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The Jones County News
M. (1 GREENE, PUBLISH EL. )
BOERS VISIT LONDON
DeWef, Botha and Delarey are
Having a Glorious Time.
THEY CALL UPON RING EDWARD
Trio of Generals are Shown Greatest
Consideration by Erstwhile Foes.
Attired in Silk Hats and
Frock Coats.
The Boer generals, Botha, DeWet
and Delarey, who reached London Sat¬
urday from South Africa, left at 9:30
o’clock Sunday morning for Cowes,
Isle of Wight, to see King Edward on
board the royal yacht Victoria and Al¬
bert.
The hour of the generals’ departure
from London was kept secret conse-
quently the streets were deserted when
the three generals, accompanied by
their secretaries, but by none cf the
ladies of their party, started for
Cowes.. They were stylishly attired
in frock coats and silk hats.
Upon arriving at Southampton tho
Boer generals were welcomed on
board the commander in chief’s ya‘ch,
Wild Fire, by Earl Roberts and Gen¬
eral Kitchener. They immediately
visited King Edward on board the
Victoria and Albert and were then
taken for a trip around the fleet in the
Wild Fire. They returned to London
Sunday evening, accompanied by Lord
Kitchener and Earl Roberts, who took
leave of the Boer genera s at Water¬
loo station.
In an interview with a representa¬
tive of the Associated Press, General
Botha’s secretary described the visit
to his majesty.
He said that when the Boer generals
boarded the royal yacht King Edward
came forward, and after they had been
introduced shook hands witii each of
them. The Boers were highly pleased
with their reception, After a bri’f
non-political talk with King Edward
they were presented to Queen Alex¬
andra and Princess Victoria.
The reception by his majesty lasted
a quarter of an hour. The king spoke
of “the gallant and brave manner" in
which the genera's had fought through
the.long and arduous campaign, and of
“the consideration and kindness” with
which the generals had treated Brit¬
ish wounded.* Hire majesty expressed
liis warm wishes for their
•was at the king’s suggestion that the
Boers took the trip around the fleet
on board the Wild Fire,
During the voyage from South Afri-
ca General DeWet did not mix much
with his fellow passengers. He was
engaged most of the time in writing
his hook on the South African war.
In common with his colleagues, snap
shot photographs were constantly be-
Ir.g taken of him, and he was worried
with requests for his autographs until
he had to protest against the nuisance,
General Botha, on the contrary, was
extremely genial and indulged in a 1
the sports on shipboard. He was con-
stantly in the smoking room, where
he played cards. General Delarey, be-
sides playing draughts, took keen
pleasure in discussions with British
army officers on board the steamer.
TENNESSEE HINERS SATISFIED,
Wage Scale Committee and Operators
Reach Amicable Agreement.
After a session which lasted all
night, the wage scale committee of the
United Mine Workers District No. 19
anti the Coal Creek and Jellico coal
operators reached an agreement, at
Knoxville, Tenn., at 6 o’clock Saturday
morning.
The United Mine Workers- adopted
the agreement and the convention ad-
journed to meet in Knoxville one year
hence.
Both miners and mine operators
made concessions on one point after
another until settlement had been
reached
HOW TEACHERS DIED.
Unfortunates Were Brutally Don© to
Death by Bad Filipinos.
A Manila special says: An investi-
gation made by the constabulary to
clear up the facts in the killing of a
Cebu coaching party of four school
teachers, shows that the party was
ambushed 12 miles from Cebu. Two
teachers were shot and killed at the
first volley, a third, who ran, was shot
in the back, and a fourth, who was
captured, was shot in the chest while
he was praying for mercy.
It is believed that sufficient evi-
denoe is secured to convict all the par¬
ticipants in the crime.
A CRY FROM BARCELONA.
Consul at Another Venezuelan Town
Fears th e “Terrible” Rebels.
Minister Bowen has cabled the state
department from Caracas that our con¬
sul at Barcelona has informed biifl by
wire that Barcelona has been taken
by the revolutionists, that they are
sacking the town and that in his judg¬
ment protection of a vessel should be
immediately afforded him.
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I ATUNTIiN
Col. W. A. Hemphill, Founder and
Business Manager of Atlanta Con-
stitution, “Dies 'Suddenly,
| Colouel William A. Hemphill died
| suddenly at his residence in Atlanta.
