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VOL. Vin. NO. 174.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1910
PRICE
"Collect Corporation Taxes ir
June and Treasury Will
Always Be Full."
SUGGESTS AMENDMENT
TO THE CONSTITUTION
Former Governor Delivers Sig
nificant Address at Cum-
ming, Ga., on Education
and Other Things. ,
Fight Between Federal Author
ities and State Court Has
Broken Out Again.
COLLECTOR AND GAUGER
TAKE CHARGE OF STILL
Judge Fite Is Notified of the
Action and Says He Will
Later Issue Instruc
tions.
Photo by Abananza. •'
Picture »how« the county and local lodge delecatea of the Farmers' Union of Georgia gathered at the state capitot to transact business matters,
reduce the cotton acreage and increase the acreage of food producing crops. The meeting was one of the most enthusiaetle ever held in this state,
It was unanimously agreed to
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Trenton, Ga., Feb. 23.—The Cureton
distillery case broke out again yester
day afternoon and two government Of
ficer. seized the distillery, which has
teen In the custody of Sheriff Thurman
ilnre Judge Fite's recent summary ac
ties.
Deputy United States Collector Louis
rranfnrd. of Dalton, and Government
Gauger Ben Thompson, of Rising
Fawn, appeared yesterday afternoon
and demanded of the sheriff. In the
name of the United States government,
the keys to the portion of the distil
lery under lock.
Being refused the keys, the collector
and gauger out the locks from the
floors In spite of the protest of the
sheriff, took charge of. the premtsee and
proreederl to draw from the cistern
about four barrels of liquid supposed
to he whisky or alcohol, which had
been (here since the sheriff took charge.
The sheriff demanded a vial of the
Mould to be used aa evidence In court
sgslnit the operators of the distillery.
This was refused. It Is not known
s-hether or not the action of yesterday
Indicated that It Is planned to resume
oiwrat|on of the distillery In the name
sf the Federal government.
The sheriff comrilunlcated with
Judge Fite, who was hBldlng court at
Spring Place. The Judge advised him
that further orders, are forthcoming.
The ( urcton distillery wts the cause
"f a recent notable clash between the
Federal and state courts.
After the decision of Federal Judge
N'wman. that Gauger Stegall could not
OS forced to testify In Judge Fite's
eeurt a* to the operation of the d.ls-
tmery. Judge Ftte Issued an order to
chert if Thurman to seize the (,'ureton
distillery, except the government ware
hmise. This was done. The sheriff
mak charge of the property and arrest
ed all ronnected with the operation of
|h« distillery on the charge of resisting
the sheriff In executing the order.
since then things were quiet until
yesterday's action.
$7,(00,000 TOBACCO FIRM IN GEORGIA
These Mottoes Unanimously
Adopted at Meeting of
Union Wednesday.
35.000 ACRES TO
FIGURES IN BIBLE
SCHOOL SENSATION
HIGH PRICES CAUSE
OF TAKING THIS STEP
Around the Union in Georgia
Is Clustered the Strength of
the Organization Nation
ally, Says Sheppard.
JUDGE FITE SAYS HE’LL
-. UPHOLD COURT’S MAJESTY
Chattworth, Ga., Feb. 23.—Judge
' t*. who Is holding court at Spring
Flare, was reached by telephone today
•nd asked for a statement In regard
' the seizure of Cureton'z distillery.
, >a!d that If the sheriff was present
J* * ,s, ed he should have arrested the
J Puty. Not having all the facts be-
[°re him he could not say what action
h» would take, but he would certainly
“Phold the majesty of his court at the
P m Per time and that he supposed it
sis for him to make the next move.
LIQUOR AT DISTILLERY
v UNDER U. 8. JURISDICTION
•Nothing Is known at the Federal
"Ullding m Atlanta concerning the
»Izure of whisky by Federal officials
*t the i'iireton distillery. It Is the gen
eral Impression that the seizure was
™d« under Instructions direct from
Washington. The cistern from which
[he liquor was taken Is In the distil-
|*rj. and not the bonded warehouse.
? " claimed, however, that the store
keeper is responsible personally for
’ery drop of the liquor manufactured
thh distillery regardless of Its to-
Jr "h before the tax has been paid,
therefore the liquor In the cistern Is
[ Id t., i,e tinder the Jurisdiction of the
>''l'ral officials. ,
VACCINATIONS WILL
END AFTER THURSDAY
'•^ination will eontfnu* thru Thnrtdijr.
