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Some Strong Points
OF THE
TRUST COMPANY OF GA.
Equitable Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
This Company has an exceptionally LARGE CAPITAL, of Half a
Million Dollars.
It has Surplus and Undivided Profits of J171.070.0I besides, and In
addition Its stockholders are liable for half a million more.
This Company OWNS IT8 BUILDING. •
This Company has an unusually STRONG DIRECTORATE
This Company pays 3 I-l per cent INTEREST and COMPOUNDS It
QUARTERLY. ,
Why not be Identified with this STRONG Bank?
ERNEST WOODRUFF, Pres. J. CARROLL PAYNE, Vice Pres.
WM. 8. McKEMIE, Treasurer.
CLIFFORD L. ANDERSON
DR. A. W. CALHOUN
CHARLES A. CONKLIN
CHARLES A. DAVIS
THOMAS K. GLENN
JOEL HURT
HUGH T. INMAN
DIRECTORS:
ROBERT J. LOWRY
H. E W. PALMER
J. CARROLL PAYNE
W. O. RAOUL
CHAR A. WICKERSHAM
GEORGE WIN8HIP
ERNEST WOODRUFF
‘MAKING OF A NEWSPAPER”
TOLD GEORGIAN CARRIERS
On6 Hundred and Twenty-Five Route Boys
Assembled Friday Night to Hear Talk'
• by Alfred Zimmerman.
WORK OF PARDON BOARD
TOUCHES HUMAN SIDE
Court of Mercy Always Open—Many Pardons
Granted—Commission Can Accept
Evidence Submitted.
Only
By JOHN REE8E.
Is the prison commission of Georgia
granting too many pardons and com
mutations?
There Is a well defined distinction
between "pardon" and "commutation, 1
though the practical effect, so far as
the liberty of the party la concerned, Is
Identlral. A pardon not only restores
liberty, but the right to vote. Com
mutation of sentence gives liberty, but
does not restore the right of franchise.
< Georgia's prison commission has
been In existence for about eight years.
The commission practically dominate*
the guidance of the state's convict la
bor and It passes upon every applica
tion for pardon. While the governor'*
signature Is necessary, and he, after
nil. forms the court of final appeal, no
Instance Is of record where the chief
executive passed a case over the com
mission's head. '
r Undoubtedly strong pressure
brought to bear on the commission In
most cases to Influence favorable ac
tion. At every monthly and special
meeting held, from five to twenty law
yers nre present to argue for clients.
But this Is not the hard part of the
commission’s work. Often old and
sorrow-bowad women come there to
plead for waywnrd sun* or husbands.
Though the convict baa no shadow of
ground on which to base a plea, the
commissioners must steel their heart*
to the tears ami plea* and act accord
ing to the evidence.
A Court of Mercy.
Georgta’e commission la mad* up of
Chairman J. S. Turner, Hon. Tom
Eason and General Clement A. Evan*.
In their annual report of last year It la
stated:
"It frequently happen* that tha same
case Is heard and conaldered aereral
times, even after It has been declined,
on account of new facts or condition*
which have arisen, which are thought
to demand or appeal for the clemency
"ought. The commission never hesi
tates to re-open, and reconsider any
ALLEGED LOTTERY
TICKET^SMUGGLERS
TWO MEN ARRE8TED BY UNITED
8TATE8 MAR8HAL IN NEW
ORLEANS.
Hpcolil to The Georgian.
I’ensacola. Fla., June 3.—Deputy
United States Marshal Wolf yesterday
afternoon arrested M. L. Roch and
«"l Levy, on charges of conspiracy to
transport and market lottery tickets,
in violation of the federal law*.
f. W. Marsh, United .States com
missioner, fixed the b.,ml of the two
gentlemen at $1,000 ench. The bond*
readily furnished.
The arrest caused quite a sensation,
as both parties art prominent In busl
oesa her*.
I i ST U DY in marble or
A Bronze would be a very
charming wedding gift.
. 3 The refinement and
culture which the pres
ence of choice statuary be
speaks in the home is unmis
takable. Our marbles and
bronzes include large and
Fmall pieces with wide rnngc
of subjects. Medallions,
and busts and full-length fig
ures with pedestals of marble,
ebony or onyx.
