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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
morDAY, nmxuA i*. ieo«.
B
HOUSE PAYS HONOR
TO CHIEF EXECUTIV
Adjourns to 3 O’clock Be
cause of Death of Dr.
Smith.
The house of representatives held but
a five-minute session Monday, and than
adjourned to 3 o’clock In the afternoon,
out of reaped to Governor Hoke Smith
In the death of hla father.
Aa soon aa the houae met Represen
tatives Candler, Tyeon and Holder of
fered the following resolution, ~ v *-‘
was unanimously adopted:
which
tatives, the senate concurring,
found regret of the death of Dr.
Smith, father of his excellency, the gov
ernor.
"Resolved further. That the sympathy
of the general assembly be extended
the governor and his family."
As soon as this resolution was adopt
ed another was offered and unanimous
ly adopted In the following terms:
"Resolved, That aa a further evidence
of the sympathy of the houae of repre
sentatives with the governor In the
death of his father. Dr. H. H. Smith,
the house do adjourn at once until
o'clock this afternoon."
'APPOINTIVE TAFT,"
HISGEN CALLS HUH
Independence Candidate
Takes Fling at Repub
lican Nominee.
ALBANY, Ga* Sept. 14,—The most
notable feature of the Independence
: party rally at the Chautauqua Audito
rium here Saturday night was the at
tacks made on Joseph M. Brown, Dora
■ of
ocratlc candidate for governor of Geor.
(la. by John Temple Graves and Clar
ence J.
Sheara.
The Independence party adherents
and campaigners came to Albany from
Thomasvllle on a train reaching here
at 8:88 p. m. 'The party Included
Thomas L. Htsgen, of West Springfield,
Mass., Independence party candidate
for president? John Temple Graves, die
ttnguished Georgian and Independence
candidate for vice president: Clarence
J. Shearn, a noted New York lawyer:
George C. Hisgen, of Albany, N. Y., and
Clement L. Pollock, a newspaper writer,
of Boston, Mass.
The party was met at the train by
reception committee of the Albany
Business League, consisting of John A.
Davis, president; J. A. Betjeman, sec
retary; S. B. Brown, H. M. McIntosh,
A. J. Ltppltt, J. S. Davis and Morris
Weslosky. The party was conducted
In automobiles direct from the train
to the auditorium, where an audience of
1,000 people was In waiting. ( ,
Thomas L. Hisgen was the first
•peaker, and was Introduced by H. M-
Mclntosh. Mr. Hisgen said the govern
ment most needed a business admlnls
tratlon. "Our national government,"
said he, "Is a great corporation, and
the citizens of the nation are Ite stock
holders. The affairs of the government
should be so conducted that the Inter
eet of Its stockholders may not suffer."
He said )he would place his modest
srhlevements as a business man
ayalnst the achievements of either Taft
or Bryan. "Taft,” he said, "was ap
pointed judge by a president, he was
appointed governor by a president, was
appointed secretary, nnd now there Is a
strong suspicion that he was appointed
a candidate by a president."
John Temple Graves was Introduced
by Joseph 8. Davla Mr. Graves pref
aced his remarks-.with recollections of
his boyhood days spent In this commu
nity. He spoke tenderly of one who,
he said, he would not name, whose face
he missed for the first time op coming
to Albany. "John Temple ' Hester,"
•poke a voice In the audience, and aa
the speaker with bowed head acknowl
edged the mention of his dead and be
loved kinsman, a hush fell upon the
assemblage.
PROHI NOMINEE
DELIVERS ADDRESS
The Rev. Aarofi 8. Watkins, of Ohio,
vice presidential nominee on the prohi
bition ticket, addressed a large audl-
nd pro.
principles of his party at considerable
length. He also paid hla respects to
the Democratic qnd Republican presi
dential nominees, and stated that there
vas no mistaking the fact that they
vers directly against prohibition and
While admitting that Mr. Bryan may
' Hbf
have been personally a prohibitionist
for the past 13 years, he refused to
live him any credit, aa he failed a
•hort time ago to cast his Influence
*'lth the prohibitionists In a flght
•gainst the saloon In Lincoln, Nebr.,
his home town. Also, as Mr. Bryan
, ** ngainat a temperance plank In the
rational Democratic platform, he waa
•lalnst the entire prohibition question,
ln *h< opinion of Mr. Watkins.
