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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUI EQUALITY W \JETT takes all blame IPUTTING UP COIN DEBATE IN THE SENATE FOR MARCUM KILLING First Afternoon Ses sion Held on Thursday. For the flrat time this senior, the te holding an afternoon session Thursday for the purpose of discussing t)e Candler aubatltute to the Hall bill fiV a atata board of tax aaseaaora. Senator Candler's ‘ bill, which pro vldee for county assessors as well a* ■he atata board, came up Thursday morning at 11:20 aa the apeclat order for the day, and a flood of amendmenta came up to the deak. Theae related to the manner of ap pointing the atate board, aome favor Ing placing the power In the handa o. the governor, othera thought It ought not be left with the governor. Several amendmenta related to the salary of the three atate aaseasora. One ralad the aalory from $1,500 to $2,000, nnd one cut It down to $1,000. Another e amendment cut the per diem of the county aaaeaaora from $5 to S3. Senator Candler Speaka for Bill, Senator Murphy Candler opened the debate for hla aubatltute with a very strong presentation of hla views on equalization of the tax burden. He pointed out from a mass of flg. urea the Inequalities In the land values of various counties. Taking the ad joining counties of Burke and Jeffer son, he demonstrated this Inequality In returns: “Burke makes returns of $2.52 per acre, Jefferaon $3.TI. Yet Burke and Jefferson are aide by aide and the lands are almost Identical In farming value. You will And In the 127 coun^ ties similar 'Inequalities.” Senator Candler then took up the mntter of corporation returns and tainted out startling Inequalities be tween their actual. values and tax re turns. He said that the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company returns showed less proportionately than those of the Savannah Street Railway Com pany. He was given close attention throughout his speech of about an hour. Steed Opposes It, Senator Walter Steed opposed the Candler substitute because a similar measure was placed on the statute booka aome ten years ago, and after a year's trial was repealed. He opposed the bill further because, he said, differences In the value of farm lands exist now and will exist for all time. , While Senator Steed was Senator Hand arose and aski given time to make a motion relative to adjournment. Senator Steed courteously acquiesced and then, when Senator Hand moved that the senate meet again at 3 o'clock, when the hour for adjournment arriv ed. It precipitated a discussion. Senator Miller wantbd adjournment untirjFaJay lij'xMer that members might have an opportunity to study the measure, but he was voted down. When the vote for the afternoon ses sion had passed the hour for adjourn ment had arrived, so Senator Steed was left with his speech suspended In the air. New Bills. By Senator Bond—To provide for the organisation and granting of cor- pnr”e powers and privileges to com- pn- < guaranteeing or Insuring the safe keeping and transportation of trunks, baggage and personal apparel, ami other shipments of personality, by rail and water, with the safe keeping thereof by Inns, boarding houses, ho tels and to otherwise regulate said companies. Bills Passed. By Senator Blalock—To fix the amount of stock necessary for Indus trial life Insurance companies. By Senator Candler—A bill to amend code referring to deposit of bonds by Insurance companies with the atate treasurer. By Senator Bunn—To add Bremen to the list of state depositories. TAKEN FROM SHERIFF, NEGRO IS LYNCHED Special to The Georgian. Swalnsboro, Ga., July 12.—Taken from the sheriff at about 1 o'clock on Tuesday night, Ed Pierce, a negro, was hurried to the swamps by a mob of 50 men and lynched. Last Friday night Pierson entered the room of Miss Maud Durden, daughter of Berrien' Durden, of Summit. Pierson secreted himself under the bed. When Miss Maud was ready to retire for the night ahe looked under the bed and saw the negro. She Yush- ed in her father's room and told him the story. The old man seized his gun and rushed In the room, but Was knocked down by the negro, who had taken his station behind the door. At tempting to rise, he was again knock ed down. It was then that the -negro jumped from the window and escaped. He was captured by Deputy 8heriff Fields Saturday, confessed his crime and was placed .In Jail. CURTI8 JETT. TO BUY BALLOTS A SKIRT SALE Attorney Declares That Witness is Drunk. Some Salty Things Are Said in the Court Room. Beattyvllle, Ky., July 12.