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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
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WEDSKHDAY. AVGVfiT 1. 1906.
M
tnuivIE ENJOINS
!*■ OF SMITH
i FROMOSING FUND!
•City Takes Action to Rccov
. er for Alleged Shortage
j of Clerk.
MEMBER OF DOUMA
IS SHOT TO DEATH
Sporlrt I to Tb. Oeorftao.
; Romo, Ga’„ Aug. 1.—A* forecasted 1
The Georgian's story a few days nine
city
.tlon restraining.Norris Smith and Ms
. Ing ot any port of the estate. Tho pe
tltmn for the Injunction will be heart
before Judge Wright on August 18.
collected considerable Insurance
' money; that a large portion of realty
and personal property had been <lla-
i„.rrri of at private sale ard otherwise;
that the executors are bow endeavor
ing to sell more of the estate. The
city further alleges that a large por-
■ tlon Of the alleged shortage was used
v. pev premiums upon insurance on
the lire t the late Halsted Smith. Tho
charge Is also made by the city that
tho entate Is insufficient to pay all the
'cl.'lma against It, and Is lns.dvent.
The alleged shortage as Itemised by
the etpert's reports eels forth that lire
s'i triage occurred between August 1.
nil, end April 1, 1988.
In Its bill tbe city further asks that
the court require Norris Smith, ex-
editor, to give sufficient bond.
The Smith estate will be represented
by Dean * Dean and Judge Max Mey-
pr herds.
Will be No 8hortag*.
1. A. Dean, one of the leading tnem-
‘hers of the council, waa seen by a
Oorglsn correspondent this morning
end naked ax to the line of defense
• that uould be taken, and ha said:
* "Our position will be this: We wilt
claim Hint there was no shortage at-
trthutabie t„ the administration of
M.ilsiml Smith and we will be able to
fa,the, substantiate this claim by the
proof that we have In our possession.
We Mill further show that Smith's al
leged shortage la due to the fact that
h" mos charged with the full amount
„f digests during the elevent years of
hi* administration, which Includes all
hills I,aid and unpaid. We will claim
that after deducting alt unpaid bllta as
shown by the digests that there will be
no shortnge proven.'*
>>• . > iM**- ropyrltfM
St ivtr-rxhurfr. Auk- I.—M. Herzen-
sleln, a member of the dissolved dou-
ma. wan* shot nnd killed today while
out wfllkiof uith hi* family, ills o»-
-:i*-‘ln fc'ir* <*i - <>f the wildest
kind are being circulated today.
The fa'cfft nevrs fr-*m Cnmstsdr *>
ffearchllghts there are now ba*ng bu
ed nightly on the surrounding watt
A spejisi appeal t*» army officers
being formulated. It Is eatinntcd tl
between 600 and 1,000 men have b«
killed or wounded In th© fighting about
Helsingfors.
GRA FT IS CHA RGED
TO GENERAL WOOD
•
By Prlrate 1-eaeed Wlr».
Kansas c(ty, Mo., August 1.—Making
general charge* of graft and Inef
ficiency against General Leonard Wood,
The Leavenworth Time*, which ha*
close army connections In the Philip
pines, this morning demands a con
gressional Investigation of Wood’* ac
tion. It cite* a* one Instance of graft
that Wood Is drawing 24,000 a year aa
civil governor and hla army pay be-
lldN.
It says a denier in Manila told can*
teen ottlcers that General Wood had
approved a certain brand of malt ex
tract for sal© In canteen*. Large qunn-
tltieu of It wars purchased ajid shortly
afterward an order came fTVn th«* >ar
department prohibiting it« sale. The
Times says Wood would not allow the
canteens t<> turn thf* malt bnck »■* thf*
dealer, but forced them to pay for it
while they could not sell it.
WITNESS WILL SWEAR
THAT WIFE OF THAW
HAD NOT JILTED WHITE
Ry Prlrate Leased Wire.
