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THE WEATHER. „ r-cuf Fair Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperature* Wednesday »vien at A. K. Hawke* Company’s » » »• «: 10 a. 81; 12 noon. Ui,l P* m -‘ *'• The Atlanta Georgian "Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” AND NEWS “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE' GEORGIAN" VtL spot/cotton. Atlanta. steady; 15'4. Liverpool. stea« 8.37. Sew York, quiet; 15.80. Kavanm quiet; 15%. Augusta, steady: 15%. G veston, quiet; 16 7-16. Norfolk, stear 15%. Houston, quiet; 15%. Charles ti nominal; 16%. VOL. IX. NO. 269. HOM E (4TH) EDITION ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE. 14, 1911. HOME(4th) edition ‘1NSIFHISTORY But the Sugar Trust Witnesses Are Slow About Giving It. ■ HEIKE JUST “DON’T KNOW” a Investigators Demand and Get Minute Books of the Ameri can Sugar Company. Washington, June 14.—Throwing lit. t |. light on the Inalde history of the Hnvemever* combine of the sugar In terests, Charles Helke, former secreta ry of the American Sugar Refining Company, began hla teatlmony today before the special committee inveatt- gating the sugar trust. Helke Is facing a Jail sentence and now has pending an appeal, because if hla alleged connection with the un- jer-vatnatlon frauds of the American Sugar Refining Company at the port •f yf New York. He bolonged to the old Havemeyer regime fh the sugar com- ;any. Representative Garrett developed the fact that Helke now owns 50 shares of American Sugar stock and that this la die only connection at present with the gigantic combine. Not Close to Hsvemeyer. Mr. Helke said that ho “was not riosely associated with the late Henry Havemeyer" when the committee began 10 press him for Information concern ing the formation of the sugar trust, He denied that he was Havemeyer's ‘confidential assistant.' Representatlvs Garrett attempted to nave Helke explain how havemeyer bad merged seventeen companies Into >ne In 1*»7 and how the American Sug- ir Company had finally been formed la 1191, but Mr. Helko proved to be tn nneatlsfactory witness. He professed not to know why the merger was made, L but expressed a* hi* own belief thpt It ’ eras done to “reduce the coat of pro- luctlon." "What percentage did the combine control after 181" 7“ he was asked. L Controlled Largs Psrcentag*. * "I don't know, but It was a large percentage," responded Helke. "Why was the combine In 1887— mown as the trustee combine—aban doned In 1891. and the American Sugar Refining Company, a corporation, or- rtnlped Instead 7" asked Representative iSTTStt. "I understand It was because the first romblne was found to be Illegal,” said Helke. After a long aeries of questions re garding the Havemeyer combination, shlch elicited little Information from the witness, Mr. Garrett finally lost pa tience. "Well, who doea know the Inside,hla- mry of this matter?" he asked. These Might Know. Mr. Helke responded that possibly John E. Parsons or Washington B. Thomas, the latter now president of the concern, might supply the cnmmlt- fre with more detailed Information. Before beginning the Inquiry, Chair man Hardwick announced that me committee had received from’ Serreta- Freeman the minute books of the prlmn Sncrur Pfimnanv whlnh WfiTR Says Former Vice President Gayley of U. S. Steel Corporation. Washington, June 14.—James Gayley, former vice president of the United States Steel Corporation, took the stand for the fourth time today before the Stanley committee Investigating the steel trust and members of the com mittee Immediately reaumed their ques tions regarding the agreement to place a price of 928 on steel rails. “Since 1900 the price of 'rails has" J>ecn 428 a ton," said Mr. Gayley in re ply to queston frlom Representative Bartlett. “How Is It,” asked Mr. Bartlett, "that In 1897 and 1898 rails sold for $17 to 418 a ton and that In 1899 the price Jumped to 4287” Why Prices Jumped. Mr. Gayley said the lower prices were the result of fierce competition. "The prices have been uniform since the steel corporation came Into exist ence. The price Is maintained because Continued on