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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FEARED TRUCKS
WERE T
BYM FOLK
B. R. T. Cars Guarded by
Many New York
Police.
By Private Incased Win*.
New York, Aug. 17.—Fearing an at
tempt would be mhde to' tear up the
rails of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company, and possibly wreck trains ns
A result of the rioting and assaults on
thousands of passengers, growing out
of the war over the 10-cent fares.
•Quads of police rode on every train
to and from Coney Island last night
and today, to be on hand In ease of
emergency.
Although the police officials were
reticent. It Is believed a warning was
received that such an attempt would
be made, and steps were taken to pre
vent It. Brooklyn Rapid Transit In
spectors. Instead of being stationed at
•erond-fare points, also rode on the
trains and patrolled the track between
the Kensington avenue station and Co
ney Island.
Say Girl Was Murdered.
All the travel was confined to the
elevated trains, the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit running no trolley cars beyond
the old city line. There was no dis
order during the enrly hours this
morning and no arrests were made
After ipldnlght.
Coroner Henry J. Brewer has order
ed the police to arrest the motorman
of the car that hurled Miss Fannie
Radinsky to her death In Coney Island
creek. District Attorney Clurke, of
Kings county, has obtained evidence
tending to show that the girl was mur
dered. Witnesses have asserted that
the motornmn deliberately ran down
the people on the bridge, despite the
protests of passengers.
To Prepare Test Case.
Today the test case to determine if
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit has a legal
light to charge a 10-cent fare to Coney
Island will l*» prepared.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit has an
nounced that it will not resume the
running of trolley ears to Coney Island
until the receipts’ for the extra fare to
be given to passengers are ready for
Issuing to nil conductors.
INSURANCE PEOPLE
LIABLE FOR LOSS
ESCAPED CONVICTS
ARE SURROUNDED
IN NECK f SWAMP
Cut Guard’s Throat Wlieu
He Approached and
Escaped.
Though the Home Insurance Compa
ny of New York had sent a check to
the Chattahoochee Lumber Company
to cancel a fire Insurance policy, and
the policy had been returned to the In
surance people, the supreme court
holds that the New York concern Is
not absolved from liability.
This rather peculiar case rntne about
In a curious way. The Chattahoochee
Lumber Company, «>f Havunnah, held u
policy for $20,000 with the Home In
surance Company on Its big sawmill
At Donalsoovllle, in Decatur county.
learning that the risk wos too grent
on the property the Insurance people
on February 15*. 1905, sent a check for
91,292.80, premium on one year’s In
surance, minus one month It had been
of force. ft-Vas stated that they re
gretted to cancel the policy, but the
risk was too great. The president of
the mill dictated a letter acknowledg
ing the check, and stutlng that he did
not blame the company. The policy
was mailed to the Home Insurance
Company on February 21, 1905, enrly
In the morning.
About 2 o’clock that afternoon the
mill burned down, und the
lumber company brought ac
tion. The lower court directed a
verdict for the plaintiff and the case
wae carried to the higher court. That
court held thnt the clause requiring
five daye* notice rendered the Insurance
company liable for the face of the pol
icy. Justice Lumpkin dissented.
OLD NEGRESS HURT
• BV AN AUTOMOBILE
An automobile operated by H. lai-
mar Rankin, who resides at 950 Peach-
tre# street, struck and painfully Injur
ed Annie Tolliver, a negress, 60 years
old, at the corner of Fifth and Peuch-
tree streets early Friday morning. As
soon ae the woman could be picked up
Rankin had her put In his machine and
drove to the Grady Hospital. She was
put under medical treatment and the
physicians announce that she Is doing
•very well. The woman’s nrm and fifth
rib were broken, her Ups and ears In
earated and there were several nbraa
lone on the woman's body.
Lamer Rankin was driving his auto
Into town and was passing a car at
Fifth street, when the negro woman
stepped out from behind the car which
had come to a atop.
MEAT ORDINANCE
TO BE CONSIDERED
At the Friday afternoon session of
the special committee, appointed to In
vestigate the Atlanta meat situation,
the ordinance regulating abattoirs and
the manner of handling meats from the
time of slaughter until It reaches the
consumer will be gone over and re
vised. The ordinance will then be pre
sented to the city council.
