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[ iW" , tTFTTWf mm t TRUST TRIAL Prosecution-Feels Certain of Success in the Pro ceedings. Findlay. Ohio, Oct. 9.—The big bat- ,1,, between the state of Ohio and the Standard Oil Company lit on In the nndmte court of thin, county. 1 The final result of the Issue will de termine whether a gigantic, corpora- ,i„n will continue to monopolize the oil industry In Ohio, dictate the prices of ,l, e production and the refined article, „r whether the small producer will hove a free and open market and the refiner n fighting chance In competl- tforr. _ _ . Prosecution if Confident. The prosecution, strengthened by Its victory In the skirmishes and en trenched behind evidence procured by months of arduous toll. Is confident. The defense, vigilant and crafty, maintains a silence that can not be broken The spectators are eager for the unexpected, deluded perhaps with thr hope that John D. Itockefeller will surely appear and satisfy a curiosity aroused months ago and fed t by errone ous reports of his expected presence. Oil Trust on Trial. The Standard Oil Company of Ohio I* on trial, charged with conspiracy against trade. Many trust battles have TAFT GETS READ! TO TURN ISLAND TO Davenport Bed Open as a Full Size Bed New Governor of Cuba io Arrive at Havana Tuesdav. been fought In Ohio, but none of such general Importance ns this one. judge O. O. Banker will preside at the trial. E. J. Elliott. Virgil P. Kline am ! K H. Tolies, of Cleveland, and James O. Troup, of Bowling Green, are the attorneys for the Standard, No Jury Before Wednesday. O. E. Harrison, special assistant In the attorney general’s office, arrived Monday evening to assist Prosecutor Davis and Attorney George Phelps. Attorney General Ellis will not be here before Wednesday. The prosecution Is based on Informa tion filed by Davis In the probate court. A special venire of thirty names has been drawn, from which to select a Jurv Neither side expects a Jury will be secured before Wednesday. By MANUEL CALVO. Havana. Oct. 9.—Governor Maguon Is to arrive here today and a a soon as the government can be turned over to him. Secretary Taft and Assistant Sec retary Bacon will go aboard the battle ship Louisiana and sail for home. The work of disarming the Insurgents Is now practically complete save for a few scattered bands about Clcnfuegos. There Is great partisan bitterness there on account of the murder of Repre- sentatlye Vllluendas and Lieutenant Jose Miguel Gomez long before the In surrection. Governor Taft sent Consul General Stelnhart to Clenfuegos today to head off,- If possible, any atempts on the part of the murdered men’s friends to avenge their deaths. Warships to Sail. •The Kentucky and Indiana will call eoon for Provlncetown. They will be the first of the big warships to go. The other big battleships will follow them, but Governor Taft will keep the ma rines here for some time, probably until troops replace them. The cruiser Des Moines has left San- tlago. It Is supposed that she has gone to Guantanamo. Colonel Walter re ports that two marines are III with fe ver at Guineas, but It Is not thought that they are suffering from yellow fe ver. Ladd to Count Gold. Major Ladd will aoon begin to count the gold In the national treasury, which Is supposed to contain over $12,000,000. Senor Zayas, the liberal leader, call ed on Governor Taft and Invited him to address a meeting of Liberals to be held within the next few days. Mr. Taft was obliged to decline to step Into this tubful of hot water. Calls on Governor Taft. General Loyanez Del Castllto called on Governor Taft again. This time he abandoned the garb of wsr for a statesman's silk hat and frock coat. The warrior spent only six hours with his tailor today. Affairs of state Is his excuse. COMMITS SUICIDE RATHER THAN FACE .'i&jOi- Woodward la go hag io start a fu r delinquent contractors and prod them up u little on Wednesday, Several newer contractors have been