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VOL. VI. NO. 228.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1908.
PPTPP. lo Atlanta..TWO CENTS.
irIIXV/.C#. Op Trains..FIVE CENTS.
ATLANTA PAYS SPLENDID TRIBUTE
TO MEMORY OF CONFEDERATE DEAD
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I
Veterans and Cadets
inProcesionThru
City.
JUDGE HILLYER
ORATOR OF DAY
Ceremonies at Oakland End
Atlanta’s Tribute To Sol
diers of Confederacy.
ORATOR OF THE DAY
E
To the stirring strains’ ot martial
music which mad. the nerves ot bat
tle-scarred veterans tingle with new
life, one of the longest and most mag
nificent Memorial Day parades ever
seen In Atlanta formed at Peachtree
and West Peachtree-sts. shortly after
2 o'clock Monday afternoon and slowly
moved out the line of march to Oak
land cemetery to pay tribute to the
memory of the Confederate dead.
As the long parade moved out Peach
tree-st. to Whitehall and Into Hun
ter the crowds which lined each
side of the line of march greeted
It with cheer’after cheer, the Confed
erate veterans and the- chool children
especially receiving an enthusiastic
ovation.
The parade was one of the best that
has ever been seen In Atlanta, and U
Is probable that more and larger or-
ganl,atlona took part this year than
have ever been assembled at one tlmo
on a similar occasion, and the appear
ance they presented was moat Inspir
ing. The grey suits of the old Con
federate veterans blended harmoniously
with the new, gold-braided uniforms of
the Fifth regiment and the para
phernalia of tho secret orders, while
the white waists and white caps of the
school children, each of whom carried
a miniature Confederate flag, complet
ed a moat pleasing effect.
The parade was headed by Orand
Marshal Clifford L. Anderson and his
staff which formed at Weat Baker and
Peachtree-sts. They were followed by
General William Q. Obear, commander
of the first division of the parade, and
his staff, composed of the following
officers: Colonel George M. Napier,
Colonel Harry Silverman, Colonel Sam
Wilkes. Lieutenant R. E. Pierce, Lieu
tenant M. E. Laird and Lieutenant W.
M. I.ycett, .
The Fifth regiment band, D. 'N.
Baldwin, chief musician, were next In
line, followed by the Fifth regiment,
National Guard of Georgia, and the hos
pital corps, commanded by Colonel E.
E Pomeroy.
Battalions from the Georgia Military
Academy, Marist College and Donald
Fraser and tha ambulance of Green
berg, Bond h Bloomfield, completed
the first division. Tha O. M. A. cadet*
were commanded by Col. J. Q. Nash,
commandant, and Colonel J. C. Wood
ward. president of tho school; the Mar
ist College cadets were under com
mand of Major E. R, Schmidt, com
mandant, and Captain E. Falvey, com
pany commander.
The cadets formed no small portion
the parade and presented a vary
•trlklng appearance tn their handsome
new uniforms.
tv, .. Polle * ln Parade,
i he police force formed a feature of
the parade end made a splendid ahow-
JUDGE GEORGE HILLYER.
He delivered the address of the
day at Oakland cemetery. The ad
dress Is published on page 2.
NEW ENGLAND
OUSTS WHISKY
Ing.
The policemen were divided Into four
companies of sixteen men each and
*" re under general command of Chief
Bsnry Jennings. The several compa-
. " were under direct command of
Assistant Chief Jett and Captains Baa.
vers Norman and Shepard.
The policemen had been drilling for
jctf-ra! days for the parade, and their
appearance showed the effect of
•bis training.
Five policemen were detailed for
nutt at each of tha cemetery gates to
receive contributions, for the memorial
association. These men were Officer*
Continued on Page Nine.
10 Per Cent of Liquor Deal
ers Quit in Massa
chusetts.
BOSTON, April 27.—Conditions gov
erning the liquor trafic will be consid
erably disturbed ln many portions o.
