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7 TH E A TLA NT A GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TH U RSDA V, M A V 6, 1909. GOLDSMITH IN CHARGE OF FAIRBANKS AGENCY OTIS SMITH'S DEATH WILL END TRAGIC STORY MR. HERBERT SACKETT. Who opened the Atlanta office of the N. K. Fairbanks Company three years ago. He leaves on May 1 for New York to take charge of the company's business at that point. MR. H. B. GOLDSMITH. Who has been associated with the N. K. Falrbahks Company, of 'Chicago, for twenty years. He as- sumed the management of the At lanta sales department on May 1, 1909. Mr. Goldsmith has spent fif teen years of this' period ns man ager of the New Orleans office of the above named firm. ■Two of the largest and most Important points for, the N. K. Fairbanks Company are New York and Atlanta. The fact that Mr. Herbert Sackett has gone to New York Is a step up for him and means that ho will handle the best office In the business. Mr. Sackett Is n man o.f magnificent per sonal appearance and lias conducted the business for the N: K. Fairbanks Company In this field to the entire satslfactlon of the company, which means that It has grown by. leaps and boupds In the South, and means for the peo ple here that they have taken to cotton seed products. Fairy Soap, and Cottolene, and the Gold Dust Twins are without question as well known as could be wished. Mr. H. B. Goldsmith comes to Atlanta to succeed Mr. Sackett. Mr. Goldsmith has grown with the business, having been with the Fairbanks people for twenty years, fifteen years of this period being manager of the New Orleans office. WALKS 20 MILES . im KILLING Surrendered to Officers and Was Locked in • Cell. NAVAL STORES CASE GOES TO THE J Anniston. Ala., May 6.—J. L. Coch ran, who yesterday shot and Instantly killed his father-ln-law. James Timms, near Ohatchle. in this coifnty, walked the entire twenty miles from the scene of the tragedy to this city to surrender to Sheriff LeGrand. and Is now locked up In the county jail. He remains as silent as a-clam In "regard to the cause of the killing, his only statement being that he acted In self-defense, and the details of the tragedy will not likely be known until the preliminary hear ing before Probate Judge Emmett F. Crook, the date for which has not been set. —— : 7 Ran Movable Cafe For Thirsty Listeners Outside Auditorium Detective John Black was standftig in the street Just outside of . the audi torium Wednesday night when lie over heard a negro man. In a low tone, ask another man If he wanted some •booze.” _ , The detective Instantly sighted i ••tiger” and hit the trail. Pretending to be drunk, he staggered up.tcrtne negro and asked him quietly If he could get him some booze. "Sure; all you want,” was the ready response. • • . Ignorant that Black was an officer, the negro Instructed him to wait In a • ertaln dark spot until his return, few minutes later the 1 negro came back and handed the officer two half pints of liquor. Black In turn giving the negro a dollar. • No sooner had the negro placed the money in his pocket, however, than Black seized him and placed him under arrest. Badly frightened, the negro attempt e<J to pull paling from a fence, to fight the officer, but Black was too 'quick for him. I The negro, who gave his name aj* Will Groves and says he Is a porter in a near-beer saloon, was then locked up and will be tried Friday afternoon. Savannah, Ga., May 6.—Judge Shep pard In the United States court this morning overruled the motion of the defense to direct a verdict of not guilty In the naval stores trust case. The In troduction Of testimony for the defense then began. Judge Sheppard Overrules Motion For an Acquittal! A CONCRETE STABLE. Jolly and Stewart Wl^ Own • Building. C. R. Jolly, the veterinary surgeon, and Jack Stewart, the livery stable proprietor, have contracted for the erection on thelf lot nt*50 Courtland- st of a modern three-story reinforced concrete building, which will be fire proof and will be one of the most up to-date smithing shops and livery sta bles in Atlanta. The permit for this building was Is sued Thursday morning by City Build Ing Inspector Ed. R. Hays, and it Is understood that work on* the structure will b<* started at once anil rushed rapidly to .completion. The building will cost In the neighborhood of $23. 