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Atlanta Georgian (and news)
vol. v. NO. 222.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1907.
PRICE:
CAN’T RELIEVE
So He Tells Banker
Isaac Selig-
man.
HAS CONFERENCE
ABOUT FINANCES
President Sends for New
York Financier to
Get His Views.
MAKERS OF GREAT ATLANTA
CELEBRATE A SPLENDID YEAR
Washington. March 20.—Isaac N. Ba
ilsman, the New York banker, had a
Conference with Mr. Roosevelt today,
lasting half an hour. When he left the
Frrsl<lrnt'>i office he aald he had been
sent for by the chief executive, and i
that the general financial situation had
been discussed at length.
s. lignum said the president does not
believe he ran do anything to relieve
the railroad situation. If It needa re-
linlng All he can do la enforce the
Ians now on the atatute hooka. The
president said he was not responsible
I the notion of the various state leg
islatures.
i no not believe the money market
needs any further relief." aald Mr. Be-
Hainan "Mr. <’orielyou seems to have
the situation well In hand."
Washington, March 20.—The Inter-
tleu between President Roosevelt and
President Charles 8. Mcllen, of the
Sen York, New Haven and Hartford
nllmad. recently arranged for the
purpose of discussing the railroad alt-
uatlnn. look place at the white house.
It lasted not more than 25 minutes.
No statement of the particular ques
tions discussed wae made at the white
house and Mr. Metlcn declined to talk.
Albany, N. Y., March 20.—One of
the highest officiate of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad aald today that
orders had beeq leaned calling a halt
In practically all the construction work
whhli the Delaware and Hudson rail
road lias been carrying on In this
•laic, and that these orders on hla
railroad alone would throw -at least
men out of employment.
It was further stated by the same
official thru within the next two weeks
similar orders would be put Into ef-
frd upon all railroads operating In
ihc state, and that more than 10,000
men would be temporarily thrown out
"I employment.
Th" muses alleged for the course
taken ore the uncertainty of the atti
tude „f the national administration
toward the rail marts-'an shown by the
failure of the conference between Pres.
Id. ni II.Misevelt and the railroad presi
dent- and Ihc public aervlcc commis
sion- hill, the passage of which, by
the New York legislature. Is regarded
Is assured.
THE 8PEAKERS' TABLE AT ANNUAL DINNER OF ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Frisco Agents Scored
in Insurance
Case.
! ,v petition, rhnrjtfnff Kenneth Witt-
I'rruirt*’,* agent of the Atlnntn-
-'h.ini Imuimocv Compnny, with be*
i-f.Hilter to the extent of over
•nrbitf \J. A. Newell nmf others with
t.» take nrivcwtaiP 1 of the At*
•inpuny during the earthquake, wn»
1 •‘•lay afternoon In the Federal court
J T. hnrtmn removal proceeding*.
:Itt»*n flatnm that became* Kenneth
In "now named Inatend of mini*
u l*eenu*e In the turmoil following
•hipiake the officer* of the Atlanta
' did not rare to ei|>end money
- the pr«Hieeutlon nt auch a time, and
•mllture iy H k unwarrnnteil.
1 furtlier-tlmt Wat non laaued poll-
> the enrtb(|unke, and In hla hurry
• the company forgot to date the
h °NDURA8 SENTENCE
ESCAPED BY MI88I8SIPPIAN.
*'i ’ *'» The Georgian.
p 1 n. Mia*., March 10.—Frank
fv 1 '' v«»ung Mlenleelpplan, who waa
- i ;»t « Tmtawa,* on the coaat, ha*
•iped a sentence of death for
r 1 -■ in a revolution agalnat Hontlu-
‘ ' Ihley wan aaved by the atate d©-
** rir ’ m on the underatandlng that he
r< ’’ h ave the country, and he loat
’ • in complying with thla provl*
/ *‘1" Pardo*. He waa mixed up
l!( Honduran revolution!*!*. anJ
I, , ‘ v V ,n charged with being a
J 1 Nicaragua.
