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hat had alone saved him from possi ble fatal wounds when Robbins struck him with a pistol. His argument was forceful and convincing.
 Judge c. V. Teague closed for the defense in one of the most able speeches ever made to a jury Lay. ing aside rhetoric or fowery word paining, Judge Teague analized the facts in plain convincing manner, after announcing boldly to the jury that there never had never in his legal career witnessed an important criminal trial where there was so ht. tie diversity of testimony He de. clared that the testimony of dAe state only corroborated the testimony given by the Wheatleys, and that under this testimony there was shown plain self defense in the shooting that fol. lowed the attack on them by by Rob bins. Judge Teague closed his ad. dress with an appeal for simplejustice after full consideration of the evi. dence in the case, applied to the law as given in instructions from tne court which by review he showed was in. dicative of nothing less than a yer. dict of aoquittal.
 After the lunch recess Judge E. NJ Cobb closed the argument for the state, making a splendid appeal for justice from the point of the state. Judge Cobb urged the jury to appre- ciate fully the responsibility they as- sumed in forming a part of the circle of justice necessary to the enforce ment of law. He urged that the ue- iendant be punished according to his offense, and in the logical argument that followed outlined Ito the jury that he offens might be first degree murder if they had certain beliefs from the evidence, second degree murder if they had other beliefs. and at least manslaughter if they believed that Rufus Wheatley went to tine bil- hard room or Robbins, a difficulty re- suited, and Robbins was killed as a result of a difficulty which Wheatley had provoked He dwelled at length en the peaceable manner in which Robbins had discussed the alleged
 
 ntistreatment of fhe Wheatley boy until Wheatley called him a G-d d. liar, and then the difficulty fol- lowed. He emphaizsed the belief that Wheatley then should not have shot, but that the two brothers might hare fought their way out of the troubl, without the taking of life.
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Dr. A. U. Williams returned last night from Philadelphia where yester. day afternoon he witnessed the foot ball game between Ouachita college and Little Rock His son. Burkett, was on an end and played brilliant game that had much to do with the grand victory of the Ouachita school over the Little Rock boys.
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Detnoit, Mich. Oct. 16.-Pittsb,lfg won the worlds championship base. ball pennant at Bennett Park by de dcatins Detroit by the overwhelming score of s to 0 in the seventh and de- cisiye game of one of the greatest battles ever fought for the worlds title.
 This gives the National League champions the victory by the count of four games to three. This is the thiri successive defeat of the American League champions in the worlds series and consequently the third straight victofy for the National League. the Chicago team having de. feated Detroit in 1907 and 1908.
 To Charles Adams. the phenomenal young pitcher from the Louisville American Association team belongs the lions share of the credit for tne victory, and his wonderful pitching has crowded Wagner. Leach, C1arae and the other Piitsburs stars into the hackground
 Tcday'g victory was his third offi- cial series and he held Detroit safeiy throughout the entire game He al- lowed but six hits and in only nnr inning, the fourth did Detroit get more than one safety. Adams allowed only one base on balls and in four innings he retired the hard hitting American d.eaguers in one. two, three order.
 The crowd was distinct disap- pointment as there were only 17562 paid admissions. It was expected tha the game would break all local attendance records here because of It's importance. Its receipts were $19.- GIT and this was divided s1,9B77u to the National Commission and $S,s54.s5 to each club owner.
 This brings the total attendance for the seven games up to 154,444 and the total receir.s to s1Ss,302.50.
 The weather was far from ideal for baseball, but was a distinct improve ment over that which prevailed for the other three games played here. The thermometer was close to 90 de- grees above zero. The play was fierce in the early innings but the Detroit men grew discouraged as in- ming after inning went by and they could not score on Adams, while Asiii- lin was helpless in holding the Ma tional League champions.
 Robert Byrne and George Moriarisy were injured in collision at third bske in the first inning and both were forced to leave the game although Mcriarity remained until after he had hi, a two-bagger in the second.
 With Byrne on second and Clarke at bat the first. the Pittsburg man ager passed hit and run signal to Byane. The third baseman started for third on the signal, but Clarke missed the ball Byrne made des- rerate effort and his spikes hit Mof-
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PIRATES ARE
 CHAMPIONS ADAMS WAS FITTED AGAINST muLLlN AND DONOVAN IN A MIGHTY MOUND DUEL. Secretary Bedding to Present the Pirates With a Beautiful Loving
 cup--145,444 People
 Witnessed Game.
SILVER LOVING CUP.

