Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, April 17, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER. Forecast: Fair Saturday night »nd Sunday. Temperatures Satur day (taken at A. K. Hawxes Com pany's store): 8 a. m.. 63 degrees: 10 a. m., degrees: 12 m.. 76 .de grees; 2 p. zn., 81 degrees. The Atlanta Georgian "Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN' AND NEWS “Nothing Succeeds Like—-THE GEORGIAN” 8P0T COTTON. Atlanta, *t<*adj; 10 3-l«- Llrerpool, utoady; 5.52. New York, qniet; 10.75. S*- rannnli, ntoady: 101-16. Angnsla, ateady: I 1 " ! • •» 1 '« Galveston, firm; 10 3 16. Norfolk, steady; f0»«. Mobile, Arm; lO’i- VOL. vn. NO. 221. ATLANTA, GA., SATIJ RDAY, APRIL 17, 1909. On Train*—FIVE CENT8. FILTH, CRIME AID HUE INDICTMENT There Is a street in Atlanta that for the past year or more has'been making a struggle to get to its feet. it has fought to down a bad name; it has fought to rid Itself of the thing* that havo held it back for years; and since the removing of the sa loons (negro and otherwise) from Decatur-st, the merchants have worked »nd planned and advertised, and tried in every way to build the street up and blot out any memory of unpleasant associations with the name of De- cstur-st. These rperchants, with the aid of The Georgian and the goodness of council, have secured wood block paving that will soon replace the old worn cobble stones. If with the improved pavement the city would give even a little at tention to the sorest ills these people are called upon to suffer, this street would become as habitable and as prosperous as It Justly deserves to be. Probably because of what little help The Georgian has been able to give to these merchants and probably because of their faith in us, some of them have appealed to us to give them one last lift to higher and better conditions. In response to this appeal a little party of The Georgian’s men, in cluding the publisher, the associate editor, the advertising manager, our political man, and our advertising man In whose territory this street lies, and In company with a policeman, attempted to see for ourselves If the conditions were as they should be. Some of us have visited the great cities of India, where the natives die by thousands from bubonic plague, the disease of filth. We have seen the Chinese that live in veritable rat holes. We have seen the leper in his unspeakable filth, with hands and feet rotting away; but we have never seen more sickening filth and dis gusting sights than appeared within a stone’s throw of the police station on Decatur-st. on Wednesday. Negroes In basement rooms without a ray of light, into which we could not even find our way until a match was struck; human beings- lying around on beds of filth, in what are commonly known as "cocaine Joints.” , Pestholes in which a decent dog could hardly be healthy. We could stand on the steps of the police station and look across the street into the windows of houses of ill-fame. Within three blocks of the police station we were piloted thru some five or six houses of Indecency, in most of which were the lowest type of beings in the human scale and some of the rooms so filthy one would hesitate even to enter; and there were more that we did not take the time to enter—negro and white. Awnings falling down; some of corrugated iron only half as wide as the dilapidated old brick sidewalks, so the rain from these water sheds would fall squarely in the middle of tho sidewalk. And with such surroundings as these, merchants are trying to get along and to build up respectable enterprises. One merchant said that if a man should rent a store he did not know what kind of an Institution he would find over his head the next day. After seeing those disgusting sights and realizing the Just demand for better conditions, we were at a loss to know what to do that would help. The task is a most distasteful one to us. Publicity the only remedy we can apply that will be of any avail. The police do not know whether they or the sanitary department should clean out these pest-breeding holes. The dons of vice seem to reign by the right of priority. It .was sug- 1 gested that the, treacherous and uqsightly tumbledown rain-sheds should be looked after by the department of public works or by the city engi neer’s department So we have taken the camera and secured pictures that but poorly tell of the conditions as they exist We will show the houses as some of them are photographed from in front of the police station; we will give the street number and the name of the owner if necessary, and if no action looking toward the cleaning up of this section, so that it may at least be respectable, An be had other wise, we will keep at it in our print each day until our mayor or our city fathers appoint a committee to investigate and order a hoose-cleanlng. Decatur-st. Is not what It used to be. The passing of the negro saloon and Its attendant evils has given the street opportunity; but there can be little progress along modern lines if such insanitary conditions, such dens of vice and Buch dire neglect are allowed to thrive within a few blocks of the very heart of our beautiful city. What are we going to do about