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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
INSOLENT NEGRO
TAKES TO FLIGHT
AS WHITES COME
With His Wagon Had Part
ly Demolished White
Woman’s Buggy.
An Insolent ne*ro driving a wagon of
the Gem Plumbing Company would
have been handled roughly by a crow<J
of enraged white citizens at noon
Thursday had he not sought safety In
tha nearby woods, Into which
plunged as fast as his feet would carry
him.
About noon Thursday, while Mrs. C.
E. Lamar, of Chamblee, Ga., was driv
ing along Highland avenue, with an
other lady In the buggy, and when Just
opposite No. 537, the negro driver of
the plumbing wagon drove Into the
buggy, tearing up one of the wheels.
When Mrs. Lamar asked the negro
for his name, he laughed Insolently,
replying, “O, Just Albert Jackson.”
Three or four white men came up
about that time to handle the negro,
and he Jumped from the wagon and
took to his heels, plunging Into the
woods near by, making his escape, and
leaving the horse and wagon in the
street.
The proprietors of the Gem Plumb
Ing Company, when asked for the ne
gro's name, said they had only em
ployed him Wednesday and did not
know what his name was.
AS SUCCESSOR Of
LATE W. E,
Grand Jury Chooses Well
Known Merchant Jus-
tiec of Peace.
Charles 8. Klngsbery, (or many
yearn a clothing merchant of Atlanta,
wm Thursday morning aelected by the
grand Jury an a Justice of the Peace
and N'otary Public to succeed Jui
tlce Walter K. Ormond, who fell over'
board and was lost recently while on
a sea trip from Savannah to New
York. The selection was made from
a large field of candidates.
The Jury reported Indictment^ In
nbnut forty cases and adjourned until
September 27. About eighty true bills
and half a dozen non-true bills have
been found thua far.
AT
Citizens Enraged Over Mar
riage of White Girl
to Wilson.
Special to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., Sept. (.—It was current
ly rumored on the streets here yes
. terday afternoon that a crowd of citi
zens of Lee county were here for the
purpose of lynching A. T. Wilson, the
negro who palmed himself oft aa
white man and married a white girl
of Lee county, and who was reported
to have been captured In Waycroaa.
When the train from Waycross ar
rived last night a large crowd was at
the depot, as It was supposed that the
officer In charge of Wilson would bring
him here. But the officer came with
out tho prisoner, stating that It was the
wrong man. It la believed here that
the negro arrested was the right one
and waa carried to some other place to
prevent a lynching, and will be taken
to Leesburg later.
AFTER CAHHIEHS
By rrtrsts I .eased Wire.
Washington, Sept. (.--Unjust, utv]
reasonable and discriminatory rates on
cotton fabrics shipped to Wichita are
chargad In petitions Sled today
the Interstate commerce commission
by the Johnaton-Larlmer Dry Uoods
Company, of Wichita, Kana., against
the Mallory line of atrnmera sailing out
of New York, the Atchison, Topeka and
Sonin Ke railway, the Wabaah and I
about forty other lines.
WILL SELECT THREE
STATIONS THURSDAY
Tha roads and bridges committee of
the county commission meets Thurs
day afternoon at 6 o'clock to select
locations for the three stations at each
of which twelve men of the county po
lice force will be located when the
twenty-four new men are sworn In.
The new men have been tiling their
■lualiflcatlons and bonda since their se
lection at the meeting of the commis
sion Wednesday morning and will
probably be sworn In this week.
Many of the volunteer deputy sher
iffs provided for In the siune resolu
tion mating the new positions , ln the
county police force have been aelected
by Bhertff Nelms, but will not be sworn
In until the full quota, six men from
each militia district, have offered to
serve.
FAIRBANKS IS BACK
FROM SPELL-BINDING
By rrlvate I-e««c<l Wire.
Chicago, Sept. (.—Vice President
Fairbanks arrived In Chicago today
from the far West, where he has been
as a representative of the Republican
liarty on a stumping tour. In the
course of hi a Journeys Mr. Fairbanks
has spoken In Wyoming, Washington
and Idaho.
He la visiting his son, Warren C.
Fairbanks, of this city, today, and Is
expected to proceed to hie home at In
dianapolis tonight. Later In tha cara-
palgn be will again go on the aturapi
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O HIDEOUS DREAM O
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O By Private Leased Wire. O
O Columbus. Ohio, Bept. (.—erased O
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OIL WAR NOW ON
IN CITY OP ATLANTA
RIVAL TOOCTOPUS
Georgia Oil Company Start
ed Wagon Out
Thursday,
There's a Richmond In the field.
