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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
WEDNESDAY, JAN CAST t, 1«T.
RAILROAD EVILS AND CURES
DISCUSSED BY HOKE SMITH
AT FREIGHT BUREAU DINNER
He Gives Roosevelt
Credit For the Good
Work of Past.
FREE PASS EVIL
MUST SURELY GO
Governor Elect Delivers
Strong Outline of His
Public Policv.
"I Ktvi* credit with pleasure to Pres
ident Roosevelt f**r what lie hn* don# 1 ,
and although 1 am h Democrat. I hop*
that the pmgrcsslv* element of the Re
publican party, the element dls|*>*ed
to protect popular rights. led by Presl-
dent Roosevelt, will prevent the tool*
of corporation*. an#l the reactionary
element of the RepobHrnn party, from
again mining into control of that par
ty."—Hon. Hokt Smith.
Thl*: wn* one of th^ Milking remark®
in Mb 1 address of ih«-- jr»VeTJF«r-r*nwT
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM
SUBJECT OF HIS ADDRESS
The address «»f Governor-elect Hoke
tirnltli before the Atlanta freight bu
reau Tuesday night was hta first punitc
speech atnee Ida election an chief exec,
utlve of the etate. I!i.<* addrcaa. In
full, follow*
“CorporalIona owned and organised
rdlnary private, c orporation*, such aa
hank* and manufacturing companl##.
They an* public In their nature. They
arc given social privileges, and aaaume
special duties. A company owning a
hank or manufactory can only uc-
#iulre properIIy by Gw* convent *»f tboao
with whom It trade*.
"A railroad company exerels#* the
ptnte'p power of eminent domain to
take private property for Ha use, even
without tha owner’s conaent. Thl* pow.
er Is • exercised up#»n the theory that
the public will i»e benefited, and a
railroad u>mi*any j* allowed to u*<* It
because the railroad company la a
corporation public in Ita nature, with
fixed public diitlea.
•'While the atate permit! the money
of pflvate Individual* to la* need for
the roust run ion of a railroad, the oh-
ligations of the railroad to the public
arc none the leap clear. The stockhold-
era of a railroad company are entitled
fair return upon their money, hut
»
Georgia at the annual dinner of the
Atlanta Freight llureau nt the Pied
mont «Hotel Tneadny night. It wax
greeted by long npplnuec from the 1 r.O
and more gueH*.
Mr Smith discussed “Transportation
Problems.” lie did not go Into detail
up to discriminations and the like. but.
In hip own language, merely itnprenaed
a few ttuth* #»n the mind* of hla hear-
era. with h lie wished re ties ted until
every voter In the Ptate 1* familiar will
them
Another notab’e nddrepp at tne din
ner wax that «>f Hon. S G McLendon,
of ThoimmW*. rallrrmd commissioner-
elect. Mr McLendon spoke on “Rates
and Hate Levels." He ahotved the Ir-
—regularities In *hc~ schedules-nuw nta>~:
raining over the countn'.'nnd gave in-
teres# I ng figure* to prove that Georgia
la at the puinmlt of high late*.
Hooper Alexander Talks.
The other ejieaker of the ev# uing was
Hon. Hooper Alexander, of D* Kuih
nmnty. whose mhirrs* wna on “The
Extension of the Western and Atlantic] be named li
to the Hep." Mr. Alexander Ip always
a forceful* fluent Ppeaker, and Id*
graphic recital of the history of the
atate road from the troublous time* <»f
the war until now. together with hl.«
arguments f«*r the extension, were
heartily applauded
Hon. Ram h. Jones, president, gave
a short talk In which he told uf th«
work the bureau In the five years
of Its existence, and made a plea for
Ita continued support from the pro-,
gresnlve. alert business men of Atlanta
He also showed wherein the work of
furring the railroads to reduce rate* to
Atlanta hod also benefited the entire
state by making the T«oid* adopt sched
ules which would agree with the re
ductions.
At the beginning uf tbe dinmo «t 7
-oVUyA. t hi 1 lu Wt*a a abort tnaumgs-ds-
rinn. First, Hairy T. Moore. traffic
manager of the bureau, made his an
nual rejNirt. He said that It was too
long to read, and so It had been pilot
ed. a copy being presented !•» each
stockholder and ginst' The i « port
shows that the bureau lias done tutu h
ami successful wuk during the year.
