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The W*athw: * w.fitMf forms !«: , :1 lr; I'outtaiMd varan p.nlcM awl Bafjr- \’0L. V. NO. 224. Atlanta Georgian (and news) ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1907. PRICE: STREET CAR MEN FIRED FOR ORGANIZING UNION; GREAT STRIKE POSSIBLE Fired in Batches, Say Employees Who Signed. . UNION PLANNED BY OPERATIVES Inspectors Watch Office When Union Is Being Formed. Tlw niotormen nnd conductor* of the p»rgia Railway nnd Electric Company in- clashed with the official*, and It tins that there Is trouble ahead. An effort I* being made to form an iaflnn of street car employees, nnd f.i-t*as the officials find out, they are ««.Larging the men who Join the an* ition. THE GEORGIAN’S GUESTS THE STATE STREET SCHOOL. In* Itii.li.r- nnd iiiipll* of tin* State •cl S. ii.H.l uln. were invited to visit The Tgiaii * uindmi plant were; Teacher*. • v W l*. Iiavls, Principal. '* * *“ Assistant Principal. Ml*> Heidi n.im. «s»is... Mr*. I- o Mayo. Fifth A MIm» /«h- Caiiiioii, Fifth IS. Ml*o< Mamie ('orrlgau. Fourth A. MIm Margaret l.cdi*rlc. Sutivriiuuterary. MIkh l.f.ilvf Allen. Third It Ml** Marv llramlott. H«*«*oiu| A Miss It. itlia tiriHMilee, Second It. It I** stated that no less than twenty* fl\e men have been discharged In the last three days for trying to form an association for “purposes of mutual benefit, advancement, and protection." The movement had Its Inception sev eral days ago. The motormen and con- ducp.is argued that If all other classes of labor were organizing for mutual protection that they should be allowed t>> form an association of tl^elr own. It i* said that they Intended, as soon «- organisation was perfected, to ap ply foi a charter as a union. The company believes that is to its advantage to have the men unorgan ized Accordingly. It Is stated, the of ficial** got busy and designated a few of the “trusty” men to land their ef fort* toward finding out who had signed the agreement to form an asso ciation. Fired All 8igntrs. A* fast as these men reported to headquarters, one of the company offi- rials would call for the men reported and discharge hint. It Is stated, without the privilege of a hearing. Inspectors Watch Man. It Is stated by one of the men dls charged that the Inspectors. Miss Atlle Jones. I Abe ftplelhcrger. Ilarrv Liudlairg. Itoy Collier. F. liner (iilfTith. I a*tin Jones. Itentri**** Wlrntwrl; Hcth Felder. Gertrude llutler. Glenn Martin. Fred Shearer. Cdnrlle Pope. Annie Noruinn. Willie N. Itnkei Ivy Belle Kva STATE STREET SCHOOL VISITS THE GEORGIAN detectives, have been hanging around the office of the man who has the agreement, and taking down the names <d each street car employee who en ter* It |n stated that the Inspectors report these men, and they are fired « n MjMpiclon. The Georgian was able to secure a few of tlie mimes of the men who were tha- discharged. They are; "• J- t*. t'happoll, 27 Harold avenue; M '' Tedder, 425 East Georgia avenue; J i Swlnney, 265 Pulliam street; M. A Kcnnerly. 344 West North avenue, an<l II. J. Wallace. IV'im what can be gathered, there i; of tin\ «• been 100 men who agreed i * fTin this association, and a Inrge pi q„»rtlon of those who did not were in -vmpnthy with the movement nnd * only waiting and taking more t ‘ • t-i consider. Discharged at One*. 1 'timed ut 4 o’clock Wednesday a'• . .i . in.” stated J. (*. Swlnney, “and *'■ ” "'clock that evening Mr. Hurt Ci,| "l me before him nnd discharged nu !b asked me If I signed the paper ofKanlzing the association. I told him J “id and he said the company had no funi.. r use for my services. 1 like Mr. »»nd I know he would not have f >iK* n such n step without orders from high, r officials. s not so much for myself that I rf K“t this, but the poor boys been working with the* street any f«»r years, and who have w J®' 1 . hiidren to support. It diwsn't l«*'k light to discharge these faithful in-ii without notice, and Just beenu "anted to form an association for ro'i' ual benefit." Discharged in Batches. «>f those to feel the weight of the ‘ i in>*M strong arm was M. O. Ted ' "f 425 East Georgia avenue. If laid off on Wednesday, after two >• ,,f service for the company os a c ,,i *bn »<>r. 1 Friday Mrs. Tedder said that her bind had been sent for by Hupcr* Int*n i.