The Georgia Oil Company started a
wagon out In the streets of Atlanta
Thursday morning.
This wagon la selling oil at 12 1-1
cents a gallon.
The Standard Oil Company Is selling
oil at 11 cents a gallon. Since the new
company was projected here In Atlanta
the Standard has lapped one cent oil
the price.
Exactly why this was done has never
been clearly explained by the local
Htandard officials.
Messrs. Uoardman and Rasbury say
the reduction was made by the octopus
for the purpose of throttling them.
Anyway, the Standard at the same
time raised the price of gasoline here
end didn't lower the price of oil else'
where, so far ns can be ascertained.
Messrs. Rnnrdmnn and Rasbury say
they can't afford to sell their oil for
less thnn 12 1-2 cents, and that they
nre going to depend on the sympathy
of the people with them In their "trust
busting" venture.
At any rate, an oil war appears to b«
on In Atlanta,
Street Car Strike in Tokio
Cause of the
Trouble.
Special Cable—Copyright.
Tokio, Sept. 6.—A number of men,
including 12 policemen, were hurt In a
Hot here caused by street car strikers
More than 60 cars were damaged by the
strikers.
NIGHT CONCERTS ENO
OUT AT GRANT PARK
No more, nt least for some months,
wilt those addicted to moonlight strolls
through Orant park listen to the music
of the band.
Buperlntendent Myers said Thura
day:
The night concerts have been done
away with for this year. The Hunday
afternoon tnusic will continue through
out September. The money appropri
ated for music In the park is getting
low, and to have the band on Sunday
afternoon throughout September we
will have to give up the evening con
certs.”
During the hot afternoons and close
evenings of the summer the music hns
been enjoyed by thousands of cltlsens
not so situated as to leave the city for
seaside or mountain-top resorts. The
appropriation to this feature of the
park has probably been enjoyed more
and by a greater number of cltlsens
than any other municipal donation to
the police.
TRIED TO “VOODOO”
PUS CONGREGATION
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, Sept. J. It. Iaowson,
negro preacher, pmotor of Aueterlits
Street Baptist t church. Is languishing
In Jail on a charge of "voodoolsm.” The
boArd of trustees of the church took
the steps that resulted In Lawson's ar
rest. They assert he tried to enforce
upon the congregation certain "voodoo”
ritualisms of hls own Imagination.
MRS. THAW CARRIES DAINTIES
TO HER HUSBAND IN THE TOMBS
This picture shows Mrs. Harry Thaw as she appeared when about to anter the Tombs prison In New
York to visit her Imprisoned husband. On tier arm hang* a basket In which ehe dally carries to him fruit or
some delicacy to tempt the palate. Mrs. Thaw's face Is now quite familiar to the prison officials and her dally
uppearance within the dreary corridor does much to cheer those who, like her husband, are kept behind tha
burs of cheerless cells.
CUBAN REBELS AGREE
TO TEN DAYS TRUCE
By rrlvate I.es»ed Wire.
Havana, Sept. (.—General Asbert,
leader of ths rebels In Havana prov
ince. pnd General Loynaz, hls chief
lieutenant, have agriyd to a truce of
ten days ul the request of General
Menoeal. It Is believed Gusman nnd
Guerra ivltl alto agree to an armistice.
The movement to have the members
of congress all resign, to that a new
election may ba held, la growing In
strength.
WORK WILL SOON BEGIN
ON THE MASONIC TEMPLE
LOUISIANA PRIMARY
DEVOID JMNTEREST
Only Excitement Is Where
Local Contests Are Be
ing Waged.
Mrs, Aliet N. Clark.
Funeral service* over the body of
Mr*. Alice E. Clark, wife of Dr. John
Clark, were held at the residence,
15 Forrest avenue, at 5 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon. The body was ta
ken to Smlthvllle, Go., for interment.
J. A. Scott.
Funeral service* of J. A. Scott will
be held at the residence, 19 Longley
avenue, Howell* Station, at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Before the winter month* have come
around, work will start on the Mason!*
temple to be erected at the corner of
Peachtree and West Caine street*.
Thomas II. Morgan, of Morgan &
Dillon, the architects who drew the
plans for the $200,000 building, stated
Thursday that work of raising money
to build the temple hud begun again
and that It was the expectation to
break the ground before many months.
