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Ihe Wo*th«r: tussi, •W' Vicinity: filr frtnlfht Thar»- UJ - no folded Chxofe lu irmpfrttir^ 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. tJOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O O DOZEN MEN KILLED O IN MINE EXPLOSION. O o o 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 ff slon nt Dorehegter. Va.. across the O o Kentucky state line. O O No other details are given. O oooooooooooooooooaooooooao 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. -A? ti ootooooooooooooooooooooooo o o O HARRY THAW BENDS $100 O TO FLOOD SUFFERERS 0 O Plttsbiirx. Pa.. March 2<t—May- O O nr Urnrxe \V. (pjthrtc, of till, city. O O lias received u letter from H,rry O O K. ThuM, In wlilcli a check for O O lino whs Inclosed to old per*.ms O 0 HuffcrlnK from the fluid of test O ee k. O a o oooooooooooooooooooooooooe 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"