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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
25ooO IN GRAND PARADE AT
HUDSON-FULTON FETE
Continued from Page One
will attract to the city many thousands
~ nersons who failed to witness the first
spectacle.
Worried by Care of Air Ships,
Aruv Sergeant Kills Himself

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O-Worried by the
responsibility of assisting the aeronauts'
Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtiss, In
preparations for their air ship fights at
Governors island. Quartermaster Sergt.
James Caron, of Company l, Twenty
ninth infantry committed suicide in his
bunk outside the redoubt at Fort Jay
last night, shooting himself through the
head with a rifle.
Caron had been delegated TO assist
Wright and Curtiss in the preparations
Tor their flights during the past two days,
aud this seemed to excite him. During
the late afternoon yesterday, when
Wright was preparing TO fly, he frequent
" turned to a soldier near him, and re-
marked:
why don't that fellow go up? I can't
stand it any longer"
After Wright had made his last flight
last evening and the crowd of visitors
had left the island. Caron went to his
bunk, ana, as he was turning in, said to
his room mate:
Harris, old boy, goodbye"
Then Caron reached over to one side
and grabbed his rifle and before Harris
could prevent him, placed it to his head
and fired. He died almost instantly. He
served four years in the Philippines and
during his service had received several
medals for bravery.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
VETERANS MARCH
IN BATTLE ARRAY
Georgia Survivors Have Big Re-
union Parade at Athens-Offl-
GERS Are Elected With Waddel
As Division Commander.

ATHENS. Ga. Sept 2s.-Draping the
headers 81 the Lost Cause" with the
tattered flags under which they once
fourht. and sounding again the old war
tocssns that they had learned on many
battlenelds. 200 veterans OF the Georgia
division OF the United Confederate vet
Grams passcd in review before the peo-
pie OF Athens today in the llth annual
reunion OF the division
Aithough time had enfeebled their steps
and weakened their voices from the old
time resonance. the wearers OF the gray
marched shoulder 10 shoulder as In Tor
rner wears and sounded again the martial
strains OF Dixie as the cheering by
ISLANDERS applauded the passing line
The feature OF Tuesdays session was
the great ovation given 10 Gen. Clement
A Evans. commander in chiet OF the
United Confederate Veterans. The vet
Grams rose 10 their feet. cheering. and the
cheering continued for quite a while.
when Il had concluded General Evans
made a very brief speech. in which ne
said: Il loved you always, now, and snail
love you fOreveTmore-"
COMMITTEE NAMED
The committee on credentials was an
nounced as follows; Lieut. Col w w
Dunbar. OF Augusta: Lieut.. Col. John A
Cobb. OF Americas: Lieut. Col John Trip
lett. OF Thomasville; Major Burk.
The committee on resolutions: Lieut.
Col. a l. Hull. OF Athens; Lieut. Col
". w HurIbert. Of Atlanta; Lieut. Col
c. p. Hanseu. OF Thomasville-
Quite a discussion came up over a reso-
luton OF Joseph Cobb. Of Atlanta re-
ouesting the general assembly to pass
the bin providing the money to put into
effect the service pension bill. Some OF
the speakers defended the senate COM
unittee on the ground that the bin was
overlooked at the last session Of the leg
fsiature, while others fairly skinned the
committee fer negligence. The resolution
was finally passed by an overwhelming
vote
Judge Alvin d. Freeman introduced
resolution calling upon each camp to
raise at least 500 and more. If possible.
n erect a suitable monument TO the wo-
men OF the Confederacy on the capitol
square in Atlanta. This resolution was
passed
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
The following brigade commanders were
chosen: Northern brigade, l. l. Middle
brooks. OF Covington; southern brigade.
". H Bourne. Savannah; eastern brig
ade. ]. W. Preston. Macon; western
BRIGADE. ]. H Martin. HawkinsviIle; cav
airy brigade, John ". Maddox. Rome.
Gen. John o. Wsddell, Of Cedartown.
was elected division commander over
Gen. H. H. Davenport, OF Americas, by
a vote OF 113 to g. IN motion of Cen
eral Davenport the election was made
unanimous
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
.DISPENSARY OFFICER
FACES BRIBERY TRIAL

