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ATLANTA: g#rrit wain Un#a of railroads. 150 niflHi Of atrwt railway. 000,000 of banking capital. The Atlanta Georgian. oconr.iA: VOL. I. NO. 77. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1906 SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION MAY BE PROBED TO THE BOTTOM BECAUSE OF ANDERSON’S CHARGES Jordan and Cheatham Say They Court Investigation. DR. J. M. CRAWFORD SAYS HE WAS TOLD CHEATHAM WAS IN He Himself Owned One- Eighth Interest in the Piedmont Broker age Company. The Southern Cotton Anocl&tlon will probably be probed to the bottom by an Investigating committee, and If there Is any Are under the smoke which has been growing denser and darker from day to day during the last two weeks, It will be brought to view. This Is In evitable, for both the public, aroused by the sensational charges sprung by Rep resentative Anderson, of Chatham, In the house Tuesday, and the officers of the association themselves say they ars anxious for such an Investigation. Wednesday morning the sensation of Tuesday was repeated In the house when Mr. McMullen, of Hart, took the floor and demanded that Mr. Anderson give proof of the allegations he had voiced the day before. Mr. Anderson was not at the time on the floor, but his colleague asked that the matter be taken over until the gentleman from Chatham returned. “Will Inform a Committee." When seen before going on the floor by a Georgian reporter, Mr. Anderson said: “1 will not give out any of the proof 1 have against certain officers of the Southern Cotton Association to the public, for this would enable them to cover their tracks, but If an Investigat ing commltee Is appointed I will give to It all 1 have and will do everything In my power to help the committee get ut the bottom of the matter.” While Mr. Anderson was talking to the representative of The Georgian, the Hnn. Joe Hilt Hall passed by, and, tak ing Mr. Anderson's hand, asked: "Have you got Abe papers to show them up?" Mr. Anderson replied: “I have the proof all right." It was understood that B. C. Coth ran. manager for Ware & Leland, held a portion of the Information on which Mr. Anderson based his sensational statement. Mr. Cothran was called upon and gave out the above signed statement and also Imparted other In- formation of less importance. hr. .1. M. Crawford, when asked about the bucket shop matter, and what con nection Secretary Richard Cheatham had with the one under the Piedmont hotel, reiterated what Mr. Cothran said. Ur. Crawford was one of the eight original stockholders In the Piedmont bucket shop. "Said Cheatham Held Stock." He said In part: “I was approached and asked to take an eighth share In the Piedmont bucket shop and was tohl that all the shares but one had been taken, and that It would cost me IlM. “I was told at the time that Secretary Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton As sociation, was one of the stockholders, and I took the remaining stock. The stock was Issued In blank. There were no names on It, and It was understood that the names of the directors would be kept quiet, but I knew at the time and stated that the names would come “ut. I considered the matter as an Investment. Just as If I ihould purchase a house and lot, and I see no harm In dealing In futures, this, every one snows. “Cheatham Gave Me Tips.” "Cheatham never said to me that he was one of the directors, neither did he ever deny It, and Itook loftr granted that he was, as I often ate with him at the Piedmont and we discussed cot ton. On a number of occasions he gave the tips, which I used. It was for this reason, of course, that I took the stotdt, *nd it never entered my mind that Cheatham was not one of the directors —on the quiet, as all the others were." Dr. Crawford then made a most em phatic and sensational statement. "At the bottom of this whole thing,” •aid the doctor, "are the nffleers of the association, Last year Jordan and the others gave out Information that cot ton would reach 15 cents, and Implored ■he farmers to hold their cotton until they could get this figure. This many J; the farmers did and bought futures. If they had made money, nothing would have been ssid, but they lost". The bucket shop Is not the root of the trou ble hut llarvle Jordan and the other officers. In order to cover up their mis take, are making the shops the scape goats." Cheatham Firmly Denies. Those on the other side are as em phatic In their denlsls of the allega- 'tons as those making the allegations ar " ln holding them up. Secretary Cheatham said Wednes- day: "If the public Is Interested enough I. *™ 1 believe President Jordan think" J' 1 " same way. am perfectly willing •bat an Inveatlgatlon be made. We vourt an Inveatlgatlon, and I want to ■W right here that I do not own, and "ever have owned any atock In a buck- «t shop." Secretary Cheatham aald that he bad lived at the Piedmont and might ?