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0Art'UUAY, AUGUST 17, 1907.
1IC SWINDLE
Pennsylvania’s Probe
Committee Recom
mends Suits.
Harrlaburg, Pa., Aug. 17.—Governor
Stewart received the Anal report of the
capitol Investigating committee yesler
day. Seventeen persons, and a cor
poration are named In the report as
being Involved In one way or another
In the fraudulent transactions In con
nection with the construction and fur
nishing of Pennsylvania's $11,000,000
capitol and the committee recommends
that orlmtnal and civil proceedings be
brought against them.
The persons against whom criminal
or civil suits may be directed are:
The List
John H. Sanderson, of Philadelphia,
for furnishings.
Joseph M. Huston, Philadelphia,
architect.
Stanford H. Lewis, Huston's assist
ant
James M. Shumaker, of Johnstown,
former superintendent of the board of
(ubllc grounds and buildings.
ff. P. Snyder and E. B. Hardenberg,
formerly auditors general.
W. L. Matheus and Frank G. Harris,
formerly state treasurers.
Representative H. Burd Cassel, pres
ident of the Pennsylvania Construction
Company, which supplied the metal
lic casings and furniture.
George F. Payne, who built the cap
itol.
Charles G. Wetter, Payne's partner.
Charles P. Kinsman, Wallace Bolleau,
John G. Neuderer and George K.
Storm, who organized the Pennsylvania
Bronze Company, which supplied the
lighting fixtures to Sanderson.
Frank Irwin, an auditor In the audit,
or general's office.
George C. Towne, bookkeeper under
Shumaker.
International Manufacturing Supply
Company, which bid against Sanderson
for the capitol furnishing contract.
Pennypaoker Not Mentioned.
The name of Governor Pennypacker,
who by virtue of his office, was a mem
ber of the board of public grounds and
buildings, which let the furnishing con.
tracts, and Governor Stone and his as
sociates, who made up the commis
sion which constructed, are not men
tioned In the list of persons against
whom the Investigators recommend
that action be taken.
TAKE ALLTIME OF
SENATE_SATURDAY
Little Progress Made aud
Recess Stops Discus
sion,
MULE TESTIFIED
IN OWN BEHALF
Among those present In the re
corder's court, Saturday morning, were
sixteen people, a pistol and a mule. It
Is true .that tho mule was not In the
court room, but It was In evidence,
nevertheless. Councilman Huddleston,
of the second ward, who was on the
bench, demanded that the mule be
brought around to testify, and It was.
Its back was all that the Judge Wanted
to see.
Sergeant Hollingsworth found one of
L. Rlgber’s Ice cream wagons going
along the street Friday, with a sick
horse In front. He told the driver that
the horse was not In condition to drive
and the fellow said he would take him
back to the stable.
It seems that he did, but hitched an
other animal In the shafts that was In
bad shape. Various evidence was given
nnd Councilman Huddleston said that
before he rendered a decision he
wanted to see the sore that the police
described as being as big as the palm
of their hand, and which Mr. Rlgber
said was only about the size of a half
dollar. The horse was brought Into
the stable yard of the police station,
the recorder looked at It, and Mr. Hig
her was fined $10.
DR. T. O. POWELL RALLIES
FOR SHORT WHILE ONLY.
gpectal to The Georgian.
Mllledgevllle, Ga., Aug. 17.—Reports
from the bedside of Dr. T. O. Powell,
who Is 111 at Tate Springs, are to the
effect that there Is no change for the
better today. There was a rally In his
condition yesterday evening, but only
for a short time.
ALDERMAN DIRECT8 FIRE
ON CHATTANOOGA MAYOR
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 17.—Aider-
man C. B. Russell, of the. Third ward,
has added to the troubles of Mayor
Frierson, by chargtnb that the mayor
with “gum shoe" tactics In making a
deal with the Chattanooga Railway
Company for franchises. He claims
that the mayor and one alderman held
a conference with the railway officials
without notifying members of the
council committee to which the fran
chise matter was referred.
