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The Atlanta Georgian.
GCORGIA
Population 2.500.000
Mil#* of sttnm rnllrwuls....... 5,504
Mil#* of electric railway* 404
Cotton fnctorlea ISO, swindles.. 3,500.004
Rfile* cotton consumed In 1905. 500,004
Value of 1906 cotton crop 1100.000,004
VOL. 1. NO. 139
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906.
PRICE:
kidnapers of child
TO CUT OFF HIS HEAD
UNLESS PAID $5,000
Gotham Sleuths and
8,000 Police Seek
Stolen Boy.
LITTLE ONE’S FATHER
FRANTIC WITH ALARM
Keeps His Other Children
Locked Up to Save
Them From
Harm.
ABOARD YACHT, RUSSELL HOPKINS
MARRIES MISS VERA SIEGRIST;
BLESSING A WAITS THE COUPLE
New York, Oct. B.—A letter from the
kidnapers of 4-year-old Willie La Bar
bers, enclosing a lock of his hair and
a threat that unless $5,000 ransom
was paid Immediately they would cut
off his head and send It to the parents,
stirred the police to fresh action to-
day.
genres of central office detectives
ami S.nno policemen wpre Instructed to
hunt for the hoy and his kidnapers.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank La Barbera, the
child's parents, were In a frenzy of
fear lest the threat 1)0 carried out, and
each ring of the door bell at 837 Sec
ond avenue, furnished a shiver of ter
ror to their hearts.
The letter was written In Italian
and translated read:
"Enclosed you will find some of your
boy's hair. Unless we receive the
fS.niMt by Friday night you will receive
your boy’s head in an express pack
age."
The father, frantic with alarm, hur-
rkd to the police with the letter.
Mr. La Barbera said today, with
flashing eyes: "I will kill on sight the
man who stole my Willie. Ever since
Willie disappeared I have kept my
five other children under lock and key.
In some of the letters that we have
received the kidnapers threaten to steal
my other children.”
Twenty Mangled Bod-
Recovered
From Mine.
les
John 0. Newman Dead.
8|>erinl to The Ueorgian.
Statesboro, Ga., Oct. 5.—John G.
Neuman, who was stricken with pa
ralysis Wednesday evening, died this
morning at 4 o'clock.
Blueflelds, W. Va., Oct. 5.—All night
long rescuing parties searched for the
dead miners in the West Fork mine of
the Pocahontas Uolllerles Company and
up to early morning twenty burned and
mutilated bodies were brought *to the
surface.
The company Is maintaining the ut
most secrecy and to obtain the names
or correct number of the dead is almost
Impossible. The number of dead is es
timated at from 75 to 100.
Were Blown to Bit*.
Many of the bodies are literally blown
to pieces and it will he impossible to
remove them from the mines.
Almost a dozen small boys serving
ns telephone operators were instantly
killed. One, Immediately after the ex
plosion, telephoned for aid, but died
later.
A man named Brown and John Od-
hain were heroes who gave up their
lives to rescue their fellow workmen.
They again entered the mine, after
having escaped and failed to return.
Both leave large families.
Fifty Coffins Received.
Fifty coffins passed through Blue-
ffelds this morning, en route to the
Pocahontas collieries.
Pocahontas, which Is a typical min
ing town, Is In a fever of excitement.
Almost every mine In the Flat Top
field has shut down and thousands of
people are rushing to the scene.
The cause of the explosion is still a
mystery, as it occurred three miles
back under the mountain. This Is the
worst accident since 1001, when an ex
plosion In the Babylon mine killed 187
men, Including rescuers.
PROHIBITION ELECTION
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
IN COUNTY NEXT SPRING
ATLANTA MAN AND HEIRESS OF NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE, PRINCIPALS IN ROMANTIC MATCH.
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ARRAIGNED
Dr. White Piles Up
Charges Against
Whisky House.
Many at the Meeting
Wanted One Im
mediately.
REV. JOHN E. WHITE
URGED CALMNESS
Campaign Committee of Ten
Is Appointed to Start
Work.
