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The Weather; AtUnt* and Vicinity: K»Ir tonight and Tues day; no material tem perature changes. Atlanta Georgian (and news) dpot Cotton; New York, quiet; lie VOL. V. NO. 238. ATLANTA, GA* MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1907. PRICE: DELMAS BEGINS SPEAKING IN DEFENSE Vote for the Water Bonds! OF BARRY K. THAW MONDAY AFTERNOON; COURT ROOM THRONGED WITH PEOPLE Women of the Thaw’ Family Listen to Argument. VERDICT EXPECTED EARLY IN WEEK Jerome May Finish His Statement to the Jury on Tuesday. Now York. April 8.—Lawyer Del- phln M. Delmas, senior counsel for Harry K. Thaw, began what Is ex pected to prove one of the most re markable closing addresses evere deliv ered In a criminal case In Now York at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The California lawyer has devoted a /treat deal of time and care to the prep aration of his Anal efforts to save'Thaw from the electric chair,- or a.term in, prison. In this he-has. been ably as sisted by Thaw himself. The prisoner has made coplotis notes of his ." own views and feelings In the case, and all of these he turned over-to Mr. Delmas to assist him In his summing up. The Thaw Jury had their, last threo hours of freedom for perhaps several days to come. Justice Fltsgerald an nounced when ho adjourned court at 11 o’clock that ho would cause the Jurors to be locked up and kept under guard from the time the case was resumed until they have rendered thejr verdict. They were allowed to go to their homes today during the recess to prepare for their Incarnation. * It Is expected that Delmas will de liver a part of his address this after noon and concludo tomorrow. Mr. Je rome is expected to wind up the ease tomorrow afternoon, and If sufficient tlmo remains Justice Fitzgerald will charge the Jury and give the case Into their hands. Should there be no disagreement among the Jurors It Is possible a ver dict may be had tomorrow night. This, however. Is not expected either by Thaw's lawyers or the prosecution. The actual trial of Thaw came to an end today, when 1-awycr Delmas de clared that the defense rested Its case at 10:50 a. m. Jerome followed with a similar declaration on behalf of the people. , Women Hear Speech, Despite the earlier announcement l hat the women would be excluded from the court room, the women members pf the Thaw family took their s«ts half an hour before that set for the begin ning of Mr. Delmas' address. It was originally planned to not have them present during Delmas' summing up be cause It was feared they might break down. But this plan was changed. The mother of the prisoner sat between Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and tho countess of Yarmouth, while Mrs. ,G: I- Carnegie and her husband occupied 'eats in the row In front. Edward Thaw sat In the next seat to the countess. Assistant District Attorney Garvan. Dan O’Reilly and all the lawyers for ■he defense hurried around Inside tho room finding accommodations for their friends. The friends of the prosecution found chairs Inside the Inner rail, while those Invited by the defense had to take their chances of securing seats on the outside. Miss May MacKenzie, who In the early part of the trial was al lowed to sit with Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, was permitted no further than the en trance from Justice Fitzgerald's private PUERTO CORTEZ FALLS; CEIBA TO BE STORMED Mobile, Ala., April 8.—Private, ad vices Just received by cable from Por to Barrios, Guatemala, state that l’ucr-' to Cortez, the principal port of Hondu ras, has fallen and Is'in the hands of the Nicaraguans. Details are meager. It was also said that the Nicara guan army and navy were now moving on Celba-.to capture that port. There have been no steamers from either port since March 29, and Information from Puerto Cortez Is received at Porto Bar rios by boat ,. room. She sat with Mfs. J. J. Caine arid Mrs.-Plerce, of Pittsburg, who had testified to signing, as a witness, Harry Thaw's will. Dslmss Bejjins. Before Mr. Delmas began his sum ming up address at 2:12 p. m., Justice Fitzgerald began by ordering the officer of the court to see'that order!was maintained. Mr. Jerome was not pres-, ent. ' i ft Mr. Delmas said: "If your honor please, and you, gen tlemen of tho Jury, we have no more right. If the real facts were known, to bo hero today trying' the prisoner at the bar than If It was prohibited by the statute. Had you heard these words from any Irresponsible persons, instead of having heard them from an official charged with a public duty, had you heard them from, a man given to Irre sponsible talk Instead ,of In this court of Justice and solemnity, had the occa sion on which they were uttered been some trivial discussion about an Inslgj nlflcant topic Instead of where tho dis cussion Is ono of life and death, these words might not have filled you with amazement, but this was a statement made by the district attorney. "To show the falsity of that. It will be necessary to call upon all the energy in my power to reach a conclusion. I shall make no attempt to Inflame your passion, nor appeal to make your feel ings warp your Judgment. "I shall rely on no such unstable thing as the supposed unwritten law. I will base the fate of this defendant on the law of this state—the law of the books, the written law. Continued on Page Three. IN SELF-DEFENSE PRICE DECLARES REDI8H WAS SHOT Special to The Georgian. Columbia, S. C., April 8.