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Enters Race for Goverior of
Georgia Against Smith,
OUTLINE OF PLATFORM
Favor Modifying Railroad Commission
Law, Strict Enforcement of Pro
hibition, Payment of Veter.
X erans In Lump Sum.
Hon, Joseph M. Brown, of Marietta,
former railroad commissioner, Wednes
day issued an announcement to the
people of Georgia of his candidacy for
governor, in opposition to Govermer
Smith, subject to the democratic pri
mary of June 4. An outline of M.
Brown’s platform is as follows: .
“l. A return to the payment in one
sum of Confederate pensions, such as
prevailed before the advent of the pres
ent state administration.
“2. The reduction of taxation as
quickly and as to as great an extent as
can be made practicable.
“3. The regulation of the railroads,
‘This should be done with firmness, but
with judgment, holding equally in mind
the rights of the public who travel and
ship, of the stockholders who own thie
properties and of the lives and fair
wages of the employes.
“4. The proper support of all publie
Institutions.
“5. As liberal appropriations for the
common schools as the public finance
wiil allow. .
“6. Changes in the railroad com
mission law, viz.: First, the repeal of
those parts which give the commission
jurisdiction over such local institutions
as telephones, gas and electric lighting
plants, cotton compresses and street
railways. Secondly, to .insert the re
quirement that one of the commission
ers shall be a rate expert, and to repeal
that section providing for a rate ex
pert not a commissioner, thus saving
$4.000 per annum in that office. Third
-Iy, to compel railroads te properly light
and heat passenger stations and to re
quire equitable demurrage rules.
“7. The establishment of a depart
ment of labor.
“8. The strict enforcement of the
present prohibition law. If the people
in the coming election choose members
of the general assembly who, in ac
cordance with the will of their constit
uents, make any changes in the present
law, I will sign the bili thus ordered
by the people.
“9. The enactment of a law against
lobbying, so as to preserve the purity
of our legislative system, the same
as the purity of our jury system.
“10. The encouragement, by a prop
er administration of the laws, of the
agricultural, mercantile and raanufact
uring industries of the state. The as
surance, not only to citizens of this
state, but to citizens of other states
that all capital invested in legitimate
enterprises in Georgia shall have the
equal friendly consideration of those
who administer the laws of Georgia.
“11. The discouragement by all legal
methods of undesirable immigratien.
“I make no promise that I individual-
Iy, or in my official capacity, will ac
complish any of the results above indi
cated, for, while one man, if he be
governor, may cripple and possibly
wreck the prosperity of the state, it re
quires the co-operation of the people
and the executive restore confidence
and upbuild that which has been
prostrated. Hence, I should ask your
earnest co-operation. I confess that I
have none of the traits of the politician
and no great newspaper to urge my
candidacy, but I have faith in the
people.
‘“ln conclusion, let us unite to prove
that Georgia will be just to all whose
citizenship, or investments, are witain
her borders. Let us unite to restore
employment, with good wages, to those
who are now the unmerited victims of
an unnecessary panic. Let us unite
to prevent cotton from falling to an un
profitable price. Let us unite to bring
back prosperity to Georgia. Respect
fully, your fellow citizen,
“JOSEPH M. BROWN.
“Marietta, Ga., March 18, 1908.”
TAFT INDORSED IN IOWA.
Republican Delegates at Large Are In
structed to Vote for Secretary.
The lowa republican state conven
tion at Des Moines; Wednesday, elect
ed four delegates at large to the na
tionalcon vention, instructed them to
vote for William H. Taft, endorsed
Senator William B. Allison and ap
proved the plank of the Ohio platform
calling for a revision of the tariff.
CAUSES AN EXTRA SESSION.
Depredaticns of Night Riders to Be
Probed by Legislature.
It is authoritatively announced that
Governor Willson will call the Ken
tucky legislature to meet in special
session, probably in July, for the en
actment of legislation calculated to re
lieve the tense conditions in the to
bacco districts. It is understood that
he will ask the extra session to pass
the county unit bill alse.
