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VOL.-V. NO. 285
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JUNE 1,1907.
DPTm?. In Atlanta: TWO CENTS.
X AvLVili: On Trains: FIVE CENTS.
FIVE MINUTES TO MEMORY!
Jefferson Davis’ monument will be unveiled at Richmond on Monday promptly at 2 p.- m. It has
been suggested that appropriate recognition of the moment of unveiling be taken throughout the South.
The Georgian hopes that in Atlanta and throughout Georgia those at the head of all lines of industry will per
mit employees and machinery to stand idle for five minutes to pay a silent tribute to the memory of the
leader of a cause once very dear to the hearts of the people of the South.
2-CENT FARE
IS MARK SET
BYT.P.A.MEN
State Officers to Meet
Saturday Night in
Atlanta;
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
FOR LOWER FARE
Drummers Claim They Are
Not Given Fair Deal
by Roads.
A campaign for 2-eent Interchange
able mileage, to bo waged to a suc
cessful termination, will be planned
and set In motion Saturday night,
when the director* of the Georgia di
vision of the Travelers’ Protective As-
aoclatlon meet In the Austell building.
President Carey J. King, of Rome,
and Secretary and Treasurer J. H. An
drews, of Atlanta, will be there, and
with them will be the resident directors
In Atlanta and others from other cities
In the Mate. Thoae expected.4o be
present are: R. A. Broyles, R. J.
Thomas, W. P. Anderson, C. J. Hol
lingsworth and- J. B. Blatterman, of
Atlanta; Max Banner, of Colilmbus; G.
C. Carmichael, of Macon; J. P. Eck
stein, of Savannah, and G. W. Tim
merman, of Augusta.
For a long time the drummers of the
state have been talking and urging a
2-rent Interchangeable mileage, but all
this pleading and talking has reached
deaf ears when It reached the railroad
officials.
But now a vigorous campaign will be
waged and the officials of the Travel
ers' Protective Association arc deter
mined to make It a tight to the tlnlsh.
Pins for this campaign will be made
at the meeting Saturday night, and
then the movement will be launched.
It la pointed out by the drummers
that there arc about 2.000 traveling
men In Georgia who are paying fo(
mileage at 21-2 cents a mile. It Is
further pointed out that the drummers
are taxed by the railroads more than
uny.other claaa of people. There are
plenty of cheap- excursions for other
folks; reduced rates for conventions
| and lark* parties, but for the drummer
It Is nothing but straight fare.
With the' regular rate of 3 cents a
mile and tha cheap rates often put Into
effect, the Traveler*’ Protective Asso
ciation officials declare tl^at the aver
age charged people other than travel
ing men 1s less than 21-2 cents a
mile. They also point out that the
drummer Is compelled to ^Ide In order
to do business, and for that reason the
railroads do not make any concessions.
The officials say they are not partic
ular ns to what denomination 2-cent
mileage books are sold In—they don’t
care whether they are In the shape of
one, two, three, four or nve thousand
mile books, but they want them for
- cents a mile, and want them lnter-
, changeable.
They are wholesale purchasers of
I transportation, they declare, and for
1 that reason they should get some re-
I ductlon, as In any other business.
1 The meeting Saturday night will be
lithe llrst gun In the battle to-win this.
idol m loses
IN TENNIS MATCH
! AI-lHB
Giyit and Thornton, of At-
anta, Drop Gulf-States
Championship.
' 1(11 t.< T|,e Georgian,
t'* ' Orleans. La.. June 1.—Phelps
KuAb**”, , *’ e I’’ 0 ii 1 pair, won the
y , Sl,, te« tonnlB championship In
1 ’ e« ti.m, Thornton and Gnnt. of
gun"'"’.'n'it,"’ Pheliw nr.il Lo-
dav " „ " *•«* out of tlitre Thur:*-
i Phe'n. n ", 1,1 '' third set today, 6-1.
pnna i'i p? b tying Thornton this uft-
fcle,. 1 r lt, e championship- In sin-
TO COT BATE
YERUITTLE
Will Shift Responsi
bility to Next Legis
lature.
