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VOL. VIII. NO. 252.
HOME EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910.
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Knoxville, Tenn„ May 25.
F L. Seely, Editor Georgian,
Atlanta, Ga.
Dr. Broughton's work in At
lanta is in a class all to itself.
No work in the entire South
land appeals so strongly to me
as a factor in the moral uplift
of our people.
Atlanta is crazy if she does
not support the Tabernacle in
stitutions—if for no other than
a business reason.
Put me down for $5,000.
JAMES H. ANDERSON.
Mr. Anderson is one of the
leading merchants of Knox
ville, a senior partner in the
Anderson-Doolin Company.
He subscribes $5,000 to the
fund for completing the Taber
nacle enterprises because he
believes in the work that is
being done. Yet as a keen and
able business man he sees
what the success of the Taber
nacle enterprises mean to At
lanta in a business way.
Mr. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: I read with a great
deal of interest in yesterday’s
Georgian that you are going to
come to the rescue of Dr. L. G
Broughton. , ,
You have done so much for
Georgia in the convict lease
6ystem especially, and now
that you have taken up the
fight for Helping a man who has
done more for Atlanta, or as
much at least, as any man that
ever lived in Atlanta, I want to
thank you and express my ap
preciation of same.
I heartily indorse all you
said about the doctor in yester
day’s paper, and I know that
the people of Atlanta are going
to stand by you in this noble
movement, especially when
they consider the great pood
that has been dohe, and will be
done by his various institu
tions. Thanking you again, I
beg to remain,
Yours truly,
BAYNARD WILLINGHAM.
Egan, Ga., May 24,1910.
Accused Man Tells Story of the
Fateful Evening on
Ocean Pier.
SWEARS HE DID NOT
SEE GIRL DISAPPEAR
“I Swear by Almighty God That
I Did Not,” His Vehement
Statement—Case
Closed.
ONE-FOOT SIDEWALK
ON FORREST-AVE.
sidewalk twelve Inches wide.
rUt's what Atlanta haa out on For-
fst-avs., Just east of North Boulevard.
Councilman C. J. Vaughan appeared
sefnre the finance committee Tuesday
Irtsmoon and asked for an appropria
te to -Widen this sidewalk. It will
take about *900.
r>r. Vaughan explained that a house
' ullt before the street was ex-
When the street wan built a
[tone wall around the from of a resl-
lence blocked the sidewalk. The owner
las eureed to give the city space for •
lldewalk If the city pays him $77B and
!™ 1| l<ls the atone wall nearer the
_ P«r Georgian: "The Comet,'- s poam
ln Th * Georgian of May 18, la
SSPH "““derfallT lubllmo and beau-
unu. i thank yon heartily for it.
, O. O. WARD
la* belli, T.nn., May 21, 1210.
Mays Landing, N. J, May 25^-The
climax of the trial of William Seyler,
accused of the murder of Jane Adams
on the million dollar pier at Atlantic
City last February, wa» reached today
when the defendant himself took the
witness stand.
His story was a complete denial of
the charge of murder.
A dramatic moment In the accused
man’s recital came when, naked If he
had seen Jane Adams fall overboard, he
cried:
"No; I swear by Almighty God that
I did not.”
He told of his movements and those
of his brother on the night of the trag
edy with many details. Herbert Pasco,
a contractor, had made an appointment
to meet him at the Reading depot ln
regard to a job. he said. While walk
ing to the depot, Seyler went on, two
of the Adams children told Orris that
Alice, sister of Jane Adams, wanted to
see him.
"We met Janie Adams and her sis
ter Alice,” he said. "They spoke to
Orvts and I walked a short distance
away and waited. Orris called me over
and aeked me to go to the moving
picture show. I told him I did not have
time, but Anally consented. As we
walked down to the pier. Orvls was
with the girts and I walked behind
them.
"Orvls suggested that we have
drink, but the glrla would not go.
gave Orvls IS cents and he put 35
cents to It, buying admission tickets.
"We went Into the ball room first.
Lights were not on, so we walked out
on the pier. When we got to the Mis
slon bedding Orvls said: Here's
chair large enough for two.’
"I walked away soma distance and
said. 'Coma, let's go In,’ but Orvls said
It was too cold. Orvls asked me to
wait with Janie, ns ho wanted to talk
to Alice.
"Orvls and Alice walked around be
hind the Mission house. I wanted Janie
to go Into the Wave motor power
house, but she refused.”
