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Newspaper Page TextThe Atlanta Georgian “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’ AND NEWS "Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’ -—L- THE WEATHER. Forecast: Clearing, colder Wed nesday night: Thursday fair: winds. Temperatures Wednesday (taken at A. K. Hawkes Company's store): 8 a. m.. 46; 10 a. m, 64; 12 m.. 69: 2 p. m.. 62. yob. Yin. NO. 162. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1910 PRICE: Annual Meeting of County Au thorities Addressed by Governor Brown. NEARLY ALL COUNTIES HAVE REPRESENTATION Convicts on State’s Highways, Result of The Georgian’s Campaign, Meets With Officials’ Approval. 4H I i n II t’W t RESOLUTIONS INDORSING + * PRESENT CONVICT SYSTEM * + Resolutions were Introduced by f + W. J. Eakes and Franklin C. Man- + + mn. delegates at the Good Roads + 4- convention. Indorsing the present f * plsn of working convicts on the + 4. slate's highways and expressing + + approval of the administration of + + the prison board and the good + * work accomplished by Chairman. T v. Hutchens and Secretary a<K>dloe + + Tsncey. The abolition of the In- + <• lqultous lease system, due to the + vigorous campaign waged by The + <|> Georgian, resulted In the convicts + * being put on the highways of the + 4. state. The resolutions will be 4- 4. passed at the afternoon session. + i+H+H: ********** With nearly every speaker Indorsing the plsn of placing the state convicts in the highways and asserting that the present system had proved a success, the annual session of the Georgia Fed eration of Good Roads Authorities use held Wednesday morning in the hall of the house of rcprcaentatlvea at the Capitol with about 100 of Georgla'r 146 counties represented. With nearly every county In Georgia using the convicts on the county roads, s condition made possible by the sue cessful campaign waged by The Genr glan against the convict lease system, the Importance of the present meeting of the county officials was not under estimated by any of the authorities present and accounted for the unusual tltendancc. Gevsrnor Brown Escorted In. Judge William F. Eve. of Augusta, Ga„ president of the organisation, was In the chair and Introduced the differ ent speakers engaged for this conven tion. Just befora adjournment of the morning session Jtfdge Eve said that li would be Impossible for him to stand for re-election. Immediately after opening the con vention a delegation headed by Judge Eve escorted Governor Joseph M. Brown bfore the assembly, which en thusiastically greeted hla entrance, Governor Brown made a brief address during the course of which he said: "The good roads movement which h*s tt length'taken hold Is the harbln- ser of practically all the better things hlch we may expect In the future." Continuing, the governor expressed Ms belief that the work now being done would result In untold benefit to the different counties engaged, with their convicts, in Improving the highways snd byways of this state. He congrat ulated the authorities upon the work •Iready accomplished and said ha felt lure even mors progress would be made •h* year ensuing than had been toads In the past. The governor said he could not be itpected to make an address on road mprovements to road building experts. Impressed upon all the Importance o( the Improved road; that It bound the rhy snd country together and made Ihem one. They tend, he said, to bring the people together that they might get better acquainted and understand each ether better. He touched brlelly upon the relation of Improved highways to Prosperity, but Impressed his hearers •■tit the Importance of the work and the h»nellts to be derived. Chairman Hutchens Talks. Following the governor. Chairman G. B Hutchens, of the prison commission, •poke U p on the policy of the commls- •lon and said It was not thd Intention of lh« commission to dictate the local •Ivalrs, but to co-operate with the vounty officials In the handling and opposition of convicts. He said the •'"Mai, 0 f the commission were always ff*d>' to advise with the county offl- G*ls In their work In an effort to se cure the best results. He pictured the •ivantages of Improved roads and made nn eloquent appeal for ths con tinuance of the good work already ac- tnmpll.hcd. Judge Eve expressed regret that Juate Georg# T. Oann, of Savannah, vouid not be present, but his manu- t, I’* »ou!d be read by Judge A. B. Moore, also of Savannah. 