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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. E ENJOINS HEIRS OF SMITH FI ?r for Alleged Shortage of Clerk. afternoon granted a temperary Injunc the deceased city clerk, from' dlapog- before Judge Wright on August it. {tu-ed of at private sale and otherwise; that the executors are now endeavor ing to sell more of the ealate. Thi city further allegee that a large por tinn of the alleged shortage waa used to pay premiums upon Insurance on tile life of the late Halated Smith. The charge Is also made by the city that tin- i ntute Is Insufficient to pay alt the clnlms against It, and Is Insolvent. The alleged shortage as Itemised by the expert's reports sets forth that the shorten occurred between August 1 It'll, and April I, 1*0*. In Its Mil the rlty further asks that the court. rsqulrr Norris Smith, ex- e.-utor, to give sufficient bond. ■ The Smith estate will be represented by Ilenn A T)ean and Judge Max Mey- erhnrdt. Will be No Shortage. L. A. Dean, one of the leading mem bers of the council, was seen by a Georgian correspondent this morning and asked as to the line of defense that would be taken, and he said: "Our position will be this: We will claim that there was no shortage at- trlbutsble to the administration of llalst.’d smith and we will be able to further substantiate this claim by the proof that we have In our possession. W< will further show that Smith's al leged shortage Is due to the fact that he was charged with the full amount of digests during the elevent years of his administration, which Includes all bills paid and unpaid. We will claim that after deducting all Unpaid bills ns show n by the digests that there will be n<» shortage proven." MEMBER OF IS SHO' •peelal I'mbl»—Copyright.' 1 HI. Petersburg, Aug. 1,—M. Herxen- 1 ateln, a member of the dlaaotved dou- mn, waa ahot and killed today while out walking with hla family. Hla na- kanln escaped. Rumora of the wildcat " kind are being circulated today. DOUMA r TO DEATH The la'est newa from Cronatadt saya searchlights there are now being burn ed nightly on the surrounding waters. A .peels 1 appeal to army officers Is being formulated. It la estimated that between 800 and 1.000 men have been killed or wounded In the fighting about Helsingfors. GRAFT IS CHARGED TO GENERAL WOOD By Prirnte Leaied Wire. Kan.a. City, Mo., Auguat 1.—Making general chargee of graft and Inef ficiency agalnat General Leonard Wood, Tho Leavenworth Timex, which haa cloae army connections In the Phlllp- plnea, thla morning demanda a con- greaalonal Inveatlgatlon of Wood’a ac tion. It cltee a. one Inatance of graft that Wood la drawing )4,000 a year aa civil governor and hla army pay be- sldes. It saya a dealer In Manila told can teen officers that General Wood had approved a certain brand of malt ex tract for sale In canteens. Large quan tities of It were purchased apd shortly afterward an order came frA-n tlje irzr department prohibiting Its sale. The Times says Wood would not allow the canteens to turn tits malt back to the dealer, but forced them to pay for It while they could not sell It. WITNESS WILL THAT WIFE HAD NO By rrlrate Leaeed Wire. New York. Aug. 1.—In an Interview to ahatter the plea of juatlflcatlon for the killing of Stanford White under the "unwritten law" to which Harry K. Thaw ha. announced that he la Irre vocably committed, new evidence waa forthcoming today to ahow that Eve lyn Neablt Thaw and the urchlloct SWEAR OF THAW T JILTED WHITE ■ were together within a fortnight of thi tragedy on tho Madison Square Gar den roof. A well-known theatrical manager, who knew both Mrs. Thaw and White, today declared himself as willing to testify at Thaw's trial that he had seen the prisoner!, wife and White at the enlranee of a Broadway hotel two weeks before White was killed. STE WART NAMES STATIONS TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION With only eleven day. left In which to regl.ter for the fall eleetlona, Coun ty Tax Collector Andy Stewart haa ap pointed a number of clay registrars for th. remainder of the time and also dis trict registrars for the benefit of those unable lo come to Atlanta for the pur pose. From all Indication, a record- breaking registration will result from the great Interest which Is