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MgM EdMo. The Atlanta Georgian. . m mm 1 NO. 194. ATLANTA, OA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1906. t>T?Tr*TF. In Atlanta TWO CENTS. ritlL/iM: on Tratna FIVE CENTS IEN AND WOMEN BURN IN FIRE IN CHICAGO PLANT Southern Fast Train Crashes Into a Freight. • Chicago, 111., Dec. Many women and men are reported injured in a fire which broke out in the plant of .John Magnus & Co., at 35th aud Morgan streets at 3 o'clock.this afternoon. The blaze spread so rapidly that many were reported injured in the wild panic which en sued. The tire £ot beyond the control of the firemen and in a short time spread to the adjoining buildings. ACCUSED OF CRIME, j TURNAGE MUST FACE VICTIM AT HOSPITAL S|>,<lnl )<> Ti). Oorgtsn. DunrltlP. Va- Dot. 8.—Engin.ir Geo. Kinney, who, on last Thursday morn ing; stuck to his post on the engine ot train No. 37 ns it plowed Its way Into the private car of President Samuel Spencer, was this morning killed nut- ijfllt, together with tin unknown man, while live others were Injured, one of whom died later In « hospital here, and another, of whom Is not expected to live, alt the result of a rear-end col- lj,l„n which occurred on the main line if the .Southern scarcely two hours' tide from the scene of the other wreck. Negro Fireman May Oit. The two trains Involved Here No. Si. a fast freight train which was standing on the track ubout 30n yards south "f the passenger station in this City, and No. 34, a fast passenger train from Jacksonville to the North, which j while running at a rate of speed ex-. ling 25 miles an hour, turned a. sharp curve and crashed Into the ca ; house of the front train. Fireman George Kuril, a riegro, Jump ed from tils engine as soon a* he saw the danger and sustained injuries Which will probahty prove fatal, Flagman Held Responsible. ,J. Mm:. I lie II ,of the fivlglu • i truln, and who Is said by the railway i authorities to be responsible for th- wreck, died at a hospital noon uftet being taken from the scene. O. t». Haller, a postal clerk, and H. Patterson suffered flight Injuries. WRECKAGE 18 DESTROYED BY FLAMES THAT START. Richmond, Va„ Dec. 8.—Passenger train No. 34 of the Southern railway, mirth-bound, ran Into the rear of north-bound freight train No. 84, Jurt south of Danville. Vn„ at nn early hour fill* morning. Engineer George Kinney, of the pas senger train, wax killed and his fire man badly Injured. Two other* ate re ported killed, but their Identity Is not yet known. The accident * was remarkably simi lar to that on the sume road nbr R0 iiilloH north of Danville, in which Pres- Ment Samuel Hpencer was killed. The wreckage is reported to have en destroyed by fire. HUSBAND SA YS BURNING IS PROPER^ PUNISH MEN I D. Comstock, husband of Mrs. Cdrrle'Ccmstook, is highly Incensed over the brutal nttnek on his wife Friday afternoon, and declares if he was permitted to deal justice to Robert E. Turnuge, who Is accused of being the assailant, he would burn him at the stake. Standing on the steps at the police station, .Mr. Comstock said: "If l hail that man out here In the street I would burn him. If 1 wus allowed to deal with him, he would not hang and he. would .not he shot hut he would die in flames. And I believe I would have plenty or help lii burning him, loo. He Is In the bunds ot the law now. however, and I will let the Inw take Us course." Mr. Comstock was formerly jailer at the Tower, and he remarked: “I have-lacked up hundreds of men on tills same charge, hut I n-ver thought this thing would ever come home to me." TECH IN NEED, ASKS HELP; ATLANTA SHOULD GIVE AID NEW ORLEANS. FIRST RACE—Tom Mankins. 25 to 1. won; Consideration, 2 to 1, second; Gay Adelald, third. Time, 1:15 1-5. SECOND RACE—Toboggan, 7 to 5, won; Meadow Breeze, 7 to 5, second; Lady Vaxhtl. 