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r-- 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?”