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The Macon Telegraph from Macon, Georgia • 1

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if Local SpoLQotton Good Middling lift Strict Middling lift Middling lift MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH CITY EDITION si JM Vst Ck Strict Lew Middling 1-Vow Middling- 10ft A Georgia Paper for Georgia People A Thoughtful Paper for Thinking People EsteUished MACON GA: SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 8 1912 -FORTY PAGES roil SUBSCRIPTION RATES SBB EDITORIAL PAGE 1 Advisoiy Gjmmittee Named By Democrats PREMIER BORDEN WHO IS RETURNING TO CANADA MADE MUCH OF IN ENGLAND All Candidates for Nomination With Brysn as Chairman Are Named With New Ones NEW TORE Sept the candi dates for the democratic 1 nomination for president before the reient Baltimore convention were today appointed by the advisory fommlttee of the democratic nationaL committee for the campaign of Mil gitlr William Bryan as chairman On additional member from each state waa appotatadon the advisory committee Among tbqm la one woman Mrs Walsh of Tacoma Wash: The list as given out by the national committee Alabama Henry Clayton Bibb pravea Florida-Duncan U' Fletcher Gemgta-yA' BacoiC Hoke- Smith North Carolina Lee Overman Julian ft' Ctrr Booth Bmith Till- WEATHER FORECAST sjil is Local ehewero Monday probably falri light winds SOUTH Local Sunday! Monday probably fair variable Winds Thunder 'showers Sunday and prabqbly Monday moderate variable winds --ALASAMAv-Generally fair Sunday and Monday! Hght variable wnlds LOCAL WEATHER ijhg the' twent f-four ho- i ending at 4 yesterday Hourly Temperatures Premier Borden and Wife REMIER BORDEN la returning to Canada after having been made much to i during hla visit In England The effusive welcome that waa extended him It le said was an expression of approval to hie emphatic sentiment In favor of a Canadian contribution to the British navy England wants Canada to present her with two up-to-date battleships and one reason for Mr Borden's trip waa to assure the English government that he would use all to hla influence to induce Chnada to make the desired contribution BOOSTERS ONLY TO HEAR CRY WAITING Awaiting the Hour Set for Sta rt With as Much Expectancy as Six-Year-Old Boy Loo ks Forward to First Day at School to Become Household Word in South Georgia This We ek TM Call Chairman and Secretaries -to Washington FOR FINAL CONFERENCE Representatives and 0 Go From Macon RAILROAD OFFICIALS ALSO Understood That General Committee for Railroad Man and General Managers Asseeiatien Cannot Agree and Beth 8ides Summon Raoruits to Attend Another Conference Wednesday Developments which may be of a significant nature were made known in Macon yeatprday morning when telegrams were received by the Mere tar-lee chairmen and vice chairmen to the local organizations of and ordering them to Washington at once for a conference next Wednesday morning at Similar orders have been issued the officers of the twenty-four railroads of the southeastern association The grand lodge officers and general committee which have been In conference In Washington with the general managers committee failed to reach an agreement and before submitting a final proposition to the general managers committee they will confer with the officers from all parts of the country s-' Fifteen Go From Maeen More than five hundred prominent officers to th'a conductors and trainmen will be In Washington at the conference Wednesday About fifteen will go from Macon this morning Among tnem are Sullivan chairman of the local coipmlttee of the of the Southern Railway Plnhol-ster chairman of the It CL of the Southern Railway Johnston vice chairman the of the Jb All' of the railroads entering Macon will have representatives at the conferences to be held next week- One Course Open When the demands were made of the general managers by the general committee representing the employee at the conference September 2 their demands were refused and the general managers committee submitted a counter proposition offering to refur the demands to a board of arbitration for settlement The employes havu stoutly refused to listen to such a settlement but are willing that It te taken before the interstate commerce commission for mediation In this way the matter may be settled according to the advices to United Siatea Commissioners of Labor Knott and NellL Numbers Will Strengthen The genefal' committee believes that with the addition of the chairmen vice chairmen and secretaries of the local organisations their position will be