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—— The Atlanta Georgian. GCOROIAs 2.5oo.tvso population. flon.ftOO.fXW cotton crop in lfQi. 6.500 miles of steam railroad, too miles electric street railway. 130 Cotton factories. 1,600.000 snindlM. Factories consumed 600,000 bales 1M& VOL- Morning Edition. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 3,1906. Morning Edition. T>T> rPT? . In Atlanta TWO CENTS. 1 IV-LA'IL . on Trulua FIVE CENTS. COMMITTEE PUTS RESPONSIBILITY ON NATL BODY Result of InvestigatingCom- mittee’s Deliberations Transmitted to Jordan. the censure but not recommendation of the discharge of Secretary - Richard Cheatham was the verdict of the Investigating committee of the Southern Cotton Association in Its report, turned over to President Harvle Jordan Thursday afternoon. "We find no excuse or reason for Mr. Cheatham's affixing the word' ■Secretary' to his signature on the checks used In these transactions. It is misleading and apt to cause reflections on the association," aald report. It was further recommended that the investigation and Ita testimony b . turned over to tho national executive committee, which meets at Hot Soring*. Ark.. In September, for action. Arthur A. Fairchild was also censured for owning an Interest In a bucket shop. ^ ' It was stated In the report that every one of the witnesses against Cheatham and Fairchild was connected with or Interested In a brokerage business.^ ^ f or y, that while there Is no law of the association prohibit ing lt» officers from speculating, It Is the policy of the organisation to frown upon such. To this extent Messrs. Cheatham and Fairchild are censured. The investigation committee met at 10 o’clock in room 919 in the Empire building and was in executive session until 1:15 p. m. The long deliberations gave the impression that the members fail ed to agree and thnt a minority report might be presented. President Ilarvio Jordnn entered the room at 12:30 o’clock and remained for half an hour. When he left the room he refused to state what had happened but said that everything would be made public. CHEATHAM CLOSE PRESSED. When the taking of evidence in the Richard Cheatham inves tigation closed Wednesday night at 11 o’clock it left the defen- • dant Cheatham in an unenviable position. It had been proven, and he had admitted, thnt he had carried on a number of specu lative operations at the exchange of Qibert & Clay, while hold ing an official position with the Southern Cotton Association. The case had resolved itself into one of ethics. Could one man carry on speculation for another, furnish the brains for the various deals, act upon his own initiative in every transaction,'handle all the funds, and yet not be himself a speculator! Mr. Cheatham claimed that he acted merely as agent. He denied that he was speculating, saying that it was O’Grady and Lee who had taken the risks. J. Randolph Anderson, who was forced by the committee into the position of prosecuting attorney, summed up the case before the close of the session and following Mr. Cheatham’s testimo ny on the stand. MR. ANDERSON’S SUMMATION. “I cannot see,” said Mr. Anderson, “how a man can carry on inch transactions as these have been admitted to he, buy and sell future cotton on the speculative market, pay and receive money, use his own knowledge and judgment, and yet be free from specu lation beiause he is acting for another person. It is only in purely civil cases that the principal is held responsible for the acts of his agent, and this principle does not hold good in ethical questions. Neither does it hold good in criminal practice.” It had been an exciting ten hours In the crowded rooms of ths cotton SMoelstlon. President Jordan had been urged to hold the Investigation In some more convenient place, but he failed to make other arrangements, and many whb came to hear the Inveatlgatlon retired when they found neither seats nor standing room. The noise of wagons on the street bb- low drowned all conversation at times, and It was often necessary to repeat tf r ’* o' the evidence. From 10 o'clock In tho morning until 11 o'clock at night, with but two short Intervals for luncheon, tho Investigation proceed ed steadily. LITTLE EFFORT MADE TO HURT CHEATHAM’S CAUSE. The attitude of the Investigating committee was commented upon by a number of Interested listeners who gained the impression that but little real eitort to bring out testimony damaging to Richard Cheatham would be made by the tribunal which had been called to try him. Throughout the investigation the witnesses for tho prosecution were thrown on the defen sive by the committee, badgered with cross questions, Interrupted by the defendant with the silent consent of the committee. , »• Randolph