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Newspaper Page TextThe Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR QEORQIA-FAIR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, WITH RISING TEMPEATUREl LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1826. MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1908 DAILY, $7.60 A YEAR. County Officers From All Parts Georgia Talk New ConYict Law WM, F. EVE THE NEW ORGANIZATION Fifty-seven Counties are Represented and Lively Interest Is Manifest in Dlsoussioi\ of Ways and Means to Hotter Georgia Highways Under the New and Untried Law—All Convicts Will Soon Be Employed on Roads—Judge Evo Urges Establish meat of County Farms—Committee Named to Worrk With the Prison V b . Board. \ ATLANTA, Nov. 5.—More than two hundred county officials from every notion ot the state gathered at tlx.- cfipltol today for the purpose of dis cussing good roads and the convict question as they are related to tho new convict hill passed at the recent special session of the legislature. Be sides going over the situation in de tail. a permanent organization was formed, with a standing committee to assist the prison commission In car rying out the terms of the new »aw. The meeting waa much larger than expected, a. hundred or more officials being In attendance than on a similar occasion in 1894. He was called to order by Judge J. S. Turner, chairman of the nrison commission, which summoned the officials to Atlanta, and on first roll-call the following coun ties were shown to be represented: The Counties Represented. Appling. Baldwin. Ben Hill, Brooks, Bulloch. Burke, Butts. Camden. Car- roll, Chatham, Cherokee, Clarke, Clinch, Clayton, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Elbret, Forsyth, Fulton, Greene, Hancock. Heard, Houston. Jasper, Jenkins, Johnson, Jorx«. I.ee. Lowndes. Lumpkin. Mc Duffie, Macon, Meriwether. Milton, Mitchell, Montgomery*. Pike. Pulaski, Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding. Ste phens. Stewart. Sumter. Tattnall. Tay lor, Telfair, Thomas, Walton, Ware. Warren, Washington and f Wllcox. ' Several officials representing other counties came In before the meeting dlllft A permanent* organization was formed, with Judge William F. Evo, of Augusta, as president. ll will b*' known as Uk- C«*orjri;i fr,Wat Inn of road authorities. The .Qbject of the Meeting, Tn calling the meeting to order. Judge Turney stated that it had long roads. More than fifty years ago, he stated. It had been decreed that all misdemeanor criminals should be ployed. In 1897 a large number felons »were similarly disposed of, and the plan had been found to work suc cessfully. "It Is a matter of congratulation that It now seems certain that oil the convicts will soon be employed highways,** said Jie. "Requisitions under tho law leaves, little room for doubting that this wifi be the case; in fact, the demand Is exceeding the probable supply. The state has oeen thoroughly awakened as to the vstue of good roads. "Thfe prison commission ir.*m hav:* the hearty support of all the county authorities to make the new plan a success. The commission will assist you In every way possible and do all it can to make our plans success ful." He said that while the law per mitted the commission to name war den* and other officers used by coun ties. It had been agreed htat the selec tions would he left practically with the county officials having charge, by permitting them to nominate oil can didates selected. An opinion from Attorney-General Hart, to the effect that the section of the bill decreeing that no warden shall receive more than i$100 a month doe* not apply to cases; where coun ties may desire to combine the ,1ob of warden with that of road superin tendent. T Judge Eve is Heard. Judge w. F. Eve, the veteran roads and revenue commissioner of Rich mond county, was next Introduced as n. pioneer In using convicts, for road Improvement "The first and roost Important question to be determined by the officials of each county is the amount of money obtains ble for road Improvement; then plans should be made to conform . with It.’