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:14. THIRD RACE—Gild, 5 to 2. won; Missouri Lad, 1 to 2, second; Flavlgny, 6 to 5, third. Time, 1; 47 1-5. FOURTH RACE—Fantastic, 9 to 6, won; De Oro, 8 to 1, second*, Glamour, 1 to 3. third. Time. 1:14 2-5. FIFTH RACE—Padre, even, won; Mamie Algol, 1 to 2. second; Cashier, 1 to 3, third. Time, 3:32 1-5. SIXTH RACE—Goldsmith, 20 to 1. won; Lady Ellison, 3 to 5, second; Kittle Platt, even, third. Time, 1:04 4-5. Entries For Monday. New Orleans, La., Dec. 8.—Here are the entries for Monday: First Race—Seven furlongs: Annie Ruskln 101. Doric tOl, Beau Brummel 101, Chase 101. Poster Girl 101, Re fined 101, Gold Circle 101, John Kauf- mann 104, Billy Vertress 104, Sir Va grant 104, Kemp Rldgejy 104. Jacomo 104. Second Race—One mile and one-slx- teenth: Lacache 99. Florizel 100, Grand Duchess 104, Cole 104, Golden Mineral 104, Bon Mot 105, Shining Star 105. Antimony 107, Bercher 107, Mr. Jack 108, Envoy 109, Fonsoluca 110, Klngellsworth ill, Belindlan 112, Dr. Spruill 114. Third Race—Steeplechase; short couVse: Henry A. Schoeder 131, Com mandant 134. Parlequln 125. .Sam HofT- lietmei’ 13X. Signal II 141. Woodlyn 141, Little Wally MI. Plea 145. Scepter 149. Dawson 149, Gould 149 Parnassus 149. Fourth Race—Mile, initial handicap: Shawana 98, Gild 100, Juggler 118, Mea dow Breeze 107. Jack Dolan 1«7, Orly I II 105, James Riddick 109. Alma Du- j four lift. Orbucular lift, Peter Sterling I 112, Minnie Adams ll*n ! Fifth Race—Five furlongs: Defender , j l«4, Meri es 104. Mary MorrJc )"4, Mea- f j dow Breeze 107, Muffins 107, Laura j i Hunt* r 107. Lucy Young 109 Evernear | t 109, Chieftain 109, Alenion -09. Mo- ; , Ketma 109, Alaonn 104. Extern* lot*, j ! Charlie. Eastmunlll 111, Frotenac 112. j Sixth Race—Mix furlongs, selling: ■ Posing Nun 96, Fulque 90. Marvel 101, ! Poetry 111, Tinker 101. Bevtlia K. lol. Lady Carol 101,. Margaret M. 101, Gal- luoda 101, Ladsariim 10tf, Merrick 107, W/J Phillips 108, St. Joseph 109. Quin- bra dy 112. Georgia School of Technology is educating 500 men for our factories and the things that develop the South. One of the professors has been down with' nervous prostration for three months as the result of night and day work in loyalty to the great school, because there is not money enough even to employ suf ficient teacher^. His salary was one hundred dollars a month. His brother is employed in one of At lanta’s bauks, and each month has the pleasure of cashing the salary draft for $150 of one of the profes sors of a negro institution in Atlanta supported by Northern kindness. The Georgian, for one, raises its voice and its gold to give the great Tech what it absolutely needs. It needs ground—$7,500 will get it before January 1 —no amount of money could get it after that date. Of this needed amount, $2,500 is already on hand. Professor Matheson, we put our name down for $250 of .the remaining $5,000. God bless vou. F. L. SEELY, Publisher. NINE DARK CELLARS ARE USED AS SCHOOLROOMS FOR ATLANTA CHILDREN Used for Schoolrooms^ by Atlanta Chil dren. ] OO0O0000OO0O00000000000000 'O 0 THE INVITATION. 8 o o O Sp.eial to Th. Georgian. ■ Columbus, Qa., Dae. 8.—Th. decision t ; was mad* at 2:45 o’eioek this aft.moon | rid Carroll county gate the diatrlot School for thla district. Th.re wai a spirited contett bstw countie,. y- j ROBERT E. TURNAGE. | Priion.r at police etation, accused of attach on woman. SLEEPING PERSONS THOUGHT Turnout', nt Jones avenue nml Edwards street. , Robert K. Turnge, 2C years of site, son of J. W. Turnage, Is held prisoner In ft cell nt the police station accused of being Mrs. Comstock’s assailant. Turnuge protests that he la Innocent and declares he will be able to prove an nllbl Detective f’onnnlly and Plain Clothks Officers Rosser and Clark ar restee the young man Friday night in Bullock’s saloon In Marietta street, near Broad.. The.officers assert they aro satisfied the young man is guilty. Mrs. Comstock’s condition Is not con sidered serious, although she is suf fering considerably Saturday, She was terribly beaten by her assailant, an ugly gash being cut on her head, her nose broken, ono of her eyes almost Continued on Page Three. Radiy beaten and bruised nml suf fering from terrible nervous shock, Mrs. Carrie Comstock, of 30 South Hum phries street, wife of C. D. Comstock, u meter reader for the waterworks de- jwrtment. Is lying on a rot In the Tat). TO HAVE BEEN BURNED. ! infirmary, the result of a bru- banvllle, Vu.. Dec. 8.