Anderson, whose speech In the house brought about the In vestigation, and who appeared in order to vindicate hla own position, was torceti into acting as prosecuting attorney against his own expressed desire, it wns he who must do the questioning, If anything was to be brought out which might throw light on the Inner secrets of the speculative transac tion!. lie was handicapped by the refusal of Mr. Cheatham to answer any question that did not ault him, and was not supported In his contention that I. . tham ' who was on trial before a tribunal of hla superior officers, •nouid he forced, whether willing or not, to furnish such evidence as the cue demanded. SEYMOUR ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFEN8E. Especially prominent In the proceedings was \V. H. Seymour, of Mont- i..o ry '.. ■.. a member of the national executive committee. At the organ- lation m. L. Johnson, of Cass Station, Ga., had been elected chairman, but «■»***. r ' Rsymour who took the lead In the Investigation. His questions "ere almost entirely confined to those which would serve to discredit the nitne«aes against Mr. Cheatham or to bring out matter favorable to tho de- icnuant. At times he appeared to forget his position on the committee and , lo the P lac * of attorney for the defense. Chairman Johnson had jut mile to say. But two of tho committee, John P. Allison, of Concord, th. '' . ”• L. Peek, of Conyers, Ga., seemed willing to probe deep below ,urf «oe and force out the' testimony necessary to a thorough examlna- non, and these two came to the front but rarely. attitude of Richard Cheatham was more that of defiance than con- f, ln hl« ground. He refused to answer a number of questions; he re- to give Holland Curran, an Important witness, his permission to speak the committee: he refused to sign orders on the Fourth National Jv?", ,, ’ r certain checks In the possession of that Institution, which might hght on the cotton trades: he refused to produce checks and other tidence which, Mr. Anderson stated, were In Cheatham’s possession. He •t. a!l‘ pr ‘’ ,,ert himself as desirous of a searching Investigation, but hs refrained from offering the commltte his own asslstsnce. -.The Investigating committee permitted Mr. Cheatham to take this ds- iPosition throughout the proceedings. It was silent when Mr. Anderson the commute to call upon Mr. Cheatham to furnish certain material It ?• If supported Mr. Cheatham In his refusal to answer questions, ■vmierrered on one or two occasions when such questions were asked as r.7, , ™ , «P"y objectionable to the defendant. It permitted Mr. Cheatham to to divulge anything about the trades of "P. A. Lee," permitted him it ad mlt or deny his connection with the “Mike Jones" account *< the R. Sledsnburg exchange. but FAIRCHILD WAS RAKED OVER THE COAL8. .There was one pawn on the chessboard who might easily be sacrl- h. , " ave a more important piece, and when he was called to the stand TUIsItortal Powers of the committee came more strongly Into play. d„n,l. r h efrchlld, who haa signed himself as manager of the publication s«51 n . rn * nt of ‘he cotton association and who solicits advertising for ths annual publication of the association, admitted that It waa he who had 8toc k In the Piedmont Brokerage Company. -He disclaimed any of- ncia: < onnectlon with the cotton association, and stated that he was mere- gw employe*, but he was raked over the coals by the committee In a way ’Kn to the previous easy-going investigation. Mr. Seymour ask- w he came to assume such a title as publication manager; •r * hl * were an office permitted by the constitution; wheth- 11 . * ad * ver *>een recognised by the executive officers as Mr. Fairchild stated that he had not thought his personal osnfrship „( „ lw)t a bucket ,g op WO uid reflect on the association, burl,.* Jhdfghatlon with which Mr. Fairchild’s connection with ths snu . * ho P- even though he was but a salaried employes with a title, •nnnntan official of the cotton association, was shown when Mr. Fplr- 2HL‘“brained a card, which he said he would submit to the pres# and. Is rubti L *?• “me time he filed with the committee. In this card, which “mm, "» another column and which was primarily Intended as a £»«'<>» to the press, Mr. Fairchild expressed himself as saying that prifL han fa <dlltate the onslaughts on the cotton organisation, IV would service' 0 dl,c °nnect himself entirely from the gentlemen he had been WILL THEY DO IT? EDITOR LEA DECLARES PRES. HARVIE JORDAN SHOULD NOW RETIRE Specie! to The Georclnn. Now Orleans, La., August 2.