* said Judge Eve. "If your plans are on r bigger scale than your revenue, they wit not succeed and the movement will be come unpopular. The second moet Im portant thing to do Is to select a rood men for superintendent. Get one ofjn- telugence. experience and executive abil ity. Few counties will be unable to at- S rd civil engineers, but It la well to ve these lay off new roads In order to avoid heavy grades. "In laying out roads, remember the main caution I would give Is to avoid high grades. As the strength of chain Is measured by It* weakest link; the carrying capacity of a team is determin ed by the biggest grade It haa to over come." Judge Rve told of hia experiences Ir working convicts on the roads. He nit he began two months after taking charge of the affairs of Richmond county In 1171. He found si first that persons living In rural districts objected because of the presumed danger from criminals being around. This fear, he said, was soon dissipated. Since ISM be baa used many felons, and found that to the rural public there I* no danger In using county con ▼lets of either class on the roads. Urges Establishment of County Farm*. He urged that each county establish a farm to be conducted in connection with Its road work. He stated that la Rich mond he not only made enough vegeta bles for the use of the convicts and enough corn and provender for the mules used, h it sufficient cotton to pay the en tire expenses of the farm. The question was asked If under the new law. which permits convict farms In etch county, cotton might be mined. An aff.rmatlr* reply u-*s given. 1 methods of riusstructlon which had been pursued In'hla feSS paying that material for grave] n RIDERS BEAT 1 Later She Played the Sher lock Holmes Act to Learu Secrets “NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Nov. 8.—A Union bty dispatch says that Mrs. Ella Pride Jid othor alleged night riders are held thore-under heavy* guard until the habeas pending can ' be neara. !&* Mrs. Pride, it Is said, waa secretary of tho night riders’ organization, but Is how Vt ry l.;t:or aixiinsi Ui-in Ml,r Ik l.-p-.rt- ed to have been whipped by the riders. Later she joined them In order to learn in the hands of the to Camp Nemo today Col. Tatora. A Camp -tys that Ed Marshall, their secrets. Her testimony, It Is be lieved. will bo highly sensational. • fifty writs an—I da shorlff. He i to'servo them on Col. Nemo dispatch says ' alleged night ” military autho at tho camp. Patterson Threatened. NASHVILLE. Nov. 5.—The stand taken by Governor Patterson In his attempt to suppress recent night rider outrage* * Lake county and other sections Of state haa been followed by several anony- Lake county and other sections Of the has been followed by several anony- threatening letters to the gover nor. but they are causing him little worry. FEDERAL COURT WONT TRAMPLE ON STATE LAW RICHMOND. Va.. Nov. 6.—Today — iy -In tho United States circuit ooure Judge Goff handed down an opinion in the ease of Jno. W. Brickhoupo, a negro, against C. T. Brooks, and \vm: Jessup, election Judges of Norfolk oounty, in which the validity of the new Virginia legislation was attacked on account of the failure of the members of the consti tutional convention to take an oath to uphold the federal legislation. ■ Brick- the old eonstltutior re he had beer ‘ ly deprived of his right to vote. The court held that Brlckhouse's ... tention waa without merit and that as the new constitution had been declared valid by the legislature and the gover nor of Virginia it was In fact the consti tution of Virginia. The opinion says that whother or not the constitution is the constitution of Virginia It is a political question not to be disposed of by the court, but by tho legislative departments of state. "These departments having declared It valid and In force It Is therefore the fundamental law of tho stato and will so remain until changed by the people of courts, but by‘revolution." not by tho COL, W. P. PRICE 1$ DEAD AT OMEGA HOME ATLANTA. On., Nov. fi.-Col. W. P. Price. ng«»d 71, for ninny years president of the board of trustee* of- tha<^Nqrth Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlone- ga, Ga., died at that place today. Price waa a native of Georgia, a federate veteran, member of the lower house from Georgia in tire 41st an-J 42nd congresses, and had s-rved in both tho Georgia and South* Carolina legislatures, been the rottlcd policy or the riate Oaorgta and South Carolina legislatures. to work tho convicts on tho S - °» >»- BONES OF PATRIOT ARE PLACED IN ARLINGTON WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—The bones of Gen. Jsmes McCubbln Llnsan. personal friend of Gen. Georgo Washington and a hero of tho Revolutionary war, who died In 1811, were today exhumed from tho private burying ground In which they have laid for almost & century and were •Interred In Arlington National ceme- Maryland Is Still in Din bt But Vote Will Probably Be Split 319 VOTES FOR TAFT; 156 VOTES FOR W. J. BRYAN Maryland Vote Will Probably Be 7 for Bryan; One For Taft—Missouri Vote Is Very Close. Taft Leading by But 300 Votes—Republicans Claim Congress by Forty-one Majority, the Complexion of the House Standing 175 Democrats: 218 Republicans. NEW YORK. Nov. I.