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Sept. 29.-Maj. John
Black, former director of the state dispen-
sary, was placed on trial here today on
the charge of accepting a bride, in con-
nection with the wholesale grating alleg-
ed to have been done under the dispen-
sary system. The preliminary evidence
today was of a technical nature, relat-
ing to the bid books of the dispensary.
Joseph B. Wide, who last week turned
states evidence in the Farnum case, con-
Tossing to having accepted brides. was
placed on the stand by the state to prove
the boards records. The prosecution will
attempt to show that a regular system
of bribery existed in the dispensary man
agement.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
Peary's Ship Is Back;
Creates No Stir

NEW YORK. Sept. 3o.-Commander
Peary's arctic exploration steamer Roosc-
welt arrived off Sandy Hook bar at I:1O
a. m. today, returning to New York from
her trip to the far north. The Roosevelt
rounded the point Off Sandy Hook and
anchored in the Horseshoe behind the
hook.
Few Of the vessels in the lower bay
recognized the arctic steamer as she
rounded the hook.
on the point of the hook the Roosevelt
gave three triumphant screams of her
siren, and ran up the Peary arctic nag
at her masthead, then the flag OF the
New York Yacht club at her fore, and
the American ensign at her mzzen.
Commander Peary's ship will take part
IN the naval parade which tomorrow VIII
so up the Hudson as far as Newburgh.
The Roosevelt will lie at anchor In
side Sandy Hook until early tomorrow
morning, and then proceed to an an
chorage in the Hudson river.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
SOON TO INVESTIGATE
AGAR'S DISAPPEARANCE

PRINCETON. Ind. Sept. 2S-The dis
appearance of H. z. Agar. who was ar
rested in Texas after his wife had been
paid several thousand dollars lie insur-
ance, will shortly become the subject of
court investigation here. 1t was an
nounced today that Captain Harrington,
who commanded the river steamer from
which Agar disappeared, supposedly
drowned, will be brought here to answer
the charge Of conspiracy TO defraud.
Agar is under arrest at Lafayette Ind.
After his return from Texas Agar S
friends and family furnished financial as
sistance which enabled him to settle his
affairs satisfactorily.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
HELLO GIRLS SAVE TOWN
FROM DISASTROUS FIRE

GAINESVILLE. Ohio, Sept 2S.-The
bravery of two telephone girls, Hazel
Christian and Alice Warren sleeping in
the telephone exchange at Perry. a viii
lage near here, saved that town from de-
struction by fire early today.
Fire broke out in a store beneath the
exchange. The girls were alone, but
stuck to their posts and telephoned the
sleeping citizens. They also summoned the
gainesville and Madison fire departments
and then, in their night clothes, STUN
bled down the stairs through the smoke
to the street. The fire damage was
small, thanks to the girls.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
"PERSIMMONS NOT. RIPE YETI
Recorder Broyles.
eyes THEY ARE; TASTE THESE,
II Y. McCar5.

esweeten his mouth with a few Of these
And If he likes them. your honor, try the
rest yourself"
Clerk Preston took out a large, over
ripe specimen Of the fruit that delights
a 'possum's appetite. and after a careful
examination, decided it was ripe enough
| to eat.
Yum yumi" he purred. swallowing
the last bite, well. L should sn1ile they
are ripe" And. carefully, he selected
half a dozen more before passing them
around.
Judge Broyles doesn't care particular
ly' for persimmons, but he ate couple
to satisfy himself that Mr.. McCord has
him faded as an authority on the dates
when they ripen, and the remainder Of
the package went at a premium.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
ACTS OF THIS SECT
ANGER Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Sept. 29.-As a
result of a ceremony, the feature Of
which was the frenzied dancing OF men
and women before an open-air altar on
which the nude body of a dead girl was
exposed for four days and nights, the
city authorities have been asked by
Eighth ward residents 10 expel the mem
bers of a Russian sect which is said to
combine all the Objectionable practices OF
the Doukhobers and other fanatical emo
tionalists.
The ceremony complained of ended last
night after the protests had become 50
irsstent that the members of the sect
were compelled to bury the body of the
girl which had become blacSened by long
exposures.
In reply to complaints of the neighbors,
the Russians explained that the cere-
mony, with it's shrieks and dancing, was a
way of mourning for girls who died on
the threshold of womanhood.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01

