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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. wwwmmy. lunar mw' ■GASOLINE TANK CAUSES EXPLOSION Man Blown Some Distance and Every None Is • Broken. Special la The Georgian Mobile. Ala.. Jan. SI.—George V. BatchaMer, M year* of age. and a gov ernment employee, died last night at a local Initltutlnn of Injurlee received yesterday afternoon from an eaploelon of an acetylene gae lank. IJalrhelder »u endeavoring to locate a leak In the tank wlt.h a lighted match. The explosion that followed waa ter. Jffje. Hkchelder wee thrown a feel and nearly every bone In hie body broken. Retatlvee residing In Atlanta reached here today. BEVERIDGE WARNS THE WHITE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AGAINST KILLING RACE BY WORKING CHILDREN IN FACTORIES RECEIVER NAMED FOR NORTH GERMAN On petition of J. T. Dargsn and A. C. Sexton, joint receivers for the Atlanta. Birmingham Klre insurance Company and the Prudential PI re Insurance Company. Charles T. Furtow was named receiver by Judge Pendleton Tuesday afternoon of state bonds In Georgia of the Xwlk German Flee In- mam\ m AX Copies of these pictures thaw* log children who work In mines and mills were submitted to the esnote by Mr, Beveridge. Negro Children, Sena tor Says, Are Being Strengthened. auronce Company. Judge Pendleton fixed Mr. Furlnw's bond at flO.OOO. I'c tltloners say that the Atlanu-BInn Ingham Insurance Company Is creditor 7 the defendant company of 37,641 and the Prudential creditor In the aunt of fu . m- Defendant hi said to be Insol vent and In the hands of a receiver In New York. MtRCCR LOSS* STRONG MAN IN DEATH OP CLEM STEED. I to The ilenrgtan. Macon, (la.. Jan. 2>.—lion. Clem P. y. was one of •known members of the Macon bar and secretary of the faculty of the Mercer University. Acute mastoiditis, an affection of the bones of the gar. waa the caues of his death. For several works Mr. Bleed had been afflicted, but after the first oper ation hod been performed It waa thought that ha would reoover. Last Tuesday he came to his office and while spooking to his law partner, Hon. T. E. Rysls, he Hated that ha was feeling greatly Improved. Another attack uf the trouble coon followed, end on Bun- I last another operation wne day morning performed. . He Is survived a wife, E three brothers and •^HUNDRED ATTEND BANQUET ' OlVEfr BV MACHINIST*. * Sports ! W The Georgian. Macon, Os.. Jan. II.—Members of tr tbd Macon Union of Machinists and many of thatr friends gathered at the - city asdltdrtum and there met lit. OTotwsH, president -of -the- ,,*»d Chief Counsel Mul- vlaltora ora now en _ the Booth, where there ore lodges, and In each of these cities receptions have been tendered to them. The visitors spoke Interestingly con cerning the work and methods of the organisation. Following the meeting at the audi torium. a banquet wee served, one head red coven were laid and several clever talks and speeches were given. HKARB OP MOTHER'S DEATH IN PAR-OPP HOLLAND. Specie! to The Georgian. Macon, Os, Jan. II.—Dr. Eugene M. C. Eaermsn has received a cablegram from Holland announcing the death of ' bta mother there. She hod been sick for some time and was very aid. She had another eon who resides In Chl- regro. Dr. Esermsn was a former pro fessor at Wesleyan Female College and at present Is teaching music In this etty. Hoc HAVI IT RIGHT. Yeur' Good The rule about not boiling coffee leads many persons to prepare Postuni In the same way. This la a mistake and, of course. Is unfair to Poatum.. Have It lust right ^ and It has much the same Davor as the ARE NOT SLAVING ‘IN GREAT MILLS Indiana Statosnmu Paints Horrors of Lives Spent In Toil. ^Washington, Jan. I*.