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“■ The Atlanta Georgian, m m
VOL. 1. NO. 202.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1906.
TVPTP7?. In Atlanta TWO CRNTA
on Train* FIVE CK.VT9L
HARRIMAN & OIL TRUST
OUST MORGAN AND HILL
FROM CONTROL OF ROAD
Wins Victory by Most
Surprising
Coup.
he turns tables
• ON OLD ENEMY
Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Goes to “Wiz
ard of North.”
Chicago. J5«c. 18.—Edward H. Har-
rlnua today, with the Standard OH,
contrail the Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul railroad, wreatlng victory from
J. P|erpont Morgan and J. J. Hill,. by
one ot the moat effective coupe ex
ecuted In financial warfare, a coup
similar to that by which Hill threw
him out of the Northern Pacific in the
Chrletmaa aeaaon of 1801.
Hill threw Harrlman out of the own-
erehlp of the Northern Pacific just
about Chrlstmaa time.
Harrlman now. remembera the occa-
alon and the aeaaon by ouatlng Hill and
Morgan from the St Paul, juat when
they thought they had him beaten to a
atandatllL
Hill executed hie flank movement
then by retiring the preferred etock of
the Northern Pacific In which Harrl-
man'a control centered.
Harrlman and hla frlenda checked
Hill by laaulng 1100,000,000 etock In
crease to holdera of the preferred atock
of the St. Paul themaelvee.
For more than a month, guarded
cloaely, tbe aecret work haa been go
ing on—the buying by the Hlll-Morgan
clique of St Paul In the hope of get
ting control and turning the Pacific
const extenalon aouthward into Harrl
man territory.
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He Only Wishes Free
Exercise of Public
Worship.
ROOSEVELT REITERATES THREAT
TO USE FEDERAL MACHINERY TO
PROTECT JAPS IN UNITED STA TES
CUBAN REBELS
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Says They Were in
‘an Undesciplined
Horde.”
Furnishes Congress
With Report of Sec.
Metcalf.
NOTE OF PROTEST
ALREADY PREPARED
Spain, in View of Develop
ments, Can’t Act on Be-
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TRAINS COLLIDE; .
TWO MEN DEAD
Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 18.—A head-
on collision between two freight train*
t>n the Vandalla railroad at Roseville
today killed Engineer J. F. Ross and
Brakeman Fred Miller.
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Rome, Italy, Deo. 18.—The Vatican Is
waiting the enforcement of the laws
regarding public worship In France be
fore taking further action. If the law
allows sacred functions to be held un
conditionally In the churches and does
not exact any declaration, the Vatican
will be satisfied.
The pope only wishes the free exer
cise of public worship, as religion will
flourish provided the government does
not persecute It. A prelate said that
ft seemed strange that since the Vati
can was disposed to be satisfied with
so little that the government does not
come to a solution of it.
He hinted at the possibility of a re
conciliation if France returned the se
questrated archives to the holy see with
mild apology, but such procedure
Is not likely. Unless a modus vlvendi
Is reached, the situation will remain
unchanged.
The note of protest addressed to the
powers against the seizure of archives
of the nunciature has not been pre
pared, and no decision will be taken
before the government’s Intentions are
fully known. The Spanish government*
has notified the Vatican that if It ob
jects »to taking charge at present of
the nrchlves of the papnl nunciature
at Paris, owing to the rupture of diplo
matic relations between France and the
Vatican, Spain would have accepted the
task If requested by the Vatican to do
so, when the papal nuncio at Paris,
Mgr. Lorenzelll, was recalled, as France
then could not have made any objec
tion.
But, after the expulsion of Mgr. Mon-
tagtnl, the secretary of the nunciature,
and the search of the archives,- such
a step as taking charge of the papal
Interests in France must be regarded
as hostile to the French government,
which would be contrary to the policy
of the Spanish government.
Washington, Dec. 18.—Just why the
American government felt compelled to
Intervene In Cuban affairs last fall is
made clear with remarkable frankness
by Secretary Taft In the section of his
annual report which deals exclusively
with Cuba. Nearly all of the Inside
correspondence between the president
at Oyster Bay and the secretary at
Havana, the publication of which at
that time would have created a world
sensation. Is now made public for .the
first time.