Bride Is Grand Daugh
ter of Multi-Million
aire. *
HONEYMOON TRIP
MADE ON RIVER
Grandpa Lawrence Told of
Ceremony Over ’Phone
From Poughkeep-
FUNSTON USES TROOPS
TO FORCE REBELS INTO
GIVING UP THEIR ARMS
Better Class of People in the Island Ex
pect, and Would Welcome, Annex
ation By United States.
By! MANUEL CALVO.
Havana, Oct. 5.—Trouble has occur
red at «ovcra! points today over the
disarmament of insurgents. The tur
bulent elements object to surrender
ing their weapons and In several In
stances have forcibly tried to resist.
Gulnes is the point of the greatest dif
ficulty, and General Funston has dis-
ratt hc-,i u detachment of marines there
t" Preserve order and enforce disarm
ament
believed that the time for the election
will ever arrive. Control by the United
States Is not expected to be relinquish
ed.
Educated ‘business and professional
men of all nationalities In the island
are unanimous in the belief that Cuba
Is not lit for self-government nnd that
the country's salvation depends upon
annexation. The middle class, small
farmers who were sufferers from th#
Insurrection, as well ns the sugar and
tobacco Interests, favor annexation.
Kf*br!
surrendering their anti-{8ITUATION IN CUBA
Now
h*-ing
; s expected.
Peace Rapidly Restored.
that peace reigns and order is
rapidly restored, Cuba, with a
nli-f. has sunk back upon the
bosom of Governor Taft. Ha-
unanimous in the opinion that
tb»n must come. President
•it’s promise of a new election
“!*• In good faith, but It Is not
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FOR BOTH OF THESE. O
SATISFACTORY TO CABINET.
Washington. Oct. 5.—The situation in
being smuggled home for use j Cuba was described as entirely sutls-
lution. This Is no more j factory at the cabinet meeting today.
In the course of the discussion Secre
tary Bonaparte produced a map show
ing the disposition of the naval forces
and of the marines nnd blue Jacket*
that have been landed to preserve or
der and protect property.
As marked out In red Ink on the map.
It was shown that the marines that
have been landed are distributed at the
following points:
At Pina, 500; at (’lenfuegos, 725; at
Splrltus, 142; at Principe, 100; at Ha
vana, 30, and at Camp Columbia, 404,
making a total of 1,901. There are
besides 780 marines en route.
The blue Jackets that have been
landed are stationed at the following
places:
At Constancla, 60; at Sagua La
Grande, 30, nnd at Nuovltas, 50, making
a total of 140.
Besides the large number of warships
stationed In Havana harbor, all of
which carry a large reserve force of
marines and blue Jackets, the battle
ship Kentucky is at Matanzas, the
Newark at Nuovltas, on the north side
of the Island. On the south side the
Cleveland nnd Marietta are at Clcn-
fuegos and the I)es Moines, Denver and
Amphrodite at Santiago.
CHORUS GIRL GUESTS
CAUSED IIEU SUICIDE
Cumberland, Md., Oct. 5.—Because
her husband, J. Clarence Davis, pro
prietor of the Davis house, Connells-
vllle, accepted burlesque chorus girls
ns guesls of the house, .Mrs. Lillie Ella
Davis yesterday committed suicide by
„wallowing carbolic ncld.
> The suicide ended ft hitter quarrel.
iThe woman had threatened to kill her-
degrees Or self. She was found dying with the
Oocaro—. 0 acid bottle by her side. .No one had
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New York, Oct. 5.—Dr. J. J. Law
rence has changed his mind. He con
cluded this afternoon that he would
not Journey to Peeksklll In search of
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hopkins, but
would stand In readiness to bestow his
blessing upon them ns soon as they
came within blessing distance.
The millionaire manufacturer of med
Iclnes made known his Intention when
he reached his office In Astor court.
"I will receive my granddnughter-
of course, I will," he said. Mr. Hop
kins, of Atlnntn, so far as I know, Is
n proper young man and I know of w
reason why there should be an elope
ment. As a matter of fact, we had no
Intimation that they were In love,
we had no chance to object. Yesterday
1 got a ’phone and a feminine voice
said:
Grandfather, we’re married.’ Then
the wire stopped working and that’;
all I know except that my grand
daughter has not been home since night
before last night.”
