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The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal
VOLUME XII.
BAYONETS GUARD
BLACKS AS TRIAL AT
CDMMING BEGINS
One Thousand People, From|
Miles Around, Gather ini
Curious Throng Outside,
Court House .
BY ARGUS FEMKEBSOV,
(Staff Correepoadent.)
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
' CUMMING. Ga.. Oct. 3.—Although
1.000 people have gathered here from the
countryside. Sheriff W. W. Reid and of
ficers of the Fifth regiment are not ex
pecting trouble over the trial of the
six negroes charged with assault. The
town is crowded as never before in its
history, but the people who have gath
eied here are quiet and have given no
evidence of violence. Many rumors are
flying about, but they are regarded
merely as rumors. Sheriff Reid said
this morning:
“Yesterday I did look for trouble, but
• oday I think everything 'will pass off
quietly. ,ls there .is trouble, it will
come from outside. I look for no at
tempt to be made -in the court room
against the. prisoners. . It. is possible
that the crowd may become inflamed ,
outside and an • attempt to rush the
troops be made, but I- expect no such
trouble 'as this."
Sheriff Reid had .informaUoo yester
day that hundreds of pounds of am
munition bad been shipped here from.
Atiaqta. This report led him to ex
pect yesterday that the troops might
be attacked and an effort made to
lynch the six negro prisoners, but no
evidence of this ammunition has been
found the. report is now discred
ited.
WILL PUSH TRIAL.
Judge N. A. Morris, the trial judge,
will endeavor to complete today the
trial of the six negroes. In addition
to the session that was held this morn
ing, court will sit both this afternoon
and tonight, and he hopes at the con
clusion of the night hearing to have
disposed of all the six cases. Whether
the negroes are all convicted or acquit
ted. they will be removed from Cumming
for safe-keeping. If any one of the six
was to fall into the hands of the crowd
gathered here. It is admitted by\ every
one acquainted with conditions that he
r. " be lynched Immediately.
-E CTOffDS
Civil and military officials are afraid
that if all of the six negroes are not
convicted and sentenced to hang the
crowd will be inflamed to a dangerous
point. Charges against the negroes are
such that three at least cannot receive
more than prison sentences, while one .
may probably be acquitted for lack of
evidence.
This fact will serve more than any
thing else to arouse the crowd that
has gathered here, and it is expected '•
that if trouble comes, it will follow
instead of precede the trial. For this .
reaeon the troops will continue guard
until after the trial has been completed]
, and will furnish protection to the n«- .
groes after the trial is ended as well
as during the time it continues.
The jury was chosen soon after the
court convened and the father of the,
girl was the first witness. He merely ■
told of how he had fouqd his daughter
beaten and unconscious. He said that
she was on her way to visit relatives
where her mother had spent the day
when she was attacked.
. FAKIR DRAWS CROWDS • I
A fakir, a vender of cheap jewelry. .
did more toward breaking up the crowds .
around the court house, after the trial ■
was called, than all of the militiamen.
He appeared to have realized that it
would be a good day for his sales in |
, < umtuing. for he placed his temporay j
stand some distance from the court I
house.
Wi(h the announcement of his bar
gains. the crowd rushed pell melt from
the court house to his location, where
they gathered 1,000 strong, and listened
to his wonderful stories.
COURT TAKES RECESS.
The court took a recess shortly be
fore noon for an hour, the officials,
troops, prisoners and crowd taking
their midday meal.
Owing to the large crowd near the
court house it required some time for
the court and troops to pass out of the
square.
The morning session was deVo’gd
largely to the testimony of two of the
prisoners that the negro. Ernest Knox,
had confessed to the charge of as
sault.
DIDN’tVotFfOR TAFT.
LOSES POSTOFFICE JOB
• «Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Oct. 2 Byron
Trammell, who was removed as postmas
ter at Dothan because he refused to vote
for President Taft for renomination at
the Chicago convention, left the office
vesterday and W. J. Renfroe, a Demo
crat. win be named to succeed him.
