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Night Edition The Atlanta Georgian. **»
VOL. 1. NO. 150.
ATLANTA, GA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1906.
Ill A tint* TWO ciim
GREAT TABERNACLE
AT FUNERAL OF THE
THRONGED
EVANGELIST
From a snapshot of the scene at the station at Cartersvllle upon the arrival of the special train Tuesday afternoon bearing the remains
cf Rev. 8am Jones. There were more than 3,000 people In the crowd. The casket was rested In the park for a few moments, when the photo
graph was taken.
TRUST STUDS
Distinguished Orators
Pay Honor to His
Memory.
ALL CARTERSVILLE
IX MOURNING FOR A
FRIEND OF CITY
Floral Offerings Coyer Bier.
Prominent , Men From
Many States in At
tendance.
By CHARLES E. HARP.
Cartersvllle, Ga.. Oct. 18.—Over 5,000
people gathered at the big Tabernacle
Thursday afternoon .to bo present at
the funeral ceremonies over the body
uf Sam Jones, anil witness ■ the last
tributes to the, dead- evangelist.
Carriages, buggies and vehicles of
every description have been arriving In
Cartersvllle since early morning and
kith the great number of people who
arrived on the morning trains made
one nf the largest crowds that has ever
collected In Cartersvllle.
The addresses were made by promi
nent churchmen and evangelists who
had assisted Mr. Jones In his work nil
over the country! Most of them wero
bosom friends nnd knew Mr. Jones
probably better than did many people
kho lived in Cartersvllle.
The morning trains brought In big
crowds from all sections of the state
and the South to add to the large num
ber nf visitors who arrived Wednesday
night.
A large number of people came down
from Rome. On., to attend the funeral.
The delegation Included the Rome
■ ominandery Knights Templars In full
uniform under direction of Commander
Simmons. ■
The funeral cortagc left the Jones
resilience shortly after 2 o'clock and
proceeded to the Tabernacle only a
short distance away.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The honorary pallbearers were:
Revs. George Duvall. John E. Barnard,
A. Cleveland, Ford McRae, C. A.
Alldny, Seaborn.
The honorary escort Included dele-
sa lions from the local Masonic and
Knights of Pythias lodges, and pre
ceded the hearse.
The active nallbcarcra were: John
H. Leake, L. S. Munford, W. If. How
ard John II. Wlkle, Janies W. Knight.
J Vauglmn, Dr. R. J. Trlppe, Paul
Ollreath, Robert Milam, J. C. Wafford.
In the first carriage were Mrs. Sam
1’ Jones. Mrs. Annie Pyron, Miss Julia
Jones, Mrs. Mary Turner and Mrs.
Laura Sloan. '
. Second carriage—Mr. and Airs. Paul
Jones. Jr., Mr. and Mrg. Robert W.
Jones. Miss Luella Jones, Thomas
Dunham,
Third carriage—Miss Isaura Eva
Mays. It Pyron, Mrs. B. C. Sloan. W.
« Turner. * —
Fourth curriuRe—Dr. J. H. Jones,
MuitJp Jones, Mm. John T. Stocks,
* uaileh I. Jones.
I’lfth turrluge—Rev. anil Mrs. A. P.
Henry Jones, Misses Willie and
J ennle Jones.
A ureat number of other carriages
[Allowed containing friends and tela*
jives of the family. Many of the peo
ple drove miles acroaa the country to
^ 1'icwiu at the funeral ceremonies.
Hie board of school commissioners
n J et “t the public school building
•* non ly befort 2 o'eteok and marched In
j body to the Tabernacle, only a short
distance away.
Children of Schools.
The children of both the white and
negro schools were marched to the
Tabernacle in epearate bodies. A large
of the Tabernacle had already
been set aside for the negroes. Every
, at occupied an( i 0V€r a hundred
‘o.l on the outside.
The singing was the most Impressive
ha had ever been heard In the Taber.
le. The singers composing the
uuartet had been co>workem with Mr.
J'»nes and were well known all over
the country.
BODY TO ARRIVE AT 9 O’CLOCK;
LIE IN STATE AT THE CAPITOL;
TO REST IN WESTVIEW VAULT
FROM THE MOST RECENT PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. AND MRS.
SAM P. JpNES, TAKEN TOGETHER ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO.
CHURCH SUSPENDS
REV. C. P. BRIDEWELL
AFTER A CONFESSION
Special Train to Bear
Body of Sam
Jones.
Atlanta Presbytery
Passes Resolutions
on Former Pastor.