—Tho vindictive attacks made by President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, upon both the New Or leans and New Tork cotton exchanges, followed almost Immediately by the unearthing of certain facts, show ing, It Is claimed, direct connec tion between an officer of trie‘asso ciation and an Atlanta bucket shop, known as the Piedmont Brokerage Company, have elicited much adverse criticism throughout the South. James J. Lea. publisher of the Trade Index of this city, .who has been Inti mately associated with the cotton trade for the past thirty years and .who ranka as a leading authority- upon all matters pertaining to the marketing of the South's great staptrf crop, when questioned today os to hla opinion concerning President Jordan's recent ly assumed position, expressed himself as follows: Is Not Surprised. I am nofr at all surprised that Mr. Jordan’s administration of Its affairs should have served to place the South ern Cotton AsMdaflon In 'the position of ths unenviable notoriety It now oc cupies; first, because I have never been a firm believer In his disinterest edness of purpose In prompting the organisation of the association, and, again, because I have always been con vinced of his profound Ignorance as to the absolutely necessary modern methods of handling the cotton crop, en route from the field to the loom. “As to the bitter attacks made by Mr. Jordan upon the contract market of this city and New York, and his ovi- dent desire to turn the American cot ton planters over to the tender mer cies of the foreign mill representatives, operqtlntf through Liverpool and Havre. I am at a loss to understand, even admitting his honesty of pur pose, the base Ingratitude he has dis played. For It Is a fact well known throughout the South, that had It not been for the active support of the In dividual members of the New Orleans cotton exchange and their contribution of something like $8,000 with which to pay the expenses of Its organisa tion, the Southern Cotton Association would have had* no present existence. Add to this the additional fact that Mr. Jordan owes his election as presi dent of the association to the support of such men as Mr. A. Britton, presi dent, and Colonel H. G. Hester, secre tary of tho New Orleans cotton ex change, and we have the sum of ht double dealing. Under Obligations. "To the New Tork exchange possi ble he does not owe so direct a debt of gsntltude. hut to Individual mem bers of the Institution. He Is unques tionably under obligations since he ha* been received by the officers of that Institution officials and with ev- cry m:irk ..f ilNI In. l I-.n nn-1 Iims ;h'cc[iI- ■■I f ‘ . 1 1 I T ■ 1 S I ■ "- Jit III.' IlMMilM "I' | ■ I ■ ■ r 111 nsnt members . that should certainly have precluded any such subsequent denunciations and charges as those ho has leveled at his entertainers. "A year or more ago Mr. Jordan wns dating his official correspondence from the cabin of Mr. Hoadley's private yacht, and today we find him Indulging In unbridled billingsgate at the expense of a class of which his then host was a representative member. Such an at titude Is certainly not characteristic of Southern gentility. Jordan Msy Be Involved. "Touching the matter of the charge of bucket shopping made against the officers of the cotton association by tho members of the Georgia legislature, I do not think any sane man, In view of evidence already adduced, can doubt Its correctness, though to what extent. If any, President Jordan hlnuwlf Mg]t be Involved remains yet to be seen. 8hould Retire Jordan, for one am quite convinced that his linen Is not altogether Immaculate. At any rate, ‘Caesar's wife should be above suspicion,’ and I think tho Southern Cotton Association will make grave mistake If It falls to retire President Jordan and Secretary Cheat ham, and place In control of Its af fairs men who not only understand the true Interests of cotton plnnters of the South, but who are content to strive for them with clean hands.” THREE SCRATCHES OF PEN MA Y TIE UP THE $80,000,000 LEFT BY RUSSELL SAGE Erasures Are Found in Document Filed for Probate. FAIRCHILD FORCED TO RESIGN. r - Seymour at once called attention to this section of the card and Continued on Page Thrss- By Prlvstj Isssed Wirt. New York. Aug. 2.