SOUTHERN DID RIGHT
In Removing Money from State of
Georgia, is Assertion of Chairman
McLendon of Commission. )
Regarding the removal of the South
ern railway's funds from the state of
Georgia to keep from being hindered
in its operations by garnishments and
attachments on damage stits, Chair
man McLendon of ths state railroad
commission, in his reply to a letter
from President Finley upholds the
road in its action, after thoroughly in
vestigating the matter.
Chairman- McLendon shows that the
Southern railway had on deposit in
banks in the state during the month
of February some $600,000, against
which amount pay checks for $235,430
were drawn. He states he is inform
ed that the average percentage paid
on personal injury claims by the road
since its organization has been 3 per
cent. Further, he shows that the
amount of damage suits against thae
road in the state is $334,888. Three
per cent of this amount is SIO,OOO, but
in order to give bond and keep the
$334,888 in legitimate business chan
nels the »oad would be required to
give bond for over $600,000, thus com
pletely exhausting every bit of availa
ble cash they had in their depcsitories
in the state.
In closing his letter, Chairman Me-
Lendon states the following:
“The railroad commission of Geor
gla very deeply regrets the circum
stances which compel you to remove
your deposits from the state of Geor
gia and which justify you in making
such removal.”
President Finley in his letter to
Chairman McLendon, says that attor
neys in unadjudicated personal injury
claims under the existing garnishment
laws of the state, are permitted to
garnishee the funds of the railroad
eompany, impound its equipment, tem
porarily tying wup both funds and
equipment, preventing business to con
tinue. For this reason the official
says his road was compelled to take
their meney out of the state and place
it in other states.
“BLACK SPORT” SENT TO DOOM.
Slayer of Policeman Manier Dies on
Gallows in Atlanta Jail.
At 11 o’clock Wednesday meorning,
Sheriff Nelms, in tha tower at Atlanta,
sprang the trap on Andrew Johnson,
alias “Black Sport,” and in fourteen
minutes the slayer of Policeman Ma
nier was pronounced dead of strangu
lation.
His only words on the gallows were:
“I know I am saved. God has forgiv
en my sins. I am ready to go.”
Johnson, through fear, was almost in
a state of complete collapse, but ad
ministration of nitroglycerin and opium
about an hour before he was taken to
the gallows gave him some courage,
and he stoocd without assistance.
INSURRECTIONISTS DEPORTED.
Refugees Are Allowed to Leave Haiti
-Aboard French Cruiser.
Consequent upon the decision of the
Haitien government to permit the par
ticipants in the late insurrection who
have asylum in the various consulates,
to leave the country unmolestied, the
French cruiser d'Estrees, at Port-au-
Prince, is preparing to taks on board
all the refugees in the French, Ger
man and Spanish consulates at Gon
aives, at St. Marc and Port-au-Paix.
The cruiser will take the revolution
ists to St. Thomas.
LOTTERY BILL KNOCKED OUT.
Sports of Porto Rico Disappointed at
Wind-Up of Legislature.
The Porto Rican legislature adjourn
ed at San Juan Wedneaday. The lot
tery and cock fighting bills, the for
mer providing for the allotment of
$40,000 a month in prizes, which was
introduced by natives and passed by
the house was killed in executive coun
cil. The public utilities bill, drafted
after that of New York, was passed.
Big appropriations for education and
good roads were made.
LIBERIA APPEALS TO UNCLE SAM
Negro Republic Wants to Be Protected
Against France. 4
The government of the little Afri
can republic of Liberia has appealed
to America to protect her territerial
intezrity against France. The state
department has been infoermed that a
delegation is now on its way from
Monrovia' to Washington to make a
personal .appeal to the president and
Secretary Root to restrain the French
from forcibly taking possession of a
large part of the country lying on the
border between Liberia and French
West Africa.
THREE MEN MANGLED TO DEATH
Heavy Steel Beam Fell and Crushed
Out Lives of Workmen. ¢
Three men were killed at Indianap
olis Tuesday by the falling of 4 heavy
steel beam that was being 'placed in
position for railfoad track elevation..
While raising one of the *heavy
beams a chain broke and the.threg
wmen were crushed to death.s |
TO ANOTHER STATE
Southern Sends All Money
Held in Georgia Banks.
