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VOL. IX. NO. 281.
HOM E ( 4th ) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1911;
HOME(4th) EDITION
On Trains. FIVE CENTS.
GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL GRIND;
THIS PROMISES TO BE THE LIVELIEST SESSION IN YEARS
NIK TO SAVE
Walton County Citizens Want
an Investigation Before the
General Assembly.
HE MAY BE GOVERNOR
FOR 60 DAYS ANYWAY
JUDGE DEFENDS HIMSELF
Governor Declares Brand Ex
pressed Opinion That Negro
Would Be Lynched.
Citizens of WaAton county, repre-
,rating the better element, incensed
at the action of the mob tl|at lynched
Tom Allen near Social Circle and Rich,
ard Watts,, near Monroe, Tuesday, are
Hiking of a legislative Investigation
because of the failure of civil author
ities to request troops to protect the
Allen negro, the Watts lynching being
directly due to the hanging of Allen.
Members of the legislature and state,
house officials are also discussing prob
able proceedings In the legislature,
The action of the Walton- mob Is
taken as a serious reflection on the
law-abiding element of that county and
of the state as a whole. It Is claimed
the mob was composed of a reckless
element, not only, of Walton county, but
reinforced from Morgan, Newton, Oco
nee, Jackson and Gwinnett counties,
the majority of which are In Judge C.
H. Brand’s judicial circuit.
Little doubt la fslt that this mat
ter will be brought to the attention
V the legislature, probably by Repre
sentatives W. H. Wood and Joslah
Blasengame. of Walton county.
8heriff Defended.
I Friends and legal advisers of Sheriff
tv. B. Stark, of Walton. county, claim
that according to section 1484 of the
Georgia code, which was quoted In
Governor Joseph *1. Brown's statement
on the lynching Tuesday. responsibility
for requesting troops to defend a pris
oner rests first with the judge of the
court, and that It was Judge Brand's
duty to request troops, since he knew
Allen was' In danger of lynching, If not
provided with military protection. They
point to a letter written by Governor
Brown to Sheriff Stark, last Friday,
June 22. In which the following Ian
gunge was used:
Brand Expected Lynching.
"I am further constrained to call
your attention to the matter In quae
lien because of a conversation I had
with Judge Brand last Tuaaday, in
which h* axpratsed the opinion that
the negro would be lynched if ha and
the court are net protected by the
military," ,
Governor Brown'* letter to the sher
Iff at the outset was ss follows:
''I sm advised that the negro Tom
Allen, confined at present In the Fulton
county Jail, will be tried at Monroe on
Tuesday next, in view of the action
laken at your request and approved by
Judge Brand several weeka ago, when
It was proposed to try this man. 1 write
to ask If a request will again be made
for military assistance In preserving
law and order and guaranteeing the
Process of the court during the nc
raalon of this trial."
The governor then quoted eectlon
1434. He further atated he had written
Judge Brand substantially as he wai
"riling to the ahertfr.
Put Judge on Notice.
In his letter to Judge Brand, the
governor used this language, after
'luotlng section 1414 of the code:
“As you will note. It Is first made
ihe duty of the Judge when ho shall
have reasonable cause to apprehend
ihe outbreak of any riot, etc., to re
port the facts and circumstances to
the governor, 'and to request him to
rder out such portion of the militia
f 'he state as may be necessary to
■oerve the peace,' etc.
I write, therefore, to ask If It I*
Continued on Leet Page.
STATE-WIDE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
BILL IS INTRODUCED IN LEGISLATURE
KEEPS HIS OLD PLACE
AT HEAD OF THE HOUSE
JOHN M. SLATON.
His re-election os preeldent of the
to governor’s chair should Hoke Smith
be elected United States senator.
Supporters Say He Will Be
Elected Senator on
First Ballot.
VICTORY NOT CONCEDED
Name Will Be Presented When
Election Is Reached
by Legislature.
