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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 CHXHWOOODOOOODOOOOGOOOOOOO o o 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 WOOOWMOWOBOOO sendee department In WaahMgthb.