vi-iy plow in their work and one or two of them have failed altogether on the work they were to do for the city "I Intend to Impress upon them,” said the mayor, "that a contract with the «it> Is Just as binding us a contract with anybody else and some of these people will have to show sonic mighty Komi reasons why they should not have proceedings Instituted against their bondsmen. Home contractors think that when they can get more for their bi h k from other sources than from the Itv they ran let the'city wait. Hut the an’t/ Tlte mayor is counting on some of ihese forfeitures to help out the city’s crippled finances. NEGRO SHOT DOWN TRYING TO ENTER HOME. tally Addis. and i K|h*H»»| to The (inorglilll. Gadsden, Alu., Oct. 9.—Horton Per* a negro, was seriously If not fn- slmt last night while trying to an entrance to the home of Will m, who lives on the Ashvllle road t distance from the city. Addison’s mother was awakened ate one turning the knob of the Site called and usked who It was •tvivlng no reply she went to her •ooin and told him. He arose and Ite could get to the door, the negro made another attempt, this time throwing ids weight against the door ‘[V-f U,IM trying to break It In. Mr. AMdison opened the door and saw the negro crouched to one side holding a piece of heavy chain drawn buck In tending to strike. Addison shot, the "ail sulking the negro In the neck. He "as later brought to the city and pbieed in Jail. Mr. Addison Is Inclined " 1 nink the negro thought his mother WUy alone. .Special iu iae Georgian. Dalian, Texas, Oct. 9.—C. C\ Williams, rather than face a trial on the charge of .murder, committed suicide here yes terday In the county Jail by cutting his throat with -a taxor. Williams shot and killed W. A. Alims here two months ago, since which time he bus been In Jail. He was to have been tried yes terday and usked for a raxor with which to.have himself. Before any one could Interfere he drew It across Ills throat. Inflicting Injuries from which he died several hours later. STILLMAN FURNITURE CO., THE NEW AND MODERN FURNITURE STORE SPECIAL SALE DAVENPORT BEDS During the fair many visitors will cause you to need an extra Bed. We an shoNving this week a strong line of Davenport Beds. .Just the thing for ai Our Bedding Department shows a complete line of Mattresses, Feather Pillows, Springs and Cota. You may match our goods but not our prices. See our line and be c onvlnced. • 9x12 Tapestry Rugs !....,. $15.00 9x12 Axmlnster Rugs ; $22.50 9x12 French Wilton Rugs : $45.00 9x12 Wilton Rugs :..;....^.$37.50 Small Rugs In Axmlnster and Smyrna. . SPECIAL are , , _ _ . -— thing for an emergency makes a handsome Sofa by dav and a good comfortable bed at night. • 36x72 Smyrna Rugs $ 3.00 30x60 Smyrna-Rugs $ 2.00 SPECIAL Chase Leather Couch, only Genuine Leather Couch, only . $17.50 $40.00 SIDEBOARD, CHINA CABINETS, SERVING TABLE. DINING TABLE, WEATHERED OAK, ONLY $90.00 COM PLETE. Iron Beds to Suit all. Priced from $3.50 to $30.00. Brass Beds from SPECIAL.— Davenport fled* In Golden Oak and Ma hogany, Chase Leather. From $35.00 to $55.00. $17.50 to $55.00. Folding Beds $15 to $45. Lace Curtains, ranging In price from $1.50 up. Portieres, Couch Covers and shades. SPECIAL. Shades, great values from 35c to $1.00. leather, shown In upper corner sire Bed, only $45.00. Bissau’s Beat Carpet Cleaner. Only $3.00. As our cost o f -doing, business Is,much less than some of our c ompetltors and as we give our custom ers the benefit of the saving, we feel we can save you 20 per ce nt on every purchase. Out-of-town cus tomers, ’write our mall order department tor cuts aud prices. STILLMAN FURNITURE CO. Bell Phone 654 Main. 52 N.Broad St. FREDERICK WARDE OPENS ATLANTA LECTURE SEASON The Tragedian to Dis cuss “Shakespeare and His Plays.” TAKEN FOR BURGLAR MARSHAL IS KILLED BI CLERK AT STORE The Atlanta Lecture Association will >®n l»s eleventh seaenn Wednesday nlsm e> !ne Grand Opera House, when eaeikh Wald*. ’ine eminent