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Ni|W Edition The ATLANTA GEORGIAN. m
VOL. 1. NO. 155.
ATLANTA, G A., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24,1906.
•porriT?# On Trains FIVE CENTJl
X XVXUJ^. in AtlsnU TWO CENT*
IF MIFF
Convention Takes Up
Strong Resolu
tions.
NEW YORK HEARS MRS. T. C. PLATT
HAS FILED SUIT FOR A DIVORCE
DAVID T. WILSON
FORMALLY ELECTED
NEW PRESIDENT
Reports of the Committees
Show Prosperous Year
in Association.
Revision of the tariff was the keynote
of Wednesday'* session of the Carriage
Builders' National Association.
Two resolution* were Introduced by
the special tariff committee. One call.,
for a complete revision of the Dlngley
tariff act and Immediate action along
that line.
The second calls as emphatically foi
tariff revision, and complete separation
of the question from politics. It is
stressed that this matter Is one that
Should be beyond political jugglery. It
Is recommended that the question of
revision be referred to some depart
ment of the government or else to a
jonnl of tariff revision to be appointed
und n> sit constantly for this work.
These resolutions were referred to
the resolutions commjttee, but will
come up for action Thursday. It was
ordered that special engrossed copies
of both resolutions be made by the see-
retary of the association and sent to
President Roosevelt.
8sssion Late Opening.
Members*wera rather alow In gather.
Ing for the Wednesday morning ses
sion of the C. B. N. A., and it was
10:40 before President Brunsman call
ed the meeting to order.
Daniel T. Wilson, as chairman of the'
executive committee, read a most In-
terestlng report. It covered fully the
work of the association, and tduched
many matters of vital Interest to the
trade.
He stresled the necessity for good
roads. The executive committee re
quested all the vice presidents, as well
as the good rotds committees, to par
ticipate In and further any action
tending to enlarge the number of good
roads In their respective states,
whether by conventions called for that
purpose or through state or municipal
authorities and to appoint three local
delegates to represent the association.
fire., strides have been reported In
many states In road development, and
the association will push Its campaign
along this line.
The report also calls attention to the
necessity of cooperation on the part
■ f the association with the government
In Us work of forestry.
During the past year five active and
two honorary members of the associa
tion have died, and later suitable
memorials will be read.
Chang* in By-Lsws.
A new article to the constitution was
adopted. It makes It possible to have
Pittsburg. Pa., Oct. 24.—The "Cleve
land Flyer." known as train No. 310, on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg division
of the Pennsylvania railroad, was
wrecked at Bellevue, four mllea west
of this city, shortly after noon today.
The engine of the "Flyer” crashed
Into the rear end of a freight train aft
er It had left the track owing to i
spreading rail.
Ten are known to have been Injured.
Those brought to the Allegheny
general hospital are:
A. V. Reynolds, 27 years old, Are-
man, Cleveland, Ohio, burned about the
head and body; may die.
B. A. Hayes, Allegheny, concus
sions and scalded.
William Morarlty, aged 32, brake-
man, of Corapolts, Pa., left hip frac
tured, contusions of the face.
C. E. Ewing, aged 60, Cleveland, en
gineer of "Flyer,” burned about the
hands and face.
C. B. Shlllltto, passenger, Pittsburg;
scalp wound.
The wrecked locomtlve went over the
bank Into the Ohio river, at the bottom
of which stream It now lies. Three
Pullman roaches, which composed the
train, are wrecked, two being com
pletely demollshe|.
rltten call of ten members.
Talk on Timber Tests.
H. P. Holroyd, of the forestry divis
ion of the United States department
of agriculture, gave a most Interesting
talk on hardwoods and tests of tim
bers for the vehicle trade.
He stated that the necessity of a
laboratory In Washington to make these
tests was an Imperative one. Many of
the so-called defects are not such un
der test, and do not affect the strength
of the woods.
With a chart ha demonstrated teats
In resistance aqd weights of hickory
woods. His language was technical,
but proved of . keen Interest to the
cart lags men.
