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{ T Government May Not Per mit the Georgia to Come Soon. Washington, Sept. ' XX.—Governor Terrell, of. Georgia, arrived in Wash ington today and had a conference of some length with Secretary of the v av y Bonaparte at noon. He said the Mople Of Ills State nre anxious that me big battleship Georgia, now being completed, be brought to either Sa vannah or Brunswick for commission. Secretary Bonaparte has not yet an nounced his decision on the governor's request, but the department Is known to lie adverse to sending the warship to Georgia, to be commissioned later, I (nr her sliver service. If the service ! is ready to be presented at the time i 0 f commission It is likely that the re- , quest will be granted, A controversy has also arisen be- I preen the Louisiana state officials of vew Orleans, and people of that city and stale generally, and the officials of the navv department The Louisiana people Insist that the big battleship be run up to New Orleans for her silver service, which will be presented the latter part of October or early In No vember, while navy officials say that ouing to the vessel's draft and the changeable condition of the channel between the Jetties and the New Or leans harbor, they prefer not to enter Into the undertaking. Thev have consequently promised to «rnd ihe ship to the mouth of the .Mississippi and anchor her off the Jet ties for the ceremonies. applyforTharter FOB NEW RAILROAD Special to The Georgian. • Amerlcus, Ga., Sept. 11.—Prominent men in Americua have applied for a charter for the construction of a rail road from Dawson to Vienna, to pass through Amerlcus. Local enthusiasm Is at high tide, as it Is In the other places, and little doubt is entertained of the road being built at once. It is to connect with the Georgia Western and Gulf Road, which Is an other new road from Dawson to the gulf, thereby giving central Georgia and southwest Georgia a direct route to the gulf. The total mileage of the road will be about 95 miles. MRS. HQWLETT JOYNER OIES EARL! TUESDAY Mrs. W. Howlclt Joyner died at her residence, 114 Erwin street, Tuesday morning, at 7:30 o’clock, after an 111 ness of several months. Her death was the result of heart failure. Mrs. Joyner was the wife of Howlett Joyner, of the Atlanta water-works department, who Is a brother of Mayor- elect W. R. Joyner. She was a Miss Goodman, of Cobb county. She leaves her husband, four sons, James W., Alex. Robert and \V. H., Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. J. D. Dameron, Jr., of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. S. G. Jor dan and Miss Margaret. Fuheral services will be held at the residence at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and the body will be taken to Marietta for Interment. The employees of the water-works *ent to the home a beautiful floral of fering as an expression of sympathy. A delegation from the water-works de partment will attend the funeral. DILLON 13 CHAMPION. Benglrt, N. J., Sept. ll.-The national indl- Tldnal champion rifle shot Is Lieutenant Tbeodoro H. Dillon of the United States engineer corps, who finished first In the •hoot which ended here yesterday. Tho the first fifteen follow: ,.*■ ,r *t—Lieutenant Theodore II. Dillon of the l nlted States engineer corps, 313. Neconrl-I.leiitennnt Miimmn, Second United "t**?* cavalry, 304. Third—Private Brass, Montana, 301. fourth—raptaln Cavanaugh, United Statea cavalry, 301. £, lf !!)—t’orpora! Jackson. Oregon, 298. "2f p **a n * A * Costlnl, Porto lllco In fantry. 298. •^'■‘‘nth-Captnln Lyman, United States marine corns, 298. ^I^th-Sergeant Corbett. New York. 295. jji'nth—Lieutenant Sylvester, New Jersey, Tenth—Captain Tewea, New Jeraey, 294. mnrfne , oo~* Pr ^ ,lt 8cott ’ k’nltetf State* ^’/th-^ergeant Ilersch, Montana. 291 Th rtccnth-rti.rgesnt Felt, iillnola. 291 fourteenth-Sergeant Berg; Massachusetts, THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1908. CONFESSIONHIPPLE WROTE BEFORE KILLING HIMSELF ACCUSING ADOLPH SEGAL ■ ' t WifiaAfeKLfttU. y , /lc /v //Ujju(j* mi. m- tfwJ-Hnrk 'J' f. (S ~Us Uu.f O- f zL At the top Is a fac simile of the confession written by Frank K. Hippie, head of the Real Estate Trust Company, on the morning of the day he killed himself, and In which he accused Adolph Segal. Below Is a photograph of Adolph Segal, who is under arrest for com plicity in the wrecking of the Real Estate Trust Company, taken at the hearing in Philadelphia, and a small photo of Horace Hill, the Real Estate Trust Company of ficial who audited Hippie’s ac counts. Littk Folks Reefers Some Lsss Than Half Wednesday, 9 O’clock. One lot of Reefers and little coats for children from 2 years to 6—garments in white pique with embroid ery trimmed collars and cuffs Little Coats that sold from 2.50 to 3.50. Wednesday, 9 O’clock, 1.69 Just the thing for these coming fall days. Coats and Reefers for the same ages; 2. to 6 years. In this lot are Piques, Reps and Linens. Trimmed and plain garments. Mostly white and a few colored. Regular prices were 4.00, 4.50 and 5.00. Wednesday, 9 O*Clock, 2.45. BRUTALLY MURDERS WIFE, WHILE WOMEN LOOK ON, t 7HEN TAK#S HIS OWN LIFE New York State Farmer, -Thirsting 1 For Re venge, Sends Bullet After Bullet Into Body of Woman. New York, Sept. 11.