Mr. Trammell was in Montgomeiy yes
terday. He declared that the sole cause
of bis removal was that he refused to
receive dictation from a few unworthy
politicians and that he had voted as his
conscience dictated. He has prepared a
• ‘ statement which will be submitted to the
l-eople of Dothan.
Rain at Shellman
«Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SHELLMAN. Ga.. Oct. 2.—This sec
tion has been visited by rain for some
time. While it is impossible to estimate
accurately just how much damage has
been done, nor is it known yet whether
or not the loes in cotton will be over
come by an advance in price, but unless
there is an advance of this kind, this
section will probably suffer a loss of
320,000 or 330,000. Not only is the cot
ton hurt, but hay as well, _ _
MORGAN ON STAND II
ADMITS HE GAVE
| MMFOIIT.iI.
1 ——■
Great Banker Tells Freely of i
Big Sums He Gave Roose-'
I.velt People for the 1904
Fight ’
♦ MORGAN A TIGHT-WAD, ♦
♦ AT THAT, SATS MARSHALL. ♦
< (By Associated Press.) ♦
♦ WORCESTER. Mass.. Oct. 3 ♦
♦ "I read the morning papers that -e-
Morgan gave SIOO,OOO to the Re- ♦
♦ publican campaign fund," said ♦
Governor Marshall, of Indiana, ♦
♦ Democratic vice presidential -e-
♦ candidate, at a rally here today. ♦
♦ "Yf that is all he gave, he Is a ♦
♦ tight-wad. He did not give half ♦
♦ enough. President Roosevelt ♦
♦ gave the right, in violation of-♦
♦ the law. to amalgamate the Ten- ♦
♦ nessee Coal and Iron company ♦
♦ with the streel trust. That deal ♦
♦ netted Morgan $69,000,000. ’ ♦
< " Governor Marshall declared ♦
♦ that Roosevelt's controversy with ♦ ,
♦ President Taft and other Repub- ♦
♦ Roams was not a controversy of ♦
♦ principle- but of personal Inter- ♦
♦ est. ♦ .
’(By A«s«ciated Press )
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. —J. Pierpont
Morgan was a witness today before the
Clapp committee investigating cam
paign funds. His appearance, close upon
George E. Sheldons- sensational testi
mony of yesterday when the treasurer
of the Republican national committee I
for the present campaign, and the last,
swore that the late Cornelius N. Bliss
had shown him records which bore evi
dence that Mr. Morgan's firm was one of
four which had contributed SIOO,OOO
each to the Republican war chest of
1904, was expected to develop more
testimony along that line.
Mr. Morgan arrived last night and
for the first time in many years spent
his spare hours in a new home. The
historic Arlington hotel, where for a
generation the financier always had oc
cupied a certain suite on the northeast
corner, ia a heap of debris, being cleeu'-
ed fsr a modern structure. Mr. Morgan
took apartments at downtown hotel,
spent the evening quietly and early to
day was ready to go to Capitol hill to
testify before the committee.
MORGAN ON STAND.
Mr. Morgan reached the committee
I room before the hour set for the hear
■ ing. The financier tugged at his mous
tache as he took his seat and watched
the members of the committee closely.
“Give the stenographer your name,
please," said Chairman Clapp.
“John Piermont Morgan."
••Your address?"
j "lit Madison avenue. New York.”
j “Your bus : ness?"
•’Banker."
Chairman Clapp called Mr. Morgan s
attention to a published article by |
Charles Edward Russell charging that
' President Roosevelt had demanded that
Mr. Morgan raise $100,600 for his cam
paign and that Wayne MacVeagh had
been present when Mr. Morgan talked
with the White House over the tele- |
j phone.
“Do you remember' any such incl-1
dent*’ asked Senator Clapp.
• Nothing whatever.** replied Mr. Mor- (
j gan emphatically.
"I never corresponded over the tele- i
: phone, telegraph or by mail with Presl
( dent Roosevelt that I know of,” Mr.
I Morgan added, “nor with any one at •
i the White House."
