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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,1907. I* Atlanta: TW, CENT*. Os Trains- FIVE CFNTS. PRICE; DEATH CLAIMS STATESMAN 'coAsD J’EOPleJ The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS Bury Mother in Morn ing—Son in After noon. LARGE ESTATE . LEFT TO FAMILY Judge Akin, Who Died Fri day, Leaves Good Sized Fortune. Pperial to The* Georgian. Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 18.— Judge John W. Akin, speaker of the Georgia state senate, died nt his home here at 8:40 o’clock this morning, after a two-weeks’ ill- • ness. lie suffered a stroke of ' paralysis Wednesday following a severe case of grip. After a con sultation, the attending physi cians announced that Judge Akin could not recover. The members of the family from a distance and in this neighborhood were notified and most of them were with the distinguished citizen when he died. Judge Akin grow gradually weaker during yesterday evening and last night and passed qnietly away this morning, thirteen hours after the death of his aged moth er, who died at 7 o’clock yester day, evening. Judge Akin’s .wife ud three daugh ters, Misses Verdery, Lillian nnd Fran ces, * sister. Miss Sallla of rartersvllle; n brother. Akin, In tho Interior department at Washington; a sister. Mrs. Lewis T. Erwin, who lives In Washington state, nd WUUam E. and Paul F. Akin, ot < 'artsrtvlUe, are the surviving members nf the family. Hie father died In 1872. He was speaker of the house at the time. News of lllneaa Caused Mother’s Death. Judge Akin's mother, Mrs. Mary F. Akin, died of heart failure, superin duced by news of the lllnees of her son. Her funeral will be held at Cassvltle Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, and that "f Judge Akin will be held at Car- ientitle Sunday afternoon at 1:20 o'clock. Dr. R. J. Bingham, of Atlanta, a close friend of the family, will conduct the funeral eervlces. Judge Akln'a funeral will he held either In the Tabernacle or nt the court house. Mrs. Alkln't funeral will be held In (he Presbyterian church hero and the hody will tHen be taken to Cassvllle tor Interment. The family have received scores of t-legrams of sympathy today. Judge Akin was one ot the most bromlnenMMaaons In the state and his funeral drill probably be conducted with Masonic honors and attended by promi nent public men of the state. Judge Akin had been a successful huslnrss man and leaves on estate va riously estimated from 1125,000 to 2250,- W0, and a large amount of life Insu rance. Noted Author. Judge Akin was a prominent lawyer tnd mads many contributions to the lesal literature of the state. With Judge Howard Van Epps he was co author ot the Van Epps-Akin Index Digest of Georgia Reports In three vol umes. Among other works he gave the public, “Akin's Lodge Manual and Masonic Law Digest,” which was adopt ed years ago by the grand lodge of the •late, other works are "The Shackling of Jelfereon Davis,” "Aggression of the federal Courts,” “The Fourth Form of Government," "The Real John Mar shall,'' 'The Kingdom of Light,' "Ma sonry and Immorality,” "The Poet Bleckley," "A Study of Sidney Lanier. By Joint resolution the legislature of Wyoming published 6,000 copies of his "Aggrsselon of the Federal Courts," find over 100,000 copies of this work were published and distributed in the ••fits of Kansas alone. senate, waa boro ... . ._ where be lived all of hie life. Be wti the son of Colonel Warren Akin, Wbo died In If!?. Colonel Akin was an old- line Whig, the last of hie party to nuke be rece for governor In t[ - 22* wee nude the year J...„ J I,’’* 1 - Hie father waa the first speaker of be house of reprasenutlree of Oeorgla 'he war, to which he was elected on J* ««t ballot without being a candidate. ”??» 'he etplratlon of hie term aa speaker be was elected to the Confederate 0 J*|y* , w > where ha sarved until the doge Akin's mother wee Mary d« Ver- ' !h " f » distinguished Southern family. I««K Akin waa prepared for Emory Col on? LV* Bffessoe Ronald Jobneton, of m! *5* * b le*t and best known educators die. Judge Aklu matriculated In helwl i" »»d graduated with J5KEJ,*P 1*77. , He wee especially dlstln- ’u.A •" Ms litersry snd debating socle. •II ik. be wae elected In sncceeelnn to lie ... "%*• I* the Phi Gamma Society. *•• n hepne Alpha fraternity man. lu Jr'", r on °red Lnwysr. «nd ,B * Private lew Arm, Wt,,,' II,;Aml«ed to the bar In Jnly. 1STX. ;..,r i 1 * 1 * years of age. lie rose to the “'"r tiLfi* P ro fee«lon In north Georgia. » men?!!!* ^eerv Judge Akin was elected ' eftS5m.