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1 Night Edition THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. Ni * 1 " “‘ ion VOL. 1. NO. 188. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1906. PRICE: SOLDIERS ARE DEFEATED BY MIDDIES; SCORE 10 TO 0 Franklin Field Was ^racked WitbjK Spectators. 31 ANY OFFICIALS WITNESS THE GAME Navy ^yoves Too Strong For the Boys from Mil itary Academy. Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Deo. t— Tlie procession from Broad street to Franklin field for the football game between the army and navy began to move at noon, and before 1 o'clock the big stand began to fill rapidly. On the navy'a side, Admiral Sands, superintendent of the academy, was one of the earliest arrivals, occupying boy ln>\fie .center of the middles’ sec tion. Others were Admiral Coghlnn, from the New York navy yard, and As sistant Secretary of the Navy Newber ry and his party, who reached the field soon after the superintendent. Army Chose West Goal.) Tho betting on the result of the game, which has been brisk since yes terday afternoon, grew hotter and more excited as the time for the start of the game approached. Most of the long green was placed at even money, with each team having an equal num ber of alipportors. At 2:05 tngram, of the Navy, poised the pigskin on the center and sent the ball on kick-off to Stearin on the Army’s 15-yard line. Stearin ran It back 10 yards before being downed. , > The Army kicked, was blocked and In a mad scramble It was the Navy’s ball on the Army's 25-yard line. Spencer and Douglas went outside the Army's tackles for 4 yards, but Stearin caugnt a forward pass for the Army and ran back to mid-field. Beavers punted to Ihe Navy 20-yard line and Douglas Immediately punted back to mid-field. There was another exchange of punts. Douglas kicked nut of bounds to mid-field. Johnson fum bled for the Army and Dlersol fell on tho Army 50-yard line. Tries an End ' Run, ‘ Norton was spilled for n alx-yard loss In an attempted end. run. Douglas kicked to the Army 20-yard line and n-avers punted again for (he Army to a tho Army's 14-yard.Une on a fake kick, r » JJouglas for the Navy lost 50 yards, but ' 7 ' r then kicked to Johnson on the .vkvy's go-yard line. Johnson was down, thrown In his track, on an attempted run through the left tackle by Smith of the Army. He gained one yard. Christy fumbled a forward pass on the 15-yard lino, but recovered for the Army. An attempted drop-kick was blocked, but the Army , recovered on the Navy SO'ygrd line. Goes Through Center. Kill went through center to the 12- ! yard line and Hanlon added two more l for the Army at the same place. Hill I made It first down on the Navy's 9 f yard line. • Hill and Smith carried the ball to the Navy's 5-yard line. A-forward pass to Johnson foiled, the ball going across the Navy line for a touchback. ' Douglas kicked out from the Navy . • 20-yard line to the Navy 45-yard line ta to Weekea, who was run out of bounds. W It was the Army's ball again on the ' first play. Beavetb made an on-side kick, which went to the Navy on their own 20-yard line, Norton catching the ball. Johnson Fumbles Ball. •\> Navy’s ball, on a fake kick, Dougins lost three yards. His kick was blocked by Norton, who recovered the ball, * Navy on hi* 15-yard line. Smith went through for three yards, and then Beavers tried a drop-kick for the Army from the 15-yard line. Hill ran buck 15 yards. On the next play Johnson fumbled for the Army at mid-field and It was the Navy’s ball. Douglass and Spencer failed to gain for the Navy and Douglas kicked out of bounds to the Army SO • yard line. Gets Ball on Downs. «Bearers kicked to Norton on navy'a 23-yard line. Douglas also kicked for he navy to Johnson on the army’s 40- yard line. Beavers again punted to Xorton bn the navy’s 25-yard line. In gram gained only one yard, navy thre gh the army lino and Douglas kicked out of bounds at midfield. Army's ball—Beavers booted to Nor ton on navy’s 25-yard line, pouglas gained two yards through navy’s cen ter, Mut Spencer could not gain and again Douglas punted to army's 50- yard line. a Beavers returned the-punt to Nor- 1 Ton on navy's 20-yard line. On a fake > kick Douglas went around the army's “'..end for 5 yards. A forward pass to Bernard failed and the ball went to the army on downs on navy'a 40-yard line. * Norton’s Brilliant Run. An