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MOORS REPULSED
By HOTJIFLE FIRE
Searchlights Disclose Groups of
Enemy on Fortification—Fight
ing Lasted Half An Hour—Rev
olution Predicted by Leroux.
MELILLA. Morocco. Oct. 7.—The
searchlights on the fortifications of the
city last night disclosed several groups
of Moors hidden among the cactus In the
surrounding country.
When discovered, the Moors opened a
hot fire, to which the Spaniards respond
ed with artillery and rifle volleys, driv
ing the enemy off after half an hour's
fighting.
Revolution Is Predicted
in Spain by Exiled Leroux
PARIS. Oct. 7.—The Spanish ambassa
dor to France, the Marquis del Muni, has
again formally assured Foreign Minster
Plchon that Spain has no intention of de
parting from her original program regard
ing Morocco as communicated to the
powers.
Aleajandro Leroux. member of the
Spanish chamber of deputies and leader
of the Barcelona Republicans, who is now
returning to Spain for the opening of the
cortex after two years spent in exile be
cause of his bitter denunciation of the
government, declared Jn an interview in
Paris today that all the Liberal elements
tn Spain were concentrating and that a
revolution was not only possible, but ne
cessary and easy.
He said that although Ferrer was not
directly responsible for the rioting tn Bar
celona last July, he was convinced he
would be condemned to be shot, as was
Garda.
Leroux is of the opinion that King Al
fonso is weak and without prestige except
with the army, and that the monarchy
Is Irretrievably doomed, and he said that
the only way to save Ferrer is through
International agitation in favor of a pub
lic trial. The French socialists are call
ing meetings throughout the republic to
protest against the Spanish repression.
MONTGOMERYCOURT
TO PROBE LIQUOR CASES
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Oct. 7 Discuss
ing the report that sensational things
are to come of the present session of the
grand jury, George G. Mlles, head of the
law and order league, today said:
"There are prominent men in Montgom
ery who will have to tell where they are
getting their liquor or perjure themselves.
It ts known that liquor Is being sold in
Montgomery In violation of the law and
every day I get letters citing me to places
where whisky Is being sold and giving
the names of persons seen to go In and
out of these places.”
HOKE SMITHGOES
TO TRUSTEES’ MEETING
Hon. Hoke Smith left Atlanta Thurs
day morning for New York to attend
the annua! meeting of the trustees of
the Peabody fund. At the meeting thr
most importint business to be transacted
will be the annual distribution of moneys
for educational purposes In the south.
Among those who are trustees are. Chief
Justice Fuller. Richard Olney, Hoke
Bmith. J. Pierpont Morgan and Bishop
Lawrence.
Nice for Father
Chicago News.
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dear girl, “we can manage to get along some
way. After we are married I can learn to
cook.**
•’Suppose.” NggntH the prudent youn< man,
••that yon learn the rooking stunt before we
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pleasure of supplying Use raw material for use
WOMEN MUST GIVE
THEIR REAL NAMES
Chicago is frowning down on the
clandestine correspondence which Is being
carried on under fictitious names by
means of the general delivery department
of the postoffice. Recently 3.000 women
who have been receiving their mall ad
dressed to the general delivery, were com
pelled to give their real names and ad
dresses in order that they might be identi
fied if occasion should arise. Many of
them, as might be expected, gave their
names under protest.
To the uninitiated It may appear strange
that a person may not receive mall under
any name he or she desires to use. It
also may appear peculiar that women are
singled out and the men allowed to use
any old name they choose. To those on
the inside, however. It Is a very simple
matter.
The custom of using the general deliv
ery window for letters has steadily been
growing In every city In the United States
during the past few years. Right here In
Atlanta the amount of mail received by
women through this department Is enor
mous. All day long there Is a steady
stream of women going to and coming
from the postoffice. They have been to
the genera) delivery window.
Why do not’they have their letters sent
to their homes? you asR.