"Did you make any contributions tc ■
the Republican national campaign of |
1904 y
GAVE $120,000.
Mr. Morgan adjusted his glasses and |
looked at a paper.
“In October, 1904. I gave $100,000;
on Nov. 1. I gave another $50,000."
“Any more7’ asked Chairman Clapp.
••No. that is all I know of."
He said he supposed the first con
tribution was paid to Cornelius N.
Bliss as treasurer of the Republican
committee. »
' “To whom was the second contribu
tion made?"
“I don’t remember, it was paid in
I ca/sh —in money.”
WHO GOT IT?
Mr. Morgan said he did not know I
who solicited the first or second con
trihutitms. hut he believed "Mr. Bliss I
and Mr. Opell got the money." He 1
said that he believed bulk of the |
se« ond centribs tion aveut through the |
1 J national committee, but was paid over
to the New Yurk state committee.
men want
■ TO VOTE ANYWHERE
(By Associated Press. >
. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 3. —More than ;
, 150,000 sigmitures, according to J. Max
i well Gordon, of New York, chairman
• of the Commercial Travelers Good Gov
ernment association, have been already
affixed to the petition which the asso
ciation witl present to congress at its
i next session, asking for the passage of
a law which will enable traveling
, ; salesmen to vote for president and vice
i president in places other than where
• they have residence.
Mr. Gordon is now touring the touth
1 in the interest of the He
I expects the present number of names
, on tne petition to be doubled before its
preasntatlon to congrexa,
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA.. ERIDAY, OCTOBER 4. 1912
HENDERSON CALLED
8F COURTNIARTIAL
TOAIWCME
j Senior Captain, Who Was on
Duty When Augusta Citizens
Were Shot, Faces Trial Be
fore Military Board
BT CHARLES PHILLIPS, JB.
(Staff Correspondent.)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—The fate of
Thad C. Jowltt, captain of Company B.
First infantry, national guard of Geor
gia, charged with the murder of three
citizens of Augusta and with conduct
unbecoming an officer, is known alone
to the eleven officers of the military
court before which he has been tried.
The findings of the court-martial will
' be sent to Adjutant General Obear and
by him wil be handed to Gov. J. M.
I Brown, who will make public the decis
ion of the court if he sees fit to affix
his signature to their decision.
The court-martial of Cant. James F.
Henderson, charged with unlawfully
closing a public highway and with con
duct detrimental, to the good of the
service, is now in progress. On finish-
I ing with bis case, the court will try to
gether the fourteen soldiers who fired
the shots last Friday night tTiat killed
Robert Christie. Kyle Dome and B. F.
Baker. The court expects tq adjourn
Saturday at the latest.
The last four hours of the military
trial, was consumed by the hearing of
witnesses introduced by counsel for
Captain Jowitt. most of whom were en
listed men in his own command, who
largely corroborated his story as told
the court just before the completion
of the case.
When the young captain faced the
i “jury of his peers,” there was strained
silence in the big ball room and drill
hall, where the trial has been conducted,
and 100 qr more spectators listened in
tently to catch each word that fell from
the lips of the most dramatic figure in
Augusta during the last turbulent days.
JOWITT TELLS STORY.
"I want to go back before the shoot
ing." he said, “and tell of a conversa
tion which I had with Major Levy just
before we took the field. I hated the
work I knew I must do, and I then told
Major Levy .that I would sacrifice my
right arm if I could resign my cwnmis
sten wittT- »n*nor «mi ,mn be forttd to
turn the bayonets of my. company on
my friends and acquaintances.
‘The night before, Thursday, when the
mob had gathered, I was up at the pow
er house looking the situation over,
when I received a call from Mayor Bar
rett, who wanted to see me at his resi
dence. There I found Sheriff Clark, the
judge of the city criminal court and
other prominent citizens. The mayor
wanted me to call out my company then,
and I refused, telling him of the new
’aw, which forbade a military officer
taking this action without orders from
the governor.
Sheriff Clark said then that tie
would deputize me and the members
of my command and put us on duty.
