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1 ATLANTA j^oWdan ••• " M.000 If Kf b fine* of railroad* Seven HftL. n? street railway* ___ 160 r ...y.l«.000-000 The Atlanta Georgian. OCOKG3A PopQUltlOB Miles of atenin railroads..., Mile ■ of electric railway*,..,. Cotton factories ISO, spindle*.. SJM.ft Balsa cotton conauiued In 1905. 106,ft Value of 1906 cotton crop SlOO.OM.ft VOL. 1. NO. 141. ATLANTA, GAJ, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1906. MACHINISTS DESERT SHOPS OF SOUTHERN General Strike Order- ei Over Entire- System. 200 UNION MEN WALK OUT OF ATLANTA SHOP Demand Increase of 25 Cents a Day—No Agreement Could Be Reached. Every union machinist employed In the Southern Railway (hope In Atlanta save one and one foreman, walked out at 11 o’clock Monday morning after more than a month of unsuccessful ef fort to gain an Increase In wages. They number 200 machinists, apprentices and helpers. Twenty-five negro help ers also went out. The strike extends to every shop on the Southern Railway system, and. If continued, will seriously Interfere with the operation of trains on that system. President O'Connell, of Washington, head of the International ‘Association of Machinists, sent out a telegraphic order Monday notifying all unions to withdraw their men from work at 31 o'clock. At that hour every union man walked out. It Is conservatively estimated that 1,000 machinists and apprentices are out over the entire system, affecting the shops In Atlanta, Macon, Birming ham, Selma, Huntsville, Memphis, Knoxville, Columbus, Miss., Spencer, N. C, Alexandria and Lawrencevllle, Va., and Columbia, S. C. Some weeks ago the grievance com mittee from the machinists went to Washington to ask a flat Increase In the wages of all machinists employed on the line of 2 1-2 cents per hour. Af ter many conferences with the South ern railway officials, the machinists' demand was met with a counter propo sition. Counter Proposition. This contemplated a flat Increase of -1 I t wmhcrcrtsgin-«»!»&' pel- TmjT' 1 cent for Birmingham and 1-2 cents for Knoxville, Spencer and Columbia. The Southern's proposition meant about 116,000 more a year to the men, while the demand of. the committee would have been 150,000 additional. The committee rejected the South orn's proposition, and finding that there was no probability of amicable adjust ment, President O’Connell ordered the walk-out. Local men say that the de mand was not for Atlanta only, but contemplated a flat Increase of 21-2 cents tin hour over the entire system. Atlanta men receive a flat rate of 13 per day for ten hours work. At some points the wages run as low as 12.70. and a general average would b© 29 cents an hour. ^ Jerome Jones Chairman. J. L. Jones has been named chairman In charge of the local strike situation. A meeting is being held In headquar. ters. No. 111-2 South Forsyth street, Monday afternoon to name various committees of the union to look after the strike here. The walk-out In Atlanta has prac- ncally tied up the big shops, and Is sc- hously affecting the operation of the road. The strikers assert that they will stand Arm until their demands are granted. Officials Are Silent. At the offices of the Southern railway ho Information could be gained. The master mechanic's office was reached but that official absolutely refused to make any statement whatever. ... McCabe, business*agent of the Atlanta lodge of the union, stated that the order had come after a conference between the central committee and the rallroadofficlals at Washington Mon- WHAT STRIKE MEANS TO COUNTRY Men who walked out, 1,000. Men on strike In Atlanta, 200. Shops deserted, 12. affected, Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham, Selma,' Huntsville, Mem phis, Knoxville, Columbus, Spencer, Alexandria, Lawrenceville, Charles- Persons dependent on wages, 5,000. Dependents In Atlanta, 1,000. Demands of Union, 2 1-2 cents an hour flat Increase. Offers of company, 1-2 cent to 11-2 cent Increase. Amount Involved In demand of union, J50.000 a year. Amount of Increase offered by company, 515,000 a year. Possibilities, general strike of union machinists Involving other rail way systems and great machine shops In general Industrial work. THOUSAND MACHINISTS ARE AFFECTED BY ORDER Washington, Oct., 8.