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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1906.
ON BRINK OF DEA TH
RA WLINS DISPLA lED
WONDERFUL NER VE
Impressive Scene
Death Chamber
of Jail.
in
By PAUL E. WILKES.
Special to The Georgina.
Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 5.—To anybody
except J. G. Runline, the preparations
for the execution here Tuesday would
hare been torture. Nine men out of ten
u'uiSd probably have collapsed by the
tlmf the fatal trap on the scaffold was
11 ached. A negro like Alf Moore, un
less he had been buoyed up with re
ligious hysteria and had vividly im
agined the glory that was soon to be
Ids. would have been a subject for the
sheriff and his assistants to lift under
the noose.
Hut not so with J. G. Rawlins,
was the man of nerve until the last.
And nil those vexatious waits On the
march to the scaffold and death did not
affect him. If they did, he did not
show It.
These little delays even affected the
bystanders—those who saw the murder
,.f the Garter children nvenged.
This fast march to the death chain-
her commenced nbout 10 o'clock. It
ended fifty-five minutes afterwards.
And through It all the condemned
w hite man -wens calm. It was not an
air of bravado that lie exhibited. 81m-
ply the air of a nervy tnan who Is re-
slgncd to the fate that he knowa awaits
him. The negro allowed Ilia Imaglna-
lion to dwell on what was In store for
a favored man about to die.
No Salvation for Him.
The white man euppressed thoughts
such ns these and waited for all those
ilnnl arrangements to bp mode without
picturing what was In store for him.
Fur time and again he had told of his
heller In there being no salvation for
him.
Anil around him (or neurly an hour
was a crowd of between twenty-live
and thirty persons. Home of these were
friends of Rawlins. Others were'not
and came on the Invitation of the sher
iff. Hut not one wag there present but
who was affected ntoro than Rawlins,
These people could not help thinking
of that death chamber down stairs.’
Uaivllns became aware of all this de
lay and asked several times that things
he hurried. Those lengthy leave-tak
ings were obnoxious to him. He know-
lie had to die and lie wanted to get It
over with.
When tlnally the word came from tho
high sheriff that speeches to the crowd
In front of the Jail were to be stopped—
Hie negro Vpukr last and wanted to
keep It up—the Anal march began down
the stairs.
The spectators seemed loath to go
flown those stairs. They held back and
wanted. Rawlins to go first. But lie
wanted to have his picture taken first,
HIE COLLECTOR
T
Matter Will Be Laid Before
the President by
Committee.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga.. Deo, 5.—The talk of a
w hite collector for the port .of Savan
nah has been revived, and It Is stated
that It Is not Improbable that the dele
gation which leaves for Washington
tonight to attend the rivers and har
bors congress may lay the matter be
fore President Roqpevelt.
It Is thought that this Is an oppor
tune time to revive the matter. •
J. H. Deveaux Is collector of the port
here, and has held that position for two
terms, or nearly eight hears. It Is
pointed out that In view of Savannah's
present and growing Importance as a
port the city should be represented by
a white caPeifldr of customs.
MAYOR HITS PROHIBITION;
TOUCHES UP COUNCIL IN
ADDRESS TO BARTENDERS
Rousing Meeting With
Prominent Men as -
Their Guests.
TRIAL OF HARRIS
FOR PERJURY IS
death chamber
In advance. Alf Moore was already
ihere and the sight of the gallows only
Increased his hysterical religious fer
vor.
Scene in Death Chambsr.
There was n death-llke silence In this
death chamber. It was necessary to
stand on top of the negro cage to ap
proach the gallows, and when Raw
lins arrived there was a small group
Mantling there with’ heads uncovered.
A preacher prayed. Rawlins Ilston-
eil w ith bowed head. Another preach
er prayed, and still the condemned man
listened without a word. Then Alf
Moors dropepd upon his knees and
crayed hysterically. He was happy.
He wanted to die and get the reward
lie knew was coming to hint.
