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Atlanta Georgian and News VOL. V. NO. 193. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, FEBUARY14,1907. prices ffassmsm DEATH HALTS TRIAL; THAW JURORS FREED Wife of Juror Passes Away Thursday Morning. COURT ADJOURNS ' until Monday Surry for Bolton; Just My Luck,” SayB Pris- \Vw York. Feb. 14.—Death ha* halt, e l the Thaw trial. Owing to the death ,,f the wife of Juror Joseph Bolton, jurr-r No. 11 In the Jury box, court ad. journeil until 10:SO a. m. Monday. \t the suggestion of District Altar ney Jerome all the jurors have been ,rt at liberty until the hour set for the re.'*-livening of the court. News of his wife's end was kept from Mr. Bolton until he entered his home at Its; Boston road. Court had been In ses-d-in only seven minutes when word was received by Chief Ricketts, of the court squad, that Mrs. Bolton was dead. Juror Anticipates News. T: ■ Juror seemed to anticipate the news, for ho rose In his scat and bc- Bank Prober Accused of Neglect of Duty. highly nervous while the officer Mayor t .,n0... has sen, .. fetter to whispering to Justice Fitzgerald Tlw Justice held a whispered confer ence with District Attorney Jerome and Lawyer Dolmas and It was decided to make the public announcement that Mrs. Bolton was sinking rapidly. A recess was ordered until 2 m. and t uptnln Ricketts was Instructed to set Hie Juror to hts home as quickly as possible. Mrs. Bolton had died at 10:45 from double pneumonia, aggravated by a weak heart, but Mr. Bolton did not know It for nearly two hours later. As Mr. Bolton, accompanied by another Juror, us the law requires, and two depulles, reached the steps of his.home s relative came out and threw her arm* about Mr. Bolton and told him his wife was dead. Law Raspcets Grief. When the door closed behind the Ut ile party, Mr. Bolton rushed to the deathbed, leaving the others In the re- - epilon room. The officers, If not the law. respected the grief of the tje- reuved. TI-- law requires that a Juror can not In- alone at any time, and must ul- wav- he nrenmpnnled by another Juror m l an ofllcer ol the court. Death made a vast difference In this ca#e, however, and the grieving husband was left alone with his dead wife. After Harry Thaw had been taken hack t-- the Tombs and before he knew f the death of Mrs, Bolton, he sent essage to thcXiewspnper report- er- ' I feel very ftorry for M r. and Mrs. Itoltoh nnd hope the worst has been t dd But It Is Just my luck.” Wifs Visits Harry Thaw. After recess waa taken Evelyn Xes- l-lt Thaw, accompanied by Lawyer - l o' New Britain, Conn., Feb. 14.—Follow ing the exnmlbatlon of the collateral In the Savings Bank of New Britain by State Bank Commissioners Kendall and Noble, the board of directors' of the bank have Issued a statement In which It Is announced that William F. Walker, the missing treasurer of the Institution, took $565,000 of securities. The direc tors express the belief that the greater part of these securities will be recov ered. There Is a surplus of about $140,000 over and above the umount due the de- posltors. ROBERT C. OGDEN HERE TO PLAN NEXT MEETING Southern Education Leaders Are in Session. TO DECIDE UPON TIME AND PLACE Ogden Is One of Custodians of Rockefeller Fund of $43,000,000. Governor Woodruff anktng for the re nmvAl of CommlAMloner Kendall on the ground of negleet of duty and Incom potency. The mayor aaya that Kendall began an examination of the hank’i nffalrM laet Thursday, Treasurer Walk or, on a plea of Illness, left the bank and Kendall stop|>ed work and returned home to await Walker's convenience Instead of appearing at the bank un expectedly to make an examination, the mayor says Kendall made appointments with Wulker whenever he purposed looking into the affairs of the bank. The de|H»slt4»rs can not get their de< posits under ninety days, the bank hav ing token advantage of a by-law re quiring notice of withdrawal. Explosion at Bayonne Causes Panic in New York. id v York. Feb. 14.