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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