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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
E ENJOINS
HEIRS OF SMITH
FI
?r for Alleged Shortage
of Clerk.
afternoon granted a temperary Injunc
the deceased city clerk, from' dlapog-
before Judge Wright on August it.
{tu-ed of at private sale and otherwise;
that the executors are now endeavor
ing to sell more of the ealate. Thi
city further allegee that a large por
tinn of the alleged shortage waa used
to pay premiums upon Insurance on
tile life of the late Halated Smith. The
charge Is also made by the city that
tin- i ntute Is Insufficient to pay alt the
clnlms against It, and Is Insolvent.
The alleged shortage as Itemised by
the expert's reports sets forth that the
shorten occurred between August 1
It'll, and April I, 1*0*.
In Its Mil the rlty further asks that
the court. rsqulrr Norris Smith, ex-
e.-utor, to give sufficient bond.
■ The Smith estate will be represented
by Ilenn A T)ean and Judge Max Mey-
erhnrdt.
Will be No Shortage.
L. A. Dean, one of the leading mem
bers of the council, was seen by a
Georgian correspondent this morning
and asked as to the line of defense
that would be taken, and he said:
"Our position will be this: We will
claim that there was no shortage at-
trlbutsble to the administration of
llalst.’d smith and we will be able to
further substantiate this claim by the
proof that we have In our possession.
W< will further show that Smith's al
leged shortage Is due to the fact that
he was charged with the full amount
of digests during the elevent years of
his administration, which Includes all
bills paid and unpaid. We will claim
that after deducting all Unpaid bills ns
show n by the digests that there will be
n<» shortage proven."
MEMBER OF
IS SHO'
•peelal I'mbl»—Copyright.'
1 HI. Petersburg, Aug. 1,—M. Herxen-
1 ateln, a member of the dlaaotved dou-
mn, waa ahot and killed today while
out walking with hla family. Hla na-
kanln escaped. Rumora of the wildcat
" kind are being circulated today.
DOUMA
r TO DEATH
The la'est newa from Cronatadt saya
searchlights there are now being burn
ed nightly on the surrounding waters.
A .peels 1 appeal to army officers Is
being formulated. It la estimated that
between 800 and 1.000 men have been
killed or wounded In the fighting about
Helsingfors.
GRAFT IS CHARGED
TO GENERAL WOOD
By Prirnte Leaied Wire.
Kan.a. City, Mo., Auguat 1.—Making
general chargee of graft and Inef
ficiency agalnat General Leonard Wood,
Tho Leavenworth Timex, which haa
cloae army connections In the Phlllp-
plnea, thla morning demanda a con-
greaalonal Inveatlgatlon of Wood’a ac
tion. It cltee a. one Inatance of graft
that Wood la drawing )4,000 a year aa
civil governor and hla army pay be-
sldes.
It saya a dealer In Manila told can
teen officers that General Wood had
approved a certain brand of malt ex
tract for sale In canteens. Large quan
tities of It were purchased apd shortly
afterward an order came frA-n tlje irzr
department prohibiting Its sale. The
Times says Wood would not allow the
canteens to turn tits malt back to the
dealer, but forced them to pay for It
while they could not sell It.
WITNESS WILL
THAT WIFE
HAD NO
By rrlrate Leaeed Wire.
New York. Aug. 1.—In an Interview
to ahatter the plea of juatlflcatlon for
the killing of Stanford White under the
"unwritten law" to which Harry K.
Thaw ha. announced that he la Irre
vocably committed, new evidence waa
forthcoming today to ahow that Eve
lyn Neablt Thaw and the urchlloct
SWEAR
OF THAW
T JILTED WHITE
■
were together within a fortnight of thi
tragedy on tho Madison Square Gar
den roof.
A well-known theatrical manager,
who knew both Mrs. Thaw and White,
today declared himself as willing to
testify at Thaw's trial that he had
seen the prisoner!, wife and White at
the enlranee of a Broadway hotel two
weeks before White was killed.
