About The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1906)
ATLANTA population Horn** ^ Main line* of railroads Mile* of *treet railway*.... Braking capital.. The Atlanta Georgian. GEORGIA Population Mil** of stonm railroad*. Milo* of ploctr'e railway* 400 Cotton factor!** 1J0. tplndlpfl.. 1.BO0.000 Bales cotton consnmea In 1905. 5^i0,000 Vi,111.. ,,f « Itt..11 crop S100.000.000 2,500,000 VOL. 1. NO. 126. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1906. ryOT/TE** On Train* FIVE CENTS. JrxtlUilj: in Atlanta TWO CENTS. THOUSANDS MEET AND GREET BRYAN Two Receptions Held Thursday Morn ing. great crowd here FOR THE SPEAKING has not prepared MANUSCRIPT SPEECH Mr. Bryan has prepared no manuscript of hta address this after noon and will speak as the spirit moves him. At his rooms in the Piedmont he was asked for a copy of his address. He came to ,the door in his shirtsleeves and was evidently preparing for d plunge in the tub. "JJ®. 1 h . av e n °f written any address," he said. “Sorry! Whafs that In your pocket? Today’s paper? Thank you.” ,, And after the door closed there was a sound of a mighty splash as the Nebraskan removed all traces of a trip on the Georgia railroad. Piedmont Corridors Crowd ed With Citizens to Catch Glimpse of Commoner. William Jennings Bryan, Democratic choice for next president of the United States, accompanied by Mrs. pryan, ar rived In Atlanta from Augusta Thurs day morning and will be the guest of the Young Men’s Democratic League until 4 o'clock Friday morning, when he will leave for Birmingham over the Southern railway. The program for the entertainment of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Is being carried out as announced and the committees In charge have completed all arrange ments for the day. The guests were escorted to their apartments In the Piedmont by the special reception com mittee and were left In privacy until after breakfast, which was served In the dining room of the suite. By 9 o’clock Mr. Bryan was begin ning to be besieged by callers. The bell boys assigned to the Bryan apart ments were kept busy trotting up and down stairs with cards. Mr. Bryan made it a rule to receive his guests singly and from 10 to 15 minutes was given to each caller. At 10:30 o’clock n special reception was given by Mr. Bryan to the mem bers of the committees, who called f upon him in his apartments. Every member was introduced to the Nebras. kan and each received a cordial hand- ehake and a friendly greeting. 2,500 at Reception. Between 2,200 and 2,500 people shook hands with Mr. Bryan In the reception room of the Piedmont Hotel within a period of 85 minutes Thursday morn ing. The original plan was to have Mr. Bryan stand from 11 to noon, but at the end of 35 minutes Burton Smith suggested that the reception be ter* urinated then, as the heat was Intense and the line of visitors perceptibly thinning. This proposition Mr. Bryan readily agreed to, as he was beginning to look a little tired, and he also realized that several hours were ahead of him before he left Atlanta at midnight. Several times he stopepd the line In ••rder to wipe the perspiration from his Lice and neck. Promptly at noon Mr. Bryan was es- rotted to the reception room by the committee. He came in between Bur ton Smith and Sam D. Jones, and the great crowd packed in the lobby of the hotel funned in line at once and the handshaking began. He took his station in the center of the room and the people moved through from the Luckie street Hide, passing out the Peachtree exit. The reception com mute took their stations on either side, forming an aisle so the crowd could not press forward too rapidly. For the first 20 minutes there was a great crush, everybody seeming anxious m get to Mr. Bryan. His usual greet ing was only a firm handclasp ami a winning smile. Now and then he paus ed long enough to say a word to some prominent person. A Little Repartee. A powerfully built mnn came for ward, and as he shook hands, said: “Mr. Bryan, I am from Omaha, and have voted for you twice. I am ready t « do it again, too.” "So glad to know one Omaha man who voted for me,” was the pleasant rejoinder. * Two handsomely gowned ladles stopped long enough to say: "Bryan admirers and Westerners, too.” As Judge George Htllyer came up Burton Smith Introduced him w|th the remark: "The best Democrat In Georgia "That’s a great distinction—the best Democrat In Georgia, where they grow the best you can find,” was Mr. Bry ans reply. With Judge Htllyer was his two brothers, Henry Htllyer, of Augusta, and Dr. Kben Hlllyer, of Rome. No Senator* or Congr***men. It was noticed by many that neither "f Georgia’s senators nor any one of her eleven congressmen were present during the reception. 