°*jP5 Pbbllc school ho.nl of W-lr «■ president of that »h«K*J2u Ifp- yw lf waa secretary of ffla Bar Association, and tfftrrwsrts 'll But Kellogg Refreshed His Memory on Im portant Matters. JUDGE JOHN W. AKIN. President of the Georgia-state aenate died at hi* home in Carters- ville, Ga., early Friday morning. SUCCESSOR TO AKIN MUST BE ELECTED i With the passing. of - Preildhuft John W. Akin, of tho Georgia senate, a question has arisen among eapltol officials as to his anccesaor.'. It Is the consensus of opinion, however, that it will he necessary another president when the aenate conrenea next June. The law expressly stipulates that tbe president of the senate shall be elected. The selection of a president pro tem; slm* •- contemplates that such an official •ball preside In the temporary absence of tho president, and that he la not tbe suc cessor to the presidency In the event of death of that official. The queatton has never arisen In Georgia before.® At first the Impression prevailed that President Pro Toni.. E. T. .Steed, of the Thlrty-seronth district, would preside over the ftOS besalon of tho senate, but after looking Into tho matter. Governor -Snllth and other officials' bellevi* that an olertau will he necessary. Senator Stood will preside r dent of the body Is named. It will also fie necessary to call a special election.lb the Forty-second district to elect Akin's successor. In the Inst race for_the ators. „ _ J. J., Flynt, dates again I. Felder, L. - G. Hardman nud t. Whether they will be candl- i remains to tie seen. ST A TEFLAG A T HALF MAST; GOVERNOR EXPRESSES GRIEF ot the death ot Prealdent John W. Akin ot the Georgia aenate, he expreeeed aorrow In the paaalng of the brilliant Georgian. “I am profoundly grieved to hear of the death ot Judge Akin. He was a brave, clean, high-minded, able man, and hla untimely death is a distinct loss to the state." The flags on the eapltol ware half- masted In honor of the dead. Flans for a fitting memorial will probably be arranged later In the day. S7A 7E OFFICIALS MOURN FOR GEORGIA SIAIESMAN Many expression* ot sforrow were heard among eapltol official* when new* of the death of Senator John W. Akin became known. He was person ally known by all, and hla service In the general assembly had won him many strong friends among them. I am sincerely grieved to hear ot Judge Akin's death,” said Secretary ot State Cook. “He was a brilliant man, clean, forceful and of the .highest In tegrity. But his arduous duties as pre siding otfleer of the last senate was too great an undertaking for hla physical strength. He was too brave In dis charging every duty at the sacrifice of self, and I believe that session told on him heavily." "I considered John Akin a courage ous, brainy man," sold Commissioner of Agriculture Hudson. “But his ainbl tlon and hla high sense of any obliga tion arising from duty assumed led him to go beyond his strength. He was a true man, and I am grieved to hear of hts death." State Treasurer Park nald he felt shocked to hear of Senutor Akin’s death, and that he considered him one of the brainiest men he had known, Other eapltol officials gave strong ex pressions of sorrow. Governor Smith's estimate of Judge Akin Is contained In the proclamation printed elsewhere. HEINZE & CO. FAILED ALL WILL BE New York, Oct. 18.—An Important all-night conference in connection with the copper oraah, which resulted In the ■uepenelon of Otto Heinxe & Co.; the . , t— i _* . failure of Grosa & Kleeberg for more fOTf, , Ao? , in h, ?bffmt“ That ;tban a million, wo. held last night at de the year Judge Akin was, Charles Morse's residence. ... • .. - . .v Those at the conference were Mr. Morse, F. Augustus Helnte. Samuel Untermeyer and E. R. Thomas. Th* course to be taken to protect a financial Institution Involved was thoroughly discussed. Although the presidency of the Mercantile National Bank, which was resigned by Mr. Heinxe after the collapse In copper, had been offered to Comptroller of the Currency Rldgely. he had not up to today accepted the po sition. . - Two million dollars Is the amount of the Indebtedness of the firm of Otto Heinxe A Co, stock brokers, who failed. In an Interview today given by Mr. David Hlrschfleld. of Hs STORMS SWEEP OLDJOHTINENT Impossible to Estimate tbe Loss of Life From Floods. Parts. Oct. II.—Terrific storm,, torrential downpours of rain, klgh winds and fioodn are prevtlllsg to so extraordinary extent throughout France, Spain, Italy and Great Rrltalu. Tbe storms have become so gen eral that tbe aceorste estimate of loss of New York, Oct. 1*.