—Firemen from 1 tal attack and attempt at assault Frl- lils elty went to the scene of the wreck ’ day afternoon ut the home of J. . I uni engaged In n desperate battle with i ___ ——:——— 3“rL4Js= orjV£R dying in Atlanta Sa££*#»'“—| WHILE STORE BURNED IN his south Carolina home hat fact It I* difficult to obtain accu-1 —-—— lu- report* from the scene of the vreck. All trains have been delayed '»>cauKe of the burning tVehrlx and de nt ruction of the tracks by the flame?. Brakemen Are Misting. The wreck I* said to have been • tuned In the same manner as the one *n Thanksgiving day, when an oper ator let a train have a block which was Kcupled. The operator at the first block south of this city Is alleged to h.'vc allowed No. 34, which was some ‘ inutes behind time. In on the block Wore the freight had cleared the five miles of track. The passenger train wus going fust, ;tml overtook the freight inside the Mock. The brukermn on the freight rain have not been seen or heard from *n<l there Is a possibility of their hav ing been roasted under the burning People Leap From Windows. A wrecking crew left Danville as *'T#n as news of the collision reached h «*re, and a large force of men Is at n<»rk clearing the track and looking f, »r b«Kj|ee. s^nes attending the wreck were pa. ,iM, tle. Men. women and children were ;lii hut paralyzed with fear when they Continued on Page Three. John W. Baker, ofiLINE Of Batesville, Passes Away. White John \V. Baker, of Bateehurg, 8. t’.. and it prominent rltlxen of that .action of the state, was breathing hi. last In Atlantn Saturday morning, flames were discovered In the large Store of the Batesburg Manufacturing Company, of which he was the mana ger, and by the time the dying man lost In the battle with death, hi. .lore wus a total loss. About ten days ago Mr. Baker came to Atlanta for treatment and It was thought he would soon be able to re turn to Ids home. In fact, he had writ ten that he had Improved to such an extent that the Journey home would be commenced Saturday. He had a relapse Saturday morning Mr*. E. J. L.H.tte III. Hr*. Elizabeth J. LaHatte la very HI ?' her hom « In Garnett street. She Is . telegram to the effek that *?. ot ®* e “"*> h “” **-" ln <*’"!•:" wus dying reached Batesburg. Ore •»« WVrZS Ua* .lls."rtrered ta * •■ about eight week*. Her physicians the news reached tn* . «»iun aroima r ink there Is little hope for her re. [ ,„ wn that Mr. Biker was dead. Hie Vi,2‘i« •» .. . .. ,. , , store was destroyed. I assistant general freight t'ite m 2, "LH 1 ',.. 1 ' '• Pel* -:<■ <» iilng to Atlanta i Mr. Baker j advanced to the (.with: jLtte ^d Mr? ai?B^nlnflMd. of Ad- r.as suffering f oot acute Indigestion. |slstant general fre1ght_ ugem at At-} oo.i. nnd Mr*. A. II. Car runny, of und w*ot I'uUadvIphla. ucaunaut. OF SOUTHERN ROAD SAID TO BE PUNNED Speelul to TUe Georgian. Memphis, Tenn.. Dec. 8 —A general shift up will take place. It Is said by a prominent railroad tepre.entatlve here, of Southern offlclala In VBrious parts of the country. The opinion la entertained here that each of the present vice presidents will he moved up one step and the position of'stxth vice president, which was re cently created, will be left unfilled. While It la also thought that the chair- .man of the board may be chosen to take charge of the financial end of the management. According to reports the slate about agreed upon Is that J. M. Culp will go from the third vice presidency to Mr. Finley’, former office of second vice president, while Fifth Vice President T. C. Powell I. to take Mr. Culp’s duties and title. Link Green, freight traffic manager at Washington. Is to succeed Air. Powell, and It. I.. McKifl- lar, assistant freight traffic manager at Louisville, will take Mr. Green’s position. Cl. It. Browder, the general Height agent■ at Atlanta. Is to |h- named for Mr. Al.