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THE MACON TEEEGRAPH
PAIR ON THU COA»T. SHOWERS AND COOLER IN THE INTERIOR SATURDAY) SUNDAY SHOWERS) LIGIFT TO FRESH SOUTHWEST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1800
MACON, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1908
DAILY—07 A tflAB
ONLY ONE JUROR
FOR ACQUITTAL
But He Was Strong Enough to Prevent a Verdict of
Conviction in the Cases of the Kentucky Feudists.
The Next Step a Change of Venue—Prisoners Now
. Caged in a Distant County Jail—Jett is Unruly.
The Qovernor Holds a Firm Hand.
JACKSON. Ky., June 19.—But for
one juror. Curtis Jett would have be a n
convicted here today for the murder of
J. B. Marcum, and a majority of the
Jury also favored the conviction ot
Thomu? White. Both are tonight al-
moit 100 miles from home in Jail at
Lexington and their next trial will be
at Cynthlana, more than in.i miles from
Jackson, away from the mountains and
In the blue grass region, under very
UJfferen* ' onoitlons from those existing
Jn Breathitt county. .
The Interest in the change of venue
today was second only to the verdict.
When Judge Red vine refused to hear
arguments on the change of location,
it was stated .by many In the court
house that the presiding judge had
heard from Governor Beckham, who is
generally believed to have hud some
thing to do with the change of venue
to Harrison county, which is In th-
eighteenth Judicial district of Ken-
tucky, where J. J, Osborne Is the ctr-
i nit Judge, L. 1*. Fryer !# the common
wealth's attorney and the sheriff and
other court officers are also favorable
to conviction.
With such changes in the general
surroundings of the next trial there is
general belief here that “everything !•
for the best after all.
In the event of conviction the resi
dents here feel that violence would have
followed and that it would have ex
tended to others than witnesses. Jurors
and those who had taken part In the
prosecution.
Col. Williams la at Frankfort tonight
conferring with the governor regard
ing the withdrawal of the troops. It i»
understood that he has advised the
governor thAt no number of troops can
stop the lurking fire-bugs or hidden as
sassins, but that at least one company
Should be kept In Jackson as long as
Provost Marshal Longmlre Is kept in
chnrge of the ^own. There Is a feel
ing of relief here tonight so far os old
• core* are concerned but there Is still
a reign of terror because It Is believe!
that others “have been mark'd.”
JACKSON, Ky., June 19 —The Jury
In the case of Jett and White, charged
with the murder of Lawyer James B.
Marcum, was discharged today, having
been unable to agree. At 8 o'clock the
Jury filed Into the court room .and Fore
man Richard Millard* said: "Your
honor, we find thej-e Is no chance of
commit to nil agreement.”
Judge Redwlne ealtV. ”! will have to
keep you gentlemen together until Sat
urday unless you get at a verdict
sooner. There Is no reason why a ver
dict should not be reached in this
Foreman Millard said: “One man has
as much right to his opinion as an
other, and he may stick to it."
It was believed from this that there
was only one man between the verdict
of guilty and not guilty, and It was
conceded that only one Juror was then
for conviction and It was said that the
question of punishment had not been
considered at all. Later the Jury ,a gain
reported that It was unable to agree,
and shortly after 9 o’clock U was dis
charged, so that there will be another
trial. The dominant faction evidently
expected acquittal, but there was at
least one Juror who would not so re
port. .
The scene sfter the announcement
wns In no wise exciting. Some started
to clap hands, but were stopped by the
court. The guards took Immediate pos
session of the prisoners, and they were
closely guarded buck to Jail. People
gathered around the court house In
knots, discussing the case, but there
was no disturbance or outward sign ot
trouble.
Attorney Byrd, after consultation,
made & motion for a change of venue.
Judge Redwlne refused to hear argu
ments. but of his own accord changed
venue to Cynthlana, Harrison county,
at the next term of court. Cynthlana !s
not In Judge Redwlne’s district. He sur
prised the spectators by ordering the
prisoners sent to Lexington under a de
tachment of troops and accompanied
by Elisor Jones.
CAGED IN LEXINGTON.
