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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TWO STATIONS
FOR ITS POLICE"
Chief Turner Declares Eu
largement of Force a
Necessity.
"It I* simply Impossible to prevent
crimes such aa that of this morning
until a reformation is made In Fulton
county," stated Chief Turner, of the
county police, Wednesday morning as
he was discussing the assault by
negro on n woman at Hattie Hill earlier
in the day. "Until the people of this
county vote to have two headquarters)
one tn the south and the other In the
north of the county. It will be Irnpossl
ble for the county police to do the
work which the public expects of them.
"Two headquarters, with men on duty
night and day. would give the county
■uch protection that crimes llk»* that
of this morning would he almost
heard of, because the police would he
on the spot at once. And the expense
would be no greater than at pres*
because with the added protection
their wives and daughters the farmers
Would be perfectly willing to pay a lit-1
tie more taxes. I ■
"Another necessary Improvement
which should be made for the protec
tion of the county farmers Is the pur
chase of h pair of blond hounds. I do
net believe that those available In this
county are worth their salt, when Itl
comes right down to tracking negr
If a cat Is run across the dogs are not
satisfied until they have chased her up
a tree, und It Is the same with rabbits
or other animals. The county does not
pay out a cent for these dogs, and,
of course, cun not expect much from
them. What the county commission
ers should do Is to pay $.'00 or so for
n pair of blooded dogs and keep them
trained to hunt criminals. I'ntll this
Is done we are under a serious handi
cap, and It Is really surprising that we
do as well
have In the past.'
TYPOS MAY ACT
ON IDAHO CASE
Ily Private leaned Wire.
Colorado Springs, Aug. 15. A resolu
tion has been referred by the fifty-
second convention of the International
Typographical' Union to the commit
tee on political policy to he acted on In
the regular course of business. The
resolution denounces the action of the
government of the state Idaho for Its
treatment of the Imprisoned officers of
the Western Federation of Miners, who,
•ays the resolution, "are now denied
either Immediate trial or lease on bond,
under various subterfuges, evidently In
accord with prearranged plans to put
these men to death anil their orguntzu-
tlon out of business. 1 ’
This morning's session of the conven
tlon centered In a discussion of the
Arbitration agreement to be made with
the American Publishers' Association.'
PRETTY ACTRESS SC/TNG
PRESTDENT'S SECRETARY
FOR A COOL $50,000
CfOTjnHn" vWv
L r \
A recent photograph of Miss Nadage Doree, the actress-authoress,
who has brought suit for $50,000 against William Loeb, Jr., private sec
retary to President Roosevelt.
EIGHTEEN STAGE COACH PASSENGERS
HELD UP AND ROBBED BY JOKER
lly Private Leased Wire.
Han Francisco, Cal., Aug. 15.—Eighteen passengers on the stage from
Ilarhln Springs to Calistoga were given a had fright yesterday when the
stage was held up by a masked highwayman, who commanded them to dis
mount and line up *>n the side of the road. One of the passengers named
Htlversteln was forced to search the victims. After all the money had
been secured Kllversteln was ordered to return the plunder and saw the
robber disappear In the undergrowth. A moment Inter Miss Hayes, daughter
of tlu* proprietor of Harbin Springs, appeared with ii camera and ex
plained that the hold-up had been a Joke. The passengers were little In
clined to regard It as such. Especially angry was Hllversteln.
GIRLS PALLBEARERS
AT MAX’S FUNERAL
By Private Leased Win*.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 15.—Eight
pretty young women, robed In white,
acted as pallbearers at the funeral of
Michael Wyler. Hundreds of curious
persons watched the unusual sight.
N OA D OFFICERS
OWN ICE STOCK
fir Private Leased Wire.
Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 15.—Officials of
the Clover Leaf Railway nre on the
rack today In the federal Investigation
aa to charges of violations of Inter
grate commerce laws; yesterday It was
the Ann Arbor and Pere Marquette. It
nas already been shown that discrimi
nations were made In favor of Ice
companies whose officials and stock
holders were also connected with the
railroad carrying the product.
The Inquiry Is also being directed
against the Toledo Car Service Asso
ciation in an effort to determine wheth
er all shippers are treated nllko In the
fritter or demurrage charges and as
to whether or m*t the association Is un
Illegal combination.