trage dian, will appear in his favorite leciltue ecital, “Shakespeare and His Plays.” Tickets for the‘season are now on sale at the Grand box office, and the mcnb bers may secure the same seats they held lust year by apply Inn there today und tomorrow. Mr. Warde has a large circle of friends In Atlanta and it Is anticipated I hut h full house will greet him In his first lecture delivered In Atlanta since his retirement from .the theatrical stagp. The purpose of Mr. Warde’* lectures-or recitals I* to encourage and simplify the study of Shakespeare, .to 8|nm>!iiI to The tbsiralnn. Albany, Ga., Oct. 9.—Jacob Young, night marshall ut Sylvester, was mis taken for a burglur while crawling In a window of Sikes’ drug store' and killed last night. Benjamin Whitehead, clerk In the store, did the shooting. The place had been burglarized three pre vious nights and . Young was waiting for the burglar.. isr.»n ADELAIDE RLSTORI IS DEAD IN ROME •lei Hi. tt'*"" . Italy, Oct. 9.—The Marchioness Hilo, better known as Adelaide I. the celebrated Italian actress, an attuck of pneu- W. 3. Hughes. h. funeral service* of Wllllani Jgh***. i»r S(i Hulsey street, the fiVc- Him was instantly killed In the jr,.,. wreck Sunday afternoon on i. i, * tt ' r 7 antl Atlantic Ilallroad near t«»r»k place Tuesday morning at •'••UKhton * Tabernacle. Mr. Hughes . yr,,r ? nf ****** nfJ d Is survived by ..." fil, l»cr. a. Hughes, his mother, * >"unger brothers and two sisters. NEGRO ASSAILANT SENTENCED TO HANG remove the mistaken, ImpreHnlon of pro fumllty anil obaeurlty and Illustrate the henuty of hix pocay, the depth of hta philosophy, the unlvfrxnllly of hla knowledge nnd Ills all-pervading t’hrls- t limit v. They are the results of a fife time's devotion to the study of the sub ject nnd association with the master minds who have represented the mar velous creations of the poet upon the stage. Mr. Wnrde’s recitals differ from the stilted and stereotyped meth ods of the nvernge plntform s|>eakcr. He delivers his remnrks with a simple PLAN CONVENTION TO RAISE DRUMMED FROM CITY 500 GAMBLERS QUIT RESORT UNDER FIRE Sperlnl to Tbp Georgian, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 9.—Forty years T» - , 0 i gambling came to a spectacular end Many Prominent Speakers | In Hot Springs, Ark„ ye.terday, when the City Improvement Union, of Ron C<»nie to Atlanta in I Vti.l'i | citizen*, closed 30 gambling room* and : 3T V * » bMtnHon of V blera that the rooms must be clo**<j ai once. 1 No heed wo* paid to tbe warning ^ifTtoday the entire membership of the 1*6 V Tn*» city *. nk n FREDERICK WARDE. and direct, yet dramatic and Impressive force, frequently illustrating hi* point* with quotation* from the different play*. They nre entertaining uml In teresting and abound In Hashes of wit und humor. WEST END HOUSE WIPES HA VE HOT WA 7ER ON TAP Surprised When They Turn on Faucets From the Mains. 8peelnI to The Georgian. Bennettsvllle, 8. C„ Oct. 9.—Rich ard Durgnn, a negro, was sentenced last night to hang October 19, after Judge Hudaon hint rushed the trial through, taking only half nn hour for dinner. Mrs. Patterson, the victim of the us snllant, appeared In the court room, heavily veiled, and told of the crime. Her two small daughters also test! tied, corroborating her statement, as did soine / nelghborlng negroes. TWO NEGROES FIGHT AND ONE IS KILLED. I"' hi to The Georgia*. i ;l '*T"ss, Oil., Oct; 9.