The Rev. C. P. Bridewell, former
paitor of the Flret Presbyterian church,
has been euepended indefinitely from
exercise of the ministry of the gospel
by the Atlanta Presbytery In session at
Tallapoosa.
Mr. Bridewell was found guilty jof
gross Immorality. He made a full con-
fesslon of his faults to the presbytery,
which adopted resolutions suspending
him from the ministry and recom
mending him to the grace of Ood.
His Oisappearancs.
Several weeks ago Mr. Bridewell left
his church suddenly, and with his wife
and family went to Hope, Ark., the
home of hie father. He left with u
friend In Decatur n written resignation
of his pastorate, but he made no state-
ment to any officer of his church re.
gardlng his Intended departure. /
meeting of the congregation wae called
and the resignation of the pastor ac
cepted. subject to the action of the
preebytery at Its next meeting.
No statement regarding any mlscon
duct of the Rev. Mr. Bridewell, other
than current rumors, was given out.
It was rumored that circumstances had
arisen during Mr. Bridewell's vacation
trip to Washington. D. C„ which had
leaked put after his return and which
led to his sudden decision to leave At
lanta. It was stated that Mr. Bride
well left Atlanta so suddenly that he
did not remove his effects from his
residence In Spring etreet.
Resolution Adoptsd.
Tallapoosa, Go., • Oct. IT.—The At
lanta presbytery, now In cession here,
adopted yesterday afternoon the fol
lowing resolution:
"Whereas. Rev. C. P. Bridewell. D.
,D. has been guilty of groes Immoral
ity, and whereaa he has voluntarily
made a full confession of the same to
the presbytery; apd. whereas, he has
shown sincere repentance for the same
nnd prays to be forgiven; therefore,
be It
"Resolved. That the said C, P. Bride
well Is hereby Indefinitely suspended
from the exercise of the office of the
gospel ministry, and that we commend
him In much love and sympathy to the
grace of Ood.”
Demand For Business Houses.
"I'-Int to The Georgian.
, Latonton, Oa. t Oct. 18.—The demand
' ,,r i'uainess houses, offices and dwell-
in Entonton Is unprecedented.
-ot withstanding^several new stores
"e been erected the past two years,
"■<n\ remodeled and fitted out anew.
bombers of dwelling housee built, re—
“** Jemand cannot b« supplied today, his refutation
STATE ORGANIZERS
OF FARMERS’ UNION
ARE NOW IN SESSION
PROCESSION WILL
FORM IN WALL ST,
Orphans of Decatur Home to
Guard Casket in Rotun
da of Capitol.
A special train bearing the body of
I Rev. Sam P. Jonas, members of ths
family and friends, will leave Carters
vl|le Friday morning at 8 o’clock, ar
riving at the union depot about
o'clock.
The procession iQllI form Immediate,
ly on Wall street, then move out Pryor
to Decatur to Whitehall to Mitchell to
Washington. The body will be borno
Into the capitol rotunda from the
Washington street entrance.
Upon the arrival of the train the
active pallbearers will occupy the car
riages preceding the hearse.
Mrs. Jones and family will go to the
home of Mrs. R. P. Milam, 72 Spring
street, and remain there until the body
Is removed from the capitol at 3 p. m.,
to be taken to the vault of the West
View Cemetery Company, where It will
reet until the family vault at Carters
vllle Is completed.
An affecting ecene at the capitol as
the body lies In stale will be sixteen
orphans from the Decatur Home, to
which Mr. Jones devoted so many years
of his life. Four will stand at one
side and two at each end, leaving one
side open for the public to paee.
The entire fdneral arrangements are
In the hands of H. M. Patterson, of
Atlanta Mr P« t tar arm U narannoii.i
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Many Meet Here to
Discuss Work of
Organization.
Bualnees agents and state organisers
of the .Georgia division of the Farmers’
Union are In executive seslon In the
hall of representatives at the capitol
Thursday. .... ...
An extended session wss held in the
forenoon and a second session began at
3 o'clock. Between 150 and 200 of the
liveat organisers and county business
agents are attending the meeting, and
many Important matters are being dis
cussed behind closed doors.
One of the Important features of the
morning session wss the adoption of
strong resolutions Indorsing the Inter
view of National President C. 8. Bar
rett relative to the price of cotton nnd
his refutation of Jlon, Harvle Jordan a
statement that the crop this year will
be the second largest ever produced In
the South. .. .
President Barrett la attending the
meetings and counseling the members
of the union to stand steadfast on the
price of 11 cents for their etaple. J. G.
