The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 02, 1906, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TIirnSPAT. ATYirsT 2. wm. Indlfnatlon and mirth vied with MC her for aupremacy at the specialIw Of the eltr council called w ednei f" bv Mayor i Woodward to consider communication of President .Milton Smith. Of the Louisville and Nfiah- rille railroad, and to take action In the ^mlevard underpaee matter. The first ^ laid on the table; the second was «nt to committee. The communication from President smith was sown broadcast throughout business section of Atlanta and sucaested that the ordinance pertaln- us to the Bast Hunter street railroad Jird, be amended according to the Svs desired In the communication. These suggestions permitted five or Si ooenlngs on Hunter street Instead I?three as the ordinance allows. The utter was laid on the table, so for he present the Louisville and Nnsli- “lU will have only the three open- '“n connection with this matter Mayor Woodward stated In a communication council that the spirit being shown by the railroad was evident In the Boulevard underpass matter, and that Sesldent Smith was attempting to dlc- tste tp the council. * Contractor Gude. who was the lowest bidder by about »«,000 for the city's oortion of the underpass, states In a communication that he could'not car ry out Ills contract as the Louisville and Nashville delayed its work so long that It would be Impossible to finish the underpass before late In the win ter When It will be more expensive to cany on the work. In this connection Mayor Wood ward, on advice of City Attorney May, son proposed to council: "First, That Mr. Gude and his bonds man be not relieved of their responsi bility, but be compelled to carry out their part of the contract In good ^•Second, In the event that Gude & Company does not go ahead with .Its work of carrying out their contract that the city government proceed with the work and hold Gude & Company and their bondsman responsible for any difference that may occur in the cost. "Third, That as Gude & Company give as their excuse for not being able to carry out the work the delay occa sioned by the Louisville and Nashville railroad, then I suggest that If It Is possible, said company be held Jointly responsible for the delay In the work." The matter was referred to tho com mittee on streets, which will meet and make n report to be considered at the regular meeting of council Monday next. Councilman Roberts Introduced an ordinance placing restriction on res taurants somewhat similar to those on saloons. The ordinance waa referred to committee. If It Is pahsed it will be necessary to obtain permission of adjoining property owners and the con sent of council before a restaurant can be opened. An ordinance by Councilman Chose- wood was adopted taking Into the city limits' a certain portion of Grant park. This move was made to forestall the erection and maintenance of a dance hall. Other matters of minor Importance were discussed. STATESMEN AT BARBECUE NOMINATE JACK SLATON There were songs by the Roses, Jigs by Joe Hall and Henry Revlll, and Jack Slaton was nominated for governor at the barbecue given to the members of the general assembly at Cold Springs Wednesday afternoon by Speaker Sla ton of the house and President West of the senate t 2:40 o’clock cars were boarded at .Mitchell street entrance of the enp- itol, and the members of the senate and house Immediately tumbled from their dignity and proceeded to have a good tlmo. There were all manner o| good things to eat In preparation when the part>\ reached the ’Cue Club, but they fell on several kegs of beer with a vengeance and kept a score of ne groes busy, as well as two or three hundred glasses. $ufflee It to soy that good cheer was rife and tho mem bers had, a time of times. After eating an abundant amount of Brunswick stew and Barbecued lamb and pork, 1 a large number of those present, and strange to say, the most dignified members of the house and senate, gathered on tho terrace near the pavilion and for a half hour or more Joined with great zest in sing ing old-time songs. The Jigs that were danced In the pa vilion and the several speeches by Mr. Smith, of Greene, added greatly to the entertainment of the afternoon. The entire affair was a great success and at the conclusion of the barbecue, Jack Slaton was nominated for gov ernor by a unanimous vote of those present WINNING OF A LOTTER Y PRIZE WAS THIS BAVARIANS UNDOING\ By Private Leased Wire. New Orleans, La., August 2—Friends of George Leldcnhclmer, of New Or leans, have received a cablegram from Europe, announcing his arrest and Im prisonment in Del Deshlm, Bavaria, for failure to comply with the law In regard to the military service. Leldenhelmer was drafted for serv ice In 1887, but not being called to serve, emigrated from Bavaria and came to this country, settling In New Orleans, where he engaged In the trade by baking and built up n large business. A few months ago he hsd the misfortune of winning the capital Prize In a lottery drawing. Lelden helmer presented the bakery to Ills partner, Reuther by name, and deter mined to return to Bavaria and spend the rest of his life In comfort there. CONSUMPTION AND APPENDICITIS CLAIMING LIFE OF THIS LITTLE TOT Little EfTle May South, pretty. 