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•J IU'J A J JjAM A liWUKUlAX AND NEWS.
CDIEFSARESET
Docket Called and Of
ficials of Big Com
panies Respond.
New York, Oct. 7.—There we* a big
gathering of legal talent In the crimi
nal term of the supreme court, which
Justlco Victor M. Dowling opened to
day, when District Attorney Jerome
moved several of the Insurance cases.
The flrst case called was that of John
R. Hegeman, president of the Metropol.
Uan Life, who Is under numerous in
dictments for perjury and forgery. I'
was set for next Monday.
The rase of Georgs W. Per'
kins, who was Indicted In con
nection with the Investigation of
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, was taken up. Attorney Dela-
field said he was desirous of preparlni
a motion of withdrawing the plea 01
not guilty made by his client and to
have the Indictments quashed for va
rious legal reasons. The date was
llxed peremptorily for October 1C.
The next case was Charles 8. Fair-
child. president of the New York 8e
curltles and Trust Company, against
whom there are six Indictments for
forgery. His attorney made a simi
lar motion. The case was set for Octo
ber II.
The case of Walter H. Gillette, for
mer vice president of the Mutual Life,
was next called. There are six Indict
ments against Mr. Gillette, one for
perjury and five for forgery. A mo
tion woa made for the dismissal of the
Indictments on various legal grounds.
This was denied. The date set was
October 17.
The case of Robert Grannie, former
vice president of the Mutual, Indicted
for forgery and misdemeanor, was set
for Monday, October 14.
ISC0-RESP0NDE1T
Marietta Man Entangled in
Massachusetts
Divorce.
Worcester, Mass., Oct, 7.—Alfred J.
Park, treasurer of the Norcross Broth
ers Company, contractors, has brought
suit for absolute divorce against his
wife, Lola D.. on the ground of un
faithfulness. He names ns co-respond
ent Mllledge a. Whitlock, Jr., of Ma-
rietta. Oa.
The Parke for many years have been
roclal leaders In this city. They main
tained a fashionable residence and were
considered a loving and well-muted
couple. The ault la scheduled to be
heard this month.
LIBERAL RESPONSE
TO APPEAL FOR AID
A trip to the North win be made this
week by Rev. H. H. Proctor, pastor of
the Congregational church, colored,
and one of the foremost colored men
In Georgia, and on hie visit he will en
deavor to raise funds for the comple
tion of the projected new Institutional
church which the congregation has
planned for some time. The proposed
church was described fully In The
Georgian a short lime ago, und Atlan
tans have been liberal In their sub
scriptions to the fund. The pastor
writes the following acknowledgment
of the gifts of his friends:
"I wish to express to you my appre
ciation for the real help you have
given me, both through your news and
editorial columns, In my efforts to erect
In this city a church for my people
with Institutional facilities. I am sim
ilarly Indebted to the other daily pa
pers of the city. The help of the preas
In this movement has been Invaluable.
"A generous response has been re
ceived from my own people. 1 started
out to eecurs 112.600 for this enter-
price from the colored people, and that
amount has been secured In reliable
pledges. It Is worthy of note that
62,501) of this has come from people
outside of my own church.
"A surprisingly gratifying response
has Come from the white people. 1
asked them for *2,500, and they have
given me that and something more up
to this writing. Not only has the re
sponse been liberal, but invariably the
gift has been accompanied by expres
sions of good will. This has been a
revelation to me. to find such abound
ing good will among the best element
of the white people toward the col
ored people. This gift has been the
finest contribution made to the good
feeling between the races In many a
year In this cltM —
way
the races.
“Next week I go North to secure
funds from that source, and with the
backing from both races In this city
which I have received I feel that my
task In tha North will be comparative
ly eaay. It la significant that this
practical enterprise le to be an effort In
which the Southern white man. the
Northern white man and the negro
himself will co-operate for the better
ment of the negro. What the negro
needs at this tlma la not oo much theo.
retlcal discussion of hts problem os
practical effort to ameliorate his con
dition.
