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1 "Situations Wanted” Advertisements FREE in The ATLANTA GEORGIAN The Atlanta Georgian. "Situations Wanted” Advertisements FREE in The ATLANTA GEORGIAN VOL. 1. NO. 191. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1906. PRICE: I. I JAP USE Whole Pacific Coast Up in Arms Over Threats. STATING UNTRUTH CHARGED TO TEDDY Senate Demands Facts Re garding School Situation in San Francisco. OO0000000000000000000D0000 O ROOSEVELT NEGOTIATES O O TREATY WITH JAPAN. 0 O 0 O Washington. Dec. 6.—It la learn- 0 0 eil that President Rooievelt la O THEY SHALL NOT HANG, I HAVE A CARD TO PLAY’ —ATTORNEY COOPER. “Milton and Jease Rawlins won't hang on Friday. I believe the peo ple In Lowndes county want their sentences commuted and I bllleve the prison commission will do so. I haven't played my last card yet far those boys.” Attorney John R. Cooper hasn’t quit fighting for Milton and Jesse Rawlins, although he could not save their father from the gallows. This Is how he spoke Tuesday In Macon regarding the boys and he says he Is determined to save them. He Is depending on the prison commission to commute their sentences, but If this Is not done, It Is known that Attorney Cooper has other cards to play In his game of life, and death. In fact, he said as much, but Just what legal steps he would take > In case the pardon board turned him down he declined to say. If the governor of this state and the prison commission refuse to save those boys from the gallows in the face of their father's dying state ment and In the face of the public sentiment of Lowndes county. It will be an outrage,” he said. “Their own pcop!» In Lowndes want them saved from the scaffold and the wishes of those people should be respected.” THREE MEN HOLD FA TE OF BOYS IN THEIR HANDS; IS IT LIFE OR DEATH? O negotiating for a new treaty with 0 0 Japan. This Is the permanent 0 fhls Is the permanent . 0 settlement of the Japanese dlfft- O 0 culty which he proposes. O O It Is proposed by the treaty to O 0 give this government the right to O O exclude Japanese coolie labor. The 0 O Japanese government will have 0 0 the right to send American la- 0 0 bor out of Japanese possessions. O O0000O00000000O00O0O000O00 San Francisco, Dec. S.—President Uoosevelt has stirred up a storm In California, which Is fett from end to end along the Pacific coast by the statements In his message on the Japanese question. Among the masses of the people and particularly among the tabor unions, the most bitter feel ing has been aroused. 'Oregon and Washington ns ' California have declared for the ex elusion of the Japanese and to ull these states the president's words come ns u direct affront. Declares it Not True. The president Is excoriated for Ills threat to use troops and he openly Is charged with deliberately misstating the position taken by the authorities of this city and the state. The Chronicle declares that the pres, dent has overstepped hie authority In i m eat (filing to coerce San Francisco, It says: “The president says 'to shut out Japanese from public schools Is wicked absurdity.' They are not shut out from the public schools. That an untruth. The president demands more power 'to enforce the rights of aliens under treaties.' The context shows that his assumption Is that the Japanese have a treaty right to enter our schools. There Is no basis of fact for that assumption. Won't Bs Coerced. “He recommends that the Japanese lie by special law admitted to naturall- ration. Its natural effect must be to cause a Japanese exclusion art to bo pressed. “Ho says that In the matter of the exclusion of Japanese puplle 'All of the forces, military and civil, of the United States which I may lawfully employ will be so employed.’ This Is an Implied threat to use military force to put Japanese children Into our schools when he well knows he has no author ity to do anything of the kind and that any such attempt could only lead to his •ovn Impeachment. "That expression and the whole tone of the paragraph will strike the coun- trr as an exhibition of Impotent rage which It is mortifying to see In a for mat message of the president.” The Dally Call Is Inclined to ridicule President Roosevelt for his “excited ihetorlc and his misinformation.” Upon the decision of the prison com mission Thursday hangs the fate of Milton and Jesse Rawlins under sen tence to die Friday on the same gallows from which their father plunged death Tuesday. Will It be life—life with prison stripes for the balance of their time on earth—or Ignoble death? No man knows now save, perhaps, the three who hold two human lives In the hollbw of their hands. No one en vies them the hard task before them. Has the law been satisfied In the death of J. G. Rawlins and the negro, Alt Moore? 