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ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY, MARCH 30,1907.
PPTnU!. In Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
STXV-UJ-Ej. on Trains: FIVE CENTS.
SLAYER OF “UNIVERSAL PROVIDER”
IS SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS
Key Asks Restraining
Order of Judge
Pendleton.
civil SERVICE
LAW INVOKED
Court Files Petition and
Refuses Temporary
Injunction.
Showed He Is a Match
For Prosecu
tor.
SLAYER AMAZED
LUNACY BOARD
Judge J. T. Pendleton, on Saturday
afternoon, refused to grant a restrain
ing order against the Atlanta board of
pollco commlnsloners, filed by O. S.
Xunnally. through James I,. Key, who
acted ns attorney.
The petition must, therefore, be heard
on its merits, and probably too late to
prevent the proposed election of the
police department by the board on
April 2. next Tuesday. Alderman Key’i
move In tho case has not been made
public.
An application for a restraining or
der was placed In the hands of Judge
Pendleton Friday afternoon by O.
Xunnally, formerly chairman of tho
police commission, through his attor
ney, Alderman James L. Key.
in this petition it Is pointed out that
prior to March 1, 1906, tho police board,
of which the petitioner was chairman,
adopted a code of civil service rules
for tho government of tho police de
partment and that these rules were ap
proved by the mayor and council.
It is further declared that prior to
March 6, 1906, the chief and men of the
force, with seventeen exceptions, tend
ered their resignations and were elected
under the now law for n term of two
years. The petition states that these
Thaw’s Lawyers Confident
That Their Client Will
Be Declared Sane.
rrnclalmed to bo In effect and that the
men whose names are mentioned In the
petition—men from Chief Jennings
down the line to a wagon driver—were
elected for a term of two years.
During Good Behavior.
The petition states that these men
were elected for no fixed term, but dur.
Ing good behavior and efficient serv
Ice.
The fact Is recited that tho police
board Is about to ignore this election
and hold another, that such proposed
act Is declared void, and that those
elected can not be displaced by the
mere fact of electing others to fill their
places.
Confusion would result, declares the
petition, and a great and Incalculable
injustice would bo done to the city of
Atlanta. It Is declared that tho force
would be spilt Into factions and that
there would be men asserting their
rights to salaries and positions who
were hot entitled to them; that there
would bo two sets of men, each claim
ing to be the regularly constituted po
lice department, but that there would
only be money to pay one set
Trouble Ahead.
It Is urged that the board be en
joined, for If this Is not dono It Is de
dared there will be' a multiplicity of
suits ngalnst the city by displaced
members to assert their right to be re.
tained as members of the force, and
that It will result In.the city of Atlanta
ni
having to pay out illegally money for
claims of oflicers and men through the
courts for their salaries.
The petitioner declares that the chief
anil members of the force are doing
their full duty toward the city of At-
lantn, and that they con not be dls-
mlsscd without charges and trial be
fore the board.
For all these reasons the court Is
asked to restrain the police board from
holding an election or from Interfering
with the tenure of office of the men or
tmm holding back their salaries. It Is
also asked that the defendants bo re
quired to appear at the next term of
court and make answer to the com
plaint.
ANOTHER SHORTAGE
IN JONES' ACCOUNTS
IS NOW DISCOVERED
Absconding Bank Teller
Said to Have Left Defi
cit of $73,000.
Special to The Georgian'.
C harlotte. X, C, March 30.—An al-
h'ged additional shortage of 35,000 has
“**h found In the accounts of Frank H.
Jones, the absconding teller of the
' 'SI 1 ' 711 ® hfatlonal Bank.
‘he t 01a i amount taken by Jones Is
now estimated ot 373.090.
by
New York. March SO.—When the lu
nacy commission trial was resumed this
afternoon Harry K. Tnaw took tne
stand again, and the seslson
cret one. Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton
followed Thaw, and the session w-
then made a public one.
New York, March 30.—The contln
uancc of the private examination
Harry Thaw was taken up toduy
the lunacy commission. An attache
the court said to a reporter some time
afterward:
"In all my experience I have never
seen so magnificent a witness.'
Others, too, who wore coming from
the court room from time to time
brought similar tidings. All of these
agreed that Thaw’s answers to the
questions of tho commissioners
characterised by a lucidity, clearness
are
and comprehensiveness, such os
rarely displayed by any witness.
Thaw's Lawyers Pleased.
According to these Informants,
Thaw’s demeanor was absolutely calm
and dignified, and In nothing that he
said or did was there the least sug
gestion of lack' of mental equipoise.
