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Friday, June 28, 1907
THE TWICE-A-W EEK TELEGRAPH
a
GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE MILL
ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS
body of m ms CENTRAL RAILROAD SOLD TO
CATAPULTED WTO CIO MESSRS< JHORNE AND PERRY
ATT-ANTA Juno
A.wmbly of 1f*07-0K
day and both houses
busine*.*
Princir*il Interest
S< nata yt here j be elfl
was in doubt.
Senator John W.
district, from Harto
pr«s!d*-nt on tin- fi?>
being 32 t*» 10 sen •
the 26t'n. being the*
date voted for.
The surprise of the
name of Senator T.
22nd, from Bibb, wai
nomJnfrtlnn. Hon. .
Macon, chairman cf
1 >vp rorrmitte# nnd
>.—The* General
a- or^anir.cd to
re noT ready for
•#*d in tho
f president
GOVERNOR TERRELL’S LAST
MESSAGE TO LAW-MAKERS
NEW YORK. June 26.—Passengers j
on a trolley car crossing the 'Brooklyn |
bridge tonight were horrified when the r;
rear window suddenly crashed in, ai-
I mining the form of a man who landed D DEC lf)f IUT HANQftA/ HP fFNTRIM
i senseless and bleeding in the car aisle. 1 fit JlL/t/l 4 f7/TlV^\/fV VI LLll I
: "Where the man came from is a mystery |
■and he was dead when an ambulance j IlflY Y IYAT O C nCTIOCn Dl/ nCH Y
surgeon reached the scene a few min- WILL NOT BE RETIRED BY DEAL
’ utes later. Tne neck was broken agd
a fractured rib -had pierced a lung. ;
Papers found on the body indicated
kin. of the 42nd !
was elected
ball i. the vote
>r J. J. Flynt. of
nly other candi-
GEORGIA HAS LOW
AND HER CREDIT
TAX RATE
IS HIGH.
! that the victim was John Nelson, an ! UNFRIENDLY
i , electrical engineer of Brooklyn. The {
I The knowledge that person and prop- j police, after a thorough investigation.
dav
Keide
that the
. of the
not even out in
I* MUIer. Of
h* State execu-
•hairman of the
ATLANTA, Ga.. Jun „
in pfMrt is Governor Terrell’s last mes- j credtt
sage to the General Assembly of Geor- ! tIle tax P a J' ers
gla read In both houses of the Legisla
ture this morning:
To the General Assembly:
held
Macon.
Democratic convention
nnd James L. Anderson, manager of
the campaign of the Governor-elect,
fought a noble fight for Mr. Felder, nn.l
tip to a few days ago nought they had
it won But this morning told a differ
ent ■ t orv. and Mr. Felder as well as
Dr. Hardman, Senator from the 33d,
■withdrew from the race.
Five of Dr. Hardman’s votes went to
Judge Akin which with the 37 w’.iieh
be stated he had last night made his
thirty-two.
Here is “how the vote stood on the
first call of the roll after the Senate
had been railed to order by Secretary
C. S. Nor then:
For Akin: Senators Born, Boyd.
iRmntlev. Brock. Bush. Damp, Cowart.
Crittenden, Deen, Dobbs, Farmer. F.elts,
Flynt. Hardman, Hayes. Henderson. of
the lath. Henderson of the 39 th,
Hughes. Knight. Lashley. Martin. Mat
tox. Overstreet. Peacock. Stapleton,
Svkes, Walden, Walker, Weaver,
Whaley. Wilkes. Williford.
For Flvnt—Senator Akin, Felder,
OLordy. Griffin, Hawes, Howard. John
son. Steed, Taylor. Turner.
Ahsent: Senators Hudson and Ste
phens.
Senator "Dohhs nominated Senator
Akin and Senator Taylor nominated
Senator Flynt. There were no other
nominations. Senator Hardman second-
. ed the nomination of Senator Akin.
• /The vote was then taken with the result
stated and was announced amidst ap
plause.
Charles S. Northen, of Atlanta, was
unanimously elected secretary of the
Senate, and will have practically the
same clerical force as last year.
Senator E. T. Steed, of the 37th. wis
unanimously elected president pro tern.
Flynn Hargott. of Muscogee, w/is
unanimously elected messenger.
For doorkeeper, Fleming Grieve, of
Baldwin, was olocted over T. L. Hearn,
of Atlanta, ihc vote being 33 to 8.
Dr. J. W. G. Watkins, of College
Park, a well known Baptist minister
and chaplain o'f tho last Senate, was
unanimously chosen chaplain.
A sweeping State prohibition bill
■was Introduced by Senator Hardman,
nnd It Is practically conceded that It
■will be passed.
Senator Born introduced a sweeping
anti-pass bill prohibiting the issuance
of passes, franks or courtesies of any
kind by anv corporation.
Senator Hardman also Introduced a
bill to amend the act appropriating
*11*0.0(10 to Ibe State university for an
agricultural college, so as to make the
chairman of the board of trustees of
tho agricultural college ex-officio a
member of the State university board
of trustees.
