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wght Edita the Atlanta Georgian. Night Edition VOL. 1. NO. 191. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1906. PRICE: I. in 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. O 0<K1000<HKK5<KX10000ooo oooog O ROOSEVELT NEGOTIATES O O TREATY WITH JAPAN. O o • o O Washington, Deo. 5.—It is learn- O O ed that President Roosevelt is O O negotiating for a new treaty with 0 O Japan. Thla la the permanent O O settlement of the Japanese dlffl- O O culty which he proposes. O O It Is proposed by the treaty to O O give this government the right to O O exclude Japanese coolie labor. The 0 O Japanese government will have 0 O the right to send American la- 0 O bor out of Japanese possessions. 0 00000000000000000000000000 San Francisco, Dec. 5.—President Roosevelt has stirred up a storm in California, which Is felt 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 labor unions, the most bitter feel ing has been aroused. Oregon and Washington as well ns California have, declared for the ex clusion of the Japanese and to all these suites the president's words come as a direct affront. Declares it Not True. The president is excoriated for his threat to usa .trooi* and hy openly Is iI^^SnonriilcerTbyflveaulhorftAsu this city and the atate.' The Chronicle declares that the pres .dent has overstepped his authority In threatening to coerce Pah Francisco. Jt sins: “The president says ‘to shut out Japanese from public schools Is wicked absurdity.' They are not shut out from the public schools. That is ;• ii untruth. The president demands more power *to enforce the rlghts of aliens under treaties.' The context shown that his assumption Is that the Japanese have a treaty right to enter our schools. Thore Is no basis of fact for that assumption. Won't Bo Coerced "iio recommends that the Japanese be by special law admitted to naturall zntlon Its natural, effect must be to cause a Japanese exclusion act to lie pressed. "He says that In the matter of the exclusion of Japanese pupils 'All of the forces, mllltury nnd i Ivll, 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 own Impeachment. •Thut expression and the whole tone “I TRIED TO KILL HIM; SORRY THAT I FAILED,” SAYS ALBERT THOMAS As a result of alleged domestic troubles, Albert L. Thomas, 26 years of age, of 601 Simpson street, a car inspector for the Seaboard Air Line railway, late Tuesday afternoon at Marietta street nnd Bell- wood avenue, fired five pistol shots at Ur. William Cawhern, of 775 Marietta street, wounding him iu the baud. In the arm, and In the hip. Two of the bullets weut wild. x Young ‘ Mrs. Thomas, aliout whom the trouble Is said to hare been caused, Is 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 child has been seen since the husband nnd father. Immediately after emptying his revolver, Thomas walked Into the drug store of Dr. George Y. Pierce, at Marlettn street nnd Hell wood avenue, and telephoned for the police. He Inter surrendered to t'ounty Officers Echols and Gordon, and was taken to the police station. The wounded phyplclau was removed to his home, where he Is being attended t»r Dr.-William Perrin Nicolson. Ill* wounds are not consider*^ serious. “Wanted To Kill Him." Thomas declares that Dr. fair hern .lint wrecked his home nnd his only regret ap pears to Ik* that he did not succeed in killing the* doctor, lie says he-^full led “ — * *’• — tend* ilav his victim, slid regarded this It kill ns only a mere umttei of! n „ _ Usd beeu armed .like ^rou policemen, car- that be haa Inters,. of hla naaallaut. He aaya be thinks Thom as most have tried to kill him because of a debt contracted iu the purchase of a piece of property. “My Duty to Kill Him." When asked for a statement, Thomas •aid: “Dr. Cawheru has beeu my faintly physi cian- for three years, nnd I finally learned he had abused my confidence Iu him. lie eauie between me nnd my wife, nnd wreck ed what was once a happy little home. I felt It was my plain fluty to kill him. nnd this I fully lutended to do when I shot Idm. ( thought that his home might Just ns well Ik* wrecked ns my own. The misconduct hod beeu carried on to nm-h an extent that some of m.v relatives stop ped visiting my house. A human being, you know, can stand Just so much nud no more, nml this conduct hud gone so far I could stand It no louger. When the limit ‘ of human endurance had been reached, I determined to take Ills life.” Thomus has engaged Attorney Keulioii R. Arnold to defend him. Mr. Arnold had a long eouMultuttou with his client ai the police station Wednesday morning, after which he aniiouiired thut he thought he ■mild let Thomas waive preliminary ~ RACES I NEW ORLEAN8. New Orleans, Dec. 5.