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THE ATLANTA UE0KU1AN. 8 TAX EQUALITY BRINGS DEBATE IN THE SENATE First Afternoon Ses sion Held on Thursday. For tha tint time thli session the ■enat* Is holding an afternoon teaelon Thuraday for the turpoee of discussing the Candler aubetltute to the Hall bill for a atate board of tax aaaeaaora. Senator Candler’a bill, which pro- videa for, county aaaeaaora as well n« the atate board, came up Thursday morning at 11:$0 aa the special order for the day, and a flood of amendments came up to the deak. Theae related to the manner of ap pointing the atate board, aonie favor- JETT TAKES ALL BLAME FOR MARCUM KILLING the governor, others thought It ought not be left with the governor. Several amendments related to the salary of the three state assessors. One ralsd the salary from $1,500 to $>,000, and one cut It down to $1,000. Another amendment cut the per diem of the county assessors from $6 to $S. Senator Qandler Speaks for Bill. Senator Murphy Candler opened the debate for hla substitute with a very strong presentation of hta views on equalisation of trie-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 $3.52 per acre, Jefferson $3.71. Yet Burke and Jefferson are side by side and the lands are almost Identical In farming value. You will .And In the l$7 coun ties similar Inequalities." Senator Candler then took up the matter of corporation returns and pointed out startling Inequalities be tween their actual values and tax re turns. • He said that the Georgia Rail way end, Electric Company returns showed less proportionately than those of the Savannah Street Railway Com pany. He was given closa attention throughout his speech of about an hour. Steed Opposes It. Senator Walter Steed opposed the Candler substitute becauso a similar measure was placed on the statute books some ten years ago, and after a year's trial was repealed.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. Senator Hand arose and askei given time to make a motion relative to adjournment. PUTTING UP COIN TO BUY BALLOTS SKIRT SALE House Passes Bill to Aid in Purifying Elections. Some $10.00 Skirts 1 Some $8.50 Skirts! $^.50 Some $7.50 Skirts CURTI8 JETT. Attorney Declares That Witness is Drunk Some Salty Things Are Said in the Court Room. and then, when Senator that the senate meet again at 3 o'clock, when the hour for adjournment arriv ed, It precipitated a <11: discussion. Senator Miller wnnted adjournment until 'Friday In arjlcr that members . ■ .iv an opportunity to stinlj the measure, but he was voted down. When the vote for the afternoon ses sion had passed the hour for adjourn ment had crrlved, 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- por-te powers and privileges to com- pn: < guaranteeing or Insuring the safe keeping and transportation trunks, baggage and personal apparel, -jfltjr, by and other shipments of personally. _ 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 flx the amount of stock neceaaary for Indus trial life Insurance companies. By Senator Candler—A bill to amend code referring to deposit of bonds by Insurance companies with the state treasurer. By Senator Bunn—To add Bremen to the list of state depositories. Beattyville, 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 aa the conspirators, Cur tis Jett, the self-confessed murderer of Marcum and Jim Cockrlll. took the witness stand and practically repudi ated every word uttered In the now fa- moua confession. Following la a stenographic report of the teatlmony given by Jett' on the dl- - rect examination by-Attorney Byrd: "I Killed Mareum.” Q. Had you ever seen or had any conversation with either of the defend ants a day or two previous to ttys kill ing of Mr. Maroum? A. Well, Mr. Byrd, I had better go on and tell Juat what I know about the' case. Mr. Marcum had prosecuted me In a case or two, And had. did all he could against me, and I was.bitterly his enemy. 