So that all Georgia cities can take
advantage of the much discussed com
mission form of government. Senator
W. J. Harris, of Cedartown. Introduced
a bill In the Georgia senate Wednesday
morning which le an exact duplication
of the famous Woodrow Wilson munic
ipal bill recently made a law In New
Jersey.
Senator Harris' bill provides that
upon Its adoption any Incorporated city
or town In Georgia may Inaugurate a
form of commission government eub-
ject to the provision In the measure,
which practically outlines the most ap.
proved features of the commission plan
as used In Galveston. Det Moines and
Lockport.
Senator Harris said that he believed
that while Atlanta would no doubt
place before the legislature a bill to
permit this city to vote upon the com
mission charter recently framed by the
committee of five, the other towns In
Georgia should have an equal chance to
have commission government without a
separate bill being sent to the legisla
ture every time a city determined to
change Its government.
The New Jersey .bill, or the Woodrow
OFFICIALS GUILTY
Dismissal of Two Men in the
State Department
Asked For.
THEY HOLD HIGH POSITIONS
WHAT LEGISLATURE
DID ON WEDNESDAY
IN THE SENATE.
Elected all Its officers and re- +
+ celved governor's message. +
+ Received a resolution to adopt +
•b a general plan for commission +
+ government charters. +
•h Appointed a committee to con- +
+ fer with houae committee on In- +
+ auguratlon of governor. +
+ Decided to adjourn from Batur- +
+ day until Wednesday on account of +
+ the Fourth of July. +
+ . IN THE HOU8E. +
+ Elected all Its officers, draw lots +
+ for seats, and heard message from +
+ the governor. +
+ Autorixed a special standing +
+ committee on commission govern- +
+ ment charters. +
Named committee on Inaugu- +
ration of governor. +
Wilson measure, ae It le usually styled
becauee It was passed at Wilson's be
hest, leaves the matter of adoption en
tirety within the hands of the various
cities and towns, but makes Its outlines
obligatory upon the cities who take ad
vantage of the act.
The bill, according to 8enator Harris.
Is an attempt to get upon the statute
books a eomnrehenslve plan of commls-
elon government so that any city or
town may avail Itself of a change In
government at any time It becomes dis
satisfied with the existing regime.
The provisions In the aft differ from
Ihe Atlanta charter as framed by the
committee of live In many ways.
Ths proposed commission charter to
be adopted by any town or city In the
Continued on Lest Page.
Day Portrait Scandal Bobs Up
Again at the National
Capital.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
June 24,1911, six days to
the week:
Georgian ;&° 2,645
Journal 2,107
Constitution .... 1,193
On yesterday the Atlan
ta papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
... % .556
Journal 392
Constitution 191
■y or unclean advertising.
■i.i. ** ,p AAoae who are out of ■ wm -
Tui" desire a better one,
4JEORGIAN prints went ade
Abe clateificatlon "Situations
wented" free, others clitilfleatlons
one cent a word
Hoke Smith's name will be presented
ae a candidate for the United States
senate by hla friends when the election
of a successor to Senator Joseph M.
Terrell Is reached In the regular order
of the legislative business.
Hie friends state that If elected, Mr.
Smith will resign the governorship and
will accept the new office.
Hie supporter* who have been quits
active In canvassing the situation since
their arrival In Atlanta say there le no
doubt that the governor-elect will be
chosen senator on the first ballot.
It has been the belief of the political
wiseacres for quite a while that Gov
ernor-elect Smith would be the next
senator from Georgia, and the press
has carried many a story to thta ef
fect.
The announcement of hie friends
Wednesday morning confirms the ru
mor so far ae hie receptiveness Is con
cerned.
The other candidates, however, are
not yet disposed to concede Mr. Smith's
election
slemUg
Ten Fashionable Men and
Women to Face Grand
Jury.
Washington, Juna 28.—Recommenda
tion that two responsible officials of
" i state department be discharged and
ere criticism of the loose bookkeep
ing methods of the department are
striking features of ths report of the
sub-committee of the house which In
vestlgated the Day portrait scandal.