There are various reasons. Women
using the general delivery window, as a
rule, do not care for their letters to be
seen by outsiders, or do not care for their
relatives and friends to know where they
are living. In the former case It Is not
Infrequent that married women or young
girls are carrying on clandestine corres
pondence.
The real menace of the general de
livery correspondence window is the fact
that it makes communication between
young. Innocent girls and undesirable men
easy and In a crude way, romantic.
“It would surprise you,” said an offi
cial of the postoffice, “to know the num
ber of women and girls who get their
mail at the general delivery window. It
is easy to detect the novice In this kind
of correspondence or the married woman
who has something to conceal. They are
Invariably confused and nervous. In a
short time, however, they get used to
coming and pay no attention to the stares
of the loungers in front of the win
dow. One could trace many a tragedy
to the general delivery window.”
Os course the general delivery window
has its legitimate purposes, but the ex
tent to which' it is used for questions
ble correspondence constitutes it a men
ace.
HOLDS PRISONER AT BAY
WITH REVOLVER; ESCAPES
DENVER, Col., Oct. 7 -Oscar E. Arthur
Dryer, alias Oscar E. Droege, wanted <t
Raybrook. N. Y.. on a charge of embez
zling SIO,OOO of the funds of the New York
State hospital, made a sensational escape
from th® city jail here early today.
While a confederate was sawing bars in
two, Droege held three fellow prisoners
under control with a revolver his confed
erate had given him.
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THE ATLANTA SBML WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1909.
STEGALL CASE
IS NOW JOIN.
Number of Witnesses Are Exam
ined and the Argument Begins
for the Government—Judge
Hart Explains His Connection.
The hearing of the Stegall case was re
sumed before Judge William T. Newman,
of the United States circuit court for the
northern district of Georgia, shortly be
fore 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The first question arising preliminary
to the argument of counsel, was whether
or not Attorney General Hart, repre
senting the state, could ask Stegall what
was being manufactured at the Cureton
distillery. Judge Newman held that un
der his view of the case the question
would be immaterial.
STEGALL ON THE STAND.
Stegall was put on the state. The court
asked him if he knew anything of the
Cureton distillery, except in his official
capacity as a store-keeper and gauger
In the service of the internal revenue
department of the United States govern
ment.
Stegall answered that he did not.
Judge Hartftthen explained his connec
tion with the case as attorney general.
He said that he thought Judge Fite was
right In Insisting upon Stegall testifying
in the Dade county superior court, but
wrong in declining to recognize the writ
/of habeas corpus issued by Judge New
man.
“And I advised," he said, “that Stegall
be delivered into the custody of the Unit
ed States court."
QUESTION REGARDING RECORD.
Following this considerable discussion
arose among the attorneys as to what
the record should be as to the specific
question which Judge Fite required Ste
gall to answer. This, it was finally
agreed, should be—“ What is being manu
factured at the Cureton distillery?"
It was upon Stegall's refusal to answer
this question that he was committed to
jail by Judge Fite.
Judge Fite, himself, made a lengthy ex
planation to this effect.
ARGUES FOR GOVERNMENT.
Assistant United States District Attor
ney Henley then began argument in be
half of the government. His contention
was substantially this: That an official
of the revenue department is by his oath
of office forbidden to divulge information
which he has obtained in his official ca
pacity concerning the operations of a li
censed distillers’. There are regular and
legitimate channels, however, continued
Mr. Henley, whereby needful and proper
may be secured. By due ap
plication to the commissioner of internal
revenue at Washington, he said, the Dade
county superior court could have secur
ed the requisite information on the Cure
on distillery.
“It was not necessary." he pleaded,
w'th great earnestness, “thot they should
seize a mere underling of the department
and clap him into jail. •
NOT PROTECTING DISTILLERY.
“We are not attempting to protect the
Cureton distillery,” said the attorney.
“We are not interested in it one way oi
the other, except in seeing that it con
forms to the Internal revenue laws. We
are not trying to conceal any of its deal
ings. But there are rules and regula
tionse made by the government and these
must be respected. A store-keeper and
gauger renders himself liable to fine, im
prisonment and forfeiture of office by
giving out information."