000. The ground plans are 51x207. R. McAdams Is the contractor. Georgia Division Asks Fori Lower Port Rates at j Meeting Wednesday. Resolutions strongly indorsing the proposed reduction In the raiiroud rates to the ports on cotton of five cents a hundred pounds were passed at a meet ing Wednesday of the Georgia division ! of the Farmers’ Union and stockholders | of the Union Phosphate Company. The meeting was'held in the hall of the house of representatives and Was [attended by about 300 members of the j union, stockholders of the phosphate I company and representatives of stock- • holders. - , > The following are the resolutions i passed; I "Whereas, a petition is pending be-1 fore the railroad commission of Georgia asking a reduction of freight rates to the ports of five cents per hundred pounds on lint cotton; and. K “Whereas, It Is claimed that the aforesaid reduction means tfie saving of several hundred thousand dollars to the Georgia cotton growers. Therefore, be it “Resolved, donsldeiing the premises. That we. as a mass meeting 'of 'the Georgia State union, now In convention assembled, Join with the petitioners and pray for said reduction, pending before the.honorable rkilroad commission of said state. “Respectfully submitted, “M. L. Johnson, J. E. Bodenhainer, J. T. McDaniel, committee.” A copy of the resolutions warf de livered to Chairman S. G. McLendon by the committee. Another feature of the meeting was the decision of those present that Hon. C, S. Barrett, president of the national organization, should reconsider his de termination not to stand for- re-election. A resolution pointing out his unques- tldned ability and efficiency and pledg ing Oorgi.'i unanimously for hts re- election and calling upon him to aban don his Idea of not serving again wai passed unanimously. President Eubanks and Vice Presi dent McDaniel were re-elected, but no successor was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Secretary J. L. Barron. This matter was turned over to the executive committee for ac tion. The followingwere elected directors; W. F. Peacock. VIdella; C. C. Childress, Decatur; W. C. Wood, McDonough; T. A. Smith, -Tennllle; J. C. Walters, Bowersville. OTIS SMITH. Condemned to hang in* Jackson ville Friday for murder of his sis ter. CORA BELLE SMITH. .She was kidnaped when a child in Atlanta and was slain by her brother. » Sister He Murdered Was Once Kidnaped in Atlanta. Her Brother Shot Her After Her. Infatuation For Atlantan—Must Hang Friday. »••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••••« AMUSEMENTS ! Met At the Orpheum. The Millman Trio, with Bird Millman star ring. and the Bryn a Brothers in a condensed version of "Eight Bells," ara running a elose st the Orpheum this week for first hon- Both are acts quite out of the ordinary, they are headliners of a bill of unusual ...v.lence. The Millmans came*direct from the Hippodrome, New York, to Atlsata. Mali- ‘illy and performances nightly. . At the Lyric. • ] t 1 you seen "TesaaV^t Jf you like a play with real life-blood coursing thru It. a drama logically-constructed, not straining after effect, nnd yet intensely interesting and charming withal, "Texas," at the Lyi When Otis Smith, nn Atlanta boy, whose correct pame is said to be Ollie D. Smith, mounts the gallows in the Jacksonville Jail Friday to pay the ex treme penalty of the law for the slaying of his sister, Cora Belle Smith, his death will mark the concluding chapter in the tragic story of this girl, who, a number of years ago, figured in this city in one of the strangest kidnaping mys teries ever known In this section. Stolen from her home In Whlker-st. when she was but four years old, Cora Belle Smith was lost until she was thirteen years of age, at which time she was found living a secluded life In a small home In Ben Hill, the little coun try. aattltmantnaan Atlanta. On being returned to her home, she remained there but a short time, when she ran away. She then lived with bther fam- Southerners in Washington Washington. May 6.