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NIGHT
EDITION
VOL. 1. NO. 141.
The Atlanta Georgian.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER g, 1906.
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NIGHT
EDITION
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MACHINISTS DESERT
SHOPS OF SOUTHERN
General Strike Order
ed Over Entire
System.
200 UNION MEN WALK
OUT OF ATLANTA SHOP
Demand Increase of25 Cents
a Day—No Agreement
Could Be Reached.
At the meeting of the Atlanta branch
of the International Attooiation of Ma*
chinists Monday afternoon about 150
men signed the strike roll, comprising
the great majority of the machinists in
the employ of the Southern Railway’s
Atlanta shops.
Those who remain out will have to
sign this roll twice a week until the
trouble is settled.. The appointment of
Jerome L. Jones as chairman in charge
of the local situation # was confirmed.
Every union machinist employed In
the Southern Railway shops In Atlanta
save one and one foreman, walked out
at II o'clock Monday morning after
more than a month of unsuccessful ef
fort to gain an increase In wages. They
number 200 machinists, apprentices
and helpers. Twenty-flve negro help
ers also went out.
The Mtrika extends to every shop on
the Southern Railway system, and. If
continued, frill seriously Interfere with
the operation of trains on that system.
President O’Oortnell, of Washington,
head of the International Association
of Macldnlsts, sent out a telegraphic
order Monday notifying all unions to
withdraw their men from work' at 11
o'clock. At that hour every union man
wnlked out.
It is conservatively estimated that
3,000 machinists and apprentices are
out over the entire system, affecting
the shops in Atlanta, Macon,, Birming
ham, Selma, Huntsville, Memphis,
Knoxville, Columbus, Miss., Spencer, N.
C, Alexandria and Lctwrenceville. Vn.,
and Columbia, S. C.
Some weeks ago the gHevance com
mittee from the machinists went to
Washington to ask a flat'Increase In
the wages of all machinists employed
on the line of 2 1-2 cents per hour. Af
ter many conferences with the South
ern railway officials, the machinists’
demand was met with a counter propo
sition.
Counter Proposition.
This contemplated a flat Increase of
Jcent increase In Atlanta per day;
1 cent for Birmingham and 1-2 cents
tu K S 0XV,,,e * Spencer and Columbia.
The Southern’s proposition meant
R b«ut 115,000 more a year to the men,
while the demand of the committee
would have been $50,000 additional.
The committee rejected the South
erns proposition, and finding that there
was no probability of amicable adjust
ment, President O’Connell ordered the
walk-out. Local men say that thc^de
mand was not for Atlanta only, but
contemplated a flat Increase of 21-2
cents an hour over the entire system.
Atlanta men receive a flat rate of $3
J?!* day for ten hours work. At some
points the wages run as low as $2.70,
ami a general average would be 29
cents an hour.
Jtromt Jones Chairman.
J. L. Jones has been named chairman
in charge of the local strike situation.
A meeting is being held In headquar-
t.rw v.. 141 . 2 South Formyth atreett
WHAT STRIKE MEANS TO COUNTRY
Men who walked out, 1,000.
Men on strike In Atlanta, 200. • *
Shops deserted, 12.
., ? lt * ea Btfected, Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham, Selma, Huntsville, Mem*
ton 8 ’ * ynoxvl * e ' Columbus, Spencer, Alexandria, Lawrencevilie, Charles-
Persons dependent on wages, 5,000.
Dependents In Atlanta, 1,000.
Demands of Union, 2 1-2 cents an hour flat Increase.
Offers of company, 1-2 cent to 11-2 cent increase.
Amount Involved In demand of union, J60.000 a year.
Amount of Increase offered by company, 116,000 a year.
Possibilities, general strike of union machinist. Involving other rail
way ey.tems and great machine shops In general industrial work.
THOUSAND MACHINISTS
ARE AFFECTED BY ORDER
Washington, Oct. # 8.—At 11 o’clock
this morning the 694 union machinists
employed by the Southern Railway
Company laid down their tools and
walked out, on ft strike. The order for
the strike was issued this morning
by the officers of the International As-
soclatlon of Machinists.