LEXINGTON. Ky., June 19.—When
Jett and White arrived here tonight
five hundred people were gathered at
the station and nlong the route to the
Jail. The crowd was orderly nnd th re
wns no demonstration of violence. Hif
prisoners were taken quickly to th * Jail
by the state guards and placed Ir,
arate steel cage*, despite their rsqii-st
to be placed together. Jett hc.d been
exepedmgly unruly and Insulting nil
the afternoon, evidently being undei
DRAWING A LINE
ON VIRGINIA
United States Government
Faces a Fierce Problem.
UNFINISHED WARSHIP
Can the R«!e of a State Court Be Set
Aside la Order That the Vessel May
be Completed by the Government f
Disposition on jhe Part of the
President and Cabinet to Force the
WASHINGTON, June 19.—The time
qf the cabinet meeting today was con
sumed In large part by the considera
tion of the legal questions Involved In
the decision of the United States gov
ernment to disregard the decision of
the court of Virginia nnd seize the In
complete gunboat Galveston at the
Trigg company’s yard In Richmond.
Attorney General Knox' presented a
fully prepared opinion on the subject
strongly affirming the right of the
government to disregard the Injunction
granted yesterday In the Virginia cou^t
which forbids the resumption of work
on the Galveston pending a settlement
of the claim of the sub-contractors who
have not been paid for material fur
nished.
In.his opinion addressed to the presi
dent, Attorney General Knox atntfa
that the letter of Secretary Moody
raises the question and the right and
power of the United State# to take Im
mediate nnd complete possession of nil
purposes of vessels of the Unite 1
States In completion under' contracts
with shipbuilders when there has been
a breach of contract with the Intter.
The question, he says, actually affects
three vessels at present and might at
ary time- Involve any or all public ves-
s ' - under construction by private par-
f'-i this reason ho declares the
j ibj. t one of vital importance In re-
*M-eot to i aiional and sovereign lnter-
almost Ui^que. Both the president
and his advlseri gave It the most care
ful consideration.
It Is understood that the opinion of
Attorney General Knox, as submitted
originally to the president and cabinet
modified slightly before It was
made public. It was stated yesterday,
oi\ excellent authority, that the attor
ney general, in hla opinion, upheld the
right of the secretary of the navy to
use force, if necesaary, to carry into
effect his orders. It was regarded by
the cabinet, It Is said, to be Inexpedi
ent to precipitate that question at this
time.
CHAMBERLAIN
IS NOT AFRAID
Declares That Threatened
Men Live a Long Time.
GERMANY’S ATTITUDE
the Influence of liquor.
It Is considered that Prosecutor B
Is not safe here and he w-nt to
chaster tonight.
Mr. Bailey, th* foreman of th* grn: *1
Jury which Indicted Jcrt -md White
h «s naked for military piotertlnn. i!
**ays he ha* received h.nt# 01 trouble
store for him.
CONSTITUTION MAY BE
THE NEXT DEFENDER
The Old Boat Practically Defeated
tha Reliance la a Rare Yesterday.
NEW YORK. June 19 If the Con
stitution did not defeat the Reliance
on time allowance In a twenty-five race
over the course of the Indian harbor
yacht club In Long Island soun 1 today
•h* gave the admirers of th* new boat
a bud scare. In more than four hours
of frilling the Reliance outsailed the
Constitution by only one minute nnd
10 se-onda. elapsed time. It Is estimat
ed that the new boat will have to al
low the Constitution two to three min
utes In a thirty-mil*- race wt.l h If try*-
would give today » race to the older
boat and might give her one of - he
earlier races ns well, when the ].*M-
anre beat her by two minutes m d a
fraction.
Columbia was outclassed fr< c. th*
•tart. Her gain of about 12 ml. •* on
the second leg was tlm*- lost *» luff
ing mat ,- h Between the \< rs the
race was hotly contested, fi*»t >re »i-:
then the oth*-r getting the Get of u
by sudden shifts of wind h "*he
It began to blow steadily left the It- i-
lince about one minute h-ad
Th* Constitution’s fas aelHn*
was all the more rema \t> >1*
h*r all the more formidable fr
fact that the race v «» w.ll* t • *\
winds and smooth . . uter under
TEN WERE KILLED
IN t COLLISION
An Illinois r>nfr*l I'* *er Rons
Head-on Into ■» Frclgk f — List of
the Destf
WATER
nols Ctrl’
Omaha *t
Ilayn end.