-Kellar’s office. Concerning the promotion of local iffirlala. It is stated that I. I,. Graves, assistant general freight agent, will be lirst a*. 25 STARVING London* Dec. ^.-rTlit* Heartt- N<?wz Service buitail here ha* received <11».- patche* frofli maity point# in 3gg*fa. which thow fhat 25,000;ft00 men, ivc nen nmJ‘children are starving to death, amid appalling condition* of misery ^nd Buffering. Famine I* aweeplng over the Rii9slan empire a* a-torturing ■course! The state to which tiling* have com® among tlie*e ten* of thou*anda of p«r- ir.hlng human h4ing* Is iilmont inde- aciibahle. The hare fuct* read like a nighttmm; of the middle iigen. Diseaie It Spreading. Food there Ih little nr nunc*. Rob bery and murder are wltneaaed in the Htieetx of the villages end town*. The country la ravaged for such food a* there Is. . Diaegae— tctirvy, typhoid nnd the plague—are spreading In a flame of contagion; fathers are jelling their daughters Into the slavery of Moham- medun* rather than see them die be fore their eye*; the bitter grip of the Russian winter Is closing Ilk® cold steel on the peopl®—It ia a spectacle of the depths of human misery unparalleled In th® history of the modern world. Women Sell Themselves. In the little village of Tetyuechl alone, within the last few day*, eight Tartar maidens havft been sold to deal ers in white slaves, at prices ranging from |34 to $92 each. Russian peasants near Astrakhan a*’!, taking tlielr wive* and daughters to tlu city and selling them In order to buy bread. Women are bartering them selves to provide fowl for tholr starv ing husbands and children. TO VICTIM OF jFrezer street 2 , Edgcwood avenue 2 I Grant Park 1 Formwalt street ,1 : Williams street 2 [Fair street 1 No, those art not new schools to oe built on those streets. The figures rep resent the number of hesement' rooms —cellar rooms—Into which pupils have to be crowded. ** And It was one of those room* that was formerly used a* a'coal room. That was in Fair street school. But the chil dren kept Increasing In attendance and so the coal had to be moved Into a house In the yard and little children were put in this r«K>m to take the place of coal. Of course the room was fixed up aftar the coal was removed and was made to look like n achool room, but before this was done It was necessary to dig out a v lot of dirt and all this can now be seen plied In the yard. None of the school officials wanted to put children Into cellars—basement rooms. Bnt there were no new schools to take care of the Increase, so It had to be done. In the Fair 8tr«st. In the Fair street school there are four of these basement rooms, but only one of them Js used «* a school room. In # the others they store rubbish. They formerly used nil of these rooiti.i for school purj>ose*. hut they had to stop It. The children became sick ami the doctor* said this sickness was caused by these rooms; suld they were damp nnd unhealthy. Ho the children had to be turned out. They *tlll keep one for the children, however. This is the one that was formerly devoted to coal. The school authorities didn’t want to u*e It this year when school opened, because they knew what the doctors sold about the others, but the attendance Increased so rapidly thut Its use whs necessary* Two in Frazer street. In the Frazer street school they use i’o of these rooms In the basement, hut fortunately the congestion In this school will soon be relieved by the Pry or street .school—that new* structure which Is a model In Its line. These basement rooms—cellar room*, they might Justly be called—have board floors above those of cement. Of course they are close to the ground, and that means they are damp. The school au thorities found out that they rotted out so quickly that It was necessary to put In new one* every little while. They don’t want to crowd children In cellars and basements, but they are compelled to under the circumstances. This Fair street achool Is one of those old-fashioned frame structures which was built In 1873, and ail the rooms are heated by stoves—rather primitive, school architects say in this day. All told, there