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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1906.
PRICE:?? 2SS& two ciKSST
L U. S. FILES SUIT IN ST. LOUIS
TO CRUSH STANDARD OIL CO.
Pres. Roosevelt Backs
Up Action of Attor-
President Starts Along; ney General.
Big Ditch Thurs- j EFFOra ,— DE
day- TO DISSOLVE CO.
OIL TRUST DIRECTORS,
TOLD OF INDICTMENTS,
FLEE FROM THE STATE
arrives at colon .
AHEAD OE TIME
No Officials There To Give
Him Welcome As Ship
Casts Anchor.
Colon. Nov. 15.—That President
Roosevelt Is hold high In the esteem ot
liu people of Panama was evidenced by
in- ic option given him here today.
With Chief Engineer Stevens, Chair
man Shonts and Assistant Secretary
Lana the president boarded a special
train for his first trip to Panama.
President and Mrs. Amador joined the
party just before the train pulled out.
1 The president showed much interest
’ In the details of the canal construction
and expressed himself as much pleased
with the progress mode. The president
: will be entertained at dinner at the
palace tonight.
PRESIDENT AND PARTY
CAME AHEAD OF TIME.
colon, Panama, Nov. 15.—The battle-
■hip Louisiana with Roosevelt and his
party aboard, arrived here yesterday
ifternoon at about I: SO o’clock.
Tlie Louisiana arrived ahead ot
schedule time. She waa convoyed by
the Tennessee 1 and the Washington.
The three vessels anchored about
mile from the dock during a heavy
nlnfsll.
No One to Orest Him.
owing to the fact that the vessels
srrived ahead of time, neither Presi
dent Amador, of Panama, nor Chair
man Shonts, of the canal commission,
was on bund to welcome the dlstln-
iuished visitors.
They left Panmna at 4:30 p. m. In a
■pedal train for Colon, and at 8:30
Q'dock last night boarded the Louisiana
and extended a cordial greeting to
America's' chief executive. In Presi
dent Amador’s party, besides Mr.
Shunts, were Chief Engineer Elevens
anil Executive Secretary Reed, of the
commission, and Mr. Squires, tho
American minister to. Panama.
Talks to Corrsspondsnts.
President Roosevelt invited the local
newspaper correspondents to come on
board the Louisiana at 4 o'clock yester
day. ills invitation was accepted by
the editor of The Colon Independent,
the editor of Tho Jamaica Gleaner and
Hu representative of the Hearst News
Service.
The president said the voyago down
had been pleaaant and uneventful. He
■aid he Intended to see everything pos-
»IMe for himself in connection with the
- aim! dui-lpg his three days' stay on the
isthmus.
The president conversed at length
Chief Charge Is That Com
bine Seeks to Stifle
All Competition.
Washington, Nov. 16.—The federal
government today began Its long con
templated battle against the Standard
Oil Company.
a petition tiled In the United
States Hrcult court at St. Louis, by di
rection of Attorney General Moody, tho
government seeks to have the gigantic
trust dissolved.
In support of Us plea, it presents an
array of violations of the Sherman
anti-trust law, Including conspiracy,
coercion, Intimidation, rebating and
other acts and practlcss.
John D. To Be Defendant.
It Is the intention ot President
Roosevelt to make this the crowning
achievement in the administration's
trust-bustrng accomplishments.
That the wheels of justice may grind
exceeding fine. John D. Rockefeller
and six other high officials of the oil
trust are made parties defendant.
Criminal prosecutors will probably
follow today's action. In a statement
Issued today announcing commence
ment of the suit against the oil trust.
Attorney General Moody says:
Whet Moody 8ays.
"The question whether any action of
a different nature should be taken Is
reserved for future consideration. The
controversy Is pending In the courts
and any further comment by this de
partment or by any one connected with
it would obviously be Improper and un
fair."
Tho advisability of beginning crimi
nal prosecutions against the trust offi
cers was under consideration by the at
torney general and his trust busting
subordinates sll ot the inst'week.
