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CREWE GREAT
Europe’s Gold. Being
Drawn to U. S. by
Products.
New York. Oct. 30.—With the rune
on t&e various bank* of this city at an
end and money In abundance, leader* In
financial circle* declare today the *1 tu
rn Ion will aoon be normal.
Tdlegrnph dispatches from cltlea
throughout the country atato that the
money market la rapidly Improving, but
to protect thsinselvea and their de
positor* many of the Western hunk*
have taken udvantage of the clause
providing for n time notice on with
drawals.
Gold Coming In.
It |a announced by all the larger cor
poration* thut there will be no dlftl-
culty In the payment of November cou
pons on the first day of the month. It
also became known that S8.ooo.oou in
good I* aboard the steamship Kron-
prlnzemdn Cecalle hound for tills coun
try and that SIO.000,000 will arrive In
this city early next week. European
bankera have begun to plate obetuclev
In the way of further uhlptnent* of gold
from their countries.
Cotton 8old Short.
Mllliona of bales of cotton are being
told for December, January and March
da livery by people who never owned
or rained u bale of cotton to deprewa
the price hiiJ scare the farmer Into
telling »o they can pay their debt* in
Europe.
If the farmer takes advantage of the
dltuatlon and hold* lie I* hound to get a
good price for hi* cotton.
American Products to Help.
The enormous Influence which Amer-
Ican product* are exerting In building
up a credit balance abroad hu* been the
moat algnut development of the finan
cial situation Kepori* from all quar
tera allow that the great American sta
ple*—wheat. cotton, copper, tobacc
oil, meats—are on their way to Et
rope, thla being the season of the year
when American products are marketed
abroad. The Immediate effect of thi*
shipment la to give the I'nlted Htate*
credit abroad which can be speedily
converted Into cash.
Staplaa Are Solid.
Tbeae natural resources of the coun
try promise to exart even greater In
fluenca than the sale of American ae
curltlea abroad. The latter have to
some extent Buffered discredit under
recant prexaure, hut the Intrinsic value
of American staples used abroad and
theft' colossal aggregate at thla period
of the year I* beyond the reach of
financial distrust.
Plana adopted to couservc the cash
of tlie banka and trust companies have
prevented any further hoarding and
till* fact of Itself Is <>n« of the best
features working to strengthen the
situation. In the Interior, throughout
the West and Bnuth. the banks and
financial Institutions have taken time
by the forelock and have required no
tices of 30 nnd 60 duy* to depositor*
before funds can lie withdrawn.
Exchange Closed in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Pa., Oct. so.—'The stock
exchange board of director* voted to
remain doted today. No announce
ment wae made other than that liusl
naaa would not be resumed today.
statfs
FIX FLAT RATE
OFMENTS
Reported That Gov
ernors Will Fix
Rate.
Asheville. X. C., Oct. 30.—An agree
ment ha* practically been reached. It la
said, between the governors of North
f'arollna, Georgia and Alabama whepe-
by the existing low paenenger 1 rates
put Into effect by the last legislature*
of these, state* will lio eet aside and
uniform rata of 2 l'-2 cent* u mile
substituted.'
liy the santt tentative agreement, it
la said, thi* 2 1-2-cent rate U tu be
applicable not simply between points In
each state, but on Interutate business
throughout these three states. If not
all Bout Item mates. •
Only the dstalla of the arrangement,
it Is dedured. remain to he worked
out. It la added thut a conference
among Governor Glenn, of North Car
olina; Governor Hoke Binlth, of Geor
gia. and Governor Coiner, of Alabama,
and probably Governor Bwanaon, of
Virginia, was called to be held In At
lanta on Friday for th* purpose of for
mally adopting the plan.
The sole question to be settled. It I*
asserted, relate* to the method of car
rying the agreement Into effect.
Governor HmUU at III maintains al
ienee as to the conference, or any
probable line of discutslon or propo
sition to In* advanced l herein Friday.
It is his him that whatever transpire*
In that meeting of the governor* should
not go out to the public now, at any
rate.
