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ATLANTA 1910
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The Atlanta Georgian.
ATLANTA 1910
22 PAGES
VOL. I. NO. 39.
ATLANTA, GA;, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1906.
PRICE
HOWELL AND SMITH
GIVEN AN! OVATION
Great Crowd of Men and Women Brave
Heat of the Evening to Hear Joint
Discussion Between Atlanta's Two Can
didates for Governor of Georgia.
Both Speakers Receive Ovation But Mr.
Smith Holds Sympathy of a Large
Majority of the Audience—Mr. Howell
Speaks Under Difficulties.
The sympathy of nt feast two-
thirds of the crowd of 6,500 pco
jile which went to the Peachtree
auditorium last night, was with
Hoke Smith in hia joint debate
with ('lark Howell on the issues
involved in the gubernatorial cam
paign.
Mr. Smith was at his best and
handled ridicule,' scorn Bnd sar
ensin in an effective manner. Mr.
Howell was at a disadvantage. The
crowd was against him.to begin
with, and Mr. Smith in opening
had put him on the defensive.
At the conclusion the Smith ad
herents gave vent to enthusiasm
which (he efforts of the officers
nnd those in charge of the meet
ing had partially held in check.
Mr. Howell was also the recipient
of many congratulatory hand-
slinkes. but the enthusiasm ap
peared forced, not spontaneous
and genuine as did the Smith en
thusiasm.
• Text of Speeches;
Freight rates, corporation con
trol of the political machinery
the close rclationhip existing be
tween the pnid employees of the
railronds nnd the statehouse offi
cials and the inconsistencies of
Mr. Howell were the burden of
Mr. Smith’s argument. .
Mr. Howell devoted 61 minutes
nf his hour and a half in personal
criticism of Mr. Smith, first for his
ennneetion with the Piedmont bar
tnd his personal liquor neconnt,
credited in red ink on the ledger
nf the bar by one-third owner's
discount: his attempt tp control the
itatc Democratic executive com
mittee when Parker was nominat
ed for president and.his desire to
have a resolution adopted con
demning Tom Watson for run
ning for president, and seeking
to prevent Populists from voting
for him. together with an attempt
which fell rather flat to defend the
railroad commission and' place
himself in the ; position of favor
ing a reduction in freight rates
How Debate Began.
Mr. Smith had the opening and
the concluding. Mr. Howell enme
in between. Mr. Smith' spoke for
•n hour, beginning with freight
rates and running the gamut of
the political shis of Mr.' Howell
and the'ring in Georgia. Mr.'How-
el I followed, nnd in' iuspeeeh'of an
hour and a half told the audience
whnt Mr. Smith had done and
how he was seeking to disrupt the
Democratic party in’the state,
Mr. Smith concluded'iij a speech
of half an hour, severely arraign
ed Mr. Howell fur certain asser
tions Mr. Howell hfid mado. :
Mr. Ilowell had entered the au
ditorium fifteen minutes ahead nf
Mr. Smith, or at 7:47 o’clock..lie
"Ms accompanied by Roby' Robin-
*0" and Tom Egleston. (.'hnrles
T Hopkins, his manager'in Ful
ton county, was already on-the
*t*ge, as was -John Boifeuillct, his
manager in the state at large. Mr.
Howell was'given a rousing re*
option, and it looked- as if Mr.
S'tvtli could not be accorded a
erecting any more cordial.
Mr. Smith Was Dramatic. '
Mr. Smith timed his arrival to.
a nicety, however. The speaking*
had been announced to begin
Promptly at 8 o’clock, There were
several false alarms, the cry being
Li' -' d that Mr. Smith was coming.
This created nn impatience. Tbe
crowd got used to the presence of
Mr. Howell, nnd when Mr. Smith
d'd arrive there was a tremendous
h irst of enthusiasm.
Mr. Smith’s entry was dramatic,
‘•c '"stained the dramatic quality
'' through the evening. Ilia first
twenty minutes of speaking was
h^her dull, the speaker dealing
prospered under the ring rule. He
said he had entered the race for
governor in response to what he
believed a call from hia fellow
Georgians; he went on to say that
his entry hnd been hastened
somewhat by the dire threats of
Mr. Howell to expose him. Mr.
Smith never attempted eloquence.
