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the weather.
Showers Friday night or Saturday.
Temperatures Friday (taken at A. K.
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crees' 10 a. m.. 84 degrees; 12 noon, 86
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The Atlanta Georgian
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady; 1SU- Liverpool, holi
day. New York, quiet; 15.10. Savannah,
quiet; 15H- Augusta, nominal; 16V Gal
veston. quiet; 15c. Norfolk, quiet; 15 1 *-
Houston, steady; 15c. Charleston, nom
inal; 16V
VOL. IX. NO. 277.
HOME! 4th ) edition
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911.
HOME(4th) edition PRICE: On ^Trains,' Fl'vK CENTS'
fOR PEOPLE’S RULE
He Urges Commission System
as a Step Forward in His
Auditorium Address.
EXPLAINS ITS WORKINGS
A Great Audience Hears the
Commoner Stress Impor
tance of New Issue.
Impressing the Idea that commission
government, with the Initiative, refer-
Jndum and recall. Is an outgrowth of
the world-wide Intellectual, moral and
governmental development. William
Jennings Bryan closed hie addreee to
an audience of more than 4.000 In the
Auditorium-Armory Thureoay night
and turned to meet the many who went
to the etage to ehake his hand.
Mr. Bryan spoke of commleeton gov
ernment toward the end of hla address
and placed It In the aame category with
election of senators by the people and
the more democratic constitutions \of
some of the new states. Beginning
with cheers, there was frequent ap
plause throughput hla speech, especial
ly when hs apoke pointedly of commis
sion government ....
"I regard this question." said Mr.
Bryan at the beginning, “aa one of
many questions that have grown out
of the desire to perfect governments
and Improve conditions."
Then he took up the Intellectual de
velopment of the world, telling of the
Increase of schools and the awakening
of many of the South • American and
Asiatic nations which have long been
nrt From that the talk led Into a.discus
sion and explanation of moral better-
ment. . ...
••We can all see the evidence of the
coming of the’era-of brotherhood;” sald
he. ".Van Is coming to see his relation
to his fellowmen better than ever be
fm<V World Moving Forward.
"The world Is moving forward.” he
continued, "and the -study of the. sci
ence of government. It Is as pronouncsd
as the growth In intelligence and In
fhorals. .
"As Jefferson said*, thete'are two par.
ties—aristocratic and democratic. The
party of the people is the growing party
and the party of aristocracy Is the dy
|nc party. , •
■ "Our nation r« leading” in thin sduca
hlonsl. moral and governmental devel
opment.
Purity In politics Is making prog
reu. When you set a great principal
In motion, you can not prescribe limi
tations for It. ,
.1 know nothing about your local
conditions, except what I have heard,
and that is that they are not worse
than elsewhere. But I have heard that
Atlanta can’t be satisfied If there Is
something better to be had than she
already has."
He told of a note handed him aa he
entered the hall, asklg If he had read
the present city charter. He replied
that he had not, but asked the quei
tlon:
Room For Improvement,
"Have you the Initiative, referendum
and recall In your charter?” *
There were a number of answers of
"No."
"Then thers Is certainly room for Im
provement,” answered Mr. Bryan.
"The commission form has Been tried
In a number of places, and so far as I
know It has given satisfaction. If
there are cases of dissatisfaction occa
sionally. they are natural.
"I believe Its principles are sound
and will make It a aucceas and an Im
provement over the old plan.
"The old plan grows weaker es the
city grows larger. One of Its principal
faults Is lack of centralisation of re-
ponslblllty.
"Weakness Is a thing wo can not
overlook. We have had so much graft
In our cities that we can not be blind
to a movement that will leesen the
temptations to graft.
"Responsibility strengthens a man
nd arouses desires to live up to It.
Centers Responsibility.
"Commission government centers re
sponsibility and puta the heade of the
rlty government directly in the public
eye.
"There la- no reason for wards. In
the state you can't tell the character of
sections far from you and there Is di
versity of Interests. The city Is a unit.
A man frequently lives In one ward and
■sea business In another.
