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rHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NE-VS.
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THE ATLANTA 6E0K6IAN
(AND NEWS
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OtJlf PLATFORM: The Georgian
and Newa stands for Atlanta’s owning
Its own gas nnd electric light plants,
as It now owna Its water works. Other
rifles do this and get gas ns low as «0
cents, with a profit to tbe city. Thla
should be done at once. The Georgian
and New a believes that If street rail*
ways can lie operated successfully by
European clJlea, ns they are, there la
no good reason why they can not be so
operated here flat we do not heifer#
this can be done now, and It mny be
some years licfore wa are ready for so
big an undertaking. Still Atlanta
should aet Its race In that direction
NOW.
Persons leaving the city can
have The Georgian nnd News
mailed to them regularly by send
i ing their order to The Georgian
office. Changes of address will be
made as often as desired.
The President’s Souvenir.
Commissioner Mitchell, who. In all
the arrangements tor Georgia at. the
Jamestown Exposition has shown
moro than ordinary good taste and
judgment, has further distinguished
himself In tho touvcnlr Invitation
which Is to be presented to the presl
dent on Georgia Day at Jamestown. It
Is a solid sheet of gold dug from
Georgia hills and pronounced by gov
ernment essayists to be the puregt of
the metal. It bears In simple words
upon Its shining surface the presi
dent's name, an exquisitely engraved
picture of the Bulloch home, the date,
the occasion and the name of the gov
ernor of Georgia and the commission
er of the state.
'Wo do not hesitate to predict In ad
vance that few' of the thousand! of
souvenirs in the possession of the
president will be more cordially ap
preciated' than that which bears the
name of Georgia and the golden pic
ture of his mother's home.
Three to live or six years In the pen
itentiary for the theft of f£0,000, or
<200,000, Is rather a license tha na pro
hibition against crime. A half life
time Is scarcely enough to atone for
such a crime.
THE ERA OF GOOD PEELING OUR ONLY HOPE.
The Houston Post, a timorous partisan, fears that If the Democratic
party should ever merge In another Era of Good Feeling It would never
come together again.
Strange apprehension this, for a reader and a maker of history.
The Democratic party It Indestructible. It has survived all other
parties and will survive as many more. Ita principles will live as long as
representative government. Our contemporary need not fear.
The Post! cites the fate of the Federalist party In aupport of Its ap
prehensions, and even The Commoner quotes without comment, a recent
article Vrom the Mobile Register referring to the action of tho Federalists
In the time of Monroe, and- the failure of the party to meet under that
name thereafter.
The Post. The Register and The Commoner all seem to forget that of
which The Georgian has reminded them, that If the weak and unsuccess
ful. Federalist party died under the Monroe era of good feellngi it was
only to be bom again, strong, militant and all-conquering under the
name of the Republican party. It only needed reorganisation to win.
Tho Post forgets that one of the two great reasons for urging this
temporary obliteration of party lines. Is that both parties and our Demo
cratic party more especially may find an opportunity to purge Itself of
discord and division and heresy, to eliminate the Republican and corpo
ration magnates who cloud our councils, and Insure our defeat before a
waiting people—to reorganize the ranks of the real Democracy, to restate
the real definite creeds which the people are willing to follow, and to
shed our errors and our traitors for a long lease of usefulness and power
as tbe party of the people.
We have not much of a party at this time, and The Post knows It Our
lack of coherency and union Is the subject of cartoons and tho theme of
paragraphers. We are a patchwork of principles, a crazy quilt of doc
trines, made up from Bryan and Belmont and Ryan and Hearat and Gro
ver Cleveland and Carter Harrison, and when we attempt to spread this
thing over a republic and call It a platform, it may not make the angels
smile, but by the sorrowful record, it makes the voters, laugh.
Let's get together, brother of The Post, and let us realize that noth
ing ever bylqgs. a. crowd closer together than a funeral or so. Let us
have a little burying and a little blessing, and then let us bo reborn sure
enough to power and to glory.
It don't matter so much Bbout names. Principles are the only
things wojth while. *.
