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The Atlanta Georgian.
VOL. L NO. 69.
Morning Edition.
ATLANTA, GA..C TUESDAY, JULY, 17, 1906
Morning Edition.
PRTHF. In Atlanta TWO CENTS.
XTIVlvlJ < on Trains FIVH CENTS.
SCORE ARE POISONED
WITHIN SINGLE WEEK;
ENEMIES SUSPECTED
Lives of Futch Family
at Thomasville Mys
teriously Sought.
THINK DEADLY DRUG
WAS PLACED IN MILK
Several Visitors, the-Fami
ly Physician, Cook and
Negro Family Are
Also Victims.
Special to The Georgian.
Thomaavllle, Ga., July 16.—A very
evident attempt, It la believed, la being
made to polaon the family of Mrs. Alice
Futch, at their home aeven mllea from
Thomaavllle, near Metcalf. Aa many
as twenty-one people were made alck
by polaon In one day laat wegk. At
first It waa thought that the alckneaa
might have reaulted from aome weed
that the cowa had eaten, but almoat
every one of the eltire number who
ate dinner at the home Friday are atJll
sick, though none haa yet died. The
family haa been .made alck four ttmea
during the past six weeks, and though
they had feared aome attempt waa be
ing made to polaon them, they had
taken no definite steps to trace out the
matter.
Family Physician Poisoned.
I-ast Friday, Dr. A. P. Taylor, of
Thomasville, a member of the state
board of health, was called to attend
Mrs. Futch, who had been attacked
with a peculiar Illness on We%tesday.
He was Invited to stay for dinner and
did so. There were several other
guests present, among whom was Rev.
T. A. White, a prominent Baptist min
ister of Thomasville; also Mrs. J. C.
Thomns, of Metcalf,'and the two sons
of Mrs. Futch, Allle and John. Very
soon after dinner the guests were taken
violently III and Dr. Taylor waa so
sick on his way back to Thomasville
that he could hardly get home.
Neighbor’s.Children Poisoned.
During the afternoon Mrs. Kerr,
neighbor of the Futchea, and her two
children, came over for a short visit.
The children asked for something - to
eat, and were given a biscuit. It waa
not long until they, too, were sick. The
negro cook and her three children were
among the sick ones and she waa atlll
so sick that she could not get break
fast this morning.
Poison Probably In Milk.
The negro* families on the place sent
over to the house In the afternoon and
asked for some milk. Every one of
them who tasted the milk was sick. It
Is concluded from this that the polaon
must have been put Into the milk,
from which the bread waa made.
Dr. Taylor states that the effect of
the poison gives evidence that It must
have been phosphorus or some similar
poison, the effect of which la cumula
tive. On this account he cannot hope
that the end has yet come.
The Futchea are among the moat
prominent families In the county. They
are unable to ascribe any cause for the
attempt on their llvee, they having had
no disturbance with the negroes on the
place.
The milk Is regularly kept In the
dairy, which is In the back yard, and Is
not locked up. Some of the bread was
today sent to Dr. Harris, president of
the state board of health.
WHAT'S THE NAME?
ASKED PRES, WEST
Of WM.T.JEROME
Appearance .of New Yorker
Rattled the Georgia
Senate.
At the heel of the session Monday
afternoon a pleasant-faced min waa
escorted down the aisle of the senate
chamber by Senators Bunn and Wheat-
ley.
Usually Senator Wheatley Is a very
serene sort- of a man, but he was
clearly excited and at once communi
cated the feeling to his fellow-senators.
In a nervous, Jerky voles hs announc
ed;
"Wo have a distinguished gentleman
from the North with ua, and I movi
he be Invited to a seat beside the presl
dent.”
And they carried the pleasant-faced
man around to a seat by President
West, who arose, extended U*a hand
cordially and Inquired :
"What name, please I"
"Jerome,” came the answer, while a
faint smile appeared on his lips.
The famous New Yorker, District
Attorney William T. Jerome, was In
traduced to the senate, and said, that,
aa he had just been nominated for
the presidency of the house, he felt a
delicacy In attempting a speech In the
face of such an honor. He promised a
good time to any of the senators who
called on him In New York. The sen
ate adjourned Immediately thereafter,
and Mr. Jerome Shook hands with most
of the senators.