'Persimmons are not ripe" decided Re-
corder Broyles on the bench.
'Persimmons are ripe" insisted II. I.
McCord, when he read a story about the
boy who accidentally broke a limb In
Grant park They are ripe, and III send
Judge Broyles' official faster, Mr.. Clerk
Preston. a few nice ones to prove 1t.
So he bundled up a dozen large, red'
juicy persimmons. bitten and ripened by
what looked like the bite of a real Jack
Frost, and just as court was adjourned
Wednesday morning a little negro boy
stepped respectfully to the judges desk
and delivered then with Mr.. McCord's
compliments.
Inside was a little message. IF you
don't believe persimmons are ripe" 1T
read, Just let official faster Preston
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
SAN ANTONIO PLANS
PAN-AMERICAN MEET

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept. 29.-The
plans for Pan-American congress to be
held here at the time of the transmits
sissippi commercial congress in 1910. the
meeting TO be big international gather
ing, are being worked out in San Antonio
and Washington.
Ike T. Pryor. of this city, president of
the trans Mississippi congress, will head
large delegation from San Antonio to
the Ruenos Ayres exposition, next June
TO urge large delegations to attend the
Pan-American congress. With them will
be John Barrett head of the bureau of
American Republics.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
JUSTICE OF RULE
UP TO THE COURT

Now that the constitutionality of the
Steed law. authorizing the railroad COM
mission to make rules penalizing railroad
companies for failure to supply cars TO
shippers after demand has been made,
has been decided by the supreme court,
the reasonableness of the rule of the rail-
road commission is now up for decision
by the court of appeals. This will hinge
on the case of the Southern railway VS..
Melton.
Under rule 9 of the railroad commits
sion all railroad companies which shall
fail to supply cars within four days al
ter demand for them has been made by q
shipper (Sundays and legal holidays ex-
cepted) shall be required to pay damages
to the shipper of 81 per car per day or
fractional part of a day.
The railroads of the state have per-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
CAROLINA EX-GOVERNOR
rs DEAD IN BALTIMORE

COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept. 2S.-Miles B.
insolvency. former governor of South
Carolina, died early today in a private
sanitarium at Baltimore, where he had
been under treatment for several months.
His wife was the only member of the
family present at the time of death. The
body probably will be taken to his old
home at Hampton, S. c., for burial.
The former governor had been a noted
figure in the politics of his state since
the early sos and also was prominent in
the newspaper field.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
Capitol Is Closed
In Turner's Honor

The flag at the capitol foated at half
mast all day Thursday out of respect TO
the memory of Hon. Joseph Sidney Turn
err. chairman Of the prison commission,
whose death took place at his home in
Eatonton Wednesday.
Governor Brown issued a proclamation
early I'm the day ordering that every office
I'm the capitol be closed between the hours
OF l1:3o and l o'clock. The order was
strictly oheyed and the capitol was desert
ed between these hours. Governor
Browns proclamation follows:
A PROCLAMATION.
With sorrow and regret I make official
announcement 10 the people OF Georgia of
the loss o. faithful public servant in the
death OF Hon. Joseph Sidney Turner.
chairman Of the state prison commission.
As citizen he was OF that splendid COM
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
HID TWO BULLET WOUNDS
FRoM HIS PARENTS

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-After Thomas Gray.
. years old. had been shot. once In the chest.
"a once 10 the thigh. he walked the streets for
hours before going home. csE-Ing that his
nfher would not believe that MYSTERIOUS
EranRer IN a doorway had wounded him with
ut reason- On reaching home he talked pleas
ntiy With his parents for q half hour and
hen rptired-
he hsd beea IN bed three hours when hts
asther hsd Ocrasion - pass through the room
ne found the blood stained garments. TIC
kfher walked Gray more than a mile 20 Belle
ne hospital Where the doctors said the wound
. bis chest might prove fatal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
LOUISIANA rs SAFE
FROM OYSTER FAMINE

NEW CLEANS, Sept. 2S.-Louisiana will
not suffer from an oyster famine, In
spite of the great damage done by the
recent storm in the oyster country of
Terrebonde and Plaquemine parishes.
President Dossman, of the Louisiana
oyster commission. following his return
to New Orleans from the hurricane-swept
sections, declared today that while num-
Der of oyster fishermen had lost heavily.
oysters are plentiful and enough boats
have escaped the fury Of the storm to
warrant a good supply or the bivalves
from that section.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
HURLED INTO RAVINE
OFF MOUNTAIN TOP