He then read at large from the United
States statutes and the rules of the rev
enue department to sustain this position.
“Charles E. Stegall's position was this,"
continued Mr. Henley. "As a store-keep
er and gauger he stood between a state
court judge with his prison sentence and
$.300 fine on the one hand, and the Uni
ted States law with a fine of SI,OOO or
irprlsonment of 12 months and a discharge
from office on the other.
“Which was he to choose?"
THE PIVOTAL QUESTION.
The pivotal question in this case, he
continued, is whether or not Judge Fite
was justified tn committing a revenue of
ficial to jail and fining him S3OO because
the official declined to answer before the
grand jury as to what was being manu
factured at the Cureton distillery. No
matter what Stegall might have answered,
he continued, he would have been tell
ing something that was already in the
revenue department’s record and would
therefore have been violating the rules
lof his office.
The means of the state court for secur
Ing this information were not by jailing
an official who was unwilling to break
his oath, but by application to the proper
authorities, through provided legal chan
nels.
At 2 o'clock court adjourned to resume
the hearing Saturday morning at 11
o’clock.
GUARDS MISS ELKINS
FROM KKODAK FIEND
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.—Miss Katherine
Elkins arrived today on the White Star
liner Adriatic, after a stay of severa
weeks In Europe, during which It
been asserted and denied that she had
met the Duke of the Abruzzi, to whom al
one time she was reported to be engaged.
It was reported at the same time that
royal objections to the match had been
withdrawn, and that Miss Elkins was the
sole dictator.
With Miss Elkins were her mother. Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, and her two brothers,
Stephen and Davis. The latter was
asked:
“Is your sister engaged to be married
to the duke?"
NOT THAT HE KNOWS.
"So far as I know she is not,' he re
plied.*
"Would you know if an engagement ex
isted?”
"Not necessarily.”
Mr. Elkins added that If his sister and
the duke had met. he did not know it.
and he did not believe they had.
DISTRESSED BY INTERVIEWS.
Senator Elkins was on the pier to meel
his family. Miss Elkins denied herself to
all interviewers.
Somp photographers endeavored to ge:
a picture of Miss Elkins, but her brothers
and several friends crowded around her
to prevent it. Senator Elkins remarked
that his daughter had been driven almost
to distraction by the reports that have
been printed about her. She has the ap
pearance of having been through much
mental strain. •
ATLANTA MAN’S BODY
IS FOUND IN BAY
PENSACOLA, Fla.. Oct. 7.—Disappear
ing during the latter portion of last
week In a very mysterious manner the
lifeless body of T. J. Fallen, a concrete
contractor, of Atlanta, who has an of
fice in room 314 Kiser building, according
to papers found upon him, w r as found
floating In Pensacola bay yesterday af
ternoon.
Whether he was the victim of foul
play and the body thrown Irtto the bay
or suicided, the officers have not yet
determined, but are inclfneo to believe
the latter, as they have found that he
was seen at a late hour on a wharf
Sunday night acting In a very queer
manner. A pass book of the Fourth Na
tional bank, of ..tlanta, showed that he
had a balance of about SI,OOO. He has
been here two or three weeks.
Nothing is known of relatives of Mr.
Fallen In AtLanU.
JONES IS SCORED
IN REPLJOF GOMER
Alabama Governor Issues Eighth
Page Statement in Which He
Takes to Task Federal Judgs
for Charges.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 7.—Gov. B.
B. Comer has replied to the criticisms of
Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the United
States court, for the middle district of
Alabama. Governor Comer’s state
ment, which covers eight pages, is
in reply to a seven-column article which
Judge Jones, an ex-governor of Alabama,
recently published, in which the chief
executive was denounced for views taken
by him in his stump and other speeches.
