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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1909.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN" AND NEWS ‘“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
THE WEATHER.
nearing: and colder Tuesday
night: Wednesday fair, cool. Tem
peratures (taken at A. K. Hawkes
Co's store): 8 a. m„ 58 degrees;
10 a. m, 60 degrees; 12 m., 64 de
grees: 2 p.
Six Blocks in Flames,
and Loss MoreThan
$2,000,000.
Rochester, N. V„ April 13.—Flames
■re sweeping thru northeastern Roches
ter, driven by a forty-flve-mlle gale,
and It Is feared the llames will reach
the business section. .
So critical Is the situation that the
militia has been called out to protect
property, as the firemen are helpless
before the resistless sweep of the Are. *
. The fire originated In the Hunting
Company’s, dry goods merchants. Four
persons leaped from the high windows
and were painfully hurt. A high gale
swept the flames with a menacing roar
toward the very heart of the business
section, and shortly after live sparks
communicated the Are to St. Peters
Presbyterian church and a block of
four Rats on Grove-st. At noon a gen
eral alarm was sent out. The wind
fanned the Aames until the burning
buildings were n seething furnace.
At 2 o'clock the Aames threaten to
destroy the northeastern part of Roch
ester. Aid has been asked from Buffalo
and Syracuse. Falling walls Injured a
dozen Aremen. One girl Is reported
missing. The wind Is blowing Afty
miles an hour now.
At 1 o'clock a panic hod seized the
residents of a large neighborhood In the
vicinity of the Are and a wholesale
moving of belongings had begun.
A row of three-story apartment
houses caught Are and were swept
away. The Jewish temple has been
destroyed. The burning area covers six
blocks. The loss at this time Is more
than f2.000.000;
jeromeTiSee'
AT
Three Leading Educators in Conference
COURTS
Felder To Attack Con
stitutionality of
Statute.
Another attack Is to be made on the
Georgia prohibition law. Its constitu
tionality will again be questioned in the
cases of S. 11. Harbuck and A. C. Oz-
born, charged with selling liquor con
trary to law. to be tried In the criminal
court of Atlanta before Judge A. E.
Calhoun Wednesday.
. B. Felder, attorney for the de
fendants, when their cases were called
Tuesday morning; announced that he
would-contest the constitutionality df
the act on the ground that the senate
Journal did not show that the house
amendments had .been passed after
three readings and by a constitutional
majority.
Principally the same objections will
be offered to the law as were offered
In the case of Christian Moerleln Brew
ing Company vs.-C. D. Hill and others,
which was tried before United States
Judge W. T. Newman and which re-
Physieian’e Bill $100,000.
Los Angeles, April 13.—Dr. John W.
Tniworthy, "Lucky” Baldwin’s long
time friend and medical adviser, who
was at his bedside almost constantly,
day and night for twenty-nine days and
nights until death came, has put In a
bill for S100.000 against the estate. It
Is already understood that an agree
ment satisfactory to the hell's ana the
physician will be reached. Dr. Tru-
worthy says the bill Includes sendees
for twelve yeon^
Prominent Lawyer, Retired
at Advanced Age, Dead
After Operation.
Jerome M. McAfee, formerly one of
the most prominent attorneys In At
lanta, died at a private sanitarium
shortly before 1 o’clock Tuesday aft
ernoon. Mr. McAfee had been In III
health for a number of years and his
death was not unexpected. He under
went an operation on last Friday, from
which he never completely rallied.
For many years Mr. McAfee was as
sociated with the Arm of Hulsey & Mc
Afee. He pad not been actively en
gaged In any work for the past Ave
years, however, on account of his bad
■ health. i
Mr. McAfee resided at the comer of
bill and Allne-aves., In Capltoj View.
He Is survived by his wife. Mrs. Ghetta
McAfee, who Is a sister of A. P. Stew
art. tax collector of Fulton county. Mr.
.McAfee was about 60 years of age.
The body was removed to the under
taking establishment of the Barclay &
Rrnndon Co., where It will be held
pending the announcement of the fu
neral arrangements.
Falling Walls
Kill Young Girl
Jean«tte, Pa., April 13.—A high wind
May blew down the wall of the flre-
ruln<*d Jeanette Opera Houne on the
residence of Dr. A. A. Custard.
Miss Mildred Felton, aged 16. was
taught by falling walls and killed.
Miss Grace Swift, aged 16, niece of
fir- bustard, was caught in the building
and cut and bruised about the head and
hndc.