* T * been teen with R. El Holt, form- manager of the Piedmont Broker- **" Company, and that probably the rumor started that way. "Civs the Devil His Duea." Manager Love, who has been In «£. the Piedmont bucket shop R. E. Holt, who la now with the * Company, of Richmond. Vs., '-■'•‘anta. aald Wednesday: a, Tb* people St the head of the •butharn Cotton Association have hit “PROMOTER SAID CHEATHAM OWNED STOCK IN BUCKETSHOP" Investigation among the exchanges of Atlanta of the charges made against high officials of the Southern Cotton Association, developed the following statement by Barry C. Cothran, manager of the local offlee of Ware A Leland: • “When the Piedmont Brokerage Company was organised one of the promoters cams to me and asked that I take stock, saying that there w-ould be only eight stockholders, and that they wanted to get In parties who could bring In business, and that If I were a member 1 could throw them the small orders which I could not execute. "I declined, stating that I worked for s legitimate commission house, and that should I become connected with a bucket shop In any way I would undoubtedly lose my position. "He then told me that Richard* Cheatham, of the Southern' Cotton Association, was an eighth owner, and that If he could afford to take stock he thought I could. • , < "I myself have often seen Mr. Cheatham In company with the man ager of the Piedmont Brokerage Company and In their office at the Pied mont hotel." ANDERSON, CALLED ON, ASKS INVESTIGATION Member Who Made Charges Against Cotton • Association Officials Doesn’t Retract. “Show your hand,” was the call given Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, Wednesday morning by Mr. McMullen, of Hart, who protested on the floor of the house against the charge made Tues day by Mr. Anderson, who declared that a rigid Investigation was needed In the Southern Cotton Association, charging a “back door” leading from the association office to the Piedmont Brokerage Company's shop. Mr. Mc Mullen aald: “The gentleman from Chatham re flected greatly on the Southern Cotton Association by making Insinuations on the floor of tbs house Tuesday of Im proper conduct on the part of certain officials of tho association. I don't be lieve hb had the right to make such charges here. Call for Specifications. "I am a, member of the Southern Cotton Association and I feel It Is my duty to call on the gentleman from Chatham to be specific In his charges and not Insinuate, "All the inoneyepald out by the asso ciation Is done so by official checks like this. As I understood the gentle man, he claims.that money was paid td.a bucket shop on one of theao official checks, and thereby Is Involved the honor of the officials of the Southern Cotton Association. "I demand that the gentleman from Chatham name his men and make clear hla Insinuations. He must either show up. go out—or ahut up.” Mr. Anderaon was not in the hall while Mr. McMullen waa speaking. Hla colleague, Mr. Stovall, aald: “I, of course, know nothing of the charges made by Mr. Anderson, but I do know enough of my colleague to know that he would not make charges he couldn't substantiate. I therefore ask that the matter be dropped until he arrives." Mr. Anderaon arrived, but (lid not get a chancg during the morning to make his speech. When the house convened at I o'clock Wednesday afternoon Mr. An derson arose and aald: "1 dealre to rite this afternoon to a question of personal privilege. On yes terday, In my remarks upon the anti futures bill, the expiration of the time limit, under which I waa speaking, cut short my remarks before they were quite concluded. "Mr. Speaker, so far as I am sure, I have never In my life, knowingly, done any man an Injustice or Inten tionally treated any man otherwise than with fairness and courtesy. I have never made a charge affecting sny man without having Information which seemed to me sufficient to Jus tify It. • ' Should'Investigate. “Now, sir, on yesterday I said that the directors of the Southern Cotton Association should hold an Investiga tion to And out who It la In their head quarters had been speculating In cot ton under the name of Mike O'Grady and P. A. Lee; who It Is that assisted In forming the Piedmont Brokerage Company bucket shop, and what per son or persons In their headquarters had had stock In that bucket shop, standing In their names or ware direct ly or Indirectly Interested therein.” No One Msn Meant. "Now, sir, I did not ‘say, and I did not Intend, that these remarks referred all to one person. Neither did I say or Intend to say that any of these remarks referred to Mr. Hanrle Jordan. If my time had not expired I wquld have staled that I meant no reference to him. "The Southern Cotton AaesOfrllH la on organization which takes froip lime to time certain decided steps, with a view of affecting and enhancing the value of the cotton crop. These posi tions taken by It are Intended to Influ ence the action of