The governor, in ms reply, admits that
he has criticised Judge Jones. In this
connection the governor says:
“The fact that he was an almost life
long employe of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad, and that a large number of
his family, brothers and son, have like
wise been, and are, employed by the same
railroad, shows from the very nature of
the case, that he was bound to be preju
diced, and, however fair he might be
lieve himself to be, with this environ
ment and his disposition, it was impos
sible for him to give this state a fair,
impartial trial. The sacredness and just
ness, which by common consent is ac
corded to every court, could not be con
ceded to his court in the trial of these
cases."
The statement goes on to explain vari
ous actions of the judge in regard to
railroads, and comments upon the fact
that each time Judge Jones quit the em
ploy of the state he went back to the
Louisville and Nftshville railroad. Branch
ing from this, the statement calls atten
tion to Judge Jones’ request that "Judgj
Shelby sit with him In the rate case liti
gation.” and adjudges from this action
that the jurist was prejudiced.
The governor regrets the arrest of So
licitor H. B. Stegall, of the Third cir
cuit, who was cited by Judge Jones be
cause of contempt of court, arising from
the state and federal attitude. The gov
ernor states that he regards the arrest
as "one of the most suppressing and op
pressing incidents that ever occurred in
Alabama.”
COURT IS ASKED
TO ENJOIN CANDIDATE
LOUISVILE, Ky„ Oct. 7.-George D.
Todd, independent Republican candidate
for mayor, today instituted an injunction
suit in the Jefferson tftreuit court against
the "regular” Republicans to succeed
himself.
In his petition Mr. Toud declares that
Grinstead is ineligible to hold the office
of mayor, having been elected for one
term, and quotes the constitutional in
hibition. He declares that if County
Clerk Gabhart is permitted to place May
or Grinstead’s name on the ballot as the
Republican candidate, the voters will be
mislead to his (Todd's) disadvantage.
DATE FOR uaSE.
He also alleges that in the event that
Grinstead receives a plurality of the votes
he will be declared ineligible, thereby
rendering a special election necessary.
The case will be heard October 9.
Today's events are but incidents in the
warmest municipal campaign in many
years, both parties being split and each
having two tickets in the field. The ne
gro enters largely into the campaign and
the Democrats, at least those on the tick
et headed by William O. Head, a promi
nent lawyer, have made this the para
mount issue, asking for "a white man's
government.” The "citizens' ticket,” a
defection principally from the Head tick
et, is headed by Hon. Owen Tyler, a
prominent and wealthy business man.
CHALLENGER ARRESTED.
Maj. W. A. Colston, assistant controll
er of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, who was arrested last night while
serving in the capacity of a Democratic
challenger in a registration booth, on
the charge of hindering registration for
the approaching city election, was pre
sented in police court today and on peti
tion of counsel the case went over until
October 12. Major Colston was taken Into
custody without a warrant and on the
request. It is said, of John Tipton, the
Republican challenger, while he (Colston)
was questioning the statements of cer
tain negroes who wished to register.
Major Colston was given a ride to central
station In the police automobile and lock
ed up for some time before bond was
made for him.
JUDGE A. S. FLORENCE
IS DEAD IN MONTICELLO
MONTICELLO, Ga.. Oct 7-Judge A.
S. Florence died here Tuesday nigh*. The
funeral was held in West View. Monti
cello, Ga. His compatriots of '6l carry
ing the bullet-scarred banner of "the
Jasper Blues,” were the honqrarv escort,
while his own sons, Will 5. Florence,
Wesley Florence, Thomas 8. Florence,
Frank A. Florence and John Florence,
ard sons-in-law, Lavosla Maddox and R.
L. Marsh, were pallbearers.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and nine children: W. S. Florence, Mon
ticello; T. 8., J. S., and W. A. Florence,
of Atlanta; F. A. Florence, of Floralla,
Ala.; Mrs. Lavosia Maddox, Dublin; Mrs.
R. L. Marsh, Miss Irma and Miss Em
rr.le Florence, of Monticello.