New England on May 1, when changes
ln local option take effect. In six
cities and tblrty-slx towns In Massa
chusetts, 110 licensed places, or 10 per
cent of the total number, must aban
don the business Thursday night.
In Vermont only twenty-one cIHl,
and towns will legalise the sale of liq
uor this year, as against ninety-two
llcensod cities and towns five years
ago when local option took tha place
of data .prohibition.
In New Hampshire a new ruling of
the state license commissioner takes
effect on May 1. whereby drugglata’
licenses will be abolished.
In Rhode Island the temperance In
terests have forced restrictive liquor
legislation thru the house of represen
tatlves.
ASK FEDERAL
INTERVENTION IN
TROLLEY STRIKE
CHE8TER, Pa., April 27.—Afslst
once la to be Invoked In Washington
looking to ending the traction strike
which has been tn progress several
weeks. A committee of the Beard of
Trade and representatives of the strlk
Ing traction men left today for the
capitol to ask the Interstate commerce
commission or the department of labor
and commerce to Intervene.
VOUCHERS PURPORT
TO SHOW FUNDS TO
CORRUPT JUSTICE
NEW YORK, April 27—Thousands
of vouchers purporting to show that
the Metropolitan Street Railway sys
tem paid a vast sum of money to cor
rupt justice were offered In evidence
today at the resumption of the King
committee charges against District
Attorney Jerome. The vouchers were
offered by Franklin Pierce, counsel for
the Kings committee. He said he had
not totalled them, but It Is said that
they show disbursements amounting
to nearly half a million dollars.
CARDINAL FALLS
DEAD IN CHURCH
REQGIO, Calabria, Italy, April 27.—
While walking to the altar In the Ca
thedral here to celebrate an early
morning mass, Cardinal Gennaro Or-
tanova, archbishop of the diocese, fell
dead on the floor of the church. The
ihyslclans gave the cause of death as
leart failure.
N. Y. CATHOLICS CELEBRATE
FOUNDING OF DIOCESE
NEW YORK, April B7—The Catho-
; ' ln New York city began today In
h „/ a ^ n * ,t **>• celebration of the one
Hundredth anniversary of the founding
« <h«: New York diocese.
, A Ar, ’bblsh°p Fatconlo, papal delegate
!?. ’b* United. States, arrived from
' ayiington, bearing a special message
' Archbishop Farley, which will be
made public tomorrow. It Is believed
S*. 'be Catholic clerey that the papal
,..5'"' brings with him the red hat
‘ iA/chblshop Farley.
!»..f for * • or 'lgbt there will be at leaat
,** v « archblahopa, fifty blabops,
vicar* general, nfty monslgnorl,
l. clergymen of leaser rank.
■ •■ Patricks cathedral hold* 6,000
persons, but It will bo far too small to
accommodate those who win seek to
attend the pontifical mass to be cele
brated at 11 o’clock on Tuesday morn
ing. Two cardinals will officiate—
Cardinal Logue. as celebrant of mass,
and Cardinal Gibbons, as preacher. A
special blessing from the pope will be
read.
Following the pontifical mass there
will be a banquet to the visiting cler
gymen In the Cathedral College. Arch
bishop Farley will preside and a num
ber of addresses will be made. Car
dinal Logue will apeak on the atate of
the church In Ireland and Cardinal
Gibbons will be heard on the state of
the church In America.
TO WELCOME FLEET
Rousing, Roaring Reception
Marks Vessels’
Entrance.
8ANTA BARBARA, Cal., April 27.
The rousing, roaring receptions which
have marked the entrance of the
American fleet at the various Pacific
coast towns are being repeated In San
ta Barbara. This town Is dressed in
jts best bib and tucker today and ev
ery one Is doing homage to the armada
In the harbor. The demonstrations of
tha other California cities are being
repeated here. The houses and public
buildings are all decorated for the oc
casion and the hotels are thronged with
visitors In the city. Out In the harbor
the big ships loom up and the flags
which flutter from the mastheads make
a brave showing.
