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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-12
To
ANSWER FOR
DEATH Of BOY
Walsh and McGrath VIII
Stand Trial on Man
slaughter or Murder
Charge.

Prosecuting Attorney George
=. vaaderNeer announced 10.
day that patroimen Thomas
Walsh ard >, G MeGrath will
be charges. either to-day Or 10.
n'erre~. with aansiauehser Or
murder in the second scarce,
a. = result "a the death ~
Artorip poryepllios the youna
Italian ~ho ~4s snot while flee
ING from these tsso policemen
on December 20.
Chief Ward uphoids the Two
policemen and aags that 10 4as
lmpoaslble that the bullet
~hieh lssd poftoplifo loN came
from IRE gun Of either Of the
officers.
The cercrer's Jury yesterday
afternoon brought IN the yer.
diet that portoellio ssas shof ~
a ai.esiibre bullet from the
hand 81 some person Or per
soma unknown. aAiu bullet com.
ina from the direction % Pc
ilccman Walsh. The larors
added thas they we're no, salts
fled ~ regard 70 tire case ard
Recommended Thorough ls~ss.
tiaatlon by the Crane Jury.
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But Latlmer wasn't satisfied with
his own success The traits that
had won that for him he now put
into the work of making his own
bank expand How well he sue
ceedcd can he read In the annual
reports OF the bank In the fact
thar Latimor. with his clear keen
head. his Will his strength, grew
and grew In the estimation OF the
clty's financiers.
As the bank grew, I.atimer grew
with it. when the biggest consol-
idaiion came. there was one man
that loomed mp as the strongest for
the headship That was Laumer
A strong manhis enemies call
him q hard man one with a clear
sight and foresight, n good banker
according to the standards BIS
which banking men judge, "a man
who doesn't ALLOW sentiment 10 In.
tcrfere. but ia man WHO can get re-.
sults-thut D. Latimcr Not the
best liked man In town--hut he
can get results.
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TELEPHONE CO. MUST STOP
0V[RCHARG|NG ITS PATRONS

without enforcing the payment Of
he aNsent delinquency charge.
Electric Company t4as Penalty.
To $1,000 Seattle subscribers u
the Independent Telephone system
the decision Of the court that the
courts would take a hand " ap-
psaled to In saving the Subscriber
from being mulgted 20 this a0Cent
deliDqueuCy charge was 81 finan.
cial Importance But lawyers as
sert that the decision Is far more
reaching From the opinion Of the
court. u would mppeaF "a logically
follow thar the Seattle Electric
company and other public service
corporations also can BE- compelled
10 dealst in their practice Of charE
INK q penalty 70 subscribers who
DO not pay their bills promptly
IN the case decided by Commits
si0ner Lindsay yesterday. Thomas
Is STAG Mahon. a local attorney. APP
s.s.aaassa..s-sa Aaaaea.aaaaaaHs-a-
Continued on Page EiDnsJ
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WANT WIFE? ASK
HUMANE OFFICER