A decision may he reached by the
railroad commission Saturday after
noon In the passenger reduction case,
though a hitch .has come In some of
the details that may hold the decision
until Monday. It Is believed, however,
that the decision will be rendered Sat
urday afternoon late.
The base rate will be 2 1-2 cents per
mile, with a 2-cent rate for distances
over 200 miles. This rate will affect
the Southern, the Central of Georgia,
the Atlanta and West Point, the Sea
board Air Line, the Atlantic Coast
Line, the Western and Atlantic, the
Alabama Great Southern, the Georgia
Southern and Florida, the Charleston
and Western Carolina and probably the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic.
No Hat 2-cent rate will be granted,
though It Is known that one of the
commissioners wanted It on three or
four of the more Important lines. A
2-cent rate will be granted perhaps on
tills basis:
For the first 100 miles, 2 1-2 cents;
for the second 100 miles, 11-4 cents,
and for all over that distance, 2 cents.
It it upon this ,{>olnt that one of the
hitches hah occurred. The commis
sioners vary In their views as to what
the distance should be, one favoring
60 miles, another <6 and the third 100
miles.
This rate, of course, will affect only
class A lines, as designated above,
though slight deviations may be made.
In class B will be a large number of
short but fairly prosperous roads that
will be allowed to charge a 3-cent rate.
It would Include such lines as the Al
bany Northern, the Chattanooga
Southern, the Wrlghtsvtlle and Ten-
nllle, the Augusta and Florida, the
Gainesville Midland, the Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama, the Wadley South
ern, the Savannah and Statesboro and
several others In that class.
For class C will be a number of lines
allowed to Charge 4 cents, which will
Include roads like the Hartwell, the
Louisville and Wadley, the Hawkins-
vllle and Florida Southern and several
others. One road, Hon. James M.
Smith's private road of a few miles
on his big Oglethorpe county farm, will
be permitted to charge 5 cents .per
mile.
It Is also said that the orjler of the
commission, affecting passenger rates,
will not become effective for ninety
days, or on September 2. That will
give the general assembly time to act
upon the demand of the stifte Demo
cratic platform for a flat 2-cent paa-
senger rate In Georgia.
Whether or not the legislature will
take action upon this matter Is not
known yet, but the plank Included In
the Macon Democratic platform was
definite and specific In Its demand for
a 2-cent rate. Tho commission wants
to afford the lawmakers an opportuni
ty to take such steps as they desire,
and then, If there Is an Injunction. It
will fall on the Georgia legislature, end
not the Georgia railroad commission.
Acquittal of Bush
Leaves Detectives
Without a Clew.
Detectives practically have aban
doned the search for the person who
sent the Infernal machine to the home
of Mrs. McCarthy, more than three
weeks ago.
The acquittal of Fred Bush, the only
person suspected by the detectives, who
had been arrested Immediately after
the explosion of the machine, leaves the
department at a loss for a' clew. The
detectives had bent their energies to
ward securing evidence to support the
theory that, Bush was the right man.
They hava.npt a way to turn.
’’We have not the slightest clew,”
sold the detectives Saturday morning.
‘‘Of course we shall keep our eyes open
for anything that may turn up which
might throw light on the case, but th*
trail Is closed.”
Detectives Simpson and Campbell,
who worked on the case with energy,
declined to discuss the verdict of the
JU ?tie question Atlanta has been ask
Ing for three weeks and more. “Who
sent that Infernal machine, and why?"
may never be answered.
Since a jury of twelve men hae de
clared that Fred Bdsh Is Innocent of
the crime of sending an Infernal ma
chine to the home of Mrs. Julia Mc
Carthy, on th* night of May 8, public
opinion Is gravitating toward ths senti
ment that Increased effort should now
be put forth to. locate and punish the
guilty person.
A suggestion that Governor Terrell
should offer a reward for the apprehen
sion of the persbn who committed the
diabolical crime was made by Attorney
Thomas H. Goodwin, leading counsel
for Bush, Saturday morning.
