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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
GREETED BY NEGRO PORTER
GOVERNOR AMT IN" Is =,
COMMON GREETING GTvEv
OFFICIAL VISITORS,
When Ex-Governor Peck of Wisoou
sin Paid Hoke Smith Courtesy
Visit Afro-American Diplo.
mat Racaivad Ill.,

'SA' AAHO-AIherlcan D1plO-
mat Received Him.
The Augusta Chronicle prints tho
following interesting story from its
Atlanta bureau:
1T is doubtful if in the entire biS
tory of the state the governors 49,:
vate and reception rooms Office ~
the capitol has been left for dave -
time i'll charge of a negro until
| recently. During the past throa
weeks all visitors there have been
! greeted and welcomed by Howord
Thompson, otherwise porter for ~
, governors reception room and nri
vate office. The visitors do moi oyon
receive the courtesy of being wei
coined by white secretary, unless
they ask for one.
Howard, who is a faithful negro
of few words, has been in MANY
| respects the official representative Of
the state for nearly a month Tho
governor has not been at his office
| more than three hours in the mast
two weeks. He was not there at
all, so far as reporters could learn
during the past seven days. 1t would
be unfair to say that a negro porter
is virtually governor. The chief ex-
ecutive's secretaries are performing
those duties that have to be attend.
ed to. Two of these, c. M. Hitch
and Josiah Carter, have been left to
look out for the business that has
to be attended to.
However, the impression made
on visitors to the state and visitors
to the capitol when they go to call
on the governor cannot be a pleas
ing one. In the big carpeted recep-
ton room they find the porter usl-
ally in half-dozing condition.
THE governor amt in is the
sterotyped reply that Howard makes
to all inquiries. He then promptly
relapses into non-communicative
state. 1t is useless to ask about the
whereabouts of Mr.. Smith. When it
comes to ignorance Howard, the
charge d'affaires, is diplomat of
the first water.
There have been several very no.
table visitors, outside of those on
business missions, at the capitol dur
ing the past two weeks. One of these
was former Gov. George w. Peck, of
Wisconsin, one of the leading public
men of the West. He was here for
three or four days. and visited the
governors Office several times On
each occasion he was received by
the porter and received The assurance
that 1.-The governor amt in" and the
incidents did not enhance his opinion
of Southern courtesy.
THE state provides the governor
with private secretary, whose duty
it is to remain in the big reception
room and receive callers, while at
the same time looking after the gov
ernor's personal mail When the gov
ernor gave up his official duties for
those of the campaign he found that
he needed the private secretary, J.
b. Hoyl. Mr.. Hoyl has since been
looking after the details of the lit
erary end of the campaign at the
governors campaign headquarters.
He visits the capitol occasionally,
but is seldom there long The Off
ces of the other secretaries are in
rooms separate from those of the
governors quarters. To find them
some one has to point the way to an
unacquainted visitor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
ARTHUR EXPOSES DECEPTION
Shows From the Records That the Increased Freight
Rate on Cotton Was Order of r alroad Commission.

In The Dawson News of April %,
1908, | made the statement that il
costs u cents per bale more to ship
cotton now to Savannah than for
merly; in other words that the
present Railroad Commission had
allowed the cost to be increased u
cents per bale over the rate which
was in effect under the former Com
mission, to which Mr.. S. G. Nc
Lendon, Chairman, and the Hoke
Smith Club made some sort of re-
ply. They do not deny the rate was
not increased, for they cannot, be-
cause | have the proof too conclu-
sively that it was.
Now let's get down to the facts:
Mr.. McLendon seems hurt because
| said "the Commission not only
ignored the complaint, but adopted
the rate then in force, which was
the advanced rate. " Well, let's see
if I was mistaken in this. The let
ter of complaint from Inman, Akers
& Inman and the Maddox-Rucker
Banking Co., signed jointly, was
dated November l, 1907, and was as
follows:
(Copy)
Office of Inman, Akers & In
man. Atlanta, Ca, November l,
1907. Georgia Railroad Com
mission, Atlanta, Ga.--Gentle-
men: We are reliably informed that
on the 9th day of this month the
railroads operating in this territory
will increase their terminal charge
ON cotton at the ports of Norfolk,
Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah
and Brunswick Il cents per 100
pounds. OF course you have moth
ing to do with this charge at ports
beyond the. limits of the state, but
as rates are fixed in this territory
on Savannah the failure to make eff
fective the raise at this port pre-
vents the raise at other points nam.
ed. We are constrained to the
opinion that the terminal charge in
Savannah and Brunswick should be
entirely removed. From Atlanta it
is now II cents per 100 lbs. With
the contemplated increase it will be
&c. We claim that there is no justi-
fication for this increase and per-
haps none for the imposition of any
terminal charge, since we under
stand the railroads discharge the
cotton on the wharves, and there is
therefore no extra service rendered
by the railroads, and no justifica-
ton for any charge. We are sure
this is the case in Brunswick, and
we think it is also the case in Sa-
vannah. Under these circumstances
we respectfully ask your honorable
body to restrain the railroads from
putting in this terminal charge
without first giving us an opportu-
nifty to discuss the matter before
your body, and we also ask that you
set such time as soon as you can
conveniently do so to consider this
matter of terminal charges on cot
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
FLIP, FLAP, FLOP.
Hard Matter to Keep Up With HOke'S
Rapid Fire Changes on Public
Questions.