The House was notified that the
Senate had organized for business and
the Governor's message was read.
The Senate then adjourned until to
morrow.
continue to swell the
digest and make easy the gathering of
funds needed for the expenses of Gov
ernment: nor has this led to extrava-
It is my happy privilege, in this, my 1for the State departments and
last message, to be able to congratu-1 P ut>l1 *' institutions, though well sup-
late vou, as I have your predecessors, ported, have been economically admin-
on the prosperity of the State and the 1 ? at " ed ’ and the people have not been
contentment of our people. Providence i burdened with hea\y^taxatijon.
has blessed us. Our laws are just.
enhance ! failed to determine how such an acci-
and stimulate new enterprices. • fjfnt was possible. The force behind
low tax rate, and her i the man carried him througa the vesti-
high. Voluntary returns of ,buIe and w ’ eU lnto the * r proper,
to swell
erty are secure has helped to
value:
6.—Following Georgia has
Continued on Page Four
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT CAST
GLOOM OVER YALE MEN
JUDGE WM. F. FREAR
GOVERNOR OF HAWAII
One Student’s Back Broken
and Others Hurt in
Auto Tragedy
Commencement Joys
Dashed by Event
NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 26.—A
frightful accident causing the death of
one undergraduate and Injuries to two
other students and to a guest, cast
gloom over the commencement exer
cises at Yale University today. The
dead man is D. Leet Oliver, son of the
late J. B. Oliver, of Pittsburg, and a
senior in Sheffield scientific school and
one of the most prominent socially of
the upper class men. The injured are
W. Strothers Jones, of Red Bank, N. J.,
Asheffield Junior, and J. C. Colston, of
Baltimore, in the same department, and
K. Hudson, a commencement guest of
the others. Oliver died from a broken
back, being crushed under his auto
mobile after it had Jumped off a bridge
in Centerville, about four miles from
the college. The others are suffering
from bruises, and Colston had l)is nose
broken. The injuries of the others age
not serious.
The party started out at an early
hour to take a pleasure ride in the
cool air and intended to go out Whit
ney avenue through Centerville to
Cheshire, a straight away distance of
about ten miles, and then return over
| a country road which rpns as a loop
connecting with the extension of Dix-
! well avenue in this city, which routs
makes a course used by automobilists.
Oliver’s machine was of the 30 horse
power racing type and the party went
out Whitney avenue at a high speed.
A half mile this side of the bridge
where the accident occurred, there is
a hill, and down this the machine
went. In the gray light of dawn, it is
thought Oliver did not realize that the
bridge was so narrow, and as he was
in the car tracks he turned out to
travel over the space reserved for ve
hicles. but the swerving of the machine
and then the skidding of the hind
wheels brought the machine aaginst
fence a short distance from the bridge
and the momentum impelling the ma
chine forward sent it against a string
piece of the bridge. The machine then
went into the air. The flight was
great that the racer flew over the
stream and landed 15 feet on the other
bank and then turning a somersault,
fell towards the water. The flight of
the machine threw out Oliver’s com'
panions, but Oliver came down with the
machine and was crushed.
OYSTER BAY, June 26.—President
Roosevelt today formally appointed Judge
Wni. F. Frear to be Governor of Hawaii.
Jud"e Frear is a native of California, a
graduate of Yale, and now holds the
Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court
of Honolulu. He has cabled his accept
ance of the appointment.
CLOUD BBT SWEPT
THE OIL FIELDS
MUSKOGEE. L T„ June 26.—A ter
rific storm, followed by a cloudburst,
swept the oil fields of northern In
dian Territory today. Three persons
are reported killed at Sapulpa, the
heart of the great Glenn Oil pool,
where the storm was fiercest
Water rushed down the streets of
Sapulpa over a foot deep. Plate glass
was broken throughout the town and
the roof was torn from a hotel. More
than 150 oil derricks were reported
down in the Glenn pool, and it is said
all the oil derricks are reported down
at Turley, I. T. At' Maize. I. T., houses
were overturned and brick buildings
demolished. Muskogee suffered no
serious loss. Many oil wells are - run
ning wiltV flooding the lands.
REPORT PRINTED
NAILED—ROAD SOLD TO
CONFORM TO SPIRIT
AND LETTER OF
GEORGIA LAW.
President Hanson, of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company, when ask
ed what he had to say In rjply to a
statement made by the Macon Even
ing News of yesterday under the head
line “Will Major Hanson Lose Out?’’
to the effect that as a result of the
change of-, ownership he would be su
perseded as president of the road by
Col. Lawton or Mr. Winburn, the first
and second vice-presidents of the
Central, said that the report was not
only absurd, but in his opinion was
published without authority of anyone
outside of the News office.
President Hanson has been engaged
for several months, as he states, in
negotiating the sale of the Cer.trai,
and tlie statement of Mr. Thorne, one
of the purchasers, to which he called
attention states that it was under
stood that no change of management
would take place.
