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I “Nothing Succeeds Like The Georgian” I The Atlanta Georgian ‘Nothing Succeeds Like The Georgian’j Continued from Page One, to run for mayor, ho realized that hie acceptance would mean the burden of two men’* work on the shoulders of Colonel Peel. and. for that reason part ly, he held olT for a Iona time. Colonel Peel consented readily to | make the sacrifice, and was among j those who most urgently insisted tlmt Mr. Maddox stand for election. The cl tv charter provides that the mayor! give five hours of Ids time dally to the duties of the office. Mayor Maddox has devoted practically all of his rime to the mayoralty, with the result that Colonel Peel has practically adminis tered alone the affairs of the Institu tion. * Colonel Peel’s services having been without material reward or glory or the hope of either, hfs only compensa tion has lieen the appreciation the peo ple are 'IhdwinK for the services of Maxtor Maddox, and In the knowledge that he* has performed without selfish ness a great public service at the sac rifice of his own time and energies. Following is the letter Mayor Maddox wrote to the editor of The Georgian making his position plain: "Atlanta. Oa.. February 17, 1910. "Mr. F. L. Seely. Editor of The Atlanta Georgian. Atlanta. Ga.: , “My Dea r Mr. Seely—I presume you have already seen the editorials In The Journal and Constitution urging me to stand for re-'decitlon as mayor. "Judging by your hearty co-operation with me during my passed administra tion and our persona! friendship, I feel sure that you would be glad to co-oper ate with the movement, and for that reason I wish to f^dvlsf* vou that I have today written n letter to The Journal and The Constitution in which I stated that 1 decided some time wo not to stand for re-election and fhat 1 am unable to change this decision. For fear that you might make my decision more embarrassing by further urging me to make the race, I wish to advise you of the above facts. I will explain to you more In detail my rea sons. which I am sure Vou will under stand as sound, when 1 see you; but l write this hurried note in order that you may be fully advised of tny posi tion. Yours very truly. “ROBERT F. MADDOX.” CAIRO, ILL JAIL IS IE Continued from Page One. midway between lines of deputies and mob. The known Injured are: John Ma loney, shot thru head. Bam Wersln* gar, shot In shoulder. Horton Free- han. shot In leg. George* Walker, a newspaper man, shot In leg. Maloney Is the husband of one of the women whose purse was snatched. Several wounded men were spirited away by their companions. Purse Snatching Starts Troublt. The trouble was precipitated by the arrest on Wednesday night of a negro who twice. It Is said, this, week, had snatched purses from women. This boy. whose name Is John Pratt, was | seised just after he grabbed the purse isn relative of Mias preclpltat- liirh “Krog- t*f a, .VWPf* >v«jmsn relatlv Anna .Pallbj’* Avtiose murder ed thf >lnrfihtfer riots, In wh.* n gle" slaliit# ' and: .Ifenry Balser were lynched. < .PHIejt’s brother, who Is on a visit, nb Cairo from HI. I,niils, Imme- dtafpfy began making the rounds of the saloons, crying for vengeance for this second attnek on a woman of his family. This led to lhe formal ion of n mob of 5ft or 5ft members. As this ap proached the Jail H grew to more than 2ftft. Then It was announced that a young negr.* was In Jail charged .with * having set fire to more than 32 houses In t’alro since t’hrlstinss. Fires on Mob. The rrtob, ns It approached the Jail, cried loudly for these two negroes, and 'when It failed to heed the warning by the sheriff, the latter ordered his dep uties to fire. There were three negroes In the Jail. One of them. Pratt, who was arrested yesterday on a charge of snatching purses, confessed. He had been Im mediately Indicted by the gfand Jury. . Tin* mob first began forming shortly after dark ami us soon as the talk of a lynching reached Sheriff Nellis he appealed to Governor Deneen for troops and swore In five deputies. A crowd gathered about the Jail about ft o’clock but no attempt to rush the structure was made until about midnight. The mob formed In a nearby saloon and marched to the jail, which is under the court house. As they entered the yard and started tip the steps. Sheriff Nellis ordered