IA this correspondence Is cjearly
shown that the seefetary of war was
at his wits' end in his attempt to
bring about peace In the Island. The
president was kept well posted from
day to day also at last threw up his
hands, when It was found that Palina
was determined to resign and made It
necessary that the United States take
hold and establish a provisional gov
ernment.
When the secretary’s patience with
Palma and his cabinet had become
exhausted he cabled this sardonic mes
sage to the president:
”In their characteristic way Palma
and Moderates will now take away
their dolls and not play.”
Finally on September 28, he cabled
the president that the situation was
honeless and a provisional govern
ment should be proclaimed at once.
At first the president was averse to it,
as Palma was too plainly endeavoring
to force such a situation upon the
United States.
Secretary Taft shivered at the pros
pective consequences when the presl- I
dent cabled that in his opinion it
seemed doubtful whether under the
Platt amendment the resignation of
the regular government would not
amount to substituting the insurrec
tionary party as the government de
facto.
"The even remote possibility sug'
gested In your telegram that under
any possible hypothesis the Platt
amendment may require the present
insurrectionary force to be treated as
a government de facto, makes me
shiver at the consequences,” he re
plied, ”lt is not a government with
any of Its characteristics, but only an
undisciplined hofde of men under par
tisan leaders.”
At the Instance of the president the
secretary, by Investigating, found that
no Americans except the restless colo
ny on the |sle of Pines were furnish
ing funds to the revolutionists.
Washington, Dec. 18.—The president
sent a special message to the epngress
today. In it he upholds with vigor the
attitude taken by him in his annual
'message and the attitude taken by Sec
retary Metcalf In his report t6 the
president on the Japanese situation In
San Francisco.
In his report, which accompanies the
message, Mr. Metcalf upholds the con
tentlons of the Japanese almost
every respect, and fully so as regards
the main points Involved.
The president calls "especial atten
tlon to the concluding sentence of Sec.
retary Metcalf’s report," which Is as
follows:
Metcalfs Report Covers Cate.
"All considerations which may move
a nation, every consideration of duty
In the preservation of our treaty obli
gations, every consideration prompted
by fifty years or more of close friend
ship with,the empire of Japan, would
unite In demanding, It seems to me, of
the United States government and all
its people, the fullest protection and
the highest consideration for the sub
Jects of Japan.”
President Praises Report.
The president says Mr. Metcalfs re
port deals with three matters of con
troversy-first, the exclusion of tho
Japanese children from the San Fran
cisco schools; second, the boycotting of
Japanese restaurants, und, third, acts
of violence committed against the Jap
anese.
The government,"* says the presi
dent, "has already directed that suit
be brought to test the constitutionality
of th^ act in question; but my very
earnest hope Is that such suit will not
be necessary, and that as a matter of
comity the citizens of San Francfsco
will refuse to deprive these young Jap
anese children ot education and will
RACES
NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Dec. 18.—A wintry
blast swept over the gulf roast Inst
night and today the spectators# at City
Park'are shivering In their overcoats.
Summary:
FIRST RACE—Red Ruby, 10 to 1.
won; Mr. Scott, 5 to 1, second; Knlgh
ton, out, third. Time, 1:23 4-5.
SECOND RACE—Expect to See, 3 to
1, won: John Kauffman, 5 to 2, second;
Billy Vertres, 4 to 5, third. Time, 1:12
1-5.
THIRD RACE—Mortlbov,
von; Moliet, 3 to 5, second; i
11 to 1,
F
TO
SEIZED GUARD’S GUN,
LIBERA TED PRISONERS;
ALL FLED TOGETHER
to The Georgian.
iH'catur, Ain., Dec. 18.—Four prisoner*
***<*apeil from the Jail in New Decatur
tbU morning.
