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municipal ownership
FIGHT BEGINS TUESDAY
THREE SPEAKERS OF THE DAY
I
Pirst Guns of Battle
Fired in Commit-
Room.
tee
GAS PROBLEMS ,
TO GO TO COUNCIL
Special
Committee Will
Adopt Report and Send
It to Council.
LABOR CELEBRATES
y CITIES
Hundreds of Excursionists
in Meridian to Partici
pate in Festivities.
The fight for municipal ownership
uill commence with renewed ardor on
Tuesday morning In the committee
room and be waged in council, at the
adjourned meeting In the afternoon.
The special committee appointed aome
months ago to Investigate the fran
chise of the Atlanta Gas Light Com
pany will hold session at 10 o’clock.
James L. Key, chairman of the com
mittee, along with several other of the
members, and backed by thousands of
Atlanta cItlrens who have clearly
ahotvn their strong Inclination toward
city control of public utilities, will, It
la believed, succeed In getting council
to adopt a report providing for munici
pal Inspection and an Investigation Into
the legal merits of the franchise, as
well ns getting an ordinance passed
changing the city Charter so as to
make It legal for the city to own and
operate a gas plant.
These three points are all deemed
essential. The first will protect the cit
izens from any Imposition the gas
company might be guilty of, while it
still holds a monopoly. At the present
time there Is no way of protecting the
citizens through the city laws.
The second, It Is believed, will result
In the gas company's charter being
fund null and void.
The third will give the citizens the
opportunity to build a gas plant, for
which they so unmistakably clamored
In the last election.
The Investigation of the gas fran
chise has been watched with the great
est of Interest. Despite the efforts to
side-track It at every turn, both In
council where the committee has been
ready to report and has reported sev
eral times, and In committee.
After fighting the matter In commit
tee, .Mr. Key succeeded In getting two
provisions of his formet-report report
ed upon favorably. One of these pro
vided for municipal inspection, the
other for a change In the city charter,
allowing the citizens to decide whether
or not they wished a municipal plant
and making It possible for the desire
to be carried out.
When this report reached council an
effort was made to table It. This was
not successful and the report was sent
back to committee.
Since the voice of the people has
called so loudly for municipal control
It Is believed the opposition to
other features of the report will not
receive such bitter opposition as here
tofore.
Hecause at the ’• national holiday,
council will meet, only to adjourn Mon
day, and for this reason the gas fran
chise matter will not be taken up until
Tuesday. At the session of council
Thomas H. Goodwin, who had munici
pal ownership as the chief plank In his
mayoralty platform, will appear before
council and speak In favor of munici
pal ownership. It Is probable that
other citizens will appear.
Special to The Georgian
Waycross, Oa., Sept. 3.—Labor Day
was appropriately observed In Way-
cross today.
In the morning the colored labor
unions gave a very creditable parade.
In the afternoon the various white
labor unions met at the baseball park,
where they formed a parade and
marched through the principal streets,
music being furnished'by the Bruns
wick band. There were a number of
handsome floats in the parade.
Practically alt the business houses
closed for the afternoon to allow their
employees to take part In the celebra
tion. After the parade speeches were
made at the ball park by Judge ,J. S.
Williams and Colonel J. Walter Ben
nett, of Waycross, and Rev. Mr. Thorn
ton, of Brunswick, and others.
LARGE VOTE BEING POLLED
IN ARKANSAS ELECTION
LOOTER STENSLAND IS
CAPTERED IN MOROCCO
Continued from Page Ono.
HON. B. M. BLACKBURN.
Who will deliver one of the ad
dresses.
JAMES O'CONNELL,
The orator of Labor Day in Atlanta
HON. MADI80N BELL.
Whose child labor bill was one of
Labor’s victories.
HUNDREDS AT MERIDIAN
„ .. JOIN IN CELEBRATION.
Special to The Georgian.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 3.—Labor day
Is being observed here In grand style.
All of the principal business houses In
the city are closed and every union
man in Meridian is participating In the
program that has been arranged for
the occasion. >■'
A little over three weeks ago, dele
gates were selected from the various
unions throughout the city and shortly
thereafter a general meeting was held
and a committee to formulate plans for
the festivities of today was organised.
