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TUESDAY JULY 11, 1»11,
1. CONVERSE
GETS IN BILL"
AS TjHMTER
Object is to Raise Money
for Proposed Charter
THE FIRST STEP TOWARD THE
NORMAL' COLLEGE FOR VAL
DOSTA IS MADE IN THE LEG
ISLATURE.
Atlanta, G*., July, 10.—Repre
rentatlvo W. L. Converse, ol
I-owndea county, bae Introduced s
bill In the house providing for an
amendment to the charter of Val
dosta, authorizing an Increase of 1
mill on the $100 assessed valuation
to raise $50,000 as the city’s part
toward establishing a state normal
college at Valdosta. Representative
Converse says that the proposed
normal would be a branch of the
State University and that the pro.
ject has the Indorsement of Chan
cellor D. B. Barrow, of the Univer
sity. He points out that there Is not
a single braanch of the university
south of Mllledgevllle, which
Middle Georgia, and that the public
' schools In the southern end of the
state need a normal to prepare In
structors for that section.
Bills Bearing on Lynching.
Two bills have been Introduced In
the -house bearing on lynchlngs and
the publication of reports of
saults. One provides that the vic
tim can make a deposition before
the clerk of the court and need not
- appear at the trial, while the .other
l P’ij'ldes that no newspaper or mag-
ii, 1 9.- '. ■ - Georgia can pub?
llsh the name of a victim. The last
f measure provides further that It
. shall be unlawful to send a victim’s
name In connection with the crime
over the telegraph, telephone or
through letter.
Strengthening Marriage Laws.
That there will be fewer Gretna
Green marriages In Georgia after
the legislature gets through with a
few marriage bills Is almost as
sured. Senator Williamson has in
troduced a bill to put a crimp in
the elophment of the short-dressed
feminine persons. It provides that
tney must have the mother’s consent
before the ordinary can Issue the
license. Senator Sheppard has ln-
trotuced a bill providing that the
ordinary must keep an official rec
ord of marriage licenses, which In
cludes a statement of the contract
ing parties' names and ages, sworn
to In affidavit form; that ministers
also get theirs, and that if they
don’t return their marriage certifi
cates within thirty days they are In
contempt and may be handed a stiff
fine.
The State Highway Commission.
In order that the highway work
being done by the majority of the
counties In the state may be welded
Into a comprehensive highway
scheme, Representative Blackshear
has Introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of a state high
way commission, which will hold
office for several months, and will
take steps to connect all broken
strips of roads as constructed by the
different counties and form them
Into great roadways.
No Investigation of Lynching.
There will be no Investigation of
the lynching* In Walton county by
the legislature. The bill of Repre-
si-natlve Pickett, of Pickens county,
has been tabled by the house. Rep
resentative Joe Hill Hall, In one of
his "spread eagles,” said that the
Investigation would disclose noth
ing and that the house had no
charges to Investigate, as none had
been made against these officials.
Against School Commissioner*.
Senator Beauchamp advocates the
doing away with the position of
county school commissioner, and to
put In Bis place a county school su
perintendent. The new officer can
be a man from without the county.
Wants Money for State Fair.
The Georgia Agricultural Society
will meet Tuesday for the urpose
of drafting a hill asking the legisla
ture to appropriate $50,000 for the
use of the Georgia State Fair, which
1* tp be held at Macon next fall.
Antlered Herd Flocked
to Jersey Resort
Photo by American Pres* Association.
WITH THE EDUCATORS
IN SAN FRANCISCO
The Convention of School
Teachers Began Work in
. Earnest This Morning
San Francisco, Cal., July 10—The
forty-ninth annOal convention of
the National Eucatlonal Association
began work In earnest today. The
first of the general sessions was
held this afternoon lit the\Greek
Theater of the University of Cali
fornia. It Is estimated that more
tlinn 25,000 persons have come to
San Francisco to attend the conven
tion. Several thousand more are jailed ruler. Col. John P. Sullivan,
expected,and It Is expected that the of New Orleans, Is supported by
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME BY
GOVERNOR WOODROW WIL
SON SET THE BALL To ROLL
ING THIS MORNING.
Atlantic City, N. J„ July 10.-
The Elke’ convention week opened
auspiciously today In Atlantic City,
It is the sliver Jubilee or twenty-
fifth annual reunion of the order,
and by an interesting coincidence
the meeting place la the same where
many years ago the two rival fac
tions Into . which the organization
had been split, met In conference
and settled their differences.
