupsrlntrudont."
FINISH BRIDGE
IS ULTIMATUM
Tha much discussed Brookwoou
bridge must be open tb the public with.
In ten days or thera will be trouble.
Wednesday morning the county com.
mlsslonsrs passed.a resolution to noti
fy the Southern railway, through J. 8
B. Thompson, assistant to the presi
dent, that If the bridge was not In
proper condition and tU for vehicles
within ten days the county would com
plete the work snd send In a bill to tho
"a” present the bridge Is complete, all
but the two approaches, which have not
been sufficiently Ailed In. . One day e
work will flnlsh the Job.
The old temporary bridge Is In an
extremely dangerous condition, the
residents out Peachtree road say.
tomoblles. parctlcularly, run a risk
every time they cross.
GIRARD SCHOOL BONOS
ufnAnu g%Cg u T0 CHICAGO FIRM,
Special to The Georgian.
Girard, Ala., Oct. 2.—The city coun
cil has accepted the offer of a Chicago
Arm for 110,000 worth of bonds for a
school bulfdlng, authorised some time
ago. ; *
MANY ATTRACTIONS BOOKED
FOR SAVANNAH FAIR.
Bpect.l to The Georgina.
Savannah. Oa„ Oct. 2 —Savannah
Elks are planning to make their fair,
which begins about the middle of No
ember. on affair of state prominence,
it Is designed to have special nights,
known as Atlanta night, Augusta night,
Macon nljht nnd Charleston night, nnd
to attract people from the various parts
of the state.
The fund derived from the fair will
be devoted toward the building of the
new home which the Elks expect to
erect In the near future.
which tho angry mother Is determined
to leave this country with her daughter
In tow.
It Mr. Brown makes connection and
tho trains are not late he wilt arrive at
the wharf half an hour before the
steamer starts. He feels certain that If
he can get only one word with the girl
she will defy her mother, return to him
and carry out her promise of marriage.
FORMER GEORGIA MAN
HURT If* AUTO CRASH.
Special to The Georgian.
Tallapoosa, Go., Oct. 2.—Walter
Morrow, wife and daughter were all
badly Injured In an automobile wreck
In the suburbs of Boston, Mass, where
they were visiting friends.
Mr. Morrow, who married the only
daughter of ex-.Mayor Shepperd, of
this city, was formerly engaged In/ be
real estats business here.
c<l iy i
A
WALKWAY ACROSS
WRECKED BRIDGE
The work of railing tho. girders of
the collapsed Jones avenue bridge from
the railroad tracks has been completed
nnd a walkway for pedestrians has been
opened across ths structure. -
A large force of men Is still at work
and It Is expected that trolley cars can
crosa the bridge within the next few
daya. At present passengers on the
river line are being transferred, walk
ing n distance of about two blocks
around by way of Simpson and Man-
gum streets.
MORE TROUBLE
IN CASA BLANCA
Paris, Oct 2,—Tho latest dispatches
from Casa Blanca report that more
trouble has broken out among the
tribesmen. The tribesmen who mad*
peace with the French are now threat,
cned wtth death by the hostile mem
bers of the Chaoula tribes unless thsy
ctasa communication with the French
officials,
MEN WHO’LL BUILD
NEWAUDITORIUM
At the meeting of tho board of direc
tors of the auditorium-armory Wed
nesday at noon James R. Gray, tho
president, was authorised to name the
building committee of Qve, with him,
self ts one ot the members.
The following committee was ap,
pointed: John E. Murphy, Clifford L.
Anderson. W. L, Peel, R: 8. Wessels
and James R. Gray.
Tho committee will meet In
Gray's office nt noqn Thursday tor the
purpose of organising. They will have
general supervision of ths construction
of the auditorium-armory.
The format transfer of the property
to the city waa approved by the direc
tors, and a meeting of the stockholders
wag railed for noon Thursday, October
10, at which the contract drawn up by
the city attorney will be ratified.
BENNETT CONGRATULATED
BY GEORGE F. PEABODY.
Special to The Georgian.
