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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
HOLD DATE BILL
I TO KILL DEBATE
CONFERES WON'T MAKE A
REPORT TILL NEXT WEEK
HALF MILLION IN SUITS 'PYHIRIT FDR FYPfl
FROM PICNIC TRAIN WRECK mm fU " CA ' Ul
Only Three Amendment! Are Re
ported To Be Giving
Any Trouble.
By Print* Lresed tVIrr
Washington, June so.—From pres
•nt Indications the conferee on the
railr >ad rate bill will not report nn
ak -etnent until some time next week,
w i ilcli. In all probability, will be the
la -t week of the session. The purpoae
of nlthholdlng their report. It la xald,
la to avoid a repetition of the lone de
but, In the eenate which followed the
re, ent report of the conferee. Thla de
bat. reeulted In sending the bill back
to confrence.
Conversation* had with varloua mem
bers of the eenate and houae Indicate
thnt.there are only three amendmenta
•that are (Ivins trouble. Theae are
the pipe line amendment, which make*
.pipe 11 tea common carrier*, and the
commodity amendment and that which
«e<iulrrs that the Interatate commerce
Sommlialon ahall be given live days'
jpotl.e before hearing* are granted
•upon application* for Injunction* aet-
■Ting aalda order* of the commission.
I
l WIFE IS RELEASED
Over a half million dollar*, 6606,000,
to be exact, la the amount held agalnat
the Atlanta and We*t Point and Cen
tral of Georgia Railroad companlea on
account of the wreck of the Peart
Spring* picnic train In Atlanta June (.
Official* In the office of the clerk of
the court atate that never In the hla-
tory of Georgia has there been a paral
lel to the present case when flfty-aeven
suit* have been filed on account of a
wreck In which one man was killed.
Bull* to the amount of 1600,000 have
never been died by reason of any simi
lar wreck In Georgia, according to
the court officials.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
added $62.6no to the already large to
tal of 9416,600. The suits tiled since
Tuesday noon, th* total amount of all
th* 67 suits are as follows:
Zadle Harmon
Susie Eubank*
6,000
Ethel Underwood
2,000
Annie Pate
Mira L. C. Cook ......<
lee... 30,000
Isaac p. Shattlss
..... 6,000
Minnie Saffold
..... 10,000
Ora Belle Wallace
Nettle Saffold
6.000
Wellborn Dobbs
6,000
John Hefner
6,000
Total
.....662,600
Total to date
*'
BIG TIDAL WAVE AT CONEY ISLAND;
BATHERS BARELY ESCAPE DEATH
Iljr Prtrate tinned Wire.
New York, June 10.—A tidal wave atruck Coney Island at 7:30 this
morning. It did serious damage. Several persons were caught by the
wave on the beach and had narrow escapes from drowning. The wave
wee 16 feet high, It rolled In slowly and broke on the beach with a noise
like artillery. '
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
•land, the young woman arrested
trip-day morning at the Instigation of
)in* husband, Htlllnrd Hand, a switch-
Jmm of tha Haaboard Air Line Railway,
»hi called Wednesday morning In
S„.||, n court. Hand failed to put In an
mppaaranca.
I It wa* ataled that he had gone
fc" ,i, with Mr*. Hund'a little six year
»>M hoy and no one seemed to know
Anything of hi* whereabout*.
< When the case of "1. C. Williams,"
> ho was arrested at th* same time on
cinplalnt of Hand, wa* called. It de-
Htaped that "Williams" was J. C. Redd,
k carpenter. He said ha gave the
jnvi >ntr name to avoid the humiliation
ait publicity. Both Mrs. Hand and
JR, -W protested they did not even
*n.,v one another. Theae cases were
Wll-mle-ed, but Redd wa* lined 110.76
Ifni- giving the police the wrong name.
k HOLDS TWO MEN
I UNTIL THEY DROWN
Bv Private Leased Wire.
' New York. June 20.—Two men were
atroutisd nntl thirty-live others had a
ruri'.w escape today when there w«a
*i leak In the Bast R)ver tunnel 100
Ireet emt of Thirty-fourth street. The
>lu ,ui,l mud around the shield at the
lieu,I of the bore, leoaened by a blow
out last week, fell away. Two men,
x ought In the rush of compressed air.