While thousands of Elks arrived
Saturday and 8unday, the real In
flow did not begin until this morn
ing. At the grand lodge headquar
ters It Is reported that the registra
tion promises to eclipse all records.
The hotels, the boardwalk, the
beach and other public places are
jammed with enthusiastic crowds.
The familiar “hello Bill!” la heard
everywhere.
An address of welcome by Oover-
nor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer
sey,and a response by August Herr
mann, grand exalted ruler of the
Order, are chief features of the pro
gram of the formal opening of the
grand lodge sessions tonight The
seaalons are to be held In Marine
Th« political side of the conven
tion Is looming up strong today.
New Yorkers are boosting bard for
Ait.hur C. Moreland for grand ex-
THE RED FEZ OF
MANY NOBLES IN
,N.Y,
PRESIDENT TAFtiHADE
Imperial Council Mystic
Shrine Gathers There
THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE
GATHERING WILL TAKE
PLACE AT CONVENTION HALL
TOMORKOW MORNING.
Rochester, N. Y., July 10.—Thu
red fez worn by the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine Is much In evidence in
Rochester today, and the regalia of
the order is attracting attention In
nil parts of the city. The annual
sessions of the Imperial Council of
the Mystic Shrine take place hero
this week, and the members arc ar
riving on every train. From all
parts of the East, from the Pacific
coast from Canada and from Texns
and other parts of the south the dele,
gatlons are arriving In largo num
bers
From every place of business and
from all public building there floats
the Stars and Stripes, while bunt
ing of red, yellow and green—the
colors of the order—are lavishly dls.
played. The electrical decorations
are of the most distinctive and ela
borate character.
The formal opening or the gather
ing will take place tomorrow morn
ing In Convention Hall. The parade
qf the. visiting temples , tomorrow
promlsg^^)£thej{rcatest the
BEEKMAN WINTHR0P.
Assistant Secretary of ft ivy.
Who !• Buying Hydroplanaa.
1. SHAW SAYS
TOM HUDSON
IS_A CROOK
Former Smith ~ Leader
Gets off of Band Wagon
STATESMAN-EDITOR from ft.
GAINES IS OUT IN A FIERY
CARD REGARDING SOME OF
THE BRETHREN.
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT
IN THE BIG EVENTS
Harvard and Yale Represent
United States in field
Sports in London.
London, July 10.—Great Interest
Is manifested in the Held and track
aporte which will take place tomor
row afternoon at the Queen*! Club
Iweei^gMflfllHRthc unlver-
Atlanta, July 10.—Hon. Emmett
Shaw, state senator from the
Eleventh district and well known
thrcughoutJb^Bt&te as perhaps the
most ^ti^lHtonant In Southwest
Georgia oSH^nor Hoke Smith In
each one lattcMk three cam
paigns for the goverWrship, pub
lishes an article over his own slg-'
nature In the current issue of hie
paper, The Blade and Bludgeon, is-
eued from Fort Gaines. Mi
Senator Shaw’s editorial,^ publish
ed in large black type across three
columns on the first page, la In the
shape of a communication address
ed “To the Folks at Home.”
Senator Shaw’e editorial was
more than t page deep, three col
umns wided, and salient extracts
from It are as follows;
“Last year we went to the ballot
box and elected us a governor; ~
“Hoke Smith asked the people of
Gooifeln for the Job, and by about
convention will be one of the largest
gatherings of Its kind *fever held on
the Pacific coast.
The Greek Theater at the Univer
sity has a seating capacity of several
thousand, but had the amphithea
ter been three times as large It
would not have accommodated the
ctowd today. Addresses of welcome
were made by Governor Johnson, of
California, Mayor McCarthy, of Sap
Francisco, and President Benjamin
Ide Wheeler,of the Univesity of
California. Dr. Elmer E.- Brown,
late United States commissioner of
education, responded for the visit
ors.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, of Chi
cago, president of the association,
wa» introduced to the convention
and received an enthusiastic greet-!
log. David Starr Jordan, president
of Leland Stanford Junior Unlvor-
many of the.Southern and Western
delegations, while others are boom
ing Charls P. Hasbury, of Texas.
Portland, Ore., appears so far to
have the field pretty much to itself
ne the place for the next convention.
HEAT WAVE SWOOPS
ON THE NORTH AGAIN
Industries Close Down and
Mail Deliveries are Cur
tailed at Utica.
Utica, N. Y„ July io.—Tbs heat
and humidity is almost unbearable
slty, spoke on the relation of edn-! today. Many Industrie! are closed
cation to temperance and the Initial ',nd mall deliveries are curtailed.
session came to a close with an ad
dress on "The Cause of Education,”
delivered by Helen Marsh Wlxson,
state superintendent of public In
struction of Colorado
30 MILLIONAIRES IN
FEDERAL COURT TODAY
Shrlncrs Swelter in Rochester.