Ga, at 11 o'clock Sunday night from
I angina pectoris.
Death was absolutely undirected.
While Colonel HempWll had been in
declining health for v. v ■ threo
j some
months past, his condition had not
been such as to cause alarm. He had
hern uptown every day and had never
given any of his friends an intimation
that he was other than liis usual ro¬
bust self.
On Sunday he drove to Trinity
church, but was not feeling sufficiently
strong to attend the Sunday school
services and sent word to the children
that he would be with them on the fo’-
lowing Sabbath. Returning home, lie
took dinner with his family ami was
in a cheerful mood. At night he ate
a light repast and sat up for some
hours afterwards, reading and talking
to his wife and children.
At 11 o'clock, while standing in his
room, he was seized with the fatal
stroke. When assistance came the
hand of death had already touched his
brow.
Coioncl Hemphill’s death came as a
great shock to his friends in the city,
who were quick to learn of it. in spite
of the lateness of the hour.. Many
called at the house to offer their sym¬
pathy to the grief-stricken family.
Co'onel Hemphill was one of the
hardest workers in that band of pa¬
nic '_ citizens who built Atlanta up
from u ruined and hopeless village at
the close of the war to the splendid
city that she is today.
For thirty-five years he was one of
the central figures in the financial life
of the city. He was ppcrsonally inter¬
ested in many enterprises that haye
controbuted greatly to her growth and
progress, and his energy and business
ability carried all of them to success.
Colonel Hemphill was born in Ath¬
ens May 5. 1842. He grew up under
the shade of the trees on the campus
of the state university, from which he
graduated in lS6i.
Leaving college as a hoy of 19, ho
immediately volunteered for service in
the confederate army and went to
the front with the regiment in which
he served with conspicuous gallantry
throughout the four years’ struggle.
At Gettysburg he received a severe
wound in the head, but ;n a short time
he .was. completely recovered and again
in the raqktf.
At the r ose cf the war Colonel
Hfm.phill returned to Athens, but in
1867 he removed to Atlanta. He and
H. Anderson established The Con
stituUoh, Colonel Hemphill bc-ing
made business manager. From the
time of the establishment of the paper
its history and that of Colonel Hemp-
hill are linked indissolubly.
EXPRESS COMPANY ROBBED.
j Alleged Conspirators Make Way With
Package Containing $28,000.
i A special to The Louisville Times
from Owensboro, Ky., says: The
agent of the American Express Coin-
pany at Fordsvilie was robbed of $28,-
000 Friday night under peculiar cir-
cumstances.
J. W. Boatner, who shipped the rnon-
ey to Fordsvilie, is under arrest at
Irvington, and J. C. Schlitzbaum, the
agent of the company, is being held
at Falls of Rough.
Saturday morning Schlitzbaum turn
ed up at Falls of Rough, ten miles
away. He stated that he was held up
robbed and kidnaped during the night
He first decided to sta y at the depot
all night, he says, but finally got ner
vous and started to the hotel, # which
is only one square away. Between the
two places he was set upon and robbed
| of the money by three men.
His story is that they forced him
to go with them in order he should
I not give tho alarm and cause them
to be followed. There was no train
out of town and they forced him tc
walk with them to Falls of Rough
The express people and the officers
believe the whole affair was a conspi
racy to defraud the American Express
Company out of $28,000.
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DUMONT IN A HUFF.
Aeronaut Will Not Test His Flyer in
New York City.
Santos D.umont, the aeronaut, sailed
for France Thursday. His departure
was a surprise and was explained by
himself as due to the failure of certain
- parties to put up the expected success-
f u ] gjgfit in New York city,
j “I shall go to work on my arrival in
France to put my new airship in con¬
dition for the St. Louis exposition,”
he continued. “My other machine, at
Brighton Beach, I have sold and I do
not know what is to be dbne with it.”
LARGEST SHIP AFLOAT.
Gigantic Kaiser Wilhelm II Success¬
fully Launched at Stettin.
The new German-Lloyd steamer,
Kaiser Wilhelm II, was 'successfully
launched at the Vulcan ship yards at.
Stettin Tuesday in the presence of
Emperor William.
The Kaiser Wilhelm II wii: be the
largest and Is designed .to be the fast-
est ship in the world.
GRAY. JONES CO.. GA.. TilIJRSDAY. AUGUST >1, 1902.