8halt the dying statement of the fa ther or the negro prove more potent In deciding the fate of the boys? Will the commission believe the father's state ment that the boys were not present when the crime was committed, or will Alf Moore's reiteration of their guilt weigh more? On the desk of the commission at the rapltol lies a huge bundle of petitions, letters and pleas for commutation for the boys. More than a thousand names appear on these petitions and letters. Not more than half a doxen letters In that lot protest agnlnst commutation for Milton and Jesse Rawlins. From Lowndes and Coffee and Ber rien comes the mass of petitions and letters pleading for mercy for misguid ed boys. But letters have come from all parts of Georgia—from farmers, doctors, business men, professional men —from men and women alike, the pleas for commutation. The Georgian's staff correspondent tells of the great revulsion of feeling In Lowndes county since the execution of the old man and the negro. Evidently the people, or a large part of them, believe that the murder of the Carter children has been fully revenged and that Justice Is satisfied. They want Milton and Jesse Rawlins sent to prison for life. All these things will weigh with the commission Thursday when It meets to pass upon the cases. All the evidence and arguments have been made before the board weeks ago. All they will have to do now Is to determine from these facts and within their own consptences whether the cir cumstances warrant snatching two boys from the gallows. Attorney Cooper's caustic criticisms of tho board will not weigh with them In the slightest degree. Will It he life or death for Milton and Jesse Rawlins? THE8E SKETCHES OF CHE8TER GILLETTE, WHO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF HI8 8WEETHART, GRACE BROWN, WERE MADE IN THE COURT ROOM AT HRKIMER, N. Y., WHILE THE YOUNG MAN WA8 ON THE WITNESS STAND TELLING HIS STORY TO THE JURY. CHESTER GILLETTE DOOMED TO DEATH FOR ENDING LIFE OF HIS SWEETHEART MAY IN8TITUTE SUIT TO 8ETTLE THE TROUBLE. Washington. Dec. 6.—A. resolution by Senator Flint, of California, direct ing Secretary Metcalf, of the depart ment of commerce and labor, to furnish the Renato with all the official letters, lelegram* and report* In connection with his Investigation of the Japanese attendance In the public achools of San Francisco, If not Incompatible with the public Interest, was unanimously adopted today by the senate. Suit is likely to be begun by an In dividual and to be an application for an injunction to prevent the San Fran- • iRco Hchool board from according dlf- “I TRIED TO KILL HIM; SORRY THAT I FAILED ” SAYS ALBERT THOMAS Aa a result of alleged domestic trouble*, Albert I.. Thomas, Ci years of age, of OH Himpson street, a car Inspector for the Ren board Air Line railway. Uto Tuesday nfteruoou at Marietta street and Hell wood avenue, tired five pistol shots nt Dr. William Cawlicrn, of 775 Marietta street, wounding him In the hand. In the arm, and lu the hip. Two of the tiullets x wild. Young Mra. Thomas, about whom the trouble Is said to have hceii caused reported to have left her home some time Monday, taking with her the only child, a boy 4 years of age, and neither wife nor ehlld has been seen since by the husband and father. Immediately after emptying his revolver, Thomas walked Into the drug store of Dr. George Y. Pierre, at Marietta street and Bellwdbd avenue, and telephoned for the Kcbols and Gordon, and waa taken to the police station. The wounded physician was removed to his home, where he is being attended by Dr. Wllltsm Perriu Nlcolson. Ills wounds are not considered serious. “Wanted To Kill Him.” Thomas declares that Dr. Cnwhern had he fully In- desire to klfl ns only ii mere "matter of duty. “And If he had not run like n seared rabbit when I commenced shooting. I would have got him, too." remarked the prisoner Wednesday morning to a Geor gian reporter. Thomas had gone to the scene well pre hod no buslusss trying to kill him with such a weapon. If I had beeu armed weapon _ JOOd fUL. ry. 1 would hare fixed bt. Cawhern protests “that Thomas shot — — - aays must have tried to kill him because of a debt contracted in the purchase of piece of property. “My Duty to Kill Him.” When asked for a statement, Thomas said: “Dr. Cawhern has been my family physl- clau for three years, and I finally learned be had tibnusU my confidence In him.