Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, February 20, 1907, Image 13

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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WED.NMDAT, FEMItUARY 29. ItOT. Two Alleged Bucket Shops Quiet as the Grave. Thing* took on A vgcsUun all Wed- around the two Hire house* ,fr*n*d by lb* verdict (If tb« jury in iir superior court Tomday afternoon. At th» "Commeirlal <'hib," conducted M i' N. Anderson. who wo» convicted T:i*»t!ay of violating the Boykin law. in. quotation* were poeted during the lint, hut there was no trading either In i hr hoard room or In the other room ■ in be devoted to sending out mss- ,.is** bearing buying or eelllna 6rd«\. n ve» rumored that quotation! w „uld n. kept potted pending the final tie- i.tnn on the new law. vt the "Board of Trade,", for the op. •i-ifm of which John Curran, Hot- land Curran. Albert Curran end Cue K»i nrr were Indicted, there tree not a ., t:rk renting from the ticker In the ■iui.trlion room "for membere only." .in, In tite room where Iraniactlone • ere said to be wired dff, the employ eea were Citing around discussing nmt iei». .. .. . Ituelneee had ceased at both placer, In the office of C. K. Anderson A Co. in, shade* were drawn and the office ■ • ted to bustneae. A* agon aa Judge K.inn parsed sentence on C. N. Ander- -or, mid told hla Intention of not Im- I'oint; flues ror violations committed after Tuesday.'bollr offlcee wefe closed —They will remain cloeed until after the ■titutlonallty of the Boykin law. If the Ian- and the verdict of life superior emit Jury Is upheld. It Is up to the op. eratore of the second wire house to either plead guilty or stand trial, inc law is knocked oul. It Is up to the —lie rat ora of the wire houses to gat busy again, and up to the nest legists tuts to frame anothet law to eot-er the matte*'. , Preparing an Appaal. An appeal from the verdict rendered Tuesday Is now being prepared and will be completed a* soon aa the record of ■Hu trial la secured from the eten- --mapher. A motion for a new trial 'll; be made before Judge Roan on Saturday and In orddr to have the case pa-.ed upon by the higher court a* •sm ns possible he will probably over, rule i he motion. M r went Judge Roan to overrule is. motion," sold Hun. Ttuuuaa H. Fel- 'ier-nf mtimet for C. X, Anderson, on " c.'ncaday morning, "so we can gel ' , nae bsfoie the court of appeal*. "' a ill carry It up aa soon aa we re- •im the record and have the'higher * mu 1 iiass upon the question. And In '- - meantime our client will etop bu*i- Everything new depends on the ■ '*iun of the higher court.” ''tic attorneys for the defense think •hey have a good cate before the court -> appeals nnd are Inclined to believe mi* tribunal will declds differently. PARTY OF, SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS- WHO RECENTLY CAME TO AMERICA AFTER SHE REFUSED TO WED THAW, EVELYN WROTE WHITE New York. Keb. 19.—Whan court convened for the afternoon station In the Thaw trial, Mra. J. J. cratne, the Boston milliner aad close friend of Evelyn Neeblt Thaw, resumed her seal on tho witness stand. She had testified to a vigil alts. Evelyn aad Thaw mads to Daly's theater before the couple wag'marrleJ Hltnford White entered a Hox oppo- . Hts and Thaw grow very pata; bis ey es iSVo^ whSl’iha?t?ouTd testli bnlgsd. Allas Neablt. the wttnei* eatJ. don't want to drag Irons threatened to leave the tbantcr unless! the mother of Hite defendant througt Thaw kept hla eyas off While. ! 'he ordesl of an examination.” said l dd hla wife he would "shoot any nun Ilka n dog" who harmed Miss Mac- Ksnsle. Helms* announced that ha was through with Evelyn Neeblt Thaw aa a witness. Mr. Jerome wanted to know why the defense did not call Thaw's mother and asveral other witnesses. Mr Del- mas said he declined In bind himself to call any particular witness, and he did not purpose disclosing p> the ills Irlet attorney whiotni he wee going to " testify to. traaecosaa.'flv She Aetsd as Mother. i Delmub. "I will consent to tbe sug- th . feajlon of the district nUerney If he in. the eroaa examination of Mrs. | will set n reasonable time." t.'rnlne.. Jerome and Ualmaa Itave had THAW, EXCITED, INTERRUPTS JEROME QUESTIONING WIFE ^Continued from Papa Oqe. dent of the Npn York Life. Mr. Del me* was seated close to Evelyn Thaw, while she was on tbe I'ltneaa eland, so that Ike might hear