If 'Is no greater- sin to worship a graven Image than to bow down and
adore a name.
What we want Is tho policy, the principle behind the name. A rose of
liberty will smell as sweet by any other.name.
You cannot, our brother of The Post, elect your great sonator to the
presidency with this old tangled, divided and uncertain organization that
we have today.
Let's tear It apart In order to put It together again for a halt cen
tury of service and victory.
On with tho Era of Good Feeling.
What Is a Democrat?
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
THE MONTGOMERY STATE.
The Georgian greets with cordial felicitations The Montgomery State,
which blossomed out of promise Into realization on Sunday morning, May
the 26th, with twenty-eight well filled pages of telegrams, nows, adver
tisements and vigorous editorial.
Montgomery Is one of the crowded fields of Southern Journalism.
The State makes the fourth newspaper to enter, and of course It Is sim
ple logic to understand that "somebody must go.”
Wo are prepared to believe that Tho State will stay. Ita staff Is
modem, vital and progressive. Its editor, Alva Fitzpatrick, Is a man of
conviction, personality and force. Its managing editor, Leslie R. Hahn, Is
a trained Journalist who will doubtless keep up that vital and Important
department of tho newspaper to a high standard. Ita business manager.
In whose hands at last rests the larger measure of The State’s life and
prosperity, is Mr. F. F. Rleg, who comes from the Buckeye State with all
the vim and vigor of Northern hustle added to tho keennesp and tact of a
Southern experience. - - . ... ... , .
The State measures fully up -to any one of Its contemporaries la the.
ilierlt of its ffiltlal'nulfefieV.- 'niS'tiffljdf llATrn good name. Thercrlfi an tfr '
of breeziness, alortness and, life about It which argues well for ita stay
ing qualities. We ltjqrnr that it has plenty of money to see It safely
tbrbugh the trial iferfod of Its existence, and with theso conditions there
can be no sort of question of the ability, tact and popularity of tho men
who are to make The State a success and a power in tho Journalism of
Alabatna.
We sincerely wish all good things to our new and rigorous contem
porary acroaa tho Chattahoochee. If Its subsequent Issues hold their own
with the splendid merits of Its first appearance, wo may safely predict that
Tho State will not be the ono to leave the field of Journalism In the capital
of Alabama. t '
Army Orders.
Washington, May 29.—First Lieu
tenant John McRalg, Twentieth Infan
try, to general recruiting service at
New Iberia, La.; Major Dean C. How
ard, surgeon, from general hospital,
Washington barracks, to Philippines.
First Lieutenant Dexter Sturges, of
Thirteenth cavalry, general hospital,
Washington barracks, to his regiment.
First Lieutenant Charles M. Wesson,
Eighth cavalry, from general hospital,
Washington barracks, to proper sta
tion. .
Major William H. Arthur, surgeon,
detailed to represent medical depart
ment at Fifty-eighth annual meeting
American Medical Association, Atlantic
City, N. J. Sergeant Major Michael
Reltdorf. Twelfth Infantry, placed
upon retired list.
Private (First-class) William Brooks,
hospital corps, to Fort Sam Houston.
Battalion Sergeant Major Emil G.
Neubner, Twenty-seventh Infantry, and
First Sergeant William R. Graves, of
Company M, Twenty-seventh Infantry,
from Washington to proper station.
Navy Orders.
Lieutenants R. Morris and G. S.
Lincoln detached naval academy to
California. Lieutenant G. T. Pettlngtll,
detached Iowa, home to watt orders.
Lieutenant C. M. Tozer, detached naval
academy to Albany: Lieutenants D. C.
Bingham, H. A. Baldridge, O. C. Dowl
ing, E. P, Finney, J. O. Fisher, R.
Henderson, M. S. Corning, -L. Brooks,
Jr., J. O. Richardson, A. A. Peterpon,
J. P. Lannon, F. W. Osburn, R. C.
Davis and E. J., Marquart, commie
stoned.
