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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. »■ ' O0lX»OOCH3OOO<H>OOO<KiOOOOOOOa O O • O SHOWERS AND COLDER a 0 FORECAST FOR TUESDAY. O I a o 0 With one more day to her credit O I 0 April Indicates a disposition to 0 0 play tho string out In her gwn un- 0 O sweet way. O j 0 It will bo all right If there te O 0 no lap-over Into May. Everybody 0 0 expects May to be real nice and O j O laily-llke. forecast: 0 0 Monday temperatures: Oj O "Showers Monday night and 01 O Tuesday, somewhat cooler Tues- Oi O day.” O 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 O 1 o'clock p. m 71 degrees O 0 2 o'clock p. m 72 degrees O 0O000000000000OO00O00OOOO0 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,