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TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA: The Georgian confidently predicts the .passage by the general assembly next week of a Dili wmch shall end forever convict leasing in all forms In
Georgia. The heroic majority in the senate has now disposed of the debris from the Holder lease bill and the decks are cleared for action on a bill embodying the wishes of the people of Georgia.
Only one obstruction remains in the general assembly, a small majority of the house members being in favor of convict leasing This obstruction is rapidly wearing away as members become
aware of the sentiment of the people. Will you not make an eifort to acquaint your representatives more clearly with your views on this question while they are with you over Sunday, to the end
that the last obstruction be removed and your will be enacted into law without further delay? ' N
THE WEATHER.
Forecut: Fair tonight and Sun-
A.y Temperatures Saturday
(taken at A. K. Hawkes Company’*
,tore): < a. m., M degree*: 10 a.
ri 11 degree*: 11 noon. 85 degrees;
2 p. m.. 87 degree*.
The Atlanta Georgian
AND NEWS
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Atlanta, quiet; 8%. Liverpool, steady;
5.44. New Orleans, quiet; 91*16. New
York, quiet; 9.40. Savannah, steady; 9c.
Augusta, quiet; 91*18. Galveston* steady;
9 5-1*. Mobile, quiet; 9c. Wilmington,
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VOL. vn. NO. 35.
ATLANTA, GA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1908.
PP TP IF. *■ Atlanta. .TWO CENTS
ITXiXVyCJ. On Trains..FIVE CKNTi.
Ell IF LEASE
IV NEXT WEEK
Now Said Two Houses
Will Agree on a
Bill!
practically no session of the general
iMtmbly was held Saturday. The sen
tte adjourned Friday afternoon to meet
again Monday and the house held a
flve-mlnute session on Saturday, mere
-]y to read a couple of - bills on the
clerk', desk.
On Monday the senate majority will
lake up convict legislation with a de
termination to get thru with the prob
lem before the week ends, and It la
confidently predicted that a bill will
pass both houses which shall contain a
prohibition of the convict lease system
after March 81 next, wtfti ne provisions
for either "contract" work by convicts
or leasing In any other shape.
The parliamentary movements of the
anti-lease factions In the senate and
bouse were shaped to'this end during
the week Just passed. In the senate all
the obstruction* were cleared away so
that the will of "the majority may be
asserted with the beginning of the
week. In tli* house the aptl-leas*
members adopted a k|nd of^aueus rule
which,binds them, together; and each
member on that, side la confident the
msjorlty la not »'lrong enough to poll
ninety-two vote* for any convict lease
bill, ft will require - that number to
pee. a bill.
Compromise Is now out of the ques
tion, It Is said, leaders of "the anti
lease forces maintain that the Influence
of the senate majority, together with
the Inability of the leaee advocate* In
the house, to obtain another constitu
tional vote, all of which la backed up
by the will of the people of Georgia
that leasing shall atop, Is sufficient
ground, for stating that the movement
»*aln«t leasing will triumph In the gen
eral assembly the coming week.
Every senator will be In hie seat
Monday, unless something Providential
Interferes. The lines are drawn and
Intense feeling haa been aroused by the
events of the past week, so that every
member of the higher body feels It hie
duty to take part In the legislation.
Should all the senators attend the ses
sions. It la understood from tho record
votes taken during the past week that
the anti-lease forces will have twenty
six votes to the fourteen In favor of
extending the leaee.