* lie earn* between me and my wife, and wreck ed what was once a happy little home. 1 felt It was ray plain duty to kill him. ond this I fully Intended to do when I shot him. I thought that his home might Just as well bo wrecked aa my own. mlsroudtict had been carried on to such ped rial ting my house. A human being, you know, can stand Just so much and no more, and this conduct had gone so far I ... Arnold to defend him. Mr. Arnold had a long consultation with his client at the police station Wednesday morning, after which he announced that he thought be would let Thomas waive preliminary exam Inatlon and be hound over to the state courts without going into the merits of the case at this time. The case Is set for trial Thursday morning before Hecordei* Broyles. Relatives of Thomas state that his wife Informed him Sunday afternoon she in tended to leave him. and that when he went home from his work Monday after mred for bis mission, his revolver fully noou he found she had kept her word. Foaded and sir extra round of cartridges Tn • Mra. Thomas waa located Wednesday pocket. When he turned his pistol ‘ “ * the five extra enrtrldges over to C< When Jury Mikes Verdict He Wires His Father. JUDGE IS TO PASS SENTENCE THURSDAY Convicted Youth Says He Was Astonished at Finding of the Jurors, his extra eartrldges over to Policeman Echols. Thomas said: J am sorry I failed to kill him, but he ran when I shot. This old pistol Is no good, anyway. It Is nearly worn out. I afternoon at the home of her slater, Mra. Cook, at 23 Orchard street, where she had been for several days. She made an absolute denial that her hus band’s charges were true. MAIMED WIFE FORGIVES; CRUTCHFIELD TO WHEEL HER IN ROLLER CHAIR than to white puplis. While Mich ►tilt would be begun by an Individual, the department or Juitlce would Inter vene in behalf of the Federal govern ment. Feeling on the Japanese queallon to day haa not abated >o tar a, the mem- •tem of congreu from the Pacific coa.t are concerned. They are bitter over the president’* language and over what some of them eon»lder the threat to coerce California by the lire of the armed force* of the nation If necen- ►ary. In congre,, not only Southern mem ber. of the hound and lenate are op- 1'o.ed to further extension of the Fed eral power, but many Northern mem ber. take the ,ame view. INJUNCTION AGAINST ►STREET RAILWAY CO. Judge Pendleton granted an Injunc- tn the ,u perl or court Wednesday morning agalnit the Georgia Railway Electric Company, re,training • i jnsm temporarily from changing their racks In Decatur, DeKalb county. WII- am H. Ansley et al. brought the pe- tlon. They allege that the defendant ureaten* to remove Its track where ‘Tosses a street near their residence , . ,l Place some distance away. They ' 'aim such removal will damage the property and ask for a perpetual In junction, j. H. Crutchfield, who was recently acquitted of the charge of assault with Intent to murder his wife, Mrs. Sallic Crutchfield, has taken up his domicile at the home of his maimed wife, 300 South Prym* street, and the two are now living happily together. If the weather is favorable Thursday afternoon. Crutchfield says he Intends to take his wife down town In a roller chair so that she may see the Christ mas displays In the big stores. This will be the first time the wounded woman has been out since the night she was shot by her husband. Mr. Crutchfield haa purchased a cost ly roller chair for his wife and In this he will roll her through the streets until she becomes able to use crutches, says she shall want for nothing and that he Intends to use every effort to make her as happy as possible. Mr. Crutchfield, when seen Wednes day morning, said nls wife was »m proving rapidly and that she In now able to be up and play the piano. “My wife has forgiven and forgot ten,” he said, “and we are now' living together happily.” Mr. Crutchfield was highly elated over tne Improvement In his wife’s con dition and said he was anxious to take her out to see the Christmas sights. 00O0000OOOOiW>OOCOOO000OOO O ROMANTIC MARRIAGE 0 OF AN AGED GEORGIAN 0 O AND PHILADELPHIA LADY. O O Special to The Georgian. O O Greenville, S. * Pec. 6.—The 0 principals In a romantic marriage Q 0 In Oreenvllle yesterday were Col- 0 O onel 0 vllle, Oa, O syth, Red wine, of Oolites- O and Mrs. K. W. For- O w my in «i Philadelphia. Colonel O 0 Redwine Is about 70 years of ago 0 a ,, n ,i Mr?. Forsyth about 60. They 0 0 are prominent |»eople and will O 0 spend their honeymoon In Hot*- O 0 Ida. J 0 ARCTIC DANGERS DWARFED RY N.Y. 000O00000000O0O0O0OOOOOO0O bile. Philadelphia, Dec. S.—Mrs. Peary, wife of Commander Robert R Peary, the Arctic explorer, is still 111 at the Hotel Walton. The commander made the following reply to a query as to the dangers of the Arctic regions: “Merely living in those regions Is not as perilous as living In New York ity. You don't have as many things to «lodge; no trolley, cars or automo- Herkimer, >>. Y„ Dec. 8.