Were hurled against the ahlelda and
ju Id there until drowned by the Inrush
of water.
THREE MEN KILLED
BY A BIG CAVE-IN
-
r Private leaiel Wire.
.- a pie ton, 8. I.. June 20.—Three men
ere Instantly killed and four nthar*
lured by the i-avlng-ln of a 10-foot
cuiliankmam at the plant of Mllltken
Hi Iters, Iron manufacturers, Marrtner
ltiiibor, 8. L, today.
H x other men employed In the plant
a missing and It la feared that they
« buried under tone of earth. All ar*
It:, 111
IN HOW OVER CASH,
MAN KILLS HIS WIFE
It Private Leased Wire.
* New Tork, Jun# 20.—In n quarrel
o\'T money, Theodore Ahl, 40 years
or age, Brookline, N. J., murdered hla
v if, by rutting her throat and then
tn.id to and hi* own life by slashing
himself with the same rasor. He is
un nnscloua and dying at 8t. Mary's
6, pltal.
LOCAL PLUMBERS GO,
BOOSTING 1910 EXPO
Prepared to advertise the Atlanta
e \. oltlun of 1610, delegates to the
out -ntlon of National Association of
Master Plumber* will leave the city
tv. Jneaday night bound for Atlantic
C'lt N. J., via New Tork city. The
iconvention will cover a period of three
On , commencing June 21.
J. L. Mell, J. H. Jennings and R. F.
< , Melds are the delegates from tha
a : inta local; J. E. Belcher will rep-
rr-tnt the elate at large, and Daniel
A. Farrell, vice president, will go aa the
national state reprsaentatlve from
G„ irgta. The badges which the dele
gate* will wear are most elaborate. On
f e ribbon la printed "Atlanta Expoat-
tlon 1*10." A number of theae will be
i aken to the convention to ba distribu
ted.
The local lodge of Matter Plumbers
t* exceptionally strong and year be
fore last the delegate* to th* conven
tion, which met In 8t. Louis, were suc-
<M*sfut In getting th* convention to
thls.cHy over th# efforts of Boston and
I Philadelphia. Last year the drat na
tal convention was held In the South
I was th* largest aver held any-
It la expected that 1,600 dele-
will be In attendance at the cou
nt tn Atlantic tflty thla year
from families and friends.
Saxton Baraftsld Announces.
City Saxton H. H. Baretleld an,
nouncss be Is a candidate for nomina
tion at the city primary August 22.
Mr. Harefltld Is just completing his
third term of service, extending over
six years. No other announcements
of candidacy for the position have yet
been made.
Youth Wants *10,000.
Alleging that A. A. Owen* and Mrs.
Ellen Owens had him arrested aa a
common thief, for capturing four pig
eons that belong to them, Hooper Al-
mand has tiled suit against them for
110,600.
Off far Washington.
Captain David A. Gat**, In charge
of the Georgia division of the United
States revenue service, left Atlunta
Tuesday noon for Washington, D. C„
where, for several months, lie will, be
nominally chief of the revenue service
of the United States.
Comas to Atlanta.
H. N. Dutton, until recently manager
of the Rockingham hotel of Ports
mouth, N. H., has assumed the man
agement of the Piedmont hotel. Mr.
Dulton ha* spent hla entire life In the
hotel world and Is well known to all
traveling men throughout the country.
Telegraph Operator at Terminal.
W. H. Simmons, of Columbia, 8. C„
who tor several years has been em
ployed by the Seaboard Air.Lin* rail
way, has accepted a position at the
Terminal station as telegraph operator
and la now a resident of thla city. Mr,
Simmons la a brother of it. H. Sim
mon*. deputy clerk of th* United Slate*
court.
Bey Hurt by Fall.
