About The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1907)
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, tVEDNRflDAT, JANI'AtlT 2. M9T. MAYOR CALLS ON KEY TO RETRACT STATEMENT IN VERY WARM CARD ■•it Refuses Stands Branded as Infamous Liar.” Mayor Woodwirt! hna furnl*h©»1 Th© 0. trglnn a card. In which he seekH to . vptatn hla position In regard hU M.trgra again*t Alderman Key. and tun >tand before council at the Inveatl* «ion. Following la the statement In full "January 2. 1907. Not that I care about Jim Key in • .mV manner whatever, nor an regard* hi- insult*, for that part of the matter t\ ill take care of Itself, and I* not a njbjoct for newspaper talk. The pa- ju ra jeeuLto j>lay up the part of Key \.rv prominently, and not treat The .....iter a* far a* It relates to me with • f.urne**. Therefore, 1 make till* ntute- . ip* nt to the public: . The allusions that were contained In my message to council were given to in*- by Mr. A. <\ Mlnhlnnett, and were p m-ated to me on different occasion* luntailly. They were not hunted for 1. v me. Mlnhlnnett told me that Key had been paid $15b to represent the Interest* of the whisky men. He stated t . me emphatically and voluntarily tn.it Alderman Key had been paid this money since this trouble In the whisky business had begun; that It was since tr.' y werf all closed up; that Key was present at th nett's language to me was so emphatic that here was no room for doubt that Kcv bud been paid for service* ren dered nr to be rendered, growing out of the late whisky trouble. If 1 had n >t • onsldeted it so and as a mutter tii.it needed attention und correction. I a mild-not have made mention of It. Ksy Wat Overpaid? •The constitution and by-laws, a copy of which I have In my possession, contain five and one-half pages, print ed in good lurge <yj>e—po**lbly a col umn In an ordinary newspaper—and I am told that a copy of unothcr set of ronstitutlon and by-laws were fur nished Key to draw up the Atlanta, sef frrrm. It i* about the smallest consti tution and by-laws I have ever seen for any organization. I have been a member of several secret organizations, and 1 have never heard of such a prop osition before. At any rate, 1 leave It to fraternity men. and to the public, to decide \\hether they would pay 9130 for such a piece of work. According to Mr. Mlnhlnnett's statement, the money was paid out of a fund that was . tented by the whisky people since the >.ib>ons were closed on October 1. Ka« h member, as I understand It, and tin* wav Mr. Mlnhlnnett stated it to me. I.ntd this money Into the fund for the purpose of securing legal advice and scivl.es, for they were In trouble, and • t gie.it many lost their licenses. Mr. Mlnhinnett further gave tne the names «.f thr.o four other saloon men that K.\ was representing In a legal ca po Ity. No Intention of Bribory, "Another very Important matter which lias later come to my attention was the payment to Key of a good f-e last spring or summer to secure a charter for a prominent whisky Jlrm nn iJccatur street. JThla application- uhm filed In the clerk of superior «“urt‘s office. April 2. 1906. and grant- id April JO. Alderman Key 1m a mem* ** r of the police committee. Thla nrm had been granted their flrat li cense In the fall of 1901*. after consider able opposition, and there was con siderable opposition to them when they made an application for a renewal of license lust June, j u *« after the so- curing of the charter. The question of tne necessity of a charter for a firm of two |>d-Mon* need not l>u spoken of. A pool room ua* opened up stair* on the same Mock, and near the above mentioned whisky application. I under, stand that Mr. Key aUo secured a charter for that concern. These ap plication* have also to .he passed upon by the police committee, of which Key Is a member. There |* no Intimation of bribery In thl* statement, and I do not know how muny whisky people have secured the service* of Alderman Key to represent them In itretr legal affair*, but the public will form their own conclqNlon* a* to what Inference U to be placed upon such practice. *i can s«e no'reason f**r Mr. t Key losing hi* teiit|»'r and using