His was a speeqh of sledge-ham
mer blows, cold fncts, sarcasm
and ridicule.
Mr. Howell’s Trying Experience.
Mr. Howell had been called for
by the erowd repeatedly. At times
both Mr. Arnold and Mr. Hopkins
had to plead for quiet. 'The police
officers—who did excellent work,
by the way—seemed powerless to
preserve perfect order in the vast
throng. When Mr.' Sfnith con
cluded his first speech Mr. How
ell was received with a mingling
of cheers, hoots qnd catcalls. It
appeared as if there was'about
200 Smith supporters in the audi
torium who came for the express
ed purpose of making it impossi
ble for Mr. Howell to be heard.
The sneaker went bravely for- Crosier doubted to
BASEBALL
ATLANTA - - -
MEMPHIS - -
3
7
Before a crowd of fully 6,000 people.
Atlanta and Memphis struggled for
victory this afternoon on the Pied
mont battlefield. Rube Zeller went In
the box determined to do his part In
landing the victory In the Atlanta col
umn. while Suggs handled the sphere
for the Bluff City aggregation. Evers
and Hurlburt did the receiving act.
They fought It out like this:
) st Inning.
Thiel, the flest man to swing the
stick for Memphis, was pelted with*a
pitched ball and tok a limp to first
Babb hit to pitcher and Thiel was
thrown out nt second. Babb then went
down trying swipe the second sack.
Nadeau took a stroll. Nlcholls made
three wild passes nnd out. No hit; no
run.
Crazier repeated Thiel's stunt, gelng
to first by being hit. Winters hit to
third and Crozler was forced out at
second. Smith singled to center. Win
ters going to second. Jordan filed out
to right. Fox hit to short and on an
error safe, filling the bases. Stinson
fouled out to third. One hit; no run.
9econd Inning.
Carey out second to first. Piass foul
ed out to catcher. Mannish out third
to first, * No hit; no run. t .
Morse struck out. Evers out third to
first. Zeller fans. No lift: no run.
principally
»» the rai
with figures to show
ward, however, and spoke for the
first hour under the most trying
circumstances.
Thcso interruptions were at
tributed by the few impartial
hearers to the tactics adopted by
Mr. Howell in attacking Mr
Smith personally. At the end of
the hour, when Mr. Howell went
to the issues involved in the cam
paign, and told something of the
efforts made by Mr. Smith to con
trol the state machine, the crowd
gave him a more attentive hear
ing mmmmm
Mr. Smith took full advantage
of his closing time.. He asserted
that Mr. Howell hnd persecuted
him at every turn in his life ever
since Mr. - Smith purchased The
Atlanta Journnl. An intense scene
of enthusiasm was created when
Mr. Smith, replying to Mr. How
ell’s ^charge that Mr. Smith bad
not used the money from the Pied'
mont bar for charitable purposes,
told that the school’children'of
Atlanta were getting their hooks
free,and that his money wbs buy
ing them, and that the Piedmont
bar profits were a part of: that
money.
It was a great debate.
Mr. Smith hnd the support of a
majority of the; crowd. Mr. IIoW'
ell detained his composure and
n’c’ver once displayed. temper or
impatience. He-', was the same
cven-tcmpyred, sidcere man that
his> friends, know him to, be. .Mr.
Smith was earnest; almost to sol
emnity exqept wheh’ he indulged
in ridicule. ’Then-he disjihty'ed
that charaoterijrftic .' of bhliiKipg
aside everythingjin his.wav, wliitty
hnsi tended to' make'him that suc
cessful lawyer that he is.* '
The crowd was not faif .in Htq
treatment of Mr. Howell. It can
not he charged, however, that thp
Smith adherents packed the
meeting. There were’ too many
people and they were reprexent'A*
tative not- only of Atlanta and
Fulton county, but of the state,
Mr. Smith had the opening and
his speech in'full is printed in this
issue of The Georgian, as are also
the speech of-Mr. nowell nnd Mr.
Smith’s rejoinder.
Mr. Smith was - inrtoduced ’ by
Reuben Arnold, and Mr. Howell
by Charles Hopkins.
