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VOL. V. NO. 237.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 6,1907.
PRICE:
Left Saturday For New
York—To Sail on
Tuesday.
WILL MAKE STUDY
OF IMMIGRANTS
Josiah Cartel’ to Get Place
in Capitol Under New
Administration.
Governor-elect and "Mrs. Hoke Smith
left at noon Saturduy via the Southern
fur New York, from where they will
null Tuesday morning on the Kaiser
Wilhelm for Europe.
They will spend Sunday and Monday
In Washington, going on to New York
In time to tnke the steamer on Tuesday.
0. Ounby Jordan, president of the Geor
gia Immigration Association, and Major
W. W. Williamson, president of the
Savannah Chamber of Commerce, will
go abroad on the same steamer with
Governor Smith. Mr. Jordan's niece will
be of the party.
Governor Smith will be absent about
one month. It being his Intention to re
tain to Atlanta between May 6 and 10.
Two weeks will be spent In Europe.
They will land at Bremen, then go to
Berlin, Vienna, Paris, I.ondon and
other points.
"You are going away for the rest, are
you notl" Governor Smith was asked,
I do not need rest," was the re
sponse. "If I did 1 would go down to
my farm Instead of abroad. No, I have
never been abroad and though I have
read a great deal on political and eco
nomic conditions over there. I want to
study them at first hand. I will study
particularly the condition of the Euro
pean farmer. If we can get the right
kind of farmer over here we want him.
"I expect now to spend two weeks in
Europe. We land at Bremen and go
direct to Berlin, thence tc Vienna,
Paris, London, and Just what other
cities I can not say. It Is my Intention
to be back In my office not later than
May 10."
Governor Smith authorised the an
nouncement that J. B. Hoyle would go
to the capitol with him when he was
Inaugurated next June. As Mr. Hoyle
has been his private secretary for a
long while It Is presumed that lie will
act In that capacity in the capitol.
He also Intimated that The Geor
gian's prediction of some months ago
that Josiah Carter, the veteran news
paper man, would be in his official
family was correct, though he would
not give out any statement about It.
It Is believed that Mr. Carter will be
one of the executive secretaries.
C. M. Hitch, private secretary to
Senator Bacon, was In consultation
with Governor Smith Saturday morn
ing. It Is known that Mr. Hitch
wanted as one of the executive secre
taries. nnd the presumption Is that the
conference was relative to this matter.
He was with Governor Terrell before
going with Senator Bacon, and Is en
tirely familiar with the duties of the
office.
Governor Smith Mated that he wou.d
probably make official announcement of
some appointments shortly after hl«
return from abroad.
HERE IS SIDNEY WEBSTER,
10 WHOMHARRIMAN WROTE
OF
Big Easter Egg Hunt Draws
Thousands of Young
sters.
Grant Park was Invaded by a mighty
host of young crusaders Saturday aft'
ernaon In quest of- 25,000 eggs hidden
early In tho morning.
By 2:30 o’clock a great crowd of boys
and girls of Atlanta, big boys and
elrls, little boys and girls, all Intent on
the same eager mission—Qndtng as
many of the eggs as possible—had
gathered at the park entrances.
Preparations for this annual Easter
egg hunt consisted of closing the park
to the public.throughout the day. Early
Saturday morning the park commis
sioners ha<i 25,000 eggs hidden north of
the lake, so the flower beds would not
bejrampled.
little folk are lined up outside
tin
The
park along the streets leading to
•he grounds, and will be held back by
policemen until 2:15 o’clock, when they
wall be allowed to enter. The crowd
of youngsters was estimated at 15,000 to
M.I/00.
Promptly «t 2:15 o'clock the band
will strike up ’’Dixie.” which will be the
signal that the hunt Is on. And what
fun there will be! Among the 25.00U
• ggs arc 560 with special prises, some
of them valued as high as 15. Prixes
consist of tickets to electric theaters,
street car rides, soda water, Ice cream,
hats, caps, toys, handkerchiefs and
many other things donated by the mer-
binding the eggs will not be such an
task after all, because thousands
or them have been very artfully hidden,
and the hunt will probably occupy two
or three hours, prize eggs will be
tulnly marked.
SIDNEY WEBSTER.
This Is a picture of Sidney Webster, to whom Edward H. Harrlman
wrote the now famous letter which brought on the bitter controversy be
tween the railroad magnate and the president of the United States con
cerning the alleged request mode by Mr. Roosevelt to Mr. Harrlman to
raise campaign funds In the last presidential campaign.