The plans for the splendid flower pa
rade are all completed and will culmi
nate today In a splendid spectacle.
Long before the hour for the march
to begin vast floats of every descrip
tion were en route to tho Boulevard,
which marked the forming place of the
line. Beautiful women, attired ln
white, carrying huge bouquets, rode
In carriages and automobiles, almost
hidden In the great banks of flowers.
Nothing was allowed to -mar the artis
tic harmony of the affair. Strict orders
were Issued that newspaper photogra
phers who expected to got within snap-
ehop distance would have to be garbed
entirely In white.
CHIPLEY IN NEED
AFTEHORNADO
Destruction Widespread and
Little Town Left in
Need of Help.
SERIOUSLY
Thousands Homeless
as Result of the
Tornado.
RELIEF WORK
IS UNDER WAY
Probably no town In Georgia suffered
more severely from the tornado of Fri
day night than Chlpley, which was left
a wreck. Dr. George S. Tlgner haa
received letters from relatives there
which give a vivid description of the
destruction done, and his father, B. F.
Tlgner, who lives at White Sulphur
Springs, near Chlpley, had every build.
Ing on his plantation, except the dwell
ing, destroyed. Outhouses, tenants’
quarters, barns and all plantation
buildings were swept away. Dr. Tla-
ner’s brother-in-law. Dr. N. V. Doddle,
has recently built a fine residence, a
substantial structure, and this was one
of the few buildings In Chlpley left
standing.
The population of Chlpley la but a
few hundred, and there were eight
deaths reported. The suffering was
heavy and the town Is ln urgent need
of assistance from the outside.
DISCUSS METHODS
OF COUNTY WORK
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Fulton County Anti-Saloon
League was held In the office of R. J.
Guinn In the Candler building Monday
morning at 11 o'clock, the object of the
meeting being to discuss the proper
method of ascertaining the views and
attitude of the candidates for office In
the city, county and state on the prohi
bition question.
The executive committee was dele
gated by the league to report what can
didates should be supported by the pro
hibitionists. This was the first meet
ing. No decision on candidates was
reached at this meeting.
WHAT CONGRESS
DID ON MONDAY
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WASHINGTON, April 27.—The sen
ate met today at 11 o'clock for the first
time this session and resumed debate
on the amendment to the naval bill,
providing for battleship*. A vote on
the bill and all pending amendments
will be taken before adjournment this
afternoon.
The committee on military affairs
conducted a hearing on the different
bills to prevent the desecration of the
American flag.
At a meeting of the judiciary com
mittee the nomination of Assistant
Attorney General Purdy 9o be Federal
judge of Minnesota was referred to a
sub-committee, but no Indication waa
given as to what disposition would be
made.
Befort taking up the sundry civil bill
the house considered bills under the
suspension rule.
Chairman Tawney, of the committee
i appropriations, submitted a state
ment to the house showing that the
estimates sent to congress by the ex
ecutive department for expenses of the
:overnment for the next fiscal year
,ve been reduced by 199,048.050.
Fleeing From Plague.
WILLEM8TAD. April 27.—Every,
one who can possibly leave Venexuela
Is doing so In desperate haste In an
ticipation of the bubonic plague epi
demic which will close all rats and
cut off escape from the perils of the
disease.
Homeless and Injured Are
Being Cared For in Each
Community.
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NEW ORLEANS, April 27^-Condl-
tlons In the section! visited by the cy
clone last week are rapidly assuming
normal shape. The work of relief Is
progressing rapidly and the homeless
and others who need medical and other
attention are having their wants rapid,
ly filled.
A relief fund ha* been started In sev
eral larger cities and the money receiv
ed is being judiciously expended.
The latest returns place, the number
of dead at 350 and the seriously Injur
ed at 1,200.