The aplrlt of Atlanta, buoyant, mill*
tarn, the aplrlt that made the Gate City
of the South, the livelteat, busleat, beat
advertised city below Mason and Dlx
on's line, was typified at the banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce at the Pled
mont Tuesday night.
The men around the long tables were
Atlanta personified. There
men who had seen the city grow from
a country' town to a power among mu
nicipalities; there were young men who
looked to the future rather than to the
past, and who saw ahead a great me
tropolis, an Atlanta which will be to
the South what New York Is to the
East and Chicago to the West. They
were all optimist*, ail filled, wilh de
termination to achieve more in the
year to come than had been accom
plished In the year they had left be
hind.
It was no gathering of any one class
of men. There were railroad magnates,
bankers, capitalists. There were law
yers and merchants—but were all men
who represent the best of their trade
or profession. Their faces ahow’cd the
stamp of success. There was not u
"failure” among them. A stranger who
might have seen that gathering would
have said:
"Kuril men as these will accomplish
nnythlng they may undertake.” And
he would have spoken the truth.
Four Hundred Guests.
About 400 guests were there. There
were many distinguished visitors. In
ludlng presidents or high officials of
all the roads entering Atlanta, and flf
ty or more members of the Georgia
Cotton Heed Crushers* Association
These contributed to the general
happiness and added to the greatness
of the dinner, hut It was the great
array of Atlanta’s most prosperous and
enterprising business men, the men
vhose push and patriotism typify the
Atlanta Spirit,” and whose work In
the business world has made Atlanta
great—these were the men who made
the annual dinner of the Chamber of
Commerce really notable.
When 300 and more great merchants,
lawyers, manufacturers and leading
professional men gather together and
discuss the methods whereby others
may prosper, ami the means for mak
ing the city as a whole greater. It la
the sign of a healthy spirit In healthy
times. . _ , . — .,
At tha Speakers Tablt.
The speakers’ table was eurrounded
by men In nearly every walk of life.
\V B. Joyner, mayor, sat aide by aide
with Captain J. W. English hanker,
while at his side sat 'V. \\. Hnley. rail
road president. By the last named sat
J \\’|lle Pof**, president of the Cham
ber of Commerce, against whom brush
ed the elbow of Ham I). Jones, stove
manufacturer.
It was a representative gathering of
th,, element of Atlanta cttlienahlp
Which has made her great. The note
of discord, which could naturally be
expected nt such a gathering «f varied
personal Interest*, was conspicuously
absent Personal Interest* were swept
a way by the enthusiasm of the occasion
and the general welfare of the whole
wns the consideration paramount.
Nothing could better tllustrate the
representative tone and spirit of the
dinner than n list of those who sat side
by side nt the speakers tables. The
** j \vWe Pope. Ham D. Jones. W. vv
Finley. J. W. English. \V. It. Joy!
WORKMEN ARE BURIED
UNDER TONS OF BRICK
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala.. March >0.—While
working on a furnace at Woodward
mines, early this morning, tha lining
gave way and the workmen wore bur
led beneath several hundred tons of
brick and mortar.
Oaa-achlta -man, Detwey -Haye, and
five negroes are dead, one negro fatally
Injured and another badly hurt, aa the
result.
The men were at work on the Inside
of the furnace when the lining gave
way.
The dead men were mashed almost
beyond recognition.
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O DOZEN MEN KILLED
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O Lexington. Ky., March 20.—A O
S dispatch from Sergeant, Ky.. say
that twelve men were killed am. —
O sit Injured In a, cool mine expla* O
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Hays waa a white man. residing nt
Sheffield, and Is survived by a family.
AM the bodies have been recovered.
ner.
j. J*Vhn Temple Graven, H.
. . Maddox, r, Hunby Jordan
G. Cooper, Alfred P. Thom. C . A. Wick
rrahain. F. * *' **
PHINIZY AND RAILWAY
BEGIN BATTLE BEFORE
RAILROAD COMMISSION
Ransom,
\V." Mortlu. Robert !.. Foremnn. Jo
seph Hlrach, J. K. Orr, K. Mathr-
r.—tlnuad on Papa El,v«n.