I refused to be sworn and told him I
; would not take my company out. Then
Mayor Barrett called the governor
over the telephone and when he told
me that Governor Brown would order
out troops, I then started around in
my automobile to get my men ready
for the call.
' "My first action when they assem
bled at the armory in the morning
was to caution them about the use ot
I intoxicants. ‘
BIG COTTON CARNIVAL
TO MEET IN MOULTRIE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
I MOULTRIE. Ga.. Oct. 3.—Next week
I will be a big one in Moultrie, when the
I October term of the superior court will
I convene and the bargain week and cot
i ton carnival which was postponed from
I last week will be held. There is a
I great deal of interest being shown in
the carnival and hundreds of dollars
have been spent in advertising by the
' merchants.
The chamber of commerce has the
carnival in charge and have arranged
witli the gins here to gin the farmers’
cotton during the entire season at 50«
cents a bale.
There will be different kinds of
amusement furnished by the chamber of
commerce. Conservative estimates are
that from 8.000 to 10,000 bales of cot
ton will be brought to Moultrie during
carnival week.
WOULD CHRISTEN NEW
WARSHIP WITH WATER
(By Associated Press.)
OGDENSBURG. N. Y„ Oct. 3.—The
' New York state convetnion of the Wo-
I man’s Christian Temperance union to
l day forwarded a resolution to the sec
; retary of tlie navy, asking that the
I new battleship New York be christened
I with water taken from Niagara Falls,
jlf the request is granted the union
I will furnish the water and the recep-
I taole.
I
TRAIN JUMPS 15 FEET
OVER AN EMBANKMENT
KINGSTON, Ont.. Oct. 3.—One pas-j
I sen ger was killed aid .several fatally
injured when a traJn of the Bay of I
Quinto railway jumped the tracks four I
miles from this city late yesterday an 1
plunged over a fifteen-foot embank
ment. .
AUTOS WILL TAKE MAIL.
MADISON TO GREENSBORO
(By Associated Press.)
GREENSBORO, Ga, Oct. 2.—Auto
mobiles will bring this city its msil,
via Madison. This arrangement has
been made by Postmaster Bryant.
No trains have reached Greensboro
since Tuesday night. No trains ire
tied up here, and there has been no
disorder
Beef Has Gone $ll.OO a Hundredweight—What Will it Mean
To the Automobilist?—>By H. T. .Webster
( * MERES MY V4ALLET AHO VMATCM,}
AND MY Wire's Fur COAT ANO •'ufofavf • 4
3EWEUO.ANDWCAW /
RAVCTHt MACHINE TbO. »F I 1
THAT DOESN'T FAY FOR THE m
COW l'u GIVE YOU A s 3 V
MORT&A6E ON MY HOUSE \
AUGUST! TROLLEYS RUN,
GUHUEDUY DEPUTIES
Cars Were Operated Wednes
day, With’ Practically No
• Disorder
BY CXABLBS PHILLIPS, JB.,
(Staff Correspondent.)
AUGUSTA, Ga.. Oct. 3.—Augusta is i
still under martial law. and trolley cars |
of the Augusta-Aiken Railway and Elec
tric company are still again operating
unmolested by strike sympathizers in
the city, but no attempt has been made
to put on the interurban cars, w hich ■
go across the state line to Aiken, S. C. j
While officials are reticent as to when
the iter urban cars will again be oper- (
ated, it is freely stated in the streets]
here that it would be impossible for a J
trolley to go across the South Carolina ‘
line and return with live motormen and ,
conductors. The rumor is that it will j
be weeks before the running interurban I
cars attempt to start, unless some set- I
tlement of the differences of the strik
ers and the company is made.
By a proclamation of the sheriff of
Richmond county and the mayor of Au
gusta, any one attempting to wreck the
cars or molest the strike-breakers who
are operating them will be turned over
to the military authorities.
Trolley cars were operated Wed
nesday from about- 11 o'clock until
dark. the first time since the
strike went into effect, more than a
week ago; but the only passengers were
the imported motormen and conductors,
and three imported deputies to each car.