SPEND OWN MONEY
Finance Committee Turns
Dovfn Request For 50
' More Cops.
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SENATE BILL
E
E
CHARLES R. VAN HISE.
.President University of Wiscon
sin and on« of speakers.
ROBERT CURTIS OGDEN.
Head of the Southern education
al conference movement.
DR. ELMER E. BROWN.
United States Commissioner of
education and one of speakers. ,
START MARRIED LIFE
IN MIDST OF PLENTY
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Couple To Be Married Tuesday Night At Pure Food
Show—They'll Receive Gifts Enough to Keep House
For a Year—It Will Be A Gala Night.
The water board Is peeved—so
peeved It won’t spend Its own money.
And that’s pretty peeved.
The board asked for $10,000 to re
pair the pumps at the waterworks,
The Anance committee appointed i
sub-committee to look Into the ques
tlon, after which the $10,000 was ap
proprlated.
Now, the board has adopted a reso
lution saying It will not spend the
>10,000 and the Anance committee must
spend IL The Anance committee
adopted a resolution providing, In ef
fect. that the "board please spend the
money."
The committee met at noon Tues
day, adopted a resolution asking the
local chapters of the Confederacy to
Invite the veterans who meet In Mem
phis In June to hold their next reunion
In Atlanta, and also reported favorably
a resolution appropriating $!50 for the
entertainment of the National Bill
Posters, the Southeastern Bill Post-:
ers, and' the Southern Theater Man
agers, all of whom will hold conven
tions here this year.
The police board asked for 50 more
policemen. Alderman Candler said the
Ninth ward had plenty. The request
as tabled until June.
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET
Odd Fellow* in Fulton, Campbell, ' n/ivu.
DeKalh, Newton and Roekdale countlea will
be held at the hall of Hemphill Lodge, No.
382. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The meeting will open with public exer-
cisea and prominent members of the order
will make addresses. A barbecue dinner will
then be served and the secret session of the
order will be held at 7 o'clock In the even
ing. K. A. Baughn will preside over the
meetings.
SHE WILL GO 1,000 MILES
TO IDENTIFY SHARPER
Mrs. Jessie Halsey, Who Was Swindled by Clairvoyant,
Will Travel to Pennsylvania to Make Sure of Man,
Who Resists Extradition.
THE BRIDE AND THE BRIDEGROOM.
For most excellent and unimpeach
able reasons, the Pure Food Show, now
being conducted In the Emery-Stelner
building, will live long In the minds of
one young and happy couple In At
lanta. and on each succeeding year will
serve as a reminder of the time they
two were wed.
As Interesting as It Is unique Is the
announcement that Tuesday ‘evening
the bright particular feature of .the
Pure Food Show will be the solemfna-
tlon of the marriage contract between
Miss Muttle Stowe, a bright and win
some young lady of Comelta-st., near
Edgewood, and Adolphus Nolan, /of
Pearl-st„ who Is employed by the Mill
er. Brothers Carriage Company.
AH arrangements for the wedding
have been completed. The services of
a well-known minister nave been en
gaged for the occasion and a large
crowd Is assured ‘to batter the young
couple with old ehoee and rice and wish
them Godspeed on their Joint Journey
thru life.
The ceremony will be performed In
the booth of the Atlanta Gas Light
Company, and a new gas range will be
given the couple to start life with.
The Pure Food Show began Its sec
ond successful week Monday, and the
attendance Monday night was moat
satisfactory and encouraging. The ex
hibits are better even than they were
last week, and ipany Arina have added
Improvements to their dleplaye.
The baby show will be held Tuesday
afternoon and many fond mothers have
announced their Intention of entering
the "pride of the houeehold" In the con
teet for the prlr.es. There will be two
classes for the babies, Those between
the agee of 2 and 4 will be placed In
one claee and all under 2 years of ags
will be placed In the other class. Beau
tlful prises will be given In each clans
and compstent judges will bs In charge
of the show.
Crazy Snake Is
Ready to Quit
Tulsa, April 13.—Chief Crazy Snake
today offered to surrender to Colonel
Hoffman, of the State militia, an a prls-
oner of wart
Colonel Hoffman conveyed the news
to Dletrlct Attorney Gregg, who replied
that he did not want Craiy Snake.
'»olng l.ooo miles at her own expense
1 Identify the man who swindled her
"ut of |3oo worth of diamonds. Mrs.
J-sle Halsey, of 40S Crew-st.. leaves
Tuesday afternoon for Klttannlng. Pa.