CLAIM FAIR’S ESTATE
MotiierJn-Law of Dead Man Will
Take Charge of Millions.
COMPLICATIONS WILL RESULT
Sad Death of Young Millionaire and
His Wife by Auto Accident in
. France Means Great Loss
to San Francisco.
A New York special says: Charles
Fair's millions are now claimed by his
wife’s mother.
Edward Lefler, a nephew of Mrs.
Fair, will represent the heirs in con¬
test for the estate. The family of the
dead Mrs. Fair are preparing to go
to San Francisco to at once take pos¬
session of the property.
The sudden death of Charles Fair
and his wife by the collapse of their
automobile in France means a great
loss to San Francisco.
Jus't before his departure for Europe
Charles Fair had practically complet¬
ed plans for $5,000,000 worth of im¬
provements on the Fair property in
that cjty, and it was his intention on
his return from Europe >to sign con¬
tracts for the work.
The matter of the disposition of
the estates of the dead millionaire and
his wife has given rise to some Ittle
speculation as to what will become of
Charles Fair’s portion of his deceased
father's immense holdings.
It is known that a short time ago
both Mr. and Mrs. Fair made wills,
disposing of their separate holdings
and the communty piroperty, but just
what the documents provide for the at¬
torneys of Charles Fair do not feel at
liberty to make public at this time.
Mrs. Fair was possessed of property
to the value of $350,000, and it is
thought her will bequeaths her hold¬
ings. to relatives in New Jersey, but
in the event of evidence being ad¬
duced that. Charles Fair succumbed to
his injuries first!!, Mrs. Charles Fair’s
interest in the community property
will naturally revert to her heirs, and
it is on this point on which the dispo¬
sition of the millionaire’s estate large¬
ly depends.
At a late hour Friday night the pub¬
lic administrator applied for letters
of administration in the estate of
Charles Fair and wife. Judge Carrol!
Cook has not as yet granted the appli¬
cation, preferring to delay matters un¬
til proof of death has been received in
this city. There being some division
of opinion among the friends and rel¬
atives of Charles Fair as to whether
the will of Fair now in the hands of
Knight and Haggerty, his attorneys,
was the last made by him, Judge Car-
roll Cook today issued an order gran>
ing the attorneys permission to search
the several safe deposit boxes used by
Fair, so that if there is a will of more
recent date it will be, brought to
light. Hermann Oelrichs, brother-in-
law of the deceased millionaire, is em¬
phatic in his assertion that Charles
Fair made a will very shortly before
leaving for Europe.
FOR AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
Typos in Session at Cincinnati Make
Important Recommendation.
The convention of the International
Typographical union in session at Cin¬
cinnati, Friday, adopted a proposition
for an aggressive campaign the next
year for a universal eight-hour law.
President Lynch and Vice President
Hawkes were directed to act with all
local unions where the working day
exceeds eight hours and secure ob
servance of the eight-hour law.
A WHINE FROM CARTER.
Convict Asks American People to
Think Him a Dreyfus.
Captain Oberlin M. Carter appeals
to the American people to suspend
judgment against him and likens him¬
self to Captain Dreyfus, of France, in
a letter written to his chief counsel.
Judge H. G. Stone, who is now in Du¬
luth. Cartef asks that his desire bo
made known through the press to his
fellow countrymen.
CONVICTS REDUCE TAXES.
Mississippi State Farm System Prov¬
ing an- Extra Good Thing.
Captain J. M. Parchman, warden of
the Mississippi penitentiary, (xpresscs
the belief that the convict farm sys¬
tem of the state, providing crops aver¬
age well during the- period, will justi¬
fy a reduction of the state tax levy of
nearly 25 per cent during the next
four years.
Another Armour Piont Burns.
At Memphis, Tenn.. Tuesday fire de¬
stroyed the plant, of the Armour Pack¬
ing Company. Loss about $115,000;
said to be' uninsured.
EXTRADITION PAPERS N. G.
Massachusetts Again Refuses to Hon-
or Papers From South Carolina,
Chief of Police Bates, at Clinton,
Mass., has received word from the at¬
torney general that the papers trans¬
mitted from the attorneys of South
Carolina for the extradition of Julian
Foster are fau ty. Foster is charged
with the murder of Thomas White in
South Carolina.
WAS A MISUNBHRSTANBINti.
