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AND NEWS
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.