7- year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. South, who for the past three weeks has been the pet of the doctors and nurses of thi G-ady hospital, is report ed In a critical condition with appen dicitis and consumption. The physicians say they have done all possible for the'little tot and that her death Is only a matter of a short time. Life Is held In the little ema ciated body only by a slender thread. The doctors have given the parents to understand there Is no hope. The llttlfc girl has been 111 for the past four months. She developed con sumption and later was attacked with appendicitis. She was kept at homo under the careful an.ntlon of her rents until three weeks ago, when condition t cached such a serious stage It was deemed best to place her In the hospital. The appendicitis continued to grow worse, and last waek the frail little J patient underwent a surgical opera tion. The combination of afflictions, however, has caused her to grow weak er, and now all hope of her recovery has been abandoned. Since being In the hospital the child has won the affection of the doctors and nursea and la a great pet with them. DEAD INFANT IN SACK SWINGING FROM TREE FOUND IN SCHOOLYARD BERKELEY PROMOTED TO ATLANTA OFFICEi SUCCEEDED BY WITT List of Promotions on Seaboard Announced From Gen eral Offices. Inclosed In a flour sack and swinging from the limb of a peach tree In the yard of the Davis street public school, the dead body of a white Infant was found early Thursday mbrnlng by two negro passersby. Whether the chllct was murdered la not known. Coroner Thompson and the police are making an Investigation, but so far no clew has been unearthed that would tend to shed any light on the mystery. The coroner will proba bly hold an Inquest some time Thurs day afternoon. The two negro men. In. passing tho school, noticed the Hour sack hanging from the tree, and,, realizing this was somsthlng unusual, stopped to Investl- S .te. On opening the sack they found e dead body af the little new-born babe. The pollco station waa at once notified and Call O nicer Wells was sent out. He later notified tho coroner, who took charge of the body and sent It to an undertaking establishment. , COREY HAS RIVAL FOR ACTRESS' LOVE JUSTICE IS VARIED AND OLD OFFENDERS ARE GIVEN A SHOCK! AUCTION! AUCTION! AUCTION! ' 31 Beautiful Home Lots at Auction Saturday, tug. 4, at 3:30 P. M. Postponed From Last Saturday. AT CASCADE PARK, WEST END KEEP BOTH $100.00 IN GOLD! which will he given away immediately after the sale. Cars on Gordon street have been extended two blocks and are now running to the bridge. Carriages will meet cars at end of Gordon street. This is the greatest opportunity for investors to buy lots for homes that has been accorded in some time, is in a desirable section among good people. Don’t fail to attend, as this is a great opportunity for investors. j. W. FERGUSON, Aue r. W . A. FOSTER, Agent. SALE PROMPTLY AT 3:30 P. M., SATURDAY, AUGUST 4. It STATESMEN AND POLITICIANS Bpeelal to The Georgian, Portamouth, Va., August 2.—Colonel Pope hae resigned the position of as- eletant general freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway to accept the poettton of traffic manager of tho Augusta and Gulf system. He will be succeeded by L. E. Chalenor, assistant general freight agent at Savannah, Ga., who win come to thle city to aesume hie duties at once. At 8avannah Mr. Chalenor will be lucceeded by a new appointee, P. Thompson, of Baltimore. A. J. Fox, contracting agent at Baltl- more win succeed Mr. Thompeon In the Monumental city, and he Will be succeeded by C. E. Muller, the solicit ing freight agent In Baltimore. A. Price succeeds Mr. Muller. ,, “■ L. Ryan, trainmaster of the sixth division of the Seaboard, hae been pro moted to the superintendency of that division, and will be succeeded as trainmaster by George Mason, chief 2.1P“J ch * r at Jacksonville. Mr. Ryan * 1 headquarters In that city. A■ Shea, formerly auperintendent ! h f , i* ,h dlvleldii, will become su perintendent of the Richmond division of the road. J- J*. Witt, formerly chief train dis patcher In Richmond, has been made superintendent of the third division of succeeding Captain H. Berkeley, who has been promoted to the position of general agent of the road In Atlanta. Exquisite Glass The gold-inlaid and tinted crystal we are showing is unsurpassed for beauty of shape, design and coloring. The high favor in which this ware is held at present among tasteful housewives is due to its artistic excel lence and its exceedingly at tractive patterns. Bonbon dishe s, bowl s, vases, compotes, pitchers. Add a piece or two to your dming room possessions. Maier & Berkels, By Private Leased Wire. San Francisco, Aug. 2.