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122.000,000 of banking capital.
The Atlanta Georgian.
ACONGIA:
IX"
VOL. I. NO. 77.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 26 1906
Morning Edition.
PRICE:
SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION
MAYBE PROBED TO THE BOTTOM
BECAUSE OF ANDERSON’S CHARGES
Jordan and Cheatham
Say They Court
Investigation. •
DR. J. M. CRAWFORD
SAYS HE WAS TOLD
CHEATHAM WAS IN
He Himself Owned One-
Eighth Interest in the
Piedmont Broker
age Company.
The Southern Cotton Association will
probably be probed to the bottom by an
Investigating committee, and If there
Is any Are under the smoke which has
been growing denser and darker from
day to day during the last two weeks,
It will be brought- to view. This Is In
evitable, for both the public, arbused by
the sensational charges sprung by Rep
resentative Anderson, of Chatham, In
the house Tuesday, and the officers of
the association themselves say they are
anxious for such an Investigation.
Wednesday morning the sensation ot
Tuesday was repeated In the house
when Mr. McMullen, of Hart, took the
floor and demanded that Mr. Anderson
give proof of the allegations he had
voiced the day before. Mr. Anderson
. was not at the time on the floor, but
his colleague asked that the matter be
taken over until the gentleman from
Chatham returned.
“Will Inform a Committss‘.“
When seen before going on the floor
by a Georgian reporter, Mr. Anderson
said:
"I will not give out any of the proof
1 have against certain officers of the
Southern Cotton Association to the
public, for this would enable them to
cover their tracks, but If an Investigat
ing commltee Is appointed I will give
to it all 1 have and will do everything
In my power to help the committee get
at the bottom of the matter."
While Mr. Anderson was talking to
the representative of The Georgian, the
Hon. Joe Hill Hall passed by, nnd, tak
ing Mr. Anderson's hand, asked:
"Have you got the papers to show
them up?"
Mr. Anderson replied: “I have the
proof all right.”
It was understood that B. C. Coth
ran, manager for Ware & Leland, held
a portion of the Information on which
Mr. Anderson based his sensational
statement. Mr. Cothran was called
upon and gave out the above signed
statement and also Imparted other In
formation of less Importance.
Dr. J. M. Crawford, when asked about
the bucket shop matter, and what con
nection Secretary Richard Cheatham
bad with the one under the Piedmont
hotel, reiterated what Mr. Cothran said.
Dr. Crawford was one of the eight
original stockholders In the Piedmont
bucket shop.
“8aid Cheatham Held 8tock.“
He said In part: "I was approached
and asked to take an eighth share In
the Piedmont bucket shop and was
told that all the shares but one had
been taken, and that It would cost me
*250.
"I was told at the time that Secretary
Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton As
sociation, was one of the stockholders,
and I took the remaining stock. The
stock was Issued In blank. There were
no names on It, and It was understood
that the names of the directors would
be kept uulet, but I knew at the time
and Stated that the names would come
out. i considered the matter as an
Investment, Just as If I should purchase
a house and lot, and I see no harm In
dealing In futures. This, every one
knows.
“Cheatham Gave Me Tips.''.
"Cheatham never said to me that he
was one of the directors, neither did
he ever deny It, and Rook loftr granted
that he was, as t often ate with him
at the Piedmont and we discussed cot
ton. On a number of occasions he gave
me tips, which I used. It was for this
reason, of course, that I took the stock,
nnd it never entered my mind that
Cheatham was not one of the directors
--on the quiet, as all the others were."
Dr. Crawford then made a most em
phatic and sensational statement.
“PROMOTER SAID CHEATHAM
OWNED STOCK IN BUCKETSHOP”
Investigation among the exchanges of Atlanta of the charges made
against high officials of the Southern Cotton Association, developed the
following statement by Barry C. Cothran, manager of the local office of
Ware tk Leland:
"When the Piedmont Brokerage Company was organised one of the
promoters came to me and asked that I take stock, saying that there
would be only eight stockholders, and that they wanted to get In parties
who could bring In business, and that If I were a member I could throw
them the small orders which I could not execute.
