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Georgian Carries The BUSINESS And All Of It Clean The bUWNESS- And AB Of h Qau ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1907. PRICE: MA Y SEND HIM TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR Dentist Not Weather Bureau Is sues Bulletin on River Stages. FATHER OF WATERS IS RISING RAPIDLY PARALYZED WIFE GOES TO COURT Big Stream Getting Out of Its Banks in the Lower Alleges Husband Threaten ed to Eject Her From His House. — Washington, Jan. J5.—According to a bulletin Issued last night by the weath. er bureau, the creet of the flood will reach the lower Mlsaletlppl river to morrow. The bulletin la a* follows: "On Saturday the creet of the flood. •Milted somewhat by a moderate tide from the upper Mississippi. ehould paae Into the lower river, and staaee In feet are Indicated aa follows: "New Madrid, II; flood stage, 14. “Memphis, doe* to 40; flood stage. It, and highest record stage 40.1, March OOrtOOl: “Helena, 41 or mors; flood stage 42, arid highest recorded stage ll.l, on April 4. 1117. “Arkansas City, SI: flood stage, 41. and highest recorded stage (1, on March 17-11. 1101. "Vicksburg, 50; flood stage 45. "Natches, between 45 and 44; flood stage 41. "Baton Rogue, between 14 and 15; flood stage SI. “New Orleans, between II and II Two Higher Grades Watch the Paper Turned Out. feet: flood stage 10. “The creet of the rise should reach New Orleans early In February. The Atchafalaya river will also rise above flood stages. Stages on the lower Mis. slsatppl will be given regularly, begin ning Friday night." BANKERS AND LABORERS WORK TO SAVE LEVEES. Shawr.eetown, 11L, Jon. 25.—Bankers, President’s Son - in Law Gives Signifi cant Interview. HURRY AND RUSH AT PRESS TIME lawyers, doctors, merchants, clerks and day laborers have worked life Trojans, Side by ride, yesterday and today nilln* Every Detail of Modern Plant Tnkpiieted by rounding this city. The river la 51 feet 5 Inches, rising nearly a foot since yesterday. Several bed alaesa were discovered by the patrol this moMtltg. and It la an these place* the men started working R/MWROABlCOMMISSION SUED. Spectat es The Uee«ri*% Marietta, Oa.. Ian. II.—Judge Groo¥-~ er Is today hearing the case of the Wadlar Southern railroad against Jo seph M. Brown In the court here. The esse U that of the Southern bringing suit against Commissioner Brown, oi the state railroad commission, to re strain the enforcement of the Inter changeable mileage on the Southern road. The suit Is attracting attsatMk throughout the state. THE MARIETTA STREET SCHOOL. The river Is expected to com* today. 1 to a standstill on Sunday at about 51 feet. PUPILS Ob TWO GRADES WHICH VISITED GEORGIAN 0 Washington. Jan. 25.-r8*cr*ta- O O ry Loeb emphatically denied this O O morning that h# "expected to O O leave the whit* house within two o O months,” as has been rumored, “or O O at any time In the near future." 0 00OOO00O00OOO00OO0O0O0OO0CI tnrougnout uio itaie. , . . The attorney* engaged la the wit are: Judge Hart or Atlant*.-*nd James K. Hines, for tho commission, and Judge Osmble and others for the rail road company. mSmVs? M°4.*E«lvn M NMbU •'•/".I* **"• WIMiam Thaw, mother of the prisoner, who was unable to attond tho trial Thursday because of a 60 p§9i Mr ** Evtlyn "Mbit Thaw, wife of tho slayer of 8tanford White, and the Counteaa of Yarmouth, aiatar of Thaw, who came from England to bo praasnt at tna trial. pen d s Miserable Night in Cell at the Tombs.. HE ARISES EARLY; CALLS FOR PAPERS Appears Nervous as He Reads Accounts of Thurs day ’s Proceedings. . Naw York, Jan. 25.—There will bs no Muion of the Thaw trial HERE ARE THE JUR0R8 THUS FAR 8ELECTED. O O New York, Jan. 25.—Here are O o the jurors thus far selected to O o try Thaw: O O Choson on Wednesday. O O Doming B. Smith, aged 60. a re- O 0 tired manufacturer, foreman. 0 0 Charles H. Fecks, aged 37. a 0 o shipping clerk. 0 O Chosen on Thursday. O O Harry C. Harney, aged 56, a O O piano dealer. D O George Plait, aged 24, dealer In O 0 machinists' supplies. O Arthur B. Campbell, aged 42, a 0 O superintendent of construction. 0 Chosen on Friday. 0 O Harold R Fair* has been ac- O 0 cepted as tba sixth Juror. O00OOOOOOOO000OO00OOO0OO0O Ndw Tork, Jan. 25.