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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. I. NO. 59.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1906
FILIBUSTERING, JOE HILL HALL
FORCES HOUSE TO MEET ON 4TH,
AND MEMBERS GRIT THEIR TEETH
“What’s a Filibuster?”
He Blandly
Asked.
members torn between
ANGER AND AMUSEMENT
Seaborn Wright's Motion to Re
consider Tax Assessor Bill
Was Lost.
Joe Hall did it again.
With practically every member of tho
house In favor of adjourning until next
Thursday morning, that the members
might take tho Fourth of July as
holiday, the genUeauui from BlUk by
filibustering, consumed the time of tho
house from 15 minutes of 1 o'clock un
til 1 o'clock, the hour of adjournment,
thereby making It Impossible for the
house to adjourn over until Thursday.
Most of tho time of tho house was
consumed wjth consideration of the bill
«'<.mm* !*, <'f Hartow, t.. appro
priate $100,000 for erecting buildings at
the University of Georgia for tho study
of agriculture.
House Opened at 10.
The house met at 10 o'clock and al
most immediately was precipitated a
discussion on the question of making
certain bills special order of business
for named dates.
The committee on rules made a re
port, nahilng July 11 the date for the
Mattingly bond bill to b© tho special
order of business. Mr. Knight, of Ber
rien, objected to this procedure, and
thereby was started a discussion that
lasted almost half an hour. The reso
lution was lost.
By unanimous consent a bill was in
troduced by Mr. Bowden, of Monroe,
to amend an act relative to levying
and collecting local county taxes for
educational purposes.
Will Move to Reconsider.
Mr.. Wright, of Floyd, gave notice
that he would move to reconsider the
action of the house on bill No. 9, by
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, creating the state
board of tax assessors.
The committee on rules reported a
new rule to the effect that no new bills
may be Introduced out of the regular
order of business, except 30 minutes
before the hour df adjournmentr"
Under the bond of motions to recon
sider, Mr. Wright, of Floyd, spoke for a
short time In favor of reconsidering
the action of the house Monday
passing the Hall tax assessor bill,
said be considered it nothing but the
creation of another railroad commls
sinn, a useless ono, and that In his
> opinion a grave mistake had been made
by tho house. The gentleman from
Floyd objected to being Interrupted by
Mr. Hall, of Bibb.
"You are going to have two railroad
commissions In eternal conflict,” con
tlnued Mr. Wright. "Gentlemen, 1
does seem to me that we could at least
have more discussion on this matter.
• 'linn rats.-.I to tin* railroad
commissioners acting as tax assessors
Is that some of those In ofllco noV aro
not discharging their duties satlsfac-
«h" p- ople. That is temporary.
We know well enough that In but a
short time the railroad commissioners
will be elocted by tho people.
Two Bodies to Conflict.
'T consider It tho wildest action pos
sible. You are establishing two bodies
In conflict to subservo tho Interest of
the people.”
Mr. Hall,, of Bibb, answered Mr.
Wright. He said he was sick and not
able to answer fully the gentleman
from Floyd.
Hall and Wright Clash.
"Some of you people are mighty hard
to satisfy,” said Mr. Hall, looking at
Mr. Wright.
Mr. Wright: "Can you not leave out
personalities?”
Mr. Hall: "Listen to what I have to
say.”
Mr. Wright: "I am sick and tired of
having the Integrity of the membera of
Why the House Will Meet
On the Glorious Fourth of July
It was a slow and uninteresting session that the hoVise of represen
tatives held Tuesday morning and until the last 15 minutes but little In
terest was shown by the members. However, while Mr. Flynt, of Spald
ing, was speaking, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, suggested that the committee of
the whole report progress and ask leave to sit again. Following this ac
tion, Mr. Dunbar, of Richmond, moved that the house adjourn until 10
"o’clock Thursday morning.
The fun started and Joe Hall held the whip handle.