A Second Flood
At Pittsburg, Pa.
Pittsburg Pa. March 20.—The second
Flltanurg. within sight of Pitts*
flood In
butg and t»*la\
not M* than 1
«vvrn fvel abov
M3K»* **»
feet, uhbh will be
the danger line.
The fight of Itowdre Phlnlxy to no
«*uro an examination Into th© physical
condition of the Georgia railroad has
narrowed down now Into n question
as to whether the commission will
make the examination with or Without
the uld of an ex|>©rt.
On Wednesday morning the case
opened on the tlnal bearing before
definite direction is fflvrn the matter.
From 10 o’clock In the mbrnlng to 1
o'clock In the afternoon the time was
taken up In rending the annual In
spection report of the committee from
the lessors, the report of Grant Wilk
ins. the expert employed by them, the
effort of Attorney Austin Branch to
tangle Major Wilkins as an expert, and
reading a Inrge number of affidavits
to show that the condition of the road
Is bad. At 2 o’clock the commission ad
journed until 3 o’clock, when the hear
ing wns resumed.
When the hearing opened at 10
o'clock a large number of Interested
parties were present. Among them
llowdre Phlnlxy, Attorney Austin
Branch, Hon. Jacob Phlnlxy, Major
Joseph B. Cummins. General Manager
T. K. Scott, Grant Wilkins and others.
Report Favorable to Road.
Major Cummins read the report of
the Inspection committee, which was
signed by T. M. Green. J. T. Bothwell
and W. J. Speer. This report was
lengthv nnd dealt with the condition
if the'main line, and the Athens. Ma-
•on and Washington branches. It con
tended that the roadbed, the crosstles,
the rails, the rolling stock and the
general condition of the property were
excellent—better than when the last
annual Inspection was held. It con
tained a mass of figures and detail too
long to enter Into.
Attached to this was th© report of
Major Wilkins ns the expert employed
by the committee. This report was
more technical and dealt largely with
figures. He showed that 112 miles
out of the 171 of the main line wns
well ballasted, that the tie* were In
good condition, bridges safe and
Mind, nnd trestles In fair repair. In
mdudlng this report he said:
Conditions Good, Say* Wilkins.
"The physical condition of the Geor
gia rood Is well up to the standard of
similar roads, probably better than
many of them. I consider that It can
be operated with safety. The lessees
have more than kept the property in
first class shape, and the rolling stock
Is In better condition than It has been
since 1869.”
Mr. Branch asked that Major Wilk
ins be called to the stund for exnmlnn
tlon ns to his qualities as ex|»ert. Much
of this was of a tedious character.
When Mr. Branch asked Major Wll
kins If th© Louisville and Nashville was
not Interested In the contract for the
Washington street viaduct, the .witness
denied It strenuously. He said that he
was employed by the city of Atlanta
nnd that no railroad had nnythlng to do
with It so far ns h© knew.
Wilkins 8howed Hest.
Several times Major Wilkins show
heat nnd Impatience when Mr. Branch
pressed him too closely as to umounts
he received for contracts. The com
mission ruled, however, that such was
not necessary In determining the fact#.
When Major Cummings cross-exam
ined, he asked Major Wilkins:
"Would the fact that you had at va
rious times secured contracts from rail
roads prejudice your report or warp
your Judgment?"
"No, sir," was the emphatic responsi
"I would report against my own father
If It was truth. I have never colored
any re|>ort and I never will."
Many Affidavits Read,
was 12:30 o'clock when Major
Wilkins wns ullowed to go. Attorney
Branch then read ji large number of
ndldavlts from members of The Au
gusta Herald staff, und cltlxens of
Thomson nnd other places, to show
that the physical condition of the road
was not good. Most of thrao related to
pulling out spikes with the hand and
rotten cross-ties. Among those mak
ing such nfTIdavlts were: J. J. Mr-
A nit fT. Elliott Dunn. John D. Watson.