EVERETT. wash. Jan. i2.-The
humane officer is the proper source
20 apply for a wife Al least that's
the idea Of a rancher living near
Arlington. who has written to HUI
name Officer Pillman declaring that
he would like TO meet a woman who
would make him good life com.
panion. He instructs Pillman 20
round such woman mp.
lie says he is honest. owns somo
property. Is Of standing IN the com.
muulty but ne is tired of living
alone. Even widows with few
children are acceptable.
pillman instructed him to como
TO Everett. buy 81 now outfit OF
clothing (Pillman runs a clothing
store and therefore laws great stress
on that aubiecO add a shave, and
then take bis pick
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For the banker Is the mau be
hind the factory. behind the depart
ment store. behind every big bust
ness enterprise Az the Murgaua.
the stllmans. the Vanderips, the
men who deal In MONEY have
come 90 Overahadow the men who
merely make things OF build ihem
or sell them, 80 tho I.atimers in
Seattle VIII loom bigger and bigger
In the city's NE
So what sort OF man is This Is.
n iAiimer2
To tell the story OF his life won't
tell what the man isf0r That life
story would read much like those
OF other captains of industry and
finmce yet II viii help.
L0tlmer was "a country boy ia
Illinois 30 years ago he's only "a
now country boy with AN ambi
ton 60 go into a bank lie did
he worked IN two different places
back there Then he made his bie
decision 10 come West where
things happen faster whore the
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else dies before you can become a
s3a O month bank cashier.
Wasn't much of a town here IN
1859 when young Latimor. 10 and
confident with a couple Of letters
Of Introduction and an ambition to
make good. struck Seattle. Tie got
a job az the Dexter Horton bank.
It's his boast today that he started
by sweeping out the place
He dreamed OF success. did Lat.
inner But ho didn stop there lie
went 10 work TO earn It. He was
raw honcd and broad shouldered
lie could stand n lot of work lie
was keen. had clear analytical
mind, q man who never forgot. who
wasn't swayed by anything, who
WAS single purposed TO the big aim
he set himself.
Going up that was the story of
Latimcr from 1882 til 1890. when
he became manager of the bank
whore he had started as an office
boy That's some achievement for
eight years.
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TRIED
To BUY SEAT
FOR REYNOLDS

One hundred and ten dollars a
month - shat tbs gili gAnE con
aldera a. 7. Reynolds services IN
the rouueii to b. worth 10 the ma.
chine Monday night Reynolds vas
elected 10 fill out the unexpired
term Of 4 p. Parker. who died n
few weeks ago. Before Parker's
death he waa offered $40 = month
SALARY b. The Enng II he would 70.
aigu his seat and allow the council
fo elect his successor
Parker refused 20 accept the OF
fer u Naa weii 4nown at thai time
that Reynolds would BE- the man
that would succeed Parker II the
gangs bFihe was accepted by
Parker Although a brihc ~ sli0
monthly failed 10 accomplish the
gangs purpose. Parker recently be.
came 80 and died
lie had hardly drawn his last
breath before the gang announced
that Reynolds would again ST In
a-aas--s+saasss-.as..at ass.a.-sas
Continued on Page Eiaht.j
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HOW MEN DIE, STARVING,
IN NEW YORK BREAD LINE

NEW YORK Ian 2Thcy stood together In the bread line and
against each other old who
had arueElcd longer with ho world sought cheer the younge
There's the lodging house ahead he sa
cheerily they fellows nd
and i've coffee
the line ahead municipal lodging
2Sh 1T East river while hungry their mn Th
inc and the starving the u
setting inside where The glow Of fire hewed they a
and drank
You can the coffee older man to thl
Younger reached The Hut
hear He unconscious
said the older whe
carried him into the lodging The old staggered w
younger old
mar reeed fell he dead when they reached
revived. he
al dying He said Lawrence
he miles Of the New York Il
,ts man be aa @ he
Doctors say viii die from starvation.
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LOST CORK LEG, 4
CAN'T FIND 1T. +.
10y United Press.l

CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. a. =
= Where Is Henry b. MeCabe's .
cork legy
lie says his home Is at liz =
a Prospect av. but avows that =
a the missing les hasn't been =
q there Tor some time. Hes =
= using crutches. =
Complaint was made TO Po- =
. lice Prosecutor Cull that Me =
4 Cabe was collecting funds Tor :
new lex
W. n. Winans OF Associat' =
= ed Charities said that the =
= Onkdalo Benevolent associa =
q ton had given McCabe one =
. leg and couldn't understand :
why he wanted another. =
"The old one didn't fit q
4 McCahe said II took IL to =
4 the man that made IL and =
4 never got 10 back.
a McCahe told Gull he didn't =
q remember the makers name. q
4RHkR R4RR4H y
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MONEY
INTO CAMPAIGN
FOR INDUSTRIES