Mr. Hall arose to debate the motion to adjourn, which most folks
say is impossible. It was seven minutes of 1 o'clock, at which hour the
house would, by rule, be adjourned until Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
It was* very plain that Mr. Hall, who spoke of the necessity of the mem
bers staying In Atlanta on Wednesday to attend to the business of tho
house. Intended holding the floor until the’hour of adjournment arrive cl.
Mr. Felder, of Bibb, asked Mr. Hail if he thought ll was right to de
feat the will of the great majority of the members by filibustering.
"I am not filibustering. I don’t know what filibustering means.” (Loud
laughter.)
Members jumped up In every part of the houso In an attempt to get
the floor. Mr. Hall would not yield. He told them he was going to talk
until 1 o'clock, and he did. The members turned and watched the clock,
moving up minute by minute, seeing all chance of a day at homo vanish.
The gentleman from Bibb came in for much "cussing out," but he was
relentless. At \ o'clock the speaker declared the house adjourned until
WITHAM ELECTED
LARGEDIVIOENDS
The Best Six Months
Ever Known 'in
Their History.
GENERAL TREPOFF
IS IN DISGRACE,
DECLAREJEPORTS
Czar Wishes to Pla
cate the Russian
Douma.
HOUSE IS THE SCENE
OF RIOT OF NOISS
Cabinet Minister Is Howled Down
When He Attempts To De
liver a Speech.
AND ONE IS KILLED
.. — „.1ty (
tnl* home walled."
Mr. Hall: "I axn not assailing tha
Integrity ot a member, and will not"
The motion to reconsider was put be
™ the house, and on the call for the
aye. and nays tho vote was SI to 8S.
Reports were made by the general
Judiciary and county and county mat
ters committees.
Conner Blit Up.
House bill No. l, by Mr. Conner, of
Bartow, to appropriate 8104,000 to tha
tnlveralty of Georgia for an agricul
tural building, was given a third read
ing and the house went Into a commit
tee of the whole to consider tho bill.
An amendment to appropriate 800,000
in 1806 and a similar amount In 1807
was reported by the committee on ap
propriations. Another amendment was
read to provide for tho appointment of
a board of truster* of eleven membera
oy the governor, one member from
each congressional district of the
state.
Mr. Conner opened the discussion on
the bill.
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, offered an amend-
jnent to the committee’s amendment,
th * “PProprlatlon In 1807 and
1808 Instead of 1808 and 1807.
Wanted to Split 8um.
Mr. Flynt. of Spalding, and Mr. Ash-
™ , of Lowndes, offered an amend-
ment to divide the appropriation, glv-
•*1,111.811-8 to a building to be
at Athens, one at Valdosta and
another at Griffin, thk ultra at the laet
named cltlee to be donated by the
'!*}**• On thle amendment Mr. Flynt
•poke at length.
, "h. Flynt took Mr. Conner to task
Sf 'laws on the question of ee-
tabllshing an agricultural collage. He
Jf'* 1 **^ him or flopping, having pre-
M that the agricultural rol-
:***•• vun as an adjunct of the unl-
I.tetf tt Athena eras «n unmitigated
He said: "Mr. Conner was kid-
*“d taken on n trip to Wlscon-
ta and when he came back he could
^ had before."
*5,77:48 o'clock the committee of the
Ted ^.I*??** P*>S*wws to the house
thi! r puthar, ' f Richmond, moved
ThU** 0 th * h " u "’ adjourn It meet
i hursday morning at 10 o’clock
Mr. Hall, of Bibb, opposed the mo-
Bank Cashiers Hold
ing Convention at
Warm Springs.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Warm Springs, On., July 8.—Tho con
vention of the cashiers of the Witham
banks met here In annual convention
this morning. The cession will last two
days, during which time matters of In
terest In tha financial world and future
usefulness ot the young men who are
employed In the- banks will be dis
cussed.
The convention convened at 8:80
o'clock this morning In the auditorium.'
One hundred young men, representing
78, (tanks, were In attendance. Besides
these, there sre 100 visitors present.
Tho devotions! exercises were con
ducted by Rev. J. W. Heldt, of Atlanta.