DUCKWORTH CALLS
MEETING OF UNIONS
National President t\ 8. Barrett ha*
called all the county union* throughout
the cotton belt to meet on November V
Following this call, President Duck
worth ha* Issued a call for all of the
Georgia unions to meet op the same
date. His call Is us follows:
"To the Member* of the Farmers'
Colon of the Btate of Georgia:
"Following the call of Nationul Pres
ident C. H. Ilarreti for ull counties
throughout the cotton belt to meet on
November *, I hereby call u meeting of
ad county unlonu In the state of Ueor-
« lto meet nt in o'clock n. m. Saturday,
uvember 9, for the reason* mentioned
In President Barrett** call. Where It Is
deemed beet you may Invite non-union
fanners and other* Interested In ob
taining the Farmers' ITtilon minimum to
rasti with you In the afternoon.
•n. F. ore WORTH,
"President Georgia Btate. Farmer*'
t.’nlon?
"Banxeaville, Go,. Oct. 29. 1907.'*
At a dinner cJveu In New York recently
to Rear Admiral Joseph It. foghlsu by
tbs Hpatilsk war veteran*. In* was balled as
••tke man who made the knlger fnaious."
One of the advantages of Orape-
Nnts food is that it is pre digested
in the process of manufacture.
The starch contained in the
wheat and barley is transformed
into grape-sugar by exactly the
same method as this process is
carried on in the human body,
that is. by the use of moisture and
long exposure to moderate
warmth, which grows the diastase
in the grains, then long baking
completes the remarkable change
from starch to grape-sugar.
Therefore, the mo3t delicate
stomach can handle Grape-Nuts
and the food is quickly absorbed
into the blood and tissue ce;tan:
parte of it going directly to build
and nourish the brain and nerve
centers. "There’s a Reason."
HlMriiili i ’ifiryi’i/iJa
SOLD TO M'KENZIE
Ml*. T. Mitchell Horner, who recent
ly sued her husband, "Jack" Horner,
for divorce, told her beautiful resi
dence In Peachtree Tucadu.v through
Forrest and Georg* Adair, real estate
agents, to George M. McKenzie. for
merly of Mnrlettu, for $30,000.
Mr. McKenzie, who is a brother of
W. M. McKenzie, purchaser of Brook
wood, the Thompson residence, ad
joining, hu* put a force of men to work
c'cunlng up and renovating the Horner
home, and will move In within a short
time.
The Horner house, which I* sat In a
lot 125 by 30o feet, was built for Mr.
nnd Mr*. T. Mitchell ilorner by her
father. Dr. Isaac Emerson, the Bromo-
Heltxer millionaire, who sent hi* archi
tect end contra*-tar- .from- Boston to
erect the house. It Is one of the hand
somest In Peachtree, being splendidly
finished within atul without. No on*
In Atlanta knows Its cost.
Tim deal I him been pending for soma
time. Bluntly after Mr. Horner filed
his sensational suit In Baltimore
against his wife's |xirents for $100,000
damages for alienating her affection*,
Mrs. Homer came to Atluntn. A week
later she filed sifft for divorce, after
putting the residence on the market.
Mr. McKenzie took the opportunity
to buy u home adjoining thut of hi*
brother. The two residences are among
the finest In Pewhtree.
FREE PASSES CUT
OFF BY COMMISSION
Continued from P*o« On,.
TROLLEY COMPANY
ANSWERS PETITION
FOR LOWER FARES
President Arkwright Shows
Company’s Side of Argu
ment Before State.
Jurisdiction of the railroad commission
of Georglu. to transport from one point
to another point in tills stute any arti
cle or article*, or merchandise, or
freight, of any kind, free of charge,
except such articles or commodities us
may be necessary and Intended for Its
own use In the conduct of Its business
a* a common carrier, and except ore,
cot I. atone, timber and the manufac
tured product* thereof, manufactured,
mined or produced by It, on or from
It* own pro|ierty.
Provided, however, that for purely
charltuhte purpose* free transportation
may be granted, hut when such Is
granted It must be promptly reported
to thi* commission.
Provided, further, that reduced or
free tVattaftortAtlon of the goods or ef<
fecta of its bonp fide employees may be
given by n common carrier.
