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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
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O DESCRIPTION OF Jr
O STRANGELY MISSING BOY. O
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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
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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.