—Kemp Fldgely, 11 to B, won; Henfy Boeworth, 4 to 1, second; Jack Hardy, third. Time, 1:14 2-6. SECOND RACE—Lucullus. 20 to 1, won: Cannon Ball, 1 to 2, second; Woodclalm, 2 to 6, third. Time. 1:14 4-5. THIRD RACE—Missouri Lad. 9 to 10, won; Dr. Spruill, 1 to 3, second; Florlsel, 4 to B, third. Time. 1:47. FOURTH RACK—Olamhur, 3 to 5, won; Rebo. 2 to B, second; Lady Hen rietta. out, third. Time, 1:07 1-5. FIFTH RACE—Allow Malse, s to 1. won; Gold Circle, even, second; Mnzsle- O'Neill, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:14 4-5. FINLEY IS ELECTED HEAD OF SOUTHERN, SUCCEEDING SPENCER socket. ii »*xtru When he extra - llv In- would let Thomas waive preliminary exam ik cond Race—Six furlongs—Sel nI this Inuthm and l»e hound over t«* the stale ~ .. t>l . .. .. « ni tei of! courts without going Into the merits of the | Heasei 109, I Instkkei 104, ease at this time. The cane Is sei fori Phillips U2. French Nun 104, ln2 r *i SSli J h " r * te,P taotulu * ,w * ,wre Proof 104. Daring 107. Henry Hcnd »d the Relatives of Thoiuaa stall* that hi* wife;}®** Mias Ferris 104. Tinker -04, < to slay hi* desire to kill ns duty. “Ami If he hud not run like rabbit when J commcm-ed shooting, would have got him, too." remarked the! RelntJ prisoner Wednesday morning to a Geor- Inform**#! him Hunday iifteriiiNiu sin ... glsn reporter. tended to leave him. and tbnt when he Tuoiuux had gouo to the s«*em* well pre-1 went home from his work Monday aftri ed for Ids mission, hi* revolver fully 11**4111 he found she had kept her wonl. Ie<l and an extra round of i*nrtridgc»4 iii j Mrs. Thomas was located Wednesday „ . , w.Jlf 1 ' A 1,r “ wl H* l»IMo! a fternoon at the home of her sister. if PoHcomsn Echols.mikin'" mI.i" '""" ! Mi'H. C.mk at 23 Orchard street. where •i am sorry 1 failed to kill him. hut 8,,e ha ‘ l be * M for ««veral days. Sim he ran when I shot. This old plst4>l I* no made an absolute denial that her nuu- goofl, anyway. It is uearly worn out. 11 band's charges were true. ns an exhibition of impotent rage which It is mortifying to ree In a for mal message of the president." Washington, Dec. 6.—A. resolution by Senator Flint, of California, direct ing Secretary Metcalf, of the depart ment of commerce and labor, to furnish ihe senate with all the official letters, telegrams and reports In connection with his investigation of the Japanese attendance In the public schools 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 cisco school board from according dif ferent treatment to Japanese pupils than to white pupils. While such a »uit would be begun by an Individual, the department or Justice would Inter vene in behalf of the Federal govern ment. “THEY SHALL NOT HANG, I HAVE A CARD TO PLAY” —ATTORNEY COOPER. "Milton and Jesse Rawlins won't hang on Frijlay. I believe the peo ple in Lowndes county want their sentences commuted and 1 believe the prison commission will do so. I haven't played my last card yet for 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 »n Macon regarding the boys and he says ho Is determined to save thorn. He Is depending on the prisbn commission to commute their sentences, but If this is not done, it Is known that Attornej* Cooper lias 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 Jn case the pardon board turned him down he declined to say. "If the governor of this state nnd the prison commission refuse to save those boys fqpm 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," be said. "Their own peopla In Lowndes want them saved from the scaffold and the wishes of those people should be respected." THREE MEN HOLDER ATE OF BOYS IN I HEIR HANDS; IS II LIFE OR DEATH? Entries for Thursday. Sew Orleans, Dfcc. u.