Maier & B er £ e / e.
case already declined, believing that
the court- of mercy should be always
open to the condemned criminal. After
seven ygara of experience aa a board
of pardons the commission Is confl-
dent that this course has Improved the
conduct of the convicts, making their
discipline and behavior more exemp
lary, In order that they may earn fa-
vornble consideration."
Below la given the record from the
official report of the work of the par
don board for the years of 1304 and
1903. The official year of the commis
sion runs from June 1 of one year to
May 31 of the following year.
For the year beginning June 1, 1903,
and ending May 31, 1904, the record Is
as follows:
Capital Cases.
Recommended commutation to life
Imprisonment 5
Declined to recommend 18
Other Felonies.
Recommended pardons .. 30
Recommended to commutations .. 08
Declined to recommend 90
Misdemeanors.
Recommended pardons ..94
Recommended commutation* ..
Declined to recommend
Removal of Disabilities.
Felonies
Total 157
For that year there were 3,310 fel
ony or state convicts and 1,904 mis-
demeanors. Out of a total of 307 cases
considered, 197 received favorable ac
tion, Including 14 cases In which sim
ply disabilities were removed.
The report for the year beginning
June I, 1904. and ending May 31, 1900,
while showing a considerable Increase
In both state and misdemeanor con
victs, notes n decrease In the number
of petition* for clemency considered,
and a corresponding falling off In the
number given favorable action. The
offlclal record Is as follows:
Capital Cates.
Declined to recommend commuta
tion
Recommended commutation to life
sentence t
F OR those who like boys—and who
does not?—there was a great
sight In tha mailing room of The
Georgian Friday evening from 7:10
o'clock till nearly 10.
There were gathered together the Its
city carrier boys of The Oeorglan. They
assembled, acting’ on an Invitation,
without promise of reward and with
out suggestion of duress. That expla
nation la timely In view of the fact that
they came to listen to what they doubt
less thought was a dldgrtln talk. Hoys
usually don't respond vrry unanimous
ly to that sort of entertainment.
But the speech or lecture or talk, aa
one would have It, was about “The
Making of a Newspaper." Alfred Zim
merman, circulation manager of The
New York Evening World, and one of
the best-known newspaper men In
America, was the speaker. The hoys
were merely told when they reported
to the superintendent of carrier* Fri
day afternoon that If they com* around
to the office that evening they would be
old all about the making of the news-
• spars they deliver and would be told
io v they might earn more money than
they are now making.
They came In squads, platoons, flocks
and droves. Boms of them with long
routes In the edges of town doubtless
went without their suppers to be on
hand on time. Although 8 o’clock was
the hour appointed, fully a hundred
boys were assembled at 7:30 o'clock,
and many of them arrived at 7.
Who Zimmerman Is.
Mr. Zimmerman, who was to talk to
them, has been In Atlanta a week, and
baa spent most of that time In the cir
culation department of The Georgian.
He la an expert on circulation building
and circulation handling. Some years
ago he took charge of that department
of a paper In Newark, N. J., and In
creased the circulation so much and
made the service so nearly perfect that
lie was secured by The New York
Evening World and put In entire
charge of the distribution and handling
of the papers. Re knows the business
In Its every phase, having started out
as a seller of papers on the streets, ris
ing to the dignity of carrier of a route,
then working In the mailing room, and
so on up to the very top.
Because of having been a newsboy
himself he was able to talk In a man
ner that was thoroughly appealing to
the youngsters.
He started out by tracing tha making
of a paper, from the receipt In the of
fice of a "Up” oh a newe story, the
work of the reporter In getting It up
and writing It, the editing of it, and
then the mechanical work, which he
explained 111 detail—the work of the
copy-cutter, the linotype operator, the
makeup, the aterootyper, and the press
men.
Then he put before them the propo
sition that all of the great labor he had
outlined would go to waste absolutely
unless the papers, after being mad*
and printed,
scrlbers am
neaily and w
Then Mr. Zl
them the matl
u i-uuti-s. I
question, "Hoi
aubsrrlliars for
There e a-
squeal of rest
I tin
we deliver
uivlm-ers
tit missing
Herman to
of Increasing their
did It by putting the
would jou get new
he Georglnn?"
tremendous troble
One little fellow
squealed louder than anybody else that
he would “tell the people The Georgian
was the best paper In the South.”