Waycross, G», Oct. 2.—Colonel John
W. Bennett, who wss recently appoint
ed a member of the board of trustees
of the University of Georgia, received
his commission while attending the
recent meeting of the board in At
lanta. Colonel Bennett has received a
nffmbcr of congratulatory letters since
the flrat announcement of his appoint
ment appeared In the Waycross papers,
among them being one from George
Foster Peabody, who Is now at Luke
George, N. Y.
Funeral of J. F. Miller.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Waycross, Ga., Oct. 2.—The funeral
services of J. F. Miller, who died sud
denly Monday, were conducted yester
day afternoon from the deceased's for
mer home by Rev. J. A. Harmon, of the
First Methodist church. The Waycross
Knights of Pythias attended the fu
neral In a body, and representatives ot
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engt-
nees also were present. The' pall
bearers were J. K. Bibb, George Mor
ton, H. Donnelly, B. 1L Tbomas, Bry
ant, E II. Crawley.
r
Agent of Road Adjusts
Claims of All Who
Were Injured.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Oct. 2.—The lo
comotive drawing* train No. 12 from
Memphis to Chattanooga on the South
ern railway hit an open switch at De
catur last night about 12 o’clock artd
was derailed. Tho passenger locomo
tive struck three other engines, which
were standing In the-yards. The win
dows In ihe coaches were broken and
the passengers received a shaking up.
All four of the engines were badly
damaged nnd the property loss to the
railroad company will be quite heavy.
The train was due here at 0 o’clock
this morning, but did not ‘get In until
about noon. The Memphis baseball
club of the recent;/ closed Southern
League wore passengers on the train
en route to Chattanooga for o series of
games. They all claim to have been
badly ihalten up. An agent of the
Southern appeared on the scene at once
nnd nil those who were hurt In the least
were paid sums'ranging from 625 to 650
m cash.
Major W. J. Bass, of Chattanooga,
wr.s on board the train and he was
shaken up considerably.
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders
of the Atlanta & West Point Railroad
Company will be held In the office of
the Company, Room No*9. Atlanta Ter
minal Station, Atlanta, Ga., October 16,
at 12:J6 o’clock, p. m.
F. II. HILL, Secretary,
GATE CITY GUARDS
HOME FROM CANTON
Tho. Gate City Guards, who returned
from Canton at noon Wednesday, were
given nn unusual distinction In tho
dedication exercises of the McKinley
monument last Monday. They were
the only company of soldiers In the
great pnrado, which stretched for sev
eral miles.
Atlanta’s crack company of sixty-five
young man, according to the statement
of George E. Herring, traveling pas-
songer agent of the Louisville and
Nashville railway, who accompanied
them, made a fine showing. Upon their
arrival In Canton they were met by a
commlttoe of citizens and given n
hearty welcome,
The parade, which took three hours
to pose the president’s stand, was mode
UP of veterans' organizations, secret
orders, McKinley clubB and other bod
ies. The Gate City Guards were given
a place between two of the best bands.
It Is estimated that 100,000 people saw
the parade. ,
Tho guards spent Bundoy afternoon
In Columbus on their way to Canton
and all of Tuesday in Cincinnati. They
returned by way of the Louisville and
Nashville, arriving In Atlanta on tho
mid-day train.
The Third battalion of tho Seven
teenth Infantry returned early Wednes
day morning from Canton, where they
did .guard duty during the celebration.
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0 WANT NO “TEDDY BEARS" 0
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Vicksburg, Miss., Oct 2.—Gov- O
O ernmsnt detectives have succeed- O
O ed In smashing the plan of a Mis- O
O slsslppl capitalist to play a prac- O
O tic,tl joke on President Roosevelt O
O when he begins tils bear hunt next t>
<» week. Several gross of “Teddy O
a Bears" had bean shipped here to 0
bo distributed over the area that O
the president will traverse In his O
sonrch for live Louisiana bears. O
Q but the eeoret service men heard O
0 of It and stopped the distribution. O
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MAJ. BURKE SAVED
WHITE EAGLE FROM
JAIL IN ATLANTA
STEAMER AND CARGO
DESTROYED BY EIRE
WITH $75,000 LOSS
Buffalo Bill’s Famous Press One Employee Missing; Be
Agent Spins Yam About
Former Visit.
lieved to Have Beep
Drowned.