—The Jury [n the Chester-Gillette case found the de fendant guilty of murder In the first de gree for killing his sweetheart, Grace Brown, after It had been out for fiv bout's. The prisoner took the verdict os calmly as he has taken every other Incident In this unusual trial, though his face w*as chalk white and he showed his nervousness by constant ]y puffing his cheeks, he woe much calmer than the Judge on the bench who received the verdict, When he had known his fate, Gillette Immediately took a piece of legal cap paper, folded It In half, tore off part of It, and wrote a telegram to his father telling him of the verdjet. To bs 8sntsncsd Tomorrow. Sentence was put down for tomorrow at 10 o’clock on the request of Senator Mills, who asked for two days to pre pare a motion to set aside the verdict. Gillette appeared with his wrist handcuffed to that of I'ndcr Sheriff Klock. His face was white with an al most unearthly color, and his eyes were nothing but two oblong, dark spots, which looked as If they had been burned In. His air was calm, though. It has been through the trlAl, and :ic was apparently much more self-collect ed than the deputy who had guarded him all the time he has spent in jail. Gillette was led to a seat and as sumed his old attitude. He looked straight before him, with Almost no expression on his face. It wan plain to those who watched him closely that be w'as frightened. It was fully ten min utes before his counsel arrived through the door which led from the private chamber. Jury Announces Verdict. Immediately ‘upon arrival of the judge the Jury door was unlocked and the Jury filed in. After the Jury had taken their seats amid a deathly si lence, Clerk Burney said: "Gentlemen, have you arrived at a true verdict and chosen one of your number to speak for you?” Marshall Hatch, the first man tn the front row of the two solemn lines of Jurors, got to his feet and replied: We have. We find the defendant guilty as charged Iq the Indictment.” Gillstts Writes Telegram. Gillette was sitting cornerwise In his chair. He glued his attention upon Hatch. His legs were crossed, his fa vorite attitude during the trial. As the words that were destined to send him to the death chair w*ere spoken there was not a sign of a change in the prisoner. Not a quiver showed that he had heard them. His features were set and his face was colorless. His expression was blank and he uttered no sound. After a moment Gillette leaned over to the piece of paper which lay In front of him and wrote this telegram to his father; “Dear Father—Found guilty; w*11 write. Cheater” That was all. “Mr. ilatch,” said Clerk Burney, “do you find this man guilty as found *n the Indictment?” Asks Tims to Fils Motion. Twelve times he asked that question and one by one the twelve men got upon their feet ond said, “I do.” Ry this time Mr. Mills w'as on his feet to ask that a judgment should not be pronounced until Thursday so that he could have time to prepare a motion to set aside the verdict. It was learned that the jury had sort) MOTHER OF GILLETTE UNNER VED B Y VERDICT Denver, Colo., Dm. 5.—After waiting from 10 o'clock a. m. until after 10 at night, the verdict of guilty of murder In the first degree was de livered to the mother of Chester Gillette. She had borne herself for 1J long hours with remarkable fortitude, but when ehe wae told of the ver dict she dropped her head In her folded arms and moaned: "My God! My son. Chester, how can I believe In a merciful God any more?” She waa shaken with sobs for five minutes and then recovered her self. Holding her head up and drying her eyes, she said: “But there is a merciful God; He will save my boy. He must be saved." Her husband sat by her, holding her hands, but saying nothing. After n moment's pause she managed to gather together her mental forces and dictated the following telegram to be dispatched to her unfor tunate son: “My Own Dear Boy—God still reigns. Tour Innocence will be proved. We have sent word that the case Is to be appealed. Keep up your cour age. Trust In God. Our trust Is there. He will not fall ps. We have faith In your Innocence and the truth shall prevail'. God willing, 1 shall be at the next trial. "YOUR MOTHER." FINLEY IS ELECTED HEAD OF SOUTHERN- SUCCEEDING SPENCER W. W. FINLEY. Elsctsd president of Southern railway to succeed lato Samuel Spencer. New-York, Dec. 5.—At a special meeting of the board of di rectors of the Southern railway, held here today, W. W. Finley was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Spencer. Mr. Finley was formerly second vice presi dent of the company. six ballots were taken before tho twelve men agreed. Up to that time the jury had stood II for conviction and 1 for acquittal. The Jury. It was stated, would have reached its verdict quickly had It not been for the one Juror who thought Grace Brown was a suicide. The other eleven argued against this theory’. Did Not Expect Verdict Gillette was apparently in a hurry to get out. He walked briskly to the dojr and was led to the Jail. When he got there any sign of fear which he had shown had entirely vanished. “That’s a pretty verdict," he said to his Jailer, “and I did not expect It. I did not have uny witnesses, but^I did think the Jury would disagree.” “The reporters want to see me?" he ased later of Sheriff Richards. "Tell them I have nothing to say, only I did FAST MAIL TRAIN HI COAST LINE not expect that verdict. Well, 1 guess 1*11 turn In now," he added, and un difficulty In reaching an agreement and dressed and went to bed. CREICHTOI IS EXPELLED FI Conference Unfrocks Editor of Christian Appeal. THREE MEMBERS REFUSE TO SIGN Attorney Announces Appeal of Case to General Conference. Special to The Georgian. Columbia, S. C., Dec. G.