During the morning session many
papers bearing on the banking business
were read by the young men of the
Witham banks.
W. H. Witham. founder of the or
ganisation, was elected chairman of tha
convention by tha unanimous vote of
the convention.
W. C. Manly was elected secretary.
This afternoon the convention will
be addressed by Colonel John Temple
Graves, editor of The Atlsnta Georgian.
Tonight Hon. G. O. Gunby Jordan, of
Columbus, Ga.. wilt deliver an address
to the convention.
tlon of Mr. Dunbar, Insisting that the
house should not waste time.
Whst of the Fourth?
What's to be done on the Fourth
of July? Eat watermelons, watch nig
gers parade around? Get something
good to eat? I am In'sympathy with
getting something to eat, but f think It
our duty to stay hers and transact the
business of this house. The general
Judiciary committee anticipated the
Fourth of July.”
Mr. Hall was talking for time, as
thers were but four minutes left, and
If he kept the floor until .that time the
house would, by rule, be adjourned un
til Wednesday morning.
Mr. Felder, of Bibb—I want to ask
the gentleman If he thfnks It le right
for him to filibuster this way?
H "WhatI Ms Filibuster?”
_r. Hall—t don’t know anything
about flltbusterlng. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hall held the floor despite the
efforts of members to get It to move
to adjourn until Thursday. At 1
o'clock, while ha waa still talking,
Speaker Staton announced that the
hour of adjournment had arrived and
house would meet Wednesday at
to o’clock a. m.
New Bills Introduced,
le following bills and reeolullona
J Introduced and read for the. first
time; _ _
By Mr. WUcox. of Irwin—To fix li
cense fee for retailing spirituous li
quor# in Irwin county.
By Mr. Trammell, of Harris—To pay
a pension to Ml*. Brawner.
By Mr. \Vil< ox. of Irwin—To repeal
act establishing a r.-ary at Ocllla.
Atlanta bankers, almost without ex
ception, report the post year to have
been the most prosperous year In the
history of their respective lnstltnltons.
Saturday, June 30, closed the fiscal half
year of all of the national banks of the
city.
When seen Tuesday morning George
R. Donovan, cashier of tho Atlanta Xn
ifll bank, htilted that at tho meeting
of the board of directors of tho instftu
tion a semi-annual dividend of 5 per
cent waa declared on tho capltni stock
of $500,000, and $300,000 was added to
the surplus, which was already $200,000,
making tho capital and surplus of the
institution a round million dollars.
The Lowry National bank passed up
a semi-annual dividend of 5 per tent,
and added more than as much more to
their surplus.
Tho Third National hank passed up a
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent.
Tho Fourth National hank held its
■III • i ■ f > >i I ng Tuesday at 12
o'clock, and passed up a semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent, adding also a
very satisfactory amount to the sur
plus. Cashier J. K. Ottley stated that
the last six months hnve been tho most
piofltnhl.* In the history of the hank.
Tho Neal bank closes Its fiscal year
on the first of January, so nothing
could bo learned from that source, ex
cept that President E. H. Thornton
stated that the past year had bean an
< V i'l.k-i ■ 111 - is j it • I. > 11 s *,.n- f..r all of
the banks, and that his own was doing
Its share of the business.
The Maddox-Rucker Banking, Com
pany closes Its fiscal year on August
31. but a comparirfbn of statement#
issued by it on May Jl and June 30
shows that within that period of seven
weeks It increased the amount of Its
undivided profits by $18,951.43. In ad
dition to Its capital stock of $200,000,
It now has a surplus, of $533,394.89. Its
Increase of surplus within the past
twelve months has been almost a hun
dred thousand dollars.
All of this speaks most excellently for
the prosperity of Atlanta, as the de-
ilts of a community must bo large
allow- of such largo profits to tho
banks, and large bank balances always
mean good times.
KILLS HIS FAMILY,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Bjt Private iMiel Wire.
