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The Weather: Atlanta and Vldnlty: Showera tonight or 8u.i- •lay: cooler; minimum temperature about 45 degrees tonight , News) 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. I IN HULL FIRE clsl 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 00000000000000000000000000 a o <3 OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN 0 0 FOR EASTER PARADE. 0 0 0 0 Rather sad that something of 0 0 Indeflnlteness must maintain rela- 0 0 tlvo to tho weather for Easter 0 Sunday. , 0 New bonnets, new dresses, new 0 0 suits and all must take tho risk 0 O of a drenching—or not, os the case 0 0 may be. Forecast: O <3 “Showers Saturday night or 0 0 Sunday; colder—minimum tern- 0 O peraturc, about 45 degrees Satur- 0 O day night.” 0 0 7 a. m 60 degrees. 0 0 8 a. m 64 degrees. 0 0 n a. m 69 degrees. 0 0 10 a m 73 degrees. 0 0 11 a. m 75 degrees. 0 0 12 noon 77 degrees. 0 0 1 p. m 78 degrees. 0 0 2 p. m 77 degrees. 0 00000000000000000000000000 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. 000000000000000000000000001 0 O O SENTENCE IS RESERVED u PENDING OPERATION. O O Chattanooga, Tenn., March 30. 0 O The Will Green habeas corpus O' 0 rase will not be decided until a 0 O soft spot on his head, said to be 0 O responsible for the boy's criminal 0 ; O tendencies, Is operated upon. It 0 O relieving the pressure on the O O brain wakes the young man up It O 0 may raise an Interesting ques- 0 0 tlon In the case. 0 OO000$0OOO0OO0O0OO00O0000O 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" I .