“I have studied my people In this
city now for thirteen years as a min
ister of, the Goapei, and I am con
vinced that the kind of a church It Is
our purpose to erect here Is the most
needed thing for the race In this city.
Mire is a religious folk, and whatever
takes hold of them most powerfully
SPOONER FIGHTS
FOR CENTRAL ROl
AGAINST STATE
Case in Federal Court
Against Fare Re
duction Is On.
8ENAT0R JOHN C. 8P00NER.
Iln represents the Central rail
way In suit against state ot Geor
gia.
A large array of logoi lights, prominent
among whom whs ex-Heimtor John C. Spoon
er, of Wlaconsln, gathcrnl together in the
federal court Hon tiny before Judge Newinnn
and begun the buttle between the state rail
road commission nnd the Outnil of Georgia
tllroad over the rnlured pnssenger fures.
Senator Spanner was engaged by the rail
road to help tight Its cose, and with him
sod against him were lawyers who have
. 1|0 , .
'pooner, IB
rood was represented l»y Lnwtou A run-
tU A — |
nm, or., tftklli
The railroad
Attorney-General Hurt, Judgt
Until the court opened Senator Spooner
Alexander and Wlmblsh,
Wntkins &- kills.
Until the court opened Senator Him
was the center of attraction, and he chatted
pleasantly with the many attorneys
for upon the decision In this case rests con
siderable.
argutn.lBMHBBMH
Ided to consider the suit on the
demurrer of the state to the railroad's bill
first, and also the order asked by the rail
road making Governor Iloko Smith u party
* the suit.
Lttoruey Cunningham tiegnn the nrgu-
•nt for the railroad and sought to show
the court that the railroad commission Itself
could be made a party to the suit, add that
the some was true with the governor. If"
•poke all the morning ami he will be ft
lowed by counsel for the railroad cotnmls
slop. The railroad will have the conclud
Ing argument, und It Is probable this will
* ide by Senator Hponuer.
ENGINE RUNS AWAY;
WRECKS BUILDING
8peclnf to The Georgian,
Marietta. On., Got. 7.—One of the engines
i use at the plant of the Georgia Manufac
turing and Public Service Company l/eeame
uniiititiugeublo yesterday afternoon ami
reached such raloctg
torn from Its faster
••*«» • MV Va Ml lllllli; n
r In tbit city, and It will go a long
- In making better relations between
demolished. Tile
diameter. 11 crashed through tw
ami the roof alnive, doing $5,Oft) damage,
No one was hurt.
HOLLAND GUESTS
SCARED BY FIRE
Fire at 6 o'clock' Monday morning
threatened the destruction of tho Itot-
lnnd Hou,e, a family hotel at 29 Au
burn avenue, and caused acenca of
considerable excitement.
The guests, being hurriedly awaken
etl. rushed from their rooms Into the
etreet In negligee attire, and a big lot
of personal effect* was nlso piled In the
street. The blaxe originated In the
kitchen nnd was extinguished by the
fire department before It had gained
much headway. The fire was discov
ered by Call Officers Gallaher anti An
derson and Policeman Bradley, who
were anewerlng a call In that vicinity.
BOY FALLS DOWN
ELEVATOR SHAFT
Brooks Johnson, the 10-year-old boy
who tvas Injured Sunday morning
shortly before 11 o’clock by accidentally
falling Into an elevator shaft In the
circulation department of The Atlanta
Journal. Is reported Monday as being
slightly better nnd Grady hospital phy
sicians say there U now a chance of his
recovery.
The boy regained consciousness Sun
day night and this gave the physicians
hope, lie struck oft his bead and Is
suffering with concussion of the brain.
