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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
iIONPAY, NOYFMnER in. 1M«.
SAVAfiE IS UPON US,
DECLARES JUDGE SPEER
IN (RAND JURY CHARGE
Federal Judge Dis
cusses Race Condi
tions in South.
CONDITION WORSE
THAN FOREFATHERS
I lynching, He Says, Only De-
• lights Criminal That He
Has Enraged the
White Race.
Augusta, ,0a., Nov. 19.—The features
u( the tlrst day's session of the regular
fall term of the federal court, which
opened here today, was Judge Emory
Speer's charge to the grand Jury. In
tall upon that body to carefully investi
gate and rigidly punish every case
„f Illicit distilling brought to their at
tention. he spoke of the fearful menace
they formed to the rural community,
especially as an incentive to criminal
assault" anil race riots.
He said In part:
-It Is the Illicit distiller or retailer In
| the quiet country neighborhood who
often supplies to the worthless tramp,
without name or home, a fierce lntox-
! leant which drives the blood through
his savage brain and Imparts to Ills
inwardly nature u desperation which
prompts him to deeds of horrid and un
mentionable atrocity. I think it can be
demonstrated that nearly every crime
of this character, which has so shock-
,d and Infuriated the Southern people,
H directly traceable to the demon of
the still. We have conditions In the
Southern states which should arouse to
the uttermost the attention of the peo
ple. which should compel the supreinest
I effort for swift and radical remedies.
Due in Part to Prosperity.
•To the very prosperity of the South
are these conditions In part ascrlbable.
While there are thousands, no doubt
millions, of people of African descent
who work regularly, own homes and
farms, strive to better the conditions
of their families, to educate their chil
dren and to protect them from asso
ciation with the lower classes, there
are unhappily thousands who are
homeless and nameless vagabonds.
"Theso men, from the scarcity of la
bor In our numerous industries, can
obtain work anywhere. The high rate
of wages enables them In one or two
days to secure support for u week.
Thus secured, without the slightest
country, as Irresponsible as the beasts
of the field. When such a vile nomad—
the descendant perhaps of a Congo
Cannibal—superadds to his bestial dis
position, his hereditary vices, and the
absolute Incapacity-for moral compre
hension, the lnfurating Influence of
poisonous and maddening drink—the
opportunity offered—a happy family
will contemplate the interval of life
which remains then through.the blood
shot vision of agony and despair, In
furiated by the unspeakable crimes, the
mob is formed, the law Is treated as if
Jt were the vaporlngs of Insanity. The
brand of Cain Is on every participant,
and demoralization may settle perma
nently upon a.community once ns law-
abiding as It was peaceful and happy.
People Should United.
“Is it not then obligatory upon every
man capable of thought and worthy of
the name of patriot, to do all in his
power to remoVe the cause of these
fearful conditions? Superficial Indeed
Is the attention' people have given to
the prevention of crimes, to. the re-
'moval of their causes, to the detection
and arrest of criminals. While this Is
true, the savage Is at-our door.. Our
condition is Indeed worse than that of
our forefathers of the frontier when
the Indians were on the wahpath. Then
every Indian was an enemy. Now a
great proportion ot our colored people
are our friends. Then the block-house
and the rifle could stand off the sav
age. Now the savage Is unsuspected
and Is often permitted to escape.
Lynching No Preventive.
“To lynch tfie offender Is In no sense
a deterrent of such crimes. The action
of the mob—to such brutes, without
discourse of reason—as I have attempt
ed to describe, is a lawless-manifesta
tion of wrongs and utter loss of self-
control on the part of that community
which gives way to uncontrolled frenzy.
The savage, like savages elsewhere,
rejoices In the exhibition of fury and
frenzy which demonstrates that he has
tortured a people whom he hates. How
Incalculably more Imposing and effec
tive would be the stem and awe-lnsplr-
Ing dignity of conviction and execution
by due process of law.”
EX-SHERIFF RYAN
DIES AT DECATUR
UNCLE WITH SHOT GUN
IN PURSUIT OF ELOPERS;
CHASES EIGHTEEN MILES
AfterWild Ride Couple
Wed at Mid
night.
WAITED TWO WEEKS
FOR LOVERS’ ESCAPE
Unde Threatened Death and
Prevented Groom From
Escaping to Join
Bride.
1 Decatur, Ala., Nov. 19.—Ex-Sheriff
Silas P. Ryan died at his home In New
Decatur this morning at 6 o’clock,
after a long Illness, at the age ot 58
years. He was one of the best known
men In north Alabama. He knew every
man in the county personally.
The funeral, will take place here
Tuesday at 3 p. m.
ST. CECILIA GUILD
TO GIVE MUSICAL
St Cecilia Guild will give a delight-,
fu! musical at thd home of Mr. Perry,
160 Lee street. West End, on next
Thursday evening. Mesdames Stew
art and Wynne, Misses Cramer and
thought of the future, they refuse to Hunnlcutt and Messrs. Hunter and
work. ‘The Idle brain Is the Devil’s | Davis, all well-known singers, will take
workshop.’ They stroll around the part In the program.