Though obstructions were found at
numerous points along the right of way,
a frog was torn out of a switch on May
avenue, near Fifteenth street, and one
car was rocked on East Boundary, no
disorders of moment occurred at any
point along the line.
Neither the Lake View nor Aiken
lines have yet been opened, but it is the
purpose of the company—since they suc
ceeded in pulling the spikes out of Ihe
King mill bridge today—to put cars on
the Lake View line Thursday. The in
terurban service will probably not be
started this week, in view of the fact
that the protection afforded by the city,
county and municipal authorities does
not extend beyond the Augusta bridge.
BIG CANNERY WILL
BE BUILT AT WAYCROSS!
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
WAYCROSS, Ga., Oct. 2.—Waycross
will build a cannery soon. Small can
neries have been in operation on some I
of the farms in the county for several
seasons and the success has been such
as to create a demand for more home
canned products. Through the board of
trade a proposition that will probably
result in the establishment of one of
the most complete canneries in this sec
tion has been obtained.
It is proposed to make sweet potatoes
a specialty, due to the fact that canned
sweet potatoes are always In demand
and can be secured in large quantities
throughout this part of the state.
ABSINTHE SHIPMENT
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
(By A»socisted Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.—The law
prohibiting the importation of absinthe
will, cause the deportation of 5,000
before the law excluding it went into
houses in this city. Collector of Cus
toms Stratton refused today to release
it for entry, aa po duty had been paid
before the law excludinfg it went into
effect.
BOSS MURPHY TOOK HIS
TIP FROM GOV. WILSON
It Was Wilson’s Opposition
That Eliminated Dix From
the. New York Race
I
BY RALPH SMITH.
1 NEW YORK, Oct 2.—Suiting hie ac- '
I tion to the words of a popular cam- ,
paign song, Tammany Boss Charles F. I
Murphy has taken "a tip from Wilson.” 1
with the result that the contest for the .
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
at the Syracuse convention is anybody’s
fight. The New York newspapers this
j morning, indicate that Governor Dix is |
hopelessly out of the running and that I
J Congressman William Sulzer’s boom ’
looks the most fomidable.
The nominee, whoever he may be, i
wjll be an unbossed candidate, and will
! be the choice of a majority of the del- >
| egates, acting freely and individually. I
Murphy has agreed to abrogate the 1
time honored unit rule, by which it has ,
been possible for Tammany to perpet- j
uate its power in state conventions. j
This means that the delegates from
New York and Brooklyn will vote as
individuals and not as a unit. So en
couraging to genuine Democratic hope
were the incidents that marked the
convention yesterday, that Senator
O'Gorman, the personal representative
of Gov. Woodrow Wilson expressed to
day the belief that the “situation is
clearing up in very satisfactory shape
to both state and national leaders.”
SULZER NOT CERTAIN.
While the magnitude of the clamor
made by the supporters of Congress
man Sulzer seem 'to indicate that he
has a larger convention following than
any other candidate for the nomination,
it is not improbable that some other
I man will win out.
Many of the leaders do not take
kindly to Sulzer and the names of Su
preme Court Justice Victor J. Dowling.
Martin H. Glynn, of Albany: Supreme
Court Justice John W. Gerard and 1
(Charles E. Theman figure prominently
las possibilities. In addition there are j
j a score or more of dark horses in the ,
field.
Mayor Gaynor’s name is heig pushed j
by friends of the New York City • ad- I
ministration They are said to be just ,
as serious as they were at Baltimore,
when they frightened everybody with
their presidential boom for Gaynor. As
at Baltimore, Judge Alton B. Parker,
one time Democratic presidential nom
inee, figures prominently in the Syra
cnse convention.
PARKERS FIGHT.
At Baltimore Parker’s candidacy for
temporary chairman precipttat»‘d a
light that caused a line-up between the
progressive and reactionaries. At Syr
acuse. Parker is again a candidate, this
I ttme for permanent chairman and
again the progresives are making a
I fight on him. Parker won at Balti-
I more, but it was an empty victory- for
the reactionaries.
