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THE ATLANTA <i K(>K<i I \.\. CHARTIER ADVOCATE CHARGES COMPETITOR BACKED DOWN Bagwell Answers Briscoe in Reference to $1,000 Chal lenge for Contest. "I Am Still Anxious for the Contest," Says Bagwell. "My Conditions Ate Six Weeks in Chartier Against Three Months in Gra ham. "I Mr. A. C. Briscoe, President, Atlanta. oa. Dear Sir: We note your reply, aa published In The Georgian, July 16, to our letter of June 28, In which we proposed to contest a ten-day student of chartier shorthand against any thlrtv-day pupil of your school. Tour refusal to enter the contest la so complete a backdown from your original proposition, and It Is so ap. to all w ‘ parent who have followed this controversy that you are begging the question, that we would consider a re ply entirely uneceasary, but for the fact that you have made a serious charge against us, which we cannot permit to pass unchallenged. You have charged that In making public your refusal to enter the con test at the time we did and under the circumstances Involved we have disre garded the proprieties and the ameni ties of life and have shown an utter ivant of sympathy, and delicacy of feel ing. The extreme delicacy of the matter forbids us to repeat In an open letter rour statement of the facts upon which this charge Is based even for the pur pose of explanation and defense. We desire to say that the personal matter above referred to has no legiti mate place In this discussion, and your dragging It Into the controversy was entirely uncalled for.' Your only rea son for doing so was that you could not back up your own proposition, and you wished to prejudice the public against us personally and to detract the attention from the main point at issue. Our proposition was made to the Southern Shorthand and Business Uni versity thrqugh you as Its president, and not to any Individual. We waited on you from June 26 to July 16. There was no earthly reason why you could not have taken the matter up with us at any time. In taking advantage of the unfortu nate circumstances In question to ex tricate yourself from an extremely em barrassing position, you yourself have grossly disregarded the very - proprieties and amenities of life which you accuse us of violating, and have shown your self wanting In refinement and delicacy of feeling which should have deterred you from this course. How long after your bombastic at tack upon the Chartier system filled with misrepresentations and with re flections upon the sincerity and honesty of those who teach It did you expect us to wait? Did you expect us to keep quiet until the public had forgotten all about It, and then allow you to come out and claim the victory? Our honor as well as our Interest was In volved. The public believes In a square deal, and unless we are much mistaken, your attempt to muddy the water by Injecting lpto the controversy an Ir relevant matter that should never have been mentioned will receive the con tempt It Justly merits. Challenge Not Made in'Good Faith. Now, Mr. Briscoe, we propose to prove once for all that your challenge was not made In good faith; that you ?» v « never Intended, and do not now Intend, to enter any contest that will give us an opportunity to prove'the superiority of Chartier shorthand, and that you have endeavored to mislead the public. You make us four separate and dls- ttnet propositions, Involving a forfeit of 1250 In each case. You now say that we dtd not accept your first propo sition, and that, therefore, you will not stand up to the other three propo sitions. The ridiculousness of your position needs no comment. You say that we did not accept your first prop- osltlon. Let us see. Your article li which the challenge was made con tained the following headline: "61,000 Challenge to Prove Assertions.” Our acceptance of the proposition In ques tion was worded as follows: "We ac cept this proposition with the under standing that our competitor confine himself to our claims as originally made by us.” Now, if your challenge was to prove our assertions, what posslhte objections could you have to confining yourself to our