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. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. DEBATE AT ALBANY IMPARTIALLY VIEWED FOR THE GEORGIAN Hoke Smith Had Ap parent Majority of the Crowd. By DUDLEY GLASS. (uorcla lore* politics. If any one doubts iL he ,houlc * have been at Al- L n v Monday when B.OOO Democrat* uncomfortable benches In. the btr auditorium and yelled themselves bosrse at Hoke Smith and Clark How- ,] It was a great day In Albany, a jolt of Fourth of July and Christmas tolled Into one. There was no after math of regret, for the friends of either candidate were satisfied'that their fa- •orite had all the better of the day. To a visitor who could view the situ ation from the safe' standpoint of not -Triov a rap which candidate was nom- fnated Who saw Smith and Howell for «rst time as they ascended the latform for their fourth debate, * h “ HAD LOANED MONEY ID AID HER HUSBAND JUDGE SETS ASIDE CLAIM OF THE GOVERNMENT IN BEARD- EN CASE. ffimrof-polltlcal argument, the use- (uness of trying to turn those whose calh is aireaay cnoeeu, Sery man In the crowd that filled hotel verandas and shady sidewalks be fore the speaking wore a button bear- the face’of hla _favorUe. If any enter swapped buttons when the debate «u over, the name of the proselyte „„ not announced. If there was any change In the complexion of the audi ence, It was so slight as to escape un noticed. No Votes Changed. Til bet that there were not three roles 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’s too ute In the campaign for that." There Is no lack of enthusiasm In loulh Georgia. The early trains to Albsnv carried extra care to accommo- dnle the crowda from surrounding counties. Every town of - respectable cite sent a delegation to the debate. At short intervals during the forenoon t round of cheers would herald the ar rival of a marching club, yelling itself hoarse for Howell or Smith. It was a day of yelling. The hours Before the debate were occupied by cheers for Urn one and then the other candidate, with an occaalonal yell for the Democ racy of Dougherty county to break the monotony. The crowd was ripe for oratory when the doors ot the audito rium were thrown open. The big Chautauqua auditorium was never needed in Albany more than Monday. Few cities of that slxe could fumlsh seating room for 6,000 persons, tad this was needed before the debate was over. Though the speeches stretch ed through three hours and the audl- once 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 hid little effect. The voters stayed Until the last speech was over, i Bmith Supporter* in the Mejority. •To the same Impartial observer ft was apparent that the supporters of Hr. Smith were In the majority whefi 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 It this were true, the Howell men must have been lusty lunged, for they made fully ■* much noise for their favorite ax did the supporters of Mr. Smith. Probably iso-films 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 ol the other aspirants taking a day off In honor of-the presence of the candi dates then most In the limelight. It w as an orderly crowd when . Its ilte Is considered. Mr. Smith's first tddress was given absolute attention. The longer speech of Mr. Howell was Interrupted several times by enthusl- utlc Smith adherents, but this was •her the crowd wax growing restless with its long conltnement. Mr, Smith’s half hour rejoinder was equally inter- fupted, but there was no serious 'dis turbance during the debate, and It wax hot necessary to eject any voter from the hall. The difference between the two can didates was marked as they sat a few jeet apart on the platform. Hoke Smith s giant frame filled hi* chair a* he surveyed hi* audience. He seemed Intensely interested In the 'crowd and •eery 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, and would have been picked from •he party around him ax a lead er. He wa x entirely at hi* ease, smith, carelessly and almost roughly dreswd, locked the experienced cam- Peigner. Howell, attired In ‘well cut ferments, looked the type of the down- •'Mate huslneas man. A study of either [nsplred confidence. Neither bore a trace of the demagogue. Mr. 8mith Stormed. The difference wa» equally marked In the addresses «of the rival candl- 6*t«s. Hoke Smith depended upon cer- rying the fort by storm. He walked up the platform, hurling 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 has been asked for by .the widow of E. C. Bearden, who committed'suicide. Mr. Bearden was the money order clerk In . the local postoffice and was Involved to the amount of 11.224.71, and when the Inspectors went to examine his books Bearden took- bis life. The government’s attorney contended that the claim of the government was prior to the claim of the iwlfe 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 62,800 to make up shortage In the accounts In the post office. Sale! Wednesday, 3d Floor, Millinery Department. Typical C.-J.-D. shapes; ideal hats if are medium shapes for street wear or hats; there are small turban you are going away, and larger shapes; hats dressy occasions and Hats exactly right for now or All the correct color There suited formal later in combinations DOG'S LICENSE TAG IN A CAN OF MEA By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, July 10.