—In n epeech to- day In 4lie senate advocating the pose- age uf hie bill Ip prohibit the labor of children In mlnrs and factories and sweat shops, Henator Beveridge, of In diana. sounded a Warning to the peo ple of the Booth. He declared that while the white working people of the Southern stales ore Increasingly sending their children to the mills, tha negroes ore Increas ingly sending their children to school, thus Improving the future of the bluck race. The working of children In fac tories and mills, he contended, was wrecking the white race of the Bnutti, w hile the negroes, by not working theli children In mills, are gradually strengthening Their own race. Warning to Labor Uniene. “I am glad to aee the negro children going to school," said he, "but It la heartbreaking to know that the white children are being made their Inferiors, physically, nervously, and. In the far future, menially. And to what end? To the end that the already unhealthy MUCH MEAT LOST BY THE FAHMEHS IN WARM WEATHER Hogs Fed Longer Than Us* ual in Hopes of Freez ing Wcntlm*. it prets I to The tieoegUs.- Eatonton, Oa., Jon. 15.—The present decided fall In temperature will more or leas relieve the anxiety felt for the safety of the fruit crop. The buds, however, had swollen lo such en ex tent Gist likely home damage hoe al ready resulted. Should a severe frrete come soon even more Injury will re sult. especially to tha earlier varieties. The high IsmpOgfture that has pre vailed for the past two or three walks hoe wrought an Injury In another dl- prove vary serious. rectlon that may Formers have had an rat 1 thle whiter very little weather suitable for saving meat. In ronsequenro. they hnve been forced to keep up tnd feed their bogs from six lo eight weeks longer than necessary.. Mara than double the usual amount of rorn has thus been fed away, making the meat very expen sive. Nearly avery farmer who killed Ills meat before Christmas has been com pelled lo keep It packed III sail longer then needed, because of the ttaantta- bleness of the weather Air hanging It up. nnd as a result It has spoiled. The lose lust vet caw w he uiimstw It win be seriously fait. PoiitiVe;-: \ \ ! A soda cracker should be the Host autrL tious and wholesome of all foods made from wheat— Comparative Bat ordinary soda crackers absorb moist ure, collect dust and become stale and soggy long before they reach your table. There is however, one Superlative aoda cracker—at once so pure, so dean, so crisp and nourishing that it stands alone in its supreme excellence—the name to Uneeda Biscuit 9 in a dust tight, —7- moisturt proof package. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY WONTLET JAPS LANIT AT SAN FRANCISCO AN OLD MAN AT IB.- SEN. BEVERIDGE WARNS WORKING PEOPLE OF SOUTH Senator Beveridge, speaking on his child labor blit In the senate, made this statement: "This word to our Knuthern brothers, and It Is a word of doom. While the white working people of the Mouth, composing the enormous majority of tha entire while stock of that section, are Increasingly send ing their children to the mills and thus wrecking the future of the white Iffereaslngly sending their children to race, the negroes of the South are I school, and thus Improving the future of the black race. We are deliber ately weakening the white race of the South, while gradually strengthen ing the blaclr rare of the South." Eight Hundred Held Up Pending an Investi gation. own these Southern cotton .mills shall be made eOH greeter; for twelve'hours a day In an oyster- running factory at crxf< “ *“ lord, MIL, and Maryland had over 206 canning estab lishments employing young children." Babe* Labor iff Mill*. The senator quoted eevarai promt nent perrons who itavb •Investigated child labor conditions,' to show that children as young as 5 years are work ing In mills. He said the evil ivss ns- tlonul nnd only a national remedy rnultl Slop II. Biotas acting eepanuely could not correct the evil. Whoever voter against the hill, said he. indst do so on other grounds that "slatarrtgnti." u “TToiraTjntniMh'an clttsenshtp tsmeip. rejected, for reran ns of physical an* Thronail.mls aced by.cfcBi Jobuc fflfieKHmiHEE: nwtltm 18 7 ... |7T re... -ll«. 