With th* chart he demonstrated that
there was very slight difference be
tween the red and white spokes, but If
any It favored the red hickory.
At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Wll
son Introduced a resolution to appoint
two members of ths association to go
to Washington and urge the passage of
a measure In congress to carry out th*
recommendations of Mr. Holroyd for i
special laboratory to make these tlm
her teats. It was referred to the reso-
lutlons. committee.
Treasurer’s Report,
The report of Secretary and Treasur
er Henry MrLear followed. It showed
receipts of 314.872.49 and disbursements
of til.117.63 for the past year.
Twenty-live new active members
were enrolled" last year and thirty
three associate members.
resolution was read protesting
against the action of railroads In their
proposed cessation of "stop-over” prlv
lieges.
Lucius Gregory, of Chaae city, Va,
president of the Southern Vehicle As
soclatlon, delivered an Interesting ad
dress on the progress.of vehicle build
ing In the South. He showed that re-
REPLY MADE
TO SPENCER
BY STRIKERS
Say That Southern's
Proposition Is Not as
Fair as Seems. *
T’SSOT'O&Y /PAVTSq.
' Here are pictures of Mrs. Lillian Platt, who. It. la reported In New
York., hae begun suit for a divorce from United States Senator .Thomas
C. Platt.
There Is No Confirmation of the Report—The
Aged Senator Is Badly Broken Up by
His Matrimonial Troubles.
Csntinuad on Pag* Two.
GIRL CHLOROFORMED
AND SPIRITED AWAY
IS BELIEF OF MOTHER
Special to The Georgian.
Hlnnlngham, Ala., Oct. 24.—Birming
ham is stirred today with a etory that
involves the mysterious disappearance
01 Miss Fannie Fennell, the pretty
l)-year-old daughter of Mrs. J. II.
Sliiebottom, Who resides at 729 North
“wenty.flrst street. The mother la of
ih*- opinion that her daughter has been
kidnaped by a mysterious man who has
writing her letters since Septem-
l,, r 18. She declares that she detected
• d„rs of chloroform when she entered
hir daughter’s room at 6 o'clock this
Horning and found her missing. The
clothes discarded when she retired last
night were In place, and there was
iW.P, ROAD ASKS
FOR THE BIGHT TO
t HATES
IS
Stricken With Serious Ill
ness Tuesday Night at
His Home.
Worcester, Mass., Oct. 24.—Congress
man Rockwood Hoar, son of the late
Jnlted States Senator George F. Hoar,
was stricken with a serious Ulness dur
ing the night and today his death Is
feared at any moment.
He Is suffering from a general ner
vous break-down.
Congressman Hoar has been renoml
nated for congress, hut has been too
III to take any part In the present cam
palgn.
The Atlanta and West Point railway
appeared before the railroad commls-
Wednesday to ask for the right to
increase Its rates on freight following
.•"crease In mileage In Ita belt line.
J' asked for a revision of Its mileage
I Ides SO that It may collect class and
commodity rates on this additional
ndleage around the city.
A protest from cttlsens of West
i ,lnt "'as heard. It Is stated that the
increase In rates will amount to from
nee I? twenty per cent If the addition- — , . - -
“ ! mileage rale Is granted The com- was returned to Birmingham last night
I'd elon adjourned with *he matter uu- nfter having his case set for trial on
0ir advisement. November 19.
nothing to Indicate that anything else
was put on. If the mother’s theory Is
correct the girl was chrrled away In
her night clothes.
A hackman has been found who car
ried a man to the house at 11 o'clock
last night and a brother of the girl
says he heard a noise about that time.
The police are at work on the case.
Taken Back to Jail,
special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 24.—Ed Taylor,
the negro who shot Henry Hammond
at Bock Springs several months ago.
New York, Oct. 24.—A report that
Senator Platt ha* been, served with
papers In a suit for divorce was cur
rent today In political and Ilnanclal cir
cles. Neither Senator Platt nor any
one else would talk about the matter,
Mr*. Platt's lawyers ™fu»ed to “FA
word. Mrs. Platt Itenelf la at the een-
ntor's country, home at Highland Mills.