Rochester. N. Y„ July 10.—The
city Is sweltering again today un
der the Intense heat. The great
crowds of Shrlner delegates to the
convention are suffering greatly.
Five More Death* in Phllly,
Phlladclhla, July 10—Five death*
from heat up to noon today bring*
the totnl to one hundred and nine
teen.
He Denied That fi|rKad| Re-
ceived a Letter Regarding
Alleged Scandal.
Washington, July 10.—An abso
lute denial waa made at the White
House today by President Taft that
he ever received any communica
tion- from Charles Taft or any one
else regarding the Controller—
Day—Guggenheim scandal, now
centering around letters which
Miss M. F. Abbott says she took
copies of from the Interior Depart
ment files.
to places of Interest about *tne city
and in the afternoon the review and
the competitive drill* will be held.
In the evening a magnificent water
carnival wlTl be held. The conven
tion will officially come to a close
Thursday evening with a grand ball
In the new York State Armory.
SEVEN PASSENGERS PERISH.
A Crew of Twenty Also Drowned on
Steamer John Mitchell.
Sault Ste Marie, July 10.—Seven
passengers and the crew of twenty
are believed tp have been drowned
when the steamer John Mitchell was
sunk In a collision with the steam
er William Mack.
The colltulon happened off Ver
million Point
HE OPPOSES RECIPROCITY
They Plead not Guilty to Or
ganizing and Operating
the Wire Trust.
Memphis, July 10.—Thirty mil-
lionaires, representing four ^hun
dred million dollars, stood swelter
ing In the United States court be
fore Jndge Archibald today and.
Plead not guilty to the charge of| Bal,r end Thurston are the otta-
formlng the steel wire trust and," tw0 Democrstle ““•tor* who
operating It In restraint. win oppose ,he bm -
Herbert, the son-in-law of Pier-
Senator Simmon*, of North Caro-
lie*. M*ke* Sneceh Today. «
Washington, July 10.—Senator
Simmon* of North Carolina today
.began * speech In the Senate op
posing the reciprocity’ bill, thus in
augurating the last stage-of the
battle.
Pont Morgan, was the moot con
spicuous. All were held In a thou
sand dollar ball for trial.
John Gate* In Dying Condition
Chicago. July 10.—Cable dls-
patehes today
Oates, the steal
st death's dour
Lawyer Phil Dodd Dead.
Atlanta, July 10.—Phil O. Dodd,
formerly of Atlanta, and more re
cently a prosperous attorney >n
San whandaco, died suddenly there
last night, according to telegrams
received by relatives here. Mr.
that John 1 Dodd was a graduate of the Ui.l-
ate, Is lying versify of Georgia, and was well
Parts. < known throughout the state.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
Terrific Floods Are Raging Through
Europe With Heavy iLosses.
Vienna, July 10.—Terrific floods
nre raging In Moldavia today. Three
towns are Inundated end hundreds
of Uves are believed to be lost.
REVISION OF COTTON
SCHEDULE IS BEGUN
The Proposed Democratic
Schedule Will Cut Payne
Duties 40 Per Cent.
Washington, July 10—The Dem
ocratic members of the Ways and
Means committee today began
drafting a bill revising the cotton
schedule. They expected to have
the bill ready to report within ten
days and it will pans the Houbo af
ter a few days debate.
The Senate will probably not vote
on the bill during the extra bchbIoh.
It in practically agreed that ad-
valorem duties Bhfcll replace the
specific duties.
The rate under the Payne tariff
averages about 66 per cent. The
proposed schedule cuts duty 50 per
cent.
from the unlvernitles of Gxford and
Cambridge, representing England.
Both teams have been training
hard for the event. The American* |
torthe term of two
“You will rememblr that th!
per and this editor, your aendtor,
begged the people to enter this
, 4 . . contract. We did It in the best of
are confident they will win six of the ( ,* lth . We ^tsd to help complet.
nine events, while the Englishmen our work for the peop|e whl( , h had
believe the odd event will determine j fce( , n prom |, ed We dM „. t haya a
the Victor, a n thoy expect to win f air chanco ln 1906 and lg07 anj)
four. England Is confident of win- we wanted to after the panic had
nlng the 100-yard dash, the 880-yard gone, after the'clouds of political
run, and the ono and two-mlIe| discontent among our ranks had
events and also has strong | subsided. After the laws upon the
WHY SHE OPPOSES PENSIONS.
