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ATLANTA
Population . uooon
Hemee M.ory)
Telephones 15 003
Mnln lines of rallronds Seven
Miles of street railways 150
Pinking capital 122,000.000
The Atlanta Georgian.
GEORGIA
population .. 2.500.000
MIl**s of steam railroads....... 6.500
Miles of elertrlr railway:
Cotton factories 13'), suin'
Rales cotton consumed In
Value of 1905 cotton crop 1100.000.000
VOL. 1. NO. 126.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 21,1906.
Morning Edition.
•OTJTriT^.On Trains FIVE CENTS.
JrXVlUEj: in Atlanta TWO CENTS.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN SPEAKS
OF HIMSELF AS CANDIDATE
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
BR YAN AND HOKE SMITH
MEET FOR A SHORT CHAT
‘If Election -Were
Confined to Geor
gia I’d Not Fear.”
“Democracy’s Chances Al
ways Good This Far
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.*’ said William Jennings
Urvan Frlduy morning.
He won chatting with Hoke Smith,
next governor of Georgia, who called on
Mr. Hryan at 10 o’clock In the latter'
apartments. The representatives of
the. afternoon papers were received at
the Marne time.
"This is a bad time for you to come
in, Mr. Smith," said Mr. Bryan, as he
*hook hands. ’’You are In the compun>
' of n mighty dangerous man, you know,
and the newspapers may get hold of It.
"Oh, I guess there's no danger now,"
remarked Mr! Smith. "I’ve wdn my
ra* e, you know'.*’
A conversation between the two big
Democrats followed. Mr. Bryan, sit
Urn? easily in a big looker, looked cool
and comfortable in his shirt sleeves,
lie wore a low turndown collar and a
black string tlo und the wrinkled
trousers which excited the scorn of a
London tailor were still In evidence.
Changes in Appearance.
The Nebraskan has changed since
that first great campaign. Ten years
have taken much of the glossy black
iair from his head and the baldness
extends far back from his forehead.
Tl»e thin, almost haggard face of the
St. Louis convention has disappeared
un«l tlie cheeks have put on flesh. But
tiie mouth, that mobile, flexible mouth,
* ,as not changed. When Bryan speaks
ev ‘n In private conversation the lips
ar ’ in connant motion and e deep
J h* st notes, orotund, resonant, are »uf-
ihient to reach a great audience wlth-
" ,JT an effort. When he smiles it is
wl, h c losed lips which spread until the
'••i'll disappear in the wrinkles which
arrt * part of the smile. Lnokfng
straight at Bryan from a short dis
tance, gives one a vivid impression of
tn. Mrength of the man. Ills face is
ir.ad, 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
Americans, the face associated
"Ith statecraft.
A six-cornered conversation begnn
ul - r, n Mr. Bryan finished his greeting
•g* 1 Hoke Smith and turned toward
newspaper men, and the hero of
nented campaigns proved thnt he was
•'»« ready in evading questions ns In the
~ ‘‘tns before the St. Louis conven-
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AGED MAN IS HURT
IN GREAT CROWD
While struggling In the Immense
throng at Ponce DeLeon in an effort
to get into the skating rink to hear
the Bryan speech, T. J. Treadwell, of
433 Woodward avenue, an aged man,
was trampled and severely Injured.
At the time of the accident Mr.
Treadwell had gotten inside of the
building and was endeavoring to climb
over the railing Into the rink. He had
succeeded In getting one leg over the
railing, when the crowd surged against
him and knocked him to the floor. Be
fore he could be rescued he had been
budly trampled.
Dr. A. L. Curtis, who was nearby,
made his way to the Injured man as
quickly as possible and rendered tem
porary aid. It Is believed Air. Tread
well’s hip Is fractured. He w’as sent
to his home In an ambulance, where he
was given attention by Dr./W. 8. El
kin.
Shortly before the speaking began
the surging of the crowd on the plat
form caused Harvey Hill, the well-
known young attorney, to be knocked
unceremoniously to the rink floor, hls
plight bringing the first applause of
the afternoon. Mr. 11111 was unin
jured.
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Long before the hour announced for
the speaking every seat In the big au
ditorium wnV tilled. At S o'clock every
car to Ponce DeLeon was crowded
rlth passengers and the steep stair
way leading to the rink was blocked
with pushing and shoving people who
fought for entrance. Seats were pro
vided for about *,600 persons. All of
these were filled before 3:30 o’clpck.