STE WART NAMES STATIONS
TO RECEIVE REGISTRATION
With only eleven day. left In which
to regl.ter for the fall eleetlona, Coun
ty Tax Collector Andy Stewart haa ap
pointed a number of clay registrars for
th. remainder of the time and also dis
trict registrars for the benefit of those
unable lo come to Atlanta for the pur
pose. From all Indication, a record-
breaking registration will result from
the great Interest which Is bslng taken
In the gubernatorial campaign. The
following are the places where voters
may pay their poll taxes and register
during the next ten days:
County court house.
Cigar store of Tom Pitta on White
hall viaduct.
Dr. It. F. Watson, Pansy Pharmacy,
2G4 Houston street.
Judge D. A. Cook, Decatur stree).
Ben Newman, 249 Peters street.
Dr Wlkle, 127 Gordon street. West
End.
Judge O. H. Puckett, 505 Marietta
street.
■Voters may register In the following
Question of Investiga
tion Up To Grand
Jury.
No Inquest will be held over the body
of Frank Carmlohoel, the negro, who
was shot to death Tuesday afternoon
by an enraged crowd of citizens for
criminal assault on Annie Laurie Pool,
14-yearn-old daughter of J. J. Poola
at Lakewood Tuesday morning, and
unless the Fulton county grand jury
should take a hand there will be no
Investigation Into the lynching.
Coroner Thompson, after looking In'
to the matter Wednesday, -announced
that an InqueBt was unnec<issr#y as
there were eye witnesses to the tragedy
Before reaching this decision the
In the case. The
deed the coroner
not necessary, as
Relatives May Take Body.
The body of Carmichael, which has
It was learned Wednesday morning
Who fired the fatal shots will proba-
Adamsvtlle—A; H. O. Howell.
Battle Hill—S. M. Wilson, Jr.
Black Hill—T. Y. Bryant.
Bryants—John M< McGee.
Buckhead—G. P. Donaldson.
Cooks—Virgil Jones.
Collins—C. A. Howell and J. P. Aua-
n
College Park—Judge Henry Harris.
BdgeWood—E. T. Stanley.
East Point—R. L. Phillips.
Hapevills—L. G Whitney.
Oak Grove—W H Mitchell.
Peachtree—Judge J. H. Langston.
South BendWudge C. K. Busbee.
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O VOTE BY SECRET BALLOT
O IN AUGU8T PRIMARY
O IS THE PLAN ADOPTED.
0 Special to The Georgian. •
0 Augusta, Ga., August 1.—The 0
0 county ♦‘xecutlve Democratic 0
0 white primary* committee met 0
0 here today at noon and decided to 0
0 put on a secret ballot In the prl
0 mary to be held August 22, for O
0 governor and state house officers. 0
0 Richmond county is the only 0
0 county In the state that has so 0
0 far come out for the secret bal- 0
0 lot. This system has been es- 0
0 tablished and the committee to- 0
0 day would not move away from It. 0
0 The expense of holding the prl
0 mary will be met by the candl- 0
0 dates In the race, the most, of 0
0 course, to be paid by the Judgr* of 0
0 the superior court and candidate 0
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MAN’S RE CHAIR
CAUSES HIS DEATH
BY A FRIEND
By Private Leased Wire.
Merttantlelil, Kj\, August J.—The red head"
of Tlllmna Thompson, one of the lead
bC ‘ IHl'-llS of thin pi; tIlkeU fur II
Hijulrrel. was the pause of his death at
tie hands of his best friend. Hubert It.
Crabtree, the wealthiest merchant In the
enmity. The men were hunting red snulr*
rela with their rifles late yesterdny after
noon In a wood belonging to Thompson.
could not tell who was firing and who
was not. It required such a brief
apace of time they were unable to In
terfere and atop the shooting.
Carmichael was captured about 8
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. He
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 ttegro maile an
effort to escape. Initialled.