—Mabel Gil man, the actress and former San Fran- claco girl, le credited with having In Parle a devoted, young and rich ad mirer, who has succeeded,In sidetrack ing Steel Trust President William El I Is Corey In her affections. As the story comes from the French capital, thle wealthy admirer has been extravagant In spending hie money on the actress, and has become so Infatu ated with her that he Inelats upon mak ing her hie wife. ills relatives are reported as being bitterly opposed to the match, and hope to Anally break it up. They are spend ing a good deal of money trying to get a record of her life In this country, and detectives are now at work on the case out here, and, It le said, the matter hoe become generally known. COL. ESTILL HEARD BY THREE HUNDRED Special to The Oeentao. Pelham, Ga., Aug. 2.—Colonel J. H. EstlU, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, spoke here yesterday afternoon to an audience of too. He aleo epoke to a good-sized audi ence at Camilla during the forenoon. Hie speech was along the usual lines which he has pursued during the cam paign. SOLDIERS' HOME CASE REFERRED TO MA8TER. Special to The Georitaa. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 2.—United States District Judge C. D. Clark hae referred the case of the National Sol diers’ Home va J. E. Parrish, In which It was charged that the contractors hsd squandered about 140,000 In erect ing buildings, to a special master, who will take addtlonal evidence and .report back to him. OtHHWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO increase reported a IN VALUE OF GEMS. O o 5 By Private Leased Wire. O a New York. Aug. l.-A summary O O Just Issued by the appraisers, of O O merchandise shows a biff In- O S Slfi'eS SAKE u“ ! O 708,880. “I O OOOWOOCKXKKWOOOOOOOOOOaOO Senator J. B. Ware bears a striking resemblance to pictures of Horace A new scale of prices waa put Into Greeley, effect In police court Thursday morn-1 ing and aa a result the old offenders The “military committee" of the ten were treated to an unpleasant' aur- ate Is quite aa famous n constellation prise—the new Anes causing them to I of congenial good fellows as the “sit up and take notice,” I "Smokers' Club" of the house. Councilman Choeewood, of the Third Often after the senate has adjourn' ward, who was formerly a member of led comes the announcement: tho police force, woe on the bench, "The military committee will imme- nctlng In the absence of Recorder dlately assemble." Broyles, and he Instituted a now brand And If you've a mind to obsenre you of justice. will *** a Kroup detach Itself, form Two cases of drunkenness, for which Into an orderly body, and march i offense Judge Broyles usually Impoara the capital. Furtner than thle a Ano of 18.75 nnd sometimes 85.75, | do not propose to foUow them, wero disposed of with Anes of 285.76. One of these defendants was a negro cabman, who was drunk on his cab. One negro, charged with loitering and being asleep In a barroom, was assess ed 255.70. Another case of Idling and loitering nlsfl brought a Ane of 255-75. A case against a milkman, charged with soiling milk below the standard required by law, waa dismissed, al though Inspector Cooper and Dr. Claud Smith presented evidence that tho milk was not up to tho prescribed stand ard. Congressman Gordon Lee of the Bov. enth district was at the capitol Wed nesday and paid a visit to the senate, of which body he was formerly a member. He was questioned as to an Inter view a few days, ago In the Chatta nooga Times In which he stated that the Georgia legislature Is an abler body than the national house of representa tives. He acknowledged the com. "I did say It, but didn’t think that newspaper chap would quote me. I do think that the Georgia general as sembly Is a very able body of men, and Is doing some Ane work.” Congressman Lee ha* “made good" In congress, and his district has every faith In the capacity and faithfulness of tho young Chlckamaugan. "The senate ought to be abolished,' says Joe Hill Hall. To which the senate retorts that tho houae ought never to have been elect' ed. Which would Indicate that the two bodlea are not enamored of each other. There are few better fellowe or more popular men In the eenate than Stnn ley Bennet, of the Seventh dletrlct. He Is reckoned one of the really strong men of the upper house. Representative Singletary nailed the lid down snug and tight an tho Judge- ship of the city court of Cairo Wed nesday, .when the senate passed his bills to Incorporate tho city of Cairo and abolish the county court of Grady. Judge Jones, of tho county court of Grady, was at the cepstri Wednesday nnd some one asked how he managed LATE M. JULES BRETON, PAINTER. TWO 'MASTERPIECES , Files 8u!t for Damage. Special to The Georgian. Gadsden. Ale.. Aug. 2.