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[ ATLANTA: tSKSSi. U.G08 ItlMOODls. - . • !in Hn-n ..f nllmad*. •>* mll*« of otreet railway. f~«M09 of t'.inklng capital. The Atlanta Georgian. GEORGIA: :.f/«rnoo popular fnrtorlPN. U VOL. I. NO. 78. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY* JULY 26, 1906 JORDANHAS CALLED FOR INVESTIGATION Charges Against Cot ton Ass’n Officers to be Aired. bucket shop stock IX FAIRCHILD’S XAME Fairchild Is Manager of Publicity of the Cotton > Association. An Investigation Into the allegation* and rumor* afloat about the Southern Cotton Association, which have con nected members of the association with bucket shops and manipulations In cot ton futures, will be held Monday morn ing. The call for the Investigation was Is sued Thursday morning by President Harvle Jordan. The committee to conduct the Inves tigation, as appointed by Mr. Jordan, I* composed of three prominent officer* of the Southern Cotton Association— M. L. Johnson, president of the Geor gia division; John D. Walker, treasurer of the Georgia division, and W. L. Peek, national,committeeman. Representative Anderson, of Chat- FAIRCHILD SAYS THAI HE OWNED BUCKET SHOP STOCK ham, whose charges, made In the house Tuesday, have precipitated’ the Investigation, Is requested by President Jordan to appear and specify as to his allegations. .Mr. Anderson says he will be present. He declines to "show his hand," as re quested by a member of the house, un til this mestlng. Rumors, connecting officers of the association with bucket shops and speculation, the very things the asso ciation has always claimed to be most strongly against, have come thick and fast during the, past two weeks. ONE-EIGHTH INTEREST IN FAIRCHILD’8 NAME. It was learned Thursday morning that one-eighth of the stock of the Piedmont Brokerage Company, an at' legcd bucket shop, was held In the name of Arthur A. Fairchild. Arthur A. Fairchild Is manager of publicity for the Southern Cotton As. inflation. The fact that this stock was held In Fairchild's nams was confirmsd Thurs day morning by the statement of Man ager Love, of the Piedmont Brokerage Company. When asked about this eighth part. Manager Love said: "I am now the largest holder In the Piedmont Brokerage Company. I have bought up all the available stock. This I did before the bill was Introduced In the houee. I bought Mr. Fslrchlld's share and that belonging to Dr.' Craw Several houre after a reporter of The Georgian secured Information from Manager Love that A, A. Fairchild had held In his name an Interest In the Piedmont Brokerage Company, a card was Issued by Mr. Fairchild In which he asserted that he had bought the stock In question, subsequently sell ing It Manager Love late Wednesday after noon declined to say whether or not he had communicated with Mr. Fair- child after having admitted to The Georgian reporter that Mr. Fairchild had been a stockholder. Mr. Fairchild's card follows: "To the Public: Owing to certain reflections cast upon high and honor able officers of the Southern Cotton Association, I feel It my duty in justice to the parties In question to make the following statement: "Early last spring I was solicited by one E. D. Hotse to purchase stock In a brokerage company, being Informed that reputable and honorable cltlsens of Atlanta were stockholders. 1 pur chased and paid for with my personal check one-eighth Interest In the Pied mont Brokerage Company. I did so considering It a good Investment, hav ing no conscientious scruples against owning such property. I coundlsd no one In this connection, nor did the of ficers of the Southern Cotton Associa tion know of the transaction. Upon learning that places of this character were decidedly distasteful to the of ficers of the Southern Cotton Associa tion, I Immediately disposed of my stock. "I have recently heard rumors that Secretary Cheatham was a stockhold er: this 1 hajro always firmly and em phatically denied, stating that his name has In some way taken the place of mine, and as a former stockholder In the Piedmont Brokerage Company 1 state again to all who so accused him • - • • n!.'1i r such mu linpr.