—Entries for Thursday First Race—Five furlongs: Royal Palm 95, Scion 95, Poster Girl 95, Wind Fall 99, Marti Boy 104, Helen Lucas 87. Dutchess Montebello 90, Imperti nence 100, Our Own 100, Dorothy M. 95, Dcshano 104. Reine Regents 91, Gold Duke 96, Zlck Abrams 99. •ond Race—Six furlongs—Selling: Bill Gold Hendricks . Omar Khyyum ins, D. W. Flynn 104,#Abjure 109. Marvel P. 109. Third Race—Five furlongs, selling: Western 105. Peleetlng '/.ar 102, Xedru 9i'>. Bun n Arundel inn, Jocumo 109, Plaud 99. Anna Kuskln 96. Blackburn inn. Multa 104, Bert Mont 98, Jessa mine 95. Fourth Race—Mile, purse: Violin 103, Fierixel 107. Delphle 107, St. Valentine 11Q, Red Raven in". Charlata 104, Lady Ellison 107, Gold Mute 104. King Ells worth IDT. Fifth Raye—Five and n half fur longs: Ida Bailey 98, Grace George 100, Quince 98. Fantastic lio. Refined 106, Colloquy 106. Sixth Race—Mile, selling: Ernest Parham 126. Adbell 121, Grund Dutch ess 112. Shining Star 127. Merry Pioneer 120, Dr. McClure 107, Dargin 124, Jun gle Lnp 101, Idolater 121. Lady Char ade 107, Klelmvood 121, Bitter Hand 121. W. W. FINLEY. Elected president of Southern railway to succeed late Samuel Spencer. CREIGHTON IS EXPELLED FROM CHURCH Conference. Unfrocks Editor of Christian Appeal. THREE MEMBERS REFUSE TO SIGN Attorney Announces Appeal of Case to General Conference. ► New York, Dec. 5.—At a special meeting of the board of di rectors of the Sonthern railway, held here today, W. W. Finley was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel Spencer. Mr. Finley \v«s formerly.second vice presi dent of the company. CHESTER GILLETTE DOOMED TO DEATH FOR ENDING LIFE OF HIS SWEETHEART ’r Upon the decision of the prison com* mission Thursday hangs the fate Milton and Jesse Rawlins under sen tence to die Friday on the same gallow from which their father plunged to denth 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 hollow 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. All Moore? Shall the dying statement of the fa ther or the negro prove more potent In deciding the fate of the boys? Will tho 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 capitol lies a huge bundle of petitions, letters and pleas for commutation for the boys. More than a thousand names appear on these petitions nnd letters. Not more than half a doxen letters ih that lot protest against commutation for Milton und Jesse Rawlins. From Lowndes and Toffee and Ber rien comes the miss of petitions nnd letters pleading for mercy for misguid ed boys. But letters have come from nil parts of Georgia—from farmers, doctors, business men, professional nun —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 mnn and the negro. Evidently the i>eopie, 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 tii* j 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 consciences whether the cir cumstances warrant snatching two boys from the gallows. Attorney Cooper’s caustic criticisms of the board will not weigh with the.n In the slightest degree. Will it be life or death for Milton anJ Jesse Rawlins? MAIMED WIFE FORGIVES; CRUTCHFIELD TO WHEEL HER IN ROLLER CHAIR INJUNCTION AGAINST STREET RAILWAY CO. Judge Pendleton granted an InJunc- ii’>n In the superior court Wednesday morning against the Georgia Railway ond Electric Company, restraining *b*?m temporarily from changing their 1 l ack* In Decatur, DeKalb county. Wil liam 8. Annley it al. brought the pe tition. They allege that the defendant threatens to remove Its truck where it crosses a street near their residence • • a place some distance away. They • lalm such removal will damage the property and ask for a perpetual in Junction. NO INDICTMENTS AGAINST CONTRACTORS 1 ‘hattnnooga, Tcnn.. Dec. 5.-A1- " 1 ‘Kh It la stated unofficially that the i-'<>nai4e charges against peraons con- J-'tsd with Oliver & Co., who aiv '"Hiding the $3,000,000 lock and dam. *’ llale’a Bar. near thla city, were In- votigaied. no indictmenta were found. Tlln whole itueatlnn went over until the 0'\t ter mof court. WHITNEY 8IQNED FOR 1907. Athena, Qa., Dec. 5.