—At 11 o’clock this morning the 694 union machinists employed by the Southern Railway Company laid down their tools and walked out on a strike. The order for the strike was Issued this morning by the offleers of the International As sociation of Machinists. The grievances of the machinists are due to the rejection of their new wage scale, which called for an 'Increase of 2 1-2 cents an hour and a work day of 9 hours. The new wage scale was presented to the Southern officials the latter part of August by a committee representing the several lodges of ma chinists employed by that road. In Washington a Month. This committee was here more than a month, and during that time several conferences were held with the officials of the Southern. The request of the men for an Increase was met with a counter proposition, which was submit ted to the machlnslsts. After careful consideration the proposition of the Southern was turned down, and then It was that the Southern said there was nothing more to offer. Following this the men of the inter national body referred their grievance to the executive committee of the In ternational association for considera tion. Could Not Reopen Cate. An attempt was made to reopen the case with the hope of reaching an ad justment, but to no purpose, and last week negotiations ended so far as the executive committee was concerned. aXfidalAAifj Hon said a wi day morning. "There will be no violence or disor der, said Mr. McCabe. "We do not intend to use any violence to hold our position or to prevent the company from nutting In other men. I look for an early settlement but 1 can’t tell what It may amount to. Yes, they have gone out all over the system.” Thirty.five Out In Selma, npeetnl to The Georgian. Selma, Ala., Oct. 8.—All the machin ists in the Southern railway shops, about 3a in number. Walked out at 11 owing to the refusal of the to Increase wages from 53.20 “ V; 45 Per day. No disorder was manifested. Strike in Charleston. Bp^tal fo The Georgian. Charleston, S. C„ Oct. 8.—The ma- emnists of the Southern railway shops *ent „n strike here this morning at 11 S- An Increase of 2 1-2 cents an “™ r •* asked for. The strike Is gen- "here Is no disorder among the Strikers. Relations with local bosses are amicable. week's time was given the Southern officials In which to make a move that would Indicate to the meh that the compromise might be effected, 00000000000000000000000000 0 HE THREATENS TO CALL O ' OUT ALL UNION MEN. 0 0 Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 8.—At a pub- .. 0 lie mass meeting, called to pre- 0 0 sent the union side of a strike of “ 0 machinists' at the Pope Motor O Car Company's plant here, Presl- 0 dent James J. O’Connell, of the 0 International Association of Ma- 0 0 chlnlsts, made the statement that, O If necessary to win, every union 0 0 man in this country would be 0 O called out. He stated that the 0 g strike was caused by an effort 0 on the part of the National Metal 0 0 Trades Association to blacklist 0 0 union men, many of whom were 0 0 discharged from the Pope plant. "■ 00000000000000000O0000000O but In this the men were disappointed. It became a waiting game, so the of ficials of the International association decided last night to act, and this morning the order for the strike was Issued. 1,000 Will Walk Out. It Is said that the number of me chanlcs who will walk out will reach 1,000. , There Is demand for railroad machinists In the West, and this morn Ing a dispatch was received here from headquarters In St. Louis asking that 200 machinists be sent at once to that city, aa they are wanted by the Wa bash railroad. P. J. Colon, flrst vice president of the International association, said that the men did everything that could pos tia- International »Ksneia--| sltdy he done tn avoid n srrlk.-, ad that they would have been willing to have hail tho matter submitted to thq inter state commerce commission for arbl t ration. IN ORDER TO PACIFY CUBA, MANY MORE U.S. TROOPS ARE NEEDED ON ISLAND ANNEXATION OF CUBA FA VORED BY HOPKINS Washington, Oct. 8.—Senator Hopkins, of Illinois, a member of the committee on Cuban relations, reached Washington yesterday. In com mon with every member of congress who comes to the capital, the sen ator Is manifesting a lively Interest In the Cuban situation. 8enator Hopkins heartily approve* of all the president hna done, but Is Inclined to the opinion that the annexation of Cuba will be the only permanent solution of the problem. 300 Marines Sent to Guard Town of Guines. . Fight for wages TIES UP TRAFFIC Washington. Oct. 8.