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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1906.
p 9HS£ OLDERS ASK governor
TO STOP AGENTS’ CAMPAIGNING;
FIGHT IS ON FOR DIRECTORATE
Big Companies’ Men
Men Are Working
For Proxies.
STATE OFFICIALS
CAttT INTERFERE
New York and Mutual Al
leged To Be Using Funds
Improperly.
ht a iet'er to Governor Terrell the
International Policyholders' committee
nf New York,, calls upon him to stop,
if possible, the agents of the New York
l.lfp and Mutual Life Insurance Com
panies from campaigning among Geor
gia policyholders for the "Administra
tion Tickets."
tiovernor Terrell was not in his of-
flio Monday, but the committee has
»< nt to The Georgian copies of the
, i imuunication, which they state has
been mailed to Governor Terrell.
Comptroller General Wright Is the
Insurance commissioner of Gcotvla and
the matter was submitted to him. Gen
eral Wright said:
The law* of Georgia give no au
thority to me or anyone to interfere
with the Internal affairs of either the
Ncvr York Life or the Mutual. Before
lining business In this state It Is neces
sary tor any Insurance Company to
comply with certain regulations, show
ing solvency, certificates indicating
t liut proper deposits have been made
and that the proper legal reserve Is
made.
Further than this we have no au
thority to move. Some weeks ago we
took this matter up with Attorney Gen
eral Hart when Colonel W. L. Peel
brought the matter to the attention of
the governor. You may rest assured
that If I had the legal right to Inter
fere, It would take no such Incentive as
this letter fftm the committee to start
me out."
Latter From Committaa.
Following Is the letter addressed to
Governor Terrell by the International
Policyholders’ committee of New York:
“November 24. 1906.
"Dear Sir—In the face of positive de
ntals. both by affidavits filed in the
courts and In the public press by the
officers of both the New York Life and
Mutual Life Insurance companies, that
they are using the agency forces of
these companies to campaign for votes
for the 'Administration Tickets' In di
rect violation of every legal and moral
right of the policyholders In these two
companies, we are Inclosing you here
with copy of one of the latest circulars
which Is being sent to agents through
nut this country by the general com
mlttee of agents of the New York Life
Insurance Company, and also some of
the latest campaign Instructions Issued
to the agents of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company.
"It la a notorious fact, as demonstrat
ed by the 'Armstrong Committee,' that
these agency forces have been built up
at an enormous expense to the policy
holders.
"The funds of the policyholders In
your state are being used to campaign
for votes to retain In office the present
> eglme In these two companies, and the
agents are being coerced Into canvass
ing for ballot* and proxies for their ad
ministration tickets; If they refuse, tho
loss of their positions Is before their
eyes.
"The companies' names and trade
marks, the office forces, the office rents,
stationery and paid employees are be
ing used In this campaign and we sug-
vest, following the precedent estab
lished by the atate of Michigan, that
your superintendent of Insurance he In
structed to Immediately cancel the II-
iense of any agent found canvassing
fur votes fer the administration ticket
. or any other ticket. These agents are
employed and paid with policyholders’
money to aecure business for these In
stitutions and not to canvass for votes.
They are furnished false and mislead
ing campaign statements, trick ballots,
marked envelopes and every device that
■ an be used to deceive policyholders
and divert the real Issues.
"Letters and telegrams from policy
holders residing In every section of this
■ ountry are being received by us dally
begging ua to take eotne action that will
prevent this waate of their funds; we
have Instituted suits In the supreme
< ourt of this state, but action Is neces
sarily slow and we may not get a final
decision until It Is too late, and permit
PS to suggest that you can render no
neater service to the policyholders of
>"ur state who have paid millions of
•billers In premiums to these two com
panies, than to Immediately stop the
•■sents campaigning for the ‘Admlnls-
11 at Ion Tickets' against the protest of
the policyholders, and at their expense.
' Yours very truly,
"INTERNATIONAL POLICYHOLD
ERS' COMMITTEE,
"G ,R. SCRUGHAM, Manager."
MRS. PARSON'S NEW BOOK,
FAVORING TRIAL MARRIAGES,
CREATES A BIG SENSATION
r
Sew York congressman and daughter of Henry Clews, the banker, whose
ig trial
book, "The Family,” advocating
marriages, has created a sensation.
