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THE WEATHER. For Atlanta and Vlclnlty-Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder to night, with heavy frost. ] Dhe Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, atrady; 6.03. Atlanta, dull; 10%. New Orionna. Irregular; 10%. New York, quiet: 10.80. Havnunuli, ea»y; 10516. Augusta, steady; 10%. VOL. VI. NO. 72. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 28,1907, PPTPTC. I" Atlanta..TWO CBXT8. X XM.V.EJ. on Train*., FI VKCENTS. Morning Vote Showed Majority Against Saloons. GREAT PARADE THROUGH STREETS Women and Children Sing and Serve Sandwiches at Polls. THE BEST WAY TO TREAT ’EM COO0<1OOCHKWOOOO<1CH>OOOOCKIO O O o “PUT JEFFERSON COUNTY O O IN THE DRY COLUMN.” O O * O O “Birmingham. Ala.,, ,Oct. 28.— O 0 F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Go.: Indl- O O rations are overwhelmingly in 0 O favor of prohibition. You can 0 O safely place this (Jefferson) coun- 0 O ty In your dry column. 0 0 “D. O. WHITE.” 0 0 0 00000000000000000000000050 0 0 O BIRMINGHAM REJOICES OVER 0 O THE*APPROACH OF VICTORY. 0 0 0 O Birmingham. Ala., Oct. 28.—in- 0 0 formation gathered by The Blrm- O O Ingham Ledger and The News up O 0 to 3 o'clock indicates a majority 0 0 in Jefferson county of not less O O than 1.000 for prohibition. The 0 O city nnd county are fairly ringing O v with the triumphant shouts of the O O thousands of women and children O O who huve thronged the streets all 01 O day. It Is extremely doubtful If 0 0 the antis will carry Birmingham, 0 O Ensley. Bessemer or Pratt City. O 0 0 0D000O000O00000O0C00000000 By J. D. GORTATOWSKY. ■nirmln^Kii'ii! ' Alii.. xJct zl.—OKI of the most remarkable and certainly the fiercest struggles In the history of Birmingham and Jefferson county will come to a close tonight when the last vote has been polled In the prohibition contest that has been waged here with insistent force for the past two months. The whisky men of the South and of the entire country practicably have concentrated their forces on Jefferson county and every effort has been made to meet the wave of prohibition that has been sweeping over the entire South. The prohibitionists have been untir ing In this work and the final demon stration of their enthusiasm and their strength came this morning at 6 o'clock with the opening of the polls, when about 7.000 men, women and children marched through the principal streets of the city to the strains of a brass band singing together, “Jefferson is Going Dry." Ribbon and Flowora The procession rapidly grew In length until Anally It wound like a thread around the business center of the city. National colors and emblems were car ried by many of the women and chil dren and hundreds of banners with such Inscriptions as "For God nnd Home,” “Down With Liquor," lent In terest to the strange and wonderful spectacle. The women have been serving coffee and refreshments to the voters, carry ing the lunches through the streets In their hands. Thousands of white flow ers are being distributed and everybody I s wearing white ribtffms. The whisky voters at a mass meeting Saturday decided not to resist the per suasions of the women and children and all accepted the white flowers and rib bons, regardless of their convictions on the question involved. Business at Standstill. Business Is at a standstill. The city hall, the court house and other public buildings are crowded. Nobody talks anything but prohibition and anti-pro hibition. The city Is tom asunder by the conflicting factions. Practically all the school children are mingling with their mothers and sisters In distributing prohibition tracts nnd* waving prohibition banners. The men are not Idle. In the procession that filled the streets this morning many hundreds of Juggles and carriages and not a few' automobiles made up the "hole. The vehicles were fluttering with prohibition paraphernalia and many of the horses were covered with tenners. Antis May Carry City. About 12,000 people are qualified to v *rte In the election today, but It Is not anticipated that more than 10,000 votes win be cast. A little more than one- *hird of this vote will be cast In