exchange of punts brought the ball to midfield In army’s possession on an attempted end run. Beavers .lost 2 yards, but he punted to Norton on navy’s 16-yard line. The Annapolis quarter ran the ball to the navy’s 30-yard . line before being downed. Beavers was outpuntlng Douglas, but Norton’s brilliant run ning back saved the navy much loss. On the next play Norton lost 5 yards on a quarterback run. Another ex- . hange of kicks and the ball went to the army on a fumble by Norton on the navy’s 23-yard line. An on-slde kick brought the ball to the navy's » 15-yard line, when the half ended. Score: Army 0. navy 0. SECOND-HALF. 7 The teams returned to the field at 2:25, with no, changes In either line up. ' The .wind, was still blowing from the west, favoring the navy during tbls half. Beavars kicked oft to Douglas ort the navy’a 10-yard line. Douglas ran back 10 yards. Doughs at once punted to Smith, who fumbled at midfield. Again YOUNG GIRL ROBBED BY A BANDIT WHILE • ON WAY TO BANK Race Results SLOW OF AXE BENNING. * the Chicago, Dec. 1.—Be.saie Levine, daughter of Samuel Levine, a manu facturer, reported tx# the police. that ■he was held up by a lone bandit fe the doors of the First National bank btulding and an attempt was made to rob her of $467. The robber tore open a handbag in which the young woman was carrying the money for deposit in the bank. Hills and coins were scattered In the street, when the girl resisted desperately. The man fled without securing the booty, she said. Police officers and citizens gave chase through the crowded rfowp town dis trict. Miss Levine had gone to the bank to deposit money for Hamuel W. Levine & Co. The chase after the rob ber was unsuccessful. NINE KILLED IN WRECK; SIX BODIES ARE BURNED .Burlington, Vt., Dec. 1.—A work .train ou the Rutland rail road crashed into a passenger t rain standing on a side track at Vergeues, 12 miles from this city, this morning killing nine per sons and seriously injuring man}’ more. The wreck immediately took (ire and the bodies of six of the dead are so bady burned t hat they cannot be identified. Rose Fplke, colored, died s hortly after she was removed from the wreck. The other bo dies have not been recovered. II. S. CRUISER Woman Declares She Is Being Held a Prisoner. E . Washington. Dec. 1.—Here art results of today’4 races: FIRST RACE — Cederstrome. (Creamer), 6 to’l, won; New York, 114 (Beckman), k to 1, second: Chalfonte. 106 (Bnae), 7 to 6, third. Time, 1:42 1-5. . SECOND RACE—Steeplechase han dicap about two miles: Captain Hayes. 115 (BafTel), 11 to 5, won: Cherry Fighter, 140 (Hueston). 4 to 1, second: Lyslstarta, ISO (Mclnerney), 4 to 1, third. Time, 4:14. THIRD RACE—Five furlongs: Lady Karma, 104 (Miller), 4 to 5, won: The- odoria, 104 (Lee), 3 to 1, second: Blue Book. 110 (J. J. Walsh), 4 to 1, third. Time 1:02 3-5. * ‘ FOURTH RACE—Three miles: Ho!- ■cher, 110 (Horner). 2 to 5, Von; Pa lette* 104 (Beckman), 5 to 1, second; Pete Dally. 104 (Hagan). 7 to 10, third. Time, 5:41. FIFTH RACE—Six furlongs: Fin- trail, 110 (Johneon), 6 to 5. won; Mar- ster. 110 (Lee), 3 to 6, second: Marks man, 110 (Hagan), 1 to 2. third. Time, l.*30 2-5. SIXTH RACE—One mile and a alx- NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Dec. 1.—Here are the results of today’s races: FIR£T RACE—Consideration, 8 to 1, won; Alencon, 7 to 5, second; Air Ship. 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:07 4-6. * SECOND RACE—Charlie Eastman. 4 to 1, won; Meadow Breeze, 5 to second; Fantastic, 6 to 1, third. Time. 1:14. THIRD RACE—Dr. Sprull, 6 to 5, won; Hannibal Bey, 9 to 8. second; The Englishman. 12 to 1, third. Time, 1:12 3-5. ' FOURTH RACE—Glamor, 4 to 1, won; Colloquy, 11 to 10, second; Royal Breeze. 5 to 2, third. Time, 1:07 1-5. FIFTH RACE—Little Scout, 18 to 5, won; Safety Light. 11 to 6, second; Footlfght’s Favorite, 30 to 1, third. Time, 2:35 4-5. SIXTH RACE—Odd Ella, 3 to 1, won; Henry Watteraon, 3 to 5, second; Matador. 20 to 1, third. Time, 1:33 4-5. SEVENTH RACE—Woodclalm, 13 to 5, won; Verdant, 4 to 1, second; Sim plicity, 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:08 1-5. teenth: Luretta, 95 (J. J. Johnson), to 1, won; Kercheval, 114 (Lee), 2 to 1, second: Oxford. 131 (Miller), 1 to 6, third. Time, 1:80 3-5. T Chicago, Dec, 1.