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***** THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, I nil *A V. NOVEMBER girl was murdered AND CAST INTO LAKE Autopsy of Grace Brown Shows No Water in Lungs. eyes of woman were gouged out LAW TO PREVENT CUTTING OFF GAS FROM customer: I Horiiiinei', N. Y., Nor. 16.—Thai ort , r Brown waa brutally murdered „n the bank of Blfr Moose lake by Chsuer E. Gtllette and her body | (jfoH n in the Iako Is the contention or the prosecution In the trial of young Gillette. I ntii today It had been thought that the prasecutlon would try to altow that Qtllcltc had lured the young woman late a boat and. when out of sight of »sy one on land, had thrown her over- ^Heiil secret until today, the autopsy ihutveil that Miss Brown's eyes had leer, gouged out, her skull fractured Jusflier body covered with bruises. Th» body showed that tho girl had msdr- n hard struggle to fight oft her siwilmit. The body apparently had been drugged through underbrush. , Vo water was In the lungs. If the g<rl had been thrown overboard while Jllve her lungs would have been filled ,-lih water. t Public Reception and ' Luncheon To Be Ten- * dcred Them. tonight souvenir night at the NEW KIMBALL PALM GAR DEN-CAFE. Elaborate preparations have been mode tot the entertainment of Govern or Cummins, of Iowa, Ills staff of 35, and four commissioners, who will ar rive in Atlanta early Saturday morning on a special train. The governor and his party spent Friday In Andersonvilie, dedicating a monument to those of their state who fell during the civil war and were buried there. At noon Saturday a public reception will be given the guest .of honor at the Piedmont Hotel. At this reception all tho native Iowan* who live here and all the citizens who care to do so, will meet nnd greet the visiting governor. At 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon the directors of the chamber of com merce will entertain the party at i luncheon at the Piedmont, for which great preparations have been made. Governor Terrell and his staff have arranged for n reception at the gov ernor'n mansion between 5 and 6 o'clock In the afternoon In honor of Governor Cummins and his party. It Is not known yet what time the party will leave for Lookout Mountain, so a program for Saturday night has not yet been arranged. Fultou Members to Intro duce Bill Protecting* Consumers. PLAN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE HERE Terminal Charges To Be Discussed by Many Officials. CHARGES CONSPIRACY . TO GET HIS PROPERTY Kpxlul tu Tlie Georgina. Chattanooga, Tenn.. Nov. 16.—In n bill Hied here Martin A. Ford, a well- known conductor on the Alabama Great Southern railroad, claims he was kid naped by Ida people and coat Into Ly nn’s view Asylum at Knoxville, al though he la not mentally affected. Ho charges that he owned many houaea and lota here nnd had on depoalt 93,500 and that the money waa drawn out by hia family and without hla authority. Hla wife and aon-ln-law. Ford claims, formed a conaplracy to get him out of tho way and get control of hia proper ty. A lunacy certificate waa made by Dr. J. W. MncQuIllan, who, Ford chargea, is a crank. A writ at habeaa corpus Is prayed for. REFUSES $650,000 FOR LOT-, KEEPS H FOR HER DOG Ne York. Nov. 16.—"I don’t believe Josephine J. Wendel, an elderly spln- I will sell that lot. It’s the only place Trixie, my little, dog, ha* In which to rxervlsr. He likes the open air, and he's so used to that little garden patch, I think I will keep It for him.” This was tho reply made by Miss ster, when she refused an offer of 3050, 000 for a vacant lot adjoining her home and fronting 60 feet on the west sldo of Fifth avenue between Thirty- ninth and Fortieth street, which she had Inherited from her father. FAMIL Y HURLED 7ODEA 7H HY A FAST TEXAS TRAIN j*i***rljtl t.» The Georgluo. DalliiH, Tvs., Nov. 16.