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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909.
PRICE
KING PAYS
HOMAGETO
EXPLORER
• •
Dr. Cook Received by
King and Queen
of Denmark.
PROMINENT FIGURES IN MONDAY'S CELEBRATION OF LABOR DAY
big crowd
CLAMOROUS
Mighty Throngs Literally
Tried to Tear Clothes
From His Body.
* milk wagon driver, *
* WHO DISCOVERED POLE, *
+ IS RECEIVED- BY KING +
£ Dr. Cook was once a poor boy, $
+ earning a living driving a milk
+ wagon. He got *5 a week. Today *
if the milk boy was received ,by +
* King Frederick, of Denmark. They +
H- met on common ground as sclen-
+ lists. +
Copenhagen, Sept. 4.—King Frederick
Vm, of Denmark, this afternoon at 3:30
o'clock received In audience Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook, the American discoverer
of the north pole, who arrived here at
10 o'clock this piomlng upon the steam
er Hans Egede to receive the greatest
ovation of modom times and the praise
of the globe.
Cook, attired In the same suit of
clothes ho had worn since he left the
polo, except for the furs, and wearing
moccasins, was ushered Into the royal
presence and warmly congratulated by
his majesty as a representative of the
civilised world, who told him that he
had brought glory to himself and his
country.
It was an Impressive sight as Cook,
once a poor boy, eking out a living as u
milk wagon driver at 55 a week, stood
In the presence of a king, the two meet
ing together upon the common ground
of science, each seeing In the other
merely the scientist and the man.
Dr. Cook left the palace at 4:IB
o'clock. Present at the Interview In ad
dition to the king and Dr. Cook, were
the queen, three princesses and United
States Minister Egan. The explorer
gave a short account of bis perilous
Journey. Minister Egan and Cook then
drove back to the Phoenix thru crowds
of cheering people.
On the way to the Phoenix hotel the
pcoplo became so clamorouB for a word
from the returning explorer that It was
finally decided that he should speak a
few moments from the balcony of the
Meteorological Institute and a few heard
him, but the crowd was satisfied.
A mighty throng of souvenir hunters
literally tried to tear the clothing from
Cook's body. The party, however, Anal
ly reached tho building.
During the first breathing space he
got at his hotel after the first vocifer
ous welcome he assured the newspaper
men who surrpunded him that he would
never try for the north pole again.
Shall Never Go Back Again.
''I shall never go back again,” he
declared with grim earnestness. “To
undertake the experience I have under
gone twice In one Ilfe-tlme Is too much
to ask of frail humanity.”
like Letter From
Home Was Georgian
To Atlantan on Visit
lt»ntff Dave Wllllsm*, of the superior
court, has returned from Sterenavllle, Mou-
hitm, whore he has been away on a mouth a j
visit to relatives at that place. 1
Mr. Wllllama drew a homestead of 160
•ores of land In the Flathead Indian lands
In Montana at the drawing held at Mis
soula. Montana. Mr. Williams was among
the sT.ooo persona registered for the draw-
ms and among the 6,000 successful ones. He
Mates that hit can claim hla land by going
to live upon It, but docs not think hu will
" bile he was gone he hsd The Oeoralau
fftt to him, uud he states that he hailed
toe arrival of each copy with Joy, ss It
»as like getting a letter from home.' |
. Mr. Williams also visited a number of
Important Western cities. Including Seattle
•nil the exposition.
THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy tonight and Sun
day; cooler In north portion Sun
day. Temperatures Saturday (ta
ken at A. K. Haw ken Co.’s store):
• “• m, 72 degrees; 10 a. m., 78 de
crees; 12 noon, 81 degrees; 2 p. m..
degrees.
IVHEBE THEY PLAY TODAY.
, , South Atlantic League.
Jacksonville at Havnnnah; clear: 4 p. m.
lolumbis at Columbus; fair; 4 p. m.
Augusts at Knoxville; dear: 1:45 p. tu.