The report was presented today.
The officials recommended for dis
missal In the $1,600 discrepancy In the
portrait voucher case are Thomas Mor-
rieon, present disbursing clerk of the
department, and William Michael, for-
mer chief clerk of the department but
now congul at Calcutta.
Morrison as disbursing officer paid
$2,460 to Michael on a voucher sup
posed to pay for a portrait of former
Secretary of State Day, now as the
justice of the United States supreme
court. The artlet, Albert Roaenthal, of
Philadelphia, testified that he received
only $860 for the painting and Michael
had furnlehed no explanation of the
disposition of the $1,600 difference, ex
cept to ray that It was expended un
der the direction of Secretary of Btate
John Hay, now dead. The voucher was
lost for five years, and found a few
weeks ago on the floor of Morrison's
office. Morrison testified that the chief
clerk of the department frequently pre-
.■ouchers and that he paid the
AMAZING ARE REVELATIONS
Government Said to Have Lost
$15,000,000 Thru “Smug
gling Syndicate.”
New York, June 28e—Ten rich and
fashionable men and women, eminent
for their •charities' and entertainments.
may be summoned before a Federal
grand Jury to tell what they know of
a "smuggling syndicate," which Is al-
ledged to have brought a fortune In
jewel*. Paris gown* and bric-a-brac
Into this country minus the legal duty.
While the society men and women In
auestlon have been under survelllandb
as a result of revelations brought
about by Deputy Surveyor Parr, of
this port. It Is not definitely known yet
how far their culpability extends.
Chief among the ringleaders In this
undegrround agency” Is alleged to be
the wealthy New Yorker who I* said
to have told John R. Collin*, the Nash
ville. Tenn., coal m*m and Nathan Al
len. the Kenosha, Wts.. capltai'st. bow
they could get the fascinating Mrs.
Helen Dwelle Jenkins' $JOO.OOO worth of
jewels Into this country without paying
dulv on them. ,
-It Is reported that Information has
been placed in the hands of Collector
Continued en Lest Peg*.
•anted voucher*
portrait voucher merely as a routine
matter.
The report says:
"The conclusion reached by your
committee seems Irresistible that either
this *um of $1,600 was Jointly misap
propriated by Michael and Morrison or
Individually by Michael.
"Michael, who 1s now holding the re-
tponelble position of consul general at
Calcutta, and Morrison, who still holds
perhaps the more responsible position
of disbursing clerk of the state de-
partment, should have long since been
removed from office, and even now It Is
not too late to remove both of said
officials for the good of the |
service and the Integrity of pufil
flclal*."
The report, which la voluminous,
goes over the entire portrait mystery,
which the committee attempted to clear
It say* In part:
not finished Its
labors, but In view of the fact that even
an amount aa email aa $1,000 Is either
unaccounted for or accounted for In a
most unreaaonable manner, both offi
cers still holding responsible position*
under Federal authority, It Is deemed
wise that this report should be made
with the hope that executive authority
may relieve the public service."
SPECIAUiliEE
$1,250,000 HOTEL
- NEAR KISTOFFICE
Realty Trust Company and
J. P. Pound Are Behind
the Project.
TO HAVE TWELVE FLOORS
Old Guard Doesn’t Want South
Carolina Governor
’ as a Guest.
ALL OTHERS ARE INVITED
His Charges Against T. B.
Felder Cause of Action of
Ancient Organization.
New Building Will Occupy
Block in Forsyth, Poplar
and Luckie-sts.
House Adopts McElreath’s
Resolution For Its Ap
pointment.
Commission government Is expected
to cut a big figure at this session of the
legislature and Walter McEtreath, of
Fulton, mad* the first break In the
house to prepare for the Inundation of
charter, bills. Mr. McElreath's reso
lution. which was adopted, provides for
an additional committee of eighteen
members to handle all charter and (com
mission bills of a general nature.