Birm ingham and the balance In the sur- rnundlng cities and the country pre cincts. Less than 300 negroes will vote. , In Birmingham proper It will be near ly a stand-off, with the probabilities of a small majority for the antis—possi bly 100. The other cities in Jefferson county are: Ensley. with 10.000 popu lation; Bessemer, with about 15,000; Pratt rity, with about 7.000, and sev eral very small towns. The antis will secure a small major- Py In these three cities. Conservatives, Prohibitionists and others concede this. Country for Prohibition. It is in the rural precincts that the Prohibitionists have ‘ their greatest Mrength and the Indications are that die combined majority In Birmingham, Continued on Pago Three* TALUKS Four Governors to Meet Here This Week. A conference, bearing, It Is Bald, on the rate lights In four states, will be held In Atlanta this week between Gov ernor Smith, of Georgia: Governor Comer, of Alabama; Governor Glenn, of North Carolina, and posalbly Gov ernor Swanson, of Virginia. Governor Smith stated Monday that he had no Information as to the day se lected by the governors to come here for this conference. One dispatch stat ed Tuesday, another Thursday. In or der to ascertain If any definite date has been agreed upon, Governor Smith will call up Governor Comer over the long distance 'phone Monday afternoon. Ar rangement for the conference were left entirely In the hands of the Alabama chief executive. This conference has been called at the Instance of Governor Comer, of Ala bama, whose fight with the railroad, to enforce new rates Is more recent than the troubles In other states. Governor Comer’s Plan. Governor Comer first approached the matter by a long-distance conference with Governor Smith. In that conver sation ho suggosted the conference here between Governor Smith. Governor Glenn nnd himself. Governor Smith expressed himself as In accord with the Idea, and Governor Comer said he would take the plan up with Governor Glenn. It Is presumed that he later decided to Include Governor Swanson, of Virginia. There has been several of these tele phone conferences between the Georgia and Alabama ehlef executives. It Is said. Last week Governor Comer suggested that the conference be held this week,, but named no specific day. Governor Smith said he would be here all of the week, and any day named woulg suit his convsnlence. When the matter came out Saturday morning In telegrams from Washington. Governor Sifiltn declined to make any definite statement, because he had heard nothing directly from either of the governors relative to the matter. Me expected to have some communication from Governor Comer In his mall Mon day morning, but was disappointed. On Rate Reduction. Governor Smith, It Is understood. Is satisfied with the way events are shap ing In Georgia. While reduced rotes are not effective In other states, Injunc tions Intervening. Georgia's reduced rates have been effective since Sep tember 3. Tlint the conference will have to do with the general Issue of re. duced rates Is generally understood. According to the stories sent out from Washington, the railroads are anxious to meet some kind of a com promise on the subject. One story Is to the effect that the Southern wants a 2 3-4 cent rate. Under the Georgia law It can charge only 2 1-2 cents. That the conference will be of the ut most Importance In the paramount Is sue of low passenger rates Is generally recognised. Governor Smith declined to make any statement whatever as to the possible trend of the conference. STREET CAR FARES GAS RATES Councilman Terrell’s Peti tions to be Considered Tuesday. Councilman W. H. Terrell’s petitions affecting street car and gas rates In At lanta will be taken up, formally by the railroad commission Tuesday. In hi* three petitions Councilman Terrell asks the railroad commission to compel the Georgia Railway and Electric Company to grant six fare* for 25 cent*; to reduce the price of ga* In Atlanta to 7b cents per thou sand and to allow a considerable cut on the price of telephones. The tele phone case will not be taken up now. however as Councilman Terrell first desires to *ee the statement of the Southern