—James Price, who shot and killed William Redlsh, near Colleton postoffice, In'Col- leton county Friday, when the latter went to see him about Price's alleged cursing of Kedlsh’s sister, was caught yesterday at Blackvllle. and by In structions from Governor Ansel, was sent by Charleston to Jail at Waiter- boro In order to prevent the possibility of his being lynched. Price says be killed Redlsh in self- defense. TELLS HIS STORY “Why. I qjilt my Job as a cabinet maker to come Southjand unload lum ber for 81.25 a day” would be an ap propriate title for ono chapter In the lifo of Arthur Johantohn, a German who was placed on the stand Monday by the government in the'peonage cases now being tried In the Federal court. Similar titles might be applied to the experiences of Phillip Bend and Paul Arlt, who also hail from the land or William and who were put up as wit nesses. Johansohn could not speak English, but ho epoke German overtime to In terpreter Wedemeyer. He' not onIR used plenty of words and ■ emphasis, but he gesticulated wildly and grew excited In telling .of his alleged wrongs. The government closed Its case with the witness Bend and the defense began Its. fight; The first witness put on the stand was Louis R. Robinson, of the Southern Immigration Bureau in New York, and one of the defendants. His story was a denial of what several of the Immigrants had testified and he said the nature of the work had been thoroughly explained to each man. 0O0O000000000O000O0000O0OO O PRETTY WEATHER DUE* 0 O TEMPERATURE RI8ING. O 0 O O Another postponement of the 0 O Easter millinery display Sunday.' 0 O Day raw, rainy and generally dls- 0 0 agreeable. 0 0 Temperature went to 88 Sun- 0 0 day, but no damage to vegetation 0 0 resulted. 0 0 Monday rather threatening, but 0 O there’s hope. Forecast: O O "Fair Monday night and Tues- 0 0 day; no material change in tem- 0 O perature.” O 0 Monday temperatures: 0 0 7 o’clock a. m ...48 degrees 0 0 8 o'clock a. 49 degrees 0 0 9 o’clock a. m 50 degrees 0 0 10 o'clock a. 54 degrees 0 0 11 o'clock a. m 69 degrees 0 0 12 o’clock noon 65 degrees 0 0 1 o'clock p. in 64 degrees 0 0 2 o’clock p. m 65 degrees 0 V0000000000000000O0000000Q —The Georgian has advocated an issue of municipal bonds that would not only cover the improvements in our city water system, but enable the city to build its own electric light and gas plants. The special commission from council has shown that the electric light and gas plants would pay for themselves very quickly and be a source of large revenue to the city. —Unfortunately the report of this com mittee was not finished before the bond election was called. We believe the water improvements are needed so badly that it is not safe to delay the matter to try to include the lighting plant, and rather than endanger the health of Atlanta in any way, We advise all to use their efforts to make the water bond election a success. —The reports of experts on the light ing and gas plants confirm the practical tests of municipal ownership of public utilities already successfully made in the water-works. The value of the latter plant as the pioneer in the movement for municipal ownership makes our duty so plain that Atlantans have but one thing to do: Vote for the Bonds! E E Chief Turner’s Men Hold Jobs Indefi nitely. THREE OFFICERS • ARE DROPPED Commissioners Will Adver tise County and Secure New Bridge. WHERE IS T. A. BOONE? HE CAME TO ATLANTA THEN HE DISAPPEARED Dr. J. W. Lee to Ask the County For $100,000. As the result of recent articles writ ten exclusively for The Georgian by Dr. J. W. Lee, pastor of Trinity Meth odist church, the movement to establish an Industrial farm fig the criminal class of negro boys of Fulton county, crystallized Monday morning at a meeting of the Methodist ministers ol the city In a\motlon calling upon the board of county commissioners of Ful ton county to Immediately take steps looking to the establishment of such on Institution. The motion provided for the appoint ment of a committee consisting of Drs. Lee, French and J. H. Eakce, to confer with tho board of county commission ers, and urge upon them the necessity of establishing some kind of home or training school for the youthful negro criminals of Fulton county. Dr, J. W. Lee, who has made an ex hauettve Inquiry Into the cost of crime In so far as this county Is concerned and who published the result of his Investigations In two special articles In The Georgian, Introduced the subject to the ministers, and by conclusive ar gument, showed the urgent necessity for Immediate action. Dr. Lee's articles were entitled "The Cberclon of Had- nese” and