Provided, further, that the commis
sion will, upon application and proper
showing made, authorize free*or re
duced transportation to fair*, exhibi
tion* or for other public purpose*.
By order of the hoard:
H. O. MT-KNDON. Chairman.
GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. Sec.
CalliaQ fer Charters.
Ordered. That within ten days front
thi* date all terminal companies, cor
poral Iona or person* owning, leasing
or operating terminal* under the Juris-
diction of thi* commlNnlon. shall fur
nish this commission with copies of
their charter*, rates and rules, and
that on the 13th day of November. 1907.
n public hearing tro had at which said
mipanie* and their patrons, as well
« the local authorities, may be heard,
Ith a view to Improving the service,
and If Jn any case a monopoly or ex-
luslve right Ip claimed, the grounds
f such claim are directed to be pre
sented and will be open to discussion by
1 %.>ncgrncd.
Ordered further. That a copy hereof
be mailed to each of said companies
without delay.
By order of the board:
8. G. M'LENDON. Chairman.
GEO. F. MONTGOMERY. Bee.
COL. GRAVES TO SPEAK
AT NEW OPERA HOUSE.
Kprrtst to The Georgia*.
Winder. Ga., Oct. 3<k—Hon. John
Temple Graves will lecture at the new
opera house here November I. This
will he the second attraction In the
Lyceum course. The people here are
proud of Mr. Graves as a Georgian and
one. of the foremost speakers of the
country.
In tiro hearing before the state railroad
.commission Tuesday of. the petition of W.
II. Terrell for a reduction In afreet car
fares to eight for 25 ceuts, the Georgia Rail
way mid Electric t'ompftny submitted a com
plete and lengthy uuawer to the charges
made by Mr. Terrell. In this auswer, Pres
ident Arkwright set forth that under the
law'the company had att old'cost rart with
the city, which permitted the company to
barge us much as 19 cents for short dis
tance* and 29 cents for long distances.
I pon this contention, the bearing was ad
journed until Ngvemlier 12.
In addition Vo this purely legal point,
le company made auawer to the conten
tion of Mr. Terrell that the service was
Inferior, and that the ratupnuy could af
ford To'reduce Its rates. Mr. Arkwright's
aiiswrir give* » full showing of the present
equipment of the company und II* deal
ings with the public. It I* given lu full:
Th« Company's Answer.
"To the Honorable Railroad 4'oiuiulsslon
f the Stale uf Georgia: Georgia Railway
lid Electric I'oippnny answers the com
plaint filed by William H. Terrell lu the
hlnive Hinted matter, and shows:
"I- ICeaiKMidsxt admits the avermeuts In
paragraph 1. • .
*J. Re*
|ui nigra pi
girdles* of distance; that the fare on the
line I* 10 • - ...
I nnd has
Jug this fsi. ... „ .......
rein her I, 1907. Respondent shows that ....
ose fare of & cents a passenger may ride
- ii any of respondent's street car tines from
uv poliit oil any one of such does to any
(joint on any other of such lines: that rn-
epiaidcut issue* universal transfers from
any oue Ibis to any oilier line. Respondent
show* tlist for one fare of 6 cents a passen
ger may travel from ('ollego Park to At'
lauta. a distance of 9 miles, sud transfer
lo the river line by the use of a transfer
ticket, mid travel a distance of T miles
u the river line lo Ilollou, inuklug the to-
till distance traveled of 18 miles for 5 ceuts.
Twenty-two Lines.
"Respondent shows that It operates twsn-
•two separate him! distinct routes of street
railway lines; that Its lines cover the city
f Atluntn iiud all the surrounding territory
fur u distance of 9 miles out from the city
of Atlanta; that a person may travel oil
nuy of said lines In any direction, or by use
of transfers on any two of said Hues from
any one point lo any other point In or
around the city of Atlanta, for one fare of
5 cents. ltes|MHidcnt states that the fares
churned by It are low. Itespoiideut doules
that It could sell eight tickets for 25 ceuts,
mid further denies that It could make u res
soualde profit on Ita Investment when sell
lug eight tickets for*25 rents, hot asserts
that It could not sell eight tickets for
24 cents nnd earn the hare operating ex
pettse*.