*nt Nym Hurt and that she had r ti him since morning. Hut Mrs. “ “i knew something of the dr ' t unes surrounding her husband' ■al from the service of the com It’s State Street school day at Tho Georgian’s home. The boys and girls of the seventh grudQk led by their teachers, marched on the plant Friday afternoon, armed and ready for a siege. They left off the dull routine ami monotony of book study for a while, to dip Into the activities nnd the compli cations of a modern dally newspaper. They were shown Into the business office. From ificro they wont to the reportorlal department. Here one of The Georgians staff explained to the The mechanical part was explained. The composing room, with Its flying figures, clicking machines, Its running und dodging and darting, was besieged, and an soon as their eyes grew accus tomed to the sight, they observed that Instead of tiie confusion that was parent, the best of system reigned. Then, the stereotyping room, and then the great monster machine, the press, grinding out papers much foster than one can count. And the besieged are learning to look forward to the weekly fray with os high expectancy as the beeleg It Is the event of the week In The Georgian's home when bright-eyed lit tle boys and rosy-cheeked little girls. Its problem, and laugh over its peej- ltarltles. JEWS BUTCHERED By T WAS DEMANDED BY HE ■' ,v husband had not done n thing.” ‘ Mrs. Tedder, “except to sign with ' ' for mutual protection. At that • ■ think about 150 of Ihe men had ‘^“••1 But os soon as the company r : mu names of men who had !; KI -"I this paper they were discharged. ■] hii-hand^s now down town In re- N ■!*’••• to a Summons from Mr. Hurt. r !’ I don't know* whether or not they * r * c«»ing to put him back to work." Mi* Tedder said the men who were J w i by the company to have signed paper were discharged In batches , as other men were found »o Wk * places. "For Disturbance." 1 discharged the men for raising ' 1 rhanr* among the other employees. • ‘ i n »t for trying to form an assocJa* "tated H. N. Hurt, superintend- * r: f transportation of the street car t'* npany. 1 don’t know anything about the j: I * d association or the signing «*f •‘Kreement. Yes, l have discharged * number In the last few days. *'* wtr* causing dissension.” Women Are Mistreated by the Maddened Peasants. UurlmrfM, Rnumnnln. March 22—A Konrral mnr.acrc nf Hebrews Is progress throughout Roumanla. The situation Is worse than It was In Ressarabla when Ihe massacre li Klshtncff shockcil the civilised world. The aroused peasants are now blood mad and every Hebrew who offers the slightest resistance as they pillage and burn. Is put to death Instantly. Officials admit that To Jew* have been slain anil 300 wounded In the paat 3, hours. While these are the casual* lies actually reported. Ihe officials fear that they represent only a fraction of tltc total number Details of horrible altaeks on women are coming In from nil sides, Local authorities have lost all control of the mobs. Trains loaded with troope are rushing from all the military ren ters to the disturbed districts. Many Changes In Canal Zone Washington. March Roosevelt has signed i providing for wholesale local government 22 —President 'cut Ivc orders hangcH In Ihe f the canal zone, and Richard Rcctl Rogers, general counsel for Hie Isthmian canal commission, will start for the canal none tomorrow with Secretary Taft to put them Into effect. The five municipal government* which now exist In Ihe canal r.onc will be replaced by four administrative die. irlcts. under Ihe direct control of Ihe canal'’commissioners. timber tears SIDE OFF GAR; TWELVE INJURED New York. Hlarfh 23 —Twelve pas senger- were severely Injured when .he hole side of the last .nr of the I sw ung express on the New York Central wAs turn out by a huge piece of lim ber which slipped front Its position on a freight car while the passenger train was passing ’The accident occurred near 1‘leasantvllla. State Announced Not Ready and Wednesday Was Set for Hearing. Special to The Georgian. Wrlghtsvllle, Ga., March 22.