And ns he prayed Rawlins sat upon
the steps to the gallons and regarded
the negro In a cynical fashion. Pity
for the Iduck man might even be traced
on Ills features.
It was another wait. He didn't par
ticipate In this religious fervor. He
simply waited for those engaged In It to
finish. He wanted to pay Ills price t
Hie state. At least he knew he had t
pay it. and he wanted to do It gamely.
He didn’t have to bo told to get jp
finin Ills sitting posture on the steps io’
Hie gallows when Alf Moore finished.
He urose with alacrity. Death was only
s minute or two away.
Spectator* Leave Jail.
The group on the top of the negro
i age began dwindling. As the moment
f"i- throwing the two men Into eternity
ncproachad menlbers of that little group
loti their nerve. A few at the Invitation
"f the sheriff stood upon the scaffold 'o
The trial of A. H. Harris for false
swearing, on a warrant sworn out by
Steve S. Moore, the ex-saloon propri
etor, was continued Wednesday by
Judge Orr until January 15 at 10
o'clock In the morning.
The continuance of the trial was at
the Instance of the prosecutor, who
said that Ills two main witnesses,
Messrs. Hlnfeh and Terry, traveling
men, were out of the city. He said
that he Intended to prove by these
witnesses that Mr. Harris had told
them that he had given 5500 for his
whisky license, which had been sent
back with the statement that it was
not enough. He said that Harris had
sworn Just to the contrary at tho In
vestigation of Councilman Oldknow by
council.
The defense objected to the con
tlntiance of the trial, on the ground
that even with this testimony there
was no ground tot conviction.
SCOFFERS
Often' Make the Staunchest Converts.
The man who scoffs at an Idea or
doctrine which he doe* not fully un
derstand has at least the courage to
shew where he stands.
The gospel qf Health lias many con
i', is who formerly laughed at the Idea
that coffee and tea, for cxnmple, ever
•>U"t anyone. Upon looking Into the
"fatter seriously, often at the sugges-
ti m nf a friend, such persons have
f'find that .Postum’Food Coffee and a
friend’s advice have been their sal-
i a i inn.
"Mv sister was employed in an East-
r city where she had to do calculate
I'ur." writes an Okla. girl. "She suf-
f'r.’d with headache until she was al-
th'fst unfitted for duty.
H- landlady reminded lur to quit
'"[fee and use Postum and In a few
' ' • alie was Entirely free from head •
She tolil her tmployer about It.
■ ti i „ n trying It, he had the same ex-
l < icnee.
"Mi father and I have both suffered
,1,n vh from nervous headache since I
!? r i (.member, but we scoffed at the
IT a advanced by my alitor, that cof-
na* the cause of our trouble.
However, we quit coffee and began
tiling Postum. Father has had but
"fi' headache now In four years, due
! | a severe cold, and I have lost my
f eid.iehti and sour stomach which I
a f now convinced came from coffee.
"■* 1 up of good hot Postum I* satis-
to me when I do not care to ea(
at. Circumstance* caused me to
"" ’•■ In a new country and I feared
I ;uld not be able to get my favorite
"'■"'t. Postum, hut I ivai relieved to
"n i that a full Supply lx kept here with
I I "levy demand for It." Name given
, Poit’tm i'o„ Battle Creek. Mich.
;i :l, l "The Road to Vi'cllvlllc," in pkgs.
• Iiert-'a a reason."
AUDITORIUM SITE
SELECTED THURSDAY
A personal Inspection of several
sites for the proposed armory and au
ditorium was made Wednesday noon
by a committee representing the com
mittee of twenty-five. Tho meeting
held Wednesday morning In the office
of Secretary Cooper adjourned to meet
again Thursday at 11 o'clock.
A full report will be made at the
meeting of the committee Thursday In
Secretary Cooper's office.
TWO NEGROES SUSPECTED
OP COMMITTING MURDER.
kpeclsl to The Georgias.
Wilmington, N. C„ Dec. 3.—Police of
ficer!x here are looking for Ivey More
ley imd Ell Anthony, two negroes who
are wanted for the alleged murder of
Wade Jones, near Magnolia yesterday.