This wa* done, Mr. McElreath ex-
latned, to keep down much of the work
efere the house. The committee was
..intruded by the resolution to prepare
a general bill In blanket form for char
ters of cities. The munlclpelltles will
be grouped tn classes according to tltelr
Continued on Last Page,
Atlanta Is to have a new $1,260,060
hotel.
This Is not guess work or speculation,
hut I* assuredly definite. Listen to the
details.
The hotel will be twelve stories In
height. It wifi contain 400 rooms. The
lots on which It will stand represent
2600,000 of real estate values. The
building will cost $660,000. The fur
nishings will represent 1100,060. Add
these sums together and there Is a total
of $1,260,000.
The hotel will have a frontage of 200
feet In Forsyth-at., occupying the en
tire west aide of the block between
Luckle and Poplar-ata. It will be be
tween the new postoffice and the For
syth building and on the same side of
Foreyth-st. as Chose structure*. Fifty
feet of the site nearest Lurkle-at. Is 90
feet deep. The remaining 160 feet la 80
feet In depth. A ten-foot alley runs
along the rear, giving exposure from
three streets and an alley
Governor Cole E. Blease, of South
Carolina, will not be Invited to be pres
ent *t the Gate City Guard’s greet cfl-
ebratlon at Piedmont park next Octo
ber.
Every' ■ other governor of a state
which sec Med from the Union 60 years
■go will be tendered an Invitation.
The organisation's decision not to
Invite Governor Blease grew out of that
official's recent demand on the govern
or of Georgia for the person of Thomas
B. Felder, a prominent Atlanta attor
ney. The Carolina executive preferred
chargee of attempted bribery against
Mr. Felder, who denounced them a*
malicious and a trick of politics. The
requisition was refused by Governor
Brown after the leading lawyera of
Atlanta hod rallied to the defense of
their colleague. Blesae then caused to
he published an offer of a 1200 reward
for the arrest and delivery In South
Carolina of Colonel Felder.
The old guard of the Gat# City Guard
some time ego Instructed Captain Jo
seph F. Burke, Its commander, to In
vite the governors and military organi
sations of all the seceding states to
take pari In the fall celebration. After
the Bleaae-Felder Incident the guard
met again and Instructed Captain
Burke to omit the Invitation to Gov
ernor Blease. The Carolina troops will
b» Invited, however, and a man In
touch with the military forces there
says the refusal to Invite the governor
will not be taken by them aa a reflec
tion on their state, and they will accept
the Invitation.
TO
GAVEL IN HOUSE;
SLATONIN SENATE
Atlantan W£as Not Opposed
For Place Which May
Mean Governorship.
JOHN N. HOLDER.
His only opponent for the house
speakership has withdrawn, leaving
the former speaker unopposed for
re-election.
FAILTOSCORE POINT
Witness They Relied Upon
Doesn’t Give Testimony
Expected.
KNEW NOTHING ON HINES
MANY NEW FACES SEEN
IN BOTH THE HOUSES
Assembly Organizes on Open
ing Day and Will Soon Get
Down to Work.
Never Heard Lumberman Say
.Jsorimer’s Election
Cost $100,000.
Th,
hotel
projecting an office building for phyal-
elans, surgeons end dentists In the same
section, besides having engineered other
large deal*. Edwin P. Ansley Is acting
for the Realty Trust Company.
Mr. Pound I* the man who projected
the Patten hotel In Chattanooga and
the Seminole at Jacksonville, 'both
completed and in operation and th*
‘finest hotels in those cities. He head
IB ground floor will contain the j the company that rebuilt the Tulane
I office, lobbies, cigar and new*
I . Hgi
stand*, telegraph and telephone booth*
end other hotel features, beside* «lx or
eight atores and shops. All the upper
Doom will be exclusively for hotel pur
poses, with neressary banquet and as
sembly halls, etc.