PLANT BLOWS UP;
NO-ONE IS HURT
Br Private I .eased Wire.
New York. Aug. 15.-Wltli n roar that
shook the residential section of Jersey City
for blocks, the | .nut of the Gerhard Fire
Works Company, at Williams and West Side
avenues, exploded today, completely wreck
ing the building.
It wts reported that sixty people were
St work In the lire works factory when
the explosion occurred. N"t a single |*erson
was either killed or hurt, so far us con
be learned.
PUSHED FROM TRAIN
AND ROBBED OF CA8H.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, S. t\, Aug. 15.—After
being pushed off the Southern train
from Asheville and breaking his left
grm. Lem Satterwhlte, a young mer
chant of Opelika, Ala., was buncoed out
of |50 In cash and a Colt's revolver
by a polite stranger with whom he met
on the train.
After the fall Satterwhlte says he
was picked up by his traveling com
panion. who placed him In a hack. He
requested the Injured man to turn over
what money he had. telling Batterwhlte
that he was not able to take care of
It himself. The stranger promised to
get u physician to dress the arm of
Satterwhlte. hut disappeared and noth
ing has been seen of him since.
WARM CAMPAIGN
FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICE8.
h I mi-in I to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn.. Aug. 15.—Sain
Erwin has been succeeded by J. M.
Payne as chairman of the city Demo
cratic committee, Mr. Erwin having
resigned- An active campaign for city
offices, Including «tty attorney, audi
tor, Judge and others, Is now being
waged.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
DYING THIEF TELLS WHERE
HE HID $50,000 IN GEMS
By Private Leased Wire.
St. Louis, Aug. 15.—A bag containing
$50,000 In Jewels was found by John P.
O’Brien, a laborer, employed In the
wrecking of the world’s fair buildings.
The gems were stolen from Mr. and
Mrs. P. Henry Clayton, Devonshire,
England, during a visit to the Louis
iana Purchase Exposition two years
ago by a Hindoo servant, who hid
them. He died two months ago In
India, having been Injured by an ele
phant, and while* dying told of the
theft, orders to search were cabled
here from England.
OFFICERS IN PHILIPPINES
TO BE PUT ON THE RACK
By Private Leased Wire.
Manila, Aug. 15.—A commission has
been summoned to the Philippines by
Major General Leonard Wood, United
States army, to Investigate the conduct
of certain army officers on duty In
EDW. RIDDICK GOES
TO
Edward • Riddick, one of the best
known young business men In Atlanta,
will about September 15 open a tailor
ing establishment In Birmingham, un-
*r the name of Riddick & Cert.
Mr. Riddick has been connected with
1 A. Cerf & Co. here for about seven
years, and has made such rapid strides
In business that be has been made half
ivner of the Birmingham branch,
htch Is to be established.
ASKS PROTECTION
FROM HER
Mrs. J. II. t'rutehtleld called nt the police
station Wednesday mowing and requested
,’hlef Jennings to semi n detect he with
her »«> a Justice court, where sin* could
sweur out n peace warrant against her tans
I HI lid.
She claims now that It l* l»n|M>«|hle for
her to secure quarters »*n account of her
husband's following her everywhere, and
that he assaulted nud struck her sever*
time# Tuesday night.
tlu* Islands. He is keeping secret the
plans of his Investigation, and even
the members of the commission de
clare they do not know what they
are to do. They will receive their
Instructions when they land at Manila.
Decatur made a big move In Its mu
nicipal progress Tuesday when It was
voted to Issue $44,000 for
of establishing a system
works. The bond ls«ue \
by a vote of 101 to 4, tin
(ration being 122.
of tlu* bonds $35,000 is to be devoted
plum and $0,000
the purpose
of water-
qi« approved
1 total regls-
for
rage
rk.
With the recent formation of a
hanking company and the building of a
warehouse, Decatur is rapidly moving
HIT BY AN AUTO,
WANTS DAMAGES
It. M. Nichole*, a stenographer nt tl
court house, bn* tiled suit tit the superb
court against I*. M. t’oleinaii for $3,««») f<
injuries received in nu accident on tl
evening of March s. when the plaintiff wi
struck by an ai»ton»oblle\.wm*d by Polenta
The plaintiff sets forth that hi* was* riding
CAMPBELL
SEEMS A WINNER
IN SM Of TEXAS
Culberson and Lanham De
nounce Whisky In
terference.
hlcvrle
nio
of the accident, i
eh tret
1*1
BOYS GAO MEN
AND ROB STORE
By Private Leased Wire.