the lan guage he did In his- speech, either than f^r th* purpose-«»f tractlitg aUemPor from the merits of the ©axe. "I think that council went through the mutter hurriedly yenterday. It appears to me that a matter of that nature is too serious to be gche < In such a hurried manner. I am told that there were several other people present who were willing to give Ini* portant Information « n the subject, but had no uppurtunity. He Hat No Boas. "Alderman Key’s statement that I uh serving a boss ex mayor I brand ed as an infamous lie. The people , that he referred t«> Imv© n*»i asked sent at the meeting. Mr. Minhin- (anything from me. Everything that the Atlanta. Ilirmingham and lantic railroad people have wanted they have come to the general council for It, and they have been made to pay more for It than any like corpo ration entering our city. The city bus Issued bond* to help puy for other railroad*... but this one paid f«»r every Inch of It* right of way and bus asked no favor* of the city other than t treated fairly. Thl* whole question was a matter for the general council and not for the mayor. I took no hand In It and no one know* it better than Alderman Key. "Thl* statement to Alderman Key: In my statement -to-<♦*♦*-■general Cll. jn giving the authority for the part of my veto message in question, 1 gave A. <\ Minhlnnct us my author and gave to council a* near a* possible the exact language thnf Mlnhlnnet used to me, and he stated In his evidence before council, In answer to my ques tion. that I had quoted him correctly That being so wherein did 1 tell a He? I made n«» charges myself, but guv my authority and what he said. 1 your speech In which you displayed * much blackguardism, you said the statement was a He. As it w .Mlnhlnnet** und not mine, it was nat ural to sup|H>se that Mr. Mlnhlnnet had lied in his statement to me. That was the Impression that everyone I have heard express themselves took of the matter Hut after 1 had left the council and Mlnhlnnet questioned you about the matter, you said that you did not mean him hut the mayor. No. Mr. Key. unless you enn.^ahow wherein I have lied In giving to the general council Mr. Mlnhlnnet'* state ment to me. it I* Incumbent upon you as a gentleman to properly retract your statement In that regard, and in the event <*r refusal on your part to the part of ft gentleman, you stand branded as an infamous liar and blackguard. ■J O. WOODWARD." WOOD WARD LUMBER CO. ENTERTAINS A7 DINNER LUMBER AND MILL MEN hough thoroughly delight-» •’ll©f«»rtn©d I ml ward Lumber t'ampnuy JJJ* niter und mill men-of At- | II , ,„| HV|UI At uu Infonunl. tit fnl. dinner the Woodward entertained the lumlter and mill men of At I oita nt Durand’* reflfturant Tuesday night The menu was s trluiuph of the nillnitry . t. faultletmly served. Slid full Justice wn* dose to the eieguut repast l»y all present. tine of the rortst attmrtlrr feature* of ike affair wn* the Itenutlful decoration*, the ttnPlihig touches to whlrh wore placed by Mr*. 1 lavlil Wnodwnrd. wife of the host of the evening, nnd they demonstrated the skill and artistic taste of the Indy win* pin titled nnd executed them. The dinner «.ih given simply "su n New Year's start fur u.mmI cheer nud friendly feeling nm«*ng the luml»er men of Atlnntn." nnd If tin* -tart I* lo l»e taken n* n forecast the year 1 »'7 will Hiirely prove one of the brightest nud most prn?t|M>roti* In the history of those m lateil t* the liii*lti©»* herenlsoit*. Mr hsvld -XYttodivurd filled the post of tM.tMmiiHtcr |n n graceful manner, and ft i umlter of speceho*. entirely Impromptu, -me of which fairly scintillated with wit., ;, ud all breathing the sentiment of iP*od f* llowshlp. were made In res|ionse t** Id* • ill*. Mr. II. T. Willingham n|Htke on th** law In most Interesting II recently forsook the eiignge In th** lumber That plwtiee > IiiiuImt Atlaiitn.’ Sir. Multh. delhcretl most humorous *|teecho* **f * Aiming the ninny point* thnt p tl»ll»llltte* of hit reinlnt*©© bmduess lu one of the he eveulllg. . revoked the , i.