“I declined, stating that I worked for a legitimate commission house,
and that should I become connected with a bucket shop In any way I
would undoubtedly lose my position.
"He then told me that Richard Cheatham, of the Southern' Cotfon
Association, was an eighth owner, and that If he could afford to take stock
he thought I could.
"I myself have often-seen Mr. Cheatham In company with the man
ager of the Piedmont Brokerage Company and In their office at the Pied
mont hotel."
ANDERSON, CALLED.ON,
ASKS INVESTIGATION
> — :
Member Who M^de Charges Against Cotton
Association Officials Doesn’t
Retract.
•aid the doctor, "are the officers
association. Last year Jordan and the
otiicrs gave out Information that cot-
tot: would reach IS cents, and Implored
tbe farmers to bold their cotton until
they could get this figure. This many
ef the termers did and bought futures.
H they had made money, nothing would
have been said, but they lost. The
bucket shop is not the root of the trou
ble, but Harvle Jordan and the other
officers, In order to cover up their mis
take. are making the shops the scape
goats."
Cheatham Firmly Danlss.
Those on the other side are as em
phatic In their denials of the allega
tions as those making the allegations
are in holding them up.
, Secretary Cheatham said Wednes
day:
if the public Is Interested enough L
and I believe President Jordan thinks
the same way, am perfectly willing
•••at an Investigation be made. We
court an Investigation, and I want to
■ay right here that I do not own, and
never have owned any stock In a buck
et shop."
Secretary Cheatham said that he
bad lived at the Piedmont and might
have been seen with R. E. Holt, form
erly manager of the Piedmont Broker-
■«e Company, and that probably the
tumor started that way.
“Give the Davfl His Dues."
Manager Lowe, who has been In
c , h#r *e of the Piedmont bucket shop
Jtnce R. E. Holt, who Is now with the
sing * Company, of Richmond, Va.,
»«W Wednesday:
The people at the head of the
Saul hern Cotton Association hare hit
"Show your hand,” was the call given
Mr. Anderson, ot Chatham, Wednesday
morning by Mr. McMullen, of Hart,
who protested on the floor of the
house against the charge made Tues
day by Mr. Anderson, who declared
that a rigid Investigation was needed
In the Southern Cotton Association,
charging a "back door” leading from
the association office to the Piedmont
Brokerage Company's shop. Mr. Mc
Mullen said:
"The gentleman from Chatham re
flected greatly on the Southern Cotton
Association by making Insinuations on
the floor of the house Tuesday of Im
proper conduct on the part of certain
officials of the association. I don’t be
lieve he had the right to make such
charges here. / .
Call for Specifications.
[ am a member of tha Southern
Cotton Association and 1 feel It fs my
duty to ca)l on the gentleman from
Chatham to be specific In his diorsei
and npt Insinuate.
“Alt the money paid out by the asso
ciation Is done so by official checks
like this. As I understood the.gentle
man, he claims that money was paid
to k bucket shop on one of these official
checks, and thereby Is Involved the
honor of the officials of the Southern
Cotton Association.
"I demand that the gentleman from
Chatham name his men and make clear
his Insinuations. He must either show
up, go out—or Shut up."
Mr. Anderson was not In the hall
while Mr. McMullen was npeaklng. Ills
colleague, Mr. Stovall, said:
"I, of course, know nothing of the
charges made by Mr. Anderson, but I
do know enough of my colleague to
know.that he would not make charges
he couldn’t substantiate. I therefore
ask that the matter be dropped until he
arrives.”