Memphis, Tennr, July 1.—A special
from Lucedale, Mias., say that Chariea
Brewer murdered hla mother.ln-law
and hla wife and hla wife's grand
mother and child, and then shot him
self. Hla grandmother waa holding one
of hla children at the time. Tho baby
and the grandmother were both wound
ed, but will probably recovar.
Brewer waa conscious tong enough
to admit that the act waa premedi
tated.
Brewer stated some time ago that
hla domestic affairs were being Inter
fered with by bis mother-in-law.
WEALTHY CITIZEN
Shocking Tragedy
Enacted at
Pitts.
is
Special to The Georgian.
Rochelle, Ga., July S.—News has just
been received here of tho killing of W,
T. Kychoft, ;i prominent mill mnni by
W. F. Findlay at Tltts, Go., lato
terday afternoon. Particulars of the
tragedy arc meager.
It seems that hard feelings had ex
isted between these men for some tlmo
and upon meeting at Pitts yesterday
the quarrel was renewed, with the re
suit above stated.
Findlay surrendered, and is now
lodged In Jail at Abbeville.
Rycroft Is said to have been drink
ing at the time.
BIG SIGN FALLS,
FELLING LADY
large cloth sign fastened on
wooden frame fell from tho front of
Rhodes & Hnverty Furniture Com
pany's store on Peachtree street Tues
day morning, scaring a number of pas-
sershy and knocking down Miss Kath
erine Pendleton, daughter of Rev. H.
King Pendleton, pastor of the Hunter
Street Christian Church. Mlse Pendle
ton's umbrella was badly bent up and
she was shaken considerably by the
fall, but not In any way seriously In
jured. Her escape from death was nar
row.
The sign was about 50 feet long and
10 or 13 feet high, and Its very site
causing It to fnll slowly was prob
ably all that saved some of those un
der it from being seriously hurt. It Is
supposed that a sudden gust of wind
was the cause of Its falling.
MADDEN HAS STOPPED
PAYING WIFE ALIMONY
By Iftrat. Iw.w.1 Wire*.
Cincinnati. Ohio, July I.—John
Madden, millionaire turfman, will aeon
fare another ault. HU divorced wife,
who haa bean living hare for eoma time,
hae been notified that the 8:80 month
ly alimony will no longer be paid her.
The laet payment wu made June 8,
th. day ahe got her divorce decree.
Mre. Madden's lawyer, are preparing to
•ue again.
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UNTIL IT DIED. O
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By Private Leeaed Wire.
Youngstown. Ohio, July 8.—
Coroner Kline ntd today that
a charge of murder would be
placed agalnat Mre. Jennie An-
demon, the woman who con
fessed to having beaten her, <•
year-old etep-daughter to death
a few day* ago.
"Ob, Elate, 1 never thought to
kill you," ahe moaned. ’’I did
not mean to hurt tha child, but
when 1 get mad I get craxy."
MO THER OF H. THA W
THINKS HE IS INSANE;
IS TOLD OF TRAGEDY
Pittsburger Relates
White’s Crusade
Against Thaw.
SAYS CASH WAS OFFERED
FOR PAPER CRITICISM
District Attorney and Architect’s
Friends Dolving Deep—Mrs.
Thaw Married Abroad.
TRYING TD FIX
BLAME FOR WRECK
Ily Private Lasted Wire.
St. Petersburg, July 3.
Trepoff, the military tyrant
ruled St. Petersburg with
hand since the famous “Red
Is at last in disgrace. If rep.
an unusually good source
It |a said that after a dlsagn
terview with'the cmar ho has
ileved of his command and li
IVterhoff.