1 am the man that killed him, he did not remember eeelng White In the court-house at nil. He ventured the opinion that White Is perfectly In nocent of the crime. At hla previous trial, he aald, the de fondants had aided In his defense and he thought they had paid hie lawyer". fees Said Jstt 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 ho would give 'far dlf ferent testimony. Jett declared that he had done the killing of his own .volition and told In detail how the assassination was car ried out. His story .allied with that given by B. J. Ewen. Jett said he had not conferred with White about the killing. Tom White Vlndlotlve. Later Jett volunteered the statement that neither Ed Callahan nor Jim Har, gls had ever asked him to kill Mar, cum or any other man. Tom .White followed Jett on the The-following la part of the steno- stand, and he, too, was In a contemp- graphic report given when he wag tuous mood, and during the direct ex- amlnatlon hurled several slurs at Mr. Byrd. He refused to answer any questions put to him by the attorney 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 Mlae Maud Durden, daughter of Berrien Durden, of Summit. Pierson secreted hlmeelf under the bed. When Mice Maud was ready to mire for the night she looked under the bed and saw tip negro. She rush, ed In her father*! room and told him i he story. The old man seised hie sun end 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 Sheriff and waa In Jail. called later: Q. Did you not testify In the Cyn- thlanla trial that you and Mr. Marcum were friendly? Jett Appeal! to Court. Jett arose 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 waa at stake, and 1 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. Adama. In the presence of reporters In Mr. Adama office, that you had killed Mr. Marcum at the suggestion and instance of Ed Callafian? corrupt election In Georgia shall be an Impossibility If the sentiment of the house on the subject la to be con sldered. The constitutional amend ment. by Mr. Wright of Richmond, to amend the penal code lo provide for persons furnishing money for the pur, chase of votes being adjudge guilty of a misdemeanor, wae passed Thuraday morning by practically a unanimous rote. Ill to 3. Though the house was In session three houra, much of the time was consumed In debating the question of giving certain bills special orders. An attempt was made to bring the child labor bill up Thursday, but the rulo of the house In favor of sticking to the calendar prevailed, and the bill did not come up from Its place. The Wright Bill Created Much Interest. By section 629 of the penal code It Is already a misdemeanor to buy or sell a vote In Georgia. The objects of tha constitutional amendment proposed by Mr. Wfrght, of Richmond, and passed 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 teatlmony (riven shall not be wed In the prosecution of the witness. To make provisions of this section applicable to primary aa well aa final elections. To make It Illegal to hire quellfled voters to canvass for or to Influence voice 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. E. L. Timmons, and roll call and reading of the Journal by Clerk Bolfeulltet followed. After Mr. Flynt, of Spalding, had moved to reconsider the action taken Wednesday on the Connor bill, Mr. Felder, of Bibb, shut oft debate by calling for tha previous question, eye and nay vote waa taken with the result that the motion to reconsider waa lost by a vote of 53 to 103. It was supposed that houaa bill No. 27, tho Boykin anti-bucket shop bill, would be taken up Thursday. It had been generally discussed by the mem bers before the house met Thursday. A substitute resolution reported by the committee on rulos to act the Boykin Nil o special order for next Tuesday was opposed by Mr. Anderson, of Chat ham, who has a substitute for the Boy kin bill. The Boykin bill stood tlrst on the calendar Thursday. Mr. Felder, of mill'. • 'l‘r< II mi mill'll,Im. rit In imiki' Hi" ilntc fur the bill 'J’hurrdny "f luxt lU'i'k. There \M1S h rulhcl lengths de but'' lie III whether III" Hpeijlil nrdi-i should be granted. Both tho substitute mid amendment were lust. Tho house, by agreeing to the report of the committee on rules, set the fol lowing hours for sessions of the house New Hours for Houss. Beginning July 10, the hours will be from 0 to 1 o’clock until Monday, July 13, after which two sessions a day, from to 1 and 3 to 5, trill be