Funds to defray the expenses incident
to the occasion were raised by indi
vidual subscriptions among the locals
and ball games played by select teams
from their numbers.
.Every train that has arrived In the
city since yesterday morning has
brought visitors from the neighboring
towns and villages, and it Is believed
that there are fully 30,000 people upon
the streets today.
SAVANNAH OBSERVES
NATIONAL LABOR DAY
Special to The Georgian
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 3.—Labor Day
Is being appropriately celebrated here.
parade was given In the morning
and contests at Tybee In the afternoon.
All nearby resorts are filled.
All business was suspended in the
afternoon.
STATE CONVENTION
MEETS TUESDAY
CELEBRATION HELD
AT BIRMINGHAM
Spednl to The Georgina
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 3.—Labor
Day was appropriately celebrated here
with an Industrial parade. Exercizes
are being held at East Lake this af
ternoon.
The chief speaker Is Charles H. Nell,
United States commissioner of labor.
NO CELEBRATION
HELD AT ALBANY
Continued from Page Ons.
lags, J. E. Maddox and a number of
others.
The Hoke Smith Club of Fulton
county will go down to Macon at 8:15
Tuesday morning. It was originally
planned to run a special train,, but It
has been decided to carry the contin
gent in special coaches, attached to the
regular train.
Mr. Smith gnve out his list of dele
gates and alternates Sunday morning.
In fourteen counties the appointments
"ere not given, the naming of same
being left to friends of Mr. Smith In
•he counties thus designated. In all
of the counties delegates have been
named In accordance with the rules
laid down by the stats Democratic ex
ecutlve committee.
However, alternates havo been
named In practically all the counties,
the number varying. For Instance,
Fulton has six delegates, but seven
teen alternates have been named. Mr.
Smith will insist In the convention
ihut d-legates and alternates
placed on the same footing.
This means, of course. If the pro
gram ts carried out, and It undoubt
edly will be, that the unit rule will
prevail. Instead of being composed of
**6 l"“rsons, the convention will, there
rare, be something like 600 strong.
All Ono Way.
< lark Howell, Sudge Russell, Colonel
Krtlli and Colonel Jim 8mlth, It Is
understood, will not attend, nor will
*uy of them name delegates to the
convention for the counties they car
ried it will be all one way. Hoko
Smith will be nominated governor
practically by acclamation.
Prior to the opening of the conven-
tlun a great deal of the work will be
Put under way, so that there will be
n '' delay In the actual business of the
convention. Credential, platform,
nominating and other committees will
"f named at once and retire to form-
ulate their reports.
The platform has practically been
famed under James R. Orny and
nm 'csders of the new regime. It
"in embody the principles upon which
i,r Smith made and won his great
fight.
As to the Plstform.
*' "111 Indorse legislation to curb
lobbying and influencing legislation,
•omewhnt along the lines of Seaborn
''right’s antl-lobbylng bill, defeated
, * the last senate. The plank relative
election of railroad commlsslon-
b V <he people has been met by the
general assembly passing such a law,
'he platform will probably recom
mend the broadening of the powers of
Special ts The Georgian.
Albany, Gn., Sept. 3.—Labor day was
quietly observed In Albany. The banks
of tho city are closed on account of It
being a legal holiday. Labor organi
zations here are making no demonstra
tions.
er, R. J. Guinn, Louis Gholstln, W. D.
Harwell, S. D. J6nes, J. K. Orr, E. P.
Burns, H. M. Patty, Isaac Haas, H. H.
Whitcomb and C. W. Bernhardt.
Besides Hon. Hoke Smith for gov
ernor, the following state house of
ficers will be nominated by acclama
tion, the vote In the primary being
given:
Attorney General—John C. Hart,
158,727.
lanta.
Secretary of State—Philip Cook,
157,653.
Comptroller General—W. A. WMght,
124.356.
State Treasurer—R. E. Park, 158,050.
Commissioner of Agriculture—T. G.
Hudson, 168,874.
School Commissioner—W. B. Mer
ritt, 102,986.
Prison Commissioner—C. A. Evans,
167,424.
Chief Justice (unexpired)—W. H.
Fish. 169,204.
Associate Justice (full term)—Mar
cus Beck, 157,890.