bslng taken In the gubernatorial campaign. The following are the places where voters may pay their poll taxes and register during the next ten days: County court house. Cigar store of Tom Pitta on White hall viaduct. Dr. It. F. Watson, Pansy Pharmacy, 2G4 Houston street. Judge D. A. Cook, Decatur stree). Ben Newman, 249 Peters street. Dr Wlkle, 127 Gordon street. West End. Judge O. H. Puckett, 505 Marietta street. ■Voters may register In the following Question of Investiga tion Up To Grand Jury. No Inquest will be held over the body of Frank Carmlohoel, the negro, who was shot to death Tuesday afternoon by an enraged crowd of citizens for criminal assault on Annie Laurie Pool, 14-yearn-old daughter of J. J. Poola at Lakewood Tuesday morning, and unless the Fulton county grand jury should take a hand there will be no Investigation Into the lynching. Coroner Thompson, after looking In' to the matter Wednesday, -announced that an InqueBt was unnec<issr#y as there were eye witnesses to the tragedy Before reaching this decision the In the case. The deed the coroner not necessary, as Relatives May Take Body. The body of Carmichael, which has It was learned Wednesday morning Who fired the fatal shots will proba- Adamsvtlle—A; H. O. Howell. Battle Hill—S. M. Wilson, Jr. Black Hill—T. Y. Bryant. Bryants—John M< McGee. Buckhead—G. P. Donaldson. Cooks—Virgil Jones. Collins—C. A. Howell and J. P. Aua- n College Park—Judge Henry Harris. BdgeWood—E. T. Stanley. East Point—R. L. Phillips. Hapevills—L. G Whitney. Oak Grove—W H Mitchell. Peachtree—Judge J. H. Langston. South BendWudge C. K. Busbee. 0O0OO0000OO0000000O00OO00O ■ 0 O VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT O IN AUGU8T PRIMARY O IS THE PLAN ADOPTED. 0 Special to The Georgian. • 0 Augusta, Ga., August 1.—The 0 0 county ♦‘xecutlve Democratic 0 0 white primary* committee met 0 0 here today at noon and decided to 0 0 put on a secret ballot In the prl 0 mary to be held August 22, for O 0 governor and state house officers. 0 0 Richmond county is the only 0 0 county In the state that has so 0 0 far come out for the secret bal- 0 0 lot. This system has been es- 0 0 tablished and the committee to- 0 0 day would not move away from It. 0 0 The expense of holding the prl 0 mary will be met by the candl- 0 0 dates In the race, the most, of 0 0 course, to be paid by the Judgr* of 0 0 the superior court and candidate 0 0 for congress. 0 00000000000000000000000000 MAN’S RE CHAIR CAUSES HIS DEATH BY A FRIEND By Private Leased Wire. Merttantlelil, Kj\, August J.—The red head" of Tlllmna Thompson, one of the lead bC ‘ IHl'-llS of thin pi; tIlkeU fur II Hijulrrel. was the pause of his death at tie hands of his best friend. Hubert It. Crabtree, the wealthiest merchant In the enmity. The men were hunting red snulr* rela with their rifles late yesterdny after noon In a wood belonging to Thompson. could not tell who was firing and who was not. It required such a brief apace of time they were unable to In terfere and atop the shooting. Carmichael was captured about 8 o'clock In the afternoon In a negro cabin two miles from the Poole home. He was In the house with three other negro men and a negro woman. He was taken Into custody by T. M. Poole, B. L. Johnson and City Fireman Mc Gee, who saw that he filled the de scription of the assailant. On the way to the Poole home the ttegro maile an effort to escape. Initialled. During the shooting both Poole and Johnson were slightly wounded by stray bullets, Pqole being shot In the finger and Johnson In the arm. GOVERNOR AND” 8HERIFF WILL TAKE NO ACTION. When asked Wednesday If he would take any action In regard to the Lake- wood lynching. Governor Terrell re plied that there Is nothing for him to He said that no reward would be offered for the lynchers unless such a request waa made by the county au thorities. The governor expressed the opinion that If any action Is taken at all It will he by the grand jury. At the sheriff's office It was also stated there was nothing for that of fice to do In the matter, as the Identity of the lynchers Is unknown. k 5 a NEAT FILIBUSTER TURNEDJY SENATE Bill To Elect Railroad Com mission by People Left in Air. When it Is necessary the senate can do a little filibustering on Its own ac count. Alter the Western and