The session Monday, which began at
noon, waa devoted to the Introduction
of new bills, the passage of several
local senate measures, and the reading
of the house bills for the first and sec
ond time.
‘ New Bills.
By Senator Copelsn: To create the
department of banking In this state.
By Senator Hogan—To fix the age at
which persons shall be subject to road
duty. Fixe* ago between 21 and 60
years.
era of the mayor and aldermen o:
city of Savannnli.
By . Senator..Foy: To empower the
officers and members of the police
force of Savannah s.. a* t,. permit ar
rests without summons or warrants.
By Senator Foy: To amend act to
revise and consolidate the game and
fish laws.
By Senator Foy; To license and
regulate the business of private de
tectives and detective agencies. Re
quires all such Ho secure license from
the comptroller general. Fee of 1100
required.
By Senator Foy: To enlarge the Ju
risdiction and powers of the police
court of Savannah and to provide for
a clerk of that court.
By Senator Walker: To Incorporate
the town of Offerman In Pierce county.
By Senator Hamby: To authorise
the grnnd Juries of the several coun
ties of the state to select one member
of the board of education from each
of the militia districts of their re
spectlve counties.
Senate Bills Psssed.
By Senator Crum: To amend code
so as to limit the competency of wit
nesses to non-cupatlve wilts.
By Senator McAllister: To authorise
Fort Gaines to sell Ua water works
plant.
By Senator Crum: To amend the
charter of Vienna.
By Senator Hand: To Incorporate
the town of Pelham.
JUDGE AND MRS. RICHARD B. RUSSELL AND THEIR CHILDREN.
According to ages, ranging from oldest to youngest, the latter are: Mary
Willie, Ina D., Frances, Richard B., Jr., Harriet B., Patience Elizabeth,
Walter Brown and Lee County.
CHILD LABOR LA W
IS NOW ASSURED
W. T. JEROME AND FOLK
HEAD REFORM TICKET
Moat enthusiastically Monday afternoon. Immediately following the
addresa by Dlatrlct Attorney Jerome, of New York, the house passed a
reaolutlon, proposed by Mr. Perry, of Hall, Indorsing as the standard
bsartra of the "great" reform party In 1601 Jerome, of New York, and
Folk, of Missouri.
The suggestion seemed to strike a popular chord In the house. Rep
resentative Akin, of Bartow, arose to Inquire of Speaker Slaton If that waa
the serious action of the houae, as ha did not want it to go out to tha
country that way.
Speaker Slaton smilingly assured him that It waa only meant as a
compliment to the distinguished visitor front New York, but there were
those present who essayed to see In the demonstration more than a mere
passing compliment to the visitor.
Just after roll call, on motion of Mr. Felder, of Bibb, a recess of fire
minutes tvaa declared, In which Mr. Jerome waa requested to speak. Ha
responded gracefully.
JUDGE RICHARD B. RUSSELL,
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR,
HAS INTERESTING FAMILY
NEW YORK SOCIAL QUEEN
MARRIES RIDING MASTER
AND LOSES A FORTUNE
Rich Mrs.Burke-Roche
Principal in Romantic
Wedding.
hr Private Leased Wits.
New York, July 16.—That Mrs. Fan-
tty Burke-Roche, of New York and New-
l"jrt. Is the wife of Aurel Batons I, the
niling maeter and whip, and they are
e In Europe, la the announcement
made by Frank Work, father of Mrs.
Burke-Roche-Batonyl.
Just when the marriage took place
"as not stated, but that It was some
time ago Is certain. Mrs. Burke-Rochs
sailed for Europe several months ago
t i procure the trousseau of her daugn-
f* r - Cynthia, who was married recent-
*>' to James A. Burden, Jr.
it Is said that Batonyt followed her
»n days later. Batonyi has been In
'he United States about fifteen years.