—Y#»tertfay after* i"KMi iii« 4. W. dower, wife and l0-raonth«- "bl I ml*)* were vrosslng the track* of the Texa* mill Pacific railroad, nt Wither* f"i->I. Tex., they were struck by u swiftly BRUCE BAXTER HIT BY AUTOMOBILE: AT moving passenger train, and all three of them were Distantly killed. -The bn by ivos thrown 60 feet In the olr over n wire fence, while the parents were enrrled WSI yards on tho pilot of the en- S ne. The family hnd reeently moved to Tvitberford from Mississippi. With the view of correcting differ ences between consumers of water, electricity and gas and the city or cor poration furnishing such. It le the pur pose to have the three Fulton eouhty members Introduce an Important bill In the next general assembly. If this bill Is passed It will prevent the c|ty of corporations from cutting off the supply of water, electricity or gas where there Is complaint on the part of tho consumer of Inaccurate readlng-of the meters. The parties who have drafted this act believe It en tirely feasible, and that It will correct many grievances on the part of the cltlxens. The act Is ns follows; Proposed Act. Be it enacted by the general assent' bly of Georgia that from and after the passage of this act, It Is hereby enact ed, First. Thnt all persons or corpora tions, whether municipal or private corporations which furnish water, gas or electricity to others the consump tion of or pay for which Is determined by meters, shall not have tho right to cut oil tho supply of such water, gas or electricity upon non-payment of amount chanted for such consump tion; provided, the person or corpora tion against whom such consumption Is charged shall tender to said person or corporation, by whom snfd amount Is claimed, nn affidavit properly sworn to before a notary public In and for the county where the property so served Is located thnt the amount of gns wat^r or electricity charged for has not lieen consumed us set forth In the bill claimed therefor, and nhall give bond In double the amount charged for said gas, water or electricity to pay sumo upon nay judgment rendered In a court of competent Jurisdiction for said sum so charged. Second. That upon filing null to re cover said charges It shall lie the duty of tho Iierson or manager or officer In charge of tlie business of Bald corpora tion upon written request of defendant in said suit to furnish the name of the employee who Inspected the meter at the time said charge was made for consumption of said water, was or elec tricity, for which said charges made, together with his report on the read ing of said meter for the month Imme diately preceding said charge, and failure to furnish said report shall be sufficient legal defense in any suit for the purpose of collecting said account for said charges. movement Is on foot to bring to AtlantA one of the most Important meetings of both freight and passenger traffic departments of all the Southern and Southeastern railroads, and It expected that between 150 and 200 of ficials will be present. The meeting is expected to take place at the Piedmont November 27, at which' time two sessions will he held, followed mii t*laln»rnt«* Iiiih’Immui. While tin details of the meeting are yet In nn embryo state, and the meeting Itself uncertain, it is quite likely that it will take place. The object of the conference is to discuss and decide upon some uniform manner by which terminal charges may be forwarded to the interstate com merce commission. As It Is, now, these charges are sent in to this organization In the most haphazard and unsatisfac tory manner, causing much trouble, both to tho railroads and the officials of the commission. The coming conference Is to be at* ranged by Judge J. C. Haskell, manager of the Southeastern Car Service Asso ciation. Judge Haskell said Friday morning that he was not In a position yet to give out any definite Informa tion except that a strong effort would be inode to get the railroad traffic of ficials of both passenger and freight departments together for a conference that would bring tho relief sought The convention hall at the Piedmont has been engaged for November 27, and It Is hoped that the meeting will take placo at that time. EXPECTS TO REACH NORTH POLE IN JULY Chicago Newspaper Man Is Building His Airship at Paris. CREW IN RIGGING FOR TWELVE HOURS Captain and Men Are Res cued From Wrecked Schooner. thuce Baxter, the ten-year-old eon "f kidney A. Baxter, of 66 North Bou levard, waa struck by an automobile Friday afternoon at 2:15 o'clock and badly Injured thjit he wae sent to ihe Grady hospital In an ambulance. The boy was on his way home from 'he Boulevard school when he was hit hy the motor car. Efforts to lenrn the "(vner of the ear or the chauffeur were