Ten prop!
engineer#
Je, June 1f..-An 1111-
wt g-r train whlrh left
isf night < olllded, head
t train Just west of
a 2.04 this morning.
Killed. Including both
Pr'-ni'-ii and a mull
< I took faur hours to clear tha
i •' >' " - wreckage. The dead:
J. P irlfr • f:-lneer.
F. H ’*• a , engineer.
J M s fireman.
E J '. kr*y, Waterloo.
■'ll null clerk.
Tn 'iip*. unidentified stealing a
(> 'inmlfmnt, unidentified.
-- nous!/ Injured:
>* Moran, Independence, In., arm
*>. Hum, negro, of Independen- e.
Th- trains met at a curve. The pas-
nv*r train, which had the right of
was going at the rate of fifty
i e an hour. The freight crew ,s
1* io have misunderstood ord* r*.
| Attorn #y General Knox recites the
j **rms ' the contract with the Trigg
I c«»n.; which contains an express
r,t ■' gn’tlon of th*- paramount title and
lien of ihe government, nnd after quot-
| »bg m length stutut*-* hearing on the
j *ubj-- i uf attachments against prop-
’ >rty In which the United Mates have
’ <»r claim an Interest, soys:
j "It Is especially significant that see-
1 tlon 3 '53. which la, of course, a part of
j the supreme law of the land nnd bind
ing throughout the union, expressly
refuses to recognize any right what-
e>* r to seize or attach properly of the
United Stales, or property held, owned
- r employed by It Quite apart from
th** statute nnd, because of th* nature
of the ense, it is Impossible on prima
ry grounds to yield assent at nil to th*
ld<M that any Instrumentality of th*
government-In this case, nn instru
mentality of prime Importance—may bo
taken Into custody and held under any
adverse authority whatever.
“While, however, it In not to be
doubled for a moment that the United
Htat«s Is entitled to th* undisturbed
possession nnd control of Its property
and of property In which It is Interest
ed to th* **xt*-nt of th.it interest, and
that tills possession nnd control are ex-
erupt from the prorcs* of tvery court,
yet congr«s. by the net of IM4, provid
ed an orderly and peaceful,solution of
controversies that may arise between
parties claiming adverse to the United
Htates, th** language of the net being
that th* secretary of the treasury may
In his discretion cans* #u rt h stipulation
to he entered This Is a ense in which
I think that discretion should he exor-
I H**(|
“The
SUbJei
the
th* object to
statute, 1 r i
• •*** rv.»t Ion i
V gain
fair inferences nnd
all convln«e me be-
J yond doubt that th* 'stipulation to be
entered Into is an engagement on be
half of th* United Ftat*s which shall
! be nddr-lsed to nnd filed- with th*- par
ticular court, under proper reserve,
1 nihniiselon to th* JurisJlctJon, where-
! up* r. die- harg* of the property na mat-
| t*r of course would follow, and adverse
j claimant* would have th*- opportunity
A SHOW OF FOROR.
Washington. June i9.-Except to
announce that “the Galveston matter
Is In the hands of the attorney-general
and nothing on the subject will be said
at this department." Secretary Moody
refused to discuss today’s cabinet meet
ing or the probable action of the de
partment In view of the revised opinion
of Attorney-General Knox. He desired
to he placed in the attitude of saying
nothing on the subject, nnd he re
quested Rear Admiral Bowles, who ad
vanced the contention regarding the
rights of the government, to be equally
mindful of the president’s wishes as to
silence on the subject.
Modification of the attorney-general's
opinion, which. In Its Unrevlml form,
already had been communicated to Sec
retary Moody, somewhat disarranged
for the moment the programme of tho
department as-to a show of force. Tho
president thinks a show of force under
the circumstances will be Inexpedient
nnd the navy department therefore
must content Itself with awaiting the
advice of the department of Justice in
the matter. Meanwhile, It has In
structed Its agents at Richmond not to
Interfere with the order of the court
until specifically Instructed by the de
partment. It was leartF' 1 today thy.t
nil the workmen employer! by the Trigg
company loft the yard when tho com-
pany went Into the hand# of a receiver
nnd the government Is experiencing
some difficulty hi securing laborers.