—Southerner, at Washington hotels: Alabama—S. H. Hunt. Montgomery. Rlgga House. Georgia—M. M. Davis. W. R. Dean, Atlanta, Arlington. Virginia—John A. Roper and wire. Norfolk, Raleigh; Byron F. Horne. Lawrence. Shoreham: Lawrence Cas- selman. Richmond. Southerners in New York FERTILIZER COMPANY ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Grovania, Ga., May 6.—The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Oro- vania Fertilizer Company wa» held here yesterday afternoon for the pur pose of electing officials for the ensu ing year. Following Is the result of the election: President, L. C. Shep herd: vice president, H. R. Brown, Directors, R. L. Bnlrd, W. S. Riley, W L. Means. L ‘A. Shepherd nnd H. R Brown. This Is tho same board that has managed the large oil mill, ginnery and guano plant for some time. New York, May 6.—Registered at New York hotels today are the follow ing Southerners: Atlanta—Clark W. Petz, F. Newton. Charleston—Mrs. J. L Perry, F. J. Lea. >./ Charlotte—S. B. Sargent. . Cornelia. Ga.—T. R. Lombard. Greenville, S; C.—C. W. Ellis. H. H. Prince. GROWERS wYliTMEET Fruit Exchange to Choose Agents. Th# executive committee of the Oeorgjs exchange will meet here on May 1»* meeting will be one of the most Import- *nt yet held, *■ it that time the committee . w .* completed ell the preliminary de- t«Ue fdr the shipping season, which will open about Jane 1. The committee will heer the report of the on ell the commission house* in the smeller markets of the country. If will also tale up for ratification the names of those ■Ceuta who will represent the exchange in LouitfVilltf, Ky„ May 6.—Andrew Jackson Miller, aged 76, a veteran of the Confederacy, 1* the proud father of twins, nnd today Is receiving con gratulations of friends. The mother Is 48 years of age. FIND BIG BANK ROLL ^ IN RAID ON POKEft GAME Montgomery, Ala., May 6.—Montgom ery officers raided a poker game and found a bank roll of $1,701.60 In a local hostelry and arrested nine of the al leged players, n*ho will answer the charge of gaming befpre the recorder this afternoon. When the bank roll of the game was counted It had almost $2,000 In it. and Is said to be one of ttye largest hauls ever made by the local police. fc|ore than 600 poker chips and a dozen sets of dice were found in the room where the game was in progress. Papal Delegate to Attend, Washington, May 6.—Mgr. Diomede Falconlo. the papal delegate, will be present at the pontifical mass to be sol emnized In St. Patricks cathedral by Archbishop Farlev next Sunday. Federal Court in Session. Montgomery, Ala* May 6.—With heavy docket to be tried Judge Thomas Q.'Jones, of the United States.district court, opened the court and delivered an Impressive charge to the assembled grand Jury. Attack on Bishop. Madrid, May 6.—Violent demonel ra tions took place today against the blah- op of Orenaa The mob broke the win dows of the palace and made an attack upon several convents. The disorders were the outcome of the serious trouble which irose a few days ago at Osera. where a number were killed and wound ed while opposing the carrying out of an episcopal -order. # Rattler Attacks Chicken. Montgomery, AIx., May 6.—When Mr*. D. T Evsna heard S noite in her chicken yard the found, .pee^reeJiftioB, that a larsj rattlesnake *»• 1..?: lhSS tqtiming Her .to death. Mrs. Even* killed the suake. - ■*- At the Alcazar. Both tbs motion picture acts, the song numbers and the music st the Alcazar Theater Beautiful were particularly pleasing Wednes day And it is promised that an equally strong bill wifi be vendered at every performance Thursday. In addition to the orchestra over ture and. the pipe organ solo, the program Wednesday consisted of the following unique picture nets: "A Trip Thru Alaska, ’ "The Incorrigible Mule." "The Substituted Statue" ■nd "The Watchmaker's Wedding." As a feature the wonderful plctnre act •showing every detail of the great "Italian Cavalry Rids" will be put on at every performance on Friday and Saturday. At the Bijou. Patrons of tho IllJou are showing their appreciation .of this week's hill by parking the ix'pulnr pinyli"U-, from-pit to dome st nearly every performance. The moving pic tures shown this week are cRpeolallr at tractive, and represent subjects both inter esting nnd Instructive. The vaudeville acts, consisting of- Msscot. the trained horse, whose work Is simply wonderful; Worth