--sl.in Hull he never owned one share of stock In the Piedmont Brokerage Company. "1 am employed by the Southern Cot ton Association to compile the different proceedings of their conventions. It be ing necessary that work of this na ture have the attention of a person experienced In this line of work, anil until this work Is completed I do not Intend to have an Interest In any sort of an exchange, nor speculate In fu tures, although I personally am not opposed to such transactions. If Pres ident Jordan or Secretary Cheatham, to whom I recently reported my previous connections, desire me to discontinue my work for the Southern Cotton As sociation, feeling that It has been In jured by my actions, I will willingly tender my resignation. This Is writ ten for the purpose of forever setting at rest the minds of certain Individ uals who ar* ndeavorlng to question the character and altcerlty of Innocent officers of the Southern Cotton Asso ciation. “Vary truly, "A A. FAIRCHILD.” JORDAN'S OFFICIAL CALL FOR THE INVESTIGATION ford. Mr. Fairchild sold his share about the same time Dr.' Crawford did.” When asked who were the other f t-ickholdars at the present time, Mr. .ove said he was not at liberty to tell the names of any of the stockholders other than those mentioned, as the others still held their shares, and It would be a violation of confidence to make their names public. THAT'8 CHEATHAM'S TRADE, MANAGER LOVE WOULD 8AY. Another Important piece of evidence which has nqt up until this tlms been published was a statement mad* by Dr. J. M. Crawford, who said: "Op several occasions while In the Piedmont bucket shop references were made to assumed names under which deals’ were put through, and on sev eral occasions Manager Love, of the ■hup, said In reference to the name J. A Lee. 'Why, that's Cheatham's trade.'" Or. Crawford said further that he held a conversation over the 'phone with Manager Love Wednesday and that Manager Love said he would not divulge the names of any of his patrons f r the stockholders in the company, as it would Injure his business. President Harvle Jordan Thursday morning furnished the press with the following statement: i "Representative Anderson of Chat ham has publicly withdrawn all ref erence or any Intimation to me In his alleged charges on the floor of the house last Tuesday, which Is entirely satisfactory to me personally. As president of the Southern Cotton As sociation, however, and In my official capacity I cannot permit tho alleged charges mnde by Mr. Anderson against certain unnamed officers or employees <>f the association to stand unchal lenged. Positive and definite proofs nyist he presented, rather fliun hearsay evidence, and the names-of the alleged parties or party given uui to the p»tb- I have therefore appointed tho following nfficers of the association to hear whatever testimony Mr. Ander son or others may havo relative to tho matter, and bring tho facts or falsity of tho alleged chnrges to a final de cision ns promptly as possible. "Colonel W. L. Peck, Conyers, Ga., national committeeman; Hon. M. L. Johnson, Atlanta, Ga, state president; John D. Walker, Sparta, Ga., treasurer Georgia state division. "These gentlemen hold high posi tions In the Southern Cotton Asso ciation and are well known to the peo ple of Georgia and enn be depended upon to Impartially and thoroughly conduct this Investigation. The com-' mlttee has been notified and requested to meet next Monday morning, July SO, at 10 o'clock In tho president's of fice. 212 Peeples building. "Representative Anderson has also been officially notified of the appoint ment of tho above named committee, the place -if meeting, and requested t-- be present and testify to bis alleged chnrges. The trial Of this matter OH, PITY THE POOR ATLANTAN! “Nothin* doin’ In the moat lino today, hoy, John?