MAY BE DELAYED BY
MOVE OF AHORNEY
FAC SIMILE OF CIRCULAR
JUST ISSUED TO A GENTS
Chicago, 111., November 19, 1906.
To the Agents In New Kngland States:
Gentlemen—Lot It be understood that we agents are free men. We
are working on commission contracts. How much and how hard we
work depends on ourselves and no person can tell us that we must work 15
hours, in hours, or 4 hours a day.
If we desire to work long or short hours, or influence policyholders
how to vote, that Is our privilege and Mr. Untermeyer and his committee
has no control over us.
So much, so good, but let us go further and show the Untermeyer
committee ticket what we can do In a ten-day campaign to get proxies
for the administration ticket.
In ten days In the New England states, with 400 agents, 4 proxies a
day from each man. equals 1.600 proxies a day. In ten days 16,000-proxies.
What agent In the 400 can make the biggest record In getting proxies In
the 10 days?
Let rach man strive to bent his neighbor In numbers, and by so doing
he is assisting splendidly to rout the Untermeyer crowd ull along the
line.
We are In a great light. We agents must rise up and fully realize
this. Our opponents do not believe In having agents In the field. They be
lieve In paying 20 per cent brokerage and nothing more, and they believe
that life Insurance can bo sold over the counter. In other words, they be
lieve In putting u:s agents out of business;
It Is our duty to our wives and children and ourselves to defeat the
Untermeyer ticket. It Is our duty to get all the proxies we possibly can
each day. Yes, 20 proxies for the administration ticket each day, and
thereby bring victory.
We know the men on the administration ticket, we know that they
arc honest and capable and have the interest of every policyholder at
heurt, and we know that they are not a band of schemers.
Be honest with yourself. Get into this light as all men should when
their very business interests are at stake.
Be a leader In the ten-day campaign for proxies, ns the general
committee of the agents In the United States and Canada expect every
Nylic man to be honestly, and with determined spirit, In this light to
the finish.
After the battle Is over be able to answer the roll call that you have
done your duty. Yours for victory,
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF AGENTS.
In United States and Canada.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 26.—Attorney J.
R. Cooper, attorney for J. G. Raw
lins and his sons, made another move
here today to save the lives ^>f his Cli
ents or, at least, delay their execution.
Mr. Cooper's latest effort was a mo
tion. made before Judge Mitchell, of
the superior court, to set aside the sen
tence of death hanging over the men.
The grounds for the motion were that
the records of the trials and sentence
of the men failed to show’ that they or
their clients were present In court dur
ing the trials and sentences. The mo
tion was argued by Mr. Cooper and by
Solicitor General Thomas for the state,
after which Judge Mitchell rendered
his decision, declining to take Jurisdic
tion or to grant the rule nisi on the
motion. He also declined to sign the
bill of exceptions which Mr. Cooper
then presented. The procedure was
very similar to that of the motion
which the attorney made before Judge
Speer, of the United States court, some
months ago, though on entirely differ
ent grounds. In that Instance Judge
Speer signed the bill of exceptions,
which acted as a stay of executions,
and to'day Judge Mitchell declined to
sign the bill. * .
The men and their attorneys' were,
of course, actually present during their
trials and at the time of sentence, and
the fact that the records fall to so state
is simply following the usual custom of
criminal trials In Georgia. It Is a tech
nicality that may serve to prevent tho
execution of the men next month, how
ever. ’
Mr. Cooper declines* to say positively
what steps he will now- take, but It Is
the Impression that he will seek a man
damus from the supreme court, com
pelting tho superior court judge to sign
the bill of exceptions. Mr. Cooper,
would only say that the court would
have an opportunity to pass the matter
of the records. »
Oh Account of
Today’s Great Rush
Hundreds of would-be buyers could not be waited upon.
For the especial benefit of these and others who could not
attend the sale
All Monday Bargains
Will be on Sale Again
Tuesday.
BASS'
We Give
Green
Trading Stamps
18 West
Mitchell
Near Whitehall.
LOVE TRIUMPHANT
OVERJBJECTIONS
v »> l.tl to Th« Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 26.—Hall Dorsett,
- it of Judge Dorset!, and employed at
t’emral Railway freight depart-
' " nt. and Mian Annie Powers, datlgh-
"r of F. P. Powers, the bill poster,
'tied yesterday ond were married In
1 ■ sytli yesterday evening, going to At-
[»ma last night. The parents of the
“ride objected.