it? :i—:—— ResolutionsUrgeCom- pulsory Education in Georgia. Marked by the attendance of a huge audience, bubbling over with enthusl- *"». which was treated to two of the most thoughtful and profound, as well "* to one of the brightest and wittiest, speeches delivered during the confer- tn Atlanta, the twelfth annual fleeting of the Conference for Educa tion in the South came to a close Frt- d»V evening at the Auditorium-Armory. As In the Friday morning conference fleeting, as well as In the Georgia con ference In Taft hall Friday afternoon, fimpuleory education formed the rally- !fg standard for brilliant and earnest speeches and for important resolutions by three of the organisations vitally Interested In )tie cause of education. The addresses delivered before the ’’'inference meeting Friday morning de- 'iard both the national and state feder- A'lona of women’s clubs to be unalter- *bly In favor of suitable state compul- *'"■> education laws, which appeared 'specially significant following the {Jfong speech of Commissioner Jere M. round on the previous day. Then at <ne meeting Friday afternoon .the Geor- «ta state conference adopted ft set of resolutions looking toward Improve- fienii in the school system, the climax “ r , " inch called for ultimate compulsory education for the state. ’ Urge Compulsory Education. At the great Friday evening meeting Continued on Page Seven. Move Nunnally’s Safe Into Rear Room and Tear Out Bottom. Burglar* made a daring attempt to rob the big Iron safe In the store of the Nunnally Company. 34 Uhltehall- st. some time Friday night or Satur day morning, but after badly wrecking the safe, failed to get It open and gave __.„Jars went about their work cleverly In an effort to avoid detection, for they removed the big safe from the main store room Into the tea room In the rear, so they would be hidden from view from the street. Their operations were also aided by the darkness In the store, they having either extinguished tHe light or having found no light when they started to work. With sharp Instruments the burglars cut the combination dial off of the s,afe, attempted to remove the door hinges, and. falling to open the door, turned the safe over on Its side and cut out a big section oT the bottom. Whether they became frightened at thle juncture or merely gave op the Job In disgust Is not known, but at any rate, they left without getting any booty. The .he fact that the heavy safe was re moved from its accustomed place be hind th^-candy counter makes It almost certain that the job was done by at least two pr three burglars. They made their exit thru the rear door, and the manner In which this door was forced open Indicates that the marauders may- have been secreted In the place at the time It was closed Friday night. Slle the burglary’, and Detectives l, ami Coker are working on the case, but ■o far have found no clew. NTRUSTCASE Judge Sheppard Also Modifies by Strik ing Out Count. Savannah, Ga., April 17.—Judge Sheppard In the United States district court this morning handed down his de cision on the demurrer In the case of the United States against the American Naval Stores Company and others. The court sustained the validity of the, penal provisions of the Sherman anti-trust law, also sustained the count _ racy In restraint of trade, but lie declared the count bad, which alleged that the defendants monopolised and attempted to monopolize trade, the count being stricken both for duplicity and uncertainty. ■*” The case will probably go to trial on Wednesday- or Thursday. The defendants attacked the constU tutlonatlty of the Sherman antl-trusl law before the court. Engineers Return. New York, April 17,—Thirteen Amer ican civil engineers and railroad men who went down Into the low country In Brazil to conquer the tropica by build ing a 250-mile railroad up into the mining and rubber section of Bolivia, have returned. All had typhoid malaria and It took them two years to build 15 of the 250 miles of road. SAYS WILSON Plenty of Grain at Normal Prices to Supply Bread. JAIL FRICTION Grand JuryJGo Decide Who Controls the County Tower-1 „at Its next session, to Investigate theses ported friction In the Fulton county Tower Is now believed certain. The Jail committee Friday afternoon again visited the Tower to complete its Inspection and look further Into the question of who Is In control, and found that the two factions had not as yet got together. As a result. It Is under stood that the committee will recom mend to the grand Jury that an Investi gation be had at once In order to settle the question of whether the Jolt Is un der the control of the sheriff and Ills jailers or the county commissioners and Engineer Howard. The committee will report the exact situation as It exists, and will show that the attitude of Engineer Howard. In declining to take orders from Jailer Liddell, has resulted In considerable friction. The grand Jurors, It is understood, believe It Is due Sheriff Mangum that this matter be settled for once and for all. The committee closely questioned Jailer Liddell Friday afternoon, It Is learned, and It developed that the situ ation Is practically- the same n» when the committee first visited the jail some time ago. Sheriff Mangum states that he law gives him complete control of the Jail and that the engineer has no authority there. Mr. Howard stilt maintains, however, that as he 'Is elected by the county commissioners, he should took to them for directions and not the Jailer. The sheriff and his Jailers are elected by the people, while the engineer and two firemen are elected by the county commissioners. It Is this. It seems, that has causbd the breach. REPRESENTATIVES IN DEBATE CIVIL STRIFE E ALL TURRET • HERMAN LORD, M. H. PURCELL, S. R. JOLLY. Students who will present the cauie of-compulsory education in joint de bits to be held at Commerce Monday night. ALL THE BOYS WILL HEAR AGNES SCOTT GIRLS SING 200,000 TROOPS ARE MARCHING ... . ON CONSTANTINOPLE Vienna, April 17.