MAJOR JOHN M. BURKE.
He Is a vetehin comrade of Colo
nel Cody and one of the best known
press agents In the country.
ERA OF PROSPERITY
STRIKES JULIETTE
Special to The Georgian.
Juliette, Ga., Oct. 2.—Juliette la en
Joying perhaps the most phenomenal
building and business boom In the his
tory of the town. New buildings are
being erected, old buildings are being
remodeled, all lines of business are
flourishing as never before and the peo
ple of this community are contented,
prosperous and happy. The merchant*
are doing a tremendous business, and
the farmern are harvesting line crops.
Those who are In a position to know
are firmly convinced that before many
more day* (hall have passed Juliette
will have received recognition as be
ing one of the most progressive little
towns In the state.
Tho Juliette Milling apd the Glover
Manufacturing companies have Just
completed nn 611,000 steel bridge over
Ocmulgee river and the milling compa.
ny Is now Increasing tho capacity of the
mill from I.OOfl to 10,000 busnele of
meal per day. Before these two en
terprises were located here the village
was very small, but hundreds of mill
operative* £nd employees have located
hers, the pay rolls have put money
Into circulation and the merchants
have become prosperous.
Another bank and a 610,000 hntel
will likely be built here In the near
future.
TO OPEN NEW ROUTE
FOR SHIPPING COTTON
Galveston, Texas, Oct. 6.—Baron Kl-
ahtl, chief of the Japanese bureau ot
foreign commerce, who Is touring the
Japanese colonics of oouth Texas, Is
authority for the statement that Japa
nese spinners are preparing to buy
cotton direct from the producers in
America and ship It by way of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This .route
will save seventy-flve days over the
present South American course.
630,000 New York Fire,
New York, Oct 1.—Fire today swept
the basement of Ludwig Baumann’s
furniture house, and a damage of 660,-
000 resulted. The fire Is believed to
have started from spontaneous com
bustion. ,
Southern College of Phar
macy, 93 Luckie street.
Opens eighth sesison Octo
ber 1. New building. Free
books. Continuous sessions.
Splendid attendance. Pros
pective students invited to
call.
Major John M. Burke, friend and
comrade In many an Indian fight of
Colonel William F. Cody, known all
over tha world as Buffalo Bill, Is In
Atlanta ahend of the famous wild west
exhibition and letting his friends know
that the show will soon be here.
For Major Burke hns friends In At
lanta Just as he hns friends the tjorld
over. He Is probably better known to
the newspaper men of this country and
Europe than any other man. Ever
since Colonel Cody started out, over
twenty years ago. to educate the people
by the old or his exhibition, Major
Burke has been with him. Before that
he was with him on the plains since
1866.
"The first thing I think of," laughing,
ly paid the Major nt the Piedmont,
"when 1 come to Atlanta Is the expe
rience I had hero In getting White
Eagle, one of our fafnous Indian chiefs,
out of the clutches of the law. I have
often wondered since why I was not
arraigned for contempt. But I wnsn 1 .
and White Eagle didn't go back to
Baltimore to answer a murder charge."
As the major tells It, he was with
tho show when Whlto Eaglo was afs
rested on requisition papers from the
governor of Maryland and was charged
with murder. Some weeks before a
etpall boy had died of heart failure,
and, coached by a lawyer, the father
claimed that White Eagle had hit the
boy with a stone.
Major Burke secured tbe services or
Attorney Burton Smith and a writ op
habeas corpus was secured In the Fed
eral court before Judge Newman.
While tho witnesses were being ex
amined, Major Burke arose and bofore
tho Judge or the startled attorneys
Knew what he wus about, he burst Into
an eloquent plea for tho red man.
He pointed out how the disgrace of
going to Jail would cause White Eagle
to commit suicide. He told how White
Eagle, if condemned to dler could be
told to report for the execution of hie
sentence on a certain date, and die like
the brave man he was.
“This red man," said the major, "will
not run away. He haa committed no
crime, but If any court ever wonts him,
the court hns but to say the word nnd
White Englo will travel day and night
until he reaches the point where ho Is
summoned."
