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ORI GROPS
IN 84D SHAPE
RAIN NEEDED
Cool Weather Also Retarding
Growth of Cotton—All Cere
als Far Below Normal. |
In assembling its preliminary data
in anticipation of its annual crop re
port, the State Department of Agri
culture already has gone far enough
to discover that crop conditionsyg in
Georgia are far below what they
should be, and that the outlook is ex
ceedingly gloomy.
The rain report from all sections,
without exception, is extremely ge
pressing. And this, coupled with the
univrsally cool weather for the early
spring season, has served to hamper
the growth of both the cotton and
the grain crops.
Late cotton is not coming up as it
should, and the spring oats outlook
is very bad. The late oats prospect,
however, is reported better, but not
so good as it should be.
There has been a marked increase
in the sale of fértilizer tags, but this
year has been found by the depart
ment not to indicate a heavy cotton
crop as a great deal more fertilizer
than usual has been used in culti
vating the grain crops throughout the
State. -
While the department is not yet
ready by any means to promulgate
a formal report on the crop condi
tions, the department is greatly dis
couraged with the prospects. Unless
conditions change for the better, not
only will the cotton crop be small,
but the grain crops will be exceed
ingly so.
The department will assemble its‘
report in detail within the next week
or ten days.
Tech Likely to Have
The intention of the Georgia
School of Technology to aid in the
“uplift” of the drama and cultivate
among its students a genuine love for
gcod plays wis forecast Saturday in
the announcement of plans for the
school’'s Dramatic Club presentation
of George Bernard Shaw's “The Dev
il's Disciple” at the Grand Opera
House June 6. The students will be
assisted by Misses Bthel Neel, Louise
Dorough and Mae Milliken,
1t is understood the presentation of
the play will be followed by the fac
ulty of Tech adding dramatics to the
permanent activities of the school,
and probably putting it on the col
lege requirements. Miss Carolyn
Cobb, of the Georgia Drama League,
who has had charge of the Tech club
since its organization, has been men
tioned as head of the proposed new
department,
Shaw’'s play will be the third that
the Tech players have produced, The
first was ‘Brown of Harvard.” “The
Magistrate,” a three-act comedy, also
was staged successfully.
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Aerial Ferry Must
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Carry Life Belts
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.—Silas
Christofferson, who has inaugurated
an intermittent aerial ferry service
between San Francisco and Oakland,
is required to supply each of his pas
sengers with a life preserver. Ar
rangements to this effect have been
made by Local Inspectors of Steam
Vessels Dolan and Guthrie, it is an
nounced.
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Urgent Deficiency
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Bill Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The urg
ent deficiency bill passed by the
House yesterday was passed by the
Senate to-day withcut amendment,
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THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIE!S.
"OUN POWER™ EXPERT TELLS
OAVANTS OF 18 NEW TESTS
LONDON, May 23.—Engineers aund
scientists filled the hall of the Society
of Engineers to hear A. 8, E. Acker
man's paper on “Utilization of Solar
Energy.” This is the first paper of
its kind, dealing as it does with the
whole of the experiments so far mada
during the past four years at a cost >f
about $150,000.
Mr, Ackerman, who has been carry
ing out this important work in con
junction with C, T. Walrond, touched
on the determinations of the solar
constant and proceeded to deal fully
with the varying percentages of this
quantity that are available through
out the day for power purposes.
He also gave some account of the
Shuman sun heat absorbers and went
on to describe in detail the result of
his 48 trials of these absorbers, the
latest pattern of which has bheen
erectéd near Cairo, Egypt.
A SHOTS AIT GIAL
IN DUEL DVER
WIFE-BEATING
WAYYCROSS, May 22.—When
Herbert W. Wilsom engaged in a
duel on Plant avenu to-day with his
father-in-law, A. O. Smith, follow
ing a brief argument in front of
Smith's place of business, Miss Vergie
Smith, the 13-year-old daughter of{
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Smith, was hit
by four shots from A, O. Smith's
gun.
Neither Wilson nor Smith was in
jured. Both were immediately arrest.
ed and placed under bond, Smith be
ing charged with assault with intent
to murder and Wilson with assault
and battery, carrying -a concealed
pistol, and having a pistel without a
license. A warrant also was served
on Attorney Leon A. Wilson, father
of the young man figuring in the
fight, charging assault and battery.
Family difficulties growing out of
a fight in which Herbert Wilson is
said to have whipped his wife on
March 25, are allaged to be at the
bottom of to-day's trouble.