Starting their subscription lists
By signing their own names with
substantial pledges is what many
members OF the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce committee have done
In the campaign for the creation
Of the proposed industrial and con
yentions bureau OF the chamber.
The various subdivisions Of the gen
eral committee. whose names were
announced at a meeting Monday
afternoon, have been holding sep
arate sessions yesterday and this
morning, and the work Is now
fairly begun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-12
HORSE RACING A
WOMAN'S DOWNFALL.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan ~ De.
ciaring hat horse racing was re-
apQnaihie fur her predicament Mrs.
Evelyn DE- Bolt telegraph oper
a'or. was held in detlnue in the
city prison today while detectives
inYeat!gaied her alleged appr0prla.
tlou Of $1,000 not belonging 10 her
Mrs De Holt declared that she
was urged fo place The money that
was iu her keeping apparently a.
trustee. on the races by one u
Abrahafaaou She refused 20 say
where the money came from, but
stated that 0nly tilO9 had been
boz
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acquiesced He took some more
drinks and this morning he awak.
ened in the Hotel Motropole. cor.
ner OF Fifth and Union. with a
fierce headache and minus a roll Of
bills watch and charm aud a $50
overcoat he was robbed. evident.
Vs.. before reaching the hotel.
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DEATH FOLLOWED
HIS CONVERSION

CARSON CITY, New. Jam w.
Word was received here today that
Joseph Kelly wealthy liquor
dealer who burned his stock after
be- was converted in "a revival
meeting conducted by Evangelist
Yoakum of Los Angeles. "a dead at
"a aauiiarium at Belmont. cal
Heart disease was given AS the
cause OF Kellya death Friends.
however declare hat he has
evlneed symptoms Of mental strain
since bis spectacular conversion
here several weeks ago
Kelly destroyed liquor worth
B2j 900 and thousands Of cigars in
the presence Of 5000 persons
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OVER so, HE KILLS
ANOTHER OLD MAN

GRANTS PASS. Or. Jan t2.--
Another murder has boon added 70
Josephine county's long list Yes.
torday afternoon James Mcclure
shot and killed Angus Knapp over
q disputed copper prospect ON che
Illinois river about 40 miles from
this city. The first news came from
Mcclure, who tclephoned In 90 the
sheriff as to what he had done and
then came in this morning ana gave
himself up. His story is that Knapp
was attempting Co jump his claim
Roth parties were old mon. being
over 60 years OF age.
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CUNNINGHAM JOYFUL
AND PRAY WHY NOT7

Los ANGELES, Jan. t2.-ciar.
enee Cunningham Of Wallace, Ida.
no, one % the bright liphse OF the
Alaskan coal frauds, Is Joyful
"Tsft is greater than Roosevelt.
he proved u by busting Pinohot.
We Will be mining coal IN lsas than
a year on the claims which CLAWS
and Pinehot declared we're fraudu.
lent" he said with qlee today.
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Court Brands Penalty on
Delinquent Bills as H.
lsal.

z<sns Of charge Of 90 cents
- hgninsf the subscribe
q Hoi pay hts bill on Of b.
As lath Of each month. The
lssdenf Telephone compang
= Azez thousands Of dollars
s'R seattle citizens r. which a.
~ q ksal right according 20 an
!. nlea rendered yeaierday ~
,H Commissioner Roberf ii
carefully eoFded opinion
Y ~ 4 sslonef Lindsay branded
" eallsftion 81 90 cents apon
PEN telephone bulls a. an
g Practice, and 10 the case
-. am Issued > writ Of man
compelling the company 90
q" ne plaintiff telephone service
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IVY y WIo0DCUTTERs
STOLE A SAWMlII

btYvoshJ iaisd rfssal
esss - 80 WISH Jar. ~ Be
a6p S stole sawmul N a.
n e,, 4. paniela woodcuiiers on
isstea Z iouchet river were A.
,ss i ~ 'a'il "as closed three montba
blosst,s,.7 sunday when the owners
nae1les..a. 4 Eager visited ne sito
even ~ lumber Implement and
tesree cook house bad disap
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HAS A HEADACHE;
MINUS HIS MONEY

when two affable strangers ap.
preached Charles sharkey, who
rooms Al tho York hotel yesterday.
and asked him to have n drink he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-12