So eloquent wns Major Hurko's appeal
that he wns Invited to take a seat
alongside the Judge and so exettod was
the major that he took the Judge's seal
Instead of the visitor's chair. In vain
did Attorney Burton Bmlth make mo
tions to tho major. But the judge said
nothing nnd through Major Burke
asked the Indian witnesses questions.
The result was that White Engle was
released under bond and later showed
the charge against him In Baltimore
waa unfounded.
While here Major Burke called upon
Governor Hoke Smith, whom ho knew
Intimately while the governor was sec
retary of the Interior at Washington.
"Buffalo Bill’s Wild West," said Ma
Jor Burke, “was an original conception
of Us organizer, Colonel Cody, for the
purpozo of familiarizing the eastern
part of tho vast empire with peoples
end conditions twenty-five years ago,
were as misconceived, misunderstood
and unknown aa was one end of the
republic, North and Bouth, os waa tho
other In the '60’s. Then tho mlsrepro
scntatlon of the sentimentalist depehd-
Ing on Dame Rumor and presenting It
In novellstio form was accepted JU
facts and Isolated episodes, such as the
whipping of criminals, gave foundation
for misconception of conditions, which
gave plausibility to the possibility ot
the most world-wide libel ever perpe
trated against the Christian people,
'Uncle Tom's Cabin.’
"The aim of tho Wild West waa to
treat tha aubject wtth realism as close
In adhering to nature aa the environ
ments permitted, giving a dramatic
presentation of scenes and Incidents In
the far West with the genuine actors
to the manner born and native animal*
engaged In Its presentation.
[ Special to Tbe Georgian.
Albany, On., Oct. 2.—Steamer Ray
| rnondH.which piles Flint river betweet
j Albany and Newton, was burned last
night near Newton, with a cargo con
slstlng ot 100 bales nt cotton, SO bar
rsls of rosin snd 260 sacks ot cotton
seed. The entire cargo end boat were
totally destroyed. The toss Is estimated
at 675,000.
There was no Insurance on the boat,
which was owned by Albany parties.
Two negroes were employed on the
boat, and one Is reported drowned.
NEXT WEEK BRINGS
ceomno city
Four Conventions, a Wild
West Show and Start
of Fair.
Atlanta will bo strenuously on tbe job
when It comes to Hein* host next week,
More people will probably In* In town thnt
eek than nt any tlmo since'President
Roosevelt drew such a throng.
No less than four conventions will bo held
hero next week In addition to the horse
show, stnto fair nnd Buffalo Bill's wild west
exhibition.
The week will open with the wild west
ncsroftntlnn on Monday, while the next
throe days will lie devoted to the conven
tlon of the American Boiler Manufacturers'
Association.
On tho same day thnt the boiler munu
futurers begin their oonvcntlon—Octobor S
—tho national convention of the Rural Free
Delivery Carriers' Association will open
and coutlnue lu session until the afternoon
of October 11.
The European spinners will arrive here on
Sunday, and will be bqre until October 9,
Tho Hoeond-class' and third-class postmas
ters of the state will meet here on Satur
day* October 5, hut ninny of them will
probably remain over Sunday.
Then on October 10 the big stat<
opens nnd will bring to Atlanta more ,
snnds. It will bo n strenuous woek, but all
wbo come will be well taken caro of.
WANTS LOW RATE
ON BURIAL VAULTS
At tha seas!on of tha Oeorgla rail
road commission Wednesday morning
tho classification of freight was taken
up and a number of petitions request,
ing that the classification of certain
articles be fixed by the commission
wore considered.
Among the petitions of this character
waa one by J. L. Clark; manufacturer
of burial vaults. .
Mr. Clark stated in hla petition that
the lowest freight charge he can secure
on burial vaults Is 20 cents per hundred
tounds, which, he says, is exorbitant.
Ie nsks that the commission decide
the class In which they belong and thus
secure for him a more reasonable
freight charge.
On account of Mr. Clark’s absence
from tho city the commission took no
action In regard to the petition and do
voted tho session to a general discus
slon of freight classification.