TO BALK THE LAWYERS
Officials Claim They Are Being Ham
assed by Attorneys Tying Up
Funds by Garnishments and
Attachments on Suits.
The Southern Railway Company, by
order of its treasurer, in Washington,
D. C., has withdrawn bhalf .a million
dollars from the banks in Geergia, and
deposited the money in the First Na
tional bank, of Chattanooga, the rea
son for this action being to keep law
yers from making attachments and
serving garnishments on the funds of
the road in Georgia,
Every depository of the Southern in
Georgia now ceases to exist, and what
money the banks held is all going to
Chattanooga. The order issued covers
every city in the state in which the
railway had deposits.
It is estimated that the total amount
of business done daily in the state by
the Southern amounts to $150,000 and
over. The estimate on the amount
having left the state is $500,000.
The complaint is made that damage
suit lawyers every day are Kkeeping
the road from paying off its employ
es and from transacting business by
serving attachments and garnishments.
The officials say this is the only state
in which the thing has been done, con
sequently they resorted to the metaod
of withdrawing their money.
The officials state that their money
will be placed in banks outside of
Georgia for an indeflnite period; in
fact, it is understood this will almost
be a permanent arrangement,
GOV. SMITH AT COVINGTON.
Makes Second Speech of Campaign to
People of Newton County.
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgla ad
dressed the people of Newton county
at Covington Tuesday. He spoke in
the codrt room to a large audience.
His speech was upon the public ques
tions of the day. He stated that the
prohibition law should be rigidly en
forced and any move to perfect it
should be started by its friends and
not by its enemies; favored the ulti
mate extension of the state road to
the sea. He said he would be able
to pay every pensionn in full at the be
ginning of each year if the conmstitu
tion was amended sc as to allow him
to borrow the money -when naces
sary.
Referring to the subject of prohibi
tion, he said: “The friends of temper
ance all over the United States should
turn their guns on those congressmen
who have refused to pass a bill pro
tecting a state or community which
declares against the sale of liquor
from having liquor shipped into it by
business houses residing out of the
state. They should give their support
in every congressional district to men
who will help pass this law.
LOWER RATES ARE ORDERED.
South Carolina Railroad Commission
Reaches That Decision,
The South Carolina railroad commis
sion Tuesday decided to order the Sea
board Air Line, the Blue Ridge and
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroads to put in effect by April 1 the
reduced passenger rate of 2 1-2 cents
per mile.
These lines protested against the re
duction from 3 cents per mile, but
were willing to issue mileage hooks
at the same rates as other lines.
Local Option Law Valid.
Judge Gantt of the Missouri supreme
court, in opinion handed down Tues.
day, reaffirmed the decision of the
Missouri courts, upholding the consti
tutionality of the local option law.
AN ANTIJUG RIDER
Attached to Ocean Mail Subsidy Bill,
by Senator Clay. -
Senator Clay tried another strangle
bold on the whiskey octopus Tuesday
by tacking on an “antjhipping”
amendment to the ocean’fiiail subsidy
bill. He was moved to take this step,
since it appears the judiciary ‘commit
tee, which has been arguing the con
stitutionality of various anti-shipping
laws, will declare against wrzporting
the proposed legislation.
PERUVIANS INVAfiDE CHILE,
; Sy
Armed Trcops Cross Frontier in Pur
" suit of ‘Smugglers.
A dispatch- received in Valparaiso
from Arica says that a detachment
of Peruvian troops invaded Tarata, a
Chilean town in the province of Tacna
and near the Peruvian frontier, in pur
suit of smugglers. The Chilean polica
disarmed the invaders, but later fresh
Peruvian troops arrived at Tarata and
entered the houses, searching for arms,
Young Florida Senator Yields
in Fight Against Reaper,
VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER
!
Passed Away in Washington Hospital |
After Long lliness—Was in Sen. |
at But Little Over Two ‘
Months, |
United States Senator William
James Bryan of Florida died at Prov
idence hospital in Washington at 8:30
o'clock Sunday morning of typhoid fe
ver. It was only seventy-three days
since he took his seat as the suc
cessor of the late Senator Stephen R.