—The three of the Maryland. Delaware a Mrglnla Railway Company, op- 'rating between this city and BaRI- „„, re ' have been Indefinitely tied up, gun'fn'n 11 , P 8 * 11 ,or higher wages, be- Bl ‘ n by the masters and and x,i° f , the Baltimore, Chesapeake an, VhSf 1, . ,c ,? nrt Maryland, Delaware A„V r r *lnla Raflway companies. ■m' n. 'i TIp. between this and the Mon- at a standstill since last Newport. News, Va, Oct. 8.—With two squadron#, headquarters and the banij of the Fifteenth cavalry aboard, the army transport Panama sailed yes. terday at 10:10 o'clock for Havana. Assistant Paymaster General Charles Whipple left on this ship, taking with him 527,000 to be used In paying off the soldiers now' In Cuba. The trans ports Monterey and Niagara will get out of port tomorrow with two bat talions of the Seventeenth Infantry (Fort McPherson, da..) and the flrst battalion of the Twenty-eighth infan try. No troops came In today, but the Eleventh cavalry and Eleventh Infan try are expected tomorrow. The transports Senaco, Paloma, Admiral Schley and the Taarnholm came In to day. The Schley went to the ship yard for repairs and the Taarnholm to the Norfolk- navy yard. The Chesapeake and Ohio steamship Kanawha has been chartered by the government. By MANUEL CALVO. Havana, Oct. 8.—There Is ample ev idence that the United States troops will be needed In Cuba before order has been restored, and It Is not Im possible that the 6,500 ordered here will have to be reinforced. It has been necessary to send 500 more marines to Quines to put a stop to the aggressive ness of Asbert's men who attempted to take the town. The detachment there prevented a serious clash. In Santa Clara there ha* been some trouble, and In Santiago province some of the rebels still are in an ugly mood. Liborals Demand Office. A fruitful source of'trouble Is the demand of the Liberals «h«t they be S lven municipal office and that the federate Incumbents be turned out. Governor Taft has refused to take any action and will take none pending the elections. It Is his purpose to hold In Office the men who now hold them. . unless, of course, there is some reason running off of stock. besides politics which makes It advlsa, ble to have a change. Captain Barnett, of the marine corps In command at Clenfuegos, has posted a notice outside his office that the ma* lines are there solely to keep order and protect property, and that the local authorities must decide civil questions. Rebels Plan a Parade. The rebels In Clenfuegos plan to hold an unarmed parade, and they propose the delivery of the city government to the Liberals. Captain Barnett says It Is no affair of his. The Americans feel cettaln that they can preserve ort der where they are stationed, but In the remoter places ruralea are needed. A good effect was created by a small firing affair Friday night on the Hor- mlguero estate, where bandits attacked a Cuban house. The marines prompt ly Interefered. The bandits fired on the marines, who replied, kllllhg horse and driving off the bandit*. The,disarming of the Insurgents Is proceeding. Major Ladd Is Indefatiga ble In his work, covering 200 miles a day In an automobile. Battleships Ordsrsd Homs. The battleships Kentucky and In diana have been ordered home. It la probable that most of the big war- ships will soon be replaced by smaller bnes. The transport Sumner has landed two battalions of the Fifth Infantry and one battalion of engineers. They proceeded at once from the wharf to Camp Columbia on trolley cars. They disembarked In an hour, which Is con sidered a notable achievement. A good government society has been formed. Most of those Interested In the movement think It a mistake to put a limit on the time the American forces will remain In the Island. They say It will take a long-time to restore com plete confidence and serenity. It Is planned to present these views to the American congress. Cruissr Brooklyn Arrives. The cruiser Brooklyn arrived here yesterday, with 289 officers and ma rines. Work on the tobacco and sugar crop. Interrupted by the revolution, has been generally resumed. There ha* been little damage to the farm buildings and machinery, but operations will bo somewhat hampered for a while by the ■p-RTp-ip. On Train* FIVE CENTt. JritlLjJli: i„ Atlanta TWO CENTS. ILLTREATEDBY MANY CITIES GIVE PROOF FA VORING CITY 0 WNERSHIP Municipal Ownershlp|g OOSEVELT jg A p TER ■ NEW YORK SENATORSHIP Movement Grows Every Day. 000000000000O0O0000O000000 0"UNCLE REMUS" FAVORS 0 MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. O 0 "I am thoroughly In favor of 0 0 municipal ownership. 