The three men were .working on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad between
Rose Hill and Magnolia, when a dis
pute arose resulting In the shooting to
death' of Jones.
Mayor Woodward, the speaker of the
evening at the annual smoker of tho
local bartenders' union, tendered their
members and friends nt the Turn Ve-
reip hnll Tuesday night, addressed the
assembly about forty-fivef minutes.'the
substance of which wasa loquacious
attack on the city council, the recent
race < disturbance, and the statement
that "prohibition at this time would
set Atlanta back five years."
The addresses were followed by a
bag-punching exhibition by Joe El-
Hotte, "Atlanta's Favorite," and a five-
round sparring exhibition between
Harry Staten and Joe Elllotte.
In the course of his remarks about
the city council the mayor is quoted as
saying that the members of that body
were > pack of cowards." and calling
upon Alderman Holland, one of the
invited guests, to substantiate his
statements.
. "Ain't that so, Alderman Holland?"
asked the mayor In a loud voice.
If the alderman thought so he did not
say It and no response came from the
Interrogated city official, who was seat
ed In the audience. The remarks of the
mayor were frequently applauded and
the enthusiasm broko forth often In
such vehemence as to shake the build
ing.
“Lots of Harm Dens.”
In substance the city's chief execu
tive said the present .prohibition cam
paign was doing the city a great deal of
harm: that the recent riots had already
done harm; that the saloons of the city
did not cause the riots: that the whisky
laws and ordinances were better ob
served In Atlanta than lots of other
ordinances; that prominent church
member* were Interested In saloons. He
was urged on by the applause of over
500 guests of the union.
Mayor Woodward was to have been
followed by Mayor-elect Joyner, who
was not present, having pleaded a pre
vious business engagement. Colonel
Jerome Jones addressed the meeting
along the lines of trade unionism and
the good the organization of bartenders
hcfU done In Atlanta.
James L. Mayson, city attorney, also
spoke along the lines of unionism and
made nil excellent address on that sub
ject. which was fully appreciated by
Ills auditors. William Weir delivered a
short address on the principles of
unlonlsin.
The master of ceremonies was W. J.
Burnette, the president of the local
union. He spoke of the charity of the
organization of which he was the of
ficial head and the money which had
been paid out by his organization.
The members of the union and tholr
friends were treated to substsmtlal re
freshments, sandwiches and cigars. The
big hall was crowded to the door and
during the speaking there were not
enough chairs by 200 to accommodate
the crowd.
FLEEING FOR LIFE,
NEGRO TURNS AND
SLAYS HIS PURSUER
School Boys Engage
Blacks in Fierce
Encounter.
Special to The Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 6.—A dozen
echool boys and as many negroes were
Injured its a race riot here yesterday
afternoon In front of the Market Street
public school.
Edward Winter, a white boy, aged
14 years, was struck on the head by
a rock thrown by a negro and rendered
unconscloue.
Billy Kersand's minstrel troup was
parading by the school Just as the pu
pils were turning out. The white boys
jeered at the blacks and one threw a
rock. A- general fight ensued. Scores
of negroes, following the minstrels,
Joined in.
The teachers and school girls tried to
intervene In vain.
The riot was reaching a critical
stage, when Sheriff Frank L. Monte-
verde arrived on tho scene, and, with
a drawn revolver, forced the negroes
to disperse.
IS
SAFE AT EL8ERT0N
Policeman W. D. Hardaway received
a message Wednesday morning from
the Seaboard Air Line railway to the
effect that his brother, John F. Harda
way, (he commissary clerk who has
been missing sinqe Saturday night. Is
In ElbertoiK,»»» ; , « -
The officer was Informed ' that his
brother went to Elberton Tuesday and
hud been put to work on the road there.
Officer Hardaway, however, Has as yet
received no direct' message from bis
brother and no explanation has been
ofTercd as to the strange disappearance
or the whereabouts of Hardaway since
Saturday night.