—Manhattan, Rellly, went over to the Tombs i ,, rn „, ; | yn UI1( , j ir ^ y City were severely shaken this m-rnlng by an explosion at Bayonne. N. J The first Idea was that It was an earthquake shock nnd a panic followed along the river fronts. It Is reporled Ihnt one of the big Standard Oil tanks exploded. Num bers of people nre reported Injured, Islted with' Thaw for nearly an When they left there was such it crowd In front of tlte Tombs -'Reilly had to call on tha police ke a way for the young woman Ik hnck to the crtffilnal court Another Illness has occurred In con- ■'' 'ii with the Thaw enae. Dr. <\ i MacDonald, chief alienist and n-ultlng expert on tnaanlty for the utlon, Is suffering from a severe w hich. It was feared, might de- t Inin pneumonia. MacDonald waa serving as an ■ : ’ for the slate In the trial of Aram - 1 inn. on trial for tlte murder of '•r.,iher, nnd that trial had to be -Mil'll today until Mondny on nc- -i-it ->r Dr. MacDonald’s illness. 1 " Bruton D. Evans, the defense's i- ’ was called to the stand when ' "OS resumed at 10:$0 o'clock. He questioned by Mr. Detains: Jeromes Objection OtMrruled. ' , “*d that on the It rat three vis it formed an opinion ns to the I'M condition of Harry K. Thaw, ,'V In part upon the statements he lie on those occasions. Am I cor- A. l ou are. Could you form a scientifically ‘'Pinion of Ws condition with- - -so oral statements? A. No. •' then, liming slated In your opln- , - was at that time of unsound ' I Hill nsk you to etate what those ; dements were? " ted to by Jerome. The objee- overruled by the court. 11 - treed, then? A. Hay I go along B occurred? ' >. certainly," said Dolmas. ' no objection to staling It In Two Americans Are Missing After Attack by Pulajanes, To fix a lime and place for the next annual meeting of the Southern Educa tion Conference, a meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the conference u being held at tho Piedmont Thursday, with Robert C. Ogden, chairman of the committee and president of the con ference, In the chair. Mr. Ogden I* one of the moat promi nent workers for educational move ments In the South. He la chairman of the Southern conference and a mem ber of the general educational board, the custodian of the trust of $41,000,000 Rockefeller furd, of which $32,000,000 waa given but a few days ago. It Is expected that a portion of Mr. Rockefeller's gift will go toward as sisting Institutions In the South, but as yet nothing definite has been done by the general education board, and Mr. Ogden, being closely engaged with hie conference at the Piedmont Thurs day morning, but little ■ Information along this line was given out. Other Educators. Edwin A. Alderman, of Charlottes ville, Vs, president of the University of Virginia, Is alio In Atlanta for the purpoae of conferring with Mr. Ogden on Southern educational matters. Pres ident Alderman Is also a member of the general education board and Is gen eral supervisor of tho Southern educa tional board. Mr. Ogden very courteously, but very (Irmly, told his Interviewers that he was very busy when caleld upon In his suite of rooms Thursday morning, but that he would be very glad to muko a statement Friday. “I have idly a limited time In your city, raid lie, hurriedly, "and my mo menta are very precious. I assure you ROBERT G. OODEN. Chairman of Southern Education Confarenoa and member of gen eral eduoation board. be of Interest to anyone. I must aak you to. call tomorrow He was piled with ■< . several other'ques- tlona concerning hie visit to the Oate lotteavlllc, City, but theae he Ignored by pleading 000000000000000000043000000 o a O "The South will get her share O O of the gift of $32,600,000 to the O O general education hoard." O O Ho stated Robert ('. Ogden, of O O New York, a promlnertt member O O of the board, when seen in the O O Piedmont Thursday afternoon. O O "We have not distributed the O O money yet: In fact, have not be- O O gun this work. The 8outh has al- O 0 ways been remembered* by I he O O board and she won't be forgotten 0 O In the near future. Georgia. 