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Newspaper Page Text> THE WEATHER. Rain and probably thunder itorma Friday night; clearing and cooler Saturday; Sunday fair. Fri day temperatures; 7 a. m.. 65 de crees- 10 0. m.. 74 degreen: 12 noon, f(('degrees; 2 p. m. 76 degrtes. The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS SPOT COTTON. Liverpool, steady; 5.31. Atlanta, easy; 9%. Sew Orleans, steady; 101-16. New York, quiet; 10.10. Auffustn, steady; 10c. Snvnnnah. dull; 9%. Memphis steady; 915-16. Houston, quiet; 9T4. Wilmington, nominal. Norfolk, steady; 1GK- VOL. VI NO. 226. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1908. ■pOTra? , In Atlanta..TWO CKNTR. irJXl.VyJli. On Trains..FIVE CENTS. COMMITTEE Mo Change in Date or Rules Expected by Members. COX MATTER WILL COME UP LATER Committee Adjourns To Meet Again For Prolonged Afternoon Session. That the atate Democratic executive committee will not go Into the question of changing the date of the primary, or the majority plan In the offloial count, i« practically aasured. Following the assembly of the com mittee at noon, the Gilmer county row wa" almost lmediately.taken up. This la a factional light between two county Democratic executive committees, and the core of the trouble apparently lies in the race for the Judgeship of the Dlur Ridge circuit. Newton A. Morris and J. Z. Foster are the candidates for the Judgeship. It developed that Foster's candidacy Is favored by the Allen committee, and Morris by the Parke committee. Both candidates were present giving direc tion to the fight. At 2 o'clock the executive committee adjourned with the Gilmer matter only partly completed, the Allen faction hav ing completed submitting evidence. It will probably be after 6 o'clock Friday afternoon before this matter Is out of the way. It is said that a majority of the two factions In Gilmer favor Gov ernor Smith. There seems no probability that the committee will do anything looking to a change In the primary date. It aeems equally assured that no effort will bo made to change the majority rule In the primary. After the Gilmer county fight Is out of the way, the committee will probably take' up tb, contention of Colonel Al bert H. Cox, of Atlanta, for the selec tion of delegates to Denver by the poo. pie. Colonel Cox has contended so far only for the delegates at large, but there may be a movement set under way to have even the delegates from each congrssionol district named by the people directly. The question of a candidate paying the tAxes of a voter will also come up. Indications point to a prolonged ses sion of the committee. It was 12:16 o'clock when Chairman Miller called the committee to order. He requested members of the commit tee to mow forward to the front aeate. On the roll call the following mem bers answered present; A. L. Miller, Bibb, chairman; Hoop< «r Alexander, vice chairman; Fops Brown, Pulaski: Seaborn Wright, Floyd; John P. Knight, Berrien; 8. T. Blalock, Fayette; N. A. Morris, Cobb; W. L. Bush, Miller; E. H. Mason, Glynn; Fuller E. Calloway, Troup, and Robert I* Berner, Monroe, from the state at Urge; C. E. Attawny, Jenkins; C. H. Thompson, Emanuel, from First dis trict; R. L. Maynard, Sumter; T. A. Collins, Schley, from the Third district; A A. Carson, Muscogee; Sidney Hold- emesa CarrolL from Fourth district; D. B. Bullard, Campbell: A. C. Blalock, Ctayton; C. H. Mason, DeKalb; Q. W. Gleaton, Rockdale, from the Fifth dis trict; J. F. Wall, Henry; G. W. Hol- ilngshead, Baldwin; T. E. Patterson. 