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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
GOOD ROADS SESSION
HELD IN CONVICTION

CONVICTION, Ca. Aug. 19.-Probably
one of the most enthusiastic gatherings
ever held in this county was the good
roads convention which convened in the
court house here Wednesday. Congress
man Livingston was master of ceremo-
MES He showed In many ways the bene-
fit to be derived from good roads both
by the farmer and the merchant, and ad-
vocated the issuance of bonds for road
building.
Hon. Fred L. White, president of the
Good Roads Club of Georgia, was next
on the program. He was followed by a
number Of local speakers and others who
are In favor of the good road work.
in the afterpoon the meeting reassem-
bled for the organization of good roads
club for Newton county. The club was
organized with a membership of more
than rs Of the county's influential ii
zens. The county commissioners were all
present and showed willingness to aid
in the work OF good roads in every sec
ton of this county.
The officers of the club are as follows:
L. w. Jarman, president; e. l..
Armand, vice president; ]. H. Ech-
oils, secretary. and ]. T. john
son, treasurer. A meeting of this club
is called for the first of September, at
which time the organization will be com
pleted for every militia district in the
county, and the bylaws will be adopted.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
USES MANY PLANTS
AS EXPERIMENTS

WASHINGTON, Aug. iS.-During the
past year the department of agriculture
has brought into this country over zoe
carefully selected plants from various
parts OF the void with a view to diversi-
flying the products of the soil in this
country. Especial regard has been paid
TO the Introduction of plants that will
grow in sections in which either the
drouth or the severe cold has made Il
nearly impossible to obtain crops of any
kind. These plants have been placed in
the hands Of private experimenters and
official plant breeders. The results thus
far obtained in DEMONSTRATING them have
been very encouraging.
Some of the most important OF the
plants have been gathered from arid por-
tiOns Of China and it is believed they
can be adapted to the dry states OF the
southwest. Among these is a Chinese
date palm that, it is said, resists drouth
and produces a valuable fruit New seed
less persimmons have been brought here
pears. apricots and cherries of especial
value among other impOrtations.
A new clover from the Himalaya noun
tains can be grown in the hottest por-
tiOns Of the southwest. Bamboo from the
Orient has been planted I'm the gulf states
and IL is believed its cultivation will
prove successful. Tropical plants hitherto
unknown to the soil of the United States
are being dOmesticated in the south.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
FRESHMEN TO HAVE BIG
NATIONAL HOME

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 1s.-The In
ternational Printing Pressmen's union
yesterday afternoon purchased at chan
Gerry court sale the Hale Springs property,
located I'm Hawkins county. Tenn,
and about 60 miles east of Knoxville. 1t
is the pupose of the union to establish
a national home for aged and INDECENT
and disabled pressmen and stereotypers.
1t will be patterned very much after the
International typographical unions home
at Colorado Springs, Col, though 1t is
stated that ii may be even a larger in
stitution.
The site Is located about Is miles from
the main line OF the Southern railway
and IL is said to be the purpose OF the
union to build an interurban electric line
from the railroad to the site of the pro-
posed home Several hundred thousand
dollars viii be expended in erection OF
buildings and improvement OF grounds.
John Barry. of Syracuse. n. Y, presi-
dent Of the Pressmen's union, is the head
OF the commission that is making the pur-
chase, and he is now at Hale Springs
with his associates.
The property includes the Hale Springs
hotel and tract OF 500 acres, with four
mineral springs; 800 acres of improved
farming lands. the cash value of which
is estimated at $50 per acre; $50 acres Of
hardwood timber lands, which IL is esti-
mated will cut 10000 feet and 1000 cords
of tanbark; an electric power plant; a
partially completed hotel, upon which
Sl2.5OO has been expended; a 1,750 h
house; one 1O-room residence; "a cottages;
one 2-story barn. planning mill and ma
chinery complete and furniture and fix
lures for the buildings valued at about
S2.275. The inventory value of the prop
erty is s5235O, and the pressmen's bid was
only IS 600
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
MANY TOBACCO MEN ..
GATHER IN KENTUCKY