In uddltton to which he has an ugly
gash over his left eye and Is badly
bruised otherwise. It waa feared at
first that the brain might be perma
nently affected, even should the lad
recover, but the physicians Bay his
tnlnd now appears perfectly bright.
and day In this city for the colored
people, containing rending room, gym
nasium. baths, model kitchen, sewing
room, etc., free to all, is to open a door
of light to offset the shutting of the
doors of darkness that will tell Im
mensely for the good of both races.
"The actual work on the construction
of this edtnce will begin next July,
when we shall have In hand, according
to our present plans, three-fourths of
the money. While the Work of con
struction Is In progress we plan to raise
the other fourth, and thus move Into
the structure free from debt Payment
upon the subscriptions is to he made In
four installments, the first In October,
the second in January of next year, the
third In July and the fourth In Decem
ber. The flrst Installment Is due Sun
day. when we hope to make our first
effort for the payment of subscriptions,
and it Is hoped that those who have
subscribed will pay In ut least a part
of their subscriptions at that' time, or
before. In some cases payment Is be
ing made in full. The larger our first
Installment Is the more effective my
plea In the North will he.
"It Is gratifying to me that I shall go
North with such a large measure of
. the good will of the people of both
nould proce.*l from the point of view races for the success of the enterprise
o£ rtLVfloa
Mfl
To open a church night which Is to mean so much to our cii
Announcing the Most Brilliant Autumn
Creations
Ths fins r< oJd wine” °f Autumn is in Hie air, and the sun, Sven though hot at midsky, has a
. rich, cool mslfewness ih its early morning and late evening rays.
Foliage hasnt turned as yet, but a swift and hurrisd glance stirs indefinabls suggestion of
the wsalth of colors that naturs holds in store for us.
Autumh is here and that fact holds largs interest for us as sellers of Ready-to-wsar and
yeu as buyers.
The Suit Dspartment throbs with nsws, bursts with bsauty.
Today s express has put many of the season s new creations beneath our rsof. Brilliant
autumn cQhceits—the best productions ef trans-Atlantic ahd cis-Atlantic style setters.
Long and Short Coat Suits, Silk Dresses and Gowns, Costumes and Evening Coats.
The showing is at its height.
Suits 25.00 ts 100.00 Costumes 35.00 te 100.00
Silk Dresses 25.00 to45.00 SK C 35.00 to 75.00
Chamberlin-Johnsoh-DuBose Compati/
ALL OLD OFFICERS
ARE RE-ELECTED
BY CONVENTION
Continued from Page One.
now* to me, ae I wa* tolil yesterday
l,„.ir that It had already been fixed at 15
cent*.
"The governor'* address nlso pleased
...e," continued Herr Huffier, "but 1
believe I like tlte mayor'* the bent.
"The governor told u* thnt If
wanted anything In the South that we
van get It If we will pay a good price
for It. The mayor tell* ue that If we
want anything In Atlanta to take It.”
The speaker then paid a Kpiendld
tribute to the rapid growth of Atlnntn
during the pn«t forty year*, and the
J xcat proeperlty which ahe now en-
oys.
At the conclusion of Herr Huffier'*
addre** the band played the national
air of Auetrla.
Preeldent Pope’* Addree*.
President J. Wllfe Pope, of the Atlan
ta Chamber of Commerce, next deliver,
ed on address of welcome on behalf
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Pope spoke at eome length upon
the relation of the cotton grower, the
cotton manufacturer and the "middle
man," the cotton speculator. He de
clared that the (South Is the section
where nre located one-half the cotton
Bplndle* of the world, and predicted
thnt In a short time It will be the home
of moat of them.
Mr. Pope's speech wae followed by
Way Down Upon the S’wanee River,"
Played by the band.
The closing response was delivered
by William Hartshomo, of Lawrence,
Mass., president of the National Asso
ciation of Cotton Manufacturer*.
Mr. Ilartshome thanked the citlxens
of Atlanta for the cordial welcome
which ha* been extended the delegatee
to the conference.