*’ “Well, I guess not! I swore off eating canned moat, ham, bacon, etc* about a month ago, and last Wednesday I quit sating FRI£31I beef. No mors for miner* NEAR DEATH Elmer Leffew Hit By Southern Passenger Train Near Howell’s. FROM OXE DANGER, LEAPT TO ANOTHER Witnesses Say Seaboard and Southern Trains Were Racing on Parallel / Tracks. JEALOUSY OF GIRL LEADS TO ARREST OF ALLEGED SLATER jgBpfe•Sw'-n^-VU-other the Man That's Wanted. .ral with reference to the acts and doing* of It* official work or that of Its o fiber*. ‘Secretary Richard Cheatham Also demand* a full and complete 'Investi gation of the charges preferred by Mr. AMMIon, and every opportunity will be given Representative Anderson elth- austnln withdraw them as I* necessary. NEGRO ASSAILANT HANGED ON GIBBET IN MARSHES FRUSTRATE BIG MOB TO Bp Wv MAYOR TOM JOHNSON IS HAULED INTO COURT icntatlve Anderson elth- By Private* I ofino.1 Wire i By Pride Leaaed Wire. Cleveland, July 2«.—Mayor Tom L. Johnson was bsfor* Judge Ford today on a charge of contempt of court. The mayor had ordered the street railway tracks torn up on Fulton road eo as to permit the running of street car* by * cent fare line. The attorneys fbr the Cleveland Elec trie Railway Company offered proof that the directors of public service and the mayor had been *erved with no tice* to dl,continue the tearing up of track*, olio that the Injunction wo* not honored. Mayor Johnaon wa* In court with hi* attorney* *t »:I0 o'clock. Judge Ford announced he would ren der hi* decision tomorrow. MR. ANDERSON USED EVERY PRETTY WORD EXCEPT “AMBROSIA” takes his own life AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS Private Leued Wire. Baltimore, Md„ July 21—After mak ing six attempt* to take his life, whll* •offering from delirium (remen*. Fred- *Mck C. Grelf, 21 year* old, finally auc- iwled at 4 o'clock thi* morning. He hanged himself In his room at Bay- Mew asylum, where he had been taken f ir treatment. CAN HAVE BIG SHOES IF SHE’LL OWN UP Private Lesaed Wire. San Francisco, July 2*.—Any woman In Ban' Francisco who wil c -nfesa to wearing a number 8 shoe can have as many pairs aa *he need, by applying *' 'he relief warehouse, where wearing •pperel Is waiting to be carried away refugee*. The shoes were sent to can Francisco from < hlcago. where, cr.-ordlng to an ;i,i< l- nl ir;i !,-t-.n. a Lumber * shoe la reckoned aa dainty. Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, Is one of the ablest members of the house. Also one of the most popular. Wednesday he made his first formal speech In the house. It was a dulcet discourse of astound ing adjsctlvlty. Sonorous sounds poured from the lip* of ths gent from Chatham Ilk# honey from s punctured bee-gum. He perorated periods so well rounded that when they dropped from his tongue they rolled down the* aisle like rubber bells, bouncing her# end there, snd winding up finally among the bunch of newspaper men. That speech made * hit. It was the talk of the statesmen and • i.t.s... U’a/InaaiA■ v night. Md ■ K llttdsns . Wednesday night, inrsdav ntomlnr It was still th* Three-cant street car fare In thla city, for which Mayor Tom L. Johnson lias fought for years, Is nearer a rrall i> thi.n nt any time edee.e the begln- nlng of the fight against the Cleveland Electric Hallway Company lias bean waged. Tho Municipal Traction Company, the town fare line, by the act of the city yesterday In leering up certain tracks of the old company to moke way for tlmso of the new company, now Is able to reach the heart of tho city from the big outlying districts on the west side. "The threefer" line today had gangs of workmen laying tracks for the low fare line on the disputed territory on Fulton road. The "con-con” or old company made reetatance to the effort. A big detail of police was on hffhd. FEDERAL TROOPS TO THE FRONTIER U. S. Government Evident ly Fears Uprising in Mexico. amount subject of discussion. Bo shortly after th# house convened Mr Wright, of Ftoryd. himself an ora torical bulbul of not*, arose snd pre sented the following resolution: -whereas, the gentlemen from Chat ham, Mr A nder.on, m hi* eloquent srsjvs -arnbriula?