*Is that whero you told the police
that you last saw Jane Adams?” In
terrupted Saylor's counsel, Mr. GaskllL
"Tea sir,” answered the wltneas.
“Is that where you saw Jane Adams
tall overboard T”
“No, air. I did not see Jane Adams
Continued on Last Paoa
OF LOUISIANA ON
WASHINGTON TRIP
Delegation Joined in Atlanta by
Paxon and Wimbish,
Who Will Help.
"Louisiana on wheels: going to
Washington to get the World’s Pan
ama ^exposition of 1215 for New Or-
leamiT the logical point."
With such an Inscription decorating
the cars of a Pullman special. Govern
or J. Y. Sanders, of Louisiana; Mayor
Martin: Behrman, of New Orleans;
Mayor Dick Lyons, of Mobile, Ala., and
the entire Louisiana legislature rolled
Into Atlanta over the Atlanta and West
Point route Wednesday morning on
their way to Washington over the
Southern. There they will go be
fore the house committee on foreign
affairs and present New Orleans' claim
for the location of the expoeltlon which
Is to celebrate the completion of the
AS DANCING PRESIDENT
PASTOR ARRAIGNS TAFT
Dickson, .Tsnn., May 25.—Delegates
to the G«n*ra| of the Cum
berland Presbyterian rhmvh here to
day are riiscuaslnff the fundamental ar
raignment of President Taft by Rev.
J. F. Gill, of California, made before
the assembly.
"Tho he turned- down his glass, he
dsneed all night with a mayor's wife,"
the California preacher declared ln the
course of a speech In opposition to
church federation. He cited President
Taft as one of those he wduld not af
filiate with.
TO REVEAL STORY
Pardoned Sugar Man Baffles
Shrewd Lawyer
on Stand.
New York, May 25.—Oliver Bpltxer,
the convicted and pardoned sugar trust
employee, on whose testimony the gov
ernment relies to convict Charles R.
Hclke, secretary of the American Su
gar Refining Company and hie five co-
defendants, was subjected to a grilling
crose-examlnatlon In the Federal court
today, but baffled his tnqulstor at prac
tically every turn.
The cross-examination was con
ducted by Clarence E. Lexow, who
turned first to'the pardon given Spltser
by President Taft, with the evident In
Won’t Talk of What Occurred
There—Larger Force For
Postoffice a Probable
Result.
Postmaster Hugh L. McKee and
George M. Sutton. Inspector ln charge
of the Southeastern division, returned
from Washington Tuesday night, after
a lengthy review of the report of the
recent Inspection of tho Atlanta post-
office.
Neither of the officials would make a
statement In regard to the reeult of the
report.
Mr. McKee did state, however, that
during his vlelt he had gone over with
the first assistant postmaster general
the requests of the heads of the sev
eral departments of the local office, but
that no definite conclusion was reached.
It Is believed that the department
will grant the requests for more clerks
and carriers since the city of Atlanta
has grown to such proportions. That
there will be no cutting down of the
preeent force te a certainty.
The semi-annual examination of dls
trlbutlng clerks of the Atlanta post-
office was held Wednesday.
The problem of making an unincreased income meet an in
creased cost of living is acute. The public is asking more and
morp f or quality, value and fair prices.
There has never been a time in retail merchandising when
,1 merchant can so thoroughly establish himself as to quality
a iid pricea aa at present.
Mr. Merchant, you know that your goods are of the high-
quality, that your prices are based on values and service,
and are therefore fair. Are you telling the public about it,
!"" public that wants to know, that is asking and looking for
l"'t this sort of a storef
Thru the advertising columns of The Georgian you can tell
hundred thousand interested readers about your store,
J'"ir methods, values, qualities and prices.* You can talk to
. "in everv day in the week in a 6-inch space at the cost of
*>•24 a week.’
Our help and advice is at your service. We also offer
an advertising service written and illustrated especially
fir your line of business.
i’hone Main 8000 for an appointment with Mr. Hammond,
°ur advertising manager.
Collier’s Estimate Falls Short
of Amount Required For
New Building.
HAVEN’T DONE OUR DUTY,
SAYS CRAIG COFIELD
Finance Committee Reports It
Hasn’t Money to Provide, But
Prison Committee In- ,i
sists on Having It.