claims? In fact, how could your proposition exist unless you do so? our claims are unreasonable, as you say, why. do you find It necessary to exaggerate them In making your prop osition? We have never claimed that pupils of the Chartier system could, after ten days’ study, take 300 words of unfa miliar matter In three minutes, as your proposition required. You very well know that there are comparatively few stenographers In Atlanta who could do this. Competitor Met on His Own Grounds. You say that to contest a thirty-day pupil would be to violate every princi ple of pedagogy. Of course, we do not wish you to violate the principles of tedagogy—that would be too bad. But f you have conscientious scruples In this matter, we can perhaps help you out by making you the following propo. sltlon: Six Weeks in the Chartier Against Three Months in ,ths Graham, You propose to contest a three months’ pupil. Select from your large student body any tbree months’ pupil to enter a public contest against a stu dent of the Chartier system who never studied shorthand prior to June 4, pro vided the contest be held publicly not later than July 26. This proposition obviates all of your objections, and If you decline to accept,' It will be evident that you are afraid of the result. Awaiting your reply, we are, ^Yours truly, BAGWELL’S BUSINESS COLLEGE, J. O. Bagwell, President. 198 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Ga. P. S.—You state that the object of your challenge was to prove the absurd claims for Chartier shorthand, and that It has served Its purpose. It has also served another purpose, of which you may not be aware. A number of stu dents from your school, after paying for their tuition and spending several months In a fruitless effort to master Graham shorthand, have entered Bag well's Business College and paid us for scholarships. All express themselves as delighted with the change, and they do not hesitate to say that they have learned more shorthand In one week with us than they had previously learned In one month. You lay great stress upon the fact that you declined to adopt Chartier shorthand. It Is our opinion that you thowed very bad Judgment, anu tljat you have already begun to repent of your folly. It is a matter of common observa tion that men of advanced age get Into ruts, are Impervious to new Ideas and cling tenaciously to old -methods.—J. SESSION IS EXTENDED TO PASS CONNOR BILL The Senate Discussion PfQPLf WANT NEW Covers Period of Four Hours. Discussion of the Connor bill oceu pled the senate from 10 o’clock Wed nesday morning until J o’clock In the afternoon, the session being extended for Its passage. Though the opponents of the meas ure made a gallant light they lost out on the final test by a vote of 10 to 29. Friends and advocates of the measure who had been watching the session with keen (pterest held a Jubilee when the result was announced. 8tsed Opens Debate. Senator steed opened the argument with an able argument for the original Connor bill, and opposed any of the proposed amendments. He thought that Georgia would make a long stride forward when It provided for the techlncal education of Its farm ers, and the Connor bill appropriating 6100,000 for establishing an agricultural college In Athens was a move In the right direction. Crum pleads for 8outh Georgia. Senator Crum made a strong plea for south Georgia to receive recogni tion, and advocated branch agricultural colleges, one located In south, the other In north Georgia. "Let It be a distinctive Institution for the teaching of our farmer boys the science of farming. Do not let hie mind be distracted by study of the stars and rocks” He thought south Georgia should have some consideration. Not 8ectional Measure. Senator Candler, In reply to Senator Crum, said: “Thank God, Lean approach this sub ject aa a Georgian, and not aa a south, north or anything else other than Georgian. He said he had stood by every edu catlonal Institution In the state, re gardless of Its location, and said ' favored the agricultural college because It was to be located In Athene, but because It would be an Institution that would advance the .science DEAL, JAYS HAL With Perry of Hall Would Fire Present Railroad Commissioners. farming In the state. He mibmtlted as a proposition — pure justice that the farmers should have this college tor their sons. "The grandest men In our state are those raised on the farms and who have Imbibed of the freedom of the soil. I oppose any segregation of the boys of our farmers and of other call THE FURNITURE OF THE TALMADGE HOUSE AT AUCTION AT 37 and 39 Walton St. Commencing Monday, July 23d, and continuing until all sold, consisting of so Kverctt upright piano, parlor fumlturo. 