* Mr. Hiulth gave of the Imslness here a qusr- entury ng*» ©n*l©r raid. It _ . number one’ ud to tdilp ear* by night Ilian It I* today." Mr. r. L. IMlI.ll.h.r of Tin* tliwj; .Inn. snnkc nl.ttiit I In' tin* of bavins i-mill n, on.'', competitors nml l..lth In nutty In sencml. Other speaker* WIT.. Mr . Wonof the Weal i.unil.i-r •'"■niiiiny. Mr. liny. Mr. Mill Insliiim, nml Mr <\.lcertl. Tim hitter sen- 11.-1111111 roiielii.led lit. r.-iini rko try extending nn Intlinilnn in I ho lumber mon of Atlniitn In illno III III. exprnne no\t inonlli. Tbo nmrluillng ...hires nt tlio evening »•«« ininlo liv Mr. Ilnrilln. whn linn refnrm.ai frnm n lumhor .lonlor Inin n lawyer. After n rl.lnf vnto nt tlmnkn lunl boon toniloroil I ho honl. Mr. W.aslwntrt made nn onrilo.! nn|M‘nt In thono presell! tn n.Mlnt nn fnr nn lay In iholr |inwor-ln tho work nt i.niMluz n homo fnr tho fnmlty of Iho Into Professor l.vmnli Unit, fnrmorly iireahlout of tho Georgia Mehool nt Technology. THIRTY-FIVE KILLED IN WRECK IN KANSAS Continued From Pafla Ont. of the westbound train, whom. It I* f*’.»ied, cannot live. „ A relief train arrived from McFar- 1 »n*l In an hour after the accident with doctors on board. The sleeping cjkrs of both trains were red. Five cars of the westbound :nlt»iured. ... ilain and three of the enstbound trnln ft ere pulled nwny fmm the w reck In i inning condition. AH truffle will be I clayed for some hour*. The track Is •in up for 500 yards. cut * Tor 200 yard*. ^ LIST OF THE DEAD. Here Is u list of the dead and In Jared: TWENTY - EIGHT names unknown. TWO WHITE MEN. unidentified. Tha Injured. 'V. H. Cameron. Kansas blly ••'Si eye. G Harrison, baggagemnalcr, Kansas * I*v. Injured Internally. fi. A. Hick*. Kansas City, cut on light knee and internal injuries. Anna C,inland, Stockton. lowo, left hand badlv ml — TTra. P. UTTlpa. McPherson, Kana., hip* and arms Injured. Emil Myers.' Davenport, Iowa, leg fractured: badly bruised. Mrs. Emil Myers, head and body builsed. G. H. Dauchey. assistant engineer •lock Inland, Topeka, ear torn ofT;_ bu-e and hands burned. Albert Link, porter, Topeka, leg torn nr nt knee. W\ J. Neft. Ottumwa. Iowa. W. M. Douglas*. Nevada. Mo., leg «n*l cnilftr-bnne broken; may die. Gum Roadnntler, Davenport. Iowa, right arm broken. .William Qtlna, conductor train 2w. 29. collar-bone sprained. broken; left wrist era MEN E LL.1 Heads the Georgia Division For Another Year. Delegate* from all over Georgia to the annual convention of the Georgia division of the Southern Cotton Asso ciation assembled Wednesday morning In the house of representative* and elected officers for the new year. In addition to transacting other business. President M. L. Johnson, of ilartow county, was re-elected, while Rpv. G. A. Nunnally. of Coweta, was elected vice president to succeed W. L. Peek. The question of a secretary was left with President Johnson, subject to the ap proval of the finance committee. John D. Walker, of Hancock county, was re elected treasurer. All of the election* were unanimous and each officer re elected was praised for the efficient work of last ynr. Three delegates from Georgia to the national convention. Martin V. Calvin, of Muscogee; Dan G. Hughes, of Twiggs, and M. L. Everett, were named us members from Georgia on th* na tional executive committee. Some doubt was raised as to the eligibility of Mr. Culvln. for tho reason that his office nt the Experiment Station might be considered n political one, but no aettnn cintre matter was tak< Several resolutions were Introduced, reported upon .f*wq%bly by the com mitted on resolutions and (Missed. One resolution, however, pledging the sup port of the organization to Hon. Hoke Hmlth’s administration as governor, nnd urging him to work for Imnilgra- tlon, wax reported upon unfavorably by th«* committee anTI killed. This, however, is in conformance with the by-laws of the organization which forbid any political matters or endorsemtn* of any character. One of the resolutions passed was a ote of thank* and confidence In Presi dent Harvle Jordan, of the national association, while another thanked the press for the service done In the In terest of the Georgfa farmers. LOGAN BLECKLEY NAMED AS CLERK APPELLATE COURT .LOGAN E. BLECKLEY. Clark Court of Appaala. —-j—_ _ — — court of appeals was held Wednesday