H. H. Way. treasurer, reported that
the bureau feci* like the members of
thnt rare and Justly proud class of
men who have all debts paid ami liavi
mnnet In the hank* II** sal.; the bu
reau hail ni«»r# than ll.ouO in excess of
all obiigatluns.
, Lout* Uholstin. chairman of the
finance committee, repotted that the
m«nev In hand and ni*»re would he em
ploye!* Jr pushing sevt rid cases n**w
In the courts to a successful conclusion
A motion was made nnd a.lopted that
the dlte* tors for the ensuing year he
nnjliiiMlfil I.V „
Th«* public Is anil tied lo a
voice in the charges which are mude
by the railroad company for carrying
passengers and freight. These charges
must always be reasonable taul free
from discriminations.
“A railroad company, by reason of
Its public nature, assumes the respon
siblllty to furnish uti adequate and
safe service for tha business xif "those
dealing with It. A railroad company
pwes It to the public to furnish ample
means of transportation over Ita II:
for persona and freight, und tO charge
only reasonable rates for this service.
Dual Dutiss of Roads.
"The duties of h railroad company,
therefore, are dual: first, to the public;
second, to Its stockholders. The nffi.
are- selected by the sttickh*»ltiers,-and
have in view primarily the paymefit of
(urge dividends
“The public must l**«*k to the state
and the notion to protect their rights.
The state should protect tile public In
the president. The com
mittee was appointed, LouU Gholstln
being chairman. and they returned with
the following nominations:
Directors Nominated.
Directors -lteaumont Davison, of l>a-
vlson-Paxoii-Blokes Company. E. It.
Du Hose. D. <1. Dougherty, of Dough
erty- Ward-I.lt He Company; letuls
Gholstln. of Uluilatln'Cunningham
Hpfhtg Red Gowpsny—James JL-Gray,
of The Atlanta Journal; A. W. Hod-
nett, of W. H. Duncan A Co.; K. M.
Hudson, of MrGord-ffteWart Company,
Sam D. Jones, of Atlanta Stove Works;
C. II. Kelly. I! Y. McCord; J Will**
Pope, w A Pa titer. E L. Rhodes,
KrimM-J Hi*.*!••** -«'«»mt*nnv. It lt«*sen-
hauin, of Atlanta Wooden Ware (’uni.
pai». L. J Truumtfltie. of Atlanta
Paper i.Miipanv; A If ret! Truitt, of
TrtxHC-MHtcv Hat cimtfwmrr—TT-y
Wefts**!*. df PUtshurg Plate Glass Gom-
pany; 11. It. Wey, .if Dohbs K Wey
Co.; II II. Whitcomb, of II II. Whit
comb C«unpuny; W K. Newell, of King
I lard w air Company; .1 N McEachern
The stockholder* will hold a imr-
gantzathm meeting In a few days, at
which the officers will he elected. It
D probable that the same oltieers will
be chosen.
The dinner was a most enjoyable one.
from beginning to end An elaborate
dinner was served and the utmost good
will prevailed among the large number
of guests gathered around tlte banquet
board. The speeches were interesting,
and not long enough to be wearisome.
In short, fhe whole dinner went off
with a snap, almost foreign to that na
ture of entertainment, and every one
freely expressed and evidenced his hap.
plneas and hla enjoyment of the occa-
all matters relating to local buxines*.
*nd the nation ahould protect the pub
H" !n ?!! matters relating to Interstate
business.
“The people generally are appalled at
the present railroad situation. Almost
dally they hear of soma terrible catas
trophe due to a railroad wrack. Trains
delayed _jintil twenty-four -hour*
« W not an unheard of situation.
"Men engaged In shipping under
stand how difficult It la to obtnln
cara. and how- paralysing la the delay
In transportation even after goods arc
•hipped
'They also understand that excessive
and discriminatory charges are made
by the railroads for carrying .freight.
"It la uaeiesa to present the excuse
that these troubles are caused by ex-
esafve business.
Causa of Wrecks.
"The wrecks have largely been the
result of employing Inexperienced, un
lerpuld men. and then of ovarworklng
i hem. The disregard of the block yyx
em seems almost to havs been Inten
Gonal. .
