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VOL. 1. KO. 286.
ATLANTA, GA„ THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907
NOBODY WANTS TO SERVE ON JURY WHICH WILL DECIDE THAW’S FATE
HERE-ARE FIVE REMARKA^«>ipTUBE» OF HARI
rHO II ON TRIAL IN NEW YORK'FOR THE-MURDER OF ARCHITECT .STANFORD WHITE.
r E WORK
GEORGIAN INDORSED 1
BY FARMERS’ UNION
..Strong and unanimous indorsement was given The,Atlanta
.Georgian by-the-National Parmeiis’ Union in the closing session
of-its convention for the position taken by this paper on the dis
trict agricultural^colleges. . ' . . . ‘ • v
v ,On motion of-R P. Duckworth, president of the Georgia di-„
. vision, ■unanimous indorsement was given the editorial'of Hon.-
"Jobn (Temple Graves .in the;iasue,of The Georgian Monday. Janu-
ar>- 21, headed f.The. Agricultural - Schools - First • • for ‘Afericul-
turn.” The editorial was.read;in jits entirety tot-the convention
; by Homer L. Higgs, editor of The ITogresaive Farmer, ot' Green-.
•field, Tenn, i ■ i, - ■ -j. ..., , „
William Whitley Is
ShouDead in .His
Office. ;
Police Have Difficulty
*i in Handling Second
. Day Crowd.
Confiscates
• < 'f i - - > t
SLAYER'PUTS ^HOT • '
INTO HIS OWN-BODY
PROM HOND1
New York, Jan. 114.—Here are O
IM-correct.'names and addresses O
of th* Than- Jurors' already o
J. E. Montaomery, of Tennessee, lead-
in*. .- • «
i,James. Butler, -of Topeka, .Kansas,
furnished, some fine entertainment Just
after the close oft he executive session
by hts-stagln*. He 'ha* 'a -deep, rich
frolce, and was cheered to She echo. By
request.he asng,Ttis Grain Trust Is
Busted". to the tune of a .“Hot Time."
it lq of;.Mr. Butler’s own composition,
and at ’tbs' Topeka meet In* he took the
Convention ,by storm.
I By n unanimous and vociferous vote
he was .eleptcd .“national chorister fpr
tho Partners’ Union,” an honor he’ac
cepted with becumln* modesty, but he
almost started a much house by In
nocently tnqulrins how much salary
Rational choristers received.
Killing’ FoHows Stor
Scene Between the Fa-
Seized in-Express'Car by
1 Agent’ Donaghv. A'ivoaril-
D chosen: ,,
O Demin* B. Smith, a retired um- O
Q brslla manufacturer, of No. 951 o
O West One Hundred and Eleventh 0
O street. Juror No. 1.
5 jjpMFMKi
tsnee -wished to leave - on , afternoon
trains. * 1 Mf
| A resolution Introduced', by , James
London, Jan. 24.—William.
Whitley, head of, the largest-de-
Butler. of Topeka, Kansas, and unant'
prlnted matter usedjjn connection, with
(he Honduras’ lottery »Pd Which hauled*
mnusly adopted, waa .as follows:
‘Resolved, That •**-faVor .uniform
ln-4 the
partment store in
By CHARLES SOMERVILLE.
Now York, Jan. 94. *“ ‘
the arrest of .eighteen' primary. prsm-
t en and other, printing employe** .M
oblle, Ala, Tuesday night. by eqem
servlce,0*rnt|. ware Cc.nn-entqd by B*.
erst -Service' Agent-Harn^T.- ~ naqhi
Wednesday nlgbtdn the express car ot
in- Incoming. Atlanta .and ,West Point
train. ' . .
-One-box-boro the addreea-of J. H.
f’urtls. 111 Otis street. East Cambridge.
The other and lar*er box. WSiskin*
over too pounds, was addressed to Ar
thur O. Cloverln*. Boston. Mass. Whlla
the a*ent would say nothin* about u»
arrest of the Massachusetts people, tt
It understood that warrants a*slnst
them were executed Thursday.