Major Hanson further stated that
the object of all parties interested lti
the sale and purchase of the Central
was to put the property in line with
the laws of Georgia in spirit as well
as letter, so that hereafter there could
be no just ground of complaint that
this company was owned or controlled
otherwise than in strict conformity
with the laws of the state.
Mr. Hanson also stated that much
was yet to be done in the way of im
provements. to keep the property
abreast with its opportunity as well
as its duty to the public, and that he
was hopeful of such financial assist
ance as will be necessary in the de
velopment of the property.
There .Will Be No Change
in Administration or Gen
eral Policies of the Hoad-
Big Shops in Course of
Erection in Macon Will
Be Pushed to Completion
Major J. F. Hanson
Remains President
QUARTER MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE NEAR EXPOSITION
The House Oroenizes.
ATLANTA. June 26.--The House of
Representatives met and organized at
10:10 a. m. It was called to order by
Clerk John T. Bolfeuillet. Rev. N.
Thurman, representative from Walker,
opened with praver. Tho oath was
then administered to each member of
tile House by Chief Justice W. H. Fish
of the Supreme Court.
Mr. Holder of Jackson nominated
Tlon. John M. Slaton of Fulton for
Speaker, nnd Mr. Slaton, who was
Speaker of the last House, received
every vote but bis own. His total was
171. nnd the announcement of it was
greeted with applause, followed bv a
brief speech from the chosen presiding
officer. Speaker Slaton was given
quito an ovation.
Hon. John T. Bolfeuillet of Bibb was
nominated for clerk by Mr. Alexander
of DeKftlb. and the nomination was
seconded by Mr. Fowler of Bibb. His
election, for which ho thanked the
bouse In a few brief remarks, was also
unanimous.
The House was about to proceed to j
the election of a Speaker protem. when |
Air. Hall of Bibb called attention to
tho fact that his was a legislative act
and could not be proceeded with until
the House had organized. A recess of
twenty minutes was then taken, the
Senate In the meantime being notified
of the organization of tne House. Gov
ernor Terrell was also notified by both
Houses that thej were organized and
ready for business:
These formalities having been dis
posed of. and the necessary message
received from the S
Bibb nominated Mr
.Tone:
D. Upshaw, had agreed to go before
the people If a referendum bill was
passed, but the indications are that It
will not be necessary. The passage of
an outright prohibition bill seems un
questioned.
Children Entitled to Relief.
ATLANTA. June 26.—In reversing
the decision of the city court of At
lanta In the case of W. A. Starnes
against the Atlanta Police Relief As
sociation, the state court of appeals
held that the children of a beneficiary,
even though they had reached the age
of majority, were his family and were
entitled to the proscribed relief. _ It
was also held that the. benefits accru
ing from membership In such an as
sociation could not be lost by the
nonpayment of dues during a brief
period, without a specific action on
the part of the association removing
him from membership.
NICARAUGANS EMBARK
HONDURANS ENTERED
S. A. L. Tax Returns.
ATLANTA, June 26.—E. T. Brown,
general counsel for the Seaboard Air
Line today conferred with Comptroller
General W. A. Wright with regard to
the tax returns of that company. The
Seaboard’s returns are approximately
*10,000.000, and the Comptroller Gen
oral proposes to increase them to *17,-
000.000. Mr. Brown asked for time to
notify the officials of the road regard
Ing the assessment before formal ac
tinn was taken, which was granted.
The Comptroller General has accept
ed the returns of the Macon, Athens
and Columbus gas companies. The
Savannah Gas Company and the Au
gusta Gas Light Company agreed to
the increases whloh he made without
arbitration. Tn the case of the Savan
nah Gas Company, the return was In
creased from $416,335 to *670,000.
Hunting Up Old Bills,
ATLANTA, June 26.—Secretary of
State Philip Cook has been spending
the last two days in hunting up old
bills whicfh were Introduced at the last
session of the Legislature, but which
were not passed. Members who desire
to introduce them again, but who did
! not want to go to tho trouble of re-
enate. Mr. Hall of j drafting them, were the applicants for
J. B. Jackson of j this service. Among them were bills
Speaker pro tern., and Mr. I to require all hotels to provide clean
Wright of Floyd nominated Mr. E. H. linen for their guests and describing
McMIchael of Marlon foe tho same po-|the duties of solicitors general.
Mtlon. After an exciting roll call Mr.
Jackson was elected by a vote of 94 to
6(*. Mr. McMIchael moved to make the
election unanimous, which was done.
The following assistant doorkeepers
Were appointed: Harris of Habersham.
Fpive yof Meriwether. Griggs of Ter
rell and Collins of Bartow.
Tile following pages were appointed:
McMirhael of Marlon. Bealer of Thom- I
as. Overman of Coffee. Davis of War- !
Trains Will Stop at North Decatur.
ATLANTA, June 26.—At a meeting
of the railroad commisison today an
agreement was practically reached un
der which the Seaboard will stop both
freight and passenger trains at North
Decatur In DeKalb County, about
which the people had complained. A
depot will also be established.