A silver boying cup will be immediately ordered by Secre- tary Bedding of the Business Mems League, to be presented to President Dreyfus and the members of the Pittsburg Worlds Champions of 1909, as a token of appreciation that this club was the first major league club to appreciate Hot Springs as the best athletic training ground In Amelaca. The Pittsburg team has been training at Wilmington Park in this city for ten years, and has a lease on the property for the the coming spring. Since Pitts- burg has had such success train ing here the Boston Americans and Cincinnati Natioiais nave taken up ground leases here, and others are negotiating for taining qualters.
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ia1ity in the leg. He was called out but both mn fell to the ground after the play
 It was found that Byrne had sprain- ed an ankle and he was carried from the field This necessitated a shift i'll the Pittsburg team and Leach was sent to third and Hyatt went to cen. ter field. Leach played brilliant game at third while Hyatt also did we'll.
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THE WEATHER.

Washington, Oct. l6 Forecast for Arkansas: Unsettled Sunday and Monday, with showers
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
WOULD MAKE TAXES
SURER THAN DEATH

The tax collectors and tax receivers Of
Georgia. under the name of the Georgia
Association of Tax Officers, met on We'd
nesday at the courthouse Two sessions
were held, the first in the morning and tile
second at 2 o'clock.
There are about three hundred or more
tax officers in the state, but only abcr;
twenty foud it convenient TO attend The
Atlanta meeting.
The association taxes issue with the
general belief that taxes are as sure as
death, and one of the objects of tbs as
sociation is to change a method OF coz
lection which, as President p. E. White
sey, of Columbus, says, is the same today
as one hundred years ago.
At the last meeting in Columbus, reso-
luton was adopted asking the legislature
to pass an act authorizing the counties to
appoint tax assessors, as the cities DO.
The number of assessors would be select
ed by the grand jury and appointed by the
Judge of the circuit court a.
Under the present system, the tax re-
ceiver trusts to the honesty and memory
of the taxpayer, and great many people
who are liable for taxes escape him.
At the meeting Wednesday the officers
reindorsede that resolution. There was
another question they have up, and that
is the frightening of the terms of receiv'
ers and collectors from two to four years
THAT would beenft not only the office
holder" one officer said, but the people
also. for they would be saved the an
noyance of being asked for votes. so
often"
The officers of the association are: p.
f. Whittleesey. of Columbus, president;
T. F. Everett, of Twiggs county, secre-
tary. and H. H. Linton, of Clarke county.
vice president.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12

There seems to be no joking in these
mstter-of-fact arrangements - .
An are. or seem TO be, dead In earnest
and foresee the time when matromoniai
sgeucles win be as common in the south
ern states as they are nov north OF
Mason and Dixon's line,
was we'll acquainted with gentleman
many years ago. who had a splendid wife
who was the mother of six or seven
splendid sons and daughters, but when
his wife died. after all the children were
grown to manhood and womanhood he
answered an lad" from a. matrimonial
agency. and made but one visit to the
lady before they were married in north
ern state. As he was supposed to be
worth between 1-2 and "a OF a mil
lion OF dollars, that was a paying lad
for the lady-although il played havoc
with his family connections nearer
home.
II is therefore. evident that people will
marry when their heads are full of mat
rimonial projects. and IL seems to get
in the heads of a surprising number of
people when they are exposed to what
might be called the 'contagion of matri-
mony."
I have written 10 no purpose on the
danger of rash ventures in matrimony
during many long years. il ! am misun
derstOon on this subject now.
I am always satisfied that single
blessedness" Is a vast improvement on
welded misery" and that marriage car
ries with il more responsibility, If not
danger. than any other business.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
rennessee FolltIcIans in the Linz,