Atlantic lease bill had been discussed an hour and a half Wednesday, and the members, tir ing of the oratory, had sent the bill over to Thursday, Senator Williams' bill to elect the railroad commissioners by the people was taken up. Then came a volley of muttons and counter-motions, and while President West was untangling the snarl, Sen ator Miller, with his eye on the clock, raised the point that the hour of ad journment had arrived. Discussion of the Western and At lantic lease was resumed after the sen ate had disposed of a number of local bills. Senator Cand)er made a very effective speech against the measure, and was followed by President West and Senator McHenry in defense of it. At }2:30 the senate held a brief ex ecutive session to confirm nominations made a few days ago. When the session was resumed Sen ator Williams' bill to elect the railroad commissioners by the people was taken up and the filibuster resulted to the hour of adjournment. At 2 o'clock members of the senate left on special cars for Cold Springs ’Cue Club to enjoy the feast 1 prepared lor the general assembly through l he courtesy cf President West and Speak* er Slaton. Bills Passed. By Senator Walker—To create a new charter for Douglas, Coffee county. By Senator Walker—'To amend the char ter of Douglas, Coffee countr, so as to pro vide for public school l>onus. . New BgIs. By Senator Adams—To empower the may* r and council of Madison to start ceme- *ry near flint place. By Henntor Adams—To authorise the es tablishment or waterworks and sewerage for the city of Madison. By Henntor Csrswell—To amend act In- HiKirntlng the town of Toomsboro, In Wilkinson county. House Bills Passed. By Mr. Rucker, of Clarke—To amend the charter of Hull. By Mr. Singletary, of Thomas—To Incor porate the cltr of Cairo. By Mr. Williams, of Laurens—To amend act fixing pay of tax collector and recelrer of Laurens. By Messrs. Ilardmnn nnd Holder of Jack- son—To provide for election of officers of the city court of Jeflerson by the people. By Mr. Alford, of White, nnd Jlr. Hall. •'..oly—To abolish the county court of Turner. ...» .ur. Knight, of Berrien—To amend the charter of the city of Tlfton. By Mr. Slngf - — peal net crentli VALDOSTA TO GET A NOM COLLEGE House Votes for It by an Overwhelming Majority. An agricultural, industrial and nor mal college at Valdosta is provided for In a substitute bill to a senate bill passed by the house Wednesday morn ing by a vote of 122 to 22. The house put In five long hours Wednesday morning, two hours of which was uned In an effort to recon sider the action of the house in pass, lng the Whitley bill to define the words “poverty" and “Indigent," as used Ja the state constitution to refer to Con federate veterans, as meaning those over 65 years of age, owning less than 31,000, and not able to perform manual labor for their support. The motion to reconsider was lost. Joe Hall in Chair. For the first time this session Joe Hill Hall, of. Bibb, was ^called* to the chair to preside In the absence of Speaker Slaton. 'The gentleman from Bibb ruled with an Iron hand and held I order while presiding over the house. His powerful voice penetrated every corner of the hall, almost equal- lng In volume the sonorous tone of Reading Clerk McClatchey. Mr. Wilson, of Gwinnett, made the hit of this session when he made a short speech explaining hi* vote on the motion to reconsider the Whitley bill. Mr. Wilson said he. was talking Tor publication and home consumption and he wanted the reporters to get It down that he was In favor of pension ing every one over 62 years of age. He said he wanted that statement to be read In his county, that It mlght-asslst him in getting back to the house next year. The house adjourned at 2:10 to at tend the barbecue to be given to the general assembly. Its clerks and press representatives by Speaker Slaton, of the house, and President West, of the senate. Hams, of Madison—To amend the charter of the town of Hull. By Messrs. Alford, of Worth, and Hill, of Dooly—To establish the city court of Ashburn. By Mr. Kelly, of Glascoek—To create hoard of eoninilsidouera of road* and rer- enuea of Olaaoook. By Mr. Flynt of Spalding—To amend 11 fixing aalnrtca of Spnldlng county commit- slonera. By Mr. Mnnn of Catoosa—To amend cods creating