The chairs occupied only three-fourths
of the auditorium, and the big space
behind the chairs was rapidly fllled.
Three rows of wicker rocking chairs
were provided for the ladles Just In
front of the stage. And these were
soon hlted, tv h I1, a large percentage
of the ladles was scattered through the
crowd. Halowell's band played pa
triotic and popular airs.
The auditorium was decorated with
national (lags, a number lining the
stage, while two great banners were
draped at the rear of the etage.
Among those on the platform were
Congreeeman Charles L. Bartlett, of
Macon: the Justices of the state su
preme court, J. W. Goldsmith, Colonel
John Temple Oraves, Major E. E. Pom
eroy, Judge J. T. Pendleton, Dr. John
E. White, State Treasurer R. E. Park,
E. F. Childress, t’aptnln W. D. Ellis,
Judge H. M. Reid. E. T. Williams. W.
8. Elkin, Jr.. Rev. W. T. rfunnlcutt.
Dr. W. W. I-andrum, Hugh Dorsey,
Judge Nash Broyles, and W. O. itow-
ard.
At 4: nr. o'clock Mr] Bryan arrived in
nn automobile, driven by Mr. McDon
ald. of the Franklin Company. In the
car with him were Lamar Hill and J.
J. Hastings. Mi. Hryan was dressed
In a sack coat of dark material.
Hoke Smith and H. H. Cabantss ar
rived at the same time In another au
tomobile.
More than a thousand people were
gathered outside the enrrance to the
Ponce DeLeon skating rink and these
people were th« first to raise the cheers
which welcomed Mr. Bryan. The ova
tion which was begun when the city's
guest first appeared was continued as
he passed up the steps Into the hall
and taken up with a will by. the six
thousand people on the Inside of (tie
building. The cheering was tumultu
ous and long continued and Mr. Bry-
MR. AND MRS. BRYAN AND RECEIVING PARTY AT UNION STATION
(Photo by Edwaras.i , '
MR. AND MRS. 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. Dnllls, 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 la Burton Smith, and to Mr. Smith's leftje Reuben Arnold.
THOUSANDS MEET
AND GREET BR YAN
tin
" [)| i you think the South has ImproV'
Continued on Page Three.
Ha *RY K. THAW WINS
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
York, Sept. 20.—Harry K. Thaw
' :i an Important victory today when
re me court Justice McLean handed
« decision referring to Recorder
th * motion to make permanent
'♦•mporary wit, prohibiting district
j'Gorney Jerome from examining wlt-
New York, Sept. 20.—The Ilamburg-
Ameylcan liner Prlnx Adelbert, which
Ih expected tomorrow, will bring Paul
O. Stensland, the former president of
the Milwaukee Avenue Stute bank, of
Chicago, who was captured In Tanglers.
.Morocco, charged with the embezzle
ment of more than $1,000,000,
Waiting for him Is hls son. The son
wishes to get hold of hls father and
prevent*him going to Chicago, and to
prepare to fight the extradition.
Detective Kinder, who accompanies
Stensland, has extradition papers from
Governor Higgins, of New York, and
Governor Stokes, of New Jersey, and
permission to rush Stensland Imme
diately to Chicago. It Is said that a
yacht may meet the Adelbert at quar
antine and take the prisoner aboard
and hurry him to a Chicago train.
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an’s welcome could hardly have been
warmer.
When Mr. Bryan and the party were
seated President Lamar Hill toook the
floor.
President Hill said In Introducing
Reuben R. Arnold that the Young
Men’s Democratic League had for Its
purpose not so much the Democratic
campaign work as the duty of receiv
ing and entertaining the leaders of the
Democratic party. He referred to Mr.
Bryan as the man who In 1908 would
lead the Democratic party on to vic
tory.
In hls short Introductory speech Mr.*
Arnold said "Right now we scent vic
tory for the party In the next presi
dential campaign." In the course of
hls remarks he said: "The day has
come when we demand sharp, clear-
cut platforms and when we demand
briefly In the candidate as In the plat
form.” H? then spoke briefly of the
Democratic platform, platforms of the
post and the Issues on which the
Democratic party rests today.
Bryan Starts 8pssch,
At 4:25 Mr. Bryan started hls speech.