SHOT HIS BROTHER
AFTER HE DROVE
WIFE FROM HOME
^i " i*| to The Georgian.
' snton, Ga., Nov. 26.—Larkin Under-
■’ "•d, after driving his wife from fhe
1 • with a three-days-old child 8u.‘-
) , “lay, shot and fatally wounded his
•her, Joh*» Underwood.
I'ndertvood had been drinking for
1 r "e days. It Is stated, and upon re-
!: '* 'rg home drove his wife away. H*
piclcca up his five-year-old bov
n l Btartetr for Ball Ground, when he
’ his brother, John, who tried to
'i> him and endeavored to take the
lh,J 'l Tr. ui him.
tt ! *ai kln Is now in Jail. He makes con-
• **ng statements in an effort to Jusii-
L UIj ;c.L
GOT EVEN WITH OCTOPUS;
SMALL BOY GOT INCOME
. BY ROBBING GAS METERS
C. E. McCandless, 12 years old, has
found robbing quarter-ln-the-slot gas
meters rather profitable, according to
his story to the police Monday after
noon.
Young McCandless made a round
with Patrolman Hollingsworth Mon
day and showed the officer his nine
regular places for obtaining quarters
without work. Here Is a list of gas
meters the boy said he robbed, with
the revenue from each:
Mrs. B. F. Cox, 156 Courtland street;
60 cents.
K. Hollis. 11 West Baker street, 14.25.
William T. Carhart, 11 West Baker
street, J*.
Mrs. E. M. Brigg, 126 Spring street,
"I forget."
Mrs. C. T. Kent, 135 Spring street. *1.
Mrs. Jennie Wey, 129 Spring street
110.
Will Staples, 11 Falrlle street, 25
cents.
The boy Is a son of Mrs, Francis Me.
Cundless. of 221 Courtland street. With
bis brother, Donald MrCandless, he
was arrested Saturday night, accused
of snatching 16 from a drawer In the
McClure ten-eent store.
THA W’S MOTHER-IN-LA W
WITNESS FOR PROSECUTION
Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 26.—Mrs. (’has.
Holman, the mother of Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw* and mother-in-law of I tarry
Thaw, will be asked hy the prosecution
to testify In the trial of Harry K. Thaw
for the killing of Stanford White.
Mrs. Holman always liked White
and It Is believed that the prosecution
has asked her to testify, and they will
attempt to prove by the letters In her
possession that White really befriended
the chorus girl.
BISHOP W. A. CANDLER
BACK FROM ORIENT
KILLED ROOMMATE
' EOR AWAKENING HER
DURING TRE NIGHT
Special to The Georgian.
Meridian, Miss., Nov. 26.—Fancying
that she was being wronged by her
roommate In being wakened frequently
through the night, Mary Parker, an in
mate of the East Mississippi Insane
hospital, at an unknown hour last
evening killed her roommate, Sallle
Egger. To all appearances, death was
produced by strangling, after which the
head of the victim was pounced against
the floor and beaten with a porcelain
vessel. The killing was not discovered
until this morning, although attend
ants passed constantly by the apart
ment In which the women were con
fined every half hour of the night.
As soon as Superintendent J. M,
Buchanan learned of the tragedy, the
sheriff was notified and a coroner's Jury
summoned to Investigate. Miss Parker
made a statement before them and de
tailed the Incidents of the affair, but
did not seem to realize the rashness of
her deed.
Dr. Buchanan and hls corps of
slstants were vxonerated by the Jury
In their verdict, and Miss Parker was
commended to the authorities of the
hospital for closer care. The dead wom
an was sixty-five years of age and for
merly a resident of Lowndes county.
FRAUD IS CHARGED
BY SAM GOMPEDS
Washington, Nov. 26.—President
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, In a signed editorial In the
December number of The American
Federatlonist, charges that fraud and
corruption generajly prevailed in the
recent congressional elections.
To Avenge Husband's Death,
French Noblewoman Comes
To America; Kills Employer
Bishop Warren A. Candler, ulm left
Atlanta on July IS for a tour of the
orient, returned home Saturday. With
him was hls nephew, Asa G. Candler.
Jr. Both are In excellent health and
enjoyed the trip greatly.
Bishop Candler Is well pleased with
the progress made In China. Japan anti
Korea In mission work and especially
so with the work done In Korea. He
brought home with him many Interest
ing souvenirs of hls travels.