Kubanka, of Polk county, state busi
ness agent, presided at the meetings
Thursday.
Masting Wednesday Evening.
Wednesday evening an Important
meeting was held at the capitol with
a large and enthusiastic attendance.
The meeting wu largely devoted to the
work of the organisers. Mnny new
organisers will be placed In the field
and It le espected that the membership
of the union will be tnereasued from
60.000 to 100,000 In Georgia within the
next year.
President Barrett made a rousing
talk along the lines of organisation,
and outlined the great good already
accomplished by the union. Talks were
also made by J. L. Lee and G. M.
Davis.
Friday will be observed at the state
fair as Formers’ Union Day. and fully
5.000 »( that organisation Is expected
to be In attendance. Speeches will be
made by President8. Barrett, James
M. Butler, of TopAa. member of the
Open Gas Jet Clench
ed in Teeth .Told
the Story..
New York, Oct. 18.—Ground down
by the theatrical trust, Duncan C. Best,
a well-known character and trading
man In the West, committed suicide
today by Inhaling gas at hie room, 212
West Forty-third street. His body
was found lylnr -artly dressed on the
bed with a gas tube from an open Jet
clinched In his teeth..
He was from Hillsboro, III., and left
a note requesting that his relatives In
that town be notified.
RACE RESULTS
BELMONT.
Belmont Park, Oct. 18.—The races
today resulted aa follows:
FIRST RACE—One mile: Wei-
bourne, 85 (Horner), 2 to 1, won; True
Wing, 105 (Garner), 8 to 6, second;
John Lyle, 102 (Miller), 4 to 5, third.
Time, 1:45 1-5.
True Wing disqualified for fouling.
SECOND RACE—Belmont Steeple
chase, two miles: T. 8. Martin, 137
(Dupee), 7 to 6, won; Sanctus, 132
(Owens), 4 to 5, second; 8t. Kevin, 137
(Bemls), 2 to 5, third. Time, 3:58 2-5.
THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Hlg-
glnbothaip, 88 (Garner). 10 to 1, won;
Fire Opal, 89 (Brussel), I to 5, sec
ond; Hancock, 96 (Miller), 3 to 1, third.
Time, :69 2-5.
FOURTH RACE—Mile and one-
eighth: Running Water, 121 (Miller),
7 to 6, won; Hot Toddy, 119 (Shaw), 8
to 5, second; Nealon, 117 (Dugan), out,
third. Time, 1:51 4-5.
FIFTH RACE—One mile: Consist
ent. 95 (Notter), 12 to 1. won: Bobble
Kenn, 112 (L. Williams), 2 to 1, sec
ond; Bivouac, 97 (J. Henneaay), even.
LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 18.—Here ore
the results of today's races;
FIRST RACE—Solly M, 6 to 1. won:
Malta. 6 to 1, second; Mins Mnrtha, 8
to 5. third.
SECOND RACE)—Harding, 1 to 2.
won: Miss Leeds, 3 to 2. second; Dar
ing. 3 to 1. third.
THIRD RACE)—Hannibal Bey. R to
5. won: Dr. Spruill. 13 to 1. second;
Devout, 16 to 3, third.
FOURTH RACE—Miss Rlllle, S to
5, won; hfainte Algol. 2 to 1. second;
Inflammable, 5 to 2. third.
FIETH RACE—Miss Officious. 9 to
second: Fair Fagot. 5 to 2. third
SIXTH RACE—Anna Day. t.
won; Joe Coyne, 2 to 1, second; Cr
shade, 6 to 5, third.
ham, 95 (Miller), 7 to 5, won; Work
and Play, 87 (C. Ross), even, second;
Satfdy Creeker, 94 (Beckman), 5 to 2,
third. Time, : 69.
GRAND JURY IS INQUIRING
INTO CHARGES AGAINST
COUNCILMAN OLDKNOW
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Despite the rnln, which fell practically
all of Thursday, tunny went out to Pled
mout Park nnd took In the treat fair.
w*na Atlanta day. and the people
of the city would not let a little thlut
like the clemeuta prevent them from show
luf their loyalty aud patriotism by a rlalt
to the fair (rounds.
Thursday waa alao scheduled as Veter
ans’- day nnd Press day. The veterans
were out In large numbers during the
mornlug nnd afternoon, many of them clad
In their old gray uniforms.
*-tong the vets were mauy of the i_
of the Georgia Cadets, who went Into
the war from the Georgia Military acad<
They held a reunion at 11 o'clock In
morning In the agricultural ball.