—Five min utes after talking - with Attorney A. Flood Byrd In the lower hall of the court house, in which he said he would take the witness stand and tell every thing he had confessed to In regard to the assassination of James B. Marcum, In which he Implicated Jim Hargis and Ed Callahan as the conspirators, Cur tis Jett, the self-confessed murderer of Marcum and Jim CockrIII, took the witness stand and practically repudi ated every word uttered In the now fa mous confession. ' Following-Is a stenographic report of the testimony given by Jett on the di rect examination by Attorney Byrd: “I Killed Marcum.’’ Q. Had you ever seen or' had any conversation with either of the defend ants a day or two previous to the kill ing of Mr. Marcum? A. Well, Mr. Byrd. I had better go on and tell just what I know about the case. Mr. Marcum had prosecuted me In a case or two, and had did alt he could against me) and I was bitterly his enemy. I am the man that killed him. The following Is part of the steno graphic report given when he was called later: Q. Did you not testify In the Cyn- thlanla trial that you and Mr. Marcum were friendly? Jett Appeals to Court. Jett ardke and, turning to the court, appealed that he be not compelled to answer the question. He was com pelled to do so, and answering, he said: "Well, sir: I testified that, but my life was at stake, and t got a life sen tence for killing that man. And today there are Innocent men on trial, and I feel It my duty to testify to the truth.” Q. I will ask you if you did not state to Mr. Jouett and Mr. Adams, In the presence of reporters In Mr. Adams office, that you had killed Mr. Marcum at the suggestion and Instance of Ed Callahan? "You Are a Murddrer." A If I did, then I was crasy. Q. Have you any recollection of mak ing such a statement? A. 1 don't, air: but, of course, I guess you can prove It. Q. And then you say you did no! make It? A. Mr. Byrd, you are a murderer, and a man who lives In glass houses ought not to throw atones. Q. Who told you to say that- xly? A. Curtis Jett alone. His Memory Failed. About this time Jett began. to act queerly. His memory went.back on him. He could tell nothing of his ac tions or those of White Just before and after the killing of Marcum. He.said EABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY POPULAR ROUTE TO Virginia Coast Resorts The Princess Ann Hotel at Virginia Beach. Va.. *•“ «*“** Into the hands of a new company, and extensiTe lmprovements will be made. New management, excellent caterers, sea food a specialty. The finest surf on the AUmutlc com* For rates, routes and schedule* apply to ticket agents, or to W. E. CHRISTIAN. _ , _ Asst. Genl Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. CHARLES B. RYAN, Qen’l Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va. he did not remember seeing Whits In the court-house at all. He ventured the opinion that White Is perfectly In nocent of the crime. At his previous trial, he said, the de fendants had aided In his defense and he thought they had paid his lawyer’s fees. > Ssld Jatt Was Drunk: After Jett had made these state ments, Commonwealth's Attorney Adams declared that the witness was beastly drunk, and Intimated that If Jett was sober he would give'far dif ferent teetlmony. Jett declared that he had done the killing of hie own volition and told In detail how the assassination was car ried out. His story milled with that given by B. J. Ewcn. Jett said he had not conferred with White about the killing. Tom White Vindictive. Later Jett volunteered the statement that neither Ed Callahan nor Jim Har gis had ever asked him to kill Mar cum or any other man. Tom White followed Jstt on the stand, and he, too, was In a contemp tuous mood, and during the direct ex amination hurled several slurs at Mr. Byrd. He refused to answer any questions put to him by the attorney on the ground that he disliked him because Byrd prosecuted him for the murder of Marcum. Several times when questioned by Mr. Byrd both Jett and White appealed to the court not to be permitted to an swer. Judge Hargis said that he believed this was the llrct time Jett had ever told the real truth about the assassina tion of J. B. Marcum. Asbury Spicer testified that he was approached by James Hargis and was asked to kill Marcum. , Witness re fused to accept proposition. Witness saw and talked to Jett just before the killing. He said hs went after Jett for Jim Hsrgle and Callahan with word for Jett to hurry to the court-house. n, imnm TO HEAR THREAT T House Passes Bill to Aid in Purifying Elections. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 12.