The Line-Up.
He was brought up and placed be
side Mr. Zimmerman. 11s was No. 07,
You know*, .route boys have no names
They nil have numbers, and are proud
of them. All except No. :J, who hi
light eVery day nearly because they call
him the skltloo kid.
Mr. Zimmerman repealed the quo
after the clamor had subsided. No.
msnaged to throw his voice nbove all
the others, shouting: "Give ’em some
sample conies "
lie was brought up and placed beside
!fa *7.
Again Mr. Zimmerman repeated hi
query and No. 18 made more fuss than
aavVidy glim HI* step was to tell the
folks how the paper was made. He was
called to the front.
The question was put again and No.
39 yelled that he would “tall ’em It
had the heat editor In the South.'
came to the front In a hurry.
The next plan proposed was by No.
01, who said he would hand, the paper
Into each houae, clean and unrumpled.
Once again Mr. Zimmerman asked
for a suggestion and No. 8, so little he
could hardly be seen or heard, squeaked
that he would say the paper had leased
wires running everywhere.
There they were, six In a row. They
furnished an object leason, too, ae Mr.
Zimmerman painted out. The plan* Of
the six, he mid. If put Into effect by
any boy, would sure win a subscriber
If a boy would go to a non-subscriber
end say The Georgian was the beat pa-
G r in the South, as Na 07 suggested;
ivc n sample ropy, as No. 78 sug
gested; tell how the paper was made,
as Na 18 suggested; say It had the
beat editor In the South, os No. 39 sug
gested; hand In the paper, clean and
unrumplnl. aa Na 52 suggested, end
tell abouc the telegraph service, a« No.
6 suggested, there would be no trouble
In Increasing Ills route.
“Go on; Go onl" They 8houted.
Then Mr. Zimmerman, who had been
talking more than an hour, suggested
that It was time for him to quit.
“Go on, go onl" the boya shouted.
Which waa rather remarkable, In
view of the fact that they had already
got wise to the fact that there were
refreshments to come.
Hut the speaking was over. Then
each of the 130 boys was given a bottle
of coca-cola and a half pound of John
son's bejt candy. After the shouting
Incident to such nn occasion, the boys
all left for home, each provided with a
brand-new dime to pay for his car fare
both ways.
The entertainment was somewhat of
a novelty fur Atlanta.
STATE HAPPENINGS
IN CONDENSED FORM
Other Felonies.
Declined to recommend .. .... ,,
Recommended pardons
Recommended commutation of sen
tence
10
98
13
37
Tii
Misdemeanors,
Declined to reocmmtnd .. 38
Recommended pardon* 27
Recommended commutation of sen
tence 03
117
Removal of Disabilities.
Felonies
Misdemeanors
Favors Reform 8chool.
Special to The Georgian.
-Savannah, Ga,, June 3.—Superintend
ent Otl* Admore, of the city schools.
Is out In an Interview In which ho
strongly favor* a reform school for the
state of Georgia.
Brisk Factory 8old.
Special to The Georgian.
Whltesburg, Go., June 2.—J. C. Bass,
of Carrollton, has sold out his lnrgc
brick yard near Whltesburg on the
Chattahoochee river. Hon. J. P. Jones,
of Riverside, la the purchaser, and he
will enlarge the yard* and prepare to
do an extensive business.
For Solicitor General.
Special to The Georgian. ,
Barnesvtlle, Ga., June 1.—Colonel
-William Wallace Lambdln, of Barnes-
villa, has decided to enter the race ror
solicitor general of the Flint Judicial
circuit, and expects to make an active
campaign for the office. The election
Is more than two years olT, but several
have already made known their pur
pose to contest for the place.
Ginnery and Oil Mill.
Special to The Georgian.
Llsella, Ga., June 2.—Ltxell*. la to
have a new ginnery and probably an oil
mill *n connection soon. Componle*
have taken step* for their erection.