"" Freeman of Fulton and Williams j Lee J. Langley Charged With Assault,
of Laurens. ATLANTA, June 26.—Lee J. Lang-
Rev. W. A. Parks of Carroll, a well ley. a well-known young Atlanta at-
known Methodist minister, was desig- torney and a graduate of the State
nated bv Speaker Slaton as chaplain of j university, is in jail here charged with
the House. attempted assault upon the thirteen-
Mrs. L. H. T.odstnger of Meriwether year-old daughter of Mrs. W. H. Mims,
was appointed by the Speaker as post- ; wf-.o lives on Hunter street. A warrant
mistress of the House. I has been sworn out and a hearing will
G. Hauser, of Athens, was elected ! be had tomorrow. The charge is a
doorkeeper of The house, receiving 97 serious one and Lawyer Langley's
votes, the university graduates stand
ing by him to a man. G. R. Cochran,
of Hall, received 38 votes. The other
. andldates were Williford, of Fayette
former doorkeeper. Morris, of Talbot,
and Morgan, of Newton.
J. H. Pittman of Fulton, was elect
ed messenger of the house, receiving
90 votes. His opponents were J. H.
Weaver, of DeKaTb. and J. W. Peeples
of Murray.
The Governor's message was re
ceived btit not read. The house ad
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
PUERTO CORTEZ. June 22.—Via
Mobile. Ala., June 26.—General Estrada
completed all arrangements for the
barking the Nicaraguan forces yester
day afternoon and evacuated the Hon
duras garrisons at 3 p. m. The Gov
ernment at Tegucigalpa had sent Gen
eral Juan E. Paredes to receive the
command from General Estrada and
a military force to occupy the garri
sons was sent from San Pedro upon
Cne departure of the Nicaraguan forces.
Their arrival of a special train was
timed so that the Honduras forces en
tered the port and occupied the garri
son after the Nicaraguans were em
barked. The Ometep sailed at 8 p. m.
for Bluefields, British Honduras. Hon
duran police and military guarded the
city last night. United States Naval
Commander Winterhalter had an offi
cer on shore simply to observe events
leaving all details of transfer to Hon
duran and Nicaraguan officials.
CROP CONDITIONS ARE
UNFAVORABLE IN PIKE.
BARNESVILLE, Ga., June 26.—Crop
conditions are quite unfavorable
throughout this community and as a
result the farmers and business men
are moving cautionsly in their trans
actions. The late cold Interfered
greatly with stands of corn and cotton
and many had their entire crops to re
plant. The crops are naturally there
fore late and the recent severe drouth
has hurt. The gardens and farms have
suffered considerably and farmers gen
erally have been somewhat gloomy
over the outlook. All agree, however,
that good seasons and warm weather
will make corn and cotton come out
rapidly and a fair yield may yet be
realized.
HOLMES SAYS DE DID
“DOE SUM HAAS”
FORMER ASSOCIATE STATISTI
CIAN DENIES THE CHARGES
BROUGHT AGAINST HIM.
WASHINGTON, June 26—E. S.
Holmes, Jr., former associate statisti
cian of the agricultural department, on
trial in the criminal court on the
charge of conspiring' to defraud the
Government by prematurely divulging
the Government’s information concern
ing the cotton crop, took the stand to
day in his own defense. He testified that
he never had any advance Information
concerning the reports from the field
and that he had neither given out in
formation previous to the -official pub
lication nor agreed to do so.
“I neither signalled nor attempted to
signal Haas nor to any one else at any
time, the condition of the crop report,”
said Holmes in reply to a question con,
cerning Van Riper’s testimony to the
effect that he had agreed to so arrange
the window shades as to indicate the
situation. He also saicT“that the crop
reports from the field, upon which the
department’s final statement is prp-
dleated, were never opened until the
day of the promulgation of the official
statement, rendering it impossible to
secure accurate information prior to
that date. He also said that, .newspa
per reports and private estimates were
not allowed to have an influence with
the statistician in agreeing upon the
final figures. He had always given his
best judgment in the preparation of
the reports, he declared, but never had
any motive except to get the most ac
curate results. The court overruled the
motion of the defense to take the case
from the jury and direct a verdict for
Holmes.
NORFOLK, Va„ June 26.—Fire early
today at Pine Beach, a resort filled
-with hotels of varying size, restau
rants. stores and Diaces of amusement
just outside thG Jamestown Exposition
grounds, destroyed frame structures
covering a large area in the territory
between Virginia and Maryland ave
nues and 102d and 103d streets, includ
ing Exposition avenue. An unknown
negro was burned to death in a shack.
The burned district is immediately
outside of the western fence of the ex
position grounds, extending to a point
near the Pine Beach hotel and north
to Hampton Roads from the trolley
track, which runs from the exposition
fence at Maryland avenue to the origi
nal Pine Beach' pier at the mouth of
Elizabeth River. The cause of the fire,
which started in the Berkley hotel, is
as yet unknown. The loss is placed at
between *200,000 and *250,000. with
about 20 per cent Insurance, the high
rates having been almost prohibitive
for the taking of large risks on the
frame structures. The Inside Inn and
time owing to the wind, but the fire
reached nothing inside the grounds.