“I thtnk the governor should offer a
reward of J1.000 for the capture of the
guilty person,” said Mr. Goodwin. "The
crime was an outrageous offense and
the perpetrator should be brought to
Justice.
"The amount of money suggested for
the reward would put a couple of good
detectives on the trait and the mystery
would be cleared up. I do not believe a
man can commit a crime like that and
then cover it up so completely that It
will never be traced to him. The man
who did It must have had a motive and
It should not be an unusually difficult
matter to find one.”
In conversation’with a representative
of The Georgian Saturday morning Mr.
Goodwin for the first time made public
an offer to help locate th* guilty man,
which was made by Bush while he was
In Jail.
"Bush turned over 1100 to me and
asked me to hire a detective to work
on the cose," he sold. "I did not hire
Ihe detective, as the sum of 2100 would
not have been sufficient to hire the de
tective I wanted to get. Bush was at
all times anxious to assist In finding
the criminal and expressed regret that
he did not have more money to spend
on the case."
FIFTH REGIMENT FUND
CONTINUES TO GROW;
YOUR GIFT IS NEEDED
That Atlanta will send the Fifth reg.
Intent to Jamestown for Georgia Day.
there remain*'little'doubt;
Colonel Clifford Anderson Is show
ing his faith In Atlanta-by making
preparations for the regiment to en
train next Saturday fori Norfolk and
Jamestown.
But the subscriptions are coming In
very slowly, and there Is yet to be
bridged a wide gap between the ILM®
needed and the 16*5 subscribed. The
Atlanta spirit must nwaken.
The Fifth regiment of Georgia be
longs to Atlanta. There Is a company
or two from smaller towns, but the
Fifth Is essentially an Atlanta organi
sation. It Is planned for the Fifth to
have the place of honor at the heud of
the parade, when President Roosevelt
comes to Jamestown to 'Join with
Georgia In celebrating the day.
Rut If Atlanta doesn’t lake un n«tlve
Interest In the mep of ths’Fifth; Geor
gia will have no troops in Jamestown
on Georgia Day. nr If there are troops,
there will be no Atlantan* among them.
Surely Atlanta hasn’t forgotten that
Sunday morning last September, when
the sight of khaki uniforms came a*
an assurance of |»eace and ssfety, after
a night of herror. Atlanta eouldn’bdo
enough for the soldier* then, .ihe has
the opportunity now.
The list ot subscription# heads this.
Many of them were given to Colonel
Clifford L. Anderson. The Georgian
received a number rt them, and will
be glad to receive yours. .
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He Is Put in Charge
of Books and
Accounts.
Charging that In the books of Secre
tary C. R. Setze there are "erors and
falsifications, showing a shrewd and
careful effort on his part to abstract
the' funds of the company, and cover
such abstraction by false entries on
his books," seven stockholders of the
Firemen’s Real Estate and Investment
Company have secured tho appoint
ment of a temporary receiver for that
company, of which Mayor W. R. Joyn
er Is president, and Chipley R. Setzo,
his br,other-in-law, Is secretary and
treasurer.
Chipley R. Setxe is also secretary of
the Atlanta fire department and secre
tary and treasurer of the Firemen’s
Benevolent Association.
The petition was filed by Jamss L.
Ke>’, attorney for the stockholders, and
was granted Friday afternoon by Judge
Pendleton, who appointed Thomas H,
Goodwin temporary receiver.
June 8 Is named a* the day on which
a hearing will be held, at which time
the defendants are required to show
cause why the receivership should not
bo made permanent. Tho temporary
receiver Is Instructed to take charge of
all the books, papers and asset* of the
company, • ' ■
Report of Auditor.
A few days ago The Georgian pub
lished a condensed report of the audi
tor, W. B. Sheldon, who had been ap’
pointed to investigate the books ot the
company. This report showed a dis
crepancy. or shortage. In the books of
Secretary Setse of 814,112.88.
The petition for the appointment of
a receiver Is said to have grown out
of a disagreement between the mem
bers of ths finance committee, ap
pointed to wind up the attain of the
company, and who employed th# au
ditor.