—The Jury of thirteen from the Methodist conference, appointed by Bishop Wilson last Wed- neaday to try Editor C. W. Creighton of The Christian Appeal on a charge of libelling the preaiding elders of the conference. In stating that they consti tuted a ring to control tho conference and that for years they had been Im posing on the preachers by being able to control the appointments, reported Its verdict to the conference this morn ing. The verdict sustains the charge of gross Immorality and finds that “he l« tereby deposed from the mlnletr>’ and Is expelled from the memberahlp of the Methodist Episcopal church. South.” Three of the thirteen voting member,, of the Jury refused to sign the renoit. They are Messrs. J. B. Traywlcfc, W. B. Wharton and W. H. Arlall. Report Is R.sd. Soon the report was read and It »n received In silence, there being no dis cussion of It under the church law. Rev. A. Coke Mann, a defense wit ness and a strong supporter of Mr. Creighton, arose to a question of per sonal privilege. "All I want to say." he began, trembling with emotion, "Is thac If that verdict Is tru. and correct, sim ilar charges should be brought against three-fourths of the membership of th« church In this state, for the seme tell- being indulged In against the rlnx Mr. Creighton Imw attacked throughout this.” "I rise to a point of order," said the Rsv. Dr. John O. Wilson, at one lime presiding elder and for a number <>f years editor of the Southern Christian Advocate, Jumping to hla feet and In terrupting Mr. Mann. The point tvs. at once sustained and after the Ite\. Dr. J. W. Daniel, attorney foe Mr. Creighton, had given notion of an ap peal to the general conference, which meets three years hence, the confer ence formally ndjournd and the anneal appolntmnts were read. About two-thirds of the members of the conference lied lott the city In -.pit. of Bishop Wilson’s request that t..em bers. leave on permission of the con-, ference and only a small crowd heard the verdict. Mr. Creighton did not appear on the, floor of the conference. He says he lia.i Just begun hie fight against what )>«; terms "the ring” controlling the con ference and that he proposes to preset and lecture throughout the state. IS CRITICALLY ILL! AT HIS RESIDENCE Prominent Business and Club Man at Death’s Door. James R. McKeldln, wealthy clubman sod business man, lies st his home, II North avenue, critically III. For severs! weeks, Mr. McReldln has been Indisposed, bnt his' condition ha* grown steadily worse, until Wednesday ir was announced that very slight hope* were ei tertalnrd for his recovery. As president of the Piedmont Driving Club, Mr. McKeldln Is one of the known clubmen In the South. A gentle man of the moat polished manners, bril liant Intellect and widely popular In off* circles, the announcement of bis crlt- _ Illness will bring genuine and general nine** to a wide circle. In the business community, Ur. McKeldln equally prominent aa vice president of the Bra ol Atkins, McKeldln k Drown, wholeasle hatters. He Is Identified with many other enterprises, and has always been known as one of Atlanta's most p ab- lie-spirited cftlsena. leal tor < Since news came from Washington that the Southern’s fast mall from Washington would be annulled January 5, there has been considerable anxiety here as to mall facilities from the East. Botnettme ago rumors were current here that the Atlantic Coast Line would establish a fast mail between Washing ton and Atlanta. Official denial comes, however, of this from Third Vico President J. R. Alvaniah Rhodes. Alvantah Rhodes, the infant daugh- of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rhodes. Jr . died Monday afternoon at the family residence, 1*7 Smith street. The fu neral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Glenn Street Baptist church. The Interment was in West- view cemetery. Kenly, of Wilmington, (n charge of t h operating department. His tciegrai is ns follows: Atlanta Georgian: Atlantic Coast Line has made no ar rangements for. and has not consld ered the establishment of a fast ms: train from Waghfugton to Atlanta. J. R. KKNLT.