This will prevent the vessel's being
ready for launching next Monday, nml
It Is hoped the department of Justice
In tho meantime will hove prevailed on
tho local court officials st Richmond to
withdraw from what It regards os their
illegal position.
Secretary Moody today requested the
attorney-general to Instruct tho proper
district attorney to enter Into a stipu
lation regarding the Arulser Chatta
nooga, which ha# been attached by
creditors of the New York Shipbuilding
Company, that th*- government's rights
may be adequately protected.
1 Secretary Moody will take no action
for the present on the appeal of Rear
Admiral llowles for troops to protect
Lieut. Thelss ond Naval Constructor
Orqesbeck, In charge of the work on the
Galveston, from nny Interference by
the local court*. The secretary was
asked to order marines to Richmond or
to call on the war department for suf
ficient troops to handle the situation.
NF.GIIO MAN IN WOMAYfc f'LO’fHEK.
ATLANTA. June 19’—A n*gro man
who says that his name Is H*-nry Jones
was caught In th* woods by Detective
Fogg of the Atlanta f>o|l^e- forco Inst
night and lodged In Do Knlb county
Jail, He was dressed as a woman nnd
was employing hlw time frightening
people who passed along the country
roads. The negro wns found n
Edgqwood, four miles from Atlanta.
nrltlsh Gorernmeiit Is Not Disturbed
by tbe Humors of Commercial Hos
tility — Lord Landsdnwne Urges
That the British Position Be Made
Clear—What Chamberlain Said to
the Members of the Cortna Club.
LONDON, June 1®.—I/>rd Camper-
down In the house of lords today drew
the .attention of the house to the recent
relation of Foreign Minister Lane-
tlowjie to the effect that Germany hud
Intimated that If the other British col
onies follow the example of Canada In
giving preference to British imports
Great Britain would probably not bo
allowed to continue In receipt of the
0Ht favored nation terms.
Lord Lonsdowne replied that he de-.
sired to deprecate the assumption that
the conduct of Germany was actuated
by deliberate hostility to Great Brit
ain. If Great Britain made her posi
tion perfectly clear and intelligible, an
she ought to do, it would, he thought,
be possible to accomplish a settlement
of these questions In a manner satis
factory to Great Britain and to her
colonies.
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain de
livered a speech tonight at a bunquet
given by the Corona club, In which,
while throwing no fresh light on the
government’ll Intentions, he left no
doubt regarding his own conviction of
tho ultimate triumph of his colonial
and imperial programme. Mr. Cham
berlain dealt In a Jesting spirit with
the now frequently printed and spoken
prophesies of hla being crushed into
oblivion beneath the zollvoreln mill
stone and said that threatened men
lived long. Whatever might be his
personal fate he would look back w-lth
pride and satisfaction on the great Im
perial policy with which he hud been
permitted to be associated tp some de
gree in common with many member#
of the club.
THE MYSTIC SHRINE.
A Grand Ceremonial at Tyhes Isl
and—A Las! Opportnnlly.
SAVANNAH, Qa., June 19.—Alee
Temple of the Mystic Bhrlners an
Bounce* that there will be a grand cers
luontul session at the Inlet Club, Tybe
island, the night of Juno 29. Candidates
for admission are expected from all
over the state. A tee Temple-fa ermfUent
that there will be at least twenty-five
candidates. This will be the last oppor
tunity to get In the shrine for $2,1,
th** fee Is to he raised to $50 when the
Imperial Shrine meets at Huratoga, on
July 9.
The local Hhrlne Is making i
preparations ns It has nover before
tuude for the approaching session.
RUSSIA IS CORDIAL
TO NEW SERVIAN KING
FORMAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS HAVE BEEN It ESI'MED—UNDERSTOOD
THAT THE REGICIDES WILL HE PROMOTED, PENSIONED AND THEN
GRADUALLY REMOVED — PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IS SHORT OF
PI .'NUN-BRITISH LION GROWLS.
BELGRADE, June 19.—The following
notification was gazetted today:
“The Russian minister here has In
formed th<- minister of foreign affairs
that he will ent*r into relations with
th*- .Servian government today, a# the
(zar has been plensed to recognize
1’rlnce Peter Karageorgcvltch as king
nUlshlng.
