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The Weather:
The Indlcatio
Atlanta Georgian (and news)
VOL. V. NO. 256.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 29,1907.
FOR NEGROES
Grand Jury Favors
Dr. Lee’s Move
ment.
NEW COURT HOUSE
IS TO BE PUSHED
Grand Jury Commends the
City and County
Schools.
A recommendation that the commis
sioner* of Fulton county take steps
looking’ to the establishment of a re
formatory or Industrial farm for negro
boys of the criminal class was made
by the gand Jury of Fulton county In
their presentments read In the superior
court Monday morning.
The recommendation of the grand
jury followed the recent articles writ
ten by Dr.'J. W. Lee and published In
The Oeort,: in. and the general discus
sion of the question which ensued. The
grand Jury stated that they had visited
the industrial farm for white hoys at
Hapevllle and were Impressed with the
Idea that a similar Institution for ne
gro boys will result In an unlimited
amount of good.
It wu stated In the presentments
that the books of the various county
officers and Justices of the peace, with
but few exceptions, were found In ex
cellent condition.
New Court House.
In reference to the new co'.rt house
proposed by the county comm'" 1 ?”.®™
the grand Jury recommended that the
building bo erected as early a* prac
ticable and that It be built six or seven
stories high, and without reference to
the annex to the old court house.
The flourishing condition In which
the schools of the county and city were
found was highly commended and
great praise was bestowed upon Pro
fessor Brittain and his efficient corps
of teachers.
MINISTERS INDORSE
REFORMATORY PLAN.
The movement of Rev. E. R . Carter,
the well known negro Baptist mlnbster,
to establish a colored J u . v ®nlle reforma
tory near Atlanta was lndorw>d by the
Baptist (ministers conference Monday
" The" resolution of Ind^rsement wai
Introduced by Rev. C. 1 ^° nal 'Jf°P'
and was adopted unanimously, it is
' "‘ Resolved, that thc ^‘henr^wlth
preachers' conference has heard wiut
Interest the earnest Plea of Rev. E.
R Carter, one of the leading coioreo
Baptist pastoni of the city. In behalf
of a reformatory for
criminals and that the movement meet,
with our hearty approval and sympathy
and we commend Brother Carter to the
helpfulness of our nf the
Rev. E. B. Carter la pastor of tne
Friendship Colored Baptist church HI,
plan Is to secure about ten " ”
acres of land In Plttsburg. a negro set-
tlement near Atlanta, and on this ne
will put a building.
KILLED
Trouble Grew Out of
Charges Involving
Girl’s Name.
SMITH DECLARED
HE WAS INNOCENT
Was Shot By Strong Who
Claimed His Sister Had
Been Wronged.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., April 29.—Henry Smith,
_ well-known printer and proprietor
of the Smith Printing plant. Is dead
from live bullet wounds Inflicted upon
him by L. D. Strong, a well-known dry
goods clerk of Macon. The shooting
occurred at 11:45 o'clock this mornind
In front of Smith’s office, 604 Second
street, and created great excitement.
Strong claims that Smith had wronged
his sister. Lillian Strong, 18 years of
age, whose home Is on Boundary street.
In his ante mortem statement made
just before he died at the hospital,
Smith denied that he was guilty of the
charge. Smith had been arrested and
the case was to have been tried by Jus
tice Stokes this morning, but owing to
the absence of Smith’s attorney from
the city, the case was continued. Short
ly after the meeting in the court room,
Strong passed by Smith s place of busi
ness and claims Smith
taunting remark to him. He pulled nls
pistol and fired, all of the bullets taklng
effect. He surrendered to Officer Grif
fin directly after the shooting and was
taken to police headquarters.
% Smith was carried to thel city hos
pital. Both Strong and Smith are
married men. * Smith Is survived by a
wife and several children.
The coroner will hold an Inquest over
the remains of Smith this aftemooiy
GRAFT RIFE AMONG
ENGLISH OFFICIALS
London, April 29.-SU members of the
Westbsm board of guardians nnd four In
firmary and work bouse officials were placod
on trial In the criminal court today, jbargod
with taking bribes In connection with the
contracts for supplies for these institutions.