„ announcement w»» fiauerf WttfMMl?
Is 1>r ,, P- Kennedy, eity health offleer.
* *! ' r ! m h#T " not eaecinated may
. j 'inu injected free of charge, thru
applying at the office of the
,TlL 0 « health at the eity hall.
E?jn t,0 ?s to r O"tlnna the raeelnatlon thru
sf.¥*? >r v Dp. Kennedy, ‘’and all who
,”.: n made immune from imallpox
L ** office at once.'*
M r 'to - the health offfev? h*« raeeln*
M s 2-?»0 perMna.
May Call Rev. Mr. Lumpkin.
'"•Heaton. 8. C„ Feb. 23.—It la prob-
t,le R*v. H. H. Lumpkin, of
^lington, will aucceed the Rev. W. W.
X2U5 ln ** r ** rector of St. Paula
“feh here. Mr. Lumpkin la a aon
C* W. w. Lumpkin, of Colum-
A «e preached at St. Paula laat
H4av*
Editor Th. Georgian: It gives ms
Pleasure to dlitrlbnte Tlis Oeor-
‘■“if tho.e of our people here who
hfei 5° “PP»rtunity to team of th. bean-
v,, ,n| l tt. wonderful growth.
»!,V". ‘dveeate so many good things -t
Uhsjj could he something dono to
m,, rve the pines.
sincerely yours.
Ccrtlsng. k. Y. MRS ' * L 0BAVES
Cut the cotton acreage!
Raise more food crops!
These two mottoes were unanimous
ly adopted Wednesday morning at one
of the most enthusiastic and largely
attended meetings evsr hold In the
state by the members of the Farmere'
union. The assembly gathered In the
hall of the house of representatives and
every available space was tilled by a
delegate or representative.
Every speaker that addressed the
meeting was greeted with thunderous
applause when voicing the battle cry of
the farmers of the South against high
prlcss, the machinations of the cotton
gamblers and exchanges and the poll-
clea of the trusta of the nation. The
meeting waa a genuine love feast and
every farmer present entered Into the
spirit of the occasion with such zest
ts to leave no doubt aa to his Intention
of abiding by the recommeadatlons of
the acreage committee to cut the cot
ton acreage and Increase the food
crops.
Boycott Referred To.
This action on the part of the or
ganized farmer! of Georgia is a direct
result of the high prices of supplies
throughout the country. Nearly every
speaker referred to the recent boycott
and the Investigations that are being
conducted by the Federal government
Into the praetlcea of the trusts of the
nation In keeping up prices when sell
ing to the retailer and keeping down
quotations when buying from, the farm
er or producer. They held that the
prices pslil by the consumer were not
commensurate with th« prices re
ceived by the fanners—the men upon
whom the welfare of the nation de
pends. . .
Enthusiastic speeches were made by
R. F Duckworth, editor of The Farm-
era' Union News; "Uncle” Fred D.
Wimberly, of Pulaski county; a!»<
Vice President Sheppard, of the Flor
Ida state union.
Georgia the Leader.
Vice President Sheppard told the
Georgians of the progress of 'the or
ganisation In Florida. He said that it
was the general belief that around the
union In Georgia waa clustered the
strength of the organization nationally,
as Georgia was looked upon by all the
states as the leader In all the unions
co-operative movements.
Among the reports of committees
»a* one by the committee on the good
of the order. This committee Indorsed
the recommendations of the acreage
committee printed elsewhere In The
Georgian, and called on the members to
adhere closely to the matter of cutting
the cotton acreage and f0 ?g~
.rowing crop*. It called upon the
members to pay no \'L
side criticisms, but to stand by the of-
deers of the union and "’"I*™ 1 * *‘‘ h
them In the dlecharge of their duties.
The committee on co-operative ware
house. last year handled thouaanda of
hale* of'cotton In * satisfactory man
ner and with no complaints.
The afternoon aesaton adjourned
after J o'clock to meet again at the
regular convention, the time and place
to be aelected later.
Deeds Are Signed For Trans
fer of Immense Tract.
of Land.