—The mysterious disappearance of a Chicago dog whose license tag number was 13,608 has been solved, but the Identity of the owner remains a subject of doubt. The dbg 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 tallic lloense tag was Intact and bore the words: "No. 13,606, Chicago—R. F. C." “LEWIS JARVI8" PARDONED AND STARTS FOR ALASKA, By Private Leased 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 Jqrvis"'lefterf‘arid,'seftteto HI nr « lit flic MUCH 111 AltUJIUl. JIB Is already on his way to, the Pacific coast r"\ .' -Tr et: <1 d„ I.Respectfully announce my- jelf as a candidate tor city council "om the Sixth ward, subject to et.Ue primary August 22, 1906. JOHN W. CHANT. Southern Homs Pure Lead and Zinc Reintt, p U re Putty, Varnishes, Oil Colors, Window and Plate Glass. Wholesale and retail. p - J. COOLEDGrE & BRO., Savannah. Lime. Laths and Shingles Carloads and dray loads. Carolina Port land Cement Co. Bell phone 155, Atlanta, 409, Atlanta, Ga. statements at the audience like can non balls, his stentorian voice hardly affected by the cold which had dls- iurbed 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 aawer. He was not careful of the rule* of debate. Fre quently he approached the Howell aide of the platform and stepped danger ously near the forbidden personal at tack. He accused his opponent of be ing careless.of facts,.of Ignorance, even 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 irdly have chosen a more effective plan of campaign. Mr. Howell 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 trickery of the stump speaker. He failed at tlmea 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 address 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 oppo nent to sign. This was the one spec tacular feature of his address. It would be unwise to venture i statement as to who "won the debate. 1 The speakers had a Jury of 5,000, 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 didate 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 anv well defined reason why one can didate should be chosen In preference to the other. , the omer. . , , The most spectacular features of the debate were the frequent offers of the two candidates to wager any amount of money upon the °f, tl l e ' r statements. In each jnstancejt^ ap neared'that the sepaker who offered chose some form of ■tatement which was, In Its wording, not to be disproved snd of course not accepted by The C debate at Albany closed the se ries of four which wa# agreed upon early In the campaign. It la not llkely that either candidate will wish for * n Mr h * r Howell left Monday night for villledaeville, where he ii scheduled to £*ak Tuesdky, and Mr. Smith return- edW Atlanta, wherehewlllrtst dur- ine the remainder of the. aeeR. Tne debate ot Albany w ?* h “/2lther^SS- A'lanla.tnen.suDPorta™ Atlanta men, i lon a fuM I didate, Who returned to Atlanta Tuea day morning. functions, the season. 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 looking Autumnward in Millinery, but with is the very middle of Wearing-time. means you In the five dollar lot are 52 • i 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 Ckamberlin-Jokhsoh-DuBose C o. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Crop 8hort Ons Fourth. Special to the Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 10.—Much damage I* being done the crops In this section by the exceestve rains that have fallen during the past few daye, and It Is es timated that the condition of the crop has fallen off at least 26 par cent during grass, and It will be some time before they will be out. • Death Deeply Mourned. Specie! to the Georgian. Harlem, Oa„ July 10.—Our town Is sad over the death of Mrs. R. P. Black- well, of Marlon, S. C., who was on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. A CLEAN FOR FEED A GOOD STEED KASPER SELF-ACTING OATS CLEANER Rrtnorni one bosh ol of foul matter from 25 to 30 lumh- «!■ of boat white ont«. It work* antomntl cell? bj gravity. Re- qulrea uo attention. Anyone ran put It up and it does Its work Instantly and thoroughly, iMlivervd __ day*’ trial. Free of all expense to jrr »,0TO IS USB. This libera! offer Is made because we know what the cleaner will do. Write for particu lars If YOU 0WH A HORSB. Southern Representatives lUNITED SALES AGENCY, tCLLING EXPERTS. Fourth Xsrtooi! Rank Building, >h»s U‘ants.1 ATI I VTI Agrnts Wanted. McMIllln, where ehe died yesterday af ternoon. She was about 22 year* of age and had only been married six months. Htavy Rains Damag* Cotton. Mpeclat to The Georgian. Perkins, Ga, July 10.—A vary heavy fain fell here Sunday. The continued heavy rains for the past few weeks are necessitating many acres of bottom land cotton to be abandoned to weede and grass. Names Strioken From Llat Special to the Georgian. Augusta, Ga, July 10.—Both the city and county board of registry supervis ors are *t work, snd a number of those who have registered have been stricken from the lilt. It Is reported thet crimi nal proceedings will be followed In the cases where voters have illegally regia- tered. First Shipment of Elbartaa Special to the Georgias. Balnbrlde, Ga., July 10.