WOMAN'S WILL IS FOUND
AFTER TWENTY-ONE YEARS
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 17.—A will
made by Miss Florida G. Weaver,
twenty-one years ago, has Just been
found and filed for probate. When
Miss Weaver died a score of years ago.
It was supposed that she left no will.
The will cannot cause any trouble, as It
bequeathed all property to Mrs. Claudia
McCall, a sister, who came Into natural
iswsssslon of It.
Tennessee Day at Exposition,
kpedsl to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 17.—Gov-
ernor Patterson has named Friday,
October 17, as Tennessee day at the
Jamestown exposition, and will Issue a
proclamation accordingly, during the
next few days.
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O MERCHANT TAKES LIFE O
2 WHILE 8PEEDING ON TRAIN O
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O Special to The Georgian. O
2 Athens, Ga, Aug. 17.—J. W. O
o Anthony, a prominent merchant, O
2 of High Shoals, Ga* took his life O
r yesterday while on a Central O
2 ’™ ln - Between Madison and O
2 Bishop, Anthony swallowed the D
2 foments of a six-ounce bottle of O
° laudanum. When his condition O
2 waj noticed, he was already un- O
2 oonscioua, remaining in this state O
2 “.m" his death, which occurred O
2 shortly afterwards. O
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population h sous re mile of any
this country. The Azure* are slightly more
than M*». In Alaska there to only «• per
son to ten square miles. Ithnde Islam! Is
- second to Washington, with 407 persons s
OaOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOODOOOOOO square mile.
In a session of three hours Saturday
morning the senate made very little
progress on the appropriation bill.
Four amendments took up practi
cally the entire time of the session,
and adjournment came without any
conclusion being readied on the fourth
one.
Just how an extra session can be
avoided Is not apparent, as It will prob-
ftbly take all of the afternoon ses
sion to complete the appropriation
measure and It will not be done with
in that timo unless better progress is
made than was the case at the morning
session.
The net result of the morning ses-
gon was an increase of $6,000 in the
Soldiers' Home appropriation; $5,000
more for the School for the Deaf, the
correction of some technical faults and
two or three involved wrangles over
points of order. The hour of adjourn
ment was reached at 1 o'clock with
discussion raging over an increase of
$5,000 in the Tech fund.
The senate Saturday morning got
down to business with a rush.
The Brock bill to amend the alterna
tive road law so as to require four
instead of two days' work on public
roads passed without* serious dpposl-
Two measures, one providing for the
retirement of state bonds and the other
authorising the governor to borrow
$200,000 to meet casual deficiency, were
parsed without discussion.
A wrangle ensued over a motion of
Senator Hawes to withdraw certain
bills from the appropriations commit
tee and refer them to the committee
on education.
Senator Overstreet objected on tho
ground that the bills had been tabled
by the appropriations committee be
cause they carried appropriations for
which provisions could not be made.
He said it would be improper to with
draw the bills now and refer them to
another committee.
"The very people who on yesterday
voted not to tax corporations are the
very people here clamoring for in
creased appropriations."
On a point of order, raised by Sena
tor Felder, debate was shut off.
“Shouldn’t Loso Tempers.”
A sharp colloquy ensued between
Senators Felder and Flynt. and Presi
dent Akin rapped for order.
"On this final day of this session
senators not loose their tempers,’’
said.
On the motion to recommit the bills,
the vote was 20 to 12, thus defeating
the motion.
A motion was made to reconsider
the action of the senate in killing the
bill Increasing the salary of the clerk
to the insurance commissioner $600.
The motion to reconsider carried by a
vote of 20 to 16.
At 10:55 o’clock the appropriation
bill was taken up for action.
Chairman Hardman made a state
ment showing that' the total taxable
value of properties in Georgia for
1907 will be approximately $709,000,000.
With the tax rate at live mills, It
will yield In revenue $3,545,000. About
$1,000,000 additional raxes will be
realized, giving $4,545,000.
He estimated further that the Increas
es in taxable property will amount
to $60,000,000 for 1908. which would
give $300,000 additional revenues In
1908. The appropriation bill, as amend
ed by the senate committee, carried
$4,650,000. Dr. Hardman said the ap
propriations were not therefore exces
Hive.