M. M. Clyatt, 8. J. Smith, T. B. Hamil
ton. J. K. Watson. J. C. Ilackett, G.
Bussell, C. A. Ibvse. D. J. Colvin.
\V. J Hills. C. A. Ware. K. J. Forrester.
Austin Branch. Dowd re Phlnlxy (the
original petitioner) anil James J. Chaf
fee. associate editor of The Augusta
Herald.
Before the reading of Ihc affidavits
was completed Chairman lllll suspend-
I the hearing until 3 o'clock. Th© hag
of spikes nnd rotten cross-ties w is
on exhibition.
Declares Corporations
Are Guilty of Over
Capitalization.
HOTTEST MARCH DAY ON RECORD;
MERCURY CLIMBS TO 84 DEGREES
Wednesday has been the hottest March day in the history of Atlanta.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the temperature climbed to 84, the record.
The record before that was 83 degrees, which was reached In 1816, 12
years before, qnd on March 29, two dayfe be/ore the close of the month.
By VICTOR A. WAT80N.
New York. March 20.—For twenty-
four hours, from Augusta. Ga., to Phil
adelphia. I rode with John D. Rocke
feller. In that time I learned that he Is
strongly opposed to the over-capltall-
satfon of railroads and other corpora
tions; that he believes In the conserva
tive English corporation methods as
against Wall street's high finance; that
he believes the railroads have reached
a point where they cun not borrow any
more money In this country to carry on
their improvements, and that he feels
certain the country Is hastening to
ward the shoals of hard times, because
of unsound financial methods.
Further, he believes many of the
stocks on the nmVket are sound nr they
would not I* allowed to go on the mar
ket by the men who control them.
Discussed Various Topics.
f>n the trip we talked almost con
stantly. discussing rallriNidlng. tlnupce,
religion, men. newspapers, polities nnd
charily. He qumnird up In short, suc
cinct thoughts the financial troubles
that are creating a feeling of unrest
throughout the United States.
"Regarding the stocks which seem so
alluring to the public. I have but a sin-
gle observation to mAke," he said. "If
a man goes Into the street and finds a
certain stock that Is declining constant
ly. although It Is paying a 6 per cent
dividend, it seems ttiran*© that he does
not stop to consider that If the stock
Is such a good commodity the men back
of It, with plenty of money ft their
command.-do not keep It In their con
trol. Is It reasonable to suppose that
If In a good, legitimate way the stock
Is actually earning 6 per cent dividend
and will continue to do so, that It would
he allowed to go out of the hands of
the controlling Interests?**
Art Ovsr-Cspitalized.
Do you think the railroads and oth-
big corporations are at their proper
capitalisation?" he was asked.
Jo, they are vastly over-capitalised.
That Is not n healthy situation. The
American railroads need 1200,000.000 to
curry on some of their Improvements.
They could not get It hist summer In
this country and they had to let their
notes go nhroAd at about 6 per cent.
That Interest must he paid, no matter
hst happens to the dividends."
"Do you believe It Is a sound finan
cial pro|*mltlon to over-capitalize?”
"I most assuredly do not. I presume
I should not criticise interests In ibis
respect, for some of those who have It
are friends of mine. I pmy probably
be called an old f«»ev for not agreeing
with these new financial methods.
Wouldn't Be Tempted.
I presume there Is a great deal of
temptation to make money quickly,
Continued on Pago Clovon.
FIGHT ON CLANSMAN
PROVED NOT EFFECTIVE
ttwclsl to Th# Georgian
Jacksonville, Fla., March 2*).—The re-
quest presented to the city council that
“The I'lunsmnn” not be |*rmlttrd to
play here tonight was not grunted, and
the play will be presented as billed.
STATE ASKS INQUIRY
INTO THAW’S SANITY
Expert Says Slayer Is Incurably Insane.
Court Decision May End Trial—Jury Is
Excused Until Friday Morning.