rommlisloners of road* nud rer- ennes In Tattnall. By M>%srs. Alford, of Worth, and Hill, of Dooly—To abolish city court of Ash- burn. Hy Mr. Knight of Berrien—To make Tlf- ton a state depository. , INDEPENDENCE IS THE DUTY Of a newspaper—THE TRUE INDEPENDENCE. Opinion of 8amuel Bowies, of Th* Springfield Republican, a. to It. lmport.no. In Niwa* per Work, Hfunnel Bowles. who ha. been pub lisher and .dltur-ln-chlef of -The Springfield Republican .Inc. 1878, con tributes an article to the current North American Review on "The Independent Press, It. Opportunltlea and Dutlea.' In part, Mr. Bowles saya: "'Here ahall the Preia the People’. cause maintain. Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Gain.' "Such waa the noble motto which a famous Maoaachuaetta judge wrote (or a newspaper In Salem many year. ago. Doee the average man, or even the ex reptlonally Informed and Intelligent man, realize how difficult it la (or the pr<-.--< under modern condition, to ful fill Ita hlgheat and moat Important function thue admirably expreeeedT The development of the newa aervlce of tha great American newepapera hua, of Itself, made them at laat politically Independent. It haa come to paaa that a party organ of the old-faahtoned typo cannot now be aucceeafully maintain' ed; but tha political thraldom of the preia haa been aucceeded by a com mental thraldom more Ineldtoue and more dangeroue to the welfare of so ciety. The cheap newspaper of many l>ngcs, selling often at wholesale for lea. than the coet of the paper on which It la printed, la-dominated by the advertiser, who pays all of the oth er heavy expense# and tha proflt. Nevertheless, In spite of the obstacles nnd the limitations which attend Ita -crvlee, speaking broadly, the preea doee still stand for the rights and In terests of the people. In fact, It rep resents them, on the whole, more ef ficiently than ever before. It doee this, not ao. much by Its editorial oppoelilon or advocacy,' as by Ita publication of newa, Ita dally presentation of each day's hletory of the whole world, the record not merely of events, but of thought, opinion, discovery. The mar vel of this achievement ts not leas be cause we no longer think of It. Even the corrupt and dependent press la compelled to publish tha news. It can not hope to exlat If It falls to do so. The possession of the new-., the knowledge of the world', dally life, thought, movement, constitute, the most effective weapon for the protec tion of society. Justice and truth flourish In she light of publicity, III- qulty and wrong dread It and are ul timately cured by the Influences which flow from its illuminating rays. "It la often lightly remarked that the newspapers have lost their Influence, that nobody cars, what they have to eay, that the great editors whose ut teranrea commanded respect and guid ed the political actions of large and loyal constituencies are all dead and have no successors. It Is true that the commanding personalities who doml nated certain editorial pages have dis appeared, that the character of the newspaper haa changed, but the ability of tha press to affect' public sentiment through Ita newa columns haa made It a greater power than ever. The modern editorial page, moreover, li a moat Important part of the new.glvlng mechanism of the press. Its function la to Illuminate, to suggest, to Inform, to expose, rather than to persuade or denounce. The annual oration before the Phi Beta Kappa. Society at liar vard University In 1804 dealt ably and justly with the newspaper, and In opening It the speaker, Congressman Samuel W. McCall, of Massachusetts, said: 'We tax ourselves enormously to support schools and colleges, and care fully discuss ayltems of education, and yet the press as a practical educating force for good or evil la hardly second to any other agency.' No candid. In formed and observant man will deny tha truth of that statement.” After calling attention to the menace of concentrated wealth and the reac tion toward Independence which Is al ready setting In, Mr. Bowles con tinues: Under such conditions and demands of our professedly democratic society, how Important the agency of the pres., how vital to progress Its honesty and Intelligent servieel It la not clear that the first principle of such service Is an absolute