8ALU o T v E er TO co B n E F I , d R e E r D at E craves
By Private Leased Wire. '
Columbus. Ohio. June ••—Thta af
ternoon at Camp Chase cemetery wBl
be held the Confederate memorial ex
ercise,. The Invocation will be epoken
by Rev. J. W. Mou*ey. Colonel Jamee
K Blackburn, of Medway. Ky, wtU de-
tlvar the memorial address, and will ha
- .. a a — ..i v M* Vanaa R#V
... . , . * :nr yiriuiaaaiuR wv »*■
tne railroads had grown ana, c, n of the (raves.
followed by Colonel J. W. Kauss. Rev.
John Hewitt will pronounce th* bene
diction. After the services will come
tome musical select Iowa, tha filing df
a salute by a squad from tho bwrtctt,
the snundlngof tap* and Iht decorg-
Hurlburt biffed the upheld to center
and It fell In a sack. Buggs went down
pitcher to. first. Thiel out pitcher to
first. No hit; no run.
CTrozler filed out to deep center. Win
ters out third to first. Smith out sec
ond to first. No hit; no run. ■
Fourth Inning,
Babb out second to first. Nadeau
fouled out to catcher. Nlcholls tiled
out to center. No hit. No run.
Jordon flies out Jo center* Fox fol
lows In the tracks of Jordan. Stinson
hit In front of the plate and goes down
at first. No hlt.lNo run.
Fifth Inning.
Carey put. a fly In the second base-
man's glove. Piass put one In the right
fielder's ’ glove. 1 Manush hit safe to left,
the first hit of the visitors. Hurlburt
strikes out. Oile*hlt. No run.
Morse walked bn four bad ones. Stin
son sacrificed'down first base line and
out. Morse landing on the two sack.
Zellar’biffed to short and on an error
safe. Crozler doubled to 'right and
Morse trotted across the plate. Winters
(lied* out 'to center and eZUar scored.
Smith out second to first. One hit. Two
runs. • ' ' < . . '
Sixth liming.
Suggs filed out to short. Thiel out
short to first. Babb ditto. No hit. No
I run.
Jordan fanned. Fox singled to cen
ter. Stinson struck out. Fox stole sec
ond. Morse tiled out to second. One
hit. No run.
HOKE SMITH! TELLS
WHERE MONE Y WENT;
REVEALS A SECRET
The strongest climax reached In the
debate, followed by the most dramatic
scene of the evening, came when Mr.
Smith, In his rejoinder, referred to
Mr. Howell's crltlctlsm of hia connec
tion with the Piedmont bar. Mr. How-
one sack.)!* 11 hlkd char **d that the proceeds from
■ VIIB ■Wh.h"'
Nlcholls walked. Carey sirglcd to right [Mr. Smith’s part Interest In ths bar
Ailing the sacks. Finns singled to cen- ;had not been devoted to charity, as Mr.
1 ku,,a1u —tiring. 11ml- Sm(
steal, Man-
burt fanned. On a double •*««>, ™, - , ..
ush goes to third and Plaas to second. applied toward paying the mort-
Suggs hit to pitcher and out at first, «n Mr. Smith's Interest In the ho-
Manusli crossing the plate. Thiel dou- tel. Mr. Howell hsd followed this
bled to left, scoring Plans. Babb sin- charge with the reading of a trsn
*® left. Thiel .corlnx. Nadeau .In- UrtUpt of Mr. amlth's pereonsl account
gled to left, Babb scored. NldND fw-ttl, the tmr, 11s token from the Pled-
thrown out tn lnx to rfo to «ccond. six bar . ThlH trmn >rrlpt cave Item.
nt liquor pruchased by Mr. Bmlth at
hits. Seven runs. |
Kvers filed out to short, Zcllnr struck various limes, nnd the "total account
out. (.roller out pitcher to Ural. No hit. Hn s .hown to be credited In red Ink by
No run. . ...•, one-third owner', discount.
Eighth Inning. The Introduction, of this feature by
Nlcholls filed out to left. Carey out Mr. Howell had been received with rel-
thHd t. first. 1’lnss flled out to second, by h ls admirers, evidenced In
JOrtan making a fine catch. No bit No nnd „ hou(l of , ncour , |t , m ,„ t
Winters singled to left. Smith hit , for the speaker and ridicule for the
to short and. a double piny followed, object of hls attack.