Associate Justice (unexplred)—S. C.
Atkinson, 161,097.
Associate Justice (unexplred)—J. H.
Lumpkin, 151,427.
Associate Justice (full term)-rJ. H.
Lumpkin. 152,029.
Associate Justice (full term)—S. C.
Atkinson, 151,070.
United States Senator—A. O.’Bacon,
159,293.
Special arrangements have been
made In Macon for the comfort anti
care of the delegates and visitors. The
big auditorium will be cooled by elec
tric fans and plenty of Ice water will
be on hand.
The special over the Central will
leave Macon Tuesday night for At
THOUSANDS APPLAUD
THE HOSTS OP LABOR
Continued from Page One.
Deaths and Funerals.
B. F. Bsksr. *
B. F. Baker, 78 years-old, died sud
denly at his home on the Campbelltown
road Saturday afternoon at 6 o’clock.
The funeral services were held at Wes
ley chapel at 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing. and the Interment was In the
church burying ground.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 3.—Today being
n ierfa! holiday, the banks, public of
fices and post office are closed, as are
most of the manufacturing plants and
business houseB of the city. The prln
dpal attractions of the day will be
three baseball games between the An
niston Giants and Kingston Giants of
South Carolina, sports nt Oxford Lake
and a traveling minstrel troupe which
will exhibit under canvas afternoon
and evening. Several hundred people
from this section Journeyed to Atlanta
Sundny to take^n the parades and oth
er events of the day In that city.
50,000 ARE IN PARADE
IN GREATER NEW YORK
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 3.—Ijibor triumph
ant celebrated Its speflal holiday today
by general and' enthusiastic Jubilation,
not only In this city, but every state
In the Union. New York city and
state led In the observance of the day.
It was estimated that 60,000 workmen
marched In the parade In this city.
Labor day outings filled every sea
side resort and recreation park In the
city and Its environs with happy
throngs of men, women and children.
In the up-state cities and towns the
celebration was as general as in the
metropolis. This was especially true
In Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.
Miss Fannis May Nolan.
Funeral services over the body of
Miss Fannie May Nolan, who died at a
private sanitarium Sunday morning at
9 o’clock, were held at Poole's chapel
at 11:30 o’clock Monday morning, Rev.
John E. White officiating.! The body
was carried to West Point, Ga„ for In
terment at 12:40 o'clock.
Ruby May Perkins.
Ruby May, the 1-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Perkins, died
at 3 o'clock Monday morning nt the
residence of the parents, 176 Lindsey
street. Funeral services will be held at
the residence at 9 o’clock Tuesday
morning, and Interment will be at Cas.
ey’s churchyard.
Estsll DeLorme.
Estelle, the 3-months-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. DeLorme, died at 10
o'clock Sunday night at 129 Kelly
street. Funeral services will be held at
Poole’s chapel at 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning, and the body will be carried
to Greensboro, N. C„ for Interment.
Mist Julia Franctt Grovtt.
The funeral of 51 Its Julia Frances
Groves will take place from the resi
dence of J. If, Groves at 3:30 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Hszskiah Purstly.
Hezeklah Pursely, aged 81, died Mon
day morning at 124 Uurran street. The
funeral services will be held Tuesday
at the North Atlanta Baptist church,
and the Interment will take place at
Oakland cemetery.
SCHOOL BOOKS
AND all supplies at
JOHN M. MILLER CO.’S,
39 MARIETTA ST.
that body.
Other features will be disfranchise
ment. development of the educational
system of the state, prevention of the
use of money or undue Influences In
elections. It Is understood that J. M.
Strickland, of Spalding, will Introduce
a resolution to fix state primaries for
the first Monday In June, and that
this will meet wjth the approval of
Mr. Smith.
How Convention Works.
As announced exclusively In The
Georgian last Friday, Judge A. L. Mil
ler, of Macon, will be penhanent chair
man of the convention. Congressman
Thomas W. Hardwick, of Sandersvllle,
will be temporary chairman, and H.
H. Cabanlss, of Atlanta, and E. L.
Martin, of .Macon, secretaries. Chair
man M. J. Yeomans, of Dawson, will
call the convention to order at noon
^iT'lins been practically decided that
8. G. McLendon, of Thomasvllle, will
be nominated for railroad commission
er to succeed Joseph M. Brown. Mr.