Clarence Van De Nnntcr "a
year.oid South Seattle boy. ran
away from home last nlght with tho
purpose. u ia believed hy his parents.
81 going tu sea.
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I Pzs.<ally oven saloon n klng
ensa.g ~ zaderse . radical 81
uzs'rar.son a lAas section ~ the
u.n'zzl tuss quoted ADORE - co
u saxstlv snfnresd h aceoFaauce
ia a ntffpFgfzfiea given ii az q
uniasa<s ~ b Superior Judge
II I naAaM passensing Attoruey
C<uFss Y. VaahAFsesr and Special
Pso@<snsas " u White YESTERDAY
/ kfstrrNe
tF:szf a7en : FeqEe1t 81 the
krzzf ~ u h ~ Interpretation
q - ~ D. soalss<es held that
a. xsztas streena. palnted o.
hnisd siadoFs - zny snlcoa must
a. IA ne az b clear on she
nhjsek ana thar practically every
nlsoa y kias euanls is violating
CO. NV
iuaET Ronald IA opsn couet I'D.
dressed 'ks falleplnz 10 the esAnd
ri ths n1fnlnf
-rhis section Of the criminal
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beings rys allowed oryfm and
~ ahtIh mfres Stop
Gu lie dd Seattle r underworld?
W hgd?
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with "a skeleton key thievca en-
tered che home u Mrs a. Htapp
1909 East Denny way and stole u
quantity Of iewelry and tfinkcts.
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loAe. poIHpExTER
LAUGHS AT THREATS.


WASHINGTON. Dec. ia =
ssfisssn,aiiye polnderter. Of =
Asaalagson. In an interyleu >
'adAg said
i childish 10 suppose 4
- threats Of the wlthdrawal =
galFonage Or other oppoai >
IN cause the progre .
W. e abandon their pf.a .
% not recognize the few q
asileiafies Of che tory on =
. saniza'ion IN congIeaa AL the .
s..s'ofa 81 the republican >
Ias balllnger Pinchot COZ .
! "a merely an lnc. >
There Il a much deep ,
IN which pinchot \
s-'aA lor certain pollcles 30 .
aeaeii' Of al the people :
! . ss policies are closely ra :
fa~.. 80 e re light 10 the h0uae 3
sA'hSl lhe rules. which uilI ;
~. " p uutii u meets With auc !
F4Nnn
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;,.ud Jury Asks for an
Irluspresation OF the
l.v, Which Results in a
sweeping Court Order.

.fs%sy psrsea being ths
.<n-, = msasssr Of. o. AIRY
t~sls<s u any srsnkin9 saleon
- sssll otstrues the vieN Of
~ nsss snsrscf from the
- A. BY mesas u any
rr<rs Grades Or ether DE-
s<st e. any Gay. snail Be
a.|sx 4 a misdsmsanor. -
l<<xlsn ~ Criminal Code q
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain tonight and Thursday
high southeast winds
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country is growing. whore you
don't have 20 walt TN everyone
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GRIFF5THS PROMISED TO GIVE 7HOANSON:S JOB
TO BOUIkLOMI If THE LATTER WOULD WITHDRAW w
N SALOON SCREENS
MUST BE TORN OUT