•’There has never been any loas of In
terest In raising tlje money," said Mr.
Morgan, "but when the exposition mat
ter came up most of those working for
the temple were Interested. Then the
summer came on and tho election, so
the work was laid aside. During the
last week or ten days It ha* been
started again. There Is about S75.000
or $80,000 already raised and the work
could start Immediately, but it Is the
wish of the committee to have as little
debt on the building as Is possible.”
The lot at the comer of Auburn ave
nue nnd North Pryor street, which was
owned by the Masons, was sold some
time ago for $40,000 am! the Peachtree
lot, €0 by 140 feet, waa bought for $30,-
the building fund and the several local
lodges raised the rest of the $80,000 as
bodies. It Is probable now that private
subscriptions will be accepted and If
so there will be but little delay before
the work has commenced.
Mr. Morgan stated Wednesday that
it was also probable that one of the
main entrances to the building would
be on Peachtree. In the plans now-
complete, there are three store* on
*he Peachtree side and the main en-
t*ance Is on Cain street. It waa the
original plan to later do away with one
of the stores and to make the main en
trance on Peachtree, but now It Is be
lieved that the center store will be
don away with from the beginning.
The entrance on Cain street will also
remain.
The building will be, when completed
not only one of the handsomest fra
ternal buildings In the South, but In
every way suggestive of the organisa
tion it will house This has been car
ried out with such knowledge and ar
tistic skill that even the lodge rooms
will surges* In the Interior architect
ure the orders that will occupy them.
8peelal to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La.. Sept. (.-Demo-
cratlc primaries are being held today
throdghout Louisiana. There la but lit
tle Interest except, tn the Sixth Con
gressional district, where Judge Geo.
Favrot la making a strong light
against Col. Sam Robertson (or con-
gresairan.
At 8hreveport, where Railroad Com-
mlsaloner W. I,. Foater la being op
posed (or re-election by J. J. Mere
dith nnd Henry Hunsieker, there Is
considerable Intereat. -
TO
T
OF
Postofficc Clerjis Want Mat
ters Taken Out of Hands
of Postmaster.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Go.. Sept. 6.—The morning
session ot the poitofllce clerks was
taken up with a continuation of the
report of the resolutiona committee. It
waa decided to appropriate 20 cents per
capita of the dues to pay a state or
ganizer In addition to national organ
izers.
Yesterday afternoon Thomas Feeney,
of Boston, Introduced a resolution ask
ing for uniform system of promotions.
At present postmasters have the mat
ter In their hands.
Congress will be asked to enforce the
system.
This afternoon the officers will be
chosen, end a place of meeting.
For president, the names of Frank
T. Rogers, Of Chicago, and Peter
Wynne, of New York, are.mentioned.
For the next place of meeting, Birm
ingham, Peoria, HI., Jamestown and
Saratoga-Sprlngs are contestants.
ON W, R, HEARST
Radicals Hold Caucus at Al
bany and Indorse
• Sulzer.
By Private .Leased Wire.
Albany, N. Y„ Sept. 6.—It la believed
that the conference of Democrats from
various parts of New York state, held
here yesterday, had for Its sole pur-
pose the prevention of the nomination
of William Randolph Ilearst for the
governorship.
Last night some of -the radicals held
caucus and'declared against sir
Hears!, criticising him severelv and
Indorsing Congressman William Sulier
for the nomination tfy the Democratic
atate convention, which la to be held
at Buffalo. a
The radicals, In a statement laeued
last evening, declared that the Hrarst
movement was Inimical to that of j| r
Bryan, that Mr. Hcarst Is a persona
non grata to the Bryan Democrats
District Attorney Jerome was a
prominent figure here nt the confer
ence. Hls speech caused considerable
comment. '
S Prayer and a threat
By Ella wheeler wilcox.
THINK MISS HADDEN
TOOK HER OWN LIFE
Hpeclal to The Georgian.
Greenville. S. C., Sept. (.—Later de
velopments In the death of Mlsa Had
den tend to show that the young woman
shot herself, whether accidentally of
with suicidal Intent, can not be learned.
The coroner's Jury la now sitting on
tha case.
Copyright, 1(06, by American, Journal
and Examiner.
A N anonymous correspondent Is
sending hls Idea of a prayer and
a blessing, with a "string tied
to 1C through the malls. Hls prayer
ends as follows:
"O, Eeternal Lord, have marry upon
us and deliver us from aJI evil. Amen."
