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THE WEATHER.
Rain Tuesday night: Wednesday
(air, colder. Temperatures Tues
day (taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.'s
store): 8 a. m„ 64 degrees; 10 a.
m., 70 degreees: Id noon. 71 de
grees: 2 p.. m., 76 degrees.
The Atlanta
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
Atlanta, quiet; 9V4- Liverpool, quiet;
5.07. New York, quiet; 9.65. Savannah,
quiet and sternly; 9 5-1G. Augusta, dull;
9 9 16. Galveston, quiet; 9 916.
steady; 9 9-16. Mobile, steady:
VOL. Vn. NO. 175.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1909.
PPTP1?, In Atlanta—TWO CENTS.
JrXvJAyJlJ: on Trains—FIVE CENTS.
COLONEL DUNCAN B. COOPER,
CALLED TO THE WITNESS CHAIR,
TELLS OF CARMACK TRAGEDY
WRECK AT HARBINS, S. C., MONDAY
IDENTICAL WITH ONE 7 YEARS AGO
John D. Sharp Allowed
to Come Down After
Few Questions.
COOPER BEGINS BY
telling his history
“FIEETWEEK"
Says He Brought Carmack
to Nashville and Made
Him Editor of The
American.
Criminal Court Room, Nashville,
Tern., Feb. 23.—The latest surprise to
be sprung in the Cooper-Sharp case
was that of this morning, when, fol
lowing the retirement of John D. Sharp.
Colonel Duncan Brown Cooper took the
witness chair at 9:30 o’clock.
When court adjourned yesterday aft
ernoon, following the damaging cross-
examination of John D. Shafp by Gen
eral Garner, the latter Indicated that he
was not done with Sharp. This morn
ing. however. Gamer announced he had
nothing further to ask him.' Sharp's
counsel, General Meeks, naked a few
questions in redirect examination and
Sharp was excused from the stand.
•'Colonel Duncan B. Cooper will take
the stand." said General Washington,
In a dramatic manner, and the white-
haired man took the chair Just vacated
by hla co-defendant.
A murmur of excitement and a ahuf-
flln k of feet ensued In the court room.
Colonel Cooper was questioned by
Colonel Washington.
He is 64 years old: was born In Mau
ry county, and came to Nashville 27
years ago. Ho was in the war four
years, entering as a Confederate at the
age of 17. He has been married twice,
the last time to Mies Jones, sister of
Robin Jones. He has six children, two
of them girls.
Colonel Cooper said he had known
Senator Carmack since the latter was a
young lawyer at Columbia; that he
brought Carmack to Nashville and put
him on The American as editor, which
paper Colonel Cooper then controlled
Taylor-Carmack senatorial race, about
four years ago.
T EH
Navy League Banquets
Officers as Starter
For Gaieties.
Norfolk. Va., Fob. 23.—Tugging at
their anchor chains today out in Hamp
ton Hoads, the elxteen batleshlps of
Admiral Sperry's fleet and the ten shlpi
of Admiral Arnold's squadron. Headed
by the flagship Connecticut, lie in a
two-column formation 400 yards apart.
The line stretches for more than two
miles.
After yesterday's reception It is com
paratively quiet in Hampton Roads to
day. But. the social gaieties of "Fleet
Week" have Just begun. They were
Inaugurated last night by the Navy
League banquet given by the league to
officers of the fleet ot the Hotel Cham
berlin at Old Point Comfort. The ban
quet was held in the Immense hotel
ball room and waa probably the most
brilliant event ever seen in that cele
brated hotel. The speakers were Rear
Admiral Sperry. Captain John F. Fre
mont, of the battleship Mississippi;
Lieutenant Commander Ridley McLean,
fleet ordnance officer; Governor Claude
A. Swanson, of Virginia; Colonel Rob
bert Thompson.
A Brilliant Scene.
Parlors and lobbies of the hotel were
thronged with officers, glittering with
gold lace and distinguished civilians
with their wives.
The half score of Turkish naval of
ficers who came as passengers with the
fleet were picturesque figures In the
hotel throng.
The vessels were brilliantly illumi
nated during the evening, the outlines
of their hulls, ttaqlr masts and thstr
towering funnels being painted In the
Resolution Will Proba
bly Be Introduced
Monday.
S.A.LCHIEFS
TAKE A LOOK
The Visit Is of Special
Significance
Now.
A resolution looking to the abolition
of ail city boards will. In all probability,.
be Introduced in council at the meeting I
next Monday.
The resolution will provide further
that In the future all the city business
be transacted by council and by com
mittees from council.