1 am O O sure, will aecure no Utile from this O 0 gift. O O "I am not prepared to make any O 0 definite statement ae to what Is O O going to be done with tills money O O or w here It Is going, hut Inasmuch 0 O us the South and aedrgtu have re- 0 O reived much In the post It Is fait O O to assume they will receive bene- O 0 tits from the gift by Mr. Rockc- O O feller." 0 O Mr. Ogden was extremely busy. O O not having time to answer many O O questions of Interest In regard to O O the gift by the Standard till king. 0 0 He was Arm, but courteous. O O 3 OOOOO0QQO000OOOOO0OQOO00OO scarcity of time. Among those who are here for the conference are Chancellor D. C. Bar- row. of Athens: Professor P. P. (Max- ton. of Knoxville: Professor W. H. Hand, of t’olumbt*. 4L-<L4-Dr. Oaorga J. Ramsey, Harry Hodgson, Athena, .«L2» : winiom u c.: Kdv.ln —\ Vi Montgomery. Ala. i’alr,-Winatoii-BAlfiB. " TUS GEORGIAN OFFICE INVADED BY GIRLS FROM SEMINAR 1; The Plant inspected CAPTAIN AND CREW OF LARCHMONT ACCUSED OF LEAVING PASSENGERS TO PERISH ON THE SINKING SHIP OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOaOOOOOOO O 0 0 72 FROZEN BODIES O O RECOVERED BY SHIPS. O O ' t 0 O Providence, R. L, Feb. 14 —-A O O total of 73 bodies hajre been re- 0 O covered from the wreck of the O 0 Lsrchmont. Of theee 23 were 0 O taken to Block Island by four 0 O schooners, which hod picked them O O up floating out to sea. The estl- 0 O mate of the dead la atilt l»t, only O O 19 of the 200 on board the steuin- 0 O ship having been saved. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O o O 8ALVATI0N FOLK O O DIED LIKE H0R0E8. G 2 0 0 New Tbrk, Feb. 14.—Hnlvatinn 0 O Army officers were dispatched to O O Providence by Commander Eva 0 O Booth to Identify the bodies of the 0 O ten Salvation Army members who O O met death so bravely on board the O O steamer Larchmont. A dispatch O O from Major Barker announced O O thut the bodlee of Lieutenant John O O Bolins, of Worcester, Mass., and O O Cadet John Cedarbloom, of Lynn, O Q Mass., had betn Identified. The O O bodies are to be brought here. 0 O where the funeral will take place O a Sunday. O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CAPTAIN MVEY. He waa in oomamnd of the Joy Liner Larchmont when it wee sunk. .He i* accueed of aban doning hie peieengere to their fate. CHARGES OF COWARDICE ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED Providence. R. I„ Feb. 14.—At the Investigation Into the wreck of the Larchmont, which began today In New London, In the office of the United Rtatea steamboat Inspectors, the charges of cowardice against Captain Mc- Vcy will be thoroughly probed. Captain MrVey charges that the colli sion was due to the pilot of the schooner Knowitnn, while Captain Haley and the crew of the Knowlton place the blame on the Larchmont. The -captain and crew- -of-thc-Knowllon -h«ve-hc*n-i Wlthey. Negro Waiters Are Charged With Seiz ing Life Boat. MEN AND WOMEN BEG TO BE SAVED Commander of Larchmont Suid to Have Been First To Quit His Vessel. ooooooooooooooooooeooooooo a LI8TS OF PASSEN0ER8 . O O MUST BE ON FILE. 0 o o O Boiton, Mass., Feb. 14.—As tO O result of the Larchmont disaster, - O tbe Massachusetts legislature to-. 0 O day received a bill providing that 0 O steamers sailing from Maaaacbu- 0 a setts porta chall file duplicate O O lists of passengers at their offices 0 0 In the ports of departure. It la 0 O thought Rhode Island will take O O similar action. 0 OOOOOO00OOOO0OOOO00OOOOOOO New York, Feb. 14.