—Some sensation- developments are expected In the case of Harry Thaw, alayer of Stanford White, the architect. , Jury to Hear of Threat. The’ district attorney's office today expects to May before the grand jury sensational testimony to the effect that Harry Kendall Thaw threatened to kill hie wife, Evelyn Neablt Thaw, os well as Stanford White. This threat was said to have bean made when angry words passed be tween husband and wife over the a! leged affidavits mada by Evelyn Set' bit in tbe reported legal proceedings Instigated by White. This testimony Is expected to be sup plied by Mrs. Mayme C. Schwarts, an unwilling witness jipon whom Assist ant District Attorney Garvan's detec tives managed to serve a subpoena af ter a long siege at the Plerrepont apartment house. Mrs. Schwarts la to appear before the grand jury today. Thaw's Friend Found. William Sturgis, an Important wit ness, sought by the prosecution and de fense, was located In Hartford, Conn., where be has a Job with a rubber com pany. He declared he Intended to re main In Hartford, and that he did not C o pose to be plied with questions by r. Garvan about the Thaw case. He asserted positively that he never heard Thaw make any threat against White, and that he would only go on the wit ness stand at the request of Thaw's mother. It was learned today that Stanford White, upon obtaining positive Infor mation that Thaw’s detectives were pur suing him, made hla will leas than three months before he was slain. A corrupt election In Georgia shall be an Impossibility It the sentiment the house on the subject le to be con sidered. The constitutional amend ment, by Mr. Wright of Richmond, amend the penal code to provide for persons furnishing money for the pur chase of votes being adjudge guilty of a misdemeanor, was passed Thursday morning by practically a unanimous vote. 111 to 2. . Though the house was in session three hours, much of the time was consumed In debating the question giving certain bill* special orders, attempt was made to bring the child labor bill up Thursday, but tbe rulo of the house In favor of sticking to the calendar prevailed, end the bill did not come up from lie place. The Wright Bill Created Muoh IntsresL By section <2$ of the penal code It r already a misdemeanor to buy or sell vote In Georgia. The objects of the constitutional amendment proposed Mr. Wlrght, of Richmond, and pais by the house Thursday morning, are: To make It a misdemeanor to con tribute money for securing votes. To make guilty parties competent and compellable witnesses, providing the teetlmony given dial! not b* >>*«-’ In the prosecution of the wltnesi To. make provisions of this section applicable to primary as well ae Anal elections. To make It Illegal to hire qualified voters to canvass for or to Influence votes In behalf of-any candidate. Debate Shut Off, Promptly at 10 o'clock the house was convened by Speaker Slaton. Prayer by the Rev. B. B. L. Timmons, and roll call and reading of the Journal by Clerk Bolfeulllet followed. After Mr. Flynt, of Spalding, had moved to reconsider the action taken Wednesday on the Connor bill, Mr. Felder, of Bibb, shut off debate by calling for the previous question, aye and nay vote was taken with the result that the motion to reconsider was lost by a vote of 68 to 102. It was supposed that house bill No. 27, the Boykin anti-bucket shop bill, would be token up Thursday. It had been generally discussed by the mem bers before the house met Thursday. A substitute resolution reported by the committee on rules to set the Boykin bill a special order for next Tuesday ppoeod by Mr. Anderson, of Chat- vhd line a substitute for the Boy kin bill. Tho Boykin bill stood first on thS'ca|en4ar Thursday. Mr. Felder, of Ullit), offered on amendment to make the date for the bill Thursday of next week. There was a rather lengthy de bate as to whether the special order should be granted. Both tho substitute and amendment were lost. The house, by agreeing to tho report of the committee on rules, set the fol lowing hours for sessions of the house: New Hours for House. Beginning July 10, the hours will be from 0 to 1 o’clock until Monday, July 16, after which two aesalons a day, from to 1 and 2 to 6, will be held. The hour for meeting on Mondays was set at 10 clock. No sessions will be held on Saturday afternoons. The rules committee reported a reso lution to make the child labor bill, by Mr. Bell, of Fulton, a special order for Thursday morning. Mr. Longley, of Troup, and Mr. Holder, of Jackson, both of whom opposed the child labor bill when It wee last before the house, said they were ready to vote for It now. The report of the committee was lost and the child labor bill accordingly did not come up Thursday. Boykin Bill Tabled. The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill was tabled oil the motion of Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln. The bill by. Mr. Wright, of Rich mond, to amend the penal code to pro vide for clean elections In Georgia, was given a third reeding and taken under consideration by tbe house. Mr. Wright,'as the author of the Mil, made a strong argument In favor of his bill, which, he ssld, would mean i to corrupt ballots In the state of gfs. He said that while the reforms might be needed more In the I cities in Chatham, Richmond end ton counties, than In aome pother tlone. It would be necessary to enact a S eneral law, which could not possibly o any harm. An objection to a paragraph In the Wright bill, compelling a guilty party Some $10.00 Skirts I ^ Some $8.50 Skirts | $£.50 Some $7.50 Skirts Some $8.00 Skirts Some $7.50 Skirts Some $6.50 Skirts Some $6.50 Skirts Some $5.98 Skirts Some $5.00 Skirts $r.oo AND AFTER-INVENTORY CLEARANCE SKIRTS Since taking our Semi-Annual July Inventory of stock, we find we've quite .a good many odd skirts—broken lots—odil sizes—one and two styles of a kind, etc.,etc. We’ve placed all these odd skirts on four or five racks for A SWIFT CLEARANCE TOMORROW. Materials are black and Navy, Panamas, Mohairs, Grey Suitings, checked and plaid effects, etc., etc., in both circular and plaited models. Here are stylish skirts in blue, black and the popular “Browns,” made as you’d have them - , hut miud you, not all sizes, but with a slight alteration you can be “fixed up” in good shape and GETASKIRT MUCH BELOW IT’S TRUE VALUE. Tomorrow O’clock Come. Sale Prices J. M. HIGH COMPANY $6.50, $5, $3.98 'ROSECUTES FATHER FOR ABUSING MOTHER R. KANE FINED $10.75 BY RE CORDER ON THE EVIDENCE OF THE FORMER'8 SON. GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS to buying end selling votes, even If the evidence Incriminate the wltnees, woe made by Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker, and Mr. Akin, of Bartow. Mr. ' Wright claimed that without this provision In hie bill It would be a dead letter on the statute books. i am thoroughly In sympathy with the object of the bill of the gentleman from Richmond," sold Mr. Akin, of Bartow, In answering Mr. Wright. "You should go after the men who buys the vote, and the corporation that furnianes the corruption fund." "Does not the gentleman know,” asked Mr. Wright, "that the paragraph In question le for the purpose he d*- a./ that a man may be compelled to testlW as to who Is furnishing the alualf fund?" Mr. Welker Introduced an amend ment cutting out the paragraph relat ing to compelling a wltnees to give In criminating teetlmony. This amend ment woe Tost. The rote on the passage of the bill as ill to I, giving It a constitutional majority. The house adjourned-at 10 o’clock to meet at 2 o'clock Thursday night to bear the address of Hon. Walter G. CMftton. of Savannah. New Bills. The following bllla and resolutions were Introduced and read by Reading Clerk McClatchey: By Mr. Brinson, of Decatur—To amend an act establishing the city court of Bslnbridge. . By Mr. Humber, of Stewart—To amend charter of Richland. By Mr. Land, of Wilcox—To amend the code to add Rochella to Hat of de positories. By Mr. Wey, of Pulaski—To estab lish city court of Pulaski In Hawklha- villa. By Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker—To amend an act Incorporating Chlcka- mauga school districts. By Mr. Kevin, of Meriwether—To When S. R. Kane, of 64 Hood street, night watchman at the city stables, wee arraigned Wednesday morning before Recorder Broyles, his son, Earl Kane, the Sanitary Plumbing Company, was present to prosecute him. On the teetlmony of young Kane that hie father had attacked end tried to light him, and had also abused hie mother, while In an Intoxicated condi tion, Judge Broylea lined the husband and father 210.76 or 21 days in the stockade. I don't want to be bard on my fath- ■ explained young Kane, "but 1 went him to stay away from home. He hoe abused my mother and myseir to such extent that we Anally had to appeal the police." • When asked for an excuse for his misconduct. Kane offered no defense further than the statement that he was drunk. Judge Broyles warned him he must not bother hla family again. pay a pension to W. D. Garrett. By Messrs. Williams, of Laurens, and Clifton, of Tattnall—To provide for public school system In Vldalla. By Mr. Christopher, of Hall—To amend section 1264 of code, to Increase pensions to totally blind Confederate veterans. By Mr. Buchanan, of Ware—To pay pension to Mrs. Whitley. By Mr. Callaway, of Lee—To amend act creating a board of county com. mlealoners of said county. By Mr. Almond, of Rockdale—To regulate the Inspection of fertilisers. By Messrs. Wright, Porter and Hol der, of Floyd—To