9x12 squares Kmrrim nnd Moquette, ■"*' *- J '“(ng table to seat 20, which was owned by Pres. Jeff Dart* ig beds, sideboard, oak, bird's-eye maple and wllnut bed- Cher and aetteea, 2 hatracka, sereral wardrobes, lounges . .nano. p mahogany dining the war. folding antique during the _ room suites, chairs, rocl nnd couches, pictures, clock, table and IwnI linens. comforts. blankets. tnry, deak and s'large lot of trunks and ralloes left orer for board, on account 13 Whlriiai & the 7>ulldlng. LEO FltEHlI, Auctioneer, offlee and sales room CONTENTS OF RESIDENCE AT AUCTION, AT LANIER STATION, NEAR SOLDIERS’ HOME FRIDAY, JULY 29th, AT 10 A.M. This undoubtedly Is the finest lot of furniture sold for some time, consisting of 5 bedroom salts, In osk. hsbogany, walnut, costing from $125.00 to $275.00 a wilt: dining room snlt. consisting of extra fine dining table 12 feet long, with | band rarred dragons In each corner, cost $75.00; handsome sldetmard and china •’losct to match, coat $175; leather eent cbnlr; library ault. consisting of J large band-carved arm chairs, 4 extra fine chain awl rocker with enilNMsed leather •ents, hookense nnd library table, extra fine hstrnck, wnrdrobe with french plate mirror doors, m — —“ " jay drop leaf carved « w grocers . ... ocera or butchers, Urge lot of flower |*»ta with plants, such as hydrangeas, ferns, geraniums and all kltnla of roses, statue of Henry Grady, bric-a-brac, rhlna, glaaawtre and silverware, steel range. By order of F. Lanier—LEO EBEHIf, Auctioneer, offlee and salesroom 123 Whitehall Bt. Take Soldiers' Home enr at Decatur street on the hour and the half hoar. L RACE CLOSE-IN YEARS Toung Hopes To Lead the Ticket Before the Polls Are Closed. ’‘I'MaI In Th, 6wr|ln. Augusta, Qa., July 16.—The munlcl- pal race today, It le thought, la the eldest held here In yean. Neither tandWate la confldent now. Dunbar had the lead eoon in the m *rnlng. hut he lost It about noon . • * x p^ u *®«« |n “>« lttd by 4 22’££3^uo£! * “ p COMMON SCHOOL BILL REACHES THE HOUSE The firming hour of Wednesday morning's session In the house was taken up In the consideration of the bill by Senators Steed, Bennett and Hogan to amend and codify the com mon school laws of Georgia. The bill Is a bulky one, being 81 pages of printed matter, and contmlna 5? sections. Representative Holder, of Jackson, took charge of the measure In the house, and at the hour of adjournment was explaining In detail the features of each section to the members. Representative Holder said It was Che purpose of the bill to remove as far apart as possible the white and ne gro schools in the state. Another changed proposed Is to have trustees In all the school districts In the state. Some counties have these trustees and some have not. he explained. He had explained only shout one- third of Its provisions when the house _ for consideration. e paid a glowing tribute to Chan cellor Walter B. Hill, and aal^ that he knew of no man who could have been so 111 spared to the state. Senator Candler opposed the amend ment submitted by Senators Bennett, Strange, Williams, King, Birmans, A. O. Blalock and Crum, to submit the proposition to the people for ratifies- tlon. * King and Bennett Oppose, Senator King spoke for the amend ment to submit the matter to the- peo ple. Benator Bennett thought It should be submitted to the people, and said If It was then ratified, he would give It hit cordial support. He eald that the advocates who had come up to Atlanta to work for Its passage were lawyers, doctors, etc., but no farmers. Benator Hand Inquired If the