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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Clear ing thla afternoon or tonight; fair Wednesday: colder tonight. The Atlanta Georgian CONVENTION EDITION AND NEWS CONVENTION EDITION SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady; 6.67. Atlanta, steady; 11%. New Orleans, quiet; 11%. Ntw York, quiet; 11.85. Savannah, steady; 11%. Augusta, steady; 119-16, VOL. VI. NO. 55. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDA Y, OCTOBER 8,1907. PRICE: National Rural Route Men in Conven tion. addresses occupy OPENING SESSION Postoffice Officials to Arrive Wednesday From Wash ington For Addresses. 00000000000000000000000000 O LETTER CARRIERS’ PROGRAM 0 O FOR CONVENTION TUESDAY. 0 O Morning, 9.—Convention called § 0 to order. Papers on the follow- 0 0 Ing subjects: • "Most Suitable O O Horse for Hilly Country." J. C. O O Carpenter, Irnsburg. Vt.; "Most 0 0 Suitable Horse for Level Coun- 0 0 try." E. E. Kennlcott, Glenview, 0 0 111. Each paper will bo discussed 0 O after being rend. 0 0 10.—Address, Hon. A. S. Clay, 0 0 United States senator from Geor- 0 0 gin. O 0 II.—Address, Hon. W. R. Spill- 0 0 man. superintendent division ru- O O ral free delivery. Washington, O 0 D. C. O O 12.—Opening question bo*. 0 ■O 1 p. m.—Adjournment for lunch. O O Afternoon, 2.23.—Convention re- O 0 nsser .bled. ° 8 2:20.—Address, Hon. P. V. De- 0 Graw, fourth assistant postmast- 0 O er general. ° 0 4. — Discussions. Subject^ O 0 "How Old and How Heavy It Is O 0 Advisable to Purchase Horse for O 0 Route Service," "What Vehicle O 0 and What Harness Is Best Suited O 0 for Rural Mall Service?” "How, O O What and When to Peed n Route 0 O Horse.” "Ideas.” J. H. Sykes, 0 0 Bellevue, Mich. O 6.—Report of standing commit 0 1< T:‘|0.—Report of epednl com- 0 0 mlttees. 0 Adjournment. -t 0 Evening.—The evening of the O O 9th will be epent at the Bijou O 0 Theater, the guest* of Sears. O 0 Roebuck & Co., of Chicago. 00000000000000000000000000 From the Canadian border to the gulf coast and from the Pacific to the At lantic the rural mall candors have gathered In Atlanta tn annual conven- tlop. If the opening session was an augury for all those to come, thle convention promisee to be one of the best and moot eventful In the history of the organisa tion. While the opening session was In the nature of a fellowship meeting, It . wes evident that a spirit of doing things pervaded the. body, and that the con vention will get down to hard, telling work Monday afternoon. One of the moet Interesting facte of the morning session was evidences of the great personal popularity of Na tional President Paul Lindsay, of Tuck er, 0*. When ho opened the meeting he wee greeted with thunderous applause, and the frequent and affectionate men tion of his name by the speakere was tlways received with cheers. It Is a splendid body of men who have come to this Important meeting. Rturdy, Intelligent and cordial In bear ing. they represent one of the greatest Institutions of the country. The fifth annual session of the Na- tlonal Rural Carriers' Association was called to order by President Paul Lind say In the eenate chamber at tho capi tal Tuesday morning at 19:30 o'clock. The hall was almost filled with dele gatee, though many had not arrived for the opening session. Seated on the stand with President Lindsay was Vice President Crum and Secretary Cull. Immediately after calling tho associa tion to order, President Lindsay named the following credentials committee: John M. Htoddom, Ohio, chairman; D. B. Child, Iowa; G. W. Ewing, Okla homa; J. M. Boyd, Kentucky; D. W. Eddy, New York; H. P. Rugg, Con necticut; E. A. McMahon, Texas; E. K. Loop, Oregon; P. E. Cull, eecretary ex-offlclo. Mayor Joyner, who woe to welcome the delegates to tho city, was unablo to be present and Mayor Pro Tern. P. A. Qullllan made the address of welcome. Mr. Quilllan’s Welcome. He said Mayor Joyner regretted his Inability to be, present, but extended a hearty welcome to the city. He said he recognized In this conven tion one of the moBt Important gather- ngs that had ever assembled In At lanta. They represented a constitu ency reaching from tho lakes to the gulf and from the Atlantic to the Ps- clflo. Mr. Qullllan said that rural mall service had passed from the experi mental state until now there are more than 17,non carriers engaged dally In carrying the malls. He said the service would never be completed, however, until the national government had established In connec tion with It postal banks. “And parcel post," said a delegate. HI* speech was well received and frequently applauded. Georgia's Efforts. When Hon. Clark Howell waa Intro- 25,1 FANS FIGHT TO SEE PAUL LINDSEY. He Is from Tucker, Go., and president of the National Associa tion of Carrier*. ATLANTA PASTOR T E Rev. Wilmer Delivers Ad dress to Episcopalians at Richmond. Men andWomen Fight Like Beasts at the Ticket Windows. CUBS MEET TIGERS FOR WORLD PENNANT 5,000 Detroiters Come to Chicago to Witness the Opening of Series. CONDUCTOR IS HELD I iiuuulu nnu uiiuT Robbery Was Committed While Trolley Was Being . Turned. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., Oct. 8.—Frank Knigh ton. aged 21 years, died at noon t<(lay from a shot ^received at midnight, when held up, robbed and shot by two mask ed men at tho terminal of the car lino. Knighton was a conductor amf waa changing the'trolley when some men stepped out from the darkness and pre sented guns. The robbers got only a small amount of money. - ‘ An effort made to trace the rob bers with bloodhounds was fruitless. The motormnn was at the other end of the car In the darkness whllo the men held up Knighton. CETTOCETHER AND CUT OUT SPECULATOR Spinners and Growers Want Closer Re lations. Mayor Joyner, James Lawrence, Esq., Wgltor Cooper and J. R. Gor don. On right, Edwin Butz and William Gross, of Germany. Richmond, Va., Oct 8.—The general convention of the Episcopal church tn America has finally settled down to work. His lordship, the bishop of London, has departed, carrying the hearts of all Richmond with him. Jun' kotlng Is over and the really serious questions'before the convention aro to the fore. The moet important action of yester day was the division of Georgia into two dioceses, the northern one to be Allied the dldcese of Atlanta and the southern one the diocese of Savannah. Of course, the action of the house of deputise has to be concurred In by the house of bishops, but as the proposition la perfectly regular, no opposition Is expected: There waa a lively debate over Dr. Huntington’s proposed preamble to the constitution, which eliminates alto gether the old title of Protestant Epis copal. Immediately after the reading of the minutes thle morning the Rev. G. E. Eckkles, of Baltimore, chairman of the committee on canons, received the rec ommendation for canon 6, which deals with the requirements of candidates for holy order*. Considerable discus sion waa aroused over the question whether Engllah should be one of the required studies. The house of bishops had recommended It. but by a tremen dous vote It was not concurred In by the house of deputies. An Innovation was established In the Insertion of the words "any church In communion with this church" In section 7 of canon 8. The committee recommended the Inser tion. The canon deal* with the read- mission of failed candidates for the ministry. A strong speech on the further elab oration of the quallllcattons necessary for admission In the Episcopal church In the prayer book Itself was made by the Rev. C. B. Wilmer, of Atlanta, Ga in support of this measure, which was presented as a memorial by the diocese of Georgia. It was moved that the matter be referred to the committee on the prayer book. Rev. Dr. Bamuel Hart, eecretary of the house of bishops, presented a num ber of messages from the upper house, the most Important of which were the bishops had appointed Blahope Whitta ker, of Pennsylvania; Potter, of New York; Anderson, of Chicago, and Bish op Vincent, of Southern Ohio, as members of the Joint committee to ap point a place of meeting for 1910. That a Joint commission 1 of Bishop Brooke, of Oklahoma, and Bishop Coleman, of Maine, have been appointed to elabo rate a plan for the uniform registra tion of candidates. The bishops' committee to raise 66,' 000.000 for the general clergy relief fund consisted of Bishop Kendricks, of Arizona; Bishop Burgess, of Long IS' land, and Bishop Mann, of North Da. koto. Dr. Alsop reported that Qcorgta'e new diocese would be thus divided: The new diocese to consist of that por tion of the state of Georgia lying north and west of a line beginning at the state line at the northeast corner of Columbia county and running south and west from said Junction of the stato line of Columbia county and con tinuing north nnd west of the counties of Columbia and McDuffie, Glascock, Washington, Wilkes, Twiggs, Pulaski, Dooley Bum ter Webster and Stewart. 000000000000000000000000Q0 CLEARING AND COLOER a IS WEATHER OUTLOOK. 0 Continued on Page Two* § o 0 An area of high pressure la com- 0 0 Ing out or the northwest, and It 0 0 will bring clear weather to thle 0 0 section some time Tuesday night. 0 D It will also bring a frosty sting to 0 0 the air. Forecast: 0 O "Clearing Tueaday afternoon or 0 0 night: fair Wednesday; colder 0 0 Tuesday night.” O Tuesday temperatures: 0 7 o'clock a. m. (8 degrees 0 8 o'clock a. m 98 degrees 0 0 o’clock a. m 88 degrees 0 O 10 o’clock a. m ....88 degrees 0 0 II o'clock a. m ...89 degrees O o 12 o'clock noon 89 negroes 0 1 o'clock p. m 70 degrees 0 2 o'clock p. m 88 degrees O 30000000000000000000000000 boasted'of hli crimes. BATTERIES. Detroit—Donovan and Schmidt. Chicago—Ovorall and Kling. Umpires—O'Day, at the plate; Sheri dan, on bases. By JAME8 CRUSENBERRY. (Chicago American Expert.) West Side Baseball Park, Chicago, Oct. 8.