Last Page. Their I^ast Ceremonial of College Days FOR A NEWSVSTEM BY SOUTHERN HOADS But It Wants Something Very Different From Proposed Commission Plan. Whether Mayor Winn will declare for commission government for Atlanta or fight with the majority of council to uphold the present system Is a ques tion now agitating everybody Inter ested. That he must Join one element or the other or stay on the fence In the com ing fight Is clear. And members of both elements say that as the official head of the city he will certainly play some part, and if he desires, a very significant one. . Mayor Winn was out of the city Wednesday, having bean .called to Bir mingham on account of the Illness of his wife and daughter there. It was learned, however, thnt a committee of those prominently opposed to the com mission plan—Aidlne ~ American Sugar Company, which were mbpenaed a few days ago, and Repre sentatives Raker and Madison, together with Secretary Freeman and counsel for the company, were named to ex- imlne the minutes and take extracts for the guidance of the Investigator*. i Chambers. Car. los H. Mason, Shelby Smith and J. O. Cochran—called oft him Tuesday after noon and presented a plan by which the old system may be held Intact. Commission advocates have repeat edly urged the mayor to come to their position, not formally but Individually. The Mayor’s Position. The mayor declared hla position thru The Georgian several days ago, which Is Interpreted as sn answer to all his besieger*. It Is on neither side, tho his Ideas are almost as drastic and effec tive as the commission plan and yet the plan retains the legislative department. Briefly, It la to reduce general coun cil to ten members, to he elected front the rlty-at-large; abolish all hoards and have a commission of five membera to administer all city affairs. Every Indication is that th* commit slon advocates won't consent to re. tnlnlng the legislative department, and the majority of rounrll and Influential hoard members think the plan la far too drastic. The mayor has made no effort tn push' his plan thru rounrll nr on the commission advocates. The Continued on Last Page. OF AUTO ACCIDENT Tech Students’ Ride Results v Fatally—Three Others Are Injured. Photo by Mathewson. TECH SENIORS MARCHING INTO GRAND FOR THEIR DIPLOMA8. • he graduates, in cap and gown, marched from the University club to the theater for commencement exer cises Wednesday morning, the undergraduate students forming two cheering lines thru which the procession passed. Seaboard Air Line and Chesa peake and Ohio Obtain Control of C., C. & 0. Birmingham, Al*., Juns 14.—With the rich coal fields of Kentucky and Vir ginia as a goal and to get closer con nections with the Birmingham district and ports on the Atlantic coast, the He aboard Air Line and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, thru Joint control, have taken over the Carolina, Clinch- field and Ohio railroad, according to a report which reached here today when It was learned that Charles II.-His. vice president of the Seaboard, was unable to attend an Important viaduct hearing htre, but wax hurriedly called North from-Atlanta to confer with officers of the roads concerned In the merger, be hind which the. figliro of Edwht H. Hawley 1* looming up. The Carolina road la to b* the connecting link to enter the rich coal fields and the merger will form one of the greatest railroad romblnatlons In the South. A gigantic traffic agreement Is the special feature of the arrangements welding the two roads Into one system. BABY SHOOTS ANOTHER IN PLAYWITH PISTOL Two-Ycar-Old Frances Bowen May Lose Sight From Powder Burns. TWICE AS LONG AS WAR IS THIS OLD LAW SUIT It ha. run longer than the Civil war and the end Is not In sight." say* Judge Samuel D. Weakley, of Alabama, referring to the famous Alabama rat* rase that has been pending In the Unit ed state* courts since March, 1907. Judge Weakley and other prominent Alabama lawyers are. now on the last leg of the teatlmony taking In this law- cult, that teats the constitutionality of . .8 freight rate statutes enacted by the Alabama general aasembly early