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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
STORES HEAD
ACCUSES SENATOR

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 29.-Mr. E. S.
Nash president of the American Naval
Stores company, has written an open let
ter to Senator Taliaferro, of Florida, In
answer to the statesman's speech on the
floor of the senate recently attacking the
company of which Mr.. Nash is the head.
He accuses the senator of having re-
ceived large dividends from the Atlantic
Investment company, a concern which
was declared to be in restraint CO trade,
and gives pictures of the checks used in
paying these dividends. 1t is charged
that the senator remained in the COM
pany until he was made to withdraw in
voluntarily.
1t is also charged by Mr.. Nash, that
while the senator held stock in both the
American Investment company and the
Consolidated Naval Stores company, one
representing the producers, and the other
the factor, he tried to put through plan
to force the producer to sell his stock to
the investment company at a half cent a
gallon below the market quotations. This
is cited as a case of double dealing on the
senator's part. II is claimed that Senator
Taliarerro violated the confidence of At
torney General BonapaFte by reading to
the senate a private letter from that Of
fetal
II the letter was read with Bonaparte's
permission, President Nash declares, that
official is guilty of the grossest violations
of the dignity of his office for permitting
such letter to be read in public, while
the case was pending in court to which 1t
referred. The letter concludes by asking
the senator if it is not true that a hand
very close to Standard Oil gave him f1nan-
cial assistance during his last race.
The letter has created the greatest in
terest throughout the entire turpentine
belt, and particularly in Florida.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
IDENTITY OF WOMAN
RIDDLE TO POLICE

MERCER, Pa, April 1.-District Attor-
ney Lininger, of Mercer county and ex-
Judge Miller, counsel for James II.
Boyle, were engaged in a heated contro-
versy last night and early today over
the arraignment yesterday of Mrs Boyle.
Mr.. Miller was not reconciled to the sud
den move of the prosecution in having
Mrs. Boyle taken before a local justice
yesterday where she was given a hearing
on a charge of abduction and was held
for the grand jury in $4,000 bail.
When Attorney Cochran, representing
Mr.. Whitla, was asked today If he could
reconcile the identity of the woman's
visitor last Monday with that of a broth
er from Chicago, named William McDer-
mott, he replied Is possibly might have
been a brother, but it was not a McDer-
mott. He said the commonwealth had
positive and certain information that Mrs.
Boyles was In no way connected with
the McDermott family in Chicago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
CONFEDERATE SHAFT
PLANNED AT TIFTON

Triton, Ga, April lat a meeting of
the Charlotte B. Carson chapter an order
was placed for a Confederate monument
to be erected in this city.
The monument is a shaft design, and
will be capped with a life-sized statue OF
Confederate soldier in Italian marble.
The shaft will be of Georgia marble and
will stand Is feet high.
The contract was placed with the
Neal Marble company, of Marietta, Ca,
who are known as the largest builders of
monuments in the south.
The chapter is in a flourishing condition
with the following we'll known Daughters
as officials: Mrs. Charlotte B. Carson,
president; Mrs. Perry Moore, first vice
president; Mrs. Leila de Laughter Catch
ell, second vice president; Mrs. w. NJ.
Giddens, secretary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
PAT CALHOUN JURY
HAS ONLY TEN MEN

SAN FRANCISCO, April latter twelve
weeks of wearisome effort, the jury that
Will try Patrick Calhoun, president Of
the United Railroads, on an indictment
charging attempted bribery, needs two
members to be completed.
Judge Murasky today granted the APP
plication of the attorneys of the United
Railroads for a citation, directing officials
of the district attorneys office and police
office and police department, to appear
next Monday and show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt OF
court, in refusing to obey an order re-
straining them from proceeding with
search of~the corporations Offices.
The decision constitutes defeat for the
prosecution in the first legal skirmish that
has followed last weeks raids on offices
and safes alleged to contain papers stolen
from the district attorneys office.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
CAN'T BE BARTENDER
IF NOT A CITIZEN