Camp Tlge Anderson, (lulled Confederate
Veterans, alvo held a meeting Thursday
morning.
Ilcsldes local newspaper men, qul.. ..
number of visiting members of the pr^sa
from over the state were In efldence on
tbfc ground* during the day. nnd were
among the most Interested spectators.
Bulloch Won Out.
ftutloch county waa awarded first prise
In the county exhibits. Tbe pmuluin of
'sred by the fair association to the coun
r having tbe best exhibit was $1,800.
Jalloch bad one of tbe finest exhibits ever
seen on the fair grounds.
line of prenerves on exhibition.
Hulloch county won the second place laat
eur. Hecond place this year waa won
»y Bartow comity, the prise being $1,800.
’obh won the thin! prise, $800: Worth
he fourth, $800, and Dekalb the fifth prise,
! !€00.
llatRcmliani, Gordon. Camden, Terrell ant
Hall counties won $100 each. Itlbh and
ltabuu (Mich won $200.
On Kntiirddy, there will be nil auction
sale of nil the good* the counties ImVe In
their exhibits. It Is expected that there
will Im» many bidders and lively bidding
when these prise products are brought un
der tbe hammer.
The harness
have l»een call
E
OF
EM Crosby, a negro employe n( the
Capitol City Automobile Cofopany, In
the Peachtree auditorium, was horri
bly burned late Thursday afternoon by
an explosion of gasoline.
A bucket of gasoline caught fire un
der an automobile. When the negro
seised the bucket his clothing caught
fire and he was burned about the back
and shoulders. He will recover.
The flame, were extinguished by the
prompt use of fire extinguishers turned
on his body.
UBLIC FINANCES
AUDITORIUM PLAN
Alleged He Used Of
ficial Position to Aid
Business.
At the special meeting of council
Thursday afternoon Councilman Wil
liam Oldknow ro.e to a question of
personal privilege and asked that _
committee be appointed to make an
investigation of his career as council
man. The motion was seconded by
Counoilman Taylor.
A committee composed of Mayor Pro
Tem. Harwell, Alderman Sima and
Councilmen Patterson. Martin and
Glass was appointed. Councilmen El
lis, Roberts and Peters addressed the
council, saying that Mr. Oldknow't ca
reer waa, in their opinion, above criti
eism.
William Oldknow's acta aa a mem
ber of the city council are under In
vestigation by tho grand Jury. It has
been rumore<J for aovenil days that the
conduct of some member or the city
council was the subject of Inquiry, but
because no definite Information, giving
specific names, was obtafnlnble, The
Georgian has heretofore refrained
from publishing rumors which would
reflect on the entire council.
It has now been learned on good
authority that the method In which the
councilman Is alleged to have mixed
his business of ngent for a cash regis
ter concern with his official duties as
one of the city fathers Is being looked
Into by the grand Jury* and that the
Investigation extends over his deal
ings for many months past.
Investigation Made.
The Investigation Is being made on
Information furnished the grand Jury
that Mr. oldknow Ik alleged to have
used his official position as chairman
of the police committee of the city
council In giving saloon keepers nnd
others, with whom he comes In contact
In his official position, to understand
that It will be u> their Interest to
purchase from him a rash register.
It Is said that the grand Jury has
received no Information that he hns
made direct propositions'to this- class
of people, but aa a general proposition
they disapprove of Mr. Oldknow cater
ing to the saloon people.
Oldknow's Statement.
Mr. Oldknow stated to n Georgian
reported that.he had received Inform
ation that It Wad his record which the
grand Jury was Investigating nnd not
the actions of,the special council com
mittee which has been considering the
applications of saloons closed up when
all licenses were rocently revoked. He
says this Is not the first he has heard
of tho matter. ,
"The mayor asked me about this
matter several months ago,” said he.
"but waa evidently satisfied that I
had done nothing not legitimate, for he
reappointed me to the chairmanship
of the police committee.
"I don't ask the newspapers or ths
council to shield me,” he continued, "In
fact, at the meeting of the council this
afternoou, I will usk that a commit
tee of five be appointed to make a full
Investigation of my conduct ever since
I have been a meu,i».| -r n,,- . in , ,>un-
I have, of course, sold rash tegls-
ters to saloon men—and they tnay have
light III. in flout me hecaiisef WHS
.'halrtnan of the police committee, but
they have got no favors from me on
thst account.