appeared In the Issues of the last two Saturdays. Visited the Jails, "I recently visited the Jail,” said Dr. tee, “and I was astonished to see twelve or thirteen little negro boys confined there. Many of them were so young that they hardly knew what they were in Jail for. Numbers of them are being arrested every week and besides those that are in Jail there are 2,500, I unedrstand, now running loose upon the streets, free to engage In crime without restraint or hindrance. “Many of these negro boys can be saved and taught to live right by sep arating them from the older and more hardened criminal class with whom they are allowed to associate, and It Is time we were taking some action in regard to the matter." Dr. Lee stated that he had recently visited the industrial farm at Hape- vllle and found that at least 75 per cent of the boys who are placed under the care of ProfesBor Means are, sent away entirely reformed and become useful business men and worthy citizen*. To Cost $100,000. As stated In his article In The Geor gian. Dr. tee Is of the opinion that 8100,400 will be sufficle'nt to establish the Industrial farm, and that after its establishment It will only be a question of time until H will be self-supporting. suggestion that * the Methodist ministers of the city agitate the propo sition of having the state establish a school for training feeble-minded chil dren was made by Dr. H. L. I’rumley at the .meeting Monday morning. Dr. Crumley stated that he had In vestigated the matter ami Is satisfied that a great portion of the crime com mitted in this country 1s traceable to No Trace of Well Known Tennessean Is Found. Did the earth open up and swallow Thomas A. Boone, of Wauhatchie, Tenn., In Atlanta last Tuesday? Mysterious disappearances have oc curred since the beginning of time, but few with more puzzling features, well-known official and business man vanished from under the eyes of hie friends, leaving absolutely no trace be hind him. Last Tuesday morning Mr. Boone and Attorney Henry P. Fry came to Atlanta over the Western and Atlantic cn route to Savannah, from where they Intended taking a steamer for New York. On arrival here 'Squire Boone, os, he Is known, immediately called on Colonel Walter P. Andrews. They were boys together In North Carolina, and had been life-long friends. "Say,’ you can't guess who this Is,” said a voice to Colonel Andrews. "No, who Is It?” "Remember Tom Boone?" "Sure. Where are you, Tom?” When Informed that Mr. Boone was at the old car shed. Colonel Andrews hastened there, where greetings took place. Then the party walked down to a new building on Marietta street that Colonel Andrews Is having erected. Colonel Andrews and Mr. Fry walked Into tho building, leaving 'Squire Boone standing outside. When they came out 'Squire Boone was to be seen no whore. They waited there, over an hour, but the missing man never returned. As tho'party was to lunch with Hon. John Temple Graves at noon, Colonel An drews and Mr. Fry left, thinking ‘Squire Boone would be at Colonel An drews' law office. But he wasn't, so the party had lunch without him. About 3 o'clock the same afternoon Colonel Andrews' 'phone In the Equlta ble building rang, and when ho an swered It the following occurred: 'That you, Walter/ What did you fellows run off and leave me for? ThlB Is Tom Boone." Colonel Andrews assured him that they watted over an hour. Ho ascer tained that 'Squire Boone was at the old station, and went .there at once. Mystery again! No trace of 'Squire Boone could be found. He had van ished completely. Attorney Fry then decided to return to Chattanooga. Mr. Fry believes 'Squire Boone went on to New York alone and will be heard from later. Nothing has been heard from him at his home or at Chat tanooga. .JEWS FLEEING FROM RUSSIA HOKE SMITH VISITS PRES, ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE Says Next President Will Be Representative of People. Washington, April 8.—Governor-elect Hoke Smith, of Georgia, on his way to Europe, called on President Rooze velt today. When he emerged from the white house, he was asked for an expression of his views on national politics. "1 have nothing to say,” he said, "ex cept that the next president of this country wll be a man who represents the Interests of the masses of the peo' pie." THREETR1S CRASH; IS HURT Berlin, April 8.—According to statis tics compiled by the German Jews' Association 250,000- Jews left Russia during 1906. Eighty per cent of them came to tHe United States. the fact that Georgia does not care properly for that portion of her popula tion which Is feeble-minded, and make* no provision for training such minds carefully at.a time when they might l>e susceptible to training. Dr. Crumley expressed his intention of agitating the question of establish ing a school for fecblermlnded children until some action Is taken by the state, and urged the ministers of Atlanta to assist him In the work. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 8.