By TROLLEY CAR
IN NEAR FUTURE
New Electric Line Granted
. Charter by tlic
State.
Secretary of State Phil Cook granted
a charter Saturday morning to tho Mn
con, Amerleus and Albany Electric
Railway Company, which will ultl
mately link Atlanta to the city of Al
bany by Interurban rail.
With tho assured line between Macon
and Atlanta and the proposed lino from
Roma to. Atlanta via Cartcrsvllte, It la
within the possibilities of the next year
or Xo for one to travel by trolley from
Rome to Albany, practically across the
state from north to south.
The new line between Macon and At
lanta will he one hundred miles long,
and In Its routing follows closely the
Central of Georgia road. Capital stock
Is fixed at 1200,000, divided Into shares
of $100 each. The Incorporation Is for
101 years, and the principal office Ma
con.
Good men nre back of the enterprise,
Instance the Incorporators: W. J. Mas.
see, M. Felton Hatcher, J. T. Moore,
M. H. Massee. W. J. Hatcher, J. N.
Neal, D, W. H1I1, Macon: J. S. Davis,
N. J. Cnigcr, Albany; J. C. Walker,
Marshallvlllc; A. C. Riley, Fort Val
ley. Judge Riley was formerly one of
Governor Terrell's executive secretaries.
The proposed route will go from Ma
con In a southwesterly direction through
Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Mncon, Sum
ter, I.ee and Dougherty counties, pass
ing through the towns of Byron, Fort
Valley, Marshallvlllc. Montezuma. Ogle
thorpe, Andcrsonvlllo, Amerleus, Sum
ter, Hmlthvllle and LocBburg to Albany.
PHONE COMPANY
PROBED BY JURY
San Francisco, April 6.—The grand
Jury resumed Its sittings tills after
noon, making Inquiry Into matters con
nected with the Pacific States and
Home Telephone Companies.
RUSSIAN STRIKERS
KILL TEN WORKMEN
Men Arc Slain Because
They Attempted to Re
sume Work.
Lodz, Russian Poland. April 6.—Ten
workmen were shot and killed by
strikers In the factory here today be
cause they attempted to resume work.
Threats have been made that any
man disobeying the Injunction that the
factories must not run, will meet a fate
similar to today’s victims. Manager : f
the factories affected are determined
to open their plants and have ask'd
military protection for their workmen.
PERJURY CHARGE
BE BROUGHT
AGAINST WITNESS
* TRIAL $40,000,000
Criminal Prosecution
Is Predicted For
Harriman.
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A Small Sensation Was
Created in Moore Trial
at Waynesboro.
Special to The Georgian.
Waynesboro, Ga„ April 8.—The tak
ing of the evidence In the Moore case
goes on. There are forty-one witness,
es to be examined and this will require
several days.
The most. Important and dramatic
feature of the case came yesterday af
ternoon when Joo Baggett, the state's
main witness, announced that he had
lied to the grand Jury and wanted to
tell the' truth to the trial Jury. 8ev<
cral times the Jury was excused to ah
lew counsel to argue some points of
la-.v. The negro's testimony was com
stdered Important ns he was with the
Moore boys on tho night of tho al
leged assassination. Judge Hammond
said he would'allow the testimony, but
It would have no bearing on the case.
Baggett was confronted with P. B.
Hull, the foreman of tho grand Jury
nnd his testimony on Ihe stand was
exactly the reverse of that told to tho
grand Jury. Baggett, it is said, may
be tried for perjury.
Dr. Beall testified concerning the In,
sura nee, $2,000 of which was for
Moore's mother and $3,000 In favor of
himself. held on bis brother's life.
Andrew Butler, a negro witness tea,
tided that, he saw Tom and John
Moore and Bagget near Key's Grove
church on the night of the killing and
this was near where the cows were
tied at Will Wrights. After leaving
the cows at Wrights, an almost desert
ed road was taken, nnd It was along
this road, the body of John Moore was
found, with three pistol bullets in tHe
neck and face and a flesh wound In
the back of right shoulder.
The devotion of Moore's wife Is re
marked upon by nil and alts In the
court room by his side cheering him
Under the trying situation. He seems
to worry very little about the charge.
A. H. Moore, brother of Tom Moore,
Is on the stand and his testimony fol
lows the same line of the others.
INDICTED OFFICIAL
Alleged Shortage Said To
Have Been Used For
Legislation.
Dayton, Ohio, April $.—The grand
Jury has returned Indictments on ten
counts against George H. Smart, for
mer secretary of the Dayton Gas Light
and Coke Company. His whereabouts
are unknown.