Mr. Anderson arrived, but did not get
a chance during the morning to make
his speech. ~
When the house convened at 9
o’clock Wednesday afternoon Mr. An
derson arose and said:
"I desire to rise this afternoon to a
question of personal privilege. On yes
terday, In my remarks upon the anti-
futures bill, the expiration ot the time
limit, under which 1 was speaking,
cut short my remarks before they were
quite concluded.
"Mr. Speaker, so far as I am sure,
I have never In my life, knowingly,
done any man an injustice or Inten
tionally treated any man otherwise
than with fairness and courtesy. I
have never made a charge affecting
which seemed to me sufficient to Jus
tify It.
8hould Investigate.
"Now, sir, on yesterday I said that
the directors of the Southern Cotton
Association should hold an Investlga
tlon to And out who It Is In their head'
quarters had been speculating In cot
ton under the name of Mike O’Grady
and P. A. Lee; who It Is that assisted
In forming the Piedmont Brokerage
Company bucket shop, and what per
son or persons In their headquarters
had had stock In that bucket shop,
shop, and what per
the'
d stock In
standing In their names! or were direct-
directly Interested therein."
ly or lm
No One Man Meant
"Now, sir, I did not say, and 1 did
not intend that these remarks referred
all to one person. Neither did I say
or Intend to say that any of these
remarks referred to Mr. Harvle Jordan.
If my time had not expired I would
have stated that 1 meant no reference
to him.
'The'Southern Cotton Association Is
an organization which takes from time
to time certain decided steps, with a
view of affecting arid enhancing the
value of the cotton Crop, ' These posi
tions taken by It are Intended to Influ
ence the action of the cotton producers
of the South. It would be Intolerable
that any one In the headquarterk of the
association, from the highest official to
the lowest clerk, should be permitted
to attempt to make use of his position
and Inside knowledge for the purpose
of speculating In cotton.
Sufficient Evidence for Probing.
I take It for granted that the direct
ors of the Southern Cotton Association
would not tolerate and would not per
mit any Individual In their headquar
ters either to speculate In cotton or to
be In any way, shape or form Inter
ested In or connected with a bucket
shop. I have stated here that I had
evidence and Information sufficient, In
these matters. If they holu —,
tlgatlon, any and all Information nr
assistance I have or can give I will
gladly give them If they desire It. I
co-operate with them to
my ability nnd ofTer to
them such suggestions as are In my
power. If the result of that Investlga-
:lon shows that the Information I bad
was not sufficient to have Justified my
statement that an Investigation ought
to be made, It will give me the greatest
pleasure to make ample apologies and
a retraction of that statement.”
SWELL CROOKS DYNAMITE
EIGHTEEN SAFES AND GET
$25,000 CASH AND PAPERS
By Private Leased Wire.
Rockfprd, Ills., July 25.—Four dar
ing cracksmen blew up eighteen safes
and stole *25,000 In rash and valuable
papers In the heart of this city early
today. Two were caugbt, but two es
caped In a big automobile, carrying
most of their booty with them.
The men, who are believed to have
been expert crooks from Chicago, were
dressed In the height of fashion, with
patent leather shoes and diamonds. The
Scene of the robberies was the seven-
story Brown building, and the men
worked all night long, blowing open
safe after safe with nitroglycerine In
the moet daring fashion.
Csme In Red Auto.
-he four men entered the city yes
terday afternoon In a monster red tour-
Ing car, and rode around the city, stop
ping at a saloon or two. They were
apparently men of wealth and position
and behaved quietly. They atracted
no attention, except the else and beauty
of their automobile.
They evidently had planned their rob
beries with the greatest care.
They stationed their big'car In an
alley bark of the Brown block and dis
appeared.
They Were Experts.
It Is supposed that thev entered
the building and secreted themselves,
beginning operations as soon as the
building was locked up for the night.
Their method In each case was the
same. The safe door* were drilled In
the most workmanlike fashion, the
"soup,” as robbers term It, poured like
Ink. and then exploded with a time
fuse.
The amount of money secured. If not
positively known, but will exceed |25-
000.