Convict Lessee Had no Intention of
Holding Man in Defiance of Gov-
ernor Candler’s Pardon.
Governor Candler, of Georgia, Thurs¬
day night received a telegran from
K. W. Callahan, the owner of the con¬
vict camp In Early county where Con¬
vict Freeman is being i legally de¬
tained, saying that he had never re
eelved any authority to release Free¬
man, and that he was perfectly will¬
ing to free the man upon authority.
Governor Candler said he was at a
loss to understand tills dispatch, but
added that he had not replied to it, as
Warden Moore had probably already
arrived at the camp with a certified
copy of Freeman's pardon.
A Savannah dispatch says: .1, W.
Callahan, the well known turpentine
operator, of Huinhrklge, was very
much astonished when he arrived in
Savannah from New York, where lie
has been for some days past, to learn
that he had been summoned, along
with the county commissioners of
Montgomery county, to explain why a
white chain-gang convict, W. H. Free¬
man, recently pardoned by the gov¬
ernor, has not been released from Mr.
Oa’lahan’s turpentine farm where he
has been at work for about nine
months.
But so far as Lessee Callahan is
concerned , the governor appears to
have been decidedly misinformed. Not
only is Mr. Callahan not endeavoring
to keep Freemau, but lie has tried in
< very way to get. rid of him legally
and honor the governor's pardon.
The trouble seems to be that Mr.
Callahan had been unable to get hold
of any legal authority lor turning
Freeman loose.
“I cannot turn a convict loose on
the strength of newspaper reports
that lie has been pardoned,” said Cal¬
lahan. “Tlieie is a proper and legal
way to do it, and I have been willing
from the first announcement of the
man's pardon to give him his liberty,
without being reimbursed for what I
liave paid for bis services, as soon as
the papers arrved.
‘‘But up to List Monday not a scrap
of paper ha l v been received at the
camp on 4 whu $ wo could turn the man
free. Just before I left Bainbrldge tot
the north I saw a telegram in the pa¬
pers that Freemn.n had been pardoned,
I accordingly instructed the superin¬
tendent of the camp to give him his
liberty as soon as the pardoning pa¬
pers arrived, to furnish him a suit, of
clothes and ticket back to the county
from where he was sentenced. The
sheriff from whom Freeman was re¬
ceived was also written to with the
request that the papers be regarded
on their receipt by him.”
GOVERNOR CANDLER HONORED.
Georgia Chief Executive a Member of
Jefferson Memorial Association.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial As
■sociation of the United States has in¬
vited Gevernor Candler, of Georgia,
to become a member of its board of
governors, an honor which the govern¬
or has accepted.
This association is a large organiza-
tion, formed in April of this year, and
having as its object 'the erection of a
magnificent memorial in Washington
to Thomas Jefferson.
As co-members of the board of gov¬
ernors are such men as John Wana-
maker, of Pennsylvania; Edward M.
Shepard, of New York; Josiah Quincy
Adams, of Massachusetts, and a great
number of equally prominent men ot
the day.
ESTOPS A COURTMARTIAL.
O’Neill Resigns as Commander of Gate
City Guard.
James F. O’Neill lias resigned Ills
position as commanding officer of the
Gate City Guard, an Atlanta military
company.
O’Neill’s resignation eliminates the
expected courtmartial proceedings and
puts a period to the most recent of
many interesting chapters in the his¬
tory of the Guard. O’Neill himself
states that he. has had the matter of
resigning under consideration for
several days—in fact, ever since the
Wrightsville episode.
WHELMED BY TIDAL WAVE.
Mexican Town on Pacific Coast De¬
stroyed and Many People Drowned.
The lower portion of the city of At-
talta, Mexico, on the Pacific coast,
just west of Culiacan, has been com¬
pletely destroyed by a tidal wave and
not less than thirty people are known
to have been drowned. The loss of
life may be several times that num¬
ber. The property loss is heavy. It
is reported that several small* r coast
towns situated above Attalta were
completely washed away by the same
tidal wave and that the loss of life in
smaller places Is very heavy.
DISCUSSED CANAL ROUTE.
Army Engineers Consider Proposed
Chicago-St. Louis Waterway.
The first step toward the realization
of. the long-talked-of ship canal from
Chicago to St. Louis was taken at
Chicago Thursday when the board of
army engineers appointed by the fed¬
eral government to conduct a survey
ot the route held its first meeting.
