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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEl'MSSUAI. BKFTKUBiJK 4, ITJt.
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Terrell Resolution In
troduced in
Council.
The resolution by Councilman Ter
rrll, providing for a committee to ap-
mt before the railroad commission
tai urge lower street car fares, cheaper
pi and telephones, was offered at the
meeting of council Tuesday afternoon,
»nd was referred to the committee on
electric and other railways and the
committee on electric lights, telephones
and telegraphs.
These two committees will consider
the resolution Jointly. The resolution,
ai reported In The Georgian , several
diys ago, provides that the council
committee shall ask of the railroad
commission that eight street car fares
be sold for a quarter; that gas sell at
IS cents per 1,000 feet, and that tele
phone charges be made according to
the number of subscribers. Following
ti the resolution In full:
The Resolution.
••Resolved, by the mayor and general
council of the city of Atlanta, That the
miyor pro tem. be directed to appoint
i committee of three from this gen
eral council, said committee to act In
iccordance with the following Instruc-
“Tsald committee Is to at once pre-
pire and present to the railroad com
mission of Georgia a petition request
ing said commission to require the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Company and the Atlanta Telephone
Company to conform to the following
minimum schedule of rates and charges
for the use of their local telephone
service, to wit: One dollar per .month
for the first BOO telephones either of
said companies haa connected with Its
local exchange or exchanges, and the
sum of 12 1-2 cents for each 1,000 or
major fraction thereof of telephones
connected with either of said compa
nies' exchange or exchanges, and that
li also fix a reasonable maximum rate
10 be charged by said companies.
"2. That a like petition be presented
to said commission requesting It to re-
qulre the Atlanta Gas Light Company
to charge no more than 76 cents per
1.400 feet for gas sold in the city of
Atlanta for lighting and heating pur
poses.
"9. That a like petition be presented
to said commission requesting It to re
quire the Georgia Railway and Elec
tric Company to sell to all persons
eight tickets for 2B cents, said tickets
to be accepted by said company, for
fares on all of Its railway lines where
a fare of 5 cents is now charged, and
that It be required to give transfers
In exchange for said tickets In the same
manner as It at present gives transfers
for the payment of a t-cent fare.”
Dr. Armstrong Elected.
The resignation of Dr. C. F. Ben
■on as the representative of the Second
ward on the board of health was read
and accepted, and Dr. W. B. Arm
strong was chosen to succeed him.
The police committee reported ad
versely on the petition of a number of
saloon proprietors that they be allowed
to keep open later than 10 o'clock un
til January 1. The adverse report was
adopted.
The national prohibition convention
and the convention of the Concate
nated Order of Hoo-Hoos were invited
here for next year on resolutions by
Councilman Roberts. Upon recom
mendation of the finance committee,
11,400 was appropriated for the enter
tainment of the International Confer
ence of Cotton Growers and Spinners,
which will be held here next month.
A Provisional Mayor.
Alderman E. C. Peters was elected
provisional mayor. He will act when
both the mayor and the mayor pro tem.
are nut of the city, as will be the case
during the convention of the League of
American Municipalities, which will be
held In Norfolk the latter part of the
month.
The Third and Fourth ward dele
gations In council offered a resolution,
accepting the offer of the Georgia
railroad to construct a foot bridge from
Oakland cemetery to Decatur street,
with the reservation that the city may,
within the next ten years, build an
underground subway from the end of
Gullatt street to Decatur street. The
resolution was adopted. Attorney
Sanders McDaniel, of the Georgia rall-
mad, stated that he did not think the
ro »d would agree to the reservation.
The following committee was ap
pointed to co-operate with a committee
from the Chamber of Commerce In the
entertainment of the delegates to the
convention of the International League
Of Press Clubs, who , pass through At
lanta In October: W. A. Taylor, chair
man: Pomeroy, Huddleston, Key and
FIFTEEN CENTS NAMED
AS MINIMUM PRICE
f^nvontinn COUNCIL GIVES A
invention franchise to beu
Farmers’
Names Price For
Fleecy Staple.
PRICE FOR GRAIN
IS ADOPTED
To Establish National Bu
reau For Sale of Crops
of Country.
