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V ' 4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Kl’l KM It Kit 5. lifj«. A.D.ADAIR.SRmILL: SEIZED SATURDAY HOKE SMITH’S SPEECH BEFORE CONVENTION He Is Somewhat Better Wednesday and May Recover. A. D. Adair, Sr., one of AtlantaV pioneer* and for thirty years a lead Ins business man, Is very III at his home, *4 Washington street. For four days he suffered from constant coughing and It was feared for a time that he could not live. Wednesday, however, the hiccough Ing became only Intermittent and hope la entertained for his recovery. Dr. Clarence Johnson and Dr. Roy Harris are In attendance on him. Mr. Adair Is senior member of the Arm of A. D. Adair & McCarty Bros, who own and operate one of the larg est fertiliser plants In the state. AS LEADSJN BATTLE Senora Santos Aids Her Rebel Husband in Fight. Bv Private Leaded. Wire. New York, Sept. 5.—Garbed In man’s rl thin* and fighting In the ranks of t ho Cuban Insurgents today. Is a beau tiful woman, Senora Clara Santos, wife of Juan Santos, a wealthy Cuban, member of Havana society, who has been entertained and Is known In every drawing room. Senor Santos tjpnnrd the uniform of a commissioned officer, and. In an engagement near Havana, personally led n column of troops mt.ilnst the government forces. This Information concerning the woman rebel was received today by Colonel Charles M. Aguerre, head of the Cu- b.m revolutionists In this city. Colonel Aguerre declared that there were 111,000 Insurgent troops In the fields; that they were well armed nnd hnd plenty of ammunition. Colonel snampes, Colonel Aguerre said, met defeat at Guanes, In the province of Havana, several days ago. Senora Santos played an Important part In the battle. She rode at the head of the Insurgent troops until the pitched bat. tie ensued, and then drove her charger Into the thick of the fighting, slashing t Ight and left at the rural guards with a Damascus blade, and running down several of the enemy ns she fbught to control her horse, as well as punish the men who opposed her. 7 Private loaned Wire. Keystone, W, Vs., Sept. 5.—Daniel Hatfield, at Welseh, McDowell county, •hot and Instantly kilted Concord Wontlson, n negro selmol teacher. \V. odson wits tflebmtlng over the vli lory of Joe Guns. Woodson, pistol In hand, swore he could whip any white man living. Woodson crowded H it field, who was unarmed, off the fiwet. Ilattleld went to a nearby st' V, procured a Winchester rltlo nnd "<ul In pursuit of Woodson nnd at hist sight of the negro shot him dead. Hnitjoln Is a son of Kllas Hatfield, of feud fame. Is the Republican nominee for county commissioner of MeDowell ccunty., and Is prominently know n. He h«- novel' been arrested. He lias made no attempt to escape. It' Private Iwused Wire. New York. Held. E>.—The North Ger man Lloyd Steamship Company It thinking. It Is said, of arranging a di rect -Service of steamships between Bremen and Charleston, 8. C. For some time Gustav Schwab, the representative of the North German I.loyd line In America, and Commie •loner of Immigration Snrgrant hunt been working over the scheme, which they think will help to solve the prob lem of directing Immigration to sec- Ilona of the country where It Is most needed. At the present time E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture and Im migration of South Carolina. Is In Eu rope, conferring with agents of the steamship company. Macon. Ga., Sept. 5.—In accepting the nomination for governor from the state Democratic convention yeeterday Hon. Hoke Smith spoke ea followa Gentlemen cf the Convention: I accept through you from the Dem ocrats of our state their call to serv ice. I thank you and them for the trust oeatowed upon me. The unanimity of their support la an Inspiration for the future. The lesues which have been Involv ed are of utmost Importance to all of us and to our children. They carry ua back to the daye of 1808, when white civilization was at •lake, and to the constitutional con vention of 1877, when Robert Toombs was laying the foundation to protect our people from corporate aggression. W* have determined that what was done for us In those days will be pre served Rnd perfected for the future. I thank God also that this campaign has again reunited all the Democrata of Georgia under the old party name, fighting for Democratic principles, “I Acoept With Obligations.” I accept the nomination for the of fice of governor charged with the or' dlnary duties of the position and with certain specific obligations created by the canwaaa. Let me state briefly the specific ob