—According to n Constantinople telegram. 200,000 troops are advancing on the Turkish capital. Huge clusters of rah-rah boys will adorn the boxes and pit and bald-head rom at tfie Grand next Thursday evening, when the rival glee clubs of Agnes Scott College and Agnes Scott Academy will unite In a colossal con cert (sensation!). The two glee clubs, twenty-five love-; each, have been working on the program for thlsevent for weeks, and the result Is expected to lay over any thing of the kind yet produced In this hemisphere. College songs—old favor ites and bright new hits—will be 1 ren dered under the direction of Miss Sangler, of the college girls, and Mr. McLean, director of the academy cltlb. And they say. there will be something else, too; several somethings, In fact, the exact nature of which simply can not be disclosed now. But It—or they—will be there Thurs day evening, and the woods will blaze accordingly*. Alao, the rah-rah boys. Of course-Tech will be out In force, returning the complimentary attend ance of the Agifhs Scott girls at their own blow-out some time ago. The Techltes are going to loosen up In great oreover. Tech's great rival, Georgia, will be playing baseball In Atlanta on Tuesday and Wednesday, . and huge numbers of the red and black rootera are expected to hang over to attend the concert Thursday evening. And then there are the Stone Moun tain University, boys, avowed allies and worshipful admirers at a .distance of Agnes Scott and her girls. To prove their enthusiasm.'these youthful Zan ders have already reserved most of the boxes, from which they will beam upon prospective Lulus in joyous, adoration and extreme raiment. The spaces left by all this assembly of youth and beauty will be filled by Atlantans, who want to hear the music and see the clothes and dainty maidens fluttering, etc., and so on. You know how It goes. SAMUEL OAKS, President. LEOPOLD OAKS, Vice Pree. and Oen. Mgr. SAMUEL GANS COMPANY Fire and Marine Salvage EASTERK DEPARTMENT NEW YORK WESTERN DEPARTMENT CHICAGO 69.61.53 W. MITCHELL-ST. PHONE MAIN 6273 ATLANTA, Ga., April 16, 1909. The Atlanta Georgian and News, Atlanta, Ga. Geutleme'n: During the past sixty days I have used your paper almost exclusively in placing my advertising. I wish to say to you that during the last two years I liave tried every daily newspaper in the city, and I take pleasure in saying to you that The Georgian has brought me‘more actual results, and the business derived from this advertising lias been more satisfactory than any l.have ever had. I am sending you this letter unsolicited, and give you permission to use . it in any way you see fit. Thanking you for the many courtesies you have shown me, and assur ing you of my best wishes, I beg to remain, Yours very truly. L F. SMALL, Resident Manager Samuel Cans Company, 2,?00 Persons Killec in Adana and Mersina. Constantinople, April 17.—The Brit leh consul at Adana and Major Dough ty Wylie, the British vice consul at Mersina, have been wounded In the anti-Christian rioting, according to a report Just received here. The latest reports received here say that 1,500 persons hare been elaln at Adana and Mersina and that the mas sacre of Christians Is spresdlng tn other towns and Is likely to extend all over Asia Minor. The Mohammedan fanatics are applying the torch In the sowns near the scenes of the massacre. BRITISH WARSHIPS AWAITING ORDERS Malts, April 17.—The British war. ships anchored In the harbor here to day got up steam In preparation for Immediate orders-to proceed to Tur key to protect British Interests there. LONDON HEARS 2,000 DEAD IN BOMBARDMENT London, April 17.—Dispatcher t 2.000 \\ In the bombardment of the Pera and Oalata quarters of Constantinople by rebellious troops and that the British consul was wounded and 400 Arme nians massacred. Among those killed Is reported two American missiona ries In Adana. Further news Is await ed with apprehension. Word from Rlstowats says that a monster meeting was held there by the Young Turks and that a telegram was sent to the sultan declaring that the march upon Constantinople was being made to preserve the constitution, which the sultan Is trying to abolish. Efforts are being made to learn how- many Americans and English have been killed. A telegram received here denies the reported arrest of Enver Bey. leader of the Young Turks. He arrived safely at Salontca yestedsy. ASSISTANT WAR MINISTER SLAIN BY YOUNG TURKS Berlin, April 17.