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T" r " -^w , ' wn T!>TTfw>s™- n ■ •’ytif*S^T"’ ATLANTA 1910 " The Atlanta Georgian. * ATLANTA 1910 VOL. L NO. 37. Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1906. Morning Edition. PRICE: SLEUTHS GUARDING LIFE OF ROOSEVELT; FEAR ASSASSINA TION President Not Allowed Out of Sight of His Men. STRANGER8 NOT ALLOWED NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE Alleged Plot of Oregon Nihiliita, and Recent Attack on King of Spain, Responsible. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 7.—A Washington dispatch says an extra force of se cret service agents and plain clothes men from the police force have been assigned to guard President Roosevelt. A score of uniformed policemen guard the exits and entrances to tbe. white house. The augmentation of the guards Is believed to bo due to the discovery In Oregon of a plot to assassinate the piestdent and the attempt to kill King Alfonso. When the president starts for his customary afternoon drive In the open vehicle which he prefers, no one Is permitted to linger about the drtve- uay or the two Penneylvanla avenue entrances. As pedestrians approach either of these places, an energetic but polite sergeant of police waves his club nsrnlngly. accompanying the gesture with a request for the curiously-in clined to "Keep moving, please; the president Is coming." A double team and open-seated rig. standing beneath the high covered pcireh of the mansion Is generally tho first Intimation that the president Is getting ready for a drive, and usually there are n score of tourists nnd others attracted to the scene when they learn who Is expected to emerge from the white house portals. As soon aa the president leavea the Inclosure, plain clothes men. mounted on blcvcles, ride two abrenst in front nnd behind the vehicle. At the out skirts of the capitol, the occupant of ths carriage mounts a saddle horse, which haa been awaiting him at an Indicated location. CABINET CRISIS THREATENS SPAIN Siieclal Cable. Madrid, Spain, June 7.—Spain now faces a cabinet crlala. Premier Mo net and the entire cabinet have ten dered their realgnatloh to the king. The trouble la the reauit of the recent attempt to murder the king and quen. T AGAINST PAYING INSPECTION FEES AMERICAN VICTOR OVER AUSTRALIAN AT TENNIS. Siieclal Cable to The Georgian. London, June 7.—Holcombe Ward, American, defeited Polsdevln, of Aus tralia. In the first round of tennis sin gles for theThirgut Davis trophy. Score « to 7; *-«;-7-5. By Private Leased Wire. Washington. June 7.—Thomas E. Wilson, representing the big packing concerns of Chicago, appeared before the house committee on agriculture, continuing hla defense of the packing Industry of the country and giving hla views on the pending legislation affect' Ing the packing Industry. Hla most emphatic objection to the Beveridge bill as It passed the senate was against the provlalon that the trackers bear the expense of the Inapec tlon of meat. Other features of the bill to which he objected were the provisions that ths packers shall label their prepared products with the date of their manu facture and that no Ingredient of any unwholesome nature at all shall be used In the preparation of their pro ducts. “8mall Profltt Mad*.” .In objecting to the packers paying tha Inspection fees, Mr. Wilton said that the packing buelnesa la one of email proats and that the packers are enabled to carry It on only because of the volume of business they do. He stated to the committee also that the packers buy large droves of cattle and they have to stand the loss when the cattle Rrc shipped and found to be unlit for .