The hill which ha* been drawn up
tor the majority to rally around con'
tains provisions that the counties shall
w«rk the convicts on their public roads
on a uniform atale plan, taking the
"overs" without coat to counties,
xr.y are left over after the counties are
supplied, then the municipalities dealt
hi* them shall have them without cost
M-I-H-1
+ The Georgian la still making a +
T P ol >l* fight against th* eonvlet +
J esse system Tn Georgia. Ws bs- +
t [i»v# that this system would hav* +
f "Son continued but for Its work.—
+ Cordel* Rambler. ^
t Th* Atlanta Georgian continues +
T *o hold its own in its great fight +
X , 9 ,i "*t th* Georgia eonviet lease +
T •yetssn, and it Is coming pretty +
T fisarly proving every charge that +
T U makes.—Brunswick News. T
Georgian haa rendered Georgia.— +
X F| o r 'da Times-Union. +
1 smw worlds to conquer +
. will Scaly find now that h* is to +
+ ?* *" •■•Hshmsnt of th* eonvlet +
v 2?*! In Georgia 7 All fair- +
+ I nd ” P»«Pls agree that It was +
+ !“•*« the fearless stand taken +
+ m. T h * 0 » or ai*n, with Seely’s +
+ E"* hon ««t editorials, that +
+ Put to tho full light of +
+ vSi * . borroro of Georgia'! eon- +
+ JoJ rn , ** M system—Brunswick J
Wm *
Secretary Wilson Pre
dicts G.O.P.Majority
Will Be 100,000.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.—Announce
ment was made today at the headquar
ters of the Republican national com
mittee that Senator Foraker will ad
dress a monster rally at Camp Taft In
New York city on October 1.
This meeting will be preceded by a
rally oh September 25, at which Sena
tor Albert J. Beveridge, of Indiana,
will be the principal speaker. The
Itinerary of Mr. Taft Is being arranged,
but will not be completed until the
chairman consults with Senator Joseph
M. Dixon, In charge of the Western
speakers’ bureau, in Chicago Monday
op Tuesday.
The light for Taft and Sherman In
the Carolina* was discussed today by
Chairman Hitchcock and John G. Ca
pers, national committeeman from
South Carolina, and for years a care
ful student of politics In.North Caro
tins.
"With the possible exception of
Maryland, the Republicans have a bet
ter chance of carrying North Carolina
than any of the Southern states," said
Mr. Capers afterwards. "In making
this statement I do not except Ken
tucky or Missouri either."
Bound down East to speak for Taft
and Sherman. Secretary Wilson, of the
department of agriculture, passed thru
New York today. He declared the sen
timent among the farmers Is for "pro
tection,” and predicted that, as the
farmers t*nd-people In the small towns
whose Interests arFIdehtlcnrwlth those
of the farmers, have for years-Voted
the Republican ticket, they .will do so
at the coming election. ■ ■
The political situation In Maryland
was reviewed today by Chairman Frank
H. Hitchcock, of the Republican na
tional committee, and Thomas Farran.
of Baltimore,-chairman of the Repub
lican state committee. Mr. Parran said
he was confident that Taft and Sher
man will carry Maryland. He esti
mates the Republican majority will be
100,000.
Will Attempt to Make
40 Miles an Hour
on Tests.
WASHINGTON, 8ept. 12—In an ef
fort to get more speed In his aeroplane
flights, Orville Wright this morning
had the mechanicians go over his ma
chine very thoroughly. He will try
late today a speed test. Speed Is the
thing he Is after now, Wright says.
"I have never used over three-quar
ters of the power on a stralght-away
course and I can . easily make forty
miles for the government requirements.
The long flight of seventy minutes last
night gave me a great deal of valuable
J iractlce. I am rapidly becoming expert
n handling the machine while In the
air. •
"There Is practically no difference
between my brother’s machine and the
one I am using here. The frame work
and motor are Identical. Batter luck
has made me more successful.”.
The army officers say Orville haa
more nervo than his brother. Wilbur
Wright. He has received attractive of.
fers from circuses and hippodromes, but
refuses to discuss his plans.
DEFECTIVE MOTER BALKS
WRIGHT IN LEMAN8, FRANCE
LEMANS, France, 8ept. 12.—Wilbur
Wright said this morning the defects
In hit motor was all that kept him from
equalling hts brother’8 records. In an
aeroplane M. Blerio fell today. The
machine was wracked.
Comptroller Thinks
Sum Will Be Larger
Than Liquor Tax.
TIGE ANDERSON
, HAS A REUNION
The annual reunion of Camp Tlge
Anderson, U. C. V„ No-1,455.. Friday,at
Grant park, was a great success. After
Some time Spent In pleasant conversa
tion, war stories and songs, Colonel
John Clay Smith, the well-known ora
tor and lawyer of Atlanta dbllv.red on*
of his characteristic speeches, and be
fore It was ended made tha old vets
feel glad a* well as proud of the fact
that they were numbered among those
who wore the gray.