Jordan out third to first One lilt No J When Mr. Smith arose for hls r*
run> N . . | . Joinder there was an unusual arena on
Manush led out toTecopd. Hurlburt « h * P ort , of Jl* •dhtrtnlg all over the
filed out to right. Hugs filed out to cen- bouse. Hundreds of them rose to their
ter. No hits. No runs. feet and with cheers and waving of
Fox singled to left. 'Stinson singled Mats, nnd handkerchiefs gave evidence
to center. Pox going to second. Mors, L )f the(r un ahaken confidence and loy-
hit to center field for one hag, filing
the bases. Evers fllel out to center. Fox ' \
scored. Zeller Mt to short, Morse caught 1 Mr. Smith first devoted himself to
at the plate, Zeller out at first first. Mr. Howell'a record In tha senate; then
Three hits. One run. to further reference to freight rates.
Atlanta -
Memphis
000 020 00 1—3
000 000 700 —7
a. duuu, w„ ••
Jordan, 2b. .*••.
Fox. lb
Stinson, rf..*,,
Morse, sa.
Evers, c
Zeller,
ThlH, If
Babb, 3b .. ,
Nadeau, cf '„
Nlcholls. ss
Carey, lb ,.
Manush. rf •
Hurlburt, c .
RtigK", p ..
■ I®
Then he said
"But let me com, to hi, charges
against me. J)hl I will make them
hear," replying to a remark from the
7 audience. "I want to come to hia
— 'charges against me. He says that I
I never uaed any of the money that came
from that bar for charity. He mad,
;; the statement, but I am aorry for a
„ man who will make etatementa he
1 doesn't know anything about. My
friends, It has not been my purpose to
i refer to what becams of that money. 1
have not paraded It. I have never
t LEADER WILLIAMS.
MAY JOIN FACULTY
RACE RESULTS.
' Hamilton.
By Private Wire
Hamilton. June Here are the re
suits 'of today’s races:
FIRST RACE—Governor Orman, I
to 6, won; Miss Kllerbe, 6 to 1, second;
Satchell, even, third.
SECOND RACE—My Bessie,^ to J.
won; Tom Gllrpy. 7 to 5. second: Wa
bash Queen, even, third. Time 57 3-5.
THIRD RACE—Conover. 3 to 1.
won: Frank Somers, even, second;
Wild Range, out, third.
Graverend.
liy Private Leased Wire:
Gravesend, N. V, June 9.—Here are
the results of today's races.
FIRST RACE—Edith Janes, ,»' k to 5.
. _ Jlth Janes, 9,1
Reldmorc,;t0 to, 1, seCoiU;,
nevolent, 5 tb 5,'third. ' TlrriF 1.19 '2-5.
SECOND,RACE—Paul Jones,*7’to 6.
won;' Fnllehen,** to'1, secohd;.The
Clnlmaht, 7 to 6, third. Time 4111. '
THIRD RACE—Water. Pearl; 13 to
won; Ballot, I (nt i,' second; Su-
perman. 9 to 5, third. Tf
Time 1:01.
Kenilworth. i*
By Private Leased Wire.
Kenilworth, June 9,—Here are tha
results of today’s races: .
FIRST RACE—Platoon. 7 to.6. won
Gold Enamel, 4 to I, second: Incanta
tion, I to 6, third. t
SECOND BAOEet-Belna Barft, J to
id; Tu-,
I, won; TrtMmfth7.14. to l
der, I to 1, thlql. 1
THIRD liACB^-Secret, 7 to 5. won
Celebratlon.'l'to 1, second; Tbomond,
lo I, third. i ,, * i ’ .
f ,n
By Private *WWeJ .f . J -
Latonla,. Ky,/J|irfa.l.—Hare are the
results'ofitddayVtoAcrs: I ■
FIRST. R At Tl—Dudley,-15»to. 1; Avon
Rublnon, .4vtd»l, as ‘ -
At,
HSBHAid: Tbs PfL-(Ud
I, third.*• * * At. 9 ?_■*.<*» < •-* ’
’ TfllBp .RAt,’E—^Jd| Konsslyill tto 3,
ron: > Halle 44*1^1, ,lTto’ 2,'sefond; Delia
ThorpeijiTto j^thitd. ‘
! ' V V .