BARONESS DOESN’T
FEAR VERDICT
New Tork, April 2>.-”Ido not fear: I am
not guilty. They bare proved nothing. I
will go free. 1 knew It .« "r.t l know
it now" said tbs Baroness Anisia Louise
neMswey today before her trial on the
SfflBiwfcas
sras "'"bought wfc'SSJS
wili slso try to •bow some other person
an employee—abpt Simon.
The t’nlted States uses six time. « much
,.j j.,. European countries, according to
nSltemeM'.rued by th. forestry service
department of agriculture.
Merely Another Instance
of The Journal’s “Methods”
(From The Atlanta Sunday Journal, April 28th)
Story of the Challenge and Its Acceptance.
Rabbi David Marx, City. 22<1907.
My Dear Sir: On February 2 of the present year Mr. F. L. Seely, publisher or
The Georgian, printed in his paper the following statement: ' ,
“Regardless of the advertised claims of any daily paper published in Geor
gia, we sav to the public that we will pay for the examination by the American Au
dit Company, under the same conditions that they examined The Georgian, and
will give $1,000 worth of coal to the orphan homes that may be selected by Mayor
Joyner, Rabbi Marx and Forrest Adair, if more than 40,000 paid circulation
(not including Sundavs) can be shown as an average for the three months ending
January 31,1907, the‘finding to be published. This in the face of the advertised
claims of as high as 52,000 and over.”
(Signed) THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
I accepted the foregoing proposition on behalf of The
Journal, and so advised Mr, Seely in writing on the same
date, * * ******** *.***,*.*
Very truly yours, J. R- GRAY,
Editor and General Manager.
I am sending a similar letter to Mayor Joyner and Hon. Forrest Adair.
The Journal Backs Down and Hires the Audit Co, Itself.
Atlanta, Ga., February 13, 1907.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Care The Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: We beg to notify you that Mr. J. R.
Gray has advised us that inasmuch as he had decided
that the examination of the circulation of The Journal as
per our original agreement should not be, made, we have
made arrangement with him to make such examina
tion for The Journal.
Very truly yours,
THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY,
Per C. B. Bidwell,
LACK HAND LEADER
RUN TO EARTH IN N. Y.
York, April 29.—In Pietro Pam-
who was pounced upon ny
nant Petroslnl and three of Wj
Ives in Catherine street today
irried off. fighting and threaten-
r> a cell In police , head '’“ arte t n'
nnnt Petroslnl declares, the
Tthc Black Hand Society has
iffinlui*WM Put through even:
!Tnown to the police In effort.
cere secrets from hlpt. A ‘ these
ordeals he only laughed. He was
aught off his guard, however, and
then It was learned that the prisoner
Is a man of excellent education.
While Pamplnelll was being ques
tioned Rosslna Martinet, a .
young Italian woman, was In another
cell at police headquarters. She was
positively Identified by Salvatore Salttl
as the woman who cared for him when
'Vh- ^now 1 developed that the worn-
an Is Pletlo's wife Snd they lived to-
wether. During the day Pietro poses
as a fruit dealer, but at night, Petroslnl
0ahe gets busy with his secret so-
clety.
7 0 ROMEN CLAIM HAND
)FFASCINATING BARBER,
VHO DENIES BOTH OF I HEM
. B.mnt.nted her In the heard of her
eased of winsome ways that have
r them two feminine hearts, Les-
Shorcs, a barber in the Kimball
barber shop, claimed by two
at women as their husband, has
ated both claims, declaring that
.■omen are sadly mistaken.
, result of the dual claim on the
’» affection, the trial Monday
tg landed before Justice of the
Landrum on state warrants. The
all was started to rolling by Kate
ires, an attractive young woman,
core out warrants against Shores
tother young woman. May Hen-
. on the ground that the latter
had supplanted her In the heard of her
h The y Shores woman app*ared Jo be
.Mfltiv wrought up over the matter
IS ihe finelly found herself in the
tolls on a warrant sworn out to re
quire her to keep the peace.
The cases were set for trial Mon
day morning before Judge Landrum,
but the hearing «»l{®d ^ maMriUie.
When the time for t hetI!
developed that ri s ® on ®'" a i l ® n , h , J^
effected all around and the three war
rant* were withdrawn on payment of
tK costs The 8hores woman claims
that Shores I* her husband.while the
Henderson woman alio assert* he had
been married to her. Shore, refuse,
to acknowledge either a. hi. wife.