the questlpns and answers. Bhe was questioned by Jerome. Vi- Look at this photograph (showing picture In which Evelyn' posed on' u bear rug). Do you recall If? A. Tea. (J. Where were you living when Jt Was taken? A. T don't remember. Q. Don't you know wbere you were living when you returned from Europe In 1*047 A. Number IS AVest Thirty- seventh street. Thaw Was Present. Q. Who wan preseni when the pho tograph was taken? A. Mr. Thaw, the photographer and an assistant. Q Who did tbe khnonu belong to? A. Me. Q. Did not the defendant bring It to the studio? A. No. q. Was this taken In 1904? A. 1 think au.. q. Did not the defendant come to (lie studio and spend the whole day with you? A. No. All'. Jerome allowed her also a photo graph tn which the appeared In a street dress. It was a long train tlre*a. «. When wa* this taken'* A. In 190L_ Always Psaad Draped, Airs. Thaw Identified several photo graphs of Itersetf. Delntas objected to the pictures as Irrelevant. Jerome said ere to test the creditability of the witness. .The pictures were admit- tei and shown to the Jurors. In answer to question*, the witness declared that the never poseil for artist or photograph except draped. Bhe told o.' posing for a photographer end two artist* In Philadelphia when she was II. When ehe came to New York she niel J. Carroll Beckwith, the artist, and through him she received work from other artlet*. Bhe said ahe could not remember how she happened to meet Beckwith. Je rome sent an assistant to get a num ber of pictures. Mrs. Thaw said that when ehe came to this city she went to lire at 24* West Thirty-ninth street. Took frioto to Mopoaino. She eald they remained at this ad dress until she and her mother moved nearer {Tie Theater. She aatd she went oh Tbe stitge tn 1901 In tho; "Florndom" oinpany. Bhe said she contributed a the warehouse people becaqka aba was nut living with her mother. White came to' the reacue: In Parle, she.said. Thaw was i.in stantly pressing her about While, till* did not give Thaw dll the letter*. Bhe did not know whirs the letter* she n - latned were. Bhe declared that ni no time In the p*st-sl|t months has she known .of the existence dr any lauer* from Stanford White tu her, other than the fourteen missives she gave her hus. band. Lost Track of Tima. ' Q Have you heard ofany other let- tors from him to you being In exist ence? /. No. • U. BI nee June 25. HIM. you have heard of'only fourteen? A. Yee. Q. Have you heard of any letters m all from that date? A. Yee. Q. Where uie they to Mr. Hartrldge. q. And tliej are your loiters ad dressed tu Yes. 1THEIIS FIR! CHIEF. Mtt Specie I to Tbe fteorglitn. Athens. Ga„ Fab. 20.—While making e run lo a flre'on Broad stiwolTiere at t;20'o'clock Iasi night, Fli* Chief u*o. W. McDormah was thrown from hla cart, dragged forty yards and danger I gave them | ously Injured. The cart etpick a fountain In tbe from^tanlo'^d •wURv : '| V,, l e *'' Mm overboard. .Mr. MfDorman wn» picked up unrt Irtipor- Jerome a*ke<l Mm. Thaw ho%ir 16ng! carried to ch* fire hall, where he waa she tv|i unuonst Imis In thfi. Twenty fourth street hour**. Delmas objected, but avos' overruled. “I dt not know." r* plied Mrs. Tim" *‘11 was'uft«i midnight when I got back liome.* The dmtrkt attorney quoted her tes timony and finked hei If licr statement to the effect that she '’sat up all nltht" old not. Indicate that *h* got home early. Mra. Thajw said she did re* member the time. Dslmas Makes Statement. *i, could not think of time/* said she Asked about Ted Marks, ehe said «h* met hint nt~a Xheivter ellhef~tlt IlOO >r early in lfw»l. The letterw which he wrote to her wete destroyed, she thought. Q. t*p to that peii*»d theie was nothing In your life which your mother might want to siLcrlfloe. you for tn con sideration of a pecuniary son? A ' St. Deftnas objected to the question. "If It Is claimed that I ever said or intimated that the witness* mother ever sacrificed her unfortunate daugh ter, I desire to state most emphatically that 1 never said nor Intended to in tlmntc^any such thing.” he sold. She skid Maths wrote and asked her to meet him at a drug store In the Knickerbocker Tluatrr. She supposed Marks to lie a Ttieanlcal man. 4* era I letters passed before she inet Marks. 9h* sent hint Igttrfh frdnS the drug stcre. 