The meeting will be held In the
council chamber at 2: SO o'clock. The
session will be a Joint one, so that
the board of health, vitally Interested
In the present move, and the special
committee, which has had the Investi
gation In charge, will thoroughly agree
upon the ordinance.
From what can be gathered, the ordi
nance will be passed through council
almost unanimously.
The changes to is* made In the ordi
nance from the original w ill be of minor
Importance and based upon the sug
gestion of the local butchers.
After the passage of the ordinance,
about five months will elapse before
It Is put Into effect and It la belleveJ
thnt during that time there will be a
central abattoir erected.
Special to The Georgtnn.
Charleston. £.*C., Aug. 17.—The sher
iff of this county, with a posse. Is In
pursuit of three convicts who killed
their guard yesterday afternoon at the
drainage gang stockade, near Charles
ton. and made their escape.
Herman G. Stella, the whltA guard,
had Ills throat cut by the negroes after
he had approached them with a bucket
of water. They were playing off as
sick, nnd had been left In camp with
* single guard. The escaped convicts
t* now in the Charleston neck
ainp.
There Is no talk of a lynching.
LANDRUM WIRES
AT
LOCKED! PARLOR
Little Eva Girlish Just Did
Escape From Frenzied
Beast.
Missing Hon Returns From
Voyage to London,
England.
H|»eriiil to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., Aug. 17.—F. El ton Lan
drum, whose strange disappearance
from New York, which was reported
In yesterday’s Georgian,*has been heard
from. Hl£ father, L. M. Landrum, re
ceived a message from him this morn
ing stating that hr hod Just arrived In
New* York on a steamer from Liver
pool.
Ills family Is greatly rejoiced of glad
news.
EAGLES AT SEA
OVER ELECTION
By Private Loosed Wire.
Milwaukee, WIs., Aug. 17.—The elec
tion of officer* nt the Eagles* conven
tion began today and will continue un
til late tonight.
startling change In the political
situation was when Wood A. Carr, of
Pennsylvania, one of the leading can
didates for the office of grand worthy
president, withdrew* In favor of Henry
D. Davis, of Milwaukee, nominating
him for re-election. This move, al
though coining unexjiectodly, was
greeted enthusiastically. It Is expect*
ed that Mr. Davis will carry the elec
tion today. Edward Krause, of Wil
mington, Del., Is Mr. Du vis* strongest
opponent.
Although It has been the custom to
restrict u chief executive’s incumbency
to u single term, u precedent has been
established by the fact that Delegate
Sary Smith, a former grand worthy
president, has succeeded himself.
Delegates state that Mr. Davis’
chances for reelect Ion will not he hurt
becuuse of Ids having served a previous
term.
S. W. Wadsworth, of (’ouncll Bluffs,
Iowa, who has been mentioned for
grand worthy president, also withdrew
In favor of Mr. Davis and J. Barrett,
of mnalm, Neb., Instructed his follow -
Ing to vote for Mr. Kruuse.
For the office of grand worthy vice
president two candidates, Theodore
Hell, Napa, Cal., and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Charles U. t’oon, of Port Town
send, Wash., were nominated. The re
suit of the elections will be announced
Haturday morning.
THREE MADEIaPPY
When little Eva Gldlsh, of 47 Trinity-
avenue, went Into the parlor Thursday
afternoon a large shaggy dog possessed
of the rabies, leaped from under
couch, where It had secreted Itself, and
attempted to bite the little girl, snarl
ing and snapping furiously.
The child, nearly frightened out of
her wits, made a rush for the door and
cl rated It with a slam. Mrs. J. L.
Gldlsh, hearing her child scream, had
come to the parlor to see what the
matter was. The little girl explained
that she was not bitten, and with tears
of thankfulness coursing down her
cheeks she locked the dog In the re
ception room. The police station was
notified and Officers Hulsey and Dor
set! rode In "hurry-up” fashion to the
house.
When the officers arrived the dog
was running around the parlor, knock
ing over chairs and tables In Its fren
zy. Officer Hulsey went to a window
In the front and raised it. Officer Dor-
sett opening the door and chasing the
beast out of the window with a broom.