FOUR REPORTED DEAD;
SCORE ARE INJURED BY
LOUISIANA TORNADO
Destruction Wrought
to Propery By Fury
of the Storm.
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0 fnif. * ,reet paving, nor for 0
11 »rather. Forecast: 0
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‘y temperatures: * 0
65 degrees 0
66 degrees 0
69 degrees 0
70 degrees 0
71 degrees 0
72 degrees 0
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New York, Oct. 5.—Threatening to
cause the arrest and prosecution of
Russell Hopkins, Mr. Lawrence set out
today for Peeksklll. He will charter
a yacht there, he declares, and chose
the Atlanta man anti his bride up and
down the Hudson until he recovers the
girl nnd brings the man to court.
Dr. Lawrence Is particularly angry
because, although the pair were mar
ried a few hours after slipping up the
river on the yacht, Mrs. Lawrence, who
was an Invalid, is overcome by the
shock and is In a serious condition.
New York. Oct. 5.—on the steam
yacht Uno somewhere up the Hudson,
Russell F. Hopkins, of Atlanta, Ga.,
and hls bride, who was Miss Vera Sle-
grlst, the granddaughter of Dr. J. J.
Lawrence, the multi-millionaire manu
facturer of medicines, whose home f*
one of the show places of New York,
are today on their honeymoon.
The wedding of the,couple occurred
on the yacht off Poughkeepsie, while
the grandfather of the girl was dis
tracted over her disappearance from
his mansion, 1080 Fifth avenue, some
time between Wednesday night and
yesterday.
Misted at Breakfast.
The first Intimation that the fam
ily of Dr. Lawrence had that Miss 8le-
grlst, the granddaughter, was not In
her room was when she failed to ap
pear for her breakfast, and a maid was
sent to Inquire If she wa* ill. The
New Orleans, Oct. 5.—A section of
Louisiana a hundred miles wide w
ept by a tornado shortly after
o’clock this morning,.and four peraons
e killed and many Injured,
sides, many houses were blown down
and other damnge done to the extent of
$200,000. The storm was most severe at
Pontchaulou, 50 miles north of here.
At First and Magnolia streets
house was demolished and a woman
and child hurt. A factory at Erato and
Magnolia streets is also reported to
have suffered severely. Several per
sons were Injured by Hying timbers.
Thundtrou* Noi*e.
The tornado crossed the river near
Audubon park, swept In a northwest
direction over the city, crossing Canal
street to the west side of L’Clalborne.
It was preceded by a thunderous noise.
Along Its whole path of three mlleH or
more In the city damage was done.
Telephone and telegraph poles were
prostrated and communication with
many parts of the city was rendered
Impossible. Debris strewn along Its
track put the Peters avenue car line
temporarily out of business.
Special to The Georgia0.
New Orleans, Oct. 5.—New Orleans
was partially wrecked by a destructive
tornado at 8:12 o’clock this morning
nnd a score of people were Injured
Twelve Injured have been taken from
the wreckage nnd are In the hospital
No loss of life Is reported In the city,
but the destruction of property Is great,
The tornado first struck the upper
residence portion of the city, a score
of houses were torn down nml many
others unroofed, chimneys blown down
and windows crushed In. The streets
were filled with debris.
Besides the residences demolished,
many factories and buildings In the
city and suburbs were wrecked.
The gas works were unroofed within
13 blocks of (’anal and Royal streets,
nnd the stand pipe was blown down,
Tho cotton-seed oil mill, near the gas
house, was demolished. The McArllle
Foundry was destroyed, nnd the Jal
Hal LI skating rink was demolished.
Many residences In the vicinity of
the skating rink, Milan and c’arondelet
streets, were badly demolished.
Lousiana Town Wrecked;
The tornado struck Pontelatoula, La.,
50 miles from this city, ut 8 o’clock
carrying destruction to property ami
four people are known to have per
ished.
The residence of Robert Hawes
destroyed, killing Mr. Hawes and three
members of hls family. Others are
believed to liuve perished.