8he did not remcirbee what they talked about when she met Marks. She Stayed Out Late. When she met .Murk* lie Slvlted her to a restaurant, and »!V*? went. Her und^r the conetatu care of a physic ian until this inornJng. when he was re moved to hla home. His Imck iuu bad- *•>* wrenelfetf and he was thought to be Internally Injured. Chief Me Dorman *U Georgia vice president of the National Asocial Ion of Kite. I’hlefs. considerable amount to the support of | mother scolded her for staying cut her mother and brother "How did you happen to go on the stage In asked Jerome. My photogruph was published In a newspaper." was the reply "Wasn’t It In a magazine" Didn’t n*her thought she was too young, ilc TO HOLD AN ELECTION TO RATIFY BOND ISSUE. to The Georgies. Atnerlcue, Ga.. Feb. 20.—Amerlcus " in. in a short while, htold an election fthe ratification of the city coun- ' action In granting * franchise to • LeHoy Davidson Company, of New for the city lighting ami street '•’•Iway, and alao for tbe lasuance of l* nds for the paving of Cotton avenue •«r<i the building of a school house. The >“ iirt.il facilities here are very poor nnd inndequte facilities y\i\\ soon be *.li<d. ou take your picture to the Broadway Magazine and have It published under the name of Florence Kvelvn. or Evelyn Florence?" demanded the district attor ney. "1 took one there, hut 1 don’t remem ber when lr was." said Mrs. Thaw. She said It was a short time after she went on the stage that she gave the photograph to the magaalite. and It ante and was then that the reporters,r« asked for copies of It. ^ Thaw Interrupts Jtroms. 8he said she also posed for Barony. Rile gave reporters her picture before she went on the stage, she said. Hhe i wa „ , n jg 02 lhal ,he Joined George said she was Introduced to Ted Marks Lederer’s company. While she sit FOREMOST " "verything optical—the best, moat "urate, most prompt prescription ‘-''k done In the entire South. Our ' »n* know these claims are sub- • misted by our service given them. ''Mt to our new store. 75 Peachtree "v. will convince UiSit not already ustomera. 'WALTER BALLARD OPTICAL CO. 1 -<• only exi-luslvs munufaclurlnir r»- " "nilopl house In Atlanta. 1EITHHJ,ODELL weed mncncE- ^ I *' ilon I It rtf \V. J. Odell, preskleut '•dell * Hlauiitalon i'otniMii.r. In < " ,, l Tnesdsjr night, sill probnld.r have • pffiNt mi asy «f the wire bosses In "‘ta. Tlie romaierrlnl I’lal» Is Mid to " "S'nf an Odell wlrr. noil quotstloas I." • Wi»« posted In Ihst office at usual ''e.-lnrwiay, tboiigb It was ssld that lie ;V*» Y 1 * 1 ’*' •■*le. 1 'ic death of Mr. Odell oceoned on the * day that the first lefal hettle In Gr»»r - ^ e\er the wire houses srtt lost by the n »o u»ing hie service. CMUraifi 10 Visit III PANAMA ' " !al l« Tks (Jsoralao. ' hmisston, 8. ('„ Psb. !».—Prln-' 1 ■" hint, of tbe Hamburp-Amstlvan ’J* "ported by wlieleaa, slplity miles 1 ‘hui'leston. One here al 3 o'clock The siaamahlp I* lo take n 1 "i> of seventy-live repwsentutlves of 1 ''iiurierrlal Club* of Boston, Cln- ' nnsati, 8t. |*oql* and Chlcapo, on n i. in Panama and Jamaica. , 1 Boston meinb.ni are on bnsnl ' *'v.-,-ner. The party D du* -n re- ' n here March 12. - he club saeinbera tram tho \\ s.t are '» -iieet th# .tcamsbltk by a Mis* <fooper. Q. Before you met Murks had lie uil- ilresssd any letters lo you? A. Ye*. O. Of \vhut nature? A. tif a base n»l ure. q. Where are they? A. I believe | they have been destroyed. q. Did liul you take from a ware house u ,'*>n*ldet'nble number of pupsrs —many of the letters from (ttanford White" A. Not ninny, u Were Ihev letters to you ’ A Yes. "Ktanfoid White stole them from her,” exelaltned Harry K. Tlisiv. loud enough to nttrart the attention of DIs- tt let Attorney Jerotrv. He look .them from her." suggested Hr. O'Reilly. . "If \ ou genllemen wish to testify I will gladly accommodate you." snlil Je rome. turning angrily to the table of the defense. | Lawyer Cot Letters. i lend Hui h letters ns she hud that had been | ubou^Jilm rltten to her by Stanford White wer * '' ven to Laivyer Hartrldge by Thaw. She received White's lust Istter In Au gust. I9i'2. She had no ropy of th* .letter sent While from Itologne. She I did not remember Its < ontents. She took Whites lettets with her. There were fourteen, which she gave to Bed ford (Thaw's valet). She was III Paris, when she received White's letters. She gave them all to Thaw In 1903. along with u lot of other letter* front White. She did not ro member whan the other letters wue written. She recollected their contents In a general way. Whit* Frequently Wrote. White frequently wrote to her before shs went abroad. She took th* Utters from Morgan's storage warehnus*. Her mother nnd White had stored emu > thtna* there. Letter* from Mr. Whit were there. Some .of Thaw 'a letter* she guve to Thaw and other* ahe de stroyed. She left eoni* letter* In Pert*. q.’ Did you give *11 of Stanford White * letter* you took from Morgan warehouse to your husband? A. Tin lawyer took some of them; the othets I pave to m> husband. cams a great annoyance, so great that your mother lohl the clerks nm to send Ids card up? Jerome reed the.question from th* same affidavit. A. I did not know of It. q. Ton-lamw the handwriting yoii'r broilin'?—hr tills Ills .-Ignatius" (handing a book of typewritten pa per*. apparently an affidavit). A. Yes, it looks like Ills signature. At thin point. l:;20 p. to.. Mr. Je rome announced: ••The wltnee* may be tired and 1 Sug gest that we take a recess." Recognizee Photograph*. Youn- -Mrs. Thaw was recalled to tlte stand when court was resumed. District Attorney Jerome begun the proceedings by unpacking a hull; duxen large photos. Showing them lo th* witness, he asked where they were taken. She said In the Twenty-second street studio, owned by Elcheltneyer. White was there when the pictures were taken and It was the day preced ing the occurrence W'hirh*nhe described In her direct examination. She did not recall the "liner photo." But she remembered- perfectly the big whltr bear. She said Klchelmeyer ■rod her nose once in a rather low necked dress. Bhe promised”Id UTTBf a book nt her photographs. Jerome then offered the pictures In evidence. "I hand you now a serlqi of check*. Will you pick out the one* on the hack of which your namr appears?" said Jerome. 1- These (selecting some of the checks) live. In w-hose hands are theee Indorsements? A. My mother's. q. And this one check? A. 1 can not swear to It positively. q. Is there anybody on earth whose writing It resembles more than your*? A. I can not answer thin. 1 do not know whose handwriting It la. murderIiTvaLdosta MAN ' WAS ROBBED BY NEGRO. 8peilal to The Georgian. • Valdosta. Ga„ Keb. 20.—Additional particulars were received here today of the killing of It. W. Lunler. formerly of this I-Ity, near St. George, a*., yes terday. They are to effect that he was shut and killed by a negro turpentine hand and Ills body robbed of 1300 In money which lie was carrying out tn pay off llie men working at hie navel stores plant The negro who did th* killing was riding In company with thiee other negroes In a wagon with Mr. I.uuler. when a dispute arose be tween the.murderer nnd Lanier over a debt due b> the negro. The latter Ira-1 a gun with him. it Is said, and shot the H..I cm bee., out unewhem .h,r.< whne l! " ,u ,l,r0ll * h **!» held and ntttk- Hsd you been out anywhere dur („* |,|, escape after robbing the bod". The other negroes lied when the shot WSn Died. Tlte murderer ha* not yet beep ar rested. late. Jter mother told her ,»lie ,'oulcl not go with Mis* t'ooper any more. Marks gave her a letter to Mr. ElJiV.T, manager of the "Klurodora" company ssld lie was not “running a baby f. rm" and did not want t,i get Into troiibl with the Gerry Society. Evelyn cried and eald she wanted 1, Co on tho stage. Klslier took her t.p stairs, where ■ rehearsal was In prog ress. and she danced for him. tier mother agreed to come In u cab of'er every performance end take her home. Introduced by Actress. At that time she hud not met Stan ford Whit*. She was with “Kl-iro- dora" from June. 1901, until It moved to the New York theater In 1102. It company with "Elorodora" her mother called for hei regularly after each performance until ahe met Stanford While In the summer of 1903. She said she ivss Introduced tuWuttc by Miss Edna Goodrich. She was on good terms with Miss Goodrich, nut did not go around much with lisr. She was In the cast about a month before she met White. v Was a Married Man. q In* that month? A. Yes. with my molhsr nnd Mr. James A. t’ailaml, : n friend of my mother's. t , q. Where did you meet h'm? A. At the boarding bouse where He i Ing. a tilt. Jerome said b* wished I lack tbs credibility of lb* witness. Mra. Orel He told of Evelyn's return from KrsAa* end ssld ehe and the girl secured sn Apartment In fist .tree;. Mr*. Crain* paid the rent. questioned