From the Augusta Chronicle.
All! it's sad case-this thing of
a big, brainy man like Hoke Smith
descending to the plane of a two-by-
four politician, stultifying himself
and reversing himself on everything
under the sun about which he had
heretofore expressed convictions, all
because he fears his former views
may lose for him a few votes
And now there is not one single
thing left on which the Hon. Hoke
has remained consistent Once the
outspoken enemy of the political
demagogue he has become the most
shameless one of the lot. Once a
conservative of conservatives, he
has become the most radical of radi-
calls Once opposed to negro dis
reimbursement, he ardently adyocat-
ed it as a means to attain the gov
ernorship. Always an anti-prohibi-
zionist, he now Out-Herods Herod in
his championship of the prohibition
cause. For years the recognized
leader of the anti-Bryan democrats
of Georgia, he doesn't dare chirp
on that issue, but stands committed
if nominated, to send a solid Bryan
delegation TO the next national con-
vention. Once the enemy and abus-
er of Tom Watson, then his bos-
ON cronie politically-and now
again an enemy Only a few short
months ago active and ardent in his
support of the Georgia immigration
movement, he now turns tail on thost
who were lined UP with him in this
work, and goes the limit in an effort
to appease the Farmers Union and
organized labor.
It's pity, a great pity, that anv
man would buy the governorship at
such price; the inevitable loss of
his own self-respect as we'll as that
of the people who once admired him
as a man of force and principle.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

! ton at Georgia ports. Yours very
truly, (Signed)
INMAN, AKERs & INMAN.
MADDOX RUCKER BANKING Co.
The order adopted by the Rail
road Commission four days after the
receipt of this letter, and which be-
came effective November 4, 1907
is as follows:
Office of the Railroad Commission
of Georgia. Atlanta, November 4,
1907. General Order No. 6.-The
Railroad Commission of Georgia
hereby adopts as it's own regula-
| tions all rates, rules and other reg
ulations of each and every corpora
ton, company or person, subject to
the jurisdiction of this Commission,
owning, leasing or operating any
dock or docks, wharf or wharves,
terminal or terminals, or terminal
station or stations, and no SUCH
rates, rules or other regulations
shall be changed without the con-
sent of the Railroad Commission OF
Georgia. By order of the Board.
S. G. McLENDoN. Chairman.
GEO. f. MONTGOMERY, Secretary
Yet after receiving this complaint
Nov. 1 and adopting on Nov. 4 the
rate then in force, which was the
high rate, they set Nov. three
days later) as the date for hearing
this complaint Now, this may not be
ignoring the complaint in one sense
of the word, but when on Nov. 4
they adopted this order, having in
their possession this complaint from
these parties of November l, with
out first hearing the same I con-
tend the compliments were already
ignored SO far as accomplishing a
reduction was concerned, although
they gave them the courtesy of a
hearing on Nov. Z. But hearing
seems to be all that was coming to
that cotton firm, the farmers and
other cotton shippers of Georgia.
Now, as to the consistency of all
these claims they seek to impress
upon you that the Railroad Commits
sion has no jurisdiction. From
their order of Nov. 4 it seems they
have. If they had jurisdiction on
Nov. 4 they had it Aug. 4, and if
they had taken action about that
time this increase would never
have been saddled upon the far
mers. But it is here, and has cost
the farmers of Terrell county TWEEN
ty-six hundred and odd dollars
more to ship their cotton under
Hoke Smith s Railroad Commission
than under the one on which Lit
tie Joe" occupied seat.
Now, Mr.. McLendon and Mr..
Hoke Smith Club who is it that
has been misrepresented? Mr.. Nc
Tendon or the farmers? 1t strikes
me that when the Commission stood
quietly by and allowed this in
crease of rates the farmers got the
worst of this misrepresentation by
about one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars on their Two Million
Bale Crop, which the Hot Winds in
terfered so seriously with. Yours
truly, G. H. ARTHUR.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
BROWN SYMPATHIZES
WITH EDITOR j. r. GRAY
The Editor of Hoke Smith Organ
Is Having Trouble as Executor
of Father-in.LaW's Estate.