Tho bUl filed at St. Louis today re
views tho history of the Standard Oil
from 1870 down to the present.. From
the tlmo when it was “a simple con
splracy” to Its formation as a hold
ing company under the laws of New
Jersey with on aggregate capital now
of 1160,000,000 and controlling more
than 00 per cent of the oil business In
the United States.
Independents Forced Out.
In reciting the remorseless bpenrtlon
of the trust. It Is declared that since
August of tills year the Standard has
refused to transport oil of other com
panies, except in such large quantities
os to completely prevent independent
producers and refiners of oil from using
Continued on Page Four.
with Mr Dellshner, editor of The
Gleaner, regarding the question ot Ja
maican labor here, and promised to
look Into the matter thoroughly.
John
Is
D. Rockefeller
Indicted at
Findlay.
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 15,—Hunting
holes like rats, H. P. McIntosh. 51. G.
Vilas and J. M. Robertson, directors of
the Standard Oil Company ot Ohio, In
dicted at Findlay Wednesday for vio
lation ot anti-trust laws, are fugitives
from Justice.
John D. Rockefeller also was In
dicted.
The three Cleveland directors undor
indictment quietly slipped out of the
city Wednesday afternoon, held a secret
meeting at Paincsville, and then fled
on eastward out of the state. They
were given opportunity to escape when
a Cleveland paper published the fact
thqt indictments had been returned
against them.
Their families, friends and fellow of
ficers lent their aid to their escape In
pleading Ignorance of their destination
and the time of their return. The pre
mature announcement of the indictment
gave the men warning several hours
before the arrival In Cleveland of Dep
uty Sheriff Johns, of Findlay, with the
warrants for their arrest.
M. G. Vilas was the first to leave the
city, he having gone on a late after
noon ear to Pulnesvlle, whore he reg
istered under the alias of M. G. Gor
ham. While at dinner he waa Joined
by the others and a fourth man. They
held n hurried conference in "Gor
ham's" room and then the three fu
gitives fled eastward over the Lake
Shore.
WON’T ARREST ROCKEFELLER
FOR THE PRESENT, AT LEAST.
Findlay, Ohio, Nor. IS.—"If we find
thoso Standard Oil men any place in
tho country wc will have them arrest
ed and extradite them,” said Prosecu
tor W. L. David today. In speaking of
John D. Rockefeller. M. G. Vilas, H. P.
McIntosh and J. M. Robertson, who
were Indicted by the Hancock county
grand Jury yesterday for the viola
tion ns directors of the Standard Oil
Company of Ohio, of the Valentine
anti-trust law.
"Of course, it will be some trouble,
for they will undoubtedly fight tho
requisition hard, but then that la about
all wo have been having with those
oil trust men, and I guess we con
stand It. The’ latest reports from Dep
uty Sheriff.Johns, who is in Cleveland
looking for the Indicted men, is that
they have all left the state.”
Owing to the death of hie daughter
in Fiance yesterday, it is likely that no
attempt to arrest John D. Rockefeller
for the present will, bo mode, and he
may be allowed to enter his appear
ance through his attorneys, but the
other men must appear and give bond
In person, according to the plnns of
the authorities.
RAILROAD GRADING
WITHOUT AUTHORITY
OF COUNCIL OR LAW
Chairman of Streets
Committee Talks
About A. B. & A.
COUNT BONI IS MISSING;
SECRET SERVICE MEN
WATCH MADAME GOULD
The French Authorities
Fear Mother May K d-
nap Children.
•'arts, Nov. IS.—Count Bonl de Cas-
ti'llane is missing. Carrlcatured and
1 Ml. uied, held up as the joke of Europe,
ltlc "noble" ex-busband of Anna Gould
"ns nt last been shamed.
\i his apartments it was staled to-
'Ly that the count had gone away
* 4r “ vest. The word was given to u
besieging army of creditors and usur-
t! .