Senator. Platt Is very HI and feeble
He Is carried In and out of the Hotel
Gotham when he Is able to go to his
office. The worry ai* excitement he
has gone through since the disagree
ment between himself and his wife has
changed him greatly.'
Francis f’nrmody has separated from
his wife also.. She wee a daughter of
.Mrs. Platt. .He was at hlsofllce In the
federal building today getting ready to
go out of town for a vacation.
1 lie Intend* to go to Bermuda, bur
may be rent to California or Arlsona
until lie.l# strong enough to take up his
work again. Mr. Cnrmndy said he was
pledged not to say anything at all
about Senator'Platt's affair*.
MANAGER “CLANSMAN”
TAKES CASE INTO COURT
PLA Y CA USES TROUBLE
Forty Oyster Openers,
After Seeing Play,
Mutter, Angrily.
Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 14,-Becaus*
of the late Hour yesterday afternoon
at which Mayor. Weaver. In response
to the demand of the negroes, prohibit
ed the'continuance of "The Clansman,"
Thomas Dixon's play, at . the Walnut
Street theater, the managements of the
production and of the theater were
prevented -from , taking the. idatter Into
the courts until. today. " •
Today fortne^ Judge ' Maxwell Ste
venson,' representing the nuxhagemefit
of the play, and the Walnut i Street
theater, through Its attorneys, filed a
bill of equity for a preliminary Injunc
tion restraining the mayor from Inter
fering with the performance of "The
Clansman.”
The management of the, play Inter
venes with the theater mapagement. In
asking the court to allow the doors of
the theater to reopen. The hearing will
be held tomorrow.
Before announcing his decision yes
terday, Mayor Weaver summoned Mr.
Stevenson to bis office and gave'him
the option of withdrawing the play, but
Mr. Stevenson declined to do thle.
He told the mtyor such action on the
part of tne theatrical management
would be an admission that the pro
duction. wet Improper. Several thou
sand person, gathered about the the
ater again last night, evidently ex
pecting that there would be more trou
ble. but when the throng was greeted
by a huge stg n announcing that the
play had been emporarlly withdrawn,
keen disappoint, ent was manifested.
Forty white man employed as oyster
openers at several wholesale houses
struck today because the hose would
not discharge fifteen negroes, also em-
REAL ESTATE
LOCKED UP ON
SEK CHARGE
A. S. Crunfptou Charged
with-Larceny From
Office.
i . . *—1 •
i Charged with stealing a pistol and a
chair from th# office of one Mr. Wlteon,
a real, estate dealer in the Empire
building. A. 8. Crumpton, another real
estate dealer, well |tnown In Atlanta,
has been • arrested by Detectives Lan
ford and Kilpatrick.
• It Is alleged that while Mr. Wilson
was out of his offiC* Mr. Crumpton
slipped In, took the chair, opened the
desk, and then took the revolver. The
chair was found In tho office of Crump-
Ion. The pistol was found In a pawn
shop on Decatur street.
A gold-headed umbrella Is also miss
ing. Mr. Wilson says he left hi* desk
locked and when he returned It was
still locked. The pistol was left In his
desk. In the pocket of Mr. Crumpton
was found a key, which, it Is said, fits
Wilson's desk.
Crumpton knows nothing of the re
volver, according to his statement. The
chair, he says, was loaned to him by
Wilson.
ployed.as openers. The white men had
attended Monday night's performance
of "The Clansman." and became so
worked up over the play and the In
cipient rfof which followed, that they
looked askance on every member of the
colored race. When they learned last
night that the play had been put under
the ban, largely through the efforts of
the negro ministers, their mutterlngs
of anger .crystallised and this morning
they struck.
RACES
JAMAICA.
Jnmalca, Oct. 24.—Here are the re
sults of today’s races:
FIRST RACE—Six furlongs: Lands
men. 110 (Miller). 5 to 2, won; Mlr-
athon, 110 IF. Swayne), 4 to D. sec
ond: Plerrott, 110 (R. Wilson), 6 to 1,
third. Time, 1:14 4-9.