He Is well known as a Aiding master
a "d haa had among his pupils many
'■ell-known New Yorkers. Mrs. Burke-
n-iehe has always been a prominent
nrure in society here and In London,
ghe secured a divorce from James
Boothby Burke-Roche In 1666 at Wil
mington, Del.
To Cut Off Allowance.
1 rlenda of the father of Mrs. Burke-
B'-ehe declared today that he bad Inti
mated to them In hla own characteris
tic manner that he would cut off the
allowance of $100,000 a year to hie
'mughter because of her secret mar
riage to the riding master.
it waa said that when this report
reached the .ears of Mrs. Burke-Roche
Hetonyl, she greeted It with a wry
.u fnr 11 meant to her the giving up
h *r favorite pleasures and pet tuxu-
It has been an open secret that
, ha * been quite able to spend this
'"''une a year on her stable, at bridge
•hist, lavish entertainments and for
gowns, furs, jewsls and automobiles.
LOVE CRAZED MAN
TRIES TO KILL GIRL
AND ENDS OWN LIFE
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 1*.—Disappointed
because his offers of lovs were re
pulsed by the daughter of hla em
ployer and by her family, Adam
Scheulg, aged <0, early this afternoon
attempted to kill Elisabeth Karcher,
the object of his afTectlons, and her
mother. Mrs. Louise Karcher. In front
of the home. No. 622 East 146th street,
by shooting them. Hs afterward com
mitted suicide by cutting his own
throat
Mrs. Karcher, whoee husband
butcher, was not badly hurt the bullet
which wee fired at her merely grazing
her arm, but the daughter waa probably
mortally wounded, little hope being had
for her recovery at tha Lebanon hos
pital, where both women were taken
Immediately after the ahootlng. The
tragedy occurred directly on the street
just after the noon hour, when scores
of pedestrians were passing In front of
the store, and great excitement neces
sarily ensued. .
The marvel le that Scheulg In hla
rage fired with such accuracy. But two
shots are said to'have beeth fired, one
at the daughter and the othar at tha
mother. . t , . „ .
Both women had rushed from their
home, which la connected with the
butcher shop, end were screaming
••held" and “murder" at the top of their
lungs. The love-cmaed young man
followed them In his working clothes
and fired his first shot from tha door
way of ths houses
fifteen minutes’ drive from the
center of Winder brought us to Judge
Russell’s home, a typical country cot
tage, set In the midst of cotton fields.
-, My opponent* say I’ve got grassy
cotton,” said Judge Russell, with a
twinkle In his eye. "Well, you see It le a
poor crop, but there’s no grass In It.”
Mrs. Russell met us with gracious
hospitality, but with evident concern
for her husband. "Was your speech a
access?" she asked. "1 did not go to
isnr you because I should have be* n
-TJt
Remembering tile absence of any
symptoms of stage fright In the Judge's
manner, we laughed very heartily at
hla wife's anxiety.
Nine Little Rustells.
At his first words of greeting, ns If
the magic wand had been waved, the
little Russell* appeared from every
quarter. The Judge attempting to look
:, but with pride written large
face. Introduced them one by
one.
Phis Is little Dick and this Is Wal
ter Brown. Here le Robert Lee, and
now we come to Patience Elisabeth.”
Patience Elisabeth came bravely for
ward.
"You see,” said her father by way of
explanation, “she was the seventh, so
the first name that suggested Itself was
'Patience.' ’’
And the quaint name fitted. Never
shall I forget the ethereal beauty and
pathos of the child’s face, nor the ap
peal of the big gray eyes, which, fnr
all their sadness, might have seen Into
the heart of the big world which lay
beyond her father’s entton fields.
leaving Mrs. Russell to perform sev
eral other introductions. Judge Rus-
eell disappeared. After a few moments
he returned, holding awkwardly a tiny
creature wrapped In n voluminous blue
scarf.
"This Is ’Lee County.’ We call him
■L. C.’ for short.”
Now, whether or not the naming of
this boy was a base political subter
fuge on the Judge's part, I do not know.
By SELENE ARMSTRONG.
They saw, h
iwever, that more than one
puDiir-spiritcd c
feels In honor bound to support him
because of It.