—Superintendent Noble, of the ijoy line In this city, received a telephone message from Providence today saying that twenty* flve more bodies had been washed ashore on Block Island. COL. HOLZ RECEIVES NEWS; MEMORIAL 70HONOR DEAD WHO WORE ARMY UNIFORM telegram from Miss Evangeline Booth, commondsr-ln-chlef of the Sal vation Army ta the United States, an. nounclng_tJie daath of ten officers the organisation in the sinking of In' Long' sound, was received Thursday morn ing by Colonel Richard E. Hols, who Is presiding here over the fourth annual rungresa of the 84llvatlnn Army, and os a result memorial services will be held on Sunday. In this telegram Commander Booth be held In the Carnegie Music Hall In Now ToTk etty-on Sunday and similar services will be held In Atlanta. A congress similar to the one being "la Atlanta la aow-gotagon In New York and the ten officers of the army beneath tbe Icy wi iay from Rhod * Haesachoaetiaete attend- The news of the disaster was re ceived by members of the army now attending the congres In Atlanta with sorrow aa some of the victims’ were well known to many or those now tn Atlanta. In response to the telegram from ... Commander Booth, Colonel Hols sent announced that memorial services wilt s-ksy i.iiyi.si Ft emlalw and told of the services which will be held In Atlanta an Sunday. Providence, R. L, Feb. 14.—Direct rharass were mad. lod.» tho. Cfels, O. W. McVey and the members of tha crew who put off tn a lift boat from the sinking Joy line steampehlp Larch, mont, had basely deserted passengers, to whom they owed their drat duty. . All of tbe surviving passsngers brought here who are able to talk de*. clare that the captain's boat was tha first to leava the ship; that women were roughly hustled out of their path by members of tha crew, who sought only their own safety, and that whea the captain's boat pulled away from tha sinking ship more than* hmHkBB with, women anil children could be their www.' SEEING BRIDGE ON FIRE, BOY REMOVES HIS SHIRT AND FLAGS DOWN TRAIN H|mh'IhI to The Georgian. Itlrmlnghnm, Alt.. F«*N. 14.-A pnw*ufcer trnlu on Hu* Moltll? division of tin* Hoi 111- era railway waa aaved from coin* through n hurtling trcBtlo by the h«*r<»Un» of Madlaon Join'*, a 12-voar-old boy. at 8 o'clock tbla morning nt Hparka Gap, twenty uillea from hero. PEACHTREE PAVING TO BE CONSIDERED FRIDAY AFTERNOON WASHINGTON SEMINARY. Teachers and Students of Washington Sem inary Visitors. Manila nttnckod the provi tetiltty. Tw« Two for tin made x thli Witnaaa It Intarrupted. .[••t him tell avarythliiK that or- *;»ld Jerome. Au«cu«t 4. to ib* boat at my recol- went to tlM Toinba. mild Dr. . . . , , nre , l * «ee Harry K. Thaw with n m r introduction from Mr. Hurt-1 ooooocoooooooooooooooooooo towna v .1 burned by Fiilujunea In vii)to of incidental NVgroa j’oa- Six menibeis* of the conatabu- ■ it* killed. American tear hem, \V. J. Uae- nd Walter I L. are mport- , rnlcHns. No citune In known sudden uprlMlng. Raids were Itliin a radluH of ten tnllea and wMint attacked nnd burned «>°lnt Captata Rlcksti- wins- I J"’""'" 0 ' Ju "tlce FlIsguruM. 'rt WOMEN GO TO JAIL O 'ultati.’n of counavl was Imme- ! 0 RATHER THAN PAY FINE. O •si led and i a recess would be taken unill j J i as v-ird had Just arrived tflat 1 q p,, H -lt.-n Wife of Juror No. 11, O .Ii Wll -1- OF HARRY THAW IS PROBED BY JEROME. ' rk. Feb. 14.— ( Tharc la anxiety •hf criminal court buHdlng •»ver|o Uni— In rut ■edition of Juror BoRon'a wife |o »»■ V , ! n , ,n -— . I O the I d»b>. linb O hi* O WiUliel , O Jail f * ;0 t.> .**•' ii Feb. H —Refusing to O . f..$ paitit'ij2AiJ<m In yen- O attempt by a mob of bun- O ,r women to mornt the O „f i fifty-three O r ,ghi> ertiendera went to O nrylng from n w/*ek O nth.H 0 nt tiued on paga Gfttenth.) omen O wteil paid O •i» n<» women will O th$‘ hi»uae, eveh In O h w lilt ii member. O O SoaO^OOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOG The iieorglan receR’ed the moat at tractive lot of valentine* Thursday of anybo<ly In Atlanta. • At where the linotype machine* were de vouring “copy" for the day'a laaue. They *aw the marvelous work of the typecasting machines, the busy "make up” men, the steam tables where the mat* were being prepared. ^•'My. how do they ever tell anything about anything In aft thl* confusion."' exclaimed a charming young lady. And that Is