8paidlng; Samuel Rutherford, Monroe, from the Sixth district; Paul B. Tram mell, Whitfield; J. Z. Foster, Cobb: Felix Corput, Floyd, from the Seventh dl.trtet; A a J. Stovall, Elbert: Frank Shackelford, Clarke; L. J. McConnell, Franklin, from the Eighth district; J. A Bagwell, Gwinnett; Howard Thomp son, Hall; H. A Caruthera, Jackson; J. 8. Adams, Habersham, from the Mnth district; Bowdre Phlnliy, Rich mond; James A. Kendrick, Taliaferro; H A. Williams. Glascock; W. H. Bur- well. from the Tenth district; W. H. Griffin, Lowndes; I* Q. Stubbs, Lau rens; A V. Cook, Irwin, and J. L. Kent, Johnson from the Eleventh district. Phlnlxy as Secretary. In the absence of Secretary Charles H. Hall, Jr, of Macon, on account of Illness, Bowdre Phlnliy, editor of The Augusta Herald, acted as secretary of the meeting by special request Chairman Miller. Fuller E. Calloway arose, and said: 'Inasmuch as I am a candidate for •lection In the primary of June 4. I oeg to be excused from taking part In ary action here that may consider a ohange In date." •Mr. Calloway Is a candidate for rail road commissioner to succeed himself. As Secretary Phlnlsy was reading the minutes of February 6, Seaborn Wright •rose and asked: "May l ask how long that stuff Is yon •re reading?" ' » hen he was Informed that the read me was about completed, Mr. Wright eat down without further comment halrman Miller explained the pur- t , «ol the meeting: .This committee has been called to- £" h *r to decide which Is the proper Democratic executive committee In Gil mer county. Had this question not • r ffn, I should not have taxed you by calling you together. Selection of Delegates. k. 8ln ?* ,h * n Colonel Albert H. Cox ha, asked that the question of the se lect Ir,,, of delegates to Denver. Also luestlon has arisen relative to the improper use of money In an election, "Tether or not thCt rule covers the payment of a voter's taxes by a candi date, SO the voter may be entitled to PRDTECT8REAKERS Say They Object to the Methods Used to Break Strike. PENSACOLA, FIs., April 24.—This city Is confronted today by the novel proposition of a policemen's strike in addition to the street car strike. Six teen policeman quit their Jobs today when ordered'to guard cars manned by strike-breakers. They said they ob- jected to the methods being employed to break the strike. Only five police men remain on duty and there Is dan ger of serious riots. DE Prince Gracious in Recep tion and Kisses Her Hand NAPLES, April 24.—Mme. Anna Gould has arrived at Naples, where Prince Helle DeSagan met her. She was graciously received. He kissed the woman's hand and escorted her to a waiting auto. In which they were driven to a hotel, where Mme. Gould's apart ments had .been arranged. It Is be lieved now that arrangements are be ing made for an early wedding and the date and place have probably already been selected. THE GEORGIAN _ Buckhead, Ga., April 17, 1908. The Atlanta Georgian; Gentlemen—Inclosed find check for which you will please send The Georgian to each of us for one year. We have been taking The Journal, but after reading your answer to Judge Freeman In reference to the gov ernor's race puts ua completely out with The C. C. 8HOUSE, P. II. M’WHORTER. Quitman, Ga., April 20, 1808. The Georgian and News: Please find Inclosed check for 84.50 In full for subscription to your paper for next 12 months. Tour Impartial report of the gubernatorial newe Is commendable, especially when compared to your evening neigh bor. Yours truly, J. W. OGLESBY. WITH THE CANDIDATES GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR VALDOSTA TO Manager Says Reports From Over State Are En couraging, T GO R. J. Grillln, one of the managers at Hoke Smith headquarters In the Em ery-Stelner building, stated that the reports from all over the state were exceedingly encouraging. He stated that the callers at head' quarters had been many and that at cue time during the day the large room was crowded with visitors. A little army of stenographers was busy all day sending out literature. "The Indications." said Mr. Griffin, "are for the re-election of'the governor by a large majority.” Governor Smith was In the city Frl day. and during the morning conferred with members of the Democratic exec utive committee and his campaign managers. Governor Smith will leave for Valdosta^ where he will speak Sat- urday. J. D. Kilpatrick, who arranges the dotes for Governor Smith, said Friday that many new dates would be ar ranged before Governor Smith left the city Friday evening. "in Issuing the call I made It general Continued on Page Thirteen. ICED FIMILT LOSE LIVES II RIMES COREY, Pa, April 24.