In Since March 15 the lawyers have been taking testimony In Atlanta. They will conclude It before July 1. It wlir re- 1“ , the special masters several "“"•fa tn go over the evidence and submit reports to Judge Thomas O. •lone, of the United States district and circuit cdurt* for the middle Vs- trlct of Alabama, before whom the test were brought. The testimony taken by one of the two special mnaters „*<:«<*• 4.900 pages and the other Is noout -as voluminous. The testimony taking has been In progress for fifteen months, since March, 1910. ’ ' 1 * secluded office on Hie fourth loor of th* Terminal station building, ;?* mwyers have been working In.At- the past 90 days. The Xc«- "!°" h « r s 1* to take testimony relating Vi.k c °ht*ntlons of the Western of m*- railroad, the Alabama division CL , , "*•* Polnt Route. Sitting as ’pcciai master I* Judge W. 8. Thorlng- , r " r m* r member of the supremo ourt of Alabama. Judge Weakley ,h « ata ta of Alabama. Ma- rm* .L Steiner represents the mil- t-harlea H. Magee, of Blrmlng- ** the official reporter. Hleae WMIem* 0 also took the testimony for •n» ot Geomha railroad, opend- months at Savannah, before I ,™ f Atlanta. Th* hearing* hav* hecCuL* 1 .! ^ fi-rannah and Atlanta •’•“^quarters of the roads r f.. 11,1 these cities. ueci.i ° UD, * r . °f Montgomery. Is the who the teatl- >"ny for Ah« Louisville and Nashville, mu, riS'l'I*’ CfckJtAOooga and St. ,h J Bou, \ Bnd North Ala- theioth*r contr riders He ha* concluded \ . 4 hearing.s for theie roads and Is now at work on his report. The five railroads are contesting the validity of the Alabama rates on the ground that they violate the Interstate commerce commission's rates, are con- flscntoFy, do not give the road* ample remuneration and in general are uncon* Continued on Lest Page. T TO FI Because railroad companies operating tn Atlanta refuse to switch cars whirl! come Into the Terminal over another road, to their public team tracks; the rallroed commission will hold a hearing Tliorsdav morning and make a full In vestigation of the matter to determine whether It has the right to requlro them to make this switch and what rate they shall be allowed to charge. The attention of the commission was called, to this matter by Harry Moore, of the Atlanta freight bureau. A case was cited where a carload of matter was brought Into Atlanta over the Western and Atlantic and the consignee wished It switched to the public team tracks of the Southern, which wns more convenient to his business than the team terminals of the Western anil At lantic. The Southern refused to switch the car, claiming that their terminals were for Its patrons only. An investigation following this case showed that no road would nllow a car load of matter switched to tts public team terminals If It was not brought Into Atlanta by them. -While Mr*. Paul V. Ray and Mrs. F. A. Bowen, sisters, sat discussing do mestic and every-day affairs In the rear of the homo of the latter In the Jones boro road Tuesday, their two little girls, Katherine Ray and Frances Bowen, aged'three and two years, respective!}-, played In a front room. The report of a pistol and a acream summoned the two women to the room. The eight which met their gase threw Mr*. Bay Into a faint, while nothing but heroic fortitude restrained her sister trom swooning. With a pistol secured from the head of th* bed, little Katherine had shot the Index finger from Ah* left hand of her little oousln, and the exploding powder had also burned the fare of the little sufferer badly. With her baby clasped to her breast, Mrs. Bowen sue ceeded In summoning two eye special ists by phone, and the child'* Injuries were treated. While the Injury to the child's eyes Is serious, there Is a chance that the sight may be Saved. According to the stories of the. two women. She children were playing.ort the bed. jumping up and down, when the pistol was dislodged from under a pillow where It had been placed. Lit tle Frances became frightened and went to tell her mother and aunt to take the gun away. They failed to understand, however, and when Katherine called to Frances to come find