A Wife’* Inspiration.
"I understand you have been the
Inspiration of your husband's cam
palgn,” I said to Mrs. Russell
"I have written a few hundred let
ters In Ills behalf, but Hint Is about
nil," modestly answered ihls mother of
nine children. "Yon w| tin- chlldn
nave ills raco vorj
little hearts, and J
! their fnfhei." '
"But how?”
i "<>, the
house
Judge Russell. Then, too, they ntnuse
themselves by pointing signs nnd nail
ing them to trees and fences along the
road. Here Is a specimen of their
campaign methods.”
And *hc showed me a chart on which
was printed In crude qunlnt chnrac
actere:
"Our Plain Dick Russell, Candidate
for Governor,' Will Hpcak In Winder
Saturday at 2 o'clock. Vote for him."
Judge Russell looked at It In silence
and then said, In a voice that sounded
a bit queer:
Hopes of His Chlldrsn.
"I told you this morning 1 had never
coqsldered defeat.* And. 1 tell you now
the worst of such a thought would be
the hope my little children have put
In my race.”
The day drew to a close, aa the best
days will, and It waa time to *ay good
bye. As wc drove away. Judge and
Mrs. Dick wared a cheery farewell.
From his mother’s arms, Lee County
smiled approvingly, though with n
somewhat pussled expression. Robert
Lee danced about for very Joy at being
alive and In politics, and several other
title Bussells called lusty good-byes.
Patience Elisabeth stood close to her
father, the solemn, questioning look
still on her face.
Did you think, dear Patience Elis
abeth. that we came to you from an
unfriendly world? Ah, no'.
MAJOR DREYFUS GIVEN
AN AR TILLER Y REGIMENT
Special Cable—Copyright. ' ' .
Paris, -July 16.—Major Alfred Dreyfus was today appointed to the
command of the Twelfth regiment of artillery* His regiment le stationed
at Vincennes.
BEIT, MODERN CROESUS,
IS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Special Cable-Copyright.
London, July IF.—Alfred Belt, part
ner of the late Cecil Rhodes In.South
Africa, head of the house of Wernher,
Belt & Co., and, next to John D. Rocke
feller, the richest-man In the world. Is
dead. ------
Mr. Pelt was stricken with apoplexy
about three year* ago, and never fully'
recovered. . ....
He] waa born In Hamburg .In .1862,
the son of a well-to-do merchant. In
1876 he was sent to .South Africa by
hla father’s firm to Invektlgate the dia
mond * discoveries. He was favorably
Impressed and began to buy with the
Idea of monopolizing,* the diamond
fields. Hla principal opponent was tha
late Cecil Rhodes, who had the back
ing of the Rothschilds. Their rivalry
soon became fierce and then they Join
ed forces and for years held a practi
cal monopoly of the diamond Industry
of the world.
He was a firm believer In Rhodes and
backed him to the limit In all hla
schemes of empire-building In South
Afriea. He was a quiet man. He waa
a confirmed batchelor, though bis name
was at various times associated with
the idea of marrying. One of the wom
en to whom he was reputed to be en
gaged, was Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg, an
other waa Mias Mary Moore, an ac
tress.
TOM TAGGART WINS
ON HIS DEMURRER
By Prirsts Lsssed Wire.
Paoli, Ind., July 16.—Judge
BuBkirk in a decision today sus
tained the demurrer of Thomas
Taggart and other defendants.
This means that a receiver will
not be appointed for the French
Lick hotel at this time.
Attorney General Miller imme
diately gave notice of an appeal
to the state supreme court.
IS SIDNEY LASCELLES
ALIVE AND POSING
AS ENGLISH LORD?
Bell Bill Passes House
By a Vote of
125 to 2.
MEASURE IDENTICAL
WITH SENATE BILL
Attempt Made to Saddla
Amendments on Houso
Measure Proved a
Failure.
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SIDNEY LASCELLES.
Hair, prematurely gray.
Clothes, always well dressed.
Eyes, blue.
General description: Talks
with English accent. High fore
head. Heavy mualache. Bear
right side of neck. Partly bald.