McLendon Is Mr. Smith’s personal
choice for the position, which means
that no other name will be presented
to the convention.
Fulton Oslsgatss.
The Fulton delegates and alternates
are: Delegates—J. R. Gray, B. 31.
Blount. George Hlllyer, J. K. Hines.
O 8 Nix and R. B. Arnold. Alter-
nates-J. L. Anderson, W W. Hyatt.
J E 3lnddox. John II. Andrews, R. J.
arini "s H. Venable. H. H. Ulghtow-
FISHER STOPS GAME
BY AN INJUNCTION
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 3.—The morn
Ing game at Athletic Park was delayed
some thirty, minutes, owing to an In
junction bill filed by the former man
ager and owner of the club. Newt
Fisher, who alleged that 3333 was due
hint In back rent for the park. He se
cured an Injunction against the. use of
the park and got his money before the
game began.
NEGRO 8HOOT8 ANOTHER
THEN MAKES E8CAPE,
Special to The Georgian
Greenville, 8, C„ Sept. 3.—In the
heart of the city, at the Southern
passenger station, this morning, Jim
Blasslngnme was shot and killed by
Tom Whitmire, both negro employees
of ihe Southern. Whitmire, who Is
cook for a train crew, made his escape
nfte( the shooting. He Is now being
hunted by the authorities. The fight
was over a woman. It Is said.
FEE 8Y8TEM UNPOPULAR
AMONG CHATTANOOGAN8.
Special to The Georgina
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 3.—Sheriff
J. F. Shipp, who Is to be tried before
the supreme court October 15 on a
charge of contempt, has placed his
outside deputies on the fee system.
Only Inside men will receive a salary.
This system Is said to Le unpopular In
Chattanooga.
gay ribbons, evincing the large num
ber of Atlanta's women out In honor
Of the gala day, was also a feature, and
probably the most pleasant of the day.
Certain of the boys In line had their
heads turned to no little degree by
these cheering members of the fair
sex.
The Whitehall and Broad street via
ducts presented a study In the semi-
nude. Lining the Iron railings were
the newsies—one hundred and ten
bare legs to a side, all swinging In
cadence with the music.
In the parade Itself, aside from the
men, the major float, the water tower
and the 30-foot ear of corn, which was
portion of H. M. Rose’s exhibit, re
ceived the most comment.
Although business was suspended
throughout the city, the office windows
were crowded with anxious sight-seers
all along the route taken by the pa-
radg.
Order of Parade.
The length of the parade can be well
gathered from the number of organi
zations represented. They were In the
followlhg order:
First Division.
Mounted police.
Military band.
Chief marshal and aides.
Band.
Federation float.
Farmers’ unions.
Granite cutters from Ltthonla and
Stone Mountain.
Second Division.
First, marble workers; second, steam
and gas fitters; third, granite cutters
fourth, plumbers; fifth, carpenters and
Joiners, No. 439; sixth, brick masons.
No. 14: seventh, painters and decora
tors; eighth, carpentere and Joiners,
No. 865; ninth, atone cutters; tenth,
electrical workers. No. 84; eleventh,
sheet metal workors; twelfth, electri
cal workers, No. 78; thirteenth, car
penters and Joiners, No. 39.
Third Division,
First, boiler makers; second, black
smiths; third, brewers; fourth, Broth
erhood Locomotive Firemen, No. 247;
fifth, barbers; sixth, bartenders; sev
enth, Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen;
eighth, carrlago and wngon workers.
Fourth Division.
First, moulders; ' second, garment
workers; fifth, printers; sixth, stage
employees; seventh, telegraphers;
eighth, web pressmen; ninth, stereo
typers; tenth, printing pressmen; elev<
enlh, stove mounters.
Fifth Division.
First, machinists; second, copper
smiths; third, musicians; fourth, leath
er workers; fifth, horseshoers; sixth,
cigarmakers.
Sixth (colored division)—First, car
penters; second, painters; third, brick-
masons; fourth, plasterers.
