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ATLANTA population HOBWj •••"' ....»##•*»»*****«• io.wu TuiAne® of railroad* 8«v«»n IgHTline* of rallrond*... SfiS of .treet railway... iso, non M.000 15,000 The Atlanta Georgian. •Milt* of olootrlo Hule* cotton conaumcd tn 1905. Value of 1905 cotton crop S VOL. 1. NO. 143. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, ( 1906. PRICE: bottlers battle over attack on union labor President Hugo Calls Union Supporters Cowards. CONVENTION REFUSES T 0 PUBLISH ADDRESS Walter Stapleton and Childs Carr Stand Up for Un ions and Answer Hugo. A red hot time developed In the Anal business session of the American Bot tlers' Protective Association convention in the Kimball house Wednesday. Unionism and its relations to the bot tlers brought on a stormy meeting, and some caloric utterances resulted. Pres ident Hugo deserted the chair to de fend his address of Tuesday, In which he made some caustic remarks about unionism -A man who will employ only union labor Is a traitor to his country. If he signs a contract to do so he Is both a coward and a fool.*' He made a savage attack on Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation of Labor, and said that Gompers’ threat to depose forty congressmen who had gone contrary to his demands, was a big bluff, nnd that the whole business was a game of four-flushing. George W. Tucker, of Philadelphia, brought on the storm, and after he had done so. stood squarely In the brunt of It. Tuesday D. L. V. Moffet, of Bos ton. moved to have copies of the presi dent's address printed and sent out to bottlers all over the country The mo tion prevailed. Moved to Rescind, sleeping a night over it, however, seemed to have changed the viewpoint of many of the delegates. The attack on unionism made them shy of the question. Then Mr. Tucker moved to rescind the action. Up came Walter Stapleton, of Brldegeport, Conn., in a rousing de nunciation of the attack on the unions, and said that It was unwarranted and uncalled for. He said that the small bottlers got their patronage from union men and their families, and a man would be a fool to Indorse anything' that took the bread from his own and his children’s mouths. In this view he received the support of Charles Carr, while pandemonium turned loose In the hall. Throughout the attack President Hugo sat quietly, but his Jaw drew down In an aggres- site manner, and the glint of battle enroe Jnlo his eyes. Then he took the floor: Hugo Spoke Plainly. ’’You come here under the plea that you didn't want my address printed because It would cost $400 to do so. was prepared to take the wind out of your sails by offering to pay the ex pense of It out of my own pocket. But I knew your plea was not the truth, and that your objection lay much deeper than that." Turning to Mr. Stapleton, he said: "You may depend on union men for your trade.” "I do,” was the sharp retort. ' Yes, but you are not this whole convention." "Maybe not, but I am as much of It as you," came the reply. President Hugo then stated that the bottlers were squarely up agalnBt this union question, and that It was nothing hut arrant cowardice to dodge It now. He said that only one man In fourteen belonged to the unions, "It Is not a question of honoring me by printing that speech, but whether you have manhood enough to stand by the principles I set forth In It. Are you going to lay down like a set of whipped curs? If you don't stand to me I brand every man voting to rescind as a cow- ard—the most contemptible term ap plicable to man." "Alamo Greets Bunker Hill.” As he concluded President Lazenbee, of the Texas bottlers, came forward and shook his hand: "That’s the stuff. The Alamo greets Bunker Hill.” Hut President Hugo lost his light, and the convention voted to rescind. Afterwards President Hugo said he would have the speech printed and sent out at hie own expense. The convention was tardy In getting down to business Wednesday^. Sched uled to begin Work at 10. it was 11 " clock before the gavel fell. The. see- smn up to the clash on the union ques tion was decorous. There were reports of committees covering purely class Iz- sues Of Interest to the bottlArs. cue communication relative to the national