SENTENCED TO HAfiO ’
FOR.CHANEY'S MURDER
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., June 4.—Today
Jim Caffey, a negro. Avas sentenced -to
hang July 20 -for. (he murder of' Jim
Chaney,, another jiegtto, who was killed
at Daisy some months ego ns a re
sult of a quarrel over a card game
WON’T GIVE UP MAN WHO IS
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.
By Private Ceased Wire
Columbus,'Ohio, June. *.—Gatsamac
Pattlaon yesjerday refused the appllra-
tlon of the governor ot North Carolina
for the extradition of William T.
Spaeth on the charge of having been
connected with the robbery of 130,000
of the funds of 8ells. Brothers' show.
In 1*04. • •-’< -.'
Montgomsry Tssm Finsd J100.
Birmingham. Ala.. June 9.—Of the
ten predated games before the South
ern'League directors for consideration
as taken on only two.
Summary;
Two-base bits, Crosier, Thiel. Dou
ble plays, Nlcholls to I'laas to' Carey.
Struck out, Zeller 3, Husks 2. Ilnses
Oil hulls, Zeller l, Hiikks 1. Hurrilk-e
hit. Stinson. Stolen hoses. Fox, Mun-
ush. Piass. Hit by pitched ball, Thiel,
Croxler.
wanted to. A man he put up to ask
me questions brought It out, and hs has
harped on It aver since. I have never
referred to It In a speech from that
Unto to this moment, but the poor chil
dren of Atlantn are receiving their
books free today from that money."
The effect of the declaration was
sleetrle. Men.sprang to their feat with
shouts of ioy and women cheered and
waved their handkerchiefs.
It was the first time that It hnd bean
3,000 placed In the hands of ths board
of education Inst summer Jnr the pur*
chase of school bonks for the poor
children of Atlanta came from. Tit
money had been given lo ibe board
with the distinct provision that the
source from which It camo should re-
malms secret.
The gift attracted considerable Inter-
ARE IN MUTINY
Rp*clal OAblf—Copyright.
Ht. Prtrruburg. June 0.—Word ar
rived today from Okhta. twenty mile*
trom fit. Petersburg, that the Novot-
chrrknek regiment had refused to obey
orders to proceed to the Baltic pro-
vlnces nnd was In open mutiny against
Ita officers.
Details of the trouble are lacking,
but If I** fenrrd that there will be dis
order nnd loss of life.
Other news today was of a porten-
tlous nature. Count Witte has written
friends from Brussels that he believes
government throwing nwny Its
lost chance of conciliating the people
through ths douma.
e*t st the time, and there pros no Jit tie
speculation *u» to the Identity of the
donor. All efforts to discover this were
unavailing at the time, and It had re
mained n secret until Inst night.
The moment of Its revelation was a
dramatic one.
ATLANTA BAR WORST
IN ALL THE COUNTRY,
SAYS LEWIS W.THOMAS
Sizzling Session of the
Association Held
Saturday.
SOLICITING BUSINESE
THEME OF DISCORD
Regular Line-Up Formed After
Dramatic Diaousaion At to
Bar’a Purity.
STATE UNIVERSITY WANTS
MISSI8SIPPIAN.
Harvard DtfsaU Psniy.
Score: . RUE
Pennsylvania . . . 000 000 000—0 4 3
Harvard 000 102 010—4 4 0
Batteries: Hayes and Ware; Coatte
and Currier.
It Is Learned That eH I» Think
ing Seriously of Accepting
the Position.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
I Washington, June A local news
paper saya Representative John Hharp
ATHLETIC EVENTS,
" MarLim'i'l I i. m','' J'lllrigo, June S— ■ WI ||| « ,, >«. ot MI«« | »»lppl, t|i« n o or l'ad-
Evcnta of, the preparatory achool nth- " £i_} h 5„J
telle contest* this afternoon were s* ** plr * nt tn \ ‘he renalorlal toga from
follow,: -i hls state, la seriously considering a
, .100-yard . dash—First heat, Blair, proposition to retire from public life
Hrfmmnnil.l Ind., first: Claussenlus, at the end of. the present session of
“SSJSfihlit'JBSSSJ"wStfM'Phll. ZV n r*;r.' P hlrio're , r; r thLTn'?v. m r‘
i , . P c?nd flr Tim. V,f I‘o'?’5 ^ W " iSWtfJBKS! ‘‘ 0ry ‘ h * """"
* Tlrird. liest!*Evsns. Northwestern Col- Williams' friends In ths houo.
lege, first; Mnlcomron,-Detroit'Unlver
* ll f^urt h h^esiL 0 Milis.^Moresn' Park ** rlou * thought to the matter.
n^ Ur *V.Hjhn. WrdR ^nlvereHy 4, •*»< recently ‘ he sts.ed In * more
School, second. Time, 10 3-5. V , ‘
th.t^fam„^ m 'n.mu (l on h of , %. U ra ) I I .g!
