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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
WOMAN HALTS YEGGMEN
WHO CLUB HER HUSBAND

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Yeggmen who
struck a Waterman as they were burglar
izing a store in Oyster Bay today did not
reckon with his wife. who was following
him. AS a consequence of the woman S
interference, when the fight was over
one burglar was shot, a second was I'M
conscious and the third took himself from
the scene so fast that he could not be
overtaken.
Mrs Richard Golden, wife of a Long
island railroad employee, was the heroine.
Golden started on a burglar hunt His
wife followed, carrying a large stick.
Golden saw suspicious lights i'm Thompson
Brothers store and investigated. He
found three men working over the safe
and piling up goods.
Hands up!" Golden yelled. The men
obeyed but as Golden approached one of
the robbers felled him with a club and
the three pounced upon him. They had
not seen the young woman following.
She struck down two of the robbers with
her club and stunned a third man who
was graphing with Golden.
Golden freed himself and fired at the
half-stunned man as he rose and turned
to run. The yeggman fell with bullet
in his side. One of the others recovered
his senses and fled. When Golden and
other watchmen returned from a vain
guard over the unconscious man and
threatening with her club the wounded
burglar who was attempting to rise.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
- RAIPH NINTH.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec 1.-The
annual report Of Charles +. Bennett, sec
rotary OF the senate. throws interesting
light on the expenses incidental TO the
fnauzuratiou Of Taft and Sherman last
March. IL contains lot OF facts relative
10 the expenditure Of the contingent fund.
The government expended 500 in hiring
a four-horse team and carriage TO draw
President Taft through the snow and Ice
up Capitol hill for the inaugural ceremo-
mics. Three carriages carried Vice Pres
fdent Sherman and the inaugural COM
mittee The hire OF the three vehicles
was IS each
II cost As cents more to engrave the
aide whiskers OF Mr.. Sherman. with their
abbreviated growth, than to engrave the
mustache OF Afr. Taft. A man with a
IIthographer's stylus received H0.s7 for
preparing a cut OF Vice President Sher-
man to 20 on the inaugural program,
while he obtained but S10.52 for the pres
ident's cut.
Two extra long megaphones were pur-
chased to call carriages during the inau-
guraI ceremonies at the capitol and s.
each was paid in rental. Six of the small
variety were hired at 80 cents each
COST ASSN.
II cost the senate contingent fund So
EE.n TO participate in the Inauguration.
IL required Ss.osT TO build the elaborate in
augurzl stand. which was not used be-
cause Of the inclement weather. The prl-
waite stand for senator's. also unoccupied,
cost s2Ssl
Taxicab service in connection with the
inauguration cost So. The rental for
chairs was sE75. The plain bent wood
chairs for the common people were l.
cents each, while the 30 mahogany fin
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
2 KILLED, % HURT,
IN PACIFIC WRECK

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 2O.-Engineer Tom
Walker and Fireman P. w. Bauer, both
of Tucson, were killed, ten persons we're
seriously injured and Is others cut and
bruised when eastbound Southern Pacific
passenger train No. 4. formerly known as
the Golden State Limited, was wrecked
three miles west of Benson this morning.
The most seriously injured were brought
to st. Mary's hospital at Tucson. Among
them are Col. William Fige, Cananea,
Mex; Miss Nellie Corbett.
The train was running 80 miles an hour.
Southern Pacific officials say the tram
struck a curve at too high speed. The
engine. baggage car, mail car and two
tourist sleepers toppled in the rails, the
engine and the mail car rolling 40 feet
down a culvert.
The injured we're nearly all in the tour
list sleepers and in the mail car.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
Observation-Disclosures EARER
THAN MR.. TAFT'S MUSTACHE