CINCINNATI, o., April 1.-The Dean
law, recently enacted by the Ohio state
legislature, has caused much consterna-
ton among the saloon. keepers who are
not naturalized citizens of the United
States. The law says that only citizens
of the United States may conduct saloons
in the state. Many foreigners have been
in the saloon business in Cincinnati for
ten years or more.
II they have their first papers they can
become naturalized in ninety days there
after, provided, of course, that the court
has set a date to hear naturalization
petitions within that time. But it so
happens that all the foreign saloon keep
ers in this city will have to wait until
next September to get a hearing in the
federal court. 'rE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
SIX THOUSAND MEET
TO STUDY TEACHING

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1.-Six rhou-
sand public school teachers are beginning 10
assemble here for the opening tomorrow OF one
of the most important teachers conventions
in the history OF their organization
Among the notable educators that are to
address the convention, which will continue
till the end of the week, are Brander Mat
thews of Columbia university, who will speak
on ASPECTS Of the Drama" tomorrow evening
and upon English Spelling" Friday after
noon; Franklin S. Giddings. the sociologist, OF
Columbia university; Judge Benjamin Lind
saw of the Denver juvenile court; Elmer Ellis
worth Brown. United States commissioned OF
education. and Joseph W. Folk, former Cover
nor of Missouri.
The occasion for this assemblage is the first
joint convention Of the NOthern Indiana and
the Southern Indiana Teachers associations
The teachers will meet in divisions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
AUTOMOBILE MURDER
CHARGED TO CHAUFFEUR

NEW YORK, April 1.-Eugene Koch, d
12-year-old Brooklyn boy, is believed to
be dying in a hospital today. the victim
of what is becoming to be known as au-
tomobile murder. He was struck last night
while playing in the street by a red tour
ing car, containing two men and two
women.
After hitting the little fellow the car
redoubled its speed and sped onward. The
case attracts more than perfunctory in
terest i'm view Of the fact that the police
are still searching for the chauffeur of
the car which killed 1S-year-old Ingvaard
Trimble on Saturday.
The Koch boy is the third child to be
thus run down during the week so far,
but the drivers and occupants of none of
the cars have been found.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
AT POLICE STATION
JUDGE EATS CHEESE
TO FIND A VERDICT

CLEVELAND, April If upon the
quality of a piece Of cheese rests the de-
cisIon of a judge on a case is 1t up to the
court to taste the cheese before rendering
his verdict?
Surely" answered Justice Terrell when
such a question presented itself in his
court here. And then he bit of a chunk
Of cheese and after eating IT carefully
and bordering for several moments, he
rendered his decision for the defendant.
The case was that of Jacob Bender.
who sued the Cleveland Cheese company
for a salary Of S25 a week for a period Of
five weeks, he alleged was due him. Ben
der was brought here from Germany and
was said TO be an expert cheese maker.
The company averred that Bender ruined
$500 worth OF cheese for them and was
really Of no value to them. A..
Bender prepared for this statement by
bringing a piece Of cheese into court. He
handed II up to the judge and requested
him to taste IL. The judge ate ii in the
presence Of the spectators. But the ju-
dicial palate was not tickled by the NOR
sci. so the decision favored the defendant.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
HOBOKEN VIADUCT
is BADLY WRECKED

NEW YORK. March 31.-A heavy
charge of dynamite, said 10 have been
placed by disaffected laborers recently
employed in the construction of a new
steel viaduct over the Hoboken Mead
ows, was exploded with tremendous
crash at 3:15 this morning, wrecking one
of the supporting pillars of the structure
and shattering every window in the
neighborhood for a radius of a quarter
of mile ....
A number of persons are known to have
been cut by flying glass and falling plas-
ter but as yet no word has been receiv-
ed of any fatality.
The rumble of the explosion was heard
throughout Manhattan and far into the
Long Island suburbs and for hours the
various police station were busy answer
ing inquiries as to the nature of the eX-
plosion and its whereabouts.
AS soon as the source of the defamation
had been traced, the reserves from the
Hoboken police stations were sent to the
scene as. also were a number of ambu-
lances.
The neighborhood of Willow avenue,
where the explosion took place, was
thrown into a panic and scantily dress
ed men and women rushed into the
streets in terror.
An investigation showed that the
charge of dynamite had been placed at
the base of one of the steel upright sup
ports and that the force of the explo-
sion had completely torn 1t from its con-
crete foundation.
1t is said that recently there had been
minor troubles among the workmen en-
ployed in the construction of the viaduct
and that the outrage may have been
perpetrated by some of the malcontents
in revenge for fancied wrong.
The viaduct, which had been two years
building, is a steel structure nearly half
a mile long, connecting Hoboken with
West Hoboken, over a wide area of sunk
en- meadows.
No estimate as yet has been placed on
the damage caused by the explosion, but
It is believed that it will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
TAFT WANTS BENCH
FREE FROM faint