Total case* passed upon 278
For that year there were 3,380 state
convicts and 3,313 misdemeanors.
The annual report for the year eiid
Ing June 1, 1*08, Is now. In course of
preparation and exact figure* are not
obtainable. Secretary Ooodloe Yancey,
of the prison commission, however, ex
presses the view that the number of
pardons granted within the period cov
ered by the report will show a decrease
over the previous report.
Recently there has been some critl
clam that too many pardons are being
granted. Probably Qie outgrowth of
this criticism hinges upon some knotty
and aggravated coses considered by
the board within the past few months.
Has Been Criticism.
Among this elaao may be named the
Burrill Patterson case. WMI* Patter-
_ was not pardoned, but simply
saved from tha gallows to go to a life
time of servitude In the penitentiary,
many criticised the board for the ac
tion In going so far. Such criticism*
coma largely from people unfamiliar
with the Inner history of the case.
It I* not unfair to soy that perhaps
some secure pardons that are not ac
tually entitled to them, but that fault.
If sifted to Its Anal analysis, would not
rest upon the shoulders of the com
mission. but upon over-sealous people
who presented other than the facta.
The commission can only make careful
and hone n investigation of the data
rated.
Mayor 8trlously III.
Special to The Georgian.
Clordele, Ga.. June 3.—No change Is
reported In the condition of Mayor
Cutts, who Is seriously III St hla home.
Miss Burns’ Concert.
Special to The Georgian.
West Point, Ga., June 3.—Mias Stella
Burns’. annual concert take* place at
the opera houae next Tuesday night,
Jl Thl* I* an occasion that West Point
ers look forward to with much Interest.
Scries Of Services.
Special to The Georgian.
West Point, a*.. June 1.—There will
be a series of service* held at the Pres
byterian church beglnnlngjune T at »
p. m . The service* are expected to Isat
a week or ten days.
MASONIC CELEBRATION
Special to The Georgian.
West Point. Oa„ June 2.—The Ma
sonic celebration which wllf be held In
West Point on Wednesday, June 17,
nromtoes to be one of the most In -
UreTtmg ever held In this section of
/Seentary Dunn, of the local lodge,
has received a letter from Grand Mas
ter Max Meyarhardt stating that he
will be present to deliver an address.
Plans are being mod# to entertain
the visitors with s barbecue on the
banks of the Chattahoochee.
WEST POINT PUBLIC 8CH00L.
Special to The Georgian. „
West Point, O*o June ?.—The closing
exercise* of tbe West Polrft public
school win being tomorrow at II
o’clock a. m. st the First Baptist
church, when Rev. J. T. Daves, of MU-
ledgevllle. Ga., will preach tha com-
"oakootelevWhf tha exercise* will
be continued. At t:10 o'clock the ex
ercises of the graduating cla».- xvfll
begin, and following Col -n-.-i Artnur 1
address of the occasion.
Jefferson Davit’ Birthday.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Savannah, Ga., June 3.—Preparations
have been made for properly celebrat
ing the anniversary of the birthday of
Jefferson Davis on Monday. Judge
Cann, of the superior court, will deliv
er an address In the evening on "The
Life and Character of Jefferson Davie."
Little fliiri Dies.
Special to The Georgian.
Eatonton„ Os., June 3.—Frances
Adams, the 9-months-old daughter of
Hon. and Mr*. William Dlx Burwell,
of Sparta, Ga., after an Illness of ten
days, died yesterday afternoon st 4
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Burwell's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reid, where
the mother waa visiting when the child
took sick.
Valdosta School Closes.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Valdosta, Ga., June 3.—The gradu
ating exercises of the Valdosta public
school* at the high school auditorium
on Thursday night were the moat large,
ly attended and successful In the his
tory of the schools, and tho graduat
ing class was also the largest. The
class was composed of sixteen young
ladle* and gentlemen.
Aged Citizen Diet.
Special to The Georgian.
Rockmart, Ga.. June le—Newton
Cochran, one of the oldest and leading
citizens of Polk county, was buried yea-
terday at Rockmart. He waa pver 19
year* of age.
Bank Capital Increased.
Special to The Georgian.