Sixty Filipino Fanatics
Wounded During
Fight.
FT. M’PHERSON BOYS
READY FOR BATTLE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE LAUNCHES
A MEAT INVESTIGATION HERE
Special Committee
Heard Astounding
Statements.
CENTRAL ABATTOIR
IN GENERAL FAVOR
Leading Butchers and Meat
Sellers Approve of the
Plan of Municipal •
Inspection.
Atlanta's packlngtown la to be In
vestigated and the sensational charges
against some of Atlanta's slaughter
houses will be thoroughly probed,
If tllb sentiment expressed Tuesday at
meeting of a special committee of
city council can be taken as a good
starter on the work The Georgian has
Initiated.
At the meeting Tuesday afternoon.
In addition to the committee, which
consisted of Walter Taylor, chairman:
Aldermen McEachern and Sims and
Councllmnn Oldknow and Olass, many
butchers, sanitary Inspectors and oth
ers Interested In the matter under con
slderatlon were present
It was shown at tha meeting that
there le much tainted meat aold In At
lanta. It waa clearly evident that a
rigid Inspection of all meats sold In this
city should be Inaugurated and per
fected. That many of those having In
charge the killing of cattle for sale
have little regard For tha health of their
patrons was brought out by the talks
mads at Tuesday’! session of the spe
cial committee. It was evident aFter
tha moating was over that those pres
ent were firmly convinced that no time
should be Inst In taking up the work
to badly needed.
' One of the most sensible talks made
Tuesday afternoon waa that of Carl
Wolfshelmer, owner of a large alaugh-
ter house, and a man who knows the
Continued on Pago Throo.
me at every turn, and I might take
this chance to get even If I ao desired,
but I will give the devil hla dues.
Neither President Jordan nor Secre
tary Cheatham owns any of the stock
of this company and neither of them
has traded with me. I know nothing
of either P. E. Lee or Mike O'Orady.
Neither of these naip** *PP«»f» on roy
books If you desire you may look and
Rumors art thick around the city
about tbo matter. It Is stated that
Secretary Cheatham and R. E. Holt,
the ex-manager of the Piedmont bucket
shop, ware fast friends and were often
seen together.
It la believed the charges will be
thoroughly Investigated and that tho
whole matter will be cleared up In a
manner aatlsfactory to the farmers of
the South, who an really the ones
most Interested.
FOUR ARE INJURED,
TEN CARS BURNED
25.—Two
Charlotte, N. C„ July
freight trains collided near Abbeville,
8. C. last night Ten care were burned.
Engineer Orna, fireman Sam Bowie
and two colored breakmen were In
jured.
YOU COULD TAKE A
VACATION
On Ihe froBt derived
from RENTING that
apare
room. You can
rent that tptre room If
you use The Georgias
FOR RENT
ROOMS COL.
TRY THESE LITTLE
WANT ADS
“THEY DO THE WORK”
SOME REVELATIONS
BY INSPECTOR WASSER
The Georgian's fight for a rigid local Inspection of all cattle killed
and sold In Atlanta la getting results, and the necessity for such an In
spection Is no longer In doubt In the minds of the special committee of
city council appointed to look Into the matter. Tbe revelations made
Tueeday at a meeting of the special committee by Inspector Wfeatar
were sufficient to convice the councilman and aldermen that The Oeor-
glan'e fight for souad meat waa an urgent one.
In talking of the conditions existing In Atlanta's slaughter houses at
present. Inspector Wasser said:
"Out of fourteen slaughter
are In good sanitary condition.
"I found one slaughter pen where only filthy sewer water from a
sewer branch waa used to wash the meat.
* "There are slaughter pens around Atlanta where the water cornea
from shallow wellg Into which runs tha dirty water that has alieady
been used.
"People kill calves too young to market In the woods nnd bring the
meat Into the dty at night In bundles and sell It to restaurants.
