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The Atlanta Georgian
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN"
AND NEWS
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
8P0T COTTON.
Atlanta, nominal; 14c. Liverpool, firm;
7.02. Ntw York. qutot; 11.50. Favannah,
nominal; Augusta, quiet; 14c. Gal-
veeton. steady; 12c. Norfolk, steady; 13%.
Houston, quiet; ISc. Memphis, nominal;
14c. Mobile, nominal; 14%.
V01, LX. NO. 306.
HOME(4TH) edition
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911.
HOM E (4TH) EDITION PRICE:
IN GRIP OF UNCLE SAM
Latest Special Message to the
Senate Is Scathing
Denunciation.
MENTIONS “DICK” LETTER
Denies That Brother Charley
Spoke to Him of Land
Grants.
Washington, July 27.—Denouncing In
itrotig terras “tha blttemeaa and vsn-
,1 nt those who tAka,active part In
.very dlKuaalon of Alaakan Issues"
ml asserting that “tho acrimony of
Iplrtt and tho Intense malice that have
V.0 engendered In reepect to the ad-
T.lnlet ration of government ln.Aloeka
ml In the consideration of meaauree
Imposed for her relief and tho wanton
lerkkesness and eagerness with which
■'tempts have been made to besmirch
the Characters of high officials having
lc do with tbe'Alaskan government and
,r*n of persona not In public Ufa, pre
condition that, call* for con-
damnation anil that the public be
imrned." President Taft has sept to
th, senate a special message In re-
■pansa to the resolution adopted by
•tut senate on June 87 calling upon the
prurient to turn over to that body
ill data In bla possession relating to
•tpllcatlons for land and land rights
fronting on Controller bay. Alaska. The
iretuge, outside the facts called for.
I, a rcalhlng attack on the “muck-
raker,"
Refer, to "Dear Dick" Letter.
President Taft referred to the "Dear
Pick” letter, the now famous epistle
Involving the president In the alleged
Controller bay monopoly and which has
mysteriously disappeared from tho tiles
of tha Interior department according to
Vlas St F. Abbott
"Flio Is really responsible for Its
tricked fabrication. If It ever existed,
or for the viciously false statement
mad* as to Its authenticity, Is Imma
terial for the purposes of this commu-
nlratlon,* says Ur. Taft
In unequivocal terms. President Taft
dentes that his brother Charles ever
■poke to him about tha Controller bay
pants, and be continues: “He
‘Charles P. Taft) baa no Interest In
Alaska and nsver had nor does ha
remember ever having met Richard
Ryan," the alleged author of the let
SOUTHERN LOAN GO.
FFICERSARRESTED
BY U.S. INSPECTORS
Charged With Scheme to De
fraud and Promoting Lot
tery Thru Mails.
FOUR HELD UNDER BOND
Company Which Has Recently
Figured in Fraud Suits is
Again in Limelight.
Richard Purvis, president; Ernest O.
Helm, vice president; Ouy King, sec
retary and treasurer, and W. N. Smith,
termer secretary, of the Southern Loan
and Trust Company, were arrested Juyt
before noon Thursday by Postofflee In
spector G. R, Cellar and L. X Baley,
special agent of the bureau of Investi
gation of the department of Justice.
The warrants upon which the four
men were arrested were Issued Monday
by United States Commissioner W. Col
quitt Carter, and charge them with
using tha United States malls In fur
therance of a scheme to defraud, and
promoting a lottery scheme, In tbs op
erations of the Southern Loan and
Trust Company, which cavers many
Southern states.
The maximum penalty for either of
fense Is live yean In prison, a 8600 fine,
or both.
Inspector Cellar arrested Smith In
the office of a local Insurance agency.
Deputy United States Marshal Rein
hardt arrested King and Special Agent
Baley arrested Purvis and Helm, In
front of the Fourth National bank
Atlanta From a New Angle
Battleships of North Atlantic
Squadron Will Serve
as Prey.
om the building.
set August
Hearing on
i18.
ter.
Ballinger's Denial Appended.
the dents.
The president appends the denial of
ferretary Ballinger that he ever re
ceived such s letter from Ryan and
Ryan s denial that ha ever met Charles
P. Taft
Tha message recites that In Decem
ber, 1909, Richard 8. Ryan, represent
ing th* Controller Railway and Navl-
Itllon Company, i
that, then United
tract of land containing 18,000 acres
an the northeast shore nf Controller
lay. to be need as a railroad terminal
•nil for marine purposes. The atten
tion of the navy department was called
» the application and the question of
ntabllehlng a naval station there was
dlwoMed, hut the deportment decided
In tha negative.