WASHINGTON, March 30.-President
Taft again today stated to callers that he
did not consider the appointment of
judges to be a part of the patronage of
United States senators. The president
thinks that judicial appointments should
be free from political influences.
He considers himself competent to pass
upon the fitness of them for the bench, and
will do so.
At the same time he said he would
be glad to receive suggestions from sena-
tors and representatives as to THEN
knowledge of the qualifications of appli-
cants. The president has several federal
judgeships to fill in the near future.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN;
son BARELY ESCAPES

MACON, Ga, April Mrs. Emogene
Compton, forty years of age, was struck
by a Georgia train on the Walnut creek
bridge, near here, this afternoon, and
was instantly killed. -
Her 12-year-old son, who was on the
bridge with her. escaped by hanging down
through the crossties.
The woman had been refused transport
tation to Athens by the city authorities,
and had started walking to that town. She
was about midway the bridge when d
train rounded the curve Before she could
get off she was struck by the engine and
thrown forty feet off the bridge. Death
resulted instantly.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
GEORGIA SHAKES OFF
HER LEASE SYSTEM
Continued from Page One

prisoners were led from their old quar-
ters in carefully guarded squads and put
on board the train. BY Thursday night
they will have been placed in their new
camps under new guards in the various
counties.
Below is given a general plan show
ing the private camps from which the
counties will get their quota Of convicts:
Convicts Being Transferred
From Durham Mines. Pittsburg. Wal
ker County-Henry. Muscogee. Milton,
Troup. Cherokee. Epson, Ptckens.
Cobb. Fayette. Meriwether and Heard;
total. 2Os convicts.
From Lookout Mountain Camp, Pitts
burg. Walker County-Banks. Forsyth,
Gwinnett. Franklin. Pike. Newton,
Stephens. Taliaferro; total, lS2 con-
victs.
From the Chattahoochee Brick Com
many Camp, near Atlanta-Warren,
OgIethorpe. Campbell. Madison, Monroe.
Clarke. Hart Wilkes, Columbia, Full
ton. Walton. Ebert. Jackson and Car
roll; total. 141 convicts.
From Sugar Hill Camp. Barlow Coun-
ty-Bartow. Richmond, Rockdale. Jas
per, Clayton, Floyd; total. "a.
From Register Guano Company Camp,
Near Macon-wilcox, oconee, McDufne,
BIbb. Terrell. Greene, Putnam, Jones,
Laurens. Telfair. Morgan and johnson;
total, 81.
FROM Stephens Bros Company Pot
terry, Near Macon-Wilkinson, Houston,
Coweta and Lincoln; total, &C.
From Bib Brick Company, Near Ma
con-Hancock. Baldwin, spalding; total.
IS.
N From Broxton and Douglas Camps,
Gomez County-Chatham and Charlton;
total, 20.
From Cruger & PAGES Camp, Albany,
Ga.-Stewart. Washington, Mitchell. Ma
con: total. IS.
I From Arlington Lumber Company, Ar
lington-Irwin. Turner and Webster total,
80.
From Babcock Lumber Company,
Babcock-Worth. Sumter, Dolly, Col
quit and Randolph; total, los.
From CuIbreath Camp. Tarver, Echolls
County-Clinch, Glynn; total, %.
From Triton Camp-Tattnall; total, Is.
From Fargo. Clinch County-Appling,
Emanuel, BulIoch, Screven. Camden,
Bryan, Coffee, bingham, Jenkins; total,
1SS.
From Stanley's Camp, Near Valdosta-
Ware and Toombs; total, 2S
From Midtown. Berrien County-Broks,
Thomas, Lowndes and Ben Hill; total,
IS
From Jakin. Early County-Decatur and
Calhoun; total. So.
From Blakely. Early County-Early,
Clay, Jefferson. Baker, Quitman; total,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
DONKEY BLEW OUT
THE GAS AND DIED

