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THE WEATHER. Fair tonight and Tuesday: cooler tonight Monday’s temperatures: 7 a. m., 56 degrees; 10 a. m., 08 de grees; 11 noon. 62 degrees; 2 p. m., 67 degrees. The Atlanta Georgian AND NEWS 8POT COTTON. Liverpool, roller; 6.27. Atlanta, quiet: 9S. New Orlefllif, quiet and eaiy; 915 16. New York, <julet; 10c. Augusta, quiet; 9%. Savannah, holiday. Memphis, ateady; 916-16. Houston, quiet; 9T6. Wll- uiIiigtoD, nominal. Norfolk, dull; 10H. 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 E 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 IHHHMHMMHHMtMMHIMtlHIHHMMMl 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. O000t»O00tM»000O0000O0000fl S TO DYNAMITE BRIDGE O CONNECTING TWO CITIE8 0 0 0 O COLUMBUS, Ga„ April 27.— 0 0 Engineers have condemned the 0 0 bridge connecting thl* city with O 0 Phenlx-GIrard, Ala. Arrangements 0 U are being made to dynamite the 0 0 structure, It being considered un- O 0 safe. On the Alabama side live 0 0 the cotton operatives employed by 0 0 the Phenlx Cotton. Mills In this 0 0 city, and great hardship will be 0 0 Imposed in their present stress 0 0 from the storm. O $0000000000000000000000000 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. The CELERITY of a Want Ad. A GEORGIAN Want Ad travels swiftly and surely * into the homes, offices, stores, shops and factories conveying a want or desire to thousands of people that can in no other way be communicated. The offers made are by the best class of people to deal with—those who want to deal with you. Read Georgian Want AdsVdaily if you would have the best to be had. 254 New Subscribers Saturday Any Advertiser may see this list of names if he desires to do so LSt 50.