"I am very glad to be with you again
and I appreciated the kindly words
employed in presenting me to you.
havft great faith In these splendid
young men who have presented me at
this meeting. Their prophecy Is half
wit and hair environment. If that rate
bill had contained a clause limiting the
presidential election to Georgia I am
sure I should have no doubt of my
election. And I shall not wait until
I hold office before advancing the In
terests of my party. You have a style
of oratory down South that we can
not Imitate. Your warm blood Alls your
speeches with flowers, while we of the
North live In such cold winters that
we must confine oureslves to cold facts.
"I remember that Georgia nominated
me In Chicago after I had requested
my own state not to do so. I have vis
ited Georgia among the first of states
and shall visit* her at the last, for If
you do not get out an injunction
against me I Intend to come again and
again, and I shall bring my wife with
me.
Republicans Art Apologizing.
I am glad that I am In a harty that
stands for things so fundamental that
they may be Incorporated In a plat
form In any state. The Democratic
party Is a party of those In every sta
tion who want equal rights for all
and special privileges for none. It Is
the hope of the poor man, for It pro
tect* his rights. It is the hope of the
William Jennings Bryan, Democratic
choice for next president of the United
States, accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, 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 ^or Birmingham over the
Southern railway.
Between 2,200 and 2,500 people shook
hands with Mr. Bryan In the reception
room of the Piedmont Hotel within a
period of 35 minutes Tnursday morn
ing.
The original 'plan was to have Mr.
Bryan, stand from 11 to noon, but at
ths end of $5 minutes Burton Smith
suggested that the repetition be ter
minated then, *a* the Tieht vfa* intense
and the line of visitors perceptibly
thinning. This proposition Mr. Bryan
readily agreed to, ns Ije was beginning to
look n little tired, and he also realized
that several hours wore nheud of him
before he left Atlanta at midnight.
Several times he stopepd the line In
order to wipe the perspiration from hls
rich man, for It will ennble him to
leave hls children n legacy better than
mere money. The Republicans are to
day apologizing whore they ilo not fol
low Democratic doctrines and rejoicing
when they do follow Democratic doc
trines."
Mr. Brynn here rend nn extract from
a speech of Secretary Shaw, delivered
at Salisbury, N. C„ showlrlg where v Mr.
Shaw had adopted Democratic prln
clples. He zqld that In the South Shaw
had used a policy that had been dis
carded by the Republicans In the West.
"Mr. Shaw Is the friend of stand
patters,” he said. "The Democratic
party Is today a united party i|id unit
face and neck.
A powerfully built man came for
ward, and as he shook hands, snld:
"Mr. Bryan, I am from Omaha, and
have voted for you twice. 1 am ready
to 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:
“Hryan admirers and Westerners,
too.”
About 11:25 Mrs. Brynn came into
the room with the ladies of the recep
tion committee. She took a position
beside her husband for a few minutes
and shook hands with all who came
forward. She looked rested from her
trip.
A large number of the most promi
nent people In Atlanta attended the-ro-
ceptlon, and there were many visitors
from over the state. As Mr. Bryan
retired to hls room to rest and write
HONG-KONG IS SWEPT
BY SECOND TYPHOON;
THOUSANDS ARE DEAD
Continued on Pago Three.
CUBAN REBELS TAKE
Brute Assaulted Mrs.
Dottie Kimball
at Oakland.
Property Loss Is Es
timated at Fully
$20,000,000.
ed on the side of the people. The Re
publican party Is just entering the Val
ley of the Shadow of Death from which
Democracy has Just emerged.
"We may pity It, but can not help.
It must fight Its own battles. The Re
publican party will have a harder time
than we had.
The Republican president repre
sents the reform element. He Is not,
to my mind, an advanced Republican,
but owing to his position the mozj
prominent. Secretary Shaw has been
exposed to reform, but It did not take.
Tht* burden of hls speech at Salisbury
was on the tariff aid he admits al
most every contention of our party.
For years the Republicans have con
tended that the foreigner and not the
consumer paid the tariff. Hut Secre
tary Shaw In one of hls Illustrations
admits thnt the consumer pays."
Mr. Bryan continued with a num
ber of statistics showing the evils of
high tariff. He was given the closest
attention, even In those periods when
he touched on dry subjects and those
of little Interest to the average eltl-
sen.
Pressed Down By Tariff.
Mr. Bryan brought out with striking
Illustrations the contradictions In the
argument put up by the Republicans
in favor of high tariff. Mr. Bryan then
declared that when he was a child hls
father made him put ground "chunks"
under the lever when he wished to lift
a fence and that although ho was not
a precocious child, he always know
that the repl weight was on the
"ground chunk.* He then used this
Illustration to show how the consumer
was being pressed down by high tariff.