What Is believed to he the largest
land deal that has ever taken place In
the state of Georgia was consummated
Tuesday, when 22 corporations and
flrma In the states of Georgia and Flor
ida signed deeds for the transfer of
85,000 acres of land In Decatur county.
Georgia, and Gadsden county, Florida,
to the American Sumatra Tobacco
Company of Gtorgia.
The American Sumatra Tobacco
Company was Incorporated In Atlanta
several weeks ago with a capital oft
17,000.000 and of thla amount 11,000,000
of preferred stock has been contracted
for, all of which has been sold In New
York. Chicago and Boston.
For some months the tobacco grow
ers of southern Georgia and northwest
Florida have been working on the
formation of the American Sumatra
Tobacco Company with Abraham Cohn
as the prime mover. Cohn Is one of
the largest tobacco growers In the
world and his share In the new com
pany Is said to be worth 11.700.000. The
eight largest stockholders In the Amer
ican Sumatra Tobacco Company are as
follows: A. Cohn. & Co., Krause A
McFarland Company, Florida Tobacco
Company, Srhroeder * Argutnbau Com
pany, Lichtenstein Tobacco Company,
Continued on Last Page.
MINISTERS FIGHT
FOLLOWING FUSS
O. S. TALLENT.
Rev. Rolfe Hunt and Rev. 0. S.
Tallent Engage in Live
ly Fisticuff.
Defeats Vardaman For Senate
in Democratic Caucus by
Vote of 87 to 82 on
58th Ballot.
FIGURES IN SENSATION.
In thle group Is shown Rev, Mr.
Tallent, on the left; Miss Fern Ham-
brie, his fiancee, on the right, arid
Mias Ada Jones, her' friend from
Texas and alsu a student, nt the top.
Jackson, Mies., Feb. 23.—The Missis,
alppl legislature met at noon today and
formally ratified the nomination of Hon.
Leroy Percy, of Greenville, as United
Rtatea senator to eucceed the late Sen
ator A. J. McLaurin. The unexplred
term Is for three years. Senator Percy
Immediately succeeds Governor Noel's
temporary appointee. Colonel James
Gordon, of Okolona. The new senator
formally announced his Intention
make the race for the full six-year
term In the party primary next year. A
similar announcement waa made by
ex-Governor J. K. Vardaman. who was
defeated in the caucus by the narrow
majority of live votes.
Greenville citizens will take Senator
Percy home on a special train for a big
celebration tonight.
. The new senatorial nominee did not
get to bed last night and there will be
amall chance for him to sleep today,
for a special train reached Jackson this
morning filled with 800 of Percy’s
townsmen, who came from Greenville
to celebrate his victory. They declare
Continued on Lett Page.
Washington's Birthday.
Oxford, Ge„ Feb. 23,—Washington's
birthday wa» appropriately celebrated
hy the El
IS IN FINE SHAPE
The finance report showing the com-
pany to be In n splendid condition and
the re-election of all the old officers
and directors at large of the Masonic
Temple Company were the features of
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the company held Tuesday night In
the Scottish Rite hall at the Masonic
The following ere the nfltcen who
were re-elected: Hoke Smith, presi
dent; J. K. Orr, first vice president;
John R. Wilkinson, second vice presi
dent; George EL Argard, secretary, and
J. W. English, Sr., treasurer.
The following directors at large were
re-elected: Hoke Smith. J. K. Orr. Dan
O. Dougherty. A. G. Rhodes and James
W. English, Sr.
President Smith renamed the follow
ing finance committee to serve for the
ensuing year: J. K. Orr. John R. Dickey
and Joseph C. Greenfield.
The showing made by the finance re
port was considered In the highest de
gree gratifying and all the officer* and
members of the finance committee and
all others who had anything to do with
the financing of the handsome new
structure were warmly congratulated
Coming a* a dramatic climax to a
series of sensation*, growing out of a
love affair, that have stirred the At
lanta Bible school In Cooper-st. and
thqt resulted Tuesday. In the suspen
sion for six months of Rev. Omrl 8.
Tallent, of Tallent, Mo., a senior stu
dent—a fiance—Rev, Mr. Tallent and
Rev. Dr. Rolfe Hunt, president of the
school and pagtor of the Congrega
tional Methodist church, engaged In a
lively fight Wednesday morning In the
office of the tatter, In which both freely
used their fist*.