Hl-lnejr mover, colored, who wn* senr*
i 1 }* » aenfence of alxteen year* for gain-
yung, robbery and other charges, took
him nail ^enunM
which he did.
irentlcet
Prentice to ataml
cttinmnnded her to keep quiet. He then
IIt»ernted th<* olhet three prisoner*, aud
the four escaped. Htorer took the Jailer’s
gun with him.
The ot Iters i
on, colored; ---- —
,’arter, the two latter whin*. Ilium* were
In for tblrt4»en day* each for vngrkucy..
Htover h.i* eumptn! from Jail here twice,
ami It wns said flint he luid $50 In caah
«*ii ti’i reran, and for some reason this
officer allowed Mm to keep this money In
his possession.
POSTOFFICE DYNAMITED
AND VAULTRANSACKED
Hroxton, Ga., Dec. 18—At 2 o’clock thia morning burglars
kruke into the postoffice here, blew the safe open, and together with
th postoffice books; secured $200 worth ot stamp* and over $290 in
cash.
There is no clew to the burglars.
George A. Cann, a well dressed white
man, 23 years of age, was placed on
trial In the criminal branch of the
superior court Tuesday afternoon,
charged with attempt at criminal as
sault ol Mrs. Cornelia Hunt, the wife
of L. A. Hunt, on South Pryor street.
The offense Is alleged to have occurred
on June 24.
TO ASK TOWNS TO BID
ON EPISCOPAL COL.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 19.—The Epis
copal church of the state Is planning
to build a $100,000 college, goon after
Bishop Bratton came here to take
charge of tbe diocese he began the ag
itation of this move and he has been
for a year collecting a goodly sum of
money toward the endowment. The
finances have reached that point where
the college Is now In sight and bids
will be asked from tho various towns
In the state.
Gild, even,
third. Time, 1:02 4-5.
FOURTH RACE—Sir Toddington, 7
to 5, won; Beau Brumel, 2 to 1, second;
Pompadour, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:10
3-6.
FIFTH RACE—Rickey, 3 to 1, won;
Klelnwood, 5 to2, second; Halbert, 2 to
5. third. •Time, 1:18.
Entries for Wtdntsdsy.
First Race—Five furlongs, selling:
Orfeo 104, Bert Osra 104, Chieftain
104, Black Art 107, Grace Curtis 109,
J. P. Mayberry' 109, Airship 109, Pity
109, Gay Adelaide 109, King Pepper
109, Salvage 109, Wild Irishman 112,
Dan McKenna 111, Kilts 112, Plan-
tagenet 112.
Second Race—Six furlongs, purse;
Fort Worth 99, Polly Prim 99, Ruby
Htar 99, Tlchomlngo 99, Palloday 99,
GenCInn 102, Creel 102, Latolla 104,
Ralbert 104, Missouri Lad 104, Limer
ick Girl 104, The Doctress 104, Mayor
Johnson 104, Frontenac 107, Optional
109.
Third Race — Steeplechase, short
course: Henry A. Hhroder 133, Naran
133, Dawson 151, Profitable 161. Scep
tre 151, Red Raven 151, Atabo 154
Fourth Race—Seven furlongs; the
Planters’ Stakes, $1,000 added: Econ
omy 105, Lally 105, Judge Poat 105
Royal Breeze 111, Morales 111, Allow
mnlse 111, Mortlboy 111, Knight of
Ivanhoe 118,
Fifth Race—Mile and a sixteenth,
handicap: Besterling 100, Jack. Do
lan loO, Debar 101, Envoy 104, James
Reddick 108.
Sixth Race—Five furlongs, selling:
Mary Candlemas 94, Bell of the Bay
94, Jessamin 94, Decklaw 94, Lulu Dale
94, The Belle of Brighton 94, Western
,97, Soprano 97. Windfall 97, Nancy
97, Cora Price 100, Drusle Smith 103,
Belle Scott 103, Bonart 104, Refined
110.
A. B. & A. Railroad to
Buy New Engines
and Cars.