amend the charter of Rome. By Mr. Woodllff, of Forsyth—To pro vide for cleaning streams of Forsyth county. By Mr. Christopher, <* Hall—To au thorize verdicts by three-fourths of Mr. Perry, of Hell—To provide for assessment of property In the' state. By Mr. Beall of Paulding—To provide a new charter for town of Hiram. By Mr. Rountree, of Thomas—To amend act Incorporating town of Bos ton. By Meters. Hsrdmsn end Holder, of Jackson—To Incorporate town of Cen ter. By Messrs. Longley and Booksr, of Troup—To abolish Hogsnsvllle dispen sary. Building New Cotton Mill, Special to Tho Georgian. Trlon, Ga.. July 12 —Thera Is a new cotton mill being built at Summerville, six miles south of hsre. Tho excava tions for tho foundation havs already boon made. Paech Growers Busy. Special to The Oeorglan. Trlon, On.. July 12.—The peach growers In this neighborhood are very busy now Indeed, aa they realize that the old proverb, "You must ■trike while the Iron la hot," le only too true whse It comes to handling peaches. Sewing Bse Organized. Special to The Georgian. Oxford, Ga., July 12.—The ladles of the Oxford Home Mleslon Society have organized themselves Into a eewlng bee club for the purpose of making gar ments for the needy poor of th# com munity. The flrat meeting of the club wee held at the bom* of Mrs. W. W, Evens on Tuesday afternoon. Great Revival at Comer. Special to The Oeorglan. C6mer, Go., July 12.—Comer has wit nessed tbe greatest revival ever seen here. It was conducted by Rev. A. F. Nunn, the Methodist pastor, assisted by Rev. C. M. Dunaway, of Atlanta, and Rev. 1/ovlck Adams, of Young Harris, Oa. Lightning 8trikss Stores. Special to The Georgian. Dublin, Go., July 12.—At Dexter, this county, at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon considerable damage was done by Ightnlng. The stores of Tutt Bros, and R. C. Hogan k. Bro. were consid erably damaged. High-water Mark for Dsposlts. Special to THe Georgian. Valdosta, Oa., July 12.—The bank de posits In this city havs reached high- water mark, amounting to about $2,- 200,000. Nearly <000,000 of this money belongs to the farmers of this county and section. The Increase In the tax returns for Lowndes county this year amounts to $402,000. Will Bulld**New Block. Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, a a., July 12.—The Converse estate will build a handsome three- story business block on Central av.e- nue to occupy the sits of the building In which H. K. McLendon le now do ing business and tbe stables adjoining. Oppose Fraser Bill,’ Special to The Georgian. - Savannah; Go. July 12.—Fire Insur ance agents are endeavoring to secure protests against tbs passage of the. louse bill Introduced by Mr. Fraser. The Savannah Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce have joined In > matter to a committee. Think. Boykin HiT Will Not Pass. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Go., July It.—Murray M. Stewart hoe returned from Atlanta, where he went In the Interest of the A Ii<I* 1 milmtltiltf fur the lloykln bill In reference to bucket qjjoiis. lie reports that the chances of di-feutlng tho Boykin Llll and the pm-age of tho Anderson bill are line. MAD DOG CREATES EXCITING SCENE A mad dog wont on n rampage early Thursday morning at Bush and Man- gum atreeta and craatad a ecenn of In- tansa excitement. The clog snapped at several people, III taflad to blta any om. Th** ernxed animal wa* quickly given a wide berth, people deserting the streets and rush ing Into nenr-by houses for refuse Bicycle Policemen Wood and Ohewn- Ing were attracted to the scene and dis patched tho dog with their pistols. LABORERS STRIKE AT SAVANNAH DOCKS Rpeelsl to Tbs Georgian. Savannah, Ga., July 12.—A general ■trike among the negro roustabout* and common laborers le threatened. A number of stevedores struck yesterday, and today ths negroes who bundle res in for the Coast Line docks ore out, ■>« well aa the negroes employed by a shlp- bulldlng company. The strike Is for a materiel Increase In wages. The employers will resist the de mands, and will probably combine for that purpose. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. LUCY COBB INSTITUTE, Athens, Oa. 1906 1907 The FORTY-EIGHTH session of ths Lucy Cobb Institute, an institution for the education of young women of Georgia, will reopen on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. For catalogue and • room reservation* apply to MRS. M. A. LIPSCOMB, Principal. the ALABAMA BREN AU — Kf PAULA. ALABAMA hifh rrad# ClflueO—HI young ladle*. Thorough cam rery. special sdranteg oratory. orrh*»tnt o| titlfal new brndlng magnificent elevation, mate, splFiulM health i nan <*hnntaoqr~ ** 1 ‘ Write for IIIiu