Rccause Her Husband Gets Drunk
WhoA Ho I* Paid Off.
Atlanta, July 10.—Mrs. B. L.
Sexton, of this city. Is violently op
posed to pensions. The reason Is
that her husband, a Spanlsh-Amerl-
cun war veteran, according to her
complaint, gets drunk every time
Uncle Sam pays him the periodi
cal stipend. She went to the cus
tom house this morning to see If she
couldn’t cst the pension stopped.
IN ATLANTA TOMORROW
Smith and Terrell Pretend to
Believe That First Ballot
Will Settle it.
Atlanta, July 10—Separate votes
will be taken by the House and
Senate on tho vote for Senator to
morrow. The •upportera of both
Terrell and Smith appear to be
confident that their men will win
on the first vote ballot Wednesday.
Other candidates say that It la
Impossible. W. G. Brantley, tho Taft ordered tho War nepartmant ’count of the terrific heat to abandon
Congressman from th 6 Eleventh <erT# from McPhe „ on> 0a Jthe flight at Steamor’a Run, Mary-
Dlstrlct, and Speaker Holder, are|twenty day* radon to people prac- land.
suggested as dark horse*. |tlcnlly made homeless a t Middle This flight covered 121 miles.
Many believe that a deadlock will AJedtoma and Georgia by the storm Atwood and Hamilton cams on to
occ,,, • > ' ■ i I ®A Jsly 4th. , ’,,*111H Baltimore by train.
RATIONS FOR
hopes of capturing one and perhaps
two of the other event*. America
I* considered superior .In the high
Jump, the broad Jump and the hur
dles. Doth nre regarded ns bavins;
nn even chance ln tho qunrter-mlle
event nnd the hammert-throw .
The games tomorrow will be the
fourth International contest be
tween the unlversltlee. Of the three
previous meets the TTnited States has
won two and England one. Contrary
to most fdmllar games, only' first,
places count, each victory register
ing one point. England won the
first meet held and the Americans
the next two.
Niagara Falls Race Meeting.
Niagara Falls, Ont., July 10—The
Initial meeting of the Niagara Falls
Racing Association opened on the
new half-time course here today and
will continue for *lx day*.
EXCESSIVE HEAT TOO
MUCH FOR AVIATOR
Harry Atwood had to Aban
don his Boston-Washington
Trip This Morning.
Baltimore, July 10.—Excosalve
heat brought a failure to Harry
Atwood, tho young aviator, lr> his
third attempt at a flight from Bos-
STORM VICTIMS ton to Washington.
He loft Atlantic City with Chaa.
Hamilton aa a passenger at 4:30
Toft Order* Supplies Furnished
From Fort McPherson.
Washington. July 10—Pre*!dent tbla mornln *’ but fo "« »«'
statutes from disfranchisement to
working tho convicts to build high
ways had boon tried out, we believ
ed that tho people of Georgia would
*00 that wo had done well, and that
thoy were mistaken, and that they
would say to us, come back and
complete your labors, and Ihey did
«»> It, and wr, are hack. • • •
“Tom Hudson was appointed lo
Cfllre by Joo Torroll and Tobo Stev
ens, and his support of Hoke Smith
Is only for the governorship, and
his failure to support Terrell !» tho
most ungrateful thing that politi
cian* over saw. and It Is talked com
monly about the capitol and tt dm
Kimball.
"Even robber* and burglars nnd
safe-blowers have been possessed of
gratitude, but here Is a man who
ha, turned his hack on the man ot
h • own school of thought, who made
him politically, a t a time when he
a Physically a wreck, and political-
’ tr0Ubl0 ' Do you wont him?
,," er ® '* • m »“ ‘“at you never
heard of being for Hoke Smith til!
now, I am sure, only he 1. for
verybody a* they come along.
Jo. Bro. ht *“ W0 " bla fr «*>d.
th?. B « T ” eTer !»»t time
that Hudson was doing him harm,
and never felt the blows from hte
mighty political arm.
c,,, a K'm a Crook.
Tom Hudson Is the m ,
erook, according to my\de* b fh^
rtdor’o?.? h " n * e,, throu * h th’.
rtdor of the capitol. You beat O n
la the hens ” i that whl, « Tom
Sr WUh * “ Tom
'.!S° 700 want him?
(l „. Now ’ wbo could wlnf No.
a rr
on earth that we U' ® n,r
hIn.,,onwuiT;Ho k . b# Cb'«? ra '
"What .ban w. do about it?”