—Next Wednesday was set for the trial of Rev. E. F. Morgan, presiding elder of McRae district, of the South Georgia Confer ence of the Methodist church, Indicted for perjury. On being notified of the Indictment Rev. Morgan Immediately came ti Wrlghtsvllle this morning and demand ed an Immediate trial. When the case was called the state announced not ready. As the defense wanted an Im mediate trial the court compelled the solicitor to name a day Mr the trial. Wednesday of next week was selected, when the case will he called at o'clock. There were Hhnut <6 or 30 ladle* In the court when the case was called. Almost the entire of the Wrlghtsvllle bar volunteered their service* to Rev. .Mr. Morgan. FOR ARREST OF NEGBOJJRDEBEB Suspects Arrested Establish Identity ami Are Re leased. >eclnl to The Georgian. Cartersvllle, Oa„ March 22.—A ne gro. captured at Fnlrmount last night on suspicion of being the negro want ed at Falrmount for attempting to as- sauH the wife of ex-Mayor Talbert, and murdering h*»c two-months-old ha- by. Is being taken to Falrmount today for Identification. The negroes who have been captured so far Havc been released «>n establishing their Identity. The citizens of Falrmount have de posited $500 In the hank as a reward for the capture of the negro. The gov ernor offers $26o. which brings tha amount up to 9?M. Two Gunboats, Ma chinery and Equip ment Destroyed. Special to The Georgian. Pensacolu. Fla., March 22.-—A loss of $176,000 was entailed .today by the burning of the building of the Pensa cola navy yard. The machinery and equipment und gun boats Gloucester nnd Isla De Lu zon were destroyed. Valuable machinery was lost by the conflagration. "PayTsIm IF DECLARED INSANE, THA W WILL ASK TRIAL; “HE’S SANE” CRIED MOB Slaver’s Lawyers Plan a Sensational Move. DEAN OF POETS PASSES AWAY MR. IIARTRIDGE DENIES CHARGE President Roosevelt’s Se cret Service Men Are on Case. Dover. *Del., March 22.—President Roosevelt’s secret service men were put to work on the Marvin kidnaping case today. The latest note to Dr. Marvin, fa ther of the boy, *av«; "Puy $25,000 or we will kill your boy." V IS HR SEIBtSH mil Neighborhood Puzzled Over Mystery of Last Tuesday. What has become of an unknown man, who I* reported to lnive cut hi* throat early Tuesday morning In East Fair street, near the Boulevard? If the stranger Is dead, what dlspo altlon was made of Ills body? ** If alive, what has become of him? These ure questions that have been puzzling Police Sergeant Howell, whom the matter .was reported by witness, who saw the stranger with his throat cut and Ihe bloody knife In his hand. This witness, Joseph H. Wallace, of ISt Kirkwood avenue, a night watch man. was on hoard a South Decatur trolley cur on his way home shortly after 6 o’clock Tuesday morning when he sa\s he saw the man lying on the sidewalk, near the Immanuel Baptist church. A young • *an was seen to ap proach the stranger and for this reu- son Wallace says he did not have the cur Mopped. „ Marion E. (’ole. a merchant In Pearl street, near the South Decatur car line, stutes thut hi* later heard the stranger hud died of his wounds, hut does not remember who made the remark. Wallace, who has been trying to fer ret the mystery, says the latest report Is In effect that the stranger was crazy and that he was hurriedly removed to •me place In the country, his people desiring to avoid publicity. The police have hern unable to learn Anything of the affair, which Is mysti fying the whole community. No one In the neighborhood has been found who can give the slightest Information. People residing all about the scene of the alleged attempt at suicide have been Interrogated and all declare they have heard nothing whatever of the affair. No report was made to the hospital and no Information can he obtained as ho removed the wounded stranger. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooco o O AMERICANS WIN O ATHLETIC EVENTS. O o London. March 22 —At the Ox- O ford-Cambridge athletic meet, p. O O M Young, of Houth Dakota, an O O Oxford student, won the long O O Jump, making 22 feet 4 Inches. In O O the half mile sprint W. I). Hchiilt. O O formerly of Cornell, now of Ox- O O ford, finished second. O O O 000000000000000000004200000 Says Defense Has Not Been Guilty of Unprofession al Conduct. New York. March 22.