Inman & Co., cotton men, COM
posed solely of Gray and MCGOWAN,
recently failed for $1,250,OOO.
One member of the firm is the same
James r. Gray who is majority own
er and the editor of the Atlanta Jour
nal, and the same James R. Gray is
one of the executors of the estate of
his father-in-law, Walker P. Inman,
who left very large estate. The
wife of James r. Gray has
brought suit in the Fulton superior
court, asking that the estate, worth
a million dollars, be placed in the
hands of receiver, is already so in
Volved that the heirs Will get no.
thing, and that even the widow is
likely to lose the money promised
her in lieu of a dover, besides many
other serious charges. After
reading and considering the charges
brought by Mrs. James r. Gray the
Judge of the Superior Court signed
an order appointing a receiver to
take charge of the estate
These charges are worse than any
CNCl pISlcIISu dSdlIlSL LlJCl0 Joe
Brown, but when these misfortunes
befell the man who has been so
cruelty maligning and misrepresent-
ing Brown the gentle and tender ma
ture in him showed itself in express
sions of regret and sympathy:
A private letter from a gentleman
in Atlanta says: "On the afternoon
of the 4th inst the JourneI at
great length and with severity ar
raigned Little Joe Brown for bust
ness incapacity, while the same is
sue announced the failure of Gray
& MCGOWAN for $1,25O,0O0.
Il was with Little Joe Brown at
his headquarters when the failure
was announced. The only moment
of sadness l have seen depicted on
his countenance since his announce
ment for Governor was at that mo-
ment, and l heard his magnanimous
answer: I am greatly grieved to
hear of Mr.. Gray's misfortune. and
sympathlze with him and his es-
Unable family. | would write the
same to Mr.. Gray if knew he would
receive it as feel it in my heart. and
not return the letter unopened"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

From the Lawrenceville News.
The full editorial page of the Far
mers' Union News is devoted to Hoke
Smiths deceptive attitude on the i'm
migration question, and the secret or
der ISIS led by the RAILROAD commits
sion authorizing the railroads to is
sue free passes to immigrant agents,
and the reply of President Duckworth
to Chairman McLendon effort to
defend it.
Duckworth understands Hoke
Smith better than the average voter
and keeps hot on his trail.
Last fall, while the Union was try
ing to hold up the price of cotton, by
demonstrating that it was 100000
bales short. just as it turned out to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
fellows who were riding on those
dead-head tickets.

General Robert Toombs, after sew
eral years of arduous labor in the
courts, collected about half a million
dollars of back taxes from the rail-
roads and established a principle
which was worth millions to the
state. The General got a fee of $40,-
600.
Boykin Wright, Hoke Smith and
others collected less than 100000
of back taxes from the Georgia Rail-
road, and Boykin Wright's own free
was 100000.
Our able Attorney General, John
G. Hart, had as much to do with
winning the case as any one, but the
others got the reward.
The suggestion that Boykin
Wright was worth 100000 to the
state, in one case, seems monstrous.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
A little bird brought us this:
Here's a conundrum:

If Guyt McLendon is so ready to
publish to the world the interesting
things he has learned as Chairman
of the Railroad Commission why
was it impossible for us to get a
list of those fellows who had been
riding around on free passes?
In his full-column denial-admis-
sion Mac said that Mr.. Watson could
learn many things by simply coming
to him for the information.
All right, Guyt here's Mr. Wat
SON. Now give us the list of the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
Brown and Bread Strong at Carnepi