This fact, combined with
view with M. SturmoH. forn
slstant to the late Von I*
which Sturmes takes a lib*
of affairs, gives rise to the h
the exar Is preparing to bad*
it Is also significant that
Goremykin had a long confer
the emperor today, and It Is
that tha contemplated «Iwnm
ministry was discussed. It i
tli it i Iw i -• Is . 1. sin* on f li
the czar to placate the dour
The government T* report-
ready to accept the laws p
parliament for establishing 1
conscience and freedom to i
Interior Minister Htolopln. t
than any «»th» r m< rub* i --f th
seems to bo trying to appem
in- ni bv mi attItu-h* -»f fi.-nkn
iicly announces In behalf «#f
eminent that, after an exa
government la prepared
the laws which tho lower
nnklng for establishing III
conscience and freedom of
associations,
he sitting
fmn%4
ept
"ting;!
law pt
»d t
vhllng fo
ills
Octal* today bega
the
Halls
rk In
vhlch to
It Is
working
cted tha
By Private Leased Wire.
London, July 3.—When they arrived
In London Mrs. William Thaw, with
the earl of Yarmouth and a doctor,
motored to the West End hotel. There
the countess of Yarmouth met her
mother and la her mom and in the
presence of the earl, doctor and Blair
Thaw, the counteaa broke the news
that her eon, Harry Thaw, was In pris
on for killing Btanford White. She re
ceived it with composure. She neither
I•* 1 lit••*I. n--i I.* - am. h> -!< i I- al
A member of the family afterward
In an interview said:
"Mrs. Thaw, like all of us, haa
thought for a long time that Harry'i
sanity Is questionable. However, we
had not thought the loss of his mental
balance waa sufficient to cause him to
do violence.
"We had not thought It sufficient to
tcessltate placing him under re
straint. Harry's mother always feared
something would hapen, Just what
she did not know of course, but she
had a premonition something would
>en, so the shock on the reception
io news of the tragedy did not up
set her so much as we expected. She
desired to return to New York Imme
diately, but we convinced her It waa
unnecessary, so she will remain here
with the family for some timer
“WE WERE MARRIED ABROAD,”
DECLARES MR8^ HARRY THAW
By Private Leescd Wire.
New York, July I.—Evelyn Nesblt
Thaw made an early vlst to her hus
band, Harry Thaw, In the Tombs to
day. Bh© reached the prison at 10:30
and waited ten minutes until she could
—under the rules—be taken Into the
Continued on Page Five.
theii
bor members of parliament Will bt
a*In -I to put I If -In.ml. I ll* for**
ly and securo changes In the
renting sofety appliances and the
regulation of railways generally,
point raised by the unions Is that of
Insane competition between the WM
lines running to Southampton, and they
declare that if it can bo proved that
*.|H< li j |M *. f til.* l.'11-l.-n Mini Smithur-Ht
ern gave orders for the raring of tho
Imi.iI t»skin that 111* v, ill*- unl>>n;\ will
prosecute the officials.
Rudiger. If
nnl was tho
'murderer,"
leul-di iniiHi
the itblllty of thoj
*>k«- up In utter
PaylofT, the tnll-
npted to uddres*
-if War Minister,
nco In tho trlbu-'
of the group
left Joined.
Tho members
their desks, shot
resorted t-> ever
showing their
PaylofT, nftor 11
for several rnlnut
Mouromssff, bow
tilth’.1 hi - u« - opt
and left tho trlbi
f toll. In whh h the
vhlstled and'
ENDS THREE LIVES
11/ Private leased Wire..
Bluefleld, W. Vo., Jul/ 3.—Three i
were killed and It is feared others alao
lost their lives In a mins explosion at
Keystone. Rescue parties are search
ing the mine and several of the rescu
ers hava* been overcome by gas.
Ilud Meadows and William Mahon
were passing through a gallery wl
unprotected lamps, when the exploah
occurred. It Is regarded os altogether
probable that a number of men have
been aerioualy Injured If not killed.
GOTHAM ALDERMEN
AFTER ICE TRUST
fly Private LenwM
ew York, Jul
dermen has ndo
ding tho diet
. I ll - i I Mil I pt I
of the Amor
criminal consplri
price of ice.
SURPLUS OF MANY MILLIONS
IN UNCLE SAM'S TREASURY.
BRYAN WILL WIN
SAYS WILLIAMS
ll. Print. Wlr..