4...I WVAIV III. Him , r jiCg'do not die jttrirtowiupjjto unrighteous fortune.; and yet ive gu ‘ “ * ~ on swelling those fortunes with the biood and lives of American children "And this word, loo, to the working men of this nation: Child labor it bringing yeur wagea dawn to the level ef child wages. Every labor leader In the count ry ltnows this. If ho does not. It Is an economic law soak the lowest and not the highest level. Bo long as factories, mines and sweat shops can employ children from nine to twelve hour* e day and at from 30 to 70 cents. It Is dear that higher paid labor Is crowded out of the •mar ket, as Is well known, and child labor I. — - ...nA ,io beast I sit* fur "IPtllHns" es good or belter for "lending 1 machines In cotton mills than adult la bor. Not only Should the working peo- K it* Insist that their children should ave n rhanre to grow up Into hCullhy workers, but working men nnd women should demand that Ihelr wages shall . . a . . • s mi.... Hailes mltf and high priced Java coffee, but ••var.cauaaa the trouble* that coffee not be reduced by competition of little one* who oujrht to be In echool or «t home or employed healthfully In the open nlr. "Bill I* Constitutional." ■ “The bill I* constitutional. It* prohib its the tmnRportrttlon In Interstate com merce of the products of child labor. The power nf congress over Interstate commerce Is absolute. It Involves the power to prohibit tfye transportation of any article which, In the opinion of congress, ought to be prohibited. This Ik no longer open to argument. It hus been expressly settled by direct decis ions of the supreme court. Those who raise the familiar cry of 'unconatltu- tlonallty’ must attack the decisions of the supreme court. "Ho the nhxnlute power of congress to enemies of society. Dwarfsd by Laboring. "I do not blame thavn." told Catarrh of the Stomach A Pleasant, Simple, Bnt Safe and Effectual Cure for It. COSTS NOTHING TO TRY. t'Mtarrh of the atomach hnn long been considered the next thing to Incurable. The usual symptoms are n full or bloating sensation after eating, accom panied sometimes with sour or WAtery risings, a formation of gases, causing pressure on ths heart and lungs and difficult breathing, headaches, fickle ap- l»etlte, nervousness and a general play ed out. languid feeling. There Is often a fotil taste In the mouth, coated tongue and If the Inte rior of the stomnch could he seen it would show n slimy, Inflamed condi tion. The cure for ihl* common and obsti nate trouble is found In a treatment which causes the food lo be readily, thoroughly digested before It has time to ferment and Irritate the delicate mucous surfaces of the stbmach. To secure a prompt and healthy digestion Is the one necessary thing to] do and when normal digest Ion Is sfctiwd the catarrhal condition will huvf* dlsup* fieared. a According lo Dr. Ilarlanson. the saf- il best treatment Is to use lifter An III. man found out how to make j prohibit the transportation of anything • Poatum so It tasted as go»n| to him a*; by Interstate carriers Is established ths old time boffee. He writes: 'The constitution, as the supreme court "For year* I could not broakfn.i I 'V*“ »• * lv « «•>'* l»»V"; Congress alone settles Ihs policy. With wluout my cup r c ffee. , , h< . i nv ,«ivrd in nny proposed each niedl n tablet, composed of Dl* "During this time I wns troubled j measure the courts hnve nothing to do; jtnsc. Aseptic IVpsIn. « little Nux. Gold, with palpitation of the heart w ith j they ileal only w ith the power. Accord-1 en Sent uml fruit nelils. These tablets smothering and nervous spells. The ! Ingly congress, recognising Its power „f j enn now be found wt nil drug stores doctor told ms to autt coffee but I .ll.l prohibition, has frequently exercised It-| under the name of Stuart s Dyspepsia Mt , | 2,000.000 Child Werksrs. | Tablets nnd not being u patent mrdl- "Flnally, one lime while vlalllng. I Mr. Beveridge said the census show* Ijcrfcct surety waa given Postum for breakfast I that nearly J.tam.mm child breadw inners ror,mZhTt,~lMeo h »"i l fei,. , !!,’ , roi t ir ns't egg- I enoyed It at first—they only ,, _. lirU thorough digestion wIII follow ihelr Mieaed how io cook It Hut when we u1 * ■ ><nrs or age nre now at work.) regular use after meals, fallowed the directions on the package, I of '"'W are engaged In , Mr II s Workman. Chicago, ill., we all agreed that 'Postum wan line.' I work other than agriculture. Child la- "rites: "Catarrh Is a local condition "Then l began lo enjoy my meals. ;bur on the farm, ha said, Is good, t (csulttng from u neglected cold In the Could take plenty of substantial food His bill does not strike at that It! h ^ ml ' " h< ' r r ,, > <!»