He may win at Syracuse but his
election will mean nothing leecause it is
settled beyond all question that a pro
gressive gubernatorial candidate wWI
be named.
WHERE WILSON STANDS.
Governor Wilson has no candidate
for the New York nomination, he has
never expressed a preference but has
insisted only that the candidate ana
platform shall be progressive. The
AMENDMENTS CARRY
IN STATE ELECTION
Justice Court Abolishment
Fight Is Won-Rest of Voting
Routine
The constitutional amendment abollsh
-1 ing justice courts in cities of 20,000 popu
' lation or over was passed almost unan
. imously in the state Wednesday. Four
I other amendments also carried, accord-
I ing to reports received.
I The justice court amendment created
the most interest. The rest of the state
j election was a matter of routine, and the
Socialist vote, the only independent vote,
I was slight. *
j In Chatham county only one consti-
■ tutional amendment received a majority
! of votes, this being for the establish
[ ment of a system of common schools.
The majority for this amendment was
thirty-four.
The amendment authorising an In
i crease in the borrowing power of the
| governor, requiring that corporation tax
' returns made to the comptroller general
j be paid before Sept. 1 and authorizing
1 certain changes in the common school
1 law received practically unanimous ap
proval. The fifth amendment, that au
thorizing the establishment of Bleckley
county’, encountered more opposition than
the others, the sentiment against in
creasirg the number of counties In the
state evidently leading .to this opposi
tion. The indications are) however, that
this amendment also received a safe
majority.
Convicts Lynch
Man in Prison
(By Associated Press.)
RAWLINS, Wyo.. Oct. 2.—Convicts
at the Wyoming state prison today
lynched Frank Wigfall, a negro sud
ex-convict, who late last night was out
in ths state institution for safe keep
ing. Wigfall was arrested on a charge
of attacking a white woman, aged sev
enty-eight years, last Sunday. He was
arrested at Fort Steele, fifteen miiiS
from here. * «
The aged victim of the negro’s at
: tack lived near the state penitentiary
' aihl was a favorite with the prisoners.
Last night a mob gathered and male
1 an unsuccessful attempt to take Wig
| fall from the county Jail. Fearing that
i the mob might return later, the offi-
■ cers reported to Governor Carey at
i Cheyenne and received orders to trans
, fer the negro to the state prison.
A. H. COLWELL ENDS
LIFE_NEA« JACKSON
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
JACKSON. Ga., Oct. 2.—A. H. Col
well, one of the best known young farm
ers in the county, was found dead near
his home in the western part of the
county this morning.
A coroner's inquest was held and the
verdict of the jury was that he came
to his daath by his own hands.
A pistol was found in his hand. No
cause is known for the deed. He was
married and is survived by his wife and
three children.
governor is interested in the promotion
of candidacy of no particular person
It is known that any one of a halt
dozen men who have, been mentionea
will be satisfactory to the Democratic
leader. He is, however; opposed to
Governor Dix's re-nomination, and it
seems certain that he has succeeded In
eliminating the present governor.
CITIZENS APPEAL TO
RAILROAD BOARD
TO SETTLE STRIKE
But Chairman Candler Replies 5
That Commission Is Without
Jurisdiction to Interfere Un- < 1
der the Law
Developments Thursday in the strike ‘: j
of the Georgia railway conductors and
J '~i
trainmen show a tendency on the partu?£ r ;
both sides to arbitrate; an earnest ap
peal from non-partisans residing on the
road for the state'h Interference, and the
determination of the railroad to operate
its trains with strikebreakers until a set
tlement can be reached.
The railroad Thursday sent out pas
senger trains from both Augusta and At
lanta The trains were operated by
strikebreakers, and there was no indl- '4
cation that they would be interfered
with. There was a display of friendliness
between strikers and strikebreakers that
indicated a number of the latter had
gone over to the union side.
eGorgia train No. 1, which left Au- 4
gusta at 1:50 o'clock Thursday morning, 1
arrived in Atlanta at 1:50, on schedule.