pure food law was of Impor tance in that It was stressed that the new- aw would actually help Instead W Injure the bottlers’ business. The oily danger lay In Inlmtcable state reg- ulatlons by the food commissioners. the session ended by the election of „P CIe ™ for the ensuing year, and the selection of Denver as the next conven tion city. The officers are as follows: Offiesrs Elected. President—John A. Blondell, Baltl- First Vice President—A. D. Huesing, Hock Island, III. Second Vice President—William Vol- bert, Chicago. Third Vice President—Otto Shots, a*w Haven, Conn. Treasurer—Henry L Schmidt, Hobo- hen, X. j. Secretary—R. e. Scholer, New York. Tula official Is named by the executive committee. Executive Committee—Albert Lu- Merchants Meet Receive Report of Committee. About 200 striking machinists gath ered In Federation hall, in North For syth street, Wednesday morning to re ceive the reports of the committee ap pointed at the meeting Tuesday. No change has been reported In the strike situation at the shops of the Southern road. The big buildings have closed down and not a wheel has turned since Monday. The machinists claim that an unsuccessful attempt was made Tuesday to supplant the union men with strike-breakers, but the pickets persuaded the non-union men not to interfere, and they left the vicinity. There Is not the slightest Indication of any trouble, as the strikers are or derly, and none but the pickets remain about the vicinity of the shops. Ex cept for the newspaper reports, none but those directly affected by the strike would know that the machinists had walked out. F. W. McCabe, business manager for the machinists' union, said Wednesday morning that there were no develop ments In the situation. "There has been no change In the strike," said he, "which would bear di rectly or Indirectly on the situation. The committees are all out yet and nothing will be known until they make full reports. The machinists will hold meetings in the Federation hall every day as long as the strike lasts.” WASHINGTON - "MACHINISTS EXPECT A SETTLEMENT. Washington, Oct. 10.—The strike sit uation among machinists of the South ern railway was unchanged at a late hour last night. The machinists main tain a Arm stand and declare that they will not return to work unless the com pany accedes to their demands for an Increase of 2 cents an hour and a 0- hour day. A. S. Stewart, assistant superintend ent, was In continual conference yes terday with W. W. Finlay, second vice president of the railway, and with H. D. Spencer, • general manager. No statement could be obtained from the company’s officials. Inasmuch as the mechanical equip ment of the company Is said to £e In need of much repair, and as It Is dlffl-- cult to secure machinists, the impres sion prevails among the machinists that an early,settlement will be the result of the walkout. GIANT PUMPKIN OF GEORGIA PROSPERITY IS OPENED IN ATLANTA CRY FOR OWNERSHIP SWELLS IN VOLUME; LEAGUE GROWS DAILY RUSS PRINCE Body of Pavlenoff Lies Where It Fell. 57 Names Enrolled for Membership on Wednesday. THEY REPRESENT MANY CLASSES St. Petersburg. Oct. 10.—A dispatch from Tlflla says that Prince Jason Pav lenoff was murdered on a street In the village of Gorki. None of the vil lagers would handle the body and It lies where It fell. Prince Jason's uncle. Prince Grego ry, was similarly murdered last June, and his body lay for' ten days before It was removed for burial. GEORGIA THROWS OPEN HER GATES IN WELCOME First Day of Fair Cele brated by Ad dresses. ELECTED ONE OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTHERN Richmond,- Va., Oct. 10.—The thir teenth annual meeting of the stock holders of the Southern Railway was held at the offices of the company In this city yesterday. One million, seven hundred and nine- ty-nlne thousand, three hundred and flfty-four shares of stock, out of a to tal of 1,800,000 shares, the total capital stock outstanding, was represented In person or by proxy. Alexander B. Andrews, Joseph Bry an, R. M. Galloway and Samuel M. In man were elected directors of the third class, to hold office for a term of three years. FIFTEEN CHINK8 CAUGHT. Providence, R. I., Oct. 10.