"The weather ha* been Ideal.” mid
"It le as balmy as spring, and.
ludgtng from the warm welcome we
lave received at your hands, your peo
ple must partake of Ite Influence."
At the conclusion of Mr. llartshorne's
speech F. II. Hyatt, of Columbia, S. C„
presented to Mr. Mncara, president of
the International Cotton Spinners of
Europe, the largest boll of cotton on
record. It contained fourteen locks and
weighed one ounce.
/The cotton was raised on the form of
.Mr. Hyatt. In Richland county. South
Carolina.
President K. Q. Motheson, of the
Georgia Bchool ot Technology, extend
ed an Invitation to the conference to
visit the Tech Monday afternoon. TTh,
delegates to the conference will be car
ried out to the Tech on special cars
from the Piedmont Hotel.
Nominate Officers.
The committee on organization, Herr
Huffier, chelrman, made the following
recommendation In regard to the elec
tion of ofllcere:
That Jame* R. MaColl. of Pawtucket,
R. t, be elected president, together with
the following vice president* and sec-
retaries: Vice presidents, Harvle Jor
dan, of Atlanta; W. D. Hartshorne,
Lawrence, Mass.; C. W. Macara, Man
chester. England: S. B. Tanner. Char
lotte, N. c.; C. S. Barrett. Atwater, Ga.
Secretaries—Arno Schmidt, Man
chester, England; Dr. Will H. Woods,
Natrhex, Miss.; C. J. H. Woodbury.
Boston; R. H. McCullough, Arkansas;
C. B. Bryant ,
The committee further recommended
that no speaker be allowed to speak
IS RE-ELECTED
AND BIG GRAFTERS
C. H. J. WOODBURY.
The Itoxton man was re-eleetod
secretary of the international con
ference.
unless additional time be allowed by the
conference.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
Closer Relationship.
The next order of business was a dis
cussion of the topic, "Closer Relations
of the Spinner and the Grower.”
President Harvle Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, suggested
that the discussion of this question be
referred to the sectional committee. In
view of the limited time left the con
ference. There waa objection to the
proposition and Mr. Jordan withdrew
his motion.
j Charles Metcalfe, of San Angelo^
Texas, vice president of the Texas sec
tion of the Southern Cotton Associa
tion, was the flrst speaker.
"The spinner and the grower can get
together In about a minute and a half,”
said he, "and all that is necessary is
for them to pay the price we want for
cotton, and the price we are going to
have."
C. D. Harper, of Summerville, Go.,
spoke several minutes upon the subject
under discussion.
Congressman J. Thomas Heflin, of
the Fifth congressional district of Ala
bama, was next recognlxed. He spoke
In the Interest of the farmers of the
South, and declared that the cotton
speculator Is the bane of the cotton
growers’ existence.
D. A. Tompkins, of Charlotte, rep
resenting the spinners, was next recog
nised.
He spoke of tho necessity for the
cotton grower and the manufacturer to
get together and co-operate with each
other In promoting <he interests of
each. ^
Do Away With Exchange,
New York, Ot. 7.—As the result of reve
lations made through the Investigation of
the local traction situation, It Is the pro
gram of the New York city section of the
public service commission to recover up-
wnrd of IIO.OOO.OOO alleged to have been
Illegally paid from the treasury of the New
York Traction Company to coerce politi
cians nnd financiers, nnd to begin criminal
actions ngainst the recipients of those fuuds
and the meu who puid the money over. It
will also recommend to the stuff legislature
the enactment cf drastic statutes to do
awav with the "yellow dog" fund of all
stock companies.
HIGH COURTS OPEN
THEIR FALL TERM
Both the supreme and appellate
courts began their fall term. Monday
and It will be a steady grind now for
several months.
The supreme court will not begin
hearing nvgument* until next Monday.