The speaker then considered Mr. Taft
and stated that a vote for him was a
vote against prohibition. Kev. Mr. Wat
kins then gave a number of statistics
jsgardlng the consumption of whisky In
»« United States and named It the
, n( *•>* devil, which could not be
wguiated as the government was now
Ding to do, but must be entirely and
absolutely „ hut oH tonvtr.
NEW TRADE PAPER
PUBLISHED HERE
iA n . addition hae been made to At-
* H»t of trade publications by the
pneval here from Dalles, Texas, of
and Coffin Review. The
is devoted to the undertaking
ins " «nd the retail furniture trade
na was Issued in Dallas four years.
tEnSr* ** Published by the Dunn
ntbUsMng Company, with R. I. 6. Dunn
£»r.ager and W. K. Dunn traveling
jJKfjaxlWIvt. Word H. Mills, a well-
IW n nBlYirtanap men In In etsaPM iV 1
MAR YLAND CLERGY OBJECT
TO "CORNER" ON WEDDINGS
CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept, 14—In
July and August 174 marriages were
solemnized In Cumberland. Of these
marriages three ministers performed 94.
while the remaining 80 were divided
among twenty .ministers.
One of the ministers In the trio, which
Is charged with having a "corner" on
the matrimonial market, does not live
here, but comes In- almost dally on a
train. Hla specialty Is In Pennsylvania
eloping couples, and he Is generally at
the station and Is notified by the news,
boy of the number of couples on the
train.
The newsboy canvasses the passen
gers before the station Is reached and
the minister arranges with the couple
as the train speeds on. He performed
twenty-seven marriage ceremonies.
Other Cumberland clergymen are ob.
jeering to the activity in gathering fees
displayed by this outsider, and It Is un.
derstood that the Ministerial Associa
tion will take UP the matter. The news,
boy and a haekmen are said to-get
their part of the fee obtained by the
Itinerant clergyman.
U. S. MAY DOUBLE STRENGTH
OF ITS SMALL SIGNAL CORPS
HAS PASSED AWAY
Dr. H. H. Smith To Be Bur
ied Tuesday Morning
at 10 O’clock.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14,-After one
of the hardest weeks in his life, Orville
Wright, aeroplafle Inventor, spent yes
terday resting. H« will today begin the
working of readjusting his engine,
which has been working badly for the
last day or two. He qlso wants to make
several long flights with one passenger
In addition to himself before undertak
ing the official trials. All his long
flights heretofore have been made
alone:
On the speed and endurance trials,
the contract with the war department
requires that one passenger In addition
to the operator be carried. It Is prob
able that Mr. Wright will begin the of
ficial trials the latter pert of this week.
■ With the utility of aerial navigation
as an adjunct to the army In time of
war practically demonstrated by the
henomenal flights made by Mr.
fright, and with the activity displayed
by foreign governments In securing
aerial navies, military authorities are
urging the necessity for Increasing the
strength of the signal corps of the
army.
There Is awaltlns the action of the
military committee of the senate a
measure providing for the doubling of
the strength of the signal corps. While
the officers of the artillery and Infan
try arms of the service believe their
respective organizations should be en
larged. these officers have shown also
that they sre agreed upon the urgent
need of a larger signal service.
The signal corps Is now a staff corps
and has a quota of about 1.200 officers
and men.
The bill awaiting the action of con
gress provides for a full peace strength
of 3,800 officers and men, and. If passed,
will put the signal corps In the line of
the army. Military experts estimate
that 2-1-2 per cent of the entire force
of any army Is the jnlnlmum that can
safely be used for signal work. The
present strength of the signal corps Is
slightly more than 1 per cent of the
authorised strength of the army In rime
of war.
WILLIAMS II MEYER
Excellent Line of Vinter
Novelties in Sample
Rooms at Aragon.