Wires are tangled and details are
yet lacking.
servant reported that the room
empty and flint neither Miss Siegrlst
her maid was to he found. Then
as thought that perhaps the young
woman and the maid had gone for a
walk, hut this was disproved by the
testimony of the servant In charge of
the great Iron doors of the Lawrence
mansion.
It then developed that In some man-
.. r. not yet made public, Miss Hlegrlst
had managed t<i leave the house be
fore dawn. Later in the day, word was
received from Poughkeepsie that she
had become the bride of Mr. Hopkins.
Minister Came Aboard.
Miss Siegrlst had gone straight from
her home to the steam yacht of Mr.
ilopkins, which was lying off a con
venient point In the Hudson and t’ap-
taln Wells had made steam for Pough
keepsie.
When the yacht Uno reached Pough
keepsie, a small boat was sent ashore,
ami returned with the Rev. Dr. Oak
ley, of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, »f that city. In the cabin of
the little steamer was the maid and
Captain Wells as witnesses, the cere-
Continutd on Pago Two.
ATLANTA MAN FINED
$200 FOR THEFT
OF 3i499JIN TAGS
George Lyle, Express Mes
senger, Found Guilty
at Washington.
Dr. John E. White, pastor of the
Second Baptist church, strongly ar
raigned the city council for refusing
to hear hls protest against the re-
Hcensing of certain saloons, In hls ad
dress before the meeting at the Wes
ley Memorial Church Friday morning.
Dr. White showed how he had appeal
ed before the council to make a pro
test against Bluthenthal & BIckert,
liquor dealers, nnd had been refused a
hearing through the objection of one
councilman on the ground that it
would be discourteous to the commit
tee. He said:
"I went to the city council Monday
afternoon to make objection to sev
eral saloons applying for license. I
supposed I was acting In accordance
with the usual liberty which has per
mlted citizens and attorneys who rep'
resented something to be heard before
those who are our representatives,
represented by commission the entire
evangelical ministerial body. I repre
sented the conservative prohibition
sentiment of the city which had con
fidence that the council vould act
sympathetically with the citizens and
their desire to close up objectionable
places.
Went to Object.
‘I was denied the privilege of object
ing to any part of the police commit- ^ ^ _
tee's report- .By-tlie role of the com. UriiunU the“negro mlghV'be'"dlsfran-
Washington, Oct. 5.—"If I had want
ed to be a thief I would never have
taken a package of tin tobacco tags
when I have hundreds of thousands
of dollars entrusted to my care all the
time,” dramatically declared George
Lyle, of Atlanta, Ga., before Judge
Mullowny, after being found guilty of
stealing 3,499 such tags, valued at 1
cent each, from the Southern Express
Company, by whom he Is employed as
a messenger.
"Maybe It would have been wiser,”
the court agreed, "for then you would
have been showered with bouquets.”
Company Misted Tags.
For months past the company has
been missing packages of these tags,
which have a ready sale through Dixie-
land, and are bought and sold by mes
sengers ns a "side line.”
Suspicion fell upon Lyle. Obtaining
a decoy box, Patrick Burns, agent of
tho company, placed In It 3,499 tags
nnd sent It by messenger to Atlanta
from Joneshurg, addressed to Greens
boro. It was handed over to Lyle in
tact. The coal of hi* train was sprin
kled with vennllllnn prior to starting
on the trip. Upon reaching its desti
nation the box was examined, and
small lumps of coal, bearing the tell
tale red die, were found substituted for
the tags.
Arraigned by Court.
Lyle ends hls run In this city, and
when he urrived yesterday he was
placed under arrest by Officer Warren,
hIs hag examined, nnd the tags dis
covered. The defendant seemed dazed
when brought Into the police court. Ho
he had received the box, had
carried It safely to Winston-Salem,
pointed at the circumstantial nature
of the evidence and Intimated that
the messenger to whom It was
first given and whd knew its contents
ould Just as well have substituted the
coal, ills own tags, he said, he had
bought in the South.
Judge Mullowny severely arraigned
him for ruining hls career when he
received a good salary and fined him
$200.