The Arcade. Royal Pine. Hampton
Roads, Washington house. Outside Inn.
Powhattan, Carolina and Berkley ho
tels were among the largest buildings
destroyed. The States hotel was no*
reached and the Pine Beach hotel was
not in Immediate danger. The Pow
hattan guards and the exposition fire
department did splendid work in pre
venting the fire from spreading beyond
the boundary In which it was finally
confined and burned itself out.
About the only buildings saved with
in the affected area are the Tourist
hotel, the Greystone Inn and California
Frank’s buffet, all on 102d street.
Between forty and fifty structures
were consumed and probably 1,000 peo
ple are homeless. The burned build
ings were of temporary construction,
the Arcade hotel with 280 rooms being
the largest and costliest, representing
an investment, including furniture and
equipment, of *80,000.
C. Abler, of Chicago, rescued an un
the Kentucky State building on the known woman from the Arcade hotel
western side of the exposition grounds, I while the latter was burning and who
as well as the negro building and aux- | might have perished but for the brav-
Jliaries thereto, were threatened for a ! ery of the Chicagoan.
THAW PRECEDENT PLEADED
TO SAVE MISS LOVING
Requisition For Nick Weeds Honored.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 26.—Gov
ernor Harris today honored a requisi
tion from the Governor of Virginia for
Nick Weeds, who is under arrest in Co
lumbus and is wanted at Pocahontas,
Va., for the murder of “Bud" Robinson,
about the beginning of the present
year.
WOMEN MAY HAVE
IMPOSED UPON CITY.
It now turns out that the two wom-
i, mother and daughter, who told a
piteous tale of abandonment by the
husband of the daughter to the city
authorities Tuesday morning, and who
said they only arrived in the city from
MR, D. S. HARRISON DEAD;
BELIEVED TO BE SUICIDE.
MONTEZUMA, Ga., June 26.—There
was considerable excitement in our
town this evening over the finding of
the body of one of Montezuma’s prom
inent citizens. Mr. D. S. Harrison, who
had been missing since early last night.
About 4 o'clock Mr. Ed. McKenzie was
passing near his warehouse on the spur
track of the Central Railroad when he
discovered the body under the house,
and near it lay the pistol of Mr. Har
rison, clearly indicating a case of sui
cide. He is survived by two brothers,
Mr. C. M. Harrison, of Griffin, and Mr.
E. L. Harrison, of this place, a mother
and one sister, Mrs. W. L. McKenzie.
He also leaves a wife and six children
to mourn his death. He was a prom
inent Mason and Knight of Pythias,
and a member of other fraternal or
ders.
HOUSTON, Va.. June 26.—Interest | agreeable, though in later years he had
in the trial of Judge Loving for the
murder of young Theodore Estes lag
ged somewhat today. The features
were the closing of the case for the
defense after the examination of three
witnesses for the purpose of proving
that Judge Loving was insane at the
time of the killing of young Estes and
the statement, by the attorneys for the
prosecution of what they intend to
prove if certain witnesses are allowed
to testify. The plea of the defense is
that the mind of Judge Loving, had,
after years of dissipation, which fre
quently caused him to have delirium
tremens from excessive drinking, be
came somewhat impaired; that when
he heard the story of his daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Loving, that she had
been .drugged and assaulted, he be
came deranged and was not responsi
ble for his act in killing Estes. Coun
become unreasonable and disagreeable.
Sheriff Beard stated that he knew that
Judge Loving was continuously drunk
for four years while in Amherst coun
ty. Mr. Boulding, of counsel for the, _ . .. _. .
prosecution, tried to bring from the "’ a >" Company owned py th
witness a statement that Judge Loving | .fl*
had always been a high tempered man
The sale of the Central Railroad of
Georgia was announced in Macon yes
terday. The property has been pur
chased by Messrs. Oakleigh Thorne, of
New York, president of the Trust Com
pany of American, and MarsdenJ. Per
ry. president of Union Trust Company
of Providence. R. L The stock has thus
changed hands,, but there will .be no
change in the 'administration of the
road. President Hanson remaining in
his present position, and there will be
no change in its general policy. The
big car shops in Macon, to cost a mil
lion and a half, will go right on to
completion.
President J. F. Hanson has devoted
seven weeks of his time, most of ii In
New York, negotiating the deal. The
finishing touches were made In Wall
street and on Fourth street in Macon
yesterday.
When the directors adjourned yes
terday Major J. F. Hanson gave to 3
representative of The Telegrap two
telegrams from New York which read:
The Announcement in New York.
Mr. Adrian H. Joline, chairman of
the Richmond Terminal Reorganiza
tion Committee, made the following
announcement in "New York today:
“New York, June 26: Mr. Adrian H.