Photo by Abananza Studio. „ .... ... _
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE AT ATLANTA TERMINAL, ON WAY TO WASHINGTON TO LAND THE PANAMA EXPOSITION,
Front row, from left to right) Robert Ewing, publisher Of New Orleans Statesi Mayer Lyone, of Mofaflei H. Garland Dupre, speaker of the heusei
Mayor Martin Behrman, of New Orleans! Governor Jared Y. Sanders, of Loultlanai Lieutenant Governor P. M. Lambremon. They peeed .for The
Georgian while the train etopped in the Terminal. -fI.WJi -i t vs- WVv*-).? ,f "'
Panama canal, man’s greatest feat
The party. 200 strong, waa Joined at
the Terminal etaUon by Colonel F. J.
Paxon, president of the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce, arid Colonel sWi iA.
Wimbish, also representing that body.'
“Wo will got tho expoeltlon for New
Orleans,” said Governor Bandera. ‘‘San
Franclaco la making a strong fight but
wo are making a stronger one.”
Until recently New Orleans thought
tho exposition would certainly go there,
but San Francisco's activity has gen
erated some doubt
"The fact ft we are making such an
effort as Is unparalleled in history,”
continued the governor. "For the first
time the secretary of the state, John T.
Michel, sits'In tho executive chair, be
cause all the rest of us are on our way
to ,Washington. With us Is tho lieu
tenant governor, Paul M. Lambreqient
leaving the 1 secretary-of the-state'to
handle the duties of governor.
To Vote $4,000,000.
The people of tho state are express
ing their desire In material-fomy too.
Wo have raised over‘31.200,000 b
vote 'subscription, i and .yester
signed a blit passed br tho general'as
sembly which will'refer an'election'to
tho people as to whether ,we will'vote
a 14.000,000 special -tax. If congress
says New jOrleans la- to bo the' place,
tho tax will carry."
Sen Francisco Too'Far.
H. Garland Dupre,* speaker of the
house of representatives of Louisiana,
said:
"It will cost three times aa much for
the people of the United to go to San
Francisco, counting railroad, Pullman
faro and board during the Journey, than
It will to go to New Orleans. - This
fact alone, we think, will give us the
exposition. •- 1 .
"A fact showing the great Interest
the people have In the movement Is
that the legislature adjourned during a
busy session to take the trip."
The party will reach Washington
early Thursday morning. At 10 o’clock
Thursday they will go before tho house
committee and on Friday morning they
will go before the aenate committee on
expoeltlon affaire. They will leave
Washington for the return trip on Fri
day night.
"New Orleans, geographically,’’ said
Sam Blum, chairman of the publicity
committee of the World's Panama Ex
position Company, "should be th# log
os] point for the holding of the
World's Panama exposition. Situated,
as It Is, at the mouth of the greatest
river ln th# world,' traversing ths en
tire length and breadth of the richest
section of the world—the great Missis-
valley—It can be reached by
20,000.000 persons within a radius of
,500 miles.
"With reference to the foreign at
tendance.” added Mr. Blum, "we find
that New Orleans Is again the logical
I joint. The people can land at our
docks without the necessity of the long
trane-contlnental ride by rail. As a
matter of fact, the whole United States
will be benefited by holding this expo
sition In New Orleans, and the South
particularly, which now offers the
greatest opportunity from every point
of view as to Its great natural re
sources and the greatest field for In
vestment and development"
Placed Statute of Limitation.
Chicago, May 25.—The National
Packing Company (beef trust), pleaded
the statute of limitation today when
arraigned before Judge Landis on de
murrer to the Indictment returned by
the Federal grand Jury.
Joel Hurt stated Wednesday morning
that bis new theater would-be'bullt,on
Exchange p1sce,‘Just erfst of Pryor-st
and opposite the Equitable' building.
The property Is- now occupied by
several stables, but Mr. Hurt has ef
fected satisfactory arrangements with
the occupants to move Immediately and
soon as this Is accomplished. the
work of rasing the old structure will bo
commenced and ’the completion of the
building wlllbe'hastened In'order that
tho now playhouse will ho ready ns
near the beginning of next season’as
possible''- . •» -- * •
Tho main, entrance of tho now thea
ter .wlll.be on Exchange, place, j,There
will • be a large turning . place on tho
west side of thej building for vehicles
and there will also bo an entrance from
Decatur-st, thru .the theater property.
A portion of the’triangular block'Just
In front of the site will,be made Into a
plaza, affording comfort t and safety
from vehicles and street cars to‘pa
trons. *
The plans for the structure have not
been completed,-but noexpense will'be
spared In making the building beauti
ful and complete. ' ' • ‘
Want Ads
One Out a Ward.'