Senator Felder offered nn amendment
to increase the appropriation to the
Soldiers' Home from $17,500 to $20,000.
It was adopted.
Senator Taylor offered an amendment
Increasing the appropriation for the
School for the Deaf from $37,500 to
$42,500. It was adopted by a vote of
15 to 13.
For Georgia Tech.
The amendment offered by Senator
Williford to increase the appropriation
for the Georgia School of Technology
fiom $60,000 to $65,000 brought on some
discussion.
Senator Knight submitted an amend
ment making the appropriation $55,000.
Senator Overstreet spok^ against the
increased appropriation. He charged
that the capitol had swarmed with
more "dirty lobbyists” during the pres
ent session than ever known before.
"When the senate yesterday voted
against a provision to lift the tax bur
dens from the shoulders of the poor
and place them on the rich, that senate
gallery swarmed with those lobbying
against the Income tax.
"They kept tab on how every senator
voted—watched for the delivery of the
goods almost like a white man watches
a negro vote.”
Again the senate entangled itself In
a snarl over a privileged resolution of
fered by Senator Hays calling on the
senate appropriations committee to re
port back certain bills.
With this condition existing, the fixed
hour of adjournment, 1 o’clock, arrived,
and the senate adjourned until 3
o'clock.
SEABOARD NOT TO CHANGE
CHARITY RATES IN ALABAMA
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 17.—It Is an
nounced by J. H. Ketner, commercial
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, that
there will be no change In the charity
rates, nnd that he had received In
structions from the head office to this
effect. One of the roads has changed
the charity rates, claiming that It could
not give them under the present state
laws.
At the Washoe smelling works, Anaconda.
Mont., over 11,000 tons are handled dally by
thirteen compressed nlr locomotives, twelve
of which weigh thirteen tons esrh nnd one
twenty-one tons. Kerb locomotive carries
two storage tanks for fts air supply, the
air I
• Ltid conveniently to
the locomotives
Women picketa of the New York Telegrapher*' Union induelng strike-breaker to join in their rank. Be-
low is a group of striking mossonger boys.
CHIEF PINKERTON
DIED ONJTEAM
Head of Noted Detective
Agency Died On Way
to Europe.
WAS HANDED LEMON
AND LOST LADY LOVE
New York, Aug. 17.—Robert A. Pink
erton. head of the Pinkerton detective
agency, died August 12, on board the
steamer Bremen while on his way to
Europe for hie health. Florence Sul
livan, of New York, was with him.
,JNE,
WILL J3EJEBUILT
Plans to Reconstruct Resort
On Bigger and Bet
ter Lines.
OF COLLEGE f
sto'|) ,1 fo get their supply.
Germany's labor famine he. become eo
sente that It bas been found neressry to
Impress peasant *trl» Into the railway eerv-
tee as plate-layers and repairer,. A gang
of them Is now hsrd St work near Beyers-
dorf.
Third Candidate in
Nominated at Meeting
of Citizens.
At a meeting of representative citi
zens of college Park, held Friday night,
a petition of 125 voters of that city, re
questing J: B. Hardin to run for mayor
of t’ollege Park for the term begin
ning December of this year, was
sented to Mr. Hardin.
Being urged by such a representa
tive body of his fellow citizens, Mr.
Hardin accepted the nomination, and
Is now in the race for mayor of that
city.
Mr. Hardin Is a member of the firm
of Beck A Gregg, and Is well known
throughout this section of the country.
He has made his home In College Park
for the past fifteen years, where he Is
held In high esteem by his fellow citi
zens. as their selection of him as a
candidate for mayor shows.
this county amount to 722.238.707 seres.
ng th. ■ _ _
freedom of the city of Ihitdln. s dis
tinction recently conferred on Ulcbard Cor
ker of Tammtny llsll fame.
The average weight of a pair of elephant
tusks is IM pounds, lint s single task has
been kuowu Ur weigh 200 pounds.