•'tie goes to see tf the man under arrest
there is Roy West, a clairvoyant, who
"perated several months ago In Atlanta,
“™ who Is under a number of Indict-
'"ents In the superior court for swin
ging people In the prosecution of his
business.
He is charged not only, with the lar-
"T of Mrs. Halsey's diamonds, hut
The Georgian: IncIo.«#-pl«a.fl And
coelomes order, for which continue my
for another year. I eeo from the
*ool that my tlma la out this month.
ood biota you In your oitorta to give
*'l lie. 1 * 1 * plper ’ * ni1 •‘»><tt goods on
I Like The Georgian.
Reipect fully.
*y Ty, Oa.
o'O. SELL.
with Aim-Ramming Levi Armstrong,
railroad watchman, out of *300.
DetSbtlve Dorset!, of the local police
force, went to Klttannlng last Satur
day to bring back to Atlanta the man
In custody there. The prisoner, how
ever. refused to come and Instituted
habeas corpus proceedings, asserting
that he Is not the man wanted. Detec
tive Dorsett wired for some one to come
and Identify him, If possible. This duty
accordingly fell to Mr*. Halsey, which
duty she performs at the request of So
licitor-General Hill, there being no
other witnees who can make the Identl-
Acatlon.
Armstrong, the night watchman, who
Is alleged to be one of West’s victims,
Is quite old, and since the occurrence
has gone almost blind.
Mr*. Halsey will arrive at Klttannlng
In time to he at the habeas corpus trial
to be held there Saturday. Detective
Domett will remain for the trial also,
and If the man 1* found to be Weft will
return with him to Atlanta,
RESPITE MILLIRONS?
Governor Postpones Hang
ing Date to April 30.
Lewis Mllllrons, of Clay county, who
Is under sentence of degfh for an at
tack upon his stepdaughter, will not
hang on April t«.
Pending a further Investigating of
the merits of hi* case, Governor Smith
Tuesday notlAed the sheriff of the
county to postpone the execution nf
Mllllrons' until April 10. snd on that
date the execution will take place un
less the governor sees At to commute
the sentence to life Imprisonment.
The prison commission has declined
to take action In the matter and the
case has been brought to the gov
ernor’s attention by former Repre
sentative Shaw, of Clay county, and
others who hold the opinion that the
death sentence should not be enforced.
Summer Excursion Rates.-
Washington, April 13.—Representa
tives of Vtrgtnln, North Carolina. South
Carolina and Georgia steamship line*
met here today to Ax passenger ex
cursion rates for the summer.
Armed Police
Guard Boyles
Mercer, Ps„ April ,13.—Armed guards
surrounded the Mercer county Jail to
day as a result of. Sheriff William
Chess getting wind of a plot to liberate
James Boyle and his wife, who are held
here for trial, charged with kidnaping
Willie Whltla, of Sharon.
Sheriff Chess today asked for extra
guards, fearing that the friends of the
Boyles are desperate enough to carry-
out their threat.
HOUSE BLOWN 300 YARDS;
OCCUPANTS ESCAPE
Anniston, Ala.. April 13.—The escape
of Wesley Brittain and children from
death last night seems almost miracu
lous. The house was blown down by
the heavy winds and the Inmates had to
escape by breaking down the doors.
Another house was blown 300 yards
and the Inmates escaped without se
rious Injury.
Two additional houses, two (stables
and u negro church building were
recked.
The greatest loss wilt be to stock and
the damage toft church building.
Birmingham Disabled.
Now York. April 13.—A wireless mes
sage from the scout cruiser squadron
that left Newport yesterday said the
Birmingham's machinery has become
dlsarrang, <1 and that the warship had
abandoned the race and was putting
Into New York. At the end of 12 of the
24 hours of fhe race the Chester was
leading the Salem by 7 3-4 miles.
MEMORABLE WEEK
FOR SCOTTISH RUE
More Than 75 Candidates
To Receive High Degree
of Masonry.
Masonic circles In all parts of this
atctlon of the South are deeply Inter
ested In the dedicatory convocation of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite,
a most solemn and Impressive cere
mony, which Is taking plage this week
In the new Masonic temple amidst
scenes of surpassing splendor. Dis
tinguished visitors from other states
are in attendance, and more are loom
ing for the Anal events, which tako
place Wednesday and Thursday, among
whom will bn Sovereign Grand Com
mander James D. Richardson, of Wash
ington, D. C. •
A class of seventy-Ave or more took
the sixth, ninth and tenth degrees
Tuesday morning, beginning at t
o'clock, and In the afternoon this class,
augmented by other candidates from
ths valley of Atlanta; will take the
degrees up to the sixteenth.