- -
The trial % the murderers OF. eN-S ilsl ~
Carmack. who Was shot down am cola
blood in Nashville. Tcnu.. Is bringing 10
view some unsavOry incidents IN regaro
10 the political bosses OF the state OF
Tennessee Ii Is a humiliatinG spectacle
and will infiict modification on all patri-
otto people IN tire state
The uncovering OF the elder Cooper
past life. backed as II is By official records
and sworn testimony. gives an interior
view OF the diSreputable schemers ana
trfcksfers Who have been intent on rule or
ruin for at least thirty years past and
gone. and which are disgrace 10 them-
selves and a warning 10 others who are
yet in deep seclusion- This hoary pom
tician is exposed as an unfaithful Juose
in the chancery court. an embezzier OF
estates money and roooer OF heipless
widows and orphans and a co-partner
with a dafaulting state treasurer VINO
stole money from the strong box OF the
state TO carry ON private speculations IN
Mexico for their mutual profit
Re has been rampaging wildly In Ten
nessee notifies during the most Of his life,
and has now gone 10 jail TO be tried Tor
murder. because IL is plainly evident that
this desperate i'm politics is responsible
FOR the assassination OF Mr.. Carmack,
although Cooper's only son held the fatal
pistol
II the novelist Dickens could have han
died Duncan Cooper as he handled Ralph
NickeIby and Jonas ChuZZlewitt, II goes
without saying that this Tennessee as
sassin would have distanced all the others
in daring and villainy and brazen meth
DDS. He stands in court. brazen still,
while his character is riddled by lawyers
who compel Cooper TO admit the truth OF
what has been proven against him. Not
only has his blackened reputation been
published far and wide, inside and outside
OF Tennessee. but he has led his only son
into the tolls Of the law. within the shad-
ow OF the gallOws. and yet we are told
that he knows so much Of other poll
tfcians that his own neck is in no danger
Tennessee might well drape her capitol
hSildinr in Grape and order a day of fast
ing and prayer. in her woe
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
CAPT. BARRY OUT
OF SOLDIERS HONE

There was a change in the head of the
Confederate Soldiers home Tuesday.
Captain Robert L. Barry. who has been
in charge Of the home for some time, re-
signed and Captain A. W. Force was
named in his place.
The resignation Of Captain Barry was
sent to Judge Bell, president of the Sol
diers' home board, and was promptly &C
cepted. Capt. Barry gave I'll health ana
old age as cause for his retirement and IL
is not believed that the little trouble he
had with Purchasing Agent Amos Fox
over the naming OF a night guard had
anything to do with his resignation. I'm
mediately after the resignation, of Cap
tain Barry, his successor was named and
notified OF his selection.
The appointment OF Captain Force as
superintendent is subject to the confrma.
ton or rejection by the board of trustees
at their next session on April p in At
lanta. 1t is known that the appointment
will be confirmed. The board OF trustees
is made up of representatives from each
congressional district in the state.
When Captain Force took up his new
duties he at once named a new night
guard. A. Campbell. of Atlanta, was
named for the position. However. the
night guard that was named by Captain
Barry remained on duty until Superin-
sor.
The trouble over the change OF the
night guard between DR.. Amos Fox and
Captain Barry occurred about a month
ago. Captain Barry wanted an inmate of
the home for the position. while Dr. Fox
wished a younger man. Since then Il has
developed that DR.. Fox's fight for a
younger man was due to request from
the insurance companies who thought a
change was needed.
Captain A. W. Force is well known in
Atlanta. For a number Of years he was
engaged in the shoe business with his
brother on Whitehall street. He is a ma
tive Of South Carolina and from this
state enlisted in the Confederate army
when the war broke out He fought
throughout the struggle and won many
, honors for his bravery. He was in the
army of Virginia at the close of the war
After the war ne came TO Atlanta and
has since resided here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
200 Applicants for Jobs

