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..Lu The Weather: Following are the Imll- cation* for Atlanta tod vicinity: Fair tonight gad Sunday; slightly colder tonight. (And News) Spot Cotton r^n 1* &-l*o. fly; lOUc, ; nuc. VOL. V. NO. 237. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 6,1907. PRICE: Left Saturday For New York—To Sail on Tuesday. WILL MAKE STUDY OF IMMIGRANTS Josiah Cartel’ to Get Place in Capitol Under New Administration. Governor-elect and "Mrs. Hoke Smith left at noon Saturduy via the Southern fur New York, from where they will null Tuesday morning on the Kaiser Wilhelm for Europe. They will spend Sunday and Monday In Washington, going on to New York In time to tnke the steamer on Tuesday. 0. Ounby Jordan, president of the Geor gia Immigration Association, and Major W. W. Williamson, president of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce, will go abroad on the same steamer with Governor Smith. Mr. Jordan's niece will be of the party. Governor Smith will be absent about one month. It being his Intention to re tain to Atlanta between May 6 and 10. Two weeks will be spent In Europe. They will land at Bremen, then go to Berlin, Vienna, Paris, I.ondon and other points. "You are going away for the rest, are you notl" Governor Smith was asked, I do not need rest," was the re sponse. "If I did 1 would go down to my farm Instead of abroad. No, I have never been abroad and though I have read a great deal on political and eco nomic conditions over there. I want to study them at first hand. I will study particularly the condition of the Euro pean farmer. If we can get the right kind of farmer over here we want him. "I expect now to spend two weeks in Europe. We land at Bremen and go direct to Berlin, thence tc Vienna, Paris, London, and Just what other cities I can not say. It Is my Intention to be back In my office not later than May 10." Governor Smith authorised the an nouncement that J. B. Hoyle would go to the capitol with him when he was Inaugurated next June. As Mr. Hoyle has been his private secretary for a long while It Is presumed that lie will act In that capacity in the capitol. He also Intimated that The Geor gian's prediction of some months ago that Josiah Carter, the veteran news paper man, would be in his official family was correct, though he would not give out any statement about It. It Is believed that Mr. Carter will be one of the executive secretaries. C. M. Hitch, private secretary to Senator Bacon, was In consultation with Governor Smith Saturday morn ing. It Is known that Mr. Hitch wanted as one of the executive secre taries. nnd the presumption Is that the conference was relative to this matter. He was with Governor Terrell before going with Senator Bacon, and Is en tirely familiar with the duties of the office. Governor Smith Mated that he wou.d probably make official announcement of some appointments shortly after hl« return from abroad. HERE IS SIDNEY WEBSTER, 10 WHOMHARRIMAN WROTE OF Big Easter Egg Hunt Draws Thousands of Young sters. Grant Park was Invaded by a mighty host of young crusaders Saturday aft' ernaon In quest of- 25,000 eggs hidden early In tho morning. By 2:30 o’clock a great crowd of boys and girls of Atlanta, big boys and elrls, little boys and girls, all Intent on the same eager mission—Qndtng as many of the eggs as possible—had gathered at the park entrances. Preparations for this annual Easter egg hunt consisted of closing the park to the public.throughout the day. Early Saturday morning the park commis sioners ha<i 25,000 eggs hidden north of the lake, so the flower beds would not bejrampled. little folk are lined up outside tin The park along the streets leading to •he grounds, and will be held back by policemen until 2:15 o’clock, when they wall be allowed to enter. The crowd of youngsters was estimated at 15,000 to M.I/00. Promptly «t 2:15 o'clock the band will strike up ’’Dixie.” which will be the signal that the hunt Is on. And what fun there will be! Among the 25.00U • ggs arc 560 with special prises, some of them valued as high as 15. Prixes consist of tickets to electric theaters, street car rides, soda water, Ice cream, hats, caps, toys, handkerchiefs and many other things donated by the mer- binding the eggs will not be such an task after all, because thousands or them have been very artfully hidden, and the hunt will probably occupy two or three hours, prize eggs will be tulnly marked. SIDNEY WEBSTER. This Is a picture of Sidney Webster, to whom Edward H. Harrlman wrote the now famous letter which brought on the bitter controversy be tween the railroad magnate and the president of the United States con cerning the alleged request mode by Mr. Roosevelt to Mr. Harrlman to raise campaign funds In the last presidential campaign. By TROLLEY CAR IN NEAR FUTURE New Electric Line Granted . Charter by tlic State. Secretary of State Phil Cook granted a charter Saturday morning to tho Mn