—Phil Brown ■uni Stephen Simmons, both negroes, :i ro W over a debt of 25 cents, " *' h resulted In Simmons being hit brick by Browm the head ! *in the effects of which Simmons died . > ' may evening. Brown was nrrest- ' ,, ''l I* now In-jail. TO COMPLETE RAILROAD IN TWELVE MONTH8. I"' t il t.» The Georgian. Angustn. tin., Oct. 9,-rJohn 8. Wll- . *•. president of the Augusta and ' 'ullrbad, gave out u statement ' "day that they would Imve • >«h trains on Ills road front Au- Madlson, Flu., In twelve Park Board Matter, A meeting of the ordinance commit tee of the city council will he held on Tuesday afternoon. Among the mens ures which will be considered Is the bill Introduced by Councilman Chosewood providing for a change In the metlnsl of the selection of the members park board. ■if the See the New Light, 69 N. Pryor street. Two Congressman at Capitol. Congressman W. G. Brantley, of Ihs Eleventh, anil Congressman Gordon Lee, of thr Seventh, were visitor, ut the eapltol Tuesday. Congressman Lei lias Just reeovereil from a slight Illness of a week, but Is quite well nnd strong lignin. Compiling State Return,. Secretary* of State I’hll t'ook and Hot water straight from the inulnx was being dispensed In West End on Monday evening. Soma munufnetur- Ing plant out In thut neighborhood bad evidently let the check valve In the pipe admitting water to the boiler get out of fix nnd the presaure of the steam had forced the hot water back Into the pities. . • At one place the hydrant was turned on full tilt for half an hour In an ef fort to get cool water, but there was too much of the boiling water In the mains for this to make any appreciable Impression. This happens sometimes when the pressure In a residence hot water tank gets up t*si much steam, but, as every body knows. It does not fnke long to exhaust the supply from that source, und no damage Is done except to the meter through which the water passes from the Immediate premises. The amount of hot water turned loose .Monday, however, wns enough to damage to some extent most of the meters In the vicinity of the Atlanta lee and Goal Company’s lee factory. FORMER EXHIBITS Continued from Rags Ons. -ha. (tootle Price, his nsslstant, are working behind closed tl.sirs Tuesday compiling the election returns of October .1. t inly Cherokee nnd Troup counties were missing when they began work, hut came In during the morning. The com pilation will be completed lute Tuesduy evening. 00000000000000000000000000 O WEATHER GOD SMILES ON O 0 GEORGIA STATE FAIR O O 9 0 This Is -fair weather." all right. O O all right. The promoters could O O not ask for lietlei—If It lasts. O 0 of course the pessimists will O O say that It wouldn’t lie a real 0 O Fourth of July without rain lit the O O middle of the picnic an.! that n O O ChrlHtmuH without snow would lie 0 o a disappointment. Hut the pub- O 0 He Is glad enough to have-real 0 O October days like these without O 0 enough wind to discourage the O O airship. , JJ O The forecast Is encouraging. It O o is: O "Fair ond colder tonight und O O Wednesday.” O nG0O00000OOO00000O0OOOO0O0 stock, J. K. Cloud,' Buford, Ga. * Department I—Forestry, mine* nnd mineral*. J. J. Kasterlln. Montezumn, Ga. Department J—Fine arts, A. <7. Moody, Bo*ton, Gn. Department K—Education, Dr. \V Burroughs, Brunswick, Ga. Department L—Woman’* work, Mr*. John W. Hughe*. Atlanta. (In. Department M—Manufacture* nnd textile*. 8. <\ Dunlnp, Gainesville, Ga. Department X—Farm Implement* und machinery, T. B. Tlmrnv. Irlc, On. Department <>—Merchant*’ \V. D. Hammock, Coleman, Ga. Officers Make Inspection. The officers and member* of the Georgia 8tate Agricultural Society vis ited the ground* Tuesday and ex pressed themselves ns being thorough ly satisfied with the preparation* thnt had been made for.the 190« exhibition. President J. J. t’onnor*. of t^arter*- vllle; General Vice President* B. P. C'rlUenden, of.Shellman, Ga.; Secre tary Martin V. t’alvln, of Augusta, nnd Treasurer J. Clayton - dements, of n*. have Inspected the exhibit* and concession* and Hill be In attendane when the fair I* -opened to the public Wednesday. The business people on the ground* e Prank Weldon, secretary nnd gen eral manager of the Atlanta Pair Ax social Ion, and W. A. Hangrs, who, I* in charge of the concession (department. Both official* are forced to stop nnd listen to the trouble* of the exhibitor* and they are nt work every day nntll lute nt night. The board of director* will meet in the secretary’s office dally. • Tne ei&ntn uanu<u comemion of tut