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New- York. Mxrch !#—Dr. Hamilton,
after leaving court, sold:
"District Attorney Jerome wx, right.
1 lielleve Hurry Thaw- Is u paranoia*.
1 always have believed It. He ahould
not be on trial for hi, life."
New York, March 20.—In the Thaw
trial thla morning Dr. Allan McLan,
Hamilton, the Insanity expert, Inform
ed the court that Harry Kendall Thaw
Is Incurably Insane.
District Attorney Jerome Interrupted
the trial with a request for the court
to execute an Inquiry Into Thaw's men
tal condition, thla Inquiry to be for th,
ourt's guidance. Jerome offered to
give Justice Kjtxgcrald all the Infor
mation he believes would help the trial
Court I, Adjourned.
At 1:10 o'clock court adjourned until
2 o’cIock tomorrow afternoon, when
Jerome will prreent hla affidavit bear
ing on the points he made today re
garding Thaw's sanity.
If the court decides lhal a lunacy
commission Is necfaakry, It will be or
dered Immediately. If not. the regular
order of the trial will he resumed Fri
day morning at 10 o’clock, until which
time the Jury haa been excused.
Upon the resumption of the Thaw
trial this morning Lawyer Del mu
withdrew his ofTer of the letter, ex
hibit No. 81, in evidence, and called
Dr. Allen McLane Hamilton to tho
stand. The witness woe questioned by
Delmas.
He said he Jud been practicing med
icine In New York city for thlrty-sevra
year*. He knew Thaw and. at the re
quest of Black. OlcotL Gruber A Bo-
nynge, he made an examination of
Thaw In the criminal court building—
not In the Tomb, prteon—on June 27,
1»0(. Dm. Flint. Mabon and McChlln
and Autxtant District Attorney qar-
van van present.
"Was-there shy phyMcil examina
tion of the defendant made at that
Urn, 7" asked Delmas.
Jsrfma Offer, ProtssL
‘ Jerome objected, on the ground that
It waa direct and not rebuttal evi
dence.
"What I, the purpose of thla exami
nation?" asked Justice Fltsgerald.
To establish the condition of the
defendant at the time of tho examina
tion. which waa only two daya after
the tragedy." replied Delmas.
Jerome argued that Dr. Hamilton*,
testimony was all along knovm to the
defense. He said the allentkt had been
retained by Thaw's counsel who had
not seen fit to call the physician.
“The evidence of this witness," said
Jerome, "may be of a character that
may necessitate my recalling every
one of my experts.”
Dslmas Roast, Jsroms.
I desire to call'the court's attention
to tho peculiar attitude of the district
attorney," said Mr, Delmas. "At first
he protests that all ha wanted waa the
truth: that the district attorney (hould
seek the conviction of a man by shut
ting out such testimony aa would load
us lo get to the truth In thla matter, I
ran not understand.”
"No such thing." retorted Jerome;
that Is not my purpose. I withdraw
my objection."
•The responsibility for any conces
sions granted or any agreement,
reached must reit upon counsol In the
case.” said Justice Fllsgemld. "Where
I have anv discretion I will exercise IL
Where I have none, I will rule strictly
according to the tew.”
Delmas said he purposed to prove by
Dr. Hamilton, who had been subpenaed
IS MISSING
Directors Will Make,
Good the Aileged
Defalcation.
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C.. March 20,—Frank
H. Jones, assistant cashier In the Char
lotte National Bank, baa left town-with
a shortage. It te said, of 168,000, which.
It I* claimed, will be made good by the
directors, voluntarily. Jones haa bee*
•peculating. It I, aald, and thla I, be- ‘
Ueved to have been the cause of hla al
leged defalcation. Jt te estimated that
he carried 640.000 or 650.000 with hhat
when he left the city. Twenty thou
sand dollar, will be available to reim
burse the bank from two bonds which
Jonea held with the Baltimore and New
York aurety companies.
- The total loss to the bank wilt be
646,000. There waa a surplus of 650,-
000 In tha bank at the time of the de-
fai cation.
