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j debate at albW IMPARTIALLY VIEWED FOR THE GEORGIAN Hoke Smith Had Ap parent Majority of the Crowd. By DUDLEY GLA8S. (Morel* loves politics. It any one doubts It, be should have been at Al bany Monday when 6,000 Democrats •at on uncomfortable benches In the bit auditorium and yelled themselves hoarse at Hoke Smith and Clark How- all. It was a great day In Albany, a sort of Fourth of July and Christmas rolled Into one. There was no after math of regret, for the friends of either candidate were satisfied that their fa vorite had all the better of the day. To a visitor who could view the situ atlon from the safe standpoint of not caring a rap which candidate was nom Inated, who saw Smith and Howell for the first time as they ascended the platform for their fourth debate, the futility of political argument, the use Itsoness of trying to turn those whose path Is already chosen, was apparent. Every man In the crowd that filled hotel verandas and shady sidewalks be fore the speaking wore a button bear ing the face of his favorite. If any voter swapped buttons when the debate was over, the name of the proselyte was not announced. If there was any change In the complexion of the audi enee. It was ao slight as to escape un noticed. No Votes Changed. ‘Til bet that there were not three votes changed from Howell to Smith or the reverse,” said one Atlanta man who Is skilled In politics, as he walked to the train Monday night. ”It'a too late In the campaign for that."- There Is no lack of enthusiasm In south Georgia. The early trains to Albany carried extra cars to accommo date the crowds from surrounding counties. Every town of respectable •lie sent a delegation to the debate. At short Intervals during the forenoon HAD LOANED MONEY TO AID M HUSBAND JUDGE SETS ASIDE CLAIM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN BEARD- hoarse for Howell or Smith. It was a day of yelling. The hours before the debate were occupied by cheers for first one and then the other candidate, with an occasional yell for the Democ racy of Dougherty county to break the monotony. The crowd was ripe for oratory when the'doors of the audito rium were thrown open. The big Chautauqua auditorium was never needed In Albany more than Monday. Few cities of that slxe could furnish seating room for 6,000 persona, and this was needed before the debate was over. Though the speeches stretch ed through three hours and the audi ence had waited a half hour before the Introductory address, the crowd swelled Instead of diminishing, and at the close of the debate was larger than at any time before. Hardly a man In the house had eaten as much as a sandwich since an early breakfast, but hunger had little effect. The voters stayed until the last speech was over. 8mith Supporters in the Majority. To the same Impartial observer It was apparent that the supporters of Ur. Smith were In the majority when the delegations from the surrounding counties were taken as a whole. The comparative slxe of the factions would be difficult to estimate. The friends of Mr. Smith claimed three-fourths of the audience In- the auditorium, but If this were true, the Howell men must have been lusty lunged, for they made fully as much noise for their favorite as did two.flfins of the vote represented be longed to Mr. Howell. It was stated In Albany that Colonel Estlll had a strong following In that section of the state, and that at the last this would be turned toward Clark Howell. There was no evidence of Interest In any of the candidates beside Howell and Smith on the day of the debate, the friends of the other aspirants taking a day off In honor of the presence of the candi dates.then most In the limelight. It was an orderly crowd when Its •lie la considered. Mr Smith's first address was given absolute attention. The longer speech of Mr. Howell was Interrupted several time* by enthusi astic Smith adherents, but this was after the crowd was growing restless with Its long confinement. Mr. Smith’s half hour rejoinder was eqirally Inter rupted, but there was no serious dis turbance during the debate, and It was not necessary to eject any voter from the hall. The difference between the two can didates was marked as they sat a few feet apart on the platform. Hoke Smith's giant frame filled hie chair as he surveyed his audience. He seemed Intensely Interested In the crowd and every cheer from either faction was traced to its source by his sweeping glance. Clark Howell, though light er and smaller of frame than his opponent, was equally conspicuous, end would have been picked from the party around him as a lead er. He was entirely at his ease. Smith, carelessly end almost roughly dressed, looked the experienced cam paigner. Howell, attired In well cut gnrments, looked the type of the down- m-date business men. A study of either Implred confidence. Neither bore trace of the demagogue. Mr. 8mith Stormed. The difference was equally marked In the addressee of the'rival candl dates. Hoke Smith depended upon cer- rylng the fort by storm. He walked up and down the platform, hurling his Special to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 10.