held. The hour for meeting on Mondaya was set at 10 clock. No sessions will be held on Saturday afteraoone. The rules committee reported a reso lution to make the child labor bill, by Mr. Bell, of Fulton, a special order for on the ground that he disliked him Byrd prosecuted him for the “You Are a Murderer." A. If I did, then I was crasy. Q. Have you any recollection of mak ing such a statement? A. I don't, sir; but, of course, I guess you can provs It. . ... ; — ..pealed to the court not to be permitted to an swer. Judge Hargis said that he believed this was the first time Jett had ever told the real truth about, tho assassina tion of J. B. Marciim. Asbury Spicer testified that he waa approached by James Hargis and waa aaked to kill Mafcutn. Wltneaa re fused to accept proposition. Witness and talked to’Jett just before the killing. He said he went after Jett for Jim Hargis and Callahan with word for Jett to hurry to the court-house. 6. And then you say you did not taka maka It? . A. Mr. Byrd, you ara a murderer, and a man who Uvea In glaas houses ought not to throw atones. o. Who told you to say that—any body? A. Curtis Jett alone. Hla Memory Failed. About this time Jett' began. to act queerly. Hla memory went back-on him. He could tell nothing of hla ae. tlons or thoae.of White just before and after the killing of Marcum.. He said ’ L r, GUO UR. 10 HEM THHttl THU IHM MADE SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY POPULAR ROUTE TO Virginia Coast Resorts The Princess Ann Hotel at Virginia Beach, V*. baa pasaed Into the bands of a new company, and extensive Improvements will be made. New management, excellent caterer*, sea rood » specialty. Tho flneat surf on the Atlantic coast. For rates, routes and schedules apply to ticket agents, or to W. E. CHRISTIAN, . , 4 _ • Asst. Gen’l Pass. Agt, Atlanta, Ga. CHARLES B. RYAN, Gen’l Pass. Agt., Portsmouth, Va. By Private Leased Wire. New York, July 13.—Some sensation al developments are expected In the case of Harry Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, the architect. Jury to Hear of Threat. The district attorney's office today expects to lay before the grand Jury sensational testimony to the effect that Harry Kendall Thaw threatened to kill a wife, Evelyn Neablt Thaw, as well i Stanford White. This threat waa said to have been made when angry words passed be tween husband and wife over the al leged affidavits mad* by Evelyn Mea ning. Troup, and Mr. Holder, of Jackson, both * 'hi of whom opposed the child labor bill last before the houee, aald when It waa they were ready to vote for It now. The report of the committee waa lost and the child labor bill accordingly did not coma up Thursday. Boykin Bill Tablsd. The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill waa tabled on the motion of Mr. Boykin, of Lincoln. The bill by Mr. Wright, of Rich mond, to amend the penal coda to pro vide for clean elections In Georgia, waa consideration by Mr. Wright, aa tha author of tha Nil, made a strong argument In favor of his 1, would mean an end bill, which, he said, corrupt ballots In the atate of Oeor gla. He said that while the reforms might be needed more In the large cities In Chatham, Richmond and Ful ton counties, than In some other sec tions, It would be necessary to enact a general law, which could not possibly do any harm. An objection to a paragraph In the Wright bill, compelling a guilty party to i buying and selling votee, even evidence Incriminate the witness, was made by Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker, and Mr. Akin, of Bartow. Mr. Wright claimed that without this provision In hla bill It would be a dead letter on the stalifte books. 