While riding on a wagon at the cor
ner of Forsyth and Walton streets
Tuesday afternoon. Harden Jackson, a
negro boy, was thrown to the ground
and severely Injured. A bod rut In the
boy's scalp over his right ear necessi
tated a call nn Dr. Robert Westmore
land. who took atx stitches to close the
wound. The boy was then taken tn
hla home on Fort street, where he will
be obliged to remain for several days.
Son lllliT Mobil*.
Mrs. F. O. Ewing left on tha mid
night train for Mobile Tuesday night
response to a telegram received
earlier In the evening telling of the
serious Illness In thst city of her eon.
Frank Ewing, a well-known traveling
man who resides on Cooper street In
Atlanta. No particular! of his Illness
have been received.
Miss Goodwin Improving.
Mina Grace Goodwin, the victim of
tb* automobile accident of a few days
ago, la recovering slowly from her
many severe burns and Dr. J. H. Brad-
held, the attending physician, la confi
dent of her ultimate recovery, which,
from the nature of her Injurica, must
necessarily be slow.
Ns Mors Married Life fer Hare.
Mrs. Julia Lan* has tiled suit agalnat
her husband. Boh l-anr, a bar-tender,
for divorce and alimony, charging tn
har petition cruel and abusive conduct.
The couple were married In Social Cir
cle, Gw., tn 1116 and from the state
ments of the petitioner their home Ufa
has been a mlserab'e farce ever alnce
the wedding day.
Council Meets Thursday.
At I o'clock Thursday afternoon ths
city council will meet In adjourned ses
sion lo transact the mass of routine
business which wo* not reached In th*
regular session of Monday.
Rsektsss Driver Fined.
In the recorder's court Tuesday af
ternoon Otla Bell, a negro driver who
ran hla horse and team Into a etreet
car at the corner of Peters and Forsyth
street* on Monday, was fined II and
coat* on the evldennce of the officer
who made th* arrest, the testimony
being to the effect that the negro was
drunk and driving recklessly at th*
time of the accident.
Special Services.
There will be special evangelistic ser
vices thla week at tl e Pryor Street
Presbyterian church, beginning Wed
nesday night. The services will be
conducted by the paetor. Rev. H. C.
Hammond. All will be very cordially
welcomed. Quiet work ha* been going
on for some time In the Sunday school
and the officers of the church felt
that they would be very timely Just
now. Th* aervlcea begin nt I o’clock
with a song service and will last Just
an hour.
More Officere For Third.
The following officers In the Third
regiment have been commissioned,
making It unnecessary to stand another
examination: Julian A. Horne, cap
tain and quartermaster, Mllledgevllle;
Victor D. llnrbot, first lieutenant and
battalion adjutant, Augusta; W. D.
Travis, first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon, Covington.
Increased Tax Returns.
At the request of Comptroller General
Wright th* Savannah Electric Railway
company has Increased Its franchise
170,000 and tangible property returns
164,000, making the total returne for
the year 11,071,114.
Interest on Bands Paid.
State Treasurer Park Is preparing
Interest checks on Georgia state bonds
amounting to 6160,000, which will be
sent out to various holders on July 1.
No Danger of Water Famine.
The finance committee of the water
board and the wnter board will both
hold sessions In tha city hall Wednes
day afternoon, the finance committee
nt 1 o'clock and the other at 4.
When seen Wednesday morning
Manager Park Woodward, who some
weeks ago was looking forward lo
troublesome limes this summer from
s limited supply of water, said. "Well,
we won't lack water this summer, as
the main Is supplying a great deal
more than will be consumed and la
keeping the reservoir full. The water
question Is at least settled for a year
or more."
The vlsanlng of the long pipe has
proved a success In every way and *H
the city water officials are highly
pleased. i
License Backs Open.
To avoid the rush which Is usual at
July 1 In the tax collector*' and license
office, city hall, th* license books have
been prepared and fro in now on licen
ses will be Issued from 1106-07. All
city licenses are out an the last day of
this month.
The Resolution Unan
imously Adopted
Amid Enthusiasm.
IT WILL BE GIVEN
ON VERY LARGE SCALE
COUNTESS INIS SONS ATTEMPTED TO WRECK
REftREDASFRENCHMEN A PASSENGER TRAIN
Bv Private bessed Wire.