For some time post there has been a
movement afoot to reduct the member
ship on the boards, but a simple reduc
tion seems not to satisfy a number of
counctlmen, while others who oppose
the reduction say they would rather see
Witness said his relations with Car- brilliant. Are -ot electric bulbs against
msek were always pleasant until iriel the black background of sky.
An editorial in Tbe American In 1898,
s retiring card of thanks to Colonel
Cooper and his associates on The
American, the occasion being Senator
Carmack's going from The American to
become editor of The Memphis Com
mercial, was read to him.
Partlna of the Ways.
The attorneys for Colonel Cooper
then took up the examination along the
lines of showing when the parting of
the ways began between Colonel Cooper
end Senator Carmack. Colonel Cooper
said relations between them had been
quite pleasant until Benator Carmacks
rsce against Bob Taylor for the United
States senate. In that race Colonel
cooper said, exercising his right of clt-
ixenshlp, he supported Senator Taylor.
Cater in the race for governor between
Senator Carmack and Governor Pat
terson, witness supported Governor
Patterson.
Then Senator Carmack quit speaking
to him. Colonel Cooper said the first
uncomplimentary thing Senator Car
mack said about him was In an editorial
appearing in The News Scimitar, of
Memphis. In 1908. He was Informed
Senator Carmack wrote this.
A Long Wrangle,
A long wrangle ensued here, counsel
for state insisting that the defenae first
•how Carmack really wrote the article.
The court Anally admitted a portion
*» tending to show the condition or ef
fect on the mind of Defendant Cooper
produced by reading the editorial.
colonel Cooper said Senator Carmack
used his name In nearly every speech
In Joint debates with Governor Patter-
nan; first. In a spirit of ridicule, and
later with veiled Insinuations.
The first thing Carmack called him
was "A little old baid-headed angel,
‘•ailed Dune Cooper." Later Carmack
said "The wings of the angel had been
soiled with sulphurous smoke." Intimat
ing the angel came from below,
Counsel for defense then Introduced
the edltorinls'from The Nsshvlile Ten
nessean containing sarcastic reference
to Colonel Cooper after Carmack be
came editor of the paper.
Colonel Cooper identified the edi
torials and himself as the one Intended
In them. '
Reading tha Editorials.
Unusual Interest was manifested
w hen Judge Anderson, of the defense,
read two editorials appearing In The j
Tennessean on the day preceding and :
the day of the killing.
The first was entitled "Across the j
Reeep
tlons and dances are being arranged to
entertain the officers and men and the
week will long be remembered at Old
Point for its social fsatures.
> Will Remain a Week.
All of the ships will remain here this
week and at least one-half of the ves
sels In the roadstead will remain until
after the Inauguration.
The Mayflower hauled up her anchor
at 6:16 o’clock last evening and eteamed
between the head ships of the column,
running up farewell signals. She then
circled iq port and sailed up the Ches
apeake for Washington.
No Fsrewell Guns,
The ships of the fleet did not fire a
farewell salute, but aa the Mayflower
passed Fortress .Monroe a salute of 31
guns boomed forth In farewell to the
president. A farewell signal In flags to
the fort was then run up on the tore-
Continurrt on Page Thirteen.
Alderman Robdrts. the mayor pro
tern., stated Tuesday morning that he
favored such a resolution, and It Is
planned that one be Introduced In coun
cil by eight or ten members of the
council, it belntf felt a practical certain
ty that at least eight councllmen would
stand sponsor for the resolution.
It would have to be in the shape of a
request of the legislature so to amend
the charter as to abolish the boards.
Committees Now Nothing.
“The committees from council amount
to nothing," says Alderman Roberts.
"Nothing is referred to them, and they
never meet"
"That’s right." said Alderman Curtis.
And then fine or two other members of
the finance committee, which had Just
adjourned, approved the idea
Alderman Pomsrny suggested In the
finance committee that none of the de
partments be nllowcd to expend any
thing from the expenee fund without
the approval of tha finance committee.
do," said
"I don't care about that," said Al
derman Pomeroy. "It's not right that
the water department la allowed to
spend 340,000 without a word from the
finance committed. If the committee
doesn't approve such expenditures, we
con not keep tab on the departments.”
“The finance committee." chimed in
Alderman Curtis, "Is supposed to hold
the purse strings of the city. We are
not doing that much."
"Last year." said Councilman Amor
ous. "the departments hired men and
paid salaries to men whose positions
council had made no provisions for. It
all came out of the expense fund, of
course."
Clerk’s Office Discussed.
