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Some Strong Points
=OF THE;
IUST COMPANY OF OA.
Equitable Building, Atlanta, Georgia.
119 Company has an exceptionally LARGE CAPITAL, of Half a
Million Dollar*.
|has Surplus and Undivided Front* of J17I.070.01 beside*, and In
addition Its stockholder* are liable for half a million more.
Ills Company OWNS ITS BUILDING.
/his Company has an unusually STRONG DIRECTORATE.
/hi* Company pay* 31-2 per cent INTEREST and COMPOUNDS It
QUARTERLY. ,
rby not be Identified with thl« STRONG Bank?
ERNEST WOODRUFF, Pre*. J. CARROLL PAYNE, Vice Pro*.
WM. 8. MeKEMIE, Treasurer.
DIRECTORS:
CLIFTORD L. ANDERSON ROBERT J. LOWRY
Dll. A. W. CALHOUN
CHARLES A. CONKLIN
CHARLES A. DAVIS
THOMAS K. GLENN
JOEL HURT
HUGH T. INMAN
H. E. IV. PALMER
J. CARROLL PAYNE
W. O. RAOUL
CHAS. A. WICKER8HAM
GEORGE WINSHIP
ERNEST WOODRUFF
'MAKING OF A NE WSPAPER"
TOLD GEORGIAN CARRIERS
WORK OF PARDON BOARD
TOUCHES HUMAN SIDE
Court of Mercy Always Open—Many Pardons
Granted—Commission Can Accept
Only Evidence Submitted.
By JOHN REESE.
Is the prison commission of Georgia
granting too many pardon* and com
putation*?
There I* a well denned distinction
ha ween “pardon" and “commutation,'
t/ough the practical effect, so far a*
uie liberty of the [tarty Is concerned. Is
Identical. A pardon not only restores
liberty, but the right to vote. Com
mutation of sentence give* liberty, but
doe* not restore the right of franchise.
Georgia’s prison commission has
been In existence for about eight years,
The commlsalon practically dominates
the guidance of the state's convict la
bor and It passes upon every applica
tion for pardon. While the governor's
signature Is necessary, and he, after
all, forma the court of Anal appeal, no
Instance Is of record where the chief
executive passed a case over the com
mission's head.'
Undoubtedly strong pressure Is
brought to bear on the commlsalon In
most cases to Influence favorable ac
tion. At every monthly and special
meeting held, from five to twenty law
vers are present to argue for clients.
I Out this Is not tha hard part of the
commission's work. Often old and
sorrow-bowed' women come there to
plead for wayward sons or husbands.
Though the convict has no shadow of
ground on which to base a plea, the
com in Is* loners must steel their hearts
to the tears and pleas and act accord
ing to the evidence.
A Court of Mtrcy.
Georgia's commission Is made up of
Chairman J. 8. Turner, Hon. Tom
Kason and General Clement A. Evans.
In their annual report of last year It Is
stated:
"It frequently happens that the same
case Is heard and considered several
times, even after It ha* been declined,
on account of new facts or condition*
nhlch have arisen, which are thought
to demand or appeal for the clemency
sought. Tha commission never hesi
tates to re-open, and reconsider any
ALLEGED LOTTERY
TICKEUMUGGLERS
TWO MEN ARRESTED BY UNITED
8TATE8 MARSHAL IN NEW
ORLEANS.
case already declined, believing that
the court of mercy should be always
open to the condemned criminal. After
seven years of experience as a board
of pardons the commlsalon Is confi
dent that this course has Improved the
conduct of the convicts, making their
discipline and behavior morn exemp
lary, In order that they may earn fa
vorable consideration.”
Below Is given the record from the
official report of the work of the par
don board for the years of 1904 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, 1908,
and ending May 31, 1904, the record Is
as follows:
Capital Catsi.
Recommended commutation to lift
Imprisonment 5
Declined to recommend 18
Other Felonies.
Recommended pardons
Recommended to commutations
Declined to recommend
Misdemeanors.
Recommended pardons
Recommended commutations ..
Declined to recommend
Removal of Disabilities.
Felonies
14
Total 357
For that year there were 1,115 fel
ony or state convicts and, 1,9(4 mis
demeanors. Out of a total of J57 case*
considered, 197 received favorable ac
tlon, Including 14 cases In which slm
ply disabilities were removed.
The report for the year beginning
June 1, 1904, and ending May II, 1909,
while showing a considerable Increase
In both state and misdemeanor con
victs, notes** decrease In the number
of petitions for clemency considered,
and a corresponding falling off In the
number given favorable action. The
official record Is aa follows:
Capital Cases.