BOWLING GREEN. KY, Aug. 10
Leaders Of the men who grow the worlds
pipeful of tobacco met here today in an
endeavor TO settle the differences between
the American Society of Equity, Ken
lucky branch. and the Burley society,
also a Kentucky organization. c. o.
Drayton, national president of the Ameri-
can Society OF Equity, presided over
about 800 growers. 49,.
The equity people had threatened TO or
ganize a second pool for the 1909 crop
unless the Burnley society, which organ
lied the 1908 pool agreed to the terms
of the equity, which is the parent organ
ization.
President ]. Campbell Cantrill, of the
Kentucky branch of equity. is at his home
In Georgetown, KY, and will not attend
today's meeting. He said that the differ
ences in this state were adjusted at Win
chester some time ago and that the
meeting today is national and has nothing
to do with the Kentucky situation.
The Burley society at Winchester yes
terday filed suit against independent
growers for S213.2OO in damages. 1t is
claimed that of % per cent of the 1906
and 1907 crops, held for the independents
after the $ll, 100000 sale to the American
Tobacco company. 400 hogsheads were
refused by the independents. The tobacco
refused is valued at S2OO.OO0 and $1,000 is
tor1 "outage" fees.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
STATE TO SECURE
TERMINAL SITE

After consulting with ]. L. Dickeys,
who went to Chattanooga at the request
OF Governor Brown to inspect the prop
erty in that city which the state pur-
poses buying. the governor decided to
make the purchase as authorized by the
resolution adopted by the last general
assembly. ~
The tract in question is 81 IL acres near
Chattanooga and is to be used for termi-
nal purposes for the Western and Atlantic
Railroad company. includes three parcels
of land on which former Governor Hoke
Smith secured options. One tract con-
tains 20 acres at $4,000. another 30 acres
at $4,000, and a third II IL acres at STA
900. Mr.. Dickeys' report on the whole was
satisfactory and Governor Brown decided
to close the options.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
DIR. ELIOTT'S IDEAS
DISPLEASE THE POPE

CHICAGO, Aug. ia special cable
from Rome to the Tribune says:
The address delivered by Prof. Charles
w. Eliot before the Harvard Summer
School of Theology, on 1.-THE Religion Of
the Future" has been translated by the
pope's order into Italian, that he might
more thoroughly comprehend it.
The translation. which was most ac-
curately done, was read with great care
by his holiness, who expresses profound
regret that a man OF such authority and
culture as DR.. Eliot should spread theo-
ries that, he said, are not in fact the basis
of a new religion of the future. but a
negation Of the faith and principles which
are the foundation of Christianity and
modern civilization.
The pope is reported to have said 1t
would be easy to refute and destroy DR..
Eliots argument, and highly praised
Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, Bishop
McFaul, OF Trenton, and the other Amer
lean ecclesiastics who FASTENED to the de-
Tense of their church and faith.
II is believed a semi-offlcial reply to
DR.. Eliot's address on the lines suggested
by the pope himself will appear in the
Civitta Cattolica, the most representative
Catholic magazine. This is managed by
the Jesuits. of which Father Salvatore
Bradi, an American citizen, is the editor.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
BROOKLYN SOCIETY
. STIRRED TO DEPTHS
Well-Known Woman Found Lying
Under Her Bed Unconscious
Had Been There for Several
Days, Say Doctors.

NEW. YORK, Aug. 19.-The mysterious
circumstances under which Mrs. II. E. H.
Benedict, wife for less than year of a
prominent music instructor, was found
unconscious in her home in the exclusive
Park Slope section Of Brooklyn, are puz-
cling the police. Mrs. Benedict is In a
hospital, unconscious, and for only mo-
ment has she been able to speak, and
then not in any way to dissipate the mys-
terry.
For several days the neighbors had OBJ
served that the windows and front doors
Of the Benedict home had been open, that
neither Mr.. Benedict or his wife had
been seen, and that no one responded tc
the ringing Of the door bell. The neigh
bors discussed the matter until it was
decided to inform the police and then two
officers went to the house and found IL
open, as 1t had been for a number OF
days and nights. The first and second
floors were deserted and the furniture
and fittings were in disorder. Rugs were
piled in corners, chairs were knocked over
and cabinets sprawling on the floor. In a
third floor bedroom the police found Mrs.
Benedict, lying on the floor, under the
bed only her feet protruding. The wo-
man was half dressed and was uncon-
scious. An ambulance surgeon thought
that Mrs Benedict had been without food
for several days, but was unable to say
why she was unconscious, as apparently
there were no marks of violence.
Efforts to find Mr. Benedict nave so far
failed. One neighbor said he was seen
leaving the house five days before his WIFI,
was found, in company with a younger
man, and carrying a suit case. Surgeons
are endeavoring to restore Mrs. Benedict
to consciousness in the hope that she
can explain the mystery which has great
ly perturbed this fashionable locality
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
L. & N. ROAD SHOWS
GAIN IN EARNINGS

