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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. K f