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Georgian and News VOL. 5. NO. 1407. =3 Speeitl Ntfht Edition. ATLANTA, OA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1907. Special Saturday Might Edition. PRICE: gMEggfggg HUS' DEATH iY RESULT Exciting Times Are Feared in Vene zuela. GOVERNOR’S SLAYERS MAY BE LYNCHED Castro Won’t Keep Friends of Slain Official from Vengeance. Cina* Feb. 2.—Violent outbreak, ■re expected here as the remit of the recent killing of General Matey Ilia*, governor of Caracas, by political ene- mlea who are followers of Vice Preal. dent Vincent* Gomel. Friend, of the late governor are threatening revenge. One report hat It that companlea are being armed and drilled ready for an open attack on Gomex'e follower*. Governor Malay Ilia* waa ahot down In rold blod while In a cafe by Goinea'a frlende. The murderer* are now In jail. An attack on the prleon la feared from IH**‘ friend* In-an effort-to-deal-out summary puntahment to the murderer*. Eighteen of Gomes', frlenda, who had •pent the evening of January 17 In drinking, rioting and ahoottng revol- vers Indiscriminately, gathered In rafe and began ahoutlng "Long live Go mes." Governor Illaa drove to the cafe to remonstrate with them. He waa In vlted to alt down at thalr table and was ahot while drinking with them. Owing to the unfriendliness between President Castro and Vice President Gomes. It la not behaved any serious attempt still be made to check follow, era of the late Governor Illaa If they make an attack on Gomel and hta frlenda m*IOfSW«l liMlrl — New York. Feb. I.—After attending the wnk* nf ex - Assemblyman -Dono hue. who committed suicide last Thursday In a saloon. John Boyd, a ms. rhlntst and a firm friend of Donohue, went to the lavatory of the same sa* loon, at HO Wyeth avenue,. Brooklyn, early today and shot hlmaelf, dying al most Instantly. The suicide of Boyd has created eeneatlon among the followers of Sen*, tor MrCarren, In the Fourteenth astern, hly district. ( BOB FITZ8IMMON8 GOES TO PALM BEACH. epeel.l to The Georgina. Savannah. Ga.. Feb. 8.—Robert Fits elmmnn., the pugilist, passed through this city today en route to Palm Beach, where he will spend aome time. JUOGE HANSEL’S FRIEND8 ENTERTAIN H0PE8 Special to The Georgian. Thnmaevllle, Oft., Feh. 2 Judge A. II. Hansel la resting a* well as could be expected today. Scant hope Is en tertained for hla recovery. WILL TAKE LIBERTY BELL TO JAMESTOWN EXPO. Norfolk, Va. Feb. 2.—The old Lib erty hell la to be moved once more brought to the Jameatown Exposition nml placed In the Pennsylvania state building a duplicate of Independence hall ROSE FOUND GUILlr AND WA8 FINED $1,000 • arterevllle, Ga. Feb. 2.—Randolph bore and H. M. Rose A Co. were found guilty of eollrltlng orders for liquor In Bartow county and sentenced to pay “ ~ n * of *>.000 in each caae. nicy appealed the case. BISHOP WILLIAM STANCE „ „ 18 CLAIMED BY DEATH St Paul. Mlrtn., Feb. 2.—Bishop Wil liam Rtange, of Fall River. Maas., died ?’ S' Mary's hospital, at Rochester. .Minn, at a. nis today. He underwent f* n operation for the- removal of a "mor January 21. The body wMI be takrn to Fall Elver tonight THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The Georgian has this day formally purchased from Hon. J. K. Ottley, receiver of The Atlanta News, by permission of Judge Adams, the name and good will, ad vertising contracts, press and other franchises and subscription list of The Atlanta News, and from today we will travel under the name of The Atlanta Geoirgiah and News. The paid-in-advance subscribers to The News will receive The Georgian, and this adds'something like 12,000 additional circulation to The Georgian, making our circulation at present something over 37,000. This includes some duplicates, and samples that will have to be cut off as soon as we get to it In addition to our present Hearst wire direct from New York and Washington over which we have been receiving 20,000 words a day, at a cost of $380 a week, we have acquired the exclusive ten-year franchise of the Publishers Press which now serves over 500 daily papers in the United States. This purchase gives us the largest news facilities possessed by any Newspaper outside of New York City. This fact, added to our unequalled Southern special service and the editorial reputation of The Georgian, makes it almost a physical im possibility to make a greater newspaper for the South than is offered today by The Atlanta Georgian and News. F. L. SEELY, Publisher. 10 STAKE LIFE MAY DOUBLE TRACK WESTERN & ATLANTIC NORTH FROM ATLANTA Cnrteravllle. Ga.. Feb. 2.