’’Thaw's lawyers were jubilant and said
that they could not see any other out
come of the examination than a decis
ion of sanity. Delmas was esoecially
pleased.
That there would be at least one
alienist called, to.,the-stand was evi
denced by the fact that Dr. Allen Me
Lane Hamilton. Jerome's expert,
rived during the progress of Tha
_ Thaw 1
examination. Dr. Hamilton said he
had been subpenaed. It was expect*
that he would be called Immediately
after the conclusion of Thaw’s testl
mony.
They Ought ts Know.
Dr. Hamilton may bo followed by
an examination of witnesses from the
Tombs; Warden Flynn, Dr. McGuire,
the chaplain and halt a dozen deputy
wardens and keepers, who have been
subpenaed to appear before tho com
mission In lunacy and tell about Thaw'
action and conversations In the Tombs
since he was Imprisoned there.
Tho Idea of the commissioners Is that
men who have seen Thaw, dally con
versed with him, looked after his wants
and had an opportunity to observe him
under all the conditions of prison laws,
are much better able to pass upon the
rationality of a prisoner than profes
slonal alienists.
Commission Impressed,
With more and more learned of
Thaw's conduct at the secret session
of the lunacy board, opinion crystallised
today that he would be declared sane.
One answer after another of his as
tonished the commission, his own law
yers, and particularly the district at
torney. Especially did one of his
answers Impress the commission. I
was In regard to his wife. Thaw said
I meant Just what I said—that
feared my wife would break down un
der her fearful strain and I wish to
spare her as much as possible. I did
not intend to say. nor did I Imply, that
I desired that she should hold back
any material facts."
The examination developed several
hitherto unknown fucts In regard to
the whole case, one of them being sen
sational In character. Chairman Mc
Clure, of the board, asked Thaw in re
gard to a note to Lawyer Delmus In
which Thaw referred to the advisabil
ity of calling an unnamed woman
whose testimony Thaw Implied would
be of help to his defense.
Protected Woman’s Name.
Thaw hesitated before giving his
answers, but he was not confused. Ap
parently he knew clearly what he was
doing. Finally he said he thought he
should have the advice of his counsel
before answering several questions,
This of course, had a remarkable ef
fect upon tho commission. Lawyer
Hartrldgo said, however, that all ob
jections were waived find that Thaw
was at liberty to say anything he
leased. Then he made this remarka-
jle statement.
"Well, gentlemen, what I meant wi
this- The woman I referred to Is now
living In a small town In Wisconsin.
She wa" deceived by Stanford White,
but she has since reformed. In fact, I
think It was her only slip She Is now
respectable woman, married and hap-
Oargan Caaa Postponed.
toe J. T, Dargan removal case catne
'•I' before Judge I>wman In the
'I States court Sai«*nlay morning
, !;! postponed until such lt:ne as
enable a complete hearing wlth-
nt.-rruptlon. >'•• -wticulejr <****
•When I heard her early history, I
wrote to a lawyer In her home town
and secured a statement from her. But
fdo not fhlnk/ln view of the respected
position Which she occupies today, that
her name should be mentioned.
Thaw Balkad Jaromo.
-I will state,” said Mr. Jerome, “that
one name mentioned here will be re-
gSJdJll as confidential by me an.l I will
never use it or refer to It in any way.”
-I still think the woman Is entitled
to more consideration than that, said
Thaw "If poaie "ne will give me a
piece of paper. > »*» write on It the
name of the woman and her mnlden
name ?he name of the town where she
lives end the name of the Inwyer with
who! nlroVres ponded. I wit allow the
commissioners to. **•, ” ' ,
- -Itten. hut I object to any one else
mique photograph here reproduced ie the only one ever taken of an Engl
. It allows Justice Ridley speaking the impressible formula, “And may God have mercy on your
ast case tried in tho Old Bailey, London. Note the three-cornered "black cap"
judges always assumo on those occasions. On tho left is a picture of William Whitoly, tha slain
Tho uni
tence of doath.
soul,” in the last
on the right is a picture of Horaco George Raynor, hia slayer.
English judgo passing ten-
' mercy on you
which English
merchant, and
Horace Rayner’s Sen
tence Commuted to
Life Imprisonment.
London, March 30.—As a result of
tremendous public agitation through
out England, the slayer of William
Whltely, the millionaire merchant,
known as the “universal provider."
Horace Gcorgo Rayner, who wiut.under
death sentence, today u-a granted a
reprieve.
Raynor's sentence was then com
muted to penal servitude for life.
