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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, OA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 27, 1906.
NUMBER 133.
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New York, March 27.—Warrants for the arrest of three prom
inent life insurance men were obtained by District Attorney Jerome
this morning. It is reported that at the time the warrants were issued
that one man named in them was in the court building -with attorneys
arranging for his release on writs of habeas col-pus.
CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER OF REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE IN IT.
It is reported in the criminal court building that the warrants
asked for were for the arrest of Postmaster General Cortelyou, as
chairman of the Republican National Committee, Cornelius N. Bliss,
treasurer of that committee, and Geo. W. Perkins, former vice presi
dent of the .Mutual Dife.
After the warrants were issued District Attorney Jerome declined
to say for whom they had been issued." It is believed this action was
the result of the sharp discussiou between District Attorney Jerome
and Justice O’Sullivan over the question whether officials of insurance
companies could be prosecuted for making political contributions.
Supreme Court Decision in
Tax Injunction Case Car*
ried Up from Worth
County—Its Effect.
A case of wide Interest which was
carried up from Worth county has
Just been decided by the Supreme
Court. It g$ow out of the levy of a
special tax to provide funds for the
erection of a court house and jail at
Sylvester, these buildings having now
been erected.
In 1904, after the county seat was
moved from Isabella to Sylvester, the
county commissioners levied a tax of
$16 on each $1,000 of taxable property
for court house and jail building pur
poses. An election held to authorize
bonds failed to receive the necessary
two-thirds vote, and the commission
ers proceeded to the collection of the
WHEELER MEMORIAL
IN ATLANTA TODAY.
Parade of Veterans Had to Be Cut Out
S-f
On Account of Rain.
OTHERWISE THE ELABORATE PROGRAM IN
HONOR OF THE LATE GENERAL JOSEPH
WHEELfiR WAS FULLY , CARRIED OUT-
PROJmi^ENT SPEAKERS AND VISITORS.
For
special tax. But In beginning the col
lection of this tax, the commissioners,
in order not to lay too heavy a burden
on the property owners of the county,
called for only $6 of the $16 per $1,000
levied, collection of the .balance being
deferred until such future time as
might be deemed wise.
But when the collection of this bal
ance was ordered, property holders in
the county enjoined the commission
ers. Judge Spence, of the superior
court, dissolved the injunction, but the
case was carried to the Supreme
Court, which has rendered the follow
ing decision:
Johnson et al. vs. Pinson et al., com
missioners. Petition for injunction.
Before Judge Spence. Worth superior
court.
Cobb, P. J.—i; On August 29, 1904,
the county authorities levied a tax of
$16 on each thousand dollars of the
taxable property of the county, - the
proceeds of which were to ,be used in
erecting a court-house and jail. On
September 6, 1904, ■ contracts were en
tered into for the, erection of these
buildings. On October- 21, 1904, the
county authorities suspended the col
lection of all the tax levied, above re
ferred to, except $6 on each thousand
dollars of taxable property. On Sep
tember 28, 1905, the county authori
ties levied,a tax to pay the legal in
debtedness of the county, embracing
in such levy a percentage sufficient to
pay the balance due the contractors
who were erecting the buildings above
referred to. Held: (1) That the tax
levy of 1905 was illegal, and should
have been enjoined. (2) That the
county authorities should proceed to
collect the balance due on the tax levy
of 1904, for the purpose of discharg
ing the liability on the contracts for
the erection of the buildings. ■ _
Judgment reversed.
Atkinson, J., dissenting. The tax
levy of 1905, for the purposes men
tioned in the headnote by the majority
of the court, was not illegal and should
not have been enjoined.
J. H. HalJ, J. B. Hutcheson, and
ATLANTp Ga„ March 27.—The Wheeler Memorial held here today
was attendeAm|nearly 800 veterans. Addresses were made by prominent
representatives of the veterans’ organizations, both North and South.
Rain made it necessary to cut out the splendid parade which had been
planned to precede the addresses at the opera house.
The auditorium was handsomely decorated 4 with the national colors
and the main floor was crowded with veterans. Boxes were reserved for
the honored guests of the occasion, the daughters of General Wheeler—
Miss Annie, Miss Lucy and Miss Carrie—also Mrs. Julia Wheeler Harris,
sister of the dead general. Other boxes were filled with ladies of the
Daughters of the Confederacy and similar organizations.