Unlver
supreme
Acsdemy7' first';” Bohnsatk. > iiiievUw. TO* l 7 l l n .f,^. y rn < l i y , ,n r IB ?- t -“ t ^- ll »f
•econd; Page. Lewis Institute, third; ZZ.JrtJtF’iZ nn ih2
'Hunter, Rockford, fourth. Am.Hean t„ nn .K.
ADDITIONAL RACES.
Gravesend.
FOURTH. RACE—Ormomlsle, ]« to
jL wqfi;, Wnlm*lcsl,.'.,7 to 10, second; It, «
Flip Plsp, 3 tod,'third.’ Time 1:45 1-5. E E!
find 'sm'emlnent .American lo fill tha
nswly crested chair of, economics and
political' history. Former Senator
Towne‘„now a’ Tammany representative
In the house, was thought to have been
decided on. but ths position was not
'read him. os. It • was learned that
Towns desired more,'active work
in i
Jhen-lt le understood that ths board
WASHINGTON’HIGH (SCHOOL ' John . Bh X f ‘
+■>••> 'COMMENCEMENT' BEQIN8 .WIIMsfnswasan IdeWr, man for ths
’ ' i' ■ 1 ___ • plat's, although It ws| not seriously
Special to The Georgian. • bskeved that the minority leader, ow-
Hpeciai to Tne Georgian. '
V Washington. Os, June 9.—Tomorrow ,lng to hls prominent place In.the Dem-
will wltncu the Inauguration of com- f'cratlc ranks and hls well-known am-
meficemcnt week In WMblngton, when hitlon wwwint hi* alalt In the
the commencement eermon of would accept the poeitlon, even
Ington High school will be preached at If It wae offered to him.
the Flret Baptist church by Rev. D.
W.* Key. .
The week's festivities will be brought r
to a dote at St. Joseph academy on I
Friday evening, when the eight young 11
ladles from two states who compose,' 1
the graduating class will be given |
their diplomas.
Kills Eleven Cows.
U0
BjbPm.
• Wooster, Ohio, June ».—McKendry
Warner, a farmer, near this city, yes
terday found eleven of hie Jersey cowl
dead at the foot of a hill. The cattle
had taken shelter under a tree on the
hill during a storm when the tree waa
struck by UghtnJng.
Train Take* to CroeetUa.
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Middle-town, S. Y., June •.—The llm-
New York. Ontario and
today*; action's:
Thf* rent wner dismissed. The proles
of Birmingham against a game played
Jr. In w Jib-h It was • >»ilrn»*f!
Umpire Buckley violated rule 5$, waa
sustained. As the. score etod 7 to 6 in
fivor of .Memphis the Birmingham
team gained nothing by.the taking off
of the one contested, run. The Mont
gomery* club was'.fined J100 fdr < •-
tempting to get Hotly, of New Orleans,
before he Jumped that team. An appeal
Waa taken to the league PdMfe
v' t ■ > -
fted of the
Western Jumped the track at Rockrirt
and rod© the ties for a half mile. Pae
sengt-rs were bruised, but none serious-
ly hurt
GERMANS AND SWEDES BEING
IMPORTED TO WORK IN
COTTON MILL?.
Opening In a wrangle that came
near ending In utter dlacord and 111
feeling, the meeting of the Atlanta Bar
Aisoclatlon flnturday morning at the
court house, closed with a quotation of
Scripture by W. 1L Hulsey, who raised
hls voire above the din of the voices
of the discordant members and said:
'Behold how pleasant and good h
thing It in for brethren to dwell to
gether In unity."