8. W. McCallle, state geologist n 'xt Introduced by Judge Eve. In nubject of Dr.' McCallla’s talk was ""ail Building Materials In Georgia.” Continued on Market Psgs. Blind Tigers After Him; Mills’ 1 Life Is in Danger Threats of Death Follow Young Man’s Activity in Aid ing Police. As the result of activity In "turning up" blind tigers to the detectives. W. H. Mills, a young man residing at 69 Kennedy-st., has been threatened with death by blind tiger operators, several of whom havq. been "shadowing" him In the streets, to and from his home, for the purpose, he believes, of seeking a favorable opportunity to "flx" him. With his life thus In Jeopardy, young Mills held a conference Wednesday morning with Recorder Broyles. The detective department has also taken up the matter and every possible pro tection will be given Mills. One man, C. M. Reynolds, who was trapped by Mills and given over to the police for selling liquor, was Tuesday morning fined 160.76 for slapping the face of the young man and threatening to kill him. This Incident took place Sunday aft ernoon at a police signal box In Ma- rletta-st. while Reynolds was In cus tody of Policeman Sweeney. Just prior to this, as the officer was on the way to the box with Reynolds, the latter Jerked loose and fled thru the street In an ef fort to escape, but was recaptured by Mills and the policeman. While watt ing at the box for the patrol wagon, Reynolds suddenly slapped Mills, and. before he could be stopped, had land ed several stinging blows In ths face. "I'll get you yet,” Reynolds Is said to have cried out to Mills, "I'll kill you Photo by Abanansa. W. H. MILLS. the first opportunity I have.” Another lively Incident, allowing the feeling against Mills, occurred only a few days ago In Marietta-st„ when the young man was approached by a stran ger, who. after abusing him, opened hie knife and rubbed It threateningly sev eral times across Mills' throat. He ac companied this demonstration with a Continued on Last Pagt, Want Ad Department, The Georgian: Gentlemen — Several - „ J*°,A placed a small want ad 1T > The Georgian offering an automobile for sale, and so l5L-£ have received ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE re- nlies, and they are still corn- days he Georgian certainly "nngi results. Yours very truly, MRS. J. W. HARPER. Montrose, Ga, Feb. 8. Senator Would Have Niche in Capitol Left Vacant if the President of Confed eracy Is Barred. Jsckson, Miss, Feb. 'U.—Senator An derson has Introduced a concurrent res olution In ths state senate calling at tention to the fact that some persons who don't know that ths wsr Is over have protested against placing the statue of General Robert E. Lee In Statuary hall, and serving notice that Mississippi Is going to offer one of Jef ferson Davis, expecting similar objec tions. The resolutions declare that Missis sippi has laid aside her sectional feeling and would let the dead past bury Its dead, hut pledges tbs state to forever let the niche representing Mis sissippi remain vacant unless the statue of Jefferson Davis Is acoepted. The resolution was referred to ths committee on Federal relations. TILLMAN STRIKES BLOW AT STANDARD OIL CO. Vtskinsten, Fsb ».—Senator Tillman to il If «red s reaolotlon. which was adopted. 4 *W. „„ mate where he has been making purchases of crude oil and petrolaum for oso on torpedo boots snd destroyers. The Inference drawn from the resolution Is that this sort of fuel has bean bought from the lnferanci°!?rawn’froin the reaolutl thla sort of fuel has bean bough! Standard Oil Company- , Senator Carter, of Montana, mad; an un successful effort to have s dots Used for raking s rots on the postal eatings bank .Senator Haytium, of Maho. offered an amendment to tho reoolotlon InrtiUgstldg tho cause of high prices of living, but he waa the only ono to cast a vole for his proposlton. SUING MS Enthusiastic Meeting Held by Young Men’s Democratic League Tuesday Night. OF the:speedway Latest Statement Is That the Street Car Co. Will Op erate Race Track. CANDLER MAY LIVE IN NEW YORK IN FUTURE Director Says President Will Go Into Business in the Metropolis—Ed Durant Won’t Move Office. PARK WOODWARD LOSES TO SMITH "The Crtmo of Apathy, or Civic Treason—Tho Failure to Vote." Thla Intensely serious and Impressive snbjtct formed the topic of discussion at tha magnificent rally held by the Young Men’s Democratic league Tues day night In ths Cable concert hall In the Interest of the bond Issue of **.- 000.000, which the cltltens of Atlanta will vote upon February 16. And every speech was shot thru and thru with logical and convincing answers to tha question: Can tha voter of Atlanta afford to wrap hlmeslf In apathy whan the health and future greatness of hla city are at stake?" Criminal Apathy. "If thla bond Issue falls,” declared Walter McElrenth, chairman of ths central campaign committee, "It will fall because of the man who falls to vote, It will fall bacause of ths In justice or the criminal apathy of the man who takes no cognisance of the fact that the death rate In Atlanta la twice as great as It la In any city Its alia, and that typhoid fever claims ten victims where It ehould claim but three." 'Atlanta has never yet failed to meet an emergency,” said Attorney James W. Austin, "and she will not fell on i occasion. She roes from her ruins like the phenlx when Sherman's Invading Continued on Last Pagt. THEN KILLS SELF Athens, Ga., Feb. 9.