code is narrower than any yet
called 20 my attention. n isa
criminal statute ard must be
strictly construed All screens
Or curtains in trent Of or IN tire
rear % docrn Usually used for
entering the building fail within
ths statute.
"Ali acrwene or shades in front of
ol behind auy window Of any saloon
fall within The statute All blinds
on or inside windows faf within
ths statute All painted Of frosted
wInhoNH ur curtains uTEg windows
of boarded up windows fall within
The statute IL fact. ans 0hstrue.
tian which IL Continuance Oh.
straeiine The view ircm the outside
~ the interior ~ a saloon fails
within the meaning ~ the statute
nepnty sheflfga yesterday we're
detailed 10 notify saioon pro
psisgogs throughout ihe county that
screens. blinds and frosted 81
painted windows must 80
Returns indictment.
The kinw county grand jury ~.
turned t,s first Indictment yeefer.
dAY afieruoon Nhen it ordered the
arrest ~ John +. sullivan manager
% the American Catering Co. and
sou IL Patrick y sullivan. pro
prsetor ~ the American cafe. on q
charge of assault ia the second De
gree The complaining Witness Is
John . Galeheuse. a tailor AZ 10th
aV and Madison "a the ofisnne IS
alleged "a have bcea committed
December a 1903 The indictment
vas returned following q refusal
of the prosecuting attorney office
20 prosecute the case
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Continued on Page Eight.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
CONFEDERATE DEAD
WAS HONORED

Last Tuesday. the 26th of April,
was Memorial Day and a fitting
program was carried out in F'itz-
gerald. under the auspices Of the
local Memorial association.
The orator of the dav was Rev
w. f. Wray, pastor Of Mulberry
Street church, Macon. an orator of
wide reputation. and preacher
known and loved all over Georgia
The program as previously ar
ranged, was carried out in detail
which consisted in the singing of
Datrinti" songs by the school child
rcn. and the members Of the Me
rnori"l association, the address of
Nr. Wray. who was introduced by
Rev. Guvton Fisher. and the deco
"atino Of the graves at the GENE
terry with sweet spring flowers.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28

ton of his successor when Govern
or Smith would not have been ov-
erwhelmingly elected and if the
election had come after the con-
Wet exposures Of 1909, and under
the present registration law, which
prevents illegal votes, It is likely
his majority would have reached
$4,000.
DeKalk county claims Governor
Smith, who is expected to move
to our county at an early date and
build in Druid Hill ron his farm
near Decatur. And Dekalk coun-
ty furnished to the legislature
Gambler and Alexander.
We are proud Of the reform adj
ministration.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28
HOKE SMITHS
Administration
REFORM FOR WHICH HE
STOOD HAS BEEN BROUGHT
TO PASS.
Esteemed by North Georgia Paper
AS the Greatest Man in Georgia.
To Become a Citizen of DeKalb
County.
From the DeKalb County New
Era.

From the DeKalb County New
Era.
The people Of Georgia III 1916
threw off the yoke Of corporation
and machine domination. 1t Is
true that two years later they de-
cided to put their necks under the
woke again. but for once the yoke
was off and lobbyists had no con-
troll Of affairs.
As we get further away from
the administration OF Gov. Hoke
Smith. it is interesting to look
back and see what was accom-
plished during those two eventtul
wears, and what impression, ii any,
has been made by the present dy-
nasty. the Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon type, towards
blasting at rock Of reform.
In spite of all the loud acclaims
Of what was going to be done, not
dent has been made on single
law that was passed by tn eleglsla-
ture Of 1907-S. Yet, this is 1910,
and we are four years away from
the campaign of 1906.
What have we as result OF the
campaign for reform and ring pol
iticians- the campaign III which
the people Of Georgia asserted
themselves unassisted by machine
politicians and hired political
agents?
There is the disfranchisement
law, taking the negro out OF pol
tiles in Georgia. Hardly enough
negroes are registering this year
to count. This law for the preser
walton of white supremacy in
Georgia is one Of the legacies left
us by the reform administration,
and it is worth all the effort made
in that great CAMPAIGN.
The membership Of the railroad
commission was increased and its
power enlarged. It became for a
time the people s commission.
With flourish Of threats it was
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28