—The membership of the electoral college which will choose the next president of the United States remained In dispute when tho official counters In Maryland abandoned their task for the night According to the beat Information ob tainable, tho best proportionate numbers of republican and democratic electors will be determined by a division of Mary- 1 land’s eight votes. Half of the city of Baltimore and two of the twenty-threo counties outside of that city are still tOi be counted, but there is a strong Indica tion that the state’s vote will be split In any event the margin of victory will bo so small that thr*»tate was claimed toJ night by the leaders of both purtles. Iifl 1804 Maryland elected rite republican and TALE OF DEATH THE WIRE TOLD Ono Killed; Eight Injured in Wreck—Four Miners CAUght in Mine BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. Nov. 5.—Sam Spencer was killed and eight other passengers were Injured early this evening when a switch engine backed Into an electric car at Eighth ave nue and Thirtieth street. Four Men Entombed. IBENTON, Til., Nov. 5.—An explo- slon at the mine of Col. W. P. Bon.1. three miles west of Benton, tale today wrecked the shaft, and as a result four shot flrera are entombed. Daughter Dead; Mother Dying. LARK8BURG, W. Va.. Nov. 8—While Ing u heavy stove along tha rails of ... Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks to get It homo. Mr*. Joa. Frtta. nged 40, “ ‘fe of a Rosemont coal miner, aad her ughter. Mary, aged 14. were struck ny fast passenger Train today, and fatally Injured. The girl died on the way to a hospital. The mother cannot recover. 200 Persona Drowned. AMOY. Nov. 6.—A smnfi steamer car rying 600 passengers from Amoy to Tun- — “ * > rfillen distant, sank last Missouri appears to be safely for Taft, to whom tho latest returns give a plu rality of 300. with the prospects that the few final districts will double or trlplo these figures. Conceding Missouri to Taft and leaving Maryland to be split be tween him and Bryan, the figures show 111 republican ejectors assured, and 1S6 democratic. Latest congressional returns Indicate that the , next houae will be composed of 216 republican and 175 democrats, a majority for tlio republicans Tho returns for the socialist and prohi bition parties are still far from complete, but indicate that tho hopes of the soclall- Ists have not been realised and that the prohibitionists in certain sections where gains have been expected, have been dis appointed. The figures for the Indepen dence party vote are also Insufficient to give an accurate idea er what the party accomplished. Maryland Spilt. BALTIMORE. Nov. 5.—With the offi cial vote of onc-third of Baltimore city, and twenty-one out of twenty-three counties complete and estimating missing districts.on the basis of the official returns. Taft had an apparent plurality tonight of 17*. * Tho indications were that seven Bryan and ono Taft electors had been chosen. According to the figures Biyan received 115,782 vote* and Taft 115.968. This ro suit, If borne out by the completed offi cial count. Is a preclao duplication of what occurred In the presidential electlor of 1804, and the reason Is that appar ently more republicans than democrats mnrked their ballots for tho first named elector only. This Is considered to tw due chiefly to the ballot law, which pro- Mtlnt teiy. GHANLER STILL INSANE ^■h* recently called himself),' to th* supreme court to set arid* the finding of a Jury which adjudged him Iniane, was today denied by Justice Truax: • The petitioner waa declared Insane eleven years ago and committed to Bloom-fl elector only. This Is considered to be due chiefly to the ballot Ir—— 1 hlblts the party emblem. Th* Two Bill* Exchange Courtesies. CINCINNATI. O., Nov. 6.—'Please *< kept congratulations and best wishes for the succegs of your administration, mad "W. j. bbyAn. "I thank you sincerely for your cordial and courteous telegram of congratulation and good wishes. .mad "WILLIAM H. TAFT.^ These messages were today exchanged -between Lincoln. Neb., and Cincinnati. Tho message from Mr. Bryan r/me while Judge Taft waa addressing the general conference of the Woman’s Foreign Mis sionary Hocicty of the Methodist Eplsco- ^ jl Church. He received thu message mm i return to his residence and amove fit at once. In his address to the women Judge Taft gave an enthusiastic commenda^ Itlon of foreign mission work. His »xj K rl» tire of the far east he snld, had light him the value of this work In up-' flirting those people and he commented upon th* elevating effect of Christianity upon the heathen woman. In Some of the* States. Colorado—Bryan by 5.577; democratlo govehior and legislature and all three I congressmen. Ohio—Taft by 75,000; I lam ton (dem.) governor by 20,000; entire republican tick et xlected except governor; republican 1 1< 1vett > ‘Virginia—Tflft by 10.469; ropub- there, at Athens, In January,, and urged all to attend. Permanent organization waa formed by ,.ie election of Judge John Awtrey, ordi nary of Cobb county, chairman, end W the election of Judge John Awtrey, ordl y of Cobb county, chairman, end W If. Searcy, of Spalding county, sec _ry. The following standing committee was 'JB& —.