0 0 "JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS, O 0 "812 Gordon Street. 0 "October 8. 1906." O The signed application for 0 0 membership In the Municipal 0 0 Ownership League came to The 0 0 Georgian Monday morning from 0 0 the famous author- of "Uncle O 0 Remus” and other atorlea of 0 O Southern life. 0 0 Mr. Harris-waa actively-asaocl- 0 O ated with newspaper work too 0 O long not to gain a great Interest O 0 In matters relating to the welfare O, O of his city, which he still retains. 0 0 'His expression of belief in mu- 0 O nlclpnl ownership will carry 0 great deal of weight. OO00000000000000OO0000000O Municipal ownership Is taking hold. There are more people discussing the advantages of a city’s owning Its own utilities now than have ever considered the question before. The city Is awak ing to the fact that It Is not merely a theory, but a possibility—even a proba bility. One enthusiastic indorser went even further Monday morning. He said It was a certainty. And it will be If the people stand out for It. The public has not been content to accept mere general statements about economy and cheapness and success. Men have been studying conditions for themselves. Joseph C. Logan, of 484 Piedmont avenue, well known In public move-! ments. has been looking Into some de tails shout municipal ownership and the more he studies It the more be be lieves that It will solve some of the problems that confront all big cities. The women are taking up the move ment. Mrs. Theodore W. Blrney, of 826 Spring street, founder of the Na tional Congress of Mothers, writes to The Georgian: "Though a woman and therefore without a vote. 1 am a modest. tax payer In your city and send you greet ings and heartiest good wishes for yoor success In the campaign you are wag ing for municipal ownership. Once the people are fully awake to the signifi cance of this movement nothing can stop Its progress. “Cordially yours. "MRS. THEODORE W. BIRNEY." Signed applications for membership the Municipal Ownership League and short expressions of encouragement were received Monday from many men in many walks of life, Here Is Joseph C. Logan's letter to The Georgian: A Business Proposition. "This question of municipal owner ship has been called 'a big, cold, ae- Chlcago, Oct. 8.—A Washington dis patch to a local paper says: ’’Reports that President Roosevelt wants to be senator from New York to succeed Thomas C. Platt are revived here. The'president, on the authority of men Intimate with him, not only de- sires to-:be senator from New- York after he.-ends his present term, but frankly admits that ambition. "Moreover, he considers the trend of things In New' York politics at this time distinctly favorable to this ambi tion, nniMtf do his friends. He Is being looked' to mere and more aa the leader of New York Republican politics, and Is being consulted by State Chairman Woodruff and other leaders almost dally." FIREMAN HUGHES WOULD SOON HA VE BEEN PROMOTED William S. Hughes, the fireman who met death in the wreck of tho Western and Atlantic passenger train Sunday afternoon 3 miles north of Dalton, re sided at 86 Hulsey street, this city. Mr. Hughes was 21 years of age. He had been In the employ of the Western and Atlantic road for a number of years, having commenced as n mes senger boy. He was conscientious and careful In his work and hod been rapid ly advanced by the officials of the road, with whom he was very popular. Ho had been serving for some time as fire man on a passenger-engine and would soon have been promoted to tho posi tion of engineer. Charles A: Barrett, the engineer who was pulling the throttle on the wreck ed engine and who was considerably Injured In the accident, resides at 323' Pulliam street, this city, and Is one of the best known railroad men In this section. Mr. Barrett has grown gray in the service iof the Western and. Atlantic, and for yehrs has occupied the engin eer's seat on a passenger train between Atlanta and Chattanooga. During his connection with the road, Mr. Barrett has had a number of thrilling experi ences and narrow escapes from being O000O0000000O0000O0C090000 O Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 8.