The grievances of the machinists are
due to the rejection of their new wage
scale, which called for an Increase of
2 1-2 cents an hour and a work day
of 9 hours. The new wage Hcale w
presented to the Southern officials the
latter part of August by a committee
representing the several lodges of ma
chinists employed by that road. *
In Washington a Month.
This committee was here more than
a month, and during that time several
conferences were held with the officials
of the Southern. The request of the
men.for an Increase ’was met with a
counter proposition, wTilch was submit
ted to the machlnslsts. After careful
consideration the proposition* of the
Southern was turned down, and then
It was that the Southern said there
was nothing more to offer.
Following this the men of the Inter
national body referred their grievance
to the execytive committee of the In
ternational association for considera
tion.
Could Not Reopen Case.
• An attempt was made^to reopen the
case with the hoj>f of reaching an ad
justment, hut to nd purpose, and last
week negotiations ended so far as the
executive committee .was concerned.
Officials of the International associa
tion said a week’s time was given the
Southern officials In which to make a
movo that would Indicate to the men
that the compromise might be effected,
O HE THREATENS TO CALL O
0 OUT ALL UNION MEN. 0
O 0
O Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 8.—At a pub- O
0 He man meeting, called to pre- 0
0 eent the union side of a strike of 0
O machinists at the Pope Motor 0
0 Car Company's plant here, Presl- 0
0 dent James J. O'Connell, of the
0 International Association of Ma-
0 chinists, made the statement that,
0 If necessary to vyln, every union
0 man In this country would be
0 called (Jut. He etated that the
O strike was caused by an effort
0 on the part of the National Metal
O Trades Association to blacklist
0 union men, many of whom were
0 discharged from the Pope plant.
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but In this the men were disappointed.
It became a watting game, so the of
ficials of the International association
decided last night to act, and this
morning the order for the strike was
Issued.
1,000 Will Walk Out.
It Is .said that the npmber of me
chanlcs who will walk Out will reach
1,000. There Is demand for railroad
machinists In the West, and this morn
Ing a dispatch was received here from
headquarters in St. Louis asking that
200 machinists be sent at once to that
city, os they are wanted by the Wa
bash railroad.
P. J. Colon, first vice president of
the International association, said that
the men did everything that could pn
slbly bcflBffe-ttravoian simfP.TifTrt th
they would have been willing to linvi
had the matter submitted to the Inter
state commerce commission for arbl
tratlon.
TO PACIFY ISLAND CHAMPION PLAYERS
URGED TO BE GENTS
ARE NEEDED IN CUBA
1^*“' V ui»yiii aired,
r* afternoon to name various
committees of the union to look after
th** .strike here.
ii.Tn 1 ' " a J k *°ut In Atlanta has prac-
ll«I up the big shops, and Is se-
“ lrec, * n * the operation of the
L'm '. T ^° s,r| kers assert that they
» m stand firm until their demands are
granted.
Officials Are 8ilent.
At th.' otllces of the Southern railway
®" in ' nr mat!on could be gained. The
muster mechanic’s office was reached
wit that otlielal absolutely refused to
C ,,“ ny statement whatever.
McCabe, business agent of the
AtUnta lodge of the union, stated that
me order had come after a conference
rail-" 1 ? ’i 1 ,' ce ntral committee and the
fel road officials at Washington Mon-
osy morning.
,"'111 be no violence or dlsor-
,„, r ' , sal<1 Mr. McCabe. "We do not
I"' ,"' 1 t0 ua e any violence to hold our
',' r to prevent the company
Putting In other men. I look for
an eai'j. settlement but I can't tell what
"mount to. Ves, they have gone
mu all over the, system."
SOUTHERN MACmNiSTO
WALK OUT AT SPENCER
8 , ":;inl t„ The Georgian
dr .i " i"*','' **• c ' Oct. 8.—One hun-
ern A n H,xty machinists of the South-
in. rrm wa . y „ went out at Spencer this
c. ( n[ K ' fo,, o"lng futile efforts to
In iheih “ n aKreeme nt with the officials
derstn!! eenferences. The strike Is un-
Thp „L'l to Anvojye the entire system,
ffi ' u aak for shorter hours and an
•“urt*aK#? m pay.
