The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-11

John Temple Graves, editor-in-chief of the Atlanta Georgian, who resigns that office to be an editor for William Ran dolph Hearst at a reputed salary of s15,000 a year, was last night tendered a. farewell banquet at the new Kimball house by Fred l.. Seely, the owner and publisher of the paper.
 Over 200 invited guests assembled around the banquet board and it is de- clared that it was one of the most rep- resentative gatherings of southern men, prominent in all walks of life, ever seen in this city. number of notable speeches were made and MT. Graves was visibly affected by the eulogies passed upon him.
 Maj. F. E. Pomeroy of Atlanta has been elected colonel of the Fifth regiment n- fantry. National Guard of Georgia to sue eeed Brig. Gen. Clifford L. Anderson, promoted. There is no more popular man in the service than Colonel Pomeroy. al his unopposed election indicated. There are ten companies in this regiment seven in Atlanta, one in Marietta. one in Cedar town and one in Lindale.
 In order to ascertain the exact longi-
 
 geodetic survey at Washington has sent Civil Engineer o. B. French of Washing ton to Atlanta, who is preparing to make the calculation on Monday.
 The exact latitude and longitude of Att 1anta is known and the two lines inter- sect on the capitol square between the Central Presbyterian church and the state capitol. This intersection has been marked and fixed there since 1878, eleven hafara pnptol hflilf when that was the site of the old city hall. This intersection is the basis for all southern calculation.
 Today there was erected in front of the state capitol, near the two cement piles. which mark this intersection, board house in which the astronomical transit will be located during the test.
 Beside the delicate instrument men toned there will be located in this little house, which is only six by ten, has no windows and only a small door. tele- graph instrument.
 In Knoxville there is similar station. A time will be fixed between MT. French in Atlanta and his assistant in Knoxville when the test will be made. The time will be flashed on direct circuit and caught in each city to the thousandth part of q second. This time will be multi piled by fifteen and the longitude of Knoxville known. The latitude of that city is already known.
 It is declared that the instrument to be be used for this recording is so delicate that breath blown by person could be registered, though standing ten feet away The experiment will be made next week and the location of the Tennessee town, reckoned from Atlanta. the center of the south,' will be made known.
 Georgia is to be well represented at the National Irrigation congress which is to be held in Baltimore on November p to 2. The appointments were made today by the governor and several Of the dele gates will doubtless attend this important meeting.
 Those named for this duty are George w. Deen of Waycross, D. c. Purse of Sa- vannah. B. c. Lastlnger of Sirmans J. Lawrence of Ashburn. R. W. Grubb of Daren, John w. Greer of Waycross. c. A. Afford of Sylyania, l.. C. Tool of Ban- bridge, N. Mcqueen of Ludewici, j. R. Whitehead of Albany. Clarence Levy Of Brunswick. Jesse Mercer of Fitzgerald, j. A. Walker of Daren and J. W. Rich ardson of Kingston
 A reception to the military stan of the governor will be rendered by Col J. C. Woodward and the officers of the Georgia Military academy at College Park on Tuesday evening. It Is expected that a number of the stan will be en route to Augusta for the Confederate Veterans