The discussion showed that the
board considers the canal feasible,
FlKiiTIVliS ARE FREED
(iaynor and (ireeiie (iiven|Liberly
b> Court in Canad. 1 .
HABEAS CORPUS IS EFFECTIVE
Prisoners Received Bounteous Con-
gratulations—Attorney General
Knox Has Nothing to Say of
the Court's Decision.
Judge Caron, of the superior court,
in Quebec, Wednesday, released- Capt.
B. F. Greene and Col. John F. Gaynor,
the American contractors who are
wanted in the United Statfs for al¬
leged frauds against the federal gov¬
ernment, Involving hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Judge Caron based
his ruling on the absence cf 'dates in
the warrants in which the prisoners
were first arrested in Quebec, discrep¬
ancies in the charges on which true
bills were obtained against the pris¬
oners in the United States and dis¬
crepancies between those charges and
tile charges made in the application
for extradition.
The prisoners were at once released
and received the congratulations of
their friends and the court adjourned.
Mr. Master, counsel for tile United
States government, was asked wheth¬
er the prosecution Intended to take
any further action looking to the ex¬
tradition of Gaynor and Greene. Me
Master replied that he was unable to
speak postively on the subject until
after a conference with Messrs. Er¬
win and Stewart.
There was a large attendance of
both legal luminaries and spectators.
Mrs. Gaynor, accompanied by a num¬
ber of ladies, was present during the
delivery of the. judgment.
Attorney General Knox Silent.
Attorney General Knox was inform¬
ed by the Associated 1’ross of the re¬
lease of Greene and Gaynor at Que¬
bec and also was shown Judge Ca¬
ron’s decision. He road the latter
carefully and then said:
“I have nothing to say tn regard to
Judge Caron's decision. It world be
highly improper and extremely indeli
cate for me to make any comment on
any decision of a foreign court in
which the United States government
is involved, especially when the case
goes against the government.”
NOW A CL05ED INCIDENT.
Trustees of Emory College Meet and
Accept Resignation of Pro¬
fessor Sledd.
The resignation of Professor An¬
drew Sledd from the chair of Latin in
Emory college has been accepted by
the board of trustees of (bat oollego,
at their meeting held in Atlanta
Tuesday.
The resignation of Professor Sledd
followed the vigorous outburst which
followed an article from his pen on
the negro question, printed in the July
number of the Atlantic Monthly. He
handed in his resignation to Presi¬
dent James E. Dickey some days ago,
and it was accepted at Ihe meeting of
the board of directors.
The members of the committee dis
cussed the rCsignaton of Professor
Sledd at some length and decided that
it was best to accept it, which they
did. No other business was transact¬
ed, and the committee then adjourned.
The meeting was held in secret, and
the members of the committee refused
to discuss the matter at all, other than
to announce that the resignation of
Professor Sledd had been accepted.
The action of the executive commit
toe of the board of trustees is abso¬
lutely final, and their action did not
come as a surprise. It Is now proba¬
ble that tbo unfortunate affair, which
has caused such an outburst in Geor¬
gia, will be entirely dropped. Before
the publication of the article which
caused tho commotion, Professor
Sledd has always been highly regard¬
ed by every one, and was considered
one ot the best instructors at Emory.
ONCE AGAIN A SLAVE.
Aged Colored Citizen of Knoxville,
Tenn., Sells Himself for $1,000.
.Terry Logan, 60 years of age, col¬
ored janitor of tho state supreme court
at Knoxville, Tenn., sold himself to
Gerald Stuart, clerk of the court, for
$1,000. For this sum he agrees in a
written contract to serve and obey
Stuart as his legal master from now
until the time of his death.
The origin of the unique deal is that
Logan has lately found himself In¬
volved n certain debts wlfich have
worried him a great deal, and to get
rid of them he sought this means
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT,
ExtnS i Ve Manufacture of Steel to be
Undertaken in Tennessee.
George W. Nixon, of Chattanooga, a
leading stockholder in the Valley Iron
Company, recently organized, states
that the stock has been subscribed
and the site for fthe niillion-doilar steel
plant purchased at Nixon station, on
the Alabama Great Southern railroad.
VOL. VIII. NO. 39.
COLLISION 01 UMIID ,i L>.