Pari*. June 20.—After a family coun
sel, It la now generally believed, that
the t'ountess Castellan*. who was An
na Gould, will remain In Europe In
stead of following out a previously, ar
ranged plnn of going to New Tork to
live permanently. The countess Is tn
seclusion and she will probably remain
out of the public eye for some time.
One reason given for this decision Is
that the countess desires her sons to
futltll all th* duties of French rltlsens
as they grow up which Includes mili
tary service, of course. It la probable
that Miss Helen Gould will spend the
summer with her sister. It was from
her close friends that the change In ths
countess' plana was learned, and Mis*
Helen Gould will return to America
alone In September.
NEARTROUSANDYEARS
IS SENTENCE PASSED
Special to The Ueorstan.
Houston. Tet.. Jane 20.—Nine hundred
and alnety nlne years In the penitentiary Is
the sentence that tuts tieen pronounced upon
Shine William*, a ae*n>. accused of at-
tempted criminal assault. Williams entered
bedroom of two vsusg ladles near Tern 1
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry, 8. C, June 20.—An At
tempt waa made by parties to wreck
ths morning passenger train on ths
Columbia. Newberry and Lauren* rail
road, near Prosperity, thla county on
Monday. An Iron bar had been placed
across the track which would hav*
probably caused a disastrous wrack
had not the engineer discovered It In
time to slacken hla speed, knocking It
from the track.
There la no clue to the guilty par
ties, but the railroad authorities ar*
Investigating the rase and hope to land
tlw mlscrea its In Jail.
TBOOPSOFTURKEY
ARE IN MUTINY
By l*rlvatc Irased Wire.
Cnatantlnople, June 20.—Mutiny has
broken out among the Turkish soldiers
In the command of Marshal Fetal Pasha
In the province of Taman, who la at
tempting to quell an uprising of the
Arabs. The soldiers were anxious to
get home and th* entire regiment re
fused to obey orders. The commander
turned hla artillery on the mutinous
troops and with th* aid of those still
loyal succeeded In restoring order.
Secretary Instructed to Use What
Means Necessary to Make
Undertaking a Success.
R|icclal lo The Georgian.
Ltthla Springs, Go., June 20.—At
12:20 today the Cotton Seed Crushers’
Association, which Is In session at this
place, unanimously adopted a resolu
tion to hav* an exhibit at the coming
fair at Atlanta, and Instructed ths
secretary to draw on the association
for fund* neceaaiu-y to carry out ths
plans. It Is the purpose of the asso
ciation to give an actual demonstration
on a large scats and show how cotton
seed oil Is made, cotton-seed biscuits,
cooking and the manufacture of cotton
seed meal.
The resolution was adopted without
a dissenting voice amid great enthu
siasm.
It la the purpose of the association to
give an exhibit on a large scale.
Special to The Georgian.
Llthla Springs, Ga., June 20.—Th*
meeting of th* Cotton Seed Crushers'
Association In aaaslon at Swestwatsr
Park hotel. Is one of the most repre
sentative bodies of oil mill men ever
held In the statt.
Many ladles are attending the meet
ing.
W. A. McCaw, of Macon, one of the
most prominent then In this Industry, Is
being talked of for president. Mr. Ben
ton, the present secretary, has done so
much for the association that he Is
pretty sure to be re-elected.
President Thornton, of Elberion, and
L. A. Ransom and James P. Calloway,
of Atlanta, are prominent among those
at the Sweetwater Park Hotel.
The program which Is being carried
out today Is as follows;
Morning Session—10 s. m.
Report rules committee.
Address—Dr. Zoepffel-Quellenstaln,
German consul.
Report of publicity committee by J.
H. Walker.
Address, "What a Publicity Bureau
Can Do for ths . Industry"—J. A. Ay
cock.
Address, “How to Avoid Reclama
tion*"—W. E. McCnw.
Address, -“Cotton Seed Meal as a Hu
man Food"—C. M. King.
Adjournment for luncheon.
Afternoon Sasaion—2:30 p.,m.
Experience meeting.