8q far as known '' •ngressman T. W. Hardwick, of the Tenth, was the only one In the city. About 11:25 Mrs. Bryan came Into the room with the ladles of the recep tion committee. She took a position h* Mde her husband for a few minutes ;, nd shook hands with all who came ward. She looked rested from her DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP New York. Sept. 20.—District Attorney Jerome announced today aome of the things which he believes should be In the platform to be adopted by the Democratic state convention at Buffalo next Tuesday. He la In favor of home rule for the cities. He believes In the municipal owner ship of traction utllltle*. whether they be underground, surface or ele vated. He l» also for the municipal ownership of gas and electric plants, hut It should be left to the/individual cities to determine what they S. C. BANK CLERK DISAPPEARS WITH BIG PACKAGE OF MONEY Special to The Georgian. Columbia, S. C., Sept. '20.—J. C. Brocklngton, a clerk In the State Bank, was sent to the Southern express office yesterday with a package of currency. He has not. been seen since. The story has Just leaked out and'the bank officials are reticent, although they admit that much money was in the package. Brocklngton stood well. The announcement will create a sensation here. BR YAN AND HOKE SMITH MEET FOR A SHORT CHAT MR. BRYAN IN CHAR ACTERISTIC POSES. Dip. After she left the line some one **ked f her. Mr. Bryan pointed to where *h“ stood In a group of ladles and said: ’’You'll find her over there. Just look f t the handsomest woman In the party and that will be Mrs. Bryan. It will probably be a hard, task as they are all v ery handsome ladles.” Sidney Tapp Thtr*. Sidney Tapp came near the close of reception and lingered long enough ? whisper something confidentially to Mr Bryan, and pat him on the shoul* :• as he moved away. A large number of the most promi* nPr *t people In Atlanta attended the re ception, and there were many visitors from over the state. As Mr. Bryan retired to his room to rest and write Continued on Pag* Three. ‘Democracy’s Chances Al- .ways Good This Fax- Ahead,” Says the Nebras kan With a Smile—Talks of Cuban Situation. "The only trouble with the South Is that there are too few offices for the many big men." snhl William Jennings Bryan Friday morning. He was chatting with Hoke Smith, next governor of Georgia, who called on Mr. Bryan at 10 o'clock In the latter’s apartments. The representatives of the afternoon papers were received at the same time. • This Is a bad time for you to come In, Mr. SmltH,” said Mr. Bryan, as ho shook hands. ’’You are in the company of a mighty dangerous man, you know, and the newspapers may get hold of it." Oh I guess there’s no danger now,” remarked Mr. .Smith. ’Tve won my race, you know.” A conversation between the two trig Democrats followed. Mr. Bryan, sit ting easily in a big rocker, looked cool an,* comfortable In his shirt sleeves. Si a low turndown collar and a black string tie and the wrinkled trousers Which excited the scorn of a London tailor were stilt In evidence. Changes in Appearance, The Nebraskan has changed since O00O00O00O0OOD0O0O00OO0OOO 0 0 0 HIS CHIROGRAPHY O O NOT COPPER-PLATE. O 0 O 0 The name* at the top of the 0 0 page on the Piedmont register O O were: 0 O ”\V. J. Bryan, Lincoln, Nebr. O O "Mrs. W. J. Bryan, Lincoln, O O Nebr..” O O The names were written In a O 0 big sprawling hand and* are any- 0 0 thing but model* of chlrogr&phy. 0 0 Mr. Bryan bear* out the tradition 0 0 that no really great man is a good 0 O penman. And then Mr. Bryan 0 0 wn* a newspaper man. O 00000000000000000000000000 that first great campaign. Ten year* have taken much of the glossy black hair from his head and the baldness extends