ST. LOUIS. April 1.-Wnliam Grothe.
or wentzville. Mo-, through his attorney
il trying to collect from an express com
pany the value of a donkey he had
bought and which ended HIS life while be-
ing shipped from Illinois TO Missouri. The
donkey. Grated, was placed in the express
company's warehouse here Tuesday
night gas jet was burning near the
animal when the employees locked the
warehouse. In the morning the light
was out and the donkey dead
Grothe contends the donkey blew out
the gas while braying.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
BOYLE'S BOND $4,000
is RETURNED TO JAIL

SHARON, March 29.-Boyles bond was
fixed at SIS, 900.
He was later returned to the Jail at
Mercer. Pa. A conference was held late
this afternoon between Attorney Cochran
and Mr.. Whitla in an endeavor to de-
wise some way whereby Mrs. Boyle can
waive a hearing without being brought
from Mercer to Sharon.
Carrying out the instructions of ex-
Judge Miller, his attorney. given him at
Mercer this morningn. James H. Boyle
kidnaper of Willie Whitla, waived a
hearing on the abduction charge before
Justice S. S. Gilbert this afternoon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
CHRIST is KING;
WE MAKE HIM BEGGAR"

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-"Christ is King.
INIT this age has robbed him Of his kingiy
aspects We have made him beggar. We
have tried to keep him on the throne and at
tbe same time spread his kingdom with pink
teas and yellow teas, rummage sales, euchres
and fairs. There are some business houses
which make a regular business Of thinking up
schemes TO offer to churches to raise money. =
Such was the declaration of Rev. j. d..
Iamothe of st. Pauls Episcopal church. in
A lecture delivered here under the AUSPICES OF
the church club Of Louisiana last night. Dir.
Iamothe declared that such a condition was
first OF all the fault of the clergy, who have
not put before the people the true standard OF
Christian giving"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
REFORM TICKET WINS
lNRALEIGH ELECTION

RALEIGH. n. c., April L-0fficial canvass
of the returns OF the Democratic municipal pri-
maries Wednesday shows a remarkable land
slide for the reform ticket. Mayor James I.
johnson is defeated by 1910 votes by J. S.
Wynne. Wynne had made four unsuccessful
races for mayor in the past. The aldermen
are all reform candidates except one.
Republicans preparing to put an n
dependent ticket in the field for the May
election.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
IITCAS COITNTY IS.

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. SIS:
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
g. Co, doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of Halls Catarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed i'm
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. d. 1856. a. W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
malls free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by an Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
ALABAMA TO AID
ITS MILL SCHOOLS

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, April IA special
from Huntsville. the cotton mill center, says:
The state OF Alabama. through Superinten-
dent s r. Butler. Of Madison county, has
pledged itself 10 furnish extra room and teach
ers In the public schools Of the mill villages
OF this locality 80 that the children whose ages
make them amenable TO the compulsory educa-
ton clause in the child labor law may attend
school and comply with its provisions
II Is estimated that room must be made for
eight hundred extra children. who are expected
to attend school eight consecutive weeks be-
fore January in order TO qualify them for
work In the cotton mills.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
LIFE OF OCKEFELLER
I0DELE .OR CAREERS

NEW YORK. April 1.-Two hundred and
sixteen young men entered business and
Industrial struggles in New York today
with the lie Of John ID. Rockefeller be-
fore them as a model r. Fulton Cutting.
in an address last night at the gradual
ing exercises Of the New York Trade
school pictured Mr.. Rockefeller. not as the
unrelenting trust magnate. but as an ex-
ample OF what persistency and temperance
may accomplish.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC.

man by the name of ]. P. Nc
Kinney, who has been soliciting SUBJ
scriptions for The Semi-Week
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fore do not pay him any money. He
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and may show this as authority to
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money. We will be pleased to learn
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as he is wanted by rs. and should
he call on you we would be pleased
to have you notify us at once. Be-
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Weston Keeps Walking