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 1S.-The state
ment of the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road for the fiscal year ending June 80.
shows that the gross earnings for the year
was $45, 425, S91.45, as against $H, &C, 2S1. 16
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1905
The operating expenses for the last
fiscal year were s2s, 627, 9.4S, as compared
with 333, 694, 967.17 for the previous fiscal
year, leaving net earnings for the last
fiscal year of $4.S73, 077.9S,
This is a remarkable statement in view
of the fact that the country is just emerg-
ing from period financial depression
covering nearly two years. One item on
which the L. & n. railroad has been able
to save thousands Of dollars is the build
ing of the roads own engines at the
shops in South Louisville.
No lines were discontinued during the
year, and recently the road acquired the
Louisville and Atlantic railroads.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
DECISIVE BATTLE WILL
SOON BE FOUGHT

PEMBROKE. Mass. Aug. 1s.-In
strenuous effort to concentrate It's
strength against the Red army OF inVa-
sion. in the mimic war now being waged
I'm Massachusetts with the capture OF Bos-
ton as the object OF the invas'ons, the
Blue army OF defense. composed wholly
OF Massachusetts, militiamen. was early
on the move today. The general indica-
lions were that today would see the de-
cisive battle Of the campaign fought
somewhere in the neighborhOnd of the
historic towns of Plymouth and Duxbury.
When hostilities closed for the day yes
terday the invading army under command
OF Mai. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss. and com
posed Of national guaTdsmen from Con-
necticut, New York. New Jersey and the
District OF Columbia, assisted by de-
tachment OF negro troopers from the
Tenth cavalry. stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen, was massed against the left wing
or the Massachusetts, army commanded
by Brig. Gen. William A Pew General
Pew's defeat was generally expected by
experienced observers.
The first engagement Of the day oc-
CURED near Bryantville. a village in this
town, when the Sixth Massachusetts in
fantry and a company of the coast artil-
lery acting as infantry. were attacked by
a Connecticut regiment, and the entire
District Of Columbia infantry force. The
conflict. although nothing more than
skirmish, was a spirited one and lasted
for more than an hour.
1t was believed by the officers of the
Blue army that the object of the Red at
tack on the Sixth Massachusetts at
Bryantville was a ruse on the part OF
General Bliss 10 draw the attention OF
the Blue commander away from the main
body Of the invading Red army.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
ALABAMA FARMERS
HOLD CONVENTION

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. 1.-THE
fifth annual convention of the Farmers
Union of America began here today with
several hundred members present. The
first session was given over to addresses
Of welcome and responses The labor or
CARNATIONS of Birmingham are entertain
ing the convention. This meeting is more
OF a preliminary to the national conven-
ton of the Farmers union which will be
held in Birmingham September no
Reports made by farmers today show
that great improvement is being brought
about In crops which were delayed the
first part Of the summer by the weather
conditions
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
DEATH BY MOOSE
AWAITS MERRITT

Rogers Merritt, the negro whom jury
in the superior court, criminal division,
found guilty Tuesday Of criminal assault
on Miss Maggie McDermott, of S64 Simp-
son street. was on Wednesday sentenced
by Judge Roam to be hanged on septem-
Der "a.
Merritt received his sentence with COM
posture, and had nothing to say beyond
making a brief protest that he was in
nocent.
According to the story Miss McDermott
told on the stand Tuesday, she met Mer-
rift at Davis and Thurmond streets, late
in the afternoon of June % last on her
return home from a nearby market. He
threw a handkerchief around her neck.
choked and bound her, and dragged her
down an embankment, where he kept her
half an hour.
He was caught the next day by Miss
McDermott's brother and c. L. Barrett,
and lodged in the tower. There the girl
identified him among Is negroes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
FIVE LOSE THEIR LIVES
IN A SINKING BARGE