Macon at Chattanooga; ralnlog.
. Southern League.
. Atlanta at Little Hock (two games); clear;
*•» and 4 p.m.
Naahvllla at Mobile (two games); dear;
and 4 p. m.
p Montgomery at New Orleans; dear; 1:40
Birmingham at Memphis; clear; 4 p. m..
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SMITH DIED
IN DOING
HISJUTY
Rare Bravery Shown
by Young Man Be
fore Drowning.
HELD RECORD
BOOK IN TEETH
Funeral Will Be Held at St
Lukes Episcopal Church
on Monday.
Advice* received In Atlanta Saturday
morning carry tho Information that th©
J vessel from Panama bearing the remain* of
: Gordon B. Smith, son of Burton Smith, wb#
was drowned In the Chagres river Augnft
20, would reach New York at noon Satur
day.
Immediately upon receiving this Informa
tion, ©x-Gorornor Hoke Smith, brother of
Burton Smith, cancelled a pending engage
ment nt Cordele nnd for Sunday evening at
the Central Congregational church, and
later It was announced that the funeral
would tnke pine© nt 8t n Lukes Kplaropal
church Monday nfternoon at 4:30 o’clock.
Rev. C. B. Wllmer. pastor of St. Luke*,
nnd Jack J. Hastings, law partner of Gov
ernor 8ra!th. are already In New York, nnd
will return to Atlanta with tho remains.
Advices nnd official reports mailed to
Governor Smith from Panama confirm th©
telegraphic dispatches concerning the tragic
•loath <>f Gordon Smith, Copies of the offi
cial reports show tho brilliant young eiF
glneer, working his way rapidly up In the
service by sheer force of ability and with
out n hint of favor or of "pull,” to hare
lost his life while personally carrying out
u particularly dangerous bit of work.
Craft Overturned.
Gordon Smith was supervising the taking
of cross sections of the Chagres river, at
the time very swift and dnngeroua. Crow
ing In n tiny natlvo .boat, or "eaynga.”
tho little craft was overturned In the swift
water, and young Smith, with hla two
boatmen, began swimming toward the
shore. Both the boatmen made the Is ml
aafely.
Two members of the marine battalion.
Trumpeter Leon II. Larson and Frlrate K.
W. Wnltke, were eyewitnesses to the trag*
dy. According to their depositions. Smith
swnm strongly and well, quartering armta
tho strenm nnd earning his engineering
record book between his teeth. Never for
a moment did the boy lose his presence
of mind, even whan fighting desperately
with tho treacherous whirlpools that finally
pulled him under.
"Hurry Up, Boy*,”
Almost In reaching distance of the slop
ing nnd muddy shorn, with two men striv
ing desperately to reach him by casting flr*t
a surveyor’s chain nnd then a light cable,
tho only words uttered by tho Intrepid boy
wero spoken In a quiet, cool, half-rallying:
tone: "Ilurry up, boys; I’m getting a lit-
tie tired.”
A few seconds later. Just ns a Inst fntlta
cast of the cable hovered above hla head,
tho whirlpool overcame him nnd he wm
drawn under, the rope splashing In th©
exact spot whero ho sank.
Gordon B. Smith, son of Burton Smith
nnd grandson of General John B. <.‘union,
was born Juno 26, 1S89. Ho attend^] th©
Atlanta public m-lionl* uml high School,
went to the Georgia Military academy and
then to the Georgia School of Technology,
Altho hampered by p^or eyesight, he was a
hard student, popular with his fellows, and
a first-class athlete.
In January, 1908, being advised by Dr,
Calhoun, of Atlanta, to take a prolonged
rest for his eyes, ho obtained a position
ns rodmnn In tho Panama canal engineer
ing service. When appointed thru the of
fices of Senntor A. S. Clay, ho was only
eighteen years old.
REPAVE FORSYTH-ST.
Wood Blocks To Be Laid if
Funds Are Available.