JAMESTOWN, n. Y. April L.
After scant six hours sleep. Edward
Payson Weston left jamestown at $3.50
O'Clock on his westward journey. He
plans to reach Cambridge Springs, Pa.
about fifty miles distant, to spend the
nj oh
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
DYNAMITE FOLLOWS
DEMAND FOR MONEY

McALESTER. Okya., April The store
of Joseph Nelis. at Krebbs. a mining camp
near here, destroyed by dynamite early
Wednesday. He received two letters demanding
money under threat of death and laid a trap
for the authors of the communications, but IL
failed. Nellis who comes from the north II
Italy. believes that he is a victim of the
blacks and Indians
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Night and Day Mixup

I.ale Record.
Officious Offspring-Pop, may 1 ask just one
more question?
Officious Offspring-Well, then, pop. how Is
It that the night falls, but it's the day that
breaks?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Buffalo Plumbers Strike

BUFFALO, n. Y, April 1.-Two hum
bred and fifty plumbers struck today.
They demand an increase in wages from
$3.50 to 81 a day and the adoption Of z
number of shop rules.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
TRAINS CARRYING CONVICTS
PASS THROUGH ATLANTA

From early Thursday morning until late
in the afternoon special trains. operated
by nearly every railroad entering Allan.
ia. brought carloads of convicts from
mines and plants in the northern sections
OF the state, which were sent out in every
direction to the counties which have Sc
cured the men for work on the roads.
Every train was met by groups of morbid
and curious onlookers and friends and
relatives OF the prisoners.
In most instances II was the first time
that the men in stripes had met their
former acquaintance and there were hys-
terical scenes as the prisoners waved their
salutations from the car windows. The
convicts for the most part seemed pleased
with their transfer. and even remained
stolid to the demonstrations of those who
had gathered to meet them.
The men seemed to enjoy the trip and
displayed much interest in the scenes
which attracted them through the open
car windows. Nearly every car carried
four guards-two seated at each end OF
the car. Some cars also held guards.
which sat In the center OF the car. seated
so that the car could be seen from ali
directions.
Special trains were operated by the Cen
trail OF Georgia, the Georgia railroad. the
Louisville and Nashville. the Southern
railway, the Seaboard Air Line and the
Western and Atlantic railroad. The white
convicts. which were brought to Atlanta
by the Western and Atlantic from mines
near Chattanooga. were taken from the
train near the Union Stock yards and
carried to the white stockades Of the
county.
The majority Of all the negro prisoners
Gid not stop in Atlanta, but their cars
were switched to other lines that carried
them to different destinations in the state.
2S CONVICTS STOP
AT POLICE STATION
Twenty-eight convicts from the Chat
tahoochee Brick company's brick yards at
Chattahooche, Ga, were brought to the
police station on Thursday morning on
their way to Columbia. Wilkes and War
rem counties.
Three of the men are to go to Columbia
county, u to Wilkes and Is to Warren.
They were under the care OF Sheriff Gala
way, Of Wilkes county, and were brought
to the police station because they had
missed their train. They left for their re-
spective destinations on Thursday after
noon
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Not All of Life

The young have to learn to live. the old, TO
die It is difficult to decide which is the more
disa greeable process.-LOndon Truth.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-23
FERGUSON WINS
FROM JEANETTE

BOSTON, June 2s.-Sandy Ferguson
was presented with the decision at the
end Of twelve rounds of punk" ring
work over Joe Jeanette. the negro
heavyweight. at the Armory A. A. last
night.
Ferguson was unweiidy and awk-
ward, while Jeanette was little better,
Jeannette's chief mode of warfare was
taking flying leaps through the air at
Sandy's head, aiming his left to the
spot. but he managed to land often
enough.
Ferguson was too slow IN swinging
TO catch Jeanette till well along in
the bout, and then he managed to dc
some effective hooking with his left to
the body and head as the negro
sailed In.
In the THIRD round Ferguson gagged
Jeanette nicely with a left to the
head and sent the negro foundering
on the mat, but Sandy refused 10 go
to him to take advantage of his knock
down. 1t was a one-arm fight for
Ferguson.