Th* Men Behind IL
The Realty Trust Company, of At
lanta, and Jerome B. Pound, of Chatta.
nooga, are behind the project. The
Realty Trust Company built the For
syth theater and office building and la
hotel In Nashville and Is completing
the new Bristol hotel at Bristol, Tenn.-
Va. He Is at the head of the company
erecting the Henry IVatterson hotel In
Louisville and Is largely Interested In
a new hotel under contract at Young*,
town, Ohio. He helped to bring about
tha organisation of a 1100,oao hotel
company to build a new houae at Ma
con. his own home. With three hotels
built and In operation and three under
construction. It I* a safe bet he will put
Continued on Lest Pag*.
LITTLETON HELPS IN FIGHT
FOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION
Measure Will Be Introduced
Soon in Present Legis
lature.
Dr. Littleton, who represented
Richmond county In the legislature In
the session* of Ii09-I$ll, and who was
ths author of the Littleton bill for com
pulsory education, ragia to Atlanta
Wednesday In ths Interest of compul
sory education legislation.
Altho his two-years light for such a
measure waa fruitless. Dr. Littleton
•tpi ha* high hopes that the present
seaalon will enect legislation which will
Ive to the 20,000 Illiterate white chll-
ren of Georgia a chance In life. He
discussed th* matter Wednesday with a
number of the legislators who are In
terested In such a measure, and a bill
similar to the Littleton blit will he In
troduced early In the session.
The State Federation of Women's
Clubs le squarely behind the compul
sory education movement and In co
operation with The Georgian has rought
for li for two years. There le little
doubt that the movement will win this
year.
DR. J. R. LITTLETON.
Washington, June 28/—Rush Culver,
a lawyer and lumberman of L’Aneo,
Mich., proved a snag for the opponent*
of Senator Lorlmer before the Investi
gation commltteo today. An effort
made to show that he had heard Ed
ward Hines say In Marquette, Mich.,
at the drug store of Shelby B. Jones, n
brother-in-law of Culver, that Lnri-
mer's election had cost imo.ono, or "a
barrel of money," failed completely.
Culver, who appeared to he a candid,
straightforward witness, said he could
recall no such conversation. He had
knoa-n Hines for flvo or six years and
had had small business dealings with
him. Hines Impressed upon him that
he wa* a doe* friend of Lorlmer and
had aided him In hla electlone. Such
aid went so far as to raise campaign
funds for Lorlmer. These conversations
about the campaign funds related to
Lorlmer'* election to the house of rep
resentatives end not to the senate, the
witness said.
He had never talked to Hines about
Lorlmer'* election to the senate. He
thought that hla brother-in-law, Jonet,
had heard Hines speak of helping Lorl
mer tn his congressional contests and
he erroneously considered It Senator
Continued on Last Pag*.
pleaIrIrse
Judge Newman Refuses Writ
of Habeas Corpus For
Banker. -
LAWYERS WILL APPEAL
Court Believes Sentence Would
Hold For 10 Years—Rest
in Doubt.
Unless th* United States circuit court
of appeals takes a different view of
the case than Judge Newman, Charles
W. Morse, former multl-mllllonalre fin
ancier. will get ho relief thru the habeas
corpus route from serving his flfteen-
year sentence In Ihe Federal peniten
tiary In Atlanta.
Judge Newman denied the applica
tion for the writ of habeas corpus Wed
nesday morning and Immediately At
torney Reuben R. Arnold, who. with
Attorney Lamar Hill, la acting for the
former banker, took exception to the
Judge's decision and announced his de
termination to appeal the case to the
circuit court of appeals.
At 10 o'clock Attorney Arnold began
a continuation of the argument which
he began last Saturday, and he spoke
until 11:20 o'clock. During this hour
and a half he made *n eloquent and
forceful argument for ths man who
once possessed millions and who la now
serving what Mr. Arnold declared was
practically a life sentence.
if* insisted that the sentence. was
Continued on Lett Pag*.
Another general assembly of Goor- j
gla rams Into' existence at ID o'clock
Wednesday morning, when tha legisla
ture of 1911 'and 1912 was formally
convened. The assembly will remain
In session for 60 legislative day*.
Sleton Elected President.
Notwithstanding the fact that J. E.