—An appeal to the state department at Waahlngton has been made, and It Is expected a United States cruiser will be sent In pursuit of A. W. Hall's schooner, the Rower, alleged to be a pirate, to rescue pretty Dora Bennfs, of this city, who is a prisoner In the hands of Captain Hall. The first Information that the-girl had been abducted and was held a prisoner on the mysterious schooner, which has been plying up ahd down the California coast, came In the form of a letter to her father, Maurice Bennls, from the girl prisoner. The letter had been smuggled ashore and moiled by the wife of the engineer, the only other woman on the schooner. Shs Tills Pitiful Story. In her letter the girl tells how she was Induced by the offer of an attrac tive salary to go on board the vessel. There she found she was u prisoner. In a piteous manner the girl tells how she has fought to protect herself against the unwelcome attentions of Captain Hall, with only the engineer's wire to aid her. The girl’s story has thrilled all the people along the lower coast of California. Captain Hall, It Is stated, has been defying the authorities of the United States and Mexico for many years. Always In command of a mysterious vessel, he has successfully eluded the officers, darting Into some small, unprotected port when In need of supplies. Regarded ■■ a Pirate. lie carries no clearance papers and. although he poses as a fisherman, he has never been known to offer a cargo for sole, and he Is classed by the people of the coast as a smuggler and pirate. ball on army's 20-yard line. Johnson ran back 15 yards. Neither Smith nor Beavers could gain and the latter was forced to pun). Norton caught the ball In midfield. The navy man was downed In his tracks. ^ Ingram plowed through center for 5 yards and Douglas kicked for the navy to Ingram on army’s 20-yard . line. Beavers put a twister to Spencer at midfield. Once more Douglas booted to Johnson on army’s 15-yard line. Stearins Ruled Off. Case Is to Go to Jury on That Day. Herkimer, N. . Y», Peei ■!.» Chester Gillette, strangest of accused murder ers. had a fit ot nervous exhaustion In his cell yesterday. That eleven hours of drumming Upon, his nerves by the pitiless prosecutor was too much even for this youth,' who smilingly admit ted to five damaging falsehoods during his cross-examination. / “Will they convict me, do you think?” he cried hoarsely to his keep er., "What do the people think? Tell me, do they belfeve me?” Throng at the Jail. . Ail morning a big crowd stood out side ihe jail, vainly trying to get a glimpse of# the prisoner. Visitors are here from far and near and hotela and boarding houses are swamped. Feel ing against the prisoner runs high. The defense having rested, District Atorney Ward announced that outd have more witnesses called to Impeach the story told by Gillette. It Is declared today that the state had a stunning surprise In store for the Gillette defenders. Mr. Ward ab solutely declines to reveal the nature of the testimony ,to be given In re buttal. Gillette on the 8tand. At the opefllng of today's session, Chester Gillette was again placed on the stand and cross-examined by Dis trict Attorney Ward. Sheriff Klock was called to the stand to contradict some of the statement* • male by Gil lette, both In hla direct and croaa-ex- amlnatlon. The trial was then* adjourned until Monday, when one wttneaa for the de fense will be heard. Judge Davendorf announced that the case would go to the jury at noon on Tuesday. Louisville, Ky.. Dec. 1.—A special from Princeton, Ky., says the tobacco stemmerles of Johh Stege^ and John O. Orr, the latter controlled by the Imperial Tobacco Company, of New York, were destroyed at an early hour today by a Are which was kindled by a mob of masked men. Several cottages In the vicinity were badly damaged, but nobody Was Injured. The loss estima ted at about $170,000. The mob, which numbered about 300 men, entered Princeton between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, seized the night town marshal and disarmed him. They then went to the factories and quickly applied the torch. The masked men stood on guard, permitting nobody to come near until the buildings were WAS PAID TO CALI A STRIKE Chicago, Dec. I.—Albert Young, who, wljh three other labor leader*, con fessed to conspiracy In the teamsters' ■trike before Judge Ball, today de clared, while on the witnesa stand, that Cornelius Shea, another defendant, himself and some others had been bribed to call the strike against Mont gomery, Ward A Co. "I received $300 as my share,” was the statement .of Young, In telling the story of the strike. "Then Strike Was Called.