-laughter. Representative Henry suggested Mr. Wilson that his attitude on this question was directly opposed to the statement made some weeks ago by certain parking Interests that they would be willing to pay for the cost of government Inspection. Congress Might Refuse. Mr. Henry further suggested that It might be better for the packers to pay tho Inspection fees, even if It coat them I cents a.head for all the cattle they used, aa It was a known fact that their products cannot he sold abroad MpM they bear the government tag of ap proval. Mr. ll'-nry pointed out that any tiro mgle-a might refuse to ivp- propt late the money to pay tile cost of Inspection disastrous results would fol low . To this Mr. Wilson replied that the packers contend that they ought not to be compelled to pay tho cost of an In spection which benefits all the people 'rtf the country who consume the pro ducts which have been Inspected. Ho did not believe congress would refuse to make the necessary appropriation. Use "Harmless" Things. In explaining his objection to the paragraph forbidding tin- use "f all Ingredients of an unwholesome nature In meat products. Mr. Wilaon said It sometime* was necessary to uio anch harmless things ns saltpotter or borax on the outside of meat products. The committee haa not yet decided whether It will accept the packers In vitation to visit their establishments In Chicago. In the hearing today Mr. Adams, of Wisconsin, brought out the fact that the president'* attention had been drawn to the packing house conditions primarily by a report from one of the subordinates of the secretary of agri culture and that the president haa promised to submit this report to the committee. OUZTS TRIED DEATH A T TABERNACLE HOME Patient in Dr. Broughton’s Institution Shot Self Just Below Heart—Had Suffered and With Severe Illness. Long "I have suffered to much that I "anted to die," were the word* In a letter left by Cecil Ousts, >0 year* of a*e. Who, lying on hi* bed In the Tab ernacle Infirmary, 66 Luckle street, shot himself probably fatally Just be low the heart shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday morning. Ousts has, for the past year and a n»lf, worked Intermittently In Atlanta. Hie home I* McRae, Ga. Hla parents have been notified. They will reach the city Thursday afternoon. For more than a yaar the young man baa been suffering from neuralgia and neuras thenia He wna to have been dismissed trim the hospital Thursday. Early In the morning. Ousts was al lowed to leava the infirmary, and It *a* during hla absence that the revol ver was secured which he used In the attempt to kill hlmeelf. After return ing to the Infirmary he went to hla bwan. where Miss Brondue, superin tendent of the Tabernacle Infirmary, J**' him a few minutes previous to tb" "hooting. When she entered the >">tng man was sluing on hit bed *>th the tears rolling down his face, in answer to her iiu.-nthmlng. de. flared that hla long-drawn-out Illness *a» more than he could stand. After * few cheery words, she left the room "n the second door of the hospital, and *tnt down stairs. In a fev» minutes, M’lente and nurses were startled by ■J* report of a pistol. Dr. K. C. Da vidson, the'house physician, was the Br *t to the room, and found Ouxts Prostrate on the bed. with the blood ’ !r 'amlng from hla left side. The re volver was lying by the bed..where It «»d dropped from Cults' hand. on examination. It was found that 2* bullet had entered about 3 Inches “flow the heart and lodged In the bark, unmedlate ■ attention was given the wound, and there Is some hopes of aav- “* *ba despaired life. Left Two Letters. T »" letter* were found In the room, fi" addressed to the physicians and burst* of tr.e Infirmary, which thanked them In touching term* for all they had done, and declaring that "God will reward you for your klndnesa." The other letter was addrasatd to W. D. Upahaw, editor of The Golden Age, who baa, for a number of years, been a friend of the young man. The letter la lender and grateful, thanking Mr. Upahaw for hla helpful friendship, and asking that h* take care of the body. In the letter, he stated that he suffer- ed so Intensely that he wanted to die. Young Man May Ola. Dr. Monroe Smith, who was In the building at the time of the shooting, went to tbe room and asalsted In at tending to the wound. Dr. Charles A Wilkins, who haa been Ousts' attend ing physician, waa telephoned for, and visited hit patient. Dr. Wilkins aald Thursday morning that It could not be ascertained whether Ousts would dlt. H* further stated that hla condition before the shooting showed a marked Improvement. . . Ouxts came to Atlanta to work about eighteen month* ago. and entered the employ of J. J. * J. E. Maddox, whole- sale grocers, as clerk. He left this position last summer, and shortly afterwards became