—a H. Sims placed a pistol to hla head and flred, after kissing his wife and eleven-year- old son good-bye at hie home on Han- cock-ave. last night. Slme died In ten minutes after the shot was tired. Beyond the fact that he waa In 111 health no other reason la known for his set He was 48 years old. He Is survived by his wife, on# son and a daughter. The funeral waa conducted at Win- tervllle this afternoon. New Orleans, Feb, 9.—The managers of Louis Paulhan, ths French aviator, announced this morning that thla aft ernoon Paulhan would attempt to fly 100 miles, golnf after the long distance record. The route hs picked was from New Orleans to th eOulf of Mexico and bark. It was raining this momlng, but the weather 'bureau promised clear skies for ths Utter part of the day. "I'll do J5 miles nn hour on the av erage," said Paulhan. Thst Asa G. Candler, Jr., will move to New York In the Immediate future, to enter business for himself, and that the Georgia Railway and Electric Com pany will assume control of the Speed way. are the latest reports In connec tion with the Speedway tangle. A representative of The Georgian wns given this Information Wednesday morning by a director of the associa tion. He said: Since tho recent war In the asso ciation. I am Informed by a reliable party that young Mr. Candler Is very anxious to shake the reeponslbillty of the management and that his father wishes him to get out aa gracefully as possible. "To further substantiate the report. I understand that the young man has abandoned the Idea of erecting the proposed mansion In Dru|d Hills which was to have cost In ths neighborhood of 1100,000. "I also understand that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company Is after the Speedway property and am sure that If they succeed In getting It they will make It what It should he. in efficient hands the Speedway can be made a wonderful Institution, to the grent benefit of Atlanta and the South; otherwise, Its days are numbered." Candler 8tlll “Busy.” A reporter for The Georgian called at Mr. Candler, Jr.’s, office In the base ment of the Candler building to con firm the report, but could not see Mr. Candler. Edward M. Durant, director and for mer secretary of the Atlanta Automo bile association, who has a suite of of fices In the Candler building and who 'was notified Tuesday by Asa O. Can dler, Jr., that the offices he waa occu pylng were desired as soon as possible, said: He Won’t Leave. "I am’going to avail myself of my legal rights In this, matter. Being a tenant by will. I am entitled to *0 days' notice to vacate and I do not prop to move out of these offices untl suits my convenience. "At present I am looking for an office building In which the Candlers are not Interested. In order that I might se cure a permanent place for my busi ness. “All day I have been besieged by friends offering appropriate condolence for being forced out on account of the whim of the spoilt child." Fight to Reform Wall-st. Opens Before Agricultural Committee. Water Works General Manager Is Defeated For Re-election After Holding the Office For Many Years—Winner Has Been Secretary For Three Years. DR. D.C. HYDE REFUSES neris •pen Jur -The core, today found that Colonel capsule filled with strychnine, admin istered by Dr. D. C. Hyde, whose wife was a niece of Colonel Swope, the dead millionaire. Dr. Hyde Is ons of tho Swops heirs, snd for a time waa the family physi cian. It was during this period that a strange epidemic of typhoid fever raged In the family. Ho withdrew aft er a consultation of nurses, and sev eral members of the family who were III recovered. Dr. Hyde has-slnct sued Albert Paxton, lawyer for Colonel Swope. Colonel Swope left a fortune of *4,000,000. ILL OF APPENDICITIS AT PEACHTREE-ST. HOME PITY THE POOR FIANCE; DIAMONDS ON THE RISE Up Now and Getting “Upper” Ail the Time—Syndicate De dares Gems Are Coming From Further Down in the Ground. Mr. Hlgheostofllvlng. What! You know him? Oh. yes. meat Introduced you. But this will be a more graclmislntredue- tlon. Diamonds have taken him by the arm and led him Into the garden where blossom the more subtle desires. From New York and Chicago comes a tip. which Atlanta dealers verify, that the uitle gems bavo taken another rise. "Yes." said a wall known Whltehall- sL Jeweler, when seen by a Georgian reporter, “now Is ths time to buy dia monds. for they are certainly going up. The advance will be about ten per cent, possibly more. It Is caused by the In creased wages of the workmen. Ihe diamond cutters. Not Only That—But— "Not only that.” he continued, "but gtms of the Drat water are getting scarce. Money can't make the supply equal ths demand. The diamond out put Is controlled by a syndicate, the DeBeers company, with headquarters i In London, and they practically make- the price. During the recent panl- ■ diamonds were -about the only things that didn’t drop In price. But they dldn’t, and the truth Is there were not many sold at that time. The syndicate