“I have found aa much as a carload of meat that had been killed
only thirty hours and which bore the government stamp, which 1 had to
condemn and have thrown away."
SHORTAGE OF $50,000
- IN FUNDS OF ROME, GA.;
SUICIDE IS EXPLAINED
ffpprlal to Tbo Georgian.
Home, Ga., July 25.—A tremcn-
tJouH sensation hag been created
in Rome over the discovery of an
alleged shortage in the city
clerk’* ofllco of the amount of
$35,000, whicli occurred during
the administration of tbe late Ilai-
sted Smith.
About two months ago, when
the present administration took
charge of the city’s affairs and
the new officers were elected to
nearly every department of the
city government, two expert ac
countants, *C. P. Cole and A. J.
llaltiwanger, of Atlanta, were em
ployed to audit the books of all
the outgoing officers, and as a re
sult of their investigation the al
leged shortage of Smith was dis
covered.
When Mayor John W. Maddox and
his new board of aldermen were Inaug
urated last April many changes were
made In the various ofllces of tbe city
department. J. R. Cantrell was elected
to succeed Smith as city clerk, and the
latter was appointed city attorney.
Shortly after Smith's retirement ;,s
city clerk Cantrell went to Smith to
ascertain the whereabout! of a certain
check for *12,000 received for railroad
taxes. Smith replied that he was buty
at present and would look Into the
matter and let him know the following
Monday morning. Following this In
terview within twelve hours afterwards
came the announcement of Smlth’a
tragic death. Which was a shock to tha
entlra city and atata,
Whether the check In question had
anything to do with tha tragedy or
not remains a mattar to be surmised.
Smith cams to Rome In 1175, and be
ing a lawyer of marked ability and a
man of courtly baartng and affable dis
position, gained * large circle of ad
miring friends, who stood by him In
life and who still mourn hit tragic de
mise, He filled many ofllcea of publlo
trust with credit and ao straight had
been his dealings that no man dared
to doubt his honesty, nor question his
Integrity.
In 1125 Smith was elected city dark
of Rome, which position he held for
eleven years, until his retirement last
April. All during hla tann of office he
never waa for once susplcloned of any
wrong doing and he waa navar known
to wrong a human being. With his
long well standing In this community
and with the peat good record which
he seemed to bear, his friends and tha
people of Rome generally cannot un
derstand his, shortage. Hut the report
of the auditors Is before, tha city coun
cil, and there stands out In glaring
figures lha ghastly aum of 125,000
which cannot be accounted for. Tha
city will be a total loser, aa It Is un
derstood that Smith's last bond was
utterly worthless.
The Investigation of tha auditors
does not end with Smith's shortage.
Their report, which Is being considered
behind closed doors by tha city council.
Is far-reaching and will show, when
made public. It la stated, that there are
other shortages In connection with this
department of the rlty government,
which may Increase Rome’s totel loee
to *60,000. Other sensational develop
ments are expected aa a result of the
auditor*' report now before the city
council, and it Is rumored that several
arreete may follow.
CZAR’S OFFICER SLAIN;
RIOTING ON FRONTIER
By Private leased Wire.
■St. Petersburg, July 21.—Additional
reports of the activity of the revolu
tionists came In as the day went cn.
At Warsaw an assassin plunged a
knife through the heart of a colonel of
gendarmes, Balmatoff, end succeeded In
making his escape before the police
were able to catch him.
At Alexandrovo, on the Prussian
frontier, mutineers have destroyed a
number of government buildings, and
It Is stated that hard fighting It going
on between the mutineers and the loyal
troop*.
German troops have been forwarded
to tbe frontier to prevent any further
invasion of tbe German territory.
Only One American Soldier
Hurt—Another Bloody
Engagement Is
Expected,
By Privets heased Wire.