Ensign B. Barnett, detached navy re
cruiting elation, Oklahoma City, to
Rhode Island. Ensign D. W. Bagley,
to Rhode Island. Passed Assistant Pay
master N. B. Farwell, detached Brook
lyn, to navy yard. New York.
Assistant Paymaster L. N. Werten-
baker to Norfolk, os pay officer Brook
lyn, Texas, Mlantonopah and Canon!-
cus. Chief Gtfliner A. C. Stelnbrenner,
commissioned. Carpenter B. D. Pen
der, retired, detached Lancaster. Phar-
maclet R. P. Neville, retired, detached
naval hospital, Norfolk, home.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—May 27, West Virginia
and Colorado at Kobe, Raleigh at Chee-
foo. Pa., and Maryland and Yokohama,
Scorpion at San Juan, Alexander at
Cheefoo, Preble at San Diego, Mil
waukee at San Francisco.
BAILED—May 27, Supply from Guam
for Cavite, Scorpion from Culebra for
San Juan.
TRIAD RIOTS CONTINUE;
UPRISING VERY SERIOUS
Hongkong-, May 29.—Tho antl-dynaa- dispatched, to Swfttow from Canton,
tic riots continue.
An organized and armed division of
Triads, 10,000 strong, Is on the march.
So far foreigners have not been mo
lested.
Commercial steamships and gun
boats are being uMd to transpbrt
troops to the neighborhood of the dis
turbances. It Is reported that Sun,
former taotol of Changwan, a neph
ew of Grand Secretary' Chla Gal Sun,
Is leading the rebellion. He is well
known as a revolutionary, 1 and was
arrested at Nanking last January on a
charge of conspiring against the gov
ernment
Thirteen hundred troops have been
and another detachment from Shin-
hing will follow. The malcontents
captured the entire family of a briga
dier general and compelled them to
commit suicide by drowning in a well.
The Svatvan Revolutionary Society
has Issued a proclamation saying that
the rising was not directed against
foreigners, nor against ordinary citi
zens. The Intention Is to attack every
yamen and exterminate all the officers,
with the object of overthrowing the
government.
Local officials at Swatow take a se
rious view of the situation and are
usklng the authorities at Canton to
dispatch boats
ROOSEVELT IS CALLED UPON
FOR APOLOGY BY DR. LONG
The South Is filling up with new
newspapers ot exceptional merit and
promise.
The pessimistic "bears” who for six
months or more have been predicting
panic and collapse, ought to be fa
tigued with their own low spirits.
No, the "bears" who are growling of
panic are not. Teddy Bears.
If we have a prohibition election it
fa to be hoped that every man will
not vote aa he drinks or even aa he
prays.
At any rate 4be flirtation with At
lanta has made all the suburban towns
perk up god put on their beat clothes.
Tha suburbs have never been so beau
tiful ■> ' -
The Georgian hears reliably that the
departments ot public comfort'at
Grant Park need care and attention
badly. The taxpayers who support
the park are entitled to ask Immediate
attention to these conditions.
The city of Atlanta makes no pro
vision aa other cities do for places of
public comfort In tbe congested busi
ness and shopping district.’ The ab
sence of these drives many men to tho
saloons who do not primarily go for
drinking Uquor.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
MEET IN RICHMOND.
Richmond, Vo.. May 29.—The grand
lodl» of the Knights of Pythias con
vened In annual session here last nigh!,
with Grand Chancellor It. E. Warren,
of Portsmouth, presiding, and about 150
delegates In attendance. They were
welcomed on behalf of the city by Don
P. dia!iey. The grand lodge wilt be
In Renton probably until Thursday.
AN AN8WER TO
THE WORLD'S QUESTION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The question that Is asked by Tha
New York World, tVhat Is a Democrat?
It vary simple to me, and Is answered
In the following words:
A Democrat Is a man who loves hls
country and Its peoplt more than he
dose party name, party politics and
5 raft, who recognise* no class of peo*
le, but works for or votes for the
things that are for the best Interest of
all the people.
If there are any better exempllflert
of Democracy than Thomas Watson,
John Tempts Graves nnd William R.