Dr. Hunt, according to Mr. Tallent,
struck him twice In the face before he
could «et out of his chair, after which
he gained his feet, seized Dr. Hunt,
forced him to the floor and then landed
a blow In Ills face.
No one else was present In the ofllce
when the light started, hut while the
two preachers were on the floor Miss
Martha D. Troutman, city missionary
for the Congregational Methodist
church, came In. Th* fight then came
to an end in the midst of a series of
screams from the lady.
Story of Fight.
After getting Dr. Hunt to the floor,
I struck him but one blow,” said Mr.
Tallent later. 'T found that he was
no match for ine, and, after ridiculing
him for attacking me. I let him up. He
struck me twice before I could get out
of m.v i-hah- and hit me egaln before I
-seized him."
n effort waz made to get a state
ment from Dr. Hum, but he was ab
sent from- his office and up to the heur
of going to press he had not been to-
ruled.
What action will be taken b.v the,
Bible school and the church regarding
the light la not known, but that a full
investigation will be made and all of
the details of the trouble officially aired
Is the general belief.
Rev. Mr. Tallent Is widely known In
Missouri and Is prominently ronnected
with the Congregational Methodist
church In that state, being a member
of the Southeast Missouri snnual con
ference and former president of that
body. He is a member of the senior
rises In the Bible school.
The'trouble that culminated In the
sensational fisticuff nf Wednesday
morning Is.said to have been brewing
since Christmas and originated over
the attentions paid by Rev. Mr. Tal
lent to Miss Fern Hambrie. a pretty
elxteen-year-old Bible student, whose
horn* Is In Nacogdoches, Texas, and
to whotp the Missouri minister says he
Continued on Last Pag*.
Rioting of Serious Nature Be
gins With First Move
ment of Cars.
NO GENERAL STRIKE
IS EXPECTED NOW
Police and Military Seem Un
able to Cope With Mobs.
“Shoot-to-Kiil” Orders
Are Expected.
Philadelphia, Fob. 23.—Three regi
ments of militia were ordered under
arms this morning. The men were
eummoned to their armory to be In
readiness at a moment's call. It has
been decided to begin running cars
again thru the Frankford and Ken
•Ington districts of the city end It was
known that troops would be necessary
to carry out the plan and protect the
cars. Theis two districts are thickly
populated with working men end are
the ones In which the greatest strike
disorder has occurred during this and
previous labor troubles.
A condition of anarchy exists In
Philadelphia. The use of dynamite
and bomb has been resorted to by the
strike sympathizers. Rioting continued
Continued on Lset Page.
Plans Completed For Immense
10-Story Structure at 339
Peachtree-st., Site of
Meador Home.
ness for their positions they were all
re-elected.
So soon after the completion of the
building, which, together with the lot
required en expenditure of about ...
*210.000, the entire Indebtedness there-1 The building will be of stone and con-
>--- *•“- —-• * — crete, Are proof throughout, and It Is
Plana will be completed within the
next few days for the erection of one of
the handsomest hotels In the South at
389 Peachtree-st. at the Junction of
Ivy-st.. on the elte where T. D. Mead
or's home now stands.
The Imperial Hotel Company, of
which E. ft Callaway Is president and
Mr. Meador secretary and treasurer, Is
behind the project and all necessary
preliminaries have been completed.
The hotel will be ten atoriee high
and will contain upward of 106 rooms.
Hurrita Home Bsfore Death.
New Orleans, La., Feb. 23.—Frederick
Woolley, of an old Ixiulalana family,
was fold In Laredo. Mexico, that he
_ — -- had tuberculosis and could not re-
Imory students yesterday. The the financing of the handsome new Candle**, I. Springer. C. II. Essig, cover,
faculty, as usual, gave a holiday and structure were warmly congratulated -John R. Dickey, Joseph C. Greenfield, "I am going to die at home,” h» d»-
the morning was devoted to exercises and In recognition of their successful Charles I. Bransn. Forr**t Adair. John dared and arrived at his home eleven
lu Few society bail. administration and their eminent At- J. Woodside and George E. Argard. hours before tie died.
on hss already been reduced to only
*59.000, which will be further reduced
on March f by a payment of *16,000.
Secretary Argard was highly elated
over the condition of the company.
