The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, September 04, 1906, Image 1
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Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA. TUESDAY
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1906.
Morning Edition.
DD rniT. I" Atlanta TWO C1NTI
JritlV/iD: on Train* FIVE CENTS.
WITH MIGHTY PAGEANT, ORATORY AND SPORTS, LABOR CELEBRATES ITS DAY
BANKER stensland
CAUGHT IN MOROCCO
BYAMERICAN SLEUTHS
Woman Puts Detec
tives on Chicago
Fugitive’s Trail.
His $12,000 TIED UP
IN TANGIER BANK
Embezzler Gets Sweet on
Dancing Girl and In
curs Chief’s Enmity '
By Private leased Wire.
Tangier, Sept. 3.—Two Ameri
can detectives today arrested Paul
0. Stensland, former president of
the Milwaukee, avenue state bank
nf Chicago, on a charge of having
received millions of deposits after
he knew the bank to be insolvent.
Br Private leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. 3—Although
apprehended, Banker Stensland,
of Chicago, is for the time being
beyond the reach of the arm of the
laws of either the state of Illinois
or the United States. The United
States has no extradition treaty
with Morocco, and until a special
treaty to fit' the case can be
drawn tip between the state de
partment and the Moroccan gov
ernment. there is no way by
which he can be brought back
from tlint country by American
law officers.
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STATE CONVENTION TO MEET
IN CITY OF MACON ON TUESDAY;
PLATFORM ALREADY FRAMED UP
Hoke Smith and . His
Party Have Al
ready Gone.
DEEPEST MYSTERY
VEILS LIFE OF IN
Body Still Held at Ameri-
cus Awaiting Identi
fication.
HERI 13 GRAPHIC STORY
OF HUNT FOR STENSLAND.
By Private Leased Wire.
Gibraltar, Sept. 3.—Paul O. Stens
land. president and wrecker of the
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, of Chi
cago. left Gibraltar for the eastern
count of Africa at 5 o’clock this after
noon. Just uhe hour and forty minutes
before the correspondent and assistant
mate's attorney arrived after trailing
him from America to England, thence
to Gibraltar, to Tangier, Morocco, back
to Gibraltar and than to Honda, where
• he law a bull light, to Boballed, Gran
ada. Seville and other Spanish towns
Stensland traveled under the alias of
P. Olsen, of Norway.
Stensland evidently was sure that he
was not being followed or else he had
become extremely careless, for he left a
trail rfs wide as one made by a herd of
buffalo on the plains.
Gummere, the American minister to
Morocco, was on the watch and was
ready to send a detail of the sultan’s
soldiers to make a captive of Stens
land.
He Chose Morocoo.
Stensland chose Morocco as a perma
nent residence, thinking he was i safe
because there Is no extradition treaty
"1th that country. There Is no treaty,
but It is less safe' than anywhere else.
The sultan at Fez, to whom Mr. Gum-
mere Is going on his first official mis-
• lnn In two weeks, will do anything
mt his great good friend, President
Roosevelt, and he would have been de
lighted to chop off Stensland's head If
requested.
If Stensland derides to return ns a
gentleman, instead of a hnndcuffed
prisoner, well and good. Otherwise one
Jf the United States warships that will
in Gibraltar waters ten days will
cross in Tangier, the fugitive will be
thrown on board and headed for Chi
cago ^
The hank wrecker was on the Ger
man steame- Oldenberg. We missed
BIG ATLANTA CROWD
PREPARING TO GO
Special Cars Will Be Run
Prom Atlanta Tuesday
Morning.
Democratic state convention meet.
In Auditorium, Macon, Tueeday at
noon.
M. J. Yeomens, chairman ol state
Democratic executive committee, will
call the convention to order.
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick,
of the Tenth district, will be temporary
chairman.
Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, preet-
dent of the Georgia Bar Association,
will be permanent chairman.
Henry H. Cabanlss, of Atlanta, and
E. L. Martin, of Macon, will be sec
retaries.
James R. Gray, of Atlanta, will be
chalrtnan of the platform committee.
JamV L. Anderson, chairman of the
Hoke Smith central campaign commit
tee, will make the speech nominating
Mr. Smith. *
James R. Gray, B. M. Blount, Judge
George Hlllyer, Judge J. K. Hines, G. S.
Nix and Reuben Arnold, delegates from
Fulton; alternates, James T,. Ander
son. W. W. Hyatt, J. E. Maddox, John
H. Andrews. R. J. Griffin, 8. H. Ven
able, H. H. Hightower, R. J. Guinn,
l,ouls Gholstln, W. D. Harwell, Sam D.
Jones, J. K. Orr, E. P. Burns, H. M.