—With the capture In this harbor of the schooner yacht Frolic nnd her load of fifteen Chinamen, who were being smuggled Into the country, the local police and the Federal immigration authorities are still In the dark as to the syndicate that Is behind the enterprise. The of ficers of the boat escaped. OOOOOOOOOOOOGOOGOOOOOOOOQn O ~ O CHA8ED BY 8HERMAN: O O RETURN8 TO OLD GEORGIA. O o o O The first homecomer to regts- O O ter at the headquarters of the O O Georgia Fair Association Wed- O 0 nesday was G. B. Thompson, of O O Panama City, Fla. O Mr. Thompson also distinguish- O ed himself by purchasing the first O v. admission to the grounds at the O O box office at 7:40 o’clock Wed- O O nesday morning. O When Mr. Thompson registered O O he remarked that he had been O O away from home ever since O O "Sherman chased him out of the O O state." He.said he was particular- O O ly glad that he had taken advan- g O tage of the opportunity to visit m O Georgia again. OOO0OO0OOOOOO0OO0O0OOO0OOO a ... vV, '-ummiiu:r--Aiwri uu* Ms: 1 " M - Jackson- New York s l j. 1 ' Sharp, Utica, N. Y.; J. F. Syracuse, N. Y.; Bernard - J* r » e V ‘-'Ity: Charles Jacob- Washington: George Schlaffer, umiore; George B. Hugo, Boston; Walter Stapleton,Bridgeport, Conn.: E. E. Horton, Newark. N. J.: William C. Schwelzer, Frank Carr. Philadelphia; Major Oeorge H. Daubner, Wisconsin; Henry Cau*, Illinois: Charles Wester- holm. Paul J. Morand. Chicago; 6 red W. Meyer. St. Louis; E. C. Rosrhe. Al bany, N. Y.: William B. Hatfield, James O’Connell, Brooklyn: Martin Ingwersen, Iowa; W. M. Schwartz, Pittsburg. The rest of the meeting will be de voted to pleasure. Wednesday even ing there VIII be a smoker at the Kim- ball and Thursday a barbecue at Ponce | DeLeon. 00000000000000001*000000000 O THURSDAY’S PROGRAM. O o o S 10 a. m.—Gates open. O 10:30 to noon—Concert, Wede- O O meyer’s concert band. O O 2:00 p.m.—Running races. O O 3:00 p. m.—Flight of big airship. O O 4:00 p. m.—Open air horse show. O O 4:00 p. m.—Ring 612, galted O O saddle horses. O O 4:15 p. m.—RIng SIS, gentle- O O men riders. O O 4:30 p. m.—RIng 600, light har- O O ness horses (single). O O 6:00 p. m.—High school horses. 0 O 6:00 p. m.—Gates open free. ’ O O 8:15 p. m.—Pain’s fireworks and O 0 fall of Pompeii. 0 00000000000000000000000000 The big gates of the Georgia state fair swung open Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock and the first day of the home-coming of Georgia-born was on to continue until October 2U. A chilly October wind made over coats comfortable, but failed to pre vent‘the throngs of visitors from going out to the grounds to Inspect the ex hibits In the main hall and to seek amusement on the midway. The "ballyhoos" unlimbered their husky voices and after noon the mid way began to wake up and take on a business-like appearance. Nearly all of these attractions have brass bands and the noise made things look Inter esting. Several prominent Georgians were on the grounds early In the day. Gov ernor Terrell came out shortly after noon and looked over the exhibits of Georgia products and expressed him self as being gratified at the showing made by his state. C. S. Barrett, of Atwater, Ga., president of the National Farmers' Union, and S. P. Duckworth, president of the Georgia Farmers' Union, were also In attendance. Jamestown Representative. Another visitor was Eastman O. Cur- rey, of the department of publicity, representing the Jamestown Exposi tion. Mr. Currey learned that quite a number of exhibits how at the fair would be transferred to the state and would be Included In the Georgia ex hibit at the Jamestown Exposition. The superintendents of the Georgia Agricultural Society were In charge of HOME COMERS REGISTER AT OFFICE OF GEORGIAN Register at The Georgian office. Sons and daughters of Georgia who return to her capital during home- comers' week may call at The Georgian office and receive a homeeom- ers' badge. The Georgian has provided a register where visitors may leave their names and address. These will be published, and by reading the columns of The Georgian friend* may find each other after years of separatibn. Leave your former address, the name of your new home city and your address "while 1n Atlanta. It may help you to renew some old ac quaintances. WINTRY