Carolina Campaign Meeting Lati¬
mer Uses Fist a n d Hemphill
Wields an Umbrella.
Congressman A. C. I.aiiitnrr ajld
Congressman John J. Hemp¬
candidates for 'the United States |
from South Carolina, engaged
a personal difficulty at the meeting
Gaffney just before noon Thursday.
who Is a powerful man physi-
landed a sliff blow on Hemp
face, and the latter, who Is no
weakling, retaliate! hy striking his
on the head with an umbrel
la. Friends and bystanders interfered
at this juncture and separated the
combatants.
AH the candidates for the United
States senate were present, and all
had spoken except Latimer. It was
near tlie hour for dinner and tile crowd
was dispersing to gather again in the
afternoon, when Latimer called to the
crowd that he wished them to hear
him repel the attacks of the five law¬
yers who had been jumping on him,
as the afternoon was to be given to
the candidates for congress.
Hemphill protested against the as¬
sertion and added that Latimer should
not Infringe on tip time of congres¬
sional (Undidates. At this Latimer de¬
clared that Hemphill cared nothing
for the congressmen.
"You know that is false,” cried
Hemphill, facing Latimer.
Latimer landed a terrible blow on
Hemphill's face. Hemphill struck out,
but was pulled back from behind. He
then swung an umbrella over I.ati
mer's head. The crowd then rushed
in and Latimer was pinioned from be¬
hind and Hemphill was dragged to the
lloor.
TOO MUCH CUBAN.
Tampa, Florida, Shocked by Double
Tragedy—A Genuine Sensation.
A special from Tampa, Fla., says:
At tho home of Charles J. Allen, on
Seventh avenue, Tampa Heights,
Thursday morning, the most fashiona¬
ble residence section of the city, Allen
was shot to death and liis wife'desper¬
ately wounded by Manual Chavez, one
of the wealthiest and most prominent
young members of the Cuban colony
in the city. Allen died Thursday eve¬
ning and Mrs. Allen’s death Is only a
question of tme.
Many conflicting accounts of the
tragedy are current, but 'the one gen¬
erally believed is that. Allen returned
home unexpectedly and found Chavez
in liis house, and that he assaulted
Chavez, striking him a terrific blow in
Ihe mouth, Chavez then drew a pistol
and began to fire One bullet struck
Allen in the left side, another in the
mouth and tile third in the abdomen,
after passing through tho body of
Mrs. Allen, who bad rushed between
the men in an effort to separate,
them. The shooting of Mrs. Allen is
believed to have been entirely unin¬
tentional.
An effort, was made to get. Chavez
released Thursday night. Mis father’s
firm, one of the largest manufacturers
of cigars in the city, offered to put up
a $100,000 rash bond, lint as the charge
is murder, Judge Robles refused it.
Mrs. Allen was an unusually attrac¬
tive woman, and her alleged relations
with Chavez have been tho subject of
some gossip.
A FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Well Known New Yorker and Wife
Killed Near Paris, France.
A cable dispatch from Evereux,
France, says: Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fair, Americans, who were related to
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., (Miss Vir¬
ginia Fair) were returning to Paris
from Trouvllle when their automobile
swerved and crashed Into a tree.
Botli were killed. The Chaffeur lie
came insane as a consequence of the
shock.
Mr. and Mrs. C, Fair had been stay¬
ing at Trouvllle during racing week.
They had a very fast 45-horse power
auto which attracted considerable at-
tention and with which they were
highly pleased. Mr. Fair had been
from Trouvllle to Paris and back lu
one day on the machine.
FAiR WON HALF MILLION.
Abstained from Strong Drink for Five
Years to Win Prize.
Charles L. Fair, who was killed in
an automobile accident near I’aris
Thursday, was one of the two sons of
the late California millionaire and
United States senator, James G. Fair,
and was distinguished for the remark-
able fact tliat ho completely refrained
from tasting any kind of spirituous
liquor for five years in order to win
$500,000, which his father left him
upon that condition.
MAY MEET IN GEORGIA.
Grand Army Men Looking this Way
for Next Annual Meeting.
A movement is on foot in Colum-
bus, Ohio, among the Grand Army of
the Republic men to hold the next an-
nual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic in Atlanta, Ga.
General John B. Gordon has on sev-
eral occasions addressed the Grand
Army post at Columbus, and he is
held in very high esteem,
SHIRAS EXONERATED
Noted Income Tax Decision of
Supreme Court Revived.