by Jerome, Mr*. Cralne said sht shewed • motherly Interest In Evelyn and sought to-protect-her from r notoriety. about* th* ejectment of Mr. Thsw and MIS* NwMt from hotels;" demanded Jerome. Oidn’t Bslitvs Story. ■The newspaper^ will answer for. J the in tel (Use 1 If this question tent." Interposed Delmu*. '"’ha! Ike hesrspaper* »*>• Is'never: Important." replied the district attor ney. Th* Wltnee* aatd. ahe had heard they were ejected from liolsls, and. a* * mother, she-teok them In. Asked If she wa* encouraging Thaw and th* young woman. Mrs. Craino replied by saying ah* -did hot heller* they bed been ejected from hotel*. Th* Witness dci laird that all tho lime she 'knew Thaw he appeared rational «:;ccp, •• hen he smv While. She Sold that In Hot Evelyn was op- srated upon for appendicitis., Bhe nd- inllted ah* Was not ln*the operating room and (hat her knowledge of the Cate'was derived fiom statements of others.- Mrs. Thaw Rtcqlltd. Mra. (Tain* ■»*« excused and Evelyn Neeblt Tbnw was recalled to the stand. Bhe wo* questioned by De|ma*. She Identifies' Letter. • Mr*. Thaw Identified a letter written In April, 1905. by her mother to Thaw while she (Evelyn) tves at school at Pempton, X X The Istter wa* r*Hd. Hr It Mr» II Imen (then JDs. Nrabl ~ elyn was at thit time In a hospital ery III. questioned. Mrs. Thaw told of a con versation ahe had at Lynliurst with her liueband In which Thaw said Stanford White was pursuing May MacKenste. She told her husband that May was able to lake care of herself. Thaw- will eel w reasonable time.' Cress Essmlnes Qtrl. "I might not drag this girl through th* ordeal of w cross-examlnstlow," said Jerome, "and after all th* testi mony It In. If 1 am honestly of the opinion that .he defendant was of sound mind on June Ik I am not going to wsete this court's lime end this Ju ry's Ifni*." , Jerome eald he- wanted until Thurs day 10 dqtld* whether cr not It will be necessary to go on with tbs cross-ex amination. Dolmas consented, hut 4e-- < lined to gw on with ether witnesses pending the rmts-txamlnatfon uf-Ev elyn Thaw-, whom he styled bis "modi Impoitsnt tvltneew" "Th* case Is llabtt to grow stronger under ibe nt-**.examination and I will not pat In danger the interests of my client." eald Delnuis. He was willing lo' adjourn Thursday. Jerome said lie dM not ask this, and proceeded .Co crotw-examln* Evelyn Thaw. He gave Iter a bundle of let lets and asked her to pick out those bearing her name. She did to. In answer lu e question, eh* ssld shs loved Thtw In 1MI when slit refused hla offer of marrlagr. She eald there was no other event tn her life, except Ihst which ehe hed told of on the aland, ivhleli cgutsd her lo refuse Thaw. She Wrote te Whit*. questioned I by Jerome, Ml*. Thaw suld It WHS In Ihe Twenty-fourth street house that ehe poeed In-tore s camera. One photograph allowed hei lying on a polar bear rug with her chin on tq* beat a head. She raid the photographer i.c* Rudolph Kclimen. Mr*. Thaw- natd It wee In 1904 that she had been named e* co-respondent In Ihe Iaiaderer divorce suit. She suid Sip- wa* In Bologne In 1903 with her nnithiT. alter »ne nu.l refused lo msrrj Tliaw. -‘Irtt* you write-any letters f"in B>- lojne to anf'pet'suu In Anierhr "" waked Jerome. "Ye*. I wrote one, pu**lhl> two, to Stanford White." was the reply. Asked if she had t-sbled >■> White. Mra. Tbnw raid eh* dl-J not remember, i’nurt adjourned until IO:3« o'clock Wcdncadsy morning at the i-equeet of Mr. Jeronv-. PIEDMONT REGION AND WHOLE SOOTH IN WORLD'S WORK I Cls.lv , : luuiilit■. ,... Q. Your mot her wan not v«*ry mut h I li«*Ip i |u«*. pleated with fhe ntitntlonn of Mr. Gar* j X«t t for never had nny quoix l fi q. You.bud no quarrel villi yotit mother on the subject? \. No. q. Mr. Gatlund was a mat-tied man" A. Ye*. q. Did you go on hi* yacht? A. Yes, with my nnqher. q. 1* It not tut* Hint in the apt log or 1901 you were getting very.umuly, hut your mother atuck to you, nnd there wa* r. man In New York who was suing for a divorce—Janie* A. Garland, and your mother was ron*>enlty quar relling with you because cf hi. atten tions? Jerome rcutl questions fr.un a state ment by the mother of Evelyn Neahlt. Witness Danis. It It wa* opposed by Mr. D-lmai, but allowed. A. No. Indeed, air; It la not true, q. I* It not true you went awuv on hi* yacht on Saturday'.' A. D> you mean alone? q. ,Vo. wKh your molhei.? A. Yes, 1 want with my mother. q. Were you made a co-respondent 1 In .Mr. nurtand's suit? Objection by Delmaa. q. During this period you and your mother spent moat of your Sundays on Mr. Garland'* yecllt? A. Yea. q. During this period. 