Declined to recommend commute-
tlon
Recommended commutation to life
sentence
gpeclel to The Georgina.
Pensacola, Fla., June 2.—Deputy
L'nlted States Marshal Wolf yesterday
afternoon arrested 31. L. Roch and
Hoi Levy, on charges of conspiracy to
transport and mnrket lottery tickets.
In Violation of the federal law*.
F. W. Marsh, United State* com
missioner, nxed the bond of the two
gentlemen at il.000 each. The bonds
were readily furnished.
The arrest caused quite a sensation,
as both parties arc prominent In busi
ness here.
STUDY in marble or
Bronze would be a very
charming wedding gift.
The refinement and
culture which the pres
erce of choice statuary be-
fteakB in the home is unrais-
tikable. Our marbles and
Ironzcs include large and
mall pieces with wide range
)f Bubjects. Medallions,
snd busts and full-length fig
ures with pedestals of marble,
ebony or onyx.
Maier & Berkele.
Other Felon!**.
Declined to recommend
Recommended pardons
Recommended commutation of sen
tence .. ..'
Misdemeanors,
Declined to reoemmend
Recommended pardons .. ,. ,. ..
Recommended commutation of sen
tence
Removal of Dieabilltlss.
Felonies
Misdemeanors .. .. .. .. .. ..
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Route Boys
Assembled Friday Night to Hear Talk
by Alfred Zimmerman.
F OR th0M who llkt boy*—and who
does not?—there wai a great
•Ight In the mailing room of The
Georgian Friday evening from 7:10
o'clock till nearly *10.
There were gathered together the 115
city carrier boy* of The Georgian. They
assembled, acting on an Invitation,
without promise of reward and with
out suggcatlon of duresa. That expla
nation la timely In view of the fact that
they came to listen to what they dpubt-
leaa thought waa a didactic talk. Doya
usually don't respond very unanimous
ly to that aort or entertainment.
Dut the ipeech or lecture or talk, aa
one would have It, waa about “The
Making of a Newapaper." Alfred 21m
merman, circulation manager of The
New York Evening World, and one of
the beat-known newapaper men In
America, waa the apenker. The boya
were merely told when they reported
to the superintendent of carriera Fri
day afternoon that If they came around
to the office that evening they would ha
•old mil about the making of the news
papers they deliver and would be told
ho v they might earn more money than
they are now making.
They came In aquads, platoons, flocka
and droves. Some of them with long
routea In the edge* of town doubtlea*
went without their suppers to be on
hand on time. Although 8 o'clock was
the hour appointed, fully a hundred
boy* were assembled at 7: SO o'clock,
and many of them Arrived at 7.
Who Zimmarman la.
Mr. Zimmerman, who waa to talk to
them, has been In Atlanta a week, and
has spent moat of that time In the cir
culation department of The Georgian.
He Is 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
he was secured by The New York
Evening World and put In entire
charge of the dlrtrtbi\tlon and handling
of the papers. He knows the business
In Ity 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 the making
of a paper, from the receipt In the of
fice of a "tip" on a news story, the
work of the reporter In getting It up
and writing It, the editing of it, and
then tho mechanical work, which he
explained Jn detail—the work of the
copy-cutter, the linotype operator, tho
makeup, the atereotyper, and the press-
Then he put before them the propo
sition that all of the great labor he
i had
outlined would go to waste absolutely
unless the paper*, after being made
and printed, were delivered to
acrlbera and purchasers promptly,
nently and without mlaslng
Then Mr. Zimmerman took up with
them the matter of Increasing their
own routes. He did It by putting the
question, "How would you get new
subscribers for The Georgian?
There was a tremendous treble
squeal of response. One little fellow
squealed louder than anybody else that
he would “tell the people The Georgian
was the best paper In tho South.”
The Lins-Up.
Ho was brought up and placetl be
side Mr. Zimmerman. He \
You know, route boys hnve no names
They* nil hnve numbers, and are proud
of them. All except No. 23, who hn
fight every dny nearly because they call
him the skbl
Mr. Zimmerman repented tho query,
after the clamor had subsided. No.
managed to throw his voice above all
the others, shouting: “Qlvo 'em some
sample copies.”
He was brought up and placed besJi
No. 57.
Again Mr. Zimmerman repeated his
query* and No. 18 made more fuss than
anybody else. His step was to tell the
folks bow the pnper was made. He was
colled to the front.
The question was put again and No.
2D yelled that he would "tell 'em It
had the best editor in the South.” He
came to the front in a hurry.
The next plan proposed was by No.
62, who anld ho would hand the paper
into each house, clean and unrumpled.