—What is considered a step In a movement which will ultimately lead to the double tracking of the Western and Atlantic railroad was taken here this momlng when the Bartow county grand jury took not 6f the congested, condition of the freight and passenger traffic being done by the lessees of the line and recommended a plan for the double tracking the distance from here to At lanta. The recommendation was made that the matter be brought berore the leg- ISUtUTc and that the state proceed to make the needed Improvement; that the state convicts be used In doing the work, and when the new track was laid It be leased to the present of the road. It waa stated that In this way the work could be accomplished at a very small expense to th* state and would add greatly to the value of the state property. Over this branch of the line there is now operated twenty- two passenger trains and a score of freight trains dally, which. It Is claimed by the members of tka grand Jury, greatly endanger the lives of passtn gtrs and train crews Many ban believe that this reoom- mendatlon will meet with provsl and the state will In hand. *p- GROUND HOG TOOK A LOOK, THEN SK1DOOED TO HOLE; SIX WEEKS MORE WINTER Six weeks more of winter! That Is, If you believe In signs, and especially the ground hog theory. For Saturday la the. day _thgt. thl ground hog comes nut of his hole st noon to look for hla shadow. At noon old Sol came nut from behind a bunch of clouds and put on enough front for the ground hog to see his shadow on the ground. And according to the custom* of hla ancestor*, the ground hog hiked about and re-entered hie hole for another six going to be alx weeks more of winter and he didn't want any of It In his. And the cnmblpsllon of the ground hog - * Intelligence and the sun seemed to agree with the weather man. For he has said It Is going to be colder Saturday night and Sunday. But If you think Forecaster Marbury believes In these kinds of signs, forget It. Perish the thought! He scoffs at the ground hog and says he Is a four- flusher and doesn't know anything about the weather. weeks' stay. Because the seeing of hla shadow on the ground meant there was •Suppose." reflected Forecaster Mar- bury, "the ground hog came out over In Alabama where the aun waa shining brightly and aaw his shadow, and an other hog on the Georgia side of the river where It was cloudy came out and failed to see his shadow. The Alabama hog would take to hla hoi* again and the Georgia bog would re main outside. Now, doee tbat mean Alabama la going to have six weeks more of winter and for the next alx weeks Georgia will have nothing but balmy spring days? Nothing to It." But, notwithstanding, tha Atlanta ground hog got next to his shadow at noon on Saturday and lit out for th* hole. And If there la a bunch of spring weather coming, why It's Just a good one on the ground hog. MANY APPLICANTS FOR POSTAL JOBS One hundred and thirty application* have been received by the civil service ofllclala In Atlanta from persona In At lanta and vicinity who wish to become postofflee clerks and carrlara In the Atlanta poatofllc*. Tha examination will be bald on th* fourth.floor of the poatnfflce building next Wednesday and Thursday. About aeventy of the applicants at* white and the ofllclala expect to secure about fort ty eligible* from the number. 40,000 LIVES or aooos Tide Leaps Above High : Water Mark at FATHER GIBBONS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Speaial te The Georgian. New Orleans. La„ Fsb. 2.—Rev. William Qlbbons, 8. M„ dlad today aft. sr a lingering Hints*. Father Gibbons was on* of th* bast known mem bers of th* Mariat order in th* United State*. Special to Tha Georgian. Memphis. Tenn., Fab. 2.—Only mir acle now, u la believed. can' save the H"Hrtruth. rfWMM which at this stag* of th* Mississippi river, means the flooding of a fertile country, hundreds nf square mile* In extent, which dwells 40,000 people, and stop ping the traffic on four railroads enter ing Memphis from Arkansas. The water la lapping Ih* lop of the leve* and In aome places trickling through sand and earth bags relnforc Ing the omhnnkmenta. Despite the Im minent danger of a break, hundreds of families, mainly nagrnea, are malnlng In their homes almost under the shadow of the levee which la but weakly withstanding the terrific pres- iaura of th* wall of water, thirty feet | high. Live stock Is running at largo back of these lavaaa and seemingly no concern Is felt by Ih* people, whose Uvea are hanging In a balance. The river at Memphis this morning passed the previous high-water mark of 1*01, when It mounted to 40.2. a rls* of four-tenths of a foot In twenty-four hours. The former mark waa one Inch lower than this, and the water la con tinuing to mount. The crest of the flood Is expected to morrow