ligations: The white voters of Georgia are to lie given the fullest opportunity to rule In the state and to express their wish es at the ballot box. The party machinery must not b« used to promote the Interests of par ticular candidates or to hinder the wishes of the people. Contributions of money by corpora tions or special Interests must be pre vented In Georgia, end t ie use of money by anybody to control elections must be stopped. The political agents of the great cor- (orations must be kept nut of control n the Democratic party machinery, and the laws defining lobbying must be enlarged, so that legislation will de pend solely upon argument, based upon merit, and not upon political pull. The free pars syatem must come to on end. and the charge for transport ing passengers be reduced. The people must be given a square deal by the railroads. While the railroads should receive equal Justice before the law, the peo ple must not be taxed to pay dividends on the watered stocks and watered bonds of railroad companies. As a step toward solving the rare problem In Geoigla, a constitutional amendment must be passed by the leg islature nnd submitted to the people for ratification providing for the protec tion of the ballot box, so far ns It can ronstltmlnnally be done, against Igno runt and purchasable negro votes. These propositions have been fully iresented to the voters of Georgia, nnd inve received their overwhelming In dorsement. To their accomplishment I pledge every effort of my mind and heart. Struggle Not Completed. But we must not regard our recent Ictnry aa a completion of our struggle. Next Jilne the legislature will mre», and with the first eesslon of the leg islature bills should be passed cover' Ing the Issues for which the people hnve spoken. With the close of the ballot box on August 22 we bury, aa far aa possible all the bitterness engendered by the recent strife. You hnve embodied the principles for htch we fought In Ihe platform of the Democratic party of the state. We cordially Invite those who were not with us heretofore, to yield to the Democratic principle of majority rule and Join us to give the people that for which they have so overwhelmingly declared. While we cannot help loving those ho were the friends of our cause, we will welcome new recruits who yield to the party’s voice, and wo will harbor no grtidgo against them because they were once nur antagonists. We ask every loyal Democrat In Georglu from this day on to give cor dial support to the enunciated princi ples of the party. I hope even* Democratic nominee for ihe stale senate nnd for tile house will freely declare his purpose to nblde by ami anpport the party’s action. Platform Must Bo Supported. It will be neoessao - to organise both houses of the legislature with officers who will support from this day on the platform of the party. If there are candidates for these posltlona who do not freely and heart ily Join with us to enact Into legisla tion the things for which the people have voted, and the party spoken, promises to them from those who are with ua should be unhesitatingly with drawn. Unless all resistance by Democrats named for the senate and for the house is brought to an end, It will be necea •ary for caucus nominations to bi made for president of th’e senate and speaker of the house. We cannot afford for the senate or the house to be organized except un der officers who will carry out the principle# of our party platform. I beg you to go back to your homes and talk to your nolmneea for the sen ate and for the house on this subject. Urge them to come with ua and to publicly declare their purpose to do eo. We cannot afford to oppose a party nominee, but If there are those who have conscientious scruples against the legislation to which the party Is pledged, they owe It to their fellow Democrats to resign their nominations and let men who are willing to act take their places. See How Nomineee Stand. 