"Respondent dentes the overtnents con
jilued lu psi ‘ “ *
flint It does
Its curs are aitequn
that It does furnish rtiotigl.
Its passengers lu comfort. Respondent
states that It Is trim (hat nt certain tiroes
In the day and on certain occasions pas
sengers stand In the cars for tbs lack of a
scat. Respondent states that this Is a
necessary and unavoidable Incident In the
nature of respondent's business: that In all
cities whore practically the entire popula
tion moves st practically the same time It
If utterly Impossible to furnish seats for
-M»M*uger: that If It were possible It
■he unreasonable to demand of re
spondent. or of any street railway company,
that It should provide cera sud service suf
ficient to meet Instantaneously the greatest
possible maximum demand.
Has Good Equipment.
“Respondent dentes that It operates cars
that are old, out-of-date *tid dirty. Re
spondent avers.that Its equipment will com-
imre favorably with the equipment furnish
ed In nuy city of the I’nlted States, or In
any city lu the world; that on au average
It* equipment Is far superior to the equip
ment found on street railway linos In
most of the cltlea In tbn l ulled Ntatea. Re
spondent states that It is true that It oper
ates some longitudinal-seated cars on the
Marietta-Decatur street line and on a few
of the other lines. Respondent shows that
similar cars lire In cnmiuon use In other
cities of the C lilted States. * Respondent
concede* that under the conditions In At
lanta. particularly with regard to the sep
aration uf the races, these longitudinal-
sent cars are not. lu respondent'* opinion,
lies! adapted. A short time ago respondent
was requested by tome of Its patrons to
substitute cross-seat cars for these longitu
dinal scut cars on one of respondent's lines,
namely, the McDaniel irwlu streets line, lu
answer to tills request, respondent pro
posed and nunouuced Its Intention of sub
stituting cross-scat cars for the longitudinal-
seat car* on the particular line covered by
the request, end also on nil other or Its
lines, Purausnt to this suununced Inten
tion. impendent I* substituting crnessc.it
cars for the longitudinal-seat cars Just as
fast as the new curs can lie turned out of
the shops, and contemplates that all of
these longitudinal sent cars will he retired
from service ou or before the Irat day of
Jauuery, 1901.
Good Light and Power.
"Respondent denies the averments con
tained In paragraph 5. except ns the sum*
herein admitted. Respondent shows
thut Its elrctrlc light atul power service Is
unexcelled I* fny locality: that respondent
has the heat machluery and electric equip
roent that ran possibly he obtained: that
It readily adopt* any Improvement lu um-
hlnery or apparatus that will tend to bet-
er tin* electric service furnished by It.
This has Iroen respondent's constant prac
tice. Respondent invites the closest scru
tiny of Its stations, equipment, apparatus
and methods, nnd avers that they will !>«•
found to l*o equal to the best known to
the art. Respondent avers that Its roe
lers are constantly Inspected by u force
employed by It exclusively for this
pose; that these meters are kept as
rate ns It Is possible for a mechanical
device to In* kept; that It makes eoostunt
Inspections and teats of the meters on Its
own motion, fn<l It Is Its Invaliable practice
to test any meter about which complaint
line I wen made. Respondent offers not the
slightest objection to any public system
T meter Inspection.
‘•Further answering, respondent show*:
■"That It operates a street and suburlwn
elect He railway system lu the rouutlos of
Fulton nnd In-Kalb, and In the municipal!
site or Atlanta. Kdgewood. Kirkwood. Deca
tur. Oakland city East Point nnd College
Park, and Is htilbilng e line Into tlie numb--
Ipality of llsncvllle; thut the
* ~nd con tig
III HOTEL
Police Are Puzzled by
Tragedy in the
Waldorf-Astoria.
New- York. Oct. 80.—No unlutinn In
the myaler)’ of the death uf Herman
Bradley Potter, an Insurance agent of
poyleetown, Pn„ a man of excellent nu
clei .tending end comfortable meiine,
who wae found dead in lile rormin on the
fourteenth door of the Waldorf-As
toria last night with hie ekull fractured
In two places, hie noee broken und
bleeding und bruieee ubout Ilia lege and
face, allowing that ho had been horribly
beaten, hue ue yet been found.