Patty, Isaac Haas, H. H. Whitcomb
and C. W. Bernhardt.
No contest for any of state-house
positions.
Convention will wind up business In
one day.
Democratic hosts, wool hat and kid
glove, are moving on Macon Monday.
At 12:15 Monday afternoon Hon.
Hoke 8mlth departed for Macon via
the Southern, and will establish head-
uunrters In the Lanier. He was accom-
panted by Congressman T. W. Hard
wick, J. B. Hoyl, Mr. Smith’s private
secretary, Burton Smith, Jack J. Hast-
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SOME OF THE PLANKS
7HA 7 WILL BE ADOPTED
Ttvo-cent passenger fares.
The South Carolina primary plan.
Negro disfranchisement.
Senatorial district primaries.
Port rates and general freight rate reductions all £long the line with
out discrimination.
These are certain planks of the platform which will be adopted at
the state Democratic convention at Macon Tuesday.
A fixed date for the primary Is one of the probabilities also.
This win very likely be the first Monday or the first Wednesday In
June of each election year, If It Is adopted.
The South Carolina primary plan will be adopted In toto. This
plan provides for a general primary on a certain day, the candidate
for governor or any officer receiving a majority of the entire vote oast,
receiving the nomination for that office.
Where no candidate receives a majority, the two highest run the
race over In a second primary* thus Insuring a choice.
This entirely does away with and destroys the convention plan that
has been so potent In the politics of Georgia In the past three decades In
naming governors and other officers In the state.
THOUSANDS APPLAUD
THE HOSTS OF LABOR
IN GRAND PROCESSION
13-YEAR-OLD GIRL
DIG AS RESULT
DF AN ASSAULT
Special to The Georgian.
Greenville, 8. C„ Sept. 3.—Zetter
Lawrence, a negro, was brought to
Greenville last night and lodged In the
county Jail, TCharged with assault upon
the 13-year-oM daughter of White
Smith, a well-to-do farmer, last night,
near Pickens.
Details of the crime are revolting,
as the negro Is past middle age and
the victim hardly more than a child.
When news of the outrage became
known at Pickens yesterday there was
great excitement and a posse was at
once organized to search for the negro.
It soon became known, however, that
the negro hod been caught and was be
ing hurried to Greenville and the crowd
dispersed.
The negro was brought here In'the
custody of Congressman George Le-
gare, of Charleston, who Is spending
the summer at Pickens, and two deputy
sheriffs. Reports this morning say the
child Is In a precarious condition and
may not survive the day.
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IT TELLS
Of
THE ARID WASTES
By Prltate I .eased Wire.
Boise, Idaho, Sept. 3.—A goodly num
ber of delegatee were here today at tha
opening of the irrigation oongreaa.
Letter From Preaident.
A letter froiri President Roosevelt ad
dressed to the officers and members of the
Irrigation congress was read. In It, tba
president said:
“Operations under the reclamation act,
which I signed on June 17, 1902, bare been
carried on energetically during the four
years since that date. The reclamation
service, consisting of over 400 skilled en
gineers and experts In various lints, lias
been organised, end - It Is now handling
the work with rapidity and effectiveness.
Construction Is already well advanced on
twenty-three great enterprises In the arid
states and territories. Over 1,000,000 ncres
of land have been laid out for Irrigation,
and of thla 200,000 acres are now under
ditch; SOO miles of canals and ditches
mu u, nw mum m i niinin mm iiiu jiri
and 30,000 feet of tunnel hart been com
pleted; and 16,000,000 cubic yards of earth
and 3.000,000 cubic yards of rock have been
moved. Detailed toprymiphlc surveys
have been extended over 10,000 square miles
of country within which the reclamation
work Is located, and 20.000 miles of level
lines have Ia*en run. Three hundred build
ings, Including offices and sleeping quarters
for workmen, have been erected by the
PROGRAM A T PONCEDE LEON
AND FULL LIST OF PRIZES
The feature of the afternoon will be the speaking at the Casino. In
Ponce DeLeon Park, to begin at 3 o'clock, the awarding of prizes and the
out-of-door sports.
Following Is a list of the speakers:
Jerome Jones, president Atlanta Federation of Trades, master of cere
monies.
Welcome Address—James Q. Woodward, mayor of Atlanta.
Address—James O'Connell, president International Machinists' Union.
Address—Madison Bell.
Addrees—B. M. Blackburn.
Representatives of the dally press
Representatives of unions on stage—The chairmen of various sub
committees and administrative officers of Atlanta Federation of Trades.
Invited guests.
The following Is a list of the prises:
First—Union floats: First prise, |50; second prize, >25| third prize,
15.
Second—Union' making best display In the parade, award to be gen
eral, as to how uniformed and other appearance: First prize, 350; sec
ond prize, 325; third prise, 315.