JAMES 0. HAMILTON
IS DEAD IN VIENNA
VIENNA. Ga., Oct. 7—James O. Ham
ilton, president of the Bank of Vienna,
and of the Dooly Savings bank here, and
of the Citizens’ bank of Cordele, died this
morning at 1 o’clock of malarial fever.
He was about 50 years old and was one of
the wealthiest and most influential citi
zens of the county.
He is survived by his wife and the fol
lowng children: J. 8., Guy, James. Jr.,
and Davis, and Misses Essa and Helen,
He was a brother of W. C. Hamilton, of
Cordele. Funeral services were held
this afternoon at Vienna cemetery.
APPEALTO REASON
SETTLED THEIR STRIKE
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.-” The keynote of
our strike has been an appeat to reason.
We have resorted to persuasion", and not
to force, and for these reasons, our strike
is rapidly drawing to a close, and the
victory is ours from beginning to end.”
In these words Miss Lillian Blesser,
secretary of the United Neckwear Mak
ers of America, summed up the situation
as she declared that 30 additional manu
facturers had capitulated and accepted
the terms of the strikers whom she had
counseled.
DROPS DEAD AS HE
QUITS WITNESS STAND
COLUMBUS, Tex., Oct. 7.-After giving
testimony in the trial of Anton Voltl,.
charged with murder, which he withheld
at the preliminary trial because he feared
for his life, John Emmel, aged 72 years,
freed from a gruelling cross-examination
because of his admission, walked to his
home and dropped dead of apoplexy.
A novel feature of the trial is the lib
erty accorded the defendant Voltl, under
the new law being allowed his liberty
during the hours the trial is not in prog
ress. his bondsmen being heli responsl
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President’s Brother Will Supply
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(Special Correspondence.)
TAFT, Tex., Sept. 25.—1 s Charles P.
Taft going to supply the beef for al!
the employes on the Panama canal?
That he is is the talk of the whole
southwest.
Contracts with the government calling
for between 300 and 400 beef cattle a day,
to be delivered at Panama, is the Texas
version of "Charley Taft s luck.”
But the way that President Taft’s
brother is going to carry out that con
tract is equally sensational with the fact
that he got it. Brother Charley, with
nearly a half-million acres of rich Texas
land is going ranching in away that has
never been done anywnere else in the
world.
He is going to do all his packing right
on the ranch. No sending to Chicago or
Omaha packing houses—no Dig freight
bills to eat into profits. Charley Taft Is
going to do all the work himself right
on the ground.
They won’t talk much on the big Taft
ranch about their plans for feeding the
Panama canal, but they're rushing work
night and day on a half-million dollar
packing house. When completed it will
be in a position to throw down the gauge
of defiance to the present beef trust.
Charles P. Taft, packer—this Is the sign
of the future.
And that isn't all. He's going to pack
other farm products there. He's going tc
have a cotton mill and turn the cotton
from 16,000 acres into cioth right on the
ground. Also he'll have electric light
plants, storage houses and factories for
using all the by-products.
No ranching like this has ever been seen
In the state of Texas, and the whole
southwest is aghast at the daring of the
plan.
The Coleman-Fulton Pasture company.
Charles P. Taft, president, owns the con
trolling interest In the Taft pacKing house,
and the two great Texas ranches, "La
Quinta,” In San Patricio county; and "The
Encinal,” in Encinal and Went) counties
The former consists of 116,000 acres and
the latter of 240,000 acres.
The gigantic ranch is to be developed
to its highest point of productiveness and
not one single dollar’s worth of its pro
ducts will be shipped or sold in its raw
state.
Moreover, not an acre will be sold
to colonists. All will be kept in
tact and administered by the one
giant corporation.
A large ice and cold storage plant also
will care for the fish caught in the gulf
waters, and the vegetables raised on the
farm.
Within a short time there will be on
the market “last corned beef, warranted
venning"; “Taft's Texaa-Roston baked
beans”; "Taft German Wienerwurst”;
“Taft canned sugar corn,” and “Taft
pure leaf lard.”