The city clerk's office came In for a
little discussion. The clerk, It seems,
had employed three , office boys und
wanted the approval or the committee
Continued on Pegs Thirteen.
This picture ahows the wreck that occurred near HarblDS, S. C„ In August. 1902, In exactly the enmo place
and In the same manner ns that Monday morning In which Engineer Will O'Neal, of Atlanta, met death. Tho two
nceldenta were dissimilar In that no one was killed In the wreck of 1902. altlio tbe enRJne was almost demol
ished and several of the cars were badly smashed. The only serious Injuries were to Engineer Henry Busha
and Chler Mall Clerk Nathan Lowenthal, both of Atlanta,
The wreck of 1902 occurred at tho same switch whore the passenger train was derailed Monday morn
ing. It was evident the switch had been set by train wreckers. An Investigation of the switch after the wreck
Monday morning showed that a bolt was missing and it is probabio that this accident, like the first, was caused
by some one tampering \yith the switch.
A peculiarity of both wrecks Is that aitho both trains were runing at a rapid rate of speed none of tho pas
sengers was seriously Injured and only in one of them—the wreck of Monday—was nny one killed. Tills Is duo
to the fact that the high ■ -- -- ||
i embankments on either side of tho track at that point which prevented the cars from
turning completely over. In the picture above appear a number of well known Atlantans.
QUEEN CONSORT
AT N. O. MARDI GRAS
KING OF CARNIVAL
AT NEW ORLEANS
IRATE PRISONER BALKS;
PICTURE TAKEN ANYWAY
KITS CLARKE
House Majority Flat
tens Out Florida
Member.
MISS EDITH LIBBY.
Beautiful and popular New Or
leans belle who acts as queen con
sort to Rex. King of the New Or
leans Carnival, at the magnificent
ball of the king's court Tuesday
night. Miss I.lbby, who made her
debut three years ago. Is a daugh
ter of Mrs. J. W. Libby, whose St.
Oharles-uve. mansion has been the
scene of numerous social events
this season.
BITES OFF
SMALL BOY’S EAB
L Washington, Feb. 23*—Representa-
1 | tlve Clark, of Florida, offered a reso-
| ' lutlon of the highest privilege In the
g houHc thin morning. It calls upon the
j Judiciary committee to Investigate and
2 report whether or not the secretary of
a state In his communication to the gov-
l ernor of Panama relative to the
3 speeches of Representative Rainey, of
Illinois, recently delivered In the house
about the Panama canal purchase,
committed a breach of privilege by vio
lating the letter or spirit of section G
of article 1 of the constitution of the
United States, wherein It Is provided
that no matter shall be questioned In
any other place of any speech In de
bate delivered In the houee of repre
sentatives.
Second. If there has been such a vio
lation what remedies, If any exist.
Third, If there has been such viola
tion and ft Is found that no remedy ex
ists to suggest some plan to prevent
such violations In the future.
The committee Is directed to make a
^■rt to the house in five days.
Of much significance. In connection
with the rumored enlargement of ths
Seaboard terminals In Atlanta, appears
to be the visit of prominent officials »>f
the Seaboard system and well-known
capitalists from New York, who spent
Tuesday morning In Atlanta, Inspecting
the yards and properties of the Sea
board In the city and vicinity.
The party arrived In a special train
over the Seaboard at 7:45 o’clock
Tuesday morning. In the party were
J. H. 'McEldowney, president of the
National City Bank, New York; Messrs.
Wright and Sutro, of Sutro Brothers
Co., New York: L. Sevier, vice presi
dent of the Seaboard Air Lino railway,
and J. C. Nelson, engineer of mainte
nance of the system.
The party was met by E. T. Brown,
of Brown A- Randolph, Atlanta, assist
ant counsel for the receivers of the
Seaboard, and breakfasted as his giifests
at ths Piedmont Driving Club. At
breakfast the party was joined by
Judge W. T. Newman, of the federal
district court; Mayor Robert F. Mad-
'l"\. IK. .1 Lowry. W. I. IVel, John K.
Ottley and Frank E. Callaway.
Look Over Property.
After breakfast Mr. Brown conducted
Messrs. McEldowney, Wright, Sutro,
Sevier and Nelson over all the proper
ties of the Seaboard In Atlanta. The
party had Just completed a tour of in
spection over the entire Seaboard sys
tem, and their visit to Atlanta was
marked by a deeply Interested Inspec
tion of I’vorytking - ted with tho
road's terminals and facilities at this
point.