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O The National Farmers' Union O
O convention fixed the minimum O
0 price of cotton at IS cents. O
0 The committee reported the 0
0 following prices of sea Island cot- 0
0 ton: Grade A, 41 to 46 cents; 0
0 grade B, 26 to 40 cents: grade C. O
0 31 to 35 cents; grade D, 27 to 20 0
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By J. E. BODENHAMER.
Special to The Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 4.—The sec
ond day’s session of the Farmers' Union
convention opened at 6:30 o'clock this
morning, with President Barrett In the
chair. The committees had been at
work last night and nearly all were
ready to report upon the opening. The
committee on minimum price of long
staple cotton made report that they
had classed that staple with four
grades. Grade "A,” south Florida. 41
to 46 cents; grade ”B," northern Flor
ida and southern Georgia, 36 to 40
cents: grade “C,” parts of South Caro
lina and Alabama, 31 to 35 cents; grade
‘‘D,” parts of Mississippi. Louisiana and
South Carolina, 27 to 30 cents.
Crop Below Average.
The report of the state business
agents shows that the cotton crop Is
far below the average, and much short
of last year. In Georgia the crop Is
10 per cent off from last year. In
Texas, It Is claimed, only 2,000,000
bales will be raised. On the middle
gulf states the crop Is very short. These
figures were reached after the busi
ness agents had went over very care
fully the reports that had been sent
evory state agent by their county cor
respondents.
National Bureau.
The convention adopted the plan of
the state business agents to establish
a national bureau. This bureau will
be located at the national headquar
ters. Through the medium of this bu
reau' the producer of the West may
sell his products to the consumer of
the South direct, and vice versa- .-The
stabllshmcnt of the bureau is consld-
red one of the wisest moves the union
hss yet made, and will be of vast ben
efit# to the farmers In all section* of
the country.
Fifteen Cents Minimum.
Fifteen cents per pound Is the min
imum price for middling cotton, so said
the National Farmers’ Union conven
tion at this morning's session. Also
the price of the staple will be advanced
one-quarter of one cent per pound each
month. This price was reached by the
committee after a careful and long
examination of the reports of buslnsss
agents and correspondents In every
county In each cotton growing state.
While the convention adopted this
minimum price. It Is the opinion of
many that it is too low.
Report of Committees,
The report of the committee on ware
housing and marketing of cotton wa«
next received. The plan Is to estab
lish warehouses all over the cotton
belt and sell direct to the spinners.
The committee on education urged
the teaching of agricultural questions
In public schools, also the advantages
of education to rural communities.
More study, more knowledge was the
keynote of the report.
Minimum Price on Grain.
The committee on the minimum price
of grain reported No. 2 wheat II, com
60c, barley 60c, rye 31, oats 36c.
The convention condemned the meth
ods of certain warehouse building com-
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council would first either have to con<
cur or non-concur in the change made
by the aldermantc board.
Councilman Harman moved that
council non-concur and that a confer
ence committee be appointed. This mo
tion was also ruled out of order by the
mayor pro tem.
"When this ordinance came up orig
inally,'' explained Councilman Harman.
”1 asked If It was In line with the
franchise under wlhch the Georgia Rail,
way and Electric Company is operat
Ing. I was told then that It was. Aft
erwards I learned there was consider
able doubt about It. This . matter
should not be rushed through too hur
rledly. There should be a conference
committee."
Prior to the motion by Alderman Key,
which was ruled out of order, Council
man Martin had moved to concur, At
derman Beutell seconding the motion.
Alderman Peters explained why he
thought a 1 per cent tax was large
enough.
Mr. Peters' Views. ,
“The present franchises do not ex
pire until 23 years,” stated Alderman
Peters, "and this franchise Is really
for only ten years. If ws collect a
per cent tax for thirty-three years, this
amounts to the same as a 3.3 per cent
tax for each year of the ten years.”
Councilman Terrell, who was one
the two members of the committee of
eight that was present when the ordl
nance was reported favorably, spoke "
defense of hts action.
"I feel," he said, “that I am largely
responsible for thfi ordinance.
"I thought then, and think now, that
It is a good trade for the city. The
present franchises, according to the
ruling of the city attorney, continue
for 23 years.
"The company agreed to pay 1-2 per
cent for the first ten years and 1 per
cent for the remaining 23 years. I
consented to 1-2 per cent because I did
not think we should demand a large
tax for the new franchise while the o d
franchise Is still running.