The homeless will number several
thou-tUKl. , f
STRICKEN TOWNS
APPEAL FOR AID
FROM THE STATE
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 27.
Messages from the slorm-»trlcken dis
tricts today Indicate that conditions
are even worse than at first described.
Nearly every train from the countlea
swept by the tornado brought Injured
and maimed people to the hospitals
here, and this Is a day of funerals In
Albertville, Bergln and other places
that gave up victims to the cyclone of
Friday.
The town of Dora, which Is practl
rally the same as Bergln. wilt care for
its dead, altho a number will be burled
here today.
From Albertville, however, comes the
cry for help. Of the fifteen stores de
atroyed and forty unroofed, to say
nothing of the 150 residences blown
down, only one was Insured. In order
to prevent the people from starving,
subscriptions have been started In
Birmingham and other cities and pro
visions will be rushed there at once.
The total dead In Alabama numbers
fhlrty-three. and the seriously Injured
numbers 210.
Some of the Injured will die.
TRAIN OVERTURNED
BY HEAVY STORM
SOUTH OF CULLODEN
CULLODEN.'Ga., April 27.—The moat
terrific hall and rainstorm ever seen
here swept over Culloden and vicinity
yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Great
damage was dons to fruit and growing
crops. Land was badly washed.
Southern train No. 28 waa overturn
ed 20 miles below here last night.
Traffic Is tied up.
NATIONAL RED CROSS
APPEALED TO FOR AID
WASHINGTON, April 27.—Active steps are being taken at the office*
of the National Re4 Cross in the war department for the rushing of doc
tors, nurses, supplies and other aid to the cyclone sufferers In Mississippi
and adjoining states.
Secretary Magee received a telegram from the governor of Missis
sippi this morning stating that doctors, nurses and other assistance were
needed; thousands were homeless and destitute and hundreds needed Im
mediate relief. Telephone and telegraph lines are In such bad shape that
they can get no details, and cannot make even an approximate estltnate
of the number of deaths. The legislature will make no provision for such
calamities other than the providing of tents and military protection.
President Roosevelt has also received a telegram from the governor,
which he referred to the army and navy official! with Instructions to take
all steps necessary and to co-operatq with the Red Cross.
Secretary Mngee says that all subscriptions and donations for the suf
ferers will be welcome.
ROOSEVELT WIRES SYMPATHY
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, Miss., April 27.—Governor
Noel has received the following tele
gram from President Roosevelt:
“According to the reports, the de
struction by the tornadoes has been
greatest In Mississippi. I earnestly
hope that ,the account of loss of life Is
exaggerated. Pray accept the assur
ance of my deep sympathy and concern,
and let me know at once If there Is
anything the Federal authorities can
do to be of aid."
Governor Noel has dispatched the
following reply to the president's tele
gram:
"Your telegram expressing sympathy
for tornado sufferers, and tendering
Federal aid received, for which our
people are deeply 'grateful. Disabled
telephone and telegraph service almost
cuts off communication from points not
on the railroads. The approximate In
jury. even the number of deaths, are
not obtainable. Several thousand are
left destitute and homeless. Hundreds
of them are In immediate need of
nurses and medical attention. Our leg
islature mode no provision for such
calamity except for tents and military
aid for maintaining order.” «
nun
No re Dame DeSalette
Almost Destroyed
by Big Slide.
FARMERS’UNION
DISCUSSES FAIR
More enthusiasm was Injected Into
the preparations for the big state fair
to be held In Atlanta this fall under
the auspices ot the Farmers’ Union
when the fair committee of that or
ganisation met Monday with General
Manager Frank Weldon and a commit,
tee from the Atlanta Fair Association
for the purpose of approving the pre
mium list.
The meeting wa* held at the Wil
liams House No. 1, with a majority of
the members of the committee present.