Those ffty-two pensioners of the county
who have failed to apply for their PEN
sions to Ordinary Wilkinson, will forfeit
them to the state if they do not call by
May /.
Following are the pensioners who have
not applied for their pensions:
INDECENT roll: r. S. Cotton, b. E. Burke,
d. r. Evans, S, A. Griffin. ]. T, Ashley,
F. C. Cunningham. William H. Har-
rington, George A. Keith, John w. King,
A. NJ O'Neal. r. A. Randall, r. L. Stan
cell, S. S Scudder, J. T. Thompson, ]. A.
Turner, j. NJ. White, T. B. Wilson, j. G..
Williams, W. ]. Suttle, ]. L. Smith, a.
#. Sanders, E. s. z. Bryant for widow,
e. L. Smith. James L. Bosworth, T. w.
Ezzard. d. H. Dougherty.
Disabled roll: T. R. Gosnell, A. NJ. Rein
hart, T. c. Williams, H. C. Timmons,
B. r. Whitfield, B. F. Baugh and E. J..
Appling.
Widows whose husbands died in service:
Elizabeth Florence, Mary NJ. Jenkins,
Martha Payne, Bonnie S. Russell, Anna
n. Thiot, Martha Wilson, Alpha Wilson
and NJ. l.. Jones.
INDECENT widows roll: Mary ]. Bruck'
ner. Fannie E. Baker, Julia A. Craig,
S E. Carroll. Phoeba Averett, S. A.
Reese, NJ. ]. Spinks, Elizabeth Smith, n.
c. Wideman and M. j. Ransom.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
E. c. David Dies suddenly in Albany

While busted in developing negatives in
his room at the Rumney hotel, at Albany,
Ga, E. c. David, a travelling photograph
er from Atlanta, was suddenly stricken
with heart disease and fell to the floor
Mr.. David was a citizen of East Atlanta,
where he resided on Magazine avenue.
Mr. David reached Albany on Monday
a week ago. and had been busily engaged
at his work there until the hour of his
death. in spite of the fact that he had not
been feeling very we'll The first news OF
his death that reached his wife and fam
ily was late on Monday night, when an
officer of the local police force was sent
out to the residence in East Atlanta with
the news that had been received by Chief
Jennings.
The message as received through this
source seemed TO indicate that Mr.. David
had been found dead in bed, having died
several hours before. For several years
he had complained of heart trouble, and
his health of late had been very poor.
These are cited as strong proofs of the
likelihood that heart failure was the
cause of death.
Mr.. David was in his SIND year. and is
survived by his wife, eight sons. William
H.. Ernest c., Arthur l., Carl. Calvin,
Garrett, Edgar George and Hoke Smith,
and one daughter, Mary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12

BIDS FOR LOCATION STATE TUBERCU-
LOSIS SANATORIUM.-Tenders for the sale
of lands TO the state of Georgia upon which
to locate the proposed State Tuberculosis San8-
forum will be received until April 18TH Net
less than 300 acres will be considered. The
land must be in elevated location, with
no adjacent swamps ponds, and susceptible
of perfect drainage. 1t may lie in any part II
the state north Of an east and west line through
the city of Macon. Tenders must include num-
Der of acres offered: price per acre; state
ment of water facilities; proportion under cul-
tivation; il timber or bare, and nearest rail-
road station and distance Describe improve
ments If any All bids or tenders must Be
addressed TO Dr. 81. F. Carson, Secretary OF
Board of Trustees, Griffin, Ga.
T. r WHITLEY.
President Board Of Trustees
Atlanta. Ca. March 10. 1903.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Why Matrimonial Agencies Prosper?

Anvbodv. il seems. can marry. IL they
make up their mind in that direction. Tor
We do see some Of the strangest matches
Hocca siouaily.s and Oftentimes We are per-
picked to find a reason for such matings
But il Is the willingness OF people TO
get married that lies at the bottom Of the
whole business.
Tn some parts Of the country matTimon-
ial agencies do thriving business. A
lady who lives north OF Mason and Dix
on's line told me how the system works
M that way Those desiring to find a
husband or wife give their names to the
agency and those who are willing to be-
come these life partners, answer the adj
vertisemeut- Then they both go to the
designated agency. pay their nve dollars
each meet in the sgency's parlOrs for in
PRODUCTION and acquaintance. and decide
the matter promptly.
That seems easy enough. doesn't il? II
marriage, Is lottery las We. are so often
,fufOrmedl. and the interested people are
determined TO be matched, what could be
better as well as easier7 Although mat
rage Is the most serious and perpleXing
problem that concerns the happiness and
perpetufty OF the human race. there is
evidently less thought given to the health.
the fitness and the qualifications of the
men and women who are seeking matri-
mony than any other partnership that
the world Is acquainted with The most
81 the folks marry in haste, and think
about what rash jump they have made,
later.
II matrimonial agencies make so mucn
money and are so we'll patrOniZed- in thv
north. l see no reason why they cannot
make money and find patrons IN the
south. because human nature is the sam.
the world over.
Fer my own part. I think all hasty
marriages are exceedingly risky j am
here discussing what is-not what ought
20 be in this connection But am salts
fled that haste is the rule and pains
taking inquiry into the desirability OF
such matrimonial connections is the ex-
.CeptiOn-
A weIl-informed person with whom I
am also well acquainted, Is responsible
for the statement that a simple notice OF
a mans willingness TO find a good wife
inserted in a widely-circulated newspa-
PERI viii bring more than a hundred
answers inside OF a fortnight. desiring
acquaintance. looking TO matrimony-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
WOULD-BE SUICIDE
WILL PROBABLY LIVE