A., B. & A. TRAINS
ENTER CITY SOON
Roports made by contractors to Pres!
dent il. M. Atkinson, of tbe Atlanta, Bir
mingham nnd Atlnuttc railroad, show that
trains will bo running lntt> Atlanta oyer
the now road by November h Nearly nil of
the grading has now been completed, and
the rails have been laid as for as Benola.
and are Mug put down ot the rato of 1H
miles a day.
Work Is also progressing rapidly on tho
Birmingham branch of tho road, and troJns
are expected to be running Into Tnlmdegn
by the end of Oetober nnd Into Birming
ham hr the end of next June,.Tho new
office building of tho road, nt Walton and
Falrlle streets, will he opened about No-
reraberl. It will nso bo used as a freight
and passenger depot for the Atlanta hyrtli
cm road to Marietta.
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UNION MEN INDORSE
REPLY TO ASSOCIATION.
Special to The Georilan.
Waycross, Oil, OcL 2.—The reply of
the organised labor unions of Waycross
to the recently organized Citizens’ Pro.
tectlve Alliance or Association, which
was made on Monday afternoon, has
been heartily Indmsed by over *00 of
the union men of -.hla city,, this num
ber Including repretentative* from six
teen unions.
Meetings were htld In two places In
this city Monday light. The railroad
men who make tl.olr lurne In Way-
ross nsked that all merchants and
professional men of Wayemen with
draw from tbe Protective Association.
ONE DEAD; TWO HURT
BY AUTOMOBILES
Baltimore, Md, Oct. 2.—One man
dead, another In a hospital with a
broken leg nnd other Injuries and a
girl with a fractured skull In another
hospital la Ihe sum of the major In
juries resulting from two automobile
accidents here last night.
The dead man Is John T. Hutchinson,
an expert machinist, of Philadelphia.
The automobile plunged over a 26-foot
embankment, landing upside down with
Hutchinson beneath It. He was dead
when taken out.
An automobile, driven by Howard
Glllanil, containing also Misses Beulah
Heighten and Irene Cook, was run Into
from the rear by another car, driven
by E. U Bartlett, Jr. The Impact
threw .Miss Helghton out and the phy
sicians at the hospital say that .she
Is In a critical condition.
Mrs, Z. D, Sharp,
Mrs. Z. D. Sharp, wife of Z. D. Sharp,
died quite suddenly at the residence of
her sister, 146 West Pine street, Wed
nesday morning at 7 o'clock. The fu
neral services will ba held at her sis
ter’s residence Friday morning at 11
o'clock. The Interment will be In West,
view.
Janies A, Rice,
James A. Rice, for over 16 years an
engineer on the Central of Georgia
railroad, died at the residence of hla
daughter. Mra. K. F. Harder, 1J6 Weet
Hunter street, Wednesday morning at 8
o’clock. He I* survived by hla wife,
Mrs. A A. Rice, and two children, Mrs.
K. F. Hurder and James A. Rice, Jr.
The funeral will take place Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Interment
will be In Westvlew.
Lillie McClatchay.
I.lllle, the 1-year-old daughter of Sir.
and Mrs. a. C. McClatchey, died at the
home of her parents, 366 Windsor
street, at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. The
body will be sent to Skylnnri. N. C„
Wednesday night at 11:40 for funeral
and Interment.
OtSJPHEMECOURT
TO HAVE BIG CASES
IN LONGJESSION
Will Act on Hepburn Law
anfl Carolina Rate
Cases.
Washington, Oct. 2—The supremo
court of the United States will sottle
down for an eight months’ session a
week from next Monday.
With tho court deciding whether
Senator Fornker was right when ho
said the Hepburn rate law was uncon
stitutional. hU stock will fluctuate ac
cording to the decision.
With the South fighting another bat
tle for state’s rights In the North Caro
lina rate case nnd such men as Foraker
and Brynn urging It on, a decision In
this matter Is likely to cut some figure
In the nominating conventions nnd later
In the‘election.
The first of tho railroad rate cases
from North Carolina, which threatened
to put tho state's Judicial authorities In
,l serious conflict, has Just been docket-
e “‘ H comes from Buncombe county.