connected with the wholesale clothing and aklrt firm of Moore * Floyd. He traveled In south- era Georgia and Alabama. Mr. Floyd told a Georgian reporter that Ousts Nad worked for the firm for eight or ten months. . _ "Shortly aftar starting on the road, said Mr. Floyd, "he waa token lllta southern Georgia, and sinew has been III off and on, which made hla work rather, spasmodic. During hla lllnaa*. he stayed at the Tabernacle Infirmary, and when well at the Kimball house. Borne three month* ago. Ousts left Atlanta and went to Ran Fran. l.ra, where he remained until after «£•<*«• structlon of that city. HU * n irr.in*? rnt was to grt In better nenltn. From Han Francisco be wrote a cheery letter to one of tha Moore it PToyo or* Are force two days before the earth quake. 1 KILLED, 30 HURT IN WRECK; CORONER HOLDS NO INQUEST; RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT PLACED Central Crashes Into Atlanta & West Point Picnic Train. OOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOO FIREMEN AND POLICE DID 8PLENDID WORK. MANY ESCAPED DEATH IN MIRACULOUS WAY Accident at Fair Street Crossing Drew Thousands to the Scene. DEAD— OSCAR COOK. 313 West Fair street. INJURED- MISS LUELLA LANCASTER. 139 Rawson street Injured about the head and body and gashed on the throat. She la codsldered badly hurt. Miss Lancaster la In the Tabernacle In' flrmary. J. W. DICKERSON, 447 Edgewood avenue. Hurt about the spine. BEN STRICKLAND, 44 Hayden Ml'i-i't. Ilruls.',I nl„ml the hip. MISS MAMIE HEARD. 44 Hayden street. Bruised and mashed. HERBERT TALLEY. 470 Whitehall street. Cut on bock of Um.InM. I MISS IVY LANCASTER, 139 Raw- non street Feet Injured, and otherwise hurt. MISS MAMIE LANCASTER. 139 H - T, st i , ,'t Urulseil |||>,| burned. MISS ROSA HAM. daughter of Pro fessor Ham. of McDonough. Drulsed and maahtd. ALEX FULTON, 3 West End ave nue. Cut and bruised. W. II. IIKOW'N. Hand hurt and In ternally Injured. ROY O. COOK. 313 Weet Fair street, brother nf Oscar Cook. Cut about the heart nnd bruised. MISS UAQBY, 133 Haynes street. Hurt nbout the back. MISS NELLIE WARD, Battle Hill. Leg broken. STEWART WARD, Battle Hill, brother of Mlaa Nellie Ward. Badly bruised. HOWARD OLIVER. Badly hurt nbout the leg. L. WALLACE Hurt about tho head. LESTER CAHROLL, a butchci East Point. Badly bruised un right leg 1(1 side nf head. MRS. S. H. BEAM, 57 Pulliam street. Badly bruised. Mrs. Beam fainted at the time of the accident. LIEUTENANT ROSCOE HEARN, son-in-law of Colonel Park World ward Nose broken. H. J. PENN, 46 Kelly etreet. Arm hurt nnd bruised. FRED HUDSON, Simpson atreeL Bruised. WILLIAM DAVIS. Kelly street Hurt In side. MISS IDA SMITH. Jarkaon nnd fclfth streets. Badly hurt on the hend by being thrown agntnat the sldo of the car. WILL SHERMAN. 699 East Fair street. Bruised on the arm and shoul '''EXPRESS MES8ENGER MARTIN. ■ I Central train, bruised on left shoulder and face. Only a few pack ages of express were damaged. MRS. M. E. BEACH, of 196 Ira street. Badly bruised. MISS EMILIB BROCKMAN. If Bradley street. Hip Injured. CHARLIE WILLIAMS. 310 Luckle street. Injured In the side. MRS. J. A. HALL. Bruised. H. K. CLEVELAND. Bruised.. ■ Mlaa Ward and her brother and Howard Oliver were taken to Grady boepltal. where they were attended by Dr. C. W. Strlckler. Mr, Ward nnd Mlaa Ward were removed Thursday morning to their home In Bottle Hill In an ambulance, attended by Dr. Bam Wilkes. While on* thousand men, women anil children were returning Wednesday night from an all-day picnic at Pearl Springs, and tha threescore persons In the rear coach of the trala were sing ing, "God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” regular passenger train No. It. of th# Cantfal of Georlgm railway, crashed Into the special at th* Fair street croaalng. One person wo* killed and thirty were seriously Injured. In a moment the notea of the aong became cries of the wounded and the frightened, and a scene of pandemo nium ensued. The two train* wore: Atlanta and West Point picnic spe cial, In charge of Conductor W. T. Dil lard, and the ■attar'* son. who waa flagman. Central of Georgia No. 16, from Ma con; 81m B. Coaby, of No. 666 Central avenue, engineer, and John Hillman, fireman. Th* accident happened Wednesday night