WEATHER MAKES ATLANTA STEP LIVELY "Brr—, gee, It’s cold!” "Where did I leave 'my overcoat last spring? Where'd I put my gloves?" "Have you ordered that ton of coal? Why didn't you? And wq need some weather strips on that north window." Atlanta awoke Wednesday morning to greet a real winter day. Half the city shivered on Its way uptown. There was a display of last sea son's overcoats and an atmosijhere of mothballs and camphor. Business at the soda fountains was dull Wednesday morning. The few druggists who had read the foreqast and prepared hot chocolate and other winter drinks were In luck, but the Ice bills were smaller than for many months. It was almost freezing weather. At the bureau the official record showed 38 degrees between 6 nnd 7 o'clock, only 8 degrees above freez ing point. But it will take only a few hours for Atlanta to get used to It. The chilly weather will put more vigor Into the city, the snappy breezes that whistle around the'corners will merely make people step livelier. The state fair will draw Just as big a crowd and unless the cold Is accompan ied by high winds the airship will sail as announced. LAWS HURTFUL TO JEW8 ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED. Paris. Oct. 10.—The St. Petersburg correspondent of The Journal has had an Interview with Premier Stolypln In the course of which the Russian pre mier said: "To give to the Jews the right to buy land and circulate freely through out Russia would In practice create a very serious state of affairs, and for the ministry alone to reach a decision In this mattei; would be regarded by the people as a usurpation of their rights." ' The premier said all laws hurtful to the Jews would be attentively exam ined by the ministerial council, which desired to treat the Jews with Justice. The Jews, said M. Stolypln. would In the end appreciate these efforts. JEWS AT ODESSA HIDE IN FEAR OF THEIR LIVE8. Odessa, Oct. 10.—Jews In this city were In a state of terror last night as a result of a mob of 300 rushing through the streets crying, "Death to the Jews!" "Death to the rebels!” All shops were closed as soon as the mob appeared and the Jews sought hiding places. The demonstration followed a speech of President Dubrovln, of the Union of Russian People, who, on the. eve of his departure for Kiev, said: “The holy Russian cause Is the ex termination ofrebels. Clear the Russian soli of them. Go ahead, brothers; death to the rebels'and Jews!" Men Who Think Ahead, Men Who Do Things Say Earnestly Municipal Ownership May Come. their various departments early Wed nesday arranging the final details and cheeking over their exhibits prepara tory to the arrival of the Judges " will award the ribbons and prizes. The exhibition opened to the public Is the best the fair association has had for several years. The exhibits are larger and more varied; the attractions In the open air are of a higher order than formerly, and the free amuse ments offered by the fair association are the best that could be secured for the occasion. _ . Wedemeyer’a Concert Hand will furnish the music for the fair. A con cert will be given every day at noon, the same organization furnishing the music during the afternoons for-the races. Muny of the atractions on the grounds have their own bands. Big Airship Arrives. Knabenshue’s big airship arrived Tuesday afternoon and by the time the gate* opened Wednesday morning the prize attraction offered by the fair as sociation was ready for Its tour of At lanta's sky scrapers. The first ascent will be made Wednesday afternoon by Charles Harrison, Knabenshue's best aeronaut. The owner will make an as cent later In the week. The special train bearing Pain's Fireworks Company and the Fall of Pompeii arrived Tuesday night and over a hundred extra laborers were put to work Wednesday morning un loading the big show and erecting the WHITE SOX PUT WHITE IN BOX AGAINST RUELBACH Southslde Ball Park, Chicago, Oct. 10.