far back from his forehead. The thin, almost haggard face of the St. Louis convention has disappeared and the cheeks have put on flesh. But the ir.outh, that mobile, flexible mouth, has not changed. When Bryan speaks even In private conversation the lips are in conitant motion and the deep chest notes, orotund, resonant, are suf ficient to reach a great audience with out an effort. When he smiles It Is with dosed lips which spread until the endj disappear in the wrinkle* which are a part of the smile. Looking straight at Bryan from a short dis tance, gives one a vivid Impression of the strength of the marc His face Is broad, his brow massive—everything about the man Is big. His face has developed into the type of colonial days, the face found In old portraits of early Americans, the face associated with statecraft. A six-cornered conversation began when Mr. Bryan finished hi* greeting with Hoke Smith and turned toward the newspaper men, and the hero of heated campaigns proved that he was us ready In evading questions as In the months before the St. Louis conven tion. “Do you think the South ha* improv- Continued an Pag* Thr*#. MR. AND MRS. BRYAN AND RECEIVING PARTY AT UNION STATION (Photo by Edwards.) MR. AND MR8. BRYAN AND THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE AT THE UNION DEPOT. Beginning with the second figure from the left, those In the foreground of the picture are: I. R. Calvin, Sam D. Jones, Lamar Hill, Mr. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, E. E. Dallis, J. E. Maddox, J. J. Hastings and F. L. Seely. The gentleman to the extreme right Is not a member of tHe committee. Im mediately behind Mr. Hill Is Burton Smith, and to Mr. Smith's left Is Reuben Arnold. WOMAN FIGHTS OFF NEGRO MAN; PUTS HIM TO FLIGHT WITH PISTOL Mrs. Kimball the Victim of Brutal Attack' of Burly Negro, Who Made His Escape. Officers in Hot Pursuit Of Fiend. Mrs. Kimball, of Oakland City, was tho victim, of an at tempt at criminal assault Thursday afternooou. The negro made hia escape. Jfurshal Ryan, o“ OAkiahd City, and nr nniub«i<-k>f citixnm who gathered at the alarm, are in pursuit of the negro, who is believed to have fled into the woods on the left side of the railroad. Mrs. Kimball, who is nlxmt 30 years of age, lives on the left side of Oakland avenue, about half a mile from the railroad. Chief Turner, of the county police, has been notified and has sent out a squad of officers. An effort is being made to secure bloodhounds immediately to put oil the track of tho fugi tive. Mrs .Kimball, who is tho wife of a truck farmer living on the place of Mr. Krskine, was seized by the negro while out in the garden. She resisted fiercely rind in the fight her clothes were near ly torn off her body. By scratching and biting, she managed to tear Sway from his grasp and fled into the house, the negro in pursuit to prevent her from giving alarm. Reaching the door, she slammed it in his face, and petting a pistol, she shot at him twice out of the 'window. It is not known whether she hit him . The negro wore u brown soldier’s jacket and blue army trousers . HONG-KONG IS SWEPT BY SECOND TYPHOON; THOUSANDS ARE DEAD HON. REUBEN ARNOLD, Who Will Introduce Mr. Bryan at Ponca DeLeon. 00000000000000000000000000 O 0 O MR. BRYAN’S ITINERARY 0 0 AFTER LEAVING ATLANTA. 0 0 0 0 Mr. Bryan’s Southern itinerary O 0 after leaving Atlunta Is us fol- 0 0 lows: 0 O Birmingham, September 21. 0 O Jackson, Miss.. September 22, 23. 0 O N'ew Orleans, September 24. 0 0 Memphis and Nashville, Seta. 25. 0 0 Little Rock, September 26. O 0 O OOOOOO0OOO00O000OOOO000OOO GOVERNOR SMITH IS INAUGURATED Manila, Sept. 20.—The Inaugural cer emonies In connection with the Induc tion of General Jame* F. Smith in the office of governor general, took place today with civic and military display. General Smith wan extorted by the veterans of the army from the palace to the city hall, where the Inaugural ceremonie* took place. Stensland’s Son Tries to Balk t h e Officers. Property Loss Is Es- -timated at Fully $20,000,000. THIRTY STEAMERS WRECKED IN STORM Bodies Are Found Flouting In Waters Off the Chi nese Coast. Hongkong, Sept. 20.