Tax Will Grow Larger,
“We must not forget that the gross
receipts of the company will grow from
year to year, and that our percentage
will, therefore, become that much
greater.. The franchise tax, on the
panles who are using the name of the
union and officers to further their
schemes. Governor X O. Plndall ad
dressed the members In open session
from 1:30 to 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Committees at Work..
The first day’s session of the Farm
ers' Union adjourned at 4:20 p. m.
Curtis
A communication from the mayor
was read. In which he recommended
®' appointment of the foregoing com-
CHARGES OFFICER
WITH BRUTALITY
FEET OUT
8he Had Curloua Habits.
' barges of brutality were brought
aaalnst County Officer Edward Odum
by Frank McCoy, In a petition filed
“Ith the county commissioners Wed
nesday and referred by them to a com-
' nl ' ,, x for Investigation.
McCoy charges that Odum cam# to
bis house at 12 o’clock at night re-
ently and without a warrant or other
“*al authority started to aearch for a
"'an named Jessie Underwood. McCoy
« aims that he told Odum his wife was
•ok and that the officer replied: "l
««nt care anything about your wife."
“e says that Odum grabbed him and
. * ,lm an d struck him with his
" fl e. knocking him down. Then he
* la red- °* cer ,evel * <1 bis gun and de-
,, J! 1 . have a good mind to blow your
‘•ants out”
McCoy claim* that Odum had no
[ *‘ on to believe that Underwood waa
Mdden i„ the houM .
Officer Odum waa out on hi* beat
" Mnetday morning and could not be
either Chief Turner nor Lleu-
"ant Robinson, to whom he Is directly
‘"•ixinsible. knew anything of the al-
M *«l occurrence.
When a person has to keep the feet
out from under cover during the cold
est nights In winter because of the
heat and prickly sensation. It Is time
that coffee, which causes the trouble,
be left off.
There Is no end to the nervous con
ditions that cofree will produce. It
shows in one way In one person and in
another way In another. In this case
the lady lived In S. Dak. She says:
"I have had to lie awake half the
night with my feet and limbs out of
the bed on the coldest nights, and felt
afraid to sleep for fear of catching
cold. I had been doubled for years
with twitching and Jerkifig cf the low
er limbs, and for most of the time I
have been unable to go to church or to
lectures because of that awful feeling
that I must keep on the move.
"When It was brought to my atten
tion that coffee caused so many nerv
ous diseases, I concluded to drop cof
fee and take Postum Food Coffee to
see If my trouble was caused by cof
fee drinking.
"I only drank one cup of coffee for
breakfast but that was enough to do
the business for me. 11 hen I quit It
ray troubles disappeared In an almoet
miraculous way. Now I have no more
Of the Jerking and twitching and can
aleep with any amount of bedding over
me and sleep all night, in sound, peace-
fU ''Post'um Food Coffee Is absolutely
worth Its weight In gold to me.
"Thi>re'i & Reason. Read the litci©
health clastic, "The Road t» Wellvllle,"
in pkes.
Much has been salt
chlse tax being deducted from the per
centage. There is a state law that pro
vldes for this.
"The company agrees. In considers
tlon of this franchise, to furnish ths
city 25 free telephones, to give us
cross arm on all Its poles, to glvo us
ths free use of one of Its ducts In the
entire line of conduits, and to ksep up
ths telephones In the fire alarm and
police signal boxes.
"In addition, the company will give
the city one-third off on all Its 'phones.
All these concessions amount to many
thousands of dollars, and the trade, I
consider, a good one. 1 would like to
have It changed so that the ordinance
will not be understood to mean that
we can not fix a maximum rate- for
telephones."
Alderman Key, In answer, took each
of the Items mentioned by the cobncil
man.
Not Well Considered,
"Nothing could convince ms mors
fully," stated the alderman, "that this
ordinance haa not been considered
thoroughly, than the remarks made on
this floor.
"Alderman Peters says, In effect, that
the present franchises of the Southern
Bell continue for 23 years. Councilman
Terrell says the same.
"If this Is true, and the city attor
ney has held It Is, then we have abso
lutely nothing to do. This proposed
franchise Is lllegaL The city charter
distinctly provides that no franchise
can be extended except twelve months
prior to Its expiration.