Bell, to be filed on Novem- bC On the other two Issues Councilman Terrell will probably present some In teresting facts and figures to back up his petitions. The first ouestlon the commission will pass on Tuesday Is an application of the Florida Central railroad for a >2u0,vv0 bond issue. PERKINS NAMED TO TRAVEL ABROAD President L. A. Ransom, of the In terstate Cotton Seed Crusher*’ A**o- ciatton. has been advised by Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor at Washington, that Albert G Perkins, of Memphis. Tenn.. has been appolmed to succeed J. Lovlek Benton, of Montlcello. On., as Lnlted State, government expert on fottoni aetd *n«l lu by-product* abroad. UNGL-E SAM—It’s about time for you to go; so git! FOR GEORGIA END OFSGUTHERNSTEEL Creditors Ask Judge New- g ® Slock R ' m ' 00OOO00O00O0O0O00O0O0OO000 !o o ia WINTRY WEATHER HITS O 0 ATLANTA—WOR8E COMING. 0 0 Following a mild and summer- 0 O like Sabbath. Atlanta woke up n 0 Monday morning to find the air O sharp and wintry. And It Is going 0 to be colder yet, wfth a heavy 0 frost Tuesday morning. Forecast: O “Fair Monday night and Tues- = O day: colder Monday night, with O O heavy frost." O Monday temperatures: = 0 7 o’clock a. m 40 degrees O -' * ‘ ...42 degrees 0 man to Protect Their Interests. 0 10 o'clock a. m. 0 11 o'clock a. m. O 12 o'clock noon O 1 o'clock p. m. O 2 o’clock p. An echo of the bankruptcy troubles of the Southern Steel Company In Birmingham was heard In the Federal court Monday afternoon when a peti tion was filed with the clerk of the court asking for the appointment of a receiver for the property owned by the company In Georgia under the Jurisdic tion of Judge Newman. The petition also prayed for an In junction restraining the officers or agents of the company from changing or altering the status of the property In l *'xhe creditors who file this petition are the Etowah Development Company, the J. M. Veach Company and the Lumpkin Hardware Company, of t.ar- tersvllle. It Is clnlmcd that receiver* for the company have been appointed In Alabama and that application Is to be made In Tennessee. The petition states that the Southern Steel Company owns from 18.00# to 20,000 acre, of land In Burtow county, from which Iron ore I, secured, nnd that on this 1 1 “ n l 1 „ l {’' valuable mining equipment and a rail road eighteen or twenty mile, long with locomotives and equipment. property alleged to be owned by the defendant tn Georgia Is several thou sand acres of coal and iron lands In Dade and Walker counties. These creditors point out that the Alabama receiver ha, no Jurisdiction over the property In Judge Newman, district and point out that for It to be saved a receiver should be appointed. It Is asked that the court restrain the of fice” or agint, of the company from altering the present "“LVelvcL^So far nnnv and nppolnt a receiver, no tat Judge Newman ha, not taken any ac tion. 44 degrees 0 47 degrees O 49 degrees 0 51 degrees O 53 degrees 0 ..;. .54 degrees 0 6 O O00000O0000O00000000000000 POLLERTO SUCCEED W. E. CHRISTIAN AG AGENT jOR Si L,? Reported In Railroad Circles That Change Will be blade. According to persistent rumors In railroad circles J. J. Puller, now district passenger agent for the Seaboard Air Line, with headquarters at Philadel phia. will be transferred to Atlanta as assistant general passenger agent, suc ceeding W. E. Christian. A dispatch to this effect was printed In a New York paper from Philadelphia, hut this was not official and was only rumored. Mr. Christian Is now In Norfolk con- suiting with officials of the Seaboard and could not he seen Monday. He Is expected hack Tuesday. It Is said that Mr. Christian w ill be transferred to an other point on the Seaboard and that Ms new position will be even higher than that he now holds. Than W. E. Christian few railroad men In the South are better known and few nre better liked. He has friends me rtiivKi.i - country. He has been assistant general passenger agent for tho Seaboard In .Marseilles, rTgnrx; r:' Atlanta about six year* and In that time Three hundred persons perished he has made an enviable record for ACTDR HITCHCOCK 1.300 ^TIMS OF ^Snud-m'-addmon is o.Tol FIRE AND WAiilili most efficient railroad men In the __ ..... ix*» ha« hot>n nKflUtant ventral Marseille*, France, Oct. 28.