She May Quit' Fiance.
Ft tends today express the belief that
‘'■ml’s overpowering self-confidence,
"bli-h has prevented his appreciating
Public sentiment, has deserted him and
1 “•'*t conscious of the spectacle he has
of himself, he lias 'deserted Paris.
Jo, I* are of ,h,i opinion' that he is
•tin lodging creditors.
I.yery one Is expecting Madame
■"lid to quit Paris soon. The only
!i n -’ io her divorce victory was that
,!’J could not take her children from
:?*. country without permission from
,f :ii father or the court. In this con
i' 1101 ' .are foreseen future sensational
‘•'’'•'I'lpmenba.
She Doesn’t Like Paris.
1 ■ untess Anna (or Madame Gould, as
1 Hi now bo known) has never liked
J*vie. If possible, she would take her
• post hate to America. But the
, ’ J,,: is not expected to be quick to
[ go his one remaining connection
.Lh the Gould millions—tils children.
■on Boni will sell his boys to their
, 1 • r and permit her to take them
"p France.
Madame Gould realizes that the boys
members of the French nobility, —
•mzen* of France, and as such arc rellane palace.
Experts From Federal Asy
lum at Washington to
Make Examination.
Special to The Georgian:
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. la.—With a
view of determining whether or not
Alexander R. Chisolm, charged with
embezzling largo sums from the hirst
National Bank of Birmingham, Is In
sane. testimony Is being heard today.
This course was determined upon this
morning after a long discussion be
tween attorneys cn both sides. A dozen
phvslcians and experts were sworn in
and the first placed on the stand jvas
Dr. J. T. Searcy, of the Alabama Insane
Asylum, at Tuscaloosa. He said that
he had examined Chisolm four times
and that he Is of the opinion that he U
"menially defective.”
Among tho witnesses who will testi
fy is Dr. C. II. Clark, of the Federal
Asylum, at Washington.
amenable to military duty. For that
reason It Is probable that the govern
ment would object to having tho boys
taken permanently from the country'.
Watched by Secret Service.
That the possibility of the mother
kidnaping her boys is appreciated by
the government was shown this after
noon when'll,was reported that secret
service men were watching the Cas-
The Inconvenience caused to the city
and the great fire risk necessitated by
the cutting olf of water from a por-
tlon of tho city to allow the inending
of a water main, broken Wednesday
by a big steam shovel uie<^ by the con.
tractors in grading for the Gate City
terminals of tho Atlanta. Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, U responsible for
severe criticism from James L. Key,
chairman of the streets committee, upon
those officials who are permitting this
work without proper authority.
The steam shovel dug up an S-inch
water main on Rhodes street Tuesday
night at 10:30 o'clock. Park Wood-
ward, manager of the waterworks, was
Immediately notified and had a double
force of workmen rushed to the scene
at once to make temporary repairs. The
repairs were made within an hour. Had
fire broken out In that portion of tho
city dependent upon a supply from that
main the result might have been disos.
trous.
Have No Authority.
According to Chairman Key, the con.
tractors have no authority to proceed
with any of the grading, and the work
being done now Is wholly and abso
lutely without authority, because the
petition asking permission has just
been received by him and no action
will he taken until it is put before the
committee at a meeting Friday after
noon at 3 o’clock.
Applications have been received by
tho city council, but no authority has
yet been granted, and the railroad
contractors have gone ahead.
Rhodes street has been closed and
the property in this thoroughfare be.
longing to the city has been practically
appropriated. It Is said that the rail
road also Intends to appropriate Man-
gum street from Hunter north to
Foundry, and In return will construct
a street east of iinngum to be used
as a public thoroughfare. Rhodes street
Is being excavated near Haynes street.
Blocking Streets.
temporary trestle has been con
structed between Haynes and Mangum
streets, from Rhodes street north for
several blocks. According to the chair,
man of the streets committee, the pll
Ing and posts used in this trestle have
practically blocked Magnolia and other
streets just north.