Hichuioiid. Vit,. Aug. 15.- Bushrod Klunuv
and II. J. McNeill, two l*»y«. «f this city,
are In Jail nt Hanover Court l!»u*e.
charged with robbing the at ore of l’om*U
Bros., nt Mnngihlrk. King William coun
ty.
They not only held tip the proprietor*
of the store, but they actually Isuind and
gagged the two men. guying them the while
for keeping »«;*-h a small sum of money In
the itore. McNeill u ...,|y 17 year* old.
I lie pvLiIono > minis that the defendant
h Intoxicated ami driving his machine In
i*e*»s of the siteed limit allowed by the
y ns!e. lie further stab** that the de
idnnt neglected to sound n warning blast
Ins horn as required b) law.
POSTOFFICE AND STORE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Special to The Georgian.
Gadsden, Ala., Aug. 15.—A report
reached here from Loop, a tow n In
Cherokee county, 30 nillea from this
city, saying that the general store,
owned by J. A. Kennedy and In which
the post office was located, was destroy
ed by fir** Monday night. It Is thought
that the fire was of incendiary origin,
as an Investigation showed that the
postofflce safe had been tampered with.
By Private Leased Wire.
Dallas, Texas. Aug. 15.—When the
Democratic state convention convened
today Howard Templeton was chosen
temporary chairman. After making a
speech, Chairman Templeton intro
duced Governor I.anham, who address
ed the convention briefly. United States
Senator Culberson then made a strong
speech on national affairs.
Up to 2 o’clock no nominating
speeches have been made.
The convention Is In the midst of ..
big fight over the question of admitting
proxies from the counties of Roberts,
Reagan. Moore, Irion, Heavala, Refugio,
Bandera. Pecos and fettle. There Is
a majority and minority report and a
debate Is going on.
Governor I.anham and Senator Cul
berson set the convention In an uproar
of applause when they declared against
"Interference of the whisky traffic in
political affairs of Texas."
It still looks as if Tom Campb.il will
be nominated for governor, but the
fight is a fierce one.
Senator Halley yesterday afternoon
received an ovation when he addressed
the convention. His reference to Mr.
Bryan as the nominee of the Demo
cratic party was greeted with much
applause.
FILES AN ANSWER
IN SHORTAGE SUIT
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Gh., Aug. 15.—Norris Smith,
exeutor of the estate of the late city
clerk, Halsted Smith, has filed an an
swer to the charges made by the clt£
of Rome which alleged a shortage In
the accounts of the late city clerk, to
the extent of some $35,000.
In his answer the executor denies
each allegation set up by the city In
Its i>etitlon for a receiver for the es
tate and an Injunction restraining their
heirs from disposing of the residue of
the estate, hut the dental Is couched
In general term* and does not enter
Into a specific denial of tt;e alleged
shortage.
An Inventory anl appraisement of
the Smith estate places the value of
the property at $17,000.
Executor Norris Smith, son of the
deceased, has prepared a bond of $34,-
000, which amount Is required by law.
The surety on this bond Is the United
Fidelity and Bond Company.
CONTRACTORS HELD
ON PEONAGE CHARGE
RY COMMISSIONERS
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Gn., Aug. 16.—A. Q.
Campbell, A. L. Bradshaw and W. C.
Matthews, of the A., B. and A. Con
struction Company, contractors on the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road, were each held In $1,000 bond
by Commissioner Brown to answer the
charge of peonage at the next term of
the United States court.
The other members were discharged.
pelhamanTry,
IS GRANTED CHARTED
A charter was granted Wednesday by
the Hi*cr«*tary of state to the Pelham ami
Havana Hull road Company, the tucorporm-
tora proposing to construct the line from
Pelham. In Mitchell county, through Grady
county to llavsna. Fin.
The cnpltul stork Is $250,000, and the rouil
In to he incorporated for u |>«rl*Hl of thir
ty years. Tin* lucorporators ore J It.
