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ooooooooooooooooooooooo The'Weather: followlnfl la thn fore felt for Atlanta nnd vt- Hatty: rnlr tonight anil Tbnrsdsy; aonio- ^ft warmer Tours- Atlanta Georgian (and news) Spot Cotton i VOL. V. NO. 276. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 22,1907. PRTf!l?.. ,n Atlanta: TWO CENTS. JTXVJ.V-/AJ . ri n Trnlim; FIVE tP.VTH WILLKILLSELF “Big Bill” Asserts) Sis ter cf Millionaire Wil Commit Suicide. TRYING TO STOP DIVORCE TRIAL Believed That Goulds Will Never Allow Charges To Be Aired. New York, May 22.—Miss Helen Gould, the philanthropic sister of Mil Uonalre Howard Gould, threatened to commit suicide if the terrible scandal growing out of his wife's charges against him ever comes out in court, according to the amazing story told to day by William Carroll Woodward, known to the police as "Big BUI" Haw ley. Hawley has a suit pending against Howard Gould and the latter's attor ney. Delaney Nlcoll, for $250,000 for services in working up evidence against Mrs. Gould. He declared today that the charges and counter charges by Howard Gould and his wife are of such a character that the Gould family never permit them to be aired in court, Miss Helen Gould, Hawley said, went down on her knees to her brother and begged him to avert the scandal. Hawley has confessed his con nectlon with the efforts which have been made to blacken the character of Mrs. Howard Gould. Through his con fession it Is expected that the grand jury will today come into possession of sufficient evidence to warrant the In dictment and arrest of several very prominent persons. Hawley Confesses. "Big Bill" Hawley, who Is avoiding any unpleasant court proceedings in this state by remaining In seclusion in New Jersey, confessed to Deputy Po lice Commissioner Hanson today, that Police Inspector McLaughlin, then in charge of the Central office detective bureau, had forced him into the office of Delaney Nlcoll, counsel for Howard Gould, In his efforts to divorce Mrs. Gould, and that while there Nlcoll snapped his Angers under his nose and said to him: "You have been taking money from airs. Gould for eleven years. You know you have. Now, 1 want you to tell me why she gave you money. Gould Employs Hawley. "Private detectives have foiled to get you to come here and now 1 have ordered the city detectives to arrest you." That Hawley then entered the employ of Gould and Nlcoll for the purpose of obtaining evidence against Mrs. Gould Is confessed by him In a suit for $250,- 900 against them "for services render ed" and for breach of conduct. Bingham Probing Case. Following these statements, admls- •lons and confessions of the notorious rn.uk Police Commissioner Bingham today announced that he had sent out subpenas for the appearance of How ard Gould and Mrs. Howard Gould, to testify at his Inquiry into the belief that the police department has been used as a private agtncy with a pow erful club, to obtain evidence In the behalf of Howard Gould In his con templated divorce action against his wife. Bomb Kills Three inN. Y. New York, May 12.—Three persons were killed and halt a dozen or more seriously hurt by the explosion of a "Black Hand’’ bomb In a tenement at Canal and Elizabeth streets this after noon. PAT CROWE FREE OF ROBBERY CHARGE Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 22.—A Jury Tuesday night acquitted Pat Crowe, "ho has been on trial charged with holding up a street car here two years ago. This disposes of the last criminal fharge against Crowe, who became no torious several years ago as the sup posed kidnaper of the son of A. E. Cudahy, of Omaha. C «OOOO00O000O0O0000000000O matter of anxiety IS WEATHER NOW. O o As the day draws near for the O unveiling of the John B. Gordon O monument, the weather conditions O are watched anxiously. As It Is to O be an out-door event, rain would 0 seriously Interfere. Forecast: O "Fair Wednesday night and O Thursday; somewhat warmer on O Thursday.” O Wednesday temperatures: 0 ' a. m 61 degrees O * a. m 62 degrees 0 9 a. 64 degrees O 19 a. m. 66 degrees O " a. m 70 degrees O ■2 noon 75 degrees O 1 P. m 76 degrees O 2 p. m 78 degrees O COOOQOOOOOOtoOCOOOOOOPtlOOC Executive Committee of Union Meets Thursday. MISS HELEN MILLER GOULD. “Big Bill” Hawley says she got on knee, to Howard Gould and begged him to avert