—.. ... gravel; eoet about 11.Coo a mil*. and and aand roads bad hunt si a Of from ft09 to 3300 a mile. W. ». Kaller a government rea« pert spoke briefly on the technics .of road construction. Prof C. M. Stratton. professor of engi neering at the state arrtrjitsnl mlk^i » -»d of the good roads school to be held named to advise with the prison com mis A.' B. Moore, of Chatham, for the first congressional district. M. C. Bay. of Clay, for the second dis trict. third ^ ’ Walton * ot * or lbs J. if. Barron, of Carroll, for th# fourth. C. L. Anderson, of Fulton, for the fifth. R. E. Crokcr. of Paulding, for the seventh. R. H. Drrke. of Spalding, for the sixth. W. S. Holman, of Clarke, for the eighth. ■* \v. J. Webb, of Cherokee, for the ninth. George W. Gray, of Columbia, for the U jL*fc. Ryals. of Telfair, for the eleventh. The first work of the committee will do with the commission will be to frame rules to govern convict camps. Vies Presidents Named. . Judge Eve appointed the following vks presidents this afternoon: First district, 8. L. Moore of Bul loch county. 8«cond district, C. 8. Hodges of De-‘ catur county. Third district, W. O. Williams of Dooly count)'. Fourth district, J. H. Barrett of Car- roll county. Fifth dlst n county. 8ixth district. A. R. Bloolworch c-f, Baldwin county. • Seventh district J. W. Awtrey of SAPELO ISLE Again Movement Is on Foot to Purchase Valuable Property Ran, a few l _ Ing. Two hundred drowned. Clilne.su Junk others, h ■as .... ami JOTf force men Is trying to clear away tfif wreck age. but the work Is proceeding slowly. Th# names of the entombed miners nr< George Reed, Patrick Dailey, Refry SIC von* and John Holmes. GEORGIA SYNOD IS INJESSION 150 Presbyterian Elders From All Parns Georgia in Attendance Nov. B.—The Synod of sslon In this city In * ing attended by at least one hundred .... - fifty elders of the Presbyterian church of this state. Tho session Is on® of tho best ever held In "Georgia. The dismis sion of the Sunday srhool question hns —_ __j of the j tho session. Addrei W. Moors Scott, of l ‘Ipful foaturea of made by antn. Rev. . and Rev. of Atlanta, ■ess on homo i Presbyterian inltal In Atlanta showed a splendid work being done there. It was rm mended that the churches take up sperial collection for thla InstltMlon tlia second Sunday in February. The address of Dr. W. P. Jacobs, pres ident of Thornwell Orphanage, was In tensely Interesting. He told of th* work of that Institution where 260 children are being enred for. He staled that Georgia led all other states In contrlbu tlons to Its support . l>r. Henry Louis Rmlth, president of Davidson College, made a strong address In behalf of denominational colleges, but emphasized the point that a parent should never send hts son to a college simply because It was a denominations' college, but should send him to the col lege offering him the best advantages: For that reason he plead fpr a more gen erous support for the denominational col lege* If they would keep abreast tho stats emus support for the denominational leges If they ' * k 1 1 “ - | Institutions. Rev. George E. Guile, of Augusta, gave .... . —■ " * Mg ng which a 131 hie tending this ' morning quite Interesting and helpful. | y ■ Fruit and Flower Show. ATHENS. Ga., Nov. 5.—Ths Lsdh Garden and Improvement Club open4 their full exhibit of flowers and vegeti bles this morning. The display of rhn santhemums 'especially. Is being pralsad. The display of other flowers and of veg-1 eta hies Is excellent This club has mors than one hundred and fifty members among the ladles of tho clty.H| Indiana—Taft . (dem.) governor by 15.000. Ap democratic legislative majority. New York—Taft by 202,000; governor by 70,000. Kansas—Taft 1 Apparently Xlughee by’85,000; republican gov- Minnesota—Taft by 80,000; Johnson Idem.) governor by 15,000. California—Tftft hy 75,000. Illinois—Taft by 176,800; republican gov ernor 40.000. Washington— 1 Taft hy 40,000; republican legislature and congressmen. Michigan—Taft by 150,000; republican governor by 8,000. Nevada—Bryan by 1,508; democratic leg- Islattvt. " Iowa—Taft by 57,000; entire republican state ticket by 60.000 upwirds. Oklahoma—Bryan by 25,000; democratic legislature. Georgia—Total vote, democratic 70,800; republican, 38.000: Peoples' party, 17.200; prohibitionists. 