A* the dog leaped from the window*
Hulsey, who was on the outside, fired
two shots, one taking effect. The rabid
animal went on, how*ever, oply to be
killed under a negro house seven blocks
away by the two officers.
In May of last year two of Mrs. Old
ish’s smaller children were bitten by
mad dogs, but both recovered.
AND SLEmN GUTTER
Night’m Lodging on Cobble
Stones Cost Him
$2.75.
WINS BjGJAX CASE
WiU Get Near Half Million
Dollars in Back
Taxfcs.
OTHER COUNTIES LOSE
Said That Hon. Boykin
Wright Will Receive
• Big Fee.
Pardons for three, dei'llnntl
itml n ling* number of petltloim |M»t|mue.|
until next niSfilng coiuimleil the work of
the prison cotimiUlsoii Friday morning.
.lames Meeks, sent up from Polk county
with another party for robbing an old ne
gro, was pardoned. Meeks was only about
15 years of age when the erlme
milted. He was denied a pnrdoi
fore, but recently un uncle fr
••ante here nnd said lie would take the lad
•ill there If hr wn* pardoned
The
his
itsine Is J. V. 11 tin iib*iit t. and
Is 125 miles from n railroad,
he says lie Indleves he run keep Meeks olll
of trouble.
A pardon was granted .Bin (’lark. o|
Minuter county, sent up for fen years In
19W* for nt tempted murd»r. Ills health b
said to Is* Imd. Will Ns nee, of Gordon
county, sent up for two years for a nils
demon nor. was also granted a tmrdoii.
t’leniency was denied W. I\ Harwell, of
tlaueiH’k; Charles I .etna. of Chatham; Killy
Stokes, of f>oitghor(»; f.’ugcne Matthews,
of Hall, and J. II. Iu*»\er». of Cobb. The
commission will meet again next week to
decide upon the disbursements of the ap
propriation of |S,tXM for furnishing sml
e.pupping the Juvenile reformatory on the
prison farm.
DRANK TOGETHER!
MONET DISAPPEARED
Charged with drunkenness and with
•tenltug money from J. L Powell, with
whom he had l*een drinking. Bob Broor.
a white tnnn 21 years old. wsa locked un
Thursday night by Detoetlve Spradlin.
Powell was nlso arrested on the charge
of dninkenticus.
L Powell. It Is snhl, had Just come
from bis home In I .a Grange, mid cashed
Cheek for $#>. He met Greer, with whom
» had s slight ncqunliitnnre. nnd Invited
him to have a drink. The two strpfied
Into a bar room on Decatur street, and
ell treated.
leu Greer treated, nnd after that, so
Rowell stated this morning. Powell knew
nothing. When he woke tip tbli
lug dn the police station,
W I .*.!•€ I lh.. til.
he missed his
money. ami notified th<* turnkey.
When Greer was searched Itefore Itelug
put into the station bouse. $43.26 was found
11 perse**
Attorney K. It. Hhfopshlre Is reft
. owed, and w ill prosecute Greet
charge of steallu*.
cfttlltg
u the
After hanging Ills hat, coat, shirt
and trousers on the sidewalk at the
corner of Decatur and Butler (Greets,
and making a bed of the gutter, Mercer
Htowers, a young * white boy, was or
rested Friday night by Patrolman Pate.
The officer stated that Stowers was
making a bed out of the public high
way. The boy was drunk at the time
and said In court Friday morning that
he remembers nothing of the affair, and
that while he was In the Intoxicated
condition he was robbed of his wAtch,
tick-pin and some money.
Acting Recorder W. W. Draper Im
posed a flpe of 92 nnd costs, remarking
that a bed on the public highway,
although harder than a bed In a board
ing house, was much costlier.
HAD ID PAW* THINGS!
SUES THE RAILROAD
Because of the mental anguish which
he suffered when he found himself pen
nlless In a strange city without friends
nnd obliged to pawn bis watch, stick
pin and other articles to get money
enough to proceed on bis way horn# to
Atluntn, tynnford Ilurge, of this city,
has filed suit In the city court against
the Seaboard Air Line railway for
$1,000, and the case will be heard nt
the November term.