Governor Terrell, after a brief address of welcome, introduced the
following speakers: Hon. John W. Maddox, former member of and repre
senting Wheeler’s Cavalry; Gen. Clement A. Evans, representing the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans; Corporal James Tanner, commander-in-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and Major Charles R. Miller, speaking
for the Spanish War Veterans. Music was alternated with the ad
dresses. The 1 program closed with taps and the reveille by bugle, and the
benediction was pronounced.
it required a couple of hours of
close application lost night for the
City Council to dispose of the matters
which came before the body. The full
board of aldermen was present, with
Mayor Rawson in the chair, and busi
ness of public interest was transacted.
Ex-Mayor Lippitt Complimented.
Former Mayor A. J. Lippitt was
elected to the vacancy on the board
of directors of the Carnegie Library,
being named to fill the unexpired term
of Mr. A. P. Coles, resigned. It was
a compliment worthily bestowed, for,
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besides being capable Of adding to the
Alta
Warren Roberts, for plaintiffs.
J. H. Tipton, for defendants.
The most interesting feature of the
case grows out of the facts stated as
follows: When ttie special tax of $16
per thousand was levied, Worth coun
ty had not been affected by the new
county movement. Later, however,
Turner and Tift counties were created
by the legislature, each taking in a
slice of what had originally been
Worth territory. _
Under the decision of the Supreme
Court, the commissioners of Worth
county will now be obliged to carry
out the collection of the uncollected
portion of that $16 levy, and all prop
erty which was subject to that levy
will have to stand its share of the
burden. Thus it comes about that all
property in those portions of Tift and
Turner counties which were formerly
in worth will have to contribute for
the erection of Worth’s public build
ings, besides having to ante up for
the same purpose in the counties of
which such property has since become,
a pari
ny
Machinery
Cd.
MERIDEN. CONN.,
THEATRE BURNED
Meriden, Conn., March 27. —The
Meriden theatre burned early this
morning. The loss in estimated at
$200,600.
Ex-Mayor Lippitt Library
Director - - About Streets
and Sanitation--The Cen
sus, ParK-Other Matters.
THE GREENE
THE CHARACTER OF CARTER’S
WORK AT 8AVANNAH 8HOW8
UP WELL —ONLY BIG 8UM8 OF
MONEY HE HAD NEED EXPLAN
ATION.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga„ March 27.—The Gay-
nor-Greene case in the United States;
court, which has been likened to Ten
nyson’s brook and everything else that
is supposed to have no end, will prob
ably wind up wltbln the next two
weeks. It is thought that it will not
go further than April 7. The defense
has bad several days in which to get
in its testimony, and unless It intro
duces a long-winded witness like Ex
pert Accountant Johnson, whom the
prosecution presented, it is believed
that its' last witness can be heard by
Wednesday or Thursday.
The defense has succeeded in pray
ing to the satisfaction of the public
that the work done by the contractor!,
under Captain Carter’s direction has
accomplished all that was required ol
it Engineers ranking high In the^ ser
vice have testified to this, Major Cur
tis MoD. Townsend, of the Corps of
Engineers, has given the dagawork of
the defendants a fine recommendation,
and has also; said that Carter did noth
ing wrong in his treatment of the for
tunate contraotorB and those who tried
to get the jobs in and around Savan
nah and Brunawiclf. The only thing
the defense hne not yet explained is
the great sum of money Carter had.
strength of the board, Mr. Lippitt will
be placed where he can have a voice
in the' management of an institution
which he was very largely instrumen
tal in securing for bis town.
To Register Bonds.
An' ordinance was' introduced and
adopted under a suspension of the
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rules, providing for the registration
by the clerk of all bonds of the city
to be issued in the future, and of all
bonds', already Issued which may at
any future time be presented by a
holder with the request that they be
Vegistered. The ordinance was adopt
ed at the suggestion of former City
Attorney Crosland, who was present
He represented clientB who held City
of Albany bonds which had recently
been returned by parties to whom they
were offered with the request that they
be first registered. The ordinance
which was adopted therefore became
necessary.
The City Park Question.
. The city park question was dis
cussed at length. The report .of the
park committee, composed of citizens
and councilmen, was presented by Al
derman Ehrlich, who reported a unani
mous recommendation that a tract of
twelve acres in Arcadia previously
agreed upon he purchased, at a special
price of $3,500. It developed, however,
that nearly an acre near the center of
the tract had recently been disposed of
by the former owner, who had atone
time agreed to sell to the city, the
latter not having had the option re;
newed. The whole matter was finally
referred back to the committee with
the request that it investigate this
matter fully, and also inquire into the
availability of other possible sites.
For a City Census.
Several citizens present were recog
nized by the Mayor, and presented va
rious matters. Mr. S. M. Brooks and
Mr. D. W. Brosnan stated that they
bad noticed that Council contemplated
having a census of the city taken, and
announced that they would be glad to
make'a proposition to do the work sat
isfactorily. No action was taken, but
the matter waB discussed with the evi
dent idea that a censuB would shortly
be ordered.