1101. while you were playing In the "Ktorodorw" com-j peny, did you meet George lAderer? A. .Ireeta with it lawyer to the warehouse Y«». ..... and get the letters? A. Ye*. Mr. Thaw j a you meet Jack Barrymore? M *Th*w Aaked About Whit*. J Affidavit Introduced. Mm. Thaw ilM not rfitnembfir when | Hhe mid ahe had never bed dny ra*in ph** the lettera to her husbiuid.! tnado of herself. She did not know In the enrly part of 1104 zome lettera! Me. Weller. 4 sculptor, and Imdn’t went lo her from Urn warehouee. known Mr. tiariand very long. They In the warehouse III her I Q. In It true that while yon were. Ilv* niother’e name. iiMu’t pick you out n bui : lUftnoiii Rbnllii ctnfwyp fwrjp Jp ANY KIND! * Tic* klt*t IIMl|«U|»t|t llh P.ym It mlong to ua. ’in 1.. |him, ni nu.v kind of kfp«, a So long ua n timid In Imck of Hi** cnfrniit Iiik’ zttmek II jffitli**r all of it ciHiluf with bum. klm ruby-rad ihoticli Mia Ho long n« n duiId la therr. IIIiip eyed, wltli flirffy hair. 1. ?Up im a klas tind Jn»t imiup Your o term*! A Mm I bat In purified. Washed nnd buiiir out and drbnl. pe l from Ita giMiu« nnd nil rrady tu am Might worry tomr n Idt, It'll we fair long for It, ». 11 lo ua, and don’t ever » ry, "fMop! ’ !COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA. I Cnees Argued and Submitted February 18, 1907. 1C. Oscar Htroster vs. city of Hawkins rlllr. l-'rcm l'ulsakl. IM. I bill Amorous vs. Htstr. From Green*. Ik9. Luther Frmna u ro. (Mate, b rum Cowets. lie. L. ii. llaikrr v*. Mate. From Henry. IN. James Alexander, ulina limee Towns. ts. Htstr, From t'obb. 1W. Jsulrs Fields rs. Htstr. From Hus "SKT'Ainly Htfinr r$.iwtdt*. From HienbaiM. Wyly Rncier vs/Htstr! From llnrt.’ IIymti Crosby rt. Htate. From Ap- . ..MjiGm HP.-W. L. Haralson \b. W. B. Hpen cil r court «*f luiGxauxc. 110. 111. II. «'. Hdtlrr vs. l*btll|s Carey ttsnufm 1 vurluf Ctr? ««4 kU.e mtsa—Fx&SB city court of lanGrsujtr. if.*. J. II. Hmlfli vs. J. T. Zachry. From dly court of l^iGrmige. tl3. People’s . Xnftoudl Bank vs. M. A llnrslstm. Ft out city coort of iJiGrangv. 1(4. II. K. Williams vs. II. T. Inman el al. From city eonrt of \etrifan. IK. J. M. Horsey t*. \V. IV. Redwlur. From Fayette. IIS. IK. II. J. t arrrker is. II. J. .Thorn TO OT GIVER M III SOU Trustees Meet in Washington on Wednesday. IVaihlegton. Keb. 20.—It has been decided tbit th* Peabody tducatloa fund, established In 11(7 by George Peabody, of LouCon. will be entirely distributed within a short time. . A. large portion, practically all of lb* fund, will be dl.trlbuted today at i special meeting of the trustee* at ‘.k« Arlington Hotel in this city. Th* fund now amount* to about J'.'.tM.COO. and in aiconlasc* with will of th* founder, n III be devoted aa the Inter.at has been In l hr peat to educational Instltutt-m* tn th* Souther* state*. In tii* original endowment It wa* pro vided that the fund might be distrib uted at ihe end of thirty yemq. Forty year* have pa Seed and this action ha* navet- been taken until now. wh*n at tn* special mealing today th* distribu tion trllt bo mad* and Ihe bencflcUrlee announced. Dr. ftamuel A. Grren. Bishop f-aw- taucc and Rlcnerd Olncy. uf Boston, trustee*, arrived v«*terd*y to all.ml th* meeting. Calef Juetlce Fuller'In ■ Inlrman end J. Plerpont Morgan la trcasuin. Mr, ,Ur**n I* the oldest member of the 'tiustee* In point of service. II* *u<d |e*t tilgiU that a large part of the fund will be distributed to day. leaving only a small balance, which will be awarded in 'he near fu- lui'*. The ttustreehlp will llien 0* (US- sulvrtl. ‘ * Hoke Pnihh. gnveraor-qlevt at Gear, gle. I* here til attend tbe meeting of the tiueliee. - .. STATISTICS. B. A. Hock*. From "Tlil« Plednirtnt region and tlie Mouth in geneiHl will he mad<» (lie aubjm t nf the grefiteat laaue ever published of The World’a Wvrkr 1 Mr. Herbert B. Ilouaton. one of the publiahers of the magazine, who reach ed Atlanta thin morning from the North, wan the speaker. "Aa you know," he continued,,tray partner. Mr. Walter Page, tho editor of The World'a Work, la u Southern man and he believe* In the South to Mu fingers' tlpa! Through thle his Southern number he hope* t< have t tmuauntf* of people