THAT Mrs. Karl Wooster, the 17-year-
old bride of less than a month"; who took
:carbolie acid in a doctors reception room
in rheaAustell building Wednesday after
nooIz- will probably live to regret her
act, is indicated by the reports on her
condition by physicians at the Grady hos
pitaI, where she was taken Immediately
after. her attempt to kill herself and
where heroic work was done to save her
life. phe physicians say, Thursday. that
Mrs. tHooster is progressing very salts
factoriiy and may be considered out of
danger
Domestic happiness, rudely Earring up
on what should have been her happy
honeymoon, is held responsible for Mrs.
Woosters disastrous fit of dependency.
Some three weeks ago she was welded
to Karl Wooster. 1t is said that her mar
ried life has proven unhappy. and that
she had ceased to live with her husband
when she sought to kill herself.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
w. L. stanton i'll in Los Angeles

-. +. Stanton. pioneer Atlanta mer-
chant, founderYofl College Park and well
known throughout the state and south as
one of the pillars Of the Baptist denomi-
nation, is critically i'll at his new home
I'm Los Angeles, Cal, where he moved
several years ago when he retired from
active business life in Atlanta.
Mr.. Stanton began business in Atlanta
shortly after the civil war and was one
of the first settlers in West End. He
made a fortune as a merchant in the
early history of Atlanta.
In later years he founded College Park,
which was then known as Manchester,
and builded the magnificent woman's
college now owned and occupied by the
Cox college.
Practically all of his life Mr.. Stanton
has been actively engaged in promoting
the interests OF the Baptist denomination
and is known widely because of his inti-
mate relationships to this church.
4 telegram was received Tuesday by
Miss Lucy stanton. his daughter call
ing her to California to attend her IA
TIERS bedside.
Mr. Stanton's friends throughout the
state will be panied to know of his des-
perate illness.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
Negro Attempts Assault and Escapes

HARTWELL. Ga. March 9.-Harrison
Sloan, a negro. attempted to criminally
assault a prominent lady in Reed Greek
district OF Hart county Monday even
ing. The negro entered the room of the
lady, taking hold of her.
A terrible encounter followed and she
finally succeeded i'm freeing herself from
the clutches of the negro and gave the
alarm.
A posse of prominent citizens pursued
the negro, and arrested him near Oak
Bower about twelve o'clock Monday
night.
The negro was placed in charge of two
of the posse and they were on their way
to Hartwerl when the negro jumped
from the buggy and made his escape.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-12
NEGRO GUILTY OF
NUMBERING CONSTABLE
Ike Everhart is Found Guilty of MUIR
der With Recommendation To
Mercy

Guilty of murder with a recommended
ton for mercy was the verdict of the
jury in the DeKalb superior court which
Wednesday afternoon reached an agree
ment in the case of Ike Everhart, the
negro charged with the killing Of Charles
Argo, the Lithonia constable. who was
shot to death several months ago.
Argo was killed by Everhart at the
same time as Thomas Peek, of Lithonia,
was shot to death by Charlie Mitchell,
another negro. 1t was while assisting
hell to escape arrest that Everhart
got mixed in the trouble which resulted
in the murder of the two officers. It
was the contention of the prosecution
that Everhart killed Argo and supplied
Mitchell the pistol with which he killed
Peek.