'I am thoroughly In sympathy with the object of the bill of the gentleman from 'RE Ichmond," said Mr. Akin, of Bartow, In answering Mr. Wright. "You should go after the man who buys tha vote, and the corporation that furnishes the corruption fund." “Does not the gentleman know," ked Mr. Wright, “that the paragraph question Is for the purpose he de sires, that a man may be bit In the reported legal proceedings Instigated by White. This testimony la expected to be sup plied by Mrs. Mayme C. Schwarts, an unwilling witness Upon whom Assist ant District Attorney Garvan's detec tives managed to serve a subpoet Pl*n else- a af ter a long siege at the Plsrrspo t apartment houae. Mrs. Schwarts la to appear before the grand’Jury today. .. Thaw’s Friend Found. William Sturgta, an Important wlt- ! ness, sought by the prosecution and de- Ifense, waa located In Hertford, Conn., where he. has a Job. with a rubber com- ; pony. He declared he Intended to re main In Hartford, land that he did not ' propose to be piled with questions by Mr. Garvan about the TheV case. He asserted positively that he never heard Thaw make any threat against White, I and that he would only go on the wit ness stand at the request of Thaw's mother. ’ It waa learned today that Stanford White, upon obtaining positive Infor- I mat Ion that Thaw's detectives were pur suing him. made. his will less than three months before he was stain. compelled to testify as to who Is furnishing tho slush fund?" Mr. Walker Introduced an amend' ment cutting out the paragraph relat 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—odd sizes—one and two stylos of a kind, etc.,ete. We’ve placed all those 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 tho popular “Browns,” made as you’d have them, but mind 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 $6.50, $5, $3.98 J. M. HIGH COMPANY. WWW ROSECUTES FATHER FOR ABUSING MOTHER 8. R. KANE FINED *10.75 BY RE CORDER ON THE EVIDENCE OF THE FORMER’8 CON. When 8. R. Kane, of 54 Hood street, night watchman at tha city stables, waa arraigned Wednesday morning before Recorder Broyles, hla son, Earl Kane, the Sanitary Plumbing Company, waa present to prosecute him; On the testimony of young Kane that hla father had attacked and tried to light him, and had also abuaed hla mothar, while In nn Intoxicated condl tlon. Judge Broyles fined the husband and father $10.73 or $1 days In tha stockade. I don’t went to be herd on my fath er," explained young Kane, "but I want him to stay away from home. He haa abused my mother and myself to such an estent that we Anally had to appeal to the police.” When asked for an eacuse for hla misconduct, Kane offered no defense further than thejitatement that he waa drunk. Judge Broyles warned him he must not bother Lie family again. Ing to compelling a witness to give In criminating teetlmc mony. This amend ment was lost. The rote on the passage of the bill wae 111 to $, giving It a constitutional majority. The house adjourned at 10 o'clock to meet at S o’clock Thursday night to hear the address of Hon. Walter O. Chariton, of Savannah. • New Bills , The following bills end resolutions were Introduced and read by Reading Clerk McClatchey: By Mr. Brinson, of Decatur—To amend an act establishing the city court of Balnbridge. By Mr. Humber, of Stewart—To amend charter of Richland. By Mr. Land, of Wilcox—To amend the code to add Rochelle to list of de positories. By Mr. Way, of Pulaski—To estab lish city court of Pulaski In Hawkins- vllle. By Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker—To amend an act Incorporating Chicks- mauga school districts. By Mr. Revlll, of Meriwether—To pay a pension to W. D. Garrett. By Meiers. Williams, of Laurens, and Clifton, of Tattnall—To provlda for public school system In Vldalla. By Mr. Christopher, of Hall—To amend section 1154 of code, to Increase pensions to totally blind Confederate veterans. By Mr. Buchanan, of Ware—To pay a pension to Mrs. Whitley. By Mr. Callaway, of Lee—To amend an act creating a board of county com- mlaalonere of aald county. By Mr. Almond, of Rockdale—To regulate the Inspection of fertilisers. By Meesra. Wright, Porter and Hol der, of Floyd—To amend the charter of Rome. By Mr. Woodltff, of Foreyth—To pro- vide for cleaning streams of Foreyth county. By Mr. Christopher, <F Hall—To au thorise verdicts by three-fourths of Jury. By Mr. Perry, of Hall—To provide for assessment of property In the state. By Mr. Beall of Paulding—To provlda a new charter for town of Hiram. By Mr. Rountree, of Thomas—To amend act Incorporating town of Boa- By Messrs Hardman and Holder, of Jackson—To Incorporate town of Cen ter. By Masers. Longley and Booker, of ~ abolish Hoganeville dlepen- Troup—To aary. Building New Cotton Mill. Special to Tho Georgian. Trion, as., July 1$.