’If the old franchise does not ex
plre for 23 years, how can we ex,
tend It now? If It expires before then
and we can act now, then, why. In the
name of common sense, can we not
collect a tax In proportion to the value
of the grants we make?
“Councilman Terrell, In his thorough
Investigation of this matter, made the
startling discovery that the franchise
tax does not grow. Last year the
tax was less than 1100,000. This year
the franchise' tax Is nearly <260,000. Oh,
no, the franchise tax does not grow, at
all.
Key Answers Arguments.
‘Councilman Terrell points out that
the ordinance provides that the city
will have free uee of one of the ducts
of the telephone company. We will
have It without the aid of that ordi
nance. The city code provides that.
He calls our attention to the fact
that we will have a free cross-arm on
the poles. We would have that arm
without the ordinance. The city code
provides that.
“Councilman Terrell calls our atten
tion to the fact that the company
agrees to give us some free phones and
81 1-3 per cent reduction on the others.
We already have that. We did not
have It, however, until a competing
company made a lower bid and the
Southern Bell had to come down.
‘This Is all a matter of a contract.
yesterday. Much Important work Is
expected at this convention and the
committees worked late teat night and
Into the early hours of this morning.
The all-absorbing topic was: "What
will be the mlmlmum price of cotton?"
At yesterday's afternoon session.
Miss Lula Gresham, daughter of the
founder of the order, was amid grsat
enthusiasm elected daughter of the
National Union and a member for life.
Hon. O. P. Pyle, of Texas, delivered
beautiful tribute to the founder of
the order and recited many of hts
trials and hardships In the •truggle In
cident to the organisation of the
Farmer*' Union.
Over 300 Delegates.
Over three hundred delegates are
present and the total membership of
the union Is estimated at 1,600,000.
Kentucky delegates report that before
long the growers of tobacco of that
state will all be members of the union
and they will then be able to name
a minimum price for that product.
The reports of the officers show a great
increase in membership and finances.
The reports of state unions Indicate
that the movement Is gaining favor
with the real producers of wealth on
the farms of the south, north, east and
west.
The convention will be able to finish
Us deliberations by Thursday night. It
Is one of the most representative bodies
of men that has ever met In Little
Rock, and favorable comments are
heard on all sldee, os to the way and
manner In which the farmers can
handle their own business.
STORM DAMAGES
WIRES AND CLEANS
STREETSOFATLANTA
Telephone, Telegraph and
Trolley Companies Suffer
Some Damage.
GIRL HAS SLUMBERED
SINCE AUGUST 19TH
T
That Jupiter Pluvlu* wn« particularly nt-
teutlvo to the Atlanta ball team Tuesday
at noon, In pouring such a torrent of water
on Ponce DeLeon park, while other sec
tions of the city got less. Is the opinion
of the weather man. The tierce rnln, which
was accompanied by a 47-mllo-nn-hour wind,
waa rery unevenly distributed over Atlan
ta. It reduced the temperuture 16 degrees.
less water fell. Cltlsens living near Ponce
DeLeon bring In reports that lead Fore-
caater Marbury to believe that the rainfall
there was about three-quarters of an Inch
in half nn hour, and then some.
The electric display that accompanied the
heavy rain and the small hum cane sent
many timid Atlantans to feather beds for
protection, and Incidentally stopped the
street cars. A bolt struck the feed wires
that bring electric power from Bull Sluice
to Atlanta and stopped the current for
twenty minutes. The damage was quickly
lred and the cars set going again,
few trees In different parts of the city
were blown down, but without serious dam-
age.
The streets were given the best washing
lev ever htd, end Chief Jentxen‘s new
usher will not be needed for a day or two.
The telephone and telegraph wires suf
fered from the storm. On the Southern
Dell system about 150 'phones In Atlanta
. . -- . . ar|Iy K|f
. which was
and when this was
repaired Wednesday morning the trouble
was remedied. A force of wire men wns
busily at work all the forenoon, and It is
stated that the ’phones will nil be working
before nightfall. A number of long dla
tance lines were Injured by wind and
lightning, but were soon put In shape. Offl
clnls state that their trouble wns not at
heavy as at first appeared.