During the shooting both Poole and
Johnson were slightly wounded by
stray bullets, Pqole being shot In the
finger and Johnson In the arm.
GOVERNOR AND” 8HERIFF
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 unless such a
request waa made by the county au
thorities.
The governor expressed the opinion
that If any action Is taken at all It
will he by the grand jury.
At the sheriff's office It was also
stated there was nothing for that of
fice to do In the matter, as the Identity
of the lynchers Is unknown.
k 5 a
NEAT FILIBUSTER
TURNEDJY SENATE
Bill To Elect Railroad Com
mission by People
Left in Air.
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 sent the bill
over to Thursday, Senator Williams'
bill to elect the railroad commissioners
by the people was taken up.
Then came a volley of muttons and
counter-motions, and while President
West was untangling the snarl, Sen
ator Miller, with his eye on the clock,
raised the point that the hour of 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 Cand)er made a very
effective speech against the measure,
and was followed by President West
and Senator McHenry in defense of it.
At }2:30 the senate held a brief ex
ecutive session to confirm nominations
made a few days ago.
When the 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 Springs
’Cue Club to enjoy the feast 1 prepared
lor the general assembly through l he
courtesy cf President West and Speak*
er Slaton.
Bills Passed.
By Senator Walker—To create a new
charter for Douglas, Coffee county.
By Senator Walker—'To amend the char
ter of Douglas, Coffee countr, so as to pro
vide for public school l>onus.
. New BgIs.
By Senator Adams—To empower the may*
r and council of Madison to start ceme-
*ry near flint place.
By Henntor Adams—To authorise the es
tablishment or waterworks and sewerage
for the city of Madison.
By Henntor Csrswell—To amend act In-
HiKirntlng the town of Toomsboro, In
Wilkinson county.
House Bills Passed.
By Mr. Rucker, of Clarke—To amend the
charter of Hull.
By Mr. Singletary, of Thomas—To Incor
porate the cltr of Cairo.
By Mr. Williams, of Laurens—To amend
act fixing pay of tax collector and recelrer
of Laurens.
By Messrs. Ilardmnn nnd Holder of Jack-
son—To provide for election of officers of
the city court of Jeflerson by the people.
By Mr. Alford, of White, nnd Jlr. Hall.
•'..oly—To abolish the county court of
Turner.
...» .ur. Knight, of Berrien—To amend the
charter of the city of Tlfton.
By Mr. Slngf - —
peal net crentli
VALDOSTA TO GET
A NOM COLLEGE
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 the house Wednesday morn
ing by a vote of 122 to 22.
The house put In five long hours
Wednesday morning, two hours of
which was uned In an effort to recon
sider the action of the house in pass,
lng the Whitley bill to define the words
“poverty" and “Indigent," as used Ja
the state constitution to refer to Con
federate veterans, as meaning those
over 65 years of age, owning less than
31,000, and not able to perform manual
labor for their support. The motion
to reconsider was lost.
Joe Hall 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
I order while presiding over the
house. His powerful voice penetrated
every corner of the hall, almost equal-
lng In volume the sonorous tone of
Reading Clerk McClatchey.
Mr. Wilson, of Gwinnett, made the
hit of this session when he made a
short speech explaining hi* vote on
the motion to reconsider the Whitley
bill. Mr. Wilson said he. was talking
Tor 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 mlght-asslst
him in getting back to the house next
year.
The house adjourned at 2:10 to at
tend the barbecue to be given to the
general assembly. Its clerks and press
representatives by Speaker Slaton, of
the house, and President West, of the
senate.
Hams, of Madison—To amend the charter
of the town of Hull.
By Messrs. Alford, of Worth, and Hill,
of Dooly—To establish the city court of
Ashburn.
By Mr. Kelly, of Glascoek—To create
hoard of eoninilsidouera of road* and rer-
enuea of Olaaoook.
By Mr. Flynt of Spalding—To amend 11
fixing aalnrtca of Spnldlng county commit-
slonera.