morning af the cupltol, but aside from miming Istgau G. Bleckley, Jr., a* clerk. m» liiislueas was trsimsctisl. Tin* three Judges met In office of (lovtrodr Terrell At in o’clock, were administered the oath, and thrn held a short meeting Just for the purpose of K ttlug the court In a position to transact sinew*. •hlef justice will l*e select, d mid a she. Iff unuicd. Out «»f atmut twenty applicants for tld* latter position, tin* list has been narrowed down to the following: J. II rittui.iti. Atlanta; J. W. Herrick, of Early A. lJiizzIrt.. ul Gfiliuietv " oM».s.l> I HAVANAN ROBBED WHILE RETURNING FROM WASHINGTON gpeels! to The tlc^rgltD. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 2 —Love Ml randy, assistant postmaster of Ha vana. returning from Washington, re ports here of being robbed of about J4.00U In Jewelry. In a sleeper on train No. 33 on the Southern railway last night. Mrs. <\ L. Drown, n passenger en route to St. Petersburg, and hr daughter. Deulah Brown, were arrest ed as suspects, but released, as there was no evidence to hold them. PANIC-STRICKEN PEOPLE SEE LION ATTACK MAN Toledo, Ohio. Jnn. I.—-While the Ros tock Animal Circus was giving Uh mat inee i*erfurniance at the Coliseum building Harry Ray, ft trainer, was at tacked and seriously Injured by n lion named Charlie* The lion, which "had been performing, sprang upon •him, bearing htnrto the floor nnd Immediately the audience wax panic-stricken. The bcnxt grabbed Rny by the arm while . the floor «iwl laid with hla body over the trainer’s prostrate form. Ray, with his free arm, picked up his revolver, which he had dropped on the floor when he fell, untL IRed several shots Into the face of the imaged beast, which then let go of his arm and seized the man In the stde. Two at tendants. Miller, and Cunniughnm, sprang to the traps «>f the safety cage door and opened them, admitting Into the tit*us the other Huto-iiscd In the act. This caused the animal to rHeone Ray, and two trainers named Gnlland und Joy at once rushed Into the arena und drove off the beast. GOTHAM STOCK EXCHANGE IS PLAYTHING OF CLIQUES, SAYS STUYVESANT FISH Former President of the Illinois Central Rail road Asserts That a Great Industrial Crisis Seems To Be Imminent. W. T. Reals. Davenport. luwa, hand broken nnd head badly cut. W. A. Millet. Peabody, Kms.. wr.l*t burned und ribs broken. James Realty. Atkins. Iowa, head cut und legs mashed. Seven Mexicans, names unknown, variously Injured. Officers Commissioned. Commission* f»r the following »*f- fleers of the national guard **f Giorgla have been sent out by Assistant Ad jutant General Scott: fUrman I*. Hunter, of HltMlton. late captain of Company F, as lieutenant mlonel *»r the Third Infantry; Major Jes*e K urvii'ANN i Wright, of Muc*»n. surgeon Hecoml in- UE.Mt.ANS, fantiy, MctmllM •> W. K.l- loy, of (irlflln, in (ml: ('Imrlm K«l- vini.l Vnn Hip* r, <>f AiwrU'Un, rufiliiln t'oiminiiy F Fourth Infantry, luct r Inu i.'nptaiu XV. C. 1’uK 1 . i—«lgn*il. JC.IV York. Jan. 2.—Th- Journal of ommerco thla morhtn* pubTOh-n an Interview- with Stuyveaant , Fish. In which he says: Replying to your question. 'Are we approach In a a great Industrial anil political crisis? 1 I heg to sny: t point of time a great Industrial erlsls Is due, and there are many Indi cations of Its being Imminent. Despite the unprecedented output if gold, money Is dear the world over, and tear because of high prices and activity 111 trade. Nor are other causes for dearer money wanting. Great Britain not fully made up Its losses In the lloer war. Japan nnd Russia, particu larly lhe latter, have scarcely begun to recover from the effects of their recent war. Indeed. It would look as If Rus sia may be on the verge of civil war. "Within the past year there have been tremendous losses of capital m BUSY SEASON FOB BASKETBALL TEAMS Schedule Announced f or Tennis In Junior and Senior Leagues. • flasket bull Is livening up a* tlu* season advances, ami there will be plenty of game* between the present and the opening of hostllltle* In the baseball line. Physical .Director Weems, of the Young Men's Christian Association, bus prepared the schedules for the Junl>r und senior