White he was w illing to talk about I
hls trip to the for east, Bishop Candler j,eft
was silent In regfirtl to the Inter of
resignation sent to the Methodist con
ference by Rev. Thomas c. Betterton,
in which he declared Bishop Candler
was a dictator. Not one word would
he say In regard to this.
CLOTHE8 ON FIRE.
Special to The Georxlnlt.
Dallas, Ga., Nov. 26.—Henry Guess, a
while man about 40 years of sge, was
seriously burned yesterday afternoon
and die.I nbout 11 o'clock last night.
Mr. Guess was drinking and was ly
ing near the fire when hls rlnthes
caught on fire ami was In a light blaze
‘ ' it was found out.
Guess was boarding with Joe
FOR KNIFING HEARST
New- York, Nov. 26.—The *ub-com-
mittee of tho Democratic ztate commit
tee appointed to Investigate the con
duct of State Senator Patrick McCar-
ren In the last campaign met today
nt the Victoria hotel.
Senator McUarren has Ignored the
charge and Is on a Western trip. It is
the general Idea that he will be found
guilty of the charge of knifing Hearst.
Ah only one Hide will be heard, It Is not
expected that the trial will last long.
BROKEN GIN BELT
STRIKES PLANTER,
TEARING OF CHEEK
gpedsl to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Nov. 26.—Edward
Lowe, a prominent citizen of Cherokee
county, was the victim of a serious ac
cident Saturday at hls cotton gin near
Maple Grove, which may result fatally.
While standing near the machinery n
belt broke and the end struck him
with great force on the head, tearing
away one side of hls face and other
wise Injuring him. Medical aid was
quickly summoned and he was resting
easier at last reporta, but It Is not
thought he rah survive the terrible
shock.
(Copyright, 1906, by W. It. Hearst.)
Mme. Anisia Louise de Massy, us the w*onian accused of murdering
Merchant Simon prefers to call herself, Is declared by her friends to be a
French noblewoman, who came to this country' to trace the slayer of her
husband, who, she believes, was poisoned. She Is declared to bo a member
of the Du Vernon fumlly, well known In the French provinces.
CAR FEAPS TRACK
T
Five of the ..Victims 'A're<
Rushed to a
Hgh HospitaL /
Chicago, Nov. 26.—Nine persons were
seriously Injured today In the wreck of
an Interurban electric car at Douglaa
avenue and Lovell etreet, Elgin. Five
passenger* were rushed to the Elgin
city hospital for attention. The others
wero cared for In drug stores.
The car was rushing at full speed
toward a curve when the motorman ap
plied the brakes. The car was not
chocked, however, owing to defects In
the brake. The car Jumped from the
rails, crashed half way across the street
end was overturned. The passengers
were bruised and cut by the glass.
New York, Nov. 26.-»Bernard Mann,
aged 24, a runner In J.' P. Morgan's
226,000,000 National Bank of Commerce,
was arraigned in the Tombs court to
day, after the utmost seeppey had been
thrown about hls arrest, on the charge
of forging and cashing a check on the
great Wall street Institution, the only
rival of John D. Rockefeller’s National
City bank.
Mann admitted the theft of the check,
but said that the amount,. 312.93, was
the sole extent of hie peculations. H.
D. Wylie, counsel for the bank, tried
to have the charge withdrawn. The
magistrate, however, said this would be
Impossible and held the youth In 2100
ball for special sessions.
•/
IS MRS. DUNCAN INSANE?
MUSIC AND OTHER THINGS
LEAD TO TRIAL FORLUNACY
a blacksmith by
(iuimlng that advantage was taken
by neighbors of hlH action In signing
paper to settle a neighborhood row and
to determine by a quiet heurlng by law
as agreed, the rumor uh to the dement
ed condition of the mind of hls wife,
Mrs. Caroline Duncan, L. M. Duncan
appeared as a witness In the court of
ordinary Monday morning and gave
evidence In a very remarkable trial,
which may last several days.
The case ‘involves Mrs. Duncan, of
r>36 Central avenue, the defendant, and
F. B. Florence, a neighbor, as the plain
tiff. It has Invaded the ranks of the
Epworth League of the Ht. John Meth
odist church, on Georgia avenue; the
church itself, the choir and congrega
tion; the neighborhood about the cor
ner of Georgia and Central avenues,
and has .so many ends that it is almost
next to .impossible to k«jep them to
gether.