—William G. Rockefeller, treasurer of the Standard Oil Company of New York and assist ant treasurer of the Standard of New Jersey, was a witness 4n the govern ment's dissolution suit today. His an swers were concise. He did not know anything about the Manhattan Oil Company except what he read In the papers, and he gave the same reply when asked If he knew anything about the General Industrial Development Company of London, which purchased the Manhattan. He bad never heard of It, but would look up the $20,000,000 appearing on the books of the Southern (Pipe Lin# Company, a* having been paid to P. S. Trainer, a Standard pur chasing agent. On Many Directorates. Mr. Kellogg suddenly shifted bock to the Barnadale loan and through this learned that the witness was a director In the Union Pacific. The witness said his father, William Rockefeller, was n director in the New York Central, In the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western, Ontario and West ern, Chicago, Wllwaukee and Bt. Paul, Lake Shore and Michigan Sotuhern, Michigan Central, New York. Chicago and St. Louis, Pittsburg and Lake Erie, and Rutland railroads. Also a director of the Indiana Pipe Line Company, tho .Northern Pipe Line and formerly a director of the New York Pipe Line Company. Witness Rattlad. "How much stock do you own In your father'* name In the Standard Oil Company of New erseyT’ suddenly snapped out the Inquisitor. ”1—I don't know," stammered Rock efeller. : "What?" ojaculgted Mr. Kellogg, Isn't It 11,7M shares?" -f* 1 "Yes," said the witness hesitatingly. Then Mr. Kellogg shifted back to the Wall street loan*. Three Killed In Chinese Riot Philadelphia, Oct. 18.—A riot I* In progre** In Chinatown here. Threo death* are reported. The whole police force Is battling with the erased Ce lestials. The warfare extends over the tenderloin district and pistols and knives are being used frefely. HOORAY! HOORAY! ROOSEVELT KILLS A BIG BEAR Nation’s Chief Executive Over joyed at Good Fortune—It Fine, Big Lady Bear. New Orleans, La., Oct. 18.—President-Theomne itoosevelt has killed a bear. It was a fine big fellow and the nation's chief executive, who has been enjoying an outing In Rie canebrak.es of Louisiana, near Stamboul, was overjoyed. A special to the New Orleans Item this morning stated that the president killed the bear yesterday, and the president himself, went Into the thicket for him. Naturally the killing of the beaet caused much re joicing at the camp. Mr; Roosevelt had been hunting bear for nearly two weeks and his stay In Loulsalana was drawing to a close. bear. It was a fine, big one and thnd the prealdent himself went Into In Louisiana was drawing to a close. The bear was a large female and was shot on the shores of Bear Lake as It t\l. making for the water. EIGHT KILLED, SIXTY HURT BY TRAINS AND TROLLEYS Twenty Taken to Hos pital in Serious Condition. IN NORTH CAROLINA. Greensboro, N. C„ Oct. 18.—North bound passenger train No. 34. running sixty miles an hour, ran Into an open switch and crashed Into a freight train standing on the siding at Judd, four miles from here, last night at 11 o'clock. Injuring forty passengers and killing four. The dead are: MRS. JUNE THOMAS, of Danville. D. ALLEN BRYANT, representing the Richmond Paper Company, of Richmond. JAMES LONG, a negro fireman. FOREIGNER, name unknown. The dead were brought to Poole's undertaking rooms here. Twenty seriously Injured were taken to St. Leo Hospital, where at 11 o'clock today all were being cared for with prospects. of recovery. Among the most seriously Injured la Continued on Page Twelve, Trolley Cars Crash in Dense Fog Chattanooga. at IN TENNESSEE. Chattanooga. Tenn., Oct. 18.—Two cars on the Sherman-Heights division of the Chattanooga Railway Company collided In a dense fog nt 7 a. m. today. Four persona were killed and twenty Injured. Th* dead ar«*.; ; • ED. PARKER, motorman. WILLIAM PENNINGTON; motor- man. —. ~ WILLIAM SMITH, a butcher. JOHN CLEVELAND. Colored. Two of the Injured are likely to die. The wreck occurred on a level stretch nt straight track one-half mile long. The line Is run on the block system apd one conductor failed to observe or failed to throw the light. The fog was so dense, It Is sold, that objects could not be seen ten feet away. Both cars were running at the rate or 80 miles an hour and both were completely demol ished. ONE OF THE BIG ATTRACTIONS Continued on Pago Sovon. CRAZED BY LIQUOR , HE STRUCK WOMAN; lays A Hlrsch-1 I field, attoraeyo for the company, he. Now Vork <*, u.-wild from liquor, a nald that a meeting or tne creditors I mj|n wfco j # M |,j to b« i physician In the had been called for Monday next. ( prI|lMt , nt | mm i grn tion service, spread PetwZucker.spwdMcou'^forOUPi^ I|QnB( mor , ^ p „. ntdiimtUms of tht company would be renjrer* on the Deutschland early today ob lgaUone or the company u.u • Httnrking fwo and fluting off wa.'t to ssy however." said Mr. j•»«« » h< ’ ,ri "» ’» Zucker. "that the claim of Grots 11 when one of the women he Insulted re Klecberff will be fought out in the | uifated by slapping hla face. In* dealt her courts. That la a matter for legal ad-1 a *»-r down and then 'judication.