750; Independence, 85. Pennsylvania—Taft by 280.000. Tennessee—Bryan bv 85.800. Texas—Bryan by 163,000. Arkansas—Bryan by 28.000. t Mississippi—Bryan by 48.000. ' ’ Alabama—Bryan by 87,000. rJ' Louisiana—Bryan by 48,884. Howard Taft tonight snld. H H "Every business man who la obeying the law may go ahead with *11 the enerev In hie possession; every enterprls* which Is within the statutes may proceed with out fear of Interference from the admin- tratlon, when acting legally; but all In- teresu Within the jurisdiction of the Fed eral government may expect a rigid en- forrement of tns laws against dlshonMt methods." Cobb county. Eighth district. P. Braaelton of Jackson county. Ninth district,~W. J. Webb of Cier- okec county. _ Tenth district. J. W. Newman of Washington county. Eleventh district. J. p. Taylor of Wars county. At a meeting between tho confer ence committee and the prison com missioners a s*t of rule* to gjvsre the convict camps win decile] n pv They are about thw-osme i* pre-all at present with regard to let-* eantt* . and ar* much stronger t*.»tn tho*** heretofore governing county road DUBLIN, Ga.. Nov. B.-Now that the election Is over and th® republicans hsvu won, the distribution of focal pluma la th® all-absorbing topic. -Mra. Clark Grier Is lining out her hus band's unexplred term as postmaster. Bhe will not be reappointed, but Mr. Grier or aomeone else will be named. It la rumored that Mr. Grier will go to Atlanta where some fat political job awaits him. He Is chairman of the Georgia Taft Club and chairman of the rcpnhllran campaign committee, and It la supposed that he can get whatever he wants. It may b« poat- master at Atlanta. It may be United Slate* marshal, revenue ceJIcclor or what not. but whatever he wants will be given him. It Is rumored that Mr. I* P. MtGood wyn, who recently moved here from Franklin, Ky., will be named postmaster, and Mr. Blanton Outler will be his assist ant. This same rumor has It that Mr. J. M. Outler Is to he census enumerator for the eleventh district. He Is one of the recent converts. It Is rumored also that Assistant Tost master Johnson Is to he carried to At Inntn by Mr. Grier, but the peopl* o Dublin do not take kindly to that sug r*Mlon and want him named postmaster. He Is by all odds the favorite for that poaitlon. Laylnq Brick Pavement. The work or laying the brick paring has commenced. In tho presence of a number of the aldermen and some of the cltlstns Mayor Phillips delivered a short talk and laid the first brlrk. Forty thous and brick are being laid every day. The work will te complete by January 11 at the latest and wfll greatly Improve th* business district. IS SLIGHTLY REDUCED NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—Th* director* of the American rollon Oil Company today declared an annual dividend of 3 per cent on ths common stock and a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent on the preferred stock. The dividend on the common ■lock Is a reduction of l .per rant from the test previous annual dividend. CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. I.—At Tm election. OMo i vole that VE MARKEY TRADING GO. IN Wo polled a ,_ million ballot* d-wlt#- l . .. >car* »»", miking a n«-w high la-c-fl f- OMo voters. , 5®?? Taft rarried Ohio by probably 3 -'\ v.h < I farmer d*rr'V'r«f. sroTerrmr bv aVi-it 29 0:0. figure* ax have been received on candidates slhough meugsr. Indicate rh* an aifcmwnttoJudg- L-M &BU probable victory of all other repubMcana the benefit of thrir credlto^*^ B^tae jrtata ticket. The repabUcaws| The .reported liabilities “GUILTY” FOR MORSEJURTIS Financiers Get Adverse Ver dict on Charge Violating Banking Laws LIES OFF GEORGIA GOAST NEAR PORT OF DARIEN Island Has Been Offered Prison Board in Response to the Commission's Ad vertisement for Prison F^rm Lande In Accordance With New Convlot Law—Board Lacks Funds to Buy ■ It—Ideal Abode for Criminal*— Contains Thousand* of Acres of F»rtil# Soil, and ll Cut Off From the Land. ATLANTA, G*.. Nor. 5.—The move ment to have the state purchase Snpo- lo Island, which He* off the Georgia coast near Darien, McIntosh county, h«* been revived. The property has horn offered for leaae, wfth option of axle, to the prison commlsxion, whl^n was given authority pnder, tho recomlv enacted convict bill to extend the con vict farming Idea for the stato. Fapclo Island la cut off from lsud, making It a safe abode for criminal*. It contains several thousand acres of good farming land, pasturage, etc. In 1MP7. when the convict question was a burning Issue before the legislature, tho sentiment In favor or purchasing tho property and turning It Into a Mg convict farm grew strong. Tho mat ter was Investigated at the time by u spclal committee. It In Improbable that the commission will Invest In any new lanJs at pres ent. While possessing authority f» lake such steps the board lacks funds. They are dependent on money derived ftom the Wise near-beer tax *o<* car rying out such plane, and the returns from this aourco have been meagre far. with tho new Inw, and Bapelo Island Is among the real estate that has been offered. Vote Smaller Than Expeoted, ATLANTA. Ga„ Nov. 5.