strengthened and their action will be more representative of the entire membership of the BRT and Whether the local officers anticipate a strike or hot they will not state but do say that the employee are determined In their position and do not Intend to move from their original demands for better wages and improved working condition Local Man Are Anxious Until yesterday morning all waa Quiet In local railroad circles and little discussion was had of the proposed strike and conferences 'being held In Washington Upon receipt of the tele-grama yesterday and the evident purpose of the there haa come a feverish condition among the local employes not only among the trainmen and conductors bqt In other departments aa welL WASHINGTON Bept T-LAftsr a brief conference today between representatives to the thirteen thousand trainmen on the Southern railroads and officials to ths line further consideration to the demands to ths 1 men was deferred until next' Wednesday It was hoped that before the question to a strike was taken up seriously by the men some agreement might ha reached and the postponement to further conference was mads to permit to another canvass to the situation The men demand an Increase In wages and other concessions much to which are declared by the railroad companies to be exorbitant and unreasonable ALLEGED MOONSHINERS RELEASED UNDER BOND John Wilburn and Hla Ben Frank Wilburn of Jones County Arrested Friday on Indictment to Last May John Wilburn and hla eon Frank Wilburn to Jones county were taken before Erwin deputy clerk of the United States district court yesterday to fix bond on their' cases They are charged with moonahlning and were arrested on Mila found by the grand Jury last May The still which the men are sensed to running was discovered by the United States marshals during the May term of court but It waa deserted at the time an no arrests'' were made The evidence was placed the grand Jury however and true bills were found The etlll was about three miles from Round Oak on the banka to a branch that runs near the Wilburn home There was some beer at the qtllL it la said but the device had been closed down for'the day The arrest was made Friday by Deputy United States Marshal Dave Riley The bond In each case was set at 2280 The men made the bonds HADLEY TAKES PETITIONS RELUCTANTLY JEFFERSON CITY' Mo Sept Gov-amor Hadley reluctantly consented today to present petitions from the clubs to St Louie evening equal -suffrage to the republican state platform committee here next Tuesday VHe Informed the petitioners that he Waa only lukewarm TOLD IS STORY Deposed Inspector Says Report Tampered With HE! DISREGARDED GAYNOR Cites One Raid Where He Failed to Obey FIRST DUTY TO SUPPRESS Than Ha Says Ha Waa Ordered by Hie Superior Officers Net to Raid Fleece Unless Thera Wae Outside Evidence to Be i Obtained to Their Business NEW YORK Sept Cornelius Hayes deposed police Inspector on trial charged with making false statements reflecting tm Police Commiaaloner Waldo Intimated on the witness stand today that the stenographic report of hie conversation with Waldo wherein the alleged false statements were made had been tampered with '1 don't believe I said any such things" he declared "I believe the record la Hayes admitted that he made several raids where there was no disorder apparent on the outside "Why did you do he was asked Had Received Complaints '1 had received -a complaint from he replied A letter from Commissioner Waldo to Hayes the latter aald embodying Mayor Gaynor's directions that policemen should discontinue the old method to getting evidence against disorderly houses from the Inside of such houaea put a stop to the practice In' the case previously cited Hayes declared he had disregarded Mayor Gaynor's order The letter waa placed In evidence It embodied a declaration Imputed to Mayor Gaynor that the passing of men in numbers to and firom houses harboring women should be taken as evidence that the houses were disorderly This Hayea said helped support hla contention that In refraining from raiding houses where there was no such evidence he was upholding Mayor Gayner'a policy Hla Duty Hla Orders When Cornelius Hayea former police Inspector took the stand today In the eaee against him charging him with making false statements concerning Commissioner Waldo the first question waa: did you conceive to be your duty toward disorderly houses when you' first went into the fourth dletrlctT" proceed against them get evidence and suppress them That was my duty until I waa ordered by my superior officer to do that after Waldo had forbidden- hkifi