ami Delmar. a clever comedy team, and the Juggling Matthletts, would he feature acts on almost any hill. At the Elite. The Elite, in Peachtree-st., is offering a splendid bill of motion pictures, and songs Thursday. Among the features of the day re "Zoo Zoo, tire Lucky Dog," nn amusing comedy film, and "Lost, ** Pretty Little Dog," besides "Mr. and Mrs. Jolly Good." Another number is "The Thanksgiving Tur-] key," tasking in extra bill in honor‘of festi-1 Ail week. Victor Wshn is giving sn extra solo for the day and the illustrated tongs are t hit. “““ : every i of a certain man with whorti infatuated. Her brother followed her here, took her back to Jacksonville, Fla., and on May 6, 1908, almost exactly a year ago. her life was cut short with a pistol bullet. Following this series of tempestuous Incidents, culminating In this shocking tragedy, the brother, ngw practically a physical and nervous wreck and driven almost wild by the act, Is to be hanged Friday for the killing of his own sister. Just a Year and a Day. The date of,the execution Is Just one year and one day from the date of the tragedy'. . . t Young Smith has made .a remarkable jht for f»l» lift, but has lost at every turn. • Protesting that he did not slay hJs sister Intentionally, but declaring she was trying to shoot him and that she Jierself was shot during a.struggle for the pistol, the young man has ex hausted every possible legal recourse to save his neck, but all to no avail. As appeal was even made to the Associa tion of Charities In New York, which organization in turn took up the matter with Secretary J. C. Logan, of the As sociated Charities of Atlanta, but neither of these bodies could do any thing f"r t h** prisoner. It was shown that the girl had been afraid of her brother for some time, fearful that he would kill her, and evi dence was, produced that-convinced the Jury and the courts that Smith had wil fully shot his sister to death. Under this showing ha*waa condemned to pay th? death penalty,. Deserter From Navy, Smith was tried and convicted under tin* name of <>t!s Smith and will go to his doom under this name, but in reality ho is said to be Ollie D. Smith. That he Is under an assumed name Is due to the fact. It Is stated, that he deserted 'from the navy., In which he enlisted four Years ago under his real name. He is said to have deserted after remaining in the navy only about four months. At the time his sister was kidnaped the affair created a big sensation. De spite the most energetic search on the part of officers of the law and relatives, not the slightest trace of the missing girl could be found. Kidnaping of Child* She had completely vanished and for years remained lost. The mother, how ever, never gave up hope during all of these long years, and her tireless search was finally rewarded bv the finding of a clew to the whereabouts of the missing child. This clew was followed out and Cora Belle, then thirteen years of age, was found out at Ben Hill, still In cus tody of the man who had stolen her. The finding of the girl aroused strong feeling In that section against this man nnd he was given 24 hours in which to leave. He failed to get out. however. In the specified time, nnd ns a result of bis refusal to leave he was ridden out of the. place on a .rail. From that day to this, this man has never been seen nlxnit Hen Hill, but It Is reported that he Is still qjlve and residing In one of the Western states.' Both Smith and his sister were welf known In Atlanta. Smith Is a press man and unmarried. THE MERRY FRIAR • CHANTS ROUNDELAY-! FATHER RESPONSIBLE Recorder Holds Him For Boy’s Badness. From what the police nay. thl* I, the worst boy In Atlanta.. If he keep, up thl, pace he will be handed. In order to lave the boy we've got to handle the father, a, we can’t vet nrniecute the boy.” Mild Recorder Brovle, Wednesday afternoon at the clo»e of the trial of nine-year-old Nathan Wolfaon. won of Meyer \V. Wolfaon. a Rusalan, of 17* 1-2 Decatur-at. The father wa» alio on trial at the same time, a caee having been entered agalnat him by Probation Officer Gloer under the ordinance that hold, parent* responsible for their children under the! age of ten years. The probation officer had been looking after the boy and had warned the father to keep him off the streets, but finding that Wolfaon was unable to control the boy had haled him hefore the recorder.