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TIMS ATLANTA GEORGIAS.
tills TELLS
OF SENSATIONAL
BALLOON FLIGHT
Was Carried Up 5,000 Feet
with Big Gas Bag
Ba'dlv Torn.
Augusta, Ga., Nov, 1,—Dr. Jullun P.
Thomas was almost exhausted yester
day evening when ho returned to tho
fair ground after his sensational night
In his big balloon.
Speaking of the lllght. lie said:
“I came to Augusta to make an as-
oeslon and after great difficulties I
made It In spite of the fact that tho
balloon buret before It left the ground.
For three days and nights I worked
hard St fill the great balloon with gas.
.lust as we had accomplished this task,
the njnd became so strong that It took
hundreds of bags of sand and forty
men to'hold'the great monster on the
gioutjd.
'’In spite of these combined efforts
the balloon swayed nnd tossed, back
ward and forward, beating Itself on the
ground and breaking electric wires In
every direction. Finally we succeeded
In freeing It from the wires and draw
ing It .onto a large flat boat on the
canal, held It steadily there.. In this
manner It Waa conveyed a mile or more
up the canal toward the fair grounds
until a bridge was reached, surrounded
by overhead electric wires.
"While moving the balloon from the
flat boat to the land to free It from these
wires It struck against a large tree,
tearing a great hole, 6 by 4 feet. In the
upper portion of the balloon.
"There was nothing to do but to
ascend Immediately or give up the
cent entirely, f was determined to
make the ascent. I had all the ballast
cast off Immediately, ordered the men
to turn loose. I then disconnected my
anchor, then my heavy guide-rope (I
had two). Next I disconnected my bas
ket and climbed Into the rigging, hitch
ing on one bag of ballast. I gave the
word to let her go, and up I went like
a rocket But unfortunately my second
guide rope caught on a post and I waa
being drawn down on the tops of the
buildings at the rate of 30 miles an
hour.
"There was only one thing that could
save me. This was to cut the guide
rope, which 1 did, as I harl carried in
my mouth a long, open knife ns a pre-
enutlpnary measure. Instantly I shot
up to a heighth of 5,000 feet. For the
flrst time In my ballooning I felt rath
er uncomfortable, to sny the least, for
I was hanging on one of the ropes of
the rigging by one log. At the height
of 5,000 feet I made myself more com
fortable.
"I traveled Very rapidly when In the
lower currents, but not In the upper.
“As I had no ballast but my shoes 1
removed them and tied them together
to be used when necessary. For the
flrst time In.my life I wished that my
feet were larger, that my shoes might
have been heavier.
“When the balloon started to descend
I again struck the rapidly moving wind
currents. I should say that their ve
locity was something like 35 miles an
hour. I was descending, however, very
nicely until tho balloon passed over
some body of water, when the gases
contracted and the balloon dropped to
the earth with frightful velocity.
"I landed on my feet and attempted
to pull my rip-cord. I could not break
It to save my life. Just stt that mo
ment a powerful gust of wind struck
It and I was hurled Into the air Sod or
1,000 feet, hanging by gpe hand.. There
DETECTIVE AND DEFEND A A V
ALMOSI EIGH1 IN COURI lf
o . y-. —. . i unted that Lockhart was swearing
olllt Uver C^iOW R’in(rc ,al * l >' umI <in he exclaimed, In-
v - ,uvv u - 1,, 6 3 |dlcatlng Detective Lanford:
on More Trou
ble.
'Judge, you can believe
fleer says. but be careful of tlmt cither
man."
And lie pointed toward Lockhart.
•i can’t stand much more of thin/’
declared the detective," u.m he walked i |
•ip clone to the prisoner, us If to resent
the remark with force.
The two men had some heated words j
result* Judge Bro
ed both men to have no further words,
at which Taylor remarked:
Well, Judge, this man can't Insult
ine.”
"Xo, and you must not Insult him
either,” responded the court.
The trial then proceeded without any
further clash.
Taylor was bound over to the state
Dtiriug a trial in police court Thurs
day morning, Cltv Detective Lockhart | und >°°hed as though trouble would jj
und Frank Taylor, a furniture sales-' Judge Broyles, however. ad\‘is- ‘
man, who was on trial, came near hav
ing a personal difficulty. Recorder
Broyles finding it necessary to take a
hand and quiet the two men.,
Taylor Is acdused of trying to swin
dle Miss Alice Oulbreath, of 3" Oar-
nett street, out of a cow* by reporting
the animal dead when It was really
alive, and had been arrested by Detec
tive^ Lockhart and T. B. Lanford. At I commit iarceny ....
one point In the hearing. Taylor Insln- j was fixed ut $f»0U.