THIRD RACE—Five and a half fur
longs: Uelrost, 102 (Notter), 20 to 1,
won; Waterbury, 102 (Miller), dut, sec-
find; Royal Breeze, 102 (J. Henneasy),
3 to 9, third. Time, 1:08.
FOURTH RACE—Mile and a six
teenth: Hot Toddy, 117 (Miller), 7 to
9, won; Belmere, 119 (J. Hennessy), 3
to 1, second; IZenap, 96 (Horner), 7 to
6, third. Time, 1:48 1-5.
FIFTH RACE—Six furlongs: Mo
net, 119 (Garner),' even, won; Voor-
heea, 121 (J. Hennessy), 7 to 10, sec
ond; Able, 112 (Miller), out, third.
Time. 1:14 2-6.
SIXTH RACE—Mile and a sixteenth:
Young DavJs, 97 (J. Harris), 60 to 1,
won; Chlmnsyl Sweep, 103 (C. Ross),
7 to 10. second: John,'
lert7'buf, third. TTme,
SEVENTH RACE —Six furlongs:
Royal Ben, 110 (Finn). It to t, won;
John J. Rogers, 110 (Englander),. 3 to
1, second: Prlhce Fortunatus, 111
(Hildebrand),. 8 to E, third. Time,
1:16 l-S.
LATONIA.
Latonla, Oct. 24.—The races here
this afternoon resulted a* follows:
FIRST RACE—Simon Kent, 76 to 1,
won; Toboggan. 2 to 5, second; Falk
land. 3 to 1, third.
SECOND BAt'ii—Katie Powers, 2 to
I, won; Ravlna, 7 to 10, second; Red
Thistle, even, third.
THIRD RACE—John Kaufmann.
to 6, won; Grandlla, 8 to 6. second; El
aklno, even, third.
FOURTH RACE—Martha Gorman,
11 to 30, won; Hector, even, second
Marvel P.. I to 4. third.
FIFTH RACE—Lieutenant Rice, 3 to
1, won; Stella Elchburg, 20 to
ond: Ruloba, 8 to 6. third.
SIXTH RACE—Besterllng, 9 to 2.
won; Lutle Mac, 6 to 2, second; Post
man, 1 to 3, third,
haveSTce
The local striking machinists of th«
Southern railway have prepared an
answer to the statement of H. B Spew
cer, general manager of the Southern,
published a few days ago.
In this statement the proposition of
the Southern In regaid to the offer of
arbitration was made and dwelt upon.
The strikers, In thslr answer, set forth
the reasons why this offer was not ac
cepted. They contend that the offer Is
not as fair as It appears to one who
casually glances over it.
The answer la signed by J. L. Jones,
chairman, and the other members of
the strike committee. It Is as follows:
"The Southern railroad would leave
the general public under the Impression
that the company offers. In their prop
osition to the machinists, a Hat prop
osition of one cent In all their shopa
on their system. The fart la that the
machinists would really accept a flat
proposition of one and a half cents and
submit the br.lance'to aibltra'.lon.
‘ The real proposition of the company
Is n» follows: The company agrees to
give the men In the following shops the
following advances: Manchester, one
cent; Lawrenrevllle, one rent; Spencer,
one-half cent; Columbia, one-half
cent; Charleston, one-half rent; Au
gustu, two and a half rents; Atlanta,
on* and u half cents; Birmingham, one
cent: Setinn, half cent; Knoxville, one-
half cent.
"From the above It can be plainly
seen to the most casual observer that
the above figures would only give less
than 7-8 of a cent Increase to the then
Involved. It would be a most unreason
able proposition to expect the men to
yield this much at the very start and
trust to arbitration for the balance.
Were it a matter of profile, one
Has the county police force a right
to exist?