The petition seta forth that Commit
teeman Fincher asked that a demand
be made on C. R. Setse for the amount
of the shortage, and that the other two
members refused; that, likewise, these
two members refused to demand of the
secretary that he turn over to the
committee tor the company the asset#
of tho company now In Ida hands,
consisting of several thousand dollars
In notes and a large sum of monsy;
that the two members refused to ask,
In behalf of the company, that Mr.
Setse resign from his offlee as secre
tary and treasurer, and that the two
members refused to call a meeting of
th* stockholders.
The committee Is composed of M. C.
Sharp. O. J. Parker and 8. P. Fincher,
the last named being one of the peti
tioners.
The following are the plaintiffs; R.
P. Fincher, 10 shares; J. M. Fuller, 8
shares; M. E. Magee, 6 shares; Mrs.
S. E. Evans, 24 shares; J. M. Alsa-
brook, 4 shares: H. J. Allendale, 8
shares, and J. M. Jenkins, 10 shares.
The shares are of the denomination of
fioo, par value, each.
The petitioners allege that C. R.
Setze fills both offices of secretary and
treasurer; that he Is not, and has not,
been under bond since the etock ma
tured, deeptte the fart that the by-laws
require thnt he give bond.
"Officers Mismanaged.”
Section 10 of the petition, In which
It Is charged that C. R. Setse Is both
secretary and treasurer, concludes as
follows: k
"Thst the officers of sold company
have grossly' violated the fundamental
law of said company, and have grouty
mismanaged snlil corporation by allow--
ing both of said offices to be filled by
the same person, and by a failure to
require a bond at th* treasurer of said
company, as required by Its iawa."
It Is charged that the board of di
rectors of the company have failed
and refused to examine or to hove ex
amined or audited the hooks and ac
counts of the company, although re
quired to do so every six months un
der the by-laws.
Secretary Seize I* charged with
-gross misconduct,” In thnt he haa
made only nno report . of the Offhlrs of
the company during the life of the-last
series'of stock-(four years), and that
was a skeleton,-not a detailed report,
and covered only the, flm .year of Ihe
company's business.
After giving the details of the dis
crepancies In the book • of the com
pany. the petition, contains this para
graph:
"To Abstract Funds.”
That since ihe filing of said report,
petitioners are Inforiped and believe
that eald Seize has satisfactorily oc-
rountgd for 82,600 of said assets. - That
said shortage Is mad* up of- Items
showing that the assets of th? com
pany that should he In hie hands are
Onaccotintcd for. and In a large part,
by errors and falsification* of his
bock*, showing a shrewd and careful
effort on ills part to abstract the funds
of the comi*ny, and cover said ab
straction by. false intrlea on bis books.
UNION CRUSHERS’WALKING DELEGATE
The National Association of Manufacturers has decided to wage a war of extermination on labor unions,
and for that purpose will raise $500,000 a year.—News Item.
Texas Jury Says the
Waters-Pierce Co.
Must Quit State.
Austin, Texas, June 1.—A Jury here
has Just returned a verdict of guilty
against the Watsrs-Pleiee Oil Com-
pany, a subsidiary concern of ' the
Standard Oil, which wae charged with
being a conspiracy In restraint of .trade.
Penalties of 81,602,000 art assessed and
the company is prohibited from doing
further business In Texas. - .
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RACE RESULTS.
BELMONT.
First Race—Rosemour.L ,16 ;lo 6,
won; Aar abet, 4 to 1. second; Royal
Onyx. 3,to 1, third. Time t ;$$»,$.
Thal'ssjd C. It. Seise is now Indebted
to said rArapnny |n the sum of III,.
619.$*, nr-other large sum,-besides In.
terert from th* time of said defalca.
tion." '
• The bonk# have been turned rover
temporarily to Peter F. t’ldfk, cashier
of th* Germania Savings Bank, and no
expert bookkeeisw, -who has been em
ployed by Mr. Seize. When he com
pletes his Investigation ijie receiver
will be given possession of the books. .