P , j , hirty-flv ,
P” !»1 to The Georgian.
Im‘- m ;,, AI o' ° c *' *—All the machin
al,,,,. V th , e Souther h railway shops,
oVi“U 5 ,n number, walked out at 11
<■ r i °, W 2® to ,he refusal of the
to ,3 ?.* Increase wages from 82.20
manif.Kteffi* day ' ' No dl * ord<r »“
Sp-Hal
Striks in Charlsston.
1 r lm Georgian.
c ’’ ° ct - *•—The ml-
v ejjt _ 'J,’ ke Southern railway shops
o' t ,.„ :. n ?'J ke here *•*•* morning at 11
hour K ..i? [ n J r *A* e °f 8 1-2 cents an
era! Ther„ P 1 The ■ trlke l « 8"n-
nrucrl nj!.."® _ dl *aS*P among the
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filiations with local bosses
Newport News, Va., Oct. 8.—With
two squadrons, headquarters and the
band of the Fifteenth cavalry aboard,
the army transport Panama sailed yes
terday at 10:30 o'clock for Havana.
Assistant Paymaster General Charles
Whipple left on this ship, taking with
him 827,000 to be used In paying off
the soldiers now In Cuba I
No troops came In today, hut the
Eleventh cavhlry and Eleventh Infan
try are expected tomorrow. The
transports Senaco, Paloma, Admiral
Schley and the Taarnholm came In to
day. The Schley went to the ship ynrd
for repairs and the Tanrnholm to the
Norfolk navy yard. The Chesapeake
and Ohio steamship Kanawha has been
chartered by the government.
By MANUEL CALVO.
Havana. Oct. 8.—There Is ample ev
idence that the United States troops
will be needed In Cuba before order
has been restored, and It is not Im
possible that the 6,500 ordered here
will hnve to be reinforced. It has been
necessary to send 300 more marines to
Gulnes to put a stop to the aggressive
ness of Asbert’s men who attempted
to take the town. The detachment
there prevented a serious clash.
in Santa Clara there has been some
trouble, and In Santiago province some
of the rebels still are In an ugly mood.
Captain Barnett, of the marine corps
In command at Clenfuegos, has posted
a notice outside his office that the ma
rines are there solely to keep order and
protect property, and that the local
authorities must decide civil questions.
Rtbsls Plan a Psrads.
The rebels In Clenfuegos plan to hold
an unarmed parade, and they propose
the delivery of the city government to
the Liberals. Captain Barnett aayn It
Is no affair of his. The Americans
feel certain that they can preserve or
der where they are Btatloned, but in
the remoter places rurales are needed.
The disarming of the Insurgents Is
B roceedlng. Major Ladd Is Indefatlga-
le In his work, covering 200 miles a
day In an automobile.
Battleships Ordered Homs.
The battleships Kentucky and In
diana have been ordered home. It Is
probable that most of the big war
ships will soon be replaced by smaller
ones. .
The transport Sumner has landed
two battalions of the Fifth Infantry
and one battalion of engineers. They
proceeded at once* from the wharf to
Camp Columbia on trolley car*. They
disembarked In nn hour, which Is con
sidered a notable achievement.
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived here
yesterday, with 280 officers and ma
rines.
Chicago, Oct. 8.—The champion Cubs
and the Champion White Sox gathered
today In the Auditorium annex green
room and heard from the lips of Garry
Herrman, president of the national
commission, how they must deport
themselves In the series for the world'
championship which opens with the
ringing of the “play ball" gong at 2:80
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the West
Side ball park. Every member of each
of the champion teams was present.
Presidents Murphy and Comlsky,
President Harry Pulliam, of the Na
tional League, and Secretary McCoy,
of the American Leugue and the um
pires were on hand. President Herr
man spoke of the serious aspect of the
great series—what It means to the
world of sports, and he asked the play
ers to make It a credit to the greatest
game ever invented.