The trial of the forty-odd negroes,
now under arrest of a murder charge
for alleged complicity In the killing of
County'Policeman Jim-Heard on the
night of September 24, white he. with
others, was patrolling the negro suburb
known as Brownsville, will again bring
this question to the front. These cases
are set as a special order of the crimi
nal division of the superior court
Thursday.
The lawyers defending some of the
negroes under arrest will attempt to
convince the court and jury that the
county policeman has no extraordinary
rights under the law, and that the act
creating the department Is unconstitu
tional. as It now stands.
J. D. Kilpatrick, who represents sev
eral of the prisoners, said to a Georgian
reporter Wednesday afternoon that the
mint he was going to make was entire-
y different from those under which the
legality of the county police force has
been carried to the supreme court In
several other case*. He will contend,
however, that the men composing the
K rty of which Mr. Heard was s mem.
r had no right to be going Into the
e manner they did; that
they had no more lights than ordinary
cltlsens; And that the negroes who flr«l
at them thought they were doing so In
self-defense.
The representatives of the defend
ants will also argue that all of the ne-
ernes responsible for the death of Mr.
Heard and the wounding of others of
th* force were killed on tne spot.
The members of the county police
could, with safety, accept. But when
It Involves the living and life of hu
man beings, the proposition Is mani
festly unjust upon It* face.
"We urge the public to suspend Judg-
In the proposition submit
ted to the men. several points ware not
allowed any advance whatever, not
withstanding a number of men were
employed at these discriminated places.
In consequence, much dissatisfaction
was expressed on that account.
"At Augusta, where 3 1-2 cente In-
creaee was allowed, the truth la only
four men are employed In that city,
while In Salisbury, where 160 machin
ists ars employed, only 1-2 cent wae
granted. This la one of the largest
points on the system.
"We ask that the public consider this
matter In a fair and Impartial manner.
The general tenor of labor organisa
tions Is to avoid strikes, end the ma
chinists are no exception to this rule.
We feel that our well-known reputa
tion-for conservative action will count
for something In this difference be
tween the Southern railroad and the
machinists."
ENACTED I
LI
Women Suffragists
Defy Law and
Are Rescued.
WON’T GIVE BOND;
DON’T GO TO JAIL
Police Reserves Charge
Crowd to Get Keys
of Court.
London, Oct. 24.—Wild scenes of dis
order took place today In the West
minster police court, where the woman
suffragists, who created a disturbance
at the opening of parliament yester
day, were given a hearing.
The court wae besieged by a big
crowd, mostly women sympathizers of
the prisoners, who made the outside of
the building as noisy as the Inside. The
police almost had a pitched battle try
ing to keep the crowd In order. Fifty
special guards were called' to the
building. •
Would Not Give 6ond.
Inside the court room the women
who made. the trouble In the house
were arraigned. There was eight of
them and all refuaed to testify, declar
ing in loud voices that they did not
linir * '
mole
WILL LOSE ONE EVE
AS RESULTS OF ACCIDENT
t'hattannooga, Tenn., Oct. 24.—Will
Uonly, 18 years old, who has been em
ployed on the farm of Dr. Wood at
Cedar Orove, Ga., Is confined In a hos
pital here with a serious wound which
he received by the accidental discharge
of a gun while out hunting.
He will lose one eye and le In a se
rious condition.
recognize the jurisdiction of '
court.
The judge, amid cheers from sympa
thisers In tho audience for their stand,
bound each of them over to keep the
peace for six months In the sum of 825.
All eight refused to give bond, declar
ing they preferred to go to Jail. This
sentiment was cheered loudly.
Eight Prisoners Liberated.
When approached by tho officers the
eight prisoners refused to leave the
court-roomr-'The'officers -then decided
to leave them Inside, and did so, lock -
ng tho doors. Sympathizers attneked
the policemen and secured the key to
one of the door*. _ :
The rescuers rushed In Sad set free
the eight prisoners. On# policeman In
the scrimmage was thrown bodily back
Into the room and the door locked. The
crowd then marched away In triumph.
Reserves Charge Crowd.