1 ask the delegates to this conven tion to take this question up at once and learn how the nominees for the legislature In their counties will stand. There Is another message which I would have you carry back to the peo ple at home. We have declared against the use of mouey to buy votes or hire work ers In an election. I cannot too strong ly commend this plank In our platform to your loyal support. The blessings which are to come from popular gov ernment will never be oura. , where money Is spent to hire men to do po litical work, or to debauch the Indi vidual voter. We cannot excuse ourselves for such a course by claiming that our op ponents resort to those means, and that we must do the same thing to de feat them. We cannot excuse ourselves for such course by claiming that our oppo nents resort to those means, and that we must do the same thing to defeat them. We must not fight the devil with Are. Fire Is the devil’s own weapon: III whip ua with It. We must flght the devil with truth. We must oppose men who would use Impure methods In an election by ap pealing to the patriotism of the In dividual voter, and by punishing the guilty after the ejection. All the class legislation which ex ists throughout the country comes from the use of money In politics. The masses of the people cannot compete with the great corporations In a po litical struggle where money measures the power for success. The might of the masses would fall helpless before the millions of the entrenched classes. But there Is another reason for ob jecting to the use of money In politics. Its use degrades the Individual voter and takes from the state nnd the na tion that Independent patriotism so necessary from the Individual citizen. The power and grandeur of a state Is not to be measured by accumulated wealth or by fertile fields. It Is to be determined by the Intelligence and character of her citizens. While ws appeal for the hlgheat sense of duly onl the part of the Indi vidual voter, those of us who accept office must never forget that we have no higher official obligation than that which we owe to the dtlxen who atays at home, desiring no office. Is pursuing his dnlly railing, asking from us only that his rights be guarded. And as to 1608. We have begun a contest for popu lar rights and higher Ideals of civic righteousness In Georgia, and our suc cess will inspire hope and action bee yond the borders of our state. It will help to swell tile tide which Is dally rising throughout our rountry and whlcl. promises In 1908 to sweep from national power those who have permit ted millions of people to be burdened to crowd the coffers of a few million aires. We will do our part In the national struggle, hut we must never forget that here In Georgia are certain op portunities. The dasllng hope of national success must never divert ua from accom plishments already assured here at home If we continue our efforts. As I have gone among the people of ouv state for the past fourteen months, my love for them has grown, until I nihl lay down my life to serve them. I nsk your help. That I may be able 111 serve them faithfully and well will iie my constant prayer. ARE JNORMOUS Millions of Dollars Taken in by Big Railroad System. ASK BETTER SERVICE ON EAST POINT LINE By Ptlvate Leased Wire. New York, Sept. S—The report of the Pennsylvania Railroad system east of Pittsburg for July shows the enor- mpus gross earnings of S12.S4S.703, an Increase of »1,«*I,000. Net earnings (4,183,458;' Since January 1 the net earnings were 124,130,894, increase of (4,634,100. THREE LITTLE GIRLS ACCUSED POLITICIAN By Private Leased Wire. Defiance, Ohio, Sept. (.—Sensational and serious are the charges of mis conduct against David Razor, former superintendent of the Defiance County C hlldrens’ Home and prominent Demo cratic politician. Three little girls taken from destitute conditions and placed under hla protection, are the principal witnesses for the state. 'Jiade a wilderness to blossom; It Is hla heritage; In Its government and control floes he need the aid of a sctnl- barbarlun, only recently emerged from the Jungles of Africa?, So have our friends of the North endeavored to tettch Ihrough the fifteenth amend ment. This doctrine. If carried to Its proper conclusion, means that the ne gro Is the equal of the white man, and Justifies Booker Washington at Roose velt's lunch table or leading Wana- maker’s daughter to dinner. Mr. Chairman, Ihe people of Georgia have, In no uncertain terms, nnd with practical unanimity, selected Mr. Smith as their champion anil lender In the great Impending struggle against cor porate greed and corporate domination of public affairs. The people of Georgia have done well. They have selected a man powerful of mind und body, and absolutely sincere of purpose, u man who will win the fight, relieve us from corporate oppression and put aside the little politicians who have been accus tomed, at the Instance of Eastern Re publican capitalists, and In the sacred name of Democracy, to manipulate Georgia’s affairs, to the untold Injury of the people. They have selected a man who will help us win all that Is mennt by a united white people In the full and complete enjoyment of a glori ous heritage. Mr. Smith’s victory does Indeed mean a united and not a divided