*' “Shea, myself and some others met Robert Norstn, representative of the Garment Workers' Upton, In the stock exchange building to talk about the matter,” said Young*_"and Norsen dlk- oTThe^mob ir*e of th« telephone Ditto* and no word of the affair wa, ptrmltted to be aent out. When the mob xaw than ihe fire wa* beyond control. II left town, an In, In the direction ot .Hopkinsville, din* chanting revolver, and' rifiea a* It de parted. The fire department later. , _ __ came out, hut could do nothing more nay In a well played game by a genre than prevent the fire from de.troylng of It to 0. Neither team .cored In the building* In the vicinity. I flrat half. •trike agalnat Montgomery. - --Wo accepted It,' Shea aha my- ■elf getting 2100 each. We than went to Shea'* office and he aald: 'Wa will hara. to make good.:. . v. "Then a Mr Ik* wa* called.". SAVANNAH ^GEORGIA 0, Savannah. Da.. Dec. 1.—Savannah defeated the University ot Georgia to- Mis. Cooper Tells How Husband Attacked Her. SLOWLY IMPROVING AT GRADY HOSPITAL 1ST! DEAJHilEF Not a Wheel To Turn As Funeral Service Begins. BURIAL SUNDAY AT WASHINGTON John F. Cooper Kills Hun- self After Attempting Murder. Smith could not gain through navy', center and Beavers lifted to Spencer In midfield. Jobnaon caught Dougla*' kick on army's 8-yard line and was thrown In Hi* track*. Stearin*, of the army, we* ruled oft for rough work. Ayer* took hla place. On Beavers’ punt the hall went to the navy on army’s 25-yard line. Spencer failed to gain and Johnson, of the army, caught the navy’a forward pass on army’s 25-yard line. Johnson had a close clear field and carried the ball to navy's goal. The ball wa* brought back because a navy lineman had been o(T-»lde. Beavers punted to Norton on navy’s 43-yard line on a run around the army’s left end. Douglas made • yards. The navy halfback then, punted out of bounds to army-p 22-yard line. On a fake kick Hill went through the navy center for 12 yards. On an nn-alde kick by John son. Spencer got the ball for navy at midfield. Once more Douglas punted. Johnson catching on army’s 20-yard Navy to: army 0. r-uiikii, woowyJW--. J,,1,11,00 catemng on army a :»-yoru a was the Army's ball on the |>en- Douglss kicked. Johnson catching th* ^ Utave „ „ u ; yimU ^ an at- ally far holding. Beavers 'runted. tempted run. being tackled fiercely by Nortbcroft, navy’s left tackle. The ball was on Army's 7-yard line. On a fake kick Hill went through the Navy’a center for four yards. Beavers punted to Spencer on the Army's 45- yard line. Spencer signalled for a free kick and Northcroft with Spencer hold ing the ball, tried for a goal from place ment. The ball went straight between. Beavers kicked off to Bernard on the Navy'a 15-yard line. Dqpglaa away around Army’s left end to the Navy’a 40-yard line. Norton failed to gain and Dougla. kicked to Johnson, who fumbled on Army'* 45-yard line. The Army wa* off-side and the ball was the Navy’* on Army'. 40-yard line. Mont ford went In for Johnson at Army’s quarterback. Spencer hit the Army line for three yard*. On a fake drop-kick Ingram took a forward pass from Norton and ran 22 yards for a touchdown for the Navy. Score: Navy, 0: Army *. - Beavers kicked off to Spencer on Navy’s 10-yard line. Spencer ran back ten yards. Dugla* punted to Montford on Army’s 20-yard line. The Army man fumbled and Dague was on the ball like a Hash for the Navy. The Army team seeind to have a bad case of rattles. On a fake forma tion Spencer hit the army renter for two yard* and on a forward pass Ber nard carried the ball to th* Army’s ld-yard line. A Navy man bad been holding anu Middle* wore penalised fifteen yards. Norton kicked goal. T CAUSES SENSATION Special to The Georgian. Summerville, Ga., Dec. 1.