—The first hearing In the Bearden case was held yesterday morning, and the probate judge set aside the contentions of the government for the year's support that ha* been asked for by the widow of E. C. Bearden, who committed suicide. Mr. Bearden was the money order clerk In the local postoffle* and was Involved to the amount of tl.lN.71. and when the Inspectors went to examine his books Bearden took his life. The government's attorney contended that the claim of the government was prior to the claim of the wife for a year’s support, and the ordinary decided ac cordingly. The trial was quite sensational at times, and one time Mrs. Bearden stated that she had loaned her husband sums at times to cover shortages, and Just before he committed suicide she had let him have 61,800 to make up a shortage In the accounts In the post- office. DOG'S LICENSE TAG IN A-CAN OE MEAT ■ - -■——: By Private Erased Wire. Chicago, July 10.—The mysterious disappearance of a Chicago dog whose license tag number was 11,606 has been solved, but the Identity of the owner remains a subject of doubt. The dog may have met an Inglorious finish In a can of pressed food shipped out from Chicago. The can has been found at Roxbury, Va., according to a telegram from that place, and while the dog Itself was not Identified at all, Its me talllc license tag was Intact and bore the words: "No. 11,608, Chicago—R. F. C." “LEWIS JARVIS'* PARDONED AND STARTS FOR ALA8KA. By Prints Erased Wire. Albany, N. Y„ July 10.—Thomas P. Wlckes, the New York lawyer who was convicted of attempted blackmail In connection with the writing of the "Lewis Jarvis" letters and sent to the penitentiary on Blackwell’s Island, has been, pardoned by Governor Higgins and will begin life anew In Alaska. He Is already on his way to ths Pacific coast 1 RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE my self as a candidate for city council from the Sixth ward, subject white primary August 11. 1808. JOHN W. GRANT. Southern Home Pure Lead and Zinc Paints, Pure Putty, Varnishes, Oil Colors, Window and Plate Glass. Wholesale and retail. F. J. COOLEDGE & BRO„ . Atlanta. Savannah. Lime. Laths and Shingles Carloads and dray loads. Carolina Port land Cement Co. Bell phone 156, Atlanta, 409, Atlanta, Ga. statements at the audience llke/can- non balls, his stentorian voice hardly affected by the cold which had dis turbed him for several days. He turn ed frequently and addressed his re marks to his opponent, calling upon him to answer questions—but without stopping for an aswer. He was not careful of the rules of debate. Fre quently he approached the Howell side of the platform and stepped danger- ously near the forbidden personal at. tack. He accused his opponent of be' Ing careless of facta, of Ignorance, ever, going so far at one time as to tap his own forehead and say that "Clark has something wrong here." His rough-and-ready style of debate brought enthusiasm with It. He could hardly have chosen a more effective plan of campaign. Mr. Howsll Argued. Clark Howell presented the opposite type. He addressed the audience with the dignity and courtesy of a barrister before the bench. He depended upon his arguments to carry his points, not upon his methods of delivery. His voice, not so great In volume as his opponent's, reached every corner of the auditorium. He took up one question after another, calmly and easily, stood upon his own record In public life, stated his position upon the Issues of the campaign, and rarely addressed himself to his rival. He showed none of the tiickery of the stump speaker. He failed at times to take advantage of an opportunity to make a telling stroke. He spoke as a man who had carefully considered his position and was willing to stand by It, without regard to the tactics of the enemy. Only once did he addresw himself to Mr. Smith, and this was when he produced a typewritten sheet, containing four propositions, upon the truth of which he offered to wager 14,000, and called upon his dppo. nent to sign. This was the one spec, tacular feature of his address. It would be unwise to venture • statement as to who “won