$15,000
Clothing
Seasonable
Be Closed
Out in Thirty Days. .
His bond
AUDIIORIUM COMMIT I EE
GEIS DOWN TO BUSINESS
Dedalte plan* for the erection of Ike im
mense auditorium, for which more money
thnti Is needed hits l»ee|i mined, will lie de
cided upon nt a meeting to be held Friday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Chamber
of Commerce.
The nieetlug will be of tbe commit lee of
twenty-five citizens whose efforts contrib
uted to the raising of the $35n,ono subscrip
tions to the building.
The council committee of five, of which
Alderman F. A. Quintan is chairman, wfil
meet with the citizens, having lieen In
vited to do so. In addition, Mayor James
O. Woodward and Mayor-elect W. It. Joyuer
have lieen Invited.
While It la not known |s»alMvely Just what
netlou will lie token, It la generally under
stood that n number of imimrtnnt matters,
such' ns location, material, etc., will bo
taken up and possibly disposed of. Hon.
James It. dray Is chairman of the cltlzena'
committee.
Tbe conncll committee is couumsed of
STATE TO PRODUCE
FINE CANE SYRUP
Commissioner of Agriculture T. (J. 11ml-
>n haa returned from Waycross. where he
made a thorough Inspection or the scientific
cane syrup plant Installed there by tbe
United Stales department of agriculture.
Commissioner Hudson will recommend that
by Dr. L. G. Ilnrdemnn and Colonel Toni
Crittenden. The United St a tea government
Installed some SD.OOJ worth of the most
improved machinery for making cane syrup
In order to educate Georgia fanners In the
science of syrup making.
Commissioner Hudson wll recommend that
the tleorgln Kx|»erlmciit Station, take the
Increase of Capital.
The committee may also act upon the
suggestion to increase the capital stock of
the amlitorluiu-arniory from $330,000 to $3*V
000. There Is strong sentiment ill favor of
this. It is said. This, however, will lie set
tled by council next Monday nt the regtt*
lar meeting, council having orlglually sot
the capital stock $350,00).
If It is derided to Increase the capital
stock little or no trouble, it Is anticipated,
will be encountered'in raising the differ
ence.
As a matter of fact. $3G2.0u0 has already
been raised, subscriptions to the amount of
$8,010 having come In after the re|K»rt of
$334,000 was made Wednesday afternoon.
The latest subscrlliors are: Heck & Gregg
Hardware Co., $5,000; Mnicr & Herkele, jew
elers, $3,000; and M. II. Berry, $3,000.
STRIKE BREAKERS
LEAVE CHARLESTON
Special to The Georgian.
Charleston, 8. C., Nov. 1.—Twenty
strike breakers came here thin morn
ing from Washington for the South
ern Railway shops. Eighteen of them
persuaded by the strikers that
they-could do better elsewhere. Five
arc lit work In the, shops. The men
did not walk out until they had got
ten a good look ut the barricaded
shops and then eighteen said "skld-
doo for us; we are free men."
A local representative of the strlk-
TL'V"orm!L, nH ui'Vre Ihl: offfcla?* 10 *" """
pro****.* I, n inont wotuli'rftil one, Anri the ] HvfllIon with the official!).
fluent rnne' .yrtip 1, prod need. |t will mine j
111,, mnrkft vnlne of the product eotnthlon), I
w’ftx nothing for me to do but to climb
back Into the rigging;. The balloon
again gradually descended, but an It
did no I becamo entangled In the net
work. I could at that tlpie have cut
myaelf looie, but did not care to loie
my balloon, »o I allowed myself to be
dragged a quarter of a mile at a Bpeed
faster than the average horee can run.
Up to this time I had carried the open
NEGRO BADLY HURT
IN RAILROAD YARD
While attempting to get out of the
way of a Georgia railroad train about
« o'clock Thursday morning near the
Boulevard crossing. Arthur Gray, a ne
gro. residing In Reynoldstown, was
struck by a passenger train, backing
through the yards, and seriously In
jured. He was sent to the Orudy hos
pital by Policeman Hannah.
WANT GRAND LODGE
TO REMAIN IN MACON
——L
Final Session at Georgia Grand
I.otlffo Annual Meetiifg
Honrs Re|iorts.
Special In The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Nov. 1.—The final s
sion of the Masonic Grand Lodge of!
Georgia was held today and by tomor-I
This sale of clothing is undoubtedly the most unprecedented sale that
was ever pulled off in the city of Atlanta; coining as it does right in the
heart of the fall season when the public is most in need of clothing and it
has the money to pay for it. This is the season of the ye^r when all
merchants expect to make their profits on every line of merchandise.
We Are Going Out of the Clothing Business.