On yesterday the
Atlanta papers carried
Want Ads as follows:
Georgian 527
Journal... 417
Constitution 195
}612
Oforftaa prints want a4s under the <
ilflcatton 1 'Situation! Wanttd" fre*.
Want Ads published by
all the Atlanta newspapers
for the week ending May
21, 1910, a period of six
working days: The Geor-
8 ian carried 2,769 PAID
I ant Ads; Journal, 2,217;
Constitution, 1,046 Want
ads.
The Georgian prints no
Sunday paper.
FOR TWO RULERS
■ • * • * • * • v
Manuel, ; of-Portugal, and *A!
fonso, of Spain, Are Both
Marked Men.
REIGN 0F.TERR0RISM
' IN IBERIAN PENINSULA
Extraordinary Steps Are.Being
Taken-to : Protect-Menaced *
'Kings and to Run Down
the Plotters.
Madrid, • M«y 2&—Secret warnings
have been eent to tho government offi
cials ' at, Lisbon that an attempt upon
the life of King Manuel la likely to be
mado upon , his. return from London.
The' Spanlih police In tracing thq de
tails of . the widespread anarchist plot
fbr a campaign of terrorlem have found
that not- only are King Alfonso and
King Manuel of Portugal marked for
death, but members of their govern
ments a» well. ‘ It la bolleved that the
conspiracy extends no farther than the
Iberian peninsula, but secret service
officials of. other governments are co
operating In tbe work of ferreting out
the conspiracy.
It Is reported that several have been
secretly arrested here and there are
even hints that the conspiracy extends
i army circles.
The scheme embraces a general up
rising on the Iberian peninsula, wlth-
regard to national boundaries, ac
cording to the facts already learned.
Only England’s position as a political
i prevented attempts on Alfonso
anuel In London during the obse-
quire over King Edward. It was upon
advices sent from here, however, that
the Parts police, upon the arrival of
Manuel there, took extraordinary pre
cautions to guard tbe Portuguese mon-
’s life. While no specific statement
yet been made as to the connection
Tascselll, (he victim of Monday's
outrage here, with the plot. It Is
considered certain that he was one of
Important figures In what la re
garded as ths most systematic plan
arranged by the anarchists In years.
Knowledge of the Imminence of an
outbreak le said to have been retponel-
for the fear displayed by Manuel
In London.
don?" asked the lawyer. ,
“An hour before I took the witness
stand In this, trial," waa the reply. "It
was delivered to mo In the offico of
the United'States,‘district attorney.- My
confession wns - absolutely voluntary.
It . waa. made without any promlae
whatevor. It was simply a case of a
smitten conscience^ I could not sleep
because of. the Ilea which I told at .the
trial. The knowlodgo that I had com
mitted perjqry. weighed so heavily upon
my* mind that I determined to make a
clean'breast .of the whole disgraceful
affair. T.'dld not dream that It would
bring about my liberation."
On*the stand, ho said, when asked If
he knew tho pardon was on the way:
"No; I had no Idea that I was to be
pardonod.- I.left oil my things In the
Atlanta prison."
"Did you .say‘to your, former lawyers
that If you made, a oonfesslon It would
lead’to' the' cemetery?".'demanded Mr.
Lexow. .' % . *
'.'Oh, you mean Mr. Havemeyer being
dead?*'- replied K the witness. "I did."
The witness told of his.experience In
the. Atlanta prison. > "Chief Flynn went
to, the .prison to see’Lupo, the Black
Hand gang leader.. He came to me and
asked If hejcould do anything. I told
him then that'I could'not sleep for the
114s T "had (told and,that I wanted to
clear my conscience.' I told him I could
not stand'the torture." *
, (Question* ,! further-he; said he had
not been*a willing witness In the first
.trial, and that'he knew‘"he would be
done for” If he did not perjure himself.
• ,"I am here to clear myself of those
lies,", he eald. ‘ "I felt It was my fam
ily’s due to .have the truth told and my
name'cleared,**,
Spltzcr today had a talk with one of
the defendants, Harry W. Walker, for
merly assistant dock superintendent,
and urged' him to confess. Walker
merely shook his head. ,
"We have not done our duty towart
the stockade. We have not devoted suf
ficient time and attention to Its man
agement,” eald Councilman Craig Co-
field, of the city prison committee Tues
day afternoon. The statement, which
followed a request that the finance
committee set sslde 313,725, brought on
considerable discussion and ths fact
was brought out that the original esti
mate by H. L. Collier, commissioner of
public works, of the coat of Improve
ments at the stockade, was consider
ably off, the figure resulting In a short
age of money when the 315,000 provided
by the finance committee was exhaust
ed.