• lining membrane WMBlRtllli tnd Mt good aft- j "'" k ,. ' -I,lilM.lav.il In “• ' srwanls. My headaches were gone, and ", nl> 1,1 "l*'«r> In gradually I forgot 1 ever hud heart lories, mines anil sweat "hops, trouble. | "Appalling »s Ihe census figures air. stomach, thus producing ! catarrh “I have told peraons we used Postum they ore mmjh below the troth," snld! ,he stomach. Medical authorities pro- at our house and they retunrked they ; he. "Men and women who have given scribed for me for Ihrcc years for ea- dld not know how we could 'use the venrs of nonstnktng Invesilgatlon to! tnvri, at stomach without cure, but to- stuff.' They did not gel nl Its goodness j this evil, leettfv that only a part of lit-1 day 'I am Ihs happiest or men after because It was not muile right. ;tte children at work In factories, sweat | using only one hoy of Blunrl's Dys- "A lady tried to give Postum to n shops nnd mines uml In other like in- j pepsin Tablets. I can'not tlnd appro- lot of hired men but they would not, duatrle* were leturned by the census I prlate words to express my xoisl feel, take It I lasted It as she made It I enumerators. I here present affidavits Ing. I have found lt,eh. appetite and and didn't wonder—It didn't taste,lige show in- the prevalence of the labor of' sound rest from theli use." ours. Asked about It she said she ichllihvit from less than > years of age Hluorl's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the never hod paid much attention to dl- It,, It years of nge In stutes where the (safest preparation ns well ns the stm- ractiona on package. 'census returns show not much child) pleat and most convenient remedy for "The next time I saw her she had I labor employed. ! any form of Indigestion, catarrh <t learned howto make Poetum right nnd i "The ecu then exists. What does It j stomach, biliousness, sour stomach, said the men folks asked for their sec- . mean’ First. It means inhumanity. | heartburn and bloating after meals, oad cup. Follow directions and you'll I John tipnrg>i, nbthor of "The Hitter *'ry Wend your name and address '.oday IRM) good Postum " Have It right! |of the Children." tell, of one little girl I (or "They know that they are not Ihe equals of Ihelr fellows In body, mind, or soul; Hint their bodies are dwarfed, crooked and weak: their mind, dull and clouded; their souls darkened nnd vlclooa.. Physicians testify that nervous i, produced by child labor In sweat.thin* nnd mines, hot « t» mxfblh, Han Francisco. Jan. 51.—Under In structions from Commissioner Sargent, nf the bureau of Immigration, 300 Jap anese, who hnve Just arrived In Ban Francisco on Ihe steamer Alameda, have been prevented from landing pending an Investigation as to whether they have been brought over In viola tion of the alien contrnrt labor law. Five hundred more on the Korea are expected to reach Ron Francisco to day, and they also will be detained. OOOOOOOOOOGOO0000000000000 0 WILL TAKE 100 YEAR* TO COMPLETE CATHEDRAL, C i which New Turk. Jan. 51—Al present, rats of progress. qunf O estimated today. It Wpl take sbou/ O dec lured that the Boer war re vealed ths dstsrlorotlon of the llritlnh people caused by children slaving Iq factories. An average of 1(1 per cent wnrttthe JJrtttih-recruits, he'suld. were nervous tnfertottti'. Eugl-nd, he’ said. stopped'-chlld labor too late. LASSIES BRING SUIT FOR $40,000 DAMAGES Dee Moines, la.. Jan. 21.—Captain Al bert Head, a capitalist and former speaker of the town legislature, was sued yesterday for $46,690 damages by Mrs. M. K. illstry, adjutant, and Mrs. Norden, wife of (’aidalti Worden, tw > Salvation army women. They any Hoad called them bod namen and ejected them from u hotel. PEONAGE CHARGES MAY BE PROBED Charleston. W. Va.. J«n. 23.