Christian
of the German
M. O. Rus-
Nashvllle, Tenn.,
whose engagement was announced
In a novel manner In New
York city recently. Baron von Mutz,
In winning Mis. Russell’s heart, had to
overcome Prince Zal-Zal Bey, a Tur
kish nobleman, who also was smitten
by the Southern woman's beauty.
Prince Bey was present at a
dinner given by W. J. Robinson, u
mine owner, to Bnron von Motz, and
Mrs. Russel, and was served at the
tabic with a real lemon.'
Old Orchard, Me., Aug. 17.—Three
deaths huve resulted from the 1800,000
lire which completely destroyed this
resort Thursday night, and Rev. Rufus
H. Jones, of Saco, Me., is expected to
die momentarily.
The, deaths so far resulted from a
gas tank explosion. Preparations are
under way to rebuild the resort big
ger nnd better by next senson. A bet
ter fire protection is planned.
CUIMEyV DEATH
Grandmother of Misses Lan
drum to Be Buried
in East.
IF W ATTACK
Natives Have Sent Ultima-
l
turn to General
Drude.
Casa Blanca, Morocco. Aug. 17.—The
natives surrounding the city have sent
General Drude. commanding the for
eign forces, an ultimatum demanding
immediate surrender on pain of attack,
saying all foreigners will be elaln.
General Drude has not answered yet.
Thousands of Moors surround the town
and If attacked It will probably fall, al
though the French forces are hopeful.
Morocco la filled with plots to over
throw the aultan. Pretenders to the
throne sprang up everywhere In dis
order, making the situation much
STRIKERS "WILLING
TO ARBITRATE
Continued from Pago Ono.
Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, at A
private sanitarium, Mrs. Henry Dun-
ster, of West Medford, Mass., died of
paralysis.
For several days Mrs. Dunstor had
hern III with a mild attack of typhoid
fever, hut hopes of her recovery were
entertained by relatives and friends.
Friday evening she was attacked by
paralysis, and It was known that the
end wug near.
For the past year Mrs. Dunster had
made her home In the South. She Is
survived here by two grand-daughters
Miss Grace Landrum and Mrs. Frank
Watkins, nee Madge Landrum, and
In Providence. R. I., by a son, Harry
Dunster. The body will be Interred
In West Medford and will he accompa
nied East by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wat
kins, and by Harry Dunster, of Provi
dence, who will be Joined at Washing
ton city by Dr. W. W. Landrum.
The Austrian salt mine at Wfellczka bus
eoo miles of imllerh-a and ».»» miners. It
has been worked for six centuries.
appearances, the rankest kind of decep-
a are being practiced on the
The telegraph companies In
ley and on Long Island are
pletely paralyzed. The same condltiona
exist In the eaat and west.
The telegraph company officials
claim that the backbone of the strike
Is broken. Tills la ridiculous. Not a
single striker has applied for reinstate
ment, and none will apply until the
men can walk back as one man."
Chicago, Aug. 17.—That the striking
telegraphers are preparing to make the
present labor battle a fight to a finish
was disclosed today when President 8
J. Small, of the Telegraphers’ Union,
declared that a $2,000,000 fund would
be raised within the next two months.
The strike today spread to the other
trades for the first time, when 100 elec
tricians employed on the draining cahal
quit work. Orders catling them out
were Issued when It was learned that
the telegraph companies were negotiat
ing a contract with the eanitary dis
trict commissioners for a supply of
electricity,
full effect of the general
will not be known for
twenty-four hours, the latest reports
show that twenty more cities are af-
fectedf making the total 122.
Sympathetic Strike Threatened.
Other trades threatened today to go
out In sympathy with electricians If
non-union men were ueed to fill tho
vacancies.
The strike leaders also prepared to
get the teamaters to atop delivering
•applies to the Postal and Western
Union buildings.
Janitors, elevator men and all other
employees of these two buildings may
be called out before night.
United States Labor Commissioner
Neill and President of the American
Federation Compere, blocked by
arbitration" situation, have given up
their peace efforts and havs returned
to Washington.
$5,000,000 Lott Alrssdy.