scandal. • A PRACTICAL JOKE, SAT DETECTIVES OF LOVE MYSTERY Say Friend of Girl Conspir ed to Keep Up Excite ment, and Drop Case. So far as the police and detective, are concerned the mystery yelling the alleged persecution of Miss Marie Love, the daughter of Dr. Thomas Love, of 237 Whitehall street, by a Chicago -'millionaire,'* has been'Bolvod, and work on the case has been dropped. The officers declare there Is no such person as "Raymond Trustlow," the supposed millionaire, and say they are convinced the whole affair Is nothing more than a practical Joke, partici pated In by three young men friends of Miss Love. They say they are sat isfied the remarkable story of "Trust- low's'- Infatuation and his declaration that he Intends to wed Miss Love on the day she graduates from the high school Is nothing more than a myth. Detectives Lockhart and Roberts and Plain Clothes Officers Doyal and Dor- sett, who have been working on the case, have submitted a report to Chief Jennings, outlining the facts as slated. The officers hove been closely watch ing the Love home and working other clews, and only a short time was re quired to convince them that Miss Love as the principal In a practical Joke. According to the stories told the po lice. Miss Love haa been greatly an noyed of late by telephone meaaagea and notes from a man who professed to be "Raymond Trustlow,” a Chicago "millionaire." The "millionaire" de clared his love for the young woman and Insisted that he proposed to marry her on the day of her graduation, on which event he would bestow on her fabulous sum of money. The young oman reported to her parents that she had been followed on the streets by this Individual and had been fre quently accosted by messenger boys with notes. One of the most remarkable features of the affair Is the fact that almost everything that occurred Inside of the Love home was known to the Jokera. Officers Doyal and Dorsett were sta tioned In the house several nlghta to watch and this was known, the Jokera calling up over the telephone and ad vising Miss Love to run the offleera out of the house. Dr. Love refused to verify the pub lished reports of the "mystery" or to make any statement on the subject, ex cept that he had been greatly annoyed by the publicity. DECEMBER WHEAT 1-4 Wildest Scene Yet When Board of Trade Open ed Wednesday. Chicago, May 22.—Amid the wildest scene yet presented on the board of trade, at Its opening thla morning. De cember wheat took the biggest jump In the present campaign. It soared 5 1-4 cents over the II mark at the very opening of the pit. The panic In the pit was almost ter rifying to witness. The buying orders from all over the country were pour ing In by the thousands and the prices of wheat for July and September, as well as for December, kept above the |1 mark. No May wheat was sold. six minersIled AND SEVEN'INJURED Dayton, Tenn., May 22.—Six white miners met death yesterday afternoon and several others were Injured while returning home from the mines of the Duyton Coal and Iron Company. About 200 were In coke cars when two heavily loaded freight cars that' a yardman had been switching by pinch ing with a heavy bar got beyond his control and plunged down a 35-foot grade Into the rear end of the train carrying the miners. The miners In the rear coke cars saw the runaway cars coming and. endeav ored to signal the engineer, but he did not understand whether he was wanted to stop or go ahead. At last he came to a stop Just as the heavy cars struck his train. The miners who were killed were: JOHN TEELS. DALY GREEN. JAMES TOWERY. ELIJAH HUFF. TOM JARMON. BERT BEST. Seven others were injured. One, Tom Nelson, will die. RACE RESULTS. TORONTO. First Race—Merry England, even, won; Charlie Eastman, 7 to 5, second; Preen, out, third. Time 1:06 2-5. GRAVESEND. First Race—Chief Hayes, 8 to 1, won: Rosemount, 6 to 2, second; Battle Axe, third. Time 1:10 3-C. Possibilities of the Piedmont: “If it wore possible to build a Chinese wall about any one section of America, or even of the world, it can be safely said that the Pied mont plateau, with its range of climate and soil types, together with its natural mineral and power resources, would be better able to sustain itself than any other known area of the civilized world. , . , . . “This section js already a fairly rich one agriculturally, and the investigation of the bu reau of soils‘has indicated that there is no other section so susceptible of great increase in agri cultural development economically as the Piedmont plateau." —Dr. Frank Kenneth Cameron, U. S. Bureau of Soils. 