Fills will be made between the streets
and the thoroughfares will be crossed
by under or over passes, and already
a good deal of work has been accom
plished. Several thousand cubic yards
of earth have already been removed,
and the work of filling between Rhodes
and Magnolia streets will be finished
within a few day*. All this, claims tho
chairman ot the streets committee. Is
without proper authority from the At
lanta city council.
"It Is outrageous and unprecedented,'*
said Chairman Key Thursday morn
ing, “as no permission has ever been
granted to these people to do any of
this work.
“I am at a loes to understand, and I
confess I don't know how they have
been allowed to proceed. Why, If a
citizen of this city wants to out a
hitching post in front of his residence
he must first get permission to do so.
When a man wants to do excavating qn
PETE GILBERT
isi
BLOW FROM DARKNESS
FRACTURED SKULL OF
SOUTHERN ENGINEER
ENGINEER J. B. PACE AND HIS YOUNG WIFE.
IS
J. B. Pace May Die
From Terrible
Wound.
Points Out Negro in
Tower as Assail
ant. „
Mrs. Illlzabelb Huggins, who resides 7
miles from the city sn tbs Hsudtown road,
up pen red at the Tower Thursday morning
and Identified Pete Gilbert, a negro arrest
ed Wednesday l>y the county police, as tho
mnn who attacked her Monthly In a tur
nip patch at her home.
Gilbert is a mil In law of Joe Ulenn,
the negro Identified by Mrs. J. X. Camp,
of Cascade avenue, as her assailant ot
Tnesilay morning.
Unity Carter, 12-ycar-old niece of Mrs.
Huggins, who accompanied her to the
Tower, also- identified Gilbert. 8bo was
In the turnip patch with tier aunt at the
time of the attack.
Mrs. Huggins says the negro approach-
I her, armed with 1 shotgun, and seized
_cr by tho arm. Hbe and her llttlo ulece
both screamed, and the negro, liecomlng
frightened, ran away.
Gilbert dentes he Is guilty.
Captured Wednesday.
Gilbert was caught Wednesday after,
noon at the home of the Glenn negro.
County Policemen Buhtyn, Whitfield
and Pope had gone to the house for an
other purpose, but when they saw this
negro, who fitted exactly the descrip
tion furnished by Mrs. Huggins, they
took him on to the Tower on suspicion.
Now It is believed by the county po
lice that they have In Gilbert the negro
who assaulted Mrs. Dottle Kimmeli
anil Mrs. Kembrlck several weeks ago
and who frightened Mrs. Bankston a
fortnight since.
FEAR PEARY
IS DROWNED
While a Southern freight train wot
rumbling on toward Chattanooga
through the darkness Wednesday night
tho fireman felt a sudden premonition
of wrong. Glancing up at Engineer
J. B. Pace, he saw him swaying in his
seat, his skull crushed by some mys
terious blow. As the fireman dropped
his shovel to’ step toward Ills friend
tile engineer’s >1.111(1 let ns y I iI• (111
the throttle and he fell fri»m his seot
into the arms of tha fireman.
What struck the engineer the terri
ble blow cannot be told. Perhaps In
leaning far out of his cab his head
.struck somo obstruction too close to
the track, perhaps some ons threw n
missile from the darkness In revenge
for aome real or fancied wrong at the
hands of the railroad or one ot Its men.
But whatever the cause, the blow frac
tured Engineer Pace's skull and left
hitn in a condition which threatens
death at any moment.
Lives in Atlanta.
Mr. Pace lives with his wife and her
mother at a little home at 147 West
Baker street. He waa but recently
promoted to be‘an engineer, but his
service os fireman with the Southern
railway covers s number ot years. He
Is a young man and a father. His
baby was born a week ago and he had
left his home Wednesday for his first
run since the birth of his child.
(■The train was stopped nt Hiram, a
little station on the road, and Engineer.