Re-Numbering of Buildings.
. Mr. Brooks also presented the mat
ter of having the houses of the city
numbered again, this important work
never having been properly done. He
urged that the work would much more
than pay for itself in enabling the city
to secure returns for taxation of a vast
amount of property which now never
finds its way to the tax books. He
stated that he would, if desired, pre
pare a complete map of the city, show
ing fa detail a plan for numbering all
buildings. The matter was referred
to the contract committee for investi
gation.
Conditions In the Street Department.
Alderman Ebrlloh called attention to
the fact that there is work in the city
for the health committee to do, sum
mer being near, and complaints of of
fensive conditions in certain localities
having already been made.
This precipitated a long and at times
almost lurid discussion of conditions In
the street department Alderman Tar
ver repeated what he had stated in
previous meetings, that unless the size
of the street force is inoreased, it will
be impossible to keep the city clean
during the coming summer. He called
attention to the fact that the chairman
of the street committee of 1905 (Aider-
\
man R. L. Jones) had, at the close of
the year, urged the absolute necessity
for the purchase of two additional
scavenger carts and mules. He cited
evidences of the recent rapid growth
of the city, and said that it was abso
lute^ impossible to maintain a regu
lar, systematic, satisfactory service
with the present force and equipment.
Alderman Tarver also stated that
the police officers were perhaps too
indifferent In the matter of docketing
coses against parties who violate the
ordinances prohibiting the throwing'of
trash into the streets and alleys and
requiring that all premises be kept in
a sanitary condition. -
There was a lengthy and spirited
discussion, in which Aldermen Tarver,
Ehrlich and Jones, Chief of Polloe
Westbrook and Chief James of the
Fire Department, participated, and at
the end of it all it was the apparent
determination of Council to increase
the facilities of the street department
as soon as a new stable can he erected.
Many Minor Matters.
A petition of several cltlzenB for
more lights in certain alleys was re
ferred to the Water and Light Com
mission.
Action was deferred on a potltion
of the St. Andrews Chapel for assist
ance in rebuilding the ehuroh of that
congregation, which waB demolished
by the recent tornado.
To the street committee vyas re
ferred for investigation, and report the
matter of opening new streets jn the
recently annexed territory west and
south of the old llmitB.
Bills amounting to $174, represent
ing the expenses of entertaining the
congressional committee on the occa-
ordered paid.
A number of other bills were ap
proved, and various bonds were ac
cepted.
JOINT SCALE
Of Coal Miners and Opera*
tors Agree to Disagree and
Will So Report to Joint
Conference. <
Indianapolis, Ind„ March 27. —The
joint scale committee of the coal op
erators and miners of the central com
petitive district, after being in session
one week, decided this morning to re
port a disagreement to the joint con
ference at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
sion of its recent visit to Albany,' were
ATLANTA HOTEL MEN
AND THE EXPOSITION.
Fall River Line Sieamer
and Other Craft and Pier
Shed Darned at Newport.
Loss $1,000,000.
Newport, R. I., March 27.—The Pali
River line steamer "Plymouth” was
burned to the water’s edge, the freight
Steamer "City of Lowell" was dam
aged, apd thp long pier shed, hoisting
Shears and ofher property were de-
-stroyed, anditfiree other steamers of
.the-Fall River line were, damaged
an early morning fire today. The ldsi
Is one million dollars,
Don’t forgot, Tuesday and Wednes
day Max Cassell & Sister display their
Spring Millinery, April 3 and 4.
If you use any other
brand of painty it- is
proof, conclusive that
yop. do not know all the
virtues of
Five Hotel* Willing to Subscribe Only
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
Atlanta, Ga., March 27.—At a meet
ing of the Atlanta Hotel Men’s Asso
ciation yesterday the association ad
hered to its previously expressed opin
ion that the sum of $20,900 is a liberal
and generous contribution to the pro
posed exposition to bn held in Atlan
ta in 1910, The association, in its con
tention that the contribution is fair,
sets forth, the fact that Portland, Ore.
hotel men, representing eight hotels,
gave only $10,000 to the exposition
held in that city, while the Atlanta ho
tel men offer, with but five hotels,
three less than Portland, to give twice
as much as the Portland bonifaces.
Those behind the movement in the in
terest of an exposition had hoped to
get considerably more than $20,000 out
of the hotel proprietors, it being con
tended that the hotels would profit
probably more largely by ihe lair than
any one class of business in tire city.
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