With some of the best lines of sam
ples ever seen In Atlanta, Z. M. Wil
liams, of Williams & Meyer, a well-
known Baltimore house, Is at the Ara
gon Hotel on one of his semi-annual
visits, and' during his stay here his
rooms have been an attraction for mer.
chants from every section of the state.
Mr. williams has been coming to At
lanta twice a year for twenty years, and
Is as well known almost as If he was
constantly' In business hers. Associated
with Mr. Williams and with the Arm
of Williams & Meyer la J. Goldsmith,
and during the stay of Mr. Williams in
Atlanta he has been busy assisting him
in taking tears of the trade.
■The sample .rooms at the Aragon oc
cupied by Mr.. Williams are tilled with
an excellent display of wlntdr - and
Christmas goods. In addition to the
regular lines carried by Mr. Williams
are displays from the Gotham Leather
Goods Company, of New York; the Vin
cent Manufacturing Company, of Cleve.
Defends Himself Against the
Charges Made by Op
ponent.
Joseph Hlrsrh, candidate for mayor, has
addressed a letter to James G. Woodward,
one of hla opponents, In which answer It
made to atatementa and charges mads by
the latter relative to tho former In s public
address last Thursday.
Mr. Hlrach takes up each statement that
he considers a reflection nnd makes t plain,
definite answer. Following Is the letter:
"James G. Woodward. Esq., ntv.—Sir:
Feeling that It ta not your desire to kiinw-
mlarer
Ingly misrepresent me before the ptople
of Atlanta. 1 take the liberty of correcting
some of the statements mode by von In
your Campaign speeeii of Thursday evening.
"loti are reported to have said that 1
have used my official connection with the
_ JgL. ..
citing Parian
, aa Instances, a
saying that one of this latter tlrm was my
torn mcint’crn or
Paint Company
and. furtbennore.
land: the John C. Winston Company, of
- ’ rf -
Philadelphia, and 8. Langsdoi
York.
Co.,
of New
In the display of the Gotham Leather
books and bags of all kinds of leather,,
shapes and designs. In this are in
eluded many new novelties for the sea.
son that will suit the most fastidious
purchaser.
From the Vincent Manufacturing
•Company are samples of brushes and
polished brass goods, such as jardi
nieres. candlesticks, fern dishes and
similar goods. These sre handsome
stieelmens'of the best workmanship and
of a large variety. . . _
Samples are shown from the John C.
Winston Company of all kinds of hand,
some books and Bibles.
8 Langsdorf A Co. are represented
by a beautiful display of fancy cases,
albums, leather, ebony and sliver goods
of the highest grade. This Arm man
ufactures everything it sells and has a
large plant In New York. In the dis
play are manicure eets In celluloid,
ebony and ellver: glove and handker
chief sets: shaving sets in porcelain
and silver: photograph, autograph and
postal card albums; metal comb, brush
and mirror sets and a multitude of oth
er articles so Indispensable for the holi
day trade.
Mr. Williams opened his rooms In the
Aragon on August 2 and he will be In
the city until October 1. Each year his
visits are looked forward to by mer
chants In Atlanta and over the state
with considerable Interest. Not only Is
he well known and popular, but his
goods are of such a class that he hae a
arge trade and Is kept busy twice a
year showing his samples and taking
orders.
•uppl -
my family, vlt
nnd B. P iB. at
nnylng that one
aou-ln-lnw. These atatementa are untrue.
I have never during my entire connection
with the Grady hospital bought‘one single
cent's worth of aunpllea for the Institution.
Every article u«ed la bought hy the elty
comptroller, on warrants issued by hint.
Further, neither member of the firm' of n.
Is my son-in-law. I have only one
Dr. Hlldredth H. Smith, 88 years old,
father of Governor Hoke Smith and one
of the beat-known and moat prominent
educators In the South for two genera
tions. died at his home, 882 Weat Peach-
trae-at., Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held from the
home at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Rev. Dr. C. T. A, Pise, dean of the Epis
copal Cathedral, officiating. It waa
stated by members of the family, that
[•allbearers would be selected from
among his many loving neighbors and
that the Interment would be In Oakland
cemetery.