how (t look* to those who see the process for the first time It seems Impossible to get order out •*? such chaos, but method prevail* lock Thursday ufternoon the throughout tin* scenting disorder. office was Invaded by the teachers nnd young lady students of Washington Seminary. Bo popular has proven The Geor gian's plan of educutlng the pupils »f the public schools In the work of pro ducing a dally newspaper that the young lutzes at Washington Seminary asked to be Included Tn the Iftt of guests. And The Georgian was more than glad to extend the Invitation, the time for the visit being fixed for Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Miss Emma R. •Rt 4>tt, pAnrtpal of th^e«*H<wd, promptly accepted the Invitation extended. On arriving at The Oeorg;an office at 2 Thursday afternoon the teach ers and students were t.v;en In charge by one of tho departmental heads and the Inspection tour commenced. First, they were shown the hustne** department, then the editorial room* From the mechanical department the visitors went to the mailing . nrnmn. where swift hands made up great bun dles of outgoing mall. Then to tin* stereotyping room, where men hundl. d molten mctul, casting the plates from which the completed paper Is printed, ami completing the tour by watching the big press sbiHitlng out Georgians .»> the thousands. Ami everybody In The Georgian if- flee enjoyed the visit as much ns tin* charming visitor* apparently did. |m you want to eee beautiful Peachtree wi»)* IfciiutlfnlT WonM you like to drive out Peochtrw without having to twist your wuy amoug M\llv londcd, rattling, Jaugllug trucksV Wntiltl you like to see the new aspludl, lilch cost so much—nu«l which t«s»k so long to get—kept as smooth and Rpotlvsa . when flrst rompletedf Then go to the meeting of* the streets •intuittee of rouitrll Friday aftrrinHtn nt 4M-l'M'k. The f*oumilttee meets nt the ty hull tn cottshler the onlinniuv wlmb III protect Peachtree fnmi heavy truffle. If you really cure nlHiut this matter, go • tli«* I. till ml t tee and say so. There Is op p4m|tlon. mnl the «>p|H>«ltli>n will In> busy. The etiiomltte«> wautN to hear l$nth shh-N*. wants to know wrhut the public think< ntHiut It. You don't need t«* live In Pin eh tree t«» be Interesteil In tbla matter. It pienim •emiethlng to yon. Just the snine, whether \ on live In Watt Rml or l^ikewmMl or itr<M)|;wiNMl or «pt<>wu. For |Vm*hir«v I* At hillin’* pride, am! you are Just nn ghul vhow l» «»ff n» though you owned It — The train left nirmlngham at 4:48 o’clock ami was loadeil with pnasengera. The I hit was on n country wagon when be dlMovereil the tirldge to lie ini tire, lie flaggeil the tnitu with n red flannel ahlrt. which lie took fnmi hla l»ody. A purse wns tun«le up for the Ikit hy the grateful iwsM'iigers whom' Uvea hla heroic need had sav«sV FREE TRAIN THAT HE MAY SEE ROAD 1*1 \o i almr Kuppenheimer Ahli riiuiii J4H$. Illtfo'h Is chairman of the •muiilthM* which will make n reinmimeiuln- I.nt !•• council. |fe says In* wouhl like f**r .hi m .nine to the meeting and exprea* General Manager T. K. Scott haa offered Hon. Howdre Phlnlxy, of Au gusta. u private car and apedul engine ti» travel over the entire line of the I Georgia railroad to see If the physical condition of roadbed and rolling stock is uh set forth In Ills recent petition, filed with the railroad commission of Georgia. Manager Scott sab! that the man agement of the road had made careful anti pplnslaklng Inspection to see If such conditions actually existed, but failed to find It -so. Hut. In order to satisfy Mr. Phlnlsy, Mr. Kcott was ready at any time to place every possible facility to hand. A special engine and private car would he placed at Ills disposal at liny time, the start to be made from either Au gusta or Atlanta, and orders to stop anvwhere Mr. Phlnlsy might demand. Tho railroad commission states that It has received no communication from Mr. Phlnlsy other than ni» ucktmwl- edgment of the letter usklng f«»r de tails and specifications In particular. .Mr. Phlnlsy asked for time In which to collect his data put It In shape. If the Augusta man accepts the offer • •f General Manager Scott, It Is proba ble that |he three members of the rail road cotnmlsslon will accompany him on the tour of Inspection. Ends Own Life ^ 2-Cent Rate In Pennsylvania Chicago, Fsb. 14.