Now York. Aug. 1.—In an Interview
to shatter tho pie* of Justification for
the killing of Stanford White under the
"unwritten law" to which Harry K.
Thaw ha* announcad that he la Irre
vocably committed, new evidence waa
forthcoming today to ahow that Eve
lyn Neabtt Thaw and the architect
were together within a fortnight of the
tragedy on the Madison Square Gar-
deit roof.
A well-known theatrical manager,
who knew both Mrs. Thaw and White,
today declared lUrnsolf as willing to
testify at Thau's trial that he had
seeij the prisoner's wife and White at
the entrance of a Broadway hotel two
weeks before White was killed.
STEIVARTNAMES STA TIONS
TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION
With only eleven days left In which
to regtater for tha fall elactlona, Coun
ty Tag Collector Andy Stewart has ap
pointed a number of city registrar* for
the remainder of the time and also.dts-
trlet registrars for the benefit of those
unable to come to Atlanta for the pur
pose. Prom all Indication* a record-
breaking registration will result from
the great Interest which la being token
In the gubernatorial campaign. The
following are tha places where voters
may pay their poll taxes and register
during the next ten days:
Cdunty court house.
Cigar store of Tom Pttts on White
hall vlnduct.
Dr. R. F. Watson, Pansy Pharmacy,
284 Houston street.
Judge D. A. Cook, Decatur street.
Ben Newman. 249 Peters street.
Dr Wlkle, 127 Gordon street, Weet
End. ■
Judge O. H. Puckett, 5Q5 Marietta
street,.
Voters may register In the following
I DOOOOOOOOGOCfOGCKtOOOOOOOOOO
,0 O
O VOTE BY 8ECRET BALLOT O
, O IN AUGUST PRIMARY O
O 18 THE PLAN ADOPTED O
O Special
The
orgla
Question of Investiga
tion Up To Grand
Jury.
!*o Inquest will be held over the body
of Frank Carmichael, tbe negro, who
was shot to death Tuesday afternoon
by an enraged crowd of citizens for
criminal assault on Annie Laurie Pool.
14-years-old daughter of J. J. Poole
at Lakewood Tuesday morning, and
unless the Fulton county Brand Jury
should take a hand there will be no
investigation Into tho lynching.
Coroner Thompson, after looking in
to the matter Wednesday, announced
that an inquest was unnec<\ssr#y ns
there were eye witnesses to the tragedy
Before reaching this decision the
coroner had a conference with <’hl©f
Turner, of the county police, and later
with County Attorney Ilosaer, as to the
JeraJ requirements In the case. The
county attorney advised the coroner
that an inquest was not necessary', as
then* is no provision in th** law for the
holding of an inquest in cases where
there were eye witness to the klllldg.
Relatives May Taka Body.
The body of Carmichael, which ha*
been at the undertaking establishment
of L. L. Lee, in Broad street, since late
Tuesday afternoon, will probably be
interred some time Wednesday after
noon.
It waa learned Wednesday morning
that the negro came from a point near
Jonesboro and his people there have
been notified of his death. They aro
expected to arrive in Atlanta Wednes
day afternoon, and If they do not, then
the body will be buried at the expense
of the county.
Who fired the fatal shots will proba
bly in v»m ».f known. Several countv
policemen were near th*- scene, but say
the shooting took place so quickly they
districts with the persons mentioned:
Adamsvllle—A. H. O. Howell. .
Battle If 111—S. M. Wilson, Jr.
Black HIU—T. Y. Bryant.
Bryants—John 31. McG*«.
Buckhead—G. P. Donaldson.
Cooks—Virgil Jones.
Collins—C. A. Howell and J. P. Atta
in
College Park—Judge Henry Harris.
Edge wood—E. T. Stanley.
East Point—IL L. Phillips.
Hapevllle—L. O Whitney.
Oak Grove—W H Mitchell.
Peachtree—Judge J. H. Langston.