Bnturiluy morning had been set aa
the appointed tlrne for the meeting of
fl»e members nf the »>M Atlanta Bar
Association, when the rules nnd by-
laws of the new nNsr>clMtlon to be
formed nnd Incorpomteil under the lnwr
of Fulton county were to be read and
votetl on. There waa n hard fight to
defeat any organisation, and for a time
It looked as if the meeting would end
In those ngnlnnt the new organisation
leaving the court room, but they stayed
until ths ond. .
The Atlanta Bar Association has
m-vi-r hnd nti) tegular organization un-
der a charter, and for several months
a movement linn been on foot to bring
this about. The rules nnd by-laws
wrtu i'4'ud Kut unlay in < »t nt tig, tilt.I on
one provlelon contained therein was
made the fight which resulted in some
hot words being passed by Judge Spen
cer R. Atkinson, Reuben Arnold, Luth
er Rosser, Harry Alexander and oth
era,' while Walter R. Drown, In an ef
fort to stay the wrath of some of tl/i
members, moved that no action be Uk-
en* by the association until Mis occa
sion of the annual barbecue In Septem
ber when every one would be feeling
good.
M Atlanta Bar Worst In Country.**
Howls Thomas created a sensation
when he made the statement that the
Atlanta bar was the worst In tha
country.' A hum of voloas went over
the heads of the lawyers und tha court
room was packed with them.
It seerged evident that there was to
be a discussion that would start some
thing. A few lawyers who were In the
rotundn rAme running Into the court
room and listened to Mr. Thomas' ar
raignment of the Atlanta Bar Associa
tion, many of the members of which
he declared were guilty of violating all
the rules'of legil ethics. *• *
Hull* King business—it 1 was noticed
that the lawyers used this term *but
seldom—was. the- trouble of whloh
Lewis , Thomas w.as complaining. In
the entire discussion this term was but
sSIdom referred to, the lawyers prefer
rii
should Investigate the practices
of the association wher
members
seemed necessary.
Alderman James L. Key, after slat
ing that he. for the first time Him *• it*
started the practice of law, was g'diut
to raise hls voice In a meeting of th*
association, said If there were **nv
members of the bar guilty of "unclean
B ract Ires,** they should be "kicked <
Hr. r
Kay spoke at some length and
Ing.to gay "unclean practices," or **vlo-
itIons of legal ethlca.** "Soliciting bus
iness”-waa almost a forbidden phrase,
and .when Harry Alexander arose, In
response to a call from many of the
members of tha association, he created
a stir when he deplored the fact that
many of tha lawyara of Atlanta solicit
ed business; ha said It was unfair to
tha others, to the young lawyers espe
cial^ and he was heartily In favor of
tbe "grievance committee,” which
'grievance committed."
Judge Atkinson Dramatic.
Judge flpenrer R. Atkinson grew dra
matic In hls defense of the Atlanta bar.
He was opposed to the organization
and said he did not believe an un< loan
man could be a lawyer. He said that
no member of any grievance commit
tee should ever challenge an set of I»Ih
Chairman B. F. Abbott waa having i
hard time keeping any order and after
the Close of Mr. Alexander's speech,
there were cans of "Question," "Move
we adjourn," "Point of order,” and
every other known device of parlia
mentary proceedings. Finally the mo
tion to adjourn was Insisted upon, hut
Reuben Arnold's motion to ley the
the motion to adopt the consti
tution on the table was called for. Tha
vote resulted In 60 ayes and 77 noes.
There wgs prolonged cheering by those
In favor of the new organisation.
Walter It. Brown nrnvi at thin point,
and rrrld more cries of "Question!"
and (notions to adjourn, tried to get
the members of the association to de
fer ai Non until the second Saturday In
H> 7*1 ember, the day for «.>e annual bur-
l"tcu* of the Atlanta oar. I(|m mo
tion was lost, following which a mo
tion to adjourn fared tho 'am** fat**
"boys, Lst's Adjourn Anyway!"
Reuben Arnold arose when the mo
tion to adjourn was lost, and said,
"Well, boys, let's adjourn anyway."