REV, D, J, ELLISON
CALLED AS PASTOR
The Centra! (’ongregatlonal church
has called a new preacher, Rev, D. J.
Ellison, D-D., formerly the pastor of a
large Baptist church In Indianapolis,
Ind. Dr. Ellison Is a celebrated preaeh-
and has always had congregations
filling the auditorium where he prcach-
wlll deliver hls first sermons here
next Sunday at II a. m. and 7:45 p. in.
All friends of the church are Invited
to hear him.
ell the objection of a .Ingle member
Is sufficient to debar. One member
objected to any citizen's being heard.
He did It, he said, on the ground that
It would be discourteous to the com
mittee. No opportunity, of course,
was allowed to explain my failure to
meet with the committee.
"I went to that meeting especially
to oppose the license to the Bluthen
thal A BIckert Company on the ground
that they conducted a disreputable
whisky business and the cttlxens of At
lanta had Indicated no exceptions to
their demand thnt disreputable houses
should he denied license.
"I was prepared with documentary
evidence to show nnd prove to the
council that Bluthenthal & BIckert had
been conducting a disreputable whisky
business,
Ch.rp.. of Fraud.
"First. That their record was tainted
with, charges of fraud against the reve-
nue Jaws, of which fnct the police com
mittee was cognlxnnt.
"Second, That they were shown In
the South Carolina dispensary Investi
gation to have corrupted one of the
dispensary officials by bribery
“This fact was published In The Co
lumbia State:
'“It i. significant also to know that
th. m.mb.r of th. firm who was
purchasing th. furnltur. that w.nt to
thi. di.p.n.ary official triad to gat tha
firm of Chambarlin-Johnson-DuBoaa
Company, from which ha purcha.ad, to
bill it at a different pric. from th. r.al
price paid, which that firm r.fu.ad to
do. Th.y not only wantod to corrupt
tha di.pan.ary official, but to cheat
him aa wall.’
“Third. I was prepared to show thot
Bluthenthal & BIckert were deluging
Deontur nnd Peters streets with con
coctions of whisky, so called. I had
the certified statement of Mr. Me-
Candless that their whisky which was
submitted to him as state chemist with
out hls knowing whose product It was
and that he pronounced It In hls own
words 'artificial,' made of 'Cologne
spirits' and 'caramel'
Own Moat of Dive..
“Fourth, I was prepared to show that
Bluthenthal & BIckert were the real
proprietors and promoters of the great
majority of the dives nnd disreputable
negro saloons In Atlanta which the
citizens’ meeting demanded should l>e
put out of business. Thnt they were
In the business of fostering and
spreading these ‘dives’ In Atlanta.
"I was certain at that time If these
proven farts about Bluthenthal &
BIckert were shown to be true about
a whisky business on Decatur street
the council would without hesitation
refuse to license It. In consistency
they would deal with big and little
alike I thought. Still I know that at
least three of the special committee
which brought In the report recom
mending Bluthenthal A BIckert knew
ail these facta as welt as I knew- them
and did not doubt them any more than
1 doubted them Whether the other
members of the committee or council
knew them I cannot any, but I do
know this—the counrll was denied the
privilege of Information backed up by
reputable citizens and convincing
proofs with regard to the license of
Bluthenthal A BIckert that the city
had the right to have and which I aa
a citizen- had the right to submit to
them."
An election to determine whether or
not the sale of Intoxicants In Fulton
county shall be prohibited will be held
In the coming spring, If the determina
tion expressed at a meeting of citizens
Friday morning Is carried out. A com
mittee of ten prominent men has been
appointed to take the campaign active
ly In charge.
The meeting was held at the Wesley
Memorial church at 10 o'clock. Tho
auditorium was half filled with strong
advocates of prohibition. Ministers of
nearly every church In Atlanta, busi
ness nnd professional men, one leader
among the better element of negroes—
all were united on the prohibition ques
tion. The only battle was over the
tipie of the election.
When the meeting opened the senti
ment was clearly for Immediate ac
tion. Several speakers made an ap
peal for an election to be held as soon
as a call could be Issued, and protested
against any delay. That a more de
liberate course was pursued was due to
the calm and powerful address of Dr.