Hurge states In his allegations that
on July $o of this year he purchased
In Atlanta a return ticket to Washing
ton, 1). 0., and proceeded to that city
to spend Ills vacation. The final limit
of the ticket was August 8 and on Au
gust S hr had the ticket validated at
the Washington office and the follow
ing day started home. At the train,
however, lie was refused admission be
cause the ticket had no coupon good
between Washington and Richmond
and Burge was obliged to remain In
Washington two days nnd to pawn
nearly everything he had to get money
enough to reach home.
ONE LITTLE CALF
CAUSES RIG ROW
Two judges, four lawyers nnd six bull
Iff* s|M»nt three hours Thursday In
Orr’s court trying to get straight a case
thnt Involved the ownership of a calf ral<
lied nt $3.50.
It seems that the cnlf wns levied on m
the property of Arthur Peyton, a negro,
hy t\ II. McCrary, n constable In the court
of Just Ire Virgil Jones, nnd then there
followed n multiplicity of sultn nnd cross
suits Involving i*erjury nnd vnrlous other
crimes, which suits were nil ultimately
settled nnd withdrawn, hut Peyton fall
ed in K et buck his cnlf. lie thereupon
brought hull trover proceedings ugnlust
Justice Jones and t’onstnlde McCrary to
recover the aforesaid calf. To get bnek
nt him. McCrary swore out n warrant In
Jnstb-e Orr’s court chsrvtug false swear
lug. In that the calf w*s not Ip Justice
Jones’ possession. After hearing the evl
deuce. It loked ns though It would take
several I’hlladelphla lawyers many hours
to unravel the various ends and twists the
case hnd taken, tint Justice Orr cut tin*
Gordian knot by dismissive It oil the
ground that Pcytou had not Intentionally
B. L. Hssrtlina,
B. L. Heart Una, 34 years old, died at
8:90 o’clock Thursday night nt his res
idence on the McDonough roau. He
was n member of the MAsons and Odd
Fellows. The funeral services were
held at the residence at 3 o’clock Fri
day afternoon and the Interment was
in the Masons' lot at Oakland.
John A. Roberts.
John A. Roberts, nged 64 years, a
mfederate veteran and an Inmate of
the Soldiers’ Home, died at the Home
l o’clock Thursday night. The fu
neral services will he held at Poole’s
hnpel Saturday, und the Interment will
»*•» at Wes tv lew.
Richmond county won Its case for
back taxes on 15,000 ah ares of Western
Railway of Alabama ptock held by the
Georgia Railroad, and that county and
the city of Augusta will get clone to
half a million dollars thereby.
Incidentally, It Is said that Hon.
Boykin Wright, of Augusta, who fought
the case through the courts, will re
ceive a fat fee ranging from $50,000 to
$75,000.
The supreme court handed down a
decision upholding Richmond’s claim
against Greene. Taliaferro, Oglethorpe,
Walton, McDuffie and Columbia coun
ties. nnd certain municipalities for par
ticipation In these taxes, sustaining
Judge Pendleton’s denial of the man
damus brought against Comptroller
Wright to prevent his paying over the
money to Richmond as the situs of the
Georgia railroad In this state.
Justices Cobb and Lumpkin were dis
qualified In this case, and as the attor
neys for the other counties Insisted on
a full bench. Governor Terrell appoint
ed Judges Freeman and Littlejohn
from the superior court to stt. Judge
Littlejohn nnd Justice Atkinson dissent
from the opinions of the others.
It Is held that ’’stock In a non-resi
dent railroad corporation owned by a
domestic railroad company Is taxable
for county and municipal purposes In
thnt county and city wherein the prin
cipal office of such corporation Is fixed
by Its chatter or by law. Such prop
erty Is ’located’ property In the mean
ing of the-la^v of this state providing
the machinery for distributing the
property of railroad companies for
county and municipal taxation.”
By a * previous decision of the su
preme court the Georgia railroad has
been held liable for taxes on .the stock
of the Western Railway of Alabama
owned by It. Taxes are due from
1895 to 1905.
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WESTINGHOUSE AGENTS
TALK ABOUT BRAKES
Representatives From Several
Cities Sleet in Atlanta and
Discuss Machinery.
IN CITYJCHOOLS
Attendance will Reach 14,
000—Vertical Writing
Will Bo Dropped.