** "*»«««/. I any hour Will Speak in Big Coliseum at Noon. DOLLAR DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT Great Commoner Will De liver Speech at Demo cratic Dinner. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOtKKio O BRYAN TO WRITE BOOK a a ON POLITICAL ECONOMY. O a Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 18.—William O O J. Bryan, In a conversation her# O O yesterday, said he probably would o O write a book on political economy a 0 for use In schools. 0 o b 00000000000000000000000000 William Jennings Bryan, who will be the guest of the Georgia State Fair As sociation, and who will deliver an ad dress at the state fair grounds Satur day at noon, will not arrive In Atlanta until Saturday morning at 5 o'clock. It had been expected that Mr. Bryan would arrive In Atlanta Friday after noon. but on account of an engagement to deliver an address at Spartanburg Friday night. It will be Impossible for him to reach here before Saturday morning. Upon his arrival tho distinguished visitor will be net at tho Terminal sta tion by Captain W. O. Raoul, H. H. Cabanlaa, president Of tho fair associa tion; members of the board of directors and a committee of the Young Men's Democratic League. Ho will be es corted to the home of Captain Raoul, where breakfast will bo served. At 10 o'clock Mr. Bryan will go to the governor's mansion and at 11:30 o’clock, In compnny With' Governor Smith nn(l'others, he will go to the fair rround.s. Mr. Bryan will begin epeak- ng al 12:30 o'clock nnd will speak for un hour. To Sptsk in Coliseum. On account ot the size of the crowd which Is expected to hoar Mr. Bryan, It hat been decided to hare him de liver the address In the Coliseum, at Piedmont Park. Instead of from the grandstand at the race track. A platfotm will be erected at the south end of the building and the arena will le filled with sents for the ac commodation of the crowd. In the afternoon at 1:30 o'clock Mr. Bryan will be entertained at a luncheon at the PJtdmont Driving club. Gov ernor Smith, the bonrd of directors of the fair association and the representa tives of the three dally papers will i.« present. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon a public reception will be held nt tho governor s mansion, and at 8 o'clock Saturday night a dollar dinner will bo given In honor of the great commoner nt the Piedmont Hotel. President Cabanlss will act as toastmaster and speeches will be made by Mr. Bryan, Governor Smith, Senator Bacon, Congressmen T. W. Hardwick and Congressman C. L. Bartlett. Tickets for the dinner are on sale at -je three newspaper offices and nt the cigar store of J. J. Goodrum, at Deca tur and Peachtree streets. The de mand has been heavy and It Is believed that the tickets will bo nil sold before sunset Friday. Those desiring tlckeis should reach President Chambers or one of tbe points of sale at once. President Aldlne Chambers, of the Young Men'* Democratic League, haa appointed the following committee to escort Mr. Bryan from the executive mansion to the Piedmont Hotel: Lamar Hill. Buford Goodwin. Ilarvle Johnson, Lauren Foreman, Edgar Latham, W. M. Smith, J. E. Maddox. H. H. Cabanlss and all officers of the league. Steamer Ashore; 18 Perished London, Oct. IS.—Eighteen lives were lost when th* Danish steamier Alfred Ellandsen went ashore off St. Abb's head, Scotland, last night. Only three were aaved, one of them a woman. The .survivors had been lashed to spars and were washed up by the sea and dragged to land by the crowd on tho beach. At dawn today little of the vessel Is left and there Is no sign of life aboard the hulk. It Is regarded as practlcally certaln that all hands have been swept overboard and either drowned or smashed to death on the rocky shore. 000000000000000000(00000000 O STATE FAIR PROFITS 0 0 BY IDEAL WEATHER. 0 O o O Just days of gold. Weather O O man Is certainly good to Atlanta O O and th# people of the state dur- O 0 Ing the state r&lr. And the peo- o O pie are here every day In great O 0 crowds, too. o O Forecast: o O ‘Fair Friday night and Saturday; O O colder Saturday.” O Friday temperatur 0 7 o'clock a. m.. .. 0 8 o'clock a. m.. .. 0 9 o'clock a. m.. .. O 10 o'clock a. m..‘ .. Oil o'clock a. m.. .. 0 12 o'clock noon.. .. O 1 o'clock p. m.. .. O 3 o'clock p. .51 degrees. - degrees. .01 degrees. ■•O degrees. .70 degrees. • 72 degree*. • 74 degrees. degree*. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0O000OOO0O the weather. For Atlanta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Saturday; colder Sat urday. SPOT cotton. Liverpool, steady; 6.64. Atlanta, quiet; 11H. New Orleans, quiet; it^. New York, steady; 11.75. Harannab, steady; 113-16. Augusta, steady; 11?*.