LEVY &
1 7 PEACHTREE
SUITS AND OUTER COATS
It’s the man who’s accustomed to pay
ing past fifty dollars for his suits and
overcoats that most appreciates the
character of clothes we sell.
It’s an exclusiveness of style and
fabric with a painstaking care for |
detail in construction that has won
for us numerous patrons who have
not donned ready-to-wear clothes
in years.
We feature exclusiveness because we
know well-dressed men appreciate it.
And you’ll find that we're a little more
exacting about the fit than you are.
Just now we’re in possession of a
collection of the cleverest ideas in
ready-to-wear Top Coats and Suits
that you would probably imagine.
$25 TO $45
STANFORD
STREET
ARE TO FIX BLAME
EUR FATAL WRECK
Operators Mattaux and Ja
cobs Give Testimony in
Ackert’s Office.
Washington. Dec. 5.—Investigation
of the wreck at Lawyars, Va., last
Thrsday when President Samuel Spen
cer and his guests lost their lives, was
formally begun In General Manager
Ackert's office shortly before noon to
day. The session was secret and no
one except Mr. Ackert, Superintendent
Coapman, of the Danville division of
the Southern; Operators Mattaux and
Jacobs and one or two witnesses were
admitted In the room.
It was stated at noon that the tea
timohy was, being 'ti — —
raphers and copies of
ntshed tho press dfter the session At
Mr. Ackert so decided this afternoon.
Mattaux declined to make any state
ment to the press exoept that he was
not to blatpe, felt that he had done his
full duty and was sorry the terrlblo
wreck occurred on his block.
PRESIDENT GETS DATA
ABOUT. CANAL AFFAIRS
FROM WASHERWOMAN
Lynn, Mass., Dec. 5.—Charles W.
Dearborn, a contractor, has. received a
letter from Harry L. Parker, who 1s
employed In the department of con
struction at the Panama canal. The
letter says the president found . out
some things not Intended. It reads:
"Ho visited many places'from which
the officials tried In vain to keep him
away, and In many ways kept the poor
fellows on edge. Ho went Into a house
In Empire, where a woman was wash
ing clothes. He questioned her closely
about the doings on the Isthmus, how ,
she liked her quarters, and the food she made for him.'
obtained. She roasted the commissaries,
and told how she could not get what
she wanted, and they did not keep tho
•tores well stocked with supplies. Mr.
Roosevelt Jotted all down In a little
note book.
“Next, the president, much to the
embarrassment of the officials, entered
a house occupied by bachelors and
found Insanity conditions. He called
on Colonel Gorgas, ehlef of the sani
tary office of the canal zone, for n
personal examination of the conditions
In that and other houses. That was
the way he did all. the time he was
here, just upsetting all plana they
WHAT TREASURE DID
IO PREVENT DISASTER
CHISOLM IN ASYLUM;
MATTER KEPT SECRET
Will, Dixon Kills Paul
Flemister and Gives
Hiniself Up.
help him, explained the sheriff, in case
anything went wrong. And Rawllnx
listened and heard. Whnt thoughts »f
broken ropes and carrying back up
those fatal stairs to another battle with
death might not have passed through
his brain? But If they did lie never
showed It.
Rawlins and Moore shook hands ami
mounted the scaffold. The black caps
were adjusted. Instantly a half dozen
watches were drawn. Then two or
three persons In that group left the
denth chamber. The jailer was one. He
admitted he could not watch that fatut
plunge.
Again with muffled voice through the
black cap Rawlins declared his boys
were innocent of any connection wltn
the crime for which he was paying the
penalty. Alf Moore sang ami prayed.
Rowed heads were bowed lower «o
the eyes woujd not catch the drop to
death. Tears dropped down the cheeks
of several. The silence was oppressive
and one wanted to shriek nt the sheriff
and tell him to do Ida duty—to launch
the men Into eternity.
Sheriff Did Hi* Duty.
Sheriff Passmore looked hastily
around. Ills hand had been on the
lever of death for a minute or two
while Rnwllns was talking. He raised
his left foot to a high step and then-
lie shoved out his right arm.