them to disperse and gave the word to fire. Continued from Pago One. I P°*t l awoj L Tf - - a. minded In the world’* hietory for the commodities oMIfe. Republican Party Split. The Republican party Ita* erected In legislation an oligarchy of autocratic power and privilege expressed In I'an- nonlsm. against which the whole wide country ha* rebelled. The Republican party Is split to the rentsr, with the West In revolt and the •blest and freshest figures In its ranks leading a succeseful Insurrection •gainst the old regime. Thru the only rift In these somber clouds the sunshine fairly streams In promise upon any sort of wise and patriotic Democratic conduct in our public affairs. And yet—and yet- The Bray of the Denkey. Instead of triumphant note of Intel ligent American leaderehlp there aounds Che ancient and unmistakable bray and the long ears of the tradi tional donkey Hop In the breeze of op portunity, while the crop of thistles •waits Its acoastomed harvester. The Democrats In congress do not ee.rn to have even the wisdom to keep their mouths shut, silence might have been their shield and apathy their :kler, but they have opened their Men’s Standard Make Shoes AT GREAT REDUCTIONS WORTH OF THESE HIGH GRADE SHOES GO ON SALE TOMORROW $5 Stetson Shoes, ffl Q C $6 Stetson Shoes, A Q 7 C $5.00 Walkover AA S 1 ViciKid OUiuU Patent Colt V w ■ I U ■ > Shoes, Gun Metal ytliUU | $4 Ralston Shoes, OT Q A A $5.00 Walkover dj.O C fl $5.00 Walkover d* Q T C J Pat. and Vici V 0 ■ U U Shoes, Tans V U ■ 0 U Shoes, Sa Lealhe, .«P U .1 3 LADIES* DOROTHY DODD SHOES $2.50 ALL $3.50 VALUES. PATENT AND VICI SPECIAL TABLE BARGAINS (Water Damaged Goods) HALF PRICE AND LESS Table No. 1 A i r | 400 Pairs of Men’s 0 I ■ 3 1 Table No. 2 A A 7 T 500 Pairs of Men’s 0 I ■ I 3 Shoes PER PAIR Table No. 3 A A A A 800 Pairs of Men’s (p C ■ U U Shoes ; PER PAIR Table No. 4 A j A 2,000 Pairs of Ladies' 0 | a U l Shoes per pair Table No. 5 A 4 A A 400 Pairs of Boys’ y I ■ U U Shoes..., .PER PAIR Table No. 6 A 4 A A 100 Pairs of Misses’ 0 1 a U ll Shoes PER PAIR Table No. 7 (ha r 500 Pairs of Ladies’ \ 1 Jl E Shoes. Per Pair. . . ■ ■ w g 600 PalrsChildren’s 7 fj (JOIlt S Shoes. Per Pair. . . . 1 U WUIIIU Table No. 9 A d A T 300 Pairs of Ladies’ \ 1 /' i Shoes. Per Pair. . . . ▼ 1 ■ *- u | Samuel Cans Company THE BIG FIRE AND MARINE SALVAGE DEPT. STORE 59-61-63 West Mitchell Street mouths and put their feet in them. The only Democratic expression of the session has been to declare ititalnsi the two battleships pledged In the Taft and Roosevelt program and to rush Into practical opposition to the bill for an American merchant marine. In the last matter the C.eorgla delega tion. one of the ablest in the Demo cratic ranks, has actually made this opposition Indiscriminate by falling to Indicate even an interest In any possi ble Democratic substitute for the Hum phrey bill.. If the Democratic congress men had gone deliberately to work to seek out a method of party suicide, they could Hot have chosen two more effective mistakes than these. People With Taft. The whole sentiment of the Ameri can people has been and Is no* with Roosevelt and Taft In the fight for a navy ample to protect both our ocean coasts and to command peace by being prepared for war. Against this self- respecting. self-protecting and essen tially American policy the Democratic congress, thru Its representative com mittee, now arrays itself In the moat foolish and unnecessary way. New Sleeping Car Line between Atlanta and Val dosta, Ga.; leaves Atlanta 9:10 p. m. daily via Central of Georgia Railway. COLDEST DAY YET Continued from Pago One. the precipitation. The fact t* the tem perature dropped no fast after 5 o'clock that It prevented precipitation, the high winds blowing the clouds ft way, leav ing a clear de.y Friday. Friday i* not the worst day of the year, ns far as miserable weather is concerned. It could have been a great deal more disagreeable. ALL RECORDS SMASHED IN SOUTH BY BLIZZARD Chicago, Fob. 18.—All records for se vere weather |n the South have been broken by the blizzard of the last two days. The storm Is passing today and efforts are being made to restore traffic conditions to the normal, but the dam age is heavy. At Chicago nil trains are arriving late. Indianapolis today had a temper ature of 1 below zero, with 17 inches of snow, all schools dosed, transportation tied up and the weather forecast pes simistic. St. Louis experienced the worst storm since 1S84. At Nashville. Tenn.. records were buried under 22 Inches of snow Vicksburg, Miss., had 1ft Inches; Chat tanooga. Id; Cincinnati. 