00000000000000000000000000 o 0 0 MORE THAN 100 ATLANTANS O O ARE MEMBERS OF UNION. O o o O If a general strike of the union O 0 telegraph operators Is called, be- O O tween 100 and 125 union men wilt 0 0 bo affected In Atlanta. These oper- 0 0 ators are paid all the way from 0 O 350 to 3176 a month, with an aver- 0 0 age of about 386 or 890. O O A general strike would not af- 0 O feet the service of the Hearst 0 0 Syndicate or the Publishers' Press O 0 leased wires, os those operators 0 0 are provided for In a year's con- 0 0 tract with the Commercial Teleg- 0 O raphers' Union. 0 O It might possibly affect the As- 0 0 soclated Press wires unless con- 0 O cessions were made. The press 0 0 wires, however, are less likely to be O 0 Interrupted than the wires of the O 0 two companies. O 0 0 O00004KI000000000000O0C000O Unless present Indications fall, the Western Union and Postal telegraph companies will have the biggest strike on their hands In the near future that has occurred In the history of the two corporations. Members of the executive committee of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America are hurrying from several cities to New York for a conference, and If demonds already made and to be made on tho officials of both tele graph companies are turned down, a general strike Is probable. That these demands will be refused, those In a position to know have little doubt. While the grievances against the Western Union are those of particular, ly the local union of some 2,000 mem bers of New York. It Is said that the recent Increase granted by both com panics Is not satisfactory to the men. and that the strike will probably spread throughout the entire country. It all rests with the executive com mittee, composed of R. J. Fowler, chair- man, of Memphis; M. J. Reldy, of Bos ton; C. B. Hill, of Toronto;- Joseph M. Sullivan, of New York, and S. J. Konenkamp. of Pittsburg. This committee haa full power to act, and It It decides on a strike, a strike there will be. Several members of this committee are already In New York ready for the meeting Thursday. No action will be taken until answers are received from the heads of the two companies. Already a demand has been made on General Manager Clowry. of the Western Union, for the reinstate ment of several operators, discharged because. It Is claimed, they had the official button of the union displayed. If this demand Is refused, a strike on the Western Union will result. Especially Interested are the mem bers of the union In Atlanta, where. It Is'said, 90 per cent of the commercial operators are members of the union. It was declared by some of these on Wednesday that the executive commit tee would probably demand an eight- hour day and an Increase of 15 percent. By an order of President S. J. Small, of the nations! organisation, the but tons of the union men were worn dis played on their coats on May 1 and since that time It is believed the West ern Union officials, particularly In New York, have been getting rid of union employees. Previous to that the offi cials had no means of knowing posi tively Just which of their operators- were union employees. President Small Is In New York nnd has opened headquarters at the Astor House and the union Is determined to light for the rights of Its members. A monster mass meeting was held In New York on Sunday and at that time the determination to get what was coming to them was shown. The last strike of the operators was In 1884, hut at that time the union was not ns strong as It Is now. and the men lost. Now. however, union men say the case Is different, and that If a general strike Is ordered, both com Trial Will Follow as Early as Is Possible. FRED BUSH. He was Indicted Wednesday on charge of attempt to murder. An Indictment for assault with Intent to murder was returned by the Fulton county grand Jury Wednesday morning against Fred Bush, who Is charged with sending an Infernal machine to Miss Kathryn McCarthy at her home, 447 Georgia avenue, about two weeks ago. Practically every witness who testi fied In the preliminary hearing In the recorder's