3ixth Division,
Merchants' floats,
Thoss In Csryiagss,
Aside from the carriages occupied by
public official*, prominent cltlzene and
the labor leaders there were many of
the union men. The official list- of
those in the carriages was as follows:
1. Jerome Jones, J. G. Woodward,
James O'Connell, H. F. Garrett.
2. H. H. Cabanlss, J. L. Mayson,
Thomas J. Peeples, E. H. Thornton.
3. Thomas N. Scales, A. 8. Clay, C. T.
Ladson, R. F. Maddox.
Sam D. Jones, Dan Carey, H. H.
Quinn, Dennis Lindsey.
6. Madison Bell, W. C. Puckett, W.
R. Joyner, Randolph Rose.
6. Dr. \V. W. Landrum, Dr. A. R.
Holderby, Rev. C. B. Wllmer, R. B,
Blackburn.
8. J. B. Hewitt, Albert Steiner, H. L.
Collier, 31. L, Blckart.
9. A. J. McOahee, J. 31. Slmonton, G.
H. Wade, Simon Einstein.
10. Harvey Johnson, William Strauss,
B. G. Preston.
11. W. P. Andrews, J. M. Russell, Dr.
George Brown, E. C. Bruffey.
12. Mike Rl.ey, J. J. Hastings, Park
Woodward, Jack Wilson.
13. H. W. Quinn, John Jentzen, C. A.
Cooper, W. J. Tllson.
14. J. H. Harwell, G. H. Sims, J. Sid
Holland, J. N. McEachem.
15. E. C. Peters, F. A. Qullllan, James
L. Key, A. L. Curtis.
16. W. H..Terrell, Howard Pattlllo, E.
W. Martin, William Oldknow.
17. C. L. Chosewood, F. O. Foster, E
E. Pomeroy. W. W. Draper.
18. S. C. Glass. W. D. Ellis, Jr„ W. A.
Taylor, A. Wlkle.
19. C. 8: Winn, W. A. Hancock, W.
H. Patterson, «'. 31. Roberts.
20. A. P. Stewart, J. R. Wilkinson, J.
W. Nelms, Arnold Broyles.
21. R. E. Riley, R. 31. Clayton, Hugh
Cardoso, J. H. Patterson.
Following the carriages of the first
division were the other divisions, all of
which, with the exception of the last,
were given to the various unions. The
positions were settled last Saturday
nlght at a drawing held In Federation
Hall.
The last division was formed of the
merchants' fioats.
The creditable manner In which ev
ery feature of the morning went off Is
due to the tireless efforts of the nu
merous committees In charge. Since It
was first determined to have a record-
breaking Labor day celebration this
year and the committees were selected,
the members have cheerfully given up
their time and worked In perfet har
mony. President Jerntne Jojea. general
TWENTY-THREE TANKS
IN STATE OE GEORGIA
Surprising Number of Dis
pensaries in State—Ter
rell County Leads.
There nro “twenty-three" <1l8|>eiiMtr1<>
i fJeer*rift, to which the more ardent
prohlliltlunlMta would like to nay “nkldoo."
Comptroller General Wright received an
Inquiry from a prominent rnllrond official
an to the nuuilier of dlHpetiaarlefi now In
operation In Georgia, nnd General Wright
foii|ul that unlucky number existing upon
examlnatli
In one county there are four. This la
Terrell county, the home of Railroad Com-
mUaloner O. II. Htevena. For yenra, It la
an Id, no county tax haa been levied there,
profit a from the Ulapeusarlea meet
ing all
There _
other eotintle* then* are tw
In two
, » Gen
era I Wright expreaned aurprlae that there
were *» many. 1
The Hat of dlapeuaarlea In Georgia In
1908 are aa follows: Athena. Clarke conn-
Ualubrldge, ponalaouvllle, Decatur
•ounfy; Armenia. Leealuirg,
county: Buetm Vista, Mar-
..... . Colquitt. Miller county;
flnrueavllle. Pike county: Lumpkin, Iticli-
lnud, Stewart county: Dnwaoii. Parrott,
Ilronwood. Hnsacr, Terrell county;
Ocllla, Irwin
Kuiltlivllle, I.
'Oil n tv
Terrell
, Trou
Twiggs county.
POSTOFFICE CLERKS
Postmaster Blum Delivers
Welcome Address aud
Rogers Responds.