—In u Kprclal message sent to the legislature Governor Dawson tells of a number of eases of alleged peonage that have been brought to his attention by Secretary Hoot, to whom complaliit wns nuido by the Italian ntnbnsnadnr nt Wash ington. He asks for an Investigation. CANADIAN SETTLERS TOASTED BY ROOT Ottawa, ont., Jan. 23.—'*! u*»k my friends to drink this toast to the i*a- nsdtnn settlers who nre going to New Kngland, and the American settlers who arc hoiking to the Oanudlnn northwest: May they ever, with loyal memory, do honor to the lands of their birth; may they all be loyal cttlsen* and do God'* service to the country of their adoption." This was.the cltmux of an address Kllhit Hoot gave in the banquet hall of the Itussell hotel before the mem bers of the t’anudlun t'lub. Mr. Hoot touched briefly on ll»e Ja maica incident, hut all he said was In reference to a telegram expressing thanks to the American goveiltment tor Its aid to the Jamaica sufferers. PATROLMAN’S WIFE CATCHES A BURGLAR Ihe nose becomes Intlatned nnd poisonous discharge therefrom iwisslngl New York. Jan. 23.—Mm. Kmma Hes- backward Into the throat reaches the i rant, the pretty and ulhletic bride of a patrolman of the Tenderloin station, caught a burglar lust night In the flat. She attacked the fellow, who struck her. Slie hit hack, and held him until a man arrived and took him In charge. KEPT FROM ASYLUM HE STABS HIS WIFE Manitowoc. WK. Jan. 23 —At Gibson. Wcnset ll.irdlna stabbed his wife, who will die Hardtna Is believed lo be In sane. A week ago Itnrdlnn asked to be com mitted to tlu u.shkoKh asylum, because f¥ Postum Baltic, Rewd the directions on "There’s a resioa." 1 it Atlanta, ito works when who night* r* too tiibd to undress'tftu I gets home, and si 1 gi>es lo bed Sl!SJp- r l}.(;.» r “ trial piP kagc and see f^hainww he insane, and ream) he lYlicn mnUTkelf. Addres* I . A. Htuart l o. t is |tni(;ht commit some set of violence Htusrt Building, Alutshall, Mich. The Judge was without Jurisdiction and Ihe request was denied. O one liundreff year, to romtriet) ,C O the cathedfkl or Bt. John tho-Dl- O S vlne. .1 . t . O I • O OGOaGGOGOOGOOOMOOGOOOOOQO GADSDEN RIVERMAN WiDS CHARMINQ WOMAN Hprrlak to •The Urortrtau. Gadsden. . Ala., Jan. 33.—Cpplain E. a. LaFuflotto, of tills olty; and Mrs. Halt lo Wynn, of Lock Throo, wore mar- rtod at iho home of tho bride, at tho latter place. Captain LaFarlotto Is one of (ha bnt-knnxvn tnd moot popu lar rlvcrmsn In this part of the stnte. His bride Is a charming lady nnd hqa many friends throughout this part of the state. • MUNICIPAL OFFICERS CHOSEN AT DOUQLASVILLE kpcrtal to The Qeorglsn. Dnuglanvllle, Go., Jan. 33.—In a hot ly contested primary tlecllan Doug- Issvllle named her municipal nfftcern for the succeeding year and they xvlll be elected at the general election In February. The mayor's race, which was a very spirited one, lasting far several months, tvsa won by Colonel L. Z. Dorsett over D. \V. Peace. Colonel Dorset! Is a young attorney of sterling worth and for so young j man to have beaten so strong an oppn. nent as he did, maxes It n glorious victory for him. , J. B. Duncan, who led In the council- manlV race, received 129 out of I to votes cast. He Is but 22 years old and tvns the youngest man on the ticket. O. T: Helman defeated W. A. Hem- tfnsje for, marshal by a small majority. LOOSE COTTON BUYERS SHOULD MAKE REPORT. Hpedal to The Georgian. Macon. <!».. Jnn. 23.—The detectives of the police department are asking that an ordinance be paseed requiring all persona buying Inoso cation to make dully reports nf same. This la required of Junk dealers, and the detectives say that since the recent (Recoveries It appears that u vast amount of eottnn Is stolen from warehouses and offices and sold to people other than Junk dealers. The detectives are of the pinion that by such an ordinance I'arehoasetnen will be aaved consider able money. THE vict#r sTn=m 321 AND 323 WHITEHALL-STt OPIUM and WHISKY and all Inebriety and drug addic tions scientifically treated with out shock or severe Suffering, after. A homelike, pleasant. Comfort of patients carefully looked sanitarium, not a prison. Treatment entirely free from nny harmful re sults. Our thirty years' experience shows there diseases are curable. For fall particulars, call or address The Victor Sanitarium or B. M. Woolley* Company, t04 North Pryor Btroot, Atlanta, Ga. ' 1 < ! ■.'