speaker had seen any farmers lob hying against It. Ho asserted that the State University had received 680,000 per annum since 1870 for the maintenance of an agricul tural department, and wanted to know what It had actually accomplished. Senator Bunn advocated the bill, and said It would be -to the upbuilding of the state to establish this college. "I am an alumnus of Mercer, but have no Jealousy of the State Univer sity.” Jn the midst of Senator Bunn's sr- gument a motion was made to extend the session until the bill passed An other motion was made to meet again at 3 o'clock, which was lost. It looked for a short time as It there would be a fllllbuster to kill time until 1 o'clock, but after debate the motion to extend the session prevailed. Blalock Against Bill, A call for the previous question by Benator Walker was withdrawn to al low Senator A. O. Blalock to speak against the measure. He did not believe any good would be accomplished by centralising one great agricultural college at Athens. He said he was willing to leave It to the people for ratification, and If they eald yes, then he wished them God speed. "But I am unwilling to aay here whether we shall vote 1100,000 of the people's money for this purpose.” Senator WllllBms, In oppoelng the bill, eald that he had received many letters and telegrams from prominent for the measure, but not a single one was a farmer. At 1:80 o'clock Benator Walker called for the previous question, and It was sustained. Under the rules, Chair man Hand, of the appropriation! com mittee, was allowed thirty minutes and yielded to Senator Miller. Miller Favored It. 'He spoke In strong advocacy of the measure. He said he eo warmly es poused the bill that he not only wanted to be recorded as voting aye, but also In speaking a fbw words In behalf of It. burden of the added taxes will fall on the rich men of the state, who can afford Jt, and It will be the eons of the poor farmers who will benellt by It.” He raised a laugh when he said, "If the boys ars properly educated In farming they will make two blades of w where one grows now.” conclusion of Senator Miller’s speech. Senator Hand said hs thought It unnecessary to say a.\vthlng fur ther. On the amendment to submit the proposition to the people. It was lost by a vote of 28 to 16. An amendment by Senator Rose to appropriate 616,000 to be used an a fund to be loaned to poor boys to at tend the university was lost, 21 tg 16. Substitute Killed. Senator Crum’s substitute to appro priate 8100,000 to the University of Georgia to establish two colleges, one north of Macon, not In Clarke county, and the other In south Georgia, was lost, 86 to II. On the passage of the bill the vote as as follows: Yeas—Adams, ' Bloodworth, Bond, Bunn, Candler, Cartthers, Carswell. Fltxgerald. Fortner, Foster, Foy, Furr, At the Tuesday afternoon session of thf house Mr. Hall, of Bibb, elicited considerable applause when he de dared most emphatically that the peo plo “wanted a new deal.” He was referring specifically to the present railroad commission, which the amendment of Mr. Perry, of Hall, was seeking to legislate out of offlee. This amendment to abolish the pree* ent officers was to the Kelly bill to elect them by the people, aa their eev- Si terms expired. Judge Perry, or Hall, apeakli hit amendment to the Kelly b. . __ elect the railroad commissioners by the people—hie amendment abolishing the present commission, and confining the qualification of the new board to be elected to three electors In the state- made the startling statement that the railroad commission te ten times more Important to the state than the office of governor, even admitting that It was more Important than the legislature Itself. "Nothing,” 8aya Perry, Representative Revtll, of Meriwether, wanted to know what tha railroad com- Ailsalon had done that he should wish to legislate them out of offlee. “Nothing," quickly retorted Mr. Per O’, and the laugh was on the gentle man from Meriwether. Mr. Hall suggested that as the people had put the commissioners In omre, they had the right to put them out. while Mq. Wise, of Fayette, was In clined to think that the