WESTER
j(*Tin
condltlor
beaten her.
the
HAS THE SULTAN
QUIT HIS THRONE?
Rumor That Ho Ru Abdicates, Duo
to a Revolt — No tosflraal «*a la
Loadoa.
KaeageU Jail Hlrd Killed and One
<>f His Pol* Lynched.
GLASGOW, Mont., June U* - Will- |
lar. Hardee, th* condemned murderer,
wh" W! t thre* other pr.fonern, escape 1
from th- city Jail In this » Ity two w-*ks
ago art*-- killing on* guard and be.-,*-
Ing ajn.‘’»t to d*ath two others,wa* shot
and k. ed lat* Monday afternoon In
the Ba I I.and*. #eventy-flvc mil*# from
th.s city, ufter a desperate battle with ;i
pots* under Sh*r»ff <V)i*n*r <’hari**s B
HlU, ore of th* pom*-, received wound*
from wh ch h* died In a »h
Fred McKinney, Hardee's out
, th*
finla, upon th**
As Foreign Minister Kalelvlrs offi
cially visited tb* Russian legation to-
day, th*- formal relations appeal to have
been already resumed.
Th*- posftion of th* reglrld*s tinder
the new king Is freely discussed and It
Is generally *-xp*'ted that they will be
rdane*- with the ! promoted and penVoned and then grad-
cla-rnK against th-- ually removed.
thus provided I i The provisional government Is very
t th** stipulation, , short of funds, and ha# b**n unable
entered Into a.s th* thus far to raise money In consequence
Unit* 1 Stnt-s*, will of Us status not being legalized. The
government found the treasury prartl
rally empty and haa no means of oh
tabling money, the bunks having re
fused to float even a small oan.
LONDON, June 19.—In the house of
lords today Foreign Minister L
down* announced that the British min
ister to Rervla h id been Instructed to
withdraw from Belgrade for some time,
on the arrival th'-re of King Peter, and
In the moanwhlle to do nothing which
will t»e construed us a recognition of
the n*-w government. Lord Lsnsdowns
expressed Indignation at' the crime at
Belgrade, nnd said he thought it wax
not desirable that Hlr George 11 on hum,
the British minister, should be tn the
city when th* new regime was inaugu
rated. Th*.- British minister would
therefore be absent when the new re
gime was Inaugurated.
SHORT COTTON
NOW IN THE COURT
Suit Brought by \a Nova Scotia Firm Against the
Alabama Great Southern Railway—Alleged That
the Company Issued a Bill of Lading to a Bir
mingham Firm for Only One-Half the Amount
of Cotton Set Fourth in the Bill—Smith & Cough-
Ian Involved.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jun« 19—The
Copmos Cotton Company of Yarmouth,
Nova Scotia, haa filed suit In the Unit
ed Stutes court against the Alabama
Great Southern railway, demanding
$10,000 damages.
It Is alleged by the complainant that
l April 14 last the defendant Issued a
bill of Inding dated Birmingham, Ala.,
Smith & Coughlan for one hundred
i-s of cotton, weight 51.0Q0, freight
prepaid; consigned to the order of
Smith A Coughlan, Yarmouth.
One count In the complaint aJIeceB
loss on cotton to the amount of IS.1T5.
The final count In the bill says:
“Plaintiff avers that when sold de
fendant issued and delivered said bill
of lading as aforesaid, Instead of re
ceiving one hundred bales of cotton of
the usual size and weight, approximat
ing ,the weight described fn said bill of
Inding, It received half or split bales,
weighing only 29,391 pounds Instead of
52.061 pounds as described In the bill of
lading."
This is tho first caae growing out of
the recent alleged cotton frauds in
which It is auJd over $200,000 was lost.
LABOR CONVENTION
COMPLETES ITS WORK
L. J. KILRinS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT! C. C. HOUSTON RE-ELECTKBD
SECRETARY AND TREASURER—HOME, OA., CHOSEN AN NEXT PLACE
OF MEETING—FELDER BILL TO WORK CONVICTS ON PUBLIC ROADS
INDORSED—MOST SUCCESSFUL OF ALL MEETINGS.
! and
ity."