—The amaxlng discovery Is announced today of an erasure In the will of Bussell Sage, which, lawyers declare, may tie-up the estate In years of lltlga'tlon and rein force the case of the disgruntled lega tees, who have threatened to contest ths validity of ths testament. Three little pen scratches, striking out a date, constitute the alleged Im perfection In a document which hither to has been referred to as proof against the most Ingeniously raised technlcall- Itles. The erasure has been In the final clause of the will, which precedes the declaration of the witnesses that they saw the will signed. In ths fourth line of ths paragraph over the testator's signature Is the ob literation on which depend the validity of the Instrument and vhtch the legatees who have taken ths first step In the contest will bring In ths other heirs'who have expressed themselves as satisfied. The paragraph begins: "In witness whereof, I have herewith subscribed my name and affixed my seal at. No. 2 Wall street. New York city. In the borough of Manhattan,” and then follows: "This eleventh day of February, 1101,(1800 with three pen- strokes through the figures). In ths presence of Edward Townsend ahd Richard W. Freedman, whom I have requested to become attesting witnesses hereto.” Russell Sage’s name Is ap pended. While It Is not Illegal to have the body of a will written by pns or more persons, provided the signer and his witnesses declare they have read the paper and that It expresses the Intent of the party In Interest, but It Is un usual tor a will, written In pen and Ink, couched In the explicit phrases of the Blackstone period of law, to leave open such s loophole as a double data with one date marked out and no ex planatory note given at the bottom. Despite the revelation with respect to the possibility of a lengthy content of her husband's wllL Mrs. Sage, It was declared today, soon will begin the orderly disposition to philanthropic end charitable uses of ths vast estate which has been bequeathed to her. EMPLOYEES WALK OUT AT COLUMBU8 8HOP8 Columbus, Ga., August 2.—Twenty- five carpenters and car Inspectors of the Central of Geprgla railroad shops walked out today. They demand 2 1-2 cents Increase per hrfur. The company offered 1 1-2 cents, which was refused. Brains Are absolutely essen tial to succeta. Every body haa BRAINS. Some persona have MORE than others. What seems like an unfair distribution is simply the result of mental exercise. We don’t claim to have the only and original exereftert. Bui we do know you’ll be bene fited mentally and financially if you read the want columns of The Georgian. You ought to try these little ads. They are Inex pensive,^but RISS REBELS VICTORIOUS I BATTLES III FINLAND; CZAR AND RIS FAMILY FLEE FOUR IBE KILLED II FIERCE BATTLE T Troops May Be Sent Into Kentucky To Aid Posse. By Private Leased Wire. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 2.—A dispatch received here this morning from Whltesburg says that a messenger from Sand Lick, Ky., brings the newa of a terrific battle on the head ' waters of Beaver creek, in Knott county, between the Martin faction of the Pall-Martin fued and the posse under Sheriff Hayes, who are trying to effect thetr capture. The report says that four members of the outlaw gang were killed, and that two officers were wounded, but that the names cannot be learned at this time, as the .feudists were not routed from their stronghold and that the officers have rtreated to Hlnman for reinforcements. * The Martina are Wyatt and two sons, Silos and Alexander. They are under Indictment for desperately wounding Dick Hall and William Thornbery and Deputy Sheriff Bates, shooting them from ambush recently. MRS,lVELyNTHAW AS ANJCCESSORY District Attorney Expected To Make Sensational Charge. Russ Admiral Wound ed During Fierce Fighting. Alarming Rumors Reach St. Petersburg from Cities on Gulf of Fin land. By l’rlvnle Lrasod Wire. New York, Aug. 2.—If Evelyn Nesblt Thaw takes the witness stand In her husband's behalf, It was stated today that the district attorney's office, with the help of ovldence now In Its pos session, will do Its utmost to vltlato -her testimony by naming her ns on ac cessory to tho murder or Stanford White. Now that the defense has finally de- I' lmlnf.l l'i go I" III" trliil with .1 pleil of Justification according to tho canon of the "unwritten law," It wns said tho prosecution will bring forwnrd tho evi dence It tins tending to show that Eve lyn Nesblt Thaw knew at least two weeks before tho trajody on tho Madi son Square Garden roof of her hue- hand's determination to kill tho archl- tset. THAW WINS MOTHER TO "UNWRITTEN LAW.” By Prlrste Leased Wire. New York, Aug. 2.—Harry K. Thaw will have his own way, and be placed on trial for the murder of Stanford White nnd baae his hope for acquittal on the "unwritten law.” tlvely today that win stand, emotional Insanity," with evidence go ing to show Justification, will be the defense. One of the most noted lawyers In ths United States will conduct the trial In court. When Harry Thaw said last week that ho and his mother had disagreed before, but that she would come around to his way of thinking, he was right. Mrs. William Thaw has decided that her son Is right, and she dismissed the law firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Honynge and placed the entire defense In the hands of Clifford W. Hartrldgn, Thaw’s personal counsel. The news of her change of mind and the dismissal of the law firm cams as a surprise. COUNTY AUDITOR FOUND GUILTY By Private Leased Wire. Buffalo, N. Y., An*. 