Martin. Hubert Black. John Ijiiio. W. 1*.
Bamberg. II. U. Briggs, J. F. Lewis, of
Valdosta; C. J Stephens, Mill!
KELLEY BROS, BUY
OLD MORRIS PLACE
By the terms of a sale consummated
Wednesday, the well known Arm of
Kelly Brothers on Peters street, have
purchased from the John F. Morris
estate the old homestead of Mr. Morros
at t Garnett street, the Intention of
the company being to use this lot as n
site for a department store when con
ditions are ripe for such a move.
The lot purchased by the Kelly
Brothers measures 150 by 65 feet, the
price paid being $18,000. President K.
K. Kelly of the firm stated Wednesday
afternoon that the Arm would erect a
modern department store structure nt
some time in the future, or aa soon ns
the conditions would warrant. The
structure will be put up by the Arm
Itself and will be an added evidence
of the prosperity of that section of the
city.
HOSPITAL FOLK
DEFEND
J. F. Glenn, the whfte typhoid fever
patient at the Grady hospital who
stated recently that he was shaken by
a negro orderly, Robert Reid, was
found In the bath room of the men’s
ward Tuesday morning placidly puff
ing away at a cigarette, which he is
said to have solicited from the negro,
whom a few days ago he had charged
with shaking him. Reid, the same ne
gro, was In the bath room at the time
with Glenn, and, according to authori
ties, the two were laughing and Jok
ing.
It Is strictly against the rules of the
ward for a patient to Indulge In a
smoke, and Glenn went directly against
the rules of the ward.
Those who are In a position to know
about the matter state that Glenn
wasn’t shaken by Reid, but that the
latter was merely trying to pacify the
patient, who had gotten angry be
cause the negro wouldn't bring him a
drink of water. It seems that a fever
patient Isn’t allowed to be indulged In
too much water, whether It be cold or
not, and that Glenn wanted more than
his share. Reid refused to bring the
ater. It Is said that when Reid went
near Glenn’s bed the latter kicked
viciously at him and that Reid merely
placed his hand on the patient’s should
er to quiet him.
TO DEFY LABOR
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington, Aug. 15.—Speaker Can
non Intends to give positive evidence
of his fearlessness of organised labor
this fall by maklng.no contest whal
er for re-election In his district, the
Eighteenth Illinois. So confident of re-
election Is he that he Intends to devote
all his time during the congressional
campaign In the districts of other Re
publicans who are certain to have a
hard time retaining their seats.
The speaker’s nominating convention
will be held on Thursday, next, and,
after making an address to the dele
gates, hfn district will see nothing of
him until election day.
President Samuel Gompers. of the
American Federation of Labor, has
put "Uncle” Joe on his black list, but
thnt*fact does not seem to be worrying
the speaker In the least.
CITY tTdEMONSTRATE
ROW SKEETERS GROW
Will Develop ’em From Wiggle-
tails In Show
Window.
or some weeks the board of health has
carried on a strenuous war against mos
quitoes. Tuesday, 37 gallons of kerosene
•ere used on the overflow of th«* Butler
and Ponce Del/eon sewer. Many cases have
n made against private cltlxens for hav
ing within their yards stagnant water. But
now tin* plan of onmpulgn Is to Is? revo
lutionised. Atlanta will he given object
lessons lu mosquito culture;
Miss Ntegomyla, ami other members of
the skeeter family, will ho "at home” t*. all
isltors In the window of Brown A Allen's
drug store, Whitehall and Alabama streets,
after Wednesday afternoon.
“ i* window **f Hie drug store Is to be
turned Into a veritable 'skeeter farm. Just
prolific this bothersome, germ-carry
ing Insert Is every one will he given the
s decision to give Atlanta sn object
a of this kind was reached bemuse
many of her cltlxens, when told that linn-
lred's «*f mosquitoes would breed tu n Un
can of stagnant water, seemed .doubtful.
They smllv shook their heads ami declared,
in from Missouri.” itnd now the city
thorltloH are going to show ’em.