"At Jerusalem during holy mnss a
voice was heard to aay: ‘They who do
not write this prayer after receiving It
ahall be afflicted by a great calamity,
and he who pays no uttemlon to It
shall be punished by an accident.
•"They who write this prayer for
nine days and deliver It to persons
through mall beginning the day they
receive It, and sending one only each
day, will receive great blessing after
nine days. Don't sign your name to
It.”’
Tha writer of the above will find hls
threat a boomerang. All thoughts of
evil sent out from the inlnd to any one
By hlme like ravens and carrion crows
to roost.
The mind which conceived such an
endless chain of wrong-thinking needs,
Indeed, to cry "Deliver ua from all
evil." But God does not deliver us
from evil If we nil our hearts with the
superstition and black thought of the
dark ages.
The only evil Is made by the minds
of men, and they must deliver them
selves of It. No one can curse ua or
bring disaster upon us, save our own-
selves.
If I nil my mind with fear and be
come weak and nervoua and make no
assertions to the Creator of the Uni
verse, of love, faith and gratitude, but
permit myself to dwell on gloomy and
pessimistic subjects, then I nt myself
for the reception of hypnotic sugges
tions from some other mind.
I become like the man who destroys
hls digestive powers with drink end
drugs and gross foods and other bad
habits, and opens the door to disease.
When he falls III, It la not "a calamity
God has sent upon him," but the re
sult of hls own misuse of hls body.
Had he lived properly be would have
made It Impossible for disease to gain
an entrance at hls door.
If I think properly, which means lov
ingly, kindly, cheerfully and earnest
ly, about life and Its responsibilities;
If I wish no man evil and all men
good, and envy no one, and worship
my Creator In my own way, honestly
believing In that way, all the combined
curses of a multitude can not reach
or harm me.,
But every person of that multitude
who sent me a curse, would in due sea
son be afflicted In some manner. For
thoughts are things, as science Is
proving, and tho kind of thoughts we
send forth will return to us as event*.
So sure as the writer ot the above
anonymous communication lives, he or
she will suffer from the effect of such
a mental condition. I am sorry for
him and will send him thoughts of
reformation.
We hava no right to formulate any
prayer for another. Each soul must
make Its own petition tn the Great
Cause, In order to have It heard, Juat
as we must olm our own arrow If
we would hit a mark.
There Is not an hour passes by that
my heart does not send forth its pray
er of gratitude to the Creator for Hls
rlorlou* gift of life. And added to It
gulshlng all worth-while qualities in a
purely selfish existence.
There was a little magazine publish
ed In San Frarfclsco called "Now." It
was devoted to “new thought.” Its ed-
Itor writes of the great calamity:
"Never ao strong In faith as now.
Never so firmly fixed as now In truth
and love. Never were we so very deep,
ly grounded In the principles for which
Now stands. Amid all these conditions,
which no pen or tongue can describe,
we have rejoiced that we have laid up
our treasures In the henven nt our soul
where neither moth and rust, earth
quake or fire can destroy. Never did
I sense as nbw the real possession, and
see the Illusion of material things.
"Never was my faith In, and my lov*
for, humanity so great aa now, when I
have seen It tested and realized the
true nobility of the men and women
about me. Brave, noble, generous, help
ful, patient, and, above all, trustful.
"Humanity stands glorified, the air
filled with new thought vibrations, Thi
thought of the advanced thinkers of
the world will eryatallze hero. Thlj
Pity Is to be the psychic, the spiritual
tapltal of the nation. Tha civic cnpltal
s oh the Atlantic coast, but this Is Its
real thought nnd soul cnpltal.
"Not a member of Now folk was
Injured. We were thrown about Wed
nesday morning, but by some peculiar
circumstance, falling furniture did not
hit any one. There were thirteen per
sons In the home.