"Behave like the gentlemen that
know you all to be,” he said. "Don'
let the heat of the desire to win carry
you away. Remember that the eyes of
the whole sporting world are on you,
and will be judged by every move you
make. May the best team win.”
The players, while they tried
listen with attention to the platitudes
of the great baseball leader, spent most
of the time looking out of the windows
up Into the leaden skies, which seemed
to promise rain. "
When the day's forecast was an
nounced, promising - showers for the
night and colder weather, a great wave
of disappointment crossed the faces of
the players. Later their gloom partly
lifted when supplemental bulletins
claimed that It would probably be clear
though the weather will, doubt less be
cold. *
If It Is cold and the wind whips
across the Held, Lundgren will pitch
tor'the Cubs and Walsh will contest
the game with him. If It turns out
warm and sunshtney Brown and W hits,
sore as they are, may fire the opening
guns which will resound about the
sporting world. .
"'rank Chance arrived with his Cubs
today from 8t. Louis In fine shape.
All the boys cr^ept Slagle and Brown
were in the pink of condition and
straining at the 24-hour lea»h that held
them the world’s championship games.
MUCH MONEY TO BET
ON CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
New York. Oct. 8.—Bo! Llchensteln
has thousands of dollars to bet on the
result of the opening game of the
championship series. Frank Farrell Is
not betting, but he has />ld friends he
thinks the Sox pitched will be too
strong for Stelnfeldt. Chance and the
other heavy hitters In the National
Leugue aggregation. Inside speculators
believe that three-flngered Brown, the
pitching mainstay of Manager Mur
phy, will not go through the series.
H. P. Whitney, a regular attendant at
American League park all last sum
mer, Is reported to be willing to place
a large bet on the game tomorrow.
COMING!
GIVE:
F FAVORING
CITY OWNERSHIP
Municipal ownership Is taking hold.
There are more people discussing the
advantages of a city’s owning Its own
utilities now than have ever considered
the question before. The city Is awak
ing to the fact that It Is not merely a
theory, but a possibility—even a proba
bility. One enthusiastic indorser went
even further Monday morning. He said
It was a certainty. And It will be If
the people stand out for It. „
The public has not been content to
accept mere general statements about
economy and cheapness and success.
Men have been studying conditions for
themselves.
Joseph C. Logan, of 894 Piedmont
avenue, well known In public move
ments, has been looking Into some de
tails about municipal ownership and
the more ho studies It the more he be
lieves that It will solve some of the
problems that confront all big cities,
The women are taking up the move
ment. Mrs. Theodore W. Blrney, of
326 Spring street, founder of the Na
tional Congress' of Mothers, writes to
The Georgian:
"Though a woman and therefore
without a vote, I am a modest tax<
payer In your city and send you greet-
ngs and heartiest good wishes for your
success In the campaign you are wag
ing for municipal ownership. Once the
people are fully awake to the signifi
cance of this movement nothing can
stop its progress.
"Cordially yours,
"MRS. THEODORE W. BIRNEY.'
Signed applications for membership
In the Municipal Ownership League and
short expressions of encouragement
were received kfonday from many men
In many walks of life.
Here Is Joseph C. Logan's letter to
The Georgian:
A Business Proposition.
This question of municipal owner
ship has been called 'a big, cold, se-
ILLTREATEDBY
HUNDREDS OF JEWS
ARE KILLED IN SIBERA
St. Petersburg, Oct. ,8.—From absolutely reliable sources of Informa
tion, comes news today of a series of most shocking massacres In Siberia,
In which hundreds of Jews have been tortured and killed.
The killing secured during a period of six weeks. Private telegrams to
Jews and non-Jews alike tell the story. The blame Is put on the soldiers
Who In every Instance Instigated or actually began the massacres and took
an active part In them. Tortures and barbarities Impossible to describe In
print were Inflicted on the Jews nnd the ruthless work seemed to center on
the women whom the soldiers made the principal sufferers.