are nine of these cellar rooms where the little children are crowded to be taught, hut perhaps things will be better when Atlanta peo ple realize the necessity for digging I deep In municipal pockets and building ! more schools. December 6, 1906. O Mr. Luther Rosser, O President Board of Education. Q Atlanta, 0a. O My Dear Mr. Rosser: The Geor- P O glan wishes, through the board of .O O education, to give the 10,000 white O O school children of Atlanta An ob- O O Ject lesson In newspaper-making. O O We believe auch an opportunity O 0 would have splendid educational O O effect along practical lines and O S would Impress upon them much 0 that they do not know about the 0 O production of a great dally news- O g.jwgp*-" T ° Tdgl 0 T\ bring this about. The Geor- O glan extend* an Invitation throiii * 0 you to the children of Atlanta S S visit Its building and see how n 0 nutvspnpflr Ms mix’: Yip, published O 0 and distributed. O 0 Every detail t of the publication O O of The Georgian will be shown O O them with care and attention, Q and In the most effective manner O for their lnetructton. S We would suggest that one school visit our plant on each O Friday afternoon between 3 nnd 4 0 O o’clock. - O 0 With very l*>st wishes, O 0 Kver sincerely yours, O O F. L. SEELY, 0 0 Publisher. 0 O 0 00000000000000000000000000 Would Purchase Two Lots to Enlarge Campus. MUST HAVE ROOM OR CEASE TO GROW Unless Option Is Exercised Land Will Pass Irrevo cably from Reach. UP TO SENATE Washington, Dec. 8. -Having got through with the shaking down pro cess, necessary after a long recess, the national legislature machine Is now running smoothly, und will begin to grind out real business next week. Mr. Raynor purposes making u speech on the subject In the near fu ture after Secretary Metcalf* report on the Investigation on the subject which has been called for by aenatte, has been presented. Consider Nominations. One of the lirst things to be attend ed to by the senate next week Is the confirmation of the cabinet members Georgia School of Technology, the greatest educational instilu- tion of Atlanta, the most widely known technological school in the South,’the school that has done more to advertise and develop the interests aud prosperity of Atlan ta than any other institution with in its limits, is in need of help. It is overcrowded on its present small enmpus, and unless it is pro vided with more room, its growth will be stunted and the great good which the enlargement of the school would cause, both to the city nnd the state, will be lost. Dr. K. G. Matheson, president of the Georgia School of Technology, has appealed to the residents, espe cially the business men, of Atlan ta for aid in expanding the school. Dr. Matheson only asks for nil in crease of about three acres in the campus, in order to give him room in which to httild several much needed buildings. OPTIONS EXPIRE JAN. 1. Options are held by Dr. Mat lie- son on two lots in the immediate vicinity of the school. These lots are valued at the prftent time at n total of $7,500—$4,000 for one nnd $3,500 for the other. The options will expire January 1, and unless the lots nfe bought by that time, it is probable that opportunity to se cure them will lie lost forever. I Tlie owner intends building resi- ! deuces on them after January 1, if ! the property is not bought by tlmt time. > < , ■ Only $2,000 is at present avail able toward tho purchase of the lots. Of this amount $1,500 was contributed by the state. The re maining $500 of the amount al. hand whs recently given in pri vate subscriptions by four men. Dr. Matheson only asks that t It.