“Trains have been chiefly delayed
lierause engines have been overtaxed
and improperly repaired. Engines have
be**n used that were not fitted for the
service,
•Thf failure ‘to furrilah sufficient
‘■nr* 4"r"carrvlnr freight may lie in
l«rt <liir in tha uimrprrtM! lacrraar m
liualnran, but It la larc.ly tha mult .,r
rarrlrianma In rtturolna cara to thru
iirlRlnai mnm. For thla. all the roll-
mail. are reaponalbla. They hay. ne*-
Irelwl til |.lHre a proper charge upon
the mail, retaining the care. The de
lay. are largely due -to careleaaneee In
liendllng care ut terminal polnta andnl
Junction imlnia, and to a failure to fur*
iileh englurr end care eufflclent ut
terminal ami Junction polnta to handle
the buelnrec.
"The incretuie of buelneee ha* not
hern a itKhleii Increaae. It liae been
gradual, and the volume, long ago. de
manded eoulpmonta In esceee of llioee
provided.
"The erjulpmenle now on hand hare
not been u«ed with a proper rlfort t
'"'‘ "‘'-'^"'' '''‘^IWnil-m-rv^ therubttr-. laniw tftunrate iril:
.-a- ‘ rpaTgp with n stngta^iwtmcc.
A Oeorgia InsUncs.
"In a certain city of Ctonrgla there h
a cotton comprtwa not owned by th*
compressed state for shipment. Th*
railroad company, while complaining
of lack of cars with which to do busi
ness. neglected this simple service t«»
the coinpresa company and forced a
large amount of the cotton from that
city to l»c shipped to ports In an tin-
ciimpressed condition, thereby requir
ing a great many more cars to hAul the
cotton. A half hour’s additional serv
ice each day to the compress company
add have saved the use of several
hundred cars.
’The delay In shipments has been
largely due to Indifference to the rights
of the public.! -The, Jack, of^giiltlclrnr
equipment In not sufficient excuse.
•'KallrnadH have had ample money
with which to meet till of their obliga
tions to the public. Their business for
I years bus been excessively
large, and their incomes Immense. A
proper use of that portion of their In-
ones which should have been devote.!
* Increased equipments ‘would easj|\
Iwive enabled them to meet the public
wands - — 1 : '
The Virtue of Mastication
(From "Tha Tribuna" Correipondant.)
rr*'fess«>r Irv ing Fisher, of Yale University, has t*een con
ducting experiments ui>on nine Yale students stn*«* last
January In order !«» determine the * iTc* ts of the thorough
• mastication of food. He has found that their endurance Is In-
* tensed r.o |s*r cent, although they took no more exercise than
before the «*x|M«rltu**nts. and although they d1inlntshe*l“1hetr
c«*nsumpt1on «»f flesh foods to oim-sl\tli the original quantity.
Tln*.*«' cxnoriniPDtM omplmsizo tlir nilvnutngt' of
tin* sric'iititir food, GRAVK-XUTS, whioli, when
oaton jnt*jH*rlv—that in, crisp and dry, direct from
the package, with a little cream or milk—mpuros
thoi'ough chewing.
Grape-Nuts food eon es indelicate erispgran-
nlcs. intended to he gromm up hy the teeth. Tin*
work not only preserves the teeth hut firings down
the saliva from the gums so necessary in the primary
work of digestion.
If your teeth are fit. chew, chew. chew, until the
food is liquid and insists uu lining swallowed.
If teeth are faulty, soften Grape-\utswitln ream
or hot or cold milk and allow to stand a minute
soaking, hut even then don ’t forget to chew.
Many neople say (and it is true) that when they
eat Gmpt*-Nuts they seem aide to digest noTTuiTy
that food but other kinds which formerly seemed in
digestible.
There’s a Reason for
Grape-Nuts
Excaasivs Fraight Rales.
Ill not occupy your time now
present pro*if **f excessive clmrg-
iniulc (in* transporting freight. It hux
hern eHtlmute#! Glut the rallr-
panics In the I'nlted State* arc paying
Interest uml Ulvftlemls up*ut alx billion
hundred million dollar* of wute
* locks and bonds.
“The highest court of *»ur land has
declared that tnimqiortittinn cliurg
made by railroad comp«inlc* to pay
dividends on stock* and loutd* Issued
In Mfffae• *»r money ttctn.iih mit Into
the pr«»tH*itU‘H are unjust.
“The tlgures 1 ha\.* Just pi**f*ented to
yott show thftt the rran*t«irtiitlon com
panies of the I'tHted Stat. s ate yearly
taxing the public *»ver three hundred
million dollar* lu exce*- of what they
ahould Justly charge for the service
rendered.