South Bend—Judge C. K. Busbee.
0 Augusta, fja., August
O county executive Democratic O
O white primary' committee met O
O here today at noon and decided to O
O put on a secret ballot In the pri- O
D wary to be held August 22, for 0
O governor and state house officers. O
O Richmond county Is the only O
O county In the state that has so O
0 far come out for the secret bal- O
0 lot. This system has been es- O
0 tablished and the committee to- O
O day would not move away from it. 0
O The expense of holding the prl- O
0 mary will be met by the candi- O
O dates In the race, the most, of 0
O course, to be paid by the judge of O
O the superior, court and oandldat
O for congress.
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NEAT FILIBUSTER
TURNEOJ SENATE
Bill To Elect Railroad Com
mission by People
Left in Air.
MAN’S RE DHAIR
CAUSES HIS DEATH
BY A FRIEND
Ily Prltate Leased Wire.
Morgontleld, Ky., August 1.—Tb© red bead
of Tillman Thompson, one ot the lend
ing citizen* of this place, taken for
squirrel, was the cause ot hlg death nt
the hnuds of Ills Lost friend. Robert K.
Crabtree, tn© wealthiest merchant In the
county. The men were hunting red squir
rel* with their rifles late yesterday after*
poon In n wood belonging to Thompson.
could not tell who was firing and \
was not. It required such a brief
spacA of time they were unable to in
terfere and stop the shooting. *
Carmichael was captured about S
o’clock In the afternoon in a negro
cabin two miles from the Poole home.
He was In the house with three other
negro men and a negro woman. lie
was taken Into custody by T. M. Poole,
B. L. Johnson and City Fireman Mc
Gee, who saw that he filled the de
scription of the assailant. On the way
to the Poole home the ifegro made an
effort to escape, but failed.
During the shooting both Poole and
Johnson were slightly wounded ’ by
stray bullets, Poole being shot In the
Anger and Johnson in the arm.
GOVERNOR AND’SHERIFF
WILL TAKE NO ACTION.
When asked Wednesday If he would
take any action in regard to the Lake-
wood lynching, Governor Terrell re
plied that there Is nothing for him to
He said that no reward would be
offered for the lynchers unleis such *a
request was made by the county au
thorities.
The governor expressed the opinion
that if any action is taken at all It
■will be by the grand Jury.
At the sheriff’s office it was also
stated there was nothing for that of
fice to do In the mattet* as the identity
of the lynchers is unknown.
When It Is necessary the senate can
do a little filibustering on its own ac
count.
Alter the Western and Atlantic lease
bill had been discussed an hour and a
half Wednesday, and the members, tir
ing of the oratory, had .‘•enc the idil
over to Thursday. Senator Williams'
bill to elect tbe railroad commissioners
by the people was taken up.
Then came a volley of motions and
counter-motions, and while President
West was untangling the snarl, Sen
ator Miller, with his eye on the dock,
raised the point that the how ot ad
journment had arrived.
Discussion of the Western and At
lantic lease was resumed after the sen
ate had disposed of a number of. local
bills. Senator Candler made a very
effective speech against the measure,
and was followed by President West
and Senator McHenry in defense of it.
At 12:30 the senate* held a brief ex
ecutive session to confirm nominations
made a few days ago.
When Urn session was resumed Sen
ator Williams’ bill to elect the railroad
commissioners by the people was taken
up and the filibuster resulted to the
hour of adjournment.
At 2 o’clock members of the senate
left on special cars for Cold Spring*
’Cue Club to enjoy the feast prepared
loi* the general assembly through the
courtesy cf President West and Speak*
er Slaton.
Bills Passed.
By Senator Walker—To create a new
charter for Dougins. Coffee enunty.
Uy Senator Walker—To am - *
ter of Douglas, Coffee county,
vide for public school bonus
New Bills.