SAUNDERSTOWN. r. l., Aug. H.
The barge Shawmont, with crew OF
five men, bound from Philadelphia Tor
Portsmouth. n. H., broke away from
the tug Valley Forge. on ShinnecocK,
L. l., early Tuesday morning and 1t IL
feared that she went to the bottom
with all hands
Five other barges bound for. Prov
idence, Boston and Newburyport. broke
away and fioated helplessly for ten
hours before they ware picked up. The
Valley Forge arrived here today bring
ing news of the disaster.
The barges left Philadelphia on Sun
day in tow of the tugs Valley Forge
and Monocacy When off .Shinnecock
they ran into the heavy northeast gale
that prevailed along the coast Monday
night and Tuesday The Shawmont. the
first barge in the tow of the Valley
Forge, broke loose Tuesday morning.
The tugs cruised for ten hours but
there was no trace of the Shawmont
except some wreckage and the captains
finally decided that she had gone to the
bottom. They accordingly proceeded
and reached Saunderstown early this
morning
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
RAILROAD CASHIER
SHOT BY WOMAN

AUGUSTA, Ca, Aug. 1s.-Richard d.
Watson. aged a. cashier of the Central
of Georgia railroad, was shot and fatally
wounded in his office here shortly before
1 o'clock this afternoon by Miss Elvira
Todd, aged %.
Six shots were fired at Watson from
80 calibre revolver, three of which en-
tered the trunk Of his body, one just
above the heart.
A road detective broke down the door
and caught the young woman, who in her
statement to the police accused Watson
of having caused her moral downfall and
being on the point of deserving her.
Watson was carried to the. city hos
pitaL >-.'
Is Several days ago Watson sent Miss TODD
to Atlanta, saying that he would follow
her., When she arrived there and after
waiting he did not come and she tele-
graphed him. None of her messages were
answered and she came back to Augusta.
1t is claimed she made several attempts
to get at young Watson yesterday but
every time some one interfered.
This morning it is said. she had some
man call up the office where Watson was
working, and in that manner located him.
II is claimed she Immediately set out to
shoot him. +
Detective Hall, of the Central railroad,
saw Miss Todd entering the office with
pistol In her hand, and tried to follow
her. She snapped the office gate and on
approaching Watson began firing.
Watson, in an effort to escape the
wrathful woman. sought refuge behind
the door Of big safe in the office. When
the detective got to the couple she was
standing over the man firing the last
shot. s.-
MIC Todd was Immediately arrested
and has been lodged in jail When taken
to the barracks, she cried: ''Dick Watson
betrayed me- but 1 love the very ground
he walks on.
He was going to throw me down and
marry another girl"
1t is reported that he was engaged to
marry a young lady of this city. Watson's
wounds are serious, and will probably
terminate fatally.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
CATNIP> PEDDLER MoBBED
BY NEW YORK FELINES

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Herman Gotlieb
thought there were sufficient well-to-do
families in New York who have pet cats
to warrant him in becoming a peddler OF
catnip. He first tried TO sell some OF the
herb at Tooth street and Fifth avenue,
and in doing so dropped some on the
sidewalk. This attracted big black cat
and as Gotlieb proceeded, the odor from
the basket attracted others. BY the time
he reached 116th street, there were be-
tween 30 and 100 cats following him, and
when he halted they surrounded him and
the longer he remained there. the larger
the aggregation of excited felines became.
all of them struggling to get at the
basket.
The cats attracted as many children,
and as the easiest solution of the puz-
cling matter, the police arrested Gotlleb
and took him to the station In a patrol
wagon. Although the horses were whip
ped to top speed. more than a score of
cats kept up with II until the station
was reached, and there they were rout-
ed by the several pet cats which the po-
lice harbor.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
BAPTIST ASSEMBLY
CLOSES FIRST WEEK