—Tho greatest crowd that ever witnessed a gamo of baseball since the game was founded In 1888, today fought for admission to the West Side grounds to see tho first game of the series that shall determine whether the Chi cago Cubs or the Detroit Tigers shall be hailed the baseball champions of the world. More than 25,000 persona were within the vast Inclosure two hours before play was called and hundred* were lighting on the outside. Weather Ideal, By stretching Just a point the weath er might be called Ideal. Early this morning It was really chilly, but with the coming of tho eun and clear skies, the tomperature rapidly rose and when the players appeared on tho held for practice the thermometer stood at about 5$ rteirrorr.— ' - Thousands sought the roofs or adja cent dwellings and before 1 o'clock, an hour and a half before the game, fully 80.000 maddened rooters were lighting to see the exciting battle. Bex was for. gotten as the terrific throng crowded the six ticket windows, fighting like beasts for the privilege of paying for the little bits of paste board that en- titled them to eee the first game of thle desperate series. - ■ Murphy Very Happy. The crowd began Its struggle nt 9 o'clock In the morning. At 1 o'clock the vaet Inclosure looked as If the thousands had been freed for a picnic. Lunch boxes were taken out and the noon-day meal eaten amid a flaring scene. President Chorlee W. Murphy was supremely happy. "This crowd breaks all records since the organisation of baseball," ssld he. I am superlatively confident. Teams Enter Field. A tremendous shout arose at 12:45 o'clock when the Tlgere came trotting over the field. At their head tnurched Hughey Jennlnge, the marvel of the year In baseball. "E-e-yah" shouted 6.000 enthusiastic fans who had fol lowed the team from the Michigan city. They had barely reached the visitor* bench when the Cubs esme trotting over the green sward. It was noted that the Cubs Instead of being clad In bright new uniforms, wore their traveling suite. This Was to overcome the hoodoo that followed them lout year when they failed to win a gamo whllo clad in their white unl- f °By B thla time the crowd waa terrific. Every teat within the grand stand and bleachers was occupied. Federal Court Arguments Continue Before Judge Newman. OF WIFE MURDER: Prisoner On Stand Told How He Had Commit ted Deed. Argument In the suit of the Central of Georgia railroad against the state railroad commission seeking to restrain the commission from enforcing the re duced passenger fares was resumed In the Federal court Tuesday before Judge Newman. Attorney T. M. Cunningham, Jr.. Lawton & Cunningham, of Savannah, counsel for the railroad, continued his argument ami liie.l r.ie. s hy which fie sought t.. Show that the governor of i stnte Is liable to the process of lnjunc. tlon In particular cases. He argued that the present case was In that class and that the commission should be ro strained. During his argument Attor ney Cunningham would pause and com ment on railroad legislation enacted by Alabama and other states and give his opinion of them as tricks, scheme* and devices to thwart the atme of the con stitution. He was followed by Attorney Edgar Watkins, of Wlmblsh, Watkins & Ellis, for the state. Attorney Watkins re viewed the coses cited by the railroad and sought to show that If the facts on which these decisions were based were considered, the language would not seem to sustain the claim of the railroad. He then cited cases for the state tending to show that the state could not be sued without Its content. In outlining the state's esse, Attorney Watkins said they expected to show that there were no proper parties In the original bill; that the Federal court cannot enjoin state courts from pro ceeding with or elate officers from In stituting criminal actions and penal tulte; that the suit In effect Is one against the state, which Is prohibited by the eleventh amendment to the Federal constitution and that as the complainant Is obeying the order con tained in circular No. 214, no contro versy has arisen or can arise and that the case Is but a moot one, of which the court will not take Jurisdiction. Attorney Watkins was still pursuing his argument when court adjourned for the day. TO ENDJUFFERING Mrs. Dora Hell Slashes Her self With Table Knives. First Barbecue For Europeans Two or throe hundred people, many of them from Europe, enjoyed their first l*»i- j beetle Tuesday afternoon, when the visiting cotton spinners and other delegates were entertained it the Cold Spring 'Cue Club at a genuine Georgia barbecue. Promptly at 1 o’clock about 600 people left the cnpltol In special can for the ’cue grounds near Eait Point Harry Stock- dell and) Mayor Joyner superintended the preparation of the 'cue, which guaranteed that It won aa line aa could be prepared. Members of the city council and others served aa waiters. The foreigners seemed especially delighted with the entertainment. FARMERS’UNION OFFICER SPEAKS Big Cotton Conference Gets Down to Hard Work on Tuesday. / CAMILE LEON, OF FRANCE. Race Results. BRIGHTON. First Race—.Masque, 6 to 1, won, Lotus Brand, 4 to L second; ArdrL II to 1. third. Time 1:10 2-6. SALOONS ARE VOTED OUT IN THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 8.