con, Amerleus and Albany Electric Railway Company, which will ultl mately link Atlanta to the city of Al bany by Interurban rail. With tho assured line between Macon and Atlanta and the proposed lino from Roma to. Atlanta via Cartcrsvllte, It la within the possibilities of the next year or Xo for one to travel by trolley from Rome to Albany, practically across the state from north to south. The new line between Macon and At lanta will he one hundred miles long, and In Its routing follows closely the Central of Georgia road. Capital stock Is fixed at 1200,000, divided Into shares of $100 each. The Incorporation Is for 101 years, and the principal office Ma con. Good men nre back of the enterprise, Instance the Incorporators: W. J. Mas. see, M. Felton Hatcher, J. T. Moore, M. H. Massee. W. J. Hatcher, J. N. Neal, D, W. H1I1, Macon: J. S. Davis, N. J. Cnigcr, Albany; J. C. Walker, Marshallvlllc; A. C. Riley, Fort Val ley. Judge Riley was formerly one of Governor Terrell's executive secretaries. The proposed route will go from Ma con In a southwesterly direction through Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Mncon, Sum ter, I.ee and Dougherty counties, pass ing through the towns of Byron, Fort Valley, Marshallvlllc. Montezuma. Ogle thorpe, Andcrsonvlllo, Amerleus, Sum ter, Hmlthvllle and LocBburg to Albany. PHONE COMPANY PROBED BY JURY San Francisco, April 6.—The grand Jury resumed Its sittings tills after noon, making Inquiry Into matters con nected with the Pacific States and Home Telephone Companies. RUSSIAN STRIKERS KILL TEN WORKMEN Men Arc Slain Because They Attempted to Re sume Work. Lodz, Russian Poland. April 6.—Ten workmen were shot and killed by strikers In the factory here today be cause they attempted to resume work. Threats have been made that any man disobeying the Injunction that the factories must not run, will meet a fate similar to today’s victims. Manager : f the factories affected are determined to open their plants and have ask'd military protection for their workmen. PERJURY CHARGE BE BROUGHT AGAINST WITNESS * TRIAL $40,000,000 Criminal Prosecution Is Predicted For Harriman. 00000000000000000000000000 0 a 0 MANY PUBLIC MEN O O TO AID ROOSEVELT. O 0 0 0 Washington, April 6.—President O 0 Roosevelt is already getting re- 0 0 turns on his pronouncement that 0 0 there Is a cabal of big Interests to 0 0 fight the perpetuation of his poll- 0 0 cles In congress and In national 0 0 convention. 0 O He Is receiving assurances O 0 from many public men that they 0 0 will aid him In Ills fight. 0 OO00O0000O0000000O00O00000 A Small Sensation Was Created in Moore Trial at Waynesboro. Special to The Georgian. Waynesboro, Ga„ April 8.—The tak ing of the evidence In the Moore case goes on. There are forty-one witness, es to be examined and this will require several days. The most. Important and dramatic feature of the case came yesterday af ternoon when Joo Baggett, the state's main witness, announced that he had lied to the grand Jury and wanted to tell the' truth to the trial Jury. 8ev< cral times the Jury was excused to ah lew counsel to argue some points of la-.v. The negro's testimony was com stdered Important ns he was with the Moore boys on tho night of tho al leged assassination. Judge Hammond said he would'allow the testimony, but It would have no bearing on the case. Baggett was confronted with P. B. Hull, the foreman of tho grand Jury nnd his testimony on Ihe stand was exactly the reverse of that told to tho grand Jury. Baggett, it is said, may be tried for perjury. Dr. Beall testified concerning the In, sura nee, $2,000 of which was for Moore's mother and $3,000 In favor of himself. held on bis brother's life. Andrew Butler, a negro witness tea, tided that, he saw Tom and John Moore and Bagget near Key's Grove church on the night of the killing and this was near where the cows were tied at Will Wrights. After leaving the cows at Wrights, an almost desert ed road was taken, nnd It was along this road, the body of John Moore was found, with three pistol bullets in tHe neck and face and a flesh wound In the back of right shoulder. The devotion of Moore's wife Is re marked upon by nil and alts In the court room by his side cheering him Under the trying situation. He seems to worry very little about the charge. A. H. Moore, brother of Tom Moore, Is on the stand and his testimony fol lows the same line of the others. INDICTED OFFICIAL Alleged Shortage Said To Have Been Used For Legislation. Dayton, Ohio, April $.—The grand Jury has returned Indictments on ten counts against George H. Smart, for mer secretary of the Dayton Gas Light and Coke Company. His whereabouts are unknown. The total amount of his alleged short age Is about $189,000. It Is said that the greater part of the alleged shortage was used to secure municipal legisla tion fuvorabia to hla company. Washington, April 6.