—W. M. Walk er has Aled suit against the Southern Steel Company for 820,000 damages. Walker was an tmployee of the com pany and fell from a crane, breaking his leg. to let Singletary slip up "Oh, that’s nil right," i Ing reply. "Singletary , Job until April, nnd by that have him In the gang. Moreover Id already secured the governor’s prom ise not to pardon him out." While Senator Murphy Candler was spanking against tho Western nnd At lantic lease blit Wedm-sdny be stated that he thought It a bad Idea to legis late over a hundred years ahead “But where will we bo when thnt time comes?" queried Senator Mclicn- I trust we i senntor,” waa the reply Whereupon Senatm h be In heaven. RLNMM Insurance That Insures Is what a man wants when he scek^ protection for tboso de pendent upon him. A Policy in the PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE protects him, while he Is pro tecting tb&m, as It provides In surance against the lose of his Earning Power by Accident, Ill ness or Total Disability ss welt as by Death. A broken leg or a case of ty phoid fever would not seem bo bad If he knew his Earning Power waa Insured and he waa not suffering a Financial loss ns well as pain. Annual Dividends to reduce the premium or In crease the Insurance as desired. In asking for Information and rates, give your age and occu pation. J. Clements Shafer, MANAGER, 413-14 Peters Building, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SOUTHERN STEEL CO, TD INCREASE CAPITAL lal to The* Georgian, •’■den, Ain., Aug. 1—It i that n special meeting holder* of the Southern Steel be bold In thla city on Septet itiriMW of Increasing 111.000,000 to CU.OOO.MK cousin t of $fi,(W0,U00 of the eot Tided Into ■hurra of tli ILM —HL Hrrrrtarj Carver baa aim that at the aarne meeting I I*. r«..m I .Min : two II lr«N atock of the company will prop.e..-.1 |*»ne nil-1 aola of $ fernil stork. tvliMi sliull !»e the pfWPtil Imup of ■fork. TbJ* rom/Linr Mre,». vent men t of aUttit IT.Ojo.O'jO C\h li-ln- « l.llIlL eireuf 4 .4 hi way. It th- capital stark I * »« It will lie ml <n nrw»e# Cool. Iron and It linn point of capital In the Soil nipltill • I to >i "t pre KILLED FOREMAN BECAUSE HE MOVED * H per In | to The Georgian. Asheville. X. t\. A’.igiift moved wl;e» ordered not Holin.-d. Foreman J. M. working a gaug *»f labor I’" 1 Oil- Hit., \\ .’ I S eell. negro ttlio hnd formerly by him. The negro ••*. mr a po—e of n hundred rltU •uriioiintlog eouniry. they flnd him. The resident* are greatly excited over .. the belief I* expreawd that —.jiif’y * Mmcluim for.-mi h of n gang many year*, and wra f High I'olnt ITHINKS HER IS AT BACK. OF PLOT Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn.. An*, t— 1 The T/de- I nun-Markensle sennit and 111*1 esse wns continued in the city court Wednesday of- | ternoon. When the raw wns called the defendant | appeared wfth bis attorney, K. T. ilrt'on- I leo, of N’nnhvllle, but upon the application of the state’s attorney., who offered a cer- filtrate from the attending physician that Mrs. Tydcn.au wnn not able to bo present, I the 1 rape waa c«etinned until August SB. I Mrs. Tyiiemau baa made public for tho first tlmo bor statement of the assault In 1 “ ■ ' opened eorre- tirmaao she _ _ agent nnd that ho waa "seeking to roproaent her In some claims. She believes that the noanolt was the reaolt of a plot and that her husband. Hooch Tydmunn. of New Verb, la back of | the plot. She charges that her hu.band hoe been trying to get possession of the two children nnd that he eooM not get s divorce without designing s plot for evi dence In the cane. Chief Is President of Band, By Private Leased Wire. Rutledge, On., AMg. 2.—The Rut, ■-’ornet Band bag been organ- thls place. Chief of Police W. J. Nunn Is president and Thomas P. I Peacock secretary. At the bottom of the cut le the last photograph taksn of M. Jules Breton, the famous French painter of peasants, who has just died. Above are two of hts masterpieces, "A Sifter" and the "Song of the Lark.” ALF MOORE RESPITED . UNTIL OCTOBER 5 Alt Moore was respited to October 6 Thursday morning by Governor Ter rell. Following Attorney General Hart’e opinion of Wednesday afternoon that Judge Speer was clearly right la pM. Ing a supersedeas In the Rawlins ap peal berore him, the governor has car ried nut his announced Intention of .Itlng the negro. • holds that Alf Moore Is the most Important witness In the case and In the event of a new trial his testimony will be of the utmost Importance. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN BROADWAY at 54th St NEW YORK CITY.N. Y. Tim I ii x it r loin I y ftppnlntf-d In Nt*w York. It* furulithiujFS art* rnr**. rich mici (u ffxxf TIIM hath rooms ventlTatln* Into the open ntr n f**ntur«. T# U*phonu In orcr* mate, Thl* hotel offer* to permanent and transient sneata superior norouimod*- Hons, nervlcfs. f»tr . at tempting rati**. Fend for liliiRtrnted l»04»klet. EDWARD R. SWETT. Proprietor. We Are Closing Out .Our Entire Stock Of summer shoes at remarkably lov Our repair department it unt) find that we will sava you monay. pricaa, splsndid bargains, ellsd. Givs us a cad and you CARHART SHOE MANUFACTURING CO., Bell ’Phone 1355. 11 VIADUCT PLACE. ’