—A special from AsheWlle, N. C„ where the moat exciting contest over the liquor question ever waged In this state has been In progress for months, culminating In today's election, says that the voting sbowe a landslide against the saloons and that when the total vote Is counted tonight prohibition will have won by a vote of about 1,400 to about 700. At 2 o'clock the vote waa eatlmated at 5 to 1 tn favor of prohibition. The weather Is clear and a heavy vote Is being polled. Large delega tions of women and children surround each polling place singing and praying. Most all shops are closed. Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 8.—The Jury which tried Ed Turner for the murder of hie wife, Lillie Turner, brought In a verdict of murder In the first degree after being out less than half an hour. Turner ha* not yet been sentenced. For the last few hours before the state and defense finished adducing evi dence for or against Turner an almost unprecedented crowd of curious per- sons heard the cool, deliberate and al most boastful confession of his crime fall from the lips of Ed Turner him self; heard D. C. Bailey, a Kentucky officer, relate the story of Ed Turner's confession after his arrest, and heard the battle royal between two alienists, Dr W. L. Willis and Dr. J. B. Kerr, and Attorney N. 51. Whitaker. Then the case went to the Jury'- Turner was the lost witness introduced by the defense before the alienist took the stand. Turner, who Is n product of Breathitt ninty. told the .tory of hi, life from the ..me Si was 10 years old. In telling of the murder of his wife, he said: ••I bsd the knife In my hand, with whleh I hsd I wen whittling, ami I Ju»t .truck her •nd walked swsy alter she fell." Turner ho. s re -erd as a feudist nnd has Horn Iven, w years oiu, uer Monday afternoon, and. going to tha front of her home at 90 Conrttand street, used been In this country shout four years, having come from Ilustln, and nearly all her life has been a tufferur from nervoni complaints, htio haa consulted see- •ral tperiallats In Atlanta, but uecured little relief. While conversing with her youngest daughter, Ustle, and a neighbor Monday afternoon Mrs. Kell abruptly left the room and went to Iter bedroom, at the front of ths bouse. Iler continued absence alarmed neo, unconscious, wuu i the breast and abdomen. Khe waa hurried to the Grady Hosigtnl, where the .uncross worked over her on the operating table four hours Dr. Mil- ni l the Injuries were ao serious that he had grave doubts at to her recovery. Tuesday monilng she wss reported ts barely alive. She bna u husband, two daughters and one son, the children having been In thla coun try several yean. BIG BATTLESHIP FAST ON MUD BANK Ort. 8.—While going nt ft tlMhlp Ken- nnd hank , Norfolk, Vi... _ s moderate rnfe of *i»ee«l, the halt] tttrky rati h.ml ami mat on n nenr Lambert* l*olut at 8:85 o’clock today. ‘ * * ' ' ’* the soft ■toil from timhlF to jSr. -It to not ttui U seriously retting eerily in gsfcsljr iltopatcb ■ far hare ni COTTON DELEGATES, ATTENTION TO THE ORDER OF RECEPTIONS The attention of delegates of the International Cotton Conference Is called to the serial order of the receptions to be given In their honor this evening. They are requested to call at the residences named' In tho follow ing order: . Residence of Mr. John E. Murphy, 979 Peachtree street Residence of Dr. J. D. Turner, 925 Peachtree street. Residence of Mr. W. A. Wlmblsh. 948 Peachtree street. Residence of Mr. W. H. Kiser, 165 Peachtree street. The governor's mansion. If this order la not observed, some confusion may result. A special committee of Atlanta gentlemen, headed by Mr. J. W. Pope, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, will call at the Piedmont Hotel with carriagei and automobiles at 8:20 o’clock to escort tho ladles of the conference to the various receptions. Special committees will call at the different hotels where delegates are registered and escort them to the receptions. These committees will be at the hotels at 8 o'clock. Delegates are requested to be ready at that hour. INSTRUCTIONS GOVERNING THE AUTOMOBILE RIDE Alt automobfltote who will assist In the ride to be given to the dele gates to the cotton eplnners* convention Wednesday afternoon, whether members of the Atlanta Automobile club or not, are requested to meet at the Piedmont Hotel at » o'clock, assembling their cars on Forsyth and tho side streets, and awaiting the instructions of the committee in charge. After leaving the hotel the machines will proceed slowly, and