—For the flret time since hi* arrest for the killing ,nf Stanford White, seven months sgo. It became plainly apparent today that Harry K. Thaw fears for hie fate. Tha selection of Harry C. Harney as the fifth Juror—a man who had voted another guilty of murder, notwlth standing th* Introduction of strong evidence that he was Insane, prayed heavily on th* young prisoner's mind and In consequence he spent a restless night. Calls for th* Paper*. He awoke at 5:20 o'clock this morn ing, long before the usual time, an.1 nervously asked one of his guards to hasten out and get the morning papers. When ho received them he Imme diately began perusing tho accounts or yesterday's proceedings and rend evcr> line pertaining to the Impaneling > f Hacney Thaw's demeanor underwent a quick change. It was eaey to be seen he felt discomfited. The Juror, who ts married. Is pro prietor of a piano warehouse “ l avenue and One Hundred and Thirty second street. Helps Convict Map. He. served at the trial of Edward Pekane, an Austrian, charged with the murder of Mr*. Sarah Rosenberg, at No. 122 East One Hundred and Twen ty-flrst street. The prisoner at first declined to enter a plea, but when the Apoolnted counart f« ,r ine defcnM insanity. Pekarse took no Internet In the pro ceedings, and when the verdict was brought In It wae for murder In the "ha ronvicted man was sentenced |o death In the electric chair, and despite th* Interest of his tr ends, who ap pealed to Governor Higgins, hf de clared he did not want anythin* but death. Th* executive, however, com muted the sentence on the *™“nd «f Insanity and the elayer denounced him for ho dolnt. Quarrel* With Lawyer*. Neither Thaw nor hla couneel ap parently knew that Harney had served In this case when they accepted him. As a matter of fact, the gj*" 0 !'*'' marked that he looked a rarfel Juror. Thaw's Insistence that his Judgment shall prevail In the selection of those who are to pas* Judgment on tils guilt or Innocence precipitated *}*• ®J**J* r * • between himself and hi* counsel. Jhe lawyer appeared angry during the proceeding*: but the Vtt 'h>i r «* r had his way. Five Jurors hnvc been se- Washington. Jan- 15.—AllhoUgl speaking only for hlmseir, and empha sising th* fact that he was reflecting tho sentiments of no one else, Repre. sentatlve Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio, expressed some views on politics today, which, on account of his relations to the president, is the more than ordi nary Interesting. He said be could not conceive of any condition or combina tion of circumstances which would lead the president to change his mind on the subject of a third term. "Even If 1 knew the president had a favorite and had so expressed himself, I would not say so." said Mr. Long- worth. “I do know, however, that he considers Secretary Taft one of the best-equipped men for the ofltee In the country. But the secretary may be unavailable In 1(08 by reason of his appointment to tho supreme bench, for. as you know, be Is said to be slated for a Judicial appointment." MARIETTA ST. SCHOOL VISITS THE GEORGIAN Tb# following nr* tin* principal and the taarbera and pupil* of tbn acrcuth nm eighth gradca of the Marietta atreet school Eighth OradA.* Mr*. M. C. Tbumaa, Principal. Mian l.lxsie Lupo. AaaMtant Principal. Lola radio. Hah* Warner. SHIP RACES BACK TOWARD THE PORT Special to The Georgian. Norfolk, Va., Jan. 25.—Tho British steamship Inkuln, from Galveston to Liverpool, with a fargo of cotton and corn, which nulled from here yesterday after taking on a bunker of coal, raced In today from tho sea with a Are raging In her cargo. "I'm on Arc." she signaled ns she astied rape Henry, hound In. Tug* are gone to her assistance. Nettle Warner. Marguerite Wlthei Joe frail ' ■water f Conrad William MHirnth. Alfred Matt, *&rrid. sit Faust. Carl H**n*«, (‘hurtle blirrtilan. • iriiii* iucc, Fred Turner, AiiLM lyn HUcrrnr, ImvM I’ligiir. Nora Tueker, , Klrilev.wttklns. Ssv.nth Grade. Miss twits Tullfr. Teseber. Johnnie Illtboji. Mnybrlh* I'harr. A mile Lon llowro. Irene Parker, Kittle Ilnlm'tou. Honii Hinltb. Frankie Lawk**. Ijtura Taylor. Mattie Mny Landrum. Ktliel Vnndlver. Ilenry Klmwett. J H- Hinltb. Ktlarln Uirhridge, Kdtrard Walker, Leonard IJddrll. Cliff Yarbrough. THA W’S A GED MOTHER TO FIGHT FOR SON By CHARLES SOMERVILLE. New York, Jsn. 21.