—A »ensa- tlon was produced here last night by the re-arrent, at hie home, of G. L. Groover, former poetmanter at Chel- aea. Ga., and a merchant at that place on, the charge of murdering Mr*. An nie Hooks, who died In the early part of October under peculiar circum stances. Groover waa at hie home when arrested, and waa brought to Hummervllle and lodged In Jail at noon today. The discovery of new evidence agalnet Groover led to hla re-arrest. It la etated that It hae been found that he had purchased a bottle of stryuh- nine containing 1-S of an ounce, the amount the expert rhenilete’ analyele showed Bra. Hooka had taken. Groover had dlapoaed of moat of hla property here and waa preparing to leave, It la elated. Learning thla fact, the husband of the dead woman, who haa a suit pending In court agnlnat Groover for $10,000 for alleged aliena tion of the affections of hla wife, had Groover's personal property attached. Then came the arrest last night of Groover. | , Groover was arrested afar the death .of Mr«. Hooks and. was released"after The coroner's Investigation. MORMON LEADERS IN CI7 Y; ROBERTS AND SMITH 70 DO SOME MISSION A R Y WORK Brigham H. Robert*, former con gresaman from Utah, member of the flrat council of seventy of the Mormon church, husband-of three wives taken before the Mormon church prohibited polygamy, editor and writer. Is In At lanta. With him la Eldar Ben E. Rich, of Chattanooga, president of tha Southern statea mission, and Apoatla George Al bert Smith, of the Mormon church, and cousin of President Joseph F. Smith, ot the Mormon church. The party arrived In Atlanta Satur day morning from Chattanooga and Messrs. Roberta and Smith are here for the purpose of addressing a meet ing to be held Hunday nlghl In Ihe hall of Ihe Junior Order United American Mechanics, on Hunter street. Already these officials of the Mormon church have been through Ohio, Ken tucky and Tennessee, and after leav ing Georgia they will visit Richmond, the I'nrolInn*. Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Missionary Mormons. The missionary work of the Mormon church Is carried on In the South uy 200 elder* under President Hen K. Rich, of the Southern states mission, and It U for the purpose of meeting these elders and making an Inspection if the work done In Ihla part of the country that the two high officials from Salt Lake City, Utah, are traveling with Eldar Rich. , Saturday morning tha two high of ficials of the church made u trip around Atlanta and visited the capitol. Although Mr. Roberta’had been In At lanta before, he waa anxldus again to see the sights and so was Apostle Smith. They were both very favorably Impressed with the capital of the state. Elder Rich talked freely and pleas antly of the object of the vlett South, and explained Just whut members ,i their tour. the Mormon church believed In. laughingly aald that the Mormons wars probably the moat misrepresented and most misunderstood of any church peo ple In thla country, and lieNlald It waa to present Ida belief In Ihe proper light that the 204 missionaries or elders were now working In the South. To shoMf how tbls belief has grown in the stalls under Elder Rich’s Jurisdiction, he re cited the fact that at present there are over 10,000 members of the church In the territory through, which Ills mis sionaries are at work. Elder Rich haa his headquarters In Chattanooga and as he makes fre quent visits to Atlanta he has arranged for the two high official, of the church to make the addresses at the meeting to be held Sunday night at ths hall on Hunter street, near .Contra! avenue. Apostle Smith Is aA ardent Republi can, and yet Mr. Robert* (• equally :u staunch In Ills Democracy. Th* church Is headed by President Joseph F. Smith and under him. high dignitaries of the church are twelve apostles, one of whom Is th* visitor now In Atlanta. Only One Wife. In dlscuulng how politic* entered Into the fight made on Mr. Robert* when he was excluded (rum the house of representatives In Washington and the fight now being made on Senator Reed Smooth from Utah, Elder Rich said that Senator Smoot had only one wife and did not expect to have anv more, but he pointed out that he had many bitter political enemies. In Balt Lake City, Elder Rich aald, th* Mormons stick together In politics for the reason that an anti-Mormon party wa* formed there, and he say* this party Is now In control of the city government. But lie pointed to Apostle Smith and Mr. Roberta a* examples of how political belief wa* divided on na tional affair*. The party will leave Atlanta on Monday for Chattanooga, from which place they will continue After having threatened on numer ous occasions to kill both himself and hla wife, John F. Cooper, a carpenter, residing at 228 Ira street, near the Southern railway shops, late Friday afternoon struck hla wife several ter rific blows on tho