the cotton producers of the South. It would bo Intolerable that any one In the headquarters of the association, from the highest official to the lowest clerk, should be permitted to attempt to make use of his position and Inside knowledge for the purpose of speculating In cotton. Sufficient Evidence for Probing. '1 take It for granted that the direct ors of the Southern Cotton Association would not tolerate and would not per mlt any Individual In their headquar ters either to speculate In cotton or to be In sny way, shape or form Inter ested In or connected with a bucket shop. I have stated here that I had evidence and Information sufficient, In my Judgment, to Justify me or any man who feels an Interest In that great as sociation to ask an Investigation as to these matters. If they hold any Inves tigation, any and all Information or .assistance I have or can give I will ■gladly give them If they desire It. I will cheerfully co-operate with them to the extent of my ability end offer to them such suggestions as are In my power. If the result of that Invsstlga- tlon shows that the Information I had was not sufficient to have Justified my statement that nn Investigation ought to be made, It will give ms the greatest pleasure to make ample apologies and a retraction of that atatement. SWELL CROOKS DYNAMITE EIGHTEEN SAFES'AND GET $25,000 CASH AND PAPERS By Private Leased Wire.. Rockford, Ills., July 25.—Four dar ing cracksmen blew up eighteen safes and stole 125,000 In cash and valuable papers In the heart of this city early today. Two were caught, but two es caped In a big automobile, carrying most of their booty with them. The men, who are believed to have been expert crooks from Chicago, were dressed In the height of fashion, with patent leather shoes and diamonds. The scene of the robberies was the seven- story Brown building, and the men worked all night long, blowlpg open safe after safe with nitroglycerine In the most daring fashion. Cams In Red Auto. The four men entered the city yes terday afternoon In a monater red tour ing car, and rode around the city, stop ping at a saloon or two. # They were apparently men of wealth and position and behaved quietly. They streeted no attention, except the slsc and beauty of their automobile- They evidently had planned their rob-* berlea with the greatest care. They stationed their big car In an alley back of the Brown block and dis appeared. They Were Experts. It Is supposed that they entered the building'and secreted themselves, beginning operations as soon os the building was -locked up for the night. Their method In each csss was the aame. The safe doors wars drilled In the most workmanlike fashion, the "soup,” as robbers term It, poured like Ink. and then exploded with a time fuse* The amount of money secured Is not positively known, but will exceed *26- 000. me at every turn, and I might taka this chance to get even If I so desired, but I will give the devil his dues. Neither President Jordan nor Secre tary Cheatham owns any of the stock of this company and neither of them has traded with me. I know nothing of either P. E. Lee or Mika OOrady, Neither of these names appeara on my books. If you desire you'may look and * Rumors ars thick around the city about the matter. It Is stated that Secretary Cheatham and R. E- ”(«•» the ex-manager of the Piedmont bucket Sbofl, were fast friends and were often seen together. i It Is believed the charges will be thoroughly Investigated and that the whole mailer will be cleared up In a manner satisfactory to the farmers of the South, who are really the ones moat Interested. TWENTY HOUSES ARE SWEPT AWAY; PEOPLE MISSING By Private leased Wire. Lyon*, France, July 25.—More than twenty houses were swept away by a mammoth waterspout at Fearneaux tie Maurienne Ma donna today, and about thirty persona are missing. The railway is submerged in mud. Special Committee Heard Astounding Statements. • CENTRAL ABATTOIR IN GENERAL FAVOR Leading Butchers and Meat Sellers Approve of the Plan of Municipal Inspection. Atlanta’s packlngtown Is to be In vestigated and the sensational charges against some of Atlanta’s slaughter houses will be thoroughly probed, If the sentiment expressed Tuesday at a meeting of a special committee of city council can be taken as a good starter on the work The Georgian has Initiated. At tbs meeting Tuesday afternoon. In addition to the committee, which consisted of Walter Taylor, chairman; Aldermen McEachern and Sims and Councilman Oldknow and Glass, many butchers, sanitary Inspectors and oth ers Interested In the matter under con sideration here present. It was shown at the meeting that there Is much tainted meat sold In At lanta It was clearly evident that a rigid inspection of all meals sold In this city should be Inaugurated and per fected. That many of those having In charge the killing of cattle for sale have little regard for the health of their patrons was brought out