By October 1 there will be 14,000
children In actual attendance at the
public echooj of Atlanta, Is the opin'
Ion of Assistant Superintendent of
Public Schools Landrum. Heretofore
11,200 has been the top notch In at
tendance.
Already there have been 2,172 tick
ets made out for new pupils and pu
pile changing schools, and before the
schools open, September 4, It Is be
lieved that this number will be greatly
enlarged.
'On the Inst day of August the exam
Inatlons will be held for entrance and
deftclencle*.
Mr. Landrum elated Friday that the
new Pryor Street school would be com
pleted between November 1 and Jan
uary 1.
"The Pryor Street school will be the
finest In the city. It will be the only
grammar school with aa auditorium.
Special attention la being given to the
heating, lighting and plumbing, all of
which will be of the best." he said.
The school will have eight rooms and
the auditorium will teat about 250 peo
pie.
The only change In the curriculum
from last year will be the supplanting
of the vertical writing by the “Inter
mediate slant.” It le believed that this
style of penmanship la mora praotlcal
than the old style.
MITCRELL KINGI1ES
AT FLAJJ0CK, N, C
Bon of Mr. and Mr*. Alex C. Kin#
Passes Away
Friday.
Mitchell King, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. Alex
King, of 894 Peachtree street. died Friday
morning nt 10 o'clock nt their summer home
nt Flat rock, N. C. He Und 1h*ii In bad
henItli for some time.
Mitchell King was one of the l»cst known
young men In Atlanta. He wns graduated
rum the University of Georgia with the
Ins* of 1902. nml completed Id* education
nt Harvard University.
His father nml mother were with him nt
the time of Ills dentil. No funeral nrrntwr*-
men fa Imre yet l»een inndo.
SUPREME COURT DOITS
UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST,
After tong sad. arduous tabors, the
prenic court adjourned Friday until the
first Monday la Ortobor. Friday the court
handed down e big 1 mtcl, of decisions, nnd
the Justlees will now late a much-needed
rest.
indication of how the docket
Air brakes, compressed air and hot
air were the lending topics at a dinner
at the Capital City Club Thursday eve
nlng when the repreeentattves of the
Westinghouse companies In the South
met at tha table. The dinner followed
a meeting of the Southern and South
western Railway Club at the Piedmont
hotel Thursday morning.
At the railroad men's meeting Rob
ert Burgess, Southern representative
of the Westinghouse Air Rrake Com
pany, presented a paper on late types
of air brake equlpmentl for locomotives.
The dinner In the evening was attended
by the following representatives of the
Westinghouse Interests:
E. A. Craig, general auditor nnd
Southern manager: Robert Burgess, ol
Richmond, Vn.; 8. D. Hutchins, of Co.
lumhus, Ohio; I. H. Brown, of Cincin
nati; T. L. Burton, of New York; J. R.
Oordon, H. A. Coles, H. D. Winn, Joe
Paulson, A. J. Itrown, W. B. Crabtree,
John II. (tordon, Thomas Smith, W. K
Forman, E. A. Thomwell and Frank
H. Tucker, of Atlanta, and H.
Cameron, of New Orleans.
A number of representstlves of cor-
Mirations allied With the Westinghouse
nterests were eleo rreeent.
ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT
ORDERED EXAMINED.
Special to The tieorglnn.
Rome, Ga., Aug. 17—In the Injunc
tlon proceedings against Norris Smith,
executor for the Halstead Smith
tale. Judge Moses Wright decided to
let the Injunction stand for 20 days
longer ami allow the executors to em
ploy un expert accountant to examine
the' report of A. J. Hattlwanger, In
which the alleged shortage of Halstead
Smith was charged, and to ascertain
hether or not the report wae true.
M’CUROY'S SON-IN-LAW
HAS RETURNED HOME
By Private Leased Wire.
Morristown, N. J., Aug. 17.—Louie
A. Thebaud son-in-law of Richard A.
McCurdy, former president of the Mu
tual Life Insurance Company, and a
prominent figure In the affaire of the
company, has returned to hta home
here. The fact that he apent the night
st his home did not become known un
til toduy. when he apiwored at the
rntlroad station and took the 8:22 train
for New York, lie refused to tnlk.
POLICE ATTACK PEOPLE
AFTER BOMB EXPLOSION
Special Cable—Copyright.