Justice Andrew J. Cobb will retire from
the bench Saturday and Judge Horace
M. Holden, the new Justice, will be on
the bench for the first time on next
Monday. The southern circuit will be
tnken up first and continue through
the Oconee and Brunswick circuits on
the first call. The appellate court
has about sixty case* to hear.
OPENS THURSDAY!
CLOTHING
ON
CREDIT
FOR MEN AND WOMEN. SPARE
*1.00 A WEEK. WE WILL KEEP
YOU WELL-DRES8ED.
THE FAIR
93 WHITEHALL 8TREET.
ICC l<>r ll. lie SlSiea uxuimmra iu Him mu* v.m no nn
• find, forty Instead of 1 WTt "<
of tare In a bale of ‘“ft? J
the manufacturers. He declared that
neither the grower, the manufacturer
nor the spinner can fix the price of cot.
ton, but that they can do away with
tho cotton exchange, which fixes fic
titious prices for cotton.
He suggested that If the grower
would put respectable bagging on tho
cotton and send It to the manufacturer
in a marketable condition they will re
ceive a better price for It. He stated
that he frequently
eighteen pounds
cotton.
At 1 o'clock the conference adjourned
to meet at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning.
CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED
FOR SUB-C0MMITTEE8.
The chairmen and vice chairmen of
the sectional committees which will
have special topics .for consideration
during the session of the cotton confer
ence were named Monday morning by
Chairman Arthur Huffier, ot the com
mittee on organisation. The topics
which each committee will discuss were
also announced as follows:
"Growing and Handling," L. Maxwell,
chairman: F. A. Fiather. vice chairman.
"Transportation." 8. Cooledge, chair
man; J. L. Crawford, vice chairman.
"Contracts of Cotton Exchanges." H.
\V. McAllister, Chairman; T. H. Rennie,
vice chairman.
"Buying and Selling." IV. TV. Welch,
chairman; A. Waibal. vice chairman.
"Reports and Statistics,” W. D. Mar-
tin. chairman; TV. C. Moore, vice chair-
tY"
man.
Closer Trade Relations Between the
, „ . . „ Grower and Shipper," B. H. Jackson,
J- B. GattenmlL -f Manchester, Eng- chairman; Dr. H. D. Hudson, vice
more than ten minutes on any question land, was next rev -gnlxed In behalf ot chairman.
Only two more ilsys and Piedmont pnrk
will open on the biggest nnd best stats fair
In tho history of Georgia. From October
10 until Octolwr 26, the park will be crowd
ed with visitors from nil over the state,
nnd will enjoy tho multitude of features
which bare been arranged.
The fair grounds now present a busy
scene. Workmen are engaged Installing the
various exhibits, while others nre nutting
the finishing touches on the (tooths an
stalls to be used by concession meu am
showmen.
Exhibitors from several counties In the
state have arrived In Atlanta, and from
now until the gates open they will super
intend the work of having their displays
artistically arranged.
Secretary Frank Weldon spent all of Inst
week nt the fair grounds, and with a
corps of assistants lias succeeded in get
ting everything going toward a successful
conclusion. Ho well has be progressed In bis
work that by the time the gates are
thrown open to the public, not a thing Will
be left undone.
The program arranged for each of tho
sixteen days of the fair la Iwttcr than
ever Iwfore. There will be something new
every day. Of course, tho greatest days will
be when William Jennings liryan. Lieuten
ant Governor Lewis Htuyvesant Cbnnler, of
New York, and President John Mitchell,
of the Unite) Mine Workers, will be the
* nests of the fair. Itut even the other
ays will be hard to eclipse.
Good Race Cards.
A feature of the fair will be the races.
The half mile track bin l***n put In excel
lent condition for lliese, and plready about
fifty horaea nre quartered In the barns at
the pnrk, getting in shape for the dally
program during the entire fair.