1 The scenery used In these ceremo
nies coal over *10,000, and Is said to be
the Ansst In the United States. Special
musical numbers by the best voices In
Atlanta accompany the administration
nf the degrees. The beautiful effect of
these numbers Is due largely to the
untiring efforts of John H. Mullln, who
Is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite
Mason. The mysteries of the rite are
veiled from the members of the chorus,
who sing behind an Immense curtain,
so that the mysterious ceremonies In
progress an the stage are rendered dou
bly Impressive by the melody from the
Invisible choir.
Among the officials who are promt
nent In the ceremonies for the dlstln
gulshed manner In which they carry
out their parts are Edward M. Hafer,
Edward S. McCandlesi, Dr. David
Marx and Joseph C. GreenAeld.
SHRUlcOLLECTORS
Several Well-Known Wom
en Arrested at Druid
Hills Sunday.
Unless the spirit of vandalism now
said to bs rampant In Atlanta wanes
soon, some of Atlanta’s beat citizens
will And themselves contributing,
largely thru the recorder’s court, to
the maintenance of good government.
"A special ofAcer has been deputised,
tho not at the city’s expense." says
Forrest Adair, ’’to protect the shrubs
out at Druid Hills. Mr. Hurt spent
several thousand dollars for shrubs at
Druid Hills—shrubs from Peru, China,
Japan—almost everywhere.’’
Ths special ' officer got real busy
Sunday and made Just 18 casss against
people for swiping shrubs. That’s his
regular clip right now. And a strange
part of It Is that about four-Afths nf
the cases are against women—about
half of whom are.of social prominence.
Swiping shrubs, Mr. Adair Intimates,
Is getting to be n regular sneisty fad -
a sort of sequel to the erstwhile spoon-
swiping erase.
Tries to Throw Wife
into Welt to Tame Her;
Neighbor to Rescue
When Lewis Blanberg, a negro, be
came angered at his wife Monday aft
ernoon. he hit on a new scheme to tame
her.
After dragging her rrom the house,
he Is said to have knocked her In the
head with a brick, and then made a
vicious attempt to dump her Into a
well. He Is said to have torn off the
well cover and was struggling with the
woman Just on the brink of the well,
making frantic efforts to pitch her In
headlong when a neighbor rushed mel
odramatically to the rescue.
Seising the woman, the neighbor
pulled her out of danger's way and
saved her.
Blanberg was later arrested, and,
when arraigned Tuesday morning be
fore Recorder Broyles, was given thirty
days In the stockade without the privi
lege of paying a One.
Educators Gathering
in Atlanta to Advance
the South.
From New York and other Eastern
cities a party of more than 00 promi
nent educators and philanthropists,
headed by Robert C. Ogden, will ar
rive In Atlanta at 0 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon to attend the conference for
education In the .South, which opens,
Wednesday at the auditorium.
In the party will be St. Clair Me
Ketway, editor and orator, and Mrs.
McKelway, besides a number of other
prominent men and women.
Final preparations for the great con
ference for education In the South are
now being completed by one of the
most energetic and able committee
systems ever mannglng a convention
In Atlanta.
Preliminary Meetings.
At meetings Monday afternoon, the
entertainment committee, the execu
tive committee and the general recep
tion committee all put the Anlshlng
touches to their several arrangements
and Tuesday morning found thu great
educational camp In a busy hum of
orderly anticipation, with a constantly
Increasing stream of distinguished ed
ucators and friends nf education potir-
Ing Into the city from nil over, the
country. Dr. Wlckllffe Roee, chair
man of the conference educational
committee, anpnunced Monday after
noon that he had sent out Invitations
to.the conference to a constituent list
of 16.000 educators, and that he ex
pected the number of delegates to be
from 1.000 to 1,500.
Tuesday morning the reception com
mittee was out In force, distinguished
by official bodge of their office. The
members are meeting the delegates and
doing all In their power to see that
they are well cared for and conven
iently located.
Women's Committees.
Among other committees appointed
to look after the guests of the enn 1 -
Continuod on Pago Nine.
BRADSHAW STEPS UPj
BAYLESS PROMOTED
Aldrich To Issue State
ment on Amended
Tariff Measure.