"We can easily place our Unger upon
the root of the evil, so fm n« the con
duct of the trmi*portat1on companies t»
cinuvrned
“They have Issued enortmms *iuitntl-
flea *»f wafereit st*H'k* and watered
bond*. They are straining their prop
erties to pay dividend* on these exces
sive bond and stock tsaues.
"The public Is charged tint* asonublV
rntrs. tl)j»t the money may b. made to
tmy dividends on these st-u k* an I
Ismds. and net earning* whi«h should
have N*en usetl t*» equip the pr<q*ertlf*
have been |*al»l out «»n excessive bond
compress tiu*t. It had tin capacity to
compress all the cotton hauled from
that * itv It was located within the
raids of n railroad contpam A half
Imur’s service esch day could have
moved cotton t«» and from the compress
so that the j’ompress could have pr«-
iwired nil the c«utoti of Hint «m> in a
and st.K-k Issue*. The long h**urs of
w oik and the low pay to employees
have not been re*pdre«l to makt leghl-
mate dividends qtt legHIniuie nt***‘ks.
but these burdens also have been placed
In the interest of excessive bond and
stock Issues.
Creata Fictitious Valuat.
•Market values have been
SALOON LICENSE
RAISED IN MACON
BY CITY COUNCIL
ftparlal tu Tlw Georgia a.
Macon, Ox, Jan. 9.--The saloon II
cenoe was raised from isoo to $S00 by
the city council last night. The meet
to* waa attended Ly a large mrwd nt
dtlsetis, who In general favored the
action.
No music In any saloon Is to be al
lowed, and no drlnka will be Hold to fe
males, according to restrictions. The
hours were Axed at 0 In the morning
till 11 at night.
An effort-*m thc pert of-AMermati
flames to secure a measure separating
the races In the saloons caused dlseua-
sb*n, but ft was accepted nnd the liquor
license for the year passed ns urged by
the anti-saloon Interests oilhe city.
FOUR DAYS IN 8CHOo£r
LADY TEACHER IS DEAD.
gperlal to The Georglau.
Winder, Oa.. Jan. 9 — Ml**
Alston, a teacher In Winder
hoo|, died Monday night.
Jennie
public
e lived
In Nashville, Tenn.. and had been con
nected with the school only four days.
Hhe came from her home since the hoi.
bln vs. taught four days In school, und
taking sick, died In a short while.
RACING ENGINEER.
BLAMED FOR ONE
RAILWAY ACCIDENT
The (porting procllvltlr, nt an engi
neer on the Southern rullwuy were re-
■ponelble for the Sting of a eull for
II.*00 damegoe against that railroad
company py Thomas Alexander, In the
•uperlor court Tuaedey.
Alexander In hla petition acts forth
that he wna employed aa flremsn of a
freight train on the Southern, and on
December 3 the train left Avondale en
route to Woodiawn and Birmingham.
Ala.—Whurily after the Train (Tarred. ~
the petitioner (vers, the engineer saw
a train on a parallel track proceeding
In the aame direction. Here, according
to the iietliloner. the eportlng blood of
the engineer arose, and he vs. on fora
race. Pulling the throttle wide open,
the engineer ruahed the train along nt
a 35.mile gait, and dleregardlng wrarn-
Inga of danger ahead, ran the train Into
a train of cant standing on a aide track.
Alexander aaye that Juet before the
colllelon occurred he Jumped acro.i
the cab. aelsad and cloaed the throttle
and Jumped. He fell acroos a rail. In
juring the bane of his spine and eua-
talnlng other Injuries.
Petitioner dore not tett whet hap
pened to the “sporty" engine driver.
The only form of food made
from wheat that is all nutri
ment is the soda cracker, and
yet—the only soda cracker of
which this is really true is
Uneeda Biscuit
The
The
only
only
soda cracker scientifically-
baked.
soda cracker effectually
The
r
only
soda cracker ever fresh,
crisp and clean.
The
only
soda cracker good at all j
In a dust tight.
J moisture proof packagt.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
H'l'SPVflt, will prevent the tools of cor-
porafton*. onri ttie reactionary element
«»f ih«* Republican party, from again
coming into control of thnt party.