Washington, July 25.—In a sec
ond ongsRemmit with the Pula-
jnnes, in tho island of Leyte, Phil
ippine Islands, between the con
stabulary and a detachment of the
Twenty-fourth infantry (colored)
yesterday, tho natives suffered a
loss of 50 killed and more than 60
wounded, and the American loss
waa bnt one man wounded, ac
cording to tho official report re-
coived at tho war department this
afternoon from General Wood, in
command of tho Philippines divis
ion of the army.
By THOMAS COSTE8.
(Of Tho Manila American.)
Hv I’llviit.. I.HHf.i Wirt*.
Manila, July I ft.—A detachment of
the Twenty-fourth (colored) Infantry
and a company of native constabulary
were nttacked by a horde of hundreds
of I’ulnjnnes, while on the trail be
tween tho towns of Tolees and liatna-
inl, IiIhim] of Li-vie, ond ii ilraperata
battle took place, resulting In tho
routing of tho fanatics with a loss »r
50 killed and more than 60 wounded.
Only one sergeant ot tho constabulary
waa woundtd.
Captain McMailsr, of tho Twenty-
fourth, nnd Major Neville, of the con
stabulary, encounterd the Pulajanes
after leaving tho town of Lubotnbon.
Thoy ware In pursuit of the natives,
who cut up tho constabulary two days
ago, killing Lieutenant Worswlck,
Hcout McBride nnd twelve men.
Expected an Ambush,
Tho punitive expedition learned from
friends ths night before that a large
body of I’ulajsnrs were moving north
and would attack during ths night, but
not for several hours after resuming
ths march wers there any Indlcat
of hostilities.
Tho advance guard of the col
troope met with what was though
> smnll band of the enrmy
ed tire, retiring In tho dlrsctta
main body. Hearing tho .1
Captain McMaster rushed forward
his fifty-five men and Neville with fifty
native soldiers formed his men Ini )
double flit-, exporting an ambush.
8wsrm From Jungle,
Confident after the victory of the
before, the Pulajanes swarmed f
tho Jungles and the engagement bee
a mortal one. A large number of
enemy tried to rush In upon the trt
and overwhelm them by force of ni
The fight wss at close qunr
with bo I os, but Captain McMast
realising the value of shock upon
fanatics, ordered Ms regulars to Art
volley. Before the Pulajanes c<
cromt the Intervening apace they u
struck by shot from tho magnxlnes, fol
lowed by a steady firs from the con
stabulary.
Tha negro troops separated and the
constabulary In columns of twos went
forward and deployed for the charge.
Their slaughter of ths leaders had the
deelred effect and ths Pulajanes turned
and fled In wild disorder. The actb.o
was quick and sharp, ami so deadly
waa ths flro of troops that the stain
and wounded were piled together.
Ready for Attack.
After ths action ths troops moved
forward continuously until high ground
was reached, and then mode prepara
tions to repulse an attack, fearing that
the Pulajanes would return In better
order with reinforcements during the
night.
The last news from Major Nev
stated that he was holding bis po«lt
and would remain there during the
night unless the scouts found the I
mediate territory had been deserted
the fanatics. It Is probable he t
wait for relnforcementa, as *ev<
companies from the Eighth Infantry,
which had Just arrived In Leyte, ti
the Held upon disembarking. Gene
Allen, commandar-ln-chlef of the con
stabulary, accompanied the deta<
ment and will personally direct ths
operations.
McPhsraon Troops Rsady,
Brigadier General Jesse I-ee, com
manding the department of the Vi
sages, has assured Major General
Leonard Wood that there are sufflclent
troops In the field, but the transport
Kilpatrick Is In the bay with steam
ready to sail for Leyte and the Thir
teenth end Sixteenth Infantry regi
ments In Fort McKinley have been i
dered to prepare for the field.
Army circles here are intensely
terested In ths condition of affairs and
tbs aaws of the * 0111.- created con*
erable excitement In the various head
quarter- News of another engags-
ii, ent Is expected momentarily.