at I o’cISek. Special Had 8topp*d. Tbe picnic special had stopped at Fair atrtat, probably to let soma of tha passengers who lived near the cross ing off. Th# exact .reason why It atopped has not been made public, but many had got off tha train the minute it atopped. A moment later the Cen tral engine crashed Into the rear coach of the special and plowed Its way half way th# langth of the coach. The en tire holler of the engine Imbedded It- ■elf In the coach. There were more than sixty peopl* In the rear coach, but by what must be regarded aa a miracle only one was killed—Oscaf Cook, who was sitting with Mlaa Luella Lancaster. His com panion waa the moat seriously hurt of alt the passengers To recover young Cook's body. It was Continued on Pegs 3, Fifth Colun Both the police and fire de partment! were sumomned to the scene of Wednesday night's collision and did good work In rescuing and aiding the Injured. The firemen were called out from the fact that the big Cen tral railway engine had tele- scoped the rear car of the picnic train, and It wns feared the wreck might cntch on firo and Increase the horror of the situa tion. Wrecking crews went Im mediately to work, however, and the engine tvas removed from the wrecked car before fire broke out. The firemen, under direction of Cblef Joyner, brought their fire axes Into ser vice and cut an opening In the rnr so that the body bf young Oscar Cook could be removed. Police Captain Mayo was on the ecene nnd had under his command n number of patrol men, plain clothes offleers, and detective*. The officers kept the crowds back from th* wreck and kept the tracks clear, so that other trains could move. They also aided In the work of removing and caring for the In jured. Somebody’s Blunder Causes a Terrible Smash-Up. FAILR0AD OFFICIALS GIVE NO INFORMATION 0 O o o o 0 0 0 0O0O O O 0 O O 0000000 0O0000000000000000O o ONE FUNNY INCIDENT AMONG CRIES OF HURT. The collision of Wednesday night was productive of one hu- 0 Tnorous Incident, In striking con* 0 trust to the story of death and 0 injury. 0 The scene was In the refresh* O ment car In the front end of the picnic train. Policeman 0 Grier, n member of the city 0 force, attended tho picnic and 0 was standing In the refreshment 0 car when the train came to a 0 stop. Another man walked up 0 to him and Introduced himself, 0 the two men engaging In con- 0 vernation. About this time 0 there was a sudden Jolt nnd both 0_ men were knocked down. Neith er of them suspected there had been a collision. Both quickly arose and drier remarked to tils newly-made acquaintance: "fiay, what's the matter with you? Why did you hit me?" "I didn't hit you. What did you hit me for?" Both men protested they were Innocent of hitting ono another, and In a few seconds more they learned what had occurred. They rushed out of the car to lend their assistance to the In jured. Coroner Thompson Won’t Inves tigate to Find the Blame. Because of somebody's blunder. Cen tral passenger trpln Nq. is crashed Into the rear of an Atlanta and West point extra picnic train at th* West Fair street croaalng at 1 o'clock Wed nesday night. One person wa* killed and thirty were seriously Injured. ■! Responsibility for the accident.has not been fixed nnd officials here of both roads positively refused Thursday morning to nmko nny statements that would throw light on the'accident or its causes. The. responsibility, however, lies either with the night telegraph oper ator at the Whitehall street block eta tlon of the Central of Georgia railway or with Conductor R. P. Dillard and his son, Flagman Dillard, of the At lanta and West Point train. President Wlckorshnm. of the Atlan ta and West Point railway, declined to b** by m r#• |.r« *4<-1»t.111\. ..f Th" Gi'-m kIuii Thut miIii v iiii'i mIiik Nmi" In his office would give any Information other than that both the Central and the Wost Point managements were conducting Individual Investigations, and that a Joint Investigation would be held shortly to detormlno officially tho responsibility. Miss Csrtledfl# Not to Blams. Miss Laurie Cartledge, of No. 381 Whitehall street. Is the night operator at tho Whitehall street block and was on duty Thursday night. It is stated, however, on good • authority that In