By Senator Adams— 1 To empower the may
or nnd eouncll of Madison to start ceme
tery near that place.
for the city ot Madison.
By Henntor Car *’ “
corpora tine the t
Wilkinson county.
House Bills Passed.
By Mr. Ilueker, of Clarke—To amend the
charter of Hull.
By Mr. Singletary, of Thomas—To Incor
porate the rltr of Cairo.
sob— 1 To provide for eteetlon of officers of
“ ‘ city court of Jeflerson by the people.
Mr. Alford, of White, and Mr. Hall,
‘^oly—To abolish the county court of
Turner.
.... .ar. Knight, of Berrien—To amend the
charter of,the city of Tlfton.
Mr Mr. Singletary of Thomas—To re-
„~d set creating the county coart in each
eonntr of tho state, except thode therein
mentioned, so far as Grady county Is con
cerned.
By Messrs. Rucker, of Clarke, and Wll*
VALDOSTA TO GET,
AKORMAUMEGE
House Votes for It by an
Overwhelming
Majority.
An agricultural, industrial and nor
mal college at Valdosta Is provided for
in a substitute bill to a senate bill
passed by tho house Wednesday morti-
ing by a vote of 122 to 22.
The house put in five long hours
Wednesday morning, two hours of
which waa used in an effort to recon
sider the action of the house In pass
ing the Whitley bill to define the words
‘■poverty*’ and "indigent.” as used In
the state constitution to refer to Con-
fsderats veteran^ as meaning those
over $5 years of age, owning less than
$1,000, and not able to perform manual
labor for their support. The motion
to reconsider was lost.
Joe Hell in Chair.
For the first time this session Joe
Hill Hall, of Bibb, was called to the
chair to preside in the absence of
Speaker Slaton. The gentleman from
Bibb ruled with an Iron hand and held
good order while presiding over the
house. His powerful voice penetrated
every corner of the hall, almost equal
ing In volume the sonorous tone of
Reading Clerk McClatcher,
Mr. Wilson, of Gwinnett, made the
hit of this session when he made a
short speech explaining his vote on
the motion to reconsider the Whitley
bill. Mr. Wilson said he was talking
for publication and home consumption
and he wanted the reporters to get it
down that he was in favor of pension
ing every one over 62 years of age. He
said he wanted that statement to be
read in his county, that it might assist
him In getting back to the house next
year.
The house adjourned at 2c 10 to at
tend the barbecue to he given to the
general assembly. Its clerks and press
representatives by Speaker Slaton, of
the house, and President West, of the
senate.
llama, of Madison—To amend the charter
of the town of Hull.
By Messrs. Alford, of Worth, nnd 11111.
of I)oo!j—To establish the city court of
A»h burn.
Ily Mr. Kelly, of Glascock—To create
board of commissioners of ronds nnd rev
enues of Glascock.
By Mr. Flynt of Spalding—To amend § t
fixing salaries of Spalding county commis
sioners.
By Mr. Mann of Catoosa—To amend code
» ns to make Ringgold state depository.
By Mr. Clifton of Tattnall—To repeal net
creating commissioners of ronds nnd rev
enues In Tattnall.
By M«%srs. Alford, of Worth, nnd Hill,
of Dooly—To abolish rlty court of Ash-
burn.
tty Mr. Knight of Berrien—To make Tlf
ton a state depository.
INDEPENDENCE IS THE DUTY
Of a newspaper—THE
and
tlon.
ortei]
to a t
TRUE INDEPENDENCE.
Opinion at Samuel Bowles, of The
Springfield Republioen, an to Ite
Importance In News*
per Work.
Samuel Hun lea. who hns been pub.
Ii.her nml editor-in-chief o( Th*
St-rlnttficM Republican since 1878, con
trthutrM an article to the current North
Amertrnn Review on "The Independent
{’lean. Itn Opportunities and Delias.
In pert. Mr Bowles says:
-'Her* shall the Prens th* Paople’i
name maintain.