—"The spectacle of Mr. Harrlman In Jail, If only for five minutes, would be more helpful to to the moral uplift now In progress in this country than anything else at pres ent,” said an official at the Interstate commerce commission, following the conclusion of the arguments by counsel In the Harrlman Investigation. “And that Is what Is going to be presented to the community, If possible." Con tlnulng, this official said: ‘It seems plain enough now why the Harrlman lawyers wanted to present arguments to the commission about the legality and the regularity of the Alton deal, and In favor of the theory that the consolidation of the Union and South ern Pacific was not a violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. The evidence which the commission has taken will go to the department of Justice, nnd there Is excellent ground for saying that delay In starting prosecution will be Just as brief, as possible.” The government's lawyers riddled the contract with the San Pedro road and Insisted that It was an especially rank arrangement In restraint of trade. It Is rumored that the publication of the Sidney Webster letter of Mr. Hnr- timan was the most unfortunate thing that has happened. But for that, Hnr- r/man's promise* to be good might have availed to Induce the commission to give up prosecution. Rut such an out come was Impossible after the Webster letter and succeeding developments had aroused the administration to the de termination to employ every possible resource against Harrlman. No quar ter will be given, and the government representatives are more confident sluce the arguments of yesterday, even than they were before, that a criminal pro cecdlng will win. It Is said the commerce commission will make a request for congress to pass a law regulating the Issuance of stocks nnd bonds by Inter-state com merce carriers, as a request for more stringent laws regarding the bookkeep ing system used by railroads; inves tigation of the combination of railroads forming the Pennsylvania system, Van derbilt lines, Rock Island and Hill lines Is expected. 100,000 TINS OF CHICAGO MEAT CONDEMNED BY SWISS OFFICIALS Geneva, Switzerland, April 6.—The Federal commissary department has condemned 100,000 tins of-preserved meat sent here from Chicago. This was ihe first order from Swltz-erald since the suspension of all or ders by the United States government during the Investigation of 1908. SUITS FILTH ONE KILLED, 4 INJURED Insurance Companies Sued Under Anti- Trust Law. HOUSES WRECKED BT RUSSELL COUNTY One White Man and Several Negroes Are Injured by the Storm. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., April 6.—A tornado rushed over a part of Russell county yesterday afternoon about 6 o’clock, sweeping everything In a path 180 yards wide. One house near Sadonn, five miles from this city, was swept Into the road. Seven occupants In one room had a miraculous escape. One man, Lem Wynn, white, was badly bruised and several negroes se riously hurt. A negro church was swept away and small houaes and trees blown down, but no deaths are reported. PROMISED ATLANTA "Unless something Is done right away. It looks like the people of At lanta will have muddy water soon.” So stated Colonel Park Woodward, general manager of the waterworks, on Saturday morning. "The reservoir, which ought to be up to 28 feet. Is down to 28. If It drops much lower the water will have to be sent direct to the filtration plant, wltli. nut going through the coagulating ba sin. As It Is now, the demand for waly* Is In excess of the power of one main to furnish It. We will have to get an other main from the river to the reser voir. Hnd we must also have another couguluting basin.” Special to The Georgian. Little Rock, Ark., April 8.—Suits have been filed against fourteen fire Insurance companies for alleged vio lation of the anti-trust laws of Arkan- The total amount of the suits is $40,000,000. The following companies are sued for $3,000,000 each: Royal, of London; Hanover, of New York; Caledonlu. of Edinburgh; Queen, of New York: London and Lancashire, of Liverpool; Teutonic, of New Orleans: North River, of- New York; Williamsburg City, of New York; Westchester Fire, of New York. Five Arkansas companies are sued for $1,000,000 each. They are charged with being agents of the foregoing companies. Seaboard Train Runs Into Street Car at - Crossing. TO SPEAK FOR Tl Summing Up By De fense May Take Two Days. NO WITNESSES TO BE EXAMINED Charlotte. N. C„ April 8.