—In 0 O the remarkable wreck on the O 0 Western and Atlantic railroad O O yesterday near Dalton, Ga., Fire- 0 O man Will Hughes, of Atlnnta, was O O Instantly killed and C. A. Barrett, O 0 engineer, of Atlanta; B. F. Wea- O 0 ver, mall clerk; D. F. Kimbrough, O O of .Nashville. Tenn., and H. V. O O Cooper, pf Wartrace, Tenn, were O O more or lesa Injured. Train No. 0 O 2 had passed Dalton, Ga., when 0 0 the engine turned over and aev- O 0 oral cars left the track. The body O of Fireman Hughes was found un- O dor the express Car. The body of . O the dead fireman . was taken to 0 0 Dalton. The mall car turned a O O complete somersault and landed 0 0 right side Up. When Fireman 0 O Hughes' body was found he held O 0-hls shovel still grasped In his O 0 hand. 0 0 O 000000000OOO O0O O0C 0O00000O killed. Ha has been considerably knocked about and bruised by his fav orite engines. The body of Fireman Hughes was brought to Atlanta Sunday night. Continued on Page Three. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE APPLICATION BLANK. I hereby make application for membership In the MUNICIPAL OWN ERSHIP LEAGUE. I favor the ownership of a gas and electric lighting plant by the city of Atlanta. f Remarks: Name Occupation Note.—Cut out and return to THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Dragged Off Train and Kept in Rus- . sia. ■ I RUSSIAN SOLDIERS . ACTIVE IN 'CASE Americans Who Witness the Outrage Protest, But Without Avail. New York, Oct. 8.—On the French liner La Bretagne, which arrived to day, was A. Aleon, a naturalized Amer ican, living at the Park Avenue hotel, who reported a Russian putrage on a young American woman. The young woman I* Mlfcs Margaret C. Welflhafer, of Chicago, and according to Aleon. she wan dragged off a train and not al- lowed to leave Russia owing to offic ial persecution. Dragged From Train. Aleon and hi* wife spent t\V) month* traveling In Persia, Russia nnd Austria. While coming from Russia to Austria on their way to New York they met Ml** Welshafer, who wa* on her way to Rerlln. In that city she had established a clnss In lan guages, teaching English to Germans, Russians and Austrians. So well had she Impressed some of her Russian pu pils that they had their parents Invite the teacher to spend the summer with them in Central Russia. The young American woman was m her way back to open her school when the train stopped at u small station near the Russian border for the last examination of passports. The official who looked nt her passport said It was not properly made out, and ordered hur taken from the train. American* All Protested. The Russian soldiers, with drawn sabers, dragged .the young woman, pro testing, from the car. Aleon and sev eral other Americans on the train went to tin* woman's assistance and protest ed against the action. Their protests wero of no avail, and the young woman was told she must return to her starl ing point. , ' As *he had only money enough f<*r her fare to Berlin, having sent all her money there, she was in a most un pleasant situation. The Americans promised to bring her case to the at- tcntlah at th/s government, and Aleon said he would notify Washington. Saw Women Massacred. Aleon said that this was only a sam ple of the treatment accorded Ameri cans along the Russian border. He also said he was In Batoum on June 16 and saw thlrty-flvo women massacred by soldiers and a mob. fate op low IN HANDS OF GOVERNOR FOLK Supreme Court Denies Pe tition of Mrs. Aggie Meyers. ] Jefferson City. Mo, Oct. 8.—The su preme court today denied the applica tion of Mrs. Aggie Meyers for a writ of error to the supreme court of the United State*. This seals the fats of Mrs. Meyer, so far us this court Is concerned, anil aha will hang October 26 or her sentence be commuted by Governor Folk. The woman Is charge dwlth plnnnlng and carrying Into effect the murder of her hqsband, that she might wed an other man. DOWIE ABANDONS . MEXICA N COLONY AFTER A “VISION” Chicago, | Oct. 8.—John Alexander Dowle’s plan for a Mexican colony was abandoned In oMdlence to n command received by Dowie In a vision that came to him last Friday night, accord. Ing to an announcement made by Dea. con Arrington. The new scheme contemplates the raising of 51.000.000 In Chicago for th* purpose of restoring Dowle's power and prestige. • • J 0000000000000O00O00000O00O ried O ■da, O London, Oct. 8.—The betrothal of Grand Duke brother of the emperor of Rus and Princes* Patricia of Con- o O naught, niece of King Edward, an O 0 alliance which would have far- O O reaching political consequences. Is O O emphatically denounced as an un- 0 D witting error --mmiir.-.l hv (he 0 O semi-official news agency ,,f Eu- O O i .pc O 000000QO0O0O0OOOO0O00000OO