JUSTICE QUAY NOW BLAMED
Odium that Has Long Rested on
Shoulders of Justice Shira* '
Cleared Away by Retirement >
of Gray. v r>
A Washington special says: Mrt
Justice Gray's voluntary retirement
from tile bench of the supreme court
or the United States, revives the scan¬
dal growing mil of the famous decision
lr, tile Income tax case, which involved
tile name and integrity of Mr. Justlc*
Shlras. Justice Shims was accused
of changing his vote on the final de¬
cision, declaring the Income tax un¬
constitutional. Ile has been openly
denounced in the halls of congress, on
the stump by politicians who favored
the tax, and in public places as being
unworthy of membership in the high¬
est judicial tribunal of tlie land.
It is asserted by those who are In a
position to know that, it was not
Judge Shlras who changed his vote on'
that memorable occasion, but another
member of the court, and the finger
of suspicion points at Mr. Justice Gray.
One of the traditions of the supremo
court is to (hi effect that no affirma¬
tion or denial is ever given by mem¬
bers of the court of the secret delib¬
erations or conclusions in the confer¬
ence room. During a 1 these yars tho
legal and political world has labored
under the impression that it was Mr.
Justice Shlras, of Pennsylvania, who
at the eleventh hour, changed his vote
so that the court stood 5 to 4 against
the income tax.
Shiras Relieved of Odium.
Since the retirement of Mr. Justice
Gray, and the probable early retire¬
ment, of Mr. Justice Shlras, the dis¬
closure is made by those who know
that it v.as not •Judge Shlras who
changed his vote. It Is possible that
no official statement from.the court on.
this subject will ever be obtained, but
there are circumstances recalledin ex¬
clusive supreme court circles, which
throw a new light upon what has here¬
tofore been a dark secret.
Here are. tho circumstances which'
relieve Judge Shlras from the odium
so long attached to him, in connection
with the income tax decision.
When tho case was- first argued
only eight Judges sat in the case.
When (he decision was announced In
open court, th© chief justice stated
that the court was equally divided. No
explanation of tile vote is customary,
and the public was left to guess as to
the details of the vote. All the judge#
excepting Judges Gray, Shiras and-
Brown delivered individual opinir ..
Thus the conclusion was reached that
those who voted in favor of the in¬
come tax were associate Justices
Brown, Harlan, Gray and White. Thoso
against it. were Chief Justice Fuller
and Justices Field, Brewer and Shiras.
A hearing of tho case was ordered
before a full bench, and Mr. Justic®
Jackson, u democrat, who had been
ill, sat in Hie case on its second hear¬
ing. When the decision was rendered
it. was found that the tax had been de¬
clared unconstitutional hy a vote of
5 (o 4. Justice Jackson announced the
reason for his vote, so there was no
doubt as to tho views of at least six
members of tho court. Justices Gray,
Brown and Shiras remained silent,
and as the final result could only have
been reached hy a change of one of
those three votes, suspicion rested
upon Judge Shiras, because It was said
that, he was a “corporation lawyer.”
U been said with equal
assurance that ho was originally op¬
posed to the tax for the same reason.
He was against the tax first, last and
all the time.
The decision of the court and the
methods by which it was supposed to
have been reached, created a political
sensation ail over the country, and
Judge Shlras was held up to censure
as the man who reversed himself at
the demand of the monied interests.
McMILLIN LAID TO REST.
In Compliance with Dead Man's
Wishes, Ceremonies Were Simple.
Simplicity marked the final ceremo-
hies at Detriot, Mich., Friday .over
Senator James McMillan, who died
suddenly Sunday at his summer homo
in Manchester, Mass. The services
were as the dead man would havo
wished—without ostentation and dis¬
play. It had been proposed that there
should be a military escort and a pub¬
lic ceremony commensurate with tho
senator’s position.
CREAMERY COMPANY FAILS.
More Than Eight Thousand Farmers
Are Creditors of Concern.
The Elgin Creamery Company, ot
Chicago, which operates creameries
throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wiscon-
g j n failed Saturday. The creditors
are estimated to number nearly 10,-
() o0 mure than 8,000 being farmers.
The American trust and savings bank
was appointed receive r. The assets
of the company are claimed to be
$800,000, while the liabilities are esti-
mated at $350,000,