— Three hundred persons perished „„ by fire at the town of Hakodate, himself. Cochin China, and 1,000 by flood along the west coast of Japan just before the departure of mail which wa* received here today. 12 DEAD, 40 HURT IN A CHURCH RIOT Rosesaghegy. Southern Hungary. Oct. While a, church festival was In progress early today, a dispute broke out among * number of farmer* and villagers. In a short time a riot wa* on. Pistol* and knives were used and before the police and cooler heads could restore order twelve were killed and fully two score Injured. Seven per son* were taken to the hospitals *o badly cut thet they will die. New York. Oct. 28.—Raymond Hitchcock, one of tlie best known American actors and now the star comedian In "A Yankee Tourist.” at the A*tor theater, was this afternoon arrested on a very aerlous felony charge by agents of the children’s So ciety ns guardians of Elsie Voeck*, aged 12. * On reaching the corridor outside of the district attorney’s office In answer to a summons. Hitchcock was met by Assistant Superintendent TtMOM Moore, of the Children’s Society, who FUNERAL DIRGE TOOK PLACE OF Fiancee of Charles Walker Weeps Over His Grave Sunday Afternoon. The death of Charles A. Walker, of the Southern railway, who wa* killed In the yard* last Thursday afternoon and whose funeral occurred Sunday, wai rendered particularly ead from the fact that he wa* to have been married on Wednesday of thl* week and had made all preparation* for the ceremony. Hi* fiancee wa* Ml** Josle Harding, of KeysvIUe, Va., nnd he wo* to have gone there the first of thl* week to claim her a* hi* bride. While In the performance of hi* duties late Thuni* day afternoon in the north yard* of the Southern, he wa* run down by a freight car and wa* crushed to death. While Ml** Harding was at her home in Keysvllle planning for the approach* Ing wedding, she wa* shocked to re ceive a telegram Informing her of the fatal accident. The grlef-*trlcken young woman then quickly boarded a train and came to Atlanta. She arrived In time for the funeral and *aw' the body of her fiance placed beneath the *od in Westview cemetery Sunday afternoon. Miss Harding Is a friend of Mrs. 81ms, wife of former Alderman George H. 81ms, nnd Is stopping at the 81ms home. She will probably remain In Atlanta several days. Mr. Walker was a popular member of Delphi lodge, Knights of Pythlu*. and carried an Insurance policy for $1,000 In the endowment rank. This policy was made payable to his fiancee, Miss Harding. The funeral services were conducted by Dr. A. R. Holderby at Mr. Walker's late residence, 408 Luekle street. The ceremonies at the grave were conduct ed by the Knights of Pythias. Race Results. JAMAICA. First Race—La Jeunessc. 15 to I, won; llcnrdall, 4 to I, second; Ml** De laney, 7 to 10, third. Time not taken. Second Race—Don Knrlque, ll to 20, won; Mar*ter, even, second; Trouble maker, out, third. Time 1:48 1-5. iwinsichi Financiers of East Say Flurry Will Have Lasting Benefits. I, a state officer, and who placed him under arrest. Hl’chcock Immediately wax taken to the Center Btreet police court. Msgts- irate Wui.ii, where he was arraigned. Bold** Elsie Voeck*. there were two other little girl* In court, aged 11 anid |5. They had been In Aulalaht Dis trict Attorney Garvtut's office moat of the (lay making statement* which im plicated the actor. The case was brought to a focus after many months of Investigation hy Hitchcock'S own action a week ugo In having the brother of Elsie Voeck* ar rested on a charge of blackmail. At that time Hitchcock gave to Voeck* >1,000 in marked bill*. Voeck* saying, according to the detective* who were concealed In the room and who ar- ested him, that unless he got the none/ he would cause HItchock'* ex- i .-ore In the newspapers. New York, Oct. 28.