To newspaper men and several other
Interested persons Governor Hoke
Smith gave many facts and Incidents
regarding the life of his father. It was
very easy to ee« that he spoke not' Aa
the chief executive of the Empire state
of the South, but rather as a loving
■on, and one who cherished the heritage
bequeathed him by a great scholar as
the greatest of all honors Again and
again he paused as he told the story,
and It was evident that soma happy
reminiscence of by-gone days was the
cause of the Interruption. Perhaps the
best knowledge of Dr. H. H. Smith can
be given by following In a way the
words of the governor.
As Told By His Son.
"My father," he began, "was the best
all-round scholar It has ever been my
pleasure to meet. The master of half a
dozen languages, the old classics 're
mained dear to his heart to the very
lest Why, It was only a couple of
weeks ago that I visited him and he
Anally sold, 'Son, I know you are very
busy, but are you keeping up with your
old Latin and Greek?'
"I was compelled to admit that I had
not given these the dally attention I
once did. I give this, for It shows just
how strong hie, studies were to him
right up to the very last. Really, he
lived In a world of his own making, his
entire life devoted to the accumulation
"AS
"Neither he nor soy other member of
my family baa ever enzazed tllreetly or
indirectly In the beer or whlaky bualneai,
nor hna any of my family ever heeti eon-
neetoil with tuob a business In any cnpaclty
wbntevef.
"Yon also accuse me of Introducing
resolution seklnz for z charter amendment
requiring majorities for elections. This la
also untrue. By reference to rouncll rec
ords von will learn that this resolution waa
' reduced by tho alderman from the rdshth
md
ward, and my only connection with Its peas-
— waa a vote on '' **' '
to this. It waa
S peaeed to primary election ?ty an
mlng majority, and then tho pri
w was amended hy the leglalnture.
marv law
"lour •
other people. I do not
of the election laws to solicit votes and In
fluenee of any one. Doubtless you would
have written those same eatlmahle ladles
had you thought yon could havo gained
anything hr If. There waa no mention,
however, of the school children. The late
Hon. Evan P. Howell and the late Major
IJvtngaton Mima, each of whom served a
term as mayor, and others, punned the
same enurae.
you.
estlgatnra. The fact that the hospital has
been thoroughly Inquired Into several times
nnd the management vindicated each time
la ample proof that It Is conducted on prop
er lines.
in addition to this, whit* yon were may-
were a member of the
mat| h dur h tnV >, ]»Vl»M»L lSS-lOT-UtS. - 1»2
If these dlesenntons have been ez
CASTOR IA
for Infant* and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
POSTMASTERS TO MEET
IN CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept. 14-—‘
The National Association of First-claae
Postmaster* will meet here September
IS. Among the topics which It will
take up for discussion are postal sav-
Ings banks, extension of parcels post,
national aaaociatlon of postmasters, the
patron of the office. Improvement of the
efficiency of th* postal employees, the
assistant postmaster, general delivery,
forwarding of mail matter, special de-
livery service, classification of mall
matter, the. Inspector and the post
master. uniform system of keeping rec.
ords and filing, Improvement of money
order system, surety bonds for post
masters. registry division, rural carrier
collection of mall, outside duties of
postmaster, holiday and Sunday serv
er executive division, Improvement of
system of recording time of clerk* and
carriers.
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Sept If—Sec
retary of BUte Frank N. Julian hag
announced that he trill make an effort
to secure the next meeting of the na-
tlon&l Insurance commlMlon«r« for this
city. Mr. Julian waa racantly In De
troit at which time he took the matter
up with them, and he how thinks that
f ... . ..... Me.... in helnat t h••
will be an easy matter to bring the
meeting fouth next year.
be»n. w.r. you not d.r.l _
In fulling to correct them?
"The shove farts msy be aubatsntlated hy
yon or anybody elae at any lima, I treat
that, with this Information before you, you
will, not again misrepresent me before the
peop.e. Very respectfuM^
"Atlanta. G*., September 12, 1W8."
Don’t forget; take
a box Gandy home.
