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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WINCHESTERS IN HAND
OFFICIALS OF RAILROAD
STAND GUARD AT OFFICES
Macon St. Car Strike
Reaches Riotous
Stage.
CARS AT STANDSTILL
Sympathizers and Strikers
Flock to Street Corners,
Hoot and Jeer at Em
ployees Still at
Work.
ill in The ilrortfnn.
Macon, On., Aug. 21.—Shortly after
6 o'clock last night the street car sys
tem of Macon was completely stopped
cs a result of the strike and sympa
thetic demonstrations.
Not a wheel turned from that time
until 7 o’clock this morning, when trav.
el was partially resumed. Such a re
sult of the strike was wholly unex
pected and thousands of Jlaconltes
hail to trudge to their homes In the
suburbs on us sultry an afternoon as
one would wish to see.
The trouble started after all the big
manufacturing concerns of the city hac
closed for the day, Trade unionists
from all over the city began to assem
ble at prominent corners and hoot the
men on the cars. These demonstra
tions caused many desertions from the
cars, but traffic was stopped for fear
violence might result.
Officers Arm Themselves,
l.arge numbers of strikers and sym
pathisers marched and countermarched
about the streets until a late hour.
one band of men marched toward
the offices of the company and there
found the employees armed with pis
tols and Winchesters. About this time
Hen Commons, national representative
of the Car Men's Union, and Nathan
May, president of the Macon Federa
tion. arrived on the scene anil spoke
for prudence and peace. Trouble was
uverted. ,
Extra police were ordered out, but
the territory to be guarded waa so ex
tended that the management of the
road thought the protection Inadequate
and ordered the cars to the shed. At
9 o'clock a conference was held be
tween General Manager Jack Nyhan.
Mayor Smith; the city attorney, chief
Of police and others. The mayor Is
sued an order that cars were to start
this morning and ample protection was
Kuaranteed.
Efforts are now being made to se
cure arbitration.
There were only a few fights and a
policeman was wounded In the leg by
a torpedo that had been placed on the
track.
Vote for J. G. Woodward
fer County Treasurer.
ROADS TO CONTEST
CARMACK PROVISI
IN RATEJEASORE
Eminent Railroad Lawyer’s
Believe Amendment Un
constitutional.
WILL OFFER SITE
FOR THEJEW COLLEGE
Columbus Is Working Hard to
Secure Agricultural School
in District.
Fl'orlnl to The Georgian.
Columbus, Oa., Aug. 21.—Columbus
is making a strong effort to secure the
agricultural college which 1m to be lo
cated in the fourth district, and the
claims of this city will be put forward
f*>r that honor with energy and deter
mination. This city, it Is claimed, with
Its fine public schools and with lt» two
Industrial schools, can offey better fa
cilities for such a college than any
nther city In the district, and these
claims will be supplemented with an
"ffer of a site for the agricvltural col
lege that will be amply 'sufficient for
ail future needs.
The race for County Treas
urer is between Culberson
and Woodward. Make your
choice and vote accordingly.
ALABAMA POLITICS
MOVING AT BLOW GATE
to Tin* tleorghw.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 21.—Although
the “tine primary la but six days away,
'tv little Is heard of local politics
these days. The battle In Georgia Is
hi'lng closely watched here. The local
ittmpnlgn has been extremely quiet, but
Wednesday Hon. Emmett O'Neal,
•andldate for lieutenant governor, will
address the voters of Calhoun county
at the court house In this cltv.
Girl Is Assaulted.
e["- ln 1 to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 21.—According
t" dispatches received here last night,
•'* negro brute attempted criminal aa-
M'dt <>n a young white girl near Spring
Harden, Cherokee county, at I o'clock
)"sterday afternoon and an armed
P'sse is in swift pursuit of the man.
■' particulars were obtainable In this
thy at a late hour last night.
Coast Lins Promotions.
s ! In! to The Ueorglnil.
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 21.—E. P.
Hetmegar, superintendent of termi
nals „f the Atlantic Coast Line railway,
has been appointed superintendent of
' Wilmington district, vice J. A.
' ountaln, assigned to other duties.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 21.—O. P. Ander
son, of Nashville, Tenn., who Is as
sociated with Mr. Baxter, general
counsel for the Southern railroad, en
gaged In Interstate commerce, la at the
Raleigh, on hts way home from the
Atlantic City conference of rallVoad
lawyers. Referring to the published
report that this body ol legal talent
was called together to devise means to
evade the railroad rate law, Mr. An
derson said:
"Such a conclusion could not be Jus
tided under any circumstances. As a
matter of fact, the railroads of this
country Intend to obey the rate law
and every other law relative to the
railroads, but If any one should know
what the law requires, those Interested
In keeping within Its provisions ought
to have good legal advice to that end.