Officials of the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic are preparing to let a
contract for rolling stock calling for an
expenditure of about $600,000. Presi
dent Harry Atkinson returned at noon
Tuesday from New York, where he had
been In the Interest of the steamship
line from New York to Brunswick and
Havana.
It Is understood that the contracts to
be let this week will call for the early
delivery of twenty-five passenger and
switching locomotives, averaging m
cost about $15,000 each. The big en
gines will be of the latest type now be
ing used In modern railroad service,
built for speed and reliability, and are
expected to arrive In time for the
establishment of schedules over the
Atlanta and Brunswick divisions over
the road’s own rails.
The contract will also Include 300
freight cars, flat, box and gondolus,
averaging about 80,000 pounds. The
road will go In for a good slice of the
business out of the coal and Iron dis
trict about Birmingham and complete
preparations are being made In ad*
vance. Along with the intention of
maintaining schedules, the officials will
endeavor to prevent a scarcity » ‘
freight cars on their line. Quite
number of railroad equipment and sui
ply men are In the city for the purpose
of submitting bids and the competttloc
will be lively.
bibiTSt
JURY COULD NOT AGREE;
MISTRIAL IN THOMAS
CASE WAS DECLARED
GUILTY. BBI
B! THE JURY
Expert Testifies That
Prisoner Was
Insane.
Jury Dismissed anc’
New Trial Must
Follow.
DR. CAWHERN
MAKES DENIAL
MRS. COMSTOCK
TELLS HER STORY
Trial for Attempted Assault
Begins Tuesday
Morning.
CITY CREEK
The body of a white Infant, sup
posed to have been drowned, wna found
Tueeday afternoon In Tanyard brunch,
at Fourteenth and Spring atreet*. The
matter -wee reported to the county po
lice, who made an Investigation. Cor
oner Thompaon will hold nn Inqueat
over the body.
WILL BUILD SHELL RD.
ON MISSISSIPPI COAST
Jaekann, Mina., Dec. 12.—A project
la on foot with the board of super-
vlaora of Harrlaon county to build 80
or 40 mllea of the finest shell road In
the Unltad States. This road Is -to be
elxty feet wide and l» to be for pleas
ure purposes. By this means It Is
hoped to attract to the coast of Mis
sissippi n good many people from the
North who are wont to go to Florida.
permit them to go to the echools.
Threat of Big Stick.
“The question ns to the violence
against the Japanese Is most admira
bly put by Secretary Metcalf, and 1
have nothing to add tq his statement.
1 am entirely confident that, as Secre
tary Metcalf says, the overwhelming
sentiment of the state of California Is
for law and order and for the protec
tion of the Japanese In their persons
nnd property. Both the chief of police
and tho acting mayor of San Francisco
assured Secretary Metcalf that every
thin'- possible would be done to-pro
tect the Japanese In the city.
"I authorised and directed Secretary
Metcalf to state that If there was fail
ure to protect persons and property,
then the entire power of the Federal
Government within the limits of the
constitution would be used promptly
and vigorously to enforce the observ
ance of our treaty, the supreme law
of the Innd, which treaty guaranteed to
Jnpnneee residents everywhere In the
Union full and perfect protection for
their persons anil property; and to this
end everything In my power would be
done, und all the forces of the United
Htates. both civil and military, which t
could lawfully employ, would be em
ployed."
Mr. Metcalf snys that for several
years the board of education of San
Francisco has been considering the ad
visability of establishing separate
schools for Chinese. Japanese and Ko
rean children, and nn May 8,1805, and
on October II, 1808, passed resolutions
ordering that the Orientals be sent to
one school. The board's nction. he
thinks, was Influenced by the activity
of the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
Dengue.
League Petitions Board.
The league petitioned the board to
provide separate schoola for the Mon
gollan children of San Francisco. A
the time these children, numbering >8,
ranging In age from 7 to 24, were
At 4i30 o'olock tho jury rsturnod a
verdict of guilty against R. E. Turnsgo
and rocommondtd him to tho mercy of
the court.
Charged by the state with attempted
criminal assault on Mrs. Carrie Com
stock and by his own attorneys with
being a lunatic and a degenerate, R. E.