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 29.-Alex
Mason and a double team fell over a
6O-foot bluff on the side of Lookout noun
tain. near Sulphur Springs, Ca, late yes
terday afternoon, killing Mason and both
horses.
He was driving up the mountain when
his team, becoming frightened, backed
off the road. He was alone. His body was
not found until midnight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
FELL FROM A TRAIN AND
LOST HIS REASON

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Sept z9-wnIiam
A. Dreher. a wealthy leather manufactur-
er from Erie. Pa. fell Of a train at Alta.
Cal. last Thursday and was not found by
his distracted wife until yesterday. Two
hours after he fell he wired her TO wait
Tor him at Oakland.
She waited until Saturday night and
hen appealed to the knights OF Pythias.
He was found today working In a vine
gard at Mayhews station He knows his
name. but seems TO have forgotten nearly
everything else.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
NO MORE SUPPLIES ARE
NEEDED FOR SUFFERERS

WASHINGTON, Sept. &.-The critical
stage for the hurricane sufferers in Lou
is!ana has passed. according to inform
alton received in Washington.
Senator Foster, of Louisiana, today tele-
graphed Secretary of War Dickinson.
Withdrawing his request for rations for
the storm sufferers. He said that the me-
cessities of life had been supplied by local
aid and state authorities.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
FATHER WILL SAIL
T. DEAD SONS AIR SHIP

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2S.-Francis
Raynaud. aged father of local inventor
of a flying machine, who was killed sew
eral weeks ago by a locomotive. insists
that he shall be one of two to make
trial fight in the machine.
1t is not yet known whether he viii
make the ascent, If ascent there is, at
the test some time this week. Young
Raynaud had hardly put the finishing
touches on his machine when he was
killed.
My son invented IT and it will fly"
declares the white-haired father.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
STEAMER BLOWS UP
AT SEA; ALL PERISH

RANGOON, Burmah. Sept. 2S-Thc
British steamer Clan Macintosh, belong
ing to the Madras Steam Navigation
company, is reported to have blown up at
sea.
Every man on board. with one excep-
ton, is said to have persisted. The Clan
Macintosh was on her way from RAN
COON to Calcutta to be fitted out with
new boilers.
The Clan Macintosh was of ISIS tons
net register. She was built at Greenock
in 1888.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
LEAVES HIS STOMACH AT
HOSPITAL, BUT WILL LIVE

NEW YORK, Sept. B.-William Smith,
who had his stomach removed three
weeks ago in the Bushwick hospital
Brooklyn. has left that institution thor
oughly cured, the doctors say.
There is no reason why Smith cannot
live for the balance of his natural life,
according to the surgeons, and his only
handicap will he that he must eat nothing
but predgested foods.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01

sistently fought this rule on the ground
that the penalty was as If they had COM
mitted a crime. 1t is thought. however.
the court of appeals viii hold the rule
to be reasonable. as it has practically done
so in the case Of Pennington q Evans VS..
the Douglas, Augusta and Gulf Railroad
company in October, 1907, when II was de-
clared that the rule did not inflict a pen
atty but a damage to the shipper.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
FINDS A NEW REMEDY
FOR SLEEPING SICKNESS

PARIS, Sept. 2S.-Dr. Laveran. OF this
city, has announced to the Academy of
Sciences a new cure for the sleeping sick
ness. It consists Of sub-cutaneous injec-
ton OF an anilene emetic.
This remedy was suggested by the ex-
periments conducted by DR.. Evans, an
American physician.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01

given me new LIE.
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
fiammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
t gu b les were
chronic. 1 was in
despair, and did not
care WhetherI lived
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-01
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

AIARLToN, MI feel that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
Evening star., 1909-02-17
"If I Were a Girl"
From tine Kansas City Star.