This meeting was called together for
an exchange of legal opinion and for
the purpose of answering a large num
ber of questions propounded by the va
rious departments having charge of the
operation and administration of the
roads.
"There was, very naturally, some dif
ference of opinion among the lawyers
as to what some portions of the law
required and what Interpretation
should be put on the language used,
but at no time has there been any In
timation that the transportation com
panies would seek to evade the laws of
;he country. Of course, there are cer
tain provisions that are looked upon
as unconstitutional and that will be
contested In the courts, just as any In
dividual would contest what he deem
ed to be an Infringement upon the
rights guaranteed to him by the laws
of the land. An Instance of what many
eminent railroad lawyers believe to be
an unconstitutional part of the law Is
the Carmack amendment relative to
liability of the Initial line to the shlp-
per." '
Among the business men
of Atlanta PETER F.
CLARKE is recognized as
an exceptionally capable
man; he has, through his
connections in the building
and loan associations and
banking interest, contrib
uted largely to the upbuild
ing, of Fulton county. He
will makfe a good Treas
urer. The office in his
charge will be intelligently
conducted.
VOTE FOR PETER F.
CLARKE.
IftNE
SCENE £ FIGHTING
Kurds Aid Tartars in Bat
tle Against the Rus-
Ckamb?rlin-Joknson-DuBose Company.
Ckamkerlih-Joknson-DuBos* Company.
English China
The present vogue for English China
» amply met In our chtfrmlng collec-
ll " n Dinner and Tea services, gets of
Pn'03, odd pieces—all In patterns of
r,'ost artistic type.
'j Maier & Berkele
i
By 1’rlvute lA*n*«*il Wlro.
St. Petersburg, Au*. 21.—Fighting on
the Persian frontier has assumed the
dignity of regular warfare; Engage
ments between Tartars and Russian
troops are of dally occurrence. The
Tartar forces are being steadily aug
mented by Kurds from beyond the
frontier.
Do you want Woodward
for Treasurer? If not, be
sure to vote for Culberson.
GENERAL JAME8 METTS
MAY SUCCEED GEN. CARR
Rpoolnl to The CSeorglnn.
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 21.—On
Thursday of this weak the United Con
federate Veterans' Association of North
Carolina will elect a successor to Gen
eral Julian S. Carr, of Durham, the
commander. General James I. Metts,
of Wilmington, Is a prominent candi
date.
Girardeau does not have
to decry his opponents’ vir
tues in order to boost his
own chances, of election as
county treasurer.
GOVERNOR VARDAMAN
INVITED TO SPEAK.
H|h‘vIhI to Tile Gwiririnli.
Jackson. Mlu- Aug. 21.—Governor
Vartlaman has received an Invitation
from Captain J. F. Merry, of. the Iowa
Vicksburg military' park commission, to
deliver an addree« at the unveiling of
the Iowa monument, which event Is to
take place in November. The monu
ment Is to be unveiled by Miss Grace
Rigby, the daughter of Capuln W. T.
Rigby, president of the VU/.sburg mili
tary park commission.
Rearrangement Furniture Safe for the
Next T?n Days.
A sale just before the opening of the year’s busiest furniture season
may seem like ruinous business, even inconsistent with furniture prices
continually advancing; but listen to the story, and when Chamberlin-
Johnson-DuBose give reasons, the buying public endorses them.
Bona fide reductions upon the creme de la creme of this regular furni
ture stock.
This ten days’ sale is the forerunner of a complete rearrangement
of the furniture sales-rooms. The season’s change makes it necessary.
And with a stock like this the execution takes “elbow room” working space.
a
A ten days’ sale is the short cut we’ve resorted to. „ It means that
the price on every piece of furniture in the entire stock will be reduced (ex
cepting office desks and bedding) very materially. And it’s not simply
low prices put on furniture- bought to sell cheap, but furniture of the
highest standard in design and construction. For this store has always
eschewed furniture of the hatchet and glue-pot order, built more to catch
the eye at first than to render substantial service afterward.
In this sale homefurnishers will find opportunities- most welcome.
The spare bedroom refurnished; an odd piece for here and there over the
house; a new parlor suit, library table, or leather rocker or couch.
Things you’d be obliged to defer made possible by this price re
ducing. . -
TEN DAYS
From Tuesday, August 21st, te the End ef Menth. Positively No
Reduced Prices Allowed After September 1 st.
Chamberlin Johnson-DuBose Company.
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