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Ily Private I**ss«l Win*,
k Boston, July 18.'—After being wined,
(lined and "lorded" by Boeton’e most
exclusive circles. "Btr Beresford Hope,
member of parliament, Carlton Club,
London," who le eald to have Intro
duced Into the wild and woolly.Weet
tho most approved system of frensled
finance, haa left Boeton with the police
hot on his trail, leaving General Nel-
eon A. Miles, members of the Unlversl
ty Club, the congregation of the fash
ionable Church of the Advent, and
numerous representatives of Boston's
400” to wonder who he really Is.
From the similarity of his lordship’s
alleged operations to those of the no
toriou* Sidney Lnscclles. said by som
hr- dead and by other* to he ver;
much Olivo, aud lit the absence of th
much-wonted inar. to prove to the con
trnry. the police believe "Sir Bere*ford
Hope" may be none other than Loa-
celles, who operated extensively under
the name of I.onl Ileresfonl.
Sidney Worked Georgia.
Lascellsa first came Into the limelight
through his operations at nome, Ua.,
where he made himself much sought
after by the wealthy and exclusive cir
cles of society of that hustling Oeorgtn
city. After a varied career he married
the daughter of a capitalist of Fltiger-
ald, Oa. Not long at. hs was reported
dead. <
Chief Watta said laat evening that ho
was by no meana sure Sir Hereford
"lope and Lord Beresford are not ono
nd the same person. The chief differ
ence in the description of ths two msn
was the difference In height. Accord-
g to tho police records, Lascelles Is
feet 7 inches tall, while Hope Is in
scribed by those whom hs became ac-
ualnted with during his brief stay In
Liston ss being almost 6 feet high.
Say They Leak Alika. -
Severs! people were shown pictures
of Lascelles, end while none could pos
itively Identify them, yet several re
marked on the great similarity of the
appearance of the two men.
Walter McGinnis, who attended his
•lordship” st ths fashionable boarding
house, the Otis, on Mt. Vernon street,
declared that ths picture of Lascelles
resembled In a marked degresfthe man
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O
8IR BERESFORD HOPE. O
d
Age, about 40. O
Height. 6 feet 11 Inches. 0
Hair, light brownish gray. O
Clothes, always well dressed. O
Eyes, brownish blue. 0
General description: Talks 0
with English accent. Dark com- O
plrxlon. Prominent nose. Flat O
^ forehead. Thin hair. O
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whom he had waited on for the post
two or three weeks.
While so far aa Is known Hope's op
erations In Boston were not of a crim
inal nature, the Boston police are efter
him on complaint of the Belt Lake
City police.
On Forgery Charge.-
Coincident with Hope's departure
from the Hub, Deputy Hherlff Joseph
C. Sharp, of Balt Lake City, left there
for Boston armed with a warrant for
his arrest on the specific charge of
the forging of the name of John Hill
to rertincmos of stock of the Grout
tern Coni nnd Iron Company. Tho
or t* expected to arrive la Uotdon
tonight.
II day ycMtordav tho poller worn
Ido* to connect II-*i** with
•h. nlln* Lord Beresford, iillns Hlr
Horry Vane, nll.-i* Robert Leonard,
etc., elc.. I... iwn n» ono of tho i
clever gentlemen swindlers In the en
tire world.
lie was arrested here on complaint
of the police of Hot Springs, Ark., and
taken hack to that city January 18.
1602. The charge wns the larceny of
tt.200 from Lyman T. Hay. In Hot
Springs Lascelles had a long trial.
hlch ended In a disagreement. Ac
cording to the police, he forfeited hie
bonds In the end and disappeared.
Hlneo then the poltco have heard re
ports of his death, hut nothing definite.
Represented ‘‘Syndicate.’’
8lr Beresford Hope find attracted at
tention In Balt Lake City In the early
part of the summer, where he claimed
to represent the British American He-
curltles Company. Limited, of lamdon.
He rented an office, which was closed
when no one caino around to pay tho
clerks.