the debate." The speakers had a Jury of 6,000. and the verdict was rendered by every In dividual In accordance with his previ ous attitude. Neither Very Convincing. To the careful listener neither can dldate seemed to throw much light on questions of the day, and the question of negro disfranchisement, the only real Issue of the debate, was argued at length with neither 'candidate's posi tion clearly vindicated. It Is doubtful If any listener left the auditorium with any well dellned reason why one can didate should be chosen In preference to the other. Ths most spectacular features of the debate were the frequent offers of the two candidates to wager any amount of money upon the correctness of their statements. In each Instance It ap peared that the sepaker who offered the wager chose some form of statement which was. In Its wording, not to be disproved and of course not accepted by the other. , . .. The debate at Albany closed the se ries of four which was agreed upon early In the campaign. It Is not likely that either candidate will wish for ^Jgr^HoweU left Monday night for Mllledgevllle, where he Is scheduled to speak Tuesday, and Mr. Smith return ed to Atlanta, where h* will rest dur ing the remainder of the week. The debate at Albany was heard by many Atlanta men, supporter* of either can didate, who relumed to Atlanta Tuns- day morning. Millinery Sale! Typical hats; shapes; ideal are medium for street wear functions. are there hats if you are going away, shapes and larger shapes; or dressy occasions Hats exactly right for now or Wednesday, 3d Floor, Millinery Department, small turban There, hats suited and formal later in the season. All the correct color combinations are represented with over a hundred, all told, in the two lots. Smart, modish millinery, but we’ve come to the “parting of the ways.” Mid-summer with us means looking Autumn ward in Millinery, but with you it is the very middle of wearing-time. In the five dollar lot are 52 » Hats that sold at hats At three dollars there 59 Hats that were hats 9.50, 12.00, 14.00, and 18.00 16.50 7.50 10,00, and 12.00 At 5.00 At 3.00 Chamberlin-Jokhsoh-DuBose Co. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Crop Short On* Fourth. Special lo the Georgian. ugusta, Ga.. July 10.—Much dsmag* ring done ths crops In this section by the excessive rSIna that have fallen during ths past few days, and It Is es timated that the condition of the crop grass, and It will be some time before they will be out. Death Deeply Mourned. Special to the Georgian. Harlem, Ga., July 10.—Our town la sad over the death of Mr*. R. P. Black- well, of Marlon, 8. C„ who waa on a vlelt to her parents, Mr. and Mrf. C. C. A CLEAN FEED GOOD STEED KASPER SELF-ACTING OATS CLEANER Rrmom «o* both «*l of foal metier from 3 to 3D bash- •la of boot white oat a. It worka automati cally by gravity. lie* quires do attention. Auytmtf can pat It up au<t It doea Ita work Inatantly tod thoroughly. Iteltvarvd oa __ •lay** trial. Fra# of all expense to y< ».<Wi IN CUE. . This llharil of know what __ rleanar will do. Writ* for particu lar* If YOU OWH A HOKSt. Koatbern BepreeeaUtlvee ZUNITED SALES AGENCY, SCLLINO tlPISTS Fourth National Bank Bqltdli Agenu Wnatsd. Building. ATLANTA. McMIltln, where she died yesterday af ternoon. She was about 86 years of age and bed only been married elx months. Heavy Rains Damage 1 Cotton. Special to The Georgian. Perkins, O*., July 10.—A very heavy rain fell her* Sunday. The continued heavy rains for tbs past few week* are neceaeltstlng many acres of bottom land cotton to b* abandoned to weed* and grass. Names Stricken From List. Special to the Georgian. snd county board of registry supervis or* are at Work, and a number of those who hsv* registered have been stricken from the list. It la reported that crimi nal proceeding* will be followed In the caaea where voters have Illegally regis tered. First Shipment of Elbsrtss. Special to tbs Georgian. Balnbrlde, Ga., July 10.—The first El- bertaa of the season wars shipped from Balnbridge Friday by Belcher Bros, who are the most extensive fruit grow ers of this section. The shipment con sisted of 100 crates and waa made to New York. AUCTION SALE Of ths Dooley Lots Yeitorday by 8. B. Turman & Oo. Was a Success. A large crowd attended the auction aale of the Dooley property, on the Hol- dlers' Home line, yesterday, conducted by the weU-known firm of 8. H. Tur man * Co. Twenty-eight lota were sold, and they brought good prices. The purchasers ware all entlsfled with the Iota bought, and many of them cx pressed their confidence In property In that section by saying they would not take 6100 profit on any lot bought. Many of them war* offered liberal ad vances on thslr purchases, but the of fers were declined. A number of nice home* ere going to be .built on the Augusta, Ga, July 10.