Once again Mr. Zimmerman asked
for a suggestion and No. 6, 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 lesson, too, as Mr.
Zlmmepman pointed out Th«* plans of
the six, he said, if put Into effect by
any boy, would sure win a subscriber
If a boy would go to a non-subscriber
and say The Georgian was the best pa
per In the South, as No. 57 suggested
leave a snmplo copy, as No. 78 sug
gested; tell how tho paper waa made,
as No. 18 suggested; aay It had the
best editor In the South, as No. 2» sug
iper, clean am
unrumpled, ns No. Bi suggested, and
tell about the telegraph service, aa No.
• suggested, there would be no trouble
In Increasing his route.
“Go on; Go onl” They Shouted,
Then Mr. Zimmerman, who had been
talking more than an hour, suggested
that It was time for him to quit.
"Go on, go on!” the boys shouted.
Which was rather remarkable. In
,.ew of the fact that th*
got wise to the fact th:
i • 11 • -Inn.'lit* t<* oilin'
But tho speaking was over. Then
each'of the 125 boys was given a bottle
of coca-cola and a half pound of John
son's best candy. After the shouting
Incident to such an occasion, the boys
nil left for home, each provided with n
brnncl-new dlmo to pay for hi* car fare
both ways. . t .
The entertainment waa somewhat of
a novelty for Atlanta.
STATE HAPPENINGS
IN CONDENSED FORM
ToUl cssse passed upon 375
For that y*sr there were 2,330 elate
convict* and 2.2U misdemeanor*.
The annual report for the year end
Ing June 1, 1*09, Is now In course of
preparation and exact figures are not
obtainable. Secretary Ooodloe Yancey,
of the prison commission, however, ex
preasee the view that the number o
pardon* granted within the period eov
ered by the report will show a decrease
over the previous report.
Recently there has been some critt
dam that too many pardons are being
granted. Probably tha outgrowth or
this criticism hinges upon some knotty
snd aggravated cases considered by
the board within th* past few months.
Has Been Criticism.
Among this class may b* named the
Burrill Patterson case. While Patter-
was not pardoned, but simply
saved from the gallows to go to a life
time of servitude In the penitentiary,
many criticized the board for tha ac
tion In going so far. Such xritlcfama
came largely from people unfamiliar
with the Inner history of the case.
It ts not unfair to eay that perhaps
me secure pardons that are not ac
tually entitled to them, but that fault.
It sifted to Its Anal analyst* would not
rest upon th* eheulders of the com
mission, hot upon over-sealoua people
who presented other than th* facts.
The commission can only make careful
and honest investigation of th* data
presented.
Favors Reform School,
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Os, June 2.—Superintend
ent Otis Admqre, of the city school*,
Is out In an Interview In which he
strongly favor* a reform school fpr the
state of Georgia. .
Brick Factory 8old.
Special to The Georgian.
Whltesburg, Ga* June 2.—J. C. Baa*,
of Carrollton, ha* sold out hi* large
brick' yard near Whltesburg on the
Chattahoochee river. Hon. J. P. Jones,
of Riverside, Is the purchaser, and he
will enlarge tha yards and prepare to
do an txtenslv* business.
For Solicitor General.
Special to The Georgian.
Bamesvllle, Ga., June 2.—Colonel
William Wallace I-ambdin, of Barnee-
vllle, has decided to enter the race for
solicitor general of th* Flint Judicial
circuit, and expects to make an active
campaign for the office. The election
Is more then two year* off. but several
have already made known their pur
pose to contest for th* place.
Ginnery and Oil Mill.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Llxelta, Ga., June 2.—Llaalla la to
have a new ginnery and probably an oil
mill In connection soon. Companies
have taken steps for their erection.
Mayor Seriously Ml.
8peels! to Tho Georgian.
Cordele, Ga., June 2.—No change Is
reported In the condition of Mayor
Cults, who Is seriously 111 at his home.
Miss Burns' ConctrL
Special to The Georgian.
West Point, Oa., June 2.—Mlsa Stella
Burn*' annual concert take* place at
th* ogera houae next Tuesday night,
JU Thl* la an occasion that Woat Point
ers look forward to with much Intaroat.
Series of Service*.
Specie! to The Georgian.
West Point, Oa., June 2.—There will
he a eerie* of services held at th# Pres
byterian church beginning June 7 at I
p, m. Th# service* are expected to last
a week or ten days.
MASONIC CELEBRATION.
Special to Tha Georgian.