From tine Kansas City Star
More disquieting than engaging. by far,
is the very common spectacle OF grace
ful, slender young women III empire
gowns. giving them the most becoming
lines. but made topheavy. TO spoil it all.
by enormous masses of hair-or its sub
stitute-looking vastly too weighty for
their g!rlish necks.
In the case Of women who begin to
show proof of ripe maturity, artitce may
frequently be resorted to with profit but
even there il should be employed with a
subtle touch. But You can't improve
much on the sweetness and the beauty
which are the priceless gifts of youth.
Nothing but an outright "curtailnent of
fair proportion can make girl from
sixteen to say twenty-iour plain. The
sparkle of her eye. the rose on her cheek.
the gladness of her heart. the CLEAN of
her own lovely hair and the general JOY
of living will carry he- through in tri-
umph If she has the good sense To rely
.'n these and her instinct to please in
stead OF resorting to any adventitious
.sA-.
vove all. girls. be natural. BE your
selves. Nothing that you merely seem
to be will serve half Well as what
you really are. Be frank and unaffected
in your manner: be kind and thought full
as a po!:cy of duty; so a little lighter
on puffs and switches; don't go in too
strong for rouge. and you can have the
world at your feet.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
A Question of Girth.
Cleveland Plain pealr

From tie Cleveland Plain Dealer
It appears that some dissatisfaction ha'
been expressed over the makeup of a So
called fat mems club in one of the east
ern cities. 1t was claimed that the rules
Of the organization were lax in them
selves and not rigidly enforced. Appii-
cants were admitted without regard IN
their waist girth, but merely on the score
Of being jolly good fellows. Men whose
garments were actually baggy and who
hadn't the slightest trace of waddle when
they walked were admitted [ oall the
rights of membership and 10 the lnesti-
nlable privilege Of aSsociating with real
fat men-nlen who had the advantage %
these make believes by fifty solid pounds
and upward Bearing in mind this dis
graceful state o. affairs. a fat mems
ch,h has be, II organized in Philadelphia.
and its rules are AS clearly defined
those of the proverbial Medes and Per
slams / nan may be sunny optlm:Si.
and delightful raconteur. aud an al
'ound good fellow. but he cant get into
this new organization uni SIS his waist
m. A Sllrenent ~ full fortyfve inches. As
;; special inducement. the candidate who
weighs 30 pounds is made an honorary
member without payment of dues. and II
h.. weigh 100 pounds he becomes lite
member If IL member loses ten pounds
as shown by the club scales and the rec
ords OF the Official wegher. he will be sus-
pended until lac has made up his tleshy
arrears.
The time has passed when the thin man
can look at the fat man and murmur his
sympathy. tfle fat man doesn't want
any sympathy. especially the sympathy of
thin man. He has too good Il time 10
worry over any pos ible discomforts that
buikness brings. Fat men are PLAYING
an important part in th- drama of daily
events and they are iSry well satisfied
with themselves despite the wasted pity
VI slender SympathizerS.
Evening star., 1909-02-17
Administrators sale of
very valuable business
and residence property,
being premises Nos.
1923, 1928 and 1927 Pa
Avenue NV, and No.
2OOO G street NV.

BY virtue of decree OF the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia. holding Proha te
Court, passed in administration cause No. IA. S12
on the docket of said Probate Court. the under
al public auction on THURSDAY. THE TWEEN
TY-FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1909 At
HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM. part OF
original lot 5, In square lis. In the city of
Washington. District OF Columbia. described as
follows: Beginning for the same at n point in
dividing line between lots 4 and and running
thence pOrtheasterly at right angles to Penn
eylvania avenue 77.17 feet TO the line Of
said lot .. thence west along said rear line 90 10
feet. thence southwest along a line drawn at
right angles TO Pennsylvania avenue to the line
Of said avenue and thence southeast along the
line Of said avenue so i3 feet TO the point OF be
and 1927 Pennsylvania avenue northwest and
immciiatsly thereafter lot Is. according to the
subdivision made by A \. Wilson ct al, in
equarc Io3. said subdivision appears II record
IN the Once Of the surveyor of the District Of
Columbia. in Book H. at rage 81 being i'm
proved hy house and premises No 2uoo street
northwest.
Terms: One-thiTd of the purchas. price in
cash and the balance III two equal instalmenis
payable II and two years from the ,i3r. of
sal. and to b" represented by the .roInisSory
notes "f the purchaser. bearing interest at the
Intf of six cent per annum. PAYABLE semi
annually. and secured by deed of trust on the
purchaser. A deIosit OF 500 each parcel will
lac required AT the time OF sale. All Conveyance
ing, etc, at purchaser cost. II the terms Of
sale not complied with in fifteen days froEi
the date NJ sale the right is reserved TO resell
at the risk of the defauting purchaser.
ALLAN +. WALKER,
Administrator. C. t. a.. estate A. 4. Wilson. de-
ceased fell, eSu