campaigns for these offices would be so expensive that only rich men would dll them. I “Change Can’t Hurt." Mr. Hall again came to the tore, emphasising the previous assertion that the people could make 1 or unmake them with reason or without reason. The people couldn't be hurt by the change. The people can’t got relief from the commission, he contended, and had a right to abolish It. The consti tution of 1877, cutting the terms of the then existing Judgee, wae cited as a precedent, the terms of the supreme court Judges belhg cut from 12 to 6 years, and the superior court Judges from 8 to 4. "The people want a new deal,” he said. Mr. Alexander wanted this bill and that of Judge Perry recommitted to the general judiciary committee with Instructions to report a consolidated bill for both these measures, which proposal Mr. Kelly strenuously resist ed, urgently Insisting upon Immediate action, and Mr. Knight, of Berrien, urged this view also. The matter went over as unfinished business, nnd wIII provoke inoro discus sion when taken up again. APPROPRIATIONS MADE FOR SCHOOLS OFSTATE The appropriation committee of the house has reported favorably on appro prlatlons for an even half doxen state Institutions, amounting In the aggre gate to 8174,500. These amounts are distributed as fol lows: Academy tar Blind, Macon. 886,000. Girls’ Normal and Industrial Col lege, Mllledgevllle, 827.600. North Georgia Agricultural. College, Dahlonego, 320,000. Deaf and Dumb Academy, Cave Springs, 620,000. State Normal School, Athens, 666,- 000. Georgia School of Technology, Atlan ta, 627,600. BILLSlMlNGlN WITH REGULARITY Notwithstanding that nearly one-half of the session has expired, and that any new measures would have but a meagre show In passing In the rush that comes at the heel of the session either house, new matter Is almost constantly being Introduced dally. Eleven new bills were Introduced on Wednesday morning, all of which were local measures except two. The new bills were: By Mr. Longley, of Troup—To amend an act to create a board of commis sioners of roads and revenues for Troup county. By Mr. Rose, of Upson—To provide loan fund scholarships for the Agri cultural College at Athene. By Meeare. Perry, Felder and Mat thews—To provide, for the adoption of the "Torrens Land Title System.” By Mr. Lumpkin, of Walker—To amend the charter of LaFayette. By Mr. t'ureton, of Dade—To Incor porate the town of Rising Fawn. By Mr. Cook, of Cconee—To Incor porate the town of Eastvllle. By Messrs. Alexander and Mayson, of DeKalb—To amend the charter of the town of Edgewood. By Mr. Bmlth, of Calhoun—To In corporate the city of Morgan. By Mr. Way, of Pulaakl—To amend act to regulate the sale of whleky In Lee county, so aa to-exclude the town of Smltbvllle. By Mr. Smith, of Calhoun—To es tablish the county court of Calhoun county. By Mr. Davis, of Burke—To Incor porate the city of Mlllen, In Jenkins county. TRAVELED MANY MILES TO HAVE MAD STONE APPLIED Special to The Oeorgtsn. Charlotte, K. C, July 18.—While the _____ existence of the .mad stone and Its re- Hamby, Hand,” Hogan, - McAllister,* Me-! ported efficiency ars doubted by many, Henry. Miller, Odum, Parker, Peyton, Phillips, Reid. Rose, Steed, Walker, Westbrook, Wheatley. Wilcox—29. Nays—A Isobrook, Bennet, A. O. Bla lock, A. C. Blalock. Crum, King, Luma- den, Mills. Birmans, Williams—10. Charlotte Is still In the ranks of au- psralttlonslf such It may be called, and yesterday a stone owned by a promt- negro, Jesse Turner, of Batesburg, S. C, who made the long Absent—Copelan, Gray bill, strange, pilgrimage all the way to Charlotte to Ware—4. bare the stone applied. * SKIRT SALE Two Hundred Fashionable Plaid Skirts—Brand New Models—Of (Cotton) Pan ama and Checked Suit ings ....... ON SALE TOMORROW. ABOUT HALF REGU- LAR PRICE a a . . • $2.95 For Skirts For Skirts LOT 1. CHOICE LOT 2. CHOICE $3.95 Worth to $4.00 Worth to $5.00 i M. Early Buyers Will Get Some Great Garment Values. THIRD FLOOR, 8:30 A. This sale consists of Checked and Plaid Skirts in * brand new fashionable models. Materials are Suitings and (Cotton) Panamas. Some are 50 per cent Wool, some are all Cotton. They are all new models; circular and plaited effects and those wanting a stylish, inex pensive skirt will do well to attend this sale. The entire purchase of two hundred skirts will be closed out at two prices; for choice COME PROMPTLY LOT Number I $2.95. 