—William H. 8. Wood, president of the Bowery Sav ing* Bank, who predicted the panic of last week mote than three months ago, declared today that the worst I* over. "Tall the people the bank* ore the places for their money. Tell the people who have money In the banks to leave It there. It la safe there If they can be made to reason." Mr. Wood, a* president of the Bow ery Saving* Bank, I* the custodian of >100,000,000, the saving* of more than 200,000 persons, mostly the poor of the East Side. Savings Banks Solid. "The only good that has come of all this," Mr. Wood continued. “Is It has proved that the savings banks of New York are solid." Mr. Wood concluded with a warning against race track gambling. William A. Nash, president of the Corn Exchange Bank, who as acting president of the Clearing House As sociation, was In close touch with the situation, said: We should rapidly recover from the present situation und things In the bonking world should go on as usual. I feel optimistic and happy In view of the present aspect of this crisis, which I have felt for a long time wus bound 10 come. We arc passing from an era of bad banking to one of good banking. If this new era will result In the af filiation of tho trust companion with the cleurlng house on a basis of cash reserve of 16 per cent or more and the clearing house Itself shall organise a system of Inspection and examination of Its members, such enterprises as we have will be very largely guarded against, and the hanking situation will be an strong as It Is possible to make It.” Flurry of Ls,tin 0 Bcn.f.t Andrew Mills, president of the Dry Dock Savings Bank, and the dean of the savings bank officials In New York, said: "There can be no doubt In the mind of any aane person that the financial hysteria, through which we have Just passed, will be of lasting benefit, not only to New York city, but to the country at large as well. "What was the cause of the panic? Well, that Is one of those things that Is difficult to determine. For one thing, they seem to come about periodically. The president? Well. In thst connec tion let me tell you a little story. Roosevslt's Punch. "You know 5flke Donovan. He was a great friend of Ihe president. Mike was In Washington some time ago. When he came back one of hi* friends asked him If he had had hla usual bout with the chief executive. " ‘Bure I did,' replied Donovan. “ ‘And does the president use much science In boxing?' naked the friend. No; he has none,' was Donovan's answer. 'Hut he has a dlvvul of a punch.’ "That Is what I think has besn the metier with the president's ntttck on the corporation* of the country,” Mr. Mills concluded. Two Brothers In Italy Were Smothered by Sand and Mud. Rome, Italy. Oct. 28.—The continued floods and hurricanes Increase the ter rtble situation In the cities stricken by the enrthquake. The estimates of dam. age are ever increasing. At Ferrux- zano the whole Abruzilnl. family dis appeared with the house they were In Into an enormous ravine. At Bt. Efumla 7,000 people are forced to live In tho open, their homes having been either ruined or In danger of ruin since earthquakes have been frequently felt. The river Po has risen so Ihnt It threaten* to overflow. ' A very strong flood completely washed away the town of Isamatoro. and the whole Si. Carlo Vecclo quarter of Trapalnl. There ore many dead nnd Injured, house* crumbled down and tho people are without home*. Two brothers were ■mothered by the siuid and mud raised by the wtnd*. Bight person* were struck by lightning. CANE AND COTTON GROWERS TO MEET Hpeclsl to The Qeorxlsn. Uarnesvllte. G*.. Oct. 28.—The mem bers of the Farmers' Union In the sea Island and ribbon cane cotton belt* of Georgia nnd Florida will hold a Joint convention, that those Interested In the two crop* who live In the Mate* of Georgia and Florida may get together and form plans hy which they may handle these product* to the best In terest. The convsntlon will be held st Lake City. Fla., on Thursday and Fri day. November 14 and 16. 1907. New York People Are Calmer on Finan cial Question. $12,000,000 ON WAY ACROSS ATLANTIC People Stood in Line AD Day Sunday Until Open ing of Bank Monday. I New York, Oct. 28.