Secret Service Agent Dona*hoy anM
Thursday morning that he scconspa-
led the boxes all the way from lnM|
to Atlanta and alapt with'them I^Ma
impnf.-slon Wednesday nigh*
were confiscated Immedlqjely after tkaA
passed over the Alabama-Oanrgta sBH
line. The fact that the printed MRU
ter was sent outside of the stats mF
Alabama was a violation ot the tntaiw
state commerce act. 1
Raid Waa Planned. 1
“The . retd was planned several
months ago,” said the agent, “and war
rants are out tor different parries In
co-operative corporation’law
various states.”
] The union goes squarely on record
against buckctshops. .A 'resolution was
Introduced and adopted. Indorsing the
national anti-bucket ‘ shop bill now
pending In congress 'and < a vote of
thahks waa voted Congressman Macon,
of Arkansas, and bis co-worikere, for
their diligent efforts to - .pass this
measure.
In this connection Htate Secretary
Ben L. Griffin, on Conway, Ark, stated
that ha had positive pledges from thlr-
ty-ctx congressmen to work and do all
they could to help pass the bill.
Favor I-Hour Day.
J. B. Lewis president of the Arkan
sas division. Introduced the following
resolution, which wss adopted:
“Resolved, That we recommend that
the state, county and local unions un
der the Jurisdiction of the national
union, demand of their respective lexis-
latnre Immediate passage and strict
enforcement “of laws against employ
ment of children In the factories of
the country. Also the passage of what
le known as the national l-hour law."
who wm called the Marshall
Fiald of London, was shot , to
death by his son ] this morning.
The killing occurred in ! Mr'. Whit
ley’a office and followed a stormy
interview with the young man.
After shooting his father, young
Whitley turned the same weapon
upon himself, inflicting a wound
which will prove fatal. He »• in
a hospital.
-Attar a'nJght of
Imprisonment under the watchful ayes
of ai' many deputy sheriffs, tha Jurors
so far chosen to try Harry K. Thaw
ftppoared In sullen mood when the trial
was resumed today. -
' The prospect of a month of solitude,
watched ns If they thsmselvea ware
guilty of a crime,' has disconcerted the
men and they are disgruntled at the
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O Washington, Jan. 94.—The prea- O
0 Ident was promptly notified of the o
S death of the semtor. A peculiar o
circumstance was that at the Urns O
O he was congratulating William O
O Alden Smith upon having been O
Washington,' Jan. ’94.—Senator Rus
sell A. Alger, - of. Michigan, died sud
denly this morning. ..,
He.had been-In III health for the nqst
year,, but seemed better than usual yes.
terdiy.. He attended the seas von of the
senhte.'qpd vat also at the war depart-
jment.okv official business. Hla death.
thought of the future.
District Attorney Jerome has chang
ed his tactics In the examination ot
toleamen. He Is now asking each man
If he Is reluetant to stay away from
hla family for live weeks It necessary;
If he objects to the guard kept by the
deputy shertirk and. In the event he
does, would It Influence him In the ren
dition of an honest verdict.
Ruin Facet Talesman.
Frank R. Hill, the second Juror
chosen yesterday, realised he would be
compelled to absent himself from his
business for n month nt Mast. This,
he said, would mean hla financial ruin
and he was excused. The remainder of
the panel of 100 talesmen to be examin
ed ere also disconcerted. There are to
many technics' questions to be asked
of .prospective Jurors that the Indica
tions are that tha men will be kept
from their pursuits In business and be
closely confined fur a week at least.
Extraordinary precautions nave been
taken for the care of the Jurymen nt
the Broadway Central Hotel. They
will not be allotred to open-their Mall
or to receive a telephone message un
less a deputy Is at band, .
Evelyn Neabll Thaw end Mrik. Csr-
tctiiMjs,, dir uttcuutu me wvaniuu t__
senhte.'qpd vas also at the war depart-
■mssI MV -sRIslaft hivalnse^ (ItAth,
which .w'as due to heart failure, came
about 0 o’clock this morning.