Something between a sigh and a
groan was heard from that little group
which nerved themselves to watch tho
^Then there was a desire exhibited by
nearly all to escape from the scene—to
get’ away from death.
The darting away from the Jail by. a
messenger boy told the multitude out
side that the end had come and this
morbid crowd, spenkln* In subdued
voices, dispersed to various street cor-
nC \mt during tills time three bnye, nil
healthy, manly-looklng fellows, were
qU And two* wondered If' that same
crowd would wait jnr thetr death Ill-
day In the snm« wav.
Will It* bolus pursued Tuesday night by
Paul Flemlater, n negro, who holt an optn
knife jn hi* (land. Will Dixon, another ne
gro, seized n email scantling and struck
lit* pursuer on the bead. Inflicting a wound
that resulted In hia death a short time later
at Grady hospital.
The trouble occurred In Murphy Jc Grlf-
fln’a livery stable In Marietta street, where
both men were employed.
Dixon escaped from the aceue, but was
surrendered to tho police Wednesday nfter-
uoou by Mr. Murphy, who was a witness,
and who declares Dixon was perfectly jus
tifiable.
Mr. Griffin states that Flemister enraed
Dixon nud then slashed at him with
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ain., Dec. 5.—Although
Alexander R. Chisolm, charged with
embezzling a large sum' of money from
the First National bank, of Birming
ham, was committed to the Bryce In
sane hospital at Tuscaloosa last Mon
day, the fact did not become known that county.
until today. Application had been mode
for commitment papers from the pro
bate court here, but it was understood
that the government would resist at
the hearing set for tomorrow.
Chisolm was quietly carried to Tus
caloosa and committed on an ex parte
hearing before tho probate court of
FOR INSURANCE CO,
IN ATLANTA COURT
RUNAWAY GIRL CARED FOR
BY SALVATION ARMY.
Special to The Georgian.
Wilmington, N. C.. Dee. 5.—By order
In the superior eourt of Judge Jones,
Lula Taylor, the 16-year-old eotton mill
operative who ran away from Fayette,
ville to escape the alleged vicious In
fluences of her mother’s home, is now
being eared for by Mrs. Yates, of the
Salvation Army. The child vigorously
protested against returning to Fayette,
ville with the Cumberland county dep
uty. who was here.
NEGRO BABY KIDNAPED
FROM CARRIAGE AT HOME.
Sperlnl^ to The Georgian. -
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 5.—The 16-
months-old child of Mattie Carter, n
respectable negro domestic, was kid
naped yesterday while the mother was
at work. The Carter woman left the
Infant in a baby carriage near the front
door of the residence where she was
employed. The child was carried off
about noon. Diligent search for It has
proved fruitless. The woman has been
separated from her husband for some
months, and the mother thinks lie took
the Infant away.
H. S. Kealhofer.
H. 8. 'Kealhofer, manager, of the
Montgomery Freight Bureau, passed
through Atlanta Tuesday on his way
to Washington, where he will deliver
an address before the rivers and har
bors commission. Mr. Kealhofer was
formerly well known' In Atlanta as
chief rlerk to L. I,. McCleskey, division
■-•lehr agent of the Southern.
John M. Slaton was appointed tem
porary receive of the Atlanta and
Birmingham Insurance Company, by
Judge Pendleton In the superior court,
Wednesday morning and a temporary
Injunction wax granted against that
company and the Prudential Fire In
surance Company prohibiting them
from Interfering with or changing In
any manner the business of the Allan-
ta-Blrmlngham company, or the status
of Its assets, which were transferred
to the Prudential Fire Insurance Com
pany. The case will be heard Decem
ber 15. .
The petitioners In the case are the
Providence-Washington Insurancecom-
pany. the American Central Insurance
Company, O. W. Carr & Co., a corpora
tlon of North Carolina, and other credl
tors. ■
In the petition It Is alleged that the
Atlanta-BIrmlngham Insurance Com
pany became Insolvent as the result of
risks which It had assumed In Han
Francisco ami which became due when
a great part of San Francisco was de
stroyed by fire and earthquake, a short
time past. It Is said that the risk* hi
Han Francisco ranged to an amount
above $500,000.