For this reason we want to put our stock on the market at ia time when
there will be no doubt of a successful sale, but we realize that this cannot be
done unless the price cuts a figure, therefore
We Have Placed this Stock At and Below Cost
All that we ask you to do is to give us ati opportunity to show you our
stock which consists of some of the best makes of clothing that are on the
market, including the celebrated Spero, Michael & Sons Co., The Mein-
hardt, Shaul & Co. and the well known “Kant Be Beat” brand ’manufac
tured by Goldman, Beckman & Co., and all of these are of the latest
patterns and most approved styles. - . ,
The Reason for Closing Out this Line is
simply that we have found the clothing department of our store to he un
profitable and we feel that we can use the spape and devote our attention to
the time given this department to Ladies’ Ready-made Goods to much more
advantage. •
Don’t take our word for this—but cotne, see for yourself
REID DRY GOODS COMPANY,
165-167—169 PETERS STREET.
knife which I had removed from my' *’* * e,v °* tl,e visitor*
mouth ami carried In my hand. I had »> town. ■
held on to the knife to be used In cane i Last night the third degree wuh ex-
the extremity which bullonnlatii j tmpllfled In (he grand lodgu room of
li clrcum- j t|» c Masonic tempi,, and the session.to-
! duy tvas tuken up In the reading of
— ■■ - {the reiiorts and In consideration of
them.
Feared Removal to Atlanta.
I ‘'t yesterday’* session nearly all the
; committee report* were heard. These
Were numerous, upd required almost
the entire day. The sessions were again
held In the city auditorium, and the
mouthers thronged the hulldlng ull day.
All during the session the probability
of moving the grand lodge to Atlantu
was discussed with freedom by all the
members. There was a general uneasi
ness on the pint of members from ren-
tral and south Georgia. When Deputy
lirund Master Jeffries said last night
III Ills address that Atlunta mentliera
would not Interfere or raise a voice
against the present locution, there was
considerable relief to those who hail |
j concerned themselves. That Atlanta
I Will not urge u change, there Is now lit-
X /*• , . . | I . / .» • JJitle doubt. Deputy tiruml Muster Jef-
ana first in the hearts or the epicures. I we* declared that «!»»„. member.
Words of the Thoughtless
Startle the Thoughtful\
A Coffee advertisement says:
First in weight, first in quality, j concerned themsHvc
CRAWFORD JACKSON
SPEAKS IN ATHENS
There’s a truth said thoughtlessly.
Coffee “in the hearts.”
How many epicures and just ronunoii people have in
cipient or chronic heart trouble direi-tly caused by coffee*
You with weak hearts can prove for yourselves. Try
leaving off coffee 10 days and use Postuni Food Coffee. If
you find tiie old smothering sensation and the weak flut
tering disappear, you will have the truth in a nutshell and
will have located an enemy that has been pushing you
day by day toward the narrow lot 2 by (i.
AU the flaming advertisements of Importers trying
to sell coffee and all the sucei's of coffee topers cannot
drive the truth from you, on ce you have tested and
learned the exact facts from personal experience.
“There’s a Reason” for
POSTUM
j wanted the grand lodge to remain In
Macon. Hi* statements were generally
taken ux the altitude of all north
Georgia.
Luxt night the session was held In
the MaHonic temple. This session whs
ulntcst wholly devoted to an exempll-
i Mention of the work In the minder’* de
gree. Many of the leading member*
of tile order front several rltle*
given place* In the lodge for thl* work |
and It wn* a in*>st Impressive meeting.
Rev. Cranford Jackson, chairman of
the executive committee of the Juve
nile protectory, returned thl* morning
from Athens, Ou., where he *i*»ke sev
eral time* In the Interest of the way
ward children of that city, of the *tnte
and the Houth. On Sunday morning
he addressed a large audience at the
First Methodist Church.
Mr. Juckson has recently organised
societies in Asheville, High Point and
Greensboro, N. C., looking to the same
end*, and In a day of two Is to visit
other hading cities for the same pur
pose, like Charleston. Wilmington. Ral
eigh t and DQyhuin, X. C.
M A X yTrEi7rUI8K I >
IN BRIDGE CRUSH
New York. Xov. 1.—Darkness added
to the excitement In tin* crush ut tho
Manhattan end of the Brooklyn bridge
when the bridge and surface cars were
j stopjied for a short time during the
OLD NEGOO MISSING
FROM BROWNSVILLE
After an ubsence of nearly a yeur the j
family nnd friends of Alex Hmith, a
res|>ected negro, who formerly lived In i
Brownsville, have finally become un-j
easy and have usked the county isillce!
to make un investigation.
The negro disappeared 011 the night j
of January 30 last, leaving his wife ut j
a home whlcli, he owned in the Houth i
Atlantu suburb. The real estate in Ills
name Is assessed at $1,000.