—When Evelyn Nesblt Thaw nnd Mrs. William Thaw went to the Tomb* prison today tho crowd was so great that the police had to force their wav through the press. For the first th%e since the trial be gan. the tieople shouted encouragement to the women as they appenred. Home tried to press through the police to get at them, while all about the line en couraging cries greeted the two de voted women. “Harry Is all right. He’s not Insane. Keep lilm out of the mud house. We are for you." were some of the cries. Mrs. Thaw nnd her daughter-in-law smiled and seemed much gratified as they reached the steps of the Tombs. IF DECLARED IN8ANE, , TRIAL MAY CONTINUE. New York, March 22.—In case a lu nacy commission finds Harry K. Thaw Insane. It was leurned today that his lawyers will Insist that the trial con tinue. They have found several precedents, among them, that of a man named Rhinelander, who was tried while In sane and acquitted. The announce ment of this peculiar decision on*the part of Thaw’s lawyers was made Just before the trial was adjourned until Monday. Woman Are In Court. Justice Fllxgerald did not reach court until after 11 o’clock today. When he arrived Thaw's mother, his wife and stater, the countess of Yarmouth, and Mrs. J. J. Cane were In court. It was the first time all of these women had been there alnce the taking ot testi mony began. United States Marines Protect American Interests. TH0MA8 BAILEY ALDRICH, Dean of Amorican posts, who died this wosk at tho apt of 71 yoars. Mr. Aldriel^ combined raro poetic genius with much shrewd business sens# and accumulated a fortune as a banker. OOOOOOOQOOOCOOOCOOOOOOOCC" O MORGAN DENIE8 O O ARRANGING CONFAB. O O ' 0 Liverpool, March 22. —J. Pier- 0! 0 ft*. Mrs. George L. Carnegie, another sitter of the prisoner, occu pied a front seat with her brother, Ed ward Thaw. District Attorney Jerome Immediate ly aeked for an adjournment to await the decision of Justice Fitzgerald re garding the Insanity commission. The Justice said that his decision would probably be given on Monday, but di rected tho Jury to not return until next Wedneaday. Thaw was taken back to the Tombs. Will Finish Affidavits. Mr. Hartrldge, when asked, said that the district attorney ahould re ceive copies of his affidavits before 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Justice Fitzgerald said that Thursday Mr. Hartrldge rose to make some remarks, and he had ruled not to hear him. I understand that he wanted to say something In answer to the district at torney In regard to his remarks about presenting facts to the appellato di vision.” said the court. I have not made the charge that Mr. Hartrldge was guilty of unprofessional conduct In withholding evidence which considered material," said Jerome. I assumed that he knew what I meant when I spoke." Hartridge Makes Dsnisl. Hartrldge said he was glad of the opportunity to make a public denial of the Intimation that the defense had been guilty of unprofessional conduct. He said ho had n conversation with Mr. Jerome and told the district attor ney that If he believed Thaw insane why he did not say so. He said he placed Dr*. Deemsr nnd Hlnghumnn at Jerome’s disposal and that Jerome knew , long ago. what‘Dr. Hamilton was to testify to. "At this time,” said Jerome. "I de sire to make no charges." New York. March 22.—“1 haven’t any fear of a lunacy cornndsslon: If one is appointed I will prove my sanity. Then will win my freedom, which will car ry with It Justification.” Harry Thaw made this statement to. day before going to court to attend the •rmalltles of postponing his trial until the fight over the np|*>lntmrnt of u lunacy commission I* decided. Thaw spent s quiet nnd restful night lie Is confident that his examination by a lunacy commission will help his ase, and Its report will make the Jury's crdlct In his favor certain. 00000000000000004000000000 o o o YEARS AGO SNOWED HERE; 0 FRIDAY MERCURRY AT 86. O 0 6 March 20. 