Ills operations. It Is sold, wore re
versed from the usual methods of pro
moters, for, Instead of trying to obtain
By the overwhelming and almost
unanimous voto of 125 to 2 tho child
labor bill of Hon. Madlspn Bell, o||
Fulton, passed tho houso Monday aft
ernoon, and this news will carry happl- j
ness to thousands of pooplo throughout !
Georgia.
Ths bill passed Monday waa a sub-
stltuts proposed by Representative'
Hell’s committed for that Introduced
by himself, and la Identical with tha !
"leaeuro hid-.rm-t In- i;„. twenty.three
senators In the senate.
Perry Amendment ths Test. ,
The real tost batwssn ths friends ot
the bill In the houso and those api-ar- I
enily opposed to Its pasaagu was over 1
the amendment proposed by Mr. Per- 1
ry. of Hall. This provided that no child ,
under 16 years of ago should bo re-i
qulred to work more than eight hours !
a day. On Its face this appeared to he
a recognition of the eight-hour day
contention, but tho friends of the meas
ure objected strenuously to any ex
traneous matter being put In the bill,
nnd they fought this proposition with
might and main.
Bell Assisted by Felder.
Representative Bell ;vos ably model
ed In tbs management - r u,.- i,iii i,y
Representative Tom Folder, of Illbb.
Representative Blackburn, of Fulton,
also aided In tho defent of the J-.-ny
amendment. Speaker Slaton, occupy.
Ing the chair, of course, took no pun In
discussion.
he advocates nf the Perry ametpl-
ieluded mure strength In la
id Hun pi
U»l->
thui
money from firms and corporations,
he offered to raise mors fund* for
them. Seemingly he was not to benefit,
but In the end he always charged for
his services and obtained, It la alleged,
several hundred dollars for Investigat
ing the condition of a number of cum-
psnles.
THIS MIDNIGHT BURGLAR SEIZED
SLEEPING WOMAN BY THROAT
IN EFFORT TO GET HER JEWELRY
With her throat In the grasp of a
midnight burglar, and strangled almoat
suffocation, Mrs. Flora Marcus, of 72
East Fair street, awoke Monday morn
ing shortly after midnight. Standing
over her was a tall, slender man, who
threatened her with death should she
utter a cry to awaken her husband,
who lay asleep In the same bed. Hie
threat availed him nothing, however,
he hurriedly Jumped through a win
dow, when Mrs. Marcus screamed and
awoke her husband. Mr. Marcus le
the proprietor of the Guarantee Cloth
ing Company. *
ifr. Marcus Jumped from hla bed and
ran Into the next room, where he
grabbed his pistol and set out after
foot
He
hla haste to get away.
_ :k by Mr. Mar
cus, but the letter could not overcome
the lead the man had secured and he
was soon lost sight of. Neither Mr.
nor Mrs. Marcus was able to say Mon
day whether the Intruder Was a negro
a white man.
Mrs. Marcus la tho possessor of a
valuable collection of Jewels, coating
thousands of dollar*, and ah* I* accus
tomed to sleeping with these tied In a
chamois bag hung around her neck.
Hh* thinks the burglar waa acquainted
with this fact, ss her bed room Is the
moat difficult one in the house to enter
through a window. Then, too, thq
man's first move waa to go for her
throat.
While alone In her home several
month* ego Mrs. Marcus was awaken
ed In the middle of the night by loud
knocking at tha rear door of her home,
nome one cursing loudly,* demending
entrance. Police officers were sum
moned and the man. who waa a drunk
en soldier, waa arreated.
Mr*. Marcus was suffering from i
very sor* throat when seen at her home
Monday morning. The burglar's grasp
on her throat had left its Imprint. She
was atlll exceedingly nervous from her
exciting experience. Cell Officers Dun-
ton end Jamieson, who were summoned
by Mr. Marcus, are working on the
case, but so far have been unable to
obtain any clew aa to the identity of
the burglar.
-xpecl-
poaker* elicited all the up-
plrtof**., l lie r(lends of the measure re
maining cool anil calm, holding them-
hoIvo* free from any outward demon
stration, but wearing Hint determined
mein which foreshadowed the cffoctlva
victory they finally accomplished.