Whether the mnn wee murdered In
the hotel or whether lie w»» bcalnn In
the etreet and went M Me room to die
le not yet determined. A qUMtlon of
poealbte poleon also figures In thle ex
traordinary mystery. There Is a sus
picion that a Jur of white powder found
In the room after the discovery of the
body contained cyanide of mercury. An
uutopsy will be held today to reveal
whether or not there are’traces of the
drug In the man'e etomach.
Mysterious L.tter.
At the eame time there was a mys
terious letter written by Mr. Potter to
hi* wife In Doylestown. which puts the
whole a trail' In a different phase.
When the man's body was found
Coroner llurberger was eent for and
after an examination. Hold:
"This man has been beaten to death.
I can't eay that he was killed In the
hotel, but a murder lias been commit
ted. On a table In hie room was a let
ter addressed to Mrs. H." Bradley Pot
ter. Jr., of Doylestown, Pa. The letter
was on u letterhead of the Michigan
Commercial Insurance Company,
Doylestown. The letter In no way threw
light on the mystery. It read:
Letter to Wife.
"My Dear Wife—In the left-hand
drawer of the bureau you will And an
envelope of every (Ineuranre) company
1 repretent. Write to every ono of
them and aak them to appoint you
agent.
"Everything I own Is In the box
my deek. Oood-bye to you and the
children. I forgot to say last Satur
day night 1 waa put out of business on
my way home to the hotel.
"I waa tackled by three toughs and
I hud quite an experience. I actually
put two of them to sleep, but the third
ducked and lilt me with a sand bag on
the left tide of the head and put me to
sleep. He took my watch, locket,
garette case, ring and pocketbook.
"I waa picked up by an officer, lying
tn the gutter. Fortunately I hud my
room key with me and the Waldorf
meant a great deal In Xew York. Fare
well to you all. Hood-bye.
"HERMAN.”
While the letter would teem to In
dicate Potter knew deatlv wae ap
proaching, It waa agreed the wounds
on hie body, could not- possibly have
been self Inflicted. It was shown the
letter waa written In a strong hand
nnd by a man who, If In physical suf
fering or under a nervous strain, allow
ed no sign of It In his writing. A corn,
parlson of the writing with the signa
ture on the hotel register proved be
yond doubt that Potter had penned the
note.
Further examination of the room dis
closed the Jur of white powder. In tho
trousers of the dead mnn was found
86.31 In cash together with papers and |
other effects that proved Ills Identity.
GEORGIAN
ANT AD
PATRONS
f
Free to Emrybodyi
Thousands of people are our regular Want Ad
patrons and the number is increasing every day.
Thousands have taken advantage of our
GREAT FREE OFFER
OF WILEY’S CANDY.
HAVE YOU ?
For the benefit of those who may not have heard
of our FREE OFFER we will again state that
with every 30-cent Want Ad sent or ’phoned to
The Georgian office
Frida? nr Saturday, Nov. I or 2,
To be inserted in the Saturday Georgian, we will give
ABSOLUTELY FREE
ent nrsrs that the strict rail way sen.*.*
furnish*! by It Is unexcelled any when* a in!
Is equnl to tiro best street railway- servlc**
furnished In any city trader i.nythlng up
“tin- conditions prevailing in this
■ Respondent avers that till* I* tin* II
general scntiuicnt of Its patrons nnd tbn
public served by it* line*. ItciqMinilcnt Is H
constantly lidding additions! ear* to It* ^
service. Hline this company wa* organized
I >*r Iroen it time when
mi In proccMs of con*
■traction for service on It* line*. Respond
••tit show* that It bn* from time to time in
creased tin* service fiirnlslind the public
and decreased the fares charged the public.
RestMiiidrut states that It voluntarily put
on n system of uulversnl transfer* and ex.I
tended the same from time to time no that
It covers respondent's entire system: Hint
It has Just recently agreed to’ ratfitn
tin*
fine from 10
ocently largely Increased
tiro number of ear* operated by It.
Right to Chargs Mors.