—With the opening of banking hours today It became np- fsront that the public has’ considerably calmed over Sunday and the financial situation has resumed a normal aspect. There are Mill many depositors un easy about their money In tho' trust companies. This wn* attested by the fart that a long Ilr.e of men and women ■pent all of yeaterday and all of lust nl*ht In front of tho Lincoln Thim. Company waiting for the paying teller |to open hla window today. Run Nearly Ended. PThla ilne, however, waa less In extent than It nan been for aeveral daya ami the run on that Institution Is practically at an end. So far as the Trust Com. pany of America and Its chief broach, the Colonial, are concerned, the obvious determination of J. P. Morgan and other financlera to put unlimited mil lions In cash to maintain Its solvency has completely restored the confidence [of Its depositors. Small Runs Are Met. Small run* were started on the North, ern Bunk, at Broadway nnd Fourth street, and the Broadway Trust Com pany, at Broadway and Eighth Mrset. It was announced by the officials of these banks that they were amply abb- to take care of themselves and would need no outside help. The Dollar Savings Bank I.Kited a statement , to Its depositors today \ small crowd stood In the rain out-l.ie the bank when It opened anil disap pointment wo* expressed at the 00-day notice that was posted. Barnard Refused Job. Potto T. Barnard, president of the New York Trust Company, and one of the three men appointed receivers for the Knickerbocker Trust Company at the request of Attorney General Jock- son, declined today to accept the ap pointment. Mr. Barnard gave business roasons for his refusal. The local Savings hnnks situation has entirely cleared. There will be n.nslri- eruble latitude exercised by the bank* In the application of the thirty, sixtv and ninety-day rule. Any depositor [may draw out money for pressing need. Certificates Relieve Bank.. PThe Issuance of clearing house cer tificates. which begun today, has re lieved the tension so far as the national banks are concerned. The liberality of the secretary of the treasury In advancing treasury funds as loans and as deposits and the activ ity of the Morgan syndicate with Its unlimited million* practically has put an end to all further talk of panic f„ r the present. Reassuring message* from city pul pit* yesterday did much toward rcstor- Ing public confidence. Gold From London. PThe rate of exchange with London Is now favorable to the Importation of gold and the National City Bank, the Bank of Commerce and several other of the New York national banks, have made arrangements to Import gold. In |thls way, wlthont the Intervention of the United State* treasury, nearly >12,- 000,000 will arrive here from London within the next ten days, tho first In stallment of nearly >6,000.000 being duo Thursday. It Is estimated that from >25,000,000 to >50.000,000 gold will com,: from abroad if It Is needed. TRUST COMPANY FAIL8 ' IN KANSAS CITY, MO. BlCansa* City, Oct. 28.—The Banker-' [Trust t'tunpany, doing a general bunk ing business, closed It* doors thl* fore noon. Insufficient cash to operate is the cause assigned by IV. H. Wood, treasurer, a* the reason for closing ■ The reason for the step, according [to the statement of Treasurer W. II. I Wood, was the action taken by the [clearing Houoe Association last nig when It was decided to hold the ra-h In the local banks In that association and In lit place use clearing house eer. klflcates. The failure of the trust company auseil hardly a flurry. The bank, al though considered safe, hss not been looked upon os one of the strong urn- Isecretnry of State J. H. Slagle Is la charge of the bank until receivers can be appointed. The bank has a capital of 1500,000. HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED FOR OKLAHOMA BANKS. loklahoma City, Oct. 28. ,\. tlng Governor Wilson today proclaimed a holiday for every day this week. The hanks wifi he closed on account of tl,.» action of the Kansas City clearing house. No notes will become due tim ing the life of this proclamation. 105 YEARS OLD. MAINE BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS. Bath. Me., Oct. 28.—A run started on the Bath Trust Company this morning and forced the Institution to close It- doors. It wa* established In 1802; n* paid-up cgpltal Is 8104,000 and It- de posits are estimated at >540,00". -- BHB2B