Resentment Against Ssnats.
Throughout ths discussion there
cropped out resentments upon the part
of many of tho speakors of what they
regarded as "sensational threats," and
the upper houso loading It over chu
lower houag.
Child labor legislation Is nearer con
summation In Georgia than over before
In II- Idalotv. As ||„- sennit, cannot In
honor recode front Its own hill, Its pasa-
ng* ther,* I* Inn .1 mallei ,,r f-o in, and
In a few days at most It should go to
the governor for 111* approval.
It wag n groat victory for Mr. Bell
anil his nblo lieutenant*.
Th. mi , not tnu- ti oratory expend- *
ed In tho houso Monday over the Hell j
child labor hill previous to the roll call,
due t-, mmitt*-*, on rules In re- :
porting the resolution fixing this bill
for n special continuing order. This
resolution limited tho debate to thirty
Jurymen Refuse to Serve in Court
Unless Given Results of Ball Games
By Private Leased Wire.
Vicksburg, Miss., July It.—News of th* result* of th* baseball games
between the clubs of the Cotton States League hereafter will be furnished
to the Jurymen In service In Judge Dash’s court, for otherwise residents
of Vicksburg cannot be Induced to serve* The court was meeting with
it difficulty In getting Juror* to try L. W. Quackenboe*. an alleged
er, and finally It was learned that lack of news of the dote pennant
race was the cause of tu* unwillingness to serve and the concession was
mad*.
minutes
Mr. Folder Inquired whether. If the
previous ipp-sUon won* called, ths;
chairman of the committee might have
twenty minutes, which wu* granted by
the speaker. ,
Mr. Ilell, tho author of tho bill and
chairman of tho committee on labor ,
and labor statistics, consumed the 3V
minutes allowed. lie did not object to
th- Akin iim.-ridrii-nt, which merely’
ch,itig-d I'-rliiln verbiage --f th.- hill,
and which did not affect Its merits.
.Ml. Hell nig.-d very forcibly that"
nm mlm. tit put -ei th- hill here j
would Jeopardize It In tho senate. The ,
loss of one voto In tho senate would kill
the hill. Irrespective of its pnssage In
til-- lu.ip--. IP- specially urged the edu
cational foature of ti— hill, and
thought this waa advantageous alike to
the mill owners as well as the chil
dren.
Pet Amendments.
Several members had pet amend- -
monte which they offered, and very
anxiously Inquired of Mr. Bell what ob
jections le had t-1 hi-* pirti'-ular
amendment. Messrs. Covington and
Colquitt, Knight of Berrien, and Akin
of Bartow and Griffin of Cobb sh-t
question* at the Fulton member In
rapid-fire succession, to which he an-
swered with quickness and clearness.
Mr. Covington, In responee to Mr.
Bell's statement that some members
had already Monday morning let fall
the hint that they would vole against
the bill If It were loaded down with any
amendments. Inquired If the gentlemen
were not In a hopeless minority last
year.
"Yea," replied Mr. Bell, "but the
senate, you must remember. Is n->t us
overwhelmingly In favor of this bill as
ths house."
Felder Takes the Floor.
Mr. Bell, Including the many Int- r-
ruptlons, occupied Just ten minutes,
and gave the remainder of his time t-<
.Mr. Felder, of Bibb, who took up only
eight mint**, the remaining two n.-ing
accorded Mr. Htorall, of Chatham.
Messrs. Felder and Stovall.both ap
pealed to th* house not to alter this
bill, but to send It to the senate, so
that It* passage would not be Imperiled.
Mr. Felder thought that legislation
we* urgently needed for th* protection
of the children of the state.
Mr. Stovall, said he had for year* ■
been connected with a neWmaper, an.!
he fully recognised the Hflelem-j -*f
the eight-hour demand, but ha *h-l not
think now the time to Imperil thl« hill
by loading It down with these amend
ments, which th* senate would n--t a ■
cept. He thought all the things the
gentlemen were contending f-*t w-*ui,t
come In the evolution of Hit* prim iple.
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