It was on January 24 that ho shot
and killed Whltely. Tho tragedy oc
curred In the office of the merchant and
Rayner tried to commit suicide,
SON OF SLAIN MERCHAN1
KILLS SELF IN AMERICA
Pittsburg, Pa., March 30.—Having committed sulclds by drinking
wood alcohol while despondent, Walter Whitoly, tho young man whoso
dead body was found In tho Willard Hotel, Allegheny, Thursday night.
Is now supposed to be tho son of the famous London merchant of the
same name who was murdered last January. He is supposed to have
killed himself while brooding over the fate of his father as well as other
family troubles. .
„„„ tried March 22 and found guilty.
On the witness stand Rayner made a
plea of temporary Insanity.
It was proved that Baynor wan not
the son of the man whom he killed.
PLANS TRIP
Will Probably Leave
in Short Time For
. a Rest.
Oovemor-elect and Mrs. Hoke Smith
will probably leave for Europe within
few weeks.
Mr. Smith has been planning for such
_ trip for several months, but owing to
the pressure of many Important busi
ness matters, which he wishes to get In
shape prior to assuming the reins of
state government, he half been unable
to fix a definite time for departure.
If the trip abroad is taken, necessari
ly Mr. Smith will have to leave shortly.
It Is only three months until his In
augural. While he will make a study
of Immigration and other matters
abroad, Mr. Smith’s primary idea is foi
a complete rest before he enters Into
the duties of stale administration.
Following his long and arduous cam
paign of over a year. Mr. Smith Imme
diately plunged Into his large J*pl
business and has given that undivided
attention since. He teels that he needs
the rest tho trip abroad would give
him.
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IN HULL FIRE
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Bpeol.lI to The Georgian.
Shreveport, La., March 30.—A spo-
The Shreveport Journal from
Tremont. a small town, on the Vicks
burg. Shreveport and Pacific toad, says
Tremont hall burned to the ground at
o'clock this morning. George A,
Tasstn, Jr., a stenographer for the Tre.
moot Lumber Company, and a drum
mer, whose name was not learned, but
registered from Chattanooga,
Tenn., were cremated. The cause cf
the fire is not known.
LETTER SEALED
SECRET MARRIAGE
A letter found by her foster mother,
Mrs. B. F. Floyd, of 104 Butler street,
revealed the secret marriage of J. R.
Watson to Miss Inez McKinney on the
evening of February 27 at the home ot
Rev. Hurley, pastor of Woodward Ave
nue Baptist church.
Mr. Watson Is a third year student
In the Southern Dental College, and
his pretty little bride Is the adopted
daughter of Mrs. B. F. Floyd. There
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WILL IT COME TO THIS?
PUBLIC PATS
Recent Advance in
Salaries Comes From
People.
II. S. CONSUL
BROKERS RATES
DISCONTINUED
Advance Amounts to 20 Per
Cent in Some
Cases.
Heyden Secures an
Armistice of 24
Hours.
ZELAYA’S SHIPS
SHELL SEAPORT
Effective next Monday, the Western
Union Telegraph Company will Increase
certain classes of night messages 20
per cent, and nt the same time abolish
tho special rates which have been cn
Joyed for so long by brokers and mom
hers of boards of trade throughout the
country.
Where the day rate has been 50 cents
for a message of twelve wordiy and 3
cents for every word thereafter, with
a night message of 30 and 2 cents,
the night rate after next Monday will
be 40 and 3 cents.
The other Increase comes In the 60-
cont class. Where night messages
were 40 cents for twelve words and 3
cents for additional words, tho new
rate for the night message will be 50
and 3 cents.
General Superintendent Levin said
Saturday that the increase meant an
establishment of a flat rate basis, plac
ing all patrons f an, equal plane and
doing way with the special rates. The
companies are looked upon as common
carriers, he said, and It was possible
would como under the provisions of the
Interstate commerce act.
It was rumored that the Postal-Tel
egraph Company would follow this In
crease and establish Its rates accord
lngly. Local officials, however, dis
claimed tuiy knowledge of any pro
posed Increase.
“WE RAISED SALARIES
BUT THE PUBLIC PAY8."
Now York, March 30.—Imperative de.
mand was today filed upon the public
by the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to make good the 10 per cent sal-
ary Increase which the company re
cently granted Ita employees.
"We raised your salaries; the public
pays."
How this motto works was made
plain today when announcement came
that beginning on Monday the Western
Union would advance toll rates about
20
'his will not only make up for the
10 per cent Increase In the employee's
salary, but put an extra 10 per cent Into
the company’s pockets.
Publicity may destroy tho Western
Union s reputation for generosity to
ward Its men. but It will not prevent It
from making money at the expense of
Its patrons.