Recently young Wilson was indicted
by the Grand Jury for wife-beating
and placed under bond.
A. O. Smith claims that Herbert's
father told him he would not let the
girl be mistreated and then went be
fore tgc Grand Jury, trying to prevent
an indictment. 1
All parties concerned are promi
nent,
Senator Wm. Bradley
WASHINGTON, May 23.—Senator
William O’Connell Bradley, of Ken
tv v, died here to-night at 9:45
o'clock. He was completing his
first term in the United States Sen
ate, which would have expired March
3, 1915,
Senator Bradley was born near
Lancaster, Ky., March 18, 1847, He
is survived by his daughter, Mrs.
John N. South, of Frankfort, Ky, she
being at his bedside when he died.
Senator Bradley had been ill but a
few days, suffering from acute kid
ney trouble, He was a Republican,
Russia's Mark Twain
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Exiled; to Tour U. 8.
LONDON, May V--M. Rubano
vitch, who is known as Russia's
Mark Twain, and who, under the nom
de plume of Sholom Aleichem, has be
come famous as a humorist far be
yond the borders of his native land, is
to be exiled again. He will sail fer
New York and begin a lecture tour,
Rubanovitch’'s latest offense was
holding the Russian Government up
to ridicule in connection with its anti.
Jewish measures. All of his receat
works have been confiscated.
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British Resent U. 8.
Man as Rail Chief
EDINBURGH, May ¥4.—That ths
recent appointment.of an American
as general manager of the Great East
ern Rallway has not been forgiven
the company by the rank and file of
railway empwoyees in this country
was demonstrated to-(gay at the con
vention of Rallway (lerks’ Associa
tiop here, when a resolution was
passed protesting against the Insult
to the rallway's salaried staff officers
by Lord Claud Hamilton, when he de
clared that British railway men were
totally incapable of holding responsi
ble positions,
Some h}ltere,sung detalls followed,
showing the facilities and also that
the total steam output of a certain
type of ebsorber can be calculated to
a nicety, :
Thus It has been ascertained that
humidity adversely affects the guane
tity of solar radiation arriving at the
earth’s solid surface, but this is the
first time that its effect on solar steam
production has been quantitatively
determined.
The lecturer told his audience that
two of the types of abgorbers did not
move with the sun and one did. The
gréater constancy of output of steam
in the case of the latter is very
marked.
Finally, the author gave the resuls
of his trials of the complete sun pow.
er irrigation plant at Cairo and de
scribed his design of a special form
of weir tank for measuring greatly
differing quantities of water.
ALBANIA REBEL
I OAM GAPITAL,
RULERINFLIGHT
DURAZZO, ALBANIA, May 23—
Following receipt of news that the
insurgent forces were close upon the
Capital, Prince William, the Princess
and their suite this afternoon fled the
clty, taking refuge aboard the ltalian’
warship Misurata, G
The revolt broke out at Tirana, and
the rebels decisively defeated the
Government troops. To-day the news
came that the revolutionists, -aug
mented by (Housanga ‘of followers of
the deposéd Minister ‘of War, ssad
Pasha, were advancing on the Capi
tal, -
VIENNA, May 23.—A wireless dis
patch from the Austrian cruiser Szf
getvera, which is at Durazzo, states
that the insurgents began their attack
on the Capital at 5 p. m. to-day. The
attack is said to be a vigorous one,
the rebels apparently being deter
mined to take teh city before the ar
rival of the ltaluvxzi warships sent to
ghe aid of Prince William,
A dispatch from Durazzo earlier in
the afternoon confirmed the report
that the Prince, with his suite, had
taken refuge on the falian warship
Misurata.
Carnegie Hit by New
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British Farm Laws
EDINBURGH, May ' .~—Andrew
Carnegie and the British Radicals
have parted confpany. The Radicals
are greatly concerned about rural
depopulation. In Scotland they set up
a Land Court, whose business it is
to'divide large farms into small ones
and fix “fair rents.”
Recently a lease on a farm on Skibo
estate expired and Carnegie, instead
of dividing it according to the Rad!-
cal ideas, is advertising it for lease
to one tenant. It is considered cer
tain that when the Land Court visits
Skibo 1t will not only break up Car
negie’s larger farms, bul reduce hig
rents.