Special to The Gcorglmi. *
Savannah, Ga., 8ept. 3,—The seventh
annual convention of the National Aa-
aoclatlon of pontofflce clerks convened
this morning, with the largest attend
ance on record.
Addresses of welcome were made by
Postmaster Plum and Assistant Pierce',
and the response by Frank Rodgers, of
Chicago.
The morning was taken up In a gen
eral discussion.
In the afternoon the delegates visited
Tybee for the Labor day exercises.
They will be in session here four
days.
MONTH’S STATISTICS
AT BRUNSWICK PORT
Hpcchjl to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 3.—The report
of the port statistician for August has
been made up, and shows total value of
shipments from Brunswick during the
past month was $1,812,042. Vessels ar
rived at this port as follows; Twenty-
steumers. seventeen schooners, three
harks, one brig. Thirty vessels cleared
from the port with cargoes for United
States ports and nine with cargoes for
foreign countries. Among the domestic
shipments were 50 barrels syrup, 1,100
bales sheeting, 495 bales wool, 200 bar
rels cotton seed oil, 7,500 barrels
rosin, 3,000 barrels turpentine, 800 cases
cedar, 1,10ft pieces piling, 161,964 rail
road crossties, 125.00ft shingles, 8,562,-
000 feet lumber, 3ft tons miscellaneous
merchandise. Among exports to for
elgn countries were the following:
him by an eyelash. We went to Tan
gier yesterday and he arrived at Gi
braltar two hours after we sailed. The
boat on which we wore returning pass
ed the boat on which he was going six
miles out of Gibraltar. He passed so
close to us that we could distinguish
the passengers on deck. >
His Money Tied Up.
We discovered that he had $12,000
in a bank in Tangier. Steps have
been taken by Assistant State’s Attor
ney Olsen to tie his money up, and If
possible restore it to the swindled de
positors.
I was told a story of a woman scorn
ed that led to the finding of Stensland's
trail. One of *hls numerous friends
who thought she had been shabbily
treated put the correspondent In pos
session of the flrst hint as to the fugi
tive’s whereabouts. Her Information
was Indefinite, but Investigation proved
Its probable accuracy.
Finally, on August 18, It became cer
tain that he was In Tangier and had
been for sixteen days. He fled from
Chicago on Sunday, July 12, went di
rect to New York and took the White
Star boat sailing on Tuesday for Liver
pool, and stayed In that town two days.
Stensland then took the P. and O. boat,
reaching Gibraltar on July 27. There
he Immediately took the boat for Tan
gier on the northern coast of Africa,
the original haven of the Moorish pi
rates of olden time, who held the record
for freebootlng until the modern thiev
ing bank president put them back. The
correspondent and Mr. Olsen sailed
from New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm
II on Monday, August 20.
Banker’s Tracks Plain.
Paris was reached on Monday and
was left Tuesday noon. Madrid was
reached Wednesday afternoon and Gi
braltar twenty-six hours later. * On
Saturday morning the boat was taken
for Tangier, the Moorish city being
reached early in the evening.
All last night and until 4 o’clock this
afternoon the investigation proceeded.
At every town Stensland’s tracks were
uncovered nnd the last clew pointed to
the Grand Hotel at Gibraltar.
Stensland arrived In Tangier July 28
by the steamer Glbel from Gibraltar.
He apparently made previous Inquiries
regarding the hotels, avoiding the large
and prominent ones such as Villa de
France, Cecil and Continental.
Registers as Norwegian.
He entered the city gate, walked to
the Grand Hotel Oriental. It Is perched
on top of a hill and Is the most promi
nent building in the ranks of dazzling
white and blue skies that rise terrace
on terrace, till the summit Is crowned.
It Is the resort of Europeans and by a
strange coincidence Is the place where
an absconding railway auditor of At
lanta, Ga., was captured through the
efforts of United States Minister Gum-
mere, six years ago.