—A freight train of tho Cincinnati, Now Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad crashed Into another freight on tho same road early this morn ing! A moment Inter freight train No; 17, on the Western and Atlantic, crashed Into a mass of wreehsge which had been thrown upon Its track, which runs alongside. Fireman Torn lllaek hud Ida right leg broken, and was otherwise Injured. The three engines were badly damaged, nnd slz ears loaded with merchandise were totally destroyed. The loss Is estimated st sliout 875,000. There will be no more annual elec tions of members of the county police force by the board cf county commis sioners. Henceforth all members of the force will be placed on their good behavior, with no fixed time of service, and sub ject to discharge at the will of the board of county commlslsoners, When any Infraction of the rules occurs. This radical change In the rule gov erning the election of members of the county police force, predicted by Tho ■ Georglnn on Saturday, was taken by I the commissioners at a called meeting held Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The resolution providing for tho In auguration of the civil service system In connection wth the county police was Introduced by Commissioner Clif ford L. Anderson, For a number of years the board has followed the cus tom of holding an annual election at which time the whole force was elected for another year, with changes In the line-up, whenever a change was deem ed advisable. In future, according to the resolution of Colonel Anderson, which was unanimously adopted, them will be no election whatever except In cases where an officer resigns or is discharged and hie place must be filled, i Chief Turner will hold his position at the head of the county police without any other election until he resigns or the Marti decides to elect a successor. Three Men Dropped. After adopting tho resolution the hoard went still further nnd dropped three members of the county police, thla taking effect May 1. The officers who were dropped are J. H. Buran, S. R Hathcock and W. H. Dunn. Ail three of the men were recently elected to the police force and no reason was assigned by the board of commission ers for their discharge. J. O. Casey, Arthur Colley, IV. A. Ri ley, L. 8. Swords, J. A. Hancock an.I J. L. Driver were elected to places on the force to fill the vacancies caused by the dlschnrgo of three officers and the resignations of others. During the meeting of tho board the question of entering Into tho advertis ing plan recently proposed by the Loulsvilel and Nashville railroad was dlscusesed and favorable action tnken. On motion cf Commissioner Anderson the board voted to purchase two thou sand copies of the booklet advertising Fulton and which Is titled "North nnd 8outh.” The cost of the booklets will be 8200 and they will be used In an effort to Induce desirable immigrants .to settle In Fulton county. . A resolution condemning the wooden bridge across the tracks of tho Sea board railway on Peachtree road was Introduced by Commissioner Anderson nnd unanimously udopted by the board. The resolution directs the railway to at once remove the old bridge and sub stitute a bridge of steel, reinforced concrete or other substantial material to be approved by the superintendent of public works. The bridge In ques tion Is located on tho Peachtree Mud beyond Brookwood. MRS. AGGIE MYERS TO KNOW FATE SOON Kansas City. April 8.—Final action In tho cases of Mrs. Aggie Myers and Frank Holtman, under sentence of death for the cold-blooded murder May II, 1906, of the woman’s husband, Clar- enco Myers, an expressman, will be taken today by Governor Folk at Jeffer son City. t ; L Growth and Progress of the New South Tbe Georgian records bars each day some JOSEPH B. LIVELY. Since January 1 plans for 122,468 additional spindles In the Southern textile Industry have been made, says Tbe Manufacturers' Record. A conservative estimate of the cost of the 122,468 spindles announced between December 31, 1906, and April, 1807, Is $3,000,000. Of this amount, about 81.000.400 Is for additions to established plants and 82,000,000 for the new mills. Following Is the number of new rplndles and established mllLs enlarg ing, by states: • . - ; Alabama - 8,500 spln.ll.-s Georgia 17,000 spln.lles North Carolina 29,366 ei.ln.ll>>* South Carpllna 66,6...) spindles Tennessee ' 11,000 spindles Total ..122,466 spindles The annual pay roll at Greenville, 8. C„ aggregates 82,300,000, not Including the businesses of a number of small contractors ami firms and Individuals employing email numbers of day laborers. Thl- But was brought out at the quarterly meeting of the (Greenville Board of Trade laet week, at which the committee on statistics showed that botw. cn i960 and 1906 the assessed value* of property In Greenville county had in creased from 17,177.555 to 811.913,570. and In the city of Greenville from 31,560,225 to 82.414.310. In the calendar year 1906 the railroads handled 17,149 ear loads of freight from Greenville, an Increase of 2,'J37 ear loads over 1905, and building permits were issued to the value of ISU7.363 In that year.