to Till' disorderly house J1 there waa no outride evldehce to disorder he (Hayea) Instructed his men not to enter houses to gat evidence He added that he told Waldo what he had don and Waldo approved BIG STRIKE OF WAITERS IS CALLED IN BOSTON Barvle at Several Hotels is Managers Say They Are Determined to Get Other Help BOSTON Maes Sept Two hundred waiters eooks and other employes ware on strike at three hotels In this city and the International Hotel Workers Union said they proposed to extend the etrlka to at least three other large hotels The service a( the Parker house which waa eripplad yesterday when 120 employee walked out during the noon hour rush was said to be normal The management announced that other help had been engfifeefi Little difficulty was experienced! at the Hotel Touraine and YoungS hotel where only a email number to employes were on strike HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE AND THEN HIMSELF PORTAGE Me Sept A bullet wound found today In the body to Mrs Daniel Emery Indicated to the coroner that the woman had been shot by her husband instead to strangled as thought at first Emery killed himself by shooting In the opinion of the coroner the shooting occurred yesterday morning The coroner's theory la that Mrs Emery was called from her chamber Into her room and wae shot through the heart aa ahe passed the door The authorities were Informed that the couple had trouble recently Emery waa the eon to a wealthy Importer to Chelsea Mass He had been In 111 health for a year or more HAS BEEN PASTOR SINCE 18 YEARS OLD ATHENS Sept Only 22 years to age and completing hie eighth year aa a pastor to the Baptist church le the record made by Rev A Smith to the West End Baptist church of this city who finishes hie fourth year at that place this month and would not allow the consideration to hie name In the calling of a pastor for another year With hla wife he goes In October to Louisville to enter the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Mrs Smith will taka the teacher training course Mr Smith says that he goes to Study about the Bible but to study the In his pastorate since he wae 16 years old he has received Into the church 864 persons by far the greatest number bring upon profession of faith and by baptism In the past week during hie vacation he has preached seven times and was not engaged in a revival meeting either ENGLISH SCULLER LOSES TO GREER AMERICAN BOSTON Mass Sept Frank Greer former amateur national champion culler defeated William Haines prominent English profesional sculler in a three-mile race on the Charles river today As a result to the race Greer claims the sculling championship of the Halted states Considers Condition Grave Along the Border SENDS OUT MORE CAVALRY Two More Companies Are Ordered to Texas WORST CONDITION SOUTH To Roaeh Thera It Would Mean at Least a Two Years' Struggle and Heavy Less of Taft Bays Hat Will Taka No 8tepa Toward Inter- volition Without Being Authorial) BULLETIN DOUGLAS Arts Sept Con- Urination wae received today of an engagement between United States soldiers and Mexican rebels wko crossed the International line at' Lang'e Ranch fifty miles east to Douglas Four rebels were klleo and one wounded and captured None to the American troopa were Injured Thirteen American eo Idlers fought with twenty-five rebel i BEVERLY Mara Sept Although President Taft will not Intervene In Mexico without tha fullest dellbera- tlon upon a step that would mean war hla frlenda declared tonight-that Intervention la nearer than it haa been' alnce- the first American troopa were rushed to the border eighteen months ago It can be stated on the highest authority that should the president de- clde that intervention la the only course open to him he will call con- greae In special session and demand of it the authority to send the Ameri- can army acrora the border Under no circumstances he hee told his friends would he do any unfriendly act against Mexico without consulting congress A War President? Friends of the president realise that he would give the order to Invade Mexico only with the greatest reluc- -tancy They are aware that It la already charged by senators that ths president might rand tha army acrora -tha Una make himself a presl- and rely upon that to bring vie-tery to himself and the republican party In November Mr Taft haa raid that such a statement la utterly without foundation and declared to hla advisers that it would be hard to conceive of a president who would use hla office to throw hla country Into a war which experts have predicted could end In not leu than