Pace Was placed on board a passenger
train which arrived in Atlanta after
midnight. He was sent to the Grady
hospital, where he was given every at'
tentlon.
Wif* Did Not Know.
Mrs. Pace had no knowledge of tho
critical condition of her husband until
shortly before noon Thursday.
Georgian reporter called at the Paco
home Thursday and waa met at the
door by tho mother of the young wife
She was told that Mr. Paco was not ex
pected to live.
She withstood the shock bravely, but
was not willing to apprise her daughter
of the fort that her husband had been
badly Injured. Mrs. Pace has hasp
mother but ono week, a baby Laving
come Into the home last Thursday. Mr.
Pace left his home shortly after noon
Wednesday on his first trip uftcr tho
birth of tho child.
Mrs. Pace had not yet regained iter
strength and her mother requested the
porter to call the family physician by
telephone so that he could, be by the
bedside In case the shock proved too
much for the young mother. This was
done, and the physlclhn arrived about
noon. Nothing had been heard from
Mr. Pace after he had left on his trip
Wednesday. -
Th* Fireman’s Story.
Fireman H. K. Norwood, who lives
In Kirkwood avenue, told the story of
tho accident Thursday morning. “
said:
We hail Just left Powder Springs
and were bowling along at a fast clip
for Hiram, going toward Chattanooga.
It waa Just after 10 o'clock then, and It
was a nasty night.
"Suddenly something told me some
thing was wrong and I looked up. Pace
was failing toward me from bis seat
and I caught him. His skull was all
crushed from a blow and he could not
say a word. I stopped the engine at
Hiram and took the siding. I don'
know wbat bit Pace,"
RIDDLED WITH SHOT
DESPERADO FALLS IN
BATTLE WITH POSSE
In Desperate Effort to Escape Outlaw Shoots
Down Two Men in Sheriff’s
Gang.
Conttnijorf on Page Eleven.
Halifax, X. S., Xov. 15.—Fears
are expressed that Lieutenant
Peary, the Arctic explorer, has
been lost at sea. The Roosevelt,
bearing Lieutenant Peary, was
due at Sydney last week. She
was last reported at Battle. Har
bor on the Labrador coast by the
steamer Virginia Lake.
The Roosevelt was badly bat
tered by storms, and the officers
of the Virginia Lake said that all
her beams had been cut for fire
wood. With two blades of her
propeller gone, the Roosevelt was
unable to make over 4 knots an
hour.
For more than u week, severe
storms have swept the Xew
Fonndlaud coast ,and in her dam
aged condition the Roosevelt may
have been unable to weather the
gales and seas.
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, Nov. 15.—A message just received from Fletcher,
located between Asheville and Spartanburg, on the Southern
railway, says that Will Harris, the slayer of five men last Tues
day night, and a desperate outlaw, was surrounded and literal
ly riddled with bullets by a posse of men from Asheville, this
morning.
The desperado put up n terrible fight uud shot two of the
posse before Ke>fell.' There is little doubt but that the right man
has been taken. •
There is general, rejoicing among the people of Asheville at
the news, and the death of the two policemen Tuesday is in a
measure revenged. The skirmish between the negro and the
posse was a hot one and bullets flew like hail through the air,
many of them taking effect in the negro’s body.
The advancing men were halted from a clump ot bushes.
“Get back or I'll shoot you,” came the voice. It was Harris. The
armed men fell back and detouring the woods quickly surrounded the
murderer. Surrounded on all sides Harris opened Ore. Hts aim was
deadly and two men fell. His pursuers poured shot after shot Into the
bushes and still tho negro kept up his fire. Ills ammunition ran low and
at last a hand raised above the brush holding a handkerchief.
John A. Roebtlng, Jr., leader of the possa orderer his men to cease
firing. Harris arose from his biding place, his face covered with blood
and his clothes torn from the chase.
"Yon've got me." was all he said.