"In the oldermanlc system, the re-
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Ex-Senator Tells of Tangled
Political Affairs in
Illinois.
TALKS OF BRIBE OFFER
REMWfHlY
BOSE LJ1E FRIDAY
State Procession Rivaled Cor
onation Itself in Splendor
and Magnificence.
Princes and Potentates at the Big Show
Defeated Candidate Indignant
ly Denies He Made Over
tures to Democrats.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for tne week ending
tune 17,1911, six days to
the week;
Georgian ftjp 2,783
Journal .2,156
Constitution 1,183
On yesterday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian 564
Journal 365
Constitution 195
Whlttw GEORGIAN Print, no beer,
, #r “ nel «en advertising.
Ihoae who are out of a po-
Thb" °-- v,ho dsslre * better one,
ONE CENT A WOP. O
Washington, June 23.—Ex-Senator
Albert J. Hopklna, the flret witneas to
day before the senate committee In
vestigating Senator Lortmer's election,
gave a long account of the tangled po
litical affairs in Illinois, describing the
deals, bargains and negotiations among
the Republicans before Lo rimer secured
his election to the senate.
Senator Hopkins described conditions
In Illinois leading up to the election
pf Senator Lorimer. He declared that
he.had received a plurality of the votes
cast In the senatorial primary in 1908.
The Republican vote was: Former Rep
resentative William E. Mason, 88,896;
Representative George Foss, 191,110;
Hopkins. 163.388. ,.
Because of this vote he considered
that he was entitled to re-electloh. He
then described the fight before the leg
islature and the deadlock which en
sued.
There were repeated conferences and
caucuses In his room at ths St. Nich
olas hotel, and the situation was dls
cussed.
Offered $2,500 for Vota.
On the morning of the day Lorimer
was elected senator, Hopkins said that
his secretary, Mr. Pfeifers, had told
him that Senator McCormack, one of
his supporters, had come to him and
■aid that, he had been offered $2,500
to vote for Lorlmer.
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GENERAL BOTHA IN PARADE
ErigJish King and Queen Again
Receive the Plaudits of
Their Subjects.
And They Mean To Get It if It
Takes All the
Summer.
Rendon, June 23.—Rivaling in splen
dor and regal magnificence the coro
nation Itself, the state procession thru
the south of London, ths second great
street spectacle In the pageantry at
tending George V'a crowning, today
furnished the hundreds of thousands
of visitors within the city's gates a
military spectacle unapproached In
modern times.
King George and Queen Mary, ap
pearing fresh arid unwearied dosplto
the arduous functions thru which they
had passed yesterday, again rode forth
In state to Receive the plaudits of their
subjects from both home and over seas.
The weather was again threatening
and showers fell during the early hours
of the morning, presaging a* wet.
gloomy day.
Ths colonials occupied a conspicu
ous position In the royal procession, the
first division being given over to them
alone.
Old Boer Warrior In Parade.
Escorted by life guards and detach
ments of Canadian and territorial
troops, Sir Wilfrid Laurler, premier of
the Dominion of Canada, and General
Botha, the famous old Boer general who
but a few years ago was ono of Eng
land's most implacable foes, but Is
now premier of United South Africa,
rode in the very van. Sir Wilfrid occu-
pled the first carriage and General
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HE IS ELECTED HEAD
OF FEDERATION OF LABOR
PUBLIC TIRED OF DELAY
Speaker Clark Says the House
Will Turn Root Amend
ment Down.
Washington, June 23^—Predicting
an all-summer session and declaring
that the Democratic house Intends to
stick In Washington until the senate
acts upon bills revising various tariff
schedules. Speaker Champ Clark today
outlined the tentative program of the
Democrats, The party proposes a re
vision of the antlrs Payne tarlfT.
The speaker la hopeful that the coali
tion between senate Insurgents and
Democrats will hold together. In this
event he forecasts remedial tarlfT leg'
Illation that will be put directly up to
the president either to sign or veto.
Publio Won’t Aocapt Excuses.