two years that would coat millions that would mean the sacrifice of thousands of lives and ruin for years to come the basis of this friendship with the Central and South American re- publics More Cavalry te Front The president today authorised General Leonard Wood chief of staff United States army to two more regiments of cavalry to the Texas border The regiment will be sent from Fort- Riley Kansas and Fort D' A Russell Wyoming So far as tha president waa informed there will bo no Immediate peed for more troopa in Texas but conditions along tha boh der have grown worse In the last few weeks It la tha southern pert to Mexico however that the president haa learned to Intolerable conditions affecting There the Madera government accord- lng -to the Washington Information In utterly unable to cope with the revolu- tlon lata and there arama to be little prospects that the situation will Improve President Taft within th last few days haa communicated a demand that Presl- -dent Madera be more active In the pro- taction of Americana He le hopeful that this reminder meant for th ears to the -Mexican president and for the Mexican foreign officers as well will be fruitful of -result In both southern and northern Mexico Danger In Southern Mexico The rituation south of the Mexican capital aa regarded as particularly dan- i geroue to Americans becauee the revolu- tlonista there apparently have much less fear of an American invasion than their brothers on the north The only favor- able plan for protection to Americans In the sooth Mr Taft haa been told would be to send troops to some gulf port' to Mexico The trouble le In tha Interior and tha landing of troopa In a Mexican port would mean Intervention and war Thera la no such opportunity In the south to Mexico to display troopers In force and thereby Instill respect for the United States aa there has been along the Texas frontier Only one solution of the problem has been put forward and that Is intervention Mr Taft la still hopeful however that President Madero will Improve condl- tlona to that such a step will not need to be taken Sending to Troopa -WASHINGTON Bept Two developments In the Mexican situation today lad observer! of that rituation to regard conditions aa grave President Taft ordered two full regiments to cavalry to the border' line and the Madero government contemplated asking permission to the United States to transport its loyal troopa through Texas end New Mexico to attack the scattered bands to marauding rebels sallying acrora the line attacking American ranches and stealing cattle i After Major General Leonard Wood chief to staff to the army had talked over the telephone with President Taft at Beverly the Thirteenth cavalry from Fort A ftysaelL Wyoming and tb Ninth cavalry from Fort Riely Kansaa were put under rush orders to join the border patroL The' president made It plain that under no circumstances wars -th troopa to crow the line and that be still regarded Intervention aa an act of tha very last resort -t In addition to th two regiment Blacks Precipitate a GJash at Cummings 40 i WHITET-WOMANS ATTACKED L- Negrd Preacher's i Utterance 'Adds theTrouhlei 1(1 cpu'rthouse Govsmor Brown ffsfsives Netice ef the Situation end Adjutant General Obear Orders Out Two Companies of Mijitia Who gake Complete Central of Situation Under New Law CUM MING' Two companies 'of stats-troopa ftrars rushed hera itw by Governor Brown to prevent UppeMr ing trouble betweenthe whltot arid 'grora grawtag4ogt to tha' ravara beating administered to t8rai th a negro preacher on the because of alleged Indbltlng remark reflecting upon tpe women to this' The had threatened to dyna- mite town If any negnMe were lynched bat after' the troopa arrived the itwttlon became quiet and at a late today no actual dash wka throught -probable? -VX 'y- a Tgb negroes were arrested today charged with attempted assault upon white' women Thursday night five milee from this place' They were brought to prison bore There was no -excitement until Smith expressed hie where upoh a crowd set upgn blpi and beat him almost Into insensibility He wae ree-cueu by the officers and "locked up in the vault at the Threats of Lynching I There were threats of lynching followed by rumors from a negro picnic and barbecue near -town of Plots for dynamiting the town In -the event any negroes were lynched Excitement pread and the town filled rapidly with whltd men' from outlying districts end the negroes from the barbecue' Thd officials immediately appealed to Governor Broom with tbs result- that one company from Gainesville and another from Marietta