Particular attention was devoted to
the property recently acquired by the
Seaboard, adjoining their prevent yards,
formerly occupied by the plant of the
Union Paper and Bag Compuny, known
as part of the John A. Miller estate.
This property was secured some two
months ago at oncost of 155,000, and at
the time nothing was given out as to
tho prospective use for It.
It Is now understood that extensive
plans are under way In the hands of
Messrs. Warfield and WlllIamR, receiv
ers of the Seaboard, for greatly en-
larging the Atlanta terminals and
"T freight facilities of the road, and It Is
also rumored that more property
{joining the yards may shortly be ac
quired.
On the recent visit of R. Davies Wnr-
| field to Atlanta he spoke In high terms
[ of the Increase In the city’s commercial
I activity and Importance, and In said to
i have Intimated to H. N. Randolph, who
1 mado the Inspection trip with him that
| Improved and enlarged freight faellltle
vould soon be required t
• the rapidly Increasing business nt till
I point.
This seems to lend a special Kignlff-
rance to the visit Tuesday, more par
ticularly as the bankers and capitalists .
of the party are said to have no con- , ,
nectIon*wlth tho Seaboard Air Line .
railway, but ara popularly aupp ^ i to f j
be closely allied In business Interests ,
with Messrs. Warfleld and Williams,
receivers of the road. In fact. It Is now j
rumored that the proposed plans are
nearing completion, and the vl-lt »o
Muddy Chasm," and # rfdlculed anddls- ,
■ the friendly iolltlcal reunion of
Governor Patterson land Senator ear
mark. The next one. on the morning
of the day of the killing, was entitled
"Diplomat of the SwAbund," and it re
ferred to Colonel t’otoer’a success In
ringing Cox and PatVrson together,
and wound up: "To Dtracjin Brown
‘ ooper. the great diplomat oTthe po
litical Swelbund, be all honor and glory
forever."
Colonel Cooper said he had read the
editorials; had read the one of Sunday
before he talked to Ed Craig that night:
had read the one of Monday before he
had the conference In Bradford's office,
“nd then started to the governor's man
sion.
Court adjourned at 12:15 h- until
- o’clock, with Colonel Cooper's examl-
natlon In chief still uncompleted.
The Atlsou Georgian tass outgrown Its
prei.nt bom. and pre.s eqnlpinoot. I*
Mil mo,, into a now building on EaU
Alabaman, at an early date, and baa
tought a now five-deck Goes preaa that
Jill be metalled about March li. Tbe
WstgUn's growth baa been phenomenal.
»ad lie friends snd admlrira through
out tbe South rejoicer in tbeee now evl-
doseea of lie material proaperlty.—M-
haay Herald.
CRACKSMAN OBJECTED TO PHOTOGRAPH.
Will Knight, Confessed Cracksman in Tower, Object
ed to Photograph, and Police Hold Him While
Camera Man Did His Work.
that Will Knight, on enf the con
fessed members of the cracksmen gang
now in the Tower, objected strenuously
to being officially photographed by the
police and to having his likeness.adorn
the "rogues’ gallery." Is evidenced by
the accompanying cut.
Knight protested all along, from the
time of hla arrest, thst he would not sit
before the camera, and when he was
removed from his cell to the third floor
of the police station to be photographed
and measured by Bertlllon Expert J. A.
Patterson he tried In every way possi
ble to spoil' ths picture. It wss found
necessary to use force to keep him be
fore the camera. Chief of Detectives
Jett and one of his detectives being
compelled to hold him In a vlcellke
grip.
Even then, with a heavy hand grip
ping the back of his neck and another
in his hdlr, to prevent him from duck
ing his head,, he closed his eyes and the
camera failed to get the teal expression
of his face.
Such pictures are authorised by law,
and when the police want the photo of a
criminal they mean to get It, one way
or anoiher. The remaining three mem
ber* of the gang, William Is Jones. Jim
Webb and Leroy Crosier, voluntarily
sat before the camera and offered po
resistance.
Valdosta Lad in Passing Lot
Meets With Unique
Accident.
Vsldosts, Gs„ Fsb. 23.—Willie Booth,
the 11-year-old son of W. A. Booth, of
this city, lost a portion of one of his
ears by the bite of a horse yesterday
afternoon.
The led was passing the lot of Colo
nel C. Oakman, In which the horso was
standing, when the animal put his head
over the fence and caught the boy by
the car before the latter could get out
of the way.