* public of Atlanta contribute it<5,- 500 toward the enlargement of an institution from which they have received hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of benefit. OAMPllS VERY SMALL. The campus of Georgia School of Technology at the present time is only, sixteen acres in extant. The campus of Vanderbilt Uuiver- siU: is 75 acres in extent and other institutions in the South have large campuses. Vanderbilt uni versity has only ubout 250 more students than Georgia Tech, though the former institution has 59 acres more on which to place its educational buildings. It <s readily seen by examination of other inatitiitions of learning in the South, that Georgia Tech has an extremely small campus in comparison. The wonder is that it sent In by the president last Monday. I bus been able to do the lnagnili Thnrn h hssn nn nnnoalN nn aVMesuoil ! a It k... 1.1 1 • t There has been no opposition expressed to the proposed changes, and the de lay In acting upon them was the re sult of failure to secure a quorum of the judiciary committee before which the nominations of Secretary Bona parte to be attorney general Is pending. It Is expected that the senate will hold an executive session early in the week and all thp cabinet nomination*, as well as that of Attorney General Moody for the supreme count of the United States, will be promptly con firmed. 8moot Csss Up. The discussion of the Reed Smoot After lingering between life and death for a w'eek, Mr*. Georgia f’oop- er, ot 228 Ira street, who was terribly cut and beaten with a hatchet by her husband, John F. Uooper, who then shot and killed himself, died at the' Grady Hospital At noon Saturday. After being taken to the hospital. Mr*, hooper at first showed signs of Improvement mid the physicians had hopes of her recovery. ^MgM-* ag«». however, *h«* t«*>k te Butler, worse arul continued t*» sink until H.if-* prove i urday at noon, when *b** breathed her 1 prior last. ; .\f, Before killing himsell, “tiucK hi* wife several terrific blow* In the bead nltli the shArp edg® of a hatchet. Her thtoat wu* nl?u» cut ami she \.*ts othcrvylK t bruised. The tragedy <*ccur- i««l Friday nigh*, eight days ago. EMOTIONAL INSANITY THE LINE OF DEFENSE IN BIRDSONG CASE cent work it has achieved in gncli small space as a working ba.sis. The institution has 545 students, who are crowded into the build ings which Dr. Matheson has found room for on the small cam pus. The school has had a tre mendous expansion in the past few years, and is still growing rapidly. The enrollment this yen r is larger than ever before. Geor gia Tech is nt the height of its prosperity. The demand for grad- Continued on Page Seventeen. Special to The Ueorftan. , New Orleans, Dec. 8.—The defense 'n the trial of Mrs. Angle Birdsong, charged with murdering Dr. Thomas with the defense’* attorneys. A. Bellman was called to ,the stand and for half un hour a tilt between attorneys occurred, during which the lefenxe demanded’ "a fair play at Jus- day continued It* efforts to j tic® and common honesty” from the accused'* emotional Insanity. I bench. Heilman h .1* called to prove t«» and at the time of the murder, j Dr. Muller had, while Intoxh aifd, *tat- . Birdsong did n*»t appear die- *d In the presence .if the wltnt** that turbod over the evidence of Dr. Alford • * ,U! * UIJ hiiagrtutnt v. lih 3li>. Bird- Klivn .vrati-Ktuv. -vh.n lb. physician cuur j um ul ; , vWtm .,. declared th»* woman was not io*ane. j showing !»o.i*ti* Dr. «*. M. Turner, of the Jackson In-I It also lie stvo sane Ibmtdta! «talT, occupied a »cat -.'.civ n that these hoasi* I M-.rm*»n itmniilonted to Mr*. Birdsong. Idaho ar case will begin In open senate on Tues day, when Chairman Burrows, of th® privileges nnd elections committee, will make a long and exhaustive speech favoring Hmoot’e exclusion from the senate. He will contend that Smoot, although a high official of the Movmsn church, winked at the continued pra* tlce of polygamous relations by othn officer* of the church; that he has «ub- •crlbcd to the oath of the church which church which are alleged to b® Inimical to the constitution of the United State*; that*having taken those oaths* he could not «ttvdstently take the :»* a Unltetl States aenator to uphold the constitution and thut, theie fore, he U not entitled to his sent in the •«.‘nn»e ..nd *hou»d be excluded therefrom. Son.Mur Dubol* of ldah< will follow- on Thursday, paying p.irti -u!; r attten- |:ion f«» the alleged Interference "f tlo in th.* politics .*f Utah, tihig slate*. oJI