shed chairs for use in the senate were
sl.s6 each.
The bunting for decorating the inaugu-
raj stand cost SIZE. Four dozen white
gloves for the senate ushers were secured
for So. Dinners. fees and lunches in
cioental 10 night work while fixing things
UP for the Inauguration caused an ex-
penditure of S155.
OTHER ITEMS.
II cost Sos TO rent 81 antiseptic mouth
pieces for telephones in committee rooms
and offices of the senate during the fiscal
year ending June 80. last. The washing
and ironing OF 1886 towels came to Sos. 80.
One French cook for the committee on
Cuban relations cost $50.
II required $40 for winding and regu-
lating the senate clocks during May. The
committee on appropriations spent $1L5O
for carriage hire. The bald-headed sen
ators were not overlooked, as six large
bottles Of Auxiliator were bought for IS.
A copy of the Wall Street Journal for
Senator LaFollette from March l. 1909 to
February Is 1910, paid in advance, cost
s12
Replenishing the drug department of
the senate cost $126.7s.
This includes 5000 quinine capsules for
So. IS; one quart of glycerine, at 81: one
gallon Of shoe polish, S1.25; two pounds of
soda mint tablets. so cents; one box Seid-
litz powders, 20 cents three bottles of
Bromo-SeltZer, large size, 81; one bag
ground alum salt, IS cents; one pint castor
oil. Is cents and one gallon benzine, 25
cents.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
.BRYAN TALKED SUNDAY
TO ENORMOUS AUDIENCE
Grand Opera House Was Fill
ed to 0verfIoWing--H
dredS Turned Away

after being twice defeated for the
presidency, I thought the possibility OF
receiving a third nomination so remote
that II should not deter me from the
kind OF speaking 1 am now engaged ns
For wears have desired to be more act
i've in Christian association work, but
have been held back by the fear that
my enemies might accuse me of trying
to use the church for the furtherance OF
my own political aims"
Such was the substance of an opening
statement made by William Jennings
Bryan Sunday afternoon to an overflow
ing and enthusiastic audience at the
Grand, where he delivered his splendid
lecture, THE Prince of Peace" under
the auspices of the Atlanta branch Of
the Y. M. c. A.
That Mr.. Bryan could fill the opera
house on an afternoon when sleet was
falling and singing, sleet-laden winds
sweeping the icy pavements, is ample
testimony of his popularity as a speaker.
Long before the appointed hour the pit
and galleries and even the aisles were
filled to overfiowing. Hundreds were
turned from the door.
is A FIRM CHRISTIAN.
Mr.. Bryan is a consecrated Christian.
That is perhaps the strongest of all the
ening to him speak on religious ques-
lions. His is 1.-The old-time religion" He
is tolerant of Darwin and the evolution
lists, but he prefers to disagree with
them. He has no i'll to say of those who
are conscientiously trying to build up
systems of morals on pure ethics alone.
but he believes no system Of morality
can endure unless it is based on the
Rock Of Ages.
His strong desire in speaking before
the young men of the land on such occa-
sions as the present one, was to "shame
them out of the idea that 1t is smart to
be skeptical."
SUCCESS AND CHARACTER.
Success seemed to be the god of a large
proportion of young Americans of this
generation, said Mr.. Bryan. Upon such
young men he wished to impress the fact
that there can be no true success that
is not based on character. Character In
turn is based on morals. Morals rest
upon religion, and religion leads straight
back to God. Therefore. the only truly
successful man must be a religious man.
And the religion Mr.. Bryan recommend
ed was the pure, simple religion OF Jesus
Christ, which he described with the
glorious eloquence of the born orator
and the sincerity of the true Christian.
Mr.. Bryan has all the qualifications
necessary to make him one of the fore
most preachers Of the world, had he
chosen the pulpit instead of the political
platform. His quotation from William
Cullen Bryant's lode, to a Waterfowl
completed his argument Sunday after
noon and made sublimeIy beautiful
peroration.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
FARMING SCHOOLS TO
GET MORE XMAS MONEY

Upon the reports of collections from
fertilizer tags and other sources just
submitted for the year by Commissioner
of Agriculture Thomas @. Hudson, it is
believed by the executive department of
the state that another round of pay
ments of about $500 each may be dis
tributed among the IL district agricultural
schools of the state before Christmas.
Within the past few days a payment of
81, 900 each from the state appropriation
OF 81, 600 for these schools Cmade to help
them receive $4,000 but not more for
their years expenses) has been sent out.
II was then estimated that their total
respective shares Of the tag and other
collections for the year (portiOns OF which
have been RENTED from time to time
during the year, would not exceed $1,000.
which with the 5000 allowed them would
still fall $1,000 short of the maximum
limit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
MAN SHOT THROUGH HEAD
STILL FIGHTING DEATH