by the talks mada at Tuesday's session of the spe cial committee. It was evident after the meeting was over that those pres ent were flrmly convinced that no time should be lost In taking up the work so badly needed. One of the most sensible talks mads Tuesday afternoon was that of Carl IVolfshelmer, owner of a large slaugh ter house, and a man who knows the Contlnuad on Paga Thres. YOU COULD TAKE A VACATION On the jroBt derived from RENTING that spare'room. You can ren t that spare room If you use The Georgian FOR RENT ROOMS COL. TRY THESE LITTLE WANT ADS [“THEY DO THE WORK.” SOME REVELATIONS BY INSPECTOR WASSER The Georgian's fight for a rigid local Inspection of all cauls killed and Sold In Atlanta Is getting results, and the necessity for such nn In spection Is no longer In doubt In the minds of the special coamlttre of city council appointed lo look Into the mailer. '■ The re eolations made Tuesday at a meeting of tIM special ■ committee" by nttpscM* Wnssei were sufficient to conrlce the councllmen and aldermen that The Geor gian's light for sound meat was an urgsnt One. In talking of the condltlnne existing In Atlanta's slaughter houses at present. Inspector Wasser said: "Out of fourteen slaughter pane In and around Atlanta, only thraa are In good aanltary condition. , "I found one slaughter pan where only filthy sewer water from a eewer branch was used to wash the meat. "There are slaughter pens around Atlanta where the water comes from shallow wells Into which runs the dirty water that has already been used. "People kill relree too young to market In the woods and bring the meat Into the city at night In bundles and sell It to restaurants. ’T have found as much as a car load of meat that had bean killed only thirty hours and which bore the government stamp, which I had to condemn and have thrown away." SHORTAGE OF $50,000 IN FUNDS OF ROME, GA.; SUICIDE IS EXPLAINED Hprelal to The Gnorglnn. Rome, Ga„ July 25.—A tremen dous sensation lias been created in Koine over the discovery of an alleged shortage in the city clerk’a office of the amount of $115,000, which occurred during thc.admiuistration of the late Ilal- sted Smith. About two months ago, when the present administration took charge of the city’s affairs and the new officers were elected to nearly every department of the city government, two expert ac ; (■(Militants, C. P. Cole and A. J. llaltiwanger, of Atlanta, were em ployed to audit tho books of all the outgoing officers, and as a re sult of theirinvestigation the al leged shortage of Smith was dis covered. When Mayor John W. Maddox and his new board of aldermen were Inaug urated last April many changes were made In the various offices of the city department. J. R. Cantrell was elected to succeed Hml lb os city clerk and the latter was appointed city attorney. Shortly after Smith's retirement as city clerk Cantrell went to tfmlth *o ascertain the whereabouts of s certain check for 111,000 received for railroad taxes. Smith replied that he was busy at present and would look Into the matter end let lilin know the following Monday morning. Following this In terview within twelve hours afterward* came the announcement of Hmlth'a tragic death, which wts a shock to the entire city and (tale. Whether Ilia check In question had anything to do with the tragedy or not remains a mailer to be surmised. Hmlth came to Roms In 1*75, and be Ing a lawyer of marked ability and a man of courtly bearing and affable dla- poaltlon, gained a large circle of ad miring friends, who stood by him In Ilfs and who silll mourn his tragic ds- mlso. He filled many offices of public trust with credit end so straight had been his dealings that no man dared to doubt Ills honesty, nor question bis Integrity. In 11*5 Smith was elected city dtrk of Rome, which position he held for eleven years, unlll hla retirement last April. AH during hla term of office he never was for ones susplcloned of any wrong doing end he was never known' in wrong a human being. With his long well standing In this community and with the post good record which lie seemed to hear, his friends and the people of Roms generally cannot un derstand his shortage. But the report of the auditors Is before the-city coun cil, und there stands out In glaring figures the ghastly sum of 125,004 which cannot be accounted for. The city will be a total loser, as It Is un derstood that Smith's last bond was utterly worthless. The Investigation of tbs auditors does not end with Smith's shortage. Thslr report, which Is being considered behind dosed doors by Ihe city council. Is far-reaching and will show, when made public, it Is slated, that there ars other shortages In connection with this department of the city government, which may Increase Rome's total loss lo 150,004. Other sensational develop ments are expected as a result of the auditors* report now before tbs city council, and It Is rumored that several arrests insy follow. PRICE: Sixty Filipino Fanatics Wounded During Fight. FT. MTHERSON BOYS HEADY FOR BATTLE Only One American Soldier Hurt—Another Bloody Engagement Is Expected. SPECIAL COMMITTEE LAUNCHES A MEAT INVESTIGATION HERE CZAR’S OFFICER SLAIN; . RIOTING ON FRONTIER By I'rlrsts Leaned Wire. St. Petersburg. July 25.