Hearst, show them to me. Youra truly,
JOB M. WUSTHOFF.
Atlanta, On., May 23, 1907.
WHAT 18 CONFEDERATE
MONEY WORTH?
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Some time back I saw a statement
In an Atlanta paper relative to the
present value of Confederate money. I
know a few parties here who have
some and they have eaked me to find
out If I could, for them. In fact, I have
some htyself. Could you give me any
Information on the subject as to value
and where tt could be disposed of? If
so, I wilt appreciate It as will the oth
ers. Yours truly,
J. A. TOOLE, M. D.
Glenwood, Go.
SHAM FIGHT8 VS. REAL FIGHTS.
To the Editor ot The Georgian:
The sham battle ot Saturday was
very Interesting, so much to be pre
ferred to the real flight. I trust In time
the real will be displaced and the sham
—or something better—will be the rule
and practice.
The sham boys seemed very eager os
they chased the fleeing foe, and some
looked a bit disappointed that they
really must not kill the other fellows,
but ell enjoyed It and there were no
killed or wounded, no weeping women
at home, not even a-group of pension
ers.
Do you remember how the mock tur
tle wept because he was not a real tur.
tie? That was the way some of the
lads appeared at the close. Just a bit
of sadness a gleam ot disappointment
In that there were not wounded to be
cared for.
Real life Is never quite equal to the
unreal, the ideal for wHIch we long
never I, or can be realized, yet Is pleas
ant to dwell upon.
Is that to be the ultimate of the peace
Ipver? Must there ever be wer? It
looked that way a hundred years ago.
Today a new light seems to be dawn
ing.
"Is tt possible to serve two masters?"
To receive wages from each, to go to
war yet to love peace? Has modern
theology no new note to sound, no
word of cheer for those who wander In
darkness, seeking, never finding?
My grandson, not yet I, as men count
time, replies to my question, “I don't
know: do you?” And I am compelled
to answer "no," but tvo rest, knowing
we have only to watt,'waiting all things
are revealed to us.
OLD CONFED.
Atlanta, May 29.
Will Build Railroad.
Special to The Georgian,
Huntsville, Ala, May 29.—Every-
thlng le looking favorable to the early
construction of the Nashvlllo and
Huntsville railway, and If Nashville
falls down on her subscription the
counties along the line ot the proposed
route ere ready to make up the deficit.
CARTER8VILLE SCHOOLS
CLOSE SESSION.
Special to The Georgian.
Cartsrsvllls. Go., May 29.—The clos
ing exercises ot the Carteravlllo pub
lic schools were held tble morning.
This year will mark the graduation of
the first class from the tenth grade
that was Introduced Into the schools
here last year. The Csrtersvllle public
schools, under the direction of Profes
sor H. L. Sewell, principal, and Profes
sor Joe Arnold, assistant principal, have
made wonderful progress within the
past three years. Ther* are 975 white
and 250 negro children In the schools of
thl* city.
MASONS~MOVE LODGE
MEETING PLACE TO ST. GEORGE.
HIST 11 PiHtMl,
SITS fflSIMI
Preacher to Take Mat
ter Before President
Roosevelt.
Special to The Georgian.
St. George, Oa., May 29.—The Ma
sonic Lodge of Montac has moved Ite
place of meeting to St. George, and last
Saturday evening was the occasion of
the first meeting In this place. Jerome j ed courts' of Justice are simply extor-
Hmlth has begun the erection of a bust- tlon mills.
New York, May 29.—Plans are rapid-
ly being perfected to bring before Pres
ident Roosevelt and later before con
gress the fearful condition of morals
on the Isthmus of Panama.
The Rev. William F. Ferguson, editor
of Tho Defender, the prohibition organ.
Is at the head of the movement. Ho Is
at present In the West telling what he
saw In an exhaustive Investigation of
the conditions In Colon and Panama
and the canal zone.