white people: a brotherhood North and South, East and West—and In Georgia, By a resoluttea of the county com missioners at their meeting Wednes day morning the Georgia Railway and Electric Company was requested to put on a better service on Its East Point line. It was stated In the reso lution that the street car people were not furnishing as good schedules as they promised when the franchises were obtained from the county and the towns through which the track passes. For • the legislative committee, Mr. Anderson reported that the only thing the committee had to tell was that Mr. Blackburn's constabulary bill didn't get through the legislature. A petition from the Boye* Club of Atlanta, In which was Incorporated something of the alms of that organi zation, asked that the commissioners help It along with an appropriation. The matter waa referred to the county attorney for his opinion. City Councilman Terrell appeared be fore the board to try to hurry along the work which the county authorities have ’’resoluted" to do on West Hun ter street near the Atlanta University. The city has available (2,500 appropri ated and (500 contributed by Interest ed persons and Is ready to do ita part of the Improvement of the street any time. The resolution adopted by the com missioners some time since provided that the preliminary grading be done by the county. It is said that the open ing of the proposed thoroughfare will give a large section a shorter cut to the heart of the city and will probably Induce the building of an electric cor line. But this was not the only call for the services of the county chain gang, and the matter was referred to the roads committee. One petitioner protested that the next place the county’s road-builders should be sent was to open up a road Hollywood cemetery’. Others asked that the Mason-Turner ferry' road get what Improvement was coming to It as soon as possible, and still others told how buggies i.r wagons on Bel I wood avenue had to turn out Into the woods In order to get along a: all Numerous other petitions for the Im provement of old roads and the open Ing of new ones were presented and referred to committees. One man wanted pay for his horse, which had been kilted as a result of shying at a road roller. He didn't get It, however. A bill of costs for paying the Jurors who tried a recent nuisance case against a negro dance hall waa pre sented by the parties bringing the suit and was referred to the finance com mlttee. STRIKE OF HACK DRIVERS MAY TIE. UP FUNERALS By l*rlrste Bested Wire. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 5.—In order to force the abolition of Sunday funerals, the Baltimore City Hack Drivers' Asso ciation has declared a strike, and as a result undertakers alT over the city are having some difficulty In getting drivers to take charge of carriages at funerals. The strike waa Inaugurated, yester day, when almost the entire member ship of the hack drivers’ association quit work, leaving several undertakers who had funerals for the day In a bad way. MEMORIAL ORPHANAGE COMES TO COURT AGAIN SPEECH OF NOMINATION BY JAMES L. ANDERSON I, S.KEALHOFEB LEAVES In order to accept the management of the freight bureau tn Montgomery. H. 8. Kealhofer has tendered his res ignation as chief clerk to Division Freight Agent L. L. McClesky, of the Southern. Mr. Kealhofer begins his new duties on September 15, While the departure of Mr. Kealhofer will be regretted by Atlanta railroad ( men and a host of friends, they all are |tad to know of hla splendid promotion Ind wish for him every success In hts hew home and work. A Macon, Ga., Sept. 5.—In placing the name of Hon. Hoke Smith In nomina tion for governor, Hon. Jatnea I* An derson, of Atlanta, spoke aa followa: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention: The very great honor Is mine to pre sent to the consideration of the con vention, for nomination n* the candi date of the Democrats for the office of governor of Georgia, the greatest living Southerner, the Hon. Hoke Smith, of Fulton county. He has not claimed to be '’divinely called." This charge against the mod esty of a great man was hitler slander, born of desperation; anti yet the bund of Providence la in It. la not that nutti "divinely called" who la the efficient Instrument to work the wi'I of UimI nnd redeem Ills fellow man front itolltlcal slavery? Notwithstanding sneers and vilification, 1 tell you, my friends, that, through the force of this man nnd the great end he Is to accoinHIsh. he will wear In the thoughts of our children, and of our children’s children, a nimbus about hla head like