In roneludlng his opinion, th* nt
’* j ney general say**-.
t | "One furth*r point renin rs to I-* i
s K’derel. The letter of tb* reere-ur
| th* navy request* to be nutho/iz*
j employ, If necessary th* military tn
egram.s have been r
today from Constantinople, but n -a*
of them make mention of an rtbsaai
© currei.. e* In th* Turkish capl
IT WAS JACKSON’S MILL.
PORTLAND. Ore . Jun* IS* —J * W’*»: -
cott of Boston and young Peter Jack-
son of Baltimore, both colored, fough
a twenty-round draw at th* I
Club tonight. When the % referee de
dared the fight a draw at th* end •»
When the news reached this city late
Ust night, a mob was qubkiy formed.
The guard at the Jail wa# overpowered,
and JacV Brown, on* of Hard**- * *om-
panlon#.* ho wa# recaptured, was taken
from Ja: and hanged from a wind w
?n th* r<iqr.ty court house.
POf TMIftTRK#
AH RESTED
th*
i It
the
five
the
In th* last two rounds Afalcott
clinched repeatedly and hung CD wrllh
his arms arouod Jackson’s watst and
th* Tsftre* pulled ttuen apart.
Cktri'l With EmhetillRg Fonda In
Her PostoBrs.
BALTIMORE, June 19 -I>ora f’nmp-
>*11, 1A ear* old, formerly postulat
es* of Maysvll’.e, (ja., wa* arrest-d.
*re todiv on the charge r.f *rnb*zzt*ng
f ><J«. fihe resigned h*r p*>m-
:or.
aid.
Ml
government at hi* dlsp*
th* execution of his orders in the
premise*. I am loath to b*Uev* that
nr -tsi.-.n for such exertion of the fede
ral powers will art'*, being confident
that any claim to Interfere with the
national right* under th* Judicial au
thority of th* «tate of Virginia will be
promptly disposed of and deni* 1 by
th* chancery court For this reaeon I
shall defer answering that question.”
Th* cabinet after considering this
opinion unanimously decided that the
government* case wa* sound. It is
intimated that information will be j 11
conveyed to the Virginia Justice who '
granted the Injunction in this *a#e that | 1
he has exceeded his proper functions , *
and It is expected that h* will With- I
draw from what the attorney generally
and th* president regard
1IOMER YOUNG .TAILED
ON LARCENY CHARGE^
young MAN ALLEGED TO RE SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS WITH UNION
DRY GOODS l OMPANY—REGULAR COLLECTOR FOR FIRM IN MACON.
EXACT A MOUNT IS NOT KNOWN—MAY BE SEVERAL HUNDRED DOL
LARS AN EFFORT TO BE MADE NO SETTLE CASE—DEFENDANT MAS
RESIDED HERE SEVERAL YEARS. V
Homer Young !* in Jail, charged with
lar erjy after trust by the Union Dry
Goods Company. He has been for some
time th** city collector for this firm.
Th* exact amount «M the alleged
shortage I* not definitely known, but
may aggregate as much as $200, or
more.
Young ' »rne to Macon from Hazzard
district In Bibb county some years
ago, and hit* worked for several firms
In various capacities, but principally as
colle* tor of city bill#. He obtained a
n with the Union Dry Goo*V*
ny several month# ago. *
firm allege* that the defendant
to rr.ake proper returns of
.) amount* paid to’him by their custom-
and c*rr here for treatment at a h'is-
Ral, v } ^re sh* r*gl#t*red a* Dorothy
Ittrndm Miss Campbell !» held at po
ll''* h*a< juarter# for the action of the j meeting la regarded a* of the high
Cnit«£ ’ .ate# authorities. * isnportance. Tbs question raUed
thus avoiding any claali fT *-
t Richmond. | licit by
By the president and the members and h>>:
f the cabinet tha action taken at th* i*. nvik
i said he would supply
aklng from another collection
iig out the last collection, that
ig no report of the same until
a-count wa* paid him, arid
It Is understood the rompanay Is still
engager-*! In figuring up the shortage,
but do not expert the amount to reach a
large figure, a few hundred dollars at
Homer Young Is about 21 or 22 years
of age. He has an aged mother, and It
is thought on her account his friends
will settle th*- alleged shortage If prop-
Tne defendant, prior to this trouble,
hore a good reputation and had many
friends In Macon. The matter may be
adjust**! out of the courts.