A considerable portion of the esr was
bitten entirely off and partly chewed
by the hone. A physician stitched the
mangled member back and It Is be-,
lleved the ear will be practically as
good as ever In time.
report
The .
yoked some excitement. Representa
tive Overstreet, of Indiana, made a
point of order that the resolution did
not state a question of privilege. Mr.
Clark, In replying to the point carder,
cited a number of precedents to show
that the resolution was of the highest
Id -
privilege. Speaker t^nnon said the
ferred the house should decide and
therefore overruled the point of order.
Representative Payne, of New York,
moved to lay the resolution on the
table. The ayes and nays were called
and Mr. Payne's motion prevailed by a
vote of 116 to 120.
Furloughs For
Fleet Crews
Washington, Feb. 23.—At the navy
department today it waa Raid that after
the preaent festivities held at Hampton
R»ada are concluded Saturday night the
Abe Hummel Denies
That He Is Dead One
Nice, Francs, Feb: 23.—Abe Hummel,
the New York Iswyer, whose death hss
been reported In several French resorts.
Is here today alive and well. He Is
much amused at the news of bis death.
be lent to various navy yards for
repairs and to enable th* members of
the crews to receive furloughs. It Is
expected that many of the men will,
therefore, be.allowed an opportunity to
visit relatives and frienda In about ten
days.
Rivsra and Harbors.
Washington, Fsb. 23.—The senate
committee on commerce met today an.l
considered the rlbers and harbors bill.
Chairman Frye said the bill would be
probably reported to the scuta Thurs
day.
FRANK B. WILLIAMS.
Leading lumberman of the Unit
ed States, chairman of the Repub
lican slate committee and promi
nent resident of Patterson, La.,
who Impersonated Rex. King of the
Carnival, at New Orleans this year.
MRS. V. J. GLASS DIES
Atlanta of tho officials and their friend?
lx taken to mean that It will not be ion*
before the nature and scope of the plans
j will be announced.
* After their Inspection of the Seaboard
properties, the party visited several At
lanta banks and office building. A
number of the party had not been In
the city for some time, and professed
surprise and admiration nt the stride*
Atlanta Is 'making In the commercial
and Industrial world, as well as In clvlo
upbuilding.
At II o'clock the party left for Bir
mingham In their special train, from
whfoh point they will return to New
York.
Waynssboro, Gs.. Feb. 23.—Mn. Virginia
J. (ilais died early tbii morning st the
Arlington Hotel, where she wax tiring with
her daughter, Mrs. H. 8. Kaylor.
8he bad been in feeble health for aome
time. Mrs. Olaia waa born near Atlanta In
1S32 and lired in Oxford for twenty yeara.
8he came to Waynenboro In 180S, waa a
member of the Methmlitl rbnreh and learea
Are children*. 8tere Ulaaa. ot Atlanta; Jamaa
Glaaa. of Covington; lire. Leo and Mri. Mum-
ford, of Atlanta, and Mra. If. 8. Kaylor, of
WarnestHirn.
The body waa carried to Covington for
burial, which faltea place Wedneaday f at 10
o'clock.
* ♦ |
•F OFFICIAL ELECTION VOTE. +
4- ■ — +
•F The managers of the election *F
*F held Monday met at the county
T courthouse Tuesday at noon and *F i
•F consolidated the returns and an- 4* I
•F nounced the following result: 733 4*
•F ballots cant; for changing the 4*
•F county line, 707; against chang* 4*
•F Ing, 20; for Atlanta to be In Ful- -F
•F ton county, 716; for Atlanta to be +
* In DeKalb, 6. +
»X~M~H^*’K~F*F*F*K~
FEEDING CAT ON SUNDAY
COST SALOONIST $25.75
“I Hate to Do It,” Said Judge Broyles, “But If I Let
You Off Every Saloon in the City Would
Get a Cat.”
Humane treatment of a large Malteee
cat. a line epecimen of Ite kind, nt
which the owner wae very fond, eoet
J. M. Gallagher, proprietor of a near-
beer ealoon at 46 Watl-it.. 323.75 In
police court Tuesday morning. Offi
cer Holllngeunrth teetifled that Galla
gher entered Hie place ot buelneaa on
Inet Sunday and aleo on the Sunday
preceding, Maying lna.de from It to It
minute*. Gallagher pleaded It wa* only
to feed hie eat.
The defendant’* lawyer ralaed .the
point of It not being clear that Galla
gher h.wt violated' the Sunday law. un
he handled none of the ntnek while In
the ealoon.
The reorder elated, however, that If
he dlemleeed the ca»e every eab»>r
Atlanta would etralghtway .procur
caL
TOO LATE TOR CLASSIFICATION.
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