Lode, Aug. 17.—Two people were
killed and twenty-one Injured In the
streets here on Thursday by the police
following the explosion of a bomb
which >vas thrown In the third district
police station. The explosion Injured
five soldiers, who are said to be In
a dying condition. The captain of po
lice und Ills wife were also painfully
hurt. All trafTIc has been suspended
in the city, shops are closed and mar
tial law te In force.
term.
the J listin'* . „
recreation preparatory to
liefore them from Ortoln*r
Within the next few day*
will go away for rest ami
the bnril work
POSTMASTER SUSPENDS
TWO OFFICE EMPLOYEES
Rpeclel to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga.,,August 17.—Superin
tendent E. B. Pilcher, of the clerks and
carriers of' the local postofflee, and
Clerk A. R. Jordan had a,personal dif
ficulty In the postofflee this morning
with the result that Postmaster John
hoe suspended both of them pending
an Investigation.
The tight resulted from Jordan call
ing Pilcher a “liar,” It Is stated.
LIGHTNING PLAYS HAVOC
IN BIG POWER HOU8E.
Special to The Georgian.
Salisbury. N. C., Aug. 17.—Lightning
struck the Sallshury-Spencer Electric
railway power house last night and so
badly burned out the generator thnt
care have been laid off for a week.
The house wae not wrecked.
ATLANTA NEIVS
BRIEFLY TOLD
8ale of Domeatlo Wines.
No municipality has the authority to
pass nnd enforce an ordinance forbid
ding the sale of domestic wines within
Its corporate limits, because the state
law regulates the sale of such. One Du-
ren was arrested' In Thomasvllle for
selling domestic wines, and when tried
before the mayor wan convicted and
put to work on the streets on the
ground that he had violated a local or
dinance. The city authorities of Thom-
usvllle had no right to pass nnd at
tempt to enforce such an ordinance.
Indictment Faulty.
A fault In the drawing of Hie Indict
ment has thrown the action brought
In Savannah agalnet Charles \V. Hoh-
ensteln, a justice of the peace, charged
with malpractice In ’office. It wae
charged that Hohenstetn had n warrant
issued against a certain party simply
to collect the fees for It. The Indict
ment was faulty, and the supreme court
so holds In an opinion handed down
Friday morning.
8uet For Being 8calded.
The first suit for the November term
of the city court wae filed early Friday
morning by John Ingrain against the
Southern Railway, the amount asked
being 21,000 for Injuries sustained by
the plaintiff on July 1 at the North
avenue round house w hen a steam pipe
burst and he was badly scalded.
Smith Succeeds McMillan.
E. E. Smith, depot passenger agent
of the Big Four road at Minneapolis,
Minn., has been appointed traveling
pa 'senger agent of the same road, with
headquarters In Atlanta, to succeed \V.
McMillan, who left several weeks
for the West. Mr. Smith Is ex
pected to arrive In the city next week
to begin hts new duties.
Street Committee Meets.
The street committee. In session at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon, will give final
consideration to the Atlanta, Macon
and Griffin Interurban electric line. The
committee wilt also consider the new
gas franchise.
TWO MEN KILLED
AND TWO INJURED
FROM ANJXPLOSION
Fire Box on Unlucky Engine
Thirteen Blows To
Pieces.
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 17.—The fire
box of engine No. 13 In the Birming
ham Southern railroad blew up this
morning at Ensley, killing Instantly
Engineer Edward Brinkley and Fire
man Claude White. The engineer of
the blowing engines at the furnace
plant and a colored switchman were
seriously Injured.
PEACH MiSNT$
Lack of Cars Caused Some
Loss—Plans for Next
Year,
The Georgia peach season for 1806 Is
over and with a total shipment of 3,200
care, the. committee In charge of the
work of the Georgia Peach Growers'
Association are satisfied with their la
bors of the year. Ever since the first
of the season the association has had a
local office In the Austell building,
where Walter Hawkins, of Jacksoiw
vllle, Fla., has hnd charge of the de
tails of the shipments from all parts
of the state.
Mr. Hawkins was found In his office
Friday morning busily winding up the
work of the year.