Adjournment
SURFEIT OF SIFTERS SENT
TO COL. WES. SHROPSHIRE
Sifters big, sifters small, slftera new
fangled, slftera old-fashioned, sifters
of every Imaginable kind, streamed
Into Colonel Wesley Shropshire's of
fice at tha capttol Wadnesday, until It
looked Ilka headquarters of a tin ped
dler.
When Colons) Shropshire wakled Into
his office Wednesday morning he al
most fainted at the sight
Strung out on tables, deska and
wherever a sifter could lodge, waa such
x collection of thst useful article aa
one couldn't find In a twelve month
elsewhere In Atlanta.
"Gosh, all ths sifters In the world In
hers, ain't they?” ejaculated the col
onel.
News of Colonel Shropshire's display
spread over the cepltol like wildfire,
and officials trooped Into his office In
an endless (procession all forenoon.
Even visitors were steered thbre to
e the display.
The consignment came from Sum-
PEACHTREE LAND
F. 0. OWENS OF GREENVILLE
BUYS NINETY ACRES.
Property Will Be Subdivided Into
Reiidence Lots and
Sold Later.
By a deal accomplished Wednesday.
Frank C. Owens, of Greenville, 8. C„
bought from Walter P. Andrews ninety
acres of land In Psnchtrse road, near
the five-mile post. Th* pries Is said to
be 170,000. The sale was mad* by
Robson 4k Rivers.
The property fronts 2,100 feet on
Peachtree road and extend* back 2,000
feet. It will be eub-dlvtded Into real-
dence lota and nold, after being con-
atderably Improved. Mr. Rivera will be
Interested In this project.
Mr. Owens recently bought th*
George A. Speer residence In Peach
tree street, paying 270,000 for It, It Is
aald.
He la one of the wealthiest and most
progressive citizen* of South Carolina
and hla coming to Atlanta will add
much to commercial Interests here.
EMANCIPATION OAY
CELEBRATION MARKED
BY GREAT-DISORDER
Special tn The Georgian.
Dallas, Texas, June 20.—Emancipa
tion Day, which was celebrated
throughout Texas yesterday, was
marked by many fights among the he
roes.
At Miller's Ferry, a few mllee below
this city, a general affray among tha
negroes was had. William Waat waa
shot In the neck, breast and stomach
with a load of buckshot. J. C. Cole
man waa cut and stabbed about the
breast, face and arm*. Henry West
and a negro man and woman, whose
name* have not been learned, were
also Injured by being shot about dif
ferent parts of their bodies.
The first two named are expected to
die, aa Is also the negro woman. Berta
Mosaly, a negro woman tn this city,
was subbed a number of time*. Her
lungs and other vital part* were af
fected and she may dls
At Fort Worth a negro by th# name
of D. Jackson was shot In* the back
and seriously Injured. Other fights,
more or less serious, are reported from
different parts of Texas.
SWEATMAN IS LINED;
WIFE WEEPS AT NEWS
Samuel Swentman, the Noreross man
who was released Tuesday morning by
Recorder Broyles that he might meet
his sick wife at the depot, and who a
few hours later was again a treated in
an Intoxicated condition, was fined
110.76 Wednesday morning.
Mr*. Sweatman, who arrived on the
scheduled time, but who waa not met
by her husband aa h* had promised, Is
still at the police JTatlon In care of
Miss Sanderson. Bhe did not know
what had become of her husband until
Wednesday, when she waa Informed he
waa In prison. At this news the wife
broke down and wept for some time.
Sweatman and hla wife decided to
move tn Atlanta, and he came one day
In advance, Informing his wife hi
would meet her Tuesday, the day fol
lowing. Instead he met up with l
large-sized supply of liquor and this
floored him.
ACTRESSESARETRICKED
BY A WILY
mervllle, and each separate sifter bore
a card from a solicitous .friend In the
colonel's old home, who had read of
his sifter hunt here. Just fourteen
sifters came In this lot, and Rome still
to hear from!
The cards attached to the sifters
conulned the following names: C.
Neal, Dr. W. J. Bryant, Taylor & Jol
ly, A. L. Murphy, J. A. Strange, J. V.