BLUE RIDGE, Ca, Aug 1.-THE first
week of the Baptist assembly at Blue
Ridge came to n close Saturday. One OF
the most enjoyable features of the weeks
work has been the institute on Sunday
school methods, conducted by Mr.. George
W. Andrews. OF Atlanta, and Mr.. d. +.
Grassland, of Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. An
drews is the Sunday school evangelist OF
the Baptist State Mission board. He has
! for years been a teacher and also a SUI
perintendent in the Sunday schools OF
Atlanta.
Mr.. Grassland is one of the field secre-
taries of the Sunday School board of the
Southern Baptist convention. These two
gentlemen have had a class of between
30 and 40 who have attended their lee
lures every day. This class Is made up
of Sunday school teachers from all parts
/ of the state. They have had note books
and pencils and have made a record Of
the ideas that impressed them. These
ideas they will carry home with them
and put them into practice in the schools
I'm which they are at work.
Saturday morning the devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. H w. VIII
liams. pastor OF the Baptist church at
Commerce.
At the IL o'clock hour a sermon on
prayer was preached by Rev. ]. s. Nc
Lemore, OF Thompson. Ga. He is fluent
and graceful speaker and his illustrations
were effective. He enjoys the distinction
of being the pastor of Hon. Thomas E.
Watson.
Friday night Rev. Sam c. Dean, OF
Cartersville, delivered his lecture on
What the World Owes to the Bible"
Sunday Mr.. A. B. Greene, principal OF
the famous Hiawassee High school, con-
Quoted the devotional exercises, after
which there was Sunday school addresses
by Ex-Governor Northen, Mr.. A. B. Cald-
we'll and Mr.. NJ. F. Ramsey. At II o'clock
the sermon was preached by DR.. b. j. w.
Graham, one of the editors of the Chris
tian Index
In the afternoon there was a service on
tithing at which talks were made By
Rev. Allen Fort. of Dublin, and Judge
u. v. Whipple, of Cordele. At night there
was a sermon by Rev. A. B. Vaughan, Of
LAGRANGE - .r'r -'., ++ r''
Every morning this week there will be
a Bible institute conducted by DR.. B. d.
Ragsdale, of Locust Grove, and DR.. z. ].
Forester of Mercer university.
This will be followed by sermons and
lectures from some of the best talent
among the Georgia Baptists.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
ABANDoNs SEARCH
FOR LOST BODIES

TACOMA. Wash. Aug. 1.-the search
for the bodies Of Joseph Stevens. OF Tren-
ton. N. J., and T. F. Callaghan. of Seat
tie. lost on Mount Rainier. has been tenn
porarily abandoned Guide Jules Stat
moher and his party have returned. and
are Of the opinion that the bodies never
viii be found. They discovered tracks
leading toward a 5oo-fOot ice cliff at the
head OF White Glacier. and IL is possible
the men lie below. The search cannot be
made from above. owing to the danger,
and Il Is doubtful whether there is a
route to the foot Of the cliff.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
TRoUP COUNTY ROADS
WILL BE IMPROVED

LAGRANGE. Ga. Aug ls.-Troup coun-
tvs public roads will. in a few year.
rank along with Fulton county's, IL the
county commissioners will continue the
plan they inaugurated when they put the
chaingang to making permanent improve.
ments. The present plan is to work roue
OF the most public roads leading out OF
LAGRANGE FIVE miles. and then gradually
extend the work until all the roads arc
put in good shape.
The changing has recently finished the
hve-mile stretch on the Lagrange and
Franklin road. long known as one OF the
worst roads in the county, and all who
have occasion to travel over this we'll
graded and substantial road. are fully
convinced that, while chainganRs are
expensive. they offer the best and only
means for securing good roads.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-20
PULLEY HELD THIS GIRL
SUSPENDED IN THE AIR

That Gertrude Strickland. a l2-year-old
girl, was caught by her clothing in the
set screw OF pulley in the Whittier cot
ton mill at Chattahoochee, and dragged
into the air, head downward with such
violence that while she hung suspended
by the skirt, with her feet upward, her
head was pounded against the floor, frac-
turing her skull bone and making her al
most an imbecile. is the allegation of Mrs
J. V. Strickland. who has filed suit in the
Fulton county superior court against the
cotton mill company, for N.oo0.
The complaint alleges that the company
was wiIlfully negligent in leaving the set
screw unprotected and in permitting a
I2-year-old child to work in such close
proximity to II.
II is declared that not long before the
Strickland accident a boy employed by
the company had been caught on a re
volving set screw and seriously injured
but that the company had taken no eff
fective steps to obviate the danger.