2.—At 8 o’clock this morning tho Jury which hnd been dellber- ■ting In the case of John W. Neff, former cmintjr auditor of Eric eftooty, on trial at By Private Leaned Wire. St. Petersburg, August 2. A report was current this evening that Czar Nicholas and the imperial family have fled from Peterhoff to Tzarko-Selo. London, Aug. 2.—A dispatch from St. Petersburg to a news agency sn.vR the crow of tho crui ser Pamjotz have mutinied and killed four officers. Tho battle ship Slava, now at Helsingfors, has been ordered to sink tho mu tineers. Following the announcement of tho disorders nt Cronstadt came a rumor that troublo had nlsn broken out nt Rcvnl and Abo. It is feared there is an uprising at Sevastopol. Special Cable—Copyright. St. Petersburg, August 2.— (Noon)—Tho city is in the great est excitement at this hour over a rcportjustmndccurrcnt that fight ing began at Cronstadt during the night and thnt nt least, 100 persons have been killed, and that Admi ral IJonklwisbctf is among the wounded. To ndd to tho general alarm, tho statement is made thnt four mutinous warships have arrived at Cronstndt and that the guns of the fortress nro trained upon them, but thnt no tiring has been dono up to tho time of this dis- pate.li. The assertion is made thnt muti nous sailors and soldiers nt. Fort Constantine; Cronstndt, seized the fortification last night anil im mediately attacked the loyal regi- incuts. The fighting wns severe, but the mutineers wero eventually dislodged and compelled to sur- • render. By Private Leased Wire. Ht. Petersburg, August 2.—An offi cial bulletin declares that the muti neers nt (,'coaborg have surrendered. It announced that quiet Is gradually being restored and that the senate has ordered tho formation of a corps of volunteers to protect life and property In tho city. Tho government this afternoon is. sued tho following account of the Cronstadt affair: Yesterday evening disorders broke out at Cronstadt. Sailors of the fourth equipage of tho fleet left their bar racks after 11 o'clock and Joined % •Tuwil awaiting th**m In the street. They proceeded toward tho residence of the commandant of the port. A de tachment of Infantry was Immediacy summoned and flred on and dispersed tho crowd. Hhnultnneously the agitation dis played Itself In other equipages of the fleet. Sailors began to assemble out- sldo of their barracks, hut were per suaded to return to their quarters. In the mennwhlle, tho emmbers of the fourth equipage nnd the populace had reassembled and precipitated them selves toward the arsenal In an en deavor t-. f.the gHfus. but they ore again dispersed by the Infantry and quick firing guns. aoooooooooooooooooooooc»ooo ft o SENATE COMMITTEE .0 HOLDS PUBLIC MEETING 0 ON BOYKIN BILL. 0 after- 0 At 3 o'clock Thursday noon the senate committee on 0 agriculture Is holding a public 0 meeting In the senate rhnmb<*r on 0 I’ \ I- iri Jintl -bin k-t shop Mil. O The nrm*-tlng Is public In order 0 to allow anyone Interested pro or 0 con to appear before the commit- 0 tee to discuss the measure or shed 0 any light possible on the matter. O Senator Hogan is chairman of 0 the committee on agriculture, and 0 the other members are Senators 0 Reid, Hand, Walker, Furr, Sir- O mans, McAllister, Fitzgerald. 0 Wheatley, Miller. Phillips, p#»y- 0 ton. Rose. Ware, Parker and 0 Crum. 0 e ports vtthln CZAR'S YACHT IS READY TO SERVE ROYAL FAMILY. By Private loosed Wire. London, Aug. 2.—Dispatches from va rious points In Russia, dated today, indicate that the situation has grown *•*, despite the optimistic sent out by the government. Crews Have Mutinied. The palace at Peterhof Is range of the big guns at the stadt fortress. Private advices declare that the crews of the battleship Slava and three cruisers of the Baltic fleet, sent from Roval to quell the mutiny at Helsing fors, mutinied and that they are roam ing about the Gulf of Finland. deed, it Is known that the com mandant at Cronstadt has been warned to prepare for nn attack from them. A news dispatch from Stockholm says that mutineers at Helsingfors n< v have control of the entire archipelago fortification except the Islands of Snnd- ham and Harako. The dispatch also conveys the Inf • nvith n tint f : i- tlneehs were kill'd by the exj-I'-f v "f a magazine on ITgushelmen Island. Loyal troops are said to have suffered severely during the lighting. A report that the mutineers at VI. borg had surrendered has not been count*.•. ! A dispatch f. M' lslng- 000O00OO000000000000000000 | Continued on Page Threa. ■■■■■■■a ■wi