Rockmart, 'Jl, June 3.—The Bank of
Rockmau has wnsnded Its charier to
Increa*’* U -xtoual stock from 120,000
to JOO.O iO-
The ow.de has shown an Increase of
20 per cat since It changed hands.
To Erect New 8tor*.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Griffin, Ga, June 3.—The Goods A
Nichols Co., furniture people, of this
city, announced this morning the pur
chase at the Powell A Hasaslkno build
ing. on tbs corner where they expect to
erect an up-to-dat* building four sto
ries high.
Decide Fat* of Road.
Special to The Georgian.
Qrttnin, Ga, June 2,-rLaat night In-
formation was definitely received re
garding a meeting of those chiefly In
terested, to be held at an early dote,
when the fate of a steam road contem
plating coming to Griffin la likely to b*
definitely decided. ’
Palmer Institute Close*.
Special to The Oeorglan.
Oxford. Ga, June I.—After a most
surcaesful session under the supervis
ion of Professor L. B. Hsndlford, Pal-
mer Institute closed yesterday for tbs
summer.
Diploma* were swarded to Perry
Bandlford and Grady Adams.
Celebrate Davis* Birthday.
Special to The Georgian.
Cordele, Go, June 2.—The Daugh
ters of the Confederacy are preparing
-Urate Jeff Davis’ birthday. Bi
ll ae this da - % June 3, fan*
y. tbs i-A-i ir-cs will oc< ui ,\l n-
DOWMAN-DOZIER MFG. CO.
Manufacturers of
Fire-Proof Windows, Doors, Cornices,
Skylights, Crestings, Finials,
Dixie Ventilators.
Contractors for AJ1 Kinds of Sheet
Metal Work.
n20-22 Trinity Ave. Both Phones 525.
Our Specialty is dimension lumber
for large buildings.
DAVID T. CROCKETT & CO.
Wholesale Dealers
LUMBER, LATHS AND SHINGLES
605 4th Nntional Bank Bldg.
Phono 202. Atlanta, Ga.
B. L.WILLINGHAM, H. H. TIFT,
President. Vlce-Pres.
W. B. WILLINGHAM,
Sec’y and Tress.
WILLINGHAM-TIFT
LUMBER COMPANY
Hough and Pressed I*uraKer. Hn»h. Poore, Plloda. RuUdere*
Hardware.
900 Murphy Arenue. Take Knat I’olnt or College Park
• C. A. GOUGE. •
83 N. Pryor St.
Tin and Sheet Metal Worker. If it’s
made of metal, see me.
BELL PHONE 1443.
W. R. JONES.
Practical Slate Roofer.
And Dealer in
All Kinds of Roofing Material.
16 Waverly Place.
Atlanta Phone (43.
Bell Phono 3277 L.
P. O. Ilox 316.
Bell Phone 3565 J. Atlanta Phono 1966.
FRIDDELL BROS.
Painters, Decorators and Interior Fin
ishers.
Interior Wall Tinting and Painting a
Specialty.
Out of town work given careful atten
tion. 69 Ivy Street.
WE SELL MANTELS,
TILES AND GRATES
Cheaper Than Any other Concern.
J. E. HUNNICUTT & CO.
56 Peachtree St.
HUNNICUTT & TURNER.
PLUMBING 5c HEATING.
Estimates on Short Notice.
105 N. Pryor St.
Phones 1066.
Pell Phono 35C5 J. Atlanta Phono 10
G W. HAYNES,
Interior and Exterior
HOUSE PAINTER
Wall Tinting and Graining.
Office and Shop 69 1-2 Ivy Street.
ATLANTA. GA.
WILLIAM WILSON.
Cement and Wood Fiber Plaster.
BUILDING SUPPLIES
Sec our $11.75 Cabinet Mantels with
Grate and Tile.
59 S. Fomvtli Street.
BOTH PHONES.
HAHR-DAVIS LUMBER CO.
PLANING MILLS, OFFICE AND YARDS: 333 TO
339 DECATUR 8TREET.
Bough and Dressed Lumber, shingles. Laths
So*It, Doors, Blinds and Builders* Hardware.