While the Guild may fear t** par
tlripnte in this struggle every rant
mon will recognise that tin* comm**res
**f this country must be protect#-«l from
the uncontrolled greed of those who
handle the arterlea of trade. We may
tfxpect, while the procewa of i>erf«*( ling
KKuhitlon proceeds, an eff«»rt *»n the
part of those engaged In tratif*p«qta-
G*»n t*» create the Impression that gov-
nm**nt and state control Is r«*i-.n-
bl- for th# grievances which aflllot
shippers.
not be deceived. You will never
a proper service ut Ju»i
until the government und the
Ing In rcspon*e to the demand of
masses of the people, force them
f**r you.
’Hut the #|t:estlon may be asked?
How Is It that th#* Staten und th** nu-
hove »*• long falle*! to exercise
»ate*l
ck l*#*u»**
L
f.*r th»* excessive bond and st
by dividends paid <»» them
cvfs high tip in nuthorltv have reaped
their millions in pr**f1ts, while the
rights of the public have been disre
garded
• While the time must coino when
the officer* of the railroad companies
realise .md live up t > their duties to the
public, it will n»»t ptecede a bold and
vigorous enforcement «*f the lights «»f
the publli b> uatbmal *fnd stall gov
ernment.*
Au iinllvtdual sldp|* r, **r
c«dleit|ve slilp|**rs **f .» single
nlty. rann*»i al**t»e pr*»t**ct their lights
I It re«iuli**s the powerful hand of the
national government t*» M*»tcct In In-
tarstatc trnnxpuruHton. ojuI Gwi ptuv»r«
fill I wind of the state go\ *i tiiuent to
protect in l**eaLt!uns|»ort.nion. HehlnC
th** nation an*/the Mates are the peo
ple. The government I* them*, ir the..-
will but tiom themselves
Credit to Roosevelt.
"Tb.U is n » party quesu n 1 long
to |*ce the leaders **f l«»th parties rep
resent the rights of the people | give
credit, with pleasure, to President
j Roosevelt for what be lias done, and
] although I am a liemociut. I h*n»e that
leim nt ».f the R« pub*
I limn |N«rt>V til** element dl*|H>sr*| to
1 proteit |N*pular rignts, led b> Fusldent
tin ir full ttuiii«»rlty~ln tidn*p"
mnttcr* for the protcctinn of thr-puh-
il. ?
H|**aklng K#*iterally. the enormous
louse of railroads uml the entire
public’s dependency, upon them linn
~>cen largely a growth *»f the past
iuatt4*r of a century. The public cm-
rally are Just beginning to realize h**vv
much has l»#»en taken from them. Tin*
hosth of greed have been thoroughly
organized till the lime; they have been
igllnnt with their hired pollGenl
agents, manipulating the machinery
both the great political par-
s. They have been free with their
•ney to c«»ntrll»ute to the election of
n whom they desired In office. They
have been ready with their employees
111 the shape <»f retained attorneys to
All t«he vyrtnua offices: thelf powcrjins
Issen so great-Giat-men have feared-- to
hallenge It. The free p*** practice
ha* been a fruitful source of corrup-
The low political plane which
permitted the use of money to control
election*, made their defeat almost lirw
possible.
Purity‘of Ballot. ——
"Tturc can In* no successful asser
Gojl of notnilur_.rial)L*_wJth*nit purity
the ballot Imr. and the first greal
step toward proteitlng the rlghs of
the people by national and state power
from wrongs nt the hand* of the trans-
portatlon cotupanlca must be through
ttie eHmfrmtfon of the tt*e **f rn*»ney lu
p«ditlcul contests.
"At the very beginning #*f <»ur strug
gle, we must demand In Georgia, and
all over the land, that the use uf
money t** 'Influence voter* be stopped,
ami that men who undertake to use
It change their citizen*’ clothes for
Convicts* stripes.
■‘IlHioM.He flee passes" have bell
preventc-l by congr# se. The legislst-
ture will end them in Georgia next
summer.
"The nm prtw*r ttiat h*a been
great hindrance to your rights has
been the hired political agent, the
il—k, smooth, well—paid fell#»w with
ampin favors, fa dlstrllmta, with m.ilu
fng to do but to manlnulAte politics,
dominating pArty machinery, and whis
pering In the cars of legislators. The
presence of these men must cease all
over the .land. They must be driven
out of the states. They must be exiled
from Washington city. They'must l»e
excluded by popular opinion from re
spectable society. They must lw rec
ognised as worse than men who seek
to control u Jury by privately telling
jurors how to make their .verdict. Htatu
and national statutes should subject
them to severe punishment, and theli
occupcncy of any position of trust
should be a thing Impossible.