—After a care fully laid plan for revenge, which he was months in maturing, Raymond C. Rossman, who was. a prosperous farmer, murdered his wife, Catherine Rossman, In the pretty village of Hyde Park, near Poughkeepsie, where many millionaires, Including Frederick W. Vanderbilt, have their summer homes, and then committed suicide. Rossman chased his wife from her cottage and while four women, who were sitting on a porch, looked on, he knocked her down and fired a bullet Into her back. He fired a second one, which went through her body, and while she rested on her hands and knees he placed the revolver to her right ear and pulled the trigger. The ball came out of the woman’s left ear. Rossman then put two bullets into his breast, dying In a couple of minutes. Two years ago serious charges were made against Rossman by his 18-year- old stepdaughter, Hattie Moorehouse. On a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Ross man he was arrested and a true bill was found by the grand Jury. A sister of Rossman, who Is a model In a New York cloak house, furnished $1,000 cash ball and he was released. He was no sooner set free than he disappeared. It Is believed he Intended also to kill his stepdaughter. SHRE WD WOMAN UNCOVERS PLAN TO DEFRAUD WIDOW Reefers also in wool weaves in all colors, dren, 2, 3, 4 and 5 jears . . Heatherbloom is a weave that has proven its worth. These we tell of, especially recommend them selves for the extra fullness and deep liberal flounce. A 15-inch plaited flounce, finished at the bottom with three strapped ruffles. Fast black, guaranteed. Wednesday, 9 O’clock. Reefers for chil- 2.00 to 6.00 3.50 Skirts At 2.39 Chamberlin-Johnson DuBese Cq. TO CONTEST WILL She Is Angry Because Her Son Got Few Be quests. PROMINENT MEN FINED FOR FIGHTING IN COURT SlNM'lal to Tho Georgian. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 11.—Judge W. F. Eve fined W. E. Bush and Attorney O. R. Eve $25 each this morning for having a fight on the floor of the court room yesterday afternoon. The fight Races are won by those who save some strength at the start for >ise at the finish. SAVE while you are earning—the time will come when you ajre no longer able to earn. We Invite Small de posits as well as large ones—31-2 per cent in terest. Saturdays open 4 to « p. m. Savings Bank Trust Company, H South Broad, Cor. Alubama St. New York, Sept. 11.—The shrewdness of a New York woman, Mrs. Alexan der Bloomberg, wife of a rug agent, landed two Chicago men, Frank Kiss and Samuel Rosenfeld, In the hands of the central detectives, charged with awlndllng Mrs. Emily L. Heine, a Cin cinnati widow, out of $51,790 In an art fraud. It is alleged that the men told Mrs. Heine they had a collection of pictures and rugs In the customs house here on which the duty was $3,987. They ad vised her to buy them, first asking her for the cash to pay the duty. If she did not care to purchase, the money she paid for duty would be refunded. The men, it Is said, procured $34,000 worth of rugs from Van Gassbeck & Arkcll, and had them exhibited at No. 6 West Twenty-eighth street, In charge of Alexander Bloomberg, an agent of the firm. Four paintings, worth $14,- 000, were obtained from M. Knoodler & Co. Mrs. Heine arrived August 6 and agreed to buy. In payment she gave $8,000 cash and notes for $40,000. The pictures and rugs were to be delivered in December. It Is asserted that later Mrs. Heine took up the note and gave the men $40,000 In cash. It Is said that afterwards the men returned the rugs and pictures to the firms, saying the sale was off. Bloom berg became suspicious because the men exhibited great sums of money. His wife communicated with Mrs. Heine and the swindle was exposed. INSECTS DESTROY COTTON IN SOUTH GEORGIA FIELD Special to The Georgian. Amerlcus, Ga., Sept. 11.