Senator Alger was bom In Lafayette
township, Medina county. Ohio, Feb
ruary if, lilt At the age ot II years
hla parents died. For seven years lie
labored on a farm, attending the Rich
field Academy. In Summit county. Ohio,
In winters, and subsequently taught
country school. He later studied law
with Wolcott A Upton at Akron, Ohio,’
waa admitted to the bar by the supreme
court of that state In Marrh. 1161. and
In May. 11*6. the degree of LL D. waa
conferred upon Mm by HllledeM Col
lege. In December of 111* he removed
to Orand Rapids, Mleb.
He bad been extensively engaged
In the lumber business and other In
dustrie* since lift. In August, 1611.
he enlisted In the army and Waa mus
tered into service September I. .11*1, at
captain of Company C, Second Michi
gan cavalry; major of the regiment
April 9, 1149; lieutenant Colonel Sixth
Michigan cavalry. October 60, 1119; col
onel Fifth Michigan cavalry. Jan* 1L
1161: brevet brigadier general U. 8.
Volunteers, for gallant and meritorious
’Varsity Alumni Banquet.
Special to Tbs Oeorgtaar
Montgomery. Ala., JXn. 14.—Th* ban
quet of the local Alumni Association ot
tho Stats University will be a grand
affair. It will be attended by some of
the non prominent clttsene ot the
slate. . '
powerful. It drafts and make effective
new laws for tha union, outlining Its
policies and determines! the great
moves within the body.
The committee will select the con
vention city, name and date, and de
termine whether the annual meeting
will be held In the spring or fnll and
whether a national conference shall
be called to fix the minimum price of
cotton.
R. H. McCullough, or Bebee, Ark., na
tional secretary of th* Farmers’ Union,
will probably remain over to serve the
board of directors.
One Importsnt matter will be a com
plete ritualistic work of the order.
The ritual committee le composed ot
H. L. Higgs, of Tennessee; W. A.
Shew, of Texas, and President C. B.
public In III*. -
In politics General Alger baa always
been a Republican.. He was a delegate
to th* Republican national convention
In 11*4 and waa sleeted governor -if
Michigan In the same year, declining a
renomtnatlon In 1*66. At th* Republi
can national convention held In Chtcs-
go In 1*16 he received 141 votes on the
flfth ballot, th* elate of Michigan vot
ing solidly for him on every ballot. In
lit* waa first elector-at-large of his
slate. In March, 1«*7, he.waa appoint
ed secretary ot war by President Mc
Kinley, resigning <-n August I. 1IW.
On September 9T, 1*09, he was ap
pointed United Stales senator by tho
governor of MlrMgan. to flll the va
cancy caused by the death of Jams*
McMillan, and took'hla scat December
1. 1101. and was elected by the legisla
ture nf MI,'him, In January. 1301. Ilia
In appoint on* member from each
stale to form th* nations! legislative
board. This commutes will be an
nounced by th* executive committee
later. Th* legislative commit!** will
have charge of national legislation of
Interest to the farmers.
Convention Ends.
With all reports In hand, all business
given attention, and the purpose of tb*
convention accomplished, an adjourn
ment, sin* die, was taken shortly be
fore noon Thursday.
It cloned with the singing of th*
hymn "When the Battle's Over." with secretary.
many different parts of the country.
The stuff In the boxes which I salaed
contained plates' and printed matter
which caused so many printers ao4
others trouble In Mobile last Tunilaar.
There will be no loctl arrests. So nr
as we know there Is no lottery connat
lions In this territory. There wonfb*-
anything doing here unless you can aw
us on to mimothlng." t. *
The two boxes are .now In theme
session ot Walter H. Johnson, MB,
States marshal, and they will btaJjlfij
pending Instruction* from tb* 4MK 1
"Fair trmlghl
owly rising t
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sendee department In WaahMgthb.