West Point. Oa., June 2.—Tha Ms
tonic celebration which will be held In
West Point on Wednesday, Juns 27,
promises to be oh* of the moat In
teresting ever held In this section of
^Secretary Dunn, of th* local lodge,
has received a letter from Grand Mas-
i*. Max Meyerhardt stating that he
will he present to deliver an address.
Plans are being made to entertain
th* visitors with a barbecue on th*
hanks of the Chattahoochee.
WEST POINT PUBLIC 8CH00L.
Special to The Georgian.
Weat Point. Oa* June 2.—The closing
exercises of the West Point public
school will being tomorrow at 11
o'clock a. m. at the First Baptist
church, when Rev. J. T. Daves, of Mll-
ledgsvllle. Go* will preach the com
mencement sermon.
On Monday evening the exercises •»!<(
be continued. At (: 15 .o’clock the ex-
erctsee of the graduating class will
begin, and following Colonel Arthur
Heyman, of Atlanta,, will deliver th*
addraes of th* occasion.
Jefftrson Davis' Birthday.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah. Oa* June 2.—Preparation*
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 th* evening on "The
Life and Character of Jefferson Davis."
Little Girl Diet.
Special to Th* Oeorglan.
Katonton, Ga* June 2.—Frances
Adame, the 9-mnnths-old daughter of
Hon. and Mrs. Wllltirt Dlx Burwell,
of Sparta. Ga, after an Illness of ten
days, died yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock at th* home of Mr*. Burwsll's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reid, where
the mother waa visiting when the child
took sick.
Valdosta School Closea
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta Ga* Junt 2.—Tha gradu
ating exorcises of the Valdosta public
schools at tha high school auditorium
on Thursday night ware th* most large
ly attended and successful In the Ma
lory pt th* schools, and tho gradual'
Ing class was also th* largest. Th*
class waa composed of sixteen young
ladles and gentlemen.
Aged Citizen Oita
Special to The Georgian.
Rockmart, Ga, June I.—Nawton
Cochran, on* of the oldest and leading
cplzens of Polk county, was burled yes
terday at Rockmart. He was ovsr 90
years of age.
Bank Capital Increased.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Rockmart, June 2.—The Bank of
Rockmart has upended Its charter to
Increase It/ -mo*'.al stock from 325,009
to 250,010.
The oink has shown an Increase of
20 per cut since It changed hands.
To Erect New Store.
Special to Tho Oeorglan.
Griffin, Ga., June 2.—Th* Goode _
Nichols Co, furniture people, of this
city, announced thl# morning the pur
1 I" t !,'■ I ‘ -v. fi! A 1 Iji.o-lk r, ■, t.'ii
Ing. on the corner where they expect to
erect sn up-to-date building four ato-
ties high.
Decide Fate of Fold.
Special to Th* Oeorglan.
Griffiln, Ge* June 2.—Last night In
formation waa definitely received re
garding a meeting of those chiefly In
terested, to he held at an early date,
when th* fate of a steam rood contem
plating coming to Griffin Is likely to he
definitely decided.
Palmer Institute doses.
Special to Th* Georgian.
Oxford, Oa* June 2.—After a moat
successful session under the supervis
or Professor L. B. Sandlford, Pal
mer Institute closed yesterday for tho
to Perry
I and Oredy Adams.
Celebrate Davis' Birthday,
Special to Tho Georgian.
Cordele, Oa* Jun* 2.—Tho Daugh
ter* of the Confederacy are preparing
to celebrate Jeff Davis’ birthday. In
asmuch as this date, June 3, fail* on
Sunday, th* exercises will occur Mon-
DOWMAN-DOZIER MFG. CO.
Manufacturers of
Fire-Proof Windows, Doors, Cornices,
Skylights, Crestings, Finials,
Dixie Ventilators.
Contractors for All Kinds of Sheet
Metal Work.
20-22 Trinity Ave. Both Phones 525.
Our Specialty is dimension lumber
for largo buildings.
DAVID T. CROCKETT & 00.
Wholesale Dealers
LUMBER, LATHS AND SHINGLES
605 4th National $ank Bldg.
Phone 303. Atlanta, Qa.
B. L.W ILL INGHAM, H. H. TIFT.
. President. Vice-Pre*.
W. B. WILLINGHAM,
8tc'y and Treat,
WILLINGHAM-TIFT
LUMBER COMPANY
Rough and Prsssed Lumber, flash, Doom, minds, Builder*'
Hardware.
230 Murphy Avenue. Take r.nat Point or Collet* Park
Car ninl cet <>(7 nt Mrf'all * <n>wluf on Le* fttrevt. Hell
pbon* 86 West; Atlanta Phone TIL
0. 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 Denier in
All Kinds of Roofing Material.