- Representative! of the Jewish Relief aisoclatlon were preient In court- and made a plea for Wolfaon. statins that they would send the whole Wolfson family out of Atlanta. Wolfson agreed to this, and as a result no fine was Im posed. The famllv will leave Thursday afternoon for Macon. Judge Broyles remarked that the boy ought to be placed in a reformatory, as a means of saving him. and suggested the relief society that this be done. The latest ofTense charged to the lit tle boy was the breaking of a 147 plate glass window in the Gas and Electric building nnd the striking of a negro an with u rock. M. Robinson, another foreigner, was fined $1.75 for failing to keep his little boy, Isadora Robinson, off the streets. THE NEW GLASSES. Our new "Hawkes Invisible Bifocals” give elear distant and close vision In one lens. We oka mine the eyes. A. K. Hawkes Co.. 14 Whitehall and 125 Peachtree. EAST POINT WAITS FOR ARTESIAN WATER New Waterworks Plant Is Now Nearing Com pletion. Do not make the mistake of buying a piano of poor tone quality for the children’s use. A knowledge of tone values can be obtained only by having an instrument of, fine musical;, qualities., It is better, therefore, to pay the price for a good piano than to select one. of inferior merit. We have, ready, for your inspection, a col lection of instruments which includes all relia ble grades at prices ranging from $223 to $1,500. You will find these pianos sweet and reso nant in tone and attractive in design. The prices simply represent the worth of the in struments. The Cable Company PIANO MAKERS Peachtree and North Broad SHE IS COMPOSER OF “SOLDIER’S STORY” MRS. CARLOS DINKINS. Macon woman who composed, popular new ballad, being sung at the Elite. ' AUGUSTIN DUNCAN. "The Friar" In "Canterbury Pil grims” to be given by (.’outturn Players at East Lake Saturday. Youthful Japanete Horseman. Torn TnP'lshl, 14 years old, wa of * prominent lawyer In Kusblms elty, I, op. pointed l>y the government n> proceed to Budapest. Anatrla-lltiunarjr. The young lad is to tench the nrt of horae-rldlng, of wbleh he I, nil expert. All bln expenses will lie paid by the department of agriculture and commerce. , The hoy'* mol her. n aright and courage ous woman, mini with ttamurnl spirit, was no pleased with the appointment that on the evening of the son's ilepnrtnre for Toklo She Invited n large number >>f Ids voting friends In honor of her sou nnd bade hint farewell nt the rnllmml stmlon In thst cheerful nneoneertml wsy Just a* If her son wits going for a few days visit, lie Is to stny in Europe for three yesra.-Jipan Advertiser. The family with n 16-year-old boy In the house has no-earthly use for a 36-volume encyclopedia. — Chicago News. ' Women should remember that men an't In- convinced by scolding.—Ci - | irrr. and are still Immured In a dungeon ' somewhere In the province. The water system of East 1 Point Is well under way and tho citizens are anjelousty looking forward'to the'day w hen It will be completed and the town supplied with pure artesian water. The well from which the water'will be ob tained has already reached the depth of 287-feet, and from all appearances it Is Judged that a vein will soon be struck that will furnish an almost In exhaustible supply. The reservoir Is so situated that It can be easily built to a capacity,of w half million gallons or even larger If necessary. The drain nnd sewer syi- I tent Is practically completed, and sit- ! uated as they are. with the sourcen of I three streams upon three sides of the town, the, citizens need never have cause to complain of their drainage. It : is thought that the waterworks will ba ready for use some time In the fall. j An electric lighting system will prob- 1 ably be Installed after the present work j Is completed. t The East Point Masonic lodge has | purchased a lot on East Polnt-ave. anil i Is planning -the construction of n! new ! temple some time In the near future. . The new building as planned will be a two-story edillce. with a large audito rium on the ground door and several ; lodge rooms on the second. The mem- j hers of thp lodge are