Said he Wednesday morning In dis
cussing the report:
•if all who owe for stock sub-
•c-rlpliona will promptly meet their
notes between now and the next annual
meeting, the entire Indebtedness on the
building can be wiped out at that
time, and I think It will be done.”
The following are the directors from
the various Masonic bodies represented
In the organisation of the temple and
elected In the Individual lodges; H.
Htovkdell. John f\ Joiner, K. 8. Mc-
Candles*. I. Springer. C. H. Essig,
John R. Dickey, Joseph C. Greenfield,
said that In design will be the hand
somest In-Atlanta, If not In the entire
South. •
The Meador property will be taken
over by the hotel company at a price
said to be *26.000.
This Is another substantial Indication
of Atlanta—The Half-Million City.
With the hotel facilities which the city
now boasts three new one* will be
constructed In the Immediate future.
Former Governor Hoke Smith In a
speech at Cummlng. Ga. Wednesday,
proposed an amendment to the atato
constitution to provide that taxes on
railroad companies and other publlo
service corporations be collected by the
comptroller general by June 20 each
year Instead of December.
Thle, he said, would put Into the
state treasury about *700,000 of addi
tional cash at the time when It Is need
ed for the payment of current ex
penses. -
And; he added, by any Intelligent
management every ^ability of the state
could be paid as soon as It matures.
The addrese by Mr. Smith may be
construed as having considerable polit
ical significance.
Last Friday The Georgian announced
that If Governor Joseph M. Brown
atands for renomlnatlon this summer
It Is a certainty that hie opponent »f
years ago will enter the fl»U
against him. Mr. Smith has declined
to make any statement about his polit
ical plans and declined to comment
upon The Georgian’s prediction, but his
address at Cummlng shows that he Is
far from being uninterested In condi
tions In Georgia
He spoke at Cummlng on the Invita
tion of the county board of education,
and his address was along educational
lines, but he did not fall to pay his re
spects to the condition of the slate
treasury, winding up with tho proposal
of an amendment to the etate constitu
tion.
The account of his speech follows:
HON. HOKE SMITH SPOKE
AT CUMMING WEDNESDAY
• Caning, Qs.. Tab. 23.—Former floeemof
Hoke Fmlth apok# here today on the lert-
tatlon of the county hoard of education
thru the county aehoni commissioner.
Continued on Last Page.
LAW BEING TESTED
Special Term of Court Con
venes to Try Case Against
Whisky Manufacturer
in Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn„ Fab. 23.—A spe
cial session of the criminal court con
vened here today to try the case against
J. W. Kelly & Co. on the charge of
manufacturing whisky without license.
This Is the test case agreed upon by
the whisky manufacturers of th- state
to test the constitutionality of the pro
hibition law of the state. There are
three cases against Kelly, as follows;
First, manufacturing whisky.
Second, shtplpng whisky to n party
In New York.
Third, selling to clubs and dealers In
Hamilton county, within four miles of
a school house.
Want Ad Rates, 1c a Word.
Want Ads
On February 22 the
Atlanta papers carried
want ads as follows:
The Georgian .. 380
The Journal
The Constitution
To help thoa« who aro out
or who destr* a b«tt«r ona.
print* want art* nnd«r th*
"Situations Wantod." fraa.
301
186
The Georgian is the leading Want Ad Medium of the South, carrying more Paid Want Ads than any other Southern Newspaper. Below
are the figures showing the number of Want Ads published by all the Atlanta Newspapers for the week ending February igth, 1910,
a period of six working days: The Georgian carried2029 Paid Want Ads, Journal 1678, Constitution 1115 Want Ads.
THE WEATHER.
Fair; colder Wednesday night.
Temperatures Wednesday (taken
,, * K. Hawkes Co.’s store): g
* J, 15 degrees: 10 a. m., 55 de-
£*es; 12 noon, 50 degrees; 2 p. m.,
65 degrees.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
8POT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady: 14*i. Liverpool. *t»adr;
7.92. »tr York, quiet; 14.10. Augusta,
nominal; 14*4. Farannah, nominal; 14V
Norfolk, quiet; 147*. Galveaton, quiet;
14T4- Mobile, nominal; 14V
ADVOCATES OF MORE FOOD CROPS AND LESS COTTON
GIVE STATE MONEY