Hereafter ten words between New
York and Chicago will cost 60 instead
of 40 cents. Similar Increases are or
dered alt around.
Tho Postal, It Is understood, will lot-
low the Western Union’s example. This
company also raised Its men 10 per
cent.
President Bonilla Is Given-
an Opportunity to Sur- .
render Town.
Knii Juan,del Bur. Nlrnrnjjua. March 31.-*
Unltfft Mtnti’s Cntiflul Wllllntn Ilcyilcn bag
Mtop|H>r| tin* l».»iii!»rmlm«ut of Amnpnln, Hon-
*!uru*, b.v n Xlntritjfuni. ifiiulM>nt und aecurod
nn nrmlrttlce, according to dlapntchea from
that city. .
Whon It became certain that the Nlrnra-
ffttan aht'lla would ib atruy the city, Consul
lleydeii put off In a hiiiiiII boat with a whltf
flag holated at the fore and tho Unite!
Htaten ensign nt the steru. Tin* Meant*
tfunu trun.lmat finally allenced their gotta.
He wan given an audience mi lioard tho
fhigahlp iiinl nn arnilatlce wna arranged,
giving President llonllla twenty*four hour*
In whleh to aiirrender.
Quarreled At Night,
Tragedy Follows In
Early Morning.
Speclsl to The Ofortfin.
Hartwell, Ga.. March 30.—J. Vanco
Snow shot and Instantly killed hts
brother, Columbus Snow, this morning
at 4 o'clock. An Inquest was held by
Coroner J. R. Bailey and a verdict of
murder was returned.
It Is said that the brothers hod had a
quarrel the night previous and the kill- 1
Ing Is attributed to a heat of passion.
The killing occurred at the home of
Mrs. Lucy Snow, the mother of tho
boys. They belong to one of the most
prominent families of this county.
Vance Snow Is In Jail.
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Growth and Progress of the New South
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Tradesman. Chattanooga, In Its Issue of April 1, will say:
"Writers both In and out of the South have been so accustomed to
giving prominence to the cotton crop of this section as to convey the
Impression that there was no other agricultural product of the South
that merited comparison with IL
"While the South has Indeed practically a world monopoly of the
cotton crop, and while that Is the source of very great productive
wealth..still It Is by no means of such transcendent Importance os to
overshadow all other crops of the South, as the following facts will
demonstrate;
"The corn crop of the United States for the year 1306 waa valued at
31.166,626.479, of which the South produced nearly one-half, nr In round
numbers 3500,000,000. The value of the cotton crop for last year was
about 3650,000,000. Hnd the average yield per acre of corn raised In tho
South been up to the general average of the country at largo this crop
would have equalled the cotton crop, but It proper cultivation had pro
of the cotton crop In farm
vailed It would have been largely In excoss
value.
"The average yield of corn per acre In the United States was Ml
bushels, while the average for the South was only 31.0 bushels per
acre. Had this yield been brought up to that of the highest, os given to
the states of Ohio and Wisconsin, which were 42.6 and 41.2 bushels per
acre, respectively. It will be seen how far the corn crop of the South
would have exceeded Its cotton crop, and this yield can be readily ob
tained all over the South. In fact. It would not be extravagant to say
that 50 bushels per acre could be generally produced In the South under
proper methods of cultivation. In many case* there have been yields of
100 bushels per acre, and a South Carolina farmer holds the award of
the highest yield produced In the United States last year, which was
said to be 1(0 bushels per acre.
"In this one crop slons It can be seen Just what the South la losing
op i
every year In and through negro farm tenancy. We can safely estln
unity,
For protection in railroad travel, tho full (uit of mall used by knights
In the middle agoo promises to become nopular.
the loss In this one crop at 3600.000,000 annually, since the depreciation
In the land under negro tenancy Is something that should be consid
ered.
"It le knowledge of these facts that has led The Tradesman to ad
vocate bringing Into the South agricultural Immigrants In preference to
all others. From the above figures It will bo seen that the states of the
South can afford to bring into this section one million agricultural Im
migrants, paying. If necessary, 3600 for each one, and make money by
the operation.
'This Is one Illustration as to why the states of the South are willing
to assist in bringing In such Immigrants as they want, fir agricultural
Immigrants have been trained In Intensive farming, and such a sys
tem, with the soil and climate as they exist In th<- South, would ,-nrlch
this section more rapidly than could be hoped for In any other direction.
This la what the light kind of Immigration means to the South, atwl this
is why every possible effort should be put forth to obtain IL"
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