WINDER, Ga, Dec. 20.-with a hole
drilled through his head by a bullet,
which is said to have passed through the
base Of his brain, Tom Wages, of this
place, is still conscious and alive. The
physicians are baffied by the case.
The bullet. fired by Chief of Police Paul
Copeland, entered Wages left temple, and
I'm passing out OF the back of his head, is
believed to have plowed through the base
of the brain.
The shooting Of Wages is the result of
an alleged disturbance at local boarding
house.
Wages. who was said to be drinking,
hearing that police were after him, jump
ed out of the window with his knife open
and in his hand. The police called to
him to throw up his hands. After a
scufde on the ground with the police and
an effort to cut him, Chief of Police Cope
land shot him over the left eye through
the temple. The ball ranged around and
came out back of his head.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
MANY FRUIT GROWERS
SIGN WITH EXCHANGE
Managers Meet With Much
Success in Canvass of
South Georgia.

Manager I. NJ. Fleming, of the Georgia
Fruit Exchange, made a splendid and ex-
haustive report to the members of the
executive committee of the Georgia Fruit
Exchange, at their regular monthly meet
ing held in the rooms of the exchange
Saturday. Both he and Assistant Mana
ger H. d. Marks have spent the past
six weeks in south Georgia signing up
new shipping contracts for the coming
season. With that section of the state
not quite canvassed and north Georgia
and northeast Georgia not yet touched,
there has already been signed up 256 con-
tracts, for next season.
we were received enthusiastically,
everywhere" said Manager Fleming,
land 1 am confident that we will sign
up an even larger percentage of the
fruit crop for the season of 1910 than
we did for the successful season just
closed. We are, right now, further
ahead in the number of signatures to
contracts for the next three years, than
we were for one season, a year ago.
The success with which the exchange
has met during the past year has CIV
en- the growers the greatest confidence
in the ability of this organization,
working in cooperation to gain for its
member many things which, as pri-
vate shippers could not be secured.
This is attested by the fact that we
are receiving as members, daily now,
many growers who were Independents
during the past season. Mr.. Marks and
l are going to finish our canvass OF
south Georgia before the first of jan
uary, and then will take up the north
eastern section of the state"
Mr.. Fleming too, talks with interest
concerning the renewed activity among
the growers of Georgia in keeping up
their orchards to the highest point of
perfection. This increased interest, it is
believed, is traceable to the influence Of
the exchange, because the growers have
come to believe that with the exchange
handling the crop, there is no. limit to
the market for Georgia fruit.
At the meeting it was agreed to have
the manager have printed and distrubut-
ed monthly a financial statement for
the time up to and including the week
of the monthly meeting, so that the COM
mittee men will know of conditions be-
fore arriving for the meeting. The sec
ond Wednesday in each month is to be
the date of meeting. A. NJ. Kitchen,
j. w. Frederick and P. j. A. Berckman,
Jr., were appointed auditing committee
with Mr. Kitchen as chairman and audit
the books monthly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
MAJ. H. P. HUNTER WILL
SUCCEED MAJOR SANFORD

Maj. Fl. P. Turner, of the Third Battal.
ion of the Fifth regiment, has been noml-
mated as major of the battalion to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Mai. S. V. Sanford, of Athens. Adju-
tant General Scott will probably call an
election next Monday, for 10 days later
date.
Companies at Elberton, Winder. Athens.
Lindale and Cedartown form the Third
battalion of the Fifth, and are known
as the out-of-town companies. The Third
Is one of the best battalions in the regi-
ment, and ranks with the best In the
state.
Major Hunter holds his title by virtue
of a commission in the pay department
of the National Guard, though he was
formerly major in command OF the Third
battalion, and also held at one time the
commission of lieutenant colonel of the
Third regiment.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
MAIL CLERK NEWMAN
DIES FROM INJURIES