—Bonier. Kuppsn- hoimsr. aged 22, iru.-nqor of B. Kuo- penhoimtr A Co., founded b> his f.v thsr, Jonas Kuppenhoimoi', slut and killod himself early today in hit homoji, iuul thence to the comiHistng roini, on Prpiri, avenue.' HiurtsburK. I’ll.. Feb. If.—The house ) imt i-assed a blli tirnvIdlnK fur n two- ' vent rule nn mtlruaits in Rennaylvmiila. ’ neighbors. This fa 0 dlrert contradiction of tk* (tAtamont Of Capl.ln MrV.v, who de clared that Ida boat was ih« last to leave tho ohlp, and that It was not shoved off until the passengers' boats had cleared and every living soul bad left the ehlb- Youth Makes Charges. _ Fred HiorxeoalL aaod 13. of Mg# Tork. tend a direct ‘story, apcualn* the captain, and- he la iorroberated by othr _ are of the saved. Hlorgesoll said: "The captain left his steamer In tha very first boat. I can not be mistaken aa to hie Identity, for 1 saw him on the Kentucky, and he Is the aame man who stepped Into the first boat launched from the linking veseel. Tbe second boat was taken possession of by a gang of negro waiters. Theae men eeemed to have lost their beads, and so many crowded Into thi boat that It capslsad ae soon as- It (truck the water, and t believe all were lost. 1 wept In tha third boat with five other mgn.- What Negro Walter Saw. Louie McFarland, a negro waiter and member of the crew, confirmed the story. “No, all the pasn.igers had not bean taken off before our life boat cleared the vessel." he said. T saw what ap peared to me to be fully one hundred men and women and children on tha decks, shouting and acting Ilka mad. Men and women came rushing at the aptaln and other members of tha craw, pleading to be aavad. Tha officers had to force them back. Tha steward. X think It was, told them there waa no need to put on life-preserve re, that they must go back and be quiet and every thing would be all right. "Then we cut loose our boat. When we puehed off the decks, especially the hurricane, were crowded. "The captain said to the purser that they ought to try and -wve all they could. Home one on the boat said It would be folly to try. We could hear Four Children Are Cremated llrlilRevllle. Del.. Fob. 14.—Fire which destroyed n four-story tenement caused the death of fouY children. Many per sons wore driven t - ihc street In their nlxhl eb-ihlng and were eareel for by he stern sank Aral. Tha captain deliberately turned his back on the scene. 'If ffe could only get a few oof them.' the captain remarked aa he turned hie face away." Purser Defends Crew, Purser Young, of the Larchmont aatd tie wus In hla office when the two shim came together. He rushed out. The people were pouring out Into the cabin In their night dothaa," said Young. "I shouted for every one to get up to the hurricane deck, where the boats were. 1 could hear othera of the crew shouting the earns orders. When I reached that deck 1 aaw member* of ■ hr crew at the different boats. 1 eqt station and that they did everything they could for the passengers. “My place, under the rules, was tn the captain's boat, which was up near the bow. I found tha captain directing the launching of this boat Nearly all of the passenger* seemed to be st the stem. There were only four boats there. The ship was going down fast. Our boat would have held ten- persons. The reason why we got no peeeeng-ere In this host waa because there were no passengf re near that wo could reach. Heard Cries From Bhlp. "HIx minutes after we launched our boat the Iutrchmont sank. We saw the lights disappear as she went down and hearil cries from the ship. Then looked around for other boats, eral times we thought we saw aboM