The new ordinance permlttlngr coun-
cll to order the paving of streets with
out petitions from property owners
was tried out for the first time Friday
nfternoon, when the following streets,
on resolutions by Alderman Huddle
ston, were ordered paved with chert:
Windsor, between Richardson and
Crumley; Pulliam, between Richardson
nnd Glenn; Baxa, between PulIJam and
Washington; Formwolf, between Geor-
gla-ave. and Bass-st
After hearing from several citizen*,
the committee decided to repave with
wood block Forsyth-st. between Peach
tree nnd Luckle-sts., provided suffi
cient funds for the work were on hand.
TREE DEATNEAS CtTOR.
A remarkable offer by on* of th* leading
ear specialists In this country, who will send
two months’ medicine free to prove his abil
ity to cure Deafness, Head Noises and Ca
tarrh. Address Dr. G. M. Brsnsmsa, 1150
Walnut-at., Kansas City, Mo.
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„ ATLANTA.
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(From The Atlanta Journal of Labor.)
Monday the host* of Labor will cele-
bl Ftor the first time In the hUtory of
tabor organization In the South, the
union* of Atlanta will break away from
established ciutom*. Instead of Imme
diately following the parade with the
public * peaking and exercises the pa
rade will disband at the conclusion of
the line of march and the public ex
ercises will be held at 8 o’clock In the
evening In the Grand opera hou*e.
Thia departure. It 1* believed, will
meet with general approval since peo
ple are tired out after marching or
■landing to watch the parade, and
listen reluctantly to the speakera. But
with a long reat and the exerclaes In
the evening. It la believed that the
opera house will be crowded to Its ca
pacity.
Sunday Services.
Labor really begins lta celebration In
Atlanta Sunday with apeclal aervlce*
by Rev. H. A. Atkinson In Central Con
gregational church. Dr. - Atkinson will
preside over these meeting* Sunday
morning and evening. At the morning
hour Dr. Atklnaon will make an address
on “Labor and the Highest Life.” In
the evening the principal apeaker will
be William H. VanHouten, president of
the Atlanta Federation of Trades. It
Is expected that labor men will attend
both services In large numbers.
It la confidently believed that the pa.
rad- Monday, beginning at 10;£0
o'clock, will be not only the largest add
best ever held In Atlanta, but the beat
ever-seen In the South. I-abor organi
zations are preparing to turn out In full
force, and the parade will be striking
both In length and character.
J. B. Hewitt nnfi Charles Hlrach will
be chief marshal* of the day. and they
have perfected their plans with great
care, giving assurance that the annual
demonstration of labor will be one In
every way creditable to the Gate City.
The plans aa announced are oa follows:
Formation and Line of March.
First Division—Carriages with speak
ers and Invited guests forming on east
aide or Washlngton-st., the head resting
at northeastern corner of Mltchell-st.
Visiting organizations form on west
side of Waablngton-it., with head rest
ing at northwestern corner of Mltchell-
»t.
Second Division—Form on north side
of Mltchell-st., head resting on north
west corner of Waahlngton-st.
Third Division—Form on south side
of Mltchell-st., with head resting an
southwest corner of Washlngton-st.
Fourth Division—Form on east aide
of Washlngton-st, head resting at the
southeast corner of Mltchell-st.
Fifth Division—Form on west aide of
W*sinngton-»t., Kith head resting at
southwest corner of Mltchell-st.
Sixth Division—The floats.
Line of March—From Washlngton-
st., point of formation, down Mitchell
to Whitehall to Peachtree, along Peach
tree to North-ave„ then counter-march
along Peachtree to Forsyth, along For
syth to Marietta and disband.
The personnel and make-up of the
Continued on Page Fiv*.
A complete list of
practically all the
houses in Atlanta that
are for rent hv agents
is published in the
classified columns of
The Georgian on every
Tuesday, Thursday anil
Salurday ' i