Turnagc, aged about 28 years, was put
on trial In the criminal branch of tho
superior court Tueiday morning.
Mrs. Comstock wns In court and tes
tified. She was exceedingly weak and
gave considerable of her testimony In
gasps. Standing up at one time, under
the excitement of the narration of the
terrible assault, she sank back In .her
chair and was unable to talk for a few
seconds. Her husband. C. D. Corn-
stock, knelt by her side when she was
on the stand.
i Mrs. Comitock Weak.
Mrs. Comstock was very wetk and
had to be naslated to the stand by her
husband. He knelt by her side and
held her arm while she testified.
Mrs. Comstock closed her eyas In
horror when she beheld Turnage. She
steadied herself by cntchlng the arms
of the chair In which she pointed at
the prisoner and declared:
"1 wus hit In the head by that man
there."
She then became too weak to talk for
about a minute.
Mrs. Comstock stated she went to
Turnage's house, Jones avenue, near
Edwards street, to canvass for Plan-
tens.
‘‘That man there met me at the door.
He said, '(load morning,' In a polite
way, and I asked for the lady of the
house. He told mo she was In and took
me to a back room to wait for her. lie
came In a few minutes after and lookod
surprised, os he said the lady of the
house wns not In. He went Into the
yurd to see If he could find her. When
he came back I begap demonstrating
the good of the article I was canvass
ing.”
Mrs. Comstock stopped suddenly and
her head fell back against her chair.
"I'm so weak," she said.
"Was Verg Polite."
Mrs. Comstock sold Turnage wns
very polite and gentlemanly up to this
Says He Did Not Embrace
Mrs. Thornes as Witrfess
States. , , ’
A mistrial was the result of the Jury's
night-long deliberations in the case of
Albert I,. Thomas, charged with assault
with Intent to murder Dr. William Caw-
hern, In the criminal branch of the
superior court Monday and Tuesday.
The Jury retired late Monday after
noon and had not reached a verdict on
Tuesday morning. At 10:48 the Jury
foreman announced that they had not
been able to reach a verdict and Judge
Roan ordered a mistrial declared. An
other trial must follow.
One member of the. Jury stated after
the Jury was dismissed that the twelve
men had stood ten for acquittal and
two for conviction.
At 3 o'clock all of the evidence was
with the Jury. Solicitor General Hill
madb a short opening speech for the
state, after which Madison Bell took
up the argument for his client.
Mr. Bell declared that the home was
the most sacred thing In the world and
a man had the right to protect It. Dr.
Cawhern, he said, hod wrecked the
prisoner's home and the prisoner shut
him on that account.
Solicitor General Hill, In his closing
argument, said the defense had at
first relied on the argument that Thom
as shot Dr. Cawhern because the phy
sician had wrepked his home. That
they saw this was no excuse was
shown by the fact that they then
brought up the claim that Dr. Caw-hem
threw hie hand to his hip pocket. lie
said the evidence showed thnt even
after Thomas claimed Dr. Cawhern
had wrecked his home, the defendant
had recommended the physician to a
friend who had asked his advice about
doctors.
time. She was surprised the 'lady of
the house' did not,0001? In sooner ami
got up to leave. As she Martial out
Into tho hall, Turnage grubbed her and
strangled her.
'* hollered. 'Oh! oh! oh!’" said Mrs.
Comstock. "He said if I did not. luma
he would choke me to death. I fell
back. He thought I was unconscious
He loosened his hands from my throat
just ns a mother would from her tend
er babe. >
“When his hands were drawn aero.is
my face the dear Lord told me what to
do. I caught one of hla fingers In my
mouth and bit aa hard as I could. Hu
yelled and pulled. I held on anil he
Jerked my teeth loose. He hit me In
the nose and I had to let loose hla
finger. He dragged me a few feet. I
stood up," and here Mra. Cmnstork
Jumped to her feet In her excitement,
‘‘and I said, ‘Oh, good sir, why do you
treat me that way?* He cursed mo
nnd a moment later rushed at mo with
n pitcher. He salu, 'I told you I would
kill you.' He knocked mo down with
the pitcher, then declared, 'Now, I
guess you'll lay there.' Ho left.