GEN. STEPHEN D. LEE
CHOSEN COMMANDER;
GEN. EVANS HONORED
Richmond, Va., June 1.—Ths, follow
ing officers were chosen by the United
Confederate Veterans today:
Cammander-ln-C’hlef—General Ste
phen p. Lee. •
Lieutenant Ganeral of the Depart
ment of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia-General Irvine Walker.
Lieutenant General ot the Depart
ment of Tennessee—General Clement
A. Evans. , ,
Lieutenant General of the: Trans-*
Mississippi Department—General ’ Wk
I,. Cabell.
Birmingham, Ala., was chosen as tho
city for the nezt (eighteenth), antnfgl
reunion for the veterans..- Other eltlnas,
competing were San Antonio and Nash
ville. The vote at first stood' about
1,600 to SCO In favor of the Alabama
town. The vote was finally ‘made
unanimous In favor of Birmingham.
CORTELYOU TALKS
TO OLD ALUMNI
Westfield, Mass., June .1.—Secretary
of tho Treasury Corlelyotvaa president
of the Alumni Association of the State
Normal K School, attended commence
ment exercises today and addressed
his fellow aluinnl.
Ho declared the struggle for wealth,,
ptaco and preferment could be safely
carried out only when guided by the'
two essential Influence# of home and
school. Cortelyou was a member of
the class of 1882. r
Growth and Progress of the New Sooth
The Georchtn records here each day son*
reeoomi- *—‘ *- — — •“*
starch i
»Y
JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
The Journal and Tribune. Knoxville, Tenn.', on May 39 Issued a spe
cial Jobbers’ and manufacturers; edition. In which It gives facts and fig
ured showing that Knoxville Is enjoying unprecedented prosperity, and
Is far ahead In a general business .way of many of Its sister cities.
Among otper’thtngs It says: * '■”
Knoxville has had a wonderful growth In manufacturing.
In five years Knoxville increased the number of its manufacturing
- establishments forty-eight per cent. Increased the amount invested 75.7
1 per.cent. InsJCSsed the wages paid to) labor 97.1 per cent and Increased
the vwwesptjthf output 100.6 per cent. ’ ...
No city in tho South shows so wonderful a development for th* half
deendo between 1900 aftd 1905 a* sl)jwn by these figures taken from
reliable government reports. • The grop th has been proportionately • fast
4n fifteen year*, according to government .reports, the amount of cap
ital Invested In manufacturing In Knoxville Increased; 144 8 per cent, tha
number of wage-earners 140.4 per cent, the value of.products 138.4 per
cent. Where is thord-a city In the countsy that can show a better record
than this? e ' a ... • • ,
On* hundred and’seventy-two kinds,of articles are manufactured In
JbtokMRF-tt.V'iS A'viS
Knoxville haa,B manufactured output that reaches nearly 321,000.900
annually. . ■■ .* • ‘
This Is the largest hardwood mantel manufacturing
worltL . *»- , , „ .- _
l4tf# Is tlie’largest clothing manufacturing point In the South.
This Is one of the most prosperous textile and Iron manufacturing
point* la the South. Ip several lines Knoxville has the largest manu
facturing plant* of their kind In all the Southern states. 4
Over fifteen: thou i.md iieople are employed in the manufactu. ,ng
plants of Knoxville and siibuMf ,
'■Twelve million dollars Is about ihe amount of capital stock In *11 of*
th* concerns. - A-' * . . . v .’lx*
Knoxville does a large amount
Iron. Foundries, machine shops, r-
rl*ty of manufactured products.,
‘As a hardwood manufacturing
facturyh a great variety of artjefex
surrounding'mountain* and ships
able Of the globe. ,e
Ms re •• foiJml the fm»'»as l 'rchi ^ -f™*-
r.irv*i Into tl ■ of u*«fUl anil ornamental thtnfk^ Immense
tor the inarKfft.
point In the
Iniriinoi
In the manufacture ot
Dili*, turning out a great va-
Knoxville lx strong. It rnanu-
’h*» lumber received from the
( the products to the opposite
that U manufactured or
bio mUis saw the, fn
• :itn k!ali.« <>r form
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