The telegraph companies reported rather
heavy damage In south Georgia, but very
little In Atlanta or close by. One house In
Decatur wgs struck by lightning and burn
ed.
WOMEN ANDRADES
HURT DURING RIOT
Striking Dockmen at Ant
werp Are Fighting the
Police.
Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 4.—Fight
ing between the striking dock em
ployees and the police was resumed this
morning, and It Is feared more blood
shed and Incendiarism win result.
The workmen are now extremely vlo.
lent and apparently #re bent upon the
destruction of dock property. Strike
breakers Imported from Germany and
England were attacked by the strikers
and severely beaten. The Englishmen
suffered most.
When the riot was at Its height the
police charged the strikers with clubs
and sabers. One policeman was struck
with a paving stone and killed. Near
the market house six men and several
women and children were wounded.
Carts were overturned and used as bar.
ricades by the strikers.
Afterward the strikers set fire to the
carts and also fired the timber yards.
They are now attempting to set fire to
the petroleum tanks at Hoboken.
The amount of eoal taken Into London,
England, each year Is well over 2,600,000
tons.
William M. Laffnn, proprietor of The
New York Run. Is s famous collector of
chins and ceramics.
We got It several years ago without
this ordinance. We can get It again.
"The whole truth of the matter la
that this ordinance has not been Inves
tigated an thoroughly as It should
have been. If It Is passed, the South
ern Bell will have the free use of
our streets for 33 years, and we will get
practically nothing—absolutely nothing
f the telephone company officials are
wlee—and you may wager they are
wise enough.
Went a Fair Trade.
'All I want Is a Air trade. We
are representing the city's Interests.
The Southern Bell has able representa
tives. Let us do something worth while
for the city, and not give away Its
streets for nothing.”
The city attorney was called upon for
ruling as to the legality of the fran
chise. He held that. If his opinion a*
to the termination of the present fran
chises Is correct, that the new 31-year
franchise would be Illegal.
Councilman Terrell explained that
the Southern Bell officials had said
they were willing "to take a chance'
and would accept the 32-year franchise
despite the question as to Its legality.
The mayor pro tem, before putting
the vote, said he knew the ordinance
had been fully Investigated.
Councilman Huddleston urged that
the ordinance go back to a committee.
•T agree with Alderman Key," ex
plained the councilman.
"A further Investigation' of this or
dinance can certainly do no harm. The
city will not get what It deserves If
the franchise is adopted as tt stands.
Ths other members of council did not
attsmpt to explain their votes. They
seemed determined that the Southern
Bell should have the franchise, and
they voted that way.
Mayor Joyner has slated that he fa
vored the ordinance.
Fnlrence Bennett, a Kankakee. III., girl, Is known as the "Sleeping
Beauty" because she has slumbered since August 13. with Infrequent
waking periods of short duration. Her case has Interested the New
York Society for Psychical Research, members of which are now at the
girl's home to observe the strange condition. While half awake the girl
tells of remarkable vlalona, which she declares are as real aa life. She
seems to be wandering In a spirit world, and psychological experts are
mystified.
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Raysor Robs
Barber Shop
Charged with stealing a suit case,
the property of J. B. Hatcher, of Mul
berry. Fla., from the Terminal sta
tion, and robbing the barber shop In
the station, Claud Raysor was arraign
ed In the recorder's court Wednesday.
He admitted selling a revolver that
waa In the grip, but said he had dis
posed of It for a soldier. He denied
robbing the barber shop, but was Iden
tified as having been seen hanging
around there. Detective Lanford de
clared he found the stolen tools In a
pawnshop, where Raysor had left
them.
The owners of the stolen property
did not care to prosecute and \l»y«°r
was fined <26 and costs on both
charges.
ATLANTA'S OLDEST
SAVINGS BANK.
Tutt’sPills
After eating, personsof n bilious habit
will derive grcatbeneflt by taklngonc
ol these pills. If you have been
DRINKING TOO MUCH,
they will promptly relieve the cause*,
SICK HEADACHE -
and nervousnesswhlch follows, restore
the appetite and remove gloomy feel
ings. Elegantly sugar coated.
Take No Substitute.
NOW IN ITS NINTH YEAR.