—A tragedy at Centerville this morning killed out the Weatherby family. Fire was discovered in thff home at 2 o'clock, but by the time neighbors reached the scene all were beyond aid. One person, Albert Lemm, was saved, and he Is dying and Is unsbla to tell how the fire started. David Weatherby. aged 79; his wife, aged 80, and daughter, Mrs. Lemm, aged 60, were burned to death. 200 NATIVES ARE KILLED BY ENGLISH; TROOPS LOSE 80 LONDON, April 24/—Dispatches from Simla, India, report an engagement to day between Mohmsnd tribesmen and British Indian troops in which the lat ter lost 60 killed and 80 wounded. The natives lost over 200 killed and many wounded and captured. CHICAGO LIMITED TRAIN IS DITCHED; 20 REPORTED HURT CORNELL, N, Y, April 24.—The Chi cago limited on the Erie railroad was ditched at Canastota, a short distance north of this place. Every car In the train except the Pullman left the track and rolled Into the ditch. Twenty per sons are reported seriously Injured. CLEVELAND IS MUCH IMPROVED NEW YORK, April 24.—Ex-Presl- dent Grover Cleveland, who has been confined to his apartment In the Lake- wood Hotel, suffering from an attack of rheumatic gout and who was thought to IS SLIGHTLY ILL Bouquet and Encouraging Reports Received at Kimball Offices. Joseph M. Brown was not feeling wall Friday morning, and, upon advice of his physician, he did not go down to his headquarters at the New Kimball. Manager Smith stated that It was a busy day at headquarters, there being an unusually large number of visitors. A beautiful bouquet of flowers was re ceived from Dallas by a woman sup- ,’ext Governor." "We Just can't gat enough Joe Brown buttons to supply the demand, marked Mr. Smith. KILLS HIS WIFE; " HANGS HIMSELF JOHN8TOWN, Pa„ April 24.—Louis Fleckensteln, a German, entered the room where his wife and two children were sleeping and after kissing the children, struck his wife on the neck with a hatchet, almost severing her head. Fleckensteln then went to the kitchen and hanged himself. CALLED TO CONFER WASHINGTON, April 24«-Repre- sentatlve Mann, chairman of the spe cial committee appointed by Speaker Cannon to investigate the printing pa per trust, today sent a telegram to Her man Rldder, president, and E. H. Baker, secretary, of the American Newspaper Association, and Melville E. Stone, of the Associated Press, requesting the three men to appear before the com mittee. The telegram continues: 'The committee especially desires to secure from you facts bearing on the question of conspiracy of wood pulp and paper manufacturers or dealers In restraint of trade. The committee de sires to give a full report to the house before the adjournment of the session of congress." Mr. Mann has called a meeting of the committee for tomorrow afternoon. AGED MAN PLUNGES OUT HIGH WINDOW; KILLED INSTANTLY Ish, aged 73. committed suicide this aft ernoon by Jumping from the fifth story of an office building at 26 West Brond- way to the sidewalk. He was Instant ly killed. The old man has lately returned from England, where he buried his wife and was despondent. He had two sons, both In business. His spectacu lar suicide was witnessed by scores of men and women. Isotta Car Wins the 244-Mile Race in 5:14:13 1-5. BRIARCLIFFE RACE HAS MANY VICTIMS Ambulances on Scene Put to Work Early in the Day. -; 00O00O00000O00OO0000000000 O LI8T OF RACE VICTIMS 0 0 FOR BRIARCLIFF TROPHY 0 0 NEW YORK, April 24.—Here Is 0 0 a list of the victims of the great 0 0 automobile race, up to 8 a. m.: 0 0 A. Smith Hopkins, dropped dead 0 0 of heart disease, brought on by 0 S excitement. • 0 W. W. Watson, driver of ear 0 O No, 22. big toe of right foot frac- 0 0 tured as car turned over. 0 0 W. Wilcox, spectator, run over 0 0 by car, right leg broken. 0 0 Washington Irving Kilpatrick. 0 0 spectator, fell Into a ditch at 0 0 Eastvlew, left ankle fractured. 0 0 Mrs. Charles Uherson, severely 0 0 burned putting out fire that 0 0 threatened husband's automobile. 0 0 O O0000000000000000000000000 NEW YORK, April 24.