100000. All the convicts were
forced upon the public road work,
and the good roads being made
with convicts will prove perma-
nent blessing.
Toward the close of Governor
Smith s term the strike on the
Georgia railroad occurred, and the
way in which he handled the stu
alton illustrated his wisdom, cour-
age and GOODNESS.
Very few persons know Of the
true inwardness Of that critical pc
Rod. and how bloody riots were
narrowly averted.
The strike was forced by the
Georgia railroads policy Of pro-
noting negro firemen. and Colonel
Scott persisted in that policy, and
demanded that Governor Smith
protect the negro firemen with the
white troops.
1t was like playing with fire IN
a powder magazine. Riots once
started would probably have
spread to every railroad in the
south employing negro fremen.
This section might have been
swept by race riots. Certainly, the
Georgia railroad would have been
a riot from end to end. Time and
again Colonel Scott virtually de-
manded troops, and time and time
again, Governor Smith refused.
For week the trains stood still,
but finally moved again under a
compromise brought about by az
bitration. and Mr.. Scott railroad
was handed back to him uninJured
and no one was seriously hurt.
These are the main results ac-
complished by the reform admin
istration in the two years in which
a governor representing the people
was in power. The effort of Gov
t'IlOE iDIPNIl W lCpCfA elhN "
them failed thanks to the courage
and patriotism Of the present leg
stature. and Georgia is happy and
.rroenerous today under the reform
LEGISLATION.
The campaign to bring about the
defiant Of Governor Smith was
originated eight morths after his
inar"nration and before his great
work for the state had been accom-
pliehnd. When his brilliant record
had been rade up, the people saw
thpt be had earned thei" gratitude
and m endorsement Of second
to"m Thnv saw that the govern or
Tho had n""omDlished most for
N" 0ooDln had been denied a sec
Owl trrm wv methods nnprecndert-
~ IN +ho history of the state. and
whom it wa" too late they cav him
~0 OFT Of Office more poOnlHr than
over. for th""a never was dav be-
t,vnon ''re. 1908. and the inau@ura-
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28

The taxes paid by the railroads
were increased half a million dol
lars, thus tightening the burden Of
the people; yet working no injus-
tice to those corporations which
had escaped the payment Of their
proportionate share of the taxes.
Large amounts Of back taxes
were also collected and the adj
ministration Of Governor Smith
was such brilliant financial sue
cess that, despite the loss of a
quarter Of a million Of dollars Of
revenue from liquor licenses, and
the increase in the appropriation
for education. every obligation
was met as it matured and the
surplus was increased about $780,
900.
The affairs Of the Western and
Atlantic railroad were carefully
investigated and plans were per-
fected to provide new terminals,
which would have bee nof vast
financial benefit to the state, and
the legislature directed the pur-
chase, but the new governor failed
to make the payment, claiming
he did not have the money. Yet,
he had the authority to borrow
100000, and represented a peo-
pie who return for taxation $780,
100000 Of property
The chain gangs Of Georgia and
the prison farm at Milledgeville
had become encountered with help
less and harmless convicts, who
might have been turned out long
ago if the officials had done their
duty, but for some reason this
useless burden upon the state was
allowed to continue. Governor
Smith cleared the chain gangs Of
these helpless prisoners, i'll cases
where they had relatives that
would take care Of them, and he
pardoned many friendless convicts
whose meritorious cases had been
neglected
But the browning work OF the
reform administration in regard to
the convicts was in abolishing the
lease system ir it's entirety and
clearing Georgia Of all cenection
with a system that had brought
nothing but disgrace to the state
Although penal institutions are
intended as but aids to the enforce
enrich the lessees, and was honey
combed with graft. Even when
dealt its death blow, an effort was
made to saddle upon the state a
prison farm unsuited for the pur-
poses, to be purchased at a high
price. and divert convicts from the
public roads. Governor Smith re
fused to permit the purchase of
the Wimberly farm, and by that
one act saved the state nearly