John E. White, pastor of the Second
Baptfst church, than to any other coun
sel. When he had spoken the leaders
of the movement for an early election
withdrew their former motions and
took hls counsel.
Three elements were noticeable. One
favored action at once, while the pro-
hlbtlonlsts might take advantage of the
tide which swept over Atlanta during
the recent trouble, and which haa In
dorsed the closing of the saloons. An
other urged a postponement until after
the next session of the legislature.
chlsed and hls vote eliminated from the
prohlbtlon fight. Another opposed any
sudden and hasty movement, yet ad
vised against the delay necessary to
wait for the legislature, together with
the uncertainty of what that body
might do. It was the third which pre
dominated at the close, and the reso
lution calling for an election In the
spring, and leaving the date to be
set by tho committee, was adopted
unanimously after a long discussion.
The resolution was presented by Dr.
M. J. Cofer.
Campaign Commit!*#.
The committee of ten named by Dr.
Cofer Is composed of the fallowing:
M. R. Emmons, chairman; Wheeler
Mangum. Rev. J. D. Gunn, T. H. Jones,
W. L. Randall, Jerome Sllvey, A. W.
Farllnger, A. R, Ilolderby, Rev. C. E. .
Don-man, Lee Douglas.
Dr. Cofer made an eloquent address
In favor of hla resolution. 1. E. Gar
rett, an Instructor In a correspondence
school, who has taken an especial In
terest In the prohibition question, spoke
passionately for Immediate action. He
was received with applause, which
showed the sentiment of the meeting
at that time. Mr. Garrett roasted the
city council In caustic terms and said
that the revocation of the licenses hod
been merely a trick to gain an excuse
for reissuing the whole list.
Dr. John E. White took the floor and
made a powerful argument for delib
eration and organization before jump
ing Into n campaign.
"Events are sp
selves," he said, ■■*■*■■■
other Issue but an election. But I be
lieve that the only hope for success In
the battle against whisky Is In laying
the foundation firmly In the public •
mind and organizing In a way to in
sure success."
Dr. White took up hls visit to the
city council, where he waa refused a
hearing. When he atated that one
councilman had opposed hla speaking
there were cries of “Name! Name!”
from the house, but Dr. White con
tented himself by stating that the
councilman had given aa hla reoaon for
objection that It would he a dtacour-
tesy to hear before the council a speak
er who hod not appeared before the
committee. Dr. White arraigned the
Bluthenthal & BIckert Company. Hls
remarks on this subject are given In
another column.
“Must Move Calmly."
"My brother has said we must move
In God's way," continued Dr. White,
‘but unless I have read wrongly God
has always taken lime to do Hls work.
It Is very easy to say, ‘Jump out and
let’s have an election.' but now fool
ish, how certain of disaster! In the
face of the earnest counsel given us
by reasonable and Influential men, It
you precipitate this election now you
will find yourself deserted by the p&en
you most need.’’
Several speakers followed. Secretary
. C. Solomon, of the Anti-Saloon
eague, withdrew hls amendment
looking toward an election In March
and permitted the reaolutton to pass os
written.
other speakers counseled deliberate
action. Henry H. Proctor, a leading
negro minister, was Invited to the
stand and applauded as he pledged the
support of the better class of negroes
to the prohibition cause. He affirmed
that two-thirds of the negro voters of
Atlanta would stand with the prohibi
tion leaders In the coming fight.
MAN HAS CLOSE CALL
IN BURNING BUILDING.
Spencer, X. C„ Oct. 5.—Two dwell
ings belonging to H. F. Hedrick and
Mrs. O. H. Hoover were burned here
at an early hour this tnornlng. The vestigatlon.
fire originated In the Hedrick building
and Is believed to have been the work
of an Incendiary. Hedrick Is In Jail
awaiting a trial for the killing of Gray
Whitaker here last month, and a broth
er, who was sleeping alone In the
house last night, had a narrow escape
from burning to death. W. H. Burton,
a fire commissioner. Is making an In-