1906. there was a 0 0 slight snow flurry In Atlanta. 0 O March 20. l$«7, the mercury stood 0 0 at M6 degrees. March 21, l$06, Oj 0 the lowest registered was 26 de- 0 0 grees. March 21. 1907, It wus NV 0 O March 22. 1906. mercury climb- 0 0 ed to 40—highest for the day. 0 8 Msrt'h 22. 1907. all previous ret*- 0 nrd* are being smashed At 2 0 0 p. in. It was $6, with the temper- 0 0 mure still climbing Likely to 0 0 register H7 oi*‘K8. Forecast: 0 FREE FROM PRISON, IS NOTJENGEFOL Sai’s Ho Hates No One and Will Publish a Paper. fronton. Mo., March 22.—Former L’nlted Suite* Senator Joseph R. Bur ton. of Kansas, who has been serving a sentence of six months' Imprisonment In the Iron county Jail, was released shortly sftcr 7 o'clock this morning. Mr. Burton issued a statement to the press at the Southern Hotel. In part. It said: I shall take up my life's work with 'malice toward none, and with charity for all.’ I shall write and talk u tth pen nnd tongue; I shall stand for policies and principles that I believe will make for the general good, and oppose such as I think hud. It Is bad policies that make had men and bad government; while true policies make good men and good government. My fight shall be against measures, rather than against men. To Publish Nswspspsr, I shall have charge of a newspaper, unles* there I* a fraud order Issued against it before 1 cun arrange for Its publication. The history of my case, already prepared, will appeur in serial form, first In the paper. The story will not be sensational, it will I hi truth ful." • Mr. Burton was convicted of having appeared before the postoffice depart ment In behalf of the Rialto Grain and Securities Company. of Ht. Louis, while a member of the United Htates senate, and having received compen sation for so doing. Rscsption Is Arranged. Ex-Senator Burton will leave-Kan sas City at 10 o’clock Saturday morn ing for his home at Abilene. Hans. A number of friends will meet him here, and one or two cars may be added to the train to uccnnmvnlatc the crowd. At the much-talked-of reception he will “submit a few remarks,” long prom ised. Washington. March 22.—The stats department today received the follow* log dispatch from the L’nlted Btateti consul at Managua, Mr. Ollvarea: , "This government reports that on March 18, an army of 6.O00 Salvadorans and 1,000 Hondurans, commanded by General Presa. a Salvadoran, attacked I the Nicaraguan vanguard near Nama- slgue, Honduras. The battle lasted three days, resulting In the complete routing of the Halvadorans, who lost> 1,000 killed. Nicaragua haa 20,000 troops at the front nnd will comments, an immediate attack on Choluteca and TeguJgalpa.” Washington, March 22.—For the pur pose of protecting the Interests of cltl* sens of the tYnlted Htates. marines hava been landed at Trujillo. Ceiba and Puerto Cortez, Honduras, from tha American gunboat Marietta. Advices to this effect have been re ceived today at the navy department from Commander Fuliman, of the Ma rietta. and transmitted to the state department. Lands Many Marinas. It Is understood that Commander Pullman landed a force of about twenty marines from the Marietta at Trujillo* and twenty bluejackets st Celbe and then continue his course to Puerto Cortes. The Nicaraguan commander In charge of the Invading force at the mander Full man his promise that Honduran port. Trujillo, gave Cora- American Interests and all foreign In terests there would be protected and that trading vessels would be permit ted to enter and leave the port -with out molestation, the same as before | the capture of the port by the Nicara guan navy. - Both ctmata ot the warring Central , American republics are completely cov ered by American gunboats. In addi tion to the Marietta, on the Honduraa coast, which Is the point regarded most In danger, the Paducah la further south' of the Nicaraguan coast. On the Pacific coast elds are the Pri ton, which is patrolling the Nlcarai coast, and the Chicago, which Is trolling the Salvadoran and Hondt nnart. Nation, May InUrvtiw. Joint Intervention by Mexico nnd th. United SUtee In the wnr which threat- I enx to Involve Central America to now I recorded oo pooifble by dtptomnttctn. 