»r. Claude A. Smith, city bacteriologist
I chemist, Iihs built a number <>f frame
•efullr covered with netting und glasi
these have been placed tlu eniis nud
glassea with stagnant water. The wiggle
tails, or larvae, us they are called hi
lerloioglcnl vernacular, and the pupa,
well us the "real thing” are sepa
rate*! according to the disease they carry,
that cltlxens can readily learn the dlf
cnee between the yellow fever mosquito,
the malaria mosquito nnd the Inoffensive.
ret singing, common house mosquito, ami
In th** future will he able readily to de
ride which to nllow tin* privilege of biting
nud which to kill.
mils pout
II BILLOT CONTEST
By PrWate Letted With
New York, Aug. 15.—Supreme Court
Juatlce MacLean has denied the appli
cation of the corporation counael (or
an order vacating an order already le
aded directing the aeallng ot the ballot
bore. In the various election districts
throughout the city pending the result
o( the contest brought by William R.
Hearst (or the mayoralty.
Mr. Hearst's counael, Clarence
Shearn, declared when the motion was
made that U the ballot boxes were
opened and the ballots destroyed he
would lose the evidence on which he
based his claim to election, and that It
would be Impossible (or the legislature
tn such an event to pass a law at Its
next session permitting the ex*mlna<
tlon o( the ballots.
The corporation counsel declared the
ballot boxes were necessary (or use at
the coming primaries and that the law
provided (or the destruction o( the bal
lots. Lawyer Shearn, in opposing the
motion, snld Mr. Hearst would at his
own expense provide alt the ballot
boxes necessary (or both the primary
contests and the coming general elec
tlon.
odellIoIght
SELLING OF MALT
WITHOUT A LICENSE
lly Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 15.—B. J3. Odell, Jr.,
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee, came out flatly today In oppo
sition to the renomlnatlon of Governor
Higgins, and intimated that If
effort Is made to force him upon the
state convention, a bitter fight will be
precipitated.
He explained that there Is nothing
personal In his attitude toward Govern
or Higgins, and that he is opposed to
him merely because he feels he is not a
strong man.
Load of Watermelons Causes Suit.
Because the Central of Georgia Rail
road took a carload of watermelons
which he shipped from Ellendnle, Ga.
and sold them without his consent, \V,
M. Smith has filed suit against the
road to recover the value of the fruit.
TWO SPIRITUALISTS
ARE PUTTO THE BAD
Calcium Lights Rcvenled Fukirs
Busy at Work in
Room.
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Hugh Inman 8u„ Lumpkin.
_ r the non-payment of notes to the
amount nt $6,450, Hugh T. Inman has
filed suit In the city court agalnm T,
Lumpkin.
I. C. STOCKHOLDERS
WILL GET PASSES
In order that every stockholder
i company may attend the regular
annual meeting, the Illinois Central
Railroad Company will Issue a pass to
every holder of one or more shares
In Its company. These passes will t«
good on the Illinois Central road and
will be Issued from the nearest points
to the registered residences of the
stockholders.
The meeting of the stockholders of
the Illinois Central will take place on
Wednesday, October 17, at 12 o’clock.
In the company’s offices tn Chicago.
The passes Issued by the company
will be good for the four days pre
ceding the date of the meeting and
may be used on the day of the meet
ing or the four days Immediately fol
lowing, on the return trip. Stockhold
ers may obtain their tlekest by ap
plying Individually for their tlckws.
OLD FRIEND OF THAW
‘ 8AY8 HE’LL BE ACQUITTED.
By Private 1 .eased Wire.
Philadelphia, Aug. 15.—“From the
evidence tn the hAnds of the district
attorney I am certain Harry Thaw will
be acquitted. The district attorney lias
not shown his hand, nnd will not until
the case l» tried. Thaw has not re
ceived Just treatment In any quarter,
and the cause of his action will Jus
tify him.”
This was the statement made last
night by \V. J. Sturgis, one of Thaw’s
personal friends, who was stopping at
the Hellevue-Stratford hotel. Mr.
Sturgis Is engaged In the rubber msl-
ness In New York nnd has known the
family for years. He came across the
ocean with Thaw and Miss N’esblt, nnd
Is cognisant of Thaw’s domestic rela
tions with the actress.
TRY A" WANT AlT
IN THE GEORGIAN
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Ten., Aug. 15.—Two
leged spiritualists have been put
grief here.