GEORGIAN IS PRAISED
FROM PULPII B\ PASTOR
Carterevllle, Ga., April 29.—At the mnratng^ “£^Barnart^d^nouncec
First Baptist church, the P«»“£ The Atlanta Georgian for lie clean col-
uo7^L,rt:. , ^"h.^t«t Print .^.y^P.r^ n
hon^^iJr« ms wwo® p<* b,,ca,,on, - , ° wh,ch he ,ub *
(From The Atlanta Sunday Journal, April28th)
Where Seely “Lies Down”'Completely. _
ATLANTA, Ga., April 24,1907.
Mr. W. R. Joyner, Atlanta, Ga. , J
Dear Sir: In response to your letter of the 23d, and the matter attached there
to, beg to say that The Georgian is in no wise concerned in this matter, and The
Journal is aware of this fact. ... _
The examination was one of their own, and was not in accordance witli ino
Georgian challenge. We shall have nothing to do with it. • ,
Ever sincerely yours,
(Signed) F. L. SEELY, Publisher.
Mr. Seely Repudiated The Journals Methods Nearly
' Three Months Ago.
February 11, 1907.
Mr. James R. Gray, General Manager The Atlanta
Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: I have been delayed in answering your
letter of Friday, because I was preparing an extensive
and final reply. •
However, I am just in receipt of a letter from
The American Audit Company, the contents of which
simply amaze me, and make unnecessary the reply I
had prepared. ‘ ’
The public will require no further evidence or comment
from me in the light of your attempt to influence the jury
in this case. ' .
The Georgian expects an absolute adherence to the
proposals as they were made and accepted, or nothing,
and, in view of the latest move on your part, I must con-
sider the correspondence closed.
Yours very truly,
F. L. SEELY,
SOME OF THE METHODS:
The Journal’s Claim for November, published in Nov., 52,512
The Journal’s Claim for November, published April 22, 48,589
American Audit Company finds 40,000
American Association Advertisers, in that certificate to
which Journal refers as correct, gave .... 34,666
Now, let’s all have a guess.
Orchards and Farms
Stripped of Fruit
and Shrubbery.
Dnllm, T*»x., April 29.—Valley View and
IlfMiiinlni; were practically destroyed by a
tornado which swept over northern Texoa
yesterday. Many fruit orchards and farms
were stripped of trees and shrubbery for A
dlntanee of nearly 100 miles. A cotton mill
at Celeste wan damaged, to the extent of
$26,000. So far no deaths bare been report
ed.
AT UNVEILING OF
GORDON STATUE
, , - »
Program Committee Plans
Parade on May
25th.
At a meeting of the program commit
tee of the Gordon monument commis
sion Monday afternoon It was decided
to have a great parade and military
pageant for the unveiling of the Gor
don monument on May 25.
All of the military organisations of
the state, the Confederate Veterans and
many other bodies will be Invited to
take part In the parade and exercises.
As the unveiling ceremony takes
place at noon, the parade will
formed and move at 11 o'clock. Gen
eral C. A. Evans will deliver the ora.
tlon on that day.
JUSTICE DENIES
THAW’S MOTION
New York, April 29.—Justice Fitzgerald
today denied the motion of IltiMell A. Pen
body, counsel for Harry K. Thaw, that all
exhibits In the recent trial be returned to
the prisoner. Thaw has frequently express
ed a desire to retain possession of the let
ter* written to Dolmas during the trial.
WITNESS POISONED,
TRIAL POSTPONED
Wllkeabarre, Pa., April 29.—Owing to an
effort to poison William H. Kushpin, the
chief witness for the prosecution In the
cate against tho men accused of dynamltlug
the KdwardsTlIle Baptist church, the trial,
which was to hare started thla week, will
bo postponed. Tho physlcia *
been poisoned with arsenic.
SHIP AND CREW
BURN AT SEA
’ Rio Janeiro, April 29.—A report has been
received that the British steamer Brownhlll,
bound to Klo Janeiro, was destroyed by Are
during voyage with the entire crew.
Address to Students.
Special to The Georgian.
Montlcello, Ga., April 29.—Pro/ee.or
Brannon, of the State Normal School,
delivered hln famoun address, “Robert
K. Lee, Gentleman,'’ here Friday to one
of tho largest crowds that has ever
gathered here on a memorial occaaloq.
Millionaire’s Attorneys
Unearth Scheme to
Get $250,000.