LAGRANGE, Ga, Dec. 2o.-Death he
claimed another victim of the wreck at
Harris City. Howard Newman, the
M. & B. mail clerk dying at his home
in LAGRANGE ate o'clock Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Newman's injuries at first
were not thought to be serious as he
was able to walk after being extricated
from the debris of the mail car and
telephoned his brother in LAGRANGE
that he was not badly injured.
The funeral services will be held at
1880 today. Mr. Julius Newman, a city
mail carrier of LAGRANGE, is brother of
the deceased. His parents live in Flor
ida.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
ATLANTA YOUNG MAN is
H0N0RED BY HARVARD

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 1s.-Wlliam H.
Mansfield, of the class of 1872 of At
lanta was publicly honored last night by
Harvard university. when the annual
award of scholarships and prizes was
made I'm Sanders theatre, Cambridge.
Young Mr.. Mansfield was awarded one
of the Bowditch scholarships, which car
~ with them an annual stipend of $3.50
each.
The Bowditch scholarships. founded by
Nathanial Bowditch, of Boston, provide
for distribution OF 5000 each year to de-
serving students. according to their rank
and self-improvement. The president of
the university selects the winners.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
ENGINEER TOM UPCHURCH
DIES IN WEST POINT, Ga.

News was received in the city Satur-
day of the death of Mr.. Tom Upchurch,
who died suddenly of acute indigestion
in West Point, Ga, Friday morning. Mr..
Upchurch formerly lived in Atlanta, and
had many friends who will be shocked
to hear of his untimely death He had
been for the last seven years with the
Atlanta and West Point railroad, and was
an engineer on that road at the time of
mis- death. -.-.
Mr.. Upchurch was "a years old, and is
survived by his wife. his mother, five
brothers and one sister He was promi-
nent member of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers, who will have charge
of the funeral, which will occur in Fair
burn, Ga, Sunday morning at l 1o'clock.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
THIS BABY is HEIR TO
$75,0O0,OO0 FORTUNE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-John r. Nc
Lean and Thomas f. Walsh, multimil-
lionaires we're made grandfathers by the
birth of a son 70 Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean, the latter formerly Miss
Evelyn Walsh.
The parents of the baby are the only
children of the muftimillionaires, and lit
tie newcomer is thus heir to the combin-
ed Mclean and Walsh fortunes. The
wealth of Mclean is estimated at SCI, 600,
600 and of Walsh at $5O000,OO0.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
ROOSEVELT AND PARTY
ARRIVE IN ENTERBE

ENTEBBE, Uganda, Dec. 20.-After
delightful voyage across the Victoria
Nyanza, Colonel Roosevelt and party ar
rived here today. At the pier they were
met by government officials, who were in
PRODUCED to the Americans by Chief Sec
rotary Russell. A guard of honor for thu
visitors was made up of Indian sikhs.
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit entered
an automobile and were taken to the
government house. where they will be
the guests of the governor of Uganda I'M
til their departure for Kampala tomor-
row.
The colonel expressed himself as as
founded at the beauty of the lake anG
the comfort provided for the steamer
passengers.
PARIS. Dec. 20.-The Temps. extolling
the closing of Theodore Roosevelt as a
foreign associate of the Academy of
Moral and Political Sciences, pays high
tribute to Mr.. Roosevelt's political and
moral creed and his insistence that nsith-
CT individuals nor nations have the right
to shirk their duty.
The Temps concludes:
Peace is praiseworthy, but its desir
ability has been unduly exaggerated if in
spired by fear. Mr.. Roosevelt recalls to
our age that war is an evil, but not the
greatest of evils Especially as the mes
senger of national idealism, he merits the
eminent distinction conferred upon him
by the institution
KISUMU, British East Africa. Dec 20
Kisuma. or Port-Florence, where Colonel
Roosevelt and his party are to spend at
least a day in December, is situated or
the shores of Lake Victoria. Nyanza, at
the end of Kavirondo gu~. is the ter
minus of the railway and rises $500 feet
above sea level. Kisumu possesses a dry
dock at the highest altitude of any in the
world.
As the train nears its destination. the
wonderful beauties of the huge inland
sea are disclosed. The water stretches
for 40 miles to the mouth Of the Kavi-
rondo gulf and on all sides are huge
mountains.
An extraordinary mixture of races viii
be there to welcome the Roosevelt party.
KISUMA, British East Africa, Dec. 20
The American hunting expedition arrived
here yesterday and sailed on the Clement
Hill for Entebbe. Uganda. The steamer
flew the United States flag. 1t was the
first time that the Stars and Stripes had
flown over a passenger vessel on the Vic
toria Nyanza. All the party are well.
The trip from Nairobi was a pleasant
one st Kiiabe the members of the Amer
lean mission gathered at the station and
welcomed their countrymen There was
another demonstration at Nakuro, where
the settlers cheered during the brief stop
of the train. Colonel Roosevelt spent some
ime inspecting the town of kisuma before
embarking.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
Saw Green Stone; "Batty''