He will return to this city next week
and then the plane now under consid
eration will be perfected nnd with the
assistance of good men and women all
Over the country he hopes the govern
ment will be aroused to cleanse the
moral sink hole which, as a result of
hls Investigations, Mr. Ferguson de
clares the entire Isthmus has become.
. Conditions are Terrible.
Some of the things which were seen
on the Isthmus by Mr. Ferguson are
almost past belief and are utterly be
yond the telling In print.
He makes the direct charge that
there Is slave trade In young girls, and
gives Instances where he found two
S lrl* not more than 27 years old, who
nd been brought in shortly before.
One of them was from Jonesboro, Ark.,
end the other from Memphis, Tenn.
Three weeks later he saw them phyal
cal, mental and moral wrecks,
Mr. Ferguson says:
“I have talked with the surgeon In
charge of juet one of tho numerous
hospitals to be seen and he told me that
In Just one department of hts hospital
there nre slxty-one American boys suf
fering from a disease that may blight
their whole lives and the lives of their
loved ones.
Little Girls as 8laves.
“I have seen two little American girls
practically slaves In a vice den In this
city, lying drunk and almost nude,
show for native boys and men—two
little Amsricsn girls, to all Intents and
purposes stolen from American homes
where Just a few weeks ago they were
the Joy and light ot those who loved
them."
He makes this explicit charge:
"I want to put on record here the
statement that the government of Colon
Is a mass of graft and fraud: public
service, so far as there la any. It man
aged for practical robbery; its so-call-
Stamford, Conn., May 29.—Asserting that
tbo Issue between him and I'reefdeat Roose
velt was not one of anlmnls but ono of men,
Dr. Wllllem J. Long wrote tbe president a
lengthy epistle in which he nsaerts' hls
Ideals of truthfulness nre Just ns high ns
those of the executive.
"I hare spoken the trnth," said be. "and
you accuse mo of deliberate falsehood and
misrepresentation. As president of the
United States you have gone out of your
way publicly to Injure the prlrate citizen
who was attending strictly to hls own busi
ness.
"This Is the whole Issue between us. I
meet It squarely, nnd so mutt you. If I
hive spoken falsely. If In book or work of
mine I linvo Intentionally deceived any
child or /man regarding animal life, I
promise publicly to retract every such word
nnd never to write another animal hook.
On the other hand, If I show to any disin
terested person that you have accused mo
falsely, you must publicly withdraw your
accusation nnd apologize. As a mnn and as
f resident,
o you."
OFFICERS PINCH ‘TRAIN WRECKER,’
TAPPING LOVE TO SWEETHEART
4%
Oa Your Savings
Compounded Twice a Year
The average balance for
each account in our Savings
Department is $391.20.
As nearly all of these ac
counts were started with
small amounts—many with
one dollar—this high average
clearly Indicates the success
of those who regularly save
a part of their income.
MADD0X-RUCKER
BANKING CO.
J
Altoona, Pa, May 29.—"Train wreck
ers at Creason. Rush officers." .
This warning dispatch, flashed along
tha various points of thp Pennsylva
nia, Pittsburg division, and detectives
were hurried to the scene. Beside the
track a youth, on all fours, was seen
tapping on a westbound rail. They
closed on him. bore him to the ground
and .handcuffed him.
Half a mile up the track a pretty
country girl, on bended knees and with
ear close to a rail, wondered why the
tappings suddenly ceased. Her youth
ful swain waa trying to explain to the
detectives that “Dad wouldn't let me
see my girl this afternoon, and I waa
telling her.” Handcuffed, he was es
corted to hls amazed sweetheart, whose
explanations followed and ho was re
leased.
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“Henrietta” at the Grand.
With each evening tho popularity of
the Fawcett Stock Company, present
ing "The Henrietta" at the Grand, In
creases. This production received an
ovation from tho hands of tho Atlanta
public and the dramatic crlilcs which
has never been eqnaled by any summer
Btock company here. "The Henrietta"
Is one of those bright, laughable Amer
ican comedies which haa becomo a
classic. Replete with sclntlllant sen
tences, funny situations and laughable
climaxes. It Is Just tlip^flort of breezy
humor which appeals to the American
public.