unsuccessful. it In stated at the hospital that the ""S' * Injuries are not dangerous. RIGHTS OF PASSENGERS DEFINED BY COURT ivhlt. l ' is the duty of a railroad to afford I'Rer protection to It* panzengers; to "«J<- equal accommodation* for and colored, and to prevent the *’ accs from occupying the lame because the conductor on a Georgia l . uad tm,n failed to afford euch pro* ii to Jonas Hillman, colored, who u paeaenger out of Atlanta, the court ha* reversed the lower trlaf 1 * n ovemi,ln * a motion for a new Hillman *et up that he wifli cursed Y 1 ' 1 beaten by n white man named ‘ W ho was drunk and created a •''Km banco on the train. Scruggs came ,nl0 car set aside for the Bcgroc*, and assaulted Hillman, iitti an that the conductor made . , effort to protect him, though ap- l***led to, . trial of the case the jury found ‘ tl,e defendant. Hillman moved for ■ nf*w t r i a i and was overruled. Now TWO MEN KILLER IN BAE Special to The Georgian. Columbia, H. c„ Nov. 16.—At 10:30 o'clock this morning there was a dis astrous wreck, due to n head-on col lision between a freight and a work truln on tho Southern road, four miles from Columbia. Two trainmen, Mesers. Lloyd nnd Chcsney, were killed. Several cars were smashed up and the track Is badly blocked, stopping traffic. BRIDGE TORN DOWN AND USED FOR FIRES BY NEGROES IN MACON Special to The Georgina. Macon,.Oa., Nov. 16.—Cold weather and lack of wood for fuel caused ne groes last night to make a nervy raid An entire bridge In Virgin's Lane, crossing a branch nnd gully, was torn down nnd removed and the fact was not discovered until a hackman became stalled and reported the matter to the police. The place Is n dark one. The cltv will replace the bridge nt once. rixt.-n, upreme court reverses that de- H( mrd of health TO HOLD MEETING mi. board of health meets nt 5 •i J" k l-rlday afternoon. This will be i„ .. 6ulur monthly meeting of tho tU-1 j'tfme*’ of , *’ eclal Importance' is Boston, Nov. 16.—The Point Alerton life-saving crew has taken oft the cap tain and crew of the schooner Mary Leo Newton, which went ashore In tho fierce northeast storm yesterday. The crew had been In the rigging for twelve hours and suffered terribly from cold and hunger. UP LOCALjlfUiTIOI The special committee of the Atlanta Freight Burenu, appointed to look Into the freight situation' In Atlanta, met Friday morning nt 9 o'clock. The meeting was not a public one, so nothing that transpired was given out. It Is understood that some Impor tant matters were touched upon, and that Interesting recommendations will bo made to tho board of directors. The special committee Is compo of the following: Sam D. Jones, chi man; Louis Gholslln, W. E. Newell, E. N. Hudson, H. B. Wey nnd H. Whitaker. ... The board of directors of the freight burenu will meet next on December 11. DISHES PREPARED BY A FRENCH CHEF; OR DISHES PREPARED, BY A SOUTHERN COOK, “AS MOTHER USED TO FIX EM.” TAKE YOUR CHOICE AT THE NEW KIMBALL CAFE. SPE CIAL ATTENTION GIV EN .AFTER THEATER PARTIES. Paris, Nov. 16.—Walter Wellman Is hard at work with preparations for hts airship expedition to the north pole. Mr. Wellman has decided on a plan of reconstruction of his airship designed by himself with the assistance of hla engineers. The new airship will have a total lifting force of more than 13,000 pounds and will carry. In addition to the crew of seven men and a fully-equipped steering expedition, 6.000 pounds of petroleum for the- monr of RO-horsa power. Instead of letting • be work by con tract, Mr. Wellman Is building his own work shop and Installing .machinery. "I believe that we have hit upon the right Idea—a motor-di Iven air ship.” he said today. “It Is my.bellsf we sliall roach the pole next July from tlie aeronautic base we have established at Spitsbergen. If our airship will carry us to the pole or It* neighborhood we can return by sledging.” PLANTER IS DEAD FROM EFFECTS Of Special to Thu Georgian. Lumpkin, Ga., Nov. 16,-r-John F. Ir vin, u prominent eltlxen and planter of this town, djed yesterday morning i o'clock. Mr. Irvin had been In feeble health for two or three years, yet ho was able to attend to hts farm ing Interest up to Inst Monday morn ing. ' At thnt time he was trying to catch his horse In a lot, and Jhe horse kicked him on the forehead and face. Inflicting