Train officials reported that the train had
come through without interference or
mishap. It brought about a dozen pas
sengers, including several ladies.
It is announced that No. 28, due to 3
leave Atlanta at 3:25, will leave on
schedule, but no attempt will bp made
to operate No. 24, due to leave at 12:19
Thursday night.
A large crowd of strikers and curious
people were at the depot when No. I,'
came in, and the Whitehall street viaduct
was, crowded. There was no demonstra
tion.
Citizens of Sparta, one of the towns iso
lated by the strike, appealed to the rail
road commission to interfere, declaring
that should the strike be prolonged it
would entail great losses in their busi
ness. However, Chairman Candler ruled
that the commission had no jurisdiction
in the matter. < , 1
The developments indicating an early -
settlement were responses from both
sides to Commissoner of Labor H. M.
Stanley s offer of his services, both
sides expressing thanks for hia offer to
help them toward an agreement.
APPEAL FROM SPARTANS.
Both the mayor of Sparta, on the part
of the city, and John ,D. Walker, a 4
banker of that city, appealed to the
railroad commission to interfere in the
strike.
Mayor G. W. Rivers telegraphed: “Our
people hope something can be done by
you immediately. Force Georgia rail
road to give us freight service so that
cotton can be moved, otherwise great
loss will follow. Business conditions
warrant our asking you to give this
matter vigorous attention." '
Mr. Walker declared that an extended
strike would mean the loss of thousands
of dollars and urged an immediate in
terference.
However, after a conference with Judge
Hines and a thorough examination of the
law, the opinion of Chairman C. M.
Candler was that the commission has no
jurisdiction in the matter.
WITHOUT JURISDICTION.
Chairman Candler’s letter to the mayor
and Mr. Walker stated:
Atlanta, Oct. 2, 1912.
“After a conference with Judge
Hines which has just closed, and a
somewhat careful examination into the
law, our "tentative opinion that we were
without jurisdiction and power in the
matter has been strengthened and con
firmed. Os course, in a case like this
where there' is entire or partial sus- ' |
pension of service we could issue a
rule nisi against the Georgia railroad
calling upon it to siiow cause why it is
not performing its duties as a common
carrier. And it is just as true that it
would answer that its expert help with
hich it has been carrying on its
ness had withdran from its servile; ' j-1
that they ere doing their utmost to xe,
place these men with other expert em
ployes, and would j-esume service as
soon as this could be done. I presume
that it may be taken that this could be
a truthful answer, and upon that as
sumption I do not see what we coula
then do but the rule without
the accomplishment of anything at alt •
The commission -has no power or au
thority under the law of its creation to
investigate or Inquire as to the cause
of the strike or to render any judg- J
ment or opinion thereon, and therefore
I regret that we have been unable to
see how we can at this time be instru- * ji
mental in a resumption of service.” i
OFFERS APPRECIATED.
Telegrams from officials of both
sides to* Commissioner of Labor Stan
ley, in-response to his < ffer of serv- ’
ices, indicate that tlje intervention of
the commissioner would be welcomed .«J
T. A. Grogg, vice president of the <=i
by all parties.
der of Railway Conductors, and James
Murdock, vice president of (he Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, replied
to Commissioner Stanley as follows:
"Y'our telegram received. We are
just in receipt of advice from United
States Commissioner of Labor Charles
P. Neill to the effect that the situa
tion in Washington is such that neith
er Judge Knapp or himself can leave t J
there at present, but that it is barely
possible that he. Mr. Neill, may be in
Augusta Friday morning. We, of '1
course, appreciate .fully the offer of
your friendly services and will be glad
should you decide to come to Augusta
to meet you and give any information
possible relative to the employes’ con
tentions in this situation."
Superintendent Brand, of the Georgia
railroad, said: i
Corbett Will Get Well
(By Associated Preu.)
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3.—Thq con
dition of James J. Corbett, vho under
went an operation for appendicitis,
was improved today, according to the 1
attending physicians. They now hopg
for a «peedy recovery.
NO. 4.