The Georgia Savings Bank and
Trust Company passed Into Its ninth
year on September 1, and It Is with
pleasure thut we call attention to the
accelerated growth of the bank with
each succeeding year. We desire to
cordially thank our many depositors
for their accounts and for the many
good things they have said to their
friends about us. Our officers and di
rectors have worked untiringly along
conservative lines to make this one of
the safest and best banks In the state,
and we have aided hundreds of people
to save their money that have hereto
fore spent It. We had on deposit
September 3, 1900 1 43,804.20
September 3, 1901 75,628.50
September 3. 1902 101.022.36
September 3. 1903 160,197.34
September 3, 1904 216,967.34
September 3, 1905 246,668.6V
September 3, 1906.. .. .. .. 286,269.48
September 3, 1907 396,854.30
These deposits come from all classes
—from mechanics, brlckmaeons, car
penters, mailmen, Btreet car men, rail
toad men, bookkeepers, stenographers,
business men, manufacturers, capital
ists and from every known vocation. It
Is, Indeed, a busy scene to see the
working people line up on Saturday
afternoons from 4 to 6 o'clock to de
posit a portion of their week's earn
ings. It only takes |1 to open an ac
count and 4 per cent per annum inter
est Is paid and compounded January
and Julv. .You have see nthe sign In
large golden letters, SAVINGS BANK,
on corner Broad and Alabama streets.
Out of town depositors can remit by
mall. Call or write for a circular.
8MITH WA8 ELECTED
SECOND LIEUTENANT
Tanks Are Full;
So Is Boozer
"Jim Tank," called Clerk Preston In
the recorder's court Wednesday morn
ing.
There was no answer.
"Annie Tank," he called, but there
was no reply.
"Sam Booxer," he read, and again
there waa no answer.
Acting Recorder Raskin looked up
with a smile.
"I'm afraid they haven't recovered,
he said. "We couldn't expect people
with those names to recuperate as
rapidly as plain John Smiths. Pass
those cases until later."
MRS. HENRY D. HYNDS
RESTS IN OAKLAND
The funeral services of Mrs. Henry
D. Hynds, one of the best known and
most beloved of Atlanta's younger
women, who died Monday night at n
private sanitarium after an Illness of
one week, will be conducted Wednes
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, at her
late residence, <18 Richardson street.
The Interment will be In Oakland
cemetery.
Mrs. Hynds was before her marriage
Miss Ruth Carr, and was a young wo
man of lovely Christian character, and
had a large circle of friends. She Is
survived by her mother, Mra. Jane Carr,
and one stster, Mrs. Charles F. Benson,
and her husband, H. D. Hynds.
Her death will be mourned by a large
number of friends who will deeply
sympathize with her husband and her
family In their bereavement. She was
connected with many of Georgia's most
prominent families.
Heavy S'orm Puts AH
Wires Out of
Service.
Special to The Georgian.
Cuthbert, Qa., Sept. 4.—A heavy wind
and rain atorm, with blinding electric
flaahea, passed over Fort Gaines, Ga..
and contiguous territory,, twenty miles
southwest of here at 11 o’clock last
night. All wire communication was
cut off, which led to the circulation of
rumors that the town had been de
stroyed.
Fort Gaines waa completely isolated
until 9 o'clock this morning, when tele
phone connection was restored.
The wind and rain did great damage
lo the crops, but no property damage is
reported.
The heavy charge of electricity In the
storm put all wires out of service In
this section. The telephone system suf
fered the greatest property damage.
The storm prevailed over a wide ter
ritory, but no loss of life Is reported.
There was no rain here.
RAINFALL VERY HEAVY
ON EAST GULF COAST.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 4.—The east gulf
coast was visited last night, by a se
vere rain and wind storm. No dam
age. however, has been .reported -be
yond that which has demoralised wire
communication. The rainfall was the
heaviest In months.
Gainesville, Ga, Sept. 4.—Last night
at a meeting of the Candler Horse
Ouards, officially known aa Troop "F"
of Georgia an election was held for a
second lieutenant. By official count
of ballote John C. Smith waa elected.
He Is a very able man and extremely
popular with the boys.
W. L. McMorris Here.
W. L. McMorris, until a short time
ago traveling passenger agent for the
Seaboard Air Line In Atlanta, and as
sistant to W. E. Christian, assistant
general passenger agent, is In the city
attending the meeting of the rate clerks
of the various railroads of the South
eastern Passenger Association. Mr.