"Theso three steps gained, It will he
surprising how rapidly the rights of
the people move forward.
While I would view with alarm »ny
effort by the government at this time
to take over nil the railroads m the
Unite#! States, we need not be afraid
of state und national ownership of such
railroad lines us may be required for
the purpose of accomplishing complete
regulation by the government nnd hy
the states, both of the rate* charged
and service furnished.
How better could the states of Ten-
nessee and Kentucky serve their |*eo-
ple than to build a railroad from t*hat.
tnnooga, connecting there with our
state road, to a point on the Ohio river?
llow better could the states of Ohio
ami Indiana serve their people than to
extend a lino from such a point on the
Ohio river to the Great Lakes, nnd
then how could Georgia better serve
the people of all these states than to
build a road from Atlanta to the ocean?
We Aiuan:then hikYftrfrom JTUL laH^a
and from the uhlo liver t«> the ocean
a great transportation company—op
erated not for selfish gain to pay div
idends upon Improperly Issued stocks
nnd bonds, but to bring the people the
very best service at the very least
c«*st.
"These are great problems. I-et us,
steadfastly *i»t our race* to the front,!
determined thnt Georgia will contribute
Tier part toward pfnfrcfng-thr Ttgim’or
the shippers. nn*l the rights of th»*
great musses of the people against
every unjust burden.
THE VICTOR SANITARIUM
321-323 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga
OPIUM. WHISKY
Doctors Admit
That They Can Do Nothing More
For Your Stomach Thnn Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are Doing
Every Day.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.
According to the exp* i t analysis of
government authorities »n the I’nlttd
State* and Great Hrlthln. Stuart’s Dys
pepsia Tablets contain the exact ele
ment s provided by natut** for digesting
food in the healthy stomach.
Stuart’* Dyspop*ln Tablet* have
s;»v***l Miffci**!* from stomach disorders
million* of dollars In giving them. In
tie small .*»'> cent package, more relief
than counties* treatments hy physl-
lan* would bring nl*out ut 93.UV per
visit
haps you are nflhct*-d with dys
pepsia —oi j-'hii* klndt* d .license arising • *<,,
and other drug habit#
cured In four weeks.
Patients do not suffer aa
they do nt many Institutions. Comfort of patients carefully looked af
ter.—Sanitarium Ji.JiQme-like and pleasant, and not a prison, aa soma
imagine. "Treatmentmttrclr free frortr any harmful reautts. Tor fuir
particulars colt or address The Victor Sanitarium, or Dr. B. M. Woolley,
Lock Box 387.
CAPT. WORCESTER
TS DISCHARGEI)
Hp«*'lal .t<» The GeorgliiO.
Angu*(n. (]:»„ Jan. 0.—An order has
been receiver I hy Colonel John D.
Twiggs cummandlng the Thinl Geor
gia regiment, from Adjutant General
Harris, dismissing Captain R. I*. Wor
cester, of Company I. from the service.
The reason assigned I* thnt Worcester
left hln command vacant for thirty day*
without obtaining a leave of nbaence
from the commanding officer.
The career'of Worcester In Augusta
w as n short one. he coming here about
a year ago from the North to engage m
the in*uranec buslnes*. He showed
some ability ns a military man anl
\\a* elected captain of Company I.
Ever since that time he lu** had trou
ble. Colonel Twiggs preferred charge*
against him for Incompetenry and
while 111 the midst of the Investigation ...
Worcester left the city «>n a thlrty-«\y*G
leave of absence nnd a few days aft« ;*"“
the expiration of th** leave lie sent hi*
resignation to the governor. It was not
accepted. After Worcester had been
gone from Augusta for sixty days an
Inventory of th** goods of Company 1
was taken and Colonel Twiggs reported
that they wer»» short. The surety
!*omp«nv thnt went «>n Worcester’s
horn! w ill have to pay the shortage.