President R. F.' Duckworth, of the
Georgia division of the union, and
President Charles Barrett, of the na
tional organisation, were at the meet
ing and gave valuable advice ln the
preparation of tha list.
TAFT HAS 320
DELEGATES NOW
Latest advices from the Taft head
quarters In Columbus. Ohio, at the
Federal building Monday morning, have
caused enthusiasm among the Taft
forces In Atlanta Republican ranks.
Assistant District Angler received the
latest official figures, which show that
up to the present time 289 delegates
have been Instructed for Taft and that
of the ninety-two uninstructed dele
gates more than one-third have public
ly declared for Taft. This makes a
total for the secretary of 320, with the
probability of twenty-six from Georgia
and the delegates from Arkansas, 8outh
and North Carolina.
At no time have prominent machine
Republicans In Atlanta been apprehen
sive of the result, and they declare that
Taft will have no trouble In securing
the nomination.
RESCUERS ARE
WORKING HARD
Many Persons Yet Alive in
Homes Covered By
Debris. ,4
THE GEORGIAN V
The Atlanta Georgian: , , ' ,
Gentlemen—Please find enclosed check for 81.25 for three months
subscription to The Georgian. I admire your paper for the fair treatment
It la giving both candidates In the gubernatorial race. I understand that
your paper Is printing the news and not coloring or manufacturing It to
suit the needs of one of the candidates, as seems to.be the case with your
evening contemporary.
Washington. Ga., April 23, 1908.
Yours truly.
JAMES A. BENSON, JR.
From The Dublin Olipatoh.
The people of Georgia are looking to Publisher Seely of The Georgian
for the square deal, a habit of his. They ore getting It In The Atlanta
Georgian.—Rome Tribune-Herald.
The Georgian wa* the only dally paper In the atate which supported
the state prohibition bill. Editor Seely Is now very severe In his stric
tures of the politicians who are trying to retain political jobs by riding
on the prohibition wave.
WITH THE CANDIDATES
REPORTS PLEASING
FOR JOS, MOWN,
Headquarters To Be En
larged to Accommodate
Visitors.
E
AT STAT
’ HIS OFFICE BUSY
Hoke Smith Buttons Being
Sent Out in Quan-
BUCKINGHAM, On*., April 27,-Rea..
cuera are today digging away the ton*
of earth and rock In an endeavor to
save those who escaped death when
the sliding mountain destroyed half
the little French hamlet of Notre Dame
de Salette.
The total dead will number about
thirty, and In several Instances whole
families were killed.
Many are known to be burled In their
homes, which are covered with tons of
debris, and It Is In ths hope of rescu
ing those who survive that the rescu
ers are working with grim determina
tion.
Physicians end relief parties have ar
rived at the hamlet, but the.place’ls so
Isolated that details are meager.
REQUIEM HIGH
MASS OVER BODY OF
DUC DE OHAULNES
PARI8, April 27.—A solemn requiem
high mass was celebrated this morning
over the remains of the Due DeChaul-
nea In the Church of St. Philips du
Route. The remains were then re
moved to the t’lmulnes estate, near
Chateau Damplerre. and tomorrow they
will be placed ln the Damplerre mor
tuary. Another service will be said
tomorrow. The widowed duchess has
gone to the Chateau Damplerre, accom
panied by the Duo DeLuynes.
TREMENDOUS LOSS
OF LIFE BY TORNADO
IN MOZANBIQUE
PARIS, April 27.—A tremendous
of life and Immense property damage
Is reported In the tornado which offi
cial dispatches say has swept the I
Comora Archipelago In the Moxanblque |
channel. No definite statement con
cerning the number of killed, which
Is said, however, will amount to thou
sands.
The report* received from over the
atate today Indicate that Mr. Brown Is
26 per cent stronger now than ha waa
a week ago.”
. This waa the statement of J. R.