Joline, chairman of the Richmond Ter
minal Reoi'ganization Committee, an
nounced today that tho Richmond Ter
minal Reorganization Cammittee has
sold to Messrs. Oakleigh Thorne and
Marsden J. Perry all the capital stock
of the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany owned by said committee and
which was received by that committee
in IS94-189lrupon the consummation of
the Richmond Terminal Reorganiza
tion, and after’ the reorganization of
the Georgia Central Railroad and
Banking Company.
The net proceeds of the sale are to
be paid over to the Southern Railway
Company, which, as stated In the tes
timony given in 1899 by President
Spencer, and now on file at Macon,
was entitled to the financial benefit
of any sale of the stock though it
did not assume to control the railroad.
As part of their purchases Messrs
Thorne and Ferry have declared their
purpose to be to operate and to develop
this system as an Independent sys
tem for the benefit of Its stockhold
ers and the public served thereby, and
accordingly they will for at least two
years, continue to hold at least sixty
per cent, of the stock.
Mr. Oakleigh Thorne, of New York,
made the following statement:
New York, June. 26, 1907.
“I have purchased, with Mr. Mars
den J. Perry, of Providence, R. L. the
stock of the Central of Georgia Rail-
Reorganization Committee. ’
At a meeting of the board of di-
I rectors of the company, held in
j Georgia today, Mr. Marsden J. Perry
I Mr. Wiliam F. Sheehan and myself
1 were elected members of the board of
; directors and of the executive com
mittee.
i “The present officers of the corpo
ration will be continued and no
i changes will be made by us until we
have bad ample time to investigate
and had no toleration for those who
opposed him.
The answers were evasive. Sheriff
Beard was asked if he had not favored
Judge Loving when liis name was
mentioned for congress. The witness
replied “No.”
B. H. Harrison, of Amherst, formerly
a lawyer, testified along the same line
as Sheriff Beard as to the excessive I flf' - ,
drinking and the change it had brought I the P M ’. H ' > s*atement P
on Loving. The witness declared that! __. M T a J’ , H “ n *° n '*
Loving worshiped his daughter Eliza- : statements to Thc~Teiegraph. said that
beth. Dr. Charles Lemmons, a brain 1 ,Jr ’
TWO CENT FARE WAS
ARGUED IN U. S. COURT
ASHEVILLE. N. C., June 26.—The
sel for the defense hope through the j specialist of Washington, D. c„ testl- I centrars**p^fic/es^asHaffecUng
plea of emotional insanity to prevent fled that -wh.sky caused a large per- the pub i; c: that the Central had been
any attempt to impeach the statement 1 centage of the cases of insanity. onerated as IndeDcndentlv of the South-
of Miss Loving. hypothetical question going over the Sfan tic Coast Line
Thaw Precedent Pleaded. , like of Judge Loving, his dissipations, i. gf . aboaril and that its relationship
The defense rested their case this : h*s trip to an institution for inebriates. ' ,. o ou thern had never cost the
afternoon and the prosecution an-j his various troubles, etc., coming down . - Georgia a single dollar He
nounced as their first witness in re-i to • the information given him by his. , -fated that it was his understand-
buttal. Miss Annie Kidd. who. they : bother-in-law. Harry Sneed, and later , f' s ° s .™ that 1: wasihis understand
said, would disprove-the story of Miss his daughter’s story, was presented to “ ®“ . LG
Loving. This was objected to and the ; Dr. Emmons and his opinion was asked j - u , Th .
management
Thorne is President of
jury retired, after which a lengthy le- j as to the status of a man who had un- | ‘ <5 omDanv of America of
gal discussion was gone into. The at- dergone the experience outlined. ; Marsden I Perr'v is
torneys for the defense argued that Attorney Wood Boulding. for the President of * ’he" Union Trust Com-
the prosecution had no right to enter prosecution, argued against the admis- f p , . p r Mr William
into the truth or falsity of the story sibility of the hypothetical question | ^1^176 MnmlUtlkwwrh
told by Miss Loving to her father, and propounded by the defense to Dr. Chas. w y k d formerly Lieuten-
cited the New York case m which At- Emmons. During this argument the I” r T k ’ a " d f - Piemen
torney Jerome was not allowed to im- jury retired. The concluding sentence Th p ldent f tb Central would
peach the testing of Evelyn. Thaw, j of Jhe of th# questIoR . fV ^«e1hL£out,lned
originally nrenared. read: | foregoing about the deal, but it was
gathered in a general way that he is
Attorney Daniel Harmon, for the
■prosecution, in reply gave the first ! ar originally prepared, read:
public presentation of the side of the I “What Is your opinion of the mental
case from the Estes viewpoint. In an I condition and responsibility of the
impressive address he declared that! man’s mind at the time of the shoot-
Judge Loving had acted in haste in \ ing?”
shooting young Estes, as he could have The defense at t'he solicitation of the
gotton ail the facts and information | prosecution struck out the words “and
about the buggy ride without going j responsibility."
out of his way. | The jury was brought in and Dr.
Plea for the Truth. ' Emmons was recalled to the stand. The
Continuing he said: . reply of the witness was that he was
“Is human life so cheap that you or ; “menetally deranged.”