coming trains are hot held at the block by the operator till the arrival of the preceding train is flashed from the Terminal station, nnd that solo respon- slblllty for such accidents In tho yards r«Hts with the train crews. Tho trains are supposed to run slowly enough within the corporate limltH to avoid accidents and In case of tho stopping of a train n flagman must be sent back Immediately for protection. No Inquest to bs Held. Coroner Thompson decllnod Thurs day morning to hold an Inquest be cause eye witnesses were present at the death of Oscar Cook. Unless ho changes this determination there will bd no attempt on the part of the civic authorities to Investigate the causes of the accident and determine who wae to bliunc. The Investigation by tho two rail roads will be conducted In Atlanta soon. President Wlckersham will con- PROSECUTION A WAITS DISPENSARY BOARD FOR MALFEASANCE By MRS. ELLA REEVES BL00R. New Yot-k, June 7.—My first day's Investigation of the alaughter houaea In this city revealed condition* aa hor rifying, aa those dlacloaad by the Chi cago Investigation, but on a miniature For filth In th* handling of maal, lack of Inspectors, unclean process In tha kllllnt and ganarsl show of careleaa- nesa of the public welfare. New York city stands a'close second to Chicago, or Packlngtown. Of course, my trip today only covared th* borough or Brooklyn, and unfortu nately my coming hod been heralded by some unknown source to th* slaugh- tar houses, and everything ns far aa ‘waa poaalbl* waa put In rendlnesa for my vlalt. Hurri.d House Clsanlng. There seems to have been a hurried general hquae cleaning. The lloora wer* strewn with freah sawdust, and the racks had bean half cleaned, and what ever could be put In ehape In a few hour* waa cleaned, or better, the sur face was scoured. In a word, today wna a busy day In the alaughter house dlHtrlct of Brooklyn, which cover* a few blocks of Johnson avenue. Tho buildings of these abattoir* are old nnd rickety. At the door of ench of the slaughter houses tho proprietor, who had been "tipped" off on our com ing, was waiting our visit. Their whlto coats war* spotless nn were also the new aprons worn by some of tha work men. Each In turn extended to ua tho niiinl I ii \ l t .1 r I ..ii "Como In and see our place. Wo want to show you everything." Then would begin the tour of liv •pectlon. Some Rooms Lockad Up. HBuI In many of thtio places, as ua attempted to enter certain parts of the plnnt, the proprietor would apologize and tell ua “that Is cloatd" or "there Is nothing In there." When wo Insisted nn visiting thoso parts, tho guide would reluctantly look about for tho keys, nnd nftor as much delay ns they could give, tho door would be opened for our entrance. for tho most part In these little corners that the great hulk of the filth id <llt t w ah found. Just before going Into the slaughter houses my attention wna railed n small shop where a man nnd woman were working on n filthy mass cri posed entirely of heads of cattlo, ronfused mass of staring eyes. Jaw bones and ment was lying In a heap In one corner covered with blow files and Investigation Grows Highly Sensation al Thursday. ATLANTA FIRMS CHARGED WITH 01 VINO PRESENTS These Included a Horse and a Car of Furniture and Other In dications of Good Feeling, duct the probing for tho Atlanta and Weat Point nno Huperlntendcnt Hall, of Macon, will look Into the Central'i Mutt «• "f If PmldMl Wlckershntn Thursday morning Hiiiiiiimriol many employee* nf t h" i < hi < I nml f h" > i ew ff t h« | dc lib train. 8UGGE8TION TO UNCLE 8AM OF PROPER PUNI8HMENT FOR THE BEEF TRUST* CAN HIM! Bpcclal to Tho Georgian. Columbia, R C., June 7.