After the Atlanta-BIrmlngham com
pany became Insolvent, petitioners al
lege. it transferred Its assets and obli
gations to the Prudential Fire Insur
ance, doing business under the laws >£
West Virginia. It Is alleged that the
Prudential Fire Insurance Company Is
also Insolvent, and that the transfer of
the assets was an act ultra vires and
therefore void.
The Provldence-Washlngton Insur
ance Company waa Incorporated under
the laws of Rhode Island and the Amer
ican Central Insurance Company under
the laws of Missouri,
The petition alleges that the Provl
dence-Washlngton company Is the cred
itor for the Atlanta-BIrmlngham com
pany for two policies to the amount of
J,
Washington. Dec. 5.—Secretary
noon that the tes- • the Treaiifry Shaw’s fifth and last atc
of a u woSTd bS’tuf: nual "; hlch " ent , t0 con -
gress today, dlscuaaea In an Interest
ing manner the necessity for currency
legislation.
The secretary describes the emer
gencies that have arizen In the finan
cial world during the last five years
and the various and, In somo cases,
unusual measures which the treasury
department has adopted to afford re
lief. After pointing out how narrowly
the country has escaped from financial
panics on several occaalona and dis
cussing several ways of Improving the
currenry system, he says, “the failure
to provide some prompt means of re
lief will most certainly Invite disas
ter."
Treasury Csms To Rslltf.
Describing the acute condition re
sulting from the harvesting of the
enormous crops of this yenr, the In
ability of tho railroads to handle them
and the necessity of providing money
with which to carry them In storage
until they could be exported, the sec
retary tells how the treasury came to
the relief of the situation by facili
tating the Importation of $50,000,000 of
gold and distributing In addition $26,-
000,000 among the banks all over the
country.
‘‘Sensational writers told the people,”
he said, "that all this was being done
HAS PASSED AWAY
Major J. Gadsden King, a prominent
citizen of Atlanta, died at the resi
dence of his daughter, Sirs. Harry W.
Young, 254 Peeples street, Monday-
night. Mr.' King had been a resident
of this city for over 3(C years, coming
here from Savannah, Gp.
He was born In Charleston. 8. C.
In 1831. served throughout the civil
war, then came to Atlanta and entered
the Insurance business. He was a
charter member of Camp 159, Confed
erate Veterans.
Mr. King Is survived by two sons,
Mr. Alex C. King, a member of the law
firm nf King, Spalding and Little, and
Mr. Edward P. King.
The funeral services will be con
ducted Thursday morning at 11:30
o'clock at St. Philips cathedral.
Attention Atlanta Camp No. 159.
Notice has been received of the death
of one of our honored and beloved
comrades. Major J. Gadsden King, of
1st South Carolina artillery regiment,
who died In West End Tuesday night.
The following members are detailed
as an escort and will assemble at the
residence, 254 Peeples street, nt 10:30
a. in: W. D. Ellis, Judge George IIIII-
yer. William A. Hansel!, Dr. Amos
Fox, R. M. Clayton. L. P. Thomas. W.
N. Hawkes, J. c. Haskell, A. R. Alley,
B. B. Crew, Ed 8. Gay.
All other members who can do so
are asked to Join in this tribute to
one of the truest and bravest of Con
federate soldiers, a charter member of
our camp.
By order of SAMUEL B. SCOTT.
Commander.
W. H. HARRISON,
Adjutant.
$3,123 and the American Central In
surance credltof to the amount of two
policies. $1,778.
In replying to nil questions regarding
the comixuiy with reference to Hx
finances and the receivership President
J.T. Daman merely said:
•i don't know."
for the encouragement of speculation
on Wall street. If those who recog
nize that a depositor's money nt Den
ver relieves financial tension at Wall
street will also acknowledge that a
deposit In New York relieve* financial
stringency at Denver, no material
harm will ensue. Money Is almost as
liquid as water and finds Its level
about as quickly.