It was at Tomsk that the worst havoc was wrought. Many were killed
outright In the streets and those who fled were either shot or held prisoners
for torture. Many Jewish women ti'ere subjected to every Indignity before
being killed. '
ROOSEVELT IS AFTER
NEW YORK SENATORSHIP
Continued on Page Three.
ATE OP
NOWIN BANDS OF
GOVERNOR FOLK
Jefferson City, Mo, Oct. 8.—The su
preme court today denied the applica
tion of Mrs. Aggla Meyers for a writ
error to the supreme court of the
United States.
"This seals the fate of Mrs. Meyers, so
far as this court Is concerned, and she
will hang October 28 or her sentence be
commuted by Governor Folk.
The woman Is charged with planning
and carrying Into effect the murder of
her husband, that she might wed an
other man.
Chicago, Oct. 8,—A Washington dis
patch to a Jocal paper says:
“Reports that President Roosevelt
wants to be senator from New York
to succeed Thomas C. Platt are revived
here. /The president, on the authority
of men Intimate with him. not only de
sires to be senator from New' York
after he ends his present term, but
frankly admits that umbltlrtn.
“Moreover, he considers the trend of
things In New York politics at- this
time distinctly favorable to this ambi
tion, and no do his friends. He Is being
looked to more and 1 more as the leader
of New York Republican politics, and
Is being consulted by State Chairman
Woodruff and other leaders almost
dally.”
FIREMAN HUGHES ■WOULD
SOON HA VE BEEN PROMOTED
William 8. Hughes, the fireman who
met death In the wreck of the Western
and Atlantic passenger train Sunday
afternoon 3 miles north of Dalton, re
sided nt 86 Hulsey street, this city.
>. Hughes was 21 years of age. He
been In the employ of the Western
and Atlantic road for a number of
years, having commenced as a mes
senger boy. He was conscientious and
careful In his work and had been rapid
ly advanced by the officials of the road,
with whom he was very popular. He
had been serving for some time ns fire
man on a passenger engine and would
soon have been promoted to the posi
tion of engineer.
Charles A. Barrett, the engineer who
was pulling the throttle on the wreck
ed engine and who, was considerably
Injured In the accident, resides at 333
Pulliam street, this city, and Is one of
the best known railroad men In this
section. ,
Mr. Barrett has grown gray In the
service of the Western nnd Atlantic,
and for years has occupied the engin
eer’s seat on a passenger train between
Atlanta and Chattanooga. During his
connection with the road, Mr. Barrett
has had a number of thrilling experi
ences and narrow escapes frem being
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killed. He has been considerably
knocked about and bruised by his fav
orite engines.
The body* of Fireman Hughes was
brought to Atlanta Sunday night.
FATHER OF ASSAULTED GIRL
SHOOTS TO DEATH THE BRUTE
Paducah, Ky., Oct 8.—Ben Jones, a
young negro, was shot to death yester
day near Vicksburg. Livingston county,
by John Scott, a farmer of that section.
Jones bfutally assaulted a voting
daughter of Scott's and was chased
down by the father and filled. Scott
Is not likely to be molested, as tbe
sympathy of the people Is with him.
In the past two months two other
negroes were lynched In Livingston
county for assaulting women. It Is de
clared an Illicit distillery In the locality
is the principal cause of the crimes. |
Dragged Off Train and
Kept in Rus
sia.
New York, Oct. 8.—On the French
liner La Bretagne, which arrived to
day, was A, Aleon, a naturalized Amer
ican, living at the Park Avenue hotel,
who reported a Russian outrage on a
young American woman. The young
woman Is Miss Margaret C. Welshafer,
of Chicago, and according to Aleon, she
was dragged off a train nnd not al
lowed to leave Russia owing to official
persecution.
Drsgged From Train.
Aleon and his wife spent tw->
months traveling In Persia, Russia
and Austria, While coming from
Russia to Austria on their way to New
York they met Miss Welshafer, who
was on her way to Berlin. In that city
she had established a class In lan
guages, teaching English to Germans.