L. & N. Officials Advanced
To More Important
Places.
Washington, April 13.—Senator Al
drich la at work on a statement to bo
made public Thursday, giving some
what hi detail the estimated revenu**
that the Payne t#rlff bill, as amended
by the senate finance committee, will
produce. Experts In the treasury have
been busily engaged for several days
figuring on the new rates of duty and
allowing for Increased Importations un
der the reduced rate* on many articles
of dally consumption. . ,
The record shows that where duties
have been reduced the revenues In
creased because of larger consumption.
The opinion Is expressed that the
changes made In the Payne bill add
quite a few million dollars to the reve>
nue from customs oVer what waa esti
mated by Chairman Payne.
The Increased duties on foreign wines
and champagnes. It Is estimated, will
not decrease the Impoftatlon of these
article*.
It did not do It when the rates were
Increased by the Dlngley act. The fig
ures show a steady Increase in con
sumption of foreign liquors, due to the
growth of the country. It Is hinted that
the duty on foreign champagnes was
Increased to protect the American man
ufacturer of that beverage.
Cummins Wants Free Lumber.
Senator Cummins, of Iowa, is not
enthusiastic'over the Payne tariff bill
as amended by the senAfe finance oom-
mlttee. The Iowa senator said today
that the people demanded tariff revision
downward, but an examination of the
bill showed the revision ha* been up
ward. He regards the duties on lum
ber, glass and Iroh a* excessive and not
what the people expected. He has pre
pared a number of amendments in ac
cordance with the "Iowa Idea"-and will
make an effort to secure a reduction of
duties In many of the schedules. He
favors free lumber, and intimated that
the senate -might put lumber on the
free list.
TURKEYIN THROES
OF A REVOLUTION?
Press dispatches from Louisville, re
ceived Tuesday, radicals that C. W.
Bradshaw, superintendent of the At
lanta division of the Loulsvlle and
Nashville railroad, has been appointed
superintendent of the Louisville, Cin
cinnati and Lexington division of that
road to All the vacancy caused by the
death last week of Collin A. Davies.
Mr. Bradshaw Is well known In At
lanta, altho he made his headquarters
at Etowah. He will be succeeded as
superintendent nf the Atlanta division
by A. B. Bayless, who has been assist
ant superintendent for some time. Mr.
Bayless Is also well known here and
has many friends who will be pleased
to hear of his promotion.
HAVE NEW OWNERS
The handsome Lenox apartments, at
West Peachtree and Porter place, have
been sold by Mrs. I. X Cheeves to the
well-known law Arm of Atkinson &
Born, composed of Spencer R. Atkin
son and Earl W. Born, who paid there
for the sum of *48,000. The sale was
made thru the real estate agency of
M. L. Thrower.
Since their erection some time ago.
the Lenox apartments have been most
popular and have numbered among the
tenants shine of the best known citi
zens of Atlanta. Among them la ex-
Governor Joseph M. Terrell. There
are six apartments In the hi*Mlng and
none of them has been .vacant.
News Says Constantinople
Is In Hand of Muti
nous Troops.
Constantinople. April 13.—Serious
disturbance, of a revolutionary char- .
acter have broken out here. The sit- |
nation Is grave.
Demand Official Head.
Berlin, April 13.—A dispatch from
Constantinople says the revolting
troops are demanding the dismissal of
Grand Vizier Hllml Pasha, the presi
dent of the chamber of deputies, and of
All Rlza Pasha, the minister of war.
Vienna Hears of Revolt,
Vienna, April 13.—Dispatches, as yet'
unconArmed, bring Intimation from
Constantinople of a serious outbreak, In
which thousands of mutinous troops
participated. According to the tele
gram. they have surrounded the gov
ernment bulldlnge and the city Is In a
turmoil. •
It Is said the minister of war has Aril
for his life and that the insurgents are
now' occupying ths war department,
defying the government troops.
Thru the night looting was rampant
and many cltlsens have left the city,
fearing the result of the Insurrection.
The telegrams say the cltv prosenis a
warlike appearance this morning with
the streets patrolled by soldiers and the
public squares Ailed with armed troops.
Mrs. E. E. Houser.
Mrs. E. E. Houser, aged K8. a resi
dent of Xewnan. Oa., tiled at a pri
vate sanitarium Tuesday morning at
2 o’clock. She Is survived hv one son.
The body was removed to Greenberg.
Bond & BtonmArld’s undertaking es
tablishment. and the funeral arrange
ments will be anpounerd later.
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