Tha president then states that the
Continued on Last Page.
NEW 20-MILE RAILROAD
IS GRANTED CHARTER
. Secretary of State Phil Cook, on Thur«-
granted a charter to tho Oroeno
County railroad, with $150,000 capital
“Kk. for the construction of a 20*mile
Jwced between Apalachee, on the Cen-
JW of Georgia, and Monroe, on the
GeineavW* Midland and Monroe roads.
7- H. Patterson and others, of Atlanta,
dtlsena of Morgan and Walton coun-
“re incorporators. This company will
over the 6-ralle Boatwlck railroad.
!? w constructed between Apalachee and
catwlck. and extend It to Monroe. It
W«r later be extended from Apalachee to
weenab-iro, connecting the county teats
01 Greene and Walton counties.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
July 23,1911, six days to
the week:
, „ p a a Js d 2,484
Journal .\ 1,878
Constitution 1,028
On yesterday the AUan-
ia papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
559
Journal 319
Constitution 194
sfgsiirjstui b " r '
B ,h J M who ara sut of a po-
ThL" SL who dsslre a better one,
“nc.r a * 0Ra,Ar i prints went ede
W.JLJ.fo. eiesellleetlon “Situation,
free. Other classifications
0N « CENT A WORD
data for tha preliminary hear-
lug. Napier, Wright A Cox and J. F.
McClelland have been retqjned aa coun
sel for the men.
For montbe past George M. Sutton,
postofflee Inspector In charge of the At
lanta discussion, has had charge of tha
Investigation for the government which
led to the arrests, and Special Agent
Baley and Inspector Cellar have been
he arrests wers made the four
men were taken to the office of Com
mtssloner Carter, where members of the
legal ftrm came to confer with them.
They deemed little perturbed while
awaiting tha arrangements for bond,
which they claimed they would readily
give.
A* to the alleged scheme to use the
mall for fraud ' purposes, PreMdcnt
Purvis and Attorney Wright claimed
they had a complete defense. Aa to the
charge of furthering a lottery scheme.
President Purvis stated that the com
pany's contract waa originally submit
ted to Postofflee Inspector R. C. Ban-
nerman formerly of this division, but
now located at Bed Granite, Wls., and
that the said contract was changed, ac
cording to R&nnerman’s suggestions, to
conform with tho postal regulations.
He practically claims Bannerman's O.
K. on the coptract, which will be the
defense to the lottery charge. Atlanta
Inspectors deny this statement and say
ho such O. K. was ever given by In
spector Bannerman.
President Purvis and Attorney Wright
made another statement that It certain
Continued on Lest Page.
OLD CLOCK IS GONE; „
TOWER COMING DOWN
A GREAT TACTICAL FIGHT
Arrival of Twelve Destroyers
Presages *Sharp Activity
After Nightfall.
Provinoetown, Mass, July 27.—Every,
thing Is In readiness today for two das.
perate tactical night attacks of the tor
pedo flotilla upon the battleships of the
north Atlantlo squadron with tha full
complement of 48 naval craft now In
the harbor, of which thirteen are dread
noughts. The flags of flrst rear ad
mirals, one of them the commander-ln.
chief, now afloat at Cape Cods tip are
Am follows:
The blue flag of Admiral Hugo Oa-
terhaua, on the Connecticut, of the flrst;
the red ensigns of Admirals Charles J.
Barger Aaron Ward and Howard, of
the Vermont Missouri and Virginia,
second, third and fourth divisions, re
spectively.
The arrival of thq submarines Gray
ling, Bonita, Narwhal. Salmon, Snap
per, Stingray and Tarpon, with the
Casttn* and Severn as a convoy from
Newport, has enlivened the prospects of
some Interesting work before Saturday
rooming. Twelve /destroyers, namely,
the full seventh -and all of the eighth
division exoept the Roe.' with three of
other divisions, have also arrived and
presage sharp activity In the fleet aft
er nlghtfalL
Photo* by Matbewson, v
TWO VIEW8 FROM THE NEW GEORGIAN TERRACE HOTEL.
At th* top i* a view toward? Georgia Tech, showing its building* and a faint suggestion of the mountains
In the background. At the bottom I* Atlanta’s sky-line from a new viewpoint. The erection of the great hotel
at Peachtree and Pence DeLeon give* the photographers a . new eminence from which to point their cameras.
AD MEN “MADE GOOD”
• WITH BIG EDITION
The Atlanta Ad Men's club made good
with Its special edition nf The Georgian
Wednesday, The club will have money
to pay expenses of the trip to the Bos
ton convention next week and to epend
In landing tha 1918 national convention
for Atlanta.