* thert- ception of AlrSord 'ambrosia;' thers ^"Resolved, That tbs distinguished or ator be sllotrsd one minute's time to Incorporate lAtt Incomparable word In *' l "Be*lV < hirther resolved That In the event he ta *uec.»fuL the sum of %0 rints or so much thereof os may b# n.eis«nrv be appropriated to aecurs !t,f publication In all th* papers of the state." Blushing to the rim of bstr which ornament? tho rear of hia head, there heinr a paucity of such on top and In MrAnderson aroee and said that reaUis'lon Of his own tack of hair was him and that In his Ineech he had not Included "ambrosia S£iu»e he felt embsrras-ment at an; reference to » wor “ By Prlrate Leased Wire. Fort Worth, Texas, July 2*.—'Twenty- one cals loaded with Federal troops have passed through here en roqte to Mexican border poete. It Is bellsved tbs government le strengthening the posts In anticipation ef the threatened uprising In th* sister republic. CENTER OF LEEDS GUTTED BY FIRE By I'rl othfr brought about ,th® arrest — Frank J. Constantine. In Poughkeepele, charged with the murder of Mrs. Ar thur W. Gentry, artist-bride of the president of the Universal Trading Company, In Chtaaga In January. Constantino was positively Identified today, deapl(o hi* declaration that ths police have confused him with his Ill-other and double, 1»> Ml** Kll.i Hchrieber, u <n*hler In the Owl res taurant, In Chicago, which he fre- quented. It wm through her that th# story of his rapture through the Jeal ousy of hi* former sweetheart, Edith Blftir, employed as a waltresa In the restaurant, became kppwn. Aftor the atrocious murder of Mrs. Gentry, Constantine, wop had * bsen attentive to Edith Blair, fled from Chi cago. Borne time afterwards his for mer iweethesrt heard through a friend In New York that he was here and waa paying attention to Miss Manila Holt, of Madalln. near Poughkeepale. Th* Chicago girl promptly told the police, and through Ml.. Holt, whose home was watched, Constantine was located. The prisoner today denied that h* had any knowledge of the murder, dr that he waa the man for whom the police have sought mors than six months. - , "I never wae In Chicago In my Ilfs, h* said. "I know nothing of th# mur der of Mrs. Oentry. 1 do not know this Schrleber girl, who says she knows ms. Th# police are continually wanting m# for what my brother has done. I have not seen him for eighteen months. I have not been sway from New York or.the vicinity for three years. After the murder the ponce m.-i wire. Baltimore* Md. July 21—On the barren miireheN of Hmlth’a Island. Wil liam Lee, the negro who assnulted two woman q rdiltilf, was hanged at" 4:2.' o'clock this morning. Willi n confession on his lip., tho ne gro met death on tho scaffold that hnd been used for Iho Winder execution In Ilnlllmore county. Th* banging was orderly, the mob that bad threatened burning ot the Main- being c ompletely outwitted. Aboard tho state steamer McLane that aecrelly brought tho hangman's party to Somerset, woe Robert Barnes, husband of one bf tho women. Husband Is Deputy, Sheriff Brown bad sworn him In os a deputy and be waa told that he could help pull the trap. When the time to disembark rams Barnes remained aboard ship stating that he was satis fied to sea tho death at a qbarter-mllo rang*. Shortly before the McLane cams .to anchor Lee requested that Barnes come to the cabin where he wae confined. When the husband en tered I.ee said: I want forgiveness." a‘!« erecTlUTh.'. ‘'"T"*" “I cannot forgive you,'* said Horne*. “God forgive*.’’ mild Lee. “can't you r Then Burnett started out of the room. The McLane anchored off Holomon’* light In Hedge's HtraltH shortly lifter A »i in. At twenty minute* after font- two skiffs put out, on© carrying the dlmncmberod scaffold, Ing ilepulle* \v gullow* wuh *oon erected. The eight of a dozen boats making for iho spot « mi** d tho** nhoiird the ship to think the mob had heard of tho plan, but nautical glosses proved the scurrying figures to bo fisher folks. Tho boy cried a little as ha viewed the scaffold. Landed, the negro wa* Heated a hundred feet from tho gallows and by his sldo was his minister. There were no steps to tho gallows, a ship'* Iron ladder taking their place. Lee. with hi* hand* iihuuk led, wa* helped t• • flu- platform IIIh limbs pinioned tho cap and shroud ndJUNted, the negro preacher began a fervent prayer. Be fore this Lee had again confessed 111* guilt. At 1:11 Sheriff Brown pulled the drop. Eighteen minutes later two physicians folded their statheacope and pronounced him dead. The rope am* body was then placed In a crude wood en coffin. A race between passenger trains on the Beaboerd Air Line and the South ern railway early Thursday morning resulted In a collision with a Western and Atlantic train near Howell's Sta tion and the probably fatal Injury >f Elmer Leffew, IS yearn old,, an em ployee of the Western and Atlantic. Young Leffew Jumped to avoid the collision and waa truck by the Houth em train. 9 The east-bound Seaboard pi train left Atlanta at 4:25 o'clock, ne eight hours late. A passenger train **f the Southern, with parallel tro* k< through the yards, left at about tho same time, and, according to wttn* ths two trains raced toward Howell’* Htntlon. At Uellwood crossing, at Ma rietta street end the city limits, a Western and Atlantic switch engine was pushing an empty car and a Dig 11 fI Ik. Mil'll ..II Kulfd with I. • The If 1 fi ••figho* v. urn I lug 11'inlj to move the nil * from the Seaboard rl«M when the pll**eilgi-| struck the h. smashing through them and rou ting the Th< e right of tin *h behind aged, blit Neither nglne any of New York came to ***..«?*.JP5*!!*; and they saw me. Why did th«y_ not srrsst ms then If they want ms? It Is my brother thsy should arrest. He Is the Frank Constantine they want. rate Lrsard tVtr*. England. July 24. -Th* fir* which started in the ren'er nt the city last night era* finally dr.,wned out early this morning. Ths total loss Is estimated St 11.220,000. . THAW WANTED TO LEARN THE SECRET OF HYPNOTISM fUST TO DEFEAT WHITE By Privets LmmnI Wire. New York, July M.—The district at torney's office Is In potstsslon of evi dence today that Harry Kendall Thaw In the full of 1902 took lessons In hyp notism for th* avowed purpose of ob taining control over Btanford White, In '»rd* r to break the Influence.Whlte «?*• cted over a young woman whoso name Thaw did not mention. If he failed to win the girl by this hypnotic Influence, he would kill White, It !« claimed. is made to rhomnn J. connected In the fall This amazing statement the district attorney by Mlnnock, who said he w with a school of hypnotls of 1902. “Thaw «arno to us In response to one of our advertisements,” told Mln- n<ck. “i(« did not give his name on hi* first visit. He told us he was deep- lv Interested In a young woman that another man exerted a power of In lluence over, and that he wanted to break that Influence and obtain control himself." DENY THAT MAJ. DREYFUS WAS SLAPPED AT DINNER MISCELLANEOUS COLUMN. Try On* of These Littts Ads. wsy with hlrxutr siq,<>nclngp, but that beraucce of th* l-cnicifcil *llv*ry locks of lb* g*ml*mar. frt glad ti apply t.< I cited In any ‘J*ctlie, "ambioniaL” fhyd he unu'l 1 the fitting ad- ‘They Do the Work.” - mi. — By I'rlrat* Leat*.! Wire. Parti, July It.—official denial was mad* today that Major Dreyfus* fee* had been alspp*d St th* military club. Th* official statement says; "A dental of th* most formal kind Is authorised concerning th* Incident which. It Is rumored, occurred last night at th* military club during s dinner st which Major Dreyfus ws* The facta are ** follows: "According to custom, th* officers of tbs First cavalry division gave a dinner to two newly appointed llsuten- snts. and th* minister of war author ised th* officers, upon their unanlmoun request, to Invite Major Dreyfui. The dinner occurred and was m.irkcl throughout by animated sentiments of the moat perfect good feeling and fel lowship. The officers separated toward 8:10 p. m. without th# occurrence of anything which could give rise to the I rumor put In circulation.” SAPPHIRE INN DESTROYED; GUESTS AROUSED IN NIGHT Hpffltl to Tbe Georgian. Asheville, N. C\ July 21.