By Mr. Mnnn of Catoosa—To amend cods
creating rommlisloners of road* nud rer-
ennes In Tattnall.
By M>%srs. Alford, of Worth, and Hill,
of Dooly—To abolish city court of Ash-
burn.
Hy Mr. Knight of Berrien—To make Tlf-
ton a state depository. ,
INDEPENDENCE IS THE DUTY
Of a newspaper—THE
TRUE INDEPENDENCE.
Opinion of 8amuel Bowies, of Th*
Springfield Republican, a. to It.
lmport.no. In Niwa*
per Work,
Hfunnel Bowles. who ha. been pub
lisher and .dltur-ln-chlef of -The
Springfield Republican .Inc. 1878, con
tributes an article to the current North
American Review on "The Independent
Press, It. Opportunltlea and Dutlea.'
In part, Mr. Bowles saya:
"'Here ahall the Preia the People’.
cause maintain.
Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by
Gain.'
"Such waa the noble motto which a
famous Maoaachuaetta judge wrote (or
a newspaper In Salem many year. ago.
Doee the average man, or even the ex
reptlonally Informed and Intelligent
man, realize how difficult it la (or the
pr<-.--< under modern condition, to ful
fill Ita hlgheat and moat Important
function thue admirably expreeeedT
The development of the newa aervlce
of tha great American newepapera hua,
of Itself, made them at laat politically
Independent. It haa come to paaa that
a party organ of the old-faahtoned typo
cannot now be aucceeafully maintain'
ed; but tha political thraldom of the
preia haa been aucceeded by a com
mental thraldom more Ineldtoue and
more dangeroue to the welfare of so
ciety. The cheap newspaper of many
l>ngcs, selling often at wholesale for
lea. than the coet of the paper on
which It la printed, la-dominated by
the advertiser, who pays all of the oth
er heavy expense# and tha proflt.
Nevertheless, In spite of the obstacles
nnd the limitations which attend Ita
-crvlee, speaking broadly, the preea
doee still stand for the rights and In
terests of the people. In fact, It rep
resents them, on the whole, more ef
ficiently than ever before. It doee this,
not ao. much by Its editorial oppoelilon
or advocacy,' as by Ita publication of
newa, Ita dally presentation of each
day's hletory of the whole world, the
record not merely of events, but of
thought, opinion, discovery. The mar
vel of this achievement ts not leas be
cause we no longer think of It. Even
the corrupt and dependent press la
compelled to publish tha news. It can
not hope to exlat If It falls to do so.
The possession of the new-., the
knowledge of the world', dally life,
thought, movement, constitute, the
most effective weapon for the protec
tion of society. Justice and truth
flourish In she light of publicity, III-
qulty and wrong dread It and are ul
timately cured by the Influences which
flow from its illuminating rays.
"It la often lightly remarked that the
newspapers have lost their Influence,
that nobody cars, what they have to
eay, that the great editors whose ut
teranrea commanded respect and guid
ed the political actions of large and
loyal constituencies are all dead and
have no successors. It Is true that the
commanding personalities who doml
nated certain editorial pages have dis
appeared, that the character of the
newspaper haa changed, but the ability
of tha press to affect' public sentiment
through Ita newa columns haa made
It a greater power than ever. The
modern editorial page, moreover, li a
moat Important part of the new.glvlng
mechanism of the press. Its function
la to Illuminate, to suggest, to Inform,
to expose, rather than to persuade or
denounce. The annual oration before
the Phi Beta Kappa. Society at liar
vard University In 1804 dealt ably and
justly with the newspaper, and In
opening It the speaker, Congressman
Samuel W. McCall, of Massachusetts,
said: 'We tax ourselves enormously to
support schools and colleges, and care
fully discuss ayltems of education, and
yet the press as a practical educating
force for good or evil la hardly second
to any other agency.' No candid. In
formed and observant man will deny
tha truth of that statement.”