now wants Interest on Its holdings dur ing that period. •The new stones are the ones that have advanced. But diamonds never Continued on Lsit Page, . aftqntoon. , . Washington, Feb. 9. Southern cotton growers an hers of the New York Cotton Exchange appeared today before tha agricultural committee of the house to testify In the latter’s hearing Into gambling In fu tures In cotton and other agricultural products. Beveral bills to prevent the practice are In the committee's hands, Including one by Chairman Scott, of a drastic nature. Brooks 8core» Exchange. T. J. Brooks, former secretary-treat urer of the Farmers' union of Tennes see. opened the hearing by making an elaborate statement covering the oper ations of the cotton exchanges and their relation between the producer and the buyer. Originally, he said, the cot ton exchange was created for the pur pose of bringing the buyer and the seller together, but that object had long since been abandoned, as the pur pose of the exchanges wns to create a fluctuation In the price of cotton. He stated also that little If any cotton waa aver delivered when purchased thru the exchange, and that most of the cot ton purchased for delivery was bought outside the exchanges. He claimed that the cotton producers had to pay tho losses mads by the "hedgers” and said that cotton producers wanted equity and are willing to take the re sults that would follow the closing of the exchanges If futures could be abol ished. Many Southern congressmen were present at the hearing. At noon the committee took a re cess until 2 o'clock this afternoon, when Mr. Brooks will finish his statement. It Is unlikely that President Barrett, of the Farmers' union, will bo heard until tomorrow. W. Z. Smith was elected general manager of ths city waterworks, de testing Colonel Park Woodward, at the mteting of tho water board Wednes day afternoon. Colonel Woodward has held tha of fice for many years, Mr. 8mlth has bean secretary under Colonel Woodward for three years. T. D. Meador, who waa appointed late Tuesday afternoon aa temporary receiver for the firm of J. J. A J. E. Maddox, whlrh went Into Involuntary bankruptcy Tuesday, formally took charge Wednesday and will conduct the business until father steps are taken. Mr. Meador qualified aa re ceiver by filing bond for *10.000 with the United States court. The hearing nn tha petition for bankruptcy, which waa tiled by several creditors, has not been set, but will probably take place within a short time. J. E. Maddox, president of the con cern. who was taken to ths Wesley Memorial hospital M.onlay unconscious from the effects of what Is reported at the hospital to have been an overdose of drug, la much Improved Wednesday. It Is stated that Mr. Maddox Is prac tically out of danger and that the chances are all In favor of his recov ery. J. J. Maddox, vice president. Is still seriously 111 at his home. STEPHEN ELKINS WHIPS KARS SINGLE-HANDED Forces Majority to Accept His Measure For a Food Probe. LONGINO STARTED BOND, MOVEMENT IN JANUARY, ’07 Resolution Originally intro duced Provided For the Issue of $1,000,000. Here are some facta about ths bond Issue with which, perhaps, most voters are not familiar. Do you know who Inaugurated the movement for bonds—who mads the first step. Introduced the first measure In council? It wee Dr. T. D. Longlno. At ths first meeting of tho general council of 1107—the first Monday In January—Dr. Longlno, Just after taking hla seat os a cminrllmanlc representative from the Seventh ward—Introduced a resolution asking ths legislature to amend the city charter so that an election for a *1.000,000 bond Issue could be held. That started the fireworks. The res- olutlon by Councilman Longlno, among other things, provided for the begin ning of a municipal lighting plant, for which Tha Georgtan had fought ear nestly snd vigorously for months and months. It was not long after this that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company reduced It* rates on lights and power approximately twsnty per cent, the re duction being effective alike to the city and to privata consumers. This brought the rata down lower than ex perts had figured tha city could furnish Its own lights and power for. The proposition was accepted by council. President Arkwright stated that the reduction meant a saving of *10,000 DR. T. D. LONGINO. a year, or *400,000 In live years—the time the contract wea made for. N'early a half-million dollars saved the city as a result of Ths Georgian’s fight for a municipal lighting plant, according to the statement of the president of the Georgia Railway and Electric Com pany himself! The acceptance of this proposition Contlnusd on Lest Page, Seized by Attack of Appends citis Wednesday Morning. Operation Necessary. CLARK HOWELL, JR. Editor of Atlanta Constitution, whose condition I* reported as serious, operation was performed Wednesday Clark Howell. Jr, editor of The At lanta Constitution, was taken seriously 111 early Wednesday morning with an attack of appendicitis at his home, 741 reachtree-st., and hla condition Is con sidered dangerous. Dr. Floyd W. McRae has been In constant attendance upon Mr. Howell since hie attack and la performing an operation Wednesday afternoon In an effort to relieve his suffering. (The Georgian and Its staff wish to express their regret at Mr. Howell's Illness and their hope that hla recovery < be ranld and sure.