court was summoned before the grand Jury at the session Wednes day morning. These were Mrs. Julia McCarthy, mother of Miss Kathryn Mc Carthy, and who narrowly escaped death by the explosion of the Infernal machine; Miss McCarthy, the young panles will be almost completely tied up. It Is said by union officials that the board of director* of the Western Union hat put It up to Manager Clowry to win or lose his head, and the union men declare his head will go. If the demand for a 15 per cent In crease Is made, that will mean an In crease, over what the operators were getting a few months ago, of 25 per cent. And the operators arc especially determined to get an eight-hour day. It Is generally believed that by the end of this week the threatened strike will either be on, or about ready to begin and that 20,000 union telegraph operators all over the country will quit their' keys. Manager A. M. Beatly, of the Postal Telegraph Company, refused to discuss the subject, as did local officials of the Western Union. lady for whom the'machlne was In tended; Clprles V. Doolittle, the young mnn for whom Bush Is said to have had an unnatural affection, nnd who was engaged to Miss McCarthy; and Sergeant Lanford and Detectives Simp- eon and Campbell. Other witnesses ap pearing before the grand Jury In the Bush case were the negro boy who was given the Infernal machine for de livery at the McCarthy home; W. B. Blount, who, on one occasion, lent Mrs. McCarthy a pistol when she became alarmed at the peculiar actions of Bush, and Officer McGill, who was on the Broad street beat where the store conducted by Bush and Doolittle Is lo cated. Important Witness. By far the most Important witness In the case was Mrs. Julia McCarthy. It was to her that Bush Is alleged to have made his threats against the Mc Carthy family. Mrs. McCarthy was still weak and nervous from the terrible shock and the physical pain caused her when the dynamite-laden box exploded almost In her hands. There were sours on her fare from the Injuries Inflicted by the terrible explosltlon and her henring was so badly Impaired that she heard with difficulty questions that were asked her, Notwithstanding her trying experience, and the suffering resulting therefrom, Mrs. McCarthy was un usually calm and collected considering the circumstances, and gave to a repre sentative of The Georgian a very lucid account of what she knows concern ing the trouble which has been visited upon herself and family. The Girl's Teitimony. The testimony of Miss Kathryn Mc Carthy was Identical with the testi mony given at the police trial. Bho told of Doolittle writing her the letter from Florida In which he asked that the engagement be broken, stating that he "feared some harm would befall her" If It was not done, and how he explained later that he wrote the letter because Bush had gone to Florida and forced him to write It. Miss McCarthy could not testify to the threats which are alleged to have been made by Bush, as these are said to have been made In the presence of Mrs. McCarthy. Charlie Doolittle, after appearing be fore the grand jury, stated that he mode no further statement In regard to the matter than he made at the pre liminary hearing. The detectives testified to going to Bush's room, where they plnred hint under arrest, shortly after the dynamite box exploded. Blnce Bush has been Indicted by the grand Jury It Is probable that Bollcltor Hill will rail his rase for trial as early as possible. Judge Roan announced Wednesday that he would convene the crimlniil court next Monday and that Jail cases would be the first taken up. The case of Bush Is on the jail docket as he has been unable to give bond In the sum of 310.000, which was required of him by Recorder Broyles when he was bound over to the grand jury. WITH BILLETS One Victim Was Wo man, and Other Her Wounded Son. TRAINISSENT Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga. May 22.