Russians and Austrians. So well hail
she impressed some of her Russian pu
pils that they had their parents Invite
the teacher to spend the summer with
them In Central Russia.
The young American woman was mi
her way back to open her school when
the train stopped at a small station
near the Russian border*for the last
examination of passports. The official
who looked at her passport said It w as
not properly made out, and ordered her
taken from the train.
Americans All Protssted.
The Russian soldiers, with drawn
sabers: dragged the young woman, pro
testing, from the car. Aleon and sev
eral other Americans on the train went
to the woman's assistance and protest
ed against the action. Their protests
were of no avail, and the young woman
was told she must return to her start
ing point.
As she had only money enough for
her fare to Berlin, having eent all her
money there, she was In a most un
pleasant situation. The Americans
promised to bring her ense to the. at
tention of this government, and Aleon
said ho would notify Washington.
Sew Woman Massacred.
.Aleon said that this was only a sam
ple of the treatment accorded Ameri
cans along the Russian border.
He also said ho. was In Bntoum on
June 16 nnd saw thirty-live women
massacred by soldiers and a mob.
CAUSE OF FEELING
AGAINST NEGROES
Charlotte, N. C„ Oct. 8.—Following
the killing of Foreman Eubanks yester
day by Oscar Gaddy, a negro, near
Lexington, N. C., came another serious
aflalr this morning, when another ne
gro threatened to kill Foreman Butler,
of the Southern Railway.
Butler, hearing of the threats, lm-
meditely went after the negro nnd
was Joined by a large posse of citi
zens. The negro took refuge In a
house, the Inmates being too frightened
to make his presence known to the
mob. However, the fact was Anally
learned, and the negro was .captured
and carried to tho sheriffs oftlcc.
Tha incidents of the'day and yes
terday have caused Intense excitement.
The country la being scoured for an
other negro, but the search so far has
be n futile. Bloodhounds were used
about avail.
Yesterday’s posse numbered. 506
armed, armed with all kinds of weap
ons. If the negro Is caught serious
trouble Is feared.
RACE RESULTS.
BELMONT.
Belmont Park, Oct. 8.—Here are the
results of today's races:
FIRST RACE—Macy. Jr, 8 to 1,
won: Otovonnl Balero, 20 to 1, second;
Runnells, 1 to 3, third. Time, 1:39 3-5.
SECOND RACE—Ballot. 9 to 20.
won: Okenlte, 9 to 2, second; Hyckery,
to 1, third. Time, 1:22.
THIRD RACE—Adoration, 9 to 2,
won; Fantastic, 2 to 1, second; Pope
Joan. 1 to 4, third. Timet 1:11 4-5.
FOURTH RACE—Ironsides, 5 to 2,
won; Good Luck, 3 to 6, second; Run
ning Water, out, third. Time, 2:10 3-5.
FIFTH RACE—Altudn. 8 to 1, won;
Arimn, 2 to 1, second; Merrill, 2 to 1,
third. Time. 1:18 2-5.
SIXTH RACE—Bad News, 4 to L
on; Martin Doyle, 1 to 4, second;
Jungle Imp, 2 to 1. third. Time, 1:52
5. , 33 |
LOUISVILLE. ' • 5|
Louisville. Oct. 8.—The races here
today resulted as follows:
FIRST RACE—Laura E, 3 to 1, won.
Earl of Leicester, 8 to 1, second; My
Bessie, 5 to 2, third.
SECOND RACE—Auditor, 6 to 1,
on: Eoclflc, 12 to l, second;; Whlp-
poorwlfu'3 to 6, third.
THIRD RACE—Pretension. 3 to 5.
won: Amors, 15 to 1, second; Goldmote,
- to 6, third.
FOURTH .RACE—Creollne, 4 to t.
won; St. Volma, 7 to 5, second; Lady
Joycelin, 6 to 5, thin!.
FIFTH RACE—Miss, Leeds. 7 to 2.
won: Air Ship, even, second; Frank
Bill, 5 to I, third.
SIXTH RACE—Missouri Lad. II to
won; Dudley, 3 to 1, second: Ath
ena, 8 to 5, third.