very akxtous to I confplete this temple, the building I which they now occupy being Inade quate and entirely unsulted for theld purpose. , Among the litany works that the citi zens of East Point have planned for the beautifying and otherwise improving of their town Is the construction of h long park or prado between Main-at. and the Atlanta and West Point rail road. The work will be carried on by the Joint efforts of the town and the railroad, the railroad doing the rough grading and the town attending to the laying out of the park, the planting of flowers and all of-the finishing work. The work Is to commence In the near future and will add greatly to the ap pearance of East Point. Took Overdose Poison And Summoned Aid By Firing a Revolver Kiv York, May 6.—Slowlr ftAcrifleing hit Ilf.* to aclenco in hla chemical inrastlga- tionf. Herman Powers, wbq|o health has broken down under the tremendous strain of hla labors, saved blmaelf from death today by firing hit revolver out of bls'wln. dow offer he had taken an overdose of strychnine, which had been prescribed by hit phyalclart.* Power* la wealthy, bnt la a slave to work. lie ooly recently returned from Palm Beach, where he was driven by ■IckneM. He live* on the top floor of the apartment. This mornln*. after ho had No* advertently taken an overdote of the med icinal poison, bis conaclouanets ebbed, but by inarveroua will power, he got Id* re volver and began shooting, that summoning help. Rebuilding Summer Thtater. * ■ Montgomery, Ala.. May 6*—Under the di rection of Jmmm *Vell» the summer CSSiSO, St Tickett Spring*, will open Monday with four performances daily. Street cart will leave the eity every seven m}nutei in train* of two cart. Pickett Springe It being converted into an tmntement park. It will be rebuilt on the plan of Poaee DeLeon in Atlanta. THE COBURN PLAYERS, Under the Auspices of the At lanta Athletfc Club Will j Present f “THE CANTERBURY PILGRIMS,” By Percy M&ckaye, At the East Lake Country Club- SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 82 TICKETS, B. E. THRASHER. ATHLETIC CLUB. ^ BIG BATTLESHIP Enters South Pats Plows Its Way Up Stream. and New Orleans, May ,6.—The battleship* MiHNiNsIppI lifted anchors and entered South Pass at 9 a. m. today. With an old Mlrmiftflippl pilot on board, the trip thru the Narrows won made with safe ty and without accident. The battle ship i.* %lue at the naval wharf here at* about 1 o’clock this afternoon. HOLD EXAMINATION FOR ALABAMA TEACHERS Montgomery, Ala., May 6.—For thread days, beginning today, examination*' ill be held in the State Normal schools for the benefit of those pupils' desiring to become teachers in Ala bama, Heretofore an iron-clod law of the department of education compelled the examinations at regular time, lq July. The change Is for the conven ience of the pupils, that they may sufficient rest during the summer aftec, nine months of toll. HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN 18 CALLED TO STAND Columbia, 8. C., May 6.—Dr. Jam»*a u. Thompson, of the state hospital the Insane, was on the stand at the legislative investigation this morning. He said there were no fire drills. ~ * Instructions with regard to fire exc that the watchman, was told to n In the Are alarm in case of fire. To Investigate Charge. Wathington, May 6.—The state de partment will Investigate the story told at St. Vincent. British West Indies, by the negro seaman. Payne, who declared that the officers and crew of the Amer ican ship Carrie D. Knowles had been coot Into prison Ip Venezuela five years ago by order of* former President Cas- vogo News. Guaranty Deposits A savings account with this bank is as safe as It could be were It guaranteed by th© UnIted»State« government. Every dollar on deposit with us Is backed by $275,000.00 capital and surplus, $619,000.00 In gilt-edge real estate and collateral loans, and last, but not least, the character and standing of our officers and directors. START YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT TODAY WITH AT LANTA’S OLDEST SAVINGS BANK. ONE DOLLAR WILL DO. WE ADD 4 PER CENT INTEREST. Georgia Savings Bank and Trust Company Assets $735,000.00. Prudential Building. Open Saturday afternoons from 4 to 6, in additl Ing hours. /