those which Ihe an cient masters painted about the heads of. saints. I do not hesitate to say that he has a divine mission—a mission which, well performed, ns he will perform It— means the salvation of the South. Mr. Chalttnnu. a noble people, ■ whom dark shadows had fallen, have seen Ihe light and raised a mighty Shout of Jqy to high heaven. The way Is now clear, and we are given a lead er of power, courage and endurance, and the South’s redemption Is-assured. The election of Mr. Smith mesns a great deal more than the triumph of one man In a contest between men. This Is not the ascendency of n man. but of vital principles: It means more than the advancement of Georgia—It means that the South will again as sume It* high rank and place In na tional affairs. It means that the black nnd sickening cloud of negro Inso lence, which has darkened our beauti ful land these forty years, and cauaed the heart of man to wither, must pass away, and God’a blessed sunshine will fall upon us nnd make all nature green nnd beautiful. It means that the white man will again govern hla own coun try, und govern It forever, without suggestion from the negro or hla (|e- "Ignlng allies. It means that the ne gro will no longer think of equality with the w hite man—political or social; that our homes and our wives, nnd our daughter)!, will no longer be threat ened with his Insolence; his heart will no longer be filled with malice toward the white man—with murder, ra|>e nnd urson— but he will again become the humble "marsler" lovntg negro of ante bellum days. It meuns the aolutton of the "negro problem." Crime of Fiftaanth Amendment. ~ Mr. Chairman, with elneere convic tion I Insist thnt the erlme committed ugalnst us by the passage of the (If teenth amendment to the constitution of the United States Is responsible for the stench of negro Insolence, which has blighted this glorious Southland, and nulled Southern womanhood these forty years; that political equality, and the thwarted hope of aortal equality, have made of the old-time humble ne gro a demon, with a heart full of ha tred toward the white man. Mr. Smith’s victory means an end of thin— It means that the South, tinder his leadership, will appeal to and convert our brothers of the North ami West. The fifteenth amendment will ultimate ly be repealed, and we shall realize the glorious noonday of a united white peo ple, In absolute control of the white man's country. Yes. Mr. I'halrman. our Northern brother* must, nnd will, undo and nullify the horrible crime which they perpetrated against us. In the heat of passion and the lust of blood, at the close of the civil war. The white man, even If unlettered. Is descended of a long line of noble an cestors—to whom Is due this present high order of civilization; the white man through centuries of toll and suf fering. and through blood, anntrhed this beautiful land from the savage, am| a glorious Democracy which has em braced and nsalmljnted our friends and brptheri, the Populists, and become richer-blooded by virtue of the Met Wo Welcome 8traying Brother*. Mr. Chairman, we have not. like oth ers whom you may recall. Invited our straying brothers back to the hall of Democracy, and met them at the door with bludgeons to beat out their brains. We have met them at the threshold with open arms, and wel corned them as brothers Indeed; wx have not counted their sins against them, but hnvo accorded them equal rights with ourselves In Ihe Democratic household. Yes, Indeed, they are brothers. In their veins llmvs the same noble blond as In ours, and they have a common right with us to the heritage which Southern white men are struggling to preserve unto themselves. And, yet. we hnve been told that the cause is tainted, which Is supported by these our brothers, nnd that the leader Is despicable who accepts their support. Shame upon such lack of good faith and manly cundor; shame upon such Democracy, I glory la the fact that Mr. Smith has received and accepted the support anil allegiance of these, our friends and brothers. I glory In the fact that these, our brothers, who have come to us again, have come see ing the right, and supporting the great principles upon which Mr. Smith’s can didacy Is based. I glory In the fact that the former Populists—now Demos crats—have supported Hoke Smith. This. Is true Democracy—old Iq princi ple. hut discredited by the erstwhile Georgia ring, who do not recognize anything as Democracy which means their overthrow. Whitt Supremacy the Cry, My friends, let us all press forward— as brothers, running together—under the leadership of this strong man. whom God has