her, th* mothers told her to run along and play. As little Frances re-entered the room, Katherine had th* pistol In her hand. With her fingers against the trigger, she playfully told her visitor that she was going to shoot her. Little appre ciating the awful danger, she succeeded In pulling th* trigger until the pistol fired. It was a pillful sight that met the gaze of Dr*. Rlosser and Daley when they reached the home. After the first scream of pain, tha little girl who had been shot quieted down and with her powder-stained face close to her moth er's begged her not to cry. Her little rousln In the meantime was screaming and crying hysterically, while her mother had recovered from one swoon only to fall Into another. Mr*. L. N. Hill, grandmother of the children, was likewise prostrated by the shock. The child's Injuries received, even- medical attention, and hope Is enter talned for the recovery of her sight, to holITFdebatF ON COMMISSION PLAN The P. W. C. will hold a debate on rom WORLD-WIDE STRIKE Will Affect All the Chief Ports of the Entire World. Laying Corner Stone 8 o'clock* The eubject . Atlanta Hhouhl have a commlaelo nfnrrn of government. The affirmative Hide will be taken by S. Levy, 8. Iflreowlta, and M. Zaban. and the negative by J. Frankel, H. Hach, and M. A. Cohen. The public Is In- Photo by Mathewson. . _ Scene at St. Anthonys Catholic church. Gordon and Ashby-ste., We»t End. Tueeday afternoon* when Bishc«j B. J. Keiley, of tho diocese of Sa vannah* laid tho torner stone for tho main auditorium of this church. WANT ADS Published by all the Atlanta papers for the week ending June 10,1911, six days to the week: Georgian Z'.° 2,855 Journal 2,129 Constitution .... 1,153 On yesterday the Atlan ta papers carried Want Ads as follows: Georgian 574 Journal 394 Constitution 195 THE GEORGIAN prints no beer, whisky or uneltsn sdvcrtlilng. To help those who sro out of a po sition or who deslro a better one, THE GEORGIAN print* want ads undtr the claeilflcatlon “Sltuetlone Wanted” free. Other elaieincitlone ONE CENT A WORD New York, Juno 14c—The world-wide strike of seamen, which has been threatening fo* months, was begun to- day, and If the orders of the Inter national Seamen's union Issued yester day from headquarters at Southamp ton. England. are carried out, 100,000 men will he Involved .when the strike get* Into full swing. All the ehlef ports of the world wilt be affected. Fofjowlng the receipt of cable dis patches announcing the beginning of the.internatlonol strik* of scnmrtr to day,;,rumors, were circulated In ship Iri-IA* here that the crews ef the for eign and American vessels now In port would go oh strike at the sam* time. Mathew Tearlt, secretary, of the American, branch of the Sailor* and Firemen!* union, stated today that the strike would begin In this port on Fri day, If not today. He said ’ that h* was stilt waiting for the order to strike from London, and that the men, them selves were anxious to go out, and nilght even do' so without word from him. "Committees have ' been appointed here," said Mr. Tearle, "to go down to th* pier* of- the trans-Atlantic liner* snd call the.crew* out when the order Is given." The t.afl*vole of th* French line and Der Grosse Kurfurst ere due to sail tomorrow. The Arabic of tho Whit* Star line, the Red Star liner Lapland, the St. Ixiuls of the American line and the Minnetonka of the Atlantic Trans port -line and a number of coastwls* and South American vessels are all due to leave port between tomorrow and Saturday morning. The Cunard liner Carmania will dock today and the While Star liner Ocpanlo Is also due. Tomorrow the Lusitania I* expected, together with the Presi dent Lincoln. The Mercantile Marine, which con trol* the White Htar, Red Star and At lantic Transport line*, has been prepar ing to meet any emergency which may be reused hy the strike, and announred today that It had engaged full comple ment* of men to take the planes of striking seemcn. The steamship offi cials generally felt certain that not one of the large Irons-Atlantic liners would he delayed In getting off. From Southampton It was reported that, knowing