In line, down Peachtree and through Whitehall, breaking up after reaching the railroad bridge, and proceeding then to Fort McPherson, where the companies of the Seventeenth regiment, now in the barracks, have been Invited to give a drill in honor of the guests. From Fort McPherson each automoblllst may proceed at hto or his guests' pleasure. Friends offering their automobllles who have formed acquaintances among the visitors are at.liberty to get up their own parties In advance, and It Is suggested that they be Invited to meet you at some point and take seats In your machine before the remainder of the guests are given places. Closer relationship between produce* and manufacturer and the elimination of the cotton speculator were the prin cipal topics before the International Conference of Cotton Growers and Manufacturers at the Tuesday morn ing session Ben L. Grlflln, of Conway, Ark., an officer of the Farmers’ Union, was among the speakers on the floor who urged a closer relationship be tween the men who raise cotton and the men who use It, and who dwelt upon tho evils of speculation. As there was no other business be fore the convention. President Ma^oll suggested that the discussion of closer trade relations between the cotton grower and tho spinner bo continued. This question was discussed at con siderable length at Monday's session, hut !••'<■;iiiso i t Its vast Importance to both grower and manufacturer the con ference accepted the suggestion of tha president. It was decided to devote one hour and a half to this discussion, grower^ spinners and representative* of cotton exchanges alternating In discussing the question. Vice President C. W. Marara, of Manchester, England, was called to tha chair and opened the discussion by % short address to the conference. Ho congratulated the conference upon i the auspicious beginning of its work on Monday. "The sectional committees have dona good work," said he, "and the con ference la to be congratulated upon the success which has attended the open ing session. * *We con not hope to do everythin* In a day. In discussing the various questions that come before us we must not forget the diversified Interests that; aro represented, and I hope that those who xpe.-ik will say nothing that would hurt tho feelings of any who are pres ent." Bon L. Griffin's Address, Vice President Macara then Intro duced Ben L. Griffin, of the Farmers* Union, of Arkansas. lie stated that ho represented one million and a half cotton growers of the Southern stotes. ,r Wo aro not hero to speak against tho Interest of any man or set of men." said he, "but we are hero to speak In behalf of the farmers of this country and to domand what we think Is ours * lit demand direct trade relatione with the spinner and we are going to get It. It has been raid that you can organize any class of men In the world except the farmer, but I am happy to tell you today that tho farmer of this country has been organized, and or ganized for all time. "I want to say, Mr. Chairman, that tho great trouble with farmers' organi zations before has been that politic* has been mixed with It. Now. Hlr, we have eliminated politics and are stick ing strictly to business. (Applause.) And we usk this conference, composed of spinners and cotton growers, to as sist us in securing closer trade rela tions between the grower and the man- ufacturer, and to assist us In hastening tho time when tho fluctuations of the great white staple will depend alone upon supply and demand." Liverpool Broker Speaks. Mr. Buston, of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, was next Introduced to the conference. 'Wo are here for the purpose of dis cussing, one with the other, the best method of Improving the interests of all parties Interested In the cotton busi ness, and In discussing the question It Is no time for speeches of an inflamma tory' nature." He declared that It would be Impos sible to do away with future contracts. "Suppose," said he, "that there is a million bales of cotton In Liverpool. Think of the speculation there would be If this was not hedged In by future contracts. "I do not believe It Is the Intention of this conference to do away with the associations or middle men. If so. It will be impossible, for they are indis pensable to the spinner and the pro ducer." Herr Arthur Huffier, of Austria, vu next recognized as a representative of the spinners. He declared that closer trade rela tions Is the most Important question confronting the conference. Herr Kuffler’s Views. T have two opportunities for trading In cotton. I can go to tho merchant or can go to the grower for closer trade relations. You tell us you want closer trade relations, but you tell us that we must wait until you bring the cotton to us, an<l that you want us to pay you 15 cents. If you want cloetw trade relatione 1th us you must make better trades 1th us than the middle man. If Continued on Page Two,