Stensland registered as *’P. Olsen,
Norway.’’ He was given a room over
looking the sea with a view of the
Spanish shore In the distance. For one
day he kept to his room, complaining
of a cold on the lungs. The affliction
was real, and for a few days he was a
sick man. The day after his arrival
he amazed Proprietor Philip Sterwind
by exhibiting, as Sterwind said, “an
awful lot of money and a great number
of big bills.” As a banker Stensland
knew which was the best bank In Tan
gier, and mounting a mule with a
small satchel in hand, rode to the
Comptolr Natlonale D'Escompte, where
he said he wanted to make a deposit
and open an account.
Handed Out $12,000.
When he dumped $12,000 on the
counter the eyes of the clerk bulged
out and he called M. Gaurant, • the
governor, who questioned the prospec
tive customer. The money was In
American bills, English bank notes and
French notes. Stensland In answer to
the governor's inquiry, said he came
from America, and when further ques
tioned as to why he curried money In
such shape and had no letter of credit,
Negroes Staying Away
From Polls and Dem
ocrats See Victory.
Speeinl to The Georgian
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3.—Ideal elec
tion weather prevails throughout the
state of Arkansas and a large vote
will be polled. Very few negroes are
voting In this section of the state. It
Is predicted that John S. Little, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, will re
ceive a majority of 25,000 to 40,000 over
Worthington, Republican.
Adams, Prohibitionist, and Hogan,
Socialist, had a warm contest over
liquor license. They claim they will
carry all counties now wet and three
that have heretofore been dry.
Tl'f* Republicans claim a gain of two
state senators and ten representatives.
John .11. Page, secretary of the Dem
ocratic state committee, says the Dem
ocrats will not lose a single senatorial
district nor a single representative
from the Democratic counties. He be
lieves the school amendment to the
constitution, Increasing the school tax
from two to three mills, will receive a
favorable vote In every county.
The ticket being voted today Is as
follows: -
Governor—John S. Little. Democrat,
Sebastian county: John I. Worthington,
Republican. Carroll county: John G.
Adams, Prohibitionist, Polk county:
Daniel Hogan, « Socialist, Sebastian
county
Secretary of State—O. C, Ludwig, of
Pulaski county.
Attorney General—W. F. Kirby, of
Miller county.
State Treasurer—J. L. Yates, of Lo
gan county.
Atfdltpr of State—A. E. Moore, of
Faulkner county.
State Land Commissioner—L. Sj.
Coffman, of Boone county.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction—J. J. Doyne, of Pulaski
county
Commissioner of Mines. Manufac
tures and Agriculture—Guy B. Tucker,
of Union county.
Associate Justice of Supreme Court
—J. E. Riddick, of Pulaski county.
Railroad Commissi oners—J. W.
Crockett, of Arkansas county; J. E.
Hampton, of Dallas county, and R. P.
Allen, of Crawford county.*
, BATTLE SUES
FOR TOTAL DIVORCE,
ASKS BIG ALIMONY
B. Lawrence Battle, Hus
band, Is Worth
$125,000.
DREW PISTOL ON WIFE
Says Husband Is Habitual
Drunkard—Wants $50,-
000 Alimony.
' In a petition In which she alleges al
most Inconceivable debauchery nnd In
decency, Mrz. Marie Allen Hattie on
Monday sued B. Lawrence Battle, a
rich land owner, for nbsolute divorce,
™.. .... „„„ , *60,000' alimony and the custody nt
said he Thought he would get the worst two children, B. Lawrence, Jr.,
of exchange and concluded it was best »n<l Jake Allen Battle,
to carry currency. The petitioner nlleges that "up to
The deposit was accepted, but only three years ago the defendant, while
Two thousand eight hundred tons phos.
phitre rock, 2,100 barrels turpentine, 6,-
.-■00 bnrifls rosin, 1,280,000 feet lumber,
47,500 shingles, 74,900 rosstles.
The total value of Imports fir month
of August was 3958,910,
TWO CHATTANOOGA NEGROE8
TAKE THEIR OWN LIVES
glMs Inl to The Georgian.
hattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 3.—Ne
groes In this elty are making a record
for suicides. Two havo sulrlded with
in the past ten days. The flrst was
Jim t'onnor, a saloon porter, who 1s
Ik Moved to have ended hi* life b)
Jumping from the county bridge be-
cause of III health. The second and
last Is John Smith, a negro blacksmith
at the t'onolnnati Southern shop*.
chairman; Vice President C. W. Bern
hardt, chief marshal; the assistant
marshals and the chairmen of the dif
ferent committees are especially ffb-
servlng of credit. Both President Jones
and Vice President Bernhardt were
highly delighted at the manner the
carefully laid plans were rarried out.