Savannah Far From
Canal as Charleston
SAVANNAH, May 23.-—Charleston
is only one mile more distant from
the Panama - Canal than Savannah,
although the two ports are widely
separated on the coagt and Savannah
apparently much nearer. The United
Stateés Hydrographic Office is respon
gible for the statement., j
Man Who Shanghaied
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Georgia Lads Paroled
MOBILE, ALA. May 23 —William
Oberirch, a sailors bgarding house
master, who was convicted of the
shanghaling of two Columbus, Ga.,
boys aboard the Italian bark Mencio,
compelling them to take forced pas
sage to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was
paroled on Satux;#v by President
Wilson after servi three months of
a twelve months’ sentence.
Waco, Texas, Police
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Are All Christians
WACO, TEXAS, May 2.L.—The en
tire police force has professed Chris
tianity and promised to live Chris
tian llves to the best of their abllity.
So far as can be ascertained, Waco
is the only city on earth of fts size
having a police force composed en
:h-oly of men who profess Christian
ty,
JLATON GOULD
WIN TOMORROW
MANAGER SAYS
Newell -Believes 125 Counties
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Already Are in Line—Giant
Committee FormingS
, Alfred €. Newell, chairman of the
John M. Siaton Senatorial campaign
committee, is optimistic over the out
lock for the Governor's triumphant
election to the Senate, and says that
the big 10,000 Slaton Club proposed
not only will be filled up soon, but
also is likely to go far beyond that
number,
Mr. Newell figures the Governor
would carry 125 counties if the elecs
tion should be held Monday, and ex
pects conditions to continue satisfac
tory until election day,
Speaking of the Governor's race for
the Senat:, Mr. Newell Saturday
night said: :
“We have heard this week from
more than one-half of the 3500
members with which the John M.
Slaton campaign comiuittee began,
Virtually everjr one of those heard
from suggested fr#m 10 to 60 names
of friends of Mr. Slaton in their
counties gnd communities for mem
pership on the committee. During
the first two-days, Monday and Tues
day, we recelved more than 5,000
names. . Altogether to date, in one
week's time, we have received the
names of more than 10,000 of the
Governor's active friends.
“Starting with 3,000, the commit
tee has grown already to more than
5,500, not including those in Atianta
who “have volunteered their services
These latter already aggregate more
than 1,000, .In one day, Friday, more
than 50 of the Governor's supporters
in Fulton ‘advised me they would
serve on the committee,
“His race is in splendid shape and
ir'tHe election were to occur fo-mor
row he wWould "carry more than 125
counties. »
“It will be in better shape on elecs
tion day. '
“Instead of getting 10,000 on our
committee in a month, as originally
intended, we expect to have that
many before the end of next week.”
Gen. James P, Graves
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Dead in Washington
WASHINGTON, May 23.-General
James Porterfield Graves, an adju
tant general in General lLee's army,
dled in Washington to-day. He was
94 years old, -
General Graves was born in Geors
gla‘and was the oldest living alum
nus of the University of Georgia. He
is survived by two sons, Colonel John
Temple Graves and Major Hal .T.
(iraves, both residing in Washing=
ton at the present time.
General Graves was well known in
Atlanta. TFor some years he resided
in C'ollege Park, near that city.
's Wife Held
Farmer’s Wife Hel
As Mail Box Robber
LAPORTE, IND, May 22.-Mrs.
Hattiec Hardesty, 27, wife of a lLa-
Porte County farmer, was arrested
by a United States Marshal charged
with rifling rural route majl boxes.
The woman's husband declared to
day that hig wife was possessed of an
uneontrollable mania to steal
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To Build Memorial at
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McKinley Birthplace
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NEW YORK, May 22.--The trus
tees of the National McKinley Birth
place Memorial Association decided
to-day to expend $200,000 in the con
struction of a bullding to perpeluate
the memory of the late Presidenl at
his birthplace, Niles, Ohio, A site
for the building has been glven by
the city of Niles.
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Convicted of Slaying -
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Wrecker of His Home
GREENSBURG, PA., May 21.--Dr,
Martin E. Griffith, on trial for Lhe
murder of W, L. Robinson, the Pilts
burg music teacher, who died as tha
result of mutilation inflicted by the
surgeon, when Robinson was discov
ered in the Griffith home, was found
z:my of voluntary mansiaughter tos
y.
Electric Headlights
Ordered on Engines
PHOBNIX, ARIZ, May 21.—-The
State Corporation Commission has is«
sued an order requiring ali locom
tives used in hauling trains in A:l?
zona to be equipped with electri
headlights within 60 days. A The lighty
prescribed shall not be of less tham
1,000 candlepower,
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