—Wiley Howard, of Rockingham, N. C„ may die and Conductor Lee Martin, Charlotte, was killed as a result of a bad collision between a street car and a Seaboard passenger train. No. 1S3, from Monroe at 10 o'clock this morn ing. The accident happened where both tracks pass through a deep cut In the suburbs of the city nnd the car waa on the track before tho passenger engine was seen. W. H. Shelby and Frank Jones, of Charlotte, were painfully Injured, also a colored woman, Rosa Chestnut. The street car was smashed and the windows shattered. The blome for the collision will have to bo determined uy an Investigation. SEA COOK TOLD TALE OF HIS IN LA ND VO YA GE seaeook and a maker of sauer kraut told Judge Newman and the Jury, In the peonage coses In the Federal court Saturday, their singular expert- ences In coming South to work In a furniture factory. The maker of - sauerkraut didn't speak English, but the sea cook did. He proved very good at repartee, and resented with Indignation the Insinua tion that In Germany—his fatherland —he hod lived In a house with pigs, chickens and cows. His face reddened and his eyes flashed and his quick an swers made the government's attorneys smile with satisfaction. The sea cook was Theodore Kroeger who said ho had been In America throe years and nine months. The maker of sauerkraut. William Lorenz, had been here considerably longer, but his Ina bility to speak English, he said, waa because he had worked mostly for German people. Ho was the first of tho two to tell of his ndventures in Newnan, and he told his troubles through Interpreter Wo- demeyer. Ho told of hiring out to work In a furniture factory and of finding that he would havo to do other work. He told, too, how he had run away; how he hnd been Jailed and then re turned to Newnan and Jailed again be fore going back to work. Two or three days after he began working the sec ond tlmo ho quit for good. Story of Sea Cook. But Theodore Kroeger, the sea cook, proved a star witness for tho govern ment. He spoke English with a de cided nccent, but what he spoke was generally spoken grammatically. He did not come South, however, with tho crowd of alleged peons whom Attorney Arnold declared to be bums and hoboes. He came later and worked three weeks for tho Thompson & Bro. Co., about two and nne-half miles from Newnan. He declared the men had to live In a shanty that was In a tumble- down condition and without any of the conveniences. He said under cross-examination that he worked on the roof of a new build Ing at first and that after some of the men had run away and were brought back, ho waa made a cook. He later said he was a sea cook. "Now,” said Attorney Rube Arnold, “having been a cook, and a sea cook at that, what on earth did you expect to do In a furniture factory In Geor gia?" Kroeger was the Inst witness put up by the government when a short ad journment was taken at noon. Friday Afternoon 8oszlon, The case waa continued In an after noon session on Friday and other for eigners In addition to Frederick Radge were placed on tho stand and question ed through the Interpreter, Professor Wedemeycr. They all told of coming South with Relnhold, the Interpreter, after being engaged In Robinson's Southern Immigration Bureau In New York to work In furniture factories. It Is claimed by the government that the Coles nnd other defendants con spired to place the foreigners In a state of peonage by arresting them and forcing them to work against their will under threat of prosecution. One of the witnesses said M. F. Cole told them that unless they came bnck to work and paid back the trans portation money advanced they would be put In the chalngang. In The Gcorglnn of Friday Professor Case Is To Go to the Jury; Some Time the Com ing Week. c Fifth Regiment band. Professor Wedcmeyer asks that this be corrected, ns his hand has no connec tion with the regiment. 10 DEFEAT ZELAYAj Tl Salvadoran Minister Says People Are Tired of Fighting. Salvador, April 6.—Latest advices say that Honduras and Salvador will soon renew war against Nicaragua. They are gathering troops to the nurn- ber of several thousand. Honduras again Is In possesion of her own coast line and has a fair chance of reversing Nicaragua’s victories. Entertainment at Clinton. Special to The Georgian. Clinton. 8. C„ April 8.—Beally Parr, tho furniture man, of Clinton, gave a musical entertainment on Friday even ing which was attended by a goodly number of cltlxens, beside being Im mensely enjoyed by some orphanage students. New York. April 6.—Harry Kenda« Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, is likely to know his fate In a short time. The trial la to proceed regularly next week, and no more witnesses nre to be Introduced. All that remains Is for tho lawyers on both sides to present their case to the Jury, the Judge to deliver his charge and the Jury to render’ Its verdict. Thursday undoubtedly, it waa said today, will see the end of tho great trial. Delmaa is to Spesk. When the murder trial of Harry Thaw 1s resumed Monday morning t- torney Dolphin Delmas, chief counsel for the defense, will begin his summing up address to the Jury. There wns a stipulation some weeks ago that each side was to have one day for summing up. It Is reported, however, that Mr. Delmas will nsk for the privilege of consuming two days and he will doubt less be accommodated. It was conceded today that the trial has now resolved Itself Into the ques tion: “Was Harry K. Thaw sano when he killed