—The Wlhte Stockings, to the ac. companlment of tremendous cheers, entered the playing field at 1:10 p. m. Walsh, the prospective pitcher for the So* In the second game, wore a heavy overcoat, which was buttoned up to the chin. Asked if he would pitch this afternoon's game, he said; "That was the understanding ten minutes ago In the club house. Not only will I pitch, but I will win It. I would bet my life against J10 that the game will be mine and the Sox will have such a lead In the series for the championship of the world, that they will not be overtaken.” However, these batteries were named: For Sox, White and 8ulllvan; for Cubs, Ruelbach and Kllng. First Inning, Tlte first ball thrown by White was directly over the plate and a strike was called on Hoffman. The next was ball. Then there was another strike, which Hoffman failed to meet. Swing ing Into the next one with all his might the human flshpole sent a-tong fly to Captain Jones, which the latter caught easily. White had difficulty In locating the plate for Sheckard. First he put three wide ones over In succession. Jimmy fouled off the next two and brought his count up to three and two. On his next attempt he sent a slow grounder to Donohue, which the first baseman fielded perfectly. Schulte tried a bunt, but Rohe picked up the ball and threw him out at first. Ns hits; no runs. Reulbach threw two balls when Hahn met the third. It was a grounder to Stelnfeldt, which was fielded to Chance. When June* batted a magnificent sil ver set was presented to Jones by George Davis on behalf of the Sox Continued on Pago Four. players. Its value was placed at 1600. Jones put a grounder to Tinker, which the Cub shortstop threw to Chance In time to head off the Sox manager. Isbell tapped to Reulbach, and was out at first. No runs. eOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0 HEAVY 8NOW FALLS O O AT TOLEDO, OHIO. O O O C Toledo. Ohio, Oct. 10,—Toledo .O O experienced the earliest snow In O O 35 years today, when the ground O O was covered to the depth of near- O O ly an Inch. It was the heaviest O A that has ever fallen herd In Octo- O O her. O O ' O OOOOOOOnOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 00900000000000000000000000 00000000000OO0O0OOO00O0000 O 0 LIGHT FR08T8 PREDICTED 0 0 FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. O O 0 O Frost weather! O 0 But nothing serious Is Indicated O 0 In the weather bureau report. O O The prediction Is: O For Atlanta and vicinity fair 0 O tonight, with light frost; Thurs- O O day fair and warmer. 0 0 Stato Forecasts. O O Georgia—Fnlr tonight with light 0 0 frost In northern portion; Thurs- O O day fair, warmer In northwest 0 O portion. O O South Carolina—Fair tonight O 0 with frost In mountain districts; O O Thursday fair. O Alabama—Fair tonight with 0 0 light frosts In northern and cen- O 0 tral portions; Thursday fair and O 0 warmer. 0 Temperatures Wednesday. 0 0 6:15 o’clock a. m 38 degrees 0 O 7 o'clock a. m 40 degrees 0 0 8 o'clock a. m 41 degrees O 0 9 o'clock a. m 44 degrees 0 O 10 o'clock a. m 46 degrees 0 0 11 o’clock a. rn 47 degrees 0 O 12 o'clock noon 48 degrees O 0 1 o'clock p. m 49 degrees 0 O 2 o’clock p. m 52 degrees 0 BRAVE TAR SWIMS TO SHORE IN GALE AND SAVES LIVES Detroit, Mich., Oct. 10.—Two boats wrecked, two others hard aground, two lives lost and a score or more saved by the merest chance or by the brave efforts of rescuers Is the story of Mon day’s storm on the lakes. When the Foster struck In the dark ness of the night anti the fierce, storm threatened to grind the wooden craft to pieces In short order, death to the crew seemed Inevitable. Ed Jacobson, a sailor, taking a desperate chance that only seemed inviting death, with a line held In his teeth plunged Into the rough sea and swnm for the shore, which he reached after a desperate battle with the waves. A breeches buoy was rigged up and the remaining mem bers of the crew were brought safely to the shore. Of the crew of the Paeadena only two were loet. The crew of the wreck ed Adn Medora were caved, although the boat was pounded to pices. O0O0O000000O00000O0OO0000O O O O,RACE ENTRIES FOR FIRST O o' DAY AT FAIR TRACK, O O O O First Race—Five furlongs: Tim- O O othy Wen, 94; Louie C„ 102; Ann O O Hill', 104: I.aura Hunter. 114: O O China Alley, 99; Foxy Grandma, 0 O 104; Vlv Zelgler, 112. 0 O Second Race—Seven furlongs: O O Ethel Barry, 104; Erla Lee, 104: O O Proof Sheet. 109; Jim Hale, 109. 0 O Third Race—Six furlongs; O 0 Casperdene, 102; Chauncey Olcott, 0 O 102; Caroline W„ 102; Prince 0 0 Glenn, 102; Balshot. 