- Tho in- VMtlgatlon of the state dlajwmxai v af fair* haa become highly sensational. Lwrt night. It waa testified by Lout* \V. Parker, manager of the Urgent mill Intercut In the state, that 8. J. Lun.i- han, of Baltimore, had confessed to him that, although he had paid a mem ber of the dUpenenry purchasing board $1,600, he waa unable to get any business, aa thle member's brother-in- law represented another house. Thle waa corroborated this morning by H. W. Robertson, director «»f th* eaino mill Interests, and leading bank er In the elate. The conversation* with Ieanahan had occured In a hotel in New York, where they were attending meeting* of mill director*. C. C. Davis, contractor, swore this morning that while building a hou*w for H. H. Kvan.f, at Newberry, be huw \ i.»I 11ms m in Ki.mV possession wad* of money. There wa* generally a $1,000 bill on the outside. One time ho had struln- ed hla curiosity and had seen nx many as three bill* of this denomination. Once he had seen Mr. Evnn* with a beaver hat full of money In green back*. Evan* had told him that hla friend* had given him tho money, Mini other present j, and his friend* were liquor dealer*. Evan* was then chairman of the purchasing board. The most astounding proposition of ltd?' in.tinlrig miih I lavin' testimony to Hi" eff.it that h" Imil hemd Evan* complain that other member* of tho b*mird were n-'f giving him his *hare of the order*, according to arrange ment, nnd that he had laid a trap by which ho and Brtgg* Wilson, man ager of a distillery In Columbia, luul »een other whisky men pa** rebate money to other members of the din- pensary board. Evan* and Wilson were standing on a table looking through a tnin*om. All of thin evidence wa* brought out by Messrs Fraaor Lyon and Neal* Christensen, who havo been working on th" scandal* t<<r a year, and are now beginning to open up their box of evi dence. Contractor Davl* stated that among Mr. Evans’ "friend*" was Mluthenthal, of Hint bent ha I Ar llh-kort. of Atlanta, who had Ment him present*. Including a horse nnd a car of furniture. He at bo Minted that one Jonah I,orl», a drum mer for an Atlanta house, four year* had ""in" to N« wherry to get Evan* to order out a 600-c mmi* order hlcli had given nominally, and that he had to pay $2 per case to get Evans to order It shipped. lit* house had then Instructed him to let the dis pensary alone. It has already been shown that th* uhlMkv sold f" the dl'-pctiMarv hn* been purely rheinlcn! rather than chemically pure, and on* liquor house ha* been reported n* admitting that It had to adulterate Its Ihiuor for Mouth Carolina uhf In oid"t t" k* t th<ir profit* back after the rebates. Prosecution Authorized. Tha greatest am—111 af all th* dis pensary matters was sprung after the dispensary Investigating commute" ad journed, when Governor Heyward au thorised the attorney general to prone- cute former members of the board for malfeasance In office. The parties mount are H. If. Evans, L. W. Hoy kin nnd J. B. Towell. This Is evidence that the people of the state are aroused by the revela tion*. Governor Heyward tell* Attorney General Youmans that the law must b* vindicated. dirt. I asked If they sold meat at retail. She Buys “Cat” Meat. "Yes,** tho woman answered, "cat meat." Hut when she saw that I really want ed to buy, she took a small piece of ment out of the refrigerator, which, she said, would make a fin** * tew or sour meat. At her recommendation f bought two pounds, for which I paid 10 cants. The meat wen taken from a mu ms of meat piled up on a dirty refrigerator shelf, mixed In with animal*' tenth and small head bone*. Th" Moor of this place wa* of wood and filthy. The apron worn by th* man who wa* at the bench boning head* wa* weighted ddwn with the bloodcloi* and *!lrr Am he removed the meat from the hone h* threw It on th* floor In the already fly-blown heap. This moss of fllthy meat, the woman sold, would be removed to a *» usage factory to be converted Inf > bologna sausage and head cheese. No Inspector Present. To realise tbe filth of I .i n. a York slaughter house* one must visit the killing bed of a Brooklyn abattoir. Dur ing the whole time that we remained there witnessing th* killing of many lambs not an Inspector from any place As the by-products were remove, from th* body, they tract tlferow n <>n th dirty floor, where the men expectorate! t lu i ted are placed I ofT to larger plants, wne converted Into lard and bi Room Was Unclssn. All this was going on In a* unt'lean a room as there ever wae !• with the exception that here they had a concrete floor. •»f (. 'll-", th"'**’ place* VlHltfd by us t*>day were not pa. king houitex. and there 1* no canning buxines* carried on. Hut th" condition* were *uch as to Mum* rate that there 1m a* little atten tion paid to the -laughter house* her* Is In