—Aged Mrs. Thaw came back to court today to take up aa her light'the right of her son for htn life. With her daughters, Mrs. Carnegie on her left, little Mrs. Thaw on , her right and her sons. Edward anil Joalah. In chair* In front of her. the whole party sat directly behind Harry Thaw. Two spots of red burned brightly In her old handsome face. Evelyn Nesblt Thnw, hud dled against the old wo man’s shoulder. For the third time Clerk Penny called Harry Thaw to the bar. And for the third day of his trial Thnw appealed. He walked rapidly. He looked more self possessed than he has since the trial begun. Thaw w as smiling as he came down the aisle. He carried a letter sealed In a white envelope. He handed the note with n tender little gesture to his mother Mrs Thaw rend the note Intently. The red spots In her cheeks burned brighter. For a fraction ofa minute n little smile hovered on (ter Ups. Twice she read the letter nnd then she whispered to her son's Wife, and young Mrs. Thaw shook her liend In approval of someth'.:-* OOOOOOO000OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O WET AND COLD DAYS O O ARE NOW PREDICTED. O 0 p Get out your goloshes, umbrel- O O la, blankets, furs apd bqpt# up the 0 O coal box. O O You'll have to do all that If the 0 0 lor#cast Is straight goods: 0 O "Probably rain Friday night; O O Saturday fair anil colder." O O Temperatures 7 a. m O 8 O » a. O in a. O II a. m O 12 noon O O 2 p. m O ... 38 degrees. ,. .35 degress. .. .40 degrees. ... 45 degree*. ... 4* degrees. ... 51 degrees. ...66 degrees. .. .67 degrees. oOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O O BRITONS DEPLORE O O SWETTENHAM’S ACT. O — O 0 Chicago. Jan. 16.—Resolutions O 0 were adopted by the British Km- O O idiv Association at the Gleet 0 O Northern Hotel yesterday deplor- O O Ing the union of Governor Bust- 0 O tenhatn In refusing to permit Ad- O O mlral Davis of the Untied Btstes O O navy to render aid to suffering O O humanltv occasioned by the tv- O O rent disaster to the people of O O Kingston. O BIG BLIZZARD RAGING THROUGH NORTHWEST; SUFFERING IS INTENSE MlnnaapollA, Minn.. Jad. 25.—For the lait 41 houM th* wont •form of the aeAoon haa been mint throughout th* Northweat, The situation la worae than It haa been Any time thtf winter with regard to fuel, and auppllaa. The prenent waather condition* ex- l»tlng In the Dakotna when* the tern- (MMAture will be continually Iffw and the aufferlng Intense, will be greatly augmented by the change for the worae. Town* at preaent deatltute of fuel may be at tha mercy of the elements. LEFT ALONE IN ROOM, MAN BURNS TO DEATH It was the Marietta street school which sent Us seventh and eighth grades to visit The Georgian's modern plant Friday. Ivy, Crew and Walker street schools had already sent their delegations, and the news had spread that the trip was worth while, even If had to give up such glorious sun shine as Friday gave and spent an hour under a roof. So every boy and girl In Marietta street school who could pas slbly come, put away books and Joined the party under th* guidance of the tenchers. The children were met at the front door of The Oeorglan office and shown to the second floor, where local and tel egraph staffs were hu-lllng to get th< last Items of news Inti the paper before 'forms closed." It was a bus; scene presented at this hrur. Tim* I, nut worth so much ear'-/ In :h* morn Ing on an afternoon newspaper, though even then there Is ptentv to keep every body basy. At noon things are moving faster, and the clock seems to spin aw fully fast. But It la during the lost half hour that minute* are wo<th dnllurs and even seconds have n value of their own. You might search ‘he world over and not And a set of men working fast cr than the staff of a paper In the half hour before press time. It Is not con lined to the news gatherers or the edi tors. It extends to every man under Ihe roof. t I And here la a lesson for th* young | visitors. The more you do ekrly. the less you must di late. The motto of an afternoon paper Is. ‘Do It now," and It la followed religiously. And tf you pul things off until the last minute some of them will he done badly and tome not done nt r.ll. In th* Competing Room. It woe Ihe busy composing loom that Interested the visitors moat, other