Wheeler, Hinton & Co, J. L. McGin
nis, B. H, Edmondson. M. M. Allen,
J. R. Jackson. X. K. Bluing. Taylor A
Espey and 8. C. Martin.
Sifters were not alt the colonel had.
Letters cams In bunches from those
Summerville friends, telling him how
as they had seen his troubles In The
Atlanta Georgian, and they meant to
stick by a friend and neighbor. One
wrote:
You show this sifter to that blond
girl clerk that called you a Rube."
“I ain't superstitious," said the col
onel, "but I am mighty proud them
boys up there thought enough of me
not to send ‘IP or '21' litters."
By Private Leased Wire.
New Orleans, La., June 20.—Pearl
O’Neill, of Washington, D. C, last
night secured a pass to Washington
from th* mayor here. According to
the story of the girl, who left for
Washington over the Southern Rail
way, she was one of a party of fifty
actresses who were gathered In New
Tork early this month by a Mrs. Mary
Wilson. She eald all of them were to
be given employment In various sum
mer theaters In Mexico. Their fare to
Mexico was paid by Mrs. Wilson, but
Miss O'Nslll claims that when they ar
rived in that city the woman tried to
place them In questionable resorts.
She says thst a dozen or more of the
girls ware frightened and entered the
resorts to which they were assigned
by the woman. A number made their
escape and Miss O'Neill appealed to an
American who was travelling through
Mexico. He brought her to this city
and directed hsr to the mayor's office
where *he secured transportation.
bliss O'Neill, which Is the stage name
of the girl who came here, said *h*
belonged to a good family In Washing
ton. and was unwilling to glv* her real
name. Her story was fully Investi
gated and found to be true after which
she was given a pass.
SOUTH 0AR0LINANS
WIN NATIONAL HONORS
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg. 8. C„ June 20.—The
Spartanburg delegation of the T. P. A.
convention, recently held In Buffalo,
has returned, bringing with them a fine
pair of Texas stesr horns, which was
awarded os a prise for the largest In
crease In membership during the year.
In addition to the steer horns, the
South Carolina crowd won a cash prise
of 176.
»The steer horns were presented to
the Travelers’ Protective Association
several years ago to be awarded each
year to the state showing the largest
Increase In membership. Indiana was
the Unit state to win the horns, then
followed Georgia and several other
states.
SON OP A MILLIONAIRE
DRUGGED AND ROBBED
By Print# LtMftd Win.
Poorer, Colo., Juno 2#.—In a •tupor, una
bio to more or •peak, Itobort C. Crttcboll,
■on of a Chicago millionaire, waa found
dying In tho weeds on a vacant lot at Her
ontb and Ponnaylvaala avennoa at 7 o'clock
last ntght within a block of the home of
KICKED BY A HORSE,
■ WOMAN THREATENS SUIT
By Private Leased Wire.
Kstepsrk. Cola., Jsne »).—Kicked almost
Into s pulp by Mrs UeaMrr Chandler
re’s pet colt. Miss Josephine Camp
.ala place, threatens s 63.000 datnoxr
salt. The horse. Columbine, I* alleged la
hare been trained to kick.
TO "SHOW ICE TRUST
IS COURTS OF MISSOURI
By Private teased Wire.
Kansas City, Mo.. June 20.—Proceed
ings against the Ice dealers of Kan-
City and 8t. Louis by the prose
cuting attorneys of oach place, to show
that In each city Ice trusts exist, wilt
be Instituted, according to Attorney
General Hsdley, who Is In Kansas city
today.
MOTION TO SET ASIDE
' VERDICT IS MADE.
Bperlal to Th# Georgias.
Charlotte, N. C„ Jun* 20.—A motion
to aet aside the verdict of the Jury In
the Howell case. In which the plaintiff
was Monday granted 24,276 damage*
from th* United States Leather’Com
pany. of Old Fort, X. Cl has been
made by counsel for th# defendant be- i,,
fore Judge Boyd, In United States die- ,, .linhre- They a
trlct court. slog th* rabbet/
LARGE ATTENDANCE
AT CUMMER SCHOOL
Special to Tho Georgian.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., June 20.