1 Secretary Root and Mexican Am- bounder Creel have been In confer ence frequently elnce tho outbreak cf war. and Latin American dlplomntlew would not be eurpfloed by the an nouncement that Mexico and tho Unti ed Htnte, have decided the war mu,t ceue. ____ NORWEGIAN .TUMIR CE „ A Bl Mobll«L A?a.. < Man5h D M.—The steamer Colombia, arriving here from CelM, Honduras, brings news of great excite- ment among the population of tho town over the t.irt of an attack on the part of the Nicaraguan navy. The women are In mortal fear of the Nicaraguan troopa sacking the town and an weep ing In the underbruoh on the outaklrta of the town. . ' . The commandant at f elba Mixed the Norwegian .learner llabll, when ha turned of ihe attack upon TruxUla, and lowering Ihe Norwegian flag, holet- ed the Honduras colon and ordered the commander of the Habtl to proceed j Puerto Cortex for troopa to protect . elba and to reinforce the Honduran army nt Truxllla. The Habll waalheld for ffv# hftdra, when order* from PreW- dent Bonilla calmed the releaM of tha eteumer. It le believed that troublg between Norway and Honduraa will rt- eult. ae woo the cone In the wlxure ot a Norwegian veieel by Nicaragua oev- eral yeir, ago. _ . _ . Among tha paewngera of the Colom bia wo* the wife and family of tha collector of the port of Cetba. who had *ent them to the State, In anticipation nt the attack upon the port. The Honduran army I* endeavoring ... retake Truxllla and deaperate tight-' Ing I* reported In that neighborhood. | "Pair and continued Krl- 0 O day nlglu and Saturday." 0 Friday’* temperature*: o 0 7 a. m 67 degree, 0 0 X a. tn 6* degree, O 0 » a. nt 71 degree* 0 0 In .. in ;75 degree, O O 11 a tn »» degree* 0 O 13 noon ,.X3 degree* 0 O 1 p. m . >7, degree. O O 3 p. ill. .6 degree, 01 0 O ponl Morgan, who arrived today, O O denied that any effort hod been O O made by him to have American 0 O railway prealdeni* to vl*lt \Va*h- 0 0 Ington for a iiernonal Inspection of O O Ihe "Hlg Hlltk." O O 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQ Growth and Progress of the New Sooth Th* Osorglss record* fatre rich dsy bobs tronomlc fari lo refsreocs to th* ooward march of tbs rath. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY. Tho following figures on cost taken front the records of the building give* some Idea of the size of the new structure* which have made auch ii radical change In the Imelne** section of Louisville, Ky.: Lincoln Having* Bank building (offices), 14 stories, 62x61 1-8 feet; estimated cost $22“.000. » Paul Jones building (offices). 8 stories, 210x76; estimated coat, $$26,- ooo. one dlmen*ion takes up entire square between Jefferson end Green. In Fourth. Heelbach hotel annex. 10 stories, 80x106; estimated coet, $260,000. Htewart Dry ()»>od* Company building, 7 stories; 10$ 1-2x110; eel!- mated cost, $280,000. Atherton building, containing new Mary Anderson theater end office*; 7 Morten, 140x1 HO; estimated cost, $$20,000. Tho Louisville school board at Its meeting last week authorised the extfcndlture of $50,000 for the erection of a new school building tn Duker avenue, and of $40,oao for the purchase of a lot and erection of a school building In Elliott avenue. The American Tobacco Company plans to begin work within the next two or three months on a building. 200x160 feet In the rear of tte plant at Eighteenth and Broadway, to be used as a shipping department. Internal revenue collections In February for this (the fifth) district, totaled $1,348,014 93. an increase of over a quarter of a million dollars over the same month last year. The increase was entirely on whisky. Louisville's bank clearings for February totaled $6t.M7,T47.91, as against $56,302,251.84 for the same month In ltog. The Conrad Shoe Manufacturing (’onipany has been Incorporated here with a tapitnl stock of $loo.ooo, divided Into shares of 1190 each. The maximum debt Is fixed at $&J,0<)9' The Kentucky Coal Development Company“Ifits been Incorporated here with $17o.m><) capital stock. The Kentucky Veneer Works ha* filed incorporation articles with $100,000 capital stock, the maximum Indebtedness being fixed at 910.00a,