The fsdice have been given u “foul *
play” theory connecting some of Ids
connect Ions with a possible knowledge 1
of the crime, and the police are going*
to look Into the matter.
Contents Of 216 Capitol Ave.
AT AUCTION
On account of breaking up housekeeping, will sell the entire house-
furniture, c
Moquet Carpets,
Chairs (all to match),
lor Furniture, Secretary's Library, Tables, Rockers, all kinds Rug*.
Brie-a-Brae, Coal Husk, etc.
i in meaning up Housekeeping, will sen me enure House-
consisting of Antique Mahogany Table and Davenport,
s, Dining Table, 13-foot long China Closet, Sideboard, 13
natdi), 2 extra fine Bedroom Suits, Cherry and Oak Par-
By order of Mrs. Bell.
LEO FRESH, Auctioneer.
TWENTY-SEVEN BALES BURN
IN WAREHOUSE FIRE.
S, COURT GOES
TO NORTH GEORGIA
breakdow
the power house. The lights went out
also, and the police hud all they could
do to control the 5,000 persons that
soon gathered at the loops.
Scores were bruised and their clothes
torn In the mad struggle when the cars
finally started. Similar scenes occurred
on the “L” platform*.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, 8. C„ Xov. I.—Twenty-
seven bales of cotton, stored in one {
of the comportments of a warehouse j
at Saxon Mills, were destroyed by* fire j
early Wednesday morning. The fire at ]
one time threatened thousands of dol
lars’ worth of mill pro|»erty and one!
hundred and fifty bales of cotton. The j
loss Is fully covered by Insurance.
PAUL BURKERT
Fixed over 2,000 UmbreljaH
Inst year. Let him fix yours.
1 Viaduct Place.’
The United States district court of
| north Georgia Is getting ready to go
with bag. baggage, records and court
• officials to Athens, where Judge New
man will begin Injslnfx* Monday. It
will probably take the remainder of
Ills time in Atlanta to finish the hear
ing of the civil case grow ing out of the
.objection of the 'Central of Gf;drgiu
railway to circulate 216 of the Georgia
railroad commission.
CRUSHED BY LUMBER,"
MAN DIES OF INJURIES.!
Kp**»*lsl to The Georidan.
Moultrie. Ga.. Xov. 1.—KG win Brunch. J
who was crushed under n toad of lum-1
her Monday afternoon, died of his In- |
juries yesterday morning. Ills remains ,
were taken to Camilla for Interment, j
Mr. Branch was a son of Horton!
Brunch, a leading citizen or Mitchell
• county, and had lived in Moultrie hut a *
tshoit time, lie was a young man and |
had been married only a few months.
r
There Will Be A
\ Great Bargain Sale Saturday
AT
BASS’
See Friday Afternoon’s Papers.
RAILROAD MEN PAY LOCATION OF POLLS
VISIT TO ATLANTA 1 FOB NEXT ELECTION
A party of twenty-two im'im-.NVw Hug
'• hunt railroad snpertiitetKlcnrs und their
wives—arrived in Atlanta Thnrsdsy morn
ing from Chattanooga, and u short stop
• was made In the city. They left ut 1
o’chs'k over the Heahonrd Air Line on the
Nearly
had systems ...
The trip Houth Is
plcilrfliro. lot lollg slops
iHirtlciiInr phe
of tlie super!n
rutlroiot officials. F»i
repiviMMitfd In the
Is lieliig laud
Tm.Iuk
he party,
made merely for
— 3c at any
While In Atlatitn several
rJjrtet#Jefif# «idled ttfum burnt
tit
nt. Tin* party is
dis
Pull-
BAXK HELD LIABLE
FOR “RAISED” CHECK
Here’s where the voting In the cl
wards will be done in the congresslo
a I a ml court of npiieul* election ne
Tuesday;
First'ward, 39 West Mitchell; Secoi
ward, court house; Third ward. Pooh
store, coiner Fulr and Fraser; Four
want. Mrs. Anderson's store, com
Jackson and Chamberlin; Fifth wai
Martin's hardware store, 34S Murlett
Sixth ward. Avery’s drug store.
North BriHtd: Seventh ward. Mrs. Flo
cnee's store, 2nd J^e street; High
ward. Justice .Langston's office, t
Peachtree. »
husband a check for $900 on}
• — * He ral$ed ft to $4,900. |riR
New York. Xov. 1.—Through a de- and disappeared. She sued t
vision of Justice New burger In favor I and lias received
of Mrs. William Timble, the Garfield 1 makes banks liable for at' • l.e
National Bank stands to lose.$4,000 by‘are raised and honored, unite*
means of a new swIndia. Bh^guve her vision lx appealed.*