"Next year I hope to get the local
office In shape earlier In the season
and therefore be able to do more ef
fective work," stated Mr. Hawkins,
when asked If he would return to At
lanta next year. "My work here has
been very satisfactory to the commit
tee In charge of the shipment of peach
es. The South Oeorgla nnd Middle
Georgia crop wae very fine this year,
but that from North Georgia wos not
of as good a quality nor was the profit
so great to the grower, as fully 40 per
cent Wes' damaged by lack of cars to
haul the fruit to market.
"If we can only convince the Armour
people that we will have refrigerator
cars at any price without so much tom
foolery, It will be the best thing for
the Georgia peach grower that ever
happened. Complaints are still coming
In dally from shippers stating that
through lock of cars a great portion
of their crop was lost and we are tak
ing up the matter with the railroad
companies, although with little encour
agement."
The committee In charge of the dis
tributing nnd Inspection of the crops
of the members of the Georgia Peach
Growers' Association Is composed of
H. A. Matthews, of Fort Valley, chair
man; W. T. Cheney, Rome, secretary;
A. J. Showalter, Dalton, secretary; A.
M. Kitchen, Baldwin: E. J. Willing
ham, Macon, and L. A. Dean, Rome.
11 TK STREET
More Horrors in Reign of
Terror In Country
of the Czar.
Ry Private t-rneed Wire.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 17.—Twenty
workmen are reported to have been
killed or wounded today In a fight with
Cossacka at Kolptne, near Krnen .ye-
Selo.
A dispatch from Warsaw says twelve
more policemen have been killed there
aa a result of conflict! with terrorists.
LESSEE AND LESSOR
ARE BOTH LIABLE
When a railroad lenses a tine to nnuther
party both the lessee sad the lru» r nr,
liable for damages In srtloa brounlit in
(he courts, according to the seprnni. court
If n derision handed down Friday moraine
In the case of Nellie Pickens vs. the G.„ r .
ffl* railroad.
Nellie Pickens purchased s ticket
II mu ll ton nil the Gainesville, Jefferson ,in,|
Host hern railway, which the Georgia r..o.l
claims to hnve lcns.il t„ .mother nnriv M.r
ticket wns to stone Mmintnlti! I.tit the
train did not atop there, nnd nl... «•„«
brought on to Atlanta.
Hho brought stilt for d.imngen ngnlnet the
Georgia rnilrnml In the Htone Jlounlnln dr.
call, but loot lieonune It wns held thnt
tIon should hnve been brought ngnlnet the
(Inluesvltle. Jefferson nnd Southern n< the
lessor.
The supreme court holds that the lessee
In lint absolved front liability. The plaintiff
had the elective right to bring suit ngnluat
either.
DR, HUNTER COOPER
T BETTED
Dr. Hunter P. Cooper was reported
better Friday afternoon. He has some
symptoms of meningitis following the
case of ptomaine. He was not so well
on Thursday, but was reported as do
ing nicely Frldny afternoon.
IN NEED OP CHABITT
VARDAMAN CALLS
TRU8TEE8 TOGETHER.
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Min*., Au*. 17.—Governor
Varclnmnn ha* Issued a call for a meet*
Ing of the bourd of trustee* of the
State ITnlveralty, to be held on August
28, for the purpose of electing a chan
cellor and filling other varancle* in the
faculty. Just who will be chosen for
chancellor can not be foreennted. Sev
eral of the trustee* who voted to de
pose Chancellor Fulton now prh’ntely
acknowledge that they have made u
mistake.
INJUNCTION DI8S0LVED,
ELECTION WILL BE HELD
Spcclnl to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Aug. 17.—Judge M. M.
Allison, who Is holding court instead
of Judge George L Burke, at Cleve
land, hn* dissolved the Injunction re
cently filed by citizens of Bradley
county against the election commis
sioners of that county. The m&tter Is
now In shape for the election commis
sioners In order an election for county
officers. Including the office of county
court clerk, county register nnd county
trustee. No election was held In this
county on August 2 because of the In
junction.
TRAN8FER GIRL8 OUT
DEMANDING AN INCREASE
Probation Officer Gloer Is Investigat
ing tha case, of Airs. Mamie Johnson,
who Is the mother of three lltle chil
dren, and I* reported to be In destitute
circumstances, at 60 Daniel* street.