The 1006 Emory summer school opened
yesterday. About forty names are on
the roll and a largo number of others
Is expected this week.
Dr. E. K. Turner, professor of Latin
In Emory College, has charge of tho
summer school this year, and Is aided
by competent assistants.
Professor Douglas Rumble, adjunct
professor of mathamatlcs In Emory
College, will have charge of the math
ematlcs department of the summer
school; Professor N. A. Goodyear, who
for the past year has taught In Ala
bama, will have charge of the Greek
department: Professor James Hinton,
department of Latin, while Dr. Tur
ner will teach German.
PROTEST AGAINST
GOVERNMENT REPORT
8por|nl to The Georgian.
Augusta, On., June 20.—A storm of
Indignation was raised by the business
men of Augusta yesterday when the
report from the goverment op tho
manufacturing Interests was received,
as the report Is Incorrect, Inasmuch as
It carries a smaller number of Indus
tries than there Is In the city. The re
port mokes Augusta 20 per cent lower
now than It was five years ago. Tho
matter has been taken up by the cham
ber of commerce, In a letter to tho de
partment, and If there Is not a new
census taken by the department, the
buelness men of tho city will take the
matter up and make the Investigation
and Issue a report on the situation.
ELYNT BOOMED FOR
SENATE_PRESIDENCY
At the senatorlnl convention of tha
Twenty-sixth district held In Griffin
Tuesday to nominate Hon. John J.-
Flynt, ha was strongly Indorsed for
the presidency of the next senate.
Mr. Flynt represents Spalding county
In the house 'now, and Is one of the
most popular men In that body. His
elevation to ths senate makes him a
formidable candidate for the presi
dency of the senate.
The friends ot Colonel W. C. Martin,
of Dalton, nominated from the Forty-
third, are booming him for the senate
leadership also. It Is expected thst
several candidates will be In tbe field
before the organisation of th* next
legislative body.
"too much¥oker
AND ROOSEVELT"
E FELT
IN
SHOOKS FAIL TO DO DAMAGE
AT MANILA.
Believed Formosa and Babuyan
Islands Received Severe
Shaking Up.
By Prtrate Leased Wire.
Manila, June 20.—Northern Luzon
had a series of earthquake shocks,
which were felt In this city, about 2
o'clock last night. Lljtle damage Is
reported. Th* observatory believe*
that the shoclm ,rere more sever* la
Formosa and the Babuyan. Island*.
Minis
TAKEN AT CLUBHOUSE
By Private Leased Wire.
White Plains, N. Y., June 20.—A
mysterious robbery of 120,000 worth of
Jewelry from one of vie guests at the
Ontury country club on th* outskirts
of Whit* Plains wa* reported to tha
Pptlcq today. The Jewels belonged to
H. H. Meyer, of th* banking house of
Bellgman A Meyer, who had apart-
ments In the club bouse.
TWO CHOSEN OFFICERS
OF FIVE
“This negro has too much of ths
social equality Idea In his head,
has been absorbing entirely too freely
the Ideas of Booker Washington and
Roosevelt. They have turned him Into
the wrong channel."
These remarks were mad* Wednes
day morning by Racorder- Broyles at
the conclusion ot the trial of Macon
Clark, a negro who created a scene
Tuesday afternoon at Broad and
Mitchell streets by refusing to move
on when ordered by policeman Joe
Green. The recorder assessed a fine
of 110.76.
The officer said he ordered several
negroes to mtive off of the corner out
of the wny ot a lady who waa watting
for a car, and that all complied except
Clark. He said Clark refused to move,
declaring he was a tax-payer and a
gentleman, as good as any whit* man.
and that he had as much right to stand
on the streets os a white man. Officers
Green and Bayne finally arrested the
negro. They said they had to handcuff
him..