Smith, campaign manager for Joseph
M. Brown, Monday afternoon.
■'Order* for Brown buttons are In
creasing dally," stated Mr. Smith, "and
right now I suppose we have fqlly 600
orders to fill. We just received
shipment of buttons this morning.
About ten or fifteen telegama pleading
for Brown button* are received here
every day."
Sir. Smith stated that the big fold
ing doors that separate Mr. Brown's
reception room from the manager’s
room would be thrown open, as the
reception room, he said, was proving
too small to hold all the visitor* at
certain hours of the day.
FUNERAL SERVICES
IN WESTMINSTER
FOR BANNERMAN
LONDON, April 27.—The funeral
services today In Westminster Abbey In
memory of Sir Henry Campbell-Ban
nerman were attended by a notable
sembly. Among the mourners were
the Prince of Wales and Premier
tions to meet all Immediate wants will) Clemenceau. of France, who arrived
have been provided, Cttlxena' commit-1 from Paris last evening. The members
tees are at work soliciting contrlbu- I of the cabinet, relatives of the late
I premier, representative* of all the
crowned heads of Europe and many
Continued on Page Three. I Americans were also present.
MOTHER AND SON
HIT BY LIGHTNING
WHILE AT BREAKFAST
CAMILLA, Ga., April 27.—The home
of Mrs, B. F. Whitworth waa (truck
by lightning this morning, while the
family were at breakfast. The light
ning made Ita entrance by way of a
chimney Into a room near the din
ing room, passing thru the celling of
this room setting It on fire and threw
a lot ot the timbers of the room on
and around the table at which the
family was eating. Mrs, Whitworth
anil her son Edward were severely In
jured by the shock. Dr. Bush, the at
tending physician, reports that his pa
tients are unconscious, but that there
Is no frar as to their recovery. Edward
Is Injured in the ni'm.
The blase In the house was small
and was extinguished before the fire
company reached the place.
TORNADO SUFFERS
THROWN IN PANIC
BY SECOND STORM
JACKSON, Miss, April 27.-Re!lef
movements for the tornado aufferera
have been placed under way In all the
principal dtle* of the atate. and within
the next 24 hours sufficient contrlbu-
tities.
9
Callers were numerous at Hoke
Smith’s headquarters In the Emery-
Stetner building Monday.
Applications for Hoke Smith but
ton* are being received In great num
bers and are being filled as rapidly aa
possible. It wa* stated.
Adjoining the reception room, a large
force of stenographer* waa kept busy
all morning answering correspondence
and sending out literature’.
J. D. Kilpatrick, who was In charge
when a Georgian representative called,
stated there waa no news and no state
ment lo give out at this time. The
governor Is speaking In Statesboro on
Monday.
BANDIT RAISULI
REPORTED KILLED I
TANGIER, April 27.—A report from
Fes says that the noted bandit, RalsuM. ,
was killed near tbs site of his old
home, 126 miles north of Fez, by one |
of his own followers. No details are
known.
Th* strangest aeries of romances are
not more wonderful than th* career of
Ralsull Mulal Hummet. governor of
Fez and Tangier, and closely related
to the sultan himself. Perhaps when
real history Is written this man, now
execrated aa a bandit, will take hla
place aa the real patriot of Morocco,
who fought to the alat In the only way
he could against foreign aggression
and the Influence of the foreign lega
tions on the weak sultan.
THREE DROWNED
AT MUSKEGON MICH.
MUSKEGON, Mich., April 27.—Three
persona .were ,!r.,cc n.-.l and a fourth
narrowly escaped with her life In a
boating catastrophe early this morn
ing. The drowned are: William Stone.
Mrs. William 8tone, Floyd Ward. Ethel
Stuart was rescued.
STONE SPEAKS
AGAINST 4 VESSELS
I WASHINGTON, April 27.—The fight
for and against the four battleships
which Is under arrangement to be com
pleted today, began in the senate with
a speech by Mr. Stone, of Missouri,
against the four battleship proposition.
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