nhure hla be lief. Mr. Paga wan greatly Impreased by Atlanta and Ita great growth when he whi here recently. Hut no could help but be tmprexaed with the progresH of thla wonderful city. , Ita grown, la one- of the wondera of the count ty. "Mr. Page la •till In the South giving hla p«rxonal attention to making thl* apeclul laaue. It will be the May num ber of The World'a Work and from covet to cover It will deacrlbe the mar vel* >tia development the South haa been making. It will really be a great In- Muguratlun document, fully llluatiated. devoted to the South. In it \«*ry direct way li will auppUmem auclt a move ment :»m that repreainled in the a at* Immfpratlon convention juht held at Mhcoii. "While there will be much oboist At lanta :md ileorgla In the magazine, a number of clllea have been eager to ar- :um*c for wn.t special advertlaenlent n their udvantagee.' nnd that l.< the Iticf purfHiae of my vlalt to the South, if courae behind any Much ape* la! an- jotini cgient n Southern city may make will Ik* the whole force of a great mag azine. de«rr!btng nnu llluairating tne development «»f the South. jjuat built u church In Ne^’ !>ecatui aa In Churlolte yeaterditv hnd , 0 „tIng $'.'0,000. The church la not yet thui enterprising North t'at.dlnu < It.' l,mile * «mtple:ed, hut la being uged f«»i arranged for a fpur-page udvc rtHe- | service*. nient. f'icuatng apecial attenthm on he» | Itiduattlea and oppoitunltlea." Mr. Kotiatnu will male# bin hcud*iu:tv-y JOHN REYBURN ELECTED ioim iti the Piedmont Hotel for aeteratj MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA, and vlalt o number of 8t»uiher t i] —— - returning to New York j Philadelphia Pa. s Feb. ’JO.—t'onfreaa- man John K. Rayburn. Republican, uaa AIKEN. 8. C. tilei ted mayor of Phlladelpiii. Inn. Flam like. 1SS. b. A. Haller l*autvuN. mr. loeb’s Salary MAY BK REUSED Ws.hiefftoii. Kt-li. 2t).—t’ouxr*** iejv *x> lill.it II* recanl fm lb* nh 11 * - hol,< lif lerrrsileg lb* -alary of WHILmi law-li, Jr„ actrvi.ry to lb* |i,*slil*ni. to (7,iOi. II* now ilrawa (3>0. lb* Mm* r«uu>*naill"n I bat tu.tulHT. of •-ousrria g.-t uu4*r Ibe linWHI t|l*|N-IIM1llOII, 1. Ill' II will - *, ■ (I, W Mfvffeci Man-b I. S. A. L. SECURES MORTGAGE. Portsmouth, Va„ Keb, 20 —Th* 8en- bosrd Air I.ti}» Rallniuil he* Hied en Indenture for th* |iutt>u>'e of sccutlng en (1 (.ilOO.OUd general mortgas* and collateral Jruat on 3 n*r rent xo-year gold bond*. New Cethelie Church, qfiwlal •« Th» new,is*. Decatur. Ala., t->b. 2».—The I'athii- Ilc ledlf* of the Decatuni will give e baxaar In New- Decatur, comment Ing morrow, for tlte benefit of lUelr | The lie.iiar will continue until, *' toinoi ■ nine PROPERTY TRANSFERS. 1126—D, J. Baker to A. D. Baker, lot In land lot No. M(: warranty Used. (700—J. li Howell to Mr*. Dera Rich, lot on Bcllw.Mid avenue: warranty deed. (8t.mil—Burgee*.-Smith tu I. B. Ku- bank< lot on Ashby street: warranty deed. (723—Mra. K. P. Arnold to W. P. Kelly, lot on Ulenw-ood avenue; land mouses* with power of salt. DEATHS. Jalne* Hur ("ow. injured. :igc SO year*, died of pneumonia at 162 Edge- wood avenue. l-.'d Moore, vahired, age so years, tiled." at 1(7 Frasier street (rear.) John ( clhoun. colored, age l( years, died al 107 NOrtli Butler *tre*t. \ Mra. Emtna Bumuirr*. nt* tS yeans died I.f pr.nilyrl. at 2(0 Dost Flna Street. —P. Jt.hm.on, culured. age 92 year*, died of tHttslytd* at 1, Fopler street. _ Mr*. Keren* Wllllsm*. age 71 yrara. H died of pneumonia et U( Grant street. Mra. Amends Dtlmore, age S3 year*, died al 371 Glsun street. Tenwa PInaannL colored, age I months, died or pneumonia at 130 Bell •Ireel. Rosa Leo Paiks. co!*»re<l. ttg* li venre, dlnl uf pneumonia at 3 Mitchell Plere. K. Scott, colored, age 2*year*, died of pneumonia at 77 Daaeon street (rear). Conln* Terrelt. colored, age 6 month*, died at 27 Mechanic street. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Friend, at 133 Glenwuod avenue, a hey. To Mr. end Mr*. Harry RotatSIn. st 19 Hills avenue, s boy. To Mr. and Mr*. L. Goldstein. SI 44 Gilmer street, a hoy. To Mr. end Mr*. Thomas C. Little- Held. SI Mo Booth Pryor street, a boy. Tu Mr. and Mr*. Clifford Lyons, at llayden etrsel. a girl. buildiniTpermits. (141—Frank Uoonan. to recover and build veranda ut 1(1 Luckle street. 1460--J. (L Florence, to moke line- lot- clMttge* lu brick building at corner Pryor and Ke*l Mitchell elreelb. 