Thejnemben of the Atlanta club hus
tled far several days and rounded up
ng sufficient fores 18-page pa
per Wednesday afternoon. They will
it-a liberal proportion of all business
ne Georgian on that day.
Aviator Remains in the .Air
Four Hours and Two
Minutes.
WEATHER IS FAVORABLE
Birdman* Failed, However, in
His Ambition to Surpass
Feat of Loridon.
Photo by Matheweon.
. DEMOLISHED TOWER.
Workmen tearing down cupola at
court hbuse, where new bonding will
soon replace battered structure.
Hempstead, N. Y, July 27.—BL'Crelx
Johustone, of Chicago, flying In an all-
American Molesant monoplane, estab
lished a new endurance record for
America 'on Hempstead heath foday.
Starting at 6:14 o’clock. Johnstone re
mained aloft until 9:18. when he was
compelled by motor trouble to descend.
He had been lo the air then four hours
and two minutes In sustained flight,
haring broken the old American record
of 8 hour* and 19 minutes 49 1-8 sec
onds made by Phil O. Formal»e In a
Wright machine at San Francisco In
January, 191L by IS minutes and 10 1-3
seoonde.
The aviator’s motor went wrong at
the Westbury turn of the course after
he had covered approximately 196
miles. Altho Johnstone broke the Amer
ican record, he failed In h/s effort to
break the world’s record of 11 hours
and 45 minutes, made by Loridon on
July 31.
Weather conditions were perfect for
the flight, the light enteriy wind being
scarcely strong enough to ripple the
flags upon the pylons which marked
the course.
Maintaining a speed estimated at
about a mile a minute, the aviator shot
over the course, his machine working
with dock-like regularity.
Maintaining an altitude of about 300
feet, Johnstone kept hla machine on a
level keel with scarcely a deviation
from the regular course.
When Johnstons started his machine
carried three connecting fuel tanka
carrying 40 gallons of gasoline. As this
diminished hie speed Increased. To
gether with Johnstone’s weight, the
machine carried a burden all told of 600
pound*. ■
7 NEGROES ARE KILLED
IN SEABOARD WRECK
Hamlet, N. C, July 27,-In a head-
on collision between a freight train and
a negro excursion train In the yards of
the Seaboard Air Line here this after
noon seven of th* excursionist* were
crushed to death. The excursion train
was bound for Charlotte and the pas
sengers were singing merrily when the
two train* hit. Seven bodies have been
recovered; ten are mining.
Members of the club expreseed to Th*
Georgian Thursday their • appreciation
of tha'paper's courtesy-In offering It*
eld toward raising funds for the Boa
ton trip. The edition was more suc
cessful than tbty and they
are well pleased.
About 60 Atlanta advertising men
will ’ leave Saturday for Boston, with
the slogan "Atlanta Always Ahead,”
determined to land th* 1918 meeting for
their hnflM«tfnbiaJhiiMMM8 ,n 111
It.
SLATED TO BE CHIEF.
OF ATLANTA POLICE
Jennings Makes Application
For Retirement as Predicted
in The Georgian.
A* was predicted exclusively In The
Georgian Wednesday, Police Chief Jen
nings' application for a pension has
been signed and presented to Carlos
Mason, chairman of tho police board.
The chief asks for a pension on the
grounds of physical disability, and
Health Officer Kennedy examined hlmj
Wednesday afternoon.* The application
Will probably reach Acting Mayor Can
dler Thursday and a hearing will be
given Chief Jennings Friday morning.
When the mayor approve* It, It Is ready
for Anal action by the general council,
There Is no doubt but that the reso
lution will be finally approved and
new chief (elected within a short lime.
Interest now centers on the promotions
In the department.
Beavers For th* Place.
It Is said that a caucus of the police
board was held Wednesday night and
that all but three votes will be for Cap
tain J. L. Beavers for chief. The mi
nority, Commissioners Clark, Hum
phrey and Barnes, favor Assistant Chief
El L. Jett for the place. Sergeant C. P.
Connolly la said to be the mpst likely
of th* aspirants to the captaincy, and
Ooorge C Bullard; detective; will, prob
ably be elected to th* sergeant vacancy.
There la more probability, tho, of
fights for th* lower positions than for
that of chief. Captain Beavers’ elec
tion aa chief la assured.
Chief Ready to Retire.