head with the slurp edge of a small hatchet, cut her throat with a raxor, and then shot him self In the head, just bohtnd the right ear,' with a revolver, t|te bullet produclng'almoat Instant death. In a statement to The Georgian Sat urday morning, as she lay on a cot In the fehulc ward at the Grady hospital, her head and throat almost entirely covered willy bandages, Mrs. Cooper said: Mra. Coop.r’a Statement. "My husband has mistreated me ever since we were married, mure than four teen years, and this terrible affair Is .10 surprise to me. He has not worked any since last July und my two little boya a«d myaelf have been forced to work and support him. ”t had no Idea yesterday afternoon, however, that he would try to kill me then. After returning home from Mr*. Dennard’s house, 1. decided to do amp* work for my children and wu seated at the machine aewlng. Suddenly some thing hit me In the back of the head and 1 kntw nothing more until r awoke thla morning here In the .hospital.” Mr*. Cooper was unaware her hue fund had alaln himself until Informed by her brother Saturday morning. The wounded wife received this hew* -vlth- out the slightest display of emotion a without any comment • Mre. Cooper, . unconscious and appar ently In n dying condition, tv*s taken to tha Orady hospital. -After lying In a comatose state-for hour*, the wounded woman finally regained conaclouaneaa, and It la now thought there le eome bare chance of he,r recovery, although her condition Is precarious. The exact cauap’ that prompted the bloody tragedy la not known, although neighbors declare that Cooper and hla wire had not been living agt-seably for some time and that Cooper had threat ened numbers of times to commit tho terrible deed. Tragedy Discovered. Tho tragedy waa discovered by ill*. Cooper’, two llttl# boy*. Garland, aged 14 years, and Claude, 11 year* old. When tho discovery wan made th* doors were found locked and the win dows closed, showing careful prepa ration on the part of the frenzied man. Tha form* of the dead husband and unconscious wife were found on a bed In the family bed room, both covered with blood. A pool of blod was or the floor, between the bed and a win dow, Indicating the spot where Cooper had beaten hi* wife down with .lit hatchet. Blood was smeared along the floor to tha bed, showing that after being stricken 51 r*. Cooper had dragged herself to the bed. Cooper’s deadly pistol waa found lying on A aewlng machine near tha window, and It la supposed that he managed to stagger to th* bed after sending the fatal bullet Into hla brain. His body was lying across the bed, while Mra. Cooper waa crouched at th* head ot the bed among tha pillows. Were No Witness**. The tragedy occurred some time be tween 4:20 and 6 o’clock, th* former hour being the last time the two peo ple were seen by neighbors. The two little boya. who work down town, re turned home shortly before 0 o’clock to find their home dark and locked. Thinking the mother and father were out somewhere, the children went to the home of a neighbor. Mra. Mollle Dennard. 85 Garibaldi street, just In the rear of Ihe Cooper home, and made In quiries. Mra. Cooper had been at the home of Mra. Dennard during Ihe aft ernoon, but had left at 4:10 o’clock, her husband having coiled for her. The boya expressed u desire to get Into the house and Mra. Dennard and her slater. Mrs. Mattie Chandler, who Is visiting her from Alabama, volun teered to go with them, a* It waa dark. On arriving at the house Mrs. Dennard held Garland Cooper up to a aide win dow ot the bed room and he raised It. As he did so. he struck a match and looked Into the room, the nickering lleht revealing a horrible sight. "Papa Killed Mamma,” 1 No sooner had the match flared titan the little fellow began to scream pite ously, crying out In an agonised tone: "Papa haa killed mamma. Oh, he has killed her.” The two little boys were then lifted Into th* r<*m and made a light. Mra. Dennard also crawled through the win Faithful Old Porters To Be Pallbearers—Distin guished Men To Form Escort. * Washington, Dec. 1.—Promptly at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and for five minutes every train and all ma chinery of the entire ayatem of th#* Southern railway will be at a standstill aa a mark of respect to the late pru dent of the road. Samuel Spencer, win waa killed Thanksgiving morning in .