10T Number 2 j. M. high co. THA WHAD A MANIA FOR THRASHING GIRLS tty Private Leased Wire. ( New York, July 18.—Justice May- burg, In tha auprame court, adjourned until tomorrow the hearing of the argu ment aa to why District Attorney Je rome and the grand Jury should not. be restrained from any further proceed ings In the Thaw case. MOTHER WANTS THAW TRIED FOR INSANITY. Hr I’rlrste leased Wire. New York. July It.—Mrs. William Thaw, mother of Harry Kendall Thaw, It was declared authoritatively today, has decided to aak for the appoint ment of a lunacy commission for tha purpose of having her eon declared Insane, so that he may escape trial for the murder of Stanford White. This agreement was reached after a consultation with Lewis A. Delafleld, her Willi - personal counsel, and former Judge lllam K. Olcott. of Black, Olcott. ft Bonynge, as the sole hope of saving Harry Thaw from punish ment. Wife and Mother Row. It was learned also today that Thaw’s mother and Evelyn Neeblt Thaw have had a serious rupture, and that the mother has severed relations with her daughter-in-law. “Harry Thaw will never be placed on trial for the murder of Stenford White. There la no doubt that be will be de- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOG O THAW GETS LECTURE a FROM HI8 MOTHER. 0 a o o o o o a o o lew York, July II.—Mrs. Wil liam Thaw, after definitely re taining the firm of Black. Ol. cott, Gruber ft Bonynge, saw her son In the Tombs today and told him. In no uncertain words, that he must relinquish full conduct of his case to her, and also dismiss Immediately the attorneys he had hired on hie own responsibility. red by >y OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dared Insane and eent to the asylum for tha criminal Insane at Mattewen.” This declaration was made today by one of the persons who was presen 1 at tha consultation between Thaw's mother and Judge Olcott’s law firm. Will Resume Direction. There were present at the conference Mr*. William Thaw, mother of Harry Thaw: Lewis A. Delafleld, her person al counsel; William M. X. olcott, Jo- slab Thaw and George L. Uarnegle. eon and son-ln-lsw of lira. William Thaw. Mrs. Evelyn Neeblt Thaw was there, but took no part In th# conference. Mrs. William Thaw' met Judge Ol cott for the first time and Insisted upon his reasununlng charge hr Harry Thaw’s casa Mr. Olcott promised to Thaw’s wife. take the matter under advlaeraant, b said he could give no final answer on he had conferred with the olh-t men bars of his firm. The prababllitl are that the firm will again t«u. 1 the direction of the defense. Thaw Thrashed Girls. It was learned today that the *u brought by Evelyn Nesblt. who 1- no Mrs Thaw, against Harry K. Tha before their marriage, was not r- breach of promlee', but for for a beating admlnlst with a rawhide whip.” The discovery that Thaw t been charged with heating,won a whip was In connection with brought by I-awyer Joseph A.’ behalf of Ethel Thomas, as published. The same course of Information which le authority for the atarem. nt that the paper held by Lawyer Abe Hummel In a suit la the authority for the statement that at least four w „ have been thus treated by Than-. It is said that the Neeblt suit eats forth nl- most the same charges as those set forth In the ault brought by mi.« Thomaa. Mrs. Thinr. accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Carnegie, arrived at the Tombs In an electric cab from 'ha Hotel Lorraine a few mlrfutee b. r t» u I’clock. Both women were seat'he,1. Then they weift up stairs to Hairy Thaw’s cell. A few moments befors the nrriaal of Thaw’s mother his wife came to the Tombs alone, f^h* spent hut .1 f■-w mlnutrs with him. when she drove to the offices of Clifford K. Hariri'!**-. 1 he lawyer Thaw retained when he dla- mlssed Judge Olcott. It was not denied today that a coldness has spruiut up between the elder Mrs. Thaw and Harry