LEGISLATOR* ASSEMBLING.
ATLANTA, June 19. -A <l*»/.*n or
more member* of the general assembly
have l>ee n here this week arranging
headquarter* for the summer res*ion.
Speaker pro tern. Howard of Baldwin
wa* l)ere today, and was one of the
v ‘Altotii At the capltoL
The fifth annual convention of tho
Georgia Federation came to a close
yesterday, nnd It stand* recorded ntt
the most successful and Important con
vention ever held in thlR state hy the
representatives of organized labor.
Tho convention assembled nt the city
hull at 10 o’clock, with President Kll-
burn In tho chair.
Delegate W. C. Puckett of Atlanta
presented to President Kllburn three
links of glass made at Tallapoosa.
Gil., which were received with an ap
propriate response.
After a recess of five minute.* the
convention proceeded to the election of
officers for the ensuing year, with tho
following result:
President—L. J. Kllburn, Macon.
Vice-President*—First district, M. J.
JIngerty, Savannah; Second district,
W. W. Cowan; Fourth district, O. K.
Harlow-, Columbus; Fifth district, W.
Puckett,‘XTTnnta; Sixth district. J.
R. Ttuff, Macon; Seventh district, Chna.
Panconst, Tallupoosu; Ninth district,
Wj C. Drake, Tate; Eleventh district,
Vinson J. Jones, Brunswick.
Secretory nnd Treasurer—Hon. C. C.
Houston, Atlanta.
Attorney—Hon. C. T. Lodson, Atlanta.
The following resolution a* to tho
Standard Manufacturing Company wus
adopted by a unanimous vote:
“■Inasmuch as the Klinger Manufac
turing Company Of the city ot} Macon
and of the city of Atlanta are making
a strenuous fight against tho United
Garment Maker* of America In both of
said cities, and that said Klinger has
gone so far ns to threaten th*- uiTest
of the president of the Garment Maker*
of Macon In cure he doesn’t cease his
efforts to carry out the laws of IiIh
union as regard* the use of the labri
and the wage scale; be it
“Resolved, That the Georgia State
Federation take such action uh Is most
advisable to help them out of their
present trouble, and offer such assist
ance s» Is possible to try nnd settle
the existing grievance.'’
The following communication wns re
ceived from th*- Georgia Federation of
Womans’ Clubs.
“The Georgia Federation of Womans
Clubs, the largest nsso-latlon of repre-
•ontatlve women in the state,most hear
tily Indorse th*- child labor bill intro
duced by Hon. C. C. Houston.
“Th# Georgia Federation ha* dona
Sverythlng In th** power of Its members
to arouse popular sentiment In regard
to the m-eds of the children of the
state by Issuing thousand* of circular
letters, pamphlets and extra editions
of the Southern Woman, the official or
gan of th** association, and we now ask
th* nvrttber# f the J.ubr Federation to
tffSkc every effort to pas* the bill at the
next session of the Georgia assembly.
Tfce ladles have used every effort and
mean* within their power, namely, agi
nation and Influence. The member* of
the labor organization* have much
greater power—they ur«: citizen* and
“MRH. A. O. GRANGER,
"President of the Gu. Federation.
“MRS. A Me I). WILHON,
* “Chairman of Social Service.
“MRB. J. P. AVKRILL, Atlanta.
“MRS. FOREST ADAIR. Atlanta.
• MRS. B. J WILLINGHAM. Macon.
"MRH J. LINDBAY JOHNHON, Rome,
“Special t'halrmnn for Children.”
Mr. Jerome Jones submitted his re
port as a delegate to tho American Fed
eration of Labor. It wh* Interesting,
and commanded due attention. The re
port wa* received and ordered spread
on the minute#.
Th'* resolution In favor of woman's
suffrage and urging the insertion In
the urate Democratic platform of a
plank in favor of th- abolition of child
labor were reported lin k and adopted.
The following resolution was Intro
duc'd by Delegate W. J. Ilagerty from
Savannah:
"Realizing that upon the observance
rather than the Introduction of resolu
tion# depend the welfare nnd future life
of th*# and all other labor bodies, there
fore. he It resolved, that We. the dele
gate# to the G*-org! i Federation Of La
bor. hereby promts** to observe tn our
dally life all/resolution# parsed by thin
body, and further proiniiw* to go a little
out of the way at leant once a day to
that be raid action we are helping sora*
union, consequently all unions.”