The finance committee couldn't allow
the additional sum needed to complete
the stockade Improvements, saying It
wasn't there to be spent The prison
pa
dlnance requiring certain Improvements
and the ordinance must be carried out.
The muter "ns rHrrl-d nvr until ths
meeting of the finance committee on
Wednesday nflernn-in. when It will be
taken up again.
When the January sheet was made
up an estimate of the cost of tbe Im
provements that were to be made at the
stockade was figured by Commissioner
Collier. Basing their appropriation upon
these figures, tho finance committee
gave the stockade 113.000.
The commltteo has begun an addition
to tbe main stockado building. They
say this addition la absolutely neces
sary to provide sleeping apartments for
the prisoners. Mr. Collisr’s estimate
was that the addition would cost 365,-
ooo.
"That is where our January appor
tionment runs perceptibly short" said
Councilman F. o. Foster, a member of
both tho finance committee and prison
committee. “Mr. Collier estimated that
the cost of tho building would be 366.-
000, while as a matter of fact It will
cost considerably more."
Councilman J. C. Vaughan, who was
the principal spokesman for the prison
committee, said that In order to heat'
tho building as provided by the ordi
nance of council and furnish clean
clothes to tho prisoners It waa abso
lutely necessary to erect a new build-
' ig ln which to Install a boiler of auf-
clent alze for both purposes.
"Tho waterworks, department has
Iven us a boiler of sufficient size," said
r. Vaughan, "but wltholtt building a
now structure we have no place to put
"Did you gentlemen spend this Jan
uary appropriation without considering
how far It would go T’ asked Mayor
Maddox.
In the discussion that followed Coun
cilman Craig Cofield said:
nor any of ths committee have
done our duty In regard to this stock
ade; we have not given sufficient time
to It."
Alderman W. A. Hancock arose and
said: "Gentlemen, I suppose you heard
what Mr. Cofield eald. The other mem
bers of the committee fiave assented by
their silence. I want to hear If they,
too, admit they have not done their
duty."
1 did say that we have not done our
duty; that we have not devoted suffi
cient time and attention to the man
agement," said Mr. Cofield.
There were protests from other mem.
•rs of the prison committee nrenent.
They eald they had done their -
alyels the finance committee hasn't the
money that this committee asks. We
want you gentlemen to consider and de.
die where a few thousand dollars could
best be expended, for that Is about as
much as can possibly be given to the
stockade."
bomb <
ble
while I
BUT ONE MORE DAY LEFT
TO JOIN GREAT CHORUS
No more singers will be enrolled In the great festival chorus after
Thursday. The list It nearly filled and will number close to 500 voices.
Only tenors, bassos and contraltos are needed now, a sufficient number of
sopranos having Joined the chorus. Volunteers must report to The Geor
gian or Albert Gerard-Thiers at the Conservatory of Music.
More than 400 singers were present at the rehearsal on Tuesday night
At the Thursday night rehearsal all the directors of the Music Festival as
sociation will be present.
In addition to the hundreds of names already published, the following
singers have volunteered for the chorus:
Henry D- Capen,
U F. Davie,
Miss Mamie Peavy,
W. C. Holt
Mrs. A. J. Swan,
Miss Minnie Yarbrough,
Miss Ruth Bates,
C. E Simmons,
J. E. Powell,
L. E. Moon,
Mies Beeele Flemming,
Mrs. L. A. Gardner,
Miss O. M. Cattail,
C. Oershon,
R. Mitchell,
O. F. Randall.
Miss M. A. Abbott
Mrs. Eva Land,
Miss R. Jackson,
J. Hardaway.
E. Basmajlan.
E. M. McGee.
Mrs. D. L. McDaniel,
Mrs. T. B. Lawton.
Miss L. Lancaster.
Miss B. E. Onrley,
H. L. Funk,
J. H. Harland,
Mies W. Carley,
H Mastera.
Miss E. Love.
Miss S. C. Alkena,
J. D. Levine,
E. W. Roberts.
Miss R. E. Anderson,
Miss M. MasmaJIan,
Miss J. W. Wilson,
J. Stansell.
W. D. Ruck,
J. D. Atkinson.
Mias A. Balnbrldge,
Miss Ruth Kohler,
R. S. Vesper.
G. D. Armond.
Mrs. D. C. Bartholomew,
Mrs. L. R. Mell.
O. F. Lindsey,
M. A. Thompson,
O. L. Inman. I
J. T. Jones.