Georgia School of
A TECHNICAL Institute of the highest rank, whose graduates, without
exception, occupy prominent and lucrative positions In engineering
and commercial life. Located In fhe Rnost progressive city In the
South, with abounding opportunities offered Its graduates In tbo South's
present remarkable development. The forty members of the class of
190U were placed In lucrative and desirable positions before gradua
tion. Advanced courses In Mechanical, Electrical. Textile. Mining anil
Civil Engineering. Engineering Chemistry and, Chemistryr -
.. . ( .|ul|uiM*ul 4.f Slum. Mill. IjllMtirsterles. etc. New I.lhmry sin's
tCxteii.ive suit
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K. G. MATHESON, A. M., LL. D., President, Atlanta, Georgia
NEW OFFICERS
FOR MACON HANK
HAVE BEEN ELECTED
.•1st to Tie-
th»* *t**ckh«*l*l**i!
held ycHtcnlay,
MADE TO USE CANDLES
BY KER08ENE FAMINE.
Ilnnrdi
UcOilai hr*.
Ilv**r mmhlf.
tilllly. Th»*v a
In a Mtminch
It nmy
heart bum. |mlpltatb*n.
hi*«*tmi»n. rervout de
ll have their beginning
lib'll d»*e* not HOOT*
i*r grind tin* f.».ul whbh L*
the Jul
taken Int
If m*. we urge y.*u «•* fetid f**r ft free
trial pa kng«* «*f Nm.itt'* f»v*|*'t**la
Tablet* It will en*t y«*n nothing and
Hiirelv will bring u* tm gain unh*** you
And. lift* i uring it. that you are bene-
hied and f**«*l that y**u n**»*l u full-*l/.e«l
of j |Vft« kagp.
i»v- 1 Thete 1* nb**<ilute1y n.i danger In ti*-
jtng Stuart’* Dv*pep*ta Tablet*. .Noth,
the ; tug I* contained in them thnt liu* not
! been *ubjv# ted to tin* * b**v*t ncrutiny
b> the government official*.
Stuart’* Dy*p* p*la Tablet* will til-
4*> i vour f*»*nl wlfh*nit deni.*in*!lng a
.oiefiii diet. Uut gialt: uL Llb'Xi T d»-
;• t - ha* powe» t.* dig* nt 3,tk*« giatu*
..f *>i Miiar> f'Nul. Y«*u tan 1*' s ire
re Unit n- mi!»#»r what \ *m
c**tldUb»n. the*e little tablet* taken
after each meal will abortl> r«**t.»re
v-mr rtomueh to It.* normal eondttlon
.iii*l render It capable of doing It* work
ur.n*iit*teit.
We withhold Jhe nnmro .*f hundteil*
wh*» have written ui» VMiuntatilx tx-
pre*»*hig their gratitude to tin* ►Imph*
aubntltut" f>*r natme.
Sen*! f »r trial paek.age tmlav. Y A
Ntnart *o Stuart R’dg. Mar»ha!l. I initead
Mich t ! insane*
..*» * * tit alze t«u kage for ea!e by
druggists cxujwherv.
tin I to The Georgian,
t’olumbu*. Ga . .Ian. 9.-—The xt.ick of
keroxene oil In the three title*, Go-
lunihui*. I’henlx Glty ami GI rani, tm*
been practically exhausted and there
I* a famine in oil here. The Standard
Dll Gonipany people *«>■ there I* oil mi
the way here, hut they give no prontiM
of an early arrival. The |*e«»tilt»
pretmrlng t.i u*o candle* until the
famine I* broken.
tdfln
n !« - At i# meeting of
«»f the Exchange Haul;
h»* following «hrcitor*
T. Small. A. D. HrUrt-
lleld. Sum Mayor. W. It. Gabnr.l**. It. L.
.Tom*. A. I,. Adam.*, ]'. A. WaxeJ-
bntini. Eiignr S. Wilson. II J. Lamar.
rge R. Turpin. J. W. Gahani** ami
’A . It. Roger*;
Immetliatcly following the *t.»« LhoM-
ei*’ imretlng, the dlreetor* met for tin*
piirpo.Ho w f electing the offit i r* f .r th
been
NO VACANT HOUSES
FOUND IN BRUNSWICK
M|myIu! to The <S«x*rglaii.
ItruiiAWtel;. tin.. Jan. D-Moat of the . f
M«**r* on th" Kteniimblp* of the Rnj»e*«; >>
MteniiiRhlp t’ompaiiy are anxloua to uni
their U-Mtie* lit llrtuiiovl* k. At nrcaent tit •'
I* not one vnentit Ii*»iim» In Hil* elty. M • •
***ntmet* have lH«en let. but It will t »k «
.il<*»m new loti.io-K to iiei'oniiu<*liii*‘ ' .