morning, and Forecaster Em ery holds to hi* prediction made sev eral days ago. that th* rlvar will reach forty and a halt fast before It begins lo subside. Below Memphis the levees are report ed to be standing wall, although trouble at many points la likely to„ occur be tween Lakevlew and Enaley, Miss., on the Yaxoo and Mississippi Valley rail road. Th* water has covered (he tracks and la menacing traffic. In north Memphis, where th* back waters from the rlvar have overflowed the bayou, causing several blocks of residence district to b* Inundated, all persons trapped have been moved wlili Ight Impedimenta to safety. PROMISE MORE CARS IF ONE CENT FART IS NOT MADE LAW Upon the promise of President Ark wright. of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, that he would add care on the congested lines, Alderman Key haa consented to hold up Me ordi nance prohibiting the charge of more than 1 cant for fare for any person not provided with a reasonable seat In a street car. The committee on freight rates and transportation, to which the ordinance by Alderman Key was referred, met Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. Th* full committee wag present 'as ware also Preston Arkwright, president r* log down te the Georgia Bollwfcy and Electric Light E. J. Elliott. The funeral services of E. J. Elliott were conducted Saturday morning. The Interment was In Hollywood cemetery. dent and general manager. Alderman McBachem, chairman of th* committee, read-the-ordinance, and been sold, and'I believe It ia true," said Mr. Arkwright, "that tWs ordinance la unique, t know t never beard of such an ordinance. Jf adopt ed, I don't believe li can be enforced, although that le a question for you. and not me, to decide. Congestion of Cere. "At certain hours ■ > me day It >s Impossible to avoid crowded core. We have to move practically the whole population of the city In two hour.1. There are periods of congestion in every business; In theaters, on rail roads. and In mercantile establish ments. "We are doing everything we can provide sufficient care, hut we can never have enough to keep some pen pie from standing aome of the time That condition estate everywhere. Wc have added seventy-seven rare since we took the property In 1902. and wo have twenty now being built which will be added In April." Councilman Martin said the street car service waa such that aomathlng must be don* to make tha company af ford batter accommodation* for tbe public. "On tha Washington street ling tha one which I have to patronise moat fra. quantly, the conditions are really se rious. It'a about the same on other line*.' Alderman Kay. the author of th* or dlnanre, said ha fbund It that way on all llnaa "Such a thing as'gat ring ■ seat," b* ■aid. "never occurs to me *Oy store take It for iiextii I have to ilia I u No matter where t go, whether asm weak, gatag to Beast pork. COURT BF APPEALS SENDS FIRST CASE TO SUPREME COURT The flret caae to be certified to the supreme court by the court nf appeals for decision on a constitutional ques tion Is that of Will Cunningham vs. th* State. The order was passed Saturday morning, and the constitutional Issue raised Is aa follows: Is I he act approved December 20. 1*94, entitled, "An art to amend sec tion 341 of the penal rode nf Georgia by Inserting Immediately after th# word any' In the third line and before the word 'penal 1 the following words, ‘Kind of metal knurks,'" unconstitutional In ■hla, that said act violates paragraph 17 to Weatvlew, or to Boat Point, the cars ore congested." Councilman Long!no gave It aa hi* opinion that tbe a treet car company, ke tha railroads, had not figured on " Increase of bualn Never Get Seats. "I never gat a saoL either," ha stat ed. "and the care at West End are nearly always packed. It'a true that the schedules have been shortened and more cars added, but the congestion remains. 1 Alderman Key sold It was his pur pose In Introducing the ordinance, eith er to have the 1-cent fare for those not provided with reasonable seals adopt ed. or else to exact a promise from the company to provide sufficient care to meet the demands. He moved that tha committee ad Jnura. to meat again, at which linn President Arkwright would submit the present schedules of the company and the changes he Intended to make. He sold If the company would make the changes the committee aaw necessary, he would not push the ordinance. President Arkwright consented this, and the committee adjourned un til next Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. of the constitution of Georgia, because It undertakes to amend section 141 of the penal code by mere reference to the number of the section and doea not distinctly describe the law lo b* amended, or the alteration to be made therein. A certified atatement of thla. with th* records, will b* transmitted to the su preme court. The caae came from the city court of Balnbridge. JAMESTOWN TO GET $000,000 FROM 0, S, Washington. Feb. 2.