Cries of "hold on. hold on," followed,
and tbe opposition to the new asso
ciation, who wore onlv slightly In tho
minority, seated tnemselvcs. and tho
motion to adopt tho constltuLmn, con
taining the grievance committee tha
13.60 annual dues and <»i/t4M minor
rules, were adopted by a majority vote
of about ten
A letter from Julius I* Brown wss
rend by Berretnry W. P. HIII. In whlnh
the former offered to donate hls law
library to the Atlanta Bar Associa
tion, to be known as the J >**ph
Brown Iaiw library, in memory of hi*
father. Tho offer waa tunije pr ivlded
the county cotninlaslonora would pro
vide that a fl llbrury fo **j should be
attached to the costs of ctvry- ni|e
tried In the city court of Atlantn. ami
that a room at the court house should
bo prepared by the commissioners for
tho books. After a rUfflg vot** of
thanks for the offer, the 'Jotter wue
referred to tho executive c.mmilttee.
"New Association a fraud."
Luther Z. Bosser arose at this point
and said he for one was lpposcd t »
the new association as being a fraud,
a dirty fraud, ns he sold later In mik
ing to some friends, whlle^Judge At.
klnson said as the members who fa -
VI.'.! the am*'- n«! r r i •• n t bad a poorer
opinion of the Atlanta bar than he did.
he would have nothing more* to ssy umi
abide by the rule of thej majority
‘ _ ‘ llgvyl us Judg.*
Atkinson went over to sigh the rules
and by-laws. J •. * *
While there were many motions be
ing-made. and general dldbuMHlon In
.•very part nf tin- Mg totiri room, w.
II. Ilulicy arose and esld he would Hk-*
to quote s little scripture^ Quiet nt
once prevalletl, and he raised hi* head,
and, I * m i KI ug at tb* metnrters <» f the
association seated before * him, set j
solemnly, yet with n twinkle In hiu
eye:
"Behold how pleasant and a goorf
thing It Is for brethren to dwell to.
gather In unity."
The meeting adjourned at 10:30
SMITH THE OBJECT
OF HIS OWN CHARITY
DECLARES HOWELL
4p«lil to Tb. Goorftan
Bruiuwlck, Ox., Jun, 9.—Tti, ad-
vanc. ffuxrd, of th. iquadi of foreign
* borer*, whom It !» propo»«<l to bring
nto Oil* Motion, ha* arrived, and con*
flat* of .Ighu.n G.rm»n*. Th«a« men
xre now at work at tho mill of tha
taylor-C'ook Company, and have quar
tan In th. amrll houi« near th.
mill.
Bv Privx*e d Leied Vlre* - 1 \ Another equad—German and Kw.de
H \yli'rk 1 j!!ne t—iu.i Florenri , —t* echeduled to reach here about Jun.
r.» N rrto..' W«kt^ ind Mnh Morelia- •»«» other equad. will follow
E!£g«L a W^thr CtJ^T JiSg'lunH) the two h«sfil3 men bev. hern
were married st the Hotel 8L Regll
by the Ref* leather S
rfi given employment*
HU for* I ,f « h * *°- rt . of ,h '**
n 1 other
stlafoctory.
One of the moniteuily effective fea
tures of Mr. Howell's criticism of Mr.
Smith wss hls reference to the latter's
Interest In the Piedmont bar and hls
charge as to the purpose to which the
prpceeds therefrom were devoted The
reading of the tr&nscript of Mr. Smith’s
personal account with the bar. show
ing the purchase at various times of
whisky and wines, and credited In red
Ink by “one-third owner's discount,"
was received with manifest Interest by
the entire audience and with especial
delight by Mr. Howell's adherents.
“I charge.** said Mr. Howell, "that ev
er* dollar of Mr. Hmlth's profits from
hls third Interest In the Piedmont bar
Las gone to pay hls mortgaged Indebt
edness for hls Interest in the Piedmont
hotel, and thst It has not been given
tc charity, as he told my friend. Ruf*
Hutchins, at Tallapoosa, when Hutch
ins asked him. ‘What about your In-
t.-t*-ct In ti.e rifdrnont b<»ti»l bar’’' I
have the proof here—an Itemize,! tran-
»< ri;>t "f Mr Hmlth's account taken
from the hotel ledger, showing that
since February, 1903. Mr. Hmtth bought
personally IIOO worth of liquors, get
ting the 4>wner's discount of one-third
on the amount he bought
"I ain not dealing In glittering gen-
enaBles/* said Mr. Howell. ’*for I hold
here the proof. Listen to some of the
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