—Frank Lewis Strang, driving a 50-horsepower Isotta car, won the Briarcliff automobile race today, covering the 244 miles of the dangerous, twisting course In 5 hours, 14 minutes and 12 1-5 seconds. The Jammed crowds filling the grand stand and lining the rourse about the finish mark at Briarcliff manor yelled themeelves hoarse as Strang's car. go ing at least 60 miles an hour, flashed paet, a etream of wd. Four minutes and 62 second later there whizzed past the grandstand, In StCotld place, Emanuel (,'edrlno. In his 60-horsepower Flat racer. He had mads tremendous gnlns In the last part ol! the race, and In one of his spurts es tablished a new record for the course— 27 minutes 16 seconds for the 20 1-2 miles. It had been a desperate battle be tween Cedrlno and Guy Vaughn, In hi* 20-horsepower Stearns, for second hon ors, and Cedrino won out, Vaughn fin ishing third In 6 hours, 28 minutes and 28 2-6 seconds, mors than seven min' utes behind the Flat entry. At Briarcliff Manor, where the start took place, and all along the course, 260,000 persona lined the narrow road along which the automobiles sped and the thousand militiamen and hundreds of deputies wera kept busy. Like mushrooms In a heavy due, another class of humans had come n the scene. Forty-five officers and men from the Ninth, Twelfth and Sixteenth regiments were on duty all night policing the course, the most tor tuous and dangerous ever negotiated by automobiles In such a race. Major Grief had thirty-seven men In the vicinity of Hawthorne. At Val halla Major Dixon had 146 men. Thlr. ty-seven were stationed at Millwood under Sergeant Levins, and sixty-three at Kltchawanna, under Lieutenant On- derdonk. An Innovation at the races w*a the early appearance on the track near the main grandstand of two Improvised ambulances. With considerable foresight, recog nizing the unusually dangerous course, with Its many curved narrow roadway, on which the passing at any point whatever of two fast moving cars seemed to the casual observer a peril ous and nerve-racking experiment, the committee had called Into service s number of easy sprlnged wagons and doctors were on hand at frequent points along the course to attend to the In jured. Several minor accident* were report ed In the dark hours of the morning when the car loads of Incoming specta tors crowded the course. DUC DE CHAULNES DROPS DEAD IN HOME METCALF IS OFF TO REVIEW FLEET WASHINGTON, April 24.—Secretary of the Navy Metcalf will leave Wash ington Monday for San Francisco, I nhere he will review the combined At lantic and Pacific fleets In Golden Gate harbor on May A The secretary will go by way of Chicago and expects to O will adjust Itself In time.” O Improved. arrive at San Francisco by May L > 00000000000000000000000000 WHAT CONGRESS DID FRIDAY! WASHINGTON, April 24/—In the senate today Mr. Bankhead, of Ala bama, addressed the senate In behalf of his good roads bill. Consideration of the naval bill was resumed. In the house the Lllley committee continued Its examination of Mr. Lllley. The Judiciary committee voted not to Impeach Judge Wllfely, of Shanghai, China. It is expected that the public build ings will be reported to the house this afternoon, carrying a total of 222,000.- 000. PARIS, April 24.—The Due de Chaul nes died today In Paris. His bride, who was Miss Theodora Shonts, the daugh ter of Theodore P. Shonts, was at his bedside. He dropped dead of heart die ease. The exact hour of DeChaulnes' death Is uncertain. His wife found him life less when she awoke, and her screams gave the first alarm. NEW YORK, April 24.—Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Shonts, when seen at their home, 1232 West Thlrty-flfth-st., con firmed the report of the untimely end of the young French nobleman. > The due, shortly after his marriage, was seriously ill for a time. In the Washington home of the Shonts fami ly. The trouble then was an abscess of the throat, which, however, had seemed to yield tp treatment, and the due's health was deemed completely restored before he sailed away to France with his bride. Mr. Shonts' private secretary, Mr. Smith, said; "Details concerning the sad event of th* death of the Due de Chaulnes are missing at this time, but the news comes as a shock, for while he did suf fer a short period of Illness while here he was regarded as being constitution ally of robust health." The Due de Chaulnes Et de Plcqulgny arrived In Paris with his bride on March 26, and It was their Intention to spend a honeymoon In Europe and then to return to the United States, where It was the understanding that the duke was to take up the traction business. The duke and Miss Shonts were married February' 26 at the Shonts home, 123 East Thlrty-fifth-st., New York. The duke was only 30 years old. His titles have given him only a patri mony of 260,000, and this he had squan dered In the gaieties to which young aristocrats are prone. He was quite ennlless when he married MIsS _honta, save for the ancestral hold ings. which were not available for snle because of the army of creditors to whom the prince had become Indebted. His return to Paris with his bride was marred by a sensational siege of creditors, but it was understood that agents for his wealthy father-in-law had taken the obstreperous army Into camp. It was announced that the due would work for his father-in-law on a salnry. the Income thus earned to be applied to the satisfaction of claims against him. The Shonts family will eave at once for Paris. Louisiana Town Is Wrecked and Loss Is Heavy. TOWN OF VIDALIA STORM SWEPT Live Stock Killed and Other Damage Is j Done. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 24.—A report from Natchez, Miss., says a ter rific storm swept over Vldalla, La., this morning, killing six and Injuring more than three-score people. Cattle and other live stock and prop erty suffered heavy losses. Another town was completely de stroyed, but details are lacking. At 2 o'clock this morning a tornado swept over Walls, Miss., nnd Is report ed to have wiped out the town. Threo people are reported killed and several Injured. Walls la on the Yazoo nnd Missis sippi Valley railroad, a few miles below Lake View. The roof of the Yazoo and Mlszls- slnpl Valley railroad depot was blown off the building and It was otherwise wrecked. DUC DE CHAULNE3. GRAY PROTESTS AGAINST CHANGE CF STATE RIGHTS OOO00OOOOOO00O0000OO 0O0O0O O 0 O BUMPER CROP FOR 1908 O O PREDICTED BY WILSON 0 o WASHINGTON, April 24.—Sec- O O retary Wilson predicts a bumper 0 O crop this yenr. O O "Present Indications point to 0 O bumper crops all over the coun- O O try," he said, "but prices will re- O 0 main high. The population of the O 0 country has Increased faster than O O the crop acreage. The number of O O men that hnvr gone Into business O 0 and manufacturing pursuits Is far 0 O greater than the number that have OI 0 taken up farming. The problem O Atlanta people are especially Inter ested In news concerning the Duchese de Chaulnes and her young husband, whose wedding was a recent event of widespread Interest. The duchess was a atudent at Agnes Scott College at De catur for several years and she and her sister, Miss Marguerite Shonts, have often visited In Atlanta. They have numerous friends here made on these visits, and during their college life at Agnes Scott. Mrs. Shonts nnd Miss Marguerite had planned to stop over In Atlanta for a few hours Sunday on a trip to their summer home at Daphne, Ain., near Mobile. They were to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ansley In De catur, having telephoned to that effect Thursday night. WASHINGTON, April 24—The fall- ure of the United States government to dlecharge Its International duties, be cause of the fear of Interfering with the sovereign rights of the various states, severely criticised today at the sec ond annual meeting of the American Society of International Law. The sub ject under discussion was; "Should the Violation of Treaties be Made a Fed eral Offense?" Senator Turner, of California, main tained that there should be national legislation framed for the purpose of preventing outrages against citizens of foreign governments nnd for