devotion to the public Inter ests. When the Individual cltlsen neg lects his elvle duties, the community and stale suffer; but whan the newe- paper, with tta exceptional facilities for Influence, la derelict or prostitutes Ita powers, tha affect la far-reaching and momentous. first essential to tha adequate fulfilment of Its avowed (Unction In tha news-giving press la honest art and genuine proportion In Ita construction. It Is the work poorly dona that retards the world. The newspapers alovenly, dishonestly, crudely made; are those that conspicuously fall In their pre tended public aervlce and tend to be come degrading and harmful Inllu- enree. Whatever prlnctplee he may ad vocate on hla editorial page, the newe- paper-maker la bound In honor and by every just consideration of his calling to treat hla readers In good faith and with respect. He certainly cannot af ford to disregard the Interests of hla advertlsera; hut whan the rights of the readers are subordinated or sub merged to meet the abort-sighted de mand. of the advertisers, the newspa per becomes so tar. simply a 11a, Sucb a policy persisted In defeats Itself, and tha newspaper produced simply or principally to carry advertising, ulti mately becomes of very little value to Ita commercial patrona. Bo In respect to tho unrestrained, Intemperate use of scare head-lines and the faking of sensational-newa; these practices may win temporarily In tho game, but, In the long run they are poor business In vestments and of course they are shamelessly dishonest "Tha true policy for tha newspaper- maker, as Indeed for every other manu facturer, la to produce a good and at tractive article by honest, open math, ods, to harnaao brains, Incessant ener gy, human sympathy, art, trained Judg, mant, knowledge, pati.ne. to hit hen, ut purpoa., and ha may than safely await the isauo In publla confidence and support. "If It It the duty of every man to do good work In tho world, that re- sponalblllty reals especially on the journalist beeauu of hla exceptional opportunities, powers and professions, Ha should auk to make hla dally out put Interutlng, Individual, helpful, stimulating, productive of batter living and saner, sounder thinking by hla readers. If hla bualnau Is In one sense that of a manufacturer, fn another and higher and broader sense It la Ilka unto that of tha lumsd profession., law, medicine, tha ministry: and It should be conducted In conformity to the atandnrdt which are supposed tq rule In those callings. The journalist haa one client, one patient, ona fleck— > that la to any, the whole community, and nothing should stand In tha way of hla single-minded nnd devoted service of that ona common Interest, Ha should b.wara of all entangling alllancte—po litical, social, commercial—whloh may limit or ambarrasa such service, H* should let tho honors and emoluments of publie office go to other p.opl*. HI. own office, if properly adminilt.r.d, It more important and powerful than any that his fallow citizana era likely to oonf.r upon him. The Independent newapaper may be and should bo tho moat vital and effective Instrument that democratic society can produce for Its own advancement and protec tion. and tta true business welfare, In tha long view. Ilea In a complete, In telligent, sympathetic devotion to pub lic Interests. , "It la but just to remark, however, that society haa Ita own grave respon sibilities toward tha press. Tha news paper and Ita human environment In evitably act nnd react upon each other; and. In large measure. It Is true that tha press la but an expression of tha society which It undertakes to serve. How Important, then, that edu cated men and women In free America should sustain the independent, honest press and help to make It better by their Intelligent rrttlrlsm, sympathetic co-operation, responsive aervlce and just demands I” GEORGIAN does not claim independence nor publish items that Sting and hurt simply to be smart, but we are a NEWSPAPER plain and simple, and it is our duty to print .the news. It is the power that purifies society. Some of our advertisers have ceased to do business with us because we printed news involving them. We thought they would—but they will see it differently some day. Most people think right and do right. They are our friends.