"I can sell n man goods without be
ing corrupted. As n matter of fact, I
have Instructed every one of my sales
men not to entertain any proposition
from any of these fellows who have
been put out of business by the re
fusal of the council to grant them it
new license. Some of them have come
In here and looked at cash registers
since their licenses were revoked, but
I have In all caaes Invited them out
more or less Impolitely.
"I wish you would state that I work
under a salary and get neither com
mission nor anything else from the sale
nf machines. I have known for some
time that my buslnesa nnd political
and personal enemies have been cir
culating these nasty-rumors about me.
and 1 am glad of a chance to clear my
self either before the court. If I am
Indicted, or before a committee from
the council If I am not Indicted. I ex
pect to force to the light every fact
about my connection with city govern
ment."
HURRICANE IS REPORTED
TO HAVE SWEPT CUBA;
GREAT DAMAGE FEARED
Severe Storm Appears
Off the Coast of
Florida.
PRESIDENT BARRETT.
national board of directors; J.IE.
Montgomery, of Tonnesaee, national
vice president; G. 21. Davis, nf Floyd
county; O. P. Goodwin, state president
bf South Carolina; R. F. Duckworth,
rgla state president.
•Iday evening President Barrett and
aeveral others will Leave for Topeka,
where they will altebd an Important
conference.
That big auditorium and armory Is
to be built without waiting on the city
to erect It. At a meeting of the com
mittee of twenty-five appointed to
formulate a plan to present to the
council it was decided Thursday morn
ing to organise a stock company to put
up the structure.
Thursday afternoon the council will
be asked to appoint a committee of five
to co-operate with a similar commit
tee from the committee of twenty-five
In pushing the project before the next
council. The city will be asked to
appropriate 155,000 next year and 126,-
000 per year after that until the stock
npany Is repaid the amount It ex
pends. The committee which Will co-
council Is composed of J. J. Spalding,
council Is composed of J. J. Spilling,
chalrmnn; Sum D. Jones, Asa G.
Chandler, Colonel Clifford L. Ander
son and P. S. Arkwright.
New York. Oct. 18—The following
advisory message, dated Washington,
10 o'clock today, waa received by the
weather bureau:
"Tropical disturbance of small dlam-
eteY and great Intensity central this
morning off Southern Florida coast;
probable course north, northwest. High
northeast winds will continue along the
middle and South Atlantic coasts. Dan
gerous n lnds ninyl be expected some
distance off shore.
(Signed) "HENRY.
FIERCE HURRICANE SWEEPS
ACROSS ISLAND OF CUBA.
Key West. Fla.. Oct. 18.—Fear Is en
tertalned here for Havana and other
Cuban ports as a result of the hurri
cane which has swept over the Island.
Cable communication has been cut
off. nnd It Is believed that the storm
has caused great damage In the Cu-
can capital. All efforts to restore com
munication have failed, and no dig-
patches have been rreelven since 10:20
o’clock hist night.
Just before communication was tost
n dispatcher In Havana told the opera
tor here that a fierce storm hud broken
over the city. Soon afterward he sent
a second dispatch to the effect that
the gale had become n hiyrlcane. and
that all the Island wires'were being
levelled.
His lar; dispatch read:
"The storm has now Increased to a
cyclone, and great damage Is being
done. Mnny lives will be destr
At this point communication was
lout.
Previous advices had de|cr*b*d how
the United Slates troops had been
forced to abandon Camp Columbia.
Early today a heavy wind and rain
storm broke here and at other points
along the Florida coast. It U Increas
ing In fury, but no serious damage has
yet been reported.
lit IS OUT
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Findlay, O., Oct. II.—Tho Jury In the
Standard Oil conspiracy caaa report
ed that It had disagreed. The court re
fused to accept the verdict and sent
the Jury back for further deliberations.
It will probably ba kept out another
night.
Findlay, O., Oct. 18.—Tha Jury In the
Standard Oil conspiracy cose retired
at 1:20 laat night. At 10 o’clock It
was still deliberating.
Attorney General Ellis returned to
Columbus at 0 o'clock this morning but
left an assistant In charge.
No one has attemptsd an opinion as
to what the verdict might be The
Jury room Is being carefully guarded
by three watchmen. When Iho Jury
breakfasted this morning the rumor
waa current that It stood ten to tuo
for conviction.
At 1:15 p. m. the Jury was still <
and It looks like disagreement.
The defendant In this rase Is
Standard Oil Company, of Obto.
the Jury finds the Standard err
guilty. Judge Banker can line t)
from *50 to IM00, or give an tmprts
ment sentence of six months or both.