ARMY OF CUMBERLAND
TO HOLD REUNION
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept 14.—
The Society of the Army of the Cum
berland will hold Its annual meeting
here October 14. Judge Oliver B. Lid
dell, of the Thirty-eighth Indiana regi-
ment, now of Denver, Colo., has-been
Invited to make the principal address.
If he lz unable to com*> the Invitation
will be extended to CapUIn William
Rule, of Knoxville, Tenn. Thle place
will prove of special Interest to the
veterans. Lookout Mountain. Mission
Ridge and Sherman Heights are sub
urbs of the city, and Orchard Knob,
where General Grant gave the fateful
order for the advance of the Army of
the Cumberland. Is now within the
city** limits. Mission Rldgs. rising 400
fsst above the plain. Is now dotted
with beautiful residences and marksd
with monuments and tablets showing
the location of all troops engaged In
this memorable battle.
Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper Is the
most reliable remedy known for kid
ney and bladder trouble. -
born In New Hampshire 88 years ago
of sturdy 8cotch parentage. From hla
earliest boyhood days he proved him
self a natural scholar and to the very
end his .studies, next to his loved ohes
and his old-time faith, continued to be
the greatest pleasure of his existence.
Hie College Career.
•He graduated from Bolton College.
Maine, I believe In the class of 1841, as
an honor graduate. He used to return
to the class-day reunions, but this was
years ago. After graduating, he taught
for a time In Baltimore, reading law at
the same time and later being admitted
to the bar. It was at this time that hla
eyes began to cause him great trouble.
He decided to give them a rest and
with several of his friends chartered a
schooner and made the trip around fife
Horn and up the coast of California.
As I remember It, some two years were
spent in this voyage end the memories
remained clear and happy one* to the
Inst.
"It was after this trip, In 1848 or
1849, that he moved to North Carolina
and was elected president of a college
of the German Reform church at New
ton. Catawba county. Here he remain
ed for several years, and In 1888 was
made professor of modern languages
at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He Ailed this chaJr until
1888, often filling that of ancient lan
guages aa well when vacancies occur
red, when with the troubles that earns
to that institution, he moved to Lln-
cotnton, N. C„ and organized the high
«chool at that place. It was during hla
stay In North Carolina that he married
Miss Hoke, the daughter of Michael
Hoke and alzter of General R. F. Hoke,
famous In the annate of the Confed
eracy.
Came to Atlanta.
"In 1872, I believe It was, he came to
Atlanta and taught In the schools here
for a year or so. Then It was In 1874
that he went to Houston. Tex., e.nd
there, with Dr. Sears, of the Peabody
fund, organized the public schools of
that city. He waa later made president
of the State Normal School of Texas,
and In 1888 returned to Atlanta and waa
made principal of the Glrle' High
School. It waa while fllllng this posi
tion that his eyes troubled him again,
and In 1888 he took charge of the lit
erary and educational work of The At.
lanta Journal and Anally .retired from
active life several years ago. Since
that time he has continued to devote
himself to his studies.
His Children There.
'All of his children end many of his
grandchildren were with him when the
end came; In feet all of tho children
have been with him at Intervals for the
past ilx weeks, or ever since his last
Illness. His wife, my mother, hae al
ways cared for him and It la only very
lately that we have been able to permit
of the attendance of a trained nurse.
ool and the most apreclatlve man I
over knew. I never saw him accept of
any of the common kindness** that so
many accept as a matter of course
without thanking the person for their
kindness. Thle was always true no
matter whether the kindness came from
hi* wife, one of hie children or a per
fect stranger.
"Since his last Illness he has been
unconscious much of the time. Last
Saturday night he had a hemorrhage of
the stomach and was unconscious al
most from that time, ajtho he spoke to
me once later. I can only say of him
that he was always a student, ahd
even In hla lest years could be seen any
dear night out In hie yard studying the
stars, for astronomy was always one of
hi* favorite studies. His favorite study?
Well. I should say Latin and then
Greek and he was eo familiar with all
of the old claselc* that he could repeat
them verbatim. But he was also very
fond of the higher mathematics, and, as
I say. was the moat all-round scholar I
ever knew.”