It Is the greatest parade we have
ever had,’’ said President Jones,
"Things could not have moved off
more smoothly," said Vice Preaident
Bernhardt.
And both of them voiced the opinion
of the public at large.
provisionally, as the governor was sus
picious. stensland'* explanation of his
reason for carrying cash was puerile,
and M. tiaurant thought he was doing
business with a criminal of some kind.
The French notes especially were re
garded with suaplclon, the hankers sus-
pertlng they might be counterfeits. He
was too polite to say ao, but shipped
them to Marseilles and Paris. They
came bacl^ In ten days guaranteed.
Aa soon as Stensland left the bank,
M. Gaurant sent for Hotel Keeper Rfer-
wlnd and asked If he knew anything
about his guest,' saying he thought
there was something wrong.
8waat on Dancing Girl.
Btensland'a attendant at the 3!oor!sh
dance hall was Benorita Vancetl,
Spanish girl from Seville, who per
forms an exceptional fandango at the
Cafe Imperial. Her partiality for him
aroused n feeling of jealousy In the
breast of an Arab chief, who enjoyed
the smiles of the maid until Stensland
appeared on the scene.
Every morning Stensland was an
early visitor to the big soko or market
place. At the hotel he formed ac
quaintance with a professor from the
University of Cambridge, who Is u bit
of a globe-trotter. He wanted to see
Southern Spain and finally Stensland
decided to take a two-weeks' trip In
the southern pnrt of Alfonso's country.
This taking of his foot off what he re
garded aa protective soli la a little as
tonishing, but In keeping with hla whole
conduct In Tangier.
On August 14 Stensland and the
English professor and nnother man left
for Gibraltar, Btensland'a final act be
ing to arrange with the Comptolr Na-
tionale D'Escompte for a credit of 2,500
pesetas, or about 3400, at the Anglo-
Egypttan bank in Gibraltar.
never a model husband, was fairly so
ber nnd fairly considerate of the plain
tiff." "Then he began to drink," she
continues, "and ha* since become an
habitual, confirmed and hopeless
drunkard." She alleges that "since he
became a slave to the whisky habit"
he had made life almost unbearable for
her and the children.
The family moved to Atlanta from
Warren county In 1904, and the plain
tiff, In her bill, aaya the defendant was
“absolutely drunk when he got hers
and haa been almost constantly drunk
ever since." She aaya that when he
Is drunk he "commits acts of unspeak
able horror to the plaintiff ntnl the
children.” It la claimed that he has
brought home drunken nnd Indecent
companions who have caroused and
committed unmentionable acts of Inde
cency.
It Is claimed that on Sunday the de
fendant drew a platol ’on .Mrs. Battle,
nnd that on a former occasion he threw
u stone nt H. Lawrence Battle, Jr„ the
9-year-old son.
31rs. Battle clnltna that for the last
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
ier properly and a large portion of the
expense of the living of herself and
her children was borne by her brother.
Fred Allen. She claims that she has
had her husband sent to a sanitarium
for drunkards, but that he would not
stay there.
Judge Pendleton granted an Injunc
tion restraining the defendant from
disposing of or further encumbering his
property until a settlement has been
made with the defendant. The court
hue set September 8 as the date for a
permanent hearing.
A partial schedule of the defendant’s
property, as given in the petition, shows
him to be worth considerably more
than 3125,000. In this Is Included a
life Interest In 3,000 acres ot land in
Warren and Taliaferro counties worth
345,000, stork In the Georgia Railroad
nnd Ranking Company, the Atlanta Oil
nnd Fertiliser Company, extensive
peach orchards, live mock and notes
and accounts.
MANY KILLED AND HURI
IN FIGHT WITH COSSACKS
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Warsaw, Sept, 8,—Six persona were killed and twe
a flght between Coaaacka and workingmen at ftaduica
for the poaaeuion of a red flag uaed at a funeral pru<
i*ka t<
esflon.
> wounded In
day In a fight