Respond* nt furthermore show* Ibat by
contract with the city of Atlanta It has
tho right over n large portion of It
T , .. . . ... . Ity of At*
lanta and contiguous territory Is well sup-
pi'rd With »?*•*-• railway lines wtihiu a
rsitlas of 9 miles around the c||y of At-
lanta. tiro total mileage of respondent's
Ultra being about 151 miles on a single track
hoslr Respondent operates approximately
10 motor ear*.
Univtrssl Transfers.
On this system of street railways the fare
Is 6 cents, with s universal system of trans
fers from any line to any oilier Hue. This
system of street railways furnishes quick,
frequent, safe and comfortable service to
lb*> popuDilon served. The tracks of re-
■ mtldlng the entire track* of Its
Ibira. It has use.! for this purpose the licst
material that can be had. The ears «qro-
rated by respondent are modem, cumfortn*
ldr. are kept dean, freshly |i*ltited. are
heated In whiter srol are equlptied with the
latest Improved electric apparatus. R. *p. iui-
to charge
lance au<|
contract « ... H |
SS tlie Atlanta (''iiisollriiitcd Str«*et Railwn.
t'oinpany. and thnt on suother portlcu
mindi ns i<) ceuts for abort dis
cent* for biug distances, tills |
ring tlie lines fannerly known
Its tine**, uninely. the Hues known ns tlro|
Atlanta Rapid Trsusit ('otupuuy, respond •
m. it lias I
Respondent further show* that the val
uation of Its pro|K*rty for taxation has
been Increased so that the itnionuts It will
lie romncited to pay for laxntlnu lu *!■«• |
year !*)7 and snlHMspieutly over what It r
J »nld In the y«nr IfxH will exceed the sum of | „
100,000; that it 1ms recently agreed wltli XB
the city of Atlanta to reduce It* prices forjJQ
street lighting, whereby It* revenue from
this source wifi be from $2<M*)0 to $.‘5,iM0 per
annum less than heretofore; that it lias also
agreed to reduce the price* charged l*y It to
private consumer* for electric light nnd
power nml its revenue from this source
will lie reduced approximately
til"
wages of Its employees whereby Its pay
rolls will lie Increased approximately
per annum on ncrotuii of this Increased
rate of wages; that It luro Inorisisod tli*
amount of street railway service furnished,
thereby decreasing the amount rivclv«*l by
tt per car mile and Increasing tin* exjicuse*
per car mite: that the redaction* lu Its rev-
enoes from the nourera shove state! will
approximate the sum of $299.ikr> per atiimiu:
that It Is in no condition to Htnud any
further reduction in Its corning*.
No Gsnsral Complaint.
Respond* nt fiirrherimH-e show* that tiro
rate# of street railway lares conriicu hi St
and the Street railway service furnish.d by
It are satlsfartory to It* patrons and to tu<>
public nt large; that there I* no general
complaint a* to the nmount of Its fares or
quality of Us service: thru there hi up gen
eral desire Hint lu fares should n«» re-
dined: that tt Is generally recognised by
rhe public server) hr respondent flwr the
fares rjmrgod by rci'sindciil are low and; fl
I fie servin' g.md. sud thst respondent tot-1|
nutarily makes every effort to furnish th •.
I*est service at the lowest price within rrn .E
J
Wherefore respondent shows
-omplnlnt U without suer|t. that
charged by It arc low nod the service good.
that
the fi
Wiley*s Candy Is Famous.
You Get Wiley*s Best,
GEORGIA RY. A KLRtTRK* CO.,
liv I*. M. Arkwright. ITcsidenL
Atlanta, Ga^ Uik %
A Half-Pound Box of Wiley’s Best Candy
Wiley’s Candy is so well-known in Atlanta that it is
hardly necessary to sing its praises here; suffice it to say
Wiley 'S that there is no better on the market—with a reputa-
tion for purity and flavor that is above reproach—pack-
Candy carefully piece by piece in handsome boxes-it retails
for 80 cents per pound—this is the kind you get with
your want ad in the Georgian.
REMEMBER THE DAYS!
Friday or Saturday, and if it is not convenient to send
your ad, ’phone Eell 4929 or Atlanta 4401 and WE’LL
PAY THE MESSENGER.
I