"I can understand,” he declared, "how
a man under compulsion can stand be
ing a ‘ground chunk.’ but I can not un
derstand how a man after having once
been used In that capacity can say,
•Here I am, use me again.'"
Mr. Brynn then declared that If the
people wanted high tariff they should
get their council to levy a tax on $100,-
000 a year and divide this among ten
people with the proviso that the ten
people use the money for building
houses. This, he declared, would give
work to the brick layers and the car
penters and then the ten people owning
the houses would stAte that the coun
cil was the best In the country.
"The people who paid for the houses
could walk by Sunday afternoon and
look at them.”
Mr. Bryan stated that In Iowa the
people refused to listen to the argu
ment of Secretary Shaw, and that this
was becoming more and more the case
In New England among the owners of
the large manufacturing interests.
"Tetf years ago the Republican j>urty
came into power, complete power. Dur
ing that ter. years they have done any
thing they wished. They have made
the laws. But the good Ieord has been
kind to us. When they refused to give
Havana, Sept. 20.—Fifty armed men
under Captain Vincente Costa and Lt.
Francisco Salmon, entered the towrt of
Flrmezt, 20 miles east of Snntlago de
Cuba, where the .luragua Iron mines
are. They presented Superintendent
Whittaker a document hearing the al
leged signature of General Hlerezuelo,
demanding the delivery of two cases of
dynamite and two blasting bntteries.
The superintendent refused to deliver
the goods. The Insurgents thereupon
seized the explosives and the batteries,
a mule and other supplies and gave re
eelpts for them.
Philadelphia, Sept. 20.—Rush orders
ere received here today for 41,600 3-
Inch shells, 600 12 1-2-pound shells
and 300 "saddle hack" boxes for mules
to be used In the transporting Shells
for mountain guns.
us more money by coining silver He
opened the gold mines. We have also
been blessed by good crops. But in
spite of all these advantages, the Re
publican party has fallen so low thnt
today, according to the reports In the
papers, it has hut one man who would
ive a chance to get elected."
"They have many men who are well
known, a great many very well known
In fact, too well known,” he declared.
He then stated that President Roose
velt’s popularity was based solely on
ourage In departing from the Re
publican platform and adopting the
plunks from the Democratic platform.
"You can hardly find any popularity
in President Roosevelt which can not
be traced to Democratic principles."
Further speaking of President Roose
velt the Commoner stated that Gover
nor Black, In presenting Mr. Roose
velt to the Republican convention had
delivered *a eulogy of war. "The only
eulogy of war I ever heard, and In fit
tingly carrying this eulogy to a close
he characterized President Roosevelt
as a 'man of blood and Iron.'
"Now this man finds hls greatest
fame as a peacemaker. Aside from
bringing to a close the war between
two nations he also happily brought to
a close a strike which was costing peo
ple millions of dollars.”
"I am glad he brought this strife to
a close. I have commended him many
times for lt. But where did he get the
Inspiration? He got it from that de
spised Chicago platform."
Mr. Brynn then asked why did not
the Republican party adopt the plank
of arbitration. "We want arbitration."
he declared "That differences may be
settled without a strike."
Mr. Hryan\plosed hls address by call
ing attention to the cruelty of the
trusts and their power over the Re
publican party. He showed how they
rifled that party and how the tariff
practically put the Republicans Into i
power. He spoke of the rate bill to
which the Republicans pointed with
pride and showed how many of its
most Important features were the work
Df Democrats.
Mr. Bryan closed hls speech at 5:40
and was immediately surrounded by a
rowd of men and women who wished
to grasp his hand.
Mrs. Dottle Kimball, of Oakland City,
»» the victim of an attempt at crim
inal assault Thursday afternoon. The
negro made hls escape, although Mrs.
Kimball fought him off and fired twice
at him with a shot gun.
Mrs. Kimball, tvho Is about 30 mm
of age, lives on the left side of Oak
land avenue, about half a mile from
the railroad. She Is the wife of a truck
former living on the place of Mr. Ers-
kine.
Chief Turner, of the county police,
was notified and sent a squad of offi
cers. About nn hour after the assault,
C. R. Robinson arrived with two blood
hounds, which were Immediately put
on the trail.