Carnegie, Ga, May "a Joe
Brown Club has recently been organ
lied at this place with sixty-four
members. Mr.. J. NJ Andrews was
elected president of the club. This
section was almost solid for Governor
Smith two years ago, but now Hon.
j. M. Brown is far in the lead. Two
years ago every voter but two in
Cordray district, Calhoun county,
went for Governor Smith Now there
is not a vote in the district for Smith
Judging the state by this section II
looks very much like Little Joe"
Brown will be our next governor
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
The Farmers for Joe Brown.
From the Athens Banner.

FTOm Jhe Athens BANNER
The farmers of the state are for
Joe Brown. 1t was boldly proclaim
ed at the beginning of the campaign
that Hoke Smith would get this vote,
but all one has to do to convince
himself that Joe Brown has the
farmer vote is to go into the coun-
try and talk to the boys who do the
voting The farmers know a few
things and with that knowledge they
are going to vote for Brown.-Sa-
vannah Morning News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
Don't Know When

The little Brown Rooster said IN the
Big Smith Hen,
maven I seen you around the Capitol
49, in | don't know when;
Inc Blg Smith Hen said to the Little
Brown Rooster,
The Capitol doesn't need me &c had
as it used to
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
Gov. smith Visits His Offtce.

Atlanta, Ca, May 1.-Governor
Hoke Smith was at his Office in the
capitol for several hours today II
was his first visit there for more than
two weeks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

There are rumors from Atlanta
that Little Joe" Brown will toucn
up some of Hoke's campaign speech
es with another address to the voters
Little Joe" is fixing to make Hoke
run himself to death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
All of the officers of the Joa Rrou,,

All of the officers of the Joe Brown
club of Thomas county were ardent
and prominent Hoke Smith men two
years ago. The Thomasville Times
enterprise says the leading members
OF the Brown club are also ardent
prohis. The recent Smith meeting. II
says, had little effect on popular SEN
timent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

That long list of burned fools,
the Joe Brown Club, printed in the
daily papers made them sit up ana
take notice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

Probably Hoke told Judge Hines
to get out and earn that $2,5O6. so
per annum that he is drawing from
the hopper. "-Wadley Star.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

And so it goes. Joe Brown is now
preventing Gov. Smith from attend
ing the Roosevelt conference of gov
errors.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

The Hon. Hoke Smith even revers.
ed himself on his silent contempt
programme.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13

! ton at Georgia ports. Yours very
truly, (Signed)
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
MANY SLOT MACHINES
ARE HELD AS EVIDENCE
Fifty Men Charged With
Gambling Have Cases Con-
tinued Until TODAY

No progress was made in the police
court yesterday with the cases against
the 30 men charged with using slot ma
chimes for gambling purposes, as the
complaints had not all been prepared.
The cases were continued until today.
against the protest of Attorney Bert
Schlesinger, who represents the defend
ants.
Attorney Schlesinger asked Judge
Shortall for an order returning to the
owners the machines seized by the po-
lice. This was opposed by Attorney
John Greeley. representing Chief Big
gy, on the ground that the machines
were held as evidence, and if the cases
against the defendants were proved the
machines would be destroyed
The judge expressed the opinion that
only one machine was necessary as evil
dence, but he reserved his decision on
that point until today. Schlesinger said
that If the machines were not Returned
there would be an action for damages
against some one.
Yesterday afternoon Detective Red
mond arrested three men and seized
six machines at John NJ. Spain's cigar
store in front of The Hague saloon.
1875 Fillmore street, for gambling.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
MEAL IS SERVED
BY LITTLE COOKS
Girl Students at Geary Street
School Entertain Officials
and Friends