team*. AH the senior league guinea wjll be played nt the Young Men's Christian Association hall, but In the Junior league games will be played every other week ut Htone Mountain, each team making one trip there during the season. JUNIOR 8CHEDULE. The schedule of the Junior teams jw First Serie*. January 11—Peacock School vs. Roys* High School, at the Y. M. c. A. Junuary 11—Tech Y. M. C. vs. Uni versity Hchool (Stone Mountain), at the Y. M. C. A. January II—Georgia Military Acade my vs. Y. M. C. A. second team, at the Y. M. C. A. January 18—Tech Y. M. C. A. vs. Peacock School, at Y. M. C. A. January 18—Roys* High School vs. Georgia Military Academy, at Y. M. the destruction of San Francisco nnd tn the less awful calamity at Valpa raiso, nnd at Its clbse we have a famine In China. Looked at Uie world over, the volume of the crops of 1906 were not above an average, despite the phe nomenal yield tn the United States. Prices of commodities are above the normal, and rising. "tabor all over the world Is denrer than ever befotc, and the tendency Is toward higher wages and shorter hours —conditions which are economical!\ wasteful as regards products, whatever nx%i v their effect may Ik* on the laboring j f„r'the*Y*i class. "The New York Stock Exchange hn ->; ceased to be a free market, where bu\ - ers nnd sellers tlx prices through tie* ebb anti flow of demnnd nnd suppi*. and has become the plaything of a f* > manager* of cliques knd pools to su- ! an extent that for months past ev*i* announcement of Increased dividend or stock distribution has been met ’ falling prices." C. A. Y. M. C. A. second team vs. Unlver ally School, at Stone Mountain. January 25—Peacock v*. Y. M. C. A. at Y M. C. A. January 25—Boys' High School v*. Tech Y. M. C. A., nt Y. M. C. A January 25—University School vs. G M A., ut Y. M. (\ A. February 1—Tech Y. M. C. A. V*. G M. A., at Y. M. i *. February 1—B. II. 8. V*. Y. M. C. A second team. hI Y. H. C. A. February I— University School vs. Peacock, at Stone Mountain. February 8—B. H. B. vs. University School, nt Y. M. A. February 8—Peacock vs. G. M. A M. r. A. February h—Y. M. C. A. Vs. Tech Y. Second Series. February 15—B. II. 8. vs. Peacock, at Y. M. <\ A. February If*—G. M. A. vs. Y. M. C. A., nt Y. M. C. A. February lf»—Tech Y. M. C. A. vi University School, at Stone Mountain. February 22—Tech Y. M. C. A. v. Peacock, at Y. M. (.'. A. February 22—Y. M. C. A. second team ». University School, at Y. M. C. A. February 22—II. II. 8. vs. O. M. A., at Y. M. C. A. March 1—R. H. S. vs. Tech Y. M. C. .. nt Y. M. U. A. March 1—Peacock vs. Y. M. C. A. second team, at Y. M. C. A. March l—O. M. A. vs. University School, at Stone Mountain. March 8—University School v*. Pca> cock, ht Y. M. C. A. March 8—Tech Y. M. C. A. V*. G. M. A., at Y. M. C. A. March 8—Y. M. C. A. second team i. II. H. S., at Y. M. C Mnrch-ifi—Y. M. U. A. second team vs.Tech Y. M.-C. A., at Y M. G. A. March 15—G. M. A. vs. Peacock, at Y. M. C. A. University School, at Stone Mountain.—— SENIOR SCHEDULE. The schedule of the senior league follows; Firat Series. January 14—'Tech 'Varsity ve. Allan tn Athletic Club. January 14—Y. M. ('. A. first team «. Atlanta Dental College. January 21—Y. M. C. A. flret team «. A. A. C. January 21—Tech vs. Dental College. January 28—Dental. College vs. A. A. t\ January 28—Tech vs. Y. M. C. A. Second 8eriee. February 4—Tech ve. A. A. C. February 4—Y. M. 0, 'A. ve. Dental ‘nllege. February 11—Y. M. C. A. vs. A. A.. C. February 11—Tech vs. Dental College February 18—Dental College vs. A. V f*. February 18—Tech vs. Y. M. C. A. Third Series. February 25—Tech vs. A. A. C. February 25—Y. M. C. A. vs. Dental ’•dirge. March 4—Y. M. c. A. ve. A. A. C. March 4—Tech vs. Dental College. March 11—Dental College vs. A. A. C. March 11-CTech vs. Y. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. TEAMS PLAY. Tho last Contests in the* second series f games which are being played be tween the Y. M. ('. A. team* were de rided Tuesday night ut the Y. ,M. C. A. gymnasium. The M's and the C’s proved the win ners. The M's won from the A’* by a or© of 17 to in and the r* accounted by a score of 24 to 19. The standing of the clubs at present BLACKBURN’S ARREST IS ASKED BY GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA CITY ENGINEER ON YEAR'S WORK Tbs IMttal report of (be flljr * ngln which was given tn the press Tueadny, shows (tint ncfirlf eight mile* of sidewalk* were laid during the pent year, more Hum •ix i^lle* of Interal newer*, more thnn « mile of trunk newer*, and a uille und u third of ntreet p.iveuieut. The report eoufslun other valuable Infor •nation Hereml !m|»nrtant recommendation* are also nude. The report. In port'. Is ee follow*. "Thl* report shewn thnt during 1906 7 95 mttn "0f-parmiqr9fiiT flilewalks have Wn laid at n coat of 143,631 PI;*6.IS mile* of Ini ernl *N*nei* at n reel of tn.Q24.HH; 1.03 utiles of trunk newer* nt s eont of IJ0.M1.43. sin! 1.3J tnlle* of street pavement at.i rott of |fo*.li7.66. In< lnd**d in thin In the paving of Park street, tae it reel M nd Gordou street dene by the county couuul*nlooera. In ad d It Ion to the street pnveuient cotnp|ete*|, we have under mat met and partially com aap •tre«»r .. depar Hunter street, tne TEACHERS AND PUPILS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SEE GEORGIAN PLANT MURDERER TRIES TO JOKl'. S, AR)IY Columbu*. Ohio, Jnn. 2.—Whll^ h"■ Ink examined ut the t'olumbuu bur- rui'k* today nx to Id" Ittnou to become a soldier, Georce XV. Deacon, who nlves hla ntMre.K i>.« FleveUnd. naked to be excused to K.l a drink of water, when the exdintnlnK eurgenn wa« pr.iairlng to tnkr hie Uniter prints, lie dluap- ...cared and a few minute* Inter the police nuthorltle* came to the bar rack" hi eenrrh of Deacon, claiming that he wn» wanted In Detroit for the murder of hlu.wlfe- No trace of the man has been found. First Visit of Two Grades Next Friday. All th© pupils and teachete *>f the — ... ... Seventh end Kbthih «r«d« of thr Ivr of the trend*. nnd'.'rTn.Tdcd l.> tmnwnic street echoo! will I»c shown through th© offices and the plant of Th© Geor- glan Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Thl* Ih th© buslcet lltne of th© day on an afternoon paper. A11 hand* nr© moving in the business office, th© re porter* ar© rushing. In the Important stories thnt have been held to th© hut momriit. In order to got th© lnt©*t de velopments, the wire* are clicking, ail th© llnoty|*e machines are grinding away. th»- whole composing room i* aatlr, nnd the big presses are whetting their appetites for their dally feed. The management of The Georgian Intends to have the seventh nnd • ighth grades In every public school In •!;♦• * Ity vl-ll It* plant. •Tho Georgian being the newest metropolitan newspaper in th*- Mate, and probably In th© South, and being equipped with Hi* most modern machinery* nnd fixture-, nn In spection of the plant cannot help but It© nn education in lt*©lf to th* pupils, who cannot realize, without seeing. Ju*t wltat It take* to get out such a news paper; the rapid and the unerring work of the brain, the speedy, skilful labor and yet marvelously delicate machin ery. The teachers and the pupil* will be conducted through ©very department «>f the plant by one of the staff, who ‘a thoroughly familiar with the work in all branches, and they will he shown ©very courtesy and attention Webb F. Toole. Th© funeral services of Webb F. Toole were conducted Tuesday night at the family residence, 267 Whitehall street, and th© body wo* *©nt to La- c(range. Go., Wednesday morning for Interment- Flayed Won. Lost. p. (\ .6 4 2 .666 .6 4 2 .666 FIVE ARE FROZEN * IN KAISER’ SLAND lieti«l'iu*rti*r« t«* fMliiig of |V*elil.... to Hlxtli Ntreet. appropriation* for whleh were iimde by tin* present council, the for mer costing approximately 910.6*6 and th© Intter 949.464. end for repnrlng t’npltol square frem it aihtagtoti street to Capitol n veil tie. 14.470. "In addition to the regular work of th© department, we have In charge the Wash ington street viaduct, which ws* let to € 'V. , . ,fr ir l ,u *k© Oliver t'onipMuy of Knox ville, T—- —* "—- r H»., si 9126.37ft. pit Id to brant TTOkfu*. New Work for Couneil. A* reganle th© new* work for tho rounell of 1907, | would respeetfnlly siiggHSt th© Importnnro of s subway nt McDaniel street ©rowing of the Hon them railroad. Thl* Is