102; Mar- O 0 sullies, 112; 8tockwood, 112; Da- 0 O venport, 112. O O Fourth Race—One mile: Bishop O 0 Weed. 106; Mrs. Annie, 106; Al- O O bertola, 107; Hook-See-Oka, 107; O O McDecetver, 108. 0 0 First race at 2:10 o'clock dally, 0 0 rain or shine. O 00000000000000000000000Q00 Fifty-seven new members were en rolled In the Municipal Ownership Leaguo Tuesday afternoon and Wed nesday morning. These fifty-seven men were represen tatives of many classes. They are the men who make up a city like Atlanta, men who work with their heads and with their hands, men who have accu mulated fortunes, men who have noth ing but their weekly wage. There are men irt the league who think as they work, who have studied the problems that face a modern city who have watched the encroachment* of growing corporation* upon the prop erty of the public. They have watched these corporations pile up enormous profits from that which should belong to the people of the city. They have seen other cities take over the public utilities which have made fortunes for Individuals and turn them to a source af revenue Which swelled the clt> a treasury and reduced rates of taxation. The Municipal League Is growing. The call of The Georgian for men who wish to see Atlanta take her great mo nopolies from private hands, for men who are. willing to work for It and vote for It, Is being answered every dav. Applications for membership In tlie leaguo nrc coming fast, and they will continue to come until a strength la represented which will mean a victory Ip an election. What the League Stands For. The league stands for the municipal ownership of a gas and electric light ing plant for the near future. It leaves the question of street car ownership to a later day, when the success of the first movement Is proven. But many supporters of the movement are com ing out boldly now and crying for a street car system to be owned by At lanta. „ Dr. R. R. Klme, president of the At lanta Sociological Society, Is an ardent Indorser of the municipal ownership movement. The society embraces If Its membership the thinking men of Atlanta, men who ran look ahead, who meet monthly to discuss the problems of the day. When he signed his appli cation for membership In the league Dr. Klme said: "The Municipal Ownership League and The Atlanta Georgian have mv best wishes for success. .Municipal ownership Is coming. It must come." "Push Movement Now.” .7. 8. Price, of 310 Spring street, man ager of a big publishing company, urges action before the present char ters of the gas and electric companies are extended. He said; "I most heartily Indorse the move ment and trust that It will not be long before you have sufficient member■.< listed to have a rousing meeting and get to business. There Is every reason for pushing the movement right now. and In the meantime we should see to It that no netv charter Is granted the present gas company or electric light company. If, ns the present company claims, they have a 'permanent' char ter, why are they so earnestly seeking to renew It? If their charter was granted for a certain period of years, how can It be permanent? In other words, they now are seeking from council that which they claim already to possess. "These corporation Interests have s much more vital hold upon this city than many of us realize. They practi cally run the city government; they have their representative* from th» highest office down, and now have them elected to fill the next term. If something Is not done soon this gas company will soon have a renew , cl charter, nnd will have got a new grip upon the city. The waterworks Is a standing menace to their purposes, and a living demonstration of tvbat the city can do; for this reason, we remember It has not been many months since they endeavored to have It sold to a private stock company. Why? We know why. Continued qn Page Four. MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP LEAGUE APPLICATION BLANK. I hereby make application for membership In the MUNICIPAL OWN ERSHIP LEAGUE. 1 favor the ownership of a gat and alectrtc lighting planter the city of Atlanta. , Remarks: Occupation Note.—Cut out and return to THE ATLANTA OEORGIAN.