After the speaking the baskets were
emptied upon the nearby tables and
the content* began to rapidly dlsap.
pear.
IIMHIIIMMIHIMMtMl
KIHHHHI
“Atlantans in Cartoon”
A Series of Representative Business and Professional Men
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
estimates that the state will derive
more revenue from the new tax
near-beer than It did from the whisky
tax before prohibition went Into ef
fect. As the state collected In the
neighborhood of 82511,000 annually from
the whisky tax. It Is evident General
Wright expects between 8280,000 and
1800,000 from the new tax.
When It Is recalled that there were
only fifteen or sixteen counties In which
whisky was sold before the prohibition
law went Into effect." said General
Wright In discussing the point Satur
day, "It will be seen that the 8250.000
derived from the whisky tax came from
a small proportion of the counties. The
near-beer tsx. It may be safely as
sumed, will be collected In every coun
ty In the state, and I can see no rea
son why tha sum derived should fall
below that which cam* from the whisky
tax. It may be considerably more.”
Ex-Governor Terrell Laughs.
There are some who differ with Gen
eral Wright on this estimate, of course.
For Instance, ex-Oovemor J. M. Ter
rell In a conversation with the comp
troller paturday, estimated that the
state would not get .more than 220,000
from the near-beer tax. He had asked
the comptroller for, an estimate, and
when ItwggstiflM, MriTVfMI taugHid:
"You won’t kirjap.ooo from it?’ he
’■We will get mobs than that or noth-
iHgV’ replied General ,Wrtgh<.
; The comptroller has Mnt nut td the
ordinaries of Georgia ispeclflc instruc
tion* concerning th* collection pf this
tax, together with orders for a retmr
of the amount collected, th* date,’ arti
the party from whom collected. This
report Is to be filed with the comptrol
ler and a complete record kept of the
new tax. ■ ■
Three 8ourees for Revenue. * ’
There are three distinct sources men
tloned In the pamphlet, from whfch the
tax Is tb h« cdllMtbd. VI*,. manufac
turers and manufacturers’ agents. 2500
per annum each, and retailer* J200
each. Therefore, the tax rails on every
brewery in Georgia, every agent.for a
brewery, whether he represent q state
or. foreign brewery, and evqry'' person
who maintains a place where near-beer
Is sold.
A penalty for violation of the. tax act
Is provided tn the bill, and It Is not
likely that any near-beer will be sold
In Georgia without the state’s deriving
revenue from It. The comptroller em
phasises In hla pamphlet the fact that
the tax Is to be collected for each year
or part of a year, and that there absll
be no pro rating the tax for any part of
a year. The full tax Is to be collected
at once, as for the whole of 1898, and
anyone desiring a state license at any
time during a calendar year shall pay
as for the whole year. .
But New Yorker Re
iterates His “Deal”
Statement.
Stole 300 Smoked Hams;
Buried Them Hear Town
ALTOONA, Pa., 8ept. 12.—At Juani
ta, a suburb, last evening John Moore,
aged 39, was shot by Constable Joseph
Norris, bringing to light a robbery
there a week ago when 300 smoked
hams, valued nt over 81.990, were
taken from Ellenberger’s store.
It Is charged that Moore, who was a
respected resident, went to a secluded
place on the outskirts of the town last
evening and dug up two hams. As he
placed them on his shoulder Norris
who had shadowed him, commanded
him to stop. Moore dropped the hams
and took to hla heels.
The officer flred. the bullet lodging In
Moore's hip. Moore will recover. Oth
er persons alleged to have been Impli
cated In the robbery are well known
residents of the borough. ,
Bit 2d Time by Rattler,
Boy May Not Recover
ANNI8TON, Ale., S.pt. 12.—Having
Just recovered from a dangerous Illness
resulting from a bite by a rattlesnake.
Paul Morris, 6-year-old son bf F. O.
Morris, a prominent mine operator of
Morrisvlll*. this county, has again been
poisoned by a bite from a snake of th*
same genus and his parents are very
anxious as to his recovery.