The stables anil bams for the cattle ami
poultry exhibits have l»een placed In first
class condition, and are waiting for this
feature of the big show. For It will l»e n
feature. There wll l*e large shipments *
fine Berkshire bogs, flue oxen and the h
Jersey cattle arriving In the next day
two. while equally aa much may lie s
of the poultry display. One of tne larg.,.
exhibitors In this line,, will be Will Y\ Zlm-
— ——•--** - one of the
- -... -T- --v htgbti "of 'October 1A U i6 * and
17 will tie banner nights at the big fair,
for on these dates the great Atlnnta horse
show will lie nulled off. Arrangements for
this are rapidly being completed, nnd there
Is every Judication tbiU ■- —*’*
ts every Judication that It will eclipse any
thing evsr seen In the South.
Automobile Races.
In addition to the horse racing, there
will he racing of n different kind and which
delights those who nre fortunate enough to
own benaldc wagons. Automobile diy will
be one of the biggest of the entire fair.
On Monday. October 14, Walter Christie,
daredevil driver of speedy, death-dealing
and sputtering motor cere, will be on hand
to risk his neck for the benefit of the mul
titude. lie will bring his 13S-horsepower
racing machine, and be is going to make
a grab at the mile record for half-mile
tracks.
the famous wild west show.
10J,”
of admission to the fair, and la different
from anything ever seen in this pert ot the
country.
The Special Days.
The following nre eome of the-Important. _
days of the fair which will be marked byjdnys. Judging from Information received by
sped*I feature*: I Secretary Kraut Weldon front . very sec.
* tbm of the state, the nttiinUtuci* this
DRIVER PROTESTS
IT WAS ACCIDENT
Clarence Martin, the negro driver of
the transfer wagon that ran down and
killed Henry Strickland, tho 14-year-
old deaf mute, Saturday night In .Peters
street, near Walker, Is still held In tho
police station.
Coroner Thompson has decided that
an Inquest ts unnecessary, as there
wdre eye witnesses to the tragedy, and
It I* probable the driver will be ar
raigned for examination Monday after
noon before Recorder Broyles. The ne
gro protests that tho accident wa* un
avoidable.
Young Strickland was riding a bicy
cle at the time of the accident. Unable
to hear the approach of the big wagon,
he wa* suddenly struck and hurled be
neath the horse*' hoofs. He was tram
pled by the horses and waa then run
over by the wheels of the heavy wagon.
When aseletance reached him the boy
wa* found crushed, bleeding and un
conscious. He died within a few min
utes.
Policeman Hood, who wa* near by,
caught the negro driver and sent him to
the police station. The dead boy was a
son of Bedford B. Strickland, of US
Walker etreet.
FARMERS WILL HOLD COTTON
FOR MINIMUM PRICE.
ep-clsl to Tbe Georgian.
Oak Ridge, Ga., Oct. 7. —Local Farm
ers' Union No. 610 of Ben Hill county at
a meeting adopted resolution! binding
the members to hold their cotton for 15
cents, the minimum price fixed by the
union, and calling on the other unions
to do likewise.
At Ministers’ Meeting.
Rev. Crawford Jackson, representing
the Juvenile court movement: Dt May
er. assistant editor of The Missionary
Review of New York, and Rev. Howard
Agnew Johnson, In behalf of the for
eign missionary movement, addressed
the evangelical ministers' meeting at
Wesley Memorial church Monday
moriilng.
Lumpkin Man Diet.
Speelel to The Georgian.
Lumpkin, Oa.. Oct. 7.—George W.
Everett, a highly respected citizen of
Lumpkin, died Saturday morning at 5
o'clock of acute Indigestion. He was
tick only a few hours.
All-Dsy KliiKlnx liny. Friday, October U.
Bryan Day, October 19.
Firemen's Day, Monday, October 41.
('hauler Hay. Friday, Oetolu-r 25.
The program for the day on which IJeti-
sprrla) features;
Children's Day, Saturday, Orioles 12.
Farmers' Union Key, October U.
- Georgia.