the pur- pose of punishing such violations of treaty rights when they occur. Representative Shirley, who spoke on the same subject, said that where there was responsibility there should be pow_ er. He said It was not adequate for this government to tell a foreign nation that we can not enforce laws because of state rights. Judge George Gray, of Delaware, was the only delegate who fought for the rights of the states. He said that th* plans outlined by the previous speakers would make It necessaiy for this gov ernment to embark* on legislation that would disturb tile states. Tho world at large must take notice of our form of government," said Judge Gray, “and It must realise that our states have rights which must be ob served." As president of the^soclety Secretary Root followed the custom of making an address on the subject of "International Law." CARETS ARE SHOT.' War Threatened as Result of Attempt % to Kill Cabrera. CITY OF MEXICO, April 24.-Flght- Ing Is threatened between Guatemala ond Honduras, according to semi official Information from both countries, as the result of the latest attempt upon [the life of President Cabrera. ICabrora Is known from tho first to have suspected the Honduran govern ment of complicity In tho assassina tion plot, but the seriousness of the sit uation was not appreciated until it be came known that Dr. Bustlllo. the Hon duras minister at Guatemala City, had actually gone Into hiding. Cabrera formally notified the foreign diplomatic representatives that tho [captain and ensign cadet guard which attempted to kill him wen Immediately court-martialed and shot and that four teen more endets were shot during the next two days anil that eight of the men under aentence of death for the post ten months for last April's nt- Itempted assassination were also ex ecuted. MRS. SAGE ELECTED VICE - PRESIDENT JBY D. A. R. CONGRESS WASHINGTON, April 24.—Ths Daughter* of the American Revolution today elected Mr*. William A. Smoot, of Virginia; Mrs. Ida Gale Sage, of At lanta, Ga., and Mm. Egbert Jones, of Mississippi, vice president generals. FORCED CASHIER TO OPEN VAULT, AND TOOK $4,000 LOUISVILLE, Ky„ April’24.—Masked robbers raided the telephone exchange nt Bandana and then compelled the cashier of the Ballard Bank to go to the bank, open the vault, give them 24.000, and they escaped. The MEANING of a Want Ad GEORGIAN Want Ads serve so many purposes that the meaning of the word “Want” ad is not fully understood by all citizens. Georgian Want Ads sell things. Georgian Want Ads buy things. Georgia^ Want Ads exchange things. Georgian Want Ads hire workers. Georgian Want Ads secure positions. Georgian Want Ads rent rooms and office space. Georgian Want Ads show where to find good boarding places. READ GEORGIAN WANT ADS AND HAVE ALL WANTS GRATIFIED. HER MERRY WIDOW BLOCKED^PULLMAN An apparently portable truck farm, which In reality was nothing more than an enormous Merry Widow hat, nnd a fiustrated woman were the principals In a little Pullman car Incident Friday morning In the Terminal Sta'lon. It all came about when the woman In question started thru the narrow passageway In the entrance to the Pullman. The woman herself could have gotten thru all right, but ehe had proceeded but a few steps when the Merry Widow became tightly wedged. The woman could not budge. Several other people were directly behind the woman and the hat and they had to ■top. The way waa completely blocked. Altho she evidently hated to do It. the woman, much embarrassed, had to finally remove the "landscape lid” and take tt Into the car sidewise, relieving the blockade. Fear Dynamiters. KIMBERLEY, South Africa, April 24. Officials of the Debeers Company de manded military assistance today to protect the offices and buildings from a plot, they say, existing among thi unemployed to dynamite the company’! property for-the wholesale dismissal oi employees following a temporary col lapse of the diamond market.

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Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, April 24, 1908, Image 1