i>f the strike order, the new While Star liner Olympic would start today on her maiden trip, her coaling having been completed at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Robert Bowed;, of Jewell, Ga.. died at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning at Grady hospital from Injuries received about 11 o'clock Tuesday night, when an automobile wds wrecked In Peach tree road, two miles south of Buck- head. A. P. McCrary, of Senola, Ga.; D. C. English, of Warrenton, Ga.: D. M. Forrester, of Tale. III., and T. C. Richardson, of Vicksburg, wgre the other occupants of tho car. and all were more or less Injured. Richardson es caped with a few bruises and scratches and Is able to be about. McCrary, Eng lish and Forrester are attll In Grady hospital. They will bo moved to St. Josephs hospital later Wednesday by their physician, Dr. Paulding. McCra ry has a foot crushed and Is on crutches. Forrester suffered several broken ribs and an Injured shoulder. English was lesa seriously hurt. Bowen Not a Tech Man. AH of the victims of the accident* except Bowen, are students of Georgia Continued on Last Pag*. LAKEWOODCLAiiVIS TWO MORE Harriet Elizabeth McGill and Barney Goldin Drown in Lake; ATLANTA COLLECTS Claims of $1,124,250 Paid in City in the Past Year. STATE TOTAL IS $6,700,000 Pritchett, of Dublin, Had the- ' Largest Policy—Hugh Inman Was Second. -^r A double drowning occurred at Lake wood about 9 o'clock Tuesday night and cost the lives of Miss Harriet Elisabeth McGill, aged sixteen, of 491’ North Boulevard, and Barney Goldin, aged 21, of 128 Pulllam-st. Eckford Lumpkin, aged 44, of *18 South Pryor-*t.. who hod accompanied the girl to Lakewood, barely escaped with hla life. Miss McGill had left the home of her pnrents with young Lumpkin, presum ably to go with him to visit her rela tive*. who have a summer place In th* neighborhood. The girl Intended visit ing other rotative* on th# coast of Maryland this summer and wished to learn something of th# water and how lo row, so tho couple decided to stop it the lake anil take a beat ride. As they were embarking. Goldin, who had been ramping on the opposite shore, came up mid asked Lumpkin, whom he knew slightly, to row him across. Lumpkin assented and Introduced lilm to his companion, and the three started out. Before they had gone 45 yarda th# boat, which, It Is asserted, was leaky, sank. According to the story, the young girl became frightened and threw her arms around Goldin In such a manner that hs could not swim. Lumpkin attempted to aid them, but finding himself mlscri with a severe cramp, made for the short. He taw tile couple go down and cried for help. A targe party of young people danc ing at the pavilion heard of tho acci dent and rushed to the water's edge. Several men divested themselves of their outer clothing and dived repeated ly after the bodies, but with no success and It was after midnight they were re covered. The body of Goldin waa fin! *ht up with the aid of drag hooks later that of the girl was found. The take al that place Is said to bs at least (0 feet deep. The large crowd at ths take was panic-stricken and It took the combined Continued on Last Psg*. Georgians In general and Atlantans In particular believe In life Insurance, And they have reaann to, for during the year 1910 46.700.000 In life Insurance claims were paid on policies held bv Georgians, of which amount 41,124,250 came to Atlanta, according to a state ment compiled and Issued by The In surance Press, of New York. Atlanta's Insurance clalma paid exceed by 424.000 the combined sum of claims paid on policies held In Macon, with 4452,750: Savannah, with 4408,500, and Augusta, wltn 8239,000. Dublin, Athens, Rome and Columbus claims ranging from 4200.000 to $150,000, were paid laat year. Valdosta, the next city, fell below 4100.