I may shoot down on the mere state- ' Dr. Emmons explained the effect on
ment of one individual? Judge Lov- the brain tissues of excessive drinking,
ing could have gone to the home of ‘ In his opinion, “The act of Judge Lov-
Mrs. Kidd, only a block away, and Ing was the result of a diseased mind."
where his daughter spent the night. 1 “What effect will great stress have
- ■ and found out the facts, as the rela- on a mind diseased as this one describ-
1 a| g ht . applied on , suits brousbt by the leading railroad: tlons of the two families were very e d to you.
Piinioro' jmorni^ng tor a room at tne j companies of the South to enjoin the! intimate. The phvsieian who made the 1 “It produces mental disorders.’.’
in In 5 f . , Z " ; States of North Carolina and Virginia' examination lived a block away from ; The witness stated that ten days ago
r °'’ c S.® I from enforcing the reduced passenger 1 f b e shooting, but he never consulted | he made a physical examination of
and freight rates fixed by the Legis- ! him. Judge Loving at his office which he
States, came up for! “And who knows but that he did ; stated, in a sense, corroborated his
remain in Macon a few day
seem by this that, as in many
stances, the city authorities were im- | latures^of"'tho
posed upon.
WONDERING WHAT BECAME
OF SNAKE-BITTEN NEGRO.
Yesterday afternoon a white man
and negro drove up In a hack to the i ward opened for the defense by con
city hall in a hurry. The white man j tending that the reduction of~-passen-
friends are somewhat worried about I rushed to Sergeant Nutling and ex- ' £ er rates would still leave the railway
the situation. He was recently before I citedl ^ ked the loca «on of the hospi- company a fair profit even though
rh.e recorder on several charges result- | ^ V J | there should be a decrease in retenues.
Ing in fines.
pleased with the new turn of affairs
and believes that it will turn out best
for the road and for its patrons.
At the meeting yesterday Chas.
Steele resigned as a director. Geo, G.
Haven resigned in October last. Sam
uel Spencer was killed. These three
vacancies will be filled by the election
of M. J. Perry - . W. F. Sheehan, and
Oakliegh Thorne. So that the new
board is J. F. Hanson, president: Col.
Alexander R. Lawton, first vice-presi
dent; W. A. Winburn. second vice-
president; Jos. Hull and Geo. J. Mills,
Savannah: S. R. Jaques. Macon: ITriai
B. Harrold, Americus; James W. Eng
lish and J. G. Oglesby, Atlanta: W. C.
Bradley, Columbus: W. F. Sheehan.
Oakleigh Thorne, and M. J. Perry, New
York.
hearing before Judge Pritchard in the j close his eyes to the real facts? The 1 opinion, based upon the hypothetical
United States Circuit Court today. ‘ very spot where the crime is alleged I question. Witness then explained ’how
Counsel for both sides presented their! to have been committed was in plain I his examination was made, liis lan-1
views at the morning session. j sight of Lov'.ngston. The remaining j guage being mostly technical.
When court convened at 3 o'clock ; contents of the flask of whisky, alleged The witness was asked if insanity
this afternoon Attorney F. A. Wood- | to have been drugged, was given to ! from alcoholic excesses was not per- :
a man at Lovingston and it worked • manent. His reply was that if de- i
ho ill effects on him. The buggy ride j ranged from excessive drinking exclu- I
and what occurred on that ride was | sively. this was true,
the source of all the trouble. Is all ! ‘
v , . . «* , the light on the case to be turned on I
tal, saying that he had a negro man in !vvalter D. Hines, of New York, general ! the other side?" The law is for the
the hack^who had been_ badly snake- | coun sel of the Sar.ta Fe. was conduct- ] protection of the citizen. A citizen of
the argument for the Southern! this commonwealth has been shot
hen court adjourned until lJ! down. What had he done? Should
not the jury be acquainted with the
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SALE
MADE IN NEW YORK.
Mrs. Wm. H. Parsons Dead. bitten. He was shown the way to the o
ATLANTA, June 26.—Mrs. William : hospital and started in that direction. . Railway
H. Parson died this morning at her \ Eut he never reached the hospital, and o'clock tomorrow morning.
State Prohibition Bill.
ATLANTA. June 26.—That a state
prohibition bill will go through at
this session of the general assembly
-rems unquestioned The .air is full
of the talk about It. and the election
of Judge Akin, of Bartow, as president
of the senate by so large a majority
Is taken to mean that 'he success of
a Ktite prohibition bill is assured.
ItfiHe Akin is a firm .anil staunch pro-
h1bittc\ist. The prohibitioni-ts have
abandoned their first proposition of a
referendum and are now seeking for
the ntitrlcY1\ enactment of a prohibi-
residenee on Capitol avenue. She was
the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James H.
Bozeman and was born in Columbus in
1955. Her husband was from Lauren
County. Her father was
State Treasurer and had held other po
sition
Government.
Sergeant Nutling is wondering
became of the snake-bitten man.
what; The railroads- contended that the re
duced rates are so low that they will
either financially ruin the roads or pre- j
I vent dividends and thus failing to pay j
reasonable compensation for money
facts?”