Raymond Harkins, who has operated
In Atlanta, Knoxville, Nashville and all
over thq country, It Is said, was the
spiritualistic medium In nn alleged se
nnce here and John Curl was his con
federate. The seance was being held
in a dark room with several spectators
seated about. Voices of all sorts from
the dark depths, trumpets or mega
phones flew* thick and fast about the
room as If stirred by a spirit hand
breHths from the land of paradise fan
ned the cheeks of the visitors—all went
solemnly on In which “Dr. Baker" lec
tured, a little Infant supposedly talked
to Chief Medium Harkins, Professor
Graves appeared purporting to be
friend of the Littleton family of Win
chester, and the awfulness of the sus
pense which pervaded that room c
not be described, according to the
statements made by a trio Including a
reporter. But the seance came to
sudden end, Chief Medium Harkins
went down in a Waterloo t.f defeat and
Curl, his "understudy,” fell broken
hearted at the feet of the three when
they Unshed two big calcium lights Into
the very faces of Harkins and Curl,
Harkins was seen to be talking
through the megaphone and Curl was
turning a grand organ In one corner
of the room.
The spiritualistic couple had been In
the habit of charging each visitor 50
cents for each and every "sitting,” al
most every night for weeks until the
thing became so palpably a fake that
a determination was reached to In
vest (gate the whole matter.
SECRETARY ROOT
GIVEN GREETING
By Private leased Wire.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 15.—The first
day’s stay of Elthu Root and his fam
lly In this city was marked by the
greatest demonstration ever made here
In honor of a foreign diplomat. Much
of the eclat wns spoiled by rain but
thousands of persons stood In the
streets to get sight of the secretary.
GEORGIANS IN ATLANTA.
AT THE MARION.
G. R. DeJnrnettc nnd wife, AI Iwiny; J.
. heJarnette, Katmitnti; Lee U. 8went,
t'ftyerots; Mrs. 4. II. Ward, Griffin; Mrs.
. F. Stewart, Griffin; Paul A. Jurgcnson,
Savannah; J. Klngsticry. Carrollton; C. A.
Thompson. Plnehurst; \V. L. Worthy, Car
rollton; W. K. Johnson, Car roll ton: Miss
Kntlierlne Held. 1’nliuetto; J. K. Mathis.
Amerleus; Kugom* IMinI, Itoyston; \V. T.
Cart ledge, Augusta; Mrs. J. II. Hand,
Bhlkelr,
lie
ehel Mil tl roe, Blakeley
AT THE PIEDMONT.
Charles B. King. Thomasoii; K. P. Grant,
Home; W. C. Fowler. Columbus; Charles
J. Midi. Athens; F. M. Camp nnd wifi*. Car
rollton; W. A. Carlisle, Gainesville; W. A.
Griffith and wife. Vnldostn; 7.. M. Bonner,
Valdosta; Miss Louise Cole, Augusta;
G. I^tiuhaek. Augusta; Mrs. G. F. Lam-
Istek, Augusta; Allot* MaeFsrlane, Ln-
Grange; Rimer Bradford. Cedartowu; J. ti.
|t4Hl«tii, Amerleu*: Karl Camp. Buhllii; Tom
White. Dublin; B. G. Kwnnson, Jr., Ln-
Grange.
AT TKE~ARAGON.
uies A. Fort. Amorims: It. J. Reynolds,
a it unit: Miss LivuiIh McGutrk. Vlfton;
John Harry, Macon; George %. Burdick.
Sjsirta; Itrowu IVImlerr; Mneoii; o. K.
Hhniikj-c. Commerce; K. It. Wentherlev.
Athens; O. Sheppard, ltoiue; Jobu I*. John-
•ou. West l’olnt.
Druggists Are Going to Pre
sent Their View to
Tax Committee. ; jjj
Complication* will probably ar j H
(rom th# (act that local druggl.ts hav#
been selling malt extracts without pay
ing the stipulated licence ot $200, and
without requiring prescriptions. Elgh-
teen ot the largest drug companies in
Atlanta have been served with notices
that the $200 license must be paid and
will appear before the tax committee
Wednesday afternoon.
Chairman Qullllan, ot the tax com
mittee, has received a communication
(rom the pharmacist# stating that they
would be at the meeting to put forth
thetr side o( the question.