« wreck which occurred at Lawyers, Vh. At the hour mentioned the funemi ■ervlce over Ihe *body of Mr. Spencer will begin In St. Johns church, thla city. The officiating minister will be the Rev. Dr. Roland C. Smith. The body will »e burled In Washington, ar.d the burial service will be In private. Large Honorary EacorL Ten of the oldent negro porten in the service of the Southern will be the active pallbearers. Arming the hon orary pallbearers will bo J. Pier;•■••it Morgan, the vice presidents and other offletrs of the road, und proinlmnt financiers of Now York, and other cities. The following la a Hat of the hon orary pallbearera an given out by tho* * having charge of tno funeral arrange • manta: Honorary Pallbearers, i. Andrews, first rtra president. Raleigh. N. C\; W. W. Finley, .o.vii ! vice president. Washington/.f. M. Culp, third vlco president, Washington; *II. Ackert. fourth vice president, Wash ington; T-JU. Powell, fifth vice pum- dem. 8L Louis; Fair hue HaJTi-011. ;m- slatant to the president, Washington; F. L. Htetaon. general counsel, *\V»* York; Alfred 1». Thom, general ceUn»»‘t Waahlngton: Judge Ah‘\.md>M fl Humphrey, general counrel. Louisville. Ky.; It. D. Langford, secretary. New York: H. C. Analey. treasurer. Wash ington; W. S. Stoneacnd. president'* office. New York; Colonel L. It. Ru«- f f II, vice president Mobile ami «»ld> railroad, Mobile: W. J. Murphy, vie* president Cincinnati. Nsw Orleans an Texas Pacific railway. Cincinnati: M.i- jor J. F. Hanaon, president Centr.U Railway of Oeorg f t, Mncon. . «'' i- one! A. R. Lawton, flrat vice president Central Railway of Georgia, Savanna 1. J. Plerpont Morgan, Georg* s. Iim* - rioln. General Baker, president Net. York and Long Beach railroml. N x York. Directors of Southern. The following directors of the South ern railway: Joseph F. Ryan. Richmond. V. i: H. Galloway, New York; San.i.^i Io nian, Atlanta. Ga.: Adrian I-< !ln. J- New .York; Charles Lanier. Nsw York; v Edmond D. Randolph, New York; James T. Woodward, New York; II. •' Fahnestock, Nsw York; Charles dleH«- New York; John M. Cadwallader. Au gustus D. JullUrd. J. 8. Bassett, J. Tut ner Atterbury, General John GUI. Ro well Miller, chairman board XThleug . Milwaukee and 8t. Paul railway, N. \ York; F. D. Underwood, president Em railroad, New York; Henry Walter- chairman of the board Louisville an Nashville railway. New York; W. Hur ler Duncan, chairman of the board Mo bile and Ohio railroad. New York. WANTED SPENCERS BODY TO REST IN COLUMoUS. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 1.—There is gen eral regret here over the determination of hla relatives to bury Samuel Spen cer at Washington instead of bringing hla remains home to rest In Georgia soil and Among those who knew am! honored him In life. If** whs born am reared here, went to the war from hei* when only a boy, and began hla rail road career here, of which the whob community has always been proud, arm It was hoped that this would be tht place selected for hla sepulchre. OOOaaOODOODOOOOOOOOOOOOaCC O C O WOMEN STENOGRAPHERS C O ARE TO BE EMPLOYED 4C BY COAST LINE ROAD C O 0 O Special to The Georgian. C O Wilmington, N. C„ Dec. 1.—For C O the first time In the history of the O O road, the Atlantic Roast Line O O general offices will sdon open Its C D departments to women atapogra- C O pher*. Ho far, only two of the C O departments have been authorized c O to employ women when advisable, c O but the order will probably be ex- C O tended to all the offices. Scarcity C O of competent male stenographers C O l» given as the reason for the-in* C O novation. C O C onOO0O00OOO0O0OOOOOOOOOO0O Sow and opened the doors. Other j LOG TRAIN WRECKED; neighbor*, attracted by the screams! FOUR NEGROES INJURED and excitement, rushed to the house, lx ~—T~~ and an examination was made. Coop- fipellal to The Georgian, er waa found dead, but his wife waa AshbunuGa., Dec. ) -A l*>* tr. ui -r breathing. Mr». Cooper, her head and ibe Hint River and <*ulf rallr.M.I x :i face and clothing dyed red with Wood, wrecked yesterday evening l wan huddled clone to the pillows and was shaking aa though with a chill. “Cover me up. please. I'm so cold,” Continued on Page Three. the depot, seriously negroes. The engine Jumped th- tr.i«H and ran some little dl.-tance till 1 ■truck a switch and then turned s«4*roa» the track. The logs being « halned t* the trucks saved a number of llvta.