Speaker Clark declared that ths pub
lic Is not In the mood to accept excuses
for a delay In revising the tariff. The
Republican plea that the tariff board
"has not made its report" observed Mr.
Clark, will not be received with pa
tience by the country.
"The tariff board.” said the speak-
, “has been In existence something
like eighteen months. So far as con
gress la advised. It has learned noth-
ng.
“In view of recent developments In
the senate and a coalition between the
Insurgents and Democrats thers, who
want a revision of the tariff, the pro
gram of the house will be aa follows,
gen*n.r«.rk Time.
"The house will mark time for ten
days or two weeks. Meanwhile work
will progress on the cotton schedule,
and It may be ready to lay before the
house within three weeks. With cot
ton out of the way, the committee may
make better time on some of the less
Involved schedules In the Payne law.
"We are going to shoot tariff bills
over to the> senate Just as fast aa we
can frame them properly and secure
their passage In the house."
•The cotton schedule probably will
bo followed with a revision of the
sugar. Iron, steel and other sections of
the Payne-Aldrich law.
"Representative Clayton has Intro
duced a bill to lower the duty on augar
and to strike out of the law all refer
ence to ‘No. .16 dutcha standard,' the
retention of which benefits only the
refiners. . _ , ,
People Demand Revision,
"I have seen reports that the presi
dent will veto all tariff legislation en
acted In advance of the report of the
tariff board. We can not help that. If
such proves to be the case. We take
the position that a general revision of
the Payne law la needed and that It Is
demanded by the people. We would
not be Justified In further delay and
the country la not Inclined to take any
more excuses. The time for excuses
has patsed.
"In the light of .the situation today
see no prospects for an early adjourn
ment. As for the house. It Is willing
to do Its part, I believe, and will stay
here all summer If necessary In order
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His Lawyers Will File Plea For
Habeas Corpus on Satur
day Morning.
SAY SENTENCE IS ILLEGAL
Reuben Arnold and Lamar Hill
To Make Another Attempt
To Free Client.
, ... .. • •
Celebrates Founding of the
First Cotton Manufactur
ing Industry.
Fall River, Mass., Juns 23.—From all
parts of southern Massachusetts and
many sections of Rhode Island thou
sands of people streamed Into Fall
River today until the greatest' number
of people that the famous mill city has
ever had were gathered to greet Pres
ident Teft when he steamed In from
Newport on the yacht Mayflower to
take part In celebrating the hundredth
anniversary of ths founding here of ths
first cotton manufacturing Industry In
America. Ths Mayflower was due at 1
p. m. and was conv.oysd by a . flotilla
of torpedo boats, the battleship Con
necticut. the gunboat Yanktown ’and
the United States revenue cutters
Acushnet and Gresham.
Official representatives of foreign
countries. at the ' coronation of King
GeorgO and Queen Mary Thursday. No.
1, Prince Henry of Holland; 2. the In
fante Fernando of Bavaria (brother of
King Alfonso), representing Spain: I,
the German crown prince: 4. the crown
prince of Sweden; 6, the Duke of
Aosta, representing Italy; 6, Prince
SMITH’S ADVANCE AGENT
Told How Havemeyer Obtain
ed Interest in Mormon Beet
Sugar Industry.
rep resen t I ng Japanl .7. the
Jerome Jones, of Atlanta, De
feats Williamson For
President.
Rome, Ga., June 23.—The final ses
sion of thirteenth annual convention of
the Georgia Federation of Labor la now
being held and after election of officers
and choice of next meeting place will
adjourn. President C. T. Williamson
was a candidate for re-election and
was defeated by Jerome Jones, of At
lanta.
The convention voted down the at'
tempt to change the date of meeting to
the third Wednesday In May and will
continue to meet In June.
The federation ha* decided to wage
an active campaign of education to get
buyers to demand the union label. An
executive committee was authorised, if
It deems best, to buy moving pic' ‘
machines to.Illustrate the condition
the union and non-union shops. Res
olutions were passed Indorsing the
Initiative, referendum and recall, bar
bers' license law, plumbers' license law,
bill to provide all factories with fire
escapes and to work no employe-
above fourth floor of buildings.