There Is a strong possibility that tho
supreme court will pass upon the, legal
ity of the 829,240,000 fine that Judge
Landis recently Imposed upon tho
Standard Oil Company In the Alton re
bate case some time this term.
JOHN’S* COMPLEXION
CAUSES A TANGLE
When John Williams, IS years of ago,
llght-halred and of fair complexion,
casually remarked to a trolley car con
ductor Tuesday that he had been living
and working with negroes near Madi
son, he got himself Into trouble and-
Incidentally developed some complica
tions In police circles.
Detectives Lockhart and Roberta
wore passengers on the car and tho'
P"' ,he m "wise,"
thinking ho had 'possibly unearthed
something sensational. Pointing out
the boy, he said: I
"That white lad there just told me
he was living: with negroes at Madi
son,
fl.a h . < ’s l ’! <, yi h *w took a pe ®P' aml . satls-
IL Vr * !. h8 b ? y .,"' a " w *ilte, took him
to the police station for Investigation.
stat lon Sergeants Joiner and Turner
and Turnkey Bostwlck also thought ho
,was white and he was locked In a cell
in tho white department of the juve
nile ward.
Probation Officer Gloer was acquaint
ed with the facts and began to Invest!,
pte. He thought at first ho was deal-
. TC ‘ t . h a whlto boy, but after talking
with him awhile grew suspicious. Fi
nally he asked the youthful prisoner:
"Are you a white boy dr a negro?"
a coIoret * boy,” was the reply.
Officer Gloer felt no. doubt about tho
matter then. When the boy said ho
\VB<6 "fMlIn 1-rirl ” thn nfllnot* I.m AM L-. -
was “colored," the ofilcer knew he was
a negro. ,
This turn to the case caused tho
prospective sensation to suddenly col-
dpse. It waa decided, however, to hold
the boy until it could be ascertained
whether he Is wanted In Madison. If
not, he will be released.
FIFTH TO SHOOT
FOR FIVE MEDALS
The annual rifle shoot of the Fifth
regiment will bo held on the new rango
at Fort McPherson Saturday after
noon, October 6, beginning at 1:30
‘clock. Colonel Clifford Anderson will
havo charge of the shooting and will
be assisted by Majors Shearer and
Pomeroy.
There Is greet Interest In tho shoot
this yenr, ns more than twenty-ftvo
competitors have already entered for
the contest.
The medals offered are aa follows:
1. The Silverman medal, for best
score of 10 shots at 200 yards.
2. The English modal, donated by
Colonel James English, Jr., for best
score of 10 shots at 600 yards.
3. The Nash medal, donated by Col
onel J. Van Holt Nash, for best 20-
shot skirmish run.
4. The National Rifle Association
medal, for best aggregate score of 5
shots at 200, 300 and 600 yards.
6. The majors' medal, donated by
Majors Shearer, Pomeroy and William
son, for the championship of the regi
ment. to bo awarded to the man mak
ing the highest aggregate score In the
four preceding events.
NEGRO REPUBLICANS
PREFER FORAKER
About 1,000 negroes nnd one white
man. Chairman Thomas M. Blodgett,
attended tho meeting of the,Repub
lican state league nt Turner’s Taber
nacle Tuesday night, when Senator
Foraker was named as their choice for
(he presidential nomination. Roose
velt, Toft or anyo'tie else they were op.
posed to.
The passage of the recent dlsfran- .
chisement bill formed a chief topic of
discussion by Chairman Blodgett, Bish
op Henry M. Turner and Dr. W. S.
Duggcd. All were opposed to it nnd
expressed a desire for Its defeat. Chair,
man Blodgett attacked th« Republican
state central committee for advocating '
President Roosevelt and his policies.
INTERLINE RATES
MAY BE FIXED
Passenger officials of the various
railroads doing tjuslnes* In Georgia and
Alabama held a meeting Wednesday In
the office of Chairman Richardson, of
the Southeastefn Passenger Associa
tion. to plan for Interline tickets In Al
abama. ' v
The order reducing passenger fares
that state went Into effect Tuesday,
and It Is said the railroads want to be
shape aa soon as pogplble to'sell In
terims tickets and save the public the
Inconvenience of rechecklttg baggage
and buying new tickets.
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