—There Is a now Cotton mill balng built at Summerville, ■lx miles south of here. The excava tions for tha foundation have already been mads Peach Growers Busy. Special to The Georgian. Trion, Os, July 12.—The peach growere In this neighborhood are very busy now Indeed, aa they realise that tha old proverb, "You muat strike while the Iron Is hot,” Is only too true whee It comae to handling peaches Sewing Bee Organised. Special to The Georgian. Oxford, as, July II.—The ladles of the Oxford Home Mission Society have organised themeelvee Into a aowlng bee club for the purpose of meklng gnr menu for the needy poor of the com munlty. The flret meeting of (ho club waa held at the horn* of Mr*. W. W. Evan* on Tuesday afternoon. Great Revival at Comer, Special to The Georgian. Comer, Os, July II.—Comer has wit nessed the greatest revival ever seen here. It wae conducted by Hev. A. F. Nunn, the Methodist pastor, assisted by Rev. C. M. Dunaway, of Atlants and Rev. Lovlck Adams, of Young Harris, Os Lightning Strikes 8toree. Special to The Georgian. Dublin, Os, July II.—At Dexter, this county, at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon considerable damage wae done by lightning. The stores of Tutt Bros, and R. C. Hogan * Bro. were consid erably damaged. High-water Mark for Depoalts Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Os, July 1$.—The bank de posits In tbla city have reached high- water mark, amounting to about $!,- 100,0410. Nearly $000,000 of this money belongs to the farmers of this county and section. The Increaee In the tax returns for Lowndes county this year amounts to *401,000. Will Build New Blook. Special to The Georgian. Valdosta, Gs, July II.—The Convene aetata will build a handsome three- story business blook on Central ave nue to occupy the site of the building In which II. K. McLendon la now do ing business and the stable* adjoining. Oppose Fraser Bill. 8peclal to The Ooorglan. “ "uly 1$.—Fire Ineur- Savennah, Os, Jul. anc* agent* are endeavoring to secure protesta against the passes;* of th* muse bill Introduced by Mr. Fraser. The Savannah Board of Trad* and th# Chamber of Commerce have Joined in the proteel, and the Cotton Exchange referred where ho went In tho Intcreet of the Anderson substitute for the Hnykln ■ bill In reference to bucket stops He reports that the chances of defeating the Boykin bill nnd the passage of the Anderson MU nre tine. IVIAD DOG CREATES EXCITING SCENE A mad dog went on a ram pa* * *arly Thursday morning at Hush and Mai gum atroota and created a Beene of In- tons© excitement. The dog snapped at several people, but fu I If* 1 1 t«> Mti* iiijy on*. Th* orn**d animal was quickly given a wide berth, peoplo deserting the streets and rush Ing Int •* ng Into near-by houses for refuge IJIcycie Policemen Wood and t heivn- Ing were attracted to the scene and dis patched the dog with their pistols LABORERS STRIKE AT SAVANNAH DOCKS KpccUl to Th» Georgian. Knvonniih. ' ;.i . July I? A general Strike among the negro roustabouts and common laborers Is threatened. A number of atevedoree struck yesterday, and today the negroes who handle roe- In for the Coast Line docks are out, »s well as the negroes employed by n ship building company. The strike Is for a material Increase In wages. Tho employers will resist the de mands, and will probably combine for that purpose. 9CHOOL8 AND COLLEGES. LUCY COBB INSTITUTE, | Athens, Ga. 1906 19071 The FORTY-EIGHTH seeelon of the Lucy Cobb Institute, an Institution for , the educ*tion of young women of; Ceorgla, will reopen on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. For catalogue and room reservations apply to MRS. M. A. LIPSCOMB, Principal. I the matter to a committee. ^ALABAMA BREN AU ■ ■■■ Kl FA I I A. ALABAMA. — A hUli grads rolIege-Conservafory f. yocng ladles. Tbutuugb course in lit r*ry. »i»* t !#• I ntlvantngrn Thinks Boykin Bill Will Not Pate. Special to Th* Oeorgtan. Savannah, Ga., July 12 —Murray M. Stewart has returned from Atlanta. Ureatffal magnificent eleratl mate, splendid hen < hn u i *• 1.1*iii«’in’*’in•*nf Writs for Must d Ain. Bre-