"Friends,” the play that has delight
ed thousands for years, has been se
lected by tho Fawcett Stock Company
ble, and their work Is fully up to tho
mark. The cast Is an unusually good
one.
Matinees will be given on Thursday
and Saturday afternoons, beginning at
2:80 o'clock, and will bo over In time
for tho ball game.
Patrons of the Casino will bo de
lighted with the announcement that
Charlie Grapowln wilt appear next
week at the Casino, presenting hls la
test success, "It's Up to You, John
Henry." He will be assisted by clever
Anna Chance, and many of the com
pany who made “Tho Awakening of
Mr. Pip" such a great success. Charlie
Grapewln following so closely on the
heels of Little Chip and Mary Marble,
sets a pace which Is pretty swift for
summer attractions, and patrons of the
„ »„ „ —.Casino may well congratulate thom-
for hext wdek, and rehearsals ore no\v*selves on the prospect ior_tho season
under way. The parts have all been at the popular play'house.
assigned and when tho curtain rolls'
up nt the Grand on Monday night for
the change of bill there will be present,
od a more finished and complete play
than was the case on th» last Monday
night
At ths Casino.
The Casino Is indeed a popular place
for theatergoers this week, but It could
not be otherwise, with Little Chip and
Mary Marble and their clever asso
ciates presenting "The Nancy Hanks.”
Three big audtonces have crowded the
house so far, and Judging from the
advance sale, there will be little room
for late corners during the balance of
the engagement. Of course, Interest
centers in Little Chip and Mary Mar-
Pastime Theater.
The crowds' of ladles and children
who dally flock to the matinees of the
Pastime theater, on Peachtree street,
Is proof positive that there' Is a place
In Atlanta for vaudeville, and that
place haa been recognized as tho Pas
time theater, The bill this week 1
large and varied. The work of Profcs
sor Connors, the Hindoo king, with hls
Oriental mysticism; that, of DeVItt and
Klssengen, the acrobatic jugglers, and
the nlnglng nf Tommy Wilks, the boy
with the big baritone voice. Is each
worth tho price of admission. In ad
dition, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wiley,
songs and dances; A. Cartes Brown, In
hls monologue, and tlie other members
are given cordial receptions.
ness building on Georgia avenue. Into
which he will move hi* grocery busi
ness.
Overwhtlmlngly for Schools.
Special to The Georgian.
Stone Mountain, Go., May 29.—At a
regular election called for to determine
whether or not bonds would be Issued
for the purpoee of erecting a new school
building, the people declared themselves
almost unanimously In favor of bonds,
the vote betng 104 to 9.
Will Observe Memorial Day.
Special to The Oeorgtan.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 2».—Ar
rangements have been completed for
memorial day exercises here Thursday.
As usual, there will be a parade, fol
lowed by speaking and music at the
cemetery. A portion of the Twelfth
.... .. United State* cavalry and the regt-
Truo philosophy enables us to find mental band will participate.
In the plunder that come* from this,
leading Americans, who share In the
government of Colon, look on silently."
Charges Graft to Officials.
He say* he has proof of the .state
ments that American official* are at
least In some Instance! directly Inter
ested In these Infamous places,
i He say*:
"Within fifteen feet of the postoffice
at Coton and commltsary store. In
plain eight nf both, to the common
knowledge of thousands, a huge build
ing. owned by an employee of the Unit
ed States, Is operated, not only as a
saloon, but as a vice den."
There are. he says, not less than 300
saloons in Colon, which has a popula
tion of 12.000; twice that number In
Panama and one for every mile at least
along the canal tone. Within a slx-
mlnute walk of the Colon poetoffice, he
aaya, he paseed thirty-four saloons. As
to the responsibility for the conditions
on the Isthmus, Mr. Ferguson feels no
doubt.
Boy, Aged 18,
Murders Woman
Lexington, Ky., May 29.—Floyd Fra
sier, aged 18, charged with the murder
of Mre. Ella Flannery. In Letcher coun
ty, has been safely lodged In tbe Bell
county. Jell at Pinevtlle.