Special to The Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Ga., Nov. 19.—After a
wild ride of 18 miles on horseback, fol
lowed by an angry uncle with a shot
gun, Harry Wimpe, of Birmingham,
and Mrs. Essie Henley, of Montgom
ery, Ala., were married here by Rev.
J. M. Outler, the pastor of the First
Methodist church, at, a late hour Sun
day night.
It seems that It was a case where
an uncle of the groom objected serious
ly to tile wedding and he threatened
death If his nephew determined to mar
ry Mrs, Henley. The nephew, however,
was not to be outdone. His bride, It
Is understood, went from Montgomery
to Birmingham to Join him, but the
icle kept his weather eye open.
The bride left Birmingham two
weeks ago and since that time the
groom has been making an effort to
escape. He finally succeeded In doing
so on horseback, eluding the angry
uncle with the gun.
NO COAL FAMINE
IS LOOKED FOR
Of LOCAL DEALERS
NOW RACING
OUT IN WEST
Denver, Colo., Nov. 19.—A severe
blizzard Is raging In the vicinity of
Trinidad, Colo. The Colorado Southern
railroad reports the storm extending
Into the Pan Handle country, and very
severe. In northern New Mexico the
blizzard is the worst. Trains are run
ning hours behind schedule time.
Blizzard in Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 19.—A bilzxnrd Is
general over Kansas today. At many
points In the western section, of the
state the cattle men report great losses.
Cattle Men Fear Losses.
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 19.—The first
snow of the season Is falling today, ac
companied by a driving wind and rain
and a rapidly falling temperature. It is
feared that the stock on the ranges will
suffer.
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No alarm has been caused by the
recent reports of a coal famine in At
lanta, and although some ot the coal
dealers assert that such a thing Is pos
sible, they believe the people of this
city will get through until next spring
without freezing or being made un
comfortable because of their inability
to supply the demands,
A blizzard will cause a heavy demand
to be made by the consumers, so some
of the wholesale dealers say, and those
who have not maintained their usual
stocks will be short unless they can re
plenlsh thplr yards. There is plenty of
coal on hand at present, with no pros
pect of a famine, but should the rail
roads stop handling the supplies from
tho mines, which is considered very
unlikely, a scarcity might be felt.
A local dealer said Monday morning
that the winter fuel supply was usually
In store by this time, and unless it had
all been shipped from the mines by De
cember 15 It was hardly likely that It
could be secured until after the holt
days.
’The miners all take about two weeks
as a holiday about that time,” said he,
“and the dealers have to anticipate this
by piling up fuel in their yards. Borne
of the roads handle coal cars quicker
than the others. We happen to be on a
good road and have had no trouble. I
venture to say there Is enough coat In
Atlanta now to run through the win
ter.”
Snow at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 19,—The first
snoW of the season Is falling here to
day. The temperature Is mild.
SANITARIUM FIDE •
SHIPS ARE WRECKED!
CREWS ALL SAVED
Duluth, Minn., Nov. 19.—In a terrible
gale which has ranged on Lake Supe
rior for two days, the Canadian steam
er -.Theano, Captain George Pearson,
yesterday struck a rock four miles cast
of Thunder Cape, and was wracked.
The American steamer Philip Minch
and the Canadian steamer Strathcona
were also blown ashore and the former
may be a total loss. The crews of all
three steamers are safe. '
BISHOP TIGERT
OUT OF DANGER
Specie! to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 19.—The late
advices from the bedside of Bishop
J. J. Tlgert, who has been critically HI
In Indian territory, state that he Is out
of danger and that there Is no further
cause for alarm.
OF INDENDIARY
Stockard’s sanitarium, on Crew
street, caught fire Sunday morning
about 6 o'clock, and before the fire
department could gain control of the
flames, damage to the extent of several
thousand dollars had been Indicted.
The firemen say the odor of burning
kerosene could plainly be detected In
the smoke. Kerosene was sorlnkled on
the back porch. Chief Joyner says he
Is satisfied the fire was the result of'
the work of an incendiary.
Dr. Stockqrd says he has no Idea
who set flro to his sanitarium.
Tho sanitarium was Just In the
course of construction. The contractors
were to have turned the building over
to Dr. Stockard December 26, It Is
believed this will delay the completion
of tho building at least a month. Tho
sanitarium is a three-story brick struc.
ture.
The fire started on the rear of tho
first floor, between the pantry and the
kitchen.
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GEORGIA
T
E
fails io ran
Mr*. J. A. Klmmell, who was at
tacked by an unknown negro several
weeks ago at her home near Oakland
City, visited the Tower Monday morn
ing and had a look at Will Johnson, the
suspect In the case of Mrs. J. N. Camp,
to see If she could Identify him.
When the prisoner was brought be
fore her, Mrs, Klmmell stated that ho
was not tho man who attacked her.
Johnson Is the negro arrested during
the trial of Joe Olenn Friday after
noon.
HELD AS SUSPECTS
H. P. Cox and Mamie Green are held
at police station as suspicious charac
ters.