n very dsngeron* grade ©raising, located right at the entrance to the yards of the Koiitfiern railwny where contlnuoui switch- lug Is going ou day nud night. IJJ* desirable to have a crossing of the \\©stern und Atlantic and Southern rail ways at some point lietween the Jones ave nue bridge nud the ©Ity Hoe. lb© only ©rowing l*etwe©n then* two polut* b©lug John street and North nveiiue, ImvUi of which ore. st grad© and very dnugorous ft«d to ©hniigc Hieui wouM involve very xrcrtt "Jp.'n.f The oxton.lnn of Ponder, n.'rlltlo l.y nil tiii.l.TI>,M rounortlnit Marl* « "t». rtri'ot with Ii AIvIkii, itrod nn tho wnith .l.lo iironoiitod ll.rlf tho mo.t f»- vomhlo pi fir.* for thl, oroN.injr. "Ttio niiwt lin|M>rtdiit work nnd tha mo*t Iniporntlvo thnt wo hnvo lu tho no«r fuluro I, tho iiuo.tlon of .otrnito iiurttlratlua." MAN PLEADS GUILTY OF A88AULTINQ MINISTER. Spoolnl to Tho Grorelnn. Domtur, Ala.. Jan. 2.—J. J. Martin, a well-known cltlian. pl.aded guilty this morning In the Now Decatur polloe court of n.aaultlng the Rev. V. L. Pork- er. pant or of the Christian church. In New Decatur, lu was Onad $10 and cost,. The minister accused Martin of steal ing his coal. The minister dkt not appear In court this morning. Criminal Libel Is Charged Against Congressman. CONSPIRACY CHARGE — LEADS TO ACTION In Interview Qov. Glenn. Denounce* Charges and Will Seek Redress in the Courts. ' ' 1 Ralrlgh, N. C.. Jan. 2.—Governor Glenn has telegraphed to his attorney at Greensboro to have Congressman 2. Spencer Ulackburn. of the Eighth con gressional district of North Carolina, arrested on a charge of criminal libel, j This action follows charges mods in » letter from Blackburn sent out from Washington, D. C„ on Baturday last. In w'hlr.h he stated to Congressman-elect R. N. HackelL the Democrat elected In the Eighth district, his grounds for contesting the election, alleging among other things that there had been a con spiracy in which Governor Glenn used ; hla Influence to secure Hackett's elec tion. and as a member of the stats text-book commission voted to put books of the American Book Company on the state list of public school books. In turn for wbloh the American Book I Company contributed large sums of money to corrupt the voters of tha Eighth congressional district, while Hackett was to use his Influence to have Onvernor Glenn elected United States senator to aucesed the present senator from North Carolina. Lee B- Overman. Governor Glenn denounces the charge i as absolutely false, as doss tbs 'repre sentative of the American Book Com pany. Governor Glenn considers the charge equal to one of malfeasance In office and will Institute criminal action against Blackburn. He said today: ' “If It turns out that Blackburn Is not at Greensboro I will have him arrested as soon as ho returns to North Caro lina. I Intend to have thla charge fully Investigated. I have nothing to hldo. The public Is entitled to know every thing In the matter. I will Institute • criminal action against him, not for money, but for redress.” BLACKBURN TELEGRAPHS WILL RETURN TO STATE. Greensboro. N. C. t Jan. 2.—A tele gram was received here from Congress men Blackburn saying he would arrive here today. GOVERNOR GLENN EMPLOYS COUNSEL. ' Wtnaton-Relent, N. C„ Jon. Gov ernor Glenn cnniulted by telephone with his former law partner here. ' Clement Manly, who will represent Ut* governor In his suit against Cohgrasa- man Blackburn. ~?~r ;— JOHN STEVENS, AGED 13, - MISSING FROM HIS HOME SINCE LAST MONDAY Berlin. Ji»n been fr**z©n of ft ©ohl wn hn* n*»t been 2.