Policemen chased the women for sev
eral blocks and blows were exchanged
before the key was secured and the
men went back to release their brother
officers. The escaped prisoners then
addressed ths crowd of 2.000 that had
followed them, returning to the steps
of the court room.
Miss Parker, who became very vio
lent. wae re-arreeted and tnl«n to
prison. Reserves then charged the
whole aasemblage and the crowd scat
tered.
Woh-isn U|e Teeth.
During the tustle with the police, the
women fought with their teeth and
linger nails, their hat pine. and also
did conslderabla kicking. The clothes
of many of the officers were torn and
they were scratched and bitten.
The court later Imposed a sentence
of two months* Imprisonment on the
eight women for refusing to give the
bond to keep the peace.
MURDERER OF ACTRESS
COOLLY TELLS POLICE
FULL STORY OF CRIME
however, that they have
who had guns at the time and wero
using them.
Chicago, Oct. 24. — Mystery sur
rounding the death of Mrs. Margaret
Leslie, an actress, In her room at the
Palace Hotel, Wednesday night, was
-cleared last evening, when Howard E.
Nicholas confessed that he had stran
gled the woman and then escaped from
the hctel with her diamonds concealed
In a secret cavity In his cork leg.
Nicholas la one of the most remarka
ble criminals the police of Chicago have
had to deal with. Omitting no details
end without Hesitation, he told how the
actress, suspecting nothing, had ad
mltted him to her room, and how, while
she eat on the edge of tho bed, laugh
Ins and talking, he had suddenly crept
close, overpowered her, and strangled
her to death.
Thought it Was 8uie!de.
Tho woman's Jewels, vslued at 32,000,
have not been recovered, and other ar
rests are expected.
It wae first believed that Mrs. Leslie
had committed suicide, an open gas
Jet strengthening such a theory. A cor
oner’s Jury returned a verdict of acci
dent. Then the woman's relatives hur
ried to the city, and an Investigation
resulted In the arrest of Nicholas
He was confronted by two pawnbro
kers who Identified him as having of
fered the diamonds for sale. It was
said that Nicholas produced the Jewels
from a cavity In his artificial limb. In
the face of this identification, Nicholas
broke down and made a complete con
fession.
Nicholas Makse Confession.
Nicholes lost a leg In a railroad ac
cident. f>r which he got 34.000. loiter
he was "angel" for a theatrical com-
When Nicholas had completed hie
confession, he turned to Chief of Po
lice Collins and said with a smile:
"Now give me n cigar. Don’t you
think what I have told you It worth a
cigar’’’
Nicholas told how he went to Mrs.
Leslie's room Juet before midnight.
Strangled With 8heeL
"When I asked htr for money." ha
said, "aha told me she wee 'brake.' I
then asked her to lend me the diamonds
that I might pawn them. When she
still refused 1 threatened her, and she
laughed at me. 1 was the smallest and
a cripple.
"Well, I took a corner of the bed
sheet and put It afouhd her neck so
my Unger marks would not bo left, and
strangled her to death. She fought
hard and pleaded for mercy, but I
knew I was In for It, and I finished her.
I laid her on the bed, arranged things
around In the room, and turned on the
gas to make It appear that she had
committed suicide. Then 1 tool: the
diamonds and hid them tn my cork ieg.
and walked down the rear stairway and
escaped.
8he Aided 8peaktr Cannon.
Is that all?”
Yes; I guess that’s all for this time,
and alt for.me forever,” replied Nich
oles, smiling.
Mr* Leslie earns from a well-to-do
centra' Illlnds family, the Wcodys, and
the tragedy brings back reminiscences
o: Joseph O. Cannon's early days In
politics. Ic was the Woody quartet,
composed of Mrs. Leslie’s uncles, that
accompanied "Unci# Joe" In many of
his cimpatgns ond sing "Illinois" when
the speaket first stumped the district
In his race -for congres. Mr. Leslie,
then a slip of a girl, sang with hei un
cles, a-*d in one holly contested cam
paign It. was said her voice contributed
materially to "Uhclc Joe’s” success.