Saturday night Cox represented him
self to Policeman Randall as a detect
ive. He said he had tracked Mamie
Green from Chicago, and that she had
about 620,000 worth of stolen Jewelry
In her possession. Cox said that the
Green woman was at 89 Chappell street,
and that the house ought to be watch
ed.
Later officers went to the number
and found Cox and Mamie Green sit
ting in the house. Cox made a break
for the open, but was stopped by the
| officer. Then both were locked up.
WHITE DEAD
So Declares Eminent
Experts in Their
‘ Report.
Train Reported
In Big River
New Tork, Nov. 19.—Harry K. Thaw
was today officially declared to have
been Insane at the time he killed Stan
ford White. This Is the declaration
contained In the report of the famous
experts on Insanity handed today to
C. W. Hartrldge, of the Thaw legal
forces.
The alienists who declare Thaw to
have been Insane at tho time of the
Madison Square roof garden shooting
stand high in their profession. Dr.
Wagner Is the superintendent of the
state hospital at Binghamton, N.
Dr. Baling Is superintendent of the
state hospital of New Jersey, and Dr,
Evans Is chief physician of that Insti
tution.
The report of the alienists mark po*.
Itlvely that Thaw will be defended on
the grounds of Insanity.
THAT DICK CROKER
"DISTORTS TROTH"
New York; Nov. 19.—Congressman
Bourke Cockran was asked If he cared
to say anything concerning criticisms
of him by Rk-hard Croker, said:
•Really, you know, I never make a
bit of comment on stuff of this kind.
Ah 1 have said heretofore, ’the abase
ment and distortion of truth Is at
times the recreation of merit.' ”
"Is that bII ?”
'All, except that one nay to Judge
a man Is by his public utterances.”
Mr. Cockran would go no further.
Memphw, Tenn., Nov., 19.—An
unconfirmed report has reached
here that a passenger train on the
Illinois Central crashed through
a bridge over a swollen stream
near Winona with heavy loss of
life. The local offices are 1 unable
to verify.
Trust Officer
Is Arrested
Findlay, O., Nov. 19.—Deputy
Sheriff Johns this morning placed
II. P. McIntosh, one of the Stand-
aril Oil officials of Cleveland, in
dicted here last week,under arrest
as ho was entering the Phoenix
Inn with his attorney. Mr. Tolies,
of Cleveland. His bond wns placed
at $1,000.
M. G. Vilas and J. M. Robert
son, other officials wanted hare,
ore, on their way here. The bond
will be the same.
TOWN DESTROYED!
VIOLENT CYCLONE
Special to Tbs Georgian,
Gadsden, Ala., Nov. 19.—News has
been received here of the destruction
of the town of Henneger, on Sand
mountain, in DeKalb county, by a cy
clone which visited that place fit day
light Sunday morning.
Four stores and the Methodist church,
the high school building and many resi
dences were completely demolished.
No loss of life has been reported.
The storm struck the ground about
half a mile southwest of the town
at the home of Rev. R. L. Wilson and
destroyed a large barn, killing two
mules, and razed every building on the
premises to the ground, except the
residence, which was not In the range
of the cloud.
Henneger Is twelve miles from the
railroad and the details are meager.
It Is feared that there has been loss
of life In the county district.
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
Distinguished Party Get
Vision o£ the Scenes of
the Battle.
fipeclsl to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Nor. 19.—In
drizzling rain and with the summit of
Lookout Mountain enveloped In clouds
again, the handsome Iowa monument,
erected below Volnt Lookout, In honor
of the valor and bravery of tho Iowa
soldiery, was unveiled by Governor A.
Qununlns nnd party, of Iowa, who
arrived In the city Sunday night from
Andorsonvltle, Ga., where they dedi
cated the Iowa monuments there.
The exercises were very brief on ac
count of the rain.
After Captain John'A. Young, presi
dent of the Iowa commission, cnllcd
the assemblage to order, tho Iowa mili
tary band played patriotic airs ami the
following program was carried out:
Invocation—Dr. A. L. Frlsbee, of
Iawo.
Address—Colonel Alonzo Abernethy,
of tho Ninth Iowa roglmenL
Address—General James B. Weaver,
of Iowa.
Music—Iowa military band.
Address—H. A. Chambers, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Address—Governor A. B. Cummins,
of Iowa.
Conclusion of Dedication—President
of the commission.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock tho Sher
man Heights monument will bo dedi
cated and tomorrow morning and to
morrow afternoon tho monument at
Rossvilte Gap, near Roseville, Qa., tho
handsomest of the three, will be dedi
cated.
FIRST MESSAGE
FROM WRECKED TRAIN
Hpeelnt to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 19.—Communi
cation with Winona has Just been re
stored and the first message from the
town states that the compress plant
wns blown down in the Saturday
night’s storm and the Catholic nnd
Christian churches laid low.
A negro church woe also destroyed.
North of Winona a largo amount <>f
timber was blown down and travel ov»*r
country roads seems impossible. It Is
reported that one negro was killed near
Duckbill.
Many plantation cabins and out
houses were wrecked. Nearly all dam
age was In the northern part of the
county.
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