CUMBERLAND, Md„ Sept. 12.—Wll.
Ham Jennings Bryan placed William
Randolph Hearst In the Ananias Club
this morning on arrival here. Hearst
charged last night in Atlanta that Bry
an. four months ago. sent to him to
offer his support In 1912 If Hearst
would support ths Democratic party In
1908.
"If Hearst made such a statement, ft
was utterly and entirely false," said Mr.
Bryari this morning. He speaks here
twice today.
Tonight Mr. Bryan goes to Deer Park
to be the guest of Colonel John T. Mc-
Graw over Sunday. >
Hoarst Repeats It.
William Randolph Hears!, when
shown Mr. Bryan's denial of Mr.
Hearst’s statement that Bryan four
months ago proposed to support Mr.
Hearst four years hence In return for
Mr. Hearst’s support In this campaign,
made the following statement at the
Piedmont Saturday morning:
"I do not see why Mr. Bryan Is al
ways proposing policies that he has to
recant, saying things that die has to
retract, and doing things that he haa to
deny.
"When Mr. Bryan cam* to New York
some four months ago I did not rail
on him, as I had nothing to see him
about. He did call on ms, as apparent,
ly he had something to see me about.
”1 kept his visit a sterst, but Mr.
Chanter In a suit brought against m*
‘ Jn his affidavit that he had seen
ryan nt my’ house, and so the
visit was Inadvertently made public.
That visit was without result, as I pur.
posely avoided politics.
Occurred at Dinner.
"Shortly after I received an Invita
tion from a friend of mine td dinner.
When I went to the dinner I found Mr.
Bryan there. After th* dinner Mr.
Bryan stepped aside wlth-m* In th* hall
and said exactly what I said he did.
”1 wish he had not said It. I was
surprised and humiliated by the prop
osition. It showed that Mr. Bryan had
no appreciation or conception of th*
work I had done for him or of Ih* rea
son I had worked so hard and made so
many sacrifices In the cause. It showed
that he considered me merely a trader,
working for some personal advantage
or'promotion In polities. I left the house
humiliated, as I say. but more than
ever opposed to Mr. Bryan, more than
ever cpnvlnced that I waa right In-op
posing him."
A SPELLBINDER
CLARENCE J. 8HEARN.
He notified Graves of His Nomina
tion for Vice President.
Central Railway Pass
ed Interest; Must
Take Action.
W. T. KUHNS.
Twenty-two years ago W. T. Kuhns succesded his father, one of At
lanta's pioneer photographers. In a business established In 1870. Mr. Kuhns
la an acknowledged leader In Ms profession, and during his many years of
experience ss one of the leading photographers In this vicinity haa received
numerous medals, trophies and prises for the artistic excellence of his
numerous ™*«“*w a rdSl the Haslet trophy and diploma by the Trl-Stat*
Photo Convention,” at Atlanta. 1904; the Birmingham trophy In 1908. Th8
last medal he waa Awarded waa at the World's Fair In 1895. —-
PROHI CANDIDATE
BOUND FOR ATLANTA
ANNISTON, Ala., 8ept. 12,-Dr. 8.
Watkins, prohibition candidate for vies
R resident, who spoke here last night.
ift this morning for Tallapoosa, Os.
He speaks there tonight end three times
In Atlanta Sunday. He was dined at
the Alabama last night and had alsrg*
audience at the court bout*. He criti
cised other candidates for Ignoring bis
'asue.
THAT HEAflST PAPER
NOT YET DECIDED
Publisher Says He Will
Think About It After
the Election.
William Randolph Hearst. millionaire
..ewspaper publisher and founder and
father of the Independence party, likes
Atlanta. In fact, he thinks Atlanta Is
such an energetic, hustling, growing
and enterprising city that he would
like to boost things along and Imbibe
the Atlanta spirit by establishing
newspaper here.
But at present Mr. Hearst hasn't
made up his mind about this matter.
And while he didn’t exactly say so. It
might he said that a good showing in
Georgia by the Independence party In
both the state and the national elec
tions would result In a Hearst paper In
Atlanta.