Fourth—Union with largest number In line, sworn statements! First
prise, 350; second prize, 315; third prise, 310.
Fifth—Union displaying In parade the most appropriate banner, same
to be Judged by committee. Prise, 315.
Sixth—For best merchant float. Prize, certificate of merit.
A prize of a 3100 silver and mahogany gavel Is offered by Randolph
Rose for the union making the best general appearance.
The same gentleman also offers a- prise of a silver cup to the union
keeping the beet step In the parade.
OP THE OFFICERS
DF TRUST CONCERN
THE DEAL STRANGER.
Picture of man who disd on Sea
board train near Americus.
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. unph R t 11 o'clock this morning
* pp#are<5 In the arena at noon. Af-
d , flr!,t weighln he retired to hli
to ^ n * room » Put on his street clothes
*alt the second weighln.
*• ,r » tha pink of condition
h,-„ir,s A f h he ftnd Nolan express un-
the n C0nf M*nc# In the ability of
» *"* to put up a quietus to Gans
ihip ° n> 10 rettdn th « champion-
eernsVi° Wn ma<! and ,n
treat " th * c * f *» the hotel* the
nothing TOJHP con * r ®* at *d and
With 1“ heard but tha fight.
■*> 7)uch Gans money in evl-
Fee.aii odds of io to <1 on the negro
Special to The Georgian
Americus, Ga., Sept. 3.—The strang
er who died several days ago, while
passing through Americus on a Sea
board train en route from Rochelle to
Montgomery, has not as yet been Iden
tified.
Shortly after his death. Inquiry was
made of his family nnd a citizen of
Cordele expressed his opinion that he
was a doctor of Ann Arbor, Mich.,
named C. J. Lincoln, a stranger an
swering to the deceased’s description
and being In very' bad health having
given his name as such. Nothing,
however, could be learned of him from
the mayor of Ann Arbor.
A letter from Spring Place, Ga.. was
to the effect that a man fully answer
ing his description was there In June
and gave Ills name as Dr. Roosevelt.
Another from Fitzgerald stntes that
such a man was there recently and
as known as Dr. Morgan.
Several here think that he Is a form
er resident of Americus—Charley Fos- ,
—though others say that there Is I
not enough resemblance between the
stranger and Mr. Foster to warrant
this belief.
The general opinion Is that .he was
some Itinerant doctor who was travel
ing under assumed names on account of
some secret which It seems he will car
ry with him to the potter’s field.
* He will be held a few days longer for
Identification, and If nothing can be
learned of his history, he will be
buried here.
UNKNOWN SHIP
BEATING ON ROCKS
OFF FRENCH COAST
By Private I.ei.r'l 'VIre.
Brett, France, Sept. 3.—An unknown
eteamthlp It taffi to be on dangerous
rockt off the Jele of Quementet, near
Uahant. She tired minute gunr nl‘
night. A dente fog prevents identm
cation.
A life boat hut gone to her netlit
ance. Uahant It the wetternmoit of
the Islands of Brltany. The reefs nnd
currents In this vicinity are very dan
gerous, and a. long list of disasters to
vessels Is associated ^wlth the coast.
FATAL 8HOOTING OCCURS
AT NEGRO FROLIC.
Special to The Georgian.
Albany. Ga., Sept. 3.—While attend
ing a Saturday night negro frollck a
few miles south of here, James Sim
mons and Elijah Neal, both negroes,
became involved In a difficulty, result
ing In Neal firing two loads of buck-
ahot In Simmons' body. The negro
lived only n few hours. Neal has not
yat been captured.
Philadelphia, Sept. 3.—District At
torney Bell, with the aid of three aa-
alatakta, today began an Inveetlgatlon
of the affaire of the Real Estate Trust
Company, which failed last week, with
a view of ascertaining to what extent
the laws of the state were ctolated in
the transactions carried on by Frank
K. Hippie, the late ( president of the
company, and othera connected with
the Institution.
ln hla preliminary examination with
Receiver Earle, Mr. Bell said he found
sufficient evidence to cause several ar
rests, but he preferred to moke a com
plete Independent Investigation of the
company's affairs before obtaining
warrants. The district attorney will
not give out the names of the officers
or directors whom he considers are
criminally liable, and It la not expected
77)1 he will taka any action until ha has
made a complete examination of the
company. He said no arrests will be
made today.
Crowd One of the
Largest in Atlanta’s
History.
ORATORY AND SPORTS
AT PONOE DELEON
James O’Connell Is Orator
of the Day—Prizes Are
Awarded.