Mrs. Johnson claims that her hus
band, W. W. Johnson, left her last De
cember and went away with another
woman, nnd Is now working for some
railroad company fn Atlanta, lie Is
described as belijg 6 feet 2 1-2 Inches
tall, smooth shaven, black hair and ha*
a decided stoop. The police are on the
lookout for him.
Mrs. Johnson has expressed her will
ingness to put the children In some
charitable Institution, and Is willing to
work herself If she can get something
to do.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 17.—About thirty
transfer girls In the Macon knlting
mill walked out yesterday on a strike
because of their failure to receive an
Increase of hulf u cent on the dozen
pairs of half-host which they asked.
About three bundled pairs of half-
hose made up the dally output of the
mills, and the girls received 3 cents per
pair for their transferring.
Rally For Station.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Aug. 17.—All arrange
ments have been mnde for the big mass
meeting at the city auditorium tonight
at which several addresses are to be
made In the Interest of a new passen
ger station In Macon.
Roswsll A. Merritt.
8peein! to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 17.—The funeml of
Roswell A. Merritt took place yester
day afternoon nt the family residence
on Orange street. The services wero
conducted by Rev. W. H. Sledge and
Dr. J. G. Harrison.
To Abolish Sscrst Caucus.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 17.—A move
ment Is on foot to abolish the secret
caucus employed by city council from
time Immemorial. A number of al
dermen have expressed themselves «s
favorable to the move, enough to carry
the measure.
Shaw st 8ubtreitury.
By Private leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 17.—Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw Is at the local sub
treasury and may b« In this city to
morrow’ also. The secretary says that
or. this occasion he will not have any
statement to make of public interact
regarding financial matters.
REFERRED TO COUNTIES
Wpccl.il to Tlie Georgian.
Bristol, Tenn., August 17.—With the
Republican party hopelessly divided In
the First Tennessee district and two
candidates of the party In the race,
the Democratic executive district com
mittee I* undecided whether to nom
inate u candidate, and It look* a*
though the prospects for a Democrat
to win are bright. The committee ha*
Just decided to refer the question *»f a
nomination to the counties to be de
cided September 12.
Professor Hums Rssigns.
M(>ee|al to The Georgian.
Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 17.—Profes
sor Harold Hume ha* resigned his
position In the state department <»f
agriculture and will leave tomorrow
for Glen, St. Mary, Fla., to become as
sociated with G. L, Taber In the great
nurseries there. Profe»sqr Hume is a
Canadlun by birth. He ha* been con
nected with the horticultural section of
the North Carolina department of agri
culture since 1904 and Is an authority
on horticulture.
JASPER, ALA,
Mrs. N. H. Carpenter has gene to
Tuscaloosa and Butaw* to visit friends
and relative* for a few weeks.
Ml** Blanche Spain Is the guest of
Birmingham friends this week.
Mr*. John N. Kilgore ha* gone to
Patton nnd Bankston to visit relatives.
Mias Vide Leonard has returned
from Carbon IIII1, w’hers she ha* hesfi
visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Self.
Mrs. W. A. Sanford, of Sheffield,
spent a few days with Jasper friends
on her return from Carbon Hill, "here
she had been visiting ber daughter.
Mr*. Z. $*. Shepherd.
Mrs. J. A. Shook, of Birmingham,
the guest of Mrs. J. 11. Craig last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ray and MH*
Ida I«oulse Ray have returned from
a few days’ visit to relatives at Fay
ette.
Hon. T. W. Coleman, of Anni*t >n,
spent a few days with his brother, J»ko
. Coleman, here last w*eek.
Mies Alice Scarles, of Memphis. :•
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lomax M.
Smith.
Mies McQueen, of Montgomery. !•
visiting her sister, Mrs. R. W. L«»ng.
Professor \V. E. Tumipseed ha* re
turned to Jasper after spending n.s
vacation at Valley Head.
Ml** Bessie Haley Is at home fr ,,:n
Nashville, where she has been teach
ing In the Peabody Normal.
Miss Bessie Lacy, of Anniston. Is th
guest of the family of her uncle. J° nn
E. Lacy.
Miss Helen Long, who has been
Itlng relatives here, has returned W
her home at Carrollton, Ga*