"It Is never possible,” the secretary
continues, “to measure the Influence
of treasury transactions, such as are’
here described, nor to ,itgte .what our
experience would have been had the
treasury failed to act In a given
crisis.
Legislation la Needed.
"One man of very largo experience,
with business Interesti In several
states, who never made a speculatin'
transaction In bonds or stocks, recently
expressed tho opinion that but for the
precautionary measures adopted by the
treasury the price of every buehel of
grain In the United States would have
declined ere this, 10. cents."
Urging the need of congreealonnl leg
islation to provide a more elastic cur
rency, the secretary sayi that doxplto
divergent views aa to methods, them lx
a well-nigh unl-drsal agrijoment lu
recognizing the necessity of a "eurrrnrv
system that will contract when money
Is redundant as promptly as It will ex- 1
pand when money Is scarce."
Oppoeee a Central- Bank.
He points to the fact that most com
mittees who have reported on the aub- '
Jeet indorse hla previously recommend- !
ed plan of authorising additional na- •
tlonal bank circulation to be Issued In
times of extraordinary demand and
subject to a heavy tax to Ineur* Its
withdrawal as soon as the demand
ceases. As for the administration of
credit currency for permanent main
tenance, he says:
"I would not view even with appre
hension of evil any credit currency leg
islation so restricted as to render Im
possible the permanent maintenance of
more thnh $200,000,000."
The secretary does not approve the
suggestion for the establishment of a
central government bonk. He lays eu< h
n bank would be governed by a hoard,
the members of which would doubtless
have (Allside Interests, and each ...uld
shift the responsibility from himself to
the board as«an aggregation.
GEORGIAN GA VE FIRST NEWS
OF THE RAWLINS HANGING
Paul E. Wilkes, of its Reportorial Staff,Gave
Public First News and Exclusive
Stories.
Paul E. Wilke., of The Georgian's
reportorial staff, represented this news,
paper at the execution In Valdosta on
Tuesday of J. O. Rawlins and the negro
Alf Moore, for the murder of the Carter
children. He gave hla paper Interesting
and exclusive stories of the last hours
of the condemned men and of the
preparations for the execution,
gave hia paper the first nows that the
trap had been sprung. The Georgian'
Police Commission,
The police commission In a special
session Tuesday night looked over the
several applications that have been
filed for Jobs on the force, tried three
officers and discussed In a general way
the good of the department.
Officer-E. L. McWilliams was dis
missed from the force on the charge of
Intoxication Officer Berry was sus
pended for thirty days on the charge or
hitting a prisoner without cause, and
Officer I* D. Williams was exonerated
of the charge of Intoxication.
“flash'' front the gal lows' side, preced
ing the news to Its competitors by sev
eral minutes. In this Issue he supple
ments his excellent work with arte -
math of the solemn occasion, full f
human Interest, and tbe status of the
case of the two Rawlins boys, convicted
and sentenced to death for complicity
In the murder.
Mr. Wilkee only recently Joined Tho
Georgian's staff, but already Ills work
has attracted favorable attention.
MRS. J. W. RENFROE
DIES IN TEXAS
Mrs. J. W. Ueufroe .lied Tuclay i:lgb(
at the home of her slater, Mr*. John Klug,
at rieburnc, Tex.
The body will reach Atlanta Frida?
raonilnc. and will lie at the chapel of II. M.
Patterson until $ o'clock Friday aft-l ihm.u,
when the funeral* will i*e hew. The In-
trrmcat will be In Oakland.
Mr*. Ilenfroe I* nvmM by a ci*t
Mm. Kliir. a granddaughter. Mrs. SI.In
I\ Vooper, vf llenderaonrtUe, N. P., a
u grandson. Itcafru* Jackson, of Align
who wa« at the bedside whea tbe <J.\i
summon* was aus»*»*d.