I have asked to be retired on a pen
sion,” said Chief Jennings Thursday
morning, “for the reason that I am in
bad shape physically and feel tbe need
of a rest from’ the arduous duties and
responsibilities of this office. For the
past tour or live years I have been
troubled with an old Injury that has
caused me much suffering. I have said
nothing about It, however, but have
bolstered myself the beat I could and
have gone on attending to my duties
I have worked day and night many
times when I felt that I should really
be In birf.
'I have given the city the best serv
ice at-my command, and believe I will
retire with the respect and good will
of th# whole city. 1 feel that my ad
ministration of th* effle* of chief baa
been dean and above reproach, and. It
the pension la granted ms I will turn
over the reins of office to my successor
wltb a clear conscience. If the pension
should not be granted, I will continue to
do my beet.”
Chief
the police force for 34 year*, serving as
patrolman, sergeant, captain and chief.
He has held the office of chief for six
years. During Ua long service he has
won the distinction of never even being
reprimanded.
MOROCCAN TANGLE
II
British Statesmen Continue
Work of Shaping Deter*
mined Policy,
SPAIN MAY BE DRAWN IN
ASSEMBLY INVITES
J
Senate Adopts Resolution Urg
ing. Presidential Probability
to Address Legislature.
HAS UNANIMOUS VOTE
Former Georgian, Governor of
Alew JeT-sey and “Man of the
Hour” Honored.
Ths.Dcmooratlc party la facing th* best
opportunity It hss Rad since 1851to seeur*
sntlr* control of tho natConil government,
t now hat s majority In the house, nearly
majority In the eenate, and a splendid
pportunlty to win the pretldency next
year. It all dspsnda, however, on the nom
inee. Should tha wrong man be eetected
the opportunity would be thrown away.
Th* Osorglqn btlltvet that at present
Hit political career hat been brief but
brilliant. If In the next twelve monthi he
maintain# the record he hat made to far,
no other Democrat wilt have Wilson’s
strength.
•o, believing that Its reader* desire to
kttp specially In touch with ths career of
thle logical leader. The Georgian will pub
lish a complete report of Wflaon'e aecom-
R llahmtnte In hie own atate and mirror
it opinions of him expreatad by others
Woodrow Wilton, governor of New
Jersey and presidential possibility, will
be Invited to address the general as
sembly of Georgia.
Senator W. J. Harris, of th* Thirty-
eighth district, put a Joint resolution
thru the senate early Thursday morn
ing asking Mr. Wilson to come to At
lanta before the session adjourned for
the purpose of making an address. U
le expected that the house will sus
pend the rules and concur at once with
the senate's action.
Considerable Interest was attached to
the senate's prompt action la granting
unanimous consent to put the Har
ris resolution so promptly. Inasmuch as
Mr. Wilson Is being groomed by the
progressive Democrats for th* presi
dency In 1913.
The Harris resolution Is as follows:
"Be It resolved, the senate, with
house concurring. That Woodrow Wil
son. governor of New Jersey and for
mer Georgian, he Invited to address a
Joint session of the legislature.'’
Gravity of the Situation
Preying Heavily Upon
King George.
CAPTAIN J. L. BEAVERS.
He le considered a certain successor
to Henry Jennings a» chief of police.
MONEY TRUST NEXT
FOR INVESTIGATION
Washington, July 27.—The house
rules committee today decided to in
vestlgate th* "money ■ trust of Wall
Street” as provided for In the resolution
by Representative Ltndburg, of Minne-
sota, who wants to determine whether
or not there la a great banking combi
nation. The committee heard Repre
sentative Ltndburg today and will re
port hla resolution at its next meeting.
Representative Ltndburg declared that
the money trust Is strong enough to
bring on a panic any time and that It
should be Investigated by congress.
SID HOLLAND BURIED
II
REPORTED GREAT BRITAIN +
+ IS PREPARING FOR WAR +
+ a +
-I- London, July 27.—According to
+ p story printed here today, th* .
+ admiralty has ordered all shore +
+ leave stopped and all officers on +
+ extended leaves of absence re- +
+ called. The second division of tha +
+ home fleet has also been ordered +
+ to coal Immediately.' These orders +
-I- are supposed to have been Issued +
-i- In expectation of further develop- +
+ ments In the Moroccan situation. +
+ +
Funeral services over the remains of
J. Bid Holland, who dropped dead Wed
nesday morning while superintending
work In the new city hall, of which he
was custodian, were conducted at
Jennings has been a member of o'clock Thursday afternoon from the
residence, 411 East Falr-st., by Rev. T.