When officers left Letcher county
with him they expected to go to Stan
ford, Lincoln county. Learning of the
Intention of the mob to lynch Fra
iler, the sheriff turned aside and rode
50 miles over the mountains to Bell
county to save Frazier’s life.
Frasier confessed the prime, saying
he was angry at the woman. He lay
In wait for her all day, and when she
passed him going to the spring for a
bucket of water, he attacked her, atrik.
Ing her with a rock.
Mrs. Flannery attempted to defend
herself with a case knife, but Frailer
struck her with another rock, render
ing her unconscious. He then cut her
throat, the blood spurting all over him.
Hls bloody clothing led to hls arreet.
Pinevtlle Jail will be guarded to pre
vent a lynching.
GRIFFIN PUBLIC 8CHOOL8
CLOSE SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Special to The Georgian.
Orlffln. Ga. May St.—'The Griffin
schools closed Monday after one of the
most successful terms In many years.
The school system has made many Im
provements In the past few year* un
der the able superlntenilency of Pro
fessor C. B. Mathews The graduat
ing exercises at the Bijou theater Mon
day night were largely attended. The
members of the class are: Misses Ruth
Bullard. Mattie Boyd, Carrie Corbin
and Messrs. Tllman Blakely and Robert
Cummlng.
COLUMBUS POLICEMEN
REDUCED IN RANK.
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., May 29.—Three mem
ber* of the city pollbe force have been
reduced to the'position of aupes, and
three supes have been given tbelr
places sa regulars, the charge betng
drunkenness on. duty and while on
furlough. Officers Green, Brown and
Water* wer* reduced to thh rank of
■ope, and Officers Pendergast. Ussury
and Harvey were promoted to regulars
In their places.
A motion to fine the men and not re-
GOTHAMMA y
OUST GAS CO’S.
Saw York, May 29.—Suit ..-to compel tbe
Consolidated Gat Company and tbe eight
other companies doing business In this city
to relinquish their franchises and to take
from them all the permits to use the streets
which they now enjoy was begun In the
supreme court yesterday by Corporation
Counsel Ellison oa behalf of the city.
In commenting on tbo suits, Mr. Ellison
said they were brought In fulfillment of n
determination made several months ago to
begin action a# soon aa condition of tho
preient 80 rents gee litigation would per
mit. He believed then, and he believes
now, be tit Id, that under tbo taw the gas
eompautes have no rights at all In the city.
FOUR COMPANIES
WANT CHARTERS
Four applications for charters were
filed Tuesday afternoon In the office
of the clerk of the superior court.
E. H. Williams, of Fulton county,
and E. E. Williams and E. E. Summers,
of Douglas county, made application
for a charter for the Sweetwater Park
Company. The purpose of the company
Is to promote all sorts of athletics and
to establish club houses at various
points, especially at Sweetwater Park,
In Douglas county.
Shelley Ivey, of Fulton; Wyatt D.
Ivey, of Polk, and James M. Bonnelt,
of Newton, applied for a charter for
the College Co-operative Company. The
amount of capital stock Is <16.000 and
the company will engage In the sale of
all articles usually found in a college
department store.
E. J. Henry. J. L. Morrill and R. L.
De Lamar applied for a charter for the
Eagle Manufacturing Company, with a
capital stock of <25.000. The company
will engage tn the manufacture and
sale of a patent washing machine.
The Atlanta Hardwood Company aj>
piled for a charter, with a capital stock
of <12,000. The Incorporators are: W.
C. Humphries and J. H. Evlns, of Ful
ton. and J. C. and T. M. Evlns, of
Spartanburg, 8. C.