sent to us In a time of great need, and let us establish In Georgia, In the South—yes. In America, the doctrine of everlasting white su premacy. Let color be the line of de marcation. Put It squarely here. The most Illiterate white man has, through Inheritance, noble conceptions, and hears heavenly music, which neither education or association can make per ceptible to the negro, In whose soul the darkness of savagery Is Just beginning to fade Into twilight. No, the negro for ages—perhaps always—must be the servant of the white man; he has no other place In a white man's country. He shall not usplre to equality with the white man. We must nullify—yes, re peal—this odious fifteenth amendment, else, my friends—miserable thought— the educated negro Is Justified In his rlalm of social equality with the white man, and In his attentions to the white man's daughter. Mr. Chairman. It Is not needful for me to dwell niton the other great prin ciples advocated by Mr. Smith. Henceforth, the people of Georgia will rule, and not powerful corporations dominated by rich Eastern Republi cans; corruption nnd venality must dis appear from politics and legislation; the great railroads shnll no longer grip our throats and take our substance from us. The victory means Just and j-lghtenus government for the people, and by the people, provided the negro Is thrust back to his proper position. My rrlends, this latter consideration (the negro’s status! absorbs all others. ’ Another word, Mr. Chairman, the re cent overwhelming Indorsement by the people of Mr. Smith’s candidacy for the office of governor, Is an Indorsement of mre method* In politics, and an ndorsement of. the man: It' Is a crushing rebuke to those who, forget ful of the public welfare, end without principles to support them, seek to at tain personal ends through vile slan der and perjured testimony. The peo ple of Georgia have pointed the lesson thnt the character assassin la despi cable and shall not prevail. 1 present Mr. Smlih a* the champion of the white people of Georgia, and of the South. Hla election will mean the dawn of a new and glorious day. The little tots of the "Memorial Orphanage” will be again the guests of the recorder's court Wednesday af ternoon. And the Investigation of the way In which the home has been run will be continued. . Several weeks ago, after the Inves tigations by the Associated Charities and City Warden Thomas Evans, the children were brought to the record er's court along with Mr, and Mrs. Harwell, who are at the head of the Institution, and there nodded through the afternoon, while two cases were tried against the Harwells. The drat case, that of - blocking the streets without proper permission, was allow ed to continue until Mrs. Harwell prayed for guidance In the matter of determining whether or not she would stay bff the streets. Since the case waa tried she and the twenty-six chll dren In her charge have not appeared on the streete at night. The other caee was to show cause why the children should not be placed In state Inetttutlons where proper at tention could be given them. Thie case was allowed to go over until Sep tember 6 eo that the home might b* placed on a better basle, a charter taken out and a board of directors formed. It Is claimed that all of the provls Ions have been eomplled with. OUTLAWED SONG CAUSES ... TROUBLE ON STREET CAR "Everybody rtbrks but father He sits around all day, Feet In front, of the Are" That's as far as J. F. Fster got be fore the Indignant passengers on the car demanded that he be put off. A Labor day crowd returning from a picnic Is good natured, but there la a limit even to good nature. In Ihe trouble that ensued Fetter and the conductor hnd a few words, some of which were not necessarily In tended for publication. Fetter faced Judge Broyles In the police court Wed nesday mbrnlng. ■ The conductor said Fetter cursed and . Fetter said he didn’t. Fetter's mother and sister said the conductor cursed awfully and the conductor eald he didn't. “What have you got to say about It?” asked Judge Broyles, turning to Fetter. "Honest, I didn’t curse, your honor,” he said. "I waa on the back platform and was singing a little,” "What were you ringing?” Inquired the Judge. "Everybody Works But Father," aald Fetter. "Five seventy-five,* aald the court "Next case.” El COMMISSION HIS BEEN MO Gov. Terrell Announces List of His Ap pointees. The following gentlemen will conitl. tute the Jamestown Exporitlon com. mission from Georgia: Governor Joseph M. Terrell, ex-offlcls chairman. W. N. Mitchell, Atlanta, vice chair, man. Martin V. Calvin, Augusta. S. R. Fields, Cordele. C. R. Russell, Columbus. W. S. West, Valdosta. J. W. English, Jr., Atlanta. S. F. Parrott. Macon. J. Carroll Payne, Atlanta. 