—Coach Whitney ■nittied u contract thla morning to han- •**— Hie L'nlveralty of Georgia football Ua m again next falL J. H. Crutchfield, who was recently acquitted of the charge of assault with Intent to murder'hla wife, Mra. Sallle Crutchfield, haa taken U|i hla domicile at the home of hla maimed wife, 300 South Pryor atreet. and the two are now living happily .together. If the weather la favorable Thursday afternoon. Crutchfield aaya he Intcnda to take hla wife down town In a roller chair 80 that ahe may aee the Christ - mna display. In the big stores. This will be the first time the wounded woman has been out since the night ahe was shot by her husband. Mr. Crutchfield haa purchased a cost ly roller chair for hla wife and In thla he will roll her through the streets until she becomes able to use crutches. Hr rays she shall want for nothing and that he Intends to use every effort to make Iter as happy as possible. Mr. Crutchfield, when seen Wednes day morning, said hla wife was Im proving rapidly und that she Is now able to lie up and play the piano. "My wife has forgiven and forgot ten," he said, "and we are now living together happily." Mr. Crutchfield waa highly elated ovrr me improvement in hla wife’s con. ditlon and said he waa anxloue to take her out to see the Christmas sights. THESE SKETCHES OF CHESTER GILLETTE, WHO WA8 FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF H18 SWEETHART, GRACE BROWN, WERE MADE IN THE COURT ROOM AT HRKIMER, N. Y., WHILE THE YOUNG MAN WAS ON THE WITNE88 STAND TELLING HI8 STORY TO THE JURY. When Jury Nhkes Verdict He Wires His Father. JAMES R. M’KELDIN IS CRITICALLY ILL At 4:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon there was ne change in the condition of Jetties R. McKidden. He wee Mill critically ill •» th *‘ t,m * • n<l ,h,r * waa little hepe fer hie reeevery. it Mt’Ki'lilin. winllhjr ••Itihmun .JKllii m, 15 x ' ,r " 1 "ySrwy’IV^ wciks. Mr. M. Krldln bn. Iiiseit IndUpoMM**!. I»nt 1*1* c „y i !!^ >n . ,n ," grown steadily worm, oat It Wwlaesdny It was announced that very slight hofs*s wen* cntcrtntucl for hi. n-cvery. A* pro**iil#nt of I be I*ie<luioiit Driving Club. Mr. MrKelillii »l* one of the Immh kuowu »luluneii In the South. A gentle mnn of the most po!fnbe<l manners, bril liant Intellect, nml widely |H»|tulnr In no- radiie** to a wide rime. It. the htiRlnoftn eommnnlfv, Mr. MeKeldtn I* equally prominent it* vice pre*li!eiit «»f the Arm of a\tkln*. MoKeldhi * ltro*.m. wholesale hit Iter*. II.* I* hlentifted with mmijr other enterprises. nn$l ha* nfaraya |k*iui know n ns one of Atlanta's m»>*t ptih- Ib* spirited litlxrilf. Herkimer, N. Y„ Dec. 5.—The Jury In the Chester Gillette ease found the de fendant guilty of murder In the first de gree for killing his sweetheart, Grace Brown, after it had been out for five hours. The prisoner took the verdict as calmly as he has taken every' other Incident in this unusual trial, though hla face wus chalk white and he showed hla nervousness by constant ly puffing his cheeks, he was 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 cf It, and wrote a telegram to his father telling him of tho verdict. Sentence was |.ut down for tomorrow at 10 o'clock on the request of Senator Mills, whit asked for two $aya to pre pare a motion to aet aside the verdict. Immediately upon arrival kt the judge the Jury door was unlocked and the Jury filed in. After the jury had taken their seati\ amid a deathly 6l- 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 in the front row of the two solemn lines of jurors, got to his feet and replied: We have. We find the defendant guilty ns charged In the indictment." Giliette was sitting cornerwlse in his chair. He glued his attention upon Hatch. His legs were crossed, ids fa MOTHER OF GILLETTE UNNERVED BY VERDICT Denver, Colo., Dec. 5.—After waiting from 10 o'clock a. m. until after 10 at night, the verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree waa de livered to tbe mother bf Chester Gillette. She had borne herself for 1« long hours with remarkable fortitude, but when she was 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 was 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 a moment’s pause she managed to gather together her mental forcefc and dictated the following telegram to be dispatched to her unfor tunate son: "My Own Dear Boy—God still reigns. Your innocence will be proved. We have sent word that .the cat#* is to be appealed. Keep up your cour age. Trust in God. Our trust Is there. He will not fall u*. We have faith in your innocence and the truth shall prevail. God willing, I shall be at the next trial. "YOUR MOTHER." Special to Tbe Georgian. Columbia, S. C.. Dec. 5.