Unawed by Influence end.Unbrlbed by
Gain.'
TON
“Such wee the noble motto which a
fem me Massachusetts Judge wrote Ibr
a newspaper In Balem many years ago.
Doea tha avarag* man, or even the ex
cept; malty Informed and Intelligent
man. realise how difficult It Is for the
•rasa under modern conditions to ful
fill tla highest and most Important
function thus admirably expressed?
The development of th* new* service
of the great American newspaper, has.
of It,etc, made them at laat politically
Independent. It hat coma to paaa that
a party organ of the old-faahloned type
cannot now be successfully maintain
ed; but tb* political thraldom of th*
—"■4 press has been succeeded by a com-
CROZIE! merclat thraldom mora Insldloue and
- pore dangerous to th* welfare of *o-
JORDAN,- .'rty. The cheap newspaper of many
ye*, selling often at whole.dl* for
WINTERS, jf ,h * n th * Fomt ot ,,1B Paper «n
——YfVb It t* printed, la dominated by
S sj^L^_J^' r * rtlur - * ho Pay* alt of tha oth-
—- tvy expenses and tha prom.
M,HELTON fleas. In spite of the obstacle*
M'—limitation, which attend Ite
Vhrwy painter .peaking broadly, the press
_23 ,1 hr beat tlnteustand for the right* and In
terred by <nn people. In fact, it rep-
i* t nnnr vri'- on ,h * who,e ' roor * * f -
-. *• UvULfiU ever before. It does this,
AT Atlanta, *>T ltd editorial opposition
>s by Its publication sof
HaY r • - ... . presentation of each
the whole world, the
wy^v, V of events, but of
130 YOlj*'™' r 7 The mar-
^^-vent Is not less be-
V..I n>« think of tl. Even
«. ell I,.Undent pree* Is
£?>&a«J**”-.
from our teet,. 1 * 11 » “ .*» **;
GeM.n fa, 1 ?.
Ml.*: to ih. p a dally life,
hv. 00. H.adsouatltute* the
MOV. Iten't hat the proler-
....-v .adftt. a nd
f ua -Iclty. ltl-
id nre ul-
-tti w hich
day fcrcaulogu
W.ur
"It la often lightly remarked that the
newspapers have lost their Influence,
that nobody cares wbnt they have to
say, that the great editor* whose ut
terances commanded respect and guld
ed th* political actions of large and
loyal constituencies are alt dead nnd
have no successors. It It true that the
commanding personalities who domi
nated certain editorial pages have dis
appeared, that the character of the
newepaper has changed, but tbe ability
of the press to affect public sentiment
through Its new* columns boa made
It a greater power than ever. The
modern editorial pegr, moreover, ta a
most Important part of tbe nen.glving
mechanism of th* press. Its function
la to Illuminate, to suggest, to Inform,
to expose, rather than to persuade or
denounce. The annual oration before
the Pht Beta Kappa Society at Har
vard University tn 19*4 dealt ably and
Juetiy with tho newspaper, and tn
opening It the speaker. Congressman
Samuel IV. McCall, of Massachusetts,
said: 'We tax ourselves enormously to
support school* and colleges, and care
fully discus* systems o| education, and
yet tha press as a practical educating
force for good or evil la hardly second
to any other agency.' No candid. In
formed and observant man wilt deny
th* truth of that statement.''
After calling attention to the menace
of conctalraled wealth and the reac
tion toward Independence which la al
ready setting Jn. MY Bowles con
tinues:
"Under such conditions and demands
of our profcaaedly democratic society,
how Important tbo agency of the press,
how vlml t" pi• 'Kiu- h..ti>«'\ .iti.l
Intelligent Percies! U la not dear that
th* first principle ot such service ta an
absolute devotion to the public Inter
ests. When the Individual cltlxrn neg
lects hi* civts dmisfl, th* Manwr
and state tulTer; but when tbe news
paper, oilh Us exceptional facilities
for Influence, Is derelict or prostitutes
Its powers, the effect te tsr-rescbtng
uml momentous
"A Brat exaenttst to the adequate
fulfilment ot Its avowed function In th*
neus-glvtng press Is honest art and
genuine proportion In Its construction.