were rushed bora in automobiles arriving shortly after noon -Leaving thirteen militiamen -on' guard the two- companies of state troop rushed here today to prevent eriotlbg i left'feg Marietta tonight' They took wlth them Grapi Smith the negro preacher who was whipped and 'five negroes arrested ws in ceuiectlon with the attempted on a white woman Thursday One of the negroes ie reported to have confessed to the attempted assault- Tslsgrspb Bureau Kimball Atlanta dept 7 V--' Oa direct and Urgent -Appeal Sheriff WW Bold- of Forsyth county and Mayor Harris of Cummins Governor Brown UU morning ordered trows to hurry from: Galnesvfllc and 'Marlatta to Cummlng to prevent a lynching and threatened race clash A dastardly assault was committed on thg wife- of a wall known Forsyth coins? ty man Thursday nlgt during the absence of the husband The woipan is said to tie a precarious eondltleiL -When the 1 husband cauw home about midnight ho found his wife and at once cuided an alarm Baity Friday morning the authorities In Cummlng rounded up seven suspects and placed them in Jail' Later Grant nmitii: a negro preacher asserted eg the streets- that the victim of the assault iras a "eorry white -woman -Ths crowd 'angered beyond 1 measure 'and Smith waa handled roughly: While two men-hold him other applied the lash (Amorously officers Anally took charge (f Smith and locked him "in the office jtH RepreeentattYe-elect Wisdom in the courthouse f- Two Sheriffs en Scene si An angry and threatening crowd sur rounded tbe feofcrt bouse all morning and demanded the negro Sheriff Crow of Hall Areht to the aseistance of Sheriff RelA 1 Meesagee reached Governor Brown by 10 o'clock of A serious state of affairs Adjutant-General Obear wad called Into conference knd soon wae In- communication with officers of Troop Second squadron known as Hone Guard 'Captain John lL Frey waa -out of town hpt soon arrived and hurriedly summoned as many men as be Could find' secured autos and ruehed pCC the gjnile trip to Cummlng arriving at T'-V i -As Information still came of a con-atantiy growing acute rituation Obear balled up Captain" Way of HOm Marietta company and requested him to get as many man as ha could on abort notice and rush them tcCiinunlng in autoe Cummlng is lSTmllaM off a rat mad and autoe were 'the' quickest ago surest method gettlng there Military Jd'Cofnmand- ti the drsCtlme' the' military has mder the new llwa passed hT tbe My this summer Instead of reporting to' the sheriff or 'other officials the military Command of the situation -The 'SlUttary department 'also had all rightp over telephone and (Slegraph line The Southern Bell placed thelr line to Gainesville aid Cummins at '-the disposal of General Obear and for time no other business waa allowadovsr them -it Trod Ms -eras averted until -tbs arriviU of twenty-three" members of thq-Oatnei-viffk troops byappeels-sf tnlnlsters and thy end county pffWal The- Galnee-vllle men arrived" about I having made-the 21' mlleew' kbout miu-Otea Thr Marietta Couiguny arrived hortly afterwards and aaeumed complste command of the sltuatiou Matters ware madd worse Ui the morning Ay a big negre-harhaetwfuatvout-ids' to Cumgitagj AB negroeq ventur? lng Into town were rua out lUriMdtatriV Jim bi mffnmm Tit Inm riwaa gotneVthreata -by naitoM of wring dyna-mffuior- arming himstoyeajrth ftu wtoe nit taken yery serioualy 'v The prompt arrivgLpf 'the militia tm doubtedty prevented a lyncblng and per- 11 am SO 12 10 1 pm 81 2 inn 84 2 pm 14 4 pm 14 Highest temperature 86 lowest 71 moan 10 normal 7A Rainfall Total rainfall since January 1 4242 inches an excess of 13S1 Inches River Report The Ocmulgeo at Macon at 7 a read 48 fast NEWS SUMMARY t-OCAL General -committee of trainmen and eon-duetdrs af aeutheaetera territory conferring with general managers of rallroadi In Washington sand hurry eall for chairmen and secretaries of locale to come to capital Macon Beoetacd only waiting to hear cry ofAU aboard" before beginning tour of -south Georgia with view of ex panding trade territory Flagman Johnson the here of the train wregk' on the Southern HoltqfL-- Wilson campaign fund has new reached SS4S several subscriptions being added yesterday Central of Georgia's Mg craoeotlng plant to bo put In operation within next ten dove Railway at Suit of Carter against osier le' and ethara In which aha asks 129000 for-whipping filed court at Maeen freight and traffle bureau Issues a call for meeting of -all commercial trfcffie bureaus of the state to be halt In -Maeen October 22 Nat Wlnahlp spends only $45 In his rase for representative In the legislature 1 