Board of trade brokers declare to
day that AS,000,000 has already been
lost to them In deals up to date since
the strike began.
Both telegraph companies claimed to
be In good shape and moving all busi
ness promptly. The Western Union
claimed to have about 200 operatore at
work, but when the reporter asked per-
mleslon to step Into the gallery and
rount them the request was promptly
refused. It Is also said by people who
claimed to have offered business that
they were told the company was not
accepting business.
President Small, of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union, today explained
to the strikers what It would be nec
essary to do In ordor to win this labor
battle. He said:
President Small Talks.
“We can't win on talk. We must
work. We must organise committees,
Each and every one must be a com
mittee of one to look out for their own
Interest and not depend entirely on the
committees of the union.
“There are two Important things, we
must do. I believe the first In Impor
tance Is to get every commercial teleg
rapher who Is not working under con
tract away from the key. Th# next Is
to raise the largest fund possible in
the shortest possible time. I set the
amount that we need at $2,000,000 and
w* must raise It within the next two
months.
"With the aaslslnrce of every mem
ber we will have that sum at our. hack
within the next sixty days. We will
establish a bureau of Information and
we will keep the 86,000,000 people lit
this country Informed on what we are
doing nnd what the telegraph compa
nies have been doing for the last thirty
years.
Can’t Loss 8triko.
“If we ran keep the public Informed
on the abuses which we have under
gone at the nands of the telegraph com
panies we can’t lose the strike even If
we have not a cent.
"We want a 15 per cent Increase In
our salaries; we want an eight-hour
day; If we have to work rtxieen hours
we want pay for twenty hours. We
must penalize the companies for every
THEIRJOd
Cage Containing Eight
Miners Drops 400
Feet Down Pit.
Johnstown. Pa., Aug. 17.—Owing to
what Is believed to have been a de
fect In the machinery, a cage contain
ing eight miners who were preparing
to descend to their work In a mine of
the Sonman Shawft Coat Company at
Sonman, east of here, today, started
upward Instead of going down, nnd
rising to the top of the tlppe!, eight feet
nten**’ turne< * over * throwing out the
Five of them dropped down the shaft.
£mJ!! tan KM 0, ° ver . 400 fee *. and were
killed, while the other three succeeded
lo catching hold of the timber of tho
tipple and escaped with slight injuries.
The Dead.
JOHN MCALLISTER, aged 55, James-
wn.
OSCAR GROK1E, pumper, of Son-
man.
RALPH RICHIE.
ADAM KOMPKE.
RUSSELL HOLLERS, engineer.
STATE POSTMASTERS
ARE MEETING HERE
Continued from Pago One.
M. Park, Emerson: J. M. Rose, Lyerly;
George H. Yarbrough, Vlnlngs; J. A.
Yarbrough, Allentown; Mra. Viola Da
vis, Franklin; Mias C. F. Cheek, Dun-
wody; Mrs. Mary Blacker, Dodge: Mies
Bessie Blacker, Dodge; T. J. Hardage,
Kennesaw; C. M. label!. Berry; L J.
Walker, Spann; W. T. Kitchens. Mitch
ell; Mrs. Belle Wright, Powder
Springs; Miss Emma Manly, Carnes-
vllle; Mrs. Josephine Gant, Duluth;
T. A. Chastln, Plains; C. H. Tolbert.
Blaine; C. H. Tolbert. Blaine; J. L.
Blackburn, Hamilton; H. M. Ellington.
Ellljay; W. G. Grogan, Crowavllle; W.
D. Wallace, Chamblee, and J. M.Towns.
Towns
The Organization.
The National League of Postmasters
of fourth-class offices was organized in
St. Louts during the fall months of
1904, Oscar Pogue, a postmaster of tho
fourth-class In Texas, being made
president of the aaeoclatlon. The sec
ond annual convention was held at the
national capital In October. 1905, and
was a gathering of energetic, progres
sive workers. F. W. Jameson was elect
ed president. All of the officers except
Third Vice President W. A. McElroy,
of Texas, and Executive Committeeman
Swain, of North Carolina, were from
the East and the Northwest. Post
master Merritt, of Washington, wel
comed the members of the league to
the national capital, and on the sec
ond day of the convention the visitors
were received by Postmaster General
Cortelyou, First Assistant Hitchcock
and Fourth Assistant DeGraw, each of
whom addressed the assembly.