License Inspector R. A. Ewing, who
bought bottles ot malt extract (rom
the drug stores without a prescription
or stating that he wanted It (or medic
inal purposes, has received the follow
ing communication (rom Dr. Claude A.
Smith:
"Mr. R. A. Ewing, License Inspector,
City. i
"Dear Sir: Sample Nn. $7, labeled
■Wurtsburger Malt Tonic,’ upon an
alysis, shows 2 per cent alcohol.
“Yours truly,
"CLAUD A. SMITH,
"City Bacteriologist and Chemist."
Dr. Smith also stated, verbally, that
the malt extract Is nothing more nor
less than a light beer. That a light
beer contains (rom 2 to 4 per cent al
cohol, and (rom 4 to 6 per cent alcohol
Is contained In a heavy beer.
"ORDER OF ROUNDERS"
OP IN POLICE COURT
A gang of youths, their ages ranging
between fourteen and seventeen yearn,
In the neighborhood ot Grant Park
have' banded themselves together and
elected a captain, or at least that Is
what Officer Cornett, who Is on that
beat, believes.
Two youth* were arraigned before
Acting Recorder Pattlllo suspected **f
theft, but the evidence was not suffi
cient to convict, except to the extent
that they were given twelve hours in
the city Jail. Officer Cornett, who,
with his partner, Officer Tom Duke,
have charge of the Grant Pnrk bent,
nays that the boys hang around the
pnrk all day doing nothing. They
state* that the boys disappear every
now’ and then on pretense of working
but the officers believe the work prop
osition Is nothing but a decoy as far
as the gang and Its chief are concern-
Offlcer Cornett stated that he
thought one of the boys In court this
morning was the chief of the band
known ns the "Independent Order *»f
Rounders.”
ATLANTA NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Breach of Contract.
Mrs. C. W. Gaddis filed suit In city
court Wednesday morning against Mrs.
M. II. Greenlee for breach of contract
In the rental of u house and lot at 59
Mangum street. She asks damages In
the sum of $1,000.
Charges Breach of Contract.
Elizabeth Ozburn has filed suit In
city court against J. P. Rosser, for
$2,465 due her for alleged breach of
contract..
Arbiters Named.
The GeorglA Telephone and Tele
graph Company, of 8nvannah, has
named Representative Pleas 8t**vall as
arbitrator in the settlement of the as
sessment levied on Its property by
Comptroller General Wright, the latter
having named Commissioner Joseph M.
Brown to act for the state, and the two
will name the third man shortly. The
company returned Its property nt $70,-
000 and the comptroller raised It to
$110,000. The comptroller has received
notice that the tux man of the Sea
board will confer with him Thursday'
on the returns of that line.
Gloer to Talk About Boy«.
Probation Officer J. M. Gloer will go
to M Ablet on, Ga., his old home, Wed-
ay night in order to make a short
talk to the hoys and their parents
about the boys. A revival meeting In
being held at Mnbelton, and the citi
zens have asked Mr. Gloer to make tnlr
short talk. Mr. Gloer has mad*!
countless talks of this sort nnd In ev
ery little chat he has worked wonders
with wayward youths. Miss Katie
Gloer, Officer (Boer's daughter, will no-
ompany her father to Mablcton un<l
111 sing.
Hurt by 8treet Car,
The Grady hospital ambulance was
called to the corner of Capitol avenue
nnd Clark street Tuesday night to get
Will Wright, a negro messenger hoy,
who was slightly hurt by a street car.
For Election Night.
With his characteristic energy. Man
ager Will Zimmer, of the Klinhad
house, notified his gqests Wednesday
that he had made arrangements for nn
expert telegraph operator to be sta
tioned In the lobby of his house next
Wednesday night to bulletin the elec
tion returns as fast as they come in
from each precinct In the state. This
announcement was greeted with pleas
ure by the many traveling men wno
are planning to be In the city on elec
tion night.
FRENCH CRUISERS
TO AWE MOROCCO
Special Cable—Copyright.
Paris, Aug. 15.—News was received
by the department of marine today **f
the arrival at Tungler of the French
northern squadron, consisting uf sev
enteen warships. The purpose of tn*
visit at this time Is to give an object
lesson to the Moroccans of rran*-***
naval power and to aid In putting •
stop to the anti-French propaganda
throu*hi»ut Morocco.