—Both the city property bought, and that section will LEOD F. DAVI8 DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Special lo The Georgian. Griffin. Ga, July 10.—Leon 8. Davis, one of Orlffln’s most prominent young men, died last night after an Illness of several weeks. He wee married In October to Mis* Irma Lanier, of Lake county, Florida, who aurvlcea him. He also has a broth er living, B. B. Davis, of Atlanta During the Spantah-Amerlcan war he enlisted with the Ortffln Rifles, of this city, and was chosen as orderly ser geant of his company. The funeral occurred from his late residence on North Hill street this aft. eraoon, ths services being conducted by Rev. James A. Drrwry. reap a decided benefit from this aale. No Arm In Atlanta has had aucb sue cess with auction sales as 8. B. Tur man * Co. They have a special do part men t for this work, which Is man aged by James L. Logan, who still holds ths palm of making a success of every auction sale undertaken. The firm of 8. B. Turman * Co. has established a reputation second' to none In the South for handling big deals In real estate, and their buelness has grown more rapidly than almost any Arm In Atlanta. , The purchasers at the sal* yesterday were as follows:* No I—D. F. Glaser, 8188. No. 8—Mrs. A. Dismar. 8116. No. 8—F. A. Gllhsm, 8181. No. 4—Mrs. 8. M. Wallace, 1180. No. 6—J. E. Hale, 8166. No. 7—J. T. Hejna, $170. No. 8—H. C. Robert, 8240. ’ No. 8—J. It. McAdams. 8840. No. 10—J. E. Hair, 8110. No. II—J. K. Hale, |20i. No. 12—A. D. Adair, 1240. No. 12—L. L. Parham, 8210. No. 14—J. H. Latimer, 2110. No. 16—0. W. Heard, 6160. No. 18—William Jamea, 1206. No. 17—0. B. Bice, 6220. No.lt—Mrs. 8. M. Wallace, 8240. No. 10—J. F. Hejna, 1228. No. 20—N. Blnkovlts * O. Berman. 1100. No. 21—A. D. Adair, 1100. No. 22—W. L. Baldwin. 2180. No. 22—J. W. Rogers, 8126. No. 24—R. O. Knox, 1160. * No. 26—8. E. Knox, 6200.. No. 28—8. E. Knox, 2200. No. 27-Miss T. C. Reed, 2110. No. 22—Miss T. C. Reed, 1110. BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE Intrigue In Egypt. Manchester, Eng.. July 10.—7 ha DI* patch today aaya the British foreign office la In posaaaalon of extensive evl dance of a aerloua German intrigue at Cairo, Egypt, for rou against English rule. Boy's Body Mutilatod. Francis, I. T., July 10.—The mutllat ad body of l-year-old Harry Peliter, of Weat Tulsa, waa found In a Ht. Louie and Han Francisco wheat car Hunday night. The boy had been ab- ducted by a tramp laat Thursday. Warrant for lee Man. Philadelphia, Pa., July 10.—A war rant has been Issued for the arrest of Henry Hehrenberg, president of the Mountain Ice Company, on a charge of cone pi racy. Won't Permit Gambling. Memphis, Tenn., July 10.—No gamb ling if 111 be permitted at the hotel to be erected by the Memphla and Lake- view Traction Compaay. This state ment waa made by W. A. Percy today. In behalf of the company, whose presi dent Js Thomas Taggart, of Indianapo lis, owner of the French Lick hoteL Planter Cltlsan Diet, Special to The Georgian. Gadsden, Ala., July 10.—T. W. Cowan, a pioneer cltlson of this city and section, died suddenly at his coun try homo eighteen miles from this city yesterday, aged 69 years. Mr. Cowan wan one of the most universally es teemed citizens who ever resided here. Ho leaven a wjf and two grown sons. Folk Orders Arrests. Jefferson City, Mo, July 10.—Gover nor Folk hi* Issued Instructions to 8t. Joseph, Mo, police commissioners to *»rrent million keepers Of Ht. Joseph who keep open next Hunday. Five Persons Made fit, Chicago, July 10.—Five persons are reported seriously 111 with ptomaine poisoning a* the result of eating meat which came from cold storage. Pat rick Fitzgerald and two children, Mr*. Nellie O'Brien and one child are the victims. It I* »ts!e«l by the Irish Independent that CONTENTS OF 234 S. PRYOR AT AUCTION Thursday, July 12th, at 10 A. M. On account of leaving the city, will sell entire household, which ha, been recently furnished, consisting of one mahogany 8-stop double reed Organ, lever snd foot action, cost 1264: s magnificent Hat Hark In two sections: 29x12 Moquet Carpets, Rug,, wicker osk and mahog any Rockers, Sideboard, Dining Tsbl* and Cbalrs to match: elegant Bedroom Bull, Chiffonier** and Bedding, Refrigerator, Go-Cart, Por tiere* end Lee* Curtain*; fin* Clock, Brlc-a-Brsc. Chino, Glassware, Eclipse Gee Stove, Kitchen 8sf* end Utensil*: Mattings In two rooms, absolutely to the highest bidder. This Is no fake. LEO FRESH, Auctioneer.