—-A Constantinople telegram says that 2.000 persons have been killed In the Adana massacre and that the town Is burning. The Lokal Anxleger publishes a Con stantinople telegram today from It* rorrespondent Baying that General Is- eet Fuad, the aselstant minister of war, was assassinated last night. OVER MILLION GAIN IN The phenomenal Increase of 81,169,464 was made In the bank clearings In At lanta for the week ending Saturday, April 17, as against the corresponding week of last year. The clearings for the week last year were 84.3*3.870. For tlie week this year the clearings were 35,pj»4. A Washington, April 17.—The depart ment of agriculture today Issued th** following statement bearing on the Patten situation In Chicago: "The department of agriculture has estimated the amount of wheat on farms March 1, 1909, to be about 143.- 000,000\ bushels, or 211-2 per cent of the amount produced In this country last year. Analysis of the wheat mar ket after March 1, In past years. In dicates that the yearly estimates of th** percentage of the crop In March Jim been about 6 per cent below the actual percentage. "The amount of wheat produced in the calendar year 1908 was 665,000.00'> bushels. 31,000,000 bushels more than for 1907. So It will be seen that scarcity of wheat In this country Is not the cause of the present abnormal In crease In prices. Believe Farmer or Gambler? in considering the food of the peo ple throughout the world when wheat becomes dear, as It la now ae the re sult of this Chicago corner, people use more com bread. "The reporters for the department of agriculture are farmers living on the farms and know. If anybody knows, the facts. We can not whistle thea* men down the wind. If we hesitate to take the word of the American farmer, we will not establish truth by "There Is sufficient wheat In the country at normal prices to nmkf bread for the American people up to the time when the new crop comer. find those who attempt to keep prl* er up at present rates expect to get their money out of the common people—the consumers. "The large majority of wheat has left the hands of the fanners. A fic titious price haa been cr*at<»d. The farmers nre not beneficiaries of such conditions; they will naturally plant more wheat and next year’s crop I* likely to be abnormally large^ when IIKCiy in ur UUIIUI liiuilj migra nncii th” gamblers will not be In th? mar ket and mischief will be done by dis turbance of the crop system. •In the corner of 1893 when the price of wheat was run up to 31.85, the price was depressed the following year be low 80 cents.” PATTEN HAS CLEANED UP BIG PART OF $4,000,000 Chicago, April 17.—It is estimated that James A. Patten, by selling dut at high figures, netted full two-thirds or a pool of $4,000,000, which his follow ing had In wheat. It was also de clared that he now holds some 6.000.000 bushels of July wheat, but will take profits on It within a short time, ad hering to Ills declaration that he will sell out his line of wheat. , PATTEN SAYS WILSON IS TALKING THRTU HIS HAT Chicago, April 17.—James A. Patten did not like the statement of the secre tary of agriculture that he would placs the statements of hla army of "honert crop reporters” against tho Patten pre dictions. My Information Is better than Sec retary Wilson’s, even If he has 150,000 honest men," said Patten. "I would like Mr. Wilson to tell where that 143,000.000 bushels of reserve wheat is. In his March 1 report of wheat In farm ers' hands hs reported that figure. Now, where Is the wheat? Why doesn't It come out at these high prices? "Kansas City Is buying, or trying to buy, wheat here. That Indicates the situation. I stilt maintain that wheat will stay at high prices all the year.” THIS MAN KNEW IT ALL BEFORE PATTEN Baltimore, April 17.—John Bolgtano. long-distance weather forecaster ”f Bsltlrqore, says he firmly believes In the assertion of James "A. Patten that It was not hie manipulations which eent the price of wheat soaring, but the vagaries of nature. Mr. Bolgtano, who predicted weeks In advance that there would be July weather tn the first ten days of this month and winter temperatures In the .I”I !•ri Inis, unit guessed It rutin both times, say* that Mr. Patten, upon whom everybody Is looking as the man who made the wheat price Jump. Is In nocent. He says that he himself knew there was going to be a scarcity of wheat long ago. BIG SQUAD MAKES TRIP Bill Smith will take sixteen men with him on his trip which begins Sun day night. This trip will carry the rackets to Nashville only, where four games will be played. Then the Crack ers return home for a series with Mont gomery. Both catchers will be carried on the trip and two third basemen. Walker nn.l Kirkpatrick. The latter will probably be used In all the games, os Bill Smith Is determined to give him a thorough work-out. Henn will continue to pine first base, Jordan w ill he at second on.I Newton at short. In the outfield wilt be Winters. Moran and Hoyles,. All of the pitching staff will lie taken with the exception of the pitcher who works today, cither Atkins or Vlebab^.

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Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, April 17, 1909, Image 1