It la the work poorly done that retard*
th* world. The newspapers slovenly,
dishonestly, crudely made, are those
that coneplcuonely fall tn their pre*
tended public service and tend to be
come degrading and harmful Inllu-
• nee*. Whatever principle* he rosy ad
vocate on his editorial page, the news
paper-maker Is bound In honor and by
every Just consideration of his calling
to treat hie readers In good faith and
with respect. He certainty cannot af
ford tn dleregard the Interests of his
advertiser*; but. when tbe rights of
th* reader* ere nubondlnatotl or sub
merged to meet the aBort-ahchted de
mands nr the advertiser*, th* newspa
per becomes so far simply a Its. Such
a policy persisted tn defeats Itself, and
the newspnper produced simply or
principally to carry advertising, ulti
mately become* of very little value to
Its commercial patrons. So tn respect
to the unrestrained, Intemperate use of
scare head-lines and the faking ot
sensational news; those practices may
win tetm'oriirlly In tin- guinn, tail, tn
the li.nK run they ure i-onr IniBittcHs in
vestments nnd of course thoy are
shnmclessly dishonest,
'The true pelley for th* newspaper-
msker, as Indeed far every ether manu
facturer, It to produce a good and at
tractive article by heneet, epan meth
od*, to hsrnett brain*, Inosesent ener
gy, human sympnthy, art, trained judg
ment, knowledge, patience te hie hen
eet purpose, and h* may then eaftly
await .the issue In publie confidence
and support.
"If tt Is the duly of every man to
do good work In the world, that re
sponsibility rest* especially on the
journalist because of his exceptional
opportunities, powers and professions,
Us should seek to make his dally out
put Interesting, Individual, helpful,
stimulating, productive of batter living
and saner, sounder thinking by hi*
readers. If his business ta In one sense
that of a manufacturer, tn another and
higher and broader sense It Is like
unto that of the learned professions,
law, medicine, the ministry; and tt
should be conducted In conformity to
the standards whtch are supposed to
rut* In thoso callings. The Journalist
has one client, one patient, one flock—-
that Is to Boy, the whole community,
and nothing should stand In the way of
hie single-minded and devoted service
,.r tli.ll .'lie c,-mitten lniereet. H* should
beware of all entangling alliances—po
litical, social, commercial—which may
limit or embarrass such service. He
should let the honors and emelumente
of publie office go to other people. Hie
own office, if properly administered. It
more Important and powerful then any
that his fellow citizens ere likely to
eonfor upon him. Tho Independent
newspaper may be and should be the
moot vital and effective Instrument
that democratic society can produce
for Its own adtUMMment and protec
tion, and Its tr tslnen welfare, In
th* long view- - in a complete, in
telligent, ijm. .thetlc devotion to pub
lic Interests.
“It fat but Just to remark, however,
that society has Its own grave respon
sibilities toward th* prese. The newe
paper and tt* human environment In
evitably act and react upon each
other; and. In larg* measure It la true
that the press Is but an expression ot
the society which It undertakes to
sera*. How Important, then, that edu
cated men and women In fre* America
should sustain the Independent, honest
press and help to make It better by
their Intelligent crttlclttn, sympathetic
co-operation, responsive service and
just demand*!"
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GEORGIAN does not claim
independence not publish
items that sting and hurt
simply to be smart, but we
are a NEWSPAPER plain
and simple, and it' is our duty
to print the news. . It is the
power that purifies society.
Some of our advertisers
have ceased to do business
with us because we printed
news involving them. We
thought they would—but
they will see it differently
some day. Most people
think right and do right.
They are our friends.
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