—Late re turns from Tuesday’s election show that the total vote waa much smaller than had been expected and was first believed after the election to havo been cast. It shows a!) candldatei jo have received smaller votes than their friends, and. In moat cases, their ene mies, had estimated. Tho exact figures cannot he given until the* official returns havo heon consolidated, which will he some tlmo next week. Those of less than a dozen counties havo been received up to date. The unofficial returns show that Bryan received a vote of briwoen 000 and 76,000, and a majority of about 16.000. Taft’s vote will amount to nbout 40.000; Watson’s will be leas than 20,000, while all the remainder will not total 6,000. Hlgaen and Graves received less than 1.600 votes In the entire state. The prohibition vote will amount to about 1.000, and la about normal, while that polled by the socialists promise* to go beyond the thousand maik. making It tho biggest ever polled by that party In Georgta- Taft received nearly twice as many votes as Roosevelt got in 1304, which numbered 23,000. However, It Is about the name sa the vote polled for Mc Kinley In 1800 and a Utile less than given the republicans In 1816. Roosevelt carried eleven counties: Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer. Haralson, Jefferson, Liberty. Pickens Polk, Towns. Union and Worth. According lo returns so far received Taft has carried twenty-six counties, ns follows. Apnllng. Banks. Bartoif, Ben Camden, Catoosa, Chattshooch**. Cu»i- tooga, Cherokee, Dawson. Fannin. For syth. Gilmer, Gordon, Greene, Haralson, Liberty, McIntosh. Murray. Pickens, Polk, Screven, Towns, Walker, W* “ WhUfleld. * Watson carried eight counties fotir years ago, as follows: Douglas, Jackson, Johnson. McDuffie. McIntosh, Oconee, Paulding and Warren. This time he Is known to have oarrled Douglas, Columbia. Glascock. McDuffie. Johnson. Lincoln. Ooonee, Wayne and Warren—nine counties. While the republican vote was larger than expected. It has been exceeded sev eral times before. In 1893 thnt parly NEW YORK, Nov. B.-Cha«. W. Morse -id Alfred H. Curtis, who were on trial for violation of national banking laws, were found guilty tonight. VlMiBr r *JoMmendod clemency In be- NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Chaa. W. Morse, until a year ago a dominant flgui tho world of finance, and Alfred H. tie, former president of tho National Rank of North America, were foun ' anight in the criminal branch finance, and Alfred H. Cur- . - president of tho Nations. ank of North America, ware found juUty chari S r —j. r — ._nas and lalsifyl.„ a of the bank. There was also Itlonnl charge of. conspiracy against the prlnonors. but the Jury acquit (cd the men on this count. Men Committed to the Tombs. Julge Hough refused lo entertain a mo tion for ball and committed the two hank- i to the Tombs’ prison. Judge Hough d he would hear any motions the law- . rs for the prisoners desire to nmki tomorrow morning. Tho federal statutes provide a minimum penalty of five years' Imprisonment for falsifying tho books or a bank and a non alty of two years' imprisonment and fine or both, for mlsappllrutlon of lunm No alternative 4>ut Imprisonment Is pro vided for conviction on the charge m falsifying the booko of a bank. The imutn penalty on this charge Is ten years' imprisonment. Tho Jury recommendW clsmenoy for Mr. Curtis. Drsmstlo Pintle. The eoen# In the courtroom A large crowd hurried Into the court room to hear the verdict Foreman John Elder read the verdict. Mr. Morae'snd Mr. Curtis stood before the jury while Mr. Elder was reading the verdlet and their wive* ant nenr them leaning forward In tenso attitudes to cstch every won!. Verdict la Read. "We have agreed upon a verdict In tho case of both defendants," said the fore man In a subdued voice. "On tho charge of conspiracy wo find them not gnlUy." . A look of relief cam* to tho faces n. th* prisoners and their wives, but It only lasted a moment, for Mr. Elder con tinued: "On th* charge of the misappli cation of the funds of the bank, w« find both defendants -guilty. On the charge Ml making false.entries In the books of the hank we find both defendants guilty. In tho case of Alfred II. Custls, th* Jury wishes to make a strong renommendatldTi to the merry of tho court." Morse Deeply Disappointed \ - iido,| -i-.ii .i i - ' - Mi - furtl* s* slio heard th* recommendation, Mr. Turtle took the v*rdl< • like a Mole, but Morse wn* unable to conceal tho die- lent H* felt, while nil wife „ in signs of emotion. There was momentary nush. In the courtroom after RANDS, OF RECEIVER 'DOUCLAB. Oa.. Nov. I —Th* Marker any. of this city, ha* ir.