—Additional reports of the activity of the revolu tionists came In as the day went on. At Warsaw an assassin plunged a knife through the heart of a colonel of gendarmes, Ssimstoff, and succeeded In making hla escape before tbs police were able to catch him. At Alexandrovo, on the Pruaelan frontier, .mutineers have destroyed a number of government buildings, and It Is atsttd that hard lighting Is going on between the mutineers and the loyal troops. German troops hers been forwarded to the frontier to prevent any further Invasion of the German territory. By Private Leased Wire. Washington, July 23.—In a sec ond' engagement with the Pula- janes, in the island of Isryte, Phil ippine Islands, between the con stabulary and a detachment of tlm Twenty-fourth infantry (color 11 yesterday, the natives suffered a losa of 50 killed and more than 60 wounded, and the American loss was Imt one man wounded, ac cording to the official report re ceived at the war department this afternoon from General Wood, iu command of the Philippines divis ion of the army. By TH0MAFC08TE8. » (of The Mantle American.) tly Private Leased Wire. Manila, July 26.—A detachment of the Twenty-fourth (colored) Infantry nd s company of native constabulary er« attacked by u horde of Imhilreds of I’lilulun.n. .< lille „n t^i- irntl tew IVeMpTlft RWriU If Tdless and Dama- iii f, I -11111.1 of icvic. :i I), I ,i iliKpcrHia Imllle took place, resulting In the routing of Ihs fanatics with a loss of SO killed and more than 60 wounded. Only one sergeant of the constabulary was wounded. Captain McMsstsr, of tho Twenty- fourth, anil Major Neville, of the con stabulary, encounlerd the Pulajnnes after leaving the town of LubotnlMin. They Ware In pursuit of the natives, who cut up Ihs constabulary two Mays ego, killing Lieutenant Worst* lek, Scout Mrtirlde and twelve men. Expected an Ambush. The punitive expedition learned from friends Ihe night before that a large body of Pulsjsnss were moving n "*i, and would attack during Ihs night, but not for several hours after resuming the march wars there any Indications of hostilities. The advance guard of tho color* d troops met with what was thought to be a small band of the enemy and opened Are, retiring In the dlrariion of Ihs main body. llmring the shots. Captain McMaster rushed forward with his fifty-five men and Neville w ith fifty native soldiers formed his men Into double file, expecting an ambush. 8werm From Jungle. Confident after the victory of the day before, the Pulajanea swarmed from 1 the Jungles and the engagement became a mortal one. A large number of tho enemy triad to rush In upon lbs troops and overwhelm them by fores of nuin- The light was at close quarter* with bolos, but Captain McMaster*. realising the value of shock upon tho fanatics, ordered his regulars to lire hv volley. Before the Pulsjans* could cross the Intervening space they were struck by shot from ths magazines, fol lowed by a steady Are from the con stabulary. The negro troops separated ami tho constabulary In columns of twos went forward and deployed for the charge. Their slaughter of Ihs leaden had the desired affect and the Pulsjsnea turned and fled In wild disorder. The artlou wee quick and sharp, and so deadly was the fire of troops that the shun and wounded were piled together. Ready for Attack. After the action tho troops moved forward continuously until high ground was reached, and then made prepara tions to repulse an attack, fearing that the ,1'ulajanes would return In better order with reinforcements during tho night. The lost news from Major Neville Mated that ha was holding his position und would remain there during tho night unless the scouts found the lm- ir .dials territory had been deserted by the fanatics. It tii probable he will wait for reinforcements, as several companies from the Eighth Infantry, which had Juat arrived In Leyte, took Hie field upon disembarking. General Allen, commander-ln-chlef of the con stabulary, accompanied the detach ment and will personally direct the operations. McPherson Troops Ready. Brigadier General Jesse Lee, com manding Ihe department of the VI- sayas. has assured Major General Leonard Wood that there are sufficient troops In the field, but the transport Kilpatrick li In the bay with steam up I ready to sail for Leyte and lbs Thir teenth and Sixteenth Infantry regi ments In Fort McKInlsv have been or dered to prepare for the field. Army circles here ere Intensely In terested In ihe condition • r .irraics and ihe newe of the betlle • real.'.] consid erable excitement In the various lo quarters. News of r.nothei engage ment Is expected II imenlaMly.