1400—John Daniel, to build addition lo frame dwelling at 61 Plum street. 6116—II. J. Miller, to repair frame relllng ft l«J I’lstli etreet. (3,256—W. F. Kelly A Fix, lo build one-.lory frame dwelling at 115 Fun* iiallc at reel. (123—Itedd 6- Plrkiv. In build tqien •hed hi rear 394 Marietta etresi. II 200—I\ T. F.i.kel. tn build two- "' Griffin frame Uwtlllng at 149 . Iti- lifiir U>«lin‘ftiiAv j Fi'll'rtvilig the Miual' —re.. •(.•ulna. In which.!ha Hlafiva Walker, nil J luni. O'llotirkf. I.lnaa ami rhl<#'o |Bwrll«*l- rntl-al rchoaraal of M'bn* liad a :* An itirda b; MC Oil III*’. 11 Honta Arfi Burntd. Sott'ltil tu Tit* Gfiot’glfto. Kutlrtlgr. G«.. Ftb. 80.— Nfiwa rMchcd here yeatfiidfiy that tbt l«rg« barn of B. H. Mfilcolni. h well-to-do farmer living >tx miles north of thla place, was ... totally destroyed by Art. together with assimilntn! and hcnrlng ;a number of mules find lioiahs. •H-Kliif." The Mtiirmy — ■ ■■ ■■ r on roll**. "To It# Kung uni TWO FOREIGN CRUI8BR8 ucr. the wonts liy I lout', tin* tvmicriiia ny I MIm Frank Grlfflu. Miss tlrlglM Is In her I third year of voire culture' her voice la an also deep, full and resonsnr. Fjon this or nnd Any klid. any wj The M«« nn|l»cpti«‘Ua A germ-laden Imucli or a unite gernd A Win In tlif auuahli Of Ut'low (it wife or'iunld Where In tlie man afraidY Oh! uhcrv he the man who would dat turn hl< l«<-k? May the years him annoy. Itring him n» meed of >ty. Keep from hlut even the germ of a ru.uI Him Waters." They wen* all \n*ll snug and acll received. Mra. Mtnne. who was for merlv prlncipnl of th# art department of th# IN NEW ORLEANS FORT. ft dejm. huedi(ffk.il Institute of Philadelphia. IV. Special to The Georgian tux <-prnr*l ••Inescs In art at the iicnileiny. \> u iirlenns la ' ; »n n.** Mill t Iiiitilnghatti. of niicagu. iOtIvH In , n,ii»c 'itmai i. ‘ , At ken oil th*» 5d. Hhe will spend tbe winter rrtitch crultei Klebei In In the river, nt ih < academy. j having arrived thin morning for a vis- — ■■ - ■* - — |lt tu the Ideal French colony, who , , 7 .w . . .... ! wln tlfiboratfiy entertain the oiBctif S'lii' 1 Women look ss If they had put on I a inj n]*n ilut lnsr tii# Ntav ,h*lr .uaMletluu w roll, .lu* oul. «<talrar> I * ThT'n.TmJ"?*!..!*" V.'. Now*. A «irl lias such Th* lutliaiur had -talked long- ami loud. Th* peasants lied llstenrd fm ov*r sn hour. He felt proud of them, and mml* a mental note nf on* imtn'r Intelligent face, when th* earner naked: "Pl*«»e. sir. what kind of an unim-il I* this Constitution? Wilt eh* give Trouble mulled with ing St tho Audubon, Mr. Garland be- plenty of milk?"—Kurtea. Tlie Italian cruiser Ettore Flora mo- ______ ' 'cu I* also In port here. .. ini*sle*ii*n ib,i* »li* REQUISITION PAPERS rl*. ahum hmr lon*i> .b* l« s»Ii>k t" l»-l FOR H. CLAY PIERCE she la * granilBiolher.-New V..rk J . wiunwg. , ’ r ”*' | Special to The Georgian. ! Dells*. T*\*«, Feb. 29.—Requisition A ni<ii »bu decea i s*' •>" "u-l llgftt ih«-| paper* for Henry Clay Pierce, president (In-, (bee* menileg*-It pretiy anr, hut It | of the Wators-Pierce Oil Company. "cllih*' 1,1,1 bl *“ ' h,> " l M " * : ' sl -: have been ImuciI by Governor Camp- -A" bison Glebe- I bell on the governor A Missouri. Pierce | was indicted by the Travis county .grand Jur>, charged with false swear- elpbi* Uulk-tlu. Ing, nap ibe wklrlwlad.- CJh—K. A, ('.trier, tu build one-slo- rv frame dwelling ut in CitanUieitin street. (21V—\V. P, Inm-.in. to repair Bra damn ft et la Petir* Hire*!. | (36i)—Koblnsun Neckwear Caw to I build sign nt (I-70 East Mitchell all ret. (9.600—Mr*. M. HU sell, to build two- ! story frame dwelling at (4 Eleventh I etreet. , GEORGIA TOBACCO 0R0WERE BUILOING MG WAREHOUBC ftceclel to The Geonrtsn. Amsterdain. Ua„ I’eb. 20,—A. Cohn ti Co., tobseto grow*iv und buyer*, of this place, have begun th* erection of a new two-story packing house, lt( by 2*a feet. It Is neceesary tn erect tbt* new building tn order to bandl* .the in creased acreage of tobacco throughout this section this year, which 1* esti mated at 96 per rent In, tn oddlllcn to this building they have two other magnificent building* it* by 269 and 119 by 3tu, r*,p«,-lively GIRL BURNS TO DEATH tyHILE BUILDING FI Op* -tsl I* Tbe b'eenpea. Kenderavllle, Ga„ Feb. ro.—Ml.* J Pearl Hsrtly. of July**, ihi. while ettentptiig (o make a Br* I stove Sunday morning. - was so badly burned lliat she night at 14 o'clock. I*« Hsrtly ws* the - day nil •nd fry pq