from Bibb county Prof Doriy Issue call to teachers of Georgia to send In their dollars for Wllaon campaign fund Major Dunwody dies at hie home In (Atlanta wee refated to Macon Dun- Hvodys 1 Death comae suddenly to James AuK--- man aged 75 one of the beat known of' the elder residents of middle Georgia y' Alleged mean shiners arreetad In Jones eeunty are re la seed under bend Inca Terrace people are etui unable to agree In dispute ever curbing Maeen military companies nave en AH tered teams in regimental sheet at Helton this weak Negro's plea Irneasa bafora Judge Hedges wine him hie freedom Mercer and Wes ley an both to open on same day and both are preparing for the event McNeils claims whisky aalsad from a dray Friday night by -ha police and charge of violating prohibition law le mad against him Work of drcdi Hit of dredging the Ocmulgeo river will begin Monday morning 1 1 way claim agents of ths state held Railway claim ages regular monthly meeting In Maeen Burglars pay a Visit to ths hems of Tern Law Woman visiting 'In Macon leaea envelop containing $450 Negro tries to dispose of cow end when s' arrested admits he had stolen the animal Three people placed In jell on Insanity charge yesterday while two "others are gent to Mllledgeville County budget for the coming year has been prepared shewing how funds have been divided i STATE Two companies -of stats militia are sent to Cummlng to prevent serious race riot DOMESTIC Chicago's tool cheat" undergoes an operation beeauee of a pain In his -stomach and doctors remove knives nails and ether things that he had swallowed on wagers Messenger silvers a package to Washing ton laberaterlea full of deadly die ease germs Michigan widow hedrs from a person who says he Is a priest that when she waa young' he obtained her fortune ah to France In hopes of getting It fettlCi Preacher burned to death under hie auto- mobile while hie children stand by htlptaM President Taft May call an extra of congress requesting that body to dlrogt him to Intervene InMexiqe DELAWARE DEMOCRATS PUTTING UP HOT FIGHT WILMINGTON Del Bept The democrat of Delaware this afternoon entered nnon the moft Interesting primaries they hdVe field for yean with an animated contest for the nomination for governor This includes Stage Senator Thee Monaghan of Wilmington Frederick Brady Middletown Theodore Arm-strong Newark and former Mayer Chas D- qird of Wilmington In the event of a close division a compromise candl data may be the result in which omnec-tton the hams to Federal Judge Joe Gray la persistently mentioned despite his re- Flournoy A Vaughn Southern Railway company freight department Mallary Mill Supply company Macon Coco-Cola Bottling company Idle Hour Nuraery Cox A Chappell Southern Ice and Coal company Builders Lumber and Supply company Reid Shoe company Vlcker Central of Georgia railway freight department Sharpe A Neal Furniture company Thurston Hatcher Joe Neel company A Long Cigar and Grocery company Bandera Walker Jr Standard Brick company Thoe Lowry A Son Georgia Southern and Florida railroad Fourth National bank Bernd company Georgia Bead Store Jea-sup Insurance agency Georgia State Fair Iraar Taylor A Riley Drug company Harrold Banking company Hotel Williams Dinkier Hotel Qeoiyta Life Insurance company Murray A Sparks Drug company Macon Telegraph Bibb Bower Pipe company Blair Kern A Adams Brown House Albert McKay The Dan-neburg company Adams A Com-Peny Thorpe A Bone Tsylor-Bayne Drug company Cttisens National bank Dan Hughes American National bank Brunner Drug company Schofield Bone company Acme Brewing com-pany Btavene Sons company Macon "wi A Doody company Twenty-one in Drum Corps Such a trip would not be complete without the drum and bugle corps which haa made Maeen already famous more famous Twenty-one picked members have been selected for the trip and will Yrafiy lth new uniform bright and shining bugle and tightened drums to tlr up Dixie and convince Bouth Geor-than ever that Macon le one to the Ilveat spots on the map The members of the corps are ready to beat time so that they a hall resound Gor1' everyone will rill into atop and coma marchlna "tb? fclth th booter- Like "battled formate who stood and fired the shot heard round tha aggregation of musicians and r1 ouna forth a note that will reverberate throughout the state 01 the oonw Who Will trp re: Abe Abrams drum HF WSbrly- Smlth-" Boon Jim Womack Dola- man I E- Teagls Paul Grubbs Billings lea A A Harris' Hrry Hfy and b-V j' 1 Columbus Is' Waiting is preparing to give the bundled u-m booetara who will spend the night hen Monday a most cordial reception