Mallory, who died December 23, and
thirtysthree days of that time was
spent in his fight against disease.
Several times during Mr, Bryan’s ill
ness his friends despaired of hig re
covery, but as late as Saturday night
the report was given out that his con
dition had taken a turn for the better.
Hig death, therefore, came as a sur
prise and a distinct shock.
In physique Mr. Bryan was unfitted
to withstand a protracted fever. He
was slight of build and of a nervous
temperament. He came to Washing
ton early in January from the warm
climate of Florida and from the day
of his arrival was far from well.
Finally he was compelled to give up
and was taken to Providence hospital.
In Mr. Bryan the senate loses the
seventh member by death since the
Jadjournment of the fifty-ninth con
gress on March 4, a year ago. They
were the two late senators from Ala
bama, Mr, Morgan and Mr. Pettus; Mr.
Mallory of Florida, Mr. Latimer of
South Carolina, Mr. Proctor of Ver
mont, Mr. Whyte of Maryland and Mr,
Bryan. Curiously, the last two were
the oldest and the youngest members
of the body. Mr. Whyte was 81 years
and Mr. Bryan less than 32 years old.
Although Mr. Bryan was in the sen
ate too short a time to impress his
individuality on legislation or to take
a prominent part in the consideration
of matters in eemmittee, it is concedad
that he would have become a forceful
part of the minority.
Mr. Bryan was born in Orange coun
ty, Florida, October 10, 1876. He at
tended the public schools of his state
and Emory College, Georgia, graduat
ing from the lattgr institution in 1890.
Three years later he was graauated
from Washington and Lee University
and in 1899 began the practice of law
in Jackscnville, Fla. Until a ghort time'_,.
before his appointment to succeed Mp",
Malolry in the senate he had served as
solicitor of the Duval county criminal
court. He was married to Miss Janet
Allan of Lexington, Va., who, with one
son, survives him. G Al
ELEPHANTS ROLJK!DED'UP.
Two Escapes from (Circus 'in Florida
Finally Caught After Long Chasre.'
The two big elephants which escap
ed from the Van Amberg circus in Flor
ida were reunded up seven miles from
Jasper Saturday night, and weré taken
in charge by members of the circus.
The elephants were at large four
days and nights, and created much
terror. They wers fired upon several
times. They swam streams, ' broke
through ponds and lakes, wallééq
through wire fences and tore down
whatever came in their way. :
TOBACCO FARMERS IN PANIC.
Fear of Night Riders Cause Them to
Destroy Beds and Stop Planting.
Driven by a panic of fear because
of the warning letters and visits of
‘the night riders, farmers in nearly ail
“of the forty-twg counties in the white
‘burley tobageo district of Kentucky
‘are busily” destroying their tobacco
+beds. JAn. many: counties huge signs
have“been erected on buildings, de
claring the intention of the farmers
not, to raise a crop this season.
y, ———
: "'r(wo PRIESTS SQUELCHED.
Indicted for Attacking Civil Marriage
Law of Porto Rico.
The federal grand jury at San Juan
Porto Rico Saturday, returned an in
dictment against two priests, at San
Juan, Porto Rico, Saturday, editors of
a Roman Catholic publication, for
printing an article in which it was
asserted that persong contracting mar
riage under the civil law live in a
state of concubinage and that their
children are illegitimate. The jury
holds that the article in question was
obscene and unfit to be published.
- ANTI-LOAFING LAWS VOID, ;
Missouri Supreme Court Passes Upon
Novel Legal Provision.
The Missouri supreme court Tues
day decided that city ordinances pro
hibiting persons from lounging or loaf
ing on street corners are unconstitu
tional. The case came from St. Louis,
where Jacob Gloner was fined for
standing on a street corner doing pick
et duty during a strike in 1905.
MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS
Presented to Speaker Cannon and Vice
President Fajrbanks by Delegation
Hzaded by Sam Gompers,
Speaker Cannon and Vice President
Fairbanks Thursday announced their
belles that the present comgress will
pass an employers' liability act which
will meet and overcome the unconsti
tutionality of the present law, pointed
out by the supreme court of the United
States in a recent decision.