Too Much Music,
The charge of lunacy against Mrs.j^
sight Into the "real facts,” as he said,
leading up to the charge against hit*
wife.
“A Neighborhood Row,"
"It's a neighborhood row,” said Mr.
Duncan, "and I went to Mr. Stallings.
He made a great scare about It. I
thought that things must be adjusted.
I'wouldn't do unythlng myself, and I
said that If Mr. Florence wanted to do
unythlng about It, why let him go
ahead, as I would take care of Mrs.
Dum-an and the house. It was tny un
derstanding. and it was the agreement,
that no arrest would )x* made and that
there would be no trial. When lie came
to me I signed the paper. He said
then that it >vns out of my hands. 1
ditl not knoiv until ’then that Mrs.
Duncan would be arrested and taken
to the Tower.”
H«* was asked ns to the charges In
tho writ us to her threats to kill some
.one, to drown herself and do other ec
centric things and he replied that she
! hiul never ben guilty of anything out
4 the ordinary and explained the
FOR ASSAULT CASE
Luther Frasier, the negro charged
with an attempt at criminal assault In
September on Miss Orris Bryan, on
Piedmont avenue; will'be tried Monday
afternoon In the criminal branch of the 1
superior court.
OWNER OF HOTEL ”
SLAIN BY THIEF
Dum-an apparently grown out of a .„ t ci„w«ln a veo'rdauribie man:
neighborhood row. Mm. Duncan s dill- j ner .
dren are musical prodigies: they play | -ghe gets very much worried about
upon Various Instrument,,, and, acrord- i the actions of the neighbors," ho said,
Ing to,evidence at the trial, they have j tti j. neighborhood row. J4hc was
developed unusual abilities. Their prac- very much excited during the recent
tlce had evidently disturbed the neigh- j riots drill negroes live in the rear of
bors. • . I our house. Hhe shot once at a burglar
They formerly sang In the choir at| ttn d once again while I was sick. I
because I wanted to
and satisfy other peo-
-- - .. .. I, - ..id that 1 could get tny
was asked one of the witnesses If the w |,„ „f t |„. Tower I curried her
pastor had not had some hand In >l-jhnine Immediately. I have never
The answer Indicated that ho w as more thought her crazy und never paid any
or less Interested In the affair. - attention to her expressions In nnger.”
Mr. Duncan, the husband, was placed i - YA/.-L
upon the stand, and explained tho 1 An ''"•B* 0 w,nK -
whole affair, ,o that ull could get an in- "Have you ever taken or attempted
Tney iormeny snng in me cnoir at | ttn ,| „ nre again w
Ft. Johns, hut for some reason not yet i *| Knn i that pu|>er t
developed at the trial, they have been I , e ( t | P everything an
prevented from sr, doing. The question i ,,| c when I found
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 26.—In an ef
fort to hold up and rob J. Frank Emery,
proprietor of the Kentucky House, In
Kansas City.. Kans., yesterday, Emery
as shot and killed and Lee Simmons,
u negro porter, was wounded In the
shoulder.
Charles Rumble, an Iron molder from
Independence, Mo., ono of the would-
be robbers, was shot in the cheek by
offleera who pursued him and Bam
Hutton, a negro, down Minnesota ave
nue, the principal street In the city.
Rumble's wound Is not serious. Both
Rumble and Hutton were arrested.
to take any liberties with Mr*. Flor
ence?" asked the attorney.
"No. sir," replied Mr. Dunctn em
phatically.
"Has Mrs. Duncan ever accused you
of wlnklnr at Mrs. Florence," was the
next question.
"I don’t know. There was—I denied
It," finully answered the witness.
Tills unexpected turn In the evidence
mused some merriment among the
Jury and spectator*.
Among the witnesses for the
plaintiff were Mrs. Elisabeth Robin
son. 457 Pulliam: Frank Wllby, W. I.
West, 62t) Central avenue; W, P. Davis,
South Pryor street; J. C. Deavours, Mr,
Bondurant, 53" Central avenue; W. H.
Preston, president Epworth League St.
John church and clerk of city re
corder's court.
Mr; Florence Is represented by J. 1>.
Kilpatrick. Both sides were extremeiju
anxious that the matter be kept out
at the newspapers.