CASE INVOLVES
DIVORCED WIFE ,
Attorney Nicoll Says “Big
Hawley” Will Not Re-
turn and Push Case, n
New York. April 29.—Efforts to get
(250,000 from Howard Gould, through
what he termed a blackmailing scheme, ]
were balked today, according to tlia !
multi-millionaire's lawyers. /
William Woodward, known as “Big
Hawley,” #ho brought the action, was
reported as mysteriously missing to
day. he having been surprised to read
In the newspapers an account of his
long swindling career.
The suit of Hawley against Gould. |
for secret Information furnished and ;
for personal and private services, has
In no manner effected a reconciliation
of Gould and Ids wife, formerly Kath
erine Commons, the actress. Their
friends said today that they are now'
further apart than at any time since
their separation last September.
De Lancy Nicoll, personal counsel for
Gould and named In Woodward’s suit, j
ns co-defendant, announced today that
Woodward, or "Big Hawley," he called I
him, would not dare return to New
York to prosecute his claim. Mr.
Nicbll said It was another bold scheme
of the swindler to exact blackmalL
CHARGES FILED
AGAINST ROADS
Washington, April 29.—Charges of gross
favoritism faulting In control of tho W**t j
Virginia Coni Company by tho railroad were j
filed today with the Interstate commerce !
commission by the Campbell Creek Coal J
Company, Columbus Iron and Steel Com* |
pany nnd others'against thc Kanawha nnd
Michigan Railway Company and the Sunday .
Creek Coal Company, owned by tho Hock* ;
log Valley railway. »■ '
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O "Showers Monday night and 01
O Tuesday, somewhat cooler Tues- Oi
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0 7 o'clock a. m. .. .. ..83 degree'O■
O 8 o'clock a. m 84 degrees a
0 9 o'clock a. m 85 degress O
O 10 o’clock a. m 88 degrees 0 t
0 11 o'clock a. 68 degrees 0
0 12 o’clock noon 70 degrees O
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Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian records here eachi day soma
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
North and South, Louisville, Ky„ In Its march, April number, says of
Fultoif county Ga.: ,
If one could take a look at Atlanta from an air ship, he would in
clude Fulton county In a summary of her greatness.
It Is a miniature sort of a county, but It sets off ibe city a* a rim
of gold accentuates the-quallty of a gem.
Atlanta, w|th her smoking chimneys, busy factories and sky-scraping
buildings Is a thing of commerce and activity. Where her pavements
merge graclouely Into country roads and there are more blooming trees
than houses, lies Fulton county.
Fulton Is perhaps the smalleet county In the state of Georgia as to
area, but It surpasses all others In point of prosperity.
Its red clay hllle with their loamy surfaces, yield every fruit and
vegetable known to the temperate tone; Its bottom lands are prodigious
ly rich; the staples of Georgia, corn and cotton, grow abundantly and de
spite Us actual latitude the elevation gives-It a climate equal to Ken
tucky or Virginia.
Atlanta Is Its heart and affords such a local market as few farming
sections can boost. Resides. It is the distributing center for the entire
Southeast. Invaded by every great trunk line which enters the Southern
territory, either directly or through their connections, supplying faculties
for qulclifly reaching the outside world.
Indeed there Is practically no limit to the Fulton county market for
truck and fruits and farm crops, and yet that market li not half sup
plied even locally.
Fully fifty per cent (10) of the available lands of tho county are
i lying Idle—have never been cultivated, and If ever Intensive farming cun
be made to pay. It Is here.
. It Is a county par excellence for trucking, fruits dairying and poul-
try. . __
Good money and sure crops await the fanner and Northerners, of
the thrifty. Industrious and Intelligent sort are wanted and will bo
heartily welcomed.
As the county la small and surrounds the city of Atlanta, land' are
higher priced than In more Isolated districts. Strictly farming lands
range from 125 to |1«0 an acre.
Fulton county Is hilly; they are the red hllle of Georgia, varying from
sandy loam with red clay subsoil to a stiff red clay. A g od many
streams course through the county and alongside these arc rich bottoms
which require no fertilisers. . ,
The claims of what may be doiy In Fulton county arc n
on theory.
Successful truck and dairy farms, orchards and fields of sta
dot the county and demonstrate all that may ! said.
The poorest farmer, It thrifty, comes to prosperity,