The federation decided to keep or
ganisers In ths field whenever neces-
K ary and to try to secure closer affllla-
lon with the Order of Railway Tel-
' egraphers.
No Vote For Women.
After having been recognised and
seated as delegates by the Georgia
State Federation of Labor since Its
organisation thirteen years ago. women
representing label leagues and auxil
iaries will no longer be given a vote,
according to the action of the conven
tion Wednesday and a ruling by Sam
uel Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor.
The matter was brought before the
convention by the credentials commit
tee, which recommended that Mrs. W.
H. Liner, second vice president, be re
ceived as a fraternal delegate only.
The fact that Mrs. Liner had been
elected a member of the executive
council by the.conventlon last year and
had served with such marked ability
that the president made special mention
of her work In hie ennuel report, gave
the matter-prominence and caueed con
siderable discussion, the final vote be
ing very rloee.
Hereafter ell delegates elected by la
bel leagues and auxiliaries will be stat
ed a* fraternal delegatee only.
"Biting foV tbe^jyeetdenUaj: ero V n prince of ServYa. It win be no-
h“d pU<Jli tartar back^ t,ced tha * Po " UMl " the «"«F
A busy day was mapped out for the
president. Plans bad been made to dine
and fete him on every hand and he
was expected to make an exhaustive
review of the exposition.
MRS. H. E.
HER LIREWITH PISTOL
Wife of an Atlanta Insurance
Man, Residing in Moultrie,
Shoots Herself.
psan nation of any Importance that Is
not honored with an official represen
tative. This Is because of the recent
revolution In that country.
IN CHI
Moultrie, Gs., June 23.—Mrs. H. E.
Glass, wife of a well known local Insur
ance man. committed suicide In her
room at tha Hotel Colquitt this morn
Ing at 9 o'clock. She had been In very
poor health sines ths death of her
mother In Atlanta some years ago. She
was extremely nervous and hysterical
all yesterday and was In a physi
cian's care.
This morning shortly before 9 o'clock
her husband .left her alone and went to
consult her physician. When he re
turned to their room a few moments
later she was In'ths last throes of death
with a pistol bullet wound Just above
her heart. She had covered herself
with the bedclothes before firing and
the sound of the shot was so muffled
that It was not even heard by a lady
In a room two doors away. The sight
completely unnerved Mr. Glass, who
waa devoted to hla wife, and he became
hysterical.
Ths coroner was summoned and a
Jury Impaneled.
A search of tho dead woman’s pos
sessions discovered two notes, which
Indicated both that her mind Is unbal
anced and that aha had planned to kill
herself on two prevtons occasions. Both
of the notes were written In Atlanta.
One of them, undated, referred to tak
ing chloral and spoke In a rambling
way of her troubles.
The other, dated June 10, waa a fare,
wall to her husband and Indicated that
she planned to lock herself In the bath
room and turn on the gas. She told
him that ho had done alt in hla power,
but that her sufferings were such that
she was ready to die.
Mrs. Glass was Miss Ida May Staf
ford before her marriage. The couple
formerly lived In Atlanta at 112 West
Peachtree-st.. and Mrs. Glass came to
Believes June Record of 98.5
Degrees Will Be
Broken.
Chicago, Juns 23,—Six names were
added today to the lone list of victims
of hot weather in Chicago this year,
making a-total of .eleven dead In, tha
last two days of the third heat wave
that has already swept the city, altho
this Is but the second day of the calen
dar summer.*
The heat waa Intense and at 9 o'clock
the mark waa 86 degrees and still rts
Ing. No relief Is held, out by the weath
er bureau. It was believed that the
June record of'96.8 degrees would be
broken. Thousands of persons were
driven Into the waters of Lake Mlchi
gan for relief.
MRS. LEA’S LIFE SAVED
BY HUSBAND’S SACRIFICE
Washington, June 23.—Mrs Lea, wife
of United States Senator Luke Lea, of
Tennersee, whose life Is believed to
have been saved by ths transfusion of
a quart of her husband's blood, waa de.
dared to be out of danger today.