The total amount of his alleged short
age Is about $189,000. It Is said that
the greater part of the alleged shortage
was used to secure municipal legisla
tion fuvorabia to hla company.
Washington, April 6.—"The spectacle
of Mr. Harrlman In Jail, If only for
five minutes, would be more helpful to
to the moral uplift now In progress in
this country than anything else at pres
ent,” said an official at the Interstate
commerce commission, following the
conclusion of the arguments by counsel
In the Harrlman Investigation. “And
that Is what Is going to be presented
to the community, If possible." Con
tlnulng, this official said:
‘It seems plain enough now why the
Harrlman lawyers wanted to present
arguments to the commission about the
legality and the regularity of the Alton
deal, and In favor of the theory that the
consolidation of the Union and South
ern Pacific was not a violation of the
Sherman anti-trust act. The evidence
which the commission has taken will
go to the department of Justice, nnd
there Is excellent ground for saying
that delay In starting prosecution will
be Just as brief, as possible.”
The government's lawyers riddled the
contract with the San Pedro road and
Insisted that It was an especially rank
arrangement In restraint of trade.
It Is rumored that the publication of
the Sidney Webster letter of Mr. Hnr-
timan was the most unfortunate thing
that has happened. But for that, Hnr-
r/man's promise* to be good might have
availed to Induce the commission to
give up prosecution. Rut such an out
come was Impossible after the Webster
letter and succeeding developments had
aroused the administration to the de
termination to employ every possible
resource against Harrlman. No quar
ter will be given, and the government
representatives are more confident sluce
the arguments of yesterday, even than
they were before, that a criminal pro
cecdlng will win.
It Is said the commerce commission
will make a request for congress to
pass a law regulating the Issuance of
stocks nnd bonds by Inter-state com
merce carriers, as a request for more
stringent laws regarding the bookkeep
ing system used by railroads; inves
tigation of the combination of railroads
forming the Pennsylvania system, Van
derbilt lines, Rock Island and Hill lines
Is expected.
100,000 TINS OF CHICAGO MEAT
CONDEMNED BY SWISS OFFICIALS
Geneva, Switzerland, April 6.—The Federal commissary department
has condemned 100,000 tins of-preserved meat sent here from Chicago.
This was ihe first order from Swltz-erald since the suspension of all or
ders by the United States government during the Investigation of 1908.
SUITS FILTH
ONE KILLED,
4 INJURED
Insurance Companies
Sued Under Anti-
Trust Law.
HOUSES WRECKED
BT
RUSSELL COUNTY
One White Man and Several
Negroes Are Injured
by the Storm.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., April 6.—A tornado
rushed over a part of Russell county
yesterday afternoon about 6 o’clock,
sweeping everything In a path 180
yards wide. One house near Sadonn,
five miles from this city, was swept
Into the road. Seven occupants In one
room had a miraculous escape.
One man, Lem Wynn, white, was
badly bruised and several negroes se
riously hurt.
A negro church was swept away and
small houaes and trees blown down,
but no deaths are reported.
PROMISED ATLANTA
"Unless something Is done right
away. It looks like the people of At
lanta will have muddy water soon.”
So stated Colonel Park Woodward,
general manager of the waterworks, on
Saturday morning.
"The reservoir, which ought to be up
to 28 feet. Is down to 28. If It drops
much lower the water will have to be
sent direct to the filtration plant, wltli.
nut going through the coagulating ba
sin.
As It Is now, the demand for waly*
Is In excess of the power of one main
to furnish It. We will have to get an
other main from the river to the reser
voir. Hnd we must also have another
couguluting basin.”
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark., April 8.—Suits
have been filed against fourteen fire
Insurance companies for alleged vio
lation of the anti-trust laws of Arkan-
The total amount of the suits is
$40,000,000.
The following companies are sued
for $3,000,000 each: Royal, of London;
Hanover, of New York; Caledonlu. of
Edinburgh; Queen, of New York:
London and Lancashire, of Liverpool;
Teutonic, of New Orleans: North River,
of- New York; Williamsburg City, of
New York; Westchester Fire, of New
York.
Five Arkansas companies are sued
for $1,000,000 each. They are charged
with being agents of the foregoing
companies.
Seaboard Train Runs
Into Street Car at -
Crossing.
TO SPEAK FOR
Tl
Summing Up By De
fense May Take
Two Days.