ar. tide* In The Georgian on previous Fri day* have described the llnotyiws which cast type from hot metal, the tables where fast anil skinful v r):men "make up" the forma which represent a page; the hot “steam laid*," whira the mat rices are talked until they form a mould for mrflten metal. But to the young visitors It was a net.' story and they enjoyed every minute of their atay. When the Iasi form went ro Ihe base ment the children followed. Here they fouml the sterentypers men who work with hot metal and whose Angers seem Immune from burn*. Then they great to the pms room, where the great press LEVEE AT MEMPHIS i IS MENACED BY FUND Special to The Georgian. Memphli, Tenn., Jan. 25.—An urgent flood warning wag Ml out by Government Forecaster 8.0. Kmery thii morning, itattaf' that all indications point to a 40-foot stage in Misalsnppi rtmr here bv next Thuriday, and that much higher stage .wae not u-' likely. He predicts that the former highest water mark, 40.1, would be eclipsed by the end of next week. The river today is 34* foot above the danger line and ii rising fait. Harry Pharr, chief engineer of St. Francis levee board, views the situation aa highly critical. It ii stated that the Missis^ipi and 8t. Francis levee in this territory will stand a stage of 39 feet at Memphis, but anything higher than that will mean a bitter fight Government officials are rashing preparations to meet the high stage and will keep the entire levee in this district wider the patrol of boats and guards stationed at short intervals aloag the levees. A force of 150 men was rushed this morning by the 8t Fran cis levee board to the Arkansas side, 6 miles north of Memphis, to reinforce 2,600 feet of the levee between Mound City and HoQp Bush which, it is said, cannot stand 39 feet of water. '■ Cantinued cn Pas* Five. flperi.l tn The tleorglaa. Augusta, Go.. Jan. 25.—Oaurge <\ Rhode* met an awful fate here lu-t night by tunning to death at the home of hi. brother-in-law. W. V. Bnyklit. on upper Green* atraet. He had beau an Invalid for about two yearn and list night after hie nure* left him he aron- from hi. bail and went to the tire place when hi. clothing caught Arc. _ It woe near midnight anil t/o* f.mll) gOOOOOOeOOOCCOOOOOQOOOOaOO woe down .tain when the odor if was whirling roll* of white paper it •omethlng burning attracted their ut- j one end and turning out printed and trillion unit Mr. Boykin hurried jp! folded Georgian, at th* other faat.tr etulro to And Mr. Rhode* down on hi-' than the oldeat vleip r could roust, hand* ami knee with the flame. III Th* children watched every opera* emit; roasting him alive. It I. pro- j tlon connected with "rutting th* p*t*-r ,um*d that he attempted to put aome on the atreet*," and went away with a coal on the Arc end th* flame* caught' new knowledge of how a newspaper I* on hls sleeve end spread raiidlv over made. Next Friday haa been act aelde hi* entile body A physician iva« 1 by the board of education for the Fair hastily summoned and tho man wa.l atreet school nnd th* seventh and taken to th* city hospital, where htl eighth grades of thut lutltutlon will died n abort time after. be th* vteUore to Th* Georgian. A UTORACER MARRIOTT IS TERRIBLY INJURED; HIS MA CJPNE EXPLODES Daytona. Fla., Jnn. 28.—Marriott** automobile exploded Into a thousand, piece, today, terribly Injured the race! a* hr wae making hi. thlid try for the World'* record mile. He had Juat marled on the run when the machine wn. **en to dealt Into the surf. Then came an exploelon and Marriott waa blown into the air. The accident caused a rush of spectators to th* arena, but before many could arrive Bond. In hli i'lev*l*nd. wn* there and had picked up Marriott and was hastening to the huspltql at Day tona. Marriott had not loot consclouanean when Bond reached him. The couree la the vicinity of tho oxploebm »u ttrewa with wreckage. Th* flneet of weather rondttloan heralded th* laat day of the motor tournament Th* big event outride the recoafl trial, was th* Il-mlw match between Dr Bttn.tim's tO-hor»« power Fra.klta and captain Hutton* JD-boree power Bolla-Riiyce. The Roll*-Boyce won. Time. 14 minute. 32 4-5 eecuml*. . Th* alx-mUa club champtonohti started *t Ohm ml and ffnt.hed a Daytona, being wm by Lnugfftln In i Cleveland runabout