Sheppard, of the Thirteenth district.
Araericus, was slated to run a strong
race against John M. Slaton, of At
lanta, for the presidency of the Georgia
senate, hla name was never placed and
Slaton was elected by a unanimous
vote shortly after the senate convened
Wednesday morning.
Mr. Slaton's name was placed In
nomination by W. S. Morris, of the
Eighteenth district. Augusta, and sec
onded by E. A. Copeland, of the Nine
teenth district, Greensboro.
The senate opened Ita session prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, and proceeded In the
most quiet manner to elect Its officers.
Charles Northen, aa predicted, was
elected clerk without opposition.
Tho election of A. O. Blalock, of ths
Twenty.sixth rllrrln. Kn vettevll: \
whose name for president pro tem was
"placed by E. A. Copeland, of the Nine
teenth district, Greensboro, waa unani
mous.
Flynn Hargett, of Muacogee, was re-
elected messenger of the senate with
but slight opposition, receiving 26 votes.
Henry Powell, of Dooly, received six
votes for th* office.
Henry H. Stephens was elected door
keeper by a unanimous vote. Ho Is
from Coweta county.
Holder Is Ro-eleoted.
John N. Holder, of Jackson county,
was re-elected speaker of the house at
10:80, the vote being 168, which waa
unanimous, as no other candidates were
placed In nomination.
Hon. Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, waa as
signed th* honor of making tho nomi
nation. which waa quickly seconded by
Hon. W. H. Bui-well, of Hancock coun
ty, who had withdrawn from the race.
Secretary Charles S. Northen of tho
last senata, rapped tho upper house to
order, while Clerk John T. Bolfeulllet.
of the last houae, wielded the gavel In
the hall of representatives. Members
of tha clergy asked divine guidance Pjr
both bodies and than came, the real
business. In groups of live and *lx
the senators and representatives. In
alphabetical order, advanced to the bar
of their respective housee and took the
oath of office, Justices of the supreme
court swearing them In. Election/ nt
senate end houae officers were next
In order.
Elective officers of the senate. In the
order of their selection, are: Presi
dent, secretary, president pro tem me*,
senger and doorkeeper. In the house
these officer* are speaker, clerk,
speaker pro tem, messenger and door
keeper. Secretary Northen and Clerk
Bolffeulllet, who have served thru sev
eral sessions, were unopposed.
Holder Unopposed.
Representative W. H. Hopkins, who
had been a candidate for speaker of
the house, withdrew Tuesday after
noon, leaving Speaker John N. Holder,
of tho last house, unopposed for re-
election. Senator A. O. Blalock, for
president pro tem of the senate, wax
unopposed. The principal lights have
been waged for president of the senata
and speaker pro tem of tho house,
candidates for the former being Sen
ator John M. Slaton, of Atlanta, and
Senator J. T. Sheppard, of Americas.
The latter office haa been sought by
Representative Carl Vinson, of Mll-
ledgevllle. and Representative M. C.
Tarver, of Dalton.
Several candidates have been cam
paigning all week for eenate and house
messengers end doorkeeper*, the tatter
being Confederate veteran*.
With election* disposed of. each
house will adopt a resolution fo notify
the other It Is formally organized and
ready for business, and each win send
a committee to the governor tn notify
him the legislature la In working or
der.
Capitol Is Crowded.
The corridor* of the eapltol won
crowded during the morning In advnn
of the eeeembllng of the two hou*<
numbered In the crowds being th*
new eenators and representatives,
members of former assemblies, state
house officials, politicians from h*r*
and there over tho state and many
plain rltlzens. Tho visitor* occupied
■eats In the galleries during the open
ing c-remnnie*.
Attaches of th* eapltol had put ev
erything In shipshape for the opening
of the seaelon. legislative chambers
lobbies and committee room* having
been thoroughly renovated, furniture
Cleaned end polished and other prepara,
tlons made.
The legislative machinery l> now in
motion and th* mill will continue to
grind well Into August There Is mi
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