8. C. Dunlap, Gainesville. The last six members were provided fpr by the resolution of Representative C. R. Russell, Of Muscogee, and will seiwe without any expense to the state. The other members of the eommli. slon are to be paid only their personal - e *’ ,T he original resolution pro. vlded for the expenses of the addltlonel six members, but that proviso wu stricken by the senate. Messrs. Mitch. C( ! 1 ': ln , and wore named la the original resolution. The remaining six were named and commissioned by Governor Terrell Wednesday Just before hla departure for New York. This commission will have entire charge of the exhibit at the Jamestrl.n three hundredth anniversary celebra tion. They will overlook the collection and display In connection with the state museum already collected by Geologist Yeates, of the mineral, granite, mar ble and forestry resources of the state The large meteorite, discovered by Professor A. B. Park, of Jasper, In the north Georgia mountains, will form an Interesting part of this display, as a movement I* on foot to have the commission purchase It for that pur. pose. It weighs 6 or 7 pounds. The purchase price has not yet been agreed upon. The state display at Jamestown Is expected to far outstrip that at 8i Louis. . Deaths and Funerals. COTTON BATES UP ON SEPTEMBER 20 The lnter«tnte commerce comm Union has notified the Georgia rnllroml comtnlMlon thnt tt will tnkc tip the question of rate* on cotton to port* on Heptcmbor 23, at the imtloun! oitpltol, nt Washington. The railroad comint*Nlon« of the cotton* productm; Htiitcn, exporter* him! nil Inter- on ted partlen hnve ^*ii notified of thin dnto. no that they inny be promptly on hand with whatever evidence they hnve nt their eotniuiind to nuhnilt. Thin complaint win* Inaugurated by the exporter*, who. It U clnluied. hnve been hit hard by the Interntnte mtea In vogue In the pant few hchkoii*. An the bulk of the cotton crop will l»e- gin to move «oou. the (‘onmiliudoii has been prevelled ui»oii to take up thin liuportaut matter. hunerIopTLoTs BRING GOOD PRICES The real estate I ^longing to the Huner- kopf estate. In the neighborhood of the At lanta Steel Hoop work*, nnd nold at mic tion Wednesday by 8. It. Tnrtnnn k Co., before the eourt, brought good price*, thus allowing the upwnrd tendency of renl es tate In nnd around Atlanta. Mr. Turman say a inldniminier tale* were i»ver wore nuei ckhMI In Atlnntn thnn following .. ..ll.Ktt .•with*. ,, The lot* eohl brought [dice*: V. . II. Bee. Keren lotn... T. la FmnelH. one lot.... Ilogli ItlrhanlHon. one lot W. O. Foote, one lot i. It. It. Thornni. three lute I.. Pettigrew, eight lotn .. J. Ilnyden, neven lotn Hr. l\ C. Needham, live lot* Samuel J. t’obeli, one lot MULATTO SUSPECT HELD AS MAN WHO WEDDED MISS GREEN Hpcclnt tn Tin' Georgian. Waycroas, Ga., Sept. 5.—A man an- awerlng the deacrlptlon of A. T. Wtlaon, the mulatto who married Mias Green nt Leesburg, Ga, palming himself off as a white man. was arrested here last night. He fills the description of Wil son exactly, but denies being the man wanted and tells a rather straight tale about himself. An officer from Lees burg w-lll- arrive tonight to see If the man Is the one wanted at Leesburg. The fellow- waa arrested at ’ a negro house In Waycroas. where he had been boarding. He haa been at work at the car factory here for the past few daya. BITTER FIGHT ON IN FINLEY ESTATE A bitter flght over the ten or fifteen thousand dollar estate of the fan James Finley Is now In prospect. J. B. Stewart, for years the personal counael of Mr. Finley, has filed an ap plication for letters,of temporary and permanent administration on the er tate. John A. Hynds and James E. Warren, as a committee from the lodge of Odd Fellows, to which Mr. Finley belonged, have filed an appllca' tlon requesting that the estate be turn' ed over to County Administrator Court- land 8. Winn. And now comes Mrs, Mary Lou Jordan, of BlVmlngham, Ala., mother of Mr. Finley's alx-year-old son. asking that she be allowed a say- so In the settlement of the estate. The boy waa adopted by Mr. Finley and la his only heir. Several years ago Mrs. Jordan sued Mr. Finley for damages and on several other accounts, but a settlement was finally reached which was satisfactory, KILPATRICK WILL ' SUCCEED DIMM • At the regular session of the water board Wednesday afternoon J. W. Kil patrick will be elected secretary to succeed William R. Dlmmock, 'de ceased. Mr. Kilpatrick, who hat been a mem ber of the water board for a number of years and haa served the city as alderman, tendered his resignation at the session of council held Tuesday af ternoon. M. M. Welch, formerly a member of the water board from the Second ward and who resigned because of moving to the Fourth ward, wu named as Mr. Kilpatrick’s successor to the beard. The election did not take place, however, because of the mayor's absence. Aside from the usual ran of rou'J;** matters, resolutions will be adopted by the board on the death of W. R. Dim- mock. who was connected with the city water department, in the capacity of secretary, for seven years. Tax Rate Decreaeed. Hperlai tn The Utorgtan. Columbus, On., Sept. 6.