—Five person* have f death ft* tli© result ©. th© ©quill of whleh n<»wn in Germany since war It l* be increased when th© In©©* nr© h©«rd from. WANTED! Two hundred boys and girls to sell tickets for the great Atlanta Poultry, Pigeon and l Dog Show, to be held at 16 W. Mitchell street, January 7 to 11. Liberal commissions allowed and season tickets piven to each one selling ten whole tickets. Apply at C. 0. Harwell's, 113 N. Pryor street. Call af ter 8 a. m. Strangely vanishing from a crowd ed down-town business thoroughfare, little John Stevens, 13-year-old son of K. M. Stevens, of I fir. Woodward avenue, a well-known baggage mas- ter. has been missing since Monday morning and It Is suspected. may be held by kidnapers. The police have been notified of the llsappearance. but so far all search by both officers and members of the family has proven fruitless. No word of any kind has been received from the missing boy and not the slightest u.u'o of his whereabouts has been ob tained. The laat seen of the boy was Moo- day morning In Pryor street, near the Kimball House, at which time he was In cnmiutny with a strange man, whn In sold to have asked him to g<> with him nnd point nut the Century build Ing. The boy was on his way home when approached by the stranger, he having ju.it compleud an errand for his mother. Htncc then nit traco of the boy has been lost. Little John was accompanle.l down town on the errand for his mother by James t'olenian, ll-yenr-old son of u neighbor of the Rtevens family. The Coleman hoy left John In company with the stranger In Pryor street nnd returned lo I.ls home, us his mother hud told him not to tarry. The Bte ns Isiy told his companion he would i home ns soon ns he directed the stranger to the Century building. Went With Strange Man. Acrordlng to the story of James Coleman, Ihe two boys, after complet ing the errand for Mrs. Slovens, started home nnd were walking along Pryor street, near the Kimball House. Just before reaching Wull slreei they were stopped'by a man who In'iuTft"! as to the direction of the Century building. The Slovens boy told tho stranger the building was situated nt Whltehnll nnd Aluhamu streets und directed him which way lo go. Apparently not satisfied with title Information, the stranger remarked to the Stevens boy: "Well, son, If you don't mind. Jtrst come along with me and point out the building.” The little fellow readily agreed and started off with the stranger, the Coleman boy stating that he would continue on his way home. The man and boy then disappeared In Ihe crowd In the streets. Mother Deeply Puzzled. In tnlktng Wednesday morning to a Georgian rr|xirter concerning the dis appearance, Mrs. Stevens, the mother, who Is greatly worried and wrought up over the mystery, said: "I don't know what to think uf.the disappearance of my boy. He left home Monday morning In perfectly OOOOOOOOOOOOtJOOlXHWGOtHaOOO , O DESCRIPTION OF Jr O STRANGELY MISSING BOY. O O o O The following Is a descrip- O O lion of little John Stevens, who O O mysteriously vanished Monday O: O morning from a down-town street a ■ O and who may have been kid- 0 t 0 naped: ot O Thirteen years of ago. Light 0, O hair, blue eyes, and fair complex- 0 ‘ O Ion. About four feet- In height. O 0 At the time he disappeared was.O 1 O wearing a blue-black 'suit of O; O clothes and blue cap Had on no 0 0 collar. a a a 0OOO00OOOOOO0O00O000O0O0O0 good humor and had no reason what ever for wanting to run away. I sent him down town on an errand and ex- 1 .cried him bark within a short time. He was accompanied by little dim Coleman, who returned to his home all light. He says my boy had transact ed the business I entrusted to him and that the two were un-their way home when they met a strange man near thr Kimball House, who asked the dl- j rectlon to the Century building. After 1 . being shown the proper direction, he then asked my boy to go with him and show him the building, which he I’.gr-ed to do., Since then we have heard n .thing at all frnm John. I am deeply puzsled as to what became of him. I know of no reaaon why any one should want to kidnap him." Ticket Named for Councilman. • Hpcrlsl I.. The Georgian. McRae. Oa., Jan. 2.—At a mass meet ing of the white voters of McRae, held In ihe court house Monday nlghL the following ticket was named for coun cilman for thr election to he held the flret Monday In January: C. A.' Ryals, J. K. Cook. J. L. Wilcox, H. F. Thax- ton. E. F. McRae and J. J. Hill. WANTED! Two hundred boys and girls ' to sell tickets for the great Atlanta Poultry, Pigeon and j. Dog Show, to be held at 16 W. Mitchell street, January 7 to 11. Liberal commissions allowed and season tickets given to each one selling ten whole tickets. Apply at 0. 0. Harwell's, ' 113 N. Pryor street. Gall af ter 8 a. m.