These statements were made to a
delegation, led by President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, from eighty-seven national
and international trade and labor un
fons and organizations of farmers, as
sembled in a national conference in
Washington. The dflegation called on
the speaker to lay before the house
of representatives, through him, a me
morial entitied *“Labor's Protest to
Congress.”
The scope of this memorial was set
forth in the following opening para
graphs:
“We, the official representatives of
the national and international trade
and labor unionsg and organizations of
farmers, in national conference assem
bled, in the District of Columbia, for
the purpose of considering and taking
action deemed necessary to meet the
situation in which the working people
of the country are placed by recent
decisions of the courts, now appear be
fore congress to voice the earnest and
emphatic protest of the workers of the
country against the inditerence, if not
actual hostility, which congress has
shown toward the reasonable and right
eous measures proposed by the work
ers for the safeguarding of their rights
and interests.
“In the name of labor, we urge upon
congress the mnecessity for immediate
acticn lor relief trom the most grave
andl momentous situation which has
ever confronted the working peopie of
this country. This crisis has been
brought about by the application by
the supreme court of the United States
of the Sherman anti-trust law to the
workers, both organized and in their
individual capacity.
“There is something ominous in the
ironic manner in which the courts
guarantee to workers:
“The ‘right’ to be discharged for be
longing to a labor union;
“The ‘right’ to work as many hours
as employers please, and under any
conditions which they may impuge.
“Labor is justly indignant at the be
stowal or guaranteeing of these worth
less and academic ‘rights’ by the
courts, which, in the same breath, deny
and forbid to the),workers the practical
and necessgiy proteéiion of laws which
‘defind 3‘add:"{g;féguai'd‘nthélr rights and
libérties and the exercise of them fa
dliriduully or in association.” : /
‘MURDER’CHAH/EED TO THREE!
Trio of Negroes Bound Over fér@k’ill
ing Pawnbroker, ip Atlanta!”
Jim Madden, Tom Frazier and Wood
son Davis, three negroes, were bound
over by Judge Broyles of the Atlanta
police court Taursday, charged with
the murder of Jacob Hirsovitz, who
was shot to death in tront of hig pawn
shop, on the night of February 29
while in a scutfle with a negro who
had entered his shcp, and selzing a
pistol, had endeavored to make his
escape through the door. i
» When on the sidewalk the mnegro
cried out to two, confederates standing
nearby to shoot. This they did, Hirgo
vitz falling to the sidewalk mortally
wounded, while his assailants ade
their escape in the darkness.
HOMESEEKERS IN WRECK.
‘Two Killed and Several Badly Hurt in
Accident on Great Northern.
Two men were killed and seven oth
er persons were badly injured Thurs
day when an excursion train on the
International and Great Northern rail
road, bearing a party of homeseekers
from Kangas and Oklahcma, en route
to Ls Paletenas, Mex., were wrecked
by a bioken rail at Pearsall, Texas,
WANT THE GUILTY PUNISHED,
Mothers Whose Children Perished in
Collinwoecd School, Take Action,
Mothers wnosge children perished in
the schoonl fire at Collinwood, Ohio,
have sent a petition to ths governor
to see that those guilty for the fire
are pumished. At a maszs meeting
speches denounced the verdiet of the
coronzr, and tae investigation of the
trusiees, which, they declare, were
whitewashes,
An effort will be made by the women
to fix the blame,
ABE HUMMEL GOES FREE. |
New York Lawyer Doffs Prison Garb‘
After Two Monthg in Sing Sing.
Abraham H. Hummel, the lawyer
who wa. sentenced to serve g year!
in Sing Sing prison for conspiracy lnl
connection with the Dodge-Morse di
vorce case, wds released Thursday,
Hig term was reduced 'to about ten
months by the allowance made for
good behavior, ; g
\
Cordial-lnvitationwf.Mikado.
. Has Been Accepted,
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CABINET -ACTS PROMPTLY,
RNle i o e .