NO WITNESSES
TO BE EXAMINED
Charlotte. N. C„ April 8.—Wiley
Howard, of Rockingham, N. C„ may
die and Conductor Lee Martin,
Charlotte, was killed as a result of a
bad collision between a street car and
a Seaboard passenger train. No. 1S3,
from Monroe at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The accident happened where both
tracks pass through a deep cut In the
suburbs of the city nnd the car waa on
the track before tho passenger engine
was seen.
W. H. Shelby and Frank Jones, of
Charlotte, were painfully Injured, also
a colored woman, Rosa Chestnut.
The street car was smashed and the
windows shattered. The blome for the
collision will have to bo determined uy
an Investigation.
SEA COOK TOLD TALE
OF HIS IN LA ND VO YA GE
seaeook and a maker of sauer
kraut told Judge Newman and the Jury,
In the peonage coses In the Federal
court Saturday, their singular expert-
ences In coming South to work In a
furniture factory.
The maker of - sauerkraut didn't
speak English, but the sea cook did.
He proved very good at repartee, and
resented with Indignation the Insinua
tion that In Germany—his fatherland
—he hod lived In a house with pigs,
chickens and cows. His face reddened
and his eyes flashed and his quick an
swers made the government's attorneys
smile with satisfaction.
The sea cook was Theodore Kroeger
who said ho had been In America throe
years and nine months. The maker of
sauerkraut. William Lorenz, had been
here considerably longer, but his Ina
bility to speak English, he said, waa
because he had worked mostly for
German people.
Ho was the first of tho two to tell of
his ndventures in Newnan, and he told
his troubles through Interpreter Wo-
demeyer. Ho told of hiring out to work
In a furniture factory and of finding
that he would havo to do other work.
He told, too, how he had run away;
how he hnd been Jailed and then re
turned to Newnan and Jailed again be
fore going back to work. Two or three
days after he began working the sec
ond tlmo ho quit for good.
Story of Sea Cook.
But Theodore Kroeger, the sea cook,
proved a star witness for tho govern
ment. He spoke English with a de
cided nccent, but what he spoke was
generally spoken grammatically.
He did not come South, however,
with tho crowd of alleged peons whom
Attorney Arnold declared to be bums
and hoboes. He came later and worked
three weeks for tho Thompson & Bro.
Co., about two and nne-half miles from
Newnan. He declared the men had to
live In a shanty that was In a tumble-
down condition and without any of the
conveniences.
He said under cross-examination that
he worked on the roof of a new build
Ing at first and that after some of the
men had run away and were brought
back, ho waa made a cook. He later
said he was a sea cook.
"Now,” said Attorney Rube Arnold,
“having been a cook, and a sea cook
at that, what on earth did you expect
to do In a furniture factory In Geor
gia?"
Kroeger was the Inst witness put up
by the government when a short ad
journment was taken at noon.
Friday Afternoon 8oszlon,
The case waa continued In an after
noon session on Friday and other for
eigners In addition to Frederick Radge
were placed on tho stand and question
ed through the Interpreter, Professor
Wedemeycr. They all told of coming
South with Relnhold, the Interpreter,
after being engaged In Robinson's
Southern Immigration Bureau In New
York to work In furniture factories.
It Is claimed by the government that
the Coles nnd other defendants con
spired to place the foreigners In a state
of peonage by arresting them and
forcing them to work against their will
under threat of prosecution.
One of the witnesses said M. F.
Cole told them that unless they came
bnck to work and paid back the trans
portation money advanced they would
be put In the chalngang.
In The Gcorglnn of Friday Professor
Case Is To Go to the Jury;
Some Time the Com
ing Week.
c Fifth Regiment band.
Professor Wedcmeyer asks that this be
corrected, ns his hand has no connec
tion with the regiment.
10 DEFEAT ZELAYAj
Tl
Salvadoran Minister Says
People Are Tired of
Fighting.
Salvador, April 6.—Latest advices
say that Honduras and Salvador will
soon renew war against Nicaragua.
They are gathering troops to the nurn-
ber of several thousand. Honduras
again Is In possesion of her own coast
line and has a fair chance of reversing
Nicaragua’s victories.
Entertainment at Clinton.
Special to The Georgian.
Clinton. 8. C„ April 8.—Beally Parr,
tho furniture man, of Clinton, gave a
musical entertainment on Friday even
ing which was attended by a goodly
number of cltlxens, beside being Im
mensely enjoyed by some orphanage
students.
New York. April 6.—Harry Kenda«
Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, is
likely to know his fate In a short time.
The trial la to proceed regularly next
week, and no more witnesses nre to be
Introduced. All that remains Is for tho
lawyers on both sides to present their
case to the Jury, the Judge to deliver
his charge and the Jury to render’ Its
verdict.