NEW YORK, Dec. pa clean shaver,
we'll dressed man wandered into police
station late last night and said with great
solemnity: About ten days ago while
walking down Broadway, I saw in jew
elers window a big green stone. Ever
since l have felt an impelling desire to
commit suicide. It's so strong tonight
that II am not taken in charge, / GER
tainly will do away with myself"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
Manv Hurt in Wreck

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-Train No. 90 on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail-
road, the Oriental Limited, was wrecked
at 4:30 this morning at Western Springs
Ill. near Chicago, three sleeping cars
rolling down an embankment. No one was
killed. but many were injured Few of
the injured, however, are seriously hurt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
FuIIam Is Shifted

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S-Capt w P.
Fullam. now commandant at the naval
training station at Newport, r. L.. was
today selected by the navy department
as the next commander of the battleship
Mississippi. He will succeed Capt. j. c.
Fremont. who has been designated as
the commander of the Boston navy yard.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-21
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The Washington times., 1909-04-23
CASTRO REACHES
FRANCE AN EXILE
Declares Nations Will Re-
pent of Outrage"
Against Him.

ST. NAZAIRE. France, April 23.-The
steamer Versailles. with former Presi-
dent Castro Of Venezuela on board,
reached here at daylight, and Castro
was among the first to land He was
plainly weak and had the assistance Of
his nurse. He win go directly to Paris
The French government made no effort
70 stop him from landing, in fact he
was treated in every way as a private
individual
At the railway station here several
newspaper men tried TO interview Cas-
tro. He was chary Of them. but in the
few words that he gave, declared that
America, by pursuing me, has struck
q severe blow at the rights Of Venezu-
elan citizens and at personal liberty in
general Europe viii soon repent Of her
treatment Of me. No greater outrage
against a private citizen, whose inten-
tiOns were absolutely honorable and
peaceable. was ever perpetrated than
the concerted movement by a half dozen
nations D keep me out Of my own
country.
THE authorities say I am a free han.
This is rot true, inasmuch as I am not
permitted to return to Fort de France.
Why does France not respect the rights
Of liberty, which she so boastfully pro-
claims? If had been free I would have
returned to Venezuela, formed an army,
and recovered my former power"
After going to Paris, Castro intimated
that he would 60 to Spain.
The Washington times., 1909-04-23
ROOSEVELT SEES
FIRST GAME HERD
Gets Glance of Antelopes
and GiraffeS From Car
Windows.

MAKNDU, British East Africa, April
%. Z a. m.-The special train bearing
Col Theodore Roosevelt and his party
toward Nairobo reached here this morn
ing after a slow but pleasant trip from
Mombasa- There were several Ameri-
can missionaries waiting in the station
here to greet the former President, and
he expressed his delight at seeing them.
and discussed in a general way the
work they are doirs;. Breakfast was
served and the journey resumed. the
party being due at the kapiu Plains
station about noon.
Before continuing his trip to NairObo,
Colonel Roosevelt is expected 10 stop
of and visit the big Macmillan ranch,
owned by the st. Louis sportsman, and
also Hugh Heatley's ranch.
At the latter place he is expected to
get his first shot at the African buffalo,
which are very numerous at that point.
From the window Of his car on the
special train he saw droves Of zebra,
giraffes, and antelope. While they were
in the distance, the sight was inspiring
to the hunters and they watched them
closely. Most Of the game was seen
this morning while running slowly
from Masongalendt and Kabwezi to
Makindu.