a serious wound. He seemed to be resting very well until this morn ing, when he began sinking rapidly. His death Is greatly mourned. He leaves a wife nnd four children. ONDEMNED MAN DOES NOT CARE IF he is 00000000000000000000000000 a o O NORTH GEORGIA “SOME” O 0 ON WEATHER CHANGES. O 0 , O 0 No greater weather contrasts 0 0 could bo Imagined than thnt of 0 O Wednesday and Friday. Wedncs- C O day it sleeted, snowed, rained and P 0 was about as nasty us could be 0 0 Imagined. Friday Is like rare old O 0 wine, clear, bracing with plenty 0 0 of sunshine. But It won't last. 0 0 Forecast: ,, , “ O “Portly cloudy nnd warmer Frl- 0 0 day night. Saturday rain and O, 0 warmer; colder by Sunday. 01 Special to The Gcorgisu. 0 Temperatures Friday: O, Rome. Ga., Nor. 16.—Robert Tippln, S l :■ ;;;;::■*« am, 0, ’“ r,e " Ootttu D 6 n ml 11 1 i 46 degrees O' at a dance near Llndale a few days ago, Oio a. tn.”..’ 6o degrees 0 was[ given a preliminary heating before TIPPEN TS HELD WITHOUT BAIL FOR KILLING COFIELD „ „ .63 degrees 0 O 12 noon degrees 0 O J p. m, 0 2 p. nt. 0 0 11 a. m. ..56 degree* 0 53 degrees O 0 <0300000000000000000000000° Justice Fears yesterday nfternoon. Ha wo* sent to Jail without ball on a charge of murder. Application for ball will be made before Judge Moses Wright of the superior court upon a pirn n 1 manslaughter. Hpeeln! to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., Nov. 16.—Arthur Glov er, who is sentenced to hang on next Monday for the murder of Maude Dean. In the Sibley Mill on October 20, In resting very - peacefully In hts cell. Ho Is sleeping about 12 hours each night, and says that he does not care to sec anyone, except bis very close relatives. No minister has been granted an In terview with him, and he does not read the Bible. He waa asked about his hanging yes. terday and he said that he did not “give a d If they do hang” him. Petition for New Trial, There has been a petition tiled for a new trial and this petition will be ar gued before Judge Hamilton! tomor row morning. If the petition Is turned ; dow n then the attorneys for th* con- . denoted man will ash the governor for i a respite, and the case will be carried ' to the supreme court. There has been nothing done toward : erecting a galtows for the execution of 1 atover. It Is believed lie will not bo ■ hanged on Monday, for the governor Correct Styles in Bags for Fall and Winter. No previous season has shown such a va riety of styles from which to select whatever size, shape, or color may suit one’s fancy— or pocket book—for the prices show as wide a range as the styles. The large bag, a later edition of the Automobile bag, it might be termed, is more in evidence than for sev eral seasons past. However, the smaller style, even down to the pocket-, book size, are quite popular, and good form. Where several hundred bags are displayed from which to select, as in our leather goods department, we can make special men tion of only a few- Your personal inspection is wanted. You can scarcely fail to find what will please. A very special value in a large Automobile Bag of fine pin head seal, with gilt or gun metal trimmings, is offered At 5.00. • . f There is a “happy medium” in bags which many pre fer to large or small. This class embraces an endless va riety of styles, shapes and shades. The prices show as wide a range. 1.00 to 15.00 * Other styles ranging in price from 1.00 to 21.00 • 1 ■ * / Small bags with strap handles on back or top are shown in all colors at prices from 1.00 to 10.00 TKc Smart - ' Things in Parisian Belts. Wi.de, soft, clastic, heavily studded with the linest cut steel uail heads and mounted with exquisitely fashioned buckles. These are our own importation, nnd that’s the talisman by which we can price them at what you’d call “reasonable” as compared with these same articles in the New York stores, the only place where these same designs are to be seen. In black several styles are shown, ranging from 12.50 to 21.00. A very handsome golden brown girdle is mounted with buckles exqui sitely fashioned in the form of butterilies of cut steel and tiger eves com bined. Price, 21.00. A very duintv pearl gray girdle for evening wear is very elaborate in its ornamentation of cut steel heads and buckles. Price, 18.50. Chambsrlin-Johnson-DuBose Cq. - -• -