After calling attention to the menace
of concentrated wealth and the reac
tion toward Independence which Is al
ready setting In, Mr. Bowles con
tinues:
Under such conditions and demands
of our professedly democratic society,
how Important the agency of the pres.,
how vital to progress Its honesty and
Intelligent servieel It la not clear that
the first principle of such service Is an
absolute devotion to the public Inter
ests. When the Individual cltlsen neg
lects his elvle duties, the community
and stale suffer; but whan the newe-
paper, with tta exceptional facilities
for Influence, la derelict or prostitutes
Ita powers, tha affect la far-reaching
and momentous.
first essential to tha adequate
fulfilment of Its avowed (Unction In tha
news-giving press la honest art and
genuine proportion In Ita construction.
It Is the work poorly dona that retards
the world. The newspapers alovenly,
dishonestly, crudely made; are those
that conspicuously fall In their pre
tended public aervlce and tend to be
come degrading and harmful Inllu-
enree. Whatever prlnctplee he may ad
vocate on hla editorial page, the newe-
paper-maker la bound In honor and by
every just consideration of his calling
to treat hla readers In good faith and
with respect. He certainly cannot af
ford to disregard the Interests of hla
advertlsera; hut whan the rights of
the readers are subordinated or sub
merged to meet the abort-sighted de
mand. of the advertisers, the newspa
per becomes so tar. simply a 11a, Sucb
a policy persisted In defeats Itself, and
tha newspaper produced simply or
principally to carry advertising, ulti
mately becomes of very little value to
Ita commercial patrona. Bo In respect
to tho unrestrained, Intemperate use of
scare head-lines and the faking of
sensational-newa; these practices may
win temporarily In tho game, but, In
the long run they are poor business In
vestments and of course they are
shamelessly dishonest
"Tha true policy for tha newspaper-
maker, as Indeed for every other manu
facturer, la to produce a good and at
tractive article by honest, open math,
ods, to harnaao brains, Incessant ener
gy, human sympathy, art, trained Judg,
mant, knowledge, pati.ne. to hit hen,
ut purpoa., and ha may than safely
await the isauo In publla confidence
and support.
"If It It the duty of every man to
do good work In tho world, that re-
sponalblllty reals especially on the
journalist beeauu of hla exceptional
opportunities, powers and professions,
Ha should auk to make hla dally out
put Interutlng, Individual, helpful,
stimulating, productive of batter living
and saner, sounder thinking by hla
readers. If hla bualnau Is In one sense
that of a manufacturer, fn another and
higher and broader sense It la Ilka
unto that of tha lumsd profession.,
law, medicine, tha ministry: and It
should be conducted In conformity to
the atandnrdt which are supposed tq
rule In those callings. The journalist
haa one client, one patient, ona fleck— >
that la to any, the whole community,
and nothing should stand In tha way of
hla single-minded nnd devoted service
of that ona common Interest, Ha should
b.wara of all entangling alllancte—po
litical, social, commercial—whloh may
limit or ambarrasa such service, H*
should let tho honors and emoluments
of publie office go to other p.opl*. HI.
own office, if properly adminilt.r.d, It
more important and powerful than any
that his fallow citizana era likely to
oonf.r upon him. The Independent
newapaper may be and should bo tho
moat vital and effective Instrument
that democratic society can produce
for Its own advancement and protec
tion. and tta true business welfare, In
tha long view. Ilea In a complete, In
telligent, sympathetic devotion to pub
lic Interests. ,
"It la but just to remark, however,
that society haa Ita own grave respon
sibilities toward tha press. Tha news
paper and Ita human environment In
evitably act nnd react upon each
other; and. In large measure. It Is true
that tha press la but an expression of
tha society which It undertakes to
serve. How Important, then, that edu
cated men and women In free America
should sustain the independent, honest
press and help to make It better by
their Intelligent rrttlrlsm, sympathetic
co-operation, responsive aervlce and
just demands I”
GEORGIAN does not claim
independence nor 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.