Stanford White?" That question Mr. Delmas will answer In the negative. Jerome Is now prepared to declare that Thaw waa sane when he killed White. District Attorney Jerome has said lie will only require threo or four hours for summing up tho case for the sm:--. He has expressed a desire to mnko argument without any sort of Interrup tion for a luncheon recesa or-adjourn ment. He will ask the Jury to convict Thaw of murder In the first degree. Mr. Jerome may argue briefly Mon day against tho confirmation of tin- re port of the lunacy commission, which declared Thaw Is sane at present, hut he Is well aware that Justice Pltxger-' aid 1s likely to affirm the report. Tho district attorney still has many wit nesses under subpena, but It Is proba ble he will make no effort to put their testimony In the record. All Indications are that Mr. Jerome will press the trial forward to on - inly verdict. There are many who believe a mistrial Is likely. In the arguments of counsel before the Jury no reference will be made to the lunacy commission or Its finding relative to the mental condition of the prisoner. Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw was nn early caller nt the Tomba today. She told her chauffeur not to call for her until the hour when all visitors nre excluded from the prison. Mrs. Thuw looked bright and cheerful. 00000000000000000000O00OOO 0 O 0 GLAD RAG WEATHER O 0 DUE FOR SUNDAY. 0 0 Prospects seem auspicious for 0 0 having the delayed Eaater parade O v Sunday, Last Sunday weather waa O O anything but favorable for the O 0 folk with the glad rage. 0 O Forecast: "Fair Saturday night O 0 and Sunday; slightly colder Sat- 0 O unlay night.” O O Saturday temperatures: O O 7 o'clock a. m 54 degrees O O 8 o’clock a. 67 degrees 0 O 9 o’clock a. m 60 degree- a O >0 o'clock a. m. 82 degrees 0 O II o'clock a. nt 84 degree.- 0 12 o'clock noon 85 degrees 0 1 o’clock p. m.‘ 86 degrees 0 2 o'clock p. m 86 degrees O O • O O00000O00000000000O00000O0 MINISTER OF SALVADOR SAYS PEACE IS WANTED. Washington, April 6.—The war be tween Honduras and Nicaragua, ac cording to Frederlco Mejia, the new Salvadorean minister to the United States, will likely be settled without embroiling other Central American re publics. He says the people are tired of fighting. It Is said the conference at the white house today dealt with the re-estab- llshment of peace In Central America. Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and representatives of Mexico. Costa Rica, Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras were present. Growth anti Progress of the New South The Georgian records hers each day sons economic fact In reference to the onward march of the tenth. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY. "The diversification of crops Is spreading very rapidly In every state In the South, and although Its cotton crop now represents less than one- thlrd of Its total agricultural producte, then seem* to be no limit to which Its diversified farming, aa well as Its cotton growing, can bo pushed. "For a long period agriculture, measured by the value of Its output, was of greater Importance than manufacturing In the South. As lat.- a* 1880 the value of the South’s agricultural products was $200,000,000 In ex cess of the value of Its manufacturing products. By 1900 the position* had been reversed and manufactures led by $180,000,000, which has been Increased to $226,000,000 today. In 1880 the South had $257,244,564 Invest ed In manufacturing. By 1900 this had Increased to $1,15$,002,36'>, or by $895,767,804, equal to 848 per cent. In the same time the value of South ern manufactured goods advanced from 8457,454,777 to $1,468,643,177. or by $1,006,188,400, equal to 219 per cent. The census of 1905 disregarded neigh borhood Industries and hand trades, Included In the prec- -ling censuses nnd dealt only with factories proper These show an Increase In the amount of capital Invested from 8950,506,709 to $1,677,437,089, or by $■;. 930,880, equal to 65.9 per cent In five years and an Increase In the value of products from $1,222,319,061 to 31,769,617.166, or by 1346,295.053, equal to 44.6 per cent. "Recrudescence of manufacturing In the South naturally assumed large proportions In the cotton Industry, but though the South produces about 80 per cent of the world's cotton crop and furnished tho raw mate rial for that proportion of all the 130,000,000 spin-)!-s In the world, It has only about one-twelfth of the total number of spindles In tin- work! " Extract from a recent epeech by Richard H. Edmonds, editor . C The Man ufacturer^ Record, before Anderson, 8. C\. board of The charter of the Texas Cotton Warehouse Company, Its! stock of 32.600,000, has been filed In the secretary of Its principal office Is at Houston. Ita purpose Is to erect houses at various points In the state as a part of the genet cotton holding movement Inaugurated some time ago by Union. -mi ware- ntu of the Farmers’