When asked about such a possibility
Friday morning st the Piedmont, Mr.
Hearst talked frankly, but said he
would think more about It after elec,
tlon.
"Atlanta Is such an enterprising city,'
■aid Mr. Hearst. "and has such a great
future before It. that I would really
like to come here with a newspaper
and do a little In helping to make the
city greater, t have Investigated the
situation, as you probably know, and
sent Mr. Carvalho down here to Inves
tigate. He haa made a favorable re
port to me, but I haven’t decided yet.
After the election Is over 1 will make a
decision.”
Beyond that Mr. Hearst didn’t say
anything about a new paper. But he
did say lots of real nice things about
Atlanta. Like other* who visit Geor
gia’s metropolis. Mr. Hearst was fas
cinated with the city and Its future
prospects. He was enthusiastic In hi*
praise of Atlanta and Atlantan*.
PLAN CAMPAIGN
FOR JUDGE TAFT
NEW YORK, 8apt. 12.—At a confer
ence betweeil Chairman Hltchcoek and
Vorys. of Ohio, plans for a proposed
Taft speaking tour will be considered
today. Vorys while In New York will
meet Hitchcock at his hotel late this
afternoon. Discussion of th* routes will
be the main topic. Tuesday ths plans
will bo submitted to Taft.
NEW YORK, 8ept. 12.—It was an
nounced yesterday that as a result of
the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany passing the interest on its first
preference Income bond* for the year
ended June 89 a meeting of the bond
holders Is to be held on September 18 at
the office of Prince A whlteley, 82
Broadway, to organise a protective
committee.
The bankers stated that Immediate
action of the present bondholders Is
necessary. Inasmuch os protests under
the terms of th* mortgage will have to
be made by holders of at least one-
third of the Issue before September 10.
SENDS $100 FUND
TO BRYAN CAMPAIGN
LEXINGTON. Gs.. 8.pt, 12.—In
short time Tuesday R. Lee Callaway
raised a subscription of 2100 for the
national Democratic fund. As the sub
scriptions are paid they will be sent to
the proper place. More than this will
likely go from Oglethorpe county be
fore the campaign Is closed.
ARTIFICIAL LIMB'S
TO BE MADE HERE
J. E. Hanger, Jr.. A. 8. Hanger and
H. B. Hanger have filed application for
a charter for th* concern of ”J.
Hanger, Incorporated."
The compnny will hav# a capital
stock of 125,000 and will engage In the
manufacture and sale of artificial limbs,
rolling and Invalid chairs and such
other appliances and supplies ordina
rily used In operating that kind of busi
ness.
The application for charter was
filed for the Incorporators by Attorney
Edgar A. Neely.
WAREHOUSE COMPANY
REALIZE3 PROFIT
LEXINGTON, Ga„ Sept. 12.—At a
meeting of the directors of the Lexing
ton Warehouse Company the profit for
the past year was found to be some
thing like 8250. There are some thirty
stockholders of th# best men of the
county, and they have a good ware
house In Lexington. There are still JOS
bale* of last year's crop In the ware
house.
TWO MONUMENT8
UNVEILED AT WINTERVILLE
LEXINGTON, Ga„ Sept. 12.—The
unveiling of two monuments. In the
neighboring town of Wlntervllle waa
an Interesting occasion during the past
week. They were erected by the Wood,
men fraternity, on# over the grave of
the late Joseph J. Martin, the other
over the grave of the late Henry A.
Winter. Rev. W. M. Colie, pastor of
the Baptist church at Winter, and Ed
itor Thomas W. Reed, of The Athens
Banner, made addresses.
WIELDED BILLIARD CUE;
WAS FINED $100
GRIFFIN, Ga., 8epT 12v-W. C. Jef
fries, th# young man who struck Fred
Farris with a billiard cue several
months ago. pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault and battery In the
city court and was fined 2190 or ten
months In the chalngang.
Hotel Man Kills Himself.
HEW YORK, 8ept. 12—Frank C.
Bennett, manager of the Hotel Arling
ton, Washington, committed suicide at
the Hotel Gotham, this city, this after
noon by sbqotlng himself In the right
tempi*.