12, and Louis ville. 12. I At Dallas. Texas, the thermninet* reached lo above, a drpp of 7ft degree: ami cattle losses In the Panhandle are heavy. At Dalhart, Texas, the temperature Is 12 below. Reports from the Ohio valley today show the storm to be the worst In half a century. 8EVERE STORM SWEEPS NORTHEAST GEORGIA Juliette, Ga., Feb. 18.—One of the most severe, rain, wind and electrical storms In years swept over this section Thursday afternoon. Many trees were blown down and many were struck by lightning. The rainfall was the heaviest in a number of years and land was badly washed. A number of email buildings were demolished. The storm lasted about two hours. SNOW AND HAIL STORM SWEPT THE SOUTHWEST Nsw Orlsans, La., Feb. 18.—Reports from the territory contiguous to New Orleans Indicate that while a seven* •tortn has done considerable damage, many regard It as a blessing, because It will practically obliterate the chances of severe damage from boll weevil, and that Jr assures a good fruit crop by retarding the budding of the trees. As far south os Natchez the mercury dropped 5ft degrees. At Port Gibson It went down 47 de grees. Vicksburg reports a temperature of 15 degrees. Monroe. La., bad a two-inch fall snow, accompanied by a drop of 46 de grees, while Alexandria had hall. Along the coast a severe storm of wind and rain, turning to sleet, raged all of yesterday. At Ocean Springs the streets are flooded. LONG DROUGHT BROKEN BY SOUTH GEORGIA RAIN Cordsls, Ga., Fsb, 18*—One of the heaviest rains recorded In this section for many years fell here yesterday aft ernoon. 4 For several hours the down pour was continuous and the streets and .roads were flooded. The .rain breaks the long drought and Is amply sufficient to put water In dried-up streams and exhausted wells. It Is the first rain of any consequence that has fallen here since last June and was welcomed by the farmers throughout the county. Practically all fields have b»-en prepared for *plantlng. Considera ble wind accompanied the rain, hut lit tle damage was done more than* the blowIng down of fences and timber. During the continued drought the surface jwellx had become empty and on many plantations the artesian wells were resorted to ft»r water supply for families In the entire neighborhood. COLD WAVE IS PASSING; HURRYING TOWARD CANADA Washington, Fob. 18.—The United States weather bureau this morning received bulletins concerning the storm and cold wave now prevailing on the Atlantic coast. The storm Is now cen tering over the upper Atlantic roast, but is rapidly passing toward New foundland. The weather. It jvas said, would begin to moderate late this atr- ernoon In the Atlantic seaboard, as the cold wave proceeds northward. Wash ington tonight will experience a tem perature of ten degree* above zero, and the tall end of the cold wave as It leaves the Atlantic states tonight will cause u lowering of temperature over the Southern states, extending as far south as Florida. * This morning the weather In Wash ington was warm and springlike. This storm began on th* Pacific coast, swept along the gulf states, and after coming up the Atlantic state*, is leaving the country for Canada. Milder weather should prevail within a few days In the Ka*tem and Southern sections, accord ing to the weather bureau. • FIRE! What would have been a disastrous fire, but the Badger Fire Extinguisher prevented it. 13 South Broad-st. is the place to get them. —J I SHOT Lumberman and Captain of River Boat Fight to Finish. Monroe, La.. Ftb. 18,—In White’s Kerry between rapt* Robinson and 8. E. Wall, in v men used shotguns, both »» wounded fatally. . According story of t’aptafn Robin*«»n. coining down the river with and on reaching Whites F* : the river almost blocked u ' rafts belonging to 8. E. Wak ing his way thru he struck *•* rafts and broke It. Wall, h»* "■ appeared and they quarrel' Wall went to his house n* ' ured his shotgun and fired •*' Robinson, who as soon ash** r th»* steering wheel secured n and returned the fire. Wall U a mllUouaire lumber l .fuel *1 tin K M hick iW *«* Hi* i ip*‘“ :,ld IH«*