Waahinitton, July I.—A lurplu. of
820,024,778 la ahown by tha comparn-
llv. atatamant for tha month of Juna,
1808, a. compared with Juna of laat
year, and a aurplua of 118,187,180 for
tha flacal year ending June 80, 1808.
For the flacal year ending June 10,
06, tha total rerelpta of th* govern
ment war* 1584,814,714. .
Tha total dlabunementa ware 8547,-
872,168, leaving a aurplua for tho year
of 828,117,160, agalnat a deficiency for
the preceding flacal year of 888,887,652.
-.1 111.' belief Dint
By Private Leeaad Wire.
Memphla, Tenn, July 2.—Aa the re- ; 0
ault of what tha police declare waa a - °
cocaine apne, Jacob Garnett-. a mem- , °
bar of a wealthy f.imlly of Pulaakl. °
Tenn.. la dead: Dr. H. A. Rancher, of O
Rcooba, ill--.. Is near ..t.,n.| K O
Lae Bln; k, a wealthy lumbern.uB ..f o
Tracy'. Ark . I« tempo tartly ln«»r..- 0
Tha three in-n t..-t at . -.inltarlutn Z
where th- I »t,!t la cur--1 an-i —. j “
They acre f -an-1 In a room in tt
lington hotel.
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CANADIANS WIN AGAIN.
By Private L- a-
London, July
or.d heat for tl
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“Congress Can't Make a Gentleman
Where God Has Failed on Man ”
"Always In the Way” at a marine's funeral at Olengapo Pi, and which al
leged action la now being Investigated by the government.
Price found soldier iffe In the Philippines rather Irksome, so he began
to write doggerel for the papers. When he heard of the Incident at the
marine’s funtral he turned loose and his production was printed In The
Cable News at Manila.
The result waa an Investigation and exoneration of the officer in
charge of the funeral. Then Price waa charged with violation of the
thirty-second and sixty-second articles of war. In that he wrote scurrilous
things about a member of another branch of the service. He waa court-
martialed and the case then sent to the department commander, Gen
eral Weston, wbo haa forwarded the papers to Washington.
Here Is a portion of what Price wrote:
"We don't aak no favors from yej you may do the worst ye can, ’
For congress can't make gentlemen where God has foiled on man.
To heU with all this sickenin' rot —it's bad air, dry and warm.
These rotten gags about respect that's due the uniform—
Where shoulders traps can make a man lose half his little head.
And make him Joke the holiness that wraps hla country's dssd.
Yea, damn ye, well salute ye, and we'll say *Y«s» sir,* too^
But we xalute the shoulderstraps; we wouldn't speak to you.
Ye'r** farther flown beneath us than a d >g a nigger o.wxa.
Ye're dirtP r'n a buzzard i-i- kin’flesh ft ■ i dead men’s 1* «n< -
Wb«-n th'* flu* 1- on our cr.frIn and y. t« \ th** bund to pi ty k
Thu* K” **1 >!d rag-time hymn d Vii* AIa i .in the Way."*
8pedal to The Oeoi
Jackson. Miss.,
Sharp William*, I
rsatlc minority a
gross, has returnei
slsslppl.
■ Mr. Williams ta
quite frequently \
Jackson, and 6xpr
Bryan will be nom
cratlc party on i
that ho will be cl
ATLANTA MAN DIES
OF HEART FAILURE
Hpcctol to The (IcoruInn.
Columbus. Go., July 3 Goor*** I>.
Chaffin, of Atlanta, «l!*•«! at th** Rankin
house at 3 o’clo< k Monday afternoon
f: -in li- .i • f.uiur**
Ho came here Friday on a visit »«nd
registered late Friday night without
Informing his relatio n w hen* he a as.
He was discovered about 9 o'clock in
the morning by the maid In a semi
conscious state, and died at the hour
stated.
He was 63 years of a*re. and a
brother of Captain Thomas ‘’haffln
and Mrs. John Peabody, of thl» ■ Itv.
He will be burled here, his former
home.
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