One Man Killed. Four Hurt.
Waycross, Ga., Juns 23.—George Wil
liams was klllsd and four psraons In
jured, none seriously, when a car load
of rails was spilled on the Waycross
snd Southern twenty miles couth of
Waycross this morning. The Injured
were members of tho construction gang.
Moultrie only about a week ago.
Mr. Glass Is welt known In Atlanta,
having been manager of the Southern
States Mutual Life Insurance Compa
ny, with offices In the Empire building,
up until June 18. when he left Atlanta
for Moultrie. His. wife had numerous
friends In Atlanta.
Washington, Juna.23.—Thomas
Cutler, a former Mormon bishop and
prominent among tha Latter Day
Saints, resumed his testimony before
the house committee Investigating the
sugar trust today.
Mr.'Cutler appears .!* the advance
man for Prophet Joseph. Smith, head of
the Mormon hierarchy, who will testify
before the committee nest Monday.
Mr. Cutler today continued hi* nar
rative of how Henry O. Havemeyer and
the American Sugar Refining Company
ten year* ago obtained practically half
Interest tn the Mormon,beet sugar In
dustry of Utah and Idaho. The wit
ness, who Is vice president and director
In the Utah-Idaho Sugar Refining Com
pany.' said that he was the Interme
diary thru whom Havemeyer negotl
ated for his holdings In the sugar con
cerna controlled by the Mormon church.
$600,000 of Watered Stock.
Cutler acknowledged that there waa
6600,000 watered stuck in the capitali
sation of tha Utah-Idaho.company. In
amalgamating the various companies
that went Into tha large combine, he
said that It was necessary to give
western Idaho and the Fremont county
company stockholders a bonus on their
holdings, and In consequence 1600.000 of
ths 610,000,000 capitalisation was purs
water.
The witness acknnledged that ths
Mormon church probably owned 10 per
cent. of the stock In ths Utah-Idaho
company.
- "Does ths church not own other prop,
erty?" asked the chairman.
"Yea, It has holdings In other con
cerns," answered the witness.
8mlth Acts as Trustee.
Cutler said that the church-la not In
corporated. but that . Prophet Smith
acts aa trustee and that the dividends
from the Investments are turned Into
ths church treasury.
An Inkling of the bueiness. methods
of ths Mormon church was brought out
tn the testimony of Mr. Cutler by Rep
resentative Madison. Cutler said that
the church had Invested 190,000 In the
beet sugar Industry.
Chureh Has "Inner Circle."
Madison wanted to know of what
funds this was taken and Cutler's an
swer was evasive. Cutler admitted that
there la "an Inner circle of the Mor
mon church” which conducts the busi
ness affairs of ths church and makes
no report. He admitted that Joseph
Smith made Investments for the
church In the Utah-Idaho Sugar Refin
ing company after Ihe alleged trust,
the American Sugar Refining company,
had acquired an Interest In the con
cern.
Georgian Heads Service.
Philadelphia, Juns 23.—The Baptist
World alliance opened Its sessions here
today, with Sir George McAipIne, of
England, presiding. Devotional exer
cises were conducted bv. C. T. Walker,
of Georgia. An address was delivered
by Mrs. Andrew McLelsh, of Chicago,
on “Woman's Work."
Another step In the fight for the free,
dom of Charles W. Morse, former
steamship king and multi-millionaire
banker, now serving a fifteen-year sen
tence In the Federal penitentiary here,
will be taken Saturday morning In the
United States court, when Judge New.
man will be asked to grant a writ of
habeas corpus.
This became apparent Friday morn
ing when Attorneys Reuben" R. Arnold
and Lamar Hill, acting for Morse,
served notice upon the court and As
sistant United States District Attor
ney John W. Henley that the petition
would be filed at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning.
At this time Mr. Henley will be pres
ent. representing the government, and
It Is believed he will oppose the grant
ing of the writ and ask Instead that a
rule nisi bs granted, setting a date
when the government shall be called on
to show cause why the writ of habeas
corpus shall not Issue. Such a proceed
ing at opposing the granting of a writ
of habeas corpus Is considered by at
torneys as somewhat unusual, but In
asmuch as once before such action was
taken by a court. It Is believed that the
government will take this stand.