southern district of the Christian and Missionary Alliance • w ill be held In Atlanta October 14 ; to SI In the Cen tral Congregational church, opposite the C’nrnegle Library. It will In* pre ceded by a three-day prayer confer ence, to be held In the Alliance hall, at 721-2 North Broad street. These annual conventions were'for merly held In Piedmont park. In the summer, but for the past two year* have been held in the fall anti winter in different churches. The outlook this yent- I* more promising than for sev eral years past. The Christian nnd Missionary Alli ance I* t an Interdenominational mis sionary sbeiety, eomtxuteil of member* ot all orthodox denomination*, who be lieve and teach what 1* called the “Pour-fold Gospel.” They have about duo missionaries In the foreign mission field, nnd this necessitates a home con stituency to Htand for the support of these missionaries. To meet this ne cessity' branches nre organized In many of the larger cities, and once or more eneh year a convention Is held, ut which time an Offering Is tuken for missions. The offering taken in At lanta last yenr amounted to nearly $7,000, to be used exclusively for for eign mission*. Many Visitors Expected. Among the more prominent speakers and preacherw expected are Rev. A. I?. Simpson, D.D., of New York city, the president and founder of the work; Rev. Henry Wilson, D.D., of New York; Rev. P. W. Troy, D.D., of New York; Rev. A. J. Rninsey, of Norfolk, Vn.; Rev. J. M. Pike, editor of The Way of Palth, of Columbia, 8. l\; Rev. R. V. Miller, of North Carolina; Rev. R. J. Bruce, of Orlando, Pin.; Rev. R. A. Forest, superintendent of the 8outh- ern stat<*. and several returned mis sionaries from foreign Held*. Many friends and members of the work have already written thut they nre coming from sections of the South as far west as Arkansas, ns fur north us Kentucky and Virginia, and as far south ns Flor ida. Xctmoisrs were lit^ia M> fUumin»0 Olll of ioe.n was sensational In tne e»tj«me. Dis gusted oy the contiaueu evakion of tjielr duty by the sworn officers of the law, the 23 executive* of thp union, known as the “sklddoo committee,” had Issued a final warning both to the recalcitrant officers Qnd to the gain- , J ,on * headed by a brass band, march ed tojhc city hall, police headquarter* nnd court house and forced state, cou” t< - snd city official* to vnld and • lie moling nouses forthwith, tar goliif sloii* to je*» tn 8 ! u r as cone fM'Opetly. To tne roll of orums *ui olflre of tnunoets olsying ps.uloilc alts, alum gamblers as r.ere found were mareneu to the union station and or dered to take the first train out aud return no more. Five hundred gam blers, capper* nnd women left .vest, r- dn.v nnd last qlght, and fully $30n,o»*o Worth of paraphernnlla Is boxed f..r shipment. ^RUBBERING" AT LADIES COST FARMER COX FINE IN THE POLICE COURT HI* desire to see some of Atlanta’s "neatly dressed ladles’.’ proved costly to John L. Cox, a fanner of Greenville ounty, Houth Cnrollnu, In pblloe court Tuesday morning. The young fanner, who ha* been In Atlanta for Several day* “doing the sights.” was arrested Monday after noon ul the Terminal Station by Po liceman Brown on complaint of two la dles that he had been t/er»l*tentiy fol lowing them About the depot for some tlm". When the ladies approached the officer they appeared greatly. excUeci nnd appealed to him to stop the stran- .ifd like a shadow everywhere they about the station. 4 Prank Pearson, the well-known sing er, also Informed Officer Brown he hu< noticed the man following the hwte*. ■ On arraignment before Record- Broyles Tuesday morning. Cox put uj a decidedly unique defense. * ”1 didn’t hnv© any wrong Intention 4 whatever,” he said. "I only uanted 1. See some neatly dressed Judies and whs lust l«K)klng at those two. thought they looked mighty nice.” Judge Broyles thought this e.\eu-» insufficient nnd Imposed u fine of $50.71 or thirty days In the stockude. KIDNAPED YOUTH FOUND AND GIVEN OVER TO PARENTS Ideal Skating Weather. MUM CONCERNING. CONFERENCE TALK Teachers’ Examination. 