Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-31

Up this tme the privilege of making full
position has been denied for the sufficient
son pending in and general presen
ton would have had the of trying the
newspaper seeking by indirect methods to influence
the decision of the court
We have carefully from giving the matter this
appearance Having absolute confidence the justice of
cause we have await silence the decision OF the
court and in the meantime the widest misrepresentation
and heaped by malicious enemies
and scattered broadcast over the country.
public entitled to know the truth about these charges
and shall give them.
The Semiweekly Journal its president circulation man
aVe and two employees indicted by the federal grand jury
on the charge conspiracy draud the government of post
age due specifications briefly that in October and No
vember 1908 SemWey Journal sent out at second class
or newspaper number of of the paper as TO
subscribers not sample copies and excess OF the
number of sample copies permitted the postal laws and regu
postal such copies should have been TOUR
cents pound of and that the violation OF the
postal regulations effect effort defraud the govern
ment and therefore criminal ns The charge that this ez
cess sample copies abandoned IN court and the
Indictment depend solely the charge that copies were
sent out at publishers people who were not subscribers
II was also charged fictitious entries made In the
books of The Weekly for the OF
deceng ostoce officials this the excess copies
were permitted go through the mails without the payment Oh
sufficient postage.
The charge false from beginning end Witnesses from
The Journal were subpenaed attended who could and
would have told facts but they not permitted 70
90 before the grand jury testify they had been nearu
no Indictment could have been secured
In similar investigation before the same grand jury tne
who knew the facts permitted to testify and no
indictment returned. la
The se of sample copies by weekly at certain
seasons year for the of extending crcuaon
race that has existed many and has been followed
nv weakly newspapers throughout Prior to 9Oo
the postal regulations permitted publishers to send out as many
sample copies the had subscriptions Ia
1908 postmaster general promulgated reguaton u
taking to this privilege by restricting the use OF Sape
of
that all samples copies of ten per cent should pay
postage at the rate of four cents pound
In October and November 1905 The Semi Weekly Journal
issued special editions paper had been its custom Tor
anv wears and sent considerable number OF copies TO
persons than yearly Inese
excess copies were up of three classes Of
First, delinquent subscribers VINO were N ARREARS WIN ~
paper less than nine months.
Second subscribers who had correctly answered certain geo
graphical questions had been propounded IN the paper
= h Of whom was promised as many four issues OF the
papr where to these geographical queons
Of correct replies therefore under contract to
send as many issues of the paper to these
were considered treated SUBSCRIBERS De-
thew had accepted proposition made by the paper and
correctly answered the questions propounded
The Comics sent AS samples were so stamped accordance
with the postal regulations and nasmuch as was claimed ne
ten r cent allowed us already been exhausted or approx
mate So postage paid these sample copies to the post
office at the rate of four cents pound .-
list denquen paying subscribers nine months after the e
piration Of the subscription ~.
1908 editions of about copies Whatever names were nee
essary above its yearly paid advance uorpon ns
~ made mn of these three Those who subscrb
e but than nine months those who correctly an
ered geographical question been published in the
and sample which four cents pound paid
The this not only lawful under the
statute United States but strict obedience to all
postal regulations
The charge fictitious entries made in The journal
circulation false without the shadow OF usthcaton
or excuse The Journal had circulation book.
of Semi Weekly subscribers kept In type In
mailing gaes These gaeys divided into two classes those
paid and those who less than nine
The book which this charge based office
intended be anything than
memorandum for the circulation department 1t crude
misleading without explanation There need for
keeping Nevertheless and showed the dates
specified indictment under the heading total mailed
of the circulation and the
this dropped The explanation of
furnished the inspector but the
grand jury.
The heading total mailed" intended state the
number of copies that went through the post office meant