"I looked at my pleasant sanctum on
Thursday when we thought It would be
saved, nnd said to It: ‘Blessed little
room. You ore the nleaaanteat and the
only one where I have things as I wish
for my work. I have been happy In
you. But If it 1s decreed that I must
lose you, blessed are we for having
each other. I got along before I had
you, so will-1 get along now. You are
not necessary to me. I can build an
other!' After this I could have seen It
bum and sold: 'All Is good!' In this
same spirit my co-workera met ecery
occasion. Many times thty said: I
can get along without lt.‘
"Oh! but It waa an awe-inspiring
spectacle to see square miles of noble
bluldlngs In flames. It was a moment
of'Intense concentration, aa we four
sat on the htll together and knowing
the power of thought we sold of the
church on Dolores street that was the
crucial point: 'It Is safe!' The steeple
caught fire. If that went then the tire
would back up to our H»me. When
heroes saved It, never went a 'praise
God’ more devoutly thnn went from
our hearts. To our blankets In the
park we went and slept. The home
waa saved, not for ua, but for the
needy. To our brothers and sisters In
need, Now, Its publishers and their
property Is devoted.” , ,
This Is the religion the world needs.
Not the anonymous lattar, with Its "or
thodox” prayer and postscript of a
curse—not the creed which says: 'D>u
shall be damned If you do not worship
In my way!"
Away with such creeds to the rag
man! They are moth eatan.
BAIL IS GRANTED
TO MRS. BIRDSONG
HELD FOR MURDEIl
a the petition for strength and wls
dom to use the great gift wisely and
well and to keep ever In my mental
foreground the knowledge that what
ever comes to my lot, Joy or sorrow,
gain or loss, la for the beat devetoi
ment of my character and must I
ao used.
Does the writer of the anonymous
trayer for one Instant Imagine there
s a God so pusillanimous and re
vengeful that He would send "acci
dents" dnd "calamities" to me If I fail
ed to aay and send out a prayer of an
other's wording? I am glad I can not
conceive of auch a Creator.
The name of the Great Master and
Teacher, Christ, waa spoken several
times In this prayer. That gentle being
la newly crucified by auch a follower,
who blaaphemea In using Hls name. It
would be well for many pretenders In
(he court of Christianity If they could
realise that accidents are not nlwayi
calamities, but many times bleealngs
In disguise.
A woman, famed the world over,
never knew ehe possessed talent until
she was the victim of an accident
which caused her to be confined to her
room for many months. The self-sup
porting occupation In which ehe waa
engaged, at the time of her "calamity”
waa coat away as a broken reed, and
thejjranlte stairway of her discov
ered talent she climbed to success and
fame and usefulness.
Thousands nf people who suffered In
the great calamity nf the Pacific coast
will yet date the hour of their greatest
prosperity, and their beat mental and
spiritual development, from that event.
There la no calamity for a human be
ing ao great as the loas of self-respect
and faith In eternal Justice.
It Is a calamity to forget the real
purpose of existence, which Is develop
ment of character. In the mad race for
wealth, fame, . power and worldly
achievements. It sometimes occurs that
accidents. disasters and sorrows
awaken men to the true conception ot
life, and save them from utterly sxtln-
Special to The Georgian
Jackson, Mlsa.. Sept. (.—Chancellor
Gaelnad Lyel today granted Mrz. Bird-
eong, who killed Dr. Butler, bell, the
hearing having come up on a writ of
habeas corpus at Heselhurst Monday.
Mrs. Birdsong has bean In Jail since
February.
The killing took place at Montlcello
last February, and was one of tn?
most sensational In the history of 'j*
state, Mrs. Birdsong accusing Dr.
ler of having ruined her reputation.
She Is to be tried at, Haselhurit,
having gotten a change of venue.
BUTLER PERMITS
THIEF TO ESCAPE
By Private Leased Wire.
Larchmont, N. Y.. Sept. (.—The po
lice are searching today for the bur
glar who escaped here after he had
been trapped by the butler In the home
of J. A. Fordyce, fleet surgeon of he
Larchmont Yacht Club, who l« be
lieved to be the burglar who robbed
half a dozen houses In Larchmont in
the last two weeks.
The butler thought he heard a noise
In the dining room, and, stealing Into
the room, found a negro burglar bu*y
packing up the silverware. .
Wheeling quickly, the burglar said-
"I'm caught, but, you see, I hare
not taken anything yet." ..
Drawing a revolver and pointing »
at the butler, with the Injunction not
to make a nolae, the burglar fled. Tne
butler did not make any nolee until the
burglar was out of the house. Then ne
’phoned to the police.
A D. Adair, Sr* is Better.
A. D. Adair, Sr., a pioneer citizen of
Atlanta, who has been quite III at ht«
residence. (4 Washington street. P r
several days from an attack of hic
coughs, waa much better Thursday
ternoon. and there seems now no d'.nte
of hls early recovery.