In Sixteen States.
Last October the third annual meet
ing was held In Chicago nnd whllo
there were no funds In the treasury,
the reports of the officers showed that
a league had been formed In sixteen
states. The same officers were
re-elected, while a vice president from
each state was added. S. R. Pope, of
Buchanan, was named as Georgia’s vice
^resident, and soon after he returned
tome he went to work Industriously.
Wc want free typewriters, am
the same pay for women who do the
same work as the men receive.”
Leaders of other local labor unions
have made arrangements to raise funds
to help the striking telegraphers.
TELEGRAPH MANAGERS
AT KEYS DAV AND NIGHT.
Montgomery, Ala.. Aug. 17.—The
strike situation remains unchanged In
Montgomery. The managers of both
the Western Union and Postal say they
are handling all the business offered.
Both of the managers are themeelves
at the key working day and night.
8TRIKER FIRED ON DEMAND OF
W. U. MAY CAU8E TROUBLE.
Omaha, Neb., Aug. 17.—A Western
Union striking operator, who had been
hired by the Burlington railroad to
handle a key In Its offices here, was dis
charged yesterday afternoon on demand
of the Western Union. Th# local offi
cials of the telegraphers' union there
upon entered a protest against the
man's discharge and demanded that
the Burlington give him back the place
from which he was ousted. The Bur
lington officials will announce their de
cision today. Ths general Impression
Is that ths operator will be re-em
ployed.
HAVANA CABLE OPERATORS
JOIN TELEGRAPHER8’ STRIKE.
Chicago, Aug. 17.—President Small,
of the Telegraphers' Union, has re
ceived a request for Instructions from
the president of the Havana, Cuba, op
erators’ union. Cable men have walked
out, the number being unknown.
LOCAL SITUATION 8HOWS
NO MATERIAL CHANGE
"If the Western Union and the Postal
are satisfied with the receipts they are
getting and the public Is satisfied with
the service, we are satisfied.’’—Striking
Commercial Telegraphers.
At the end of the first week of tho
strike both sides are still claiming a
victory. The strikers at their
meeting Saturday morning were
more enthusiastic than ever. And the
officials of the two companies were the
same.
General Superintendent J. Levin of
the Western Union said there was no
change In the situation and that the
Western Union was taking care of its
business.
"We had thirty-four operators at
work yesterday,” he said, "and today
have thirty-five. One more man
Joined us Saturday.”
"Would you object to the men In
:ed by a Georgian reporter.
"Certainly I would," he replied. “I
object to anybody going Into the oper
ating room.”
The general supertu: mlcrtt says he
has thirty-five operators, and the strik
ers smile and say there are about eight
real operators, together with the offi
cials and the clerical force.
At noon Manager Alfred M. Beatty,
of the Postal, had three operators
working, but the balance of hta six
were out at that time. He says things
look better for the company now than
ever and he doesn't think the strike
will last much longer.
At the meeting of the strikers Fri
day night, ex-Mayor James G. Wood
ward made an address of over a half
hour which was greeted with cheers.
Councilman Press Huddleston nnd
Councilman-elect B. Lee Smith, both
of whom are prominent members of
the Typographical Union, were present
and made speeches which were en
thusiastically received.
Senator E. Winn Born, of the thir
ty-fourth district, one of the leaders of
the senate, and an old-time telegrapher,
will address the strikers next week,
probably on Monday or Tuesday. The
strikers say Senator Born ta heartily In
sympathy with them and that he hopes
they will win out.
There are2*,<B0 tetters posted without ad
dresses In England every year.
of about 415 persona earl
•W
Nrlenre hna cut down the diphtheria mor
tality In a few years from 90 to 10 per cent.
SUV eight i
oro«l wtfflcn
lu Uer borne.