It Is known, however, that Attorneys
Arnold and Hill will Insist that the pe
tition for the writ of habeas corpus be
granted and made returnable upon a
convenient date, when Morse shall bo
brought into court by Warden Moyer \
of the Federal prison, and when both >
sides will be given opportunities of/
giving argument on the features set out
In the petition.
The petition which Morse's attorneys
will file Saturday morning has been In
the course of preparation for some
days, and It is known that Attorney
Arnold and Attorney Hill have had
several consultations with their client.
Attacks the Decision.
This petition makes an attack upon
the legality of Morse's Imprisonment
for two reasons. The first Is that
Morse was convicted under section
6209 of the revised statutes. Tho peti
tion declares that the only punishment
which can be Inflicted under this sec
tion Is that of Imprisonment. This stat
ute provides that convictions shall be
punished by Imprisonment for not less
than five years nor more than ten.
It Is pointed out In this connection
that the Atlanta penitentiary Is au
thorised under an act of congress of
1891, which merely authorises the erec.
tlon of buildings upon lands.purchased
for the confinement "of all prisoners
convicted of any crime whose term of
Imprisonment Is one year or more at
hard labor by sny court of the United
States In any state, territory or dis
trict."
The point made Is that Morse Is be
ing confined In an Institution devoted
by the Very law of Its creation to hard
labor convicts, while the statute under
which he was convicted and sen'enced
does not carry with It any requirement
of hard labor.
Second Reason Given.
The second* reason assigned In the
petition why Morse Is being Illegally
detained by Warden Moyer Is based
upon the sentence of fifteen years
which Morse was given by the New
York Judge. It Is declared that this
sentence Is an absolute nullity. In ex
plaining this, the petition says Mnrsn
waa convicted upon a number of
counts. This conviction was after
ward reduced by the court of appeals
to only a certain number of counts In
the Indictment charging false entries.
The court sentenced Morse generally
lo fifteen years In the Atlanta peniten
tiary.
An Investigation of the authorities
discloses that such a sentence as this
will be construed only as a sentencu
upon one count or one charge In tho
indictment.
'In other words," said Mr. Arnold
In discussing the cate, “we can not by
guess work apportion a gross sentencu
like this among the different counts of
the indictment.
"The great weight of authorities In
the United States. Including numerous
Federal authorities,” continued Mr. Ar
nold. “Is that such a sentence Is 'to bo
Interpreted as a sentence Upon onn
charge of making false entries. This
being tho case, section 5209 of the re
vised statutes limits the sentence to
ten year* aa a maximum."
Is Sentence Void?
The question which the petition will
bring up It whether the sentence of
fifteen years Is entirely and totally void
or only void as to the excess. Mr. Ar
nold believes that the sentence Is v i t
In Its entirety and that no other court
can take a vuld and Illegal sentencu
and undertake to apportion it or lop
off the excess. He declares that every
part of the sentence Is void, that It U
a sentence In gross and that unless
It Is good In Its entirety. It Is bad.
“My contention will be upon this
petition." said Mr. Arnold, "that tha
sounder and better authorities hold that
such a sentence Is void In Its entire
ty. It Is true that there are authori
ties which hold that such a sentence Is
good for the maximum period ami
void for the excess, which would make
It a good sentence for ten yean, bat
I do not believe these authorities aro
sound
'll Is also very Important for Mr.
Morse to know exactly what his stains
is a* a convict, and In this habeas cor
pus petition we have asked that the
court adjudicate hla status. If Mr.
Morse's rentence It really one for t-n
years Instead of fifteen, Mr. More*
should know It because of the fact that
he has various rights which flow from
a ten-year sentence, such as the right
to a discharge within a certain time
for good behavior; and the right to a
parole,at the expiration of a certa.n
period. The time is near at hand u h«*r
Mr. Mome'a right to a parole win ae-
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