15 Waverly Place.
Atlantn Phono 843.
Hell Phono 3277 L.
P. O. Box 318.
Hell Phono 3585 J. Atlanta Phono 1888.
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.
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. Get
Prices From
ALEXANDER LUMBER AND MANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY.
Factory and Yards, corner South Pryor and South
ern Railway. Phone 2(54. City office, 8 North For
syth, Austell Building. Atlanta phone 400. Bell 193.
ATLANTA
STRUCTURAL STEEL CO
1020 Fourth National Bank Bldg.
Atlanta, Ga.
Estimate* furnished on all kinds of structural steel
shape*. Prompt shipments from stock.
Phones, Hall and Main 4421.
WE SELL MANTELS,
TILES AND GRATES
Cheaper Than Any other Concern.
J. E. HUNNICUTT & CO.
56 Peachtree St.
HUNNICUTT & TURNER.
PLUMBING & HEATING.
Estimates on Short Notice.
105 N. Pryor St,
Phones 1066.
Hell Phono 3565 J. Atlanta Phono 19M.
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
See our $11.75 Cabinet Mantels with
Grate and Tile.
59 S. Foruvth Street.
BOTH I'll ONES.
HAHR DAVIS LUMBER CO.
PLANING MILLS. OFFICE AND YARDS: 333 TO
339 DECATUR STREET.
Rough and Dressed Lumber, Shingles, Laths,
S.isil, . Iiifn.lv ;111 • I HuIMms’ Ifanlwnre.
Our Siiw 11)111 111♦ e I#-Mt 4 In Tift futility, (la., af
ford ua facilities to giro prompt aorvlco and at the
lowest prices. Dimension timbers a specialty.
Doth Phonos 3725.
LIME, CEMENT.
Plaster, Sewer Pipe and other Build
ers’ Supplies Low prices and quick de
liveries.
SCIPLE SONS.
33 N. Broad St Atlanta.
TOMLINSON & DIDSCHUNEIT,
Contracting Painters.
Out of. Town Work a Specialty.
Bell Phone 1451 L. 79 N. Pryor Street.
Atlantn, 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 Phone 445 West, (
538 Whitehall St.
GEORGIA ROOFING TILE CO.,
Manufacturers of Cement Roofing Tile.
An Everlasting Roof.
Bell Phone 376-1. 5 S. Broad St.
J
Elected on th* Beard.
Special to Th* Oeorglan.
Sparta, Oa* June 2.—John D. Walker,
well known to th* peopl* of Georgia on
account of hi* prominent connection
with tho Southern Cotton Orower*' As
sociation, I* in receipt of a telerrsm
from President DuPont Oarrry, of 1
hardly neceaaary, oa It hod already
brrn decided by th* committeemen to
return an unfavorable report on tho
ordinance, aa appeared In Friday 1 *
Georgian. The committee con*l*t*d of
Chairman William Oldknow, James L.
Kay and C. M. Roberts. Th* rot* waa
unanimous.
Dr. Whits dollvared an aarneit
■peach before tho commttt** and de-
leyan Female College, advising him of dared that If a favorable report waa
th* fact that he ha* been elected as a I returned ha would appear before coon-
member of the board of education of ctl Monday with 190 citizen* to da-
that Institution. I feat'It.
DR. WHITE THREATENED
PROHIBITION ELECTION
RESIDENCE DESTROYED;
HOUSEHOLD GOODS LOST
The threat to fight th* liquor people
to a finish and to hav* a prohibition
party If tha ordinance extending tha
whisky limit* on Mdgtwood avenue waa
not killed was thrown at th* heads of
th* police commute* member* Friday
afternoon by Rev. Dr. John E. White,
who declared ho represented a com
mittee of too rltlxen*, <9 ministers and
11,990 church people.
The threat, though menacing, wo*
Special to The Georgian.
Clayton, Oa* June- 2.—Thursday
night tha residence of Nolaon Filler
was destroyed by fire, th* family barely
escaping with their lives, not having
time after th* fire waa discovered to
aav* any of tho household good*.
Thar* waa no Insurance on tho build
ing, os It had Just been completed.
Th* origin of th* fire I* not known.
FIRM
GETS CANAL CONTRACT
13 TO FURNI8H ABOUT 300 CARS
FOR WORK AT THE
"BIG DITCH.”
By Private Leased Wir
Washington, June
Atlantic Car and Mant
pany, of Savannah an
to get a contract for
bt used In the work
the Panama canal.
th the cai
tha contract
Arm. Tho c
Jer for 100