Thursday undoubtedly, it waa said
today, will see the end of tho great
trial.
Delmaa is to Spesk.
When the murder trial of Harry
Thaw 1s resumed Monday morning t-
torney Dolphin Delmas, chief counsel
for the defense, will begin his summing
up address to the Jury. There wns a
stipulation some weeks ago that each
side was to have one day for summing
up. It Is reported, however, that Mr.
Delmas will nsk for the privilege of
consuming two days and he will doubt
less be accommodated.
It was conceded today that the trial
has now resolved Itself Into the ques
tion: “Was Harry K. Thaw sano
when he killed Stanford White?"
That question Mr. Delmas will answer
In the negative.
Jerome Is now prepared to declare
that Thaw waa sane when he killed
White.
District Attorney Jerome has said lie
will only require threo or four hours
for summing up tho case for the sm:--.
He has expressed a desire to mnko
argument without any sort of Interrup
tion for a luncheon recesa or-adjourn
ment. He will ask the Jury to convict
Thaw of murder In the first degree.
Mr. Jerome may argue briefly Mon
day against tho confirmation of tin- re
port of the lunacy commission, which
declared Thaw Is sane at present, hut
he Is well aware that Justice Pltxger-'
aid 1s likely to affirm the report. Tho
district attorney still has many wit
nesses under subpena, but It Is proba
ble he will make no effort to put their
testimony In the record.
All Indications are that Mr. Jerome
will press the trial forward to on - inly
verdict. There are many who believe a
mistrial Is likely. In the arguments
of counsel before the Jury no reference
will be made to the lunacy commission
or Its finding relative to the mental
condition of the prisoner.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw was nn
early caller nt the Tomba today. She
told her chauffeur not to call for her
until the hour when all visitors nre
excluded from the prison. Mrs. Thuw
looked bright and cheerful.
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MINISTER OF SALVADOR
SAYS PEACE IS WANTED.
Washington, April 6.—The war be
tween Honduras and Nicaragua, ac
cording to Frederlco Mejia, the new
Salvadorean minister to the United
States, will likely be settled without
embroiling other Central American re
publics. He says the people are tired
of fighting.
It Is said the conference at the white
house today dealt with the re-estab-
llshment of peace In Central America.
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and
representatives of Mexico. Costa Rica,
Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras
were present.
Growth anti Progress of the New South
The Georgian records hers each day sons
economic fact In reference to the onward
march of the tenth.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
"The diversification of crops Is spreading very rapidly In every state
In the South, and although Its cotton crop now represents less than one-
thlrd of Its total agricultural producte, then seem* to be no limit to
which Its diversified farming, aa well as Its cotton growing, can bo pushed.
"For a long period agriculture, measured by the value of Its output,
was of greater Importance than manufacturing In the South. As lat.- a*
1880 the value of the South’s agricultural products was $200,000,000 In ex
cess of the value of Its manufacturing products. By 1900 the position*
had been reversed and manufactures led by $180,000,000, which has been
Increased to $226,000,000 today. In 1880 the South had $257,244,564 Invest
ed In manufacturing. By 1900 this had Increased to $1,15$,002,36'>, or by
$895,767,804, equal to 848 per cent. In the same time the value of South
ern manufactured goods advanced from 8457,454,777 to $1,468,643,177. or by
$1,006,188,400, equal to 219 per cent. The census of 1905 disregarded neigh
borhood Industries and hand trades, Included In the prec- -ling censuses
nnd dealt only with factories proper These show an Increase In the
amount of capital Invested from 8950,506,709 to $1,677,437,089, or by $■;.
930,880, equal to 65.9 per cent In five years and an Increase In the value
of products from $1,222,319,061 to 31,769,617.166, or by 1346,295.053, equal to
44.6 per cent.
"Recrudescence of manufacturing In the South naturally assumed
large proportions In the cotton Industry, but though the South produces
about 80 per cent of the world's cotton crop and furnished tho raw mate
rial for that proportion of all the 130,000,000 spin-)!-s In the world, It has
only about one-twelfth of the total number of spindles In tin- work! "
Extract from a recent epeech by Richard H. Edmonds, editor . C The Man
ufacturer^ Record, before Anderson, 8. C\. board of
The charter of the Texas Cotton Warehouse Company,
Its! stock of 32.600,000, has been filed In the secretary of
Its principal office Is at Houston. Ita purpose Is to erect
houses at various points In the state as a part of the genet
cotton holding movement Inaugurated some time ago by
Union.
-mi ware-
ntu of the
Farmers’