- 000. Nine cltlea ranged between 450,- 000 and 4100,000; eighteen between 425.000 and 450.000; 40 between 415,000 and 425,000; 17 between 410,000 and 415,050; 112 towns fell below 410.000 and six copntles had scattered claims below 410,000. The largest claims paid In Atlanta were on the life of the late Hugh T. 1(1- man. being an even 4100.000. The Into Dr. Abner tv. Calhoun's estate received 484.945. Next came the late Samuel F. Parrott, with 445.050. Claims in At lanta between 410,000 and 425,000 were as follows; ' Orln 8. McPherson ....... Fleming O. duBIgnon Charles D. Hill Joseph D. Bmlth Rufus M. Rose Benjamin H. Abrams Howard VanEp Howard VanEpps C. H. McKenzie Gilford Alden Wtntermute William P. Barge Elizabeth J. Crawford .... William W. Draper Moses Schoen^..,, ....421.300 .... 18,000 .... 17.600. .... 16.000 .... 15.010 .... 13.841 12.889 .... 11.000 .... 10,016 .... 10,00c 10.000 .... 10,000 .... 10,000 There were also twn 420,000 and two 410.000 claims here, th* names nut being given. Dublin Claim Leads. Th# greatest amount of Insurance on any IndlvIduaKIn Georgia was paid tHe estAt* of the late Thomas J. Pritch ett. of Dublin, amounting to 4113.050. Next, outside of Atlanta, came M. G. McDonald, of Rome, with 484,750; Jo seph .Dannenberg. of Macon, 451,531, and Sol Rlnswanger, of Savannah, 455,898, These were tho only ones abovu 460,000. college Park shows 424,360. and De catur. 411,60*. East Point, another of Atlanta's suburbs. Is In ths class be low 410,000. Oeorgia leads all th* Southern states In claims paid except Maryland and Kentucky, with 47.600,950 each, and Texas, with 48,850.000, ths Lone Star Stole being Just $150,000 above Georgia. Baltimore, Louisville, New Orleans anil Atlanta, In the order named, nrs the only Southern cltlea with clntms In excess of $1,000,000. Of the cities of the entire country, Baltimore ranks sixth, Louisville fourteenth. New Or leans twenty-first, Atlanta thirty-third. Southern cities below 41.000.100 and above 4200.600, rank es follows: Mem phis, l(; Richmond. 48; NaahvUle, 41;' Mobile, 68; Dallas, 61; Pan Antor.lo. 64; Macon, *5; Norfolk 72; Savannah. 74; Houston, 12; Birmingham, II; Knoxville, 89; Montgomery. 90; Charleston, *1; Jacksonville, 94; Au gusts, 114, end Chattanooga, 119. GIRLS NEARLY BROKE UP THAT NICE, NEW STOCKADE Thoae who feel called upon to apply themselves to specific cases of correc tlon of wayward stepa caused by un favorable conditions Imposed by so. clety, or who take a pleasure In reform- Ing headstrong youngsters, should heed a call sent out from the criminal court of Atlanta. The particular problem which confronts the court now Is fur New Home of Daughters Photo by Matheason. NEW CHAPTER HOUSE OF ATLANTA D. A. R. It will b* formally dedicated Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock in cele bration of flag day. The building is situated opposite Piedmont perk. nlshed by Annie Dillard and Estelle Loyd, two young white girls, who ere being held by th* court. Confessedly this tribunal does not know what dis position to make of these cases. These girl* were sent to the city stockade a short time since on serious charges, but the sentence which pom- mltted them fell far abort of dispos ing of th* cases. The prisoners began Shortly after their entrance to concoct ell kinds of schemes to worry and harass the management of the place. Such tactic* as fighting (th guards and xmaahlng up things generally were resorted to, and with disastrous results tn the safety of attendants aa well n.1 property. According to the admission of one of the girls, eh* broke out 24 window panes, and did several other eurh stunts. So fierce was the attack on a guard made by one of the girls that a charge of assault and battery waa made against her. She admitted the accusation made against her, hut even at that the court Is at a toss as to what should be done with the case. Both were detained In the court room Wednesday, and the Judge has not decided Just what he would order U> their cases, RECIPROCITY BILL OP IN THE SENATE Washington, Juns 14e—Consideration of the Canadian reciprocity bill was begun In the senate today. The meas- Penrose, chalrmun of the finance com mittee, who has the matter In charm- While not made the unfinished huslnes- It was taken up on a formal motion to consider. The opening gun was fired h\ 8#o.,tor Mcf'umbcr. a member of the commit tee and one of the leading opponents -t the measure.