Mrs. Ktmhnll resisted fiercely and
In the fight her clothes were nearly
torn off her body. By scratching and
biting, she managed to tear away from
hls grasp and fled Into the house, the
negro In pursuit to prevent her from
giving alarm.
Reaching the door f she slammed It In
hls face, and gettln a pistol, she shot
at him twice out of the window. It Is
not known whether she hit him.
The negro wore
Jacket and blue army trousers.
He entne to the house, while Mrs.
Kimball was In the yard hanging out
clothes. He approached her with a
piece of paper in hls hand and asked
her to read the note to him. She took
the paper, and he seised her.
Hongkong, Sept. 20.—With 5,000 live*
lost In the terrific storm of Tuesday,
unother typhoon swept through here to
day, lasting from midnight until ft ft. m.
It Is feared that the death Hat has
been greatly Increased by this second
storm.
The known damage to property from
the typhoons already amounts to up
wards of $20,000,000.
Hundreds of bodies are floating along
the river front and Sir Mathew Nathan,
governor of Hongkong, requested tho
British naval commander to dispatch a
fleet of torpedo boats, to cruise among
the IslamlM in oearch of victims.
The military barracks were wrecked
and scores of buildings destroyed.
No trace has been found of Joseph
Charles Hoare, angllclan bishop of Vic
toria, whose yacht was lost during, the
tynhoon.
The Chinese hospitals are providing
free burials. Governor Nr*han has
formed a Chinese relief and hospital
fund with $500.
MISS FORBES PLANS
FLIGHT IN AIRSHIP
HAWKINS GUILTY
OF CAGLE MURDER
S|»‘,(;il 1o The Georgian.
Gainesville, (la.. Sept. 20.—At 12:35
o'clock thlx afternoon the Jury In the
cnee of the Stute vs. Fred Bawklna,
charged with the assassination of Hen
ry E. Cagle, on the night of August 24
last, returned a verdict of guilty, with
recommendation to the mercy of the
court.
Judge Klmeey announced that lie
would pass pentence upon Hawkins at
2 o’clock thlx afternoon.
The defendant’., counsel' Immediately
gave notice of a motion for a new trial.
Mlax N’ell Forbex, of College Park,
will probably be the next paxxenger Dr.
I und Mrx. Julian P. Thomas, of New
'if"-— 1 York, take with them In their balloon
lllght. Mlxx Forbex lx how In New
Yolk city and hax agreed to make tho
lllght with the Thomaxex.
Mlax Forbex lx an elocuttoniit of rare
ability and la doing concert work In
and near Gotham. She recently gavo
reeltalx In Philadelphia, Plttaburg and
Trenton, and thlx week In Brooklyn did
u xcene from Clyde Fitch with Mar
garet Anglin, the prominent Shake-
apenrean actrexx.
She ulxo gave a private recital before
David Belaxco, Dave Warfield, Blanche
Wnlxh and Mr. Bctoxco’s right-hand
rrltlca. Mr. Belaxco said after tho
recltul that xho wax the moxt emotional *’
reader be had ever heard.
Mlxx Forbex will return to Atlanta
within two weeke.
300 DOCTORS 8IQN
PETITION FOR PATRICK
Albany, N. Y„ Sept. 20.—Nearly 300
phyxlelanx of the xtate, representing
551 cities and towns and Including
some of the heat known In the profes
sion, are signers of a petition present
ed to Governor Higgins today In be
half of Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer
convicted and under sentence of death
since 1801 for the murder of the aged
Texas millionaire, William Marsh
Rice, In September, 1900.
WASHINGTON CITIZEN
DIES AT AGE OF 100
Washington, Sept. 20,—Axa Lyman
Haxelton, one of the oldest residents of
Waslngton lx dead at hls home, 1215
Ninth street. Northwest, In the 100th
year of hls age. For more than half a
century he had been identified with
official and business life of Washington
and lived, here during one of the most
Interesting periods of the city's his
tory.
DISTRICT ATT6RNEY JEROME
FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
New York, Sept. 20. District Attorney Jerome announced today some
of the things which he believes should be In the platform to be adopted
hy the Democ ratic state convention at Buffalo next Tuesday. He Is In
favor of home rule for the eltlex. He believes In the municipal owner
ship of traction Util. :ta*. -nether they be underground, surface or ele-
voted He Is also for the municipal ownership of gas and electric plants
wan! ' be ,cft to the ""“visual cities to determine wbat they