—Sapphire Ian, one of the principal reeor«e In the. Sapphire country, waa burned to tbe ground this morning at 1 o'clock. None of tbe cottages were burned. The amount of tha loae hat not been ascer tained, but It will reach aeveral hun dred thousand dollars. The cause of the fire la unknown. Insurance and will be rebuilt. About 1 o'clock this morning a bell man discovered the Mass and gave tbe alarm to the 140 guests in the house. All the attaches of tbe hotel ran to the assistance of the guests end saved them, together with their baggage. The Happhlre Inn was known all over the country to fishermen and sports men as a delightful, but simple place, and has been filled with Southern tour ists since early In the season. Sap phire was the beginning of the Toz- away system of hotels. It was erected In 1890 os the headquarters of the Hap phlre Valley Mining Company, who were operating tho corundum ml[H In 18H several cottage* were bi and since that time the hotel has be one of the most popular resorts Boy Jumpsd in Front of Train, timer Leffow, who lives at ir.h Jon»*« nu*«. Is employed ns a rn<Wo'ng**r boy by the Western and Atlantic. II«j was standing near the track and when he saw that a collision w’as Imminent he Jumped to the center of the Sou th em track, Just as the racing train on that line dashed past. He was struck and hurled from the track. The boy * MKllt li'K HUM IIIJIII • * 1 .lU'l It ll believed that ho suffered severe Inter nal Injuries. He wras removed to thn Elkin-Cooper sanitarium on Lu< kie street, where he was given medical nt - I ••lit l< in Tii.' ..ftl< lul* .it »h«- hum It ft rl u in were reticent about giving any details of his Injuries. The boy was placed 111 if I •• t tin- liiMm n- •• of mi mi.iiHthetlu and bad not i i • ■ I « oil* IniiHiiess during the early afternoo Young Iseffew Is the Leffew, of l&H Jones avenue, n sp# ■ Toi on tin. iof Kin lalll has been employed us a RtPUM by the Western and Atlantic fl close of irkiol. Jumped From Pilot. W. R. Johnson, an employe) Hcaboard, was seated on thi the passenger train. He Jun before the collision snd received sev eral cuts In the fa<** and head. Ho was not Injured seriously. |I was n-poi ti'.l that si vi-ial slight bilits bud b-i n sustain.-d b\ other rail road men, but their names could not be learned. of H. pilot BOY IS BANISHED FOR KISSING GIRLS By I'rlval.c L**w4 Wlr». Kansas City, Mo, July 88.—Became* David Ten., a 17-yssr-old boy, he»* a manta for klaalng pretty flrla on the street, he la to be aent out of the Th# boy cam* her* recently fro strlce, Nebr., where he hrnl b< tending a school for th* feehle- He has been arrested severs! tl H*- ii.a BOY GIVES FORTUNE TO WRONG MAN lly Prirsle Leased Wlr*. Bt. Louie. Mo„ July 28 —The of Alonso Kltnberlln, a b*ll bo Inc ault raa* containing fl esah and negotiable eeecirtit. wrong man, caused William Jr., of Mtnksto, Minn., con anxiety, which was terrain night when the suit case nun Intact. CIGARETTE SET FIRE TO WOMAN’S HAIR By Privet# leased Wire. Philadelphia, July 21—A tossed careles.ty firasa M 8 dow of a house In Juniper fire to the hat and hair of garret McLaughlin, of 104 i s ranee aireet. She wa# revere before a man ruahel up nen ed th* hat from lt» faxtcnieii LOVERS WILL SELL OWN DEAD BODIES 2« The ountalns In Weatern North Car- Iljr Private Ueeed Wire, rmo. ind. J tchlng Warren Green*tr**et and Maggie Do* nh«vji*#». f#*theartn. whom ••• De-llcv.' Mill attempt Hulcbbv The lit, coupl' called on th»dr ph\Mi'lans. de- 1 that tha future hHd n » hop* for t»abl the\ 1rt*'nd**d killing them- rUh ell their bodies In