Rocbllng moved forward to place the prisoner under arrest. He
wanted to save him from being lyuched. There was a shot from the rear
and Harris fell to the ground. Rocbllng turned away and Harris' body was
filled with bullets.
Mrs. J.. N. Camp Ap
pears Before Grand
Jury.
SUSPECT NEGRO
OF OTHER CRIMES
Prompt .Justice To Met id
Out by Fulton Ce n-
tv Courts.
Joe Glenn will be tried Friday morn
ing for an assault on Mrs. J. N. Camp,
on Cascade avenue, Tuesday moraine.
The grand Jury met In special session
Thursday morning and after haling
Mrs. Camp reiterate her statement that
the Glenn negro Is the one who so
brutally assaulted her. returned an In
dictment Immediately after the indiet-
ment waa returned officers began sum
moning a special panel of thirty-six
jurors, from which will be selected the
twelve men who will on Friday decide
tho prisoner’s fate,.
Mr*. Camp, who, on account of tier
weakened condition, was unable to ap
pear before tho grand Jury Wednesday
afternoon when it was called to con
sider the cose, came to the court houso
Thursday morning In a carriage with
her husband and a physician and was
borne up und down the steps in a chair
by County Policemen Dunbar, Robin
son and Jordan. .Mrs. Camp's aunt,
Mrs. M. II. liurson, and several neigh
bors also came to the solicitor’s of
fice. Mrs. Comp Is still in a very deli
cate condition and tho trip to the rlty
was a great exertion to her.
Will Appear Friday.
A carriage has been ordered for bring
ing Mrs. Comp add ber physician in
tho court room Friday, when she "in
bo again given a chance to look the
negro In tho face and say whether he
Is guilty as charged. She Is positive
now that tho officers liavo caught the
right man and ,says that In the two
struggles she had with him his face
was so Indelibly Impressed upon her
mind that sho could not bo mistaken.
Tracks’which are said td fit the ne-
groe's shoo havo been found in tho cot
ton patch south of the Camp homo lead
ing In the direction of Glenn's cabin.
Whoever mode these tracks was going
down the side of the hill eight feet nt a
Jump.
Mr. Camp said Thursday morning
that Glenn stopped him on Cascade
avenue about a week ago and they had
a long talk about crops and general
topics, during which ho told the negro
something of ills profits from truel;
gardening, and also told him that he
was at home but little on account of
his having to he out on a wagon all
day.
At the tlmo Glenn Is alleged to'have
assaulted Mrs. Camp ho told her. after
choklng her with the strap, from the
effects of which her throat Is still dis
colored, that he was going to find \i hat
money there was In the house. Ife went
through all tho trunks and furniture,
but failed to find nnythlng.
Possibly Other Crimes.
In landing Glenn and his son-iu-
law, Peter Gilbert, the county police
believe they have Hie men who, ever
since early In the summer, have been
keeping the citizens in that part of the
county In u state of terror.
Tracks near the home of J. W. Bry
ant, who was shot nt his home in Bast
Point a few nights ago, are said to cor
respond with those In the Canip cotton
latch. As for Gilbert, he lias already
been Identified as the man who fright
ened Mrs. Lizzie Hudgins near the
Cascade spring, about hnlf a mile from
bis house, Monday afternoon, and the
general descriptions furnished by Mrs
Dottle Kimmeli, Mrs. Hembrlck un-i
Mrs. Bankston, all of whom live within
two miles of Iho Glenn cabin, tullv
with that of Gilbert.
Attorneys Charles Hopkins. Lutlier
Rosser and J. E. McCIellund have had
conferences in regard t,,i defending
Glenn, as they were directed to do by
the court, and will make every iegiti'-
mate effort In his behalf.
The criminal court of Atlanta is hold
ing no sessions Thursday and will hold
none Friday on account of the Glenn
trial. The docket will bo token up
again Monday, at which time the white
riot coses will come up for considera
tion.
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