On the two ranches there are now 100,-
000 head of cattle and the yearly increase
is estimated at 20.000. All these will be
utilized by the Taft packing house. There
are also 20,000 sheep and 30,000 hogs.
An electric light plant to supply lights
for Sinton, Gregory, Taft. Portland, the
four villages on the vast estate, and for
the ranch in general will be operated In
connection with the Ice house and the
packing house. *
In order to utilize every foot of land
on the ranch thousands of Mexicans are
now busy clearing off the mesquite and
cactus, and by next yepr the biggest cot
ton patch in the worlif will be planted.
This will be 25 miles long, and will ex
tend along both sides of the San Antontr
and Aransas Pass railroad the width of
one mile.
The most modern methods prevail
everywhere. The sod is being turned by
a 59-horse power traction engine,
turned 25 feet at a swath, and which will
plow 25 acres per day. An experiment
farm will be established, under the direc
tion of experts, and the farming will be
conducted along the most scientific lines.
When completed the farm will contain
16,000 acres in cotton and 6,000 acres in
other crops. The cotton will produce an
average of three-quarters of a bale of
cotton to the acre, or about 12,000 bales
per year. At an average selling price o.
SSO per bale, the income from the farm
alone will be $600,000 per year. But not a
bale of this cotton or a single seed will
be put on the market.
The cotton mill as now planned will
turn Into calicoes, sheetings and other
finished products every lock of cotton
picked from the bolls.
An oil mill Is now going up which will
convert the seed Into meal, hulls and oil.
The meal and hulls will be used to fatten
the cattle for the packing house and the
oil will be used In making by-products.
The government of this vast estate of
fers an interesting lesson in sociology.
Under the direct command of the mana
ger Is a population of over 7,000, includ
ing four good-sized towns—Sinton with a
population of 1,500; Gregory, 800; Taft,
500; and Portland, 400. In the three latter
towns every house and every lot is owned
by the ranch manager. The inmates are
all employes.
The houses are all modern and comfort
able cottages, the rent is reasonable, the
sanitary conditions excellent. The cor
porations at its own expense provides ex
cellent schools, builds roads, streets and
churches, and even provides for the sal
aries of the ministers.
The Mexican laborers are housed com
fortably In a different section of the
towns and are also provided with schools
and churches.
Law is practically administered by John
F. Green, the superintendent, who set
tles all disputes. He designates justices,
constables and the 20 deputy sheriffs. All
are employes of the company.
Liquor can be secured in the larger
towns, but intoxication and crime are al
most unknown. Lawlessness means exile,
for undesirables are ordered to move on
and every door is closed to them at the
superintendent’s command.
The company operates its own stores
and commissaries, and good supplies can |
be bought as cheaply there as at any oth
er point in Texas. . Only the best grades
are kept In stock. z
Charles P. Taft’s Interest In these
ranches came by hfs marriage to the only .
daughter of Dave Sinton, a pioneer ranch
man of Texas, who acquired the land ' 8
when it could be had for only a few cents
an acre.
HOSE TURNED ON 10,000
CROWDING TO BOATS
ST LOUIS, Mo.. Oct. 7.—A hose was
turned upon 10,000 men, women and chil
dren who fought to get aboard the four I
boats of the torpedo boat flotilla yester
day.*
Four policemen had guarded the gang
plank leading to the flotilla. For an hour
the crowd was held in check. Then.it be
came Impatient. The flotilla officer re
fused to allow a single person to come
aboard.
Shortly after It became necessary to
resort to desperate measures to control
the crowd. A line of hose was run aboard
the city wharf boat, over which visitors
travel to reach the boats of the flotilla,
and under the direction of the officers,
a two-inch stream of water was turned
upon the throng.
Good in Everything
Atchison Globe? , / >
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton. always a Love
ly Character, has organlied a See Good In Kv- k
erything Society. “I find thia to the credit of
those bak worms,” she said at a recent meet
ing; “every worm builds, owns, and occupies
his own home.”
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