McMorris Is now chief clerk In the
passenger department of the Seaboard
headquarters at Portsmouth,
SAY, SCHOOL BOYS!
#
‘You’ll be needing
Shoes now. Ever try
us on your Shoe and
Stocking wants'? If not,
we want to see you and
show you how well we
can fit you up for the
fall term.
Best Shoes at the
most reasonable prices.
A lot of dandy new
“mannish” styles.
HOSIERY ALSO.
KNOTT & AWTRY
SHOE GO.,
25 Whitehall Street.
“The Shoe and Stock
ing Shop.”
FORT GAINES CUT OFF
FROM OUT8IDE WORLD
Officials of the Central of Georgia,
on which road Fort Gaines Is located,
were unable to get Into communication
with the town Wednesday morning.
All tho Central's wires south of Ma
con wore reported down.
The operator In Atlanta secured
communication with Macon, but Macon
hnd heard nothing from the south. All
wires were reported down.
The Postal and Western Union tele
graph companies reported that they
could not get Into communication with
the stricken town. Fort Gaines Is
about 240 miles from Atlanta, on a
branch line of the Central, running
1 twenty-two miles southwest from
Cuthbert. This branch line rune from
the main line of the Central, connect
ing. Smtthvtlle,. Ga., with Montgomery,
Ala
The first train from Cuthbert Into
Macon arrives at 4:85 o'clock In the
afternoon, and It Is the only train In
the day. _
HEAVY RAIN AND WIND
STORM AT FITZGERALD
8pecl«! to The Georgian.
Fitzgerald, Ga, Sept. 4.—This section
was visited by one of the heaviest
wind and rain storms of the season
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
storm came from the northwest and
traveled toward the southeast, lasting
for three-quarters of an hour.. No se
rious damage resulted to the crops and
property. No reports have been re
ceived. here from neighboring territory,
as the wires are all down.
FIVE HUNDRED TELEPHONES .
PUT OUT OF COMMISSION.
Special to The Georglaa
Macon, Ga, Sept. 4.—A herd wind
and rain storm struck Macon yester
day artemoon, doing a great deal of
damage. Many treea signs and chim
neys were blown down, and other dam
age waa done. Luckily no one we*
seriously Injured, though several peo
ple were struck by flying glass from
broken windows. Five hundred tele
phones were put out of commission by
the storm, and the street care on the
Vlnevllle lines were tied up for more
than an hour.
WIRE 8ERVICE DAMAGED
BY HEAVY 8TORM.
New Orleans, Sept 4.—The stormy
weather conditions which prevailed
over the south Atlantic and east gulf
states ■ yesterday afternoon and last
night have not affected this section.
There are reports of considerable rain
eastward of here, but It Is not thought
that any serious damage resulted. Tel.
egraph and telephone wires are said to
have been damaged by lightning and
falling treea.
WIRES BLOWN DOWN
IN SOUTHERN ALABAMA.
8peclal to The Georgian.
Opelika, Ala., Sept. 4.—There was a
high wind here yesterday, but no se
rious results from the storm. A 'phone
menace from Eufaula at 10 o'clock
today stated that wires are down lo
Fort Gaines, and nothing definite lx
heard at Eufaula. Wires to Gray and
Abbeville are down.
REPORTS OF STORM
GREATLY EXAGGERATED.
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 4.—Reports
received hers today from the section of
Georgia and Alabama which waa re
ported to have been visited "by a stonn
yesterday, are that the reports are
greatly exaggerated and that prac
tically no serious damage waa done.
Fort Gaines, Go., which was reported
wiped off the map, Is still In existence,
according to reports from Eufaula and
from passengers on the Central of
Georgia railroad train which paned
within twenty miles of that place.
Hugh Fuller Improving.
Hugh Nelson Fuller, son of Clerk O.
H. Fuller, -of the United- States court.
Is Just recovering from-an attack of
typhol.l fever, and his physicians be
lieve he will be able to'be out tn about
two weeks. As soon as he recover" ht«
strength sufficiently, Mr. Fuller will
enter Emory College. He graduated
from the Boys' High School this year
with a good record.