—J. W. Dan iels, who was shot In the eye during the clash between the races near Relds- rille yesterdqy, was brought here on a train, which arrived at noon today, and placed In a hospital for treatment. He will recover. It Is thought. All the others wounded will recover. Arthur Padgett, who escaped yester day. returned last night after wander ing In the woods, and was taken In charge by the officers. He was carried Into a secluded spot In the woods, where he was kept during the night, and brought to Savannah today, w-here he was lodged In Jail. The officers eluded the mob with the prisoner. He was carried before Mrs. Moore, and she said that he looked very much like her assailant, who, It Is thought, was Flem Padgett, the brother who as shot. Prisoner Wounded. Arthur Padgett, who had escaped, wa* shot In one leg and very weak from the loan of blood. It was be cause that he was fagged out and thought he was going to die that he surrendered. This Is the only one of the family left. It became known this morning at Reldsvlllo that Padgett was captured and taken away, and reports say the community has quieted down and the people returned to their homes. Posse Is Entrapped. From Information, the facts in the matter of the clash between the races are said to be that about fifteen citizens surrounded the house of Sim Padgett, suspected of harboring an other negro. Mack Strickland, charged with attempting to assault Mrs. Laura Moore, and demanded of Padgett's wife to be allowed to search the house. Per mission was given, but when the posse advanced, Padgett and the other negro men on the Insldo of the building opened fire, Instantly killing John Hare and seriously wounding Bartow Pres ton, shooting James Danlsla' eye out and wounding him In the arm. Dr. J. L. Kennedy, county commissioner, also received a wound. The firs was returned, killing Sim Padgett and one of his girls about 10 years old, and wounding two other girls, about 6 and IS years old, also shooting ons of Padgett’s boys, aged 20, through the lungs, and one, aged 22, through the lilp. Two Shot to Death. News spread and by 10 o'clock there were 600 armed men on the scene. A searching party started In pursuit of the two negroes who escaped from the house after the shooting, and one of them was captured. Dr. J. L. Kennedy Identified him the negro he saw shoot Hare and Deputy Sheriff E. C. Elmore left with the negro ror Reldsvllle Jail. Padgett's wife and son, who were so verely wounded, were taken and start' ed for Reldsvllle Jail. On the way the officers were overtaken by about seven ty-five men, and the prisoners were de manded. The woman was told to run and as she did was riddled with bul lets. Her son was shot In th* public road. Mr. Har* was a native of Monroe, N. C„ and leaves a wife and. several •mall children. Man Killed Instantly and Many Fatally Injured. PLUNGER DOWNWARD SIXTEEN FEET LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS ARE OUSTED BY COURT; CONFUSION RESULTS Frankfort, K>\. May 22.—Reaching the conclusion that owing to violence and fraud the election In Louisville and Jefferson county In 1905 was not free and equal,’’ and according to the constitution, the court or appeals today declared the election Invalid, thud va- atlng offices and necessitating new appointments. Fifteen officials are re moved by the decision. which to enter a motion for a rehear ing. Considerable confusion will follow In determining just who Is to succeed to the offlees made vacant by the decision. It Is understood that the friends of former Mayor Grainger, are having the law looked up under the Impression that the right of Succession is his. If the court of appeals holds that there was no election. Mr. Grainger's succes-1 Dr. Rowland Seriously III Special to The Georgian. Nashville, Tenn., May 22.—Dr. A. A. Rowland, of Atlanta, one of the com missioners who has been attending the general assembly of the Cumberland Buffet, Express and Pull man Cars Turned Up side Down, r L°s Angeles, Cal, May 22.—It la learned that the wreck of Southern Pa cific train No. 20, early today, at West Glendale, was the work of wreckers. On s trestle over the Arroyo Seco, the fish plates and bolts of two con necting rails on the southbound track had been removed, and In the apertures, where the bolts were taken, strands of heavy wire were fastened at the end of each rail. It was evident that some person had hidden on a hill side close to the trestle, had pulled the wire as the train ap proached and spread the rails outward toward the edge of the trestle. One man was killed and more than a score of persons Injured as a result of the wreck. The Dead. T. J. MAHON, of Santa Barbara, member of Electrical Workers’ Union. Tho Injured. T. H. Young, -Oakland; porter, cut