"The dear Lord gave mo etrength to
get to the door. I was weak. How I
got through the door and out In the
Continued on Page Five,
BUILD MORE SCHOOLS:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
Continued an Page Five.
OF COURSE, 7HE GEORGIAN WILL
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In the month of May The Atlanta Georgian was kind enough to publish an editorial entitled, "An Ap
peal From Clouded Minds,” which was an appeal tor contributions to the Oeorgla State Sanitarium Library,
which I am happy to say brought us many contributions, ot valuable books, mngasines, papers, etc. It speaks
well for The Atlanta Georgian that the editorial-appeal was copied In many papers of the state, and Influenced
distant papers to place the library on Its "complimentary" list, such as The Brooklyn Dally Eagle, The Elec
trical Age, The Electrical World, The Technical World Magaxlne, The Forum, etc., which come to the library
as donations.
In addition to the eloquent editorial of the Hon. John Temple Graves, you placed The Georgian nn our
"complimentary" list. The wrapper does not say for how long a time, as the wrapper of the above papers and
magaxlnes do for the year 1947. We therefore respectfully request thnt the time he extended, or the "renewal"
be made for (he year 1847, and have the address changed from "N. Maddox" to "Library Georgia Sfale Sanita
rium,” tor It haa sometimes been placed In mall for my family In town, whereas, I am out two miles from Mil-
ledgeville. Very truly yours,
..... .. ... „ N MADDOX. Librarian.
Mllledgevllle, Ga.
The problem: More schools to
relieve the congestion of pupils.
The solution: A bontl issue for
the purpose of building the
schools.
That is the substance of n report
which was submitted Monday aft
ernoon by Chairman W. W. Dra
per, of the council committee on
schools.
In this report Chairmnn Draper
pointa out some excellent work
that has been accomplished by his
committee during the past two
years, but he also recites the fact
thnt the attendance has increased
greatly, and had there been more
accommodations, he says, this at-
. tendance would probably have in
creased two or three thousand
more.
The report puts the matter of
more schools directly up to coun
cil. Here it is:
Cemmlttse’s Report.
"The Honorable Mayor and General
Council:
"I beg to submit to you my report ns
chairman of the council committee on
schoola for the past two years.
"We have 22 white grammar schools
and six colored grammar schools, all of
which a nr overcrowded for want of
room.
'We have one Girls’ High School In
very nourishing condition, and Us
progress should be satisfactory In every
particular.
“The Boys’ High School has iqcress-
I In numbers and Is making good
progress along the line of general Im
provement.
“We have made during the year of
1846 and 1108 the following additions
to the school facilities:
"We have completed the Tenth Street
school and also built the Pryor Street
school, both of which are of a very
permanent character, being very com
fortable and doubtless (without de
stroyed by fire or otherwise) will be
standing fifty years hence.
"We have added six rooms to the
Girls' High School, bought Storm'
School, six rooms, and ndded two
rooms; added four rooms to the Dnvls
Street school; two rooms to the Grant
Park school, snd one to Formwal:.
With all these there Is a great deficien
cy of accommodations for the great In
crease from year to year of children
making applications for attendance on
the schools.
“We had, in 1906, an enrollment
of 14,570, and in 1906 to date,
15,339. Had we have had facili
ties, there ia no doubt that th.- en
rollment would have been from
two to three thousand more. In
iny judgment, there is no way of
meeting this urgent demand, ex
cept that the city issue school
bonds. A great city, like ours,
growing us we are, can well af
ford to pny 4 per cent interest on
permanent improvements that will
add to the taxable property many
times over the interest that may
accrue.
"We have an efficient management
In the school board, also the g.-n-ml
superintendent and his assistant, nnd
I do believe that It would be liar 1 -
Improve the character and efflcl .n
the many teachers secured by
board. f
"Respectfully submitted,
"W. W. DRAPER. Chalrmai