White capped and white aproned, and
irreproachably trim as to cuffs and col
lars, the little girls of the cooking
school in Geary street made a pretty
picture yesterday, when they gave a
reception and tea to their friends.
Among the guests were members of
the board of education, a dozen teach
ers, and various proud mothers, all of
whom We're served with delicious
meal. Their teacher, Miss Florence
Woodward, received the guests as they
arrived. and seated them in the recep
ton room, which had been elaborately
decorated with huckleberry branches
and blue flowers. The little cooks made
and served everything themselves, one
group offifficiating in the kitchen and
another serving the meal with an al
most professional deftness. Half a
dozen varieties of sandwich and twice
as many kinds OF cake were included
In the menu, for the girls had spent
the entire afternoon in getting ready
for their entertainment. The little
chief cook was called for yesterday
afternoon, to be praised for some spe-
cial article in person. These girls have
not yet finished their third course of
five months. but are already versed in
almost every culinary art and seem to
enjoy their work immensely. This was
their first entertainment.
Among the visitors yesterday were
DR.. W. b. Howard and David Oliver of
the board OF education, Miss Alice Stin-
con OF the Pacific Heights school, and
Miss Ellen Bartlett, superintendent of
the public cooking schools In this city.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
JUDGE DUNNE LENIENT
WITH HELPLESS OFFENDER
James Murray Pleads Loss of
Job Drove Him to Petty
Theft

Guilty, sir-your honor" said James
Murray in Judge Dunnes court yes
terday. There was a snicker through
the courtroom as the man rose from his
seat, a smile caused by his loose, un-
calmly appearance; but the laugh died
away at the sight of hopelessness in
his eyes, at his utter AFFECTION, his
absolute misery. He stood before the
court fumbling with his hat, looking
out of the window. appearing for all
the world like some stray dog cowing
before its tormentors.
He had been arrested for petty lar
meant a penitentiary sentence. Nine
years ago he had been given two
year sentence for burglary. For nine
years he, kept straight and then, a
few months ago, he swerved and stole
some brass. There was not an ounce
of yiciousness about the man-jt1st
weakness, 6 foot of weakness. Judge
Dunno questioned him kindly and the
man gradually thawed out. For nine
years he had been an iron worker, then
came hard times, loss of his job
and then theft.
..Of what use" said Judge Dunno.
after he had set the case over to next
Saturday, would 1t be to send a man
like that to the penitentiary. The
mans greatest crime is his weakness.
penitentiary sentence, but. will give
him his freedom on probation If some
responsible party will come forward
with the offer to give him work and
look after him. think the young
fellow will respond to kindness and
good treatment rather more quickly
than he has to the evil counselors.'
Murray is "a years OF age.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-21
WATER DECISION
NOT MADE CLEAR
Judge harrington Sends Tele-
gram That Fails to Untangle
MOOted Point

Although Judge E. S. harrington has
sent by telegraph an explanatory mes
sage intended to clear up the doubtful
point In his decision in the Spring VAL
ley case, it has left matters very much
as they were before. The city attor-
ney's office still claims that the con-
sumers are not bound to pay the addi-
tfonal 10 per cent in rates, while the
attorneys for the corporation contend
that Judge Farrington's telegram ex-
pressly confers the right to enforce
the payment of the excess.
The wire of the Nevada judge was
sent in response to a telegram sent to
him by Judge Van Fleet, after the lat
ter had conferred with the city attor-
ney and the representative of the
water company. The message sent from
mere asked for further light on article
10, In which Judge Harrington had
stated that the rate payers were not
compelled TO pay above the schedule
adopted by the board of supervisors.
The reply Of Judge Harrington, which
was sent from Portland, Me-, follows:
The injunction should be In the Lam
guage of the restraining order, with
only such changes as will make it an
interlocutory injunction. Conditions of
the order do not go into the writ of in
junction. Paragraphs 1 and 10 are not
TO be incorporated in the writ The
injunction should restrain all, who
would be bound by final Judgment de-
claring an ordinance invalid, from any
attempt to enforce it pending the suit
Assistant City Attorney Thomas e.
Haven, who conducted the case on be-
half of the municipality. said last night
that he had not altered his position as
to the right Of the consumers to refuse
to pay the additional Is per cent
Judge harrington" said Haven, "evi-
IDENTIFY intends in his telegram to make
the point that consumers are enjoined
from attempting to enforce the rates
adopted by the board of supervisors.
That leaves the matter in such shape
that the rates may be fixed by con-
tract 1t requires two to make con-
tract, and, In my judgment, the con-
sumer still has the power to refuse
to pay the higher schedule and to en-
join the company from cutting off his
water supply
Unless a supplementary ruling is
forthcoming the matter probably will
be decided on suit brought either by
the company or a consumer.