L OF
E.F. BLUETT
Postoffice Inspectors
Make Report to
Department.
WASHINGTON, 8ept. 12.—Report
ha* been received at the postoffice de
partment of the Inspection of the At
lanta postoffice. The report showed a
bad condition of affairs In that office.
There Is’no shortage, but the general
condition of the finances Is hot tn ac
cordance with-the government regula
tion*. The- Inspectors have .recom
mended the rerrsival of Postmaster E.
F. Blodgett, of that office, and several
of th# officers connected with the ac
counts at Atlanta.
Postmaster Blodgett has practically
grown up In the postal service, having
been postmaster at Atlanta for the past
six years, prior to which'he was the
assistant for a number of years. Ha
has always shown high executive abil
ity and was considered by the depart
ment as one of the best postmasters In
the South.
This fact will be taken Into consid
eration when the department passes on
the Inspector's repqrj.
Postmaster Blodgett, when Informed
by a Georgian reporter of the recom-
mu
all news to me," said Colonel
Blodgett, "and. I am. unable .to under
stand Ih The finances of the office are
straight and In good condition, and so
far ss I knniV the entire office In all of
Its branches l*,1n splendid shape. We
(lave a competent corps of men in
Charge of the finances, and their work
lifts always proven satisfactory. If ,
there is’anything wrong In the office,
sufficient to warrant the removal of any
of (he officials, I am unaware of Its
existence. i
'The Inspectors conducted-a thor
ough'examination into the Workings Of
th# office, checked all of the books and
accounts, and Intimated they had found
nothing wrong of a serious nature.
They suggested several little details fOr
th# betterment of the service, hut so far
as I know they found the accounts
straight."
No Others Mentioned. /
The Washington story states that, ths
...apector* also recommend the removal
of Several Other'officials of the post-
office, but the name of- Postmaster
Blodgett Is the only one mentioned.
. The men who hsndle the finances and
accounts of the office are the following:
Hugh L. .McKee, cashier; Christopher
Sheehan, bookkeeper, and A. A. Morrell
and E. A. Shumate, finance clerk*.
Whether these are the men Involved In
the report of the Inspectors Is- not
known.
A Month’s Inspection.
The Inspection, which resulted In this
unexpected and startling report, began
on August « and wss In progress,for
nearly a month. It was the-most rigid
Inspection ever given a postoffice. In the
South, and was conducted by a force of
nine Inspectors. Heretofore, the an
nual Inspections had been conducted by
only three or fqur Inspectors. It waa
given out that the Increased number
of Inspectors bore no significance. It be.
Ing stated that they were brought hero
simply because they had completed
their other Inspections and were avail
able.
Every branch'of the office.was’sub
mitted to the closest examination pos
sible and no detail was overlooked: The
Inspectors even accompanied the car
riers on their routes, something that
had never been done before.
Report Was Complete.
Because of th# amount of work en
tailed by the thoroughness of the In
vestigation. It was not concluded until
the last of August. Th# Inspectors then
framed their report, submitted It to
Chief Inspector 8utton, and. It was
forwarded to the postoffice department
In Washington. Altho the Inspectors
were reticent at th# time and would
give out no Information concerning the
details of the Inspection, It was stated
that the office had been found In splen-
did condition and that no recommen
dations of Importance would be made.
Th# postoffice officials were pleased at
the’ fine showing of the office and
thought everything was all right. As
a result, they were greatly shocked
Saturday when they learned of the' re
port of the Inspectors and the news that
th# removal of Postmaster Blodgett and
other officials had been recommended.
A great stir has been created In the
office, and there Is much speculation as
to the Identity of these other officials.
No official news of the recommenda
tions has so far been received at ths
postoffice.
BIG CURTAILMENT
BEING CONSIDERED
CHARLOTTE, N. C„ Sept. 12.—On
aceount of th* serious outlook facing
the soft yarn spinner* and the larx*
stocks of unsold poods on hand, a meet
ing of the association will be held here
this afternoon tn consider further cur
tailment for sixty days. An Iron-bound
rule, with a $1,090 forfeiture for vio
lating the agreement to curtail or shat
down. Is being discussed.
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