P. Cleveland. The pallbearers named
from among a few, .,f hlc hundreds of
friends throughout the city, were John
E. McClelland. R. E. Charles, M. C.
Martin, J. T. McWaters, John Jentsen
-J
London, July 27.—Rrltlsh statesmen
continued today to ehape a determined
policy In the Moroccan ■ situation and
Important conferences were held at the
foreign office between Premier Asquith
Home Secretary Wlneton Churchill and
Foreign Minister Grey.
The presence In England of King Al
fonso and ths knowledge that he had
arranged a meeting'with Foreign Min'
later Gray. gava rise to. unofficial re
porta .today that Spain la gradually be.
Ing drawn Into th* diplomatic tangle
which has already embroiled England.
Germany and France,
lpaln has large Interests In Morocco,
der tacit agreement with France,
she haa consented to French military
patrol, a circumstance which has al
ready proved hateful to Germany.
The tensity of the situation, coupled
with th* gravity of tha British consti
tutional crisis, la preying heavily upon
King CJeorge and the king’s health la
said to be suffering In consequence.
PARI8 ANXIOU8LY~AWAITS
DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLAND
Parle, July 27.—With Franco-German
negotiations In th* Moroccan situation
deadlocked, developments of British ac
tivity were Impatiently anticipated to
day. It was hoped that official state
ments, promised by Foreign Minister
Grey and Premier Asquith, of England,
would partially clear the atmosphere, or
at least make plain the Anal attitude
which Great Britain will adopt toward
Germany.
PASSEDBI HOUSE
After Long Debate and At
tempts to Amend Labor
Bill Wins Victory.
ALEXANDER STIRS HEARERS
Cuts Down Working Hours For
Women and Children in
Georgia Cotton Mills.
and Thomas Oallagher. The Interment
was at Oakland.
Mr. Holland, who had spent almost
his entire life In Atlanta, was known to
hundreds of her cltlBens and had th*
happy faculty of making and holding
friends wherever he met them. He was
a Confederate veteran and waa several
times commandsr of Camp Walker and
at th* time of his sudden death held the
office of treasurer. Three times he was
a member of the general council and ha
had held tbe office of custodian of the
ty hair since it was created.
During tbe past few yean hla health
had been bad and hla physician* had
warned him to be careful of a weak
heart, but bla death came aa a shock
and surprise to all who knew him.
The city hall office* were closed dur
ing the hour of the funeral and the en
trances to th* building draped In
mourning. A floral tribute waa sent
by city ball oOJclni: *sd employees.
As a culmination of the longest de
bate of this eesalon, the house Thurs
day morning, after refusing to table
th* bill by a vote of 73 lo 88 and voting
down all amendments, passed, by a vole
of ill to 40, the bill Introduced by Mr.
Tarver, of Whitfield, and Mr. Tlpplns,
of Appling, curtailing th* hours of la
bor In machine shops, cotton factories
and mill* lot ten hours per day Instead
of th* eleven hours as Is new provided.
Representatives McElreath and Brown,
of Fulton, were absent when ths vote
was taken, and Representative West
moreland voted against Its passage.
Many speeches In support of the bIH
were Ailed with pathos. The poor chil
dren and women who have to labor for
their daily bread In lb* cotton mills of
Georgia were eulogised by speakers of
both sides, thoss favorinai tha passage
of the bill pleading for an extra hour
for rest each day and those opposing
the bill declaring that were the bill lo
become a law the Saturday half-boll-
day would be denied workers.
Alexander Stirs Houss.
Tha. speech of Hooper Alexander, of
Do Kalb, pleading with the members to
give this relief to the laboring masses,
attracted more attention than possibly
sny other In th* debate. Mr. Alexan
der. In his usual eloquence, described
the bad conditions of ths atmosphsre In
the cotton mills, the breathing of tho
lint by ths children and tbe broken
health and-sickness which resulted. He
declared that the enacting of such a -
law would give an extra hour of fresh
air to that class each day.
Borne or th* supporters of the bill
asked for It to be recommitted, so that
amendments could be added, providing
that they could work eleven hours each
day but not more than 80 hours per
week. This, they argued, would give
them h half-holiday on Saturday. Oth
ers wished the bill tabled so that suit
able amendments could be prepared
arranging such a proviso, but the mo
tion of Mr. Harrell, of Stewart, to ta
ble was defeated by a vote of 73 for
lo 18 against. Amendments were sent
up providing ■ 84-hour limit per week
and allowing employees to work such
hours each day a* might be arranged
between the employer and employee,
but that was promptly voted down.
When the vote on the passage of the
bill waa announced, 138 for to 4D
against, the houss had consumed three
hours In debate and consideration of
■he bill, and adjournment followed Im
mediately.