*-;-' also are botleved to have carried th* )*g-1 about 19.0 »- tatrire, but there also exact figu lucking. It l* reasonably «nr* that th* three! ronsMtuttonal amendments h*v* failed b*-i pa us** they did not m tha asgrctcy** re*rh snyerfMca n*.ir the required majority of I ill votes east at this electioa. Judge O’Bteon has aklng stock and think* tn* r: ir-rrhund!*' *II| foot Up force at work i srvi Train for ths Races, ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 8.—A special automobile train will be operated from Atlanta to Savannah, vf- **-- Birmingham, and Atlanta — Air Line railroads on November 74. for the benefit of those who desire to attend the auto races to b* held In th* latter city on that date. The train will leave here early In th® evening of th* flth. reaching Savannah at an early hour next morning. Returning, It will depart from Savannah on «h* evening of Thursday, th* 28th. arriving here on the morning of the 27th. It will carry a full equip- pogo of Pullman coaches. Prohibition Law Contest On. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 5.—Th* suit brought In th* federal oourts to have the Georgia prohibition law declared uncon stitutional was argued In th* federal court here today. It was filed on Decem ber 71 of last year by. attorneys repre senting the Christian Mocrteln Brewing Company. Tom Eason Out of Harnses. ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 8.—After serving the state continuously for thirty-three years Tom Bason, formerly prison com* tr.iMdoner. became a privets citizen to day It Is the first time sine* barely reaching hi* majority that Mr. Eason lias been out of ©fflcc, and Ms record le a splendid one. Wiley Williams, his sue- ceesor at the repltol, was sworn In by Governor Smith this morning, and ha en tered upon the duties of the place with out delay. Mr. Eason's retirement from office was voluntarily, as he declined tn ren for an other term. IU will d'-tot* ail of his time now to tha practice of law. The retiring commissioner began his public c»re*r as sollcltnr tenoral of the Oconoa Judicial circuit, to which place he was appointed by Gov. James if. Hmlth — j|7t ||* served In this f* wars, being elect representative i legislature as i fair county la 1882. He served hie c_. ty In that rapacity for four ysant or I farms, retiring to again a.-c^pt the orti- - of prosecutor. This waa In lit* and be remained solicitor until appointed a mcmberJof th* prison commission by Gov. W. Y. Atkinson In October. 1881, rervlnr In that capacity until today. In all hi* chan*** he went from one oT »■ c to t :.«■ otl.r r tVm »n*kln» Mn -cr- vice continuous. lie was probably the appointment Me felt, while his showed no signs of emotion. There u momentary hush In the courtroom l. . . th* verdict, had been read This wss broken by a buss of excited conversation In the courtroom nnd a few mlnutea later the lawyers for the defendants were mak ing the customary motions for 8t new trial, for ball end for permission to take an appeal to the circuit court of appeals. Motion for New Trial. After saying he would hear tha motions tomorrow morning when Ihs prisoners are arrnlgnsd before him to he rcntenccd, JudgdL Hough then dismissed the Jury. Mr. Mere* and Mr. Curtis ware accompa nied eAfar as the Tombs’ prison by their wives.. There lute been wldo Interest In the Joint trials of Chas. W. Mors* and Alfred H. Curtis on charges growing out of tne failure nf tho National Bank of North America. It was brought out In the testimony that Morse had made large loans from th# bank through the so-called "dum mies” and that President Curtis had en aided him tn do so. The money thus ob tained wen used to finance the More* Ion pools and steamship operations. ROOSEVELTISM 4 YEARS MORE SAYS LONDON STAR LONDON, Nov. 6.—Th* pres* genor** ally agrees that President Roosovelt dominated the natinnnl election. ••Rooscvcltlsm reigns Hnnther four years," Is th* way tho London Htor puts It. More Interest was displayed In th* election than ever»befnre. Th* London Times considers Taft's elec tion a display of wisdom, and con gratulates th* Americans on their choice. Th* Telegraph says tha re sults are worhUwlde Importance. The Westminster ilirifett* says to |he onlockvd In th* distance the result fras never In doubt. Th* Gazette further says Hcarstlsm will be th* greatest enigma of tho fu ture In American politics. "Th* heir haa *uce*«ded to th# kingdom." Is the way the standard puts. It. Th* Pall Mall Gazette congratulates Amerlya, and says Taft will be *’Roo«cvelt'» man." IS ROOSEVELT TO HEAD HARVARD AFTER ELIOT? BOUTON. Nov. 8.