Strong Appeal Made
For Change of Venue
Case.
in
Lynchburg, Va, Mny 29.—When the
trial of Judge W. G. Loving, who killed
Theodore Estes, was resumed at Lov-
Ington today, there was no doubt that
the "unwritten law" would be Invoked
and that the trial will attract more at
tention than any case In the Virginia
courts In the past decade. There seems
to be no doubt that the motion for a
change of venue wilt be granted, and
it Is believed the case will be sent to
this city for trial. When the applica
tion for the change of venue was made
an affidavit was filed by Loving In
which he recited the circumstances
leading up to tho killing of Estes. It is
asserted that the Commonwealth's At
torney Whitehead was bitter against
the accused. The fact that the Judge
of the epurt naked to he relieved of duty
and nnother Judge wag design :l-d ' >
alt In tho court. It Is asserted, showed
that the trial should not take place In.'
the county where (he crime occurred.
It Is alleged that there are only twenty
families living at the county seat, had
that one-half of them ora connected
with Estes. ^
Tho affidavit further states that the
only two hotels In which the Jury could
be kept were both operated by bluer
partisans of the Estes family, and that
t would be Impossible to lock a Jury
up there without It being exposed to
subtle Influence against him. He de
clared he I* Innocent and believed he
would be ncqulttod upon a fair and full
Investigation. Tq obtain It, he assert
ed, was the object of the application of
a change of venue.
Numerous other affidavits were read
and (Heel as a portion of the record,
substantiating that of Judge Loving.
History of Trsgsdy.
Sunday night, April 21, at 8 o'clock,
Theodore Estes took Mlsa Elizabeth
Loving, daughter of ex-Judge William
G. Loving, on a drive and gave her a
drink of whisky. Sho became uncon
scious and was taken to ths home of
Mrs. W. T. Kidd, where a physician
was summoned.
Monday April 22, Mrs. Loving was told
by Miss Loving that Estes gave her a
drink of whisky, and the father of the
girl learned of what happened on the
drive from the lip* of hi* wife. He
loaded a double-barreled shotgun and
went to Oak Ridge, where he killed
Estes.
Judge Loving surrendered himself to
Magistrate Perkins at Elmlngton, who
placed the prisoner In charge of Con
stable Wood to spend the night In Mc
Ginnis’ Hotel.
Tuesday, April 23, Judge Loving was
released on ball In the sum of <6,090 by
Ball Commissioner John W. Payne, of
Amhers county, with J. H. Griffith, H.
8. Snead, E. Witt Pettit. T. M. McGin
nis and W. B. Lee as bondsmen.
Judge Loving declares that he killed
Estes for drugging and dishonoring hi*
daughter. It is believed that the 'un
written law" will be the plea of [“•
accused, who has remained In seclusion
at Oak Ridge since the tragedy.
BULLETS FLYING;
NEGRO WOUNDED
Carey Acquitted.
Parkersburg, W. Va.. May 29.—John
Carey, a railroad brakeman. Indicted
for murder In the first degree for shoot
ing Martin Devaughan, another brake-
man, In this city last fall, was lost
. ■ . . evening acquitted by a Jury In the
duce them to ranks wa* defeated In the criminal court. The defendant pleaded
meeting ot tbe commission. self-defense, '
Bicycle Policemen S. E. Long and
Buchanan engaged In a pistol duel ear.
ly Wednesday morning with Tom Tol
bert, a negro whom they were seeking
to arrest, nnd Tolbert made' ht* escape
with a bullet hoi* through hie arm.
Neither of the officers was Injured.
The shooting occurred In an alley la
the rear of Washington street and cre
ated considerable excitement, awak
ening many of tho people tn the u-
clnity.
The policemen were trying to arreet
the negro for heating a negro woman.
At sight of the ofilcers he " cd
the alleyway, and ns he ran. sudoem.
pulled a pistol, turned nnd fired. Long
and Buchanan promptly returned tn
compliment, firing several shot*. .
At one report the negro* arm tea
limp to hls side nnd he uttered » cr.
of pain. He continued to run, bow
ever, and succeeded In getting away.
To Furnish Ic* to Poor.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., May 29.—Tn
local corps of the Salvation Army_ wu.
furnish free tee water on down-tow
streets na well as free Ice to poor iarn
liters this summer. Barrel* *■“ _
placed at several prominent come
and all who thirst may drink without
price.