Upon the motion of Delegate W. T.
Anderson of Ha con It wa* proposed
that each member voting, for said reso
lution solemnly obligate htmsolf to car
ry out the* purpose and Intent of the
resolution. The motion was adopt%i.
The following resolution, Introduced
by G. E. Johnson of Atlanta was
adopted:
“Resolved, That the Georgia Federa
tion of Labor fask the legislature o
Georgia to require al) stationary en
gineers to have *a license, to operate an
engine or fire a boiler.
The Felder bill to authorise the
working of convicts on the public roads
was Indorsed in the following resolu
tions:
"Resolved, That we condemn the •y»-
trm of leasing convict* to individuals
and corpora tlon* to work In competi
tion with honest labor, and* ask our
legislature to ennot laws prohibiting
Humi*. as it !h detrimental to and re
tards the progress of our humblest*and
mo#t needy cltUcns, and be It
"Resolved, That %e endorse the bill
tn be presented U the comjng i
of the legislature by * Represent!
Felder and believe that the best inU||- ,
oHts of our state will be served if this ’
convicts are put to work on publlo
roads of Georgia, and let us havu a
Kood road leading from our capital to
ever county in our state, *o that th*
farmer* may have the benefit of what
he pays for, and the connected
with th'i counties by this means.”*
Tin* convention concluded Its work
by the adoption of n resolution tender
ing its thunk* to the Macon represen
tative* of the Federation, t and the citi
zen# of Mu cob for the cordial weiqomo
and many eonrtesle* extended.
At 3 o'clock the convention adjourn
ed and the delegates boarded the trol
ley ears, which took them to the Aon*
Rrewery. where a luncheon with ‘Amor-
ban Queen and Red Eagle beer on tho
side was tendered by Pre*tdent Block
In behalf of the brewery company.
Speeches were made by C. C. Hous
ton of Atlanta, Jerome Jones of Atlan
ta, Harris of Havannah, JRIley of At
lanta. and HrMweli of Atlanta. Mrs/
Robinson of Atlanta, gave an effective
rccltutlon.
Mr. W. T. Anderson, who came !n’
lute, wa* seized by friend* and forced
to th** gland. His addre#* was an elo
quent plea for organized labor—of the
work it wum doing In behalf of hu
manity. He spoke in part an follows:
“It whs my understanding that wo
hud passed the time tor speech-making.
Wrshave been at that for the past three
days In the convention. But since you
compliment me with thl* Invitation, I
cunriot decline to further afflict you.
"Organized labor, in my humble Judg
ment, contend* for the same prfhdplea
us God's holy church—tbe elevation of
mankind. I believe that a true union
man stand* n* near the throne of Qod
as the most consistent preacher that
over graced a pulpit—and I aay this
with profound reverence for the church
und the good men who carry on Us
work. Union men make mistakes and
do many thing* that should be con
demned. Rut the condemnera should be
sure thetr own houses are In order.
“When we remember thst'we have
been only about sixty years In raBMh-
Ing Che stage of enlightenment and de
velopment that we today enjoy, t aay
we have made a remarkable record.
Only a little over one hundred ysara
ago if the Georgia Federation of Labor
bud dared to hold It# convention in
England every man of u# woultd have
been shot like mad dogs in the street
The real progress of labor organisa
tion date* it* birth back to about 1X23.
When you recall the strides w0 have
made in education and in Htriktng the
manacle* from the hand* of the labor
ing man. I think we should feel very
proud of our record, and It should be
an Incentive to urge us on to -grander
and more glorious achievements.
"A gre.^t question before us tpday Is
the unrestricted Immigration policy of
our country. Every day-In the week,
every week In the month, every month
tn the year and every year In the cen-
tuiy witnesses the bringing to our
shore* of an Ignorant and vicious ele
ment In appallingly Increasing nam-
b*rs. This mentis the buckling to the
i ba ks of your children and their chli-
I dren burdens that may cause them to
I stagger. These people have got to be
j educated. Who 1* to do it? We ara
1 blamed for their anarchy and lawless-
ne>* because they grasp the advan
tage* of organisation before their fee-