—EdJ ; + + ALL OWNERS OF VEHICLE8 + + CAN AID BOND ELECTION * T f + In order to aid the bond Issue + + for 'The Half-Million City" John + + Iy James, formerly mayor of the + + city, makes the suggestion that all + + owners of carriages and automo- + + biles, Including livery stables, ten- + + der them and use them to convey + + voters to the polls on bond elec- d- + tlon day. -B j-d-K-K-H-K-i-H-i-H-i-H-H-I-I-B'H* By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Washington, Feb. 9.—Once more th* Independent spirit wins In the congress of the United States. Elkins Is the latest victor on the Hit of free-spoken and courageous. He rgted and stormed for 30 days un- the slavish limitations of caucus and fcarty to have reported his excel lent bill for Investigating the high price# of food. The Republican bosses laughed him to scorn. Hs fought one brave, free day on the floor with his caucus bands thrown off, and tha Republican oligarchy bowed to his wllL reported his suppressed meas ure In preference to all others and will doubtless make him the chairman of th# committee which he was first to auggeet. So much for a brave anil In dependent fight. The way to make this New England Republican oligarchy re spect you Is to whip It or make It think you are going to do so. Aldrich’s Power Waning. This omnipotent handful of Aldrlch- Ites derives Its entire power from the prestige of Ita omnipotence. In reality it Is weak and tottering to Ita fall. So waa Joe Cannon thought to be omnip otent. A few bold Insurgents dared him to battle, struck him one body blow, and he was down and out. Ths Insurgent* can remember the time, close behind them, too, when their Independence wa* believed to have sealed their fate and established their destruction. But today the sen ate and the house and the president have bowed In full and friendly recog nition to their power. And steps In El kins of West Virginia, but yesterdav by his own publlo confession a manni kin doing the will of his leader Aldrich, now rises, himself a leader and a mas ter In his comp. .Mr, Elkins by a bold burst of Thurs day has done ths state some service, and we know It. Bold 8troke by Taft. Brilliant politics In President Taft to welcome Roosevelt home and to be the chief and central figure In the In ternational ovation planned to greet the lion president’s return. It takes all th# sling from the “back-from-Elba" program. It robs the occasion of any suggestion 6f a smoldering heart - .bum In the white house, and enable* ths president thst Is to share the hon ors of ths president that was In the very perihelion of the Roosevelt glory and repute. Tha question of precedent will scarcely make a possible barrier to tha act of courtesy. Mr. Roosevelt was ths friend of Mr. Taft and a prims factor In hla elavatlon to the presiden cy. They are friends and fellows In the same party and the one Is endeav oring to carry out the policies of tha other In effective form. iONCLl JOINSWITH AD MEN Each Will Retain Its 0w Name, But the Two Will Be in Same Quarters. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Transportation club held Tuesday night at the quarters nf the club It waa decided that the Ad Men's club be merged with them. The com- mil tee from the Ad Men'e club was present and accepted the proposition. The Ad Men's club will take up quar ters at once In the Transportation chih rooms. While the names of the club- will remain aa they are now It will practically be one club. The executive committee of th* Transportation club offered to accept applications of the memben of the Men'e club at a special rate nnd about 75 members nf the Ad Mm', club have signified their Intentions f taking advantage of the offer. While It Is not compulsory for the member, of the Ad Men’s club to Join the Tr.in«- portatlon club. It Is said, most of them will do so. The new quarters of tha club on the top floor of the Third National bank building will be occupied aa soon as the building Is completed. Want Ad Rates, One Cent a Word. THE MOST—SO READ THEM; THE BEST—SO USE THEM For the week ending February 5, a period of six working days, The Georgian printed 2,097 separate want-filling adver tisements—348 more than The Journal, 907 more than The Constitution. To help those who are out of a position or who desire a better one. The Georgian prints want ads under the classifies- tion, “Situations Wanted,” free.

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Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, February 09, 1910, Image 1