—The first El bertaa of the season ware shipped from Balnbrldge Friday by Belcher Bros, who are the most extensive fruit grow ers of this section. The shipment com ■Isted of too crates and was made to New York. LEOD F. DAVIS DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS Special to The Georgian. Griffin. Ga, July 10.—Leon S. Davie, one of Griffin’s most prominent young men, died last night after an Illness of several weeks. He was married In October to Mlae Irma Lanier, of Lake county, Florida, who eurvtcee him. He also has s broth er living, B. B. Davis, of Atlanta During the Spanlsh-Amerlcan war he enlisted with the Griffin Rifles, of this city, and was chosen as orderly ser geant of his company. The funeral occurred from hie 1st* residence on North Hill street this aft ernoon, the service* being conducted by Rev. James A. Drewry. . AUCTION SALE Of the Dooley LotB Yesterday by S. B. Turman & Oo. Was a Success. A large crowd attended the auction sale ot the Dooley property, on the Sol- by the well-known firm of H. B. Tur man 6b Co. Twenty-eight lote were sold, and they brought good prices. The purchasers were all satisfied with the lots bought, and many of them ex pressed their confidence' In property In that section by saying they would not take 1100 profit on any lot bought. Many of them were offered liberal ad vances on their purchases, but th* of fer* were declined. A number of nice homes are going to be built on the property bought, and that section will reap a decided benefit from this sale. No firm In Atlanta bee had such suc cess with suction sales as B. B. Tur man A Co. They have a special de partment for this work, which Is man aged by Janies L. Logan, who still holds the palm of making a success of every adctlon sale undertaken. The firm ot 8. B. Turman 4k Co. has established a reputation second to none In the South for handling big deals In real estate, snd their business has BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE Intrlgu* In Egypt. Manchester, Eng., July 10.—Tho Dis patch today says the British foreign office Is In possession of extensive evi dence of a serious German Intrigue at Cairo, Egypt, for rousing the natives against English rul*. rm In Atlanta. The purchasers at the sal* yesterday were as follows: No 1—D. F. Oleser, <166. No. 2—Mrs. A. Dlsmer. 2166. Jvu* • i/wuieii f ji No. 3—P. A. Ollham, 3166. No. 4—Mrs. S. M. Wallace, 1110. No. 6—J. B. Hale, 1166. No. 7—J. T. Hejna, 1170. No. 8—H. 41, Robert, *240. No.»—J. R. McAdams, 3240. No. 10—J. E. Hale, 3130. No. 11—J. E. Hale, *206. No. 12—A. b. Adair, *240. No. 11—L. L. Parham, 1310. No. 14—J. H. Latimer, *1*0. No. 16—0. W. Heard, *1*0. No. 16—William James, *206. No. 17—G. B. Rice, *230. No. 18—Mrs. 8. M. Wallace, 3240. No. 1»—J. F. Hejna, *226. No. M—N. Slnkovltx A O. Berman, 1100. No. 21—A. D. Adair, *100. No. 22—W. L. Baldwin, *120. No. 23—J. W. Rogers, 111*. No. 24—R. G. Knox. 1160. No. 26—8. E. Knox, *200. No. 26--S. E. Knox, *200. No. 27—Mis* T. C. Reed, *110. No. 21—Miss T. C. Reed, *110. Boy's Body Mutilated. Francis, I. T„ July 10.—Th* mutilat ed body of 8-yesr-old Harry Pslster, of West Tulsa, was found In a 8t. I.oula and Han Francisco wheat car Hunday night. The boy had bean ab ducted by a tramp last Thursday. Warrant for Ice Man. Philadelphia, Pa, July 10.—X war rant has been Issued for the arrest ot Henry Behrenberg, president of the Mountain Ic* Company, on a charge of conspiracy. Won't Permit Gambling. Memphis, Tenn., July 10.—No gamb ling will be permitted at tbe hotel to be erected by the Memphis snd Lake- view Traction Company. This stats- In behalf of th* company, whose presl dent Is Thomas Taggart, of Indianapo lis, owner of the French Lick hotel. Pioneer Cltlxen Dies, Special to Tbe Georgian. Gadsden, Ala, July 10.—T. W. Cowan, a pioneer cltlxen of this city and section, died suddenly at hie coun try home eighteen miles from thle city yesterday, aged 60 years. Mr. Cowan was on* of the must universally **- l-"!ll"'l litl/'-HH nil-. <-\.-r i '-elded here. He leaves a wlf and two grown sons. Folk Orders Arrests. Jefferson City, Mo, July 10.—Gover nor Folk his Issued Instructions to St. Joseph, Mo., police commissioners to arrest saloon keepers of St. Joseph who keep open next Sunday. Chicago, July 10.- reported I Five Pereons Mxdo Ml. Five persons are _ ■ I seriously 111 with ptomaine poisoning sa the result of eating meat which came from cold storage. Pat rick FI Nellie victims.. CONTENTS OF 234 S. PRYOR AT AUCTION Thursday, luly 12th, at 10 As M. On account of leaving th* city, will sell entire household, which has been recently furnished, consisting of on* mahogany *-stop double- reed Organ, lever snd foot action, cost *260; a magnificent Hat Rack In two sections: 21x12 Moquet Carpets, Rugs, wicker oak and mahog any Rockers, Sideboard, Dining Table snd Chairs to match: elegant Bedroom Suit, Chiffoniers* snd Bedding. Refrigerator, Go-Cart, Por tieres and Late Curtains; fin. Clock, Brlc-a-Brac, China, Glassware, Eclipse Gas Btove, Kitchen Hsfe and UtentIL; Mattings In two rooms; absolutely to the hlgheet bidder. This Is no fake. LEO FRESH, Auctioneer.