8tut© exumlnnlhinx for teachers will be held on December 21 and 22 for those who have no license now or de sire to secure renewals. The subjects will be those embraced In the public school courte. Washington. Del, 9.—The three legai lights of the cabinet—Root, Barnapnrtc and M«H*ly—had a protracted consul tation with the president this after noon at the close of the regular cabinet meeting. “It was a matter of considerable pub lic Importance,” remurked one of -the officials. In answer to a question ui what wax the subject under discussion, hut would vouchsafe no further formation. It was reported they were going over with the president tin* suggestions thaA have been recently mode by the de partment of Justice for a special line of action against the Standard Oil and other trusts. ROAD NOT BLAMED FOR FATAL WRECK Hrlxti.l, Pn., Oct. ».~The cron, i Jury today, In the case of the Pennsyl vania railroad wreck near here ovei .1 week ago. decided that the company was blameless. Ideal Skating Weather. New York. Oct. 9.—William I*a Bar bers, the four-year-old* son of Frau ds La Barbera, for whom the whole police force of Greater New York have been searching since his supposed kid- l ^ naplng, 8eptember 21, was found at nn early hour tisluy and restored to his parents, one of whom, the mother, had become nearly distracted over the con tinued absence of her child. .The child’s father received threaten ing letters which Informed him thnt unless he sent $5,000 Jo those who Imd the boy In charge, the boy w'ould be cut up uml the head sent to the parents by express. The boy was discovered at tlio Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn,bridge last 8uturday by Krnest O’Fonner, and tladsden, Ala., O , . . . .... Lumber Company has filed Incorp* turned over to members of the bridge j t | (>n paper* with the probate Judge Sues Railway for Damages. Hpeelnl toTbe.Georglnn. Gadsden, Alu., Oct., 9.—Miss Pauline Lutta bus filed a suit In the city court ngulnst the Alabama Pity. Gadsden and Attnlln Street Railway Company, al leging damage to the extent of flO.nno .Mi-- Latin \\f*s lllving *»n Brood street several months ago. when her horse stepped on the car track. The ground wns wet and It Is alleged that the track* were charged with electricity, which caused the horse to run nwny and throw Miss laitta out se verely Injuring her. Kent Inverted Light. police squad, who. fulling to recognize K tmvnh county, the capital block l»r- hlm, took him to the Children’s Society! | nR fioo,000. with $50,000 paid In. The Samuel L. Wallace. 8|n><-|hI to The lieorjdau. Gadsden. Ala., Oct. 9.—Hnuinel L. \Yfllnce, the 4-year-old son of Mr. ami Mrs. K, t\ Wallace, tiled yesterday morning alter a short Illness. The fu neral was conducted from the resi dence by Rev. J. W. Newman. rooms. Here the boy remained until last night.. Where he had been the’ boy can not tell. He ts even unable to give a de scription of his kidnaper*. From nil appearance*, however, he bft* not been maltreated by those who lultl him In charge. CENTRAL FLAGMAN KILLED BY A WORK TRAIN. principal offices und plants are ti located ut Curtiston. Besides n g eyal lumber business, the Incorpnrnt purpose to build railroads arid enx In mining und the mercantile hi ness. The Incorporator* and oiU» are J. G. Gurtls, president; Ludl< Pa.; D. it. C’urtii, Erie, Pu„ vice pr 1 blent: A. E. Swanson, Curtiston, secretury and treasurer. Ala 8peelnl to Tin* Georgian. Columbus, Ga.. fh*t. 9.—t*awreni-e Martin, aged 25. a flagman on the Central of Georgia railroad, wns killed by *a work train at Whitesvllle, Har ris county, last night. He wus a native of Florida and had only Isfen In the erilploy of the railroad since. October 3. His remains are here for shipment home. FLOOR WAX. ; “Butcliurs.” '‘Johnson’s" and "Old English" at tho GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO.. 40 Peachtree St.