—With 5,000 live* lost In the terrific Mtorm of Tue*day, another typhoon *w#pt through hero to day, lasting from midnight until 6 a. m. It I* feared that the deatl been greatly lncrea*ed by this second storm. The known damage to property from the typhoon* already amount* to up- ard* of 820,000,000. Hundred* of bodle* are floating nlong the river front and Sir Mathew Nathan, governor of Hongkong, requested tho British naval commander to dlsputch a fleet of torpedo boat* to cruise among the i*lnnd* In search of victim*. The military barrack* were wrecked and score* of building* de*troyed.' trace ha* been found of Jo*eph Charle* Houre, angliclan bl*hop of Vic toria, whose yacht* was lost during the typhoon. The Chinese hospital* are providing free burials. “ formed fund with $500. PUS FLIGHT IIMJRSHIP Will Make an Ascent With the Thomases. Mi** Neil Forbes, of College Park, will probably be the next passenger Dr. and Mrs. Julian P. Thomas, of New York, take with them In their balloon lllght. Mis* Forbes In now In New York city and lias agreed t<$ make tho flight with the Thomases. Mlea Forbes I* ah elocutionist of rare ability and I* doing concert work In and near Gotham. She recently gave recital* in Philadelphia, Pitt»burg and Trenton, and this week In Brooklyn dlii- a Hceno from Clyde-Fitch with Mar garet Anglin, the prominent Shake- spoarean actress. She also gave a private recital before New York, Sept. 20.—The Hamburg American liner Prlnz Adelbert, which I* expected tomorrow, will bring Paul O. Stensland, the former president of the Milwaukee Avenue State hank, of Chicago, who was captured In Tangier*. Morocco, charged with the embezzle ment of more than $1,000,000. Waiting for him is hi* son. The son wishes to get hold of hi* father and prevent him going to Chicago, and to prepare to fight the extradition. Detective Kinder, who accompanies Sten*land, has extradition papers from Governor Higgins, of New York, and Governor Stoke*, of New Jersey, and permission to rush Stensland Imme diately to Chicago, it f* said that a yacht may meet the Adelbert at quar antine and take the prisoner aboard and hurry him to a Chicago train. This Stensland * son will try to pro mt. He believes, he says, that hi* father will be unable to get a fair trial In Cook county. home of the governor general was thronged during the day with thou sands of citizens of all classes, while army and navy official*, consular of- . fleer* and other*, all in full uniform, The official added brilliancy to an Impressive scene. t’hlnetle'reHef and^hoepital J Davl<1 Dave Warfle.d, Blanch. Walsh and Mr. Belasco’4 right-hand critic*. Mr. Belasco said after the recital that she was the most emotional render he hail ever heard. Mi** Forbes will return to Atlanta within two week*. THIRTY 8TEAMERS WRECKED AND TWENTY DAMAGED. Washington, Sept. 20.—The following dispatch wo* received today from Con sul General Wilder at Hongkong: “Five thousand* live* lost and 4,000,- 000 pounds sterling property damage; thirty steamers wrecked; twenty more steamer* damaged. “American three-master Hitch and three Philippine steamers wrecked. The American gunboat Callao is safe and I* assisting. The consulate I* Intact.” AND BANK LOOTED BY White Cloud, Mich., Sept. 20.—This town was terrorized at 1 o’clock this morning w'hen eight heavily armed men rode Into Main Mtreet in true "Jesse James” style and proceeded to rob the ro banks. The men were masked. They sur rounded the building* containing the Newaygo County bank and R. Gannon & Sons bank, which stand side by side. The vault of the Newaygo bank was wrecked by dynamite and $4,000 In cash secured. The gang was unable to blow the Gannon hunk’s safe. The robbers escaped on a hand car and officer* are la pursuit. HAWKINS GUILTY OF CAGLE MURDER, SO SAYSJTHE JURY Mercy of the Couil; is Rec ommended With Ver dict Found. 8p«ri.il to Tin* tieorglan. ■Oatncvlll*. On., S«pt. *0.—At 1J:35 o'clock thin afternoon the Jury In the case of the State Ve. Fred Hawkins, charged with the aaooaalnatlon of Hen ry E. Cagle, on the night of August 2! last, returned a verdict of guilty, with recommendation to the mercy of the court. • - Judge Klmaey announced that he r-oultl para sentence upon Hgwklni at 2 o'clock thin afternoon. The defendant's counsel Immediately gave notice of a motion for a new trial