■BBf BUILDERS'HARDWARE, HARDWARE, TOOLS. F. J. C00LEDGE.& SON, 150 Peters St. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY!, T SPREADING FAST Tl FVt men arc better fck)*ts4 as-' to Ihe rapidity with which khe Farmers’ (ifthm movement b* spreading through out theM’nlted Hlntek ihnn Jumen M. Culler, rtf Topeku, Kata, u mvnibvi *>f Ihe- national board of directors and at nHfiWfHfg The fta- ITonsl conventiun. An elwiuent speuker and thoroughly posted oh topics of Ihe farm, Mr. Butler ha* been connplcuouH In the delibera tions of the convention and he has frequently been the renter of the hotel lobbies discussing the bene fits to be derived from co-operation and union. "Although the union now has over 1,000.000 members, and they nre coming In at the rate of about 1,200 a day." he said, "the work of co-operation by the farmer, so that his product* may be sold direct to the consumer. Instead of through middlemen. Is In Its In fancy. We have only started, but what has uJready been accomplished shows what will be done In the future. In Iowa there are l&o co-operative grain elevators und about 700 throughout the country. In mlAHlon. on that same KinleJias many 'cooperative creameries eat benefit "PAGE" A "PERFECT** fsness erected. Vehicles and Farm Tools. W. J. DABNEY IMPLEMENT CO. G1 ? Fortyth 8t. Atlanta, Ga which are of grout I to the farm er. "The F'urmora' Union lx growing rapidly, and all over the country the farmers of various states are calling upon the national union for speaker* sn<l nriranlxers, Indiana. Washington. Colorado. Minnesota and Houth Da kota are asking for orgiiniiers and want ta get in line. The farmer* or* only beginning to get what they should have." PILES CURED IN 3 TO 14 DAYS. FAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching. Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Pile* in « to 14 days or mousy refunded. 60c. SCALED THE FIRE ESCAPE HUNTING LAWYER'S OFFICE. STREET CAR MOTORMAN ACQUITTED OF CHARGE. 9peri.it to The Georoisn. Macon, Un„ Jua. 23.—The case against W. F. Ularke^rharged with dis orderly conduct, was dismissed by the recorder yesterday morning. Ularka wqs the motornivn on the car that ran into FII'Horton. on Third street. Naeehl to The Georgias. Macon. Go., Jnn. 33.—A novel sight greeted tho eyes of the pedestrian, on Third street yesterday when R. D. Grace, from Monroe county, tried to rllmb up the fire escape of the Ex- hung* Ilnnk building to the offlee of Malcolm Jones. The gentleman from Monroe knew that the office of Mr. Jonrs was In the bank building. He called to officer Glenn, who wns stand ing on the corner: "Hey, bluecout, I nm from Monroe county and I want to get to Mulcolm Jones' office. Where t* It?" "Why. right up there." satd the officer, using his club as a guide. "Take the steps or the elevator." Be fore the officer could cross the street hr heard a shout, and turning back unique sight met his gut. Half way up the building, he saw Grace clinging desperately to the lire escape. To Build Small Houmi. Kpcclal to The tleorglaft. Columbus. Ga., Jan. 33.—The scarcity of medium-sited dwelling houses tn this rlty, It Is felt, by real estate men. Is keeping people away from the city, and a concerted movement Is on fool to begin the erection of n number. Phone 408 or Drop a Postal le THE TRIPOD PAINT CO, 37 N; Pryor SL, and a Decc&ham A R Tl $ T Will bring you a ttmpla-i give you an ottlm ' yaue walla with t«S now unitary Wall LOOK OVER your laundry and If you And any ran-' •ona for dlaaatlafaetlon you ahauld , •end your IInan to ua, for wa guar-,, ante, to Launder Your Linen and all other articles In a way that cannot bt surpassed. EXCELSIOR LAUNDRY, 40-42 Wall Street. Phonos, Main, 41. . • »—»•■■•• XISJI X Sits tsitl IBHII- Itr of the National llank of Ketfborry,; to succeed F. N. Martin, resigned, nt' the annual meeiltu: outlie, directqfs Urn Institution Sold lust week. ir:~ ^—— —