GEN. A, J, WEST ORATOR
’ AT UPSON REUNION
Fpeclal to The Georgian
The Rock. Ga., Sspt. !.—• Four*thous
and enthusiastic citizen* of Upson,
iMonroe, Pike and Troup counties gath
ered Saturday and enjoyed the annual
reunion of the Upson county Confed
erate veterans. General A. J. West,
of Atlanta, delivered the annual ad
dress, making an eloquent and forceful
speech.
The occasion was one of the most
pleasant ever held In this section of
the state, the flower of the land being
represented In attendance.
FIRST LADY DEPUTY
IN TENNESSEE COURT
Sped*I to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 3.—For the
first time probably in the history of
the Tennessee courts, a lady court
deputy has been appointed. Circuit
Court Clerk R. H. Howard has ap
pointed Miss' Pearl Henderson, stenog
rapher of the court, as one of his
deputies and now she can fill out and
file papers just like male deputies of
the office.
HERMAN OELRICHS
IS REPORTED DEAD
By Private Leased Wire.
Newport, R. I„ Sept. 3.—Her
man Oelrichu, well known gociety
man, is dead, according to a wire
less report reaching here todav.
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HE IS KING TODAY!
reclamation service, and shout an equal
ployed.
“The period of general surveys and ex
aminations for projects Is past. Effort Is
now concentrated In getting the water
upon a sufficient area of Irrigable food
000,000, which amount. It Is estimated, will
be available from the receipts from the
‘ of public lands for the years 1901-
All Atlanta cheers the man ln
alls.
To the music of many bands, v
filled the hearts of thousands ai
of Joy, hope and ambition as the dav
Is filled with sunshine, 2.600 of the men
who do things wended their way
through the shouting crowds that
thronged the sidewalks and overflow
ed Into the streets from the juncture
of the Peachtrees to the fartnest
limits laid out for the parade.
The Labor Day pageant surpassed
anything of the kind ever before seen
ln Atlanta. The enthusiasm of the
people who watched the splendid array
of men of toll broke nil records, and
I Ik* spirits of the men. celebrating
twelve months of splendid prosperity
nnd looking forward to what promls#i
even a brighter future, were high.
The parade was a success from every
standpoint. With little or no confusion
It moved from the Juncture of the
Peachtrees at 1 o’clock and to the In
spiring strains of patriotic music,
marches and two-step*, swung down
Peachtree, crossod the viaduct, passed
down Whitehall to Forsyth, where the
counter march begAn and the column,
turning, retraced Its line of march to
Alabama, executed a column-right,
marched down Brood to Marietta and
there dlabanded.
As Viewed From Windows.
The general efTect of the parade,
when viewed from the window of an
office building, as It was by hundreds
of Interested citizens, was similar to
that which might b given by a large
flower garden, were It placed on floats
and driven through the thoroughfares.
Every color of the rainbow blended
together gave the most pleasing efTect
to the eye. The union men with their
uniforms of spotless white, dark blue
and white, red, green or black, holding
flags, banners, streamers and vari
colored umbrellas, made a fitting set
ting for the elaborate floats. The float
of the Federation of Labor, as it lead
the first division, was received on all
by cheers and unanimously ac
corded first place among those which
have paraded through the streetB in
the past.
List of Floats.
The floats of the business firms were
also surpassing In their ornateness
and taste. The following firms were
represented:
1. R. M. Rose Company.
2. Golden Harness Factory.
3. Carhart Transfer Company,
4. Thompson Liquor Company,
5. Jennings & Gresham.
6. Atlanta Fire Department.
7. The Atlanta Georgian.
8. The Atlanta News.
9. Atlanta Milling Company.
10. McClure 10-Cent Company.
11. Radium Mineral Water.
12. Pink Cherry Market Company.
13. Penn Tobacco Company.
14. Atlanta Tool Company.
16. The Lucian McK. Duncan Real
Estate Company.
16. A. J. Shlde & Co.
17. Globe Clothing Company.
18. Atlanta Baking Company.
19. Randall Brothers Coal Company.
20. Georgia Oil Company.
21. Abbott Furniture Company.
Several of the firms were renresent-
ed by more than one decorated car and
all showed an outlay of money and
time, which demonstrated their loyalty
and enthusiasm.
Alas, No Yaraab.
The parade was many featured. No
little comment was caused by the ab
sence of Yaraab, the mascot of the
firemen’s drum corps. Incidentally, this
disposal o
lfOi.”
He called attention to the necessity of
seeing that the reclaimed land waa used
for homes and not for speculation. Spec
ulation In lands reclaimed by the govern
ment, said he, must be checked at what
ever cost. He praised the work am! scope
of the forest service.
Is the first time sii
of the mascot that
on parade. Howevc
filled the vacancy ^
fitting dignity.
The number of i
ice the
he boy
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