A reward of 61,400 te offered’ tot
Jones' capture.
He waa en .ruuta North when leaf
Continued on Pays Eleven.
That Atlanta may have another out
let to th, sea, within tha Immediate
future, which will connect Important
divisions of the Seaboard Air Line eye-
tern and Incidentally Atlanta and Ma
con. and permitting a short haul to the
Atlantic coast, te an announcemant
which will be of vital Interest to At- i
lanta shipper! and the railroad world
generally.
The Information caute from Preet--
dent W. W. Finley, of the Bouthern
railway, who delivered an address on
Tuesday evening at th. Chamber cf
Commerce banquet at the Piedmont.
In an Interview Wednesday morning
President Finley aald:
"It may Inlereot the cttlicna of At-,
lanta to know that the Southern Rail
way Company some weeks ago offered
to the Seaboard Air Line either a traf
fic or a trackage arrangement between -
Macon and Atlanta, so that the Sea
board Air Una by the use of the
Houthem'e line between Atlanta sod
Macon, be enabldtl to couple up Its own
lines lying south of Macon and north
of Atlanta."
President Finley further stated that
the officiate of the Seaboard Air Line
now have this matter under conaldera-
tlon.
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
The Georgian records here each day some
economic fart In reference to the Oswald
march of th, fleets
■Y
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index saya In It, regular weekly
Issue:
"A large number of valuable new cltlxen* will be brought Into Georcta
nnd Alabama aa a result of Important deals reported In The Index this
week. A New York capitalist haa purvhaaed. at a cost of 6668,000, two
. largo tracts of land In southeast Alabama and will divide them Into small
farms,, to which It Is proposed in bring from other eectlons farmer, who
will cultivate a comparatively small number of acres each. The purchas
er of the tracts proposes to Install manufacturing enterprises A repre
sentative of Duluth. Hi. Paul and Milwaukee rapltaliata haa baen Inspect-
Ing tends In southern Georgia, where It te propoeed to buy 40,000 acre,
with the purpose of dividing It Into small farms, to which It te planned to
bring people from the northwest.
“A rumpany I* being organised to build a railroad between Athens
Ga., and Anderson, H. via Hartwell. Ga.
"Municipal Improvements, proponed end decided, are Important Item,
this week. Two waterworks systems, two lighting plants and a sewer sys
tem are projected. Madison. Os, wilt Issue 665,000 of bonds and Eulaw,
Ala, I28.SOU, for municipal Improvements. Roms, Oa- will hold an elec
tion upon the Issuance of 6175.000 of bonds and BeaMmer, Ala- te con
sidering a 1100.000 Js sue.
"Among other things reported are: Firebrick plant, Rems Os: foun
dry nnd pipe plant. Birmingham. Als: pottery. Macon. Os: power plant.
Helms. Als; sash, door and blind factory. Olennvllls Os; saw mill aad
building material factory. Bulllgent. Als; concrtte block and tiling plant,
t’olumbus. (7a.; brick plant. Calera. Als; battling plant, Banderavllle. Us;
box and venrer plant. Thoraby. Als: two banks thirteen corporations
with total minimum rnplinl smoke of 6110,800; two theaters; three-story
business hltllding. Tirion. Ga.: seven.story. JVaycruee, Om.; five-story, Val
dosta, Us: other business building*; reeldencea: Ibree-ltory hotel. Aa-
gusts Os; four-story hotel. Mobile. Ala.; Jail: three warehaaws; school
buildings; 815.1)00. Uilicit. Als; 16.000. Wetumpks Als; 17.000. Kutew.
Als. 640,000 depot, Flisgernld. Os; purchase by Montgomery cltlun fee
117,500 of site for business building: purchase by Augusts Os, bank for
|:n.oon of site for bank building, and 67.000 depot at Elberton. Os
“Among the contract awards reported are: Fur railroad cnstnictloa
In Alabama: for furnishing materials for elght-stnry office building at Ath
ens. Gs, and fur construction of a number 06 ether business buildings"