Washington Officials Believe that Chi
na Will Also Request a Visit, ¢
, Thus Making the World
itinerary Compiete.
The American battleship fleet is to
visit Japan. The 'desire of the em
veror of the island kingdom to play’
host to the “big sixteen” was laid
betore Secretary .Root at Washingtom
I'hursday by Baron Takahira, the Jap
anese ambassador. G .8
The invitation, which was couched in
most cordial terms, was made th'e sub
ject of extended consideration by Pres
ident Roosevelt and his entire cabinet
Friday. Secretary Root was directed to
accept the invitation, and the accept
ance wag laid before the Japanese am
bassador later in the day.
It is regarded in efficial circles as
more than likely that China will be
next to bid for a look at the:fleet, and
;that showld this be the case thein
vitation would be'accetped. |
} Secretary Metcalf and Admiral Pills
| bury, chief of navigation, are arranging
the detalls of the new itimerary. Wita
the execption of Chtna, it 1s believed
to have been determined that all other
invitations, should any be receiyed,
will be declined, for, at best, the fleet
will not be able to reach the Atlantic
until next March.
The intinerary which seems to be
most direct includeg stops at the Ha
walian islands, Samoa, Melbourne,
Sydney, Manila, Yokohama—should
that port be selected as the stopping
place in Japan—possibly a Chinese
port, back to the Philippines, and then
home by way of the Suez canal.
The fall target practice has been
planned to occupy a month at Manila,
elther before or after the visit to Ja
pan. Although target practice is re
garded as decidedly dimportant, and
the custom is to have the ships occu
py a momnth each spring and fall in
gun practice, the desire to have the
fleet return to its home statjon may,
lead to a curtailment of the month
planned for Manila. '
Japan will have the ships a wegek,
according to tentative plans. While the
stops in foreign ports so far made
have been on an average of ten days’
duration, a jart of that time was ac
cupled in’ takhw’on coal, 4./ yit
The acceptdnce of the.Japanese, in
vitation 1s régarded in officlal eirkles
as of considerable importance in the
way of a demonstration of the cordlal
ity ‘existizg between the American
and Japanege governments,
Late Friday night the state depart
ment gave out the Japanese note invit:
ing the American battleship fleet to
visit Japan and the president’'s re
sponse accepting the invitation.
CREEKS WOULD SELL LANDS.
Hold Convention and Ask for Removal
of Restrictions.
The Oklahoma delegation in con
gress Friday were advised that at a
convention of Creek Indiang :I‘hursday
at Cheoita, Okla, resolutions were
adopted favoring the removal of tae
restrictions: put upon alienation of
lands of mixed bloods and asking for
the removal by the secretary of the
interior of the four Creek delegates
and the attorney in Washington who
have been opposing the proposition.
| MISTAKEN FOR SMUGGLERS.
Custom Inspectors Shoot Each Other
Dead in a Duel. .
Mounted Customs Inspectors Charlea
Logan and Charles Jones fought a du
el in the dry bed of the Rlo Grande
river, in El Paso, Texas, Thursday
night, and bhoth were killed. Their
bodieg were found Friday. It is suppos:
ed that each mistook the other for a
- smuggler.
BIG LUMBER COMPANY FAILS.
Liabilities of Concern in Neighborhood
| of Two Million Dollars.
The Mcintyre Lumber Company at
Jackson, Ala., failed Friday. The com:
pany originally represented a capitali
zatlon of $1,000,000, Recently it pur
chased tne 71~ merman Lumbe:r Com:
pany In the game vicinity, capitalized
at SBOO,OOO, makizg the total labilities
of the company about $2,000,000. .
No reason is assigned for the failure
other than the financlal conditions.
COSTLY BLAZE IN MILLS.
Pickers' Building Burned, Entailing a
Loss of Over SIOO,OOO,
The pickers’ building, warp and ma
chine rcom of the Cooleemee cotton
mills, in Davie county, N. C., were de
stroyed by fire, which started in the
picker bullding Friday, entalling a
loss of over SIOO,OOO, fully, covered by,
insurance. The origin is unknown.