—The Chat tahoochee county tax rate has been reduced from ((.10 per (1.000 to (2.70. This will make the combined state and county lax rate tn that county (7.(0 Instead of (COO. Dr. Clem C. Greene, Funeral services over the body of Dr. Clement Clay Greene were held tt Park Street Methodist church. In Wert End, Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. The Interment waa at Weatvlew. Edwin Plaater Hop*. Died at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Plaster, Edwin Flatter, ton of C. B.. Hope. The funeral service* will be held at Rock Springs church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. ’ W..R. Cobb BMtffJV?- Special to The Georgina. ■■ ■■ •"■ Macon, Ga., Sept. 6.—W. It. Cobb, one of the best known planters of Gor- don. Ga., died at his residence near that place Monday afternoon at the i age of 52 years. He Is survived by a wife, four sons^and five daughters The funeral occurred at the home thli afternoon. Mrs. Alice E. Clark. Mrs. Alice E. Clark, wife of Dr. John C. Clark, of the Union Stock Yards, died Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock In the Presbyterian hospital. Mrs. Clark was 40 years of age and leaves no children. Funeral services will be held at the home. 15 Forrest avenue, on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. W. W. Lan drum conducting the services. The re mains will be ennied to the old home, at Smlthville, for Interment. C. G. Harris. Rprclal to The. Georgian. Decatur. Ala., Sept. 5.—C. G. Har ris, county tax assessor of Morgan county, died Saturday night at Me- Clannahan Springs, In the southern part of the county, where he had been for hla health for the paat few' daye. The Immediate cause of his death wae due to paralysis. Mr. Harris was near ly 70 years of age and an ex-confed erate soldier. STATISTICS. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mr*. 8nm Broomaton, at fi Gilmer Htrcet. n daughter. To Mr. and Mr*, George Brown, at 25 t of noil* afreet, a aon. DEATH 8. Lawrence Brand. 17 month* old. died cholera Infantum at 80 Yonge atrect. . I»r. t\ tv (Sreene, 43 year* old, died *t 352 Whitehall afreet. . , .. E. G. Ferrell. 28 ream old, died of knife wound at Grad? hngpltnl. . , . George T. Hand!?, 1$ year* old, died parnlyala at Roldlera’ Home. ., # . Katrllede Isortne, 3 month* old, 4lod # * 121 Kelly atrect. . BUILDIN(TpERMIT8. 3258— J>. C. n fell fordL to move one-nn»rf frame dwelling at 21 William* atrect. $550—J. I. Lowry, to liulld frame bouae nt 222 Jackaou afreet. , . .. IMS—Atlanta L’nlveralty, to change briei adding at enmnua. 1300—A. I\ foie, to build one-atory frame dwelling at 6£S West Feachtree atrect. 1128—W. J. Goran, to re-eover frame dwelling at (5 Went Pine ntreet. . _ 8L200—T. A. Cook, to build a one-ntorf frame dwelling at 72 Neal afreet. _ , SI.400—Georgia Granite Co,, to build on* atorr frame dwelling at 281 Kant avenue. tl.fiod-G. W. MeCarty. to build one-*t«rf brlek building at « Weat Mltehed e*rcef. $500—Fulton county, to re-eover eourt nu*e at Pryor and Hnnter atreefn. $3Sd-J. M. Crouch, to add to one-atory frame at 10 borer atrect. PROPERTYTRAN8FER8. 1350-T. F. Rtnlth to Charte* Brantlnghsm. t on Chentunt atreet near Carter afreet. Warranty deed. . . „ .* I®—Weatvlew Cemetery AaaoeUtlon ** Mary bnhme. lot In Weat view cemetery. Warranty deed. _ .. 14,800. Penal Hum-Mra. E. B. Jobnnon m Mr*. C. F. banlel. lot on Month Pryor #trnt near Alice street. Bmt'l far fills. . (750—Muttml IsHtn anil Banking l*. JJ 2 Tlppen. lot on Mouth street. Warranty ileM. ,.» (S75-J. T. Bailey to J. T. Bachelor. I™ on Isms street. Warranty rteefl. . (10—Annie 1>. Carroll to E. I-Osborne. " on Htonewall street near Chapel street. U™ claim deed. Band Concert Postponed. The concert at Grant’s park by Pf"J feaaor WedemeyeFs band, scheduled for Thursday evening, haa been po”* poned to Friday evening, owing to ttw absence from the city of several of tn* band member*.