BOVS STEAL MONEY;
NABBED BV POLICE
Confessing that they entered the store of
H. Carroll, at Boulevard ami Tenth
street, Tuesday at noon and stole 6114,
Charlie Clark and Ctareare Waddell, two
white yoatka. were arralssed Wednesday
By a Merer plree of wort, the hers were
nrreated Tuesday afternoon hy Pntieeawa
Galtaher and ('aunty Pntieeman Walter*
within an boor after tbe robbery. Tbe
bars who work la a ptsee of hosts*** ad-
Joining the ■tore, hid the nenvy under *
■die of (timber, where It wne fonnd by th*
two efSeera, Th* boyn denied they were
guilty until th* money waa found ami then
they mnfeaaed. They entered the store
' - )j3„
nr while Carndl was
they had been pena
lly Prtrate Leased Wire.
Richmond, Vo., June 20.—A. Pop*
has been appointed traffic manager,
and R. W. Brldgewood auditor of the
following road* by th* president, John
Skelton Williams:
NsshvHle and Sparks railroad com
pany, Douglas, Augusta and Gulf rail
way company, Augusta and Florida
railway company, Millen and South
western railroad company; and Valdos
ta Southern railroad company.
The offices of Mezirit. Pope and
prtdgawood will be at Augusta, Ga.
ROBS HOUSE, THEN
TALKSTBLANDLADV
Many bold criminals hare figured In
the limelight In Atlanta, but on* of the
most audacious thieves on record paid
n vlalt Tuesday afternoon to a board
ing houae at 146 Marietta street, cor
ner of Bartow.
Caught In the house with stolen
booty actually In hla pockets, the fhlef,
a young white man of neat appearapen
and stylishly dressed, smoothly effect
ed hla escape In a decidedly unique
and nervy manner. Declaring he wss
merely looking for a "party," the styl
ish thief passed several of the board-
era and then engaged the landlady In
conversation and Inquired her rates of
board, stating that he was also on tb*
lookout for a new boarding house.
He expressed himself, however, at
thinking the rates were a little too
high, and left the house.
A few plnutes later It was discov
ered thst the stranger had entered the
room of J. Nephew, a photographer,
and had stolen his best pair of shoes,
valued nt 66.60. Ths shoes were evi
dently In the man's pocket at the tims
of his conversation.
After his departure his conduct was
regarded as strange and an Investiga
tion was made, revealing the theft of
the shoes. Policeman Norris was noti
fied and made a search for the thief,
but found no traces of him.
MARBLE RATE CASE
POT OFFTO AUG, 8
‘Upon the urgent request.of the Re
tail Marblt Dealers' Association of
Georgia the railroad commission on
Wednesday morning deferred the ques
tion of freight rates on marble from
the north Georgia quarries to August 6.
The commission was prepared to go
Into th* matter fully, but President J.
B. Roberta of Ball Ground, requested a
postponement, which was granted.
The petition of the Atlanta Freight
Bureau for a reduction In rate* on fer
tilisers from Savannah and Brunswick
to Atlanta was taken up Wednesday,
Colonel W. L. Peel and Harry Moore,
of the Atlanta Freight Bureau, were
present In the Interest of th* prepos'd
reduction, while the railroads wer#
presented by the following:
W. E. Estes, general freight agent
of the Central: James Menxea assist
ant general freight agent of the Coast
Line; A. Pope, assistant general freight
agent of the Seaboard; G. R. Browder,
general freight nxent of the Southern;
C. D. Boyd, general freight agent, and
C. W. Bradshaw, superintendent of th#
Louisville and Nashville.
The hearing will not b* concluded
until Wednesday afternoon.
LOCUSTS DESTROY
ONE-HALE THE CROP
Special te Ths .Georgian.
Little Rock, Ark, Jun* 2#.—The Ar
kansas agricultural bureau received re
ports this morning to the effect that
locusts were doing e vast amount of
damage to the cotton crop* In ini*
state. Th# appearance of loquntn
cotton plant* Is th* Oral Instance o#
record In this state.
The crop on th* state convict farm Is
•ertouftly da maced.
la the western part of the .UU great
damage has been done and U IfflW
many of the Fields v. ill be damaged
fully one-half. The locuats bite hole#
In the Htalk and above these holed
the plant withers.