Mr. Moore responded and quoted
numerous cases where such evidence
had been excluded, and said that the
defendant was entitled to the same
Academic Degrees.
for years From the Boston Herald. _
^ The days of conferring degrees har- I invested, they will be deprived of their i right that had been accorded in many
in connecting with the State j ing come, it should be noted that they ! property without due process of law. ! other courts. Judge Barksdale will
differ. Some come as a matter of j in violation of the Federal constitution.’
course. Some are in payment for 1 ———
money or other substantial aid render
ATTENDANCE AT MERCER
LARGER THAN EVER. : ed to the institution. Others .are con-
ferred by academic institutions in be-
The outlook for a successful year at half of society at large, in the absence
Mercer at present Is bright as the en- | of a national academy or an institu-
roliment hid* fair to be a record- : tion speaking for society as a whole
breaker Toist venr the enrollment was i and used to seek out and honor the
rule on this point tomorrow.
Will Contradict Miss Loving. , ^
It 1= deemed most important by the the general manager of the McDermott
counsel-in the case, as the prosecution j Construction Company, of Chicago, who
to have witnesses to disprove ; had charge of the work. Edward Clark,
NEW YORK. Jnue 26.—Control of
the Central Railroad of Georgia has
passed from the Richmond Terminal
Re-organization Committee to Oak
leigh Thorne, president of the Trust
Company of America, of New York,
and Marsden J. Perry, of Providence.
I R. I., according to announcement made
’ | j tdday 'by Adrian H. Joline. chairman
pip rapnc1/11 ■ pa I of the committee. 'Mr. Joline said the
fclUM I rcKoUINo KILLlU committee has sold its holdings of the
I Georgia Central stock to Messrs.
DV DDCMATITDC Dl A 5T i Tnorne and Perry and that the pro-
Dl ilxC/tlA I UKl DLAOl ! ceeds of the sale will be paid over to
! the Southern Railway Company.
! Messrs. Thorne and Perry have declar-
RICHMOND. Va., June 26.—By the i ed their purpose to operate and develop
blast yes- the system as an independent one for
the benefit of the stockholders and they
will accordingly hold at least 60 per
cent of stock for at least two years.
premature explosion <
terday at Lola on the Tidewater Rail
way near Brookneal, Campbell County.
Cornelius Sullivan, a brother-in-law of
SENATOR BANKHEAD’S
COMMISSION IS SIGNED.
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. June 26.—The ! claims ~ , „ ^ . .
commission of John H. Bankhead, as every statement made by Miss Loving. | of Charlotte County, Virginia, and six
senator from Alabama, to succeed J. I who told the story of her ruin between Italians were killed. lour others were
T. Morgan, deceased, was signed to- ; sobs on the stand yesterday. ; seriously .wounded,
by Governor Comer. The elec-| Sheriff John P. Beard, of Amherst |
day
arger than it had ever been and there 1 worthy. Other degrees are earned by; tio nof a senator will take place early j county, who has known Judge Lovin
in July, the appointment holding only ' for years, was the first witness today.
| v.-ero more students in the literary de- the recipients, and represent earnest
partment than have ever attended and fruitful work in some field of
Mercer in one year before. The attend- ; mental labor. One degree of doctor of
ance next year bids fair to be larger; divinity conferred this year was the
1 than that of last veer as numerous in- ’ avowed academic reward for a schol-
! qulries have been received by Presi- arly book. This is a custom which
t«rv law without reference to the peo- dent Jameson and rooms are being i other theological schools might imi-
ple. Senator* Clay, according to W. i sought. I»W.
GEORGIA PINE DISTILLING
PLANT WAS BURNED.
until that time.
J. MEADOR ELECTED
SUPERINTENDENT OF GRADY
ATLANTA. .Tune 26.—J. J. Meador.
\v']-known insurance man. was teday
le'ted superintendent of Grady Hospital
He testified as to the defendant being j
| an excessive drinker, and that he had ]
suffered at times from delirium tremens.
FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.. June 26.—
The Georgia Pine Distilling Co's..
The witness stated that dissipation of! plant here was burned tonight invo'v-
Judge Loving had completely changed , ing a loss of *75.000. The industry
his disposition, and that before he [ consists of *>trneuiii>e from
eie. te.i superintendent m urauy rtospuai , . . , : „
2n place of Dr. T. F. Brewster, resigned, started drinking he was pleasant and ■ fat pm®.
NO CHANGE IN CONDITION
OF BISHOP ELLYSON CAPERS.
ASHEVILLE, N. C„ June 26.—Thote
is no special change In the condition
of Bishop Capers, according to a bul
letin from Cedar Mountain.
Diet of Matches and Carbolio Acid.
COLUMBUS, Ga., June 26.—Annie
Anderson, a young woman who is an
inmate of a disreputable hause down
town, tried to end her life last night
by swallowing matches and carbolic
aHd. but a physician who was sum
moned saved her life after hard work.