The pedal train from Macon arrives at 5 leaving' early next morning: Mayor rmnirtT aj1 rery memer of council aa committee to do honors on IrfVT1 Ih Th ten' club to Columbus and tha board to trade also Jf to do all they can to make an Pleasant one ah the prominent dubs to tha city will be thrown open to tha vtritore Macon Boosters AMERICU8 Bept 7 Officials of the Americua board of trade have been appraised of the coming hen on Monday of the Macon boosters who will tour Southwestern Georgia by special train Every courtesy will be shown the boosters A Welcome CORDELE Bept The- "Macon Booster being operateQ ever' th different railroad throughout 8outh Georgia and stopping at all the principal towns and cities under the aiapt the Macon Chamber to Commerce will no doubt be mat with a large and enthusiastic crowd to Cordeleana upon Its arrival at this important junction and commercial center According to the pro-announce I schedule! the train will reach Cordele on next Wednesday at 12:35 The booster party It la expected wlU be mat by members of th Cordele chamber of commerce which embraces several scores to Cordtle'e prominent and enterprising business men Macon boosters who will make up the passenger list on the train Monday are eager for the arrival of the hour of departure on the big trip as the alx-y ear-old lad for the hour when he can set out for hla first day In the public school All day Saturday they wwrw bually engaged In making final prebartlons for the drip and everything la now in readiness for toot" and chu" of the locomotive- -Hundreds will visit the booster 6-al? this afternoon aa it stands under the union depot sheds primed and ready for the trip The train will be open for the Inspection of the pubHc from 3 to 2 o'clock and a cordial Invitation la extended by the committee in cge-G Bra Exhibits Today The exhibit car haa been filled and decorated and present a fin appearance Many of those who visit the car this afternoon will become better acquainted with their own city and be made to feel proud of their merchants and manufacturers Reservations have been made for sixty-nine representatives of the business establishments Macon and twenty-one members of the crack Macon drum and bugle corps The commissary car and has bran filled to the guards with good things to eat and la In charge of one of the officials of the Pullman company Cards which will serve aa tickets have been distributed among the passengers showing their berth and place on the train and which when presented at the diner entitles them to their meals while on the trip Every little detail haa been worked out by the committees and not an hour of the trip will be without features to 'make It pleasant and enjoyable for every passenger aboard Sample of The Macon booster train will serve aa an index of the character of the buslnera and commercial lntereata: of Macon and will be representative of the spirit which has made her On entering the train Monday morning each passenger will be presented with a handsome blue satin badge on which are the words That each and every man will do justice to the significance to the badge baa been evidenced by the hearty co-operation which haa characterised their effort In behalf of the train When the Macon booster train eh all have made its trip through south Georgia will have become A household word on the lip of thousands' of 'good south- Georgia people if the" plana of the party are carried out Live hustling chairmen of the committees In charge will miss no opportunity to leave behind them a record which no similar excursion could hope to excel 1 The spirit of the occasion has already become contagious and the poet laureate has become Inspired to the extent of a number of good booster songs for the Booster quartet which will furnish music for the occasion Practically every department of Industry la represented In the personnel of thdbe who will go on the booster train The following Macon establishments are represented These Represented anercial National bank National company Parker Railway News company Central to Georgia railway passenger department Chamber of Commerce Beeland Burke company Gantt Manufacturing company jos Napier A Co Macon Stone and Supply company A Waxelbaum A Bro Inc Lawton-Jordan company Atlantic National Fire Insurance company Merritt Hardware company Central Trust Company Atlantic Ice and Coal corporation Central Manufacturing company Wesleyan Female college Proctor-Gamble company EL Jacques A Tine-ley cornnew' Kara nnamr company (Continued on Pag Three) 3 -if A i.

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