Our taw mill interests In im ua, af
ford us facilities to give prompt service and at tho
lowest prices. Dimension Umbers n specialty.
Both Phones *725.
LIME, CEMENT.
Plaster, Sewer Pipe and other Build
ers’ Supplies Low prices and quick de
liveries.
SCIPLE SONS.
33 N. Broad St Atlanta.
MONCRIEF FURNACE CO.
103 S. Forsyth St.
Heating Plans and Estimates Free.
The place to get your furnace. They
install the best for any kind of fuel in
residences, schools and churches.
Both Phones.
All Kinds of Building Material. Got
Prices From
ALEXANDER LUMBER AND MANUFAC
TURING COMPANY.
Factory and Yards, comer Bouth Pryor end South
ern Railway. Phene 2154. City office, 6 North For
syth, Austell Building. Atlanta phone 409. Bell 292.
ATLANTA
STRUCTURAL STEEL CO
1020 Fourth National Bank Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
Estimate* furnished on all kinds of structural steel
shapes. Prompt shipments from stock.
Phones, Bell and Main 4421.
TOMLINSON & DIDSCHUNEIT,
Contracting Painters.
Out of. Town Work a Specialty,
iii-ll I’liunc It'd l„ 7!l X. I’uyor Street.
Atlanta, Georgia.
WOODWARD LUMBER CO.
Hardwood Interior Finish & Mantels,
Doors, Sash & Blinds
Send Your Plans for Estimates,
Atlanta, . Georgia.
WOOD FIBER WALL PLASTER.
The original product, and the only
plaster manufactured in Atlanta. Can
be put on at as low cost as the lower
grade substitutes that have come into
the market. We can readily show this,
so do not be misled.
GEORGIA WOOD FIBER
PLASTER COMPANY.
Whitehall St. & Cent. R. R. Phone 1152.
DIXIE TILE & CEMENT WORKS.
TILE WALKS.
Cement Steps and Floors.
Bell Rhone 445 West,
638 Whitehall St.
GEORGIA ROOFING TILE CO.,
Mann fact 11 rem of Cement Roofing Tile.
An Everlasting Roof..
Bell Rhone 3764. 5 S. Broad St.
J
hall at 4
Elected on the Board.
Special to The Georgian.
Hparta.-(1*., June 2.—John D. Welker,
well known to the people of Georgia on
account of his prominent connection
with the Southern Cotton Grower*' As
sociation, Is in receipt of a telegram
from President DuPont Guerry. of Wes- JR
leyan Female College, advising him of dared that If a favorable report was
the fact that he haa been elected aa a returned he would appear before coun
member of the board of sducallon of
that Institution.
hardly necessary, ae It had already
been decided by the committeemen to
return an unfavorable report on the
ordinance, as appeared In Friday's
Qsorglan. Tbs committee consisted of
Chairman William Oldknow, James L
Key and C. M. Robert*. The vote was
unanimous.
Dr. Wblta delivered an earnest
speech before the committee and de
DR. WHITE THREATENED RESIDENCE DESTROYED;
PROHIBITION ELECTION HOUSEHOLD GOODS LOST
The threat to fight tbs liquor people
to a finish and to hav* a prohibition
party If the ordinance extending the
whisky limits on Edgswood avenue was
not killed was thrown st tbs hsads of
tho police commutes members Friday
afternoon by Rev. Dr. John K. White,
who declared ha represented a com
mittee of 194 citizens, 99 ministers and
18,090 church people.
The threat, though I
Special to The Georgian.
Clayton, CIS., June 2.—Thursday
night th* resident* of Nelson Filler
waa destroyed by Hr*, th* family barely
escaping with their lives, not having
time after th* tire was discovered to
save any nf the household goods. ’
There was no Insurance on the build
ing, as It had Just been completed.
The origin of the fire Is not known.
FIRM
GETS CANAL CONTRACT
-M
IS TO FURNISH ABOUT 300 CARS
FOR WORK AT THE
“BIG DITCH."
By Private Leased Wl
Washington, June
Atlantic Car and Man
pany, of Havannah ai
to fit a contract for
tha Panama e
ArranaemnU
with tha
the conti
firm. Ti
er for ]
The co