about head; hip dislocated. Mrs. Shldler, of Los Angeles, Injured Internally, will probably die. Mrs. Rose Fairman. Cleveland, Ohio, arm broken, lacerations of scalp and head. Internal Injuries; will probably die. Miss Fern Opdyke, Pittsburg, Fa., Injured Internally. A. G. Young, Marshall. Mo, cut about head and face,' arm brokep. W. S. Stitt, Los Angeles, Internal In, Jurlea. William McClure. Los Angeles. William I.ore, Pullman porter. In jured Internally, probably die, C. H. Robbins, Los Angeles, Injured Internally. N. F. Jacobs, Los Angeles. W. E. Miller, Xenia, Ohio. P. H. Baker, Portland, Ore. F. H. Shanley, dining car conductor, San Franclaco. Ben Dickson, Oakland, dining ca* waiter. Edward Cox. Oakland, second Cook. R. R. Ackwood, Oakland, Or*. West Glendalo Is ten miles north of Los Angeles, but the injured were well cared for by physlotsna from that place. The train was known as the “Coast Line Limited." Tho tender, driver, two Pullmans, buffet, mall and baggage cars plunged downward sixteen feet. The Pullman was turned upside down. Presbyterian church at Dickson, Tenn. ( fell this morning at the station In Dick son In a fainting spell, supposedly heart failure. Us was taken on to Atlanta and wag thought to be In rather a serious condi tion. Dr. A. A. Rowland resides at 90 Paris avenue, and went to Dlckeon, Tenn., to the meeting of the Cumberland Pres byterian church several days ago, ac companied by J, M. McCord, of At lanta. Dr. Rowland Is very frail, and hss reached the advanced years of 78. Hs went to Dickson against the wishes of Ills wife. She has heard nothing con cerning hie condition. The Democrats have thirty days In sor was not elected. Growth and Progress of the New South IV JOSEPH a LIVELY. The Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index says In Ita Issue of this week: "Twenty-two new corporations with aggregate minimum capital stock of 31.026,400, representing activity In Industrial, construction and general business lines. Is the record of Georgia and Alabama for the past seven days. Projected hotel and school buildings are features of the reports for the week. At Augusta, Go., 3125,000 Is to be expended In Improving and enlarging a hotel to which one hundred rooms will be added; a company with capital stock of 315,000 Is being organised to build a hotel at Sparks, Ga., and plans have been completed for a 3126,000 hotel at Athens, Ga., previously mentioned. Improvements of the main build ing of Lucy Cobb Institute, Athens, Os., are to be made at a coat of 310,000; school buildings will be erected at Ensley, Ala., at a cost of 336.000 and two buildings will be enlarged; Woodiawn. Ala., has voted bonds for the erection of a school building; school buildings at LeGrange, Ga., Nashville, Ga., and Florence! Ala., will be enlarged. "Among other things reported by The Index are: Brick nnd tile plant, Montgomery. Ala.; cement plant, St. Stephens, Ala.; fertilizer fac tories, Clayton, Ala., Savannah, Ga., and Samson. Ala.; furnace, Co lumbiana, Ala.; oil mills, Wedowee, Ala., Greenville. Os., and Samson. Ala.; paper box factory, Atlanta, Ue.; power plants. Fort Payne, Ala.; Elberton. Ga.. and Anniston, Ala.; printing and engraving plant, Savan nah. Ga.; railroad between Stetesboro, Ga, and Mldvlue, Ga; street railway, Ensley, Ala.; turpentine plant. Lyons, Ga: ten-story business building, Birmingham. Ala; 825,000 stable. Thoraasvllle, Ga: four-story building to be remodeled. Savannah, Ga; three-story business build ing, LaGrange, Ga.; city hall, Woodiawn, Ala; dub houses, Augusta, Ga., and Ensley, Ain.; depot. Hawklnsvllle, Ga; county Jail. Tuactim- bla. Ala.; 1100,000 Odd Fellows’ home. Cullman. Ala; paving plans. Woodiawn, Ala, Amerlcus. Ga, and Pratt City, Ala.; sewers, Ensley. Ala . and Athens, Ga.: at Birmingham, Ala., it la proposed to Issue 3500,000 of bonds for constructing storm sewers; 350,000 lumber company. Rush- ton. Ala.; purchase of 50,000 acres of timber land In Escambia and Covington counties, Alabama, on whlch saw-mtll* will be established; purchase of tract of timber land In Clinch county. Oeorgla; eight other land dealt; numerous residences. Among the contract awards noted are: 350.000 church, Mobile. Ala; 325.00 0 lighting plant, Brunswick Ga.; 325.000 warehouse, Mobile, Ala; lighting plant and waterworks system, Nashville, Ga"