It. \v |>* **|»le Who **\peet to be here wltL’j
the io>\t two uiontln*.
A great deni of IntereM hn
nianlfe.*t**t| b> the pe«ip|e of M;
to the outcome of the election of the
officer*, a* two faction* had ilevehmed
among the *to« kholdor*. one faction
wanting to make certain change* in the
bank and curtail the pnwein of the
pro#blent, while the other wanted the
preaetit regime to coutlnue. The lat-
Nurtlng Moioort and Malaria.
The Old Standard, Grove’* Taitelca*
Chill Tonic drive# out malaria anl
builds up the *y*t«m. Sold by ull
dealers fur 57 years. Prtca 10 cents.
PLUMBERS RETURN TO WORK;
STRIKE 18 SETTLED.
ter
on nut.
The
. W. Gabiinl*
’«irbln; * a*hl**i
decte.l
* ppMident. N r
II Itimlick. to : ue
eeed G. M «*t r, w lm had resigned
UM#(*tnm ea*hl#r.*. I* Hannon nra
K. Milton, ami Milton ,v Jones wen
elected attorneys f *r the bnnk\
Thy new finance • unniltt^ cnnalsti
0 of Mi»**i *. A. I. Adam-. E. S. Wilson ; the Alexander
*, | aml.A. 1) Schofield.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, tSu.. Jan. 9.—The uni n
plumbers of Macon who have been "tit
•*n a strike for the past couple of d.»: *.
returned, to work yesterday.
A meeting was held by the union tu* n
in the city and the following cepmt
ua* sent to the muster plumber* "f t' *'
BILL BROUGHT AGAINST
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA.
Fpecltil t«* The Georgian.
Savannah. Ga., Jan. 9—In the hear
ing of the Injunction against the At
lantic Goast Line yesterday Judge Gann
held the niirtter In abeyance while a
hitr lx hr'UUM Again*! Xhv iVntral *»f
Georgia f.»i refusal accept ship
ment* delivered to them by the Atlan
tic Goa*t Line.
Minister*’ Salaries Increased.
Spe* |,d !** Th** Georgfmi.
rolumhuo. Gu.. Jan. 9.—The special
committee of the officers of 8t Luke
Methodist church have recommended
an Increase of |5oo |**r year, thu* mak
ing the sftlnrv .if their pastor
*»f f.’.ihio a* heretofore. An In-
crease of 1200 in the salary *»f th»* pas-
t«»r of Houth Hl*lr Ghapel. a branch Gf
bt. Luke, was uUo recoinup.-mled.
PILES CURED IN 0 TO 14 DAYS.
RAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to |
cure anv ease of Itching, lillnd. l'.leed-
Ing or Protruding Pile* In d to U days
or mouey refunded. 10c.
“The Plumber Union, the Rlhh
Pliinihing and Heating Gompany .u i
’lexander A l-nqulre G’otnpar. ■
nave adJUNted all differences and t * '*
public cun rest assured that all w**
glv**n t*» the shop* wl|| be taken care *f
In good shape."
LIVELY DI8CUSSION OVER
QRANTIMG FRANCHISE.
Hp**’i..i t.» Th" Georgina.
AaurU'iw, 9—The Amerl-
eu* board of trade was the scene of
lively dl*cii*s| *n last night when reso
lution* were being adopted tn he put
before the dry council regarding a
choice of t \x a * franchise* for street
railway and lighting power. Mr. Rn-
man represented hi* .company, while
n represented u North-
W. A. H
ern syndicate
Many members
rere much excited.
OEATH8 AMONQ NEGROES
GREATER THAN WHITES.
Special t** The Ge«*rgtAll.
Macon. Ga.. Jan. 0.—Macon’* deaih
and birth rate for the pant year « '*
shown In th** antnml report of Dr> R i !
Harr on, chairman of the board *
health, as follows:
The total number of deaths for th*
year w as 36<». «)f this number' 2.''*»
were colored and 134 whit#.
Th«- number of births for the >'•■
was 472. Of this number 287
w hites nnd 206 colored.
The largest number of deaths *er^
those of |*ers«>ns between the ag* H
40 nnd 6« years.