—Reports show that much cotton Is being ruined in this section, due to some sort of in sect which stings the boll. The dam age does not seem to be general, but the report comes from different sec tions of this and adjoining counties. Wherever this insect Is found cotton Is damaged 40 or 50 per cent, Amies* the boll Is fully matured. EYE TEST MAY CAUSE TROUBLE AMONG ENGINEERS ON RAILROAD Chicago, sept- 11.—A serious labor altuatlon, affecting the engineer* of the Burlington railroad system, suddenly developed laat night follow ing the adoption of a new and radical rule by the company. The regulation establishes a standard for eye-alght aald to be more rigid than any thus far adopted by the railroads of the country. Men Obliged to wear glasses by the provisions of the new rule are reduced In rank, and assigned to unpleasant and unremuneratlye "run*." The reduction applies to all engineers, regardless of length of service for the COm The''eirect of the order was so Sweeping that Grand Chief Warren 8. smne of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, at midnight telegraph- id James J Hill, at St. Paul, requesting an Immediate conference. A protest to the company by the Burlington engineers already has been Hied. New York, Sept. 11.—Mra. Herman Oelrlcha, whose husband's will, cut ting her off from any share In hla eatate, haa been died for probate In New York, will conteat the Instrument, It was declared today by one of the peraona In her confidence. Mrs. Oelrlehs today la on her way to San Francisco to look Intd the estate. It,was said that ahe la bitter against her husband, not so much for leaving her out of his will as because he left hla son, Herman Oelrlehs, Jr., only his personal effects. She Is said to havo declared that she would contest the will for the sake of her son. resulted from Mr. Bush applying an epithet to Mr. Eve. Mr. Bush waa on the witness stand and Mr. Eve was questioning him. Both of the lines were paid prompt ly. GOVERNMENT EXPERT FOR THE NEW COLLEGE FRETS HARRY THAW New York, Sept. 11.—It was said at tho Tomba today that Harry K. Thaw haa begun to fret considerably over the fact that hla mother, Mrs. William Thaw, has not been able to see him for a week. She paid him her last visit last Tuesday. The prisoner’.! wife, Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, railed today as usual but had no news to bring him of hla mother, who Is still at the summer home of her daughter, Mrs. George L. Carnegie, at Roslyn, L. I. THE NATIONAL DENTAL ASSOCIATION will do free dental work for persons who register their names. Call at the Atlanta Dental College, 9 to 12, corner Edgewood avenue and Ivy street, regis ter and get appointments for the clinic on Wednesday, September 19. Expert operators will perform all clinic work. THE MANAGING EDITOR IN LEGISLATIVE RACE. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 11.—C. Ed mund Hatcher, who recently an nounced himself a candidate for the legislature, subject to the Democratic primaries of this county, haa resigned as managing editor of The Chattanooga News and will get Into the flrht In deal' earnest. Other candidates who want the Democratic nomination are: T. T. Rankin. W. H. Cummings, for mer representative: Frank Carden, John Lively. Mat Oailoway, a deputy sheriff, and C. D. Groner. The government will be asked to send an expert to Georgia, to nld In the establishment of the 1100,000 agri cultural college at Athens, stated Trua tee John W. Bennett, of Waycross, at the rapltol Tuesday. He was returning home from the dual meeting of the trustee boards of the State University and the Agricul tural College, Solicitor General Ben nett being a member of both boards. Hon. J. J. Connor, author of tho bill, was made rhalrmnn. Several commit tees were appointed on location, equip ment and so forth. The board was quite enthusiastic over the project. This agricultural college was one of the proposal* In Oovernor Terrell's message to the general assembly. EflLVEY, JR., HAS PASSED AWAY John J. Falvey, Jr.. Insurance agent, died of tuberculosis at the home of his father, J. J. Falvey, 217 Gordon street, at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was 26 years of age, unmarried, and a member of the Catholic church. The funeral will probably be held Thursday from St. Anthony's church, although arrangements have not yet been definitely made. The arrival of relatives I* awaited. IN8ECT PLAY8 HAVOC WITH COTTON CROP8. Hpeelnl to The (icnrglan. Athens, Ga.. Sept. II.