—President Charles W7Bllot, of Harvard University, haa r~ nounred Jilyeslgnatlon to take effect While' no definite reason la given hy him for his retirement, many tneorlre are advanced. On* Is that President Eliot Is planning an extensive western trip for th* purpoe* of delivering a sent • of lectures in rndlanapolla^AIrbans, III.. Chicago nnd othnr cities. AneU^r theory to tmt President Rooeevelt la Ta succeed President Kliot as th* head of Harvard. It has been rumored on sevenu occasions that President Rooeerelt on completing his term of office on March 4. would be come th* president of Harvard. VOTES $15,000 CITY 60N0S GAIN 9 VOTES Complexion Sixty-First Con gress Shows This Num ber Added to Party REPUBLICANS HAVE 216; DEMOCRATS NUMBER 175 According to Present Indication! Repub lican Party Controls Next Home by Majority of Forty-ona Members—In Many Districts tho Results Are Very Cloea, and It h Possible tha Table Shown Delow May Do Slightly Chongod, but Not Enough to Alter Materially Figures Presented. CIUCA. Nov. I.—Th# Republican par ly will, according to present returns from all congressional districts In th* United . States, control the next national hous* of representative* hy a majority of 41. Th# figures so far received show the election - of 318 republicans and 176 democrats, n gain for tho tatter party of nine. Tho majorities In, several districts are reported aa extremely cloee, and It Is possible thnt In « few iuHtnnci-s tho nnicial count mag change the figures given above. The following table shows the number of representatives olocted from all the states; Dem. Repub. Masoarhusotta North Carolina 7 North Dakota — Ohio • Oklahoma 2 Dragon — Pennsylvania 5 Rhode Island — ath Carolina * 7 uth^takota Tsxaa *.**..V,\*./-l-"! 16 Utah — Vermont Virginia » Washington — West Virginia... — Wisconsin 1 Wyoming — Total ..173 DEPOT BLOWN UP; $500 ARESTOLEN Pearson and Other A. C. L Stations Entered and Robbed Lately ALBANY. Ga.. Nov. 8—The authori ties of the Atlantic CTooat Line and the officers of Ihe law In thJs section nro exerting ©very effort to Apprehend tho burglars .who have beer, robbing freight bounce and dtpntn nf the CV)a*t Lino within th* last few day*. Tho towns thut havo bneu visited by rob bers *nre I'ourson. Enigma, Brookfield and Ty Ty. The depot at Pearson was blown and about 3600 secured. Hnperlntendent H. A/>7HcCranle, of th* Uoaat Line, has offcVd a reward of $100 and th* town of IVaraon $200 for the arrest of the guilty parties. Th* robber* were less successful at Brookfield. Enigma and Ty Ty and se cured only small booty. Five negro suspects havs been prraated. # FRACTURE OF THE THIGH MAN’S DEATH CRAWFORDVJLLE. On., Nov. 6 — P. O. Veasey. one of th* oldest citi zens of Taliaferro county, died at hla horn* near her# early Tuesday morn ing. Mr. Veasey had hem declining In health for several months, but tho prdbahle Immedlato cause of his death was th# Injury sustained by a fall two weeks ago wlille In th* discharge of hla duties aa one of the trustees of the Tenth District Agricultural College at Granlts HIIL While meeting with th* trusters of that institution Mr. Veoiry made a mlsriep and fell ten feet, breaking one thigh. Mr. Veszry haa for a number of yoars' served the county ms one of its commissioner* and whs still a mem ber of that body at th* time of his death. He ha* hi one time boon sher iff of the county nn»l served several terms In the legislature. He is sur vived hy several children, among them R. L. Venzry, the former tax rccolver of this county. ON BRINK OF ETERNITY CONDEMNED MAN SAVED HAWK!NEVILLE. Oa.. Nov. 8.— The election held her# today for city bonds carried by a vote of 17$ to 16. The amount of the bond Issue will be 916,600 to be used in Installing a largo M new electric plant. Tha cotton mills 11 have heretofore furnished tho electric * power for the city. Hawklnsviile continues to build and does not seem to hold hack on sc- I nf 3ny ALABAMA STEEL MILLS RICHMOND. Ve.. Nov. B.—Thorr i to life I 1 go up. older In point of ■ BUSY AFTER ELECTION BIRMINGHAM. Nor. 8-—Ata • wtlf fitiid“ by^tafint C ‘aud 1 ^r^-ricnto ^ ' r * f- r ^the election to be I anstst tn ^rSoettng tt#|prison depart? I delivered during the first quarter of jment of the state g-mmincot. ths coming year.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1905-1926, November 06, 1908, Image 1