Left Four Children,
Besides hie wife, Dr. Smith leave*
four children. Governor Hoke Smith,
Burton Smith, Mrs. F. S. Whiteside and
Mrs. Everett McAehan, of Houston.
Tessa •
Altho Dr. Smith joined the Congre
gational church while a young man. he
ater attended the Episcopal church
with his wife In North Carolina, and
upon coming to Atlanta joined St.
Lukes church.
Members of the family announced
that the funeral services Tuesday
morning would be of a very quiet na
ture, members of the family and Inti
mate friends attending the last services I
trap the bouse, 812 West Peachtree--*^
A Bric~a~Brae
House-Cleaning
or Tomorrow
Our Man of tke Bric-a-Brac and Notions is
going to kave wkat ke is pleased to call a “Regular
House Gleaning/'
He's going to kave it tomorrow and it's going to
ke well wortk coming to. After tke faskion of all
good housekeepers, ke's going to get rid of lots and lots
of tkings ke doesn't want.
And tkis is wkere you come in.
Let kim tell tke tale in kis own words. Now
listen:
Lamps, Shades, Electroliers. Vases, Clocks, Bric-a-Brac
and Novelties in endless variety.- •
From half-price down to a very small fraction of their
real value.
This is a clearing-out, a making-room sale for the new fall
and holiday wares.
Many of these articles are more or less damaged or shop
worn, while many more are neither damaged nor shop worn.
We do not attempt anything like a complete list here, but
quote a few of the articles offered to give an idea of the variety
and the prices, which in most instances are even ridiculously
low. All these on sale Tuesday after 8 O'Clock.
Hundreds of little things from 5c on up are in this lot.
$18.50 Lamp Shade .$ 3.50-
9.50 Lamp Shade 2.50
76.00 Lamp 25.00
10.00 Lamp. 2.50
10.00 Candelabra 4.60
19.50 Mirror, with electric lights. 6.50
65.00 Electrolier 15.00
12.50 Lamp..- 5.00
14.00 Lamp 3.00
14.50 Shade.
3.00
7.50 Smoking Set 3.50
9.50 Gong.
6.50 Lamp Shade
6.50 Lamp Globe
4.50
1.25
3.25
7.50 Lamp — 3.25
4.*0
3.50
15.00 Lamp
8.50 Bronze Tra”.
5.00 Gong 1.50
2.25 Candlestick 50
2.00 Ink Stand 35
37.50 Lamp • 10.00
7.50 Vase • - 3.00
9.50 Fruit Dish 1.25
18.50 Lamp 4.50
.95
4.50
4.60 Candlestick
8.50 Candlestick.
4.50 Clock, • 1.25
8.00 Metal Jewel Box 1.50
21.00 Clock 4.50
12.00 Vase 3.50
5.00 Clock 1.75
2.00 Vase .50
2.50 Ink Stand 50
15.00 Candelabra 6.50
6.50 Clock 1.00
7.50 Jardiniere 3.50
1.50 Clock 50
8.50 Clock 2.75
12.50 Liqueur Set... 4.50
2.50 Liqueur Set.. 2.50
3.00 Liqueur Set 75
6.50 Liqueur Set 96
6.60 Decanter 1.50
6.50 Set Glasses 1.60
16.60 Lamp Shade 6.00
1.60 Vases. 50
2.50 Vases 1.00
10.00 Vases. % 4.00
27.50 Aquarium 9.50
3.50 Vase 95
2.60 Candlestick 75
2.50 Clocks 60
2.00 Fern Dishes 60
3.50 Fern Dishes 1,25
1.50 Hanging Vases 60
2.00 China Dishes : .90
9.50 Fern Dish 2.00
2.50 Jewel Boxes 96
4.50 Jewel Boxes 1.25
Now if you are wise witk tke wisdom of tke
real Bargaineer, you will come totke House-Cleaning.
It offers untold possibilities in tke matter of
Gkristmas and otker gifts.
Ckamkerlin-Joknson’DuBose C<
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