—The crop* of O. C. Branch, of the adjoining county of Oconne, have been damaged by an Insect that looks very much like the boll weevil. The Insect Is playing havoc with hla cotton by boring through the bolls and destroying them. He believe* that the Insect came In a lot of seed that were shipped to a neigh bor from Mississippi and planted last spring. MRS, W.R.HILL LEADS A SCHOOL CAMPAIGN FLOOR WAX. ‘* Butchers, ” “ Johnson V’ and “Old English” at the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO.. 4U Peachtree St. Mrs. Walter B. Hill, president of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, la conducting a campaign In South Georgia for school and home Improve ment among the rural population. This campaign la for the purpose of enlisting the most Intelligent and pro gressive In the state to Impress upon the Illiterate the Importance of Im provements, both In the home and the schools. Her Itinerary this week, as reported to the educational department, la Cairo, Thomaavllle, Ttfton, Abbeville and Mt. Vernon. This campaign will be continued un til the entire state Is aroused to the Importance of concerted action among her most Intelligent cltlsens to wipe out, as far as possible, the existing Illiteracy In the state. 8argt Carlisle III, Sergeant J. C. Carlisle, a veteran of the police department,. became Tuesday morning at headquarters and was sent to his home on Form wait street, In the Grady hospital ambu lance. Sergeant Carlisle has been sick for several weeks and returned to the station only a day nr two ago after short absence. He Is not considered dangerously III. Prison Commission Takas Rscssa. On account of the sickness of Judge J. S. Turner, chairman of the prison commission, there was no session of that body to take up the pardon appli cations on flle. The session will go over till next Monday. Commissioners C. A. Evans and Tom Eason and Sec retary Goodloe Yancey were on hand but the members present postponed the session In order that Judge Turner might be present. Judge Turner Is suffering from a severe attack of hay- fever. 00000000000000000000000000 o o O MULLANEY BE8T MAN O O AT BU8CH'8 WEDDING. O O O O Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 11.— O O Kid Busch takes unto Itlmaelf a O O wife next week. In consequence. O O the local association has benched O O him at full pay for the week. O O The members of the local asso- O O elation will remain over to wit- O O ness the ceremony, and Manager O O Mullaney will be beat man. The O O team will present Busch, with a O O handsome suite of furniture. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CONVICTED WHEN ,13, AND IN PEN ZB YEARS, NEGROJSKS MERCY Wilson Paul Sends Letter of Appeal to the i Governor. There came In Governor Terrell'a mall Tuesday a moat appealing sort of plea from a negro man who, from ■mall boy of II, haa grown up in the Georgia penitentiary, having served 28 years there for tho killing of a small negro girl 12 years old In Macon county In 1879. The negro convict la now 41 years old, and craves at this late day rom the the governor "a few years of free dom. The letter will be referred to the >rlaon commission for action, and Is as fellows: “Durham Convict Camp, "Pittsburg. Sept. 10. 'Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, Governor: "My Dear Governor:—Being a con vict, without people or friends on tho outside, 1 have but one hope of ,-ver seeing a free day again, that Is through the sympathy of your honor and the prison board. Governor Ter rell, I have spent 28 years of my Ilfs In the pen, because I have been un able to have my case properly [.re sented to the power In command. I was convicted In Macon county su perior court In 1879, when a lad of 13 years. I was playing with a little girl of 12. Like all children, I picked up a small stick and struck her on the neck a slight blow, but It proved hard enough to dislocate her neck and she died. I had no thought of murder; could not have had, for she and I were childish friends, and only fate seemed to decree that I should be the cause of her death. "Governor Terrell, I am by race and environment on- object of pity In the eyes of the noble white people of our land. I feel my condition keenly, and do humbly appeal to you to give me a few year* of freedom. I will promise you to live aa I have for the last .'8 years, subject to the demands of the law. I shall send you a recommenda tion of this camp to show my conduct. "Yours obediently, "WILSON PAUL, "fare Captain J. H. Bynum." Cotton and Corn Crop Short. Special to The tleonrlnn, Alto, Ga., Sept. 11.—The cotton and corn crops In this section are off at least 25 per cent from last year. For age and fodder will be 25 per cent abort also. The continued rains are the cause, of the different shortages. FOR SALE. Carpenters’ Labor Day Float; cost $150. Took first prize. May be seen at 129 Mills st. Send bids to \V. A. Clark, 170 Fowler st., city.