—The appropria. tlon committee of th* house today made Ita report on the proposed loan to the Jamestown Exposition Company. As Incorporated by the senate In th* urgency deflctency bill, the loan I* for Jl.nno.OflO. The house committee rut this down to 1400,0011 and provided for a lien on the real ratals and other property of the company. Instead of taking a portion of the gross receipts. Twelfth Juror Selected ~~—j-i and the Trial Opens Monday. ANOTHER JUROR TO BE REMOVED Said that Emotional Insan-i ity May Be Plea of the Defendant. * By DOROTHY DIX. New York. Fab. 3.—Th* hands of tJx»' great marble clock In the criminal court room which has ticked away the no-' menu of doom for so many anxious prisoners standing at the bar of jus tice had nearly marked th. hour of ad. Journment whan the last of th* man who are to try Horry Thaw for killing Stanford Whit* waa ehoaen and tha Jury computed. It sent an electric thrill through tha room that brought ovary one to sharp attention on the Instant Harry Thaw. , had hern lounging back listlessly In hla chair, hla face aet In an expres sion of dull Irritation, drew hlmeslf up, alert the tight of battle In hla eyas. Thaw Looks at Juror. Behind him the two alatara, tha countess of Yarmouth and Mrs. Car. negle. clutched each other's hand hi wordless sympathy, and Evelyn’s bin*, robed flour* swayed uncosuclonaty nearer to the faithful Mies Mae! ss If seeking support. The wearing, nerve-wrecking prologue. the grim drama waa over the stage cleared for th* of th* tragedy. A mr—asft more aat Clack ’ waa drawltag owl tbs etBclal (g "Filauuar ht th* bar. arise ag upon tbe Juror. Juror look upon ■Uonsr." ■ ■ Horry Thaw stumbled to hU feet, hastily, Ilk. n schoolboy nveranslou* to obey the rules, and In Cm*equenc* nervous and embarrassed, its sallow face turned suddenly whll. Hla Ups twitched, hla hands clenched them- eelvas. Eighteen tlmaa haa he enacted the same little scene—for Are jurors nasal did It have quits l nlflcance of thl* time. Face to Fare With Fata. Alwaya before It hr as tentative. Thar* ware other Jurors to follow. Thla Urns It waa Anal. He was face to fare with hla fate at last The cholcd of tho men who were to decide the la* •ue of lift and daoth for him had bean made. The die waa cast Ha could are what manner of men were to Judge him. He saw the twelfth Juror, a dark, handsome young man. named Bernard Oeratman. A man of about hla own ag*. that la to say about 17 or H. with a keenly Intelligent face that was reso lute looking, and yet not without tha temperament, the Imagination sod tyra-, pathy with what la poatlo and roman-. tic. that la the heritage of hta Ho represent* youth on the Jury, the bal ance being mostly a group of vleux mustschloe. Monday morning will see tbe begin, nlng of one of the greatest battles ever waged for a life, and now that l the two opposing camps have bean; each other for more la possible te make employed. Garvan la Heavy Artillery. On the on* aide la the prosecution, represented by Mr. Jeroms and Mr. Garvan. In action, Mr. Jerome la auava, keen, courteous, with beautirul man. nan. Mr. Garvan la lha heavy aatn- lent, th* artillery of facts—and Na poleon said that In war God waa on the side of the heavy artillery. Ha It waa who got together the mountain of proof against Nan Patterson, and who tracked the Bmltha half serosa tha contlnsnt and at last got tho Incrimi nating letters and diary In thalr trunk. Hla examination of tho talesmen haa bean singularly clear and to tho point. It i* said that he le going to make th* opening speech for the proeecuUon. Thaw’s forces ore led by Mr. Hart- ridge, the prisoner's old friend and companion. Mr. Hartridg* la a young man with a fare Ilk* tha Imprint on an Continued an Pag* Twelve, 2d Section. 37,000 Circulation Regardless of the advertised claims of any daily paper in Georgia, u)e say to the public that we will pat/ for the examination by the American Audit Company, under the same conditions that they examined The Georgian, and Will give $ l ,000 worth of coal to the Orphan Homes that may be selected by Mayor Joyner, Rabbi Marx and For rest Adair, if more than 40,000 paid circulation (not including Sundays) can be shown as an average for the three months ending January 31,1907, the findings to be published. This is in the face of the advertised claims of as high as 52,000 and over. THE A TLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. /