—The Jury of thirteen from the Methodist conference, appointed by Bishop Wilson last Wed nesday to try Editor C. W. Creighton of The Christian Appeal on a charge of libelling the presiding elders of the. conference, In stating that they consti tuted a ring to control the conference and that for years they had been im posing on the preachers by being able to contrQl the appointments, reported its verdict to the conferences this morn ing. The verdict sustains the charge of gross immorality and finds that "he t* hereby deposed from the ministry and is expelled from the membership of tho- Methodist Episcopal church, Sdutli." Three of the thirteen voting member* of the jury refused to sign the report. They are Messrs. J. B. Traywicjc. W. B. Wharton and W. H. Ariall. Report lg Read. Soon the report was read and it was received In alienee, thore 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," h«* began, trembling with emotion, "is that if that verdict Is true and correct, sim ilar charges should be brought against three-fourths of the membership of the church In this stale, for the same talk is being Indulged In nvnlnst the ring Mr. Creighton has attacked throughout this." "I rise to a point of order." said the Rev. Dr. John O. Wilson, nt one time h presiding elder and for a nunibet *-»f years editor of tho Southern Christian Advocate. Jumping to his feet and In terrupting Mr. Mann. . The point was at once sustained nml after the Rex. Dr. J. W. Daniel, attorney for Mi. Creighton, had given notice of an ap peal to tlie genoral conference, which trte.ta thre. year* hence, the confer ence formally ndjourntl and the annua! aptxiintmnta were read. About two-thirds of the members of the conference had left the city in spite of Bishop Wilson's request that mem ber* 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. Ho aaya ho haa Just begun hla fight against what ha terms “the ring” controlling the con ference and that he proposes to preach ond lecture throughout the state. TO PAY $12,000,000 him to tho death chair were spoken there waa not a sign of a change i:i 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‘ll write. Ghester.” That was all. "Mr. Hatch," said Clerk Burney, "do you find this man guilty as found »n the Indictment?** Asks Time to Fife Motion. Twelve times lie asked that question and one by one the twelve men got upon their feet und said, "I do." By this time Mr. Mills was on bis feet to ask that a judgment should not bo pronounced until Thursday so that he could have time to -prepare a motion vorite attitude during the trial. As to set uside the verdict. the words that were destined to send It wus learned that the Jury had some difficulty in reaching an agreement and six ballots were taken before the twelve men agreed. Up to that time the Jury ha#l stood 11 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 u hurry to get out. He walked briskly to the dojr and was led to the Jail, When he got there any sign of fear tvhtch he had shown had entirely vanished. "Thai's a pretty verdict," he said to his jailer, "and I did not expect it. I did not have any witnesses, but I did think the Jury would disagree." "The reporters want to see me?" he axed later of Sheriff Richards. "Tell them I have nothing to say. only I did not expect that verdict. Well, I guess I'll turn In now'," he added, and un dressed and went to bed. Washington, Dec. 6.—The secret ary of the treasury late this afternoon gave notice to the holders of United States bonds that the interest maturing >m the several Interest dates between and Including January 1 and May 1, 1907. | will be prepaid without rebate on and 1 after December 15, 1906. The amount of interest which may thus be prepaid Is nearly $12,000,000. ARCTIC DANGERS J* i DWARFED BY N. Y. Philadelphia, Dec. I.—Mra. Peary, wife of Commander Rdbert K. Peary, the Arctic explorer, la atilt 111 at the Hotel Walton. The commander made the following reply to a query aa to the dantter, of the Arctic regions: "Merely living in those regions i« not aeperlloua aa living In NVw York city. You .don't have aa many things to dodge; no trolley cara or autoino- bllea.” MADAM GOULD BALKS LENDERS Parte, Dec. 5.—In a statement Issued today, Maitre Cruppl. representing Madame Gould, announced that she In tends to pay all debta relating to ths household, but drew tbe line again u money lenders who supplied lion! with funds for hts extravagances. Special to Tbe Georgian. Macon. Os- Dec. 5.—Henry Cev sentenced by Judge Kelton to ten In the penitentiary for assault wl tent to kill. This te the second sei Judge Kelton has handed l'eus *. and be will tie taken. In or so, to the penitentiary to err two nty years' sentence.